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BYU this season ends 35 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,959 up number five nationally in average home game attendance at 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:50,200 eighteen thousand and seventy three attendees. That's over one hundred 37 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:56,079 percent capacity. Who's ahead of Brigham Kentucky nineteen point seven 38 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,719 thousand per game. Wow, nice job, Mark popin Then Wildcats 39 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,879 UNC go tar Heels, Baby North Carolina raise up nineteen 40 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:11,680 point five thousand, Tennessee nineteen point three thousand in the SCC. 41 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:16,680 Not just a football conference, right, Arkansas eighteen point eight. 42 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 4: Thousand on average. 43 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:25,719 Speaker 3: Coach cal reinvigorating, revitalizing, uplifting the Arkansas razorbacks right now 44 00:02:25,759 --> 00:02:27,639 and people are showing up, showing out and then bo, 45 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,360 You're coming to number five, eighteen point one thousand. 46 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 4: Be always the. 47 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,719 Speaker 3: Only program to finish top ten in attendance that also 48 00:02:33,759 --> 00:02:37,280 has one hundred percent or above average capacity. 49 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:38,479 Speaker 4: Pretty impressive. 50 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 3: We know BYU fans show up, show out behind BYU Syracuse, Creighton, 51 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,080 NC State, Indiana, Louisville, Kansas and Wisconsin. 52 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,599 Speaker 4: Now people are like, WHOA Creighton's right there? Remember? 53 00:02:48,759 --> 00:02:55,439 Speaker 3: Need I remind you Creighton has stolen stolen BYU recruits before. 54 00:02:56,599 --> 00:02:59,400 Do you remember this Ronald and three man weaver Creighton 55 00:02:59,439 --> 00:03:03,199 coming in on headnickhead against BYU multiple times in the 56 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:09,159 Mark Pope era and stealing the young Yeah, Stephen Ashworth. 57 00:03:09,199 --> 00:03:11,159 Speaker 5: People wanted a lot of fans wanted that in the 58 00:03:11,159 --> 00:03:13,159 backyard and that was kind of the Arab ben where 59 00:03:13,439 --> 00:03:16,199 we really held the coaching staff accountable if you can't 60 00:03:16,199 --> 00:03:18,840 lose players in your backyard and it's shifted. But I 61 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,879 do remember that that was when I was, you know, 62 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,159 a young and starting and that was that was a 63 00:03:23,199 --> 00:03:26,000 big time. Like BYU was legit losing people who grew 64 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:30,400 up BYU fans right here going to games. Yeah, I 65 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,439 can't believe that still happened, but it's changed a little bit. 66 00:03:33,439 --> 00:03:34,800 But yeah, I remember those times been. 67 00:03:35,599 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 3: We were trying to get I remember Frederick King as well. 68 00:03:39,719 --> 00:03:42,879 We lost that big man to uh Creighton going head 69 00:03:42,879 --> 00:03:44,240 ahead against Creyton and they got it. 70 00:03:44,759 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 4: They got it. 71 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,439 Speaker 3: They got some dubs against us in the recruiting right. 72 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,879 Speaker 4: So dude, they're a basketball program. 73 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 3: That's what they do, that's their identity, and uh, that's 74 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,199 why they show up in droves at their arena, over 75 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:59,840 sixteen thousand per game. 76 00:04:00,319 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 4: They're in the Big East. 77 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 3: But as I mentioned Syracuse, greaton Nancy State, Indiana, Louisville, 78 00:04:04,479 --> 00:04:07,759 Kansas in Wisconsin. How about Indiana obviously more than a 79 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:13,159 basketball school. Now they've been the worst power team. You 80 00:04:13,199 --> 00:04:16,720 can make this argument the worst power team in college football. 81 00:04:16,759 --> 00:04:22,319 Maybe Vanderbilt right there next to him historically, but it's 82 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,879 been bad now. Kirk Signetti making them a holistic athletic department, 83 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,360 at a well rounded athletic department, they got themselves a 84 00:04:29,439 --> 00:04:33,639 national championship in football. Pretty crazy, man, Peanut butter jelly time. 85 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,079 I'm a little jelly of them. Ronald, the Three Men 86 00:04:36,319 --> 00:04:39,360 may show up, they show out, and now the football 87 00:04:39,399 --> 00:04:41,959 stadium is going to be sold out for years to 88 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,000 come with Sir Kirk Signetty and the Hoosiers looking for 89 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,879 another Natty on the gridiron. That's your stat of the day, 90 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:55,199 little attendance record and stat of the day stand loyal, 91 00:04:55,199 --> 00:04:58,120 strong and true. That's what Kugarnation does in that segment 92 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,639 was brought to by Game Day Men's Health Game Dave 93 00:04:59,639 --> 00:05:02,560 mans Hel. If you're feeling a little lethargic and you 94 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,319 want to get back into the game, just go in 95 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,439 and get your blood work done. It's a foundational APPROACHSS 96 00:05:06,439 --> 00:05:09,319 to where you're deficient, get your lab work done. 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This is Cougar Sports 107 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,319 with den krebbel right here on one O three nine 108 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,279 and ninety eight three ESPN. 109 00:05:44,879 --> 00:05:50,519 Speaker 6: No fan, Well, let me let me start off by saying, 110 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:55,079 we have zero tolerance for that. And I speak to 111 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,120 you both as the commissioner of the Big Twelve but 112 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:04,120 also as some one that has high integrity. And you know, 113 00:06:04,319 --> 00:06:08,560 I've had those conversations in fact with my kids because 114 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,439 I think it's a lot of education that needs to 115 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,199 happen with some of the student athletes. It's because there 116 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,839 student sections, because that's where it's coming from. And I 117 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,560 told my kids candidly, you're not coming home if you 118 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:24,680 ever those words ever come out of your mouth, regardless 119 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,160 of what they are. And I take it very seriously, 120 00:06:29,199 --> 00:06:31,800 and it's a very personal thing for me. You know, 121 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:36,560 I'm Jewish. I grew up in a very diverse background. 