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BA sports in this segment. How about a little update

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on the BYU women's basketball team. They are taking on

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the number two seed right now Kansas UH and that

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tipped off at I believe three pm Mountain time. It's

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in Wichita, Kansas, so a little bit of a home

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court advantage I guess for the Kansas Jayhawks women's team.

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You can check out the game on ESPN, U and UH.

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Right now Kansas is a leading the game, and they

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lead the series two, I, five and oh most recent

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meetings this year, and so BYU hopefully finding a way

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to survive in advance. They're down three right now now

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in the start of the third quarter thirty one, twenty

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eight and haven't been able to really hit shots there

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at least they're they're three or four from the charity stripe,

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but they're thirty five percent from the field, twenty three

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percent from the three point line. But they're in striking distance,

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no doubt about it. We're gonna welcome at our guests

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should too. Let's get out to the hotline. Welcome in,

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my man, Jody Geennessy, formerly of the des Red News

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and covering byu Utah perhaps as well as the Utah Jazz. Jody,

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how you living?

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Speaker 3: Man?

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Speaker 2: Give me updates?

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Speaker 4: Hey, Ben, good to be on with you man. Yeah,

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I'm doing well, so I appreciate you having me on.

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It's been a minute.

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Speaker 2: One of my favorite Twitter follows as well, Jody. Have

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you gotten anybody ticked off at you on Twitter recently?

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That seems to be a staple, you poking the bear

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a little bit. You know.

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Speaker 4: Today I said, Hey, I'm excited to hop lock on

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to sports radio with my man Ben Krittle, and I

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asked for suggestions of what I say, and I even

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said I'd give you a credit perhaps if they gave

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me something worthwhile to say or something worthwhile to mock.

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I only had one response, and it was my friend

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Brady Freddy from Utah. He says, well, whatever you say,

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it's going to make people mad. And then I like this.

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He says, I heart you, my fiend. I don't know

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if he meant friend or fiend, but both were.

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Speaker 2: Well, apparently you're getting people angry with political posts. That

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was the most recently, I think March twenty six. It's

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got fifty thousand interactions.

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Speaker 4: Jody, I was just it was pretty milk toast as well.

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I just, you know, I said, you know, it's just

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it's only jerry mandering depending on which party does it.

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constitutionally correct. So wow, that was a Yeah, that was

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Speaker 2: Well, you know, it's interesting. So like this is interesting

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because like obviously you were you're phenomenal at what you did,

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right and in covering sports, and and obviously you were

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on beats and other things and colle this etctera. Maybe

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you're you're you're foray, you just haven't you haven't gone

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into it yet, but maybe it's uh it's on the

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political side of things. You really want to draw a

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line in the sand to get people debating talk politics

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's if I mentioned by you or Utah

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then that, or if I mentioned anything conservative or happen

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to tease the liberals a little bit, both of those

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subjects just go nuts. And it's usually generally the same

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people who are coming after me and telling me how

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big of a moron and how I was called dole,

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I was called soft, I was you know, somebody asked

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what happened to you, Jody, And I actually would like

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to know that as well.

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Speaker 2: Maybe this is who you've always been. It's just you were.

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had to kind of funnel you down a path like, hey,

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you can only write about this, but in reality, this

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is who you've always been.

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Speaker 4: Yeah. I like having fun growing up there as a

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family called the Staples. In fact, I ran into them.

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They came to my mom's funeral last week and great friends.

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on the on the road and on our Street and

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we just go back and forth, just fun, tongue in cheek,

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just he's you know, and there were friends and nothing

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was ever mean spirited. Every time I make a Utah joke,

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it's intended with that same spirit, and it's never received

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that way on Twitter.

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Speaker 5: Holy cow.

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Speaker 4: But yeah, we had a good laugh about the Uau

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Utah rivalry the other day at my mom's funeral. And

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I love the stapleas they need some help on who.

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Speaker 2: They root for.

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Speaker 4: They think we need help on who we root for.

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Speaker 2: But yeah, wow, Hey, I'm sorry, I had no idea.

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obviously sports is to kind of like escape from it

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all escapism of athletics and sports and things that nature.

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But I'm glad you were able to reunite with with family, friends,

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and hopefully it was a wonderful celebration of life.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, my two brothers are pretty funny. I think I'm

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funny sometimes too, So we had a fun time celebrating

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my mom's life and maybe poke in front of her.

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it's our time we are reunited in heaven. She'll be

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like why did you mention that? But she's a great lady.

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She I wrote a Utah Jazz book a few years

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ago at the end of my tenure.

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Speaker 4: I had the privilege of dedicating the book, and I

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dedicated it to Utah Jazz funds, especially my home team,

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and I mentioned her first and said that she's always

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who passed away a long time ago. He was the

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one who got me into sports, and he loved the

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jazz and by U and one of his flaws is

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that he was a Miami Dolphins fan and not a

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Dealers fan like me. But we we worked with that.

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Speaker 4: But she wasn't the biggest sports time. But when I

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started covering the Utah Jazz Beat, she started reading everything

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I wrote, and she would like text me and she's like,

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and and Heyward, and I sure liked this group. And

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she would complain to me about the rockets and the

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spurs and the referees and yeah, that was that was

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some fun times to see Patty Guinness. He turned into

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Speaker 2: Love it man. Well, like I said, it's important that

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we have our sports right, Uh, you know when when

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all the real stuff it's we can have a little

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bit of escapism and and have some entertainment while we're

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at it. Jody, give us a little update. Where are

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you working? What are you doing? Do you this covering

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teams and writing about sports at all?

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Speaker 1: I do?

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Speaker 4: I miss it a lot, and I still I still

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find ways to write here and there for the Probo

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So I've actually I've been away from the Desert News

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for a few years. And now I do communications and

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public relations for a health professions university called Rocky Mountain

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University in the old Noble Tower here in Provo. So

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we have an undefeated football team, unlike the other team

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in Provo, but we don't have sports, but we do

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have a mascot. Anyway, I enjoy that. It's it's not

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quite as as exciting as as b y U are

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covering sports and by U and the jazz and whatnot.

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But my first assignment was to do the magazine. And uh,

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we have a lot of athletic trainers and people like that.

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Colby Clawson who's now overseas athletic training for BYU. He's

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a Rocky Mountain alum. So the first you can take

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the sports writer out of out of the media market,

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but you can't take the sports writer out of out

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of me. So we did Alumni in Sports as our

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first magazine theme. And so we featured Colby Clawson and

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had some other by US alums and the University of

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Kansas athletic trainer. And so I still write about sports.

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Speaker 2: I love it well. I think you should at least

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you know, a column with Jody Gennessy. I think we

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could all like if I said, hey, I need you

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What do you going to pontificate on in the world

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of BUE sports, in the world of jazz, where would

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you go? What would you say? What would your thesis be? Jody?

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Speaker 4: Right now, you know everybody is talking about BYU lacrosse.

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Now I'm just gonna I think that.

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Speaker 2: They do have a big game.

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Speaker 4: It gets Utah Alley on Friday Night one versus too.

