September 12, 2024 • 17 mins
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian visited with the media on Thursday and discussed the impact of Andrew Mukuba, the offensive line, Kyle Flood, and Coach Becton have had on the season.
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
We are back. It's the Craigway Show with Hall of
Fame broadcaster and voice of the Texas Longhearts Craig Way.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Here on this Thursday afternoon, getting you ready for a
big football weekend for sure, and plenty to discuss. Also, also,
we did not want to be remiss about this and
tell you that you do have an opportunity to win
(00:38):
a pair of tickets to see five Finger Death Punch
that's coming up next Wednesday night at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater.
Have you ever seen five Finger Death Punch? I have four? Okay,
familiar with their captain? Look okay, okay. So the way
this works is you enter the designated keyword at AM
(01:00):
thirteen hundred Zone dot Com for your chance to win.
So far this week we've had keywords of zone and
five and punch. So here's today's keyword at am thirteen
hundred the Zone dot Com for your chance to win.
The keyword that you will enter is CODA CTA as
(01:25):
in Circuit of the Americas because that's where it is,
you know, at the Germanian Insurance Amphitheater, which is out
at CODA as we call Circuit of the Americas. Coda
where the F one race will be the weekend that
Georgia is here, which will be just a maniacal weekend overall.
But anyway, Coda is today's designated keyword to enter to
(01:50):
win a pair of tickets for your chance to win
a pair of tickets to see five Finger Death Punch
next Wednesday at the Germanian Insurance Amphitheater. Wanted to make
sure that we took care of that business and gave
you an opportunity to that. All right, let's hear some
more from Longhorn's head coach Steve Sarkeesian. This again is
from the media availability that he does every Thursday, and
(02:17):
he addresses lots of different questions as well. And here's
one about Andrew mccooba. Now, we all knew about Andrew
mccooba coming in, and it was interesting that this guy's
name came has come up again because last night when
(02:37):
we had our recording of Longhorn Weekly with Coach sark
out at Pluckers the West Campus location. Remember, we record
the show every Wednesday from six to seven and then
it airs on Thursdays, normally Thursday nights. But today, right
after this show was over, at five o'clock is when
it'll happen. And our special guest was Fizzi Whitaker. And
(03:00):
when I was talking of Fozzy about this particular Longhorn team,
he said he was impressed with a great many things,
the guys that are veterans and gotten older, and how
some of the younger guys have impressed. But then he
singled out Andrew mccuba as a veteran who transferred in
and guys who have come in through the portal have
(03:22):
really looked good, like Bill Norton obviously Trey Moore who
will go up against his old team UTSA on Saturday evening.
And he talked about mccuba and what he's done in
helping to stabilize the secondary. So when guys like micuba
enter the transfer portal, and this was the question for
Sark from the media, availability, are guys like that and
(03:47):
mccuba in specific targeted if you will, once they're in
the of course they have to be in the portal,
but once they have put their own name into the portal,
And in this case Andrew mc sark was asked did
he target macuba as soon as he entered the portal
and is he blending into the team concept and with
(04:09):
the team quicker than perhaps some expected.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
I think Andrew is a.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
One the experience that he had, it was an heat
We wanted to try to find an experience safety. It
just happened to be that an experienced safety from from Austin,
from LBJI High School, uh, from a really good program
at Clemson, you know, got in the portal. And then
you know, we had some natural connections to him on
our team.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
You know, John A. Baron and he are good friends
going back to high school.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
He knew a couple of our guys of being back
in town during the offseason and whatnot, of being around
our players, and so I think it was it was
somewhat of a natural.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Fit for for him.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
It was obviously a very good fit for us to
get such an experienced player with position flex. You know,
he played He played not only safety at clem somebody
also played are and so that position flex was important
for us as well.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
But the thing I've about Andrew is he is a
heck of.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
A practice player, and he practices hard. He practices physical,
but he practices smart. You know, he stays off the ground,
and his practice habits and his preparation habits carry over
to the game, and I think that's why he puts
himself in really good positions.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
In game and it's allowed him to make some of
the plays that he's made so far.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Hey, did you guys take notice of the fact that
sarcused what is becoming a popular phrase in at least
in the college football landscape, and I think also perhaps
in the NFL, but definitely in the college football landscape,
and those words position flex, position flex, it means an
(05:48):
awful lot on position flex because you'd like to have
that versatility of having a guy who, in Macouba's case,
can play both the boundary safety which is his normal spot,
but can play that star position, the fifth defensive back spot.
