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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Chrichy, you just starts off with the gym. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a really productive spring. We worked extremely hard,

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<v Speaker 1>probably the hardest we worked in the four springs I've

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<v Speaker 1>been here now. Uh, these guys just embraced every moment

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<v Speaker 1>of it. We saw a lot of progress as a

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<v Speaker 1>team got The new guys that came in, either as

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<v Speaker 1>as freshmen you know, high school guys, earlier rollies, or

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<v Speaker 1>the portal guys all just assimilated very very well. We

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<v Speaker 1>saw that in the in the winter training program as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So we stayed healthy for the most part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>We had you know, some mix and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 1>but we didn't have any serious serious injuries at least

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that are in the depth right now. So

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<v Speaker 1>we feel really good coming out of this. Now, the

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<v Speaker 1>next phase is the portal's open, so I'm sure it's

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<v Speaker 1>madness out there, and these guys will work out for

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of weeks and they'll take some time off

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll get back at it right after Memorial of

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend, so late in May. That's the next phase.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's been really good, really competitive cooperative intents. We

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<v Speaker 1>got about probably over fourteen hundred team reps, which is

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<v Speaker 1>more than you have in a season. So that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we needed to do. We needed to work hard

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<v Speaker 1>and we did it. What are you approaching this portal window?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like you have a lot of bulls

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<v Speaker 1>that you still need to No, No, We're we're in

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<v Speaker 1>decent shape. I mean, there's some spots that we have

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<v Speaker 1>to address, and we'll do that, but I'm hopeful that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, guys that are here want to stay here,

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate the environment that they've helped create, and are happy

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<v Speaker 1>with the progress for making. But there's always going to

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<v Speaker 1>be you know, surprises. We'll be actively looking for guys

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<v Speaker 1>that can, you know, help us get where we want

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<v Speaker 1>to be. And you know that starts a second we

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<v Speaker 1>walk off this field because I'm sure there's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>priority thousands of kids in this portal. It's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>different time now that they're going to reduce the roster limits.

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<v Speaker 1>There's gonna be a lot of really good football players

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<v Speaker 1>out there, so we'll be hunting. How do you balance

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<v Speaker 1>building on the momentum from last season to starting with

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<v Speaker 1>Ron you start over, you know, I mean last year

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter. You know a lot of these guys winning here,

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<v Speaker 1>we lost some critical pieces, uh to you know that

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<v Speaker 1>helped us have the success we had last year. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's you just start from ground zero. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about culture, you talk about work ethic, you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about attitudes, you talk about character, commitment, teamwork, team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, selflessness, all those things. You just got to

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<v Speaker 1>rebuild it out. So they're really in this day and age,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no such thing as momentum coming out of one

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<v Speaker 1>year or not. You just I think if you assume

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<v Speaker 1>there's going to be, then you make a pretty big

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<v Speaker 1>mistake quotational. So we just start over, start over, and

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<v Speaker 1>you have a chance to see King when he played Temple,

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<v Speaker 1>what did you like about him and say a good figure? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>first and foremost, he's a playmaker. You know, he's made

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of tackles in his career and that's position

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<v Speaker 1>with that experience and a guy that's you know, been

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<v Speaker 1>productive is really important. Uh Like the way he played,

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<v Speaker 1>like his energy when he came on us visit just

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<v Speaker 1>his personality. Uh he fits here. You know, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>he's a good natured, tough, hard working team kind of guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know that was what we felt when we

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<v Speaker 1>brought him in for the weekend and through this last

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<v Speaker 1>since January. That's what he's proven to be. Same thing

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<v Speaker 1>in this spring ball. You know, he kind of stepped up.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not easy to come in as a new

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<v Speaker 1>guy and gain instant credibility with your teammates and respect

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<v Speaker 1>for your team teammates. But he did that just in

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<v Speaker 1>his words and his actions. So I'm really excited about him.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're missaid last year's last year, but dose last

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<v Speaker 1>year helped sell your message when you're looking, It absolutely does.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's there. You know, if you're a put in

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<v Speaker 1>in a word that or in a realm wasn't necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>like the football part. There's more people that are willing

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to us than they were in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>Recruits transfers a little more attention on your program, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's a real positive obviously because we we want to

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<v Speaker 1>capitalize on that. But in terms of like resetting as

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<v Speaker 1>a team, we don't do that. But yeah, it's been

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<v Speaker 1>it's been different. You know, there's there's people that are

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<v Speaker 1>making unofficial visits here, people that are you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>con tack with us that maybe it was a little

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<v Speaker 1>more difficult to get get their eyes last year. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>especially defensive fronts. I'ven pillars are sort of the program.