122 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:38,920 I felt hate as a young man. 123 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,079 Speaker 4: And I didn't like it. 124 00:06:44,439 --> 00:06:48,879 Speaker 6: And I'm here based on those experiences and in my 125 00:06:48,959 --> 00:06:52,000 position to try to bring about change and change behavior. 126 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,160 And that's what I'm trying to do along with my colleagues, 127 00:06:56,199 --> 00:06:59,279 the presidents and the ads, and we have spent quite 128 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,040 a bit of time and We're going to spend more 129 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,199 in our spring meetings and how we can be better. 130 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:06,600 And I'm working very closely with Shane. Shane reached the 131 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,319 president BYU. We talk often about it because he knowes 132 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,879 it's a very personal thing for me and I'm embarrassed 133 00:07:13,879 --> 00:07:15,600 by it and not happy about it. 134 00:07:16,879 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 4: But we need to do. 135 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 6: Something about it, and we got to change behavior. And 136 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,240 I think we are going to roll up our sleeves 137 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,959 and dig in in our spring meetings and address it 138 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,079 as a group, the presidents and the ads, and I 139 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,120 know and I'm very confident we will get to a 140 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:32,759 better place. 141 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 3: Welcome back Kruger Sports one of three, nine ninety eight 142 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,120 point three. Yes, being the fan, I've been critical broadcasting 143 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,639 from Mark Banterwhilth Studios banterwealth dot com. Please get on 144 00:07:41,639 --> 00:07:43,480 that free Q and A no obligation to invest Q 145 00:07:43,519 --> 00:07:45,600 and a with our tax more wealthy advisors. That was 146 00:07:45,639 --> 00:07:50,759 Brett your Mark at the Big Twelve tournament, commenting on 147 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,639 the the the Mormon chants that have occurred across the 148 00:07:55,639 --> 00:07:59,120 Big Twelve over the last couple of years at you know, 149 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,399 Big twelve anas and so he's commenting on that We're 150 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:04,720 gonna get into a Cougar beat here and discuss with 151 00:08:05,079 --> 00:08:07,360 an individual that has boots on the ground. Cougar Sports 152 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:09,879 Inside representing KSL dot com. 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Today, 163 00:08:34,759 --> 00:08:36,039 all right, let's get out to the hotline. 164 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:36,399 Speaker 4: Welcome int. 165 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: Cougar Sports Inside representing KSL dot com. We got d 166 00:08:39,159 --> 00:08:42,399 Sean Walker. Sean Walker, how are you, sir, Ben. 167 00:08:42,399 --> 00:08:45,039 Speaker 7: It's always a pleasure to join you, even if we 168 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:49,600 are roughly the length of our ancestors peers. I think 169 00:08:49,639 --> 00:08:52,399 between one another, You and Gloria's ion that is Salt 170 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,120 Lake Valley, Me and the others. I in just outside 171 00:08:55,159 --> 00:08:57,120 of Independence, Missouri, but I'm so happy to join you. 172 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 3: Yes, indeed, Sean, you were there at the Brett yor 173 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,120 Mark press conference. 174 00:09:04,799 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 4: You've already written about it. 175 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 3: We invite everyone to check out the the the penned 176 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,519 pieces of one Sean Walker. But give me your initial 177 00:09:12,519 --> 00:09:14,480 takeaway from the Brett your Mark press conference is a 178 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,159 big twelve basketball tournament. 179 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,799 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean there's there's a lot of stuff I 180 00:09:19,799 --> 00:09:23,240 think that Commissioner your Mark talked about that he touched on. 181 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,200 He kind of came in maybe wanting to touch on 182 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,039 like some national conversations, and then he got into some 183 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,639 other local ones as well. But I know where you 184 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,639 want to go. But I think one of the big 185 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,279 things that that he tried to talk about and trying 186 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:40,440 to hammer home was just his support for the Score Act, 187 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:44,759 which is, uh, it's the House bill that's currently in 188 00:09:45,039 --> 00:09:50,120 Congress that certain Power Conference commissioners and other members of 189 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,799 the NCAA are trying to get pass that will provide 190 00:09:52,799 --> 00:09:57,519 them limited liability protections to enforce rules around name, image 191 00:09:57,519 --> 00:10:03,440 and likeness eligibility concerns, that kind of thing and give them, uh, 192 00:10:04,799 --> 00:10:08,000 just legal protections in those sort of matters. That's that's 193 00:10:08,039 --> 00:10:09,279 sort of one of the one of the main things 194 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,519 that he wanted to talk about with then he got 195 00:10:11,519 --> 00:10:13,600 into and it's just a lot of other things like 196 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:17,960 the Big Twelve and kind of it's standing in college basketball. 197 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:21,240 He reiterated the point that he still believes the Big 198 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,960 Twelve is the second best basketball league in America, behind 199 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:29,360 only the NBA. He threw his support behind AJ Debonsa, 200 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,080 saying he should be in the conversation for National Player 201 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,600 of the Year even though league coaches didn't vote AJ 202 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,200 League Player of the Year, which is interestingly, we can 203 00:10:40,519 --> 00:10:42,039 touch on that sum there as well. 204 00:10:42,399 --> 00:10:42,519 Speaker 6: Uh. 205 00:10:42,639 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 7: And then he also he he addressed the the He 206 00:10:47,399 --> 00:10:50,559 called them unacceptable. Chance geared towards the members of the 207 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,039 church at De Scres Lottery, sayings that have once again 208 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,519 started popping up their ugly heads. In response to a 209 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,879 question from by US student newspaper at The Daily Universe. 