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Speaker 2: Of a spiral.
Speaker 3: Right now, we've seen the good, the bad, the beautiful,
the ugly of this Boe basketball team.
Speaker 2: They have lost eight out of their last twelve.
Speaker 3: They're trying to get back on the right track and
maybe have a bit more sense of urgency, uh at
least defensively. For the love of all that's holly, they
face Cincinnati. We're gonna get to another foe up next.
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the hotline.
Speaker 4: Welcome in.
Speaker 3: Scott Springer be writer for the Cincinnati Inquirer. UH to
get to know the phone a little bit better. Scott,
how the heck are you, buddy?
Speaker 5: What's going on?
Speaker 6: Ben?
Speaker 2: Living the dream man?
Speaker 3: Just uh, you know, it's a Monday, solving the problems
of the day, commenting all the news and notes of
the day.
Speaker 2: Man, how are things with you?
Speaker 7: Well, we had some snow flurries here, so it come March.
We get tired of that stuff. But you guys, you
still snow on the ground there or what.
Speaker 3: We need your snow? Bring it over here. Man, We're
in a high desert right now. We need more moisture.
You guys took it all the East coast took all
of these snow. It seems like this year.
Speaker 7: Yeah, well there was a bundle here.
Speaker 6: I was out.
Speaker 7: They had the two games swing in Arizona, so my
wife actually came with me, and I couldn't get home
because of the snow here. And I got absolutely no
sympathy because I'm in Arizona it's eighty degrees. But I
told him, I said, I'm not smart enough to make
this up that the planes are not getting out to
Phoenix and I can't get home.
Speaker 6: So it wasn't that.
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, there's good and bad to it all,
but I'm glad you're doing well. And give us a
little breakdown. Who is this Cincinnati basketball team this year?
What's their identity? What are their mantras? Was the culture?
Speaker 8: Like?
Speaker 2: Right now? How have they fared thus far the season?
Speaker 7: Well, they're on an upswing. They've won five of their
last six. But you know there was a time when
they were one hunder five hundred. They lost to West Virginia.
They lost both games to West Virginia. And you guys
know plenty about the Mountaineers now and they give people
fits and hope coliseums. So there's nothing new there. But
the last game Cincinnati had one of the starters out
still was winning by fourteen against the Mountaineers managed to lose,
and they have dropped a lot of games that were
very winnable, And you know, West Miller was apologizing to
the radio audience, to the guys in the media room,
there was some kid had a camera on him. He
turns around and approaches him, and that kind of seemed
like the bottom. But since then, you've got five wins
out of your last six and then two to play,
and just like BYU is wanting to win to enhance
their resume. Cincinnati just wants to have a resume, and
they pretty much have to win these next two, I
would think, and then maybe get one in Kansas City
and the tournament to get off the bubble or wherever
anyone thinks.
Speaker 5: I think they're the.
Speaker 7: Next four out right now. So if it involves out,
that means you're not in.
Speaker 5: So you got to do some work.
Speaker 6: Man four.
Speaker 3: They've won four to their last five games were like
five out of the last six games. They're on a
bit of a tear right now. The only laws was
to Texas Tech. Texas Tech playing well despite losing one
of their best players, JT Topping. So what has changed
since that West Virginia lost? How have they been able
to get back on track?
Speaker 7: And it seems like they've been able to throw it
in the post a little bit better and they've gotten
more production from those guys. Boba Miller pretty much averages
a double double, but the Mestapha Chalmers really come on.
Last three games, he's had over twenty points. The last
game he had a career hide in rebounds with fifteen
and he's shooting little bit from the outside too, so
that's kind of opened some things up. He was very
good against Kansas, they both were, and if those two
guys are on that helps. When they've been held, you know,
in single digits, it doesn't work out so well. So
they've played well and then they've started to hit some threes.
They made twelve against Kansas at foug Allen and fourteen
the other day against Oklahoma State, and I think they
had sixteen against Kansas State. Now they've not shot like
that with regularity. There's been games where they've only made
three or four. But things seem to be coming together.
They've had injuries like everyone else has injuries, and you know,
obviously you guys have Ritchie Saunders out and that's a
huge factor there. But they've just never played with the
roster that they thought they were going to have at
the beginning of the year. It's always been somebody's been
out for one reason or another. And there's a guy
sitting out with a medical redshirt right now or trying
to get a medical red shirt. That would only help them,
but this is the way college basketball is at this point.
They don't want to waste the year, and by putting
him in right now because he's a grad student trying
to get another year, so he would help him. But
basketball is a totally different game. Sometimes there's not so
much team, it's more individual, and that's unfortunate sometimes.
Speaker 3: Yep, it's a crazy basketball world we're living in. The
Big twelve is pretty crazy right now. BYU started hot,
they're in the drags right now, trying to find a
way to win. Cincinnati on the upswing. Even UCF, I
feel like they're on the up swing. They were kind
of in you know, they were not predicted, projected to
be one of the best teams in the Big twelve.
Speaker 2: How would you describe the Big Twelve thus far this season?
