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<v Speaker 1>His Eye on the Ball with Steve Rovera on Fox

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<v Speaker 2>Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to Eye on the Ball hero

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<v Speaker 2>on Fox Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rovera in today.

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<v Speaker 2>Is Tim Bentley becoming a regular? Tim? What's up with that?

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<v Speaker 3>I like this? This is good.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I get to come in and we talked

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<v Speaker 4>a little sports, a little cross country.

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<v Speaker 2>A little tracks country. I did that last time.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm slowly turning you all to the dark side over here. No,

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<v Speaker 3>they you heard two weeks ago, I was two xs ago.

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<v Speaker 3>You were on your way to the Breeders' Cup.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, and you were on your way to New York.

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<v Speaker 3>New York City. I went and watched the New York

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<v Speaker 3>City Marathon.

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<v Speaker 2>How'd that go?

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<v Speaker 3>Vote for one thousand people?

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<v Speaker 5>Uh?

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<v Speaker 4>Nico Montanez, from sant Agustin Catholic High School, what, one

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<v Speaker 4>of the top rated marathoners in the United States, did

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<v Speaker 4>not have His best race finished at two twenty four

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<v Speaker 4>two hours twenty four minutes, which is super fast, but

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<v Speaker 4>he had been hoping to get close to two ten.

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<v Speaker 3>I met with them afterwards, he's disappointed.

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<v Speaker 4>But he has a path forward and is going to

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<v Speaker 4>rally to the Houston half Marathon.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you The only thing I run to is the kitchen,

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<v Speaker 2>So fourteen minutes, what would prevent that?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, It's New York City is a tough marathon anyway.

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<v Speaker 4>The renovation profile and the bridges and all that stuff

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<v Speaker 4>can really beat you up, you know, but those athletes

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<v Speaker 4>like you know, we talk a lot about these elite

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<v Speaker 4>athletes in college and pros, these runners, and we have

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<v Speaker 4>a ton of elite athletes runners that live here, Abdy

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<v Speaker 4>and Bernard that live here. You know, there's such fine

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<v Speaker 4>tuned athletes, just like football players and baseball players and

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<v Speaker 4>basketball players that an off day, you know, something wrong

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<v Speaker 4>with your diet, or you know you're right out of

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<v Speaker 4>your training cycle, you miss your training cycle by a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of weeks, and you peak a little earlier, a

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<v Speaker 4>little late. So it was an amazing experience. Fifty thousand

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<v Speaker 4>people running. I know lots of my local runners ran

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<v Speaker 4>the race. I saw several people pr and BQ bostin

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<v Speaker 4>qualifying time. So sounds of fun. How was the horse race?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure you talked about.

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<v Speaker 6>It about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I had Bob Baffort on the show on Wednesday. He

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<v Speaker 2>was fantastic. He was great. Saw him there on Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>right before the locals had their race with the two

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<v Speaker 2>year olds. Who that was the kind of preview of

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<v Speaker 2>the Kentucky Derby for some horses from all over the world.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was fun. It was a bucket list. Would

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<v Speaker 2>I do it again? Yes? Would I do it differently?

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<v Speaker 6>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't tell you how because I don't know, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was.

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<v Speaker 7>It was nice.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the weather was fantastic. Friday. Well, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>in San Diego, right umar fantastic. You couldn't ask for more.

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday it was a little cloudy, but it was still

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<v Speaker 2>in San Diego, so you were fine. I'd do it again.

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<v Speaker 2>I do it again. It was nice. About thirty five

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<v Speaker 2>thousand people there. I did Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>I couldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't pick my nose on Saturday, and I tried.

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<v Speaker 2>I tried. I couldn't do anything on Saturday. Those are

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<v Speaker 2>the big races.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you do you? How do you how do you

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<v Speaker 3>bet the horses? What's your style?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm a Nickel and Time guy. I win place

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<v Speaker 2>and show, maybe go up to some try to pack.

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<v Speaker 2>This Friday was good, not great, but good.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I was able to split for a hat with my winnings,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, which is fine. I'll take a thirty five

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<v Speaker 2>forty dollars win any day. Saturday was not that said.

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<v Speaker 2>It was my horses were you know, fourth or fifth.

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<v Speaker 2>It was nineteen to ones, thirty to ones. It was

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<v Speaker 2>a big money day for people that were hitting further.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's not you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a chalk dude. If much shock comes in, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>happy with it. I just got to get that shot.

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<v Speaker 4>Cards perfect us for me, I know. So, as my

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<v Speaker 4>grandmother would say, you can't put a price on fun.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, that's it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and did well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, so that was that was cool. So I'll

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<v Speaker 2>do it again at some point. Well it did s

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<v Speaker 2>back at dunbar at you, so I'm definitely nice. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so that's cool. Henry. You know, Henry, you're jue, sir

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<v Speaker 2>one and done? What's going on? How are you doing good?

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<v Speaker 8>I miss I missed you last Friday.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes you damn.

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<v Speaker 8>I was kind of lost on a Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>You did you didn't know what to do. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what to do from three to five last Friday, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you and yeah, sure, what it was there a football game?

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<v Speaker 2>They were on the road. Yeah, they played bad. How

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<v Speaker 2>bad was that?

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<v Speaker 3>Listen?

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<v Speaker 4>I was in New York City and I said, let

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<v Speaker 4>me turn on this game, and I was. I was

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<v Speaker 4>in my little hotel room, and then I turned it

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<v Speaker 4>on and I turned it right off.

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<v Speaker 2>By that time they were down, it was already fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>So so we talked about this with you, Juan, because

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<v Speaker 2>you you're writing about the games all the time. Any

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<v Speaker 2>more evaluations from them. I still stick with my thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>on what's going on. They just got to look to

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<v Speaker 2>issue at this point. I don't no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>But what do you think is going on in the team.

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<v Speaker 2>There's something going on. You don't play like this for

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<v Speaker 2>fight consecutive weeks without something going on.

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<v Speaker 9>I think we talked about last time. I didn't see

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<v Speaker 9>the defeat in the right I saw it that Saturday.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I think it's a little bit of a mixture

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<v Speaker 9>of They're all pretty new to each other. This is

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<v Speaker 9>the first this is the first quote unquote time playing

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<v Speaker 9>with each other in real live action. So the trust

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<v Speaker 9>level might not be there right with each other or

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<v Speaker 9>the coaches with each other.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. See, And I still think there's a disconnect between

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<v Speaker 2>the players and the coaches that it's uh And you

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<v Speaker 2>know you're a coach, Tim. If the kids don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to play for Tim Bentley, guess what? Or run for Tim?

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<v Speaker 2>But guess what they're gonna do. They're not gonna run

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<v Speaker 2>for Tim Bidley.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not gonna run if they're not gonna run. No,

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<v Speaker 3>you can see.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, when when kids start to especially you know

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<v Speaker 4>when we're talking about kids, when they start to get beat.

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<v Speaker 3>Up, you know, on a weekly basis, Man, it takes

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<v Speaker 3>the fun out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're talking physically and mentally, yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>And emotionally, you know, and it's you know, they're they're

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<v Speaker 4>not you know, yes, there's nil but I mean there's

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<v Speaker 4>still eighteen, nineteen twenty year old kids and it's not fun.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean you can watch it and to your point

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<v Speaker 3>and you can see it right in their eyes. It's

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<v Speaker 3>not fun.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's a slog and they had to fly all

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<v Speaker 4>the way to Florida to get their butts kicked like that.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, thank goodness there's a bye week because

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<v Speaker 4>you know, nothing bad can happen this week, right, you

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<v Speaker 4>cross your fingers.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing bad.

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<v Speaker 9>I saw a post said Arizona or the bye week

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<v Speaker 9>is favored against their.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, take the bye week. I think you need to

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<v Speaker 3>make your money back.

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<v Speaker 2>Take ye, take the bye week plus one ten. I

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<v Speaker 2>should do that. Yeah, no, that's funny, that's funny. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>here's another chance to get healthy for whatever whatever. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>get ready for another game. It's just the last season.

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<v Speaker 2>It just is, especially when you thought they're gonna go

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<v Speaker 2>eight three if seven, you know, seven five whatever.

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<v Speaker 4>You were sitting here in August, I listened to Jac's

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<v Speaker 4>talk about the you know what when when we're five

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<v Speaker 4>and one.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Well that goes to

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<v Speaker 2>show you you shouldn't do that.

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<v Speaker 8>I should have been laughing. I said the same thing too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Who didn't. I mean, I don't know anybody realistically said, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna go four to three or three or five

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<v Speaker 2>and blah blah blah. No, no, no, I did say.

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<v Speaker 9>At the beginning, there was an article by Desert Swarm.

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<v Speaker 9>My prediction said, or the expectations should be we should

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<v Speaker 9>be satisfied with the bowl game.

