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How 37 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:42,159 you doing, Jackson, I'm doing well. Have to be on yes, indeed, 38 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,120 give me your thoughts on where BYU Basketball stands in 39 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:51,280 this Big twelve tournament. Do you think they survive and 40 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,239 maybe even thriving this big twelfth ternament. 41 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:55,079 Speaker 3: How far do they go? 42 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think yesterday was really encouraging. Just what you 43 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:03,280 saw probably their best offensive performance of the year. AJ 44 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,959 obviously had a historic night, but to have the scoring 45 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,000 that they got from the supporting cast has to be 46 00:02:10,039 --> 00:02:12,520 the most encouraging aspect, and just hoping that they can 47 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:17,280 keep it rolling. The quick turnaround can be tough in 48 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,039 terms of getting rest and whatnot, but I think it 49 00:02:20,039 --> 00:02:23,159 helps BYU in this instance, just because one you're used 50 00:02:23,159 --> 00:02:26,199 to playing on that funky glass floor, but also you 51 00:02:26,199 --> 00:02:29,000 know you have it's easier to carry the momentum over. 52 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,759 It's a quick turnaround. You know they're already in the 53 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:32,400 groove and you don't have to throw anything off. So 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,520 I think they'll get the job done today if they'll 55 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,759 probably lose to Houston, and that should lock them into 56 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,319 a six seed, which you know, all things considered, can 57 00:02:40,039 --> 00:02:42,560 that was the best case scenario in this tournament. Obviously 58 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,879 winning the tournament would be cool, but at the same time, 59 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,159 you'd be spending a lot of energy and effort that 60 00:02:47,159 --> 00:02:49,360 could probably be best served in the NCAA tournament. But 61 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:52,280 to stay a six seed and get a couple of wins, 62 00:02:52,319 --> 00:02:54,560 and you know, when you add the Big Twelve tournament 63 00:02:54,599 --> 00:02:57,879 to the season performance, you'd be above five hundred and 64 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:02,319 the Big Twelve and you know, win two games, lock 65 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,159 your seed in. That's that's as good as it gets 66 00:03:04,159 --> 00:03:04,639 for BYU. 67 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,039 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, it would be a glorious thing for 68 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,199 the Coogs to I think, all things consider to be 69 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,759 a sixth seed, right, because I think there was talk about, 70 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,360 you know, worst case scenarios BAU possibly getting even to 71 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,319 a ten seed with the way that they were playing 72 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:20,879 at times. 73 00:03:22,479 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, getting wearing the white jerseys on Thursday is huge. 74 00:03:26,199 --> 00:03:28,479 You want to be the higher seed. Following to a 75 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,879 ten would have been pretty catastrophic considering everything with the season. 76 00:03:32,599 --> 00:03:34,520 I think a lot about that Oklahoma team when they 77 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,919 had Trey Young as a freshman. Obviously there's some parallels 78 00:03:36,919 --> 00:03:39,240 there with Trey Young being the best player in the 79 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:40,960 country but not winning Big Twelve Player of the Year 80 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,199 that year because Oklahoma was bad in Big Twelve play. 81 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:44,680 They made the tournament, they were a ten seed, they 82 00:03:44,759 --> 00:03:47,800 lost the seven seed Rhode Island with Dan Hurley, and 83 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:49,639 now BYU doesn't have to worry about that, right, they'll 84 00:03:49,639 --> 00:03:51,199 be a sixth seed, They'll be favored in the first 85 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,960 round and then hopefully you know, the best case scenario 86 00:03:54,039 --> 00:03:56,360 I think for BYU is they go to Portland. They're 87 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,439 close to the West coast, maybe more fans show up there, 88 00:03:58,879 --> 00:04:02,680 and they would play Gonzaga three seed in the second round, 89 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:05,000 which you know, Gonzaga is Gonzaga, but they're not a 90 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,560 Kinzaga of old, right Like there feels like a more 91 00:04:07,639 --> 00:04:10,360 beatable team this year, and I think BYU matches well 92 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,080 with them. And I mean ideally b YU would play 93 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,360 an eleventh seed, maybe a big steeler from from a 94 00:04:16,399 --> 00:04:18,959 lower league, and then play a fourteen seed in the 95 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,160 second round. That's probably the best case scenario for BYU. 96 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,399 But you know, all all all things considered, they'll probably 97 00:04:24,399 --> 00:04:27,480 play Gonzaga has a three seed and hopefully Bay gets 98 00:04:27,519 --> 00:04:29,519 the job done there. But yeah, I mean, after yesterday, 99 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:31,639 got to feel a lot better about their ceiling and 100 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,000 their ability to win game than March. 