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Welcome in former BYU great one of 33 00:01:43,879 --> 00:01:47,040 the best linebackers in BYU football history. We got d Nicks, 34 00:01:47,159 --> 00:01:49,480 my teammate, David Nixon on the line. David, how that 35 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:49,799 are you? 36 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 3: Man? 37 00:01:50,879 --> 00:01:52,359 Speaker 4: Benjamin Cridl, how you doing, buddy? 38 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:53,079 Speaker 3: Living the dream? 39 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: Man? 40 00:01:53,359 --> 00:01:54,599 Speaker 3: Living the dream all as well? 41 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,159 Speaker 2: In Cougar Country, By's going to the pop Tarts ball 42 00:01:58,239 --> 00:02:01,760 man ranked a pone it in a bowl game. We've 43 00:02:02,319 --> 00:02:04,840 We've experienced a lot of great bowl games in BAU 44 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,560 football history. Not a lot of them have been against 45 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,319 ranked opponents. What does it mean to play a ranked opponent? 46 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:11,360 At the end of the year. 47 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it validates the season that you've had, 48 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,080 shows that obviously if you're playing a ranked opponent, means 49 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,400 that you've probably had a good season yourself and gives 50 00:02:19,439 --> 00:02:21,199 you one more opportunity to go out there to improve yourself. 51 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:23,360 It's unfortunate that it's kind of ended in the bowl 52 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,840 game that you used in versus a playoff, but you know, 53 00:02:25,879 --> 00:02:28,759 it is what it is. It's just another opportunity. And 54 00:02:29,199 --> 00:02:32,199 listen to football players, it's unlike basketball or baseball. You 55 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:37,240 only have twelve thirteen opportunities this year obviously, fourteen opportunities 56 00:02:37,879 --> 00:02:39,840 to go out there and play a game that you love. 57 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,639 And so for me, it's always like, hey, bowl game, 58 00:02:42,719 --> 00:02:44,759 this is I sent a cake. That's one more chance 59 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,199 to go out there and compete, and one more opportunity 60 00:02:48,199 --> 00:02:51,080 to go show that you're an absolute stud and trying 61 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,400 to make a case for yourself going into the NFL potentially, 62 00:02:54,479 --> 00:02:57,159 and of course try to end the season an uptick 63 00:02:57,199 --> 00:02:58,840 and on a good note and get ready for the 64 00:02:58,879 --> 00:02:59,319 next year. 65 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,319 Speaker 2: How does a win or a loss, the outcome of 66 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,879 the Bowl game this year versus Georgia Tech impact your 67 00:03:06,879 --> 00:03:10,159 opinion of the twenty twenty five football team at BUYU 68 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:10,960 added season. 69 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 4: You know, I don't think any will ever I lost 70 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,520 to not take away the season this Pleas team has had. 71 00:03:18,039 --> 00:03:20,039 I mean, this season that goes down in history is 72 00:03:20,039 --> 00:03:22,479 one of the top seasons I think ever given the schedule, 73 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,080 what Deley's able to do. I think it was really 74 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,599 impressive to see how BYU coming off what happened last 75 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,599 year where all they had to do is win one 76 00:03:30,599 --> 00:03:32,599 of those last few games and they ended up dropping 77 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,840 Arizona State and they no longer control their own destiny. 78 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,719 They were basically the same situation this year, and the 79 00:03:38,759 --> 00:03:40,400 fact that they came through they were able to hold 80 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,080 strong and dde Iowa State and TCU and finish strong 81 00:03:44,199 --> 00:03:46,400 and get to the championship game. I mean, that's that's 82 00:03:46,479 --> 00:03:48,280 really impressive and it shows kind of step in the 83 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,919 right direction that Klone took his team. So nothing will 84 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,360 take away this season this Billy team has put together. 85 00:03:54,439 --> 00:03:56,879 But of course win always is the cherry on top, 86 00:03:56,919 --> 00:03:59,400 and it kind of kind of pulls you into the 87 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,599 offseason and get you ready for you know, set you 88 00:04:01,639 --> 00:04:04,080 on the right mood and right track. And if there's 89 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,360 anything we've learned from the last few years is you've 90 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,919 gotta find a way to be three season ranked. You've 91 00:04:09,919 --> 00:04:12,599 gotta find a way to be the top twenty, so 92 00:04:12,639 --> 00:04:14,639 you can, you know, climb your way up through that 93 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,240 top ten faster than if you're underranked. And that's what 94 00:04:17,319 --> 00:04:20,240 the team has had an issue with, and it's it's 95 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,639 kind of playing from behind as they try to make 96 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:24,800 their way up in that top ten, top eight and 97 00:04:24,879 --> 00:04:27,519 give you a little bit more grace when it comes 98 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,920 to losing a game down the road because you only 99 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,040 drop thet Hugh spots versus b you're kind of dropping 100 00:04:32,079 --> 00:04:32,920 out of that top twelve. 