He can play that position, and that makes a big
difference when, especially if injuries begin to take their toll,
(06:12):
and you know, you have to have somebody else who
can swing to a couple of different spots and make
a big difference for you. And clearly mccooba has done that.
He had the big interception last week. But really, just
as start pointed out, outstanding practice player and by sheer
extension is just making everybody better as a as a result,
(06:33):
of that, all right, since we're almost subject of the
transfer portal, and I mentioned a couple of the guys
on defense, mentioning Bill Norton and then also mentioning on
that defensive front, Trey Moore who goes up against this
(06:53):
former club, Gavin Holmes came in last year, transferred in
from Waite Forest. You know, so we've you know, heard
about different guys and how they make a difference, certainly
on the defensive side. Well, the same can hold true
on the offensive side and in special team. So you
(07:15):
probably know where I'm going with this, and that's Silas Bolden. Now,
Matthew Golden, who's been back on kickoff returns, has made
a huge impact as a wide receiver. Isaiah Bond really
starting to make an impact. Both of those guys came
via the portal. Golden from Houston, Bond from Alabama. We
know that. Andvelton Gardner has yet to really get in
(07:36):
the full swing of things, the running back. He graduated
and really came into the program from SMU like two
weeks before the start of the season. But the other
guy is Silas Bolden. Now Bolden is coming in from
Oregon State. He had an absolutely lights out dynamite training
camp and he's back on pump return. But they've also
(07:59):
used him in the passing game. Now they perhaps haven't
used him as much as some folks thought they might
or perhaps should or whatever. But the question for Sark
was what does you know Bolden need to do to
get more reps on offense? And we heard him talk
(08:19):
about that last hour. But whether you're talking about Bolden
or whether you're talking about any of the other receivers,
certainly the running game and in the protections there for
quinn Ewers, the team's success quite often is going to
be predicated on the development of the offensive line and
(08:40):
of course the co offensive coordinator Kyle Flood, who handles
the offensive line. So Sark was asked about that, how
much of this success really goes to the offensive line
and more's the point. Not only with the success and
the outstanding execution of the offensive line. Jake Majors wins
an Outline Word Watch Winner of the Week, Calvin Banks
(09:03):
has been mentioned, so you know, the DJ Campbell, those
guys have all gotten mentioned early on. So again the
question for Sart was how much of this offensive success
is going to what the offensive line has done? And
what Kyle Flood has been able to contribute as a
result of what they've done, some of.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
The growing pains we had early on on the offensive
line year one and then going into year two where
we were playing some true freshmen starting too true freshmen
that first year to where we are now of where
we're returning four or five starters and the guy who
was our fifth guy in week one was the sec
(09:44):
offensive lineman of the year in Cam Williams. Right, the
experience that we have now I think we benefit from
right now, but I think also the development of our
younger players that we're not having to throw them into
the fire too soon, that they're getting so many ay
reps in practice that Coach Flood can work on the
development of them, that we can you know, clean some
(10:05):
things up in their game, whether it's in the run game,
the past game, whatever that communication, whatever that looks like.
And so we're we've kind of flipped the script in
essence to where we were inexperienced in.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
Green on the offensive line too in year four.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
Now we've got a great deal of experience, we've got
great depth, and we're able to develop those players. And
I have all the faith in the world and Kyle Flood,
you guys know that. I mean, we've been together for
a long long time. We're in year eight together now.
And his ability to evaluate the offensive lineman, his ability
to project what they may look like, you know, two
and three years down the road, and then his ability
(10:42):
to be demanding of them when they're here and continue
to push them, but yet have great rapport with his players.
I think, are you know, all signs of a really
good coach. And so we're fortunate to have coach Flood
and he really does a great job.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
All right, let me flip it back from the offensive
line to the defensive line now in peak quick cal
and his defensive line, guys, And we often hear coaches
speak of this, and we certainly have heard Sart mentioned
this that in fall camp workouts in training camp, they
do a lot of what's called thud when they are
(11:17):
doing you know, scrimmaging thud running backs running through the line,
or quarterbacks, whatever, screen game, whatever. The pass at Thud
means hitting the guy to where it is a parent
that he's going to be able to make the tackle. However,
Sark is very very adamant in saying they don't want
(11:37):
anybody going to the ground. Don't take guys to the ground,
because that's how injuries happen, either for the guy being
tackled or in some cases the guy doing the taclic
maybe an ankle gets turned or a knee gets twisted
or something like that. So they stay away from that
kind of contact. There's some to be sure in the scrimmaging,
but especially as they get closer toward the end of
(11:59):
the week you get beyond Wednesday. Uh, you're being very
very careful with that. So the flip side of that
is you have to have a physical defense that drives
guys to the ground and finishes them taking the tackle
all the way to the ground. So Sark was asked
about that about how does your defense's ability to take
(12:22):
guys all the way to the ground and finish the job.
