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Its welcome to Kyle Collinsworth to the show. Kyle, How
that are you, buddy? Your brother doing fantastic? Man Great
to have you on again. Give us an update. How's
the fam? How are things with you with work and
uh and everything that's keeping you busy these days?
Speaker 4: Everything's good. Just a lot of basketball trainings, health coaching.
Family is good, is healthy? Healthy? Happy?
Speaker 3: Hey man, I love what you're doing in the community
with getting people healthy and strong and getting them on
the right track. Give us a little bit more detail.
We got a lot of guys that listen to the show.
It's the new Year, which means we're all trying to
be the new you, right, We're trying to be the
new person that we want to be.
Speaker 5: Kind of these New Year's residutions.
Speaker 3: Let's talk a little bit about what you hear from
people that are maybe coming to you for help to
get back into shape and getting healthy and strong for
the new year.
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think most people are just burnout on willpower.
You know, they relied on discipline and willpower to change
their health. And the niche that I have is we
rely more on strategy and creating a lifestyle versus a diet.
So my big niche is a ninety day program where
we based on your circumstances, your schedule, we build a
plan that's obtainable for you. You focus on one habit at
a time, and we get momentum and people see success
because you know, they avoid too much too soon.
Speaker 3: Love that you got to create strategies right and a
lot of people just don't know where to start.
Speaker 5: Where do you typically start them out?
Speaker 4: At first mid of the day. You gotta think a lot.
I can win my first meal to day. That's one
third of the meals I eat, and if I can
get really good at that, and then later down the road,
I can get the rest. But just chipping away at
the problem with a daet. A diet is like all
or nothing mindset. As soon as we mess up right
quote unquote, we think we failed, and we don't realize
the progress that we've made. So focusing on the first
meal of the day, lots of protein, lots of healthy fats,
reduces cravings, increases energy, and then we're just set up
for the day. So that's a place that you usually
like to start for bust people.
Speaker 3: I know a lot of times you've advocated for people
just just get up and walk.
Speaker 5: Just walk.
Speaker 3: Yeah, just find a place to walk for thirty minutes,
just to start out simple.
Speaker 4: Things, absolutely, and it builds momentum. Whenever you get on
a walk, you just start thinking good, you feel better.
So I always tell people if you're currently doing nothing
five minutes, so something is improvement. So don't be free
to start small and so you can be consistent because
without consistency.
Speaker 3: You're not going to get any Mister triple double, Kyle
Collinsworth here on your Utah ESPN Radio network. We want
to talk some BLAU basketball with you as well. But
what's the best way to reach out to you to
get started and just to do something.
Speaker 4: Probably on social media, just on x my main hub
for my health stuff. Just DM me, reach out to
me and I'm happy to point in the right direction.
Speaker 3: Collinsworth fifty five Collinsworth fifty five. Kyle, what do you
make of this Blau basketball team?
Speaker 5: What do you like about it?
Speaker 4: I like that we have a lot of firepower. I
think coming down the end of the season, it's important
to have. You know, we have three guys that can
go get a bucket and in March, end of February, March,
that's a bigger deal. People realize, all right now we're
trying to figure out work out the kings of you know,
when you have three great players, trying to figure out
who's turn is into attack and trying to get each
other involved a little bit better. So that's our our
challenge right now for BOU basketball.
Speaker 3: I've been breaking down the BA basketball team, and there
are some people that are leaning more pessimistic. I'm leading
more optimistic. I remember last year, Casey, we had you on,
we were talking ball BYU wasn't like trending necessarily in
the right rick. So they were trending in the wrong direction,
and so they're kind of just they're a good team.
Speaker 5: That wasn't necessarily like dominant.
Speaker 3: This was around the same time, late January, early February.
Kble I figured it out. The team started melding and
measuring and playing great ball. Yegor Or really started to playing beastball.
You stated, I'm a firm believer in this Boa basketball team.
It's about playing good at the right time. Momentum is coming.
Why do you believe that? Why you optimistic?
Speaker 4: I just think because we have the We have the firepower.
I mean, we have a big three. The more we
played together, the more chemistry we're gonna build. That It's
tough to guard three players in March, it really is.
So we have the firepower. I think right now we're
working out how to get you know, more chemistry, looking
to get each other going a little bit more, a
little bit more balld movement. But like, we got the ponies,
and sometimes you do. You either have them or you don't,
and we got them. So that's what I like about
bag baskets.
