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Speaker 3: Welcome in Double D the Daily heraldy and Darnell Dixon's
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Speaker 5: He had about twenty windows open on my computer, so
I hope have the right ones open for this interview?
Speaker 3: Well, I mean you have, you have twenty open windows?
Speaker 2: What have you been googling? What have you been looking up?
Speaker 5: What have you been I'm working on a couple of stories.
I've got a men's volleyball season preview, and they had
a news conference for the new women's volleyball coach today
and then you know, putting the paper together in my email,
and so I'm just like trying to organize it all
so I sound like I know what I'm talking about.
Speaker 3: You always know what you're talking about. Double D has
it all together. I fake it well, well, double D.
Speaker 2: We want it.
Speaker 3: We want all the real talk today on our show,
all of the truth, all of the knowledge you can
bestow on our listenerships.
Speaker 2: I know you're gonna bring your a game. You mentioned volleyball.
Speaker 3: I typically don't start off with volleyball talk, but because
you love volleyball, we're gonna talk about it. What is
the state of the volleyball programs right now at Brigham
you own university.
Speaker 5: Well, Ben, I'm honored that you would start with volley
tell I know well with with the men's program, which
begins tomorrow. Their opener is tomorrow at this Midfield House.
And they last year were a top ten team but
didn't make the NCAA tournament. Year it's a twelve team
NCAA tournament instead of eight, so they've increased the number
of chances that teams can make it in. They picked
up four transfers from Grand Canyon University, which disbanded its program,
and they had a really good one, so that helped.
They have a great freshman class, and I expect to
see some growing pains, but I do think there's some
talent in the program, and Sean Oldmstad's been at the
job for a long time. With the women's program, they
just hired a new coach and Rob Nielsen, former BYU
player who won a national championship with Shawn Olmstead in
two thousand and four. He comes from Utah State where
he was undefeated and Mount West Conference played this year,
went to the NCAA tournament and won the first round
upset over Tennessee. And we just had the news conference
today at the Simidfield House with Rob and got a
chance to talk to him and some of the players,
and I think they're in a good place because he's
not starting from zero. Sometimes when you take over a program,
you've got to rebuild everything. Certainly, the loss of Philly
Davis to SMU is a big one. She was Big
twelve Freshman of the Year. But they did get Alex Bauer.
Their center back. Claire little Chambers is coming back and
they've got a lot of good talent on the program,
and they're gonna get started tomorrow they start winter workouts.
So I think the programs are in pretty good places.
The Smithfield House is one of the finest venues to
watch volleyball in the country year in and year out.
So it's a hot ticket on campus. You know, everyone
talks about getting to the Mary Center to see this
basketball team and getting into the Edward Stadium for football,
but the Smithfield House on winter nights and then in
the fall for the women, it's a hot place to be.
Speaker 2: I love it.
Speaker 3: Double D starting us off ride with some volleyball talk.
Speaker 2: I love it.
Speaker 3: Let's talk some football now. We finally got the announcements right.
BYU football has hired Kelly Paping.
Speaker 2: Guys, it's DC.
Speaker 3: We have de Mario Warren as the passing gave defensive
coordinator as well as cornerback coach. It looks like the
BYU offense retains all of its coaching staff. I imagine
Justin Enna is coming back to represent the linebackers. You
still have a vacancy to fill in the safety room.
Give me your eve out, your opinion on whether or
not b Way you made the right decisions here, a
lot of people thought, Hey, we're going to hire external
rather than internal.
Speaker 2: Give me your reaction.
Speaker 5: It seemed like most people were expecting an internal reward
for somebody on that staff. And he looked at thing
has put in, the work, He's put in the time.
He is a BYU guy, and I know the players
really like him a lot. He's had good experience not
only with Jay Hill, but with Bronco Mendon Hall, you know,
both at BYU and in Virginia. So I feel like
he's a good selection for that defensive coordinator spot. And
the thing about college football coaching staff is they've got
to be better in their collective parts than they are
in an individual thing. Because everyone gets Jay Hill a
lot of credit when there's the release so for how
the defense has improved over the past couple of years,
but he's had a lot of help doing that. And
a guy like Kelly Plapinga is somebody who stepped up
and did his work on special teams and you know,
with that defense and knows the defense. And as Calonne
looks forward for the next year, he wants to bring
somebody in there that knows what the situation calls for,
what the job entails, and I think that's where he
decided to go with it. You know, we'll see how
much missing j Hill does to this defense, if they're
able to maintain a high level of play or if
they take a step backward. But it collectively they have
to be everyone has to step up, and not just Kelly,
but everybody on that defensive staff has to account for
what they do and maybe a little bit more since
all has left.
Speaker 2: Yeah, excited to see what k Pop can do.
Speaker 3: I think he's got tremendous potential as a defensive coordinator
and he's been one of the best special teams coordinators
in the country over the last three years. Definitely intrigued
by that big loss, losing Jennaro Guildford. Can Demario Warren
field the shoes of Gennaro Guildford. Your reaction to the
Tomario Warren news coming from Boise State. He's been a
special teams coordinator, He's been a head coach at the
FCS level as well. He's at Boise State a good program,
one of the best, if not the best G six
programs over the last twenty or thirty years.
Speaker 2: Give me your reaction to the Tomorrow Warren News.
