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Jerem Jordan on the line. Jerem, how the heck are
you buddy.
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Just dropping a little culture on you.
Speaker 2: I love. I love to learn something new always with
Jerem Jordan Jerem. Let's recap if we can the women's
basketball season. The only team to make it deep into
a postseason run, they get to the WBIT Championship game,
they fall short. Columbia just too much firepower for them
and they came short, maybe defensively, but give me your
overall eval of this women's basketball team and what they
were able to accomplish this year.
Speaker 3: It was really, really good. It was above expectation. I
didn't think that this team would make the tourney. They
almost did. They were the first team out. They make
a run in the wvit to the championship game, and
they get a ton of confidence. They continue the chemistry
they started to get. The team really enjoys each other.
They're going to retain most of the team. Maria Hudgens
did jump in the portal today, but she's kind of
the only rotational piece. Granted she was injured that I
expect to kind of bounce everyone else. I think is
probably gonna say. You've got great, great backcourt, especially led
by Delaney Gibb who's a superstar, and then a Levy
Hamlin was tremendous as a freshman sitting in Banali, and
then you have Brinley Cannon and Camry Barber. And then oh,
by the way, Kaylie Wilson, the best three point shooter
in America, is back from a mission to Baltimore. She
returned in December. She red shirted and was practicing getting
back in shape this semester. And so they need a
scoring big in the portal to replace their center. Laderrocal,
who was a senior who just finished up. But I'm
very excited about this group. Lee Kamar did a great job.
Twenty six wins of the most by any first year
head coach in Buoy history. Granted when Juddy you know,
had his first year, they went to the Sweet sixteen,
so that's hard to top. But Lee's awesome, The group's awesome,
and I can't wait. I think there's a real palpable
excitement about this team going in next year.
Speaker 2: Yeah. I was discussing this yesterday with Darnell Dixon and
I was like, man, how did that Lee? You wonder
where this women's basketball team would have been had Lee
been the head coach this first go around as we
entered into the Big twelve. Why didn't Lie get at
the first go round? Was it just due to maybe inexperience.
He was coming from the men's team over to the
women's team and there was a little bit of maybe
some trialing to see if he could fit into that role.
Speaker 3: Kylo Ren said let the pass die. So I don't
know if that's what we should do in this situation.
Speaker 2: No, I'm just gonna I'm always in radio, I'm always
like what if, why not? Let's delve into the past
and just just talk about where we made mistakes. I
do that every day, every single day here on sports radio.
Speaker 3: Well, no mistakes have ever been made. I'm just kidding.
You're you're right, Like you know, you think back right
now and you go, well, wait a minute. I think
sometimes it's okay to do something a little different. And
b YU at the time got coach Whiting who was
very successful AU coach and had connections at that level.
And you know, BYU was recruiting at a high level.
Remember Delaney Gabbs signed under the previous regime, and you
know there was talent to be had there. Unfortunately it
didn't come together. And Lee Comard's the guy now and
now you move on from there. And you know, Nancy
Warner was an interesting prospect potentially at a lone peak
as well, And so it's good to have multiple kind
of options there. But I think boy has the right
person at the right time, and that's really important. We've
seen that with football and Killanie and what you can
kind of maintain as a group and get going over
in the next couple of years. And when it's football
and men's basketball, it's very much like okay, year to
year we've got to retain we've got to bring in
pieces that makes sense dot dot in the quote unquote
Olympic sports, of which we're kind of talking about women's basketball.
It's not an NIO conversation year to year. It's do
these people I want to play at this schooling for
that coach? And I think there's real continuity in chemistry
of people that like Lee, like the staff, want to
be at BYU. And I think right now it's a
really nice group. The next year I expect to make
DANC Tournament and hopefully do some damage as they get
more experienced, because they did have a bunch of freshmen
in softways this year.
Speaker 2: Let's turn the page to Camp Killani twenty twenty six
Spring Football. Shall we What did we learn about BYU
football in Camp Killani twenty twenty six Springball? You know,
the conversations, like the questions that we had broached or
we had posed prior to kicking off spring football was
you know, things like who's RB two, who's RB three,
What does that depth look like, who's wide receiver one?
What does the wide receiver room look like? Who's going
to step up? Show up? Show out? Are we going
to be a twelve personnel team with these new tight ends,
et cetera. Our starting offensive line up in the air.
