Steve Rivera and jaygen Salams. They had their eye on the ball on Tucson
Sports stage yet Fox Sports fourteen fifty. Hey, welcome back, Joining about
here, Fox Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rivera. Jay's out today.
Got our guy Kevin will breaking news. Sure do I on the ball breaking
news on Fox Sports fourteen fifty. All right, We're gonna go ahead and
start with some college football news. Steve. Nevada is expected to fire head
coach Ken Wilson after two seasons. They did, Yeah, but they did,
they did. Yeah, they officially fired Ken Wilson. He was four
and twenty with the wolf Pack, right right. And I said this to
you, Stephanie Rempi, I think it is. She's a former U of
a volleyball player. She's been around a few programs, a few, maybe
handful of programs, big time programs. She's now the ad there at Nevada,
and this is one of her first big moves to get a football coach
there. Yeah, and it's an uphill battle. Nevada finished the season with
six passing touchdowns and in their twelve games, it was tied with Army and
Air Force for the fewest in the Nation. I'm pretty ironic that the Air
Force can't air it out, but they don't. But they just don't do
that. Yeah, the hard nos, hard nos and some U have a
football news. Noah Flfida has been nominated for the Shawn Alexander Freshman of the
Year Award. It's the first Arizona quarterback to ever crack the list. The
list only began in twenty eighteen, though other finalists include Caleb Downs the dB
from Alabama, Ruben Bain the d ND from Miami, Kevin Concepcion, the
wide receiver from NC State, and Dylan Seyneman from Purdue the dB. So
congratulations to Noah Ffida. It just kind of shows the year that he's had
as a red shair freshman. He's only he's the only red shir freshman on
the list. Other there are true freshmen and yeah some I thought it was
interesting to look back at some of the past winners of the award. They
actually they we have a pretty good list of names that have won the award.
Last year was Drake May, the year before that was Brock Bowers.
Will Anderson also won the award. Kenneth Gainwell and Trumpet Lawrence won the award
when the inaugural won in twenty eighteen. Okay, yes, a big time
namesfia Fefita's numbers are very very good at the top five overall, you know,
completion percentage, obviously, touchdowns and all this stuff. So he has
a very good chance of pulling this off. Who votes? Is it a
vote? Is by vote? I'm unsure I because if the coaches vote or
the media votes, good luck. Because again we talked about this yesterday or
the day before. Tucson is is a place where it's not a media meca,
right, Yeah, so you have to either really be paying attention and
if you're not, you totally space it or forget about it. Yeah,
well, it's kind of it's always been a joke, right. The PAC
twelve after dark is not a lot of people watching it. But if you
are watching it, it could be good, could be good and and but
everone is still in that mix of PAC twelve there is a football YEA love
to watch it. There's definitely a weird taste to it. And then they
hear people here and they think and then you don't know until some times it's
like a car crash. You don't know until it's on top of you,
and well that tim's too late. It's here, it's here, And that's
what happened this year. I'm sure a few people, like in the East
Coast, watched UA football until until the last month maybe, I'm sure.
I'm sure about halfway through the year when it started to circulate around social media
that we were pretty good, the best team. Igains has spread for a
while. I think that's probably when some people on the East Coast were like,
oh, this team is winning games. Yeah. I think that the
the U say issue game not issue, got USC game? Yeah, come
up? The USC game kind of opened some eyes. And whether you believe
it or not, I mean some people say that was the game. I
still believe they played well in the game, obviously, but the Washington State
game was just tremendous, tremendous, uh. And then everything else fell into
place. And I'm sure that people started watching these guys, these guys,
I mean, how could you not yep or not right? Because it took
a while for people to believe it did it did take a while. It's
a while for you to believe in this in this very yeah right. It
took me have to hear, Hey, you guys have had a lot of
years of not given the reason to believe so well, and that's the way
to put it, Yeah, because you know you, you were the lucy
of uh, the lucy lucy and line and she puts them all there and
then she swipes it away, not so much for me, but for Jay.
We do so the portal we were you and I were talking between the
break about the transfer portal and how it's gonna got it kind of get a
little crazy this time of year, Arizona has a couple of guys entering the
transport portal transfer portal, excuse me, Isaiah Taylor has entered the transfer portal.
He had the interception back in the twenty twenty two issue, right and
mon uh mon Jalen mon Jack. I didn't even know who he was.
I didn't even respect for I didn't know. Yeah, so when he said
when I retweeted that, I'm thinking, I'm sorry, I don't even know
the name. And obviously if you're not playing, Yeah, if you're not
playing in this situation, you're not going to play better anymore because of the
gonna get better, Yeah, they're only gonna get higher profile. Right,
with a lot of people coming back guys with more expectation. I'm surprised about
Taylor though, because he you know, he's a pretty good player. Probably
might go back home. He's from Florida. He's what's his name son,
Yeah, Jason Taylor Son. Yeah, I saw that. Spears said he
he would be surprised if he didn't know up Miami you yeah, yeah,
his dad's place, yep. Right, uh and no no harm, no
foul, not at all. Yeah. Yeah. You gotta go where you're
gonna play, right, you gotta go where. Well, that's if that's
the end goal, right yeah, right, And that's what what player is
not. That's not the end goal to go play right. Yeah, yeah,
that's true. We do have some more college football news. There's some
strange college football news coming out of Oklahoma State today. Oh yeah, yeah.