Speaker 7: Jakol and Hyde, You just don't know. I mean, Utah
gave you guys a decent game. Utah came here and
play the Bearcats tough. They had to squeak that one out.
And Utah's at the bottom of the Big Twelve right now.
They can turn around beat anyone. So it's just that, well,
you can't, you can't take a day off. Someone will
get you. UCF, as you mentioned that they want out there.
I watched some of that game and that was that
score was a bit of a surprise to me. Iowa
States good, but then Iowa State has lost a few
here and there. Texas Tech looks still really good without.
Speaker 5: J T topping.
Speaker 7: I mean, they had guys knocking down threes, and their
their home court is big, just like your home court
is normally big. And it's it's really tough to get
a road win in the Big Twelve, and really tough
to get any win in the Big Twelve. You can't
just take anyone for granted. You know, the Cincinnati used
to be in the American Athletic Conference, and you know
there'd be a couple of days, you know, maybe you
could get a day off with a Southern miss or
in East Carolina, and I hope did not make those
fans mad. Those are very nice cities to it to
go to. But you know what I'm saying, it's just
not the same. It's it's a power conference, Big twelve
and best league in basketball in my vote.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it is a fantastic conference, no doubt about it.
Let's get a little scattering report on Cincinnati as they
prepare for BYU. What are what would you say are
their strengths and weaknesses right now?
Speaker 7: Well, the sturne of the two big men right now,
Boba Miller and messed off at Chaman. Miller's nearly seven
feet tall but used to be a point guard way
back when before he grew so they can let him
bring the ball up the floor sometimes. Thomas has really
come on offensively. And the two guards dayda A Thomas
and GIZZL James are really you are only two guys
back from last year's team, so they've had experience with BYU,
and I think I think Gizzl James hit six threes
against BYU in the last game here at Fifth Third Arena,
which as I recall, I think BYU maybe had a
three point lead at the half, and then the Bearcats
had a big second half. But obviously in provo that
game was all Cougars. That was a difficult one, but
good for your guys. Jalen Celestine, the other guy that's
coming to the starting lineup is a veteran played at Baylor,
so he played a little bit right there that you
have and he's been pretty consistent knocking down threes. So
and the other thing here lately, they've kind of gone
to a shorter.
Speaker 5: Mix of guys.
Speaker 7: Earlier in the season, you know, Wes Miller would play ten, eleven, guys,
and it's been about eight recently. Sean and I have
just came back the last game, so that made it nine.
He's a McDonald's All American that was starting earlier in
the year, but he's a freshman and just you know,
once they got to the Big Twelve schedule, they had
to make some adjustments.
Speaker 5: And so that group that I.
Speaker 7: Mentioned, those five, James, Thomas, Celestine, Miller and Sean, that's
been the starting five and they've had a pretty good
run for the most part, other than the Texas Tech game,
when Texas Tech beats a lot of people. But I
will say that they started that game like they're going
to run away. It was I think they had a
thirteen point lead or something like that fairly early.
Speaker 5: I was there.
Speaker 7: I should know exactly, but sometimes my numbers get confused.
But Texas Tech came back on them, and you know, again,
tough to play at the United Supermarkets Arena or Marriott
Center or wherever we're at in the Big Twelve. It
can be dangerous, no.
Speaker 2: Doubt about it.
Speaker 3: What are the coaches players, I don't know if you've
had any media availability, what are they saying about this
BAU basketball team? Right now they've lost, as I mentioned,
eight out of the last twelve. They've they've shown some highs, right,
ioway staying, they've showed some low lows as well. Definitely
a second half team that gets behind early in the
first half. What are the coaches and players saying about
BYU in preparation for tomorrow night's game.
Speaker 7: Well, we haven't had the availability since the last game.
But I watched that Iowa State game. I thought that
was a huge win and then UCF. That surprised me
a little bit because but UCF is better than people think.
In West Virginia is a tough place to play in
Hope Coliseum. They've gotten the Bearcats twice this year, and
those are two that you see, would would have loved
to have back on their resume. Otherwise they wouldn't be
squirming to get a win here on Tuesday. But yeah,
I mean, obviously when you look at dyu of you know,
right and de Bonca, those two guys everaging what forty
three combined, and you have to stop them. So I
think for Cincinnata have any chance at all, they're going
to have to try to keep those guys under thirty combined, maybe,
and even that's not a given.
Speaker 5: So yeah, they.
Speaker 7: Switched the tip to nine o'clock, so that'll make it interesting.
Way back when in the Bob Huggins area, they used
to do doubleheaders and then ESPN would do the nine
to thirty games Eastern and so people here were complaining
initially it's like wow, nine o'clock, that's late, and it's like, well,
they used.
Speaker 5: To do these all the time.
Speaker 7: And most college students, I know, they're not opposed to
staying up late and coming out, So it should be
a festive atmosphere. I don't know if it'll sell out.
They've not had a sellout yet this year, but as
I recall, it was a pretty good crowd last year
in the twelve, So a little bit over twelve thousand
is a sellout here. So they've had decent crowds, just
not complete sellouts.
Speaker 3: Yeah, so what's the environment like there? Typically even when
it's not sold out, what's the the you know, capacity
and how full is it has it been thus far
this season?