Maybe some question marks there. What does the defense look
like under Kelly Papinga and what is it that they're
going to do well? What changes will be made? Those
are just a few of the comments saw that that
maybe we we we we were we were debating prior
to kicking it off. What did we learn though? What
were some of the questions that you had answered?
Speaker 3: How many semi collens were in that setup? And is
that the most questions ever asked in a question? I
love it. I couldn't possibly answer all of them. I
love it.
Speaker 2: Well, no, no, no, So like I did like a tweet, right,
I ca a zeat And there was like eight questions
that I needed to have answered during spring ball, and
I just I only gave you four, baby, I only
gave you four. Hey, that's four.
Speaker 3: No way, there were at least six to seven there.
Let's go though, let's de decond I love it. I
think they love that. It's kind of all quiet on
the Western front, like you don't you don't know, you
don't know what's going down the pipe. Like before last year, Kline.
Satake felt very confident the team would be way better
than people thought because remember when Jake rtt Flough leaves,
all of a sudden, the expectation is this plummet because
you just don't know who the quarterback is. And then
when Bear's quarterback, you know, a true freshman quarterback just
hasn't There's been like four dudes in the last twenty
five years of college football that have led their team
to ten plus wins as a true freshman, and then
Barby comes the fifth. I mean, it was crazy, but
Kalani felt super confident. Quietly, he didn't want to say
it out loud. He's he's told me off like, hey,
Lavelle Edwards with several, you know, very good teams, like
we knew we knew as a group. I think this
group has that vibe again where they expect to be
ten plus win kind of vibes. They expect to be
in the mix in the Big Twelve, they expect to
hopefully make the college football playoff. But I think there's
a maturity about this group. Ben. No one's saying that
out loud. They're just gonna do it. They're not gonna
say it. I tell my kids all the time. Don't
tell me, like show me. I think this team is
doing that right now, and they're quietly having a great camp.
Certain guys are getting healthy. Certain position battles are playing
out that will bleed into even fall. I think the
transfers that b what you got are so specifically important
at each of those positions that it will be highly
unlikely that even one or two of them don't contribute
a bunch. You know what I mean. If you come
in as a transfer, we expect you to contribute on
this team. And yet there were probably more freshman contributors
about to be involved on this team than we've seen
in a long time. I'm excited about Braxton Lindsay as
an edge rusher. I'm excited about Keenan Pula at safety
in his future. I'm excited about Devon Eka maybe being
RB three. Does Bot Mulutalo fit into the too deep?
How about a receiver legend? Glasger is a name that
keeps being brought up. Jared Pula, Terrence sorry on. These
guys could factor in. So I think it's been a
great spring ball. There's no spring portals, so you don't
have to worry about guys bouncing, which is great. This
is the squad they only expect, by the way, to
add just a couple of guys off missions. Like I'm
looking to the rosters that I've put together. Three dudes
off missions, one freshman. This is a group that's going
to be here this fall, and it's got a maturity
about it, a confidence, an execution SIONI moh is getting
healthy for RB two. He told me the other day,
is feeling one hundred percent, which is great after the
compartment syndrome thing. So I don't think I answered every
one of those questions, but I do think that we
should expect boy to be good. Now they do have
to graduate to the people expected to be good, and
you are good face. There have not been too many
years been in Buoy history that we can say they
were expected to be a double digit win team and
they did. It's it's more rare than you would think.
Speaker 2: So you're saying there's a pride cycle that cooks up
in the cougarnation every now and again.
Speaker 3: Huh well, and it's external expectations sometimes too, Like you
can look at even men's hoofs, it's like, why are
we so disappointed? Because the expectations were externally high. People
were telling us it was a Final four team. Not
We didn't say it was a Final four team until
they did. This isn't long peak three. When lone peak
three happened, we were the ones going internally right. We
were going, Hey, there's a chance to like do what
we haven't done, which is a Final four. Nope, it's
external and so I'm stoked man. And to pick it
a couple of the questions, Yes, twelve personnel, I think
Joey runs out all the time. You got to get Roger,
Sally Paig and Walker Lions on the field, especially with
an unproven group at receiver. Although they are confident Kyler
Casper apparently is a player that they expect to contribute
in a big way. Obviously six', six but like he's
not just a stiff dude who catches. Faith he can
get in and out of. Breaks they love the opportunity
that he could be something with healthy. Feet four years
At oregon only six. Catches were hoping for The Alex barcelo. Principle,
right he didn't do much OF arizoni to come, here
you contribute different, sport but same.
