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Yeah, we need one. Yeah, 42 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,599 we need one Oregon transfer cornerback. So one law Lea 43 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:23,479 has committed to Missouri. Per Hayes Faucet now coming out 44 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,840 of high school or coming out of Juco, Sione was 45 00:02:26,879 --> 00:02:30,000 a highly tatted, highly sought after cornerback. He ended up 46 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,199 at Oregon, but one of his first offers was was 47 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,000 b Yu and I was like, man, maybe we can 48 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,360 get them this go around. Missoo is where he ended up. 49 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,560 And I believe, if I'm not mistaken, we lost. We 50 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,479 lost out on another cornerback from Missoo And I'll pull 51 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,719 it up here momentarily, but yeah. According to anthree's Pete NACo's, 52 00:02:48,759 --> 00:02:52,319 Missouri has landed a commitment out of the NCAA transfer 53 00:02:52,319 --> 00:02:56,439 portal for cornerbacks. Ony Lao Leah head coach Eli Drinkwitz 54 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,520 adds Laulea to the twenty twenty six roster from the Ducks. 55 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,759 He's got one season of eligibility left and was one 56 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,840 of the few Oregon players who missed out on the 57 00:03:07,879 --> 00:03:10,479 college Football Playoff experience due to the transperportal. He did 58 00:03:10,479 --> 00:03:12,680 not appear in any of the three games, beginning with 59 00:03:12,719 --> 00:03:15,400 the first round matchup versus James Madison, trips to Miami 60 00:03:15,439 --> 00:03:19,400 for the Origin Bowl against x Tech, and the Indiana 61 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:24,759 rematch in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl. Didn't participate there either. 62 00:03:25,319 --> 00:03:28,680 Lal Leya played in six games this season for the 63 00:03:28,759 --> 00:03:33,000 organ Ducks, set totally seven tackles. Two pass breakups were 64 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,000 recorded on the RAR. October eighteen turned out to be 65 00:03:35,039 --> 00:03:36,879 his last game in a Duck uniform win. The team 66 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:41,400 traveled across country to piscott Away to play the Rutgers. 67 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,879 But yeah, he was there for two seasons. Is this 68 00:03:46,479 --> 00:03:48,599 final year of eligibility, possibly because of a red shirt 69 00:03:48,599 --> 00:03:51,879 he took during the twenty twenty four season. Jucos where 70 00:03:51,919 --> 00:03:55,240 Lao Leaya's college career got under way. He was at 71 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,240 College of San Mateo. He was the number two overall 72 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,759 JUCO player at the time. It up at Oregon. But man, 73 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,319 I remember him posting about his BYU offer and bringing it. 74 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,039 I want to say to his either his dad or 75 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,240 his grandpa, and he was just stoked about it. He 76 00:04:11,479 --> 00:04:14,599 was elated back he took He took an official visit 77 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,600 to BYU as one of his first officials. But I 78 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:21,639 guess the not enough glitz and glamour and Provo to 79 00:04:21,759 --> 00:04:25,759 obtain the talents of Sioni Lao lea Tomorrow. Warren uh 80 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:30,040 per k Pop has been on the phone ever since 81 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,959 he arrived in Provo trying to find the next great 82 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,319 cornerback to rep the y bred, always bringing the hammer. 83 00:04:37,319 --> 00:04:39,480 What do you got for me? I'm pulling up the 84 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,079 transfer portal. 85 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 2: Ron and I were doing this this morning, actually going 86 00:04:44,199 --> 00:04:46,399 through the transfer because I was looking at running backs 87 00:04:46,399 --> 00:04:47,680 and it's like, okay, who's left? 88 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,199 Speaker 1: You wanted an RB too? Who's left in the portal? 89 00:04:50,319 --> 00:04:51,319 So I'm going. 90 00:04:51,439 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 2: Right now to look at just who exactly BYU could 91 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:03,040 get because so BYU currently has. 92 00:05:04,399 --> 00:05:07,879 Speaker 1: Seven transfers coming in. 93 00:05:08,639 --> 00:05:11,639 Speaker 2: So I guess the question when you sit there and 94 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,600 you look at that, is like, what else does by 95 00:05:14,639 --> 00:05:16,720 you not have in that list? Again, we know the 96 00:05:16,759 --> 00:05:21,439 two linebackers, a wide receiver, three offensive linemen, and then 97 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,160 a tight end. I actually think like, as it sits 98 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,959 right now, the only things that I feel like you 99 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,160 could really still have on your Christmas list for BAU 100 00:05:31,199 --> 00:05:36,040 in the transfer portal is you could say definitive wide 101 00:05:36,079 --> 00:05:39,439 receiver one. However, I'll tell you I've looked through who's 102 00:05:39,519 --> 00:05:41,800 left in the portal right now. There's not a wide 103 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,160 receiver one left. I don't even think there's anybody in 104 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,360 the top like fifty wide receivers in the portal that's 105 00:05:47,439 --> 00:05:47,959 left right now. 106 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: So I don't think you can get that. 107 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: I think there's only two players B what you needs 108 00:05:52,639 --> 00:05:57,000 left out of the portal, and it's I would like 109 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,959 a definitive RB two or what I'd like even more 110 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,560 as a definitive RB one B and then what we've 111 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:05,920 been talking about, which. 112 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,759 Speaker 1: Is a corner three. And so it does suck that. 113 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,639 Speaker 2: He missed out on that Jackson Gates Yep, Jackson Gate. Yeah, 114 00:06:11,639 --> 00:06:14,800 he was the kid who went to Missouri over that hurts. 115 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, committed to Syracuse than BYU. Then I'm looking at 116 00:06:19,319 --> 00:06:23,360 like guys that that BYU offered in the twenty twenty 117 00:06:23,399 --> 00:06:26,680 five class that really didn't play much. One of the 118 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,040 guys that I'm looking at even from A because you're 119 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:30,639 looking for a wide receiver one, you're looking for an 120 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,680 RB two you're looking for a CV three right Jerome 121 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,439 Miles at Texas A and m at A Corner Canyon 122 00:06:36,959 --> 00:06:41,240 six three two fifteen five star. I don't think he lost. 123 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,000 I don't think he's he he played at all for 124 00:06:45,079 --> 00:06:49,040 the Aggies. I was like, okay, is that an opportunity? 125 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,439 Is that a you could you know, maybe if he 126 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,759 entered the portal, you could get an ev out. I 127 00:06:56,759 --> 00:06:59,000 don't think he's entered the portal, but you know there 128 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,560 are third parties out there. We don't want to be 129 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,319 in the tampering game. I'm not saying that. All I'm 130 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,879 saying is I'm just saying it'd be nice if he 131 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,800 entered the portal because you need you need a guy. Now, 132 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:18,160 Kurtzignetti would say, go get productivity, not potential. So give 133 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,279 me an FCS baller. Give me a low level like 134 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,480 G six baller that wants to get the call up 135 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,519 from the farm league to the major leagues at the 136 00:07:26,519 --> 00:07:29,319 P four, at a P four institution where you can 137 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,399 get some opportunities. But there haven't been a whole lot 138 00:07:33,399 --> 00:07:37,959 of like offers from you know, from BYU that have 139 00:07:38,079 --> 00:07:41,920 been doled out. Per reports that have been dropped. We 140 00:07:41,959 --> 00:07:45,879 haven't seen much outside of the seven that have been 141 00:07:45,879 --> 00:07:47,720 offered thus far and ultimately committed. 142 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,639 Speaker 2: So there's five corners in the top twenty five left 143 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:56,000 in the portal right now, so that that could be interesting. 