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Speaker 2: Welcome back Cruger Sports. One of three nine ninety eight

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Speaker 3: It is time to get to know the voue b

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YU versus U of a matchup the Wildcats versus the Cougars.

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That's right down in Tucson, Ky.

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Speaker 2: He says his backs against the wall, the backs against

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Speaker 3: He's gonna find a way to rally his troops that

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have been decimated by injury.

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Speaker 2: Well, guess what. The U A Watcats are also down

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a few key players, including there. Maybe they're arguably the

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best player co Pete.

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Speaker 3: We'll see if the personnel is equivalent in this game

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down in Tucson. Tucson is a tough place to play.

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Michel is a tough place to get dubs. But U

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of A has lost some games recently. They need to

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find a way to win. It's gonna be a tough one.

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Let's get out to the hot line. Brian Jefferies is

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on the live voice of the Arizona Wild Guys. Brian,

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how that are you?

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Speaker 4: Ben?

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Speaker 5: Doing very well?

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Speaker 4: How about you?

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Speaker 3: I'm leaving the dream Man, talking ball and having a

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great time. We're getting a ton of snow, pull a

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ton of moisture, much needed moisture. The Byau Cougar basketball

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team is probably enjoying some of the beautiful weather there

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at Tucson, though I'm an Arizona boy, I know what

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it's like at tucsad this time of the year.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, it's sunny, it's not quite as warm as normal

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right now. We've got a little cold front moving in,

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but it's in the sixties. Nice day, a little breeze outside,

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So no complaints at all. It's our high season, as

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you know, and we're going to enjoy it as long

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Speaker 3: It, no doubt about it. What is the state of

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Speaker 2: Brian?

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Speaker 5: Well, you know they ran off to a twenty three

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and oh start, best started in school history, and then

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got beat at Kansas again. You know that's a tough

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place to play, tough place to win if you're a

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visiting team and came back home and then lost to

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Texas Texas past Saturday, and think that one kind of

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was a home game number one. Although Arizona was shorthanded,

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especially in the second half of that ballgame, I think

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most people figured that they could, you know, somehow figure

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for getting the way. And so, you know, back to

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big questions for the Wildcats tonight and going forward, depending

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on the health of the team starting tonight and going forward.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, what is the health of the team right now?

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Why is co Pete sitting out this one?

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will be out two games and we'll see about Saturday

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when the Wildcats go to Houston Cole Pete. His right

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leg has been bothering here the last week or so.

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the first half of the Texas Tech game, so he

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sat out the second half and that was obviously a

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big factor in Arizona's loss, and he will not play tonight.

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up to Houston and Baylor, and they're going to kind

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of reassess things after he has some time to, you know,

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sit back and get arrest. The doctors are taking a

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closer look at it to see if there's anything more.

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coming in. He averages fourteen points five rebounds a game,

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it look BYU's been devastated by injury this year.

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Speaker 2: I don't know if they've ever experienced anything like this.

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Speaker 3: Has you ay or experienced attrition down the stretch that

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Speaker 5: Well, I can. Yeah, there's always going to be seasons

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that you've got injuries you have to deal with. You know,

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last year Arizona Los mol Crevas, they're starting center eight

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games into the season, and you know, they had designed

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their entire offense really around him at seven foot two,

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of the two thousand and one Final four team, and

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you know, they had an injury to Gilbert Arenas. They

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made it to the Final four and they had beaten

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Michigan State in the semi finals.

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Speaker 4: Gilbert A Renas.

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Speaker 5: Got hurt the day between games. He couldn't even shoot

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his shoulder hurt so bad, and he just wasn't very

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effective against Duke and the championship game, and the boot

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Devils won it and won the National Championship. So you know,

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who knows if he would have been healthy, maybe Arizona

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one would have won the Natty that year. So yeah,

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anytime that can affect a season, and those are just

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a couple of examples that have hit Arizona here both

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lately and twenty five years back.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's always tough to fight through it.

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Speaker 4: All.

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Speaker 3: Things were getting competitive right now. How would you describe

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the Big twelve?

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Speaker 2: Brian?

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Speaker 3: You've seen a lot of great basketball over your time

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as the voice there down there with in Tucson representing

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the UVA Wildcatch. How competitive, how good, how talented? How

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well coach are these Big twelve teams?

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Speaker 4: Well?

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Speaker 5: This is an incredible conference. And you know, when Arizona

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joined the Big twelve last year, that's one thing we

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entire life, the Pac ten before that, I think I

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was born when it was the Pac eight. Not to

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give away anything. But you know, it was a kind

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of a jolt of the system to change conferences all

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of a sudden at this point. But when it comes

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to basketball, you could make the argument that the Big

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twelve is the best in the country. And you just

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take a look at the teams right now. You know, Houston, Arizona,

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Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, BYU and even on the

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fringe there UCF, you know, maybe even West Virginia teams

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that might have a chance to get into the tournament.

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It's just incredibly competitive. It's a very physical conference. Going

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on the road I think is very difficult. The venues

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are tough to play in. You mentioned coming to McHale, obviously,

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going to the Marriott Center, you go back to fog Allen,

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you go to Houston. You could go almost anywhere and say,

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how do you win on the road in this conference?

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win the league. You got to figure out a way

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to win away from home. So it's I so far,

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I really enjoyed it because I love being in atmospheres

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Pac twelve. There was a point there where there were

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half the stops that you made where you thought, Okay,

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you're going to win and usually did. It's not that

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very demanding. I think on every team.

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Speaker 3: Brian Jeffries here on your Utah ESPN ready to never

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get in prep getting ready for that BYUU of a

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matchup tonight should be a good one, should be a

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competitive one. The voice of the Aarson a Lodcat Sockets

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and Ball Right now, what is it that has led

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Speaker 5: Well, I would get I'm going to give Kansas most

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of the credit for the game back in Lawrence. I mean,

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that's an outstanding program, as I said, And you guys

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difficult for any team. They rarely lose at home. They

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were without Darren Peterson, their best player in the ball game.

