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By the way, 30 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,840 we're gonna welcome in Kilane Satake in this segment, but 31 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,640 before we do want to get into the couple less 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,439 soundbites from ky in the media availability earlier today. Uh 33 00:01:54,519 --> 00:01:57,040 b yu versus Oklahoma stake and your prep getting your 34 00:01:57,079 --> 00:02:00,280 ready BYU basketball trying to find their groove, get back 35 00:02:00,319 --> 00:02:02,599 into their groove. Let's get into a few of these 36 00:02:02,599 --> 00:02:04,640 sound bites, just get a scattering report. What stands out 37 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,280 to you about Oklahoma State k Why. 38 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean they're really fast, They get out and 39 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:18,520 transition better than anybody in our league. They're just you know, 40 00:02:18,719 --> 00:02:22,560 I think Steve's teams, based on my couple you know, 41 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:26,240 now going on two years with him, it feels like 42 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:30,080 they're really they make the game hard on you. They're physical, 43 00:02:30,199 --> 00:02:32,960 they get into you, they're denying some passes, they're crawling 44 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:33,599 into the ball. 45 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 3: Excuse me an. 46 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 4: Area where we you know, early on I think in 47 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,479 Big Twelve play that that was that like the Kansas 48 00:02:43,479 --> 00:02:45,400 State game as an example, we had a bunch of 49 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,240 turnovers because I think it cut our guys off guard TCU. 50 00:02:48,319 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 3: I thought we handled it better. 51 00:02:50,759 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 4: So it's this physical nature of their defense and then 52 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,719 their ability to get out in transition. And they have 53 00:02:56,759 --> 00:02:58,879 some high level shot makers. You know, they got some 54 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,240 guys that can really, you know, score the basketball really 55 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,719 from three, and so we got to do a good 56 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,319 job with, you know, just having our defense more intact 57 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,159 than it has been. 58 00:03:11,599 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: Oklahoma State they can get buckets. So the defense is 59 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,560 what they've struggled with. You can out check out the analytics. 60 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,159 We had an Oklahoma insideer, Oklahoma State insider on the 61 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:23,080 show yesterday check it out on the podcast. A great 62 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,000 interview and he said, as Mutch, look this, this team 63 00:03:27,039 --> 00:03:28,800 can score the best of them. They can get shots, 64 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,319 they have great scores. Defensively, they've struggled a little bit. 65 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,960 I think they're like eighty four or so in defensive 66 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,680 efficiency in the country. A couple of last things from 67 00:03:36,719 --> 00:03:39,199 Khy before we welcome Kalini Chatake. Did you watch the 68 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,639 Kansas Texas Tech game the other night? Just wanted your 69 00:03:42,759 --> 00:03:45,039 thoughts overall thoughts on that game. 70 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 3: I did watch it. Christian Anderson's good. 71 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 4: That was my thought. And you know, Kansas is I 72 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:02,960 think rhythm is also what I thought, you know, Darren's ability, 73 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:10,919 Darren Peterson's ability to make I did watch it. Christian 74 00:04:10,919 --> 00:04:16,680 Anderson's good, that was my thought. Uh and and uh, 75 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,720 you know, Kansas is is. I think finding rhythm is 76 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:22,800 also what I thought. You know, Darren's ability, Darren Peterson's 77 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,639 ability to make, you know, shots under duress is as 78 00:04:25,639 --> 00:04:29,279 impressive as any college player probably in recent memory. He 79 00:04:29,319 --> 00:04:32,120 made those two huge threes, and he's a shot maker, 80 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,160 and there's no getting around that. I think, I think, 81 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:39,120 but Doom Goa's development, their staff deserves a ton of 82 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,199 credit because he's playing at an extremely high level. And 83 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:44,920 how they've brought Bryson Tiller along, I mean, he's he's 84 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,600 kind of I mean, we saw it firsthand obviously, but 85 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,720 they're they're catching a rhythm, you know, and that's part 86 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:50,279 of a season. 