101 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, Kansas State is uh is Kansas State 102 00:04:36,759 --> 00:04:39,240 the worst team in the Big Twelve? Though, I mean, 103 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,759 what can we learn from that game? Considering who Kansas 104 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,800 State is? They don't really have a head coach. They 105 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,800 don't have an identity. There's some good players on the team, 106 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,360 don't get me wrong, but how much can you really 107 00:04:49,399 --> 00:04:50,759 read into that Kansas State game? 108 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,079 Speaker 4: Yeah, I just think the biggest thing was b YU 109 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:58,720 had an emotional win over Texas Tech. The last time 110 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,879 they had a top and win, they lost UCF at 111 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:02,560 home and which should have been some of the most 112 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,160 favorable circumstances of the year for BYU. So I think 113 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:06,959 it showed that this BYU team, just in a matter 114 00:05:06,959 --> 00:05:09,360 of weeks has grown a little bit knowing that okay, 115 00:05:09,439 --> 00:05:11,000 like you can win a game and not let the 116 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,360 emotional letdown or not let not let the emotional aspects, 117 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:18,040 you know, like by you can't even gonna take a 118 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,680 quick letdown to a team that probably shouldn't beat them, right, 119 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,680 they did a couple of weeks ago, but they fixed that. 120 00:05:22,759 --> 00:05:26,040 And obviously Haggarty, I think Haggardy's gonna get his and 121 00:05:26,199 --> 00:05:28,319 he certainly did yesterday. But BYU did a good job 122 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,040 towards the end of limiting everybody around him, and that 123 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,920 was probably the game plan. And I just I just think, 124 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,519 especially offensively, like no matter what, you doesn't matter who 125 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,560 you play against, to drop one hundred five points in 126 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,279 the conference tournament is impressive. I don't care who the 127 00:05:40,319 --> 00:05:43,120 opponent is, so I just think b YU at the 128 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,560 same time, like the Kansas State, they're in a weird spot. 129 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,720 They don't have a head coach like you said, but guys, 130 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,920 they're playing for the portal. Like I'm sure guys like 131 00:05:49,959 --> 00:05:51,439 playing with each other. They want to keep it going 132 00:05:51,439 --> 00:05:53,839 as long as possible. Like you could tell that Kansas 133 00:05:53,879 --> 00:05:55,399 State was fighting. I don't think they mailed it end 134 00:05:55,399 --> 00:05:57,879 at all yesterday, and so yeah, I mean, I think 135 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,319 you can just take some take pride for BYU knowing 136 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,480 that they just felt like everyone was clicking. It felt 137 00:06:04,519 --> 00:06:07,120 like the offense was last year at by You peaked 138 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,160 at the right time, right like just they grew together 139 00:06:09,199 --> 00:06:11,360 throughout the season and in March they were playing their 140 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,800 best basketball and yesterday looked like some of their best 141 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,399 offensive basketball the season. And that's like I said before, 142 00:06:16,399 --> 00:06:18,040 I don't care who you play against, Like you got 143 00:06:18,079 --> 00:06:19,680 to have a performance like that in March, and so 144 00:06:20,199 --> 00:06:22,079 Bay should feel good about that. And like I said earlier, 145 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,160 it's a quick turnaround and hopefully that helps BYU momentum wise. 146 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,879 Knowing that they can just keep it going today and 147 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:30,519 being able to rest some of their guys in the 148 00:06:30,519 --> 00:06:32,800 final minutes yesterday. I think rob Right, by the way, 149 00:06:32,879 --> 00:06:34,839 like getting his twos knocked out might have been a 150 00:06:34,879 --> 00:06:37,360 blessing in disguise for BYU because they kind of forced 151 00:06:37,399 --> 00:06:38,839 them to rest him at the end of that game, 152 00:06:39,079 --> 00:06:40,480 and now he'll have a little more in the tank 153 00:06:40,519 --> 00:06:41,920 for today. They were able to take aj out with 154 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,040 a few more minutes, And I know thirty seven minutes 155 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,199 and forty minutes isn't a huge difference, but I think 156 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,160 just being able to rest guys and maybe giving them 157 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,079 that mental like all right, we're sitting the rest of 158 00:06:50,079 --> 00:06:51,920 the game, so I can go full through out with tomorrow, 159 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:52,839 I think that helps PYU. 160 00:06:54,199 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, really we kind of feel that way. I kind 161 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,240 of feel like if Rob Right get to be somewhat limited, 162 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,319 will he be as aggressive. We've already had issues over 163 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,199 this season with maybe a lack of effort. He showcased 164 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,319 what he can do when he's on point, when he's 165 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,399 high energy, high effort, just balling out. You wonder if 166 00:07:17,439 --> 00:07:22,000 this injury will limit him at all from an effort standpoint. 