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But Obviously, the big question right now directly with BYU

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is how how their basketball season was a bit disappointing

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and how they didn't go further into the NCAA tournament.

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and where's aja devots are going to go? And you know,

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how how much fun would it be if he ended

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up with he got Jazz? So I think that's probably

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where I would steer my my column.

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Speaker 2: It might if I.

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Speaker 4: Wanted to rankle some people's feathers or whatever that saying is,

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I might write about the football ticket situation because I

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know my son is kind of upset that Dad didn't

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get thee tickets. But before I could even get a

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chance to they were gone. So I think is the

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hottest top coming up?

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Speaker 2: Look, I like, let's approach both of these. Okay, So

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the Jazz have a what a ten and a half

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percent chance of getting the number one overall pick. We

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all know the history of the Utah Jazz and the lottery,

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and to say the least, it hasn't been fortuitous for

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the Utah Jazz or the New Orleans Jazz for that reason.

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What was it nineteen eighty two. They did end up

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picking Dominique Wilkins first overall, third pick or sorry, first round,

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third overall. They ended up having to trade that one

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because Dominique probably didn't want to play in Utah due

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to whatever reason. They got thorough though in the eighty

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three that was a great pick in the first round.

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John Stockton first round, sixteenth overall. It doesn't seem like

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they've ever really had great draft slots. They got cal

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Ma Malone first pick or sorry, first round, thirteenth overall,

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and eighty five and that ushered in I think a

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pretty good era for the Utah Jazz, etc. But you know,

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are you telling me there's a good chance do you

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think somehow the puppeteers of the NBA bestow upon the

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Jazz finally the lottery pick that has a void them

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for so long in their history, never had they received

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such a blessing. But aj loves BYU, he loves the

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state of Utah. His parents live in Utah. My conspiracy theories,

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this is all puppeteered, Okay, This is all leading up

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to a lottery pick, first overall lottery pick that goes

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to the Utah Jazz. And Tony Jones said he said,

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within three years the Utah Jazz win a championship if

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they get aj Wow.

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Speaker 4: Well, hey, Tony, he's the man, so we we we

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aren't seeing eyed eye on everything. He has Isaiah Thomas

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above John Stockton on his pecking order, and obviously I

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have reversed there. So if Tony is a pretty good

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basketball mind, so yeah, that's there's a lot there. I

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would have thought that maybe the Jazz would get the

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benefit of the doubt and maybe some strings pulled in

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their direction. But then Adam Silver went ahead and find

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them five thousand dollars for when you think a game

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earlier this season.

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Speaker 2: Look, can I give you my theory on this Jody like,

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I think it's all a bunch of orchestra. I think

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it's orchestra, and I think this is Hey, well I

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find him for tanking, you know. So then when he

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does get the pick overall first overall pick, did Jazz

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get a j No one can come back and say, hey,

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this is all conspiracy theories. But I'm out ahead of it.

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I know how the propaganda machine works.

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Speaker 4: This is brilliant, man.

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Speaker 7: I like it.

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Speaker 4: I hope you're right. I love this little plot twist.

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Speaker 2: You got going with this, well, are you a conspiracy theorist?

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I wasn't a conspiracy theorist still twenty twenty. Are you

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one now? I am, but I wasn't before.

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Speaker 4: I am not one. But there have been some really

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shady things in the NBA draft, Yeah, really shady. I

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have several big time picks that were traded and then

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that team ends up getting the number one pick the

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next year, most notably recently the Dallas Maverick's getting rid

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of Don Chic and one of the stupidest trades ever.

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But you know, he end up with number one pick.

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So yeah, the Jazz have just been the opposite. They've

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been this model franchise for so many years where they

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refused I mean, they wouldn't even come close to saying tank,

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you know, and to their detriment, they would try to win,

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and even on years or like I remember Jerry Sloan,

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he should have tanked and he still pulled out forty

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two wins. Should have been coaching the year that year

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after Stockton retired, but continuing on tod until recently they

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finally decided, hey, this is the only realistic way we

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can get some top tier talent, and they got a

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Bailey last year, even though the lottery draft didn't favor them.

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His agent helped them out more than anything by being

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a knucklehead and keeping him away from teams.

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Speaker 2: But ACEH.

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Speaker 4: Bailey is a nice player. So I hope AJ ends

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up here in Utah. He would be like the perfect

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He's the missing link for them, the missing piece, and

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I just you know, I didn't get to see him

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play in person, which was really a bummer for me

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this year. But when I watched Lebron James earlier, you know,

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fifteen years ago or so, when I was covering the NBA,

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I would watch him and I was down low on

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the core and it just felt like the court was

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too small for Lebron. I don't know if you've ever

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had that sense, but when I see AJ playing, I

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get a similar sense. He's just so big and so athletic.

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He's not as muscular as Lebron. Obviously, he can cover space.

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He's got that long leg span, white wingspan as well.

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He just can get around. He's got such good footwork.

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He's so big, and he's clever too, So he looks

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a little funky out there sometimes, but then he like

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make this amazing move and he's got so many tools.

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I yeah, I think he's the the no brainer number

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one pick. I know that Peterson and Boozer getting a

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lot of love as well, and you can make some

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arguments for him, but AJ is the man in my book.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, AJ is gonna go first overall. I mean, he's gritty,

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he's competitive, he's uh, you know, he's not injury prone.

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Like I just don't think there's any negative. He's got

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some dog in him too, so you can build a

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you can build an organization around AJ. In my opinion's

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still young, no doubt, but extremely talented and hard working,

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willing to do the lonely work. In my opinion, we

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got Jody Gettessy on the Lion Cougar Sports ESPN The

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fan Talk in some world of BYU Sports. You mentioned

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the ticket issue. You said you would write a column

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about the tickets. What's going on? Why would you? Why

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would you delve into this? You're gonna get a call

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from the SID Why you Why are you throwing the

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ticket scandal into the column?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, my my son, my seventeen year old. He's a

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big boy. You fan, He's like dad, you gotta get

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season tickets for US next year. And so I looked

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into it and I thought, oh, maybe I'll join the

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Cougar Club. And I was going to join one of

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the lower tiers. And if I had joined that and pop,

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you know, three hundred bucks or whatever it was going

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to be, I wouldn't even I still wouldn't even get

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a chance to buy season tickets. So look, I get

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the bigger donors are going to get more opportunity to

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buy a bunch of tickets, and I respect that, and

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actually I agree with that, Like twelve, I think it's

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the top level for the athletic Director's circle or whatever

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it is. But I think at some point they're letting

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these these they have these people that you know, they're

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great great great grandfathers help Uyu build the football stadium

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right after bringing young got here, and they're still like

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grandfathered in and they're getting half the seats. And then

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I think they need to limit it to four seats

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instead of six or eight, just get more people an

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opportunity to buy tickets. And I don't know, it's just

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a little frustrating. I get it's a good problem to

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have for the program. Overall, you've got this exciting product.

