Speaker 1: He is Cougar Sports with Ben Krettele at its time
for the.
Speaker 2: Cougar Beat getting the dish from the local reporters that
covered Cougar athletics.
Speaker 3: Welcome back to Cougar Sports.
Speaker 4: Here on one O, three nine and ninety eight three
es Be and the fan of Ronald the three Man.
We were here, Zach Robinson behind the glass holding down
a little bit for Ben Kritle.
Speaker 3: Don't worry. Fifty one more minutes and then you can
hear from Ben.
Speaker 4: We're gonna be welcome in Pete Mundo and Brady Piping
in for our last two segments in our fourth hour
or in an interview portion of Cougar Sports. Then get
out to the hotline moment. Telly to a man that
I love the most, I like to showcase my love
with hugs and affection. I hope it's just reciprocated. I
hope that he knows that and feels the same thing,
especially how Joe fo I am for the holiday spirit.
The holiday spirit, indeed, guys are a lot from our
Bandwolf Studios. Band Wolf. All we ask is that you
schedule a complimentary free Q and a no obligation to
invest with our tax smart with advisors. Look, they've been
helping many of the listeners with ten thirty one the
State Exchange hard asset. They can help you defer capital
games from the seal of your business. Do all that
today and schedule it at Bantererwealth Band orwealth dot com.
Gonna get into a little cougar beat with the g
man who's of the daily Hero.
Speaker 3: It's gonna be brought to you by Rgsixteriers.
Speaker 4: Guys for there are five generations strong, and that's exactly
who RGS Sixciers is. It's not just about sighting and goers,
It's about relationships, building trust and quality. When you choose
RGS six Siers, you're joining the family legacy that has
been servicing Utah homeowners for over essential. They got quality,
they got integrity, and five generation legacy. That's exactly who
RGS Exterior is because they set the standard. They they
just aren't guys that get the job done. They set
the bar twenty one best in State awards and counting,
so big congrats to them. Always make sure you give
them contact today. Give an opportunity to earn your business
today at Rgsixteriors Utah dot com. Okay, let's go ahead
and get out to the ESPN the Fan Hotline and
welcome in our first guest of the program.
Speaker 3: We got brand Sygourney, the g Man. I saw him
earlier this morning.
Speaker 4: He was in a joyful mood because it is the
holiday seasons. Jim Man, are you still in that joyful mood?
Speaker 1: Oh?
Speaker 5: Always, of course. You guys behaving yourself. All the mongoose
is away.
Speaker 4: Hey, I'm trying my best to make sure that the
sponsors don't cancel and that I haven't been reprimented yet.
I haven't been ridden up, so that lets me know
that I'm doing everything the right way. No text messages
have filed through a DMS, so I'll try to keep
it pushing. But I'm not perfect. There could be something
what I do. I'll make sure you know. I get
better as I do. But Ben is happy and he
is being the giver of gifts right now, especially with
Orthoprosa Utah dot Com. You know how it gets around
this time.
Speaker 5: Yeah, yep, he's a busy man, for sure.
Speaker 3: He's a busy man, big Jim Man.
Speaker 4: Before we go, I gotta ask a couple of Capitol
j journalistic questions.
Speaker 3: What's your favorite pop tart.
Speaker 4: I know the girthy Girden likes to eat and give
me the traditions that the Gurney family do.
Speaker 3: What do you guys do around the Christmas holidays?
Speaker 5: You know what? I snagged me some hot coco pop
tarts and they're not all that good if you don't
put them in, But if you put them in the toaster,
they're fantastic.
Speaker 3: Okay, so toaster.
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, you gotta toast those guys. If you do,
they're really really good. As far as Gurney family traditions,
we all just get together as the family, sing carols,
do Nativity sing, just kind of the usual stuff. That's
what the girny do.
Speaker 4: So the g Man Christmas carols and sings. I need
a video of this? Oh, how can I get a
video of g Man's singing? I would love to see this.
What's the what's the go to Gurney family Christmas carol song?
Speaker 5: Oh? I don't know. We sing them all. They're so
go too. Yeah, there's there's no I have a family
of singers though, I mean we're actually pretty good.
Speaker 4: Well I'm bad, so I'm glad that you guys. Well,
can I could I put in a request. Is there
any possible way. I don't want to give the address
out because I live a live in Ben's basement, but
could you could I make a request to stop by
the Critical Households for a Christmas Carol.
Speaker 5: It's kind of out of our sphere, I know it is.
Speaker 4: Hey, Look, you can't get mad at me. I'm always
gonna ask, even if I'm told no. Okay, Well, let's
get back to the business and Hey, and a couple
of soft hitting questions there, g Man b Yu Notre
Dame Home and Home series. Do you think that's why
Notre Dame opted out, is because they knew that this
Home and Home series is coming? Or do you think
this is something they solidified a couple of reminders to
the fans they canceled that Home and Home with Cal
a few weeks ago.
Speaker 5: You know, that's a really good question, and I hadn't
even thought of that. I'm gonna guess no. I don't
think this had anything to do with it. I just
think it's Notre Dame being Notre Dame. And regardless of
I don't think this was a B way you think
why they did not like I don't think B way
you've had anything to do with that. It's just Notre
Dame just being a pete one and being bigger, thinking
they're bigger than they are, just taking their ball and
go home. I don't think it's a b way you
thing at all. You could put any team in the
Pop Charts Bowl, it doesn't matter Michigan whoever. Notre Dame
was not playing. That's that's what I believe. I don't think.
I don't think it's a b way you figure. I
don't think fans like to think that. It's like, oh
b yu O. You like to put that on it
and just maybe make yourself feel good because of that.
But I don't think that was the thing.
Speaker 3: He doesn't think that was the thing. I would have
to agree with.
