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After the Pop Tars Bowl, it will be the recruiting season.
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by U Notre Dame. That's the first thing Home and
Home series. I would have to think that this only
got agreed upon if Notre Dame was coming to Provo. First,
bou was not gonna go to South Bend. They got
they got a little bit, you know, jipped with the
Shamrock series and the ticket sales.
Speaker 1: But just your thoughts on this, home and home.
Speaker 3: Super excited for it. I went to the game down
in Vegas. Was that two years ago though? Twenty twenty two.
I think it was okay with Jaron Hall. Yeah, yeah,
super fun, really good series. And I am excited that
they're coming to Provo. I mean, I know that that
was the big controversy back with that Shamrock series was
that they ended up doing that neutral. I thought that
it was a lot of fun. You know, I love
going to Lavelle Edwards Stadium, but going down to Vegas
and making a trip out of it was a lot
of fun as well. But I'm super glad that they're coming.
And I mean, what a marquee matchup to add to
already a great slate of football in for next year.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think this is needed. I received a text
message from somebody. It was two days ago, and they said,
got to take the respect and this is how you
do it. How you do it is playing a team
like this in non conference because look, regardless of when
it's placed, and I've heard this person said it's supposed
to be October when they're supposed to play. Regardless of
when they play, this is a great opportunity to build
the resume because they says, you didn't play anybody in
non conference, you're not getting credit for playing someone in
the conference. So maybe you beat or to Dame and
then you get that respect that she deserves. And if
you don't. What that does it gives the opportunities that
may be an organ or a Washington or you will
see to schedule you going forward in home and homes
a non conference game, which I think will eventually lead
to be what you get in the CFP.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think this is going to be only going
to boost our our strength of schedule this upcoming year.
I mean that's been such a challenge, right, especially with
some of these deals that we've had where it's like
scheduled ten years in advance or whatever. We have no
idea what type of team it's going to be ten
years from the time that it was actually scheduled, and
so but we do know what Notre Dame's like, right,
I mean, they were one of those fringe college football
playoff teams. So it's great to have that scheduled here
within the next couple of years and really boost our
resume for this upcoming season.
Speaker 2: Yeah, they're definitely going to boost a resume for next year.
The twenty twenty six schedules. To give you the idea
of in case you haven't heard of it, they were
playing Kalen Collin at home. That's a place now in
order to dame. They play Utah Tech, So there's your
FCS opponent. They played Colorado State. Th head out to
the rams over there, going to Ford Collin so you'll
find and never and drive about an hour or hour
and a half up. I remember playing them in rugby
smashed him, so bauf money has smashed him even more.
Arizona you play them at the grib. You traveled this year.
It was a double It was a double overtime game.
What a thriller, my goodness. And they were a good
football team. They were nine and three. Good football team.
Arizona State also was a good football team. Kennedy Olaham
got an extension. Sam Levitt's gone, but there have been
I've seen pitchers. If Devin Nper is gonna get pulled,
will he go?
Speaker 1: Doubt it?
Speaker 2: But let's see. But Arizona State, you get them at
the crib, you get Baylor l e S, you get
Iowa State. Have to think that's a dub right new coach.
Roco Becks probably going to Penn State most likely he's
in the portal. And I'll just get your thoughts on that.
You even play Cincinnati. I'm listing these out one, two, three,
three opponents for this next season at by you played
this year have all lost their quarterback to the portal,
Sam Levit's not with Arizona State, Rocko Beck's not with
iowas did and Brentan Scoresby excuse me, Sowrosby is also
testing the portal now. And it is crazy to think
that that's the landscape of college athletics.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, we're so grateful that we were were
keeping bare as right now right like Josh who were
too TCU Hornfalt's lost that quarterback as well.
Speaker 1: That is nuts.
Speaker 3: I mean think about that, that movement, especially with such
a high profile position like quarterback. I mean you have
to think, I mean, hopefully for those guys they have
they have someone in the wings just waiting to take over,
right yeah, and uh yeah, it's just it's just crazy
the landscape of college football right now. So I think
a lot of those guys are testing the water because
they kind of see the writing on the wall with
college Football Playoff. If they want to compete for the
College Football Playoff, it's like, well, is this the right
conference to do it? I mean, unfortunately that's the case
right now, especially at quarter to the quarterback position.
Speaker 1: Guys. I'm trying to get to the next level.
Speaker 2: And I think, look, I think Bear could be contacted,
that's just the way they ask. Everybody is. But I
don't think he's going to go anywhere. No, you should
be more concerned about will L J. Martin come back
or will he declare for the draft? Can you retain
Isaiah Glask or is that a guy who before he
got injured, because I think he can play in a
different conference to the linebacker position.
