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What did 34 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:32,959 the pepingas do this weekend? 35 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:35,359 Speaker 1: Oh? 36 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: What did I do? Man? I think I took it? Man, 37 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,359 I'm on Saturday. Oh yeah. So what we usually do 38 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,640 is I take my daughter to a training session local kid. 39 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,879 It's really good as they smoke as Quinn and something 40 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,200 about it's so Cali once they get trained by the best, 41 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:54,079 like it's point. 42 00:01:53,879 --> 00:01:54,439 Speaker 3: That's my guy. 43 00:01:54,959 --> 00:01:56,599 Speaker 2: And then so that we always go to an in 44 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,560 and outdate. My daughter and I I've pound two three 45 00:01:59,599 --> 00:02:03,000 by one with a big huge diet coke. And then 46 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,760 after the month we went to a play a my 47 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,599 performance of Wizard of Oz and man, I still have 48 00:02:10,719 --> 00:02:13,159 trauma from that wicked witch. Man, it was still kind 49 00:02:13,199 --> 00:02:15,280 of freaking me out, but all. 50 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: Love it. 51 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: Man. 52 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 3: So so your go to every time you go to 53 00:02:20,759 --> 00:02:24,039 In and Out? What's the order again? Give me break 54 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:24,360 it down? 55 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: What is it that? Are you going? 56 00:02:25,599 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 2: Like? 57 00:02:25,879 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: Onions? 58 00:02:26,439 --> 00:02:26,479 Speaker 3: No? 59 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,479 Speaker 1: Onions? You doing double double no? 60 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:33,719 Speaker 2: Three by one? So three patties one cheez and I 61 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,360 and I do this and I do the bud on 62 00:02:35,439 --> 00:02:38,560 that day because I'm car bloating. And then I get 63 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,719 big Lars and coke very nice like. 64 00:02:42,199 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: Like it man, Well, uh got it? I love In 65 00:02:45,159 --> 00:02:45,800 and Out Burger. 66 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 3: I took my two kiddos on a little in and 67 00:02:48,479 --> 00:02:51,560 out Burger date on actually Friday night as my wife 68 00:02:51,719 --> 00:02:53,919 was having a little get together shit dig at the house. 69 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: It was awesome. It was fantastic. Pretty. 70 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 3: So we're getting into bowl season now, and it's also 71 00:03:01,199 --> 00:03:02,439 transfer portal season. 72 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,199 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the bowl game v Y versus Georgia Tech. 73 00:03:05,199 --> 00:03:06,159 Obviously Notre Dame. 74 00:03:07,439 --> 00:03:10,319 Speaker 3: They say they don't want none, they don't want to 75 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,960 find out, they don't want to mess around and find out. 76 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: They decided essentially eternally. 77 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 3: Is that the reason why they opted out is because 78 00:03:17,159 --> 00:03:19,360 so many of their key players, their star players, were 79 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,360 going to opt out and just leave for the NFL. 80 00:03:21,479 --> 00:03:23,719 They didn't want to see the smoke. They did want 81 00:03:23,719 --> 00:03:26,039 to get that smoke from BYU and the pop Tars Bowl. 82 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,000 I want to get your reaction to the Notre Dame news. 83 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,879 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, well that it's a folks of the fact 84 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,360 that they're upset that they didn't get in to the 85 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:39,400 playoffs and then they just quit. It's so anti competitive. 