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basketball player, international superstar, now the head coach of the
BA women's basketball team.
Speaker 3: We got big league Camard on the live lead. How
you living, brother, living living well, man, living well.
Speaker 4: Anytime I need to pick me up, I'll just call you,
Ben bro.
Speaker 3: I got you, man.
Speaker 2: I love Bucket getting Breath of Brigham and you were
that guy for us and now you're coaching up buck against.
Speaker 3: You got a great squad, you got a great roster.
Speaker 2: That you've been able to build here, and you started
off the season very strong, right, obviously hit you know,
some adversity with some difficult foes, right. That Vandy game
was a tough one. These are ranked teams TCU. Tough game, right,
and you went through a bit of a refining fire. Yeah,
you bounce back with I caught a bounce back with wins,
but also that Arizona game that was a tough loss.
You're learning as you're going throughout this You got maybe
arguably your best win of the season versus Texas Tech.
Speaker 3: What happened? How did it happen? Why did it happen?
Speaker 4: Yeah, we're a younger team, younger together. We've played some
really good teams that we've lost to, two of them
Top ten, lost the Baylor who will probably get into
the top fifteen after this week. And then you know,
got a fortunate in this league. You get to play
somebody ranked almost every other game. So got to take
the Tech on our home court, and the team brought
it there. They were dialed in on what we wanted
to accomplish, and they stay composed the whole game, and
they played with an assertiveness and confidence that it was
our best game of the year.
Speaker 2: It was smooth, man, it was awesome. It was a
great finish, right. It was a fairly dominant victory all
things considered, seventy three to sixty one. It's great to win, right.
It feels really good to beat a ranked opponent in
a somewhat convincing fashion, to finish it off strong.
Speaker 4: Yeah, we I mean from the beginning, you know, one
of our starters tweaked their ankle early and we had
to put in Live early, and Live got us go
on with a steal in the basket and then bang
the three, and we kind of just controlled the rest
of the game. You know, I think we had it
up to eighteen at one point in by what we did,
and gave up the three really late kind of when
it was over. But overall, loved how they fought, kind
of just kept the foot on the gas and didn't
let up at all.
Speaker 3: You mentioned Live was that her best performance of the season,
of her career.
Speaker 4: That that was a tremendous game for her, just how
instinctial she played. She played very impactful. You know, she's
had glimpses of that. I thought from start to finish,
for sure, her best game shows a lot of growth
because there's been some other games where you know, as
a team, you know, we got a little flustered, and
we didn't get riddled at all at any point yesterday,
even when they kind of made a run in the
second quarter, we just stayed with it. And the fight
and the assertiveness and just the overall confidence of the
group stayed unwavering the whole night.
Speaker 3: How would you describe your locker room right now?
Speaker 2: Like you know, you've been how many locker rooms you've
been in a lot of locker rooms, and both on
the mentioned women's side, how would you describe this locker room.
Speaker 4: I'm really fortunate, you know, and us as the staff
are really fortunate to be able to coach this group.
The chemistry, the camaraderie, the overall how they show up
every day and you know, try their best to improve
whatever it is individually in preparations for the next game
has been really remarkable. I got out of them a
little bit because Monday, coming in after the Baylor game,
they just were down in the dumps, almost unconfident and
kind of feeling sorry for themselves a little bit. And they,
you know, which is fairly normal after a loss, but
it was more of a hey, we don't know if
we're as good as we think we are, you know
kind of thing in it. They need to know they're
a really good team, especially when they play you know,
in unison and together and for each other like they
did last night. That were a problem for people, and
it's not an easy out when they play us. And
we've played some really good teams and really, other than
the TCU game, felt like we could have been successful
had we done a few little things differently in those games.
Speaker 2: I'm a big fan of self scouting. I try to
do it in my line of work every single day,
every single week. What do you think opponents are seeing
when they're when they're watching your film? If you could
self scout for me.
Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, it's been interesting because the way that
we're shooting, at least up to last night. Last night
was a little bit different. We haven't shot it great,
like our three point shooting overall field goal percentage sucks
for what I see every day, but teams haven't relented
guarding that three point line. Basically with anybody, you're seeing
teams really try to get the ball out of the
laney's hand, which is probably a wise thing, but they
really are guarding the three point in line and they
want to take that part of the game away. I
just love when we share it and makes it really hard.
And the laying is a willing playmaker, a lauh aj
on the men's side really makes great plays and doesn't
try to force things. And when she stays in that
that realm, you know. And we got another playmaker and
sit and then we got some just ballers, you know
that that helped them. You know. We try to put
the ball in their hands as much as we can
because they make great decisions and teams are trying to
take it out of there. But but really it's been
us beating ourselves. I feel like, other than the TCU game,
which I felt like we didn't really have it that
night and they just they just put a thumping on us.
So yeah, hope, hope we don't shoot it well. I
hope we shoot it well other teams better. Hope we
don't start shooting it well, which I think we will.
Speaker 3: Hey, we've got time.
Speaker 2: You know, you're supposed to trend right, play your bestball
late February, getting into your madness.
Speaker 4: Right, sure. Yeah, And here's the thing like like we've
lost four, Okay, it won't be the laugh loss we have.
It's a tremendous league and it's a big time. We
can play so much better, you know. That's that's why
there's so much optimism in the locker room in our
film sessions as we prepare for games. We really haven't
shot it to the level we can. We haven't shared
it to the level that we can. And right now,
our defense and rebounding is kind of holding us, you know,
in a lot of these games. But you know, like
last night, when that defense is combined with a good
offensive night, which we're capable of, it's a it's a
scary thing.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, and I haven't kept track
exactly the rotation, but it seems like you have a
pretty tight rotation right now, maybe seven to eight.
Speaker 3: Right How you.
Speaker 2: Feel about the rotation? Do you see it expanding or
do you feel like you know what you have right
now in your rotations?
Speaker 4: Any given night could be different. Right now we're kind
of playing eight and early in this season we had
quite a few nagging injuries people out. But here's the thing,
and it's tough because it gets later in the year
and it kind of shrinks. You know, you're seeing a
little bit with the men. But I feel confident with
any of that nine, ten, eleven, twelve, you know, putting
them in. But right now we're kind of at eight
and based on foul trouble or little injuries, will adjust
from there.
Speaker 2: Lee Kamart, head coach b A women's basketball here on
your Utah ESPN Radio network coming off.
Speaker 3: Is that your biggest win as a head coach do
you think?
Speaker 4: Well, metrically speaking, yes, they're are a net twenty ish team,
they're down in the twenties. Both a ISU and Virginia
Tech are in the forties. So metrically speaking, yes, it's
a good win for us.
Speaker 2: What about on the court as a player, what was
your best win and how does that one compare vicariously, like,
how does it compare you know to like the best
wins on the court as a player.
Speaker 4: Well, I mean when you asked that my favorite wins
going back to or when we clinched you know, Mount
West Conference championship. So might not have been the biggest
games because I think one was against Wyoming and just
the Okay Wyoming team. One was against the Okay Air
force Tea. Don't can't remember the third. I mean I
remember some of those San Diego State games in the
Marriage Center where we put it on them. They had
a kind of quit in the second half. But but
we I mean Gonzaga a few years ago Senior Night
and they were they were ranked, and we were we
were ranked, and it was a great game. We had
to think we had nine thousand plus in their big
big game when beating uh, beating Rutgers in the NCAA tournament,
you know, a few years back. It's awesome. So it's
it's up there. But here's the thing we planned. That's
not gonna be the only time we being a ranked
team this year.
Speaker 3: No doubt about it.
Speaker 2: You get another opportunity to do Saturday versus West Virginia,
and we're calling out all kugarnation. Man, this team's trending
in the right direction. A big win over Tech. Now
you have another ranked fow West Virginia coming in seven
thirty pm tip off. Yes they can watch it on
ESPN Plus, but why not watch it in person and
see how special this this group can be. They haven't
reached They're not even close to their potential yet.
