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Big twelve? Is it Brett Yormark the commissioner or is
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Speaker 4: You guys doing.
Speaker 3: Living the dream man?
Speaker 1: So in your opinion, I don't know if you saw
this or not, Braidon, but there is a hullabaloo.
Speaker 3: There is a fisticuffs.
Speaker 1: There is a little bit of enmity between brett Ormark,
your Big Twelve commissioner, and one Cody Campbell, the oil
tycoon that is booyed up Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
He's a former Texas Tech Raider football player, and maybe
even some of that money is trickling down to basketball
and the Olympic Sports. So pretty crazy to see this
brett Ormark making official statements of you know, stating things
like Cody Campbell does not run the Big twelve after
Texas Tech Regent's chairman says or Mark didn't go to
bat for the Red Raiders in Fox's desire to move
Tech and uage game to a Friday night.
Speaker 3: Is the the oil.
Speaker 1: Paccoon overstepping his bounds by being so publicly opinionated about
all things in the Big Twelve and the NCAA as well.
Speaker 3: He's been very aggressive.
Speaker 4: I would say he's overstepping a little bit. I mean, what,
you go win the conference once and you've had the
last ten years not been anything, and now all of
a sudden, the conference runs through Lubbock, Like you said,
I don't know. I think it's a little great. I
do think they're obviously set up to be, you know,
the front runner again this year, so they definitely have
something there. But I think this is kind of crazy
have him go play an independent schedule where we're playing
an away game on a Saturday night, getting back early,
and then playing Thursday night.
Speaker 1: So he recently published wrote an op ed. It was
published in the USA Today and establishes a critical perspective
on college sports reform and should be the guide, Cody
Campbell says, to out any outcome, any solution that emerges.
College sports are important to the entire entire country and
owned by the American public, not by any individual. A
single institution or by special interest. We should fully focus
on preserving on the preservation of all sports, all of
the schools, and protection of all the athletes and communities
to which they matter deeply. So you have to check
that out. I mean, he is going head on into
like just reconciling and reforming college athletics right now.
Speaker 3: I mean, he's all in on this.
Speaker 4: Yeah, And I honestly loved what he's spent up until today.
I was like super pumped about how he was fighting
in the un I kind of hoped that he would
knowing that he was in the same we were in
the same conference, and could you fighting for us. I
just think today it was a little petty some of
the stuff that came out with all of that. And
I understand Texas high school football is a big deal,
and that's kind of is what his thing is, is like, hey,
let's not mess with mess with Texas high school football.
But that article talks about how there was times where
there was I think seven games played in Texas on
Friday last year. They weren't one of them. But it's
not like it's unheard to play a Friday night game
in Texas. So I just kind of think it's a
little crazy and asking a little too much for what's
going on. Maybe it's all good. Maybe it's good to
stir drama, and you know, he news is good news
for the Big Twelve.
Speaker 1: But yeah, Cody Campbell going off and saying, apparently Brett
didn't get the memo everything runs through Lubbock. Maybe we
should bring the tortillas back, says Cody Campbell. I mean,
he's he's picking a fight. That's what it comes down to.
He's picking a fight. And I know Brett Ormark made
an official statement saying that he doesn't run the Big Twelve,
nor will he ever.
Speaker 3: Does he run the Big Twelve?
Speaker 1: No, but Campbell is complaining publicly about the conference and
its television partners possibly moving this year's Texas Tech football
game against Houston to a Friday night.
Speaker 3: Doesn't like it, and he's very vocal. I mean, he's
very opinion.
Speaker 1: When you make that type of money or a billionaire,
you begin to think that all of your opinions do matter,
and everybody wants to hear him. And look, there are
a lot of people that are I mean, we're talking
about it. We're talking about it because there is a
little bit competitive enmity between these two.
Speaker 4: Now, yeah, and I think, like you said, when you
have that kind of money and you're that quote unquote important,
I feel like it does lend you to believe that
your opinions are are more important than that. But I think,
I mean, if you kind of look at what why
the conference is doing that. He even said it in
his statements that they're picking ratings, and I think, well,
what's wrong with that? I mean, that's what we're looking
at is in college sports right now, is to try
and find ways to fund the rev share, fund all
those different platforms so that we can actually get to
a spot then we can make the conference a better conference.