87 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:50,439 Speaker 3: You know. 88 00:04:50,519 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 4: I think we did that last year. 89 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 3: We caught a rhythm. 90 00:04:53,639 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 4: I'm hopeful that our group this year can catch a 91 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,879 rhythm at the right time. But it also says, you know, 92 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,360 how good Texas Tech and to be uh, you know, 93 00:05:02,439 --> 00:05:04,839 that close in that game, missing their best one of 94 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,720 their best players. I think they do a tremendous job 95 00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:11,439 of roster composition. I think better than anyone honestly that 96 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,000 I've seen. They really know how to put teams together 97 00:05:14,079 --> 00:05:16,879 that makes sense, that are coherent. You know, Watts to 98 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,240 plug Watson for Darian Williams and not miss a beat. 99 00:05:20,399 --> 00:05:23,040 You know, that's really impressive and that and then you know, 100 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,639 again it speaks to the big twelve man like there's 101 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,279 there's just really good teams. But I think it also 102 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,519 speaks to, in terms of what I thought of that game, 103 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,800 just where we are in the hierarchy of our league. 104 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,439 You know, we are right there with everybody, but being 105 00:05:36,519 --> 00:05:38,120 right there is not what we're trying to do. We're 106 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,959 trying to be the best, and we got to win 107 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,040 some of these close games that we've been dropping. So 108 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,519 it was a really good basketball game though. 109 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, it was a great game. It was an 110 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:54,360 exciting game. The finish was fantastic and the start right 111 00:05:54,439 --> 00:05:57,040 the star Darren Peterson showed up and there's a reason 112 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,600 why he's gonna you know why many people feel that 113 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,600 he's the overall pick because of his scoring ability, Because 114 00:06:02,639 --> 00:06:05,879 of his unique uh individual skills set. 115 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:09,639 Speaker 3: He's he's a good defender too. I was looking at some. 116 00:06:09,639 --> 00:06:11,639 Speaker 2: Of the you know, some of the experts, like I 117 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,839 think there was twenty eight NBA scouts that were were 118 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,839 that that that opined voted, casted their their their votes 119 00:06:20,759 --> 00:06:23,199 on who would be the first overall pick in this 120 00:06:23,199 --> 00:06:25,879 this NBA draft, and twelve of them have said Darren Peterson. 121 00:06:25,879 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 3: At them said aj De Bonsa. So you're gonna. 122 00:06:29,079 --> 00:06:34,519 Speaker 2: See upside potential with AJ no ceiling on his ability, 123 00:06:34,759 --> 00:06:37,720 and then you have more of the refined score, more 124 00:06:37,759 --> 00:06:42,680 polished player in Darren Peterson right now, good length, good athleticism, 125 00:06:43,079 --> 00:06:44,040 just an elite score. 126 00:06:44,519 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 5: I think it's a little bit of a gamble with 127 00:06:46,319 --> 00:06:51,759 Darren Peterson only because you don't know what his injury 128 00:06:51,759 --> 00:06:54,040 issues are going to be like at the next level. Okay, 129 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,000 maybe these guys behind the scenes, maybe they already know, Hey, 130 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,920 he's not actually injured, he's just playing because. 131 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 3: He's load managing. 