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How that are you, buddy, Ben Brett? 34 00:01:40,359 --> 00:01:41,519 Speaker 2: What's going on? How are we doing? 35 00:01:41,879 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: Living right? Man? Feeling right? It's a great day to 36 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:48,319 be a Cougar. Seven to zero in football BYU basketball. 37 00:01:48,439 --> 00:01:52,040 He's predicted to be an Elite eight. Dare I say 38 00:01:52,079 --> 00:01:55,359 Final four team? All is well right now in Cougar Country? 39 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it's going great man, Good vibes, here in 40 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,359 Kansas City. I'm actually in the airport heading back tonight 41 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,719 from a big twelve basketball media days, great event, people 42 00:02:05,799 --> 00:02:08,240 excited about the game three and a half hours to 43 00:02:08,319 --> 00:02:12,520 the north of me at Iowa State coming up this weekend. So, man, 44 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:13,800 I don't know if it could be much better? 45 00:02:13,879 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: Right now? 46 00:02:14,199 --> 00:02:16,879 Speaker 2: You always eighth and the A people in the men 47 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,439 to hoops and eleventh in football. Life's good, bro. 48 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: So let me ask you this. You mentioned those numbers 49 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:29,840 right last year we had this discussion. Actually yesterday both 50 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:34,520 teams BYU football and BYU basketball ended up thirteenth overall 51 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,400 in the final AP Pole. I believe, pretty crazy, right 52 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:44,039 Versus the expectations that both teams had last year, It's 53 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:48,000 obviously that football overachieved and to a certain extent, basketball 54 00:02:48,039 --> 00:02:50,840 achieved the expectation because there was a lot of hype 55 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:55,360 surrounding this BYU basketball team. So now going into twenty 56 00:02:55,439 --> 00:02:58,080 twenty five, you see what football and what basketball expected 57 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,000 to do. Like, what's the follow up to this? What 58 00:03:01,199 --> 00:03:04,199 will be the end? Uh? You know, when the when 59 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,599 the dust settles, what are we going to be talking 60 00:03:06,599 --> 00:03:09,919 about here? Is it another overachieving year for BYU football 61 00:03:10,039 --> 00:03:13,479 and a hitting quota for basketball this year. 62 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,439 Speaker 2: I mean, if basketball can go to the Final four, 63 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:22,159 then that that was incredible. Even though I know they 64 00:03:22,199 --> 00:03:24,520 have a Final four level team. They have one of 65 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,719 the best five players in the country, is validated by 66 00:03:26,719 --> 00:03:29,919 the AP preseason First Team at American list with aj 67 00:03:30,039 --> 00:03:32,000 de Bontnet. They probably have the number one or two 68 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,240 pick obviously in AJ so basketball, yeah, they have to 69 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,400 go at least the lead day with this roster, seeing 70 00:03:37,639 --> 00:03:39,879 the one the investment in the roster and two who 71 00:03:39,919 --> 00:03:42,439 they have and the continuity of the coaching staff, which, 72 00:03:42,439 --> 00:03:45,000 by the way, Kevin Young told me yesterday that multiple 73 00:03:45,039 --> 00:03:47,479 coaches on the staff had head coaching offers elsewhere but 74 00:03:47,719 --> 00:03:50,719 chose to stay at BYU because they love Provo, they 75 00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:54,039 love the school, they love the roster. Obviously, big things 76 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,439 are going to happen for this staff and these guys 77 00:03:56,479 --> 00:03:58,919 from a big year. So there's a lot of investment there. 78 00:03:59,479 --> 00:04:02,319 But in football, it's an interesting question because they've done 79 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,120 it again. They've surprised people, they've overachieved. You know, there 80 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,439 were some places that said, hey, six and a half 81 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,400 wins for this team with a true freshman quarterback at 82 00:04:10,439 --> 00:04:12,360 seven and zero, what do we raise our sides to 83 00:04:12,879 --> 00:04:15,680 I'm still I am currently standing in the show me 84 00:04:15,879 --> 00:04:19,040 state that is Missouri. I'm still in show me mode 85 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:23,000 with football relative to Big twelve title game and college 86 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,439 football playoffs. Boild could very well go too and zero 87 00:04:26,439 --> 00:04:28,439 in the next two games, and now I'm willing to 88 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:31,639 embrace that. But if they split, they're still in the mix, 89 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,199 which is good. But if they unfortunately, if they went 90 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,319 on and two, that sort of ends. Right now you're 91 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,519 in a tie breaking meeting scenario with you loss and 92 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,279 so on and so forth. So I'm still in show 93 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,519 me mode. I like what this boy team is done. 94 00:04:43,759 --> 00:04:46,480 They don't have style points, but they just win. And 95 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:48,680 the next two weeks is certainly going to tell us 96 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,959 where we should go with the expectations. But if you're 97 00:04:50,959 --> 00:04:52,759 asking me, like, okay, right now, end of the year, 98 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:55,279 what are we talking about is did they get to Arlington? 