Speaker 5: I do not think that.
Speaker 3: No, it wasn't. Notre Dame didn't want to play, and look,
Jeremiah Love declared for the draft to other players.
Speaker 4: I think that they were gonna lose players. It was
either see a peer, bust loved that they still on
business and shouldn't. I mean still think BA you should
have got in above them. But that's nor here nor there.
But hey, the home and home now is happening, And
do you think by defense will be happy they're paying
their dues. G Man, they got away with it and
made by you playing the Shamrock series with Jaron Hall
and Pooka down in the Legion Stadium and took bogus
ticket prices. But now they say, you know what, we'll
come to provo. I believe it's going to be a
non conference game because they cancel that one with cal.
I believe it's going to be a vampire Coops at night.
I believe that's what they're going to get BYU and
BYU fans get their game against Notre Dame in provo.
Speaker 1: Why not?
Speaker 5: A lot of fans are angry about it. It's like, yeah,
all right, well whatever. But I think the way you
need to look at this is I think it's an
exercise of looking how e UAU has progressed as a
football program and how it's viewed. And Notre Dame is
what it is. Notre Dame is a fantastic program. It's
it's the original big boy right, And I think fans
would be well served just to think, yeah, b way,
he's now risen to the specter and the quality where
a team like Notre Dame. Yeah, we'll do it in
a home and home with you. I mean, you can
didpick looking at the circumstances all that, but I think
the best way to look at it is in that
regard where not only are you doing a home and home.
And I talked to two people and it was just
readily assumed, Oh, they're going to travel to the Notre
Dame in twenty twenty six. Notre Dame is going to
cancel twenty twenty seven. No, They're playing in Pro Bowl
twenty twenty six. I think that's significant. I think that's promising,
and I think that's it's a thing of just how
BWAYU has progressed in recent years and become a program
that we all wanted it to be, where we all
believed the way you could be this. I tweeved this
a little while ago. I used to watch BCS Bowl games, whatever,
and I would just watch and think, b WAYU is
not even in the same tier as these teams. They
are so far removed as far as talent everything, they
don't really even believe along in the same league. I
don't have that feeling anymore. But I watch these teams play.
I think b Way's I mean they're not there yet.
They still need some parts. I mean, just look at
the two Texas Tech games. Yeah, you can argue that
all day, but it's not as far removed as it
used to be and it's closing. And that's kind of
what I've I don't know, just thought while watching these games,
and I think this Notre Dame doing a home and
home is kind of a reflection of that. Where Bwau's
kind of arriving there. That's it's taking a little bit
longer than it did with basketball, and I think it's
just because of the nature of the sport and feeling
out the roster, and I think there's a lot more
components that you need to shift and get into gear
to become that in football. But I think it's happening
and I think Bay Fans should be very very excited
about what's going on. And I think you Notre Dame
scheduling a home and home is a reflection of that.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely think it is that thin.
Speaker 4: This is good And it was about a point what
they make bo you go to there for twenty twenty
six and then up they're going to cancel it. No,
they said, let's go to probo first, and then I
had to believe that BYU and Bron Santiago would make
that the stipulation too. They wouldn't get jipped the second
time after having gotten jipped the first.
Speaker 3: Right.
Speaker 4: But to your point, though, everything that's coming about this
is because of the Big Twelve conference and because of
how they elevated. Notre Dame doesn't play BYU if they're
still independent, even though they are independent, which is crazy.
So it definitely showcased that, let's go it further what
other teams could programs because you see b YU now
scheduling because although by using the Big twelve and yes
they got hipped by the CFP, the CFP can't deny
that byu'sed resumes.
Speaker 3: Still that way, they can still flip it for the narrative.
Speaker 4: Because if Oregon were to be BYU right and by
you are to finish in the top twelve, oh, they
be the top twelve BYU team. This is why Oregon
should go. They can use it to flip their narrative.
So playing by is a good thing now before it
wasn't what other programs in schools g Man could BYU
schedule for future home and homes and then the non
conference game, because I think that's what it's going to
take for BYU to get into the CPP. I don't
think winning in the Big teve will be enough unless
they expand up the format.
Speaker 5: I'm a fan of natural rivalries. I think that's what
made college football great as much as anything. And the
sphere of that that's going away. I don't think that's
a good thing. It's still weird to me when I
see USC as a Big Ten affiliate, Oregon whatever. So
what I'm saying is I like BYU playing teams like UCLA,
USC Washington. I think Washington's a fantastic robbery. I'd love
to have a thing going on with Washington where they're
playing I don't know, not every year, like three or
four times per decade. I did that be well served
for both programs. I like that regional rivalry aspect. I don't.
I'm not a fan. I know a lot of fans
like playing exotic teams like maybe a home and home
of Florida or Michigan or something like that. I don't
like that. My preference is a Washington That'd probably be
my number one choice, and then the USC. That's what
I want to see from BYU. You need that one
marquee game out of conference and then schedule two cupcakes.
I think that's kind of the model that's preferable. So yeah,
give me an old school raval. Just kind of relive
that for whatever reason, I I that's what I like that,
That's what I want b Way to explore and get
old school rivalry.
Speaker 4: So you have to think, right, Jimbo Fish is at Washington,
Michigan decides they wont HMG Man, and we don't know
what's gonna happen with Wit. If Win ends up at Washington,
a home and home maybe a twenty twenty seven eight
or twenty eight twenty nine. I think Witch only got
three or four years left. But if he ends up
at Washington, by you could play Washington.
Speaker 3: That'd be nice. Ooh. People would definitely want to see that.
Speaker 4: What's still a good coach, and I still think Washington's
a good program that's up and coming and that could
be competitive in the Big Ten. So I'd like that
you bring that up. I want to throw something on
you and tell me your thoughts. Kalonie Saitaki at Big
toeb med to Day and shout out in the last segment.