132 00:07:04,399 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 6: I hate to put that on a kid, I want 133 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,040 I don't want to assume any bad intentions. But that's 134 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,800 the thing that's so interesting to me is like with 135 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,879 AJ you're not first of all, you're not questioning personality 136 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,759 of like will he play, and you're also not questioning 137 00:07:18,839 --> 00:07:21,439 any kind of injury history. Yeah, so that's why it's 138 00:07:21,439 --> 00:07:23,720 so I would have, like, I'm good with it being 139 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,480 a close vote between AJ and Daron, but I would 140 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:31,079 expect majority of the votes to go AJ's way, just 141 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:35,160 because you don't have to guess what the injury situation 142 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:36,759 is going to be. 143 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: Like yeah, well, uh, it's definitely. Uh, it's something to 144 00:07:42,199 --> 00:07:44,720 keep an eye on with. I mean, we're gonna be 145 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,439 talking about this leading up to the NBA Draft, et cetera. 146 00:07:47,519 --> 00:07:50,959 Let's talk some recruiting schalities signing day. After all, it's 147 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,240 February fourth, baby, and it's still football season. It's always 148 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,279 football season here at ESPN the Fan, especially with UH 149 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,959 with signing day at hand and also spring balls right 150 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:03,920 around the corner. What a tremendous season it was by 151 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,240 you going twelve and two, and it was, in my opinion, 152 00:08:07,879 --> 00:08:09,439 I think you can make a strong argument it's the 153 00:08:09,439 --> 00:08:12,160 top five season and BWAU football history, And you can 154 00:08:12,199 --> 00:08:14,879 make an argument for even better than that if you 155 00:08:14,959 --> 00:08:18,199 really take into account the strength of schedule and everything 156 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,680 that bo you accomplished this season. To talk about the 157 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,879 recruiting and the signing class. Let's welcome to the head 158 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,839 coach of the BA You Cougar football team. Uh, the 159 00:08:26,879 --> 00:08:29,399 one the only Kilanie said, OK, what's up, Killanie? 160 00:08:29,399 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 3: How that are you? Buddy? 161 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:31,759 Speaker 5: My man? 162 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:32,399 Speaker 7: How you doing it? 163 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: I'm doing fantastic. Man. It's a great day to be 164 00:08:35,399 --> 00:08:35,799 a Cougar. 165 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,879 Speaker 2: I don't know, man, There's been very few times in 166 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:43,279 BYU like athletics history that have been as like just 167 00:08:43,279 --> 00:08:46,600 just successful. You look at the seventy nine to eighty 168 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,360 five era that's typically teamed as the glory days. You 169 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:53,080 look at the the late eighties early nineties with like 170 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:57,320 Ty Deptmer and Heisman Trophy winners and things of that nature. 171 00:08:57,919 --> 00:09:00,039 I felt like five to two thousand level was a 172 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,360 great era with a lot of wins, dominance in the 173 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,799 rivalry for the most part, et cetera. And now we 174 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:10,960 have twenty twenty to twenty twenty five, and it's been awesome. 175 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,240 You know, eleven and one, ten and three, there was 176 00:09:14,279 --> 00:09:16,000 a bit of a dip eight and five, five and seven, 177 00:09:16,039 --> 00:09:18,679 but I remember that five and seven year you almost 178 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:21,000 knocked off two top ten teams, and then you go 179 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,440 eleven and two and twelve and two, we're in the 180 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:24,240 glory days again. 181 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:29,759 Speaker 7: Killt hey, I mean you're saying glory days where I'm 182 00:09:29,759 --> 00:09:32,840 so upset about everything. You just mentioned the eight and 183 00:09:32,919 --> 00:09:34,600 five and five and seven year and now I'm like, 184 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,080 but being a bad mood man, And so yeah, there's 185 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:45,120 some really good things happening. Obviously, what I'm supposed to 186 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,960 do is get us in a better position than twenty 187 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,360 twenty six. So trying to find ways to improve and 188 00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:54,639 because there's there's some things that we did really good 189 00:09:54,639 --> 00:09:57,360 in twenty twenty five, don't get me wrong, but man, 190 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,840 there's some missed opportunities and some things that we could 191 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,799 have accomplished. And so I want our guys to be 192 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,000 thankful for the seniors that have been through it and 193 00:10:07,279 --> 00:10:09,799 have done some really good things. We've got to keep 194 00:10:09,799 --> 00:10:12,399 building on it. But we've got to go through twenty 195 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:16,600 twenty six with a different mentality and just stay hungry. 