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Bu Yu, the coaching staff, the players. The Pop Tarts
Bowl was a twelve win. It was a great time
in BYU program history, first time since two thousand and one. Look,
that win is the reason that the the Notre Dame
fighting Irish are coming. And shout out to Jerem Jordan.
It's not a home and home, it's a home and away.
I think that's funny. My coast, who was here with
me yesterday's laughing over there. Oh my right, I like it.
He says it's not a home and home. They don't
play Nordre Dame twice. I do appreciate that a Notre
Dame is given BYU, that that game in proven. Now
if they win, offense can say nonetheless, and can you know,
can stop saying up would have got him, but they're
not running and appreciate that Marcus Freeman is even going
to be the coach that he had to even announce
because there was jobs that people wanted him to take
in the NFL. They wanted to hire him. He's a
good coach, Damn good coach. I mean he knows how
to coach up defenses, knows how to recruit. So happy
that he'll be back as well. Look, you want to
play teams that they're fullest. You want to play him
after strength. You want to play them when it matters
the most. So you'll play Notre Dame next year. Hearing
you know that it's October, you wish that game would
be in September to catch him a little bit earlier.
But nonetheless still think that game will be before the
College Football Playoff Committee begins to meet, so it won't
be the last thing on their minds because last time,
remember when bo you played a premiere opponent in a
premiere matchup and they did not get the victory. The
College Football Playoffs said, yeah, that's the last thing. So
hopefully this game helps both of these teams resumes next year.
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this wonderful edition that we have of a Tuesday, December
thirty edition of Cougar Sports coming in right hand man,
you can catch us tomorrow, every Monday, Wenesday and Friday.
Not this Friday, though, because I need to give him
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I think all of it at be Hammertime'm sure there's
a phenomenal job. I got Brent always bringing the hammer.
Speaker 5: Happy Tuesday, brother, I'm glad you brought up my anniversary.
I remember I have the best wife in the whole world.
Speaker 6: It's not debate. Well, I'm sure everyone thinks their wives
are great, and they are great.
Speaker 5: Absolutely, somebody's got to be the Michael Jordan of that.
Speaker 4: Oh, and that would be.
Speaker 6: One Jaydon Hammer. So we got married. I think it
was like a Wednesday or whatever, the day after New
Year's was, and then we went on our honeymoon, went up.
Speaker 5: To Salt Lake, hung out whatever, and I was like, look,
I was like, I was like, they're telling me.
Speaker 6: I was like, I gotta we need to do sidelines.
Speaker 5: The day after that, like, I was like, I don't
want to be present on our wedding, our celebration or
honeymoon or anything like that.
Speaker 6: But like, I would love to do this. It's a
great opportunity.
Speaker 5: And she's always known from day one that like sports
sports broadcasting TV, that's my number one. She's like, you
don't even have to ask, you got it, you go
do it. And she was there at the game, and
she was there hanging out. So yeah, I'm very excited
to celebrate the anniversary on Friday.
Speaker 4: Yeah, January second, two years. Man, it goes by.
Speaker 5: I mean it's I'm not pretending like I've been married forever.
I haven't been, but I it feels.
Speaker 6: Like I got married yesterday.
Speaker 4: Man, Hey, it always feels the way. Look, you know
we celebrated a year six about ten days ago, well
really last week, but ten days ago the summer twentieth.
Don't forget those dates, guys. AP. I know you're you're
probably gonna be listening somewhere. Well, actually no, you'll be
listening somewhere else. He doesn't have any service, so we
can't download the podcast. But you want to write those
dates down. I have them, or start to memorize them
so you don't miss out. But yeah, look, those are
fantastic times to be able to celebrate with your loved
one when you get to six years, it's and it's crazy.
But look, year six it feels like year two. Still
it always does. The only difference is now I have
someone that is running, well, not running around, but like
moving around the couch, trying to walk and learning how
to walk with everything. So look, you'll be there soon.
You'll be there sooner rather than later, as I tell people.
But that's the best part that you get to do
with the person you love and then in the future
generation to multiply and replenish it. But shout out to
you Brett for being here. And happy anniversary for you guys.
Know it's a few days early number two for you guys. Yes,
and it was twenty twenty four. Did you guys got
married right? Yes?
Speaker 5: Yeah, because it was literally I flew in I did.
That was my last Yeah, that was my last Christmas
as a single person. Did Christmas with my family and
then we got on a flight I think New Year's Eve.
We were flying out New Year's Eve Sunday and my
wife is like, if your flight gets delayed, She's like,
I just want you to know I will kill you.
Like okay, cool, oh yeah, but I mean in the
last three years, man like, flights have been crazy. So
I was like, man, I really hope I make it
to my own wedding, and we made it crazy.
Speaker 4: We flew in two days before.
Speaker 6: You know, I know.
Speaker 5: The easy way for me to remember you're palsy. I
was like, hey, this is your last year single. You're
doing Christmas here. I was like, yeah, that's fair. So
it's easy for me to remember because friend of the
program Heimah, Hey, mooie Key and I have the same
wedding anniversary.
Speaker 6: Really, we'll text each other every now and then.
Speaker 5: I mean, we both know that we both remember, but
you know, just just just.
Speaker 4: In case, just in case it helps both of you,
so you don't get in trouble with the better three fourths.
Speaker 5: That's right.
Speaker 4: I won't forget this story now because it's Semmer thirty
first is obviously a special day to me. I'll leave
it at that. And I won't forget that now because
that's the day before my wife's birthday, which is the third,
and you guys got married on the tuesday. There it is, there,
it is. I looked at the calendar. I had to
go back and just check and just just look and
look at that. Shout out the Big Gram on the
day of aggregation. Vickers here next to He's been enjoying
the holidays as well. Let's go ahead and introduce the
producer of the show. Appreciate him showing up and showing
out today. Going to get his thoughts just on everything,
Martin Kelly's behind the glass Martin, Happy late Christmas tea.
How is the Christmas with the fan and your thoughts
on it? What is it? BYU and Notre Dame having
a home and away with each other.
Speaker 7: First of all, the Christmas was absolutely exceptional. I appreciate
all the gifts that I got from the family and
all whatnot.
