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soners Aj Debonsa addressed the media. Let's go ahead and
play this sound from yesterday, as they both addressed myself
and other members of the media following their final winning
on conference and improving to twelve and one on the season.
Speaker 3: I will we right the third and throw centers little
any questions, Betty Dunny, what do you guys make?
Speaker 4: Is triple proach?
Speaker 3: That's incredible.
Speaker 2: He is great talent, great player. It's crazy, that's awesome.
He's probably one hundred nine points tonight. What mean you
guys so effective offensively here?
Speaker 5: I think just playing together, just playing fast and uh,
I think we shot the ball well for three such
as making threes.
Speaker 4: I think that was huge. Put it forty two three?
When times?
Speaker 2: Is that that point of that posistem into the game.
Speaker 3: It is just help take work, yeah, yeah, I mean
props to these guys for uh getting in the lane
and finding finding those ssues and shooting well too.
Speaker 2: What's kind of your comfort confidence level of the offensive.
Speaker 5: End right now?
Speaker 3: Obviously feels like you guys are.
Speaker 2: Flicking a pretty high right right now.
Speaker 3: Yeah, a hundred percent. And that's the only gonna keep going.
And you know, I mean have to take away from that.
But our defense is so f like we're so focused
on this defensive end right now. We know we know
what's coming. You know, we free both have been around
this league and offensive leaves we're gonna keep growing and
defensively were we need to keep going and keep keep
moving forwards?
Speaker 6: Though, do youn't think at night like this on the
defensive end, is is good for you guys going forward
having maybe lighting a fire under you go forward to
the bigs.
Speaker 4: Whole play on defensively?
Speaker 2: Uh, I feel like it definitely is.
Speaker 5: I think they were like eight for twenty from three
in the first half, so they went two for twelve
and the second half of just us being able to lock
in on that moveing on the big top a huge.
Speaker 2: Roadie k Whites say, you walk into HALFISA have not,
I'm nothing.
Speaker 7: The group of guys at the point, I'll be multiple
teams have lost around this time.
Speaker 8: That uh, A student like the kind of to draw
out the ball that help you guys out in that
second halfter things around everything.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean he he said that it was that
this morning or last uh Instagram, but I think it
was this morning.
Speaker 4: You know.
Speaker 3: I mean we every game, we know we're gonna get
everybody's best and we gotta bring it every game.
Speaker 7: You know, Richie was like the the halftime workflow like
that Kye Wide and staff kind of present to you
guys with clips and then you guys just kind of
make these adjustments and game where it's at a different
team for a first time.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it starts with Drew running in, putting
up the the clips and having super specific points of emphasis.
Today it was just this defensive end and you know,
just some miscues that involved me and you know, definitely
one of those like up moments for me. But yeah,
I mean just points of emphasis. You know, kay why
he's not full of words, but he's full of just
super good points of emphasis.
Speaker 9: Uh.
Speaker 7: Where what do you think there are the strengths of
this team hitting into conference play?
Speaker 4: As as rich said, you guys know the big twelve.
Speaker 7: Uh think the strength of this team is sitting in
the league player.
Speaker 2: I think ar length.
Speaker 5: I think Adam Bidle is great for us, uh, just
adding more size. Uh just I think it. Uh, it's
gonna be big for us to keep teams off the
offensive glass. And I feel like today we just grew
with that and we just gonna keep going in the
conference play.
Speaker 2: How's this luger speaking of you to?
Speaker 4: Uh?
Speaker 7: How are they how you gets embracing him and making
him feel like he's part of the team to kind
of hit the ground running.
Speaker 4: For league player.
Speaker 5: Uh, we're bringing him in well, Uh, he actually haven't
had a full practice with him yet, so we're looking
forward to that coming back from the break.
Speaker 7: Mine, Richie, your thoughts on be what what hopefully they
bring to this team?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean you saw it today on the offensive glass.
I think it could bring just another level of toughness,
who's experienced, he knows what he's doing, and just having
that more of a a veteran mindset. I think it
would be really good for us, especially from the from
the same point of the big.
Speaker 6: Questions, I'll just follow up all that with maybe even
more impressed than some way is that I can't come
in and just kind of hold on for a hyper
down like office free.
Speaker 5: I think it's super impressive.
Speaker 4: I mean that's all.
Speaker 2: That's all him.
Speaker 4: Give him all the credit.
Speaker 5: I mean he's just went in there and played tough
and just playing hard. He didn't even know all our
sets and he was just out there working hard to.
Speaker 2: Question you know, what does on the court. But I
think he got everybody Christmas presents to just say who
about he is a person.
