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Today it is time for a little World of by
sports segment breaking down the news and notes coming out
of Brigham Kalani Shaitake is staying home. I'm not leaving,
he says, I'm not leaving. The show goes on. Not
so fast, Penn State, Not so fast, mister Kraft, He's
swung a miss again and BYU retains their guy. My
question is that the retention offer for Klania need to
come at the eleventh hour. Did we need to get
to the point where there was a Penn State offer
on the table before negotiating and getting.
Speaker 1: Our guy right?
Speaker 4: Like?
Speaker 3: Did we need to get to this point? Is this
what needed to happen. Let's welcome into the show. Former
BA wide receiver, the owner operator of Utah Protective Films,
Jared Bledsoe.
Speaker 1: Jared didn't need to get to.
Speaker 2: This, That's a great question, and no it didn't. But
there were contracts already in place, right, So he.
Speaker 3: Had an extension through two thousand ninety. He was getting
paid approximately with incentives, I think about five million, right
is what I've been able to confirm. So he got
a pay raise, a significant pay raise from five to
nine and a half.
Speaker 4: Yeah.
Speaker 2: So sometimes it takes somebody coming in and throwing out
an offer that that changes the whole dynamic. And not
only that, but because we're winning and because we're having
the success that we're having now, it brought into play
a lot more.
Speaker 4: So. I don't think that I'm proud of b YU.
Speaker 2: I'm proud that they were able to come and realize
we're not just a basketball.
Speaker 4: School, that football really is a priority for us, and
we're we're seeing that now today.
Speaker 2: But man, something something needs to change in this NCUA
A football coaching scenario.
Speaker 4: You flip through things with old miss you see with Tulane.
Speaker 2: Tulane's got a game this weekend, and where's their coach
at today? He's in Florida celebrating his new job. You
know you've got and I'll you know, you've got all
these players and assistant coaches and the dynamic of football
is so different today when you before it was a
coach is getting hired, he's going to take a new job,
he's going to move on. But now because of the
transfer portal and how all that works, all of a sudden,
now you don't know, every player is like, well, am
I going to go to Penn State? Now? Gonna stay
at BYU? Are my teammates gonna stay? Are my coaches
gonna stay? I mean even with the Lane Kiffin deal.
I don't know if you read, but he had you know,
he gave the ultimatum to the offensive coordinate, you know,
offensive staff.
Speaker 4: And they say players aren't involved in this.
Speaker 2: Players showed up to speak with Lane Kiffin about are
you really gonna take our coaches?
Speaker 4: You know.
Speaker 2: So for those that are out there saying, oh, the
players are focused on their games, you can't be fully
focused on what you're doing. We for football and for
that week while all the dramas going on behind the scenes. Now, yeah,
you know, I'm glad they got it settled today. To
be honest with you, I'm I'm ready to talk about
Texas Tech. I mean, we got the biggest game of
the year. The interesting thing nineteen ninety eight the last
time we played in a conference championship game, that was
my last year at BYU. Right, we played Air Force.
We lost Air Force down down in Las Vegas. Can
you believe it's been that long? I mean that that
needs to be the highlight of what we're doing this week,
and unfortunately it got taken over by this whole Penn
State deal. I'm super happy for Klanie. I'm super happy
for the staff because you know, ultimately, you know, we
were texting back and forth this week. You didn't know
what would a Rod go, would Jay Hill go, would
all the staff go?
Speaker 4: Would you start losing players? You know? Where would it go?
Where would it end? And I'm just happy we have everybody.
Speaker 2: The focus can now be put back on the game
coming up this week, and I'm just glad that. You know,
I'm sure we'll get all the details of how it
all worked out, but I'm just happy to have it
behind us now.
Speaker 4: It's not Thursday or Friday, it's Tuesday.
Speaker 2: We got a bunch of practices still ahead of us,
and and we're able to really focus one hundred percent
on the game.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's crazy, man, What's what's going on right now?
Speaker 1: Let me give you this insight.
Speaker 3: I'm gonna send this over to you, Ronnie, because I
want to play this sound little world of BYU Sports.
Speaker 1: Coming at you.
Speaker 3: We know, okay, we know deep down that the committee
wants b YU to lose and they want to keep
b YU out. It's why when they put up okay,
when they put up the the resume comparisons, right, and
I'll play the Trevor Maddic commentary from I think this was.
It was like on Saturday night after the game and
they were looking at and comparing, comparing and contrasting the
resumes of the two loss teams. Okay, but we've been waiting
for them to just come out right and say we
just don't want me, don't want Yeah.
