WEBVTT 1 00:00:14.119 --> 00:00:17.679 We got a lot to talk about spring practice updates 2 00:00:17.679 --> 00:00:20.839 here on the Sooner or Later Sports show. Man, it's 3 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:23.039 gonna be some fun. Of course, that is a coop. 4 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:25.440 I'm jay. Thanks for pulling up here on the YouTube 5 00:00:25.519 --> 00:00:28.519 channel and listening wherever podcasts are download and listen to 6 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:32.399 while you're here. Please wipe your feet like subscribe, rate 7 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:34.520 review and then give us five stars. I don't think 8 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:36.759 we deserve it, go ahead and give us five anyway 9 00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:41.159 and gifted. So on this pre uh Saint Patrick's Day 10 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:44.000 slash Saint Patrick's Day weekend and episode got a lot 11 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:46.520 of fun stuff talk about, like the Sooners made the 12 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:49.399 NCAA tournament. Even though we don't talk coops, we're gonna 13 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:52.359 talk a little bit of basketball. We got to talk 14 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:56.000 practice updates because there's been a lot of stuff coming 15 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:59.439 down the line, especially on offense and on defense. So 16 00:00:59.679 --> 00:01:03.560 coop Happy Sunday, my man, how's it going? 17 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:09.000 Hey Flancho Darreon, go Bram Happy Saint Patti's to all 18 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:12.159 my uh my honorary Irish people, uh you know it 19 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:16.239 is tomorrow played a Little Saint Patti's on Friday Nights 20 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:19.640 here and then played the Little Saint Patti's yesterday and 21 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:22.760 so I'm gonna take a hiatus now, I name Minna. 22 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:25.799 Well you have to yeah you are you are you 23 00:01:25.879 --> 00:01:27.280 like preserving the liver for something. 24 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:29.799 I mean, I'm drinking again us right now. 25 00:01:29.799 --> 00:01:31.560 So here fair point. 26 00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:38.319 Proactive, retroactive, Yes, nitro coffee and yes, that's it's it's 27 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:38.879 pretty dope. 28 00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:42.920 But no, man, this is this is this is good. 29 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:45.519 We you and I have not This is the first 30 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:46.879 time that I can say this, Jasince. 31 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:50.760 We've been doing this podcast. We're in the NCAA tournament. 32 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:53.920 We are like this is the first time. Shout out 33 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:58.040 to the graphics folks over at Locked on Podcast Network 34 00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:01.200 making one for Locked On Sooners. Me and John will 35 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:05.359 definitely talk about this heavily on tomorrow's episode, so feel 36 00:02:05.400 --> 00:02:08.879 free to tune in there, go find us on YouTube 37 00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:10.960 as well as whether podcast or download and listen to. 38 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:12.479 But me and Coop had to jump on it first 39 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:16.840 because it just got announced literally like thirty minutes before 40 00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:18.800 we went live. I actually's probably listen that probably less 41 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:22.879 than that, probably twenty minutes. But a shout out to Portamosa. 42 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:26.520 Shout out to the Sooners. Bruh, they're actually gonna be 43 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:28.719 playing an attorney, I can root for them this year. 44 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:30.639 For the first time in like five years. 45 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:32.520 We can have tournament teams. 46 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:36.080 Man, Hey, it's and. 47 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.759 To be honest with you, I think that it's really 48 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:45.039 kind of crazy, Jay, Like this team seems to kind 49 00:02:45.039 --> 00:02:49.240 of be playing better. Yeah, and so you know, though, 50 00:02:49.479 --> 00:02:53.199 we get Yukon, the two time defending national champions in 51 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:56.199 round one, so they've done this before. 52 00:02:56.879 --> 00:02:57.319 They did not. 53 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:02.479 Have a phenomenal year this year. But yeah, I mean 54 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:05.280 I gotta think that. Uh, you know, we we said 55 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:07.800 it a couple of nights ago with the Texas win. 56 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:10.800 You know, that was the uh that was the kind 57 00:03:10.800 --> 00:03:12.599 of the we're in type of situation. 