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Richie Sanders Todd King. 38 00:01:39,879 --> 00:01:42,760 Where does this game stack up against the games? Uh, 39 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,040 you've played in your career. 40 00:01:45,599 --> 00:01:49,079 Speaker 4: Tru performance, tough, coming out short, right, I mean it's 41 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,959 I love playing in big games, and anytime I get 42 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,680 the opportunity to play what I love like, I'm grateful. 43 00:01:57,799 --> 00:02:00,000 Lots that we need to improve on and we will. 44 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,280 I'm excited to continue to move forward, have been in 45 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:09,680 this position many times around my career, and I know, 46 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:11,879 I know the flip side of of what's what's waiting 47 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,879 for us. 48 00:02:14,599 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 2: He's ticked off, and that's what you love about Richie. Okay, 49 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:24,759 he had a great individual performance, one of his best, 50 00:02:24,759 --> 00:02:27,759 one of the best of his career, and he's pissed 51 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,599 off because his team lost. And I'm not saying like 52 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,879 you gotta be, you know, just livid in front of 53 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:38,719 the media and in front of fans and be pouting 54 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:41,520 and moaning and all this stuff. But you get a 55 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:46,479 sense that he's disappointed. He qualifies, you know, whatever he 56 00:02:46,479 --> 00:02:48,280 says on the back end of his head, like yeah, well, 57 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,159 first it was like, this is a tough loss. And 58 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,759 you know, to me, I think that's indicative of his 59 00:02:55,879 --> 00:02:56,879 competitive nature. 60 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 3: It's one thing to enjoy winning. 61 00:03:00,479 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 2: Everybody likes to win a board game, a basketball game, 62 00:03:06,879 --> 00:03:10,039 you know, yes, you know I like to you know, 63 00:03:10,199 --> 00:03:12,960 stiff arm my son, my four year old, and win 64 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,439 and neat and tackle football at night. You know, I 65 00:03:16,439 --> 00:03:20,000 gotta let him know who whose boss still keep score? 66 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:21,199 Speaker 3: You know what I mean. 67 00:03:21,599 --> 00:03:25,759 Speaker 2: It's another thing to hate to lose. There's a difference, 68 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:30,639 a stark contrast between enjoying winning and hating to lose, 69 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:35,240 and Richie hates to lose as a team. Okay, so Richie, 70 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,719 what was the mood at halftime with all you guys. 71 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:40,000 Did you feel like you were gonna come back and 72 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:40,879 win this one? 73 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:41,479 Speaker 5: Yeah? 74 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,719 Speaker 4: I mean we've we've been in this position many times. 75 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:50,719 We've been down big numbers a half before and we've 76 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,479 come back and won. So I know we were all 77 00:03:53,919 --> 00:03:58,400 locked in and be ready to get a win. And yeah, 78 00:03:58,439 --> 00:04:00,599 well decided to to move. 79 00:04:00,479 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: Forward, excited to move forward. But we've been in this 80 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:12,960 situation many times, as Ky stated earlier in the press conferences, 81 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,040 like of sick and tired of hearing about how great 82 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,199 of a second half team we are. Well, then, you know, 83 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,680 the definition of insanity would be what you know and 84 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,519 when you continue to do the same things over and 85 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,480 over again expecting a different result. 86 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 3: Well, we got to figure out the first half. 87 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 2: What needs to be done in the first half so 88 00:04:35,079 --> 00:04:37,959 that we're not in this situation over and over again 89 00:04:38,439 --> 00:04:44,079 in February. Right, what is something changible? What is something by? 90 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:45,079 Speaker 3: You can do it? 91 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,319 Speaker 2: It's the old adage, It's the old saying that I 92 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:53,319 love from one of my favorite films of the silver screen. 93 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,399 What is it that the people have sent the Poco 94 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,360 really does well? What can we do do better? What 95 00:05:01,439 --> 00:05:04,040 can we do better in the first half? What is 96 00:05:04,079 --> 00:05:07,639 it the people who sent the Poco provo Utah can 97 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,600 do better in the first half? Give me something, Ronald 98 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,639 the three man. We were diagnosed street this BYU basketball team, 99 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,000 just to do something different in the first half. 100 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 3: What is it today they can do? 101 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, I trust me. 102 00:05:20,079 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 6: This is something I've thought long and hard about, Ben 103 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,600 and I think something that they do well that might 104 00:05:26,639 --> 00:05:29,720 not always maybe show up the way it needs to 105 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,480 is they're rebounding. I mean they had what five offensive 106 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,920 rebounds in the second half, Like you kind of have 107 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,759 to do something with your second chance points there when 108 00:05:39,759 --> 00:05:42,319 I think about it. I know Kansas also played a 109 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,879 phenomenon as well, but look they they had fifteen, They 110 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,160 had seventeen total rebounds, only had two offensive rebounds, so 111 00:05:48,199 --> 00:05:50,680 you got three more so by you and this is 112 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,480 even at home. But they have to do more with 113 00:05:53,759 --> 00:05:56,439 those rebounds. Right, It was tied seventeen a piece and 114 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,759 you got three more O boards in them, but didn't 115 00:05:58,759 --> 00:06:01,480 do anything. And here's the best part. Richie had two 116 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,360 of them. He's on the glass doing I love that 117 00:06:03,399 --> 00:06:06,759 he's upset. You see Mahilo grabs one, Cava grab one. 118 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,480 So they got to do more with their second chance points. 