101 00:04:34,079 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's really intriguing to me how how Couler 102 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:41,800 Nation collectively is gonna view this game if b YU loses, How. 103 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,519 Speaker 3: Do they feel about this season? I mean they were 104 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:44,319 knocking on the door. 105 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 2: They in the minds of bou fans, and I think, yeah, 106 00:04:48,319 --> 00:04:50,600 I feel the same way. Bo A is not an 107 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,839 elite team yet, right, you'd agree that they're not elite team. 108 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,279 They're a great team though, I'd put them, you know, 109 00:04:56,319 --> 00:04:58,199 in that if they're not a top five team in 110 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,800 the country, they're probably in between that like to sixteen ranked, 111 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,360 which that is that where you put them, and they 112 00:05:03,399 --> 00:05:05,879 can compete and beat those teams in that six to 113 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,000 sixteen realm. 114 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think so. And I think I think, Listen, 115 00:05:09,959 --> 00:05:12,519 this new team can compete with anybody if they played 116 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:15,000 perfect football. And that was a problem with Texas Tech 117 00:05:15,079 --> 00:05:17,560 both loss of this year, they by no means played 118 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,879 perfect football. Your negative to turnover both games, and nobody 119 00:05:20,959 --> 00:05:24,240 just made play Listen, defensively didn't create any turnovers either, 120 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,199 and so you know, this was a you know, if 121 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,199 you want to play with the top teams in the country, 122 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:33,240 you've got to play really good football, and boy, you didn't. 123 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,120 And that's what it comes down to. They they just 124 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,519 didn't play their best against the top of punt that 125 00:05:37,519 --> 00:05:40,279 they needed to. And I think that's what the committee saw, 126 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,720 and I don't agree with them, but I can certainly 127 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,480 understand the rationale and kind of their quote unquote eye test. 128 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,399 Boy wasn't competitive in any of those games. And yet 129 00:05:48,399 --> 00:05:50,800 if you watch the whole games, see Buoy's competitive. You know, 130 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,439 a halftime, the score was really close, but ultimately they 131 00:05:53,439 --> 00:05:56,199 couldn't close out the game and finish and and you 132 00:05:56,199 --> 00:05:58,240 know that's I think that's what I got talalized ultimately. 133 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,959 But but once again, I I think what they did 134 00:06:01,959 --> 00:06:05,040 this year, especially with a freshman quarterback, and what Aaron 135 00:06:05,079 --> 00:06:07,040 Rodgers was able to do to to kind of great 136 00:06:07,079 --> 00:06:09,639 for him and the guys stets up all around him. 137 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,360 It was just an incredible effort. Credit goes to Clawney 138 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:17,319 coaching staff, certainly the players, but to take the situation 139 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,319 they were handed was so late in the season as well, right, 140 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,120 I mean, it's different if it's everything with Jake Retzloff 141 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,360 went down in January, so they had all spring ball, 142 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,120 had all summer workouts to all kind of get on 143 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,040 the same page. But this happened so late in the 144 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,199 year that they're to scramble the way they did and 145 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,120 to have the record the way they did. I mean, 146 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:35,959 I'm telling you, it's super impressive. 147 00:06:37,079 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 3: What's sorry, ap, What do you got for me? 148 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,519 Speaker 5: So it's become pretty clear to me that over the 149 00:06:43,519 --> 00:06:46,480 past past few years, there's a gap between elite teams 150 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:50,160 and great teams, and sometimes that gap can be pretty big. 151 00:06:50,639 --> 00:06:53,120 To the tune of twenty nine to seven loss, Right, 152 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,319 what does b YU need to do in the offseason 153 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,279 to close that gap as a program? 154 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,639 Speaker 4: You know, I went back and watched the All twenty 155 00:07:01,639 --> 00:07:05,160 two film on the first loss against Texas Tech. And 156 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,199 then you know, I've obviously watched the game and the 157 00:07:07,199 --> 00:07:08,920 big teal Teriya Sho. Haven't watched the film, QUI you 158 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,920 have that one. But here's the thing. Deally is not 159 00:07:11,959 --> 00:07:15,240 getting dominating the trenches. It's not like we're outmanned against 160 00:07:15,279 --> 00:07:19,240 the against Texas Tech. Yeah, they got some better athletes 161 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,439 to serve positions. I think definitely, Texas Tech defense is elite, 162 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,639 and our offense, you know, always often struggled to move 163 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,160 the ball and and kind of sustained your eyes. But 164 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,800 if I wouldn't say us all of a Sud's got 165 00:07:30,839 --> 00:07:33,720 scrapped their whole program and start from scratch and go 166 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:36,519 get different dudes. Gili had the dudes. I think a 167 00:07:36,519 --> 00:07:38,759 lot of it was just pure execution. And yeah, Move 168 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,839 was a young quarterback. I mean, Bear gets hurt in 169 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:42,920 that Texas Tech game and it changed the whole game plan. 170 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,319 I mean it's from a defensive guys, if I see 171 00:07:45,319 --> 00:07:48,079 a quarterback limp and the way Bear was limping, but yeah, 172 00:07:48,079 --> 00:07:50,079 I'm not going to respect his own reads. I'm not 173 00:07:50,079 --> 00:07:52,160 going to respect Bear as a runner. And it changes 174 00:07:52,199 --> 00:07:53,759 the whole game plan. Now you're just sitting Duck in 175 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,279 that pocket. I'm gonna come after him, right, And that's 176 00:07:56,319 --> 00:07:58,920 exactly what Texas Tech did, And so both games are 177 00:07:58,959 --> 00:08:00,959 just different. I think the all the first game against 178 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:04,319 Texas Tech, Bear on the road, big twelve environment gained it. 179 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:05,959 I think all just kind of got to him. Frankly, 180 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,360 I mean that that's kind of the first game. You 181 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:10,040 saw Bear get rattled. He took a hit early in 182 00:08:10,079 --> 00:08:11,839 night game. If you remember, he tried to leap over 183 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:14,040 one of the Texas Tech defenders and they just absolutely 184 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,160 bodies slammed into the ground. He wasn't the same after that, 185 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,639 and I think I think some of that carried throughout 186 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,800 that first loss and the second loss, you know, after 187 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,839 he gets hurt, is a different ballgame too. And I 188 00:08:23,839 --> 00:08:26,319 mean that's since the game of football, right, quarterback ruled everything. 189 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,439 So if your quarterback's not dial dialed in it, it's 190 00:08:29,439 --> 00:08:32,080 gonna be a long day. But you know, I think 191 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,879 Ba can be with Texas Tech. I didn't think I 192 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:35,799 can be, honestly with anybody in the country, especially with 193 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:37,960 the defense the bill he had. As we've seen Bauties, 194 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,759 he just can keep him in any game. What Bou's 195 00:08:40,799 --> 00:08:43,159 defense did not do, like I said, is create turnovers. 196 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,679 And and if if your offense is struggling the way 197 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:50,000 the Buy's offense was struggling against this elite Texas Tech defense, defensively, 198 00:08:50,039 --> 00:08:51,799 you've got to go out through and create some opportunities 199 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,320 and you've got great short fields and you got great 200 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,600 pods and situations for your offense to try to get 201 00:08:56,639 --> 00:08:59,000 some points on the board. And candidly, the buoy deffense 202 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,879 didn't do that. And I know it's tough to do 203 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:02,879 against a team like Texas Tech that takes care of 204 00:09:02,879 --> 00:09:05,879 the ball, but you know that that's on the BOE 205 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:07,720 d to to step up and make some plays. And 206 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,960 like I said, both games against Sextion Tech, nobody really 207 00:09:11,039 --> 00:09:14,120 made those game breaking plays, right, And and that's the 208 00:09:14,159 --> 00:09:17,480 difference between a team kind of being where BA is 209 00:09:17,519 --> 00:09:19,759 and was versus a team that's being elite. I mean, 210 00:09:19,759 --> 00:09:22,080 look look at Texas Tech and what ro Rodriguez did 211 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,320 and the other linebacker I'm blanking at his name that 212 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:27,399 had two picks against the BAU in the championship game. 213 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,480 Those dudes stepped up and made plays like That's as 214 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,080 simple as that and you just got somebody got to 215 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:32,960 step up and make a play. 216 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, Roberts was a baller in that game. 217 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,879 Speaker 2: We weren't even we weren't even uh, you know, talking 218 00:09:38,919 --> 00:09:42,159 about him leading up to that, that that particular game, 219 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,440 we're worried about Jacob Rodrigus. That instead, Roberts just completely 220 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:47,000 took over that game defensively. 221 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:48,039 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this. 222 00:09:48,159 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 2: The d Knicks a lot of b YU fans right 223 00:09:51,879 --> 00:09:55,240 after that second Texas Tech game, they said, Ben, why 224 00:09:55,279 --> 00:09:58,279 aren't we pushing the ball down field? Why do you 225 00:09:58,279 --> 00:10:01,200 think a Rod was hesitant maybe pushed the ball downfield 226 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,600 or maybe you know, maybe there were routes run. If 227 00:10:04,639 --> 00:10:07,799 you check the all twenty two, Bear just wasn't pushing 228 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:08,440 it downfield. 229 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 3: What was the story there, do you think? 230 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 4: Yeah? I think it was a combination of just texted 231 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,039 text front four. Really, the pass rush is you know, 232 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,600 tough to contain, so I think thea you had to 233 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,919 keep extra blockers in. I joked that, hey, just stretch 234 00:10:21,919 --> 00:10:23,559 it down field and maybe we'll get a past their apference. 235 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,120 That could be one of your biggest plays of the game. 236 00:10:25,159 --> 00:10:26,600 And sure enough, the what you drew one late in 237 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,559 the game on a past interference, so you know, I'm 238 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,000 not sure what it was. I agree, you've got to 239 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,879 stretch the defense, especially as as a depent guy. When 240 00:10:35,879 --> 00:10:37,840 the team starts trying to bottle at the top, Now 241 00:10:37,879 --> 00:10:39,879 your drops become a little bit deeper, and now that 242 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,000 opens up the shorts intermediate rows as well, right, And 243 00:10:43,039 --> 00:10:45,320 I think that's something. As bar matures, he'll get more 244 00:10:45,399 --> 00:10:48,120 use of dropping it down to his checkdowns and just 245 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,080 being a little more decisive. Like when you go back 246 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,360 from watching the film, there are certain windows that he 247 00:10:52,399 --> 00:10:54,519 should be getting the ball out in that first window. 