144 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,079 There is a corner from Oregon see if Chris Graves 145 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,920 Junior from Ole Miss, Daniel Harris from Georgia, Aaron Scott 146 00:08:02,959 --> 00:08:06,319 from Ohio State, Dalen Austin from Oregon, and Cam Calhoun 147 00:08:06,399 --> 00:08:10,319 at Alabama. So there are some top top guys left 148 00:08:10,399 --> 00:08:14,720 in the portal number fifty one, fifty two for two 149 00:08:14,759 --> 00:08:16,279 four seven, fifty six to fifty seven. 150 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:17,399 Speaker 1: So there's some good. 151 00:08:17,279 --> 00:08:21,879 Speaker 2: Top corners left in the portal right now. So I 152 00:08:22,199 --> 00:08:24,959 I to me, the only thing I really need from 153 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:29,079 BYU before this portal closes is a top running back 154 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,600 and a top corner, which there still are those guys 155 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,159 left right now. And I remember you lose Pokai Hunga Yep, 156 00:08:35,279 --> 00:08:37,360 you know we thought maybe he'd be back this year 157 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:42,240 after sitting out this year, Shoni Mo LJ. Martin, They're 158 00:08:42,279 --> 00:08:42,840 coming back. 159 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:49,919 Speaker 1: Devon Ekka is gonna be in that room. And Ina Knawahine, 160 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:58,480 I mean, uh Joe Vessa Demuni, you know, like I 161 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,080 wonder if they're hesitant to go out and get another 162 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:06,120 running back because that could potentially take away toats from LJ. Sure, 163 00:09:06,759 --> 00:09:09,519 but I also think expecting LJ. 164 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 2: Preston Rex is there too, And I look, I think 165 00:09:13,759 --> 00:09:15,480 Joevessa was awesome in the bowl game. 166 00:09:15,639 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: But here's my question. He didn't. 167 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,759 Speaker 2: BYA didn't just find out that Joe Vesa could do 168 00:09:20,879 --> 00:09:24,200 that when they they knew who Jovessa was. So if 169 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,279 the coaches told me, hey, we're not playing him until 170 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,919 the bowl game or we're not giving him really meaningful 171 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,960 reps until the bowl game, that makes me think, Okay, 172 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,200 then you're not one in love. You ran Jovesa out 173 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,200 there because you were low on options. 174 00:09:41,799 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: And look, I hope that's not the case. 175 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,919 Speaker 2: I would love for Jovesa to be definitive RB two. 176 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,120 But I just I feel like, given what BYU didn't 177 00:09:50,159 --> 00:09:53,159 do when they needed a running back, especially when you 178 00:09:53,159 --> 00:09:56,120 look at that Iowa State game, what they didn't do 179 00:09:56,279 --> 00:09:58,919 when they needed a running back, that makes me feel 180 00:09:58,960 --> 00:09:59,919 like they don't. 181 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,519 Speaker 1: I have supreme confidence. 182 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 2: I think this BYU offense gets unlocked if you have 183 00:10:04,879 --> 00:10:07,879 a two headed monster in that run game between LJ 184 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,679 and someone else, and then bear becomes your third sneaky 185 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,679 option that guys forget about. I don't think I've said 186 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,639 this is a ton I don't think option number one 187 00:10:18,519 --> 00:10:21,000 is bear being RB two. And I think if you 188 00:10:21,039 --> 00:10:24,879 could find someone else. I know there's a trying to 189 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:27,600 remember the name of the the individual who's at LSU 190 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,519 right now, there's a six six, two hundred and twenty 191 00:10:30,519 --> 00:10:34,200 pound kid who ran like a ten eight forty from LSU. 192 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:35,799 I can't remember the name of that young man, but 193 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,240 by you could pull him, that would be like my 194 00:10:38,519 --> 00:10:42,360 dream poll, because I don't think BAU needs like another 195 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:48,759 shifty scat back like in enicknawahene or a Joe Vess 196 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,720 de Mooney. I'm thinking about when BAU has that fourth 197 00:10:51,759 --> 00:10:53,960 and one in the first quarter against Georgia Tech and 198 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,919 you don't have LJ. Look, LJ could have made it, 199 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,799 but also you had to run Enick andawahen A and 200 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,639 he didn't have the power to get through there. 201 00:11:01,039 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: If you could get a just. 202 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 2: Power third down back so that LJ doesn't have to 203 00:11:06,639 --> 00:11:09,559 take some of those hits, I think that would be awesome. 204 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: You already have him on the roster if he can 205 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:16,879 stay healthy. I mean, come on, yeah, right. 206 00:11:17,399 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: But that's the question is if he can stay healthy 207 00:11:20,519 --> 00:11:22,840 and when have we seen in Canawahene is style healthy? 208 00:11:22,879 --> 00:11:26,159 I wanted to, but I don't think that's the reality 209 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:26,919 of the situation. 210 00:11:27,639 --> 00:11:32,159 Speaker 1: Do you go after a juco player? Maybe you know 211 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,240 what I mean? Is that what you do? As far 212 00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:39,480 as junior college players are concerned. Not many of those 213 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:45,159 guys left either. Julius Pope Northwest Mississippi Community College, six 214 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,399 foot one ninety five running back. He's available, But like 215 00:11:49,399 --> 00:11:51,639 I said, there hasn't been any sort of connectivity with 216 00:11:51,799 --> 00:11:55,320 these guys. There haven't been any reports on these guys. 217 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,279 So it's kind of getting a little bit later in. 218 00:11:58,399 --> 00:12:01,840 But that being set, I don't think it's ever too 219 00:12:01,919 --> 00:12:05,519 late because after springball that portal opens up again and 220 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,159 you see some individuals that are like, you know what, 221 00:12:08,279 --> 00:12:10,519 I don't think I'm gonna have the role that I 222 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:14,919 thought I was gonna have at this particular school. I'm 223 00:12:14,919 --> 00:12:18,159 gonna get I'm gonna get portaling and maybe BYU is 224 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,919 the place for you. This is the place we've seen 225 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:27,159 many late acquisitions. I remember, I want to say, Tyson Williams. 226 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:33,879 This is before like the modern day transfer portal. It 227 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:40,240 had been instituted, but but Tyson Williams in May signed 228 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:44,480 with BYU in twenty nineteen. He was like RB three 229 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:49,840 at South Carolina. I'm telling you RB three's in the 230 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,919 SEC or Big ten. I think that would be a 231 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,360 nice opportunity for BYU. I'm not saying you have to 232 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,240 go do it. I'm saying, Harvey, if you're listening, let's 233 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,000 see what's available out there, let's just take a gander, 234 00:13:03,399 --> 00:13:07,080 if you will. So let's make a transition here. 235 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 3: Uh. 236 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,759 Speaker 1: One of the things that a little transition to hoop 237 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:18,279 talk Richie Saunders showing up in the latest NBA mock draft. 238 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,519 Jeremy Wu has him gone fifty first overall to the 239 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:27,840 Cleveland Cavaliers, and it bakes the question, who's your NBA 240 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,960 comp for Richie Saunders. We were talking off the air 241 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:36,519 here and your initial assessment was Alex Caruso one hundred percent. 242 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,639 I would love for him to be Alex Crusoe. I 243 00:13:38,639 --> 00:13:41,440 don't know if he's got the bounce that Alex has. 244 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:46,840 Alex is bouncy bro bouncing like he can go like, 245 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,080 so I'm not willing to go Alex Caruso just said 246 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,879 he's not a Sam Merrill, He's not that, you know 247 00:13:53,919 --> 00:13:56,120 what I mean? So who who is his player comp 248 00:13:56,159 --> 00:14:00,480 When they're evaluating Richie and he's a second round pick, 249 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,720 who are they comparing him to? What are they saying 250 00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:06,159 about his ceiling? What are they saying about his floor? 