WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.319 --> 00:00:07.320 Streaming live. I mean, iHeartRadio WAP. This is I on the Ball 2 00:00:07.559 --> 00:00:13.519 with Steve Robera and Jay Gonzalez on Fox Sports fourteen fifty. Hey, welcome 3 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:16.600 back to iron Ball, you know, Fox Sports fourteen fifteen. I'm Steve, 4 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:21.519 He's Jay. We have said with breaking news on the ball, breaking 5 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:26.199 news. All right, we'll start off our breaking news with some stuff that 6 00:00:26.239 --> 00:00:31.320 you guys talked about yesterday. Uh, with Tiger's kid not qualifying for the 7 00:00:31.440 --> 00:00:37.679 PGA Tour event, because what you said, Yeah, we raved about how 8 00:00:37.719 --> 00:00:41.000 good he is and he's gonna be a grape bro and he's fifteen, little 9 00:00:41.039 --> 00:00:45.159 guy. He's really good already. Tiger alone, piss it pisses me off 10 00:00:45.159 --> 00:00:48.479 how good he is already. And you know, Sammy him is the golfing 11 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:51.159 guy. So we were talking a little bit about him, and then he 12 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:56.240 went off in this in this qualifier eighty six or did that land and qualifier? 13 00:00:56.640 --> 00:00:59.960 Well, if you're not shooting under par, you're not qualifying. Well 14 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.119 yeah, well, well you have had to shoot like in the sixties. 15 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:06.159 What was the reason why he did it just to get the experience? I 16 00:01:06.159 --> 00:01:10.359 don't know, because he good? Yeah, you can sign up. Yeah, 17 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:12.120 I mean, it costs you money to sign up, and you have 18 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:18.159 to have a you have to have a verified handicap, which is his handicap 19 00:01:18.239 --> 00:01:21.280 is probably you know, low, low enough to be able to play, 20 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:23.640 because you can't just I could not go sign up for a PK qualifier, 21 00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:26.040 Okay, okay, I've got to have a You gotta be a certain because 22 00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:30.040 they don't want me going out there shooting one hundred and twenty with guys who 23 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:32.959 are trying to shoot in the sixties. Get the hell get that guy off 24 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:34.200 the course, right, so you have to prove how good you are. 25 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:40.400 But he's got eighty six, it's like really bad for them. Oh yeah, 26 00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:42.319 but that that would that would be like me going out to Randolph and 27 00:01:42.319 --> 00:01:46.959 shooting one hundred and twenty. So that was but good for a fifteen year 28 00:01:46.959 --> 00:01:52.280 old eighty six? Yeah eighty six? Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, 29 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:56.799 you know, but even a even a high school golfer, okay, high 30 00:01:56.799 --> 00:02:00.719 school golfer, just you know, Sunnysider is going to shoot better than that. 31 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:04.159 But this is also a pro quality, you know, PGA tour quality 32 00:02:04.159 --> 00:02:07.159 of course. So you know they're not gonna shoot eighty six at that course, 33 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:10.039 but they are. You know he's it was it's a very it's a 34 00:02:10.159 --> 00:02:14.479 very bad round. Yeah, it's a very bad round. Okay, you 35 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:16.599 know, maybe the pressure got to him, you know all of that. 36 00:02:16.639 --> 00:02:21.759 He's fifteen years old. Uh you know, look Tiger Tiger playing in his 37 00:02:21.800 --> 00:02:24.879 first PGA Tour event at sixteen. So maybe what he was trying to do 38 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:28.479 is go out there and sure, you know, beat his dad out. 39 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:30.960 As far as that, well, I don't feel sorry for the kid, 40 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:32.400 because he's gonna make a ton of money. He's gonna make it. He's 41 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:36.159 he's a really good golfer. You know if you've seen him play in these 42 00:02:36.159 --> 00:02:38.960 father son events, Yeah, he's really damn good. Well he's your he's 43 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:43.759 your airport guy. And I'll say this because I can't I swing like Charles 44 00:02:43.800 --> 00:02:46.840 Barkley. He swings like his dad. Yeah, so he's you look at 45 00:02:46.919 --> 00:02:51.800 him. Look, they've showed video of him and his dad's side, the 46 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:54.680 exacting's airport guy. Yeah. Yeah, especially the little habits of the yeah, 47 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:59.639 little things. Yeah, it's funny. So yeah, anyways, you 48 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:00.879 know what, he'll be fine. Yeah, he'll be fine. I'm not 49 00:03:01.039 --> 00:03:04.439 I'm not sitting here making fun of him. I'm not your fit, and 50 00:03:04.479 --> 00:03:06.919 I'm not sitting here feeling sorry for him. He's going to be just fine. 51 00:03:07.919 --> 00:03:12.199 Some big news, probably the biggest news football related. A lot of 52 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:16.400 teams nowt FBS teams announced and a lot of ESPN personalities announced that they're going 53 00:03:16.479 --> 00:03:22.280 to be in the new college football video game. The players are now able 54 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:24.800 to opt into being in the game, which as of right now, the 55 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:30.520 players that opt in will receive six hundred dollars plus a copy of the video 56 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:35.800 game, and then nil is also being negotiated. Certain players are going to 57 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:40.479 be ambassadors, so a little more. Yeah, so this is big for 58 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:45.639 the college football world because the video game I believe the last one was twenty 59 00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:47.039 fourteen. So well, this is what started it all right, Yeah, 60 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:51.400 you know the Jake Fishers of the world. Yeah, Jake Fisher. Somebody 61 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:55.919 meant Sam Keller, the quarterback at at ASU. You know who was who 62 00:03:55.960 --> 00:04:02.000 was a part of that. You go back to Charles uh Abandon, you 63 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:06.800 know uh and so you know that that's what started. That is was the 64 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:13.199 birth of what ultimately became n I L. It's when these guys college athletes 65 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:16.199 came out and said I want money if you guys are gonna use, you 66 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:18.560 know, if you're gonna sell my jersey, if you can use my likeness 67 00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:23.639 all that stuff. So I just got a text. Uh he hit a 68 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:26.879 twelve and one hole. Other than that, he did pretty well. Okay, 69 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:29.000 there you go. I can do I can hit it twelve twelve. 70 00:04:30.240 --> 00:04:32.360 No, you know what, I never shoot twelve because when I get to 71 00:04:32.439 --> 00:04:39.199 eight, I pick up stuff. I never shoot at twelve. I usually 72 00:04:39.199 --> 00:04:42.839 shoot at twelve. When I go in the water and my ballwhere I just 73 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:45.720 pick up or I run over A times I'll pick up at a seven. 