119 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,839 And then again, you want to know something that they 120 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,199 did in the first half and that they didn't do 121 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,079 in the second. You're ready for this. And Kansas did 122 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,800 a great job. They had zero fast break points. They 123 00:06:17,879 --> 00:06:20,560 really don't get in transition as well as they would 124 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:21,920 like to in the first half as they do in 125 00:06:21,959 --> 00:06:24,279 the second, and I think that really killed them. So 126 00:06:24,639 --> 00:06:28,120 you gotta make more of those offensive rebounds when you 127 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,920 get them. You gotta put push in transition, and yeah, 128 00:06:31,959 --> 00:06:34,079 I think those are the biggest things because point painting, 129 00:06:34,199 --> 00:06:37,000 second chance points, all those will come if you rebound 130 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,319 better and you push and transition more. 131 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:39,439 Speaker 5: Like look what Arizona did. 132 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 6: That's why Arizona was even able to weather the storm 133 00:06:41,959 --> 00:06:43,519 ben because what did they do when they grabbed a 134 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,439 rebound defensively, they pushed and when they got offensive rebound, 135 00:06:46,439 --> 00:06:48,279 they went right back up and try to get to 136 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,560 the foul line. So that's something to be What he 137 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,680 does well is their top in the conference and rebounds. 138 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,040 I want to see them do more with those second 139 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,079 chance points, Rick, what. 140 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:58,639 Speaker 3: Do you got for me? 141 00:06:59,199 --> 00:07:02,439 Speaker 7: I'd say more defensive intensity in the first half. 142 00:07:02,639 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 3: You know you think that that's your qualm right now? 143 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, I just don't think they're putting in that one 144 00:07:06,879 --> 00:07:10,639 hundred percent Houston Connecticut type defense where they're. 145 00:07:10,439 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 3: Just Irish State. Yeah. 146 00:07:13,319 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 5: They have guys though, that can do that is my question. Well, 147 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:18,959 they got it if they want to win it, you know, 148 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,120 you're right, yeah, exactly, but. 149 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 3: I think final eight or final four. 150 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,199 Speaker 6: I don't want to be negative, but like, what guys 151 00:07:26,199 --> 00:07:28,560 can really do that? And what what they have? Mohilo's 152 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,920 a stretch, you know, four? You know five? 153 00:07:30,959 --> 00:07:33,519 Speaker 5: If you want small ball, like knar Rich. 154 00:07:34,319 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 7: Defense is mental. 155 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,279 Speaker 3: I mean you they can do it. It reminds me 156 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,560 of the defense. Yeah. 157 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 7: My old football coaches said all right, everybody, put your 158 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,839 hands as far as you can reach. 159 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 2: And then he says, do it a little more. 160 00:07:50,079 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 3: Everybody put it up. 161 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,399 Speaker 7: See I told you at first put it up as 162 00:07:54,439 --> 00:07:58,480 high as you can, and uh, you know, then I 163 00:07:58,519 --> 00:07:59,000 told you do. 164 00:07:58,959 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 3: It a little more. You got it. 165 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,319 Speaker 7: Then you come on, guys, a little just a little 166 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,959 more work in that first half, a little better defense, 167 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,920 a little stronger more intense. 168 00:08:10,279 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 3: It would be nice, wouldn't it be nice? Yeah? 169 00:08:13,839 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 2: You know, something I would like to see is not 170 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,639 settling for threes in the first half as much not 171 00:08:18,839 --> 00:08:21,399 going volume. Now, there's something to be said about getting 172 00:08:21,399 --> 00:08:26,120 into a groove and volume creates efficiency. That's the idea 173 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:30,079 of volume creates efficiency. Eventually you get hot, you get 174 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,240 your shots, and you start hitting and there's a certain 175 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:36,840 amount of continuity and connectivity and chemistry that you that 176 00:08:36,919 --> 00:08:40,759 you just get into a neuromuscular groove, right, the old 177 00:08:41,639 --> 00:08:42,840 muscle memory. 178 00:08:43,919 --> 00:08:45,879 Speaker 3: So I get that. Would you like to see, B 179 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:46,720 what you try to get to the. 180 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 2: Rim a little bit more, be aggressive getting to the 181 00:08:48,799 --> 00:08:51,960 rim or and maybe even taking you know, less three 182 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,200 point shots on the first half. Is that something that 183 00:08:55,279 --> 00:08:59,000 needs to be addressed. So I'm kind of leaning there too. 184 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,960 We'll see if they do anything different there. Rob right 185 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,279 the third a guy that takes a lot of two 186 00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:06,639 point shots as well. Rob, you played against Bill selpafore. 187 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,000 Did that help you in the game on Saturday, having 188 00:09:09,039 --> 00:09:10,600 been familiar with him already. 189 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,799 Speaker 8: I think it does. But I mean when you start 190 00:09:13,799 --> 00:09:15,320 off the game like that, like Coe said, it was 191 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,360 just hard to dig yourself back on the road. So 192 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:18,879 just gotta find a better way to start. 193 00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 3: Gotta find a better way to start. 194 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 2: We suck in the first half, Rob, How motivated was 195 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,279 the team to play well for AJ because of the 196 00:09:27,279 --> 00:09:29,639 matchup between him and Darren Peterson. 197 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 8: I mean, like you said earlier, we was just motivated 198 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:33,440 to get a win on the road. We wasn't really 199 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:34,639 too rare about the storylines. 200 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,639 Speaker 2: No storyline action there, no sir, no way, no how anyway. 201 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,200 I do want to address the defensive component here. Vick 202 00:09:43,919 --> 00:09:48,360 So sent a sound by to you, Ronnie. We'll play 203 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:53,559 it for Kugarnation. So TMT sports was breaking down this 204 00:09:53,720 --> 00:10:00,279 game and Jamal Nashburn former NBA RAID. He's alongside I 205 00:10:00,279 --> 00:10:05,039 believe Chris Webber and others BYU they stayed b YU 206 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:09,279 did AJ no favors by putting him on Peterson on defense. 