WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:07.599 This is I on the Ball with Steve Rivera and Jakin Zaliz on Fox Sports 2 00:00:07.599 --> 00:00:14.279 fourteen fifteen powered by Nova Insurance Services. Make sure your most prized possessions katc 3 00:00:14.679 --> 00:00:19.039 R two SID and I Heeart Radio Station. Good afternoon, everybody, Welcome 4 00:00:19.079 --> 00:00:22.160 to I on the Ball here on Fox Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rover, 5 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:26.239 He's Jacome Zose, Gonna boyd Devon in the house. It's heating up 6 00:00:26.519 --> 00:00:30.640 in the old pebble in the sports world jam everywhere. There's all kinds of 7 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:34.840 stuff ninety degrees. But it's like a scorchery out in the real world. 8 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:38.520 What the heck is going on with softball? He was softball? You wa 9 00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:43.280 basketball? And what happened to the sugar score? Oh man, oh man? 10 00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:47.280 That was really bad. You know. I had to I didn't realize 11 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:52.000 the things that I said on the broadcast when that happened. I went and 12 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:55.560 watched the tale because I had to see want it again to see what happened. 13 00:00:55.560 --> 00:00:59.759 So and I'm like, I did him on love It right, I'm 14 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:03.799 like, oh, um, that was a bad loss and they lost it 15 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:07.239 in a bad way. So what the hell happened? Well, um, 16 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:11.599 just a very basic, very basic, fundamental thing. Look, you know, 17 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:17.319 in your fifty yard field, you're always within scoring. This Sugar Skulls 18 00:01:17.359 --> 00:01:21.640 had a had a had a six point lead seven seconds left. San Diego 19 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:23.760 got the ball on their own five and they throw a hale mary into the 20 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:27.280 end zone. Two Sugar Skulls are there by themselves. It wasn't even anywhere 21 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:30.280 near a receiver, and instead of knocking it down, one of them tried 22 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:33.879 to catch it. Popped up in the air of San Diego guy caught it. 23 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:38.959 Tie the game. Sugar Skulls seemingly got a break when San Diego missed 24 00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:42.680 the extra point, so they go into overtime and then the Sugar Skulls lost 25 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:46.640 in double overtime. Wow, well, so did you listen to the coach? 26 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:49.480 Yeah, and what did you say? Same same thing I said. 27 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:53.319 He said, We told him, because there was a time out right before 28 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:56.480 the place, through the entire time out, we told him, knocked the 29 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:59.239 ball down, bat it down, batted down, bat it down, and 30 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:01.359 they didn't bat it out. And h So he just makes you said, 31 00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:04.480 you know, hey, look, we gotta we take the loss and we 32 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:07.640 move on. They've got a week off, they've got a bye week and 33 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:10.560 then they're back home in two weeks against one of the Arizone You think that, 34 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:14.759 um, um, you know, you played ball. I played ball. 35 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:17.080 You played enough games in your life. They've played a lot more games 36 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:21.360 than I've ever played. And you know that that's what you do, right, 37 00:02:21.759 --> 00:02:24.280 right, you know, the the and the instincts you know are always 38 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:28.599 catch the ball, right, you think I got it? And what happened 39 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:30.960 was the guy who was just standing there was going to catch the ball. 40 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:36.000 A sugar skulls guy came across in front of him to try and you know, 41 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:38.560 get his hands on it. So when it came down, you know 42 00:02:38.919 --> 00:02:43.319 it. You know it distracted and he hit him in the chest and then 43 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:46.400 popped up in the air. And so, um, just one of those 44 00:02:46.439 --> 00:02:49.919 things, you know, I mean, you know what I know, And 45 00:02:50.039 --> 00:02:53.240 I mean I immediately said that, I said, the fundamental thing to do 46 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:55.639 this, to knock this down? Why they knock Yeah, And well they're 47 00:02:55.680 --> 00:02:59.840 supposed to, right, They're supposed to and they're supposed to know and and 48 00:03:00.199 --> 00:03:04.719 things. Both players one was Carrington Thompson, okay because he's a receiver. 49 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:07.400 But they put him you know back sure in pre event to be a tall 50 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:10.319 guy to be able to get up there and knock the ball down. He 51 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:14.840 was the one that came across in front of Mike Mentor, who's another veteran 52 00:03:14.879 --> 00:03:16.960 guy. So it was two veterans who you know, knew what to do 53 00:03:17.000 --> 00:03:20.479 and then just didn't do it. Yeah, and so it cost him a 54 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:23.719 game. And you know they you know, Sugar Skills were going went into 55 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:27.360 the game seven and one against San Diego in the you know, in history, 56 00:03:27.719 --> 00:03:29.960 this is a game that and sand came in one and three on the 57 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:31.800 season. They shouldn't have lost its game. Sugar Skulls had a fourteen point 58 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:36.039 lead with five minutes left in the game and then lost the game. When 59 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:38.120 the crowd was it was a good crowd, good, good crowd. It's 60 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:42.360 hard to tell, uh you know, people sitting on our side of the 61 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:44.919 press box, but look good. It was a red out, a lot 62 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:47.599 of red jerseys. It's very cool. Cool. We have a collar higher 63 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:55.400 on the R and I on the ball. Thank you from California. Uh 64 00:03:55.439 --> 00:04:00.759 so do you any time to talk twa We'll talk to you about Tommy Lloyd. 65 00:04:01.439 --> 00:04:03.599 Go ahead, go ahead, we're on the air, so go ahead. 66 00:04:04.759 --> 00:04:10.479 So anyway, I'll code you guys on Friday, and I just want 67 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:17.079 them the conversation that we've had on Friday, and says let me um, 68 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:25.040 and just let me say. I don't know what is going on behind the 69 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:30.720 scenes with Tommy Lloyd recruiting. I don't want to. I don't like to 70 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:36.480 make make stuff up out of out of Eric. I sure hope that Tommy 71 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:44.160 Lloyds has a couple of contingents these plans well, and I think the likelihood 72 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:46.160 that he does is probably pretty good because I think Tommy Lloyd knows what he's 73 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:49.879 doing. I you know, I've been talking to a lot of people about 74 00:04:49.879 --> 00:04:54.279 this, you know, people losing their minds over how recruiting is going. 