1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: Welcome in our number one Thursday edition of Off the Bench, 2 00:00:03,319 --> 00:00:05,559 Taylor show up here with you for two more days. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,280 We're here today and tomorrow, and then Jake and t 4 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:13,519 Bob are expected back next week. Jordan mentioned that well, 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,120 first off, a Ladra Villaryal Jordan Kitchen's in here with 6 00:00:16,199 --> 00:00:17,160 me as well. 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 2: Jordan mentioned before the show. 8 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:21,719 Speaker 1: That he saw a video update from our guy t 9 00:00:21,879 --> 00:00:25,440 bob Abear that said morale is low right now on 10 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,760 the Disney trip. I want to put and then Jordan mentioned, well, 11 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,440 you know he's been there all week long. 12 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: No no, no, no, no no. 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,399 Speaker 1: Our guy t Bop left last Friday night. He's been 14 00:00:35,399 --> 00:00:37,759 there for six days now. It's too many days in 15 00:00:37,799 --> 00:00:40,560 Disney Saturday till today. That is six days. 16 00:00:40,679 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: I don't know. 17 00:00:41,359 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: I have done a four day Disney trip before, yeah, 18 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,719 and it was exhausting. I don't know what the hell 19 00:00:46,799 --> 00:00:49,359 you can physically do in six days to pass the time. 20 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:50,679 Speaker 2: I have no idea. 21 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if he drives back tomorrow or like 22 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:54,479 they're stay until Saturday. 23 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:55,799 Speaker 2: I have no idea. I mean, this could be an 24 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,960 eight day Disney trip for all we know. It can 25 00:00:58,159 --> 00:00:59,359 That seems excessive to me. 26 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. But the problem, you know, what was really breaking 27 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,879 it down was how much money does teab I really have. 28 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:06,840 You know, I'm trying to pocket wash, but you know, 29 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,959 eight days at Disney is not a cheap you know, 30 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:10,680 you really gotta have it. 31 00:01:11,079 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: They look, that's their thing. They do it every year 32 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:14,719 pretty much every year for fur the most. 33 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:16,799 Speaker 3: He's a Disney adult. You know, I told you how 34 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,359 I feel about those guys. But you know, shout out. 35 00:01:18,359 --> 00:01:19,640 I got a tea boy, go hold it. 36 00:01:19,599 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: Down a Landra. How we doing this morning, guys. I'm 37 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:24,920 a little sore today. 38 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 4: I did a power hour at the blodcast. 39 00:01:27,079 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 5: Oh. 40 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 4: I did a cold plunge for the first time ever. 41 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 2: How okay, when I. 42 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: When I used to when I used to go to 43 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,159 this gymin walker, this guy who lived uh lived there. 44 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,840 He practiced did he practically did. He was there every 45 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:41,280 time I was there. He used always be like, uh, 46 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:42,920 he knew me and my brother. He's like, dude, I 47 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,799 do a cold plunge every day before I come here, 48 00:01:44,879 --> 00:01:45,519 y'all should come do it. 49 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 2: I mean, like, I just I don't know what that is. 50 00:01:47,359 --> 00:01:49,159 I don't really want to What is a cold plunge? Okay? 51 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:53,359 Speaker 4: So cold plunge is basically exactly what it's called, jumping 52 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,400 to cold water and you it depends, but like we 53 00:01:57,439 --> 00:01:59,840 did it for three minutes yesterday, and if you know me, 54 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:02,000 like I've talked about it on here before, I'm not 55 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,280 I hate the cold. I get cold very easily. I'm 56 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,599 not like a I'm very uh I hate the cold. 57 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,759 So it was like a real like mental challenge for me, 58 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,439 and like just a challenge in general. And I was 59 00:02:14,439 --> 00:02:17,360 at the block yesterday and we did a power hour, 60 00:02:17,439 --> 00:02:20,080 and yesterday or Tuesday fat Tuesday, we did like an 61 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,199 insane workout where it was like you run a mile, 62 00:02:22,319 --> 00:02:25,400 do like a hundred of each workout that we did, 63 00:02:25,439 --> 00:02:27,400 and then run another mile. And then so yesterday we 64 00:02:27,439 --> 00:02:29,599 did power ourselves super sore, and we were like, let's 65 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,080 do this cold plunge because I've never done one before. 66 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:37,639 And the water was forty five degrees and I did 67 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:43,039 it and then I was dying, like I was freezing 68 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,719 in there. And then you get out, it feels like 69 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:49,919 your legs, my skin was so red, and then I 70 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,879 felt like I was getting like pins and needles everywhere, 71 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:54,840 and then you like dry yourself off and it feels 72 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,319 super weird. You can't feel your legs, but afterwards you 73 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,919 feel amazing. I slept so good last night and my 74 00:03:02,039 --> 00:03:04,560 muscles felt so loose, So I think I'm gonna be 75 00:03:04,599 --> 00:03:06,919 a cold plunge girly now. She was saying that, like 76 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,080 people do fifteen minutes in the sauna and then they 77 00:03:10,199 --> 00:03:12,360 come out and do three minutes in the cold plunge, 78 00:03:12,599 --> 00:03:14,599 and then do fifteen and then three again. And I 79 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:15,680 was like, I might try that. 80 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: Thirty minutes in a sauna sounds terrible a way to get. 81 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 4: Up with three minutes. 82 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: No, I get it, but yeah, I don't know. I 83 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,159 don't know if I could be that hot for that 84 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:24,759 long either. 85 00:03:25,759 --> 00:03:26,039 Speaker 6: I don't. 86 00:03:26,199 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: The most experience I have with a cold plunge senior 87 00:03:30,759 --> 00:03:32,280 year of high school, when I was playing football, I 88 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,800 got a high ankle sprain like weeks two and every 89 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:39,000 day after the coaches were like, oh, come stick your foot. 90 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: In the ice bucket or whatever, you have to ice 91 00:03:40,639 --> 00:03:42,439 the ankle. That's like the closest I've ever done. 92 00:03:42,479 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: And I only had to do that for like, I 93 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:45,479 had to do it every day, but it was only 94 00:03:45,479 --> 00:03:46,400 for like two or three weeks. 95 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,159 Speaker 2: It wasn't it wasn't anything major. 96 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:50,879 Speaker 4: It was pretty brutal, but I think I would do 97 00:03:50,919 --> 00:03:54,639 it again. Like, I felt really good afterwards, So I 98 00:03:54,639 --> 00:03:55,840 don't know. Shout out to the block. 99 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,199 Speaker 2: She only had to do it for three minutes. Three minutes. 100 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,000 I videoed it. There's a lot of foot but I 101 00:04:01,039 --> 00:04:04,599 think I did like there is. I think I had 102 00:04:04,599 --> 00:04:06,240 to do like ten minutes. But it was really the food, 103 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:08,639 so that's not nearly as bad. All right, guys, look 104 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:09,800 a lot to break down today. 105 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: We're going to recap LSU baseball versus North Dakota State. 