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good things happening in Cougar Country. I asked the question yesterday,

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who are you? How are you feeling about the retention

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of the Cougar football players right How you feeling about

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them Cougars and the twenty twenty six roster, ladies and gentlemen,

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boys and girls and BA fans their hype, They're lit

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right now?

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Speaker 3: The Kalani cultures winning out.

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Speaker 2: The Kalani culture is retaining the high level, high end

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talent that Brigham has brought in and has contained annually

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developed BYU back to back seasons eleven and two, twelve

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and two. They want to keep the change to the

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train a chugga a chug a chugging along. That's what

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they want right now. And the players are signing up.

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They're locked in. They're coming back, Guys like Trey, Alexander,

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bear Bachmeyer, Joe Vessa, De Mooney, Raider De Mooney, Sialia,

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Sarah kN Alow, Fonohemma, Andrew Gentry, Isaiah Glasger, Parker Kingston,

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Sonny Macassini, Bruce Mitchell, Villiami Pouha, Anissi Purcell, Fla Tasatawala,

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Kyle Super Chokoto, Tona Basa Ucy, tom Way Payu, Tommy

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paras Is, LJ.

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Speaker 3: Martin, Body, Schoonerver.

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Speaker 2: Do we have any other additions right now, Vic Cram,

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any other additions that we're aware of of? Locked in

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and loaded and ready to go for twenty twenty six.

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The biggest news today is that Walker Lion, the four

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star tight end from USC, has committed to the Byu

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Cougars of Ryder Lions. He's gonna come in. He's gonna

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fill the shoes of Carson Ryan. He's six foot four,

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two forty five. He's produced at USC now he wants

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to produce at BYU. Can't wait to see what he

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can do. I feel like tight End you is back

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up and running. The tight End Factory is going going fast,

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going hard. Kevin Gilbride, I think Kevin Gilbride deserves a

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little credit. Who is Kevin gilbrid Not a lot of

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people talk about Kevin Gilbride.

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Speaker 3: I feel like we need to.

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Speaker 2: Okay, Kevin Gilbride came into BYU, Okay, not too long ago.

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He's a former BYU football player as well. Remember once

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upon a time he came to Brigham and bad Out.

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He comes from a legendary coaching lineage. His father was

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a fantastic coach in the NFL. He's coaching the tight

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ends right now. He's been here since twenty twenty four.

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We've seen greatness occur since then. Remember he was an

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offensive analyst for Charlotte. He was with the Carolina Panthers

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in twenty twenty one, in twenty twenty twos, with the

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Chicago Bears from twenty eighteen to twenty nineteen, New York

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Giants from twenty ten through twenty and seventeen. He was

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at Temple before that. He was at George temp before

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that he was at Syracuse before that. Oh, robust coaching

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pedigree and resume over a twenty year coaching career in

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and then half of it in college football. He's the

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right hand man of one of the right hand men

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of a Rod. And he was a quarterback a BA

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in nineteen ninety eight, so he's got a football mind.

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Speaker 3: He was a football player, he was a quarterback.

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Speaker 2: I think that Kevin Gilbrid deserves his flowers just as

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much as a Rod deserves his flowers right now. So

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shout out to this offensive staff with also TJ. Woods.

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They're doing great things. Bescis Shitake doing good things. All

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the gas and analysts that are doing good things. It

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looks like the entire offensive coaching staff is being retained

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as well, which abodes well for Brigham in my opinion.

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The offense has continually gotten better year over year. Okay,

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look at the sp plus analytics here. You wonder if

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they take another step in that direction. So in twenty

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twenty three, sp plus seventy fifth in the country. In

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twenty twenty four, offensive ranking thirty six. In twenty twenty five,

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offensive efficiency metric rating SP plus ESPN twenty fourth in

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the country. Do we see another jump in that direction?

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Ronald the three man Weaver, what do you make of it?

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Do you think BYU can continue to get better offensively

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you look at what's coming back. You'll look at the

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offense being retained. Bear Bachby is gonna be bigger, faster, stronger,

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better at maybe throwing the football.

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Speaker 3: What do you make of it, Ronald the three man Weaver.

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Speaker 4: Absolutely, I think with the offensive pieces you have and

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now Adam Walker Lions and look, I don't think they're done.

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I think they're gonna add another running back, Ben, and

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I think they're gonna add you know, another wide receiver.

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the last segment, and I think that's possible. And I

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think with that loaded offense under the direction if Aaron Roderick, look,

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it's gonna be phenomenal. I would love nothing more than

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for BAU to have a one two punch. Look at

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the NFL, Ben, you have a one two punch. I

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think college football is moving towards that way. Unfortunately, they

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won't get a player like Jaime White. He reunites with

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this coach Ben on Wednesday going to North Texas with

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Neil Brown, as you know, the former West Virginia coach.

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the offense if they add a few more pieces Ben.

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Speaker 3: Maybe going to BYU.

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Speaker 4: Right, we don't know, but I think this offense will

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be revamped the right way. And I definitely think the

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offense will be better. And it has to be. How

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can it not being with the freshman that got here

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in June. He got here in June. Now he's gonna

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have a full offseason. Look what happened with Jake when Jake,

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after those four games been had a full off season. Yes,

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there were some times I was like, Okay, that was skeptical,

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put up great numbers. So now you let a guy

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that's gonna be a true sophomore. The best thing that

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Brandon Gurney said for Bear was not being able to run.

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with all these receivers, you need to get the last

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guy in the room, get Walker on campus. I per

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BAU football on Twitter he signed, So get everybody here

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start working now. Been towards spring ball in the offseason

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because I believe BYU's offense can can truly be explosive,

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but I think it could be explosive in its own

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way next season as well. Like I want to see

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the BAU run game, Ben do what Tyler Alzer was

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doing in the fourth quarter where they threw the ball

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maybe the first three minutes, and if they got the

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ball back with six to seven minutes, they just ran

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it over and over, pounded it down your throat. You

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aren't stopping it, eating up the time of the clock.

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I want to see that BAU offense, the boys up

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front just dominating, wearing down, imposing their will. And I

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definitely think they'll be able to do it if they

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add a couple more pieces. So yes, to your point,

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the offense for twenty twenty six twenty seven will be

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better than twenty twenty five twenty six.

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Speaker 2: A couple other things I want to get to here

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on your Utah ESPN Radio network by the way, number nine,

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BAU faces rival Utah men's basketball on Saturday evening in

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Salt Lake City tomorrow. Better show up, show out right,

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bous on even on an eleven game win streak, making

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that short trip to up Interstate fifteen to Salt Lake

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City on Saturday, January tenth to take on that rival

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University of Utah. University of Utah beat them last time.

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There's a sad day in Cougar Country. BA, you still

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had the last laugh if they made it to the

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sweet sixteen in the NCAA Tournament.

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Speaker 3: But guys, this is gonna be a big one.

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Speaker 2: Saturday will be the two hundred and sixty seventh all

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time meeting between the Cougars and the Utes. Bou's lead

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BA leeds the all time series one hundred and thirty

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five to one hundred and thirty one. It's closer than

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I thought it was going to be. But has lost

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three of its last five visits. You know this is

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a key stat of that. Boia has lost three of

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its last five visits to the Huntsman Center, including a

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seventy three seventy two set back in overtime last season.

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Speaker 3: The weeping, the wailing, the Nation Teeth.

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Speaker 2: Saturday will be Richie saunders third and final game at

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the Huntsman Center as a senior guard, average fourteen point

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five points per game, shooting forty four percent for the

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field and forty percent from the three point line and

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forty two point nine percent from from beyond that arc.

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Speaker 3: The guys. Keviakata needs to show up, show out.

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Speaker 2: We need him healthy and strugg Hopefully he can play

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against his former team at a high level he was

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he was out last last game. We'll see if he

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gets back on the hardwood against the Utes. Let's get

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out to the hot line for a little Cougar Bee

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Cougar Sports in Saturday representing BAU Sports. Illersday by us I.

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We got Casey Lundquished on the like Casey, how you

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live it?

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Speaker 5: Hey? What's up?

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Speaker 2: Ben?

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Speaker 6: I'm doing well?

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Speaker 5: How are you?

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Speaker 3: Great man?

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Speaker 2: Updates on the Lundquish family. How's the fam doing? How

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is Christmas? How was New Year's.

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Speaker 1: All?

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Speaker 6: All as well? Had a great holiday season, had a

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lot of fun and you know, avoided too many illnesses

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which was a plague last year. So so far, so good.

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Speaker 3: Hey, that's good. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: The neuro virus and the corona virus and the flu. Man,

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those things are there are plenty there they they are

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very present over the last few months.

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Speaker 3: So I'm glad you're able to avoid all that.

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Speaker 2: You must be taking your vitamins and taking all of

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your supplements and minerals. Brother, Well, what do you how

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would you evaluate the off season so far for BYU football.

