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Let's get out to the hotline talk some 41 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,239 Cougar football with Sean WALKERKSL dot com, Cougar Sports Inside 42 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,280 what's up, Sean, Ben. 43 00:01:58,359 --> 00:02:00,599 Speaker 2: It's always a pleasure to join you guys on this show. 44 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,599 And uh, I got I gotta start with one question 45 00:02:03,719 --> 00:02:07,840 for you. Have you booked your plane ticket for Arlington, Texas? 46 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,560 That uh that first weekend in. 47 00:02:10,599 --> 00:02:15,719 Speaker 1: December, I booked Ronald the Three Man Weavers flight out 48 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,199 to the DFW. But uh, you know, I ask my wife, 49 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,199 I'm like, hey, can I go? And She's like, now, 50 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,240 you got to stay home with with me and the kiddos. 51 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,120 So I'm not gonna be heading out there. It's unfortunate. Uh. 52 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,240 I do have another full time job, and so I'm 53 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,879 away from home a lot with the radio and obviously 54 00:02:34,039 --> 00:02:37,680 with Ortho pros et cetera. So sometimes I gotta take 55 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:40,120 a take a I got a sacrifice. I got a 56 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:43,000 sacrifice to keep my my lovely wife happy and the 57 00:02:43,039 --> 00:02:43,719 kiddo's happy. 58 00:02:43,759 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: So I have not Okay, hold on, hold on, I'm 59 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,840 just I'm gonna make a note. I'm taking a note 60 00:02:48,879 --> 00:02:53,319 real quick. Right after I hang up here, call Brook Crittle, 61 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,520 have a chat and discussion. 62 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,439 Speaker 1: Okay, Yeah, yeah, I don't know. You gotta be a 63 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,159 really really really good sayd. 64 00:03:01,599 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 2: Ll Sean. 65 00:03:02,599 --> 00:03:04,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know. If it'll work, Sean, I'll be honest, 66 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,599 but BYU very well is the I mean, look, they're 67 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,960 the master of their destiny, obviously, but what could happen 68 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,960 this weekend? Obviously Bili's got to get a win. But 69 00:03:15,719 --> 00:03:18,120 tell us a little bit more. You wrote about it 70 00:03:18,199 --> 00:03:21,240 at KSHL dot com. What needs to happen in order 71 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,280 for BYU to clinch a Big twelve Championship game? 72 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: Birth. Yeah, and this came straight out of the Big Twelve, 73 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,000 so you know it's legit right they put it out 74 00:03:30,039 --> 00:03:33,000 of the release. There are exactly two teams this weekend 75 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,120 and the penultimate week of the regular season they can 76 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:39,039 clinch a berth in the Big twelve Championship game at 77 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,120 AT and T Stadium in Arlington. They're Texas Tech and 78 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:47,039 BYU Texas Tech Pass. Both of their scenarios involved YU 79 00:03:47,159 --> 00:03:49,120 losing at Cincinnati, So then we're not going to talk 80 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,439 about that one very much. But since this was the 81 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:54,199 station that covers with Kobes, they both start, you touch 82 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,240 on a bit. They both start with beating Cincinnati, So 83 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,240 you gotta go, you gotta take care of business in 84 00:03:59,319 --> 00:04:02,240 the Queens City. Beat Cincinnati, hand them the thirst rade 85 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,560 loss that is number one. And then there are two ways, 86 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:11,919 and I will caution probably not very likely ways, but 87 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,240 still two ways that YU can clinch the spot in 88 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,879 the Big Cook Championship Game. The first one is Arizona 89 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:22,759 State and Houston both have to lose. ASU has Colorado, 90 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,399 Houston has TCU. I would put the odds at the 91 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,800 former as unlikely, and I would put the odds at 92 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,639 the latter as possible. I think it's certainly possible that 93 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,480 DZ you can can come back and beat Houston, although 94 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,680 I don't know if i'd handicap them as the favor 