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Klanie Sataki's an amazing coach. You got Bear, You've got

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all these great things are happening at UA football. So

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that's a good thing. But I think the more people

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you get involved, get their butts in the seats, I

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think that's going to be better for the program overall,

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rather than getting letting so many There's so few people

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buy so many tickets, So that's one of the frustrating

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things for a lot of fans and possibly for me

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as well. I'm used to being up in the press box,

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you know, but now I have a kid that I

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can't bring with me to the press box and got

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to find a way to get him in the seats

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as well. So yeah, I don't know what the right

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answer is. I know DUAU probably mimics what a lot

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of other big time programs do, and so they're not

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doing anything nefarious by any means. But I think maybe

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some serious conversations have to end. They're probably already ongoing,

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and maybe they've already happened, but maybe expanding the stadium

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it's time for that.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I do see that. I do see it sequencing

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out that way. I think I think what they'll do

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is they'll they'll revamp it, remodel, at restructure at et cetera.

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They could do a standing room only portion for the

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time being. I don't know what the fire code says

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or allows in that regard. You could do a standing

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room only area that allows people to kind of watch

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from the balconies, et cetera. But even that's limited. But

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one of the things I brought up tell me, I

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feel like this idea, it's a gift and kind merit allocation.

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So like, Okay, if you don't have the money to

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buy a bunch of you know, to buy your way

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into access, what if but you have time and you

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have a skill set. You know, for instance, Jodi Gannesstry

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wants to allocate his time and resources and talents to

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the building up of Brigham Young University. You can sign

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an NDA, right, you can sign an NDA and and

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aid and support and you know what, whatever it may

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be your your skill set, you know, maybe a crew

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gift and kind cougar club points. You know, you can

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nallocate ten fifteen hours a week to the athletic department

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with your respective skill set, and you a crew per hour,

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a certain amount of dollared points does that make sense?

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And you could probably you know what I mean. Like,

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if you don't have the money, let us work for it.

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Let us work our way up. You know, maybe I

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want to be an usher for the football game. Don't

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pay me, Just give me Cougar Club points, you know

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what I mean. Give me the Cougar Club points. You

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know what I mean. Let me.

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Speaker 4: They might be yelling at me, Hey, hot dog man,

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turn around, tell me hot dog stop watching the game.

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Speaker 2: No, I like that.

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Speaker 4: I have a big box of unsold jazz books that

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I could I could donate. Maybe that could give me

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a little bit of a.

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Speaker 2: Cooper Club points.

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Speaker 4: I don't know. Maybe they can open up more seats

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for Here's one thing I know. This year they do

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have seven home games, which is because of that order

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dam game. They need their big time program. Now do

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seven games every single season? Play like the other boys,

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you know, just do that. Get more opportunities. Maybe they

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have one game where they don't let season ticket holders go,

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they just open it up for everybody.

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Speaker 2: Hey would I would love to see it. I'm all

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about the ideas. So if you've got great ideas, let

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me know. One last thing, Jody. In the world of

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b a sports. I don't know if you saw this,

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but b weave baseball finding a way to hit dingers

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walk off home runs two of them, I believe. Over

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the weekend versus Oklahoma State. Are the Batcats back? Are

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they ready, finally, hopefully ready and willing to compete in

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the Big twelve and win some baseball games?

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Speaker 4: Yeah?

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Speaker 6: I saw that.

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Speaker 4: In fact, my son loves baseball too, So we're gonna

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be heading over there to Miller Stadium. That's a beautiful

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place to beautiful venue. And I love the they had

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to walk off catch there in the outfield against the youth.

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Speaker 7: Oh yeah.

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Speaker 4: Utah's new, really cool stadium as well. So I know

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there's a bunch of Big twelve teams at five and

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four and by US four and five, and so there's

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a logjam in the middle. But they've got Yeah, they've

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got a nice team. They kind of had a few

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years where they were down in the dumps, but it

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looks like they're they're coming back, and they got some

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pop in their bat and some nice pictures. So that

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would be really fun because they have a nice legacy.

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Big Twelves are a tough team, but they do get

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a lot of I don't know, five six teams into

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the World Series, so let's hope that they keep on going.

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That's fun. We need some stuff to cheer about in

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the spring.

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Speaker 2: No doubt about it. Amen to that, Jody. Always appreciate

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our time together. Glad you're able to hop on for

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the little world to BYU Sports and can't wait for

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your column. Can't wait for that that that independent contractor column.

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Wherever you want to write it, I'll you post it,

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I'll retweet it, I'll read it, my friend.

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Speaker 4: Hopefully it gets me some Cougar Club bucks and doesn't

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get me banned from the stadium.

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Speaker 2: So there you go, like, hey, just just allox. It's like, look,

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I'm really I'm late, willing and ready to do press

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releases for Sugar Club points. Whatever it is that you needed, Skid,

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you could totally do it.

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Speaker 4: I want if nothing else, I want some Bend bucks.

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Speaker 7: So there we go.

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Speaker 2: I'll take you out to dinner, man, I'll help you

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on your quest for a little bit of side hustle. Jody,

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we said please, We appreciate your brother, Thanks as always

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for hopping on and talking to some ball with us today.

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Speaker 4: Have me back anytime, Ben, good chat.

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Speaker 2: With you, buddy, all right, appreciate you, Jody Gennessy, Ladies

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Cougar Nation, don't go anywhere. This is Cougar Sports one

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oh three nine ninety eight point three EESPN the Fan.

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Speaker 1: This is a one oh three nine at ninety eight

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three ESPN Sports Center updates.

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Speaker 8: March is wrapping up, but the madness continues to ramp up.

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We start with well wishes today for the BYU women's

478
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basketball team, who is playing in the WBIT semi finals

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at three o'clock against the Kansas jay Ows. Delandi Gibb

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has averaged twenty eight points per game in her last

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two games, and the team has been seeing big production

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from Olivia Hamlin, Sydney Benali, Cambrie Barber, and Brittany Cannon

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during the tournament. BOYU will look to avengers twenty one

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point loss the Jayhawks back on February fourth, when the

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team was dealing with the flu. Winnever, we'll head to

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the championship game, which takes place on Wednesday nine. Recapping

487
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the events from last weekend, softball finished their series going

488
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one to two against Kansas.

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Speaker 2: So Friday's wins.

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Speaker 8: Saw a walk off home run from Danica Acosta, what

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was her first career homer, or Costa cent won over

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the right centerfield wall to win at four to three

493
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for BYU. That wasn't the only walk off of the weekend, though,

494
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as Easton Jones had a walkoff homer for the UYU

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baseball team. On Thursday, but on Saturday afternoon it was

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key one Painter's turn down four to three with two

497
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outs in the bottom of the ninth Painters sent went

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over the centerfield wall for Yu's third walkoff homer of

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the weekend. At Homer also won the series for BYU

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was they took the two to one victory over Oklahoma

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State and the rest of the events from this weekend.

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Number nine BYU Men's volleyball got swept by number six

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pepper Dye for the first time at home since two

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thousand and two. Men's tennis lost to Texas Tech four

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to two. Number twenty three BYU Men's golf took fourth

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place at the Goodwin hosted by Stanford, with key hey

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Akeina coming in second for his third straight top two finish.