But I just don't see where that's the negative thing. Like
the only negative I can see is the whole Friday
night thing, And I'm like, that's really not that big
of a deal to have one game a year. It's
not going to be in the end of the world
for you guys, So like, why throw a fit over this?
It's got to be something deeper that he's using this
as a you know, a mechanism to start that fight.
Is the only thing I can think of, because it
really just doesn't seem like it's that big of a
deal for me.
Speaker 3: Yeah.
Speaker 1: Bray Ormarz stated that Big twelve president is Ad has
approved twelve non Saturday games a year, and he was
asked on April first for a response to Campe's comments
on social media into the Avalanche Journal. The Big twelve
issued a statement from your Work to AJ Cody Campbell
obviously does not run the Big Twelve.
Speaker 3: Our board and eights approved playing twelve.
Speaker 1: Games a year off of Saturdays in an effort to
raise the profile, narrative, and viewership of Big twelve football.
Texas Tech hosting a primetime game on Friday night delivers
that Friday night Big twelve football games outperform the conference's
average rating by sixty four percent in twenty twenty five.
Speaker 3: All of our schools are.
Speaker 1: Treated equally during the TV scheduling process, and this game
fits within our scheduling parameters. I'm thankful that our TV
partners provide us with these opportunities. There were seven FBS
regular season games, including two involving Big twelve teams, played
on Friday nights in Texas last season, Auburn, Baylor and
unlv SAM Houston State. On August twenty ninth, Colorado Houston
on September twelfth, South Florida and North Texas on October tenth,
and then Memphis Rice on October thirty first in Texas
A and m Versus Texas. And I think there was
a Temple North Texas game on November twenty eighth as well.
So look, BOU fans would become a cut to Friday
night games, Like they're like, all right, yeah, we're on
the West Coast, we're in the Mountain West area in
the time zone.
Speaker 3: We'll take it.
Speaker 1: And yeah, and we're gonna be on ESPN, we'll be
on Fox. And typically you get a you get kind
of a more key slot in a in a later
night showing. And it's benefited b way you think from
a branding standpoint. I know a lot not all the
East Coast viewers will will stay up late, but I
think for the most part it's benefited BWAU.
Speaker 4: Yeah, And that's why I think it's a it's a
good thing for the conference in my opinion. If if
it's benefited by you in the past during the independence era,
why wouldn't it also benefit the conference to be able
to get more visibility, more people watching the conference Because
what not that I like to say it, but when
you're competing against you know, the top games and the
big ten of the top games in the SEC on Saturday,
you're gonna get less viewership. So why not find ways
to get our brand of football out there as to
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twenty twenty six.
Speaker 3: Spring Ball.
Speaker 1: What questions were answered for you in this spring football
for Ray?
Speaker 4: Which as little as actually gets to come out. I
think the receiver position I was a lot. I'm a
lot more comfortable now than I was before. The before
spring ball started, I was, I was nervous just who
was going to step up. But I think Kyler Casper's
really solidified himself just from you know, you hear in
interviews also to some of the clips that we get
to see. I'm really excited about him and then a
lot of the other guys that we're hearing about. Having
guys like Legend come in and start, you know, making
plays early on makes me feel a lot more comfortable
about that position. That was really one of two positions
that I was nervous about. And then bustle behind that
was the corners. And I don't know that that's been
short up in my mind yet, but not for lack
of inting and spring. It could have totally been short
up in spring. There's just less talk about it.
Speaker 1: So yeah, Like I think that's a that's a good
breakdown of some of the anxieties that some of the
Cougar fans had leading up to Camp Koalani, especially with
some of the offseason issues and public relations issues that
they that they've had to kind of go through, and
even guys graduating, right, guys like Chase Robertson moving on
to the NFL the greener pastures of the NFL.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: As far as the your offensive line guy, you know,
I feel like we got a little bit more visibility
on who this offensive line unit is going to be
led by. You have Paki Finaw who has solidified himself
at left tackle. You have Bruce Mitchell att center, and
Andrew Gentry at right tackle. And then along the guard
line you have a number of guys. Sonny Macassini, Kyle
super Choke are going to be in the mix there.
Trevin Ostler has shown well too, He's gotten reps with
the ones.
Speaker 3: On the twos, you have Junior Sia. You have Bot Mulatalo.
Speaker 1: I mean, I know Bots played some tackle too, but
he could also play some guard for you, maybe left guard.
Speaker 3: He played tackle. I think at Loan Peak.
