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is stop for a little reading between the lines. Rob
right the third and aj To Bonsa stepped up to
the mic in the post game and gave some inside
and knowledge all of kugarations. We're gonna read between the
lines and talk some BAU basketball in this segment. Stay
tuned if you'd like to chime in on some of
our questions and polls today. Rob right third, I don't
think we've ever seen anything like Rob Wright ever in
BAU basketball. He's at the former Fashion which he plays.
He's an elite ball handle, I believe, and twitches all
get out, a superior athlete, very raft in the way,
in the form and fashion which he scores, and he's
become I think an elite shooter as well. We saw
that efficiency on display at the Merriage Center versus Colorado
as he almost dropped a forty piece of forty burger
on the buffs. It was fantastic the way he led
on the floor. You know who's your player comp though?
For rob right the third, My guy Vick Ramp, says
Isaiah Thomas, the og Isaiah Thomas from the Detroit Pistons.
My guy Ronald the three man Weaver said, you said
Tyas it was at tyas.
Speaker 3: Sure Jalen Brunson's physicality and Tyas jones playmaking ability.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 2: Yeah, So you know, give me your thoughts the kugarnation
you want to hear from you. Let's get into some
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right the third, take us through your career performance.
Speaker 4: Honestly, you just felt good to need to win. I
mean they were dublin AJ so I was just playing
off him, making shots early and just got rolling. Then
when Richie went down, we knew somebody to step up,
so I guess it was meet to day.
Speaker 1: Indeed it was. It was one of the most prolific
scoring Uh.
Speaker 2: I think experiences that by you have BYU fans have
ever experienced.
Speaker 1: From a point guard.
Speaker 2: And I guess it's a It was on point because
Jimmer Jimmer Fourdette was in attendance. That was Jim or
esque from a volume standpoint and an efficiency standpoint, Rob,
what does Richie Saunders mean to this team?
Speaker 5: He's a lot.
Speaker 4: I mean he's our hardest worker, supertised player, so I
mean hopefully got a back.
Speaker 1: I asked the question earlier in the show.
Speaker 2: How have your expectations changed for this BAU basketball team
now that Richie Saunders is out for the season with.
Speaker 1: An ACL tear.
Speaker 2: Right, this is a this is difficult, right, What has
changed about your expectations, Garrett SF Garrett says, Yeah, now
I expect a six seed at best, but more like
a seven to.
Speaker 1: Eight seed when it's all said and done.
Speaker 2: So just getting to be getting to the round of
thirty two is my expectation. True Blue Cougar official says
the loss of such a pillar of the team is painful.
He will be sorely missed. Despite that, there may be
some good that comes from it. A new twist in
the lineup, may have interesting opportunities, may provide interesting opportunities.
Speaker 1: Josh h or sorry.
Speaker 2: Josh s Carbon MFG says, I think they find a way.
The worry is when it takes time to get for
players to gel that are out of the rotation. I
don't think they are done yet. AJ's an amazing talent,
Rob is on fire. We need three more to tap
their potential and give us a late run. El Skippity
Bandido says they'll be lucky if they get to the
sweet sixteen. I mean look, I'd be happy if they
get to the Sweet sixteen. You kidd me, I'd be
elated if they get back to the Sweet sixteen. How
have your expectations change at all, Ronald three man Weaver.
Speaker 3: This team should still be a Sweet sixteen team without
Richie Saunders. I don't think this team can get any
further without Richie than that.
Speaker 6: Ben, I think it's very difficult and.
Speaker 3: Less guys step up, right unless Alexi coaches starts hitting
tough shots like that, unless Canard continues to attack the basket,
Beato plays like that. If they play like that, Ben,
They're gonna be able to compete. But everybody has to contribute,
because look what you saw on Saturday. Yes, it might
not have been the most formidable opponent, but if they
play like that, Ben, that way against a good team
like that, is able to put up eighty six to
win a ball game. But to me, I think with
Rob and AJ that's still enough to still get to
the Sweet sixteen. But I think that's as further as
far as they get to be able to compete for
that Elite eight opportunity.
Speaker 6: I don't know. Now We'll say this.
Speaker 1: Ben, their ceiling is sweet sixteen.
Speaker 6: The ceiling is sweet sixteen.
Speaker 3: I will say this though, We're about to find out
if Aj Debon Say is the number one pick truly
and if Rob Right is a first round pick like late.
We're gonna find that out because they have the ability
ben to be able to do that. They do their offensibility,
their skill set, their playmaking ability, they can now all
the guys around them need to be able to play
their roles too. But you heard Aj challenge like you
got to read between the lines. I would like to
see Moose step up, you know, and make a few
more shots. I would like to when you hear guys
saying that, you know, that gives not me confidence, but
I should give the team confidence of they still believe,
like when you see Rob posting it ain't done yet.