248 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,879 Instead he waited an extra count and got it out 249 00:10:56,879 --> 00:10:58,200 in the second window, and a lot of times he 250 00:10:58,279 --> 00:11:00,759 completed it. But as he mature, grow, so get it 251 00:11:00,799 --> 00:11:03,720 out sooner and and uh, you know that opens up 252 00:11:03,759 --> 00:11:06,600 and allows more big plays to occur. But you know, 253 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,679 I think everyone's frustrated with the lot of throwing the 254 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,399 fall down the field. I don't know the extent of 255 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,320 his injury, whether you know, on that front foot, if 256 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,519 he felt comfortable enough or not, of pushing off on 257 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,600 that front foot and trying to push the fall downfield 258 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,399 in the championship game, but it was kind of the 259 00:11:20,399 --> 00:11:22,039 same thing that happened in the first game. Like you said, 260 00:11:22,039 --> 00:11:24,919 the passing game was almost non existent, which, uh, you know, 261 00:11:24,919 --> 00:11:27,399 if you're one dimensional, it's and it makes it makes 262 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:28,080 it pretty tough. 263 00:11:29,279 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 3: What do you like about this BYU football team this year? 264 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 2: Where do you maybe rank it amongst the best BYU 265 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,480 teams and BOAU football history. 266 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 4: I mean, it's gonna be out there. I don't know 267 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,559 where it brings exactly, but you look at this defense, 268 00:11:42,639 --> 00:11:44,919 like I allude to earlier, they only give up nineteen 269 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,639 points a game. I mean that's that's elite, that's it, 270 00:11:47,919 --> 00:11:50,120 and that's a big twelve play, right, I mean that's goods, 271 00:11:50,159 --> 00:11:54,879 good competition. I think this team and what's going to 272 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,480 deal with the cards that were dealt. I look at L. J. Martin, 273 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:01,080 the way he stepped up, uh, and you know with 274 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,399 with the young quarterback Frankton. I think the way the 275 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,679 Bear performed from for the beast majority of the season, 276 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,559 the way the Bear was able to take care of 277 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,120 the ball, right, it was really impressive. He ended the 278 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,639 season regular season. I know we obviously there's a bowl game, 279 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:19,000 but fourteen touchdowns, only six interceptions, you know, sixty four 280 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:22,840 percent completion percentage, like that's sixty plus from a freshman. 281 00:12:22,879 --> 00:12:24,600 I mean, that's that's all you can really ask for, right, 282 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:26,720 And then of course the way he was able to 283 00:12:27,759 --> 00:12:29,960 kind of be teams with his legs. You know. I 284 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,039 I just loved kind of how this whole season came together. 285 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,360 And once again, for me, the biggest takeaway is the 286 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,279 ability that for BIL you to finish right, and that's 287 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,840 something they failed to do last year. They go back 288 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,679 in the offseason, all the juniors that are now seniors 289 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,559 noted how painful that was that. You know, they at 290 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,799 one point last year they control their own destiny, and 291 00:12:49,879 --> 00:12:51,759 they faltered. They slipped during the you know, during the 292 00:12:51,759 --> 00:12:54,200 home stretch. But this year, after losing to Texas Tech, 293 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,120 they smacked TCU. They go on the road to Cincinnati, 294 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,559 you know, beat him handily, and you come home, you 295 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,360 smack UCS like they took care of business. And and 296 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,759 and that's that's the step in the right direction. Now, 297 00:13:05,799 --> 00:13:08,480 obviously the next progression is to get back to to 298 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:10,519 your ship game next year and you win at this time, right, 299 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,919 So it's kind of baby steps, but I just I'm 300 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,000 just impressed with this team. Kind of, like I said, 301 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,559 the steps they made in the right direction of taking 302 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,960 care of business and finishing the season strong and showing 303 00:13:22,039 --> 00:13:23,960 that they're listen there, they're they're forced to be wreckfled with. 304 00:13:24,039 --> 00:13:25,200 You look at the b YU and you look at 305 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,960 the Attorney starters. I look at that secondary. I mean 306 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,240 the return almost ever been that secondary except for Tanner Wall, 307 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,120 you know, uh, defensive line obitio. See who decides to 308 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,279 come back and what pieces they can add there. Some 309 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,720 of those young guys, I'll see the Atana and Nusutama 310 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,799 Pale super impressive. There's just a lot of pieces to 311 00:13:42,879 --> 00:13:45,200 this boy team that You're gonna be returning a lot 312 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,320 of dudes next year, and I'm sure there'll add some 313 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,480 more guys in the portal. But I think that's what 314 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,320 gets me most excited move forward is its Colonie has 315 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,120 built and savage this culture uh and and you just 316 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,919 kind of keep plugging guys in and the older guys, 317 00:13:57,919 --> 00:14:00,200 the veteran guys are coaching up to younger guys, and 318 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,679 it becomes kind of this culture of uh. You know. 319 00:14:02,879 --> 00:14:04,759 CALLI says, I love and learn right, and I think 320 00:14:04,799 --> 00:14:06,720 that's true. I think these guys are learning from one 321 00:14:06,759 --> 00:14:09,039 another and the results are paying off. On the field, 322 00:14:09,039 --> 00:14:11,799 I mean eleven and two. That's man, what a fun season. 