Speaker 7: Well, Twelvey twelve is the capacity. Since the remodeled the
building a handful of years ago, most games have been
close to ten upper nines. I always state I think
was a little bit over eleven, and some of them
in the tens and all that. So you have Zaber
University nearby that their their placeholds about ten thousand and
some nights they're playing on the same nights, and that
that school's you know, four or five miles away from Cincinnati,
So you have some competing college of basketball going on.
But yeah, when when Cincinnati has been really good in
their heydays, you know, those were mainly sell out, some
pretty loud. But you know when when your team's winning,
it's you kind of get spoiled and you're used to
winning and you come in and everyone's constantially noisy. This year,
it's kind of been back and forth. I mean there's
been games where west Miller's been booed. They quit announcing
his name when they announced the starting lineups. Now, after
this recent little patch here, you know, I would assume
Tuesday night will be pretty crazy because everyone, everyone, I think,
realizes that Cincinnati really really needs to win to even
have a shot at the NCAA Tournament, and it's an
long shot.
Speaker 3: Right now, tell me your thoughts on the Big Twelve
Player of the Year. Who are your candidates right now?
Who's your favorite right now? Would you say to become
the uh, the the best player, the Big Twelve Player
of the year for the Big Twelve.
Speaker 5: Well, there's some good ones.
Speaker 7: And I saw fran Frescilla put something out about the J. T.
Toppins should still be considered. Uh, I mean your guy
has to be considered, it seems I you know, I
vote every week, so he's he's either Newcomer of the
Week or Big Twelve Player of the Week most weeks.
Speaker 6: Uh.
Speaker 7: And that's pretty awesome for a freshman. And the caliber
refreshmen we're seeing in this league is crazy with AJA
and then the Kingston Flemings at Houston, so some some
really really good players. Uh, he's big fol play. I
don't know. I I'm torn between Devons and Topping and
I'm probably leaving someone out.
Speaker 5: I don't know. They're tough.
Speaker 6: PJ.
Speaker 3: Haggerty, Kansas State. I mean, he's one of the top
scorers in in the Big Twelve. You can tours maybe
Christian Anderson there at Tech.
Speaker 7: He's been it was really impressive against Cincinnati at thirty
one points and eleven rebounds.
Speaker 5: At six'.
Speaker 7: Three, haggarty you, know the team has not done well with,
him so that would maybe take me away from voting for.
Speaker 5: Him.
Speaker 7: Obviously arizona's got you, Know BARRY'S i think his player
of The week this. WEEK i think it just came
out right BEFORE i was talking to. You you, know
they've got good, guys and that's.
Speaker 5: A tough place to, play just like The Marriott.
Speaker 7: Center to, me and Again i'm not being saying this
Because i'm on the phone with you, GUYS i Think
Marriott center is the toughest atmosphere personally i've been to
IF i were a, team because there's just so many.
Speaker 5: People, uh and.
Speaker 7: That's even counting you, Know, Kansas kansas is pretty. Crazy arizona.
Was that was a neat. Atmosphere Texas tech was blowing
off like smoke bombs and stuff during the free, throw
so that that WAS i didn't even know that was,
allowed but you, know signage and stuff like. That that
should be fair. Game but you shouldn't be blown off
smoke during a free. Throw But i'm not trivy to
the to the agreed upon rules with the student. Sections so, yeah.
Speaker 2: You, wonder what Is brett Or mark gonna have to
hand down another?
Speaker 7: Fine you guys are all plenty familiar with, fine so, yeah,
yeah and hopefully there's none of.
Speaker 6: That uh you, KNOW i know.
Speaker 7: It it came up during football and you've had to
deal with that several, places and there's just no room for.
Speaker 5: That it's it's stupidity.
Speaker 7: And classless and just just come and watch the. Game
you wouldn't want that if you were on the other
end of. It and even, Locally cincinnati And xavier play every,
year So xavier is A jesuit, institution and but, yeah
you hear as much potty mouth over there as you
do With. Cincinnati and SOMETIMES i JUST i don't, Know
i'm not being. APPROVED i was a college kid, once
BUT i DON'T i don't understand why you need.
Speaker 5: To say any of that.
Speaker 7: Stuff just root for your team or you can yell
at the ref or. Something but, uh you, KNOW i
have a little bit of.
Speaker 2: Class, YEAH i have a little bit of, class no
doubt about. It.
Speaker 3: Yeah the student section is always a little bit more.
Edgy they're will understanding to do things that the general,
population general fan base is not willing to.
Speaker 6: Do.
Speaker 2: Uh and a lot of that has to do with,
just you, know ignorance is what it. Is so, uh
the follies of, youth, right the follies of?
Speaker 7: Youth oh, yeah, YEAH i MEAN i don't mind. CLEVER
i Mean i've had this you. Even you, KNOW i
have four, sons and So i'd go to high school
game sometimes and he hear and see, stuff and you're,
going what's the point in? That you, know why not
be a little bit? Clever you, know if you can
find out what the best player's girlfriend's name is or
something like, that and you, know that's not insulting so,
much that's just doing your, homework but just being derogatory
for the sake of doing. It and then it's peer.
