WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.439 --> 00:00:07.480 This is I on the Wall with Steve Rivera and Jay Gonzalez on Fox Sports 2 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:14.640 fourteen fifteen powered by Nova Insurance Services Ensure your most Prized Possessions, katz R 3 00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:18.679 two SAD and iHeart Radio Station. Good afternoon, Welcome guy on the ball 4 00:00:18.719 --> 00:00:23.239 here on Fox Sports fourteen fifty. I'm your reliable host, Jagan Zalez because 5 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:26.559 my unreliable host, Steve Rivera is on the road. I actually call him 6 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:29.359 that, but I can call him name because you're not here. Um but 7 00:00:29.399 --> 00:00:32.920 I do have a Mike Vader again when you joining us today, Mike, 8 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:39.359 the long time baseball or just say pro sports executive here in town doing a 9 00:00:39.359 --> 00:00:44.679 baseball Sugar Skulls for a year, Mexican Baseball Fiesta. Now you've got the 10 00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:49.799 you're with the Arizona Bowl, You've got the Ludolesome Fantasy Basketball camp. Mike, 11 00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:52.200 You're all over the place, but I did so. I do appreciate 12 00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:55.159 you being here today and yesterday. Thanks so much for yesterday. No, 13 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:59.159 it's my pleasure. Thanks for having me so um uh. We've got a 14 00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:02.600 couple of great guests coming in and we've had a lot to digest since since 15 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:07.599 yesterday with the vote on Colorado leaving the Pac twelve to go to the Big 16 00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:11.040 twelve. Today, we're gonna have Brian Jefferies, the voice of the Wildcats 17 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:15.159 on Wildcats Sports twelve ninety. He's gonna join us for about fifteen minutes at 18 00:01:15.159 --> 00:01:19.319 about three fifteen. Well, we'll ask Brian just kind of his thoughts on 19 00:01:19.359 --> 00:01:22.680 it real quickly, but we want to talk about the football. Arizona football 20 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:26.159 starts practice next week. Media day is on Tuesday, and we want to 21 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:29.680 get Brian's thoughts on this team now that we're here. We had him on 22 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:32.359 earlier in the summer. He was getting ready to take some time off. 23 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:34.159 Now it's kind of like okay, he's he's got to be gearing up for 24 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:37.879 the season, as are we. And so we want to talk to Brian 25 00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:41.599 about, you know, on the football field and the kinds of things that 26 00:01:41.599 --> 00:01:45.640 he expects to see. So Brian will join us at at three fifteen. 27 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:49.879 Then at four fifteen our regular Friday guest, Jake Fisher form Arizona linebacker at 28 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:53.480 Arizona local kid played. I shouldn't call him a kid anymore, but local 29 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:57.879 guy played at Ironwood Ridge. He comes on. He's a great sponsor of 30 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:02.599 the show. I'm sure he's gonna tea. He's he's a health insurance He's 31 00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:07.000 got a health insurance oosness out of Phoenix. He broker's UH insurance for for 32 00:02:07.080 --> 00:02:12.520 his clients and from you know, all different things. It's called Arizona Insurance 33 00:02:12.639 --> 00:02:15.520 or something like that. I should know this and I don't, and he's 34 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:20.520 gonna yell at me for not knowing it. But he's an insurance broker for 35 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:24.240 health and life insurance. So he's doing to get the only problem is he's 36 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:29.919 living up in up in Phoenix, right, He's I think he's in um, 37 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:32.840 he's in Glendale, not in Glendale. And Chandler Now he was living 38 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:36.520 in Temp for a while, so we got into some crap about that. 39 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:39.319 But he could say he's closer. He's closer. Yeah, and still still 40 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:43.719 a walk at through and through. But I'm sure Jake will have a lot 41 00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:47.120 to say about the thing with with Colorado. So you know, again, 42 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:51.520 as I mentioned, you know, we've had twenty four hours to digest the 43 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:55.240 vote. Colorado's officially leaving the Big twelve, the PAC twelve. So much 44 00:02:55.280 --> 00:03:00.400 speculation. It reminds me of a coaching surf right where Okay, everybody's throwing 45 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:06.639 out their candidates for what's going to happen next. You got you got speculation 46 00:03:06.840 --> 00:03:12.479 everywhere from the Big twelve once one more team because they want three more teams, 47 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:16.439 to it's Arizona, to it's Oregon and Washington, or no, it's 48 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:21.960 Yukon. You know, where's San Diego State going? Where's SMU going? 49 00:03:23.680 --> 00:03:27.560 A lot of discussion here locally because there's there's a lot of people believe and 50 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:30.199 if you weren't here in nineteen seventy eight, but in nineteen seventy eight when 51 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:35.280 Arizona went to the PAC twelve, famously Arizona wanted to go. In Arizona 52 00:03:35.319 --> 00:03:39.080 State did not. John Schaeffer was a president of at Arizona and he said 53 00:03:39.479 --> 00:03:43.680 we're going, and he got the border regions to say, as you you're 54 00:03:43.719 --> 00:03:46.000 going to ASU did not want to go. They were the kings of the 55 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:52.879 whack. They the festival was formed for them, and they've been going to 56 00:03:52.879 --> 00:03:54.479 the festival. They went twelve and oh one year, finished number two in 57 00:03:54.479 --> 00:03:59.159 the country, beating Nebraska in the festival. That's where they wanted to stay. 58 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:01.000 They did not want to go, and they went kicking and screaming to 59 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:05.680 the PAC twelve, and so people kind of even young guys kind of remember, 60 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:09.520 you don't know about that, and think that's still the case that the 61 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:14.599 Border Regions is not going to let Arizona and ASU split up. But Bobby 62 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:17.480 Robbins has publicly said we could go if we want to, an ASU doesn't 63 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:23.079 have to go. So he has said I'm sure if that was not true, 64 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:26.040 he's not gonna put the Border Regions in a bad spot and say that, 65 00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:28.399 you know, he doesn't do that. So let me ask you a 66 00:04:28.439 --> 00:04:32.040 question. So San Diego State got forced basically backed by the Mountain went right, 67 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:36.720 Can they get out at the well? They can No, No, 68 00:04:38.079 --> 00:04:41.720 because they it's too late to be in the you know, I mean the 69 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:47.800 next for the following It would still cost him. They could technically, you 70 00:04:47.839 --> 00:04:51.279 know, get in for twenty twenty four, but it's gonna cost him thirty 71 00:04:51.279 --> 00:04:55.720 four million dollars. It's gonna cost him twice what it will cost him if 72 00:04:55.759 --> 00:05:00.000 they wait a year. They needed to get out by the end of June. 73 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:02.319 So now they can declare, they can say, okay, we're leaving 74 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:06.839 in twenty twenty five and the exit fee is back to the seventeen million dollars, 75 00:05:08.040 --> 00:05:11.319 so they can join in twenty twenty five. They can't join in twenty 76 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:14.959 twenty four. The PAC twelve can go lock them in right right, sign 77 00:05:15.000 --> 00:05:16.959 it. But there's no exit fee in the PAC twelve. Right no, 78 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:21.680 because because the grant of rights and the TV deal and at the end of 79 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:25.839 this school year. God, that's why Colorado can leave with no penalty. 