196 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,120 You know, We're going to try to stay humble as well, 197 00:10:19,159 --> 00:10:21,639 but the hunger to get better and to try to 198 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,159 find themselves in a different position that we did this 199 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,440 last year. I like the progress that we're making, but man, 200 00:10:27,759 --> 00:10:30,840 nothing's easy, and you can't just You can't just assume 201 00:10:30,919 --> 00:10:33,080 something's just going to fall in the place for you. 202 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,600 You got to go out and get it done. 203 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 3: Klinie, you're the visionary. 204 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 2: You oversee everything, the culture, what it is that b 205 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,639 YU football is going to be. I love the messaging 206 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,320 that you've brought forth. I see the messaging in the 207 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,559 sab of what these Cougar football players are supposed to 208 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,840 be once they arrive here. When you're talking with your 209 00:10:52,879 --> 00:10:55,360 coaching staff, when you're giving them the vision of what 210 00:10:55,399 --> 00:10:58,399 type of players they're supposed to be targeting, what is 211 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:03,159 it that you're telling them. 212 00:11:01,399 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 7: Well, I think it's the funding young men that can 213 00:11:04,519 --> 00:11:07,519 fit perfectly with the mission of our the team, the 214 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:11,279 mission of our university, and the mission of our church, 215 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,799 which is all aligned. And so if we can find 216 00:11:13,879 --> 00:11:17,000 young men that that this is just more than football, 217 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,159 if it's just only football, it's the wrong place. You know, 218 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,799 this is a difficult place to be because it because 219 00:11:23,799 --> 00:11:26,559 it matters more. And so when you when you look 220 00:11:26,639 --> 00:11:30,200 at what we're able to accomplish with the platform that 221 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,559 we have, and that we're not just talking about the 222 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,679 football field, if we're going off the field and looking 223 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,559 to the influence that we have in the community with 224 00:11:37,879 --> 00:11:44,159 especially young people serving others and helping others. I just 225 00:11:44,159 --> 00:11:46,000 want to coach guys that want to do that and 226 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,720 naturally do that on their own and enjoy doing that. 227 00:11:49,799 --> 00:11:53,360 So this is not an easy job to play football 228 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,519 at b y U, but it's something that can give 229 00:11:55,519 --> 00:11:57,039 you a lot of joy. And the joy comes for 230 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,639 sharing it, but also from knowing the the role that 231 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,919 you're in that it can help others and really make 232 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:08,320 someone you know, can really help someone's life and change 233 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,639 someone's life. And then then you start realizing, man, I 234 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,159 kind of like the person that I am when I'm 235 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,159 helping others, and especially at time right now, especially in 236 00:12:16,159 --> 00:12:20,120 college football, where everything's about me. This is a place 237 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,399 that we're going to talk about us and we and 238 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,399 doesn't fit everybody, but man, people are starting to seek 239 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,240 us out. People are starting to contact us, whether they're 240 00:12:28,279 --> 00:12:30,480 members of this church or not. They can see that 241 00:12:30,519 --> 00:12:33,080 they can become closer to God and then play for 242 00:12:33,159 --> 00:12:34,960 something way bigger than just themselves. 