251 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,679 Because it would be a fantastic opportunity for Richie rich 252 00:14:09,759 --> 00:14:12,200 the Todd King to head to Cleveland and be the 253 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,399 fifty first overall pick in the NBA draft, no doubt 254 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:22,039 about it. But who's your true player? Cop Dizzel says 255 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,200 this Perry Board one O three on Twitter. I've said 256 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:29,879 this many times. He reminds me of Matt Harpring. Okay, 257 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:34,480 his motor never stops, always brings the energy even when 258 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:38,320 his shot is falling, isn't falling. Won't be a star, 259 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:42,360 but can make a difference in every game. And he's 260 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,759 not a Kyle Korver where he's just like spotting up 261 00:14:44,759 --> 00:14:48,360 in the corner shooting threes, you know what I mean? 262 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:52,799 So Matt Harpring is what Dizzel says. Agree or disagree, 263 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:53,639 I got. 264 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,159 Speaker 2: Some good ones for you from the good old the GTP, 265 00:14:56,639 --> 00:14:57,320 the good old Chat. 266 00:14:57,519 --> 00:14:58,279 Speaker 3: Yea, all right? 267 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 2: Give me that overall comp per chat GPT Dante DiVincenzo. 268 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:04,399 Speaker 1: I actually really like that one. 269 00:15:04,399 --> 00:15:06,559 Speaker 2: Okay guy with a high motor, guy who can shoot 270 00:15:06,559 --> 00:15:11,120 the three ball, really good defender, plays bigger than his size. 271 00:15:11,159 --> 00:15:14,759 So I like Dante DiVincenzo. They list Duncan Robinson. I 272 00:15:14,799 --> 00:15:18,159 don't really like that one because Duncan Robinson is basically 273 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,480 just a tall guy who can shoot three pointers. 274 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,799 Speaker 1: He's not the athlete. 275 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 2: I don't think that Richie Saunders is, uh, you'll like 276 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:25,279 this one. 277 00:15:25,399 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: He is. He is six seven, two fifteen. Dante's sixty 278 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:30,200 four to two oh three. 279 00:15:30,399 --> 00:15:33,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I like that one. Dante DiVincenzo. I don't 280 00:15:33,519 --> 00:15:35,639 know how Boa fans feel about this one. I don't 281 00:15:35,639 --> 00:15:38,440 know how college basketball fans feel about this one. Grayson 282 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:43,320 Allen similar build and athletic profile. Confidence shooter with edge, 283 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,759 plays with emotion and toughness, will take and make big shots. 284 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,360 I don't know that I would compare him to Grayson 285 00:15:49,399 --> 00:15:51,960 Allen when I talk about playing with emotion and toughness. 286 00:15:51,639 --> 00:15:54,519 Speaker 1: Because I've never seen Paul. I've never seen Richie try 287 00:15:54,559 --> 00:15:55,799 to take anybody out of a game. 288 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,639 Speaker 2: I think it's the only difference with Richie and Grayson Allen. 289 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: I mean that was a raftick by the Jazz that 290 00:16:01,639 --> 00:16:05,080 I thought could develop into something. I mean currently you know, 291 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:09,519 with the Phoenix Suns, he was he was a first 292 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,320 round twenty one overall, but he averaged what fifteen point 293 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,480 seven points per game, two point nine rebounds, three point 294 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:18,360 seven assistant, forty two percent from the field. Not too bad, 295 00:16:18,679 --> 00:16:21,639 not too shabby. What year is he in now? I 296 00:16:21,679 --> 00:16:25,200 mean he's almost in his like eighth year in the 297 00:16:25,279 --> 00:16:28,879 NBA too. And if Richie sticks around that long, I 298 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,080 think you could see something like this where he's more 299 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,720 than just a just a role player coming off the bench, 300 00:16:34,759 --> 00:16:36,679 because Richie's gonna put in the work. If he stays 301 00:16:36,679 --> 00:16:39,519 healthy and he's in the league and he and he 302 00:16:39,559 --> 00:16:42,919 continues to progress here, you could see him in the 303 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:43,919 league for a long time. 304 00:16:44,559 --> 00:16:46,519 Speaker 2: The other one they gave, and I actually think I 305 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,360 like this one the most out of anyone besides the 306 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,360 Vincenzo Austin reeves for the Lakers. 307 00:16:52,399 --> 00:16:56,879 Speaker 1: Austin is a man. He is so savvy with the handle. Though, 308 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:02,000 like for Richie really to take a next step, I 309 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,319 would like to see, you know, maybe a little bit 310 00:17:05,319 --> 00:17:08,680 more athleticism, yes, you know, getting you know, bigger, faster, stronger. 311 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:13,200 I mean, he's six five, two hundred. Austin Reeves. What's 312 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,279 his highthwight, what's his profile? I feel like Austin is 313 00:17:16,279 --> 00:17:20,200 a little bit taller, six six ninety seven, pretty similar, 314 00:17:21,319 --> 00:17:24,160 but his handle is just and he he is a 315 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:30,359 slippery sucker. If Richie approves the handle, I'm down with that. 316 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 2: I like that player com I do think Richie has 317 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:34,240 the athleticism. 318 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,799 Speaker 1: I just don't think he has the dunking ability. I 319 00:17:36,799 --> 00:17:37,640 think that's it. 320 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,519 Speaker 2: Like, I think we agree that Richie is quick enough, 321 00:17:40,599 --> 00:17:41,359 fast enough. 322 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:43,559 Speaker 1: I think he's athletic enough. 323 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 2: I just think when it comes to dunk in the basketball, 324 00:17:46,079 --> 00:17:48,519 that might not be his thing. But everything else, when 325 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:51,640 it comes to athleticism, Richie Saunders is no slouch. 326 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: All right, So we're gonna go. Then ceiling is Austin Reeves? 327 00:17:56,440 --> 00:18:02,759 All right? And then what's his floor? Allen Grayson? Allen Well, 328 00:18:02,799 --> 00:18:04,720 I mean that's pretty good having that floor. That's a 329 00:18:04,799 --> 00:18:07,400 that's a that's a high floor. I mean, I feel 330 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,119 like Grayson's been good. I don't think he's a starter though, 331 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:15,279 I mean, I mean he hasn't necessarily been, but but 332 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,400 he's always been a rotational, right, right, that's what. That's 333 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,559 a good floor. Yeah, yeah, okay, I'm down with that, 334 00:18:22,039 --> 00:18:25,200 all right. That's our segment, guys, brought to you by 335 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,759 rubies In, rubies In dot com. Hike bike, Razor, horseback 336 00:18:28,839 --> 00:18:30,720 ride through the Hoodoos of Bryce Cann. You won't be 337 00:18:30,759 --> 00:18:34,519 disappointed in Ruby's In and Bryce Cannon National Park. You 338 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:36,960 hear me say it all the time. Why go to 339 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,440 the mouse when you can head down and head down 340 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,279 to Ruby's In and Bryce Cannon and experienced the real thing, 341 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,920 the red rock formations. 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Tip Off is 352 00:19:15,839 --> 00:19:18,200 at nine o'clock tonight with the pregame show starting right 353 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,839 here on ESPN the Fan at eight o'clock. Yesterday, Richie 354 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,200 Saunders was named one of the USBWA Oscar Robertson National 355 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,640 Players of the Week for his performances against Utah and 356 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,240 Arizona State. Saunders needs just five points to pass BYU 357 00:19:30,279 --> 00:19:32,480 Hall of Famer Roland Minson and six to go into 358 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,799 the top twenty of the BYU all time scoring lists. Yesterday, 359 00:19:35,839 --> 00:19:38,400 by Football announced the signing of Jake Clifton, a former 360 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,240 Kansas State linebacker who recently returned from his two year 361 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,279 mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day 362 00:19:43,279 --> 00:19:46,519 Saints in Nicaragua. Clifton joins a loaded linebacker room that 363 00:19:46,559 --> 00:19:47,759 includes Isaiah. 