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EA swimmer Tanne Nelson wrapping up his week at Nationals,

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coming in twenty fifth in the sixteen fifty three thirty

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third and the four hundred IM and fortyeth in the

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fifth in the five hundred free and track and fields

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at multiple top ten BYU records at USC with peg

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Grasmussen finishing point oh one second shy of tying the

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school record in the two hundred meter. I'm Cameron Clark

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player profile. Gonna get to know Kid Uluave ladies and gentlemen,

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boys and girls. Look at everyone's talking about Kid. Everyone's

535
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on that cade train right now. And Ronald the three

536
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man Weaver I mean prior to this interview during the

537
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offseason won by you got their transfer portal class, Ronald,

538
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you said some crazy things. You said, this may be

539
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the best acquisition via the portal like in portal history.

540
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I was like, WHOA well, I was. I was taken back.

541
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I was blown away that you would say such a thing, Ronald,

542
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because we've had some great portal acquisitions. But it could

543
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it's it may be trending that way. Aaron Roderick was asked, Hey,

544
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who on the defensive side had stood out to He said, oh, yeah,

545
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A lot of them have been Ka Luav whenever his

546
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wedsay cade okay, and so I thought that was interesting.

547
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I know that Kelly Pepinga has definitely been high on

548
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k too Luave as well. The six one, two hundred

549
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and thirty five pounder out of South Jordan, Utah via

550
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the University of California, he played in thirty four games

551
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with the cal Bears of the over three seasons starting

552
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in twenty six of them started eleven or twelve games

553
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in twenty twenty, leading the col Bears with one hundred

554
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total tackles, twelve thefls, five quarterback hurries and a portray

555
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Jenni Paratree. He was first team All ACC in twenty

556
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twenty five. He's got two hundred and thirty seven career tackles,

557
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twenty one and a half TfL, six s acts, three

558
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I m t's two forced fumbles in three seasons at

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Cal and Roddy. You caught up with him, and I'm

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sure this is gonna be a fantastic player profile interview.

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573
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All right, let's get to it. Ronald the three Man,

574
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we were catching up with the starred linebacker, the stud

575
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linebacker Kdoulaave.

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Speaker 6: Here with the bo linebacker klau Cade. I'll spring gone, football,

577
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go gone for you. So far, it's been good.

578
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Speaker 7: It's been good.

579
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Speaker 3: It's been a good experience for me and you know

580
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to grow as a as a player and as a person.

581
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Speaker 7: So it's been good.

582
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Speaker 3: It's been good to learn a new system and you know,

583
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have a bunch of different opinions and everything. So I'm

584
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just excited to be out here and just blessed and

585
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just happy he.

586
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Speaker 5: Went into the transit portal.

587
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Speaker 6: What led to that decision to change, to take a

588
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different journey of your college football career.

589
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Speaker 7: Yeah, it was. It was a hard decision.

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Speaker 3: It was you know, being able to being able to

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come into a new school and hopping the portal was

592
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it was a long decision and ultimately kind of led

593
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down to you know, you know my time at CAL.

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Speaker 7: I loved it, you know, I you know, it was

595
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like my second home playing at CAL.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 3: Some coaching changes happened, new staff coming in, so uh

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for me, you know, being my last year, I was like,

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you know what if I hoped the portal, see something,

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get a new experience, new scenery and then and then yeah,

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so then once be why you reached out. You know,

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I'm like, Okay, there's no better opportunity to come back

603
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home and play for my last year and just have

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a good experience.

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Speaker 7: So that's that's pretty much it.

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Speaker 5: Well, maybe why you so attractive even after they reached out.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I think one just it's buyu really

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like you look at their season last year. There's successful

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season with a bunch of dudes on defense especially that

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could play, you know, and so you know, kind of

611
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filling in those roles, you know, and just working each

612
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day is just like a cool opportunity for me. And

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so you know, bo I use that a national stage, right,

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and like people are like, wow, you I use a

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real deal, you know, And so that's something I want

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to be a part of. And then even stepping down

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to the culture, you know, I want to be a

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part of a team that has a strong culture. You know,

619
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being from Utah obviously helps live like thirty minutes away,

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and you know, just and then by you being a

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part of the church. You know, I'm a member of

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the church, and so that's definitely you know, a pro

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for me. But ultimately just just grateful to be here.

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Speaker 6: Really, how has how has it been so far with

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the culture getting adapted to the guys and welcome me

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into the team.

627
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Speaker 7: Yeah, it's been good.

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Speaker 2: I love it.

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Speaker 3: It's been awesome, and it's it's a good experience for me,

630
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you know, something very different.

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Speaker 7: I think Callum BYU are very different, very like a

632
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lot of ways. But I love it.

633
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Speaker 3: You know, it's been great, and you know, at times

634
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it can be difficult being the new guy, you know,

635
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fitting into a new team, the new system and learning

636
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all that. So simply you know, had bumps in the road.

637
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But you know, with the people here and the support

638
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that we have, you know, they're help they're helping you

639
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twenty four seven, you know, And so that's what I

640
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love about this place. And so just continue to keep learning,

641
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keep building, keep growing, and just you know, as spring

642
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balls are kind of wrapping up towards the end, just

643
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keep the momentum going into you know, summer and into

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the fall camp.

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Speaker 7: So and then next thing, you know, it's about to

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be seasoned. So we're excited.

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Speaker 5: Are you planning on standing here for the offseason working

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out or going elsewhere?

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Speaker 3: I'll probably Y'll be around. I mean being only living

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like thirty minutes away. You know, I'll be up and

651
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down all the time, you know. So, uh yeah, that's great.

652
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Speaker 6: Well, when you went into the portal, who is the

653
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person to contact? Choose and I guess you're recruitering the

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process to come to Uyu.

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Speaker 7: Yeah, the main guy was coach Pop Coast Pop.

656
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Speaker 3: He reached out, and you know, me and him had

657
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a relationship previous, but when I was in high school,

658
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he was he was recruiting when he was at Boise State.

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Speaker 7: Same with coach Demo he was there too, And so

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both those.

661
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Speaker 3: Guys, you know, I knew, you know, I created a

662
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relationship with so then you know, when they reached out.

663
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Speaker 7: I was like, man, this is awesome.

664
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Speaker 3: Like both those guys are phenomenal coaches and phenomenal guys

665
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off the field, you know, And so that's one thing

666
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I really admired about both of them, and you know,

667
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they've been great mentors to me and so trying to

668
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soak it all in and learn each day, and it's

669
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been great.

670
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Speaker 5: What he likes so far about playing in K pop system.

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Speaker 7: It's great. I love it. I think I mean him.

672
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Speaker 3: I think having a defensive coordinator as your position. Coach

673
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definitely helps because he kind of sees the defense through

674
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your eyes, which I think is awesome.

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Speaker 2: You know.

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Speaker 3: So we're out here blitzing, we're out here, you know,

677
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dropping playing man coverage, you know, doing all sorts of stuff,

678
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and so that's what I love, you know. I like,

679
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I like being able to play all over the field

680
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and doing my thing rather than just sticking in one spot,

681
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you know.

682
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Speaker 7: And so that's one thing I love and just just

683
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super grateful to be a part of it.

684
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Speaker 2: Really.