Speaker 5: This is no slight on to Mario Warren, but Genaro
Guilford leaves some pretty big hole and some big shoes
to fill. I feel like, not only in the recruiting,
but in the mentorship of that defensive backfield and longevity.
The reason that he was staying there at BYU was
because he was doing a really good job. So it
is a big job I think for Tomorrio Warren to
step into, and he'll have to do it in a
different way because he's not Gennaro. He's going to have
to do it the way that he feels comfortable, and
you know, just take it day by day and do
the things he knows how to do well. You know,
it's hard to say they'll take a step back there,
but I don't know how he cannot. After what Gennaro
has done and meant to that program. I think Tomio
Warren is a good choice, but there's going to be
an adjustment period and we'll see, you know, if they
do get quite a few players coming back in that secondary,
they may pick up a few in the transfer portal,
and it'll be up to Tomorrow to make his own
way and put a stamp on how he does things,
but there's there's gonna be some transition back there, no question.
Speaker 3: Definitely intrigued to see if he can fill those big shoes.
If I had a question mark about it, I say, well,
I need to get to know tomorrow a little bit better,
see how he recruits, see how he coaches, and because
he does have some big shoes to fill. No if
sands about that, BYU has their coaching staff, I think
for the most part in place, they could hire a
safety's coach in momentarily see where they go as far
as that is concerned. But they just picked up their
first acquisition via the portal and they went wide receiver first.
Kyler Casper, a product out of Gilbert, Arizona, a kid
that was a four star talent coming out of high school,
had offers galore to pretty much anywhere on earth. Oregon, Tennessee, Arizona,
Arizona State, Cow Colorado, Duke, Georgia, Iowa, Iowa State, LSU, Miami,
you name it. He had an offer to that place.
Hasn't produced a whole lot.
Speaker 2: He's only got.
Speaker 3: Six receptions seventy seven yards on his career. He's got
two years of eligibility. How would you evaluate that initial
signing and.
Speaker 5: Kyler Casper, the first thing he jumps out of me
is his size. Six', SIX i believe is where he's listed.
At that's a different kind of look for THE byu receiver.
Group they've had that in the past with some other,
guys but you, know that's a that's a really big
target to throw. To a good, pedigree but like you,
mentioned not a lot of production yet in his college.
Career and, really when we talk about the transfer portal
and we discuss you, know whether a guy should, leave
or whether he shouldn't, leave or whether it's a better
situation where he's. Going this is an opportunity for him
to show that he's not just a bunch of high school,
stats that he is a good college football, player and
he needs to take that opportunity to impress the. Coaches
have a good spring if he's able to enroll that
soon and and you, know start to make it in
for himself in. Provo there's going to be some some
REPS i think available at the receiver spot with With
Chas roberts moving on and some other additions and subtractions
as they go on through the, offseason but a good
pick UP i, mean and somebody who you never know
who might thrive in the. Situation we've seen both sides
that we've seen guys transfer and becomes, cigars and we've
seen guys transfer and kind of stayed in the little
work and transfer. Again so it's another opportunity for an
athlete to come into B yu and take advantage of
what they have to.
Speaker 3: Offer Kyler casper wide, receiver as you, mentioned six foot,
Six he's got the.
Speaker 2: Size does he have the speed to help you make?
Speaker 3: Plays and you, wonder you, know it's, like obviously he
wants more, targets.
Speaker 2: He wants more playing, time he wants an.
Speaker 3: Opportunity how does he fit into the current wide receiver?
Rotation you got you got some good Guys Parker, Kingston Cody,
Hagen Jojo. Phillips you're trying to fill in the big
shoes left By Chase. Roberson you Got Reggie friscinnett who
who ultimately came in last year From Weavers.
Speaker 2: State tiger's in, There Tiger, bach My Tiger. Uppercut you
know WHAT i. Mean you got some good. Guys Kyler.
Casper do you.
Speaker 3: Think he becomes either a star a rotational, guy or
is he still riding pine like.
Speaker 2: He was At.
Speaker 5: Oregon the THING i always think about WHEN i look
at the receiver group is That Fessi stataki is pretty
stingy with his. REPS i, mean he gets a certain
rotation of four or five guys and he likes to ride.
That so it's going to be a CHALLENGE i think
For kyler to step in and beat out some of
the guys who've already been in the. Program you talk
about athletes with, Size Reggie frisch next to six sixty,
Four Jojo phillips is six,' five you would expect him
to kind of be in, that group but you know
he he ultimately can control what he does by how,
he performs and that the coaches, are impressed they'll put
him in. That Rotation.
Speaker 3: Donald DIXON, Double D The daily heraldi and here On
YOUR Utah Espn.
Speaker 2: Radio NETWORK Double. D basketball i know that's your second.
Speaker 3: FAVORITE sport byu basketball is playing elite basketball. Right now
their only loss IS the u gone on a, neutral
court which is technically a home court Advantage. For yukon
being On The east coast is essentially in a way setting.
Speaker 2: You know this team. Is special is this.
Speaker 3: Trio THAT that byu has, RIGHT now aj To, Bots
At richie Sauders And rob right. The third is that
the best TRIO in byu, Basketball history.
Speaker 5: And you can make an argument. For it and after
what we saw, last night eighty one points that outscored
The Entire arizona. State team and, you know we expected
a little bit of saltiness from, you Know The arizona
State Coach bobby earley after, the GAME but i think
he was pretty resigned to the fact that he's facing
a very unique and special and maybe unprecedented trio in those.