Speaker 4: Had a good day watching football.
Speaker 7: YadA, YadA, YadA to the Notre Dame BYU football news.
Speaker 4: I am excited about this.
Speaker 7: I hope BYU is going to get ready for a
physical football game against Notre Dame. Notre Dame's gonna come
in and kick the butts. There's no argument about that one, okay.
And I hope this time NBC actually shows the football
game instead of putting something else on TV that's not
a football game. I appreciate, I appreciate what I would
appreciate that instead. You know, I don't know giving boise
stay Notre Dame fans in Utah. A football game on
a Saturday when you're off from work, why not just
show the Church of Latter day Saints and have a
three hour session of what Jesus and the Church wants
to do with their lives. You know what, No hate,
but this time it better be a football game. Otherwise
NBC is gonna hear from me. And I'm not very
short on what I say, because Ronald knows that I
will go all the way ballistic on what I really
don't this. I'm not budgeting on that whatsoever. So I
will be in provo. Okay, I'll be watching a football game.
I will enjoy it, and then when I'm on my
way home, I'm gonna listen to Notre Dame radio about
how we won this football game.
Speaker 4: Go irish.
Speaker 6: Yeah, that's gonna be pretty exciting.
Speaker 5: Martin. When was the last time that you watched I
mean maybe it's recent. When was the last time you
watched a Notre Dame game in person?
Speaker 4: Twenty fifteen?
Speaker 7: We kicked Yukon's but this was September twenty fifteen.
Speaker 4: So this was like, yeah, it's so been ten eleven years.
Speaker 7: But I mean Notre Dame tickets aren't cheap, so I mean,
thank god.
Speaker 4: Oh well, you know what I mean.
Speaker 7: You know, I mean the Mountain view is nothing like
Touchdown Jesus, so there's a reason why it takets a
little bit more expensive.
Speaker 4: So hey, well, I'm happy that this game is going on,
that you're gonna be able to be there. Look, it's
a great opportunity the Catholics versus the Moments. I know
people might not like that, but that's the way it is.
This is a great opportunity to have a true premier
universities go at it. So Martin's fight and Irish we've
joked about it. So while you guys keep ducking us,
we don't want to be your consolation prize. Look, there's
no consolation prize. The two schools will go at it.
And yes, Martin, I don't think that.
Speaker 5: Game will likely be whoever wins that that'll be If
Notre Dame wins it, it'll be probably Notre Dame's best
win of the season, one of your wins. It'll be
b U Yu's best wine. I mean, that's essentially not
not a collegeball playoff game necessarily, but it's a play
in game for both of these teams.
Speaker 7: Absolutely, I agree with that pop Tarts. We don't care
about pop Tarts in South then okay, we're okay with that.
But knocking you guys out of the College Bowl the playoffs, yeah,
I'm going to enjoy that for a long time.
Speaker 6: That's to wear their pop Tarts uniforms, Oh goodness.
Speaker 4: Here we go.
Speaker 7: Oh man, you know what, Notre Dame has not had
a great record of wearing either home or away uniforms
because I hate the fact that the n CUBA does
not respect our tradition. They respect USC's. I don't even
think they respect USC's anymore. Or Penn States, where our
jerseys don't have our names on the back of our jerseys.
We go old school and we just like the fact
that we don't have names on the jersey. But yeah,
the NCAA makes us put names on the jerseys every
single time we play a bowl game. So I'm okay
with one year of us not charge tarnishing our jerseys
and having to put our names on the jersey to
play for a pop Tart. Okay, I'm good. We can
sit this one out.
Speaker 4: Yeah. Look, at the end of the day, regardless of it, Brett,
I actually brought you some pop tarts. They're right in
front of you over there, to bring you upt little
PTSD eat them in a week or two, maybe we'll
go away right but no, Yeah, at the end of
the day, I wanted to get Martin Stalls because Martin
is you know, he is the Notre Dame fan of
the Catholic faiths. I always want to highlight that it's
important to highlight everybody in their respective things. But Martin
will not be mad. I think next year in October
when they play that game, it will be the game
will be televised in the state of Utah on the NBC,
look the affiliates in the local networks. It doesn't always
happen when regions do play a factor, but it doesn't
matter because that game will definitely be televised I believe
on the local affiliate networks because BYU will be playing
in that game and they will be the prime time matchup,
and it will be both team's biggest matchup of the
season in my opinion, because Notre Dame and BYU, that's
gonna be the one on the resume that everybody has
circle bo. He does not play Texas Tech next year,
and this revolts the question. You know, Martin obviously is
gonna pick the Irish, and he should. We're gonna, you know,
pick b YU unless the they just are completely bad.
But this opportunity for BA to go undefeated, to go
undefeated next year, to be Norre Dame or even if
you have one loss, that really helps your resume. So
this match up really does matter. So I wanted to
circle back to that because that's still evergreen, is still
relevant news because BYU did not make the College Football playoffs,
but I got a twelfth win, and what could that
do next year of going undefeated or winning and beating
a premier program like Notre Dame. What does that do
for you? I agree with both of you guys. It's
a playing game. It propels both of these teams to
the College football Playoffs. Shout out to both teams of schools.
I'm doing this for the next two years, and I
need to give them credit. Unlike the SEC, the scared
SEC BAU, Notre Dames says, we're not scared of each other.
Let's go play. Hopefully this game at BAYU does win
or if Notre Dame does win, teams now will schedule
Notre Dame and BYU more because we need to have
these games and non conference I feel that's the way
to go is to really get to the college football
playoffs is stop looking at you know, stop looking at
the games outside of the conference, because all of everybody
plays cupcakes play each other, and then you could determine
it from there. Let's get to the rest of our
esp and the fans starting lineup for you guys. We
didn't get to the Carson, Ryan and Tanner walls in
a three h five, so do that there. We're also
gonna be paying attention if there's any breaking news steal
you never know that could the deal with Jay Hill
get done? But the longer it doesn't get done, what
does that? Does that go better for BYU? What happens, right, Brett,
we don't know is Jason Beck gonna go? You have
no idea. Look, Utah is playing in their bowl game,
Las Vegas Bowl tomorrow against Nebraska. So I would have
to assume Brett, by your anniversary, my wife's bread before
the weekend's over, that we're probably gonna know about that.
