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That's ata Won six oh four 34 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,560 two nine one nine. That's Central Garage, Utah, Central Garage, 35 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,719 Utah dot Com. Eight on one six oh four two 36 00:01:36,799 --> 00:01:40,760 nine nine. All right, let's get into it. Kalinashatake address 37 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,760 the media. Let's see what he has to say about 38 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,680 his squad, his group. Uh, he's got a good crew 39 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:47,799 this year, no doubt about it. 40 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,719 Speaker 1: Halfway through camp. How are you feeling about this team, Kalini. 41 00:01:51,959 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 4: I feel really good about the team. 42 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 5: Obviously you got a long ways to go still, but uh, 43 00:01:56,799 --> 00:02:00,159 it's nice to have quarterbacks that kind of know we're 44 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:04,280 doing already and being able to see Bear just his 45 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,879 command of the offense is really nice, and so I'm 46 00:02:06,959 --> 00:02:10,080 I mean, give us a lot more confidence going into 47 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,000 the season, but also having Chase and Borghei there and 48 00:02:13,039 --> 00:02:14,199 then seeing what init can do. 49 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 4: So it's a good group. 50 00:02:17,039 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 5: Then you compliment that with a veteran group with all 51 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,919 linemen with you know, with the guys that are there 52 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,039 with Bruce especially snapping the ball, so that our and 53 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,520 our you know, our receivers are doing a great job 54 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,240 and Lj's and their coaching. So I think this is 55 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,840 going to be really good for the offense. With defense, 56 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,639 I think overall the teams working a lot of on 57 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:35,439 all three phases. 58 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:36,879 Speaker 4: I like the way it's going right now, but. 59 00:02:38,719 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: Really happy. 60 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 3: Seems to not have much criticism. Look, I've talked to 61 00:02:43,159 --> 00:02:45,759 a lot of people. It does feel as I brought 62 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:50,560 up Ronald, it feels like the twenty twenty two squad. 63 00:02:50,599 --> 00:02:53,479 To me, now that squad was laiden with talent. 64 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: They had dudes, they had guy guys. 65 00:02:57,759 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 3: Like I remember going to practice and bring about like dude, 66 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:02,639 we're gonna win another We're gonna have a double digit 67 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:03,199 win season. 68 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a double digit win season. And that 69 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,680 team fell short. Let's be honest. 70 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 3: They disappointed, They struggled, They lost some close games. They 71 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,280 lost the Notre Dame by eight in Vegas. They got 72 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,000 blown out by Oregon that was a good organ team. 73 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,520 They lost by seven to Arkansas at home. That shouldn't 74 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,159 have been a loss. And then they went on the 75 00:03:25,199 --> 00:03:26,120 road and lost the Liberty. 76 00:03:26,159 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 4: That was like Liberty, yeah. 77 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,039 Speaker 6: And they crazy because they started fourteen zero. You thought 78 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,479 they were gonna just boat steam them. 79 00:03:31,599 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 3: It's crazy, bro. And then ECU you lost that home 80 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,400 very just morning. Finally they rided the ship. 81 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:37,879 Speaker 1: They be boys. 82 00:03:37,919 --> 00:03:39,919 Speaker 3: You state you thoughts at in Stanford to finish the season, 83 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,960 and then they beat SMU. They finished strong. I don't 84 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,400 want another Pride cycle season to occur. We're coming off 85 00:03:46,439 --> 00:03:49,080 two consecutive double digit win seasons with so much talent, 86 00:03:49,159 --> 00:03:51,639 and when I show up to practice, I see the 87 00:03:51,759 --> 00:03:55,520 NFL talent, I see how much depth they have, and 88 00:03:55,599 --> 00:03:59,680 I just hope that they're not buying into the thought, 89 00:04:00,159 --> 00:04:03,360 buying into the hype that hey, we can be we 90 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,599 can we can just show up and win another ten 91 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,319 games this season, Ronnie. 92 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 6: Ben, can we not have what happened in the twenty 93 00:04:10,039 --> 00:04:11,919 twenty two season. You and I were next to each other. 94 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,479 I'll recall your events. You and I were sitting and 95 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,959 the field goal kicker for East Carolina had never hit 96 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,600 a field goal above thirty five yards and you're laughing, 97 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,519 and I was like, Benny has hit It is like 98 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:23,319 he's going to hit it. 99 00:04:23,319 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: I was like, there's no way. 100 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 6: He's like, Ronnie, they're about to lose the game. And 101 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,160 he hits and that put my handle of his I 102 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:29,680 was like, did that just happen? And it was a 103 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:33,120 duck too. It was like so short barely goes over 104 00:04:33,199 --> 00:04:35,680 and Pride cycle was big, big Ben, very talented team, 105 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,399 a lot of guys that you know are still playing 106 00:04:37,439 --> 00:04:40,120 in the NFL or did get drafted, right. That was 107 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,480 a you just you hope with this team and the 108 00:04:42,519 --> 00:04:44,519 defensive returners, and there's a lot of guys that are going 109 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,000 to play at the next level than they are. It's 110 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,079 just go look at the roster offensively and defensively. You 111 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,680 don't want that type of You can't have the Colorado 112 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,720 State kicker who hasn't hit a fifty yard field goal, 113 00:04:53,759 --> 00:04:56,199 walk it off on you, you know up there. You 114 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:57,120 can't let that happen. 115 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: So I'm with you. 116 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,959 Speaker 6: I hope they stay humbling, hungry, and that's the challenge, 117 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,920 you know, and Brady seven on Monday, how do you 118 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,120 keep this group because it's not the same and you know, 119 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:04,680 culture is. 120 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: A big part of it. 121 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 6: Returners does help, you know, the likes of Raider de Mooney, Kianatanavasa, 122 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,560 bringing in a guy like Kadu Lujave who Kilani says 123 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,879 he has to slow down. But if you get pride Bride, 124 00:05:14,879 --> 00:05:17,639 if you get you know, entitlement in that locker room, 125 00:05:17,639 --> 00:05:20,319 and it starts to you know, disperse between people like 126 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:22,399 a tree or roote. If it grows, then yeah, you 127 00:05:22,439 --> 00:05:24,439 could be looking at an eight and five season again, 128 00:05:24,519 --> 00:05:26,959 which we thought it would be. You know, we thought 129 00:05:26,959 --> 00:05:29,600 they could potentially, you know, have a chance to you know, 130 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:31,959 be an independent team with maybe one loss and maybe 131 00:05:31,959 --> 00:05:34,319 have a chance back then the college football playoffs. But 132 00:05:34,759 --> 00:05:36,759 we'll see, we'll see what happens. But I don't think 133 00:05:36,759 --> 00:05:38,480 that Kilanie will let that happen. I think he had 134 00:05:38,519 --> 00:05:40,920 to go through that twenty twenty two bin to have 135 00:05:40,959 --> 00:05:42,360 a better twenty twenty six. 136 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,319 Speaker 3: Let's get back to Kilanie. See what he's got cooking. 137 00:05:46,439 --> 00:05:47,160 How deep? 138 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,759 Speaker 1: How much deeper is Bear getting with this offense? 139 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 4: Yeah? 140 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean well, I mean that's we're getting nervous 141 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:56,879 because the call sheets are really long, you know, and 142 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,120 the guys are we're putting a lot more in. But 143 00:05:59,319 --> 00:06:02,120 it's a good film us to put in, and and 144 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,000 they're going pretty fast with the amount of install that 145 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,759 we're getting from offense and defenses. So it's it's more 146 00:06:08,759 --> 00:06:11,120 than what we've done in the past. But I think 147 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,199 in a lot of ways it's gonna be better for 148 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,160 us in the long run because they'll have the film 149 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,360 and they'll be able to practice all that stuff from 150 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,680 off of the film in the p rps and things 151 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,199 like that when the when the players are by themselves, 152 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:22,839 you know, after the. 153 00:06:22,759 --> 00:06:26,519 Speaker 1: Break they go. That's Kilani. 154 00:06:27,079 --> 00:06:30,879 Speaker 3: Allowing Bear to uh, you know, have a true offseason 155 00:06:30,959 --> 00:06:35,160 is imperative, right, he can actually improve his game. He 156 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,079 was just like thrust into the limelight right off the 157 00:06:38,079 --> 00:06:40,360 bat and had to earn it and won it. He 158 00:06:40,439 --> 00:06:42,160 won the job and then led by you to a 159 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,399 twelve winth season and was able to avoid injury as 160 00:06:45,399 --> 00:06:48,160 well for the most part. So now it's time to 161 00:06:48,199 --> 00:06:51,399 get bigger, faster, stronger, more efficient, really improve that arm 162 00:06:51,439 --> 00:06:54,079 strength and go even deeper into the offense. Outside of 163 00:06:54,079 --> 00:06:57,639 Brucie though, Colan, which other linemen have stood out to 164 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,399 you during springball? 