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Uh, let's start off with this, g Man, 42 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:06,079 are you are you pro committee or anti committee right now? 43 00:02:06,079 --> 00:02:07,439 Speaker 2: After the latest rankings? 44 00:02:09,159 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: Man, you don't look. 45 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:12,319 Speaker 3: At all of that. 46 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,599 Speaker 1: I kind of I kind of take solidarity with Kilane 47 00:02:17,439 --> 00:02:21,199 in that. Yeah, it's it's you can make any argument 48 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,039 this way or that way, but what can you do? 49 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,840 It is what it is, and what they came out 50 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,599 was shouldn't surprise anyone. We know what this College committee's about, 51 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,840 we know what they look at, we know what they 52 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:36,639 want and B what you use an annoyance, they just aren't. 53 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,479 They're an annoyance. It's like, no, you're not a serious team. 54 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,280 You don't play in the SEC, you don't play in 55 00:02:43,319 --> 00:02:46,560 the Big ten, and they're looking for reasons, and they 56 00:02:46,599 --> 00:02:49,599 have a very bright and shining reason in that B 57 00:02:49,719 --> 00:02:52,960 Way you had a chance to validate itself in November 58 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,199 playing on the road against Texas Tech and got whacked. 59 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,400 And that's and there's no forgiveness right that. There's no 60 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,240 allowance the other way for BWAYU because they're looking for 61 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,599 a reason. They don't have the credibility in their minds 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,560 historically to match up. So you're given to just take 63 00:03:12,599 --> 00:03:15,919 any excuse whatsoever and not put Bwayu in. I am 64 00:03:16,039 --> 00:03:19,439 sympathetic to the argument that what you're doing November is 65 00:03:19,479 --> 00:03:22,639 far more important than September. My problem is that when 66 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,360 they is when they make an unbelievable statement, it's like, yeah, 67 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:30,039 we're still regarding Oregon's win over Penn State, where not 68 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,960 only did that happen a long time ago, but ben 69 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,719 State's just not good at all. Right, it's been revealed, 70 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:41,439 So it's there's inconsistencies and you can just nitpick it 71 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,120 all you want, but the fact remains b Way You 72 00:03:45,199 --> 00:03:49,159 did get whacked on the national stage in November, and 73 00:03:49,199 --> 00:03:52,080 that's very pression in the minds of the committee members. 74 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,840 Everybody watched that game. It's not doing Bway You any favors. 75 00:03:55,879 --> 00:03:57,560 But here's the good news. Be what you has the 76 00:03:57,599 --> 00:04:02,759 opportunity to go back win out based out Texas Tech 77 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,360 team and I know you we kind of disagree on this, 78 00:04:06,439 --> 00:04:08,439 but I think it'd be what he gives Texas Tech 79 00:04:08,759 --> 00:04:12,280 a good game, and despite to their very end, I 80 00:04:12,319 --> 00:04:14,520 think the Committee's going to give some allowance for that. 81 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:19,480 Maybe I'm being naive in that regard. I don't know. Probably, Well, 82 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:20,319 let's a lot of it. 83 00:04:20,519 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 3: Let's start off with the BYU element here. Okay, so Hunter, 84 00:04:23,399 --> 00:04:26,800 you're a check. The committee chairman said this regarding BYU 85 00:04:26,879 --> 00:04:30,040 and where it's right. It's really the way they looked 86 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,319 in that game against Texas Tech. They've dominated on both 87 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,639 sides of the ball in that game against Texas Tech. 88 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 2: Then you look at their wins. 89 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,759 Speaker 3: They have a win over Utah, who's ranked thirteenth, but 90 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,040 then their other wins are against what we would consider 91 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:51,199 quality wins against unranked Iowa State team, Arizona and East Carolina. Albeit, like, 92 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,399 let me just clarify, those are all on the road, right, 93 00:04:53,399 --> 00:04:55,439 these are, And that's one of the things that