How has it been as sharp at it as it
has been when you don't work that particular element of
it that much in fall camp, Man, they really are.
Speaker 3 (12:35):
I'm glad you noticed that.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
I mean, I think that's you know, if I could
highlight four or five things from the season that I've
been impressed with so far through two weeks, I would
say our our secondary's ability to tackle right now, and
they're and they're not just especially at the safety spot.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
They're not just getting them on the ground. We're striking people.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
I mean, we're making we're making hard, tough tackles in
the open field. Know, and it's a variety of players.
And so you know when I say Michael taff or
Derek Williams or Andrew mccoobaugh or Jolannie MacDonald what Jalen
Gilbo has done, because I kind of refer to him
there and and Manny's playing physical. You know, I have
to credit the coaches right to some degree because they there,
(13:19):
we're we've been drilling this and we've been wanting to
play a certain style. And the fact that coach Gideon
coach Joseph have done a nice job with those guys
of building their confidence and putting them in position with
the fundamentals and techniques to make those plays has been big.
But I also think it's the style of player that
we have too. Of these guys are really athletic people,
(13:41):
and you know, it's kind of that old way of
thinking the safeties are just kind of your big, strong
safety types. We try to recruit guys that have really
good range, really good flexibility, have coverability, but yet have
the ability to tackle. And I think that that's showing
up for us right now. These guys are tackling at
a high level.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
All right. And then one more from Sark and we'll
hear more from him coming up next hour. Invariably, if
teams are having a lot of success, both whether it's
offense and or defense, if they're having a lot of success,
the physical nature of things is quite often noticed and
(14:24):
the physical nature of things takes on extra meaning in
terms of the conditioning. Tory Becton of course handles that
Tory Becton is also kind of a father confessor in
a lot of ways to these guys. He's very very close.
He's around them all the time with the workouts that
are going on. So it's understandable then that he's going
(14:44):
to be plugged in to their success level and also
to their improvement in the off season. And Sark was
asked about Coach Beckton's role in the off season and
how it helps the teams be able to be physically
sound and able to finish games in the fourth quarter.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
I think what Coach Beckton and our strength and conditioning
staff do in winter conditioning and then in our summer
conditioning is we push our guys, you know, and the
second half of our workouts are always the hardest parts
of our workout. When we practice in spring ball, when
we practice in training camp, the hardest part of our
practice is at the end, because we try to instill
(15:26):
in them that we need to be at our best
when our best is needed, even though it's at its
the hardest moment.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
And so we do a lot of our team work,
we do a lot of our good on good work,
We do a lot.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Of our competitive work at the end after they've already
gotten fatigued. And so I think part of that there's
a physical you know, conditioning and a physical toughness aspect
that I think coach Becton does a great job of
with his staff. But I also think there's a mental
toughness side to it, right of keeping your mental intensity.
You know, there's an old adage, right, fatigue makes us cowards,
(15:57):
of all of us. And so the point is we
have to make sure that we stay you know, mentally sharp,
mentally focused, you know, great mental intensity and having that
mental toughness to persevere and to be resilient when when
times get tough, and times get tough.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
In the fourth quarter of games.
Speaker 1 (16:15):
But if you're a custom and you're used to being
in that environment and executing at a high level, you
won't be surprised when it shows up in the game.
So we have to practice that on a pretty regular basis.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
All right, there it is from Sark. We'll hear some
more from Sark coming up next hour, and of course
next hour we're going to visit with Roger Wallace to
talk some walng worn football, some high school football, and
some other topics as well. Up next, I'm meant to
get into a little more of NFL then I've been
(16:48):
able to get into so far this week and up
to this point, So we're going to try to do
a little bit more about that about the weekend overall
to come in the National Football League. We will do
that coming up when we continue here on this Thursday
afternoon on sports Radio AM thirteen under the zone of
the iHeartRadio app.