99 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,600 But then you go back to bear Backmeyer and you go, well, 100 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,519 did they win nine games the regular season? Preseason? That's 101 00:05:01,519 --> 00:05:03,639 how I felt. I was thinking eighty four, but I 102 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,800 thought and nine and three. I think they can maybe 103 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,839 do that. That'd be incredible. And if you get ten 104 00:05:07,879 --> 00:05:10,279 in a bowl game, there's only been four to freshman 105 00:05:10,439 --> 00:05:13,639 quarterbacks since two thousand that have won ten games. I mean, 106 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,519 the expectations for this guy continue to go up, but 107 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,560 we have to remember how crazy this is of what 108 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:21,959 he's done so far, and it's still not over. 109 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:27,199 Speaker 1: The analytics ESPN analytics at least lean to a ten 110 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,639 and two regular season. What do you if that is 111 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,120 an accurate depiction. Where do you foresee the two losses coming? 112 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 2: It's a good question. You'd think at Texas Tech, right 113 00:05:37,759 --> 00:05:40,079 and Baron Morton not going to play this week? Will 114 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:44,839 Hamm's the starter I supported this morning. I think they realized, Okay, 115 00:05:44,879 --> 00:05:47,199 we gotta ramp it up. Loklahoma State's not the game 116 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:49,079 where you have to have Paran Morton back. He's missed, 117 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,399 you know time three different times. Tech feels like one. 118 00:05:52,399 --> 00:05:55,360 Frankly at Iowa State feels like that's probably the second 119 00:05:55,439 --> 00:05:58,639 most likely lost. You look at Cincinnati and they look 120 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,319 like the ASU from last year. But the metrics on 121 00:06:02,439 --> 00:06:05,120 Cincinnati put him at like five six, seventh in the 122 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,480 Big twelve right now, which is really interesting. They kind 123 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,000 of put VYU at third, which is interesting. I have 124 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,360 Ua second in the Big twelve in terms of best teams. 125 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,639 I have Tex Still they've lost one game by four 126 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,480 on the road against the defending champs with their backup quarterback. 127 00:06:19,519 --> 00:06:21,879 They shouldn't be punished a ton for that. I think 128 00:06:21,959 --> 00:06:25,040 techs still the best team in the league. But yeah, 129 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,680 I think the next two games determined a lot. Obviously 130 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,600 at Cincinnati two. So you have three roadings, men, you 131 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,560 got to get one of them at least if you 132 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,199 want to be an art then you probably need to. 133 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:36,759 If UOU walked in with one loss at the end 134 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,399 of the regular season, they're going to be in that 135 00:06:38,439 --> 00:06:40,920 title game. You don't want to get bundled up like 136 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,240 last year with a bunch of the two loss teams 137 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,800 and now you're hoping on random tie breakers and you 138 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,120 may not make it in like BOI didn't last year. 139 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,879 Speaker 1: Charm Jordan here on ESPN the Fan talkings to BYU Football, 140 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,519 BYU Basketball. He was out at Big twelve Basketball Media Days. 141 00:06:58,959 --> 00:07:01,120 What were some of the jabs that you were able 142 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:06,199 to pay through your interviews, your cot your your interactions, 143 00:07:06,199 --> 00:07:07,399 your interviews, et cetera. 