74 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:49.800 I'll just say I'm not walking on and this is Cordole anymore. All right, 75 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:54.839 got a news first Steve, New Mexico last night upset Umber twenty to 76 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:57.720 Colorado State at the pit Yeah. I don't know if it was an upset 77 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:00.920 because they were favored by two or three. But it was a fantastic game. 78 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:04.319 Fantastic game the full court. I'm not I'm not a lowbo so I 79 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:08.800 don't really care. We had the a D from them here and he gave 80 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:12.720 me grief because I'm an eggy, but shame down the last second shot. 81 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:18.000 They won the pit as. As Jay always thinks of the pit being fantastically 82 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:21.879 full. It was full last night and a good win for them. They're 83 00:05:21.920 --> 00:05:26.600 gonna make the tournament. I think as far as the Mountain westchools, they 84 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:29.519 usually do get about you know, two or three in there. So this 85 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:32.160 year we should be which should see some more. And then another upset was 86 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:38.600 l s you being Kentucky won that game. Yep, yeah, I didn't 87 00:05:38.600 --> 00:05:42.399 stay out for that. Really, I had it on at Kentucky was was 88 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:45.160 handling them pretty well. Yeah, I mean it was closed, but I 89 00:05:45.160 --> 00:05:48.439 mean the Kentucky was and they've been stumbling Kentucky. Yeah, they're just the 90 00:05:48.519 --> 00:05:54.720 road. Yeah, that's that's cal Party is not going. He's not trending 91 00:05:54.720 --> 00:05:59.360 in the right route direction and he hasn't been for a while. Did you 92 00:05:59.399 --> 00:06:01.240 were talking about well Eritorius? You know, right before we had him on, 93 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:04.319 remember, because we talked about it. He had a whole show talking 94 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:09.560 about who's going to replace CALIPARKI ed Kentucky because he's on his way out, 95 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:15.399 well him Patino, And you saw Patino walk his stuff back. Baby, 96 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:18.759 stand by what you said. I love my players, blah blah blah. 97 00:06:19.519 --> 00:06:25.800 Have to ripping them after ripping them publicly for a long time. Got a 98 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:30.399 spring training started today. Uh, I wanted to talk about kind of the 99 00:06:30.439 --> 00:06:34.399 whole fanatics and MLB uniform situation. I don't know if you guys saw the 100 00:06:34.399 --> 00:06:36.800 teams just starting to do you know, the photo shoots for the year, 101 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:42.720 and there's been a lot of criticism for you know, fanatics being a part 102 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:46.680 of the uniforms and the quality of the jersey and and now when when they 103 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:51.000 had the full shot of the player, a lot of the players pants are 104 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:54.879 are are see through, they're seeing through them. They're seeing through them, 105 00:06:55.519 --> 00:07:00.240 so you could see the jersey underneath that's tucked in. So there's a get 106 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:02.680 a lot of backlash right now that's going on, Hope, that underwear, 107 00:07:04.079 --> 00:07:09.319 the the what do you call him? The what do you call sniders? 108 00:07:09.399 --> 00:07:14.560 Yes, sliders. Yeah, I'm glad I'm not an athlete anymore. Girdles. 109 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:18.639 Okay, So football news, the Chiefs signed Matt Riza, which I 110 00:07:18.680 --> 00:07:21.879 saw that. Yeah, so he was He was actually dropped from the bills 111 00:07:21.879 --> 00:07:28.279 from the elections. The great lawsuit, he was never really charged for it. 112 00:07:28.600 --> 00:07:31.240 Uh. The civil lawsuits were were dropped as well, but he was 113 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:36.920 dismissed from Yeah, this is uh, since being drafted really from for the 114 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:41.639 Bills. He is now on the Super Bowl champs. Yeah, you know, 115 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:46.800 you always wonder, right, did he or didn't he? And that's 116 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:53.839 that's the unfortunate part because if he didn't do anything, and he's gonna always 117 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:55.959 have this hanging over him. So let me ask you, are you almost 118 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:58.279 done? Are you done? You've done? Yeah? Yeah, you got 119 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:01.240 one more? Go ahead and bring something up. This was pretty recent as 120 00:08:01.279 --> 00:08:05.120 well. I don't know if you saw, but Tim Anderson got a one 121 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:09.879 year deal with the Marlins, one year, five million Tim Anderson from the 122 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:11.680 White Sox. So he was he was one of the top shour stops in 123 00:08:13.839 --> 00:08:16.800 and so now he's on a one year deal and trying to prove himself again. 124 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:20.279 Well okay, all right, good for him. So I was thinking 125 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:22.199 this and I don't know why, and I know the Jeff thing. I 126 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:24.160 don't want to talk about the gen thing anymore because it's more than a month. 127 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:26.480 But I'm gonna bring something up that you may or may not want to 128 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:31.720 discuss, so along the lines of the punter. It's kind of tense, 129 00:08:31.840 --> 00:08:35.440 gentle, but bear with me. So Delora, right, Delora goes, 130 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:39.919 she leaves here he was on the roster, he played for half the season, 131 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:41.960 got hurt, blah blah blah. We know that decided to go to 132 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:48.080 Texas State. The kids protested. I guess that the administration realized it may 133 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:52.840 not be Are you surprised? Are in retrospect? Are you surprised that the 134 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:58.600 student body here didn't put up a fight? They didn't put up a fight, 135 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:01.080 But I can tell you the student A lot of the student body was 136 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:05.240 unhappy. And I got that. I got that awareness. I guess for 137 00:09:05.360 --> 00:09:09.519 my daughter. You know. Yeah, But okay, so there was but 138 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:15.039 it wasn't undated. They weren't really vocal about protesting right, correct, people 139 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:18.240 talking correct? Just people don't saying, wait, you know, why why 140 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:20.600 does theirson't to have this guy on their team? There was that you heard 141 00:09:20.639 --> 00:09:22.919 the murmurs. I heard, you could see, you know, I don't 142 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:24.840 want to support this guy. And I know a lot of the lums were 143 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:28.960 upset because they did keep him. But I was when I realized that happened 144 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:33.000 in Texas State. He may never play a game. He might never play 145 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:35.840 a game. And that's what I just thought of. When the players look 146 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:37.960 again, you know, if you do something like that, and he clearly 147 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:43.120 did something right because he's paying something for that. Right now, did he 148 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:46.960 get criminally charged? No, no, but you know he's he has settled 149 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:50.679 some sort of lawsuit in this, so he's admitted to something or say, 150 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:54.600 you know, agreed that something happened and I owe money for this. So 151 00:09:56.159 --> 00:10:00.879 in that case, you know, you know, got to you gotta make 152 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:05.679 you gotta make good decisions, you know, as as I as we would 153 00:10:05.679 --> 00:10:09.000 tell our kids, make good choices. And he didn't make a good choice. 154 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:11.840 Well, my question was the it was the there was no in house 155 00:10:13.120 --> 00:10:16.679 uproar from the kids who who eventually who ultimately made the decision down there. 