Three guys and there wasn't much Defensively That arizona state
could do against any. OF them, aj was, you KNOW
and aj scored ten points before five minutes a gone
off the clock in the. First half in the, Second
half richie ten points in about, four minutes and then
We Saw rob wright the third kind of takeover make
a spectacular behind the back Pass to richie for a
three in the. Second half it was a pretty. Amazing
display and you, think about, you know areas those states
got some. Good, talents obviously when you saw those guys
play that they can play a. Little ball but The
way by's playing, together OFFENSIVELY and, I asked I Asked,
kevin young does he just kind of try to get
out of the way of those kind of players when
they start cooking? Like that and he kind of said.
Both things he kind, of, said, well yeah we do
because we want to give, them space but they still
have to make the right decisions and we give them
the opportunity to. Do that and they were making a
little good decisions last night and attacking, the basket shooting.
Three pointers, YOU know aj was active defensively. As well
that was a pretty impressive display. Last night and they're
going to face. TOUGHER teams, I Mean arizona state is
one of those programs that generally put it's eight or
ten or twelve new guys on the on the roster,
every year and this year was. No exception and they're
gonna act To Face, Iowa, State. Houston arizona there are
some great teams in, this league but that was an
impressive display last night. For.
Speaker 3: Sure yeah i've been looking at these best, of trios
Like Maybe, danny Ainge, Great Kite, fred roberts What About,
Travis hansen haffa, A Rougoh, mark bigelow it's a pretty.
Speaker 2: GOOD crew i want. To, SAY yeah I. Mean Tj
eric Meek Uh.
Speaker 3: Nick emory they, you know they struggled a, little bit
a little bit.
Speaker 2: Go nuts, You, know, yeah yeah they. They were.
Speaker 3: THEY were i kind of feel like The lone peak
three is like uh uh obi one to Uh.
Speaker 2: To anakin you were the.
Speaker 3: Chosen one you Were the chilians was a big ballance to,
the boss you KNOW what? I, mean like here's A
tree i was thinking about the.
Speaker 5: Other Day Was, Sean Bradley ken Roberts And. Ryan, cuff
yeah they all came in together or they were all
freshmen in the. SAME class i don't know if they
actually ever played together because of Missions And ryan cuff
moving on to different places and stuff. Like that but
that was a tree that was supposed to LEAD by u.
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Speaker 6: MAN weaver i APOLOGIZE double d. FOR that i turned
it down a. Little, bit UH but i have. To
announce we've been waiting. For it it's. Finally here it's
not a coaching, staff member it's not, an analyst but
it is neat indeed fact the big twelve offensive of.
THE Year lj martin post one minute ago On his
instagram one more and he's not.
Speaker 2: Done yet i'm not. Done yet i'm, NOT leaving, Lj
says i'm. Not Leaving i'm i'm. Not leaving he's. Not
leaving your reaction to, the NEWS.
Speaker 5: Double, d yeah that certainly sets the coaches on a,
good path and this postseason bonanza is the. Transfer portal
they probably still need to get another running back out of,
the portal but it's not maybe as critical to get
a guy that could start right away if THEY get,
lj back, because man what. A beast how many times
this year do we see defenders just absolutely bounce off?
Of him how many times do we see him push?
THE pile, I mean lj is one of those guys
that you look at him and you, say well he
doesn't really have, breakaway speed but man between the tackles
and that fifteen to twenty Yards from lion scrimmish to,
the secondary there's. NOBODY better, i mean he is so
good at putting his shoulder square and getting up field
and leaning forward and. Getting yards And As aaron roderick
takes a look at his personnel for, next year that's a,
number one maybe a number two if you If You're.
Bear blackmeyer but to get him back is a fantastic
bit of news for that coaching staff and.
Speaker 2: That team amen, TO. That lj running, it back ladies.
Speaker 3: And gentlemen number four on the, football field number ONE in.
Speaker 2: Byu fans hearts, right now no doubt. ABOUT.
Speaker 3: It lj HE'S only i think he's ONLY about i want,
to say about one three and ninety four yards away
from becoming the all time leading RUSHER and byu, football
history he's not too.
Speaker 2: Far off could he? Do it could he do it?
Next year what are?
Speaker 5: You?
Speaker 1: Sure?
Speaker 7: No?
Speaker 2: No no will he will he do it? Next? Year yes?
Or no why or? Why?
Speaker 1: Not?
Speaker 2: Darnell yet then?
Speaker 5: He will we know. He will he'll get the number
OF touches i did this accounting earlier before the, SEASON
started i think he was around thirteen carries a game for,
his career pretty much closer TO eighteen i think now
during this Season if i've looked at my, stats lately
but if he gets eighteen to twenty carries, A game
i think he'd definitely put that in.
Speaker 2: The books LET'S. Go. Lj martin.
