1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Is Cougar Sports with Ben Krittel and it's time for 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,120 the Cougar Beat getting the dish from the local reporters 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:07,839 that cover Cougar athletics. 4 00:00:08,519 --> 00:00:10,279 Speaker 2: Welcome back to Cougar Sports here on one of three 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,080 nine and ninety eight three ESPN. The Fan Ronald the 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,160 three man Weaver here holding it down for Ben krittle 7 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,120 It is a Christmas Eve addition Wednesday, December twenty fourth 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,519 edition of Cougar Sports here in the Utah ESPN Radio Network. 9 00:00:23,519 --> 00:00:26,480 We're live from our Vanderwolf Studios Banderwalth. 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We got 50 00:02:18,439 --> 00:02:20,879 Darnel Dixon of the Daily herold. Thanks for joining me 51 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,639 today double D for a Christmas Eve edition. 52 00:02:24,599 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: Problem appreciate it. 53 00:02:26,439 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: I need to know what are traditions in the diction home. 54 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:30,680 What do you guys do? Do you do? You do 55 00:02:30,719 --> 00:02:35,080 the pajamas? Did you do the pajamas? The Christmas cookie, gingerbread? 56 00:02:35,159 --> 00:02:37,719 You know, house decorations. What did you guys do during 57 00:02:37,759 --> 00:02:41,439 you know, the holiday season growing up with the kiddos. 58 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: Well, we're pretty traditional, you know. We do the pajamas, 59 00:02:46,039 --> 00:02:51,039 and we do the Christmas story and we sing some carols. 60 00:02:51,319 --> 00:02:55,319 My recliner that I'm sitting in right this very minute 61 00:02:55,719 --> 00:02:59,719 is about five feet away from the tree. And uh, 62 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,840 it's difficult for me to get to my chair because 63 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,960 of the gifts that are kind of taking up the 64 00:03:04,039 --> 00:03:08,439 room around it. So yeah, we're pretty traditional as a family, 65 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,400 and we don't have any little kids anymore. So we're 66 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,159 actually not even going to open gifts until a little 67 00:03:15,159 --> 00:03:17,680 bit later in the afternoon because my wife is is 68 00:03:17,759 --> 00:03:20,960 working at the hospital for a little while on Christmas Day. 69 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,319 Speaker 2: I do I do remember your wife working at the 70 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:27,039 hospital when the baby girls born. Army you texted me 71 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,960 and I went right down the hall and I was like, 72 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,120 I think I just passed her. So shout out to 73 00:03:31,159 --> 00:03:33,280 your uh, to your wife and all the all the 74 00:03:33,319 --> 00:03:36,319 medical people that help during Christmas, even Christmas Day. They're 75 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,960 very important, and you know, I never will never want 76 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,400 to forget about them, Double d. 77 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,719 Speaker 3: Since the last time we had you, it's crazy. 78 00:03:43,039 --> 00:03:45,319 Speaker 2: A lot happens, and you know, just a span of 79 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,360 twenty four hours we talked to you. 80 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,719 Speaker 3: You know, obviously we talked to you on Friday. 81 00:03:50,599 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: B Yu, you know has the home and home now 82 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,120 in order, Dame Agent de Bonce, I had a thirty 83 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,479 point triple double. You know, let's just let's just start there, 84 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,159 you know, order Dame schedules the home and home with BYU. 85 00:04:02,599 --> 00:04:04,120 I don't think they had any team to do with 86 00:04:04,199 --> 00:04:06,360 people them still opting out of the Pop Tards Bowl, 87 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,319 those players are going to declare for the draft. 88 00:04:08,599 --> 00:04:09,319 Speaker 3: But are Provo? 89 00:04:09,759 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: Are your people happy, Darnell? Are the fans happy that 90 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,319 Notre Dame is finally going to becoming a Provo? And 91 00:04:15,319 --> 00:04:17,199 then by you will go back to South Bend the 92 00:04:17,199 --> 00:04:17,920 following year? 93 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,399 Speaker 1: I think so on this sixty minutes or so that 94 00:04:22,439 --> 00:04:26,319 the game takes place in Provo next year will be 95 00:04:26,759 --> 00:04:30,079 a good, good game between two really good programs. The 96 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,639 ancillary stuff though that, I just feel like Notre Dame 97 00:04:33,879 --> 00:04:38,040 is way too entitled as a college football program, and 98 00:04:38,519 --> 00:04:41,800 I don't think it's fair what they're doing in terms 99 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,680 of signing an agreement with the College Football Playoff Committee 100 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,879 that they get certain considerations. I think they need to 101 00:04:47,959 --> 00:04:50,240 join a conference, not because it's going to benefit them 102 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,399 that much, but because they need to play by the 103 00:04:52,399 --> 00:04:56,040 same rules as everyone else does. And so that's it 104 00:04:56,079 --> 00:04:58,680 gets in my crawl a little bit. And I hope 105 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,680 BYU wins by seventy. But you know, like I said, 106 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,639 it's it's going to be it's going to be a 107 00:05:03,639 --> 00:05:06,639 good football game between two really good programs, and I 108 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,680 think it'll draw a lot of fans, uh, you know, 109 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,319 to watch on TV. It'll be an event. And so 110 00:05:12,399 --> 00:05:15,639 it's cool and I'm glad that the two teams are 111 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,439 playing after we all know that Notre Dame dodged the 112 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,480 Cougars for about a decade with a return game to Provo, 113 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:26,639 and fortunately Brian Santiago is savvy enough to get the 114 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,360 Irish to come to Provo first to make sure we 115 00:05:29,399 --> 00:05:31,040 get that game in and then b y, you should 116 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,120 probably do it. Notre Dame did Oh, we have to 117 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:36,240 change our schedule because of the Big twelve, and we'll we'll, 118 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,040 we'll play you in a few years down the road. 119 00:05:38,439 --> 00:05:41,240 But anyway, that's a that's probably a little bit too much. 120 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,360 But I do feel like it will be a good 121 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,480 football game and it's it's a game that will draw 122 00:05:46,519 --> 00:05:48,079 a lot of attention around the country. 