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Let's get 33 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,920 out to the hotline. Welcome in former b YU great 34 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,280 wide receiver six foot, one hundred ninety six pounds out 35 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,959 of Alpine, Utah, American Fork High School. We have number eighty. 36 00:01:36,159 --> 00:01:38,959 Toby Christiansen on the lie. Toby, how the heck are you? 37 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,719 Speaker 3: I'm doing great, man, I appreciate you having man. I'm 38 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,000 sold on the elevate suit. So thanks for the tip 39 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:46,359 on that. 40 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:47,799 Speaker 1: Bro, I got you. Man. 41 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 4: If you if you need a new suit, let me 42 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,159 hook you up with the CEO he's a big BYU fan. 43 00:01:52,239 --> 00:01:55,560 He would love to hook up a former BYU great 44 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,000 such as yourself. 45 00:01:58,159 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 3: Well, you did a great job selling and I'm. 46 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: In let's go. Man. 47 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 4: Hey, did they have to sell you on playing in 48 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:06,799 the alumni game? I saw your name on the roster, Toby, 49 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,840 how you feeling. You're feel an athletic, You're feeling nimble, 50 00:02:09,879 --> 00:02:10,719 You're feeling quick. 51 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 3: No to all of those. To be honest with you, 52 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:19,159 I uh so two years ago. I really wanted to 53 00:02:19,159 --> 00:02:21,240 do it when they asked me, and I was super excited, 54 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,520 and then you know, Steve Young ended up showing up 55 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,759 and being in the huddle with Steve Young. You know, 56 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,240 I was even starstruck. I mean I had that moment 57 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,039 where I was in there and he actually looked at 58 00:02:30,039 --> 00:02:32,400 me and he said, Toby, you do this. And I 59 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,479 remember freezing like he knows my name, you know, like 60 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,680 it was just cool to Steve Young remember who I was. 61 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,520 And I remember like he said, sprint to the right. 62 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,960 It was just an arrow, and he said, when you 63 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,680 get done, if I haven't thrown it yet, He's like, 64 00:02:43,719 --> 00:02:46,439 plant and come back. And my left knee was swollen 65 00:02:46,479 --> 00:02:48,159 at the time, and I remember thinking like, I don't 66 00:02:48,159 --> 00:02:49,639 want to let Steve down. I don't want to let 67 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,520 Steve down. Luckily, before I had to make that plant 68 00:02:52,599 --> 00:02:54,479 come back, he'd already thrown it to somebody else. And 69 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,199 I was like, all right, I'm free. No, to be 70 00:02:56,199 --> 00:02:58,280 honest with you, I was. I was. The way that 71 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,039 works with the Alumni Tournament is that if you if 72 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,639 you're on the winning team, you're automatically invited back to 73 00:03:03,759 --> 00:03:06,800 next year. And since my team won last year, I 74 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,639 was automatically invited back. And I was gonna, you know, 75 00:03:09,759 --> 00:03:11,680 let somebody else do it. And I told my two 76 00:03:11,759 --> 00:03:14,199 little boys like, hey, I think I'm gonna let someone 77 00:03:14,199 --> 00:03:16,080 else have a chance. And they're like, Dad, please one 78 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,400 more time. They love it. They love going on the field, 79 00:03:18,439 --> 00:03:20,840 they love hanging with the players, they love being a 80 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,400 part of it. And they said, Dad, can you just 81 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,520 do it one more time? And I said, I said, 82 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,199 I said, all right, one more go. But I was 83 00:03:27,199 --> 00:03:29,520 really happy to be on a roster we had. We 84 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,439 had a lot of young guys, so I don't think 85 00:03:31,439 --> 00:03:33,199 I'm going to be needed at all to run very 86 00:03:33,199 --> 00:03:35,759 many routes. So I'll be there more in spirit than 87 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:36,719 actually physically. 88 00:03:37,319 --> 00:03:40,199 Speaker 4: Hey, well you know what, dude, I'm looking at the 89 00:03:40,199 --> 00:03:45,120 these all time stats in BYU football history, and bro 90 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,759 like you know, being in the as a wide. 91 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,159 Speaker 1: Receiver in bing football history. 92 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 4: If you eclipse one thousand yards receiving, you know, because 93 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,479 there's been a lot of quarterbacks and a lot of 94 00:03:55,479 --> 00:03:58,199 receivers have come to you while you're You're in good company. 95 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:58,439 Speaker 1: Man. 96 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,039 Speaker 4: You got on the career ninety three receptions, one thousand 97 00:04:02,039 --> 00:04:04,680 and sixty eight yards, eleven point five yards per reception, 98 00:04:04,759 --> 00:04:05,800 and seven tuddies. 