Speaker 3: It would be crazy for him to become the all
time leading RUSH in byu. Football history it seems like
the modern era has been a Running, BACK like i
FEEL like byu has been a running back team more
than like a, passing, team right like a wide. Receiver,
team yeah he had some really good record setting running
backs over the last, Twenty Years Like curtis brown breaks,
The Record harvey unga breaks, The Record jamal williams breaks, the, Record,
right like it's. Pretty Crazy tyler ow's year was extremely
good and he. Broke records so like you look at
the all time leading RUSHERS in byu football history and, you're,
Like Wow jamal williams at, three thousand nine, Ninety eight
Harvey un got, three thousand five hundred and, Forty Seven
curtis brown, three thousand three hundred, Seventy Two jamal wells
three hundred and. Sixty Nine tyler ow's year at three thousand,
AND six, I believe.
Speaker 2: I think that's where.
Speaker 3: He's At taysom hill actually is is, number four, three
thousand three hundred and thirty Six. For taysom that's fantastic for,
freaking quarterbacks. That's Ridiculous locke ahele moolees at, two thousand
eight hundred. And fifty You Have jeff blanc, two thousand
seven hundred and sixty six of last from the past.
Speaker 2: From nineteen seventy three to nineteen, seventy six AND.
Speaker 3: Then lj martin sitting at, number nine, two thousand six
hundred and fifty three.
Speaker 2: Yards gained, Pretty impressive.
Speaker 3: Pretty impressive he's got to boot twenty three, rushing touchdowns
so you LOOK at, i mean he'd have to have
a lot of rushing touchdowns To Surpass. Luke Staley luke
staley's at, Forty One harvey unger's at, thirty six and
so Is tyler as here at.
Speaker 5: Thirty, six yeah look at twenty eight, one season, so
yeah it's gonna be hard.
Speaker 2: To catch that's gonna be hard.
Speaker 3: To catch that'll definitely be a difficult one, to catch
but he could be in the, top four their top
five there by.
Speaker 2: The end of this. Next season what do you got, for, Me,
AP well i just want to go.
Speaker 4: Off this that would mean Two if by's all time
best rushers are in the last six Years Under harvey
unga as the running, backs coach who is himself one
of the all. Time, leaders yes what does that say
about the Success That harvey unga is quietly having ON
this byu.
Speaker 2: Coaching, STAFF yeah i think it's a.
Speaker 3: GOOD question i don't know if you want to take
that ONE double d And then i'll bring up.
Speaker 5: The.
Speaker 2: Caboose.
Speaker 5: Yeah Sure so I've known harvey since he was about
fifteen years old PLAYING, at TIMPU and i used to
joke that if you had, three plays Run, with harvey Throw,
to harvey Fake, to harvey and it worked so well
when he WAS, at timpu and then they kind of
the same THING. At byu he was a, multifaceted runner
great big kid that could run. Over guys his transition
into coaching has, been really, really good and you have
to give credit to him for mentoring these young athletes
and these running backs and sticking with the. Game plan
you know a lot of schools are LIKE the nfl
for sure is like, you know running back, by committee
and nobody in college wants that they want to carry
the ball twenty times a game and takes patients to
work up, to that as we've SEEN. With lj so
you need to have, the carries you need to have,
the health and you need to have a guy that
believes in you on that. Coaching Staff and harvey is.
That guy and, You know harvey's interesting because he doesn't
really like to, do interviews but he's a good interview
when you get a chance to talk. To him and
he's a very. Humble, KID uh i call him. A
kid he's what? Hell? Is he is?
Speaker 8: He?
Speaker 5: Important yet? I'm old, But anyway harvey's done terrific job
and and like Like like, berett said just kind of
quietly going about his business AND producing nfl caliber. Running, BACKS.
Speaker 2: Yeah I.
Speaker 3: LOVE harvey i think. He's fantastic i'll give a ton
of Credit. To harbor harvey's got to go find. The
clay harvey's got to go find the guys uh and
uh and definitely develop them in that running. Back room
you also got to give some credit TO the ocs
right of the of this era and also the offensive
line coaches and uh those those hosses. Up FRONT so
i Love what i'm seeing from the running back room
though over the last decade, Or so Double d any
any other thoughts of any, other comedy what anything else
you're gonna be working on that you can tease us
with At The.
Speaker 2: Daily, herald.
Speaker 5: WELL like, I said i've got the big men's volleyball
of you going In for. Saturday's paper they open. Tomorrow
night and YOU know i enjoy a good night At The. Smithfield,
House ben you've, been there you know what. It's like.
It's crazy the tempo and the energy in a volleyball
match is just unprecedented. Anywhere else so that'll. Be fun
and just stepping Back With, ROB nielson i knew him as,
a player and then he was an ASSISTANT at byu
with the, men's program an interim coach at. One point
then he went off and got great Experience WITH team
usa as a first assistant with the men's program and
then utested he's had. Terrific success now he steps in
A b yu where the expectations. ARE high, I Mean
heather olds had won eighty five percent of the matches
and so the expectations will be super high, for that,
and so, you know and then we're in the. Off
season it's fun to follow all the players that are in.
The portal what are like four thousand. Of THEM now
byu will get a few of those and try to
enhance there their. Their team it's almost like there's no
off season for. Football anymore and then the, basketball program,
you know we're definitely, following that and the schedule, gets tougher,
but boy they are so much fun. TO watch a
couple of electric plays, last Night including AJ's windmill slam
down the MIDDLE and uh and of course we mentioned
that that pass Too to richie. For three, richie said,
you know you really steel it when you're there and
and the fans start to come up because they know
that that you're taking. The shot, he says you can
miss it and everyone's gonna. Love it you can miss
it and they won't. Wait it you'll make it and you'll.
