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Today it is time for a little World of by

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sports segment breaking down the news and notes coming out

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of Brigham Kalani Shaitake is staying home. I'm not leaving,

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he says, I'm not leaving. The show goes on. Not

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so fast, Penn State, Not so fast, mister Kraft, He's

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swung a miss again and BYU retains their guy. My

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question is that the retention offer for Klania need to

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come at the eleventh hour. Did we need to get

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to the point where there was a Penn State offer

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on the table before negotiating and getting our guy right?

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Speaker 4: Like?

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Speaker 2: Did we need to get to this point? Is this

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what needed to happen. Let's welcome into the show. Former

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BA wide receiver, the owner operator of Utah Protective Films,

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Jared Bledsoe.

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Speaker 3: Jared didn't need to get to.

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Speaker 5: This, That's a great question, and no it didn't. But

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there were contracts already in place, right, So he.

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Speaker 2: Had an extension through two thousand ninety. He was getting

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paid approximately with incentives, I think about five million, right

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is what I've been able to confirm. So he got

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a pay raise, a significant pay raise from five to

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nine and a half.

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Speaker 4: Yeah.

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Speaker 5: So sometimes it takes somebody coming in and throwing out

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an offer that that changes the whole dynamic. And not

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only that, but because we're winning and because we're having

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the success that we're having now, it brought into play

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a lot more.

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Speaker 4: So. I don't think that I'm proud of b YU.

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Speaker 5: I'm proud that they were able to come and realize

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we're not just a basketball.

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Speaker 4: School, that football really is a priority for us, and

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we're we're seeing that now today.

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Speaker 5: But man, something something needs to change in this NCUA

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A football coaching scenario.

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Speaker 4: You flip through things with old miss you see with Tulane.

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Speaker 5: Tulane's got a game this weekend, and where's their coach

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at today? He's in Florida celebrating his new job. You

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know you've got and I'll you know, you've got all

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these players and assistant coaches and the dynamic of football

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is so different today when you before it was a

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coach is getting hired, he's going to take a new job,

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he's going to move on. But now because of the

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transfer portal and how all that works, all of a sudden,

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now you don't know, every player is like, well, am

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I going to go to Penn State? Now? Gonna stay

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at BYU? Are my teammates gonna stay? Are my coaches

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gonna stay? I mean even with the Lane Kiffin deal.

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I don't know if you read, but he had you know,

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he gave the ultimatum to the offensive coordinate, you know,

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offensive staff.

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Speaker 4: And they say players aren't involved in this.

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Speaker 5: Players showed up to speak with Lane Kiffin about are

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you really gonna take our coaches?

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Speaker 4: You know.

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Speaker 5: So for those that are out there saying, oh, the

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players are focused on their games, you can't be fully

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focused on what you're doing. We for football and for

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that week while all the dramas going on behind the scenes. Now, yeah,

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you know, I'm glad they got it settled today. To

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be honest with you, I'm I'm ready to talk about

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Texas Tech. I mean, we got the biggest game of

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the year. The interesting thing nineteen ninety eight the last

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time we played in a conference championship game, that was

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my last year at BYU. Right, we played Air Force.

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you believe it's been that long? I mean that that

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needs to be the highlight of what we're doing this week,

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and unfortunately it got taken over by this whole Penn

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State deal. I'm super happy for Klanie. I'm super happy

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for the staff because you know, ultimately, you know, we

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were texting back and forth this week. You didn't know

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what would a Rod go, would Jay Hill go, would

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all the staff go?

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Speaker 4: Would you start losing players? You know? Where would it go?

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Speaker 5: The focus can now be put back on the game

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coming up this week, and I'm just glad that. You know,

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all worked out, but I'm just happy to have it

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behind us now.

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Speaker 4: It's not Thursday or Friday, it's Tuesday.

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Speaker 5: We got a bunch of practices still ahead of us,

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and and we're able to really focus one hundred percent

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's crazy, man, What's what's going on right now?

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Speaker 3: Let me give you this insight.

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna send this over to you, Ronnie, because I

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want to play this sound little world of BYU Sports.

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Speaker 3: Coming at you.

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Speaker 2: We know, okay, we know deep down that the committee

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wants b YU to lose and they want to keep

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b YU out. It's why when they put up okay,

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when they put up the the resume comparisons, right, and

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I'll play the Trevor Maddic commentary from I think this was.

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It was like on Saturday night after the game and

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they were looking at and comparing, comparing and contrasting the

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resumes of the two loss teams. Okay, but we've been waiting

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for them to just come out right and say we

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just don't want me, don't want Yeah.

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Speaker 3: Right, well, guess what right this is?

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Speaker 2: This is Kirk kirbstreet Uh discussing the college football Playoff

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Committee and what they're looking at right now.

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Speaker 3: Playoff pitcher by conference. Let's tune in.

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Speaker 6: So basically, the committee is hoping that BYU loses. Oh yes,

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oh yeah, oh yeah.

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Speaker 7: They nobody hoping for a Virginia and A and A

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and a Texas Tech went more than the committee.

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Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, and those two.

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Speaker 7: Things happened that that takes basically two spots away from somebody.

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Speaker 4: So basically.

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Speaker 3: Okay, so so basically the committee is helping b what

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Speaker 2: He said it.

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Speaker 4: They wanted they want it to be an easy selection.

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Speaker 5: They wanted to be more of a cut and dry deal,

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and they don't want to have to include to big

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twelve teams. They don't you know, it's almost an SEC

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playoff and uh yeah, it's frustrating to watch. You know,

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I'm excited to watch it tonight. But I don't know

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why because we know b YU is going to be

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an eleventh spot. There's nothing's going to change there. If anything,

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they're going to be moved down.

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Speaker 4: That would be crazy.

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Speaker 2: They're like, look, they didn't beat UCF buy enough that

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first quarter. We watched that first quarter and then we

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turned it off, right, and then we turned it off

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because like, ah, this team is just not a college

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football playoff team. I guarantee you hunter, you're a check

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is going to say something about, well, we weren't all

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that impressed with b Yu, especially in that first half

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of that UCF game. They just don't feel and look

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like a colle football playoff team. So we had to

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move him down a.

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Speaker 4: Spot, right, don't It wouldn't surprise me. Don't be surprised

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me at all. But the greatest thing that we have

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is it's.

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Speaker 5: All under our control. And we go out and we

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beat Texas Tech.

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Speaker 4: We're in. We're in.

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Speaker 5: There's nothing they can do at that point to keep

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us out. And it's gonna be an exciting game. It's

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gonna be a great atmosphere. I'm excited for the neutral field.

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I'm excited to see what a Rod has been able

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to put together, uh to maximize we've got.

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Speaker 4: A healthy LJ. Martin. Did you see who suited up

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on Saturday for by U? Right?

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Speaker 5: So you know, and I was like, man, are we

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going to get get him a little bit of action?