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Speaker 6: Well, in this era, first and foremost is to retain

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your best players, and I think b YU passed that

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test with flying colors. There's still a few more, I

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think waiting to announce, but of the players that they've lost,

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all those guys are probably going to another school to

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find more playing time at least. You know, we're only

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week through, so there's still a week to go. But

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last year BYU did lose you know, guys like a

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Kielan Marion who's now playing in the National Championship, linebacker

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like Harrison Taggart who you know, all things equal, they

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would have liked to keep those guys. So BYU has

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not lost a player of that caliber, at least not yet,

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and that's very notable. And then to also bring back

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guys that could have gone to the NFL, like most

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notably LJ. Martin, then Isaiah Glasker, Canutanavasa. You bring a

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really solid foundation back from a twelve one team, which

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is fantastic. You have still a lot of room to

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grow with those guys because you you were, you know,

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playing with a true freshman quarterback in Bear Bachmeyer, and

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really look like a true freshman, but he did it

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the beginning of the season, especially if you go back

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to that Stanford game. I think there's a lot of

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room for Bear to still grow despite his you know,

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resounding successful season as a as a freshman. So so far.

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Speaker 5: So good.

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Speaker 6: But that doesn't mean that BYU can rest on their

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laurels and and just plan to run it back with

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only those guys that announced they're they're gonna come back

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in twenty twenty six. As we saw against Texas Tech,

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BYU does have some holes that they need to fill in,

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some areas where they need to improve. So I think

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that's where the transfer portal is going to come into play.

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I'm interested to see if they can find them some

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difference makers. I think Walker lyons today that's a huge one.

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He's going to start right away. And then you have

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Kyler Casper, a wide receiver who can fill that kind

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of big bodied, go up and get it in a

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contested cat situation wide receiver. For Byu, it's his thing

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has been staying healthy, so that's first and foremost. If

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he can stay healthy. He was seemingly always projected to

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make an impact for Oregon but never really could because

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of injury. So if he's able to stay healthy, then

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I think b yu's first two transfers are going to

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make an impact in September.

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Speaker 2: Are you wever hyped about the retention efforts and who's

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coming back? You more hyped about the opportunities that blways

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going to find in the portal?

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Speaker 6: Well, it's it's not as attractive, but I think it's

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going to be something that fan bases have to get

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used to. It's not as fun to see run it

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back posts probably as it is to see commitment posts,

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but I do think that's still more important. If you

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go back to the twenty twenty four season, b YU

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was five and seven, and and you know their thought

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going into that season was, Hey, we're just going to

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retain our guys and we think we can get a

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lot better with this group, and they did and it

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just goes to show how much you know, better individual

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football players get at the college level a year after year.

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So I think for BYU, who is already really good,

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that is by far the most important. But I don't

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think you can go in this era without landing at

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least a few highly touted transfers, and I think Walker

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Lions fits that mold, and I know they're they're going

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after a few more. So to answer your question, I

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would waigh or I would lean more toward the towards

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the retention side. But there's still areas that b YU

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needs to address, frankly, and that's where the portal comes in.

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Speaker 3: What are the biggest positions of need? Via the portal?

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Speaker 2: We've seen two acquisitions thus far wide receiver, tight end.

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Speaker 3: What do you make of other positions that are of need?

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Speaker 2: To me?

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Speaker 6: The top of the list right now probably the offensive line.

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You lose a few guys to graduation, and that was

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an area where b why you got beat up a

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little bit against Texas Tech, and other than those two games,

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they were, you know, really pretty good. So that's not

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to harp on that group, but I think just in

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terms of bodies and the depth that you'll need to

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survive a season. You know, b why you made it

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through last year without losing Isaiah Jada and Andrew Gentry,

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and that's great, but it's that's pretty rare. So I

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think I would expect them to add at least two

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up to four transfers. I think along the offensive line,

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I would say that's the biggest position of.

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Speaker 5: A need right now.

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Speaker 6: And then despite bringing back LJ, I think it wouldn't

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hurt to have another body there. You know, running backs

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can go down so quickly. We saw that just this

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last year was out the full season pretty much, and

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then once LJ went down, suddenly you're you're down to

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your third and four string guy, and it would be

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better to elevate that position. After that, I think you

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you go and find the best players of Ale that

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you have connections to. So to me, that would be

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you know, kdu Lave, linebacker. He's one of the top

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players in the portal. He was a standout at Cal

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and I think he has, you know, NFL potential. Then

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he only law lea cornerback from Oregon who was a

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JUCO prospect but was a member of the church and

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was recruited by b Yu before picking Oregon. Guys that

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fit that description to me are the ones you really

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need to go and try to bring in.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, how confident are you that Chione comes to be? Why?

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Speaker 2: I remember him getting that first offer from Uyu he

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went into I believe, I can't remember if his father

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or grandfather, but it was it was a dream come true. Right,

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And then all the offers started coming in after that, right,

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and he ended up at Oregon the bright lights, right,

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and and all of the pomp and circumstance of Phil

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Knight and the swoosh it took him away, swapped him

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off his feet. Casey, lunquiz do you think he comes

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to Brigham bit go around?

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Speaker 3: Ah?

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Speaker 6: Man, It's hard. Things changed so fast. You know, if

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you would have asked me on Monday if Leona Lafal

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of Texas ends up at b Yu, I would have

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guessed yes. But in the nil era, when when high

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offers can come in, anything can happen. So it's hard

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to make too many predictions. But I do like buy's

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chances a lot with Sione, just because of that previous

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connection and because his connection with the church. I remember

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interviewing him. It was I forget if that was two

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or three years ago that he was coming out of

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the JUCO ranks. But he told me that growing up

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he knew a lot about b YU, just because he

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would go to church and hear about it. And that

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was before he was really following football too closely. But

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then once he became a coveted prospect, obviously that gave

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him a connection. And then at the same time BYU

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started to win a lot of games. I think that

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was back in twenty twenty one or twenty twenty two,

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so so he started to follow BYA pretty closely, giving

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that connection to BYU. I think they're right up in

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the top two or three schools to land his services.

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But if they don't lend him, I would expect them

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to find another cornerback in the portal. And then, obviously,

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speaking of cornerbacks, you have Smith Snowden. He has, you know,

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more than a dozen connections to the program. But he's

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being recruited by the best of the best, and it

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seems like Michigan would be the most obvious fit for him.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, he took a visit to BYU recently.

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He was awe struck at Michigan. He's gonna take a long,

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hard look at Oregon by who's in the mix. They

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got a fighting chance, no doubt about it. And and

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you hope that you know that what would keep Smith

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from what will keep Smith in Utah?

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Speaker 3: Right?

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Speaker 2: What would keep Smith from going to Michigan or Oregon

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for that matter, this go around? Do you think what's

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the biggest pitch to retain Smith in the state of Utah.

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Speaker 6: Well, you know, Smith is a unique case just because

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his dad is Will Snowden, who's so well connected locally,

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and you know, I don't want to speak for Will,

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but he he tries really hard to get a lot

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of talented players opportunities in this state because he knows

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how how competitive and high quality the football is here.

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And so for Smith specifically, you know, he he understands

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and his family understands the kind of football that b

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YU plays and the opportunities that he would have at

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b YU. Then obviously you have his dad is a

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BYU alumni. So that's that's one thing that b YU

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has A a school like Georgia or Michigan, you know doesn't.

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So it's certainly gonna be tough just because you know,

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these schools have have big budgets and big brands, and

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they're they're hard to beat out for a transfer, but uh,

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b YU is going to try, and like you said,

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they hosted him for a visit and we'll see where

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he ends up deciding to go.

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Speaker 2: Casey lundquiz here on ESPN the Fan. Uh he operates

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the Boa Sports Illustrated website, talking some b YU football

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in this segment.

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Speaker 3: Is there what have you been working on there? What?

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Speaker 2: What? What articles have you panned? What pieces have you

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panned there on your website recently?

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Speaker 6: Yeah, we've We've talked a lot about the year that

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was in twenty twenty five, a lot about the transfer

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portal we wrote about. Let's see quarterback like Michigan quarterback.

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Let's see I'm forgetting his name here on the top

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of my head. Jaden Davis.

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Speaker 1: He's going to be on.

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Speaker 6: Campus for for a visit this weekend. Kind of an

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interesting store. He was a really coveted recruit at offers

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from all over and he ended up at Michigan and

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and was obviously beat out by Bryce Sunderwood. So he's

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going to come check out BYU. So he would be

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a really intriguing option as a backup quarterback. So talking

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about all the you know, transfer portal rumblings, and now

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we're mixing in some basketball as well, all while trying

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to you know, digest what just happened in twenty twenty five.

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You know, we still we still need to go over,

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you know, what allowed bear Backmeyer to do what he

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did as a true freshman. Where the areas that BYU

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can improve and things of that of that nature.

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Speaker 2: Jayden Davis, what he mentioned he's going to be a

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backup quarterback. Wasn't he a backup quarterback at Michigan? Why

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would he want to come to b YU to be

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his backup quarterback?

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Speaker 6: That is a really good question, and when I haven't

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been able to answer myself because that was my that

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was my first reaction. He and he was coming on

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a visit.