75 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:57.319 And all I said everybody is, let's wait to see what he puts on 76 00:04:57.360 --> 00:05:00.519 the floor and then decide. You know, if you not even going to 77 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:03.279 know that until December after they've had some games. So people who are going 78 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:06.839 crazy that he's not getting guys, we don't know. Gabriel. Gabriel, 79 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:10.319 I know you're a young guy because I asked you that your age last week, 80 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:15.199 But what's your biggest concern outside of they haven't gotten any here yet? 81 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:17.240 Is it because they haven't gotten any year. If they would have gotten two 82 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:21.279 or three guys by now, would you be okay with it? I think 83 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:27.000 I think well, I got two things to say. Ball asked a ball 84 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:32.560 answer the first question. I think that Portan sing Arizona need to do is 85 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:41.480 good guys with Taylor in the steak with or has a big ability to go 86 00:05:41.879 --> 00:05:46.240 to that we go to the basket and score. Unfortunately, some of the 87 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:54.279 players from last year worked. Hannay, don't don't even insult anybody, but 88 00:05:54.519 --> 00:05:58.680 Kinna stops. Well, that's two years at row. If you want to 89 00:05:58.759 --> 00:06:01.720 be honest, truth there because Houston did the same thing. Um. I 90 00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:04.279 think that you have to be patient. You have a lot of time on 91 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:09.279 your hands. Gabe, You'll be okay. I think Tommy makes Tommy makes 92 00:06:09.439 --> 00:06:13.120 I think a little over three million dollars a year. His job is on 93 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:15.399 the line, so he's well aware of what what to do, what not 94 00:06:15.519 --> 00:06:20.000 to do. Um, I think they'll be fine. I could get one 95 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:28.399 more scene, so I'm not being braggadocious or any scene. So a couple 96 00:06:28.399 --> 00:06:32.680 of days ago, I took time out on my schedule and I bas you 97 00:06:32.759 --> 00:06:41.199 know, the two Arizona's am I l like Arizona Sets and the Friends of 98 00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:46.519 a World War over World. I took time out on my busy day and 99 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:50.519 I don't donated some money to them because I want to help, so, 100 00:06:50.680 --> 00:06:57.560 you know, with the Arizona to be a better program to compete against the 101 00:06:57.680 --> 00:07:04.639 Alabamas or you sees Oregon. But so all the Facebook people who like us 102 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:13.279 complain complaining all that. If you if you want to contribute to make some 103 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:16.800 money and help Arizona get better, That's the only thing I got to say 104 00:07:16.839 --> 00:07:19.759 about Gabriel. I want to applaud the heck out of you, because we've 105 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:23.600 been saying that here. If you're gonna bitch and complain, guess what, 106 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:27.279 bring out twenty fifty bucks, bring out whatever you want. But in order 107 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.959 to help this program be better is not about the complaining. It's about emptying 108 00:07:30.959 --> 00:07:35.759 some wallets and give them what they need. Good congratulations, congratulations, And 109 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:42.920 you're not ragadocious, You're exactly what they need. Right. Thank you? 110 00:07:42.959 --> 00:07:45.120 All right, Gabriel, thanks to hold By, Thank you for the call. 111 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:48.000 Be well, thank you, thank you for calling. Thank you. 112 00:07:48.639 --> 00:07:53.120 Yeah, so, Jay, that's a perfect call. Because we talked about 113 00:07:53.120 --> 00:07:57.600 this a lot last week. All the complaining on Facebook. If you're gonna 114 00:07:57.639 --> 00:08:01.160 complain, that's ten dollars. It's a it's a complaint, are right exactly? 115 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:05.079 Oh he's doing this, he's not doing that, doing this, And 116 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:07.680 it's when it's all and people will say it's not about money, but yes 117 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:11.920 it is. We have the Colorado, we have the Colorado stuff. We'll 118 00:08:11.959 --> 00:08:16.279 talk about later. But Arizona we understand. It's a good program, right, 119 00:08:16.639 --> 00:08:20.439 it's a top notch program. But still it needs help, Yes, 120 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:24.600 it does, it does. And and you know, Tucson is one of 121 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:26.759 those places where in order to you know, it was trying to compete against 122 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:33.080 schools that have tons of money, right right, you know? So uh 123 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:35.799 you know, I mean you know this, this this cal State Fullerton player 124 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:39.720 who apparently was going to come and visit. He goes to Alabama, they 125 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:43.080 decide they want him. What do you think happen? Get him? Let's 126 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:46.559 get get him. So he didn't even come to Arizona. You blame the 127 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:50.519 kid, right, No, No, if they gave him whatever he was 128 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:52.679 asking for. This is the new world, it is. This is a 129 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:58.320 new world. And if Arizona UM is going to compete in the new world, 130 00:08:58.519 --> 00:09:03.240 needs some help. It's what question we had Adam Lazarus u uh last 131 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:07.120 week. Um, and he didn't go on say it and I kind of 132 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:11.919 joked with it with hekey, what can they do? Well, he's excited 133 00:09:11.960 --> 00:09:15.480 about their passion. Okay, you got some passion. Here's twenty bucks, 134 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:18.399 here, forty bucks whatever, whatever, because accumulates or more than anything. 135 00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:24.639 And what they've always said about if you want to support Arizone Athletics, any 136 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:26.960 sport you if you want to support softball, if you want to support you 137 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:31.360 know, women's basketball, if you want to support buy a football tickets another 138 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:35.919 thing. That's what they always have said, by football season tickets. That's 139 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:41.200 how you can best support their their overall program, without question, without questions. 