86 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,159 It doesn't make any sense. If you would tell me, 87 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,560 and I could be in high school, I could be 88 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,439 a tech. I could be a fifth grader playing pick 89 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,520 up at the park. Oh you tell me is hey, 90 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:54,879 we got a game going on, I'm going to be 91 00:03:55,039 --> 00:03:57,960 that Why because I, hey, love to play and then me, 92 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,840 I know it's gonna make me better, Like that's like 93 00:04:00,919 --> 00:04:02,479 what it's about. And then at this stage it's the 94 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,639 same thing. It's like anything you can do to develop 95 00:04:05,719 --> 00:04:08,599 your team is going to be advantageous because what people 96 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,599 need to realize. And I was talking to Sean Null 97 00:04:10,639 --> 00:04:13,199 the other day, by the way with USC about the 98 00:04:13,439 --> 00:04:16,399 number one recruited class in the country that they had 99 00:04:16,519 --> 00:04:19,560 just earned, and he was telling man, Brady, you should 100 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,399 also look at you know how Kelly is a BA. 101 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,519 People look at this guy like that guy and I'm like, wait, 102 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:24,920 why don't you guys go after him. He's like, we 103 00:04:24,959 --> 00:04:27,040 don't have any more money, man, It's like we should 104 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,759 pend it on them. And so reality is is money 105 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,240 isn't constraint right now. You can you can still get 106 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,600 the number one, you know, nationally raped recruiting class, but 107 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,319 you still have to be able to find other guys 108 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:41,839 that could come in and you've got to develop them. 109 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,879 How else are you going to develop your ronster if 110 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,639 they're not playing? And it's like to me, it's like, 111 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:48,800 that's actually the opportunity that you would jump out if 112 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:50,680 your order name and you're like, wow, heart star guys, 113 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,360 I'm playing. Well, guess what, that's where our depth's going 114 00:04:52,439 --> 00:04:54,319 to come in. Also, we're gonna be able to see 115 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,160 these other kids that are you know, maybe we paid 116 00:04:57,199 --> 00:04:59,199 them a one year deal to recruit them here. Most 117 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,319 deals are like that from understanding them, pay them to 118 00:05:01,319 --> 00:05:04,399 get them in there, and then it's performance based. What 119 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,120 a better way to go out and see if these 120 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:11,240 guys are worth worrying about and retaining is a bowl game, 121 00:05:11,519 --> 00:05:12,920 and the lead up to the ball game, you're gonna 122 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,759 see I mean it. It just doesn't make There's no 123 00:05:15,319 --> 00:05:18,519 there's no place where that's a good move. Outside of that, 124 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:21,160 you're crying and you want to kind of prove a point. 125 00:05:21,879 --> 00:05:24,800 And sure they proved their point. And the reality is 126 00:05:25,199 --> 00:05:29,199 they didn't align themselves with envelopment their teams, they didn't 127 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:32,319 align themselves with the true competitive spirits, and didn't align 128 00:05:32,439 --> 00:05:35,079 themselves of a of a program that just loves the playings. 129 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,360 Let's say you what, b YU football. They love the 130 00:05:37,399 --> 00:05:39,839 point man, don't play anybody anywhere because they love it. 131 00:05:40,439 --> 00:05:42,439 That's what they're about. Now, is this gonna help you 132 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:44,879 in the future win championships? I think so. I you 133 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,360 can hear it. It sounds doesn't guarantee us anything, But 134 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,199 I would rather be in a situation where I'm operating 135 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:52,839 more from Hey, I love to play the game. We 136 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,759 want every opportunity to play. Let's find these opportunities. Versus 137 00:05:56,879 --> 00:06:00,480 on the other side, Well, we didn't get our way, Okay, 138 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:03,160 let's find an opportunity not to play. I just I 139 00:06:03,199 --> 00:06:04,879 don't know what that looks like that. I don't I 140 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,920 don't get it doesn't make sense to me, and so 141 