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Welcome in one of 31 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,000 my favorite guess we got the big man, Brandon Huffman 32 00:01:16,239 --> 00:01:17,640 of two four to seven Sports. 33 00:01:17,719 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: Brandon, how the heck are you, buddy? 34 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:19,719 Speaker 3: Oh? 35 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 5: Just living the gym out of these days? 36 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 6: Ben? How you doing? 37 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 4: Love it man, appreciate you hopping on. I'm doing fantastic. 38 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,840 We're in November. College football season is in full effect. 39 00:01:28,879 --> 00:01:31,599 For getting in the basketball season, high school playoffs and 40 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:34,879 state championships are being handed out. We uh, I know 41 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,319 you took a nice trip out to Salt Lake City 42 00:01:37,359 --> 00:01:40,719 to get eyes on these local talents, so I want 43 00:01:40,719 --> 00:01:41,400 to delve into that. 44 00:01:41,519 --> 00:01:44,079 Speaker 2: But what's this time of the year like for you 45 00:01:44,159 --> 00:01:45,040 there at two four seven? 46 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's crazy because you're dealing with a lot of 47 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,879 the schools that with a crazy coaching carousel. You're dealing 48 00:01:50,959 --> 00:01:52,319 with a lot of the schools that are, you know, 49 00:01:52,359 --> 00:01:54,239 getting close to making a new hire, and what does 50 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:56,239 that mean for the current commits? What does that mean 51 00:01:56,319 --> 00:01:59,000 for commits to other schools? Will they circle back? So 52 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,400 you're tracking that, tracking who's going where. Then the late flips, 53 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:04,239 the guys that have been committed to a school for 54 00:02:04,359 --> 00:02:07,079 the year today, a quarterback from the Bay Area had 55 00:02:07,079 --> 00:02:09,319 been committed to Vanderbilt for fourteen months, two weeks before 56 00:02:09,319 --> 00:02:11,879 sunning Day decides to commit and open things up. So 57 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:14,599 a lot of flip watches going on right now, as 58 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,879 well as the coaching carousel watch. And we haven't even 59 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:19,439 gotten into the portal which is opening for D two 60 00:02:19,439 --> 00:02:22,840 and D three right now. We'll be opening in January, 61 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,159 so we still have that whole crazy part of the 62 00:02:25,159 --> 00:02:25,800 season to cover. 63 00:02:26,719 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 2: Yeah. 64 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 4: I just saw recently with the James Franklin hire, for instance, 65 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,240 that all these Penn State recruits and commits are going 66 00:02:34,319 --> 00:02:37,599 to be taking an official visits to Virginia Tech this 67 00:02:37,759 --> 00:02:38,479 next weekend. 68 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,039 Speaker 2: The chaos is already ensuing. 69 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 6: You got Virginia Tech who's got one coach on the field, 70 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,199 the interim head coach is coaching, while the new head 71 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,000 coach who won't coach a game until next August, is 72 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,520 recruiting guys and bringing guys in for official visits, and 73 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,039 he's replacing his good friend and his former DC. I mean, 74 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,120 if that doesn't kind of speak to where college football 75 00:02:57,159 --> 00:02:59,680 is at in twenty twenty five, I don't know what does. 76 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,479 But that's the kind of craziest. I mean, you got 77 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,159 the whole ole miss situation. If Lane Kifton is gonna stay, 78 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,199 is he going to go? They may need an answer 79 00:03:07,199 --> 00:03:09,319 and what does that mean for ole missus recruiting class. 80 00:03:09,319 --> 00:03:13,039 And so there's so many dominoes in play with the 81 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,479 coaching changes that are even in addition to the already 82 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,840 crazy nature of the final weeks until signing day. 83 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 2: Crazy times. 84 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,719 Speaker 4: Let's talk about the crazy times here at Salt Lake City. 85 00:03:23,719 --> 00:03:26,879 You got to see some good football and good football players. 86 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:29,479 Speaker 2: How was your trip out the SLC oh. 87 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,319 Speaker 6: It was fantastic. You know, Blairry and Goulah, who I 88 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,159 work with, had been covering that event for years and 89 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,080 had been raving about it, and so I was excited 90 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:37,879 to get out there. And the weather could not have 91 00:03:37,919 --> 00:03:40,840 been better. It was perfect. It wasn't too cold, it 92 00:03:40,879 --> 00:03:42,439 wasn't too hot, it was just like kind of the 93 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,479 right weather, and then you got to see some great action. 94 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,719 Speaker 5: You got to see, as I put. 95 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,599 Speaker 6: It this week on our podcast, the guys that I 96 00:03:48,639 --> 00:03:51,639 wanted to see really dominate did. And you when you 97 00:03:51,639 --> 00:03:53,360 go to an event like that and you see six 98 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:56,360 games and you see, you know, commit to every power 99 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,560 for conference and then to the PAC twelve and the 100 00:03:58,599 --> 00:04:01,319 Big Sky, you want those playmakers to make the plays. 101 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,639 And that's what I was treated to. The guys that 102 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,240 I went to go watch, they did their thing. But 103 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,400 then even other guys that maybe weren't as high on 104 00:04:08,439 --> 00:04:11,000 the radar, they did their thing as well. So that's 105 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,400 what it was great to have, you know, six games 106 00:04:13,439 --> 00:04:16,800 over two days and great teams loaded with talent. It 107 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:18,319 wasn't like you were just going to watch one guy 108 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:19,959 on the team. You know, some of these teams had 109 00:04:19,959 --> 00:04:22,800 double digit Division one guys and so I definitely got 110 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,680 my money's worth. I will be back for future semi finals. 111 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,040 It was everything that Blair had hyped it up to be. 112 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 4: And then some who was most impressive to you in 113 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,800 your trip out here out of the recruit that you 114 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:34,480 got eyes on. 115 00:04:35,319 --> 00:04:38,079 Speaker 6: I would say obviously Keenan Pula had the play. 116 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 5: Of the weekend. 117 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 6: But if we're going from the beginning of the game 118 00:04:40,439 --> 00:04:42,480 to the end of the game, without question, it was 119 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,439 little Petti Moulwalla. And this is the second time this 120 00:04:44,519 --> 00:04:45,959 year I got a chance to see him. I had 121 00:04:45,959 --> 00:04:49,319 seen him earlier in the season in Boising Factor against 122 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,079 when Orion played Rocky Mountain and he had fifty three 123 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,560 and a half sacks in that game. He was awesome 124 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,560 on Thursday and then also had a touchdown catch. But 125 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,240 what a menace he is going to be for offensive 126 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:02,800 linemen in the Big twelve. They're just gonna have a 127 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:04,720 hard time figuring out a way to block him because 128 00:05:04,759 --> 00:05:08,279 he's so crappy's so technically sound. He's got a great motor, 129 00:05:08,319 --> 00:05:10,639 he's got quickness off the ball, he's got that length. 130 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,839 I would say that, you know, from the beginning of. 131 00:05:12,759 --> 00:05:14,199 Speaker 5: The game to the end of the game and everything 132 00:05:14,199 --> 00:05:15,480 that he did in between, it. 133 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 6: That Lopetti was probably my favorite player last weekend. 134 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:20,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, he was. 135 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 4: That's a really nice pickup for b Yu. I don't 136 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,120 think realize how good he is. 137 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, And I think that you know, he was a 138 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,680 little bit overshadowed at times by other guys in the 139 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,720 state that probably had a lot of the early attention. 