1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Get a player profile. Segments here on one oh three 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,200 nine at ninety eight three ESPN, the Van. 3 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: Manwes dot Com in on A three n A no 4 00:00:20,359 --> 00:00:22,640 OBVII include best Una with does sax Mall Wealth, the 5 00:00:22,719 --> 00:00:25,079 five who should have buy Financial Planners Nobody does it 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,440 better than Banterwealth. Bantterwealth dot Com got a great segment 7 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,719 for you, uh Little Bruce Mitchell action. Bruce Mitchell has 8 00:00:32,759 --> 00:00:35,840 been graded out as a top five center per PFF 9 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,000 on the West Coast, doing really good work here in 10 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,479 UH in this season. And look, we've been hyping up 11 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,960 Bruce he for a while now and he's still just 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,399 uh getting into sorry's fifth nationally and number one on 13 00:00:48,439 --> 00:00:50,520 the West Coast. By the way, seventy nine point three 14 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:55,920 u PFF grade through now this season pretty impressive to 15 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,119 say the least is this is only his second season 16 00:00:58,399 --> 00:01:00,399 playing the center position. 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 3: Love Bruce E. 18 00:01:01,679 --> 00:01:03,399 Speaker 2: We're gonna get to know him a little bit better 19 00:01:03,479 --> 00:01:06,239 in this segment and how impactful he has been at 20 00:01:06,239 --> 00:01:10,640 the tip of the spear for this Cougar. Cougar football team. 21 00:01:11,439 --> 00:01:14,959 This segment, though, is it's gonna be a fantastic one. 22 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,159 It's gonna be tremendous. 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I think we executed it 45 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,840 well and really happy with how it went overall on Saturday, 46 00:02:19,879 --> 00:02:22,039 and hopefully we can do the same this upcoming week. 47 00:02:24,439 --> 00:02:27,599 Speaker 2: Balling out for Brigham. The buzz right now around Provo 48 00:02:27,719 --> 00:02:29,960 He's style points. Are you worried at all that BOE 49 00:02:30,039 --> 00:02:31,919 doesn't have enough style points in order to get into 50 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,080 maybe the colleg football playoff? 51 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,199 Speaker 4: They here and now that that's the culture Kalani set. 52 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,120 Nobody's too worried about style points. We just want to 53 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:43,680 go win games, play BYU football along the way, and 54 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:45,960 that's what we're going to continue to do. 55 00:02:47,439 --> 00:02:50,479 Speaker 2: No doubt about it. Look, Kladie's going to lead the way. 56 00:02:50,719 --> 00:02:55,759 Kalatie's going to do some fantastic culture work. In my opinion, 57 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,919 he's been building that up for the last ten years. 58 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,280 So you know, it's focus on the task at hand, 59 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,680 focused on the things that you can control. Now, Bruce, 60 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:09,439 you saw or we saw the Kyato Kyato Tadavasa driving 61 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,199 the TCU center right back into the quarterbacks lap. What 62 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,680 have you seen from the defensive line as they've evolved 63 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,280 over the entire season. 64 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 4: It's been awesome. I knew it was no secret since 65 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,159 this spring going against them, I knew they were going 66 00:03:25,199 --> 00:03:29,120 to be a dominant front that could keep inside runs 67 00:03:29,159 --> 00:03:32,919 limited but also get out after the passer a little bit. 68 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,400 Sometimes that's hard to do as a defensive tackle to 69 00:03:36,479 --> 00:03:38,479 be able to stop the run as well as you know, 70 00:03:38,599 --> 00:03:40,159 get sacks and stuff. So it was fun to be 71 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,159 able to watch Keanu Jt some of those other guys 72 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,759 just just play good ball and continue to play and 73 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,080 hopefully they can do the same for us going throughout 74 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:50,800 the rest of the season. 75 00:03:51,719 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: Boom Shaka Laca, could you share Bear Bachmeyer's story from 76 00:03:56,759 --> 00:03:57,479 us from the huddle? 77 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: What's uh? What's he been like through ten games? 78 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:00,319 Speaker 1: Games? 79 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:02,039 Speaker 5: Man? 80 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: I love Bear in the huddle. It's it's always surprising 81 00:04:05,039 --> 00:04:07,240 that he's, you know, usually the youngest guy in the 82 00:04:07,319 --> 00:04:10,240 huddle because sometimes he's the calmest guy in the huddle. 83 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,199 He's always just laser focused on winning. You know, going 84 00:04:13,199 --> 00:04:17,800 against Arizona getting down, we needed a couple of big 85 00:04:17,879 --> 00:04:20,639 drives to be able to put ourselves in an overtime situation, 86 00:04:20,879 --> 00:04:23,120 and you know, I was trying to light in the mood, 87 00:04:23,199 --> 00:04:25,720 but Bear was he was all laser focused on winning. 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,120 And yeah, I mean there's some funny stories because he 89 00:04:29,199 --> 00:04:30,680 is still a kid at the end of the day. 90 00:04:30,759 --> 00:04:33,680 But now I love Bear, love having him in the huddle. 91 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,319 He's developing into such a good leader for this offense 92 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,399 as well, and you can see he's more comfortable in 93 00:04:39,439 --> 00:04:43,879 the system. Yeah, and man, I'm really happy with how 94 00:04:43,879 --> 00:04:46,000 he's played. I'm proud of him. He's really stepped up 95 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,720 to the moment and hopefully he continues to get better 96 00:04:48,759 --> 00:04:50,800 as well as the rest of us. 97 00:04:51,639 --> 00:04:57,439 Speaker 2: Look, everyone's improving right now, and I do think that 98 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:01,560 Texas Tech game there was improvement defense, and I think 99 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,680 the offensive special teams are gonna move forward due to 100 00:05:04,959 --> 00:05:07,439 maybe some of their their failures. And you're gonna see 101 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:12,279 a better, revamped, remodeled BYU complimentary football team playing their 102 00:05:12,319 --> 00:05:14,000 best ball down the stretch. 103 00:05:14,519 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 3: That bodes well for Brigham. 104 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 2: Now, Bruce, is there a name for that play design 105 00:05:19,519 --> 00:05:19,959 we saw at the. 106 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,199 Speaker 3: Beginning of the third quarter or the early fourth quarter where. 107 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: There were like seven offensive line but Trevin Osler was 108 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,120 there is a in line tight end. How much did 109 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,560 you enjoy playing that type of football? 