167 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 3: Give me your thoughts on that. 168 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 4: I mean, maybe he starts out a little more cautious, 169 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,759 a little more calculated in his effort, not effort, but 170 00:07:30,839 --> 00:07:33,439 maybe just doesn't have to dial it up to eleven, 171 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,639 doesn't have to be as aggressive early, and then kind 172 00:07:35,639 --> 00:07:38,319 of the way however the game plays out, maybe he'll 173 00:07:38,319 --> 00:07:41,040 adjust accordingly. Right, Like By's been kind of a slow 174 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:45,120 starting team throughout the season. Maybe they're just I don't know, 175 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,839 it's just I think I think Rob has put some 176 00:07:48,879 --> 00:07:50,360 good deposits in the bank to where you know you 177 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,120 can count on him the effort or the energy. Maybe 178 00:07:53,399 --> 00:07:56,199 a few times its dips, but it's the conference tournament. 179 00:07:56,759 --> 00:08:01,040 You know you're playing for something. BYU just I just 180 00:08:01,079 --> 00:08:06,639 think that the circumstances making a different. The circumstances make 181 00:08:06,639 --> 00:08:08,319 it different, right, And I think Rob will be able 182 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,920 to play accordingly. And like I said, maybe it's a 183 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,240 little more calculated. Maybe it's a little more cautious early, 184 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:16,879 but I'm sure if he has the ball in his 185 00:08:16,959 --> 00:08:18,879 hands late with a chance to win, you know he's 186 00:08:18,879 --> 00:08:21,920 not gonna hold anything back. So hopefully they numb him 187 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,079 up and his tooth doesn't bother him too much and 188 00:08:24,079 --> 00:08:25,399 he can go out and play some good ball. 189 00:08:25,879 --> 00:08:29,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jackson, I was just looking at Lunardi's latest bracketology 190 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,559 for BYU. They're a six seed, but they'd be matched 191 00:08:33,639 --> 00:08:36,159 up in Portland. Okay, that's good, right, a lot of 192 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:40,039 BYU fans out there, good lgs contingent, they'd match up 193 00:08:40,039 --> 00:08:43,120 against Miami of Ohio, and then in the round of 194 00:08:43,159 --> 00:08:47,639 thirty two, it looks like they'd get Gonzaga or UC Irvine, 195 00:08:47,639 --> 00:08:49,039 most likely Gonzaga. 196 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 3: Is that a good thing? Would that be a good 197 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:51,879 thing or a bad thing? 198 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,279 Speaker 2: Going to Portland facing Miami of Ohio and then possibly 199 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:56,440 facing Gonzaga. 200 00:08:57,919 --> 00:08:59,759 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, like I said earlier, I think it 201 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,559 is probably the most favorable three seed that they could play. 202 00:09:02,919 --> 00:09:04,879 I think BYU matches up well with Gonzaga. I don't 203 00:09:04,879 --> 00:09:06,240 think this is as good a good Zaga team as 204 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,759 they've had in recent years. Santa Clair was giving them 205 00:09:08,759 --> 00:09:12,120 some trouble yesterday in the WCC title game. You know, 206 00:09:12,159 --> 00:09:13,919 I think BYA could go in and get the win 207 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,519 over in Zaga if they had the opportunity in Portland. 208 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,279 Is there'll be a ton of in Zaga fans there, obviously, 209 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,200 but there'll be a ton of YU fans too. As 210 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,480 for Miami of Ohio. Like, look, Miami of Ohio is 211 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:25,759 the best story in college basketball this year. It's been 212 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:27,120 really fun to watch them. I've watched a ton of 213 00:09:27,159 --> 00:09:29,039 their games because I've been ranking them in the poll 214 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,039 every week, and I really like the Nerf Fund team 215 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:34,039 and they're everything good about college basketball. I don't think 216 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,720 they've played a team with BYU's length and athleticism, kind 217 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,799 of similar to VCU last year and BYU match up 218 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,639 with them in the first round where it's like, all right, 219 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:46,080 this is a really good team, great defense, the effort 220 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:49,799 and the stats are there, but you know, VCU hadn't 221 00:09:49,799 --> 00:09:51,879 played the team with BYU's caliber, and it showed, you know, 222 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,120 BYU's playing with VCU down the stretch of that game, 223 00:09:54,519 --> 00:09:55,600 and so I think that's kind of the same with 224 00:09:55,639 --> 00:09:57,840 Miami of Ohio. But at the same time, like all 225 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,799 the pressure goes on BYU in that moment where it's like, 226 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,919 you know, Miami of Ohio, everybody wants to see, like 227 00:10:02,759 --> 00:10:04,440 what they can do in the tournament if they're a fraud, 228 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,759 if they're real, and BYU suddenly gets put in the 229 00:10:06,799 --> 00:10:09,240 spot where it's like, oh