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All right, let's 44 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,959 welcome in the greatest head coach in bou basketball history. 45 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,120 We got Dave Rose on the last Dave, how you 46 00:01:57,159 --> 00:01:59,480 live in March madness, the most wonderful time of the year. 47 00:02:00,959 --> 00:02:05,519 Speaker 5: Well, guys, I'm doing well. We're We're in Saint George today, 48 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,959 the sun shining. It's going to be in the nineties 49 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,120 in the middle of March, which is kind of interesting. 50 00:02:10,199 --> 00:02:15,159 But I'm enjoying, enjoying the game so far. And we 51 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,039 got back from Kansas City. We went to the Big 52 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,240 Twelve Tournament, and that will be pretty hard to top. 53 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,439 I mean, that tournament's as good as any tournament in 54 00:02:24,439 --> 00:02:27,199 college basketball. And I'm that's the second year in a 55 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,280 row I've been to it. I really like going there. 56 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,080 You see some really good teams, that's for sure. 57 00:02:33,159 --> 00:02:36,319 Speaker 2: You make a really interesting point to start off this interview. 58 00:02:36,599 --> 00:02:41,199 There's been talk from certain teams, from certain new teams 59 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:43,800 right new coaching stats that are part of the Big Twelve. 60 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,520 They say, hey, we're gonna move the Big Twelve Tournament 61 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,719 to Vegas. I say, keep it in Kansas City. 62 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 3: They do. They do an awesome job there. 63 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: I mean, it's all in on Big Twelve Tournament basketball there. 64 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,879 Speaker 3: But give me your thoughts on it. 65 00:02:57,599 --> 00:02:59,719 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think you'll have a hard time ripping that 66 00:02:59,719 --> 00:03:04,400 thing out of the Midwest. You they've they I think 67 00:03:04,439 --> 00:03:07,960 they voted a renewed that contract maybe a year ago 68 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,120 or so, and I'm thinking there for another eight or 69 00:03:11,199 --> 00:03:14,439 nine years. I don't know that for sure, but that's 70 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,599 kind of what I've heard. You know, Vegas tries to 71 00:03:16,599 --> 00:03:20,960 get them all because they have the attraction to bring 72 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,560 all the tourists to Vegas. But I think I think 73 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,759 that Big twelve may be hard to rip away from 74 00:03:27,759 --> 00:03:30,240 those guys. And I know if you ask the Iowa 75 00:03:30,319 --> 00:03:33,199 State fans and the Kansas fans, they sure don't want 76 00:03:33,199 --> 00:03:37,439 it to move, that's for sure, because the Iowa State 77 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:41,199 games and the Kansas games, you know, early in those tournaments, 78 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,400 it's amazing how they come out to support their teams, 79 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:45,159 that's for sure. 80 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: Dave, you have the records, is the head coach of 81 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,919 b YU for most consecutive Burth appearances in in the 82 00:03:54,039 --> 00:03:59,039 NCAA tournament. You know, it's it's a it's a feat 83 00:03:59,159 --> 00:04:02,280 that you know, why may may be able to top. 84 00:04:02,439 --> 00:04:02,599 Speaker 3: Right. 85 00:04:02,639 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: We're on a bit of a role here right now 86 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,560 with a you know, there's a lot of resource allocation, uh, 87 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,479 not only internally within the staff but also with the personnel. 88 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,599 Speaker 3: It's pretty cool to see that. 89 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 2: But you know, explain to me what that feat meant 90 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,920 to you to have consecutive year after year after year 91 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,439 going to the Big Dance and not just you know, 92 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,759 just getting there, but winning games as well. What did 93 00:04:26,759 --> 00:04:28,720 that mean to you as a as a head coach 94 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,279 and as a staff that you had put together and 95 00:04:31,319 --> 00:04:32,399 these teams you put together. 