165 00:06:59,639 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, Gentry has done a good job there, and then 166 00:07:01,519 --> 00:07:04,360 obviously you know Pockey's done a great job at the 167 00:07:04,399 --> 00:07:07,600 tackle position, you know, and then we have a bunch 168 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,839 of guys I think could fit in what we're trying 169 00:07:09,879 --> 00:07:12,319 to do. I think TJ can get anywhere from eight 170 00:07:12,319 --> 00:07:15,560 to ten guys rotating for me to but you know, 171 00:07:15,759 --> 00:07:18,680 with Kyle playing there and Sunny's not back yet. But 172 00:07:19,079 --> 00:07:22,759 I mean we have a good veteran group that's returning, 173 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,519 and then you have a bunch of guys that have 174 00:07:24,519 --> 00:07:26,279 played a lot of reps and and guys that we 175 00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:28,879 know will be in the mix. So I'll see what's 176 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,600 doing some good things too. So there's there's a lot 177 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,879 of great The guys that were brought in the portal 178 00:07:32,879 --> 00:07:36,399 have done a great job providing competition and depth. 179 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,319 Speaker 1: So highlighting a number of guys there. 180 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:42,839 Speaker 3: Andrew Janfrey looking really good as you're starting white tackle, 181 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:47,160 Pocky Fenw the Washington Transfer. Uh, like I said, I got, 182 00:07:47,439 --> 00:07:52,480 I got ridiculed on Twitter because I tweeted a picture 183 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:57,319 of Pockey Fenale's tricep, and a lot of Utah fans, 184 00:07:57,319 --> 00:08:01,079 even b Yu Faan said that I was I was weird, 185 00:08:01,199 --> 00:08:04,279 I was flamboyant. Why would you talk about a man's 186 00:08:04,959 --> 00:08:08,120 tricep like you did? I said, look, guys, I've never 187 00:08:08,399 --> 00:08:14,800 seen I rarely see, okay, a offensive lineman built like 188 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:21,639 Pockey Fenw, super low body fat percentage, twitchy, violent, ripped. 189 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: Okay, like that doesn't really happen all that often. 190 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,519 Speaker 3: You see offensive lineman traditionally, and you know there's there's 191 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:28,959 a little. 192 00:08:28,839 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: Slop to him. 193 00:08:29,959 --> 00:08:32,879 Speaker 3: I'll be on a little slop to him, okay. And 194 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,320 Pockey is just built different. Uh, you know, watching his 195 00:08:36,399 --> 00:08:39,919 film evaluating you know what I was able to do 196 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:44,159 a team on on the TV copy from Washington and 197 00:08:44,279 --> 00:08:46,919 then you know, seeing him show up to be Yu 198 00:08:47,039 --> 00:08:48,759 and I'm like, this guy's just built him. He's gonna 199 00:08:48,759 --> 00:08:51,200 be a starting left tackle. I called it, I predicted it, 200 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,200 and he is. He's a different beast. He's a different dude. 201 00:08:54,799 --> 00:08:58,279 It's a really nice pickup. You had to replace Isaiah Jada, 202 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:04,240 and you gotta phenomenal athlete and a specimen in Pockey feed. 203 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: Now that dude's a dog. He's a dude. 204 00:09:06,799 --> 00:09:10,039 Speaker 3: So he went from Andrew Gentry to Pockey and I 205 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,200 expect big things from Pockey. Also mentioned Kyle there and 206 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,399 another guy he mentioned was cooc Wa. We got we 207 00:09:16,519 --> 00:09:19,600 kind of caught up in passing with cosc Way yesterday, Ronnie, 208 00:09:19,639 --> 00:09:21,519 and he's a young buck man. 209 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:22,039 Speaker 1: He remembered. 210 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 3: Coc was was committed to Stamford. Caleeppi, his brother is 211 00:09:27,039 --> 00:09:30,320 twin brother was committed to b YU. During that process 212 00:09:30,399 --> 00:09:32,720 of coming out on an official visit and getting to 213 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,919 know BYU a little bit soon a little bit better 214 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,799 and maybe with some question marks surrounding Stanford, csc I 215 00:09:38,879 --> 00:09:41,639 ended up committing to BYU And now he's looking to 216 00:09:41,879 --> 00:09:44,919 rotate between right or left tackle. I really like see 217 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:49,039 what and tremendously talented. Hopefully he gets some reps this 218 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:54,879 season and can really improve his capabilities as a tackle 219 00:09:54,919 --> 00:09:57,639 as a rotational tackle for the Coops in twenty twenty six. 220 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:01,320 That was great, great question from Ryan on that one. 221 00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:04,159 Ronnie getting a few nuggets from Killannie. 222 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 6: Then we're halfway through you can't ask Klannie the hard 223 00:10:08,639 --> 00:10:10,159 heading ones. And I was just, you know, you want 224 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,000 to ask Colanie an actual good question. I was sitting 225 00:10:12,039 --> 00:10:14,559 there thinking of, like, well, you know, he mentioned Bruce. 226 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,759 Obviously he gave that of his own free will and choice. 227 00:10:16,799 --> 00:10:19,360 So let's add on to that, because that's the thing 228 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:20,960 when the coach says something add on to it, It's like, 229 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,039 you mentioned Bruce. Outside of Bruce, who else would you 230 00:10:23,039 --> 00:10:24,919 like to highlight that stood out an offensive line? 231 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: Room boom. 232 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 6: There's another question that we'll get to that. I also 233 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,879 asked about, you know, special teams, you know, and he 234 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,919 gives another nugget. That's the thing I've always told people this, 235 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,679 I've I asked dumb questions a lot more often than 236 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,360 asked good ones. But when you ask a good one, 237 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:38,639 it's normally a good answer. 238 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 3: I like the question and I love the answer from Kilanie. 239 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,039 What stood out? What has stood out about the receivers 240 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,080 like Jojo and Cody and others. 241 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, Jojo had a big play today, you know, and 242 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,200 it's just being able to see his speed and honestly, 243 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:02,759 it's just verifying comfortable and getting that connection. Kind of 244 00:11:02,759 --> 00:11:04,799 had to work it in within the season, you know, 245 00:11:04,879 --> 00:11:07,960 and so now you can tell that they've spent a lot, 246 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,240 a lot more time together, and so uh it's good 247 00:11:11,279 --> 00:11:13,600 to get those guys working well with a quarterback. And 248 00:11:13,639 --> 00:11:16,120 so I thought Bear had a couple of really good 249 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,080 plays today that ended up being big time plays for us. 250 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,440 And then having guys like Jojo and developing that connection. 251 00:11:22,879 --> 00:11:24,440 He's starting to do it with the tight ends too, 252 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,919 and the running backs, and so uh, it's it's it's 253 00:11:26,919 --> 00:11:30,200 been really nice seeing seeing Bear, you know, knowing the 254 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,759 offense now and kind of seeing that we can push 255 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:38,200 his push him to the limits of his learning ability, pushing. 256 00:11:37,879 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: To the limits. 257 00:11:39,639 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 3: Oh, we got some breaking news, breaking news brought to 258 00:11:43,919 --> 00:11:47,840 you by all of our sponsors. We appreciate all our sponsors, 259 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:51,159 be it Dental pros at Utah Odeon Ben Square, how 260 00:11:51,159 --> 00:11:53,799 about Central Garage Utahs had to Garageuta Dot. I'm always 261 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:55,600 give our sponsors opportunity to earn your piece and this 262 00:11:55,639 --> 00:11:57,759 we can't do our show without our sponsors, b Appy Products, 263 00:11:57,759 --> 00:11:59,879 Beppy Service BF He dis guys, Ronald, what do you. 264 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 4: But I have been sorry? 265 00:12:03,279 --> 00:12:06,399 Speaker 6: I thought my Michael's on as I started talking. If 266 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,559 you look at it closely, men, obviously if you got 267 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,240 to follow social media, and obviously there are local beat 268 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:16,399 writers reporters down there. Multiple reported Rob Wright is uh 269 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,879 is practicing. He is warming up right now with Cannard, 270 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,639 David Junia and AJ Devonsis. So Rob Wright is gonna 271 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:25,279 be a full goal like Kevin Young. We played the 272 00:12:25,279 --> 00:12:27,360 postium sound in the first hours up on the podcast 273 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,399 if you missed it. So Rob Wright gonna be a 274 00:12:29,399 --> 00:12:31,879 full goal with smiles, with canards. So he looks like 275 00:12:31,919 --> 00:12:32,720 he's in good spirits. 276 00:12:32,759 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: Man, let's go. Yeah. 277 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 3: The injury report came out just a little bit a 278 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,960 go and obviously brought to cost Laowski's out, kJ out, 279 00:12:39,039 --> 00:12:41,399 n Pickens, Richie Sunders, Dassin Baker's, Avin Staton. 280 00:12:41,799 --> 00:12:43,879 Speaker 1: All the guys are out, but not Rob Wright. 281 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:45,759 Speaker 3: He's gonna be balling out, gonna be playing for the 282 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:48,799 coops tonight and you definitely need him. Uh, you definitely 283 00:12:48,799 --> 00:12:50,919 need We're about forty five minutes away from tip off 284 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,639 and it's a big game for the BAYU Cougar basketball team. 285 00:12:54,639 --> 00:12:56,960 Hopefully they come out victorious. You're gonna need Rob Wright's 286 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,000 best in order to beat the West Virginia nears So 287 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,440 and and by the way, West Virginia doesn't have any. 288 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: Injuries, so they're full go. Maybe they are full go. 289 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,039 Speaker 3: That's some breaking news brought to you by all of 290 00:13:09,039 --> 00:13:11,600 our sponsors. Can't do workship with out our sponsors, all 291 00:13:11,639 --> 00:13:14,919 of them worth a pros of Utah. They Go Tires, 292 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,440 Complete Circuit Electric, Royal Army brand. We appreciate all of 293 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:22,519 our sponsors. Always give them an opportunity to earn your business. 294 00:13:22,759 --> 00:13:24,960 A couple of last things here. You said LJ was 295 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,879 coaching that running back room. Do you expect him to 296 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,320 suit up at all this spring? 