1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Is Cougar Sports with Ben Krettle at its time for 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,160 the Cougar be getting the dish. 3 00:00:04,919 --> 00:00:07,879 Speaker 2: From the local reporters that cover Cougar athletics. 4 00:00:08,279 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 3: Welcome back to Cougar Sports here on one O, three 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,320 nine and ninety eight three ESP and the fan Ronal 6 00:00:12,439 --> 00:00:14,960 the three mail weaver here holding it down for Ben 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,000 Crittle Brad always bringing the hammers with me for the 8 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,160 first little bit. Now it's just me. Just got off 9 00:00:19,199 --> 00:00:21,160 the line with Bryce Larson, the host of Bryce W 10 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,039 and being NEWTI. You can catch him every morning on 11 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,480 the station to kick it off here on this very 12 00:00:25,839 --> 00:00:29,359 radio network. We appreciate Bryce probably does a wonderful job, 13 00:00:29,399 --> 00:00:32,079 and congrats to him on being our new program director 14 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,799 and everything. 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But maybe the quickest way to 42 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,359 his wife's heart is by getting the house cleaned. So 43 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,519 we will see, but without further to do, let's welcome 44 00:01:39,519 --> 00:01:41,599 in Darnell Dixon to the Daily World. Double d How 45 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,159 are you doing today and it's not officially New Year, 46 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:45,959 the New Year yet, but happy New Year's Eve to you. 47 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 4: Happy New Year's Eve to you as well. 48 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: We're headed tonight to Thanksgiving, point to the Luminaria as 49 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,159 a family and catch some fireworks and try to stay warm. 50 00:01:56,319 --> 00:01:58,159 Speaker 4: So that's our activity. 51 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,599 Speaker 1: And it'll hit twelve o'clock, will blow our uh uh 52 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,239 you know, the center, our own little fireworks and blow 53 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,560 some warns and then they probably go right to bed. 54 00:02:09,319 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 3: Hey that's still lit, o kid. It's different once you know, 55 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:12,520 the kids have grown up and get out the house. 56 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,280 But I love that you're still trying to partake and 57 00:02:14,319 --> 00:02:15,879 get tell me this, Darnielle. I don't I don't know 58 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:17,520 if this is a Utah thing, you know, little convert 59 00:02:17,599 --> 00:02:19,599 to the church. But I remember growing up with the 60 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:22,840 family and after we got baptized, banging pots and pans. 61 00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:24,599 That's something that people have done. 62 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, we did that when I was a kid 63 00:02:27,599 --> 00:02:29,639 and we lived out in the country, so I'm not 64 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:30,759 even sure anybody heard us. 65 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 4: We did do it. We did get our pans out 66 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:34,319 and bang them. 67 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: You get your pants out and bang them, bang bang 68 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,560 bang bang. Well no, butdy, let's get right into it. 69 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,560 There's a lot going on in Cougar Country right now. 70 00:02:41,039 --> 00:02:44,280 Jay Hill is he going to Michigan? Jason Beck is 71 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,919 he going to Michigan? Who is wit taking with his 72 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,000 robust network. Everybody's waiting for decisions to be made. I've 73 00:02:51,039 --> 00:02:53,639 heard rubblings that, oh, you know, By's trying to retain 74 00:02:53,759 --> 00:02:55,520 Jay Hill as hard as possible. 75 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:57,039 Speaker 2: Decisions might not be made. 76 00:02:57,039 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 3: I just got off the line with Bryce and Bryce 77 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,000 said that maybe they're waiting into this Utah Nebraska game 78 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:04,400 is over to announce both if that be the case, 79 00:03:04,479 --> 00:03:07,680 or maybe BYU is waiting. What are your thoughts on 80 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,639 just all of this going on in the college landscape? 81 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,199 By you might get hit hard. It's already been confirmed 82 00:03:13,479 --> 00:03:15,840 that Gavin Fowler is going to be the defensive coordinator 83 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,759 Weber State. Weber State is also trying to take Eddie 84 00:03:18,759 --> 00:03:20,439 Hecker as the cornerbacks coach. 