144 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: I love that, Kevin Young said, A J. De Bonca 145 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,160 has the opportunity to be the best defensive player in 146 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:18,199 the Nation, and he said, we're asking him to do 147 00:07:18,279 --> 00:07:20,279 a lot on the offensive end, but his length and 148 00:07:20,319 --> 00:07:23,600 his ability on the defensive end. He said, sometimes he's 149 00:07:23,639 --> 00:07:26,480 going to want to take a breather on the defensive 150 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,319 end because of what we're asking him on offense. But 151 00:07:29,079 --> 00:07:32,399 the ceiling for him defensively is high now. Against Nebraska, 152 00:07:32,399 --> 00:07:34,800 there were a few moments right where he did need 153 00:07:34,839 --> 00:07:37,600 a breather, and they've got to address defensively how they 154 00:07:37,639 --> 00:07:40,199 attack that. They allowed ninety points, They allowed forty percent 155 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,160 from three. They didn't play everybody the whole time like 156 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,079 they're going to Friday against UNC. Kevin Young also told 157 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,519 me he wants to play the targets more like a 158 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,839 regular game. They did not play the starters all in 159 00:07:52,879 --> 00:07:54,720 the second half. We didn't see Rob Wright the third, 160 00:07:54,759 --> 00:07:57,439 we didn't see Capakta very much. Those guys played less 161 00:07:57,439 --> 00:07:59,920 than twenty minutes each. Those guys are probably in the 162 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,560 twenty eight to thirty two minute category when we get 163 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,000 into the regular season. They're both kind of fighting through 164 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,720 a couple of minor injuries they're getting over. Also, I 165 00:08:07,759 --> 00:08:10,920 love that Richie Saunders is not worried about kind of 166 00:08:11,319 --> 00:08:13,879 his role in this offense. Neither is Kevin Young. Like 167 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:16,720 Kevin told me, you could plug Ritchie into the top 168 00:08:16,759 --> 00:08:18,600 eight teams in the NBA right now and he would 169 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:23,240 function schematically. He faces the floor. He's good off ball. 170 00:08:23,959 --> 00:08:26,360 He wants Richie to and Richie told me this is well. 171 00:08:26,399 --> 00:08:28,639 The next step for him is to become a very 172 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,000 good on ball defender. And Rob right the third is 173 00:08:32,039 --> 00:08:34,600 excited about kind of getting down hill, getting in transition. 174 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:38,279 He told me he's quicker with the ball than without 175 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,559 the ball, which is wild. So I'm excited to see 176 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,399 these guys play and see them gel and it's there 177 00:08:45,039 --> 00:08:47,000 may be a few losses here and there that we 178 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,200 don't expect, because one, they're playing a tough schedule too, 179 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,240 they've got to gelt together. And three, let's see how 180 00:08:51,279 --> 00:08:54,279 that defense approves, because last year that's probably the thing 181 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,960 that you know, kept them at it going a little longer. Obviously, 182 00:08:57,039 --> 00:08:59,679 Alabama goes off for what was it, twenty five to 183 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,360 three in the sweet sixteen. Certainly, if you play a 184 00:09:03,399 --> 00:09:06,480 little bit better defense overall, you give yourself a better seed, 185 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,159 a better chance, a better opportunity to make a run 186 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,399 in March. And I'm not worried about the offense at all. 187 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,519 Devin Young is going to run that part. They were 188 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,320 the best offense in the last twenty five years maybe 189 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,200 ever for BYU. I expect them to be even better 190 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,840 with the best individual player in America in AJ Debonta, 191 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,399 who can get a shot off on anybody. 192 00:09:26,039 --> 00:09:28,639 Speaker 1: One of the things we were debating. I want to 193 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:30,480 say this was maybe a week and a half ago 194 00:09:30,519 --> 00:09:33,519 on the show is last year we had Yegor come 195 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:38,639 in high expectations, lottery pick, labeled all those things, and 196 00:09:38,759 --> 00:09:43,720 by mid season BYU fans and maybe even national media 197 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:47,840 and others were questioning whether or not the hype was real. 198 00:09:48,039 --> 00:09:50,759 We obviously know that on the back end of the schedule, 199 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:55,840 the back end of the season BYU climax and crescendoed 200 00:09:55,879 --> 00:10:00,159 into their best selves, and so did Yegor and the 201 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,919 gentleman is balling out in the NBA now and he 202 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,519 was a lottery pick, went eighth overall to the nets. 203 