Speaker 1: If I'm not mistaken, you got a lot of talent
competing for time in that guard room is what I'm
getting at. And zach Yambiucci the stafford transfer. You know,
do you have a favorite right now to become the
starting guards alongside Bruce Mitchell?
Speaker 4: I would say Kyle Safar Choke is obviously one that
I think will end up starting. I think depending on
how I don't know how long term Sunny's Sonny Wakassini's
injury will be. So if he's back full health by
by game one, I would say, just because of his
past experience, he's got a good chance to be that guy.
But I really do think a lot of those guys
junior see Zakielomucci. I also think Joe Brown is another
name that could end up doing well there. So I
think there's some really good possibilities there. But I think
that's a I mean, last year we saw that that
guard position be rotated too. It wasn't nobody started every
single game there, even when they were all healthy. So
I do think we'll be it'll be intriguing to see
if it can to keep that going and keep rotating
this because there's a there's enough talent there that they
just decided to keep that being a rotation.
Speaker 3: No doubt about it.
Speaker 1: A couple of least things before we let you go,
Walker Lyons and Roger Sally of Plaga solidifiing themselves as
a the two tight end crew, and I expect to
see a lot of those guys.
Speaker 3: Are you Are you a twelve personnel guy?
Speaker 1: Have you always been a twelve personnel guy that when
you were growing up A b YU fan, We're always
intrigued by the you know, the the the Dennis Pitta,
Andrew George Combo, the Johnny Harlen, dan Coats, Combo, the uh,
Thetula me Lee, Chad Lewis Combo.
Speaker 4: The the Chad that was too the media was a
little before I was like old enough to really know
what was going on. But yes, the Dennis Pitta and
Johnny Harlen, you know, then Andrew George dan Coats, those
those both both those eras are eras that I was
big into, and I love that that era of football.
I am. However, we're going to move the ball and
score points. I'm an offensive I just love watching off
to the score points. And I think with the tools we
have this year with both Roger and Walker, I am pumped.
I really do think they're going to create a lot
of mismatches. I think the more I hear about Roger,
like every time I hear something's about how he runs
like a receiver but he's big like a tight end,
and you know, they just there's just so much, so
many positive works coming out of him. And then how
Walker's doing awesome is blocking and he's always been an
excellent receiver receiving thread also, So I'm really excited. I
think those two are going to create a lot of
mismatches this year, and I think with I think I
mentioned this a couple of weeks ago, but I think
you could have some really cool big packages there with
putting them there and then do some twenty two personnel
where you've got Siona, Moa and LJ in the backfield,
and then you've got Bear who's also another power back,
really and you could get a lot of short yarded
situations solved with that.
Speaker 1: So you know, the one that's underrated, in my opinion
is actually Doug Jolly Spencer need in that two thousand
and one season, one of the best offenses in BA
football history. Were you a fan then or were too young? Too?
Speaker 4: Six years old in two and one. I've gone back
and watched those games and stuff like that, but I
wasn't old enough to be obsessed with it at that point.
Speaker 3: Okay, well we'll let you pass on that one.
Speaker 5: How impactful were the tight ends on Luke's Day's success.
Speaker 3: I mean they were good.
Speaker 1: Yeah, if you look at the two thousand I mean,
both those guys I think played in the NFL, Doug
Jolly and Spencer Ne both played in the NFL and
were contributors on that team. And look, yeah, Luke was
definitely the bell of the ball and running the football.
He was the Doak Walker Award winner, but the receiving
game with Spencer Need, Spencer was the number three receiver.
If I'm not mistaken on that team, well let me
just double check here, pull up all of the stats.
Speaker 3: Of that team.
Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean he was, they were involved. Doug
Jolly was was tremendous. Doug Jolly was a great receiving
tight end and Spencer Need was a good combo. He
was more the inline guy that could do ball for you.
Speaker 5: I guess because I'm wondering if maybe there's a correlation
between b YU great running backs and successful tight ends
around the same time. Yeah, so, Reno, I mean, oh
Yeahvey had Dennis Pitta, Andrew George.
Speaker 4: I means, you know, Curtis, Johnny and Johnny and Denkoats
were during Curtis's.
Speaker 3: Time too, Yep, yep. Yeah.