85 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,879 Speaker 2: He was helping out man. The BYU staff might get 86 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:24,520 depleted by the time all of this is over. 87 00:03:26,199 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's it's one of the things that we've 88 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,319 not really thought or talked too much about. As things 89 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,919 change with NIL and with the transferred portal, we talk 90 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,319 about the players and how they're moving and freedom of movement. 91 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,719 But you know, coaches have always had more freedom of movement, 92 00:03:42,759 --> 00:03:47,039 but it just seems to be accentuated now. And as 93 00:03:47,039 --> 00:03:49,280 we look at you know J Hill, oh to b 94 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,639 J Hill, I mean, it's not as if he's got 95 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,439 a bad choice here. Whatever decision he makes is going 96 00:03:55,479 --> 00:03:57,120 to get paid a ton of money to do what 97 00:03:57,159 --> 00:04:00,560 he loves, which is coach football. So you know, he 98 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,759 can decide to go to the Big Ten, you can 99 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:06,240 decide to stay with Kilani and and he's still going 100 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:10,000 to be really rich and and doing what he loves. 101 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,759 Speaker 4: So I mean, there's really not a bad decision for him. 102 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: But there is quite a bit of a domino effect 103 00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:18,319 that's taking place, and and specifically here in Utah because 104 00:04:18,319 --> 00:04:21,240 of the changes at the U and and uh, you 105 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,079 know all that's a domino effect, but it really affects 106 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:25,600 the teams in Utah. 107 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 4: We're seeing that already. 108 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: Congratulations the Gavin fowlery is a great guy and getting 109 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,160 an opportunity to step up and be a defensive coordinator. 110 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 4: There a Weaver State that's terrific. 111 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: There are guys at b YU that you know, could 112 00:04:39,319 --> 00:04:43,480 find themselves in Michigan they're there. Uh guys in Salt Lake, 113 00:04:43,519 --> 00:04:45,839 they can find. It's just it's a crazy right now. 114 00:04:45,879 --> 00:04:48,240 And I think you're right. I think after this game 115 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,000 tonight in the Las Vegas Bowl between Utah and Nebraska, 116 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:55,120 that will hear some things being done. And I've also 117 00:04:55,199 --> 00:04:57,480 heard that Ronnie that b Yu is not going to 118 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,040 give up Jay Hill without a fight, and so so 119 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,600 that that's pulling Jay Hill in a couple of different ways, 120 00:05:02,639 --> 00:05:06,279 because he's obviously indebted to Kyle winning him. 121 00:05:06,199 --> 00:05:09,759 Speaker 4: For starting his career and a real mentor for him. 122 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: And he also, you know, I think likes the way 123 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,240 that Klanie Sataki has built the culture here at BUYU, 124 00:05:16,319 --> 00:05:19,079 and he's had a lot of second success. You know, 125 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,279 I mentioned in my column of the day that you know, 126 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,240 if if Jay Hill coaches the defense at Michigan and 127 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,560 Michigan goes eleven and one, they're in the college football playoffs, 128 00:05:28,639 --> 00:05:31,519 no questions asked. And so that might be a consideration. 129 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,879 Is Bay usually is not quite there yet in terms 130 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:40,000 of being able to impress the playoff committee enough to 131 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,000 get into the playoffs despite an eleven to one record 132 00:05:43,079 --> 00:05:45,560 in the regular season. So there's a lot to consider 133 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,199 and and you know we're going to be watching tomorrow. 134 00:05:49,519 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 4: Let's see. 135 00:05:49,959 --> 00:05:52,439 Speaker 1: I think I think the first is when they open 136 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,920 up the transfer portal for people to declare, and they 137 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,079 have two weeks to do that, so we'll see what 138 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,519 BYU players decide to leave and where be why you 139 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:03,639 sets up and tries to bring in new guys. So 140 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,319 it's it's a lot of a lot of process and 141 00:06:06,639 --> 00:06:11,079 there will be changes on this team. Despite the twelve 142 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,279 and two season, It's gonna be a pretty crazy offseason 143 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,480 as we had to that part of the winter. 144 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, you bring up a good point. 