156 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:20.080 But Steve, we you know, we got callers. He said, no, 157 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:22.799 sure of course that I'm not you know, until he's gone. I'm 158 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:26.200 not going to any you some of those people, right, And so there 159 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:28.519 I heard. I'm not gonna say a lot, but I you know, 160 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:31.679 it was out there, and I heard people and you know the and you 161 00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:35.559 know, mostly you know, mostly women who are going, what the hell, 162 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:39.360 what the hell? You know how bad Jed wants to win so bad 163 00:10:39.559 --> 00:10:43.720 that he and he stood by him all the way through, and and he 164 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:48.440 stood by him longer than most people thought he should have based on his performance. 165 00:10:48.759 --> 00:10:52.000 There was a lot Yeah, during that time when they were starting to 166 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:56.799 struggle a little bit, and you start saying he not only is he has 167 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:01.000 he does he have this in his past? He's playing like app right, 168 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:03.519 Yeah, he was not doing well, you know, and and Jed kept 169 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:05.840 standing behind him. No, I even when even when Fida was doing really 170 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:09.679 well. Yeah. Well, I'm not gonna say who's the starter? Right 171 00:11:09.080 --> 00:11:13.600 right? Okay? Now, I yeah, I mean we may never see 172 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:16.360 him again. I you know, I don't know if anybody knows where he's 173 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:20.279 even at. Did he go back to Hawaii? Is he trying to get 174 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:22.879 on the team. Is he still in the portal? I don't know. 175 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.159 I don't know. I don't know. Okay, I don't know. What 176 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:31.840 do you have that's it for you? Yeah? There was just seeing something 177 00:11:31.879 --> 00:11:35.000 that says the from Adam Schefter, the Chargers are finalizing a deal to hire 178 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:39.919 the USC running back coach. Yeah, so that was rumored to be happening. 179 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:45.759 So another another college guy, uh going and taking a NFL job? 180 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:50.240 Yeah? So yeah, no, we we we And we talked a little 181 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:54.080 bit about this yesterday with and we got to get I was telling the uh, 182 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:58.120 Sam, we got to get Pat Finley on because all this stuff with 183 00:11:58.120 --> 00:12:01.879 with fields Field and then you know, I think they're gonna get Caleb Caleb 184 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:07.759 Willis Williams all that kind of stuff. So very interesting. Okay, let's 185 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:11.200 stick this call. Oh you can call calls right back. We have about 186 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:13.840 two and a half minute and give us a call back. If you just 187 00:12:13.840 --> 00:12:16.720 called, We'll pay attention to this. Sorry. Yeah, no, okay, 188 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:20.080 yeah, Pat Finley would be good to come on, just you know, 189 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:22.240 because I mean, you know, the Bears have the first round pick. 190 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:26.200 What are they gonna do? I think people are interested. So uh, 191 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:28.879 anyways, there we go, Here we go. Here, we're going 192 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:33.519 to take this call. Hi, you're on the air with that on the 193 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:37.159 ball, Yes, James, Hey, James, you got about a minute. 194 00:12:37.159 --> 00:12:39.120 We were just talking about you, right because you called us and told 195 00:12:39.159 --> 00:12:41.919 us you weren't going to any more games until De Laura was gone. Yeah. 196 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:46.120 I did attend the last game of the season, and I'm now probably 197 00:12:46.200 --> 00:12:48.279 to say I'm a season ticket holder once again. Nice. Well, we're 198 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:52.480 proud of you, James. Thanks thanks for doing that. But you know, 199 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:56.120 I mean, we're we're talking about the fact that De Laura's just disappeared. 200 00:12:58.399 --> 00:13:01.159 What kind of happens if you have some stuff that's in your past that's 201 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:05.399 not uh pretty proud upon? Is that what you called? You called the 202 00:13:05.480 --> 00:13:07.000 discussion? Yeah, yeah, I mean that was a big deal to you, 203 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:11.440 James. Tell me why? Uh you know, you know, I 204 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:16.480 think it's you of A has pride, you know, classic casts. You 205 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:18.320 know, we do what things the right way, you know the way tell 206 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:22.919 me built the program and loud Olsen and Ken Drea and then they have someone 207 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:26.519 like that on the team. It just it doesn't seem like something that you, 208 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:28.679 of A would do. See something like a su would pull a player 209 00:13:28.759 --> 00:13:31.960 like that and be fine with it, not you, of A. I 210 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:35.240 just felt like we had higher class than that. And I'm glad to see 211 00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:39.399 we've moved on to a better coach and someone that wants to be in Tucsons. 212 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:41.320 Well, I think you're coming in at a good time. I mean 213 00:13:41.320 --> 00:13:45.039 it's gonna be a lot of fun, could be more full next year, 214 00:13:45.399 --> 00:13:48.200 and a lot of hope. What what's your what's your hope for next year? 215 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:54.360 Uh? Nine and three? All right, that's that's over. That's 216 00:13:54.240 --> 00:14:00.759 down now. All rights for the PAC twelve tournament this year. That are 217 00:14:00.759 --> 00:14:03.759 you going? How are you going? Yes? I am okay, We're 218 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:05.559 not going to be doing a show there. Yeah, we can't do a 219 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:07.039 show there. I think you did you go go this year? No, 220 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:11.759 we're going, but we can't do the show because they've changed the game times 221 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:16.759 on Friday, and daylight saving times starts before the tournament, so the Friday 222 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:20.639 game starts at the time that our show would end, so we can't. 223 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:22.360 Oh, I see it. Yeah, make just a timing issue. But 224 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:26.840 we will both be there. Cool. 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Get rid of your bad 292 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:12.400 bugs, termites, bees, or rodents serving Tucson and Southern Arizona since nineteen 293 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:17.759 forty seven. Go to azypest dot com to schedule your free evaluation Today. 294 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:23.119 This is I on the Ball with Steve Rivera and Jay Gonzalez sound Fox Sports 295 00:19:23.160 --> 00:19:29.759 fourteen fifty. Subscribe now to the podcast on the iHeartRadio an just searching I 296 00:19:29.960 --> 00:19:32.680 on the Ball. Hey, welcome back to Why on the Ball Hero Fox 297 00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:36.599 Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rivera. He's Jacob Sauce. Now on the 298 00:19:36.599 --> 00:19:38.920 phone. We have Jeff Neil, coach. Jeff Neil from the Push Ridge 299 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:45.279 Boys Christian soccer team, the Lions. How are you, coach? Good? 300 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:49.799 How's it going fine? Be too excited here, do Jaco Grass. 301 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:55.279 You must be very happy and as you as your team will be as you 302 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:59.279 should be. Yeah, No, we're super excited. This is just my 303 00:19:59.319 --> 00:20:04.519 excited voice. Good one. All right, we'll go with that. Coach. 