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<v Speaker 8>It was two years ago. We were on losing that

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<v Speaker 8>long losing streak, right, Okay, so.

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<v Speaker 9>If the season got to that, the fans should have

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<v Speaker 9>been fine with the bowl game going to a bowl game.

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<v Speaker 8>Now, even if we if they if they made you.

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<v Speaker 2>You're still a student.

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<v Speaker 8>I'll give you they made a bowl game. I'm not

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<v Speaker 8>sure how satisfied the fans would be.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, let me let me throw this theory at you,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it's okay for me to say talk

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<v Speaker 2>about this. So you're you're Brent Brennan. You come on

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<v Speaker 2>the scene for the first time. You did fairly, fairly

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<v Speaker 2>well at the Santurse State mediocreally well if that's a phrase. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So you come here, your dream job, and you have

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<v Speaker 2>this potential with some pretty good players, not all, but some.

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<v Speaker 2>A good group, right, a good group. So now you're

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<v Speaker 2>tasked to keep them, try to keep the best guys

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<v Speaker 2>you can. You know you're gonna lose some what you did,

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<v Speaker 2>but you have Noah, and you have t Mac, and

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<v Speaker 2>you have some other ones that you're you're you're almost

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<v Speaker 2>desperately trying to keep them and keep the core group playing. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So now he did that, He did that, and the

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<v Speaker 2>expectations remained the same or if not more. Whatever from

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<v Speaker 2>Austria do you think it may have been a beneficial

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<v Speaker 2>This is I know people are going to say I'm

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<v Speaker 2>full of it and I'm okay with that. They've done

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<v Speaker 2>that before. Let's assume for a second Brennan does not

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<v Speaker 2>get these guys and he's going through what he's going through. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>it'd be fine because you kind of expected it, right,

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<v Speaker 2>would he have been better off?

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<v Speaker 4>You know a lot of times when new coaches come

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<v Speaker 4>in there following somebody who really screwed up.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, that's a place most of the time, most

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<v Speaker 4>So so he's coming in off off of a high

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<v Speaker 4>our coach went, you know, gets recruited up up the chain.

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<v Speaker 4>So he's not entering bad expectations. So that's against him.

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<v Speaker 2>You know who's that, Brennan?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, So there's you know, so he's not

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<v Speaker 3>entering it's where he has to rebuild. Everybody's like, we're

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<v Speaker 3>already built. Let's go.

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<v Speaker 2>But people were they they were built, but maybe not

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<v Speaker 2>to the extreme that people thought.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, well, but the expectations after the season, let's go,

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<v Speaker 4>Let's assume that everything to good place. We're ready to go,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's you know, from last year to this year.

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<v Speaker 4>People are like, that's not good, let's get him out

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<v Speaker 4>of here, when it's really he should be given the

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<v Speaker 4>same expectations as a as a as a new coach

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<v Speaker 4>come in to a to a rough or a flat.

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<v Speaker 2>You be are you being I was gonna say, are

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<v Speaker 2>you being kind to? So I'm gonna say, are you

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<v Speaker 2>gonna ask are you being kind? Realistic or what are

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<v Speaker 2>you being? In that statement?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I think I'm being kind because the expectations were high. Sure,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I'm unfairly a little bit. I think for him,

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<v Speaker 4>I think a little unfairly, you know. I mean look

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<v Speaker 4>at the uvased track record. I mean the year before

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<v Speaker 4>is it a My feeling was he should have been

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<v Speaker 4>given you know, this year to his in print, but

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And he came in at a bad time, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean right before recruiting or right during recruiting, and he

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't get any of his guys, and we don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know how good those guys are going to be moving forward,

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<v Speaker 2>because Tim, you're a you're a three star, four star

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<v Speaker 2>guy in Kalamazoo and you're thinking about Arizona. They're three

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<v Speaker 2>and five? You want to come here? When you when

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<v Speaker 2>after initially after saying I want to go there, but

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<v Speaker 2>now you're seeing this and you're thinking, what are you thinking?

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<v Speaker 4>And do you I don't know, I mean maybe here,

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<v Speaker 4>but was was was Brian recruiting those guys in California

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<v Speaker 4>at his other place and they're like they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Well they're not. No, Well that's the whole thing want

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<v Speaker 2>and you you know this, Are they Arizona good? Or

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<v Speaker 2>they Satose Stay good? Or are they are they Utah good?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I'm saying, there's always that good. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like it's the kid from the South Point. Who's the

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<v Speaker 2>kid from south Point Atlanta? Everyone said, oh he's so

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<v Speaker 2>is he Arizona good? No, he's Texas good. You know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, He's not gonna come here. He's Texas good?

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<v Speaker 2>Why would you come here?

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<v Speaker 10>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>So now it's well, sounds a state good or Arizona good?

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<v Speaker 2>Am I saying anything that you haven't already heard.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, there's just that expectation going into the season

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<v Speaker 9>of Yes, he was he was given the expectations unfairly,

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<v Speaker 9>but I feel like the team wasn't.

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<v Speaker 8>As a whole. I feel like a lot of the

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<v Speaker 8>players have underperformed.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, I totally agree, totally.

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<v Speaker 9>Regardless of play calling, who you are going up against,

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<v Speaker 9>play play design, whatever, They've been playing this their whole.

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<v Speaker 2>Life, so so the criticism and I'm not I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to alibi anybody. They make a lot more money

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<v Speaker 2>than me. They don't need my alibi. So you have

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<v Speaker 2>these plays, whether they're whether they're crazy plays or just

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<v Speaker 2>dink and dunk plays or just mundane plays. They're not

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<v Speaker 2>even doing those well. But wouldn't you think because of

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<v Speaker 2>the athletes they have, they should be doing those well,

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<v Speaker 2>even the simplest plays.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, to your point, the execution, the fire is not there.

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<v Speaker 4>It's Lackaday's aical. They're they're not really excited. You can

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<v Speaker 4>just see it on the field. They're not. And then

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<v Speaker 4>you know when when they drop a pass or it's

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<v Speaker 4>a miss, put their head down, walk back.

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<v Speaker 3>They don't seem fired up.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, And that's why. That's why I say there's a

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<v Speaker 2>disconnect between the players and the coaches because if you

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<v Speaker 2>if you're on these kids as a coach, you have

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<v Speaker 2>parents you had. If they're on you, you put your

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<v Speaker 2>clothes away, hang your clothes out, blah blah blah. How

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<v Speaker 2>many times you need to hear that? Make it happen? Tim?

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<v Speaker 2>You you you employ people? Hey, can you get this corrected? Son?

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<v Speaker 2>Or can you get this corrected? Betty? You know what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they need to be on a ninety day work plans?

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<v Speaker 2>Well just what they are? No, No, Tim, Tim, good point.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you August, September, October, November, December. That's

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and fifty day plan. Because now they're getting paid.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like what do you call that? The not fur

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<v Speaker 2>little but it's called the probation. When you hire somebody,

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<v Speaker 2>you get six months or three months. That's what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Because guess what if they don't like it, guess what

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna do. Boom they're gonna go.

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<v Speaker 3>I think you're gonna see a lot of people leave.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, there's no, I have no doubt about that.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I really think that you know, with these kids,

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<v Speaker 4>even a few dollars, there's a lot of money and

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<v Speaker 4>they're looking at one eye.

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<v Speaker 3>What's over there? Where's the grass green? Where can I play?

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<v Speaker 4>I gotta get out of here. This wasn't my coach,

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<v Speaker 4>This wasn't my guy. And now we like, like Tad

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<v Speaker 4>Prescott says.

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<v Speaker 11>We.

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<v Speaker 2>Said no, no, no, And I've said this with you,

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<v Speaker 2>just said elaradly this week. He's not my coach, he's

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<v Speaker 2>not my guy. He didn't bring me here. What do

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<v Speaker 2>I need to prove to him?

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<v Speaker 5>You know? Right?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, when kids used to have to stay three

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<v Speaker 4>years or you know it's a four year, transferring was hard,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, and now that it's you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>like open enrollment. You can go wherever you want and

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<v Speaker 4>you can you know, you can get fifth, sixth year,

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<v Speaker 3>But that might be good.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>Then it's his team and it's his guys, and he

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<v Speaker 4>can say, look, this is what I'm building.

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back to win the Ball here on Fox Sports

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<v Speaker 6>Justin.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you? Can you hear me?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey? How are you good? To talk to you?

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<v Speaker 10>Justin?

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<v Speaker 2>Not much? How are you? Are you busy and busy?

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<v Speaker 2>How was the week off for you? Or not week off?

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<v Speaker 2>But at least the bye week?

