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Steve, thanks for joining me today. 42 00:01:46,519 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 4: We'll talk my friend. 43 00:01:47,359 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 3: How you doing man, I'm doing good? First of all, 44 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,120 as you caught up, how is the weekend? Any plans for 45 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:53,840 the weekend or is it just to sit back, relax 46 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,200 and strap it down type of weekend? 47 00:01:55,959 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 4: Oh? I think we're going to relax a little bit. 48 00:01:58,879 --> 00:02:02,640 My son's got a little new jazz okay junior jazz 49 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,079 basketball games. He's in the high school Division eleven twelfth grade. 50 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,240 I think that's the greatest sport in all of America. 51 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,800 Junior jazz basketball. Oh my gosh, dude, it's so fun 52 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,039 like it's it's it's a whop, especially when you're watching 53 00:02:17,039 --> 00:02:20,599 your boy play. But other than that, yeah, pretty pretty 54 00:02:20,599 --> 00:02:23,800 sure we can man ready for the super Bowl next weekend. 55 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 3: You brought up the super Bowl. That was gonna be 56 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:26,800 my next question. You knew exactly where I was had 57 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,840 that you read my mind. Who you picking in this one? 58 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:33,080 Are you picking the Mike Vabrils. Do you believe in 59 00:02:33,159 --> 00:02:35,800 Drake may Kyris Tongeo in that team the former BYU 60 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,319 Cougar or are you Grandy? Gurney says he believes Seattle 61 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,120 the Seahawks are the real deal. 62 00:02:41,159 --> 00:02:42,879 Speaker 2: He really believes in Sam Donald. 63 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 3: I just don't know if you're gonna be able to 64 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,759 go back to back games of throwing three hundred yard 65 00:02:46,759 --> 00:02:47,840 plus and three touchdowns. 66 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 2: But I'm happy to be wrong any day of the week. 67 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,199 Speaker 4: You know. I you know, when I saw first watch 68 00:02:54,479 --> 00:03:00,240 Donald in college at USC, man, I thought he was was. 69 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,919 I thought he's going to be the dude. I mean, 70 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,800 they you know, it was a high draft pick, and 71 00:03:06,599 --> 00:03:09,199 you know, he's kind of bounced around a couple first 72 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,439 couple of four or five six years of his career, 73 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:17,520 and and then now he's I think where he should 74 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,199 have been or maybe hoped he would be coming out 75 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,280 of USC. Well, now he's kind of looks like he's 76 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,199 kind of hitting his stride and and there were some 77 00:03:27,319 --> 00:03:31,759 things that I saw, especially I saw the USC Utah 78 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,039 game on Saturday night, and man, I was just I 79 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,719 was very very impressed h with him and how he 80 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:46,000 spun it and his mental capacity and just everything. I 81 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,159 just says, Aura, just I really liked about it. And 82 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:54,840 so because of that, and I think he's hitting a 83 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,599 little groove here. He's gotten out of you know, bad 84 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:02,280 offensive lines and and teams that he's been on since 85 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:05,560 being drafted in the NFL, I think he'm mnna go 86 00:04:05,599 --> 00:04:06,919 with the Seahawks. 87 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: So taking the seat. 88 00:04:09,599 --> 00:04:11,599 Speaker 3: Look, this is not a bad pick. It's a rematch. 89 00:04:11,599 --> 00:04:13,719 I think of Super Bowl forty nine. If I'm correct, 90 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,800 this is gonna be a great game. I think it's 91 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,560 gonna be a high scoring and I really do. I 92 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,079 believe both teams can throw the football at a high level. 93 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,040 This might come down to the last possession. But that's 94 00:04:23,079 --> 00:04:25,600 what you want, right and not just a college football 95 00:04:25,639 --> 00:04:28,480 game super Bowl. You wanted to be close. You don't 96 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,240 want to see blowouts. Some people think it will be 97 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,560 a blowout. I don't want it to be that because 98 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,040 then it's just it's no fun to watch. 99 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 4: No. I think you have that faction of they want 100 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,079 to watch the game because the halftime and the commercials, 101 00:04:43,639 --> 00:04:46,639 and you have another faction that like me and probably 102 00:04:46,639 --> 00:04:49,759 you like man, I want to see a good game. Yes, 103 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,879 I want to come down to, you know, the last 104 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,560 field goal, the last drive, whatever, whether it's overtime or not. 105 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:03,920 It's like with two minutes left BYU playing Arizona on 106 00:05:04,079 --> 00:05:06,759 Monday night that I was there. I turn to my 107 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,120 wife and I go, just make me stay in my 108 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,240 seat until the last buzzer, you know, go on a 109 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,319 little mini run. I don't care if you can just 110 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,920 get it into single digits, right, And just so I 111 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:21,720 don't want to leave early. I don't early, I don't. 112 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,959 I'm not an early guy. Uh but plenty had left, 113 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,839 you know after that last the four minute under four 114 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:32,519 time out in the second half, and sure enough they're 115 00:05:32,519 --> 00:05:35,879 going on a little mini run and it's still dude, 116 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:40,040 it's still like down eight with fifty something seconds left. 117 00:05:40,079 --> 00:05:43,160 I'm like, wow, but maybe you just you just never know. 118 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,600 You need three bowl get a stop, Aliyu and then 119 00:05:47,639 --> 00:05:51,279 all of a sudden you cannot hear yourself think because 120 00:05:51,319 --> 00:05:54,519 you went from out of it to in it to 121 00:05:54,959 --> 00:05:58,639 oh my gosh, now we have a chance. What like? 122 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,800 That was insane, dude, that was that was so fun. 123 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:06,079 So hopefully something a semblance of that might happen next Sunday. 