I think, you know, if it's not done by this weekend.
Maybe there's a better opportunity that j Hill could stay
in other people. Now, we did see some stuff online.
I'm pretty sure I need to double check. But fax
Ars it sounds like some BAU staff is moving on
and going elsewhere. But we'll have to double check in
and to see that as well. And I think this
is per Hant. What is it? Hans Olsen, I think
says that Gavin Fowler is going to be the safety's coach.
I think the defensive coordinator at at Weaver states off
the double check. I think I saw that. We'll have
that that when we're in the nitty gritty as well
as some other people in a trans report on just
a second Brandon Day, the CEO of Odon Men'swell were
joining us for a college football segment. We'll get into
some in satur Port, aj Debonta, who's sweeping awards. That's
all I'm gonna say on that. We'll discuss that at
three forty five, four or five for a Cougar beat.
We're gonna welcome in Sean Walker Kissel dot com. Shawn
was boots on the ground in Orlando. It's a lot
going on right now. We'll discuss with Shawn that in
the prep world, what kids are going on missions? Rider
Lions reminder, isn't that fitting? Bau ends up in the
Poptarch Bowl and Rider Lions is going to his mission
in Orlando.
Speaker 6: To bummer that they couldn't have been there at the
same time.
Speaker 4: So such a bummer that they could. He definitely would
have been allowed to go to the game. But isn't
that fitting that he has nice weather and he's able
to throw the football and still work out. Yeah, they
put writer and in a great place. The Lord understood
who Rider was. At four thirty, gonna welcome in Blaine Anderson,
our financial advisor from Bandon Wolf and let's talk about
stat segment. Then at five o' five, gonna get into
a little college basketball with Jonathan Tabinari. Are ESP and
the fan college basketball analysts here preview this Kansas State
game on Saturday. Just a reminder to you guys on Saturday,
January third, we will be having the pregame show. I'll
be taking you guys up until tip off starting at
ten thirty am Mountain Time, so you can tune in
to wherever you get the show from and I'll be
doing that. I should have an interview with Richie Saunders.
Gonna confirm that tomorrow, but the top King should be
joining me on the pre game show. And then at
five thirty Jered Blecksoe off Utah Protective Films. We'll close
it out for the day. For our Tuesday, December thirty edition,
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back in to it today because this is a big discussion.
This is something that we have to now start talking about.
It is trans for Portal.
Speaker 6: Season opens on Friday.
Speaker 4: Opens on Friday, opens on the anniversary the transfer Portal
opens on bread Man.
Speaker 6: That means that might be this he with some video.
Speaker 4: You might be busy with some vid. You better make
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Speaker 4: See if you ever know that person that could be
kind of a Look, I'm just gonna sound bad because
people think I'm talking about my wife in a bad way.
I know it all or someone that has these weird
always stats. It's her. She made us seller Apple watches,
just so you know. She did because there were studies
showing that it causes cancer. And after my dad, you know,
passed away that anything that signs a bad doesn't. She
doesn't like really me now stuff like that. She's very
selective on the restaurants now. And I've lost a bunch
of weight and I don't look because it bloated in
pictures as I used to. So I have to credit
her for that and myself of doing that and you know,
going to game day Men's Health as well, one of
the sponsors here. But at the end of the day
she finds these little tidbot things so that like sleeping
next to your phone causes cancer and radio active stuff.
So she makes us put our phones, you know, on
the nightstand now and thanks. So you get up and
then have to go turn your alarm off. That's not her,
by the way, I'm turning both alarms off just so
people know. But the point is, you know, she just
weird things like that. Look, I say, the battle three
for us is not just spiritually, it's also physically as well.
They'll keep you the right way, So shout out to
you know, Emily Horrocks. Always appreciate her. But anyway, the
point is transfer portal. It opens. It opens January second
and it closes January sixteenth. That is a new It
was a rule that was dropped. It was changed by
the NCAA, and I think I don't know if laws
are passed on it, but Max Owsen dropped the piece yesterday.
It begins the floodgates. Will We're gonna see a bunch
of people on Friday. We've already had other people minshair names.
I'm gonna get it pulled up in the UH in
our question of today. But that's a question you're gonna
have to ask who all will be in the portal
from BYU so far as just five? Right, so far,
I think it's just five people, but there will be more.
And those five guys are going because of playing time.
Now I want to say this, they're gonna be guys
that will enter that won't be because of playing time.
Speaker 6: Well, that's the question, like if there's a coaching.
Speaker 4: Move, somebody go with that absolutely, and I bring it up.
And it's not just also that I want to remind fans,
it's also because of getting your market rate. I think
by You messed up personally in my opinion of letting
Kileen Marion go. Now, obviously with what Bear did, they're
gonna look up the numbers and say not necessarily so.
But here's where I give you pushback. You're looking at
BAU to competing games against Texas Tech, not Georgia Tech
Texas Tech. Now, al though that Georgia Tech game was good,
that's what BA you can do without their best weapons.
They can be teams like Georgia Tech. Now when they're
fully loaded, they'll blow teams like that out, which is
expected to but to play against the best of the best,
the Red Raiders to where fans have I heard saying
that we deserve to be in the collegetball playoffs. I've
heard that from many fans say we we we we
a bunch. Well, if you're saying that to me, then
I think in order to get there, then you need
to beat the teams that already there. In order to
compete with that, you need to win the You get
players like kiland to have them on your roster, players
like Parker and Chase and LJ to make up and
count for the biggest moments, winning matters the most. Keilan,
the way he stretches a defense, does that even different
from Parker. I know Parker got a phenomenal year close
to one thousand yards. I have to go look and
see if he was at nine hundred, but probably close
to around nine hundred yards. But even with what Parker did,
Keelan was still different though on how he was able
to get respect. You don't just need speed, but you
need a guy that can push the ball vertically down
the field with his route running ability. And I felt
like that was who Kilan Marrin was. Parker I think
evolved to that role and I think PK coming back
next year as a pivotal wide receiver number one now
has earned that respect. I think from people in big
Tooby's gonna have a lot of attention next year. He
really will, even with BYU who they pick up in
the portal offseason. That's why you need to go get
another talented guy like a Chaser Darius so you can
help out with that so they can throw the football.