99 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,199 Speaker 1: Bro, you're ahead of. 100 00:04:07,199 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 4: Darius Lassiter, You're ahead of Tyler Anderson. You're ahead of 101 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,120 guys that you know had done some big things Rossoppo, 102 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,800 most recently Cody Epps. You're ahead of all these guys 103 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,800 that BAYU fans loved once. 104 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: Upon a time. 105 00:04:24,079 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 3: Well, I don't you know. I mean, I was there 106 00:04:26,519 --> 00:04:28,839 a long time ago. I had I had fun while 107 00:04:28,879 --> 00:04:32,000 I was there, And you know, if you put up 108 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,800 some numbers while you're doing it, great. I would have 109 00:04:33,879 --> 00:04:35,639 loved to put up bigger numbers than that, but it 110 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,879 is what it is, and I'm grateful for the four 111 00:04:37,959 --> 00:04:41,399 years I had. So you know, there's the numbers and 112 00:04:41,639 --> 00:04:43,120 and I had a you know, couldn't have done it 113 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:44,600 without the quarterbacks sewing us the ball. 114 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 4: Well, now you're you're still giving back to BYU. Okay, 115 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,959 because you've been mentoring and coaching up a current BYU 116 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,279 wide receiver Legend Glasger I. 117 00:04:55,199 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: Caught up with him. 118 00:04:55,959 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 4: He gave a shout out to his coaching mentor and 119 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,839 skill position coach, Toby Christiansend. 120 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: Tell me about your connection with Legend Glasger. 121 00:05:08,519 --> 00:05:13,319 Speaker 3: So it started with comp basketball around I want to 122 00:05:13,319 --> 00:05:15,959 stay around fifth grade. My son and Legend played on 123 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,079 the same comp basketball team and they played together for 124 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,120 a couple of years and we got to know Legend 125 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,519 pretty well, and he ended up playing a little flag 126 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,560 football with us, and he was obviously a gifted athlete. 127 00:05:28,319 --> 00:05:30,199 And around the same time, I had a couple of 128 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:33,560 dads approached me about, you know, where to go for 129 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,160 extra work for their sons. And it was interesting. I said, listen, 130 00:05:37,199 --> 00:05:39,759 if you want if you want some speed work, go 131 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,560 to Nate Solberg, and if you want some strength and training, 132 00:05:42,639 --> 00:05:45,120 go to TAT And if you want receiver specific stuff, 133 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:47,680 go to Rossoppo. As a ross oppo is the best 134 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,000 in the businessman and you'll be happy. And the dad 135 00:05:50,079 --> 00:05:52,240 looked at me, and they're like, don't you know all 136 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,959 this stuff? And I said, well, I guess and they said, 137 00:05:55,079 --> 00:05:57,319 could we just pay you to do it? And it 138 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,600 was kind of interesting because of the time, I was like, well, 139 00:05:59,639 --> 00:06:01,279 I've got a job and I've got this. You know, 140 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,600 I can't really dedicate a ton of time to it. 141 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,399 But I thought about it and I thought, you know 142 00:06:05,439 --> 00:06:08,199 what I'd love to I'd love to help some young kids, 143 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,399 you know, that want to be wide receivers. And I 144 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,480 kind of did it like a like a piano teacher, 145 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,519 where just once a week I send a text out 146 00:06:14,519 --> 00:06:15,879 and I say, hey, this is the day I can 147 00:06:15,879 --> 00:06:17,600 do it if you guys can come. And some days 148 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,720 I'll have one kid, two three kids, and some days 149 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,759 I'll have twelve kids show up and they're all in 150 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,439 this text thread. And Legend was one of those kids 151 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,120 early on that just came and he just you know, 152 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,720 I mean, byu fans are about to see his skill level, 153 00:06:30,759 --> 00:06:32,639 they're about to see his speed, They're about to see 154 00:06:32,639 --> 00:06:34,920 some of his gifts. But what I want to tell 155 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,839 people is, man, this kid wanted to work. It wasn't 156 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,000 just me teaching him hard work. There were times where 157 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,079 I don't remember it was ninth grade or tenth grade, 158 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,240 but he had a game and the next day his 159 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,600 mom and I were texting and I just assumed he 160 00:06:49,639 --> 00:06:51,639 wasn't going to come to training, and then she texted 161 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,560 back and said, Legend really wants to get some work 162 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,519 in today. And it was the day after a game, 163 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,160 and he just wanted to fix some of the things 164 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,480 that he thought he wasn't doing well the day before. 