I found a dead longhorned cow on the lawn of a fraternity house at
Oklahoma State University. Now, for those who don't know, Oklahoma State is
playing the Texas Longhorns this weekend in football. So uh and it seemed like
the cow was carved with an expletive and left on the lawn. Really,
so, I'm assuming it was like a you know, forget these longhorn situation.
We're gonna and this is Aklahoma state, yeah, very and and how
many longhorns do you see the Oclombo state? Yeah? So so that's that's
unfortunate. Yeah, it's really it's really sad, but it's it's kind of
just a really strange news story heading in the arrivaly week. It's kind of
just this is something that can only happen during that's that's if they find out
who did it, that's cruel, cruel animals. They're gonna get some big
trouble for that. Legal Yeah, sure, no doubt about that. But
yeah, I saw that this morning on my feet and I was like,
that's unbelievable. We also have some college basketball news. Uh Lebron James' son,
BRONI obviously we talked about it yesterday. He's been cleared to play.
Lebron came out and said that if the game overlaps the Lakers game, we
know where he's gonna go. He's going to watch his son play. They
did. They did give a bit of a schedule update with that, and
they said that a bunch of their games in January actually do overlap. For
example, the USC has six games scheduled in December. Three of them occur
the same day as Lakers games. Four of USC's seven January games overlap with
the Lakers games, So it's it's possible that Lebron will miss some Lakers time
to go watch his sun play at USC. But that's totally understandable, right,
with everything that's gone on this year, I'm sure, especially the health
and all that declearance. Right, we talked a little bit about it.
Angel Reese return to l s U last night. Played fine, looked good,
little obvious, a little rusty, but no explanation still, and we
may never know. She I guess I saw something horridly gonna She was gonna
be concentrating on mental health. I did see that as well. Yeah,
she said she was trying to refocus and kind of reset her mental I guess
focused for right, right, which makes makes total sense. But but I've
said this a number of times, and maybe even on this show, and
you're you're a U, a student, and you know, you know athletes.
I'm sure out there that into day's world of students and athletes and just
students in general, the number one issue is is mental health. Yeah,
the pressures to succeed, the pressures to get through class, the pressures of
living on your own, all that stuff. And it's not like we didn't
have it before, but now it's more highlighted. Yeah, and it's everywhere
with social media. If you're someone my age playing a sport, you probably
I mean, I'm sure there are some athletes that just don't have it or
turn it off, orcations, whatever, But I'm not sure what I would
do. It's kind of unavoidable in a way. Right, it's part of
what, for lack of a better word, it's kind of a part of
the job almost like, is to get some feedback you, Right, But
I don't know if if I would pay attention, because if I had a
bad game, it would probably wear on. Really can't, you really can't.
Yeah, I think if I think if something funny happened in my career,
if I was an athlete, I think I'd checked see what the kind
of memes are making about me. But other than that, I think it's
it's too toxic for you to take it in from people that aren't doing what
you're trying to do. So it's hard to it's hard to do that.
In other breaking news f s use quarterback Rodemaker might be out for the a
SEC championship game. They're they're saying, yeah, they're saying he might have
taken a concussion in that late hit against Florida. That's that's really big news
for the college football Playoff, not only for FSU, but for the whole
playoff ranking as a whole. Okay, So, Oregon State and Washington State
today made an agreement with the Mountain West Conference in terms of scheduling. Scott
Barnes, the OKLO or sorry sorry, Oregon State athletic director, said that
in addition to the six Mountain West Conference teams, they will still play five
Power five schools in one FBS school, but it's not going to count towards
the Mountain West standings, and neither Oregon State or Washington State will be able
to compete in the conference championship for the Mountain West. But it does seem
that like down the road, there might be a somewhat of a merger between
the two brands where the Mountain West could exist under the PAC twelve banner still,
which is just interesting to see situation continue and move forward. But I'm
glad that Oregon State and Washington State have some opponents for next year. Yeah.
Yeah, no, and it's gonna be merged, you know that.
That's what's gonna happen. They'll be merged with the Mountain West eventually. Yeah.
Kind good for them. I mean, they have a chance to win
the conference most any any time. Yeah. And then as far as pro
news, we have some news coming out of the NFL Tyreek Hill. Do
you remember that backflip he did in the week six on camera that cameraman he
had worked with Tyreek in the past. I saw that on social media.
Uh, And he was recently suspended until further notice from that by the NFL
for his role in that celebration that Tyreek did. Tyreek kind of took some
offense to that, and he's now paying for that guy's salary for the year,
which is a good move by Tyreek for someone that he's worked with personally
and has filmed a bunch of practice and stuff for him. And it's kind
of unfortunate that, you know, that guy has been suspended for the rest
possibly for maybe Yeah. Yeah, he may get a job with him again.