297 00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 5: Well? 298 00:13:32,519 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 4: Yah, I mean he's doing a lot of the running 299 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:34,360 that we do. 300 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 5: I mean a lot of them, the non speaking speaking 301 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,000 of which I was so so LJ is a very 302 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:45,360 popular guy on the team and obviously with the fans. 303 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,120 But no, he's he's doing a lot of I mean 304 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,960 he's running full speed and all that stuff. So he's 305 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,559 doing a lot of the stuff that doesn't require you 306 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,879 know him, other than the individual stuff. I think it's 307 00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:59,000 it's stuff that he's really good at though. But I 308 00:13:59,039 --> 00:14:01,639 mean he's faster now than he ever has been, which 309 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,919 is really good any and he's still pretty big. 310 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 4: So I like the way that he's working. 311 00:14:07,039 --> 00:14:09,639 Speaker 1: Working at l J. I think it doesn't need a 312 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,759 practice practice. 313 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 3: Talk about practice, nah, man, good a game, not a game, 314 00:14:16,399 --> 00:14:17,320 not a practice. 315 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: That's the a I love. 316 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:23,279 Speaker 3: How has it been having all the returners back on 317 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:24,279 the defense side of the ball. 318 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, we have a good amount of veterans, the guys 319 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,480 that have played a lot of snaps coming back and defensively, 320 00:14:30,519 --> 00:14:32,039 there's a bunch of guys that can do that. So 321 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,679 you know, it's it sucks to lose like great players 322 00:14:36,679 --> 00:14:39,480 like Jack and others that have been there. But man, 323 00:14:40,159 --> 00:14:42,360 I think I think these guys are stepping up and 324 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,480 then they're making big time plays and we're having some 325 00:14:45,519 --> 00:14:48,440 great competition. So it's it's kind of because of going 326 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:50,759 against each other, I can't really be positive about one 327 00:14:51,399 --> 00:14:54,200 side more than the other, but I could say the 328 00:14:54,279 --> 00:14:55,879 ones are doing really good job. 329 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 4: And that's on both sides. 330 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,879 Speaker 5: And I think the two's are a little bit further 331 00:14:58,919 --> 00:15:01,639 on the defense, but further along, but that's just because 332 00:15:02,159 --> 00:15:04,200 it's a little bit easier installed. 333 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,919 Speaker 4: In the offense. But this this is a a great group. 334 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 5: Having so many guys that are that I have that 335 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,720 experience is great. But that means we just need to 336 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,639 get the younger guys that might be in the mix, 337 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,240 and most of them are one play away from being 338 00:15:17,279 --> 00:15:19,600 in the mix and being in the rotation. So getting 339 00:15:19,639 --> 00:15:21,799 them up up to you know, up to what we 340 00:15:21,879 --> 00:15:23,960 need we think they can be, and that that helps 341 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,799 when these i mean, the majority of these freshmen should 342 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:28,600 be in high school still, so it's kind of nice 343 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:30,240 that they're able to get some extra time with us 344 00:15:30,279 --> 00:15:32,799 and also work early on getting their degree. So this 345 00:15:32,919 --> 00:15:36,600 is I think everybody benefits, other than I think they 346 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:37,200 can still go. 347 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:38,879 Speaker 4: Back to prom and stuff like that if they want to. 348 00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 5: But you know, this is a but it's it's been 349 00:15:41,399 --> 00:15:43,879 really good having the majority, I mean, all our freshmen 350 00:15:43,879 --> 00:15:46,519 that are coming in. There's those that are going on missions, 351 00:15:46,519 --> 00:15:48,679 but then there's every one of them are mid year 352 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:50,279 except for one joins us in June. 353 00:15:50,879 --> 00:15:54,679 Speaker 1: So that's that's a good benefit, no doubt about it. 354 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:01,720 I love it. You talk about unless you have a lady, Yeah, 355 00:16:01,759 --> 00:16:03,120 but you ain't got no lady. 356 00:16:03,159 --> 00:16:04,879 Speaker 6: Look, I'm just trying to tell you from you know, 357 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,039 the right side of it, you know, find your you know, 358 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,679 she wants you to make sure you know she's a 359 00:16:08,679 --> 00:16:11,080 good person. Obviously she's you know, studies the books. But 360 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,320 once you get in college, yeah, you don't think about 361 00:16:13,399 --> 00:16:14,080 high school no more. 362 00:16:14,159 --> 00:16:16,159 Speaker 1: Ben, Really I thought some of these guys like to 363 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:17,320 go back to the prom. 364 00:16:17,559 --> 00:16:19,159 Speaker 6: But yeah, I think some of them if they have 365 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,120 a you know, if they have a girlfriend and have 366 00:16:21,159 --> 00:16:23,600 a relationship with someone, I think they do. But you're 367 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,759 a single brother. You get to college, you're not think 368 00:16:25,799 --> 00:16:26,519 about high school. 369 00:16:26,759 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: You're hunting. You're only proud you hunt on the field. 370 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 4: That's what you're doing. 371 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 6: You're trying to get playing time. 372 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: But you know you let you a your beautiful daughter of. 373 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 6: God might catch your eye to as you walking past 374 00:16:34,879 --> 00:16:35,200 out of. 375 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,519 Speaker 1: The sab No doubt about it. Offensive Ly, Coloatee. 376 00:16:39,159 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 3: Who's emerging as who are emerging as leaders outside of LJ. 377 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:45,879 Speaker 5: Well, it's all the guys that you expect, I think 378 00:16:45,919 --> 00:16:47,960 the old Lion. And then you know you have guys 379 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,799 like Joso that's been around for a long time, and 380 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,000 you even seen like like Tiger, and and you know, 381 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,360 you have a bunch of guys that have played Reggie. 382 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,879 The guys have been here and Cody Hagen so like, 383 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,120 and the then the tight ends have been here too. 384 00:17:01,159 --> 00:17:04,200 So even though we have Roger and Walker are new. 385 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,519 Those other guys Keen and Noa, those guys have played 386 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,279 a lot of reps here. So there's a bunch of 387 00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:12,759 guys that are just I can't really say it's just 388 00:17:12,799 --> 00:17:15,319 like one or two leaders. That these guys have all 389 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,279 been leaders, whether it's in high school or on their 390 00:17:17,279 --> 00:17:18,359 missions and things like that. 391 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,279 Speaker 4: And the key part of the. 392 00:17:20,319 --> 00:17:22,039 Speaker 5: Leadership is you have guys that are willing to follow 393 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:23,720 and guys that are willing to do what's right. 394 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:29,519 Speaker 3: Gott to follow and do what's right, says Kalate Sittak. 395 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,200 Lots of names there that he put out as far 396 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,480 as leaders in the individuals that are emerging as leaders, 397 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,599 I gotta highlight those guys. We're gonna have a lot 398 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,559 of captains this year, that's what I figured. A lot 399 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,160 of captains, a lot of juniors, a lot of seniors, 400 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,640 a lot of captains, and a lot of playmakers that 401 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:47,680 are in the youth movement as well. How confident are 402 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,519 you right now in the return of Justin Kirkland, formerly 403 00:17:51,559 --> 00:17:53,960 Oklahoma State defensive tackle. 404 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: Got to play some last year but was red shirted. 405 00:17:57,039 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, we're really thankful that we red shirted him, and 406 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,720 I think that was kind of if you remember last year, 407 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,680 we were kind of struggling with the interior defense, getting 408 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,200 guys bigger and getting some stops and just kind of 409 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,240 having a big, good presence. It's it's good to have 410 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,440 a presence that's over three hundred and thirty pounds, that 411 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,880 kind of it is hard to move. And so I 412 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,440 think we did the right thing by by, you know, 413 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,359 waiting for him to play for us. Later he was 414 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,559 able to get some valuable reps and even in the 415 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,839 championship game and then also in the bowl game. So 416 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:27,440 I think we got the most out of him in 417 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,880 that red shirt year. We just it's gonna I think 418 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,640 it's gonna pay off huge for him and also for Keanu. 419 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,440 So we've had to use Keanut a lot into the 420 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:40,359 interior side without having justin there. So now Keanu can 421 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,160 kind of be a little bit more on the outside 422 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:43,480 and probably make more place for. 423 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 3: Us justin Kirklinn big body eats up those blocks. Hopefully 424 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,079 he's healthy one hundred percent this season so he can 425 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,000 spell some of these defensive I mean, you shoot Kanu 426 00:18:58,039 --> 00:19:01,680 adjusting in that in that defensive ron. Uh, that's uh, 427 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,599 that's some that's some gird that's some that's some thickness 428 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,119 in the middle there. Outside of Justin, who else has 429 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:08,880 stood out along the defensive interior? 