00:06:07,639 --> 00:06:09,600 what they were doing to me doesn't make really a 142 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,399 lot of sense as to why they would do that 143 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:17,079 outside of just being criers in emotional and maybe you're right, 144 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,000 maybe they did have I mean, I still think they 145 00:06:20,079 --> 00:06:23,160 have their scars two thousand and four because it was 146 00:06:23,199 --> 00:06:25,399 kind of the bag thing. I really knew they came 147 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,120 in they didn't start their start running back was Ryan Garrett, 148 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,920 he Menuly. Ryan Grant mentioned the came my teammate with 149 00:06:31,079 --> 00:06:33,759 the backers. They sat him out, some other guys out 150 00:06:33,759 --> 00:06:36,120 when they came into promo and we kicked their butts. Man, 151 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,519 they didn't, I mean, they had no answer for us. 152 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,399 It was like we're and you know, our blitzing defensive profits, 153 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,839 like we have to do s blitz from everywhere ready, 154 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,240 Quin didn't know what was coming, you know, and uh, 155 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,519 and then his excuse is always, well, we didn't play 156 00:06:48,519 --> 00:06:51,480 our best players and not like, hey, our secondary doesn't 157 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,720 make your top three. You know, no offense to those guys, 158 00:06:54,759 --> 00:06:57,160 but it's like, don't don't talk about talent. You know, 159 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,959 it's not like we're overflowing with talent at those times. 160 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,160 And so I do believe they were scarred, because that's 161 00:07:03,199 --> 00:07:05,480 why they haven't come back to BYU. They haven't wanted 162 00:07:05,519 --> 00:07:07,920 to come back to Provo. The only way that was 163 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,160 possibly have to play about a contral site game in Vegas, 164 00:07:10,199 --> 00:07:12,600 but they sold fifty five percent of the stadium to 165 00:07:12,639 --> 00:07:16,800 Notre Dame fans. So it's just it's the problem is 166 00:07:16,879 --> 00:07:20,800 I think I mentioned this before. Their mortality and vulnerability 167 00:07:20,879 --> 00:07:25,360 as a program is becoming very clear, and then they 168 00:07:25,439 --> 00:07:28,720 have to adapt. They have to figure this out. I 169 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,199 don't next year they have a deal with the College 170 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:33,040 Football Playoff or they're guarantee the spot at breaks in 171 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,519 the top twelve. But who's to say you know how 172 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,040 you're gonna do once you get there, you know, especially 173 00:07:39,079 --> 00:07:41,240 if you're not playing a lot of good teams, and 174 00:07:41,319 --> 00:07:44,480 who knows that they're going to be matched up in 175 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,839 a way that they're playing it, you know, like they're 176 00:07:46,879 --> 00:07:48,600 worthy to be there, Who knows. I mean, we've seen 177 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,319 them in a couple championship games over the last twenty years. 178 00:07:51,439 --> 00:07:55,399 They've gotten absolutely destroyed. You know, the last tether the 179 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,560 championsh game against Olabama wasn't even a game of disaster. 180 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:02,079 So yeah, I just I think if like I said, 181 00:08:02,079 --> 00:08:04,160 I think with them, they they there was a like 182 00:08:04,319 --> 00:08:08,040 the Russian is cut moment they realized they were not 183 00:08:09,079 --> 00:08:13,000 invincible whole seat, and they freaked out. And now they're 184 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,680 trying to figure out what the heck and where did 185 00:08:14,759 --> 00:08:17,759 they sit in this world? And also the Independence Thame 186 00:08:17,839 --> 00:08:19,680 players are rolling it. I heard their ad say that's 187 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,680 who we are. Well, if that's who you are and 188 00:08:22,759 --> 00:08:25,079 you don't get other ads cooperating with you, you're just 189 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,079 not going to have opportunities to really play this big 190 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,879 level football that you're promoting and that you're telling your 191 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,960 kids that you're dreading are not that might not work 192 00:08:34,039 --> 00:08:36,080 for you. So it's I think it's a it's a 193 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,159 recognition of mortality and vulnerability from there. 