140 00:05:32,879 --> 00:05:34,639 And then you know, I wouldn't say he had like 141 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,600 the most dramatic recruitment. I think he visited Stanford. I 142 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:40,360 want to say he maybe visited cal. I know he 143 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,079 visited UCLA Utah, but BYU, you know, it's kind of. 144 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,759 Speaker 5: An unremarkable recruitment in terms of he just didn't bring 145 00:05:46,759 --> 00:05:47,680 a lot of attention to it. 146 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 6: He just went out there and you know, make the plays. 147 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,800 And I think you know, there was a lot of 148 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,079 excitement about Rider Lions committing in the spring, and you know, 149 00:05:56,199 --> 00:05:57,680 where were they going to stand with some of the 150 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,879 other top targets that he kind of flipped under the radar. 151 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,240 But now you look back and you see how he's 152 00:06:02,319 --> 00:06:04,240 jumped up in the rankings, and you see what he's 153 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,519 done on the field this year, And now that's one 154 00:06:06,519 --> 00:06:08,079 that you look at that you could call it a 155 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,759 sneaky good pickup, but I think it's not sneaky good. 156 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,120 I think it's an outstanding pickup. 157 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 4: I'm looking at the top ten recruits in the state 158 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,079 of Utah for two four seven, pretty much all of 159 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,879 our four star and I think Kenny Poola is like, right, 160 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:23,560 there knocking on the door of a four star. He's 161 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:28,319 at number ten, behind Mata Ali, Benjamin and Jared, his brother. 162 00:06:28,879 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 6: Yep and Ken just actually moved out to a four 163 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,839 star in twenty four to SEVENS rankings on Wednesday himself. 164 00:06:33,879 --> 00:06:38,680 So again, it's a very strong year in state, a 165 00:06:38,759 --> 00:06:40,600 lot of really good talent and a. 166 00:06:40,519 --> 00:06:41,639 Speaker 5: Lot of different positions too. 167 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,759 Speaker 6: I think that's what's probably you know, you and I 168 00:06:44,759 --> 00:06:47,199 have talked about for years, where it's not just lineman. 169 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,199 Obviously there are skill position players. There are players everywhere 170 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,120 outside the trenches that are worth recruiting. But then you 171 00:06:54,199 --> 00:06:56,199 still got the guys that are in the trenches that 172 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:00,560 are worth recruiting. So it's very across the board positionally. 173 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,519 I think in Utah in this class, when. 174 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 4: You look at the commitment, Celessi Moa is at Tennessee 175 00:07:08,399 --> 00:07:10,920 or he's going to be. He committed to Tennessee, Broadcrris Babma, 176 00:07:10,959 --> 00:07:16,279 Lutalo to b YU, Trading Bezinger, Iowa, Easton, Tufa, Sson 177 00:07:16,639 --> 00:07:21,720 Topflexcuse me usc Heleiman Casuga Texas A and m Lopetti 178 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,160 uh is at b YU and then Jared, Matali and 179 00:07:25,279 --> 00:07:29,519 Kennon all going to Utah, Tayden right outside the top ten, 180 00:07:29,839 --> 00:07:35,839 Titan Kaawa, Alabama, then Legend Adam Bywater, Graham Livingston all 181 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:40,040 to b Yu Kai Meza Cal A nice mix of 182 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:44,600 of of of different teams, different uh, different positions. 183 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:45,879 Speaker 2: It's pretty diversified. 184 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 6: Well, and that's four different power for conferences, he said, 185 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,519 you know with Kai going to Cal, that gives him 186 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,040 the acc You've got the two SEC quarterbacks. I mean, 187 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,240 when was the last time that the state of Utah 188 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,480 had two quarter up two players maybe going to the SEC, 189 00:07:57,639 --> 00:08:00,480 let alone two quarterbacks going to the se see two 190 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,519 top ten teams. I mean a week ago that was 191 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,040 the number three and the number four teams in the 192 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,920 country and their quarterback commits came from Utah. And that 193 00:08:06,959 --> 00:08:09,439 doesn't even take into account you know, arguably the best 194 00:08:09,519 --> 00:08:12,160 quarterback in Utah, who's going to Iowa to the big ten. 195 00:08:12,279 --> 00:08:15,639 So yeah, I mean how often does Iowa dip their 196 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,959 toes into the water into the state of Utah. And 197 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,600 so that's what's probably the most impressive thing is that 198 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:26,079 the geographical diversity the recruiting classes in the twenty twenty 199 00:08:26,079 --> 00:08:29,040 sixth class and then you still have Utah and BYU 200 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,440 getting there the line share of the in state kids, 201 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,480 and then Utah State there's a couple of kids good 202 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,360 on that list that Utah States getting that are really 203 00:08:37,399 --> 00:08:40,320 impressive pickups too. So I think that again just speaks 204 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,120 to the ability and the talent of the state of 205 00:08:43,279 --> 00:08:45,080 Utah and the depth of the state as well. 206 00:08:46,039 --> 00:08:49,399 Speaker 4: Who's the most underrated UH in this class? Do you 207 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,399 think in twenty twenty six, is there a most underrated 208 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,480 prospect in this class? 209 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,759 Speaker 6: Then? You know I have this everybody's properly rated, right, 210 00:08:57,799 --> 00:08:59,399 nobody's one. 211 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 2: Everyone, No, But if. 212 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 6: There's a guy that I would say, you know, has 213 00:09:04,639 --> 00:09:08,440 probably played out played his ranking, it's probably two of 214 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,600 the kids that are. I mean Kawa Akana and Isa Gailier, 215 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,480 you know, going to b Yu and Utah respectively. I 216 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,679 think what they've done in the last two weeks especially, 217 00:09:17,039 --> 00:09:18,240 I was at the like I said, I was at 218 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,120 the game against Rocky Mountain and Issa had a kickoff 219 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,320 return for a touchdown. I think he did that yesterday 220 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,200 as well in the state championship game. He scored the 221 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,240 first touchdown for aorum last week. And then Kaway, you know, 222 00:09:28,279 --> 00:09:30,519 he had some health issues earlier in the season. It 223 00:09:30,519 --> 00:09:32,399 took him a while to get going, but when he did, 224 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,159 he had over one hundred yards receiving four orum last week. 225 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:36,240 So those are two guys. 226 00:09:36,039 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 5: That I think, you know, definitely could have been in the. 227 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 6: Conversation for four stars as well with the double digit 228 00:09:42,399 --> 00:09:44,360 guys already in the state. And those are two guys 229 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,320 that I think, you know, b Yu and Utah got 230 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,279 to be giddy that they're getting, you know, to come 231 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,159 in and being that they could be rated higher, which 232 00:09:52,279 --> 00:09:54,519 could make you know, some of those guys in this 233 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,600 day and age cost them a little bit more. But 234 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,840 two guys that I think you know have a great 235 00:09:58,919 --> 00:10:01,240 chance about playing where they're when they get to college. 