430 00:19:10,279 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think Villie on me. 431 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 5: Pole has a great player for us, and body's going 432 00:19:13,799 --> 00:19:15,960 to be one two And Schoonover has made a lot 433 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:16,200 of play. 434 00:19:16,279 --> 00:19:19,079 Speaker 4: So uh Uli has done a great job. He's coming 435 00:19:19,079 --> 00:19:19,759 along really well. 436 00:19:19,799 --> 00:19:22,839 Speaker 5: And and then the just the honestly just the younger 437 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,279 guys just need to gain weight, get bigger, and luckily 438 00:19:26,279 --> 00:19:27,920 we're we're really good at that. We can we can 439 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,680 put weight on these guys. And I mean, I'm an experson. 440 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,440 If everybody needs to know how, I just come hang 441 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,039 out with me for a day and you'll find out 442 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,000 how how hard it is for me to keep them 443 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,039 weight off. So but yeah, these guys, uh and then 444 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:41,920 they have close Pole has done a great job in 445 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,640 helping them get there. So the entire D line group there, 446 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:46,720 they should be bigger. If you see them now, they're 447 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,119 bigger than they were at the at the Bull Prep 448 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,160 and they'll be bigger all the time we hit hit 449 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:52,160 fall camp in August. 450 00:19:53,799 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 3: Plenty of defensive linemen there that are stepping up. 451 00:19:56,839 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: I know. 452 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,279 Speaker 3: Vasa has also mentioned a few guys step and up 453 00:20:00,319 --> 00:20:03,400 in that defensive in tier line. Uh, some big bodies. 454 00:20:03,759 --> 00:20:06,319 Hopefully they got a nice rotation and nice healthy rotation 455 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,799 this year. Will Ferren meant a lot to this program. 456 00:20:08,839 --> 00:20:11,160 Who on the on the special team side of things, 457 00:20:11,279 --> 00:20:13,319 Uh have made an impact thus far. 458 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,799 Speaker 5: Yeah, we're gonna well, we have Matthias done. 459 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,799 Speaker 4: He has done a great job. And Matthias was Will's backup 460 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,279 for the last couple of years. 461 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,640 Speaker 5: And and luckily Will has been great about teaching him 462 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,119 what helps Will and his mindset and he has no 463 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,640 Will's got a great mindset when it comes to kicking. 464 00:20:30,079 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 4: He got he got, you know, his ice in his veins. 465 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 5: And so I think that's kind of if you watch 466 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,559 Matthias in this camp in spring, He's done a great 467 00:20:37,599 --> 00:20:40,920 job and kind of basically being another another Willfare. And 468 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,079 then Ian Sanchez is helping us out right now. He 469 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,200 just got home from a mission. And then uh, you know, 470 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,079 we plan on Brodie Laga joining us after his mission 471 00:20:48,079 --> 00:20:50,279 he gets back in a couple of months. So, uh, 472 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:52,559 those guys are done a great job. And then Fuller 473 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,400 has done a great job for us in the punting part. 474 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,839 And and I think it's it's his it's his job 475 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,000 right now, you know so and he and so far 476 00:20:59,319 --> 00:21:03,960 and then the springball he's I mean, he's done everything 477 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,720 we think he could. He's got a powerful leg and 478 00:21:05,759 --> 00:21:07,759 so I think he's done a great job with that. 479 00:21:07,799 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 4: In the holding part. I think we'll be fine with 480 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,440 the kicking I could. 481 00:21:14,759 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 3: I still think it's tough to replace Will Fair, but 482 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:22,240 Will was very complimentary of Matthiah's done and the competition 483 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:26,599 that could brew even with that place kicking. But and 484 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,720 then full of shirts A going to be the punter. 485 00:21:28,799 --> 00:21:31,519 It looks like he's solidified that. Any thoughts, any commentarity 486 00:21:31,559 --> 00:21:33,440 follow up to that? Ronald the free Man Weaver. 487 00:21:33,559 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, asked this question because I was curious, right, you 488 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:37,559 just mentioned it, like it's hard to a place to 489 00:21:37,559 --> 00:21:39,759 Will fare and a guy that was what eighty one 490 00:21:39,799 --> 00:21:42,319 percent of his career like that's going to be kicking 491 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,440 on Sundays. It's tough, man, I mean, it really is. 492 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:49,640 It was tough to you know, replace Ryan Rico. It's 493 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,039 hard to replace and field big shoes of guys that 494 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,720 had a huge impact not only in the game of 495 00:21:54,759 --> 00:21:58,960 college football but at BAE specifically. So I think Matthias don't. 496 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,240 Will have his growing pains like everybody, every kicker has 497 00:22:01,279 --> 00:22:03,160 to learn. But when you learn from a guy like 498 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,240 Will' who better to learn from Ben in my opinion. 499 00:22:06,319 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 4: So we'll see what happens. 500 00:22:07,519 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 6: Like you mentioned Will when we had him on the 501 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,319 show last week, if you missed, interview download on the 502 00:22:11,319 --> 00:22:14,039 podcast was very complimentary of Matthiah. So I'm excited to 503 00:22:14,079 --> 00:22:16,440 see it. You know, I had to Ecro you know, 504 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,200 three years ago, and I said, Bo, you would struggle 505 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:18,519 with kicking. 506 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 4: Was happy to do. 507 00:22:19,319 --> 00:22:21,319 Speaker 6: So I'm gonna want to continue to do that because 508 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,680 Billion needs to win on all three phases. Been so 509 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:27,000 special teams if you're asking me, I guess biggest question 510 00:22:27,079 --> 00:22:30,039 mark at the position coming in when you got LJ 511 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,240 coming back. So I'm not worried about the offensive defense. 512 00:22:32,279 --> 00:22:35,000 You know, maybe I shouldn't overlooking snore and yawn, but 513 00:22:35,279 --> 00:22:37,440 I think special teams when you lose someone like Will 514 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,960 and even someone like Sam, that that's tough to replace. 515 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,519 But we'll see what they do. I like the guys 516 00:22:42,559 --> 00:22:43,799 that they do have in both rooms. 517 00:22:43,839 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 3: Though, speaking of Sam, last thing, last comment from Polani. 518 00:22:47,279 --> 00:22:49,240 Sam banders are trying to get another year of eligibility. 519 00:22:49,279 --> 00:22:51,160 Where do we stand in the punting competition? 520 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,799 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, Sam, we're I guess we're waiting for Instan 521 00:22:54,839 --> 00:22:58,160 Douba to make decisions and we're gonna see if he 522 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,720 can get his years, get his elgible, but if not, 523 00:23:00,799 --> 00:23:03,119 then we'll move on. But we love Sam, we love 524 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,839 our group, and you know, I'll I'd like him courage 525 00:23:07,039 --> 00:23:08,039 everybody to getting next year. 526 00:23:08,079 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 4: I'd take ten or wall back if he could. And 527 00:23:10,319 --> 00:23:10,839 you know all. 528 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 5: These guys that are senior, so because there's any chance 529 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,039 we can get another year from all of them, and 530 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:17,240 I'll do it. But yeah, we'll send the way. But 531 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,079 I don't know what the odds are are in that. 532 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,920 But if there's a slight chance to see what we 533 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:23,279 can do. 534 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: There, boom shock, I lock guys. 535 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 3: That's Kalana's Stockey camp Killiney twenty twenty six. Good catching 536 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,599 up with the head coach of the Bau Cougar football 537 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,079 team that's gonna end up being the Polynesian lavel As. 538 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,559 He's got himself a nice ten year deal. He's gonna 539 00:23:37,559 --> 00:23:40,839 be there for the next decade, uh leading the Cougars 540 00:23:40,839 --> 00:23:43,279 to glory and victory, and I can't wait to see 541 00:23:43,279 --> 00:23:47,480 what he can accomplish in the next ten years. Pretty crazy, man, 542 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,119 he's already he's already done this for pretty much, you know, 543 00:23:50,319 --> 00:23:50,880 a decade. 544 00:23:51,519 --> 00:23:53,279 Speaker 1: He's done in a decade. We're going to be you know, 545 00:23:53,279 --> 00:23:54,319 another twenty years. Man. 546 00:23:54,400 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 3: Lavelle, you know, Lavelle was at Buyu, you know for 547 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,200 a very long time, right, the legendary Lavelle Edwards. He 548 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:08,240 was became an assistant in nineteen sixty two and coached 549 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,759 at WAU through two thousand. 550 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: Okay, so long, illustrious career. 551 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,759 Speaker 3: It's gonna be tough for Kilani to be the head 552 00:24:15,759 --> 00:24:16,839 coach of BAU. 553 00:24:17,039 --> 00:24:19,599 Speaker 1: The first long as lavel was. But I wouldn't put 554 00:24:19,599 --> 00:24:22,440 it past Kilanie. I think he could. 