140 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:45.200 If you're gonna help them or you gonna bitch about it, be part 141 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:46.759 of the solution. Yeah, because if you do that, not only do 142 00:09:46.799 --> 00:09:50.759 you support them, but you get something back for us. Right, you 143 00:09:50.759 --> 00:09:52.840 get to go to course. But they've always said the best way to support 144 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:58.799 air Zone Athletics by football tickets. No congratulations. Okay, you're a young 145 00:09:58.879 --> 00:10:03.480 man, and what great insight exactly showed? Be a model dude, right, 146 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:07.159 No, exactly, you start something because they need this, right, 147 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:11.320 they absolutely need this. You can't the whole New world. It reminds me 148 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:13.320 there. I don't know if this is an analogy that makes any sense, 149 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:16.440 but back in the day when Oprah had her shows and we had we saw 150 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:18.320 pretty girls on the stage and he says, I'm too pretty. I can't 151 00:10:18.320 --> 00:10:20.840 get a date. You know, they can't get a date because they're too 152 00:10:20.879 --> 00:10:26.240 pretty. Well, maybe there's something else involved, exactly. Maybe there's something 153 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:28.200 else in bone. Maybe you're paid in the neck by a place for guys 154 00:10:28.240 --> 00:10:31.080 too, of course, but because there's need, you have to have other 155 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:35.720 other things than just being pretty. Yeah, exactly, and Arizona needs that 156 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:37.840 right now because we know what's a good program exactly. But guess what other 157 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:41.200 programs are pretty good too. They are, and everybody's trying to do the 158 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:46.559 same exactly, right, And they have built in money there they a lot 159 00:10:46.559 --> 00:10:48.919 of them do, and here not so much. Well, you know, 160 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:52.759 they gotta fear the exactly. That's why guys like you know, Adam Lazarus 161 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:56.399 and then and then Uh of the Uh, the friends of Wilbur and Wilma, 162 00:10:56.399 --> 00:10:58.679 they're trying to do that. So those are people who are trying to 163 00:10:58.080 --> 00:11:01.879 trying to make an impact. Yes, are they in it for the you 164 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:03.559 know, for the monetary stake, of course they are. But they're also 165 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:07.519 in it because they support the programs and so that sure you have to do 166 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:11.360 sure, yeah. And then to stay competitive, just to stay competitive is 167 00:11:13.080 --> 00:11:15.919 tough, right, that's harder. That's becoming harder and harder all the time 168 00:11:16.279 --> 00:11:18.600 because so many you know, groups are doing so many different things, some 169 00:11:18.679 --> 00:11:24.919 being a very uh creative and what they do, I use quotes around pretty 170 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:30.480 creative. Right. Well, its survival of the financial fittest, right, 171 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:35.039 exactly. That's exactly what it is, exactly, so we'll see at a 172 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:37.080 time when money is kind of thin. It is thin thin for a lot 173 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:41.559 of people. And you you read the stuff on Facebook guy yesterday. I 174 00:11:41.559 --> 00:11:43.759 don't even know why I did this, Devin, because you follow it. 175 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:48.320 Softball they're getting brutalized too. Yeah, right, I think they can't get 176 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:52.480 pictures. They can't they can't get pitching because they've got all the hitting they 177 00:11:52.519 --> 00:11:54.440 need, they can't get the pitching they need. You know, they keep 178 00:11:56.240 --> 00:11:58.320 again, they're they're they get swept at Oregon and the last game they had 179 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:03.679 a four run lead, normally a four run lead for Arizona softball was a 180 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:07.000 four touchdown lead. Sure, right, sure, And now it's like you 181 00:12:07.039 --> 00:12:11.840 know they I mean it? And you know, does that mean all the 182 00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:15.919 great pictures out there are out there getting nil somewhere? Maybe they are, 183 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:18.039 yeah, because they're not coming here obviously, or I don't know if they're 184 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:22.519 just missing on pictures. But you gotta think that there's heavy company, you 185 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:26.200 know, in college, in college softball, softball is like the you know, 186 00:12:26.240 --> 00:12:30.919 the pictures, like the college quarterback. You have to have a great 187 00:12:30.960 --> 00:12:33.120 one to be great. And we talked about this, or maybe you did 188 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:37.120 a couple of weeks ago. They haven't had that great one. They've had 189 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:39.679 one or two in less fifteen years or whatever. And guess what, I 190 00:12:39.919 --> 00:12:43.279 joke about this, but I'm serious because the guy on Facebook kind of got 191 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:46.159 on me for it. And everyone hasn't won a gone into the final four 192 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:50.279 in twenty two years now, right, they haven't won a title in twenty 193 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:54.559 six years. That's ages ago. And you've heard this two from your buddies. 194 00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:58.120 Uh Now, softball hasn't been the Kendrea softball in a long time, 195 00:12:58.600 --> 00:13:03.559 and that long time is almost an eternity for the little girls. How long 196 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:09.200 has it been fifteen sixteen years? Yeah, these little girls, some of 197 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:11.159 them were two years old. Yeah, they didn't. They don't know the 198 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:13.919 legacy unless they've kind of been hit over the head with it. You know 199 00:13:15.000 --> 00:13:18.840 what I'm saying. It's it's so long ago. People don't care what happened 200 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:24.200 five years ago. Right, No, you don't, correct, But the 201 00:13:24.240 --> 00:13:28.879 fans they remember, well, the fans like us who who you know, 202 00:13:28.639 --> 00:13:33.639 have been around the block and seeing all this stuff, and we remember stuff 203 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:35.840 even before, right, you were any good? Right? Right? And 204 00:13:35.879 --> 00:13:39.320 now it's yeah, it's yeah. Well, like I said, the worst 205 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:43.360 thing that happened to you was that national champion to him ninety seven. Because 206 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:46.159 now they have to live up to that expectation, which of course is fine. 207 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:52.240 Now Arizona's what eight national titles. This dominance they had is gonna eat 208 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:56.360 them apart. Yeah, because everybody, how come, how come? How 209 00:13:56.399 --> 00:14:03.200 come? Really there's a huge expectation. Yeah, okay, okay, our 210 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:07.600 guests, okay, so we've got um at at three. I've already forgotten 211 00:14:07.639 --> 00:14:11.240 Steve oh FC, two sons, John Parlo, No, no, no, 212 00:14:11.240 --> 00:14:13.919 no, no, We've got Arizona Beach volleyball player. They're getting ready 213 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:20.000 for uh um um Sarah Blacker, uh senior defender. Um. She's joined 214 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:24.039 in US. Arizona Beach Volleyball just finished a regular season, had to do 215 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:28.639 the Pac twelves. So we'll have Sarah on to talk about their season. 216 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:33.240 And then at four fifteen, uh, John Perlman, owner and president of 217 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:37.279 the of FC two songs and then talk some FC two songs stuff. But 218 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:41.919 yees, Sarah Blacker coming up. You know, I gotta I gotta like 219 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:46.679 do something about this. Man. I can't remember anything. I mean, 220 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:50.399 I mean, I'm the one that arranged arranged for her to come on. 221 00:14:50.440 --> 00:14:52.679 And then I'm like, who's coming on? Steve? You tell me, 222 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:56.320 I gotta get you subscribe? What's the memory pill cola? I don't know, 223 00:14:56.360 --> 00:15:00.559 something like that. What's your name? I don't all right? So 224 00:15:00.639 --> 00:15:05.480 Sarah Blacker, Arizona Women, Arizona Beach Volleyball coming ride up. So stick 225 00:15:05.480 --> 00:15:22.519 around. 