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<v Speaker 5>Not not really a week off? Still still got some

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<v Speaker 5>bye week stories that I'm tackling right now. I'm actually

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<v Speaker 5>doing a story looking at the transfers who left Arizona

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<v Speaker 5>you know, for some hey, it turned out well for them,

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<v Speaker 5>but for many players, the grass a always dream on

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<v Speaker 5>the other side, and they certainly found that out. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>still staying busy during the bye week, and yeah, then

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<v Speaker 5>we'll get cranking on Monday for what is Houston Week

427
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<v Speaker 5>aca A the Kevin summon Bull.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me ask you if I could real quick,

429
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<v Speaker 2>because you did that story. Is there a story coming

430
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<v Speaker 2>up or is it already published for the transfers.

431
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<v Speaker 5>Oh, I'm putting it out right now. Okay, story some

432
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<v Speaker 5>of the stories that I have been working on. It's

433
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<v Speaker 5>just kind of like what Brent and Brennan discussed during

434
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<v Speaker 5>his Monday press conference. I've also you know, I'm taking

435
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<v Speaker 5>a look at some of the guys that they have

436
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<v Speaker 5>committed for twenty twenty five. The coaching staff right now

437
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<v Speaker 5>is on the road. They're going all over the country.

438
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<v Speaker 5>They're going to Texas, they're going to California, they're going

439
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<v Speaker 5>into some other states, just trying to you know, check

440
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<v Speaker 5>in with the twenty twenty five recruiting class, which you know,

441
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<v Speaker 5>I know Arizona fans don't want to hear about it

442
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<v Speaker 5>because you know, they are so disappointed with this year's team.

443
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<v Speaker 5>But you know, even though they are struggling, Arizona does

444
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<v Speaker 5>have a top five recruiting class in the Big Twelve,

445
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<v Speaker 5>which ranks just inside the top forty. So recruiting wise,

446
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<v Speaker 5>Arizona's got some really good prospects coming in now. The

447
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<v Speaker 5>thing is, as we're approaching the month of December here,

448
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<v Speaker 5>when you got the early signing period coming up, you

449
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<v Speaker 5>know you're going to have to really hold off on

450
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<v Speaker 5>hold off the other schools that are going to be

451
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<v Speaker 5>trying to poach some of these recruits. You know, we've

452
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<v Speaker 5>seen in many years past teams come in right at

453
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<v Speaker 5>the finish line, they make an offer that the player

454
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<v Speaker 5>just simply can't refuse, and then they end up jumping

455
00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:29.319
<v Speaker 5>ships super late, even when this kid has been committed

456
00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:32.839
<v Speaker 5>to Arizona since the summertime. So they just want to

457
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<v Speaker 5>make sure that the recruiting class stays intact, and they're

458
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<v Speaker 5>going out across the country and visiting the current commits

459
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<v Speaker 5>while also looking at, you know, some guys that they

460
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<v Speaker 5>could possibly add as well.

461
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<v Speaker 4>Hey, justin this is this is Tim Bentley, good to

462
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<v Speaker 4>talk to you. I have a question, you talk about

463
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<v Speaker 4>recruiting out in the field, what do you see the

464
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<v Speaker 4>coaches have to do in this day and age of

465
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<v Speaker 4>the NIL to recruit on their own team?

466
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<v Speaker 3>Are there are those coaches doing anything to keep some

467
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<v Speaker 3>of those players?

468
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<v Speaker 5>Who?

469
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<v Speaker 4>Do you see them making run on our own team

470
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<v Speaker 4>to make sure that they don't jump ship at the end?

471
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<v Speaker 6>Yeah?

472
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<v Speaker 5>No, that that that's honestly a really good question.

473
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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

474
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<v Speaker 5>And that's something that college coaches got to deal with

475
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<v Speaker 5>every single season. You know, even Jetfish if he was

476
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<v Speaker 5>still the head coach at Arizona, that would have been

477
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<v Speaker 5>something that he had to worry out when he was here.

478
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<v Speaker 5>Is you know, players or teams coming up to his

479
00:22:25.960 --> 00:22:30.160
<v Speaker 5>players and making some pretty sweet NIL deals. You know,

480
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<v Speaker 5>we saw that with Dorian Singer.

481
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<v Speaker 2>You know.

482
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<v Speaker 5>I talked to Caleb Williams who's now playing for Chicago Bears,

483
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<v Speaker 5>and I talked to him at Paktwell Media day last

484
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<v Speaker 5>year and I asked them like, is you know what

485
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<v Speaker 5>made Dorian Singer the you know, the player that you

486
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<v Speaker 5>wanted to come to USC And he said, well, when

487
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<v Speaker 5>we played against Arizona down in Tucson and he was

488
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<v Speaker 5>just going off on us. You know, I kind of

489
00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:57.240
<v Speaker 5>looked over at one of my assistant coaches and said, hey,

490
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<v Speaker 5>we're gonna go after this guy. And and like I

491
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<v Speaker 5>think he Williams was like obviously joking, But I think

492
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<v Speaker 5>there is a little some truth to a scenario like that,

493
00:23:08.039 --> 00:23:11.799
<v Speaker 5>where you know, teams that have deeper pockets can you know,

494
00:23:11.960 --> 00:23:16.400
<v Speaker 5>go get after players and pretty much force them to

495
00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:18.960
<v Speaker 5>jump ship. And then you know, of course, you know

496
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<v Speaker 5>with revenue sharing and and the way that the rosters

497
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<v Speaker 5>are going to be changing here in the near future. Yeah,

498
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<v Speaker 5>that's something that Brent and Brennan has to worry about, is,

499
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<v Speaker 5>you know, can he keep some of the players that

500
00:23:33.400 --> 00:23:37.279
<v Speaker 5>he has on his roster right now? Can he keep

501
00:23:37.319 --> 00:23:39.559
<v Speaker 5>them for next year? Because you know, even though Arizona

502
00:23:39.599 --> 00:23:42.000
<v Speaker 5>struggling this year, they have some really good players, right,

503
00:23:42.200 --> 00:23:45.119
<v Speaker 5>like Genesis Smith. I think that the defensive back that

504
00:23:45.200 --> 00:23:48.480
<v Speaker 5>you have to keep on your team with Trade and

505
00:23:48.559 --> 00:23:52.240
<v Speaker 5>Stokes at Gunnarmalonado. You know, those guys have only played

506
00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:55.680
<v Speaker 5>four games this year, so they could red shirt and

507
00:23:55.839 --> 00:23:59.960
<v Speaker 5>come back for another season and preserve another year of eligible.

508
00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:02.279
<v Speaker 5>But the thing is, like those guys I think are

509
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<v Speaker 5>different Cats. I think that those guys are probably gonna

510
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<v Speaker 5>stay at Arizona rather than jump ship. But you know,

511
00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:10.920
<v Speaker 5>there's a lot of players right now that could be thinking,

512
00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:13.880
<v Speaker 5>you know what, this coaching staff ain't what it cracked

513
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<v Speaker 5>up to be. And I think I'm ready to move forward.

514
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<v Speaker 5>But you also have to worry about you know, like

515
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<v Speaker 5>I said earlier, you know, the grass ain't always greener

516
00:24:23.079 --> 00:24:25.240
<v Speaker 5>on the other side. You know, I'm looking at, you know,

517
00:24:25.400 --> 00:24:29.640
<v Speaker 5>some players that jump ship last year and they're not

518
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<v Speaker 5>doing as well as maybe they would have that they

519
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<v Speaker 5>stayed at Arizona right Like I'm looking at, for instance,

520
00:24:35.880 --> 00:24:40.680
<v Speaker 5>Jacob Kendeica, a defensive tackle who is a pretty key

521
00:24:40.759 --> 00:24:44.359
<v Speaker 5>contributor to Arizona over the last couple of years, and honestly,

522
00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:46.920
<v Speaker 5>he could be starting right now for the Wildcat but

523
00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:49.640
<v Speaker 5>he's only got to think, like six tackles in just

524
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<v Speaker 5>a few games this year, had not really been you know,

525
00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:56.839
<v Speaker 5>as key of a contributor as the key contributors that

526
00:24:56.920 --> 00:25:00.519
<v Speaker 5>we thought he would. But I think that Arizona right now,

527
00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:02.880
<v Speaker 5>they have some really good players that they have to

528
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<v Speaker 5>keep moving forward and I think they will.

529
00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:06.319
<v Speaker 1>Now.