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Do you think they survive 615 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,279 and maybe been thriving this big twelfth term and how 616 00:27:02,319 --> 00:27:02,960 far do they go? 617 00:27:04,559 --> 00:27:04,759 Speaker 2: Yeah? 618 00:27:04,799 --> 00:27:07,640 Speaker 7: I think yesterday was really encouraging. Just what you saw 619 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,720 probably their best offensive performance of the year. AJ obviously 620 00:27:11,799 --> 00:27:15,039 had a historic night, but to have the scoring that 621 00:27:15,079 --> 00:27:18,000 they got from the supporting cast has to be the 622 00:27:18,039 --> 00:27:20,640 most encouraging aspect, and just hoping that they can keep 623 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:25,480 it rolling. The quick turnaround can be tough in terms 624 00:27:25,519 --> 00:27:28,200 of getting rest and whatnot, but I think it helps 625 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,160 YU in this instance, just because one you're used to 626 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,240 playing on that funky glass floor, but also you know 627 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,079 you have it's easier to carry the momentum over. It's 628 00:27:37,079 --> 00:27:38,920 a quick turnaround. You know, they're already in the groove 629 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:40,799 and you don't have to throw anything off. So I 630 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,680 think they'll get the job done today if they'll probably 631 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:44,759 lose to Houston, and that should lock them into a 632 00:27:44,759 --> 00:27:48,240 sixth seed, which, you know, all things considered, that was 633 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,119 the best case scenario in this tournament. Obviously winning the 634 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,400 tournament would be cool, but at the same time, you'd 635 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,279 be spending a lot of energy and effort that could 636 00:27:55,279 --> 00:27:57,799 probably be best served in the NSAA tournament. But to 637 00:27:57,799 --> 00:28:00,359 stay a sixth seed and get a couple win and 638 00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:02,559 you know, when you add the Big Twelve tournament to 639 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,880 the season performance, you'd be above five hundred and the 640 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:10,440 Big Twelve and you know, win two games lock your 641 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,519 seed in. That's that's as good as it gets for Yu. 642 00:28:12,599 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 3: I think, yeah, it would be a glorious thing for 643 00:28:16,039 --> 00:28:19,119 the Cooges to I think, all things consider, to be 644 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,640 a sixth seed, right because I think there was talk about, 645 00:28:21,799 --> 00:28:25,240 you know, worst case scenarios BAU possibly getting even to 646 00:28:25,759 --> 00:28:28,240 a ten seed with the way that they were playing 647 00:28:28,279 --> 00:28:28,759 at times. 648 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:34,039 Speaker 7: Yeah, getting wearing the white jerseys on Thursday is huge. 649 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:36,359 You want to be the higher seed. Following to a 650 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,799 ten would have been pretty catastrophic considering everything with the season. 651 00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:42,440 I think a lot about that Oklahoma team when they 652 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,799 had Trey Young as a freshman. Obviously there's some parallels 653 00:28:44,839 --> 00:28:47,119 there with Trey Young being the best player in the 654 00:28:47,119 --> 00:28:48,839 country but not winning Big Twelve Player of the Year 655 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,119 that year because Oklahoma was bad in Big Twelve play. 656 00:28:51,119 --> 00:28:52,640 They made the tournament, they were a ten seed. They 657 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:55,720 lost the seven seed Rhode Island with Dan Hurley, and 658 00:28:55,799 --> 00:28:57,359 now b YU doesn't have to worry about that, right 659 00:28:57,359 --> 00:28:58,880 They'll be a six seed, They'll be favored in the 660 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,519 first round, and then hopefully, you know, the best case 661 00:29:01,519 --> 00:29:04,039 scenario I think for BYU is they go to Portland. 662 00:29:04,079 --> 00:29:05,960 They're close to the West Coast, maybe more fans show 663 00:29:06,039 --> 00:29:09,839 up there, and they would play Gonzaga three seed in 664 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,240 the second round, which you know, Gonzaga is Gonzaga, but 665 00:29:12,279 --> 00:29:15,160 they're not a Kinzaga of old, right Like, there feels 666 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,319 like a more beatable team this year, and I think 667 00:29:17,359 --> 00:29:21,200 BYU matches well with them, And I mean ideally b 668 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,720 YU would play an eleventh seed, maybe a big Steeler 669 00:29:23,759 --> 00:29:26,480 from from a lower league, and then play a fourteen 670 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:28,160 seed in the second round. That's probably the best case 671 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:31,279 scenario for BYU, But you know, all all all things considered, 672 00:29:31,839 --> 00:29:34,640 they'll probably play Gonzaga as a three seed and hopefully 673 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,519 bay He gets the job done there. But yeah, I 674 00:29:36,519 --> 00:29:38,680 mean after yesterday, got to feel a lot better about 675 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:40,920 their ceiling and their ability to win game in March. 676 00:29:41,519 --> 00:29:44,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean Kansas State is Is Kansas State the 677 00:29:44,839 --> 00:29:46,279 worst team in the Big twelve? 678 00:29:46,319 --> 00:29:46,599 Speaker 1: Though? 679 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 3: I mean, what can we learn from that game? Considering 680 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,559 who Kansas State is. They don't really have a head coach, 681 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,440 they don't have an identity. There's some good players on 682 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,960 the team, don't get me wrong, but how much can 683 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,680 you really read into that Kansas State game? 684 00:29:59,759 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: Yeah? 685 00:30:00,039 --> 00:30:03,279 Speaker 7: I just think the biggest thing was BYU had an 686 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:06,839 emotional win over Texas Tech. The last time they had 687 00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:09,319 a topton win, they lost to UCF at home and 688 00:30:09,319 --> 00:30:11,519 which should have been some of the most favorable circumstances 689 00:30:11,519 --> 00:30:13,440 of the year for BYU. So I think it showed 690 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,160 that this BYU team, just in a matter of weeks, 691 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,599 has grown a little bit knowing that Okay, like you 692 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,799 can win a game and not let the emotional letdown 693 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,519 or not let not let the emotional aspects, you know, 694 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,119 like BYU can't even gonna take a quick letdown to 695 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:28,920 a team that probably shouldn't beat them, right, they did 696 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,720 a couple of weeks ago, but they fixed that. And 697 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,200 obviously Haggarty, I think Haggardy's gonna get his and he 698 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,799 certainly did yesterday. But Byu did a good job towards 699 00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:39,079 the end of limiting everybody around him, and that was 700 00:30:39,079 --> 00:30:40,839 probably the game plan. And I just I just think, 701 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:44,400 especially offensively, like no matter what, you doesn't matter who 702 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:46,440 you play against. To drop one hundred five points in 703 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,200 the conference tournament is impressive. I don't care who the 704 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,039 opponent is. So I just think b YU. At the 705 00:30:51,039 --> 00:30:53,440 same time, like like Kansas State, they're in a weird spot. 706 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,319 They don't have a head coach, like you said, the 707 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,759 guys they're playing for the portal, like I'm sure guys 708 00:30:57,759 --> 00:30:59,160 like playing with each other. They want to keep it 709 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,440 going as long as possible. Like you could tell the 710 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,119 Kansas State was fighting. I don't think they mailed the 711 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,640 end at all yesterday. And so yeah, I mean, I 712 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,480 think you can just take some take some pride for 713 00:31:08,559 --> 00:31:12,039 BYU knowing that they just felt like everyone was clicking. 714 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:14,720 It felt like the offense was last year at by 715 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,440 you peaked at the right time, right, like just they 716 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,880 grew together throughout the season and in March they were 717 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,400 playing their best basketball, and yesterday looked like some of 718 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,880 their best offensive basketball the season. And that's like I 719 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:25,680 said before, I don't care who you play against, like 720 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:27,319 you've got to have a performance like that in March, 721 00:31:27,319 --> 00:31:29,359 and so by should s feel good about that, And 722 00:31:29,359 --> 00:31:32,599 like I said earlier, it's a quick turnaround and hopefully 723 00:31:32,599 --> 00:31:35,519 that that helps BYU momentum wise, knowing that they can 724 00:31:35,599 --> 00:31:37,799 just keep it going today and being able to rest 725 00:31:37,799 --> 00:31:39,519 some of their guys in the final minutes yesterday. I 726 00:31:39,519 --> 00:31:41,799 think Rob right by the way, like getting his two 727 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,559 knocked out might have been a blessing in disguise for 728 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,000 BYU because they kind of forced them to rest him 729 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,599 at the end of that game, and now he'll have 730 00:31:47,599 --> 00:31:49,000 a little more in the tank for today. They were 731 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,480 able to take aj out with a few more minutes, 732 00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:53,039 and I know thirty seven minutes and forty minutes isn't 733 00:31:53,039 --> 00:31:55,079 a huge difference, but I think just being able to 734 00:31:55,079 --> 00:31:56,799 rest guys and maybe giving them that mental like all right, 735 00:31:56,839 --> 00:31:58,920 We're sitting the rest of the game, so I can 736 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,680 go full through out of tomorrow. I think that helps YU. 737 00:32:02,079 --> 00:32:05,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, really for kind of feel that way. I kind 738 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:09,160 of feel like, if Rob Wright going to be somewhat limited, 739 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:13,240 will he be as aggressive. We've already had issues over 740 00:32:13,279 --> 00:32:17,119 this season with maybe a lack of effort. He showcased 741 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,200 what he can do when he's on point, when he's 742 00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:25,319 high energy, high effort, just balling out. You wonder if 743 00:32:25,319 --> 00:32:29,920 this injury will limit him at all from an effort standpoint. 744 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:30,839 Speaker 1: Give me your thoughts on that. 745 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 7: I mean, maybe he starts out a little more cautious, 746 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,640 a little more calculated in his effort, not effort, but 747 00:32:38,759 --> 00:32:41,359 maybe just doesn't have to dial it up to eleven, 748 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:43,519 doesn't have to be as aggressive early, and then kind 749 00:32:43,559 --> 00:32:46,240 of the way however the game plays out, maybe he'll 750 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,920 adjut accordingly. Right like By's been kind of a slow 751 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,680 starting team for out the season. Maybe they're just I 752 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,480 don't know, it's just I think I think Rob has 753 00:32:56,519 --> 00:32:58,039 put some good deposits in the bank to where you 754 00:32:58,079 --> 00:33:00,599 know you can count on him the effort or the energy. 