Speaker 3: K Wise said he's gonna throw up the next time
he hears that. Dyus like the best team in college
basketball in the in the second half, but you know
they they're probably in the Yeah, I know, they were
in like the seventy range as far as scoring, in
efficiency and even defense efficiency in the first half. How
would you diagnose the first half woes? Of BYU basketball.
Why is it that they're so good in the second
half but kind of struggle they get down. I mean
there's four games that they've been down twenty before roaring
back in the second half.
Speaker 5: What do you make of it?
Speaker 4: I would say that the second half they get rhythm, scoring,
they get more comfortable. But in my opinion with the
first half is on the team, there's not really a
guy that's solely looking to get others going and get
him involves. I think that's one piece we're missing on
this team versus last year's team. Last year's team we
had two guys that did that, Dallin and Yegor, and
so I think that's why we started a little slow,
as everyone's trying to find their own rhythm, which isn't
bad because it's kind of their style of play. But
we don't have one guy that's out there looking to
get other people's rhythms started. But I do think we
have the ability to do it. There's some guys that
can do it for sure.
Speaker 3: As far as UH the depth is inserted, you said
you got the big three, you got the uh the
triple combination, as Jerem Jordan likes to call it. Some
people call it the brig three. What do we have
with our supporting cast right now? Who's gonna step up
in that supporting cast role?
Speaker 5: Do you think casey?
Speaker 4: Oh, I'm not sure to be honest, but I think
I think there's gonna be a surprise step up that
hasn't got a lot of minutes lightly coming in. I'll
let you guys figure out who I'm talking about. But
someone who's barely played this year is gonna step up
coming up down the stretch.
Speaker 5: I'm hoping it's Alexi.
Speaker 3: I'm hoping it's a Lexi Coaster because he's got a
he's got a smooth stroke. He actually looked pretty good
defensively in the u of a game.
Speaker 4: Yeah, that's That's not what I'm thinking of. But he
could help a lot with the shop for sure.
Speaker 5: Mat Well, I'll let you guys.
Speaker 4: I'll let you guys think that over.
Speaker 5: Okay, we'll think it over.
Speaker 3: I won't guess, uh, but uh, I think I know
maybe where you're leaning.
Speaker 6: Uh.
Speaker 3: After I was able to get that one out of
the way, Well, is uh is BAU Basketball's issues?
Speaker 4: Uh?
Speaker 3: You know, is do they think? Do you think they
have issues? Defensively? At all, Or do you feel like, hey,
this team is defensively more sound than even last year's
team because we went out and we got some guys
to defend the perimeter in the portal. We've had some injuries,
no doubt, But do you feel like BLA defensively in
February and going into March is gonna be better than
they were last year? See?
Speaker 4: I think so, because I think the closer we get,
you're gonna get all five guys locked in defensively. The
problem with having a small bench, the biggest problem, in
my opinion, is that you're big three. They're afraid to
foul in foul trouble, and their minutes are so high
and they're relied on so much offensively that naturally they
kind of take their little let off. The gas is
on defensive any because you can't be over aggressive, you
don't a foul, you can't like completely burn yourself out.
So they're trying to find that balance. But the closer
we get to marsh Forever games you or die, you're
gonna see You're gonna see the best defensive efforts we've
seen all year.
Speaker 3: The Todd King dropped thirty three in the Kansas Kansas
game at fog Allen and Jonathan Gravoni gave a breakdown
of his legitimacy as not only an All American candidate,
but maybe an NFL or an NBA draft pick. Where
do you think Where do you think Richie's gonna go
in the NBA draft after this year?
Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't know. I'm hoping he goes late for shround.
I don't know. It's a it's a very loaded draft
last and he's definitely a top thirty player draft. But
I know how the draft works. They're they focus on
age more than anything, which I don't always agree with
because it doesn't always work out for But so his
age is this thing that's not going for. But I
do think if he gets the right opportunity, he's gonna
make a splash. He'll find a role, you know. I
mean Alex Caruso. Pe don't realize he played in the
G League a couple of years and he wasn't really
a star in the G League. I remember playing him
like thinking like this kid's not good. Like I was like,
this kid's not very good. But he found a role
in the NBA that fit his you know, his game
and he got the confidence, and when you get confidence,
it's over from there. And so he just needs to
find a role where he can can shine in his abilities.