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,639 It was great, It was great, It was wonderful. Will 204 00:10:07,639 --> 00:10:10,759 we be in the same situation with AJ by mid 205 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,039 season or is it just going to be declarative right 206 00:10:13,039 --> 00:10:15,399 off the bat that Aj is the guy, He's the dude, 207 00:10:15,759 --> 00:10:19,639 he's the best player in college basketball, and he's showcasing 208 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:20,840 it night in and night out. 209 00:10:21,919 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 2: I think we've had multiple evidences of this. One is 210 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:29,480 typically when we Kugarnation hype something, it's us saying it 211 00:10:29,879 --> 00:10:33,720 right Loan Peak three, Final four. The country was not saying, oh, 212 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,720 look at Yu, they're going to go loud. We were 213 00:10:35,759 --> 00:10:38,759 the ones quest for perfection that was internal in our 214 00:10:38,799 --> 00:10:42,200 way from Bronko Menenhall, who's saying what about aj? It's 215 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,720 everybody else. Then it's everyone else telling us he's this good. 216 00:10:46,799 --> 00:10:50,080 He's the number one or number two pick at preseason 217 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,799 first team All American. We're not the ones that w 218 00:10:53,919 --> 00:10:58,200 associated pressed it the voters. Did you know Big twelve? Somehow? 219 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,679 He was in the Big twelve Freshman of the Year 220 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,000 by the way, which hey, Darren Peterson's great too, but 221 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,840 how are you the first team All Big twelve unanimous 222 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,039 sky which anyway, it's everyone else telling us that. I 223 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,320 think out of the gate. Also at Nebraska, the fact 224 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:15,200 that he goes for thirty in the first exhibition and 225 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,799 he's ten of nineteen overall, he's two or four from three, 226 00:11:17,799 --> 00:11:19,320 he's eight of eight from the free throw line. He 227 00:11:19,399 --> 00:11:22,879 drew seven fouls. Those are all NBA like numbers. This 228 00:11:22,919 --> 00:11:25,360 guy is great right now. He probably would have been 229 00:11:25,399 --> 00:11:28,360 the number one pick against Cooper plag even if he 230 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:31,799 had gone out of year early, which Cooper flag win 231 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,440 a year early. By the way, he three classified in 232 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,240 high school, so that would have been interesting. But everyone 233 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,960 else is telling us it's not us, So we can 234 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,399 buy into the hype on him on this one because 235 00:11:42,639 --> 00:11:43,759 the sources are sound. 236 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,039 Speaker 1: I love it. Jermen Jordan here on ESPN the fan 237 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:52,039 Little Cougar Beat, brought to you by our good friends 238 00:11:52,039 --> 00:11:57,720 at game Day Menchealth Gamedaymanchell dot com. So, jerem uh, 239 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:03,360 let's discuss what this BYU basketball team will look like 240 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,679 from a rotation standpoint or a chemistry standpoint. I think 241 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,279 one of the biggest tasks, the biggest challenges that k 242 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:15,000 Why has is getting I guess everybody involved and feeding 243 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,799 all the talent that is on this roster. He did 244 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,080 a great job last year. Can he do it again 245 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,279 in twenty twenty five, twenty twenty six. 246 00:12:24,919 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it'll take a minute. I mean, I think 247 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,399 it's pretty clearly defined that Rob Wright, third, Richie Songers a, 248 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,759 davidmonte Canard Davis mu Ke Bakada, there's the starting spot 249 00:12:33,879 --> 00:12:37,000 like lock that in with Charbi and then it's you 250 00:12:37,039 --> 00:12:39,720 know who's healthy and who's coming along, you know, Tyler 251 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,799 Russ I think is it's sort of a trem and 252 00:12:41,879 --> 00:12:44,480 not nail type in terms of three point shooting off 253 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,200 the bench. I think Mihali Boskovich has a similar role. 254 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:51,320 Nadim Mbop what role with he'll play because he had 255 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,320 a double double against Nebraska in limited minutes and I 256 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,720 thought he was pretty good. The retro freshman from Senegal 257 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,639 Xabeon Stateon is going to be a rim protector, rim roller. 