But legend Glasker is a guy that has his speed,
so maybe he's in that position with the Kieland Mary
and that legit four to three. He look at that
PK his total numbers. See PK finishes with nine hundred
and twenty four yards. That's what he does, five touchdowns
through the air, averaging fourteen yards per catch, a long
as seventy five, you know, and averaging sixty six yards
per game. That's what Parker did. He played in fourteen games.
PK had a phenomenal season. Austin Colley said it before
the beginning season. Might need to get him back on
the recap, says Parker's due for a big season now.
A couple of the guys I know, Jojo only finished
with under with just over one hundred and fifty yards. Reminder,
he sat out. Jojo only played in eight games, only
played in eight, but he got hurt and he sat
out four pivotal games. His role changed in that, and
you have to think, Okay, well, Ron, what would four
games really do with that? Really put him around the
six andremark maybe you don't really know because of that,
you don't really know. Chase finished with a to h two.
But you have to wonder, if Chase doesn't get hurt
and doesn't miss a game, would Chase to be close
to that nine hundred mark as well. Chase finished averaging
just about fifteen yards per catch six touchdowns in the air,
along of eighty five and average sixty seven sixty one
point seven yards per game in thirteen Ain's player. Remember
he didn't play in the UCF game. That's the one
game he did miss. Chase not coming back, you lose him,
you're also losing Carson Ryan. I don't think you're gonna
lose LG. Martin. So you're returning two of your top
pass catchers. I think that's gonna help you. What you
bode Well for sure coming back. Still, the question in
Verdict is out on Cody Hagen because after what's gonna
happen with Jojo Phillips. Is Jojo Phillips going to the portal? Right, right,
that's a question that has to be asked, Brett. I
think we have to have that discussion your thoughts on
not only the wide receivers but just people going into
the portal, because I think the wide receiver room is
what needs to really be looked at. Running backs are
gonna bring in regardless, but wide receivers is the biggest thing.
You've already lost Don McKenzie, you lost Somejason Waller. I
think this is the position group. I think that's gonna
get hit the most because you're bringing in Terrence Sirian,
You're bringing in Legend Glasgar, You're bringing in Jaron and
Pool Jared Pool, excuse me, and you're probably gonna bring
in if not one or two more guys from the
portal yep.
Speaker 6: And I think that's where things get interesting.
Speaker 5: I think we feel like POOLA is probably gonna play
and he'll be in there Jojo Roll, if I'm being honest, right,
that's kind of where I see him playing, so you'll
have PK. You'll have him, But then your question is
where's the depth after that? Again, you bring up guys
like Terrence sii On and legend Glasger. It'll be interesting
to see if they play right away. So I do
think the wide receiver position is big. But honestly, Ron
the debate that I'm having as far as positions that
I'm worried about, most to me, it comes down to,
at least on the offensive side of the ball, running
back and backup quarterback. And the only reason I say
backup is because you lost McKay, which means you the
only person you really have left in that room is
Tracing and that and Tracon I think is is great.
I think he's very serviceable at that backup quarterback rule.
But you don't know if Trayson is staying yet, and so.
Speaker 4: Who I think this thing. I'll give you my opinion
on that, but you never know though you have no idea.
You can't.
Speaker 5: You can't go into the season only saying the only
guys we got are Tracing and Bear Is. I love
Bear Bachmeier, and I cross my heart hope to die
that he never gets hurt. Ever, however, the reality of
the situation is when you run the ball that much,
you get hit that much. Expecting him to start fourteen
games without getting hurt, it's just not super realistic. So
I would feel really comfortable if you could get somebody
else in that quarterback room, especially to the point you
made yesterday, just push everybody a little bit, not somebody
who needs to take anybody's job, but someone who really
contributes to the energy and the talent of that quarterback room.
Speaker 6: And then on the other side, what's the running back
room gonna look like?
Speaker 4: That's probably, yeah, receivers taking the biggest hit. Running back
is the biggestnee.
Speaker 5: But right, because we look at the recruiting class and
we say, look, if no one transfers in which we
don't think is gonna happen, but let's just say hypothetically,
no one transfers into the wide receiver room, you can
get by next year. No one transfers into the running
back room next year. And I like von Ekka, I
think he's gonna be a great player. Is he gonna
be a great player's freshman year? I don't know, But
that's still allowed to put on l J. Devanni needs, right,
I just don't think you can run it back with
the running back situation that you had this year again
next year. I don't think Bear. I'm cool with some
games bear being your second leading rusher or your leading rusher.
He cannot finish the season as your second leading rusher again.
I just don't know that that's the way to go,
especially the way they want to run this offense and
the times they want to do two back sets and
all of that. I just think you need have somebody
else in there who you feel very very confident in.
Speaker 6: And maybe it's Joe Vessa, maybe it's Preston, but I.
Speaker 5: My biggest ask for I guess not the Christmas gift anymore,
but my biggest ask I think for the offensive side
of the football is a running back.
Speaker 4: Yeah, you bring up a good point. Look, Santa Claus
has already come, but Christmas is delivered late after the
portal is over and people start to commit. So the
Christmas gift is he needs two running backs in the
portal period, and they need a receiver at two in
the portal also period. I think an offensive line, they'll
be okay. Bob Mulazalo is coming in. I think he'll
replace Isaiah Jada Kalani was very open about him being
able to come in and compete and say he would,
you know, be the starter. Says you have to earn it,
but Klonie doesn't only do that, doesn't say about freshman
coming in. So you have him, Andrew Gentry will be back,
you'll have Bruce Mitchell and then I think they'll do
a phenomenal job of filling in with the guard. Joe
Brown is a guy, so we'll see who are the
guys that they move in with losing you know, both
to their guards. But guys, we do got to go
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picked the band of today. Could you please tell the
fans of what it is you're jamming out over there?