So I'm hoping he can find one.
Speaker 5: Is your is your player cop Alex carusa for Richie?
Is that where you'd lean towards.
Speaker 4: No, I'm hoping he can have an Alex Caruso type
role on a tea where he can where he can shine.
But no, definite. I don't have a confidence Richie. To
be honest, he's a player. I don't have one.
Speaker 5: YEA.
Speaker 3: I was kind of hoping like he you know, I
look at his body type and like I wonder how
much lean muscle mass can he put on his frame?
Speaker 5: Uh?
Speaker 3: You know through through progress, right, you know, year over
year progress and if you're becoming more dance becoming Think
he's not as tall and it may be as but
I feel like he's as long as Gordon Hayward. But
like I feel like Gordon came into the league like
really felt and then like he put on like lean
muscle mass.
Speaker 5: And became explosive. Can Richie do something similar? Do you
know what I mean?
Speaker 4: Yeah? I don't know. Their rules are very different Gordon's like,
he's obviously a couple of inches bigger, two bigger. Yeah,
he's more of like a smoother scorer in a sense. Yeah,
Like he's a really good one in one player. I
don't know Richie's comparison, but I do know he can
shoot the ball, and he's got harder, he's got effort.
He finishes really well at the rim too. People. He's
probably I think he's why he's best finish you're at
the rev. He's really good around the rin both hands,
and he keeps getting better. He's gonna work hard. So
whoever drafts him or whoever he ends up on is
gonna get the full effort for Ritchie, He's gonna I
hope he ends up that like in Indiana with Rick Carlisle,
because he's loving.
Speaker 5: Uh. Darren Peterson versus A. G.
Speaker 3: Debosa, Right, aj has Uh has been impressive this season,
as has Derek Peterson. Darren's been load managing, He's had
some injuries, et cetera. He looks really good last night
versus Tech. Obviously, he looks fantastic in the first half
versus b yu Uh. The twenty NBA scouts who were
polled on who they take number one in the draft.
Darren Peterson with twelve votes, A J. Debonson with eight,
Cam Boozer with zero.
Speaker 5: Who do you think goes number one overall in the
NBA draft? Peterson or Debotso.
Speaker 4: I do think there's a lot of situation all night
depends on who gets the number one little.
Speaker 7: God.
Speaker 4: So as far as like he's just like super ready,
college is almost a little be honest, he's a skilled
and so I think he's more NBA ready, But I
also think AJ has more NBA.
Speaker 3: Sounds like we may have lost Kyle there. He's driving
with the fam. Uh but uh it sounds like he's uh.
Speaker 5: You know.
Speaker 3: It's situational, right, depends who gets the first pick in
the NBA draft, who gets the loudery pick a J
versus Darren.
Speaker 5: Some teams are gonna pick a J. Some people are
gonna pick Darren Peterson. Kyle' also stand all right, come Kyle,
you're still there?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 5: I got you. Now.
Speaker 3: You also stated that Darren Peterson is You said he's
the most NBA ready guard prospects since Kyrie Irving skills
and talent are NBA ready.
Speaker 5: He's a smooth score man.
Speaker 3: What do you see in his scoring ability how you
know he is an impressive specimen with the ball in
his hands.
Speaker 4: Yeah, extremely athletic. He's got a great feel for the game.
He's just like it's like Kyrie, you can't rush him.
He gets to his spots. He's a three level scorer.
He's got a smooth, smooth shot, and so he reminds
you of Kyary. You're not so much in style of play,
but just the fact that he's so skilled and talented.
It's al much as if like he needed to skip
college and since.
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, it would have been.
Speaker 3: I mean, do you think that that will come back
at any time where you can just go straight from
high school or prep school and go to the league.
Speaker 2: I don't know.
Speaker 5: I was.
Speaker 4: Know and money. I don't know if as it ever will.
But sometimes there's some guys that come around where you're like,
he just needs to go to the NBA, And I
think one of those guys.
Speaker 3: Yeah, Kyle, let's rehash real quick, those that are tuning
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Speaker 4: Yeah, I have a ninety day program. There's three levels
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Speaker 3: Love it, man, and no final thing here. Yeah, I
remember you player in basketball BYU. You rupture your your
ACL in two thousand and fourteen, you were told you
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Speaker 4: Right, That's exactly right. You'll find out the power of
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Speaker 5: Man, thanks for hopping on for a little keeping up
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prep getting ready to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys,
a revamp, remodeled and I think improved Oklahoma State team.