258 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,120 That will be interesting. Nate Pickens probably your backup point guard, 259 00:13:04,159 --> 00:13:07,600 but he's coming off an injury. Dawson Banker little banged up. 260 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,559 We know what he provides. Dominicia Monday there wasn't a 261 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,039 guy like him on last year's roster. A six with seven, 262 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,679 real long wing who wants to dunk on everybody. Alexei 263 00:13:16,759 --> 00:13:20,840 Kostitch has international experience with Austria as a shooter, so 264 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,480 there's a lot of Brody Kozlowski banged up, we'll see 265 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,799 what he provides is kind of a stretch for You're right, 266 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,240 there's a lot of mouths to feed here. I think 267 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,080 the starting lineup is as good as anyone's in the country. 268 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:36,039 Who's healthy, what role can they provide? What kind of 269 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,799 instant impacts can those guys have off the bench? I 270 00:13:38,799 --> 00:13:42,000 think that's TVD and it'll take a minute. Like last 271 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,159 year it was, this is a new staff, it's a 272 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,279 new look roster with certain positions. You know, Yegor got 273 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,480 hurt his knee for a while, Dallen Hall coming off 274 00:13:49,519 --> 00:13:52,960 the bench. There was all these quotational situations and questions. 275 00:13:53,279 --> 00:13:55,240 I don't know that it's going to be as des 276 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,799 as it was last year because you've got five great 277 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:00,960 dudes in the starting lineup. I see you ride them 278 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:02,440 and you try and get to kind of eight or 279 00:14:02,519 --> 00:14:05,480 nine BYU was toying with ten or eleven right there 280 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,799 at the end of the year. Just depends who provides 281 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,039 what at what point, who's healthy. But I think it 282 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,639 will take a minute. Like when you need to be 283 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,679 good is February March. You don't have to figure that 284 00:14:15,759 --> 00:14:18,519 out until then. And so I think there is a 285 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,679 little bit of patience and we're gonna get antsy though, 286 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:26,159 because we look at Clemson in Wisconsin and Yukon and 287 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,879 you want those wins. But Dy's going to be rewarded 288 00:14:28,879 --> 00:14:32,000 for a tough schedule and hopefully they're one, two or 289 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,720 three seed and they have a great path to hopefully 290 00:14:34,879 --> 00:14:35,960 something special in March. 291 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: Every year there's a surprise, maybe on the roster, there's 292 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,759 someone that steps up and maybe overachieve. I want to 293 00:14:44,799 --> 00:14:49,240 say last year, like Tray Stewart really really balled out 294 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:57,480 at critical times for BYU, maybe overachieved versus the expectation 295 00:14:57,639 --> 00:15:00,000 that was placed on him leading up to the season. 296 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,159 And Trevin actually I think played well and kind of 297 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:07,360 made doubters into believers last season. The sharpshooter at a 298 00:15:07,399 --> 00:15:09,720 woods Cross High school? Who is it going to be 299 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:11,919 this year for the Cougars? 300 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: Do you think the good question? 301 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:14,879 Speaker 1: Uh? 302 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 2: From a bench perspective, I wonder if I'm Boop is 303 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,559 the guy that gives you some some punch off the bench. 304 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,480 That's just a little different. As a six to nine 305 00:15:23,519 --> 00:15:26,360 redshirt freshman, it's pretty raw. I think he's gonna have 306 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,519 some games where we go, hey, that's awesome. Dominique Diamande 307 00:15:29,639 --> 00:15:32,879 could be that guy. He's got NBA athleticism at six' 308 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:37,639 seven From france red shirted At washington last Year Super Long. 309 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,200 Frame he's played for The Augri. Coast he's actually connected 310 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,799 With charles bull in that in that, space which is pretty. 