165 00:07:00,519 --> 00:07:03,120 And I was so impressed with his desire to get 166 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,120 better and to put in the work. Even the day 167 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,800 after game, where you know, all of us are beat 168 00:07:06,879 --> 00:07:08,879 up and we want to take that day off, jump 169 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,560 in the ice tub and relax a little bit. Legend 170 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,240 wasn't about to do that. He just wanted to put 171 00:07:13,319 --> 00:07:15,360 in work. So I was impressed with Legend. He's been 172 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:16,759 one of the kids that I've been working with for 173 00:07:16,839 --> 00:07:18,680 quite a long time, and it's been fun to see 174 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,279 his success. And he's, you know, he's really deserved and 175 00:07:21,319 --> 00:07:23,480 earned it. And I don't like using the word deserve lightly, 176 00:07:23,519 --> 00:07:26,480 because you know, we don't deserve anything, but he really 177 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,079 has put in the work to get to where he's at. 178 00:07:29,399 --> 00:07:32,519 Speaker 4: What makes you optimistic that a true freshman like Legend 179 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,759 can turn some heads and get some pet you know 180 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:37,759 how difficult he is. Come in as a true freshman 181 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,000 and get in the rotation, you know what I mean, Like, 182 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,839 gain the trust of the coach, understand the playbook. 183 00:07:46,199 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: You had a block too. 184 00:07:47,279 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 4: You can't just be a receiver, right like Bay, he 185 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,439 runs the football. You got some pretty good running backs 186 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:54,040 out there. You got a stock block too. You gotta 187 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,480 get out in front of guys. How feasible is it 188 00:07:56,519 --> 00:07:58,319 to see Legend on the football field this year? 189 00:08:00,319 --> 00:08:03,279 Speaker 3: Well, you know, I mean, things have to fall correctly, 190 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,839 and he's got to turn some even more heads, and 191 00:08:05,839 --> 00:08:08,079 he's got to gain the confidence of his coach, like 192 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,360 you said, not just as a pass catcher, but also 193 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,399 as a blocker, and you know, in certain play calls. 194 00:08:13,439 --> 00:08:16,160 And he's got to earn Bears trust as well. But 195 00:08:16,199 --> 00:08:18,879 to be honest with you, you know, I feel like 196 00:08:18,959 --> 00:08:22,240 he has the entire tool set. The only thing I 197 00:08:22,279 --> 00:08:25,600 felt like he was needing to be a collegiate ready 198 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,839 player right away was a couple of pounds of muscle. 199 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,279 I mean, I mean, honestly, he's got he's got he's 200 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,120 got the the intelligence, he's got the route running ability, 201 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:38,320 I think he just times as the second fastest on 202 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,879 the team recently, and so he's got the speed and 203 00:08:40,879 --> 00:08:43,120 one of and one of the things that set him apart, 204 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,799 you know, during the during the recruiting process, I actually 205 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,960 had Jay Hill and General Guildford come talk to me 206 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,399 about possibly playing him at corner because his hips, I mean, 207 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,960 he's got such great hips for a receiver. His lateral 208 00:08:54,039 --> 00:08:58,000 movement is actually you know, elites, and so you don't 209 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,879 see that from a lot of track athletes. I mean, 210 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,720 and I have boasted a lot of track athletes that 211 00:09:01,799 --> 00:09:04,559 could fly down the field, but the minute they're supposed 212 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,600 to change direction, it's not easy for him and it's 213 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,639 not natural for Legend. He can do both, which is 214 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,000 really what sets him apart. And so between the hands, 215 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,000 his intelligence, you know, his ability to run routes, and 216 00:09:16,039 --> 00:09:18,759 then the speed and quickness, he really does have everything 217 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:21,320 he needs except for a couple of pounds of muscle, 218 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,120 which I know, b what he's working on right now. 219 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,799 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's already put on some good weight since his 220 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,399 arrival in Provo, and he still has a you know, 221 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,559 