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And then I thought about it. I thought if I was,

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if I was a Rod, he's a secret weapon. They

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don't know how well he is. And I'll tell you

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what when he when he walked by me on the sideline,

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when when we were down on the field.

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Speaker 4: Of pre he looked huge.

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Speaker 5: That guy's been been in the weight room and just

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been lifting, and you know what, how hungry he is

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to run somebody over.

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Speaker 4: And we know how strong he is, we know how

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hard he runs. The LJ.

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Speaker 5: Backfield could change everything. And not only that, but imagine

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being able to put two backs in the backfield to

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help block right because that was a big problem that we.

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Speaker 4: Had against Texas. Texas at their front is so good.

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Speaker 5: And then also being able to have Aaron Roddick actually

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in the headset, you know, being able to talk to bear, discuss,

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and and make adjustments on the fly. It's a different ballgame.

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It's it's going to be different than what we saw before.

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I think our receivers are going to be locked in.

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We're not going to drop balls. Parker's coming off an

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amazing punt return, you know, I see him get one more.

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I don't think Sam Banner Hall shanks a punt, you know.

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was watching game Day, ESPN Game Day, and I can't

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think of his name. Alabama coach Nick Samon. He came

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out and said there were multiple years that they played

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the same team twice and it was in a championship game.

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He said, almost every time they lost the game during

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the season, they won the championship. And he said, there's

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something that happens in these athletes and these young men

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that they are so driven to prove themselves against this

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team again. And I'm excited for it. I think we're

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we're due for an exciting game. We just need to

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come out and get some momentum go and we need

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to show out. I hope we have a lot of

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BYU Blue in the stands. I'm gonna be there. I

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can't wait for this game, and I know a lot

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of people go in and I'm just glad I booked

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my flight during the Cincinnati game and didn't wait a week.

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, you know what, I don't know if if

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the flights are all are all taken up by.

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Speaker 4: I heard they're very expensive.

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Speaker 3: They're very expensive now.

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Speaker 5: In fact, my brother and I were talking about maybe

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we should charter next time. Charter a playing and sell

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out seats, get a bus set up and.

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Speaker 4: Right.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, but I'm excited. I'm glad we can now talk

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about it. Feel like we couldn't talk about the game

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because everything was overhanging with Kilani and what was going

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to happen. And now I feel like the focus can

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be on the game and we can move forward. And

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last week? You know their their third string quote really

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there's their backup now because Hammond is out for the season.

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That it got hurt in the game, so they had

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their four string quarterback, which was their fresh true freshman

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that blew his me out in high school first game

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ever playing since then back now they're starting quarterback Morton.

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He's got his injury, so he's actually practicing for the

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first time tomorrow without the boot.

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Speaker 4: It's what they're coming out and saying. So he should

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be healthier.

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Speaker 5: But what happened what happened last time we played in

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in Arlington?

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Speaker 4: What happened last time we played.

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Speaker 2: It was it was a demolition, it was a domination.

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Speaker 4: We take out what quarterbacks prime.

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Speaker 2: Time Shuder Sanders and Travis Hunter.

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Speaker 5: No, no, when we played with the Yeah, that's right, No, Oklahoma,

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Speaker 3: It was it was the Oklahoma game we.

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Speaker 4: Take out before another shut down.

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Speaker 5: I'm not trying to wish an injury on anybody. But

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let's hit hard. Let's let's let's show what we gotta

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do and and let's go in there and and let's

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do what we did.

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Speaker 4: Oklahoma. Yeah, beautiful, A lot of fun.

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Speaker 3: That would be a lot of fun.

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Speaker 2: Oh man, Yeah, I forgot Yeah that at at and

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T Jerrys World.

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Speaker 3: I was at that game. I should have known that.

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Speaker 6: Uh.

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Speaker 2: I watched Colby claws and come off the edge. It

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was uh, it was beautifully Donnyvie. Look, I don't I

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don't wish any sort of ac joints separation that requires

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surgery on anybody.

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Speaker 3: But he was a good, clean hit and BYU ended

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up winning.

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Speaker 2: Landry Jones was the backup and just couldn't wield his

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team to victory. And Max Hall found McKay Jacobson in

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the back of the end zone on that pivotal drive

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and we didn't even have we were short headed. Harvey

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Unge did not get to play in that game. He

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had a hamstring tear. Yeah, he did not play in

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that game. He was injured.

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Speaker 5: And on top of it, remember going into the end

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of the postseason. Essentially now all of our Justin Kirkland

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could play right and and keep his red shirt. Everybody

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who was being held for red shirts can now play

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and not lose that eligibility back. So that counts for

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the championship game, any Bowl game, or any playoff game.

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So all these guys are back in the mix who

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maybe wouldn't weren't playing when we played Texas Tech before.

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So there's I don't know if Tommy Prass Mike gets

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a good time back. Yeah, so there's a whole different group,

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and we have some weapons that we didn't have.

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Speaker 4: We have healthy players.

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Speaker 5: J wasn't healthy when we played that shoulder you could

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tell at the Texas Tech game he wasn't all the

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way there. And I just feel like, you know, when

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we watched our seniors walk and some of our juniors,

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you know, because we all everybody who potentially might go to.

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Speaker 4: The NFL does their senior walk, and.

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Speaker 5: These this is this is a huge game for them,

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not just for their BYU career, but to show out

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for NFL scouts and to show that they should be

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second and third round picks going into the NFL this

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next year. So I'm excited. Man, This is one of

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those games that you just don't get him very often.

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We've been independent for so long, we haven't had an

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opportunity to be in these kind of championship scenarios.

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Speaker 4: We're finally there.

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Speaker 5: We locked in our coach, we've we've locked in our staff.

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I don't think anybody's going anywhere, uh signing days Tomorrow,

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we're gonna have one of the best recruiting classes that

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we've had in maybe ever.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, it's gonna be a SoC recruity class.

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I mean in the modern right, I don't know, maybe

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not ever. I don't know what that ninety two season

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or ninety three season, Brode, I don't know what. The

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eighty five, eighty five class was really good. The eighty

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four class was really good. Yeah, I mean, like there's

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some great recruiting classes in b foot players, but we

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didn't have Ray Kings at that time. Like I remember

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Jason Buck, you know, tell me about his story, like

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the night before, like praying on whether he's supposed to

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go to Texas or b YU, and like a bag

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man Texas oil guy shows up and and it's like

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you'll have a you'll have a job forever. You know,

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we want you, we need you, you know, probably with.

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Speaker 3: The Southern ball like probably yeah, yeah, and.

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Speaker 2: He like knelt down and prayed and he chose b

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YU and absolutely no money.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, to come and an NFL career.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, but but you know he probably from

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a monetary standpoint, you know, who knows what could have happened.

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Speaker 3: That's hard to turn down.