Speaker 4: Yeah, We're working in progress. You know, we're younger and
we're learning how to win and bring it, you know,
every single position for Cougar Nation. I was told today
that anybody with a men's ticket can come to the
women's game with the same ticket for free. A full
day in the Marriott Center. It's my life every day,
so I take it a little for granted, but it
doesn't get any better than that. So come on out support.
It's a great group that I think Cougar Nation's really
starting to get behind. They play really hard and they
pride theirself on their effort and their their their unity.
Speaker 2: One of the conversations we were having on this show
this week and even a little bit last week, Boy
was Uh, it's a man's basketball question. I'm gonna ask
you this because we were talking about your best games
and favorite games, favorite wins. We're talking about the Big
three or the brig three is called a j Rob
Lane third and uh and the Todd King Richie Saunders.
You had a pretty good set of triers. We were
talking about, you know, some of the best trios in
BAU basketball history, and I want to say you had
a pretty good trio. Do you remember that trio was
the best trio of your career.
Speaker 4: If you're gonna put Tavinari on there, you know, I
don't know.
Speaker 3: We'll have just like you don't want to be in there.
Speaker 4: You know, one year with me, Trent and j T.
And then the next year is Jim or j T
and myself. You know, but even the year before that,
I mean you're had Kena and Trent and you know,
kind of leading the leading the group where we want
it as well. So, uh, played with some really good
players and we had a lot of success in the
old Merritt Center, you know, a lot of success in
that building.
Speaker 2: Is there something to championship runs and trios?
Speaker 4: Right?
Speaker 3: Obviously I'm an MJ.
Speaker 2: Scottie, you know, and you know, you could say Horace
Grant or Dennis Rodman or you know, everyone to insert
into that trio. We were talking about the Golden State
Wars early today with with their trios, right and their
championship runs and things that nature. And so like, when
you talk about these trios and championship runs, it seems
like it does coincide.
Speaker 3: There was a formula to it.
Speaker 4: It's it's definitely easier the more you have.
Speaker 2: Oh, I've been really, but if you have too much,
if you can't have four stars and you can have
four five stars, Yeah, everybody.
Speaker 4: Just take this thought. You know, I think the three
are doing a great job and and and I think
they're very willing passers and willing playmakers as far as
make in the right play. At times they got to
take over, you know, all three of them have at
different times. But they're just well coached and well versed
and what's the right play. And it's just crazy how
easy the game comes to all three of them. And
you know, going into it, Okay, let's say you want
to put your best defender on take one, pick one,
probably aj Wright. Okay, you're gonna put second on Richie
and third on Rob or second on Robin, third on Richie.
Like most of these teams don't have enough to guard
that way. And it's just you know, makes it a
lot easier for two and three, regardless of you know,
of what they're doing. You know. So it's fun thing
to watch, and it just seems like on a given night,
any of them could have a big night. And the
staff put a roster together that just fits perfectly with
those three. You know, some three and D guys, some
rim protection and lob threats, and it's really enjoyable to watch.
Speaker 3: Yeah, how special is it? I mean, you play so.
Speaker 2: Much ball, high level ball, and seeing this squad come together,
be pretty selfless, be complicent, thy cohesive, good culture players
bought in and with how with the amount of talent
that's there, how special.
Speaker 4: Is this it is? I mean I've watched it all
summer and fall, and I've watched them practice quite a bit,
and it's been pretty remarkable. From the jump. I've been
really impressed with you call them the brig three, how
they carry themselves, their humility, as how they approach practice
and preparation, you know, and and everybody seems to be
dialed in for one common goal, you know. And I
mean I'll let them talk about what that is in
that locker room. But as a fan, as an alumni
of that program, I'm really behind it and love love
watching it, love cheering it on, and and tell everybody that, hey,
it's going to be a great run.
Speaker 3: Love that.
Speaker 2: Let's do a quick scouter report before we let you
go lead West Virginia this Saturday.
Speaker 3: They're sixteen and four.