123 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,639 Speaker 2: Look, I'm totally okay with the competitive the petty nature. 124 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,319 I think it's okay for Brian to do it exactly 125 00:05:54,319 --> 00:05:56,199 what he did. You weren't going to play Notre Dame 126 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,199 ever again unless they came to Provo first, and I 127 00:05:59,199 --> 00:06:01,759 would not look at Bau sideways if they played the 128 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,759 game one and then say you know what, Unfortunately, we 129 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,079 just can't come to South Bend in twenty twenty seven. 130 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,720 Things are just not gonna work out our way. I 131 00:06:10,759 --> 00:06:14,120 don't blame the Cougars at all. Look, hey, I'm all 132 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,000 about being petty. In the nature of the world, it happens. 133 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,959 If you do it unto me, I'll do it unto you. 134 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,920 I know the scriptures don't say that that's not what 135 00:06:20,959 --> 00:06:23,879 I should be preaching. But to me is just that 136 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:25,519 that's a funny thing. But no shot up to Brian 137 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,480 to get this first in provo, because we all know 138 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,720 double D if you would have went to South Bend first, 139 00:06:31,079 --> 00:06:34,240 nor to Day, probably would have pulled out the following 140 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,079 year and not come to provo. They just don't want 141 00:06:37,079 --> 00:06:39,800 to come. But I'm greatful the Marcus Freeman and Pete 142 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,120 Beviqua agreed on this and that that fighting Irish. We've 143 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,639 been calling him to quitting Irish. They can't quit because 144 00:06:46,639 --> 00:06:49,160 they'll have to come next year. So but maybe what 145 00:06:49,199 --> 00:06:51,879 they'll do is Bau will beat them by seventy Like 146 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,160 you said, it's so bad that they'll quit and say, hey, 147 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:55,560 we don't want you to come to South Bend. 148 00:06:56,959 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: That could happen. Who knows college football is like that. 149 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,199 Speaker 2: Llege football is like that. Let's go to the next 150 00:07:02,199 --> 00:07:05,319 big news topic. Kline Sataki announced yesterday as the team 151 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,480 is in Orlando doing the festivities. LJ Martin not going 152 00:07:08,519 --> 00:07:11,720 to play in this game. Had offseason surgery on that shoulder. 153 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,800 As we know, it was a problem. He was dinged 154 00:07:14,839 --> 00:07:16,160 up a little bit towards the end of the year. 155 00:07:16,279 --> 00:07:18,480 Still had a phenomenal end of the season with the 156 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,720 way he was running. You think of that Cincinnati game 157 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,399 TCU to be injured the way he is, and even 158 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,639 against Texas Tech the second time, I still thought LJ 159 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:27,639 did the best of what he could with what he 160 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,839 was giving. I don't feel like he played terrible, but 161 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,959 got that surgery. Will be on the sideline, won't be playing. 162 00:07:34,399 --> 00:07:36,600 He has a decision to make whether he's gonna come 163 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:38,839 back for his senior year or declare for the draft. 164 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:43,480 W Is LJ Martin being out a big deal? A 165 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,120 lot of people are really nervous, and if you look 166 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,199 at the depth chart that was released, there's no either. 167 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: I think it's a big deal, and you know in 168 00:07:52,759 --> 00:07:56,120 some ways, it kind of works in Buyu's favor because 169 00:07:57,399 --> 00:08:00,120 as they head into this this game, good Jordan, the 170 00:08:00,199 --> 00:08:02,920 tech won't really know the game plan. You think you 171 00:08:02,959 --> 00:08:07,639 can't look back at at game video from BYU's past 172 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,439 games and determine what the game plan will be offensively, 173 00:08:11,439 --> 00:08:14,720 because by you lean so heavily on l J. Martin. 