207 00:10:09,399 --> 00:10:12,480 Jalen Rose, Actually this Jalen Rose talking about I apologize 208 00:10:12,639 --> 00:10:15,879 his reaction to yesterday. This was Saturday's mar Quy matchup 209 00:10:15,919 --> 00:10:20,159 between Darren Peterson and AJ Debontsa. 210 00:10:21,399 --> 00:10:24,879 Speaker 9: The whey is DYU did AJ no favors by putting 211 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,720 them on Peterson. I don't understand why he was guarding 212 00:10:27,799 --> 00:10:31,320 him as the initial defender that that should not have 213 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,879 been as a what if he said I want that child, Yeah, 214 00:10:33,919 --> 00:10:35,080 well you shouldn't want that chap. 215 00:10:35,759 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying. 216 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 9: You're six eleven and he's a point guard that's like 217 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:40,879 six foot. 218 00:10:40,639 --> 00:10:43,159 Speaker 10: Four, six foot five, and he gonna give you that work. 219 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 9: It's not that you're not, you know, a good defender 220 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,559 or anything. It's just that you just don't have the 221 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,799 skill set and to stay in front of him consistently, 222 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,559 especially if he's going to get a screen. Like Darren 223 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,879 Peterson had eighteen points in twenty minutes. Yes, he didn't 224 00:10:56,919 --> 00:11:00,240 even play the last sixteen or so minutes and they 225 00:11:00,279 --> 00:11:02,639 was up twenty a half. And I hate that all 226 00:11:02,639 --> 00:11:04,679 of the highlights are against AJ, but he. 227 00:11:04,759 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 10: Showed me something as a player in Peterson did him 228 00:11:07,759 --> 00:11:09,720 handling the ball. I knew he could handle the ball, 229 00:11:09,759 --> 00:11:11,720 but he handled the ball to some positions the other 230 00:11:11,799 --> 00:11:14,200 day yesterday and was able to get to the bucket 231 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,720 and dunk on guys. I did not know he necessarily 232 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,360 had that in his game, because to me, I think 233 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,240 the best college players are not specialists, the guys that 234 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,480 got game. They're guys that have mid range. So some 235 00:11:25,519 --> 00:11:27,799 people think it's boring, but to me, it's beautiful. And 236 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,399 so to see a guy be able to get his 237 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,759 shot at tough times, with the shot clock going down, 238 00:11:32,879 --> 00:11:35,080 the crowd going crazy, and to hit a fifteen foot 239 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,039 er to get to your spot. And I respect players, 240 00:11:37,039 --> 00:11:41,039 they got spots, moves, encounters. Those are real basketball players. 241 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:42,879 And to me, he and AJ showed me that. But 242 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:45,840 you're right, besides the three point shooting of some of 243 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,519 his teammates, they really didn't give Aj any help. 244 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,919 Speaker 2: Yes, so a great instagree with that, Ronald three man. 245 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,080 Even they didn't give AJ much help. They set them 246 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,879 up as a competitive and a competitive competitive disadvantage in 247 00:11:58,879 --> 00:12:01,720 that situation, and it was maybe the wrong thing to do, 248 00:12:01,879 --> 00:12:03,559 especially if you're trying to get if you're trying to 249 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:07,320 go point for point, tit for tat offensively with Aj 250 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:08,080 at the opposite A. 251 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:10,279 Speaker 6: Look, if the kid wants the challenge, Ben, you're not 252 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,039 gonna tell the kid that he can't have the challenge. 253 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,759 Jay Len Rose is saying that on national television, and Ben, 254 00:12:14,799 --> 00:12:16,039 this is why he's on television. 255 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:16,399 Speaker 2: Right. 256 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 6: Let's be honest, He's learned what to say correctly because 257 00:12:20,039 --> 00:12:21,679 I know Don well, if I were to ask him. Okay, 258 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,519 so when you play it off record, you're gonna say 259 00:12:23,519 --> 00:12:25,559 not to take that guy as a competitor. He's not 260 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,519 gonna tell me yeah, he's not gonna say that. There's 261 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,600 no there's no competitor out there that's gonna say, yeah, 262 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:32,600 I don't want that matchup. 263 00:12:34,879 --> 00:12:35,919 Speaker 5: Then I think you are. 264 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,639 Speaker 6: I am telling you, former player or not, you aren't 265 00:12:38,639 --> 00:12:40,799 a true competitor. Now that could not work during the game, 266 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:42,840 and they can make adjustments. But if you go to 267 00:12:42,879 --> 00:12:45,559 your coaches and want that matchup, and this is directly 268 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,159 if he says I want to do this, it's different 269 00:12:48,159 --> 00:12:50,320 than the coaching staff put him in that situation. Those 270 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,600 two different things. But I'm saying if a guy says, hey, 271 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,519 give me that assignment, I want that one. I want 272 00:12:54,519 --> 00:12:58,519 that challenge. Remember like you know, like go back to 273 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,600 the WCC days, the San Francisco Guards, you know what 274 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,519 is it. Shabaz would he would ask for assignments he 275 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,440 wanted Alex Barcelo he did him and Jamari Buie they 276 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,919 wanted matchups. So you're supposed to tell the competitor if 277 00:13:09,919 --> 00:13:12,399 they don't and your confident in their ability. And it 278 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,639 didn't work, you know. I mean seven of his eighteen 279 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,440 points came on edge. I went back and I counted 280 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,080 it right. I went back and I did the math 281 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,399 of that, and yeah, off of and two of them 282 00:13:21,399 --> 00:13:23,440 come off screens. And it's a great job by getting 283 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:24,919 in front of it and doing that. And he is 284 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,320 right in a skill set standpoint, when you're six nine, 285 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,720 six ten, I don't think a six eleven on always 286 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,679 getting that. But when you're six nine and you're slower, 287 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,600 and he's a guard and he's six five sixty six 288 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,279 and he's able to move maneuver faster, especially with screens, 289 00:13:36,519 --> 00:13:39,159 and Darren has great ball handlability. That's not gonna do 290 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,120 you any favors. So and that's why they maybe said, okay, 291 00:13:42,159 --> 00:13:43,799 let's go Canard. And then the foul trouble came, so 292 00:13:43,799 --> 00:13:45,519 aj probably had to go not go back, and then 293 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,039 