Speaker 2: They're third in the Big twelve they're number twenty two
in the country and I think they're on a two
game winning streak right now. They also lost to TCU
this this season.
Speaker 3: It was a close one.
Speaker 2: They lost to Texas Tech by by five. They got
a dub over Iowa State though in that last five games.
What are we gonna see from West Virginia.
Speaker 4: Really well coached team. They kind of play an unorthodox
style where they'll press the zone, press, they run and jump,
they gamble quite a bit, they try to speed you up,
and then they really rely offensively of getting into the paint,
getting to the rim and either finishing getting an offensive
rebound and put back, or get into the foul line.
I think they shoot like twenty six free throws a game,
So you know, valuing it, guarding without fouling, and trying
to own that paint on Saturday is going to be
super important for us. And you know, offensively, if we
can even if we turn it over, if it's not
turnovers for touchdowns, I think we'll be in good shape.
But if they get you out of control and you
you start turning it over and they get layups out
of it, it's a it's a tough thing. So they
play a lot of people in any given night, they
got three or four that can have a big night.
So that's challenging. But for the most part, it's just
trying to with composure manage everything that's going. You know,
if it's ugly, got to win an ugly one. If
it's you know, free flowing, let's let that thing move
around and get great shots. And another challenge. You know,
we're going three straight against the ranked team, and this
is what we live for. It's big twelves. Why you know,
these athletes have come to BYU and yeah, let's go.
Glad we're doing it in American.
Speaker 2: Let's go Lee Kamard leading the Lady Coogs This Saturday
versus West Virginia. You have the three thirty pm tip
off with with you men's basketball. Why not stick around
you get in for free baby, stick around and watch
another big time game at the Marriage Center. Is Bay
women's basketball takes on West Virginia at seven thirty pm.
So stick around and cheer on Lee Kamard and these
Lady Coogs.
Speaker 3: Lee, we solute you. We appreciate you man much love.
Speaker 2: Congratulations on a big dub next game up, good luck.
Speaker 4: Thank you, thanks for having me, let's go.
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the topics we're gonna be delving into today. We broached
a few of these with other guests, Uh, but we're
gonna get into them again. A couple of things here, uh,
position needs.
Speaker 3: In the portal right.
Speaker 2: I know it's closed, but there's still some opportunities to
acquire some talent via the portal. I got to know
who QB two is next year? Who is it and why?
Who is your favorite to become quarterback Numero dos H
and why is it Trason Borget? Is it Enoch Watson
Goldie the true freshman out of American Leadership Academy? Is
it a transfer portal player? Is it a JUCO transfer?
Who is it?
Speaker 3: And why? Tell me? Uh? Break that down for me. Also,
we're gonna get.
Speaker 2: Into what this offensive system can do led by a
Rod and his crew with the retention of talent and
coaching staff.
Speaker 3: What is the ceiling for this.
Speaker 2: Bau Bau football team offensively?
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live welcome and former BYU quarterback.
Speaker 3: We got Steve Clements on the light. Steve, how that
are you, buddy?
Speaker 6: What's up?
Speaker 4: My god? I here are you?
Speaker 1: Man?
Speaker 2: Living good? Baby, living right. It's Friday. It's a beautiful
day to be a Cougar.
Speaker 4: Brother.
Speaker 6: It's always a beautiful day to be a cooter, isn't it.
Speaker 2: It is a lot, a lot of gratitude, you know,
coursing through my veins right now.
Speaker 3: I appreciate you hopping on.
Speaker 2: Look, we're in this off season, we're leading up to
spring ball.
Speaker 3: Here.
Speaker 2: I do think there are some needs still to be
addressed in the portal. What, in your opinion are some
of the positional needs that could still be addressed. They
have acquired, you know, three offensive lineman, two tight ends,
two really nice tight ends. They've got a wide receiver
that they brought in, Kyler Casper from Oregon. They picked
up two linebackers, one from the ACC and cal Kada
Ulaave that maybe the gem of the class and then
Clifton from Kansas State. That's essentially our crew. What is
it that we need to maybe address via the portal
if anything.