It was a segment before that one excuse me, Big
twel Menia days would be back to the Star in Texas.
That's where it should be, right rifle place in the
first go, should what should they move fcs upon? You know,
should they move those you know, teams that need to
be paid to the spring game? And should they in
order to fix this whole college footballlayoff thing. If they're
not going to expand where the Big ten plays the
Big twelve, the SEC plays the ACC, the ACC plays
the Big ten and Big twelve and vice versa, should
they do that?
Speaker 3: Because Calanne brought.
Speaker 4: Up, well, if we just played each other in non
conference and you measured it off of that and in
our conference, we could get away from that and that
would help it a little bit more.
Speaker 3: Maybe with head to head.
Speaker 4: Do you feel they should that should be implemented, because
I think that's a good idea. I'd like if you
moved your spring game, given that fans the team that
should beat up on, let's players still develop. It gives
them a game to give physical contact. You still have
the BYU alumni game. But then come non conference you're
playing maybe the Miamis, You're playing maybe the Nordre Dames
a little bit more less an independent or the Washingtons.
I think that would create maybe more rivalries in college football,
and it would be more entertaining and to be better
for the College Football Playoff future aspect.
Speaker 3: Do you agree or disagree with that?
Speaker 5: Man, I'm gonna have to chew on that. I wasn't
prepared for a question like this. Roddy, you're you're you're
stretching man a regular season game in springtime. Yes, I've
honestly never thought about that. I don't hate that. I
need to chew on that. I need to consider that.
Speaker 3: But look, I'm getting to the off season talk, man,
I'm really thinking about it.
Speaker 5: My goodness, dag Man, I'm sorry. I don't have a
better hitswer for you.
Speaker 3: No, that's okay, that's okay. We could, we can, we
can come back to this. But I just wanted to
throw you.
Speaker 5: Never thought about it. But it's a very interesting topic.
I'd like to think about chew on this, to be
honest with you.
Speaker 4: Look, I look at games like the Utah text if
if they're just gonna complain g Man, in the College
Football Playoff Committee of they played nobody of Kirk Kurbacy,
who talks out of his left cheek and his right cheek.
Speaker 3: He might have two buttoles. Hopefully. I don't get in
trouble for saying that, but like, if this guy is.
Speaker 4: Over here just just speaking nonsense and saying, well you
played Utah text that was nobody and you know, uh
Alabama played this guy. Just let everybody just play the
FCS opponent in March and then shut up and then
play each other, and then you keep it pushing it.
Nobody plays that week opponent in the season, and then
it's over and we move past it. Because I just
I don't think you can just keep going off of
well you play no one in non conference. It's like, well,
if if that's the point, then move the game and
play somebody in non conference. Do a be because I
think what Kalani is doing is the best thing. He's
going to Kevin Young approach and Brian Santiago, Okay, well,
if they're gonna blame us for our non conference and
we can't do anything, we're already in a conference, then
we need to go schedule formidable opponents. Sorry, cal buy,
We'll take Notre Dame because that will help us. If
we beat them the next two years, we'll move off
the Utah Tech after this year, and then we'll get
the likes of a Miami or a better G five
opponent in Tulane in JMU and play them in order
for an opportunity to get into the college football playoffs.
Speaker 5: Yeah. Yeah, I don't hate that at all. That's sorry. Sorry,
I'm kind of at a loss for words here. This
isn't something I've been thinking about it.
Speaker 4: I have stumped the gm Man Monday, December twenty second
and four twenty three, Zach Robinson book it. I want
Bencrter to listen all the listeners I have stuffed at
g Man for once. Normally he's getting me with the
football takes.
Speaker 3: I got it. I have to take this a moment
and take it in because I thought of a great question.
I'm not kidding.
Speaker 5: I've a schedule guy, I'm still walked into the season.
Ronnie in January.
Speaker 4: Okay, I'll get you in January, especially when those Red
Raiders boat steam Oregon. No g Man game coming up
this week. I think you take off in a few
days as well as myself. You're headed down to Orlando.
What does BA need to do to come out with
the victory. This Georgia Tech quarterback, I watched tape, I've
looked at the numbers. He is phenomenal. This is not
a cake walk. This is gonna be a tough game
for BYU on Saturday.
Speaker 5: Well, what I'm excited about defensively for BYU is we
haven't gotten the real Isaiah Laster all season. Pretty much
since the Colorado game. He has been a wing big time,
and I think fans have forgotten just how impactful one,
how good this guy I can be, and how phenomenal
he is. And I got the impression doing interviews that
he's starting to feel like himself and they need him.
They need this guy hunting in the open field against
what this Georgia Tech offense presents. And I would just
love to see an Isaiah Glasker. Hey, yeah, I'm that
guy again. I'd like to see it, maybe to the
point where it's, hey, let's go NFL, let's I'm rated shop.
Maybe that would be the unfortunate side effect. But for
fans in greedy, greedy perspective, yeah, you want the best
for Iaseaklasker. But that's why I want to see more
than anything, because I think he's been having a very
rough year. I think he's gutted out a lot for
his team, probably played some games he shouldn't have been playing.
But I would like to see him revert back to
form and just remind fans of just how tremendous of
the talent he is, because I think a lot of
fans have forgotten. I really do. I think Man's is
like Isaiah, He's just kind of out there. He's good,
but he's not He's fine. Oh, he's really really good.
He's one of the his potential as an outside back
or with his skill set, his frame is phenomenal. It's
one of the best way he's ever had in that position.
