October 31, 2024 • 7 mins
There were unencrypted frequencies in the Big 12, allowing anyone who could listen into coaches' headsets. What do we know and did it affect any games?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Third and final hour of the program here on Sports
Radio AM thirteen hundred The Zone. Glad to have you
with us on a Thursday afternoon. Craig Way along with
our six Man of the Year Andrews Hillan producing right now.
Cameron Parker hop back in a little bit later on
Cam right now. Getting things squared away and ready to
go over at Pluckers the West Campus location at twenty
(00:20):
to twenty two. Rio Gram that's coming up, Hey, coming
up in a few minutes. We're going to talk college
football and then specific the college Football Playoff. Will be
joined by Rich Clark, the executive director of the CFP,
so he'll be joining us here in just a few minutes,
so we'll look forward to having our conversation with him. Also,
(00:44):
if you'd like to text the program, all you have
to do is text the word Texas follow by your
question of comment to eight one five to three zero.
So it's the word Texas followed by your question and
comment to eight one five three zero Standard Messaging in
data hb AP. Plier Man's said, I like these odds.
I think he was talking about the rams when they
(01:04):
had the had the uh you know, the safety was
awarded them. I agree with you. They should have called
the face mask. That was a missed call, no doubt
about it. But it would have left the score twenty
eight twenty. The Vikings would have a first down at
their own twenty.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
They would have been.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Eighty yards away and having to drive all that in
seventy five seconds with no timeout.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
You're telling me you haven't seen other incredible things happen
on a football field, Craig. You clearly have. You've seen
crazy things happen. Yes, I have happened, Yes I have.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
But for you to unequivocally say they would win the game,
I think it's a little far fetched.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Don't you think we go to overtime? Okay, all right,
we'll see.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
We'll see if they could get down and do what
they couldn't do since the first half score touchdown, then
hit a two point conversion afterwards, Then and only then
would it get to overtime if that happened. But you know,
I understand fandom. It's important. Vandom is a big thing.
I get it, you know. So anyway, which in the
(02:00):
first hour of the program, the Big Twelve Conferences, there
was no foul play with the unsecured helmet communications signals.
The Big Twelve announced none of its games were compromised
by unencrypted frequencies. Actually, I think that's the name of
a band playing down in Austin this week is unencrypted frequency. Anyway,
(02:21):
none of the games were compromised by unencrypted frequencies used
with the coach to player in game communications this season.
There were sources who told the ESPN yesterday that coach
to player communications for all powerful college football games this
season have been on unencrypted frequencies, and that Texas Tech
requested a report from the Big Twelve on its recent
(02:44):
games against TCU and Baylor, both of which were losses,
to ensure the integrity of the games were not compromised.
Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he raised the issue during
a call with Big Twelve athletic directors on Tuesday after
learning that anyone with a scanner in knowledge of how
to locate the frequencies had access to those in game communications.
(03:05):
You want to know who has the scanner and those
in kind of in game communications, because you're not going
to be bringing it into the stadium if you're a fan, okay,
and if you're a coach, it's probably not gonna be
happen there.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
They have crews that set up those types of things.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Andrew and Rason does a great job for the University
of Texas getting their coach headset communication set up, so
that's not gonna happen. But I started taking You know,
there's a gentleman by the name of Kelly Moore. That's
his name, not to be confused with the paint company
Kelly Moore. He is a frequency coordinator savant in the
(03:41):
Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. He is the frequency coordinator for
Cherry World at T Stadium, globe Ightfield in Arlington, Amon
Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, and also Floyd Casey Stadium
in Wakeup. That guy is what some might refer to
as a frequent Nazi, because I'm going to tell you
(04:02):
if you weren't on the right frequency, he will come
and tell you how the cow choose the cabbage. Because
we were like one position off one time for a
game and he came in and was and he had
this thing that looked like a big old Geiger counter
and it had and it had all these frequencies and
he was like, you can't be on this, You're on
the wrong You gotta your equipment and a you know,
we're like, yess sir.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Being in the fourth quarter and you're trying to get
your play in. All of a sudden, you're Craig Way
in your head set talking about.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, here we go. We'll get an update
on that other game going on. Yeah, it'll So it's
it's it's pretty unique, it's pretty interesting. So anyway, they
said that that wasn't that wasn't the case. The Big
Twelve issued this statement today and I quote. Following the
industry wide concerns surrounding helmet communications, the Big Twelve conducted
(04:50):
a review of conference games and helmet communications processes to
address any issues member institutions raised regarding this matter. The
review show that at no point was any Big Twelve
competition compromised. In addition, all Big Twelve helmet communication programs
now have the update from GSC. That's the company that
(05:15):
handles it for all the Power Forward leagues. GSC that
provides the encryption, and schools may either use Coach Commerce
GSC for coach the player communications at their discretion.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
So they're saying it's all good, no problems, So.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
There's no Connor Stallion story here.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I don't think so. I don't think so.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I don't think I was trying to make Connor Stallions
joke the entire time you're breaking that down. I was trying.