no, like we have to 230 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,440 you know, by you have to figure out how to 231 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,639 get the job done, and it's a tough spot to 232 00:10:15,639 --> 00:10:17,480 be put in for both for both sides, right, like 233 00:10:17,639 --> 00:10:19,320 b YU has the best player in the country, Miami 234 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,120 of Ohio would have to beat them, but also by 235 00:10:21,159 --> 00:10:23,120 you has to be no defeated team. Like It's just 236 00:10:23,159 --> 00:10:25,360 it's a weird pressure spot to be put in, and 237 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,879 I would like to think that the bracketologists would would 238 00:10:27,879 --> 00:10:30,720 be smart enough knowing like, all right, we want Miami 239 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,759 of Ohio to play longer because it's a cool story, 240 00:10:32,759 --> 00:10:34,480 but we also want the best player in college basketball 241 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,039 to play longer. So hopefully they wouldn't knock one of 242 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,799 them out in the first round by matching them up 243 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,639 with each other. But I just think it would be 244 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,840 the off the court kind of mental stuff with playing 245 00:10:43,879 --> 00:10:46,399 Miami of Ohio is would be crazy. And then hopefully, 246 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,480 you know, if BYU does get the job done there, 247 00:10:48,879 --> 00:10:50,679 they could play a little more loose against KAZAG and 248 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,200 get the upset. I think that's kind of what helped 249 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,360 to beat Wisconsin last year, where it's like, you know, 250 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,679 there was a stigma by always loses in the first round. 251 00:10:56,879 --> 00:10:58,720 They beat VCU, the monkeys off their back and they 252 00:10:58,759 --> 00:11:01,279 go in against Wisconsin, and that first half Againt Wisconsonant 253 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:02,919 was the best half of basketball they played all year, 254 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,000 and so I really think, you know, if they can 255 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,679 get that first round win over I seem like Miami 256 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:08,559 of Ohio, it helps them against Uzzaga. But at the 257 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,519 same time, as at a college basketball fan, I don't 258 00:11:11,519 --> 00:11:13,120 want to see you why you played Miami Ohio because 259 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:14,360 I want to see both of those teams playing in 260 00:11:14,399 --> 00:11:17,600 the second round. So hopefully that doesn't end up being 261 00:11:17,639 --> 00:11:19,879 the draw, but if it is, it'll be interesting for sure. 262 00:11:20,919 --> 00:11:23,879 Speaker 2: Jackson Payne dest Red News here on a cougar bead, 263 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:28,399 little college basketball, college football conversation here on your Utah 264 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,279 ESPN Radio network. I do want to discuss with your 265 00:11:31,279 --> 00:11:33,480 Camp Killani and some of the storylines coming out of 266 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,320 Camp Killane would have been the main storylines you've been 267 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:36,919 intrigued by. 268 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I haven't been able to go the 269 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,519 last couple of times with basketball and everything. But obviously 270 00:11:43,519 --> 00:11:46,000 I think the defense, like with Kelly Popeinga, I don't 271 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:47,679 think there's gonna be any crazy changes. They kept a 272 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,519 lot of the same guys. Sounds like the scheme and 273 00:11:49,879 --> 00:11:51,679 the philosophies will kind of stay the same, but on 274 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,720 the offensive side of the ball, right like with Parker 275 00:11:53,799 --> 00:11:55,320 Kingston Gong. We don't have to dive into that, but 276 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:59,240 just the wide receiver room, like who's gonna step up, 277 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,360 who's gonna emerge guy. There's been some flashes from Kyler 278 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,679 Kasper that have been encouraging. How obviously he stays healthy, 279 00:12:04,759 --> 00:12:07,440 can help Uyu Jojo Phillips. You know you've seen flashes 280 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,519 of brilliance from him at Byu, But can he stay healthy? 281 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,960 Can he take that step and be the number one guy? 282 00:12:13,519 --> 00:12:16,399 The tight ends, the Saliplaga and Lions, I think they're 283 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:19,080 gonna be a big part of the offense. Running back obviously, 284 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:21,600 you know Lger Martin's hurt, but you got to get 285 00:12:21,639 --> 00:12:23,799 some guys around him. You got to get a supporting 286 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,159 cast in the backs to maybe take some of the 287 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:30,159 load off him and backup quarterback too. I mean, this 288 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:31,879 is a very I mean I think everything with this 289 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,679 year in with spring ball is just building depth. And 290 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,639 I think that's the same for every year, but especially 291 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,960 this year, Like you got to flesh out your receiver room. 292 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,919 You got to make sure your tight ends are able 293 00:12:40,919 --> 00:12:43,000 to you know, do their job, got to make sure 294 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,279 the running backs can support LJ and then backup quarterback. 