755 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:04,079 Maybe a few times it dips, but it's the conference tournament, 756 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:08,960 you know you're playing for something BYU. Just I just 757 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:14,519 think that the circumstances making a different. The circumstances make 758 00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:16,240 it different, right, And I think Rob will be able 759 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:19,799 to play accordingly. And like I said, maybe it's a 760 00:33:19,839 --> 00:33:22,160 little more calculated, maybe it's a little more cautious early, 761 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,799 but I'm sure if he has the ball in his 762 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:26,799 hands late with a chance to win, you know he's 763 00:33:26,799 --> 00:33:29,599 not going to hold anything back. So hopefully they numb 764 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,920 him up and his tooth doesn't bother him too much 765 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:33,319 and he can go out and play some good ball. 766 00:33:33,799 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, Jackson, I was just looking at Lunardi's latest bracketology 767 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:38,440 for BYU. 768 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:40,559 Speaker 1: They're a six seed, but. 769 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,519 Speaker 3: They'd be matched up in Portland. Okay, that's good, right, 770 00:33:43,559 --> 00:33:46,839 a lot of BYU fans out there, good LGS contingent. 771 00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:50,240 They'd match up against Miami of Ohio, and then in 772 00:33:50,279 --> 00:33:52,960 the round of thirty two, it looks like they'd get 773 00:33:53,119 --> 00:33:56,920 Gonzaga or UC Irvine, most likely Gonzaga. 774 00:33:57,039 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: Is that a good thing? Would that be a good 775 00:33:58,920 --> 00:33:59,799 thing or a bad thing? 776 00:34:00,119 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 3: Going to Portland facing Miami of Ohio and then possibly 777 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,119 facing Zaga. 778 00:34:05,839 --> 00:34:08,159 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, like I said earlier, I think Innzaga 779 00:34:08,199 --> 00:34:10,440 is probably the most favorable three seed that they could play. 780 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,800 I think BYU matches up well with Gonzaga. I don't 781 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,159 think this is as good a good Zaga team as 782 00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:16,639 they've had in recent years. Santa Clair was giving them 783 00:34:16,679 --> 00:34:20,000 some trouble yesterday in the WCC title game. You know, 784 00:34:20,079 --> 00:34:21,679 I think by you could go in and get the 785 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:24,000 win over in Zaga if they had the opportunity in 786 00:34:24,039 --> 00:34:26,239 Portland is there'll be a ton of in Zaga fans there, obviously, 787 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:28,119 but there'll be a ton of YU fans too. As 788 00:34:28,119 --> 00:34:31,400 for Miami of Ohio, like, look, Miami of Ohio is 789 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,679 the best story in college basketball this year. It's been 790 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:35,039 really fun to watch them. I've watched a ton of 791 00:34:35,039 --> 00:34:36,960 their games because I've been ranking them in the poll 792 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,920 every week, and I really like a NERF Fund team, 793 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:41,960 and they're everything good about college basketball. I don't think 794 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,880 they've played a team with b Yu's length and athleticism 795 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,559 kind of similar to VCU last year, and BYU match 796 00:34:47,639 --> 00:34:48,920 up with them in the first round where it's like, 797 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:52,599 all right, this is a really good team, great defense, 798 00:34:53,159 --> 00:34:56,880 the effort and the stats are there, but you know, 799 00:34:57,079 --> 00:34:59,199 VCU hadn't play the team with Yu's caliber, and it 800 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,239 showed you know why you was playing the VCU down 801 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:02,960 the stretch of that game. And so I think that's 802 00:35:03,039 --> 00:35:04,480 kind of the same with Miami of Ohio. But at 803 00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:06,800 the same time, like all the pressure goes on BYU 804 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:08,800 in that moment where it's like, you know, Miami of Ohio, 805 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,320 everybody wants to see, like what they can do in 806 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,360 the tournament if they're a fraud, if they're real, and 807 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,320 Byu suddenly gets put in the spot where it's like, 808 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:19,360 oh no, like we have to uh, you know, boy, 809 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,039 you have to figure out how to get the job done. 810 00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:23,960 And it's a tough spot to be put in for 811 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,159 both for both sides, right, Like b Yu has the 812 00:35:26,159 --> 00:35:27,840 best player in the country, Miami of Ohio would have 813 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:29,519 to beat them, but also Byu has to be no 814 00:35:29,519 --> 00:35:31,880 one thefeeded team. Like it's just it's a weird pressure 815 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:33,960 spot to be put in. And I would like to 816 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,840 think that the bracketologists would would be smart enough knowing like, 817 00:35:37,199 --> 00:35:39,760 all right, we want Miami of Ohio to play longer 818 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:41,280 because it's a cool story, but we also want the 819 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,880 best player in college basketball to play longer. So hopefully 820 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:46,280 they wouldn't knock one of them out in the first 821 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:48,840 round by matching them up with each other. But I 822 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:50,760 just think it would be the off the court kind 823 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,280 of mental stuff. What's playing Miami of Ohio is would 824 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:55,559 be crazy And then hopefully, you know, if BYU does 825 00:35:55,599 --> 00:35:57,559 get the job done there, they can play a little 826 00:35:57,559 --> 00:35:59,320 more loose against Kazag and get the upset. I think 827 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,360 that's kind of what the beat Wisconsin last year, where 828 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:03,360 it's like, you know, there was a stigma buy you 829 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:05,679 always lose in the first round. They beat VCU the 830 00:36:05,679 --> 00:36:07,719 monkeys off their back, and they go and win against Wisconsin, 831 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,639 And that first half against Wisconsin was the best half 832 00:36:09,679 --> 00:36:12,199 of basketball they played all year, And so I really think, 833 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:13,719 you know, if they can get that first round win 834 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,360 over a team like Miami of Ohio, it helps them 835 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:18,440 against Kuzbaga. But at the same time, as a as 836 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,000 a college basketball fan, I don't want see you why 837 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:21,440 you played Miami of Ohio because I want to see 838 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:23,119 both of tho teams playing in the second round. So 839 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,159 hopefully that doesn't end up being the draw, but if 840 00:36:26,159 --> 00:36:27,800 it is, it'll be interesting for sure. 841 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,800 Speaker 3: Jackson Payne des red News here on a Cougar Beat 842 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:36,320 Little college basketball, college football conversation here on your Utah 843 00:36:36,519 --> 00:36:39,199 ESPN Radio network. I do want to discuss with your 844 00:36:39,199 --> 00:36:41,400 Camp Kilani and some of the storylines coming out of 845 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:44,239 Camp Killane would have been the main storylines you've been 846 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:44,840 intrigued by. 847 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:48,159 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean I haven't been able to go the 848 00:36:48,199 --> 00:36:51,360 last couple of times with basketball and everything. But obviously, 849 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:53,880 I think the defense, like with Kelley Pipeinga, I don't 850 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:55,559 think there's gonna be any crazy changes. They kept a 851 00:36:55,599 --> 00:36:57,679 lot of the same guys. Sounds like the scheme and 852 00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:59,599 the philosophies will kind of stay the same. But on 853 00:36:59,599 --> 00:37:01,639 the offense side of the ball, right like with Parker 854 00:37:01,679 --> 00:37:03,239 Kingston Gong. We don't have to dive into that, but 855 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:07,159 just the wide receiver room, like who's gonna step up, 856 00:37:07,159 --> 00:37:09,840 who's gonna merge as the guy. There's been some flashes 857 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:11,920 from Kyler Casper that have been encouraging. How obviously, if 858 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:14,639 he stays healthy, can help Uyu Shojo Phillips. You know 859 00:37:14,679 --> 00:37:16,760 you've seen flashes of brilliance from him at Byu, But 860 00:37:17,519 --> 00:37:19,639 can he stay healthy? Can he take that step and 861 00:37:19,679 --> 00:37:23,000 be the number one guy? The tight ends the Salipaga 862 00:37:23,119 --> 00:37:24,920 and Lions. I think they're gonna be a big part 863 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:28,480 of the offense. Running back obviously, you know Lger Martin's hurt, 864 00:37:28,519 --> 00:37:30,480 but you got to get some guys around him. You 865 00:37:30,519 --> 00:37:33,000 got to get a supporting cast in the backs to 866 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:36,280 maybe take some of the load off him, and backup 867 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:38,920 quarterback too. I mean, this is a very I mean, 868 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,440 I think everything with this year in with spring ball 869 00:37:41,559 --> 00:37:43,400 is just building depth. And I think that's the same 870 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,639 for every year, but especially this year, Like you got 871 00:37:45,639 --> 00:37:47,480 to flesh out your receiver room. You got to make 872 00:37:47,519 --> 00:37:49,519 sure your tight ends are able to, you know, do 873 00:37:49,599 --> 00:37:51,559 their job. Got to make sure the running backs and 874 00:37:51,599 --> 00:37:54,880 support LJ and then backup quarterback. I think the fact 875 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,840 that BYU's had their starting quarterbacks start every game of 876 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,159 the season in the past two years is tremendous, but 877 00:38:00,159 --> 00:38:03,519 it's also kind of fluky. Like BYU historically, their quarterbacks 878 00:38:03,559 --> 00:38:05,000 get hurt, and I know the sports signs from the 879 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,760 training team are doing a good jobs keeping them healthy, 880 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,719 but I think it's more likely than not that you're 881 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:10,960 going to see a You're going to see a backup 882 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,280 quarterback at some time this year. Hopefully Bear stays healthy, 883 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:15,559 right but with how physical his style of play is, 884 00:38:15,599 --> 00:38:18,199 and just the grind of having just played fourteen games 885 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:20,760 last year and big to a football like, who knows 886 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:22,599 what's gonna happen. You can't you can't count on a 887 00:38:22,599 --> 00:38:25,400 health ever, and so I just think at some point 888 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:27,800 you might see some backup quarterback action. And so Trayson 889 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:29,760 Borget he's the veteran, he's been at UY a few years. 