Speaker 1: So Doug Jolly had thirty two receptions four to ninety
two yards and seven touchdowns. That's akin to what Carson
Ryan had this year. And then Spencer Need coupled that
with twenty two receptions two hundred sixty six yards in
an additional five touchdowns. So between the two tight ends.
They had twelve receiving uh. And then Gabe Reid also
as a third tight end, Gabe Reed. If you don't
know who that Gabriel Reid. Uh, he was a good player.
Uh five receptions, seventy nine yards and he had an
additional three touchdown.
Speaker 3: So you look at.
Speaker 1: Red zone with a really good running back and good
tight ends. All that I mean tight ends were getting
touch tuddies.
Speaker 3: Dude.
Speaker 1: They were just catching easy pas he play action touchdowns
from Brandon Doman, an NFL quarterback himself. So I'm telling you,
like I I hope it becomes a staple.
Speaker 3: For BYU football. Uh.
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Speaker 6: And just like that, basketball season is over for the
first time in program history. BYU women's basketball competed in
a postseason tournament championship game, but fell short to the
Columbia Lions eighty one to sixty four. The Lady Gibb
once again led the Cougars in scoring with twenty four
points those fifty two seconds remaining, and thanks in part
to a thirteen to nothing run earlier in the fourth quarter,
the Gugar's cut it to nine to late but couldn't
climb all the way back. It was an exciting season
for the women and the future looks bright as BYU
will only lose one key role player to graduation. Besides
number twenty four women's gymnastics competing in the first round
of the NCAA Tournament in the Tempee Regional today at
two and number ten men's volleyball looking to bounce back
in the win column to at eight in Coastamason, California
against Vanguard.
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morning at eight am and San Marcos says part of
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Austin for the Texas Relays. In Waco, the women's tennis
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Speaker 3: Maybe Cam Boozer.
Speaker 1: I mean, there's been talk mostly of AJ versus DNP.
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and thirty pounds by the time he's twenty five.
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much Better Than darren peterson. THIS year i, FELT like,
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the year there's a lot of Talk About darren peterson
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and isn't in that same conversation as he. Once was
it certainly might take.
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to play to stay in college or to go TO.
The nba Today On Yahoo sports daily checked. Us out
so they asked, the question you're looking forward a. Little
bit have you made any decision about what is NEXT
for aj? To BONDSAY and aj, SAID no, I haven't
And so i'm gonna get your buying or selling reaction.
Speaker 3: To, THIS no.
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Not HERE so i haven't talked. To her they follow
up and, they say what goes into that decision for
you whether to go TO the nba or STAY. AT byu,
aj says it's her whatever. She chooses has it always been?
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been making all the decisions in life. For me she
DECIDED where i went to. High school she CONFIRMED that
byu was good. For me, and, then so what are
some of the pros and cons that have been you've
been dealing with of either coming back to school or
declaim for? THE draft aj says pros? And cons there
are no pros. AND cons i didn't make. A decision,
i mean it's a really. Funny, conversation anyway the LIKELIHOOD
of aj coming back is probably less than. Ten percent but,
YOU know i think it's INTERESTING that aj is fielding
these questions and not. Being declarative he is potentially if
he was to not go TO, the, NBA right i
don't know what TYPE of nil valuation that he, would
RECEIVE but i mean, THIS year i THINK his nil
valuation somewhere between four point two and four point. Four
MILLION his nba contract is, you know this next year
probably be around like, thirteen million and that that that, that,
scales right it goes to like fourteen and then like
sixteen and it, you know over a four, year period
it's something around sixty million that he'd.
Speaker 3: Be making is there? A?
Speaker 1: Debate right, YOU know i was having this debate with
my brother and some of my other family members, earlier today,
is like is there A debate w TWO versus.
Speaker 3: W nine kind of ten ninety?
Speaker 1: Nine income like the pros and cons of bolt because
you go TO the NBA or w two half of
that fourteen million that, you're getting that's Going To. Uncle,
sam right let's talk about tax smart wealth.
Speaker 7: Advantages here, well, yeah Well and i'll go, ahead BLAME
but i, would say first, of all, You, know ben
it sounds.
Speaker 9: Like we actually need to get the mom an. Nil
package is what really needs.
Speaker 3: To, happen, yeah exactly we.
Speaker 9: Need to line up, those sponsors, you know is, it persons, make.
Speaker 4: Up, you know whatever.