304 00:20:04.559 --> 00:20:08.039 Tell you you know I'm looking at your schedule here and you know you 305 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:11.680 played in that in that tournament early in the year where you had teams like 306 00:20:11.920 --> 00:20:14.880 Sunnyside, South Point, Micah Mountain, you know, you kind of held 307 00:20:14.880 --> 00:20:17.000 your gownd a little bit, lost a couple of matches there, but then 308 00:20:17.039 --> 00:20:21.279 you go undefeated after that. There had to be some point along the line, 309 00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:23.799 or maybe it was preseason that you thought we're really, really good and 310 00:20:23.880 --> 00:20:30.640 we have a chance at this When did that happen for you? So we 311 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:33.079 we knew going into the season that we're going to have a strong team, 312 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:37.799 like we we had the ability to get a lot of good things done this 313 00:20:37.880 --> 00:20:44.519 year. You know, we've going to that Brandon Bean tournament looking to see 314 00:20:44.680 --> 00:20:48.200 where we're at and to make adjustments for there. So you know, we 315 00:20:48.279 --> 00:20:51.480 got to, like you said, we've played Sunnyside, We're excited to play 316 00:20:51.519 --> 00:20:53.279 those guys. We're looking forward to play South Point and have to do that, 317 00:20:53.400 --> 00:20:57.240 play Micah Mountain, play Flowing Wells and all those guys and see where 318 00:20:57.240 --> 00:21:00.759 we're at in what adjustments we need to make. And so we made a 319 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:03.799 couple of those, and as far as we're guys were playing and how we're 320 00:21:03.799 --> 00:21:07.599 playing, and just from there on, it was what's the next game? 321 00:21:08.319 --> 00:21:11.720 Yeah, no question. So you you mentioned that you played them, I 322 00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:15.839 mean you kind of probably got your butt beat a little and then you get 323 00:21:15.839 --> 00:21:22.720 better because of it. Right, So, so was is there was there 324 00:21:22.799 --> 00:21:27.640 sort of a you know going in what was it seniors that you had? 325 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:30.359 I mean there was something that you had that you thought, this is why 326 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:36.559 we're going to be good. What what was that? So, you know, 327 00:21:36.640 --> 00:21:41.880 the last couple of years, we've had this poor group of guys and 328 00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:47.119 we've been working towards that since I started this program, building these guys up 329 00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:51.599 and developing them as a team. And they've been especially this the senior group 330 00:21:51.599 --> 00:21:55.880 and last years as well, where these guys have been playing together for a 331 00:21:55.920 --> 00:21:59.440 long time. I mean they were literally like a family. These guys are 332 00:21:59.480 --> 00:22:04.839 all brothers, just working hard for each other. And so going into this 333 00:22:04.920 --> 00:22:08.519 season, we just knew that that was something special and we wanted to make 334 00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:14.240 sure that we did our part as far as coaches getting them prepared. So 335 00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:18.319 they probably played all year around other leagues and stayed together and then you were 336 00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:22.720 the benefit or you know, got them better, but you helped, you 337 00:22:22.759 --> 00:22:29.480 helped facilitate that. Right. You know, some of these guys I've coached 338 00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:33.599 before when I was coaching club and or coached against the other ones, and 339 00:22:33.759 --> 00:22:36.640 you know, we had the opportunity to because some of these guys in middle 340 00:22:36.640 --> 00:22:38.519 school as well, and they're all, you know, their quality guys with 341 00:22:38.599 --> 00:22:44.880 the good ability, and it's getting them to believe that they had what it 342 00:22:44.920 --> 00:22:47.400 took to go all the way this year. And you know, we told 343 00:22:47.400 --> 00:22:51.720 them like daily in practice, you know, tomorrow's game is the most important 344 00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:53.640 game. Whether it was our first game, third game, first game of 345 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:57.119 the playoffs, whatever, that was the most important game. So that we're 346 00:22:57.160 --> 00:23:02.559 just looking, you know, one game ahead, but always concentrating on trying 347 00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:04.240 to get it to the to the end of the season, to that final. 348 00:23:04.680 --> 00:23:07.000 So tell us a little bit about about your run in the playoffs. 349 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:11.000 We're seeing I'm looking at the scores that Scotts Gale Christian you beat him one 350 00:23:11.119 --> 00:23:14.920 nothing that first game. It's kind of like something like that has to be 351 00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:17.440 a little nerve wracking. You know, we've we've done all this stuff where 352 00:23:17.480 --> 00:23:21.240 we've won this winning streak and now we're in a game and it's one zip 353 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:23.640 in the in the in the first round. Walk us a little bit through 354 00:23:23.680 --> 00:23:27.640 some of the you know, that game, the emotions and what was going 355 00:23:27.640 --> 00:23:33.319 through your head. Is that game is unfolding. I mean, Gray Hairs 356 00:23:33.359 --> 00:23:36.640 were going through my head for a lot of that game, I was getting 357 00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:42.039 you know, we we possessed that game, and we're doing everything we needed 358 00:23:42.039 --> 00:23:45.680 to do except finishing our chances. I mean, we probably left eight or 359 00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:51.559 ten really good chances on the on the field that we should have finished on 360 00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:56.359 and luckily we got the one goal end. But that was just one of 361 00:23:56.359 --> 00:24:00.359 those games where it was like our defeat last year, and in the playoffs, 362 00:24:00.680 --> 00:24:04.039 we possessed most of the game. People that watch it would say we 363 00:24:04.039 --> 00:24:07.079 were dominating that game and then we didn't get the job done. So for 364 00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:11.640 us to come out of that game with a one zero victory, even though 365 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:15.799 we the score doesn't show how much good stuff we were doing in that was 366 00:24:15.960 --> 00:24:18.279 good for our team and good for our arall because we were kind of getting 367 00:24:18.279 --> 00:24:23.519 to a point where we're just a little bit dry in terms of finishing for 368 00:24:23.599 --> 00:24:27.440 that first game, and then after that we had that confidence, hey, 369 00:24:27.480 --> 00:24:30.079 we can get this done, and it started clicking really well for us. 370 00:24:30.200 --> 00:24:33.359 So what does this mean to the school? You know, a soccer title, 371 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:37.720 I think typically if I'm wrong, JA correct me. Good golf program, 372 00:24:37.880 --> 00:24:41.720 right, they do well in golf. What does this mean to you 373 00:24:41.759 --> 00:24:48.519 guys and the school the title. I mean, the school was super excited 374 00:24:48.519 --> 00:24:52.440 for us. They showed us some really good support going up to the final 375 00:24:52.480 --> 00:24:55.079 and all that. And you know, I've got coaches coming up to the 376 00:24:55.119 --> 00:24:57.200 guys, coming up to us saying, congrats, We're so happy for you 377 00:24:57.240 --> 00:25:02.680 guys. The boys are getting you know, congratulated in the school. So 378 00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:07.640 it's it's a small community there. So everybody shares in the kids victories. 379 00:25:07.680 --> 00:25:11.960 So you know, when when the kids are doing good in tennis last year, 380 00:25:11.960 --> 00:25:14.240 they get they get support from the soccer guys. When the girls are 381 00:25:14.240 --> 00:25:17.759 doing good and volleyball or basketball or soccer, they get support from all the 382 00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:21.720 other students and athletes. So it's it's a good community of support there. 