110 00:05:33,079 --> 00:05:35,879 Speaker 4: We just called it beef. We called beef and let's 111 00:05:35,879 --> 00:05:38,079 put seven offensive linemen in there. I wish we could 112 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,560 have been able to score on it. That would have 113 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,199 been you know, we had some cool celebrations for it 114 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,279 with all the offensive lineman in there. Too bad we 115 00:05:44,319 --> 00:05:47,240 didn't get to use them. No, it was fun to 116 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,399 see Trevin getting in there as well. You know, he's 117 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:53,480 a he's a really good, developing young player who's getting 118 00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:56,319 an opportunity to go in at tight end and be 119 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,399 able to move some people, help out the tackles on 120 00:05:58,439 --> 00:06:02,240 some double teams. But yeah, that play calls beef and 121 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,639 I wish we would have scored on it. Hopefully we'll 122 00:06:04,639 --> 00:06:07,639 get another something going into this week and we will 123 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:08,240 score on it. 124 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 3: Hopefully. 125 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: There's plenty of beef up there on the offensive line 126 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,079 with Trevin Osler being in there. 127 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,199 Speaker 3: I loved what I saw from that group. 128 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 2: Now, Klane has been big on the physicality of this team. 129 00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:22,439 How would you describe the physicality week after week? 130 00:06:22,519 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 3: I asked. I asked this. 131 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 2: Because it seems like the Big Twelve paces a perspective 132 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,199 issue between the conferences. How would you describe the trenches 133 00:06:30,879 --> 00:06:33,920 going against these teams week after week? 134 00:06:35,079 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 4: Oh, no, it's a physical matchup obviously. I don't pay 135 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,759 too much attention to what people are saying about the 136 00:06:40,759 --> 00:06:43,560 Big twelve or whatnot. But now you can turn on 137 00:06:43,639 --> 00:06:46,560 the tape and see that DCU was a physical front. 138 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,279 They've been a physical front all season. And you know 139 00:06:49,399 --> 00:06:51,720 most of the teams that win these games are the 140 00:06:51,759 --> 00:06:55,680 more physical team on the offensive defensive line being able 141 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,879 to control the line of scrimmage. So yeah, I mean 142 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,959 you can turn on the tape. Anybody can turn on 143 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,360 the tape. The Big twelves are physical group and every week, 144 00:07:05,439 --> 00:07:08,199 even this week going into Cincinnati, you know they got 145 00:07:08,199 --> 00:07:12,079 big athletic in Tier Lineman. So we're gonna have our 146 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,000 hands full with the physicality, but hopefully we can use 147 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,120 that to our advantage. 148 00:07:17,759 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: Great breakdown for Bruce Ye look once again reiterating not 149 00:07:21,839 --> 00:07:25,120 focusing on the outside, focusing on what's inside of the program. 150 00:07:25,519 --> 00:07:27,720 There's just a lot a lot of noise out there 151 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,800 you want to deflect it. Final couple questions here for 152 00:07:30,839 --> 00:07:33,759 Bruce would it be with it being so close to 153 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,519 the end of the season, do you feel like you're 154 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,360 finally the offensive line group that you'd hope to be. 155 00:07:41,439 --> 00:07:44,079 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm with I just try to get better every week. 156 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,279 We'll see when I'm done getting better. Hopefully that never happens, so, 157 00:07:48,879 --> 00:07:51,079 but no, I'm happy with the development I've had. It's 158 00:07:51,079 --> 00:07:53,000 been fun to be able to look back on film 159 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,800 and see how I've gotten better with whether it's calling 160 00:07:56,839 --> 00:08:00,639 the IDs, getting everybody on the right spots, or you know, 161 00:08:00,759 --> 00:08:03,319 just my technique and being able to move people. It's 162 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,959 been a really fun year of improving and hopefully we 163 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,560 can do the same going forward. But I'm happy with her. 164 00:08:08,639 --> 00:08:11,920 I'm I'm happy where the offensive line's at. The team's 165 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:15,519 right where we want to be, and hopefully as a team, 166 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,720 as an offense is an offensive line, we can just 167 00:08:17,759 --> 00:08:18,720 continue to get better. 168 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: Final thing for Bruce, how helpful has it been to 169 00:08:23,959 --> 00:08:26,879 have mentors like Connor pay who played recently helping you 170 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,319 out along the offensive line? 171 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:30,319 Speaker 5: Uh? 172 00:08:30,519 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 4: You know, they get it and they're a big help 173 00:08:33,399 --> 00:08:35,840 to coach Woods as well as Coach Woods to us. 174 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,320 But it's nice having them around where it's kind of 175 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:42,000 more of a friend of friends situation versus like a 176 00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:45,000 coach player situation. Sometimes you can hear them better than 177 00:08:45,039 --> 00:08:48,559 the coach, so I really enjoy having them around. They're 178 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:50,519 always here to work out. Spend a lot of time 179 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,240 with them in the in the offseason trying to get better. 180 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,440 So no, it's nice having them around. They're really big 181 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,600 help to this offensive line. We've got a couple gre 182 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,639 helping out and then obviously coach Woods he's he's the 183 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,000 biggest help to me at least of being able to 184 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:07,879 get everybody better. 185 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,879 Speaker 3: They go, that's Bruce Mitchell, ladies. And look, I'll say 186 00:09:12,879 --> 00:09:13,360 this much. 187 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:15,799 Speaker 2: There's been a nice line of offensive linemen at that 188 00:09:15,879 --> 00:09:18,600 center spot that have mentioned each other. James MP mentored 189 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,440 Connor pay Connor pays mentored Bruce Mitchell. You got to 190 00:09:21,519 --> 00:09:25,559 keep that pipeline alive and well for the next group. 191 00:09:25,639 --> 00:09:28,200 It's all about that next group that's developing in order 192 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:32,879 to create stable and h just continuity and building a 193 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:37,279 championship roster, which I think Kilate is a championship culture. 194 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 3: No doubt. Guys. 195 00:09:38,039 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 2: Great segment and big Cougar war to everyone that's tuning 196 00:09:42,279 --> 00:09:44,559 in today. 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Nobody does it better than band her wealth. 216 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 3: Uh. 217 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,639 Speaker 2: We're gonna get into a couple of news and notes here, 218 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:52,039 but the latest news in the BYU World BYU Basketball World, 219 00:10:52,039 --> 00:10:54,960 Canard Davis Junior has been cited for duy marijuana possession. 