80 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:30.040 Arizona can do the same. All all the PAC twelve schools can get out 81 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:33.839 after this year. West is seventeen million. Yeah, in the PAC twelve 82 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:39.839 zero because they have an existing existing grant of rights, a deal in the 83 00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:42.600 TV deal, So they would have to pay a penalty to get out. 84 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:46.720 And I don't know how long their contract is, but it's they could get 85 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:50.600 out four twenty twenty five. And the thing is, you know the PAC 86 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:56.720 ten, if the PAC ten PAC twelve is going to expand they want to 87 00:05:56.720 --> 00:05:59.720 get teams for next year. Now, I think they would wait for San 88 00:05:59.720 --> 00:06:01.639 Diego State, if Sandex State would sign on the dot of lines, Okay, 89 00:06:01.639 --> 00:06:06.279 we're coming and you know, notify the Whack or the Mountain West that 90 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:11.680 they're coming. But it can't be for next year. It could be for 91 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:15.279 the following SMU, on the other hand, who's the other team that everybody's 92 00:06:15.279 --> 00:06:17.399 talking about. And now get the thing that you're hearing is sort of SMUs 93 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:23.399 jump San Diego State in terms of availability to the PAC ten. And there's 94 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:27.079 a lot of a lot of discussion that the PAC ten or Pack twelve. 95 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:30.600 I don't know why pack a pack. Let's just the pack should go get 96 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:38.079 SMU right now there there there. Their exit fee is seventeen million dollars, 97 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:43.040 which they say, you know, SMU boosters having their couch cushions right that 98 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:46.759 that and they really want to get out, get out of the group of 99 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:50.360 five, get into the get into a Power five school, and that Dallas 100 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:55.360 Boosters would be happy to pay that. So SMU is kind of considered. 101 00:06:55.480 --> 00:06:58.600 If they ask, they will come. So people are saying, you know 102 00:06:58.600 --> 00:07:00.399 what, why are you waiting for this team deal you got? If you 103 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:04.040 want to survive, you gotta go get more teams. Anyways, so go 104 00:07:04.079 --> 00:07:10.079 get SMU right now, don't wait, get aggressive, make a move because 105 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:13.399 the fact that you're not making any moves is it's what's making you look bad. 106 00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:15.480 The fact that you didn't make any moves is really why you lost Colorado. 107 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:19.120 They got tired of waiting. There was there was a feeling that things 108 00:07:19.160 --> 00:07:24.000 weren't stable. There wasn't a commitment to this. They said, we're we're 109 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:28.399 gonna leave because we're gonna solidify our situation, and that's why they've left. 110 00:07:28.959 --> 00:07:33.600 Bobby Robbins has continued to stand to stand by what he's been saying that he 111 00:07:33.639 --> 00:07:38.360 wants to see the deal before they decide anything, and I think he will 112 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:41.680 do that. But they got to get a deal put together in the next 113 00:07:41.720 --> 00:07:45.199 week or two. They can't wait for a football season. That's got to 114 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:46.959 happen now and so, and if it doesn't, then I would say, 115 00:07:47.199 --> 00:07:50.560 you know what, Arizona, If if they can't get it together, then 116 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:55.920 you gotta go do I I kind of think that's what's gonna happen. I 117 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:58.839 don't think. I think if they'd have had a deal that was going to 118 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:01.639 be good enough for everybody, they would have had it by now. And 119 00:08:01.839 --> 00:08:07.600 there's a lot of a lot of sentiment on that and I think Colorado leaving 120 00:08:07.639 --> 00:08:11.040 doesn't help it. About people say, Okay, let Colorado go. What 121 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:13.040 did they bring? They were terrible at football, they're not very good at 122 00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:16.240 basketball. They don't play baseball, they don't play softball. What do they 123 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:20.839 have. It's not a big loss, but it's a big loss from an 124 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:28.160 appearance standpoint. It makes it the Pac twelve look very unstable and not aggressive. 125 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:31.080 That's what stings, not the fact that Colorado has left. They say, 126 00:08:31.200 --> 00:08:35.279 you go get san Diego State. Sendego. State's already a better program 127 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:39.080 than Colorado across the board. They got a better They got a better baseball 128 00:08:39.120 --> 00:08:43.360 team, got a better softball team, got way better basketball team, and 129 00:08:43.399 --> 00:08:46.919 they got you can arguably a better football program. Right now, you get 130 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:50.039 Colorado as as somebody say that's trade you get State, that's trading up. 131 00:08:50.799 --> 00:08:54.000 So he go get San Diego State. Lock them in right now, lock 132 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:56.440 him in. If you're gonna get him, go get him now. Maybe 133 00:08:56.440 --> 00:09:00.519 San Diego State doesn't want to come until they know what the deal is also, 134 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:03.879 and maybe the same thing with SMU. But that's why the importance of 135 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:07.360 getting the deal done. But you know, I don't know how good of 136 00:09:07.399 --> 00:09:09.360 a deal does it need to be for you know, for Arizona, just 137 00:09:09.440 --> 00:09:13.039 stay you know, And then you got people saying, well, the Big 138 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:18.960 twelve is now coming after Arizona next then if they get Arizona, the next 139 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:22.399 logical step is to go get Arizona State in Utah. And if they do 140 00:09:22.480 --> 00:09:26.399 that, that's exactly what the big that's the big twelves ultimate goal. Two 141 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:31.000 big updates from yesterday. We talked about Joe Burrow. The sky's falling in 142 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:35.919 Cincinnati. He's out a couple of weeks. Well they say several weeks. 