Speaker 6: Well, I think you're going to start looking now at
at your your depth and the quality of your depth
running back I think would well, I think we need
another running back to secure the depth behind LJ and MOA.
And then and then defensive backfield. I think is a
is a need there as well. I think we're we're
we're forming everything in the trenches quite nicely, and I
think now we're just looking for depth. But if I
were to say number one, probably be defensive backfield and
then move to depth and offensive line, I really don't
think you can have enough quality on line because I
really do think that's the backbone of your team, because
your quarterback doesn't do anything, your offense doesn't do anything
unless you have a really good offensive line. And where
we're projected to be, I mean, when we finished the
end of the season at eleven, expectations a little bit higher,
and I know we'll probably get to this a little
bit later, but without a good offensive line, we're not
going to sniff the playoffs. And so I think depth
there is going to be really, really vital for us.
But I would say, yeah, defensive backfield depth and offensive line,
running back, receiver corps. Obviously you can't have enough of
good playmakers on that out on the outside. So I'd
say skill guys and you know, bolstering up the trenches.
Speaker 3: I like it. I like it.
Speaker 2: I'd like to see, uh yeah, maybe a couple more
key acquisitions. One of the question marks some Cougar fans
have is who's gonna be QB two. We saw that
Bear Bachmeier is not immortal, that he is not impregnable,
that he is he can be injured, despite that robust
six foot two to two and forty five pound frame
that can tote for tuddies and throw the rock as
good as anybody in college football.
Speaker 3: But he has a weakness.
Speaker 2: It's a high ankle sprain when a three hundred pound
defensive tackle rolls up on him.
Speaker 3: Who's QB two next year?
Speaker 2: And why we lost McKay Hillstead Trayson Borge still on
the roster.
Speaker 3: He's running it back.
Speaker 2: Enick Watson a true freshman with a with a golden arm.
I've been told in Golden Hair they called him Goldie.
They're in the Watson family. He's going to be on
the roster, you know, but there's a lot of debate
out there whether or not be why he needs to
go into the portal and find a QB two that's
willing to back up bear Bachmer Who's QB two next year?
Speaker 3: And why?
Speaker 6: Well, I mean, if you, if you start today, the
obvious choice is Bobby Bouchet is what I affectionately.
Speaker 3: Called Bobby Bobby Trade Bourget exactly.
Speaker 4: And so.
Speaker 6: Because he's been there now for I think it will
be his third year, so he knows offense, he's older,
more mature. He's a great kid. My guys, I spoke
to the kid. I can't say that. I'm I can't
believe I'm calling him a kid. He's twenty something years old.
But I spoke to him last spring for about ten
minutes for a while while he's warming up. My gosh,
he's such a good kid and a good dude. And
I know for a fact that the team will rally
around him and really likes him as just not just
a great football player or quarterback, but as a person.
So there's that there's no splinter in the locker room.
If something were to happen and and tracing were to
go in Like, everybody has his back, so that's not
a would be an issue. But just based on experience,
and I don't know, Enich sounds like Goldie. I'm probably
gonna call him Sunshine. Sounds to me like sunshine, Yeah, exactly,
that's what he's going to be, probably known by me.
But but just based on experience, you know, he's coming
off a mission two years timing just that, so obviously
Spring's gonna be big for him to catch up and
see okay offense and how everything works and calling out
pass pros and things like that. It's it's more than.
Speaker 4: Just having a big arm or being able to run
the ball in between the like.
Speaker 6: It's you've got to be able to You've got to
be able to protect yourself from getting those hits as
much as you can avoid getting hit in the pocket.
That's something that he's obviously behind in. Well, Tracy is not.
He knows offense, he knows where to put his offensive
lineman towards whatever that he thinks where the blitz is
gonna come from. So right now it would be Trey
so and I don't know, Yeah, they still have a
fourth guy they need to get. So we'll just have
to wait and see on who that other guy is
to compete for the backup spot.