Speaker 5: Well, I've known a j for a long time. I
mean he's a great person. He's been like a brother
to me. So he's a great person.
Speaker 2: Got all of us gets thankful for him.
Speaker 4: Yeah, how much?
Speaker 3: Great dude, I'll be sure thanks.
Speaker 4: All right?
Speaker 2: That was Rob right and uh Richie Saunders Brett. We
need to get the pronunciation in the nation is that,
you know beato Beato? Like I'm I'm looking it up
right now because i want to make sure that we
get it right. You know, I'm clicking on the profile.
I want to make sure that it said the correct way.
The one thing that I learned is saying the guy's
name wrong. So I'm getting pulling it up to make
sure we can get it pronounced right way and have
played over the airways. Brett, because I know, that's something
that's that's big and broadcasting the sports. If you mess
up somebody's name, oh man, goodness gracious, that's a that's
not good, not good, Bob, not good. So that's something
I'm definitely pulling up. But let's just discuss before we
get into, you know, finding out what's the correct pronunciation
Richie Saunders Rob right there. I like the last comment obviously,
you know the show A little bit of love to
AJ is. I've known AJ for a really long time
and he's been like a brother than me. I thought
that was really deep. Uh you know, so I appreciate
him getting us gifts, but it was it was less
even about the gifts. It was more about, yeah, I
appreciate him doing this and you know, and not doing this.
That the love that I have for him of they
go back to when they play what I can't remember
what Parker, what game that they played in, so Rocker Park,
Rucket Park.
Speaker 8: That's what is slam, Slam Magazine classic. I believe Slam
Magazine Classic.
Speaker 2: Brent always helping me out there, and those relationships go
back along. I think that's one of the reason why
Rob came to BYU is to play with Aj, you knowing.
You see the chemistry between the two and they love playing,
you know, with each other, and it looks like they
got a great relationship.
Speaker 4: Yeah, they obviously do.
Speaker 8: I'm so jealous of Aj, man, Like, it's so cool
to be able to like one of my favorite things
in the world. I think I said this earlier, one
of my favorite things in the world is giving people
gifts that they love. I remember two years ago I
brought my I bought my brother an Xbox, and last
year I bought everybody in my family Jordan for It's like,
it's just it's the coolest feeling in the world to
get people things they appreciate. And they always tell you that,
Like I remember my dad used to always say that
because we'd always want to get him gift and he
my dad used to always say that the best gift that.
Speaker 4: We could give.
Speaker 8: Is him getting to watch us receive things that we loved,
Like that the biggest.
Speaker 4: Gift for him. And it's so cool that AJ got
to do that yesterday.
Speaker 8: And I'm jealous, man, Like, I wish I had had
all the money in the world to just buy people
whatever they wanted. But it says so much about who
he is because everybody, when they have nothing, say, oh,
when I have everything, I'll.
Speaker 4: Give it away and I'll truth.
Speaker 2: People do say that.
Speaker 8: Everybody says that Aj is actually in a position to
put his money where his mouth is, and he quite
literally does put his money where.
Speaker 4: His mouth is. He didn't run. He didn't have to
get shoes for anybody, first of all.
Speaker 8: Second of all, he sure didn't have to get them
for anybody other than his friends, or other than his teammates,
or other than the coaches. But people may not know,
and you could speak to this. He gave gifts and
shoes to people who were not coaches, who were not players,
who were just support staff to the team. Because that's
the kind of guy that he is, that he like
that he enjoys more than getting, he enjoys the giving,
and like, it's so cool that we get to talk
with this during the Christmas season, because that's what the
Holidays are all about.
Speaker 4: Is the greatest.
Speaker 8: Gift in the world is getting to give something to
someone and watch them need it and appreciate it and
love it. And again, it speaks to who Aj is.
We saw him earlier this summer. I believe he was
down in Jamaica, giving out shoes, given out school supplies,
and now we're seeing him here again in December.
Speaker 4: This guy always has the opportunity.
Speaker 8: To give, and he's always doing it, putting his money
where his mouth is. And to Rob's point, like that
says everything you need to know about him, because it's
so easy when you get all this money, and we
talk about it all the time, right like the transfer portal,
the nil.
Speaker 4: All these kids are so selfish. All they do is
think about themselves, and then.
Speaker 8: You hear these stories about all these individuals who they're
donating and they're developing charities. I was just watching the
NC State game, their bowl game, I think it was
against Memphis was last week, and they were talking about
how the NC State has this d tackle who's constantly
donating his money to go to ards like food pantries
and shelters and for people who don't have as much
as he does. And it's just it's so cool to
kind of see these young kids buck the narrative. Because
we sit up here as media members a nightbe not
you and I, but media members as a whole, it's
really easy.