Speaker 6: Oh my gosh, I love this song.
Speaker 5: I can't remember why, but it came upon my shovel
the other day.
Speaker 6: It's I'm a big fan of the song. Do you
know what movie this is?
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I could.
Speaker 6: Give you some hints to get to this movie. Michael J. Fox?
Speaker 4: You know Michael J. Fox? Yes? Okay? Is that does that? Uh?
Speaker 5: I'm trying If that doesn't work for you, I'll give
you another hint. Okay, Nike air Mag.
Speaker 4: Nope.
Speaker 6: Okay, DeLorean Nope, Doc Brown.
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back to the Future.
Speaker 6: Yeah, songs from Back to the Future.
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while to get them, like all right, let's go, let's go,
let's go, like think back. So yes, yes, it took
me a minute, but yeah, Martin, right it it takes
me a while to see that one. Yes, yeah, yeah
so but yes, so, but that's a that's a good
point my mom if I'm probably gonna get a text
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on this is We're now in our question of the day.
It's gonna be around the transfer portal opens up on Friday.
We already had a thing five players. McKay Hillstead has
gone into the portal. We already know running back is
a problem. Now you're gonna need a backup quarterback unless
you believe Trason boorgayze that dude. And even then, Emmerson
Gobbin's going on the mission. I think Ian Watson gets back.
I might be incorrect about that. You'll correct me. But
your thoughts just on McKay Hillstead going into the portal,
Jay Hill, you know, still going, uh, what is the
reports of that he's leading candidate to be the DC,
all of your thoughts on everything occurring.
Speaker 8: I kind of feel silly because I just penned a
piece about Bell, not not about that I touched on
b Way. You's prime transfer portal needs right then the
day after I learned, ah L Martin he might stick around.
It's a real thing. It's it's not for sure he's
going to the NFL. So how many runing.
Speaker 1: Backs you need? Maybe that's not the focus now.
Speaker 8: And I completely forgot about how thin his quarterback room
is and that is extremely tricky to bring in a quarterback. Hey,
we got this dude named Bear Bockmeyer. Oh and he's
just a sophomore.
Speaker 4: A sophomore, Hey, you want to come in and back
him up? You're going to play.
Speaker 8: It's not a great sell. It's not a great sell
at all. McKay hills Stead. I feelt as one of
those things you knew that was probably gonna happen, then
he forgot about it, and then it happens.
Speaker 1: It's like oh yeah, yeah, yeah, of course that Oh wow,
what what?
Speaker 5: Oh?
Speaker 1: B waiting these quarterbacks. Ady quarterback's bad.
Speaker 8: I mean, just one injury away from derailing the entire season.
Let's be honest, it's it could be a scary, scary prospect, right.
I think one of the more remarkable developments this past
season is that LG.
Speaker 1: Martin was never really hurt.
Speaker 8: I did not believe that could happen, and it did happen,
and b wa he was kind of lucky it did happen.
You don't want to play that again, especially with bear
Bachmer and I know the guy's a centaur whatever and
thick as anything, tough as nails, but I don't know.
You need some development, you need some backups, and we'll
see what bay he's able to do there.
Speaker 1: It's a triguing for next season.
Speaker 8: What I liked about the pop darts bool is that
kind of gave the pretext of what we can see
developing into next season.
Speaker 1: First off, I liked how Jojo Phillips looked.
Speaker 8: He's been a guy that's driven us crazy because you
see all this ability and it's just not put together.
He looked solid. He caught the ball very well in stride.
Speaker 4: He looked very solid. I would agree he got off
his routes amazing and.
Speaker 8: No matter his story is not written. He's still young,
he still has a lot of room for improvement. But
I think he showed in that game. Yeah, he could
be the guy. He could be the director replacement for
Chase Roberts.
Speaker 1: He could do that.
Speaker 8: I mean, he has a lot more work to dude,
It's gonna be tough to get there. But I was impressed.
I was impressed with Jojo. I was impressed with Joe
Vessa the Mooney. Starting out, I was like, no, it's
not that. But once they got him on the edge,
and you'll notice they ran to the right side, that's
where they made their hay behind Andrew Gentry.
Speaker 1: Not a coincidence, but Joe Vess I think showed enough.
Speaker 8: I don't think he's a starting back, but I think
he's definitely a guy you put in the rotation. I
thought it was very positive what you saw from him,
and most notably, he didn't fumble the football. But the
one I'm most excited about is Noocy Talmry Payo. And
what I'm excited about is that I had to pat
myself on the back because who's gonna replace Jack Kelly.
I've been asserting throughout the year. It's Snoocy Talmory Payo.
That's who replaced him in the in the.
Speaker 1: Pop tar and he had a good game.
Speaker 4: He was blocked in the back, his foot calls that fumble.
Speaker 8: He was impactful. And just so people remember, this guy
is a freshman. This is the first year he's ever
played collegiate for a ball. He's going to be really really,
really good, really good. And it was certain that the
best coordinator goes to Michigan, like we're anticipating. I don't
think Michigan has a lot of need for for too
many guys on b Way's roster, But I think you find.
Speaker 1: A spot for a guy Likedocy Tomoy Pao.
Speaker 4: I think you and like a guy like John Henry Daily.
Speaker 1: Well, come on, that's a given. I mean, come on,
where else is that guy going? Of course he's going
to Michigan.
Speaker 4: I mean, he couldn't have been sec.
Speaker 8: It's really hard for me to buy that he's ready
to go after his injury.
Speaker 4: But anyway, anyway, we'll see.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, follow tells Waally, you can figure it out.
That's a given.
Speaker 4: That's a given. Could I could I g follow as well?
Speaker 8: But I think Noocy's due for a lot of money. Yeah, yeah,
I think Glaster is interesting that that's a very interesting.
Speaker 4: Thing when he's healthy. To me, he's a big ten linebacker. Yeah,
I think he can be. I still think he's gimpy.
Uh that pop first? Will he look better? He looked better.
He still is giving, but I just want to see
the full He did not let it, but and he
did a lot of other things. Well, start to interrupt
you Kin's king had to stay in the pocket because
Isaiah Isaiah's playing at Jack realized they did a phenomenal
job of keeping number ten in the pocket.