Speaker 1: Right, well, guess what right this is?
Speaker 3: This is Kirk kirbstreet Uh discussing the college football Playoff
Committee and what they're looking at right now.
Speaker 1: Playoff pitcher by conference. Let's tune in.
Speaker 4: So basically, the committee is hoping that BYU loses.
Speaker 1: Oh yes, oh yeah, oh yeah.
Speaker 5: They nobody hoping for a Virginia and A and A
and a Texas Tech went more than the committee.
Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, and those two.
Speaker 5: Things happened that that takes basically two spots away from somebody.
Speaker 4: So basically.
Speaker 1: Okay, so so basically the committee is helping b what
you loses. He said it.
Speaker 4: They wanted they want it to be an easy selection.
Speaker 2: They wanted to be more of a cut and dry deal,
and they don't want to have to include to big
twelve teams. They don't you know, it's almost an SEC
playoff and uh yeah, it's frustrating to watch. You know,
I'm excited to watch it tonight. But I don't know
why because we know b YU is going to be
an eleventh spot. There's nothing's going to change there. If anything,
they're going to be moved down.
Speaker 4: That would be crazy.
Speaker 3: They're like, look, they didn't beat UCF buy enough that
first quarter.
Speaker 1: We watched that first quarter.
Speaker 3: And then we turned it off, right, and then we
turned it off because like, ah, this team is just
not a college football playoff team. I guarantee you hunter,
you're a check is going to say something about, well,
we weren't all that impressed with b Yu, especially in
that first half of that UCF game. They just don't
feel and look like a colle football playoff team. So
we had to move him down a.
Speaker 4: Spot, right, don't It wouldn't surprise me. Don't be surprised
me at all. But the greatest thing that we have
is it's.
Speaker 2: All under our control. And we go out and we
beat Texas Tech.
Speaker 4: We're in. We're in.
Speaker 2: There's nothing they can do at that point to keep
us out. And it's gonna be an exciting game. It's
gonna be a great atmosphere. I'm excited for the neutral field.
I'm excited to see what a Rod has been able
to put together, uh to maximize we've got.
Speaker 4: A healthy LJ. Martin. Did you see who suited up
on Saturday for by U? Right?
Speaker 2: So you know, and I was like, man, are we
going to get get him a little bit of action?
And then I thought about it. I thought if I was,
if I was a Rod, he's a secret weapon. They
don't know how well he is. And I'll tell you
what when he when he walked by me on the sideline,
when when we were down on the field.
Speaker 4: Of pre he looked huge.
Speaker 2: That guy's been been in the weight room and just
been lifting, and you know what, how hungry he is
to run somebody over.
Speaker 4: And we know how strong he is, we know how
hard he runs. The LJ.
Speaker 2: Backfield could change everything. And not only that, but imagine
being able to put two backs in the backfield to
help block right because that was a big problem that we.
Speaker 4: Had against Texas. Texas at their front is so good.
Speaker 2: And then also being able to have Aaron Roddick actually
in the headset, you know, being able to talk to bear, discuss,
and and make adjustments on the fly. It's a different ballgame.
It's it's going to be different than what we saw before.
I think our receivers are going to be locked in.
We're not going to drop balls. Parker's coming off an
amazing punt return, you know, I see him get one more.
I don't think Sam Banner Hall shanks a punt, you know.
I think I think we're gonna be dialed in. I
was watching game Day, ESPN Game Day, and I can't
think of his name. Alabama coach Nick Samon. He came
out and said there were multiple years that they played
the same team twice and it was in a championship game.
He said, almost every time they lost the game during
the season, they won the championship. And he said, there's
something that happens in these athletes and these young men
that they are so driven to prove themselves against this
team again. And I'm excited for it. I think we're
we're due for an exciting game. We just need to
come out and get some momentum go and we need
to show out. I hope we have a lot of
BYU Blue in the stands. I'm gonna be there. I
can't wait for this game, and I know a lot
of people go in and I'm just glad I booked
my flight during the Cincinnati game and didn't wait a week.
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, you know what, I don't know if if
the flights are all are all taken up by.
Speaker 4: I heard they're very expensive.
Speaker 1: They're very expensive now.
Speaker 2: In fact, my brother and I were talking about maybe
we should charter next time. Charter a playing and sell
out seats, get a bus set up and.
Speaker 4: Right.