58 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:13.319 And then. 59 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:17.120 You know, you go down and you play a hell 60 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:19.960 of a game in the tournament, you lose to Kentucky, 61 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:23.159 And let's just be honest, that was a that was 62 00:03:23.199 --> 00:03:25.240 a game that if we would have won, I'd have 63 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:27.759 been stoked, would have been excited. Yeah, I don't think 64 00:03:27.800 --> 00:03:31.599 we had any business winning that game, but we still did. 65 00:03:31.879 --> 00:03:35.360 And so man, I'm kind of excited about this. 66 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:35.759 Uh. 67 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:38.400 I just feel that, you know, it's good for some 68 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:41.599 of these kids who've been here. Uh, you know, Jayalen Moore. 69 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:43.800 You got him with an opportunity to go play in 70 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:47.520 the tournament. Fears is most likely on his way to 71 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:51.000 the NBA, and so he gets to show and I 72 00:03:51.159 --> 00:03:53.159 and I'll say, this is when you've got a player 73 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:56.080 who can take over a game, you have a team 74 00:03:56.120 --> 00:03:59.919 for the tournament. And uh, I and I think that 75 00:04:00.039 --> 00:04:02.319 that's uh, you know, the the tournament's always been a 76 00:04:02.319 --> 00:04:06.479 guard driven game, and so with Fears, if he is on, 77 00:04:07.319 --> 00:04:09.800 you're you know, this is a dangerous team. If he's not, 78 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:14.080 then it's it's just a quality win for somebody. And 79 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:19.480 so I think, oh, it's gonna say. I was just 80 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:21.759 gonna say, it's like this team will be a tough out. 81 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:23.839 I really do believe this team will be a tough 82 00:04:23.879 --> 00:04:26.759 out just because of how guard. 83 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:28.160 Center it is during the tournament. 84 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:29.879 You know, you don't have to. 85 00:04:29.879 --> 00:04:33.240 Stretch into the depth. Uh A lot more teams, Am 86 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:33.839 I gone? 87 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:36.480 No, No, you're good. You're kind of a little little watery, 88 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:39.199 underwater ish, But no, to go with that at to 89 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:42.240 that real quick, You're right, this this team is gonna 90 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:44.879 be really tough to get out. The SEC has fourteen 91 00:04:44.920 --> 00:04:47.639 teams in the tournament, which is ridiculous. Obviously shows you 92 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:51.839 how tough and the caliber of talent that there is 93 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:55.079 an sec of teams and players. And you're right, Coop. 94 00:04:55.720 --> 00:04:59.600 The NCAA tournament is very heavy on usually star power, 95 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:02.160 that one player that can carry you so far. I remember, 96 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:04.240 you know the last one that really did it, Carmelo 97 00:05:04.279 --> 00:05:07.519 Anthony carried Sarahcuse to a title as a true freshman. 98 00:05:07.600 --> 00:05:09.639 You don't get very many that can actually do that 99 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:13.480 and go into end. They usually fall short right around 100 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:17.319 the sweet sixteen elite eight area unless you're just a 101 00:05:17.399 --> 00:05:20.399 truly elite talent. And as you mentioned, Jeremiah Fears has 102 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:24.639 an opportunity to show the NBA and everybody that he 103 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:27.199 is an elite bucket getter and he's one of those 104 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:29.560 guys that can put a team on his back and 105 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:33.399 take them as far as possible. The deeper he goes 106 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:36.959 into this tournament, the farther up, he flies on the 107 00:05:37.000 --> 00:05:38.439 lottery conversation. 108 00:05:40.879 --> 00:05:41.399 Very much. 109 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:43.600 And you know, there are a lot of people are 110 00:05:43.600 --> 00:05:45.959 gonna look at it. I mean, the kid is, you know, young, 111 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:49.839 and he looks young, and and here's gonna here's what's 112 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:52.720 gonna happen, is you're gonna hear the narrative is going 113 00:05:52.759 --> 00:05:56.920 to be around SEC. Should they have gotten fourteen teams 114 00:05:56.959 --> 00:06:01.959 in the tournament. That's uh, I mean that that's a record, right, 115 00:06:02.040 --> 00:06:03.879 And so you're going to see a. 116 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:04.360 Lot of people. 