they're 94 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,879 not they're not specifying in these wins on whether or 95 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,399 not it's one at home or on the road. That's 96 00:05:02,079 --> 00:05:05,040 one thing they are not waiting into their human and 97 00:05:05,319 --> 00:05:08,839 metrical algorithm. Here he goes on, Then you look at 98 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:12,240 the two loss Alabama team that's got wins against number 99 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,199 four Georgia, number fourteen Vanderbilt and number twenty one Missoo 100 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,560 and number twenty Tennessee Notre Dame's got to win over 101 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,279 number fifteen ranked Southern cal and then last week of 102 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:22,680 dominating went on the road at pitt Who's ranked. Then 103 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,920 Oklahoma has wins at number eighteen Michigan, number twenty Tennessee, 104 00:05:25,959 --> 00:05:29,800 and then number ten Alabama. Hunter says, I think it's 105 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,000 just the number of quality wins that are with those 106 00:05:33,079 --> 00:05:35,800 two loss teams ahead of them, and how they looked 107 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,240 in that game two weeks ago against Texas Tech. 108 00:05:39,759 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: Your reaction, Yeah, it's a strong argument. It's not an argument. 109 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,920 But I'm just like all that guy's up in the ninety. 110 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,839 He doesn't know what he's talking about. It is a 111 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,800 strong argument against BYU or b way You had a 112 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:57,000 chance to elivate itself when on the road. But I 113 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,439 agree with your road argument, but no one else. It 114 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,360 doesn't matter. But it is what it is. B WAYU 115 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,560 is not gonna get any allowance. They're gonna make any 116 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,399 excuse they can to exclude BYU. But but the fact 117 00:06:11,399 --> 00:06:13,920 that it was played in November, that is very pression 118 00:06:14,079 --> 00:06:16,959 in people's mind, is absolutely working against b WAYU in 119 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,560 this regard because that gives everyone the excuse they need 120 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,199 when they're looking for teams that are looking for competitive games. 121 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,120 They don't want someone to come in as like, oh, 122 00:06:24,199 --> 00:06:25,920 they don't belong and all that. They don't want to 123 00:06:25,959 --> 00:06:28,759 hurt their own credibility, and they don't believe that B 124 00:06:28,879 --> 00:06:31,360 Way You's going to match up. Well, they see b 125 00:06:31,439 --> 00:06:35,040 Way You going against whoever, Alabama, Notre Dame, Oregon, whatever, 126 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,439 that is going to lay an egg like it did 127 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,680 against Texas Tech. That's the fact of the matter. And 128 00:06:40,759 --> 00:06:43,040 until B Way You proves otherwise, they're not going to 129 00:06:43,079 --> 00:06:48,199 give any allowance to get in. It's I mean, it sucks, 130 00:06:48,519 --> 00:06:51,360 but I feel like I'm just arguing and then just 131 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:55,279 yelling and then nothing's gonna happen with anything. And none 132 00:06:55,319 --> 00:06:58,680 of this should surprise anyone. This is the lot, the 133 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,399 way you've been handed. I do believe that it be 134 00:07:02,439 --> 00:07:06,040 Way he gives Texas Tech a good, solid game where 135 00:07:06,079 --> 00:07:08,959 it could go either way, where it's like, yeah, we belong. 136 00:07:09,519 --> 00:07:11,879 I do believe that people in the committee will notice 137 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,560 that and maybe give Bway some allowance in that regard. 138 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,279 But it might be too late by that stage because 139 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,839 it just matters with the carnage that might happen in 140 00:07:20,839 --> 00:07:22,800 front of it. But I do see a pathway where 141 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,519 b Way You at large team could get invited. It's 142 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,800 very very slim, very slim, but I do believe it's 143 00:07:29,959 --> 00:07:33,600 there and it better be there because if that's the argument, 144 00:07:33,639 --> 00:07:36,240 and that's the shining argument you have, and if b 145 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:41,480 Way you counteracts that argument says, hey, listen, we respond 146 00:07:41,519 --> 00:07:44,279 if we can do this, now we can hang, then 147 00:07:44,759 --> 00:07:47,399 it kind of smecks their credibility and puts that whole 148 00:07:47,439 --> 00:07:50,839 argument aside. Where where yeah, we saw that game, B 149 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,519 way you wasn't able to hang, or B way you 150 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,120 proves it can hang. No, you have to flip that. 151 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:56,879 You have to flip that script and you have to 152 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,879 allow the way you in. That would be my argument. 