96 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 5: Well, I think that that was one of the one 97 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,920 of the real goals of mind, as you know, became 98 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,120 the head coach of the assistant coach there for eight years, 99 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:48,920 but I followed obviously BYU basketball for years and and 100 00:04:48,959 --> 00:04:56,160 it's so hard to be really consistent, you know, with 101 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,000 your teams being really good year after year after year 102 00:04:59,079 --> 00:05:04,120 at b YU because of the change, the constant change 103 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,040 of your roster with missions and kids you know, leaving 104 00:05:08,079 --> 00:05:10,759 for a couple of years and then coming back, and 105 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,720 you know, so you're always trying to build that. The 106 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,199 transfer portal was totally different. You know, kids didn't want 107 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,879 to transfer near as much because they hadn't set out 108 00:05:19,959 --> 00:05:23,519 a whole year from playing competitively in the teams, and 109 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,399 so it was hard when you got you got some 110 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,079 injuries or you got issues. It's hard to fix your 111 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,639 roster over the summer, you know, because you're really you 112 00:05:34,639 --> 00:05:36,600 got to do it with young kids or kids that 113 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,560 you're trying to sign out of high school. So I 114 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,639 don't know if you can compare it to today's world 115 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:45,279 where you can go get your get ahead coaching job 116 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,240 at all, fifteen of your kids leave and you put 117 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,399 your team together and the next thing, you know, seven 118 00:05:51,399 --> 00:05:54,839 to eight months later, you're in the NCAA tournament. Because 119 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,319 you can recruit older old I mean, you get older guys, 120 00:05:57,319 --> 00:05:59,800 you can get younger guys, you can get a whole 121 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,040 mix of different type of players to put your roster 122 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,600 and your team together. But so that that was one 123 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,600 of the things that we tried to do was some 124 00:06:08,959 --> 00:06:12,639 us was win was number one, but to be consistent 125 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,720 winning year after year after year. And I will tell 126 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:22,079 you this, getting to the NCAA tournament, UH is way 127 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,319 different than winning in the NCAA tournament. I mean we 128 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,759 went to the SCAA tournament three or four years before 129 00:06:29,519 --> 00:06:32,120 we won our first game, and my I goodness that 130 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,759 that that creates more pressure to get in the tournament 131 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:39,920 and not win year after year more than not getting 132 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:44,439 into the tournament itself, and that year we ended up 133 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:48,160 beating Florida and over time, I think we were in 134 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,800 Oklahoma City that year and my goodness, that was a 135 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,759 big win. And I think we got a couple more 136 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:58,319 wins after that, but that first one was a big 137 00:06:58,360 --> 00:06:59,199 one for us. 138 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 2: And you mentioned as an assistant coach you were there, 139 00:07:01,959 --> 00:07:04,319 I mean in the rebuild in the Steve Cleveland era, 140 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,040 I think went to you guys went to three n 141 00:07:07,079 --> 00:07:10,519 CUAA tournaments and you lost in the first round in 142 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,160 all three ventures. 143 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 3: But you didn't get very good draws. I mean, like 144 00:07:15,959 --> 00:07:16,639 you know what I mean. 145 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 2: It was like, we're gonna relegate you to the most 146 00:07:20,199 --> 00:07:24,399 difficult games, uh, and the most difficult opponents in this 147 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:29,800 Thursday Saturday type of bracket. It always felt like they 148 00:07:29,839 --> 00:07:33,600 wanted you guys out and and then sometimes they actually 149 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,120 put you in the Sunday bracket, so they really wanted 150 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,000 you guys out ace apps that they didn't have to 151 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:40,279 reschedule anybody. 