Houston Chronicle's Joesph Duarte Joins The Show Ahead Of The BIG 12/Houston Cougars Season
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
One five Sports Talks seven niney, let's spend ten quality
minutes with our good friend Joseph Toarte.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
He is in Frisco, Texas or the Big twelve media days.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Joseph, we were just talking about the big money man
from Texas Tech making the radio rounds, talking about how
he's paying five million dollars for Lineman.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
It must be a good life. And then in love
with Texas these days.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Oh what it is to be Cody Campbell these days. Yeah,
they Tech has certainly, you know, they went yesterday and
they were the talk was a lot of the revenue
share and sort of what because they've done to kind
of I mean, they've been one of the stories of
the off season. So yeah, that's it's one of the
big things that you know, I'm kind of monitoring because
I'm on with Drive Time Thomas right now. We're about
(00:46):
to go on with Prime Time Von here in about
ten minutes. So August that's the headliner among other things.
You have h went first and Dion will capt this
thing off the end of the day.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
All right, Have they made the announcements of who's going
to finish whom in the preseason pol yet?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Are they waiting for a couple of hours.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
They're not doing a preseason poll anymore. They basically ditched it.
They ditched it. They felt like it was a as
Commissioner Bredy or Mark put it, it was a disadvantage
to Arizona State last year they were finished sixteenths dead
last and they ended up winning it. But he felt
like because of that sort of hurt them late in
the year with playoff seating and what the depression was.
(01:25):
So they have completely ditch it. They'll do a basketball one,
they'll do other sports, but they are no longer doing
a preseason poll and they'll do in the Big Ten
is the only conferences not to do that, all.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Right, So where does Joseph Dwarte have on top of
the Big twelve pole this year if you were to
do well, No.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
I like, I like Kansas State, Arizona State, and then
I think Tech and Baylor are going to be my
guys that are are my teams that are under the radar?
I think, uh, I think it's wide open. But you know,
kanas Airs on the same returned its quarterback and some
really good skilled players. So you know, I'm sort of
the believer that if you're the defending champion. You stay
(02:01):
there until somebody knocks you off. So I don't think
there's a clear cut team that's just going to run
away with this, but I think you could certainly see
some teams that are in the makes a bunch of teams,
and then if you're Houston, I think you have a
chance to bounce back from fourign aid and Willie Fritz's
first year and be a Bowl team getting to that
six wins. I think that's a realistic possibility for them
(02:23):
this year.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
What's a buzz like for Colorado?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
With their two All Americans or two high prospects gone
and Byu losen to quarterback because of the honor code violation,
He's like, I'm out of there.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Yeah. First, on Byu, that's kind of an ongoing situation.
You know, they didn't want to say too much. Yes,
so he's still on the roster. The I guess the
expectation is that he'll eventually transfer, but you know there's
a new rule in place that right now is preventing
him from doing that. So it'll be interested because he
(02:56):
stay there and do the lengthy suspension. But you know,
they basically yesterday said that they're moving forward having to
get you know, some young guys prepped and ready. Uh.
And then basically the the other team you you mentioned
was was that Colorado with with the without the two stars.
You know, they're they're the they're sort of the unknown.
You know, they come to Houston to begin big will play.
(03:16):
It's a it's a Friday night. Uh. That one could
get interesting because you know, you knew what you had
last year with Colorado, you knew who the playmakers were
with with Shadur at quarter quarterback and then the two
way player and Heisman winner Travis Hunter. Uh, that to
get interesting uh in Houston, and I have that being
one of the games that that Houston wins this year.
(03:38):
So uh, there there's certainly gonna be some some things
going on with the different teams and a player here
and there. If your b YU could mean the difference
between another ten plus win season or being sort of
middle of the pack.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
How much conversation was for Willie about Connor Wegman taking
over the sendon calling for the Cougars this year.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
A lot of it. You know, Connor's not with the
with the group that came. Willy went with the veteran returners.
But you know, my conversation really we talked about, you know,
just the fact that it's this is a chance for
a fresh start, hit the reset butner button for for Wegman,
and he really thinks that that's gonna do a lot
for him coming over from Texas A and M. Now,
(04:17):
a little interesting part of it was, you know, Connor
dealt with the shoulder injury while he was a at
A and M. He still had some of that when
he got to Houston late in the in the in
the winter, and he you know, he went through spring
and they said he's he's good to going healthy. So
you know that that's a positive. But you know, Willy
just sung his praise and said that you know, he
called Jimbo Fisher and and got kind of a little
(04:39):
report on on you know, just the person that Waveman was.
He called an old fashioned throwback kind of quarterback. And
you know, if they can get anything out of him
in that position, uh, you know, this is a team
that that will be much much improved on offense. And
that was the focal point they needed to start with
the quarterback, and they got in the off season and
(05:01):
everything else sort of fell in place. With the line.
You know, some receivers and a good running back.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
A couple more.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Minutes here Joseph Torte from Frisco at the Big Twelve.