Like these guys that played in the biggest moments, the
foul calls that they're not getting been they're gonna get
in the tournament. So that might change the momentum these
forty burgers that we're seeing these thirty point games. That's gonna,
you know, turn itself in the tournament when you're able
to have momentum. So right now, it's a chance for
the role players to be able to go get confident,
like you go still a win on the road against Arizona.
If you're able to do that, or if you're able
to beat Iowa State at home, that should give you
a lot of confidence going into the tournament, because guys,
that's what the Big twelve conference ben prepares you for
March Madness. The season that you played early in the
non conference prepares you for March Madness. So I still
think that this team will be in the sweet sixteen
to compete for an Elite eight. But I would not
be surprised if they did not make it pass them.
But that should still should be the expectation for fans.
I still think a five to six seed is in
the mix because you have been you have a top
two pick, you have the best point guard that was
in the transfer portal. They're still on your team that
did not go away just because you lost one person.
And look, can I be honest with you, what really changed? Like, Okay, yes,
haven't Richie out there? Doesn't make a difference. I don't
want to take away from that. But we saw in
the Baylor game, we saw in the Houston game that
he was on the scattering report. Maybe that makes it
easier for them to double AJ, But do things really
change all the way. They were already doubling AG to
begin with, even with Richie being on the floor. So
now that just gives someone else an opportunity to step up.
Speaker 6: So we'll see.
Speaker 3: But yes, in far as far as firepower, yes I
think it changes.
Speaker 6: But to me, still sweet sixteen is what this team
should be at.
Speaker 2: Hey, Richie's playing thirty one minutes per game, fourty eight
point nine percent from the field, he's thirty seven point
six percent from the three point line, eighty one point
seven percent from the charity stripe, and he's getting to
the charity stripe almost five times per game. He's getting
almost he's getting four and a half to attempts per game.
Uh five point eight rebounds. That's where you're gonna see
a little bit of a drop off offensive second chance points.
Remember many of those rebounds, at least two of them
per game are offensive rebounds. That's impressive, okay, and that's
gonna be tough to replace. I don't know who that is.
Two point one assists per game and one point seven
steals per game. He gets at his hands in passing lanes,
not necessarily a shot.
Speaker 1: Blocker on the perimeter.
Speaker 2: But you know he's talling almost two steals per game
and eighteen points.
Speaker 1: Ah man, it's gonna take three.
Speaker 2: Dudes probably to make up for that, and so we
hope that happens.
Speaker 1: I'm in in in lign with you. I think the.
Speaker 2: Ceiling for this team is sweet sixteen, but my quote
has changed. If they get to the round of thirty two,
I'm like, look, all things considered, that's great.
Speaker 1: I mean I'd be disappointed.
Speaker 2: I would not be disappointed if they get to the
sweet sixteen and then they get bounced. That kind of like, hey, like,
you know what, that's quota that I mean, it's not quota.
That would be kind of overachieving in my mind to
get to sweet sixteen now without Richie?
Speaker 1: But kay, why can do it? I believe in him,
no doubt. How aj.
Speaker 2: Sorry, like it gets to number three? How was the
game different having Richie out? Rob right the third?
Speaker 4: I mean having a guy like Richie out, I mean
it obviously hurt us. The game might have been closer
than it should have been, but I mean it was
just good to pull it through in this next man.
Speaker 2: Up next man up, he says, short and sweet, let's
get to aj AJ.
Speaker 1: How confident are you in the bench guys right now?
Speaker 5: Not super confident?
Speaker 7: I mean I see these guys in practice, so you
know Tonamrrow stepped up, like say, may y'all seen in
NUM games that can come in and hit threes and
play defense.
Speaker 5: You know, I'm super confident in those guys.
Speaker 1: Super confident. Does Cougar Nation feel the same way? They
do not.
Speaker 2: They do not feel super confident in Tyler or Alexi.
Now those that get to the games early or get
to watch practice, the Cougar club levels that get to
watch a little bit of basketball at the Merriott Center,
Addicts or at the Merriott Center, they've seen Tyler in
Alexi and Mihailo shoot the ball.
Speaker 1: Well, they've seen it consistently.
Speaker 2: H And you put them in through a session of
one hundred, one hundred and fifty shots, they're gonna be
making a lot of those shots akin to what you
see from like a Richie Saunders. Okay, now can they
do it in games? Do they get a little bit
tight and the moment get can that get a little
bit too big from one? But hopefully now that they
get more minutes, more opportunities they can they can maybe
get old that hump and find their groove. You hope
your fingers crossed. AJ believes in them, does cougarination. We'll
see how the the the confidence develops in these next
few weeks. Uh Aj, why do you like playing alongside
Alecxi Coastick?
Speaker 5: And obviously I get double line draw a lot of attention.
