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couple of the topics we're gonna be delving into today.
We've broached a few of these with other guests, Uh,
but we're gonna get into them again. A couple of
things here, Uh. Position needs in the portal. Right, I
know it's closed, but there's still some opportunities to acquire
some talent via the portal. I got to know who
QB two is next year? Who is it and why?
Who is your favorite to become quarterback Numero Dos?
Speaker 3: And why is it? Trayson Borgay?
Speaker 2: Is it ENoG Watson Goldie the true freshman out of
American Leadership Academy? Is it a transfer portal player? Is
it a JUCO transfer?
Speaker 3: Who is it? And why? Tell me break that down
for me.
Speaker 2: Also, we're gonna get into what this offensive system can
do led by a Rod and his crew with the
retention of talent and coaching staff. What is the ceiling
for this bu Bau football team offensively?
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and former BYU quarterback. We got Clement's on the light. Steve,
how that are you, buddy?
Speaker 3: What'll time?
Speaker 4: My god? I here are you?
Speaker 3: Man?
Speaker 2: Living good? Baby, living right? It's Friday. It's a beautiful
day to be a cougar.
Speaker 3: Brother.
Speaker 4: It's always a beautiful day to be a cougar, isn't it.
Speaker 2: It is a lot a lot of gratitude, Uh, you know,
coursing through my veins right now.
Speaker 3: I appreciate you hopping on.
Speaker 2: Look, we're in this offseason, we're leading up to to
UH spring ball.
Speaker 3: Here.
Speaker 2: I do think there are some needs still to be
addressed in the portal. What, in your opinion are some
of the positional needs that could still be addressed. They
have acquired, you know, three offensive linemen, two tight ends,
two really nice tight ends. They've got a wide receiver
that they brought in, Kyler Casper from Oregon. They picked
up two linebackers, one from the ACC and cal Kate
Ulaave that maybe the gem of the class, and then
Clifton from Kansas State. That's essentially our crew. What is
it that we need to maybe a dress via the portal.
Speaker 4: If anything, well, I think you're going to start looking
now at your your depth and the quality of your depth.
Running back, I think would well, I think we need
another running back to secure the depth behind LJ and MOA.
And then and then defensive backfield, I think is a
is a need there as well. I think we're we're
forming everything in the trenches quite nicely, and I think
now we're just looking for depth. But if I were
to say number one, probably be defensive backfield, and then
move to depth and offensive line, I really don't think
you can have enough quality on line because I really
do think that's the backbone of your team, because your
quarterback doesn't do anything, your offense doesn't do anything unless
you have a really good offensive line. And where we're
projected to be, I mean, when we finished the end
of the season at eleven, expectations a little bit higher,
and I know we'll probably get to this a little
bit later, but without a good offensive line, we're not
gonna sniff the playoffs. And so I think depth there
is going to be really really vital for us. But
I would say, yeah, defensive backfield, depth in the offensive line,
running back receiver corps. Obviously, you can can't have enough
of good playmakers on that out on the outside too.
So I'd say skill guys and you know, mostering up
the trenches.
Speaker 3: I like it. I like it.
Speaker 2: I'd like to see, yeah, maybe a couple more key acquisitions.
One of the question marks some Cougar fans have is
who's going to be QB two. We saw that Bear
Bachmeier is not immortal, that he is not impregnable. That
he is he can be injured, despite that robust six
foot two to two and forty five pound frame that
can tote for tuddies and throw the rock as good
as anybody in college football.
Speaker 3: But he has a weakness.
Speaker 2: It's a high ankle sprain when a three hundred pound
defensive tackle rolls up on him.
Speaker 3: Who's QB two next year?
Speaker 2: And why we lost McKay Hillstead traycon Borget is still
on the roster.
Speaker 3: He's running it back.
Speaker 2: Enick Watson a true freshman with a with a golden arm.
I've been told in Golden Hair they called him Goldie.
They're in the Watson family. He's gonna be on the roster,
you know. But there's a lot of debate out there
whether or not by he needs to go into the
portal and find a QB two that's willing to back
up bear Bachmer who's QB two next year?
Speaker 4: And why well, I mean, if you if you start today,
the obvious choice is Bobby Bouchet is what I.
Speaker 2: Affectionately Bobby Bobby Trey Bourgay exactly.