Many days he's got to go talk to Neon in
a few minutes. Hey, brett Or Mark made a lot
of statements yesterday, and he's obviously a very out front,
outgoing commissioner. He is big on this five plus eleven format.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
How much of that.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Is genuine and how much of that is he's trying
to poster because he doesn't like the fact that his
conference would only get two guaranteed spots if the SEC
and the Big Ten got four.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Reach.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yeah, I think that's the ladder, and I think that
five plus eleven is the way that they eventually go.
And he mentioned that, you know, the ACC is also
on board, and I think at some point during the
SEC Spring meetings a few weeks ago or months ago,
that that was kind of gaining a little bit of support,
So you know, yeah, I mean, everybody wants to make
(05:58):
sure that there's some type of equal footing on it.
And you know, some of the early ones that we
saw favored the SEC and the Big Ten, who are
considered the two top conferences. But yeah, he certainly thinks
that this is what will get past and that's certainly
as he put it, he was doubling down on that model.
And it looks like that is gonna be the way
(06:20):
they go. They need to decide by December first for
the twenty twenty six season. But yeah, he did a
lot of preemptive stuff yesterday to let it be known
and to reiterate where he stood and what he favored.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Who ultimately decides that and what if during the negotiation
process the Big twelve and the SAD, the SEC and
the Big ten say we don't care what you think,
acc we don't care what you think we think or
we deserve four teams each. Why do the SEC and
why do the Big ten want to play nice?
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Well, I mean at the end of the yeah, those
two are the are the movers and shake here as
the power brokers. But it comes down to the the
commissioners and it comes down to the loaded names involved
as well. Uh. Now, there's two sides of it. Now
that the playoff committee will will sort of get into
the what new metrics will they use? What will the
(07:13):
criteria be when they're evaluating who gets in? But from
the standpoint of the model itself. UH, they've got to
reach some type of consensus or the agreement that's gonna
work for everyone. And and I think as we see
this thing move forward, and you know, does it states
at UH at sixteenth for long or do they continue
(07:33):
to try to push the UH how much they expand
you're gonna you're gonna have to have some some give
or take. And while while those two conferences do drive
a lot of the discussion, UH, I wouldn't say that
the Big Twelve, and like the a SEC won't have
some type of say when it comes down to the end.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Well, as you God a prime time for us, tell me,
send our best and look forward to seeing him in
September at TDCU Stadium.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Thank you for the visit, friend, I'll do, buddy, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Joe Toord to Houston Chronicle joining us from the Big
Twelve Media Days in Frisco, Texas,
One five Sports Talks seven niney, let's spend ten quality
minutes with our good friend Joseph Toarte.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
He is in Frisco, Texas or the Big twelve media days.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Joseph, we were just talking about the big money man
from Texas Tech making the radio rounds, talking about how
he's paying five million dollars for Lineman.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
It must be a good life. And then in love
with Texas these days.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Oh what it is to be Cody Campbell these days. Yeah,
they Tech has certainly, you know, they went yesterday and
they were the talk was a lot of the revenue
share and sort of what because they've done to kind
of I mean, they've been one of the stories of
the off season. So yeah, that's it's one of the
big things that you know, I'm kind of monitoring because
I'm on with Drive Time Thomas right now. We're about
(00:46):
to go on with Prime Time Von here in about
ten minutes. So August that's the headliner among other things.
You have h went first and Dion will capt this
thing off the end of the day.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
All right, Have they made the announcements of who's going
to finish whom in the preseason pol yet?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Are they waiting for a couple of hours.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
They're not doing a preseason poll anymore. They basically ditched it.
They ditched it. They felt like it was a as
Commissioner Bredy or Mark put it, it was a disadvantage
to Arizona State last year they were finished sixteenths dead
last and they ended up winning it. But he felt
like because of that sort of hurt them late in
the year with playoff seating and what the depression was.
(01:25):
So they have completely ditch it. They'll do a basketball one,
they'll do other sports, but they are no longer doing
a preseason poll and they'll do in the Big Ten
is the only conferences not to do that, all.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Right, So where does Joseph Dwarte have on top of
the Big twelve pole this year if you were to
do well, No.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
I like, I like Kansas State, Arizona State, and then
I think Tech and Baylor are going to be my
guys that are are my teams that are under the radar?
I think, uh, I think it's wide open. But you know,
kanas Airs on the same returned its quarterback and some
really good skilled players. So you know, I'm sort of
the believer that if you're the defending champion. You stay
(02:01):
there until somebody knocks you off. So I don't think
there's a clear cut team that's just going to run
away with this, but I think you could certainly see
some teams that are in the makes a bunch of teams,
and then if you're Houston, I think you have a
chance to bounce back from fourign aid and Willie Fritz's
first year and be a Bowl team getting to that
six wins. I think that's a realistic possibility for them
(02:23):
this year.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
What's a buzz like for Colorado?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
With their two All Americans or two high prospects gone
and Byu losen to quarterback because of the honor code violation,
He's like, I'm out of there.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Yeah. First, on Byu, that's kind of an ongoing situation.