383 00:25:23.200 --> 00:25:27.680 And I know you confuse those two. I don't know, coach. You 384 00:25:27.680 --> 00:25:32.119 know, going in that Gilbert Christian game, the state championship, it's a 385 00:25:32.119 --> 00:25:34.640 one versus two, uh matchup there? There were number one, you were 386 00:25:34.720 --> 00:25:40.279 number two in the rankings. You know you're thinking going into that game, 387 00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:42.759 did you, you know, did you play it as an underdog? Did 388 00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:45.279 you motivate your guys that way? Did you tell them, you know, 389 00:25:45.400 --> 00:25:48.839 look, we are better than these guys even then they have the ranking. 390 00:25:48.880 --> 00:25:56.240 How did you approach that? So we went into that game knowing that we 391 00:25:56.279 --> 00:25:59.480 were gonna come out on top. I mean, that's the only way you 392 00:25:59.519 --> 00:26:03.440 can approach those games. I think we had played them earlier in the year 393 00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:07.920 in the tournament where we where we won, and we felt like we had 394 00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:11.839 a good game plan going in again to handle what they're going to do. 395 00:26:12.079 --> 00:26:15.319 Uh. They had a really strong group up, pops, and so we 396 00:26:15.359 --> 00:26:18.799 defended well against that. We could have done a better job finishing again, 397 00:26:18.839 --> 00:26:22.440 but in a game of that magnitude, you know, you take what you 398 00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:27.680 get and uh, but no, we we went in there with kind of 399 00:26:27.960 --> 00:26:30.519 like a well not kind of. We had a big chip on our shoulder 400 00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:33.759 and we wanted to get out there and get the work done. And those 401 00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:37.839 guys were super motivated to go out there and work hard for each other. 402 00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:41.319 I mean you could just see it in their their eyes. They were ready 403 00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:42.279 for that game. When we knew we were going to play those guys in 404 00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:47.640 the final, it was like the best matchup we could have hoped for. 405 00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:49.559 Give us a little bit about some of the guys, you know, some 406 00:26:49.599 --> 00:26:52.839 of the key players on your team and you know, maybe you know who 407 00:26:52.880 --> 00:26:57.160 you thought were key to you really throughout the season, certainly you know in 408 00:26:57.200 --> 00:27:02.519 the state tournament, because every team has to have some guys, some guys 409 00:27:02.599 --> 00:27:06.240 or players that stand out and say, okay, we we we were really 410 00:27:06.240 --> 00:27:14.519 good because of this. So you know, we had a strong team and 411 00:27:14.599 --> 00:27:17.319 we got well represented and reading and all that stuff with these are words, 412 00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:25.039 but you know, our captains Evan and Colin were both instrumental in our success 413 00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:30.920 all year. You know, after we were down one zero forty seconds into 414 00:27:30.920 --> 00:27:33.720 that game, we got a ball into Kegan, he turns and scores. 415 00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:38.400 Immediately after that, almost I think it was like thirty seconds or something like 416 00:27:38.440 --> 00:27:42.119 that, Evan gets the ball and it plays this amazing throughtball up into column. 417 00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:45.559 He takes a touch and beats the keeper and we're up to one five 418 00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:49.519 minutes into the game. So those those guys have been instrumental all year. 419 00:27:51.839 --> 00:27:59.359 Defensively, guys like Jackson sal Andrew in the back line doing well. Our 420 00:27:59.440 --> 00:28:02.920 keeper kept us in some games just with some amazing staves like some of the 421 00:28:02.920 --> 00:28:07.200 best days I've seen in high school this year. And then we got some 422 00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:12.880 creative guys up top, like with the with Ben and and Caden in the 423 00:28:12.880 --> 00:28:18.200 middle, and had a freshman come in with Camden's that was just playing super 424 00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:22.240 simple, distributing the ball, doing really well, finding guys in through balls 425 00:28:22.319 --> 00:28:26.440 and you know, I mean, I can't say enough about these guys. 426 00:28:26.440 --> 00:28:30.359 We had lets up top getting in behind people and playing balls across and finishing, 427 00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:33.680 so just all around the top. We had some really good guys that 428 00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:37.400 were creative. So, Jeff, is this the first title for you as 429 00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:41.559 well? Yes? So, so what did it mean to you? After 430 00:28:41.960 --> 00:28:49.759 probably what maybe seemed like a long road. So the best thing it was 431 00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:56.000 just it was a relief for one thing that you know, we were able 432 00:28:56.000 --> 00:28:57.960 to prepare these guys, because the success goes to the guys on the field, 433 00:28:59.039 --> 00:29:02.359 like they're the ones that got it done. And so I was just 434 00:29:02.640 --> 00:29:07.039 so excited to see all the joy on these guys' faces and excitement running around, 435 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:11.960 just so happy for each other because you know, they love on each 436 00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:14.680 other really well, pick each other up, but they're also the first to 437 00:29:14.759 --> 00:29:18.519 call each other out on stuff, so it's kind of fun. But for 438 00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:19.759 me, and I think for the other coaches as well, it was just 439 00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:25.440 amazing to see all the happiness on their faces and stuff, because we've been 440 00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:29.200 on the other end of that as well, where everybody's you know, defeated 441 00:29:29.200 --> 00:29:33.240 and dejected and all that. So it was amazing for us to see that. 442 00:29:33.720 --> 00:29:36.440 Like I look back at these pictures, you know, a week later, 443 00:29:36.480 --> 00:29:37.240 and it just brings a smile to your face tee and all that. 444 00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:41.799 So when do you guys start talking about next year? Right? You got 445 00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:45.599 to do it again, right, I mean we were talking about it on 446 00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:49.759 the bus ride, were like, you know, hey, why did we 447 00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:52.480 You know, first, you're enjoying the moment and all this stuff. But 448 00:29:53.480 --> 00:29:57.920 I guess just the way we are way coaches are wired anyways, you're analyzing 449 00:29:57.960 --> 00:30:00.200 what we did, right, Hey, we do better next time and all 450 00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:03.359 this. So we're already looking at lineups and stuff the next day and talking 451 00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:08.000 about it. So, you know, getting a championships hard to do. 452 00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:11.880 So yeah, whether you have all the ability and the belief you want, 453 00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:15.680 it's it takes a little bit of all those things coming together. So but 454 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:19.000 first that's always the goal. But so what do you have coming back? 455 00:30:19.319 --> 00:30:25.799 A good group? Uh? Yeah, we've got I mean we're getting a 456 00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:30.880 lot of seniors, are We're saying goodbye to But you know, they've been 457 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:33.200 leading away and setting a pass forward for these guys as well, shown them 458 00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:37.079 what training sessions need to look like, how you conduct yourselves, how you 459 00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:42.319 be accountable, how you guys treat each other. And so these guys have 460 00:30:42.359 --> 00:30:47.440 all seen that, and we train the JV and the varsity together so that 461 00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:52.640 they're always seeing what the standard is and you know, what's acceptable as far 462 00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:56.079 as effort and all this kind of thing. So we've we've got a good 463 00:30:56.119 --> 00:31:02.279 group coming up. We've got I think three or four guys returning from the 464 00:31:02.279 --> 00:31:06.759 starting squad and then uh, some good underclassmen come out that they're gonna be 465 00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:10.960 able to contribute. Okay, well, coach, we appreciate your time. 466 00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:15.680 Don't be so excited next time. Please don't let him give you any crap 467 00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:18.599 about it. No, you what I found out about. So he sends 468 00:31:18.640 --> 00:31:21.920 me the mug, let me send let me tell you this, let me 469 00:31:21.920 --> 00:31:25.079 tell you this story about the first time I heard it, let me tell 470 00:31:25.119 --> 00:31:26.279 you the secret. So I said, can you send me a mug? 471 00:31:26.319 --> 00:31:29.400 And it took him a little while. He says, do you want this 472 00:31:29.440 --> 00:31:30.279 one or one with a mullet. It's a say, come on, I 473 00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:34.240 used to wear a mullet too, he was, mister mullet was I love 474 00:31:34.319 --> 00:31:37.240 my I love my head, I said, the one with the mullet. 