Yeah, I'm not sure. Was he a he was an intern,
but was he a paid intern. I believe he. I believe so I
became familiar with him on social media. He does like before this happened,
yes, but he does like social media videos for tyreeks sometimes. That's why
he became familiar with him. He does really good stuff. So I'm not
sure what was a big deal. The big deal was that you're not supposed
to have props for your celebration. Technically, technically the cameraman provided hish okay,
but was he was this predetermined? I'm unsure. I think that the
cameraman was like open to it, kind of a situation where hey, if
I get a touchdown, I might do this. But I don't think.
I think it was kind of spread. I mean, that's kind of like
the No Fun League, you know, yes, yeah it is. You
know they they benefit from it. They benefit from it all the clicks.
But wink wink, let's not do it. Yeah, and then we're gonna
suspend you, possibly for the rest of your career, like twenty something.
I bet you they don't. I bet you they don't suspend him for the
rest of especially not after all the back last right. Yeah, you know,
come on, it's it's a dumb decision. It's just you know,
suspending for a weekend and then that's fine calling the day, just don't do
it the game. I have a fun statistical thing for you out of Minnesota.
The Minnesota Timberwolves posted a thirteen and two record in the month of November.
That is the best record in any month, any one month, for
any team in that state in its history. It just kind of it doesn't
really mean much, but it does show that the Timberwolves are having an incredible
year in the NBA. Yeah, and it's kind of odd that it's happening
in Minnesota. Yeah, yeah, because you're typically they're not that good.
Yeah. Yeah, Who's who's your star? Anthony Edwards? He oh yeah,
mister, did you see that movie with the but was it Haroldson?
You've about Adam Sandler's Yeah, that's a great movie. It was. It
was and he was the guy, right. It's it called Hustle, Yeah,
Hustle. Yeah, it's great, Yeah, it was, it was,
it was. I liked it. It was Gomez and Anthony Edwards is
in it. A bunch of guys are in It's a good movie. Yeah,
yeah, I recommend that. But other NBA news, Luka Doncic is
gonna miss his first game at the season tonight, which is an unusual thing.
That he's played everything missing personal reasons that didn't really disclose, but that
was not because of the management. No, yeah, apparently not because of
love management. But he's only missed this his first game, so good on
Luca. But he's he's having an all NBA quality season again, so we'll
see. But he's out tonight during the against the Rockets. Okay, And
I believe that is all I had for breaking news. I think we talked
about J T. Daniels earlier. We did. Yeah, yeah, you
were tired, and that's all I had for you, Steve. Okay,
I think that's good. Almost got us up to the time that we're that
were needed. And uh, I guess the flock will start tomorrow for the
Browns against the Rams. That's a tough that's a tough spot if you're a
Browns fan. This season has to have been the biggest, well, I
guess outside of being an Iowa fan, A big high and then the big
game, the roller coaster because you've got that defense that is monstrous. Miles
Garrett Is, Are we sure? Miles Garrett Is made like the rest of
us. Is he you have no because he is a heck of a player.
He is a heck of a specimen heck of a player. Okay,
let's take a break. I think we're fine with all this stuff. New
Mexico State pleas at five gets liberty, Oregon and Washington go at six just
for breaking. And then tomorrow there's a Sleve games for college football right Rivalry
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streaming live on the iHeartRadio wapp. Good back, Welcome back to Alan about
here of Fox Sports watching fifty. I'm Steve, eas Kevin no Jay.
Today we're trying to get hold of Pete. Had a little difficulty with the
phones. But people who listen to us know that that happens. Let me
just kind of text in real quick. Technology always works until you need it
to write, right, That's how it usually goes. How to little bit
of internet Internet trouble. It's going to break, but we're working on that.
Yeah, he'll give me a set, keep talking because I'm want to
send him a note here. We're pretty good at that. Can can I
can handle that? But yeah, if you much cuts to Pete Williams about
where he sees the U of a basketball program at right now and what he
sees maybe if he sees some of himself and some of these players. Yeah,
yeah, yeah, no, I think he will I think he will
because there's a couple of players that I think, well, at least one
for sure, that reminds me of him in a little way. So keep
an eye on that light. I think you'll be calmness anytime now, im
w hope because I said the right number. Yes I did. Okay,
I'm looking up what time that Colgate game is tomorrow? It's one one o'clock,
one o'clock. Really busy afternoon for me. Here we go. That's
him right now. Pete? Is this you? Pete? Hello? Did
you get the Pete? Pete? Pete? He did the right did you
Pete? Can hear me? Are you sure you get the right things going?
Everything's good? Maybe you can't. We can't hear you, Pete.
I want to text you. We're trying to get Pete on here. Come
up now now you can, William, that was my fault. I had
to love Muta. That's old guys, thos, old guys. We don't
know technology. We don't know technology. How you doing the cornerstone? Hey?