685
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Speaker 6: How would you describe your your skill set you just

686
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said in coverage getting out the quarterback. If you look

687
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at your tape, it's a lot of stuff you know,

688
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that you can you can take away and.

689
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Speaker 7: That you can like from that.

690
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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I just think you know, for me, I've

691
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kind of just always been an explosive player really, and

692
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I just honestly that's just God given talent.

693
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Speaker 7: Really just always been explosive since I was.

694
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Speaker 3: A little kid and everything so pretty twitchy and you know,

695
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and then another reason I came to buy used to

696
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like to develop more really, and so there's been things

697
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that we've been going through that I've been learning a ton.

698
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So it's been a big learning curve. But like I

699
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always think about this, you never you never grow if

700
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you're comfortable. So that's really the main thing for me

701
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is like change is inevitable, but growth is optional, you know,

702
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And so that's what I love. And so I've been

703
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learning along the way and learning from all these great

704
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coaches and great players.

705
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Speaker 7: So it's been it's been great.

706
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Speaker 6: What does it like to play with, you know, Isaiah Glasker, obviously,

707
00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:47,799
Jake Clifton is new and then see all this here in.

708
00:33:47,799 --> 00:33:50,160
Speaker 7: That linebacker around. Yeah, no, all those guys are dudes.

709
00:33:50,319 --> 00:33:51,279
They're all ballers, you know.

710
00:33:51,359 --> 00:33:53,640
Speaker 3: And I think I think Zay was one of the

711
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,559
first guys to reach out to me, and you know,

712
00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:57,359
like let's go.

713
00:33:57,519 --> 00:33:58,039
Speaker 7: I'm hived.

714
00:33:58,119 --> 00:33:59,759
Speaker 3: And so me and him have a good connection. We

715
00:33:59,839 --> 00:34:02,440
get along well. And and then both and then both

716
00:34:03,119 --> 00:34:05,599
and and Zay know the defense super well. So any

717
00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,079
questions I have, you know, they're there to help me

718
00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:09,760
along the way. And then and then me and Jake

719
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,599
were kind of in the same boat, just being the

720
00:34:11,639 --> 00:34:13,800
new guys, working it in, fitting it like, filling it

721
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:16,440
out and just working each day. And so me and

722
00:34:16,599 --> 00:34:19,199
him have a good connection. So it's it's been great. Really,

723
00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,039
the whole linebacker room in itself is is a good

724
00:34:22,079 --> 00:34:25,039
group of guys that love football and are super talented.

725
00:34:25,079 --> 00:34:26,679
Speaker 7: So it's it's blessed to be a part of that group.

726
00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,199
Speaker 6: Coach Pop said that Jake got off of a mission

727
00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:30,599
of his power cleaning three thirty five.

728
00:34:30,679 --> 00:34:33,159
Speaker 5: Can you confirm you know his numbers and just him

729
00:34:33,159 --> 00:34:33,719
in the weight room?

730
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:35,519
Speaker 7: Yeah, No, Jake's dude. He's strong.

731
00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:37,840
Speaker 3: Yeah, me and him live together and he's he's a strong,

732
00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:41,760
explosive guy. So yeah, he gets after him. We push

733
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:43,440
each other in the weight room, which I love. That's

734
00:34:43,519 --> 00:34:46,639
like what it's all about. Iron Sharpen's Iron. So yeah,

735
00:34:46,679 --> 00:34:48,639
he's a baller, he's a dude, and he's super smart,

736
00:34:49,039 --> 00:34:51,840
flies around, makes play, So yeah, he's a he's a

737
00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:52,239
good dude.

738
00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,480
Speaker 6: He said, this is your last season of eligibility. What

739
00:34:54,559 --> 00:34:56,679
do you want to accomplish emotion in this last year?

740
00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,880
Speaker 3: Really, that's a great question, because you know, that's kind

741
00:34:59,880 --> 00:35:02,079
of question I was asking myself, you know, hopping into

742
00:35:02,079 --> 00:35:04,760
the portal, what do I really want? And that kind

743
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,480
of stem down to, you know, you know, I wanted

744
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:09,800
to be on a team that's one that's gonna have

745
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,719
a good experience. Two that's gonna develop me, and three

746
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,559
that's gonna win that that's the main that's the main

747
00:35:15,639 --> 00:35:16,280
three right there.

748
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,400
Speaker 7: And so got all three here, Yeah, exactly.

749
00:35:18,599 --> 00:35:20,920
Speaker 3: So when when the opportunity came, I'm like, dude, I

750
00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,440
can't say no, Like this is awesome. And so with

751
00:35:23,559 --> 00:35:25,920
the guys we have and the talent we have, you know,

752
00:35:26,199 --> 00:35:30,239
it's everything's looking well, you know, and so obviously everything's earned.

753
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,119
You know, we got to you know, keep building, to

754
00:35:32,199 --> 00:35:35,000
keep getting better each and every day. But just from

755
00:35:35,039 --> 00:35:36,599
what I've seen, I think one of the first things

756
00:35:36,639 --> 00:35:39,480
I I realized when I came here is like, like

757
00:35:39,599 --> 00:35:41,760
these are these are some dudes, Like these guys are

758
00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:43,840
these guys are big, these guys are strong, these guys

759
00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:46,039
are fast, you know, and so what's helped me and

760
00:35:46,119 --> 00:35:48,400
pushed me even more and so no, but I love it.

761
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,199
Speaker 5: It's opportunity to play in the Big twelve Conference. Obviously

762
00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:52,159
playing over.

763
00:35:52,079 --> 00:35:54,639
Speaker 6: There, I thinking, you know, acc you know, what is

764
00:35:54,679 --> 00:35:57,199
it like to your what your thoughts on the play,

765
00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,480
you know, competitive football week in and week out, and

766
00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:01,239
on Utah being in the conference.

767
00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:02,760
Speaker 7: Yeah, No, it's great, it's great.

768
00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:04,760
Speaker 3: I think I've had the COO opportunity of playing and

769
00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:06,519
you know a few conferences, first playing in the Pac

770
00:36:06,599 --> 00:36:08,960
twelve and then out to the ACC for two years,

771
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,639
so I've kind of seen I've kind of seen a lot,

772
00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,000
so I mean, and then going through the Big twelve,

773
00:36:13,039 --> 00:36:14,320
I'm gonna see even more, you know.

774
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,519
Speaker 7: And so that's just gonna help me as a player.

775
00:36:16,559 --> 00:36:18,360
Speaker 3: I think of, you know, just getting a ton of

776
00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:22,119
experience and learning just you know, all these different schemes

777
00:36:22,159 --> 00:36:24,920
and everything, and so that's gonna be a COO opportunity.

778
00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:26,800
It's super excited just to get after it and learn.

779
00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,480
And I could tell, you know, like from coach A

780
00:36:29,639 --> 00:36:32,320
Rodd's defense or offense excuse me, you know, like he's

781
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,039
he's the real deal, you know. So some of the

782
00:36:34,119 --> 00:36:36,199
times I'm out there, I'm like, well, she's offense a

783
00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:38,000
little tricky, but no, it's good for me.