194 00:08:39,039 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: At more Nay, Yeah, it's Uh. 195 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 3: It's a unique, unique college football landscape right now. Do 196 00:08:47,159 --> 00:08:50,120 you want to see the college football playoff expanded? If so, 197 00:08:50,879 --> 00:08:53,440 to how many teams? What structure would you build if 198 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,960 you were the chancellor, the emperor of college football? 199 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,879 Speaker 2: Well, I've fit as many games the wee can fit in. 200 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,000 We take out I take out the championship like the 201 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,080 conference championship games. Yeah, and we would I just fit 202 00:09:07,159 --> 00:09:10,000 as many teams from the last week of the season 203 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,440 that is viable to give you know, maybe the top 204 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:15,559 four teas a game come just a one week by. 205 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,720 I don't think you guarantee them the spots in the 206 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:21,039 big games. You just give them a one week by 207 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,600 in as many teams playing as you can, and just 208 00:09:24,639 --> 00:09:26,720 speak after week and just whindles down. And then once 209 00:09:26,759 --> 00:09:30,240 you finally get to what in the final eight, Okay, 210 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,919 there's your there's your Big BCS both or whatever those 211 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:34,799 games are called. Down, you know, there's your Big Bowl 212 00:09:34,879 --> 00:09:39,440 Game participants, and then they you know, playoff. I can't 213 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:43,559 do another big game to the championship. So yeah, as 214 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,159 many as you can fit. I'm not sure. I'n't really 215 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,519 fought it. Like the little number. I mean, thirty was great, 216 00:09:47,799 --> 00:09:50,440 you know, twenty five well, but more than mary. I 217 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,960 don't know why we we you know, once, because to me, 218 00:09:53,039 --> 00:09:56,639 it's like, if you have something that's really good, it's 219 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,039 gonna be really good at twelve, it's gonna be really 220 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,720 good at twenty four, proctly really good at sixty. But 221 00:10:01,799 --> 00:10:03,960 I think that's just getting a little too crazy at sixty, 222 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,679 you know. But I think somewhere around twenty five thirty 223 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,519 would be really, really fun because the thing that people 224 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,279 have to realize and I think this year is going 225 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,000 to do that. And I feel this way about UIU 226 00:10:14,039 --> 00:10:15,799 in some ways. It's kind of a kind of mixed 227 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,399 on it. But what you want is wanted an understuted 228 00:10:18,519 --> 00:10:20,240 champion at the end of the day. You know, I 229 00:10:20,279 --> 00:10:22,159 don't want to think back in two thousand and four 230 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,120 like I do, because we've played both USC and Utah, 231 00:10:25,159 --> 00:10:28,000 and I think, man, because you talk the USC, because 232 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,080 I really did the good up. But we'll never know, 233 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,399 right And if I think USC went on voted as 234 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:35,679 national champions, and guess what, that's a disrespect to them 235 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,679 because I don't even look at them as national champions 236 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,120 from that year. I told Matt Leonard that, you know, 237 00:10:40,159 --> 00:10:42,039 on the radio thing a couple of years ago, he 238 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,919 like was a pall that I'd ever said that you 239 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,039 thought it was better, And like, well, guess what, I'm 240 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,120 an opponent of yours, and I think that that's the 241 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,759 problem because you're not undisputed, Like I don't look at 242 00:10:52,799 --> 00:10:54,320 it like, yeah, you absolutely were the best you can 243 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,000 showed us on the sales. No, I don't know. So 244 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,159 whatever we can do to do that, and again it 245 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,120 was bius kind of like the same thing. It's like, 246 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,080 we don't know. You get very healthy again, you get 247 00:11:04,159 --> 00:11:06,320 him back into the playoffs. You just get into tournament. 