152 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, the the no Sunday play for BYU is not 153 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,879 any type of advantage in that NAA tournament. They they 154 00:07:49,959 --> 00:07:52,639 don't like that committee does not like being told what 155 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,639 they have to do. And when BYU comes in and 156 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,439 qualifies or or gets close to the you know, get 157 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,560 invited into the tournament, they have asterisk by their name. 158 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,600 They can't play on Sunday, and uh that doesn't make 159 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,279 him happy. I remember when we were when I was 160 00:08:12,319 --> 00:08:16,600 on Steve Cleveland staff, we made the three tournaments. We 161 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:22,519 played Cincinnati, we played Syracuse, and we played Connecticut. So 162 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:28,560 they had uh some pretty good traditional powers of the 163 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:29,560 NCAA tournament. 164 00:08:29,759 --> 00:08:33,759 Speaker 2: Well, let me let me interject here. I think in 165 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,279 when you guys played Yukon, I want to say Syracuse 166 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,679 ended up winning the Natty. It was like inverse right, 167 00:08:40,039 --> 00:08:43,720 they had ameccha Oka for the best player in college basketball, right, 168 00:08:43,759 --> 00:08:47,759 and then I believe it was uh mechnamara that went 169 00:08:47,799 --> 00:08:50,679 off versus that three to H four team. 170 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 3: And I think. 171 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:56,399 Speaker 2: Beaheim has listed has has actually said that McNamara is 172 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,679 like one of his favorite players all time. They want 173 00:08:58,879 --> 00:09:02,080 he was like the gimmer for dad of Syracuse at 174 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:03,360 that time, that's how good he was. 175 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 3: So you guys got tough for Oss. 176 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, Ben Ben Gordon wasn't a bad player either. Kids 177 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:14,240 for Yukon, and so you know, we I learned a 178 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:19,399 lot as an assistant for Steve watching how that that 179 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:23,879 tournament you know, kind of was put together. And I 180 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,799 you know, I mean when I played at Houston or 181 00:09:27,919 --> 00:09:32,559 the number one seed my senior year, and the seeding 182 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:37,679 really matters. It really matters in your ability to be successful. 183 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,720 Everybody always talks about, well this team did it well, 184 00:09:40,759 --> 00:09:43,360 that team did it well, yeah they did, but four 185 00:09:43,399 --> 00:09:46,200 other teams or ten other teams or twelve other teams 186 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,360 didn't do it that year and the one team did 187 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,799 do it. And so if you're always expected to be, 188 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:57,320 you know, the one off of ten, twelve, fifteen different teams, 189 00:09:57,879 --> 00:10:01,320 it makes it really, you know, you really tough. And 190 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,960 so I was just glad when we got that first 191 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:08,399 win and uh, and it it really took a lot 192 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:09,639 of pressure off, that's for sure. 193 00:10:09,919 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 3: Yeah. 194 00:10:10,159 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 2: I mean those three years in the in the Cleveland era, 195 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,080 you got twelve seeds every single time. It's hard to had, 196 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,000 it's hard to survive in advance in those and uh, 197 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,960 in O six oh seven, got an eight seed, and 198 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,360 it was like three consecutive eight seeds, and then you 199 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:27,600 got a seven seed in nine, eight O nine or sorry, 200 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,679 two thousand and nine, twenty ten, and then finally that 201 00:10:31,759 --> 00:10:35,240 three seed in twenty ten, twenty eleven, which gave you 202 00:10:35,279 --> 00:10:38,639 a better path to get to your your Sweet sixteen 203 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,200 and that regional semi final. 204 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, and then I think since then, uh well coach 205 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,799 Pope made it in there a couple of times, but 206 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:55,120 before nil showed up. But now you know the way 207 00:10:55,159 --> 00:11:00,399 it works now. I think that that really, you know, 208 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,480 you can expect to have a good team every year, 209 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:08,120 and and and and and put your the seedings decide. 