Speaker 4: To say these kids are so selfish.
Speaker 8: All they do is think about themselves, me, me, me
and il transfer portal all this. But then we see
kids like AJ who they've been given and so they give.
And I think it's a great way to say that.
Like just because you see people talking heads on the
internet saying the nil this and college sports are broken
and all that, Like there's people like AJ who say, no, dude,
like we're we're giving back to the community, and I'm
giving back to those around me and I'm showing love
and I think it's really cool. And then and so yeah,
Rob is telling you, like I've known this guy for
years and he's always spent this way.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's that's really special to have a player like this,
to have a teammate like that. I know that there
are some people you really feel close to, you develop
relationships with like that. So shout out to to AJ
on giving the gifts. Going back to the schematic things. Also,
I apologize to the fans. We take the sound and
play it from BAU. Maybe what I should start doing
is playing my own sound. I do recorded because Richie
just kept hitting the desk.
Speaker 4: He was also chugging.
Speaker 8: Go watch the full video on Ben's Twitter, Like you
see him just He's not only is he like chugging
it run, he's squeezing that plastic bottle. And that's what
everyone's here because he is inhaling that water. Brosan at
least two bodis drag two.
Speaker 2: While I was down, I was looking like what the heck.
That's why I couldn't ask another question. I was just
watched like did this dude just drowned down two waters
like that? Like, my goodness, this man Lily is to
energizer Bunny with everything. He'll just down and go to
work and just kept doom doom doom. I'm just like, dude,
you're I was like, those those DP mics that they have,
you guys are the best mind. They're picking up a
lot of sound Richie like don't hit the tails, Like,
oh my goodness, so apologize for that. My mic doesn't
pick up that much, is not that sensitive, but it
does pick up what they said. But anyway, the point is, yeah,
but I think BYU definitely needs to continue to hit
more threes at the way they are.
Speaker 4: Look.
Speaker 2: I said this on the pregame show yesterday with JT,
and we talked about it. Canard Davis, if he has
moments like that, Brett, and he doesn't need to hit five.
I'm not asking for five, but if you can hit
you know, if he can score between eight to maybe
even we can say fifteen now because he drops seventeen.
If he can score in that eight to twelve, eight
to fifteen range, if k but it can give you
eight to you know, twelve as well, and then your
bench is able to give you about you know, fifteen
to twenty five. Agent Rob taking care of the rest.
You're gonna do that. That's literally what Houston's teams would do.
They would do that same thing. So yeah, I just
I think at the end of the day that Byu
just needs to continue to improve rebounding. I think that's
the biggest thing guarding the par not taking plays off.
And then look, I'm gonna call the guy out. And
I've seen it and I know that is because he
said he's a smaller guy. But we have to have
the conversation. Gotta call Rob right out. Love the guy,
good dude, but sometimes he the effort on defense gets
a little ledgy. You just can't play offense, brother, You
got to get in a short corner. And I'm saying
that because I've seen it a few times now in
games against formidable opponents and opponents that are not as formidable,
and that's gonna get you burned. And conference play. Good
coaches like Tommy Lloyd, good coaches like Jerome Tang, good
coaches like Scott Drew, they're going to be able to
exploit you and exploit that They're gonna do a good job.
Graham mccaston, you know, Calvin Samson's gonna get into you
behind tj Oskelberger. You know though, those two coaches like
to play extremely physical, so gotta let your defense transition
into offense. We will see. They still got a couple
of games coming. But Brett, I mean there's a lot
it's tough to nitpick when the team drops, you know,
over one hundred points and you know, starts to get
NBA like numbers with their starters.
Speaker 4: Yeah, it is.
Speaker 8: It's tough, but it's a reality of the situation that
we're in, which.
Speaker 4: Is these games get no easier from here.
Speaker 8: You gotta play, frankly, some of the best teams in
the country on the regular and so you've kind of
gotta figure things out.
Speaker 4: I do want to give Yu a little bit of credit.
Speaker 8: We're talking about maybe not being incredible on the defensive
end last night BYU. On the season, as far as
Big twelve teams are concerned, they're right there in the
top of the conference. Again, not everyone's non con schedule
is the same, but BYU is sitting two three spots
behind Iowa State. I would say it's given up sixty
three a game. BYU's given up sixty five a game,
So last night was an anomaly and not necessarily a
characteristic of who BYU is. They do have to get better,
but even Houston's given up sixty a game right now,
so that BYU is really in a good company in
terms of how they're doing overall in the defense and end.