Pressure one idiot does, it the next one does, it
and then that's what you run. Into SO i hope
to not hear any of. THAT i, mean you're gonna hear, cheers, booze,
whatever but hopefully none of.
Speaker 2: That you have no doubt about. It give me your.
Speaker 3: Prognostication how do you think this game plays? Out bay Versus.
CINCINNATI i don't know If i've seen a line. Yet
it looks, like let me take a gander it this
year for, BASKETBALL i would be surprised IF byu is
a favorite in this.
Speaker 7: Game the only Thing i've seen is like THE Espn,
indicator THE i think they all. Right they gave B
yu like a fifty four percent chance to, win So
i've not seen odds. Yet i'm not a, gambler SO
i haven't really looked for. Them but that's the one
THING i have seen, obviously B. Yu they rarely lose
three in a. ROW i know you had a streak
where you lost four there at one, point but you
know they need the. Win cincinnati needs to win Because
cincinnati is at home and desperately needs the. Win i'm
going to give them the edge by a little. BIT
i figure it to be. CLOSE i can't imagine them
coming out and PUTTING byu away life they Did Oklahoma.
Speaker 2: State, yes, Indeed, yeah you're.
Speaker 3: RIGHT Espn analytics slightly FAVORING byu in this, game giving
them a fifty six percent chance of. Victory and but
we'll see how it plays. Out, well we appreciate you hopping.
On talk to some ball and there's no the faux,
Segment Scott. Springer best way to support, you what you,
do how you do, It scott for all of our.
Speaker 7: Listeners S Springer sports on on x In cincinnati Dot
com is the website right for The Cincinnati. Inquirer they
still actually make an actual. Paper i've read one, today
but obviously Online cincinnati dot com and uh and then
On Excess Springer. Sports So i'm on there tweeting during
the game and whatnot and listening to people that don't
like my tweets or every now and then there's, somebody you, Know,
WELL i get a lot from, fans like if they
blow a.
Speaker 5: Lead so, oh here we go.
Speaker 7: Again we've lost you, know people are so, optimistic you,
know on social.
Speaker 5: Media so there we.
Speaker 3: GO i love, It, Scott, well we appreciate you. Man
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Speaker 1: You were listening TO espn the fan you're home Of
Utah Valley Athletics day one of.
Speaker 9: Springball, no it, was, uh it was. Fun it feels
like we were just just back at. It, yeah it was.
FUNNY i was getting my hands stacked by my trainer
and it felt Like i'd been doing this like a month,
ago not a very long. Break so it was awesome
to get back to see where everybody's, at see the
new players we've, got and, uh, yeah you can't beat.
Football what are your first impressions of the three transfers
to come in on the offensive, Line, Junior zach And
Pockey that they're. Good, uh we're gonna you, know they're
gonna be a big piece of this offensive. Line we
lost some key starters last. Year everybody's still fighting for
a spot right now this point in the. Year but,
no they're all. Good they've been up in the film
room learning the offense and doing a lot of walkthroughs
as an offensive. Line so, no they're right on track
to a lot of them seen some major playing time this.
Speaker 4: YEAR i think crazy consider that you were playing. Defense,
no it's it's. Fun it's it's a little bit. Surreal
grew up A byu.
Speaker 9: Fan it's it's awesome to be in this, Position awesome
to be with this group of, guys have an amazing. Coach,
NO i feel honored that they look at.
Speaker 4: Me as a. Leader HOPEFULLY i can fill that. Role,
well but, no it's it's.
Speaker 9: Awesome it's a real it's kind of a dream come,
true and we're just gonna keep working hard and make
it happen with it.
Speaker 4: Being a dream playing.
Speaker 10: Here was it tough for you to announce you were
running it back like many of your teammates.
Speaker 4: Did was that the four gun? Conclusion was there a?
Decision had no no. Decision not a lot of thinking
went into that.
Speaker 9: ONE i KNEW i was coming, Back Coach woods was coming,
back the whole offensive staff was coming. Back so, no
it was a it was a no, brainer not a
lot of not a lot of thinking went into THAT
i KNEW i was coming, back get better and accomplished
some things we did last.
Speaker 4: Year kiani talked about.
Speaker 5: Pounds of back.
Speaker 4: Squad we're improving.
Speaker 2: Those guess in that.
Speaker 9: Regard, Yeah, No, keanu he got a lot better this.
Offseason he got a little. Sassy but you, KNOW i feel, like,
yeah we have such a good strength. Staff, YEAH I
i added some. Weight you don't want to push it
too much because you don't want to get. Hurt but,
NO i squatted some Numbers i'd never had, before bench
some NUMBERS i never had, before which is kind of
rare as a fifth.
Speaker 4: Year so it's it's been fun so.
Speaker 9: Far and after spring ball we're gonna have three more
months of it training getting. Better so, yeah, no we
we HAVE i think the best strength staff in the.
Country and, yeah you can see the way they develop
guys and build us. Up and it's been a fun.