220 00:10:55,519 --> 00:10:58,919 Was cited for marijuana position, driving under the influence following 221 00:10:58,919 --> 00:11:01,759 a car crash and stubs arrest in Provo, Utah, according 222 00:11:01,799 --> 00:11:05,039 to a redacted police report obtained by ESPN on Tuesday 223 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:09,960 through that record's request. The school nor b yu BA 224 00:11:10,159 --> 00:11:14,559 coaches have necessarily went on record about it, but KY 225 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:19,159 after the Yukon loss did state that Davis was suspended 226 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:24,279 indefinitely and that the that they're looking into the situation 227 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,399 as it's still under investigation. So that's the latest on 228 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,279 Canard Davis Junior. How long will he be out? Will 229 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:35,600 he be suspended through non conference play? Will he return 230 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,279 for conference play? What are the legal ramifications for such 231 00:11:40,039 --> 00:11:42,960 an act as it pertains to b YU athletes. 232 00:11:43,519 --> 00:11:44,039 Speaker 3: We don't know. 233 00:11:44,639 --> 00:11:46,519 Speaker 2: I don't know if there's a modern day president for 234 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:48,399 this and how they're going to engage with it. 235 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,879 Speaker 3: But we'll see how it plays out. Some interesting news though, look. 236 00:11:51,799 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 2: Like the haters will always say hey, whenever there's something 237 00:11:54,519 --> 00:11:58,240 bad from a public relations standpoint, they'll say, hey, look, 238 00:11:59,039 --> 00:12:02,080 not a missionary tool, not an ambassadorial tool, not doing 239 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:03,320 anything good in the community. 240 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:03,879 Speaker 3: Right. 241 00:12:05,519 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 2: Recently, Brian Santiago was went out, went to the pulpit 242 00:12:10,799 --> 00:12:15,159 at a Cougar Club meeting. I've been told and stated 243 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:19,279 that FUSTREII apparently has been meeting with the missionaries in 244 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:24,120 France and we'll be getting baptized. So look, there are 245 00:12:24,159 --> 00:12:26,639 so many I have a book here actually written by 246 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:32,519 Tallo Steves, former operator of Total Blue Sports, all the 247 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,120 football players that have come through BYU that ended up 248 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:36,840 getting baptized. 249 00:12:36,919 --> 00:12:38,159 Speaker 3: Think of these guys for a moment. 250 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 2: Okay, Mark Wilson, Okay, Ty Deptmer, all right, Kaylin Hall, 251 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,159 Jamal Willis, Like, that's just a few guys off the 252 00:12:50,159 --> 00:12:50,960 top of my head. 253 00:12:51,519 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 3: Curtis Brown who I played with. 254 00:12:54,399 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 2: These are marquee record setting all time BYU greats, a 255 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:04,679 Heisman Trophy winner. So even if like the outward communal 256 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:10,919 impact was minimal, right, taking away all of the service 257 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:15,360 projects that the alumni base does fundraising for those in need, 258 00:13:15,879 --> 00:13:23,399 BYUTV doing these deeper than sports stories on about opposing 259 00:13:23,759 --> 00:13:27,120 teams and players and their history. Even if you take 260 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,639 away all that and you just focus on what type 261 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,279 of impact when you invite someone into your BYU football 262 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:37,159 basketball locker room family and they end up coming to 263 00:13:38,159 --> 00:13:43,360 a conversion. What does the old scripture say about bringing 264 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:47,480 one soul unto Christ. Right, what does the scripture say 265 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:47,879 about that? 266 00:13:48,399 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 3: Right? How great will be your rejoicing? 267 00:13:51,519 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 2: So I'm saying is it is very much an ambassadorial 268 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,039 and missionary tool. 269 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,279 Speaker 3: Look at this particular example with Foos. 270 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 2: I think BYU fans love Foos, embraced him. 271 00:14:04,279 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 3: He was an active Muslim. 272 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,919 Speaker 2: I think it's interesting that he's converting to the Church 273 00:14:09,919 --> 00:14:13,279 of Jutis Christ and Letter Saints. Remember, he attended his 274 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:17,320 preparatory academy here in the state of Utah. Wassatch Academy 275 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,320 is where he bawled out. So he's been surrounded by 276 00:14:20,639 --> 00:14:23,039 the culture of the faith for a long time in 277 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:27,399 his young adult years. Now he's been meeting with the 278 00:14:27,399 --> 00:14:31,799 missionaries in France and is looking to possibly be baptized. 279 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,039 Try to get ultimate confirmation on this and see how 280 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,679 it plays out, obviously, but you know, you just want 281 00:14:37,679 --> 00:14:43,240 to plant seats and make a positive impact. Recently, Elder 282 00:14:43,279 --> 00:14:50,919 Oaks and Elder Holland sat together and discussed BYU Brigham 283 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:56,759 Young University honoring one hundred and fifty years of the institution, 284 00:14:58,039 --> 00:15:01,039 and some of the quotes coming out from this podcast. 285 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 3: These over twenty minutes long. 286 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 2: We'll maybe play for play you is some of these 287 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:11,039 sound bites later on the week, but they were appointment pointed, 288 00:15:11,159 --> 00:15:16,600 they were powerful. Okay, this is one of the quotes 289 00:15:16,679 --> 00:15:19,759 you only spiritual obligation and educational mission. President Halland emphasized 290 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,679 the spiritual obligation of byure, describing it as a university 291 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,519 founded on the belief that students are children of God. 292 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,879 Speaker 3: That identity. It is a university. 293 00:15:27,879 --> 00:15:29,759 Speaker 2: We come here to study and to take degrees, and 294 00:15:29,799 --> 00:15:33,080 it's everything from art to zoology. But running through it 295 00:15:33,159 --> 00:15:35,919 is a foundation and a theme that these are children 296 00:15:36,279 --> 00:15:40,240 of God. President Holland said, we're here to teach them 297 00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:43,799 for eternity. Education for eternity is a phrase that we use. 298 00:15:44,799 --> 00:15:48,120 President Oakes reflected on the challenge he had during his 299 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,600 tenure from nineteen seventy one to nineteen eighty of balancing 300 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:56,360 the spiritual and academic responsibilities. Coming as I did from 301 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,440 a professor of law at a great university, I had 302 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,559 no experience in balancing the spiritual. President Oaks, who taught 303 00:16:03,799 --> 00:16:06,159 for ten years at the University of Chicago Law School. 