210 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,320 He called them unacceptable, he called them deplorable. You heard 211 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:07,440 his full response. He made it really personal, which I 212 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,840 thought was meat. Talked about how he's experienced hate before 213 00:11:11,159 --> 00:11:15,440 as a Jewish Man in America and this situation, this 214 00:11:15,519 --> 00:11:18,879 particular situation really kind of hits home for a commissioner 215 00:11:18,919 --> 00:11:20,879 your Mark. I thought that was really cool to hear 216 00:11:20,919 --> 00:11:23,879 that this isn't just a rule violation, and it's not 217 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,960 just you know, they're the conference isn't just dishing out 218 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,320 a slap on the wrist like they're following their protocols. 219 00:11:30,399 --> 00:11:33,320 They're following their rules according to the way that they're 220 00:11:33,399 --> 00:11:36,440 ryan with regards to this situation as a sportsmanship violation. 221 00:11:37,159 --> 00:11:41,279 But I would expect these chants to be a very 222 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:46,120 very hotly contestit or holly debated topic at the Big 223 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:51,120 twelve Athletic Directors, Presidents and Chancellors meeting this next spring 224 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,759 to try to do something more to kind of to 225 00:11:54,159 --> 00:12:00,000 just take kurtail these chants, to curb what is dry 226 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:04,000 being these chants, these excellent of laced chance geared towards 227 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,080 members of the LVS church. Like, I think the commissioner 228 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,720 is very serious, and I think he wants to address it. 229 00:12:08,759 --> 00:12:10,919 He wants to address it soon, he wants he wants 230 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,600 to be done with it, because again he used words 231 00:12:13,639 --> 00:12:19,519 like unacceptable, zero tolerance, deplorable, like like this is I 232 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,879 think this is something that he's taking very seriously. I 233 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,559 kind of like the focus that he was able to 234 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:25,279 put on it today. 235 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's I know that it's a sensitive subject for 236 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,639 many BYU fans and they feel like it needs to 237 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,120 be addressed. Was there any follow up? One of the 238 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:43,240 questions that's been asked after the the Big Twelve levies 239 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:47,440 fines to these respective institutions. Does the do the fifty 240 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,799 thousand dollars fines just go back to the conference in 241 00:12:50,879 --> 00:12:54,559 the uh the pot of money that brett rnwork, pot 242 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,399 of money that they can I guess continue to distribute. 243 00:12:58,799 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, I think most fines are managed by 244 00:13:02,159 --> 00:13:04,679 the conference and then they're divvied out for other things. 245 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,000 Some of them also go to a charrible organization. The 246 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,720 Big Twelve is very active with several pet charities that 247 00:13:11,759 --> 00:13:14,399 they have, and I know they use some of the 248 00:13:14,519 --> 00:13:17,320 conference funds. I don't know about that fund directly, but 249 00:13:17,639 --> 00:13:19,440 they use a lot of the conference funds for some 250 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,399 of that stuff as well. So and I know, like 251 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,720 I know some YU fans have talked about, well, if 252 00:13:25,759 --> 00:13:27,879 you're gonna find ste thousand dollars, who have two thousand 253 00:13:27,919 --> 00:13:31,480 dollars could go maybe to BYU, and if students knew 254 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,360 that they were funding BYU athletics or the university as 255 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:38,519 a whole, maybe that would maybe that would stop them. Yeah, 256 00:13:38,639 --> 00:13:41,000 I mean the reality has been, like I don't think 257 00:13:41,039 --> 00:13:45,840 a fine necessarily does much when it comes to college 258 00:13:45,919 --> 00:13:52,039 students making very uh collegiate not collegial, but collegiate, And 259 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:57,360 by collegiate I mean uh, sometimes abrasive and immature decisions, 260 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,960 like they're not really thinking about finds by their university 261 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,679 are thinking about They're thinking about how they can have 262 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,440 a good time, and what their buddies are are thinking 263 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,879 of them, kind of in that heat of the moment 264 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,360 right there. So like it's I would fully expect and 265 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:17,360 I'm speculating here, but I would fully expect that these 266 00:14:17,399 --> 00:14:20,360 types of situations lead to something more than simply a 267 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:25,200 fine by the institution because very clearly these fines aren't 268 00:14:25,879 --> 00:14:28,879 changing behavior. And I think what Commissioner your Mark wants 269 00:14:28,879 --> 00:14:32,279 to do is he wants to change behavior and not 270 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,399 just the immediate action. He wants to kind of get 271 00:14:34,399 --> 00:14:37,360 to the cause of the behavior and try to change that. 272 00:14:39,799 --> 00:14:43,639 Speaker 3: Give me your analysis really quick of the AGA Botsa's situation, 273 00:14:45,039 --> 00:14:48,759 per Brett, your mark, you know this, this player's you know, 274 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:53,399 he's an all world player. Obviously, he's the potential maybe 275 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:57,080 eventual number one overall pick in the NBA draft. How 276 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,679 is it that he can't be he isn't the big 277 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,000 fell Player of the year, but can be the best 278 00:15:03,039 --> 00:15:04,960 player in the NCAA. 279 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,639 Speaker 7: Yeah, well it should. It should be noted that the 280 00:15:10,639 --> 00:15:13,879 the big Tuvel awards that were announced just yesterday by 281 00:15:13,919 --> 00:15:17,399 the conference, or the awards voted on by the league's coaches. 282 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,759 So sixteen coach, sixteen men coaches in the league. Each 283 00:15:20,799 --> 00:15:23,519 one of them has a vote, I believe, I know 284 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,120 it used to be the case. I'm pretty sure. So 285 00:15:25,159 --> 00:15:27,600 the case, coaches are not allowed to vote for their 286 00:15:27,679 --> 00:15:34,279 own players, so league coaches are, so they're they're sixteen votes. 