I think, really what you're gonna find is I think, honestly,
Ron BYU's first couple non con games might look like
that Pacific game where chensively they can hang around until
their offense can finally get in and throw some consistent punches.
Speaker 4: That's kind of.
Speaker 8: How I see it going. But I do think it's
gonna be not a struggle at first. But I think
I mean, to use the phrase we've been using for
the last couple of days now, I think it's gonna
be a slow start of conference play. I think they'll
win games, but I think for the first few it
might be uglier than fans would like.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you bring up a good point. I think it
is gonna be like that Pacific game. I think that's
the best thing. And I could see the Arizona State
game being like that, the Kansas State game being like that.
I think BA will win both of those games to
start off. They're gonna get really get tested when they
play obviously Kansas in Arizona last week of January, and
when obviously they play Houston in Texas Tech. But yeah, no,
I mean, let's turn to the bau you know, basketball schedule.
I don't want to, you know, ignore that as we're
here in this world. A BOE Sports segment here on
ESPN the Fan on one to three nine taking on
Kansas State the start offf conference play. That will beat
tip off a schedule for eleven thirty amounts tent of time.
It'll be twelve thirty PM over there in the central
part of town. Then you got Arizona State Wednesday, January seventh,
so a few days off, and then you come back.
So I assume that game will be packed. Students will
be back at school, so that game will be packed
at the MC. We know what happened the last couple
of times the BoA's played Arizona State. It has been
beult to Booty hasn't been close. So you think that
BAU will start at two to zero as well. And
then they go up to the Huntsman Center Salt Lake.
I know that they say that's the rivaly game, but
Utah is not playing good basketball. I think it might.
It could be close in the first half, Brett, but
I think, come, you know what, the second half, bo
you will pull away. I'm gonna go this after that
Utah game. I think this is where you get a
little bit tough. You play TC you at home, it's
a nine pm tip, that's January fourteenth. That's gonna be
a tough one. You got Texas Tech. That's gonna be
tough because that's on the road down there in Lubbock.
Then you play Utah what two times in a matter
of two weeks. Then you play number one Arizona at
the crib, you play number seventeen Kansas. Then you go
on the road with Oklahoma State, you play Houston at home,
you play Baylor play Colorado, so you have a tough stretch.
We got Arizona and Iowa State back to back. Then
you gotta go to you get UCF at the crib.
So a couple of stretches that might be tough. You
got the East coast trip the end of the season
where you got West Virginia. They'll stay out on the
road from what I've heard from talking to the people
down there at BYU Cincinnati, and then they come home
into Texas Tech. But nothing too bad. These games are
spaced out better than what they were last year. And
there's no world beaters, Brett.
Speaker 8: When you look at it, no, they're well I don't
if that's necessarily true.
Speaker 4: No world beaters.
Speaker 2: What I mean like world beaters Like I mean like
the like the trip that they can't Yeah, yeah, like
no war be exactly Like, Okay, so you have a
tough you have the Arizona in Kansas de close, both
of those Blake not world beaters, like they're not gonna win,
Like it's over.
Speaker 4: Like we're not.
Speaker 8: Talking about I don't want to say be a Texas Tech,
but yes in football, but but yes kind of what
we're talking about. Yes, that's what we're b BOYU has
a legitimate shot at winning every single one of these games.
They go undefeated, but there's not a game here that
they aren't capable winning.
Speaker 4: So from that standpoint, I agree.
Speaker 8: However, the tough part is like, we already had it
mapped out. Okay, Houston's gonna be really good. We already
had it mapped out. Okay, Texas Tech, they'll probably be
pretty good. But I don't know that we had mapped
out was that Arizona was going to be this good
or that is going to be this Like again, we
know the Big Twelve is a gauntlet. We know that
every one of these games means everything, and every one
of these games can feel like a play a tournament game,
a Big Twelve tournament game.
Speaker 4: But I don't know that we expected.
Speaker 8: We expected Arizona to be good, but they were good
last year. I didn't expect them to be number one
in the country good. And you're right, co O Pete
and the crew. They have it on lock as the
number one team in America right now.
Speaker 4: They've earned that.
Speaker 8: And then oh yeah, by the way, Arizona's the number
one team in America.
Speaker 4: Houston is still the final.
Speaker 8: Boss and the Big Twelve as far as I'm concerned,
until someone dethrons them as still until Arizona beats Houston
and proves me otherwise, Houston to me is still the
final boss. But this is quite the exciting schedule that
BYU has coming up here in the Big Twelve.