145 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,079 Speaker 3: Transport opens January second, I believe Friday from what Max 146 00:06:24,079 --> 00:06:27,319 Olson said, and then it closes to the sixteenth, So 147 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,879 after today, once An announcements their mates, we'll find out. 148 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 2: I have to think that at the top of the list. 149 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,879 Speaker 3: If Jay Hill warre go to Michigan, volatile Satuala, I mean, 150 00:06:35,959 --> 00:06:37,879 I know he's talked about people said ron I said. 151 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,439 He said it was a coin flip, but it's like, yeah, 152 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,600 but he likes Jay Hills and it doesn't matter if 153 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,519 Jay was that Utah gonna leave for Michigan to be 154 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,000 the same thing. I don't think voleattele will go straight 155 00:06:46,079 --> 00:06:48,639 up north to Morgan's galley. I think he follow Jail 156 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,560 and go to Michigan. And I think Folatyle is a 157 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,000 Big Ten safety. I think he can play in the 158 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,319 way Jay Hill likes to rotate and having coach, I 159 00:06:55,319 --> 00:06:57,040 think you can see folata I think you could also 160 00:06:57,079 --> 00:06:59,519 see Isaiah Glasker. People could say what they want Darnell, 161 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,480 but I think a healthy Isaiah Glaska can play in 162 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,199 the Big Ten. Now, I don't think all of the 163 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,600 b YU roster would be depleted. I think some guys 164 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:08,600 you'll be able to retain. A new sya down up Baya. 165 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,959 I think to SI the Economie State, Evan Johnson would. 166 00:07:11,199 --> 00:07:14,480 But now you get into position coaches that plays the factor. 167 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,720 Would Jannar Guildford follow Jay Hill? And that leads me 168 00:07:17,759 --> 00:07:20,079 to this next point of who are the replacements of 169 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,959 j Hill Goes. I would have to think Jennaro internally, 170 00:07:23,199 --> 00:07:26,160 Kelly Papinga. But if he takes coach g and if 171 00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:29,199 Galvin Fowler, who now was gone, and if Weaber State 172 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,319 is going to bring in Eddie Hecker, if that does happen, 173 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,680 that just starts to make Kilane's choices. 174 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,519 Speaker 2: I think tough for Darnell. 175 00:07:36,519 --> 00:07:36,879 Speaker 4: It does. 176 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: But Colon has been doing this for a long time 177 00:07:38,839 --> 00:07:42,560 and he has connections through Utah, through Oregon State, now 178 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,120 through b YU. He'll be able to find guys vic 179 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,560 Soto as a player, that a former player that's that's 180 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,879 coaching and doing a nice job. You know that there 181 00:07:52,879 --> 00:07:54,720 are plenty of guys for him to choose from. They're 182 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,480 just not all gonna have the kind of experience maybe 183 00:07:57,519 --> 00:08:01,000 that you want. And certainly to find someone in the 184 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,199 caliber of J Hill is going to be difficult, and 185 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:05,920 so you would expect there to be some sort of 186 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,560 a learning curve maybe maybe you know, a drop off 187 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,519 in production until things get where they need to be. 188 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,839 That's why BYU is spending so much time and effort 189 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,000 to retain j. Hill because they know he is terrific 190 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,839 and has done a great job and belongs in the 191 00:08:23,879 --> 00:08:24,680 Cougar program. 192 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:27,279 Speaker 4: If they want to continue to be successful. 193 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, you got to keep them to be successful. But 194 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,320 let's let's try to tize back to the positives. Darnaut 195 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,159 does a good job. I love reading inside Darnail's head. 196 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,759 It's one of my favorite things to read. And he 197 00:08:37,879 --> 00:08:41,559 made a declaration he said this b did you did 198 00:08:41,879 --> 00:08:45,679 this BYU's best team since the fourteen to one Cotton 199 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,080 Bowl season, and you said you would argue this team 200 00:08:48,159 --> 00:08:51,519 is even better simply because the level of competition is higher. 201 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 2: I want you to, you know, tell me about that. 202 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 3: You can find the piece atharrowex dot com slash Sports 203 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,320 slash BYU if you if you if you're looking for it. 204 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,879 Speaker 2: But I love that that take, Darnelle. 