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Speaker 3: I think it was about twenty.

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Speaker 6: Four hours after bar Bachmeyer was was going to run

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it back. So I don't think there's any question that

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bear Bachmeyer is going to be your starting quarterback, and

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he was the backup last year at Michigan, So why

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why come to BYU? I don't know what my guess

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would be. Someone that looks at Aaron Rodericks track record

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developing quarterbacks. Maybe if he has a mindset of coming

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in and you know, maybe he gets a chance to

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play if someone were to get injured or in mop

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up time and learn from maryor Roderick and develop himself.

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And then, let's be honest, it's a it's a free

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agent market every year. So if he develops for a year,

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he could always you know, go back in the portal

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next year if he if he feels like he's now

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in a better position to go land a starting job

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somewhere where he wants to end up.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, he had a he had an oppressive offer sheet.

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Speaker 2: Obviously Lee Alabama, Auburn, Boston College, Clemson obviously ended up

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at Michigan. But Duke Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, high

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level free four star LSU Louisville. What are his connections

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to the state of Utah or b YU.

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Speaker 6: Would you say, I'm not aware of any connections he

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has to the state. He grew up in North Carolina

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if I'm not mistaken. So East Coast kid wasn't really

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recruited by b YU out of high school either, which

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is rare typically when BYU brings in guys for transfer

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visits and things like that they have some sort of

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connection with the program. I'm not familiar with any connections

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that he has to the state, and he wasn't offered

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by b YU out of high school. So I think

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this is BYU just picking up the phone and calling,

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and he was interested enough to come and see what

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what BYU had to offer.

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Speaker 2: There was a junior college quarterback commit for a moment.

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It sounds like Dante Bell committed on social media that

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was seemingly retracted or rescinded. He removed the committed post.

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What do we know about Dante Bell? What's happening with

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his recruitment.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I haven't spoken with Dante specifically since he removed

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the post, so I haven't heard from him specifically, So

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I don't want to talk for him. But I do

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know that in recruiting there's you know, it takes two

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sides to communicate, and sometimes they're miscommunications, and so that

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I don't ever, you know, want to knock a kid individually,

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but I think this was probably a case where there

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was a little bit of misunderstanding of you know, what

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the opportunity was specifically, or you know, anyway. A lot

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of things can happen. But as of right now, he

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has visited BYU with as far as I understand, so

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he could end up at BYU, but I don't have

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him penciled in as a commit at this point.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it'll be intriguing to see how this off season

473
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plays out with portal acquisitions. It seems like portaling is

474
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the way that BYU has gone for strategic acquisitions. One

475
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of those strategic acquisitions that was brought up to me.

476
00:25:30,279 --> 00:25:32,119
Ryan Eldridge and I were talking about this. He's like,

477
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give me offensive tackle.

478
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:34,599
Speaker 3: Where are we at?

479
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Speaker 2: Where do we stand with offensive tackle? Would you say

480
00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,440
or do you like? Do you like the young bucks,

481
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like the Caden Chittisters, big guys that haven't seen a

482
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whole lot of reps?

483
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Speaker 3: Or are you looking to go portaling? If you're TJ woods.

484
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Speaker 6: Man, I would I would like to see personally what

485
00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,319
a guy like Evan Thomason or Andrew Williams could do.

486
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Speaker 5: It has been a.

487
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Speaker 6: While since BYU, you know, brought up and started a

488
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tackle that they recruited out of high school. They primarily

489
00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,559
use a transfer portal to find offensive tackles the last

490
00:26:15,599 --> 00:26:19,839
three to four years. But as far as transfer portal goes.

491
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I did mention I think they'll bring in some offensive linemen.

492
00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,160
I expect one or two of those to be tackles.

493
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,680
I think names to pay attention to are you know

494
00:26:29,799 --> 00:26:33,480
guys like Junior Sia from Utah State. He announced a

495
00:26:33,559 --> 00:26:37,279
BYU offer. I think that was last week, So he's

496
00:26:37,319 --> 00:26:40,119
a guy that could probably move around. I think he

497
00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:44,359
played at right tackle for Utah State, if I'm not mistaken.

498
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And then there's Luke but Clenklow who was an Oklahoma transfer.

499
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He was a starter at Stanford, transferred to Oklahoma last

500
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year and didn't play too much. He's back in the portal.

501
00:26:56,039 --> 00:26:58,799
He was recruited by BYU out of high school and

502
00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:02,319
he was he was a or at Stanford to tackle.

503
00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,039
So those are a few names to watch. I'm I'm

504
00:27:05,079 --> 00:27:07,640
sure there will be a few more that pop up

505
00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:09,519
here and there. But those are two that I had

506
00:27:09,799 --> 00:27:11,039
mentioned in a few articles.

507
00:27:11,319 --> 00:27:14,480
Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a lot of youth that that has potential

508
00:27:15,039 --> 00:27:17,519
at BYU right now in the in the tackle room

509
00:27:17,519 --> 00:27:19,960
obviously have three that left Jake Griffin, he can at

510
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,640
Tupo and Siona Hagano. But I'm intrigued by Kayden Schitister

511
00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:27,359
six 't eight three twenty five Richard sophomore Richfield, Utah.

512
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:28,640
Speaker 3: Definitely a project guy.

513
00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:33,119
Speaker 2: Andrew Williams also six' EIGHT u and what is He

514
00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:36,000
he's probably around like three oh, five three.

515
00:27:36,039 --> 00:27:38,039
Speaker 3: Fifteen actually he's up to three fifteen right.

516
00:27:38,079 --> 00:27:41,160
Speaker 2: NOW i Think Andrew, williams let me double check now

517
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:42,559
two ninety. Five he's a little bit light in the

518
00:27:42,599 --> 00:27:46,359
penttalonies right. Now But Ata Kirksville High school really talented.

519
00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:47,119
Speaker 3: Player though.

520
00:27:48,839 --> 00:27:53,039
Speaker 2: You have coc wud lot too few as, well a

521
00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:57,000
Former stamford commit that ended up committing with his brother

522
00:27:57,519 --> 00:28:00,319
to come TO. BUYU i know he was getting some

523
00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,440
REPS i think in the two, deep maybe in fall

524
00:28:03,519 --> 00:28:05,200
camp or in practices throughout the.

525
00:28:05,279 --> 00:28:07,440
Speaker 3: Season so he's an interesting.

526
00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,640
Speaker 2: Study you have guys Like ethan thomasin also six 't

527
00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:15,039
eight three or. Five there's a lot of, long, athletic

528
00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,839
talented tackles that haven't seen MUCH.

529
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,519
Speaker 3: Pt do you have a favorite out of that? Bunch,

530
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:24,079
WELL i.

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Speaker 6: Thought it was notable back in the spring WHEN i

532
00:28:27,799 --> 00:28:30,880
think it Was Isaiah jada was out for a couple of.

533
00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,039
Practices he was a little banged. UP i Thought Andrew

534
00:28:34,039 --> 00:28:37,920
williams played pretty well for a, kid brand new out

535
00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,480
of high school who was getting first team reps that left.

536
00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:45,039
TACKLE i like him a. Lot i'm really curious to

537
00:28:45,079 --> 00:28:47,920
see How Ethan thomasin looks now that he'll be a

538
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,480
year removed from a. Mission it's pretty hard for offensive

539
00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,759
linemen to come off missions and play right, away even

540
00:28:54,839 --> 00:28:59,079
a little bit tougher than skilled. Positions And ethan got

541
00:28:59,119 --> 00:29:01,200
back from his mission last, year so this was his

542
00:29:01,319 --> 00:29:04,279
first year, back and now that he's a year, Removed

543
00:29:04,279 --> 00:29:06,480
I'm i'm curious to see. HIM i think as far

544
00:29:06,519 --> 00:29:12,119
as you, know recruiting profiles, go his was definitely the most.

545
00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:16,200
Prolific So i'm interested to see How ethan. Does he's you,

546
00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:20,079
know that that PROTOTYPICAL byu, guy just a great, kid

547
00:29:20,279 --> 00:29:22,720
and he was he was coveted by a lot of,

548
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:27,480
Schools SO i would say either Either ethan Or, andrew

549
00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:31,200
although to your, POINT i believe it Was kosua who

550
00:29:31,759 --> 00:29:34,759
came in with the second team offense back in the

551
00:29:34,799 --> 00:29:38,240
season opener WHEN byu emptied the bench Against Portland. State

552
00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,000
so all three of them have a legitimate. Shot AND

553
00:29:42,119 --> 00:29:46,000
i think regardless of Who byu add a, TACKLE i

554
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,119
think all three of those guys are absolutely going to

555
00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,359
compete for spots in the too deep at. Tackle even

556
00:29:51,359 --> 00:29:53,200
if they don't, start they're probably going to be your.