304 00:16:06,759 --> 00:16:10,720 The rest of the university and administration was maybe familiar 305 00:16:10,799 --> 00:16:14,159 I was familiar with, with, but it was a struggle 306 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,559 for me all the time I served at VAU to 307 00:16:17,639 --> 00:16:22,679 watch the thermometer registering spiritual temperature. I think the university today 308 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,519 does a much better job than I did in my 309 00:16:25,639 --> 00:16:29,240 struggle when I was doing it. The two leaders said 310 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:33,480 that two of the ba's significant spiritual influences are the 311 00:16:33,519 --> 00:16:37,720 student congregations and the presence of return missionaries, including those 312 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:41,279 who served another language or student studying to be missionaries. 313 00:16:42,159 --> 00:16:45,200 That is a powerful advantage that our church educational system 314 00:16:45,519 --> 00:16:48,360 institution have in the quality of education they can offer, 315 00:16:48,399 --> 00:16:53,279 set President Oaks. There are definitely demographic changes within BYU 316 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,840 right now. President Holland, who led BA from nineteen eighty 317 00:16:55,879 --> 00:16:57,759 to eighty nine, noted that more than half of BA 318 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:01,000 students today are female. President Oaks said the same is 319 00:17:01,039 --> 00:17:03,720 true of bwayu's law school demographics. When I enrolled in 320 00:17:03,799 --> 00:17:06,519 school in law school at the University of Chicago in 321 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:09,079 nineteen fifty four, there were only two or three out 322 00:17:09,079 --> 00:17:11,319 of about one hundred and the student body who were women. 323 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:15,160 Now it would be a majority of those enrolled, President 324 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,400 Oak said. The senior church leader also noted the number 325 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,319 of living alumni, which has grown from one hundred and 326 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,440 twenty five thousand to four hundred and sixty six thousand 327 00:17:23,799 --> 00:17:28,319 over the past fifty years is tremendous and now listen 328 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:34,240 to this athletic programs and humanitarian efforts. President Holland spoke 329 00:17:34,279 --> 00:17:36,880 of the strong alumni support for athletic programs, which has 330 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:41,440 been recognized by commentators from major broadcast services. 331 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:43,519 Speaker 3: This is what he said. 332 00:17:43,759 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 2: I don't think there's a school in America that has 333 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:51,119 built that has built in alumni support, in visible athletic 334 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,680 support that BYU has wherever it goes in numbers and 335 00:17:54,759 --> 00:17:57,880 in quality. He also praised the skill and devotion of 336 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:02,319 coaches and staff are just increasing in every way, but 337 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:06,880 particularly increasing in loyalty to the standards and the skill 338 00:18:07,039 --> 00:18:10,200 with which they take a higher and higher stand and 339 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,759 position in the national assessment of such things, said President Holland. 340 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,839 President Oaks noted the important humanitarian work taking place when 341 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:25,559 BYU football travels for games. They turn competition into collaboration 342 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,200 to help those in need. They become co workers in 343 00:18:29,279 --> 00:18:33,079 humanitarian projects and other things that the local school wants 344 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:38,039 to promote, said President Oaks, and that very active BYU 345 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:42,240 alumni and cooperation of the teams gets behind the local school. 346 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,799 Speaker 3: Halland also also added this has. 347 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 2: Bridged or that has bridged some potential problems that didn't 348 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,200 turn out to be problems because the presidents could talk 349 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:53,799 to each other. 350 00:18:55,559 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 3: It's a fantastic podcast. I'd say, go to. 351 00:18:59,319 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 2: YouTube, listened to it, President Holland President Oaks. Discussing BYU, 352 00:19:04,519 --> 00:19:06,799 President Oaks also said, Hey, this is the Lord's University, 353 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:13,039 essentially testified of it, testified of it, and by you 354 00:19:13,079 --> 00:19:18,039 transformed these these apostles, these prophet seers and revelators. My 355 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,160 life was changed like a tsunamis at President Holland, it 356 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,079 was a major, major reset in my life with eternal consequence. 357 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,759 For his part, President Oaks said it was at BYU 358 00:19:27,799 --> 00:19:29,359 that he learned how to read, how to write, how 359 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,839 to judge, how to use his time in the learning process, 360 00:19:33,279 --> 00:19:36,759 received an advanced understanding of the Gospel and various religion 361 00:19:36,759 --> 00:19:39,920 classes he took. Byused the Lord's University because it was 362 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,119 established by a prophet. He said, it has been carried 363 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,559 on with prophetic leadership to this day and it places 364 00:19:46,599 --> 00:19:48,960 the highest priority for its students and its faculty, and 365 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,400 its administration and its position in the community to furthering 366 00:19:52,599 --> 00:19:55,400 the ideals the teachings and values of the Gospel of 367 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,519 Jesus Christ. Through all this process, you go through all 368 00:19:58,519 --> 00:20:01,680 these quotes and notes and you can listen to it. 369 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,559 I think it's important to realize that BYU is still 370 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,920 very much imperfect, just like the Church of Jesus Christ, 371 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,079 the Letter Saints. But it's run by imperfect men, perfect women. 372 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,400 It's going to be imperfect, and there's gonna be ways 373 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,359 in which they need to improve every single day, every 374 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:19,200 single week, every single month, every single year. But no 375 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:24,240 one can deny the positive impact that BYU has had academically, spiritually, morally, 376 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:28,759 and athletically in the world in my opinion. And these 377 00:20:28,759 --> 00:20:33,039 are testimonies from Elder Oaks and Elder Holland. Great segment, 378 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,960 We're gonna go to break guys. Coming back, We'll have 379 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,559 a Cougar Beat with Sean Walker. 380 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:39,039 Speaker 3: Uh check it out. 381 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,079 Speaker 2: He's gonna break down the latest on Canard Davis Junior, 382 00:20:42,319 --> 00:20:45,720 BYU football and more, getting into the mind the voice 383 00:20:45,839 --> 00:20:49,160 of those that cover the team on the daily. Don't 384 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,519 go anywhere. Sean Walker coming up next. This is Cougar 385 00:20:51,519 --> 00:20:53,559 Sports on one O three nine ninety eight point three 386 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:54,599 is he is. 387 00:20:54,559 --> 00:20:57,319 Speaker 1: Cougar Sports with Ben Gretel at its time for the 388 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,200 Cougar Beat getting the dish from the local report order 389 00:21:00,279 --> 00:21:10,200 is that cover Cougar athletics. 