Speaker 9: It is we need to get that. Lined up, but
no you're, Exactly right and you touched on a very
interesting point in that just, you know athletes, these days
college athletes getting ten ninety nine from sponsorship deals and things.
Like that whole different ball game in terms of how,
it's packed and so, you know running, an analysis you
know there might be some, comparative advantages and you know
they really need to think about the financial aspects like
that so that they have plenty to invest, Right bline, oh.
Speaker 8: Yeah Totally and i'll tell you working ON the nflpa side,
of thing being a, REGISTERED advisor i see what a
lot of the rookie contracts, look Like and i'll, tell, you,
Yeah definitely AJ's in a. Different, realm yes being a
top pick makes a, big difference but the nil component is.
CERTAINLY real a lot of these guys do end up
setting up their, own LLCs they got, marketing gigs they've
got ten, ninety nine and really the truth is they
play in both spaces ON the w two and the ten.
Ninety nine but let me just mention one thing that comes.
To MIND. WITH aj i, would say in, most, cases
yes ninety nine percent probabilities going TO, the nba we're
not going to see. Him anymore and that would be
the case with. Most people but the only REASON why
i SAY, with aj there may be, a chance maybe
it's still only like ten percent or a little bit
more that, he stays is that he CAME to byu
in the. First place that shows that. He's Different, and
hey if it's mom in the background that's given him
a little nudge giving him. Some, PUSH hey I know
i can rely on. My mom she's been the best,
for Me and i'm sure it's the same. For aj
but there may be a chance just because it was
unlikely that he would a guy like him would COME
to byu in the. First place so he's already shown
it that he did, it once maybe he does.
Speaker 1: It again are there ideal places to live in order
to save money? On taxes i'm looking at like the
probabilities RIGHT Now Nba draft, Lottery, Odds, Washington, Brooklyn, Indiana.
Speaker 3: Sacramento utah those are the.
Speaker 1: Top five You, Have Dallas, New, Orleans, Memphis, Chicago Milwaukee
golden state In The.
Speaker 3: Great State, Of, California, Portland.
Speaker 1: MIAMI orlando i think orlandoly has like a point five
percent chance of.
Speaker 3: Getting it but, THEN again I.
Speaker 1: Think dallasallas dallas had like a point five percent chance
of winning the lottery last year and They Got. Cooper
flag is there an IDEAL place i guess to play
and maximize your? Your taxes or avoid your taxation if
you're a a major player in a in a in
a big LEAD, THE, nfl NBA, n hl.
Speaker 3: Et, cetera, Yeah Totally you're you're you're.
Speaker 9: SPOT on, i mean you know when it comes into
the draft and you're Looking at orlando and that you
know half a percent chance that could save you a ton.
Speaker 4: Of.
Speaker 9: Money right there's no state income Tax. For, FLORIDA yeah,
i mean so, you know from a, financial perspective you
might be might be wanting something like that versus when
you look at the athletes that Play, in california and so.
Speaker 1: You want to be Drafted by orlando? Right now you
want to be Drafted to florida at Someplace.
Speaker 9: IN florida i want to want to face. The money. That's,
right yeah let's.
Speaker 3: Do it that's.
Speaker 1: THAT'S awesome i, love it guys. Real, Quick uh Joe
and blake appreciate you guys.
Speaker 3: Joining.
Speaker 1: Us obviously let's talk a little, bit about uh of
what what people? Don't realize how often do you see
people maybe missing on tax smart wealth opportunities to save
money on their taxes or to uh maybe just.
Speaker 3: Avoid, Taxation.
Speaker 8: Yeah i'll, Go AHEAD well i was just going to
save in a. Few things, this week we've been helping
clients get some get a set by, our setup get,
some contributions some tax devextable contributions for. LAST year i
recently had a client whose daughter's going ON an. HXP
trip a lot of people know these are some, charitable
TRIPS and, i, said hey let's get a donor advice
fund set up and make that payment so that you
at least get a tax deduction in. Doing it and they, were,
like wow they didn't even realize you could do something.
Like that or we've got some highly, appreciated assets let's
make your charitable contribution or in, our world your type
and payment through that not have to pay capital. Gains
taxes these are all just things that have come up.
This week just. In planning we've looked at some real,
estate investments some private real estate investments that have tax
advantages not only at the, investment level but also for the,
investor level and how we do IT so i would
say it. Happens often we see it a little more often,
than most but these little things start stacking and adding a.