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Speaker 2: Luckily, Uh you know that, you know, some guys are

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willing to take on the the the the truths of

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spiritual promptings and and say, okay, that's where I'm gonna

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go because long term, it's gonna be better for you know,

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for myself and my family.

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Speaker 3: And he met his wonderful wife, I was sure.

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Speaker 4: Yeah.

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Speaker 5: I mean when and you look at you know, tomorrow

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being signing day, let's see, let's see what happens. I

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have my gut feeling is there's gonna be some guys

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that flip, you know. I mean, there's always some rumors

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going around, but keeping Kialani, keeping the staff together and

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and maintaining those that have already committed is gonna.

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Speaker 4: Be huge, you know.

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Speaker 5: And I'm man, I'm excited that we can continue to

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move forward and and just see what they what they

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come with, They're gonna be guys.

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Speaker 4: That team's gonna be hungry.

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Speaker 3: By the way, earlier this week, the depth chart was dropped.

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Speaker 2: So all these guys that you're talking about that are

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red shirting or returning. So Justin Kirklin, okay, he did

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not walk. Okay, so he's playing this season and he's

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gonna publish next year as well because he's red shirting.

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You got guys coming back like Tommy Peassus. I'm intrigued

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to see, you know, what happens in the nickel spot

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if Jonathan Bay I don't think Jonathan played this last week.

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Tavian Beasley did, but they were limited, so we'll see

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if they implement some nickel. Roberts will be back, Shone

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Moa will be back, and he did dress out as

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you mentioned, he did not play, but he did dress out.

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Speaker 4: Uh.

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Speaker 2: There at Lavelle Edwards Stadium.

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Speaker 3: Trying to think.

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Speaker 2: Waylon is listed at left guard. I don't know if

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he'll be back.

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Speaker 3: We'll see.

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Speaker 2: He's been out the last two game, so to be

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determined on on Waylan. We'll see if that what that

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injury report looks like on Wednesday, And uh, I think

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that's oh from ephram Asada was also a red shirt candidate,

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so he could be back as well.

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Speaker 3: Now he's not listed.

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Speaker 2: I don't think on the depth chart, which means he

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may not play maybe his special teams. But you should

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be fully healthy and in Jy Hill, I want to say.

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Last week, in preparation for UCF, he alluded to the

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fact that BYU will be healthier, especially I mean across

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the entire team, but especially on the defense side of

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the ball. Going into the conference championship game, they got

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a little surprise. Say hello to my little friend.

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Speaker 5: Let's go, man, I I'm excited. Man, Yeah, let's let's

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let's see if we can get I don't I want

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to see.

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Speaker 4: I hope is one hundred percent ready to go.

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Speaker 5: I mean it's always difficult, but once you start hitting again,

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I mean that comes right back, you know. And and

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he's such a physical player. He is a game changer

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type of running back. And if you have to pay

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attention to LJ and and you can give LJ some

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rest and still give him the ball, you know, I mean,

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it's a whole different game.

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Speaker 4: And we see what he's doing this year, you know,

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give Bear some more protection.

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Speaker 5: Just just open up the offense a little bit and

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let's not drop passes, you know, let's not drop punts

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and uh and let's get on top. You know, the

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momentum is gonna be everything, and and I I we

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need to show out and we need to be loud

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because I'll tell you what, Texas Tech, I hate their logo,

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their their their modo.

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Speaker 4: Reck them.

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Speaker 5: You know, I got standing, But you know what, they're

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gonna be there, They're gonna be They're gonna be hungry

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for a win as well. And but I think I

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think b YU is gonna be ready to play. And

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I'm just excited to see what our team does this

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week and real excited for Kloni and his whole staff

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and and the players as well to just to get

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that out of the way and move forward.

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Speaker 2: You know, I just had this thought as you were

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talking and and we're just discussing Klan.

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Speaker 3: Executing a deal with.

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Speaker 2: With b y U Athletics and b y U and

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as an extension of that.

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Speaker 4: Sur Saints.

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Speaker 2: So I was told that on Sunday that Kalani met

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with Penn State and there was essentially, you know, an

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agreement or like, look, I'm all in I just have

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to go tell b YU and let them know why

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I'm doing this, right right, why I'm doing this, And

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it's that, you know, the the offer's too good to refuse.

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I'll let a billion right upwards of probably fifteen to

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twenty million in nil support, kind of unlimited.

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Speaker 3: Right.

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Speaker 5: Well, and you've been saying that's generational change in money,

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generational money, right, It's like, I gotta go tell him,

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I've been here for ten years.

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Speaker 2: This is my this is my school, this is my almama.

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I gotta go tell him that. Hey, like this is

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the scenario, because you know, that's just how he's gonna work.

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Met with BYU brass that that that same Sunday and

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told them the situation. Okay, so they're like, okay, well

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we'll let us work on this. Let's see what we

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can do. Came back right Monday, another meeting. This is

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our offer, this is what we're gonna do. It's just

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how we're gonna approach it, et cetera. Okay, let me

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moll this over, let me talk to my wife, you

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know that. And then you hear you him talking about, hey,

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we're gonna focus on football. I was told that the

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message to the staff. The message to the team is like,

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folks on football, it's gonna be okay, right, it's gonna

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be fine. We're gonna get the We're gonna be all

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right right, that's.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, because especially.

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Speaker 2: Because the entire Penn State Nittany Lions nation is over

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here saying, huzza, we got our guy. We got our guy, right,

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We're ninety nine percent sure that.

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Speaker 4: He's our dude.

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Speaker 2: No way, b why you can offer what we're offering,

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and and we know that they didn't offer the same amount.

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We talk about Delta's We talk about, you know, a

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little bit of a reduction in pay because it is

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b YU and it wasn't that far off though, in

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the mark nine and a half million, fifteen to or

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ten to fifteen million. And then I el support on

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top of rev share and probably raises for assistant coaches

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for retention purposes. Let's see if we can continue to

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retain our coordinators A Rod J. Hill and Kelly PEPPINGA.

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I think Gennar deserves a lot of staff.

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Speaker 3: Is doing better.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, all these guys are doing a great job.

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So you want to retain it, you want to keep

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it in the family. We got something special here, and

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but I I began to think, like I'm like, well,

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this also to a certain degree had to be approved

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by the Board of Tricy. They had to come and

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say like so when when they hear of this offer?

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Right and that, And they've seen Klanie work over the

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last decade being an ambassador for the for the for

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b YU and the faith.

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Speaker 4: Right.

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Speaker 2: You walked him out to the devotional at Brigham Young

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University and he just hit it out.

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Speaker 4: Of the park.

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, we're crying, We're getting emotional. We're connecting with Kolanie.

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See how he's always been We all connect with him.

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And the Board of Trustee sees that and here's that

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and feels that Elder Rasband right, the individuals. Elder Elder

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Oaks was at a game you know this past this

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last game.