530
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<v Speaker 5>The fortunate part for the coaching staff that is currently

531
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<v Speaker 5>in place, is that they have the opportunity to go

532
00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:19.519
<v Speaker 5>into the transfer portal and really address some of the

533
00:25:19.640 --> 00:25:22.960
<v Speaker 5>issues like the offensive and defensive line. You know, Arizona

534
00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:27.240
<v Speaker 5>lost nine scholarship defensive linemen last year. That's really tough

535
00:25:27.279 --> 00:25:30.480
<v Speaker 5>to replace. And heck, even the two you know, three

536
00:25:30.559 --> 00:25:33.559
<v Speaker 5>hundred pounders that they have in the middle, and Isaiah

537
00:25:33.640 --> 00:25:36.319
<v Speaker 5>Johnson and Shruba May you know, those guys have really

538
00:25:36.400 --> 00:25:39.200
<v Speaker 5>been in and out of the lineup. So Arizona's lost

539
00:25:39.240 --> 00:25:41.799
<v Speaker 5>a lot of size on the defensive line. They need

540
00:25:41.880 --> 00:25:44.240
<v Speaker 5>to go in and get you know, some size up

541
00:25:44.319 --> 00:25:47.160
<v Speaker 5>front on there. And then you know, offensive line. No

542
00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:50.599
<v Speaker 5>one expected Raymond Pledo to step away for personal reasons.

543
00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:55.200
<v Speaker 5>No one expected lath Magnuson to be out for the

544
00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:58.920
<v Speaker 5>season with concussion. You know, right on, Tapato Tai was

545
00:25:59.000 --> 00:26:01.759
<v Speaker 5>supposed to be like a backup tackle. It was supposed

546
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<v Speaker 5>to be groomed by Jonas Savi and Aya and also

547
00:26:04.880 --> 00:26:07.480
<v Speaker 5>ring the Polito. But then he's thrust it into this

548
00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:12.119
<v Speaker 5>leadership position and he's actually not doing so bad, and

549
00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:14.599
<v Speaker 5>the next thing you know, he's suffering a season ending

550
00:26:14.680 --> 00:26:17.079
<v Speaker 5>leg injury. So now you got to shuffle the deck.

551
00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:19.279
<v Speaker 5>You got to put big Jonah over on the other side.

552
00:26:19.680 --> 00:26:21.799
<v Speaker 5>You got to bring in Michael Wooten, a transfer from

553
00:26:21.839 --> 00:26:25.640
<v Speaker 5>Oregon who's just really isn't ready right now, but hey,

554
00:26:26.160 --> 00:26:28.880
<v Speaker 5>you got to get baptized by fire man. There's you

555
00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:32.240
<v Speaker 5>got to be able to develop under the live bullets.

556
00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:34.160
<v Speaker 5>And right now, that's what Michael Woten is doing, and

557
00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:35.880
<v Speaker 5>that's what Arizona's doing. You're starting to see it.

558
00:26:36.039 --> 00:26:36.359
<v Speaker 2>Right No.

559
00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:40.440
<v Speaker 5>Fafida is pressured a lot. He's got to, you know,

560
00:26:40.519 --> 00:26:42.759
<v Speaker 5>get the ball out quick, but he can't because receivers

561
00:26:42.799 --> 00:26:46.640
<v Speaker 5>can't get open and the protection is not as good

562
00:26:46.640 --> 00:26:49.400
<v Speaker 5>as it was last year. And so you look at

563
00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:52.279
<v Speaker 5>you know, Arizona losing and you know they're just simply

564
00:26:52.400 --> 00:26:55.319
<v Speaker 5>just getting bullied on the offensive a defensive line. Now,

565
00:26:55.400 --> 00:26:58.640
<v Speaker 5>going back to my original point about the first transfer

566
00:26:58.720 --> 00:27:04.119
<v Speaker 5>portal wave, that's when you can really get those caliber players,

567
00:27:04.160 --> 00:27:07.720
<v Speaker 5>like those high caliber offensive defensive linemen, because there's so

568
00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:11.359
<v Speaker 5>few of them in the portal and the coaching staff

569
00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:14.839
<v Speaker 5>last year they got here after that first wave. They

570
00:27:14.920 --> 00:27:17.400
<v Speaker 5>got it after it was closed, and the only players

571
00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:19.880
<v Speaker 5>that they could get were the players that were affected

572
00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:25.279
<v Speaker 5>by the Nick Saban coaching chain. You know, the the

573
00:27:25.519 --> 00:27:28.480
<v Speaker 5>Washington's of the world, the San Jose States, Right, So

574
00:27:28.720 --> 00:27:31.440
<v Speaker 5>it was slim pickings for Arizona and you can't get

575
00:27:31.559 --> 00:27:34.680
<v Speaker 5>really good offensive defensive linemen during that time. So I

576
00:27:34.799 --> 00:27:39.559
<v Speaker 5>think now that they're here for that first period, they're

577
00:27:39.599 --> 00:27:42.000
<v Speaker 5>going to be able to really go after some high

578
00:27:42.079 --> 00:27:44.079
<v Speaker 5>quality linemen on both offense and defense.

579
00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:47.880
<v Speaker 4>Hey, justin you know, you're talking about you know, some

580
00:27:48.160 --> 00:27:51.359
<v Speaker 4>some future wins. What can we do for next year?

581
00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:52.920
<v Speaker 4>Already we're looking ahead, like what are we doing in

582
00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:55.839
<v Speaker 4>the portal? What does this team need to do other

583
00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:59.000
<v Speaker 4>outside of beating ASU to end then the season on

584
00:27:59.039 --> 00:28:00.839
<v Speaker 4>a high note and make sure sure that the fans

585
00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:01.880
<v Speaker 4>are staying engaged.

586
00:28:01.920 --> 00:28:03.720
<v Speaker 3>What can they do? What can the team do outside

587
00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:04.519
<v Speaker 3>of beating ASU?

588
00:28:06.200 --> 00:28:10.720
<v Speaker 5>Well, I think ASU is priority number one because as

589
00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:14.200
<v Speaker 5>much as Arizona fans probably disagree with me, you know,

590
00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:18.039
<v Speaker 5>ask them about that twenty sixteen season. Do they remember

591
00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:20.960
<v Speaker 5>Arizona going three to nine or they do they remember

592
00:28:21.319 --> 00:28:25.359
<v Speaker 5>Arizona beating ASU in the Territorial Cup and running every

593
00:28:25.400 --> 00:28:28.039
<v Speaker 5>single play in the second half. They probably remember the

594
00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:30.640
<v Speaker 5>latter part. They don't remember that got awful three and

595
00:28:30.720 --> 00:28:34.000
<v Speaker 5>nine to you. So I think ASU is priority number

596
00:28:34.039 --> 00:28:36.480
<v Speaker 5>one beating them, And you know what, if you can

597
00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:39.599
<v Speaker 5>somehow in the process of beating ASU, you can get

598
00:28:39.640 --> 00:28:42.440
<v Speaker 5>to a bowl game. Because right now it's do or

599
00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:45.079
<v Speaker 5>die time for Arizona. You know, they have three opportunities

600
00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:48.200
<v Speaker 5>to get three wins, and if they get a lost,

601
00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:51.240
<v Speaker 5>then they're not going bowling. But I think if you

602
00:28:51.279 --> 00:28:55.200
<v Speaker 5>can win that last game, you can somewhat restore the

603
00:28:55.279 --> 00:28:58.720
<v Speaker 5>good vibes. But I think right now they got to

604
00:28:58.720 --> 00:29:00.680
<v Speaker 5>figure out a way to get to a bowl game.

605
00:29:00.759 --> 00:29:04.279
<v Speaker 5>But I'm not optimistic. You know. I thought maybe they

606
00:29:04.319 --> 00:29:07.680
<v Speaker 5>could do it against West Virginia, which was also struggling.

607
00:29:08.160 --> 00:29:12.279
<v Speaker 5>Maybe they could do it to UCF, which was using

608
00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:16.119
<v Speaker 5>their fourth quarterback, their fourth starting quarterback of the season,

609
00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:19.400
<v Speaker 5>and then you know, he ends up throwing for how

610
00:29:19.440 --> 00:29:21.480
<v Speaker 5>many yards I forgot it was, but you know, and

611
00:29:21.880 --> 00:29:24.799
<v Speaker 5>also had a couple of big runs too, and UCF

612
00:29:24.960 --> 00:29:27.200
<v Speaker 5>just had their way running the ball with r. J. Harvey.

613
00:29:28.559 --> 00:29:29.960
<v Speaker 5>You know, I thought that, you know, there were some

614
00:29:30.039 --> 00:29:32.880
<v Speaker 5>opportunities for Arizona to find their mojo and get things

615
00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:35.279
<v Speaker 5>back on the winning track, but that has not been

616
00:29:35.359 --> 00:29:37.880
<v Speaker 5>the case. And I think a big part of it

617
00:29:38.039 --> 00:29:42.200
<v Speaker 5>has to do with the injuries on defense and offense,

618
00:29:42.519 --> 00:29:45.720
<v Speaker 5>also dealing with a couple of injuries, and and also

619
00:29:45.839 --> 00:29:47.759
<v Speaker 5>you know the running back situation too. You know, no

620
00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:51.640
<v Speaker 5>one expected Jacory Krosky marrit to be dealing with eligibility issues.