Speaker 3: The quarterback position.
Speaker 2: Obviously the QB two spot is going to be up
for grass most likely tracing, but en it could maybe
steal it. You could have a transfer player come in.
And you know how many quarterbacks Steve, do you think
you need on the roster in a given year? Sometimes
you have four, sometimes you have five, sometimes you have six.
This day and Age, what's the right number?
Speaker 6: Well, I think now you've got to go down to
you got to play nice and what are the team's
overall needs. I think you can get away with four.
Five is great, but I think four and giving maybe
one to where you need depth for us defensive backfield receivers,
extra depth running back or lineman. So you know, I
know every position has Typically clienting will go okay, y'all
have eight, or you guys have four or five or whatever,
and so obviously wanting to be the best team they
can collectively, and I think the quarterback may be in
this situation where they are allotted five but probably only
gonna look like he's gonna take four and give one
to the receiver corps or you know, somebody other position
group that needs a little bit more depth. But so yeah,
I think four you can get away with four. And
so yeah, I think that's yeah, four to five and
and we're rowing love it.
Speaker 3: Man.
Speaker 2: He had the the are you concerned at all about
quarterback depth that you saw?
Speaker 3: You saw Beart get rolled up on.
Speaker 2: He does run the ball, uh, maybe more than than
traditional college quarterbacks.
Speaker 3: Right.
Speaker 2: He had upwards of almost I think five hundred rushing
yards and he was very much heavily involved in red
zone rushing. How concerned you about his health, his body,
his uh, his uh play style?
Speaker 6: Well, I don't think you will see the same uh
frequency of him as far as quarterbacks run go design
quarterback runs like we did this year because one more
year in the system and a receiving corps that's gonna
need the ball in their hands because we've got playmakers
on the outside. I think you see. I mean if
we I think he threw it for just over three
thousand yards, he'll approach four thousand. I think in the
passing game, I think a Rod opens it up a
lot more this year than he did last year because
of maybe as inexperience and knowing the playbook, but then
his ability to run inside the tackles. I think now
it's gonna be He's gonna be more of a transformational
quarterback in that not a traditional like straight drop back
all the time. A rod knows you have to move
certain release point points. But you can't just sit back
there in the pocket and throw it sixty times and
be successful with this day and age of defenses and
how smart they are and how bigger and faster and
stronger they they used to be. But I do think
you'll see Bear more outside of the pocket, making plays
outside of the pocket. Yeah, he'll still have that shiftiness
and his good feet inside, you know, between the tackles,
but I think you might see more plays outside of
the tackles and outside the hashes and throwing the ball
down the field vertically then we may have seen this year.
And so for that reason, I'm really really excited. So sustainability, yes,
because I think he's going to be more running the
ball because he has to, not necessarily because he needs to,
and so, and that's going to be a breakdown on
as far as the pocket concerned, or a blitz or whatever,
and so that will be another weapon. It's a different kind.
It's the same weapon, but maybe a little bit different.
It looks a little bit different, just because I think
his body type is going to changed a little bit
over the off season and throughout the spring, and I'm
looking forward to a different looking bear Backmeyer, but an
even better, even better throwing Tim Tebow.
Speaker 3: I love it.
Speaker 4: I love it.
Speaker 3: I'd love to see that.
Speaker 2: Where do you think he's going to make improvements in
his throw ability this offseason? What is going to work
on specifically in his mechanics and his throw ability.
Speaker 6: Well, I think his actually has always been good, and
I think you can you can never be you can
never be good enough above the neck. So I think
not just physical, but I think psychologically and mentally, I
think he goes to another level because of his confidence.
Having a year under his belt and throwing for three
thousand and Russian for five hundred, everything looks different. Everything
slows down for him in year two, and that's huge.
I mean that's huge for any position, for any athlete
in any sport. Is you have a year under your belt. Okay,
face the Texas Text of the World, and and and
these guys in the Big twelve weekend and week out
the robbery game, even though it's in provo. Now you
have another, you know, a Notre Dame type huge, huge game,
and the middle of the season in provo playing those guys.