I couldn't come up with anything.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
Okay, feel free to make a joke about the Yankees
fifth inning if you want.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
You know that in the stadium. Yeah, no, markonies in
the stadium.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
World Series ended last night, Dodgers.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
We talked quite a bit about it in the first
couple of hours the program at Gene Watson on with
us our MLB Insider. If you missed that conversation, you
can go back to our podcast page and listen to
the conversation talking about not only did the Yankees make
the mistakes in the fifth and they did, but they
still had chances to get out of it with no
damage done before the ground ball when Garrett Cole kind
(06:11):
of went brain dead and didn't cover the bag, so
that allowed one run they score, and then he had
a chance to get out of it and gave up
back to back hits a single in the double front.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
So for anybody that's saying.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Oh, Garrett Cole was so victimized, he victimized, you know,
by his defense behind him. Listen, Garrett Cole contributed to
his own demise a by not covering the bag at
first and b you know, giving up the two run
single to Freddie Freeman and the two run double to
take Oscar Hernandez.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
But you know what, the stars are just like us, Greg,
because I'd made that same mistake in middle school and
I didn't hear the end of it. My dad still
brings it up. So me and Garrett Cole we have
something in.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Com pitch for The New York Yankees were making three
hundred million dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
You know that is true.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
You watched tons of baseball a bunch of the hot
Have you ever seen something like that?
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Not quite like that, not quite like that.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
I've seen him hesitant, but not completely just stopped dead
in their tracks. So anyway, congratulations the Dodgers. They win
their eighth World Series. The Yankees still have the all
time record twenty seven World Series. They also have lost fourteen,
including Ford No No, because that allowed winning runs to score.
The Yankees, remember, came back and retained took the lead
(07:21):
in the ballgame. No, it's not worse than the Buckner gaff.
Thanks for making me feel a little bit better, Craig.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Good, All right, there you go. Up next.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Rich Clark, the executive director of the College Football Playoff,
will join us when we continue on Sports Radio AM
thirteen under the Zone.
Third and final hour of the program here on Sports
Radio AM thirteen hundred The Zone. Glad to have you
with us on a Thursday afternoon. Craig Way along with
our six Man of the Year Andrews Hillan producing right now.
Cameron Parker hop back in a little bit later on
Cam right now. Getting things squared away and ready to
go over at Pluckers the West Campus location at twenty
(00:20):
to twenty two. Rio Gram that's coming up, Hey, coming
up in a few minutes. We're going to talk college
football and then specific the college Football Playoff. Will be
joined by Rich Clark, the executive director of the CFP,
so he'll be joining us here in just a few minutes,
so we'll look forward to having our conversation with him. Also,
(00:44):
if you'd like to text the program, all you have
to do is text the word Texas follow by your
question of comment to eight one five to three zero.
So it's the word Texas followed by your question and
comment to eight one five three zero Standard Messaging in
data hb AP. Plier Man's said, I like these odds.
I think he was talking about the rams when they
(01:04):
had the had the uh you know, the safety was
awarded them. I agree with you. They should have called
the face mask. That was a missed call, no doubt
about it. But it would have left the score twenty
eight twenty. The Vikings would have a first down at
their own twenty.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
They would have been.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Eighty yards away and having to drive all that in
seventy five seconds with no timeout.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
You're telling me you haven't seen other incredible things happen
on a football field, Craig. You clearly have. You've seen
crazy things happen. Yes, I have happened, Yes I have.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
But for you to unequivocally say they would win the game,
I think it's a little far fetched.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Don't you think we go to overtime? Okay, all right,
we'll see.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
We'll see if they could get down and do what
they couldn't do since the first half score touchdown, then
hit a two point conversion afterwards, Then and only then
would it get to overtime if that happened. But you know,
I understand fandom. It's important. Vandom is a big thing.
I get it, you know. So anyway, which in the
(02:00):
first hour of the program, the Big Twelve Conferences, there
was no foul play with the unsecured helmet communications signals.
The Big Twelve announced none of its games were compromised
by unencrypted frequencies. Actually, I think that's the name of
a band playing down in Austin this week is unencrypted frequency. Anyway,
(02:21):
none of the games were compromised by unencrypted frequencies used
with the coach to player in game communications this season.