95 00:04:39,759 --> 00:04:41,879 by any means. Houston's having a really good year, so 96 00:04:41,959 --> 00:04:43,439 you need a little bit help for those of the 97 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,839 sun Devils and the Cougar's there or the other way 98 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,480 also involved in Arizona State laws, that's the ASU losing 99 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:54,600 to Colorado and then Utah beating Kansas State. Again, I 100 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,720 probably had to camp that first one not incredibly likely, 101 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,279 but I think they are going to be a lot 102 00:05:00,319 --> 00:05:03,480 of BYU fans that in addition to cheering for BYU 103 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,560 to win this week, and they'll be cheering for coach 104 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:09,720 Prime Deon Sanders and the Bush and then maybe even 105 00:05:10,199 --> 00:05:13,519 you get a couple that are cheering for former b 106 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,279 YU All Black linebacker Kyle Whittingham and the youth to 107 00:05:16,399 --> 00:05:18,199 go rough up and be it up on Cape State 108 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,639 this weekend up on the hill at right cycles as well. 109 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,959 Speaker 1: Would love to see it got to get there. Do 110 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,800 you think this is year by you get up and 111 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,279 makes it to the college football playoff? Sean, how are 112 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,000 you feeling about this Cougar football team? 113 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, well, I think and we can touch on 114 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,800 maybe kind of this broader point a little bit, because 115 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,399 Golan and Doggie actually brought it up yesterday, and I 116 00:05:42,519 --> 00:05:43,839 know you guys have been talking about it on the 117 00:05:43,879 --> 00:05:46,160 show a little bit. But I think the first goal 118 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,680 is you've got to get to that Big Twelve championship game. 119 00:05:48,879 --> 00:05:51,680 And by is not even in that Big Twelve title game. 120 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,959 I don't think there's any chance that they can get 121 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,680 into the College Football Playoffs playing simple. I think they 122 00:05:56,759 --> 00:05:59,279 need to at the very least be in that game. 123 00:06:00,199 --> 00:06:04,000 Based on the result of that first of that meeting 124 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,800 with Texas Tech in Lubbock. And I'm not just talking 125 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,079 about the loss, but the manner in which they lost, 126 00:06:10,879 --> 00:06:12,560 there's a chance that they have to go and they 127 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,399 have to win that Big Club Title game. Obviously we 128 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:21,120 know if they go in Big celt Championship, I guess 129 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,480 it's not technically one hundred percent but ninety eight point 130 00:06:23,519 --> 00:06:26,079 seven chance that they will be one of these five 131 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,759 highest ranked conference champions and therefore game one of those 132 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,240 five automatic bids for CFP inclusion. But I think even 133 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,879 if by you just get back to that conference championship game, 134 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,399 if they put in a let's say they're playing Texas Tech, 135 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:40,839 the would be out on favorite to be in that game, 136 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,360 out on favorite to win the Big Club Championship. I 137 00:06:43,399 --> 00:06:47,560 think if they put a better just kind of leave 138 00:06:47,639 --> 00:06:49,720 this selection committee with a better case in their mouth, 139 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,279 more competitive game, not a twenty nine to seven type 140 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,079 boss whether they're not really in it they don't score 141 00:06:56,199 --> 00:06:59,040 until the fourth quarter. I think if they put a 142 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,519 better just a better data point in that championship game, 143 00:07:03,639 --> 00:07:06,680 then I think b YU has as good as an 144 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,800 argument for an at large bid as anybody in the country, 145 00:07:10,879 --> 00:07:12,879 and yes, I mean literally anybody in the country, because 146 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,439 right now they're behind three two lost teams, two from 147 00:07:15,439 --> 00:07:18,480 the SEC, and then noted game, the SEC has been 148 00:07:18,519 --> 00:07:21,399 winning a lot of argument based off of strength of schedule. 