248 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:08,120 You just don't know how things are gonna shake out. 249 00:11:08,159 --> 00:11:10,399 But I kind of don't give him the past because 250 00:11:10,399 --> 00:11:14,120 they had, you know, that opportunity and Harling really pushed 251 00:11:14,159 --> 00:11:16,120 the ticket into the playoffs, not any and song and 252 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,600 they didn't do it. But that's what I will out 253 00:11:19,639 --> 00:11:21,399 of these playoffs. Get that number in there to where 254 00:11:21,399 --> 00:11:24,600 there's never a question as to like, Okay, these guys 255 00:11:24,639 --> 00:11:25,639 are under spirit of chance. 256 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:31,039 Speaker 3: Brady Popinga on the line Cougar Sports one of three 257 00:11:31,159 --> 00:11:33,279 nine ninety eight point three ESPN, the Fan Talk and 258 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,039 some BYU Cougar Football. Would you look at the Pop 259 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:41,639 Starts Bowl the Georgia Tech. What challenges do they do 260 00:11:41,799 --> 00:11:45,879 they post for this? BYU Cougar Football team, Well, they. 261 00:11:45,759 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 2: Got a quarterback who's really good at number ten. He's 262 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,919 a legit dual track guy. Their whole offense is based 263 00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:53,879 off of him. I think Jay said it really nice 264 00:11:53,879 --> 00:11:57,039 and he talks like the very It's like Utah's offense 265 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,360 in a lot of ways. West Virginia, but they have 266 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,480 the talent like Utah. Uh, their offensive line, I think 267 00:12:03,919 --> 00:12:07,000 if Utah's offensive line is you know, ten, their offensive 268 00:12:07,039 --> 00:12:09,480 line to nine. I think they're left. I think their 269 00:12:09,519 --> 00:12:11,799 tackles are really good at the right tackles athletic, the 270 00:12:11,879 --> 00:12:14,919 left tackles athletic insurrans for you or bigger, more kind 271 00:12:14,919 --> 00:12:17,120 of mallered kind of guys. They'll they'll move the best, 272 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,720 but they're they're competitive and they try hard. But it's 273 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,759 all about the quarterback, you know. It's and he's a 274 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,159 decent thrower. He's an anxious throw He wants when he's 275 00:12:24,159 --> 00:12:25,519 in the fogging, want to get the ball out, you know. 276 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,080 Or he runs and then when he runs, he's funny 277 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,720 because he's not this quick, twitchy guy. He's a real 278 00:12:30,879 --> 00:12:33,799 patient weaver. So we'll kind of like probe in a 279 00:12:33,799 --> 00:12:35,679 little spot and then all of a sudden the little 280 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,519 gap opens and then he can accelerate fast enough to 281 00:12:38,879 --> 00:12:42,120 exploit those gaps. But uh, but he's a good player, man. 282 00:12:42,159 --> 00:12:44,879 You have to the key is I disciplined with these 283 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,240 kind of guys are because we got to get safety supports. 284 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,240 You don't get safety the support you're gonna get gashed, 285 00:12:49,759 --> 00:12:51,679 you know, especially on those power runs when you're stealing 286 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,360 everything to the siline, and so our safety eyes have 287 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,840 to get so locked in that they're playing crazy downhill 288 00:12:57,879 --> 00:12:59,679 when it's the power h or any of those point 289 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,000 guards or were spilling to the edges. But at the 290 00:13:02,039 --> 00:13:04,799 same time, they can't get sucked up when any playoff 291 00:13:04,799 --> 00:13:06,639 should pass and get beat over the top because they 292 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,360 have good enough athletes. They don't have I would say, 293 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,919 like a receiver like the TCU that number one, he's 294 00:13:11,919 --> 00:13:14,000 a home run hitter. They have more like guys like 295 00:13:14,879 --> 00:13:17,519 U sef that they're capable. They can beat you if 296 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,679 you're not