236 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 4: How would you grade by us pickups in the state 237 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:10,320 comparative to other schools that are recruiting against them right now? 238 00:10:10,919 --> 00:10:12,639 Speaker 6: Well, I mean it's fantastic because you can get a 239 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,000 brock here as you get a bot Mulatalo, you get 240 00:10:15,399 --> 00:10:17,039 you know, the upgrade with a low petty and with 241 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,360 an atom bywater. I think what was looking like a 242 00:10:19,399 --> 00:10:21,799 good in stat place because class becomes a great in 243 00:10:21,919 --> 00:10:24,519 state class, and I think you know, to get those 244 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:27,440 to get a pass rusher, everybody's looking for pass rushers. 245 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,519 Everybody's looking for defensive linemen to get, you know, a 246 00:10:31,159 --> 00:10:33,919 tight end. In the modern era, you're seeing the tight 247 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,799 end becoming such a huge part of a passing offenses. 248 00:10:37,039 --> 00:10:39,320 You know, that's big. To get a linebacker with the 249 00:10:39,399 --> 00:10:42,399 versatility that Adam Bywater has, you know, that's big with 250 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,519 a with a kawe. You know, his positional versatility. He 251 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,120 could be a really good saky, he could be a 252 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,120 really good receiver. He even kicks. I mean, you're getting 253 00:10:49,159 --> 00:10:52,320 guys at different positions of needs, and I think that 254 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,919 that's what you know makes it so well. It's not 255 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,600 like you're just focusing on one position and you're getting 256 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,159 all the best linemen in state. You know, you're getting 257 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,000 a good player at this position, a good player at 258 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,159 this position. Now you go to the other side of 259 00:11:03,159 --> 00:11:04,480 the ball, you're getting a good player at that spot, 260 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,960 a good player at that spot. And that's what you 261 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,159 you know, you want to be able to do. 262 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 5: I think that's something. 263 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,519 Speaker 6: That you know BYU and Utah have done such a 264 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:15,279 good job over the last decade of really keeping those 265 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,200 top kids in state. And yeah, you know you lose 266 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,840 a kid likes Ce. Let's say to Tennessee, and it's 267 00:11:20,919 --> 00:11:23,200 understandable you're not going to keep every kid, especially if 268 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,519 you look at California. How many kids from California lead 269 00:11:25,519 --> 00:11:29,120 the state altogether. I think Bye in Utah of all 270 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,559 the states in the western part of the country, do 271 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,559 the best job of keeping the local kids home when 272 00:11:34,639 --> 00:11:37,159 the sport's never been more transient than it is right now. 273 00:11:37,879 --> 00:11:41,039 Speaker 4: Do you feel like there's any flips that could occur? 274 00:11:41,639 --> 00:11:44,200 H we're in November, ride we're going to get into 275 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,200 December here. Do you think any flips could occur? Any 276 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,480 of these prospects that are in the top twenty that 277 00:11:48,519 --> 00:11:52,000 are currently committed to certain schools they flip to an 278 00:11:52,039 --> 00:11:55,679 in state school here along the loast that front. 279 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean PJ Taki Talkie is probably going to 280 00:11:57,639 --> 00:11:59,399 end up at Utah when it's all said and done. 281 00:11:59,399 --> 00:12:01,440 He was a to b Yu, so I mean he 282 00:12:01,799 --> 00:12:03,559 did de commit I S so I wouldn't necessarily call 283 00:12:03,639 --> 00:12:06,519 him a flip, even though he may end up at Utah. 284 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,519 I will say that, you know, if you're you're gonna 285 00:12:09,519 --> 00:12:12,399 see flips, it'll be like the Matadi Benjamins where they're 286 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,200 committed to a school outside the region and then decide 287 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:17,639 at the end of the day, I want to stay 288 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:19,279 closer to home. But the one that I would say 289 00:12:19,399 --> 00:12:22,000 keep an eye on the most right now would be 290 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,440 Eastern Tasa. And that's mostly because I know, you know, 291 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:29,120 he has been pursued by both Uyu and Utah despite 292 00:12:29,159 --> 00:12:32,440 his commity USC after he had decommitted from Washington. He's 293 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,440 the one that I still taught all the way up 294 00:12:34,519 --> 00:12:37,960 until signing day that one's not a done deal for USC. 295 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,120 I know USC is fighting like tooth and nail to 296 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,000 hold on to him, But he would be the one 297 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:43,919 that I would say circle, just because I know how 298 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,000 hard BYU and Utah are trying to get him to 299 00:12:46,039 --> 00:12:48,600 stay in state. And you know, with the success that 300 00:12:48,639 --> 00:12:50,559 he's had at Corner Canyon the last couple of years, 301 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,559 and obviously Corner Canyon's had quite a few players that are. 302 00:12:53,519 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 5: Choosing to leave the region. 303 00:12:55,159 --> 00:12:57,879 Speaker 6: But with Eastern, I could see, you know, the closer 304 00:12:57,919 --> 00:13:01,639 gets the signing day, the more the the heartstrings could 305 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,679 help BYU in Utah, but USC is definitely worth the 306 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,120 you know, putting up a fight to keep him. 307 00:13:07,799 --> 00:13:11,639 Speaker 4: What do you make of players who are committed elsewhere 308 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:16,600 wearing a different schools football gloves like a. 309 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 2: Lot it was made of. I don't know if you saw. 310 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 6: There's Oh I thought, believe me. 311 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,759 Speaker 2: Okay, Jari knet we're online, Yeah. 312 00:13:23,639 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 4: Jeri knned Pula, we're wearing BYU gloves. And so look, 313 00:13:28,279 --> 00:13:31,320 there's been buzz around the Poola twins for a long time. 314 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,480 And and they were at they were committed to UCLA, 315 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,679 they decommit, they commit to Utah. Are they are they 316 00:13:37,759 --> 00:13:40,960 still getting recruited right now? Are they still maybe open 317 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,480 for business? Is Brett Yormark likes to say. 318 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,879 Speaker 6: In twenty twenty five, nothing is done even when the 319 00:13:47,919 --> 00:13:50,360 papers are signed. You know, we thought last year with 320 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,600 guys that were committed to a school and signed with 321 00:13:53,639 --> 00:13:56,000 the school and ultimately ended up the way that it's 322 00:13:56,039 --> 00:13:57,960 so easy to transfer to get out of it. And 323 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,440 they're no longer signing national lewners of intent. They're citing 324 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,679 intent to enrolls. It's so much easier to get out 325 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,120 of those than the old days. So I've always believed 326 00:14:05,159 --> 00:14:07,559 the subscribe to the adage, watch what they do, not 327 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:10,200 what they say, to let that be an indicator. By 328 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,399 no means am I saying that people should read into 329 00:14:12,399 --> 00:14:13,720 the gloves. But it. 330 00:14:13,879 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 5: Definitely. 331 00:14:14,519 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 6: They're both committed to Utah, they're playing on the field 332 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,159 at Utah and they're wearing the arch rivals gloves. 333 00:14:19,399 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 2: You know, maybe there is. 334 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 4: Did you raise your eyebrowsers will be like oh or 335 00:14:23,159 --> 00:14:23,679 is that right? 336 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:23,919 Speaker 3: Like? 337 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 6: Eh, you know, I mean, I'm used to I've been 338 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,120 doing this long enough where I'm used to guys wearing 339 00:14:29,159 --> 00:14:31,639 gloves from one school, a you know, a skull cap 340 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,200 from another school, a talis in the third school, and 341 00:14:34,279 --> 00:14:37,559 socks from before school. It's never Hey, I'm going to 342 00:14:37,559 --> 00:14:39,159 be committed to this school and I'm going to wear 343 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,039 the gloves of their rival while I'm playing on the 344 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:43,600 campus of the school I'm going to. That kind of 345 00:14:43,639 --> 00:14:45,799 added a little extra dimension of spice to it. 346 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 2: No doubt about it. 347 00:14:47,519 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 4: Brandon Hoffman two four seven Sports a Recruiting Insider covers 348 00:14:52,519 --> 00:14:55,360 all things on the around the country for two four seven. 