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you know a lot lots of tumultuous. Times much tumult

630
00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,839
has occurred here in the state Of. Utah, Obviously Kyle

631
00:33:15,839 --> 00:33:19,599
whittingham essentially being ushered, out pulled, out pushed out from

632
00:33:19,599 --> 00:33:23,799
his role as head coach of The university Of. Utah

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00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:25,839
he had a head coach in, Waiting Morgan, scully that

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00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:27,640
had to wait a long time to become the head,

635
00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:32,480
coach et. Cetera AND, uh forever reason they parted. Ways

636
00:33:32,799 --> 00:33:35,519
kyle witting had steps down he still has juice in the.

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00:33:35,559 --> 00:33:37,000
Speaker 3: Tank he stills got gas in the.

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00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,200
Speaker 2: Tank and so he takes his talents uh in the

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00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,880
coaching staff portal to The university Of, michigan a top

640
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:46,079
five job in college football per many opinions out. There

641
00:33:48,079 --> 00:33:51,359
so you, know a couple of days, Ago Melissa Whittingham,

642
00:33:51,519 --> 00:33:55,720
kent the daughter Of Kyle, wheningham went To twitter and, said,

643
00:33:55,759 --> 00:33:58,119
look my dad devoted nearly thirty years of his life

644
00:33:58,119 --> 00:34:00,920
To utah. Football as his, daughter my childhood was shaped

645
00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,200
by the sacrifice my dad made For utah.

646
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:06,000
Speaker 3: Football seeing a lifetime of, loyalty.

647
00:34:05,559 --> 00:34:09,000
Speaker 2: Sacrifice and dedication being dismissed so harshly now was. Heartbreaking

648
00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:11,920
AND i believe he was responding to A Solid tribune

649
00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,800
article that was written By Gordon. Monson and you know

650
00:34:16,199 --> 00:34:20,920
there was some you, know some aggressive LANGUAGE i would

651
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:25,239
say in, it you, know, calling you, know to a certain,

652
00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:29,719
Extent Kyle Witningham, judas he's not just a. Trader he's,

653
00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:33,079
vindictive a, monster trying to destroy a program that he

654
00:34:33,159 --> 00:34:35,119
cared about only as long as his name An eagle

655
00:34:35,119 --> 00:34:38,000
were a chance to. It and He's Diezo bub him

656
00:34:38,639 --> 00:34:43,960
and He's diezo bub himself TO, byu a program for

657
00:34:44,039 --> 00:34:47,760
which he played all those years, ago but thereafter became

658
00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:51,440
a rival whose name he refused to utter while coaching against.

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00:34:51,519 --> 00:34:56,079
It in stereophonic, sound now from both the north and the.

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00:34:56,119 --> 00:34:58,599
Speaker 3: South what a? Jerk what a? Punk what a? Trader

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00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:02,480
what an a? Say? Assault or assemble or? Assassin what an?

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00:35:02,679 --> 00:35:05,320
Speaker 2: Ingrid now having the gall to stand in front of

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00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,000
a crowd Of wolverine fans At Michigan, basketball gibs a,

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00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:08,400
shout Go.

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00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,760
Speaker 3: Blue you hope he? Fails you do you hope.

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Speaker 2: He he he falls? Short you hope he gets. Fired

667
00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:17,360
you hope all those things what he's, saying though it

668
00:35:17,599 --> 00:35:18,360
was taken out of.

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Speaker 3: Context what? What What gordon is?

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Speaker 2: Saying you got to read the article AND i know

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it's bind to, payball so that's tough for. People but

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this has been a little bit of a of a

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00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,199
of a controversy over the last two days because if

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00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:33,239
you're not you know things that behind the pay well

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00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,519
they're gonna be excerpt or. Excised then you're going to

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00:35:36,559 --> 00:35:39,199
take certain key, quotes et. CETERA i don't Think gordon's

677
00:35:39,199 --> 00:35:42,280
saying like that's how he. Feels he's saying many in

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00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:44,679
The utah fan. Base for even THE bau fan, base

679
00:35:45,039 --> 00:35:49,239
that's how they feel About. Kyle that being, said there

680
00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:53,000
are plenty Of utah fans that are excited about the

681
00:35:53,039 --> 00:35:57,320
new era Of utah. Football they felt Like kyle Whitting

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have was holding The utah ball program, back that.

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00:36:01,519 --> 00:36:07,119
Speaker 3: His, time his prime had come. Up he needed to move,

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00:36:07,159 --> 00:36:08,360
on and he needed to move on.

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00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:13,599
Speaker 2: Quickly to be determined how good This michigan football team

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00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:16,400
can be Under Kyle whittingham with his new Staff Jason

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00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,000
beck a great offensive, coordinator And Jay, hill we know

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00:36:19,039 --> 00:36:21,360
how good of A dc he. Is they were also

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00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:24,760
able to take away some, coaches key, Coaches Lewis. Powell

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00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,199
that's a nice pickup for. Them they took their streatementitioning. Coach,

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00:36:28,559 --> 00:36:30,920
right you go down the list of coaches that they've.

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00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:36,599
Taken they've impacted Both utah and BYU's coaching. Staff as

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00:36:36,599 --> 00:36:39,920
far as players are, concerned, though check this. Out NO

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00:36:40,159 --> 00:36:43,880
byu players are going To. Michigan and some people will, say,

695
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:48,199
well it's probable because those, naysayers those that like to

696
00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:51,800
retort and refute and rebut anything positive that comes out

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00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,840
OF ba they're, like, well it's because by doesn't have

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00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:54,159
any good.

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00:36:54,159 --> 00:36:57,199
Speaker 3: Players they're not good enough to play At. Michigan why

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00:36:57,199 --> 00:36:57,639
would they.

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00:36:57,519 --> 00:36:59,199
Speaker 2: Take any of ba's players when they're not remember?

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Speaker 3: Good, well wait.

703
00:37:00,559 --> 00:37:04,679
Speaker 2: A, second what About Falla, Twala Evan, Johnson. KNATANAVASA a

704
00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,840
lot of these guys can play At, Michigan Isaiah, glasker Bear.

705
00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,360
Bachmeyer there's a lot of guys that can play at

706
00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:12,239
The university Of, michigan.

707
00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:14,960
Speaker 3: You, know if you just want to stick on the

708
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:15,840
defensive side of the.

709
00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:19,639
Speaker 2: BALL i named a few of, them, Right there's plenty

710
00:37:19,679 --> 00:37:22,360
of guys on that defensive roster that can play At,

711
00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,280
michigan but none of them have. Gone find that interesting

712
00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:30,119
how Many utah players will, Go and we've already seen

713
00:37:30,159 --> 00:37:34,880
how many coaches have. Gone who has been most impacted

714
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:35,360
by this?

715
00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:40,199
Speaker 3: Move It's. Utah they've been more negatively.

716
00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:42,360
Speaker 2: Impacted, obviously that was the school in Which Kyle whittingham

717
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:43,760
was at the N, roads et.

718
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:46,559
Speaker 3: Cetera BUT byu catching.

719
00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:50,159
Speaker 2: Strays here, too and it has caused a bit of

720
00:37:50,159 --> 00:37:54,239
a controversy along The wassat, front and it. Continues Melissa

721
00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:59,440
whittingham ken not happy with all the haters that are

722
00:38:00,119 --> 00:38:06,320
Rowing kyle under the. Bus after thirty years of dedicatory

723
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:12,039
sacrifice to build up a program that you, know Under

724
00:38:12,119 --> 00:38:16,159
Ronnie mack was pretty, good pretty. Good Urban meyer took

725
00:38:16,199 --> 00:38:18,440
it a step, further and Then Kyle winningham took that

726
00:38:18,519 --> 00:38:25,880
baton and continued with that, success continued with, that you,

727
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:26,960
know championship.

728
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:33,800
Speaker 3: Culture and you Wanted, kyle if you WERE i think.

729
00:38:33,639 --> 00:38:39,639
Speaker 2: A respectful Professional utah, fan you wanted him to be

730
00:38:39,679 --> 00:38:43,400
able to sign off peace out on his terms as

731
00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,960
a legendary. Coach you didn't want it to be ushered.

732
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:51,199
Out but enough, donors enough, fans enough administrators, decided.

733
00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,440
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734
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:57,400
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00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:06,360
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guys let's get into. This Kelly, papinga your new defensive.

774
00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:04,360
Coordinator Can, kelly what type of emotions do you have

775
00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:09,320
when you're called defensive coordinator for B Yu.

776
00:41:13,639 --> 00:41:17,559
Speaker 5: Just feel extremely, honored. BLESSED i feel Like i've been

777
00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:21,280
prepared for this moment for a long, time going back

778
00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:24,480
to my playing days with With, bronco and my coaching

779
00:41:24,519 --> 00:41:28,320
days With bronco and just his defensive. Mind and THEN

780
00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:30,880
i got a. Credit you, Know Coach howe And Coach

781
00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:33,199
tidwell and Coach, kafusi those guys THAT i was around

782
00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:34,559
for a long, time and then just my time To

783
00:41:34,679 --> 00:41:39,360
virginia and then getting here With. Klawe, Yeah i've just

784
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:41,639
learned a lot from, him a lot From. Jay jay,

785
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,199
was you, know a great mentoring this, deal and Coach

786
00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:46,840
anderson as, Well Gary. Anderson SO i just feel like

787
00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:49,360
there's been a lot of people put in my path

788
00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:51,079
along the way that have really prepared me for this.