I want to see him realize that again in remind fans, yeah,
I'm that guy. What you saw against Stanford, if fans
can go that far back, he was phenomenal in that
game and Colorado, he hurt his ankle has been gimpy
every single game this season. So anyway, that's kind of
a long answer. Just one individual that I want to
see step up. But I really want to see that
from Isaiah Lasker. But you also want to see the
continued development with this extra practice it's kind of a debut,
an audition for next year where other players are going
to have to step through. I mean, Logan the two,
He's going to be gone several others. Yeah, let's see
new seed tolmoy Pey with more opportunities, Telsey Lake Khana.
Those guys have kind of been third down specialists. I'd
like to see them expand upon that role and maybe
showcase more of what they can do and become all
around players in that regard. The potential of both those
guys is through the roof. But yeah, yeah, you kind
of want to see some nuances and some things, and
you'd have to think that Jay Hill he wants to
implement that. He wants to be ahead of schedule and
with these extra practice time realize a lot of that.
And that's what I want to see because the feature
of the Bay defense is so bright, especially with that
defensive amposition, and you want to see these guys start
to expand upon their roles.
Speaker 3: It definitely is bright.
Speaker 4: But I have to ask you the tough question, g man.
Can they retain all of that? I know you know
this is can it? Can they keep Nucy down my ball?
Can they keep to Celi right with people also coming in,
especially if they ball out in that and the pop
talks about I expect NUCIANU.
Speaker 3: TA Scilly to play well. Can they retain both those guys?
Can you retain a ig? Is he coming back? G man?
Is he gonna resign? Or is he gonna be?
Speaker 5: Like?
Speaker 4: You know what, these SEC and ACC teams look nice.
It's tough to retain guys.
Speaker 5: Now, g men, there's gonna be a Keelan Marion somewhere
on the roster where you're not seeing it. And it's
really disappointing that they're going it's going to happen. They
just will. I don't. I don't know which position it will,
and so it's probably someone no one's thinking about. Probably
that's the nature of today's college football, and that's probably
what's gonna happen. So just be prepared for UA fans
the way you won the transferportal last year despite the
losses they had, and hopefully they can do it again
this year.
Speaker 4: Hopefully they can do it again this year. GM man,
You're not wrong. That's a you can't, but you can't
retain everyone. It giveth, but it also taketh the way
that's what I what I say, g Man, how do
you got this.
Speaker 3: One play out?
Speaker 4: I'm not gonna ask you to score pretiction, I know
you don't do that, But does by you win this game?
Speaker 3: And if they win?
Speaker 4: Secondary parts of the question, how does that influence East
Coast recruiting and those in the portal to come to
YU and play next season.
Speaker 5: All games are really tricky, just because motivation is such
an outlier and it's it's such a different, unique aspect
as compared to other games. And I'm kind of wondering
how Bay he's going to get up for this. But
I do believe the senior leadership's largely phenomenal on this team.
I think the culture is really good. Whether LJ plays
or not, I still think that's up in the air.
That's going to obviously be a huge factor. But I
like bau in this game. I think they're taking it serious.
I think the culture is strong, and I think Bay's
going to beat these.
Speaker 3: Guys, Baubc's guys. That's how he has it.
Speaker 5: Uh.
Speaker 4: I guess I'll ask you this too, Bear Bachmeier, how
health did you think he is? He thinking's seventy seventy
five eighty eighty five Bear in this game, and how
do you think Bear plays.
Speaker 5: I have no idea. I'll say eighty.
Speaker 3: Okay, eighty percent. Bear Bachmeyer is still better than a
no Bear Bachmeer.
Speaker 5: But he was really sure and cryptic in his answers.
But he kind of always liked that.
Speaker 4: So read look Bear, Look, And I hope this doesn't
take the wrong way because I know someone listening and
it's gonna get back to athletics and something's gonna be like
you were talking.
Speaker 3: Chris, and no, I just believe Bear is. He's short
to the point.
Speaker 4: Not when I say he's not a good interview, I
mean like he just he's about business, and sometimes you
can't interview the business guy because they just want to
get there. They're not gonna give you anything. Even though
he's a quarterback. He has to get in front of there.
Like he's not Jake. He's not gonna give you anything.
That's just what it is. But that's just the truth.
But look, I bring up the question GM because it's
valid because depending on Bear's health and if LJ doesn't play,
you know, we don't know, like LJ wasn't hasn't been
brought out in front of the media. I haven't seen
anybody interview LJ. I don't know if I've seen LJ
at practice. I haven't been looking that closely because I've
been doing, you know, the interviews of what I'm there for.
But if you don't have LJ and then Bear's not healthy,
that puts a bway you to disadvantage Jim Man. I
just worry our fans gonna act like they acted again
the UA b Oh. This is a terrible season, lost
to uab in the ball. Can't lose a Georgia Tech
and then is a ro gonna get the blame? Ayrod
didn't do his job. It's like that's what it becomes.
But losing LJ Martin and I don't want it to happen.
I don't wish that. But having LJ, if he were
to opt out and not play, would make me pop
fans so hard to be like, do you understand how
dynamic it is? Do you understand that only having one
running back was a problem?
Speaker 1: Now?
Speaker 4: Do you understand that and that maybe that's not an
a row We need to look at other position coaches.
I think this would be more accountability for the entire staff.
But I know This's a different conversation to have maybe
after the game before to happen. But there's too much
blame with a Rod and I don't think people understand
how crucial LJ is in a Rod's offense and how
he utilizes him.