There were sources who told the ESPN yesterday that coach
to player communications for all powerful college football games this
season have been on unencrypted frequencies, and that Texas Tech
requested a report from the Big Twelve on its recent
(02:44):
games against TCU and Baylor, both of which were losses,
to ensure the integrity of the games were not compromised.
Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he raised the issue during
a call with Big Twelve athletic directors on Tuesday after
learning that anyone with a scanner in knowledge of how
to locate the frequencies had access to those in game communications.
(03:05):
You want to know who has the scanner and those
in kind of in game communications, because you're not going
to be bringing it into the stadium if you're a fan, okay,
and if you're a coach, it's probably not gonna be
happen there.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
They have crews that set up those types of things.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Andrew and Rason does a great job for the University
of Texas getting their coach headset communication set up, so
that's not gonna happen. But I started taking You know,
there's a gentleman by the name of Kelly Moore. That's
his name, not to be confused with the paint company
Kelly Moore. He is a frequency coordinator savant in the
(03:41):
Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. He is the frequency coordinator for
Cherry World at T Stadium, globe Ightfield in Arlington, Amon
Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, and also Floyd Casey Stadium
in Wakeup. That guy is what some might refer to
as a frequent Nazi, because I'm going to tell you
(04:02):
if you weren't on the right frequency, he will come
and tell you how the cow choose the cabbage. Because
we were like one position off one time for a
game and he came in and was and he had
this thing that looked like a big old Geiger counter
and it had and it had all these frequencies and
he was like, you can't be on this, You're on
the wrong You gotta your equipment and a you know,
we're like, yess sir.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Being in the fourth quarter and you're trying to get
your play in. All of a sudden, you're Craig Way
in your head set talking about.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, here we go. We'll get an update
on that other game going on. Yeah, it'll So it's
it's it's pretty unique, it's pretty interesting. So anyway, they
said that that wasn't that wasn't the case. The Big
Twelve issued this statement today and I quote. Following the
industry wide concerns surrounding helmet communications, the Big Twelve conducted
(04:50):
a review of conference games and helmet communications processes to
address any issues member institutions raised regarding this matter. The
review show that at no point was any Big Twelve
competition compromised. In addition, all Big Twelve helmet communication programs
now have the update from GSC. That's the company that
(05:15):
handles it for all the Power Forward leagues. GSC that
provides the encryption, and schools may either use Coach Commerce
GSC for coach the player communications at their discretion.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
So they're saying it's all good, no problems, So.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
There's no Connor Stallion story here.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I don't think so. I don't think so.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I don't think I was trying to make Connor Stallions
joke the entire time you're breaking that down. I was trying.
I couldn't come up with anything.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
Okay, feel free to make a joke about the Yankees
fifth inning if you want.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
You know that in the stadium. Yeah, no, markonies in
the stadium.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
World Series ended last night, Dodgers.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
We talked quite a bit about it in the first
couple of hours the program at Gene Watson on with
us our MLB Insider. If you missed that conversation, you
can go back to our podcast page and listen to
the conversation talking about not only did the Yankees make
the mistakes in the fifth and they did, but they
still had chances to get out of it with no
damage done before the ground ball when Garrett Cole kind
(06:11):
of went brain dead and didn't cover the bag, so
that allowed one run they score, and then he had
a chance to get out of it and gave up
back to back hits a single in the double front.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
So for anybody that's saying.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Oh, Garrett Cole was so victimized, he victimized, you know,
by his defense behind him. Listen, Garrett Cole contributed to
his own demise a by not covering the bag at
first and b you know, giving up the two run
single to Freddie Freeman and the two run double to
take Oscar Hernandez.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
But you know what, the stars are just like us, Greg,
because I'd made that same mistake in middle school and
I didn't hear the end of it. My dad still
brings it up. So me and Garrett Cole we have
something in.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Com pitch for The New York Yankees were making three
hundred million dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
You know that is true.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
You watched tons of baseball a bunch of the hot
Have you ever seen something like that?
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Not quite like that, not quite like that.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
I've seen him hesitant, but not completely just stopped dead
in their tracks. So anyway, congratulations the Dodgers. They win
their eighth World Series. The Yankees still have the all
time record twenty seven World Series. They also have lost fourteen,
including Ford No No, because that allowed winning runs to score.
The Yankees, remember, came back and retained took the lead
(07:21):
in the ballgame. No, it's not worse than the Buckner gaff.
Thanks for making me feel a little bit better, Craig.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Good, All right, there you go. Up next.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Rich Clark, the executive director of the College Football Playoff,
will join us when we continue on Sports Radio AM
thirteen under the Zone.
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