Offseason and, yeah now we got springball and then then
we'll be back to the weight room for a couple of.
Speaker 10: Months would you describe maybe the chemistry of the, Offense you,
know Bears, BAG i Know LG's, recovering but a lot
of the key guys are coming. Back just maybe the
chemistry of this offensive unit day.
Speaker 9: One, YEAH i think you gotta build, chemistry especially as
an offensive.
Speaker 4: Line you got to learn how to work with some.
Speaker 9: Guys we've got some injuries up, front some new, faces
so we're just all learning to play with each. Other
but it's comfortable Having baar. Back you, know he's kind
of the voice of the. Offense he commands. It so
it's always nice having another voice back back there that
you've heard. Before, yeah so it's awesome having bare. Back
we're gonna get the chemistry. DOWN i, mean we don't
play a game Till. August we fall camp right, now
we're trying to see what we. Got, well guys are
good at what kind of schemes we can run early,
on and then we'll really hone in on that chemistry
and fall once we know our, guys know our five,
guys know our, offense and, yeah hit the ground.
Speaker 4: Running bring up that voice Of.
Speaker 10: BEAR i think back to you, Know, august he was
so quietly with. Us you, speak as a player who's
been in the huddles with, him just how he's evolved
with that voice and how he's grown as a leader
of this.
Speaker 9: Program, no it was so awesome to See bear grow
from last. Year you, know early in the season you
could hear him back there ASKING lj what to do
in some, situations which maybe.
Speaker 4: Isn't what you.
Speaker 9: Like is a is an offensive lineman your quarterback not
always knowing what they're. Doing but by the time we
Had Georgia, tech he was in full control of. It
he knew what he was, doing he knew the, checks
he knew the kills and coming out here and you,
know everybody's a little, rusty but he didn't skip a
beat and being the voice in the huddle making sure
everybody's lined, up.
Speaker 4: So he's he's learned a lot of the.
Speaker 9: Offense he's definitely a captain for us out, there a
leader for, us and he's so poised as a young.
Guy Sometimes i'd get riled up out, there WHETHER i
couldn't hear the clap and we were in a loud,
environment and sometimes he was that calm voice for.
Speaker 4: Us he would never tell us how he really, was
what did he go through from what you, saw and how.
Speaker 9: Tough is No bear's tough as. NOILS i often say
he's the toughest guy on this. Team there's no quit in.
Him you can tell he was just raised right tough,
kid and that's one of his, greatest you know. Features
he might not be the most talented or the best
throwing quarterback out, there but he is tough as, nils
and you know he's gonna.
Speaker 4: Lay it down on the line game in and game.
Speaker 8: Out.
Speaker 4: YEAH i don't know the significance of his injury last.
Speaker 9: Year ALL i know is that he played every snap
he was asked to, play and he came back for
the bowl game and not a lot of guys would.
Have but that just speaks volumes to who bar is
and how tough he actually.
Speaker 3: Is only two losses last Year Texas tech the Heralded
Texas tech.
Speaker 2: Line, yeah what did you guys as.
Speaker 3: A group on that offense line learn about yourselves and
how do you how to, improve how to get.
Speaker 2: Better how to match?
Speaker 4: That and then individually what did you?
Speaker 9: Learn, YEAH i think there's a lot to learn as
a very good defensive. Line you, know you're watching some
of those guys' combine numbers.
Speaker 4: And they were as.
Speaker 9: Advertised, yeah they were really, good you, know BUT i
felt like a lot of it was we were beating
ourselves as an offensive.
Speaker 4: Line that's a. Lot excuse, me that's something you.
Speaker 9: Know before we came out, Here Coach woods talked a
lot about is just our emphasis as an offensive line
is to not beat, ourselves not make mistakes within the,
system make sure we're blocking all the, guys blocking the correct, guys.
Speaker 4: And you, KNOW i think we can do, that will
be in good.
Speaker 9: Shape we got a lot of talent and like it's
been mentioned with these three incoming, guys, like, yeah we
were pretty deep on the offensive, LINE i, believe and
guys are only going to get better as we move
towards The. August so there's a lot to learn from,
it a lot to take, away BUT i think the
overall theme is, that you, know the only team that
can beat us is, Us so we just got to
fix those small mistakes and move.
Speaker 10: Forward for a veteran like, yourself where are you looking
to improve in these fifteen spring?
Speaker 9: Practices, yeah there's a lot of places you can. Improves
it's awesome to come into spring ball like this because you,
JUST i, mean you get really good.
Speaker 4: Coaching there's no game plan going on.
Speaker 9: On you're watching every single rep of every single, practice
even the young. Guys you, know there's there's plenty of
technique STUFF i can work, on you. Know me being
able to command the offensive line is always something at
center you got to get better.
Speaker 4: At and then just knowing.
Speaker 9: Defenses learning, defenses it's a it's an awesome situation to
be able to play our defense because they run so much.
Stuff so by the time we get the, season it's
like we've almost seen every single, defense which is a
benefit to us and it helps me out just learning
where we got to get our guys to the best,
protections flipping protections on zone schemes and. Whatnot so there's
there's a LOT i can work, on you, know but
a lot this spring will be on, technique you, know
just trying to hone in on on some, things.