Speaker 7: So sometimes those past are super hard to make you
a cross court, but you just finds certain windows in
the past are super easy to get to them.
Speaker 1: There you go.
Speaker 2: That's that's AJ's thoughts on Alexi. Where's your confidence level
on election right now? Ronald the three man?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean when you hit a big shot like that, Ben,
it's hard for me not to be confident you. And
we heard the sound in the last segment taking that.
Sean Walker was the one to ask the question to
the media. Was a great question that type of shots
should like and people are gonna people just look at
all they're playing bad in this stretch, Like you gotta
look at the shots in the spacing on the floor.
Rob doesn't go to the paint because it's congestion. Colorado's
playing really good defense too in the game. And you
have to give them credit because not putting ag at
the line and Alexi has to relocate really quickly. He
has to back up, set his feet. He need a
phenomenal job. That's what shooters do. But that shot was contest.
That's a hard shot that h had been backpedaling Ben
to recover. They hit a shot like that. That gives
me a lot of confidence in the guy because when
you're wide open, it's like it should be a layup
for you. And if you're hitting shots like that, that's
the key. Look Ben, I'm gonna say at the three
point shot, do or die? Now is the time that
they needed. So Alexi coaches and I think Tyler Moruss
are the pivotal pieces to unlock BYU going further in
the tournament. To get these wins, they have to play better.
We know that Boopa is gonna come in, and we
know that Bet who's gonna do his thing. Like outside
of that offensive like production, you need Alexi, you need Tyler,
and you need Knar to step up.
Speaker 6: They have to hit threes, they have to hit shots.
Speaker 3: You want to talk about offensive rebounds, Been I was
listening to you and I was really thinking about it
and just watching the games. Canard has done really well
of attacking the glass. He's the guy I think that
has to replace Richie. I think that's his thing. Alexis
played phenomenal. I think defensively the last couple of times.
They have to build on that. So I've seen it
from these guys. I'm confident they can do it. Here's
the thing. You gotta get it early. You remember last
year when they play in Arizona. Yes, Canny catching is
do with Georgia.
Speaker 6: What happened.
Speaker 3: Cannon hit his first two shots and then they got rolling.
Guys got confident, what hit the shots. You need to
see the same thing. If Alexi and Tyler can hit shots,
get confident early and take the air out of the building.
That will build late down the stretch because the ball
is gonna be in AJ's hands to make a decision.
Speaker 2: Let's get back to the sound bites. Aj, you had
thirteen rebounds. How are you able to be effective.
Speaker 1: In that portion of the game when shots just aren't falling.
Speaker 7: I mean that was the thing right there, like you
know rebound and I think you know my dad he's
right there, he telling me I don't rebound a lot.
So I came in here and just wanted to prove
during that and rebound, but also like shots weren't falling,
so I was trying to make sure that if the
other team missed the shot, that they don't get any
second chance opportunities.
Speaker 1: I love that he calls out his dad.
Speaker 2: You can tell Ash is one of It's obviously AJ's
biggest fan and critic there, and he's also the biggest critic,
and he's always in ajzre Obviously, you're not rebounding enough.
You're not You're not rebounding enough. You're not rebounding enough.
Speaker 1: You got thirteen though. Man, there's a lot of rebounds, bro.
I mean, come on, give the guy a little bit
of love.
Speaker 2: There's some improvement there. He's rounding out his game. If
shots aren't falling, then find another way to make an
impact on the game. And I think AJ did that.
I think he did that on the defense side and
the offense side of the ball.
Speaker 1: There. Okay, a few more.
Speaker 2: Sound bites, you're Aj, where's by you at defensively as
a team right now?
Speaker 5: Definitely a lot to improve on, but it's been better.
It has been better than that four games chests that
we had.
Speaker 7: I think that was kind of the main reason why
we are losing games because the right defensive lapses.
Speaker 5: I mean, Sartain guy's another team. I think Johnson got hot.
Speaker 7: I don't think he should have got some some threes off,
you know, hard this should have got some threes off.
Speaker 5: But it's life. But we're RealD justin.
Speaker 2: It's even when Byu was healthy. This wasn't a an
elite defensive team. They've been They've been good at times.
They've been good at times. They've even been great at times,
but more often than not, they're above average or even average,
it seems, so hopefully they continue to improve down the
stretch though.
Speaker 1: A j Well prior to b why you what did
you guys know about Jim or for dead?
Speaker 7: All I know is that he was him about it.
Speaker 4: I kind of heard he was like one of the
best players, player crazy. I don't know.
Speaker 5: I've actually never met him in person.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I've never met him either. He's here.
Speaker 5: Probably I probably see him side.
Speaker 1: Okay, so he was him, It's all I know. You'm
gonna realize.