Speaker 2: Idea love That Jerem jordan talking To Cougar football here
on Your UTAH esbn radio. Network look LIKE i think
you bring up a really good point about there's an
expectation externally and even internally for a great year and
then you fall. SHORT i do think after twenty sixteen
like there was a little bit of comfort. There there
was a little bit of, complacency and you had the
worst season in MAYBE bau football history in twenty. Seventeen
it was, bad it was, ugly, man and then you
got back to your talent and. Development you had some
above average to average. Seasons twenty twenty hit remarkable season
eleven and, one then you go ten and three with
that little dip on the back end VERSUS. Uab but
twenty twenty two you had much of your returning talent
and a lot OF nfl talent in that twenty twenty two,
roster and you were number, ONE i believe a number
two or number one in returning production in college football
per ESPN's sp plus. Metric Bill conley put it out.
There so WHEN i Had Bill conley on the, show
he was super duper high on THIS Byu cougar football.
Team long and behold you had some quarterback, Issues Jacob
conover was about to get the start Versus Notre, dame
and still you tried it. Out, Instead you've tried it
out of seventy percent Healthy Jaron, hall and you lost
A Notre. Dame you lost a lot of games after
that and finally made it right with maybe a bold
victory VERSUS. Smu but, like the expectations were super high
for that talented, team and there was a bit of
a pride cycle, externally maybe, INTERNALLY i feel like this,
year coming off of two double digit win seasons eleven
and two and twelve and, two and you're a top
twenty team in returning production in college, Football i'm hoping
Fingers cross is not another dip. Here but what makes
you optimistic that there won't be a dip like unto
twenty twenty two and like unto twenty.
Speaker 3: SEVENTEEN i just think, buys you, know it's year four
of being in The big. TWELVE i THINK i Think BoA's.
WEATHERED i think they've got the right you, know strength
and conditioning. STAFF i think they've got a tremendous football.
Staff you've got the right head, coach you have an
offensive coordinator with a ton of. Experience Kelly pepingka has
been waiting for this. Moment now he gets the. Chance
that's a big question mark is like will the defense
be close to us good or could they be? Better you,
know they've been really good the last two, years so
that's kind of my biggest question mark. Still but like
the idea that Bart bachmeyer would, regress you hope not
because he was just getting his feet wet man and
he had a thirty, five one hundred and twenty six
touchdown season when he was just barely figuring it. Out
he hasn't had a spring until right now AT. Byu
he was At stanford last. Year like that can only.
Help you have one of the best running. Backs but
you always ever had AN. Lj. Martin he might be
the all time living rusher by the end of the,
season and no dude has ever led by you four
years in a row in. Rushing you've got continuity on
the offensive. Line you brought in some real hogs. There
pocky f now could be really good at left, tackle
and Then Kyle safarchok's been kind of in and out
of the lineup as a depth. Piece he's probably a
starter at one of the guard. Spots Bruce mitchell was
a top ten rated center in college football FROM. Pff
Andrew gentryes the national champion who did a really nice
job last. Year you bring in Two big ten tight,
ends not to, mention you got some good talent behind
him wide. Receiver you got some good young talent.
Speaker 2: There.
Speaker 3: Defense you, know, Backers Kadu luave is really. Special Isaiah glasker's.
Back like, corners you Have Evan johnson And Trey Alexander beck,
raiders De Moony, Voala Tel satswala might have the highest
ceiling of any player on this. Team at. Safety there's
just a bunch of dudes LIKE byu has good enough
talent to compete again in The Big. Twelve doesn't mean
they're gonna win The Big. Twelve they shouldn't be the,
favorite but they should be in the top three by
the end of the season for sure and in the, mix.
Speaker 2: No doubt about. It Jerem jordan talking Some cougar football
here on Your UTAH Espn radio. NETWORK i do want
to transition a little bit and talk About cougar's in the.
Pros how many draft picks will come out OF. Byu
do you think from THIS nfl, group and how many
high priority undrafted free agents are you expecting to sign
in and not just we're not talking mini. Caamp we're
talking undrafted free agent deals where they're getting some, payment
they're getting some bonus, structure et. Cetera what do you
make of? It what do you?
