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<v Speaker 1>Hi, We're live at the Duncan Music Lounge here at

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<v Speaker 1>iHeart Radio and Hartford, the home of Art Network flagship

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<v Speaker 1>Fox Sports. Right do in ninety seven nine Hard for

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Chrispino along with Jim Mora. So we recapped last

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<v Speaker 1>year in that first segment. Now we're looking ahead. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you view the next year after you've had success?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it going to be harder to get people up

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<v Speaker 1>to that level again or do you just start at

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<v Speaker 1>square one and try to build something again.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you started square one and try to build something

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<v Speaker 2>again knowing that you have some momentum that you've got

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<v Speaker 2>to capture. I think one of the things that helped

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<v Speaker 2>us winning last year is that we were able to

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<v Speaker 2>bring in maybe more talent than we had been in

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<v Speaker 2>the past because we were more attractive to more talented players,

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<v Speaker 2>and so that helped us. But in terms of our focus,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's right back to square one, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>you know, every day trying to be the very best

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<v Speaker 2>that we can be, working to our standard every day

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<v Speaker 2>and focus on what matters and not making excuses and

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<v Speaker 2>holding each other accountable and all those things. You know. See,

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<v Speaker 2>what's interesting now is with the transfer portal is that

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<v Speaker 2>you have to kind of rebuild, you know, your culture

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<v Speaker 2>every single year because there's so many new players coming

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<v Speaker 2>in that they're not indoctrinated into how you do things

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<v Speaker 2>and how you talk to each other and how you

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<v Speaker 2>think and what your standards are and your expectations, and

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<v Speaker 2>so that takes a lot of energy. So it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a new proposition every year.

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<v Speaker 1>And for you that might be helpful in some ways,

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<v Speaker 1>might it because they're not going to be hearing the

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<v Speaker 1>same message from your year after year.

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<v Speaker 3>You're going to be a new group of.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys coming in try and understand what you're trying to teach.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I kind of like the same message, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if it's working. So yeah, after a while they get

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<v Speaker 2>sick of it, but you know, hopefully they listen and

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully the message resonates and hopefully you're saying the right thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. I tend to focus on, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>things that matter. Keep the main thing, the main thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So my message I have a thing I write at

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<v Speaker 2>the top of my notebook. Everybody, you know, keep the

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<v Speaker 2>message tight, you know, give them things that are that

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<v Speaker 2>they that they're thinking about, that matter. You know, the

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<v Speaker 2>more you say, the less they listen at times. So

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<v Speaker 2>so let's just keep the message tight, you know, or

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<v Speaker 2>I say, actually say, don't let the message get too big.

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<v Speaker 2>So for me, I'd rather, you know, have guys that

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<v Speaker 2>hear it over and over and over. You know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you have kids that are seventeen eighteen years old, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they don't necessarily hear you the first time, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So it's the same thing with these guys. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they might look like they're you know, they put their

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<v Speaker 2>uniforms on and we assume that they're more mature and older,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're still you know, like we had a kid,

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<v Speaker 2>o Cyrus Gilbert who's probably gonna start at corner in

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<v Speaker 2>our first game in a week and a half, who

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<v Speaker 2>just turned eighteen two days ago. You know, he just

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<v Speaker 2>turned eighteen. So these are still you know, young men,

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<v Speaker 2>so they need to hear it over and over and

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<v Speaker 2>over and over again.

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<v Speaker 1>Yea, Cyrus is a twenty year old corner. I watched

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<v Speaker 1>him today. He's got some talent.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's a good player.

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<v Speaker 1>And you've also brought back some of your former players

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<v Speaker 1>to help on the staff, which is kind of cool.

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<v Speaker 1>I was with Deronta Jones on the on the sideline talking.

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<v Speaker 3>To him a little bit. He's in the recruiting area

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit. He was.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like I was getting recruited. He was. He

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<v Speaker 1>was so enthusiastic. He's telling a good story to me

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<v Speaker 1>about like why he came here and why he stayed

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<v Speaker 1>here and how it worked out for him. And I'm like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm a kid sitting in some you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>my mother's living room, and I hear this kid, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more apt to think hard about yu Kon.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Dronte and Caleb Anthony Jeelani was with us right now.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not Jackson Mitchell's with us. It's something that I've

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<v Speaker 2>always tried to do, is bring guys back into the

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<v Speaker 2>program that had a lot of investment in the program.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you get a guy like like Ronte and

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<v Speaker 2>he's working in recruiting, but he's also out on the

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<v Speaker 2>field helping coach. Same with Caleb, who was a corner here.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't remember Caleb Anthony three years ago when he

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<v Speaker 2>hurt his knee. And I'm really proud of Caleb because

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<v Speaker 2>through all this, he just graduated yesterday and it was

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<v Speaker 2>really cool to see that. And he wants to be

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<v Speaker 2>a coach, and so we're giving him those opportunities to

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<v Speaker 2>be coaches. I guess the one of the other fun

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<v Speaker 2>things is that they all live with Kathy and I

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<v Speaker 2>at our house right across the street. We got we

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<v Speaker 2>got a full house right now. But it's all I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's important to bring those guys back and help

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<v Speaker 2>them get started and what they want to do. And

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<v Speaker 2>they've been great to have around the program.