Speaker 2: Yeah, but I'm excited. I'm glad we can now talk
about it. Feel like we couldn't talk about the game
because everything was overhanging with Kilani and what was going
to happen. And now I feel like the focus can
be on the game and we can move forward. And
you know, another note for Texas deat did you show
last week? You know their their third string quote really
there's their backup now because Hammond is out for the season.
That it got hurt in the game, so they had
their four string quarterback, which was their fresh true freshman
that blew his me out in high school first game
ever playing since then back now they're starting quarterback Morton.
He's got his injury, so he's actually practicing for the
first time tomorrow without the boot.
Speaker 4: It's what they're coming out and saying. So he should
be healthier.
Speaker 2: But what happened what happened last time we played in
in Arlington?
Speaker 4: What happened last time we played.
Speaker 1: It was it was a demolition, it was a domination.
Speaker 4: We take out what quarterbacks prime.
Speaker 1: Time Shuder Sanders and Travis Hunter.
Speaker 2: No, no, when we played with the Yeah, that's right, No, Oklahoma,
that's right, you're taking you know, you're right.
Speaker 1: It was it was the Oklahoma game we.
Speaker 4: Take out before another shut down.
Speaker 2: I'm not trying to wish an injury on anybody. But
you know what, let's go. Yeah, let's let's play hard,
let's hit hard. Let's let's let's show what we gotta
do and and let's go in there and and let's
do what we did.
Speaker 4: Oklahoma. Yeah, beautiful, A lot of fun.
Speaker 1: That would be a lot of fun.
Speaker 3: Oh man, Yeah, I forgot Yeah that at at and
T Jerrys World.
Speaker 1: I was at that game. I should have known that.
Speaker 4: Uh.
Speaker 3: I watched Colby claws and come off the edge. It
was uh, it was beautifully Donnyvie. Look, I don't I
don't wish any sort of ac joints separation that requires
surgery on anybody.
Speaker 1: But he was a good, clean hit and BYU ended
up winning.
Speaker 3: Landry Jones was the backup and just couldn't wield his
team to victory. And Max Hall found McKay Jacobson in
the back of the end zone on that pivotal drive
and we didn't even have we were short headed. Harvey
Unge did not get to play in that game. He
had a hamstring tear. Yeah, he did not play in
that game. He was injured.
Speaker 2: And on top of it, remember going into the end
of the postseason. Essentially now all of our Justin Kirkland
could play right and and keep his red shirt. Everybody
who was being held for red shirts can now play
and not lose that eligibility back. So that counts for
the championship game, any Bowl game, or any playoff game.
So all these guys are back in the mix who
maybe wouldn't weren't playing when we played Texas Tech before.
So there's I don't know if Tommy Prass Mike gets
a good time back. Yeah, so there's a whole different group,
and we have some weapons that we didn't have.
Speaker 4: We have healthy players.
Speaker 2: J wasn't healthy when we played that shoulder you could
tell at the Texas Tech game he wasn't all the
way there. And I just feel like, you know, when
we watched our seniors walk and some of our juniors,
you know, because we all everybody who potentially might go to.
Speaker 4: The NFL does their senior walk, and.
Speaker 2: These this is this is a huge game for them,
not just for their BYU career, but to show out
for NFL scouts and to show that they should be
second and third round picks going into the NFL this
next year. So I'm excited. Man, This is one of
those games that you just don't get him very often.
We've been independent for so long, we haven't had an
opportunity to be in these kind of championship scenarios.
Speaker 4: We're finally there.
Speaker 2: We locked in our coach, we've we've locked in our staff.
I don't think anybody's going anywhere, uh signing days Tomorrow,
we're gonna have one of the best recruiting classes that
we've had in maybe ever.
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's gonna be a SoC recruity class.
I mean in the modern right, I don't know, maybe
not ever. I don't know what that ninety two season
or ninety three season, Brode, I don't know what. The
eighty five, eighty five class was really good. The eighty
four class was really good. Yeah, I mean, like there's
some great recruiting classes in b foot players, but we
didn't have Ray Kings at that time. Like I remember
Jason Buck, you know, tell me about his story, like
the night before, like praying on whether he's supposed to
go to Texas or b YU, and like a bag
man Texas oil guy shows up and and it's like
you'll have a you'll have a job forever. You know,
we want you, we need you, you know, probably with.
Speaker 1: The Southern ball like probably yeah, yeah, and.
Speaker 3: He like knelt down and prayed and he chose b
YU and absolutely no money.
Speaker 4: Yeah, to come and an NFL career.
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, but but you know he probably from
a monetary standpoint, you know, who knows what could have happened.
Speaker 1: That's hard to turn down.