390 00:21:05,759 --> 00:21:07,759 Speaker 3: We bankers, you're smart fl though Breen nine nine even 391 00:21:07,759 --> 00:21:11,599 wants for ESPN the manage videos banda web dot com. 392 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 2: Please get on a free Q and A no obligation 393 00:21:13,519 --> 00:21:15,960 to invest Q and A with our tax smart wealth advisors, 394 00:21:16,279 --> 00:21:19,359 certified financial planners. Nobody that's it better than banter wealth 395 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,240 and each Tom for a little Cougar Beat going to 396 00:21:21,279 --> 00:21:23,799 get into the mind and hear from the voices that 397 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,519 cover the team on the Daily Talks and BAU Football 398 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,279 In this segment, what does by you need to do? 399 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,440 What needs to happen in order for Bwally to clinch 400 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:35,599 a Big twelve championship game and birth this weekend. We're 401 00:21:35,599 --> 00:21:38,759 gonna break it down here on your Utah ESPN Radio. 402 00:21:38,839 --> 00:21:41,200 Never can it be brought to you by Bresa Cleaning Services. 403 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,319 I said it many times on the show. The quickest 404 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,519 way to a woman's heart, the wonderful better half in 405 00:21:46,559 --> 00:21:49,480 your life is to get the house clean. 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Let's get out to the hotline talk some 427 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,440 Cougar football with Sean WALKERKSL dot Com, Cougar Sports Inside. 428 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:50,279 Speaker 3: What's up, Sean. 429 00:22:52,319 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 5: Ben, It's always a pleasure to join you guys on 430 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,440 this show. And I got I gotta start with one 431 00:22:57,559 --> 00:23:02,079 question for you. Have you both your plane ticket for Arlington, Texas? 432 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,200 That uh, that first weekend in December. 433 00:23:05,759 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 2: I've booked Ronald the Three Man Weavers, uh flight out 434 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,799 to the DFW. But uh, you ask my wife. I'm like, hey, 435 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,839 can I go? And She's like, now, you got to 436 00:23:16,839 --> 00:23:18,720 stay home with with me and the kiddos. So I'm 437 00:23:18,759 --> 00:23:21,319 not gonna be heading out there. It's unfortunate. Uh. 438 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 3: I do have another full time job, and so I'm away. 439 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:28,279 Speaker 2: From home a lot with the radio and obviously with 440 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,000 Ortho pros et cetera. So sometimes I gotta take a 441 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,960 take a I got a sacrifice. I got a sacrifice 442 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,920 to keep my my lovely wife happy and the kiddo's happy. 443 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 5: So I have not hold on. I'm just I'm gonna 444 00:23:41,799 --> 00:23:44,359 make a note. I'm taking a note real quick. Right 445 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:48,559 after I hang up here, call Brook Crittle, have a 446 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:49,720 shat and discussion. 447 00:23:49,839 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, yeah, I don't know. 448 00:23:52,079 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 2: You gotta be a really really really good salesman, Sean. Yeah, 449 00:23:57,079 --> 00:23:58,960 I don't know if it'll work, Sean. I'll be honest, 450 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,799 but be very well, is the I mean, look, they're 451 00:24:02,839 --> 00:24:06,160 the master of their destiny, obviously, but what could happen 452 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:09,160 this weekend? Obviously, Bili's got to get a win. But 453 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,319 tell us a little bit more. You wrote about it 454 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,440 at KSHL dot com. What needs to happen in order 455 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,480 for BYU to clinch a Big twelve Championship game? 456 00:24:18,559 --> 00:24:22,039 Speaker 5: Birth Yeah, and this came straight out of the Big Twelve, 457 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,200 so you know it's legit right they put it out 458 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,200 of the release. There are exactly two teams this weekend 459 00:24:27,279 --> 00:24:29,319 and the penultimate week of the regular season they can 460 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,240 clinch a berth in the Big twelve Championship game at 461 00:24:33,279 --> 00:24:36,319 AT and T Stadium in Arlington. They're Texas Tech and 462 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:41,240 BYU Texas Tech Pass. Both of their scenarios involved YU 463 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,319 losing at Cincinnati, So then we're not going to talk 464 00:24:43,319 --> 00:24:45,680 about that one very much. But since this is the 465 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,440 station that covers with Kobes, they both start, you touched 466 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,440 on a bit. They both start with beating Cincinnati, so 467 00:24:50,559 --> 00:24:53,440 you gotta go, you gotta take care of business in 468 00:24:53,559 --> 00:24:56,400 the Queen City. Beat Cincinnati, hand them the third right 469 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,759 loss that is number one, And then there are two ways, 470 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:06,119 and I will caution. Probably not very likely ways, but 471 00:25:06,279 --> 00:25:08,480 still two ways that BYU can couch the spot in 472 00:25:08,559 --> 00:25:12,079 the Big Coat Championship Game. The first one is Arizona 473 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:17,000 State and Houston both have to lose. ASU has Colorado, 474 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,640 Houston has TCU. I would put the odds at the 475 00:25:20,759 --> 00:25:25,000 former as unlikely, and I would put the odds at 476 00:25:25,039 --> 00:25:28,839 the latter as possible. I think it's certainly possible that 477 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,960 the can can come back and beat Houston, although I 478 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,079 don't know if i'd handicap them as the favor by 479 00:25:34,079 --> 00:25:36,200 any means. Houston's having a really good year, so you 480 00:25:36,279 --> 00:25:37,839 need a little bit help from those of the sun 481 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,880 Devils and the Cougar's there or the other way also 482 00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:43,839 involved in Arizona State laws. That's the ASU losing to 483 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:49,200 Colorado and then Utah beating Kansas State. Again. I probably 484 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,799 had to cap that first one. Not incredibly likely, but 485 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,559 I think there are going to be a lot of 486 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,799 BYU fans that, in addition to cheering for BYU to 487 00:25:57,839 --> 00:25:59,960 win this week, and they'll be cheering for coach Prome, 488 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:04,440 Dean Sanders and the Bush and then maybe even you 489 00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:08,079 get a couple that are cheering for former b YU 490 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,640 All Black linebacker Kyle Whittingham and the youth to go 491 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,519 rough up and be it up on Cape State this 492 00:26:12,559 --> 00:26:14,839 weekend up on the hill at right cycles as well. 493 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 2: Would love to see it got to get there. Do 494 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,400 you think this is year B why you get up 495 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,400 and makes it to the college football playoff? Sean, how 496 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,200 are you feeling about this Cougar football team? 497 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:28,039 Speaker 3: Oh? 498 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, I