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flu problems and so he decided to set out and

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great help from some people that you know, may not

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probably the biggest key there. They really took Arizona out

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of its game. The Wildcats, you know, lead the Big

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twelve in free throw attempts and free throws made. They

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like to get the ball in the paint, they draw fouls,

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they get to the free throw line. Kansas defended without fouling,

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and so to their credit, they took one of Arizona's

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you know, big weapons away from them. So again all

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credit to them. Texas Tech was here over the weekend.

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But Texas Tech is just a heck of a basketball team.

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hear about j T. Top and now out for the year.

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He was a force in that ball game. Because we

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go back to the strength of this league and really

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the top you know, five to six teams. I think

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on a given day, anybody can beat the other one.

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half was six guys, and then it goes to overtime,

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bowl game and the Red Raiders had more going for them,

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and they get credit for the win. So that's you know,

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can do. They got to face very good BYU team.

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Speaker 3: Give me your analysis of the first game at the

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Speaker 2: What happened, Why it happened.

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Speaker 3: It seemed like UVE was going to be a cruise

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control with a dominant victory.

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Speaker 3: Coaching staff say postgame and what did you see from courtside?

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Speaker 5: Well, you know, Arizona came out very strong in that

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bowl game. I think the lead at halftime, I wanted

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to say was thirteen, and went up by nineteen there

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early in the second half, and then you know, BYU

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started hitting shots. They didn't hit him in the first

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half you know, Richie Sanders got going, the bands get also,

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I mean obviously had his twenty four points. I think

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one of the keys for Arizona in the win was

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they held DeVonta to twenty four shots. So twenty four

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shots for twenty four points. Coaches love to see that.

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So even though he got his average, I think Arizona

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didn't let him, you know, just take over the ballgame.

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And Arizona played pretty good defense on Robert Wright as well,

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and the late block shot by Brayden Burry's kind of

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sealed the game up for Arizona. So you know, bo

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they've been pretty good at making comebacks. So when you have,

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you know, some really good shooters, you can do that

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because the three point, you know, basket can make a

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huge difference when you get behind. And so the BYU's credit,

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you know, they got to go in there and had

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a chance to win it. Arizona was, you know, I

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want to say lucky in some sense to get out

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of there with a win. But because they have built

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that big lead, they were was able to withstand the comeback.

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And now without Richie Saunders, you know how what does

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BYU do tonight? I think with Arizona without Coed Pete,

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how what do they do tonight? Talking to Tommy Lloyd

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earlier today, said it's probably gonna be adjustments on the

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fly tonight and probably for both coaches.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's going to be intriguing one, no doubt.

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Richie Saunders is out for the season. Uh hash has

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the coaching staff chimed in on on some of the

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losses that BYU hasn't How they're prepping just for the

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big two of.

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Speaker 5: V yu Oh, I mean they've not got they haven't

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given me any inside scoops. I think they're not going

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to change much what they normally do. Arizona is a

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man of man defensive team and that's it. And you know,

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they've got to control what they can control. So, you know,

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can they keep de Bonsa from going off tonight, which

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we know he's obviously very capable of doing Again, they

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did a pretty good job against Robert Wright in the

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first game. Now Right's coming off back to back thirty

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point games. They can't let him get going, and then

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you know who's going to be that next guy? You

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never know? And that's to me one of the you know,

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keys to to basketball is that when you're down like that,

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who's going to come off the bench or who's won

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one of the starters, maybe that hasn't been a volume

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score that all of a sudden is going to find

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his range. And you know, Arizona's got a guy in

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Anthony del Arso who I'm not saying he's going to

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do it tonight, but they need him to put up

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double figures. Probably with the loss of Coleo Pede, who

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is it on the BYU roster that's going to be

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able to step up tonight and you know, maybe not

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score eighteen, but at least give them, you know, another

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scoring presence outside the Big two.

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Speaker 3: You mentioned this is a crazy time we're about. We're

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a few weeks away from selection Sunday and March Madness.

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It's going to be pretty crazy to see what happens.

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There's even cannibalism occurring in the Big twelve right now

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that could be some shifting, some pivoting. We'll see how

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it plays out with these finals, six or seven games

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with the Big twelve, is there a maybe a potential

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bottom drawer or seemingly kind of middle of the PAC team.

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Do you think that could maybe raise their stock and

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get some big wins on the back end of the

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schedule here in the Big Twelve.

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Speaker 5: Well, you know, that's a great question, Ben, And you know,

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outside of maybe the top five or six teams, I'm

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kind of curious to see what UCF does here. They've

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had a pretty good season with an entirely new roster.

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Arizona State got a big win over Texas Tech last night,

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and because we see the Sun Devils, you're in and

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year out, that's a very talented roster. Now they haven't

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played up maybe to their potential, and they're just me talking.

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They're two games above five hundred right now. But that's

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one of those teams on a neutral court where if

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they get going like they did last night, then you

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know they got a chance to beat some people. So

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those two teams to me kind of stand out. And

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maybe TCU that's another one that I think has an

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opportunity because they're they're kind of on the bubble right

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now in terms of getting into you know, March Madness

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without winning the Big Twelve tournament, So you know, could

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they get going here late in the season, So when

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you get to the Big Twelve tournament, and you've got

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teams like that where they they're in desperation mode. They've

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got to win if they want to play beyond Kansas City.

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And and you've got some talent like Arizona State has,

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like UCF, like TCU. I wouldn't be surprised if you

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know one of those three, if not, the two out

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of those three make a pretty good run.

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Speaker 3: The Big Twelve is I've called it the true Gauntlet

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of college athletics. The SEC football conference. They're always talking

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about the Gauntlet, how difficult it is. The Big Twelve

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is where it's at right now. Big Ten not too

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far off either. Do you think the Big Twelve these

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are the best conference of basketball teams right now? I

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don't think the Big Ten still takes the cake right now.