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Speaker 3: I believe there were a bunch of.

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Speaker 4: Was there.

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Speaker 2: So like they're engaged in what BYU is trying to

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do as an institution. Yes, academically and spiritually and ethically, academically,

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but also athletically because BYU Athletics is trying to go

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about doing good and everyone kind of not everyone. There's

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a certain segment of the fan base that listen to

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the show that they get on me about speaking to

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the spiritual nature and the spiritual mission of BYU.

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Speaker 3: You can't have.

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Speaker 2: Guys, guys, guy guys. And by doing it this way,

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by doing this is the right way.

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Speaker 3: This is the right way.

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Speaker 2: Going about and raising twenty seven thousand pounds of food,

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going out and raising money on a go fund me

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account for a barber's wife that got hit by a

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vehicle and is in intensive care at a hospital in Lubbing,

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and we raise huchanges, changing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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That's what it's about. It's going about doing good on

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my mission. Okay, I came off of my mission. I'm like,

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you know what, the one thing I wish I would

482
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have done more is less proselyting and more service. I

483
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came away from that because I was so to a

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certain degree heck bent on proselyting and the numbers and

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teaching and baptizing, and there were times where I was

486
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very service range. But I'm like, you know what, I

487
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should have served better. I should have served more, I

488
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should have administered more. I should have And so that's

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what you have to do. And Klinian bodies that kalanis Bwa.

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Kalani is the faith. Kalani is the LDS Church.

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Speaker 3: You know what I mean.

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Speaker 2: And he's a fantastic disciple and ambassador of art of

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the war and saved Jesus Christ. So I think the

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Border Trustee saw this and became a where it. Elda

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Rasband met with him right like saying, no, we want you,

496
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we need you, We're gonna figure it out. Brian, we

497
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want you, we need you. We're gonna figure it out. Shane,

498
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we want you, we need you. We're gonna figure out.

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Keith Forking, we want you, we need you. We're gonna

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figure it out. So that matters. That matters. And I

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had a conversation, uh with with someone yesterday about you know,

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how how impactful klan He's been in the community, you know,

503
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wherever he goes right and and it's amazing to me

504
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how he ministers to everybody.

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Speaker 5: Well you look, you listen to people talk about Klonie.

506
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Listen to people on ESPN talk about Colonie. Everybody loves Klonie.

507
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There's there's, it's it's it's amazing the effect he's had

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on people in and Cinabla football.

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Speaker 4: They love him.

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Speaker 5: They love his everything that he does, and uh, I'm

511
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super proud of this. We've got a whole staff full

512
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of b yu al night football players that are coaches

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and you don't see that everywhere either, But I agree

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with you man at Colonian Bodies by U and the

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athletics and just overwhelming to part your acceptments and I'm

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just super excited for it.

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on buy. We're getting into the road home season right

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where people are in neat talk about ministering. Let's raise

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some money, Let's raise some food, Let's get some clothing,

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all the essentials that anyone may.

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Speaker 2: These individuals are displaced, they don't have a home to

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So stop by, Salo, talk some ball with me. It's

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gonna be a fantastic event tomorrow two to six pm

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as we're raising awareness, food and money, obviously clothing for

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those that are homeless at the time. Jared Blaze, we

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appreciate you mean thanks coming up. All right, let's go

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to break. This is Cougar Sports on one of three,

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nine ninet eight point three.

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Speaker 1: They'll come back this so marches right around the corner

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and the Cougars are in the middle of it. It's

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time to talk some college basketball on Cougar Sports with

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Ben Crittles.

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Speaker 3: Welcome back Couger Sports too. Three Night ninety eight point

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Speaker 2: The Man I've Met Fortal broadcasting from our Vanderwell studio

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a segment talking some Cougar football with me Utah Protective

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but we do like to dedicate our Tuesday afternoons to

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some college hoops with our main man, the Brazilian Bomber.

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Speaker 3: Let's go.

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You know, since I started my journey of losing weight,

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Speaker 2: Hey, man, you know you just get out there and

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start work and start cleaning.

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Speaker 3: There is something very.

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Speaker 2: I would say, uh, just satisfying about going into a

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space in your home and cleaning and organizing it and

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it becoming an orderly place, right rather than a chaotic place,

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A cleanly place. Uh, there's something really satisfying about that.

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A job well done.

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Speaker 6: I hate.

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Speaker 8: I totally agree, you know what I mean. And but

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I will say this, you know, I definitely understand, you know,

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with you and the missions, you guys are super busy

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and so, you know, to have a quality service done

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by these guys, you know, and.

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Speaker 6: They're really good. I think that's phenomenal.

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Speaker 8: And so but hey, you know, we're not here to

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talk about, you know, becoming daisy maids. We're talking we're

613
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talking about basketball because you know, not thing has really

614
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happened in the football world of BUYU the last forty

615
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eight hours, you know.

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Speaker 6: So let's just talk about basketball.

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Speaker 2: Ben love this, Let's talk some who But hey, give

618
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your thoughts real quick on the Kalini Shataki retention and

619
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the future of BUA football.

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Speaker 8: You know, so I much like you, I know a

621
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little bit more than the average person. And that's just

622
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because you know who we are and everything that we've done,

623
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and so to be able to see how everything unraveled

624
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and and the way that that everything's played out.

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Speaker 6: You know, probably the only thing that I.

626
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Speaker 8: Will say, Ben is, you know, the tidening of it

627
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always a little bit interesting, just because you know, and

628
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I would love to have you answer me this. You know,

629
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is buyu's game coming up this Saturday or one of

630
00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,240
the top five most important games in program history?

631
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Speaker 2: Oh, no doubt, no doubt about it, much enss.

632
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Speaker 3: I mean, look, we weren't able to We have not

633
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been able to get.

634
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Speaker 2: Over the humph into elites similar to like similar to basketball.

635
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Basketball is the team that has gone to the NCAA

636
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Tournament the most without seeing a Final four BYU football,

637
00:31:10,359 --> 00:31:16,400
I think has won more football games since nineteen seventy two. Well,

638
00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,200
let's go into the modernor since like nineteen ninety six,

639
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and has not been able to get over the hump

640
00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,960
to a bcs KI type of championship game, a college

641
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:28,400
football playoff game. Everybody else has seen and reaped the

642
00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:33,640
rewards of great to elite college football play in a season.

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We always kind of sit right there in the great

644
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but not elite eleven and two, eleven and two, eleven

645
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and two, eleven and two so often eleven and one.

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Remember in twenty twenty we were on the knocking on

647
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the door and we lost Ta Coosa, Carolina. We were

648
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right there, you know, and we just can't seem to

649
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get over the hump. I hope this is the year

650
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that we get over the hump.

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Speaker 6: And I couldn't agree more.