they picked were picking on Rob. So I don't know 294 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,919 if they necessarily didn't do them any favor, do aj 295 00:13:51,039 --> 00:13:54,120 any favors in the beginning. I think what did aj 296 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,039 O favors was taking the matchup and then the lack 297 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,360 band of offensive production in the first half and how 298 00:14:00,879 --> 00:14:03,279 they weren't scoring and aj wasn't able to get involved 299 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,080 and I was. And now I will say this, I 300 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,600 think what BA, I think less about the defense, what 301 00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:10,639 more was it? This service was Darren had three steals 302 00:14:10,799 --> 00:14:13,080 guarding AG and their piss poor passes like what do 303 00:14:13,159 --> 00:14:15,960 we like Mahilo's throwing the ball, white guy's fronting like 304 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,240 you don't throw that pass like that to and is 305 00:14:18,279 --> 00:14:20,240 like he three of his steels they gave to him. 306 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,399 They said, okay, he go Darren like you wait for 307 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,279 Aj to post up, but he didn't even post up. 308 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,039 Speaker 5: They're locking arms and ages getting set. 309 00:14:26,159 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 6: So I felt like the team didn't really set Aj 310 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,320 up to get to his spots well on top of 311 00:14:31,559 --> 00:14:33,600 him having to play defense on Darren the start. 312 00:14:33,799 --> 00:14:35,279 Speaker 5: I felt like it was a bad combination. 313 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 6: And that's why I think maybe he wasn't able to 314 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:38,799 get in rhythm because when you're on the road, been 315 00:14:38,879 --> 00:14:40,879 that matters when you have to chase the best player 316 00:14:40,919 --> 00:14:42,360 and then you're not able to get to your spots 317 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,799 and like you alluded to, and not even two set, 318 00:14:44,799 --> 00:14:46,360 and I agree, I think AJ has to get to 319 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:48,159 the free throw line early like they do in the 320 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,720 NBA to get going, and it just it didn't it 321 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:52,559 didn't work, and those games happen, but I hope that 322 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,360 they can see that on film. But to me, it 323 00:14:54,399 --> 00:14:56,519 was less about the defense you gotta if you want 324 00:14:56,559 --> 00:14:58,720 AG to get in rhythm, you can't throw the ball 325 00:14:58,759 --> 00:15:00,840 to the guy that he's guarding him and turn it 326 00:15:00,879 --> 00:15:02,799 over because then he has to like run. 327 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:03,159 Speaker 10: Yeah. 328 00:15:03,399 --> 00:15:06,559 Speaker 6: Just I was more disappointed that BYU didn't let him 329 00:15:06,559 --> 00:15:08,399 set up and get in the spots, and they let 330 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,279 Darren when he was playing defense look like an All 331 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,039 NBA player and an All Conference player in AG wasn't 332 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:13,799 able to get in a rhythm. 333 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,919 Speaker 5: That's what I was more disappointed about. And seeing. 334 00:15:17,279 --> 00:15:20,879 Speaker 2: That's our segment, ladies and gentlemen. 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That's eight O one, four hundred five through 344 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,039 and eight orthropros of Utah orthorpros of Utah dot Com. 345 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,039 Speaker 3: One last thing is I was discussing this with a friend. 346 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,919 Speaker 2: He says, look, is the difference just that Mag care 347 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:01,960 and played harder than Davis? 348 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 3: Is that the difference? I think that's a component, guys. 349 00:16:05,159 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 2: I think Canard Davis like to me, I look at 350 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,879 body language a lot. Body language is very telling in 351 00:16:10,879 --> 00:16:14,240 this Gamege tells me everything I need to know. I 352 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:16,639 for the most part, I like A J's body language. 353 00:16:16,639 --> 00:16:19,399 It probably needs to be better. Canard davis body language 354 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,759 definitely easy to be together, not even I never quite 355 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:29,480 I never questioned what Mag's body language. I never questioned 356 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:34,759 Trevinell's body language. I never questioned Dawson Baker's body language. 357 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 3: Do you think that had to. 358 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 7: Do with something about what you know? At the beginning 359 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,799 of this season when he got have that experience game over? 360 00:16:43,039 --> 00:16:44,799 Speaker 2: I mean, what do you mean like that that's that's 361 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,879 gonna make him? I think if you're if you're, if 362 00:16:48,879 --> 00:16:53,399 you if you have a certain lifestyle and you're you know, 363 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,120 you take certain substances. 364 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 3: Maybe it's it's it's uh, it's. 365 00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 2: Prescribed, you know, maybe you're a little bit you know, kick, kickback, 366 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,119 laid back, you know, trying to reduce the anxieties, trying 367 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,680 to reduce this stress, trying to be comical, collected and 368 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:16,240 not be in that high anxiety situation. Right, I don't know, like, uh, 369 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:20,240 in my opinion, like there's a there are there's two 370 00:17:20,319 --> 00:17:23,400 differences right now, what mag was a better three and 371 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,680 D guy than Kennard Davis Junior, and he gave better 372 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:30,559 effort and obviously what Matt earned it beat out Cannon 373 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,400 catching who was the odds on favorite to be that 374 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:38,400 star right to be that guy, and he just struggled defensively, 375 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,599 didn't put in the effort. Cannon Ketchen's body language was 376 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:42,839 doo doo, just. 377 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,279 Speaker 5: Dud was so bad. Was out there. 378 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 2: Man, And and you know what it is, what it 379 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:51,920 is like And and I don't know how you changed 380 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,160 that after you've been you know, brought up a certain 381 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:56,440 way and inculcated a. 382 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 3: Certain like, I don't know how you changed that anyway. 