Speaker 5: Yeah, it's gonna be a completely different offense. It's man,
you're gonna have to sling that thing around. I still
think Chase Roberts needs to be a forward, dis tame
catch two hundred yard receiving game. I think him I'd
like to see that happen. I think Georgia Tech is
exactly the you could do that again, and I think
you're gonna need that if LG can't go, because we've
seen the depth behind LJA. It ain't there. There's there's
not a lot and all due respect to see on
a MOA, the lack of reps and he still has
some ailing injuries. I still wonder even if he's ready
to go, how effective he can be. It's it's gonna
be very, very interesting, but with this time That's that's
another intriguing aspect about this game is just how the
offense is gonna change. I personally don't believe LJ Martin
is gonna play. I'll just say that right now. I
don't think he's gonna be out there. We'll see. I
don't know. I think there's too many good reasons for
him not to play for him to actually play.
Speaker 3: Yeah, you have to.
Speaker 4: Wonder with how he wants to see his draft grade
and if he's gonna go, what that means. Look, he
could come back for the final year and BYU's run
game will be phenomenal, bringing into von Ekka probably gonna
hit the portal hart see anymore coming back. You never know.
It could be we'll see. But at the same time,
is he gonna test that? And we haven't really seen
too many by players do this that have been healthy
to s And no, I'm not gonna play. LJ could
be one of the first to do it and one
of the few. And I wouldn't blame him, the player asked.
They do it's best for themselves at the end of
the day, Jim, and I'll get you out of here
on this though. Give me your reaction and don't don't
don't don't bulljat me either. What was your reaction when
you saw aj debonnces put back dunk because everybody went.
Speaker 5: Nuts Honestly, I don't get surprised and all that hides
about aj debonce anymore because that's just what he does.
It's kind of expected, like, yeah, he can be that guy,
and I think he's gonna have a dunk that's gonna
supersede that probably within the next two or three games,
and then after that he'll probably have another one. His
talent level is so ridiculously phenomenal, it's kind of hard.
It's impossible to qualify. He is absolutely everything you expected
him to be and more. And it's just amazing what
we're singing in pro right now, playing on that hard work.
It's ridiculous.
Speaker 3: It's crazy.
Speaker 1: Man.
Speaker 3: I look at it and I'm just like Sean Walker.
Speaker 4: I was sitting next to him, and yeah, other people, Jakatch,
we all were like the social media team, those in
the front row, Min Sharper, just other colleagues. We were like,
oh my good like you, You're amazed every time. But
I agree, probably gonna top it. But I will say this,
it's not the greatest dunk and boe basketball history. And
I think people would challenge me on that because they're saying, oh,
number one recruit, potential, number one overall pick, yes, g Man,
but it was a putback the Only Child's Dunk where
he caught two bodies and baptized the guy in a
rivalry game at the Delta Center on a neutral site.
Till it is a little I think that that takes
the cake. I think that takes the cake. I think
that's still I think that's still number one. AJ can
do it, but I still think that one's number one.
I don't think aj is number one yet. It's pending,
though pending is in the process, and the payment hasn't
been processed yet.
Speaker 3: We'll see, gim man. What's the best way we can
support you? What you're doing, How you do it?
Speaker 5: Workmheril dot com, follow me on Twitter, Brandon Cgourney whatever.
Speaker 4: Hey, that's how you get them. We got them up
to ten thousand followers. Let's get them up to fifteen
thousand now as well.
Speaker 5: G Man.
Speaker 4: Love your Happy Holidays to you and the family. Merry
Christmas to you. I will see you down in Orlando.
Speaker 5: All right, we'll see you, man.
Speaker 4: That was Brandon Segourney of The Daily Here. Appreciate g
Man joining me today. If you missed the interview and
the tail end of it joining us on the radio.
Please please download it on the podcast to get the
filled thing. Lots of good stuff from g men, and
I stumped them. I stumped them. Booked it today December
twenty second, at four to twenty three pm. He said, Ronnie,
I still in the season. Well, don't we give excuses,
g Man, don't do that. I got you because that
was a really good question. I'm serious, Like should should
you play the FCS teams in March?
Speaker 3: Should that be the spring game for everybody?
Speaker 4: And then knock conference games to settle this college football
playoff debate? You play ACC teams, so you play the
top G five. To me, that would help it. We
can have the discussion in the offseason. But that's something
that's been coming to my mind lately.
Speaker 3: We gotta go to break.
Speaker 4: But that segment, guys, was brought to you by RGS
six Steriors, five generations for over sixty years of Utah roots.
RGS six Seris isn't just built by building homes, and
they just don't build homes. They're building trust, one project
at a time. Known for award winning quality, they now
have claimed twenty one Best State in State honors and
they've been named in twenty twenty five guild Master and more.
This means happy customers, lots of them. You want to
give them an opportunity to earn your business today. So
now it's the time to book summer slaps and filling
up fast guys for next year.
Speaker 3: Get it in now before the winter's over. You want
to get it now.
Speaker 4: Ten year everything guarantee, no fine print, no stress, just
real peace of mind. Call today the schedule that free
evaluation in RGS exteriors is the quality that runs deep.
We'll go to break, don't go anywhere. Let's get into
some basketball talk. Let's preview easton Washington. Let's talk up
dula Met on the flip. Jonathan Tavinari the ESPN The Fan,
College of Basketball. Let's coming up next right here on
Cougar Sports on one of three nine and ninety eight.
Speaker 3: Three guys, ESPN the Fan, Welcome back to Cougar Sports.
Speaker 4: Here on one of three nine and ninety three, ESPN
The Fan. Ronald the three man Weaver here holding it
down for Ben credit. Why he takes care of us
of some business things the holiday season for him. If
you need to get braced up the right way, do
it today at orthroprosoutah dot com. He is going to
be delivering great Christmas presence and he can help you,
aid and support you so he can live pain forree today.
A lot of you going to be jumped on by
your kids. San Santa came in the morning on Christmas Day.
Dad's your backs could be going out. Let Ben help
you today. They can do it. We'rely from our Bandwelth Studios,
Banterwealth All. We asked that you get a free Q
and a no obligation to invest with our tax smart
wealth advisors certify financial planners.