205 00:09:01,919 --> 00:09:04,159 Speaker 3: Tell me more about why you made that that take, 206 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,120 because I think some people might get pushback on that. 207 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,279 Speaker 1: I think you can. And it really depends on your 208 00:09:11,399 --> 00:09:15,360 definition of best. If you take a look at you know, 209 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,360 everyone would say, well the nineteen eighty fourteen is the 210 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,320 best because they won the national championship. You can't go 211 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:24,559 a plus BQ will see in that situation comparatively to 212 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,320 BYU today because I think BYU is more talented. 213 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 4: I think they're deeper, and they're. 214 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: Playing a completely, without question, a much harder schedule and 215 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,279 and so you know, we made a big deal. You know, 216 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,240 when b Y's first year in the Big Twelve, where 217 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,399 they're playing like, you know, eight straight games against Power 218 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,480 conference opponents, which they'd never done before. 219 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 4: That's the norm. 220 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: And when you're doing that and being successful and not 221 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,399 only this year twelve and two, but finishing you know, 222 00:09:54,519 --> 00:09:56,440 in the last couple years AWIG twenty three and four, 223 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,720 in the past two years. That shows that this program 224 00:09:59,799 --> 00:10:02,679 is good enough to compete. And that's the thing I 225 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,320 was thinking too about the playoffs situation. Is it's easy 226 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,799 to say, well, Team A made it to the playoffs 227 00:10:08,799 --> 00:10:11,840 and they lost, therefore they're not worthy, or Team B 228 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,480 made it to the playoffs and one, therefore they are 229 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:18,159 where they think. That's too very much, too simplistic by 230 00:10:18,279 --> 00:10:20,559 you definitely could have gone to the playoffs, and Notre 231 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:22,080 Dame as well, if you want to go that far 232 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,960 in one games. There are plenty of teams that could 233 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,120 have and then you just look at the results and 234 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,399 you take what you want from that. But I think 235 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,320 this BYU team, and especially because of the coaching staff, which, 236 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,600 as we just talked about, is in danger of being 237 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,879 blown up because Kyle Winningham decided he wasn't done coaching, 238 00:10:41,759 --> 00:10:43,960 I think this is a really good football team that 239 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,639 competes weekly with really good football teams. And I guess 240 00:10:47,639 --> 00:10:50,840 what ultimately leads me to believe that is it's maybe 241 00:10:50,919 --> 00:10:52,679 the best team that be what you's ever put on 242 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,919 the field in terms of talent and in terms of 243 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,120 the program as a whole. 244 00:10:57,519 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 3: You speak of talent, this basketball team, there's a lot 245 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:01,919 of talent. We'll finish up and get you out of 246 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,600 here on this This this basketball team is something else. 247 00:11:05,639 --> 00:11:07,519 Speaker 2: They just bons is special. 248 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 3: He a special player and fans should enjoy because it's 249 00:11:10,759 --> 00:11:12,519 going to be leaving at the end of March. 250 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 2: It's not coming back. It won't. 251 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 3: It won't come back until it gets drafted and it 252 00:11:16,639 --> 00:11:18,960 has maybe the bye weeks or whatever. The NBA looks 253 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,200 like it's not playing another year in the Provom. I 254 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,240 don't think it's going to happen. There's nothing you can 255 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:25,559 do unless you're gonna have a aj De Bonster type 256 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,559 version of an All Star Game in the Mariatta, which 257 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,519 even then it probably wouldn't go it. Probably the market 258 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,279 at the Delta Center with how everything in ticket prices 259 00:11:32,279 --> 00:11:34,200 and college athletics is doing that. 260 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,039 Speaker 2: That's me being tongue in cheek. Double D. 261 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,399 Speaker 3: They open up conference play in a couple of days 262 00:11:38,399 --> 00:11:40,759 on the road against Kansas State. You think with the 263 00:11:40,799 --> 00:11:43,159 time off that Kevin Young would have a perfect game plan, 264 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:47,200 But this team has started slowing games. What needs to 265 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,480 happen on Saturday? And do they get the dub the 266 00:11:49,519 --> 00:11:52,879 beginning conference player? Remember last year they didn't open up 267 00:11:52,919 --> 00:11:54,840 conference to play too well. But then they ended the 268 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,480 season on that miraculous winning streak. 