784
00:36:38,119 --> 00:36:38,800
Speaker 7: So it's good for me.

785
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:39,239
Speaker 2: I love it.

786
00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,599
Speaker 6: Thoughts on the rivalry, I mean, obvious you're gonna get

787
00:36:41,599 --> 00:36:43,679
that in the season, but you're from Utah, you know

788
00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:44,199
how that goes?

789
00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,679
Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that I'm super excited man.

790
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:49,039
Speaker 3: That That's one thing I think like one of the

791
00:36:49,119 --> 00:36:51,079
main things I'm excited for is this game day at

792
00:36:51,199 --> 00:36:51,920
Lavelle Edwards.

793
00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:55,880
Speaker 7: Like I'm just super pumped. And especially the rivalry.

794
00:36:56,039 --> 00:36:58,000
Speaker 3: I mean, I think a lot of people will obviously

795
00:36:58,119 --> 00:37:02,760
know the rivalry and everything, and then I mean being

796
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:04,960
from Utah though, then now you know, like it's legit,

797
00:37:05,119 --> 00:37:07,719
Like this thing is bigger than most people think, and so, uh,

798
00:37:08,039 --> 00:37:09,079
it's a cool opportunity to.

799
00:37:09,079 --> 00:37:10,840
Speaker 5: Play in it, and just super excited for a b

800
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:12,119
A linebacker Katy Lulavi.

801
00:37:12,199 --> 00:37:15,760
Speaker 6: The last couple of things was seeing Jack Kelly and

802
00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,159
seeing what Isaiah Glasker did last season. Was that one

803
00:37:18,159 --> 00:37:19,400
of the reasons why you wanted to come to be

804
00:37:19,639 --> 00:37:20,400
to play this defense?

805
00:37:20,519 --> 00:37:20,880
Speaker 7: For sure?

806
00:37:21,119 --> 00:37:24,039
Speaker 3: Definitely, both those guys had crazy production last year and

807
00:37:24,079 --> 00:37:25,960
they were fine Oliver Field and everyone knew.

808
00:37:26,239 --> 00:37:28,480
Speaker 7: And so you know, for me to be able to

809
00:37:28,559 --> 00:37:31,039
be possibly in that role was just is awesome, you.

810
00:37:31,039 --> 00:37:33,239
Speaker 3: Know, And I think just that's really the one thing

811
00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,760
I was looking for of like, you know, these linebackers

812
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,920
are out here making plays, you know, and that's awesome

813
00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:38,440
and I love it.

814
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:41,480
Speaker 7: And so you know, to Jack, I've known Jack for

815
00:37:41,519 --> 00:37:41,800
a while.

816
00:37:42,039 --> 00:37:43,440
Speaker 3: We used to train back in the day a few

817
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:46,719
times cross pass and then and then now being able

818
00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:48,960
to come and play with day like it's a cool opportunity,

819
00:37:49,079 --> 00:37:51,039
Like those guys are some ballers, and so I'm excited

820
00:37:51,079 --> 00:37:51,519
to get for it.

821
00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:54,719
Speaker 6: Which one's a linebacker's dream to pick off the quarterback

822
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,960
and have a pick six or a strip sack?

823
00:37:57,119 --> 00:38:01,199
Speaker 3: H that's a good that's a good question. I would honestly,

824
00:38:01,199 --> 00:38:03,719
I would have to say pick six. Really, I mean,

825
00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,480
you get a you get a nice drop going, you

826
00:38:05,599 --> 00:38:07,760
read the quarterback side, you get a pick, you take

827
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,719
it to the house. Man, Now you're just now you're

828
00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:13,719
up six points, like you know, so as long although

829
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,880
a strip sack is pretty sick, I'd have to get

830
00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:16,480
to the pick six.

831
00:38:16,559 --> 00:38:17,800
Speaker 5: Have you had a pick six to your career?

832
00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:20,159
Speaker 7: Pick six? No, I haven't.

833
00:38:20,159 --> 00:38:20,920
Speaker 5: I've had a lot of play.

834
00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:23,920
Speaker 3: I've had a scoop and score. Okay, so I've had

835
00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:27,079
a scoop and score. I've had a strip sack, but

836
00:38:27,079 --> 00:38:29,280
I've never had a pick six. So maybe that's on

837
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:29,920
the goal this year.

838
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:30,880
Speaker 7: That's the goal this year.

839
00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:32,599
Speaker 6: We'll get you out of here on this Who would

840
00:38:32,599 --> 00:38:34,079
you like to highlight from the defensive side of the

841
00:38:34,119 --> 00:38:34,800
ball and then from.

842
00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:38,920
Speaker 3: The offense defense side? Man honestly, just everybody. I think,

843
00:38:39,039 --> 00:38:41,599
especially the d line, I think, I think those guys

844
00:38:41,639 --> 00:38:44,440
are awesome. Keanu is a dude, like I've you know,

845
00:38:44,559 --> 00:38:46,559
playing behind a bunch of guys like Keanu.

846
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:48,960
Speaker 7: Is a dude. That's he's he's nice, and he's and

847
00:38:49,039 --> 00:38:50,719
he's a leader and he gets after it and he

848
00:38:51,119 --> 00:38:54,400
you know, hypes everyone up, and so he's a dude.

849
00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:55,719
And then I think the whole team.

850
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,920
Speaker 3: You know, you look at the other linebackers and you know,

851
00:38:58,199 --> 00:38:59,760
all those guys are ballers. And then you look at

852
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:03,079
this near the dbs. I think both our corners are studs.

853
00:39:03,599 --> 00:39:06,199
You know, both of our safeties are dudes. So across

854
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,679
the board, it's defenses is awesome. And then on the

855
00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:11,639
offensive side of the ball man a lot of talent too.

856
00:39:12,199 --> 00:39:16,199
I mean, bear like that dude is he's good and

857
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,320
you could see it, and you could see that you know,

858
00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,760
he's he's developed and he's and he's not the same

859
00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:23,760
as he was last year. And so that's super exciting

860
00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:26,079
and that's good for us to play against. And you know,

861
00:39:26,159 --> 00:39:28,440
I think the offensive line is big and strong, and

862
00:39:29,039 --> 00:39:30,000
running backs are good.

863
00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:31,920
Speaker 7: You know, I'm excited to play with LJ.

864
00:39:32,119 --> 00:39:33,639
Speaker 3: You know, he hasn't been able to get any reps

865
00:39:33,679 --> 00:39:36,360
so far, but once he gets in, I'm super excited.

866
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:39,679
And then tight ends are good too. Tight Ends are big, strong,

867
00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:42,559
fast guys. So I mean, like across the board, it's

868
00:39:42,639 --> 00:39:43,480
like it's looking good.

869
00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:44,280
Speaker 7: So we're excited.

870
00:39:44,519 --> 00:39:46,840
Speaker 6: Last messages for Kugernation as you head into you know,

871
00:39:47,559 --> 00:39:49,079
the off season, but you'll still be working.

872
00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:52,360
Speaker 3: Yeah, man, Cougarnation is excited to get it going, get

873
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:55,440
it rolling, keep working, stacking days one by one, and

874
00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:57,480
when it's time, we'll be ready and we're gonna get

875
00:39:57,519 --> 00:39:57,800
after it.