174 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,920 You know, when when Harvey junga BYU's running back coach, 175 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,600 was it Timfu? I joked that by or that tim 176 00:08:21,639 --> 00:08:25,079 Fu had three plays give to Harvey, throw to Harvey, 177 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,439 fake to Harvey. And that's kind of how it went 178 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,079 with this year with l J. Mean, they really used 179 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,080 him a lot. I didn't look up the numbers beforehand, 180 00:08:33,159 --> 00:08:35,440 but I know that you know, coming in he was 181 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,039 averaging this season. He was before the season averaging about 182 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,080 thirteen carries a game. I think he had quite a 183 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,559 bit more than that. This season. They threw to him 184 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,960 a lot. The threat of him in the running game 185 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:51,960 did allow for some nice play action ability. So, like 186 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,960 I said, in some ways it works in Boway's favorite, 187 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,879 but otherwise we just don't know what we don't know. 188 00:08:56,919 --> 00:09:00,480 Like you mentioned earlier about you know can ken Enick 189 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:03,360 now we Nick put in fifteen carries. Can jovesa DEMONI 190 00:09:03,399 --> 00:09:05,440 who the last time we saw himmy fumbled and they 191 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,159 did never played him again. You know, is he going 192 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,879 to make an impact? Is Cionemo actually going to play, 193 00:09:11,879 --> 00:09:15,000 but they'll kept him off the depth chart to be KG, 194 00:09:15,799 --> 00:09:18,080 I don't know. I'm reminded a little bit of what 195 00:09:18,159 --> 00:09:20,159 I think it was twenty twenty two. So J Mava 196 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,519 Peters playing quarterback because of all the injuries, and that 197 00:09:23,639 --> 00:09:26,399 initial game plan against SMU worked really well. B Why 198 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:29,000 he's up twenty four ten running that kind of option 199 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,799 offense and SOLj was not throwing the ball that much, 200 00:09:31,879 --> 00:09:36,399 but eventually SMU figured it out and stopped BYU. So 201 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,600 I'm hoping that Aaron Roderick has a plan B in 202 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:45,039 place for coming out, maybe taking advantage of the fact 203 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:49,519 that in this in this game, particularly that Jeorgia Tech 204 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,240 doesn't really know what BYU is going to do. 205 00:09:51,879 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, you have to think that this is some somewhat 206 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,759 of an advantage because Okay, they've relied on LJ. They 207 00:09:57,759 --> 00:10:00,480 have no idea who else Becker is not allowed of Hape. 208 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,279 You bring up the SMU game, I remember that of Okay, 209 00:10:03,279 --> 00:10:05,600 who's gonna start, you know, sol J, Mava Peters and 210 00:10:06,159 --> 00:10:08,720 SMU was struggling. I mean they made the adjustments eventually, 211 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,120 but he was running all over him in that first 212 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:12,759 half and they were let him throw the ball to 213 00:10:12,799 --> 00:10:14,840 he threw a pick. You know, everything was fine until 214 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,720 that once he saled it over the middle to the safety. 215 00:10:17,759 --> 00:10:20,360 Aaronroddics said, knew, we're gonna hand it off. And Chris 216 00:10:20,399 --> 00:10:22,279 Brooks got healthy towards the end of the season. And 217 00:10:22,519 --> 00:10:24,759 you wonder if it's gamesmanship, you know, you keep see 218 00:10:24,799 --> 00:10:26,639 on a off and then you bring him out there 219 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,919 because they really don't know. So right now, Enick, nowhewey 220 00:10:30,039 --> 00:10:33,559 is RB one until otherwise stated, but I would love 221 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,240 to see one go out there and help BYU. And look, 222 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,279 you played great last year. I thought of Alamo Bowl 223 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,080 and the reps that he had. He didn't play terrible, 224 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,840 But no, LJ you could have you know, you could 225 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,440 LJ no problems or you could have some problems. I 226 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,799 guess we'll we'll find out. How do you healthy? Do 227 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,799 you think Barre will be going into the this week? 228 00:10:51,919 --> 00:10:53,639 Got rolled up on and we know in that Texas 229 00:10:53,639 --> 00:10:55,600 Tech game in the first play, I think Barre will 230 00:10:55,639 --> 00:10:57,840 be above eighty eighty five percent. A big part of 231 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,480 Bau's game is Bear's ability to run. 232 00:11:00,879 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 3: I think he could be limited. 233 00:11:03,879 --> 00:11:06,639 Speaker 1: It's possible. I do think that the fact that it's 234 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,080 going to be three weeks between games will help him heal, 235 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,200 but that doesn't necessarily help him in terms of sharpness 236 00:11:14,279 --> 00:11:17,200 because he may not be practicing a bunch. So you 237 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,879 know there's a trade off there that, yeah, you want 238 00:11:19,919 --> 00:11:21,960 to get him healthy, but you also want him to 239 00:11:22,039 --> 00:11:24,799 feel comfortable in what will be a new offensive game 240 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,480 plan with l J. Martin on the lineup. So I 241 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,879 think that he'll be able to play. I don't know 242 00:11:30,879 --> 00:11:33,240 how much they'll run him, I hope. I think what 243 00:11:33,279 --> 00:11:36,799 they'll probably do is is running back by committee. We 244 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,559 know that works sometimes, sometimes we don't know how that 245 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,639 will work. The receivers should all be pretty healthy, and 246 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:47,519 Bear should be able to get the ball out on don't. 247 00:11:47,519 --> 00:11:50,360 I don't think that the Jeergia Tech defense is anything 248 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:52,840 particularly special, So I expect the Cougars to move the 249 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,559 ball regardless. But you know, when you want to get 250 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:57,039 in the end zone, when you want to get that 251 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,320 key third or fourth down, it's certainly nice to have 252 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,840 someone like Lja Martin in the lineup that you rely on. 253 00:12:03,159 --> 00:12:06,000 These other guys have just not been in those situations before, 254 00:12:06,399 --> 00:12:08,000 so it's all going to be kind of new. And 255 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,399 as we head into the new era of college football, 256 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,559 every year is a little bit different every year. As 257 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,480 BYU plays in these kind of bowl games, you've got 258 00:12:16,519 --> 00:12:19,759 to remember it is an exhibition, and you know it 259 00:12:19,799 --> 00:12:25,919 doesn't really matter in terms of schedule and national perception. 