621
00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:54.920
<v Speaker 5>No one thought that ray Shawn Speedy Luke would be

622
00:29:55.599 --> 00:29:58.519
<v Speaker 5>red shirting and being out for the year after four games.

623
00:29:59.039 --> 00:30:01.519
<v Speaker 5>And so your top or I wouldn't say top two,

624
00:30:01.680 --> 00:30:04.839
<v Speaker 5>but two very important running backs that are part of

625
00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:10.359
<v Speaker 5>that rotation they're not available now. So Arizona's been kind

626
00:30:10.400 --> 00:30:14.880
<v Speaker 5>of dealt a very difficult hand, like it's a it's

627
00:30:14.920 --> 00:30:16.559
<v Speaker 5>a hard hand to come out of, man, But like,

628
00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:20.799
<v Speaker 5>I really feel like this team right now, with the

629
00:30:20.880 --> 00:30:24.359
<v Speaker 5>leadership of no Fafita and Tenor Roll McMillan, like they're

630
00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:27.240
<v Speaker 5>not dead in the water just yet. You know, even

631
00:30:27.279 --> 00:30:30.079
<v Speaker 5>when Arizona was, you know, down by five or six

632
00:30:30.160 --> 00:30:33.119
<v Speaker 5>touchdowns against UCF, you could see the two leaders and

633
00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:36.799
<v Speaker 5>noahen Tmac, they were fully engaged on the sidelines on

634
00:30:36.880 --> 00:30:39.839
<v Speaker 5>the tablets, studying the plays and doing all that. So

635
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<v Speaker 5>I think, you know, by week we'll do this team

636
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<v Speaker 5>some good. You know, I don't know how we're going

637
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<v Speaker 5>to see them look against a really tough Houston team,

638
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<v Speaker 5>because you know, while Houston is is down this year,

639
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<v Speaker 5>they're also really well coached and they play tough and heck,

640
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<v Speaker 5>they almost went to Oklahoma and pulled out a win

641
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<v Speaker 5>early in the year, So you know, this is not

642
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<v Speaker 5>gonna be a total pushover. Like, this is still gonna

643
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<v Speaker 5>be a tough game for Arizona. And on top of that,

644
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<v Speaker 5>like how many people are going to show up to

645
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<v Speaker 5>this game because judging Twitter and looking at the timeline

646
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<v Speaker 5>of that game on against Houston on the same night

647
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<v Speaker 5>as the road basketball game against Wisconsin, like, there's not

648
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<v Speaker 5>gonna be many people there. It's also on a Friday

649
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<v Speaker 5>night too, so you've got high school football playoffs going

650
00:31:27.599 --> 00:31:30.279
<v Speaker 5>on in southern Arizona. There's other things to do on

651
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<v Speaker 5>a Friday night than to, you know, potentially waste your

652
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<v Speaker 5>money and watch Arizona get smacked around. So yeah, I

653
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<v Speaker 5>really don't think that there's gonna be a lot of

654
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<v Speaker 5>people at this game coming up here on Friday. But

655
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<v Speaker 5>you know, the Wildcats need to do whatever they can

656
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<v Speaker 5>to figure out a way to win because that game

657
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<v Speaker 5>against TCU on the road, even though TCU is a

658
00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:50.000
<v Speaker 5>little bit down this year, like that is still going

659
00:31:50.079 --> 00:31:52.720
<v Speaker 5>to be a really hard game on the road, but

660
00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:56.000
<v Speaker 5>right now it's one week at a time, which is

661
00:31:56.039 --> 00:31:58.079
<v Speaker 5>a total cliche, but you know that's where Arizona's at

662
00:31:58.160 --> 00:32:01.960
<v Speaker 5>right now, because yeah, if they again, uh, they're going

663
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<v Speaker 5>to be not going to the postseason. But yeah, I

664
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<v Speaker 5>think priority number one, you know, is win against Houston,

665
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<v Speaker 5>win against TCU. If you lose either of those things,

666
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<v Speaker 5>your priority shift just beating Agacy for the Territorial Cup.

667
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<v Speaker 2>So let me make an observation justin real quick, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you know, are kind of close not kind

669
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<v Speaker 2>of close competitors in a sense, but not really You're

670
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<v Speaker 2>like in your five of your profession, right, pretty much

671
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<v Speaker 2>of your of your real world.

672
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<v Speaker 3>Deals in your adult life.

673
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, about five years, let's say five years probably pretty much, right,

674
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<v Speaker 2>You're like twenty eight, twenty nine, maybe seven, how how

675
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<v Speaker 2>many years? Let me try to make it my point,

676
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<v Speaker 2>So so you have a good advantage of well, I

677
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<v Speaker 2>don't want to couch this thing. So I was here

678
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<v Speaker 2>doing this in the paper business for like twenty three

679
00:32:46.720 --> 00:32:48.839
<v Speaker 2>twenty four years. I never had to cover a losing,

680
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<v Speaker 2>losing team. Even now I can't remember losing team. Maybe

681
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<v Speaker 2>the tough tennis for the Sean Miller times and maybe

682
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<v Speaker 2>the loot End years. But I think that this year

683
00:32:57.759 --> 00:33:00.799
<v Speaker 2>has kind of benefited you because you've had to become

684
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<v Speaker 2>a better reporter. I don't. I'm just assuming because these

685
00:33:03.839 --> 00:33:06.359
<v Speaker 2>are tough times. So now you have to be asking

686
00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:08.519
<v Speaker 2>tough questions you around the guys that you have to be.

687
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<v Speaker 2>For me, it was easy. Hell, I you know, how

688
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<v Speaker 2>was the win? Today's coach? You know whatever? You know

689
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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, you're probably better than than what what

690
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<v Speaker 2>many think because because tough times, you have to ask

691
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<v Speaker 2>tough questions. Did you did you? Did you tough questions?

692
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<v Speaker 1>Did you that question.

693
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<v Speaker 5>You cut out there at the last part?

694
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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, no no. So I'm sure that this whole

695
00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:40.359
<v Speaker 2>year has kind of made you better at what you're doing. Oh.

696
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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely. And you know it's even last year. You know,

697
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<v Speaker 5>I was dealt with a little bit of a verby

698
00:33:47.079 --> 00:33:50.400
<v Speaker 5>because the whole Jaden DeLaura situation. Right, so you know

699
00:33:50.480 --> 00:33:53.960
<v Speaker 5>I'm coming, I'm coming through court documents and doing all that.

700
00:33:54.079 --> 00:33:56.799
<v Speaker 5>I'm like, okay, you're one of the beat Like here

701
00:33:56.880 --> 00:33:59.799
<v Speaker 5>we go going through, uh, you know, court documents for

702
00:33:59.799 --> 00:34:03.200
<v Speaker 5>a sexual assault case. And then it went into the season.

703
00:34:03.359 --> 00:34:06.599
<v Speaker 5>Like I look at really the last year or so

704
00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:10.199
<v Speaker 5>year plus in the calendar year and think about, like

705
00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:13.400
<v Speaker 5>how much I've had to do as a reporter covering

706
00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:18.599
<v Speaker 5>Arizona football between you know, the spring ball, preseason, training camp,

707
00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:24.960
<v Speaker 5>Jaden Dolora's case, the season itself, the really the transition

708
00:34:25.199 --> 00:34:29.559
<v Speaker 5>between Dayden Delora and Noah Fafida, right, because Jed wouldn't

709
00:34:29.719 --> 00:34:32.119
<v Speaker 5>just come out and say that Noah was the starter,

710
00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:34.719
<v Speaker 5>but we so we had to keep acting like what's

711
00:34:34.760 --> 00:34:37.960
<v Speaker 5>the quarterback situation? And he never really acknowledged it, but

712
00:34:38.199 --> 00:34:40.880
<v Speaker 5>just kind of let it organically happen. And then no

713
00:34:41.039 --> 00:34:43.679
<v Speaker 5>Fafida became the starter and then they went on the

714
00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:48.280
<v Speaker 5>winning streak and everything was all great, and then you know,

715
00:34:48.400 --> 00:34:51.760
<v Speaker 5>I get a phone call from an agency saying that, yeah,

716
00:34:51.880 --> 00:34:55.360
<v Speaker 5>Jeff Fish is entertaining offers and you know he's looking

717
00:34:55.400 --> 00:34:57.480
<v Speaker 5>at maybe going to the NFL. I know that the

718
00:34:57.760 --> 00:35:01.760
<v Speaker 5>Tennessee Titans are interested in potentially adding here, and hey,

719
00:35:01.840 --> 00:35:05.119
<v Speaker 5>this Washington thing is legit, like they are really serious

720
00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:07.880
<v Speaker 5>in Jed. And then in just a couple of days,

721
00:35:08.400 --> 00:35:10.639
<v Speaker 5>Jeff Fish is the head coach in Washington. And then

722
00:35:11.199 --> 00:35:15.079
<v Speaker 5>they started the coaching search and all that and that