117 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:06.959 So the first SEC team that goes down, you're gonna 118 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:08.079 start hearing the talk about that. 119 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:10.639 But you know, there's not really. 120 00:06:11.959 --> 00:06:14.480 You know, there's not really a lot of teams around 121 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:18.079 the country that I think can do a lot of damage. Unfortunately, 122 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:19.959 you know, as far as like winning the whole thing 123 00:06:20.519 --> 00:06:22.480 that come from like outside the SEC. You know, I 124 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:25.519 gotta think that You've gotta think Auburn, Alabama or both. 125 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:27.480 Big big tickets. A lot of people say. 126 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:30.720 Houston, Uh, Patinos squad up there at Saint John's is 127 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:33.560 one that's uh. That that you know is one that 128 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:36.560 people are are kind of selecting early. So it's this 129 00:06:36.639 --> 00:06:39.279 is the fun part fun staff for you, Jay that 130 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:43.879 during the Masters, during the Masters and during the NCAA tournament. 131 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:45.480 I look the stet up. 132 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:46.959 It's been a few years, so I don't I mean, 133 00:06:46.959 --> 00:06:48.920 obviously it's probably gonna be able to higher now, but 134 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:54.040 the mobile phone usage during the Masters and during NCAA 135 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:59.000 tournament is up like almost five thousand. Really, that's because 136 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:01.600 everybody's checking the breasts on their phone. Everybody's checking the 137 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:04.759 tournament scores. They're looking at that thing by the same 138 00:07:04.759 --> 00:07:08.519 thing with you know, the Masters tournament. You know, we've 139 00:07:08.519 --> 00:07:10.759 all been part of a bracket to where uh, you know, 140 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:13.800 Karen from Accounting picks out the winning team based off 141 00:07:13.839 --> 00:07:14.600 the mascots. 142 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:18.519 And I you know, I've never won a bracket. 143 00:07:18.680 --> 00:07:21.040 I've I've been in the you know, the final guys, 144 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:23.639 you know, a couple of times. But this is this 145 00:07:23.720 --> 00:07:26.000 is an exciting time and so instead of us just 146 00:07:26.120 --> 00:07:28.920 leaning on, hey we got X amount of months until football, 147 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:31.879 we can we can talk some Sooners basketball, you know, 148 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:33.959 finally and hopefully for a couple of weeks. 149 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:37.399 Yeah, yeah, exactly that I've done. It's been a couple 150 00:07:37.399 --> 00:07:39.879 of years and I've done a bracket. As y'all know, 151 00:07:40.000 --> 00:07:42.800 annual trip for me and my guys. We're in Vegas. 152 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:46.519 We fly out Wednesday, and we'll be watching games Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 153 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:50.000 you know, getting some beverages, stumbling around on the strip, 154 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:52.839 but we'll be watching a lot of college basketball. And 155 00:07:52.839 --> 00:07:54.839 that's why usually get my bets in, get my gambling in. 156 00:07:54.959 --> 00:07:57.920 But yes, that is definitely the time one is. Vegas 157 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:01.519 is busiest week and it's also one of those where 158 00:08:02.759 --> 00:08:06.720 there's definitely a lot of phones being refreshed, but for 159 00:08:06.920 --> 00:08:09.319 us as people losing their minds about winning their bets. 160 00:08:09.319 --> 00:08:14.399 So I'm pretty darn excited about getting down there, getting 161 00:08:14.399 --> 00:08:17.759 over there and watching all of this games and the women. 162 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:19.680 Of course, we knew they were gonna get a top seed. 163 00:08:19.680 --> 00:08:22.959 They got a three seed, thanks in for that. They 164 00:08:23.040 --> 00:08:29.680 will be hosting games here at at at Lloyd Noble, 165 00:08:29.800 --> 00:08:34.159 So if you're in town, please go support the women 166 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:36.879 as they're gonna be hosting a regional and that should 167 00:08:36.919 --> 00:08:40.600 lead them all the way into the least with the sixteen, 168 00:08:40.679 --> 00:08:43.320 where they'll be able to travel off and make some 169 00:08:43.720 --> 00:08:47.279 magic happen. But this is the first time that Portamoser 170 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:51.399 has gotten the opportunity to dance. He's been here. This 171 00:08:51.480 --> 00:08:55.080 is fourth year. Fascinating statistic too, Koop. Last year the 172 00:08:55.080 --> 00:08:59.960 team went twenty and twelve and did not make the turney. 