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Speaker 8: And so that is probably the only thing that I

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will say that to me is just a little bit odd.

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And that is you know, why now, why go through

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all of this?

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Speaker 6: Now you know what I mean?

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Speaker 8: And so but again, none of us ben know every

658
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single possible detail of everything, and so we can all.

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Speaker 6: Speculate, and that is insane, you know.

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Speaker 8: And you've been you probably know way more than anybody

661
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else around here. But that is the only possible thing

662
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that I would say, is I just the timing of

663
00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,920
it for me is odd. Aside from that band, we

664
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both know Kalan, and you know him much better than

665
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I do. I. You know, when I was a Disneyland

666
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and I saw him and you and I talked about this,

667
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he went out of his way to make me feel loved,

668
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to make me feel appreciated. And it was just around

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the time that he did his devotional talk. And you

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know the type that he said.

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Speaker 2: Is it true that he said you have the quickest

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shot release and be a way basketball history?

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Speaker 8: Come on, man, I mean he and the only ones

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saying that, Yeah it now, Hey, Stevie Wonder can see that.

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Speaker 6: And the man is blind or.

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Speaker 8: At least that's what they say, right, So come on

677
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and so, but I would say this Ben like listening

678
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to Killannie, like I wanted to put some paths in,

679
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I wanted to put a helmet in. I was ready

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to run through a wall for the men. And so,

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and we know the type of man he is. He

682
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was absolutely you know, and knowing a little bit more

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like you and I do, knowing little details about what's

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happening with him with k why with the program no.

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Speaker 6: Way Shit Perform.

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Speaker 8: He was like, hey, match what I just got. And

687
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not only he wasn't saying that, but you was asking

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for Hey, let's take care of all of our guys

689
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so we can keep this this this train going. And

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so that's the type of man that he is, right

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And you know, after seeing everything, you know, the only

692
00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,319
negative things that I have to say about not Killanne

693
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about the entire process. Is the timing of it for

694
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me is funny, but it's it's very well observing none.

695
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Speaker 2: Oftheless love that, uh, and I'm excited that you know,

696
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all of us have our our specific interpersonal anecdotes with Kialani.

697
00:34:11,119 --> 00:34:14,039
He goes about ministering and making everyone feel special. He's

698
00:34:14,039 --> 00:34:18,000
got a he's got a photographic memory as well, and

699
00:34:18,119 --> 00:34:20,280
all of that aids him and making us all feel

700
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like we're lifting where we stand and we're supporting Cougar athletics. Uh,

701
00:34:24,159 --> 00:34:27,320
the best way that we can. Let's talk some BYU basketball. Look,

702
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I've said this and it is kind of piggybacking off

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this colonial take news.

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Speaker 3: I wrote a piece last night.

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Speaker 2: I said, look, you know b YU Basketball and Brian

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00:34:37,559 --> 00:34:40,760
Santiago set the presidents for what we're willing and capable

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00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:46,400
of of of investing in our athletic programs, in our UH,

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in our in our flagship programs b YU men's basketball

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and BAU football.

710
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:52,960
Speaker 3: Like he set the standard.

711
00:34:53,039 --> 00:34:55,440
Speaker 2: I mean he brought in Ky, paid him a lot

712
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,480
of money, right, got it approved, created an MBA staff,

713
00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:02,000
We got the Phoenix Sun nutritionists, we got the Milwaukee

714
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,920
Bucks strength and additioning staff. We have the mental performance

715
00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,360
staff from Milwaukee Bucks. We got G League, we got

716
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:12,400
EuroLeague coaches, we have a robust infrastructure. And then on

717
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,519
top of that, we have nil investment, a robust nil

718
00:35:15,599 --> 00:35:18,639
investment that is probably, at worst, top twenty five, At

719
00:35:18,639 --> 00:35:24,119
best it's top ten. So that's the bar. So that's

720
00:35:24,159 --> 00:35:26,280
what we see. And so we're like, wait, well, what's

721
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,000
where's BYU at in this mix?

722
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:28,519
Speaker 6: Right?

723
00:35:28,599 --> 00:35:32,880
Speaker 2: Where's BYU football at in the mix? And so now

724
00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:37,840
we're seeing Okay, now the investment is the just investment

725
00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,760
is going to what drives the ship.

726
00:35:41,079 --> 00:35:41,360
Speaker 3: JT.

727
00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,960
Speaker 2: I know it hurts to say it, but football drives

728
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:48,360
the ship. Are you surprised at the investment? Hold on, no,

729
00:35:48,639 --> 00:35:52,519
we surprised at the investment that BYU just made. And

730
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:57,440
it's it's fan base to the driver of the ship

731
00:35:57,679 --> 00:35:58,400
at BYU.

732
00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:02,079
Speaker 8: So first of all, let me, I'm gonna play a

733
00:36:02,079 --> 00:36:03,760
little bit of that Devil's Advocate here.

734
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:04,920
Speaker 6: You know, I love you.

735
00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,239
Speaker 8: You and I go back. We know each other longer.

736
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:10,880
Speaker 6: Than our wives. No, no, what do so?

737
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,320
Speaker 8: So come on now, you know we go back, you know,

738
00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:18,360
and I are tight, right, don't the way Brian Santiago

739
00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:23,119
has been positioned at this whole situation I don't agree with.

740
00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:24,920
Speaker 6: I don't agree with at.

741
00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:29,360
Speaker 8: All, because here's the situation. How do we not know

742
00:36:29,599 --> 00:36:32,360
that all of this was going to get done? Do

743
00:36:32,679 --> 00:36:36,440
any of us actually know for a fact when Elder

744
00:36:36,599 --> 00:36:41,159
Rathbind was contacted, if and when he was contacted, do

745
00:36:41,239 --> 00:36:45,320
we know how everything unraveled? And the answer is we

746
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:50,559
do not. Okay, And so now again, I absolutely love

747
00:36:50,639 --> 00:36:54,000
kialaniky and none of what I'm about to say is

748
00:36:54,039 --> 00:36:59,639
that football doesn't deserve you know, deserve it sprop and

749
00:36:59,679 --> 00:37:02,679
that ball shouldn't be having what they're having right now.

750
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,639
How do we know that this wasn't going to happen

751
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:12,159
because Brian Santiago, Well excuse me, Tom Homo okay uh

752
00:37:12,199 --> 00:37:17,119
and the athletic department took care of Kilani last year. Now,

753
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,679
I am you've seen social media. You and Ron have

754
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,320
seen social media a lot. I showed a lot of

755
00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:25,639
support to Kilanie. I love Kilani.

756
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:27,800
Speaker 6: I think Kilani should.

757
00:37:27,599 --> 00:37:30,440
Speaker 8: Be getting everything else he is getting and then some.

758
00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,679
But the heat that Brian Santiago is getting, I don't

759
00:37:34,679 --> 00:37:36,400
think it's I don't think it's deserving.