383 00:17:58,799 --> 00:18:00,799 Speaker 2: The other thing that you always this shing is just 384 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,680 someone coming off the bench that can hit us standing 385 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,200 three point shot or a catching shoot situation. So to me, 386 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,920 Dawson getting injured combined with having no nail, we don't 387 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:11,920 have a nail. We don't have a nail in the coffin, 388 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,279 we don't have a nail on the head. We don't 389 00:18:14,319 --> 00:18:17,079 have trevid Nell like those those two guys. 390 00:18:17,799 --> 00:18:21,599 Speaker 7: Those injuries hurt us going down. 391 00:18:22,039 --> 00:18:25,319 Speaker 2: We don't have those role players right now, and so 392 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:28,359 that sucks. It's not good. It's not good. But I'm 393 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:32,759 not concerned. I'm not as concerned as others. Okay, uh, well, 394 00:18:32,759 --> 00:18:35,039 we'll see how it plays out. I do think they'll 395 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:37,880 get on the right track at the right time leading 396 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:38,359 up tomorrow. 397 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,279 Speaker 5: They figure it out. They still they still got time. 398 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:42,920 Look got tome, baby, Ben, look out. 399 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: I was looking at have a sense of urgency, though 400 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,000 I'm not telling you, like, yeah, yeah, they gotta have 401 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:48,799 a sense of urgency. 402 00:18:48,839 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 6: But I did the math right, you know, looking at 403 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:53,319 it because we saw nine eight or nine qual wing 404 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,240 games being if if they go eight and two in 405 00:18:55,279 --> 00:18:56,920 their last stretch and they pick up some of those 406 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:58,400 on the road, which I believe they will do in 407 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,279 some at home, if you're able to get h or 408 00:19:00,279 --> 00:19:02,559 Iowa State or whichever one, or Texas tack on the 409 00:19:02,599 --> 00:19:03,960 last game of the year, and if they go eight 410 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,680 and to the rest of the season, eight of those games, 411 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,440 you know, let's say one of them is a quad 412 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,000 one loss and you go seven to one, that you know, 413 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:15,319 that's that's eleven and no excuse me, that's thirteen and one. 414 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,519 I believe in thirteen to five. My apologies, and that's enough. Ben, 415 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:19,920 Like you said, at the end of the season, if 416 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,839 you're eighten what eight wins of your last ten, and 417 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,000 you're going into the tournament and riding that momentum and 418 00:19:26,279 --> 00:19:28,319 thirteen and then you'll get another win obviously in a 419 00:19:28,319 --> 00:19:30,440 big twelve tournament because those count two. 420 00:19:30,599 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 5: That helps. 421 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 6: I still think they the three seed is still available 422 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,920 in the NCAA tournament for their hopes and they can 423 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,079 still do it. But I'm with you, they can't drop 424 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,160 too many more games. I gotta go back last and 425 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,640 look what Arizona did with their quad one losses. But 426 00:19:44,799 --> 00:19:46,839 if they're able to go seven to one, bin, I 427 00:19:46,839 --> 00:19:48,680 think they still have a shot. But if they get 428 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,799 another if they get two losses and quat one play 429 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,279 against teams, whether that's at home on the road. Then 430 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,240 I think you're gonna be looking at a four seat 431 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:56,599 and it's gonna be difficult because then you got to 432 00:19:56,599 --> 00:19:58,599 play the five. You gotta go play the one, and 433 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,799 that's just tough. Like you alluded to, you got to 434 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:02,400 be a top three seed to make a push. You 435 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:03,839 got to be a top three seed. 436 00:20:04,599 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 3: No doubt about it. Guys. 437 00:20:05,799 --> 00:20:10,039 Speaker 2: Let's take a brief time out. Don't go anywhere. Let's 438 00:20:10,079 --> 00:20:13,960 talk some stats, some college football. On the flip side, LJ. 439 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:19,079 Martin coming in as one of the more notable returning 440 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,759 football players in college football. Where does he rank for 441 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:26,000 ESPN and why the top one hundred players ranked in 442 00:20:26,079 --> 00:20:29,160 college football heading into the twenty twenty six season. We'll 443 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:33,279 delve into that, also talk some Kida utawave and maybe 444 00:20:33,319 --> 00:20:36,720 discuss even some of the new coaches that are coming 445 00:20:36,759 --> 00:20:39,319 to Brigham Young University of the football team that up next. 446 00:20:39,319 --> 00:20:41,119 This is Cougar Sports. 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L J. 483 00:22:15,519 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 2: Martin running back BYU in his junior season twenty twenty five. 484 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,119 Notable stats one thousand and three and rushing three thousand 485 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,880 and five rushing yards, twelve touchdowns, thirty. 486 00:22:27,559 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 3: Six receptions Okay. 487 00:22:29,559 --> 00:22:34,640 Speaker 2: His preseason ESPN Top one hundred raking he was not 488 00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:36,400 rated Okay, not rated. 489 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 3: Going into twenty twenty five. 490 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:40,880 Speaker 2: Going into twenty twenty six, though the junior from El Passo, 491 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,279 Texas is in the top one hundred, He's ranked sixty 492 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,319 ninth heading into twenty twenty six. Martin earned First team 493 00:22:48,319 --> 00:22:51,880 All BE twelve honors. And was the Big twelve Offensive 494 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,960 Player of the Year. Loved what I saw from him. Obviously, 495 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:59,119 had six one hundred yard rushing performances, including a memorable 496 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,960 two hundred TWENTYWOY game and a key win against Cincinnati 497 00:23:02,039 --> 00:23:05,440 late in the season. Okay, so love what we saw 498 00:23:05,519 --> 00:23:08,440 from LJ. Martin when he was healthy. He was strong, 499 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,559 He was tremendous. If he continues to learn how to 500 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:15,480 run behind his pads, he will elevate his draft stock 501 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,720 to that, you know, from that fourth fis sixth, sixth, 502 00:23:18,759 --> 00:23:22,119 seventh round to you know, I don't know if it'll 503 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,119 go day one, but day two, yes, yeah, I think 504 