287 00:15:34,399 --> 00:15:37,080 Each league coach is basically allowed to smit kind of 288 00:15:37,159 --> 00:15:40,759 their roster of awards. And that also includes Player of 289 00:15:40,799 --> 00:15:43,240 the Year, defensive Player of the Year, Freshmen of the Year, 290 00:15:43,759 --> 00:15:46,720 Coach of the Year, and all those other superbatives as 291 00:15:46,759 --> 00:15:50,559 well as quite frankly, way too many when it comes 292 00:15:50,559 --> 00:15:53,279 to first, second, third team, an all Freshman team and 293 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:58,039 All Defensive team. Uh, and then an honorable mention. So 294 00:15:58,039 --> 00:16:00,360 so those were all voted on by the which is 295 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,000 the coaches picked Arizona Jaden Bradley as player of the Year. 296 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:04,320 I thought it was a little bit of a head 297 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:08,279 scratching move, although I do agree with some Arizona fans 298 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,840 that were sort of applying it that Jada brad does 299 00:16:13,879 --> 00:16:16,879 some things for Arizona that I don't think it notice 300 00:16:16,919 --> 00:16:18,840 like in the box score or on paper, or you 301 00:16:18,879 --> 00:16:20,840 maybe don't immediately see them. I think he's a very 302 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,879 good defensive player as well as being a significant one, 303 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,840 probably one of their two or three best offensive players 304 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,480 there as well. But when you talk about what aj 305 00:16:30,639 --> 00:16:33,799 Debonsa has done, I know, he's on a team that 306 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,799 finished five hundred and the Big Twelve player that struggled 307 00:16:36,799 --> 00:16:40,919 down the stretch. You know, they're playing today literally Tuesday, 308 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:45,919 on the first day of the Big Twelve tournament. But 309 00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:49,559 I think when you have a player that is so 310 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:54,440 clearly among the most talented in the league, and I 311 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,919 won't necessarily say most talented, but he's definitely one, up, two, three, 312 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:03,840 maybe four, I think that inarguable right there. I think 313 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:09,559 that's where you start to feel maybe peaked a little 314 00:17:09,599 --> 00:17:12,200 bit by some of the voting processes, is player of 315 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,799 the year is supposed to be the best player on 316 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:16,519 the best team, because you and I will know Ben 317 00:17:16,599 --> 00:17:19,079 aj debonce is not bad BYU wasn't the best team 318 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:22,519 in the league this year. Aj Debonsa was the best 319 00:17:22,519 --> 00:17:27,759 player on his team most nights. But if you're rewarding 320 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:30,240 the best player on the best team, then yeah, like 321 00:17:30,319 --> 00:17:33,960 Arizona won the league with two games to spare the players, 322 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,440 so the player that you probably should come from there. 323 00:17:36,559 --> 00:17:38,680 Then you can have other arguments about what is Player 324 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,000 of the Year versus MVP if you want to talk 325 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,960 about most valuable player, I think Texas Text JT. Toppin 326 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,079 has shown that even since he went down a couple 327 00:17:47,079 --> 00:17:50,000 of weeks ago with an ACL injury. Like the difference 328 00:17:50,039 --> 00:17:54,200 between Texas Tech with JT. Toppin and the difference between 329 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,920 Texas Tech without JT. Toppen is pretty significant when you're 330 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,440 talking about the number one or number two team in 331 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,880 the league compared to like the number four number five 332 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,640 teams since then. So I think there are just a 333 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:10,200 lot of definitions that maybe are getting lost or mixed 334 00:18:10,279 --> 00:18:13,240 up in translation right now. And again I will also 335 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:18,160 add this is a coaches vote Conference Player of the Year, 336 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:23,319 All Conference First Team, Second Team thirteen, et cetera. Coaches 337 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,200 don't always look at things, and again I say that 338 00:18:27,319 --> 00:18:29,759 saying that they're not allowed to vote for their own players. 339 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:36,559 But even with that caveat, coaches don't always look at 340 00:18:36,559 --> 00:18:38,960 things with shall I say, the most objective were the 341 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:44,000 most critical eyes as well, so I would be more interested. 342 00:18:44,599 --> 00:18:46,079 I'll just give a little bit of a plug for this. 343 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:49,440 The Associated Press will release They're all Big twelve team 344 00:18:49,519 --> 00:18:54,039 here either later this week or maybe first thing next week, 345 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:58,039 but coming up here pretty soon, and I would definitely 346 00:18:58,079 --> 00:19:01,960 pay attention to see how much these two all conference 347 00:19:02,079 --> 00:19:05,519 teams who line up before you make too many raft 348 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,880 decisions one way or the other about who the best 349 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:09,599 player in the league is. 350 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 3: A yeah, Eric Mee could shout in from the BAU 351 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,599 great playing the NBA, playing the G League. I don't 352 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,119 think I've ever fully understood this award, he states, This 353 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,680 makes me feel like it's the best team's player or 354 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:28,079 the best team's best player, not the league's best player. 355 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,200 James Bradley's phenomenal, but I'm not buying that he's the 356 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:35,480 best player in all of Big Twelve hoops, so that. 357 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,799 Speaker 7: You can argue, you can even argue that Jayden Bradley 358 00:19:38,839 --> 00:19:41,240 is the best player on his own team in Arizona, 359 00:19:41,279 --> 00:19:43,839 because I think there's definitely been nice when Kobat was 360 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,000 the best player at Arizona. I think there were nights 361 00:19:46,279 --> 00:19:49,359 when Brandon Burrays even was the best player on that 362 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,640 Arizona basketball team. There are probably three or four guys 363 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,240 that just got to put in that position. And that's 364 00:19:55,519 --> 00:19:59,119 that's why I think Tommy Lloyd maybe had one of, 365 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,960 if not his best co some jobs overall this season. 366 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,640 I fully agree with that pick, by the way, if 367 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:08,279 Tommy Lloyd is as coach of the Year, But I 368 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,119 just I do think there are a lot of question 369 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,519 marks around jan and Bradley, not that he's not a 370 00:20:12,519 --> 00:20:15,720 great player, like he is very clearly a great player. 371 00:20:16,079 --> 00:20:18,119 It's just a matter of what your definition for player 372 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,480 of the year. It truly is when you're talking about value, 373 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,759 when you're talking about overall excellence, when you're talking about, 374 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:28,000 you know, play on a team like do team results matter? 375 00:20:28,079 --> 00:20:31,559 And very it appears that according to the Big Twelve Coaches, 376 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,319 team results do matter for individual awards. 