124 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,519 Speaker 3: So I'm hoping the same thing. I'm hoping for a 125 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,759 good game. And just to give you guys an update 126 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,920 if you're just tuning in. Sam Donald was the first 127 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,319 overall pick excuse me, he was the first round pick 128 00:06:15,399 --> 00:06:18,160 third overall to the New York Jets in twenty and eighteen. 129 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,319 He threw for over four thousand yards this year twenty 130 00:06:20,319 --> 00:06:23,319 five dutchdowns fourteen interceptions. 131 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: He has been a plot throw. 132 00:06:25,079 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 3: He's had a career, He's moved around a lot, but 133 00:06:27,319 --> 00:06:29,480 he has found a home now in Seattle. Really started 134 00:06:29,519 --> 00:06:32,879 last year with the Vikings and the quarterback whisper Kevin O'Connell, 135 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,560 and now he's here and shifting ties a little bit. Steve, 136 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,639 you mentioned the BA basketball game and stand in your 137 00:06:37,639 --> 00:06:41,240 seat of just your overall thoughts on that game, BYU 138 00:06:41,319 --> 00:06:43,399 basketball taking on the number one team in the country. 139 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,000 I thought the game was over, but I have to 140 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,480 stay the whole time as a media member. But I said, okay, 141 00:06:47,519 --> 00:06:50,319 But like you said, that game came down to the 142 00:06:50,319 --> 00:06:53,240 final second and it ended up looking like BYU was 143 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,120 gonna win, but Arizona sneaks out of there with the 144 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:56,079 winning provo. 145 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,759 Speaker 4: Yeah, that was a fun one. It's interesting because if 146 00:07:00,759 --> 00:07:05,560 you're a stat guy, then you know that BYU is 147 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,839 the best second half team. Yeah, college basketball. I think 148 00:07:08,879 --> 00:07:14,279 Duke is number two. It's that first half that we 149 00:07:14,399 --> 00:07:18,399 can't seem to quite piece together, and then adjustments are 150 00:07:18,399 --> 00:07:21,120 made and Kevin Young does this thing, and then here 151 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,879 we go second half. It's a lot of times a 152 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,319 different ballgame. It's either a continues to be a blowout 153 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,879 or we're playing catch up, so there are two losses. 154 00:07:31,759 --> 00:07:34,319 The latter is true where we had to play catch up. 155 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,040 So and here we are with two losses, once to 156 00:07:38,199 --> 00:07:40,800 number one, and I think you CON's number is three. 157 00:07:40,839 --> 00:07:43,439 They're at least in the top five, and that's our 158 00:07:43,439 --> 00:07:48,000 two losses. And so, yeah, dude, that that place was nuts. 159 00:07:48,079 --> 00:07:51,600 I mean you had to just watch kind of when 160 00:07:51,639 --> 00:07:56,360 everybody stopped, especially late in the game. You because you 161 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,399 couldn't hear a whistle. You're just like everybody turning, Okay, 162 00:07:59,399 --> 00:08:01,600 why did they play? And so you just had to 163 00:08:01,639 --> 00:08:05,879 watch the ref go two thumbs up jump ball or 164 00:08:05,959 --> 00:08:10,000 one hand up because it's a foul on such and such. Like, dude, 165 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:14,199 it's I've never been in a louder arena in my 166 00:08:14,519 --> 00:08:18,920 entire life. The Marriott Center on Monday, that freaking place 167 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,079 was rocking. And I'm sure Saturday was too. I mean, 168 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,600 I watch it on TV and it's not the same 169 00:08:22,639 --> 00:08:28,240 thing playing the good old team up north and spanking them, 170 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:33,600 But that was that was an exciting atmosphere. And I'm 171 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:38,080 telling you, man, Pro Bowl, basketball, football, it's it's fun 172 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,799 to be a Cougar. I cannot lie. 173 00:08:41,279 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 2: Steve, this is vic. 174 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 5: Can you tell Cougarnation? How does someone get as cool 175 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:51,519 as you? 176 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 4: It's funny because I burnt that book long ago, so 177 00:08:57,759 --> 00:08:59,840 like I'm the only one that has that secret. I 178 00:09:00,399 --> 00:09:01,000 can't tell you. 179 00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 2: Because he has to kill you, you know. It has to 180 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,200 say that they share with your fellow man, my friend. Okay, 181 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,759 I want to talk. I want to talk football. I 182 00:09:11,799 --> 00:09:14,279 want to talk Bear. First of all, what. 183 00:09:14,159 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 5: Kind of advantage do these young kids have in the 184 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:24,279 off season going down working with John Beck, having that tutelage, 185 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,960 and what do you expect Bear to get better at 186 00:09:30,279 --> 00:09:32,039 going into his second year? 187 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 4: Well, I think I think number one, they're gonna throw 188 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,000 the ball a lot more. Now they've got to sure 189 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:49,519 up not just their starting receiver corps, but then some 190 00:09:49,639 --> 00:09:53,039 quality backups to be able to rotate in and out. 191 00:09:53,799 --> 00:09:57,039 And you can't do anything without the skeleton or the 192 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,039 backbone of the team, which is offensive line. So so 193 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,120 having said, let's say those two are in place, we're good, 194 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,840 we feel good about it. Then it comes back to 195 00:10:06,879 --> 00:10:10,399 the quarterback and what can he improve on. I think 196 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,720 you're gonna see a little bit a variation of Bear 197 00:10:14,879 --> 00:10:19,039 from twenty twenty five. And in that I mean his 198 00:10:19,159 --> 00:10:24,039 body type. I think he I think he not thinds out, 199 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,480 that's pour chorte of words, but but gets a little 200 00:10:27,519 --> 00:10:32,480 bit more. He won't be as big. I don't think 201 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:38,799 I does. Yeah, yes, and and not from not from 202 00:10:39,279 --> 00:10:43,559 you know, not that two forty was bad, but a 203 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:48,600 faster slimmer two twenty to two twenty five. Where now 204 00:10:48,759 --> 00:10:52,080 I don't think, because I don't know if and I 205 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,320 questioned this the first year, is the amount of hits 206 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,240 that he was taken early in the year is that sustainable? 