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,480 he can get there. He took a huge leap in 505 00:23:28,559 --> 00:23:33,319 athleticism from last year to this year. He in top 506 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,559 end speed, Like I was surprised at his burst, his 507 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:42,680 acceleration and how he was able to increase his top 508 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,680 end speed. And you got to give a lot of 509 00:23:44,759 --> 00:23:50,000 credit here, okay, to not only LJ, but shout out 510 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:55,319 to Ryan Phillis and doctor Skyler men Kolby class and 511 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,559 the medical staff as well. They do great stuff the 512 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:04,720 human performance realm, the attritionists as well as the medical staff. Okay, 513 00:24:04,839 --> 00:24:09,480 to keep these guys helping strong, nurse and strengthen and pliable. Elastisic, 514 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:16,200 elastic and explosive. So I just want to highlight that 515 00:24:16,319 --> 00:24:21,119 another off season at Brigham Young University, he's gonna he's 516 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:21,680 gonna scale. 517 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 3: You put in the work, you get the r o Y. 518 00:24:23,559 --> 00:24:25,000 You put in the work, you get to do the 519 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:25,480 r o Y. 520 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 2: One of the reasons why LJ comes back is because 521 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,319 he saw a significant difference in his burst and in 522 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,599 his draft stock and in even like you know, how 523 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,519 his body felt from you know, two years ago to 524 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,680 present day, from last year to present day, he's seeing 525 00:24:42,759 --> 00:24:50,359 the marginal and macro growth of being developed formed. Okay, 526 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:56,119 this clay Within the BYU football program, if there's there's 527 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,880 a couple of things that BYU should be really good at, 528 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,000 in my opinion, development should be the number one because 529 00:25:04,039 --> 00:25:06,319 you typically get kids in there that are coachable. 530 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,519 Speaker 3: The you just do you attract coachable. 531 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 2: Kids at BUYU. They come from good families because it's 532 00:25:12,279 --> 00:25:17,640 high academic institution, it's a moral, ethical, spiritual, religious institution. 533 00:25:18,279 --> 00:25:21,359 You tend to attract the type of player that's going 534 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,759 to be coachable, not entitled, and you can get more 535 00:25:24,759 --> 00:25:26,640 out of them. You can ask more of them. I've 536 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,319 said that time and tom again over the years. If 537 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,680 you've been tuning into the show since two thousand and eleven, 538 00:25:33,759 --> 00:25:37,680 can I always I can always ask more of my 539 00:25:37,799 --> 00:25:43,400 BYU football player. And if you have great mentors around them, 540 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,359 all these different touch points, okay, they. 541 00:25:48,279 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 3: Can really scale their growth. They can really see, you know. 542 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,839 Speaker 2: Day to day marginal progress, and they get into that 543 00:25:55,279 --> 00:25:58,880 that macro process year to year. And that's why Lj's 544 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,839 coming back, and that's why he's ranked the top one hundred. 545 00:26:00,839 --> 00:26:04,440 And I do expect him to make another leap. I 546 00:26:04,519 --> 00:26:09,079 do expect him to take another jump. There is a 547 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:13,160 certain law of diminishing returns over time as it relates 548 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:14,400 to athletic potential. 549 00:26:14,519 --> 00:26:17,799 Speaker 3: Most of us have an athletic potential. Okay, we just do. 550 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 2: Okay, we have our genetics, and then you know, you 551 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:22,519 can try to maximize those. 552 00:26:22,559 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 3: It's like the whole thing. 553 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 2: Like when you first start lifting weights, Like the first 554 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:28,960 year of lifting weights, you know, put on like ten 555 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:32,400 to fifteen pounds, twenty pounds, and you're putting up signal. 556 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,279 I can't remember what the percentage is, but like your 557 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,279 incremental growth is insane. And then you get the marginal 558 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,519 growth on the back end. But I think he's gonna 559 00:26:39,519 --> 00:26:42,680 take another jump. I really do with this with this staff. 560 00:26:43,039 --> 00:26:45,400 So shout out to LJ. Martin, another guy on the 561 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:49,039 defense that you're looking. So that's your offense. Now let's 562 00:26:49,079 --> 00:26:53,759 look at your defensive defensive guy. Okay kadu uluave all 563 00:26:53,799 --> 00:27:00,400 acc linebacker. He's supposed to replace Jack Kelly. Right sack 564 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:06,400 sack Kelly would be the idea. Possibly the Cougar's picked 565 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,720 up Kate and that was awesome. It was massive, had 566 00:27:09,759 --> 00:27:11,599 over one hundred tackles last year. He's a junior with 567 00:27:11,599 --> 00:27:13,880 one year of ELGA. Builder Manning gives b Yu one 568 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:18,279 of the top linebackers available in the portal and he 569 00:27:18,279 --> 00:27:20,759 he veri well could be a top one hundred player 570 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:26,960 in college football this next season. On three rated the 571 00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:32,440 top impact transfer portal additions for the top twenty five 572 00:27:32,519 --> 00:27:36,920 programs and lo and behold, Yeah, kata Ululavi is one 573 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,759 of those top twenty five players. So shout out to 574 00:27:39,799 --> 00:27:46,440 BYU their coaching staff in their retention and acquisitions of 575 00:27:46,519 --> 00:27:49,960 key players, key coogs, key personnel that can take them, 576 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,119 hopefully to the next level, get them to a big 577 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,799 twelve championship game and actually win it this next season. Okay, 578 00:27:56,920 --> 00:28:01,000 a couple other things here. Speaking about the coaching staff, 579 00:28:01,599 --> 00:28:04,599 some of you may be excited to know that we have. 580 00:28:06,279 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 3: Our coaching staff pretty much solidified. Now. 581 00:28:08,839 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 2: We got our guys, we got our dudes. We know 582 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:16,279 what is that We were able to retain the most 583 00:28:16,279 --> 00:28:19,240 of the coaching staff. You lost Jay, you lost your arm. 584 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:23,960 You retained all of your key players. I think that 585 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:28,240 were really healthy. Your two D players. I know Max 586 00:28:28,279 --> 00:28:30,559 Alford was a two D player, Shae Brian Strother two 587 00:28:30,599 --> 00:28:31,039 D player. 