149 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,639 By you've got to figure out a way to kind 150 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,079 of boost that up and pump that up. Their strength 151 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,600 of record numbers are very good. Here's another secret one, 152 00:07:29,639 --> 00:07:31,279 and I'll tell you this, I actually haven't read about 153 00:07:31,279 --> 00:07:33,639 this shit or tweeted about it or anything. So we'll 154 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,519 call this a little Cooter Sports exclusive for you guys. 155 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:43,079 The UYU fan should be rooting for ECU. East Carolina 156 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,639 right now is one of those kind of not so 157 00:07:44,839 --> 00:07:47,680 talked about teams that's still in the discussion to make 158 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,639 the American Championship Game. I almost call an American Athletic 159 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:55,639 Conference not anymore, just the American Conference. So ECU is 160 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,839 I think they're like kind of four fourth or fifth 161 00:07:57,839 --> 00:08:00,240 in the pegging order right now, but still a he's 162 00:08:00,319 --> 00:08:03,639 a chance to get into the American Championship Game. If 163 00:08:04,319 --> 00:08:08,480 East Carolina makes that game, and especially they go on 164 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,120 and they win an American an American title, then they 165 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:16,920 win over an American Conference champion like BYU now has 166 00:08:17,079 --> 00:08:19,160 from the beginning of the season when they went to 167 00:08:19,279 --> 00:08:22,160 Greenville and kind of sloshed over the Pirates a little bit. 168 00:08:22,519 --> 00:08:24,720 I think that would give them a data point to 169 00:08:24,839 --> 00:08:28,920 potentially put them in as an at large selection to 170 00:08:29,079 --> 00:08:31,720 the conference title game. So first and first you got 171 00:08:31,839 --> 00:08:33,759 to get there. You gotta get into that championship game. 172 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:35,840 There are a lot of other teams that you can 173 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,080 root for, Yes, that includes the use guys, but I 174 00:08:39,759 --> 00:08:42,799 don't count out that ECU data point as well. And 175 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:44,960 I think the Pirates could really do something to kind 176 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,320 of help BYU, sort of give them the juice by 177 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:49,960 the for the selection committee. 178 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: Sean WALKERKSL dot com here on ESPN the Fan discussing 179 00:08:55,279 --> 00:08:57,759 how by you can get into Big twelve and get 180 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,279 into a Big twelve championship game and also find its 181 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,360 way into the college football playoffs. Cincinnati is a two 182 00:09:04,399 --> 00:09:05,799 and a half point or a two two and a 183 00:09:05,799 --> 00:09:09,480 half point dog. They are playing against the bau Cougars 184 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,600 on the at their home stadium, Knippert Stadium. Esp and 185 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:16,559 Analytics is favoring by You don't want to say, it 186 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:19,080 was like sixty seven percent chance of victory for the Kugs. 187 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,240 How do you see this BA Cincinnati game playing out 188 00:09:21,759 --> 00:09:24,080 in the great state of Ohio. 189 00:09:28,039 --> 00:09:29,799 Speaker 2: Great question. I mean, I'll have a little bit more 190 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,679 on this later in the week, because I'm struggling right 191 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:36,120 now to figure this game out then I'm not gonna lie. 192 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,840 I'm struggling a little bit to figure this game out 193 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,080 because this was a Cincinnati team that had everything, and 194 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,360 I mean literally everything going for it. They were ranked 195 00:09:45,399 --> 00:09:48,840 by the CFP and the AP just three weeks ago. 196 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:51,879 They were they were one of those teams that was 197 00:09:52,519 --> 00:09:54,320 maybe a little bit of a dark horse contender, but 198 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,679 certainly contender to win the Big hell Big Club Conference. 199 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,919 They're still not eliminated from Big Coal Championship game consideration 200 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,080 now that they're gonna name we talked about yun now. 201 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,279 To get there, Cincinnati will need a ton of help 202 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,480 to get there, but they're still not eliminated from it. 203 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,600 I think they've got a lot to play for right now. 204 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,639 And this is also Cincinnati team that I think is 205 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,840 going to be incredibly motivated in hosting the Kubs for 206 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,679 the first time since twenty sixteen. I mean, this is 207 00:10:23,639 --> 00:10:27,080 it's going to be senior night in at Kniffert Stadium. 