295 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,039 I think the fact that BYU's had their starting quarterbacks 296 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:50,799 start every game of the season in the past two 297 00:12:50,879 --> 00:12:53,720 years is tremendous, but it's also kind of fluty. Like 298 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,320 BYU historically, their quarterbacks get hurt, and I know the 299 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:57,960 supports signed from the training team are doing a good 300 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,320 jobs keeping them healthy. But I think it's more likely 301 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,720 than not that you're gonna see a You're gonna see 302 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,799 a backup quarterback at some time this year. Hopefully Bear 303 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,279 stays healthy, right, but with how physical his style of 304 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,600 play is and just the grind of having just played 305 00:13:09,639 --> 00:13:12,720 fourteen games last year and big tool football, like, who 306 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,559 knows what's gonna happen, You can't you can't count on 307 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,240 a health ever, and so I just think at some 308 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,240 point you might see some backup quarterback action. And so 309 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,480 Trayson Borge he's the veteran, he's been at UY a 310 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,279 few years. Enick Watson he's the freshman. He's off a mission. 311 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,519 He's got some really intriguing talent. I mean, watching them 312 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,879 in fulk in spring ball is definitely kind of intriguing 313 00:13:30,919 --> 00:13:33,919 my eye, just because you know, like I said, you're 314 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:35,440 probably gonna see one of them in battle this year, 315 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,759 and so hopefully what they do is encourages you for 316 00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:40,440 when that time comes potentially. 317 00:13:41,759 --> 00:13:45,159 Speaker 2: I was just thinking about, you know, A j and 318 00:13:45,159 --> 00:13:46,440 and his productivity. 319 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,799 Speaker 3: I thought it was very mature of him. In the 320 00:13:48,799 --> 00:13:49,200 post game. 321 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 2: I don't know if you saw this, Chancellor Johnson was 322 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:55,720 interviewing him and Chancellor said, essentially any if he had 323 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,080 any qualms with not being the Big twelve Player of 324 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,519 the Year, and in a very mature fasts like, look, yeah, 325 00:14:01,519 --> 00:14:02,799 I mean I thought I could have got it, but 326 00:14:03,519 --> 00:14:09,399 they give or gave credit to the best team with 327 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,720 and arguably the best player on that team that that 328 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,799 led him, and we're a losing team where we're a 329 00:14:14,799 --> 00:14:17,279 five hundred team. I thought I was pretty mature of 330 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:18,679 him to react in such a way. 331 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 4: Your thoughts, Yeah, I totally agree. I mean, look, I 332 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:28,080 think the widespread opinion has been A j should have 333 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:29,519 been a Player of the Year, and if not AJ, 334 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,840 then J T toppin, if not JT Topping, then Joshua Jefferson. 335 00:14:33,519 --> 00:14:36,480 It's like Jayden Bradley wion'ly be a First Team All American, 336 00:14:36,639 --> 00:14:38,960 like a full disclosure, I vote for the All America teams. 337 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,879 I didn't have Jayen Bradley on my All America ballot, 338 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:42,480 and I think he's a great player. I would have 339 00:14:42,559 --> 00:14:44,240 voted him First Team All be Twelve, but he's not. 340 00:14:45,279 --> 00:14:49,200 Like I just think it's a lifetime achievement, you know, 341 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,559 veteran senior leader on the best team in the conference, 342 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,399 and that's not what the award should be. And you 343 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,120 know there's a precedent for this, right like when I 344 00:14:56,159 --> 00:14:57,879 talked about Trey Young earlier, But when Trey Young was 345 00:14:57,919 --> 00:15:00,080 at Oklahoma, he was the first player in history to 346 00:15:00,159 --> 00:15:02,759 lead the country in points and assists, Like he was 347 00:15:02,759 --> 00:15:04,559 the scoring leader and the assists leader. And he wasn't 348 00:15:04,559 --> 00:15:06,840 Big Twelve Player of the Year because Oklahoma went eight 349 00:15:06,879 --> 00:15:08,320 and ten and they lost the first round of March 350 00:15:09,279 --> 00:15:11,639 and so and they and they picked the best player 351 00:15:11,679 --> 00:15:14,320 on the best team, which was Kansas. All that is 352 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,919 to say, I get why they picked Bradley, And I 353 00:15:16,919 --> 00:15:19,080 think Sean Farnam and Bye team was talking about how 354 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,960 you know, Topping and aj probably got a lot of votes, 355 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,519 but Bradley took away votes from both of them, and 356 00:15:24,559 --> 00:15:26,759 It's just it was kind of a weird votes thing. 357 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:31,039 But AJ handled it great, right, b Yu. Maybe they 358 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,480 dropped some games they shouldn't have. The UCF loss was inexcusable. 