you go through springball, you lose a little bit of weight, 222 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,240 a little waterway but then you get into the true offseason, 223 00:09:33,519 --> 00:09:35,720 you can get bigger, faster, stronger. They're One of the 224 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:39,759 things that he said to me was that that differentiates him, 225 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,279 differentiated differentiates him from others. Is that, yeah, speed kills right, 226 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:48,480 like going over the top, getting behind the defense. When 227 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,120 I went back and I watched this film and I've 228 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:54,480 been watching him in practice, right, you know, I call 229 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,240 him a Deshaun Jackson light. Now, he is not as 230 00:09:57,279 --> 00:10:00,240 fast yet as Deshaun Jackson, but he is fast. He 231 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:05,720 floats across the football field. He is pretty dynamic, and 232 00:10:05,759 --> 00:10:08,879 he's he's shifty too. He's he's pretty good with his 233 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,480 jump cuts and he and he limits the amount of 234 00:10:12,519 --> 00:10:15,679 contact that he takes. When you've watched him his junior 235 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,960 and senior year in Lehigh, how does he navigate not 236 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,600 getting hit Because he's been a punt returner, kick returner, 237 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,159 he really doesn't take big hits as a wide receiver. 238 00:10:27,279 --> 00:10:29,759 Speaker 3: Well, it's it's like I just mentioned to you. Part 239 00:10:29,799 --> 00:10:32,600 of that is because of his ability to move, his quickness, 240 00:10:32,639 --> 00:10:36,440 his hand eye coordination, you know, understanding you know when 241 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,480 to get down and when he can actually make it, 242 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:40,159 you know, make a move to get a few extra 243 00:10:40,279 --> 00:10:42,320 yards and whether or not it's a big guy who's 244 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,200 going to hit him or small guy. He's he's extremely smart. 245 00:10:45,279 --> 00:10:47,519 I mean, he really does understand the game. That was 246 00:10:47,519 --> 00:10:49,399 one of the things last year as we were training, 247 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:51,399 it was it was interesting that he and I would 248 00:10:51,399 --> 00:10:54,639 have these conversations where I've said, legend, right now, I'm 249 00:10:54,639 --> 00:10:56,960 not training you to be a good senior athlete right now. 250 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,919 This is for this is for beyond. I want you 251 00:10:59,039 --> 00:11:01,639 to be ready to beat collage level corners. I said, 252 00:11:01,639 --> 00:11:03,200 you're not going to face any corners this year that 253 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:04,879 are going to give you any problems. I said, we gotta, 254 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,440 we gotta, we gotta get you ready for that next level. 255 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:10,279 Because he was that ready, you know, intellectually, and he's 256 00:11:10,279 --> 00:11:12,039 a smart kid. So when you ask Kwie does that, 257 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,000 you know he's he's He's just that intelligent and he 258 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,519 understands what his body can and can't do. And once 259 00:11:19,519 --> 00:11:21,200 again it gets back to that being able to be 260 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,559 shifty and not just fast. I mean, you've seen fast 261 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,360 guys are flying down the field and that safety's coming 262 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,200 and they can't avoid him, and they take some big 263 00:11:28,279 --> 00:11:30,759 hits because they can't cut back and avoid that you 264 00:11:30,759 --> 00:11:34,000 know that that oncoming, that oncoming strong safety who just 265 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,320 wants to kill him. And so yeah, I mean, legend's 266 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,200 been good at that for a while, you know, and 267 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,159 a lot of that is due to his intelligence and 268 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,399 his ability to move his hips. 269 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,639 Speaker 4: What your expectation you're a former crew. You keep tabs 270 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,240 on this Bayu Cougar football team. 271 00:11:48,519 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: Uh, back to back. 272 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 4: Seasons in which BAU has won double digit games. It 273 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:58,799 feels like we're getting back to the glory days, Toby, like, 274 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:03,639 since twenty twenty, always getting into double digit wins more 275 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,639 than they are single digit wins, and in the last 276 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,399 six seasons been pretty tremendous seeing Kilonie do what he's 277 00:12:09,399 --> 00:12:12,480 done and what he's been able to accomplish. From your perspective, 278 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,759 what stands out to you about the Kilani era in 279 00:12:14,799 --> 00:12:15,480 the modern era? 280 00:12:18,759 --> 00:12:21,519 Speaker 3: You know, just the desire of people to want to 281 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,120 play for Kilanie. I think that's what stands out to me, 282 