269 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, b where you started one in three last year 270 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,240 the Big Twelve, and there were questions, you know, how 271 00:12:03,279 --> 00:12:05,639 are they going to handle the rest of this schedule, 272 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,639 and they ended up doing very well and winning nine 273 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,720 in a row, including the first I think it was 274 00:12:10,759 --> 00:12:12,840 the quarterfinals of the Big Twelve tournament. 275 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 4: But I don't know. 276 00:12:15,159 --> 00:12:17,919 Speaker 1: I think it's hard to explain why this team struggles 277 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,600 to get to a good start. 278 00:12:19,759 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 4: I think one of the things. 279 00:12:20,879 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: That is very apparent as well is that this is 280 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:27,559 a really good coaching staff and making adjustments and pushing 281 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,120 the right buttons in the second half. 282 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,639 Speaker 4: And part of that, I think is this. 283 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:36,279 Speaker 1: Is a team that returned couple of guys really that 284 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,120 played a lot of minutes last year, and they're still 285 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,120 kind of figuring out, especially the bench situation. 286 00:12:43,159 --> 00:12:45,799 Speaker 4: You know, who comes off the bench, what's the rotation like? 287 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: And I think that during the course of a game, 288 00:12:49,639 --> 00:12:52,279 Kevin Young and his staff figure out, Okay, this is 289 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,120 how we need to do things in terms of personnel 290 00:12:55,639 --> 00:12:58,639 and matchups and adjustments that need to be made. 291 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:00,080 Speaker 4: I think they're doing a really good job of that. 292 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it'd be great if they could start off every 293 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,320 game and jump out to a twenty point lead, but 294 00:13:04,759 --> 00:13:07,720 that's not going to happen, and they've been able to 295 00:13:07,759 --> 00:13:09,720 come back. I just like the football team, you know, 296 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:13,679 came back five times from double digits. I think coaching matters, 297 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:17,159 and I think in this situation, Kevin Young has created 298 00:13:17,159 --> 00:13:19,799 a really good coaching staff and they make good adjustments 299 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,919 and the players buy in and believe the system, and 300 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,240 that's why they were able to play a lot better 301 00:13:25,279 --> 00:13:26,120 in the second half. 302 00:13:26,519 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, that and definitely buy into the system. They definitely 303 00:13:30,039 --> 00:13:32,679 play better. So we will find out. I'm excited to 304 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,759 see Kansas State. I know you're probably excited for the 305 00:13:35,799 --> 00:13:38,360 next couple of games, especially this month you get to 306 00:13:38,399 --> 00:13:40,840 see Tuley come back. Tanner Toulson will be coming back 307 00:13:40,879 --> 00:13:43,720 to the Marriott with the TCU hornfak. It's crazy to 308 00:13:43,759 --> 00:13:48,039 think that started it started his career by you, ended 309 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,559 up at Utah Valley and now is at t c U, 310 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,240 and that will be a good homecoming. 311 00:13:53,279 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 2: From him. 312 00:13:54,159 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 3: I'm excited to cover that. That's just crazy double d. 313 00:13:57,039 --> 00:13:59,120 That's a I looked it up the other day. The average, 314 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,960 I think, Tom, I'm an athlete transfers these days like 315 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,360 one point seven one point eight, so two times. It's 316 00:14:04,399 --> 00:14:07,000 pretty much what an athlete is transferring before they find 317 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,039 their home or where they're in in their college career. 318 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,080 You look at Kilan Maryon, you look at Darius last year, 319 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,720 you look at Harrison Taggart, you're looking now Tanner Tilson. 320 00:14:13,759 --> 00:14:16,120 That is adding up in the landscape of college athletics. 