Speaker 2: I mean, it doesn't seem that long ago that jimmer
Mania was occurring in provo like we're like all these
all of the U old heads are like all of us.
The unks in the room were like, dude, it's just
it's just a few years.
Speaker 1: Ago, you know, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2: We're like, wait, but so Rob and Agent were like
four or five years old.
Speaker 6: With that's crazy.
Speaker 2: So they did not experience this, right, they hear they're
not watching mixtapes of Jimmer for dead. Nothing's showing up
on their timeline about Jim or Mania. No, no, no,
the highly I mean it's not if it's not high
definition Chris video. They're they're scrolling right by it on
their on their social media feed. They should watch it,
though they ain't watching. That is too blurry. They can't
even make out the name on the on the jersey.
They can barely make out the number on the jersey.
They's scrolling right by that.
Speaker 1: Guys. So uh they we we all, is what I'm
getting at.
Speaker 6: The why and where were from?
Speaker 5: Where?
Speaker 3: I can't say those certain words over the air, but
the young that's what they Because I was in high
school with Jimmer popped off, so that should tell you
something that I'm young.
Speaker 6: So they definitely were younger.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yes, indeed. Okay, uh, but hey, he was him.
Speaker 2: He was him, he says, uh, and he was jimmer
Mania was just an iconic and singular era of college basketball.
I don't think anything will replicate it.
Speaker 1: Ever. Why do we give a.
Speaker 6: Shout out to Double dzo first, Ben, did you hear that?
Speaker 1: Yeah?
Speaker 6: Here he was here? You know he's outside.
Speaker 3: I love Dark Nail because he's so funny in these
post games.
Speaker 2: Shout out to Double d the Daily Heraldian, Why are
you guys able to pull away in o T Do
you think guys just energy?
Speaker 7: I mean after that that that time out that we
had an overtime coach, just like yo, just put him away, now,
I was really the message.
Speaker 1: Just put him away, put him away.
Speaker 2: Sweep the leg, as they say, I know, victims, I'm ting.
Speaker 1: To sweep the leg. Put him away. It's from Karate Kid,
the original Get the Leg.
Speaker 2: Got a problem with that? No sense say, No sense?
Said film indeed one of the best ever. Rob Wright,
break down your pass to Alexi that led to that
beautiful three point shot.
Speaker 5: His guy helped in.
Speaker 4: And when I went to do my move, I just
felt that the paint was too congesticue so I looked
out and he like was reglokan to the three point
nine that he made a shot he makes all the time.
Speaker 2: So look, Aj and Rob are continually talking about Alexi
hitting shots in practice. He hits them all the time,
and Tyler Morriss hits them all the time. They got
him in the games and Alexi, I mean he was
he did not hesitate. The great thing about that, like
Alexi's stroke. I like Alexi's mechanics more than I like
Tyler Morriss's. I like Alexi's mechanics more than I like
me Hi Lows. I like, there's not a player on
this roster whose mechanics I like better than Alexi. When
I watch Alexi suit, I'm like, that is a pure
stroke that should go in.
Speaker 1: Does that make sense?
Speaker 2: Guys like, yeah, it's it's a silky, smooth, crisp release.
If I'm going like, and I hope I'm right, Like
I could be wrong and Joonatan time and I would
be like, you don't know, ball whatever.
Speaker 1: He's always willing to say that to me.
Speaker 2: I'm like, when I watch Alexi, I see a guy
with tremendous potential.
Speaker 1: I like his handle. I think he's he's developing athletically.
I like his length. He's six' four and he's got
some girth to. Him he's got some density to. HIM
i Like. ALEXI i, want If i'm going to bank
on anybody.
Speaker 2: Right, now to fill some, shoes fill the massive shoes Of.
Richie i'm hoping it's election. Now will he be an
offensive rebounder Like. Richie, no he doesn't have as much,
length BUT i think he can be just as good
as a. DEFENDER i hope he can be good on
the defensive rebounding side of. Things AND i think he
can be a shot maker, TOO i really. Do AND
i actually Think alexi has a decent handle, TOO i really.
DO i just think he needs a little bit more
confidence my opinion Of. Alexi So rob AND, aj we're
pretty adamant That alexi can be make an. IMPACT i
hope he. Can that's What i'm making on right. NOW,
aj what are your thoughts on the rematch AGAINST u OF. A.
Speaker 7: YEAH i MEAN i think we should have wont to
went at. HOME i think was really hurt us some
defensive lapses that we shouldn't have. Had, SO i mean
we're coming in, Ready we're gonna Have Scott report, ready
were gonna trust the staff and go get A winnan.
Speaker 1: Mckill gotta get a. Dub it would be.
Speaker 2: GREAT i, mean look at it rases all the sins it.