243 00:12:35,519 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 2: The recruiting for BYU is interesting, right. You got missionaries 244 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:44,559 that leave upon signing, you have missionaries returning. You balance 245 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:48,399 that out with individuals that are coming in and trying 246 00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:51,240 to make an impact immediately as freshmen, and you also 247 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:55,840 have your transfer portal signings that are most likely coming 248 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,480 in to make an immediate impact, right, So let's take 249 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,759 out the transporportal sentis here for a moment and looking 250 00:13:02,799 --> 00:13:05,080 at the December centies. 251 00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 3: How many of these true freshmen? 252 00:13:06,879 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 2: What percentage of the true freshmen do you feel and 253 00:13:09,399 --> 00:13:10,679 you don't have to name names and things of that 254 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:15,159 nature can come in and make an immediate impact at 255 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,159 b YU typically, well. 256 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 7: I think all of them can make an immediate impact. 257 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:24,559 And that's just with trying to find a role competing. 258 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,679 The competition itself is going to make our team better, 259 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,960 you know, rather than just have guys assume roles, assume 260 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:36,480 starting spots, to have freshmen. I think the biggest key 261 00:13:36,519 --> 00:13:40,399 to that, though, Ben, is these freshmen are enrolling at midyear. 262 00:13:40,919 --> 00:13:43,759 So all the freshmen that we signed, there's there's really 263 00:13:43,799 --> 00:13:47,240 two categories. There's there's one group that's going straight on 264 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,759 their missions and we're returning two years. And then there's 265 00:13:49,759 --> 00:13:53,120 another group that all started here, all but one one 266 00:13:53,159 --> 00:13:55,480 will still begin with us in June. The rest of 267 00:13:55,519 --> 00:13:58,320 them have are already enrolled and already been in a 268 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,679 month in the training. So the fact that they get 269 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,879 that time between now and August to train to learn 270 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,879 understand the playbook. Even Bet didn't get to do that, 271 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,039 he came in general. So the fact that we have 272 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,720 that many many young guys doing the mid year thing 273 00:14:12,759 --> 00:14:14,879 and being here the entire time, I think he's going 274 00:14:14,919 --> 00:14:17,960 to benefit in so many different ways where it fits. 275 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,000 I have no idea, but the capability and the talent 276 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,480 is there. It's is going to be fun to see 277 00:14:23,519 --> 00:14:25,720 these guys compete and that you know, I only know 278 00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:29,279 one way. We play the best. So if guys are 279 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,600 going to make the right sacrifice, isn't going to compete. 280 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,720 I only know one way, and that's put the best 281 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:34,879 guys out there that earned it. 282 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 2: Sometimes the artisan crafting, you know, the clay, they're only 283 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:41,840 as good as the clay. You were once upon a 284 00:14:41,879 --> 00:14:46,080 time of player at b YU, you coached against BYU. 285 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,600 You're coaching at BYU right now. How would you compare 286 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:51,759 and contrast maybe the talent that is currently on the 287 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,159 roster city prior eras in BWAU football history. 288 00:14:56,639 --> 00:15:00,639 Speaker 7: Yeah, the talent and the development and this is it 289 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:02,440 has to be enhanced and it has to be better. 290 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,559 I know we all want to say that we had 291 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,399 all the best players when we were younger. Are playing 292 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,320 dage me you Ben, We're gonna, you know, fight for 293 00:15:10,399 --> 00:15:13,080 our team. But this is this is a different time 294 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:17,639 that we've never seen before, playing in a powerful conference, uh, 295 00:15:17,679 --> 00:15:21,519 playing in difficult schedules and different difficult environments, and then 296 00:15:21,559 --> 00:15:25,440 competing even in recruiting with everybody. So uh, I think 297 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:27,639 we're in a really good spot. I don't know if 298 00:15:27,639 --> 00:15:30,720 I can. There's always gonna be uh players that that 299 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,919 