760
00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:39,159
Speaker 3: Well, because Brian should know what he is getting.

761
00:37:39,679 --> 00:37:44,320
Speaker 2: All I saw was Brian set the president the presidents

762
00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,679
for for investment in basketball, and then he became the

763
00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:49,880
A D. And now, I mean, look, he hasn't been

764
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,599
ad all that long overseeing football, and now when when

765
00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:57,400
when it came down to it, he was willing to

766
00:37:57,559 --> 00:38:01,280
advocate and invest into by football as you did basketball.

767
00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:03,400
Speaker 3: So that that was my that.

768
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:07,960
Speaker 6: But but by you saying, come on, JT. It drives

769
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,360
the ship, it drives the ship.

770
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:15,719
Speaker 3: You know you've always said basketball is is? Uh is?

771
00:38:16,119 --> 00:38:20,320
Speaker 2: I mean, it's your jam like they drive the football.

772
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:24,400
Speaker 8: Hold on, hold on now, hey, Ron Weaver the third,

773
00:38:24,599 --> 00:38:27,199
go on and pull up all the audios, because I

774
00:38:27,199 --> 00:38:31,000
have always said that football drives the ship. Now hold

775
00:38:31,079 --> 00:38:32,280
up now, I always said that.

776
00:38:32,639 --> 00:38:35,639
Speaker 9: Hell I do have to divin and say that. He

777
00:38:35,679 --> 00:38:38,639
has said, look, we want the football.

778
00:38:38,679 --> 00:38:40,360
Speaker 3: Does we know football is intelligion?

779
00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:42,639
Speaker 4: They running? He has said that. I can't confirm it.

780
00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,679
Speaker 6: And not only Dad, because.

781
00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,280
Speaker 8: I wasn't in a privileged position that I got to

782
00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:53,920
do an internship my entire senior year where I shadowed

783
00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,679
and followed Tom Homo and I got to work close

784
00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:57,679
to Dallan Moody.

785
00:38:57,800 --> 00:38:59,599
Speaker 6: I got to work close with Chad.

786
00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:04,119
Speaker 8: William, I got to work firsthand with Chad Lewis, I

787
00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,280
got to see all of the ins and outs of

788
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:09,639
the athletic department. So I would be the biggest school

789
00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:13,119
in the galaxy. For me to say that BYU is

790
00:39:13,159 --> 00:39:16,559
a basketball school. Now, BYU, and I've told you this,

791
00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:20,519
BYU football would have to implode to epic proportions and

792
00:39:20,599 --> 00:39:24,639
BYU basketball would have to win the national championship to

793
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:27,960
even make a dant on BYU becoming a basketball school.

794
00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,320
And so my point of this whole thing is I

795
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:34,840
never doubted for a second that Brian in the athletic

796
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,360
department in BYU were going.

797
00:39:36,199 --> 00:39:38,159
Speaker 6: To get something done right.

798
00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:42,920
Speaker 8: And you never doubted that's because that's everybody knows that

799
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:44,519
BYU football drives the ship.

800
00:39:44,639 --> 00:39:48,559
Speaker 6: Brian himself said right. And so I.

801
00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:54,599
Speaker 8: Fully, I fully believe that BYU football is getting exactly

802
00:39:54,639 --> 00:39:58,000
what they deserve and they should probably get even more.

803
00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:02,159
And I say that because football drives the ship. Because

804
00:40:02,679 --> 00:40:05,840
one sold out Lavelle Edwards game means that you have

805
00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:07,199
to do three sold out.

806
00:40:07,159 --> 00:40:08,559
Speaker 6: BYU basketball games.

807
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:12,559
Speaker 8: The math is very simple on this, and so and

808
00:40:12,639 --> 00:40:16,000
so LUs when your football team goes to the college

809
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:20,039
football playoffs. The playoffs are much much bigger than if

810
00:40:20,079 --> 00:40:22,800
your team wins the NCAA Final Four.

811
00:40:23,159 --> 00:40:25,880
Speaker 6: So it's a simple mass situation, right.

812
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:29,159
Speaker 8: And so now what I will say, and I completely

813
00:40:29,199 --> 00:40:32,760
agree with this, you know, on the sort I'm looking for,

814
00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:35,280
on the not the flow, but on the talk track,

815
00:40:35,679 --> 00:40:40,559
which is b YU football BYU basketball. Set the bar

816
00:40:41,159 --> 00:40:44,719
because Kilani was making more than Kevin Young got hired

817
00:40:45,159 --> 00:40:47,920
and he was making here and Kilane was making a

818
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,199
little bit more. Kalani did have a heck of a

819
00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:53,159
season and got a raise. Kevin Young got a heck

820
00:40:53,199 --> 00:40:56,679
of a season, got a bigger raise, and now Toilani

821
00:40:56,800 --> 00:41:01,519
had another amazing, historic season. And now Kilani is simply saying, look,

822
00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:03,639
we got to keep this going. We got to match

823
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:07,159
to where things are. And I think that's totally fair. Again,

824
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:11,039
I'm a total defender of everything that Kilani has asked

825
00:41:11,039 --> 00:41:15,239
and at everything. The only positive little black God I

826
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:18,000
can put on all of this. Ben and as a player,

827
00:41:18,559 --> 00:41:21,800
been we've talked about this. One football game has the

828
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:24,239
way of about ten basketball games. You and I have

829
00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:27,639
talked about this before. Tell me if what I'm saying

830
00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:30,800
is crazy.

831
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:30,239
Speaker 6: As a player.

832
00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,960
Speaker 8: Do you think that every single every single player in

833
00:41:34,039 --> 00:41:36,320
that locker room right now, they have been at beast

834
00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:37,039
this entire week?

835
00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:40,480
Speaker 3: Have they been a beast? Is that what you said?

836
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:42,400
Speaker 6: Have they been at peace? At peast?

837
00:41:42,679 --> 00:41:42,800
Speaker 4: Oh?

838
00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:43,719
Speaker 6: At at peace?

839
00:41:45,039 --> 00:41:45,119
Speaker 8: No?

840
00:41:45,199 --> 00:41:47,639
Speaker 2: I mean I think I think they were. You know,

841
00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:52,760
I think they saw maybe Saturday nights into Sunday.

842
00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:54,480
Speaker 3: If they monitor social.

843
00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:58,039
Speaker 2: Media, their parents, their family friends monitor social media, they

844
00:41:58,119 --> 00:42:01,360
begin to not be at peace, uh in through Monday.

845
00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:04,480
I think I think Kilani tried to placate some of

846
00:42:04,519 --> 00:42:09,639
those anxieties in their traditional pre practice meeting right and

847
00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:14,920
probably you know, during and after practice, I think he

848
00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:18,000
assured the coaching staff and the players everything's gonna work out.