Love it he was just glad that he was able
to make. The shot but lots of good things happening
here at B y u WITH, the uh with the
athletics programs and and uh fun to follow and will
continue to do that there At.
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Speaker 3: Asap brother we appreciate you JOINING. Us bj what's going
On In bronco nation? Right now give us a little
update From The boise state side. Of things how are
things cooking with the, coaching staff the, transfer portal everything
out There.
Speaker 5: On.
Speaker 9: BOISE yeah i mean you talk about a team that
you went to the College football playoff two years ago
and had high expectations coming into, this year and then
they lose, five games go nine, and five, you know
kind of lucked Into The mountain west championship game due
to some. Tie breakers still was able to win, that
championship their third in a row as they get ready
For the, pac twelve but still lost four regular, season
games lost the bowl game pretty Badly. To washington they've
they've really struggled to Lay against power four teams and
that's been a.
Speaker 7: Story here but there were some.
Speaker 9: Folks kind of wanting a little bit. Of change, you
know last year they brought back the entire. Coaching staff,
this year they've lost three assistant coaches, so far including
the safety's coach and Obviously the corners Coach To mario
warren that we're going to. Talk about but so a
little bit of change on the on the, coaching staff,
you know, and OBVIOUSLY like, i said move Into the.
Pac twelve so there's, some excitement but certainly some positions
they got. To fail just lost their their star Safety
To lane kiff And an lsu and the. Transfer portal
so a lot of change, going on especially on Defense
For boise state and they're trying to, you know shore
up the ross.
Speaker 7: The portal here as they, you know get set for the.
Speaker 2: Spring semester how is the like to fan base?
Speaker 3: Right now are, they like are they like yearning For
The brian harson era to?
Speaker 2: Be revitalized had they moved on?
Speaker 3: FROM that i Know the andy Avolosh The andy avolo's
tenure was was not, as, good right only one double
digit season. Of Wins But spencer danielson comes in, year
one twelve and two and just just one win away
from a ten. Win season how is How is broncoasian feeling?
Speaker 5: Right?
Speaker 9: NOW no i think they feel. PRETTY good, i mean
you have your two percent that every fan base does,
at once, you know every coach fire after.
Speaker 7: Every GAME but i THINK for.
Speaker 9: I think that the rational kind of, you know the most, fans,
Realize Hey spencer danielson's a. Young coach he's still learning
as a as, a coach and and, you know the haters, will,
say oh you Asking gen t carried him the first
year and that was the only reason that they. Did
ANYTHING but i think for the, most PART like, i
said they still Won The mountain west championship. Last year
he's won a conference championship in both of his full
years as the head. Coach here he took over as
the interim coach a couple of years ago got them to,
a championships so he's actually won three conference championships in
his three years two and a half, as coach and
so hard to argue with that at, This POINT like,
i said you have a small GROUP that i think
is a little frustrated.
Speaker 5: With the power.
Speaker 9: FOUR results i Don't Think spencer danielson has Beaten a
power four team since he, took over so that's been
a little bit of a. Talking point, but overall to have,
you know the nineteen wins or whatever it is in,
TWO years i think people feel pretty good about. It
here but there are some major holes on, the roster
and certainly they have some things to clean up here
going into, this season which doesn't. Start easy their first Games,
at oregon their second games Home. AGAINST memphis, i mean
they've got another tough schedule next year as they hit
Into the.
Speaker 3: Pac twelve you mentioned the assistant coaches. Getting poached let's
talk about those. Guys here you mentioned the. Safeties, COACH
obviously i do want to talk about, tomorrow one but
let's talk about the. Other two why are they getting
poached and where are?
Speaker 9: They, Going Yeah, matt miller the wide. Receivers coach he's Going.
Speaker 7: To washington state with New Coach.
Speaker 9: Kirby moore There You matt miller was a guy that
Played At, boise state one of the all time, great
receivers but red receivers had a lot of drops. This
year they were. Very inconsistent there were some fans calling
for him to. Be FIRED so i think that was
one of those blessing in disguises when he Left fresh
start for him and he gets raised to be the
offensive Coordinator At washington state under a friend, of his a,
former player but fresh, you know blood in there at
the wide. RECEIVER position i think a lot.
Speaker 7: Of fans were.
Speaker 9: Happy about and then, you know they lost their safeties coach,
As Well tyler Stockton. To Michigan kyle whittingham Going to
michigan and took the safety's Coach At boise state. WITH
him i don't know if he was trying to bring
the safety type benefield with him as well.
Speaker 7: Or not he end up COMMITTING to Lsu And.
Speaker 9: Elane kiffin but, you KNOW like, i said that the
secondary loses both. Their coaches and, You Know tyler stockton
was a guy that had really no Ties, to idaho.
Speaker 7: Was kind Of a, midwest guy so it wasn't really that.
Speaker 9: Surprised to see him eventually. Head back and frankly the
same With The mario. Warren too, you know heavily had
no ties to the area and To, To boise Elise.
Speaker 2: Or idaho and then.
Speaker 9: You wanted to got to raise a raise the, position coach,
you know went from head coach to, position coach but
got a raise and was able to learn. Some things and,
you know four years here and we can get into
it some, MIXED results i, Would SAY and i don't
think a lot of, you know some fans were disappointed
because they had a good twenty, twenty five but some
previous years they had struggled SOME and i think he
was on the hot seat a little bit before. This
season so another ONE that i think some most fans
are okay with thought he did okay, this YEAR but
i think they're ready for some fresh plod at the corner.