Speaker 4: And so because he's been in there now for I
think this will be his third year, so he knows offense,
he's older, more mature. He's a great kid. My guys,
I spoke to the kid. I can't say that. I'm
I can't believe I'm calling him a kid. He's twenty
something years old. But I spoke to him last spring
for about ten minutes for a while while he's warming up.
My gosh, he's such a good kid and a good dude.
And I know for a fact that the team will
rally around him and really likes him as just not
just a great football player, great quarterback, but as a person.
So there's that there's no splinter in the locker room
if something were to happen and tracing were to go in, like,
everybody has his back, So that's not a would be
an issue. But just based on experience, and I don't know,
Enich sounds like Goldie. I'm probably gonna call him Sunshine.
Sounds to me like Sunshine. Yeah, exactly, that's what he's
going to be, probably known by me. But but just
based on experience, you know, he's coming off a mission
two years timing this that, and so obviously Spring's gonna
be big for him to catch up and see, okay,
offense and how everything works and calling out pass pros
and things like that. It's it's more than just having
a big arm or being able to run the ball
in between the like. It's you've got to be able
to You've got to be able to protect yourself from
getting those hits as much as you can avoid getting
hit in the pocket. That's something that he's obviously behind it. Well,
Tracy is not. He knows offense, he knows where to
put his offensive lineman towards whatever that he thinks where
the blitz is gonna come from. So right now it
would be Trey so and I don't know, Yeah, they
still have a fourth guy they need to get, so
we'll just have to wait and see you on who
that other guy is to compete for the backup spot.
Speaker 3: The quarterback position.
Speaker 2: Obviously the QB two spot is going to be up
for grabs, most likely tracing, but ena could maybe steal it.
You could have a transfer player come in. And you
know how many quarterbacks Steve, do you think you need
on the roster in a given year? Sometimes you have four,
sometimes you have five, sometimes you have six. This day
and Age, what's the right number?
Speaker 4: Well, I think now you've got to go down to
you got to play nice and what are the team's
overall needs. I think you can get away with four.
Five is great, but I four and giving maybe one
to where you need depth for us defensive backfield, receivers,
extra depth running back or lineman. So you know, I
know every position has typically clienting will go okay, y'all
have eight, or you guys have four or five or whatever,
and so obviously wanting to be the best team they
can collectively. Uh, And I think the quarterback room may
be in this situation where they are allotted five but
probably only gonna look like it's gonna take four and
give one to the receiver corps or you know somebody
other position group that needs a little bit more depth.
But so yeah, I think four you can get away
with four and so yeah, I think that's yeah, four
to five and we're rowing love it.
Speaker 2: And he had the the Are you concerned at all
about quarterback depth that you saw?
Speaker 3: You saw Beart get rolled up on.
Speaker 2: He does run the ball, uh, maybe more than than
traditional college quarterbacks.
Speaker 3: Right.
Speaker 2: He had upwards of almost I think five hundred rushing
yards and he was very much heavily involved in red
zone rushing. How concerned you about his health, his body,
his uh, his play style?
Speaker 4: Well, I don't think you will see the same uh
frequency of him as far as quarterbacks run, go design
quarterback runs like we did this year because one more
year in the system and a receiving corps that's gonna
need the ball in their hands because we've got playmakers
on the outside. I think you see. I mean if
we I think he threw it for just over three
thousand yards, he'll approach four thousand. I think in the
passing game, I think a Rod opens it up a
lot more this year than he did last year because
of maybe as inexperience and knowing the playbook, but then
his ability to run inside the tackles. I think now
it's gonna be He's gonna be more of a transformational
quarterback in that not a traditional like straight drop back
all the time. A rod knows you have to move
certain release points. But you can't just sit back there
in the pocket and throw it sixty times and be
successful with this day and age of defenses and how
smart they are and how bigger and faster and stronger
they they used to be. But I do think you'll
see Bear more outside of the pocket, making plays outside
of the pocket. Yeah, he'll still have that shiftiness and
his good feet inside, you know, between the tackles, but
I think you he might see more plays outside of
the tackles and outside the hashes and throwing the ball
down the field vertically than we may have seen this year.
And so for that reason, I'm really really excited. So sustainability, yes,
because I think he's going to be more running the
ball because he has to, not necessarily because he needs to,
and so and that's going to be a breakdown on
as far as the pocket concerns or a blitz or whatever,
and so that will be another weapon. It's a different kind.
It's the same weapon, but maybe a little bit different.