789
00:41:51,159 --> 00:41:54,320
Moment and so they'll. Be, yeah the defense will BE i,

790
00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:56,920
think you, know maybe a little taste Of bronco in,

791
00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,679
there a little taste of what we've done last. YEAR

792
00:41:58,679 --> 00:42:00,920
i mean Just i've just learned so, much but the

793
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,639
base of the defense will be what it's, been And

794
00:42:04,119 --> 00:42:05,920
i'd be an idiot to change much of what we're.

795
00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:07,599
Doing but there'll be a little thing here and. There

796
00:42:07,639 --> 00:42:11,760
But i'm just excited and honor for just the opportunity and.

797
00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:15,599
Speaker 2: Grateful a little bit Of, bronco a little bit Of,

798
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:18,559
jay a little bit Of, kilani a little bit Of,

799
00:42:18,639 --> 00:42:21,400
gary a little bit Of, kyle a little.

800
00:42:21,159 --> 00:42:22,880
Speaker 3: Bit Mopha center, close a little bit.

801
00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:26,079
Speaker 2: More, Hey i'm telling, you, man this is this is

802
00:42:26,079 --> 00:42:28,719
gonna be an interesting time In cougar football history and

803
00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:33,800
another transition a big transition, defensively and K pop is

804
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:36,079
willing and ready and capable to lead you to glory

805
00:42:36,199 --> 00:42:39,440
victory on the defensive side of the. Ball so, uh he's,

806
00:42:39,519 --> 00:42:41,800
uh like you, said he's bought, in he LOVES, byu

807
00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:43,880
and he's, uh he's up to the task and wants

808
00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:47,360
to take on this massive task to Lead BYU's defense

809
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:50,559
that has become a top twenty five team in college.

810
00:42:50,599 --> 00:42:53,880
Football did choose to fill no doubt about, It Kelly,

811
00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:58,760
Papinga what is it About, Bronco mendenhall and other influencers

812
00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:01,760
that make you feel prepared for this?

813
00:43:02,199 --> 00:43:02,440
Speaker 3: Role?

814
00:43:03,199 --> 00:43:06,119
Speaker 5: Oh, man there's so many different things From broncos organization

815
00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:09,880
that he. Had his, accountability, discipline. Effort the first defensive

816
00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:11,239
meeting we're going to, have we're going to talk about

817
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:12,840
those three things that were instilled in me when he

818
00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:16,800
took over this, program and then each, thing Like jay

819
00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:21,119
had a very, similar i would, say structure That bronco

820
00:43:21,199 --> 00:43:23,599
had so very similar in their. Approaches maybe the way

821
00:43:23,639 --> 00:43:26,000
that they said it was, different But i'd learned a

822
00:43:26,079 --> 00:43:28,840
lot of stuff From jay as far as just playing

823
00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:32,159
man free and cover three stuff that they've done, forever you,

824
00:43:32,159 --> 00:43:35,639
know in The Utah Kyle Whittingham tree THAT i learned

825
00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:38,360
a ton from and THEN i just learned From klannie

826
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:41,159
just the way that his whole, culture this love and

827
00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:43,519
learned culture that it took me a while to kind

828
00:43:43,519 --> 00:43:45,280
of adjust you last TIME i was, here is a

829
00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:47,320
little different way of how he did things With, Bronco

830
00:43:48,519 --> 00:43:49,960
AND i tell people this a lot like a lot

831
00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:52,480
of similarities between the, two just the way that the

832
00:43:52,519 --> 00:43:55,960
message is delivered a little bit, different but, both you,

833
00:43:55,960 --> 00:43:57,800
know great mentors in my life and just excited to

834
00:43:57,840 --> 00:44:00,320
move forward With klonnie and helping me learn more more

835
00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:02,760
about this. Defense AND i feel Like i'm very well,

836
00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:04,639
prepared But i'm sure there's some nuances in, there in

837
00:44:04,679 --> 00:44:06,719
little tidbits that he's going to give me along the

838
00:44:06,719 --> 00:44:09,400
way That i'm excited to learn from and about.

839
00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:12,639
Speaker 2: It Lean On Kilani kilani's gonna be a great mentor

840
00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:15,719
going forward as he makes this transition to jump into

841
00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:20,760
this new role At Brigham Young university as the defensive.

842
00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,880
Coordinator Kelly, papiga how were you able to retain so

843
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,719
many defensive players on the, roster a lot of guys coming.

844
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:31,440
Speaker 3: Back, okay we'll get to that one.

845
00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:34,719
Speaker 2: Here, momentarily we do know that the majority of the

846
00:44:34,719 --> 00:44:39,199
defensive players have been, retained, right the big time, players

847
00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:43,119
the big, names the big, guys the big hitters that

848
00:44:43,599 --> 00:44:45,920
have produced at a high. Level you're still waiting on

849
00:44:46,039 --> 00:44:47,480
maybe a couple of, Names Evan.

850
00:44:47,519 --> 00:44:48,480
Speaker 3: JOHNSON i don't know if that's been.

851
00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:51,159
Speaker 2: Announced but he goes on later in this interview and

852
00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:53,079
he discusses that he feels confident that, well they'll be

853
00:44:53,119 --> 00:44:58,280
able to Retain Evan. Johnson so we'll see how it plays,

854
00:44:58,320 --> 00:45:02,960
out but right, now all positivity on the retention. Front

855
00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:05,519
we haven't cued up. Yet ronald The, Three Matt. Weaver,

856
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:10,119
okay we'll reload that.

857
00:45:10,159 --> 00:45:11,480
Speaker 3: Here. MOMENTARILY i did get it.

858
00:45:11,559 --> 00:45:14,320
Speaker 2: Quite, okay let's get back to, It, Kelly how were

859
00:45:14,320 --> 00:45:16,280
you able to retain so many defensive players on the?

860
00:45:16,360 --> 00:45:16,639
Speaker 3: Roster?

861
00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:20,880
Speaker 5: Yeah AND i would just say this two. Things Number,

862
00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:24,360
one when the news broke About jay a week, AGO

863
00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:26,199
i think was On New Year's day when it. HAPPENED

864
00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:27,960
i THINK i was sitting down to watch one of the,

865
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:30,000
games the playoff, games, saying, mine that's today's gonna be

866
00:45:30,039 --> 00:45:32,840
a normal. Day i'm, relaxing mutching some. Football, NOPE i

867
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:35,039
don't even THINK i. WATCHED i don't THINK i watched.

868
00:45:35,039 --> 00:45:40,079
Anything i'm. Serious i'm like, still, yeah, like who's play.

869
00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:42,000
Speaker 3: Beat?

870
00:45:42,039 --> 00:45:45,159
Speaker 5: Alabama, Yeah i'm, like but it. Was it was just

871
00:45:45,199 --> 00:45:47,719
one of those days where it was constant talk to the,

872
00:45:47,719 --> 00:45:50,639
players letting them. Know and at the, TIME i hadn't

873
00:45:50,639 --> 00:45:52,320
been offered the, job BUT i, was you, Know clannie

874
00:45:52,360 --> 00:45:54,679
AND i had been talking of that whole day and

875
00:45:54,719 --> 00:45:56,000
just kind of feeling the WAY i KNEW i was.

876
00:45:56,039 --> 00:45:59,000
STAYING i wasn't going, anywhere and, so you, know as

877
00:45:59,079 --> 00:46:01,960
just a defensive, COACH i wanted to keep us all

878
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,000
together as much AS i. Could and so you, know

879
00:46:04,159 --> 00:46:08,199
call And foll it's out, immediately And schmid, immediately and

880
00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:10,719
all these different players At glasgow, immediately all these guys

881
00:46:10,719 --> 00:46:12,800
that were key pieces that we knew had a chance

882
00:46:12,840 --> 00:46:14,559
to potentially go to THE nfl or come back or

883
00:46:14,599 --> 00:46:18,559
whatever it may. Be and, yeah that was a lot of.

884
00:46:18,599 --> 00:46:21,199
Work and that was like three days of phone. CALLS i.

885
00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:24,760
WAS i was on the phone Basically, Thursday, Friday saturday

886
00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:27,639
for twelve hours each of those, days and between talking to,

887
00:46:27,679 --> 00:46:30,840
players talking to, coaches AND i wasn't by, myself all

888
00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:32,599
of our other defensive coaches that we're still here were

889
00:46:32,639 --> 00:46:34,199
doing the SAME thingsact, think trying to just keep this

890
00:46:34,239 --> 00:46:36,639
intact and letting everybody see the vision that it. Is and,

891
00:46:36,719 --> 00:46:39,000
ULTIMATELY i just think the players Love. KWANEE i mean

892
00:46:39,320 --> 00:46:42,840
that's that was the, mainstay. Right they knew That klannie

893
00:46:42,920 --> 00:46:44,280
was going to be, here and a lot of those,

894
00:46:44,320 --> 00:46:46,760
GUYS i mean you could say all of them came

895
00:46:46,920 --> 00:46:50,480
to play For. Kawane SO i just think And coachill

896
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:52,639
would say the same. Thing coachill is a very humble,

897
00:46:52,639 --> 00:46:54,599
guy and he sees, things he, knows he knows how things.