Speaker 2: Yeah, this is an exciting time for BYU. And you
know what I mean, world beaters. None of these trips,
these opponents back to back. You got a few tough ones, like, Okay,
you play TCU, they'll be a tough game, but you
can get them to You go on the road to
Texas Tech. Then you got Arizona Kansas State. That's tough.
And then you go Oklahoma State away, and then you
got number eight Houston, you got Baylor. So those are
tough couple of tough back to back ones, but not
too bad. Colorado Arizona, Iowa State is probably your toughest one.
Playing number one Arizona in February and then having to
come back home to the Iowa State then playing UC
that's a tough shots to the end of the season.
Could be a little bit, I guess off a galling
when you look at it. Number one Arizona number three
Iowa State. U see f at the crib. Luckily you
get them and don't have to go to Orlando. Western
Iowa State twice last year they split.
Speaker 4: I'm pretty sure, Okay, or did.
Speaker 2: They only played once? Trying to think they beat them twice? Yeah,
so they only want Yeah, that's what they wanted. The
tournament they went. Yeah, and my gosh, did we think
they were gonna lose in the tournament because Curtis Jones. Goodness, gracious, miss.
Speaker 8: Man, I forgot about that. That was probably the most
fun game to watch.
Speaker 4: I think A BOU was all.
Speaker 2: S Franfurt Schillo was like, you better get them, Hey,
I'm not gonna lie, and then train them slowed them down.
A couple of other b A you notes that I
want to mention. I want to show some love. Darnelle
will love this one. Some volleyball news guys, A b
a U has hired a new volleyball coach. Y'll welcome
in Rob Nielsen as the women's volleyball coach. Director of
Athletics Brian Santiago B SANT has announced the hiring of
him as a seventh head coach. A women's volleyball coach
in BYU history, Santiago had this is said the matter.
We are three year old to welcome Rob Nielsson back
to BYU as our head women's volleyball coach, said Santiago.
Rob has been a part of a rich history of BOU,
both as a player and a coach on the men's side,
highlighted by winning a national championship. That is a coach
that knows how to win. He's a proven winner, as
evident by his experience as a head coach at Utah
State and as an assistant coach for the USA national team.
We're excited to have Rob lead our BOU women's basketball
program and exceptional student athletes into the future. So there
you go. It's a great opportunity to love that not
just that smart guy check this out. Earn a bachelor's
degree in neuroscience for BYU in two thousand and six
and completed and a NBA in two only thirteen. He
and his wife Sarah have five children. Welcome back Rob Nielsen,
and this was a great hire for the program. I
can't wait to see what he has done. He's done
some great jobs at his other stops, so we will see.
Let's get back to some Football news though BYU guys
has arrived in Orlando for the Pop Tarts trip. You know,
craze it good is what the bus says. College football.
So BYU and the team traveled and they arrived in
Orlando Monday night to begin the week of the festivities
in preparation for Saturday's Pop Tarts Bowl against Georgia Tech.
Remember the game is going to be on Saturday at
three thirty pm Eastern Time and it will be played
at Camping World Stadium. BYU held an early morning team
left in pro bo before boarding the playsto Orlando. Love
that they're getting in those lifts. A few hours later, players, coaches,
and staff, along with many family members arrived to a
warm welcome in Orlando. In the evening. Head coach Coline Sataki,
Widel Parker Kingston, and safety Tenor Wall spoke to media
members upon the arrabis to share their excitement for the
Pop Tarch Bowl. Will play that sound tomorrow for you guys.
Members of the Pop Tarts Bowl staff, hotel personnel, and
othervolunteers through a warm welcome dinner featuring a DJ, entertainment,
video games, treats, and of course pop Tarts activities for
Tuesdays include a joint service activity with Georgia Tech in
the morning, practice in the afternoon, and additional activities which
they already had practice. That's per the Kalina Hataki announcement
of LJ. Martin. And you can catch everything at the
BAU Football social media and on the BAU Cougars dot com.
So they're in Orlando. The festivities are underway, Brett, so
we'll see what happens. Stay locked in. You can catch me,
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he's taking care of some of the bills today. Guys,
we appreciate we've had a great show this far. Everyone's
showing out. We've discussed LJ. Martin not gonna play in
the Bowl game, had surgery. We'll ask our guest here
who is on the line momentarily about his thoughts on
that matter. I know he has been working with LJ
having the surgery. It's best for LJ to get this
surgery because if he does come back, you want to
be extremely healthy for that senior year to be able
to run people down a bruiser and run people over.
AJ debonce also had that thirty point triple double. Ask
him about that as well. A lot of great momentum
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Let's get out to the hotline. I got the financial
advisor on the line now, Blaine Anderson. Blaine, thanks for
joining me today.