We are back. It's the Craigway Show with Hall of
Fame broadcaster and voice of the Texas Longhearts Craig Way.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Here on this Thursday afternoon, getting you ready for a
big football weekend for sure, and plenty to discuss. Also, also,
we did not want to be remiss about this and
tell you that you do have an opportunity to win
(00:38):
a pair of tickets to see five Finger Death Punch
that's coming up next Wednesday night at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater.
Have you ever seen five Finger Death Punch? I have four? Okay,
familiar with their captain? Look okay, okay. So the way
this works is you enter the designated keyword at AM
(01:00):
thirteen hundred Zone dot Com for your chance to win.
So far this week we've had keywords of zone and
five and punch. So here's today's keyword at am thirteen
hundred the Zone dot Com for your chance to win.
The keyword that you will enter is CODA CTA as
(01:25):
in Circuit of the Americas because that's where it is,
you know, at the Germanian Insurance Amphitheater, which is out
at CODA as we call Circuit of the Americas. Coda
where the F one race will be the weekend that
Georgia is here, which will be just a maniacal weekend overall.
But anyway, Coda is today's designated keyword to enter to
(01:50):
win a pair of tickets for your chance to win
a pair of tickets to see five Finger Death Punch
next Wednesday at the Germanian Insurance Amphitheater. Wanted to make
sure that we took care of that business and gave
you an opportunity to that. All right, let's hear some
more from Longhorn's head coach Steve Sarkeesian. This again is
from the media availability that he does every Thursday, and
(02:17):
he addresses lots of different questions as well. And here's
one about Andrew mccooba. Now, we all knew about Andrew
mccooba coming in, and it was interesting that this guy's
name came has come up again because last night when
(02:37):
we had our recording of Longhorn Weekly with Coach sark
out at Pluckers the West Campus location. Remember, we record
the show every Wednesday from six to seven and then
it airs on Thursdays, normally Thursday nights. But today, right
after this show was over, at five o'clock is when
it'll happen. And our special guest was Fizzi Whitaker. And
(03:00):
when I was talking of Fozzy about this particular Longhorn team,
he said he was impressed with a great many things,
the guys that are veterans and gotten older, and how
some of the younger guys have impressed. But then he
singled out Andrew mccuba as a veteran who transferred in
and guys who have come in through the portal have
(03:22):
really looked good, like Bill Norton obviously Trey Moore who
will go up against his old team UTSA on Saturday evening.
And he talked about mccuba and what he's done in
helping to stabilize the secondary. So when guys like micuba
enter the transfer portal, and this was the question for
Sark from the media, availability, are guys like that and
(03:47):
mccuba in specific targeted if you will, once they're in
the of course they have to be in the portal,
but once they have put their own name into the portal,
And in this case Andrew mc sark was asked did
he target macuba as soon as he entered the portal
and is he blending into the team concept and with
(04:09):
the team quicker than perhaps some expected.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
I think Andrew is a.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
One the experience that he had, it was an heat
We wanted to try to find an experience safety. It
just happened to be that an experienced safety from from Austin,
from LBJI High School, uh, from a really good program
at Clemson, you know, got in the portal. And then
you know, we had some natural connections to him on
our team.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
You know, John A. Baron and he are good friends
going back to high school.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
He knew a couple of our guys of being back
in town during the offseason and whatnot, of being around
our players, and so I think it was it was
somewhat of a natural.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Fit for for him.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
It was obviously a very good fit for us to
get such an experienced player with position flex. You know,
he played He played not only safety at clem somebody
also played are and so that position flex was important
for us as well.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
But the thing I've about Andrew is he is a
heck of.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
A practice player, and he practices hard. He practices physical,
but he practices smart. You know, he stays off the ground,
and his practice habits and his preparation habits carry over
to the game, and I think that's why he puts
himself in really good positions.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
In game and it's allowed him to make some of
the plays that he's made so far.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Hey, did you guys take notice of the fact that
sarcused what is becoming a popular phrase in at least
in the college football landscape, and I think also perhaps
in the NFL, but definitely in the college football landscape,
and those words position flex, position flex, it means an
(05:48):
awful lot on position flex because you'd like to have
that versatility of having a guy who, in Macouba's case,
can play both the boundary safety which is his normal spot,
but can play that star position, the fifth defensive back spot.