106 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:14,960 If you didn't see the game or you don't know 107 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,920 what happened, well here's a swite spoiler for you. It 108 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:20,279 did not go the same way as the Tuesday night game, 109 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,279 fortunately for LSU fans. 110 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: We're going to. 111 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: Continue our LSU position room breakdown heading into Saturday's start 112 00:04:28,319 --> 00:04:30,600 of spring football practice. We're gonna do the dB room 113 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:32,800 today because I think there's a lot of question marks. However, 114 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,680 I think there's a lot to be excited about as well. 115 00:04:36,199 --> 00:04:38,800 We're going to talk about the top five transfers heading 116 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,240 into the twenty twenty five football season. As far as 117 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,199 the SEC goes one, LSU Tiger has made that list, 118 00:04:45,199 --> 00:04:47,800 we'll talk some college basketball as well. The New Orleans 119 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,959 Saints are now paper thin at running back. I'll get 120 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,680 Jordan's Stolts on that or also Jackson's gonna hop on 121 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,399 with us to recap the combine a little bit. We're 122 00:04:56,399 --> 00:04:58,720 ass actually went to the NFL Combine, and then we're 123 00:04:58,759 --> 00:05:02,199 gonna talk Saints you draft preparations as well, maybe some 124 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,879 New Orleans Pelicans and chef Michael Johnson will be in 125 00:05:04,879 --> 00:05:07,759 his normal spot for our munchie segment. So before all 126 00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:09,240 of that, let's get this show started. Like with you 127 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,160 every day, it's. 128 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 7: Time to get to work courtesy of Tiger Labor and 129 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,800 Staffing where they can help take care of screening, training, 130 00:05:16,879 --> 00:05:21,120 pay roll and more now for starters. 131 00:05:22,959 --> 00:05:26,399 Speaker 1: So we were here yesterday morning and we were talking 132 00:05:26,399 --> 00:05:29,199 about all the mental mistakes and the unforced errors of 133 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:32,839 that this LSU baseball team had made against a drastically 134 00:05:32,879 --> 00:05:35,759 overmatched North Dakota State team on Tuesday night. You remember, 135 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,079 the Tigers came from behind. They won that game eleven 136 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,480 to nine. I mean it was seven to one after 137 00:05:40,519 --> 00:05:42,600 three innings. The Tigers looked like they were dead in 138 00:05:42,639 --> 00:05:45,040 the water, and they pulled one out of the hat. 139 00:05:45,079 --> 00:05:46,720 They stepped up late in the game and they were 140 00:05:46,759 --> 00:05:51,720 able to win one. Last night's game was nowhere near that. 141 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,879 It was a thirteen to three run rule victory over 142 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:59,120 North Dakota State, and it was the Tigers were hot 143 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,759 from the very beginning. They played seven runs in the 144 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:06,240 first inning. Ten eleven guys batted in the first inning. 145 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,399 They got six hits, they got one walk, they got 146 00:06:08,399 --> 00:06:11,040 one hit by pitch. The first five batters for LSUE 147 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:14,120 last night all reached base in that first inning. Steven 148 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,199 Mylam got the score and started. He had a two 149 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,959 run single. It sent in Derek Curiel and Jered Jones. 150 00:06:18,959 --> 00:06:22,319 We will get into Derek Curiel in a minute, and 151 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,839 then William Schmidt on the mound for LSU last night. 152 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,480 He continues to show that he could potentially carve out 153 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,399 a role in the weekend for this team. He was 154 00:06:32,439 --> 00:06:35,079 excellent once again. He went four innings, he struck out 155 00:06:35,079 --> 00:06:37,439 seven batters. He did give up one earned run, but 156 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:41,319 for the most part, William Schmidt was about as solid 157 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,759 as you can be for a midweek night baseball game. 158 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,680 This was everything we hoped it would be, because it 159 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,839 was the complete opposite of that Tuesday night game. Right, 160 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,199 We came here yesterday and said Steven Milam had an 161 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,720 unforced throwing error when he one hopped to Jared Jones. 162 00:06:57,759 --> 00:07:01,560 You saw Jake Brown in the outfield. He looked like 163 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,319 he thought the ball was coming further than it was. 164 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:05,000 He had a run up last minute, he missed it. 165 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,360 Chris Stanfield, as fast as he has had one go 166 00:07:07,439 --> 00:07:10,000 over his head in centerfield when he misplayed it. Michael 167 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,279 Braswell was standing in the base line. They called an 168 00:07:13,399 --> 00:07:16,879 error on him. Now, that batter probably scores anyways, but 169 00:07:17,319 --> 00:07:18,040 that was another era. 170 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 2: You saw the. 171 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: Pass balls by Kate Aaron Beattie that led to multiple runs. 172 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:27,759 It was just one error after another some bat at 173 00:07:27,759 --> 00:07:29,959 bats as well. Because look Tuesday night, when you go 174 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,319 look at that final box score, North Dakota State did 175 00:07:33,439 --> 00:07:34,720 nothing to win that game. 176 00:07:34,759 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 2: He almost gave it to him. 177 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,279 Speaker 1: North Dakota State scored nine runs Tuesday nine on only 178 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:41,040 six hits. It was the free passes, it was the walks, 179 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,040 It was hit by pitches, and then once the runners 180 00:07:43,079 --> 00:07:45,639 got on base, LSU couldn't seem to do anything right. 181 00:07:45,639 --> 00:07:48,360 It was air after error. You limited that for the 182 00:07:48,399 --> 00:07:52,680 most part. Chris Stanfield, he had the RBI single in 183 00:07:52,759 --> 00:07:56,240 the third inning, and then Jared Jones hit a three 184 00:07:56,319 --> 00:07:58,439 run homer. Jared Jones had two home runs that night. 185 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,560 The first one made it eleven to one. Jones came 186 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,519 back up later in that game hit a home run 187 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,560 to right center that made it thirteen to one. Jacob 188 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,199 Myers came in, He pitched twelve for you. It was 189 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,519 a complete team effort, and we talked about it yesterday. Look, 190 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,360 you played a really bad game against a really bad opponent. 191 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,040 You were able to get the win. Can you flush 192 00:08:20,079 --> 00:08:22,560 it and start over? They did that. They looked like 193 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:26,360 a completely different baseball team. Because look, while Tuesday night's 194 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,079 game wasn't one of those things where it was like, oh, 195 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,360 maybe we're overestimating this LSU baseball team. No, because again, 196 00:08:33,399 --> 00:08:35,840 it was errors. It was mental mistakes. It wasn't like 197 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,159 North Dakota State was striking you out and they were 198 00:08:38,159 --> 00:08:40,559 tearing the cover off the ball and making contact with 199 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,559 your pitchers. It was really the walks they hit by pitches, 200 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,759 the errors when they got on base. We wanted to see, Hey, 201 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,000 is that a one off or is this huelshues going 202 00:08:49,039 --> 00:08:50,840 to be It looks like it might be a one off. 203 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:51,519 Speaker 2: They were excellent. 204 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: The Tigers at the plate as a team ten for 205 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:58,879 twenty six, three eighty five batting average. Now, again this 206 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:01,480 is against a no with Koda State pitching staff, who's 207 00:09:01,519 --> 00:09:06,000 era coming into Tuesday night was north of eleven as 208 00:09:06,039 --> 00:09:10,720 a staff. However, you still got to make the plays. 209 00:09:11,159 --> 00:09:16,600 We talked about Tuesday night, how when LSU had six 210 00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:22,600 RBIs six two out RBIs. The clutch hitting continued with 211 00:09:22,759 --> 00:09:26,159 runners on last night, LSU was eight for fifteen, that's 212 00:09:26,159 --> 00:09:29,799 a five thirty three batting average. With runners in scoring position, 213 00:09:29,879 --> 00:09:32,120 they were five for seven that's a seven to fourteen 214 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:37,480 batting average. I mentioned Jared Jones three for four, two 215 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,240 home runs, five RBIs, and then when he got on 216 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,360 base he made a count. He scored three runs of 217 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,159 his own. Derek Curry all at the top of the lineup. 218 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,200 He was two for two, He had two runs. He 219 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:52,440 also earned a walk. We talked about his performance on 220 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,879 Tuesday night where he didn't have a hit, but he 221 00:09:54,919 --> 00:09:56,679 was at the top of the lineup. He got walked twice, 222 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,440 he got hit by a pitch. He reached base three 223 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:02,759 times in that game. So he's two for two, two runs, 224 00:10:02,799 --> 00:10:04,600 two RBIs, he gets a walk. He does a little 225 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:06,159 bit of everything for you at the top of the order. 