210 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,120 I think that b YU this year, if they wouldn't 211 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,240 have had the injuries that they had, you know that 212 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,159 they could have looked they could have been looking at 213 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,559 anywhere from a two to four seed you know this year, 214 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,799 and uh maybe a number one seeds if they'd have 215 00:11:22,799 --> 00:11:24,320 got hot and things would have worked for them. But 216 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:29,159 I think that's what's exciting the most exciting about b 217 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,200 YU basketball right now is that I think everybody can 218 00:11:32,639 --> 00:11:36,559 look at this and cheer for their team and cheer 219 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,960 for the Cougars with the real you know, realistically believing 220 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:47,840 that they and you know, make the Sweet sixteen every year. 221 00:11:47,879 --> 00:11:51,399 If you if you can make that or get seeded 222 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,080 to that, that that spot in the tournament. I think 223 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:59,039 your chances are making it, uh are obviously much better, 224 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,799 but then your chance to advance from there, you know, 225 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,639 really become a kind of more of a real reality 226 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,519 than a kind of a pipe dream, you know, something 227 00:12:08,519 --> 00:12:09,559 you hope for, you know. 228 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 2: Dave, outside of that sweet sixteen run, and we all 229 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:17,440 know that's got to be your most memorable and maybe the. 230 00:12:17,279 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 3: Most you know, just enjoyable, uh. 231 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:22,799 Speaker 2: You know year for you as a head coach, but 232 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,679 you have like a runner up to like most memorable 233 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:29,000 like season or most memorable morning the nc DOUAA tournament 234 00:12:29,039 --> 00:12:31,639 outside of that that jimmer for that Jimmermania era. 235 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 5: Well, you know, I think that every year is really 236 00:12:39,799 --> 00:12:42,840 mean to me personally as a coach, as a former coach. 237 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,480 Every year, the end of the year is hard. It's 238 00:12:46,519 --> 00:12:48,799 really hard because we never won the last game that 239 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,679 we played and so but you but when you when 240 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:54,879 everything sells down a week or two or a month 241 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,639 later and you think back on your team, you're you're 242 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:02,799 really appreciate, you know what those kids gave you for 243 00:13:02,919 --> 00:13:07,080 that year, and I mean exciting times. You remember, I 244 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,000 remember the the time we got sent to Dayton and 245 00:13:10,039 --> 00:13:13,480 we got down twenty five or twenty six points, you 246 00:13:13,519 --> 00:13:15,919 know before the game started, and ended up coming back 247 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,639 and winning the game. And uh, and then we went 248 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,600 to Dayton again and we you know, we we came 249 00:13:22,639 --> 00:13:24,399 with with no way we're going to get down twenty 250 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:26,840 five this time, so we got up twenty five and 251 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:29,519 then we ended up losing the game. And so, I mean, 252 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,759 we've had a lot of different experiences as far as 253 00:13:32,799 --> 00:13:35,360 postseason is concerned. We had a couple of good n 254 00:13:35,519 --> 00:13:37,919 T runs where we made it back to you know, 255 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,279 Madison Square Garden and but you know, the postseason is 256 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:46,200 a is a really uh special time with your team 257 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,080 because it's it's a reward for how much work you've 258 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,440 put into it and for the success that you've earned. 259 00:13:54,039 --> 00:13:56,799 But also it's it's a pretty sad time because that's 260 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,679 the last once you get beat, that's the last time 261 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:01,480 that grew is going to be together. So there's a 262 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,039 lot of emotions that you're going to see kind of 263 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:07,159 come through that TV here in the next couple of 264 00:14:07,159 --> 00:14:11,200 weeks on every team, because it's it's really a it's 265 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:15,840 a it's just kind of a heart wrenching the you know, 266 00:14:15,919 --> 00:14:18,919 a time of year and only one team is going 267 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,559 to get what they really want, you. 268 00:14:20,519 --> 00:14:22,919 Speaker 3: Know, no doubt about it. 269 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,159 Speaker 2: What are the key differentiators actually winning in March outside 270 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,519 of seating. I think that's a big one, right, But 271 00:14:28,639 --> 00:14:30,639 what would you say, kind of putting your finger on something, 272 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,360 say hey, like this is what allowed us to survive 273 00:14:33,399 --> 00:14:36,720 in advance, uh in in these scenarios and and and 274 00:14:36,799 --> 00:14:39,440 get past at least the first round. 