588 00:28:31,279 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 3: But they're injured. 589 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:35,799 Speaker 2: They're coming off ACL reconstructions, right, So I'm not saying 590 00:28:35,799 --> 00:28:38,240 they're damaged goods. But you just don't know what you're 591 00:28:38,359 --> 00:28:45,920 necessarily always getting from a recovering anti your cruciated ligament athlete, 592 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,640 especially if you got injured late in the season. Not 593 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,400 to say that they can't get back to one hundred 594 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:54,240 percent of you just don't know at any rate. Shitaki 595 00:28:54,359 --> 00:28:59,160 Kalani Sataki announced promotions and in additions to the BYU 596 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:02,640 coaching staff, Lonnie today announced the promotions of Justin Enna, 597 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:04,039 who's your linebackers coach. 598 00:29:04,039 --> 00:29:06,039 Speaker 3: He's now the special teams coordinator and. 599 00:29:06,079 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 2: Chad Kahaha as outside linebackers coach, as well as hiring 600 00:29:11,799 --> 00:29:16,359 veterans secondary coach Lewis Walker as the quarterbacks coach. 601 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 3: So big news on that front. 602 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 2: Enna, who has served as the linebackers coach in the 603 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:26,839 past three seasons since joining Kialanie Satake staff. He's a 604 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,440 nineteen year coaching veteran with thirteen seasons of experience as 605 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:35,319 a coordinator, including five years coordinating or co coordinating the. 606 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 3: Special team S unit. 607 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:41,079 Speaker 2: Coach Chad kay has, who has been at BA since 608 00:29:41,119 --> 00:29:44,640 twenty twenty four as a senior analysts more than eighteen 609 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,920 years of college coaching experience, while Walker comes to BA 610 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:52,359 with eleven seasons of college coaching experience in the secondary 611 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:57,039 and two years as a defensive coordinator. Okay Kalani stated, 612 00:29:57,079 --> 00:30:00,680 I'm excited to have Justin Enna and coach Chad Ahaha 613 00:30:00,759 --> 00:30:03,720 stepping into these roles and to announce that Lewis Walker 614 00:30:03,799 --> 00:30:08,039 is joining our staff. Before we undertook sis Kalani, before 615 00:30:08,039 --> 00:30:11,400 we undertook the recent changes in our defensive staff, I 616 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,880 intended emphasize special teams even more within our staff structure 617 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,519 heading into twenty twenty six. I'm pleased to announce that 618 00:30:17,799 --> 00:30:21,000 Justin will be the new special teams coordinator, with responsibility 619 00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:24,240 of putting his entire focus into the coordinating this important 620 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:28,440 phase of our program. Chad has been a valuable contributor 621 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:32,480 to our defense the past two seasons as a senior analyst, 622 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,880 and I'm blessed to be able to promote him into 623 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:39,079 the position coaching role with our edge rushers and at 624 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:44,200 outside linebacker, an area where he hasn't excelled in his 625 00:30:44,319 --> 00:30:50,319 experience and expertise. Lewis has spent spent more than a 626 00:30:50,359 --> 00:30:52,519 decade coaching defensive backs and he will be a great 627 00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:55,759 addition to strengthen our secondary in the cornerbacks room, with 628 00:30:55,839 --> 00:31:01,400 Tomorrow Warren overseeing the safeties. Satake previously announced the elevations 629 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,759 of Kelly Papinga to defensive coordinator and defensive line coach 630 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,880 Scioni Puja to associate head coach, as well as hiring Warren, 631 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:12,640 an eighteen year coaching veteran, as By's new defensive pass 632 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,440 game coordinator. With the hiring of Walker to coach the quarterbacks, 633 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,920 Warren will coach safeties on the staff as stated before him, 634 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:24,519 Pepinga will coach inside linebackers with Anna moving from linebackers 635 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:29,960 to exclusively overseeing special teams. Now, that's an intriguing element 636 00:31:30,279 --> 00:31:34,640 in all of this. Coach Enna is not coaching a 637 00:31:34,799 --> 00:31:40,240 specific position group. He's coaching the entire team of special 638 00:31:40,279 --> 00:31:43,319 teams because it really is you have out evaluate the 639 00:31:43,319 --> 00:31:46,640 best football players on offense, the best football players on defense, 640 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,160 and lo and behold, what do you see? 641 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 3: What do you do with those guys? 642 00:31:53,799 --> 00:31:57,759 Speaker 2: You have the special team coordinator orchestrating it all. Now, 643 00:31:57,759 --> 00:32:00,799 it's hard to take all your starters right, but you 644 00:32:00,839 --> 00:32:02,880 do get a lot of starters at BUYU get a 645 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,079 lot of starters. 646 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:05,359 Speaker 3: Playing special teams. 647 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,079 Speaker 2: But you delve into the depth and you develop that 648 00:32:08,119 --> 00:32:11,400 depth and you gain confidence with that depth as they 649 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:15,119 prove themselves. So shout out to Justin and he's been 650 00:32:15,279 --> 00:32:18,480 a special teams coordinator and coached some great specialists in 651 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,720 his career and entered coaching after his NFL playing days 652 00:32:21,759 --> 00:32:25,200 where he was tutored playing special teams by John Harbaugh 653 00:32:25,599 --> 00:32:29,079 and Dave Tubb of Philadelphia. Kelvin Pepinka did an excellent 654 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:32,200 job with the special teams unit, said Kaloni Shatake. The 655 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:36,720 past three seasons, I feel just in taking on this role. 656 00:32:36,759 --> 00:32:39,079 We'll all out our special teams to keep thriving as 657 00:32:39,079 --> 00:32:42,480 an important priority in vital phase of the game for 658 00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:47,599 our program in playing high level complimentary football. Justin Ena 659 00:32:47,759 --> 00:32:49,880 is a native of Shelton, Washington, and it was a 660 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:53,119 three time All Conference linebacker at BYU from ninety seven 661 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,680 through two thousand and one and a four year NFL 662 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,200 player with the Eagles and Titans before starting his coaching career, 663 00:33:00,119 --> 00:33:03,160 turning to BYU to joins Tataki staff in January twenty 664 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,480 twenty three. Justin Anda coached at all five of Utah's 665 00:33:06,519 --> 00:33:10,119 other Division one schools that sponsored football, Utah, Utah State, 666 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:14,000 Southern Utah, Wevers State, and Utah Tech. He's well familiar, Okay, 667 00:33:14,119 --> 00:33:20,200 with the Utah recruiting game, as well as coaching stops 668 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,799 at Eastern Washington and San Diego State. While at Utah 669 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,839 coaching linebackers and also served as co special teams coordinator 670 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,519 under head coach Kyle Whittingham during and his final three 671 00:33:30,559 --> 00:33:33,599 seasons with the Utes from twenty sixteen to twenty eighteen. 