Speaker 3: They can help aid and support you.
Speaker 4: They've been doing it to many of the listeners, whether
it be the ten thirty one Realistic Exchange, hard ass
at private and investing anything that you need. They can
help aid and support you and what you do. It's
Q four. You want to save money on your taxes,
do it today at band orwealth bandorwealth dot com. I'm
gonna get into Little College of Basketball preview the game
tonight against Eastern Washington. I got a man that he's
a baller, he's a shot caller. He's our ESPN the
Fan college basketball analyst. I'll get to him just a second.
But this segment's gonna be brought to you by Recent
Cleaning Services.
Speaker 3: Guys.
Speaker 4: It's reliable, affordable, and detail oriented, just like Kevin Young
and his staff.
Speaker 3: That's how they are.
Speaker 4: They're reliable, and they're detail oriented, and they're affordable because
they're their market rate. So you gotta love that. That's
who Recent Cleaning Services is. Gabby and her crew have
earned the job of cleaning the Cruit household for over
two years now, showing up with the full squad of
starting five. Who will be the start in five tonight?
Will Ka be back and it's starting lineup?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 4: Will it be Abdullah mad Oh, we're gonna find out.
Excited to see him take the court tonight. Per Joe Tipton,
we'll make his debut. Been trusted by a Cougar fans
across all of Cougar Country. Give them a call today
for a quote eight zero one three eight zero eight
zero eight seven. That's eight zero one three eight zero
eight zero eight seven. When you mentioned crude or ESPN
the fan, you're gonna get his seventy dollars off your
first clean and look, if you want a multiplier, punish
the earth the right way, especially this holiday season. If
you want a good Christmas gift for your wife, the
quickest way to a man's heart is a stomach. I
can confirm that the quickest way to a woman heart
give her a clean house. Give her a clean house,
you get some baby making room going on, and you'll
have a child next year. A multiplower, punish the earth,
hopefully it's a future cougar, a ball of shot caller.
Without furtherdo, let's get out to the ESPN the fan
hotline and welcome in my guy JT for three brother.
Speaker 3: How we doing today?
Speaker 1: We are doing fantastic, Mike Franda, And yeah, I a
great job on helping replenish the earth. I love it.
Speaker 4: Look, hey, just trying to do my one to eleventh,
as Kaloni Sataki would say, And just make sure that
I promote that I have a little one.
Speaker 3: It's our first Christmas.
Speaker 4: Excited and I'll look forward to, you know, the future
endeavors of a family. But I cleaned the wife from
my house and next thing, you know, look, I kept
cleaning the house and Drewsey came about. So I'm telling
you guys, if you clean the house, you'll multiplower Plintish.
That's how it goes. Anyway, Let's get to the basketball
talk JT. Let's start with the big news. Abdullah med
on the roster, got added. You know, Fish, I think
a week week and a half ago, makes his debut
tonight per Joe Tipton Vaughan three.
Speaker 3: First of all, what do you like about the pick up?
And then what do you think his impact will be tonight?
One game? This is the final non conference game before
conference play starts.
Speaker 1: Well, let me start by saying that I feel like it's, uh,
it's an incredible pickup because for aweing dames and purposes,
this dude is a pro. And I know a lot
of people won't see it that way. You know, there
are you know, there are loopholes everywhere and h and
b yu is doing thing illegal here. But but for
all in things and purposes, this guy is a pro.
And uh and the way that he's been being been
going about and playing and practicing, this is a massive
significant pickup for b y U. Uh everybody got to
see against album line Christian and that Keva not being there.
It's a big drop. And uh, although uh Kadeen did
very very good and he played very very well. Uh,
Keba is missed because as soon as Kadeen comes off
the court, who is going to step up? Yeah, And
so I've expected, in full transparency, I've expected way more
out of Xavion I expect I expected way more out
of my high Low. I expected way more of Alexey
and uh, you know, I'm expecting more out of Tyler.
And and right now, you know, I have to say
John Rothstein was right and I was wrong. My number
one you know, I think the number one is should
be all you has right now is you know who
from the bench is going to be able to score?
And and the reason why you know, I'll say that
John Dropstein was right is because you know, maybe he
foresaw that Baker, you know, and Nick we're going to
to get hurt, right and and but it's difficult right now.
And so what I like about Abdullah is that you know,
I'm I'm hoping that we see tonight that not a
lot drops from when Keba Keba comes off the bench.
Is he gonna play tonight? We don't know. I'm actually
heading to be yu right now as we speak, Uh
to work the game, and uh, you know, hoping for
the best planning for the worst. And uh, I think,
but I think it would be a good matchup for
Yu for Abdullah to get you know, his fee wet.
You know, chemistry is not something that you can buy
at the store. It's not something that comes by easily,
you know, And so it'll be interesting to see how
he does. And so six', ten big, tall, athletic and,
uh you, KNOW i personally will say, this, RIGHT i
was not expecting him to play this. Year but you,
Know Kevin, Young i'm gonna give you my two cents
just based on conversations That i've had, internally you, know
without revealing. Sources but WHAT i will say Is Kevin
young is going full on trying to make the final.
FOUR i can tell you THAT i. Can you, KNOW i.
CAN i can safely say that and so and this shows,
right and and this shows. Tremendously and SO i think
it would be one of those things that look FOR
buyu to you, know truly be able to make the
very best of the, move you, know the very best
of the move and start Playing. Abdullah AND i think
the the the potential FOR byu to be one of
the top teams in The big twelve and and create
a little bit of stuf Between arizona And houston and
Even Iowa. STATE i just stayed looking phenomena right, now
and so that's What I'm that's WHAT i think about
The abdullah, uh you, know The abdullah situation coming up
and by you being able to play him right.