475 00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:42.079 So he's got that coach again. Congratulations, thanks a whole bunch for your 476 00:31:42.160 --> 00:31:45.680 for your time, and good luck next year. Hey, thanks a lot, 477 00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:52.680 guys the Opportunity Congress, thank you, good stuff. That's fun. 478 00:31:52.799 --> 00:31:55.000 He had more fun at the end of that interview with the bullet. He 479 00:31:55.039 --> 00:31:57.559 did. He did again, good on it. That. Yeah, that 480 00:31:57.680 --> 00:32:01.440 was their first soccer champion chip. And so you know, I pustrate it 481 00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:05.240 with a little bit of a of a of a of a rival in my 482 00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:07.039 days, you know over over at the Gregory School that they were, they 483 00:32:07.039 --> 00:32:09.880 were a division above us. And yeah, and but you know we'd play 484 00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:14.799 them in baseball. Remember Doug Jones pro for the for the Indians. He 485 00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:19.480 was their baseball coach. So I coached the game against him, like guy's 486 00:32:19.519 --> 00:32:21.759 been in the major leagues. What the hell do I know? That's your 487 00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:27.200 that's your your airport thing to talk about. That was married. We didn't 488 00:32:27.240 --> 00:32:29.839 win, No, we didn't, And I nearly got tossed from the game. 489 00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:34.920 Okay, mister Miller at home. I was arguing to call at home 490 00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:37.359 Sewn Miller exactly. Well, you know what, the major league guy gets 491 00:32:37.359 --> 00:32:42.039 all the calls, right, he gets respect that you should. Yeah, 492 00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:44.759 okay, let's take the break. Let's go. We'll have more time on 493 00:32:44.799 --> 00:32:45.519 the other side. Okay, let's take a break. We'll be back. 494 00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:49.839 We'd love to take your calls. Five two zero four, one sixty. 495 00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:52.359 If you're an Arizona Man's basketball fan, you know it's been successful for nearly 496 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:55.720 forty years. Now take a look back at the Ludolsen era. In my 497 00:32:55.759 --> 00:32:59.279 new book, Lessons from Loot, it was a labor of love through the 498 00:32:59.279 --> 00:33:02.039 eyes of twenty five former players, coaches, and friends to give insight to 499 00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:06.480 the coach and the man who led them, competed against them, and inspired 500 00:33:06.519 --> 00:33:09.440 them. 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Now, all right, Sid, I've got your 541 00:36:15.159 --> 00:36:17.159 evaluation sitting right here. Okay, I'm gonna have to I'm gonna have to 542 00:36:17.199 --> 00:36:23.559 mark you down for this last thing. Let's answer to that. Hey, 543 00:36:23.559 --> 00:36:28.880 welcome to the funny farm. Here at high in the ball the rhino was 544 00:36:28.920 --> 00:36:32.119 a shoe. Yes, sir, here, I'm here. We're gonna believe 545 00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:37.800 this on any term, Yeah, said said Sid. Got some issues. 546 00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:42.519 Hey, hey, thanks for your thanks for your call. What's going on? 547 00:36:43.480 --> 00:36:47.079 Hey, So I was listening in coach Jeff Neil push Ridge Christian Academy 548 00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:52.199 soccer team. Mike Son is a player on that team, and I got 549 00:36:52.199 --> 00:36:54.960 to see twenty two of the twenty four matches, so I've got a pretty 550 00:36:54.960 --> 00:37:00.360 good take on push Ridge and you're right. That was his excited voice. 551 00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:06.239 So he and Tark Doyle and Alex Rossos and Adam Odell, the coaching staff 552 00:37:06.280 --> 00:37:09.039 did an incredible job with these young guys. And what coach Neil didn't really 553 00:37:09.079 --> 00:37:14.800 share with you is great in the great detail is the tremendous character of these 554 00:37:14.880 --> 00:37:17.639 kids. They have grown up together. They've played since they were very little, 555 00:37:17.719 --> 00:37:22.920 and they were they grew through that Brandon Bean tournament, you know, 556 00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:27.559 you guys talked about that, uh, and the loss is to the really 557 00:37:27.599 --> 00:37:30.920 good teams Sunnyside. They played Mason Mountain View over a Christmas tournament, who 558 00:37:31.079 --> 00:37:35.159 just lost in the final four of the six A tournament. It was a 559 00:37:35.280 --> 00:37:38.599 very close min late into that game. So they grew a lot throughout the 560 00:37:38.679 --> 00:37:43.079 year. So that's cool, you know, and again a lot of times 561 00:37:43.119 --> 00:37:45.920 that's how those things come together. You see these kids and they you know, 562 00:37:45.920 --> 00:37:49.800 they get on club teams or summer teams or whatever, and they just 563 00:37:49.880 --> 00:37:51.880 make their way through. You know, we've seen that with some of like 564 00:37:51.920 --> 00:37:55.159 these Little League World Series teams and stuff like that, that they you know, 565 00:37:55.239 --> 00:37:59.760 they've known each other forever and and you know they're out there just hanging 566 00:37:59.800 --> 00:38:02.199 out of each other, and when they get on a team like that, 567 00:38:02.239 --> 00:38:07.119 they can do that. Yeah, in the three A South Region Awards, 568 00:38:07.159 --> 00:38:10.079 when you look at what happened, Push Ridge swept the awards. The Offensive 569 00:38:10.079 --> 00:38:15.159 Player of the Year was Colin Tompkins, the defensive Player of the Year was 570 00:38:15.280 --> 00:38:17.480 Jackson Dubbs, and the player of the year overall in the three A was 571 00:38:17.480 --> 00:38:22.079 Evan Gerrellik playing balls from the back end over the top. So when you 572 00:38:22.159 --> 00:38:28.320 can sweep the awards and you talked about the undefeated season, that really showcased 573 00:38:28.360 --> 00:38:31.559 I think the dominance that Push Ridge had in southern Arizona right, but then 574 00:38:31.679 --> 00:38:37.159 also throughout the state, and coach talked about it in the championship game against 575 00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:40.880 Gilbert Christian. What was funny about the rankings is the rankings does not take 576 00:38:40.920 --> 00:38:45.599 into account at the state level the tournament play, so it only looked at 577 00:38:45.639 --> 00:38:52.400 your in conference records, and Push Ridge and Gilbert Christian played in a tournament 578 00:38:52.440 --> 00:38:55.599 over Christmas and Push Ridge beat them four to one. So even though push 579 00:38:55.639 --> 00:38:59.719 Ridge was the second ranked team in the state, they went into that match 580 00:38:59.760 --> 00:39:02.599 with with the level of confidence that, hey, we've already beat these guys 581 00:39:02.639 --> 00:39:07.159 four to one. But then the chip on their shoulder that coach Neil talked 582 00:39:07.199 --> 00:39:13.880 about is Gilbert Christian knocked out Push Ridge last year in the quarterfinals on penalty 583 00:39:14.000 --> 00:39:17.239 kicks. Well, they had that going for them, So it was kind 584 00:39:17.239 --> 00:39:22.000 of a destined match for Gilbert Christian and Push Ridge to face each other again. 585 00:39:22.360 --> 00:39:25.719 And I think that put Push over the top because of what happened last 586 00:39:25.800 --> 00:39:30.559 year when they ented your season a year ago, these kids remembered that and 587 00:39:30.599 --> 00:39:36.239 took that into the match this year. So so having been a parent player 588 00:39:36.239 --> 00:39:39.960 who plays soccer, the group of you guys must be very proud one and 589 00:39:40.039 --> 00:39:44.880 a good group because you know, it takes a village. It takes a 590 00:39:44.960 --> 00:39:49.480 village, and there was a lot of great parents throughout the season and throughout 591 00:39:49.480 --> 00:39:53.400 the years that have supported this soccer club. You mentioned that Push Ridge. 