364 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,759 Speaker 1: Glasker, Kadu Luave, and Cilia Sarah. 365 00:19:49,839 --> 00:19:52,599 Speaker 4: Also, quarterback Tracy Borgay announced his intention to run it 366 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,839 back with the post on social media. By you currently 367 00:19:54,839 --> 00:19:57,680 sits at three qbs in that room with Bear Bachmeer, Borgay, 368 00:19:57,799 --> 00:20:00,000 and Cole Hagen On the diamond elove Bridge. 369 00:20:00,079 --> 00:20:00,839 Speaker 1: Ingham was named. 370 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,839 Speaker 4: Softball's forty ninth best overall player by d one Softball 371 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,319 following an incredible freshman season which he was named a 372 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:07,799 third team All American in the Big. 373 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:08,759 Speaker 1: Twelves Freshman of the Year. 374 00:20:08,839 --> 00:20:11,559 Speaker 4: Finally, Zach Selias and Fussini Triorey were both in action 375 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,559 yesterday and France's top basketball league. Selias had six points, 376 00:20:14,559 --> 00:20:17,599 three rebounds and one assists for lblc Asvill and for 377 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,920 sig Strasburg. 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Welcome to Cougar Sports 408 00:21:46,759 --> 00:21:50,519 Insider representing BYU TV. We got Jerem Jordan on the line. Jerem, 409 00:21:50,519 --> 00:21:51,200 how the heck are you? 410 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 3: Ben Cridle, what is up? My brother? 411 00:21:54,839 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: Living the dream Man? Getting into this off season of 412 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,480 transfer portal talk as well is BYU hoop season. Where 413 00:22:01,519 --> 00:22:03,119 have you been allocating your bandwidth? 414 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:09,279 Speaker 3: Listen, it's always football season. It's always men's basketball season. 415 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,880 And then it's am I calling men or women's volleyball, 416 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,759 and right now that's men's volleyball two and zero two 417 00:22:14,839 --> 00:22:17,559 more matches coming up this weekend Talk ten matchup, you 418 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,480 see San Diego BYU and so it's all happening baby, 419 00:22:21,559 --> 00:22:24,880 the portal and football. This afternoon they announced the new 420 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:28,079 men's basketball transfer portal window, which is fifteen days after 421 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,880 the national championship game. And so yeah, that's when you 422 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,160 jump in. You don't have to jump out by the 423 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:35,920 end of the fifteen days, but you just have to 424 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,319 basically declare that you're in the portal within that fifteen 425 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,640 day window. So there's always something man. People always people 426 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:43,319 probably ask you the same question, like what are you 427 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,559 talking about in the summer. There's always stuff going on. 428 00:22:45,759 --> 00:22:48,039 It's where where we're like, I don't know, let's make 429 00:22:48,079 --> 00:22:48,480 something up. 430 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: Always something to talk about. There's always news and notes 431 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,799 coming out of Brig up BYUS required seven football transfers 432 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,920 via the portal. What else is missing? What else do 433 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,000 be why you need Many people are saying we need 434 00:23:04,039 --> 00:23:06,279 an RB two. Many people are saying we need a 435 00:23:06,279 --> 00:23:08,279 wide receiver one. Many people are saying we need a 436 00:23:08,279 --> 00:23:10,319 CB three. What are your priorities right now? 437 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 3: Jerem Well, given how unbelievably good the retention has been, 438 00:23:17,079 --> 00:23:19,759 I don't know that. You know, Boy's gonna have a 439 00:23:19,799 --> 00:23:23,000 ton of dough to go get a ton more dudes, 440 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,039 because you only have so much unless you got Cody Campbell, 441 00:23:26,039 --> 00:23:27,880 you only have so much dough to spend. And you 442 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,039 said the word acquired like it's a pro team, like 443 00:23:30,079 --> 00:23:33,480 that's where we are right. Obviously, Boy wants it to 444 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:37,359 be transformational, not transactional, but there's a certain amount of transactions. 445 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,519 I think, Boy, you probably got its left tackling paki 446 00:23:40,599 --> 00:23:43,839 Fino from Washington. They added some beef almost one thousand 447 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,079 pounds the other day. I thought that was great. Kyler 448 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,839 Casper is a guy that we hope, you know, has 449 00:23:48,839 --> 00:23:51,680 an impact and it's exciting. You know, the experienced guy 450 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,920 that from Morgan six to six, you know, hasn't had 451 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,480 a ton of catches. Maybe maybe he does here. Maybe 452 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,839 that's the Alex Barcelo Carson ran principally you come here, 453 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:04,000 it's a nice fit you. You explode onto the scene. 454 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,960 RB two is an interesting one. What will Sione Moa become? 455 00:24:08,279 --> 00:24:10,960 And can you get healthy after compartment syndrome? You know 456 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,200 that's that's tough, does boy? You have a ton of 457 00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:16,920 resources to go get a guy that wants to be 458 00:24:17,079 --> 00:24:20,400 RB two or three, because when you when you come, 459 00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:23,799 when you come here, if you're super good, you're staring 460 00:24:23,799 --> 00:24:25,599 at LJ going how many carrys am I going to get? 461 00:24:25,599 --> 00:24:27,799 Because this dude's gonna get twenty a game. I do 462 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:32,039 think boy needs a viable backup quarterbacks potentially. Uh, you 463 00:24:32,079 --> 00:24:34,759 know Tracy Boorgay has good experience obviously at Western Michigan, 464 00:24:34,759 --> 00:24:38,079 but hasn't really played the last two years. You know, 465 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,319 you bring Eniquaton off a mission yourself, Cole Hagen, so 466 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,000 you basically have room for one more guy. If you 467 00:24:44,039 --> 00:24:47,319 carry five quarterbacks like you did this year, you know 468 00:24:47,559 --> 00:24:50,839 you don't replace Chase Roberts. You're not gonna go pay 469 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,839 a million bucks to a dude that's gonna come in 470 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,119 and be that guy. I don't think, but I do 471 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,000 love Kadu Luave coming in at back of replacing Jack Kelly. 472 00:25:00,079 --> 00:25:02,720 That dude's legit. And I don't know if in the 473 00:25:02,759 --> 00:25:04,880 Portal era or even before BO he's brought in a 474 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,400 more proven transfer he's not the Well hopefully it's a 475 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,400 good fit and he produces. This guy, it's he is awesome, 476 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:16,079 He's going to produce. It's that's an incredible get for BYU. 477 00:25:16,519 --> 00:25:18,559 Super excited about him. I'm wondering if they keep him 478 00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:21,400 at middle linebacker move him to the outside, because as 479 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:25,160 a pass rusher, he's crazy, crazy good. That's the best 480 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,480 thing he does. And he makes a bunch of tackles too, 481 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,799 So I think, you know what, a second tight end 482 00:25:30,799 --> 00:25:34,400 wouldn't hurt if they wide receiver feels pretty loaded given 483 00:25:34,519 --> 00:25:36,119 some of the young guns they're bringing in and the 484 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:41,160 excitement around Legend Glasger and Jared Pula and and sorry 485 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,839 on and I feel pretty good at that spot, and 486 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,880 it seems like they feel pretty good at most of 487 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,039 the other spots. I mean, there's not a lot of 488 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,440 transfer portal major needs, and I think for the most 489 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,000 part they probably filled them. 490 00:25:54,920 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: You mentioned uh a y too alongside maybe the incumbents 491 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:04,359 competing for that y too job. But Roger Sally of 492 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,559 PAGA has entered the portal. He was offered by BYU 493 00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:10,559 out of org Utah. He had I believe three septer twenty. 