207 00:10:58,279 --> 00:11:01,120 I didn't think it was. Well, he was outside of 208 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,240 a spring ankle in the Big Teal Championship, he was 209 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,840 pretty healthy doing you know, running inside the tackles. I 210 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:13,039 think next year we throw outside of the hashes and 211 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:18,679 he runs more outside of the tackles rather than you know, 212 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,159 in between the tackles. At two forty, I think he 213 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:25,600 bounces things outside and you might see some quarterback runs, 214 00:11:25,879 --> 00:11:30,279 maybe some quarterback sweeps outside the tackles, where now he's 215 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:35,519 not necessarily looking for contact, he's actually avoiding contact because 216 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,840 his feet are so much better and he's a lot 217 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,399 quicker even if he has to get in between the tackles. Uh. 218 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:45,200 He's already elusive as it is. It's just a lot 219 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,440 of times he was taking probably a little bit more 220 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:53,399 hits than I would have liked, and I'm probably the 221 00:11:53,399 --> 00:11:57,200 coaching staff too. But you have lg back there and 222 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:01,279 then you have you know, you got almost five hundred 223 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:06,000 pounds of some bad a flesh dude running down. He'll 224 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:10,919 at you like that. Those are weapons, right, I think again, 225 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:15,559 I don't think you completely take away the inside run. 226 00:12:15,639 --> 00:12:18,799 The quarterback runs inside the tackles. But I think it's 227 00:12:18,879 --> 00:12:25,039 just gonna be more of another layer of game and 228 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,440 weaponry that Bear's gonna have because I think he's gonna 229 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,039 be quicker, and I think he's gonna be faster. I 230 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,679 think he's gonna be a little bit slimmer, and we're 231 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:35,279 gonna be throwing the ball a lot more. I think 232 00:12:35,279 --> 00:12:39,120 he's he's a four thousand yard passer next year. So 233 00:12:39,519 --> 00:12:42,879 his middle game is there, like it's it's like you 234 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:47,120 split screen and intercept his reaction to an interception versus 235 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,879 a touchdown, and you can't tell. You might have a 236 00:12:49,879 --> 00:12:54,919 little bit more of an eye close with the interception, 237 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,279 But dude, other than that, you can't freaking tell. So 238 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:02,720 like neck up. They're gonna work with him down there too, 239 00:13:02,799 --> 00:13:07,399 But you got a year under his belt with this playbook. 240 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,519 Oh man, like watch out? 241 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, watch out? And do you bring up a good point? 242 00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 3: I liked that you brought up the point about you know, 243 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,639 getting in shape, swimming down, getting tone right. You have 244 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:18,480 to get tone, lose. 245 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 2: The baby fat as they always say. That's just the 246 00:13:20,919 --> 00:13:21,840 phrase that they use. 247 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 3: But he had two twenty five bear because we saw 248 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,159 a lot this year stevee try to bounce it out 249 00:13:26,279 --> 00:13:28,399 wasn't his thing. He'd liked to go lead blocker between 250 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,399 the tackle. So I would love to see a two 251 00:13:30,399 --> 00:13:34,960 twenty five bear rumbling and pumblin. Speaking of rumbling and tumbling, Bay, 252 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,480 you added a running back. I don't know if you 253 00:13:36,519 --> 00:13:38,600 had a chance to see it, but they need more 254 00:13:38,639 --> 00:13:41,440 depth in that running back room. They added a former 255 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:45,200 Utah running back, Micah Beckstead. He enrolled the BYU after 256 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,399 the mission. What do you know about Micah, Steve and 257 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,200 the addition to this room by you really didn't have 258 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,759 an RB two. We saw dravesa pop off and the 259 00:13:53,799 --> 00:13:56,679 pop tars BOLLSIONI was hurt. You got the Devon echa 260 00:13:56,759 --> 00:13:58,519 kid coming in. What you like about this edition? They 261 00:13:58,519 --> 00:14:00,000 need as many running backs as possible. 262 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that's a great addition because you know, 263 00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:08,080 you're just adding to depth now, you know, with still 264 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:12,720 with the portals. As much depth as you can get, 265 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:17,679 the better, and especially at the running back position, where 266 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:22,799 we at least last year relied on heavily, pretty heavily 267 00:14:22,879 --> 00:14:25,919 our run game. I think last year we were run 268 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,480 to pass. I think next year will be more of 269 00:14:28,519 --> 00:14:32,639 a pass to run the ball at least change it 270 00:14:32,679 --> 00:14:37,480 a little bit. But man, that's that's great. I've seen this. 271 00:14:37,919 --> 00:14:41,000 I saw his highlights and I really liked what I saw. 272 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:45,879 And he was quick, good, good, the feet in the hole, 273 00:14:46,639 --> 00:14:49,759 big strong guy. Seems like now he's getting gonna have 274 00:14:49,799 --> 00:14:53,639 the missionary legs and this, that and the other. But hopefully, 275 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,080 you know, we're we're seven months away. Hopefully you get 276 00:14:58,120 --> 00:14:59,799 back into the weight room and you get running with 277 00:14:59,799 --> 00:15:02,960 the g. You go through spring ball, you know, fifteen 278 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:08,399 twenty practices and we're rolling, and so any any depth 279 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,480 is is going to be good depth. And it's funny 280 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:16,159 you mentioned uh Devon, so I coached him at LEI 281 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,519 last couple of years. I mean, I coach quarterbacks, but 282 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,559 obviously I think that's two. 283 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,039 Speaker 3: By the way, just to put that out there, just 284 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,480 you know, I think Devon will of Marge's Army two 285 00:15:25,519 --> 00:15:26,440 in my personal opinion. 