143 00:09:35.039 --> 00:09:39.600 Okay, they say several weeks on Joe Burrow. So so thank goodness for 144 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:41.679 that. Uh, you know, one of the lead players are in the 145 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:48.279 league. Right, and then Sean Payton apologized. You know, well he 146 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:50.879 didn't. He didn't apologize. He didn't apologize for what he said. Right, 147 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:54.120 He just said I shouldn't have said it, right, Right, There's 148 00:09:54.159 --> 00:09:58.000 a difference. There's a big difference. Um, he said, you know, 149 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:01.519 and uh, I you know, I'm okay with that. I mean, 150 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:03.600 I like go when coaches say stuff, right, I mean, you 151 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:07.200 know, I mean I feel bad for I don't. I don't feel bad 152 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:09.919 for Nathaniel Hacket. He was a terrible coach. He was he really was 153 00:10:09.960 --> 00:10:13.000 a terrible coach. And so um, but you know Peyton, you know, 154 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:18.559 Sean Payton and Sean Payton, so he he didn't he said he was 155 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:20.120 sorry. He said it. He didn't say he was sorry for what he 156 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:24.159 said, right, which is interesting. And then your Dodgers a lot of 157 00:10:24.200 --> 00:10:26.720 trade stuff going on. Dodgers picked up a couple of guys. Well, 158 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:31.600 pick up a guy that I really like, Joe Kelly. Uh he was 159 00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:35.759 he was a key, a key bullpen guy in their World Series championship year. 160 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:39.480 They got him back. I didn't know he was gone, So I'll 161 00:10:39.480 --> 00:10:41.360 tell you how much I know. And then I was watching the White Sox 162 00:10:41.399 --> 00:10:45.440 and somebody and I also he's in the game, Like when did he go 163 00:10:45.480 --> 00:10:48.559 to the White Sox? But yeah, so his last ending with the White 164 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:52.120 Sox against the coach was not a good one. Yeah. And then lance 165 00:10:52.200 --> 00:10:54.840 Lynn, I know, you didn't really know much about it. Lance Lynn 166 00:10:54.960 --> 00:11:00.000 is a very good major league pitcher that has had some troubles this year. 167 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:03.559 Yeah. But the White Sox are are in full sale mode. There are 168 00:11:03.799 --> 00:11:07.120 a lot of their guys. They're thirteen games out in the Al Central, 169 00:11:07.159 --> 00:11:09.200 they're sixteen and a half games out of the wild Card race, so they 170 00:11:09.240 --> 00:11:13.559 got you know, they're selling, They're selling big time, and so people 171 00:11:13.559 --> 00:11:16.200 are picking them apart. Uh. You know, Uh, Aaron Judge comes 172 00:11:16.240 --> 00:11:20.720 back today, he'll be back in and but the Yankees are in the last 173 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.080 place in their division, so who knows what what he'll be able to do. 174 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:28.000 But yeah, all kinds of stuff going on, um uh, trade 175 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:31.600 deadline wise, baseball wise, all this stuff going on with uh with uh, 176 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:35.759 with Colorado and and and expansion and TV deals and like I said, 177 00:11:35.759 --> 00:11:39.279 well, uh, we'll pick Brian Jeffrey's brain just a little bit, but 178 00:11:39.559 --> 00:11:43.480 we mostly want to want to get into all the you know, I know 179 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:48.240 you also follow the NBA. How about the contract of Jaylen Brown. Well, 180 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:52.159 you know again one of those things where just he was the next guy, 181 00:11:52.519 --> 00:11:56.440 right, and now the next guy year right, the next guy'll get 182 00:11:56.440 --> 00:11:58.720 more than him, and the guy after that'll get more than him, just 183 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:03.519 like the quarterbacks in the NFL. Right, I'm of the mindset right now, 184 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:07.919 somebody's got access to monopoly money somewhere. Well, yeah, they get 185 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:11.480 where the again, they're getting it from us, Mike, They're getting from 186 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:15.159 those of us who who watch and want to go to games, right right? 187 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:18.000 I told you you know, or was it Steve? I told I 188 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:20.759 was watching the Dodger game I don't, did I tell the story? Yesterday 189 00:12:20.759 --> 00:12:26.279 I'm watching the Dodger game and see all these empty seats behind home play. 190 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:28.679 Those are the really high price. So I got curious. I said, 191 00:12:28.679 --> 00:12:30.919 Okay, how much does it cost to sit back there? So I went 192 00:12:30.960 --> 00:12:35.279 on to a future game and just you know, and onto the ticket site 193 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:39.279 and it's eight hundred and fifty bucks right for one ticket, right, one 194 00:12:39.279 --> 00:12:39.720 ticket right, So if you want to go, you know, if you 195 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:43.360 want to go with your friend or your spots or whatever, you're talking seventeen 196 00:12:43.440 --> 00:12:46.519 hundred dollars. But that's not counting all the feasas. The bad news is 197 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:52.919 is the casual fan who watches Major League Baseball seize those empty, high priced 198 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:58.279 seats behind home and oh my god, baseball struggling. Baseball is up a 199 00:12:58.399 --> 00:13:01.639 lot this year or attendance wise. Well yeah, and and those seats are 200 00:13:01.639 --> 00:13:05.279 paid for. It's not like, you know, I went on the site, 201 00:13:05.360 --> 00:13:09.120 the seats aren't available. There was only one seat in there. So 202 00:13:09.200 --> 00:13:11.720 that means all those seats are taking a season tickets, so they're sold, 203 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:15.559 right. You know, the Dodgers are getting their money for those seas. 204 00:13:15.559 --> 00:13:18.440 There's just not people sitting at them everything right, and and that's you know, 205 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:22.120 and that's the way that that works. But I like eight hundred and 206 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:26.320 fifty dollars. What I pay eight hundred and fifty dollars to go to one 207 00:13:26.480 --> 00:13:31.399 baseball game? And the answer is is an astounding Actually I'm of the opinion 208 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:33.360 that I wouldn't pay fifty dollars. Yes, I hate yeah, I hate 209 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:37.519 paying a hundred right, you know I I you know that I told you 210 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:43.120 that you went to the game to see Joheyoto upper deck down the line seats 211 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:46.720 eighty dollars. Well, I hate to say this, but I'm so spoiled 212 00:13:48.039 --> 00:13:50.159 that I could pick up the phone and call somebody I knew from thirty years 213 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:54.639 in baseball. Yeah, because because I don't like the pay for you. 214 00:13:54.879 --> 00:13:56.480 If you don't have those connections, right, how do you go to more 215 00:13:56.519 --> 00:14:00.440 than a game or two a year? Right? You know, we got 216 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:05.440 lower level you know, field level seats when we went to the Red Sox 217 00:14:05.480 --> 00:14:09.320 now halfway back right outside outside the upper overhang, but you know, down 218 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:13.720 the third base line, and those see one hundred dollars apiece. And I 219 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:18.159 didn't mention this when you mentioned Fedrary yesterday. I worked the world Series games 220 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:22.559 in nineteen eighty six when the Mets played the Red Sox. Yeah, and 221 00:14:22.639 --> 00:14:28.440 you know a lifelong cub fan, I walked uh Federary Park and this is 222 00:14:28.480 --> 00:14:31.480 a long time ago. Yeah, fourteen thirty seven years ago. What an 223 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:35.919 old Rundown stadium was. I loved it, uh, And I can go 224 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:39.240 to Wrigley Field and I would never feel that same way now. I also 225 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:41.919 will tell you I went to the All Star Game when they wheeled Ted Williams 226 00:14:41.960 --> 00:14:46.440 out and and that was something that was special. Yeah. Yeah, No, 227 00:14:46.679 --> 00:14:50.559 it's a that's that's what it is. All Right, we're gonna take 228 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:52.279 a break, We're gonna come back. Brian Jefferies will join us and we'll 229 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:56.039 talk about Arizona football and maybe a little bit of the Colorado stuff. So 230 00:14:56.320 --> 00:15:00.759 stick around. 