that are high level. We've always had that this b 300 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,440 r U, so you're always gonna have that. But I 301 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:39,159 think overall is a unit. Talent doesn't really matter unless 302 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,519 you can get a culture and you can get everybody 303 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:44,840 buying into the same thing. So uh if what I 304 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,519 like about this group is that they're they're talented and 305 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,279 they have a lot of skill, but man, they're they're 306 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,480 all bought into what BYU is all about. And that's 307 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,120 that's gonna be the key for everything that that and 308 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,559 and then there's really the intrigue and the interest. I mean, 309 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:02,559 we have more non members that that are not of 310 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:06,240 the church that are reaching out to us because of 311 00:16:06,279 --> 00:16:09,679 our competitive advantages, which is high academics and the on 312 00:16:09,799 --> 00:16:12,600 a code, and so what people thought that those were 313 00:16:12,879 --> 00:16:15,360 always kind of a throwe in our side, is now 314 00:16:15,399 --> 00:16:18,840 an actual competitive advantage that it's actually cool now to 315 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,840 be disciplined, to live a good life, to be disciplined 316 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,879 with your training, and to live what we know is 317 00:16:24,879 --> 00:16:28,240 a word of wisdom. It's actually wise fall for young 318 00:16:28,279 --> 00:16:31,679 people and athletes to do that now. So it's fun 319 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,879 that we're kind of in the trend. We just keep 320 00:16:33,919 --> 00:16:36,919 it going that way and then just focus on our 321 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,399 actual advantages and then highlight them and then try to 322 00:16:40,399 --> 00:16:42,960 find ways to become as best as we can, but 323 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,840 then also don't be entitled and try to find ways 324 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,360 to keep working hard, be humble. 325 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:52,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's something that stands out to me about your 326 00:16:52,399 --> 00:16:57,399 messaging to not only your team, to Kugarnation and to 327 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,240 anybody that is interested or could be interested it in 328 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,039 BYU Athletics. In the post game of the Pop Tarts Bawl, 329 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:08,400 you're asked some questions and you automatically reverted to your 330 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:13,400 gratitude of being surrounded by Disciples of Christ, individuals that 331 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:18,559 embody christ like attributes and leaders because you learn as 332 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,960 much from them as they maybe are learning from you. 333 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,400 Why why did that come to mind when you were 334 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,319 asked these questions about your team. 335 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,559 Speaker 7: Well, I mean I sat there up there on the 336 00:17:31,559 --> 00:17:35,200 platform looking down at all these young men, and a 337 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,720 lot of them are probably they're not going to get 338 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,240 the spotlight that they deserve, and and and you know, 339 00:17:42,279 --> 00:17:44,480 I'm up there as a head coach, eating a pop 340 00:17:44,519 --> 00:17:48,000 tart and getting questions to me, and I just wanted 341 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,200 them to know that this football life that we have 342 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,119 is important. But man, they're already headed in a great 343 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:59,680 direction because of their faith and mostly because I learned 344 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,759 so much from all of them individually. And I know, Ben, 345 00:18:02,799 --> 00:18:05,079 you won't won't want me to say this everybody, but 346 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,839 I learned a lot from coaching you back at the 347 00:18:08,279 --> 00:18:11,240 at East Arizona. You know that one thing I learned 348 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,279 a lot of that I know about this job is that, man, 349 00:18:14,319 --> 00:18:18,599 I'm a much better person now because I meet amazing people. 