260 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,519 There's a lot of programs where a lot of guys 261 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,120 are opting out. I don't think that'll be the case 262 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,200 with BYU, but we'll see on Saturday who's going to 263 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,480 play and who's maybe taking a look at their future 264 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,799 and deciding it's not worth the problems of getting injured 265 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,440 and maybe hurting your chances of the future. So that's 266 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,759 what we're looking at in college football. And I'm still 267 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,720 looking forward to the game. I still think that Jorda 268 00:12:47,759 --> 00:12:51,039 Tech is a pretty good foe. And the Pop Tarts 269 00:12:51,039 --> 00:12:53,600 Bowl has always been pretty popular and gives us an 270 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,840 opportunity to go out and grab our favorite pop tart 271 00:12:55,919 --> 00:12:57,080 for the pregame snack. 272 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 3: What's your favorite pop Tart? Since you bring up the 273 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:00,000 pop darts. 274 00:13:01,639 --> 00:13:04,759 Speaker 1: I've always been partial to Strawberry. 275 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:08,279 Speaker 3: The classic. Yeah, he can't go wrong with the classic. 276 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 2: Uh, you're gonna have to make sure you tell the 277 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:12,759 g man they're gonna I don't know if he's looked 278 00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:15,279 at the list dart now, but I was looking at 279 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,480 the media just the taste testing that they're gonna give 280 00:13:18,919 --> 00:13:24,480 on Friday camping, you know, stadium deep fried pop tart, 281 00:13:24,759 --> 00:13:29,840 deep fried pop tarts deep Uh, you know that's music 282 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,840 in my ears, having served in the South, I don't 283 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:33,919 know if you ever had a deep fried twinkie. Oh 284 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,480 my goodness, heart attack, delicious, one on one, deep fried oreo, 285 00:13:38,919 --> 00:13:41,480 you name it. Give me all the diabetes. I'll get 286 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:43,399 my health right with, you know, game day man's health 287 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,759 when I get back later. Goodness, creacious, there you go. Yeah, 288 00:13:47,399 --> 00:13:50,360 glad of other favorit classic pop tarch, Strawberry, that's the 289 00:13:50,399 --> 00:13:53,200 one tree. Alexander has been raving about that ever since 290 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,279 they got into the pop tarchs. Body says, if it 291 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,960 ain't Strawberry, I don't want it. 292 00:13:58,039 --> 00:14:00,759 Speaker 3: But you mentioned Georgia tech. Good offense. 293 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 2: This quarterback Haines King, he can he can run it, 294 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:04,960 he can throw it, he can do whatever. I mean, 295 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,519 anytime you throw for twenty seven hundred yards in the 296 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,360 season and you almost rush for a thousand as well, 297 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,320 and you almost have thirty total touchdowns, you're a good quarterback. 298 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,320 Bear's kind of done the same thing. Maybe not with 299 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,960 the rushing yards, but he will move on you for sure. 300 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,639 What is the BAU defense need to do and who 301 00:14:20,679 --> 00:14:22,600 are the key impact players to limit him? 302 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:25,639 Speaker 3: Because he can scoot. He can really scoot, Darnelle when 303 00:14:25,639 --> 00:14:26,440 you look at the tape. 304 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that the linebackers are going to be 305 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,639 under some pressure to make good reads and be in 306 00:14:33,679 --> 00:14:37,600 good coverage as well as spying on King and make 307 00:14:37,639 --> 00:14:41,440 sure he's not running wild. I like the fact that 308 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,200 you've given Jay Hill about three weeks to prepare for 309 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,000 this game. I think the game plan will be really good, 310 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,799 and I think it's an opportunity for the defensive line 311 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,840 to kind of show their growth and to be able 312 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,879 to put pressure on King when he drops back. So 313 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,200 those are those the two, you know, position groups I 314 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,960 think are going to be under some pressure. But again, 315 00:15:04,159 --> 00:15:05,600 I think He'll is going to have a good game 316 00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:09,799 plan for this this game and the defense has been 317 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,879 really good all year, you know, I know that the 318 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:18,360 College Football Playoff Committee based BYU's place in their rankings 319 00:15:18,399 --> 00:15:22,879 solely on how they played against Texas Tech. And we're 320 00:15:22,879 --> 00:15:26,120 going to find out a lot this weekend as Oregon 321 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:28,639 plays Texas Tech and the College Football Playoffs to see 322 00:15:29,039 --> 00:15:31,720 how a team like Oregon who has a great offense 323 00:15:31,799 --> 00:15:36,159 can can compete against that Texas Tech defense. But BYU's 324 00:15:36,159 --> 00:15:38,679 defense was really good in both of those Texas Tech games. 