Speaker 1: So yeah, he did.
Speaker 8: And Newsy was kind of the guy who let free
and all that, which makes a lot of sense because
Isaiah Isaiah understands gap aside and yeah absolutely, I mean
he's just more solid in that regard. He's more versatile
and Nucy's still learning. But man, I'm excited about Nucy
Tomoy Peyo every way he can keep him.
Speaker 1: What about to see the Yeah tell see two uh tell.
What I like is that they're different.
Speaker 8: Telly's that classic rush and they can develop put on
a lot of pounds. He'll probably put on twenty thirty
pounds in the off season. That's gonna help him tremendously
just being that all around back. That's gonna be the
next progression for for tell Celiacana, not to just be
a third down specialist, but to be a guy that
can do what Logan.
Speaker 1: Latwo he does. Oh oh, one of my favorite plays
man Logan Latwo.
Speaker 8: He's fast enough down the field on a will rout
covering a two hundred and twenty pound guy and forcing
the incompletion.
Speaker 4: They brought the house and they said, they said, Logan,
you gotta drop.
Speaker 8: That is a two hundred and sixty pound defensive bit.
He's gonna be tough to replace.
Speaker 4: He will be tough. It was good that they got
him back, fantastic. He had the interception against Iowa State,
dropped in the coverage, picked it.
Speaker 1: Off body schoon Over. We're all very high on him.
Speaker 8: But b w you if they can hold and keep
this thing together, if they have a chance.
Speaker 1: To be really really good next year.
Speaker 8: Yeah, even with the notable guys that are losing, they're
losing some significant players. I mean Jack Hiller, come on,
that guy who John Talmoy Palo.
Speaker 1: He's gonna be a Tanner Wall. How how do you
replace Danner Wall?
Speaker 4: Yeah? Getting JT back was huge.
Speaker 8: My goodness that it's gonna be tough for Chase Roberts.
Obviously Carson Ryan.
Speaker 4: And Carson Ryan can be replaced, you know from everything
that we've heard.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, assuming that that tied end.
Speaker 4: From us USC who if he here's.
Speaker 8: The last name with a notable four or four five
star quarterback.
Speaker 1: Yeah, he could do well.
Speaker 4: He could do well. And that's a need too. They
need somebody to tighten position. They took he and knee
from New Mexico State like he's a blocker though. They
need they need a catcher at.
Speaker 1: I want to talk about Carson Ryan.
Speaker 8: It's really rare and I don't think it should be
under estimated that b Way he was able to get
a tight end and not only did he provide exactly
what the team needed, but probably even more from a
guy that really hadn't find in his group anywhere. He
was three years trying to find a spot. You assume
he's discontented. Yeah, you know, he's just going from program
to program. He locked in and he gave b Way
you exactly what they needed exactly, and that's just tremendous
to nab a transfer portal guy where you envisioned this
role and he does not only.
Speaker 1: What you envisioned for him, but even more.
Speaker 8: I what a success. And Carson's a great guy. I
love talking to him. He's sincere really everything the what
he's about. He said over and over again. My only
regret is that I only got to play for BA
for one year, and he absolutely means that. So prompts
to him for having the game of his career, that
that that that during the Pop Dart Spoll, and which
in the best I think he has a chance. I
think he has a chance at the next level he is.
I mean, he's not an obvious guy, but I think
what he showed this year. And he's also a tremendous blocker.
I a lot of fans probably don't know that about Carson,
but he's an all around great tight end, very physical,
very physical, so you have to be to be an NFL.
I think the NFL is a possibility for him. I
don't think he's a lock by any means.
Speaker 4: So he's a practice squad guy, no doubt about it though.
Speaker 8: Yeah, so I really like this, But but you worry
about who you're going to retain. I mean if coaches
leave and we're all anticipating Jay Hill leaving.
Speaker 4: By the way, it hasn't happened to your thoughts on it.
Do you think he has a chance he could stay?
Because to me, Ben brought up a good point yesterday.
The longer this takes, the more likelihood does he does
he stay? It sounds like you know, maybe b what
you maybe could be fighting for him.
Speaker 1: You want you.
Speaker 8: Think you would think the national sources or Michigan sources
would be reporting something.
Speaker 4: Yeah, by now, by now and what's gone, Scaley has
taken over Utah, so all of that's done. I know
that they have to Las Vegas, Ball Gurney, but wits
with Michigan down in Orlando.
Speaker 8: I think the offensive stant is gonna Stafp's gonna hold
together together.
Speaker 1: That was kind of in question. That kind of hit
me by surprise.
Speaker 5: It's like, what do you mean, Gernie, Why don't you
elaborate for the people who don't know?
Speaker 4: Stop it?
Speaker 1: Stop it right now? Have you guys discussed it, I'm.
Speaker 5: Coming we haven't really, we haven't really talked about the
way like that one that you're talking about. You don't
point like at least the j Hill one that sentenceive,
CBS put that out. Nobody has put out what you're
talking about, I guess other than locked on Big twelve
kind of.
Speaker 8: I can confirm that UTAH has made a very lucrative offer.
Speaker 1: Tarror Roderick really suppressed press.
Speaker 4: Surprise, surprise press. Well, Scully and a Rod have a relationships.
Speaker 6: But from what but John Becks or not John Beck?
Speaker 5: Jason Beck is not confirmed to be leaving yet, right,
I guess not.
Speaker 1: It's pretty well assumed. See, this is what drives me crazy.
Speaker 8: You hear from as a newspaper guy, you hear from
people that are just right there that you believe. Yeah,
that's close to be someone I could run with.
Speaker 1: But not quite there. Yeah, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 8: So, and it's necessarily so because only until the inks
dry is it really a thing.
Speaker 1: I mean, just look at Aaron Roderick, for example. How
soon do.
Speaker 8: We forget that there was a press release I think
back maybe ten years ago that he was joining B
where you staff as a wide receiver coach. Do you
guys remember that or you're probably too young? An actual
press release that he was joining Klawnie's staff a day
later is like, uh no, sorry, he's staying at Utah.