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Speaker 5: Well I'm biased, of course, and so I think it's

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the Big Twelve. And you know, I was looking. I

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haven't updated it, but I look back the other night

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and saw that of the top I want to say,

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the top five teams in the Big Twelve, all their

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losses had been quad one losses. No other Power four

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conference could say that. Now I have to go back

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and update it. I know it's changed because of Texas

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Tech losing last night at Ez State, that was not

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a Quad one loss for them, But I just think

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that tells you right there the strength of this conference,

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especially at the top. And so you know, Arizona's got

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to play BYU Deny, go to Houston, go to Baylor,

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Kansas home, Iowa, stayed at home, and then finish a

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mile high up at Colorado. And you know, from the

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Wildcat perspective, what they're looking at right now, it's a

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really tough and they've already you know, lost to Kansas

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Now in Texas Tech, you're in the latter half. So yeah,

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very tough. And we knew that when the schedule came out,

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and it's proving that way. And so if Arizona's gonna

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win the championship this year, you know they're gonna have

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to figure out how to get through some of these

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teams that you know that right now have a deeper roster.

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Speaker 3: Brian Jeffries, Ladies and gentlemen, how are you feeling right

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now about the U of A Athletic department, their vision

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for football, basketball and the rest.

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Speaker 2: Of the Olympic sports right now?

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Speaker 3: What what direction is U of A trending right now

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do you think as far as where they stay and

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in the competitive landscape of collegiate athletics.

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Speaker 5: Well, if you go back a couple of years ago,

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you know, Jed Fish was the football coach, won ten

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games and then took the job at Washington. Brett Brennan

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came in to take over. He was at San Jose State,

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and the Wildcats went four and eight in their first

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season under Brennan, and I think a lot of people

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thought that was, you know, a major step backwards. I

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think there were some reasons behind it, starting with the

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transfer portal. You know, ten guys transferred to Washington that

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certainly hurt. And then Brennan in the second year, they

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win nine, they go to a bowl game, and he's

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gotten a contract extension, did very well in the portal.

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And so the feeling is the football program is on

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solid ground right now and a chance really you know,

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makes some major strides moving forward. Although, as you guys

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probably know, I when the schedule came out, we see

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game number two September twelfth is in provo against me.

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Why that should be a lot of fun. But anyway,

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the Arizona Athletics feels very good about where football is right. Obviously.

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Tommy Lloyd, in his fifth year as the men's basketball coach,

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has you know, done some great things. And this team,

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if they get healthy, as a chance maybe to win

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it all across the board. You know, baseball team was

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at the College World Series last year. Softball's won eight

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national championships, volleyball's moving up, women's basketball has a new

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coach this year. I think they're in some growing pains

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right now. Always have good golf here. I could go

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on and on, so you know it right now seems

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to be a really good time. Tennis has been outstanding,

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and you know it's as the former athletic director here

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would say, it's a great day to be a Wildcat,

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and you could probably use that pretty much any day.

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I mean, teams are going to have their ups and downs.

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I mean, you know, everybody doesn't. It's a cyclical business.

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As you know, you have good seasons and challenging seasons.

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But it's been a good year so far for Arizona Athletics.

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Speaker 3: Brian, best way to support you what you do, how

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you do it, and give me a little score prediction,

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or at least give me how you think this game

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is going to play.

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Speaker 2: Out tonight to Tucson.

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Speaker 5: You know, I tell you what, here's some really interesting, man.

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These are the top two scoring teams in the Big Twelve,

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Arizona eighty eight points a game and BYU at eighty six.

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I'm going to guess that neither team gets to eighty tonight.

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Speaker 4: I think these both coaches.

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Speaker 5: I think both coaches know that they're shorthanded and they've

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got to slow this game down a little bit tonight

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because you know, I think you're calling upon the bench now.

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They're probably going to have to rotate some more guys

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in and out. And I know both teams would like

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a little more up tempo. I just have a gut

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feeling that this might be a little lower scoring game

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than these two teams are used to playing. So that's

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number one. I'm not going to tell you who's going

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to win it because I think there's so many new

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things right now. I mean, how does Arizona adjust without

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co Opete? How does BYU adjust without Richie Saunders. I

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think that those two elements make this a little bit

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of an unpredictable outcome.

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Speaker 3: It's the forty third meeting between these two programs. Arizona

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leads all time series twenty two to twenty and by

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US five and fifteen all time in Tucson.

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Speaker 2: That's tough. It's tough to win down there.

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Speaker 3: But that big said, The Creuz have won their last

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two trips to the McHale Center, including that ninety six

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ninety five win last season during a nine game winning streak.

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We'll see how it plays out tonight. Thanks so much, Brian.

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We appreciate you. Thanks for hopping on to give us

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some some knowledge of the UFA Wildcats.

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Speaker 5: All right, ben, enjoy it, enjoy the snow and then.

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Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I appreciate that. We will, we need it.

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We definitely. I'd rather be golfing with you though.

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Speaker 5: All right, Well sometimes sometime down the road.

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Speaker 2: All right, We'll see you soon.

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the BA basketball team without Richie Saunders, and also discussed

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g Man. Brandon C. Gurney of The Daily Herald g Man.

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Speaker 6: Hey, look it, dude, well, why does it rain in Arizona?

515
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Every time I'm in this state?

516
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Speaker 4: Like as in this the state.

517
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Speaker 6: Where it never rains. I swear every time I come

518
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down here there's a torrential down for I don't get it.

519
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I'll get it.

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Speaker 3: G Man is because you know, heavenly fathers crying due

521
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to something you did. What have you been doing? What

522
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did you do down there? He's crying, he's weeping.

523
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Speaker 2: That kind of.

524
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Speaker 4: That kind of cuts me deep. I don't know where

525
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you're going with that. What's your suspicion?

526
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Speaker 2: I don't know.

527
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Speaker 3: Like whenever you go out of town, I feel like

528
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you're always doing something something sketchy.

529
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Speaker 2: Man.

530
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Speaker 6: I did walk into casino, but I did not.

531
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Speaker 2: I knew it. I knew it, but I knew it.

532
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When you go did you go to Hilo River Casino?

533
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I knew it. I knew it. That's why he's crying.