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<v Speaker 1>How hard is it to rebuild? It's hard. It's hard.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you stand out here and you see Val

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<v Speaker 1>and Chase sitting over there. Of course I see him

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<v Speaker 1>every day. They're both living at my house, which has

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<v Speaker 1>been unbelievably awesome to have him there. Uh, I mean funny,

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<v Speaker 1>fun fun I mean, you know, Val and my wife

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<v Speaker 1>cook every night, the Vows cookies, zucchini bread, carrot cake,

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<v Speaker 1>sourdough bread. I mean I walk in the other day,

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<v Speaker 1>VAL's gotta he's got a bowl with a uh a

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<v Speaker 1>towel over the top of them. I started to postle, coach,

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<v Speaker 1>don't pull that back. That's my My dough is whatever

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<v Speaker 1>rising And it's just awesome. But uh, you know, Val, Dal, Chase, Jilawnie,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Malik two Wee Ronto. Those guys were here

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<v Speaker 1>through the fifth in the fam and so there was

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<v Speaker 1>just this there's this grit to them and they've been

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<v Speaker 1>the guy. So they understood what we were all about,

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<v Speaker 1>and they'd kind of kind of put some skins on

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<v Speaker 1>the wall. They earned it, and it's hard to replace that.

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<v Speaker 1>It really is and that's why one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 1>that this spring is so demanding on these guys. You

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<v Speaker 1>want to see who's going to emerge, you know, who's

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<v Speaker 1>going to show up and when you put apply pressure

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<v Speaker 1>to the team, you know, or things you're kind of

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<v Speaker 1>going off off track a little which maybe you create

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<v Speaker 1>on on purpose, who's going to try to get it

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<v Speaker 1>back on track? And so those are really important things

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<v Speaker 1>for us to have accomplished this spring. That's say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I got like a Taekwon and he kind of emerges,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and you they see things kind of going

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<v Speaker 1>whack out of whack, he just kind of has the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to bring it back in could on that note,

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<v Speaker 1>who have been some of the people who have kept

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<v Speaker 1>the leadership wise for those group You've us in so

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<v Speaker 1>many of that, says Demon Brinson. Wes Ho, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned Taekwon, Donovan brand Carston and they're all in

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<v Speaker 1>their own way. Some guys never say a word, but

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<v Speaker 1>the way that they work and their attitude every single day, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they're just there. They're big time influencers on

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<v Speaker 1>this team. And uh, Cam Chadwick in his own way,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Figiano obviously, so uh I think there's just a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of potential. I think as important as leadership is

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<v Speaker 1>just a connection, you know, and the team seems to

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<v Speaker 1>be building a connection, and that's really important, really important

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<v Speaker 1>as you go forward. You talk about people listening to

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<v Speaker 1>maybe more and now more and more willing listening. You've

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<v Speaker 1>had a few players that you know, went to the

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<v Speaker 1>teams that you played against, right impressed them they went there.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a must be nice to have somebody now like Taekwon,

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<v Speaker 1>that you saw and you liked whatever you saw and

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<v Speaker 1>we're able to pull him here. Yeah, no, it is,

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<v Speaker 1>it is. It's just just uh, it's a good it's

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<v Speaker 1>a good feeling to at least get in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when there's been times in the past we

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't even get in the game with a guy, and

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<v Speaker 1>now we feel like, you know, people are willing to listen.

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<v Speaker 1>It's there's a genuine interest. And then when they come

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<v Speaker 1>here and they meet the people and they see the

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<v Speaker 1>facilities and the way these kids treat each other. Geez,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know what it was gonna be like this,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, So at least we're getting to that point.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we just got to pull a few victories

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<v Speaker 1>out of that and we'll keep building this thing the

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<v Speaker 1>right way. You know, character is so important to our team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in that connection, and so we always have

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<v Speaker 1>to be really careful that it's it's more than just

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<v Speaker 1>about the football player, you know, it's about the person

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<v Speaker 1>as well, because that's you know, that's what builds the

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<v Speaker 1>strength of your team, is the is the character of

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<v Speaker 1>your team. We kind of been Branch was a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that had decommitted at leave and then you guys got

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<v Speaker 1>it to come back and now he's in here four years. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what what was it that you saw them that made

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<v Speaker 1>want him to stay? Well, he decommitted, Like I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I said, right when I got here, I didn't know him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but you watch the film and you saw trades.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a guy I just done a tremendous job of

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<v Speaker 1>developing himself physically and mentally, emotionally. I mean, he's just

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<v Speaker 1>a he's a world class person and he's grounded. He

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<v Speaker 1>takes it serious. He's been the same kind of since

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<v Speaker 1>he got here, and now you're really starting to see

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<v Speaker 1>it payoff. And the way he looks physically, his understanding

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<v Speaker 1>of the defense is production. So if you look at

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<v Speaker 1>his production. If you went off his pure stats, there's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing to write home about. But you know, that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of those people outside that are looking the stats. Fortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>we get to see him every day and meetings in

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<v Speaker 1>the weight room, we get to see him at practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and we know what he's becoming. Jim, I hate the