disciplined. But then at the same time, you know, 297 00:13:21,799 --> 00:13:23,600 if if you're just a little off here, they could, 298 00:13:23,639 --> 00:13:25,720 you know, pomp one on him, and so you gotta 299 00:13:25,759 --> 00:13:28,120 be careful. So it's gonna be a really good challenge 300 00:13:28,159 --> 00:13:29,879 for our guys. I'm excited to have him go down 301 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,799 to Orlando and you know, joining those festivities and get 302 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:36,000 another opportunity. I think it's gonna be huge for you know, 303 00:13:36,279 --> 00:13:39,360 a lot of these young guys that we've seen grow 304 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,720 that will continue to grow, and it's gonna be huge 305 00:13:41,759 --> 00:13:43,919 for better I hope he can come back playing. 306 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 4: This is huge in his development to continue to stack weeks, 307 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,639 continue to stack games to UH to help him out 308 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:55,600 to present his highest ability, and so I'm excited for him. 309 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,759 Speaker 3: Brady Butpinga here on ESBA, the fan discussion of college 310 00:13:59,759 --> 00:14:05,120 Folau BYU football and more. Couple things here regarding recruiting. 311 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:10,039 BYU just signed a top twenty one class in the 312 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:11,639 twenty twenty sixth class. 313 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: I was looking at twenty twenty. 314 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 3: Their class was ranked eightieth, and you look at what 315 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,279 was accomplished from that time to present day. 316 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,399 Speaker 1: They went eleven and one. They then they've been ten 317 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,039 and three. 318 00:14:25,679 --> 00:14:28,799 Speaker 3: Eight and five, five and five and seven and then 319 00:14:29,159 --> 00:14:32,080 back to back eleven and two seasons with you know, 320 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,279 you look at BYU's timeline. 321 00:14:34,279 --> 00:14:36,799 Speaker 1: Typically it takes you know, three four five years in 322 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:37,279 order to. 323 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 3: I guess, reach a peak with a recruiting class, eightieth 324 00:14:43,279 --> 00:14:45,240 ranked recruiting class, and I was looking at who was 325 00:14:45,279 --> 00:14:48,879 in that class? Body scoonover, Who's trending in a great direction? 326 00:14:49,039 --> 00:14:52,559 John Nelson was another highlight. Soone MOA was like the 327 00:14:52,679 --> 00:14:57,080 lowest ranked player in that class, pretty crazy. Cody Epps 328 00:14:57,159 --> 00:15:00,240 was a part of that class. But then I get 329 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,399 you know, twenty twenty six I'm like, this is the 330 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,840 twenty first ranked class. Ryder Lions, Bot Mulatalo, Brock Harris, 331 00:15:06,919 --> 00:15:12,360 Adam Bywater, Tygetchi, Jeron Pula, Lopetti, Mwala Kennon Pula, Jack's Tanner, 332 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,240 Terrence Seri, and Braxton Lindsay Kawea Conna. I don't know 333 00:15:16,279 --> 00:15:19,080 if you know all these guys Legend, glasger Mace and 334 00:15:19,159 --> 00:15:22,519 Matthew Mason. Anyway, Uh, do you any thoughts on the 335 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,120 twenty twenty sixth class and what this means for BA 336 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,320 football and do you have any favorites in this class? 337 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 2: Well? I tend to not get too excited about it 338 00:15:31,039 --> 00:15:34,799 because if you come back to my class and wasn't 339 00:15:34,879 --> 00:15:37,120 very highly talented, but I'd say probably ended up being, 340 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,120 you know, the best college and pro player out of 341 00:15:40,159 --> 00:15:43,240 that whole group of guys that recruited ninety eight. But uh, 342 00:15:43,879 --> 00:15:45,080 I don't really get caught up in it. 343 00:15:45,159 --> 00:15:46,919 Speaker 1: But I do know who else is in your class? 344 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,879 Who else was in your class? Do you remember? 345 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, like Reno Mahey, Dustin Reiker, I think was in 346 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:57,600 that This is class guys that were just when they signed, 347 00:15:57,639 --> 00:15:59,559 Guys that never showed up. It was kind of fascinating. 