Speaker 9: Hey three man, we've running. It's great to be here.
Speaker 4: Thank you, of.
Speaker 2: Course, no great to be here with you. Happy holidays
to you and the Anderson family. I know you you
just sent your son off on a mission. But before
I need your traditions. What were the tradition the Christmas
traditions in the Anderson household? Do you address up in
the pajamas? What do you guys do normally on the
Christmas even Christmas Day?
Speaker 9: Yep, the pajamas, that's a that's a tried and true tradition. No.
One of our traditions over the years has always just
been around the Christmas ornaments. Each year, having an ornament
that means something for that year. And I love the
Christmas Tree. It's become meaningful in that it represents each
family member in various years. So a lot of our
traditions around the ornaments of Christmas.
Speaker 2: I love that. I haven't heard of that one that
the ornaments represents something special of that year. That's a
really cool tradition to have. And how the meaning of
the Christmas tree because I just remember my mom and
dad would bring it in and we had decorated. But
that puts more meaning to it where you can you
can highlight moments from the year and everything going on.
I love that, Blaine. Thank you for sharing that. I
really do appreciate that.
Speaker 9: Yeah, my pleasure, my pleasure, of course.
Speaker 2: Well let's get here's our here's our stat Blaine. I
want to give you our stat you know, and then
we'll get into, you know, a couple of other things.
But eight, I got to start with the big news.
Speaker 4: LJ. Martin.
Speaker 2: We had you and him on the show a couple
of weeks back. If you guys have missed that interview,
please go download it on the podcast on all of
your podcast networks. Got off season surgery. Sounds like you know,
won't be playing in the Bowl game, and this is
in preparation if he decides to come back for a
senior year Blaine, or if he declares for the NFL Draft.
Is this a big deal not having LJ? This is
the big twelve offensive player of the year.
Speaker 4: Yeah, I do.
Speaker 9: I think it's a big deal, And you know, it
makes me question. I wonder if it's been a nagging injury.
I know he was banged up a little bit, but gosh,
think about how he played those last couple of games
and what a difference he made for us. So yes,
I'm bummed that he won't be playing out in Orlando,
but I'm also grateful for what he did this season,
and if it lends towards maybe getting another year with him,
then it's well worth it. So I was bummed to hear,
but I want nothing but the best for LJ.
Speaker 2: I agree with you. I want nothing but the best
for him, and I'm with you if that means another
year with a healthy LJ. Look, you saw what he
did against Cincinnati, and he was He had some bangs
and some bruises. Can you imagine what a healthy LJ.
Martin could do If he's not he you know, getting
what twelve hundred you know, rushing yards, the almost thirteen
hundred dollar purpose yards. Could you imagine a fifteen hundred
rushing season from LJ That definitely has to boost the
draftstock Blaine, Oh yeah.
Speaker 9: Totally in the LJ. I mean, he's the way he
plays is such a a stud and so much fun
to watch. So I saw what he did in these
last couple of games, and I thought he probably was
paying playing through quite a bit and just makes me
appreciate him more as a player and as a student athlete.
Speaker 2: Well, we appreciate you, and obviously you know our tax
mark what the advisors are financial advisor here at ESPN
the fan, and I know that you probably appreciate it
as well. That triple double from agent Debonce a first
thirty point triple double from a BYU player in program history.
I don't know if you had a chance to catch
the game, but from what you were able to go
back and watch, what do you make of that? And
he's been monstrous as some of these putback dunks.
Speaker 9: Oh yeah, he's so much fun to watch. It's such
a neat thing having a player like AJ's here. I
remember when Jim Er played and we used to love
watching him. Shoot from the logo and the way he
can score a basket, and we definitely have that type
player back, and maybe even more. AJ can create a basket,
he can scored at any time, and it's something different.
I'm sure that it's gonna help quite a bit, especially
as we get into this big twelve schedule and then
ultimately into the tournament. I love our chances and AJ's
a big reason for it.
Speaker 2: AJ is a big reason for well, BLAMEE. I mean
you have been a big reason for for people this year.
Like Bennis said, I said, it's Q four. Tax season's
coming up in just a couple of weeks away, you know,
opportunity for people to begin filing for the twenty twenty
five year. I want to ask you a couple of questions.
What is different about the BANDIR custom income note this
month for December.
Speaker 9: Yeah, well, this might be our version of triple double,
but it's where we take a look at three different stocks.
And this is the type of investment that we customize
each month. We do one a month on behalf of
investors and we take a look at three underlying securities,
three stocks, and I'll remind you we're not investing in
those stocks. This is a way that we mitigate risk
and try and create income for investors in a pot.