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<v Speaker 1>thrower used to be out there, But it used to

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<v Speaker 1>be these springs would end with a spring game or

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<v Speaker 1>a scrimmage or something like that. Not anymore, it's cheaged. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we decided last year when we were out there on

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<v Speaker 1>Maron at least, I decided that that was we weren't

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do that again again. Number One, the turf isn't

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<v Speaker 1>conducive to safety and opinion in football. It's okay for

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<v Speaker 1>lacrosse and soccer and and the field if they ever

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<v Speaker 1>play field hockey the things they do out there, but

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<v Speaker 1>for our football team, that turf is not safe. Number two, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it was cold and wet and rainy, and no one

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<v Speaker 1>was there, and uh, it just wasn't the energy and

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<v Speaker 1>the environment that we needed. And number three, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like in a practice like this, we can get a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more done. You know, we can create more situations,

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<v Speaker 1>We can create the energy we want, we can get

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<v Speaker 1>the evaluations that we want, and so we just decided

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<v Speaker 1>last year that we're not doing anymore. Now other people

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<v Speaker 1>have their own reasons for us, it was really just

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<v Speaker 1>a function of how can we have fifteen really really

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<v Speaker 1>good practices where we can develop as a football team,

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<v Speaker 1>irrelevant of what anyone else is doing. I'm so curious

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<v Speaker 1>on your position on the state of sort of the

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<v Speaker 1>transfer portal and all that stuff where we're seeing at

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<v Speaker 1>least one player, you know, show that you can kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hold out. Yeah, And I mean I don't, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. I don't know. There's there's there's really no

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<v Speaker 1>rules that are being followed. Tampering is rampant. The NCAA

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<v Speaker 1>refuses to step in and do anything about it. I

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<v Speaker 1>know this. If one of our players that I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think is gonna leave all of a sudden leaves, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>calling that team out. If I have any inkling that

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<v Speaker 1>there's tampering, I'm naming names. I'm not gonna be one

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<v Speaker 1>of those coaches says, hey, we the NCAA's got to

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<v Speaker 1>do something about tampering. I'm gonna say no school X,

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<v Speaker 1>just like get I did in the winter school X

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<v Speaker 1>did this, and then the NCAAs to decide if they

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<v Speaker 1>want to do something about it, which so far doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>appear they're going to. I think it's chaos. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's unfortunate. I think it's horrible for the players. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's the player's fault at all. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>these players, they see the money out there, they want

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<v Speaker 1>to go get it. There's no contracts, there's nothing holding

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<v Speaker 1>them back from them. They're young, impressionable kids. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>blame them at all. It's it's it is what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>You're just the I mean, I consider I'm not bitching.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just telling you the facts. It's just it is

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. I mean, you kind of get a

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<v Speaker 1>little adrenaline rush out of it. At the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I know the positives it. It gives us

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to go out and you know, better our team,

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<v Speaker 1>and it gives players a chance to got and better

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<v Speaker 1>their situation. But at some point in time, at some

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<v Speaker 1>point in time, the people that govern this have to

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<v Speaker 1>otherwise it's going to implode. You didn't hear anything. You

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<v Speaker 1>didn't hear anything. At all after anybody mentioned more. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like Mike Gandhi said, you know, go and look consider

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<v Speaker 1>my Gundy said about spring games. You know, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to repeat what he said, but tell somebody's willing

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<v Speaker 1>to actually hold somebody accountable. People are just going to

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<v Speaker 1>do what they want regardless of the this what the

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<v Speaker 1>rules say, and that is exactly what's happening. But I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be afraid to call it out because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care. You know what I'm saying, because what

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<v Speaker 1>are the players on your spring roster? Is du Khan? Define?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you talk about him at all? I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how it work. Is this some sort of kind of

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<v Speaker 1>tryout or how hard if nearly try? He impressed us

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<v Speaker 1>now he you know, Coach Penders talked about him a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to me, and Drew expressed an interest in coming

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<v Speaker 1>out and playing football again. And you would not have

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<v Speaker 1>known that it had been a while since he played.

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<v Speaker 1>And when he stepped right in and he was really

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<v Speaker 1>good and he understood the game, and he's competitive, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's tough, and he catches the ball consistently, he learns well.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what his plans are going forward. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean if if tomorrow he's out there, you know, hitting

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<v Speaker 1>clean up for our baseball team, I'm all for it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I'd love to have him back in the

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<v Speaker 1>in the summer, in the in the fallback. So whatever

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<v Speaker 1>he wants to do, you know, and whatever coach Penders

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<v Speaker 1>thinks is best for him. I like him, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I like dual sport guys like I wouldn't mind our

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<v Speaker 1>guys running track, you know, I'd be great. He just

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and compete. That's the best thing we

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<v Speaker 1>can do is go compete. So all right, hey, thanks,