592 00:39:53.440 --> 00:39:58.800 This is only the third team state championship in school history, so it is 593 00:39:58.960 --> 00:40:02.039 breaking new ground. The first soccer championship, that only the third overall. 594 00:40:02.159 --> 00:40:06.960 The football team won in twenty fifteen, and there was another team that won 595 00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:10.960 I think a few number of years ago, so that's a pretty significant seminal 596 00:40:12.079 --> 00:40:17.239 moment for this small community of great parents and great teachers. The school itself 597 00:40:17.639 --> 00:40:24.480 has created an incredible culture around the students and their servitude towards trying to be 598 00:40:24.559 --> 00:40:30.079 christ Like, and these kids really demonstrated that, guys, and playing at 599 00:40:30.079 --> 00:40:34.280 an excellent level but being a really good group of kids. Okay, the 600 00:40:34.320 --> 00:40:37.159 burning question I have is did you rush the field at the end of the 601 00:40:37.159 --> 00:40:42.440 game. Well, you know. The sad part, guys, is that 602 00:40:42.559 --> 00:40:45.880 of the two games that I missed, I missed the road game in Phoenix 603 00:40:45.920 --> 00:40:50.480 because of a business trip, and I missed the championship. It was the 604 00:40:50.559 --> 00:40:54.880 day of the asu Arizona home basketball game. I was in the Cherry Garage 605 00:40:55.400 --> 00:41:00.519 fitting in my car watching on the live stream. So I was going crazy 606 00:41:00.519 --> 00:41:05.239 in my car. I'm sure everybody walking by and the Cherry garagers like what 607 00:41:05.320 --> 00:41:08.039 is wrong with this guy? Because it was about twenty minutes before we went 608 00:41:08.079 --> 00:41:13.360 on the air for the broadcast for the asu Arizona basketball game. So I 609 00:41:13.400 --> 00:41:15.480 missed the title game. I was there in spirit, though, guys, 610 00:41:15.519 --> 00:41:20.320 Well, I've got you beat on that because one year that my son was 611 00:41:20.360 --> 00:41:24.599 in the state quarter final basketball tournament, they were up in Prescott. I 612 00:41:24.639 --> 00:41:30.639 was in China, and I'm getting I'm getting I'm getting text messages in China 613 00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:36.079 play by play while I'm there, so that I have that merit badge. 614 00:41:36.880 --> 00:41:38.599 Yes you do. So I was there in spirit. Very good. Yeah, 615 00:41:38.639 --> 00:41:43.679 what a memory for these kids. Again, you know a little bit 616 00:41:43.679 --> 00:41:47.079 of my background. So I do have a championship background with the men's basketball 617 00:41:47.079 --> 00:41:51.559 team. And so I texted my son and just said, hey, cherish 618 00:41:51.880 --> 00:41:58.079 the moment of the bus ride back because this group of boys will be bonded 619 00:41:58.119 --> 00:42:02.199 for life over this accomplishment. And it's something special that is so true, 620 00:42:02.280 --> 00:42:06.480 nice, so true. Right now, I have a suggestion for you. 621 00:42:06.599 --> 00:42:08.000 Go ah, I'm ready, go take a nap. You have a late 622 00:42:08.119 --> 00:42:12.519 night. I got a light one. Boys, This gonna be a good 623 00:42:12.519 --> 00:42:15.960 one tonight. I know you guys have talked about what do you look back 624 00:42:15.000 --> 00:42:17.840 on that loss in Pullman and you say to yourself, Hey, maybe that 625 00:42:17.920 --> 00:42:21.559 wasn't as bad as we thought because of how the how well they could play 626 00:42:21.599 --> 00:42:23.280 it. True, very true. Should be a fun one tonight. Yeah, 627 00:42:23.519 --> 00:42:27.280 I mean I I mean I would expect it to be a good game. 628 00:42:27.320 --> 00:42:30.519 Way. Yeah, you've got great freshman and Miles Rice. You've got 629 00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:35.199 Isaac Jones in the post. You've got a really good coach that the changes 630 00:42:35.239 --> 00:42:38.400 the defenses up. I would expect Arizona's role players to play much better at 631 00:42:38.440 --> 00:42:43.760 home. We've seen that kJ Lewis, Jayden Bradley playing better. I think 632 00:42:43.800 --> 00:42:46.639 Arizona. If you look at a couple of things, Arizona scored seventy points, 633 00:42:46.639 --> 00:42:51.360 that's the lowest of the season in Pullman, they shot forty three percent. 634 00:42:51.519 --> 00:42:53.760 That's the lowest. They had thirty two points in the paint. That's 635 00:42:53.840 --> 00:42:59.400 the second lowest points in the paint. So a lot of things offensively did 636 00:42:59.440 --> 00:43:02.679 not go well, and the Cats were one possession away from from winning that 637 00:43:02.760 --> 00:43:07.039 game. So I think I'd like to believe Arizona changes the course of their 638 00:43:07.039 --> 00:43:10.639 offense a little bit tonight. I expect it to be a relatively close game. 639 00:43:10.679 --> 00:43:15.320 But if Arizona does what it normally does, it should find themselves on 640 00:43:15.360 --> 00:43:21.239 the winning side tonight. Number one Seeds should do it right now, right 641 00:43:21.519 --> 00:43:23.480 right, You're exactly right. You know, if you if you want to 642 00:43:23.480 --> 00:43:27.400 win the conference title, you got to hur Old Serve at home and a 643 00:43:27.440 --> 00:43:30.360 big game side against the team that is one game back and has the upper 644 00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:36.039 hand in the in the matchups with you. You gotta take care of business 645 00:43:36.199 --> 00:43:39.360 exactly. Well, thanks for the double analysis soccer and basketball. Go take 646 00:43:39.360 --> 00:43:43.559 a nap and we'll see you later. Thank you, all right, right, 647 00:43:43.960 --> 00:43:49.079 thank you, rad cool off right now. You know, I mean 648 00:43:49.119 --> 00:43:52.159 I've been in his shoes as a parent, right And you have to bill 649 00:43:52.679 --> 00:43:54.440 when your kids play sports. You know, I had three kids that all 650 00:43:54.440 --> 00:44:00.440 played in state tournaments at the Gravy School. Man, you're you're bleeding. 651 00:44:00.800 --> 00:44:02.599 You're you're just bleeding. When you know, those games you live and die, 652 00:44:04.119 --> 00:44:07.400 uh you know, with every point or a goal or and you just 653 00:44:07.440 --> 00:44:10.840 go and then they lose and you go, ah, you know you you 654 00:44:10.840 --> 00:44:14.760 you wish you could be the one that lost instead of them, right, 655 00:44:14.880 --> 00:44:17.400 no, no question. Yeah, my oldest played in college and I wish 656 00:44:17.480 --> 00:44:21.679 he would have continued it and got hurting stuff. But yeah, no, 657 00:44:21.719 --> 00:44:23.239 I get it. It's it hurts when it was great when they win, 658 00:44:23.599 --> 00:44:28.559 yeah, and it stings. And I you know, I mean I didn't 659 00:44:28.559 --> 00:44:31.199 play you know, any high school sports at varsity high school sports put it 660 00:44:31.199 --> 00:44:34.920 that way, so I didn't have that, you know, that feeling. 661 00:44:34.960 --> 00:44:38.440 But you know, you sit there and you go, I wish somehow I 662 00:44:38.440 --> 00:44:43.000 could be the one that lost that game instead of you, so that so 663 00:44:43.039 --> 00:44:45.639 that you don't have to feel this, because man, it's stings and and 664 00:44:45.639 --> 00:44:50.559 and you know, those rides home and you know from Phoenix or Press Cut 665 00:44:50.679 --> 00:44:53.039 or wherever these tournaments are. Just I'll tell you my quick story. So 666 00:44:53.079 --> 00:44:57.599 we were pretty good. So it was like a school at some point went 667 00:44:57.599 --> 00:45:00.599 to Catholic school and stay. So we were the number one team in baseball 668 00:45:00.639 --> 00:45:04.880 for four years. There. Some guys went to college and played very good. 669 00:45:06.000 --> 00:45:07.239 We couldn't win it. Could We didn't know how to win it. 670 00:45:07.360 --> 00:45:12.400 We were just either full of ourselves or whatever, and we could never pull 671 00:45:12.440 --> 00:45:14.920 it off. Yeah, four years straight and we couldn't do it. Yeah, 672 00:45:15.000 --> 00:45:17.079 yeah, it sucks. Well, yeah, I mean, you know 673 00:45:17.159 --> 00:45:21.599 they you know, uh, you know my son's soccer team. You know, 674 00:45:21.639 --> 00:45:23.519 they were they were one or two I'm you know, ranked every year 675 00:45:23.960 --> 00:45:28.159 they you know, and just didn't win win it. The Saint Gravy won 676 00:45:28.199 --> 00:45:30.800 two state championships while my brother was playing my brother my son was playing JV. 677 00:45:31.400 --> 00:45:37.199 And then the in basketball, and then the two years that in varsity. 