323 00:14:11,879 --> 00:14:13,360 It's incredible they were able to kind of right off 324 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,039 what they did against the competition that they did. 325 00:14:15,919 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 2: David Nixon, former b y, you're great talking to BYU 326 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:20,679 Football and a little keeping up with the Cougar segment 327 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:25,000 brought to you by Odeon Men's where Odeon men'swear dot Com. 328 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:30,759 As far as you know, you look at this BYU 329 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:34,200 team at the beginning of the year, Jake Redslove leaves right, 330 00:14:34,279 --> 00:14:37,039 and there's some question marks around the offense and who's 331 00:14:37,039 --> 00:14:37,639 gonna lead it. 332 00:14:38,159 --> 00:14:40,879 Speaker 3: Uh. Jakins up at Tulane and then leads his team 333 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,879 to the College Football Playoff. 334 00:14:43,519 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 2: Uh. BYU's on the outside looking in now, back to 335 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:47,440 back years. 336 00:14:49,279 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 3: Pretty crazy? How dat? 337 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,559 Speaker 2: I'm super happy for Jake, obviously wish him nothing but 338 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,080 the best. But it makes you wonder. And we've had 339 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,559 this debate on the show. Do you think BYU is 340 00:15:02,679 --> 00:15:04,879 better with Jake? You look at what he did at Tulane. 341 00:15:04,919 --> 00:15:06,639 You look at his stats, right, I don't know if 342 00:15:06,679 --> 00:15:08,279 his supporting cast is as strong. 343 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 3: The resources said. 344 00:15:09,679 --> 00:15:11,559 Speaker 2: Do you think by you would have been better off 345 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,440 with Jake or with Bear this year, remember Bear, we 346 00:15:15,519 --> 00:15:17,679 took care of the ball, ran the ball extremely well. 347 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 3: Statistically, they kind of look. 348 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:24,159 Speaker 2: Similar this year in many ways, not a whole lot 349 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:24,960 of difference there. 350 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:25,919 Speaker 3: What do you make of that? 351 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 4: No, it's a good question. I mean we know that 352 00:15:29,919 --> 00:15:33,000 you kind of lived and died by Jake, right. He 353 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,639 was a gunslinger, which was fun to watch, but also, 354 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,080 as we remember from the Kansas game and Oklahoma a 355 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,240 couple of years prior, like you can also bite you 356 00:15:43,399 --> 00:15:46,159 with his gun slinging. And I think that was that 357 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:49,279 was the one thing with Bear coming this season. I 358 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,320 think Aaron just said, listen, we're not gonna air it out, 359 00:15:51,399 --> 00:15:53,440 We're not gonna go crazy to play, but we're gonna 360 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,000 do a lot of play action. We're gonna run the ball, 361 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,200 We're gonna do a lot of play action out to 362 00:15:57,279 --> 00:15:59,200 play action. We'll have a couple guys run some routes 363 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,519 and we're gonna make really reade, really easy throws for you. 364 00:16:01,879 --> 00:16:04,039 And he made those throws, right, He made it. When 365 00:16:04,039 --> 00:16:05,840 they had the count, he stepped up in the pocket 366 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:10,399 a louted pass rushes and Barret Bachmayer delivered. Jake was 367 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:12,159 was just he was a different type of player. He 368 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,759 also keep beat with his legs clearly, but he also 369 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,000 you know, he made some spectator throws. We also put 370 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,840 in some tough situations, right, I mean, you look at 371 00:16:20,879 --> 00:16:22,960 his numbers. You've probably broken this down before as well. 372 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,559 But he also had fourteen touchdowns six interceptions with Helene, 373 00:16:26,679 --> 00:16:29,679 so some pretty comfortable numbers to to what Bear had. 374 00:16:30,919 --> 00:16:32,399 And I'm trying to try to look at this. It 375 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,200 looks like Barre at twenty seven hundred passing yards and 376 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:40,240 Jake had yeah, twenty eight secy two, like not super 377 00:16:40,279 --> 00:16:44,679 far off, right, it boasted with the same touchdown intertation ratio. 378 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,799 I don't know. Jake was a gamer. I love, I 379 00:16:47,799 --> 00:16:50,320 loved how he competed. But I think we all can 380 00:16:50,919 --> 00:16:52,480 you know, I think we all agree that there were 381 00:16:52,519 --> 00:16:54,080 times where he would drop back. We all kind of 382 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,639 held our breas like, oh boy, but what's gonna happen here? 383 00:16:57,799 --> 00:16:59,519 And a couple of times he escaped the pocket he 384 00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:02,320 would try to fourth of all and you know, and 385 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,480 put the defensive of und But I don't know, this 386 00:17:06,519 --> 00:17:08,599 is a good question. I just always kind of laugh. 