359 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,960 I still think the Oklahoma State loss was inexcusable. B Yu. 360 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,399 Did not deliver the team that that I think AJ 361 00:15:39,679 --> 00:15:42,240 was was hoping for. But I think they can still 362 00:15:42,279 --> 00:15:44,600 have their I think they can still make some magic 363 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,679 happen in March and still be a memorable season. But 364 00:15:46,799 --> 00:15:48,879 I agree with AJ, right he. I just think he's 365 00:15:48,879 --> 00:15:51,039 so mature. I think he's passed every test that BYU 366 00:15:51,039 --> 00:15:53,519 with flying colors. All this talk about the r o 367 00:15:53,639 --> 00:15:56,600 I not being U, the r O Y not being 368 00:15:56,639 --> 00:15:59,320 worth it for AJ is just it's it's ridiculous. I 369 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,600 think the AJA experiment or experience at BUYU is gonna 370 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:06,159 slam dunk, And I'm I'm getting sick of people trying 371 00:16:06,159 --> 00:16:08,279 to tell me the opposite, because I think everything that 372 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,240 AJ has done, I mean, he's been an incredible player. 373 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,039 He led the country in scoring so at all time 374 00:16:12,159 --> 00:16:14,120 UYU season. He's been a force for good off the court. 375 00:16:14,759 --> 00:16:18,240 He's he's changed the way that BOU basketball is viewed 376 00:16:18,279 --> 00:16:20,200 and now you're seeing guys like Bruce Branch come to 377 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,440 BYU like AJ is a trailblazer at BYU. He's helping 378 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,159 transform the way that by has perceived across the country. 379 00:16:26,159 --> 00:16:28,159 And I know that BYU probably isn't the final four 380 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,360 team for whatever reason that many people thought they could 381 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,799 be this year. But I think the impact of what 382 00:16:33,799 --> 00:16:35,399 A j. De Bonsa did this year at BUYU will 383 00:16:35,399 --> 00:16:37,039 be felt for years to come. And I think that's 384 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,200 the biggest thing a bubble. So he should have been 385 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:40,519 the big twel player of the year. I get why 386 00:16:40,519 --> 00:16:42,799 they chose Bradley. I don't agree with it, but I 387 00:16:42,799 --> 00:16:44,639 think the way that AJ handled it was was very 388 00:16:44,639 --> 00:16:47,159 mature and more than anything, it's a blessing in disguis 389 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,279 for BYU because it lit a fire under him, like, Okay, 390 00:16:49,639 --> 00:16:51,000 I am the best player. I'm gonna show you in 391 00:16:51,039 --> 00:16:53,200 the court. And he definitely saw that yesterday against Kansas State, 392 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,480 and look, I want to bet against a Jed March. 393 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,919 I think he just he takes his game to another 394 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,720 level when the stakes are highest. You saw in Madison 395 00:17:00,759 --> 00:17:02,840 Square Garden, You've seen it in some many these big 396 00:17:02,879 --> 00:17:05,079 moments this year, and so I just think he loves 397 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,240 the spotlight, and you know by will be in the 398 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,160 spotlight in March and he's going to deliver. 399 00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 3: Jackson. 400 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 2: You know that that particular articulation, it reminded me of 401 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,599 a tweet that you put out after the last big 402 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,039 win versus Texas Tech at home. 403 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 3: You said, this is why you never give up give 404 00:17:24,079 --> 00:17:27,440 up on the season. Did you feel that like Cougar 405 00:17:27,519 --> 00:17:31,079 Nation or who did you feel was giving up on 406 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,759 the seasons in particular? 407 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:35,759 Speaker 4: You know, I just felt like there was some talk like, 408 00:17:35,799 --> 00:17:38,200 you know, just fast forward a football season, like it 409 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,400 didn't work out, blah blah blah, Like I think there 410 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,960 was some name saying And I don't want to blame 411 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,640 anyone for that, because you know, after some of those losses, 412 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,279 like it was tough, like part of being a fan 413 00:17:48,319 --> 00:17:49,720 is riding the ups and the downs, and I think 414 00:17:49,759 --> 00:17:53,000 the downs were just feeling such so brutal for Byu 415 00:17:53,039 --> 00:17:55,599 that it was like, I don't blame anybody for having 416 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:57,960 the thoughts to maybe jump ship or stop leaving. But 417 00:17:58,839 --> 00:18:00,960 you know, I know people don't want to police storming 418 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,480 the court, but Bo, you beat a top ten team 419 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,640 at home, and they did on Senior night, like I 420 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,559 think it is there. I think it merited a court storming. Obviously, 421 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,319 Boop was waving for fans to come on the court 422 00:18:10,319 --> 00:18:11,119 and join. 423 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:11,519 Speaker 2: Them and party. 