672 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:36,759 Enna's coverage units played a role in the Utes winning 673 00:33:36,759 --> 00:33:40,279 the NCAA Net Punting title in twenty sixteen, while the 674 00:33:40,279 --> 00:33:44,000 twenty seventeen team was fifth nationally and net punting, followed 675 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,799 by the twenty eighteen squad, which ranked fifteenth, while punter 676 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:52,160 Mitch was Snowski and kicker Matt Gay captured the twenty 677 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:56,200 seventeen Ray Guy Award in twenty eighteen lou Grose Award, respectively. 678 00:33:56,279 --> 00:33:59,720 So pretty good resume here coordinating those special teams. Anda 679 00:33:59,839 --> 00:34:02,359 was also the special teams coordinator at Southern Utah for 680 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,319 two seasons froma to nine under head coach at Lamb. 681 00:34:05,519 --> 00:34:09,239 With na special teams coordinator, Southern Utah teamed NCAAFCS top 682 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:12,360 twenty five national rankings, including a number one rank in 683 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,800 net punting in two thousand and nine. The Thunderbers also 684 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,760 ranked number three in punt return average and number six 685 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,599 and net punting in two thousand and eight and number 686 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:22,960 nine in punt return average in two thousand and nine. 687 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:27,840 Individual honors during Enna's time at Southern Utah feature two 688 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,280 time All America puncher Trup Reward and return specialist Nick Miller, 689 00:34:31,559 --> 00:34:34,320 the nation's leader in all purpose yards in two thousand 690 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:34,519 and eight. 691 00:34:34,559 --> 00:34:36,239 Speaker 3: So you're seeing. 692 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:40,760 Speaker 2: This this robust resume from Justin Enna as a special 693 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:44,679 teams coordinator Justin states, I'm grateful for the opportunity that 694 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:48,320 Kialani has entrusted me with as a special teams coordinator 695 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,239 at BYU. This university has molded and changed me in 696 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,800 my youth, and I tend to also help shape our 697 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:57,480 young men to be great ambassadors at BYU while also 698 00:34:57,559 --> 00:35:02,519 competing and winning championships. So that's a brief breakdown. 699 00:35:02,559 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 3: We'll get it. 700 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,800 Speaker 2: We get more into it with coach Chad, what his 701 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,480 role will be, what his background will be, who Lewis 702 00:35:08,559 --> 00:35:12,400 Walker is as well in the following segments. But Ronald 703 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,440 the three man Weaver, your reaction to the news on 704 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:20,440 the addition of having a cornerbacks coach moving tomorrow Warren 705 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:25,320 to safeties coach and and and then also elevating coach 706 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,360 Chad k to outside edge coach and Justin ed at 707 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:29,440 the special teams coordinator. 708 00:35:29,679 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think the biggest thing that I noticed out 709 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:35,599 of all of this has been when we you predicted 710 00:35:35,599 --> 00:35:37,679 this and I looked into it more just of coaches 711 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:41,320 like j Haill, other coaches you know, Morgan Scaley. 712 00:35:41,079 --> 00:35:43,199 Speaker 5: Right, a lot of DC's are safeties coaches. You know 713 00:35:43,199 --> 00:35:44,719 you're looking at those. I just wanted to you know, 714 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:46,199 do some history and some that. 715 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:47,760 Speaker 6: So I looked at this said, okay, that's on par 716 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:49,880 you know, I think you got to bring in the 717 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,559 cornersback coach, you know, to do that. That's just how 718 00:35:52,559 --> 00:35:54,559 it goes. You have to have and a position coaching 719 00:35:54,599 --> 00:35:56,960 division for the NDCs will do the safeties. But I 720 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,239 think the biggest is that Justin and A, you know, 721 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:02,559 being the spe coordinator. I think that is one of 722 00:36:02,599 --> 00:36:06,480 the biggest reasons why BAU has been so successful. I 723 00:36:06,519 --> 00:36:09,159 think over the last you know what, five six seasons 724 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:11,280 under Kolane is the special teams to get Union. And 725 00:36:11,559 --> 00:36:13,519 I'm gonna go back in the day Ben remember even 726 00:36:13,559 --> 00:36:16,119 Hobbes Nyberg. I'm gonna go back guy Hobbs. 727 00:36:16,199 --> 00:36:16,519 Speaker 5: Hobbs. 728 00:36:16,559 --> 00:36:16,760 Speaker 10: Yeah. 729 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,679 Speaker 6: I love Hobbes, right, good dude, even him when he 730 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,480 was a you know, punk returning excuse me, pardon me. 731 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:26,440 I think it's great to continue that because that's gonna 732 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:27,199 be that's gonna bowl. 733 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 3: Well. B YU was. 734 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 6: Able to flip the field because of punting, and they 735 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:34,360 really were able to be able to use. 736 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:35,159 Speaker 5: That against opponents. 737 00:36:35,159 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 6: Like when you're seeing that on film, like you would 738 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:40,480 always point out block this guy and finish plays into 739 00:36:40,519 --> 00:36:42,800 the ball and then you get the football. That is 740 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:45,719 how you're able to, you know, excuse me, get to 741 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:46,679 college football playoffs. 742 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,039 Speaker 5: Is uh succeeding at all three levels. So I like that. 743 00:36:49,079 --> 00:36:51,519 Speaker 6: I think that one's the most intriguing. I love all 744 00:36:51,599 --> 00:36:53,280 the new additions as well. I'm excited to see it. 745 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:56,679 But outside lines backers, I'm excited to see that, especially 746 00:36:56,719 --> 00:37:00,960 because when in you know, Isaiah Glasker, Ben Braxton, Lindsay 747 00:37:01,039 --> 00:37:04,360 nooseydalmaball like, I'm excited to see that. I really am 748 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:06,480 gonna be looked forward to this. So I love these 749 00:37:06,519 --> 00:37:10,119 and I can't wait for March. 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