Speaker 1: I think he's athletic enough. I think he is worth
the money.
Speaker 3: We've seen that before in recent years, right with like
Keenan Peeley going to Tennessee. Like we our players can
play in any conference, and so it's really a testament
to the program though as well, how well we've done
in the transfer portal, not just getting guys to come
to BYU, but keeping those guys. And yeah, I'm not
super concerned about Bear, but I'm I'm positive he's getting
attention from other teams.
Speaker 2: There's no way he isn't well. I mean that just
is a credit to the coach of staff. If you
just said the program and Jay Hill in conversations with
you know people in the past of oh, you know
the rumors that go out and no fans should ever
be upset with that, or Klane and the deal.
Speaker 1: Maybe that it took so long for a deal to
get done.
Speaker 2: You could have thoughts and pains about that, but that
means we've had multiple guests on the show as you're
doing some right and at some point I said this
about a week and a half ago, this staff, in
the next two seasons, maybe three, someone's gonna be gone.
Speaker 1: And that's just the way it goes. That's just college athletics.
Speaker 2: And they, after me, at some point are going to
deserve coaching, head coaching jobs or coordinator jobs. These guys
are position coaches like Matt Mitchell, right, he's at Colorado State. Now,
you know as the quarterbacks coach and you know as
one of the offensive I don't know if he's offensive
coordinator or something there offensively, like he's he's gone now
promotion for him. Everybody coaching at some point has aspirations
to be a head coach, position, coach, dco see, whatever
it is, so you have to take that into account.
But Kilanie's done a phenomenal job of being able to
advocate for his assistance because I think this is one
of the longest tenures I've seen of a coaching staff
that is going to be able to be together because
this doesn't happen off in a college athletics.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and that's the great thing about Klani And it's
as as any employer, like they want the best for you, right,
and Colonie wants the best for his his coaching staff
as well, whether that's with the program or if they
have higher aspirations to to help them get to whatever
it is their goal is. And for like you said,
like the competitive nature of college football coaches, they want
higher and bigger and better, right, And that's the kind
of guy that you want your staff as well, And
so at times that means that they have to you know,
spread their wings and fly at a different program. But yeah,
it's been it's been awesome to have the consistency that
we've had over the past few seasons.
Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, you're not wrong. Got to have the consistency,
no doubt about it. Let's go and transition out to
the pop tards ball b he takes him through to tech,
the football team, the quarterback form or four star. He
can run it, he can throw it. He's phenomenal with
his legs on the ground. You can say arguably he's
just as good as bare I looked with the stats.
I think he's got fifteen tds on the ground, almost
a thousand rushing yards this season. He can run the football. Yeah,
you saw what he did against Colorado. Tear you up
if you don't plan for a plan for him. What
do you like about the matchup? What Bau's defense can
can accomplish in this game? And give me a score preddiction?
Speaker 3: Oh man, Well, I think we do match up pretty well.
We've done fairly well against running quarterbacks already this season.
We're in a unique position where we have some linebackers
that can, you know, spy the quarterback and kind of
keep him a little bit more corraled. He is a
phenomenal quarterback right both with his legs and with his arm,
and so it will be a unique challenge for this team.
But I think they're I think they're ready for the task.
And we're healthy at the linebacker position. So whether it's
Jack Kelly or as Isaiah Glasker or one of these
other new guys like new Sire, or we have some
some dudes that can run and and make sure that
we keep him a little bit crowd like I mentioned before.
So I think we're in a good position we have.
I have no doubt in my mind that they are
game planning specifically for that, and I have the most
confidence in the world that Jay Hill will dial something
up that will will keep him at bay. In terms
of score predictions, man, I have no idea what the
score of this is game is gonna be.
Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna be a blowout. I think
it's gonna be a close game.
Speaker 3: You Yeah, I don't think it's gonna be like the
Colorado game last year.
Speaker 1: For our whole game if it would to be great,
but I don't think so. Yeah. I mean, motivation is
a big factor for I think both these teams, I
think so too.
Speaker 3: I think they both feel a little bit snubbed, and
so I think they're gonna both come out playing really,
really hard. And so I don't know, I would say
it's gonna be like BYU twenty four Georgia Tech twenty
one or something along those lines.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I.
Speaker 2: Think it's gonna be definitely a touchdown or less, you know,
thirty one twenty four seven type game.
Speaker 1: Definitely in that ballpark up for sure.