424 00:18:11,599 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 4: And it's just one of those things like you know 425 00:18:13,799 --> 00:18:16,400 BYU lost three really dumb games in a row and 426 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:17,880 then they beat a top ten team at home. And 427 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:19,279 I know Texas Tech they don't have a top and but 428 00:18:19,319 --> 00:18:21,880 BYU doesn't have Saunders, right and Texas Tech has been 429 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,119 winning games without top and BYU without Saunders, you know, 430 00:18:24,319 --> 00:18:27,640 the results hadn't been as positive. So I don't want 431 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,640 anybody to try and take away the shine off that 432 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,319 win because it was a really impressive win of the 433 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,319 hard fought win. I think the biggest thing is you 434 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,039 saw that BYU got its fight back and got its 435 00:18:35,079 --> 00:18:37,839 group back. And to have a scene like that where 436 00:18:37,839 --> 00:18:40,279 people are storming the court and it's a celebration, it's 437 00:18:40,279 --> 00:18:42,400 a night to remember. Like those are the things that 438 00:18:43,319 --> 00:18:45,559 lasts forever, Like how long have we been talking about 439 00:18:45,559 --> 00:18:48,160 the Gonzaga win in twenty twenty or Jimmer it against 440 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,319 San Diego State like that Texas Tech win for better. 441 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,039 I mean, it's not on that level, but there'll be 442 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:53,559 a night that people at BYU, who are at that 443 00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:55,480 game will be talking about forever and so to have 444 00:18:55,559 --> 00:18:57,079 a moment like that that's going to stand that test 445 00:18:57,079 --> 00:18:58,359 of time. Like that's why you don't give up on 446 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,839 the season, because anything can happen. I think about trying 447 00:19:01,839 --> 00:19:04,119 to remember the coach's name, Dan Monson. He was at 448 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,160 A He was at Long Beach State for a long time. 449 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,480 He got fired before the conference tournament. They had a 450 00:19:09,519 --> 00:19:11,319 bad year, but then they won the conference tournament and 451 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:13,680 made the INSA tournament, and it was this crazy thing, like, 452 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:15,319 you know, you could you could have given up all 453 00:19:15,319 --> 00:19:17,200 the season then, but they went on a run. They 454 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,440 defied the odds and they did something incredible. They went 455 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,400 to the tournament as a like the ten seed in 456 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,039 their conference or whatever. So it's just one of those 457 00:19:23,039 --> 00:19:25,799 things like just it's it's the Jimmy Valvano, right, It's 458 00:19:25,799 --> 00:19:27,640 that don't ever give up, don't ever give up, Like 459 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,559 just anything can happen in sports, and that's what makes 460 00:19:30,599 --> 00:19:32,240 it so beautiful. That's why I love telling the stories 461 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,240 about him. So I don't I don't blame people for 462 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:39,839 for having some pessimism and feeling maybe as if the 463 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,039 the the good days of bya basketball had passed them by, 464 00:19:42,079 --> 00:19:44,240 but you know, BYU of credit to Kevin Young and 465 00:19:44,279 --> 00:19:46,680 his staff, credit for the players, credit to Richie Saunders 466 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,279 for whatever he's doing on the bench to get BYU 467 00:19:48,279 --> 00:19:50,680 wins whenever he's there. Like, it's just been amazing to 468 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,960 see them kind of respond to the adversity and come 469 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,680 out and maybe reinvent themselves and then rediscover their fights. So 470 00:19:56,519 --> 00:20:01,279 I mean BYU, like BYU fan had every right to 471 00:20:01,759 --> 00:20:05,119 maybe be pessimistic or be down on the Cougars, but 472 00:20:05,559 --> 00:20:08,640 you know, Ba's proved them wrong. They figured out a 473 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,599 way to get the win, and I just it's been 474 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,119 amazing to see them with more of that spark, more 475 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:14,599 of that fight since that text. 476 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 2: Second, love that perspective. Jackson Bret your Mark yesterday said 477 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,519 that the Big twelve deserves eight to nine bigs. He 478 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:27,160 stated that if you're five hundred or above in the league, 479 00:20:27,799 --> 00:20:31,319 you should get in Cincinnati's you know, top twenty five 480 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:35,839 and analytics. Since December, West Virginia has been flirtatious right 481 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,200 there at the five hundred mark, and they did lose 482 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,400 the Kansas State to kind of end the year, but 483 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,759 they got to win over UCF. What do you think 484 00:20:43,799 --> 00:20:45,839 how many bids do you think the Big Twelve deserves 485 00:20:45,839 --> 00:20:47,559 in this NCAA tournament. 486 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't have a number off the top of 487 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:51,400 my head. I have to look at it, but I 488 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,680 do think like, if you can go over five hundred, 489 00:20:53,759 --> 00:20:55,319 Like I just remember that first year when YUS in 490 00:20:55,319 --> 00:20:57,319 the Big Twelve, they went ten and eight, I want 491 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,319 to say with Mark Pope, and that was a huge success. Wow, 492 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,519 you went over five hundred to the best basketball conference, 493 00:21:02,559 --> 00:21:05,119 the deepest basketball conference in the country. Going over five 494 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,240 hundred is definitely something to pat yourself on the back about. 