534
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Speaker 3: He's saying, oh, whoa whoe onto the g man for gambling.

535
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Speaker 4: I did not partake.

536
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Speaker 2: You went in though. You went in though and partook,

537
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you smelled it.

538
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Speaker 4: I just wanted to see it. I just wanted to

539
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see it.

540
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Speaker 3: You didn't place any bets and I knew it. See,

541
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that's why you go down there. That's what you did

542
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last time. And it's and it poured and it was

543
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a torrential downwork is you know he's crying. He's crying

544
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over your sins.

545
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Speaker 6: But I didn't do anything. I did not partake.

546
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Speaker 3: But even though I remember the scriptors teach us, the

547
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thought is sin.

548
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Speaker 6: Wow, yeah, mat you cut me deep, Momus, you cut me.

549
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I can't believe I just admit.

550
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Speaker 4: That on the radio.

551
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Speaker 6: Why do I on air?

552
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Speaker 4: There's what we're talking about.

553
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Speaker 3: Hey, you're the one that brought it up. I just

554
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gave you the answer that you didn't want.

555
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Speaker 4: You brought it.

556
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Speaker 6: Yeah, I admitted there's something I shouldn't have anyway.

557
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Speaker 5: But I did not partake.

558
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Speaker 4: I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't do anything.

559
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Speaker 3: Well, hopefully, hopefully the sins are washed away with that

560
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torrential downpourche g Man uh Richie Saunders out for the year.

561
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How does this change your expectations for the BA basketball team? Look,

562
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there's a six games remaining, right, six games remaining? What

563
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do you think the record will be? How does your

564
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your maybe prognostication, your expectation change for the Big twelve

565
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and the NCAA tournament.

566
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Speaker 6: Well, can you ask me, like four hours from now,

567
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I might have a better answer for you.

568
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Speaker 3: No, it's always that we don't always have the data

569
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points in front of us.

570
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Speaker 6: It's very very hard to sugarcoat this for anything that

571
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it is. And to me, the cultural aspects the big thing.

572
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I mean, you can talk about how tremendous of the

573
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player he is, what he has is just as far

574
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as slash into the basket is hustling all that. It's

575
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the culture thing that's by far the biggest loss to me.

576
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And I think that's the tough thing in this day

577
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and age of basketball is maintaining culture. Guys guys that

578
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are just programmed, guys that are always going to be there,

579
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know the system and all that. And that was Richie Saunders,

580
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and now that he's not there, you really worry that

581
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it could crumble faster than it would otherwise. When the

582
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team gets down, what's the rallying point? Who's rallying these guys?

583
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Every team needs that person, and when you lose, that

584
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guy is going to be really tough. I like that.

585
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Kevin Young had individually interviews with with both aj De

586
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Bonsa and I'm so.

587
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Speaker 4: Bad at names. I'm forgetting my gosh, I'm getting old.

588
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But those have to be the guys.

589
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Speaker 6: Who else is it going to be? And I think

590
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they're both mature into individuals. I think aj De Bonsa

591
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the leadership he's exuded. I think he's been everything you

592
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wanted him to be this year. The man he's gonna

593
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have to be that much, that much more assertive, and

594
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I don't know how he can be to me, I

595
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think the guy and I mentioned this every time on

596
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the air, it's Canar Davis, and I think he's struggled

597
00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:50,119
he came to be when he kind of is a

598
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volume shooter, is a go to guy.

599
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Speaker 4: Right.

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Speaker 6: It averaged a lot of points, and I think he's

601
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really struggled being a role player where he.

602
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Speaker 4: Has to pick his spots.

603
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Speaker 6: I think now he's going to have the opportunity to

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be more of what he was at his prior playing experience,

605
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where he I don't know if he can be a

606
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volume shooter, but certainly more volume than he's been allotted

607
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at BAU currently. And he has to be the guy.

608
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He's relatable to Richie Saunders, a lot of the same

609
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skill set, same size and all that, and yeah that

610
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I failed to understand who else it can be on

611
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Bay's roster. With regards to stepping up, we've seen flashes,

612
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but as far as the consistency, the defensive pressure, the

613
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scoring ability. It has to be Kennar Davis and he

614
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has to step forward. He has to be a guy

615
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that's given you, I don't know, twelve thirteen points a

616
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game while applying defensive pressure. But man, that's a big ask.

617
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Because Richie was so consistent and so it locked into

618
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the system and dependable. It's going to be really, really tough.

619
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So we'll see what be what he's got versus Arizona.

620
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And it's kind of depressing to think about because when

621
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I booked this trip, I thought this is gonna be

622
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the biggest game of the year. I thought this was

623
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gonna be just national two top maybe top five teams

624
00:29:13,119 --> 00:29:17,359
going at it. Big Twelve's best and Arizona now doesn't

625
00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,119
have Pete and b Way, he doesn't have Richie Saunders,

626
00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:21,839
and it's like, well, what's going on?

627
00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:23,240
Speaker 2: Yeah?

628
00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,440
Speaker 6: And man, the injury bug with the Big twelve, My goodness.

629
00:29:26,599 --> 00:29:29,960
I mean, as News dropped the Top and Scott for

630
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the year, I know.

631
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Speaker 2: He's out.

632
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,559
Speaker 6: Oh that's I really like Top and he's one of

633
00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:37,599
my favorite players.

634
00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,119
Speaker 4: I love watching him play.

635
00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,519
Speaker 6: That depresses me anyway, It's not what it is, but

636
00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,640
the way he can roll something over. They can we'll

637
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see what they got. We'll see what they got tonight.

638
00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:49,920
It's gonna be intriguing in that regard.

639
00:29:51,079 --> 00:29:54,920
Speaker 3: G Man Brandon ce Gurney, the Daily Heraldi and himself

640
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:59,599
or the assistant to the Daily Heraldi had rather here

641
00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,480
on your Utah ESPN Radio Network. By who enters the

642
00:30:02,519 --> 00:30:04,799
game nineteen to six overall, seven five and Big twelve play.