think and we can touch on maybe 499 00:26:31,559 --> 00:26:33,200 kind of this broader point a little bit, because Golan 500 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,720 and Doggie actually brought it up yesterday, and I know 501 00:26:36,799 --> 00:26:38,240 you guys have been talking about it on the show 502 00:26:38,279 --> 00:26:40,480 a little bit. But I think the first goal is 503 00:26:40,559 --> 00:26:42,880 you've got to get to that big club championship game. 504 00:26:43,079 --> 00:26:45,880 And by is not even in that Big twelve title game. 505 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,160 I don't think there's any chance that they can get 506 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,880 into the College football Playoffs playing simple, I think they 507 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,480 need to at the very least be in that game. 508 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:57,839 And based on the result of that version of that 509 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,599 meeting with Texas Tech in Lubbock, and I'm not just 510 00:27:01,759 --> 00:27:04,279 talking about the loss, but the manner in which they lost, 511 00:27:05,079 --> 00:27:06,759 there's a chance that they have to go and they 512 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,480 they have to win that Big tal title game. Obviously, 513 00:27:10,559 --> 00:27:15,079 we know if they go in Big Colt Championship, I 514 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,440 guess it's not technically one hundred percent, but ninety eight 515 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,039 point seven chance that they will be one of these 516 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,759 five highest ranked conference champions and therefore game one of 517 00:27:23,799 --> 00:27:27,240 those five automatic bids for CFP inclusion. But I think 518 00:27:27,279 --> 00:27:29,279 even if by you just get back to that conference 519 00:27:29,319 --> 00:27:32,799 championship game, if they put in a let's say they're 520 00:27:32,799 --> 00:27:34,599 playing Texas Tech, the would be out on favorite to 521 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,400 be in that game, out on favorite to win the 522 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:38,799 Big Club Championship. I think if they put a better 523 00:27:40,799 --> 00:27:42,839 to just kind of leave the selection committee with a 524 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,839 better case in their mouth, more competitive game, not a 525 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,000 twenty nine to seven type boss whether they're not really 526 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,240 in it they don't score until the fourth quarter. I 527 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:56,119 think if they put a better just a better data 528 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,559 point in that championship game, then I think BYU has 529 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,480 as good as an argument for an out large bid 530 00:28:03,079 --> 00:28:06,079 as anybody in the country, and yes, I mean literally 531 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,440 anybody in the country, because right now they're behind three 532 00:28:08,519 --> 00:28:11,200 two lost teams, two from the SEC, and then not 533 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,240 the game. The SEC has been winning a lot of 534 00:28:13,319 --> 00:28:16,519 arguments based off of strength of schedule. By You've got 535 00:28:16,599 --> 00:28:18,640 to figure out a way to kind of boost that 536 00:28:18,839 --> 00:28:21,000 up and pump that up. Their strength of record numbers 537 00:28:21,039 --> 00:28:24,279 are very good. Here's another secret one, and I'll tell 538 00:28:24,279 --> 00:28:26,359 you this, I actually haven't read about this shit or 539 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,240 tweeted about it or anything. So we'll call this a 540 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,839 little cool sports exclusive exclusive for you guys. The UYU 541 00:28:32,039 --> 00:28:37,640 fan should be rooting for ECU. East Carolina right now 542 00:28:37,799 --> 00:28:39,559 is one of those kind of not so talked about 543 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,480 teams that's still in the discussion to make the American 544 00:28:42,799 --> 00:28:46,119 Championship Game. I almost fell the American Athletic Conference, not anymore, 545 00:28:46,799 --> 00:28:50,599 just the American Conference. So ECU is I think they 546 00:28:50,599 --> 00:28:52,440 are like kind of fourth or fifth of the pegging 547 00:28:52,519 --> 00:28:55,480 order right now, but still a decent chance to get 548 00:28:55,559 --> 00:29:00,400 into the American Championship Game. If East Carolina makes that game, 549 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,559 and especially if they go on and they win an 550 00:29:03,559 --> 00:29:07,759 American an American title, then they win over an American 551 00:29:07,839 --> 00:29:12,000 conference champion like BYU now has from the beginning of 552 00:29:12,039 --> 00:29:14,880 the season when they went to Greenville and kind of 553 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,200 sloshed over the Pirates a little bit. I think that 554 00:29:17,319 --> 00:29:20,000 would give them a data point to potentially put them 555 00:29:20,079 --> 00:29:24,279 in as an at large selection to the conference title game. 556 00:29:24,359 --> 00:29:26,440 So first and first, you got to get there. You 557 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,119 gotta get to that championship game. There are a lot 558 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:30,920 of other teams that you can root for. Yes, that 559 00:29:31,039 --> 00:29:34,759 includes the Utes guys, but I don't count out that 560 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:38,039 ECU data point as well. And I think the Pirates 561 00:29:38,079 --> 00:29:40,680 could really do something to kind of help BYU, sort 562 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,160 of give them the juice by the for the Selection Committee. 563 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:49,079 Speaker 2: Sean WALKERKSL dot com here on ESPN the Fan discussing 564 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,720 how by you can get into the Big Twelve and 565 00:29:51,799 --> 00:29:55,279 get into a Big Twelve championship game and also find 566 00:29:55,319 --> 00:29:57,640 its way into the college football playoffs. 567 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,039 Speaker 3: Cincinnati is a two and a half points or that 568 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:00,720 point dog. 569 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:01,519 Speaker 5: Uh. 570 00:30:01,599 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 2: They are playing against the BYU Cougars on the at 571 00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:06,720 their home stadium, Knipport Stadium. 572 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,079 Speaker 3: Esp and Analytics is. 573 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 2: Favoring by You don't want to say, it was like 574 00:30:11,079 --> 00:30:13,400 sixty seven percent chance of victory for the Kougs. How 575 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,880 do you see this BA Cincinnati game playing out in uh, 576 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:18,279 the great state of Ohio? 577 00:30:21,599 --> 00:30:23,839 Speaker 5: Uh, great question. I mean, I'll have a little bit 578 00:30:23,839 --> 00:30:26,519 more on this later in the week because I'm struggling 579 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,920 right now to figure this game out. Then I'm not 580 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,480 gonna lie. I'm struggling a little bit to figure this 581 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:36,200 game out, because this was a Cincinnati team that had everything, 582 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,000 and I mean literally everything going for it. They were 583 00:30:39,279 --> 00:30:43,039 ranked by the CFP and the AP just three weeks ago. 584 00:30:44,039 --> 00:30:46,079 They were they were one of those teams that was 585 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,519 maybe a little bit of a dark horse contender, but 586 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,880 certainly contender to win the Big Hill Big Club Conference. 