311 00:15:42,799 --> 00:15:45,279 Cool he might be the. GUY i don't know that 312 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,639 it's gonna be like to your point Of Trey trey 313 00:15:47,759 --> 00:15:50,600 wasn't the guy that was scoring double. Figures Trey stewart 314 00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:52,919 was What Preston rex has become the last two. Games 315 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,840 From boy And boa. Football it's a player too, here 316 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:58,000 here or there that really helped. You, Right you're not 317 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,720 asking him to be a massive, factor but is he 318 00:16:01,159 --> 00:16:03,240 has a piece of the. PUZZLE i wonder if a 319 00:16:03,279 --> 00:16:05,080 guy Like don Dia monde could be that. Guy because 320 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,840 they Need Tyler moruss to be in the, rotation they 321 00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:11,679 Need boskovic to provide some they Need baker to get 322 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,720 healthy and be one of those veteran. Leaders But diamande 323 00:16:14,759 --> 00:16:17,720 from an athleticism, standpoint he's the kind of guy THAT 324 00:16:17,879 --> 00:16:20,200 ua has coming off the. Bench BUT i don't know 325 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:23,559 that Previously uay's really. Had if that guy was that, 326 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,720 athletic he was probably in the starting. LINEUP i think 327 00:16:25,759 --> 00:16:29,600 this is a good situation FOR ua to develop a 328 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,039 guy like that WITH Nba athleticism in. 329 00:16:32,159 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: Length love that breakdown and the other guy forgotten What 330 00:16:36,159 --> 00:16:39,159 mag maybe was the favorite, there like as far as 331 00:16:39,159 --> 00:16:43,279 the overachievers and the individual, side maybe over uh you, 332 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,679 know just kind of over delivered for the. Expectation but 333 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,919 what mag was probably the winner of that award last. 334 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 2: Year three and d guy corner. Threes you, Know that's 335 00:16:52,639 --> 00:16:55,919 that's awesome is who is that guy on this? Team 336 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,320 who's the you, KNOW i Think Canard davis takes that, 337 00:16:58,399 --> 00:17:00,960 role BUT i Think canards a better or last year 338 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:02,799 you put up SIXTEEN a, Games so Then i'm, like 339 00:17:02,879 --> 00:17:04,000 that's not a role, player that's a. 340 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: Dude love that. Breakdown Jerrem jordan here ON espn The, Fan, 341 00:17:09,759 --> 00:17:13,519 Jerrem let's, uh let's revert back to some comments made 342 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:19,079 By Brian santiago At big Twelve basketball media. Days one 343 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:21,359 of the things he, MENTIONED i think was the thing 344 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,799 that makes him most intrigued is kind of like the 345 00:17:24,839 --> 00:17:29,319 momentum and the the that that the entire athletic department, 346 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:33,200 has but like the the two TEAMS byu, FOOTBALL byu, 347 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:37,599 basketball the great coaching, staff maybe even the, Resources like 348 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,359 when when you, INTERACTED i don't know how often you 349 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:41,960 did when you were out there at The Big Twelve 350 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,039 basketball media. Days what sense do you get about the 351 00:17:45,079 --> 00:17:48,480 next step FOR byu athletics under the, tutelage under the 352 00:17:48,599 --> 00:17:50,319 vision Of Brian. 353 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: Santiago DID i interact With? Brian DID i take an 354 00:17:55,039 --> 00:17:58,480 uber With brian at one am On monday? Night? YES 355 00:17:58,519 --> 00:18:01,960 i did, So, Yes YES i do. 356 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:03,039 Speaker 1: IT i do. It. 357 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:07,279 Speaker 2: YEAH i think the next step is maintaining WHAT voi 358 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,279 is doing right, now BECAUSE i don't know. That you 359 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,759 have to get it. Better look at What VOI's doing right. 360 00:18:11,759 --> 00:18:14,920 Now you need to get To arlington at some point 361 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,680 in the next three. Years in, football you need to 362 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,400 win A big. Twelve right that's the next step of this. 363 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,559 Program and maybe it's this, year who. Knows maybe the 364 00:18:21,599 --> 00:18:24,000 team keeps it going and with the true freshmen they 365 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,880 exceed all the. Expectations in, basketball, yeah it's like get 366 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:29,880 to An elite, eight get to A final. Four you 367 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,519 always the MOST ncaa tournament appears is ever for a 368 00:18:32,519 --> 00:18:35,000 team that hasn't gone to The Plant. Four you have 369 00:18:35,079 --> 00:18:37,279 the best player In, america you have one of the 370 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:42,039 you could argue the best coach under forty five in college. 