377 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 3: Apparently so Sean Walker boots on the ground at the 378 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:42,400 Big Twelve Basketball Tournament talking some BYU basketball how deep? 379 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,039 How far can this BYU basketball team go on the 380 00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:48,880 Big twelve Tournament? Would you say yeah? 381 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,599 Speaker 7: I mean, I think if they played like they did 382 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,519 the other nine on Senior Night against Texas Tech, this 383 00:20:53,759 --> 00:20:58,000 is a team that can challenge those top four. You know, 384 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,039 I think they should be able to get by Kansas 385 00:21:01,079 --> 00:21:04,680 State here in the opener, I think that West Virginia 386 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,559 game gets a little bit tricky depending on how they play. 387 00:21:07,759 --> 00:21:09,680 But if they played like they did against Texas Tech 388 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,359 with kind of the same attack, the same intensity, the 389 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,319 same peat, the same attention to the defensive game plan 390 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,440 in particular, then I think you've got to like the 391 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,720 YUS chances in there as well. I worry about them 392 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,640 going up against really any of those top four teams, 393 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:26,519 but in particular having to go up against the team 394 00:21:26,599 --> 00:21:29,480 like Houston, I think that's a that's a pretty poor 395 00:21:29,519 --> 00:21:32,440 matchup for b YU. Even a dialed in b YU 396 00:21:32,559 --> 00:21:35,720 wants to motivate it and muster like Houston's that good. 397 00:21:35,799 --> 00:21:39,440 I think Arizona is that good as well. Certainly, I 398 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,359 think any of those top four teams should be and 399 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:45,680 probably rightfully are favorite against a team like BYU. So 400 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,359 I don't know if I would have this team going 401 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,440 all the way to like a Big CLUK tournament championship. 402 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,200 Go ahead, prove me wrong, Kevin Young loves love for 403 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:53,839 you to prove me wrong. But I think this is 404 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,400 a team that can certainly win two or three games 405 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,119 on the way there if they're dialed in, if they're 406 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,559 if they really give that same attention to detail that 407 00:22:01,559 --> 00:22:04,319 they did about Saturday night in the Marryout Center against 408 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:04,920 Texas Tech. 409 00:22:05,319 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 3: What was the difference in that game specifically? What stood 410 00:22:08,279 --> 00:22:10,839 out to you? I know you were down there covering it, 411 00:22:11,039 --> 00:22:14,480 watching it and discussing it post game with the coaches 412 00:22:14,519 --> 00:22:17,200 and players. What was the difference and can it be 413 00:22:17,319 --> 00:22:20,480 replicated in the Big twelve Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. 414 00:22:20,519 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 4: Do you think? 415 00:22:21,599 --> 00:22:21,799 Speaker 2: Yeah? 416 00:22:22,079 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 7: I think it absolutely was, because the biggest difference I 417 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:30,720 saw was on defense. Defensively, it was the way BYU attacked, 418 00:22:30,759 --> 00:22:34,359 the way they switched off of players, they used Kbaketo's 419 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:38,160 links in particular, in an absolutely masterful way. It was 420 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,640 also pretty simple there weren't you know, three four or 421 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,240 five different decisions to make whether or not to switch. 422 00:22:45,319 --> 00:22:50,759 It was basically just switch everything, switch defense, everything go 423 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,839 over not under the screen. It's just really basic basketball 424 00:22:55,880 --> 00:23:00,400 fundamentals that You've got to wonder if maybe the game 425 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:03,359 plan wasn't a little bit overly complicated for part of 426 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,799 the year, because Kevin Young even told us afterwards that 427 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,079 he just they kept things really simple. 428 00:23:08,559 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 6: Uh. 429 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 7: They made things really simple. They made plays and reads 430 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,799 really simple to make. Uh And and it's very clearly worked. 431 00:23:15,799 --> 00:23:18,400 So I would expect another very simple game plan here 432 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,640 in the Big Club Tournament. Uh by us just got 433 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:21,559 to go out and execute it. 434 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,319 Speaker 3: Sean Walker KSL dot com. What can we read on 435 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,759 your platform? How can we support you what you do, 436 00:23:28,839 --> 00:23:29,319 how you do it? 437 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 7: Sean, Yeah, no, appreciate that just yet. Go go check 438 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,920 it out KSL dot com. I'll be uh here for 439 00:23:37,279 --> 00:23:39,920 as long as Kansas City will allow me. 440 00:23:40,559 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 2: Uh. 441 00:23:40,839 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 7: So we will be covering all of the all of 442 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,279 the Utah teams in action, that includes the University of Utah. 443 00:23:47,319 --> 00:23:50,119 I know the four letter word, sorry by fans, uh, 444 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,720 but we'll be here with them. Uh. Tanner Trulson is 445 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,240 going to be opening up with TCU Tomorrod. So we 446 00:23:55,319 --> 00:23:57,799 love a little bit of truly. Uh in there. Well, 447 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:01,480 we'll be here all week or as long as by 448 00:24:01,559 --> 00:24:02,359 you gets us to be here. 449 00:24:03,599 --> 00:24:06,599 Speaker 3: Let's go Sean Walker. Make sure you're following Sean on 450 00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:09,440 X and all his platforms and reading in. 451 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 4: At KSL dot com. Thanks so much, Sewan. We appreciate 452 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:12,319 your time. 453 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:14,079 Speaker 7: Thanks man, appreciate it. 454 00:24:14,599 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 4: There you go. 455 00:24:15,039 --> 00:24:18,039 Speaker 3: That's a little Cougar beat, little inside report from Kansas 456 00:24:18,039 --> 00:24:20,160 City and it was brought to you by Dental Prosi Utah. 457 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 4: Dentalprosivieutah dot com. If you are in need of any. 458 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:30,079 Speaker 3: Sort of dental care, oral healthcare, get bio memetic care. 459 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,200 It's the best in the business at Dental Pros of Utah. 460 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,359 Check out their Google reviews. 