349 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:56,399 Speaker 2: What have you been writing about? 350 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 4: What are some of the features that we can find 351 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,000 that you've written about over the last week. 352 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 5: Granted, yeah, it's actually been kind of fun. 353 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:03,639 Speaker 6: You know, we're getting to that time of year where 354 00:15:03,639 --> 00:15:05,559 you're kind of trying to assess, you know, what is 355 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,559 recruiting like in twenty twenty five. I just did a 356 00:15:07,559 --> 00:15:10,320 feature on Air Force and Troy Calhoun and how he's 357 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,200 recruiting in twenty twenty five at a service academy in 358 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,440 the era of the transfer portal and nil when they 359 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,480 don't have that to offer. And then I just did 360 00:15:17,519 --> 00:15:21,000 a piece yesterday on Callan Stanford how Ron Rivera and 361 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,240 Andrew luck leave the NFL to go back to their 362 00:15:23,279 --> 00:15:27,039 alma maters at a time where there's never been more 363 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:31,039 of a need for oversight in leadership. Yet they're navigating 364 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,759 a conference that they didn't play in or coaching when 365 00:15:34,799 --> 00:15:37,679 they were collegiate players and now see their school on 366 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,600 the other side of the country and trying to make 367 00:15:39,679 --> 00:15:41,919 sense of where it's at. While one's trying to hold 368 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,360 on to his quarterback that everybody in the country's going 369 00:15:44,399 --> 00:15:45,879 to want, and the other one's trying to hire a 370 00:15:45,919 --> 00:15:48,519 coach at his alma mater. So you know, we're getting 371 00:15:48,519 --> 00:15:48,799 to that. 372 00:15:48,759 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 5: Time of year where hey, we're dealing with the transfer. 373 00:15:51,399 --> 00:15:54,639 Speaker 6: Portal, well, dealing with NIO, We're dealing with guys signing 374 00:15:54,679 --> 00:15:57,360 and not necessarily signing because that's the best fit for 375 00:15:57,399 --> 00:15:59,240 what they do from a football standpoint. It's the best 376 00:15:59,279 --> 00:16:01,960 tit for what they do from a resources standpoint, And 377 00:16:02,399 --> 00:16:05,440 you know, with guys committing earlier and earlier in the year, 378 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,360 we're still getting to that crazy season. We're like, hey, 379 00:16:08,759 --> 00:16:10,919 just because guys committed six months ago does not mean 380 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,320 at all that they're sticking with that school. So we've 381 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,000 got two weeks of craziness. We've got signing days, signing 382 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:17,919 what four. 383 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 5: Days after the regular season. 384 00:16:19,279 --> 00:16:21,399 Speaker 6: Ends, and then you got the playoffs, So there's still 385 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,360 plenty of content cranking out these days. 386 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 4: Last thing I got for your little rivalry talk as 387 00:16:27,399 --> 00:16:31,080 we were talking about the pool of twins, as by 388 00:16:31,159 --> 00:16:35,279 You now officially caught up to Utah. You tied a 389 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,559 head start of over what thirteen years now in the 390 00:16:37,639 --> 00:16:40,519 power force. Status is by you officially caught up? 391 00:16:40,559 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 2: Do you think? 392 00:16:41,799 --> 00:16:43,799 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think it's fair to say that they're pretty 393 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,080 even in how they're recruiting. And I think that, you know, 394 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,879 Utah maybe doing a little bit more national recruiting than 395 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:53,200 BYU does, just in terms of intentional targeting of guys 396 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,679 in Texas and guys in Florida, which Utah has been 397 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,559 doing for some time. But I think, you know, it's 398 00:16:58,639 --> 00:17:01,679 certainly fair to say that they're pretty even in their recruiting. 399 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,759 It certainly was a stretch there where Utah just about 400 00:17:04,759 --> 00:17:07,960 god everybody they wanted in state, and then BYU has 401 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,599 done a really good jug the last two or three 402 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,119 classes of kind of turning the table. So I think 403 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:16,119 that they're they're certainly on equal footing when it comes 404 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,599 to recruiting. And I think it's, you know, just adding 405 00:17:18,599 --> 00:17:21,720 another dimension to a robbery that's so loving and caring 406 00:17:21,759 --> 00:17:22,640 towards each side. 407 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:26,559 Speaker 4: Love it branded best way to support you. How you 408 00:17:26,599 --> 00:17:28,839 do it for all of our listeners. 409 00:17:29,519 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 6: Twenty four to seven sports is where you want to be. 410 00:17:31,519 --> 00:17:33,960 Follow me on Twitter or ex whatever we're calling it 411 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,960 at Brandon Huffman. All kinds of information and stuff rolling 412 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:37,680 out these days. 413 00:17:38,279 --> 00:17:41,319 Speaker 4: Love it man, you do fantastic work. Love hearing from you. 414 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:46,519 And oh you know what twenty twenty seven, Real quick, 415 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:50,160 twenty twenty seven. How's the twenty twenty seven class shaping 416 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:51,359 up for BYU? 417 00:17:51,599 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 2: Is it too early to talk? Twenty twenty seven? 418 00:17:54,319 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 6: Hey, I'll tell you what they had. Getting Utah at 419 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,400 home this year was great for them. They had a 420 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,279 huge recruit week. In that weekend they had trading Messenger 421 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,720 who or sorry, guys, got Buddy Sparrow trading's the quarterback 422 00:18:05,759 --> 00:18:08,079 to twenty six. But Buddy Sparrow is there. Crew Jones 423 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,079 who helped his team win a state championship yesterday there 424 00:18:11,079 --> 00:18:13,960 at Ridgeline. He was there so many of the twenty 425 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,720 eights in class in the state. 426 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 5: It's a very good twenty seven and twenty. 427 00:18:17,759 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 6: Eight class in the state of Utah, and Yu had 428 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,039 almost every one of those guys at their game against Utah. 429 00:18:23,079 --> 00:18:26,279 So to get that win against in state foe was 430 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,119 certainly well. But we'll start to see the twenty sevens 431 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:30,640 ramp up here in the next month or two. 432 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 4: Love it, Brandon, We salute you, We appreciate you always 433 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,559 doing fantastic work. 434 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for hopping off for a cruit the 435 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:37,359 cougar segment. 436 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,599 Speaker 6: Thanks a lot, Ban, We'll talk to you there. 437 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 4: Go follow Brandon on X and make sure you're supporting 438 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,279 him at two for seven Sports. That segment was brought 439 00:18:45,319 --> 00:18:50,240 to you by Dental Pros of Utah dentalprosf Utah dot com. 440 00:18:50,599 --> 00:18:54,680 Where your smile gets the attention it deserves. Biothetic dentistry 441 00:18:55,359 --> 00:19:00,200 preserving your nature's natural design in your smile. 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And you know, are they healthy? 472 00:20:30,319 --> 00:20:33,559 Speaker 4: Are they healthy enough to knock off a BYU team 473 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:37,160 that's rolling pretty good coming off a big win over TCU. 474 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:38,920 We're gonna break it all down. It's gonna be brought 475 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,000 to you by Bresa Cleaning Services. 476 00:20:41,279 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 2: That's right. 