He can play that position, and that makes a big
difference when, especially if injuries begin to take their toll,
(06:12):
and you know, you have to have somebody else who
can swing to a couple of different spots and make
a big difference for you. And clearly mccooba has done that.
He had the big interception last week. But really, just
as start pointed out, outstanding practice player and by sheer
extension is just making everybody better as a as a result,
(06:33):
of that, all right, since we're almost subject of the
transfer portal, and I mentioned a couple of the guys
on defense, mentioning Bill Norton and then also mentioning on
that defensive front, Trey Moore who goes up against this
(06:53):
former club, Gavin Holmes came in last year, transferred in
from Waite Forest. You know, so we've you know, heard
about different guys and how they make a difference, certainly
on the defensive side. Well, the same can hold true
on the offensive side and in special team. So you
(07:15):
probably know where I'm going with this, and that's Silas Bolden. Now,
Matthew Golden, who's been back on kickoff returns, has made
a huge impact as a wide receiver. Isaiah Bond really
starting to make an impact. Both of those guys came
via the portal. Golden from Houston, Bond from Alabama. We
know that. Andvelton Gardner has yet to really get in
(07:36):
the full swing of things, the running back. He graduated
and really came into the program from SMU like two
weeks before the start of the season. But the other
guy is Silas Bolden. Now Bolden is coming in from
Oregon State. He had an absolutely lights out dynamite training
camp and he's back on pump return. But they've also
(07:59):
used him in the passing game. Now they perhaps haven't
used him as much as some folks thought they might
or perhaps should or whatever. But the question for Sark
was what does you know Bolden need to do to
get more reps on offense? And we heard him talk
(08:19):
about that last hour. But whether you're talking about Bolden
or whether you're talking about any of the other receivers,
certainly the running game and in the protections there for
quinn Ewers, the team's success quite often is going to
be predicated on the development of the offensive line and
(08:40):
of course the co offensive coordinator Kyle Flood, who handles
the offensive line. So Sark was asked about that, how
much of this success really goes to the offensive line
and more's the point. Not only with the success and
the outstanding execution of the offensive line. Jake Majors wins
an Outline Word Watch Winner of the Week, Calvin Banks
(09:03):
has been mentioned, so you know, the DJ Campbell, those
guys have all gotten mentioned early on. So again the
question for Sart was how much of this offensive success
is going to what the offensive line has done? And
what Kyle Flood has been able to contribute as a
result of what they've done, some of.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
The growing pains we had early on on the offensive
line year one and then going into year two where
we were playing some true freshmen starting too true freshmen
that first year to where we are now of where
we're returning four or five starters and the guy who
was our fifth guy in week one was the sec
(09:44):
offensive lineman of the year in Cam Williams. Right, the
experience that we have now I think we benefit from
right now, but I think also the development of our
younger players that we're not having to throw them into
the fire too soon, that they're getting so many ay
reps in practice that Coach Flood can work on the
development of them, that we can you know, clean some
(10:05):
things up in their game, whether it's in the run game,
the past game, whatever that communication, whatever that looks like.
And so we're we've kind of flipped the script in
essence to where we were inexperienced in.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
Green on the offensive line too in year four.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
Now we've got a great deal of experience, we've got
great depth, and we're able to develop those players. And
I have all the faith in the world and Kyle Flood,
you guys know that. I mean, we've been together for
a long long time. We're in year eight together now.
And his ability to evaluate the offensive lineman, his ability
to project what they may look like, you know, two
and three years down the road, and then his ability
(10:42):
to be demanding of them when they're here and continue
to push them, but yet have great rapport with his players.
I think, are you know, all signs of a really
good coach. And so we're fortunate to have coach Flood
and he really does a great job.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
All right, let me flip it back from the offensive
line to the defensive line now in peak quick cal
and his defensive line, guys, And we often hear coaches
speak of this, and we certainly have heard Sart mentioned
this that in fall camp workouts in training camp, they
do a lot of what's called thud when they are
(11:17):
doing you know, scrimmaging thud running backs running through the line,
or quarterbacks, whatever, screen game, whatever. The pass at Thud
means hitting the guy to where it is a parent
that he's going to be able to make the tackle. However,
Sark is very very adamant in saying they don't want
(11:37):
anybody going to the ground. Don't take guys to the ground,
because that's how injuries happen, either for the guy being
tackled or in some cases the guy doing the taclic
maybe an ankle gets turned or a knee gets twisted
or something like that. So they stay away from that
kind of contact. There's some to be sure in the scrimmaging,
but especially as they get closer toward the end of
(11:59):
the week you get beyond Wednesday. Uh, you're being very
very careful with that. So the flip side of that
is you have to have a physical defense that drives
guys to the ground and finishes them taking the tackle
all the way to the ground. So Sark was asked
about that about how does your defense's ability to take
(12:22):
guys all the way to the ground and finish the job.