890 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:32,400 Enik Watson he's the freshman. He's off a mission. He's 891 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:35,519 got some really intriguing talent. I mean, watching them in 892 00:38:35,599 --> 00:38:39,199 Folk in spring ball is definitely kind of intriguing my eye, 893 00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:42,320 just because you know, like I said, you're probably gonna 894 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:43,559 see one of them in Battle this year, and so 895 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,239 hopefully what they do is encourages you for when that 896 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:48,360 time comes. Potentially. 897 00:38:49,639 --> 00:38:53,079 Speaker 3: I was just thinking about, you know, A j and 898 00:38:53,519 --> 00:38:56,480 his productivity. I thought it was very mature of him 899 00:38:56,519 --> 00:38:58,000 in the post game. I don't know if you saw this. 900 00:38:58,119 --> 00:39:03,400 Chancellor Johnson was interviewing him. Chancellor said essentially any if 901 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:05,599 he had any qualms with not being the Big twelve 902 00:39:05,639 --> 00:39:08,199 Player of the year, and in a very mature fast 903 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,199 He's like, look, yeah, I mean I thought I could 904 00:39:10,199 --> 00:39:15,239 have got it, but they they give or gave credit 905 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:19,360 to the best team with and arguably the best player 906 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,800 on that team that that led him, and we're a 907 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:24,280 losing team where we're a five hundred team. I thought 908 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,360 I was pretty mature of him to react in such 909 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:26,599 a way. 910 00:39:26,639 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 1: Your thoughts, Yeah, I totally agree. 911 00:39:29,519 --> 00:39:34,519 Speaker 7: I mean, look, I think the widespread opinion has been 912 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:36,719 A j should have been the player of the year, 913 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:39,719 and if not AJ then JT. Toppin. If not JT. Topping, 914 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:43,519 then Joshua Jefferson. It's like Jayden Bradley won't be a 915 00:39:43,519 --> 00:39:46,159 first team All American. Like fullucolature, I vote for the 916 00:39:46,159 --> 00:39:48,000 All America teams. I didn't have Jayen Bradley on my 917 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,079 All America ballot, and I think he's a great player. 918 00:39:50,079 --> 00:39:51,719 I would have voted him first team All be twelve, 919 00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:56,880 but he's not. Like I just think it's a lifetime achievement, 920 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,880 you know, veteran senior leader on the best team in 921 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:02,000 a coference, and that's not what the award should be. 922 00:40:02,119 --> 00:40:03,639 And you know there's a precedent for this, right Like 923 00:40:03,639 --> 00:40:05,559 when I talked about Trey Young earlier, but when Trey 924 00:40:05,559 --> 00:40:07,639 Young was at Oklahoma, he was the first player in 925 00:40:07,679 --> 00:40:10,400 history to lead the country in points and assists, like 926 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:12,159 he was the scoring leader and the assist leader, and 927 00:40:12,199 --> 00:40:14,480 he wasn't Big Twelve Player of the Year because Oklahoma 928 00:40:14,519 --> 00:40:15,920 went eight and ten and they lost the first round 929 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:19,239 in March, and so they and they picked the best 930 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:22,000 player on the best team, which was Kansas. All that 931 00:40:22,119 --> 00:40:24,719 is to say, I get why they picked Bradley, and 932 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:26,800 I think Sean Farnham and Bye team was talking about 933 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,480 how you know, topping and AJ probably got a lot 934 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:32,360 of votes, but Bradley took away votes from both of them, 935 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,679 and it's just it was kind of a weird votes thing. 936 00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:39,280 But AJ handled it great right BYU. Maybe they dropped 937 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:41,360 some games they shouldn't have. The UCF loss was inexcusable. 938 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:44,440 I still think the Oklahoma State loss was inexcusable. B 939 00:40:44,679 --> 00:40:47,039 Yu did not deliver the team that that I think 940 00:40:47,079 --> 00:40:49,800 AJ was was hoping for. But I think they can 941 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:52,199 still have their I think they can still make some 942 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:54,480 magic happain in March and still be a memorable season. 943 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:56,440 But I agree with AJ right he. I just think 944 00:40:56,599 --> 00:40:58,599 he's so mature. I think he's passed every test at 945 00:40:58,599 --> 00:41:01,280 BYU with flying colors all this talk about the r 946 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:04,719 OI not being the r O Y not being worth 947 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:07,599 it for AJ is just it's it's ridiculous. I think 948 00:41:07,639 --> 00:41:10,239 b YU, the AJA experiment or experience at BYU is 949 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:13,639 gonna slam dunk and I'm I'm I'm getting sick of 950 00:41:13,639 --> 00:41:15,360 people trying to tell me the opposite because I think 951 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:17,440 everything that AJ has done, and I mean, he's been 952 00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:19,480 an incredible player. He led the country in scoring. It's 953 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,159 an all the time YU season. He's been a force 954 00:41:21,199 --> 00:41:24,960 for good off the court. He's he's changed the way 955 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:27,239 that BOU basketball is viewed. And now you're seeing guys 956 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,519 like Bruce Branch come to BYU like AJ is a 957 00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:32,480 trail blazer at p BY. He's helping transform the way 958 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:34,360 that by has perceived across the country. And I know 959 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:36,800 that by probably isn't the front of four team for 960 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:39,320 whatever reason that that many people thought they could be 961 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:41,760 this year. But I think the impact of what a 962 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:43,360 j De Bonsa did this year at YU will be 963 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:44,960 felt for for years to come. And I think that's 964 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,119 the biggest thing about all so he should have been 965 00:41:47,119 --> 00:41:48,400 the big towl Player of the year. I get why 966 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:50,719 they shows Bradley, I don't agree with it, but I 967 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:52,840 think the way that aj handled it was was very mature, 968 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:55,199 and more than anything, it's a blessing in disguss for 969 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:57,280 Byu because it lit a fire under him like, Okay, 970 00:41:57,559 --> 00:41:58,920 I am the best player. I'm gonna show you in 971 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,039 the court. And he definitely saw yesterday against Kansas State 972 00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:03,360 and look, I want to bet against a j Ed March. 973 00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:06,840 I think he just he takes his game to another 974 00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:08,639 level when the stakes are highest. He saw the Madison 975 00:42:08,679 --> 00:42:10,760 Square Garden. You've seen it in some many these big 976 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,000 moments this year, and so I just think he loves 977 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:15,000 the spotlight. And and you know, by you will be 978 00:42:15,039 --> 00:42:17,079 in the spotlight in March, and he's going to deliver. 979 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:18,920 Speaker 1: Jackson. 980 00:42:19,239 --> 00:42:23,480 Speaker 3: You know that that particular articulation, it reminded me of 981 00:42:23,559 --> 00:42:27,480 a tweet that you put out after the last big 982 00:42:27,559 --> 00:42:30,639 win versus Texas Tech at home. You said, this is 983 00:42:30,639 --> 00:42:33,000 why you never give up give up on the season. 984 00:42:33,639 --> 00:42:37,280 Did you feel that like Cougar Nation or who did 985 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:37,920 you feel. 986 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:40,639 Speaker 1: Was giving up on the seasons in particular? 987 00:42:42,079 --> 00:42:43,480 Speaker 7: You know, I just felt like there was some talk 988 00:42:43,559 --> 00:42:46,000 like you know, just fast forward a football season like 989 00:42:46,039 --> 00:42:48,199 it didn't work out, blah, blah blah, like I think 990 00:42:48,199 --> 00:42:50,519 there was some name saying, and I don't want to 991 00:42:50,559 --> 00:42:52,920 blame anyone for that because you know, after some of 992 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:55,880 those losses, like it was tough, Like part of being 993 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:57,400 a fan is riding the ups and the downs, and 994 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,480 I think the downs were just feeling such brutal for 995 00:43:00,519 --> 00:43:02,599 BYU that it was like, I don't blame anybody for 996 00:43:03,119 --> 00:43:05,760 having the thoughts to maybe jump ship or stop believing. 