Speaker 3: See, Yeah i'm hoping That Jack kelly is. PICKED i am.
HOPING i think he will Be Chase roberts kind OF tvd,
right like he improved his forty into the five four
to Five, sorry five four would be, terrible four or
fives would be. Awesome and then More bomba helped himself
a ton by running a four to two or someone
had time to four one, nine and so, man that's.
Crazy so hopefully those three guys are are either. Drafted
Jack kelly should be drafted, period although if his two
shoulders there are a little too much for teams to,
HANDLE i would think that one team wants him for.
Sure Tanner wall is an intriguing prospect. Too he had great,
numbers and SO i think Tanner wall is going to
be in the. MIX i wonder If Will farron gets
an opportunity and then asaiage out of, way well ato
like he was to have a chance to the next,
LEVEL i, think and THEN i think we talked about it.
Recently Karrisen grives put on a show like he could
be the Next John denny of like a long TENURED
nfl guy if someone gives them a, chance because physically
that guy is in an incredible, spot and then you,
know you. Helpe Jake repsloffs one of these like journeyman
third string dudes that gets a chance who knows you,
know all the, time like the third straight quarterbacks ON.
Nfl ross's always make me. Laugh i'm, like why have
we never heard of these? Guys it's always some remote random.
Dude i'm, like why Can't Jake ripsloff be that guy who?
Knows So, YEAH i think there'll be a handful of
guys that can an. Opportunity Carson, RYAN i forgot to.
MENTION i Think Carson ryan could be a guy that
is an undrafted free agent with an opportunity where they, GO.
Whoa this guy's good, hands he can block like he's super.
Physically he wants to be in the. Fight, here got
a great, mustache you, know looks Like Dave grohl from
the food, fighters like we need this. Guy SO i
think there's a handful of. Dudes is there kind of top,
end high high talent FOR yu in this particular, draft you,
know because you need like A day one or two
guy to kind of argue that or at least Multiple
BUT i think there's a handful of dudes in a
couple of years will Go, yeah these three to five
guys like had a three plus YEAR nfl.
Speaker 2: Career love to break Down Jim, Jordan ladies and gentlemen
talking To Cougar, Football Cougar basketball real. Quick where you
at with this off season the transfer? Portal what is
it THAT Byu basketball is going to be looking for
in the? Portal how much of the current roster that
he's not ultimately graduating going into THE nba professional ranks
going to be?
Speaker 3: RETAINED i would think about. Half that's kind of my
guess on what ends up, happening not only FROM buyu
wants them to, stay but maybe they want to move
on kind of. Standpoint but, YEAH i THINK uyu will
do a good job of retaining certain pieces that they
think make fit and then go get in the. Portal
go get a big that can, Score go get a
couple of wings that can shoot the. Three that's always. Important.
Obviously Kevin young after The Texas games, said, hey shooters
are the holy. Grail you need guys that can create
for you need to Retain robert's. THIRD i think he's
kind of your anchor point and then you build around.
Him this is a GOOD lds.
Speaker 2: Talent in the.
Speaker 3: Portal i'd be interested to see If yu and these
guys can't connect and see if this. Works and then,
obviously you, know let's make a run at this. Again
and you got some real good talent coming in with
a great signing, class AND i think people are gonna
be excited. Again there won't be kind of final four,
TALK i don't, think but it'll be, Like, okay you
don't just make the, tourney you win in the, tourney
and hopefully if you can get to the point where
every couple of years they're go into A sweet. SIXTEEN
i think the talent's increased to the point where we
hopefully can get to that. Point it was there this,
year injuries unfortunately derailed.
Speaker 2: That Jerem Jordan. Jerem best way to support you what you,
do how you do, It appreciate you hopping off for
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Speaker 3: Com, oh just be kind to one. Another that's the
best way and. SUPPORT i appreciate the, Time, ben you
of the. Best keep up the good, work, man and
we'll we'll see you at the alumni game. Tomorrow Question.
Speaker 2: Mark i'm going to be trying to make it down there.
Tomorrow there are some you, know some to do's to
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Speaker 3: Doubt heck you Hopefully i'll see tomma all.
Speaker 2: Right much love to you and your. Family That's Jerem
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