Speaker 1: Did you guys know that happened?
Speaker 6: Now, I'm not covering yet.
Speaker 4: I was not covering beyond that, I might have been
on my I might have been still in high school
on my mission.
Speaker 8: That is parn parcel of just how tenuous these things are, yeah,
and how close call they can be.
Speaker 4: Well, Aerrod Bend has said this multiple times that Aro
was gonna make his money this year. So whatever you
know you've heard from, you know your sources in regards
what have off has been made. B Yu. I'll just
say this, and this is not me being you know,
hyperbodly ba. You should match it, if not go higher.
He took a true freshman quarterback that got here in
June to the twelve win for the first time is
two thousand and one. And I'm gonna be honest and
I'm gonna get hot right here. Give a damn about
the a Rod haters. I could care less. Twelve wins
are on your table. You win the Big twelve title
game because of this guy. He threw for three thousand yards.
This quarterback, Bear Bachmeyer, the last quarterback to do that
was Trevor Lawrence as turned his money.
Speaker 8: A Rod's value has never been higher. Oh, I agree,
And at the very least he could be using this
to leverage more money for himself. And props to him
for doing as much.
Speaker 4: Props to him.
Speaker 8: He's been in battle. He's been a guy that was
run out of Utah, not once but twice.
Speaker 4: Yeah. Mike Whittingham, he's.
Speaker 8: Passionately come back. When he returned to BAU, he accepted
a lesser role. He did it's wide receiver coach. He
was not offensive coordinator, worked his way back up, and
he did a phenomenal job this year. Uh, the twenty
twenty five season. I kind of said this kidding wise
on Twitter, but I actually.
Speaker 1: Do believe this.
Speaker 8: The twenty twenty five season mark the fewest complaints about
offensive coordinating and b Way football history.
Speaker 6: Ooh, how's that measured?
Speaker 8: Just by me and my pursuit? Okay, okay, yeah, that
that's the measure right there.
Speaker 4: I was never concerned about the offense ever this season.
How many can plays concerned health? But that's different.
Speaker 8: I mean, of course, the the the dingbat fans like
when Texas Tech when bare Bottom.
Speaker 1: My literary came move What is he doing?
Speaker 8: You know, they're always gonna pigh up and all that,
But by and large, those guys weren't talking.
Speaker 1: There wasn't the consternation. They just they just kept quiet.
Speaker 4: They just had a way for something bad to happen.
And then they just complained. It's like they couldn't they
couldn't well, And this goes back to my point. Okay,
if bear got hurt in that, and why didn't mchay
Hill step play? What does that mean that they have
in the quarterback room. It goes back to our point
of that they need to go get and get it.
Get a dude. But it's tough. Like you said, hey,
you're gonna sit behind a true sophomore. You're not gonna play.
You're not gonna play. That's crazy.
Speaker 1: I mean, maybe talk Emerson Gileman into not serving a mission.
Speaker 4: Garnie Gurney, I'm gonna push back on you every time
you bring it up. That's not that's not fair.
Speaker 1: But I'm joking.
Speaker 4: I knowing what out there. I'm just kidding that he's
not being serious.
Speaker 8: It's yeah, that that's a scary thing. I mean, tracing
board gaze, I don't know.
Speaker 4: It's Eni Watson back from's mission. But then again, and
see what you put Enoch above him. Watson's interesting, like
you know, and I think because I think he's a
guy back from his mission, so he'll be the third one.
But you still want one, yeah, if not too well,
one not too actually, so who do you who's the
other guy you go get?
Speaker 8: And also it's probably not a thing with Bear, just
because I think the kid's wired phenomenally well.
Speaker 1: But you worry about a.
Speaker 8: Guy this, Hey, he's the guy and there's nobody even
close to him. You want him to be pushed, right,
But I don't know how that's gonna happen.
Speaker 4: I mean, it was your point though, like I don't
even know.
Speaker 5: If he needs to be pushed. I'm not saying by
any means like he's perfectly I.
Speaker 1: Agree with you. He's just he's just wired duree.
Speaker 5: He's not the guy who's like, oh well, if you
don't push me, then I'm gonna slack off. Like that
guy is only focused on one thing, and it's winning
ball games. Whoever, whether it's Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, whoever
is in the room with him, he's.
Speaker 6: Just gonna always be focused the same.
Speaker 8: Way you bring up Tom Brady. And this leads me
to my next point. And I tweeted this during the game.
I think him injuring his ankle to the point where
he could barely even move, which he couldn't move where
he was kind of playing like Tom Brady, forced to
play like that.
Speaker 4: I say, yesterday, Ron, he said, I think that's gonna
be a big benefit for him heading in the next year. Yep.
Speaker 6: Pocket, Well, I think even more than him getting injured.
Speaker 5: They're like, hey, we don't have LJ. It was the
same as the iowas a game. They're like, oh, we
don't have LJ. So I guess we're gonna have to
scrap this and throw the football.
Speaker 8: What Bear showed. And I know Georgia Tech's not the
best test. I that this team's running ninetieth in the
nation defensival. It's not a great defense.
Speaker 6: They all did hold George out of sixteen points.
Speaker 1: Though, But considering that Bear had no threat of a running.
Speaker 8: Game through most of the game, not only from his
running backs but himself and had to change his entire
method of play stand in that pocket, I think the
only bad throw he had in the entire game was
that interception threw in the end zone. He was on
poor decision, he was absolutely on it and having that
experience having to just like he did. And b Way's
receivers were phenomenal by the way. I Chase Roberts had
a great game, Parker Kingston great, Jojo Philips solid, and
obviously Carson Ryan was the other than Bear, probably the
offensive player of the game. But that's gonna be a
big thing going into next year because I think Bears.
Speaker 1: Kind of learned.
Speaker 8: He went in with the mentality, Oh, I could take kids,
I can do anything. It's like, I'm not gonna be
that guy anymore. You probably wanted to run maybe ten
times a game, this twenty times again.
Speaker 4: No, it's too absolutely too much. Stop it, stop it.
Speaker 8: And he can do that now he's settled in. He
knows how to throw, he knows how to go through coverage.