477 00:20:41,759 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 4: Bresa Cleaning Services makes it a breeze to keep your 478 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:48,559 house clean. If you're looking for the best way to 479 00:20:49,079 --> 00:20:52,039 take care of that lovely lady in your life, one 480 00:20:52,079 --> 00:20:53,359 of the best ways you can do it is by 481 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,480 keeping her house clean and doing a deep clean on occasion. 482 00:20:56,519 --> 00:20:59,119 And that's where Bresa cleaning Services comes in. 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The last couple of games they 499 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,720 went from seven to one to seven and three. Last 500 00:21:47,839 --> 00:21:51,160 year they were five and two and didn't win another game. 501 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:55,200 So they're trying to avoid another end of end of 502 00:21:55,279 --> 00:21:58,680 season swoon, at least this year with seven wins, they 503 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,359 know they're going to a ball game, but I think 504 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,400 this Saturday night they're determined to show, you know what 505 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,599 We're more like the team that was seven and one 506 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,119 than like the team that's dropped to in a row. 507 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 4: How would you describe the culture of the Cincinnati Bearcats 508 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,759 locker room led by coach Scott Saderfield. You know how 509 00:22:17,759 --> 00:22:20,279 many years has he been there now and what type 510 00:22:20,279 --> 00:22:22,640 of culture has he built in order to keep this 511 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:23,640 team on track? 512 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: Yeer three for Scott Sadderfield, and I would say the 513 00:22:27,759 --> 00:22:30,880 culture might be the biggest strength this team has, not 514 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,680 just because of him, but because they have tremendous senior leadership. 515 00:22:34,759 --> 00:22:38,440 They have two three time captains, one on each side 516 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,160 of the ball. That ties the all time Cincinnati record 517 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:46,079 for most captainships Gavin Gerhart. They're starting center who's approaching 518 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:47,359 fifty career starts. 519 00:22:47,599 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 3: He's a three year captain. 520 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: Their nose tackle, Dante the Godfather Corleone, one of the 521 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:56,200 best nicknames in college football. He's a three time captain. 522 00:22:56,279 --> 00:22:59,119 So those two guys really lead the way. It's one 523 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,759 of the biggest reasons why they have gone from a 524 00:23:01,799 --> 00:23:04,599 team that struggled in year one in the Big twelve 525 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,920 two years ago to one that is at least still 526 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,079 mathematically alive in the shot at going to the Big 527 00:23:11,079 --> 00:23:13,279 Twelve Championship game. They would need a lot of help 528 00:23:13,319 --> 00:23:15,119 to get there, and obviously they would need to win 529 00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:18,359 against BYU on Saturday night. But the simple fact that 530 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,880 they're still in the hunt with two games left in 531 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:22,960 the regular season is a good sign for where this 532 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,400 program is going new coming. 533 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 2: Well, let me take a step back. 534 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 4: Cincinnati was once upon a time a power part of 535 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,319 a power conference. They were relegated to non power conference. 536 00:23:32,319 --> 00:23:34,519 Now they're back into a power conference. We're looking at 537 00:23:34,839 --> 00:23:36,839 I remember when we were looking at the new Big twelve, 538 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,160 it was Cincinnati, you know, BYU, UCF, these new kids 539 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,519 on the block, et cetera. And if you look at 540 00:23:42,559 --> 00:23:44,839 the wins and losses and the impact that they'd had 541 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:48,319 over the previous decade, they were very similar in resume. 542 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:52,480 They quite honestly were some maybe had higher peaks than 543 00:23:52,599 --> 00:23:55,920 others at certain times, but they were all pretty similar. 544 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:59,079 How do you feel that Cincinnati's made the transition comparative 545 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,519 to their their their counterparts thus far into Big twelve. 546 00:24:04,079 --> 00:24:06,319 Speaker 1: Well, the tough part for Cincinnati is that they moved 547 00:24:06,319 --> 00:24:08,240 into the Big Twelve the same year that they had 548 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:12,359 a coaching change. Had Luke Fickle stayed and not gone 549 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,720 to Wisconsin where obviously he's had some hard times there, 550 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,119 but he really had it going at Cincinnati. There would 551 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,279 not have been such a big drop off when they 552 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,079 moved to the Big Twelve. But when you ever have 553 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,480 whenever you have a coaching change, and this day and 554 00:24:26,519 --> 00:24:30,240 age with a wide open transfer portal, it's really hard 555 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:32,440 to keep guys on the roster, and that's what happened 556 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,640 at Cincinnati. So they took a step backward. Now they're 557 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:40,400 back on the climb. I'll say this, whatever league Cincinnati 558 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,279 has been in in the past, within a relatively short 559 00:24:44,319 --> 00:24:47,200 period of time, they're one of the better teams. 560 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,279 Speaker 3: And I think that's happening in the Big Twelve. 561 00:24:49,319 --> 00:24:53,599 Speaker 1: There's tremendous high school football in the state of Ohio. 562 00:24:53,839 --> 00:24:57,920 It's not California, it's not Texas, it's not Florida, but 563 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,119 it's probably fourth on the list for the most talent 564 00:25:01,279 --> 00:25:04,960 in any state. So Cincinnati has that advantage when it 565 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,240 comes to recruiting. And again, whatever league the Bearcats have 566 00:25:08,319 --> 00:25:12,519 been in, eventually they've become one of the better teams 567 00:25:12,519 --> 00:25:14,720 of the league, not necessarily the best. That's going to 568 00:25:14,759 --> 00:25:16,720 be hard in the Big Twelve to be the premier 569 00:25:16,799 --> 00:25:19,759 program in this league. But I do think Cincinnati is 570 00:25:19,799 --> 00:25:24,200 going to likely be one of the better teams consistently 571 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:25,160 going forward. 572 00:25:25,759 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's uh, you know Houston too. You know Houston, 573 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,880 you know has done well. Uh, They've definitely had their 574 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,720 ups and downs in the transition. But these new kids 575 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,519 on the blocks that didn't necessarily have all the resources 576 00:25:38,559 --> 00:25:41,599 that the other programs have had for so long to 577 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,839 create a new competitive and I think they're they're very competitive, right, 578 00:25:44,839 --> 00:25:49,279 They're they're they're good football programs and they're rising into 579 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,599 prominence in the within the power structure. 580 00:25:52,839 --> 00:25:53,519 Speaker 2: Cincinnati. 581 00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:55,839 Speaker 1: Okay, they're just going to say, with all, with all 582 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,559 due respect to Houston, Houston does not have anything close 583 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,839 to the history that Cincinnati has. 584 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:02,599 Speaker 3: In college football. 585 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 6: Now. 586 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 1: To their credit, they're having a good year under Willie Fritz, 587 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,920 and Houston is in Texas, so there's a lot of 588 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,559 talent there. But I do think the big difference between 589 00:26:11,559 --> 00:26:14,680 the two programs is that Houston, for whatever reason, just 590 00:26:14,759 --> 00:26:17,799 doesn't seem to have moved the needle in fan interest 591 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,079 in Houston. If you look at their games now, there 592 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,279 always seems to be a lot of empty seats at 593 00:26:22,279 --> 00:26:25,640 their games. Cincinnati was in the fourteen College Football Playoff 594 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,240 four years ago. Yeah, so this program has been at 595 00:26:28,279 --> 00:26:31,200 a much higher level than Houston, certainly in the last 596 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:32,960 ten to twenty years. 