153 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:05,279 Speaker 3: I feel like the preseason rankings, combined with TV contract 154 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:11,399 revenue share, influenced ultimately by population density and conference affiliation factors, 155 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,399 are these the things that are contributing to the rankings 156 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:19,360 as they are and combined with you know, the other 157 00:08:19,399 --> 00:08:23,199 component here is not enough objective data points between Power 158 00:08:23,279 --> 00:08:25,279 conference foes right wins and losses. 159 00:08:25,279 --> 00:08:26,399 Speaker 2: And they were all early on. 160 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,319 Speaker 3: So to your point, anything that happened early on is 161 00:08:29,319 --> 00:08:32,480 now negated by anything that's occurring now. Whoever's trending in 162 00:08:32,519 --> 00:08:35,799 the right direction is the team that's favored, especially if 163 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:37,080 you're in the big ten and the. 164 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: SEC Well, well, unless you have the favorable outlook like 165 00:08:40,799 --> 00:08:43,519 Oregon does, where you want to give them credibility because 166 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,919 you want that team in there because they have the establishment, 167 00:08:47,039 --> 00:08:50,679 whatever it is, the track record of doing stuff in 168 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,200 the plaffs or BAYU hasn't. What would be their argument. 169 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,320 I would argue that it's different every year that the 170 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:01,279 teams progress teams have been flowed. Oh, I don't know, 171 00:09:01,519 --> 00:09:04,840 but yeah, of course that's a big factor that they 172 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,879 had their blessed collection of teams that they want to 173 00:09:08,879 --> 00:09:12,080 assign any credibility in any regard whatsoever, and that's what 174 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,360 you're seeing play out. I don't know, a lot of 175 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,799 this discussion is really frustrating to me because it just 176 00:09:16,879 --> 00:09:20,000 doesn't matter, right, it doesn't matter what I think. It 177 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,559 doesn't matter how many inequities you're going to point out anything, 178 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:25,639 it's not gonna matter. 179 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,919 Speaker 4: B Way, he has its path, they have that opportunity, 180 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,320 and you correspond to that it's real and it be 181 00:09:31,399 --> 00:09:34,200 way he does go to that college champion Big twelve 182 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,440 championship game and gets wife against Texas Tech. 183 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's hard for me to make the argument. 184 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,240 It's like, well, it would be different in the playoff, 185 00:09:42,159 --> 00:09:44,759 it would absolutely be different. I don't know if I 186 00:09:44,759 --> 00:09:47,399 could float that. I don't know if I could credibly 187 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,919 argue that, because I don't really believe that. So to me, 188 00:09:52,279 --> 00:09:55,000 the pass just cut and dry. All the speculation, all 189 00:09:55,039 --> 00:09:58,120 the conspiracies and all that. Just get to that big 190 00:09:58,159 --> 00:10:03,039 twelve championship game and yourself that's it. Because seriously, if 191 00:10:03,039 --> 00:10:05,679 you're a BWAYU fan and you're and you're ranting and 192 00:10:05,759 --> 00:10:08,440 raving about all this, and if b Way he goes 193 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,360 back to that day cuelt championship game and gets done 194 00:10:11,399 --> 00:10:14,919 like it did the last time against Texas Tech, it's 195 00:10:15,039 --> 00:10:17,759 really really hard to argue. It's like, hey, well it's 196 00:10:17,759 --> 00:10:21,320 going to be different in the college football playoff. Of course, 197 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,639 if Texas Tech goes and Robson wins the national championship, 198 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,840 they need have an argument in that regard. I don't know. 199 00:10:27,919 --> 00:10:30,399 I do think Texas Tech's capable being that team, but 200 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,240 to me, it's just noise. It frustrates me. I'm not 201 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,559 smart enough to understand all the components, everything that goes 202 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,919 into it, all all the different factors and whatnot. But 203 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,039 I just didn't know what the pappy way you have, 204 00:10:43,159 --> 00:10:46,679 So Yeah, I'm standing with Kilawney. I'm frustrated, right, I'm 205 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,240 frustrated because none of what I say and what I 206 00:10:49,279 --> 00:10:54,120 think matters. None of it matters. They don't care. Validate yourself. 