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<v Speaker 1>And you got another, you get another more on the

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<v Speaker 1>coaching staff. Yeah, I saw that on the list here.

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<v Speaker 3>Trey.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't met him yet, but he must have been

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<v Speaker 1>an important guy on the staff. Yeah, he's a Gopher. No,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a little man on the total fold.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you know, it's my youngest son, Trey, and he

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<v Speaker 2>thinks he wants to be a football coach. And we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see how he feels about that in a few weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's been grinding a way. He's in there

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<v Speaker 2>about six am. He gets home about eleven thirty every night.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really see him much. I don't really talk

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<v Speaker 2>to him much, but he's working hard, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see if he becomes the third generation of More

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<v Speaker 2>as the a football came.

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<v Speaker 3>And your dad is ninety. He's still going strong.

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<v Speaker 2>With He's a he's a beast. And if you saw

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<v Speaker 2>the video, like, yeah, he's come on, yeah, he works hard,

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<v Speaker 2>he's he puts me to shame.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's special, that guy. Uh, this practice today I watched.

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<v Speaker 1>I was curious because I saw you taking a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of notes and obviously you're overseeing everything now. And at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of practice, I asked you about your notes.

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<v Speaker 3>What is all that stuff?

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<v Speaker 1>And you were pointing out a couple of scribbles, and

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<v Speaker 1>tell me what you're doing when you're doing that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you're watching everything, but you're you're certainly notating things.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it individual? Is it team stuff? What do you do?

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<v Speaker 3>It's everything.

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<v Speaker 2>It's uh, plays that I want to make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>I that I show the players on film and a

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<v Speaker 2>team environment. It's situations that come up. Uh, it's things

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<v Speaker 2>that I think we need to improve on. It's points

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<v Speaker 2>of emphasis that the you know, just kind of pop

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<v Speaker 2>into your head.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's stream games. I'm always scribbling things down

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<v Speaker 2>as well. It's just you know, something pops into your

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<v Speaker 2>mind or in your head and you don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>forget it, and you write it down, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>address it with the team later, with the staff, later

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<v Speaker 2>you make an adjustment to a practice plan. I just

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to forget anything. I want to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that we're very detailed and covering all our bases. So

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<v Speaker 2>I just I have a tendency to write things down.

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<v Speaker 2>It helps me remember things, you know. I'm like you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we're getting up there a little bit, so

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<v Speaker 2>we are, we are. I make a list. I've started

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<v Speaker 2>to actually put my notes on my phone, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to take a phone out to practice, that's

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<v Speaker 2>for sure, So I have to write it down.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, you've coached a lot of great coaches over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean Bill Wallash and people like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Did any of those guys do that kind of thing? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>They all do. Yeah, coaches take now, all head coaches

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<v Speaker 2>take notes. I mean, yeah, you have to. It's your responsibility.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to pay attention. You have to be ready

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<v Speaker 2>to make adjustments, you have to remember things, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to point things out. I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with one hundred and eighteen players and things come up,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, so I just I just write it down.

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry, I remember it all right?

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<v Speaker 1>You got ten, twelve days, whatever it is until the

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<v Speaker 1>first game this week starting today, were you thinking a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about your opponent? Are you still thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>what this team's going to be both?

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<v Speaker 2>Today was kind of a transitional day, as you saw.

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<v Speaker 2>So some of our work was against you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>call it against ourselves, a generic practice Yukon versus Yukon,

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<v Speaker 2>but a large portion was dedicated to our first opponent,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we transitioned into where we're always just going

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<v Speaker 2>against each into giving each other a look that we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see on a Saturday against an opponent that

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<v Speaker 2>we play. So a little bit new for some of

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<v Speaker 2>the younger guys, the freshmen that are on what we

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<v Speaker 2>call the scout team, they're the guys that are stimulating

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<v Speaker 2>the look of the opponent we're going to play. Most

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<v Speaker 2>of the high school guys, you know, they never did that.

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<v Speaker 2>They were the best players on their team, and now

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<v Speaker 2>they're not, and so they have to learn how to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. So there's just a lot of teaching that

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<v Speaker 2>goes up, really procedural teaching that goes along as well

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<v Speaker 2>as x's and o's, and we talked about earlier the

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<v Speaker 2>cultural teaching as well. So you know, You're just always

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<v Speaker 2>trying to educate these young men on how they and

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<v Speaker 2>how we can be successful together.

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<v Speaker 1>And unlike the pros, no exhibition games for the college guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So they have a scrimmage at Wrenstler on Saturday, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll talk more about how getting this team ready for

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<v Speaker 1>a week from Saturday builds up day to day as

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<v Speaker 1>we go forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Jimura with us

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<v Speaker 1>The Yukon Football Coach and the Yukon Football Coaching Show

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<v Speaker 1>here from the DML in Hartford,