Did you have a chance to go see Arizona when they played up in
the Palm Desert? Yes, sir man, I got to tell you what
the experienced that was it was something else. Tell me what what made you
say that or what makes you say that? Well, okay, first,
just the uh the environment of the place they're raining everything. But see,
I was sitting. I was sitting in a section with Michigan State fans,
and I went online, you know, bought my tickets. But before I
bought them, every section I checked there was always a Michigan State logo there.
And I kept checking all these seats trying to find some Arizona logo there
weren't. There weren't any, So I don't know if it was a state
site that did the tickets or whatever. But I was sitting with a bunch
of Michigan State fans, and you know me, I'm respectful no matter where
I'm at. But you know, when the cast were doing something, well
you know I was, I was. I was hyping them up, like,
yeah, go ahead, Keith Sean, okay, Caleb okay, but
all that type of stuff. And apparently, uh, this this one section
in front of me, this girl kind of I didn't see it, but
I heard she was giving me side eyes. Listen, I'm even even when
Michigan State did some well, you know, I propped them up or whatever.
But I'm telling you, see, I wish I would have sorted gave
me the side eye because I would have went off, man. But it
was. I enjoyed the game. It was incredible, man, though I
heard the the uh. The crowd was fantastic for both sides. Absolutely,
absolutely, And even like most of the people I was around, they gave
they gave you o ay their respect. You don't have anybody whining and complain
about the ref you know, it drives me crazy when I get that crab.
Nobody was complaining about that, and they gave Arizona much respect, and
man I was even though even though the two hour drive out there, I
didn't mind that at all in the drive home because man, I had a
great time. No great, did you? And then we've compared the kishank
with a few guys, you know, with Johnson with a few guys.
And then I'm thinking, I have Pete on here. Do you see a
little of him? And you definitely from the energy stamp standpoint, obviously know
he has the ability to shoot out of the perimeterive shot, you know,
more than I was allowed to or whatever. But as far as the energy
standpoint, I mean, I love the guy. I absolutely love the guy.
We hit a home run for him, you know, with the home
run with Caleb, even though some are still kind of yeah, you know,
given as far as whatever, but he is going to be great.
I love him all man. Well, and I say that from from Johnson
because he has kind of a similar build, or at least I'm assuming that's
how you were built. Very strong. Hey, even though he's not the
biggest guy out there, you're still bigger enough. Well oh really, really,
what about buddy buddy image, because you're you're you want That's what I
mean. He's a little believe or not, he's still a little more muscular
than hundred and ninety, you know. And he may be twot hand and
something like that. Yeah, and I didn't get to twothand and I was
like, maybe thirty some years old. Well, you're built like that now,
but the dude, the dude isn't. And I don't know how you
were, because I know you grabbed a ton of rebounds, were among the
league leaders. If you weren't the league leader back in the day. He
he knows where to be. He knows where to be, the right league
leader twice right Okay, I'll get it right there. I don't forget.
Yeah. So no, he's he's he's positioned in the right places. He's
coming up with two big rebounds in the last few games Duke one and then
against Michigan State two, right right, and his motor is motor is just
so impressive. I mean obviously I saw, you know, simon San Diego
State last year. I saw the final four and everything, and you wonder,
how is he gonna fit, you know, in here just what we
needed? And thus far, man, he's more to deliver. He's everything
as advertised. He would be, well, you know, exactly what you
needed. In fact, you haven't had a guy like him in a long
time, and not so much not so much trying to find figure it out.
And it's been a while, so you guess, yeah, you haven't.
He's not an enforcer, but he's a dude that you don't want to
mess with. And even if even if that's what you needed, you got
one. Yeah, And it seems like he's definitely a type that that has
his teammates back and they're gonna feed off of his energy. You know,
he the type of dude is it's not gonna just let him settle for mediocricy.
They gonna they're gonna feed off his energy because he's gonna bring it all
the time. That's just the way he's built. Man. Right, Did
you have a chance to say hello to Tommy? No, as soon as
it was over, I hit the parking lot and with gold. But what
I did, I can't tell you what I did. Text coach right after
the game, and he got right back with me and he gave me the
typical Coach loydism that uh, I should share right now, but it cracked
me up. You know. Yeah, he's more candid with you guys than
he is with us, he tell you. And we hit a fan slam
with the dude. I'm telling you he is something special man, right,
No, and you and you've seen him a few times when you come down
for the camps. But let me tell you. We had Matt billbok on
here I don't know ten days ago. And I know you guys pretty well.
You know, guys have become friends of mine. And I said,
Matt, Steve and now Tommy and maybe to you two a degree. You
guys, are you guys are just this dude's you know, good dudes,
fun dudes, pragmatic dudes, people dudes, understand people. And but but
the one thing that you the one things they can't take away from you.
You guys are competitors, you know what I'm saying for the good dudes.