Does it erases all the follies there were rass all,
races all the. Shortcomings if you BEAT u OF, A i,
mean you ve's one of the best teams in college,
basketball maybe the best team in college. BASKETBALL i know
they they, lost, right and they've had some, close close,
games et. Cetera but, uh when they're, healthy they're they're
one of the, best if not the best team in college.
Speaker 3: Basketball so Question, ben, then if they Beat arizona and
they Beat Iowa, state what would that mean for this?
Program BECAUSE i, mean if you do that this, WEEK
i think it will be a head scratch of the people, Like,
okay well.
Speaker 1: Where was that?
Speaker 3: Earlier you, know when you Played arizona And, kansas, Right
because it will be Without, richie it will.
Speaker 2: WELL i think what will happen is they're gonna have
a portion of the fan base that Says richie's skill
set and who he was as a player really didn't
mesh all that well as well as it could.
Speaker 1: Have with WITH aj And rob right the. Third that's
what they're gonna.
Speaker 2: Say so IF byu finds a way to beat you
of a to Beat Iowa, state And tyler And alexi
And mahilo and others step up in a big way
and hit shots, right.
Speaker 1: What they're gonna say, is, look the skill sets of.
Speaker 2: These guys as catch and shoot players that aren't turning
the ball over and are playing solid defense are better
than What richie was. Providing, Now richie could be a
catch and shoot guy, Too there's no doubt about, it
and you know he can spot up from anywhere with
his lightning quick.
Speaker 1: Release but you're.
Speaker 2: Gonna get some people that, say look Like richie just
didn't mesh as well as he is as they they
thought he would WITH aj And rob on the, floor
Because rob AND aj are primary ball, handlers and you
can make an argument That richie is also a primary
ball handler and not just a catch and shoot guy
Like trevinell was a season. Ago i'm waiting to, See,
LIKE i don't Think bally is gonna be better Without.
Speaker 1: RICHIE i just.
Speaker 2: Don't but if they suddenly, are you're gonna have plenty
of individuals to, say, look it just didn't work With
richie because he was also a primary ball. Handler took
the ball out OF aj And rob's. Hands let's get
to the final. Thing if you guys are Without ritchie
for a, while what's the confidence level in guys stepping?
Speaker 7: Up, No, yeah it's definitely hard because you, know he
brings so much shot, making he brings so much offensive,
rebounding defensive, rebounding and just he was just Like, logali
like our vocal, leader you, know on the. Team But
i'm gonna have confidence in the guys to step. UP
i Think luken step up some, more hit some. Shots
TYLER mei came off the. BENCH i think everybody just a,
chance and everybody's gonna step into their.
Speaker 1: Rules he's He's Leonel. Mu MoU had thirty nine.
Speaker 2: Minutes, Obviously Kay wise has been very patient With MoU
offensively because he puts fourth good. Effort on the defensive,
End there's no doubt sometimes he's a good. Rebounder probably
needs to to take it off the bounce a few
times a game and just get to the free throw
line and maybe take some some close range shots to
get into a groove rather than just taking the automatic
THREE i don't like his. MECHANICS i just don't like.
HIM i know he's hit in the, past and he
was a good shooter last. YEAR i, ASKED i you
before anyone was actually guarding, him it seemed and and
you know, WHAT i need to check tape on. That quite,
honestly Maybe canard was taking shots off the bounce and
that's where he feels past rather than in a in
a catch and shoot.
Speaker 1: Role but IF aj believes in, him you know, what
MAYBE i need to believe.
Speaker 6: It CAN i bring up his plus minus.
Speaker 3: Minute, still he's been phenomenal when he doesn't, foul and
you could say it for a lot of player Like, No, No,
Ben when he doesn't, foul he's a. Phenomenal you were
watching the, game remember the pass where he's wide opening the.
Speaker 6: Corner what does he? Do who does he kick it?
Speaker 3: To he, said, no mylo, boom not even not even
a thought, process, Right and WHAT i love about him
and the coaches have much have told him Something, ben
because now he's attacking the, basket which he wasn't doing
like three weeks. Ago he's driving and then waiting and then,
okay go to a j and. Reset he's they've told him.
Something but the way he's played in the last two
WEEKS i have. LIKED i know it's not been against
the most formidable, opponents but when you're able to not
foul and stay on the floor like, that and and
that's the thing people can, Say, oh he did, Nothing,
no he did a lot, Actually AND i think that's the.
Thing you Need canard to stay out of foul. Trouble
And i'm telling, you, MAN i know What i'm talking. About,
Canard alexi And tyler are going to be the most
three pivotal pieces down the stretch for this basketball team
with richielt for the, season and they have to stay
out of foul trouble and they have to hit.
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Tamil this was right at the end of the. Week last,
week we didn't have really much time to get into,
it as there was other news and notes breaking around
the world and around the college football college basketball. World
Big ten details twenty four TEAM cfp plan with no
league title.