495 00:21:08,279 --> 00:21:11,039 And I think if you go over five hundred and 496 00:21:11,039 --> 00:21:12,359 the Big twelve ods are, you probably should be the 497 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,240 inst of the way tournament. But obviously, like look BYU 498 00:21:15,279 --> 00:21:18,920 went five hundred and the Big Twelve, their non conference 499 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:20,680 is probably what kept them safely in the field with 500 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:25,240 their wins over people like Villanova, Miami, Clemson. So you 501 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:26,960 have to if we're going to use that logic to 502 00:21:27,039 --> 00:21:28,519 keep EYU in the tournament, we got to use that 503 00:21:28,559 --> 00:21:29,960 logic to maybe keep some other people out of the 504 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:31,960 tournament too. And I want as many Big twelve teams 505 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,119 as possible in the tournament obviously, but if you had 506 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,240 some bad losses earlier that are hurting your metrics, like 507 00:21:36,799 --> 00:21:38,680 I don't know, like that should probably be weighing as well. 508 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,200 But at the same time, like if you look the 509 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,640 part of the tournament team down the stretch, you should 510 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,680 probably be in as well. Like BAU women's basketball. BA 511 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,000 women's basketball has been amazing as of late, and they've 512 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,160 had some bad losses too, but you know, they ended 513 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,559 the year looking like a tournament team, And so I 514 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,559 think it's a weird balance to strike, you know, like 515 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,000 you want to take the whole season as as what 516 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,039 it's worth, but also you want to make sure the 517 00:21:57,039 --> 00:21:59,759 I tests, Like I think the Big Twelve has the 518 00:21:59,759 --> 00:22:03,759 most teams playing looking like tournament teams right now, clearly, 519 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,799 like there will be teams that don't make the tournament 520 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,400 that look like they should be, but they won't be, 521 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,279 and that's just how it goes. And so look, the 522 00:22:09,279 --> 00:22:12,039 Big Twelve I think re established itself as the best 523 00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:15,519 basketball conference in America this year. And I mean, look, 524 00:22:15,559 --> 00:22:18,519 Arizonaica win the national title, Houston win the national title. 525 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:20,400 I always say could go to the Final four. Like 526 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,079 it's just there's a lot of reasons for optimism in 527 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,960 the Big twelve and hopefully there's eight or nine, maybe 528 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,920 ten teams representing the conference as a result. 529 00:22:28,319 --> 00:22:30,039 Speaker 2: One of the things that stood out to me final 530 00:22:30,079 --> 00:22:34,160 thing the formulation Yo Jackson, I believe Rob Wright has 531 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:38,119 gone on record and essentially stated that he's either going 532 00:22:38,279 --> 00:22:43,680 pro or coming back to Provo Capitol pro lowercase Vo 533 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,680 next season. That would be massive news to get Rob 534 00:22:47,759 --> 00:22:49,559 right the third back at b YU. 535 00:22:51,319 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely. I mean, I think it's it's it's one 536 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,759 of those things where it's like anything can change in 537 00:22:57,759 --> 00:22:59,680 a moment, right And I think as of now, I 538 00:23:00,079 --> 00:23:01,559 have to take it for the timing, right Like, as 539 00:23:01,559 --> 00:23:04,519 of now, that's his planned. Maybe he changes his mind, 540 00:23:04,519 --> 00:23:06,480 maybe things stay the same. I don't know, but as 541 00:23:06,519 --> 00:23:08,039 of right now, he wants to stay in Provo, and 542 00:23:08,039 --> 00:23:09,759 that's what he said, and so got it. Take it 543 00:23:09,839 --> 00:23:11,880 for his word. So hopefully he's back, because he would 544 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,200 be a great you're losing Rich, you're losing aj Who, 545 00:23:15,279 --> 00:23:17,880 you're losing Kiba. If you could keep one of your stars, 546 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,960 maybe Davis coming back, but I don't know. If you 547 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,039 can keep a starter at Provo for next year, I 548 00:23:22,039 --> 00:23:24,000 think that'd be a huge, huge boost for YU, so 549 00:23:24,039 --> 00:23:25,200 we'll see how that shakes. 550 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 3: Out, Jackson. Best way to support you, what you do, 551 00:23:27,519 --> 00:23:29,039 how you do it for all of our listeners. 552 00:23:29,839 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, just follow me on Twitter and Instagram at Jackson 553 00:23:32,039 --> 00:23:34,480 five pain and read the des Right News every day. 554 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,200 We've got a lot of YU content coming out from 555 00:23:36,279 --> 00:23:38,759 jjur and myself. So yeah, thanks for all the support. 556 00:23:38,759 --> 00:23:41,319 Speaker 2: As always, you guys do great work. Appreciate you Jackson, 557 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,119 great content. 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