But if that makes any sense, No, absolutely, just the way the
way we're it built. And as far as my own personal competitiveness, it
would take for a whole other level because of Coach Olsen, because you know,
you know, I'd be the first one to tell you there were times,
you know, when I got tired, you know, you kind of
certain things, kind of break down or whatever. But I mean, he
just beating my kid. How I had to be the best of shape because
so much is gonna be demanded on me. And once I was able to
do that, you know, fatigue wouldn't take over because I knew there was
another level where I can go to. And I owe all that's to Coach
Olison. So who who came in for you once you said once you had
to get to the bench at that time, it was either John Ecker or
Joe Turnett. Well, okay, so you must have played at police thirty
five minutes a game. Yeah, if I wouldn't. I did. Yeah,
yeah, okay, that makes sense. That makes sense. That's cool.
So you're talking about Kleb a little. I probably have the same reservation
as you do. Well, well, here's the thing. So you know,
Steve, remember we had the camp this summer. You know, Coach
Timielle set it up where we can go in there and talk to the team.
Yeah. Yeah, of nice. We were sitting the row in front
of the whole team, and man, they were just just stepped up and
ears open, eyes open, justting soaking everything again. And so when I
did my little spiel, it was basically focused on you know, it seem
was almost like I was like, uh, just pleading with these guys and
just please stick together because they are such a talented group that I really saw
special things happen this year. And my concern, which I expressed to them,
is that you guys get the bitching and playing about playing time, or
you allow others to get in your ear. You know, you want that
you guys just stick together. That this was gonna be a very special year.
So things are going great so far, and you know, sometimes the
pestmost in me and say, okay, who's gonna be the first one to
break ranks or whatever. But right now, winning saws everything and many they're
doing a great job. They were accepted to everything. I had to say,
Eddie Smith, Greb McMillan, Benn and Davison, Joe Turner. It
was man, it was just an awesome set and the guys are just amazing.
Yeah, Pee and the guys do look like they are very together this
year. When you see him on the bench, Kylan's always got his arm
around Calb or vice versa. Yeah. What are some areas you said that
winning saws everything, right, what are some areas that you see this team
growing as the season goes on. What are some of those growing pains that
you identify from your perspective watching? Well, you know again, but let's
let's let's go with Cayleb and I love to do. You know, sometimes
I still think, you know, he needs to let the game come to
more. And don't get me wrong, He's he's doing great. He needs
to let the game come to him a little more. I've been surprised seeing
the number of times he's led the team in its assist just happened a few
times forever. But you know, I still want to see a little more
consistency with the with the perimeter shots, because you know, the inside game
is gonna be fine. You know, I think you know bollow Hey,
that's my dude there, that's probably my favorite guy right there. But he's
got to step it up because big fella, you know, Creavius, the
big fella is coming. You know, he is coming a little more efficiency
with the inside game and the perimeter game. The defense. Hey, just
don't change nothing. Keep doing what you're doing, because my mouth was wide
open at the defense that played in Michigan State game a time. But it
was freakingvable man, right right? You know the guy that that you to
look at him and he's got a little a little uh reeves, a little
glid reeves in him only because of body size. But he's such a pretty
good he's such a good shooter from the perimeter. A nonchalant but a good
player. Is is Is Boswell Man? That little young dude. That boy
is bad man. You know, I'm honest with you, I'm surprised.
I knew he could shoot, but I'm surprised he's shooting it as well as
he does. One of the things that I watched, I kind of watched
the interaction between him and Caleb is kind of way I did back in the
day when you know, Marcus Williams with the dude and and Chase Butterser came
in. I've watched the way those two interacted when they had the Midnight Matters
or whatever, because you know, Butterser came in with all the heights for
that one year, Marcus was the dude and I was just kind of shaky
on their relationship and everything, right, but he as far as with Kaylen
would Boswell and Caleb love Hey, man, you know they have no problem
giving up to each other. I'd love to see an interaction between timeouts that
they go give each other dap and everything. So I see no issue with
that at all. So the back quarter is nice, the front quarter is
nice, as long as these young brothers stay together. Man, you spoke
about when you went to speak to the team, and you were kind of
preaching about togetherness and not breaking apart. Uh, And that's something that I've
noticed watching this team, as they do seem to play very together. Do
you think that's a team locker room thing? Is that Tommy Lloyd's leadership?
What do you think keeps a team together. There's a question, no question,
because I'll tell you what if he can make us feel as if we're
a part of the team from the outside, you know, imagine what he's
one of those guys, is Ashley in the t on the inside or whatever.
So that's all Tommy Lloyd all Tommy layd. Yeah, And he's one
of those dudes that kind of it's hard not to play for him, and
Luton has his other methods. You played hard for Luke because you love Loot
and you wanted to he loved his respect and all that. Tommy, Tommy,
you play hard for it because he's a good dude and he has the
best interest in you, absolutely aslutely. And there's different ethods. You know,
obviously certain things that we don't see, but you know, and and
coach So you know, one thing I love about coachh is that he can't
with the times. You know, he went very stylid, big small combination
of both giving guys you know you can go out there and play your game
and you know, with long time in the team concept, the coachy ball
with the game and you know, tom I'm he's just saying he lets the
guys play. He gives him a long leash, but he has no problem
riling him back in when he needs to. Right. And the ball is
the ball because you have five dudes who want that ball. But the philosophy
is the ball will reach the place that needs to go before the shot.