286 00:15:26,519 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 4: Oh, he's a dude. Like he is. He's a dude. 287 00:15:31,279 --> 00:15:32,440 Matter of fact, I saw him. He went to the 288 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,360 Arizona basketball game. I saw him. I was talking to him. 289 00:15:35,399 --> 00:15:38,759 He goes, coach, this is insane. Like off season program. 290 00:15:38,919 --> 00:15:42,360 I like it so much. Here he goes, I started 291 00:15:42,399 --> 00:15:47,080 at I'm up to one ninety one. So wow, gained 292 00:15:47,159 --> 00:15:50,240 nine pounds. I'm like, dude, you've only been here what 293 00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:53,240 week and a half, two weeks? It was like two 294 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,399 weeks and I've already put on nine pounds, you know. 295 00:15:56,559 --> 00:15:58,600 So you talk about the baby's hat in the high 296 00:15:58,639 --> 00:16:03,080 school and the transition to you know, the advantage that 297 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,440 these guys have that maybe someone like me didn't have 298 00:16:07,159 --> 00:16:10,879 back in the day was you can graduate early and 299 00:16:10,919 --> 00:16:14,039 you can get into spring training or get into school 300 00:16:14,399 --> 00:16:18,360 in January, second semester, a winter semester, whereas before, I 301 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,440 mean you had to wait and then you couldn't go 302 00:16:20,559 --> 00:16:25,240 through a spring and an off season, you know, five six, 303 00:16:25,399 --> 00:16:28,919 seven months off season with the college that you went to, 304 00:16:29,559 --> 00:16:32,440 you'd have to show up like straight up in like July. 305 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,679 And so you didn't have a lot of freshmen start 306 00:16:37,799 --> 00:16:41,039 back in the day because you know they're missing out 307 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:45,840 on seven eight months practice and training. And it's completely 308 00:16:45,879 --> 00:16:49,240 different high schools, completely different than college and vice versa. 309 00:16:48,519 --> 00:16:53,559 And it shows way more in the off season in 310 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,639 the weight room than it does really sometimes on the 311 00:16:56,639 --> 00:16:59,279 practice field. And so these guys having the opportunity to 312 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:03,799 come off return missionary or return mission and get into 313 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:09,599 the off season program as quick as Beckham is going 314 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,200 to be able to do or Beckstad excuse me, and 315 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,279 then Devon man, that helps them. But obviously it's gonna 316 00:17:16,319 --> 00:17:19,200 help us as an offense going forward. 317 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's gonna help bo you a lot. I mean, 318 00:17:21,279 --> 00:17:22,839 any of these guys as he can play. And I 319 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:24,359 mean the reason why you didn't have an RB two 320 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,319 is a lot of these guys got danged up's got nicked. 321 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,799 So maybe that presents opportunity. That's what it's about. Your 322 00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:32,400 best ability is your availability. But hey, when one man 323 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,440 goes down, another man has to to step up. I 324 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,240 love that you mentioned that he's already put on the weight, 325 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,480 But I'll stay there with you. Since you bring up 326 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:41,200 Devon and he's a living product, we can see should 327 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,880 that be the recipe for all guys that are trying 328 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,079 to you know, go that are going to college to 329 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,759 next year, graduate early, go into springball, because it seems 330 00:17:49,759 --> 00:17:51,519 like that's what the recipe is because I hear that 331 00:17:51,519 --> 00:17:54,400 from Devon a bunch of other people that extra you know, 332 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,759 ten to fifteen practices and that development is crucial. 333 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,519 Speaker 4: I really think it is because it helps, you know, 334 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,880 especially these high school kids and they you know, if 335 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:10,440 it's quarterback, it's because man, you've got to learn a 336 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,960 completely different offense than what you're used to. But even schematically, 337 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,680 de Von's got to understand pass pro that that's going 338 00:18:18,759 --> 00:18:22,200 to be you know, outside of gaining the weight. So 339 00:18:22,839 --> 00:18:27,039 off seasons huge. Athletically, it's huge. Physically, it's huge, but 340 00:18:27,079 --> 00:18:29,400 then the mental aspect and getting around guys that you're 341 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,799 gonna go to war with, go to battle lifts for 342 00:18:31,839 --> 00:18:36,200 the next two three four years. Like physically, yeah, I 343 00:18:36,279 --> 00:18:40,279 got to get there, but man, like in you didn't 344 00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:42,680 have a lot of pass pro as many pass per 345 00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:47,680 responsibilities and and that's the one that's gonna where the 346 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:52,400 quicker he can pick that up, then the quicker and 347 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,920 the better he's going to be and more be able 348 00:18:54,960 --> 00:19:00,440 to contribute earlier than someone like that that in in 349 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:04,519 July obviously or August, because it's it's a lot, man, 350 00:19:04,599 --> 00:19:07,680 I mean, it becomes football kind of becomes part of 351 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,920 your life and the majority part of your life outside 352 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,680 of school. Lesid's gonna be the same way. He's going 353 00:19:14,759 --> 00:19:19,119 to be many steps ahead. And I really do think 354 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,640 he's KR one. 355 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 6: Because that dude, he is ridiculous though, and I'm biased 356 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,920 because I coasted him right last couple of years at Lehigh. 