325 00:15:38,679 --> 00:15:41,679 It was, you know, a thirteen to seven, thirteen ten 326 00:15:41,759 --> 00:15:44,720 game and those those two contests, and if the offense 327 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,679 had been able to put something together, it might have 328 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,759 gone down differently toward the end. But the BYU defense 329 00:15:49,799 --> 00:15:51,399 has been terrific this year and I think they're going 330 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:52,639 to do that again on Saturday. 331 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, when you give j Hill time for a game plan, 332 00:15:56,919 --> 00:15:58,039 is he able to bottle you up? 333 00:15:58,159 --> 00:15:59,639 Speaker 3: Is he able to bottle you up the right way? 334 00:15:59,679 --> 00:16:02,759 Speaker 2: So see if he bottles up Haines Kings did it 335 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,240 last year? Sure, there literally there was a viral video. 336 00:16:05,279 --> 00:16:06,840 I don't even know where the pressure's coming from. I 337 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,720 don't know what they doing and know that the heck 338 00:16:09,759 --> 00:16:11,960 they're doing, What the heck, what the heck they doing? 339 00:16:12,039 --> 00:16:15,000 Looking I don't know. And as the NFL quarterback, he's 340 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,159 starting with the Browns right now. You know they had 341 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,600 a wide receiver dB that was playing with the jaguarster 342 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,039 he had season and his surgery. So I want to 343 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,440 remind fans that those are two good football players. I 344 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,399 know they had a team, but it was really only 345 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:30,159 two dudes out there through making place the entire season 346 00:16:30,519 --> 00:16:33,000 for Colorado. You did that and now they're playing at 347 00:16:33,039 --> 00:16:35,559 the highest level. So give Jay Hill a lot of credit. 348 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:39,240 Let's transition durned out of BALI I said volleyball, basketball 349 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,639 and then went finished with the little volleyball because a 350 00:16:41,679 --> 00:16:44,600 new coach has been hired in Cougar Country. The thirty 351 00:16:44,639 --> 00:16:48,080 point triple double from aj de Bonca first ever thirty 352 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,200 point triple double on BYU history. Danny Ings came close 353 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,080 twenty seven, ten, and thirteen. What do you make of 354 00:16:54,159 --> 00:16:56,080 the thirty point triple double? And it was the first 355 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,759 one since Kyle collins were dating back to March in 356 00:16:58,799 --> 00:16:59,840 twenty sixteen. 357 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,319 Speaker 1: I saw all of Kyle collins Worth triple doubles in 358 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,119 that that season, and I remember that one, and I 359 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,240 also remember he got sick and barely played the next 360 00:17:11,279 --> 00:17:13,480 week when they were they were trying to get to 361 00:17:13,519 --> 00:17:18,400 that inn it final four. But Kyle was the kind 362 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,759 of player that the game just revolved around him. Hit 363 00:17:22,799 --> 00:17:25,640 the ball in his hands, he was getting rebounds, taken 364 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,680 it off on the break himself. And when you look 365 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,359 at Aja's game, it's kind of like that. I mean, 366 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,000 you have the ball in his hands a lot. He 367 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,400 gets the rebound and takes himself up the floor. He's 368 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:40,200 aggressive to the basket. And that's that's what Kevin Young 369 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,480 said about AJ's game, because he was just aggressive and 370 00:17:44,799 --> 00:17:46,759 you know, he's got to have teammates to make shots, 371 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:50,599 which Aja acknowledge as well. And it's it was an 372 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,160 impressive performance because to put up thirty and then the 373 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,359 score that was the eleven of thirteen from the field, Yes, 374 00:17:57,599 --> 00:18:01,279 that's ridiculous. You can't defend that. And certainly, you know, 375 00:18:01,319 --> 00:18:03,759 the competition was not great. Eastern Washington is not a 376 00:18:03,759 --> 00:18:07,839 great basketball team. But to put that sort of effort 377 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,559 and to put the month of December that he put 378 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:17,640 out there, it was pretty amazing. You know. So at 379 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,960 the end of the regular season and or the non 380 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:25,640 conference season and had the Big Twelve play, AJ is 381 00:18:25,839 --> 00:18:29,519 a really dominant player during the last month and done 382 00:18:29,559 --> 00:18:33,240 a really good job of taking on the responsibility of 383 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,079 being a playmaker as well as a scorer. And he's 384 00:18:37,079 --> 00:18:40,839 got so much to his game. He's so explosive. Sitting 385 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,079 there in the Aurea and watching him with that follow 386 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:47,400 jam the other night, the crowd just goes nuts. I mean, 387 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,079 it's just it's just what in the world is happening? 388 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,640 This is b WHYU were watching, right? I mean so yeah. 389 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,359 Aj has had a terrific non conference schedule and things 390 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,640 will get tougher because the Big Twelve these are really good. 391 00:19:00,039 --> 00:19:05,839 But I like By's chances and making some good performances 392 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,160 and put themselves in a good position when we get 393 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:08,559 to March. 