226 00:10:10,159 --> 00:10:13,120 LSU's defense was also errorless last night, which might be 227 00:10:13,159 --> 00:10:15,279 the most important thing because I just listed all the 228 00:10:15,399 --> 00:10:18,080 errors right, Stanfield misplaying the ball, Jake Brown misplaying the ball, 229 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,679 Stephen Milum one hopping at the Jared Jones, Jared Jones 230 00:10:20,759 --> 00:10:24,879 mis placing that ball he can't corral it. Runner goes 231 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:27,399 from first all the way to third. Number of pass 232 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:31,600 balls by Kate Aaron Beattie. Michael Braswell is standing in 233 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:32,960 the baseline on third base. 234 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 2: It was error after error. 235 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: A couple of things stood out to me last night, though. Look, 236 00:10:39,519 --> 00:10:41,240 it wasn't the great hitting and it wasn't the no 237 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,720 errors on defense. I expect that from LSU in a 238 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:47,360 game like this. First off, I want to highlight Derek Kuriel. 239 00:10:47,879 --> 00:10:51,720 I understand that it is very early in his college 240 00:10:51,759 --> 00:10:54,799 baseball career, but I continue to be more and more 241 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,480 impressed with his approach at the plate. He almost reminds 242 00:10:57,519 --> 00:11:01,000 me of, like, you know, one of the classic LSU 243 00:11:01,279 --> 00:11:04,200 outfielders who are also thrown in there at the top 244 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,039 of the lineup early in their career, like an Antwan 245 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,159 du plant as a mark layer like guys like that, 246 00:11:08,519 --> 00:11:11,639 but also Derek Curio probably has more pop in his 247 00:11:11,639 --> 00:11:14,919 bat than those two guys ever had. He is phenomenal 248 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,399 at the top of that order, and he's only going 249 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:17,320 to get better. 250 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 2: Every time. 251 00:11:19,759 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: I see what any level of ball, whether it's a 252 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,279 freshman in high school, a freshman in college wherever, if 253 00:11:24,279 --> 00:11:26,360 they are leading off I raised an eyebell a little bit. 254 00:11:26,399 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 2: I'm like, Okay, either the. 255 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,759 Speaker 1: Rest of the team can't hit and that's their best option, 256 00:11:30,159 --> 00:11:32,919 or this guy's really something special. Derek Curiell appears to 257 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:38,279 be something really special. He looks incredible. Also, I understand 258 00:11:38,279 --> 00:11:40,120 that there's kind of a two headed battle the catcher 259 00:11:40,159 --> 00:11:42,840 right now between Louis Hernandez and Kate Aaronbie. They have 260 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:44,879 by far gotten the most run. They've kind of split 261 00:11:44,919 --> 00:11:49,159 time on the weekends as well. Blaze Priester was really 262 00:11:49,159 --> 00:11:52,240 good behind the dish last night. He didn't have any 263 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,919 pass balls. He crowed the wild pitches pretty well for 264 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,080 the most part. I was very impressed with Blaze Precher. 265 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,240 If he can get his offense, I'm not saying he's 266 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,919 going to beat out Hernandez or Aaron Beattie, But that's 267 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,159 another option that you could potentially go to. Well, we 268 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,519 have seen Jay Johnson playing multiple catchers. Heck, in twenty 269 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,200 twenty three he had three catchers and they all played 270 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,320 a significant amount of time. Whether they were dagen or 271 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,159 whether they were behind the plate, depending on who the 272 00:12:16,159 --> 00:12:18,120 pitcher was, they were awesome. 273 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 5: Look. 274 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: Hunter mccannon from The Beer Z joined us yesterday and 275 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,279 asked him about Anthony I and send me and Landre 276 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,120 have talked about Anthony ions Ad a number of times. 277 00:12:25,159 --> 00:12:27,360 He does a good job getting out of jams, but 278 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:30,440 what if he doesn't get out of those jams? There 279 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,320 may be another option for you on the Weekend Series 280 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,679 with a guy named William Schmidt. He looked really good 281 00:12:34,799 --> 00:12:38,080 every time you have seen him in the Weekend Series. Look, 282 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,440 long story short, Yes, you beat a really bad baseball 283 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,039 team at two games in a row. You had to 284 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,320 do it in multiple different ways. That makes you a 285 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,879 better baseball team. And all the errors we wanted to 286 00:12:47,879 --> 00:12:51,559 see cleaned up, all the unforced issues, they did that 287 00:12:51,639 --> 00:12:54,240 and more. This was probably the best start to a 288 00:12:54,279 --> 00:12:56,480 game they've had all year, compared to the worst start 289 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,759 they've had to a game, which was on Tuesday night. 290 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,120 I was very impressed. This shows the leadership on this team. 291 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,480 It shows the coaching ability on this team. I was 292 00:13:04,519 --> 00:13:06,679 about as impressed as you could be over it went 293 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,759 over North Dakota State. The Tigers will welcome North Alabama 294 00:13:09,759 --> 00:13:13,960 in the final non conference weekend series this year. North 295 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,159 Alabama's sol's five games in a row for what it's worth, 296 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,080 and they will come into the weekend three and eight 297 00:13:18,879 --> 00:13:21,600 with losses to Albert and Tennessee. So again, you have 298 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,399 a chance to get a guys a lot of experience 299 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,200 and then kind of fine tune what you're not good 300 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,480 at right now before you head into that first SEC 301 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,840 weekend series against the misstery Tigers. All right, we're going 302 00:13:30,879 --> 00:13:32,320 to take a quick time out. When we get back, 303 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:36,720 I'm going to continue my position room breakdown for LSU 304 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,600 football is Spring practice is set to kickoff on Saturday. 305 00:13:39,639 --> 00:13:41,360 We're gonna hit the dB room when we come back. 306 00:13:41,399 --> 00:13:43,320 That's on the other side here on off the bench, 307 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:45,639 off the bank, all. 308 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 5: Star Toyota, Vanrouge dot com, All Star Toyota, Benrouge dot com. 309 00:13:49,879 --> 00:13:52,480 If you're buying new, if you're leasing, if you're renting, 310 00:13:52,519 --> 00:13:54,080 and we've been to you the last couple of weeks 311 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,039 and well next week is here. 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Today, I want to hit the dB room 335 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,919 because while there's a lot of questions there, I think 336 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,320 there's a lot to be excited about as well, because 337 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,840 it's probably the biggest change of any room on LSU's roster. 338 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,559 The Tigers dominated the transfer portal in this area. You 339 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,600 bring in Jakeem Jackson, you bring in man sword to 340 00:15:22,679 --> 00:15:25,720 lank with Jackson, he comes over from Florida, so he. 341 00:15:25,639 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 2: Does have SEC experience. 342 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: Now, he's only played in thirteen games over two seasons, 343 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,799 but he dealt with some injuries. The thing I like 344 00:15:32,879 --> 00:15:36,080 most about him is that he signed at Florida under 345 00:15:36,159 --> 00:15:40,360 Corey Raymond before LSU re hired him. There's familiarity there 346 00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:42,679 with your dB coach. We know Corey Raymond is considered 347 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,000 one of the best in the business. I'm always willing 348 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,320 to bring in a guy who has SEC experience for 349 00:15:48,399 --> 00:15:51,000 multiple years and he's already familiar with the coaching staff. 