898
00:46:54,639 --> 00:46:59,239
Work is that no person or player is bigger than the.

899
00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:01,400
Program and so this thing is going to continue to move.

900
00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:04,320
Forward and the thing that's great about it IS i

901
00:47:04,360 --> 00:47:07,400
think the players run this deal. Right, OBVIOUSLY us coaches

902
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,719
got to put him in the right positions and and

903
00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:11,960
make sure that we're making the right adjustments and doing

904
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:13,800
the right. Things but when you have great players in great,

905
00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:16,280
LEADERSHIP i think everything else else takes takes care of.

906
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,719
Itself and count of Tom obossa another one right there

907
00:47:18,719 --> 00:47:21,719
that you, know Immediate Trey. Alexander so that was the

908
00:47:21,880 --> 00:47:23,880
that was the great thing IS i GET i Recruited,

909
00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:28,000
trey and so he texts me immediately when, coach he'll you,

910
00:47:28,039 --> 00:47:30,239
know decided to. Leave he, Said, coach just so you,

911
00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:31,960
KNOW i ain't going, anywhere and he's, like And i'm

912
00:47:31,960 --> 00:47:33,920
gonna call everybody right. Now i'm gonna help you out

913
00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:36,199
to keep everybody here's the. Best he's, Like i'm just, Round,

914
00:47:36,239 --> 00:47:38,320
Coach i'm rallying the. Troops and then about a couple

915
00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:40,039
of hours later he's, Like, coach nobody, leaving nobody's.

916
00:47:40,119 --> 00:47:44,239
Speaker 8: Leaving he basically Told spencer on the post game of

917
00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:47,519
The Pop darts ball and coming back and we're running

918
00:47:47,519 --> 00:47:48,840
it back like he's he's the.

919
00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:51,000
Speaker 5: Best, yeah he's great and great to have. Around so

920
00:47:51,159 --> 00:47:53,159
JUST i, mean there's so many pieces of this thing

921
00:47:53,199 --> 00:47:55,199
and it's not just one, player one. COACH i think

922
00:47:55,199 --> 00:47:58,119
it's just the collective unit that we. Have it's been

923
00:47:58,159 --> 00:48:00,519
special and it all starts With klani and his leadership

924
00:48:00,519 --> 00:48:01,599
and just this culture he has.

925
00:48:01,639 --> 00:48:03,599
Speaker 8: Here he was the biggest portal Gut kloni that he

926
00:48:03,639 --> 00:48:05,360
came out of The porto you will and stay to.

927
00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:07,760
Wy that was mass AND i AGREE i think that

928
00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:10,639
he's by you threw him through and he deserves everything

929
00:48:10,679 --> 00:48:15,159
that he he got AND i just believe. That and

930
00:48:15,199 --> 00:48:17,480
he's been telling, Everybody, Hey i'm not going. Anywhere i'm

931
00:48:17,480 --> 00:48:19,159
going to retire. Here that's what he keeps telling all the.

932
00:48:19,199 --> 00:48:20,199
Recruits and so that's the.

933
00:48:20,199 --> 00:48:22,000
Speaker 5: Home that's a, piece that's a peace of mind, forward

934
00:48:22,079 --> 00:48:24,880
not just players but coaches as. Well we want. Consistency

935
00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:27,719
everybody wants consistency in their, life and that leadership that's

936
00:48:27,719 --> 00:48:29,039
going to continue to be here is going to help

937
00:48:29,119 --> 00:48:29,679
us continue to go.

938
00:48:29,719 --> 00:48:35,039
Speaker 2: Forward love, it great. Story there a lot to take, In.

939
00:48:35,199 --> 00:48:36,360
Ronald i'll hand the mic to.

940
00:48:36,400 --> 00:48:36,519
Speaker 6: You.

941
00:48:36,559 --> 00:48:40,480
Speaker 2: Man what stood out to you about the retention stories

942
00:48:40,519 --> 00:48:43,800
and what went into it and who they were targeting and,

943
00:48:44,119 --> 00:48:49,400
uh the guys that were advocates For kelly papinga all of.

944
00:48:49,440 --> 00:48:52,159
Speaker 4: It guys that were advocates are a guy that was

945
00:48:52,199 --> 00:48:54,480
the advocate of One, Tree. Alexander you And brett talked

946
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:57,880
about it in the first hour teased there it. Is trey, said,

947
00:48:57,920 --> 00:48:59,440
COACH i ain't going. Nowhere AND i just think that's.

948
00:48:59,480 --> 00:48:59,920
Speaker 5: Powerful.

949
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:03,920
Speaker 4: Right we been you AND i thought and to a degree,

950
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:06,039
Right and maybe other, people maybe fans are a little bit

951
00:49:06,039 --> 00:49:08,800
more That Jay hill gone Follow tile Saw toula gone

952
00:49:08,800 --> 00:49:11,239
Maybe Isaiah glasker, joins wants to play at a high,

953
00:49:11,320 --> 00:49:13,840
level raised that draft stock or goes to the you,

954
00:49:13,880 --> 00:49:16,920
know THE, nfl and this is. Good this is what

955
00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:20,119
you Know kilanie needed to. Do He kilanie will. Rebuild

956
00:49:20,159 --> 00:49:22,519
and BECAUSE i felt like a lot of the time

957
00:49:22,559 --> 00:49:23,840
been in the last couple of weeks and tell me

958
00:49:23,880 --> 00:49:25,719
if you. AGREE i felt like a lot of people

959
00:49:25,719 --> 00:49:27,920
have been, like, Oh kline's success is because of J,

960
00:49:28,159 --> 00:49:30,159
hill AND i was getting that vibe in and notion, Like,

961
00:49:31,639 --> 00:49:34,039
okay yes he has been successful because of J hill leading.

962
00:49:34,119 --> 00:49:36,960
Defense But kilani built has been building this thing for

963
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:39,599
a very long. Time there's a reason they retained. Him

964
00:49:39,639 --> 00:49:40,880
there's a reason that they gave him the pay. Raise

965
00:49:40,920 --> 00:49:42,280
there's a reason that they couldn't let him go out

966
00:49:42,280 --> 00:49:44,559
while he's The polynesian. Level all of these things are

967
00:49:44,599 --> 00:49:46,199
going through my, brain AND i felt like a lot

968
00:49:46,199 --> 00:49:49,679
of knee jerk reaction was If Jay hill, leaves the

969
00:49:49,679 --> 00:49:51,599
sky is falling and now you're not starting to see.

970
00:49:51,599 --> 00:49:53,599
THAT i, mean look at how many starters are coming.

971
00:49:53,639 --> 00:49:57,360
Back look at That Bear, BACHMEIER. Lj, Martin Parker, kingston

972
00:49:58,440 --> 00:50:00,719
what is it safar? Choke look at how defensive Guys,

973
00:50:00,719 --> 00:50:05,719
Fosatuala Isaiah, Glaster Kanatano. Vasa you Got Trey alexander coming

974
00:50:05,719 --> 00:50:07,760
back or waiting here On. Treumavleck so if all of

975
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:10,599
those guys come, Back, ben YOUR, dc who had a

976
00:50:10,639 --> 00:50:14,360
top twenty defense left and went To michigan and took his.

977
00:50:14,440 --> 00:50:17,039
Cornerbacks coach you bringing Tomorrow, Warren and you see the

978
00:50:17,079 --> 00:50:19,239
post of trade ready to get to. Work you See

979
00:50:19,280 --> 00:50:22,960
Tommy prass's posting excited for like you see guys doing, That,

980
00:50:23,079 --> 00:50:25,000
ben you gotta go get a little bit more. Debt

981
00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:27,159
but like when you see dudes doing, that that lets

982
00:50:27,199 --> 00:50:29,360
you know that the culture is what really stands. Out

983
00:50:29,599 --> 00:50:32,960
And Kelly, Popinkin, Look i'm gonna be, Honest, Kelly Kelly

984
00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:37,000
papinka was built for this. Moment for the Fact ben

985
00:50:37,079 --> 00:50:40,599
that he was leading these phone calls tells me that

986
00:50:40,920 --> 00:50:43,639
he was built to be the defensive coordinator before he

987
00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:46,159
was on this. Earth jeremiah one, five BEFORE i knew

988
00:50:46,159 --> 00:50:47,760
the end Of, Belly i'm GOING i, KNOW i know

989
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:49,559
you're gonna find it one, Funny i'm going that. Route

990
00:50:49,639 --> 00:50:51,840
for the fact that he was on a, calling he said, Later,

991
00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:54,000
ah it was all of our defensive. Cordinators yeah, Right,

992
00:50:54,119 --> 00:50:55,880
kelly like you were the one, leader you were a,

993
00:50:55,960 --> 00:50:58,920
leader you're defensive. Guys all the calls like he's a

994
00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:01,760
born leader and this was. Great hire the right. Hire

995
00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:04,039
the rest of the hires are great in the, promotions.