Then from last year, they're fifteen and six on the season,
three and five and Big twelve play. BAU is favored
in this game. They are favored in nine of their
last ten games, and it's only by five.
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Speaker 5: Scott, Hey, you living, Hey, doing fine out here.
Speaker 6: Hope y'all are well out there too.
Speaker 5: Living the dream, talking ball living right. Uh, Oklahoma State Man.
Speaker 3: I feel like, uh, this is a better team than
what many people thought they would be this season. Give
me your synopsis. Who is this team and are they
improved from last year?
Speaker 6: Yeah, I definitely think they're a better team than they
were a year ago. Uh, you know, nobody really knew
what they were. They went out and uh you know
last year's team, Uh, well, offensively very deficient. They went
out and got a lot of scorers. Now the defense
is kind of slipped off a little bit, but they
have the ability to score with anybody in in the conference.
So you know, that's the big key for them. They've
got to be shooting the ball well and and go
in and score it and then playing a little bit
of defense when they can. That's the That's the thing
that's a little bit scary, uh, for for this matchup
here is I you know, you mentioned that point spread.
That that surprised me a little bit. And obviously, you know,
Hoban Road is obviously a big difference in in this league.
But I look at I look at this Oklahoma State
team and I worry about how they're going to be
able to defend in this matchup. And uh, that's that's
the the the area of this team that that's Uh,
it's been a storyline all year and I think will
continue to be as we get down the stretch of
the Big twelve season, as they're trying to get back
into the NCAA tournament, you know, or at least get
themselves on the bubble. They're gonna have to go and
defend some some good offenses and and keep themselves in
some games that we maybe don't expect him.
Speaker 5: To be in.
Speaker 6: So we'll see what happens in this one.
Speaker 3: Though Ken Palm has Oklahoma State is the fifty seventh
best team. They're sixty second in offensive efficiency, eighty fourth
in defensive rating.
Speaker 5: What's up with the defense right now.
Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, they just the pendulum swung just a
little too much the other way. They had some guys
who could play a little bit of defense last year,
and in trying to boost the offense, they ended up
with some guys that are just not as not as strong,
not as consistent on that side of the ball. They
have been really they really struggle at times defending the
three point line. You'll you'll see some teams going and
easily shoot you know, forty to fifty in a game,
if not better against this defense. So that's been a
major hang up this for the squad this year. You know,
they tried to answer on the other end with some
really talented to three point s of their own, but
they're nice when they just can't even keep up with
with with what they're giving up.
Speaker 5: So, you know, their.
Speaker 6: Interior defense has been better than a lot of people
have expected. Parsefala has been a really consistent force down there.
Been a med Is coming on since since coming in
as a freshman midway through the year because of an injury.
So they've got some guys down there who can play
and hold their own a little bit and have particularly
with Falla He's been great when guys get beat off
the bounce on the perimeter at at being kind of
a backstop to catch some things that maybe would have
led to too easy buckets otherwise. So that's kind of
kind of the The key to them is depending on
the perimeter one way or another, and that's going to
be I think the big hold up that could ultimately
keep them out of the tournament this year.
Speaker 3: Steve Lutz is in his second year at the helmet
for the Cowboys basketball squad. He worked under Gray McDermott
Matt Painter. He's he's got a nice trajectory going for himself.
I would say, is the head coach of Oklahoma State. Now,
what would you how would you describe the culture, what
he's trying to build his brand if you will, of
basketball Now that he's in year two of Oklahoma State.
Speaker 6: Hoops, Yeah, this seem certainly looks more like the type
of team that he wants to have. You know, he
is he is a fast, offensive pace type of guy.
His last season at Western Kentucky before he came to
Oklahoma State, led the nation in offensive pace on Kim Palm.