So like he's been battle tested, battle proven. I think
you're gonna see him throw up the ball a lot more.
I think he's gonna be quicker, he's gonna be a
little bit slimmer probably, and like I said, make more
plays outside of the tackles and in between the tackles
this next year.
Speaker 2: Love that breakdown. He can never be uh you know
what was the keywords?
Speaker 3: You said? You can't you can't ever not be like
good enough to.
Speaker 2: You know, Sorry, I can't remember exactly what you said,
but you got to be great above the shoulder pads.
You gotta keep that football like you pristine and at
a high level, especially going into your sophomore season.
Speaker 6: Absolutely, and and the next below. Stuff is given him
confidence to go neck above and be mentally and psychologically
strong where I think he's already been. Like that's I
think that's one of the things that have sustained him
through all of last year is you couldn't tell if
he had thrown an interception or a touchdown based on
his excitement level afterwards, and so he already has that
encased in him and that just goes to an Now
you're getting into an elite level where, I mean, really,
nothing bothers is going to bother the kid because he
can physically do it, now he can psychologically do it.
Here we go, just buckle up.
Speaker 2: Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen, Steve Klements, Ladies and gentlemen.
Talking is a BYU Football in this segment and a
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optimistic that this Buie football team can be better than
they were this last year? Can they get over the
hunk this next season and get to a college football playoff?
Speaker 4: Yes?
Speaker 6: I think I think the floor would be ten and
two and I think the ceiling would be twelve to zero.
I think I think you're gonna see I'll just call
it the team up North. They I could see them
being undefeated on November seventh along with us, and so
that's obviously a big game. And then before a couple
of weeks before that, Notre Dame at home and Provo.
Those are the two games that do you look at
and you go, Yep, those are gonna be They're gonna
be tough but winnable games, both of them without a doubt.
That's why I say, yeah, Ceedland twelve and zero undefeated
and Floor ten and two, which is lofty, but again
with cons assistency over the last three years. Of course,
they're the expectations. Their expectations is to win every freaking game.
So but yeah, I really do think we're we're ready
for a really breakout season and yes, a better season
than last year. I really think so. It's but I
think we do actually play Texas Tech again in the
Big twelve Championship. Yeah, because they're freaking schedules cupcakes. I
mean it's ridiculous. It's amount of spreak the cupcakes is ridiculous.
So it's like those dudes from Labick already probably booked
their hotels and dollar for Arlington.
Speaker 4: Next year.
Speaker 2: So anyway, Love to break Down is a rod T J.
Woods Kevin Gilbride harviewing. Are they taking this offense to
the next level this next season?
Speaker 4: Oh?
Speaker 6: Yeah, Like I said, I think you're gonna see You're
gonna see Bear approach for the four thousand mark in
passing yards. I think probably his rushing yards are about
the same, just like I mentioned earlier, in different ways
that he gets that five hundred, six hundred seven hundred
yard mark. I wouldn't be surprised if you know he
approaches one thousand yards rushing and four thousand yards pass
and combined for about five grand and so uh yeah,
absolutely they go to a different level. And I think
you'll see a little bit different offense throwing the ball
down the field vertically, and maybe you see a quarterback
draw a lot more than you did because guys are
gonna have to cover our guys deep. And now that
allows Bear to have another, you know, ten fifteen yards
to play with with his legs.
Speaker 2: Let's go, Steve, love it man, great breakdown. He's always
we gonna get you into an Odeon. We got choked
up with Odeon?
Speaker 3: Didn't we? For your for your wedding? Did we get
choked up?
Speaker 4: No? No?
Speaker 6: I ended up getting some shirts. I haven't I have
yet to buy a suit from there, but I do
have and I love their just their white dress button
down shirts. I love those things I need. I do
need to get some more of those.
Speaker 2: Honestly, well, let's get you into a suit. I'll get
you aicked up with Bradon again. We'll get you a
nice little discount. Appreciate you, brother, Thanks for hopping on
for a little keeping.
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