371 00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:46,720 BASKETBALL i, mean this is the. Time so do those 372 00:18:46,759 --> 00:18:51,599 things maintain excellence where you're competing some conference championship and 373 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,799 the two main sports continue The olympic sports. Excellence the 374 00:18:55,839 --> 00:19:00,039 boys produced in soccer and volleyball and cross country and 375 00:19:00,079 --> 00:19:02,960 so on and so, forth continue to, elevate or it's 376 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,480 like women's basketball and sotoftball and so, on continue to raise, 377 00:19:06,559 --> 00:19:10,759 funds nil recruit at a super high. Level, obviously what 378 00:19:10,839 --> 00:19:13,640 football and basketball are doing is. Amazing SO i don't 379 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,640 know that it, is, hey we have to do, something 380 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,839 we have to win A natty in basketball or. FOOTBALL 381 00:19:17,839 --> 00:19:20,000 i don't think it's. That obviously down the road you 382 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,319 want to get to. That but you got to compete 383 00:19:22,319 --> 00:19:25,079 for and win conference. Championship and let's maintain what boy 384 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,279 is doing right. Now they don't have to go seven 385 00:19:27,279 --> 00:19:28,640 to zero every. Year BUT i would love to be 386 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,240 in the space where we feel Like day's going eight 387 00:19:31,279 --> 00:19:34,079 plus every year and once every couple of. Years, yes 388 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,319 they are competing for the conference, championship they're winning, it 389 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,279 they're in the playoff at some point in the next three. 390 00:19:39,319 --> 00:19:42,240 Years and if they expand to, sixteen that certainly. Helps 391 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,079 but maintain what you're, doing keep it, going don't be 392 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,720 a flash in the, pan because there's programs that do. 393 00:19:47,759 --> 00:19:50,240 THAT i Think boa is built to last though right, 394 00:19:50,279 --> 00:19:54,640 now and the physical, emotional social investment THE uyu has 395 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:56,200 right now looks like it's going to be. 396 00:19:56,240 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 1: Sustainable one last thing before we let you. GO byu 397 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:06,119 just gotta win over their. Rival what a glorious day it. 398 00:20:06,279 --> 00:20:08,680 Is three in a. Row they got a working. Streak, Now, 399 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,440 YEAH i couldn't believe. It it was, crazy it was, 400 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:17,000 amazing it was wonderful as Grand, look the fallen state 401 00:20:17,039 --> 00:20:21,200 Of man is one of comparative. Culture it's the enmity between. 402 00:20:21,279 --> 00:20:26,640 Neighbors it is that that competition that drives up sometimes 403 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,920 the keeping up with the. Jones is HAS byu now 404 00:20:31,519 --> 00:20:37,759 surpassed its neighbors in? Football is it on the same? 405 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:42,640 Level is it surpassing its? Neighbor what does the future 406 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:47,000 look like of this rivalry on the, gridiron SPECIFICALLY byu 407 00:20:47,319 --> 00:20:48,759 Versus Utah holy? 408 00:20:48,839 --> 00:20:54,519 Speaker 2: War in my completely biased, Opinion, yeah let's look at 409 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,720 WHEN byu has been on level a level playing field 410 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,880 With utah as an independent and obviously they were not 411 00:21:01,039 --> 00:21:03,400 lways doing the best it. Could at the, Time utah 412 00:21:03,559 --> 00:21:06,279 was in a power conference for over a decade OVER. 413 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,119 Uau they have this massive head. Start when they've both 414 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,920 been in The Big twelve or even announced in The big, 415 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,599 twelve you always three and oh Against. Utah since they've 416 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,279 been announced in The Big, twelve those margins you, know 417 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:23,160 are are nine one in, three so they're always close. 418 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,160 Games like it's not Like utah is far behind in that. 419 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,240 Space but the way we aloys recruiting tells us a. 420 00:21:28,279 --> 00:21:31,559 Lot next year's class is the greatest recruiting class you 421 00:21:31,599 --> 00:21:33,759 always ever. Had now in the, eighties if they had 422 00:21:33,799 --> 00:21:36,519 recruiting rankings MADE vba was. Higher who, knows but What 423 00:21:36,599 --> 00:21:40,200 boay's doing, nationally the kind of kids they're, getting the 424 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:44,079 coaching staff that the coaches that they're, Acquiring, yes it 425 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,880 is a new. ERA yu is the number one team 426 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,720 in the state and the head to, head the, recruiting 427 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,880 the perception. Nationally it's it's. HAPPENING i