275 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 5: I think a lot of a lot of what really 276 00:14:44,679 --> 00:14:48,320 is so important is the health of your team. And 277 00:14:48,399 --> 00:14:50,960 there's a lot of teams out there that are playing 278 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:55,080 right now, uh not at one hundred percent, and they 279 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,840 may have all their players, but their players aren't all right. 280 00:14:59,039 --> 00:15:01,600 You know, they're all and injuries and they're all dealing 281 00:15:01,639 --> 00:15:06,039 with issues. And then you obviously you know the teams 282 00:15:06,279 --> 00:15:10,759 that are you know, down players by us down some players, 283 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:15,559 dukes down some players. You know, you see, I think 284 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,840 Arkansas Alabama lost the player the other day. I mean, 285 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:25,240 to have all your players and to be healthy is 286 00:15:25,279 --> 00:15:27,720 a real key. Arizona's down a couple of players. I 287 00:15:27,759 --> 00:15:30,360 think they got a kid hurt in the Big twelve tournament. 288 00:15:30,879 --> 00:15:34,679 So I think that's a really big factor, and it's 289 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,159 it's something that isn't really advertised I don't think your 290 00:15:38,919 --> 00:15:41,720 coaches out go out and advertise, you know, how many 291 00:15:41,759 --> 00:15:44,279 hours a day that this guy's in the training room 292 00:15:44,279 --> 00:15:45,919 and that guy's in the training room trying to get 293 00:15:45,919 --> 00:15:47,559 put together so that he can be out there. But 294 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,759 the healthier team is really important this time of the year. 295 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:51,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's pretty massive. 296 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 2: Look I look back at you know, some of your 297 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,399 runs and like, you know, health concerns and and it 298 00:15:58,399 --> 00:16:00,360 always seems like there was like this little like a 299 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,720 little injury here or there that that deviated her, or 300 00:16:03,879 --> 00:16:08,240 some roster attrition here there that deviated the course. Right, 301 00:16:08,399 --> 00:16:10,399 And Uh, you gotta have a little luck on your 302 00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:12,279 on your side, is what I'm getting at. 303 00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, we we we went to UH a turn. I 304 00:16:17,039 --> 00:16:19,759 think I think we played Oregon somewhere, I can't remember 305 00:16:19,759 --> 00:16:21,399 where it was. Well, we played Oregon in the first 306 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,960 round without Kyle Collinsworth, who was our leading score and 307 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,120 are leading assist guy, because he blew out his knee 308 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:31,600 and UH in the w CC tournament. So but for 309 00:16:31,639 --> 00:16:34,799 the most part, I think for UH to be late 310 00:16:34,799 --> 00:16:36,639 in the year, I think I think we were pretty 311 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,879 pretty healthy. Tyler has got hurt late in the season 312 00:16:39,919 --> 00:16:42,960 among the year kind of limped in with him. But 313 00:16:44,639 --> 00:16:48,480 it's I if you really could sit down and talk 314 00:16:48,519 --> 00:16:51,360 with coaches and they would actually tell you the truth, 315 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:53,399 you know, which you never will get to that point 316 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,840 because everybody protects themselves. But if they would, they would 317 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,080 I think they would really talk a lot about the 318 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,960 health of their team because going into the tournament. 319 00:17:03,399 --> 00:17:05,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, give me some keys to this game. 320 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 2: I don't know if you've watched any Texas ball or 321 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,000 you're able to catch that playing game with Texas Versidence State, 322 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,559 But what are some of the keys to the game. 323 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:15,880 Do you think for b YU to come out victorious 324 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:18,039 over the Longhorns this go around? 