350 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,279 So while we haven't seen a ton from him on field, again, 351 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,639 he was a highly recruited guy. He could have went 352 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,120 pretty much anywhere going down to high school and he 353 00:16:00,159 --> 00:16:02,519 trusts Corey Raymond enough to go to him not once, 354 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:05,799 but twice at two different stops. You gotta appreciate having 355 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,960 a guy like that in that room. The biggest addition 356 00:16:10,039 --> 00:16:12,720 for LSU in the offseason it starts transfer portals. Go 357 00:16:14,519 --> 00:16:17,559 at this position may have been Mansword de Lane. In 358 00:16:17,639 --> 00:16:21,039 three years at Virginia Tech, Mansord Delanc one hundred and 359 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,519 forty six tackles, six interceptions, eight tackles for a loss. 360 00:16:24,519 --> 00:16:27,840 He was an All acc caliber player for the Hokies. 361 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,120 Also when he came in. What did you hear well, 362 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,120 Mansord Delane has the ability to play corner and safety. 363 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 2: That's important. 364 00:16:35,399 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: We're gonna get to that later because safety, while you 365 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,720 filled a need in the transfer portal, you may still 366 00:16:41,759 --> 00:16:44,200 have some needs there as well. Mansword Delane's a guy 367 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,360 who hovers around two hundred pounds. He's six foot one, 368 00:16:46,399 --> 00:16:48,960 so he certainly has the size to play corner and 369 00:16:49,159 --> 00:16:51,559 safety and apparently has the versatility as well. 370 00:16:51,639 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 2: I'm excited to see what he has him. 371 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: Of all people, as far as the returners, I'm going 372 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,320 to mention the transfers. The incoming freshman Mansor Delaine of 373 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,160 all people is a guy that I could see sticking 374 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:08,160 at one spot the easiest, meaning whether it's corner, whether 375 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,119 it's safety. I'm almost going to pencil in Mansor Delaine 376 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:13,480 at one of those spots. He's the most accomplished transfer 377 00:17:13,559 --> 00:17:15,759 he brought in. He has the most experienced and he's 378 00:17:15,799 --> 00:17:21,559 more versatile than Edgekeem Jackson. Then you look at maybe 379 00:17:21,559 --> 00:17:25,000 the hottest name, but obviously the guy with the least 380 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,599 amount of experience. It's freshman early in row lead DJ Pickett. 381 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,160 DJ Pickett was the number one cornerback in the nation 382 00:17:32,279 --> 00:17:35,079 coming out of high school. Like he had ninety four 383 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,640 tackles in high school, he had ten interceptions. He also 384 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,200 played a ton of receiver. I mean there was there 385 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,079 was talks that some schools even wanted him as a receiver, 386 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,279 he was that good on that side of the ball. 387 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,759 He also ran track in high school, so super super 388 00:17:49,799 --> 00:17:50,400 athletic guy. 389 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 2: He's long. He is six four one and eighty pounds. 390 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,079 Speaker 1: As a true freshman, not many times do you see 391 00:17:57,079 --> 00:17:59,079 a corner stand out there on the perimeter at six 392 00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:02,599 foot four that gives you a huge matchup advantage. There's 393 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,559 been a lot of talks of hey Harold Perkins struggles 394 00:18:05,559 --> 00:18:09,240 at star. Could you move DJ Pickett's star? I think 395 00:18:09,279 --> 00:18:11,839 you can't corner safety star wherever. This is a guy 396 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,920 that could play anywhere on the field because he's six 397 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,119 foot four, because he's one hundred and eighty pounds. I 398 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,079 just mentioned him playing both ways in high school, him 399 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,039 running track in high school. He has the athleticism to 400 00:18:20,039 --> 00:18:21,440 do it. It's going to be tough to keep DJ 401 00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:29,559 Pickett off the field. Maybe the most important signee of 402 00:18:29,599 --> 00:18:33,160 the off season was to Marcus Cooley from NC State. 403 00:18:34,519 --> 00:18:36,680 Maybe the piece you needed the most because of how 404 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:40,160 bad you were at safety and how light you are 405 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:44,480 depth wise coming into twenty twenty five. Last season at 406 00:18:44,519 --> 00:18:49,119 NC State forty three tackles, three tackles for a loss, 407 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,440 one sack, three interceptions, So we did a little bit 408 00:18:51,519 --> 00:18:55,640 of everything for the Wolf Pag defensively. Without question, he's 409 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,880 the leader of that safety group. So Marcus Cooley's going 410 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:59,880 to start at safety on this team. Are in some 411 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,480 unforeseen or some sort of injury. If DeMarcus Cooley is 412 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,000 fully healthy and somebody else doesn't have an incredible showing 413 00:19:08,039 --> 00:19:10,160 in the spring, to Marcus Cooley will be one of 414 00:19:10,279 --> 00:19:15,759 l issu's starting safeties. So look, you got the three 415 00:19:15,799 --> 00:19:19,359 transfers in Cooley and Delane and Jackson. You got the 416 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,440 big time freshman coming in and DJ Pickett. But where 417 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:25,839 I think this room gets very interesting is the returners 418 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:30,359 that you have coming back. Ashton Stamps, PJ Woodland, and 419 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:34,440 Michael Turner. Ashton Stamps and PJ Woodland were all the 420 00:19:34,559 --> 00:19:37,279 ray of last fall camp. I mean Ashton Stamps really 421 00:19:37,319 --> 00:19:39,880 has been for two years now now. For most of 422 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,400 the year, Stamps was the starter opposite of Zia Alexander, 423 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:44,359 who was sent to moving On. 424 00:19:46,039 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 2: He was a huge loss. 425 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,279 Speaker 1: But if you go look at Ashton Stamps, he made 426 00:19:49,279 --> 00:19:51,319 some nice plays. The problem with Stamps is he was 427 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,799 just a little inconsistent. He would get beat deep a 428 00:19:53,799 --> 00:19:55,680 few times, then he would make an incredible play. He 429 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,039 would bat down the ball and you're like, okay, we've 430 00:19:58,039 --> 00:20:02,400 seen flashes. We just need the consistency to be there 431 00:20:02,759 --> 00:20:05,160 a little more often. PJ Woodland another guy he played 432 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,519 a ton as well. He played in pretty much every 433 00:20:07,599 --> 00:20:10,680 game this year for LSU as a true freshman. He 434 00:20:10,759 --> 00:20:12,640 was an early ENROLLI in the spring. He's a name 435 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,440 that you heard more and more a little bit undersized. 436 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,680 He needed to gain a little bit more weight or I 437 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,559 think he'll have no problem doing that. He was just 438 00:20:20,599 --> 00:20:23,160 a little raw last year. At times he went out 439 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,039 there and he made good plays. At times he went 440 00:20:25,039 --> 00:20:27,920 out there and you're like, Okay, this guy's a true freshman. 441 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 2: I can see it. 442 00:20:30,599 --> 00:20:35,759 Speaker 1: That's just your outside corner guys. You also returned Michael 443 00:20:35,799 --> 00:20:38,039 Turner as well. He's a guy that got some run 444 00:20:38,079 --> 00:20:39,559 late in the season. He played a little bit in 445 00:20:39,599 --> 00:20:41,039 the Bowl game. Keep an eye on him. 446 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 2: As well. 447 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 1: As far as safeties, you returned Jordan Gilbert to Shaun 448 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,599 Spears and Javan Tooviano is now there full time. He's 449 00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:51,359 always kind of went in the middle, back and forth 450 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,839 corner safety. I've always preferred him at safety. I think 451 00:20:53,839 --> 00:20:56,119 this is a good move. Gilbert had an up and 452 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,119 down year, but he started a lot of games for you. 453 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,160 He started a lot of big time games were you Now. 454 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,160 The results were certainly mixed. But if you're looking for 455 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,440 a guy with experience and a quote unquote returning starter 456 00:21:07,079 --> 00:21:11,279 Jardan Gilbert, you got de Shaun Spear showed flashes last year. 457 00:21:12,079 --> 00:21:14,119 He's a guy that I highlighted that Jake highlighted that 458 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,319 anybody that went out there highlighted because he stood out early. 459 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 2: He is six foot three, he is two hundred pounds. 