208 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:28,759 It's going to be a night game, which they don't 209 00:10:28,799 --> 00:10:32,559 get very often. That is an eight pm Eastern time takeoff, 210 00:10:32,639 --> 00:10:35,600 not a be a mountain guys, eight pm Eastern time. 211 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,000 So if you're going to that game, bundle up. It's 212 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:42,360 going to be dark it. You know, maybe vampire cups 213 00:10:42,399 --> 00:10:45,120 come out on the road. We'll see in there. And 214 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,440 then it's also and then they're going to be honoring 215 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,399 twenty two seniors including I think it was six or 216 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,720 seven that have been with the Bearcats for all four 217 00:10:52,879 --> 00:10:56,279 seasons as well. So I think there's a lot of 218 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,799 motivation in the Cincinnati team to come in and try 219 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,919 to make right for what's happened the last two weeks 220 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,000 back to back losses. Obviously, they got solved a couple 221 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,919 of weeks ago by Utah, and so I could see 222 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,799 I could see sort of one of two scenarios where 223 00:11:14,879 --> 00:11:17,120 BYU goes in and kind of does the same thing 224 00:11:17,639 --> 00:11:19,840 that the Utes did up on the hill in Salt 225 00:11:19,919 --> 00:11:22,200 Lake City the Cincinnati mar I can see the Cincinnati 226 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:24,440 team coming in with a little bit pride, pulling themselves 227 00:11:24,519 --> 00:11:28,360 up by the big bootstraps, realizing that this is their season. 228 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,720 This is a must win game for them in every way, 229 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,840 and I think they're going to come out really really hard. 230 00:11:32,879 --> 00:11:36,080 If BYU doesn't jump out early, this could be an 231 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:36,919 absolutely dog place. 232 00:11:38,639 --> 00:11:42,039 Speaker 1: Sean, what have you been most impressed by with this 233 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:46,440 BYU football team? This season. What stands out to you 234 00:11:46,759 --> 00:11:51,360 and their progress in what they've been able to accomplish 235 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,879 back to back seasons that are trending to become double 236 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,000 digit win seasons. 237 00:11:59,279 --> 00:12:01,879 Speaker 2: The easy answer, Bear Bagbeyer, Right, So we're We're not 238 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,200 We're not going to go there because I think we've 239 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,279 talked about Barenough right right. I mean we need we 240 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,279 need to mention Bear Blackmeyer coming in as a true 241 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:13,120 freshman in in a very tenuous spot with some of 242 00:12:13,159 --> 00:12:16,840 the offseason changes Jake Redloff transferring to to Tuwaine and 243 00:12:16,879 --> 00:12:20,080 all that stuff. What Bear's been able to do I 244 00:12:20,159 --> 00:12:24,639 think should put him in the conversation forward best freshman 245 00:12:24,759 --> 00:12:27,320 of the year nationally in college football. I don't know 246 00:12:27,399 --> 00:12:30,200 if he's the number one freshman there a couple of others, Uh, 247 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,679 they're probably gonna have as good of an argument at him, 248 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:34,759 but I think he needs to be on the shortlist. 249 00:12:34,799 --> 00:12:36,879 He needs to be sort of in that breath for 250 00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:41,440 best freshman this year. Beyond that, like, I think we 251 00:12:41,639 --> 00:12:46,039 expected this by defense to be really good, although you 252 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:47,960 can make an argument that they got even better from 253 00:12:48,039 --> 00:12:51,000 last year, which talked to any fan and b YU 254 00:12:51,159 --> 00:12:53,000 last year and they would have probably laughed at back 255 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,960 because that defense was really, really good. But the linebacker 256 00:12:56,039 --> 00:12:58,879 corps has been as advertised, Jack Kelly and o Save 257 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,039 Lasker are going to find themselves playing on Sundays. I 258 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:03,919 think there are a couple of defensive linemens that are 259 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,440 gonna end up playing on Sundays with this group as well. 260 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,440 You know that that was one of those questions. Mark, 261 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,399 remember if you're in a backtic training