So we underwrite, we look at three individual stocks and
then as long as those stocks hold seventy percent of
their value, we're able to clip a monthly coupon. And
for the month of December. The three stocks that we're
looking at tracking our ELI Lilly A, Caterpillar, and Applied Technologies.
These are all three top fifty holdings on the S
and P five hundred, which means they're fifty of the
largest companies in the world. And every month, as long
as they've held seventy percent of their value, will receive
a qu POM payment and that equates to nineteen point
three percent for a year. And so we like it
because it gives us an opportunity to have some downside
protection or in other words, to win even when the
market's down, but also collect monthly income without having to
sell investments. And so we just like any investment, it's
important to understand all the components of it. But this
is a band or custom income note. And then we
have a fifty percent buffer on our pile protection. So
it's our version of a triple double. You might say
it's a double where we can earn some income and
track a few different socks and so something that we're
doing for investors for the month of December.
Speaker 2: Hey, look, it's always important to have you know your
financial triple double status as well. You want coupons, you
want discounts, and you're the triple double guy that they
need to need to talk with the schedule that free
Q and A as well. If if you're looking for
the az devansa financial planning, it's Blaine Anderson and his
throw Hey, I got I gotta give you that bill
of bit uh one more. The thing I wanted to ask,
why are income notes appealing right now for investors with
taxis and I'm about to arrive.
Speaker 9: Well, a big part of it is just with the
market being at all times highs and as high as
it is, it's a way to maybe de risk the
portfolio a little bit, especially if people make adjustments at
the end of the year rebalancing a portfolio. And then
especially when we create this kind of income and we
do it inside of a tax qualified account, it allows
it to grow tax free or to grow tax deferred,
and that's where we integrate the tax and the investment
planning and no one Hey next to Ronald the three
man Weave, that's us. That's what we do is we've
these together. So we like to take your approach to that, Ronnie,
and it's definitely interweaving the tax and the investment planning.
And that's how we do it with income notes.
Speaker 2: Hey, look, I can promise you this ron and three
man Weave is going to try to be the top
king who you heard talking about the tax and mart
Wealth Playbook. I'm gonna give all the effort. I'm gonna
teach you how to work hard. I don't have the
biggest size, but I got the biggest effort as well.
So you got to weave your way through that last
couple of things. Here as we here with Blayne Anderson,
our financial advisor here at esp and the fan part
of Bandonwealth Management dot Com. All we asked is that's
your schedule that complementary free Q and a no obligation
to invest with Blaye Anderson and his crew. You can
go to banterwealth band orwealth dot com. You talk about,
you know, the following of tax marw Wealth Playbook. I
mentioned that you discussed it. What does that actually mean
for investors, and how does something like an income note
fit specifically into that bigger picture.
Speaker 9: Blane, Yeah, well, everyone's situation is different and it's all
about customization. I realized that. So what we've done is
create five versions of a band Orwealth Tax Smart Playbook,
one for a core playbook, and then one for business owners,
one for high income owners, or even one for multi
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give listeners and to give investors a few different plays
that they can apply, that they can review, that they
can research, or that they can talk to us about.
We certainly have perspective when it comes to doing this
on a regular basis, but also working with hundreds of
other clients in similar situations, and so the playbook is
designed to give people something they can reference, specifically for
investors that incorporate both tax and investment planning, and that's
part of my education as a certified financial planner. And
so that's something that you can receive by going to
our website at bandorwealth dot com and then click to
receive a Banderwealth Tax Smart Playbook. Look and see if
there's some things that can be done this year before
the end of the year. But we know it's not
about the plan it's about the planning, and so there'll
be plenty of things happening now but also next year
and in the months to come. And so that's the playbook.
There's one for each different type of client or customer
and should provide some ideas to those that review its.
Speaker 2: Go and review it. Go to Bantererwealth banderwealth dot com. Guys,
Look at I've had an opportunity to even see how
you know some of this is worked. Look, I've met
with Blaine. I've been able to see it myself, and
there's nothing like it of being able to set yourself up. Look,
I asked Blaine, you know myself a few months ago
about hey, you know, I'm really concerned about how I
can invest for the future retirement planning. You know, I
have a little one now, and he says, look, let's
sit down, let's discuss and talk. And I'm serious, guys,
the way that you're able to see it, the way
you're able to invest, you got to do it today.
It's literally free. The twenty to twenty five minute compromary
Q and A going at Vanderwelth banderwelf dot com. Blaine Anderson,
the screw will be it a aid and support you
to do a good job. Don't wait. It's all about
the planning. But they got the plan as well, Blaine brother,
give me a score prediction. How do you got this
game turning out on Saturday between b YU and Georgia Tech.