494 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,640 She started a touchdown for the Dutch this past season. 495 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,440 I think he's played two years there. Do you think 496 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:15,240 he could be a target? 497 00:26:17,599 --> 00:26:20,519 Speaker 3: That'd be sweeten man like, there's some good options to 498 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,000 what I love about DYU right now. Ben. It's like 499 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,039 they don't have to go, oh crap, we need thirty dudes. 500 00:26:26,519 --> 00:26:28,599 It's that year one in the Big Twelve. It was 501 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,279 that and it didn't work. It was five and seven. 502 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,480 You know, Texas tech Win did that and it worked 503 00:26:32,519 --> 00:26:34,559 for them. So sometimes it does work. And it's not 504 00:26:34,799 --> 00:26:37,160 just because you have a bunch of dough you're gonna 505 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,160 be good. It have to come together, like Indiana. BYU 506 00:26:40,279 --> 00:26:42,039 is going to have more four stars next year than 507 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,440 Indiana had this year. It's not always about kind of 508 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:47,799 the talent out of high school or how much money. 509 00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:51,079 You have to come together in a way that works 510 00:26:51,079 --> 00:26:54,039 and functions at a super high level. If you're Texas tacking, 511 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,480 you crush Bye, then you get crushed by organ like. 512 00:26:57,519 --> 00:26:59,000 You have to figure it out, and I think the 513 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:06,960 YU is maximizing its opportunity in terms of motivation, coaching system, culture, 514 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,759 resources continue to get better. Now you've got to play 515 00:27:10,799 --> 00:27:12,680 better in the biggest games all season, when you play 516 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,799 Notre Dame and when you play Utah again and in 517 00:27:16,079 --> 00:27:19,960 hopefully another Big Twelve title game. But he doesn't have 518 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,519 to add a ton from the portal. I think it's 519 00:27:21,559 --> 00:27:24,359 really good, like they was very good last year, almost great. 520 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,359 They're very close. You want to get into the playoffs. 521 00:27:27,759 --> 00:27:29,640 If you win the Big Twelve title, that's great, but 522 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,000 more importantly getting in the playoff. I think they're real 523 00:27:32,039 --> 00:27:34,079 close and they're super motivated, and you can see that 524 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,920 from everyone that wanted to run it back, which is incredible. 525 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: Speaking of running it back, Lj's back. You made the 526 00:27:43,039 --> 00:27:45,880 pitch not too long ago on why he maybe could 527 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:50,000 be coming back. His draft status is maybe a Day two, 528 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,559 day three guy. He had hopped onto our show as 529 00:27:52,599 --> 00:27:54,720 well prior to the bowl game and discussed a few 530 00:27:54,759 --> 00:27:57,440 of the elements that could influence them one way or 531 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,839 the other. It seems like you can make just as 532 00:28:00,079 --> 00:28:03,480 much money in college football if you are maybe a 533 00:28:03,599 --> 00:28:06,519 late Day two or definitely a Day three. If you're 534 00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:08,400 a Day three guy, you could pro and you're an 535 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,279 RB one in college football at the P four level, 536 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:15,039 you're probably making more money at the university than you 537 00:28:15,079 --> 00:28:15,799 are in the NFL. 538 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I talked to al j today. We record 539 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,599 an interview that where tomorrow and Usport station, and we 540 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:24,279 asked him some of those questions you just brought up, 541 00:28:24,319 --> 00:28:27,519 like why did you come back? What was it hard? 542 00:28:27,599 --> 00:28:30,519 He said it was hard and he was thinking about 543 00:28:30,519 --> 00:28:33,279 maybe going, but he thought about, hey, I might be 544 00:28:33,279 --> 00:28:35,400 able to be the all time league rusher, I might 545 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,359 be able to win the Dope Walker. We might be 546 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,720 able to win the Big Twelve and go to the playoff. Yes, 547 00:28:39,839 --> 00:28:42,440 and of course, you know, you can be paid well, 548 00:28:42,599 --> 00:28:45,880 and BYU made sure he was paid very competitively because 549 00:28:46,039 --> 00:28:49,119 I'm sure that was a conversation and it's worth it. 550 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,079 You know, if you're the Big twelve offensive player of 551 00:28:51,079 --> 00:28:53,519 the year, you think about the sixteen teams in the league, 552 00:28:53,559 --> 00:28:57,000 he was the best offensive player. That's amazing. You deserve 553 00:28:57,039 --> 00:29:00,000 a certain amount, right and BYU got that to him, 554 00:29:00,079 --> 00:29:01,799 and he wants to be here. He wants to run 555 00:29:01,799 --> 00:29:04,359 it back. He had surgery a little earlier so he 556 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,759 could be healthy and be ready to go. You know, 557 00:29:07,799 --> 00:29:10,319 by April, so it sounds like he'll miss springball, of 558 00:29:10,319 --> 00:29:13,759 course recovering. He told us he got a millennium Falcon 559 00:29:13,799 --> 00:29:16,160 lego set for Christmas. He has classed and nothing else 560 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:19,960 to do right now, so he's busy doing that. He's 561 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,880 got the nil A pay for that thing. That's great. Yeah, 562 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,680 the research I did in reference to the tweet that 563 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,359 you mentioned is unless you're a four to four guy, 564 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:33,599 you're probably not being drafted in the first three rounds. 565 00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:36,200 That's typically kind of what I saw from last year's draft. 566 00:29:36,599 --> 00:29:39,559 Ashton Genty didn't run the forty because he didn't need to. 567 00:29:39,599 --> 00:29:43,480 He ran for twenty six hundred yards. The lowest, the 568 00:29:43,599 --> 00:29:47,079 slowest dude that was drafted. The highest was a four 569 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,000 to five to seven guy out of Iowa in the 570 00:29:49,079 --> 00:29:52,559 late third round. So to me, that was probably LJ 571 00:29:52,759 --> 00:29:57,000 ceiling right like late third round. Super productive does everything well. 572 00:29:57,039 --> 00:29:59,319 He's not a four to four guys, probably a four 573 00:29:59,519 --> 00:30:01,759 high four fur guy, and that's okay. 574 00:30:02,559 --> 00:30:02,839 Speaker 1: He is. 575 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:05,519 Speaker 3: He is an NFL running back. He's not a burner, 576 00:30:05,759 --> 00:30:08,839 but he's lacing doubles against defense, if you will, all 577 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:13,079 the time, moving the chains, success rate, power rusher inside 578 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,759 the red zone. He does so many things. Well, I 579 00:30:15,799 --> 00:30:18,359 think he can't. And he mentioned this too. He feels 580 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,160 he can up his stock. What if he can be 581 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,920 a mid third round guy, like maybe he sneaks into 582 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,720 the second just typically that dude is a four to 583 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:29,119 four guy, and so I think it was wise for 584 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,039 him to come back. He gets paid, he can be 585 00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:33,319 the guy, can maybe be the all time leading rusher. 586 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,359 And I don't think a BYU rusher has led the 587 00:30:36,359 --> 00:30:38,559 team in rushing all four years they played her. I 588 00:30:38,599 --> 00:30:39,640 think he'd be the first to do that. 589 00:30:41,599 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: Do you think he breaks the record? Do you think 590 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:48,559 he breaks the the the all time total yardage record 591 00:30:48,799 --> 00:30:51,759 and surpasses some pretty good running backs all the way 592 00:30:51,839 --> 00:30:52,200 up to it. 593 00:30:53,079 --> 00:30:58,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, beat Jamal And you know, if he plays fourteen games, 594 00:30:58,119 --> 00:31:01,559 then yes, he basically played eleven and three quarters because 595 00:31:01,559 --> 00:31:03,920 he didn't play all the Portland State game because Jou 596 00:31:04,039 --> 00:31:05,720 was up so much. He comes out after a quartering 597 00:31:05,799 --> 00:31:08,960 at Siowa State, you know, he doesn't play in the 598 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,400 bowl game. So yeah, there were some moments. Rate wasn't 599 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,200 in there all the way. But if he can assimilate 600 00:31:15,319 --> 00:31:17,519 something similar to this last year, because he went over 601 00:31:17,599 --> 00:31:19,680 thirteen hundred yards he'll be right there. 