357 00:19:34,559 --> 00:19:38,319 But I'm telling you, like both of them can change games, man, 358 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:43,519 And they're going to be young, but hopefully with this spring, 359 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:48,200 this six or seven months before they start fall camp, physically, 360 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,680 they're going to be there and hopefully psychologically mentally as well. 361 00:19:51,839 --> 00:19:54,599 Understand the playbook, what a Rod wants, what Betsy wants 362 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,599 on that side, and then what they want for running 363 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:00,759 back as far as past pro and like, and then 364 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:02,160 go let them do their thing. 365 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 4: Man. 366 00:20:03,519 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, you have to think just about last season. And 367 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:07,920 this is nothing against the kid. I love him, but 368 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,960 Cody the muffed the kickoff. You know and that Pop 369 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,240 tards Bowl and Pole still end up winning the game, 370 00:20:13,319 --> 00:20:15,920 so that's all that matters. But mistake there been a 371 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:17,599 little dinged up. You have to wonder a guy like 372 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,440 Legend with his speed, what opportunities that presents. I mean, 373 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,559 this is a two D guy in my opinion, regardless 374 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,519 of that, but a opportunities. Opportunities are a lifetime in 375 00:20:25,559 --> 00:20:26,319 college athletics. 376 00:20:26,319 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 2: I love it. I want to transition. 377 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 3: Maybe something that could be a little controversial, the targeting call. 378 00:20:31,559 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 2: Now I did talk to you about this and then 379 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:33,759 prep you on this. 380 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 3: A certain cornerback in Miami had to sit out the 381 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,359 first half of the game because he committed the penalty 382 00:20:38,599 --> 00:20:41,000 in the semi final against Ole. Miss your thoughts on 383 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,559 just a targeting rule. This is something that's interesting. The 384 00:20:43,559 --> 00:20:46,440 committee's gonna meet at the end of February and maybe 385 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,759 to you know, readdress this rule. But how are you 386 00:20:49,799 --> 00:20:52,279 feeling about that? Like we had brought up and discussed yesterday. 387 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,000 Maybe what you do you do it like how they 388 00:20:54,079 --> 00:20:56,359 did any NFL. You look at it. If it's egregious, 389 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,559 maybe you kicked the kid out and people don't like 390 00:20:58,599 --> 00:21:01,400 the whole ejection thing of ejecting kids. It was crazy 391 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,319 because back in the day, you know, they would have 392 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,200 to leave the field, which I really didn't like. I 393 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:06,920 still don't like them being injected. Now at least they 394 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,759 get to be on the sideline. But should they adjust 395 00:21:09,799 --> 00:21:11,839 it to where everybody's making money? Do you just find 396 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,000 them now? Do you go back and look, Because I mean, 397 00:21:14,039 --> 00:21:15,400 to sit out of the first half of a national 398 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,440 championship and then this guy comes back and Miami's able 399 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,839 to shorten the gap, I don't think that is a coincidence. 400 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:23,680 It's tough, right, So I just wanted to know your 401 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:24,960 thoughts and your perspective on that. 402 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, you know, I think a lot of 403 00:21:28,759 --> 00:21:32,799 times with the targeting call, and I hate the injection. 404 00:21:33,039 --> 00:21:38,240 I think that's that's the dumbest thing. I think you 405 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:42,680 have to go really to let's phase it or or 406 00:21:43,079 --> 00:21:45,839 grade it. I should say so a grade one grade too, 407 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,400 like a flavorant one or flag. Yeah, doing the same 408 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:55,079 thing in basketball with targeting, because I mean, you get 409 00:21:55,279 --> 00:21:57,759 I would say eight to nine times out of ten, 410 00:21:59,039 --> 00:22:01,559 they're trying to do right. The defensive players trying to 411 00:22:01,559 --> 00:22:04,400 do the right thing, and the offensive player is the 412 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,559 one that lowers their head or shifts their body at 413 00:22:07,599 --> 00:22:10,640 the last second, and they're really not trying to lead 414 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:14,319 with their head, but it looks like they are because 415 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,359 of a lot of times. The result then the guy 416 00:22:17,839 --> 00:22:21,759 looks like he's dead on the field. Okay, that's automatic targeting. 417 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,240 We're going to have a funeral and this, that and 418 00:22:24,279 --> 00:22:27,759 the other because he's not moving. But I think we 419 00:22:28,559 --> 00:22:31,160 gear a little bit too much on the result. So 420 00:22:31,799 --> 00:22:36,400 the intent obviously is the safety of the players. But 421 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:42,039 my gosh, from third grade off or first grade on, 422 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:46,799 these kids have been taught forever not to lead with 423 00:22:46,839 --> 00:22:48,559 their head. I mean even when I was going to 424 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:52,720 don't lead with your head, you know, and so like 425 00:22:52,839 --> 00:22:55,640 it's been taught ingrained over and over and over and 426 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,920 over again. Now, if you lead with the crown of 427 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:03,440 your helmet and you launch, that's different, right, Like you're 428 00:23:04,799 --> 00:23:10,119 that's pretty egregious. Your intent is pretty noticeable that way. 429 00:23:10,599 --> 00:23:14,920 But if you go back to a review and go, okay, 430 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:19,519 it's targeting, but it didn't. I mean, he's not trying 431 00:23:19,559 --> 00:23:23,400 to Like he went down for a legal tackle, a 432 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:27,359 legal move in football, and the offensive player moved at 433 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:31,119 the last second. One still fifteen yards but gosh, dang it, 434 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:35,200 don't eject him. Don't send him off, you know, into 435 00:23:36,279 --> 00:23:39,839 you know, send him to jail for he's just trying to, 436 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,119 you know, do what he's been coached for the last 437 00:23:43,519 --> 00:23:47,599 fifteen years to do. And things happen. Like I said, 438 00:23:47,599 --> 00:23:51,079 that's eight to nine times out of ten. The other 439 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,279 times where it's it's pretty egregious and you can tell 440 00:23:54,799 --> 00:23:57,720 and it's obvious. Yeah, I still don't think there should 441 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:03,279 be an injection. But yeah, there's got to be something 442 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:08,680 different on that as far as I'm sorry, if it's 443 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,640 egregious like that, I should. I think there should be 444 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:15,720 an injection. But other than that, no, And I think 445 00:24:15,759 --> 00:24:20,119 that's only ten percent of the targetings that are called 446 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:24,720 are that egregious? Where Yeah, that's that's that's wrong, that's 447 00:24:24,759 --> 00:24:25,119 not right. 