Speaker 3: Luckily, Uh you know that, you know, some guys are
willing to take on the the the the truths of
spiritual promptings and and say, okay, that's where I'm gonna
go because long term, it's gonna be better for you know,
for myself and my family.
Speaker 1: And he met his wonderful wife, I was sure.
Speaker 4: Yeah.
Speaker 2: I mean when and you look at you know, tomorrow
being signing day, let's see, let's see what happens. I
have my gut feeling is there's gonna be some guys
that flip, you know. I mean, there's always some rumors
going around, but keeping Kialani, keeping the staff together and
and maintaining those that have already committed is gonna.
Speaker 4: Be huge, you know.
Speaker 2: And I'm man, I'm excited that we can continue to
move forward and and just see what they what they
come with, They're gonna be guys.
Speaker 4: That team's gonna be hungry.
Speaker 1: By the way, earlier this week, the depth chart was dropped.
Speaker 3: So all these guys that you're talking about that are
red shirting or returning. So Justin Kirklin, okay, he did
not walk. Okay, so he's playing this season and he's
gonna publish next year as well because he's red shirting.
You got guys coming back like Tommy Peassus. I'm intrigued
to see, you know, what happens in the nickel spot
if Jonathan Bay I don't think Jonathan played this last week.
Tavian Beasley did, but they were limited, so we'll see
if they implement some nickel. Roberts will be back, Shone
Moa will be back, and he did dress out as
you mentioned, he did not play, but he did dress out.
Speaker 4: Uh.
Speaker 1: There at Lavelle Edwards Stadium. Trying to think.
Speaker 3: Waylon is listed at left guard. I don't know if
he'll be back.
Speaker 1: We'll see.
Speaker 3: He's been out the last two game, so to be
determined on on Waylan. We'll see if that what that
injury report looks like on Wednesday, And uh, I think
that's oh from ephram Asada was also a red shirt candidate,
so he could be back as well.
Speaker 1: Now he's not listed.
Speaker 3: I don't think on the depth chart, which means he
may not play maybe his special teams. But you should
be fully healthy and in Jy Hill, I want to say.
Last week, in preparation for UCF, he alluded to the
fact that BYU will be healthier, especially I mean across
the entire team, but especially on the defense side of
the ball. Going into the conference championship game, they got
a little surprise. Say hello to my little friend.
Speaker 2: Let's go, man, I I'm excited. Man, Yeah, let's let's
let's see if we can get I don't I want
to see.
Speaker 4: I hope is one hundred percent ready to go.
Speaker 2: I mean it's always difficult, but once you start hitting again,
I mean that comes right back, you know. And and
he's such a physical player. He is a game changer
type of running back. And if you have to pay
attention to LJ and and you can give LJ some
rest and still give him the ball, you know, I mean,
it's a whole different game.
Speaker 4: And we see what he's doing this year, you know,
give Bear some more protection.
Speaker 2: Just just open up the offense a little bit and
let's not drop passes, you know, let's not drop punts
and uh and let's get on top. You know, the
momentum is gonna be everything, and and I I we
need to show out and we need to be loud
because I'll tell you what, Texas Tech, I hate their logo,
their their their modo.
Speaker 4: Reck them.
Speaker 2: You know, I got standing, But you know what, they're
gonna be there, They're gonna be They're gonna be hungry
for a win as well. And but I think I
think b YU is gonna be ready to play. And
I'm just excited to see what our team does this
week and real excited for Kloni and his whole staff
and and the players as well to just to get
that out of the way and move forward.
Speaker 3: You know, I just had this thought as you were
talking and and we're just discussing Klan.
Speaker 1: Executing a deal with with b y U Athletics and
b y U and as an extension of that.
Speaker 4: Sur Saints.
Speaker 3: So I was told that on Sunday that Kalani met
with Penn State and there was essentially, you know, an
agreement or like, look, I'm all in I just have
to go tell b YU and let them know why
I'm doing this, right right, why I'm doing this, And
it's that, you know, the the offer's too good to refuse.
I'll let a billion right upwards of probably fifteen to
twenty million in nil support, kind of unlimited.
Speaker 1: Right.
Speaker 2: Well, and you've been saying that's generational change in money,
generational money, right, It's like, I gotta go tell him,
I've been here for ten years.
Speaker 1: This is my this is my school, this is my almama.
I gotta go tell him that.
Speaker 3: Hey, like this is the scenario, because you know, that's
just how he's gonna work. Met with BYU brass that
that that same Sunday and told them the situation. Okay,
so they're like, okay, well we'll let us work on this.