How has it been as sharp at it as it
has been when you don't work that particular element of
it that much in fall camp, Man, they really are.
Speaker 3 (12:35):
I'm glad you noticed that.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
I mean, I think that's you know, if I could
highlight four or five things from the season that I've
been impressed with so far through two weeks, I would
say our our secondary's ability to tackle right now, and
they're and they're not just especially at the safety spot.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
They're not just getting them on the ground. We're striking people.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
I mean, we're making we're making hard, tough tackles in
the open field. Know, and it's a variety of players.
And so you know when I say Michael taff or
Derek Williams or Andrew mccoobaugh or Jolannie MacDonald what Jalen
Gilbo has done, because I kind of refer to him
there and and Manny's playing physical. You know, I have
to credit the coaches right to some degree because they there,
(13:19):
we're we've been drilling this and we've been wanting to
play a certain style. And the fact that coach Gideon
coach Joseph have done a nice job with those guys
of building their confidence and putting them in position with
the fundamentals and techniques to make those plays has been big.
But I also think it's the style of player that
we have too. Of these guys are really athletic people,
(13:41):
and you know, it's kind of that old way of
thinking the safeties are just kind of your big, strong
safety types. We try to recruit guys that have really
good range, really good flexibility, have coverability, but yet have
the ability to tackle. And I think that that's showing
up for us right now. These guys are tackling at
a high level.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
All right. And then one more from Sark and we'll
hear more from him coming up next hour. Invariably, if
teams are having a lot of success, both whether it's
offense and or defense, if they're having a lot of success,
the physical nature of things is quite often noticed and
(14:24):
the physical nature of things takes on extra meaning in
terms of the conditioning. Tory Becton of course handles that
Tory Becton is also kind of a father confessor in
a lot of ways to these guys. He's very very close.
He's around them all the time with the workouts that
are going on. So it's understandable then that he's going
(14:44):
to be plugged in to their success level and also
to their improvement in the off season. And Sark was
asked about Coach Beckton's role in the off season and
how it helps the teams be able to be physically
sound and able to finish games in the fourth quarter.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
I think what Coach Beckton and our strength and conditioning
staff do in winter conditioning and then in our summer
conditioning is we push our guys, you know, and the
second half of our workouts are always the hardest parts
of our workout. When we practice in spring ball, when
we practice in training camp, the hardest part of our
practice is at the end, because we try to instill
(15:26):
in them that we need to be at our best
when our best is needed, even though it's at its
the hardest moment.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
And so we do a lot of our team work,
we do a lot of our good on good work,
We do a lot.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Of our competitive work at the end after they've already
gotten fatigued. And so I think part of that there's
a physical you know, conditioning and a physical toughness aspect
that I think coach Becton does a great job of
with his staff. But I also think there's a mental
toughness side to it, right of keeping your mental intensity.
You know, there's an old adage, right, fatigue makes us cowards,
(15:57):
of all of us. And so the point is we
have to make sure that we stay you know, mentally sharp,
mentally focused, you know, great mental intensity and having that
mental toughness to persevere and to be resilient when when
times get tough, and times get tough.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
In the fourth quarter of games.
Speaker 1 (16:15):
But if you're a custom and you're used to being
in that environment and executing at a high level, you
won't be surprised when it shows up in the game.
So we have to practice that on a pretty regular basis.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
All right, there it is from Sark. We'll hear some
more from Sark coming up next hour, and of course
next hour we're going to visit with Roger Wallace to
talk some walng worn football, some high school football, and
some other topics as well. Up next, I'm meant to
get into a little more of NFL then I've been
(16:48):
able to get into so far this week and up
to this point, So we're going to try to do
a little bit more about that about the weekend overall
to come in the National Football League. We will do
that coming up when we continue here on this Thursday
afternoon on sports Radio AM thirteen under the zone of
the iHeartRadio app.
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