643
00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:06,960
The Cougars are seeking their first road win against a

644
00:30:07,039 --> 00:30:10,160
top five team since twenty seventeen, and just their third

645
00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,599
such win since nineteen eighty. Arizona is twenty three and

646
00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,599
two overall and ten and two in conference play, and

647
00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:17,880
will look to defend their home court after a recent

648
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,599
lossues BYU is a dog by I think twelve and

649
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:23,480
a half or it opened at twelve and a half.

650
00:30:23,599 --> 00:30:24,920
I think he's at eleven and a half now over

651
00:30:25,039 --> 00:30:26,640
unders at one sixty four and a half.

652
00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:28,559
Speaker 2: So are you are.

653
00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:30,960
Speaker 3: You feeling like BA who's gonna cover at least maybe

654
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,559
not get the window come down?

655
00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,640
Speaker 6: People are paying money on BYU?

656
00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:35,119
Speaker 4: Wow?

657
00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,759
Speaker 3: I think well because Cola Pete remember Copete, and they

658
00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:41,599
have two players that are out wow.

659
00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,960
Speaker 6: Yeah yeah, the other guy has the flu or whatever. Yeah,

660
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:47,200
it seems like everyone I know in my life has

661
00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,599
had the flu in the last month anyway. But yeah,

662
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:55,119
that's interesting to me. I wouldn't touch byu, Absolutely not,

663
00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:01,319
No way, I wouldn't touch this. When injuries are out

664
00:31:01,599 --> 00:31:05,559
are are relevant. And also betting on a favorite it's

665
00:31:05,559 --> 00:31:08,400
more than a ten point favorite in basketball is really

666
00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:14,920
a shaky proposition because of the backdoor cover component. I mean, yeah, yeah.

667
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,240
Teams that are winn by twenty thirty points the entire game,

668
00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:19,839
then they put the scrubs in. Teams make late runs.

669
00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,720
It's not really that close, but hey, they cover the

670
00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:26,000
eleven twelve point total. It's just not a typically a

671
00:31:26,039 --> 00:31:28,759
good bed in that regard. So no, I'm not touching it.

672
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,519
Speaker 3: Come on, not gonna touch it. Even though he and

673
00:31:31,759 --> 00:31:35,200
even though even though you walked in. They go to

674
00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:39,000
the river Helo Riv Casino. Trust me, bro, I grew

675
00:31:39,119 --> 00:31:41,960
up down there. I know the jingle. I know that

676
00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,039
everyone's going out to Helo Riv Casine.

677
00:31:45,119 --> 00:31:47,039
Speaker 2: No, oh, Heila River.

678
00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:48,559
Speaker 4: Okay, the geese's silent, I don't know.

679
00:31:48,759 --> 00:31:51,920
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's HeLa, man, it's the like remember the HeLa

680
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,119
monsters of eastern Arizona. I always joke around saying the

681
00:31:55,119 --> 00:31:56,559
Gila monsters that Helo River.

682
00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,720
Speaker 4: Probably you always call them mcgilla monsters.

683
00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:03,079
Speaker 3: I know, but it's not the it's not the Gila monsters. Yeah,

684
00:32:03,079 --> 00:32:07,279
it's the HeLa monster. Ferocious. Ferocious beasts are ferocious. They

685
00:32:07,319 --> 00:32:08,680
are man, they got locking jobs.

686
00:32:08,839 --> 00:32:10,680
Speaker 6: They watch that job and they don't let go.

687
00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:11,640
Speaker 4: Yeah I know that.

688
00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:16,519
Speaker 3: Yes, indeed, yes, indeed, yeah, you told me. I told

689
00:32:16,559 --> 00:32:18,119
your time and time again. Jie man, I've told you

690
00:32:18,119 --> 00:32:20,880
many times. Let's talk to Beli football for a minute,

691
00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:26,400
Key camp Kalani. Twenty six stories you're keeping your eye

692
00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,920
on as springball is right around the corner.

693
00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,880
Speaker 6: Oh man, there's a lot of storylines. I think replacing

694
00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:37,079
Parker Kingston's the one that intrigues me the most. Last

695
00:32:37,119 --> 00:32:39,200
time I was on air, Coony Hagen's got to be

696
00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:42,880
that guy, and he hasn't. When I laid eyes on him,

697
00:32:43,319 --> 00:32:45,880
not this past year, but in twenty twenty four when

698
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,400
he came back from his mission, he was a dude.

699
00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,160
He looked like Parker Kingston. I remember seeing Parker Kingston

700
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:54,319
just for the first time, and obvious guys are obviously.

701
00:32:54,319 --> 00:32:56,759
I always say that people think there's a lot that

702
00:32:56,799 --> 00:32:59,880
goes into valuing guys, I don't think it's that far.

703
00:33:00,799 --> 00:33:03,680
They jumped out at you, Cody Hagen jumped out at me.

704
00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:04,880
Speaker 4: He still has that.

705
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,839
Speaker 6: I don't know what was going on last season, but

706
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,519
I'm still expecting big things from him, and I think

707
00:33:10,559 --> 00:33:14,039
he has a ripe opportunity to get going this year

708
00:33:14,799 --> 00:33:17,119
and just realize the talent that he has. And he

709
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,920
is extremely talented, and I think he's going to figure

710
00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:23,160
something out. He's a very very bright kid with a

711
00:33:23,279 --> 00:33:26,079
very good skill set, and I'm expecting a lot from them.

712
00:33:26,319 --> 00:33:28,880
I think he's going to be that guy this year.

713
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,039
So my eyes are going to be sharply peeled on

714
00:33:32,119 --> 00:33:35,279
Cody Hagen and what he's able to do. Tarah, Sorry,

715
00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:38,240
I's a really intriguing to me. But with this thing

716
00:33:38,319 --> 00:33:41,519
is for sure. I mean, I think people mistake him

717
00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:43,920
as a transfer. He's not really a transfer. It's a

718
00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:47,640
true freshman. He still has a lot of learning to

719
00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,319
acclimate himself to the college football ranks. So that's why

720
00:33:50,319 --> 00:33:54,480
I'm putting it on Cody Hagan primarily because he's been

721
00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,400
in the system, he's been back, and he can do

722
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,119
a lot of the same things. Parker Kingston came good.