460 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: He has the body to play again a lot like 461 00:21:25,799 --> 00:21:26,279 a PJ. 462 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 2: Woodland. 463 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: You saw the flashes at times. You could tell he 464 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,000 was a freshman. He may not been quite ready to 465 00:21:32,039 --> 00:21:35,359 take over that spot as far as an every down player. 466 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,240 So you got all these returners at corner and safety. 467 00:21:39,279 --> 00:21:41,559 You got all these transfers coming in as well. You 468 00:21:41,599 --> 00:21:44,279 have DJ Pickett, one of the top high school players 469 00:21:44,279 --> 00:21:48,599 in the country. The key to meet to this secondary 470 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,200 in the spring comes down to one of three players. 471 00:21:53,559 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 2: DJ Pickett, Ashton Stamps, PJ. Wooden. 472 00:21:56,519 --> 00:22:01,559 Speaker 1: What makes one if one or more of DJ Pickett, Ashton, 473 00:22:01,599 --> 00:22:05,920 Stamps and PJ. Woodland emerges at corner, could you move 474 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:11,960 Mansword de Lane to safety at that point, because let's say, look, 475 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,480 I mean Stamps is technically a returning starter. Let's say 476 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,400 Stamps locked down one of those jobs like he was 477 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,839 able to do last year. And then on the other side, 478 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:25,519 it's either DJ Pickett, PJ. Woodland or Jakeem Jackson or 479 00:22:25,559 --> 00:22:27,480 you brought in Mansword Delane. You expected him to be 480 00:22:27,559 --> 00:22:30,240 a big time player. Can you move him to that 481 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,039 safety spot. If you can do that, you have two 482 00:22:32,039 --> 00:22:35,680 super experienced guys in Tamarcus Cooley and Mansord Delane on 483 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,480 the ed at the back end of your defense, and 484 00:22:38,519 --> 00:22:40,799 on the outside you have Ashton Stamps, two year starter, 485 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,519 been in the program for three years. And you either 486 00:22:43,559 --> 00:22:46,200 have Jakeem Jackson, one of the highest rated transfers, or 487 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,240 you have the number one cornerback in the country coming 488 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:49,640 out of high school in DJ Pickett. 489 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,799 Speaker 2: It's not a bad room. 490 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: If you don't move Mansword de Lane, who will grab 491 00:22:57,279 --> 00:22:59,640 that other spot next to t Marcus Cooley? 492 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:00,160 Speaker 2: It's safe? 493 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:10,319 Speaker 1: Highlighted three guys Javian Toviana, Deshaun Spears, Jardan Gilbert. A 494 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,400 lot of people have mentioned JV and Toviano. I think 495 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,559 DeShawn Spears is going to get the first crack at 496 00:23:14,599 --> 00:23:16,640 it just because we saw him the most last year 497 00:23:17,279 --> 00:23:19,680 outside of Gilbert, who really struggled. I think if you 498 00:23:19,759 --> 00:23:24,039 felt good about Gilbert, you wouldn't have brought into Marcus Cooley. 499 00:23:24,079 --> 00:23:27,240 Because you brought in Cooley because you needed that veteran safety. 500 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,319 Gilbert kind of was that veteran safety. He just he 501 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,960 had an up and down year, Spears showed flashes. He's 502 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,160 played a lot, but look, Javan Toviana was a five 503 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:37,880 star player coming out of high school. He could have 504 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:39,640 played corner, he could have played safety. He got thrown 505 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,880 in the fire a lot like Ashton Stamps two years 506 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,880 ago as freshman when they both had to go out 507 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:47,079 there and play the outside corner spot. Stem certainly looked 508 00:23:47,079 --> 00:23:49,720 like the veteran two at corner because Javan Toviana was 509 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,720 still a little bit more of a safety when he 510 00:23:51,759 --> 00:23:53,440 got to LSU, so that kind of set him back 511 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:53,920 for a year. 512 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 2: Halfway through. 513 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,319 Speaker 1: Last year was kind of his first time playing safety 514 00:23:57,319 --> 00:24:00,000 full time here at lshoot. He'll have an entire offseason 515 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,240 to do it. How can he perform. He's a guy 516 00:24:02,279 --> 00:24:04,640 that's six foot two, He's got good size on him. 517 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,519 We know his athletic ability because he held his own 518 00:24:06,519 --> 00:24:09,559 at corner for the most part. He was a true freshman, 519 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,039 played in the SEC on a bad defense with not 520 00:24:12,039 --> 00:24:13,799 a lot of help around him, and he made some 521 00:24:13,839 --> 00:24:18,319 plays and he was playing out a position. Those two guys, 522 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:23,440 Shaun Spears Javan Toviano are the guys I'm watching along 523 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:24,599 with a picket Stamps at PJ. 524 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,759 Speaker 2: Woodland. I think that group of guys. 525 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,839 Speaker 1: There's two guys at safety, those three guys at corner 526 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:30,440 is going to tell you everything you need to know 527 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,920 about how deep you are and what the rotation is 528 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:36,440 going to look like for the LSUDB room after spring 529 00:24:36,599 --> 00:24:40,559 and going into fall practice, I don't know how good 530 00:24:40,599 --> 00:24:43,039 this room's going to be. I certainly think it's going 531 00:24:43,039 --> 00:24:45,119 to be better than a year ago. But I'm excited 532 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:47,039 about there's a lot of new faces, and there's a 533 00:24:47,079 --> 00:24:49,319 lot of returning guys that maybe got thrown in there 534 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,519 a little bit before they were ready, that are another 535 00:24:51,599 --> 00:24:54,119 year under Corey Raymond, another year in this program who 536 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:55,920 I think are only going to get better. So I'm 537 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,440 very excited to see what this group has made of 538 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,480 here in twenty twenty five. All right, look, we're going 539 00:24:59,519 --> 00:25:01,160 to take a quick time out. When we get back, 540 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,759 an article is put out about the top five SEC 541 00:25:05,839 --> 00:25:08,640 transfers heading into twenty twenty five at LSU. 542 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,839 Speaker 2: Tiger made that list. We'll break it down next here 543 00:25:10,839 --> 00:25:14,559 on Off the Bench. Off the Bench, Get Gordon dot com. 544 00:25:14,599 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 5: Get Gordon dot Com is the website, and we tell 545 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,599 you every single day as soon as you go to 546 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:20,240 the homepage. 547 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:21,039 Speaker 2: It's going to pull up. 548 00:25:21,079 --> 00:25:23,559 Speaker 5: You can have a chat with them right there on 549 00:25:23,759 --> 00:25:26,400 the main page of the website. So any question concerned 550 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,599 that you might have, remember you can get a consultation 551 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,440 setup right there on the homepage of that website. You 552 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,920 can find cases they can handle for you in the courtroom, 553 00:25:35,039 --> 00:25:38,359 past client results all right there on the homepage of 554 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,240 the website. What are they doing in the community, Well, 555 00:25:41,279 --> 00:25:45,079 always something throughout the state of Louisiana at get Gordon 556 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,359 is always going to be the handle on all major 557 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,640 social media. So you can check that out as well, 558 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:52,640 because like I said, I mean, they're always doing something 559 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,000 throughout the state. Speaking of throughout the state, if you 560 00:25:56,039 --> 00:25:58,000 want to pick up the phone and give them a call, 561 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:02,599 it is your area code from Shreveport to Rustin, from 562 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:06,359 Rustin to Lafayette, Lafayette to Baton Rouge, New Like wherever 563 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,480 you're at, pull your area co follow about eighty eight 564 00:26:08,599 --> 00:26:10,839 eighty eight eighty eight, Get Gordon and get it done. 565 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: Come back in to in R and B Thursday edition 566 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,480 of Off the Bench. Here on one of four five 567 00:26:16,599 --> 00:26:18,880 us Ben Baton Rouge, Taylor Sharp in the host chair 568 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:23,359 for Jacob Ester and t BA Baber Okay, I want 569 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:27,359 to continue our discussion of uh spring football. Here is 570 00:26:27,599 --> 00:26:30,680 most of the SEC teams will begin