173 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:03.720 This year the team went twenty and thirteen and got 174 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:06.440 a nine seed, which, honestly, I'm gonna be keeping a buck. 175 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:10.480 They got bambooz hoodwinked. Let us straight run them up 176 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:12.840 and flat out the seed. Last year they should have 177 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:15.600 been in over some of those teams in the bracket 178 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:18.799 because they had so many great quad won ws. They 179 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:22.360 finally got rewarded for that. So shout out to the 180 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:25.279 Sooners men and women's basketball team. Knew the women we're 181 00:09:25.279 --> 00:09:27.399 gonna go weren't concerned about them. The men finally got 182 00:09:27.399 --> 00:09:31.559 in and we can definitely talk some ball on that. 183 00:09:31.679 --> 00:09:34.639 But thank you out for pulling up. Hit the like button. 184 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:38.159 If you new to the chance, subscribe, rate us, review us, 185 00:09:38.519 --> 00:09:43.120 give us five stars. Make sure you wipe your feet, Coop. 186 00:09:45.519 --> 00:09:49.200 I don't know if you knew this or realize this. 187 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:59.360 There is a lot of chatter around spring practice, like 188 00:09:59.399 --> 00:10:05.279 a lot you say, so everywhere you turn, somebody said something. 189 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:09.240 If you haven't watched the Okay Breakdown with Gabe and Teddy, 190 00:10:09.600 --> 00:10:12.320 please go check that out. Both of them have been 191 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:14.200 to practice of the last two weeks and both have 192 00:10:14.279 --> 00:10:19.799 a lot of things to say. Make sure you check 193 00:10:20.159 --> 00:10:23.480 the last couple of episodes out. They're on spring break 194 00:10:23.639 --> 00:10:25.840 just like we are, so they're enjoying some time quote 195 00:10:25.919 --> 00:10:28.679 unquote off, but they had episodes loaded. I gotta finish 196 00:10:28.720 --> 00:10:30.200 it because I need to listen to the Bill Conley 197 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:32.159 portion of it. I've been hitting a Bill like crazy 198 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:33.480 to get the come on to the show, and he 199 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:36.039 has yet to respond to me. Unfortunately, haven't got the 200 00:10:36.080 --> 00:10:43.759 clout yet. We'll get there. But anyway, Coop spring practice 201 00:10:44.320 --> 00:10:47.399 has gotten a lot of folks attention. The conversation has 202 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:49.320 really been talked about on both sides of the ball, 203 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:54.240 and we knew that we needed a huge spring practice 204 00:10:54.320 --> 00:11:01.320 in order to make a move the s SEC. You know, 205 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:04.960 get outside of winning only two SEC games, we need 206 00:11:04.960 --> 00:11:07.600 to move up to winning all of our SEC games. 207 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:13.360 Only when it's gonna happen, you see improvement start on 208 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:15.759 the defensive side of the ball. I think probably no, 209 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:19.559 you know what, no, No, defense is good. Defense was 210 00:11:19.559 --> 00:11:21.000 good last year. We know defen it's gonna be good 211 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:24.120 this year. And we'll explain why start with the offense. 212 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:29.320 How do you feeling about Jeometerier based upon what you're 213 00:11:29.360 --> 00:11:30.879 hearing and all the rumbles. 214 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:37.919 So fun fact is Brent Venables was probably posed with 215 00:11:38.000 --> 00:11:40.399 the hey, do you think we should maybe let the offense, 216 00:11:40.960 --> 00:11:42.840 you know, really walk out there and kind of catch 217 00:11:42.840 --> 00:11:45.600 some confidence and get out there and you know, feel 218 00:11:45.679 --> 00:11:48.000 like they've got some success before we really send the 219 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:51.720 whole defense after them. And I would guarantee you that 220 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:57.519 Brent Vinaile said, no, not interested, not interesting. You guys 221 00:11:57.559 --> 00:12:00.360 handle that side. I'll handle my side and will go. 222 00:12:00.519 --> 00:12:04.000 And so it sounds like they have been mixing matching, 223 00:12:04.159 --> 00:12:07.639 throwing a lot of stuff, you know, with the experienced 224 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:10.360 side of the ball at the less experience side of 225 00:12:10.360 --> 00:12:14.120 the ball. And there's been times where the offense is 226 00:12:14.159 --> 00:12:15.919 winning a lot, and there's been times where the defense 227 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:20.360 is winning a lot. You know, it's Jay We made 228 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:22.519 a comment that we're not going to buy into the 229 00:12:23.679 --> 00:12:28.159 overhyping of individuals early in the season, and you know, 230 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:30.360 kind of wait until August. And if you're one of 231 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:34.039 those people, you're not wrong. If you are waiting till 232 00:12:34.200 --> 00:12:37.360 August to see, you know, what the success factor could 233 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:41.080 look like, you're not wrong. But it does sound like 234 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:45.480 John Materi is getting getting his along with the offense 235 00:12:45.519 --> 00:12:48.600 side of the ball. Hearing some really really cool things 236 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:51.120 about chemistry he's building with a couple of wide receivers. 