Speaker 2: But the Cougars, you got them coming out on top
of your thoughts on the helmet, the pop Tarts, sprinkle
Helman and are you in the Competiti if petty nature
that boy should wear that helmet in a uniform against
Notre Dame next year?
Speaker 3: Oh no, No, I love the I love the the
unique helmets that they uh, they came out with. I
know that our record when when having kind of those
those custom those custom lids, is a little bit suspect,
but at the same time, like I love that they
do it. I don't I don't put too much weight
into that, like determining the outcome of the game or
anything like that, but I think it's fun to do that.
I mean the Pop Tarts Bowl. In recent years, that's
been one of the most fun Bowl games to watch
with all the festivities and the the way that they
entertained for the game. I mean, this is this is
way better than uh, what's that one? Like the Duke's
Mayo Bowl or I'm not throwing shade at like these
other these other bowl games, but the Pop Tart Bowl.
They know how to do it, and the fact that
they're doing this with the the uniforms is a lot
of fun. Now, what do I think that they should
wear this? Uh for the Notre Dame game?
Speaker 1: Now? Honestly there game is too cute. Keep it business. Yeah.
Speaker 3: Notre Dame's decision not to play in the in the
bowl game, I think had very little to do with BYU.
I think it was a personal decision that they made,
But I don't think it had anything to do with BYU.
I think whoever they put in front of that Notre Dame,
they would have made the same decision.
Speaker 1: Yeah that the Players Committee.
Speaker 2: From everything that's come out now as Jeremiah Love is
declared for the NFL Draft, and I think a couple
of other players have said that they would have opted
out anyway and would have to declare for the draft.
Speaker 1: They just want to have the bodies, you know, and
that doesn't make the argument.
Speaker 2: Do you go out there like Florida State of Guys
or you know, the main quarterback gets hurt and everybody
opts out in Georgia spanks them.
Speaker 1: Do you go out there and have that? Is it
worth the blam?
Speaker 2: Like? You know, Kirby Smart praised Florida State that it's
unfortunate that they had to get left out and had
to deal with that, and that they had to play second,
third and maybe even walk on guys. Right, he tried
to do the best that he can, but he had
the game plan and he had to be down a
team that was already be down.
Speaker 1: So you bring up a good point with that.
Speaker 2: And maybe they also opted out as like, look, we're
gonna play you in a home and home anyway, So
you know, maybe that we don't know, right, but that's
all speculation. But at the end of the day, I
really think they didn't have the bodies. I don't think
they would have.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it sucks for the seniors on that team though,
the guys who don't have eligibility that yeah, no, that
would have been their last game ever.
Speaker 1: Yeah, that does suck.
Speaker 3: And then some of these guys like that would have
been a huge opportunity for him, like they might never
make it back to or make it down to Florida. Yeah,
like hanging with their their friends, experiencing some of the
stuff they would for the Bowl game. So I feel
bad for those guys, But you know, it's it's great
that las a consolation prize that we're getting them in
twenty twenty six and twenty twenty seven. But yeah, it's
it's kind of a weird. It's a weird precedence for
the sport, and hopefully we can figure something out to
make this type of thing not happen again.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I definitely got to make sure it doesn't happen again,
no doubt about it. I'm here with Lane Allen, the
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Got to talk a little bit of basketball. Ag De
box is put back Dunk don't know if you're at
the game, if you're watching on television, or if you
saw it afterwards, just your reaction. And then the thirty
point triple double, first ever thirty point triple double on
BYU history, first triple doubles since Kyle collins Worth March sixteen,
twenty sixteen. Almost what so about almost ten years ago?
Nearly but a decade ago that it's taken that to happen.
Speaker 3: Your thoughts on that, man, one of these teams gonna
learn that they got a box out right, because it's
it's two games.
Speaker 1: In a row.
Speaker 3: Now, well was was apply? Yeah, I was ablee and
christ here he had to put back on Monday too.
One d Yeah, phenomenal. I mean, this guy is so
insanely athletic in his court vision to to even anticipate that,
uh is so great.
Speaker 1: So we are so spoiled as.
Speaker 3: Fans to have this team right now, to see what
they're able to do, and to have a player like
a j De band So, I mean, hopefully we get
another player like this in the future, but we are
so spoiled to have a guy like him at BYU.
So I didn't watch the game live last night. It
was spending time with the family doing Christmas festivities.
Speaker 1: But I did watch it back, and.
Speaker 3: Uh was elated when I saw when I saw that dunk.