597 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 2: No, no doubt. 598 00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 4: I mean, like I said, when I was evaluating these 599 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,960 teams BYU Houston, UCF and Cincinnati from a total wins 600 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:46,759 losses standpoint, they were pretty similar by resume when they 601 00:26:46,759 --> 00:26:49,319 were getting invited, is what I was getting at. In 602 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,480 you know, since two thousand and six, you know, Houston's 603 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,480 gone to a lot of bowl games. They've had you know, 604 00:26:54,559 --> 00:26:57,559 double digit win seasons. I think in they had a 605 00:26:57,559 --> 00:26:59,680 thirteen win season, a ten win season, ten win season 606 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,680 to twelve when's they've been respectable, is what I'm getting 607 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:07,359 That's why they got the invite. And so I think Cincinnati, though, 608 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,720 was one of the favorites to be at the top 609 00:27:09,799 --> 00:27:12,920 of the food chain and make the biggest impact when 610 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,000 they made the transition back to the Power Force structure. 611 00:27:16,319 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 2: And I think we're seeing that right now. 612 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 3: I would agree with that. 613 00:27:21,799 --> 00:27:28,079 Speaker 1: Cincinnati since two thousand and eight has played in the Orange, Sugar, Cotton, 614 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,400 and Peach Bowls. As I mentioned, they qualified for the 615 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:35,240 fourteen Playoff in twenty twenty one, the only team outside 616 00:27:35,279 --> 00:27:38,160 of the then Power five to do it. So this 617 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,960 is a football program that has had its ups and downs, 618 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,079 largely when they've had coaching changes, they take a little 619 00:27:44,079 --> 00:27:47,000 step back before they're good again. But if you go 620 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,680 back to when Mark D'Antonio was the head coach in 621 00:27:50,759 --> 00:27:54,599 the mid two thousands, that's really when Cincinnati started to climb, 622 00:27:54,759 --> 00:27:58,400 and by and large, it's been a very successful program 623 00:27:58,400 --> 00:27:58,920 ever since. 624 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:03,400 Speaker 4: How would you just the nil offering right now within 625 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:08,359 the Cincinnati program and the resources that are being allocated 626 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,680 to the athletic department in order to stay competitive in 627 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:12,599 the modern era. 628 00:28:14,279 --> 00:28:16,519 Speaker 1: Certainly not at the top of a pyramid in the 629 00:28:16,559 --> 00:28:19,359 Big twelve, and that's going to be a challenge going forward. 630 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,480 I don't know that Cincinnati will ever be one of 631 00:28:21,519 --> 00:28:24,640 the biggest spenders in the Big twelve, but they're spending enough. 632 00:28:25,079 --> 00:28:27,559 They've got really good players on the roster that they've 633 00:28:27,559 --> 00:28:30,839 been able to retain, and they just moved into a 634 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:36,440 palatial football facility, the Shakeley Indoor Practice Facility. I've talked 635 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,680 to a lot of NFL scouts that have come through 636 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,880 Cincinnati since the building opened. They say it's the best 637 00:28:42,039 --> 00:28:44,839 they've been to so in this day and age, I 638 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,039 don't know if that moves the needle as much as 639 00:28:48,079 --> 00:28:51,400 it once did back in the normal recruiting days, when 640 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,480 it was about relationships and facilities and wins and losses 641 00:28:54,759 --> 00:28:57,400 and fan support. I think something like that would have 642 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:01,799 made a gigantic difference. Number One thing seems to be 643 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,160 nil in many instances, so you have to be competitive 644 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:08,119 in that area, but every little bit helps. Then they 645 00:29:08,119 --> 00:29:11,519 do have a magnificent facility now to train, in practice, 646 00:29:11,559 --> 00:29:13,279 in hang out, in etc. 647 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 4: Do you feel I don't know how many active players 648 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,079 Cincinnati has in the NFL, but I know they've done 649 00:29:19,119 --> 00:29:21,240 a pretty good job of developing NFL talent. 650 00:29:21,599 --> 00:29:23,319 Speaker 2: How does that outlook? 651 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:29,039 Speaker 4: What's that perspective there on development and attracting NFL talent 652 00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:30,759 and putting them in the league. 653 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's been really good. 654 00:29:33,799 --> 00:29:38,799 Speaker 1: So Travis Kelcey, Jason Kelcey before retired, Sauce Gardner. They've 655 00:29:38,839 --> 00:29:42,000 got some prominent players in the NFL that are among 656 00:29:42,079 --> 00:29:43,240 the best at their position. 657 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:44,839 Speaker 3: If you go back to. 658 00:29:44,839 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: The I guess it was the twenty twenty season, twenty 659 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,519 twenty one season, so the twenty twenty two draft, they 660 00:29:51,519 --> 00:29:54,160 had nine players selected. They were among the most of 661 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:58,240 any team in college football that year, So that definitely helps. 662 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,200 I think high school players, no, can you help me 663 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,200 reach my ultimate goal and get to the NFL. And 664 00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:07,839 every time a Bearcat has success on Sunday, that helps. 665 00:30:08,039 --> 00:30:08,759 Speaker 2: No doubt about it. 666 00:30:08,839 --> 00:30:14,799 Speaker 4: Let's pivot over to this game by versus Cincinnati. BYU's 667 00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:17,400 three and zero against the Bearcats all time. But the 668 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,440 Bearcats I think are built a little bit different than 669 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,240 those three other teams that by you played in the past, 670 00:30:23,759 --> 00:30:27,519 and it's going to be a competitive one at Knippert Stadium. 671 00:30:28,079 --> 00:30:32,039 Give me a little breakdown of maybe the current health 672 00:30:32,039 --> 00:30:35,640 status of the Cincinnati Bearcats team and what they're looking 673 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,839 to maybe execute on the field at home this weekend. 674 00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:44,119 Speaker 1: Getting healthier, that's the good news from Cincinnati's perspective. They 675 00:30:44,119 --> 00:30:46,279 have not had one of their two best running backs 676 00:30:46,279 --> 00:30:48,680 in the last two weeks, Evan Pryor. I think he 677 00:30:48,799 --> 00:30:52,119 is back on Saturday Night. They did not have their 678 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:55,440 fastest wide receiver last week, Caleb Goodie, who's among the 679 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:59,559 fastest in the country. He is definitely back on Saturday Night. 680 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,640 I mentioned Dante Corleone early in this conversation he might 681 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,079 be one of the best defensive tackles in the country, 682 00:31:06,559 --> 00:31:09,240 but he hurt his ankle in week two or three, 683 00:31:09,319 --> 00:31:11,839 I can't remember which, but he missed a few weeks 684 00:31:12,039 --> 00:31:16,079 and frankly has not been dominant for the most part since. 685 00:31:16,599 --> 00:31:19,279 But a couple of weeks ago he started to look 686 00:31:19,359 --> 00:31:20,559 better and feel better. 687 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 3: Then they had a bye. 688 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,519 Speaker 1: He was even healthier last week, So I think there's 689 00:31:24,519 --> 00:31:27,079 a chance that Byu is going to have to deal 690 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:31,240 with Dante Corleone at his most dominant, which would definitely 691 00:31:31,279 --> 00:31:34,039 help the Cincinnati defense. If you look at this team 692 00:31:34,079 --> 00:31:38,160 this year, it's been great on offense. It's been okay 693 00:31:38,839 --> 00:31:42,559 on defense, opportunistic on defense. They get stops in the 694 00:31:42,599 --> 00:31:47,039 red zone. They've got decent number of fumbles for us. 695 00:31:47,079 --> 00:31:49,640 They don't have as many interceptions as they would like. 696 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:53,160 But the offense for the most part has been exceptional. 697 00:31:53,759 --> 00:31:56,640 Now last couple of weeks it hasn't been quite as good. 698 00:31:56,720 --> 00:32:01,000 Brendan Sorosby has thrown a few picks. Utah was able 699 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,640 to get a lot of pressure on him in that 700 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,279 game a few weeks ago. I'm sure Byu will try 701 00:32:05,319 --> 00:32:08,839 to on Saturday night, But for the season, it's been 702 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:12,000 one of the better offensive teams in the country, certainly 703 00:32:12,039 --> 00:32:13,000 one of the most efficient. 