207 00:10:54,159 --> 00:10:57,320 Get to that big celt championship game. Certainly win the 208 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,919 game against Cincinnati, because the last thing you want is 209 00:11:00,039 --> 00:11:03,120 for Utah to get in in there. That would that 210 00:11:03,159 --> 00:11:06,200 would really sting. And just get it done on the field. 211 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,200 That's all you can do. Sorry, I know that's a 212 00:11:08,279 --> 00:11:11,720 simple man's take on the matter, but that's where I'm at. 213 00:11:11,799 --> 00:11:12,759 Speaker 2: What issue? 214 00:11:12,919 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 3: What's your biggest issue in the rankings right now? Is 215 00:11:16,279 --> 00:11:18,480 there one in particular that you point as like they 216 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:19,360 got this wrong? 217 00:11:19,759 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 2: Right? Is that they got wrong? 218 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:25,399 Speaker 1: Well? The Notre Dame always bothers me. I just think 219 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:30,399 that Notre Dame is perennially overrated, and it bothers me 220 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,480 considerably that they are where they are. But I don't 221 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:38,519 have a lot of inks toward anything ahead of b YU. 222 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,759 It's not a huge outrage, like, no, that team doesn't belong. 223 00:11:42,879 --> 00:11:46,039 I'm not seeing that. With the teams ahead of BYU, 224 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,240 I'm really not. I mean Oklahoma's and they beat Alabama. 225 00:11:50,399 --> 00:11:52,720 I mean, you got to give some credit in that 226 00:11:52,799 --> 00:11:57,720 regard that that's probably going to preemp baus hope for 227 00:11:58,039 --> 00:12:00,519 now large bit as much as anything. That no one 228 00:12:00,639 --> 00:12:03,639 was expecting that. And if you watch that game, almost 229 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,879 kind of got lucky. Alabama shot itself into the foot. 230 00:12:06,919 --> 00:12:09,480 But the committee apparently doesn't care about that as like, no, 231 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:15,080 they did it. They beat The way Oklahoma beat Alabama 232 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:16,639 was kind of the same way b way you beat 233 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,279 Utah in a lot of regards it was similar, although 234 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,240 I think Olklahoma was even more lucky. But no, they're 235 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,759 gonna give Oklahoma the benefit of the down. I'm not 236 00:12:25,799 --> 00:12:27,559 really seeing a team in front of the where you 237 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,000 where you're just outragers like, nah, they be way he 238 00:12:30,039 --> 00:12:32,240 deserves to be ahead of that team. You can make 239 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,279 like little arguments here and there, but as far as 240 00:12:34,399 --> 00:12:37,159 just being a saying no, there's no doubt be where 241 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:39,240 you deserves to be ahead of that team, I'm not 242 00:12:39,279 --> 00:12:41,000 seeing that. Sorry, I'm just done. 243 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's pivot here a little bit. 244 00:12:43,919 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 3: Let's talk prep football recruiting, something that you know you're 245 00:12:48,639 --> 00:12:51,879 very much privy to. You were at the semi final games. 246 00:12:52,039 --> 00:12:53,679 You were sitting next to Brandon Huffman of two for 247 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:59,279 seven Sports getting all the deats on these prospective local recruits. 