237 00:12:52.519 --> 00:12:54.200 You know, it sounds like they've been pretty scratched on 238 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:57.720 the running game, so it's been pretty much Materier out there. 239 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:01.440 You know, teaching and showing what he can do, and 240 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:03.159 it sounds like he gets the ball out very, very 241 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:07.399 very quickly, makes decisions quick, which is all you really want. 242 00:13:07.480 --> 00:13:11.200 You want the offense to give us a chance to 243 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:14.039 win the game and to not put us, you know 244 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:16.519 as us as in the defense in a bad spot. 245 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:20.519 So sounds like Je Materier is who we all thought 246 00:13:20.559 --> 00:13:20.919 he was. 247 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:25.759 Let's lean in on that. I'm hearing the exact same 248 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:28.399 thing from other sources outside of I know who you're 249 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:33.000 hearing about. We're not here to just sunshine pump you 250 00:13:33.440 --> 00:13:36.200 like everyone likes to quote unquote complain and say that 251 00:13:36.240 --> 00:13:38.679 we're doing. But I'm not gonna sit here and lie 252 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:40.200 to you and say, oh no, we suck and we're 253 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:42.320 gonna be terrible next year, because that's not what I believe. 254 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:47.000 Neither does Coop. We're evaluated based upon what makes sense. 255 00:13:47.039 --> 00:13:49.559 And I think the one thing that you just stated 256 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:54.000 that I've heard similarly that now puts a smile on 257 00:13:54.039 --> 00:13:57.279 your boy's face is we're hearing a balance of who's 258 00:13:57.320 --> 00:14:00.879 winning these battles. Defense is winning some bad battles, the 259 00:14:00.879 --> 00:14:04.720 offenses winning some battles, the defensive secondaries breaking up some passes, 260 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:08.399 the offenses making some ridiculous catches and coverage, or they're 261 00:14:08.399 --> 00:14:11.919 getting themselves wide open and making some catches. Most of 262 00:14:12.000 --> 00:14:16.159 the schematics is still vanilla because they're still teaching the 263 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:20.519 offense the plays. Remember, as Coop mentioned, Johnmetier is the 264 00:14:20.559 --> 00:14:22.279 only one that really knows his offense. I've been our 265 00:14:22.320 --> 00:14:26.399 buckle because they didn't bring anybody else in from Washington State, 266 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:28.799 So we got two dues that know the offense and 267 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:31.279 they're teaching it. The good thing is that offenses are 268 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:33.519 a heck of a lot easier to teach to the 269 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:37.000 masses than a complex defense like Brent Ventables. So we 270 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:39.879 all knew the first year that bb got here there 271 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:42.320 were struggles on the defense side of the box. Everybody's 272 00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:44.679 trying to figure out when to move here, when the 273 00:14:44.720 --> 00:14:47.039 motion there, when it looked like you're gonna blitz, when 274 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:50.360 the show, when to pull back and then go. There 275 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:54.279 are so many more nuances to what BV does, and 276 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:56.799 that's why his defenses are typically considered good because of 277 00:14:56.840 --> 00:15:01.080 the complexities makes it tough on other posing quarterbacks. But 278 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:03.799 for most of your offenses, the wide receivers to understand 279 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:05.759 their routes win the block and how to go and 280 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:08.120 it's all on the skill set of your skills, guys. 281 00:15:08.919 --> 00:15:11.320 So just like Coop, just like you said, I've been 282 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:15.240 hearing the exact same thing. I've been hearing that John 283 00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:19.519 Mattier has been not only hitting