723
00:33:59,279 --> 00:34:02,960
So yeah, As far as guys I'm most interested to see,

724
00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:05,880
it would be Cody Hagan just see what he's realized.

725
00:34:06,319 --> 00:34:09,199
I'm Walker Lions is obviously going to be fascinating to watch,

726
00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,280
just to see how he measures up with a As

727
00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,599
far as the tight end, which was such a good

728
00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:17,599
position last year with Carson Ryan, who was really the

729
00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:21,039
ultimate transfer portal guy who gave you exactly what you

730
00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:25,159
thought you were going to get it and more. Now

731
00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:29,320
that's the bar a camp Parker Walker Lions realized that

732
00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:31,000
that's going to be a tough ask as well, but

733
00:34:31,599 --> 00:34:34,920
he certainly has the talent. On the former four start prospect,

734
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,760
you could absolutely be that guy.

735
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:38,800
Speaker 4: But those are the two people.

736
00:34:38,559 --> 00:34:41,280
Speaker 6: I'm interested in. I think the defense is sad, like

737
00:34:42,039 --> 00:34:44,239
what did they what do they need to work out there?

738
00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:47,159
I guess free safety replacing Tanner Wall is going to

739
00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:51,920
be interesting. I'm interested to see how Jonathan Cabaya looks.

740
00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,519
I think I think it was really tough for him

741
00:34:54,519 --> 00:34:57,440
to come back from the injury in the position he did.

742
00:34:58,159 --> 00:35:01,199
I still really like his skills, even though he didn't

743
00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:03,320
that a great year last year. I think he's going

744
00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,480
to be determined. I think he's going to be a

745
00:35:05,599 --> 00:35:07,800
very very good cornerback for BYU. That's going to be

746
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:10,880
an interesting thing, just to see if there's any nuances,

747
00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:14,320
any differences it. Spring practice doesn't reveal as much as

748
00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,239
you want it to. It is my experience with Spring practices,

749
00:35:17,519 --> 00:35:19,960
especially now that they close sessions, you expect a lot

750
00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,400
of depth chart movement. Now that's not what springs four. Basically,

751
00:35:23,679 --> 00:35:26,199
it's to kind of look at for the guys that

752
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,960
can compete and develop so that they can iron some

753
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,519
things out in time for fall practices. But as far

754
00:35:31,559 --> 00:35:34,679
as fielding positions, and with all that said, maybe it's

755
00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:36,719
too early to take a look at Cody Agan, but

756
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,880
I think he's going to give some indication about what's

757
00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,559
going on. I'd like to see a running back really

758
00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:42,599
rise at the forefront.

759
00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:44,239
Speaker 4: Eye On jovesa.

760
00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:47,000
Speaker 6: DEMONI I think he's a guy that could do some

761
00:35:47,079 --> 00:35:49,599
really good things and be a very good running back

762
00:35:49,639 --> 00:35:51,599
for BYU based on what I saw in the Pop

763
00:35:51,639 --> 00:35:55,079
Tards Bowl. That's going to be interesting. I don't think

764
00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,800
the top guys are going to practice at all, But like,

765
00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:00,679
are you running LG. Martin out during spring like at all?

766
00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,679
And if so, why, I don't think he's gonna be

767
00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:09,280
seeing a lot of reps. And another guy that fascinates

768
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:13,800
me is is Reggie Fresh. Connect is a connect.

769
00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:19,960
Speaker 3: Or just necked like the wide receiver and quarterback connect.

770
00:36:21,159 --> 00:36:24,480
Speaker 6: Sure how often they volunteered him as a guy prior

771
00:36:24,559 --> 00:36:28,960
to last season. Then he had that terrible soft tissue

772
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:32,159
injury which takes forever to come back, and then he

773
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,960
kind of lost the season in that regard, I think

774
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,480
he can be that guy. Yeah, the way coaches were

775
00:36:37,519 --> 00:36:40,840
talking about him, this guy has stuffed and where you're

776
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,920
looking at a direct replacement for Chase Roberts, that's the

777
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:48,039
guy you painted on right there. And maybe Jojo Phillips.

778
00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:50,760
I really liked how Jojo looked into pop darts bull

779
00:36:51,559 --> 00:36:54,320
Maybe he could becomes more consistent. So yeah, to me,

780
00:36:55,079 --> 00:36:58,000
as far as offense goes, receivers are the most fascinating position.

781
00:36:58,199 --> 00:37:00,440
People are gonna want to offensive line news. You're not

782
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,480
gonna get it. You're not gonna understand what's going on

783
00:37:03,519 --> 00:37:06,199
with the offensive mintel fall. I'm telling you, guys, everyone,

784
00:37:09,079 --> 00:37:11,840
I don't know. They don't do much. There's not a

785
00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,119
lot of contact in spring, and we're not gonna really

786
00:37:14,199 --> 00:37:17,000
understand until they go forward to fall prizes. But I

787
00:37:17,039 --> 00:37:19,280
think we're gonna learn a lot about the receivers and

788
00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:22,440
who bears connecting with, who's walked in with. I think

789
00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:26,360
that's gonna be very notable throughout the spring practice session.

790
00:37:27,159 --> 00:37:30,079
Speaker 3: Love that breakdown that only the g men can can

791
00:37:30,159 --> 00:37:33,039
give to us here on your Utah ESPN Radio Network,

792
00:37:33,039 --> 00:37:35,920
docking some ball. Have you looked at the list of

793
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,960
new players by chance the the eleven transfers.

794
00:37:40,039 --> 00:37:41,679
Speaker 2: There's a few new names.

795
00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:46,039
Speaker 3: Remember uh uh, there's another time we pay you that

796
00:37:46,159 --> 00:37:48,039
joined the team from Eastern Washington.

797
00:37:48,519 --> 00:37:49,639
Speaker 2: That that was interesting.

798
00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:55,519
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's Newcy's older Brothercy's older brother, So that's a note.