Yeah exactly, yeah, yeah. Uh there was something I wanted to ask
you. How did you how did you enjoy the duke game? Oh?
Man, Man, I was sitting up here in my house having buttellos and
everything, and I was nervous. I was nervous. Uh you know,
I'm a little bat man a little bit. So I said, Arizona and
the points whatever, and uh it was it was just uh, it was
the best nights I had in a long time. Even say, man,
I'm in but we aren't even a quarter in the season yet, major whatever.
And I'm just think when Tommy Laurie took the job way back when,
you know, he gave me a call and we talked and I told him
how how for me, it just feels good to feel good about Arizona basketball
again. Talk me about my coworkers, my neighbors, how you know,
they give me a little digs about Arizona, this and that, and I
had to sit there and take it. And back then two years ago,
Tommy Lloyd said, We're gonna do something to shut your neighbors and co workers
up and say nothing to me now, so you can you can raise that
flag in the front porch. Absolutely absolutely. Hey, real quick, I
know that I'm still slepping my book or selling my book here and uh,
people are still asking about it. Who you were? One of the main
main chapters tell tell people why they should buy the book. Well, even
like someone like me, there's a lot of things in there that that I
didn't even know. You know, there's a lot of things in there,
a lot of coach old stories as far as with other players, uh,
players resting they're feeling for coach oh and some of the things did for them.
I think one of them touching things that that whole book can he is
the relationship he had with our with our manager, Todd Todd Waller. Hey,
that that made me a cream puff speed and some of the things actually
did washed it. I had no idea. So if you cover in the
basketball is really feel good story far as you know, Coacho cared about every
single one player and oftentimes with John Elliott on down to walk on, you
know, coach left player, and he would do anything he couldn't already help
them, power them and anyone. There's a lot of few in there must
freeze. It's funny you talk about Todd Walsh, but Todd Walsh was a
manager. Obviously he owes his career to loot because of how he saved him.
He had nothing in his pockets when he came here and now he's a
big fox guy and he was he was our lead well, no, Toky
was the lead manager, but Todd was second card. When in two years
Todd and he become great friends. And you know, Todd, God has
more memorabilion than everybody and every now and then, so he'll I'm here.
I didn't know you, right right. He's got a lot of garage full
of stuff that you would never think of garage, Tod's garage, right right,
Pete, thanks as always appreciate you. We'll see you. What are
we going to see you? Go? But I'm definitely gonna be in Vegas
for the f A U game. I'm giving some thought about seeing and out,
but definitely. But one thing before I go, I've taken this for
so long now, the little little promote promo bio, what if you call
that thing? You guys do know I played two years of Arizona, not
just eighty forty five, it's eighty three three. Okay, I'll tell j
Jay's my guy with that about eighty three to eighty five, we'll get that
fixed, or or my name is I'll be crushed. Okay, thank you,
man, appreciate it. I appreciate it. Take care of Thank you.
Pete Williams very excited about obviously, he's very excited about what he's seen.
Sorry to be right, but like you said, winning, winning solves
a lot of things. People will fall in love with you. The problem
with that is you fall in love with you right well, yeah, no,
that is it's November December. I mean, come on, it's a
long road. It's a long road. Then you got a long and a
half ahead, huh. You got March, then you got March, and
then you hope you hope All that means something. Yeah, when you heard
Tommy he doesn't think we're gonna get through this next week and a half bit.
Yeah, yeah, just in case, well, coach, yeah,
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is High on the Ball with Steve Rivera and Jay Gonzalez on Fox Sports fourteen
fifteen. Hey, welcome back to the ball here Fox Sports fourteen fifteen.
I'm Steve, Jay is out Kevin with breaking news and uh they're working the
board. Sort you have now right now? Yeah, so we do have
some we have We have an update from the state championship game. It looks
like CEO if the Steve cdo has one hundred and seventy yards rushing and two
touchdowns on just thirteen carries on his first two possessions, not a single passing
play to fourteen to seven. Cool in the second quarter, so RALSI Twitter.