350 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,000 And and uh, I'm glad that that, you know, I've 351 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,079 been able to just connect with the young people and 352 00:18:24,079 --> 00:18:26,640 that they have all become my friends. It's just weird 353 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,480 now I'm just older than everybody but me and you 354 00:18:29,559 --> 00:18:31,519 were that far off in age. Back in the day 355 00:18:31,559 --> 00:18:33,880 when I was I was not far off from playing 356 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,079 and and I've been playing basketball against all you guys 357 00:18:37,079 --> 00:18:40,480 and everything. But man, even that that that that moment 358 00:18:40,599 --> 00:18:42,240 sature that I got to coach you for a year. 359 00:18:42,279 --> 00:18:45,319 I learned from so many of our teammates that made 360 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,960 from you and from everybody. I mean, we had well 361 00:18:48,079 --> 00:18:50,799 Clayton Senior whose sons in the NBA playing for us, 362 00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:53,559 and we have Sean Nua and you, and I mean, 363 00:18:53,559 --> 00:18:56,880 we have some amazing people. It'd be foolish if I 364 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,240 don't take advantage of the connection that I have with 365 00:18:59,279 --> 00:19:01,920 everybody in my home career and now being here at 366 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,279 BUYU and finishing ten years, I can't help but look 367 00:19:05,319 --> 00:19:07,519 back and go, man, I'm such a better person now. 368 00:19:07,559 --> 00:19:11,160 And man, thank I just thank God for putting me 369 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,200 in this position to learn, because I think my family 370 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:15,920 are the ones that benefit the most from it. 371 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:21,319 Speaker 2: Well, love and appreciate your Kalate, congratulations on the on 372 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,160 the signing of all these great young men. And hopefully 373 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,279 you know you want to see him, you know, be 374 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,480 Cougar's for for four or five years, right, and be 375 00:19:30,599 --> 00:19:31,680 Cougar's for life. 376 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 3: There's the Transfer portal. 377 00:19:33,759 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 2: Right, that that that gives and it taketh away, you know, 378 00:19:37,759 --> 00:19:40,559 with playing time. But I know you and body the 379 00:19:40,599 --> 00:19:44,920 once cougar, always a cougar, despite that, that mantra, despite 380 00:19:45,279 --> 00:19:48,519 the attrition that sometimes we experience. It's less at b YU, 381 00:19:48,839 --> 00:19:51,680 but sometimes you do experience that, but great additions as well. 382 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 3: Well. 383 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,599 Speaker 7: I think that's the way to go through life. I mean, 384 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,599 we had some guys that went into port the portal. 385 00:19:58,839 --> 00:20:00,440 A lot of them just want to be on the field. 386 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,640 They want to play, they want to contribute more to 387 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,200 the team. It doesn't take anything away from them as people, 388 00:20:06,559 --> 00:20:08,480 and it doesn't take anything away from what they were 389 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,319 able to contribute and what they're able to do here 390 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,799 in our program and our family. So that's why he 391 00:20:14,799 --> 00:20:16,799 wants a Cougar, always a cougar. I mean, that's just 392 00:20:16,839 --> 00:20:19,759 how it works. And it's fun to watch them. I mean, 393 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,240 it was fun to see kill and Marion playing in 394 00:20:22,519 --> 00:20:25,559 the biggest stage of the National Championship Game. And and 395 00:20:26,039 --> 00:20:28,720 I know he left us, but man, he's still our brother. 396 00:20:28,799 --> 00:20:30,640 That's still our guy, And it's a great way to 397 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,480 live life. Just just wanting the best for everyone. And 398 00:20:33,839 --> 00:20:36,960 I'm looking forward to everything that's happening this year in football, 399 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,920 and looking forward to the connections even with our rivals. 400 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,119 I mean, when people get to know Morgan Scalty and 401 00:20:42,319 --> 00:20:44,319 they get to see who he's, what he's about, and 402 00:20:44,319 --> 00:20:45,640 who he is as a person, that was going to 403 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,039 really appreciate the fact that he gets to be the 404 00:20:48,079 --> 00:20:50,519 head coach at our rival school. There's so many great 405 00:20:50,519 --> 00:20:53,480 things in life that everyone's so negative, man, that there's 406 00:20:53,519 --> 00:20:56,599 some really cool things. Look at Jake Letslop. I had 407 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,079 a conversation with him not long ago, and he's talk 408 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,599 about the experience that he had here, how awesome it was. 409 00:21:02,599 --> 00:21:05,079 We want him to succeed. We want him to do well, 410 