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:26,639 you know, is a big reason. Obviously, there's a lot 283 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,200 of money involved now, and and that does, you know, 284 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:30,919 tilt the playing field one way or the other. And 285 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,080 gratefully Pyu does have money to spend, but even before 286 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,639 the money, it was just there was a lot of 287 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,159 people that wanted to play for that culture that you know, 288 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:42,039 player first kind of mentality where Kilanie obviously loves the players, 289 00:12:42,399 --> 00:12:45,039 he cares about him and uh and players want to 290 00:12:45,039 --> 00:12:47,000 play for him. I mean he's so funn He's dancing 291 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,159 with the guys, he's celebrating with him, he's hugging him, 292 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,399 he's you know, he's he's he genuinely loves them, and 293 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,360 you can feel that it's not fake. And I think 294 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,519 that's that's one of the biggest things I see if 295 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,840 you know that's come from the Kilani culture, is just 296 00:12:58,919 --> 00:13:01,399 that that that love amongst the players. And you hear 297 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,519 the guys talk about it as well, Like you know 298 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,279 when they do interviews, they say, man, I just you know, Klanie, 299 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,879 you know, makes them feel special. You know, from from 300 00:13:08,879 --> 00:13:10,840 the you know, from Bear Bachmeier all the way down 301 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:12,799 to the you know, the eightieth guy on the roster. 302 00:13:12,919 --> 00:13:16,039 I mean, they all feel like Kalanie cares about him. Yes. 303 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 4: Indeed, Toby Christiansen, former b YU great wide receiver, talking 304 00:13:19,879 --> 00:13:24,799 some BYU football legend Glasger Kalani Shatake and the alumni game. 305 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:30,440 Uh what under Feescie Okay. I feel like we've seen 306 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,159 a lot of great talent come through BYU in the 307 00:13:33,159 --> 00:13:36,919 wide receiver room under Fesci Shatake. Now, I don't know 308 00:13:36,919 --> 00:13:40,159 if you you've had firsthand, you know, interactions with Feesci 309 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,840 and been involved at all on the recruiting front and 310 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,720 hearing how he pitches, how he recruits how but you've 311 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,759 been able to see the development portion of his and 312 00:13:49,799 --> 00:13:52,320 the some of the recruits that he's brought in. What 313 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,519 stands out to you about Fesci in that wide receiver 314 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:55,840 room right now? You got a lot of length, you 315 00:13:55,879 --> 00:13:57,639 got a lot of size, you got a lot of speed. 316 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,600 Cody Hagen, we got four stars. Pooka Akup came from 317 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,080 Washington back to b YU to play for Colonia, and FESSI, 318 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,159 I think Samson came from you thought it b Yu. 319 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,360 What what stands out to you about the type of 320 00:14:09,399 --> 00:14:12,720 talent that b YU is bringing in with FESSEI at 321 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,759 the helmet that wide receiver room. 322 00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:18,639 Speaker 3: I mean they just keep bringing in you know, I 323 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:23,039 mean horses. I mean I introduced my kids to Jojo Phillips, 324 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,039 and my kids didn't believe. My kids didn't believe that 325 00:14:26,039 --> 00:14:28,519 we played the same position. I mean, he was gorgeous 326 00:14:28,519 --> 00:14:30,799 to look at. I mean, he's just this humongous athlete 327 00:14:30,799 --> 00:14:32,399 and my kids, like you didn't play the same position 328 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,519 because I'm just little bit you don't, you know. I mean, 329 00:14:36,559 --> 00:14:40,360 it's it's impressive the type of athletes they have, and 330 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,799 Fesci's doing a great job. I mean, I've only had 331 00:14:42,799 --> 00:14:45,320 a little bit of interaction with Festi personally, and most 332 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,960 of it's been about Legend. Like during the recruiting process, 333 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,519 he reached out to me a couple of times and 334 00:14:49,559 --> 00:14:51,519 we talked and you know, and he gave me a 335 00:14:51,519 --> 00:14:53,879 cell phone and said, Toby, you know, anything we can 336 00:14:53,919 --> 00:14:56,039 do for Legend, And that was most of it. And 337 00:14:56,039 --> 00:14:57,679 then we've bumped into each other a few times. So 338 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,919 I don't know Festi that well. But everything I've seen 339 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,480 in you know, minor acts of tim have all been positive. 