602 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: Man. 603 00:31:20,319 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 3: That'd be pretty cool. You think about all the great 604 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,200 running backs he always had, especially the last ten years, 605 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,480 last twenty years, Brey cranked it up. It used to 606 00:31:27,519 --> 00:31:29,759 be if you're the running back, you were an afterthought here. 607 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,480 Not so kind of Luke stay on in this century 608 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:38,839 like Luke Staley, Curtis Brown, Jamaul Williams, Tyler l Geer, 609 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:42,079 Harvey Junga, l J. Martin, Like, there's been some dudes, 610 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,839 and that's pretty awesome. He could be. He could be 611 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,920 the all time leading rusher. Is he the best running 612 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,160 back in Boyan history? I mean, if he has another 613 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,279 year like you did last year, there's there's a strong 614 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:52,640 argument that perhaps. 615 00:31:52,279 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: He is well, especially considering he's the strength of schedule. Right, 616 00:31:57,079 --> 00:31:59,839 There's a number of different things that go into the 617 00:32:00,039 --> 00:32:03,359 activity of a running back. Obviously a quarter the quarterback's 618 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:06,000 ability to throw the ball, the coordinator's ability to call 619 00:32:06,039 --> 00:32:09,160 the right plays, the great blocking ability of his supporting cast. 620 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,119 But you know, LJ definitely gonna be up there all 621 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,240 time in BA football history. I mean, how do you 622 00:32:15,319 --> 00:32:17,920 rank it currently all time running backs? Is Jamal at 623 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,759 the top? Tyler o years right there, Harvey Unga, you 624 00:32:20,799 --> 00:32:23,839 got Luke Staley, you got Jamal Willis, Kaylen Hall, you 625 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,759 got some you got some dudes. How do you rank 626 00:32:25,799 --> 00:32:30,160 him right now? And and and insert LJ into the mix. 627 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:31,720 If he's in that group. 628 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:35,000 Speaker 3: I'd have to break it down more. But off the dome, 629 00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:38,240 Like I really love Luke Staley's two thousand and one 630 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:42,200 as in two thousand he was a scoring machine. He 631 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:43,640 would just come in in the red zone and he 632 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,799 led the nation in scoring for a while and that 633 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,279 was crazy. In ninety nine, you know that those two years. 634 00:32:49,319 --> 00:32:51,240 Two thousand and one obviously goes off and he's the 635 00:32:51,319 --> 00:32:54,039 Dove Barker Award winner and he's eight yards to carry, 636 00:32:54,079 --> 00:32:56,799 and I really like that season. Tyler Old just twenty 637 00:32:56,799 --> 00:33:00,839 one was amazing. Tyler was incredible. Jamal'skin systancy over his 638 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:05,000 time was amazing. Harvey Junga, you could argue as the 639 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,880 goat here. I mean, you even go back to lack 640 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,720 Ahey mooie, you gys had some great ones. But yes, 641 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:14,079 if LJ. If LJ has another year like last year 642 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,079 in the Big Twelve, in all four years he leaves 643 00:33:16,079 --> 00:33:18,000 bing rushing and he's the all ten leading rusher and 644 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:21,200 he's drafted let's say third or fourth rounds. I mean, 645 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,400 there's a real argument that he is the best really 646 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,240 running back year he's ever had. Like now, if I'm 647 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,599 stacking my my all time team and I get the 648 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,400 first pick of running back, I'm probably going Tyler Lgier 649 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,799 at this point or Jamal but lj is in that conversation, 650 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,079 which he should be proud of. He's gonna end as 651 00:33:37,079 --> 00:33:38,759 a top five guy probably in voy history. 652 00:33:39,359 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: Jerem Jordan here on a Cougar beat and it's brought 653 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:46,160 to you by Utah Protective Films, Utapprotective Films dot Com, 654 00:33:46,519 --> 00:33:50,720 BYU Basketball. Is he's doing great things. One of the 655 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,279 we got to enjoy these moments, right, I mean, this 656 00:33:53,319 --> 00:33:56,680 could be the year that BYU gets the monkey off. 657 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:00,680 It's back the most NCAA tournament first without a final 658 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,240 four run. I was reading up on a stat today. 659 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:06,559 If you got an NBA draft pick, your top ten 660 00:34:06,599 --> 00:34:09,199 in offensive efficiency per ken pomb, in top twenty five 661 00:34:09,559 --> 00:34:13,920 in defensive efficiency per kent Pom, you are a national 662 00:34:14,039 --> 00:34:16,760 champion in the making. That's the three facets of a 663 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:18,960 national champion. It looks like over the last six or 664 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,679 seven years. I just want to get through the final 665 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:26,320 four jam. It doesn't happen this year, and very well. 666 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 3: Could you always got a starting lineup and a trio 667 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,639 and a star player and players to do it. Did 668 00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:34,280 they have a bench enough to make a run in March? 669 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,280 Do you gun Dag have much of a bench? 670 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:36,639 Speaker 1: You know? 671 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 3: Sean Farne has mentioned that Blayne Thalis mentioned that Mark 672 00:34:39,519 --> 00:34:42,559 Durant has mentioned that, like Dundaga in the CC, we 673 00:34:42,559 --> 00:34:45,000 weren't like, oh they go ten deep. What boy had 674 00:34:45,119 --> 00:34:49,400 last year is super rare. It's not common and it's 675 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,440 not the model that probably is gonna work going forward 676 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,519 because you're just not going to be able to afford 677 00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:57,320 a dollon hall and a foos on your bench. They're 678 00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:59,760 gonna want to go somewhere and get paid and have 679 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,679 more playing time, you know. And that's what Dallan did 680 00:35:01,679 --> 00:35:04,280 at Virginia. And he starts and he's in the ACC. 681 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:08,000 That's great. It's like BOI put a lot of its 682 00:35:08,039 --> 00:35:11,480 resources into its big three and it is absolutely working. 683 00:35:12,039 --> 00:35:14,559 D yu Is should be a top ten team. I 684 00:35:14,559 --> 00:35:16,519 know people are upset about that. This week. Don't worry. 