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This 466 00:24:50,279 --> 00:24:52,119 is Cougar Sports on one of three nine ninety point 467 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:53,000 three ESPN The Fan. 468 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 2: This is a one oh three nine at ninety eight 469 00:24:55,759 --> 00:24:59,279 three ESPN SportsCenter updates. 470 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 8: You start to stay off in the pool as BYU Divers, 471 00:25:01,559 --> 00:25:04,200 Marty Yacht and Ashton Sparks competed in the three meter 472 00:25:04,279 --> 00:25:07,960 event at the NCAA Zoni Championship in Flagstaff, Arizona. Yacht 473 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,359 made it to the final round and place seventeenth overall. 474 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,799 The women's set of Things Brooklyn Gekkerates competed in the 475 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,640 one meter event, placing eighteen. Today, the women will compete 476 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,440 in the three meter event, with the men competing in 477 00:25:17,519 --> 00:25:20,599 platform diving in sunny San Diego, California, and BYU men's 478 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,279 golf finished yesterday tied for fifth with keyhe Keena in 479 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,839 third place overall. Simon Quan has two strokes behind a 480 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,240 Keenette four under part in seventh place. The final round 481 00:25:28,319 --> 00:25:30,960 began this morning at nine am. Today, the men's basketball 482 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,079 team faces Kansas State in the first round of the 483 00:25:33,079 --> 00:25:35,480 Big Twelve tournament in Kansas City, with the winner facing 484 00:25:35,559 --> 00:25:38,039 West Virginia tomorrow. The game tips off at five o'clock 485 00:25:38,079 --> 00:25:40,400 on the ESPN Plus. Sticking with the men's team, the 486 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,599 Big Twelve awards were announced yesterday and A. J. D. 487 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,880 Bonsa took home the Freshman of the Year, a spot 488 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:46,519 on the All Freshman Team, and a spot on the 489 00:25:46,559 --> 00:25:48,440 All Big Twelve First Team to where the Cougar were 490 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,799 featured as Richie Saunders was named to the second team 491 00:25:50,839 --> 00:25:52,680 and Rob right the third to the third team. He 492 00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:55,039 Bonce is the first Cougar since Jonathan Tabernari in the 493 00:25:55,039 --> 00:25:57,119 two thousand and six two thousand and seven season the 494 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:58,799 win Freshman of the Year at His spot on the 495 00:25:58,839 --> 00:26:01,000 All Big Twelve First Team marks two years in a 496 00:26:01,079 --> 00:26:03,200 row with BYU having a member on the first team. 497 00:26:03,279 --> 00:26:04,960 Other games today will feature a home game for the 498 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,640 BYU baseball team against Utah Tech at three o'clock because 499 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:09,319 they look to get back into the wind column after 500 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,839 having lost their last four, and softball has their home 501 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,559 opener tonight against Aplene Christian at six o'clock. 502 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 4: We finished with news. 503 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,799 Speaker 8: From the pros we're in the NFL. Former BYU running 504 00:26:17,799 --> 00:26:19,759 back Tyler Algiers signed a two year deal with the 505 00:26:19,799 --> 00:26:22,079 Arizona Cardinals for twelve and a half million dollars. In 506 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,720 defensive tackle, Kirostanga joined Kingsley Suamataiya and Andy Reid on 507 00:26:25,839 --> 00:26:27,960 the Kansas City Chiefs on a three year deal worth 508 00:26:28,039 --> 00:26:30,480 twenty one million dollars and in the NBA, Yegor Joeman 509 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,599 has been shut down for the year with increased plantar 510 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,680 fatiatis in his left foot. Yegor finishes his NBA rookie 511 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,000 season averaging ten point three points a game and shooting 512 00:26:38,079 --> 00:26:38,599 thirty eight. 513 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:39,759 Speaker 4: Point five percent from three. 514 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 8: I'm Cameron Clark and this has been your ESPN The Fan, 515 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:43,839 Cougar Sports Center Update, Roger. 516 00:26:43,799 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 2: Utah and BYU Football, Utah, Valley Sports, Utah, Jazz, Utah, Mammoth, 517 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,640 RSL and Moore on one, OHO, three, nine and ninety 518 00:26:52,839 --> 00:26:57,319 three ESPN the Fan. You are listening to Cougar Sports 519 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:01,039 with Ben Krittle and it's time for a Cougar inside report. Now, 520 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,000 let's get that for a prietary inside scoop on Cougar 521 00:27:04,079 --> 00:27:05,119 Sports from Cretele. 522 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,319 Speaker 3: Welcome back Cougar Sports. One of three nine ninet eight 523 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:09,680 point three years to be in the fan. I've bet 524 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,640 Frital Broadcasting from our Vanderwelth Studios, Vanderwealth dot Com. Get 525 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:14,559 on a free Q and A no obligation to invest 526 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,960 Q and A with our tax more wealth Advisors certify 527 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,039 financial planners. Nobody does it better than vanderd Wealth and 528 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,359 Lane Anderson. It is time for Little Cougar Inside of Port. 529 00:27:23,839 --> 00:27:27,559 The latest on the twenty twenty six all Big twelve 530 00:27:27,599 --> 00:27:30,000 men's basketball awards that were unveiled yesterday. 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After winning its first Big twelve regular season title, 550 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,519 Arizona's Toby Awaka was the name to the sixth Man 551 00:28:29,599 --> 00:28:32,440 of the Year and head coach Tommy Lloyd Coach of 552 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:32,759 the Year. 553 00:28:33,039 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 4: It completed a trio. 554 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 3: Of Wildcats that earned their Big Twelve superlatives no doubt 555 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:43,599 about it. Kansas is Forrie badunga EARNS Defensive Player of 556 00:28:43,599 --> 00:28:45,759 the Year, Melton Council junior, a Newcomer of the Year, 557 00:28:46,039 --> 00:28:49,400 along with Iowa State Stamond Lipsey scholar athlete Blay's agent 558 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,079 debansa Freshman of the Year in Texas Tech Christian Anderson 559 00:28:53,119 --> 00:28:57,720 has most improved that completed the Individual of the Year awards. 