325 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:20,759 Speaker 5: Well, I think the pace of the game will be 326 00:17:20,799 --> 00:17:24,839 really important. You know, b YU likes an up temple 327 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:28,440 pace and and Texas will they'll try to slow you down. 328 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,759 I mean, we played John Miller a few times when 329 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,799 I was at b YU. One time when he was 330 00:17:33,799 --> 00:17:39,519 at we played him in Kentucky and Lexington in the tournament, 331 00:17:40,279 --> 00:17:42,359 and then we played them when he was at Arizona 332 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:48,680 and Sean. He's a hard nosed guy. He likes to hell. 333 00:17:48,839 --> 00:17:51,880 They'll guard you really hard, they'll try to really control 334 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:56,000 the pace. They're playing really fast, this year and uh, 335 00:17:56,279 --> 00:17:59,119 and so I think the tempo of the game, if 336 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,000 we can get the game up and down the floor, 337 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:02,680 I think that that will be the b why use 338 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:07,200 advantage obviously, you know, with them playing the game just 339 00:18:07,279 --> 00:18:11,920 twenty four hours ago or forty eight hours ago, their 340 00:18:12,079 --> 00:18:15,759 size will be a real factor. I think that that 341 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:20,480 that they'll really pound that ball at the baskets or 342 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,000 our three big guys will probably have to use all 343 00:18:23,039 --> 00:18:27,559 their fouls and be really physical and it'll be really 344 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:31,559 uh uh, you know, kind of a game that's really 345 00:18:31,599 --> 00:18:35,880 tough around the rim. But hopefully that you know, A 346 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:41,319 j and Rob are both you know, playing well offensively, 347 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:46,400 because that's those are obviously our two best offensive players. 348 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:50,839 And we have options besides that. But it's uh, but 349 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,240 those two have to be solid for for for for 350 00:18:54,319 --> 00:18:56,160 us to win all the as many games as we 351 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:57,200 can win in this tournament. 352 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,599 Speaker 2: Dave Rose the Goat to the Big Dance five times 353 00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:03,480 in a row. He went to the Big Dance, it 354 00:19:03,519 --> 00:19:07,000 seemed every single year as he was coaching up the 355 00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:11,319 BYU Cougars and gives you his keys to the game. Here, Dave, 356 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,960 we're up against the break, but always a pleasure, always 357 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,599 a blessing, talking ball with you, enjoy all the games. 358 00:19:17,039 --> 00:19:18,799 I want to see your bracket. Could you put out 359 00:19:18,799 --> 00:19:21,720 your official bracket for us so we can follow it 360 00:19:21,759 --> 00:19:25,240 like we should be doing like this BYU celebrity bracket 361 00:19:25,279 --> 00:19:26,960 thing where we're following it. 362 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 3: Did you fill out a bracket? 363 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,559 Speaker 5: By the way, our family has always done one, and 364 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,799 so yeah, I put one together this year. 365 00:19:35,079 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 3: Would you post it? Would you post or send it 366 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,799 to me? Send it to me to post. I want 367 00:19:39,799 --> 00:19:40,519 to see this there. 368 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 5: Last year I got really tricky and I thought I 369 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,960 could outthink the committee, and this year I kind of 370 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,160 I went with the higher seat on every game. So 371 00:19:50,599 --> 00:19:56,119 we'll go. It's quite They do a lot of work 372 00:19:56,559 --> 00:19:58,680 try to put this thing together, and so I trusted 373 00:19:58,720 --> 00:19:59,640 them a lot this year. 374 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 3: All right, Well it could be chocked this year, no 375 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:03,359 doubt about it. Dave. 376 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,319 Speaker 2: We salute you, We appreciate you man. Thanks for hopping 377 00:20:05,319 --> 00:20:06,400 on and talking some ball. 378 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:06,759 Speaker 3: With us today. 379 00:20:07,519 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 5: Okay, thanks a lot, guys. 380 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 2: There you go, there's Dave Rose, ladies and gentlemen, and 381 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:13,519 that's our show. We got tip off now. VYU men's 382 00:20:13,519 --> 00:20:16,440 basketball taking on the Texas Longhorn first round of the 383 00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:17,480 NC DOUAA Tournament. 384 00:20:17,519 --> 00:20:18,759 Speaker 3: There's already been ups and downs. 385 00:20:18,799 --> 00:20:22,799 Speaker 2: There's been shocks and oz in the NCAA tournament thus far. 386 00:20:23,079 --> 00:20:27,319 Hopefully BYU gets the dub versus Longhorns, Big COUGARO everyone 387 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,720 that joined us. Big Cougar AR to all of our sponsors. 388 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,119 We can't do our show without our sponsors. 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