Speaker 4: Whether that's the foot, placement hand, placement playing with better.
Speaker 9: Bend so, no spring ball is an awesome time to
get better looking forward to. It when Hear new bragging
a bell as he's obviously you see a lot yeah challenges, like,
yeah let's see this.
Speaker 4: IMPROVEMENT i Love.
Speaker 9: New it's it's awesome working with. Him we push each
other to be. BETTER i feel like he's a big
reason WHY i was able to have so much success last.
Year is BECAUSE i felt LIKE i was going against
one of the BEST d tackles in the country all
year and then you, know you get to fall and
everybody's about the same as. New but, NO i love
compete with, him love working in the weight room with.
Him he's a better guy off the field than he
is on the. Field but it definitely pushes, me you,
know isn't we get in that weight room you want
to have the most weight on the. Bar and so
my lifting partner Is Kyle safarcho this, offseason so we
always tried to do.
Speaker 2: That who were some of the.
Speaker 3: Young kids maybe that didn't get the patch last, year
that had good off seasons they could maybe step up
into a larger role this.
Speaker 9: Year, YEAH i think it's early to, tell you, know
but we'll have some. Guys one guy to keep an
eye on Is Trevin osler.
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LINE jt for, Three how theck are?
Speaker 6: You?
Speaker 2: Buddy?
Speaker 6: Oh? Man is?
Speaker 8: It is it golf season?
Speaker 6: Yet is it football season? Yet is it volleyball? Season
can we go back to track and field?
Speaker 3: SEASON i, know, Man, uh it's, uh it's, hard, man
because we know that this team can be. Good we
know that This boe basketball team has been. Good it
just doesn't look like they want to be.
Speaker 2: GOOD. JT i don't know if they really want.
Speaker 3: It there's there's a lack of, effort AND i think
that's why bau fans are getting a little, bit uh
frustrated with this. Team it's the, effort not necessarily anything.
Speaker 8: Else, yeah and you know, what, Man like here's the
name there are there are losses and.
Speaker 12: Losses and you can understand this because you know as
someone who walked on and had to earn. Things you, know,
like my biggest issue with this team right now is
how they're losing. Games it's not that they're losing games.
Speaker 6: Because they have all of the.
Speaker 8: Perfect excuses of why they're losing. Games they don't Have Richie,
saunders who was supposed.
Speaker 6: To be the face of the.
Speaker 8: Program they don't Have Nate, dickens who's supposed to be
the backup point guard and play fifteen plus minutes a.
Game they don't Have Dawson, baker.
Speaker 6: Who was supposed to be the six men for this.
Speaker 8: Team and play fifteen to twenty minutes a. Game SO
i get all of, THAT i get all. That i'm
not even considering you know What Brody kraslowski could have
potentially given this, team What Xavion stanton could potentially give this,
team although they had to go and GET i, Know
Abdullah ahmed Because xavian just wasn't delivering, Right so they
have all of the perfect. Excuses my biggest issue.
Speaker 6: Is where is the?
Speaker 8: Pride And i'm not even talking about REPRESENTING yu forget about
that for a, second, Right it's not even The, hey
you got to represent the program and you KNOW buyu
and blah blah. Blah where is the pride of being
able to SAY i was given an, OPPORTUNITY i am
doing the best of WHAT i can with the, opportunity
SO i can earn a lot of nil money in
the portal AND i can potentially earn a really big contract.
Speaker 6: In europe or a long shot in a summer. League
that to me is. Baffling Because.
Speaker 8: Aj And rob have been tasked with doing the impossible
and score seventy percent of the team's points by, themselves
and because that's just WHAT yu needs right.
Speaker 6: Now but the other.
Speaker 8: Three players not doing everything that they can and to
then bring glory to themselves above anything.
Speaker 6: Else forget About yu for a.
Speaker 8: Minute that is baffling to me to see five guys
standing in the last possession shot of The West virginia
game that if they grab a rebound they give themselves
a chance to tie the.
Speaker 6: Game that was crazy to.
Speaker 8: Me AND i think that that is the microcosm of
the only THING i will Blame Kevin. Young Kevin young
is how much is he holding the guys accountable behind the.
Scenes that is the only THING i will say that
is not super positive About kevin because everything else.
Speaker 6: Then you were a. PLAYER i was a.
Speaker 8: Player can you imagine the amount of attention this team
is getting being given the opportunity to play twenty minutes a.
Speaker 6: Game what would you have? Done? Ben when you're a
walk on and.
Speaker 8: Someone, Said Ben, critto you're now the guy that's going
to step in and you're going to really.
Speaker 6: Show us what you can. Do what would you HAVE
i know WHAT i would have. Done then you know
WHAT i would have. DONE i know what you would have.
Speaker 8: Done but please tell all of your listeners now that
the tens of thousands that are with us right, now
what would you have done?
Speaker 2: THEN i MEAN i would have been jumping for, JOY
i have had.
Speaker 3: GRATITUDE i would have Been i've been, PREPARING i would
have been engaged.
Speaker 2: All those, things.