248 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 2: What did you see? What did you like? 249 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 3: Do you feel like anything's brewing in the twenty twenty 250 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:09,480 sixth class for BYU with some flippage, give me some 251 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,440 evows if you will. Malala Poula's all the all the 252 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,919 deeds please, just. 253 00:13:15,879 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: So people know, Brandon Hoffman is extremely in tune with 254 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,320 what goes on. I just want to brop that guy up. 255 00:13:22,759 --> 00:13:26,039 He knows his product. And while I was sad by him, 256 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,519 he I don't think he'd be mad for me revealing this. 257 00:13:30,159 --> 00:13:34,000 He said he Judy Mowalla has got to be a 258 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,039 four star. What I'm seeing now there is a four 259 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:39,519 star alignment, and sure enough, two days after Brandon Hoffman 260 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,279 has a lot of pull with the two four seven network. 261 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,120 Guess who's granted four stars? Judy Moalla, Lo Petti Moala, 262 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:50,120 everyone calls him Juni by the way, and seeing him myself, man, 263 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:55,840 he's good. He is going to be a dominant inside lineman, 264 00:13:56,639 --> 00:13:58,759 probably a three technique. He's probably going to play the 265 00:13:58,799 --> 00:14:01,600 position that JT's playing this year. I think you could 266 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:06,519 buke up and play noseguards zero technique whatever, he's good. 267 00:14:07,039 --> 00:14:10,840 He's really really good. And while this and I've been consistent, 268 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,399 b way the last piece for BYU and they're getting 269 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,639 there because they're better in that regard this year with 270 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:21,679 the tackle play. But once they get that fall of 271 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,960 six man rotation of dudes, they can just rotate in 272 00:14:26,039 --> 00:14:30,600 and out and take on guys, have death, not tire out, 273 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:35,679 and just punish an opposing offense on the interior man. 274 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,000 That's going to be formidable because be what you kind 275 00:14:38,039 --> 00:14:41,320 of has figured it out at every other position. Defensive 276 00:14:41,399 --> 00:14:44,600 end looks fantastic for the coming years. That's going to 277 00:14:44,639 --> 00:14:50,080 be the strength of the defense. Linebacker, they have solid death, safety, quarterback. 278 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,960 They're looking really really good at all the positions, and 279 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,799 they're not looking bad at defensive tackle. Don't get me wrong. 280 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,879 I think they ask some guys. But once they get 281 00:14:57,919 --> 00:15:01,279 the uptick there where it's matching the t Allan, it's 282 00:15:01,279 --> 00:15:04,799 a band linebacker that's going to be really really big 283 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,679 for this defense. And that's where you're going to reach 284 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,840 the next tier to have a truly dominating unit game 285 00:15:09,879 --> 00:15:13,080 in and game out. Whereas you're seeing teams that they 286 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,639 can still do things against Bayu on occasion but once 287 00:15:16,679 --> 00:15:19,080 you shut that down and get that interior and getting 288 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,200 guys like Juni Muala, who I believe will play the interior, 289 00:15:22,759 --> 00:15:25,480 that's going to go along Rain in that regard. So, yeah, 290 00:15:25,639 --> 00:15:28,000 be excited about this kid. He's going to be very 291 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,360 very good. The only thing is you need three or 292 00:15:30,399 --> 00:15:34,960 four of these guys. That's the goal, that's what you want. 293 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,960 But this is a really really good start because he's tremendous. 294 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,519 He's very very good. I mean, you had the foremost 295 00:15:40,759 --> 00:15:44,200 two four seven evaluator watching him live and he came 296 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,080 away just saying, no, I gotta bump this kid up. 297 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,039 He's really good. So and he was good. He was 298 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,879 dominating his assignment. 299 00:15:51,039 --> 00:15:53,799 Speaker 3: I think Cannon Pola also earned his fourth star per 300 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,200 two four seven Sports. 301 00:15:55,279 --> 00:15:56,679 Speaker 2: What do you make of the Pula twins. 