678 00:45:37.000 --> 00:45:39.400 You know, they got to the state Semis and they didn't win, 679 00:45:39.519 --> 00:45:45.800 So it's just tough. Victory sucks. Got another call this. Hi, 680 00:45:45.840 --> 00:45:50.599 you're on the air and I on the ball. Hey guys, Steven j 681 00:45:51.000 --> 00:45:53.760 how fine? Howard? Hey you know what, Howard? Are you off 682 00:45:54.480 --> 00:45:58.599 during our time? Because we've seen you at our remotes before. We're going 683 00:45:58.679 --> 00:46:00.719 to be out tomorrow. Will about that? Yeah, we're gonna be. 684 00:46:00.880 --> 00:46:02.719 Yeah, where you gonna go? Where you're going tomorrow? I think looks 685 00:46:02.760 --> 00:46:12.000 like we're going to be at the Del Soul doing yeah fun. If I 686 00:46:12.079 --> 00:46:14.920 had some money, I i'd like to see the sports book. Well, 687 00:46:14.960 --> 00:46:17.800 we're gonna be there's a card show tomorrow down there all weekend, so we're 688 00:46:17.800 --> 00:46:22.159 gonna be with our guy George. Are they having a card show? Yeah? 689 00:46:22.199 --> 00:46:23.960 That should get you down there. Oh yeah, that'd be fun. 690 00:46:24.360 --> 00:46:29.679 Okay, Oh yeah that's great. Yeah. Yeah, you know what I 691 00:46:29.760 --> 00:46:32.159 was thinking of that? Today's one. Are those guys gonna do another remote 692 00:46:32.199 --> 00:46:36.760 somewhere? Row thinking of that tomorrow? What are you call them about? 693 00:46:37.480 --> 00:46:43.599 Oh? One? I hope that soccer gets on the national international stage. 694 00:46:44.079 --> 00:46:47.400 But I'm I'm a parent. Two kids they played when they were they didn't 695 00:46:47.400 --> 00:46:52.719 play soccer and I'm I'm I'm I kicked my heels. I'm so glad because 696 00:46:52.719 --> 00:46:58.000 I'm not a soccer fan at all. Was the worst of the five sports. 697 00:46:55.920 --> 00:47:00.159 Well glad, I'm happy and rejoicing. My kids didn't play soccer. 698 00:47:00.400 --> 00:47:05.760 Well that wasn't a fan either, and then my boys played for forever forever. 699 00:47:05.840 --> 00:47:08.159 So I'm glad I did become one. Oh, I had a blast 700 00:47:08.199 --> 00:47:13.039 when I was in high school. It was eighteen degrees that' sabino and I 701 00:47:13.079 --> 00:47:15.960 played outside. We're only t shirts and shorts is eighteen degrees. That was 702 00:47:16.000 --> 00:47:22.719 fun running around for me. But oh, real quick, I'll hit on 703 00:47:22.800 --> 00:47:28.360 points. Okay, I cringe when you say we're old. I had dinner 704 00:47:28.920 --> 00:47:30.760 with my Maife and I are the same age, you know, right between 705 00:47:30.800 --> 00:47:36.000 you two guys. We had dinner with my aunt who's seventy five. Her 706 00:47:36.039 --> 00:47:40.280 cousin was seventy eight nine. They she doesn't, they don't feel they're old. 707 00:47:40.760 --> 00:47:44.440 And then they were saying, oh, Don's is smart way till you 708 00:47:44.440 --> 00:47:51.239 hear old. The guy was old eighty two, ninety ninety ninety, so 709 00:47:51.719 --> 00:47:52.719 they didn't feel old. And it's like, you know, if we want 710 00:47:52.719 --> 00:47:55.800 to put ten years to all of our ages. Then we can say we're 711 00:47:55.840 --> 00:47:59.880 old. Okay, thank you, I'm young. That means i'm young. 712 00:47:59.920 --> 00:48:02.519 I'll see we'll see you tomorrow, Howard. Oh, and that's that's about 713 00:48:02.760 --> 00:48:07.519 the game tonight. They're not gonna shoot lights out. Sanford's the gate team 714 00:48:07.519 --> 00:48:12.400 that shot lights out against us, right, yeah, okay, oh yeah, 715 00:48:12.719 --> 00:48:15.960 we're gonna bury him by fifteen tonight. Okay, okay, I'll put 716 00:48:15.960 --> 00:48:20.840 one hundred dollars on your your account, on your account tomorrow. Tell soul 717 00:48:20.920 --> 00:48:22.199 your time. Yeah, we can give you. You can give me my 718 00:48:22.280 --> 00:48:27.000 dinner tomorrow too. Then you know, I know, thank you Howard. 719 00:48:27.000 --> 00:48:29.679 All right, yeah, thank you. Hey, let's talk real quick. 720 00:48:29.719 --> 00:48:34.039 You go about four minutes about be out at d'll sol tomorrow, right, 721 00:48:34.280 --> 00:48:37.320 show showtime cards doing a show unless unless the last minute changes, we don't. 722 00:48:37.440 --> 00:48:39.880 We just believe we're gonna be out there to get a hold of George. 723 00:48:39.920 --> 00:48:43.519 But yeah, he said let's come over. So he's host. He's 724 00:48:43.519 --> 00:48:46.400 hosting the event. It should be a big event. It's not just him, 725 00:48:46.400 --> 00:48:49.519 it's a lot of people. Right, he's got he's gonna have a 726 00:48:49.599 --> 00:48:52.079 players. I don't know about tomorrow, but he's gonna have players out there 727 00:48:52.079 --> 00:48:59.360 over the weekend probably stuff like that. So yeah, no, uh yeah, 728 00:48:59.400 --> 00:49:01.400 it should be fine. We'll get out there and you know, come 729 00:49:01.400 --> 00:49:05.280 out, check us out, check out the show, and maybe get you 730 00:49:05.320 --> 00:49:07.599 on the show. Yeah, okay, cool, I know this is coming 731 00:49:07.639 --> 00:49:10.920 to the news to you. Yeah, yeah, you've been you've done this 732 00:49:10.960 --> 00:49:15.920 tom for a remote right, Yeah, oh that's right, that's right. 733 00:49:15.960 --> 00:49:17.880 Yeah, it was kind of tough. So that's what's gonna happen tomorrow. 734 00:49:19.199 --> 00:49:21.360 And then we got to figure out how to get you in. So they 735 00:49:21.400 --> 00:49:23.800 want to rest you outs, right, to break it in. That's right, 736 00:49:23.840 --> 00:49:28.159 we'll figure it out. A good show today. We still three minutes, 737 00:49:28.159 --> 00:49:30.159 three minutes. If you guys want to give us a last second call, 738 00:49:30.599 --> 00:49:32.960 please do what your thoughts on tonight's game. He said fifteen. I 739 00:49:34.000 --> 00:49:37.039 don't like thirteen. I think it's too many points, and then as Rhino 740 00:49:37.199 --> 00:49:39.440 was explaining how good they are, I don't even like thirteen very much at 741 00:49:39.480 --> 00:49:44.679 all. Now I think I think ten would have been my mind, eleven 742 00:49:44.679 --> 00:49:47.000 would have been okay, but uh, thirteen, man, that's tough. 743 00:49:47.440 --> 00:49:52.000 Got one more call, Yeah, okay, Carl, thanks for calling. 744 00:49:53.119 --> 00:50:01.559 Yeah, man, Ni Nico, we're not We're making fun of him. 745 00:50:01.559 --> 00:50:06.039 Actually, we're having fun with him. That was very cool. Hey man, 746 00:50:06.440 --> 00:50:10.960 he is on the lower tier, man. How hey man, I'm 747 00:50:10.960 --> 00:50:15.639 in the closet Big East sand and I know he doesn't get those calls. 748 00:50:16.039 --> 00:50:21.199 He played Providence. He's complaining about him playing against Providence. Providence. Isn't 749 00:50:21.199 --> 00:50:28.920 that good. It's the name name, Nico. I throw around your name 750 00:50:28.960 --> 00:50:34.119 around this town and everybody loves you. I'm a love of guy Torch. 751 00:50:34.199 --> 00:50:37.000 You are you still engaged? I'm not. I'm not sitting on my left 752 00:50:37.079 --> 00:50:42.119 knee like another. That was funny that he brought that up. Yeah, 753 00:50:42.239 --> 00:50:46.679 okay, you're still engaged. No, are you too serious? Yes? 754 00:50:46.880 --> 00:50:50.960 I knew that wouldn't last. You're like Taylor Swift and what's his name? 755 00:50:51.039 --> 00:50:54.159 Kelsey? Hey man, But she was talking about naming kids. I was 756 00:50:54.199 --> 00:51:00.440 like, I got it out. Okay, be well, thank you, 757 00:51:00.679 --> 00:51:06.840 I gave I gave her the ring right, smart many, thank you? 758 00:51:07.000 --> 00:51:10.880 Nico? All right, man? All right, tomorrow, okay, tomorrow, 759 00:51:13.800 --> 00:51:15.320 okay, because we already have our guests. I'm just thinking we have 760 00:51:15.400 --> 00:51:20.480 guests to those work, right, Yeah, we have good guests. Tomorrow. 761 00:51:20.480 --> 00:51:24.760 We're gonna have Andrew Begnatto he was with me during the selection mock selection 762 00:51:24.840 --> 00:51:30.000 for the UH for the n C Double I didn't really explain to our listeners 763 00:51:30.119 --> 00:51:32.039 what you were doing, So yeah, I want to explain that. Yeah. 764 00:51:32.039 --> 00:51:36.039 About thirty about twelve of us the media from the state went up there 765 00:51:36.039 --> 00:51:38.119 and we did with hung out with the n C Double A people that actually 766 00:51:38.159 --> 00:51:44.440 do this, and we helped put together a mock draft maca n C Double 767 00:51:44.480 --> 00:51:47.440 A tournament. I think I can say that, yes, Arizona was the 768 00:51:47.519 --> 00:51:52.159 number one in our draft, but who knows or our mock Uh, it's 769 00:51:52.239 --> 00:51:54.440 obviously not official, it's just a pretend one. But we felt that they 770 00:51:54.480 --> 00:51:57.920 were good enough to be a number one. In fact, somebody thought they 771 00:51:57.960 --> 00:52:01.840 could be even higher given how they played. And then, uh, so 772 00:52:02.000 --> 00:52:05.599 we're gonna have Andrew, and then we're gonna have Jim live and good he's 773 00:52:05.599 --> 00:52:07.559 he he texted me, he said, he'll come on all right, all 774 00:52:07.639 --> 00:52:10.599 right, So we'll we'll do all of that tomorrow. And so if you 775 00:52:10.639 --> 00:52:13.119 want to, if you get a chance, come on out, take a 776 00:52:13.119 --> 00:52:17.199 sand what else sold we'll be out there so and then hopefully we'll uh have 777 00:52:17.360 --> 00:52:21.239 a good show. We have a good show tomorrow talking about tonight's game, 778 00:52:21.320 --> 00:52:22.199 so UH catches back tomorrow.