348 00:15:59,799 --> 00:16:03,120 I don't think they could ever qualify. So anyway, another 349 00:16:03,759 --> 00:16:06,039 you know, another era where we're trying to figuring things out. 350 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,519 But no, what I love about like this last year especially, 351 00:16:09,559 --> 00:16:12,480 I remember walking into training camp in August, first part there, 352 00:16:12,559 --> 00:16:16,360 and I was really impressed with the talent level. You know, 353 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,039 I just like this is and I saw I've never 354 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,879 seen this much talent on tood even I said on 355 00:16:20,919 --> 00:16:24,200 the radio many times in a BYU uniforms, you know, 356 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,919 And I think what we saw in twenty twenty four 357 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,720 was a typical BYU team where you had some dang 358 00:16:30,759 --> 00:16:32,919 good players sprinkled in there and then you just had 359 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,879 some really good, tough football kids that played a lot 360 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,279 better than their rob The ability now I believe, and 361 00:16:40,399 --> 00:16:42,519 this is I think with Clonnie and Kelly and Jay 362 00:16:42,679 --> 00:16:45,399 and all these guys did really well on the staff 363 00:16:45,559 --> 00:16:47,559 is they can take talent and they can they can 364 00:16:47,879 --> 00:16:51,200 maximize that, they can really magnify it. And so they 365 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:53,679 and they know also how to continue to work the 366 00:16:53,759 --> 00:16:57,840 same you know foundation of BAU football, which is scrappy, 367 00:16:57,919 --> 00:17:03,000 competitive kids that love to play the game. LOVEDYU and 368 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:04,880 now if you mixed out with raw talent, you could 369 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,480 beat anybody in the country any give a week. And 370 00:17:06,519 --> 00:17:08,640 I think that's where we're at. Quite frankly, I do 371 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:13,039 believe that now, can we improve on our skilled position 372 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,960 players and find some more home run hitters. Absolutely, can 373 00:17:16,039 --> 00:17:18,720 we do the same, you know on the defensive front, 374 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:21,480 you know, find some guys to replace Isaiah and Jack. 375 00:17:21,799 --> 00:17:24,720 I think we can and so and that's that's hard 376 00:17:24,759 --> 00:17:26,279 to do here and in year out, you know, but 377 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,680 I see this as a really exciting time because you're 378 00:17:29,759 --> 00:17:35,799 getting raw talent combined with that scrappy, tough play with passion, 379 00:17:36,079 --> 00:17:41,519 humble yu kid. That's a real, real potent combination and that, 380 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,400 like I said, will always keep them in contention as 381 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,440 long as they have decent and really functional quarterback play 382 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:48,759 year in and year out. 383 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:51,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, I like that take. 384 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:56,279 Speaker 3: And right now, you know, the quarterback room is fantastic. 385 00:17:56,400 --> 00:18:00,200 Like Bert Bockmeyer, you have, you know, some experience with 386 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:04,920 Trason and McKay Hillstead. I wonder, you know, Emerson Golement's 387 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,119 probably gonna go on a mission. I really liked Emerson Goleman. 388 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,759 By the way, I wish I wish he was a 389 00:18:09,799 --> 00:18:12,880 return missionary, right now, any thoughts on Emerson. Have you 390 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,839 seen him at all in practice, scout team or otherwise? 391 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:18,599 Speaker 2: Has he been playing? Is he number ten? I don't 392 00:18:18,599 --> 00:18:20,680 know what his number is a scout team. He's probably 393 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,559 number ten this week because we're comparing preparing for during 394 00:18:23,599 --> 00:18:25,799 his deck. But I mean there's I don't know his name, 395 00:18:25,839 --> 00:18:28,240 but there's a dude. He's long, he could run and 396 00:18:28,319 --> 00:18:30,440 he could yet fit that he reminds me Ben Olsen. 397 00:18:30,759 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 3: Number sixteen. Yeah, he's six four to two oh seven. 398 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:35,920 He's the product at a boutiful high school's number sixteen. 