799
00:37:55,599 --> 00:38:01,320
Seth Schigg from Army. He's a former cour quarterback now

800
00:38:01,639 --> 00:38:06,119
converting to cornerback. So they have some and he was fast.

801
00:38:06,119 --> 00:38:07,800
I think he was like a ten seven to eight

802
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:13,159
type of kid in high school. So of note of intrigue,

803
00:38:13,519 --> 00:38:17,719
anyone from like the true freshman, either return missionary or

804
00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:19,599
true freshman that you're most intrigued.

805
00:38:19,639 --> 00:38:22,559
Speaker 2: I know you mentioned Terren Serion. I like him a lot.

806
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,320
Speaker 3: But out of the transfer portal guys who us intrigued by,

807
00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:29,880
and then out of the new freshman return missionaries who

808
00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:30,719
are you most intrigued by?

809
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:33,840
Speaker 6: And I wish I had listen in front of me right.

810
00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,239
Speaker 3: Now, I'm gonna I'm gonna send it, g g Man

811
00:38:37,159 --> 00:38:39,119
right now. Oh you're driving, Okay, I'm gonna listen them

812
00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:41,960
off all right. Let me listen on new transfers. Jake Clifton,

813
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:46,119
Kansas State linebacker, Kyler Kasper wide receiver, Oregon, Pockey Fenale

814
00:38:46,119 --> 00:38:50,440
offensive lineman, Washington Walker Lions tight end, USC Rogers, Sally

815
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:54,199
of Ploka the second tight end Oregon, Seth Schigg cornerback,

816
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,679
Army Junior Sea offensive line in Utah State, Daniel tellm

817
00:38:57,679 --> 00:39:03,719
we Payu linebackers from Washington, Kate Cal linebacker Javin Williams

818
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:08,760
cornerback Mississippi State, Zach Yamauchi offensive line in Stanford. Out

819
00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:10,599
of the new transfers, who you must intrigue.

820
00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:11,719
Speaker 6: That's gotta be It's gotta be Kate.

821
00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:14,679
Speaker 4: K And asked me this.

822
00:39:14,639 --> 00:39:17,760
Speaker 2: Guy, why, why does it have to be Kate?

823
00:39:21,639 --> 00:39:24,559
Speaker 6: But he has the highest expectation. He's he can be

824
00:39:24,559 --> 00:39:29,679
a real force in that linebacker group, and par I

825
00:39:29,679 --> 00:39:32,719
think he's gonna pair with Sarah, not only is he

826
00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:36,000
gonna push the la who I think didn't have enough

827
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,800
competition last year. I think that affected him well, like

828
00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,280
once they didn't have Brian Struther with with it just

829
00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:45,280
being's position. I'd like to see him pushed and Kate's

830
00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:47,880
gonna push him. It's gonna be a battle, and I'm

831
00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,320
intrigued to see it. I think that's gonna be very

832
00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:54,079
very good for and for the program in general. That's

833
00:39:54,119 --> 00:39:56,880
gonna be interesting to watch. But Walker lyons effect and

834
00:39:57,079 --> 00:40:00,280
thank Casper. I mean I I just talked to about

835
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:04,599
Regie Frishnek. One thing I know about FESTI sa talk

836
00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:08,880
and he has scored big time in the receiver transfer portal,

837
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,639
big time. The guys he's been able to bring in

838
00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:15,800
he doesn't due diligence and they usually rise to the

839
00:40:16,039 --> 00:40:19,119
occasion when you're talking about I mean, look at Kielan Marion.

840
00:40:19,559 --> 00:40:22,280
My goodness, what a score there. So he's kind of

841
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,280
set that bar high for himself and that little expectations.

842
00:40:25,599 --> 00:40:28,559
So when he brings any guy and this cast for guy,

843
00:40:28,599 --> 00:40:30,480
well he doesn't really do much at Oregon, he still

844
00:40:30,519 --> 00:40:33,920
has a phenomenal skill set that could be a really

845
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:37,960
interesting It goes on as far as the wide receiver.

846
00:40:38,079 --> 00:40:40,159
So yeah, I guess I'm going back to the receivers again.

847
00:40:40,559 --> 00:40:42,599
To me, it's the most fascinating position on the team

848
00:40:42,679 --> 00:40:45,840
right now. It's the reft of a lot of experience,

849
00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:49,920
but man, there's a lot of potential just as far

850
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,559
as recruits go, returning players that I don't think have

851
00:40:52,679 --> 00:40:55,800
tapped their full potential quite yet. It's going to be

852
00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:58,719
a very very interesting position to watch, and to me,

853
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,599
that's the best. That's going to be the most intriguing

854
00:41:01,639 --> 00:41:06,880
story of the spring football practice session going in the fall.

855
00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:08,360
Speaker 2: Love that breakdown.

856
00:41:09,039 --> 00:41:12,639
Speaker 3: As far as the freshman coming in, I know you,

857
00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,519
like I said, you had mentioned a few guys that

858
00:41:14,559 --> 00:41:17,280
you like. Let me list off all the new names

859
00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:21,239
that are on the roster getting some action here. How

860
00:41:21,239 --> 00:41:23,280
about Micah Beckst at running back?

861
00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:23,760
Speaker 2: Timp View?

862
00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,559
Speaker 3: Is this another shoney moa type of situation where we're

863
00:41:26,559 --> 00:41:29,079
going to really like Micah? He was an underrated editor

864
00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:31,159
recruited running back out of timp View.

865
00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:36,079
Speaker 6: Yeah, hope. So I remember Mike cover some of his games.

866
00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:40,119
I like him certainly potential there, and you need running backs.

867
00:41:40,159 --> 00:41:42,679
Everyone knows the way he needs running backs. You need

868
00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:45,880
depth at that position. So that's another one. It seems

869
00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:48,920
kind of perfect to me. It's a perfect walk on

870
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:52,440
opportunity from a guy that lives literally five minutes down

871
00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:55,599
the street from Byu who had a really good high

872
00:41:55,599 --> 00:41:58,599
school career. So yeah, give me that guy a lot

873
00:41:58,639 --> 00:41:59,440
of potential there.