448 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm in agreeance with you. 449 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,759 Speaker 3: They hope they get this right, they get this change, 450 00:24:29,759 --> 00:24:32,359 because you know, I just think back of you know, 451 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,400 like Kaidnakua's right in that Utah game, you remember that, 452 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:36,920 only I mean he's trying to make a play on 453 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,680 the ball. He's trying to hit, he's not trying to 454 00:24:39,039 --> 00:24:41,160 lead the shoulder, and you wonder if he stays in 455 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:42,480 a game at BO he is able to win. He 456 00:24:42,519 --> 00:24:45,039 already had two interceptions, He's been playing very well. I 457 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:46,519 just don't like to see the whole eject in the 458 00:24:46,599 --> 00:24:47,319 kid and doing that. 459 00:24:47,559 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 4: I lie. 460 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,039 Speaker 3: I rather them unless it's agregeious and they launch go 461 00:24:51,079 --> 00:24:52,720 look at it afterwards, and even he just has a 462 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,200 fine do that keep the kid in the game. 463 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 2: I think we're doing the kids. 464 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 3: A disservice in the game with that, and especially in 465 00:24:58,039 --> 00:25:00,519 national championship and that semi final games. 466 00:25:00,759 --> 00:25:01,799 Speaker 2: We'll get you out of here on this. 467 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 3: I got to ask you, you know, it's sounded like 468 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,200 that they were ready to expand the football playoffs to sixteen, 469 00:25:07,599 --> 00:25:09,599 and then the Big ten said, no, maybe twenty four. 470 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,240 I need your official opinion on this. You know, sixteen. 471 00:25:13,279 --> 00:25:15,200 I feel like that's right about right. I've heard twenty. 472 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,440 Don't know how you would do twenty, but some people 473 00:25:17,519 --> 00:25:19,119 want twenty four. I feel that's just way too many 474 00:25:19,279 --> 00:25:22,319 need conference championship games. I feel like sixteen would be 475 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,359 the perfect number. Steve where yet on the college football 476 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,599 expansion talk, and I guess I'll just get your thoughts now. 477 00:25:28,599 --> 00:25:31,960 Notre Dame is going to just I guess bully their 478 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,559 way into the college football playoffs. 479 00:25:33,559 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 2: Now, if they're a top twelve team, they have to 480 00:25:35,519 --> 00:25:35,839 be in. 481 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:40,599 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I don't For some reason, college football has 482 00:25:40,599 --> 00:25:43,440 allowed them to kind of dictate whatever the heck they 483 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:47,200 want to do, and they don't know how to It's 484 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:50,119 just I don't think that's right. 485 00:25:50,279 --> 00:25:50,759 Speaker 2: Hope, it's not. 486 00:25:51,039 --> 00:25:54,279 Speaker 4: I give the Golden Dumbers and their big tradition and this, 487 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:58,839 that and the other. They're probably the most recognizable logo 488 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,839 and all of of sports in some cases, but I 489 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:06,400 don't agree with that, I think. But to your point, 490 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:10,519 I think sixteen teams because it's even and you don't 491 00:26:10,599 --> 00:26:13,759 get to twenty four, where I think you run into 492 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:19,319 an issue of maybe saturating the field and having you know, 493 00:26:19,759 --> 00:26:24,599 a forty or fifty or sixty point blowouts. However, that's 494 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:27,640 dollar signs though too. The more teams, the more games, 495 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,720 the more money for everybody involved. And you know, in 496 00:26:31,759 --> 00:26:35,599 this day and age, everything is around the good old 497 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:42,039 dollar sign dude, unfortunately, But I think sixteen. I don't 498 00:26:42,039 --> 00:26:44,880 think twelves enough, but I think sixteen is kind of 499 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:49,599 right because it allows the fairness and really the quality 500 00:26:49,599 --> 00:26:54,160 of the opponents against each other and I think there's, 501 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,440 but there is a risk because you have more games, 502 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:02,519 there's extra where maybe on the top teams. I don't 503 00:27:04,519 --> 00:27:06,480 but then you're taking a buy and then then you're 504 00:27:06,519 --> 00:27:09,759 saying one through four, it doesn't matter if you go 505 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,599 undefeated because you're not going to get a bye. So 506 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,720 then what's the point in, you know, having a great 507 00:27:15,759 --> 00:27:18,400 regular season, because there's no benefit if I don't get 508 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:22,160 a buye. But as we saw, I think Indiana was 509 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:27,279 the only one to get through and had the buy 510 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,000 not affect them or affected everybody else. 511 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:31,079 Speaker 2: That's correct. 