That's the type of offense he wants to run. But
for him, it's based in defense, and that's why the
pace comes in. I think he said sixty two is
what it's at right now. That's why they're coming in
so low is because they're you know, they don't get
the stops, they don't get the rebounds that they need
all the time on the defensive end to run at
the pace that he would like to. You know, it's
a whole lot harder to keep up that pace when
you're catching the ball out of the every time down
the floor. So that's that's the key for for him
that I think he will see as as he turns
the page into next season, You're going to see the
offensive pace to stay similar to what this team does
and and then you're going to see the defensive end
start to be more like what what we've seen from
him in the past. So, you know, his his approach
is intense but effective. He's uh, you know, he's got
some hints of old school in him, but but he
is a modern style of coach in terms of how
he relates to his players. So I think he's I
think he's exactly what they needed here at Oklahoma State
for for this job. Coming off of Mike Boynton, who
was you know, a little maybe a little two lacks
as a players coach at times and uh and and
not as structured as maybe the program needed at all times.
So you know, structure is is very important to to
Lutz and that's what he has really built this program
on in terms of of how he approaches every little
thing that he does. He's very detail oriented and I
think that's why he's been a successful coach. And he's
learned from some great ones that you mentioned. So you know,
I know that Oklahoma State fans would like to see
them in more games right now, but man, the big club,
it's really tough, and this is just how it's gonna
gonna be as you try to rebuild a program.
Speaker 3: Key players to get to know, obviously, Anthony Roy, Parsafalla,
Kanye Clary give us a little breakdown of the personnel
and what by U fans need to look out for
in their shouting report.
Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, Anthony Roy is the is the guy
who can who can shoot from anywhere in the gym,
and he's got great range, great consistency, but when he's off,
he's he's way off. So that'll be something to watch
early in this game. If he hits a couple early,
you can usually tell it's going to be a pretty
solid night for him. Kanye clary And and Jalen Curry
both you know, both point guards. Sometimes they'll both play
together on the floor at the same time. Claire has
been playing really well during Big twelve Player at least
the last few weeks here, and is an important piece
because he's not the first guy or even the second
guy that defenses are looking to as a scoring option.
He's been able to be really effective by being that
number three, three guy on that on that list because
Roy and or Victorious Miller on the perimeter, who have
both been shooting the ball really well from outside, and
Parsifala inside who is really kind of a of a
traditional big man, which we just don't see a whole
lot of these days and in any level of basketball anymore,
it seems like. But he's the guy who's got good
footwork on the block and can can score and rebound
and do a lot of things. A big, physical guy
who can play some good defense down inside as well.
But he has become a really consistent threat on both ends.
To solidify samarias for this team, so yeah, you get
the inside and outside game going for this offense, and
they can be really scary. They can put up some
big numbers. So it's it's the team with a good
amount of weapons, but they don't you know, they're just
nice when when shots aren't falling and and and things
go south.
Speaker 3: Yeah, we're getting to know the foe Oklahoma State Cowboys
talking some basketball right now as we uh uh, you know,
we're we're just about what almost uh you know about
twenty four hours before tip off is concerned b YU basketball.
Speaker 5: Uh.
Speaker 3: They they they've been competitive this year. They're a great
and talented team. What is it that the coaching staff
has maybe told the local media as they prep for
the BYU Cougars.
Speaker 6: Yeah, obviously immensely talented, got you know, individually immensely talented
and as a team, immensely talented. So you know, it's uh,
it gets to be a little bit of a broken
record for Steve. What's talking about the great teams that
you face in this league. But but just another one
on the list right now, and you know, getting them, uh,
getting them at home is obviously a huge benefit for
Oklahoma State. A lot of a lot of the the
tough opponents that they're facing this year are coming to
Gallagher I Arena, so that gives them a chance a
little bit of an edge and trying to pull off
one of those upsets. But you know, that's gonna be
the important fact factor for Oklahoma State. You know, you
look at the the individual talent that that this team
has and and it's it's frightening. You know. Obviously with
us having the uh Oklahoma City thunder around here in
Oklahoma City, you know a lot of a lot of
people are paying more attention to uh, you know, lottery
picks and uh and and early draft picks because it's
under have a whole salew of draft picks that they're
going to have to use at some point and uh
and so the buzz around around some of these dudes
that are they're coming to town is uh is really high.
I think there's gonna be you know, more more basketball
fans uh that the make the trip up the still
Water rather than than just the Oklahoma State fans going
to check this one out.
Speaker 3: Give me a little prognostication, how do you think this
game plays out? And uh, you know what would have
to happened for Oklahoma state to get the dub.
Speaker 6: Yeah, it's gonna obviously for them, they've got to be
shooting the ball. Well, they've got to They've got to
go and make shots Anthony Roy Victorious Miller on the outside.