That's gonna be the next progression for him is literally
going through progressions, because if you're gonna lay any criticism
at Bear is probably locking in on his primary read
a bit too much.
Speaker 1: That's it.
Speaker 4: Can I be honest with you about the red thing
going through his progressions? Look, and this is maybe where
I think Ben would give me credit. I was watching
him very close in the Pop Tarts Bowl. He was
going through progressions most he was one. No, that's exactly
what I'm bro like he's he was. He had no choice.
Speaker 1: That's why that interception he threw drove me crease.
Speaker 4: No, I know. Yeah, well, and that's why Kline he
kept joking about it. But pust give you that were
there of like, well, learn not to like he did
that because he's like, ah, I need to go somewhere
with the football. But he'll learn not to do that.
But you know what, that's how good he is exactly.
I hate that we have to nitpick, but you can
do that in sports.
Speaker 8: I don't think I've ever been sold up more on
a young quarterback ever in all my time covering.
Speaker 4: Jake Redslaugh would have won that game and what they
had Gurney, no doubt, because of just how Jack can
push the ball downfield. But I think Jake maybe would
have had a turnover to I'll be honest, I think
Jake would have done that and the pop starts ball
compared to Bear because Bear takes care of the football
like he he thought about it. It's fortunate to chase
No Okay, Carson Ryan and he threw a ball only
The only two bath throws he had was to pick
and the one they showed on the broadcast of Joe
Vessel when he went like, oh that was close. Those
was only two bad passes. Other than that, he was like,
don't do that. Don't do that, Like he's going to
get to the point. And this is why running backs
are so valuable. When everything's locked up and you can
run for a yard to two or that that will
help having dep in the running back room because right
now they don't have that.
Speaker 1: And I loved his two point conversion.
Speaker 4: Oh man, talk about it. Michael Jordan's type esque.
Speaker 8: He hesitated a little bit because he don't want to
run the old bear.
Speaker 1: He wouldn't have had he was just bro.
Speaker 4: He just got on the first one in the first
quarter that he.
Speaker 8: Was hurting and the fact that he got in the
way he did. He bowled over, he ran over a linebacker.
That wasn't easy for him. No, that was tough for
him to do. But that's how he's wired. He understands
the new The feel he has for the game is tremendous.
It's something they can't be taught. Uh, just the natural
feel for what needs to be done, spacing angles, all that.
It's it's what he has. It's really extraordinary. Seeing his
progression and the fact that he had to play with
the Gympie ankle is going to be a boon for
him going into next year.
Speaker 1: There's no question about it.
Speaker 4: Hashtag call him mister Clutch with the gimp bear Bachmeer.
That's who he is. Just do that on the spot
that was that was terrible. But no, you bring up
a good points quarterback is probably look even with l J.
Marden back and you're bringing into von Ekka and is
pronounced echo. We talked to him two weeks ago. You
can download the interview on the podcast. You're gonna still
need a body or two more. I think Enix is
senior correcting if I'm wrong. So he's gone, and you
would have to think, now Gurney, you know, and maybe
someone else in the running back room goes into the portal.
Maybe is it, you know, pressing. I don't think it's
Joe Vesa. With what he just showed.
Speaker 1: I think they like that.
Speaker 4: So he's a guy.
Speaker 1: So Javesa's earned a spot for next year's.
Speaker 4: Coming in and if LJ comes back, there you go,
So who's fourth? Like what now does the press right?
Is he looking at different opportunities because they're gonna bring
in a guy or two because they don't want LJ
to get hurt. So your spots on the man.
Speaker 8: They need a guy like LJ because Jovesa can't replace
LJ directly.
Speaker 1: No, they need a guy that can replace him directly.
Speaker 4: They need a guy that core play him directly. That's
a bruiser like that, and they're gonna go get him.
I'm serious, they're gonna go. I'm not gonna say I'm
gonna spend all be all, but there what he's gonna
spend some money now with this new Klonne do to
go get some guys. They're gonna go get a receiver.
They're gonna go get look this none against chased like
they're gonna go, well, I mean, Bob mulatalo, I didn't
Klani mentioned coming in that Bot' was gonna compete, So
maybe they go get a left guy. But it sounds
like Boss gotta earn it. But he's gonna have.
Speaker 1: A say tall for a true freshman tack.
Speaker 4: It is very tough. It is very tough.
Speaker 8: I don't put all your but I even saw Spencer
Fano that was tough his true freshman year.
Speaker 4: He struggled, Oh he did. It's it's a it's.
Speaker 1: A we're talking about the Allen Trophy winner.
Speaker 4: Yeah, he's the first round pick. Yeah, but it's the
first round pick. But he might have to get there bowl.
We'll see. But you're not wrong. It's not easy. And
last thing, I'll say this because we've got to go
to go to break. We gotta pay some bills. Look,
you need to go pay to go get a receiver.
It's gonna say that right now. I'm tired of it.
I saw keethen leave that that was a hit in
games like Texas Tech. Again, i'm nitpicking, but to beat
Texas Tech to get to the title game, to get
to the college football playoffs, I need a guy that's
a combination of Chase and Darius Lassiter. I'm tired of fans.
You're wrong. It's gonna tell you know. I don't even
former players they would agree. I'm pretty sure you need
a combination of Chase and Darius. You need someone that doesn't.
Speaker 1: Drop the ball.
Speaker 4: Chase had a lot of drops this year, but I'll
go back to the year before. He didn't drop it
the way Darius did. But you need someone that can
make big time catches. Darius made big time catches the
PI against Texas Teche. He hasn't shown it to me yet.
Speaker 1: He shows He showed strides in the.
Speaker 4: Show and the pop tarts, but I need to see
more and can you stay healthy? I still think you
need one more guy. We'll find out though, but Ba
needs to go. I still think he's paid to go.
Get a guy. We'll see. Jojo did stro shy strides.
I can't take that away. I loved what I saw.
If he can do that consistently more, next year, he's
gonna get the ball a lot. We'll see. But PK
I think is wide receiver number one until they bring
someone in and someone else E'SE. Otherwise that's who I got.
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