704 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 4: It's led by a fantastic quarterback, a fantastic leader, a 705 00:32:19,119 --> 00:32:20,039 captain of men. 706 00:32:20,079 --> 00:32:24,759 Speaker 2: And what do you expect from him in this game? 707 00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:28,039 Speaker 4: Do you think he bounces back from these two losses 708 00:32:28,119 --> 00:32:31,759 and can lead the Bearcats to victory over the Cougar 709 00:32:31,839 --> 00:32:36,000 is a highly ranked b What U Cougar football team, Well. 710 00:32:35,839 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: It's certainly capable of it. Brendan Sorosby's had a great year. 711 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:41,519 I think there was a stretch there where he was 712 00:32:41,599 --> 00:32:45,359 climbing on NFL draft boards to the point that maybe 713 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,920 he was being considered as a Day two pick. I 714 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,359 think his draft stock has taken a shot a bit 715 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,200 over the last couple of weeks, and maybe that's good 716 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,079 for Cincinnati because he does have a year of eligibility 717 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,079 left and they would. 718 00:32:55,839 --> 00:32:56,759 Speaker 3: Love to have him back. 719 00:32:57,039 --> 00:32:59,079 Speaker 1: But he's a really good player, and he's a true 720 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,200 dual thread quarterback, much like Bear Bachmeyer. He's capable of 721 00:33:03,279 --> 00:33:07,119 running and throwing. He's had exceptional games of doing either 722 00:33:07,359 --> 00:33:10,319 or both, and they're going to have to count on 723 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:11,960 him to have a big game to have a chance 724 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:12,759 against BYU. 725 00:33:12,799 --> 00:33:13,839 Speaker 3: It's an excellent opponent. 726 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: So Brendan Soresby can't have the type of game that 727 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,480 he had last week where he threw a couple of 728 00:33:18,519 --> 00:33:21,400 bad picks. Do that against BYU and you're not going 729 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:21,720 to win. 730 00:33:22,079 --> 00:33:25,319 Speaker 4: How would you evaluate and great out the trench warfare 731 00:33:26,079 --> 00:33:29,519 battles that Cincinnati has. 732 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 2: Been combating with. 733 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,519 Speaker 4: Right, How good is this offensive defensive line for the Bearcats? 734 00:33:35,559 --> 00:33:38,640 Can they win the line of scrimmage versus the BWAYU Cougars. 735 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,839 Speaker 1: It's one of the best offensive lines in the country. 736 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:46,400 Cincinnati has only surrendered three sacks all year, and they 737 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:49,359 faced some really good defensive lines in the Big Twelve, 738 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,279 So that's one of the reasons why the offense has 739 00:33:52,359 --> 00:33:57,240 been so efficient. The offensive line is outstanding. The defensive 740 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:02,200 line I would not describe as outstanding. It's solid. If 741 00:34:02,279 --> 00:34:06,480 Dante Corleone can be his dominant self like he was 742 00:34:06,599 --> 00:34:09,119 prior to the ankle injury, that would help a lot. 743 00:34:09,519 --> 00:34:12,280 I think they've got some decent players on the defensive line. 744 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:16,079 Jalen Hunt is a decent player. Micah Coleman, coming back 745 00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:19,239 from an achilles injury, hasn't had a great year, but 746 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,039 he looked great last week. He had two and a 747 00:34:21,079 --> 00:34:23,800 half tackles for loss in a sack. So they've got 748 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,480 some decent players on the defensive line. But if you're 749 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:28,880 comparing the two units, the offensive line as far as 750 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:30,679 superior to the defensive line. 751 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 4: What would you say the weaknesses of this team if 752 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:33,840 it has any I don't know if it has any 753 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:34,800 glaring weaknesses. 754 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,039 Speaker 1: I would say the most questionable unit on the team 755 00:34:40,119 --> 00:34:44,519 is probably the secondary, and I would say the cornerbacks 756 00:34:44,599 --> 00:34:45,440 in particular. 757 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,840 Speaker 3: I don't want that to sound like they're bad. They're 758 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:49,519 not bad. 759 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 1: But if you had to pick out one unit that 760 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,360 you would say, all right, that's maybe the most questionable 761 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:55,440 unit on the team. 762 00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:57,760 Speaker 3: I would probably start with the cornerbacks. 763 00:34:58,079 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: They've got good speed at the position, they don't have 764 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:04,639 good size at the position, so that's been an issue 765 00:35:04,679 --> 00:35:08,800 at times. They've been flagged for a pretty high number 766 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,000 of defensive pass interference or defensive holding penalties. 767 00:35:12,519 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 3: So again, not a glaring weakness. 768 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:17,840 Speaker 1: I think they're okay there, but in comparison to the 769 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,440 other position groups, that's probably the one that's been the 770 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:21,000 most up and. 771 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,440 Speaker 2: Down from a scouting report standpoint. 772 00:35:23,519 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 4: I know you've interacted with players and coaches this week. 773 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:29,400 What have they said about this BYU team that's coming in, 774 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:35,400 you know, to take on a Bearcats team that is 775 00:35:35,639 --> 00:35:37,960 maybe licking its wounds over the last two weeks. 776 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 1: I would say two things get brought up over and 777 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:45,320 over again as I've talked to Cincinnati players and coaches. 778 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:51,119 Number One, BYU doesn't beat itself, which I think is 779 00:35:51,159 --> 00:35:54,440 a real compliment when it comes out of the mouth 780 00:35:54,679 --> 00:35:58,559 of a coach in particular, coaches always always respect teams 781 00:35:58,599 --> 00:36:01,440 that you know, don't make the type of self inflicted 782 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:04,360 wounds that cost you games, and BYU by and large 783 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:08,079 has not done that. Secondly, everybody's talking about the physicality, 784 00:36:08,599 --> 00:36:15,679 so DYU has exceptional offensive and defensive lines. That's definitely 785 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,559 a concern for Cincinnati in this game. 786 00:36:18,159 --> 00:36:18,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's. 787 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 4: Something that I think BU has prided itself in not 788 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,960 turning the ball over and hopefully taking the ball away. 789 00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:30,079 The turnover margin battles have been the majority of them 790 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:35,159 won by BYU this year. How has Cincinnati been at 791 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:38,519 protecting the football this season and taking away the football? 792 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,639 Speaker 1: For the most part this year, good at protecting it, 793 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:46,400 not as good at taking it away, particularly when it 794 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,840 comes to interceptions. They forced a good number of fumbles. 795 00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:52,119 Of course, there's always a little bit of luck involved 796 00:36:52,119 --> 00:36:54,119 there as to whether you're going to recover it or not. 797 00:36:54,639 --> 00:36:57,159 But for the past two years now, they just have 798 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:01,280 not come up with enough interceptions. And since they play 799 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:03,679 a three to three five defense most of the time, 800 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:08,440 you've got the extra defensive back back there. Iowa State 801 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:11,480 kind of popularize this defense, and one of the reasons 802 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:13,960 why the Cyclones have been so good is that year 803 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,159 after year after year they turn it into a bunch 804 00:37:17,159 --> 00:37:20,400 of interceptions. Cincinnati has not been able to do that 805 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,039 so far this year, and they didn't do it last 806 00:37:23,119 --> 00:37:23,559 year either. 