You know, if Kanye Claric can can create, he and
and and Jalen Curry can create out of the punk
er position and get some some points for themselves or
some easy shots for other guys, that'll be uh, that'll
be huge. And part the follow just has to do
what he's been doing, being a solid force inside. But
but ultimately it's going to come down to, uh, you know,
whether the Cowboys can defend and they can can contain
a little bit of of what buy he was trying
to do that they give themselves a shot and they can.
They can, like I said, they can score with anybody
when they're on. So you know that's gonna be the
key and keep themselves in the game with some some defense, uh,
you know, get some some key stops, some rebounds. They
they really got to win the rebounding battle because that's
not gonna be an easy one and that could be
a major factor in the game. So that's I think
some of the keys for them to try to keep
themselves in this one. But you know, ultimately I've seen them,
you know, have some really good offensive nights and not
be able to contain on the defensive end. And it
feels like that's the direction this game is gonna head.
Speaker 3: Let's take a let's put basketball in the backburn here
for a minute.
Speaker 5: Football.
Speaker 3: What's the state of the program in still Water right now?
Is there some optimism? Is there reinvigoration? Is there hope
in still Water for a brighter future? Give us a breakdown?
Speaker 6: My phone cut out for just a second. Did you
ask about football?
Speaker 4: We're talking? Yeah?
Speaker 3: I wanted to kind of let I wanted to just
put basketball aside here for a minute and talk some
football all what's going on in still Water? New coaching staff,
new players, are completely revamped roster. It seems the the
transfer portal has been good. I think to Oklahoma State
is the future bright and Stillwater is Are the donors
backing the decisions of the ad?
Speaker 5: Are they rallying?
Speaker 3: Is everyone in Stillwater optimistic about the future of football?
Speaker 6: Oh? Absolutely? I think that between the firing of Mike Gunney,
which was obviously painful, and and the fan base and
donors were kind of split on on how that needed
to go. Down to the hiring of Eric Morris, which
I think was the key piece in sort of bringing
everybody back together. You know, for the most part, it
was it was a coach like him that they really
felt they needed to get. And as the search really
wore down to the last the last couple of weeks,
it really seemed like he was the perfect guy. The
culture fit for still Water, you know, which obviously is
different than some places. And you know, you look at
at the type of programs that he has built, what
he's done as a head coach, as an offensive coordinator,
you really like how he fits at Oklahoma State. Then
you see what they did in a transfer portal. Obviously
nineteen yards seven seventeen guys from from North Texas, which
you know, a year ago you might have freaked out
about that, but after what Kurt Signetti just did with
with with a bunch of James Madison guys up at Indiana,
maybe you don't panic about that quite so much now.
But overall, fifty five guys brought in through the transfer portal,
you know, a top top ten class based on you know,
where you where you get your recruiting rankings from. But
you know, a lot of big names, a lot of
guys who have been productive, a lot of guys that
understand what Eric Morris wants to do on both sides
of the ball. So yeah, there's a lot of excitement
about where this team in this program are right now
based on what Eric Morris is bringing in both as
culture and on the field talent.
Speaker 3: Great breakdown, Excited to see what I mean. Look, this
an era has ended in Stillwater, which can be difficult,
right the transition can be a little bit bumpy, But
I guess this day and age, you look at what
Kirk Signetti did at Indiana, the losing his college football program.
It seems in college football history, and he just won
a national championship. So it sounds like hope springs eternal
in Stillwater. What's the nil offering looking like right now
in order to acquire and retain talent there in Stillwater?
Speaker 6: Yeah, that has definitely increased. There were some financial people
who at the end of, you know, the last year
or so of Mike Dundey's tenure, had decided that they
were closing the wallet for a while until they saw
the program heading in a different direction, and once Derrick
Morris got in the fold, those wallets start opening back up.
You know, hard to put an exact number on it,
but it's they certainly expected to have the full They're
getting around sixteen million out of the revenue share budget
out of the twenty point five million, and then they've
it certainly appears they've gone beyond that. I've been a
guess that they're in the twenty to twenty two million
dollar range for what they've put together with this roster
right now. So definitely spending more than we've seen from
a home estate, you know, in the nil era, and
I would say significantly more, maybe even double what they
had on last year's roster. So that's a very important
piece unifying the donor base and generating the type of
excitement that you need in that realm to go out
and be competitive in college football.
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