340 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,159 And the receiver room, I mean, I'm obviously I'm disappointed 341 00:15:07,159 --> 00:15:09,360 to lose Parker, but still they have that many horses 342 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,320 in that room and they have you know that kind 343 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:12,919 of I mean, it almost feels like one of those 344 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,879 SEC schools that's not rebuilding, we're reloading and we've got 345 00:15:15,879 --> 00:15:17,679 all these guys that are ready to, you know, for 346 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,639 their chance. And now with Parker Don there's going to 347 00:15:19,679 --> 00:15:21,799 be a lot more opportunities for all these guys. 348 00:15:22,279 --> 00:15:25,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's been it's been remarkable to watch it. Look, 349 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,840 there was a time like in the Cody Hoffman era, 350 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:32,840 there was like Cody Hoffman, Rossoppo, Mitch Matthews, Tarren Howk. 351 00:15:32,879 --> 00:15:35,840 They're all like six four, sixty five sixty six wide receivers. 352 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,360 And you're looking at the crew right now with Jojo 353 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:42,879 and Reggie Frisht Frishnet and uh, you know there's a 354 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,360 Kyler Casper the Oregon Transfer. 355 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: These are big, strong, fast dudes. 356 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 3: Uh. 357 00:15:48,639 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: They all look like they they they could. 358 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,639 Speaker 4: End up being tight ends, uh you know, with additional 359 00:15:53,679 --> 00:15:56,480 ten to fifteen pounds, but they run like wide receivers. 360 00:15:58,519 --> 00:16:01,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's that's Quarterbacks love those type of guys, right. 361 00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:03,480 I mean, you see a guy like me who says 362 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,159 he's six foot but he's actually five to eleven and 363 00:16:05,279 --> 00:16:06,720 change running down the field and you have a hard 364 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,279 time finding him. And you look and you see a 365 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,919 Casper running down the field, and that's an easy target. 366 00:16:11,399 --> 00:16:13,879 Some inching Casper doesn't have to have any separation for 367 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,440 Bear to make that throw if he's in single coverage. 368 00:16:16,759 --> 00:16:19,759 You know, if Bear makes a decent throw, he should 369 00:16:19,759 --> 00:16:22,200 win that jump ball because most dbs are between five 370 00:16:22,279 --> 00:16:25,360 ten and six foot and so anytime there's no help 371 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,320 that should be that should be a completion as long 372 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,120 as we get a decent ball. And that's that's a 373 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,679 lot of song for the quarterback to have those kind 374 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,240 of targets where you can see him right off the 375 00:16:32,279 --> 00:16:35,000 bat and you know, be successful with those fifty to 376 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,600 fifty balls because it should be more like a seventy 377 00:16:37,679 --> 00:16:39,519 thirty ball or a eighty twenty ball with these types 378 00:16:39,559 --> 00:16:39,919 of guys. 379 00:16:40,519 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 4: I started the segment talking about your stats. How quickly 380 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,720 will Legend Glasger surpass you know, the thousand yard mark, 381 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:53,799 the seven touchdowns receiving, I'll put I'll put money out 382 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:55,759 of the hill, get the more yards for catches because 383 00:16:55,759 --> 00:16:57,519 he's getting more linear than you and you're more. 384 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,279 Speaker 1: Of a possession guy. 385 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,559 Speaker 4: That had some good speed and quickness as well some 386 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,879 of the best hands of Bay football history. But at 387 00:17:03,919 --> 00:17:06,799 what point do you think Legends surpasses that in his career. 388 00:17:08,599 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 3: So I'm hoping, I'm hoping he passes me in yards 389 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,160 and touchdowns by a sophomore year and gets the catches 390 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,160 by junior year. I mean, ninety three catches with this 391 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,759 offense and all those all those mouths to feed, that's 392 00:17:19,799 --> 00:17:23,000 gonna take him a while. It'll take a while, but 393 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,440 yards and touchdowns, man, I hope he gets it by 394 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,440 his sophomore year. Shoot, I hope he gets it this year. Man, 395 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,920 I'm rooting for him. I'm a huge legend fan. You know, 396 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,319 the kid works hard, and like I said, he puts 397 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:35,079 off five ten more pounds of muscle and he really 398 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:36,960 is the total package at wide receiver. But I know 399 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,480 they got a lot of good guys in that room, 400 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:41,519 So I would say sophomore year for most of those, 401 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,039 junior year for the rest. 402 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 4: Tobe Christians and ladies and gentlemen, tell me give us 403 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,039 a quick update. Also on the fam. How's the fam doing, 404 00:17:48,319 --> 00:17:50,039 how's work going? Give us some updates. 