So, so the run game is working. Yeah, the run game
is working real well. So I'm sure that that what's his name, that
the kid that he talked about uh is probably has more than one hundred yards
rushing. Yeah, he was. He posted a video, well, he
reposted a video from his brother Andy of in Luke just absolutely powering his way
through the defense for a touchdown. Pretty impressive video. I'll go check out
Hovier's Twitter for more updates on that game. Okay, we'll try to give
you. We have about eleven minutes here, so we'll give you a last
update when we're done. Okay, So now the picks. We have games
going today, so I have to make sure I register my stuff. You
go first, all right. So the first pick that Jay provided me today
is Oklahoma State plus nine and a half. Oklahoma State plus nine and a
half. Who they're playing. They're playing in Texas. Wow, Okay,
he doesn't think Ted Texas is gonna beat him badly? Huh. Okay,
I'm not picking that game, so it does matter to me. Okay,
So I'm gonna go with my first, my first college game and it's gonna
be Oregon. I'm taking Oregon over Washington. I've loved them since, even
when they lost to Washington a couple of months ago. I really thought that
they could have won that game. They should have won that game. And
now they're gonna pour it on here on a neutral field. I was just
gonna ask you think that. I was gonna ask you. So you think
that they win it handily? Yes, because of the coach, because he's
one of those guys that he likes to pour it on. He really does.
You know, he's got that like you know that look and then he
if he's beating you, he doesn't want to stop. Yeah, kind of
like kind of like fish. Fish doesn't have this look, but he did
against the issue. If Fish is given a reason to pour it on right,
right, will rain heavily. And that's what the case was against a
issue. Yeah, okay, all right. So for Jay's next pick,
he's taken Louisville plus wow because you know why, because of the quarterback situation.
I'm sure because he always kind of has something. He said, what's
the spread of that? So he has it at plus two and a half
two and a half. Yeah, wow, I'm gonna check DraftKings right now.
I'm actually on the site now, but not on Draft Kings but on
our site and a half. He's giving he's giving two and a half.
He's taken two and a half. That's not a whole lot of points,
especially for a quarterback, the third street quarterback, who if they win,
gets into the playoffs. Right, That's that's an odd pick by him,
which is I'm okay with that. I'm okay with that. Okay, So
we'll pick the game of the week last right, So that's the bounce of
Oran. Okay, So now I'm gonna go pro with Detroit. Detroit Giants.
They play Houston. Who they play? I think they play the Saints?
Okay, yeah, you know, you're right, Yeah, I believe
they played the Saints. The Lions, dude, what would you go with
the Lions over the Thames? Because they lost last week badly. They they're
still one of the better teams. They just got caught in something they probably
should not have been caught in. There's still one of the better teams.
New Orleans is not and that line's a little low, right, yeah,
because they're being underestimated because of the they have, like a little bit of
a bounced back spot this week, right, So I just went with that,
and I think they historically they played New Orleans pretty well against the spread,
and you know, Dan Campbell is gonna have about fifteen coffees and he's
gonna be hyped up for that game. Jay's next pick is gonna be Iowa
Iowa plus twenty two and a half. WHOA, I don't hate that though,
I feel no, but I think it's gonna be weird. Wow,
it's gonna be real weird spread. What you said? Yeah, the half,
it's gonna be twenty. Well, the spread right now for Michigan Iowa
is twenty two. No, no, but the half half scores each half.
Oh, let me double check that real quick. Let me let me
get which is one of the more bizarre things you've ever heard. Probably that's
true. So the half the halfs look like Michigan State is favored by thirteen
and a half points in the first and the total first half over is only
twenty. So they're they're given they've now given Iowa like maybe a touchdown in
the first half of this game, and it came down in the second half,
so they're thinking, they're thinking maybe Iowa scores twice. I bet you
they don't. Yeah, I bet you they don't know. Okay, so
you went with who? Jay went with Iowa plus twenty plus twenty two and
a half. Okay, I'm going pro again. I'm gonna go with Tampa
Tampa Yeah, Tampa Bay. What's that number right? Right now? You're
asking me questions? One of them, I'm just filling in my my the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They have the Panthers on deck this weekend. I don't
know what that number is, but whatever it is, they should smash it,
right, I think so? I think? So who are they playing?
Panthers? Yeah, yeah, yeah, answer home and Tampa Bay is
nothing, no great shakes, but they're better than yeah, the Panthers.
It's one of those like dumpster fire years kind of where like you just have
the year where nothing goes right and like the coach is gone, the quarter
is not good, nothing, you know, No, you say that,
it's usually if you think that when the coaches is removed that they're still in
disarray, but they play harder for the next guy for a while. That's
a good point, and we saw that with the Raiders this year with Anthony
Pearce. And but but I don't know, I'm not getting the same vibes
from this team in Carolina. Yeah, is the price young? Yeah,
he hasn't done a little all year. I don't think. Yeah, I
don't think it's his fault. I don't think we most people think it's his
fault. But it seems like he's not helping the situation. That's true,
That's definitely true. Okay, all right, So Jay's first Pro pick is
gonna be the Dolphins of Miami minus nine and a half, and that is
his lock of the week, the Dolphins minus nine and a half over.
The Dolphins are up against this week. I believe they play on Sunday.