It looks a little bit different, just because I think
his body type is going to change a little bit
over the off season and throughout the spring, and I'm
looking forward to a different looking bear backmyre but and
even better, even better throwing Tim Tebow.
Speaker 3: I love it. I love it. I'd love to see that.
Speaker 2: Where do you think he's going to make improvements in
his throw ability this offseason? What is going to work
on specifically in his mechanics and his throw ability?
Speaker 4: Well, I think his actually has always been good, and
I think you can never be you can never be
good enough above the neck. So I think not just physically,
but I think psychologically and mentally, I think he goes
to another level because of his confidence. Having a year
under his belt and throwing for three thousand and Russian
for five hundred, everything looks different. Everything slows down for
him in year two. And that's huge. I mean that's
huge for any position, for any athlete in any sport.
Is you have a year under your belt, Okay, based
the Texas Text of the World and and and these
guys in the Big twelve weekend and week out the
robbery game, even though it was in provo. Now you
have another you know, a Notre Dame type, huge, huge
game and the middle of the season in provo playing
those guys, so like he's been battle tested, battle proven.
I think you're gonna see him throw the ball a
lot more. I think he's gonna be quicker, he's gonna
be a little bit slimmer probably, and like I said,
make more plays outside of the tackles and in between
the tackles this next year.
Speaker 2: Love that breakdown. You can never be uh you know
what was the keywords?
Speaker 3: You said? You can't you can't ever not be like good.
Speaker 2: Enough to you know, Sorry, I can't remember exactly what
you said, but you gotta be great above the shoulder pads.
Speaker 3: You gotta keep that football like.
Speaker 2: You pristine and at a high level, especially going to
your sophomore season.
Speaker 4: Absolutely, and the next below stuff is giving him confidence
to go neck above and be mentally and psychologically strong,
where I think he's already been. Like that's I think
that's one of the things that have sustained him through
all of last year is you couldn't tell if he
had thrown an interception or a touchdown based on his
excitement level afterwards, and so he already has that encased
in him, and that just goes to another level. Now
you're getting into an elite level where I mean really
nothing bothers is gonna bother the kid because he can
physically do it, now he can psychologically do it. Here
we go, just buckle up.
Speaker 2: Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen, Steve Klements, Ladies and gentlemen.
Talking is a BYU Football in this segment and of
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Odion Minswear odionmnswear dot com. Steve, are you feeling optimistic
that this Billy football team can be better than they were.
Speaker 3: This last year?
Speaker 2: Can they get over the hump this next season and
get to a college football playoff?
Speaker 4: Yes? I think I think the floor would be ten
and two and I think the ceiling would be twelve
and ohero, I think I think you're gonna see. I'll
just call it the team up North. They I could
see them being undefeated on November seventh, along with us,
and so that's obviously a big game. And then before
a couple of weeks before that, Notre Dame at home
and Provo. Those are the two games that do you
look at and you go yep, those are gonna be
They're gonna be tough but winnable games, both of them
without a doubt. And that's why I say, yeah, Ceedland
twelve and oh undefeated and Floor ten and two, which
is lofty, but again with consent assistency over the last
three years. Of course, they're the expectations. Their expectations is
to win every freaking game. So but yeah, I really
do think we're we're ready for a really breakout season
and yes, a better season than last year. I really
think so is uh I think we do actually play
Texas Tech again in the Big twelve Championship. Yeah, because
they're freaking schedules cupcakes. I mean it's ridiculous. Its amount
of the cupcakes is ridiculous. So it's like those dudes
from Labick are already probably booked their hotels and dollar
for Arlington, uh next year. So anyway, I.
Speaker 2: Love the breakdown is a rod TJ. Woods, Kevin Gilbrid, Harvewing.
Are they taking this offense to the next level this
next season?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 4: Yeah, Like I said, I think you're gonna see You're
gonna see Bear approach the four thousand mark in passing yards.
I think probably his rushing yards are about the same,
just like I mentioned earlier, in different ways that he
gets that five hundred, six hundred seven hundred yard mark.
I wouldn't be surprised if you know he approaches one
thousand yards rushing and four thousand yards passing and combined
for about five grand. And so yeah, absolutely they go
to a different level. And I think you'll see a
little bit different offense throwing the ball down the field vertically,
and maybe you see a quarterback draw a lot more
than you did because guys are gonna have to cover
our guys deep. And now that allows bear to have another,
you know, ten to fifteen yards of play with with
his legs.
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