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How are you, 283 00:19:48.240 --> 00:19:52.440 Sarah? Hi, I'm being hey, how are you great? We love 284 00:19:52.440 --> 00:19:59.039 your enthusiast look at that. We're just two dudes and so so tell us 285 00:19:59.160 --> 00:20:02.319 you guys have done very well right now, you're done with your regular season. 286 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.079 Yes, we just missed our regular season and we are heading into Park 287 00:20:07.200 --> 00:20:11.839 Falls next week at Stanford University. All right, and you've got USC as 288 00:20:11.839 --> 00:20:15.319 your opener. We know that the USC is pretty much pretty good at every 289 00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:18.200 everything, but we know that they're one of the top teams in the country. 290 00:20:18.200 --> 00:20:21.359 But you know, first, just talk to us a little bit about 291 00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:25.559 your season. We saw that you set a new Arizona wins record. I 292 00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:30.160 think you're up to ninety, is that right, Yes, So tell us 293 00:20:30.160 --> 00:20:33.759 abody record was eighty six and I was able to beat the record this year. 294 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:37.720 Okay, and tell us a little bit about what that was like for 295 00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:40.279 you to get the number. You broke it a while back, but now 296 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:42.640 you're up to nineties, so that's kind of another milestone number, So tell 297 00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:47.480 us a little bit about how you feel about all that. So, yeah, 298 00:20:47.559 --> 00:20:51.759 it was a really exciting time for me. I was tied with the 299 00:20:51.839 --> 00:20:56.559 other girls at eighty six, so obviously they're really high level, top players, 300 00:20:56.559 --> 00:21:00.079 so it was a big achievement for me. And one of them was 301 00:21:00.119 --> 00:21:04.039 actually one of my best friends and partners, so I played with throughout my 302 00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:10.480 college experience here. So it was a really exciting time. And it was 303 00:21:10.559 --> 00:21:15.319 also during alumni weekend that we had all of our past beach volleyball players come 304 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:19.279 back. So it was couldn't have been more stussiful for me to have my 305 00:21:19.400 --> 00:21:25.279 family and m past alumni there. But I looked up to throughout my years 306 00:21:25.279 --> 00:21:30.279 here. The sport here is relatively u in its young infancy, right, 307 00:21:30.319 --> 00:21:33.519 But you've been here for four years. What brought you from San Diego to 308 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:37.839 Tucson outside of this program, because you guys are still in the early stages. 309 00:21:38.920 --> 00:21:44.720 Yeah, So we actually just hit our ten year anniversary of having beach 310 00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:48.559 volleyball at u of A, So that was a really exciting milestone for our 311 00:21:48.640 --> 00:21:53.079 scheam and our coach. But I came from San Diego, born and raised 312 00:21:53.119 --> 00:21:59.920 there, and I started out playing indoor volleyball actually, and started playing beach 313 00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:03.000 volleyball as it became a new sport as I got older, and you know, 314 00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:07.359 being out in San Diego, it's pretty fun. It was all your 315 00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:11.839 friends and being able to be out on the beach and play before I thought 316 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:15.000 you loved um made it even special for me. And as it became a 317 00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:19.759 new sport, they were offering scholarships and um I was able to talk to 318 00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:26.160 a few universities of where I was interested in, and I visited U of 319 00:22:26.240 --> 00:22:30.480 A and totally fell in love with the coach and the campus and what they 320 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:36.240 had to offer here. So, at what point did did beach volleyball become 321 00:22:36.319 --> 00:22:40.079 more of the direction you wanted to head in? Uh? You know, 322 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:41.680 I mean, you know, was it in high school? Was it before 323 00:22:41.759 --> 00:22:45.160 high school? When? When was that? And why why do you prefer 324 00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:49.240 beach volleyball over the indoor game? Yeah? So it was in my early 325 00:22:49.319 --> 00:22:56.640 years in high school. I stopped pursuing indoor volleyball because I wanted to pursue 326 00:22:56.680 --> 00:23:00.519 beach volleyball and I knew I knew I wanted to play in college. So 327 00:23:00.640 --> 00:23:06.000 and I definitely liked it more than indoor volleyball because it's more it's more in 328 00:23:06.079 --> 00:23:08.920 your own your own control is what I've like found out. And you have 329 00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:11.680 a lot of control over the game. It's just two people, so it's 330 00:23:11.680 --> 00:23:15.599 doing your partner. Where are you going to have that one on one communication 331 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:22.319 and be able to make the changes that you need to win? Rather than 332 00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:26.880 endoor, I thought you have less control over the ball and what's going on 333 00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:33.119 because there's five other girls on the court. So I liked having that ability 334 00:23:33.400 --> 00:23:38.480 for me and my partner to like work together in practice and be able to 335 00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:44.640 perform at the best of our ability with having each other. Yeah. No, 336 00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:47.519 no, I've never been to an event here, but it looks you 337 00:23:47.559 --> 00:23:48.960 know, I've been to the courts. I said, what a cool situation, 338 00:23:49.039 --> 00:23:53.039 right than the nice and the nice area. How has two son or 339 00:23:53.079 --> 00:24:00.319 do you embraced the sport there? Good fans, good fans support great fans. 340 00:24:00.400 --> 00:24:03.039 Yeah, So that's one of the reasons why I chose to come to 341 00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:07.200 the University of Arizona because you know, the people in Suson are so supportive 342 00:24:07.319 --> 00:24:12.839 and everyone is always resting the A on their shirt and you could be walking 343 00:24:12.839 --> 00:24:18.359 around and everyone's saying they're down. So I love that supportiveness. And you 344 00:24:18.400 --> 00:24:22.359 know, it is a new sport, so we don't get as many fans 345 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:26.880 as we would like, but it's definitely nice to get people out there. 346 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:30.359 And I mean, we have a beautiful facility, so you can come out 347 00:24:30.359 --> 00:24:33.599 there and enjoy the sun and watch them volleyball. So I think it's a 348 00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:37.519 great place to be. Our intern here, Devin Homer, who I did 349 00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:41.960 a story on you when you broke that record. You said that you spent 350 00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:48.680 last summer with your partner in San Diego working and getting ready for this season. 351 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:51.359 Tell me, you know how important was that and what do you think 352 00:24:51.359 --> 00:24:55.400 it's done for you this season? Yeah. So I've been playing with alex 353 00:24:55.480 --> 00:25:00.559 Parkhurse and it's been amazing because she's also one of my best friends outside volleyball. 