Let's see what we can do. Came back right Monday,
another meeting. This is our offer, this is what we're
gonna do. It's just how we're gonna approach it, et cetera. Okay,
let me moll this over, let me talk to my wife,
you know that. And then you hear you him talking about, hey,
we're gonna focus on football. I was told that the
message to the staff. The message to the team is like,
folks on football, it's gonna be okay, right, it's gonna
be fine. We're gonna get the We're gonna be all
right right, that's.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, because especially.
Speaker 3: Because the entire Penn State Nittany Lions nation is over
here saying.
Speaker 1: Huzza, we got our guy.
Speaker 3: We got our guy, right, We're ninety nine percent sure that.
Speaker 4: He's our dude.
Speaker 3: No way, b why you can offer what we're offering,
and and we know that they didn't offer the same amount.
We talk about Delta's We talk about, you know, a
little bit of a reduction in pay because it is
b YU and it wasn't that far off though, in
the mark nine and a half million, fifteen to or
ten to fifteen million. And then I el support on
top of rev share and probably raises for assistant coaches
for retention purposes. Let's see if we can continue to
retain our coordinators A Rod J. Hill and Kelly PEPPINGA.
I think Gennar deserves a lot of staff.
Speaker 1: Is doing better.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, all these guys are doing a great job.
So you want to retain it, you want to keep
it in the family. We got something special here, and
but I I began to think, like I'm like, well,
this also to a certain degree had to be approved
by the Board of Tricy. They had to come and
say like so when when they hear of this offer?
Right and that, And they've seen Klanie work over the
last decade being an ambassador for the for the for
b YU and the faith.
Speaker 4: Right.
Speaker 3: You walked him out to the devotional at Brigham Young
University and he just hit it out.
Speaker 4: Of the park.
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, we're crying, We're getting emotional. We're connecting with Kolanie.
See how he's always been We all connect with him.
And the Board of Trustee sees that and here's that
and feels that Elder Rasband right, the individuals. Elder Elder
Oaks was at a game you know this past this
last game.
Speaker 1: I believe there were a bunch of.
Speaker 4: Was there.
Speaker 3: So like they're engaged in what BYU is trying to
do as an institution. Yes, academically and spiritually and ethically, academically,
but also athletically because BYU Athletics is trying to go
about doing good and everyone kind of not everyone. There's
a certain segment of the fan base that listen to
the show that they get on me about speaking to
the spiritual nature and the spiritual mission of BYU.
Speaker 1: You can't have guys, guys, guy guys. And by doing
it this way, by doing this is the right way.
This is the right way.
Speaker 3: Going about and raising twenty seven thousand pounds of food,
going out and raising money on a go fund me
account for a barber's wife that got hit by a
vehicle and is in intensive care at a hospital in Lubbing,
and we raise huchanges, changing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That's what it's about. It's going about doing good on
my mission. Okay, I came off of my mission. I'm like,
you know what, the one thing I wish I would
have done more is less proselyting and more service. I
came away from that because I was so to a
certain degree heck bent on proselyting and the numbers and
teaching and baptizing, and there were times where I was
very service range. But I'm like, you know what, I
should have served better. I should have served more, I
should have administered more. I should have And so that's
what you have to do. And Klinian bodies that kalanis Bwa.
Kalani is the faith. Kalani is the LDS Church.
Speaker 1: You know what I mean.
Speaker 3: And he's a fantastic disciple and ambassador of art of
the war and saved Jesus Christ. So I think the
Border Trustee saw this and became a where it. Elda
Rasband met with him right like saying, no, we want you,
we need you, We're gonna figure it out. Brian, we
want you, we need you. We're gonna figure it out. Shane,
we want you, we need you. We're gonna figure out.
Keith Forking, we want you, we need you. We're gonna
figure it out. So that matters. That matters. And I
had a conversation, uh with with someone yesterday about you know,
how how impactful klan He's been in the community, you know,
wherever he goes right and and it's amazing to me
how he ministers to everybody.
Speaker 2: Well you look, you listen to people talk about Klonie.
Listen to people on ESPN talk about Colonie. Everybody loves Klonie.
There's there's, it's it's it's amazing the effect he's had
on people in and Cinabla football.
Speaker 4: They love him.
Speaker 2: They love his everything that he does, and uh, I'm
super proud of this. We've got a whole staff full
of b yu al night football players that are coaches
and you don't see that everywhere either, But I agree
with you man at Colonian Bodies by U and the
athletics and just overwhelming to part your acceptments and I'm
just super excited for it.
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