405 00:17:51,599 --> 00:17:54,839 Speaker 3: Family's doing great. My son got a mission call to 406 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:59,359 coach Obamba, Bolivia on Wednesday, and he's a senior playing tennesse. 407 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,440 He's the number one doubles at harrim In High School 408 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,039 and the other boys all play tennis. I never would 409 00:18:03,039 --> 00:18:05,720 have thought I'd have a family of four kids playing tennis, 410 00:18:05,759 --> 00:18:08,799 and uh, just finished writing a book, a middle school 411 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,720 level book for you know, young men young women who 412 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,039 are navigating, you know, overcoming adversity and playing sports at 413 00:18:16,079 --> 00:18:18,880 that level. And uh and uh, you know, just just 414 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,480 a couple of projects I'm working on and you know, 415 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,920 helping some kids playing receiver. In fact, I'm sitting here 416 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,319 right now ready to go for a four thirty session 417 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,880 and about to do that in a couple of minutes 418 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,640 with some up and coming kids that want to be 419 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:31,559 like legend Glasger. 420 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,759 Speaker 4: Love that man, Uh, real quick, do you have a 421 00:18:34,799 --> 00:18:37,359 title of the book? And when will it be dropping? 422 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,759 Speaker 3: So it's just kind of in the in the initial stages. 423 00:18:41,839 --> 00:18:43,920 Just finished the eighth that it had, had had a 424 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,640 meeting with the publisher recently. It's called Fourth and Goal. 425 00:18:47,799 --> 00:18:49,680 It's kind of you know, it's it's been fun. It's 426 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,000 a it's a fiction book, hopefully you know, engaging fictional 427 00:18:53,039 --> 00:18:55,799 story that keeps you excited and into the book, but 428 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,680 also disguised as kind of a self help motivational book 429 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,759 for kids without them knowing that that's what it is. 430 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:02,079 I love that, man. 431 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 4: Well, excited to see read the book and see all 432 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,799 the other products that you're churning out. 433 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: What's your training business? Call? 434 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 4: Do you got an LLCE? You guys set up now 435 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:14,720 with the training business. 436 00:19:16,559 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 3: So you know what's funny you say that. We actually 437 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,519 a neighbor of mine started the Utah Football Academy and 438 00:19:21,559 --> 00:19:24,759 we've been doing we've been doing that every Saturday, and 439 00:19:24,799 --> 00:19:27,240 that's the LLC with a couple of my neighbors. The 440 00:19:27,599 --> 00:19:29,960 training on the side with the receivers is just kind 441 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,640 of something I do. Like I said, it's not it's 442 00:19:33,759 --> 00:19:35,720 just just me helping out once a week. It really 443 00:19:35,759 --> 00:19:38,000 feels like a like I said, like a piano teacher 444 00:19:38,039 --> 00:19:40,079 who's like, hey, I got once a week. The rest 445 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:41,960 of the week, I expect you to do this, you know, 446 00:19:42,039 --> 00:19:43,759 on your own and go out there and make yourself 447 00:19:43,839 --> 00:19:45,799 better and put in that time on your own. But 448 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,519 you know, once a week I get together with them. 449 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,920 But the Utah Football Academy is something my neighbors started 450 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,960 that I also help with. And that's something that you know, 451 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,200 for any kids seven to fourteen interested in getting some 452 00:19:55,279 --> 00:19:57,839 extra work in, you know, that's something they can look into. 453 00:19:58,079 --> 00:19:59,920 And that's been a lot of fun helping those kids. 454 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:04,599 Speaker 4: Love that South Jordan, Utah. Check it out UT Football Academy. 455 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,480 That's UT Football Academy. 456 00:20:06,519 --> 00:20:06,799 Speaker 1: Toby. 457 00:20:06,799 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 4: We appreciate you man, much love to you and your family. 458 00:20:08,759 --> 00:20:10,720 Thanks for hopping on for a little keeping up with 459 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:12,799 the cougar segment. We'll see you at the alumni. 460 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 3: Game, all right, Thanks man, I appreciate you. 461 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 4: You have much love to you, Toby Christians in ladies 462 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,319 and gentlemen. Former Va you great wide receiver. That segment 463 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,720 was brought to you by our good friends at Odion 464 00:20:22,799 --> 00:20:26,000 men'swarodionmnswear dot com. 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