Speaker 3: As well Why did andy bring him in in twenty?
Speaker 2: Twenty one what was?
Speaker 3: The rhetoric what was the justification to Bring To mario
Warren Into boise state as the cornerbacks coach at?
Speaker 9: That, TIME well, I mean i think that they had
an opening and he had been a HEAD coach i
want to say six Years At southern utah something, Like
that AND like, I said i think it was also
just him wanting to expand his game and it was
a pay raise that he. Got THERE and i don't
know if He.
Speaker 3: No i'm talking about more So, Like andy why did
You think andy brought him?
Speaker 2: Him in do you think? DID you i don't know if.
Speaker 9: You have anything because, his uh, You know i'd have
to refresh my memory on the stories. And STUFF but,
I mean i think this was his experience on the
defensive side of, the ball and part, OF it i
think was they had some other higher price coaches on,
the staffs so they were able to get him as
one of the lower. Price coaches he also came in
and helped out with his. SPECIAL teams, i know.
Speaker 7: They're one year that he Overlapped.
Speaker 9: With papinga papinga was one of the main special, teams
coaches And then warren actually took it over. After that,
BUT uh i think the experience that he had was
being a, head coach being able to come in and
lead a group of players at a position and had
came highly qualified and had some uh, you know, defensive
background and they needed a corners coach and didn't have
a ton of money, to PAY and i, think, it
uh it was just a good fit for both sides at.
Speaker 3: That Point so andy wasn't there all. That Long spencer danielson.
Takes over why?
Speaker 2: Was uh why Was to?
Speaker 3: Mario retained if, IT wasn't i mean it was mixed
results right in those in those first. Few years why
do you think he? Was RETAKE because i look at
that as like a.
Speaker 9: Good, SIGN yeah i mean the first year in twenty,
twenty two they were. VERY good i mean that the
past defense was fifth in. The country they had they
WERE fourteenth i think in the country with fifteen interceptions as.
A team so that, first year at the, first year
the corners were actually. Really good and then you know
that that was also the, you know twenty twenty three,
they struggled and that was where, you know halfway through
the Season When spencer danielson took over as interim coach
in twenty, twenty three when They, fired andiavolos and so
he get, you know pretty much every coach had the
opportunity to come back With With, spencer danielson he pretty
much didn't change much at all in terms of the.
Assistant coaches and that was the first season that the
pass defense. Had struggled in twenty, twenty three they were
one hundred, and tenth they only had, eleven INTERCEPTIONS but
i think was, fifty fifth and then the.
Speaker 7: Next year it.
Speaker 9: Got worse and so in twenty twenty four they were
one hundred and seventh in. Past defense they we one
hundred and seventh and only seven interceptions all season on.
The defense and there are a lot of fans that
wanted him fire because he also took over as a
special teams coach and the special teams were not good,
at all and so he was the guy that everybody
wanted to get rid of after twenty, twenty Four And
spencer daniels and stepped up, and, said hey we got to.
Be better he knows that that position act to be
better and kind of put him publicly on the.
Speaker 7: Hot seat and.
Speaker 9: They responded they were very good, last year fifteenth in
the country and past defense they were, TWENTY second, i
think and with. Fourteen interceptions he had an e Coach
and all conference corner you know In the. Mario McCoy
so i think that, whatever happened and at one point
he took a, pay cut that might have been when
he lost a special. Team's job at one point he
took a, pay cut AND like, i said it was
publicly put on the hot seat a. Little bit but
he responded in a. Big way the corners were strong,
this year AND like, i said, last year a lot
of more people would have.
Speaker 7: Been happy.
Speaker 9: THIS year i saw, some people, you know when. He
left when the announcement came out that he, was leaving
there was a small percentage, that said, oh man, you
know not that sad to see. Him GO but i
think there were some fans that were thought that he
had rebounded and got that position going back in the,
right direction and we're said to see.
Speaker 3: Him go how was he as a? Recruiter there would?
You say was he bringing in some good talent year
over year at that?
Speaker 7: Quarnerback, room yeah no doubt.
Speaker 9: About him they Brought In, jeremiah herby a TRANSFER from
cal who had starting Experience at cal and came and
started and had a rough start to the year two,
years ago but last year was a solid corner. For
him and they, brought IN like, i Said a, mario
McCoy a junior college guy that came in and ended
up Being An All mountain west corner and. Developed him
and they had some some high, you know.
Speaker 7: Some recruit they liked.
Speaker 9: As well they Brought in Jade and mickey, a corner
a Transfer From. Notre dame brought, him in ended up
playing Him at nickel. Last year but, HE was, i
believe a Corner At. Notre dame but when they, got
him and, SO yeah i, you KNOW like, I said
i always enjoyed talking. TO him i think he knows
what he's. TALKING about i think the players. LOVED him,
i mean the players absolutely. Loved HIM like, i said
when there was times wondering why is this guy not getting,
Fired whatever you'd talk to players and they, would just
to a man talk about how much they loved him as,
a coach and then how much he cared for him
and that he was like family. To them so some of, the,
FANS man i, thought differently but for the players in,
that room they apparently just Loved And mario warren loved.