Speaker 1: Games that's of note, here no league title.
Speaker 2: Games let's just get into the playoff and see who
may the best team? Win, okay So Pete davil, states
The Big ten is circulating an internal document that lays
out what a twenty four team college Football playoff would look,
like including the elimination of conference championship, games a twenty
three plus one selection, model and an additional weekend of
on CAMPUS cfp home. Games with the College Football playoff
format remaining at twelve for the twenty twenty six, season
the drum beat of POTENTIAL cfp chains will inevitably echo
through the coming. Season the, document obteamed BY espn includes
other interesting, details such as the committee being asked with
not having any rematches in the first.
Speaker 1: Round that's what they're tasked to.
Speaker 2: Do such as the committee not allowing for any rematches
in the first, round the sides of the potential expansion
issue were drawn clear in recent. Weeks THE sec was
willing to go to sixteen team, format and The Big
ten was willing to grow to sixteen only with an
agreement to eventually go to twenty four. Teams those two
leagues essentially controlled THE cfp decision, making hence the.
Speaker 1: Stalemate, okay they're still the big power brokers.
Speaker 2: Here The Big ten internal document details what the conference
has termed a twenty four TEAM cfb format, compromise sources
told THE. Espn it has been distributed to the league's
athletic directors and a working group of head. Coaches while
the document presents nothing formal or official in terms of
the future of college football, playoffs it does begin to
unpack the vision of a twenty four team. Format the
idea has increased in conversation amongst, coaches athletic, directors power
forward leagues as the coaches acknowledge a playoff or bust
pressure and athletic directors want more postseason opportunities to justify
rapidly increasing roster. Expenses the internal document begins by offering
a potential timeline desired by The Big, ten which wants
the format to grow to a sixteen team playoff for
twenty twenty, seven twenty twenty, eight the document IN ksea
moved to twenty four for no later than the twenty
twenty nine, season which would then run through the end
of the CURRENT cfp, contract which goes through two thousand
and thirty. One from, there there would be a new
television contract in further flexibility to. Change remember those THOSE
tv deals are coming up in twenty twenty, nine two
thouy thirty and going into two thousand and thirty. One
in the Proposed though sixteen The sweet sixteen, format there
would be five automatic qualifiers and eleven at large, teams
an idea that has been widely. Discussed the top teams
would get, buys the top two teams would get, buyes
and the opening Games number sixteen Versus number, Thirteen number
fourteen Versus number fifteen would be played on the second
weekend In, december likely slotting around the Annual army Versus navy.
Game there would be six second round games on campus
and four quarterfinals at traditional bowl locations On New Year's
eve And New Yr's. Day that would be followed by
semi final games at ball sites and the national title,
game which would be played around Mid. January the twenty
four team format would consist of the twenty three best
teams and one spot for The group of. Six there
would be no automatic, qualifiers which had been a point
of emphasis for The Big ten in THE cfp discussion last.
Year if the field grows at twenty, four the sources
have indicated that the automatic qualifiers would matter less to
The Big. Ten so according to the, document the breakdown
for this field if it had played out in twenty
twenty five would have been SEVEN sec, teams Six Big,
ten Five Big, twelve THREE acc and Two group of
six And Notre. Dame that would have been your top
top twenty. Four there top the top eight teams would receive.
Buys there would be eight first round games on, campus
and then an extra week of home games with eight
second round games played on. Campus that would mean all
the top teams would be rewarded with a playoff home,
game which has been considered a flaw of the current.
System number One, indiana for, example didn't play a home
game in last.
Speaker 1: SEASON cfp not.
Speaker 2: Good the optimal window to start the twenty fourteen playoff
would be the second weekend Of, december which would Have friday.
Speaker 1: And saturday away from ANY nfl.
Speaker 2: Competition it would address the long rest period that has
emerged early in the twelve team playoff. Model teams with
buys and extended layoffs went one in seven the first
two years of THE. Cfp the quarterfinals would fall On
New Year's eve And Year's day at both, sites and
the semi finals would be following. Week it would be
the following week at bull sites that would be followed
by a Mid january title game at a neutral. Site
in that proposed twenty four team, model the preference is
that no regular season matches would be permitted in the first,
round but games between league foes could could be played
if they didn't meet in the regular. Season this transition
to a twenty four team format would include the elimination
of conference title, games and the incremental timeline to get
to twenty four teams in twenty twenty nine would give
appropriate remedies for moving away from.
Speaker 1: Them the internal.
Speaker 2: Document gives a window into how The Big ten views
of the conference title, games calling them artificial and saying
that leagues that play them take on way more risk
than those that don't and still advance to THE. Cfp
how THE cfp would handle making up for the cost
of losing the conference title games would be one of
the biggest looming.
Speaker 1: Issues so that's the biggest question right.