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Who's hanging out with me on a Friday 297 00:19:59.279 --> 00:20:03.119 afternoon and now also hanging out with us on the phone is Brian Jeffries, 298 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:06.480 voice of the Wildcats of Wreck Wildcat Sports twelve ninety Brian, how are you 299 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:08.599 doing on a Friday? Doing? Very good, gentlemen, looking forward to 300 00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:12.000 the weekend. It's it's one of the last ones we're you know, we 301 00:20:12.119 --> 00:20:15.480 get a couple of days off before get into the grind of the next nine 302 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:19.160 months. So it's looking to take some time off and relax. Also, 303 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:23.119 I saw on the forecast on Monday it's not going to be triple digits. 304 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:29.680 Wow, can hardly wait? Yeah? So, Brian, when when when 305 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:32.240 you answered the phone, Uh, you know, I asked you if you've 306 00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:34.440 been having fun the last couple of days, and uh, you know, 307 00:20:34.519 --> 00:20:37.160 I do want to ask you. We don't want to go into the weeds 308 00:20:37.160 --> 00:20:41.920 on this because we said plenty about it, but can't have Brian Jeffries on 309 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:47.880 without asking you just your general thoughts on what's happened over the last few days. 310 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:51.599 Maybe go back to Friday. You know what's happened since then, the 311 00:20:51.640 --> 00:20:55.759 comments that were made at media day and then Colorado leaving the league. Yeah, 312 00:20:56.519 --> 00:21:02.440 well, I mean I'm disappointed in Colorado leaving because it really puts a 313 00:21:02.519 --> 00:21:04.680 lot of pressure now on the nine schools of remaining in terms of what they 314 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:07.720 want to do, if they're going to stick together. And at this point, 315 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:11.160 I don't know if anybody can trust the other one because you know, 316 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:15.119 no one saw the LA School's decision coming. I don't think although there was 317 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:19.400 speculation about Colorado, like you said, at media day last week in Las 318 00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:25.200 Vegas, it was made clear that the ten schools were in unity, and 319 00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:29.640 then you know, just a couple of days later, you start hearing about 320 00:21:29.640 --> 00:21:32.799 Colorado and now it comes to fruition. So you know, I'm disappointed. 321 00:21:33.319 --> 00:21:37.000 I've been around the pack twelve, ten, eight all my life. I 322 00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:41.640 hope the conference survives, but I think more importantly for the University of Arizona. 323 00:21:41.519 --> 00:21:45.200 The Wildcats have to take care of themselves. And that means that Bobby 324 00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:48.119 Robbins and Dave here looking out for what's best for the u of A. 325 00:21:48.799 --> 00:21:52.359 And if it means staying with the nine schools and expanding or doing whatever they 326 00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:56.079 want to do, then so be it. If it's better to move on 327 00:21:56.160 --> 00:22:00.559 to the Big twelve, then I think that's a decision they have to make. 328 00:22:00.640 --> 00:22:04.200 But I really do believe that those two guys are taking a very close 329 00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:07.559 look at things and they will make the decision as to what's best for the 330 00:22:07.640 --> 00:22:11.759 University of Arizona, because that's the most important thing right now. The rest 331 00:22:11.799 --> 00:22:15.200 of the ninth, of the eight other schools, you know, they've got 332 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:18.720 to make that same decision. And so I think we just have to wait 333 00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:22.079 now and see what's going to happen next, right, And then this is 334 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:23.920 I mean, you can argue this is the biggest decision that's going to be 335 00:22:23.960 --> 00:22:29.559 made, certainly athletically and maybe as a university since nineteen seventy eight when they 336 00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:32.599 went to the back. Well, yeah, and I mean that was a 337 00:22:32.920 --> 00:22:36.400 you know, a huge step for the U of A. And something that 338 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:38.960 you know, brought them into the national limelight and they've certainly been able to 339 00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:44.519 stay that way for ever since. But uh, you know, this is 340 00:22:44.519 --> 00:22:48.839 a bigger decision now because it's a lateral move. You're not going up in 341 00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:53.240 conferences, You're just going to a new conference. And so but I think 342 00:22:53.240 --> 00:22:56.160 it's survival. That's what it's all about right now. And like I said, 343 00:22:56.200 --> 00:23:00.839 I think that's what's most important. Exactly right. You're pointed and hope 344 00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:06.839 duly recorded. So let's talk some football media days on Tuesday. Practice starts 345 00:23:07.200 --> 00:23:11.240 after that. I'm guessing you've been spending the summer kind of taking a look 346 00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:15.640 at you know, what's coming up for you, just some of your initial 347 00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:18.000 thoughts going into camp, some of the things that you're looking for, you're 348 00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:22.720 looking to see as they as they start practice. Well, I know jud 349 00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:25.759 Fish is really excited about this team, and he should be. I mean 350 00:23:25.799 --> 00:23:29.759 it's his third year, both he and his staff, and they've gone from 351 00:23:29.759 --> 00:23:33.440 one eleven to five and seven, and so there's a lot of optimism. 352 00:23:33.480 --> 00:23:36.599 And this is what you hope for in any program that you wanted to keep 353 00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:40.599 getting better. And I fully believe that this will be a better team, 354 00:23:40.599 --> 00:23:44.039 we'll let equate into more wins. I mean, we'll wait and see, 355 00:23:44.079 --> 00:23:47.400 because there's a lot of things that come into play, including injuries, and 356 00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:51.519 of course, the PAC twelve this year looks to be just loaded with talent, 357 00:23:51.599 --> 00:23:53.599 and so it's not going to be any easier for the Wildcats. But 358 00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:59.039 I think they're better equipped going in. They certainly have adapt on the offensive 359 00:23:59.079 --> 00:24:03.240 side. I think they they've they've gotten bigger on the defensive side, They've 360 00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:07.119 gotten more depth on the defensive side, maybe say, say for the secondary. 