springball coming up 571 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:37,359 a little bit later this week. Ben Ben Trinidic from 572 00:26:37,759 --> 00:26:40,599 Sports key to put out an article listening the top 573 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:45,160 five SEC transfers heading into the twenty twenty five college 574 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:49,319 football season. At number one, he has a guy by 575 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,880 the name of Damon Wilson. If you don't know Damon 576 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,839 Wilson the third he was an ed rusher. He transferred 577 00:26:55,839 --> 00:26:58,680 to the Missouri Tigers last season. He was a freshman 578 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,759 with the Georgia Bulldogs. We know what kind of coaching 579 00:27:01,799 --> 00:27:03,839 he got there with Karby Smart and he was able 580 00:27:03,839 --> 00:27:06,839 to record twenty two tackles in three sacks. So what 581 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:11,119 pretty nice pro freshman season off the edge. And I 582 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,079 know what you're thinking, Well, if this guy's so good 583 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,440 and played a lot as a freshman, why would he 584 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:20,599 leave Georgia and go to Missouri. He was apparently unsatisfied 585 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,839 with his treatment in the Georgia Bulldogs program. He actually 586 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:28,000 requested to leap. He is now part of the Missouri Tigers. 587 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 3: It's a job. You know what that means? What I 588 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,240 mean say wouldn't him drive too fast, so we had 589 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,279 to leave. You know, Georgia was like, we're cracking down 590 00:27:35,279 --> 00:27:37,200 on that would let him drive too fast. And as 591 00:27:37,319 --> 00:27:38,519 I'm out of here, I'm going to Missouri. 592 00:27:38,559 --> 00:27:40,319 Speaker 2: It's a chance. There's a chance. 593 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: Look, he's now part of a Missouri defense that struggled 594 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:49,079 in twenty twenty four. The LSU d line coach opening 595 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,319 makes this interesting because a name that keeps getting thrown 596 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,279 out there. There's been conflicting reports on whether they're trying 597 00:27:55,279 --> 00:27:58,039 to hire al Davis, whether they're not, But that is 598 00:27:58,079 --> 00:28:01,000 currently Missouri's defensive line coach and he's a guy that 599 00:28:01,519 --> 00:28:04,519 while we don't know how much interest there is internally 600 00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:07,480 from LSU or mutual interest, we know that there's at 601 00:28:07,559 --> 00:28:10,599 least been a conversation the name is being brought up. 602 00:28:12,319 --> 00:28:14,920 If he loses al Davis, how does that impact him? 603 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,599 In twenty twenty five with the Missouri Tigers, Look, that 604 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,559 was one of Missouri's best signings in the offseason. They 605 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:24,839 really needed a pass rusher because think about it, uls 606 00:28:24,839 --> 00:28:29,319 you stole Blake Baker from Missouri, right. They also took 607 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:33,359 Kevin Peeples, who is the defensive end coach. The edge rusher, coach, 608 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,000 whatever you want to call it here at Lshoo. So 609 00:28:36,079 --> 00:28:38,119 their defense took a step back in twenty twenty four. 610 00:28:38,319 --> 00:28:40,279 Bringing in a guy like a Damon Wilson makes a 611 00:28:40,279 --> 00:28:42,039 lot of sense for ELI during WWOITZ, He's trying to 612 00:28:42,039 --> 00:28:47,039 get that defense back trending in the right direction. Number 613 00:28:47,039 --> 00:28:49,880 two on this list they have Eric Singleton Junior. This 614 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,720 is a name that you have heard a lot. He 615 00:28:51,799 --> 00:28:53,960 was one of the top transfers in the portal. He 616 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,240 comes out of Virginia Tech. He's had two really solid 617 00:28:57,279 --> 00:29:00,400 seasons in Virginia Tech. As a freshman in twenty tie 618 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,839 seven hundred and fourteen yards six touchdowns. Last year fifty 619 00:29:03,839 --> 00:29:06,599 six catches, seven hundred and fifty four yards, three touchdowns. 620 00:29:06,759 --> 00:29:09,599 So we as fifteen hundred yards and nine touchdowns in 621 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,519 two seasons at Georgia Tech. He's a little bit on 622 00:29:12,559 --> 00:29:15,279 the smaller side at five to eleven, but that doesn't 623 00:29:15,319 --> 00:29:18,440 really matter. What makes this the most interesting is that 624 00:29:20,359 --> 00:29:23,000 Auburn had one of the best first year wide receivers 625 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,359 in the country last year in cam Coleman. Cam Coleman 626 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,000 is a big six to three wide receiver. He had 627 00:29:28,079 --> 00:29:30,839 six hundred yards receiving Last year he had eight touchdowns 628 00:29:30,839 --> 00:29:33,480 and that's in an Auburn offense with Peyton Thornett quarterback 629 00:29:33,799 --> 00:29:36,400 who was a liability to say the least. They bring 630 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:40,039 in Jackson Arnold this year. Now, look, everyone has there 631 00:29:40,039 --> 00:29:42,359 are certain opinions of Jackson Arnold one way or the other. 632 00:29:42,799 --> 00:29:45,920 Jackson Arnold is certainly an upgrade over Peyton don't There's 633 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,319 no question about that. And now you have cam Coleman 634 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:54,079 and an Eric Henders Singleton on the outside. That's a 635 00:29:54,119 --> 00:29:56,160 recipe for success in my book, I think this was 636 00:29:56,160 --> 00:30:00,759 a really good signing for Auburn and Eric Hennett grabbing 637 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:02,200 Eric Singleton number three. 638 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:06,799 Speaker 2: It's a John Mattier heading to the Oklahoma Sooners. 639 00:30:06,799 --> 00:30:10,279 Speaker 1: He set to replace Jackson Dart as their quarterback, Jackson 640 00:30:10,359 --> 00:30:13,319 Arnold as their quarterback for twenty twenty five. But materis 641 00:30:13,319 --> 00:30:15,160 at Washington State last year and he had a really 642 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,480 good year thirty one hundred yards, twenty nine touchdowns. It 643 00:30:18,519 --> 00:30:20,200 was an up and down season for Washington State, but 644 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,640 he was great. Now again I mentioned the thirty one 645 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:25,759 hundred yards of the twenty nine touchdowns to John Mattier. 646 00:30:25,799 --> 00:30:30,559 Also only seven interceptions a year ago, really solid numbers 647 00:30:30,559 --> 00:30:30,880 for him. 648 00:30:32,319 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 2: So he goes to Oklahoma. Now what's that going to 649 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:36,640 do for him? 650 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:41,519 Speaker 1: I think it's a great, great signing for the Sooners 651 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:46,519 at number four. It's Nick Anderson. It's the big receiver 652 00:30:46,599 --> 00:30:48,400 we've talked about for a number of years. He comes 653 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:53,519 from Oklahoma to the Yellowshue Tigers. 654 00:30:53,599 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 2: He set out all twenty twenty four. 655 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 1: We talked about this a little bit yesterday because of 656 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,160 an injury, but in twenty twenty three he was one 657 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,559 of the team's top receivers in a very good offense 658 00:31:02,599 --> 00:31:07,000 with Dylan Gabriel at quarterback. He averaged twenty one yards 659 00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:12,240 per catch in twenty twenty three with ten touchdowns, and 660 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,119 that was really his first significant actually he had seen 661 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,480 at Oklahoma. He burst onto the scene in twenty twenty three. 662 00:31:16,559 --> 00:31:18,279 He was a huge loss when he went down after 663 00:31:18,359 --> 00:31:23,400 the first game of the year. I've said for a 664 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,880 while now, as soon as it was announced that Nick 665 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,400 Anderson was coming here that I think he's going to 666 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,440 be an X factor for the LSU program. 667 00:31:30,559 --> 00:31:31,279 Speaker 2: And here's why. 668 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,319 Speaker 1: You know, he's explosive with the twenty one yards per 669 00:31:34,359 --> 00:31:37,680 catch and ten touchdowns, but also he is six' five 670 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,240 close to two hundred and twenty. Pounds you don't have 671 00:31:40,359 --> 00:31:42,960 a guy like that on your roster as good As 672 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:46,559 Aaron anderson. Was Aaron anderson sits at about five ten five. 673 00:31:46,599 --> 00:31:50,039 Eleven same thing For Xavillon. Thomas, Now Chris hilton's got 674 00:31:50,039 --> 00:31:51,799 a little bit of height on. Him he's six foot sixty, 675 00:31:51,799 --> 00:31:53,279 one but he ain't sixty four to two hundred and twenty. 676 00:31:53,279 --> 00:31:57,759 Pounds that guy can be a difference maker on the 677 00:31:57,799 --> 00:32:03,000 outside of any team that he's, on especially with a 678 00:32:03,079 --> 00:32:05,519 quarterback Like Garrett. NOSMEYER i talked about how good he 679 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,599 was two years ago With Dylan gabriel as his starting. 