723
00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:18.920
<v Speaker 5>really benefited my career. And then next thing, you know,

724
00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:21.960
<v Speaker 5>you know, Brent Brennan be able to keep Temac and

725
00:35:22.360 --> 00:35:25.119
<v Speaker 5>No Facida and a lot of these starters to come back,

726
00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:28.119
<v Speaker 5>and you think, hey, the vibes are good. You know,

727
00:35:28.199 --> 00:35:30.920
<v Speaker 5>they have a really good team. They have the nucleus

728
00:35:31.000 --> 00:35:33.840
<v Speaker 5>of players that took them to ten wins last year

729
00:35:33.920 --> 00:35:36.960
<v Speaker 5>in the Alamo Bowl. Like maybe the Brent Brennan Arrow

730
00:35:37.000 --> 00:35:38.840
<v Speaker 5>will get off to a great start and they can

731
00:35:38.920 --> 00:35:41.599
<v Speaker 5>have another magical year. And then, like I said, that

732
00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:46.079
<v Speaker 5>bad hand that they were delves just has contributed to

733
00:35:46.480 --> 00:35:50.159
<v Speaker 5>what has been a really disappointing season. And you know,

734
00:35:50.280 --> 00:35:52.840
<v Speaker 5>you do have to ask those tough questions because you know,

735
00:35:52.920 --> 00:35:56.960
<v Speaker 5>I hear Arizona fan I understand their observations and everything

736
00:35:57.079 --> 00:35:59.239
<v Speaker 5>like that. So you know, I got to ask about,

737
00:35:59.440 --> 00:36:03.840
<v Speaker 5>you know, what the offensive identity right now? What's the

738
00:36:03.960 --> 00:36:06.559
<v Speaker 5>deal with the long developing plays? You know, why are

739
00:36:06.639 --> 00:36:10.239
<v Speaker 5>you guys struggling right now? Why are you guys failing

740
00:36:10.320 --> 00:36:14.400
<v Speaker 5>to score points during this time? Like it it's really hard,

741
00:36:14.559 --> 00:36:17.480
<v Speaker 5>and you know I know that the coaching staff, you know,

742
00:36:17.519 --> 00:36:19.760
<v Speaker 5>they don't want to be in this position right now.

743
00:36:20.519 --> 00:36:22.400
<v Speaker 5>Peck I don't want to be asking why Arizona stuck

744
00:36:22.519 --> 00:36:26.079
<v Speaker 5>every single week, right, Like, I love writing the stories

745
00:36:26.159 --> 00:36:31.119
<v Speaker 5>about the Polynesian influence on Arizona football. You know, I'm

746
00:36:31.119 --> 00:36:33.639
<v Speaker 5>writing a story this weekend about Genesis Smith and his

747
00:36:34.199 --> 00:36:38.199
<v Speaker 5>foundation around the Holidays that he's creating. You know, I

748
00:36:38.679 --> 00:36:41.639
<v Speaker 5>do like writing about the the players on the team

749
00:36:41.639 --> 00:36:43.400
<v Speaker 5>because I think there are a lot of great stories.

750
00:36:43.480 --> 00:36:46.000
<v Speaker 5>But yeah, no doubt about it, Steve, Like, this year

751
00:36:46.679 --> 00:36:50.400
<v Speaker 5>has really helped me grow as far as writing about

752
00:36:50.440 --> 00:36:53.199
<v Speaker 5>the struggles and the hard times, because you know, that's

753
00:36:53.239 --> 00:36:55.880
<v Speaker 5>the unique part about sports is yeah, there's a lot

754
00:36:55.920 --> 00:36:57.880
<v Speaker 5>of winning, but you know what, there's also going to

755
00:36:57.920 --> 00:36:59.599
<v Speaker 5>come to stretch where there's also some losing too, and

756
00:37:00.039 --> 00:37:03.239
<v Speaker 5>and how you want to navigate through that. That's definitely

757
00:37:03.280 --> 00:37:04.280
<v Speaker 5>something that's been interesting.

758
00:37:05.119 --> 00:37:08.599
<v Speaker 4>Hey, justin quick question, you talk about tough times and struggling.

759
00:37:08.760 --> 00:37:11.320
<v Speaker 4>You know we're talking about specifically with on the football team.

760
00:37:11.920 --> 00:37:16.199
<v Speaker 4>Is the tough times in the athletic department overall budget

761
00:37:16.400 --> 00:37:20.599
<v Speaker 4>and turmoil there is that affecting this team? And is

762
00:37:20.639 --> 00:37:22.320
<v Speaker 4>it Is it coming down from the top and making

763
00:37:22.400 --> 00:37:24.159
<v Speaker 4>things awkward for the team and tough for the team?

764
00:37:26.000 --> 00:37:26.119
<v Speaker 6>Uh?

765
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<v Speaker 5>No, I would I wouldn't say that. I know that

766
00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:32.320
<v Speaker 5>some Arizona fans are you know, over here talking about,

767
00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:35.400
<v Speaker 5>like how can Arizona figure out a way to let

768
00:37:35.480 --> 00:37:39.639
<v Speaker 5>go of Brent Brennan, which is just not realistic, you know,

769
00:37:39.760 --> 00:37:43.519
<v Speaker 5>with his buyout money, the fact that Arizona has to

770
00:37:43.679 --> 00:37:48.760
<v Speaker 5>pay two athletic directors, the fact that the university has

771
00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:52.280
<v Speaker 5>to pay two presidents. Like there's there's just a lot

772
00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:57.239
<v Speaker 5>of uh financial kink that's going on right now with

773
00:37:57.599 --> 00:38:01.480
<v Speaker 5>with Arizona and and also the athletic department. You know,

774
00:38:01.559 --> 00:38:04.239
<v Speaker 5>but I think that you know, they've stopped everything that

775
00:38:04.280 --> 00:38:08.679
<v Speaker 5>I've heard from Brent Brennan that Desree refrancois the new

776
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<v Speaker 5>a D. She's doing a really great job of getting

777
00:38:13.519 --> 00:38:18.039
<v Speaker 5>together a revenue sharing model because you know, with that

778
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<v Speaker 5>that case, that settlement that just happened with the MC

779
00:38:22.320 --> 00:38:26.000
<v Speaker 5>double A, now there's gonna be revenue sharing in collegiate

780
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<v Speaker 5>sports and each school is going to get roughly, you know,

781
00:38:30.400 --> 00:38:34.639
<v Speaker 5>twenty two million dollars. And so you have revenue sharing,

782
00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:37.719
<v Speaker 5>you know, but how can you also you know, boost

783
00:38:37.800 --> 00:38:42.599
<v Speaker 5>up your your nil And she recently just hired Bud Sasser,

784
00:38:43.639 --> 00:38:46.599
<v Speaker 5>who came over from Missouri was actually a former Missouri

785
00:38:47.599 --> 00:38:51.039
<v Speaker 5>Tiger football player who was supposed to play in the

786
00:38:51.159 --> 00:38:53.599
<v Speaker 5>NFL but had I think like a heart condition or

787
00:38:53.639 --> 00:38:56.320
<v Speaker 5>something like that that kept him from playing. But you know,

788
00:38:56.480 --> 00:39:02.039
<v Speaker 5>he specializes in contracts, he specializes in the money, the

789
00:39:02.400 --> 00:39:05.679
<v Speaker 5>money side of collegiate athletics, and and she just hired

790
00:39:05.719 --> 00:39:09.599
<v Speaker 5>him to help out with NIL and also revenue sharing.

791
00:39:09.840 --> 00:39:13.400
<v Speaker 5>So there's a plan in place. You know, Arizona's trying

792
00:39:13.440 --> 00:39:16.280
<v Speaker 5>to make sure that they stay afloat and they stay

793
00:39:16.519 --> 00:39:18.599
<v Speaker 5>they keep up with the Joneses when it comes with

794
00:39:19.119 --> 00:39:21.760
<v Speaker 5>you know, college athletics and college money. But you know,

795
00:39:21.880 --> 00:39:23.599
<v Speaker 5>at the end of the day, there are just there

796
00:39:23.679 --> 00:39:27.800
<v Speaker 5>are certain programs that just have deeper pockets that Arizona

797
00:39:27.880 --> 00:39:30.840
<v Speaker 5>just can't compete with. And these coaches know that. Now

798
00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:34.199
<v Speaker 5>he is just to find that the players that are

799
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<v Speaker 5>willing to I guess not play for the largest paycheck,

800
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<v Speaker 5>but also you know kind of keep their eyes on

801
00:39:40.920 --> 00:39:46.679
<v Speaker 5>the prize and come down to Tucson and train practice

802
00:39:46.800 --> 00:39:50.840
<v Speaker 5>and become an NFL player. It's a weird time in

803
00:39:50.880 --> 00:39:53.320
<v Speaker 5>college sports because you know, what does an athlete value.