997 00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:08,519 But you know, I know people people want to police 998 00:43:08,559 --> 00:43:10,159 storming the court, but by you beat a top ten 999 00:43:10,199 --> 00:43:12,519 team at home, and they did on Senior night, Like 1000 00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:14,880 I think it is there. I think it merit it 1001 00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:17,679 a court storming. Obviously Boop was waving for fans to 1002 00:43:17,679 --> 00:43:19,599 come on the court and join them and party. And 1003 00:43:20,039 --> 00:43:22,119 it's just one of those things like you know, BYU 1004 00:43:22,199 --> 00:43:24,480 lost three really dumb games in a row and then 1005 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:25,880 they beat a top ten team at home, and I 1006 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:27,559 know Texas Tech did on a top and but BYU 1007 00:43:27,559 --> 00:43:29,960 doesn't have Saunders, right, and Texas Tech has been winning 1008 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,320 games without Top and BYU without Saunders, you know, the 1009 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:35,960 results hadn't been as positive. So I don't want anybody 1010 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:37,719 to try and take away the shine off that win 1011 00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:39,480 because it was a really impressive win of the hard 1012 00:43:39,480 --> 00:43:41,440 fought win. I think the biggest thing is you saw 1013 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:43,440 that BYU got its fight back, it got its group back, 1014 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:46,119 And to have a scene like that where people are 1015 00:43:46,119 --> 00:43:48,440 storming the court and it's a celebration, it's a night 1016 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:51,840 to remember. Like those are the things that that lasts forever, 1017 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:53,960 Like how long have we been talking about the Kenzaga 1018 00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:56,800 win in twenty twenty or Jimmer it against San Diego State, 1019 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:58,639 like that Texas Tech win for better I mean, it's 1020 00:43:58,639 --> 00:44:00,599 not on that level, but it'll be night that people 1021 00:44:00,599 --> 00:44:02,119 at BYU who are at that game will be talking 1022 00:44:02,159 --> 00:44:02,639 about forever. 1023 00:44:02,679 --> 00:44:03,599 Speaker 4: And so to have a. 1024 00:44:03,559 --> 00:44:05,280 Speaker 7: Moment like that, that's going to stand that test of time, 1025 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:06,559 Like that's why you don't give up on the season, 1026 00:44:06,599 --> 00:44:10,039 because anything can happen. I think about trying to remember 1027 00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:13,199 the coach's name, Dan Monson, he was at He was 1028 00:44:13,199 --> 00:44:15,400 at Long Beach State for a long time. He got 1029 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:17,880 fired before the conference tournament. They had a bad year, 1030 00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:19,400 but then they won the conference tournament and made the 1031 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:21,800 INSA tournament, and it was this crazy thing like, you know, 1032 00:44:22,119 --> 00:44:23,679 you could you could have given up all the season then, 1033 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:25,960 but they went on a run. They defied the odds 1034 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:27,840 and they did something incredible. They went to the tournament 1035 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:30,079 as a like the ten seam in their conference or whatever. 1036 00:44:30,199 --> 00:44:32,280 So it's just one of those things like just it's 1037 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:34,519 it's the Jimmy Valvano, right, it's that don't ever give up, 1038 00:44:34,519 --> 00:44:38,039 don't ever give up, Like just anything can happen in sports, 1039 00:44:38,079 --> 00:44:39,360 and that's what makes it so beautiful. That's why I 1040 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:41,880 love telling the stories about him. So I don't I 1041 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:45,440 don't blame people for having some pessimism and feeling maybe 1042 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:49,199 as if the the the good days of BYA Basketball 1043 00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:51,559 had passed them by. But you know, BYU of credit 1044 00:44:51,559 --> 00:44:53,559 to Kevin Young and his staff, credit to the players, 1045 00:44:53,599 --> 00:44:55,400 credit to Richie Saunders for whatever he's doing on the 1046 00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:57,920 bench to get BYU wins whenever he's there. Like, it's 1047 00:44:57,960 --> 00:44:59,960 just been amazing to see them kind of respond to 1048 00:45:00,039 --> 00:45:02,400 the adversity and come out and maybe reinvent themselves and 1049 00:45:02,519 --> 00:45:08,280 rediscover their fight. So I mean, BYU, like bau fans 1050 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:12,079 had every right to to maybe be pessimistic or be 1051 00:45:12,159 --> 00:45:14,360 down on the Cougars, but you know, by you've proved 1052 00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:17,239 them wrong. They figured out a way to get the win, 1053 00:45:17,480 --> 00:45:19,960 and I just it's been amazing to see them with 1054 00:45:20,079 --> 00:45:22,199 more of that spark, more of that fight, since that 1055 00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:23,320 takes a second. 1056 00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:28,000 Speaker 3: Love that perspective, Jackson, Brent, you or Mark yesterday said 1057 00:45:28,079 --> 00:45:30,960 that the Big twelve deserves eight to nine bids. 1058 00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:34,159 Speaker 1: You stated that if you're five hundred or. 1059 00:45:34,119 --> 00:45:38,480 Speaker 3: Above in the league, you should get in Cincinnati's you know, 1060 00:45:38,559 --> 00:45:42,480 top twenty five and analytics. Since December, West Virginia has 1061 00:45:42,519 --> 00:45:45,880 been flirtatious right there at the at the five hundred mark, 1062 00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:48,599 and they did lose the Kansas State to kind of 1063 00:45:48,679 --> 00:45:50,760 end the year, but they got to win over UCF. 1064 00:45:51,079 --> 00:45:52,239 Speaker 1: What do you think how many. 1065 00:45:52,039 --> 00:45:54,000 Speaker 3: Bids do you think the Big twelve deserves in this 1066 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:55,440 NCAA tournament. 1067 00:45:56,840 --> 00:45:58,119 Speaker 7: Yeah, I don't have a number off the top of 1068 00:45:58,119 --> 00:45:59,280 my head. I have to look at it, but I 1069 00:45:59,320 --> 00:46:01,599 do think, like, if you can go over five hundred, 1070 00:46:01,639 --> 00:46:03,199 Like I just remember that first year when by using 1071 00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:05,280 the Big twelve, they went ten and eight, I want 1072 00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:07,800 to say with Mark Pope, and that was a huge success. 1073 00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:09,800 It's like, wow, you went over five hundred. The best 1074 00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,679 basketball conference, the deepest basketball conference in the country. Going 1075 00:46:12,719 --> 00:46:15,599 over five hundred is definitely something to Pat yourself on 1076 00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:18,400 the back about and I think if you go over 1077 00:46:18,440 --> 00:46:19,920 five hundred and the Big twel odds are, you probably 1078 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:22,079 should be the inst of the way tournament. But obviously, 1079 00:46:22,119 --> 00:46:24,599 like look BYU went five hundred in the Big twelve, 1080 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:28,199 their non conference is probably what kept them safely in 1081 00:46:28,199 --> 00:46:31,800 the field with their wins over people like Villanova, Miami, Clemson. 1082 00:46:32,760 --> 00:46:34,800 So we have to if we're gonna use that logic 1083 00:46:34,840 --> 00:46:36,360 to keep BYU in the tournament, we got to use 1084 00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:37,840 that logic to maybe keep some other people out of 1085 00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:39,639 the tournament too. And I want as many Big twelve 1086 00:46:39,639 --> 00:46:41,880 teams as possible in the tournament obviously, but if you 1087 00:46:41,880 --> 00:46:44,000 had some bad losses earlier that are hurting your metrics, 1088 00:46:44,039 --> 00:46:46,239 like I don't know, like that should probably be weighing 1089 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:47,800 as well. But at the same time, like if you 1090 00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:49,519 look the part of the tournament team down the stretch, 1091 00:46:50,239 --> 00:46:52,320 you should probably be in as well. Like Yu Womb's basketball. 1092 00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:54,679 By women's bastball has been amazing as of late, and 1093 00:46:54,719 --> 00:46:56,800 they've had some bad losses too, but you know, they 1094 00:46:56,840 --> 00:46:58,400 ended the year looking like a tournament team, And so 1095 00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:00,239 I think it's a weird balance to straight you know, 1096 00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:02,880 like you want to take the whole seasons as what 1097 00:47:02,920 --> 00:47:04,920 it's worth, but also you want to make sure the 1098 00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:07,679 I tests Like I think the Big Twelve has the 1099 00:47:07,679 --> 00:47:11,639 most teams playing looking like tournament teams right now. Clearly 1100 00:47:12,159 --> 00:47:13,719 like there will be teams that don't make the tournament 1101 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:15,280 that look like they should be, but they won't be. 1102 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,159 And that's just how it goes. And so look, the 1103 00:47:17,199 --> 00:47:19,920 Big Twelve I think re established itself as the best 1104 00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:23,400 basketball conference in America this year. And I mean, look, 1105 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:26,400 arizonaa win the national title, Houston win the national title. 1106 00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:28,280 I was taking to go to the Final four. Like, 1107 00:47:28,320 --> 00:47:30,000 It's just there's a lot of reasons for optimism in 1108 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:32,880 the Big Twelve and hopefully there's eight or nine, maybe 1109 00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:34,800 ten teams representing the conference as a result. 1110 00:47:36,239 --> 00:47:37,960 Speaker 3: One of the things that stood out to me final 1111 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:42,039 thing the formulation Jo Jackson. I believe Rob Right has 1112 00:47:42,039 --> 00:47:46,000 gone on record and essentially stated that he's either going 1113 00:47:46,199 --> 00:47:51,559 pro or coming back to Provo Capitol Pro lowercase Vo 1114 00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:55,559 next season. That would be massive news to get Rob 1115 00:47:55,639 --> 00:47:57,480 Right the third back at b YU. 1116 00:47:59,199 --> 00:48:03,119 Speaker 7: Yeah, definitely, I mean, I think it's it's it's one 1117 00:48:03,119 --> 00:48:05,639 of those things where it's like anything can change in 1118 00:48:05,679 --> 00:48:07,920 a moment, right, And I think as of now you 1119 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:09,480 have to take it for the timing, right, Like, as 1120 00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:12,440 of now, that's his plan. Maybe he changes his mind, 1121 00:48:12,440 --> 00:48:14,400 maybe things stay the same. I don't know, but as 1122 00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:15,960 of right now, he wants to stay in Provo and 1123 00:48:15,960 --> 00:48:17,679 that's what he said and so got it. Take it 1124 00:48:17,719 --> 00:48:19,760 for his word. So hopefully he's back, because he would 1125 00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:23,119 be a great you're losing Rich, you're losing aj who, 1126 00:48:23,199 --> 00:48:25,760 you're losing Kiba. If you could keep one of your stars, 1127 00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:27,880 maybe Davis coming back, but I don't know. As you 1128 00:48:27,880 --> 00:48:29,920 can keep a starter at Provo for next year, I 1129 00:48:29,960 --> 00:48:31,960 think that'd be a huge huge boost for BYU. So 1130 00:48:31,960 --> 00:48:33,000 we'll see how that shakes out. 1131 00:48:33,599 --> 00:48:35,559 Speaker 3: Jackson. Best way to support you what you do, how 1132 00:48:35,599 --> 00:48:38,159 you do it? For all of our listeners, Yeah. 1133 00:48:38,039 --> 00:48:40,159 Speaker 7: Just follow me on Twitter and Instagram at Jackson five 1134 00:48:40,239 --> 00:48:42,519 pain and read the DEAs right news every day. We've 1135 00:48:42,519 --> 00:48:44,480 got a lot of YU content coming out from Jajur 1136 00:48:44,559 --> 00:48:46,639 and myself. So yeah, thanks for all the support. 1137 00:48:46,639 --> 00:48:49,239 Speaker 3: As always, you guys do great work. Appreciate you Jackson, 1138 00:48:49,280 --> 00:48:52,039 great content. It's always thanks for the conversation. 1139 00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:53,280 Speaker 7: All right, Appreciate you Ben. 1140 00:48:53,360 --> 00:48:54,440 Speaker 1: So yeah, there you go. 1141 00:48:54,599 --> 00:48:57,440 Speaker 3: That segment was brought to you by our good friends 1142 00:48:57,440 --> 00:49:00,840 at Dental Pros of Utah. 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