587 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:56,119 They're still not eliminated from Big Clod Championship game consideration 588 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,279 now that they're gonna name we talked about YUNI now 589 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,200 to get there, cinc An added need a ton of 590 00:31:01,279 --> 00:31:04,680 help to get there, but they're still not eliminated from it. 591 00:31:04,799 --> 00:31:06,799 I think they've got a lot to play for right now. 592 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:08,880 And this is also Cincinnati team that I think is 593 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:13,039 going to be incredibly motivated in hosting the Koubes for 594 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,880 the first time since twenty sixteen. I mean, this is 595 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,279 it's going to be senior night in at Kniffert Stadium. 596 00:31:21,319 --> 00:31:23,000 It's going to be a night game, which they don't 597 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,759 get very often. That is an eight pm Eastern time kakeout, 598 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,799 not like be a Mountain guys eight pm Eastern time. 599 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:33,200 So if you're going to that game, bundle up. It's 600 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:36,559 going to be dark it. You know, maybe vampire cups 601 00:31:36,599 --> 00:31:39,319 come out on the road. We'll see in there. And 602 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,640 then it's also and then they're going to be honoring 603 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:43,599 twenty two seniors including I think it was six or 604 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,920 seven that have been with the Bearcats for all four 605 00:31:47,079 --> 00:31:50,480 seasons as well. So I think there's a lot of 606 00:31:50,559 --> 00:31:54,039 motivation in the Cincinnati team to come in and try 607 00:31:54,119 --> 00:31:57,119 to make right for what's happened the last two weeks 608 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,440 back to back losses. Obviously they got solved couple weeks 609 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:06,039 ago by Utah, and so I could see I could 610 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,720 see sort of one of two scenarios where BYU goes 611 00:32:09,759 --> 00:32:12,119 in it kind of does the same thing that the 612 00:32:12,359 --> 00:32:14,519 Utes did up on the hill in Salt Lake City. 613 00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:17,119 The Cincinnati market see the Cincinnati team coming in with 614 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,880 a little bit pride, pulling themselves up by the big bootstraps, 615 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,640 realizing that this is their season. This is a must 616 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,480 win game for them in every way, and I think 617 00:32:25,519 --> 00:32:27,559 they're going to come out really really hard. If BYU 618 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:31,119 doesn't jump out early, this could be an absolutely dog place. 619 00:32:32,839 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 2: Sean, what have you been most impressed by with this 620 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:40,640 BYU football team this season? What stands out to you 621 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:45,559 and their progress in what they've been able to accomplish 622 00:32:45,759 --> 00:32:49,079 back to back seasons that are trending to become double 623 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:50,200 digit win seasons. 624 00:32:53,519 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 5: The easy answer is bear back buyer, right, So we're 625 00:32:56,039 --> 00:32:57,279 not We're not going to go there because I think 626 00:32:57,279 --> 00:33:00,519 we talked about Barenos, right, I mean we need we 627 00:33:00,559 --> 00:33:02,519 need to mention therek Blackmeyer coming in as a true 628 00:33:02,519 --> 00:33:07,359 freshman in in a very tenuous spot with some of 629 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:11,039 the offseason changes, Jake Redsloff transferring to to Tulaine and 630 00:33:11,079 --> 00:33:14,279 all that stuff. What Bear's been able to do I 631 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:18,839 think should put him in the conversation forward best freshmen 632 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,519 of the year nationally in college football. I don't know 633 00:33:21,599 --> 00:33:23,400 if he's the number one freshman. There are a couple 634 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:26,119 of others. They're probably gonna have as good of an 635 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:27,799 argument at him, but I think he needs to be 636 00:33:28,279 --> 00:33:30,279 on the shortlist. He needs to be sort of in 637 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:35,000 that breath for best freshman this year. Beyond that, like, 638 00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:39,759 I think we expected this BYU defense to be really good. 639 00:33:39,839 --> 00:33:41,400 I really you can make an argument that they got 640 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,599 even better from last year, which talked to any fan 641 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,640 and b YU last year and they would have probably 642 00:33:46,759 --> 00:33:49,319 laughed at that because that defense was really, really good. 643 00:33:49,359 --> 00:33:52,680 But the linebacker corps has been as advertised, Jack Kelly 644 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,359 and oadaive Glaska are going to find Themselo playing on Sundays. 645 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,960 I think there are a couple of defensive linements that 646 00:33:58,039 --> 00:33:59,880 are going to end up playing on Sundays with the 647 00:34:00,079 --> 00:34:01,759 group as well. You know that that was one of 648 00:34:01,799 --> 00:34:04,319 those questions. Mark, Remember if you're in a bactic training 649 00:34:04,359 --> 00:34:07,359 camp that we just didn't really know about. But I've 650 00:34:07,359 --> 00:34:11,679 been really impressed by the defensive line. The thing that 651 00:34:12,079 --> 00:34:16,679 has impressed me maybe the most is this BYU run game. 652 00:34:17,199 --> 00:34:19,760 And I'm not just talking about l J. Martin's been 653 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,480 really good, which he has been. We sort of knew 654 00:34:22,519 --> 00:34:25,679 that he had the potential to be really good. But 655 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:27,920 he goes over one hundred yards in the first three 656 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,800 games of the season back to back against Arizona and Util. 657 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:34,519 You've got seven of those on his career. He's just 658 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,559 shy of one thousand yards rushing for the first time 659 00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:42,239 in his career. But he's been durable, incredibly durable, like 660 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,159 he hasn't been. Let's let's get it out of the open. 661 00:34:45,199 --> 00:34:48,039 It's very clear that l J. Martin hasn't been one 662 00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:52,039 hundred percent healthy every game this season, and yet he's 663 00:34:52,079 --> 00:34:55,719 played in ten games. He had that career high one 664 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:59,280 sixty two at Arizona. He's averaging ninety one point two 665 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:02,199 yards per game and big twelve play Like everything we 666 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:05,800 thought about LJ I think has come true and then 667 00:35:06,039 --> 00:35:09,639 some because you realize of the heavy load that he's 668 00:35:09,679 --> 00:35:13,000 had to bear. You know, he's the starting running back 669 00:35:13,039 --> 00:35:14,840 and a lot of times he's the number two running 670 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:19,000 back in this BYU run game at certain points and 671 00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:21,920 he just keep going, he keeps estep moving, He's finding 672 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:25,880 the end zone. He's finding some holes behind an enormous 673 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,719 offensive line. I mean, they're the guys that never get 674 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:32,159 enough credit, right Andrew Gentry and Isaiah Jada and Bluce 675 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:35,119 Mitchell and the like. But this by You run game, 676 00:35:35,119 --> 00:35:39,280 I think has been again. I had