The connection he hadn't thought he was a, great coach
AND so i think THAT he i think that he's
going to fit in whatever, locker room whatever team. He's
WITH but i know that the players were sad to
see him go because they really.
Speaker 3: Loved, Him yeah, SO like i think this is a
really good kind Of Like i've i've been kind of
evaluating This and, I'm, Like okay he's been at two
locations in his coaching career two thousand and eight to twenty.
Speaker 2: Twenty one he WAS. At seu It's In.
Speaker 3: Cedar city He's, FROM california, I believe i want To
say fairfield and where his initial ties where he became
a running back at Uc or vine before getting his
SHOT at suu and eventually becoming the, head, coach, right
like very good trajectory in, That regard and things were
good up front and then not so good on the
back END at su and then that's why he went
Up To poise state and took a position coach and
and but he seems to be on a. Good trajectory
but he's had undulations ups. And down but, Everyone collectively
i've taught to talk to a lot, of people they
love him as. A person he's a, hard worker and
he's he's a good recruiter and and the players.
Speaker 2: Love him so.
Speaker 3: It's it's an intriguing hire. To me and obviously the
Connection Between kelly pepinga. And him kelly really likes him
and believes. In him how would you grate out the
hire if you were to kind of give a grade,
to it knowing what you know, about tomorrow where, he's
been what, he's done h and what Maybe b yu's
looking for in that cornerback room like we, you know
we we we struggle to bring in high, level cornerbacks
athletic cornerbacks year in a.
Speaker 9: Year, out YEAH and i could be wrong, on this
but somebody told, ME also i Believe that tomrio's wife
is either from that area or or has family in
the area There. In UTAH so i know he may
not be, from THERE but i believe he has family that,
is there and so part of this move may have
had to do with getting closer to his. Wife's FAMILY
and i could be totally off based, on that but
THAT'S what i was. Told yesterday also might have played
a factor. In this so that just a small side,
story maybe, BUT yeah I MEAN i i think it's
a solid. HIGHER right i don't know the history of
the corners THERE at byu and if they were bad
or good, or what BUT like, i said they did
have a couple of years where they struggled at corner
and you could get do all kinds of reasons why,
You Know andy evil is getting fired during one of.
Those years in twenty, Twenty Three spencer danielson takes over
first year as. Head coach the pass defense numbers were.
NOT good i mean they were one hundred and twentieth
in the country two. YEARS ago i think in like
giving up passing plays of over. FORTY yards a lot
of the fans would SAY the dbs never turned their
heads around on some of the long balls on the
fifty to. Fifty balls they would always try to be
out of position and never turn around and try to
intercept them and end up given a lot of. Big
plays BUT like, i said, last year, you know he
was called out publicly some things needed, to change and.
Speaker 7: It did it.
Speaker 9: Did change it got a lot better, last year AND
so i think you saw a. Big improvement was that
a one year wonder or is that him figuring something
out as. A coach i think he's a, Solid COACH like,
i said, MORE importantly i think he's a solid you.
And BEING and i Can know I'm not we're not
in those. Meeting rooms we're not in the in the
fox hole with. These guys all you can go off
is what the players say. About them and the players
the players absolutely.
Speaker 7: Loved him we.
Speaker 9: WE we i talked to a number of corners this
past season and it was, like hey and even like
former corners, like hey defend. This guy fans.
Speaker 7: Want them gone and they're to a man said that
he was one of the best coaches they've.
Speaker 9: Ever had and so the players, love him And so
i'll take their word. For it and the stats this
year were pretty impressive at corner two, and yeah that
one year they were together in twenty twenty two was
a heck of a year For The poise. State defense
and in terms in the, past DEFENSE like, i said
top five and passing, yards allowed top twenty in, the interceptions,
so uh they WERE only i forgot all about that
till you. TOLD me i looked, that up that they
were actually crossover by. One year but it was a
pretty special year for. This defense, and, obviously uh, You
Know kelly papinga saw saw something he Liked Inta.
Speaker 3: Mario warren well you even Look At kelly, papa's trajectory
right he was he was coming off Of a, virginia
stint ended Up At boise state and and then.
Speaker 2: Got his opportunity BACK.
Speaker 3: At bla he's been one of the best special teams
coordinators over the last three years AT. B yu and and,
YOU know i don't know How How boise state fans
FELT about k pop when he, was there was, you
know he was he was coaching the edge edges and
also special. Teams coordinator what was the SYNOPSIS of k
pop when he Was At, boise.
Speaker 5: Oh they liked.
Speaker 9: HIM there i think they were a little uh disappointed
that he, you know bolted after nine months or whatever
it was to leave because he was only there for for.
One YEAR but i think he ended up taking a
couple of players. With him he took the kicker Right.
Speaker 8: In, isaiah, YEAH yeah, i, know, yeah yeah he took
a couple of players and uh AND then i know
the kicker end up Being And boise state had some
kicking problems, and uh, you know they end up.
Speaker 9: Taking him and he had a great career There at
kicker and and, you know he he was a solid addition.
For THEM so i know that kind of rubbed some
people the wrong way when. You left and he took
a couple of players, with him but overall had a solid.
Year HERE and i think he was the edge Coach
At boise state and they, you know and that's a
position that they had a lot of History At boise state.