some beautiful passes, that 284 00:15:19.600 --> 00:15:23.519 the dude is very decisive. And this is what Gabe 285 00:15:23.639 --> 00:15:26.080 was talking about. Okay, breakdown again, go check them out. 286 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:28.360 They got a great breakdown on everything there. But this 287 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:33.320 is what they said. Matier makes his looks one two, 288 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:37.360 maybe three, and he tucks he's gone. He understand he's 289 00:15:37.399 --> 00:15:42.360 watching the offensive line open up. But as Brent Vinables 290 00:15:42.399 --> 00:15:44.600 does what he does by throwing the kitchen sink at 291 00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:48.240 this kid, he's finding the spots that make sense and 292 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:51.440 he's taking advantage of what he can and he's taking 293 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:54.399 his losses quickly. But he's also going one two booming. 294 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:57.080 He's either out or the balls out of his hands. 295 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:01.679 Cool ball getting out of a quarterback's hands quickly like that. 296 00:16:01.679 --> 00:16:04.399 That's huge for what we're trying to do. That's huge 297 00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:08.120 for playing in the SEC because even though we got 298 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:10.200 rid of the ball pretty quick or we actually had, 299 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:14.639 our rating was really good when it came to pocket time, 300 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:18.600 like our time to throw. We had a very high 301 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:21.320 time to throw in the SEC. So I know everybody 302 00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:25.720 likes to bag on the offensive line, but the Pro 303 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:28.720 Football Focus calculates that, and that's one of the calculations 304 00:16:28.759 --> 00:16:32.399 I like to leverage. We had time. It was just 305 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:35.960 decision making and just getting open. Materi is a dude 306 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:39.519 that's gonna throw dudes open. Gabe mentioned that there was 307 00:16:39.559 --> 00:16:42.000 like a back corner fade caught by Jovanni Gibson. Let's 308 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:44.200 go ahead and transition over there to that skills position 309 00:16:44.240 --> 00:16:48.399 wide receiver. I'm hearing three names right now. Cool, it's 310 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:51.320 three names at the wide receiver spot that's jumping out. 311 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:58.039 Everybody's like, yup, you better watch Jeovanni Gibson, Zion Kurding, 312 00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:03.000 now isaiahs attain you. Those three names right now, in 313 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:06.880 three different ways are being preached about. And if we 314 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:11.559 need to go younger, Elijah Thomas is probably going to 315 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:13.599 be somebody nasty cool who you're hearing out there. 316 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:16.240 Yep, those names are are what we're doing. 317 00:17:17.599 --> 00:17:21.319 And uh, you know again you walk off walk out 318 00:17:21.319 --> 00:17:24.240 in the practice field and both of the guys both 319 00:17:24.279 --> 00:17:29.559 said they looked and they saw Jeovanni Gibson and they said, oh, 320 00:17:29.079 --> 00:17:32.000 that's that's it right there. And now like Kyle, you know, 321 00:17:32.039 --> 00:17:34.759 talking about repping the three three seven that Southern Louisiana. 322 00:17:35.559 --> 00:17:39.119 You know it it the guy looks the part and 323 00:17:39.359 --> 00:17:41.400 he's developing a chemistry with Matier. 324 00:17:42.519 --> 00:17:42.640 You know. 325 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:44.519 I think somebody had made a comment about, you know, 326 00:17:44.559 --> 00:17:47.000 the talent upgrade that he's going to have around him 327 00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:50.480 this year, and it's legit. 328 00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:52.079 You know. That's the one of the things. One of 329 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:52.720 the issues we. 330 00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:54.680 Had last year was the quarterback knowing where to go 331 00:17:54.720 --> 00:17:56.960 with the ball? What was the plan? Did you have 332 00:17:57.039 --> 00:17:59.359 a plan? Did we have an identity? We talked about 333 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:01.680 it early in the year, you know, even against the 334 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:05.119 non con against Tennessee. What is your identity? What are 335 00:18:05.160 --> 00:18:07.480 you going to lean into? Like who is this team? 336 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:10.240 And we'd never we never saw it all year long. 337 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:13.920 We the our identity was our inconsistency and injuries. That's 338 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:17.079 that's what the team was identified with last year when 339 00:18:17.079 --> 00:18:20.200 it came to the offensive side of the ball, and 340 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:23.160 with Matier doing the things that he's doing. And again, 341 00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:25.960 this is a guy who got sacked was it in 342 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:26.519 the forties? 