876
00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:58,760
Speaker 7: So let's go go.

877
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:00,400
Speaker 5: Koot's da backer kid.

878
00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:06,239
Speaker 2: Everyone they go, that's Ronald the three man. We were interviewing.

879
00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:11,559
Kate uluave impressed by the young man. Uh, he's he's

880
00:40:11,599 --> 00:40:13,400
gonna be a good one for b YU if if

881
00:40:13,719 --> 00:40:16,960
he's healthy, which he is right now. He is clubbing. Uh,

882
00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,559
he's got a club on his hand, but he's healthy

883
00:40:18,679 --> 00:40:22,199
enough to still ball out, make plays. Uh and uh

884
00:40:23,039 --> 00:40:27,119
get past breakups, make tackles, et cetera. Man, if he's healthy,

885
00:40:27,159 --> 00:40:30,360
he's gonna be a beast on the football player. I

886
00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:31,960
would not be surprised if he leads to the team.

887
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,400
In tackles Ronald the three man Weaver.

888
00:40:33,639 --> 00:40:34,639
Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm with you right there.

889
00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,360
Speaker 6: Uh, Guna leaded teams and tackles like Ben bay Water

890
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:38,760
had him on the program last week.

891
00:40:39,119 --> 00:40:39,599
Speaker 7: He missed it.

892
00:40:39,679 --> 00:40:40,840
Speaker 5: Go go check it out.

893
00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:43,519
Speaker 7: It's still linebacker you Ben. You know, I know we

894
00:40:43,599 --> 00:40:44,599
call it offensive line.

895
00:40:44,679 --> 00:40:47,679
Speaker 6: You tighten, you joke bo He's got a plethora of

896
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,760
great positions and NFL talent that's played in guys that

897
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:53,119
have played at b AU. But no, I mean when

898
00:40:53,159 --> 00:40:55,440
I said that take that he was this was arguably

899
00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:57,840
the best get out of the transport on b A

900
00:40:58,039 --> 00:40:59,280
in BA football history.

901
00:40:59,519 --> 00:40:59,880
Speaker 5: It wasn't.

902
00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:03,320
Speaker 6: I probably because the number one linebacker like this guy

903
00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:06,679
could have gone anywhere else. And he said, why coaching change?

904
00:41:07,639 --> 00:41:08,960
You know, Kate Pop reached out to him.

905
00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:09,480
Speaker 5: I thought that was.

906
00:41:09,519 --> 00:41:12,400
Speaker 6: Interesting that he knew Demo too, you know, knowing them

907
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:14,880
going back to Boise State that a connection knew Jack

908
00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:16,519
Kelly from working.

909
00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:18,280
Speaker 5: Out back in the day. So there's a cade was

910
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:19,920
always supposed to. I feel like, make his.

911
00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:22,559
Speaker 6: Way eventually to BYU and like you always singing, I

912
00:41:22,599 --> 00:41:24,239
won't sing it because I'm terrible and no one wants

913
00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:26,679
to hear the bad vocals in my throat. But you know,

914
00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,039
they brought him home and I think as long as

915
00:41:29,079 --> 00:41:31,280
he's healthy, he's going to make a big impact. This

916
00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,880
is a guy that when when he's whether it's dropping

917
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:36,880
in the coverage or getting off the quarterback, he's a playmaker.

918
00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:40,519
He's a next level guy, NFL talent. And he said

919
00:41:40,559 --> 00:41:43,519
to himself seeing Isaiah Glasker, seeing Jack Kelly make plays,

920
00:41:43,559 --> 00:41:45,599
and he talked about BO he develops people. It's not

921
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:47,239
just you know, I wanted to go where they win,

922
00:41:47,679 --> 00:41:49,519
where they can develop me, you know, where the coach

923
00:41:49,639 --> 00:41:49,880
is good.

924
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:50,679
Speaker 5: And that's what I said.

925
00:41:50,679 --> 00:41:52,079
Speaker 6: They got all three of b A because they do.

926
00:41:52,559 --> 00:41:54,719
They're winning at a high level, performing at a high level,

927
00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:57,840
guys are developing for the next level, and the culture

928
00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:00,199
is great. And when you got all of that, it's

929
00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:02,559
really hard to say no to b YU. And you know,

930
00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:05,639
Kelly Papinga reached out to him quickly, got it done

931
00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:09,400
and and look, this guy is gonna truly be a

932
00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,960
standout for BA. You can hear his name called a

933
00:42:12,039 --> 00:42:14,280
lot this year, like he could be on the preseason

934
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:17,599
All Defensive team. Rightfully so, because every you know, every

935
00:42:17,679 --> 00:42:20,320
year that he's played football, he's been he's been able

936
00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:21,679
to make plays, so they got a good one.

937
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:21,920
Speaker 2: Ben.

938
00:42:22,199 --> 00:42:24,440
Speaker 6: Appreciate him giving his time to me because he obviously

939
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,800
doesn't have to do that. And uh, look, I know, Kugarnation,

940
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,440
you've been asking for it, so you finally got it

941
00:42:29,639 --> 00:42:32,000
that we'll hear from obviously walking lines we've been in

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in you know, in a little bit. But you know,

943
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these are the high profile guys the BAU struck out

944
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on or didn't get Ben back in the day, and

945
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now they're getting them. So you got to enjoy it

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while it last, whether it's a year, whether it's all four.

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The tides have turned, and you know all these guys

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that b A you didn't you know, necessarily succeed on there,

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they're succeeding now and they're gonna make impact and leaving

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and you're gonna set yourself up for life. So shout

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out to Kate Luave and you'll be seeing them a

952
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lot in Provo because he's only thirty minutes away in Herreman.

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Speaker 2: So bring him home, bringing them home, ladies and gentlemen,

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I want to get to in this segment. Some recruiting

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news and notes if you will, recruiting battle for a

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touted defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams per Blair Angulo of twenty

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four seven Sports at twenty four seven Sports is intensifying

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as the Tustin, California standout locks in his official visit

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with BYU the latest after his weekend in Provo. He

1009
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would be a boon for BYU. Big twelve contenders are

1010
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going after right now. Official visits are going to play

1011
00:46:02,119 --> 00:46:05,400
a prominent role in the ongoing battle of Jeremiah Williams,

1012
00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:09,559
says Player and Gulo, But there are several programs making

1013
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it very clear how much of a priority the talented

1014
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defensive tackle is for their blueprint. The big defensive lineman,

1015
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uh Jeremiah is going to be taking an official visit

1016
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to Brigham Young University and uh I can't wait to

1017
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see what he could do in Cougar blue if he

1018
00:46:26,719 --> 00:46:30,719
does commit to the BUYU Cougars. Look, you have Kanu

1019
00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:36,199
Tonavasa justin Kirklin. You lose John Tomoy Peyu. Right, you

1020
00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:40,719
have Ulevai Fatuli who's on the come up. You got

1021
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:43,960
a good defensive line. There's no dat about it, but

1022
00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:49,440
you gotta reload here. You know this next year with

1023
00:46:49,719 --> 00:46:53,760
so many talented, tenured guys that are going to be

1024
00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:58,480
moving on, most likely to the NFL and beyond that.