Big time and those are some of the things that
we do from our lens AS. A cfp, I, know
joe you see some things FROM the. Cpa standpoint it's
been a busy time a year, FOR you i know.
Speaker 3: As, well.
Speaker 9: YEAH totally i mean we're coming up on those deadlines
and we're seeing those things come, to cruition and, you
know at this point for some folks it's a little,
you know getting a little late to plan for. Twenty
five but going forward is. The key and blaying, you
know touches on. IT exactly, i mean he talks about
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know with me and the tax team and accounting team
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up on and execute it in a way that makes
sense is really what sets.
Speaker 3: Us. APART joe i want to ask.
Speaker 1: You, this uh most people have their investment advisor in
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Speaker 3: Cpa team tell us a little bit more.
Speaker 9: About, THAT yeah i mean it's a huge benefit, for
clients not only a vanderwillth to taking advantage that on the.
Tax side and what we've found is that, you know with,
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know i quit it and maybe you can help me.
Out THEN but i know you're a big, football GUY
but i was, thinking about, you know the, football equivalent and,
you know when you're, on defense if you're playing pressman,
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That opportunity and, right now like, you mentioned during, tax
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for a little. Inside report gonna get some THOUGHTS. From
lj Martin And. Kiano tonavasa they Addressed The. COUGAR club
i believe yesterday we got a few sound biteable read
between the lines In Talking jamal williams talking about the
running back room as well as the defensive. Line room
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conversation From The. Cougar club let's see what he has.
Speaker 3: To, SAY no i just.
Speaker 10: Wanted to be able to create my LEGACY at byu and,
you know be Someone Like jamal williams Or Even coach
harvey Or like chad and, you know like kind of
summit my. Legacy here, and yeah so like to be
able to have, the opportunity it's really. A BLESSING and
i got to think my old line and all THE
people i, played with just because they kind of taught me.
Speaker 11: The ropes, BUT yeah i feel really good.
Speaker 10: About it i'm super excited for the opportunity and hopefully
we could get it done.
Speaker 3: Pretty soon, YOU know i just WANT to i love
playing here because of people like.
Speaker 10: You guys you guys make it, real fun just. A
sport i always. Feel it, you know no matter, what
happens it's just a big old family and they're going
to take care of you no, matter WHAT and i
feel like they always got, my BACK and i FEEL
like i always got.
Speaker 11: Their Back so i'm just always grateful.
Speaker 10: For that, and yeah THAT'S why i, Love, You yu
and THAT'S why i chose to come back here and
played for, another year EVEN though i had aspirations to
go TO. THE nfl i FELT like i could do
one more year here and it, would be, you know
just the best decision for me in.
Speaker 3: My, Life yeah i've been reviewing, what, his UH.
Speaker 1: What lj martin's draft stock would have been like had,
He left like what a great season he had ball
or no doubt. About it one of the best running
backs in the college, football landscape one of, the best
if not, the best running back In The. Big twelve
he Was the big twelve offensive player of the year.
AFTER all i think he could have ran probably in
that four or. Five range he's, gotten faster, he's big,
he's strong gust, bastis two. Two twenty he looks LIKE
an nfl. BACK right i think he probably the highest
he would, have gone this is a decent running. BACK
class i think the highest he would have gone his,
fourth round but more than likely the fifth, sixth SEVENTH
and i think so he can improve his. Draft stocking
he gets to make some pretty good money coming back To.
B white the best recruiting EFFORT that byu had all
season long WAS L j martin, coming back running. It
back it's. It's massive it cannot be overstated how massive.
It is it is truly the Best recruiting and you
gotta give Credit To harvey junge for, doing It a
rod for, Doing It Kalini sataka satake for. Doing it
and so shout out to All of kugarnation too that
he said one of the reasons why he probably came
back because this is.
Speaker 3: A family they're gonna take care. Of you they're gonna have.
Speaker 1: Your back and so shout Out to cougarnation as well
for being involved in the recruitment the retention OF.
Speaker 3: One.
Speaker 5: Lj, martin yeah and it, the difference the DIFFERENCE that
lj makes on.
Speaker 3: The field it's like, you said it can't.
Speaker 5: Be UNDERSTATED had lj been there For the, bowl game
we're not TALKING about byu holding on last second To.