In terms of his just overall performance, man, he is
he is getting better and better. I mean, there's gonna
you're you're starting here. The national media that the the
analyst saying there was that that period of time where
you know, they're questioning whether he was going to be
the number one draft pick. He's somewhere in the top three.
I mean, he's solidifying it right now. Like you can't
look at that guy and say, like his game is
becoming more and more well rounded, not just from a
scoring perspective, but his ability to pass, his ability to rebound.
I mean, it's it's just incredible to see what this
kid's doing right now. And he's really he's really coming
into his own and figuring out the college game.
Speaker 2: Yeah, he definitely. As Kevin Younger said that he continues
to grow every game. You're like, well, how much growth
does he have with the way he just continues to
grow in every game? And now you're seeing it. You know,
the career high with thirty five thirty point triple double.
I do not want to be Mihialo Boskovich in that situation.
That was a shot of his life. That's probably the
biggest shot he's ever going to take in his career
unless he's in a championship game with opportunity to win it.
Because if he would have missed that shot, he'd been
a very hated man in Provo. So I don't envy that.
But I was watching on Monday being like, if you
missed this, ooh, and he made it so it made
up for it. But no doubt Aj definitely is showcasing
why he's going to be the number one pick, and
if he doesn't in conference play, I think he will.
I was looking at the numbers yesterday today he's right
behind Cam Boozer with second and leading scorer in the
country with twenty three point one campus twenty three point three.
So he's on track to win a Nasmith Player of
the Year and the last person to do it at
BA was Jimmer for that.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, it's absolutely crazy. This freshman class across
the country is just so stacked. I mean, and and
it's I mean, this is a product of nil right.
A lot of these players would not be in uh
in college right now. If it weren't for and I,
they would figure out some other path to get to
the NBA. But it's great, it's it's great for the sport,
and it's really exciting. I mean, I I wasn't around
for uh, well I would, I don't remember Sean Bradley.
I was actually at b YU when Jimmer was there.
And this is the most exciting or excited I've been
since since those Gimmer years, and it's been it's been
a while, right, It's it's just really fun time to
be a fan.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a fun time to for those fans yourself
watching that. As a media member, I enjoy watching and covering. Look,
I'm gonna enjoy every aspect because I'm sure at some
point they'll have a number one overall recruiting the Kevin
Young gar As long as he's at BYU, I don't
know if he'll be another AJ. That's the thing that's
the tough part is this is a generational talent, generational player,
gonna go down in the history at BAU greats. He's
gonna be up there with Jim if not better, depend
on what they're able to do. If they're able to
get to an Elite eight. Last time that was done
with Danny Ainge in eighty one. You get to a
final four, like Bo. He is the most NTA appearances
without a final four. He does that, I think he's
one of the greatest players, if not the greatest player
in BOA history. And Kevin Young, if I go down
as the greatest coach, some people are gonna say that's hyperbole,
and they're gonna say it's way too early. But look,
none of those other coaches got there. I get it's
a different eraror I get things way different. I understand that,
but you have to play with the cars that you're dealt.
Those other coaches accomplished a lot and they are all
time greats and they go down in history their top
five Dave Rose, Steve Cleveland. I don't want to take
that away. But Kevin Young gets BO to a final four.
The opportunity to get to the national Championship. If that occurs,
there's levels, there's levels, so you better enjoy it as
BYU fans, and I know you're enjoying it and other
people are, but they're you need to enjoy. Also, Game
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out with that. So that's that's that's my pitch, that's
what we're trying to help guys out with. And and
really it's it's a matter of listening and figuring out
what you want.
Speaker 2: But you gotta go in guys. Look, I went into
to Jason. It was a great, great talk. I'm good
to catch up, ready to feel cared about right where
the person's focusing on you or how are you feeling?
What are your concerns asking those questions? Okay, this is
what we have. What would you like to go? Here
are your options? All of it being explained, and man,
it it's set up of like, man, I feel like
I can really accomplish.
Speaker 1: You feel empowered when you leave.
Speaker 2: And I hope that people that are listening to this
right now live or on the podcast that they can
feel the same thing because I really feel like, man,
I'm going to attack twenty twenty six hard. I'm really
going to be able to change in my life, and
that's how you get back in the game with game
day ments health. I need to let you go. I've
taken a lot of your time today. You got to
get back to the family. I met your wife. I
don't want her get upset with me. I know family
time is important. But before I let you out of here,
I need to ask this traditions in an aloe house?
What do you guys like to do? Who will you
guys be with this Christmas? Are you the pajama family?
Speaker 1: You know?
Speaker 2: Brett and I had this discussion yesterday before he left.