512 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'd sure they ended up losing. I think it 513 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,160 might've been the first round that three other four lost 514 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:44,240 after a buye. But I think I think you with sixteen, 515 00:27:44,599 --> 00:27:47,680 I think it's still fair enough. I still think it's 516 00:27:47,759 --> 00:27:52,519 quality opponents. Even a one versus a sixteen better than 517 00:27:52,519 --> 00:27:55,319 a one versus a twenty four or something like that. 518 00:27:55,759 --> 00:27:57,839 It's an even number. So there is no buy so 519 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,319 that would be a con I guess to the guys 520 00:28:00,319 --> 00:28:02,440 that are going to be in the top five or 521 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,279 six every year. But I think probably that's the most 522 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:11,079 fair as I see it, and I mean more games 523 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:14,839 obviously is better for the fan base. I mean more football, 524 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,000 Are you kidding me? I'd love that, and so we 525 00:28:18,039 --> 00:28:21,079 can have one more weekend. I really do think I 526 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:24,160 wish they would either move the transfer portal or move 527 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,880 the season to start earlier so we could finish before 528 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:33,400 the portal opens in the first January and be done 529 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:37,680 by January one with everything national championship or whatever. I 530 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:41,759 don't know if that's ever gonna they're ever gonna do that, 531 00:28:41,839 --> 00:28:44,839 because they'll mighty dollar dollars and gets in the way 532 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:50,759 a lot of times. But yeah, I like sixteen. 533 00:28:52,039 --> 00:28:54,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, I like sixteen two. You break it down very well, 534 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,119 even numbers money. Who doesn't want more college football? And look, 535 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,559 this might be a little biased, but it's to by 536 00:29:00,599 --> 00:29:02,599 you in and you know that's the biggest thing. I 537 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,960 think they've been snubbed a few times, and I think 538 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:06,720 sixteen is the perfect number because if you're not a 539 00:29:06,759 --> 00:29:09,119 top fifteen sixteen team, I really don't know if you 540 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,720 should really be competing for a national championship. 541 00:29:11,799 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 4: So I love that. 542 00:29:12,759 --> 00:29:14,039 Speaker 2: Steve clements everybody. 543 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:16,279 Speaker 3: Steve, before we let you go, what's the best way 544 00:29:16,279 --> 00:29:17,799 we can support you on what you do and how 545 00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:18,160 you do it? 546 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:26,359 Speaker 4: Man? Oh man, I love one another and have gratitude 547 00:29:26,359 --> 00:29:26,920 in your life. 548 00:29:27,759 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 3: Hey, that's the first and second greatest commandment that was given. 549 00:29:30,599 --> 00:29:32,960 You know, you have to love the Lord that got 550 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:34,559 with all they heart, my mind and strength, and love 551 00:29:34,599 --> 00:29:35,440 that neighbor on to it. 552 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 2: I love that council. 553 00:29:36,559 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 3: It's a very simple counsel and if you apply it 554 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,640 and be a peacemaker, like President Nelson said, the world 555 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:42,880 will definitely become a better place. 556 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 2: I love that. 557 00:29:43,559 --> 00:29:45,119 Speaker 3: Steve will let you go, man, We'll catch up with 558 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:48,119 you next week. All right, Yeah, we'll see it. 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You're listening to 580 00:30:35,559 --> 00:30:37,519 Cougar Sports right here on one O three nine in 581 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:39,079 ninety three ESPP and the. 582 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: Fan extra stra read all about Let's get the latest 583 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:47,119 news coming out of BYU Athletics with a Cougar Sports 584 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:48,000 press release. 585 00:30:49,039 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 2: This is Ronald the three Mail Weaver bringing you the 586 00:30:51,279 --> 00:30:52,799 Cougar Sports press release today. 587 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,319 Speaker 3: After suffering back to back losses for the first time 588 00:30:55,319 --> 00:30:58,440 in this season, BAU returns home Saturday afternoon looking to 589 00:30:58,519 --> 00:31:00,799 setting the ship in the robbery game against Utah at 590 00:31:00,839 --> 00:31:03,559 Deniatism tip off a schedule for two pm Mountain Time, 591 00:31:03,599 --> 00:31:06,000 with the game screaming on the ESPN Plus and airing 592 00:31:06,079 --> 00:31:08,519 live on BAU Radio with Jason Sheppard on the call. 593 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,880 BYU and UTAH score off with the matching records of 594 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,440 fifteen to six this season, but the two programs entered 595 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,359 Saturday trending in the opposite direction. The Cougas had dropped 596 00:31:16,359 --> 00:31:18,799 four of their last six contests, while the Youths arrived 597 00:31:18,799 --> 00:31:21,680 in provo riding momentor after winning five of their past seven. 598 00:31:21,839 --> 00:31:24,599 UTAH has controlled the rivalry lay, winning four straight meetings 599 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,720 and holding a seventy to forty three advantage in. 600 00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 2: The all time series. 601 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 3: BYU has also struggled at home against the UK's trilling 602 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,680 twenty five to twenty one and games played in provo. 603 00:31:32,759 --> 00:31:35,240 The Cougar's most recent victory in the series came on 604 00:31:35,319 --> 00:31:38,400 December fourth, twenty twenty one win the current BYU assistant 605 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,960 coach Paisley Johnson. Hardy led the way as a player 606 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:43,440 on that night, already delivered their career high night, pouring 607 00:31:43,519 --> 00:31:45,880 in a personal best thirty three points from fourteen to 608 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,480 twenty shooting, including four to seven from beyond the arc, 609 00:31:48,519 --> 00:31:50,599 to lift BYU in an eighty five to eighty win. 610 00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:53,039 She also added three assists three rebounds in the steal 611 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:56,440 Sheiligan Zalez to twenty twenty two NCZ Player of the Year, 612 00:31:56,559 --> 00:31:59,079 chipped in twenty points, seven assists, two rebounds, and is 613 00:31:59,119 --> 00:32:01,759 still also in the The most recent meeting between the 614 00:32:01,839 --> 00:32:04,400 rivals produced one of the series' most memorable finishes. 