1025
00:46:58,760 --> 00:47:03,800
So Jeremiah is a is a priority for Cioty Pooja,

1026
00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:07,880
the assistant head coaching defensive line coach, and uh I

1027
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:11,480
guess Jeremiah spent a lot of time with uh with

1028
00:47:11,800 --> 00:47:16,159
with Killane and Shone, and he has officially scheduled his

1029
00:47:16,679 --> 00:47:20,480
official visit to b Y. You very excited about this

1030
00:47:20,559 --> 00:47:23,079
young man. Also, I caught up with my nephew shout

1031
00:47:23,119 --> 00:47:25,800
out to tell afenga four star offensive lineman, and Harriman

1032
00:47:26,239 --> 00:47:28,760
came in to get braced up over at orthropros of Utah.

1033
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Here at American Fork, he's kind of offers from Michigan, Washington, Purdue,

1034
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:35,599
b YU, amongst many others. Truly, this guy's a limit

1035
00:47:35,639 --> 00:47:37,400
for this young man. He's the son of Ray Fanga,

1036
00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:40,320
former b y U great an NFL VET. Uh that

1037
00:47:40,920 --> 00:47:43,039
you know he's Uh, he's only a junior. Guys, he's

1038
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only a junior. He's going into his junior season. Uh,

1039
00:47:45,639 --> 00:47:49,239
he's gonna get I think I'm I'm prognosticating he's gonna

1040
00:47:49,239 --> 00:47:54,519
have Oregon, USC, Michigan, Washington, Uh, you know, and probably

1041
00:47:54,599 --> 00:47:56,239
b YU. I think I think those are gonna be

1042
00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:58,599
his top five. Utah is gonna be in the mix too,

1043
00:48:00,239 --> 00:48:02,599
and so I can't wait to see what happens with

1044
00:48:02,679 --> 00:48:04,960
his recruitment. But I think Bowie was in a good spot.

1045
00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:06,719
I think TJ. Woods is putting in the work to

1046
00:48:06,840 --> 00:48:10,719
develop a high level relationship with the family. I get

1047
00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:13,719
really good feedback. I don't think I think everybody loves TJ. Woods.

1048
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,320
And when you hear you know, when you hear about

1049
00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:19,880
the players saying we love playing and getting recruited by

1050
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:25,239
Shony Pooha, and we love getting recruited and coached up

1051
00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:27,679
in these camps by TJ. Woods, it makes you a

1052
00:48:27,719 --> 00:48:32,159
whole lot more optimistic, Ronnie about the Trench Warfare and

1053
00:48:32,320 --> 00:48:35,800
the ability to win at a high level, at a

1054
00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:38,800
P four level in the Big Twelve, and when you

1055
00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:42,440
get that opportunity, hopefully again to win a Big Twelve championship,

1056
00:48:42,519 --> 00:48:44,400
and if you win a Big Twelve championship to get

1057
00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:48,159
into the CFP and not just compete but actually win.

1058
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The future is bright with Shione and TJ. Woods as

1059
00:48:53,239 --> 00:48:58,440
your two position coaches. Okay, in the Trench Warfare game,

1060
00:48:58,559 --> 00:49:01,079
So shout out to both those guys putting in work

1061
00:49:01,480 --> 00:49:04,360
and figured out. And didn't we get a commit Ronald

1062
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of three man? We were. Isn't there a new commitment

1063
00:49:06,760 --> 00:49:09,360
coming to BYU football as well? Do we have the

1064
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latest on that?

1065
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Speaker 6: Yeah, give me one second. I just pulled it down

1066
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because I'm Garay hit the breaking news breaker.

1067
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Speaker 2: Oh yes, let's get it. So. Yeah, so this this

1068
00:49:19,239 --> 00:49:22,800
happened just a little bit of Titan DeJong. He says,

1069
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first off, I want to thank my Lord and Savior

1070
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Jesus Christ and my family for giving me the opportunity

1071
00:49:29,079 --> 00:49:31,000
to be the person and player that I am today.

1072
00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:33,800
That being said, after a lot of a lot of

1073
00:49:33,880 --> 00:49:36,880
thought and prayer, I'm excited to announce my commitment to

1074
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:41,679
brig Up Young University. Is that's titaned DeJong, Ladies and Gentlemen,

1075
00:49:41,840 --> 00:49:44,719
three star out of the class of twenty twenty seven.

1076
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He's a linebacker wide receiver out of Mountain Ridge High

1077
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:53,079
School and he's a part of the mountain Ridge High

1078
00:49:53,079 --> 00:49:56,159
School football team. There in herriman h six foot three,

1079
00:49:56,639 --> 00:50:01,840
two hundred and fifteen pounds. BYU lands its first twenty

1080
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twenty seven commitment as a local star. Titan Dejeong chooses

1081
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the Cougars. The two way standout from Mountain Ridge is

1082
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excited for his future at BYU. This's just a few

1083
00:50:13,199 --> 00:50:17,480
hours ago. Shout out to Titan Dejon your thoughts, your reaction,

1084
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one of the three man, we were a nice pickup

1085
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:20,000
for the Coups.

1086
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Speaker 6: Yeah, first committed to twenty twenty seven class. Already have

1087
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texted Blair and Google to get him. Wanted to discuss this.

1088
00:50:25,199 --> 00:50:27,400
So but yeah, Ba, you needs to continue to build

1089
00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:29,280
that linebacker room. And you have to wonder, we just

1090
00:50:29,360 --> 00:50:33,119
got done hearing from Kadu Luave why he came. That

1091
00:50:33,239 --> 00:50:34,960
has to be one of the reasons why you know

1092
00:50:35,039 --> 00:50:37,760
he committed to b Yu got always like I say,

1093
00:50:38,199 --> 00:50:40,239
start within the backyard and then go elsewhere.

1094
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Speaker 5: And now this is a good pickup for him for sure.

1095
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Speaker 6: So we'll see what happens, you know, as they get

1096
00:50:44,559 --> 00:50:46,480
in a part of the twenty twenty seven class.

1097
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Speaker 2: Titan DeJong, congratulations to Titan. I can't wait to see

1098
00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:54,679
him ball out For Brigham, we'll get to know him

1099
00:50:54,719 --> 00:50:57,559
a little bit better, I'm sure in the days and

1100
00:50:57,679 --> 00:50:59,000
weeks to come, we'll try to get him on the

1101
00:50:59,079 --> 00:51:01,639
line and get his he's reasoning behind his commitment. But

1102
00:51:01,679 --> 00:51:08,119
he had offers from cal Michigan, Purdue, Stamford, Utah, Boise State,

1103
00:51:08,280 --> 00:51:12,639
Oregon State, New Mexico, Utah State, and Utah Tech. Six

1104
00:51:12,639 --> 00:51:15,199
foot three, two hundred and fifteen pound two way player

1105
00:51:15,559 --> 00:51:18,840
out of Mountain Ridge High School in Harriman, Utah. That's

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