high expectations for 677 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:40,679 what they could be coming end of the season, and 678 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:42,000 I think they've even superseded that. 679 00:35:43,159 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 2: Sean Walkerksale dot com here on esp the Fan, I 680 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:49,159 want to change gears here. Whenever you have double digit 681 00:35:49,159 --> 00:35:53,360 win seasons, you're impressive. You're having a quarterback play like 682 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,760 like BYU is a defense playing like the art collectively 683 00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:59,840 running bags and wide receivers, Like, there's a lot of 684 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:03,840 stars on this team that are showcasing their abilities at 685 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:07,800 a high level. You're gonna see an uptick in recruiting, right, 686 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:10,880 You're going to see an uptick in interest from local 687 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:16,280 talent and even regional talent specifically. What have you been 688 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:19,440 seeing here locally as it pertains to be what you 689 00:36:19,519 --> 00:36:21,800 football recruitment? I know you've been covering the prep world. 690 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,880 We're gonna have the state championship games coming up here 691 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:25,400 this week. 692 00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:27,280 Speaker 3: What are you hearing? What are you seeing? 693 00:36:27,559 --> 00:36:33,159 Speaker 2: Do you project any flips from commitments to BYU or 694 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:34,760 from other schools to BYU? 695 00:36:36,079 --> 00:36:38,159 Speaker 5: Well, are you talking about the twenty twenty sixth class, 696 00:36:38,159 --> 00:36:40,199 then are you talking about the twenty twenty seventh classes? 697 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:41,639 Shaping up both? 698 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 3: Man, I mean twenty twenty six and tool twenty twenty seven. 699 00:36:44,519 --> 00:36:48,320 Speaker 5: You never know what can happen, That's true. I feel 700 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:52,960 like the twenty twenty six classes it's been relatively set 701 00:36:53,039 --> 00:36:55,559 in stone for a little while, you know, I mean, 702 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,519 colleges like to get kind of ahead of it, and 703 00:36:58,599 --> 00:37:02,239 I think BYUS cleaning up up pretty well. When it 704 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:05,360 comes to some of those in state commitments, there are 705 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,519 a lot of sort of the top towns in the 706 00:37:08,599 --> 00:37:12,639 state that haven't gone by used way that I would 707 00:37:12,639 --> 00:37:15,039 be surprised, quite frankly if they slipped. I'm talking about 708 00:37:15,039 --> 00:37:17,719 like the number one overall recruit in Felici moa who 709 00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:21,480 out of Fremont, who is very much committed to Tennessee 710 00:37:22,119 --> 00:37:23,920 from talking to his family and his coaches and of 711 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,280 those teammates and everything. But what BYU has done really 712 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,320 well in this recruiting class is they have built sort 713 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,119 of a fence around the state of Utah. They've got 714 00:37:33,119 --> 00:37:35,239 two in the top three players in the state right 715 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:38,480 now in brock Harrison about Moitalo, I don't expect any 716 00:37:38,559 --> 00:37:41,880 changes out of those guys. The number eight overall player, 717 00:37:42,159 --> 00:37:45,440 defensive lineman Lopetti molash with every bit to sixty four 718 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:48,079 and two hundred and sixty some odd pounds that he's 719 00:37:48,119 --> 00:37:50,800 lifted out of Oream High School. I've asked him a 720 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,840 couple of times in the last few weeks how committed 721 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,199 he is to BYU. He just kind of laughs at me. 722 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:58,440 He says, yeah, you never really know what today's day 723 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:00,199 and age, right, Like, you're committed till you're not. Yeah, 724 00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:02,679 and then you laugh again, and he says, but I'm 725 00:38:02,679 --> 00:38:04,519 definitely going to be a Coup excited to be a COUP. 726 00:38:05,039 --> 00:38:07,519 I think she's very, very firm h stay with the 727 00:38:07,599 --> 00:38:10,800 team a calia kana at at at Ornham High School. 728 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:14,719 I think Adam Bywaters is as close as they could 729 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:20,320 come there as well. A lot of the other commitments 730 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:24,400 in the state BYU is only sort of been kind 731 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:26,880 of fifty fifty. Since they commit a little bit, there's 732 00:38:27,039 --> 00:38:30,920 not a ton of movement from this BYU recruiting staff 733 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,320 after kids commit. Klonia doesn't really like to get into 734 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:40,920 too many recruiting battles post commitment unless unless the player 735 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:43,800 or maybe their parents or somebody around them where that 736 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,639 kind of thing reaches out to BYU, then there are 737 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:52,440 certainly some circumstances and some capabilities there. So uh but 738 00:38:53,039 --> 00:38:57,960 as like as it stands, even if BYU only and 739 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,880 I mean I'm using air quotes right now, I know 740 00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:02,679 an audio medium, if they only come away with two 741 00:39:02,719 --> 00:39:05,360 of the top three recruits in the state of Utah 742 00:39:05,559 --> 00:39:08,440 or five of the top ten, which they currently have 743 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:12,320 seven of the top eighteen, I'm trying to count and 744 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:15,360 do my map off the top of my head. I 745 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,679 think it's been a pretty good recruiting hall for this 746 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:21,159 BYU cycle. That's currently one of the best recruiting classes 747 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:22,119 in the big clubs. 748 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 2: All right, Sean, we got to say farewell. We're up 749 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:28,679 against it, but always appreciate our time together. We invite 750 00:39:28,679 --> 00:39:30,679 everyone to follow you on x as well as read 751 00:39:30,679 --> 00:39:33,400 all your content at KSL dot com. Much love to 752 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:35,079 you man, We'll chat with you again soon. 753 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:37,599 Speaker 5: Prazys you guys, thanks as always. 754 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 3: All right, there you go. 755 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,119 Speaker 2: That's Sean Walker and a Cougar Beat and it was 756 00:39:41,199 --> 00:39:43,599 brought to you by Bresa Cleaning Services. 757 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:46,199 Speaker 3: If you are looking to. 758 00:39:46,239 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 2: Maybe do something nice for your wife, especially around the 759 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:52,960 holiday season, now's the time, Now's the place. Bresa Cleaning 760 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:56,119 Services is reliable, honest and affordable. They come with a 761 00:39:56,199 --> 00:39:58,920 five man team starting five if you will, and they'll 762 00:39:59,599 --> 00:40:03,280 clean up your house within the hour. 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