560 00:28:57,799 --> 00:28:59,960 Bradley's the third Arizona player in the past five seasons 561 00:29:00,079 --> 00:29:02,440 be named conference Player of the Year, but the first 562 00:29:02,759 --> 00:29:05,559 to earn the honor in the Wildcats two seasons in 563 00:29:05,599 --> 00:29:08,400 the Big Twelve. He's a senior from Rochester, New York. 564 00:29:08,519 --> 00:29:11,119 He averaged thirteen point four points per game four point 565 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,240 six four point six assists to lead the team to 566 00:29:14,359 --> 00:29:18,319 an eighteen to two overall record. He had key twenty 567 00:29:18,359 --> 00:29:22,039 five plus point performances and wins at BYU and Baylor, 568 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:28,359 which proved key for Arizona's title chances. So that's maybe 569 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:35,480 the most controversial storyline coming out of this particular public 570 00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:38,279 relations press release coming out of the Big Twelve in 571 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,519 a year where the storylines center around deep and talented 572 00:29:41,559 --> 00:29:45,119 freshman class, obviously de Bonsa members as the Big Twelve's best, 573 00:29:46,039 --> 00:29:49,680 becoming the first from BAU to earn the award in 574 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:53,160 the programs three seasons in the league. The Brockton, Massachusetts 575 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:57,079 native averages on an NCAA leading twenty four point seven 576 00:29:57,119 --> 00:29:59,440 points per game, which is on track to be a 577 00:29:59,559 --> 00:30:02,119 top five I mark in the history of the Big 578 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:07,000 Twelve and so definitely a great season. 579 00:30:06,759 --> 00:30:09,279 Speaker 4: For a j The question is do you feel like 580 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:13,119 aj was robbed? Yes or no? Why or why not? 581 00:30:13,319 --> 00:30:14,279 All Big Twelve First Team. 582 00:30:14,319 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 3: By the way, Jaydon Bradley, Braydon Bury's of Arizona Crebus 583 00:30:18,079 --> 00:30:22,279 was also on that squad from Arizona to Bonsa from BYU, 584 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:26,640 Sharp from Houston, Flemings from Houston, Joshua Jefferson from Iowa State, 585 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:30,079 Badunga from Kansas Christian Anderson Texas Tech, and then JT. 586 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 4: Topp in Texas Tech. 587 00:30:31,759 --> 00:30:34,119 Speaker 3: That's your all Big twelve First Team, All Big Twelve 588 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:38,000 Second Team, Richie Saunders, Baba Miller, Cincinnati, Tim and Lipsey 589 00:30:38,039 --> 00:30:41,640 Iowa State Mom lists Man, I always get this one 590 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:46,400 on Melan Iowa State, Darren Peterson Kansas. That's your All 591 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,839 Big twelve second team, and then third team co of 592 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,440 Pete Arizona, Cameron cor Baylor, rob Right the third by 593 00:30:53,559 --> 00:30:58,559 U folks from UCF, and then Edmunds from TCU, and 594 00:30:58,599 --> 00:31:02,640 then you have a whole slew of honorable mentions as well. 595 00:31:02,839 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 4: Question though, is this okay? Did a g Deponta get robbed? 596 00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 6: Yes? 597 00:31:08,039 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 3: Or no? 598 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 4: Why or why not? Ronald the three man Weaver? What 599 00:31:10,559 --> 00:31:11,680 do you stand in this debate? 600 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 5: No, I don't think he got robbed. I definitely think 601 00:31:15,319 --> 00:31:17,279 there was an argument for Jade and Brawley. I know 602 00:31:17,359 --> 00:31:19,960 people are gonna say, well, he was the third leading 603 00:31:20,039 --> 00:31:23,720 scorer on his team behind Coed Pete and Braiden Burr's. 604 00:31:23,759 --> 00:31:26,799 But Drayden, excuse me, Jayde and Bradley. That role of 605 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,000 how they rely on him as the same role of 606 00:31:29,039 --> 00:31:31,799 how they were allow on AJ. Now, obviously things are different, Ben, 607 00:31:32,279 --> 00:31:36,319 because Ba's more injury injured than Arizona. Is Arizona's fully healthy. 608 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,720 They have everybody. Even when Coleed Pete went down, that 609 00:31:38,839 --> 00:31:40,960 was one player. Even when Braiden Berrys are sick, he 610 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:43,960 was still out there, Sir, Jayden Bradley is arguably, you know, 611 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,519 just as important Arizona in that role, not what they 612 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:50,240 do an impact, but role of that. And look, it's 613 00:31:50,319 --> 00:31:53,160 not because the coaches gave it away. Jamie Dixon, you know, 614 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,119 got caught up. Who was a friend of the program, 615 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,920 Chancell Johnson, the Big Twelve analyst and content creator. 616 00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:59,079 Speaker 1: Jamie Dixon joined him. 617 00:31:59,079 --> 00:32:01,759 Speaker 5: And what did Jamie Dixon say, the men's basketball coach 618 00:32:01,799 --> 00:32:05,279 of TC, You've been winning, winning matters. That's how I 619 00:32:05,359 --> 00:32:08,559 determined MVP of that. So that's what the coaches voted for. 620 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,960 They obviously, and again Ben I said that yesterday. I 621 00:32:11,039 --> 00:32:13,240 want to see the coaches ballot. I don't like to 622 00:32:13,359 --> 00:32:16,000 see these, oh this player one. I want to see 623 00:32:16,039 --> 00:32:19,240 how many people voted for agen who did Now, obviously 624 00:32:19,279 --> 00:32:21,480 the coaches can't vote for their own player, which means 625 00:32:21,519 --> 00:32:23,839 Kevin Young couldn't have voted for AJ. So I want 626 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:27,000 to see Ben what coaches voted, because maybe Bradley only 627 00:32:27,079 --> 00:32:29,799 wanted by one. It wasn't obviously unanimous because they have 628 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,079 the asterisk there, so I'd have to think that some 629 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:35,319 coaches probably voted for AJ. I just want to know 630 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:37,599 which ones so I can see in them. I think 631 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:39,160 we can have more of a discussion. I think that 632 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,079 would be easier kind of how they do for the 633 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:42,759 NBA Finals, NFL. 634 00:32:42,599 --> 00:32:43,519 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP. 635 00:32:44,119 --> 00:32:47,279 Speaker 5: See who voted for which person to determine it, because 636 00:32:47,319 --> 00:32:48,960 that would give me a little bit more insight. But no, 637 00:32:49,039 --> 00:32:52,519 I don't think he got robbed. Obviously impact he's the biggest. 638 00:32:52,599 --> 00:32:54,480 But this is what they do been They've been doing 639 00:32:54,519 --> 00:32:56,640 this for a very long time. They're not going to 640 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:58,799 give it to the best player on the till where 641 00:32:58,839 --> 00:32:59,880 they finished tenth in the league. 