615 00:32:04,559 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 2: Then freshman Delaney give erupted for thirty six points and 616 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:08,720 ten rebounds, shooting thirteen to. 617 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 3: Eighteen from the floor and five to seven foot three 618 00:32:10,759 --> 00:32:13,519 point range, adding five assists, two steals, and a block 619 00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:15,839 to help force overtime. With the game being tay lay. 620 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,240 In the extra period, Utah's Maddy will Keep buried a 621 00:32:18,279 --> 00:32:20,839 half four buzzer beater, adding by US seventy three to 622 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:22,200 seventy three loss in overtime. 623 00:32:22,279 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 2: What's that stick? 624 00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: Is this? 625 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:23,599 Speaker 4: You will? 626 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 3: You could snap that four games get against the Utes 627 00:32:25,759 --> 00:32:27,960 dating back to twenty twenty one, and earn its first 628 00:32:28,039 --> 00:32:30,839 victory over Utah as a conference fow since February twelve 629 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,599 of twenty eleven. The Couvers would also match their highest 630 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,319 win total since going twenty six to four in reaching 631 00:32:36,319 --> 00:32:39,200 the NCAA Tournament in twenty twenty one. That victory, if 632 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:41,160 it were to occur, would also put Leeka Mark in 633 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,400 a tie for Amber Whiting for third most wins by 634 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,039 first year head coach in program history with sixteen. Lee 635 00:32:46,079 --> 00:32:48,240 Kamard as a player, holds a six to two record 636 00:32:48,279 --> 00:32:51,400 over Utah. The two times ap All American Honorable Mention 637 00:32:51,559 --> 00:32:54,279 average eighteen points on forty eight point one percent shooting 638 00:32:54,319 --> 00:32:56,839 from the floor and fifty percent from deep, while recording 639 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:59,559 eight point five rebounds, two point five assists, two steals 640 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,839 and a blow in the robbery games during his junior 641 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,359 and senior seasons. Good luck to the BYU women's team 642 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,400 as they take on Utah to model. 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He was a 683 00:35:03,679 --> 00:35:06,840 two year standout at the Under Armour Salt Lake City Camps. 684 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:09,400 In twenty twenty four, he was amongst the top performance 685 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:10,400 as a defensive lineman. 686 00:35:10,599 --> 00:35:12,280 Speaker 2: A year later, he returned on the other. 687 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,400 Speaker 3: Side of the ball and walked away as the camp 688 00:35:14,519 --> 00:35:16,239 MVP for offensive lineman. 689 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:17,599 Speaker 2: His explosive off is rare. 690 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:21,639 Speaker 3: Mulitalo's thirty inch vertical jumps at six five, two hundred 691 00:35:21,639 --> 00:35:25,000 and ninety five pounds would have him been in the 692 00:35:25,079 --> 00:35:27,440 top ten on either side of the ball at last 693 00:35:27,519 --> 00:35:28,639 year's NFL COMBA. 694 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:29,559 Speaker 2: That's crazy. 695 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 3: His intensity and coaching abilities stood out to our in 696 00:35:33,119 --> 00:35:37,239 person evaluators. In person evaluations as well, He's a natural 697 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:40,440 football player with great bend power and a solid base. 698 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:45,119 His major strides are just one season of prioritizing offensive 699 00:35:45,159 --> 00:35:49,280 line play indicates big things could be coming with continued 700 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,280 focus and physical development. Look, offensive lineman get paid in 701 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,639 the NFL. There's a reason some of the great to block, 702 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,159 some of the greatest quarterbacks and Tom Brady, you know, 703 00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:02,159 Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Man, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, a bunch 704 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:05,000 of them. So Bob Mulatala follows into that. You know 705 00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:08,360 this is per ESPN. This is Craig Hobbard who says 706 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:11,079 this in an article at ESPN dot com. I have 707 00:36:11,199 --> 00:36:13,280 to put in a request to get him on. But yeah, 708 00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:16,159 I mean Kalanie Sataki earlier, when they did the National 709 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:19,840 Signing Day we played the media availability, he hinted at this. 710 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,519 He hinted that guy a guy like Bob pushing for 711 00:36:22,599 --> 00:36:24,559 time and coaches don't do that. We played the Kevin 712 00:36:24,559 --> 00:36:26,840 Young sound in the last hour. Coaches don't give you 713 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:28,480 a lot. They don't like to give away secrets, but 714 00:36:28,559 --> 00:36:31,000 when they do, they're bring serious, they're not making it up. 715 00:36:31,039 --> 00:36:33,400 So Bot's a guy that definitely can a heres the numbers. 716 00:36:33,639 --> 00:36:35,840 I mean with the thirty inch vertical jump of being 717 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,039 six five, two hundred ninety five pounds that would have 718 00:36:38,039 --> 00:36:39,599 been top ten on either side of the ball of 719 00:36:39,679 --> 00:36:40,920 lastyear's NFL combine. 720 00:36:41,119 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 2: Come on, likely that speaks the NFL already. 721 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:45,840 Speaker 3: We've had muse Bingam. We might have to get mus 722 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:48,880 Bingam on the program again and discuss this. But he says, 723 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,880 Bob Mulatala not only is a starter, but a next 724 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:54,320 level player at excuse me after BYU and I agree, 725 00:36:54,559 --> 00:36:57,360 Bob Mulatalo is definitely a guy. But that's your inside 726 00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:59,119 of report, guys, give you a little update on a 727 00:36:59,199 --> 00:37:01,079 guy that's going to be pushing for time. We'll see 728 00:37:01,159 --> 00:37:03,119 him in springball here in a couple of weeks. Can't 729 00:37:03,119 --> 00:37:05,559 believe we're almost at the We're pretty much in February 730 00:37:05,679 --> 00:37:08,320 and then March and springball will be here as glorious guys. 731 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:08,760 Speaker 2: Way on it. 732 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:10,559 Speaker 3: We'll be back to talking all things football. 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We'll go to break, 744 00:37:41,639 --> 00:37:43,880 don't go anywhere. Dave McCAT coming up in a Cougar beat. 745 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,639 You're listening to Cougar Sports here on one O three 746 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:47,800 nine ninety eight three ESPN