And stuff, SO yeah i don't think anybody was. Really,
surprised again didn't really have any Ties The. Boise state
it was kind of looking for a job, that year
and it just the pass crossed, and ALIGNED and i
don't think, anybody had, you, know REALLY like, I said
i think people thought that they had had a good
year there and wish he, had stayed but weren't super
surprised when he had no ties that he he bolted
BACK to byu.
Speaker 7: Pretty quick but, you, know no.
Speaker 9: He was he had a solid, year there AND like,
I said i think Overall To, MARIO warren I guess
i think a lot of people were ended up being
sad to see. Him go if this would have happened twelve,
months ago you would have had eighty percent of people excited.
About it but the, last year the corners, were great
the pass defense. Was great how much of that Was De?
Mario warren how much of that was the rest of the,
DEFENSIVE staff i. Don't know but the players. Love him
the stats said he had a, solid year AND so
i think overall it's going to be a nice match
with those. TWO there I Know boise states got some
young corners, they like and that's the next thing folks
are paying. Attention to now they're going to any of
them can all of a sudden jump into portal and
follow him TO the byu there Their whole.
Speaker 7: But that's not going to be.
Speaker 3: The, case yeah how how are you Feeling About boise state?
Next year with the staff that is retained and the
players that should or could possibly. Be retained do you
think they build off of what they had?
Speaker 5: This?
Speaker 9: YEAR yeah, i MEAN like, i said they had a
safety who was thinking about going TO The nfl draft
or coming back to school and decided to come back,
and transfer and that, you know WENT.
Speaker 7: To lsu so that was a.
Speaker 9: Huge loss in, the secondary they're losing both their, starting
corners both their starting safety is a, starting linebacker but
so far that, you know that's the only player that
they wanted.
Speaker 7: To keep that's left Has Been, tye benefield.
Speaker 9: The safety so a, tough SCHEDULE as, i said, you
know starting the Season at oregon, week, one uh and
then having to Play with memphis at home in, week
two and you we don't know the schedule yet For
the pac twelve and how that's going to. Work out
and there's only eight teams IN the pac twelve, right
now so they're going to play seven conference games and
then they have to have one extra like non, conference
game probably against the, conference opponent just to get everybody
another game because they've only got four non conference. Game
schedule so still some things to iron out with the
schedule AND the pac twelve and what that is all
going to look like here. Moving forward but, you know
they got like if they haven't hired, anybody yet they
still have the safeties coach available and still have that
the obviously the corners coaches, is available and those are
both positions of need right now that they have and
they need to find some guys and they don't have a,
position coach so a, little uh, YOU know i don't
know if uneasiness is the, right wordy but just some
questions out there about what it's ultimately going to. Look
LIKE but I Think spencer danielson to this point still
deserves the benefit of. The doubt and they're they're bringing
both their running, backs back their starting quarterback back that they're,
you know tight. End back they've got to get, some
receivers got to get some offensive lineman AND like, i
said a lot of holes. On DEFENSE but i still
think overall they're they're gonna be the heavy favorites In
the pac twelve at least going into.
Speaker 4: The, SEASON yeah i just wanted to build off that
you mentioned there at. The end you think that their
their heavy favorites to Win the? Pac twelve do you
think they should be they as? Of now obviously the
way too, early season way too. Early season do you
think they could be considered one of the contenders to
BE that g six team to slide into the playoff
should they go Win the, Pac, TWELVE well i.
Speaker 9: Mean THEY like i, said that they always are going
to be in, that conversation and we'll have to see
how the rosters.
Speaker 7: Shake down it's.
Speaker 9: Funny all these, powerful schools, you know and all these
national pundits want nothing to do with the group of
five teams and stuff in the playoff. And everything yet
you saw how many group of five coaches and how
many group of five players continue to get poached by
the power. Four teams so they don't want, the teams
so they'll gladly take your players. And coaches so we'll see,
what happens, you know big, picture wise they have the
schedule to do, it BECAUSE like, i said they Play
at oregon, Week one they Play At, western MICHIGAN who
i think is returning maybe gonna be the favorite there
IN the mac and has a lot of. Returning players They,
play memphis so a team they're challenging a good group
of five game on the blue, next year and so
they're opening their new north end zone renovation project that
they played with the limited capacity all. This season they'll
have their full north end zone back open again for,
next season which should. Be big and, so yeah we'll
see how it shakes out with. The rosters but, You Know,
Washington State oregon state both we're not great eight teams this.
Past year and then you look at the other teams
Going Over San, Diego, State Fresno, Utah State, Colorado State.
BOISE state, i, mean yeah there's no reason they shouldn't
be the favorite in. That group and they believe if
you're gonna WIN the, pac twelve this NEW look, pac twelve,
most years you're gonna be right there in the mix for.
That bid so we'll see how the playoff. SHAKES out
i think it's probably gonna go, to sixteen and what
that means for the group of five, going forward we'll
just have to wait. And see, BUT yeah i don't
think they. Go in, you know this year they went
in as the, clear favorite even though they. LOST genty
i don't think they go in as the clear favorite.
This year there's some other teams probably, on paper that
look a, little better but a lot of those teams
Two Lane, james madison, what ever all lost, their coaches
so we'll see what that looks like going, into it
But Certainly boise state just the name alone is going
to have them in the conversation going into.
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