685 00:35:17,119 --> 00:35:18,880 You win to this week, you'll be fine. You know 686 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,559 TCU at Texas Tech Utah and then you have this 687 00:35:21,599 --> 00:35:25,000 gauntlet right Arizona at Kansas in one week. There's gonna 688 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,840 be opportunities. BOI should be a top three seed in 689 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,960 the NCAA tournament. That should that should really help you 690 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,320 with the seeding to get to the Sweet sixteen. And 691 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:35,679 now you're playing a massive game of which you will 692 00:35:35,679 --> 00:35:37,440 have played many in the Big twelve. You will be 693 00:35:37,519 --> 00:35:42,079 a hardened team that's been through it. And it's nice 694 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:45,239 Ben to walk into every game going Boa has the 695 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,800 best player on the court, and that's Aka or Richie 696 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:51,599 typically Rob right the third can do amazing things. Canard 697 00:35:51,679 --> 00:35:54,119 Davis knockdown three is KBA Cata is perhaps the most 698 00:35:54,159 --> 00:35:57,159 athletic center you always ever had. Times are good, man, 699 00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:00,119 enjoy all these games, only so many times to see 700 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,760 and the Marriott Center. And we got the Jimmer announcement 701 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:07,039 of the jersey retirement against Colorado and Valentine's Day, which 702 00:36:07,039 --> 00:36:09,880 would be fun. So it's awesome, man, Like I think 703 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,320 BYU very well could be in the Final four. Like 704 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:14,719 it's you have to get hot at the right time, 705 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:16,480 you have to win foul trouble and injuries and all 706 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,960 this stuff, but it's it's sucking great and I'm expecting 707 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,320 at least in e lite eight. Obviously with love would 708 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,440 love the final four. And if you like get to 709 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:27,119 the final four, come on, let's win the whole thing. 710 00:36:27,159 --> 00:36:27,480 Let's go. 711 00:36:29,199 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 1: We discussed this about I don't know two weeks ago. 712 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:34,639 I noticed you guys were discussing kind of the Brig three, 713 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,199 and I wanted to ask you the question, is just 714 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:41,360 the best trio in BYU basketball history? It's just better 715 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:46,159 than Danny Age and Great Hide and Fred Roberts? Is 716 00:36:46,199 --> 00:36:51,679 this better than the Jimmer and Brandon Davies and and 717 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,559 Tyler Hawes? I can't remember. I guess who's the third 718 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:58,239 Jackson memory? You know? Is it truly the best trio 719 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,400 and BYU basketball history? What do you of it? 720 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:05,320 Speaker 3: Yeah? Who's gonna guard a J? Who's gonna go Kresmere? 721 00:37:06,079 --> 00:37:08,519 Speaker 1: Chose? Chose? Its will? 722 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:10,119 Speaker 3: Who are the two other dudes? 723 00:37:12,039 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: I mean, well, what through that door? 724 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:20,880 Speaker 3: Rolland dude goats fifty one? N I t title, Let's 725 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,119 go in MSG. That's what That's what they and this 726 00:37:23,159 --> 00:37:23,960 team have in common. 727 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: They won halfa halfa with body with body up a 728 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:32,119 J on the perimeter, or what about Travis Hansen, Travis Hansen, 729 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:37,360 Halfa and uh and and La Day. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 730 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:38,119 that's a good trio. 731 00:37:39,119 --> 00:37:43,119 Speaker 3: That's hey love Travis. That ain't happening. Dude, Halfa would 732 00:37:43,159 --> 00:37:46,000 get cooked, he'd walk over in Tucanos, he'd get some 733 00:37:46,079 --> 00:37:46,760 facial lota. 734 00:37:47,199 --> 00:37:47,239 Speaker 2: Know. 735 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,199 Speaker 3: This is the best one. This is the best one, dude, 736 00:37:50,559 --> 00:37:52,960 Like you have two of these three guys are NBA. 737 00:37:53,639 --> 00:37:56,440 One of them is the future NBA All Star. You know, 738 00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:01,519 only only Danny could say that from before, right, No, 739 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:03,800 this is I think this is the best trio. Obviously, 740 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:05,639 they still got to finish the season to do something. 741 00:38:05,679 --> 00:38:08,679 But the way that what they're pacing to do and 742 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:10,880 what they're doing in it in the Big twelve, by 743 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:14,400 the way, this isn't the whack and much of the FCC. Yeah, 744 00:38:14,519 --> 00:38:18,119 and I think it even expands beyond basketball. We were 745 00:38:18,159 --> 00:38:21,360 talking about best trios among all sports of joy ever, 746 00:38:21,519 --> 00:38:24,599 like they might be the best ever. It's it's pretty awesome. 747 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. I was kind of reviewing through just like you know, 748 00:38:28,519 --> 00:38:32,280 the hoops teams, and you know, you wonder it's like, 749 00:38:32,679 --> 00:38:35,719 you know, what are we witnessing right now? And are 750 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:40,679 we savoring it? Jerem Are we truly savoring these moments? 751 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,800 Speaker 3: We need to? And I've been screaming this from before 752 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:46,960 the season, like, enjoy this whole process. Don't rush it, 753 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,559 don't push it, just take it in. If you have 754 00:38:49,599 --> 00:38:52,079 a chance to watch them in person, you know, try 755 00:38:52,119 --> 00:38:56,880 and do it. Watch every game like this is special, Cougarnation, 756 00:38:57,159 --> 00:39:01,119 this is special. And uh, you know, the boy has 757 00:39:01,199 --> 00:39:03,239 never been more talented on the basketball court. And they 758 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:05,199 have the right coach and the right players right now 759 00:39:05,199 --> 00:39:07,920 to do something awesome. And we're just getting going in 760 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,159 Big twelve play you're always playing TC you tonight, I'm 761 00:39:10,159 --> 00:39:13,719 gonna it's nine pm, and that's so who cares. We're 762 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:17,360 gonna enjoy every second of this because hard things happen 763 00:39:17,440 --> 00:39:19,159 in life and you don't get it. Just kind of 764 00:39:19,159 --> 00:39:21,679 sitting and enjoy certain things. Sometimes we're stressed up. This 765 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,719 is the time where we can just enjoy this and 766 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:24,639 it's gonna be awesome. 767 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:26,639 Speaker 1: Hey, you know a squad that could maybe give these 768 00:39:26,679 --> 00:39:29,000 guys a run for their money. How about Andy Toolson, 769 00:39:29,119 --> 00:39:33,000 Jeff Chapman and Michael Smith. No, no, Michael Smith, Jeff 770 00:39:33,079 --> 00:39:34,960 Chapman and Andy Toolson. 771 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:39,199 Speaker 3: Huh, that'd be good. But again, who's guarding Aj, Who's 772 00:39:39,239 --> 00:39:40,440 guarding Rob and who? 773 00:39:40,639 --> 00:39:45,000 Speaker 1: Mike? Mike, Michael smith Man, Mike, Mike. 774 00:39:45,119 --> 00:39:47,079 Speaker 3: I talked to Mike all the time at the Belt Center. 775 00:39:47,119 --> 00:39:52,760 He ain't standing in front of ag AJ's windmill. Don't 776 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:53,719 king in a half court? 777 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:55,119 Speaker 1: Michael Smith. 778 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:57,599 Speaker 3: No, Michael Smith was ahead of his time. Like if 779 00:39:57,599 --> 00:40:00,960 Michael played now, he would crush it because it'd be 780 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:01,760 a stretch. 781 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:02,519 Speaker 1: For They didn't. 782 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:04,719 Speaker 3: They didn't let him kind of sit there and shoot 783 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,920 threes like they would now. Also, Michael Smith could have 784 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,239 been an All American bolleyball player. 785 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:13,800 Speaker 1: He was unbelievable, no doubt about it. Uh, Jerem Jordan, 786 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:18,280 Ladies and gentlemen talking Brigham ball and uh BYU football 787 00:40:18,599 --> 00:40:23,119 here on your UTAI ESPN radio network. Uh, what have 788 00:40:23,239 --> 00:40:27,400 you heard regarding the coaching vacancies for the BU football team. 789 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:31,119 We still have maybe a safeties coach. It looks like 790 00:40:31,159 --> 00:40:33,960 everybody else's gonna be retained. I haven't heard anything different. 791 00:40:34,079 --> 00:40:35,920 You're gonna have to maybe shift it up a little bit, 792 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:39,800 Chad Chad k maybe moving over to the outside edge roll. 793 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:42,440 That's what he's done in the past. He's he's coached 794 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:45,880 defensive tackles, defensive ends. Uh, we'll see where Kelly's gonna 795 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,519 be coaching. Where does Justin Ena go. What do you 796 00:40:48,599 --> 00:40:50,920 make of maybe some of the domino effects that we're 797 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:52,480 seeing on the defensive side of the ball with the 798 00:40:52,559 --> 00:40:55,760 Mario Warren heading in there to coach up the corners. 