361 00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:10.519 I think if you're asking me what I'm going to be looking for at 362 00:24:10.559 --> 00:24:14.799 camp, at least initially, is you know who's gonna who's gonna play back 363 00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:18.720 there in the defensive backfield because they lost three really valuable guys off last year's 364 00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:22.319 team, and they've got a couple coming back. But I think they're gonna 365 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:26.759 find have to find some new faces back there that who will be able to 366 00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:30.039 contribute right away, and hopefully if the front seven is as improved as I 367 00:24:30.079 --> 00:24:33.799 think it's going to be, that'll take some of the pressure off the secondary 368 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:38.799 as they learn are are there a couple of players, specific players that you're 369 00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:42.680 anxious to see, You know what they're going to bring and maybe you guys 370 00:24:42.759 --> 00:24:47.759 or maybe guys who are you know, you're waiting as if they're taking a 371 00:24:47.799 --> 00:24:51.839 big step or whatever. Who are a couple of guys that you're anxious to 372 00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:55.039 see what they look like? Well, I want to see Justin Flow the 373 00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:59.039 transfer from Oregon, because he's got a chance to fill a very valuable role 374 00:24:59.079 --> 00:25:03.079 at linebacker. They've got some other transfers in at that position, but he's 375 00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:07.079 kind of the headliner there, at least in my mind. Over on the 376 00:25:07.519 --> 00:25:14.599 offensive side, Montana Lemonis Craig the transfer from Colorado. Losing Dorian Singer, 377 00:25:14.640 --> 00:25:18.079 you know, that's that's big, but you know they've got plenty with Coween 378 00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:22.000 McMillan. And then yeah, how about some of the young guys, you 379 00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:26.559 know, Kevin Green, Chris Hunter, etc. Some other young wide receivers 380 00:25:26.559 --> 00:25:30.359 that didn't get a chance last year necessarily to make their mark, and I 381 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:34.200 think they'll get more of an opportunity this year. So that and again seeing 382 00:25:34.240 --> 00:25:37.759 who's going to play in the secondary back there, you know, you've got 383 00:25:38.400 --> 00:25:42.279 I think Isaiah Taylor, by the way, he is primed to have an 384 00:25:42.319 --> 00:25:45.799 outstanding season. Just you know, I think he's got a great talent, 385 00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:55.000 great gene pool there trade and Stuke's Effie Price sock uh Tokario Davis and then 386 00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:57.400 like I said, who who else is going to just kind of step to 387 00:25:57.440 --> 00:26:02.559 the forefront in the secondary So uh, you know we saw it towards the 388 00:26:02.680 --> 00:26:06.799 end of the year, A couple of guys as as as Jed uh talked 389 00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:10.319 about it. Uh at packwell me today. They played a lot of young 390 00:26:10.400 --> 00:26:14.240 guys in the second half of the year to get them in so that you 391 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:17.160 almost to kind of get them ready for this year. You know, there 392 00:26:17.160 --> 00:26:18.799 are a few of those guys. I think Jacob man who comes to mind 393 00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:22.440 is some of those guys you know, who are some of those guys that 394 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:26.960 you expect to see benefiting from what Jed did last year. Yeah, I 395 00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:32.559 think Manu is a perfect example of sterling lane. I think that that comes 396 00:26:32.599 --> 00:26:37.359 to mind. Uh, let's see who else, Uh, Jacob Conica on 397 00:26:37.400 --> 00:26:41.079 the defensive line, a guy that got to play a little bit last year, 398 00:26:41.160 --> 00:26:44.559 Russell Davis got to play a little bit last year. And you know 399 00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:48.599 they're year older now you kind of expect, you know, you hopefully see 400 00:26:48.599 --> 00:26:53.000 some more from them. Um. I mentioned a couple of the wide receivers 401 00:26:53.079 --> 00:26:57.759 and so yeah, I just you know, they've got uh Ken Burnett the 402 00:26:57.839 --> 00:27:00.559 tight end. I think I want to see, you know, how much 403 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:06.119 he steps up here and in year two because I think with Tenor McLaughlin really 404 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:08.039 right now, at least in my mind, is there number one tight end. 405 00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:11.359 I think that position could be really valuable this year. Yeah, no 406 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:15.440 doubt, no doubt. But so, uh you know, with without going 407 00:27:15.480 --> 00:27:19.960 into what the Jacob Delores situation is, you know what, how do you 408 00:27:21.000 --> 00:27:25.119 think what's been going on with him? Well, it does it enter the 409 00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:26.559 picture to offer him? Do you think he can shake it and just play 410 00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:32.920 football? Um? You know, but there's high expectations of him. He's 411 00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:36.200 he's he's one of the top passing quarterbacks in the country last year. I 412 00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:37.440 mean, he's got to have a great year for them to have a great 413 00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:42.240 year. So you know, what are your thoughts on how his ability to 414 00:27:42.920 --> 00:27:48.519 you know, focus on the season. Well, I think you know, 415 00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:52.799 he's on campus, he's been here. You know, he'll be here next 416 00:27:52.799 --> 00:27:56.680 week of course, and I think once he's around his football family, I 417 00:27:56.000 --> 00:28:00.119 think that's the support that he needs. And you know, I don't know 418 00:28:00.240 --> 00:28:06.359 all the details if everything is is done in terms of his situation back in 419 00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:10.720 Hawaii. But you know, he was very emotional over in Las Vegas about 420 00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:14.680 all of it, uh and and and rightfully so. And I'm you know, 421 00:28:14.799 --> 00:28:18.119 he's certainly got you know, you know, some of it's on his 422 00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:22.839 shoulders. But you know, it appears that he's done everything he can in 423 00:28:22.920 --> 00:28:26.119 order to you know, move on and hopefully all parties can move on. 424 00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:32.000 But that's that's you know, a guy his age, that's a tough thing. 425 00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:37.519 And I guess the question is how often, if if he will be 426 00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:41.720 reminded of it as the season goes on. So when he asked to face 427 00:28:41.400 --> 00:28:45.920 you know, media from outside Tucson, will they'll be asking him about it? 428 00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:48.680 Or is the story over now? And if if that's the case, 429 00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:52.319 then you know he's still got to That's something that he's got to settle within 430 00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:56.640 himself. But I think he's got a lot of support around him on campus 431 00:28:56.680 --> 00:29:00.240 to help out. Let's talk about the league a little bit. Um USC 432 00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:03.160 got picked to win the league, but we've had I think we've had three 433 00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:08.079 or four different sort of what I would what I would suggest are conference wide 434 00:29:08.119 --> 00:29:12.240 media guys and we've got a different answer for who's going to win the league 435 00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:17.119 from each one we've got in Washington, we've gotten to Utah, we've gotten 436 00:29:17.119 --> 00:29:22.480 a couple of USC's. I think it's Washington, Steph and I have a 437 00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:27.880 bet gooing he thinks it's USC. Where are your thoughts on that? Well? 438 00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:30.799 I voted for USC, I, you know, just based on the 439 00:29:30.839 --> 00:29:34.440 fact they've got a Heisman Trophy winner coming back and they've got a short up 440 00:29:34.480 --> 00:29:40.839 their defense. But the thing with USC is they've always got plenty of talent 441 00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:44.440 to burn, and so you kind of, you know, look at that 442 00:29:44.559 --> 00:29:48.759 and maybe that's an easy selection. Yeah, I certainly like Washington. I 443 00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:52.839 think Utah you can never overlook what you know, kind of witting hamas got 444 00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:56.880 going there, and Oregon the same thing. I don't think you can ever 445 00:29:56.240 --> 00:30:00.359 just you know, push the Ducks aside because that program has been too strong. 