387 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,559 How you know, Ben, you and I we played in 388 00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:13,000 the Mountains Conference days, and how we just dreamed of 389 00:17:13,039 --> 00:17:16,000 having access to, you know, the playoffs and having a 390 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:18,359 chance to go win a national title. And here we go, 391 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,279 we get in the Big twelve. And now looking back, 392 00:17:20,519 --> 00:17:22,160 this Juwie football team would have been in a better 393 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,799 spot to have been in the Mountain West probably and 394 00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:27,680 make the playoffs and they are in the Big twelve. 395 00:17:27,759 --> 00:17:30,559 So that's the kind of irony here, but you know, 396 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:31,480 it is what it is. 397 00:17:31,599 --> 00:17:33,319 Speaker 3: Well, let me piggyback off of that too. 398 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 2: So as soon as b why you got into the 399 00:17:36,519 --> 00:17:41,160 power structure, right, the power conference structure as an institution, 400 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,960 Now this is a good thing and a bad thing 401 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,079 to a degree. I asked Tom Homo this question as well. 402 00:17:48,799 --> 00:17:51,000 With this fact, so as soon as they got in 403 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:53,839 to a p FORO conference, all of a sudden, you know, 404 00:17:54,839 --> 00:17:59,279 revshare was implemented. So meaning the twenty million that you 405 00:17:59,319 --> 00:18:01,240 got from the team deal that was supposed to then 406 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:07,240 help with buildings, organizational design, maybe more FTEs, more you know, employees, 407 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,359 you know, more personnel, right for all of us Red 408 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,920 Group guys that need a little bit more mentorship, all 409 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,119 those things, right, you just took it away, man, and 410 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:17,680 then you give it to the players. So it's great 411 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,680 you give it to the players, right, but you like, 412 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,440 Utah's got a thirteen year head start of that twenty 413 00:18:23,519 --> 00:18:27,440 thirty forty million from an organizational design standpoint. 414 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,599 Speaker 3: You know how much twenty thirty forty million can do 415 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:32,480 for your. 416 00:18:32,319 --> 00:18:37,039 Speaker 2: Business as you invested in personnel and technology and buildings 417 00:18:37,039 --> 00:18:39,640 and infrastructure, you know, in your own industry. 418 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:41,319 Speaker 3: And so it's kind of like it's. 419 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 2: Very ironic that that happened right as by you got in. 420 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it's it's a little bit of unfortunate that case. 421 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,400 I mean, here's the thing. Creds a BYU listen, creigs 422 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,920 a BOE boosters, and probably some people listening like BYU 423 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,720 stands just stepped up and I go, I go back 424 00:18:58,759 --> 00:19:01,039 to the side of the way to there keep Klannie 425 00:19:01,079 --> 00:19:03,720 here and uh you know how that was booster driven 426 00:19:03,759 --> 00:19:06,440 as far as coming up with the funds and poor 427 00:19:06,519 --> 00:19:09,400 name with with the administration and keeping him here. I mean, 428 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,359 uh that Billy isn't a good spot. And not only 429 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,319 from Kilannie and the coaching staff and the players, but 430 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,599 from the support. And you look at you know, Bill 431 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,160 you selling out every game and and and the support 432 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,680 they've had, and you look at the booster money coming 433 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,319 through for an Il, and and also to help with Klannie, 434 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,480 Like you put all that together and and and Billie football, 435 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,440 I don't think it's ever been in a better spot, right, 436 00:19:30,519 --> 00:19:32,759 I mean, yeah, yeah, bill You've kind of got the 437 00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:35,079 shaft this year. I think we'd all agree with getting 438 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,039 the playoffs and and it's something that you know, where 439 00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:39,720 we did control our DestinE. We didn't win the championship game. 440 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,240 But all in all, like the trajectory and the outlook 441 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,640 moving forward for Bulli football, I don't think it could 442 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,559 be any better. Candidly, I mean, I think with keep 443 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,640 locking in Kilannie, keeping a staff pretty much in tact, 444 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,480 and who knows, maybe there might be one or two 445 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,519 guys after the season's over, after this bowl game's over 446 00:19:56,559 --> 00:19:59,359 they decided to move on and take promotions. We will see. 447 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,279 But all in all, I mean, it's kind of a 448 00:20:01,319 --> 00:20:03,599 miracle that that client has been able to keep this 449 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,240 stack together for as long as he has. And I 450 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,480 think that speaks volumes to Klanie and what he's built. 451 00:20:09,079 --> 00:20:11,720 I think it speaks volume to us fans of our support. 452 00:20:11,759 --> 00:20:14,359 I think the coaches stilled that support, they appreciate that support, 453 00:20:15,279 --> 00:20:17,440 and I think, like I said, everything's just moving the 454 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,599 right direction. I think players fill that support, right. I 455 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,480 think players realize it's a special place to place to 456 00:20:22,519 --> 00:20:25,119 play and they want to play here. And I don't know, 457 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,519 I mean, they haven't been two over the top optio missing. 