394 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,519 Speaker 2: He's the first freshman in Big twelve history with a 395 00:19:11,519 --> 00:19:15,160 triple double. That's per ESPN Insight. That that makes sense 396 00:19:15,559 --> 00:19:19,160 and thinking people around and national guys, Big Board, NBA 397 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,640 guys are starting to realize this is going to be 398 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,039 the number one overall recruit. They tried to make it. 399 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:28,680 Darren Peterson, Ah, he's got the best refined game. Oh 400 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,400 you look at this and hope I'm starting to see 401 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,799 from CBS Sports, starting to see from everybody the best 402 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:37,000 wing National Player of the Year Chase. You're starting to 403 00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:40,319 see all of that coming to the mix, is starting 404 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,960 to come to fruition, honestly, and you mentioned, you know, 405 00:19:44,039 --> 00:19:47,000 the month of December. I think he's averaged and this 406 00:19:47,039 --> 00:19:49,400 is per Justin Young, right, you know, Justin Young does 407 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,559 a great job of recruiting. AJAST average twenty seven point 408 00:19:52,559 --> 00:19:55,720 eight points per game in the month of December, eight rebounds, 409 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:59,200 five point seven assists, two point three steals on sixty 410 00:19:59,279 --> 00:20:02,079 six percent, and it's just sixty five point nine, but 411 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,440 that's sixty six percent, shooting seventy seven point nine percent 412 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,680 from the freight throw line, twenty nine point four percent 413 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,400 from three two point five turnovers, and one foul Darnell 414 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,160 the entire month. 415 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 3: That's crazy. 416 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,279 Speaker 2: And he was arguing with the ref last game because 417 00:20:17,279 --> 00:20:19,480 he got the foul in the Eastern Washington game, telling 418 00:20:19,559 --> 00:20:21,119 him knowing he the only reason he didn't pick up 419 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:22,640 a technical foules because he didn't wave his hand, but 420 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,920 he was just shaking his head throwing his hands up. 421 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,960 So one foul is ridiculous. That's the biggest thing in 422 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,200 this stands out to me that he picked up one foul. 423 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:31,559 He definitely is one of one. 424 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 1: He is in the last time we saw anything even 425 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:39,039 remotely close to this for BU basketball was in twenty 426 00:20:39,039 --> 00:20:42,640 eleven the Jimmer for Dad. Plus AJ's handing out new 427 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:46,640 shoes to staff members and teammates and you know, so 428 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,119 he's had a pretty good month of December for sure. 429 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:52,799 Speaker 2: Definitely, Santa Claus came early for the BAU staff managers. 430 00:20:52,799 --> 00:20:55,799 Speaker 3: Everybody. Gregor Belt got his pair, took a picture of that. Crazy. 431 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 2: Didn't think that tweet was gonna blow up, but he did. Age. 432 00:20:59,319 --> 00:21:01,960 Everybody loved that. AJ gave back, and he's given back 433 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,119 to the fans. So fans enjoy it while it lasts, 434 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:10,680 because it won't be around forever. I can guarantee you that, 435 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,920 no doubt about it. Here were Darnell Dixon of The 436 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,799 Daily Herald and Little Cougar Beat a Christmas Eve edition 437 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:20,359 of Cougar Sports on your Utah ESPN Radio Network Double 438 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,240 d Lists Finish up. I gotta talk a little volleyball 439 00:21:23,279 --> 00:21:26,640 with you. A new volleyball coach has been hired. Rob 440 00:21:27,319 --> 00:21:29,119 Robin Neilson is now the head coach of the boy 441 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,920 Umans volleyball team, and I feel like changes are already occurring. 442 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,880 Alex Bauer pulled out of the portal since they she'll 443 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,599 be returning back to BYU. 444 00:21:37,799 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 3: This is a home run higher I believe. 445 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: It is. And as we broke down a lot of 446 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:48,599 the candidates, there were some really strong candidates, including Rob 447 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:55,160 as well as Ryan Malar, former gold medalist and BYU 448 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,960 players coaching at Eastern Illinois, and there were some good candidates, 449 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,680 but I think Rob was somebody who it makes a 450 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:05,240 lot of sense. I love his experience as not only 451 00:22:05,279 --> 00:22:08,359 a women's volleyball coach, but coaching with the men's national 452 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:12,000 team is a big deal. He's a former Cougar. I've 453 00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:14,640 known Rob for a long time and he's kind of 454 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:20,720 a His approach is very quiet and focused. He's not 455 00:22:20,759 --> 00:22:24,839 a real yeller, screamer, demonstrative kind of guy. But he's 456 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:28,720 obviously a really good volleyball coach. And when you're replacing 457 00:22:28,759 --> 00:22:31,599 someone like Heather Olmsted, who won like eighty five percent 458 00:22:31,599 --> 00:22:33,880 of for matches over the course of her career, you 459 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,759 need somebody to step in and do it right, and 460 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,880 you know Rob has got a lot of work to do. 461 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,640 It is great that Alex decided to come back, because 462 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,279 you know, when you have a setter, a veteran center. 