354 00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:04.039 So it's great having to play with her because we know how far we 355 00:25:04.079 --> 00:25:07.200 can push each other. You know, when you're playing with someone, you 356 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:12.160 might not know the limits of how far you can push them and of them 357 00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:17.799 work hard because you both want to win. So it was great. She 358 00:25:17.839 --> 00:25:19.519 came and stayed with me in San Diego for some time, and we were 359 00:25:19.519 --> 00:25:26.200 able to train and just get to each other's game more better and to learn 360 00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:30.920 those limits of how far we can push each other. And you know, 361 00:25:32.000 --> 00:25:36.240 I could yell at her and she knows this okay, and she could yell 362 00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:40.799 at me, and I would be happy that she's being encouraging and that she 363 00:25:40.880 --> 00:25:44.400 just wants me to perform at the best of my ability. So it's a 364 00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:47.880 great partnership and we've done pretty well. This year, we've been playing out 365 00:25:48.359 --> 00:25:52.160 the one spot. So obviously it's been a big challenge for us because you're 366 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:57.759 playing the top teams from every school, but it's also I'm really grateful to 367 00:25:57.759 --> 00:26:03.240 be in that spot because I want to be competing against the best and I 368 00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:07.720 loved doing Alex, so I'm really grateful for her. How much better have 369 00:26:07.799 --> 00:26:11.759 you been as a as a player since you got here? I know you're 370 00:26:11.759 --> 00:26:18.279 a fifth year person. Yeah, so I've definitely improved. Every year. 371 00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:21.720 I feel like I've improved a little bit, whether that's mentally or physically. 372 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:26.200 You know, every year you've gained, the more knowledge and the more touches 373 00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:32.240 you've get, So I feel like I've learned better how to see the game 374 00:26:33.440 --> 00:26:37.720 with different aspects of how you have to have the mentality that every point matters 375 00:26:38.200 --> 00:26:41.880 and that if you don't get one point, you have to move on to 376 00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:44.640 the next. You know, it's like it's not the end of the world, 377 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:48.079 and you have to keep pushing yourself. If you don't get one point, 378 00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:52.799 the most important one is get the next one. So that's kind of 379 00:26:52.799 --> 00:26:57.039 what I've always told myself. And you have to move on from the games 380 00:26:57.039 --> 00:27:02.559 that you should have gone but didn't, so I feel like from that, 381 00:27:02.599 --> 00:27:06.559 in fact, I've really improved my game. Um obviously, yeah, five 382 00:27:06.640 --> 00:27:11.759 years is a long time, so I definitely have college that I have gained. 383 00:27:11.200 --> 00:27:14.640 So educate us a little bit. Okay, first of all, Steve 384 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:18.839 and I are aren't ever gonna play beach ball because it's hard walking in the 385 00:27:18.839 --> 00:27:22.599 sand enough without having to run and jump and do all those other things. 386 00:27:23.440 --> 00:27:30.279 You say beach I say Corona exact exactly exactly, but yeah, but you 387 00:27:30.279 --> 00:27:33.200 know, you're listed as a defender. Alex is listed as a blocker. 388 00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:36.519 Um, you know, tell us how, you know, how these two 389 00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:41.200 have to work together and kind of who does what? Yeah, so we 390 00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:45.079 have Alex at the net, as you mentioned, he's a blocker, so 391 00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:51.160 that's obviously a really important fisition because she's staying up there and when she served 392 00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:53.799 as bass, he has to run up to the net because she's the most 393 00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:57.319 as a player at the net due to her you know how tall she is. 394 00:27:57.319 --> 00:28:02.079 She's up her six foot so that's a huge advantage for us having her 395 00:28:02.160 --> 00:28:07.400 long arms up there. And then I'm in the back kind of and she's 396 00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:12.359 getting me signs basically of what she's gonna take or like what she's gonna block 397 00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:17.039 with the ball, So we use like signs to put it behind our back 398 00:28:17.160 --> 00:28:19.440 and she can tell me if she's gonna block angle or if she's gonna block 399 00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:23.680 line, and then basically I would do like a type of fake out to 400 00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:26.720 think that the player thinks they can hit there, and then I would end 401 00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:32.000 up there. So there's definitely a lot of strategy that comes into it, 402 00:28:32.119 --> 00:28:37.480 and communication is a big aspect of it. So yeah, so she's definitely 403 00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:41.480 an important position back there, and I'm a defender, so I'm kind of 404 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:45.880 just running behind her hope for hoping that she's gonna get some touches on the 405 00:28:45.920 --> 00:28:48.640 ball, so I'm not sprinting around. You may have talked about this. 406 00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:52.680 You may have talked about this earlier when you talk about the records, but 407 00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:56.480 now now you have your name kind of as the set the standard person, 408 00:28:56.559 --> 00:29:03.799 right, so you think anybody's gonna catch you at some point. I hope 409 00:29:03.839 --> 00:29:11.039 not. I continue to leave this, uh this mark here, but you 410 00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:18.119 know, I obviously want our programs to grow, and I hope that other 411 00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:21.880 players are able to achieve this because I want our program to do well in 412 00:29:21.920 --> 00:29:26.240 the future. And I think that someone could. Definitely, I think that 413 00:29:26.359 --> 00:29:30.480 I have to get a lot of respects with my teammates who I played with 414 00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:33.000 throughout the years, because they obviously helped me to win a lot. And 415 00:29:33.200 --> 00:29:38.160 it doesn't just like one person. It takes having um a good partner. 416 00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:44.720 So I hope that someone can beat it. But obviously I'm really honored to 417 00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:48.480 have to have made that record. How hard is it and how much of 418 00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:52.920 a challenge is it because as as with so many of the of the women's 419 00:29:52.920 --> 00:29:57.599 sports in the PAC twelve, the PAC twelve is really really good, you 420 00:29:57.640 --> 00:30:02.359 know, in this sport again and you know, playing in the league like 421 00:30:02.599 --> 00:30:06.279 that, how does that keep you on your toes? What are the challenges 422 00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:10.359 for that? Knowing that every every time out there you're going to get somebody 423 00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:15.680 really really good, right, there's definitely a lot of challenges. I mean, 424 00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:19.319 the past twelve that is one of the strongest conferences. And as we 425 00:30:19.359 --> 00:30:25.400 mentioned, this volleyball is a new sport, but every year there's seams that 426 00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:30.880 are coming extremely challenging to play and you have to get out there with the 427 00:30:32.000 --> 00:30:36.240 mindset that everyone's gonna want to try and beat you. So definitely I've been 428 00:30:36.279 --> 00:30:38.519 a challenge, but I'm honored to be a part of the past twelve because 429 00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:44.079 of the competition is so high, so you know, we get excited when 430 00:30:44.119 --> 00:30:48.960 we get upsets, and we've gotten some upsets this year against some schools that 431 00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:52.039 were ranked higher than us. So it's definitely good to be a part of 432 00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:57.559 a division and have those challenges. I guess the three aspects of it. 433 00:30:59.200 --> 00:31:03.200 So let's talk about you real quick. Have you gotten your degree yet? 434 00:31:03.240 --> 00:31:04.880 What is it in? And what do you hope what do you hope to 435 