Speaker 5: Away.
Speaker 4: Yeah you mentioned a good point About houston And Iowa,
state the Way Abileine christian was playing. DEFENSE i turned
to one of the media members on my right AND i,
said this is like exactly How houston And Iowa stay.
Played that's it, now not as, athletic BUT i was, like,
MAN i, SAID i was, like and it's good that
they're getting tested by. This was, like AND i, said,
yeah they're MISSING, kba but it's like they're going to
see this in like two.
Speaker 3: Weeks.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah And, ron you, know you were just a
wee lad back, then BUT i know that you remember me.
PLAYING i remember the way the way That Albuline christian,
plays which is How houston, plays which is How arizona.
Plays a lot of these physical teams play reminds me
a lot of how you and L v used to
play AGAINST, us WHERE unlv would put their hands everywhere
and try to get steals and they play like, that you,
know especially when The thomas And mac In vegas hosted
all of the conference, tournaments and, so you, know it's
just it's just the way it. Is and you, know
all Blind christian gives up the most free throws out
of anybody in the. Country and so BUT i think
it was a great test for B. Yu obviously a
j showed out and, uh you, know it showed why
he is the number one pick in the. Draft and
SO i think it's just a matter of now he
needs a little bit of. Help and you, Know i'll
put the pressure On. Mahilo i'll put the pasture On.
Tyler they are At yu to shoot the. Rock tyler
was brought here to shoot the. Rock mahilo oftentimes as
he looked at the tweets to you, know to the
basket to. Shoot and so it is needs to change
a little. Bit And i'm hopeful that a less non conference,
game you, know the less by, game is the one
that you get these guys ignited for conference.
Speaker 4: By, YEAH i hope so as, Well, uh what did
you like defensively from Uh? Hadim and Then Kevin uncan
Mentioned mahilo as. Well the last game hadem played at
great thought in his first career. Start BUT i felt
Like mahilo played great also defensively out the. Ball he
needs to build on, that, Right he hasn't done it
the all, Season SO i can't just take one game
and say we have great data.
Speaker 3: Points BUT i like the effort THAT i.
Speaker 4: Saw SOMETIMES i feel like he gets lost maybe get effort,
wise but the skill is THERE.
Speaker 1: Jt so that's that's what makes such a head. Scratcher,
now you AND i obviously talk offline about anything and,
everything and you, know and even bad about being Sometimes,
No i'm just. Joking you. Know one of the one
of the things that to Me ron is such a
head scratcher is it's not Like, Mahalo mahilo And alexei
we're playing at the fourth division in the middle Of
bosnia Or. Bulgaria like they weren't playing In. Serbia they
were playing at The Adriatic, league and for all in
dance and, purposes is a top five league In. Europe
and so it's not like they were playing against you,
Know Google State University. College you know What i'm, Saying
and so it's it's difficult for me to understand why
they're not performing. Better mahilo was playing you, know an
alect say both of, them and, so, YES i agree
that sometimes he gets, lost but you, know the pet
agree that he came TO biu With you.
Speaker 2: Know my expectations were a little bit, higher but the
potential is. There he is, big he's, tall he's, long
he actually can jump a little, bit and so it's
just a matter of, actually you, know you, know, uh
capitalizing on those.
Speaker 3: Things, yeah you definitely got to. Capitalize speaking of capitalized
as debatsa capitalized made sports.
Speaker 4: Center, uh, LISTEN i need you, to, like maybe you
can break me. Down i'll be humbled if you tell
me people say that's to Us dunck and b a
basketball history J. T if you want to say it's ONE,
B i won't argue, you BUT i think it's. Tough
you only child's, baptism catching a body Against utah and
The rovery.
Speaker 3: GAME i still think that's the Best duck and a basketball.
Speaker 5: History so then.
Speaker 1: Let's make sure that we say That Mike halls was
That's jolie's was ONE b and okay one.
Speaker 3: Okay, Okay i'll be.
Speaker 6: Quiet, YEAH i got to watch all three of your
goals as they were HAVING tv another one live AND
i gotta, say Mister, weaver like that that was. Nasty
and you, know and and the interesting thing, is you,
know we were doing THE b Y u post game
on b Y u T. V Spencer linton actually, said you,
KNOW i was talking TO A j's dad and he
said that that that is not even the best.
Speaker 1: One of his career up to the. Point and we
all up at each. Other we, went so we see
the other. SIX i, mean you, know like and, so
but what what a phenomenal. Kid and you, KNOW i
had a chance to visit With jim or a lot
a couple of days, ago and you know the level
of humbleness that that you, Know jimmer still. HAS i
see a lot of that in A. J AND i
see him just being a. CHILD i see him just
being a. Kid you know that pretty much is the
best basketball player in the, world you, know not in
not In europe or not in THE. Nba and, uh
he is just a phenomenal, kid so, talented and you,
know WE'RE i don't know if we're ever going to
see another A j at B yu and so cherish
while it's all happening my.
Speaker 4: Friends, yeah You're you're not. Wrong don't know if we
ever seeing another. Agency got to enjoy a while to
last and he make the most of.
Speaker 3: It J t does? HE i know he.
Speaker 4: Can could he get forty tonight like he got thirty
five last?
Speaker 3: Time can we see a forty? Piece?
Speaker 1: YEAH i hope he doesn't because that means we're not
playing well. Run this is a big issue with this.
Team the bench only provided ten points in the last,
game and So i'm hoping THAT aj doesn't play more
than twenty five. Minutes to be honest with.
Speaker 4: You, Facts, yeah, yeah they need bench production for. Sure
and this is. Why, look you need even and you
brought up a good. POINT i saw through the. Day
i'm on this train with you now because With caba being,
gone because right when guys are out of highlights other.