The Dolphins have the Titans on deck. Then it's Monday Night. I was
wrong that they play on Monday. No, Well, they play on Sunday
and Monday. The Dolphins got the Monday night game, it looks like on
the schedule. But they played the Commanders this weekend Washington in Washington. Okay,
and I believe, I don't know. I think Jay made a good
pick with that, right. The Commanders aren't beating anybody, no, and
the Dolphins light it up. Well, you think you think they would,
but they have lived in that's true. They were playing better team than the
Commanders for the most part. Sure, so we'll see what happens. And
then the Commanders fire a bunch of people this week. They're always firing people
up there though. Yeah. Okay, uh, that's your final. No,
yeah, one more up special Okay, my my last, second last
pick the Rams, the Rams. I'm taking the Rams, taking the l
a Rams. Yeah, that's not a bad pick, the Rams. They've
been up and down this year though, no, uh yeah, yeah,
yeah, And they have the Browns coming into town on Sunday in the in
the window. For the reason that we talked about. I mean, who
knows what Cleveland they're gonna play Flacco. You know that defense is gonna show
up. But Miles Garrett was in this thing last week. We don't know
if Miles Garrett is one hundred percent. And they've played the Rams have played
fairly decently recently, and they're and they're so well coached that that team is
gonna at least execute every week, whether it's you'd think you would think you
would, yeah, okay, oh, in my lock, My lock is
Oregon, Oregon. Organ's my lock outside the Obama Georgia. Okay, now
now you go for your lock. Yeah. Jay's lock was the Dolphins.
Oh no, no, no, no, the special game of the special
is going. His pick is Georgia minus five and a half. Wow,
I'm going the other way. I'm going Bama plus five and a half.
Yeah. I love the plus five and a half because it could be a
three point game. Yeah, and Bama. Bama loves these types of games,
even though they didn't play with it well in it last year with Georgia.
Georgia was special last year. I think that Alabama plus the points if
this is like a one point game, but I probably would go Georgia.
But I want the five and a half. Yeah, I echo everything you
said. Uh, I think I don't know, Jay's not wrong to take
to take the Bulldogs here because they are program but I think any it's one
of those system plays, right, anytime you get the Chiefs, anytime you
get Bama, anytime, point certain teams and plus odds. Yeah, plus
points you got to take. And you know, you know how teams are
when you're an underdog and you used to be a good team or you're a
good team and no one respects you. You play out of your mind because
you and you're getting points. Well, the Eagles are are underdogs at home.
That's true. That's the exact situation you're talking about. Exact cannot wait
to take the Eagles this Sunday. That's a good point. I was gonna
try to do that, but it's only three. I think it's three three
at home at home, and I think they're the better football team. Yeah,
especially with San Francisco being on the road. San Francisco might be the
better team, but we don't know that yet. And Philadelphia's has the best,
better record, and they're at home, and they're at home. How
why would you not take the best? I think it's one of those situations
where if you get a certain team plus plus odds or plus yeah points,
you take that. That's where I think we're at with this George Alabama game.
Those are the picks, Okay, so mine are Oregon, Bama,
the Lions, Buccaneers, and the Rams. And then Jay's picks are Oklahoma
State, Louisville, Iowa, Miami Dolphins, and the the Bulldogs. And
with his luck being the Dolphins, Dolphins are playing against who commander Commanders gotta
remember that. Okay, Yeah, that's actually one of that that's probably my
favorite pick of his. I think this week is Dolphins. I like my
picks. I like my picks. I think that your his picks are okay,
just with the with Miami be being the best pick because they should win
that game by ten. Sorry j but they should win that game. Yeah,
but they you know, it's it's kind of tough now is We'll see,
We'll see, We'll see with those picks, and then I'll check for
an update in this in the CDIO game right before we leave about a minute
and half. We don't have much time, but I'm gonna refreshed the old
Javier Morales twitter page, and it seems that Cad and Luke twenty two yard
uh to the Yuma eleven. Apparently he has been dominant, so he's they
could score again. They could They very well could score again. And it
said that they got down there with past interference. Oh nice, Yeah,
so they could they could score three touchdowns on the first three possessions and and
uh and kind of ball control it in the second half. If if that's
the case, Yeah, well, I don't know exactly how much time is
left in the game. But no, it's the first half. Yeah,
the first half. It seems I mean the first half, but it seems
like that that running back kid and Luke is having a day. I've seen
him play. He's like a little human bowling ball like kind of like Jade,
kind of like Jonah. Yeah, Coleman, that's good. That's a
good just kind of like smallish to the ground, hard to tackle, runs
really hard beverage. He's one of those hard runners, right, Just every
every step into the ground is is I'm going to try to hurt the grass
and I'm stepping on right, right, right and tough. It's hard to
get those guys down, you know, Lois center, gravity, the whole
thing. Right. Well, Kevin, thanks for showing up today. What
happened. Otherwise, we're not doing a show. Thanks Monday. We'll be
back. You're not in on Monday, Tuesdays and Thursday and Tuesdays and Thursdays
as we prepare for the rest of the year. Thanks again. Good luck
with your picks this weekend. Yeah, good luck, Jay, No,
your picks you stuff. You pick your own stuff. But that's true,
that is true. Yeah, my own picks for this weekend must see how
that goes. But thanks for having me today. See all right, Thanks
book, we brought our hands like linkend