321 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,600 Is athletes transfer twice before they finish their college career. 322 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 4: Why you're playing against Kansas State? 323 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: As you mentioned on Saturday, PJ Haggerty there leading scorer, 324 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:29,639 this is his for school goodness, pricious, good coat. And 325 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,960 I still have a hard time getting my mind around 326 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,159 athletes that have transferred three or four times already, because 327 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,399 you know, I hate to use the term because we 328 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,039 roll our eyes when universities use it and then the 329 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:45,080 NCAA uses it. But student athlete is taking on a 330 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,919 very different tone right now, and I can't imagine anyone 331 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:53,279 who's transferring three times is making progress towards graduation. 332 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,519 Speaker 4: That would be very difficult to do. And and you 333 00:14:56,559 --> 00:14:56,919 know that. 334 00:14:57,039 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: I mean, we know what it's about. It's about money. 335 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,279 It's about being able to put yourself in the best situation. 336 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,559 But they are still going to school and they are 337 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,000 taking up scholarships, so you know, you wonder how that 338 00:15:09,159 --> 00:15:13,159 will happen. The other discussion that's been happening, Ronnie, is 339 00:15:14,519 --> 00:15:17,679 the eligibility of athletes who have been drafted in the NBA. 340 00:15:17,799 --> 00:15:20,200 I mean, Baylor just signed the guy that's drafted in 341 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:25,000 point three. B Yu signed Vito Ahmed, who has been 342 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,639 playing in the G League. And I plan on tomorrow 343 00:15:28,679 --> 00:15:31,759 when we have access to Kevin Young through the Zoom 344 00:15:31,759 --> 00:15:34,840 conference call, to ask him, you know, what do you 345 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,399 think about This conversation is taking place because there are 346 00:15:37,879 --> 00:15:39,799 a number of coaches who are saying, you know, we've 347 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:41,720 got to draw the line here somewhere. We can't be 348 00:15:41,799 --> 00:15:45,720 recruiting guys who have played in professional in sports. Of course, 349 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,440 they've been doing that for years with athletes out of Europe. 350 00:15:48,879 --> 00:15:52,600 So there's a lot of discussion about what should be done, 351 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,039 and I'm curious to hear what Kevin Young would have 352 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:55,720 to say about that. 353 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 2: I'm very curious as well. 354 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,159 Speaker 3: This is gonna be very interesting to find out because 355 00:15:59,279 --> 00:16:01,720 I'm with you. Beido is one thing because he played 356 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,320 in the G League, but he's a professional. But talking 357 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,440 about guys getting drafted in twenty twenty three, this is it. 358 00:16:07,039 --> 00:16:09,200 I think this is getting out of hand. I do 359 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,000 think there needs to be regulations put. It's not that 360 00:16:12,039 --> 00:16:13,720 I don't want to see Boa succeed and not win, 361 00:16:13,799 --> 00:16:16,799 but these other programs people are starting to I think, 362 00:16:16,879 --> 00:16:19,279 even a bit more past Rose. They might even be 363 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:20,879 breaking them. But I guess you're not breaking if there's 364 00:16:20,879 --> 00:16:23,360 nothing in place. But there's gonna be regulations. I think 365 00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:24,960 at the end of the season, once this is over, 366 00:16:25,039 --> 00:16:27,440 they can't do anything right now, I think they'll continue 367 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,159 to grant. But going into the off season, Double D 368 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,080 definitely they're gonna do something different. But before I let 369 00:16:32,159 --> 00:16:34,639 you go, what's the best way we can follow you 370 00:16:34,679 --> 00:16:37,759 on X and find all of your work at Darnell. 371 00:16:38,919 --> 00:16:41,279 Speaker 1: Earldextra dot com is where you can find the work 372 00:16:41,679 --> 00:16:45,320 I am at Darnell Rights. I try to make good, 373 00:16:45,679 --> 00:16:48,799 interesting comments, but sometimes I fail. 374 00:16:49,039 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 4: That's how we all are on X, aren't we. 375 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 3: It's true I've failed on next two but that's why 376 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,039 you need to stay off X. But we have to 377 00:16:55,039 --> 00:16:57,080 do it. That's where our job is. Job is at. 378 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,279 Our job is there, Our job is there? Well, double D, 379 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,879 Happy New York. 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