804
00:39:53.360 --> 00:39:57.360
<v Speaker 5>Does he value the paycheck or does he value what

805
00:39:57.559 --> 00:40:00.880
<v Speaker 5>he's ultimately playing this sport for well.

806
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<v Speaker 2>We know the answer to that.

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<v Speaker 5>We do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, be sure to ask the Daily Star for more

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<v Speaker 2>nil money for you just because you are who you are.

810
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<v Speaker 3>Thank you very much, justin thank you, justin you need

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<v Speaker 3>to raise Yes, well done.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah man, I need rivera money, bro.

813
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<v Speaker 3>You'll be living in the right like living larger.

814
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<v Speaker 2>Justin thank you, thank you, justin appreciate it. Andy, we

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<v Speaker 2>got to go. We're way over, so let's come back.

816
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<v Speaker 2>If you're an Arizona Man's basketball fan, you know it's

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<v Speaker 2>been successful for newly forty years. Now. Take a look

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<v Speaker 2>back at the Ludolsen era in my new book, Lessons

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<v Speaker 2>from Loot. It was a labor of love through the

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<v Speaker 2>eyes of twenty five former players, coaches and friends to

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<v Speaker 2>give insight to the coach and the man who led them,

822
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<v Speaker 2>competed against them, and inspired them twenty five chapters for

823
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<v Speaker 2>his twenty five years as Arizona's beloved coach. Lessons from

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<v Speaker 2>Luton is an insight to how he built the program

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<v Speaker 2>into a national powerhouse. What one email me at Steve

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<v Speaker 2>dot rivera ninety five at gmail dot com. Hi, this

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<v Speaker 1>Breaking down all the xys and ohs. This is I

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<v Speaker 1>on the Ball with Steve Rivera on Blox Sports fourteen fifty.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, welcome back to wyn the Ball here on Fox

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<v Speaker 2>Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rivera. You're Tim Bentley. Got

894
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<v Speaker 2>one with us today. So a lot of the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>that Justin kind of was talking about was exactly what

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<v Speaker 2>we were kind of talking about, especially the transfers. I

897
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<v Speaker 2>said this with coach Lopez yesterday. The kids who transferred

898
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<v Speaker 2>during the loot time, and that's the team, the team

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<v Speaker 2>I know wish they had not transferred because their success

900
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<v Speaker 2>was not very good somewhere else, thinking that more time

901
00:44:33.239 --> 00:44:36.360
<v Speaker 2>would make them better. Well, here you'd stay and develop,

902
00:44:36.920 --> 00:44:40.360
<v Speaker 2>you play against better players and you become pros down

903
00:44:40.440 --> 00:44:44.639
<v Speaker 2>the road. But kids today, I'm sure kids twenty years

904
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<v Speaker 2>ago want it now.

905
00:44:46.840 --> 00:44:48.679
<v Speaker 3>They want it now, you know.

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00:44:48.800 --> 00:44:51.480
<v Speaker 4>And we've been talking about coaches, and you know we're

907
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<v Speaker 4>talking about San Jose Goad Texas.

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<v Speaker 6>Good is.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, people wanted to play for Luke because they

910
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<v Speaker 4>knew that they were gonna be good, They're gonna play

911
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<v Speaker 4>in big games, are going to.

912
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<v Speaker 3>Be on TV.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, so those folks that left, you know, obviously

914
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<v Speaker 4>didn't get the benefit of loot. I wonder about these kids,

915
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<v Speaker 4>you know, do they not see that in this coach?

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<v Speaker 5>Is this?

917
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<v Speaker 3>Do I need to hook myself to this guy? Or

918
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<v Speaker 3>can I go someplace else?

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<v Speaker 4>Because you know his story justin story is going to

920
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<v Speaker 4>be about the kids that left and then they're not

921
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<v Speaker 4>doing as well. But I guarantee you every one of

922
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<v Speaker 4>these kids that leaves thinks, well, that's not me. That's

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<v Speaker 4>not going to happen to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Right well, kind of like everything else with me, I'm

925
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<v Speaker 2>in denial of my health. I'm denal my of my abilities.

926
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<v Speaker 2>You know, we're all at denial.

927
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<v Speaker 3>Of something now. I'm an old guy too, man like nothing.

928
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I could chase twenty five year old women. Yeah right,

929
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<v Speaker 2>you know what, I can't.

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<v Speaker 3>Chase anything right now, Like I like my bad back

931
00:45:42.679 --> 00:45:44.280
<v Speaker 3>and my ankle is angry. I can't.

932
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, barely have you looked at you both? I'm thinking

933
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<v Speaker 2>of me. Have you seen yourself in the mirror? Late?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I was listening to coach Lopez yesterday. I'm

936
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<v Speaker 4>neither a one nor a three right now. I'm like,

937
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<v Speaker 4>I'm like an eight right now?

938
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<v Speaker 2>Did you did you listen to the dad? He was good,

939
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<v Speaker 2>He was so good, he was so goolf was fantastic

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<v Speaker 2>to me because it's I love that stuff, that philosophy,

941
00:46:04.480 --> 00:46:07.719
<v Speaker 2>and and everybody thinks they're a one or a three,

942
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<v Speaker 2>and you're mostly a two, thinking you're you're you're a one.

943
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<v Speaker 4>I laughed hard and I thought, God, I'm I'm probably

944
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<v Speaker 4>like an eight chasing a five, trying it hard to

945
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<v Speaker 4>be a three.

946
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<v Speaker 3>Y're nowhere near that. But I mean, what a good philosophy.

947
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<v Speaker 4>And it's it's this team building, you know, and it's

948
00:46:22.840 --> 00:46:25.719
<v Speaker 4>it's recognizing in kids and and you know, and and

949
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<v Speaker 4>finding those kids. And you know, we live in a

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<v Speaker 4>in a given to me now uh era, And it's

951
00:46:30.559 --> 00:46:32.480
<v Speaker 4>been like that, but in this age of you know,

952
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<v Speaker 4>I can see my stats, I can see my I

953
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<v Speaker 4>can be immediate.

954
00:46:36.239 --> 00:46:38.159
<v Speaker 3>These kids want immediate stuff. That's why they leave.

955
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<v Speaker 4>Nobody invests, you know, what's what's the next game, what's

956
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<v Speaker 4>the next season, What's where am I going to be next?

957
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<v Speaker 4>Nobody wants to invest in that time and that that's

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<v Speaker 4>you know, we've been talking about this, you know, we're

959
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<v Speaker 4>talking about jobs. I mean it's it's you know, these

960
00:46:50.039 --> 00:46:52.679
<v Speaker 4>these young kids, they're like they're like, what's what's next?

961
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<v Speaker 4>And they have a four or five year window to

962
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<v Speaker 4>try to hit So no, Coach Lopez, I I admired

963
00:46:59.280 --> 00:47:02.440
<v Speaker 4>that guy from Afar for a long time and then to.

964
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<v Speaker 3>Hear his philosophy yesterday, it was perfect. You know, three

965
00:47:05.480 --> 00:47:07.920
<v Speaker 3>or four ones, a bunch of threes and then you know,

966
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<v Speaker 3>get the twos out of town.

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<v Speaker 2>Right right? Did you listen to it? You should? You

968
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<v Speaker 2>should have so fantastic.

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<v Speaker 5>I've been.

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00:47:13.880 --> 00:47:16.079
<v Speaker 8>I've been. He's booked all week.

971
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<v Speaker 2>So you get class, you get class places, you.

972
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<v Speaker 3>Don't have to do homework. I'm telling you, it's all right.

973
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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I wish I believe that.

974
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<v Speaker 3>That's what I was in college for eight years.

975
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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to do homework.

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<v Speaker 6>I had to.

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<v Speaker 8>Do a bunch of stuff for the for the election

978
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<v Speaker 8>this week for classes.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah yeah, doing those things.

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00:47:38.760 --> 00:47:42.639
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, is just practicing, like putting news packages together and

981
00:47:42.679 --> 00:47:43.159
<v Speaker 9>stuff like that.

982
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<v Speaker 8>So that's that's taking up most of my week.

983
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<v Speaker 9>And if I'm if I'm not in class, I'm working,

984
00:47:49.280 --> 00:47:50.800
<v Speaker 9>and if I'm not doing either.

985
00:47:50.840 --> 00:47:51.920
<v Speaker 8>I'm sleeping, trying to sleep.

986
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<v Speaker 2>And you know what, they say, it's the best time

987
00:47:55.039 --> 00:47:56.760
<v Speaker 2>so their lives in college.

988
00:47:57.079 --> 00:47:57.320
<v Speaker 6>Listen.