343 00:18:26.599 --> 00:18:27.000 Last year? 344 00:18:27.039 --> 00:18:30.599 Like forty times last year, so he knows how to operate, 345 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:33.200 you know, when some things are crumbling around him and 346 00:18:33.240 --> 00:18:35.000 he can get out there, He's going to want to 347 00:18:35.000 --> 00:18:38.480 extend the plays. You know, He's going to take hits 348 00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:41.160 much much more difficult and harder hits this year than 349 00:18:41.200 --> 00:18:43.920 he did last year, you know, while you're playing in 350 00:18:43.920 --> 00:18:46.720 the SEC. So he's going to need to be decisive 351 00:18:46.759 --> 00:18:49.279 about these things. Get the ball out, you know, if 352 00:18:49.279 --> 00:18:51.519 your read's not there and you need to take go 353 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:54.200 for it. And that's that's the thing that gets me 354 00:18:54.240 --> 00:18:57.519 excited about it is if you got these wide receivers, 355 00:18:57.559 --> 00:19:00.680 these new guys who weren't here last year to to 356 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:03.559 you know, I guess struggle through a lot of that. 357 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:07.480 Outside of Zion Kearney, you know, you've got Gibson and 358 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:10.799 you've got Satania, who are you know, absolutely finding a 359 00:19:10.880 --> 00:19:14.480 rhythm inside this offense. These guys just want to come 360 00:19:14.640 --> 00:19:16.680 and give be given an opportunity to go to the 361 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:19.839 next level. And so they're going to they're going to say, 362 00:19:20.039 --> 00:19:21.960 what what do I need to do to help us 363 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:25.400 with this connection? And so, uh it sounds great because 364 00:19:25.440 --> 00:19:28.160 again Kearnie, he is at six you know, high six 365 00:19:28.240 --> 00:19:31.319 one sixty two type of a guy. You know, Isaac 366 00:19:32.519 --> 00:19:38.319 Goodness gracious, Uh Gibson is Elijah Thomas is a smaller guy. 367 00:19:38.759 --> 00:19:39.000 Uh. 368 00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:40.920 So you know, you've got a lot of different body types. 369 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:43.279 Satanna is a guy who is a very very quick 370 00:19:43.359 --> 00:19:45.039 get the ball to him, let him run and do 371 00:19:45.160 --> 00:19:48.400 some things. Uh, you know, a big returner. And so yeah, 372 00:19:48.599 --> 00:19:50.920 I mean, I'm excited to hear about these skill positions. 373 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:54.319 And we really haven't I guess, incorporated the running backs 374 00:19:54.720 --> 00:19:57.599 with much yet because Gabe was saying, they're running, you know, 375 00:19:58.079 --> 00:20:00.400 just real bas up run concepts and they're not throwing 376 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:03.559 a lot of stuff out there. So that sounds like 377 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:06.759 this this defense has said, hey, listen, we want a 378 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:09.680 comparable offense to join us this year and we want 379 00:20:09.720 --> 00:20:10.400 you to be ready. 380 00:20:10.440 --> 00:20:11.000 And so it's good. 381 00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:13.519 And again you're you're playing against one of the better 382 00:20:13.599 --> 00:20:17.720 defenses in the SEC, and you're you're taking your lumps. 383 00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:21.000 Now you're you're learning, and it's it's it's really getting 384 00:20:21.039 --> 00:20:22.640 some great stuff. You know, you're going to see a 385 00:20:22.680 --> 00:20:25.160 lot of the people who had to play last year, 386 00:20:25.160 --> 00:20:28.480 which probably shouldn't have that's going to turn into a 387 00:20:28.519 --> 00:20:29.640 benefit for us this year. 388 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:35.039 Yeah, That's exactly what we're looking for, is having a 389 00:20:35.119 --> 00:20:40.279 strong wide receiver room. We mixed with veterans and young players. 390 00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:42.039 And it's funny because I actually heard somebody say this 391 00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:46.279 about NFL guys very recently. They were they were saying 392 00:20:46.359 --> 00:20:48.839 that you don't want a team with a bunch of 393 00:20:48.880 --> 00:20:51.559 young wire receivers because it's really hard on them to 394 00:20:51.640 --> 00:20:53.960 try to figure out how to get you know, things 395 00:20:54.039 --> 00:20:56.559 going for not only themselves, but make sure they're in 396 00:20:56.559 --> 00:20:59.279 the right spots and all of that. You need veterans 397 00:20:59.279 --> 00:21:07.279 and everything. I said the same thing about college. Ain't 398 00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:13.200 no different there. You gotta have good you gotta have 399 00:21:13.279 --> 00:21:19.000 good veteran wide receiver play to go around with young 400 00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:23.039 wide receiver play. This just uh what. 401 00:21:24.200 --> 00:21:24.720