Speaker 2: Now THE cfp would how are they gonna you, know
there's a cop of losing the conference title. Games it
would be one of the biggest. Issues The power four
championship games have media value of at least two hundred,
million and that figure represents only a television. Valuation it
doesn't account for the tens of millions the games generate with, tickets,
sponsorships and game day. Sales the financial trick of a
sixteen game playoff if the sport were to eventually divorce
itself from the conference title, game is that it would
add four, games only two of which would be up
for bid to bring in new. Money the current contract
accounts FOR espn owning the added games up to fourteen. Teams,
essentially there's no way to make up the financial delta
from losing the league title, games though that's what it looks.
Speaker 1: Like moving to a.
Speaker 2: Twenty fourteen model would mean ten additional games up for.
Bid there would be twenty three total, games up from
eleven in the twelveeen to. FORMAT espn would own two
of the twelve new games so only ten would go
out for open. Bid the document includes some rationale behind the.
Move it stresses the sustained interest of a longer playoff
and prioritizes home games on campus and elimination of risk
of injury and conference championship, Games cidingkhusier's quarterback For Ander
medosa's injury scare of The Big ten title. Game The
Big ten document stresses the uptick in relevant regular season,
games saying in today's transfroportal player movement, era teams may
lose a game or two early and gel together later
in the. Season war playoff opportunities late provides an appropriate safety.
Speaker 1: Net ronald the three Man.
Speaker 2: Weaver you've read, This you've evaluated, it your, thoughts your.
Commentary would you like to see A sweet sixteen or
a twenty fourteen team?
Speaker 6: Playoff, Yeah i've been on a record with this has
Been sweet. SIXTEEN i Think i'm gonna stay.
Speaker 3: THERE i understand that twenty fourteen playoff and nature everybody gets,
in BUT i don't. KNOW i think there should be
value in playing the conference championship. GAME i really think
it should. Be you, KNOW i understand going away from that,
now if you will get him on the line later this.
Week Shan walker would love this because he wants to
go away with the conference championship, game and the person
that won the conference should be at the. Top SO
i understand that, point But i'm still sweet. SIXTEEN i
think that is what it should. BE i think twenty
four too. MANY i don't think we can reward being
the top four from every. CONFERENCE i think sixteen is
what it is. Like if you're in the top, fifteen top,
sixteen THEN i think you're competing for. Championship we see
it in. Basketball you don't see people really outside of
that really do. It you might get a Few cinderellas
here and, there BUT i, mean look at the top, Sixteen,
Ben all of those people could have gone to the
college football playoffs and. Competed you, know The, texas The,
michigan's The, byus all those people. GOOD i firmly believe
that The, Texas, tech The organs and some of those
did go on to competing the college football. Playoffs BUT
i don't think it should be outside of. THAT i
think you gotta go. Sixteen it's, sweet it's. Glorious twenty
fours too. MANY i do like the idea from The big.
Ten but, look at the end of the, day been
The big ten in THE, sec they run, it and
that's what it comes down. To and if THE sec
is gonna agree to, this they're gonna figure out some
way how they can get. More you, Know Greg sanki's
gonna make sure he gets his ten teams. In but
at the end of the, day you, know if they
go to twenty, four because of those in, power they.
Speaker 6: Will push this and it will you, know it will.
Speaker 3: Happen and if they if it doesn't and they cause
a fit, been then are we gonna see where they break?
OFF i think this is where the college football playoff,
been the future of it. Is the balances will be.
Laid it's either they agree to this and they make
this happen of the expansion in some shape or, form
or it's gonna lead to The big TEN sec breaking
off and taking who they. WANT i think that's what
it's gonna come down. TO i hope it, doesn't BUT
i think this is the last. STRAW i think sixteen
or twenty four this is gonna make or break the
future of college football and the college football playoffs as
we know had.
Speaker 2: Been, Yeah my opinion is the more The mary look
at we have, traditionally, okay we in college, football college,
basketball we always have a top twenty, five right is
that what we've always HAD ap top twenty five TO
cbn stop twenty, FIVE pff top twenty. Five everything's top twenty,
five top twenty, five top twenty, five Top thwe like.
Speaker 1: That is in. Blazon that isn't better into our.
Speaker 2: Psyche so get as close to top twenty five is
possible because it's always meant something in college football college,
basketball and allow for buys for as many teams as,
necessary and start the season a little bit earlier so
we're not getting into you, know Late, january so that
there's not. Conflicts if you need to play more, games
if you need more data, points then start the season
a little bit. Earlier we have an entire. Summer ladies and.
Gentlemen we report to fall camp in Early. August you
practice for four. Weeks two of the weeks are typically.
Competitive you got these internal, fights internal, depth depth, competition et.
Cetera and then you prepare for two. Weeks do you
really need two weeks to prepare for YOUR fcsfo or
YOUR g SIX? Fo you, know you should sequentially build
up in, competition and that's how it should be in my.