807 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,719 Speaker 2: How do you see this game playing out? 808 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,599 Speaker 4: You've seen a lot of Cincinnati football over the years. 809 00:37:29,639 --> 00:37:32,599 You know this squad better than anybody. How do you 810 00:37:32,639 --> 00:37:34,440 see this game playing out at Nippert Stadium. 811 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,840 Speaker 1: I'll say this, I think one of the big steps 812 00:37:39,039 --> 00:37:42,519 that the Cincinnati football program is looking to take in 813 00:37:42,639 --> 00:37:46,800 year three under Scott Sadderfield is to win its biggest 814 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:52,239 home games. That's what premier elite programs do. When you 815 00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:55,119 get a good team on your home field, maybe even 816 00:37:55,159 --> 00:37:57,719 a team that's a little bit better than you are 817 00:37:57,719 --> 00:38:00,400 in terms of talent, you find a way to win 818 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:06,239 those games. Cincinnati has approached that point. They beat Arizona 819 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:08,880 State last year when Arizona State won the league title. 820 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,280 That was at Nippert Stadium. They've got a home win 821 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,679 over Iowa State this year when the Cyclones were still 822 00:38:13,679 --> 00:38:16,119 in the top twenty five. So they've had a few 823 00:38:16,159 --> 00:38:20,559 games like that, but they don't have one yet under 824 00:38:20,559 --> 00:38:25,320 coach Satderfield. That would be like beating DYU on Saturday night, 825 00:38:25,639 --> 00:38:29,559 number eleven in the country, ahead of you on the 826 00:38:29,559 --> 00:38:32,320 the conference totem pole when it comes to the standings, 827 00:38:32,599 --> 00:38:34,840 a team that's got a ton to play for, much 828 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:38,400 like you do. That is the mission for Cincinnati on 829 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:41,519 Saturday night to try to win one of those gigantic 830 00:38:41,599 --> 00:38:45,400 home games. That tells everybody in the conference going into 831 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,960 Nippert Stadium is going to be difficult going forward. 832 00:38:48,599 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 4: One last thing before we let you go, appreciate you 833 00:38:51,039 --> 00:38:55,559 hopping on to discuss the Cincinnati Bearcats team and what 834 00:38:55,639 --> 00:38:58,559 it does well and what the environment also is going 835 00:38:58,639 --> 00:38:58,920 to be like. 836 00:38:59,039 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 2: They have two questions for before I let you go. 837 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 4: One of them is this The COLLG Football Playoff Committee 838 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:09,320 dropped their rankings and gave some respect to the big twelve, 839 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:14,079 I would say some respect because you know, you got 840 00:39:14,079 --> 00:39:15,920 Texas Tech at the top of the food chain. BYU 841 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:20,400 said one lost team, and they justified keeping BYU out 842 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:23,840 of the top ten because they lost to Texas Tech, 843 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:26,519 a top five team, on the road at Lubbock, and 844 00:39:26,559 --> 00:39:29,239 it wasn't a competitive game, even though the scoring margin 845 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:33,480 was I think the smallest scoring margin twenty two points 846 00:39:33,519 --> 00:39:34,960 in their victories. 847 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:36,400 Speaker 2: Thus far this season. 848 00:39:36,679 --> 00:39:39,280 Speaker 4: But Batmo jor Mark said, I am thrilled to see 849 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,440 the Big twelve conference getting the respected deserves. I said 850 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,880 a Big Twelve Football Media Days in July that we 851 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:46,039 would earn it on the field, and we continue to 852 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:46,400 do that. 853 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,400 Speaker 2: Do you think the Big twelve is getting. 854 00:39:48,199 --> 00:39:51,960 Speaker 4: The respect it deserves as a powerful conference versus the 855 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,039 Big Ten and the SEC. 856 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:55,440 Speaker 3: No, not yet. 857 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:58,880 Speaker 1: I think it is slowly moving in that direction, but 858 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,880 it doesn't happen over Let's face it, when Texas and 859 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:06,320 Oklahoma left, it hurt the reputation of the conference, fairly 860 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:10,079 or unfairly. Just to have two big name, blue blood 861 00:40:10,159 --> 00:40:13,639 type programs exit made everybody think, Wow, the. 862 00:40:13,559 --> 00:40:15,719 Speaker 3: Big twelve is not going to be as good going forward. 863 00:40:16,079 --> 00:40:18,679 Speaker 1: I think it's every bit as good and Texas wasn't 864 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:22,960 winning league championships in this league anyway. For the last 865 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:27,599 several years, Oklahoma typically did, so it just takes time. 866 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:30,360 I do think that things are moving in the right 867 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:33,760 direction for the conference in terms of the national reputation. 868 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:37,360 I do think that most people look at the Big 869 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:41,199 Twelve as the third best league, clearly ahead of the ACC. 870 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:43,159 Speaker 3: So that's a good step. 871 00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:45,400 Speaker 1: But they're just going to have to continue to win 872 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:48,239 big games for people to think that they've closed the 873 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:49,840 gap on the Big ten of the SEC. 874 00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 2: Great stuff. 875 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:56,480 Speaker 4: Any recommendations for our fan base that's heading out to 876 00:40:56,559 --> 00:40:59,320 MIT Nippert Stadium and heading out to Cincinnati steak. 877 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 1: Well, sure you know when in Rome, right, So coming 878 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:06,760 to Cincinnati. Yeah, if you're coming to Cincinnati and you've 879 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:11,920 never tried Cincinnati style chili, you probably at least need 880 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:16,199 to try it now. Skyline Chili is the most famous franchise. 881 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:19,199 There are several different places in town that do this, 882 00:41:19,599 --> 00:41:21,119 but if you're going to try it for the first time, 883 00:41:21,199 --> 00:41:24,480 you should probably try it at Skyline. This is not 884 00:41:24,639 --> 00:41:26,800 chili as it's thought of in most. 885 00:41:26,599 --> 00:41:27,079 Speaker 2: Of the world. 886 00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:29,960 Speaker 1: This is not coming a bowl with ground beef and 887 00:41:30,039 --> 00:41:33,239 kidney beans and kind of be somewhere, you know, closer 888 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:36,440 to a soup. This is something that is typically served 889 00:41:36,559 --> 00:41:40,960 on spaghetti, so it's like pasta sauce on top of 890 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:46,599 spaghetti with a giant mound of orange cheddar cheese. I 891 00:41:46,639 --> 00:41:50,920 know it sounds disgusting, but it's delicious. So that's one 892 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,760 thing that anybody coming from Utah to Cincinnati for the 893 00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:57,800 first time should try. Secondly, we have a famous local 894 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,400 ice cream maker, Greater's ice Scream, that is some of 895 00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:04,280 the best ice cream in the world. Oprah has it 896 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:08,199 shipped to her every month. She gets the good black 897 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:12,000 raspberry chip ship to her month latees g. It's amazing, 898 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:15,719 So definitely try Greater's ice Cream. And if you're up 899 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:17,280 for it, Skyline Chilling. 900 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:20,760 Speaker 4: Dan Horde, Ladies and gentlemen, the voice of the Cincinnati Bearcats. 901 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,280 It'll be a bear Bach Myer versus a bear Cat 902 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,800 bear down there in Cincinnati. We appreciate you hopping on 903 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:30,159 to preview it. Thanks so much, my pleasure, Thanks for 904 00:42:30,159 --> 00:42:32,239 having me on. All Right, there you have it, guys. 905 00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:34,920 Great segment brought to you by Bresent Cleaning Services. 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