996
00:51:04,079 --> 00:51:05,400
RIGHT i don't want to take away from, that But

997
00:51:05,679 --> 00:51:07,960
kelly's been doing this for a very very long. Time

998
00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:12,679
well deserve your, teammate you know as well as you

999
00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:14,360
know more about him THAN i. Do but from Everything

1000
00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:17,159
i've seen and, INTERACTED i am privileged to have talked

1001
00:51:17,159 --> 00:51:18,960
a few times To Kelly piping AND i can't wait

1002
00:51:19,039 --> 00:51:21,039
to see what he does been as his first year

1003
00:51:21,039 --> 00:51:22,000
As bou's defensive.

1004
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:24,639
Speaker 2: Coordinator boom shot A LOCKE a couple of last things,

1005
00:51:24,679 --> 00:51:28,000
Here what type of validation are you feeling right now

1006
00:51:28,159 --> 00:51:35,760
to retain these defensive? Players K pop's all, right it's

1007
00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:37,840
not loading right, now but maybe well let's take a.

1008
00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:38,599
Speaker 3: Break we'll come.

1009
00:51:38,679 --> 00:51:42,480
Speaker 2: Back More Cougar Sports, Knowledge More Cougar sports, Commentary More

1010
00:51:42,559 --> 00:51:44,280
cougar's obviously tumbling.

1011
00:51:44,320 --> 00:51:46,639
Speaker 5: Man and LIKE i, SAID i feel. HONORED i was

1012
00:51:46,679 --> 00:51:48,320
on a group thread with a bunch of, formers my,

1013
00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:51,239
Teammates Brian, Kill David, Nixon. Banker all these.

1014
00:51:51,159 --> 00:51:55,039
Speaker 8: Guys is Its i'm not on that one they do

1015
00:51:55,159 --> 00:51:56,480
all the trash on the coaches on.

1016
00:51:56,559 --> 00:52:01,119
Speaker 5: That i'm on another one Where harvey are on, anyway

1017
00:52:01,599 --> 00:52:03,880
and it just it WAS i just told, them, guys,

1018
00:52:04,039 --> 00:52:06,199
ultimately WHAT i want to do is represent the program

1019
00:52:06,280 --> 00:52:07,559
the best way we can and put a product on

1020
00:52:07,599 --> 00:52:09,760
the field that makes you guys, proud BECAUSE i mean

1021
00:52:10,079 --> 00:52:12,079
even WHEN i was at The University, VIRGINIA i felt

1022
00:52:12,079 --> 00:52:13,480
the same way as, LIKE i still had pride IN

1023
00:52:13,559 --> 00:52:15,599
byu and this is WHERE i, played and SO i

1024
00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:18,039
want that product to be something where those guys can

1025
00:52:18,079 --> 00:52:20,199
walk around and you, know wherever they're at the, office

1026
00:52:20,239 --> 00:52:21,840
around the, neighborhood and they can walk around and be,

1027
00:52:21,920 --> 00:52:24,239
like oh, yeah THAT byu. Defense that's that's who we,

1028
00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:26,280
Are that's what we wanted to. Be and SO i

1029
00:52:26,719 --> 00:52:30,519
just feel that our players see that. VISION i think

1030
00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:32,920
WHAT i had in advantage of maybe other over other

1031
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:35,880
candidates was they knew HOW i coached special. TEAMS i

1032
00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:37,519
was in front of the team every single. DAY i

1033
00:52:37,599 --> 00:52:39,360
talked to the team more than any other coach on our.

1034
00:52:39,360 --> 00:52:41,800
Staff that's just the role of the special teams. Coordinator

1035
00:52:41,840 --> 00:52:42,480
you're talking.

1036
00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:42,880
Speaker 3: To the whole entire.

1037
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:45,000
Speaker 5: Team SO i felt LIKE i had a good vibe

1038
00:52:45,039 --> 00:52:47,400
of what the team, was not just, defensively but offensively as,

1039
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:49,679
well because you're just coaching all those guys all the,

1040
00:52:49,760 --> 00:52:51,360
time and SO i was front of. THEM i was

1041
00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:52,800
in front of it every single. Day SO i think they.

1042
00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:54,840
Knew we're, Like, okay this is what he did on special.

1043
00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:56,920
Teams i'm sure he's going to be very similar to

1044
00:52:56,920 --> 00:52:58,920
the way that he is those as things as a defensive.

1045
00:52:58,960 --> 00:53:01,960
Coordinator and SO i think when they knew me and

1046
00:53:02,039 --> 00:53:04,280
they knew kind of what they were gonna get a little,

1047
00:53:04,320 --> 00:53:07,159
bit BUT i honestly don't think it's.

1048
00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:08,159
Speaker 3: A lot some of.

1049
00:53:08,199 --> 00:53:09,559
Speaker 5: It i'll give me a little bit bit of that

1050
00:53:09,639 --> 00:53:11,599
piece that they came back for, that BUT i think

1051
00:53:11,639 --> 00:53:12,719
a lot of it was just it comes back To

1052
00:53:12,800 --> 00:53:14,599
clonnie and it comes back to the. Players LIKE i

1053
00:53:14,760 --> 00:53:17,480
just think they felt, like whoever the coordinator, is, guys

1054
00:53:17,480 --> 00:53:19,119
we're gonna figure this out if we all stay. Together

1055
00:53:19,360 --> 00:53:22,320
AND i just give credit to those, guys and you,

1056
00:53:22,400 --> 00:53:24,679
KNOW i mean, great you guys already mentioned a lot of.

1057
00:53:24,719 --> 00:53:26,440
Them those are great. Players and to get those guys

1058
00:53:26,519 --> 00:53:28,280
back on a twelve and two team a team that

1059
00:53:28,400 --> 00:53:33,039
was top twenty in defense. Statistically, YEAH i just got

1060
00:53:33,159 --> 00:53:34,280
to make sure we stay out of the way and

1061
00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:36,239
don't screw too much. Up because we just put these

1062
00:53:36,280 --> 00:53:38,320
guys in the right, positions we're gonna be just. Fine

1063
00:53:39,639 --> 00:53:39,840
there you.

1064
00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:43,119
Speaker 2: Go and last, thing last, Thing oh, WELL i GUESS

1065
00:53:43,119 --> 00:53:44,920
i should probably comment on that we do have a

1066
00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:50,320
band of brothers. Thread, yes there's the Original, bob so

1067
00:53:50,440 --> 00:53:53,400
that everybody. Knows this was a basketball. Thread we were getting.

1068
00:53:53,440 --> 00:53:56,039
Together it was a kind of a basketball slash golf

1069
00:53:56,119 --> 00:53:58,440
thread where we get, together et. Cetera and then we'd

1070
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,800
also talk. Ball and as there has been times where

1071
00:54:01,840 --> 00:54:07,880
there is criticism heaped on the, team, players coaches at,

1072
00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:10,039
time whatever it may, be we'll keep it in the.

1073
00:54:10,119 --> 00:54:12,360
Speaker 3: Thread that's the rule of the. Thread keep it in the.

1074
00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:14,920
Speaker 4: Thread those, threads he keep it in the.

1075
00:54:15,079 --> 00:54:17,440
Speaker 3: Thread but we do have.

1076
00:54:17,559 --> 00:54:21,119
Speaker 2: It there is another thread and, obviously, uh you, know

1077
00:54:21,519 --> 00:54:24,960
we were all looped in on, it and, uh just

1078
00:54:25,039 --> 00:54:26,760
what K pop. Said he's, Like, HEY i just want

1079
00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:29,440
to create a defense that everyone of you guys can

1080
00:54:29,519 --> 00:54:29,880
be proud of.

1081
00:54:29,960 --> 00:54:33,679
Speaker 3: Him we believe he. Can't it's always, look it's always

1082
00:54:33,719 --> 00:54:35,280
a scary. Thing as as an.

1083
00:54:35,280 --> 00:54:39,800
Speaker 2: Alum uh as a former player going back and coaching

1084
00:54:39,840 --> 00:54:41,320
at your alma, mater it can be a scary or

1085
00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:43,920
too because like you, know you don't want your legacy

1086
00:54:44,159 --> 00:54:49,119
tarnished uh as a, Player, uh you know through your

1087
00:54:49,199 --> 00:54:51,599
coaching right and AND K pop is one of those

1088
00:54:51,599 --> 00:54:55,360
guys that has just and Obviously. Killane they've done a

1089
00:54:55,480 --> 00:54:59,840
phenomenal job of ELEVATING i think their legacy as for

1090
00:55:00,079 --> 00:55:00,960
more players are now as.