799 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:59,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I love the idea that boy feels like, hey, 800 00:40:59,599 --> 00:41:02,000 we what we need internally, I mean, b what you 801 00:41:02,079 --> 00:41:04,800 had one of its best, if not its best coaching 802 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:07,800 staff ever this last year with Chad K's you mentioned 803 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:11,199 Gary Anderson behind the scenes. Gary Anderson's behind the scenes. 804 00:41:11,559 --> 00:41:14,199 You're telling me the former DC at Utah Utah State 805 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:18,159 coach Oregan State Wisconsin is behind the scenes. That's how 806 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:21,199 good this team is. Yeah, I'm hearing Chad k on 807 00:41:21,239 --> 00:41:23,960 the ends as well. I was hoping for Gavin Fowler 808 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,079 at safeties, but since they named him the DC at 809 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:29,159 we were stayed officially, I don't know, they're just that's 810 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:32,480 TBD still and then yeah, I wonder if Kelly Peping 811 00:41:32,679 --> 00:41:35,400 just takes the backers and then TVD on who the 812 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,519 safety coach is. But I have full confidence that the 813 00:41:37,519 --> 00:41:41,400 staff will be fantastic and super experience and that they 814 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:44,400 will maintain the continuity of what boy has done the 815 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:47,440 last couple of years. I have confidence in Kelly Popinga 816 00:41:47,519 --> 00:41:51,079 and the experience that he has at BYU, at Virginia, 817 00:41:51,119 --> 00:41:53,840 at Boichise State, now at BYU again, that it's his 818 00:41:54,039 --> 00:41:55,920 time to call these plays, and I think it's fully 819 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:59,119 ready and capable. We've seen what the special teams have 820 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:01,679 done the last couple of years, and I'm excited to 821 00:42:01,679 --> 00:42:05,039 see the the maintenance of the culture and continuity. Even 822 00:42:05,079 --> 00:42:08,000 though you lose great coach like j Hill to Michigan. 823 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:12,000 Speaker 1: Well, Blau's football roster be better than it was this 824 00:42:12,119 --> 00:42:15,599 last season. Well this year be better. 825 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:20,039 Speaker 3: It's a good question because you lose Chase Carson Jack, 826 00:42:20,599 --> 00:42:22,400 they had jotta those you know. 827 00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:24,159 Speaker 1: Tanner Walls, the NFL guys. 828 00:42:24,639 --> 00:42:27,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, those those of the NFL guys. Do you net gain? 829 00:42:27,480 --> 00:42:29,920 Do you get better? Like? Is Bear better next year 830 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:31,519 than he is this year? I would? I would hope. 831 00:42:31,519 --> 00:42:34,280 So canel j equal or better what he did? Last year? 832 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:37,239 Certainly hope? So can that O line be as good? 833 00:42:37,679 --> 00:42:39,960 I think I think by he feels like TJ. Woods 834 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,360 has brought in the guys and they are four of 835 00:42:42,519 --> 00:42:44,800 five guys returning three of five, you know, three and 836 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:47,559 a half. I think that's pretty good defensive line. You're 837 00:42:47,559 --> 00:42:49,559 bringing in a lot of the same dudes, you know, 838 00:42:49,679 --> 00:42:52,800 Kadu Luabe is a probably tit for tat ad for 839 00:42:54,159 --> 00:42:57,079 Jack Kelly, you know, Raider de Mooney. Can you approximate 840 00:42:57,159 --> 00:42:59,960 what kind of Tanner Wall did and can follow with? 841 00:43:00,039 --> 00:43:03,079 Else thoughts will continue to be the Kyle Knicks, Kyle 842 00:43:03,119 --> 00:43:06,639 Hamilton and college football is an NFL guy. Some ootography 843 00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:09,239 him being as high as a first round like can 844 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:11,360 he be big time as a junior? Now? You know 845 00:43:11,519 --> 00:43:14,519 the Yeah, it's hard to replace Chase Roberts. Though to me, 846 00:43:14,599 --> 00:43:17,400 that's the biggest question mark is like where's that production 847 00:43:17,519 --> 00:43:20,480 coming from? Because Parker had a great year. I can 848 00:43:20,519 --> 00:43:22,840 Parker go next level? I thought he was really good, 849 00:43:24,119 --> 00:43:26,719 So yeah, that's a good that's a good question. Obviously 850 00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:29,639 we'll see it play out, but I would say right now, 851 00:43:29,679 --> 00:43:33,480 it's hard. It's hard. It's hard to say yes because 852 00:43:33,559 --> 00:43:35,440 those are some big names that be always losing. But 853 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,119 I'm excited to see what these guys can do. And 854 00:43:38,159 --> 00:43:40,320 early in the season they were like, dude, they are 855 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:42,760 better than last year. And like I said, They're gonna 856 00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:44,880 have more four stars on the rosters than they've ever had, 857 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:47,280 so why not. It's not just about the stars, but 858 00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:48,880 it is nice that you get those guys. 859 00:43:49,119 --> 00:43:51,880 Speaker 1: Who's wide receiver one next year? It's something we've debated, 860 00:43:52,719 --> 00:43:54,039 do you have a wide receiver one? 861 00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:57,920 Speaker 3: I mean you got to just say it's Parker Kinkson right. 862 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:01,199 I know he's not like the traditional outside receiver. It 863 00:44:01,199 --> 00:44:04,000 will be the flat guy, but he absolutely will be 864 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:05,679 a wide receiver one for BA next year. 865 00:44:07,559 --> 00:44:09,800 Speaker 1: Do you think they add any others or do you 866 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:12,800 feel like they have enough between the new you know, 867 00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:15,800 Kyler Kasper and then the the young bucks coming in 868 00:44:16,239 --> 00:44:19,280 to replace the old guys that are going out. 869 00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:22,679 Speaker 3: I think they do have a lot of good young talent, 870 00:44:23,199 --> 00:44:26,079 and I think they they like where Reggie Freshneck could be. 871 00:44:26,719 --> 00:44:30,039 I think if you combine you know, some Reggie Freshnecks, 872 00:44:30,079 --> 00:44:32,280 so maybe they throw deep to Cody Hagen a little 873 00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:38,679 more Jared Pula Terrence sorry. On the combination of these guys, 874 00:44:39,199 --> 00:44:42,239 I think they feel like, yeah, they could replace some 875 00:44:42,320 --> 00:44:46,199 of the products can Jojo Phelipscope, and they I feel like, okay, 876 00:44:47,079 --> 00:44:50,159 among the group, perhaps they could combine for what Chase 877 00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:53,079 was doing. But Chase was special, man. I think he's 878 00:44:53,119 --> 00:44:55,960 top top five receiver probably at BYU all time. He 879 00:44:56,039 --> 00:44:58,480 was really really singing good. You don't You don't just 880 00:44:58,519 --> 00:45:00,840 easily go yeah, we're good without Aim. I'm like, yeah, 881 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:03,880 and then they'll take some development and Betty STUCKI is 882 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:05,519 up for the challenge. I'm sure he'll do a great job. 883 00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:09,280 Speaker 1: Jerem Jordan lazy and gentlemen, Jerem. Best way to support 884 00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:10,679 you what you do, how you do it for all 885 00:45:10,679 --> 00:45:12,239 of the listeners. 886 00:45:12,639 --> 00:45:14,199 Speaker 3: Just give me a high five if you see me. 887 00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:16,000 That's kind of the best way to support, you know, 888 00:45:16,199 --> 00:45:20,559 just just nuts high five, Brooks super wide like any 889 00:45:20,719 --> 00:45:23,679 any of that is great. But yeah, continue to watch. 890 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,440 Listen to the Oace Sports Nation Money to Friday Tending 891 00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:28,920 the Mountain on the OUTVB. Are you ready on shout 892 00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:30,440 out to you, Ben for all the great work you're 893 00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:33,320 doing out here, doing the Lloyd's work, you know, cover. 894 00:45:33,199 --> 00:45:37,159 Speaker 1: In the coops, thrusting, thrusting in our sickle with our might, 895 00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:38,960 you know, just trying to make an impact, trying to 896 00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:42,159 give the content that Kugarnation loves and deserves. 897 00:45:43,119 --> 00:45:45,599 Speaker 3: The field is blue already to harvest. I think it's 898 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:47,239 right royal. 899 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:50,840 Speaker 1: Indeed it is royal, and we are loyal to the royal. 900 00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:55,119 Thanks so much, JJ, Thanks Ben there. Oh that's Jerem 901 00:45:55,159 --> 00:45:57,920 Jordan Lasy and gentlemen, and great segment brought to you 902 00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:00,880 by Utah Protective Films U Top Protective Films. 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