446 00:30:00.400 --> 00:30:03.440 But those are the those are the top four teams in the conference right 447 00:30:03.480 --> 00:30:07.440 now, and the question who's going to finish behind those four? To me, 448 00:30:07.599 --> 00:30:11.039 that's you know, you could put them in almost any order, but 449 00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:15.400 you know, I think USC might be a shape better right now. Arion 450 00:30:15.640 --> 00:30:18.920 I picked a finish eighth. Where is that about where you had them or 451 00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:22.920 where do you think they go? Yeah, I had them, I think 452 00:30:22.960 --> 00:30:26.920 I'd come down as six. And the reason being that the two teams that 453 00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:33.599 I think that they've got to beat one of them's UCLA. They've got them 454 00:30:33.640 --> 00:30:37.319 at home in Oregon State and they've got them at home, and so I 455 00:30:37.359 --> 00:30:40.000 think if they could pull off those two wins, that they got to win 456 00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:42.599 some other games. But I think those two could be typebreakers in terms of 457 00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:48.720 them moving up to the final standings. Yeah, I kind of Stephen, 458 00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:52.160 I thought they would be picked eighth. I think I'd maybe have them a 459 00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:56.200 spot higher because of that, because I think a couple of those key games 460 00:30:56.599 --> 00:31:00.279 you know are here. I think Washington State is another very important game fair 461 00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:03.559 Zone on the schedule, a game that you see is winnable, but they 462 00:31:03.559 --> 00:31:06.519 got to go play it on the road. Plus there's the Jayden Delorri fact 463 00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:11.359 going back to Washington State and what that's gonna be gonna be like for him, 464 00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:14.480 and so I you know, those three games to me are the three 465 00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:17.319 that you win two out of three. Now you're probably talking about a bowl 466 00:31:17.359 --> 00:31:19.920 game if you lose two out of three you're gonna be struggling to get to 467 00:31:19.920 --> 00:31:23.400 a ball game. Now, No, I agree. I think if the 468 00:31:23.440 --> 00:31:26.400 Wildcats get off to a good start, and what I mean by that is 469 00:31:27.240 --> 00:31:30.759 if they are no worse than two on one going to Stanford, And I 470 00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:34.079 look at the Stanford game as they must win if they want to go to 471 00:31:34.119 --> 00:31:40.160 a ball because the Cardinal our pick last, and they they're They've got a 472 00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:42.920 lot of rebuilding to do there. So then you look at the fact that 473 00:31:44.039 --> 00:31:48.279 you know, maybe they're at worst three and one hosting Washington. And I'm 474 00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:51.200 not saying they're gonna beat Washington. I'm just saying that the Wildcats will have 475 00:31:51.200 --> 00:31:55.400 a lot of momentum. You figure the stadium's full, and the Huskies do 476 00:31:55.519 --> 00:31:57.279 not play well in the desert. Do you take a look at their record 477 00:31:57.279 --> 00:32:02.119 and two sound and temptee and it's abysmal, and so you combine all those 478 00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:06.960 factors together and you never know, Yeah, well, it certainly it's fun 479 00:32:07.000 --> 00:32:10.640 thinking that those are games that might have a chance at because up and you 480 00:32:10.680 --> 00:32:14.440 know, for it's been a while since we've been able to even have that 481 00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:19.799 discussion. Well, and I think that's the one of the key factors getting 482 00:32:19.839 --> 00:32:22.960 to the third year of jet fishing, his staff and being over in Las 483 00:32:22.039 --> 00:32:25.319 Vegas last week. I heard it from people at the other schools. They 484 00:32:25.960 --> 00:32:31.319 they see what he's doing because of course all the coaches are recruiting and they're 485 00:32:31.319 --> 00:32:36.519 seeing what he's been able to pull in. They also respect his staff, 486 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:39.680 and so I think there's a lot of folks around the PAC twelve they're looking 487 00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:43.799 at Arizona as you know, one of that dark horse teams, one of 488 00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:46.359 those teams that's on its way up and could certainly pull off some big wins 489 00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:51.960 this year. So okay, so we get started next week. Practices are 490 00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:57.000 it's still going to be dang hot out there, but you know, it's 491 00:32:57.279 --> 00:33:00.160 I think it's gonna it's gonna be interesting to see what they look like. 492 00:33:00.200 --> 00:33:04.359 And Stephen, I talk about this all the time. You know, a 493 00:33:04.400 --> 00:33:07.759 lot of times, you know, in camp, we don't know what we're 494 00:33:07.759 --> 00:33:10.359 seeing. But do you feel like you've got a pretty good vision of what 495 00:33:10.440 --> 00:33:15.119 it looks like when you you know, you've seen all the teams extensively every 496 00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:16.920 year because of the work that you do, can you get a pretty good 497 00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:22.359 sense of what you're seeing just watching them practice? You know, to be 498 00:33:22.559 --> 00:33:27.400 quite honest with you, Jay, I don't. I don't think I've ever 499 00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:31.319 left a training camp thinking that they didn't have a chance Arison, it didn't 500 00:33:31.319 --> 00:33:36.119 have a chance to be a pretty good football team. And when you're practicing 501 00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:38.839 against one another, I think it's kind of a false sense that you get. 502 00:33:38.920 --> 00:33:43.240 I mean, certainly you can see some individual talent, and the thing 503 00:33:43.279 --> 00:33:47.480 that I'm going to watch for most this year is the just the physical nature 504 00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:52.000 of the team. My understanding is that they I think Jed told me I'm 505 00:33:52.000 --> 00:33:58.759 trying to remember how many total pounds he said that they've added team wise in 506 00:33:58.799 --> 00:34:02.720 the weight room since lay here. It's it's pretty if somebody needs to ask 507 00:34:02.759 --> 00:34:06.880 him that again, because what he told me the other night was was pretty 508 00:34:06.920 --> 00:34:09.119 impressive. So you know what they've done in the weight room. I think 509 00:34:09.159 --> 00:34:14.559 that the size that they've been able to recruit, I tells it, that's 510 00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:16.639 going to tell me a lot about you know, how far this team can 511 00:34:16.719 --> 00:34:20.519 go? All right, Brian, I appreciate it. I know it's a 512 00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:22.320 Friday afternoon. You probably want to get the heck out of there and cool 513 00:34:22.320 --> 00:34:24.199 off. Mike's got something, yeah, Brian, All I want to do 514 00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:29.079 is just uh from a sports fan in the sound thank you for everything you've 515 00:34:29.119 --> 00:34:32.199 done. Just a class act. I just love listening to your broadcast. 516 00:34:32.920 --> 00:34:37.320 Turn the TV sound down and just keep up the great work. Right, 517 00:34:37.719 --> 00:34:42.280 Thanks Mike, And same to you, Mike. Thanks for keeping baseball alive 518 00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:46.119 in Tucson because you know it's it's a great sport as you well know. 519 00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:51.920 And I'm just I'm thankful that you're a guy that's not letting it die here. 520 00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:54.280 Just keep fighting, all right, guys. Hey Brian, thanks again. 