874
00:41:59,599 --> 00:42:05,960
Speaker 3: So owen Burg linebacker, Justice Braithwait cornerback, Josh Davis tight end, Skyridge,

875
00:42:06,199 --> 00:42:10,559
Devon Eka running back, Lehigh Legend, Glasgar wide receiver, Lee High,

876
00:42:10,639 --> 00:42:15,599
Neemiah Colonne defensive tackle, Stillwater High School, Oklahoma, Braxton Lindsay

877
00:42:15,679 --> 00:42:20,360
d n Rogers High School, Arkansas, Blake Lowe linebacker, Chaparral

878
00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:24,280
High School, California, Matthew Mason safety, Faith Lutheran High School, Nevada,

879
00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:27,719
Bot Mulitalo offensive line, low Loane Peak High School, Utah,

880
00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:31,440
Jet Nelson wide receiver, American Fork High School here in Utah,

881
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:32,679
Sharon Pula wide.

882
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:33,599
Speaker 2: Receiver, Loan Peak High School.

883
00:42:33,679 --> 00:42:36,760
Speaker 3: Love all these Lone Peakers, Kennan pool A safety, Loan

884
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:41,320
Peak High School, Talatuei, Pututo West High School, offensive line,

885
00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:45,079
Adney Reid defensive end, The King School in Australia, Ean

886
00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:48,760
Sanchez kicker, Loan Peak High School, Terrence Sarah wide receiver,

887
00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:51,559
Evergreen High School in Oregon, David Tungi I Lano defensive

888
00:42:51,559 --> 00:42:54,840
tackle menlo Atherton High School, and then Gage Standard linebacker

889
00:42:54,920 --> 00:42:57,960
Rocky Mountain High School, Idaho. And then Enick Watson Goldie

890
00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:01,760
as they like to call him in the family quarterback Arizona.

891
00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:03,960
Speaker 4: I like the three.

892
00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:06,280
Speaker 6: Tough local prospects, and when I talk about those guys,

893
00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:09,000
Bob Mouli Talo certainly a guy that could start as

894
00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:12,360
a true freshman. He has that talent. Very very good

895
00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:14,880
and productive year for Loan Peak at the left tackle position.

896
00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:17,840
He can slot in right away. I think a lot

897
00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:22,199
of people are expecting things from devani Ika really good.

898
00:43:22,239 --> 00:43:24,800
Bill did a lot of good things for Lee High.

899
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:28,199
Jared Pool was fascinating. He's the guy that kind of

900
00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:30,639
tailed off for Loan Pik towards the end of the year.

901
00:43:30,639 --> 00:43:32,320
I think he may have been hurt. I don't know

902
00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:34,679
what was going on, but when I saw him play,

903
00:43:35,679 --> 00:43:39,719
he ran me Chase Roberts really really good ball skills,

904
00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,719
very good size, runs raus and it can absolutely take

905
00:43:43,719 --> 00:43:48,480
the top off the defense. Very dynamic player, very very

906
00:43:48,480 --> 00:43:52,280
good talent, every bit of a four star prospect. Again,

907
00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:54,639
it's weird to me how he faded with loan Peak.

908
00:43:54,679 --> 00:43:57,159
I do think he may have been hurt, and Kennon

909
00:43:57,280 --> 00:44:00,000
kind of rolls up. I mean he had that interseid

910
00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:03,079
in the probably one hand of that thing. Holy crap,

911
00:44:03,159 --> 00:44:05,559
That seriously might be the best.

912
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:06,400
Speaker 4: Catch I've ever seen live.

913
00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:09,360
Speaker 6: I've never seen anything like that. I pray won't ever

914
00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:13,039
see anything like it again. But Jared Poola definitely has

915
00:44:13,079 --> 00:44:15,840
the talent to be a guy and to contribute immediately.

916
00:44:16,119 --> 00:44:19,960
There's no question about that. If this mindset's right. Learning

917
00:44:20,039 --> 00:44:22,320
the offense is a big thing in this Bau offense.

918
00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:24,599
We know this. I mean, just look at Keilan Marrion.

919
00:44:24,639 --> 00:44:26,400
He wasn't able to do much of anything because the

920
00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:29,679
offense was too tough to learn, and it took him

921
00:44:29,679 --> 00:44:32,559
a full year before he could acclimate himself and find

922
00:44:32,599 --> 00:44:35,840
a niche So a true freshman like Jerem Poola, that

923
00:44:36,119 --> 00:44:38,559
might be too much to put up on him.

924
00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:39,159
Speaker 4: In that regard.

925
00:44:39,559 --> 00:44:43,159
Speaker 6: That man, his skill level is elite. It's very good.

926
00:44:43,239 --> 00:44:45,679
I covered a lot of the games. As far as

927
00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:49,199
pure skill goes, He's in the upper edge Wanta B

928
00:44:49,320 --> 00:44:53,119
way you receive signees. He's that good in my opinion.

929
00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:58,159
Speaker 3: G Man, Brandon Seagerty, any other thoughts, any other comments

930
00:44:58,239 --> 00:45:00,119
or anything that's keeping you up at night as you

931
00:45:00,199 --> 00:45:03,719
wend your way down to Tucson amongst the moisture and

932
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:04,480
torrential rain.

933
00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,840
Speaker 6: Well, they're in stopped. I just hope the way you

934
00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:11,079
can do something. I hope to cover a good story

935
00:45:11,119 --> 00:45:14,760
about a team rallying overcoming the odds. You hope that's

936
00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:17,000
going to be the case with this BA basketball team.

937
00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:19,280
A lot of guys have some opportunities. We'll see how

938
00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:22,679
it plays out. It's gonna be a very interesting game

939
00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:23,800
in that regard.

940
00:45:24,039 --> 00:45:27,840
Speaker 3: Boomshaka lack a g Men. Enjoy the game, enjoy the night,

941
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Travel back safely. We'll see you again soon, brother.

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