Speaker 3: RIGHT i, MEAN i think WHAT i described it last
week is just the lack of. Gratitude when you don't
put effort, forth you're just not grateful to be. There you,
know you don't have any sort of like gratitude for,
life for the ability to compete and.
Speaker 2: Play that's WHAT i see WHEN i see lack of.
Effort and to, me it's.
Speaker 8: Difficult it is extremely difficult to just not completely and
orderly lose my crap because like you, know KNOW i you,
KNOW i come on your, SHOW i have a couple
of other contracts of being, media you.
Speaker 6: Know exposed to the. Public it is difficult to stay, Positive.
Speaker 8: Like why can't you just play? Hard why are you
not diving for loose? Balls why are you not?
Speaker 6: Hustling why are you not fighting for a fifty to fifty.
Speaker 8: Ball why is the other team always getting it to
me that, fight that, effort not having that Been.
Speaker 6: It's it's pretty to.
Speaker 8: ME i don't want to say, embarrassing Because i'm not,
embarrassed but it's pretty sad to see right a program
a university that you, know there were you, know blood
sweat and tears dropped and fought and it's you, know
AND i.
Speaker 6: Will say, this you, KNOW i blame to, me the
biggest corporates are the. Players Kevin young.
Speaker 8: Is that LIKE i, Said the only thing IS i
WISH i could know how much he's holding them accountable
on the, back behind the. Scenes but to, Me, ben
this is all by product of the system we're, in
of the nil of the lack of. Continuation which that's
Not buyu's, Fault Kevin young's fall.
Speaker 6: Or the player's. Fault that's just the truth of the.
Speaker 8: Matter is players enter the portal and they will trade
the teams every year they are chasing a, bag which
you can blame them because this is life altering money
for a lot of, them but it's it's it's a
it's an interesting dynamic to.
Speaker 6: Know where we are and, uh you, know not all of.
Speaker 8: The players will own up THE byu, mantra you know
prop TO, Aj LIKE aj didn't have to do like
a third of what he's doing SHOWING byu. Love but
you know what he is doing with THE Aj foundation
and everything he's, doing even if somebody, says, oh that's
just for, optics he didn't even have to do. That but,
like you, KNOW i just wish the level of commitment
of every player, was you, know for us to be
able to, say you know what they're, losing but these
guys are playing. Hard we're not even seeing that right.
Speaker 3: Now, YEAH i think the effort is is what's so.
Frustrating and AND byu, fans they're losing their, patients right
and they're losing. Hope what's the expectation right now for
THIS bau basketball. Team how many more games can they
actually win when they're playing in this form and?
Speaker 8: Fashion, well you, KNOW i THINK i think there's different
ways that you can tackle this, right as you there's
different ways that you can you can peel the onion,
right and so you, know it's to, ME i think it's,
missing you, know just the intensity on. Defense, offensively the
ball is just not moving very well and so you,
know there are different things that you can point out To.
Ben but you know how many Times ben Would bronco
come to you guys and, say, guys as long as
we play, hard we're gonna win this.
Speaker 6: Game like you know WHAT i.
Speaker 8: Mean like that.
Speaker 6: Happens to us all the.
Speaker 8: Time Dave rose would, say as long as we play,
hard we're gonna win this.
Speaker 6: Game AND i get it's The big.
Speaker 8: Twelve we've never seen any of. This the level of
basketball we're seeing is. Crazy but you know, AGAIN i
have a hard time thinking that IF uyu plays a
little bit, harder.
Speaker 6: They win A West.
Speaker 8: Virginia if they play a little bit, harder they probably
give themselves a chance to win At Oklahoma.
Speaker 6: State if they play.
Speaker 8: A little bit, harder they don't get beaten by you know,
Which let's be realistic. Here you, know losing by thirteen BY,
ucf that game was over as soon as the second half,
started and so you, know to, me it all comes
out to effort and all of the, others you, know.
Strategies at this, point you got to throw them out the.
Speaker 3: Window jonathan De bnard talking TO Byu basketball here on
Your UTAH esbn radio. NETWORK i think that the individ
tool that people are perplexed.
Speaker 2: By right? Now is Rob right the THIRD i.
Speaker 3: Think if you're gonna but Even, keba, Right keba looks
a little bit, LIKE i don't, know just not as.
Engaged now that could be injury, related but just not
as high. Intensity and it kind of rubs off on everybody,
else like who are the energizer, buddies who's supposed to?
Speaker 2: Lead who are the?
Speaker 3: Leaders maybe that's the biggest issue right. Now there's not
true leadership on this, roster and therefore the lackadaisical efforts
are being showcased game, in game, out and there's a
lack of consistency of.
Speaker 8: Execution, yeah WHAT i will, Say ben, is you know
a lot of people are disappointed With robert. RIGHT i
think he's going through a, slump you know WHAT i,
MEAN i think more than any.
Speaker 6: Gang What i'm disappointed the.
Speaker 8: Most, is you, Know mahilo had a incredible showing Against Iowa,
State like incredible.
Speaker 6: Showing, well why haven't we seen Them ahilo all? Season?