458 00:20:27,519 --> 00:20:29,400 I just think that buy football is and one of 459 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:32,799 the best spots it ever had been. And you know, 460 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,240 hopefully from here you just keep building on these eleven 461 00:20:35,319 --> 00:20:37,680 two type seasons and go go get a bowl game, win, 462 00:20:37,759 --> 00:20:39,839 and go twelve and two and he build on that, 463 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,039 bring back a lot of guys and start preseason ranked 464 00:20:42,079 --> 00:20:43,279 and just work your way up from there. 465 00:20:44,079 --> 00:20:45,799 Speaker 2: You're in the real estate world, do you you you 466 00:20:45,839 --> 00:20:49,599 rubbed shoulders a lot of big business finance, private equity 467 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:53,519 VC guys. What do you make of you getting into 468 00:20:53,559 --> 00:20:56,640 the private equity game picking on an flex of cash 469 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,039 five hundred milih. 470 00:20:58,279 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 3: The impact there? 471 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 2: I don't know if the government's going to let it happen, 472 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:02,880 I'll be honest, I don't know, but it could happen. 473 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 3: What do you make of it? 474 00:21:04,519 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 4: Nix, We'll see. I'm really really curious to see what 475 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,720 the details of that deal are, right, I mean, is 476 00:21:10,759 --> 00:21:13,039 it a drawdown over ten years, five years is a 477 00:21:13,519 --> 00:21:16,440 media capital infusion up front? Like what what what are 478 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:20,680 the terms of that partnership looks like exactly? And then 479 00:21:20,839 --> 00:21:23,079 and then yeah, we all know companies that have had 480 00:21:23,079 --> 00:21:25,599 private equity invest in them, and a lot of times 481 00:21:25,599 --> 00:21:28,920 there's those guys are sharks, so they want to return, right, 482 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,000 and so what what happens when when you're not quite 483 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,839 getting a return that you uh, that you promised, well, 484 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,519 you start trimming the fat. So I don't know, it's 485 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,200 that's gonna be a really interesting one to play out. 486 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,480 And obviously it's the perst of it's kind as it 487 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,440 had been kind of stated. So they're more or less 488 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,880 pioneers in that world. But yeah, we'll see if if 489 00:21:46,599 --> 00:21:48,319 if the government steps in and shut it down or 490 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:51,920 what happens there. But you know, good, that's a lot 491 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,799 to be I think they've got more problems than just that. 492 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,759 And those guys are trying to figure out what Morgan 493 00:21:56,839 --> 00:21:59,000 Scully coming out and being the head coach, which I mean, 494 00:21:59,039 --> 00:22:01,799 I know Morgan person guy, you know, but they've gotta 495 00:22:02,279 --> 00:22:03,720 he's got a lot of pressure on him to go 496 00:22:03,839 --> 00:22:06,599 fill in those the shoes of Kyle Whittingham, like that's 497 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,799 a lot of pressure to follow you to see kind 498 00:22:09,799 --> 00:22:12,640 of what happens up there and in Salt Lake. But uh, 499 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:14,400 that's what I'm saying. I think I think U y 500 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,039 U is in a a good spot. And you know, 501 00:22:17,079 --> 00:22:19,559 one thing we haven't touch about is what happens with Kyle. Obviously, 502 00:22:19,559 --> 00:22:21,599 it sounds like his name is getting rumored in other 503 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,519 head coaching searches. And what happens is he takes a job, 504 00:22:24,599 --> 00:22:26,559 is he all of a sudden takes some you know, 505 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:28,920 Jason Beck with him, and he kind of takes some 506 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,079 of their staff, and there's some and some of their players. 507 00:22:31,079 --> 00:22:34,359 I mean, we'll we'll see. I I don't it's pretty 508 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,400 clear he wasn't done coaching from kind of how everything 509 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,839 was handled. So uh, I think the next thing we 510 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,319 should be pretty telling and pretty interesting for for the 511 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,000 use up there on what happens with Kyle and what 512 00:22:45,039 --> 00:22:46,519 happens with that programs. 513 00:22:46,319 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 3: No doubt about it. 514 00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:48,759 Speaker 2: D Nick's best way to support you what you do, 515 00:22:48,799 --> 00:22:50,880 how you do it. I know you're in the real 516 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,319 estate world, so if those that are listening to want 517 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,839 to align with you, they're looking for commercial real estate 518 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:57,880 investment opportunities. 519 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 3: Uh, lease opportunities. What what what can they do to 520 00:23:00,759 --> 00:23:01,799 get hold of you? 521 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,079 Speaker 4: Yeah, reach out on LinkedIn or Twitter, but I still 522 00:23:05,079 --> 00:23:08,039 called Twitter, X, reach out on X you know whatever. 523 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:09,640 I think my dams are open. I don't know how 524 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:13,880 that all works, but yeah, feel pretty reach out. Love 525 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,839 to help you. But in the meantime, I'm excited for 526 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,200 the JA football teams. Next week will be I think 527 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:20,880 it's a great way to finish. And can we talk 528 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,319 about I mean, I haven't seen any but this whole now? 529 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,799 Have there beeny holdouts per se yet? Have you seen 530 00:23:25,839 --> 00:23:26,240 that happen? 