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00:47:57.400 --> 00:47:59.400
<v Speaker 4>If I could go back, I would. I was living

990
00:47:59.480 --> 00:48:01.000
<v Speaker 4>like a king back then. I didn't know what I

991
00:48:01.079 --> 00:48:02.519
<v Speaker 4>was anxious to get out. I was working at a

992
00:48:02.639 --> 00:48:05.280
<v Speaker 4>radio station and a pizza place. I was eating free

993
00:48:05.320 --> 00:48:07.440
<v Speaker 4>pizza in the radio station. Gave me a free ski pass.

994
00:48:08.000 --> 00:48:09.840
<v Speaker 4>I was a king, I'm telling you, man, and I

995
00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:11.559
<v Speaker 4>left young.

996
00:48:12.320 --> 00:48:14.840
<v Speaker 2>It's funny because I remember talking to Luke Walton his

997
00:48:15.079 --> 00:48:16.960
<v Speaker 2>fourth year I think it was, and he had rich

998
00:48:17.000 --> 00:48:19.360
<v Speaker 2>for the year because of his foot, and he says,

999
00:48:19.400 --> 00:48:21.719
<v Speaker 2>you ready to leave. I could stay here, Steve another

1000
00:48:21.800 --> 00:48:22.719
<v Speaker 2>six years. I'd stay.

1001
00:48:24.280 --> 00:48:24.679
<v Speaker 3>Weald Man.

1002
00:48:24.760 --> 00:48:27.480
<v Speaker 4>That guy knows exactly what's going on, you know, and

1003
00:48:27.599 --> 00:48:30.159
<v Speaker 4>it's it's we all say it. If you could go back,

1004
00:48:30.199 --> 00:48:31.519
<v Speaker 4>he would, you know. He didn't know how good you

1005
00:48:31.599 --> 00:48:32.880
<v Speaker 4>had it, of course.

1006
00:48:32.920 --> 00:48:37.320
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, without question, because the bill suck, real life sucks,

1007
00:48:37.760 --> 00:48:42.039
<v Speaker 2>mortgages suck, and teams you cover sometimes, so.

1008
00:48:44.239 --> 00:48:46.400
<v Speaker 3>No, it's yeah, so enjoy your time.

1009
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<v Speaker 1>Man.

1010
00:48:46.800 --> 00:48:48.079
<v Speaker 3>It's uh, you know, I know that.

1011
00:48:48.559 --> 00:48:51.000
<v Speaker 2>He's almost done. I know, trying to get him a job.

1012
00:48:51.239 --> 00:48:54.639
<v Speaker 8>Very scary right now, Ye scary hours at the witching hour.

1013
00:48:54.719 --> 00:48:55.920
<v Speaker 3>Are you done in December?

1014
00:48:56.599 --> 00:48:56.639
<v Speaker 1>No?

1015
00:48:56.920 --> 00:48:59.760
<v Speaker 3>Man, hopefully is your LinkedIn updated? Let's go, let's get

1016
00:48:59.760 --> 00:49:00.440
<v Speaker 3>it out there right now.

1017
00:49:00.440 --> 00:49:04.239
<v Speaker 2>They've been trying to. But you guys don't make funny everything.

1018
00:49:04.480 --> 00:49:06.199
<v Speaker 2>And you understand this. And I say this because I

1019
00:49:06.360 --> 00:49:09.880
<v Speaker 2>teach other people. Uh, you're you're not just going against

1020
00:49:10.119 --> 00:49:13.400
<v Speaker 2>Joe Bob. You're you're looking for jobs with everybody else

1021
00:49:13.840 --> 00:49:16.559
<v Speaker 2>that are coming out of school. And I think today's world,

1022
00:49:17.000 --> 00:49:19.599
<v Speaker 2>and you're different because you've been doing it here with

1023
00:49:19.719 --> 00:49:22.199
<v Speaker 2>me and with other people. Uh, going to school and

1024
00:49:22.320 --> 00:49:25.280
<v Speaker 2>you know this, Tim, Just because you go to school

1025
00:49:25.280 --> 00:49:29.159
<v Speaker 2>and get a degree, that's nothing. You have to have experience.

1026
00:49:29.199 --> 00:49:33.159
<v Speaker 2>You have to already have a networking group. You have to, man,

1027
00:49:33.400 --> 00:49:35.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean you you know you well your eight years

1028
00:49:35.480 --> 00:49:37.760
<v Speaker 2>ship at you a lot. But I started when I

1029
00:49:37.840 --> 00:49:39.840
<v Speaker 2>was a freshman knowing that eventually I'm gonna have to

1030
00:49:39.880 --> 00:49:41.800
<v Speaker 2>find a job. And I have to get these jobs

1031
00:49:41.840 --> 00:49:43.679
<v Speaker 2>in the summer to make sure that the people know me.

1032
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<v Speaker 4>We're Tejuana is you know, get in when you can

1033
00:49:46.159 --> 00:49:49.239
<v Speaker 4>be essential? Uh, when you ask you to do something,

1034
00:49:49.320 --> 00:49:51.239
<v Speaker 4>say you got it, I'll be there. What time you're

1035
00:49:51.280 --> 00:49:53.800
<v Speaker 4>going to be there, And that's that's a good lesson

1036
00:49:53.840 --> 00:49:55.760
<v Speaker 4>for anything. It applies to jobs, and I know you're

1037
00:49:55.760 --> 00:49:56.119
<v Speaker 4>looking for a.

1038
00:49:56.119 --> 00:49:58.960
<v Speaker 2>Job, make sure with three and you.

1039
00:49:59.000 --> 00:49:59.639
<v Speaker 3>Know I'll take it.

1040
00:49:59.679 --> 00:50:01.559
<v Speaker 4>I'll take a team of threes and a couple of ones,

1041
00:50:02.800 --> 00:50:04.639
<v Speaker 4>you know. But that applies to sports too. Is you

1042
00:50:04.679 --> 00:50:06.559
<v Speaker 4>know what time is practice? I'll be there a little early.

1043
00:50:06.920 --> 00:50:08.679
<v Speaker 4>You know, it's cliche to say, but you know, those

1044
00:50:08.719 --> 00:50:10.760
<v Speaker 4>are the kids that you're looking for, and you want

1045
00:50:10.840 --> 00:50:15.239
<v Speaker 4>that excitement and that enthusiasm even when times are tough. Yeah,

1046
00:50:15.440 --> 00:50:17.280
<v Speaker 4>you know, I coach kids and we get our butts

1047
00:50:17.360 --> 00:50:19.039
<v Speaker 4>kicked in September and they put their heads down and

1048
00:50:19.079 --> 00:50:21.360
<v Speaker 4>I go, do you want to win September or do

1049
00:50:21.400 --> 00:50:23.039
<v Speaker 4>you want to win at state in November?

1050
00:50:23.239 --> 00:50:23.440
<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

1051
00:50:23.559 --> 00:50:26.199
<v Speaker 4>You know, and I think that's that's kind of right.

1052
00:50:26.639 --> 00:50:28.559
<v Speaker 4>The short side of this that can happen with these kids.

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't win this week. We're horrible, and it's a perpetuate.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll get better later. Yeah, no question. Hey, we're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to take calls now, but we'll take calls on

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<v Speaker 2>the other side. We're not going to have a J

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<v Speaker 2>Roberta session. Jay's ill, so he's going to keep his kip.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the phone number his keep his picks to himself?

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<v Speaker 2>Which is better off for you guys. Phone number is

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<v Speaker 2>five two oh four one six seventy four forty. We

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<v Speaker 2>can take calls. We have some breaking news on the side.

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<v Speaker 2>You may or may not take the whole time, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And then at the mid four fifteen for seventeen hour,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk to Josh Pastner, who doesn't know

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<v Speaker 2>Josh former U of a football, football, basketball player and

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<v Speaker 2>coach all over the country. So we'll talk to him

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<v Speaker 2>about the college basketball season and his his love for Arizona.

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<v Speaker 2>Well sounds action to him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll share that connection. See if he

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<v Speaker 3>remembers me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, you're you're trying to stop me, okay, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>He could only hope to contain me. I'm Johnny Man.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a a misery just twenty five years ago, probably.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh it's longer than that, only twenty seven years Red,

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<v Speaker 4>Red Blue, nineteen ninety seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, okay, how much some we are? We ready to

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<v Speaker 2>go many? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Well, it sounds like Jay is going to have

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<v Speaker 3>a good weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>There's the Dodgers one right, he's good, and there's no

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<v Speaker 4>U of a football to drive Hi crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>He won't lose, he will be Okay, yeah, he called

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<v Speaker 2>me something life.

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<v Speaker 3>Living life, living the dream baby.

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<v Speaker 5>Good job.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk about living the dreams. He's living it well. After

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years he had to give a real job. I

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<v Speaker 2>guess he was living in it before this real job. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>let's just go. We can go and then come back

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<v Speaker 2>with your ackness.

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<v Speaker 6>Is there