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,839 you know, and because he contributed to us, and and 411 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:10,640 I learned a lot from him, and just like I 412 00:21:10,759 --> 00:21:13,759 learned from all his teammates, so uh great way to 413 00:21:13,799 --> 00:21:17,240 live life and to be positive. When it's all said 414 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:20,720 and done, we're just thankful for everyone that that's contributed, 415 00:21:20,799 --> 00:21:23,480 that has worked here, even the coaches that have moved on. 416 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,920 We won't only want what's best for them, and and 417 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:28,640 you know that that that connection goes on for life. 418 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,720 It's just not something that that we see is transactionally 419 00:21:31,759 --> 00:21:34,400 that you're either with us or against us. You've always 420 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,480 been with us and we can appreciate that. 421 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 2: Much love to you and your family, Coloni, congratulations on everything, Congratulations. 422 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 3: On the extension. 423 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,519 Speaker 2: Looking forward to you becoming the Polynesian Lavelle Edwards as 424 00:21:45,559 --> 00:21:47,799 you promised us over a decade ago. 425 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 7: I love you, brother, appreciate it. 426 00:21:50,559 --> 00:21:54,039 Speaker 2: Man, much love to you, My guy appreciates you. Have 427 00:21:54,079 --> 00:21:56,240 a great rest of your day. Kaloni Satake, head coach 428 00:21:56,319 --> 00:22:00,160 b Yu Cougar Football. That was a little Shining Day 429 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,039 special interview. It's a robust group. Okay, we got a 430 00:22:04,079 --> 00:22:08,160 great h I think a bevy of talent from the 431 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,920 transfer portal. Jake Clifton, linebacker from Kansas State. Hockey fenw 432 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:13,160 from Washington that day. 433 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 3: That's a dude right there. That's a dude, right you guys. 434 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 2: I've been making I've been receiving all manner of ridicule 435 00:22:21,799 --> 00:22:25,680 for my evaluation of Pockey Fen because I posted a 436 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,359 picture of his tricep and I was like, you don't 437 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,400 see offensive linemen with defined triceps, And you know what, 438 00:22:31,559 --> 00:22:34,480 I'm willing to take the criticism because I think this 439 00:22:34,559 --> 00:22:37,599 dude's different. I really do I think he's a different beast. 440 00:22:37,799 --> 00:22:41,119 I'm excited about him. Great transfer their Kyler Casper wide receiver, 441 00:22:41,279 --> 00:22:45,559 Organ Walker Lions USC tight end, Roger Sally Apaga organ 442 00:22:45,599 --> 00:22:51,240 tight end, Junior Sea offensive line, Utah State, kado Ulauave 443 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,519 cal all acc linebacker coming in, Japon Williams coming from 444 00:22:55,559 --> 00:22:59,319 the SEC to t b Au cornerback. And then Zach 445 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:04,799 yamau Ucci from Stanford. Really nice acquisitions there. And then 446 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:10,720 the December Sine East, kahwey Akana, sephani A Latini, Justice Braithwaite, 447 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:17,200 Adam Bywater, Devon Eka Legend, glasger Ty Getchi, Brock, Harris, 448 00:23:17,279 --> 00:23:23,839 Antonio Johnson, Neamia Colone, Braxton, Lindsay Graham, Livingston, Writer, Lyons, 449 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:29,279 Matthew Mason, Lapetti, Muala Bot Mulitalo, Parker Ord, Jaron Pula, 450 00:23:29,599 --> 00:23:32,519 Ken and Pula, Terrence serry On and then Jack Stenner. 451 00:23:33,039 --> 00:23:38,680 That is a talented class. Pretty gosh dang stacked. We'll 452 00:23:38,759 --> 00:23:42,119 learn more about these guys throughout the show, but one 453 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:45,440 of the true freshmen coming in that is a midyear 454 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:50,200 is already turning heads. Many of us have wondered, why 455 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:54,119 didn't we go get an RB two in the portal. 456 00:23:55,039 --> 00:23:57,880 You may have a freshman in devon Ica who could 457 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,960 become RB two at b YU into tenty twenty six. 458 00:24:01,079 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 3: We'll discuss more on the flip. But don't go anywhere. 459 00:24:04,559 --> 00:24:08,519 Speaker 2: Cougarnation plenty to get to on a beautiful Wednesday, February 460 00:24:08,559 --> 00:24:11,000 fourth edition of Cougar Sports. That segment brought to you 461 00:24:11,039 --> 00:24:15,440 by Royal Army dot Com BYU swag created by fans 462 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:15,920 for fans. 463 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 3: Stay loyal to the Royal. 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