531 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 3: You say, for for Byu and he you talking about 532 00:23:29,519 --> 00:23:31,920 for Brigham? Nothing yet. The only concern I think right 533 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:32,559 now is LJ. 534 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,880 Speaker 2: Martin because he's going through the uh the pre draft 535 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,839 process and the grating process. 536 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:43,279 Speaker 3: Uh so that hasn't occurred just yet. Uh. But yeah, 537 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:45,119 give me a little prediction projection. 538 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,559 Speaker 2: Do you think LJ? I mean, do you think he's 539 00:23:48,599 --> 00:23:51,119 a Day two guy? Is he a Day two NFL 540 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,039 draft pick? And if he is, does he if you 541 00:23:54,079 --> 00:23:56,480 were his brother, you were his father, you were his agent, 542 00:23:56,519 --> 00:23:58,119 you know what I mean, what would you be telling him? 543 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,759 Speaker 4: I mean, it's pretty tough to follow up but he 544 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:04,000 LJ did this year right, thirteen hundred rushing yards. He 545 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,960 who's banged up a little bit, but he ever signed 546 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,640 a half yards to carry. Like as much as I'm 547 00:24:08,759 --> 00:24:10,519 I want to be selfish and has him come back 548 00:24:10,519 --> 00:24:14,039 to another year like it's there was a pre dominant 549 00:24:14,039 --> 00:24:17,000 performance he had throughout the season, you know, And I 550 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,440 guess the pitch would be, hey, you got there back 551 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,319 for another year, so you've got you know, he's not 552 00:24:22,319 --> 00:24:24,480 got one year ange his belt. You guys get dynamic duo. 553 00:24:25,799 --> 00:24:28,599 But you know, I think for al Jason come down 554 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,920 to kind of what he runs in that forty times 555 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:34,519 and and you know, I think that that will be 556 00:24:34,519 --> 00:24:36,640 pre telling of what day he gets drafted, whether he's 557 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,640 a Day two or Day three type kid. But you know, 558 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,920 he's the NFL time running back. He's a bruiser. I mean, 559 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,720 look what Tyler o Jeer has done. He's not that 560 00:24:44,799 --> 00:24:46,759 feature back per say, and I don't know if l 561 00:24:46,839 --> 00:24:48,680 J will quite be a feature back in the at 562 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,319 the next level, but he's a bruiser. He's gonna get 563 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,279 you those couple of those couple of yards you need. 564 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,000 I mean, there's a spot for him on an NFL 565 00:24:56,079 --> 00:24:59,400 roster for sure, but you know, well we'll see. I mean, 566 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,160 I for him, I guess said it'd be stuff. Come 567 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,519 back and you know, have a better season. I think 568 00:25:05,519 --> 00:25:07,279 that he's had otherwise, other than the fact that he 569 00:25:07,319 --> 00:25:09,880 probably can hopefully stay healthy and just be abtle healthier. 570 00:25:10,319 --> 00:25:13,079 But I don't know, maybe it's just what happened to him. 571 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,359 I'm just more impressed with the fact that there's not 572 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,920 really any holdouts for Bye's football team. I mean this 573 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:21,039 typically you have a whole bunch of older guys that 574 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,440 are often for the draft. And the fact that clients 575 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,640 able to you know, Jay Hill and and Rodbert can 576 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,160 be able to convince their guys all go out there 577 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,599 and play one last time. I mean, I think that 578 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,960 speaks a lot to this really football culture as well, right, 579 00:25:32,319 --> 00:25:33,640 I mean, I think it's more about the team and 580 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:37,400 not about the individuals. And I'm pretty impressed with all 581 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,039 the guys buying in and being all the sacrifice for 582 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,119 buy a little bit, even though as we know, this 583 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,599 bowl game is kind of meanless when it comes down 584 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,480 to you know, wreckers per se. But I think if 585 00:25:47,519 --> 00:25:49,279 there's a lot of pride on the line, and I said, 586 00:25:49,319 --> 00:25:51,920 I think the culture self clients is still dead and 587 00:25:52,079 --> 00:25:53,440 the guys the type of guy that bought in and 588 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:54,960 will to go out there and do one more time. 589 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,079 I think that speaks volumes about where this team is at. 590 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 2: DNX David Nicks and former b YU great great catching 591 00:26:01,319 --> 00:26:03,359 up with you man, Thanks for hopping on for keeping 592 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:04,319 up with the cougar segment. 593 00:26:04,799 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 4: It's always fun. Thanks guys, Thank you. 594 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 2: That segment was rotchy by Odeon, Odeon menswel Odeon Menswellwear 595 00:26:11,519 --> 00:26:14,279 dot Com. 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I want 605 00:26:37,839 --> 00:26:40,119 to discuss with John who he thinks the next head 606 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:41,640 coach will be at Michigan. 607 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:42,799 Speaker 3: Will it be Kyle Whittingham? 608 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,599 Speaker 2: Will it be Kaylin de boor will it be Kenny 609 00:26:45,599 --> 00:26:48,319 Dillingham that coming up next? This is Cougar Sports one 610 00:26:48,319 --> 00:26:49,480 O three nine ninety eight point three