00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:11.319 do with it? Yeah, so I got my degree in public health and 436 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:15.920 now I'm doing my masters and healthcare management. So with us not playing our 437 00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:19.039 COVID year, we got an extra year of eligibility. So that's why I 438 00:31:19.079 --> 00:31:23.960 was able to come back for my fifth year and play another year volleyball and 439 00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:29.640 get my masters. So very grateful for that opportunity, and I've enjoyed every 440 00:31:29.640 --> 00:31:33.519 step of that. And so yeah, I'm currently going through the process of 441 00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:38.480 looking at jobs and I hope to be a part of the healthcare field and 442 00:31:38.640 --> 00:31:44.160 maybe pharmaceutical sales and medicinal advice sales is what I'm interested in. Yeah, 443 00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:47.279 so I'm gonna ask you our question, and you know I won't be offended 444 00:31:47.319 --> 00:31:49.519 of whatever your answers. But would you like to stick around Tucson? You 445 00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:53.920 headed back your San Diego? What do you think you'll do? We'll see. 446 00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:59.200 I have learned to love Tucson and I've enjoyed my five years here. 447 00:31:59.640 --> 00:32:02.440 Then Diego is my home and you can't be at the weather there. I'm 448 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:08.079 sure you could agree. Agree. That's why people. We'll see what happens. 449 00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:13.720 But San Diego I definitely miss it. Yeah, that's why tucsonans go 450 00:32:13.759 --> 00:32:16.319 to San Diego pretty much. You know. That's her side side gig right 451 00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:20.039 there. I don't know if I'm going back after that hot weekend we had 452 00:32:20.119 --> 00:32:22.119 us, but yeah, what was up with a hundred and five degrees in 453 00:32:22.160 --> 00:32:28.240 San Diego weeks September? Right? Right? Right? Well, okay, 454 00:32:28.240 --> 00:32:30.920 thanks for joining us, Sarah, Thanks so much, best of luck, 455 00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:34.839 win some Thank you so much for having me win some games and make sure 456 00:32:34.839 --> 00:32:40.640 that the girls don't catch you. Yeah, thanks for having Thanks to you 457 00:32:40.720 --> 00:32:45.799 guys. Thanks, that's Sarah Blacker from you of a volleyball record holder man 458 00:32:45.920 --> 00:32:47.920 record holder, right, I mean that's a lot, that's a lot of 459 00:32:47.960 --> 00:32:52.359 wins. Yeah, you know what I mean, how was she did to 460 00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:57.400 talk to? She was easy, she explained everything. Well, um, 461 00:32:57.640 --> 00:33:00.960 yeah, she's she's all I know of her, and what I hear she's 462 00:33:00.960 --> 00:33:05.079 amenal young lady. Yeah, first of all. Plus she's you know, 463 00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:07.039 she's not, you know, eighteen years old, right, so she's that 464 00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:12.519 she had some time here and understands and you know, obviously you know, 465 00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:15.559 grown up a lot of here, I'm sure. Yeah. Yeah, it's 466 00:33:15.599 --> 00:33:17.799 funny all these kids who've been here five years and yeah, it's a long 467 00:33:17.880 --> 00:33:23.319 time. Sometimes. Yeah, we're not in you this is not your father's 468 00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:30.359 but yeah, yeah, no, it's uh, you know, I know 469 00:33:30.519 --> 00:33:34.119 at some point we'll run out of that COVID year coming up, but for 470 00:33:34.240 --> 00:33:37.279 now, it's, uh, you know, let's talk about that more on 471 00:33:37.279 --> 00:33:39.000 the other side and maybe have some people calling about the n IL stuff that 472 00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:43.839 we were talking about. Maybe Gabriel can inspire some people. But that's kind 473 00:33:43.839 --> 00:33:45.200 of where we start, and we have so much to talk about today with 474 00:33:45.319 --> 00:33:47.559 things going on. Yeah, all right, let's go take our break. 475 00:33:47.559 --> 00:34:02.200 We'll be back. 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Give rescue home improvements in HVAC. A 524 00:37:29.280 --> 00:37:32.599 call at five two o two four h two nine one zero again rescue home 525 00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:39.079 improvements in HVAC. Call to Hey, Steve Rivera and Jakin Salis. They 526 00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:45.599 have their eye on the ball on two sums Sports stage yet Fox Sports fourteen 527 00:37:45.719 --> 00:37:50.679 fifteen streaming live on the iHeart Radio Wire. Hey, welcome back to ying 528 00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:54.199 about here. Fox Sports fourteen fifty Steve Jakins house kind of boy Devin at 529 00:37:54.239 --> 00:37:58.320 the control system here. We have about fifteen minutes. If you want to 530 00:37:58.360 --> 00:38:01.239 call five two o six seventy four forty we'd love to hear from you. 531 00:38:01.320 --> 00:38:04.280 On a Monday. A lot of things going on, so we'll have a 532 00:38:04.320 --> 00:38:08.480 lot of things. I'm breaking rush anything nil wise, it can call in. 533 00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:10.719 You wanted to go, you want to go, you can go with 534 00:38:10.760 --> 00:38:14.239 it if you want whatever you do. Well, first of all, let's 535 00:38:14.239 --> 00:38:19.599 talk about the nil thing because because again reiterating the point that you were making, 536 00:38:19.679 --> 00:38:22.960 and that Gabriel kind of demonstrated for us by by by calling you to 537 00:38:23.079 --> 00:38:25.960 say, you know, I'm saying these things, but I also put my 538 00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:29.760 money where my mouth is right. And we you know, we say that 539 00:38:29.840 --> 00:38:32.599 all the time. And you're compared to voting, you know, don't vote, 540 00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:36.159 then don't bitch the same thing. If you're going to be an Arizona 541 00:38:36.239 --> 00:38:38.199 fan and you want a bitch and bitch and bitch and bitch will then be 542 00:38:38.360 --> 00:38:42.280 a part of it. Don't just sit on the side and bitch about it. 543 00:38:42.360 --> 00:38:44.599 So so you go to Vegas every year you've been to the pactor, 544 00:38:44.840 --> 00:38:46.800 could you work it? I go to cover it and we stay at the 545 00:38:46.840 --> 00:38:50.199 media hotel. Blah blah blah. I'm gonna give you an example. And 546 00:38:50.239 --> 00:38:52.440 I don't know if it fits or not, but but you mingle around the 547 00:38:52.480 --> 00:38:55.320 crowd, right, sure it's a different crowd. Then you see mcale exactly 548 00:38:55.360 --> 00:39:00.800 without without without even all the people who seemed to camp who can't seem to 549 00:39:00.920 --> 00:39:05.559 either get into games or or we don't see him sitting down around the bottom. 550 00:39:05.960 --> 00:39:07.559 Correct, good point. And I was gonna kind of go there. 551 00:39:07.639 --> 00:39:12.599 It's it's a fun group, very loud group, and they have fun and 552 00:39:13.039 --> 00:39:17.000 they're in Vegas. Um to me, it's like you watch the tang Amendments 553 00:39:17.039 --> 00:39:22.679 and and Moses comes down the hill and sees the debauchery going out. That's 554 00:39:22.760 --> 00:39:25.159 them, that's them. Come on, I've been out too in the morning. 