Beat georgetown we're talking about probably two to three score
win like like it would have been a fourteen point
difference those, TWO possessions b why you got stopped within
the five? Yard line those are touchdowns AND So lj
martin can be that kind of difference FOR this. Byu
offense i'm not gonna say it's an average of fourteen
more points, per GAME but i am gonna say he
is the difference between settling for field goal and getting
touchdowns in the red ZONE.
Speaker 3: FOR byu, i mean he is.
Speaker 5: Absolutely massive my question is WHERE and i think this
should be a conversation where does he stack up in
college football in the running Preseason For Doak?
Speaker 3: Walker Award Because notre dames running back isn't. COMING back i.
Speaker 5: Don't know off the top of my head if there's
necessarily somebody who's better or better and sticking around with
a TEAM.
Speaker 3: LIKE byu I mean lj was.
Speaker 1: Eleventh in total rushing yards in college football last year
with thirteen. Hundred yards five point five yards. Per carrie
five point five yards per carrie puts him in, probably that, you.
Speaker 3: Know probably top forty.
Speaker 1: Or so maybe, tough anyway there's some good running backs,
out there but obviously the productivity was SOLID. For lj
from a rushing, touchdown standpoint, you know he was solid.
As well he was. Top thirty he had twelve. Rushing
touchdowns bear took a lot. Of, those Yeah And luke
staley became A dok walker ward winner because not only
the productivity of rushing yards and yards, per carry but also. The,
touchdowns yeah he had an insane amount of touchdowns in.
THAT season i mean it seemed like they were averaging
like forty five points.
Speaker 3: Per game it was an.
Speaker 1: Insane Number gary croton And offensive guru taken over a
team that had a ton of talent along the, offensive
line running, back room wide, receiver room tight. End room
they were pretty much unstoppable when they. Were Healthy brandon,
dominic numberback. It was it was pretty remarkable.
Speaker 5: To, See yeah and The reason i'm bringing this up
is it's Pretty widely he's widely considered as the best
returning running back In the. Big TWELVE and i think
if you are considered the best running back in the,
powerful league your name should be in. THE conversation, i
like is this going to be a conversation we're Having around?
Week SEVEN is lj going to be in? THAT conversation i.
Speaker 3: Think so he'll be A Preseason dope. Walker. Nominee no
doubt and if he if he's.
Speaker 1: At thirteen hundred, yards again he's not gonna Win, the
doke but he'll be in.
Speaker 5: The, conversation, yeah finalist would you say it's. Semi finalist
at least it's. Gonna be it's gonna be dependent on
his and. His Touchdown is bear gonna take the quarterback
run two yards from the?
Speaker 3: End? Zone Ours is.
Speaker 1: It's hard when You have bear involved in the. Run,
hard yeah it's just, it's, very very. Very difficult it's
it's gonna be tough for him to win the Dope.
With bear It's Like jamal williams Was a Doke walker
ward like, preseason nominee but He Had taysom hill taking
red zone totes. From, him yeah and it's good because
you can win more football games, that way but it's also. Very,
difficult yeah it's always DIFFICULT to, i Mean Like jamal
williams had himself a season in. Twenty sixteen if.
Speaker 3: If you don't Call me, JAMAL was, i mean he was.
Speaker 1: Killing it he had himself a monster season in, twenty
sixteen came back, very, strong, bigger, faster stronger and had
one of the best SEASONS in.
Speaker 3: Bau.
Speaker 1: FOOTBALL history i thought he had two hundred and thirty,
four carries one hundred and seventy five yards five point
nine yards.
Speaker 3: Per carry he had.
Speaker 1: Twelve touchdowns but That season taysom was also involved in the.
Run Game taysom hill was VERY much i want to
say he had maybe in the teams or maybe in
the maybe in the. Single digits probably close to. Ten,
though yeah he was. Right There if i'm not mistaken at.
Any rate it's hard to. Get there it's hard to
have A Monumental Doak walker award type.
Speaker 3: Of. Season, uh yeah he had eight.
Speaker 1: Rushing, touchdowns, yeah okay so you're taking.
Speaker 3: Your, Take hey jamal could have, had twenty is what.
YOU'RE saying, i mean.
Speaker 1: You get it go untouched, sometimes because uh there's a
quarterback that can.
Speaker 3: That can he's. A, threat yeah he's always.
Speaker 1: A threat you have to. Respect, him yeah no doubt.