463 00:22:46,319 --> 00:22:50,759 That's a great start. He's going to be headed, you know, 464 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,000 to talk to some of the recruits that they've already 465 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,240 got committed to see. You know this is but he's 466 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,559 gonna put his own stamp on the program, and so 467 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,319 he'll bring in some of his own staff and some 468 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:04,400 of his own players. And it's an interesting time for 469 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,480 BYU women's volleyball because they've been so good for so long. 470 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,960 When they make a transition like this, you know, there's questions, 471 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,960 you know, can can they continue to maintain to be 472 00:23:14,039 --> 00:23:16,440 a really good volleyball program? And I think Rob is 473 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:17,400 a guy who can do that. 474 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely a guy that can and do that, especially 475 00:23:20,599 --> 00:23:23,440 when you won a national championship as a player too. 476 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,480 You can't take that experience away. When I read that, 477 00:23:26,559 --> 00:23:30,359 you know that there's all of that encompasses experience into 478 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:31,920 what a coach should be. Got to ask you this, 479 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,319 double d any chances that the Big twelve freshman of 480 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:37,160 the year comes back, you know, are you able to 481 00:23:37,519 --> 00:23:39,920 you know, I know a couple of people have already committed. 482 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,920 I haven't seen anything or got any update. I know 483 00:23:43,319 --> 00:23:46,279 one of the girls has already committed to TCU. Is 484 00:23:46,279 --> 00:23:47,720 there any way you can get her back? She had 485 00:23:47,759 --> 00:23:50,000 a phenomenal season. Tough to lose a player like that 486 00:23:50,079 --> 00:23:51,240 after one season. 487 00:23:52,599 --> 00:23:56,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is. It's disappointing because you know, Sully was 488 00:23:57,079 --> 00:24:00,200 a really good freshman. Yeah, and you have to did 489 00:24:00,279 --> 00:24:02,279 or that she would have, you know, continued to get 490 00:24:02,319 --> 00:24:05,920 better and being an elite player. She has committed to 491 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:10,000 SMU and we'll be playing there next year. According to 492 00:24:10,039 --> 00:24:13,039 what I've read, it is and you just move on. 493 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,079 I mean, that's that's just the place and the and 494 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:21,440 we live in a college sports world where moving around 495 00:24:21,519 --> 00:24:23,799 is kind of is the norm now and not the exception, 496 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,640 even in women's sports. And so we wish Silly well 497 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:30,039 and b Yu just has to move on and find 498 00:24:30,839 --> 00:24:35,240 players to step up and make some contributions. And I, 499 00:24:35,279 --> 00:24:37,799 you know, I honestly don't know. You know, Rob probably 500 00:24:37,839 --> 00:24:40,680 had some players committed to him to go to Utah State. 501 00:24:40,759 --> 00:24:43,519 He may bring some of those. I expect there to 502 00:24:43,519 --> 00:24:45,720 be quite a bit of turnover on the roster as 503 00:24:45,759 --> 00:24:48,759 he gets to the point where he's comfortable with what 504 00:24:48,839 --> 00:24:53,160 he's working with and they work his system. But it's 505 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,079 it's like I said, it's been a really good program 506 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,839 over the years high level, and when since moving to 507 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,559 the Big twelve, things have been a little tougher because 508 00:25:01,599 --> 00:25:05,200 you're not beating up on Portland and Santa Clara and 509 00:25:05,759 --> 00:25:09,039 Pacific like you were in the West Coast Conference. You're 510 00:25:09,039 --> 00:25:12,240 playing some really good volleyball programs. And YU held its 511 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,960 own they you know, they they got to the NCAA 512 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:18,480 tournament and had some big wins against ranked teams. And 513 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,720 Rob is the guy that's in charge of trying to 514 00:25:20,759 --> 00:25:22,640 keep that going and maybe making a little better. 515 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely gonna be the guy in charge. 516 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 2: Are now gonna have to keep that going for Thank 517 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,400 you for the update on on Suley. Yeah, he's gonna 518 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,400 have to bring in his guys. And that's the air 519 00:25:32,519 --> 00:25:34,799 of the nil on the transfer portal these days of 520 00:25:34,839 --> 00:25:37,759 both And I did the numbers, and I've looked up 521 00:25:37,839 --> 00:25:41,680 multiple studies. Kid averages about one point seven one point 522 00:25:41,759 --> 00:25:43,759 eight times they transfer before they find their home, and 523 00:25:43,759 --> 00:25:45,880 that's about two times, and we've seen that. Go look 524 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:47,519 at football. You can look at Darius last year. You 525 00:25:47,519 --> 00:25:50,200 can look at Keilan Marion, you can look at Harrison Taggart, 526 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,279 you can look at multitudes of people you can look 527 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:54,839 at volleyball, you can look at soccer, as he stradding 528 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:58,319 me A Lopez. There's so many BYU players that you know, 529 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,279 end up finding a new home, and there's other players 530 00:26:01,279 --> 00:26:01,720 that come. 531 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 1: To North Carolina. 532 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,799 Speaker 3: Right, I know that was crazy? Right you see is 533 00:26:04,839 --> 00:26:07,160 it in North Carolina? That's pretty amazing. 534 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,799 Speaker 2: I know you're looking like, oh, okay, uh, but but 535 00:26:09,799 --> 00:26:11,559 that's what I mean, and that that happens. 536 00:26:11,599 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 3: Right. 