555 00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:28.960 That's them. You know, you see the two you know it. 556 00:39:30.239 --> 00:39:34.480 I'm laughing because it makes so much sense. And let me tell you a 557 00:39:34.519 --> 00:39:37.840 lot of those people are the ones complaining, I guarantee you, because they're 558 00:39:37.880 --> 00:39:43.079 having fun and they're they're they but they're not they're not fully invested. They're 559 00:39:43.079 --> 00:39:45.360 there to have fun. And and I get that. I applaud them, 560 00:39:45.800 --> 00:39:49.000 thanks for going to Vegas and have fun. But yeah, but no, 561 00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:52.000 I do you know, I do know a number of people that you see 562 00:39:52.679 --> 00:39:55.400 in Vegas who you know don't go to the home games. Sure, sure, 563 00:39:55.559 --> 00:39:59.000 right, sure, but and that's fine, that's fine, and that's 564 00:39:59.039 --> 00:40:00.880 fun. Who you get to be sure everybody gets to be and your chance 565 00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:04.840 to go to Vegas and enjoy it. And I'm not I'm not boot pooing 566 00:40:04.920 --> 00:40:07.519 it, but you under something. They're not having fun, they're they're to 567 00:40:07.599 --> 00:40:10.199 have fun as you should. But I'm also got a feeling that's kind of 568 00:40:10.239 --> 00:40:15.599 the people that rag on on Facebook. And I'm also pretty sure that when 569 00:40:15.639 --> 00:40:17.800 that tournament, when the tournament was in LA, they didn't go. They 570 00:40:17.840 --> 00:40:21.719 didn't go. They're there because it's in Vegas, sure of course, because 571 00:40:21.840 --> 00:40:24.760 you know, sure they added they added fun of that, sure, sure, 572 00:40:25.000 --> 00:40:30.599 but to Vegas thing, coming Moses to check about it, you know, 573 00:40:30.440 --> 00:40:36.880 that's accurate. That is so bad. That's true. I mean true, 574 00:40:37.400 --> 00:40:39.039 I do think about that, especially when it was at the MGM and 575 00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:42.760 it was all there. They're going to the casino after the game. Oh 576 00:40:42.840 --> 00:40:47.440 my god, it was a madhouse. Right. It's a little more spread 577 00:40:47.440 --> 00:40:51.079 out now, but it's still it's still really good, you know, going 578 00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:53.599 to the park MGM after a game and that the circular bar in there. 579 00:40:53.599 --> 00:40:57.719 Are you kidding me? Right? You know everybody's everybody's there, Well, 580 00:40:58.159 --> 00:41:02.159 what do you stay? Park MGM St. New York. And it was 581 00:41:02.440 --> 00:41:07.320 it was exactly that. That's what kind of party, just dancing till three 582 00:41:07.360 --> 00:41:09.199 in the morning. And I was like, don't can't tell this guy's sleep, 583 00:41:10.239 --> 00:41:13.360 but it's funny. I'm out too watching them. I thinking, Holy 584 00:41:13.519 --> 00:41:16.119 Molly, what are you doing up? I'm trying to get to my room. 585 00:41:19.000 --> 00:41:21.119 It's hard, and you know, but I look forward to it too, 586 00:41:21.159 --> 00:41:22.440 you know. I mean, you know, work in the games. 587 00:41:22.480 --> 00:41:23.760 You know, it takes a hat for you to get out of the arena 588 00:41:23.760 --> 00:41:27.599 and stuff like that. But you'd walk into the casino at the MGM, 589 00:41:28.039 --> 00:41:30.519 and you know, they're like four bars down there in the casino and all 590 00:41:30.559 --> 00:41:34.119 four of them were loaded with Arizona people, people and stuff. Just a 591 00:41:34.159 --> 00:41:36.400 lot of fun. Question and more power to them. If you want to 592 00:41:36.400 --> 00:41:37.280 be that fan, that's be that fan. But a lot of them I 593 00:41:37.320 --> 00:41:43.880 see on Facebook just complaining softball too. Here's another problem is that you have 594 00:41:44.079 --> 00:41:47.559 your softball fans, you have your women's basketball fans, you have your basketball, 595 00:41:47.599 --> 00:41:52.280 you and your football. Where does your money go? Right? Right? 596 00:41:52.440 --> 00:41:55.320 You can't stretch to it everything? Right? Yeah, no it can't. 597 00:41:55.440 --> 00:42:00.599 But but I will say though that again going back to what I said 598 00:42:00.639 --> 00:42:04.559 and what I was always told at at you know, at the U of 599 00:42:04.679 --> 00:42:07.519 A, you know, buy a football ticket to support the other programs. 600 00:42:07.559 --> 00:42:12.760 That's you know, that's where you because you know, a women's basketball ticket 601 00:42:13.000 --> 00:42:17.400 is not crazily expensive. My wife and a friend of hers have season basketball, 602 00:42:17.880 --> 00:42:22.039 women's basketball, great entertainment. They're not real expensive, they got great 603 00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:25.159 seats and they have a great time. You know, football tap you know 604 00:42:25.440 --> 00:42:31.400 this is I think, uh Monday or Tuesday is the deadline to renew season 605 00:42:31.440 --> 00:42:36.440 football tickets. I know that because I get a robot season football. To 606 00:42:36.800 --> 00:42:37.679 god, I don't remember. I'd have to go on and look. I'll 607 00:42:37.719 --> 00:42:40.719 look it up. Okay, uh okay, I would. I know. 608 00:42:40.840 --> 00:42:45.719 I know that it's roughly four hundred and some dollars that I, you know, 609 00:42:45.880 --> 00:42:47.760 no for for two takes. Oh, that's not a bad at a 610 00:42:47.840 --> 00:42:51.079 fair ticket. That's not at the section where I said, I said on 611 00:42:51.119 --> 00:42:53.679 about the ten yard line on the north end. I think for some reason, 612 00:42:53.719 --> 00:42:55.880 two hundred thirty five dollars sticks in my brain. But I don't know 613 00:42:55.920 --> 00:43:00.559 if that's that's not that's the right now. But but no, But but 614 00:43:00.679 --> 00:43:05.199 then there's top you know, I get a tailgate pass. You know, 615 00:43:05.400 --> 00:43:07.760 you got all these things going. I think I come up with about nine 616 00:43:07.840 --> 00:43:10.239 hundred bucks. Yeah, but's your that's your your that's your extra right that 617 00:43:10.320 --> 00:43:13.800 and that's what I do. I mean, that's that's how I choose to 618 00:43:13.920 --> 00:43:15.719 enjoy it. Did you got it? Did you get a number yet? 619 00:43:15.760 --> 00:43:20.760 I try? Okay? Um, but oh uh listener, Bill says six 620 00:43:20.880 --> 00:43:23.840 hundred and fifty bucks for me? Is that Bill? I'm talking to Bill 621 00:43:23.840 --> 00:43:28.719 on Twitter? Right says how much per ticket is? What is the question 622 00:43:28.719 --> 00:43:30.519 that I have? Yeah? If it's under five, it's under five hundred 623 00:43:30.519 --> 00:43:37.440 and six for six seven games? Right? Um? Yeah, um yeah? 624 00:43:37.480 --> 00:43:40.480 That okay? That's those are those are single game prices? Yeah, 625 00:43:40.719 --> 00:43:45.400 I'll look at up. I'll look at my account because I I what I'm 626 00:43:45.400 --> 00:43:49.400 gonna what I'm gonna what I'm gonna uh have to pay for? And I've 627 00:43:49.440 --> 00:43:51.840 got to come up with it this week. And like I've been, I've 628 00:43:51.840 --> 00:43:55.239 been getting a robo call a day. You remind me. I'm like, 629 00:43:55.440 --> 00:43:59.159 leave me the hello. I'm gonna renew my tickets, leave me the hello. 630 00:43:59.679 --> 00:44:00.519 What you could come up with that? Let me tell you what I 631 00:44:00.599 --> 00:44:05.119 did this yesterday? So I had my little book signing thing at the showtime 632 00:44:05.159 --> 00:44:07.840 card what's his name? Is? Is great? That what's his name? 633 00:44:07.199 --> 00:44:12.159 Uh, George George George Moddis is fantastic. And then I went to the 634 00:44:12.840 --> 00:44:16.719 Honey brother the Brothers cooked. It was fantastic. Let me ask you something 635 00:44:16.719 --> 00:44:21.679 about Ricky though, So when you were he's about your age, about your 636 00:44:21.719 --> 00:44:23.639 age, maybe a little younger. It's a little bit younger a year or 637 00:44:23.719 --> 00:44:27.880 two year, two years? Okay, So how was he here when he 638 00:44:27.960 --> 00:44:31.239 spoke to How was he engaging? Was he was? Was he intimidating or 639 00:44:31.480 --> 00:44:35.800 no? I remember him being, you know, very engaging and uh and 640 00:44:36.199 --> 00:44:40.079 uh just you know some not intimidating. I think he was kind of almost 641 00:44:40.119 --> 00:44:44.440 a big, big teddy bear. Okay, perfect, So it fits fits 642 00:44:44.480 --> 00:44:45.719 with what I was gonna say. So he had been in a month and 643 00:44:45.920 --> 00:44:50.840 they give each other grief and it's it was a fantastic a little back and 644 00:44:50.920 --> 00:44:52.679 forth with him. I kind of did the m scene for the two. 645 00:44:52.719 --> 00:44:57.199 It was like a gathering of twenty Uh. Michelle Schultz did a great job. 646 00:44:57.440 --> 00:45:02.519 But I came away with with Lamont a sponsor of the show, fantastic 647 00:45:02.599 --> 00:45:06.840 guy. To me, Uh, Ricky was very impressive. Yeah, just 648 00:45:07.119 --> 00:45:10.480 exactly how you described him. A big teddy bear with some great philosophy. 