1091
00:55:01,079 --> 00:55:07,639
Speaker 3: Coaches but it's a it's a a very stressful. Thing

1092
00:55:07,719 --> 00:55:08,719
it can be a very stressful.

1093
00:55:08,760 --> 00:55:11,599
Speaker 2: Thing but, like do you get any sense at all

1094
00:55:11,760 --> 00:55:15,960
whatsoever that he's, nervous that he doesn't feel, prepared that

1095
00:55:16,079 --> 00:55:19,360
he doesn't feel, confident that he doesn't feel like like

1096
00:55:19,559 --> 00:55:21,199
he's he's very.

1097
00:55:21,280 --> 00:55:23,719
Speaker 4: Confident he's got a swagger about it THAT i, like he's, like.

1098
00:55:23,840 --> 00:55:26,880
Speaker 3: This is my. Time and So i'm Pretty i'm pretty.

1099
00:55:26,920 --> 00:55:29,199
Speaker 2: Stoked i'm pretty stoked to see WHAT K pop can

1100
00:55:29,239 --> 00:55:32,760
do as the defensive coordinator FOR B WHY.

1101
00:55:32,679 --> 00:55:34,599
Speaker 4: I only have one question for, You, Ben he had

1102
00:55:34,679 --> 00:55:38,320
talked about over two hundred text. MESSAGES i haven't seen

1103
00:55:38,360 --> 00:55:40,519
a post from. YOU i need to, know is Is

1104
00:55:40,639 --> 00:55:43,440
Kelly pepina gonna Take Ben krittle has been critical going

1105
00:55:43,519 --> 00:55:46,159
into the, portal Is Big critic gonna be down and

1106
00:55:46,239 --> 00:55:48,480
be what he'll we? Get like an official twenty twenty

1107
00:55:48,480 --> 00:55:50,440
six announcement Of Big critical running.

1108
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:53,039
Speaker 3: Back, look you never, know, Man. Ronnie you know LIKE i,

1109
00:55:53,159 --> 00:55:56,199
WORK i work enough LIKE i know you. Do that's.

1110
00:55:56,559 --> 00:55:59,360
Speaker 4: Funny raised my.

1111
00:55:59,519 --> 00:56:02,760
Speaker 3: Children i'm trying to let like the young bucks like you.

1112
00:56:04,559 --> 00:56:08,000
Speaker 2: And G man who's, single ready to, mingle like you,

1113
00:56:08,079 --> 00:56:10,039
KNOW i want to hand this stuff off to you.

1114
00:56:10,239 --> 00:56:12,039
Speaker 3: Guys you guys can really just take.

1115
00:56:12,119 --> 00:56:13,840
Speaker 4: IT i just had to be right there with.

1116
00:56:13,960 --> 00:56:17,039
Speaker 3: That, no because IF i got into, coaching oh, man

1117
00:56:18,639 --> 00:56:19,400
that's that's that's.

1118
00:56:19,760 --> 00:56:22,320
Speaker 4: Look all ALL i gotta say is when they let

1119
00:56:22,400 --> 00:56:24,559
at The alumni, game bing crittled B dc and you

1120
00:56:24,639 --> 00:56:27,960
were being Coach, crittle you, know not Brother, crittle because

1121
00:56:27,960 --> 00:56:30,119
when you're being Brother, crittle you were letting everybody. Play

1122
00:56:30,159 --> 00:56:32,440
when you were Coach, Crittle, uh it was a no fly.

1123
00:56:32,559 --> 00:56:33,360
Zone that's ALL i have to.

1124
00:56:33,360 --> 00:56:34,920
Speaker 3: Say, exactly you know WHAT i.

1125
00:56:35,000 --> 00:56:37,360
Speaker 2: Mean, like no one wants to be, hated you, know

1126
00:56:37,480 --> 00:56:40,599
but you gotta in competitive situations when you want to,

1127
00:56:40,639 --> 00:56:44,280
win you gotta you gotta. Refine you gotta limit your

1128
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:47,079
rotations a little. Bit you, Know i'm a limited of.

1129
00:56:47,239 --> 00:56:49,559
ROTATIONS i typically want to bring my guys into a

1130
00:56:49,639 --> 00:56:53,119
trust and SOMETIMES i got a little bit outside myself.

1131
00:56:52,800 --> 00:56:53,559
Speaker 3: Trying to be the nice.

1132
00:56:53,639 --> 00:56:56,559
Speaker 2: Guy, anyway last, thing and it's a debate we've Had Damorial.

1133
00:56:56,639 --> 00:57:00,440
Warren why Was Damorio warren the new quarterback coach and

1134
00:57:00,440 --> 00:57:03,280
play the passing game coordinator for the, defense the right

1135
00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:05,559
fit for B yu and you k.

1136
00:57:05,719 --> 00:57:08,280
Speaker 5: Pop WHEN i was At Boise state for that, year

1137
00:57:08,559 --> 00:57:11,360
it was it became clear to me IF i ever

1138
00:57:11,480 --> 00:57:13,559
was in a position to hire, him that was going

1139
00:57:13,599 --> 00:57:17,519
to be my first. Call and so initially When gennaro was,

1140
00:57:17,599 --> 00:57:20,000
here there was about a day there where With jenna

1141
00:57:20,079 --> 00:57:21,599
AND i thought we're going to be doing this. Together

1142
00:57:21,639 --> 00:57:23,440
and then you, know an opportunity came for him to

1143
00:57:23,480 --> 00:57:25,840
go To. Michigan we're going to have him come coach in.

1144
00:57:25,880 --> 00:57:27,760
Safety so it was gonna Be gennaro at the corners

1145
00:57:27,800 --> 00:57:29,719
and that was our first call no matter. What and

1146
00:57:29,800 --> 00:57:32,960
then When gennaro decided to make his, decision THEN i

1147
00:57:33,239 --> 00:57:35,920
immediately called The mario back and, said, hey, LISTEN i

1148
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:37,840
want you to be our pass game. Coordinator With gennaro

1149
00:57:37,920 --> 00:57:41,079
leaving and so that was that was easy for me to.

1150
00:57:41,159 --> 00:57:43,320
Do there was nobody on the. List there was one,

1151
00:57:43,360 --> 00:57:45,519
guy and we went after him hard to make sure

1152
00:57:45,559 --> 00:57:46,639
that he got, here and he did not want to

1153
00:57:46,679 --> 00:57:50,119
Leave Boise, state And Boise state fought, back but ultimately

1154
00:57:50,320 --> 00:57:54,360
he came met with the, administration you, know our vice

1155
00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:57,280
president and, president met With, brian met With, klawnie and

1156
00:57:57,400 --> 00:57:59,679
he left that day sold like. This he saw the

1157
00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:03,599
vision and he sees the the uniqueness of What bay

1158
00:58:03,639 --> 00:58:05,639
you can provide as far as just the family, atmosphere

1159
00:58:06,039 --> 00:58:08,000
AND i just think he felt like this was the

1160
00:58:08,079 --> 00:58:10,119
right place at the right. Time So i'm excited to

1161
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get him. Here and he's already. Working he's been on

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the phones with portal guys all day to day working on.

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Corners we need a couple of corners to replace and

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build our. Depth BUT i think what people are going

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to see is a super hard, worker a great, recruiter

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a guy that's been a head, coach that's very organized and.

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STRUCTURED i sat on a sat in the meeting with

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recruit recruit the other day with, him AND i was like,

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WOW i mean just just sitting there and listening to

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him coach this kid and the techniques and fundamentals and

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the details of. IT i was, like this is more and.

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Great you wanted to go play? Again, YEAH i. WAS

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i was just, like we're in great. Hands our corners

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are going to be in a great spot and great,

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positions and our safeties are going to be coached by

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this guy too as. Well there are past our past

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game should be very very good and it's been, great

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so just excited to build on.

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Speaker 2: That and to that, POINT i mean they're going to

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bring in a safety's, coach, right but uh, YEAH i

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mean he's the passing game of, coordinator so he we'll

1182
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oversee the back end of that defense.

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Speaker 3: Tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: Warren and Like i've, Said i've been, Honest i've been forth.

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RIGHT i don't Know tomorrio all that. Well ALL i

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have is my, resume his resume in front of, me

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AND i was, like, LOOK i don't know if this

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is the right. HIRE i trust K. Pop it's not

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THAT i, DON'T i Just i'm, like all, right like

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big shoes to, fill.

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Speaker 3: RIGHT i was a little.

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Speaker 2: Hesitan and then after try talking with Bj, RANGE i

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said HE i came, Away i'm, Like i'm a lot

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more optimistic about the future of that secondary and, uh

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you're gonna couple that with some good gas in that

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in that cornerbacks.

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Speaker 3: Room you always need some good, gas some good developmental. Guys.

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Uh AND i can't wait to see what happens with,

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that with that back end of the.

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Speaker 2: Defense with Tomorrow warren now leading the cornerbacks and the, safeties.

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