537 00:26:11,759 --> 00:26:14,119 Speaker 2: Look, killing Marion is of going to Miami, Miami Beach, 538 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,720 Texas A and m They're now the quarterfinal of the 539 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,720 college football playoffs. The PORTI it's going to give it 540 00:26:19,799 --> 00:26:22,480 to b YU. But at the same darn darn time, Darnell, 541 00:26:22,559 --> 00:26:24,519 like we talked about, it's going to take it too. 542 00:26:24,599 --> 00:26:26,519 He's now at SMU. I think that's a good spot. 543 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,359 You know, is he at North Carolina? Quiland Marion went 544 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,640 to you know Miami. They're good spots where people go. 545 00:26:32,759 --> 00:26:35,319 So this has to make you wonder about football. Can 546 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,880 you retain these guys? You know the new sat down 547 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,160 up als like, can you keep him? Can you keep this? 548 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,640 Siciliacnas if I Zach Glasker decides to come back for 549 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:45,960 his last year, can you keep him or is he 550 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,759 gonna end up elsewhere? That's just that's the state we're in. 551 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,319 If if people test the waters for their market, market 552 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,000 raid and you know they're not getting it, they will 553 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,519 be gone elsewhere. And I've been shocked by a lot 554 00:26:57,519 --> 00:26:59,640 of the moves across all the b YU athletics, but 555 00:27:00,039 --> 00:27:02,279 I also understand that's just today in times we live 556 00:27:02,279 --> 00:27:02,640 in now. 557 00:27:03,799 --> 00:27:06,799 Speaker 1: You know what's interesting is is you know, every college 558 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,640 football program, every major program, has a general manager. And 559 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,839 you know why now, there's just so much to organize, 560 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,559 especially in football when you start looking at a roster 561 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,240 of one hundred kids and you're trying to figure out 562 00:27:19,559 --> 00:27:21,839 who's staying, who's going, and who do we want to retain? 563 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,160 Who are we going to say, hey, thanks for playing, 564 00:27:24,279 --> 00:27:27,559 but you need to find someplace else to go. And 565 00:27:27,799 --> 00:27:30,559 it's difficult in most sports, but football seems to be 566 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:34,000 probably the most complicated because of this er number of 567 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:35,359 athletes that you're dealing with. 568 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 2: Definitely too many athletes, too many numbers don't want that job. 569 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,240 But shout out to Dave George and uh, you know 570 00:27:44,279 --> 00:27:47,759 what is it that I'm trying to remember? Goodness, gracious 571 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,880 basing the guy that for basketball the chief of staff. 572 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,799 Speaker 3: Goodness, gracious, I don't know why my brain. 573 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 2: Is given a far Dug Stewart, but you pray that 574 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:59,240 all those guys, yeah, Doug, all those guys and you know, 575 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:02,079 George and every everybody across is is taking care of that. 576 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,440 You know you, Travis Hanson and and the b A 577 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,319 Legs department, they do a phenomenal job. 578 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 3: So you got to give credit double D before I 579 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,240 let you go. What's the best way we can support 580 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:11,400 you what you do and how you do it? 581 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, Harold Extra dot com is where all of our 582 00:28:15,279 --> 00:28:15,920 work is done. 583 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 4: I'm working on a big twelve men's basketball preview for 584 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,480 next week when the Cougars get get into it, and 585 00:28:24,759 --> 00:28:27,039 it's it's interesting to look up to see how other 586 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:31,680 programs have been handling the non conference slate and who's 587 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,960 gonna play and who's been you know there, there's so 588 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,519 many changes on those rosters as well, and so that's 589 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:38,799 that's what I'm working on next. 590 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 3: Definitely a preview. 591 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,079 Speaker 2: You and I are going to have to put in 592 00:28:42,119 --> 00:28:44,839 their request for TCU's Tanner tools and to talk to 593 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,519 Tully his journey from b YU to u VU back 594 00:28:48,559 --> 00:28:50,400 into the Big two of TCU b y you will 595 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:52,599 take them on in a home game here not to 596 00:28:53,079 --> 00:28:55,960 not too far down the road. So a lot of 597 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:01,240 talent everywhere across all of college athletics from Utah all across, 598 00:29:01,279 --> 00:29:03,119 so I will definitely keep it tuned in. Go to 599 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,960 Herald Extra dot com slash sports to see Double D 600 00:29:06,079 --> 00:29:08,400 and to see Brandes sy Gurney the g Man. They 601 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,680 do great work over there, Double D mayor Christmas. Happy holidays, brother, 602 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,599 We'll catch up with you next week. It was well, 603 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,160 that was Darnel Dixon of The Daily Hair. Appreciate him 604 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,759 joining me today for a special Christmas Eve edition of 605 00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:23,759 Cougar Sports here on one on three, nine and ninety 606 00:29:23,799 --> 00:29:25,880 eight three. That second was brought to you by Orthroposo 607 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,279 Utah dot com. 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