camp that we 262 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,000 just didn't really know about. But I've been really impressed 263 00:13:14,039 --> 00:13:19,039 by the defensive line. The thing that has impressed me 264 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,320 maybe the most is this BYU run game. And I'm 265 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,159 not just talking about l J. Martin's been really good, 266 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,480 which he has been. We sort of knew that he 267 00:13:28,519 --> 00:13:32,279 had the potential to be really good. But he goes 268 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,080 over one hundred yards in the first three games of 269 00:13:34,159 --> 00:13:36,759 the season back to back against Arizona and Util. You've 270 00:13:36,799 --> 00:13:40,840 got seven of those on his career. He's just shy 271 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,480 of a thousand yards rushing for the first time in 272 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:48,200 his career. But he's been durable, incredibly durable, like he 273 00:13:48,279 --> 00:13:50,960 hasn't been. Let's let's get it out of the open. 274 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,840 It's very clear that l J. Martin hasn't been one 275 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,840 hundred percent healthy every game this season, and yet he's 276 00:13:57,879 --> 00:14:01,519 played in ten games. He had that career high one 277 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:05,519 sixty two at Arizona's averaging ninety one point two yards 278 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,399 per game and big twelve play. Like everything we thought 279 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,879 about LJ I think has come true and then some 280 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:15,639 because you realize of the heavy load that he's had 281 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,879 to bear. You know, he's the starting running back and 282 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,840 a lot of times he's the number two running back 283 00:14:21,279 --> 00:14:24,960 in this BHYU run game at certain points and he 284 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,279 just keep going, he keeps escape moving, He's finding then zone, 285 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,759 he's finding some holes behind an enormous offensive line. I mean, 286 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,120 they're the guys that never get enough credit, right Andrew 287 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,799 Gentry and Isaiah Jada and Bluece Mitchell and the like. 288 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,360 But this b why you run game I think has 289 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,559 been again. I had high expectations for what they could 290 00:14:45,559 --> 00:14:46,960 be coming end of the season, and I think they've 291 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:47,799 even superseded that. 292 00:14:48,919 --> 00:14:52,039 Speaker 1: Sean Walkerksale dot com here on esp the Fan, I 293 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,960 want to change gears here. Whenever you have double digit 294 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:59,159 win seasons, you're impressive. You're having a quarterback play like 295 00:14:59,519 --> 00:15:01,919 like by you is a defense playing like the art 296 00:15:01,919 --> 00:15:05,679 collectively running bags and wide receivers. Like, there's a lot 297 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:09,200 of stars on this team that are showcasing their abilities 298 00:15:09,519 --> 00:15:13,600 at a high level. You're gonna see an uptick in recruiting, right, 299 00:15:13,639 --> 00:15:16,679 You're going to see an uptick in interest from local 300 00:15:16,799 --> 00:15:22,039 talent and even regional talent specifically. What have you been 301 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,240 seeing here locally as it pertains to be what you 302 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,600 football recruitment? I know you've been covering the prep world. 303 00:15:27,639 --> 00:15:30,679 We're gonna have the state championship games coming up here 304 00:15:30,759 --> 00:15:33,080 this week. What are you hearing? What are you seeing? 305 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:38,159 Do you project any flips from commitments to b YU 306 00:15:38,919 --> 00:15:40,559 or from other schools to b YU. 307 00:15:41,879 --> 00:15:43,919 Speaker 2: Well, are you talking about the twenty twenty sixth class, 308 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:47,440 then are you talking about the twenty twenty seventh classes? Both? 309 00:15:47,559 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: Man, I mean twenty twenty six ntil twenty twenty seven. 