642 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:00,759 Speaker 4: Not gonna do that. 643 00:33:01,119 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 5: They're gonna give it to the best player and the 644 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,839 person's role that was the biggest for the top for 645 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,319 the winner of the conference or the top three, and 646 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:11,640 that was Jayden Bradley, because obviously you couldn't give it 647 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,200 to Kingston Flemy because of Impact. You couldn't give it 648 00:33:14,279 --> 00:33:17,480 to Iowa State in Mitland, Mont Chilovich or you know, 649 00:33:17,599 --> 00:33:20,359 Joshua Jefferson. It just it wasn't and AJ had beating 650 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,400 them head to head. So when it came down to it, 651 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:24,480 when you X had all of the factors, the only 652 00:33:24,559 --> 00:33:27,039 factor left was Okay, they're gonna give it to the 653 00:33:27,119 --> 00:33:30,720 best player on the on the the highest finishing team, 654 00:33:31,079 --> 00:33:33,079 and that happened to be Arizona. Do I disagree with 655 00:33:33,119 --> 00:33:35,400 it one hundred percent. At the same time, I understand 656 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,640 the logic of why they picked it. I do also 657 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:39,359 have questions because you know, we just got off the 658 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:42,119 line with Sean Walker. I don't believe the Commissioner Bank 659 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:45,039 can push for AJ to be the National Player of 660 00:33:45,039 --> 00:33:47,240 the Year when he didn't even win Player of the Year. 661 00:33:47,119 --> 00:33:50,519 Speaker 1: In his own conference. That's not how that works, unfortunately. 662 00:33:50,599 --> 00:33:51,359 Speaker 4: So it is what it is. 663 00:33:51,559 --> 00:33:53,799 Speaker 5: It sucks, no one's gonna like it, but AJ is 664 00:33:53,839 --> 00:33:55,839 still a great player, and it doesn't matter because I 665 00:33:55,839 --> 00:33:57,200 still think he's gonna be the top pick in the 666 00:33:57,279 --> 00:33:57,880 NBA draft. 667 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 3: I think the biggest issue is, like, and we discussed 668 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,480 it briefly yesterday, the tenth best team in the Big 669 00:34:04,559 --> 00:34:07,319 twelve can't have the best player, and I think that's 670 00:34:07,359 --> 00:34:11,400 where the coaches stood on the matter, the voters stood 671 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:12,039 on that matter. 672 00:34:12,599 --> 00:34:14,280 Speaker 4: You can agree or disagree with it, but. 673 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:20,599 Speaker 3: At what point at what like ranking does AJ get 674 00:34:20,679 --> 00:34:24,599 the nod? Is it top six in the conference? Is 675 00:34:24,679 --> 00:34:27,119 it top five in the conference? 676 00:34:27,559 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 6: Right? 677 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:32,039 Speaker 3: Because you have you of a Houston, Kansas Tech, Iowa State. 678 00:34:32,559 --> 00:34:35,239 I think if I think if you're number six, if 679 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:39,880 you're in that TCU slot and you are eleven and 680 00:34:40,119 --> 00:34:45,079 seven in conference, then I think AJ probably gets it. 681 00:34:45,599 --> 00:34:49,039 I mean possibly it's a much closer top five. I 682 00:34:49,119 --> 00:34:50,920 think he gets it because. 683 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: Of his top six I think he gets it. I 684 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,119 think if they finished sixth. 685 00:34:54,119 --> 00:34:55,760 Speaker 4: That's the Teeter Totter p that's. 686 00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 2: With you, so. 687 00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:04,800 Speaker 3: Know I put it on I look by you. They 688 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:06,159 had five season ending injuries. 689 00:35:06,199 --> 00:35:06,639 Speaker 4: It sucked. 690 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,639 Speaker 3: They they struggled in Big twelve play, couldn't find a 691 00:35:10,679 --> 00:35:15,360 way to get get proficient in the first half of 692 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:19,199 games at rebound play, great defense. They they became a 693 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:22,599 little bit turnover prone in some highly critical competitive games. 694 00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:25,599 It is what it is, and unfortunately AJ doesn't get 695 00:35:25,599 --> 00:35:27,079 to be the Big twelve Player of the Year. 696 00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:29,679 Speaker 5: They lost it against US where that's where he lost it. 697 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,360 After the Iowa State game, right then AJ's back in 698 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:33,000 the conversation. 699 00:35:33,199 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 4: Is his to lose? 700 00:35:34,199 --> 00:35:34,800 Speaker 1: And then he lost. 701 00:35:35,079 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 5: You know, they could get blown out by UCF and 702 00:35:37,079 --> 00:35:39,440 then the road trip that's where that's where lost. 703 00:35:39,519 --> 00:35:43,559 Speaker 3: Unfortunately, he's a part of the All Freshman team for LAICI. 704 00:35:43,679 --> 00:35:46,480 That is, there is not a BYU player on the 705 00:35:46,559 --> 00:35:47,599 All Defensive team. 706 00:35:49,039 --> 00:35:51,119 Speaker 1: That's not good. 707 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:53,360 Speaker 3: I mean, the only the only individual that had, like 708 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,360 I think the potential to make the All Defensive team 709 00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:00,440 was probably Keva, right we red with that. 710 00:36:00,599 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 4: I think it was probably Keaba with shop blocking ability. 711 00:36:03,679 --> 00:36:06,800 Speaker 3: If he was getting if he was earning, you know, 712 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:10,599 a thirty minutes per game type of outing day in 713 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,920 day out, game in game out, you could have seen 714 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,920 something like that where Keaba becomes with between his rebounding 715 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,440 and shop locking ability. If his putbacks were a little 716 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,519 bit more proficient, if he had a mid range and 717 00:36:21,599 --> 00:36:25,760 even an extended perimeter game, it would have been nice 718 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:29,880 obviously to pick and roll lob Lake City Freak. But 719 00:36:30,519 --> 00:36:33,320 with injuries they kind of derailed him a little bit. 720 00:36:33,639 --> 00:36:35,239 But I think he could have been in that mix. 721 00:36:35,559 --> 00:36:38,440 There were times where Aj was really good defensively but 722 00:36:38,639 --> 00:36:42,440 not consistent enough to enter into that state. 723 00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:45,079 Speaker 5: If I think AJ could have had a shot because 724 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,719 AJ got more steals and deflections and things. When Richie 725 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,159 was on the court because Richie plays defense, right, you 726 00:36:51,199 --> 00:36:54,559 know that losing that I think her aj little bit 727 00:36:54,599 --> 00:36:55,400 defensively been. 728 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 4: No doubt about it. 729 00:36:56,519 --> 00:36:58,719 Speaker 3: That's your inside report, brought to you by Big o' 730 00:36:58,840 --> 00:36:59,599 tiers in America. 731 00:36:59,679 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 4: Work. 732 00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:02,519 Speaker 3: If looking for an honest, hard working, cost transparent mechanic 733 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:06,360 who's a huge BYU fan, who helps b YU student athletes, 734 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:08,920 he lists where he stands, give an opportunity or in 735 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:12,039 your business. 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