In the first hour, him and I were like, yeah,
we lose the battles on the pajama things, but what's
the traditions in your house?
Speaker 3: So we do the pajama thing. This is actually we
changed it up this year. So in previous years we
did pajamas on New Year's Eve, and we realized if
you do it New Year's Eve, you can only wear
them for you know, a handful of days out of
the year. So we actually did pajamas early this year,
and I think we did it like on the first
or the second or something like that. Oh, So we've
been wearing Christmas pajamas now for the entire month of December.
Speaker 2: Oh I like that. Yeah, because the bread. Now we're
saying the one day sucks. Oh yeah, Christmas, it's it's.
Speaker 3: All about ROI right, you got you got to get
your money's worth.
Speaker 1: Yes, that's so.
Speaker 3: Uh so that's one big change that we've made. No,
this year is going to be pretty low key. We're
sticking around, uh, sticking around here, spending some time with
my wife's family.
Speaker 1: Uh.
Speaker 3: They live in Pleasant Grove where our clinic is at,
and just keeping it pretty lowkey this year. So, but
I'm not gonna bore you with all the traditions. My
wife is all about traditions.
Speaker 2: Look, I always like to know how other people's wives
are because my wife is about the only tradition that
my mom installed and says, we watched the Public Express Christmas.
We have hot chocolate and popcorn and we watch in upperajamas.
That's really the only thing that we do. But the
whole actions, they got a bunch of other stuff that
they do. So I'm always intrigued to know. I feel
like I hate the South this way, but as a man,
I'm like, I'm pretty simple. Food games, and I'm okay.
Speaker 3: If anything happens my wife, my kids holiday experiences are
gonna change drastically because dad doesn't put much time and
effort into the traditions, but the wife is all about them.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Dad's a vacation guy. That's what I say. I'm
a vacation person. See, you're not in your head like
Ben and I talk all the time about it. Dad's
a vacation guy. Vacation is where you're gonna get us
holidays decorating now see other things. And I'm probably the
worst person for you. I'm not a she loves Halloween.
I don't like Halloween. She puts up all the decorations
and they're coming down at the week of Thanksgiving them
just like.
Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, you loved it so much. But I
will be good.
Speaker 2: I'll give our daughter the ornament, make sure he doesn't
put in their mouth, puts it on the tree. But yeah,
you're not wrong about it. Lane, Thanks to your time today.
I'll let you go. Merror Christmas to you and your family.
We'll catch up with you next week if possible, and
then if we don't, then happy new.
Speaker 1: You're to you. I appreciate it, man, thanks for having
of course appreciate Lane showing up and showing out. Guys.
That's the rest of the show.
Speaker 2: Unfortunately we are out of time, actually over on a
little bit of time.
Speaker 1: I had to make up for it, you know in
the earlier hours.
Speaker 2: Appreciate everybody that joined us for this special Cougar Sports edition.
Speaker 1: This Christmas Eve edition.
Speaker 2: You have Brett always bringing the hammer in the first
segment discussing all things related to the Pop Tars.
Speaker 1: Bowling BYU basketball.
Speaker 2: We had Brian Keith sound discussing what he thinks about
this BAU football team. You can catch all of that.
If you missed any of it, I'll like cart on
the podcast. Darnold Dixon of Daily Herold join us. Mark Durant,
the color analyst for BYU men's basketball. We had Scott
Mitchell join us as well, talking about well Kyle whitting
him continue to coach, could he be at Michigan and
will he go after BAU coaches. We'll find out in
the next coming weeks. I told you, guys, I think
a deal might already be done. You know how these
things go. He says to us that he's focusing on
that bowl game New Year's Eve next week, but a
couple of days after I think a decision will be
made where Kyle will end up and then Lane, of course,
appreciate you man, Thanks for joining us today and shout
out to game Demn health As always, guys, Merry Christmas
to all of you. Please be safe, whether you're already traveling,
whether you're driving. However you may be traveling this holiday season,
Please be safe, enjoy time with the family. Remember it's
not just about the gift giving, but it's also about
our savior, Jesus Christ and the birth.
Speaker 1: Please incorporate both.
Speaker 2: Like I told you, had too much presents from my parents,
not enough Jesus, and then my grandmother gave too much Jesus.
And now I've been able to find a balance with
my family as well. Read the Christmas stories, Read the
Birth of Christ, do the Nativity, give presents, love each other,
Eat lots of delicious food and Christmas cookies from all
of us here at Cougar Sports and ESPN the Fan.
Have a good night, have a say to night, Merry Christmas,
Happy holidays. You've been listening