310 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 2: You never know what can happen, That's true. I feel 311 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,759 like the twenty twenty six classes it's been relatively set 312 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,360 in stone for a little while, you know, I mean, 313 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,320 colleges like to get kind of ahead of it, and 314 00:16:04,399 --> 00:16:08,039 I think YU is cleaning up pretty well when it 315 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,159 comes to some of those in state commitments. There are 316 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,320 a lot of sort of the top towns in the 317 00:16:14,399 --> 00:16:18,440 state that haven't gone by used way that I would 318 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,840 be surprised, quite frankly if they slipped. I'm talking about 319 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,519 like the number one overall recruit in Felici Moa who 320 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,279 out of Fremont, who is very much committed to Tennessee 321 00:16:27,919 --> 00:16:29,679 from talking to his family and his coaches and of 322 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:33,080 those teammates and everything. But what YU has done really 323 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,120 well in this recruiting class is they have built sort 324 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,879 of a fence around the state of Utah. They've got 325 00:16:38,919 --> 00:16:41,039 two in the top three players in the state right 326 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:44,279 now in Brock Harris and Bottlitalo. I don't expect any 327 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,679 changes out of those guys. The number eight overall player, 328 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:51,200 defensive lineman Lopetti Molas with every bit to six four 329 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:53,879 and two hundred and sixty some odd pounds that he's 330 00:16:53,919 --> 00:16:56,600 lifted out of Orem High School. I've asked him a 331 00:16:56,639 --> 00:16:59,639 couple of times in the last few weeks how committed 332 00:16:59,679 --> 00:17:02,000 he is the BYU. He just kind of laughs at me. 333 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,240 He says, yeah, you never really know what today's day 334 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,519 and age, right, like you're committed that you're not, And 335 00:17:06,599 --> 00:17:08,799 then you laugh again, and he says, but I'm definitely 336 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:10,319 going to be a Coup, excited to be a Coup. 337 00:17:10,839 --> 00:17:13,720 I think he's very, very firm. Same with the teammate, 338 00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:17,400 Calia kanat at at Orham High School. I think Adam 339 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,720 Bywaters is as close as they could come there as well. 340 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:28,279 A lot of the other commitments in the state. BYU 341 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,119 is only sort of ben kind of fifty fifty. Since 342 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,480 they commit a little bit, there's not a ton of 343 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:39,079 movement from this BYU recruiting staff after kids commit. Kolonia 344 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,319 doesn't really like to get into too many recruiting battles 345 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:48,319 post commitment unless unless the player or maybe their parents 346 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,880 or somebody around them who actually think reaches out to BYU. 347 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:57,039 Then there are certainly some circumstances and some capabilities there. So, 348 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:03,359 but as like as as Dan, even if BYU only 349 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:05,799 and I'm using air quotes right now, I know in 350 00:18:05,839 --> 00:18:08,440 an audio medium, if they only come away with two 351 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,160 of the top three recruits in the state of Utah 352 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,240 or five of the top ten, which they currently have 353 00:18:15,559 --> 00:18:18,119 seven of the top eighteen, I'm trying to count and 354 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,160 do my map off the top of my head. I 355 00:18:21,279 --> 00:18:23,480 think it's been a pretty good recruiting hall for this 356 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,960 BYU Cycle. That's currently one of the best recruiting classes 357 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:27,839 in the Big Club. 358 00:18:28,799 --> 00:18:31,759 Speaker 1: All right, Sean, we got to say farewell. We're up 359 00:18:31,799 --> 00:18:34,480 against it, but always appreciate our time together. We invite 360 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,480 everyone to follow you on x as well as read 361 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,200 all your content at KHL dot com. Much love to 362 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,839 you man, We'll chat with you again soon. 363 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 2: Crazys you guys, thanks as always. 364 00:18:43,799 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: All right, there you go. That's Sean Walker and a 365 00:18:45,839 --> 00:18:48,119 Cougar Beat and it was brought to you by Bresa 366 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:54,079 Cleaning Services. If you are looking to maybe do something 367 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,519 nice for your wife, especially around the holiday season, now's 368 00:18:56,599 --> 00:19:00,680 the time, Now's the place. Bresa Cleaning Services is reliable, 369 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,640 honest and affordable. 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