399 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, I really, yeah, he's been very impressive against our 400 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:44,559 our defense and yeah, and so I like him a lot. 401 00:18:44,759 --> 00:18:48,119 You know, I think there's as we continue to progress 402 00:18:48,279 --> 00:18:51,240 and guys don't get kicked out, you know, because because 403 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,519 like I said last you know, we played in the 404 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,079 Texas Tech and with Beard rolling up on his ankle, 405 00:18:56,319 --> 00:18:58,119 getting his ankle rolled up, that was the only time 406 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,240 where really the quarterback death threw us, you know, this 407 00:19:01,319 --> 00:19:04,039 whole year, and it wasn't it wasn't about design, right, 408 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:05,720 It's not like they didn't recruit enough. We had, I 409 00:19:05,799 --> 00:19:08,119 mean we were loaded, you know with Jake and then there. 410 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,039 You couldn't ask for two better start, you know, top 411 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,480 two quarterbacks, and then obviously those situations with Jake, so uh, 412 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:17,240 I see that happening again, and it's gonna be a 413 00:19:17,279 --> 00:19:21,000 lot of good internal competition. And then as long as 414 00:19:21,039 --> 00:19:23,680 that stays true and you keep that solid quarterback play, 415 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,759 you know, we keep getting offensive linemen and tough runners, 416 00:19:26,799 --> 00:19:28,640 you know, because I think LJ is probably gonna go 417 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,519 to the NFL. I was invising him. I would, so 418 00:19:31,599 --> 00:19:33,519 we're you know, we're gonna be looking for another tough 419 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,640 between the tackles, pile driver basically that you can just 420 00:19:37,759 --> 00:19:41,000 lean on to really physically pound a team and pulverize them. 421 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,759 But uh, and I think we'll find somebody. But yeah, 422 00:19:44,799 --> 00:19:47,599 I mean, this is this is what the Klonie does. Man. 423 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,480 If you if you remember back to his I think 424 00:19:49,519 --> 00:19:52,319 it was his first press conference, you know, they're kind 425 00:19:52,319 --> 00:19:54,880 of doing the you know what do they call that 426 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,240 dog and pony show, and he kept saying, you know, 427 00:19:57,279 --> 00:19:59,279 I just want to get to recruiting because that's what 428 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,880 I love and that's and I think you approve of that, 429 00:20:02,039 --> 00:20:03,680 Like this is what he does, you know. And then 430 00:20:03,839 --> 00:20:05,720 he's taught his guys to do the same. And you know, 431 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:07,599 Jay and I keep you on bringing jail because I 432 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,319 think they're cut from the same cloth, you know, Kelly, 433 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,160 they these guys Justin and the whole crew. They they're 434 00:20:14,279 --> 00:20:17,160 extra recruiters, you know. And and then they also have 435 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:21,640 a really good, uh program to sell. You know, you're 436 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,480 not selling these guys anymore on hopes and dreams. And 437 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,119 you know, playing time like he could you know, used 438 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:29,400 to be like, hey, you come here at BA and 439 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,559 immediately play. Now it's hey, you're gonna come and you're 440 00:20:31,559 --> 00:20:33,920 gonna play. This is top most football prepared to play 441 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,319 in the other Oh, it's gonna be done in an enjoyable, 442 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,359 exciting way. And then you got this BUYU fan base 443 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,359 that you know what you have, you have some good years, 444 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,720 You're you're gonna become legendary. You know that. That's that's 445 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,480 very very pillic. So anyway, it's exciting. 446 00:20:48,559 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 4: Man. 447 00:20:48,759 --> 00:20:50,079 Speaker 2: I think that, like I said, I think that's a 448 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,559 weren't a good place. And I think that draft or 449 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,839 the draft class I called the draft class, that uh, 450 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,559 that recruiting class is an example. 451 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:02,079 Speaker 3: Of that love that any popinga ladies and gentlemen guys. 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