OPPORTUNITIES i Know canard is being asked to guy guard
guys at the highest, level But houston And Iowa state
are and they still knock down. Shots we're gonna need
to See canard give ten to eight to twelve points
a night with. THAT i, know you know he chipped
in a, few but but he's gonna he's gonna need
to do.
Speaker 3: A little bit more on the offensive.
Speaker 4: End and that was highlighted BECAUSE i was watching With Keba,
OUT i was watching the perimeter a little bit. More
AND i think your point that you brought up the
other day is that we need more bench production for.
Sure BUT i think when you see guys Like, canar
they're gonna have to chip in and do their part
because that's gonna help take away The big. Three everybody
else is a, factor like everybody else needs to score
and chipping.
Speaker 3: Points and he's one of those GUYS i see on
top of the bench that needs to make sure that
they're given that that eight to twelve at.
Speaker 1: Night, well, LISTEN i think that's such a good, point you,
know because this is not. Volleyball you can have you,
know the one you can have that one defender in,
volleyball uh you Know lebera's or whatever they call it
In english that just receives all of the all of
the you, know that blaze only the. Defense and so
disneyeds to Be disneyeds to be a team, effort disneyeds
to be someone that everybody's stepping up, now you, know
Uh aj And richie And ro And rob are the
best big three that B yu has ever had and
by a long country, mile, right and so if somebody
needs to step, up and right now it's kind of
being done by, committee and that's. Fine the problem, is
as we saw with the college football, playoffs committee sometime
can fail big. Time and so you, know like that
that's my point right, now you, know can we have
someone that is a, reliable consistent person coming off coming
off the, bench because that would be able to that
would be able to help the team the team. Tremendously
it definitely.
Speaker 4: WILL i gotta get you out of here on this
BECAUSE i know your time is. PRECIOUS i won't ask
for a score, prediction BUT i know you DOES bou
cover that thirty four and a half point? Spread and
do they clip one hundred points in this last non
conference game before conference play kicks.
Speaker 3: Up in ten?
Speaker 1: Days you, know based on how The Albalaine christian game,
Was i'm gonna say they're not gonna, cover but they
will get over one.
Speaker 4: Hundred, okay not gonna, cover but we'll get over one.
Hundred that will be a lot of points scored in
the basketball. Game but it's still thirty thirty four and
a half has a lot of, points J. T, Brother
but what's the best way we can support you?
Speaker 3: Tonight what you do and how you do it at
b Y A? Tv howking the fans tune in and
listen to?
Speaker 1: You, yeah catch you the three game, show the halftime
and post game shows ON Espn, plus and, uh you
know it's gonna be a fun. One i'm uh you,
KNOW i might have a little, surprise you, know being
that game Before christmas until you know you might want
to tune.
Speaker 4: In, Oh i'm definitely gonna have to tune. In we'll
definitely talk off record as. WELL i definitely need to see. That,
uh definitely With, christmas J. T Mayor christmas to you
and the. Family happy. HOLIDAYS i will see you down
at the game as.
Speaker 3: Always.
Speaker 1: Brother much love to, you Mister, weaver have a good
one you.
Speaker 3: Too much love to J. T that Was Jonathan.
Speaker 4: Talvinar you guys ARE espn The Fan College basketball and
lets we're gonna make it. Happen still gonna make it
where we're doing the post game On Ben's, TWITTER espn The,
Fan JT's. Mile we're gonna get it. Where we're gonna
make it. Big we're gonna figure it. Out we will
get it down and bring it to you next.
Speaker 3: Year.
Speaker 4: Guys but that was a little preview of The EASTERN
Ba Stern washington preview and What abdullah A man provides
for this. Team bench depth still a, concern BUT i
think they can figure it. Out it's gonna be by,
committee but everybody needs to do their one eleventh to.
Contribute and the reason WHY i bring Up, Canard, guys
what mag was in the starting, lineup but what still
gave you eight to twelve points a, night sometimes, more
and that three point shot is. Working you Need canard
to continue to improve that three point shot as well
as guarding the best player because that really HELPED, byu
especially when you're in the starting. Role so we will
see what happens. TONIGHT jt says that they. Win they
clips one, hundred but they don't cover, guys we need
to go to.
Speaker 3: Break but that segment was brought to you by Brict Cleaning. Services.
Speaker 4: Guys, reliable, affordable and detail. Oriented that's exactly Who Bricent
Cleaning services.
Speaker 3: Is gabby and.
Speaker 4: Her crew have earned a job of cleaning The crital
household for over the last two years showing up with
the full start in five and they finish in about an.
Hour that's exactly who you want trusted by all Of
cougar fans across all Of coup. Country you need to
give them a call today for a. Quote call or
text today for a. Quote eight zero one three eight
zero eight zero eight. Seven that's eight zero one three
eight z year old eight zero eight seven four quote
mentioned critical OR espn and you're gonna get seventy dollars
off your first. Cleaning the quickest way to a man's
heart is through his. Stomach the quickest way to a
woman's heart is through her house being, cleaned, sink floor
scrubbed and, washed mopped the correct, way vacuumed, everything smell the.
Nice that's how you can multiply replenish the earth for
twenty twenty six the right. Way we need More cougar
fans showing up and showing out family own and operated
AND byu fan.
Speaker 3: Approved we'll go to, break don't go anyow.
Speaker 4: It Ben crittal coming up, next he's back in, Studio
Pete mundo and Then Brady. Papinka still one more hour
to get to Of Cougar sports BEFORE i take it
over at the seven excuse, me the six o'clock hour
to do our pregame basketball. Show you're listening To Cougar
sports right here on ONE, o, three nine and ninety
eight THREE esp