302 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,279 Speaker 1: I think what's hurting Kennon is a people are comparing 303 00:16:01,399 --> 00:16:04,720 him to Jaren, and Jaren's a legitimate four star guy. 304 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,600 Cannon hasn't been as good as a receiver, but I 305 00:16:07,639 --> 00:16:11,240 would argue he's as good as a safety prospect. His 306 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,120 ability to hunt down a ball and everyone saw that catch, 307 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,080 My goodness, I mean it was it wasn't only on 308 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,960 Sports center. They interviewed him about it. He was the 309 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,240 most phenomenal catch I've ever seen ever. I've never seen 310 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,519 a catch like that. I'll probably never see a catch 311 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,960 like that. Again, that's athleticism, that's no hell. But more 312 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,720 so than anything, that's confidence, the confidence to go up 313 00:16:31,759 --> 00:16:34,639 there and snare that down. I think what you see 314 00:16:34,679 --> 00:16:37,840 with a lot of defensive backs, it takes everything within 315 00:16:37,879 --> 00:16:40,159 their power just to be in the right spot right, 316 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,600 but reaching that next year whereas Okay, I'm not only 317 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,120 in that right, smile, I'm making a play on this thing, right, 318 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:52,039 I can do this. Man's that's that's hard to come by. Sure, 319 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,440 And and I got to believe that Jay Hills saw 320 00:16:55,519 --> 00:16:59,000 that and just like, hey, no, I need to step 321 00:16:59,039 --> 00:17:01,559 in here because it's kind of been a receiver thing. 322 00:17:01,679 --> 00:17:04,240 Jared's kind of headed this, and yeah, you get Kenon 323 00:17:04,519 --> 00:17:07,480 as the bonus. And I think Keenan maybe reached the 324 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,920 tier where it's like, no, I'm my own guy, I 325 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,079 can lead this thing, and we're kind of equal in 326 00:17:14,079 --> 00:17:16,039 that regard. I'll get it done on the defense, Jaral 327 00:17:16,039 --> 00:17:17,839 will get it done on the offense, and we'll just 328 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,359 be happy and we'll contribute heavily to these teams. But 329 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,839 these guys are athletes. These these are legitimate college players 330 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:27,200 that will contribute sooner rather than later. They're very, very good, 331 00:17:27,759 --> 00:17:30,720 and from what I understand, b Way's not really in 332 00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:34,559 it right now. They could get it in a moment's notice, 333 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:36,880 because I think the kids like b Way You. They're 334 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,880 hanging around b Way You. They want that. So I 335 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,319 think it's just up to j Hill. I think it's 336 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,519 up to j Hill if he wants keenan Pool is 337 00:17:45,559 --> 00:17:47,519 a safety and that's going to move in that regard 338 00:17:47,519 --> 00:17:51,240 because I don't think Fessi's enamored with Jared. Maybe I'm 339 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,200 wrong on that. I don't know that. I just haven't 340 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:58,200 seen anything where it's any movement or any percolation where yeah, yeah, 341 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,960 b Way's on the cuspo of getting these guys. So 342 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,880 I think it's gonna take Jay Hill falling in love 343 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,200 with what Kennon as a safety prospect, which I think 344 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,920 could happen. I think probably should happen because because the 345 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,960 kid's tremendous. YEP, he's really really good, so really good. 346 00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:16,319 Speaker 3: Player, no doubt about it. H b Yu still to 347 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,039 a certain degree, is the master of own destiny. You 348 00:18:18,079 --> 00:18:20,319 got to focus on the task at hand. They got 349 00:18:20,319 --> 00:18:22,559 to focus on Cincinnati on the road. How do you 350 00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:25,240 think Boau finishes out the regular season. 351 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a tough game. I hope fans understand 352 00:18:29,759 --> 00:18:31,880 this is gonna be a lot tougher than that TCU 353 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,319 game you pointed out, and you preach it all and 354 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,440 I believe you. I hate it when I have to 355 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,640 give you cred, but I do in this regard where 356 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,759 I think the way use advantage being on a grass 357 00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:45,039 field is pronounced this year just because of what Bear 358 00:18:45,079 --> 00:18:48,720 Bachmeyer can do it his strengths as a player. Cincinnati's 359 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,519 gonna be tough. This is gonna be a big, big game. 360 00:18:50,559 --> 00:18:53,319 This is do or die for Cincinnati. And even though 361 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:57,559 Utah whack Cincinnati, look at Cincinnati's total yardage, they were 362 00:18:57,559 --> 00:19:01,200 making yards. They were doing things against that Utah defense, 363 00:19:01,799 --> 00:19:05,119 and that gives you pause. Things obviously didn't go well 364 00:19:06,039 --> 00:19:10,519 the turnover battle. Utah dominated that, but what Cincinnati showed is, yeah, 365 00:19:10,599 --> 00:19:13,039 it can't make yards against a very good defense, which 366 00:19:13,079 --> 00:19:14,960 you diae is you tie is a very good defense. 