521 00:34:54.280 --> 00:34:57.519 I'll see you next week. All right, let's see you guys. 522 00:34:58.480 --> 00:35:00.199 Always really great to have him on. Great. I love I love that 523 00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:02.199 guy, and he's just such a cool guy. And I mean, we 524 00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:05.000 know we grew up with him. I mean I know he got here. 525 00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:07.360 I was already grown up, but I feel like he's been here since I 526 00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:09.719 was right kid, and dah, he's all good to have on. Okay, 527 00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:14.440 let's take our break. 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But Mike's been here patiently to you know, going through stuff. 577 00:38:52.239 --> 00:38:57.400 And I wanted to give Mike to talk about the many things that that he 578 00:38:57.480 --> 00:38:59.800 does are on here and Brian, you know, talked about some of that 579 00:39:00.000 --> 00:39:01.079 stuff. But uh, you know, as we said, you know, 580 00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:05.360 Mike's got the Mexican Baseball f yesterday, he does the Ludolsome basketball camp. 581 00:39:05.719 --> 00:39:07.800 Yeah, and you know he's with the Arizonable just all this kind of stuff. 582 00:39:07.840 --> 00:39:12.679 So you got the Ludolsoon basketball camp coming up here next month. Just 583 00:39:12.760 --> 00:39:15.159 kind of what's going on with it right now. It'll be our six year 584 00:39:15.840 --> 00:39:20.559 Uh. We we do it as sporting chance. Uh. It's it's it's 585 00:39:20.559 --> 00:39:23.599 always confused for when kids grow up they go to ludolson camp. Right, 586 00:39:24.440 --> 00:39:28.760 this isn't a kids camp. This this is we bring in former you of 587 00:39:28.800 --> 00:39:36.360 a players, uh. And they will then be the coaches for adults thirty 588 00:39:36.360 --> 00:39:40.159 and older to sign up and and get their brains beat out for three days 589 00:39:40.280 --> 00:39:44.599 because they're not used to playing that much basketball. Yeah. Uh, you 590 00:39:44.639 --> 00:39:49.400 know some of the former UH players obviously all guys during your time. Uh, 591 00:39:49.440 --> 00:39:54.480 the old timers Eddie Smith and Pete Williams. Great, you know guys 592 00:39:54.519 --> 00:39:59.159 that kind of get the lute program started. Uh, you know, Benn 593 00:39:59.159 --> 00:40:06.719 and Davison, Ben Davis, Craig McMillan, Joe Turner locally, Matt Muellbach, 594 00:40:06.840 --> 00:40:10.360 Reggie Geary are involved. So a great group of guys and it's always 595 00:40:10.400 --> 00:40:15.159 fun to be around them. And and what we do is the draft players 596 00:40:15.159 --> 00:40:20.159 and the whole thing. Yeah, okay, let's take this, continue the 597 00:40:20.159 --> 00:40:22.199 conversation. Hi, you're on the R and I on the ball. Hey 598 00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:27.800 you guys, this is Gabriel calling from California. Gabriel and we talked more 599 00:40:27.840 --> 00:40:34.599 about UM the alignment. Absolutely give us the What are you thinking now? 600 00:40:34.760 --> 00:40:37.039 Is there any news? No new news, Just a lot of speculation, 601 00:40:37.880 --> 00:40:43.440 a ton of speculation that Arizona is the school that uh, the Big twelve 602 00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:47.440 is looking towards next UM but no nothing. Now you know, there's no 603 00:40:47.599 --> 00:40:51.800 Arizona Board of Regents meetings, there's nothing going on like that. It's just 604 00:40:52.199 --> 00:40:57.199 everybody's guessing now that one. That's far as we know, correct, right 605 00:40:57.400 --> 00:41:02.119 right? Right? UM? So I think so. Justine Spears and Alie 606 00:41:02.119 --> 00:41:08.320 Fahan brought up a good point on their show this morning and they and they 607 00:41:08.400 --> 00:41:19.119 said, um, name, is there name one team for Arizona to stay 608 00:41:19.239 --> 00:41:24.800 or is there a positive to stay to stay at to stay in the the 609 00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:30.760 stay in the past twelve. I think no, No, there is no 610 00:41:30.840 --> 00:41:37.639 benefit to staying in the path in the past twelve because, um, well, 611 00:41:37.719 --> 00:41:42.079 let's just think about it. What teams can they get that will will 612 00:41:42.280 --> 00:41:46.320 that will move the needle? Dan Diego State SMU, you know, the 613 00:41:46.639 --> 00:41:51.840 Colorado State PRADL state. No, they don't move the needle at all. 614 00:41:52.199 --> 00:41:55.159 So but let me let me let me say something that was let me tell 615 00:41:55.159 --> 00:41:59.840 you something that was said to me way way at the beginning of this. 616 00:42:00.000 --> 00:42:02.960 And this was back when you know, UCLA and USC left and it was 617 00:42:04.000 --> 00:42:07.440 obvious that the PAC twelve was going to have to have to expand, and 618 00:42:07.440 --> 00:42:10.760 then there was there was already discussion that they might go to the Big twelve. 619 00:42:10.800 --> 00:42:19.119 And when I was told, do not underestimate the importance of academics in 620 00:42:19.159 --> 00:42:23.039 this decision. The PAC twelve is a conference where all twelve teams or I 621 00:42:23.039 --> 00:42:29.360 think ten eleven out of twelve teams were like among the top one hundred research 622 00:42:29.559 --> 00:42:34.519 institutions in the country. And there's only one school like that in the Big 623 00:42:34.559 --> 00:42:37.760 twelve, and that to the Remember this, this is the decision that's being 624 00:42:37.760 --> 00:42:42.760 made by the presidents, not the athletic directors. And I was told do 625 00:42:42.840 --> 00:42:45.679 not underestimate the importance of that. And if you're asking, if you're looking 626 00:42:45.679 --> 00:42:51.159 for a reason that the Arizona would want to hang onto the PAC twelve, 627 00:42:51.800 --> 00:42:54.719 it would be that to be in a league with Stanford and count Now two 628 00:42:54.760 --> 00:42:58.320 of those, two of those top one hundred school are USC and UCLA. 629 00:42:58.360 --> 00:43:00.840 They're gone, right, but you know, you know when you got Washington, 630 00:43:01.239 --> 00:43:07.679 Oregon, Stanford, uh Cal those teams even as you is one of 631 00:43:07.719 --> 00:43:14.320 those schools when those when you're rubbing shoulders academically with those instead of you know, 632 00:43:14.440 --> 00:43:17.639 Oklahoma State and Texas Tech and Kansas State in Kansas, who none of 633 00:43:17.679 --> 00:43:22.159 those schools are are in that grouping. Baylor's the only one that's a big 634 00:43:22.280 --> 00:43:25.400 deal. And and and that's one of the reasons that I think they're trying 635 00:43:25.400 --> 00:43:30.840 to hang on to the PAC twelve. Well, here's here's one thing. 636 00:43:30.280 --> 00:43:37.119 Do we as Arizona fans. Do we trust Do we trust the scun Devils? 637 00:43:37.159 --> 00:43:40.400 Do we trust Oregon? Do we trust Washington? No? No, 638 00:43:40.880 --> 00:43:47.079 exactly, They're gonna do what is best for them. I mean, let's 639 00:43:47.119 --> 00:43:52.480 take as to you. They're gonna they're gonna stay on this ship, speaking 640 00:43:52.599 --> 00:43:57.440 ship because on the they're gonna stay on this spinking ship that is the Pack 641 00:43:57.480 --> 00:44:05.119 twelve. Yeah. Presid Robbins has said that if the stun Devils and University 642 00:44:05.159 --> 00:44:10.639 Arizona are not connected, he basically he said, he said that Arizona needs 643 00:44:10.840 --> 00:44:16.679 d was best for Arizona Ie go to the BID twelve because he words stability 644 00:44:17.079 --> 00:44:20.800 right, and you're right, you're right on a lot of those fronts. 645 00:44:20.840 --> 00:44:22.880 But you know, you say, no, we don't trust Arizona, State, 646 00:44:22.960 --> 00:44:25.559 Washington, YadA, YadA. They don't. Nobody trusts Arizona either, 647 00:44:25.880 --> 00:44:30.960 because Arizona is the team that's being most talked about about going to the PAC 648 00:44:30.000 --> 00:44:36.840 twelve. And Robbie Robbins has said a million times we're gonna do what's best 649 00:44:37.039 --> 00:44:39.880 for Arizona and that that's what every school needs to do. Every school needs 650 00:44:39.920 --> 00:44:44.119 to do that. Colorado did that. They did what they thought was whether 651 00:44:44.159 --> 00:44:45.880 you like it, or not. They did what everybody what they thought was 652 00:44:45.960 --> 00:44:49.840 the best for them. So that's what everybody's doing. It's every man for 653 00:44:49.920 --> 00:44:52.159 himself right now. And so you know, you don't know, you know, 654 00:44:52.239 --> 00:44:55.119 you don't know if Oregon and Washington you signed a deal to be in 655 00:44:55.320 --> 00:44:59.000 to stay in the PAC twelve and Oregon and Washington are gone in two years, 656 00:44:59.079 --> 00:45:01.119 you don't know if that's gonna or not. And I do, I 657 00:45:01.280 --> 00:45:06.920 do think we are ty d ASU somewhat as far as the student athlete when 658 00:45:06.960 --> 00:45:10.719 you talk about travel, uh, and you know when you start dividing up 659 00:45:12.199 --> 00:45:16.440 a ninety minute travel down the road compared to a six hour travel and your 660 00:45:16.480 --> 00:45:22.880 athletes having to go to different time zones and and they've stick out classes to 661 00:45:22.960 --> 00:45:27.119 go to. And this isn't just about basketball and football. It's about all 662 00:45:27.199 --> 00:45:30.039 the athletes and all the sports. And I think that still has to be 663 00:45:30.079 --> 00:45:38.920 considered right, absolutely correct. But but is Bobby Robbins gonna let mister the 664 00:45:39.039 --> 00:45:49.280 athletic director, mister Crow or the president of ASU hold holding holding Arizona back. 665 00:45:49.480 --> 00:45:51.639 No, No, he's not. You want to be in the dust 666 00:45:51.719 --> 00:45:55.800 fan of history then by all means, because they don't care about sport. 