Speaker 1: Opinion so.
Speaker 2: You could probably, start you, know college football in Mid.
August you could probably people are gonna show. Up school
is not yet in in, session but people are still
gonna show up to, games and that's where your buy games.
Are if you need a little, practice you, KNOW i
think you do away WITH fcs games in.
Speaker 1: General you GO fcs games in. Spring that's your buy.
Speaker 2: Game that's where you buy an, fcsteam come in and
scrimmage your YOUR jv. Squad, essentially if if guys that
need to see reps and you televise, it you televise.
It are you gonna watch spring football if you know
B yu's going up AGAINST?
Speaker 1: SUU i Would i'm, like, yeah sign me up at.
Springball you're gonna, go SAY seu we were? State you, Know,
Yes i'll watch. It i'll be.
Speaker 2: There i'm gonna be evaluating the the third, string the four.
Stringers i've been to spring games in THE. Sec those
things are sometimes sold. Out, okay those that love ball love.
Ball so move THE fcs buy games to spring, ball
and let's allow for springball to like mean something to
somebody else in a buy. Game all show up and
buy tickets to a B Y uscu spring competition one hundred,
percent and let us add more guys to the rosters
so we can have some, tryouts have SOME jv. Squads,
right there's plenty of guys that would love to just
be in a football.
Speaker 1: Program you know what else it. Does it builds up
young men when you have A jv.
Speaker 2: Program it really, does like give them something to work,
for gives them an, identity gives, them you, know some self,
esteem et. Cetera there's more to football than just going
out and making money and and things that.
Speaker 1: Nature, Individually you're a part of something bigger than.
Speaker 2: Yourself so, football it's like Why i'm not getting played
in pay in high. SCHOOL i love high school. Football in,
fact in many, WAYS i loved high school football more
THAN i even love college. FOOTBALL i cried more my
final game in high school THAN i did in. College,
Anyways i'm going off on a tie rate, here but
fcs to spring start college football mid Mid, august and
you can get more games in and then you can
get more data POINTS p four VERSUS p.
Speaker 1: Four we need more data POINTS acc.
Speaker 2: Versus big, Twelve big twelve Versus big, Ten big twelve VERSUS.
Speaker 1: Sec we need more data points in order to.
Speaker 2: Have an accurate depiction of who the top twenty four
tonto twenty five teams.
Speaker 1: Are. Periods, okay.
Speaker 2: You're never gonna have too much, football and every's gonna, say, well, injuries, Injuries,
YEAH i, agree like there could be. Injuries do away
with the conference championship. Game if you have more regular season,
games more regular season conference games, too what are you
gonna get? Well and if you have more interconference games,
too if you get up to you, know fourteen, fifteen
sixteen regular season, games then you're gonna have a more
accurate depiction of rankings and you can actually conclude subjectively
and objectively if you want the committee to still be
a part of you want a fifty to fifty you,
know balanced equation here with the committee and the, algorithm
THE bcs LIKE sp PLUS fpi combination, here the advanced
analytics that we lean into that you combine both of
those and you probably can conclude who the best twenty
four teams. Are and you know what's gonna happen with you,
know top twenty four teams even.
Speaker 1: If you've found a.
Speaker 2: WAY i, Mean i'm trying to think of a way
that you can do it with the top twenty five
teams to the number one team of the. NATION i
don't know you have multiple bye, weeks et. Cetera but
you can figure something out. Here we can we can
figure out the, calendar we can figure out how there's
really no conflicts and they can still make money for
the continuity and success of college football in my, opinion
so guys aren't opting, out injuries aren't as big of
an issue in conference championship, games and we can see
who the ONE chu champion. Is we'll go to break
a great segment there talking twenty fourteen, Playoff big ten
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over to The star for FOR byu revealed on His
instagram On sunday that he tore his acl and in
the early fall at the first minute Of BYU's ninety
to eighty six win Over colorado On. Saturday in that,
game Rob wright scored a career high thirty nine, points
which helped him on his way to his first appearance
on The big Twelve starting five for last, week joining
him on that list WITH yu freshman Fenom Aj, debonsa
who also gardenered The big twelve newcomer THE us for
his performances Against baylor And colorado to finish off the individual.
Accolade Jimmer Fredetz jersey was officially retired On, saturday giving
the men's team five players with their numbers retired and
number twenty three. Ranked kugur will face number Four arizona
In tucson. Tomorrow the women's team also Played colorado On,
saturday but their fate was. Different in the crucial game
between two bubble teams to make THE ncaa, tournament the
women lost seventy six to forty. Six anoxt opportunity to
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Uscca Women's athlete of The week, honor between men's tennis remaining,
undefeated the baseball team starting their season off two and,
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