367 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,599 I believe the ba's defense is better than Utah's. But 368 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,079 given the fact that it's on the road on a 369 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:25,359 surface that since Natty's comfortable with, it's gonna be a 370 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,000 tough all. It's gonna be really tough. I do believe 371 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:32,279 the Bau's offense with what it showed and what I 372 00:19:32,319 --> 00:19:36,640 loved what Clawney said said this week is Bear's a 373 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,680 ride to the point where they can give him anything. 374 00:19:39,039 --> 00:19:42,640 He's he understands the playbook. He can beat you with 375 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,839 his arm, he can beat you with his legs. His 376 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,920 progression is now to the point where where they can 377 00:19:48,839 --> 00:19:50,880 do things. They can do a lot of things against 378 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,680 an opposing defense, and since then you don't now that 379 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,559 good of a defense. So I expect Bear to have 380 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:56,359 a huge game. 381 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 2: Again. 382 00:19:57,039 --> 00:19:59,279 Speaker 1: I'm still waiting for that Chase Roberts game where he 383 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,400 just domin and it's like you did in American Fork 384 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,559 High School. I think it's coming, and I think it 385 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,599 might be this week against him uh Cincinnati. But but yeah, 386 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,960 it's gonna be tough. It's gonna be a lot totugher 387 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,880 than TCU for a lot of factors. But but you 388 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,599 give Bway you the edge. I think the team culture 389 00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:19,559 of what they showed coming out out against TCU is tremendous. 390 00:20:19,599 --> 00:20:22,680 I think it's gonna overcome, and I think it's gonna 391 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,680 get the way the victory of this coming Saturday. 392 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 3: The g Man, g Man best way to support you, 393 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,359 what you do, how you do it? And uh, then 394 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:31,720 I got one more question for you. 395 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, Uh, Herald Extra dot com, get that old thing 396 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,920 called the newspaper, support us or read our articles. I'm 397 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,960 doing with Darnell, a guy that I probably respect more 398 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:49,119 than any other person in this whole industry. It's tremendous 399 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,720 working with them. 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Critical, they're looking for reasons, 410 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,079 and it all depends on what happens in front of BYU. 411 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,240 But I do believe the B Way you can get 412 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:30,079 that at large bid if it's competitive against Texas Tech, 413 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,440 even if it loses in that Big twelve championship game. 414 00:21:32,799 --> 00:21:34,880 I do believe that g man. 415 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 2: We salute you, we appreciate you, we love you. Thanks 416 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:37,680 so much for hopping on today. 417 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: All right, we'll see you guys. 418 00:21:39,759 --> 00:21:40,799 Speaker 2: There you go. That's the g Man. 419 00:21:40,839 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 3: Brandon Seager Andy follow him on X and read all 420 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:48,400 this content at that Harold Extra brought to you by 421 00:21:48,599 --> 00:21:53,160 Bresa Cleaning Services. 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