849
00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:21,719
But I don't think they were peaceful. But now they are.

850
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:24,880
I mean, now they're they're yacked, man. They are excited.

851
00:42:25,199 --> 00:42:29,119
They're gonna engage with fervor this opportunity to win a

852
00:42:29,119 --> 00:42:31,199
big world championship and go to the Collge football playoff.

853
00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:32,880
Speaker 3: Maybe the timing is just right.

854
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:39,360
Speaker 8: Well, And I think that that's where I'm not gonna

855
00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:40,679
totally disagree with you.

856
00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:44,400
Speaker 6: I just don't know, right And and I think that

857
00:42:44,599 --> 00:42:45,039
instead of.

858
00:42:45,039 --> 00:42:46,320
Speaker 8: Saying then I disagree with you.

859
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:47,440
Speaker 6: The timing is terrible.

860
00:42:47,519 --> 00:42:49,840
Speaker 8: What I will say is been I don't know if

861
00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:50,639
the timing.

862
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:50,960
Speaker 6: Is the best.

863
00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:54,280
Speaker 8: And so that you know, you say that they're gonna

864
00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:59,920
be yacked and excited and beast mode and they're gonna have,

865
00:43:00,119 --> 00:43:03,639
you know, that critle courage to just you know, just

866
00:43:03,679 --> 00:43:06,760
go ahead and get that Weaver win right, however else

867
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:09,480
we want to paint this. But what I'm gonna say is,

868
00:43:10,119 --> 00:43:12,000
I don't know if it was the best sign. That

869
00:43:12,199 --> 00:43:14,239
is my only thing, the only negative thing that I

870
00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:16,559
have to say. But you know, aside from that Ben

871
00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:20,760
on the Kilaney front, I have a hard time believing

872
00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:24,280
that there is a better person to lead this football team.

873
00:43:24,679 --> 00:43:28,480
And I love them in I think the world of him.

874
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:31,400
I think he truly is one of one and I'm

875
00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:33,440
grateful that he's on our side, no.

876
00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:34,119
Speaker 3: Doubt about it.

877
00:43:35,519 --> 00:43:39,079
Speaker 2: B YU Basketball, where do we stand right now? What's

878
00:43:39,159 --> 00:43:42,400
the latest? I know Dawson Baker had that left knee injury.

879
00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:45,039
It looks like he's sustained in ACL injury and anti

880
00:43:45,039 --> 00:43:46,440
your crusehit ligament injury.

881
00:43:47,239 --> 00:43:48,119
Speaker 3: He'll be out for the season.

882
00:43:48,119 --> 00:43:50,079
Speaker 2: I don't think he's got a red shirt available if

883
00:43:50,119 --> 00:43:54,440
I'm not mistaken, so that his career seemingly is done

884
00:43:54,480 --> 00:43:58,480
at BYU, Nate Pickens is out, your guard line is

885
00:43:58,519 --> 00:44:03,360
getting whittled down. What does that mean for BYU basketball

886
00:44:03,599 --> 00:44:04,159
this season?

887
00:44:06,039 --> 00:44:08,840
Speaker 8: Listen, I've said this for a very long time.

888
00:44:09,199 --> 00:44:09,760
Speaker 6: You know, not.

889
00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:12,519
Speaker 8: Everybody has agreed with me. But one of the things

890
00:44:12,519 --> 00:44:15,920
that I will say, Ben is to me, this is

891
00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:22,000
the perfect moment where I if I had the say

892
00:44:22,559 --> 00:44:26,039
on any of this stuff, what I would personally do

893
00:44:27,039 --> 00:44:30,880
is I would figure out a way to get AJ

894
00:44:31,559 --> 00:44:35,880
to become a little bit more, a little bit more

895
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:40,239
point guard dominant, because there is a way that you

896
00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:43,360
can make sure that him and Robert Wright are playing

897
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:46,360
off each other of being on the court and so

898
00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:48,599
that they are the two primary ball handlers.

899
00:44:48,599 --> 00:44:49,800
Speaker 6: They already are, we.

900
00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:53,320
Speaker 8: Know that, and so but I would try to figure

901
00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:56,440
out a way to have AJ, you know, be the

902
00:44:56,519 --> 00:44:59,559
secondary ball handler behind Robert Wright.

903
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:03,559
Speaker 6: And you know, I know, Ron, you and I have.

904
00:45:03,559 --> 00:45:08,880
Speaker 8: Talked about this a lot. AJ Tracy McGrady ag comparisons.

905
00:45:09,679 --> 00:45:11,519
Speaker 6: I still think that.

906
00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:16,280
Speaker 8: The AJ has the potential to be much more like

907
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:20,119
Penny Hardaway and Team MAC more than he has the

908
00:45:20,159 --> 00:45:23,239
potential to be a Cavin Garnett and a team Max.

909
00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:28,039
Speaker 2: I don't know if you wanted to chime in on that, Ronald,

910
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:30,800
but you know, like I'm all in on it. Look

911
00:45:30,840 --> 00:45:34,800
as far as the we've discussed this on the show

912
00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:37,360
with Nate Pickens injury, You're like, Okay, well, who's going

913
00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:40,159
to be a primary ball handler behind Rob right the third?

914
00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:43,760
You look at what you have available obvi ce Dawson's

915
00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:46,039
has play point guard, but he's more of a shooting guard.

916
00:45:46,079 --> 00:45:48,760
He was running off screens a little bit, making shots

917
00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:51,360
and transition from the wing, but he can't handle.

918
00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:52,880
Speaker 3: He's definitely a score. To me.

919
00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:58,639
Speaker 2: What you're losing Dawson Baker is his uncanny ability to score.

920
00:45:59,360 --> 00:46:02,559
His obviously spot up shooting as well. I would love

921
00:46:02,599 --> 00:46:04,519
to see his release be a little bit quicker, but

922
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:06,000
he's got good mechanics.

923
00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:07,920
Speaker 3: He's a good score. He's a great shooter.

924
00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:13,440
Speaker 2: You lose out on that, you know, Coachstick, I don't

925
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:15,519
know what his status is. He looked a little bit

926
00:46:15,679 --> 00:46:19,199
shaky early on with his handle, but he can shoot it.

927
00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:21,039
Speaker 3: You know, maybe he steps up.

928
00:46:21,079 --> 00:46:24,280
Speaker 2: Maybe he's the replacement for Dawson Baker as more of

929
00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:27,840
a shooting guard, and that quick release coming off the

930
00:46:27,880 --> 00:46:29,199
bench and being the sixth man.

931
00:46:29,239 --> 00:46:31,599
Speaker 3: But but Aj, I'm all for it.

932
00:46:31,719 --> 00:46:36,639
Speaker 2: Being a distributor, a playmaker, a ball handler, get him

933
00:46:36,679 --> 00:46:38,079
the ball anyway you can.