667 00:45:57.119 --> 00:46:00.800 Right, No, you're correct, Gabriel Arizona is gonna do. Whatever a 668 00:46:00.880 --> 00:46:04.760 SU decised to do is gonna have no impact on what Arizona decis to do. 669 00:46:04.880 --> 00:46:07.519 They're gonna do what's the right thing. There was a thread on on 670 00:46:07.719 --> 00:46:12.480 social media today talking about you know what, one of the local media guys 671 00:46:12.519 --> 00:46:15.840 said, whatever Arizona does, ACU is gonna have to do and vice versa, 672 00:46:15.199 --> 00:46:20.079 and everybody went back on and said, wrong, that's that's not correct, 673 00:46:20.679 --> 00:46:23.440 right because Robbie Robbins is publicly said Arizona and as you can split up, 674 00:46:23.760 --> 00:46:28.119 and and and if it's if that's the best thing for both of them, 675 00:46:28.280 --> 00:46:31.519 that's what they'll do. Can I say one more scene that Krana worries 676 00:46:31.800 --> 00:46:37.599 worries me? So say so, I know that President Robbins is still waiting 677 00:46:37.760 --> 00:46:45.119 for call unquote the make Believe TV deal that is basically round like this, 678 00:46:45.360 --> 00:46:49.719 but oh it's a myth. Nobody has seen that. But anyway, he 679 00:46:50.719 --> 00:46:53.880 he basically said, we're still waiting for TV. Well, the TV deal. 680 00:46:54.639 --> 00:46:59.000 Um, how how long is he gonna wait? I mean, if 681 00:46:59.519 --> 00:47:05.920 what if it was up to me, I would I would say yes. 682 00:47:06.280 --> 00:47:10.159 Last week was the last straw. Yeah, here's all I'll say over a 683 00:47:10.440 --> 00:47:15.320 year, over over a year, you guys, here's what I'll say about 684 00:47:15.320 --> 00:47:22.360 But here's here's the last thing I'll say about that. Bobby Robbins. You 685 00:47:22.440 --> 00:47:24.920 know, I've I've interviewed him a number of times for some business stories, 686 00:47:24.960 --> 00:47:28.320 and we've had him on the show and whatnot. He's one of the smartest 687 00:47:28.320 --> 00:47:31.440 guys I know, one of the smartest guys on the planet, and run 688 00:47:31.559 --> 00:47:35.719 he runs circles around all of us. I'm gonna say, I've got a 689 00:47:35.800 --> 00:47:38.159 lot of confidence that he's got this figured out. He's not gonna wait forever. 690 00:47:38.639 --> 00:47:44.360 He's gonna wait as long as he can wait to where if he's got 691 00:47:44.440 --> 00:47:45.920 to make a move, he's gonna make a move. And he's just I 692 00:47:46.039 --> 00:47:50.440 think he's just still saying we don't have to make a move right now. 693 00:47:50.880 --> 00:47:53.239 And if he if I believe that, if he believes that, then I'm 694 00:47:53.280 --> 00:47:55.639 good with it, because I you know, he I know you and I 695 00:47:55.679 --> 00:47:59.599 are sitting here and we're impatient and we want him to do something or you 696 00:47:59.719 --> 00:48:02.039 feel like it's gonna go away. I think if there's a point where they 697 00:48:02.079 --> 00:48:05.519 don't have a TV deal and the opportunity to go to the Big twelve is 698 00:48:05.559 --> 00:48:07.360 gonna go away. He's gonna weigh what, you know, what's the best 699 00:48:07.440 --> 00:48:09.840 thing, and he's gonna make a decision based on that. And I'm very 700 00:48:09.880 --> 00:48:15.239 confident of that. Honestly, Gabe, he's one of the smartest guys I've 701 00:48:15.320 --> 00:48:19.400 ever met ever. And you know, I've worked with scientists and engineers and 702 00:48:19.920 --> 00:48:22.480 some very smart people, and he is a smart guy. And the great 703 00:48:22.519 --> 00:48:25.079 thing about that is he's a smart guy, and he's a sports guy. 704 00:48:25.119 --> 00:48:30.280 He knows a sport. So I got I have extreme confidence. I just 705 00:48:30.519 --> 00:48:37.119 don't want Arizona least well if if if Robbins feels like Arizona is gonna get 706 00:48:37.199 --> 00:48:40.320 left out of something, I feel like he'll make whatever he's the right move 707 00:48:40.400 --> 00:48:44.360 at that point. So that's all I got. All righty man, thank 708 00:48:44.400 --> 00:48:51.039 you. Have a good weekend. Gabriel. He very very Gabriel has been 709 00:48:51.519 --> 00:48:57.800 He's very passionate and he he you know, it's pretty funny. It's pretty 710 00:48:57.800 --> 00:48:59.880 funny. All right. We got a couple of minutes before the break we 711 00:49:00.119 --> 00:49:02.239 talk some more about this people you were talking about. Tell me, you 712 00:49:02.320 --> 00:49:06.519 know, uh, how many how many guys do you try to get for 713 00:49:06.760 --> 00:49:08.800 the you know, how many people can come and participate in the camp. 714 00:49:09.079 --> 00:49:13.119 For you, we're hoping to have about thirty five thirty six campers, four 715 00:49:13.159 --> 00:49:16.320 teams. That's you know eight a team somewhere in there. Uh And and 716 00:49:16.639 --> 00:49:22.039 they just they play games Friday, two games Friday, one game Saturday, 717 00:49:22.119 --> 00:49:25.599 one game Sunday. Uh And but the biggest thing is the associations and the 718 00:49:25.679 --> 00:49:29.880 friendship they make with the former U of A players. I mean they stay 719 00:49:29.920 --> 00:49:32.360 in touch now all the time. Uh And you know, and for us, 720 00:49:32.559 --> 00:49:37.239 you know, I'm still working on on different U of A former U 721 00:49:37.320 --> 00:49:40.800 of A players. H you know, finalized things with Matt Muellbach today. 722 00:49:42.280 --> 00:49:45.159 Uh So, it's it's just it's just a nice, feel good camp. 723 00:49:45.239 --> 00:49:51.239 We're not a big camp. We're not North Carolina or not Duke Kentucky they 724 00:49:51.320 --> 00:49:54.639 have hundreds of people. But we you know, we invite people go to 725 00:49:55.079 --> 00:50:00.760 loot Olson Fantasy Camp not basketball, Lootols and Fantasy seecamp dot com. You'll 726 00:50:00.760 --> 00:50:06.679 see video, you'll see photos, You'll you'll see an information sheet. What 727 00:50:06.840 --> 00:50:09.760 a cost or go on Facebook? Ye what's the retention? I mean, 728 00:50:10.199 --> 00:50:13.800 how many guys come back each year, So how many are new and how 729 00:50:13.840 --> 00:50:16.880 many come back? I would say probably over seventy five percent come back because 730 00:50:16.880 --> 00:50:21.039 they love it so much, you know. Wine Camper said, you know, 731 00:50:21.199 --> 00:50:24.159 jeez, I thought I'd do this would be a lifelong, lifetime experience, 732 00:50:24.679 --> 00:50:29.960 and I've now had five lifetime experience. So they come back. I 733 00:50:30.039 --> 00:50:32.800 mean, it's not very bad expensive and then they get some other acts, 734 00:50:32.840 --> 00:50:36.400 but they get a dinner and correct all that stuff. Right. So, 735 00:50:36.760 --> 00:50:39.519 and you know, Tommy Lloyd has allowed us to go to scrimmages the past 736 00:50:39.599 --> 00:50:46.760 two years where Ben and Matherin and Cologo and Dale and Terry and then all 737 00:50:46.800 --> 00:50:51.760 the players are all so it's up close and personal sneak preview. This year, 738 00:50:51.760 --> 00:50:54.239 we're not going to do it because the basketball team will just be returning 739 00:50:54.280 --> 00:50:59.119 from the Middle East from Israel and Abu Dhabi. But Tommy's still going to 740 00:50:59.199 --> 00:51:00.960 do something special on Saturday afternoon for uce. Very cool, all right, 741 00:51:01.159 --> 00:51:05.880 So we'll uh, we'll come back and we'll do breaking news here, but 742 00:51:05.880 --> 00:51:08.679 we're also we want to let you cover the Mexican Baseball Fiesta coming up too. 743 00:51:08.960 --> 00:51:12.760 We've got Jake Fisher coming up, so I'm sure we're going to kick 744 00:51:12.760 --> 00:51:17.599 around some more uh some more uh Colorado realignment stuff. And I'm Jake's always 745 00:51:17.639 --> 00:51:21.920 got a great opinion and isn't afraid to express it, so we'll do that. 746 00:51:22.320 --> 00:51:25.960 We'll be right back with breaking news. Believe well,