649 00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:15.000 And I'm thinking, I'm thinking when he's talking to some the people that I'm 650 00:45:15.000 --> 00:45:19.599 thinking, how would you not want to pay for this? Dude? No, 651 00:45:19.880 --> 00:45:22.840 no doubt because you feel like if you're being recruited by him, then 652 00:45:23.000 --> 00:45:31.880 you're probably um, um, you see a guy that you you really like, 653 00:45:32.320 --> 00:45:36.199 Yeah, right right, he doesn't, but you get on the field 654 00:45:36.239 --> 00:45:38.079 with him and he's gonna he's Yeah. And I asked him about that the 655 00:45:38.159 --> 00:45:42.840 kids learning wanting to be coached, and he says about eighty percent of them 656 00:45:42.920 --> 00:45:45.320 due probably the other two due too, but they don't know it. Um. 657 00:45:46.119 --> 00:45:50.800 But he was very impressive with the stuff he told the guys. It's 658 00:45:50.880 --> 00:45:54.159 like being a father. You could use the same mentality. You could, 659 00:45:54.239 --> 00:45:57.760 you know, be tough on your kids, but not that tough. You 660 00:45:57.840 --> 00:46:00.480 know what I'm saying. Yeah, there's a there's a project there. Uh. 661 00:46:00.760 --> 00:46:04.199 It came away very impressed with him. I'm not surprised about it, 662 00:46:04.280 --> 00:46:07.679 but it just kind of reinforced the stuff that we already know. That's what 663 00:46:07.800 --> 00:46:09.159 I didn't know him back to him, Yeah, so you know, it 664 00:46:09.239 --> 00:46:12.480 just kind of confirmed. Yeah, all right, I found I found my 665 00:46:12.559 --> 00:46:15.920 account my tickets. Again. I sit on about the ten yard line. 666 00:46:15.079 --> 00:46:20.559 I mean the ten yard line probably goes right up between my legs, um 667 00:46:21.039 --> 00:46:25.400 roast fifty six, so it's about halfway up. We sit right above the 668 00:46:25.800 --> 00:46:29.719 upper tunnel, and it's a great view, because yeah, yeah, it's 669 00:46:29.719 --> 00:46:31.920 a great if you're gonna sit on the ten yard line, that's how high 670 00:46:31.960 --> 00:46:35.320 you want to be seeking see the other end of the field. So that's 671 00:46:35.360 --> 00:46:37.679 about where I'm at. Um My tickets are three hundred forty bucks apiece, 672 00:46:39.159 --> 00:46:44.679 three forty, so that six hundred eighty bucks for two tickets, and uh, 673 00:46:44.920 --> 00:46:47.159 that's what we pay. And then I think that's that's up because they 674 00:46:47.199 --> 00:46:51.639 increased, they raised their prices this year. I remember how much they raised 675 00:46:51.639 --> 00:46:53.400 them. I'd have to look back in my accounting to see how much I 676 00:46:53.440 --> 00:46:57.079 paid last year. I don't remember it being three forty. I thought it 677 00:46:57.119 --> 00:46:59.719 was more, maybe even two eighty to ninety. I don't know, but 678 00:47:00.000 --> 00:47:02.639 one hundred and forty bucks per ticket. We get two tickets and then we 679 00:47:02.719 --> 00:47:07.800 get a tailgate pass. It cost four hundred dollars. That's that we break. 680 00:47:07.880 --> 00:47:09.199 We split up and doing a bunch of right will worth it? Right? 681 00:47:09.280 --> 00:47:14.800 Oh yeah percent plus it's basically a parking pass for me because I'm I'm 682 00:47:14.880 --> 00:47:16.480 the one that the parks that we got. We gotta call, we gotta 683 00:47:16.480 --> 00:47:22.639 call who it is high on the air and on the ball. Hey, 684 00:47:22.000 --> 00:47:25.360 this is Jay Dobbins. I had a comment on Ricky and Lamont for Steve 685 00:47:25.440 --> 00:47:31.960 and Jake. All Right, how are you hey? I like you guys, 686 00:47:32.000 --> 00:47:35.119 put me direct. Yeah, Yeah, you're in. You're on. 687 00:47:35.199 --> 00:47:38.119 You're on the air, Jay, You're on the air. Hey, I 688 00:47:38.239 --> 00:47:43.960 just want to heard you guys talking about the Hunley brothers and and uh I 689 00:47:44.159 --> 00:47:47.519 played with both of them. Ricky was a year ahead of me um and 690 00:47:47.760 --> 00:47:52.880 Lamont was the same year as me. Lamont was our team captain in nineteen 691 00:47:52.960 --> 00:47:57.559 eighty four, and uh Rick was you know, the you know, the 692 00:47:57.920 --> 00:48:02.159 nation's captain in ninety And how were they back then? Were they were they 693 00:48:02.199 --> 00:48:07.800 fuzzy guys, you know, fuzzy huggable guys or were they like intense guys 694 00:48:07.079 --> 00:48:14.639 every now every bit of of what you see today like they haven't, uh 695 00:48:15.039 --> 00:48:19.599 still like the nicest guys, approachable. Um, they were the stars of 696 00:48:19.719 --> 00:48:22.159 our team, but you never know it. You never know that were the 697 00:48:22.280 --> 00:48:30.280 stars because they treated everybody like people like myself who were like mid tier players. 698 00:48:30.599 --> 00:48:36.199 They treated us just like we were one of the big time guys. 699 00:48:37.679 --> 00:48:39.400 Yeah. I think that's party why you guys were so good back there. 700 00:48:39.639 --> 00:48:45.559 Kind of lunch pale guys where everybody was treated equally and you just wanted to 701 00:48:45.639 --> 00:48:50.840 kick people's buttons. Well, you know what those when when you're when you're 702 00:48:50.920 --> 00:48:57.000 stars, when your best players take that hierarchy away and everybody's all in it 703 00:48:57.119 --> 00:49:00.679 for the greater good, for the common cause. Um, that's that's when 704 00:49:00.719 --> 00:49:05.119 you have a special team, right right, No, and you do. 705 00:49:05.320 --> 00:49:07.760 And again, what I've always loved about these two guys that they came from 706 00:49:08.079 --> 00:49:12.440 some who are really far away and have stayed here become a big part of 707 00:49:12.480 --> 00:49:16.039 the community. Um, and you know, and didn't just come and go 708 00:49:16.280 --> 00:49:20.119 right, They came and stuck around. And I love that about those two 709 00:49:20.199 --> 00:49:23.280 guys. You know, it's what's interesting as a teammate, not only as 710 00:49:23.280 --> 00:49:27.960 a friend, but as a teammate. When you're when you're at that age 711 00:49:28.079 --> 00:49:32.840 and when you're playing alongside someone and you admire them. You admire the people 712 00:49:32.960 --> 00:49:37.840 that you're standing next to, not just as a teammate, but you would 713 00:49:37.920 --> 00:49:42.559 like their work ethic and their attitude and their character and how they treat people 714 00:49:42.840 --> 00:49:45.119 and how they interact with people, not just in the football program, interact 715 00:49:45.159 --> 00:49:50.559 with people in the community and on campus. That says a lot, because 716 00:49:50.599 --> 00:49:55.360 there's a lot of competition and there's a lot of egos going on amongst the 717 00:49:55.480 --> 00:50:00.159 team themselves. So when you're standing next to a guy solder to show old 718 00:50:00.400 --> 00:50:04.119 and you actually admire him and want to be like him. But that's what 719 00:50:04.239 --> 00:50:07.280 a leader is, right, No, and either one you're you're you're among 720 00:50:07.360 --> 00:50:12.000 your brothers, among your your pals, and you don't want to disappoint each 721 00:50:12.000 --> 00:50:16.239 other. Well, and those guys, you know, like um Rick at 722 00:50:16.320 --> 00:50:21.960 that point, Ricky was a player that we had not really yet seen. 723 00:50:22.599 --> 00:50:25.679 He's like that type of player is more common now, but in the in 724 00:50:25.800 --> 00:50:30.840 the early eighties, you didn't see six three, two hundred and fifty pound 725 00:50:30.920 --> 00:50:35.239 linebackers who could cover sideline to sideline. Right. That athlete hadn't arrived yet. 726 00:50:35.400 --> 00:50:38.039 Yeah, yeah, made it, made it, has made a nice 727 00:50:38.079 --> 00:50:42.159 living with it. Jay, Thanks for thanks for spending your afternoon with us. 728 00:50:42.320 --> 00:50:45.440 We like her from you. I always will see you guys in the 729 00:50:45.480 --> 00:50:47.840 afternoon. Super We do appreciate it. Jay, Thanks the whole bunch man, 730 00:50:49.159 --> 00:50:52.599 all the best guys you will good call. Thank you Gee Dobbins, 731 00:50:52.519 --> 00:50:55.280 there's the guy who knows right. Yeah, he was with him who update 732 00:50:55.360 --> 00:50:59.239 staying out of trouble now that he's not coaching high school football anymore. He 733 00:50:59.559 --> 00:51:05.760 he is um nobody. He makes it perfect exist those like I said, 734 00:51:05.800 --> 00:51:07.480 I was not here, then you were here. It was just a nitty 735 00:51:07.559 --> 00:51:10.679 gritty dudes. Yeah, no, he was. Those guys were, and 736 00:51:10.880 --> 00:51:15.199 Joe Drakes, all of all of those guys, even a guy like Tom 737 00:51:15.280 --> 00:51:19.079 Tuncliff who was a little guy but you know he was tough and and then 738 00:51:19.159 --> 00:51:21.800 he was you know, those guys were just good guys. Randy Robbins, 739 00:51:21.880 --> 00:51:24.199 all those guys and who a lot of them are stuck around Okay again, 740 00:51:24.280 --> 00:51:28.639 which I love that being a local, you know, knowing that these guys 741 00:51:28.719 --> 00:51:30.880 came here and not only came here to play football, but fell in love 742 00:51:30.920 --> 00:51:34.400 with the place and had stayed. Okay, great call, Thank you, 743 00:51:34.480 --> 00:51:36.960 Jay. Let's take our break. We're gonna come back. We'll do all 744 00:51:37.199 --> 00:51:42.440 kinds of breaking news. Uh, and then we'll have a John Pearlman to 745 00:51:42.559 --> 00:51:44.440 talk FC. Two sons. Let's stick around for all that