About It So i'm, i'm intrigued no doubt. ABOUT it
I think lj will be in. The conversation that's a
good Thing. For brigham can he be a back To
back big twelve running back or offense player Of.
Speaker 3: THE year i.
Speaker 1: THINK so i think he. COULD be I think bear
may actually end up taking that from.
Speaker 3: Him, though really, oh yeah you.
Speaker 1: THINK gonna i think if We, protect bear if, he's healthy,
One hundred bear may end up Being the big twelve
offensive player of.
Speaker 3: The, year yeah and and, you know steal it from,
his guy which it's, it's, good man.
Speaker 1: It's good that's. All good it's, all fair fair, and yeah.
Exactly man we'll take on them both as your star.
Defensive tackle you're returning, H captain i, would say on
the defensive side of.
Speaker 3: The ball also Addressed the, cougar club but see what
he has. To say.
Speaker 11: The the talent level was phenomenal in comparison to, last
year and the connection level with all we went through
to stay here. Is skyrocketing and that's what you want as.
A team is a team that reached a championship is
a team that's connected. And unified you can find, talent
anywhere but when, they're connected that's where you go a.
LONG way i speak for the rest of.
Speaker 3: The athletes we love.
Speaker 11: You guys we're extremely blessed by. You guys we will
continue to do our best and work our butts off
to give you guys the best opportunity to celebrate. With
us and thank you so much.
Speaker 1: FOR gratitude a lot of gratitude in. His voice let's
start off with the. First thing that's a hot Take.
From cantavasa is twenty twenty six rosters more talented than
the twenty twenty.
Speaker 3: Five roster that's what he said. In essence that is.
At take it's a. Hot take.
Speaker 1: Agree, or, disagree disagree, YOU disagree? I, disagree okay why?
Speaker 3: USE that? I?
Speaker 5: Think OKAY so, i think, first off if you're talking
along the defensive an, OFFENSIVE line, I agree i think
you're more talented there if you look.
Speaker 3: Right two thousand, and five, he's, he's he's he's going TO.
Speaker 5: The nfl BUT BUT i i do think the offensive
and defensive lines are better this year than they were.
LAST year i think the tight end room is. Probably
better the wide. RECEIVERS worse, i think. Definitely worse to
lose Out on Chase, and, PARKER yeah. I think i
don't really think that's. A debate i think. THEY'RE worse
i think your corners are worse because you lose more
AND and i, Don't, know look we could. Be wrong
there might be somebody waiting in the wings that is.
Really good but they're just it's. NOT proven i think.
They're worse the, SAFETY room i think is. Probably comparable
you Do Lose, tanner Wall The great wall of AND.
Speaker 3: So i think.
Speaker 5: That hurts and not to SAY like i think this.
Team is it's by the end of the season they could.
Be BETTER but i think looking at it, RIGHT now
i would say, THAT overall.
Speaker 3: I would put last year's talent probably above. This year it's,
a debate no doubt.
Speaker 1: About It, Wayney Lapo john, Timmy Pay Austin, leo Usa
Uh all Leave And, Chase Roberts, mary Bamba uh Enik Nowagen, A,
Talon Alfree, Tanner Wall, Jayden Dunlap, WILL farrin I Mean.
Speaker 3: Will Farron will FARREN'S an. Nfl, kicker baby it is
van to beat. A termer i don't think he's coming.
Back though uh. We'll see so you gotta.
Speaker 5: Get it you got hunter, and kicker so your special
teams the entire unit because you're a kick, Returner Too,
Ethan Ericson Jack, Kelly Shape, Bryan Strather Isaiah, Jahda, Garrison Grimes.
Speaker 3: Carson RYAN SO i i think they're.
Speaker 1: PRETTY equivalent i don't know if i'd give a nod
to one or. THE other i think you can make
an argument that with the tenure and the experience of
the defensive side of, the ball like and even, you
know with, bear, RETURNING like i understand why They're why
kiana would, say that and uh and and there's a
lot of. Returning talent remember top twenty in returning in
returning production in, college football, there's eighteenth eighteenth and then.
Speaker 3: Defensive SIDE so i. UNDERSTAND it.
Speaker 1: I understand i think it's closer than than than many many.
PEOPLE think i think it's probably equivalent. In talent but,
uh uh, you know shout Out To keanu Town of
austin for being confident and swaggy, about, this Uh this
cougar football team in twenty, Twenty six we'll see how
it plays out and see if this talent really. Shows
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