934
00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:42,480
Speaker 3: That dude is so special, just one of a kind to.

935
00:46:42,519 --> 00:46:44,920
Speaker 9: Hop in here, Ben, because uh, JT and I've talked

936
00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:48,159
about this, I agree with JT. Stake the more goes

937
00:46:48,199 --> 00:46:51,199
on of the Penny Hardaway just of how you know

938
00:46:51,239 --> 00:46:53,239
he's able to score and like get and play it

939
00:46:53,239 --> 00:46:55,239
all three levels in quite frankly, the defense.

940
00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:56,280
Speaker 3: This is none against T mac.

941
00:46:56,320 --> 00:46:59,039
Speaker 9: But I think the way Penny Hardaway could guard compared

942
00:46:59,039 --> 00:47:01,320
to Tracy McGrady was a little bit different in that

943
00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:04,000
way that we're talking about. But I think with Costitch

944
00:47:04,079 --> 00:47:06,719
with Alexi, confidence I think is the biggest thing being

945
00:47:06,719 --> 00:47:09,239
because the shots there, like you, you can't guard that.

946
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Like Kevin Young said that if you leave him open

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or if you don't find him, like Steph Curry, he'll

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burn you. And not saying he's Steph, but that's what

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he can do. He's best off ball. I don't know

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if he's gonna be better on ball. That might have

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to be a skill he develops, but he's gonna have

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to step up, like there's not they have no choice.

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00:47:25,199 --> 00:47:26,920
Ben when you look at the depth of the roster,

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AJ can have it more in his hands. But Alexi's

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00:47:29,199 --> 00:47:33,400
gonna play based on now merit and like what has happened,

956
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So he's gonna have to step up and figure it out.

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He can dribble, but he's a better shooter than he is.

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But if there's anybody I trust, and I think j

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T would agree with me, I trust his staff to

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00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:44,760
figure it out. But Alexi's gonna have to play because

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they literally now have to turn to him when Rob

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goes to the bench.

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Speaker 8: Which which to me one thing that I'm gonna add

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to what Ron said to me. This whole thing is

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00:47:54,199 --> 00:47:58,159
interesting because you know, as we look at pedigree, right

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00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:03,760
when you look at pattigre elected elected may have the

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00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:08,159
the one of the biggest pedigrees out of everybody on

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this team. I mean, he was getting massive minutes in

969
00:48:11,360 --> 00:48:14,760
the Adriatic League. It's not like he was playing at

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00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:18,320
you know, community college Boo Boo State University. He was

971
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playing at a really high level in Europe, and so

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for him to not be getting playing times at the beginning,

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00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:29,960
I was pretty surprised about that's and so, but as

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as he gets like Ron said, you knowsy not necessarily

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by merit, but because of necessity. It's interesting to see

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how that's going.

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Speaker 6: To unravel the b.

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Speaker 8: Y U season because they are in a situation that

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they need them point blank.

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Speaker 2: Jonathan Tabinari on the Li Cougar Sports one of three,

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nine ninety eight point three ESPN. The fans talking by

982
00:48:50,519 --> 00:48:53,480
U basketball. Uh what's up next for the by U

983
00:48:53,639 --> 00:48:57,599
basketball team? And uh how will they uh use the

984
00:48:57,639 --> 00:49:01,519
momentum that they created in Orlando though to continue their

985
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winning ways? What are we looking forward to? Give me

986
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a little scattering report on the schedule?

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Speaker 8: Jt Oh, I'm looking to see what bu Yu does

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a game.

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Speaker 2: Obviously there's tomorrow and then they have and they have

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Clemson on December ninth, the following week at the the

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in New York City at the Jimmy B Classic.

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Speaker 8: I believe, and if you guys want to do something special,

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00:49:30,519 --> 00:49:32,280
I'm gonna be I'm gonna be at that game.

994
00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:36,119
Speaker 2: By the way, I am what are you gonna what

995
00:49:36,159 --> 00:49:37,559
are you going out eastward just for the game?

996
00:49:37,559 --> 00:49:39,159
Speaker 3: Are you working to You're gonna double dip?

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00:49:39,599 --> 00:49:43,639
Speaker 6: No? I have I actually have a working trip that

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00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:46,679
I was I may or may not have been able.

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Speaker 8: To perfectly time it with with this game. And uh,

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thankfully my afully thankfully my b my boss is an

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00:49:54,280 --> 00:49:57,679
East Coast guy, and uh so maybe we can added

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00:49:57,760 --> 00:50:01,320
this out of Twitter and uh but you know we'll

1003
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be able to go there. I have an event Monday,

1004
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that's right, I have an event on Monday. I get

1005
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to go to the game on Tuesday. I come back

1006
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on Wednesday. But you know, I think right now these

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next two games and for actually most of the games

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00:50:17,079 --> 00:50:20,199
in December, is can they just go I think it's

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five and oh, six and oh and just be able

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00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:26,000
to tune up, try a few new things for conference

1011
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and to Ron's point, to be able to get elect

1012
00:50:29,119 --> 00:50:32,800
pay ready because they're gonna need them now. And you know, Ben,

1013
00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:37,199
she your point about Baker. He was actually playing minutes

1014
00:50:37,639 --> 00:50:42,639
as the secondary ball handler when when Robert Wright came

1015
00:50:42,639 --> 00:50:45,320
off the bench, can't went to the bench. And so

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00:50:45,360 --> 00:50:47,840
to me, it's going to be a time for you

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to make sure that that alect say is ready to go,

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00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:56,599
or that you're adjusting things in a way so that

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AJ and the rotation the way they're going to do it.

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Speaker 6: It's all set and ready to go.

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Speaker 2: Jonathan Tabinari Ladies and gentlemen, j T for three, make

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sure you're following him on X and listening to him

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00:51:08,880 --> 00:51:10,960
every Tuesday here on the ESPN the Fan.

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Speaker 3: Thanks so much, JT.

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Speaker 8: Always and forever go foods and glad that Klannie stay.

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Speaker 2: Home as in my as in my we got our

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guys Kevin Young as well as Kolani Sataki leading our

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Leakny split in a in about an hour. Eight oh

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one three eight zero eight zero eight seven. That's eight

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oh one three eight zero eight zero eight seven. Also

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reminded to remind you guys, you guys gotta be listening

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to Bryson be a New gam Monday through Friday at

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eight twenty am. To earn yourself some tickets to the

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Salt Lake City Slam double header. If you love ball,

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if your ball is Life. Utah Valley University will be

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playing the University of California Santa Barbara twelve pm in

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Utah State University will face Illinois State University at three

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pm in Salt Lake City at the Salt Lake Slam

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at the Delta Center December thirteenth. Don't go anywhere, Coregrenation

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want to get to some college football College FOOTBA Playoff Committee.

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Who's coming up next? This is Cougar Sports on one

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three nine ninety eight point three