Like you, know is it the fact that a broken
clock is right twice a? Day you?
Speaker 8: Know With Kostitch coastitch came TO byu was such amount
of hype you know about shooting and. Scoring we just haven't.
Speaker 6: Seen, that you, Know i'm an, Abdullah i'm at it.
Speaker 8: Coming from THE G league like he was playing against
pros day in and day, out what, like you, know
and now he's playing against college, Kids like where's the?
Speaker 6: Upside and you, know like we can go on and, on, Right.
Speaker 8: Cornard davis being. Inconsistent my main thing With cornard IS
i wish we could see the level of engagement because
when he is, ENGAGED i think he's very very, good
very very very very very, good, Right.
Speaker 6: And you know that's my.
Speaker 8: Thing and then you, Know HADEM i think a dem
is doing the best he can as just a true.
Speaker 6: Freshman.
Speaker 8: Right but again to your, POINT i think it goes
Beyond Robert. Wright although to be, fair Rubber right has
not had a really good game since you, KNOW i
don't know if it Was baylor or the game After
baylor that he almost had a forty.
Speaker 6: Piece but you, know like.
Speaker 8: It has been now about two weeks or longer That
robert has had a massive, game a massive impactful. Game
and SO i think there's a lot of question marks
about this. Team someone put it on social, Media Oh
this reminds me that ukon twenty ten to twenty, eleven you,
know the gym or year Where Kimba walker just went
on a, tear and that could potentially, happen. RIGHT i
think at this point it's can we just get through
this week and next week and just get to THE Ncaa.
Speaker 6: Tournament Because i'll tell you, This, Ben.
Speaker 8: IF buyu doesn't win tomorrow In cincinnati and they they,
don't they don't Win saturday Against Texas, TECH byu may
be a ten or an eleven, seed and that becomes very.
Interesting is this seem capable of going on a running
one hundred percent aj is one of one best playing college,
Basketball but to climb that mountain just became, really really.
Speaker 6: Harder and so you, KNOW.
Speaker 8: I think that we're all just hoping to just get
through these next couple of, games get through The big Twelve,
tournament and you, know let's get to THE Ncaa, tournament
which is what really.
Speaker 2: Matters got to get to THE NC Doublea, tournament no.
Speaker 6: DOUBT.
Speaker 2: Jt do you think they win a game.
Speaker 3: Anywhere along the end of the, season regular, Season big Twelve,
TOURNAMENT Nc Double tournament or do you think they lose.
Speaker 8: Out you, KNOW i wish you hadn't neph Me dad oh,
MAN i will say disban because you were saying last, TIME,
jg you're so. Positive i'm gonna be positive And i'm
gonna say there somehow we're gonna be.
Speaker 6: One in, One they're gonna split the last two.
Speaker 8: GAMES i think that then they're gonna win one game
in The big twelve, tournament just, one and THEN i think.
Speaker 6: That they get to the sweet. SIXTEEN i don't think, that.
Speaker 8: You, KNOW I i don't know if my, excitement you,
know is still caring that these guys are going to
go to the final. Four BUT i will, say disban
if if B yu guts to the sweet, sixteen what
a special.
Speaker 6: Season just has. Been and, uh you, know BUT.
Speaker 8: I think at this, Point i'm Just i'm just bracing, myself,
man because these are just not looking good right.
Speaker 3: Now Jonathan, Tavnari ladies and, gentlemen The brazilian BOMBER jt for.
Three make sure you're following him ON x and listening
to him on our, airwaves watching him on BY U.
TV jt appreciate you hopping on to talk TO bau basketball.
Speaker 8: Today, HEY i appreciate you and always in forever Go,
Koogs and a big game tomorrow Against, cincinnati even bigger.
One saturday is the last home game And Senior, night
and you know a lot of these, emotions especially For Richie.
Saunders it's gonna be an emotional, day. Man and just
like the game Against colorado was emotional with The jim
Or jersey. Retirement but you know that's why these guys
are getting paid and so but always in forever Go
koogs and thanks for having me.
Speaker 3: Been, yeah you wonder if the only saving grace of
the season would be If Aj debonta Gets Big Twelve
player of The year because of any number of issues
injuries that have occurred in The Big, twelve it would
that be the saving grace for the season If aj
gets The Big Twelve player of The.
Speaker 8: Year SO i think that he's going to. GET i
think he will Get freshmen of The. YEAR i don't
know About player of The. Year but he leaves the
he leaves the country, scoring so it's hard for you
not To and so you, KNOW i think there are silver, lines,
right you, know silver linings here that you can look,
at and so you, know you take what you get
at this point because again five injuries to you, know
season ending, injuries three of them are rotation. Players and
so you, KNOW i think we're just hoping for the
best right, now and, uh you know kind of LIKE
i can't, look is it gonna go? Bad just hoping
for the, best and so you, know it's, uh the
the fandom of, sports and, UH i DON'T i wouldn't
have it any other.
Speaker 6: WAY.
Speaker 2: Jat appreciate, you love, You thanks for hopping on.
Speaker 6: Today thank, You. Ben we'll talk To Sumer.
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