680 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:11,160 Quarterback he has the ability to do the same thing. 681 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:14,599 Here BECAUSE i Love Aaron anderson in the, Slot Xavion 682 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:16,359 thomas is going to get to play there as. Well 683 00:32:17,039 --> 00:32:19,839 the tight end position looks really, good whether it's Trade As, 684 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:27,680 Green Bower, sharp Or Donovan, green But Nick anderson on 685 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,559 the outside of this offense can really be a mismatch 686 00:32:31,559 --> 00:32:34,640 for a lot of. People we've talked about it with 687 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:36,279 Trade As, green, right is he going to play tight? 688 00:32:36,319 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 2: End is he going to play more al? WIDE i 689 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:38,839 like trade as more al? 690 00:32:38,839 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: WIDE i Like perrying him with a bower sharp because 691 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,240 there's that six to seven mismatch. Outside you got a 692 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:45,960 six to seven receiver on one, side a six to 693 00:32:46,039 --> 00:32:48,440 five receiver on the other, side and that's like rolling 694 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,680 out your power forwards out there to play wide. Receiver 695 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,799 we know his explosis from. This the only Thing i'm 696 00:32:54,839 --> 00:32:58,119 concerned about With Nick. Anderson first, off it'll be his 697 00:32:58,119 --> 00:33:02,279 first year playing With Garrett. Nosmeyer not really worried about 698 00:33:02,279 --> 00:33:03,880 the speed of THE sec for. HIM i, mean he 699 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:05,839 played At, Oklahoma he's played a bunch Of big ten 700 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:11,039 games even before they joined THE. Sec If Nick anderson 701 00:33:11,079 --> 00:33:13,079 is fully, Healthy he's going to be. Fine that's What 702 00:33:13,079 --> 00:33:15,440 i'm worried. About, look he had an Injury week one 703 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,359 of college football last. Year he set out the entire. 704 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:21,279 Year by all, accounts he's fully. Healthy if he's fully, 705 00:33:21,319 --> 00:33:25,359 healthy that might be the biggest transfer portal edition THAT lsu. 706 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:28,680 Made because even last, year as good As anderson, Was 707 00:33:29,119 --> 00:33:31,640 Aaron Anderson Xavion thomas stepped up for. 708 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 2: You Chris hilden was big down the. 709 00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: Stretch as far as those deep, Balls Karen, lacy he 710 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,839 was hitting. Miss you did not have that big body 711 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:42,680 bona fide number one receiver you could maybe have that 712 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,359 In Nick anderson if he's fully. Healthy he grasped the 713 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,759 offense and he has a good connection With Garrett. Nosmeyer 714 00:33:48,119 --> 00:33:50,519 the sky is the limit for A Nick anderson in 715 00:33:50,599 --> 00:33:56,400 twenty twenty. Five final name on this list is a guy, that, 716 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,960 Frankly i'm a little tired of hearing. About It's Zachary, 717 00:34:00,359 --> 00:34:05,519 branch THE usc transfer coming into The Georgia. Bulldogs Zacharya 718 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,880 branch's name has always been brought up because if you 719 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,880 remember two years, ago he was a freshman and it forgive, 720 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:12,920 ME i don't remember who they. 721 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 2: Played week one of the. 722 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: SEASON usc was in Primetime week one of the college football. 723 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:20,719 Season Zacharai branch's first, Game Zacharai branch had a long 724 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:22,880 punt return for a touchdown and he caught a really 725 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,760 long pass that set him up for another touchdown his first. 726 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:26,800 Speaker 2: Game is a college football. 727 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:30,320 Speaker 1: Player so everyone's set up here for the last year 728 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,280 and a half and, Said Zacharai branch is a game. 729 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:36,320 Speaker 2: Changer Zacharai branch is a difference. Maker he's really, not, though, GUYS. 730 00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:38,159 Speaker 1: I, mean look at what he's done his freshman year 731 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:42,679 twenty twenty THREE usc thirty one, catches three hundred and 732 00:34:42,679 --> 00:34:43,519 twenty yards and two. 733 00:34:43,519 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 2: Touchdowns it's. Fine and then last, Year, okay he's gonna 734 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:50,639 be the. Guy he's he's the. 735 00:34:50,679 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: Guy you just went forty seven, catches five hundred and three, 736 00:34:54,760 --> 00:35:02,599 yards just one receiving. Touchdown you can talk, About, Okay, 737 00:35:02,599 --> 00:35:04,559 well he's a dynamic player in the return. 738 00:35:04,599 --> 00:35:07,079 Speaker 2: Game maybe. 739 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:14,559 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty, three sixteen returns three thirty two, yards which is. 740 00:35:14,559 --> 00:35:17,239 Great that's a twenty yard. Average one punt return for a. 741 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:23,119 Touchdown last year thirteen returns seventy four, yards five point 742 00:35:23,159 --> 00:35:26,639 seven yards per. Return that's what you're dealing with With Zach Ryer. 743 00:35:26,679 --> 00:35:29,360 BRANCH i get. It he's a guy that broke onto 744 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:32,280 the scene. Early he was on NATIONAL tv when he did. 745 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:34,840 It you see an explosive player coming out OF usc 746 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:35,559 as a. 747 00:35:35,599 --> 00:35:39,320 Speaker 2: Freshman everyone gets. Excited he really hasn't done. 748 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:43,199 Speaker 1: MUCH i, mean he has four hundred career punt return 749 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:46,519 yards and one. Touchdown he has five hundred and forty 750 00:35:46,519 --> 00:35:51,440 seven career kickoff return yards and one. Touchdown and he 751 00:35:51,559 --> 00:35:54,559 has eight hundred and twenty three career receiving yards and 752 00:35:54,599 --> 00:35:55,199 three receiving. 753 00:35:55,239 --> 00:36:00,360 Speaker 2: Touchdowns was he in the best offense AT. Usc KNOW. 754 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna have better coaching Under kirby's mart 755 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,679 Than Lincoln. Riley, ABSOLUTELY i. Do most of you know 756 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:13,159 HOW i feel About Lincoln. RILEY i will give him. 757 00:36:13,199 --> 00:36:15,480 This he's going to have a lot of opportunity At 758 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:20,079 georgium because they have a lot of unproven names at 759 00:36:20,119 --> 00:36:23,639 receiver right. Now they didn't have that number one guy last. 760 00:36:23,679 --> 00:36:27,119 Year they're Hoping ZACHARIA. A branch can be, that and 761 00:36:27,199 --> 00:36:30,960 maybe he. Can't we haven't seen anything in his college 762 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:35,000 career that shows That Zachariah branch is capable of being 763 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,679 a number one every down wide receiver for a football. 764 00:36:37,679 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 2: Team we just haven't seen. 765 00:36:38,519 --> 00:36:38,639 Speaker 6: It. 766 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: Again eight hundred and thirty yards and three. Touchdowns that 767 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:44,159 is his receiving numbers in two years of college football 768 00:36:44,599 --> 00:36:48,599 and a pass happy offense AT. USC i just don't see. 769 00:36:48,599 --> 00:36:52,920 IT i know that a lot of people are high on. 770 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:57,440 Him he's a he's a guy that look he's coming. 771 00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:00,599 In he's he's certainly, fast he's certainly. Athletic production just 772 00:37:00,639 --> 00:37:03,280 really hasn't been. There we'll see what, happens but look 773 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:04,960 keep an eye out For Nick. ANDERSON i think he's a. 774 00:37:05,039 --> 00:37:07,159 Name you're gonna hear a lot in spring practice for 775 00:37:07,199 --> 00:37:09,079 THE Lsu. Tigers all, right we're gonna take a quick 776 00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:12,079 time out when we get back the. Alls your women's 777 00:37:12,119 --> 00:37:15,039 basketball team will BEGIN sec tournament player this. Weekend but 778 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,639 there's one player in PARTICULAR i want to. Highlight she's 779 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:19,800 up for some postseason. Awards it's coming up on the 780 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,199 other side here on off the, bench off the. 781 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:24,320 Speaker 2: Bench, yeah look at look at. 