Think dave McCann 428 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,759 called it a couple of years. Ago people mocked. It 429 00:21:56,799 --> 00:21:59,440 he was, right and it's exciting to see where this is. 430 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,279 Going DO i MEAN voi is going to get a 431 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,759 nine game win streak Against he's not necessarily certainly hope, 432 00:22:04,799 --> 00:22:09,240 So but those, GAMES voi has equal to or more. 433 00:22:09,279 --> 00:22:11,640 Talent now you heard it From Aaron roddrick On Coordinator's. 434 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,480 Corner he, said WHEN i was up At, utah yeah 435 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,160 it wasn't it wasn't the same because we were in 436 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,319 a power league that were. Not it's a level playing 437 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:20,440 field now AND voi is thriving right. Now they're doing, 438 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,359 great and it's the end of the ear For. Utah 439 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,119 you don't know how Long kyle's gonna. Go Morgan scully takes. 440 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,759 Over they hope there's some continuity. There but With colinie's 441 00:22:28,799 --> 00:22:31,160 tack at the Helm, man things are going. Great you 442 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,160 Hope Jay hill's here, forever but he's not going to 443 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,799 be so enjoy the time he's calling the defense because 444 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,559 right now it's. Special Aaron rodgers offense continues to do its. 445 00:22:38,559 --> 00:22:41,119 Thing he Got Bart bachmeyer for a couple of years 446 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,480 and then you got the they're a parent after. That 447 00:22:43,599 --> 00:22:44,359 so it's, exciting. 448 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:49,039 Speaker 1: Man so how much longer CAN ba fans At JOY. J? 449 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:50,119 Hill do you Think. 450 00:22:51,319 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 2: I'm hoping another two or three? YEARS i, mean If 451 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,920 i'm If i'm a power force school off, THERE i 452 00:22:57,039 --> 00:22:59,079 try and Grab, jay but OBVIOUSLY i don't want that to. 453 00:22:59,079 --> 00:23:00,720 HAPPEN i Want jay to be. HERE i think he's. 454 00:23:00,759 --> 00:23:04,480 HAPPY i think you know what happened to him with 455 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,240 his heart attack last. Year it certainly gives everybody perspective 456 00:23:08,279 --> 00:23:10,759 on the mortality of. LIFE i hope that he's enjoying 457 00:23:10,799 --> 00:23:13,000 his situation. Here he's a grandpa for the first time 458 00:23:13,039 --> 00:23:14,920 as of a couple months. Ago shout out To ashtons 459 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,880 who used to work with us At BYE tv for the, 460 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:21,039 baby and, Yeah i'm just hoping for hope for the 461 00:23:21,079 --> 00:23:23,839 best for him in his. Life and obviously he's been 462 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,400 an INCREDIBLE dc and you always got a great thig going. 463 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,839 Speaker 1: Score priddict should Be Yu Ioway. State how do you see? 464 00:23:30,839 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 2: IT i Think by goes in there and it's an, 465 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,279 upset which is funny for the number eleven team in the. 466 00:23:37,279 --> 00:23:42,839 Country another you know road dog Or himen Home dogs 467 00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:45,319 from last last. WEEK i Think yu went to the 468 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,759 thirty twenty. ONE i think That dua runs the ground 469 00:23:48,759 --> 00:23:51,000 game gets. GOING i think L j And bart continue 470 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,000 what they've been. Doing sixty fourth rushing defense in the 471 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,160 country For Iowa. State that three three. Five you know 472 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:59,160 when you Early bronco that was the. Thing it's harder 473 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,200 to kind of stuff the run in that. SITUATION i 474 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,799 Think reoly defensively matches up with the three or four 475 00:24:03,839 --> 00:24:06,000 tight ends THAT i would say loves to throw. To 476 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,599 they get their starting running, Back Carson hansen. BACK i 477 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,000 Think rockaback's really. GOOD i think he's going to create 478 00:24:11,039 --> 00:24:12,960 more problems in the run game Than devin Dan pierre. 479 00:24:13,039 --> 00:24:15,960 Did that, ankle especially in the second, half wasn't, working 480 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,000 So fickland came. In BUT i just Think boa has a. 481 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,720 Rolling they figured out how to. Win it's probably, close 482 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:24,400 BUT i do Have yu winning thirty twenty. 483 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 1: One my Guy Jerem jordan BYU. 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