Speaker 9: Yeah, well, I got to admit I don't know as
much about Georgia Tech. I know they started out hot,
had a couple of wins from Georgia if I'm not mistaken.
Even so, you know they can play with the big boys.
They're they're they're gonna be a formidable foe and an opponent.
We're heading out closer to their neck of the woods.
I'm sure they'll have a good representation there in Orlando.
People traveling from Georgia.
Speaker 2: GA's sold out of their tickets, So that is right
on Blaine.
Speaker 9: Yeah, so I'm I'm not surprised. I know it's a
big deal. It's a big game for them. I'm learning
today through you guys. With LJ and not being there,
I'd be lying if I said that doesn't affect things.
And you know, of course I'm going blue. I like
our chances, but I'm thinking somewhere in the twenty four
twenty twenty four to twenty one range. I mean, I
like a close game, and I think that's what we'll get.
But I like our chances of coming out with the
W and I'll be wishing our boys and cheering for
them as much as I can.
Speaker 2: I like by us chances as well. Yeah, I definitely
think both of these offenses can score. I think it's
gonna be a closer game than people think for sure. Well, Blaine,
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for
making some time today with all the family festivities this week.
We will definitely catch up with you next week as well.
Mayor Christmas to you and the rest of the family,
and please be safety.
Speaker 9: Thanks Merry Christmas all.
Speaker 2: Of course, that was Blaine. That was Blaine. Interesting guys,
our tax smart with advisors here ESPN the fan love
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and that one man is the likes of as we know,
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you know, the route running ability. Sean McVay is also
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But to me, bred at the end of the day,
I really think that Pooka Nakua is the best wide receiver.
He's up there right now. He's playing better than Jamar,
playing better than See Higgins. I don't want to hear
O what Joe Burrow got hurt? Like I thought Jamar
could go out there and make catch us with anybody. Look,
Pooka they got rid of I don't see other teams
getting rid of a guy to get this guy paid
and do that. Jack Jackson Smith and Jiggobs said, dude,
but think about it. You're telling me that DeVante Adams
in this point in his career, is attracting more attention
than Pooka, Nakua, Cooper Cup went to Seattle, went to Seattle,
Brett and Jacksons, Smith and jiggb is still over there,
so they got to pick their poison. I think that
Pooka with having da out. We saw it last week
against the Seahawks, who was a good team, and you
saw what he did. So to me at the end
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especially with Davante out to have the type of game
he did. Thank you, Puka for getting me forty six
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propel me to the championship.
Speaker 8: Yeah, so Pooka missed what was it, two games, three
games A five, not mistaken in October. And yes, if
you just go look at receiving yards wise, he's not
that far off from JSN. And I think his yardage
per game is five yards less. I think JSN is
one ten. I think Pooka Nakua is one of five
in terms of yards per game.
Speaker 4: So, uh, it would be neck and neck.
Speaker 8: I mean, had Pooka not gotten injured, he would be
chasing JSN for chasing Calvin Johnson and chasing the record
of most receiving yards in a single season.
Speaker 4: I mean, he could still get to eighteen hundred.
Speaker 8: We'll see what he ends up at the other thing, Ron,
It's like I just have to call out the obvious
and I have to be the guy in the room
who says things nobody else wants to hear. Poka Nakua
had a rough week of PR last week. This is
this is good PR for Puka and like you, kinda,
Pooka had some unfortunate circumstances last week.
Speaker 4: He has the massive game. It's nice to.
Speaker 8: Have another thing that kind of pushes away all that
negative energy that came from last week, and he certainly
deserves it.
Speaker 4: He's probably the best receiver in the league.
Speaker 8: Honest, he won't win it, but like he deserves consideration
for Again, he shouldn't win it, but he deserves consideration
for MVP because he's not just a wide out, He's
not just a slot.
Speaker 4: He's almost a tight end. Like he is just a
football player.
Speaker 8: And a lot of what Matt Stafford is doing is
because Pookas is so good.
Speaker 4: Trust me, I'm a Georgia guy. I love Matt Stafford.
Speaker 8: Matt Staff's a lot of exactly He's a football player.
Matt Stafford's been a part of a lot of great
receiving seasons, Cooper Cup, Calvin Johnson, Pooka Akua. But Pookaua
also deserves a lot of credit for what he's doing
for the Rams and for Matt Stafford. He's obviously deserving
of a Pro Bowl. I think he'll be in All
Pro this season. One of the best receivers in the league,
maybe the best receiver in the league.
Speaker 2: Pookaakula definitely the best receiver of the Pooka Nkou as well.
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