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Alongside mean just a few more 808 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,039 minutes here before we have to hit that top of 809 00:38:33,039 --> 00:38:33,320 the hour. 810 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 2: Break wanted to mention this. 811 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:36,760 Speaker 1: LOOK lsu women's basketball is going to be playing in 812 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:41,159 THE Sec tournament this coming, weekend but one of THE 813 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:45,360 Lsu tigers has been named a finalist very postseason. Award 814 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:48,400 so LSU's Mikaela williams has been named a top five 815 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:52,480 finalist for The Naismith BASKETBALL. Ryl Miller Small forward of 816 00:38:52,519 --> 00:38:57,519 The Year. Award she's part of a trio Of tigers 817 00:38:57,519 --> 00:39:00,440 On Tuesday's ALL Sec First team as Well can guess 818 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:03,360 the other. Two, yep It's fla J. A johnson And Nissa. Mora, 819 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:06,920 Look williams has eleven games this season with at least twenty. 820 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:11,280 Points she has two with at least. Thirty she's averaging 821 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:13,840 seventeen and a half points per game this. Year and, 822 00:39:14,039 --> 00:39:16,400 look they're they're asking her to do a lot of 823 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:18,559 different things this, year, RIGHT i get. This she's up 824 00:39:18,599 --> 00:39:20,320 for Small forward of The year, award she could be 825 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:21,280 up for point guard of The. 826 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:22,079 Speaker 2: Year really. 827 00:39:22,199 --> 00:39:25,719 Speaker 1: Anything when the game is on the, Line Kim malkey 828 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:27,920 Trust Mikayla williams and she puts the ball in her, 829 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,480 hands and rightfully. So and let's just look at what 830 00:39:30,519 --> 00:39:35,039 she's shooting forty six percent from the, floor thirty nine 831 00:39:35,079 --> 00:39:38,280 percent from. Three she also has three and a half 832 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:41,159 sis per, game four and a half rebounce per, game 833 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:45,920 two and a half turnovers a. Game but she's ball dominant, 834 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,840 anyway so that's going to. HAPPEN i mentioned the seventeen 835 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:51,119 and a half points per. Game that's up from fourteen 836 00:39:51,119 --> 00:39:53,800 and a half last. YEAR i thought that last, season 837 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,119 as a true, Regiment Mikaela williams was the best player 838 00:39:56,119 --> 00:40:00,440 on lshu's basketball. Team that argument's only strengthened this. Year 839 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:04,719 she is THE lsu offense at times this. Year think 840 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,000 about all the big time moments she's, had all late 841 00:40:07,039 --> 00:40:09,239 game situations when they need a three pointer to be, 842 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:11,880 made even When Mikaela williams is having an off shooting, 843 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,599 Night Kim maggie trusts her enough to get the job. 844 00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:18,880 DONE i don't think there's any question on who should 845 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:21,480 win this, AWARD i said the other. Day i'm not 846 00:40:21,519 --> 00:40:25,119 sure there's ten players total in college basketball that are 847 00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:27,800 better all around players than mikaeleb buk because it's not 848 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:28,039 just her. 849 00:40:28,079 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 2: Scoring. Look her scoring is. 850 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,079 Speaker 1: Great seventeen and a half points a, Game, look three 851 00:40:32,079 --> 00:40:34,360 and a half, assist four and a half, rebounds that's. 852 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:37,519 Awesome her defense is really good as. Well she's an underrated. 853 00:40:37,559 --> 00:40:40,519 Defender she can guard one through three defensively as well 854 00:40:40,559 --> 00:40:43,840 as play one through three. Offensively she's about as complete 855 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:47,519 of a basketball player as you're going to. Get she's 856 00:40:47,559 --> 00:40:50,119 also doing all of this on the taller side for 857 00:40:50,119 --> 00:40:52,320 a guard in the women's, game about six to one. 858 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 2: For what is. 859 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:59,599 Speaker 1: Worth the other Finalists Sania citrin From Notre Dame Madison, 860 00:40:59,639 --> 00:41:03,280 booker who is an outstanding player At, Texas Sarah strong 861 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:08,320 From yukon And Camille pierre From. Vanderbilt as good As 862 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:10,760 yukon's been, lately as good As Notre dame has been. 863 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,960 LATELY i think this is a two headed race Between 864 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:17,599 Mikhayla williams And Madison. Booker when you Saw lsu go 865 00:41:17,679 --> 00:41:21,519 To austin and lose that game To, texas a large 866 00:41:21,519 --> 00:41:25,159 part of that was due to the attention To Madison. 867 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,039 Speaker 2: Booker draws because she. 868 00:41:26,039 --> 00:41:28,559 Speaker 1: Did Madison booker is one of those players that doesn't 869 00:41:28,599 --> 00:41:30,559 even have to have a huge game to beat. You 870 00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:33,480 she draws so much attention that her teammates are going 871 00:41:33,519 --> 00:41:36,960 to be open because of the attention she. Draws Mikayla 872 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:40,119 williams is a very similar type of. Player one THING 873 00:41:40,159 --> 00:41:42,559 i will, Say kayl's more versatile on the offensive. Vent 874 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:45,960 she handles the ball a little bit better Than Madison, 875 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:48,719 Booker she's a little bit better of a, distributor and, 876 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:51,920 honestly she's probably better on the defensive. VENT i know 877 00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:54,639 it's early in her, career But Mikayla williams has a 878 00:41:54,679 --> 00:41:57,079 chance to be really really special here In. Baton Riuge 879 00:41:59,079 --> 00:42:02,119 If Kim molkie wants to win another title here. Soon 880 00:42:02,679 --> 00:42:05,519 it's likely going to be only back of a player 881 00:42:05,599 --> 00:42:12,840 like a Michaeleb. Williams she is one of those players 882 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:17,599 that anything you ask her to, do she's going to 883 00:42:17,599 --> 00:42:20,360 be able to. Do we've seen it multiple times this 884 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:22,719 year and again it's it's not just the, shooting even 885 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:25,280 THOUGH i HAVE i have brought up the shooting lad in, 886 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:30,239 games it's it's everything else as. Well, Right, so, look 887 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:32,320 we don't know Who lshu's opponent is going to be 888 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:34,280 in THE sec tournament. Yet they got to play that game, 889 00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:38,199 Tonight but tomorrow at seven point, Thirty L's sho's the three. 890 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:41,159 Seeds they're going to play that late. Game uliss she 891 00:42:41,239 --> 00:42:43,679 was gonna play the. Tournament we'll see what. 892 00:42:43,719 --> 00:42:44,400 Speaker 2: Kind of run they can. 893 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:47,719 Speaker 1: Make their seeding is going to be locked, UP i 894 00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:50,639 think somewhere between three through five, really regardless of what 895 00:42:50,719 --> 00:42:51,840 happens in THE sec. 896 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:53,320 Speaker 2: Tournament and REMEMBER FLA. 897 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:55,639 Speaker 1: J johnson will not be there Until March madness rolls, 898 00:42:55,639 --> 00:42:57,360 around so they will have to do this WITHOUT. Flaje 899 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,559 johnson haven't looked great lately without. Flawsheh when you have 900 00:43:00,599 --> 00:43:03,119 a player Like Mikaela, Williams you're going to be in 901 00:43:03,199 --> 00:43:05,800 every basketball game you, play and it's because of that. 902 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:09,519 REASON lsu losers are the last two games really where 903 00:43:09,519 --> 00:43:11,760 their defense has. Struggled but we'll see what they can 904 00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:13,960 do in THAT sec. Tournament all, right that's going to 905 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:17,159 do it for our number one OF. Otb variety of 906 00:43:17,159 --> 00:43:19,800 topics there and our number. One we open things WITH lsu, 907 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:23,079 baseball hit a COUPLE lsu AND sec football segments and 908 00:43:23,119 --> 00:43:26,239 wrapped up right there with some women's basketball and our number. 909 00:43:26,239 --> 00:43:29,280 TWO i want to continue the college basketball discussion A 910 00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:32,719 March madness preview because there's about three teams right now 911 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:34,280 on the men's side of things THAT i think have 912 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:37,000 separated themselves from the rest of the. Pack we'll get into. 913 00:43:37,079 --> 00:43:39,400 That we'll also talk about These saints running back. Position 914 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:42,159 they are paper. Thin and Then Ross jackson Of Louisiana 915 00:43:42,159 --> 00:43:44,119 sports Dot net And locked On saints will join us 916 00:43:44,199 --> 00:43:46,400 to give us a combine. Recap that's all coming up 917 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:47,599 our number two Of off The. 918 00:43:47,639 --> 00:43:49,320 Speaker 2: Bench off The bench