You know, they didn't want to say too much. Yes,
so he's still on the roster. The I guess the
expectation is that he'll eventually transfer, but you know there's
a new rule in place that right now is preventing
him from doing that. So it'll be interested because he
(02:56):
stay there and do the lengthy suspension. But you know,
they basically yesterday said that they're moving forward having to
get you know, some young guys prepped and ready. Uh.
And then basically the the other team you you mentioned
was was that Colorado with with the without the two stars.
You know, they're they're the they're sort of the unknown.
You know, they come to Houston to begin big will play.
(03:16):
It's a it's a Friday night. Uh. That one could
get interesting because you know, you knew what you had
last year with Colorado, you knew who the playmakers were
with with Shadur at quarter quarterback and then the two
way player and Heisman winner Travis Hunter. Uh, that to
get interesting uh in Houston, and I have that being
one of the games that that Houston wins this year.
(03:38):
So uh, there there's certainly gonna be some some things
going on with the different teams and a player here
and there. If your b YU could mean the difference
between another ten plus win season or being sort of
middle of the pack.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
How much conversation was for Willie about Connor Wegman taking
over the sendon calling for the Cougars this year.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
A lot of it. You know, Connor's not with the
with the group that came. Willy went with the veteran returners.
But you know, my conversation really we talked about, you know,
just the fact that it's this is a chance for
a fresh start, hit the reset butner button for for Wegman,
and he really thinks that that's gonna do a lot
for him coming over from Texas A and M. Now,
(04:17):
a little interesting part of it was, you know, Connor
dealt with the shoulder injury while he was a at
A and M. He still had some of that when
he got to Houston late in the in the in
the winter, and he you know, he went through spring
and they said he's he's good to going healthy. So
you know that that's a positive. But you know, Willy
just sung his praise and said that you know, he
called Jimbo Fisher and and got kind of a little
(04:39):
report on on you know, just the person that Waveman was.
He called an old fashioned throwback kind of quarterback. And
you know, if they can get anything out of him
in that position, uh, you know, this is a team
that that will be much much improved on offense. And
that was the focal point they needed to start with
the quarterback, and they got in the off season and
(05:01):
everything else sort of fell in place. With the line.
You know, some receivers and a good running back.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
A couple more.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Minutes here Joseph Torte from Frisco at the Big Twelve.
Many days he's got to go talk to Neon in
a few minutes. Hey, brett Or Mark made a lot
of statements yesterday, and he's obviously a very out front,
outgoing commissioner. He is big on this five plus eleven format.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
How much of that.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Is genuine and how much of that is he's trying
to poster because he doesn't like the fact that his
conference would only get two guaranteed spots if the SEC
and the Big Ten got four.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Reach.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yeah, I think that's the ladder, and I think that
five plus eleven is the way that they eventually go.
And he mentioned that, you know, the ACC is also
on board, and I think at some point during the
SEC Spring meetings a few weeks ago or months ago,
that that was kind of gaining a little bit of support,
So you know, yeah, I mean, everybody wants to make
(05:58):
sure that there's some type of equal footing on it.
And you know, some of the early ones that we
saw favored the SEC and the Big Ten, who are
considered the two top conferences. But yeah, he certainly thinks
that this is what will get past and that's certainly
as he put it, he was doubling down on that model.
And it looks like that is gonna be the way
(06:20):
they go. They need to decide by December first for
the twenty twenty six season. But yeah, he did a
lot of preemptive stuff yesterday to let it be known
and to reiterate where he stood and what he favored.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Who ultimately decides that and what if during the negotiation
process the Big twelve and the SAD, the SEC and
the Big ten say we don't care what you think,
acc we don't care what you think we think or
we deserve four teams each. Why do the SEC and
why do the Big ten want to play nice?
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Well, I mean at the end of the yeah, those
two are the are the movers and shake here as
the power brokers. But it comes down to the the
commissioners and it comes down to the loaded names involved
as well. Uh. Now, there's two sides of it. Now
that the playoff committee will will sort of get into
the what new metrics will they use? What will the
(07:13):
criteria be when they're evaluating who gets in? But from
the standpoint of the model itself. UH, they've got to
reach some type of consensus or the agreement that's gonna
work for everyone. And and I think as we see
this thing move forward, and you know, does it states
at UH at sixteenth for long or do they continue
(07:33):
to try to push the UH how much they expand
you're gonna you're gonna have to have some some give
or take. And while while those two conferences do drive
a lot of the discussion, UH, I wouldn't say that
the Big Twelve, and like the a SEC won't have
some type of say when it comes down to the end.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Well, as you God a prime time for us, tell me,
send our best and look forward to seeing him in
September at TDCU Stadium.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Thank you for the visit, friend, I'll do, buddy, Thank you.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Joe Toord to Houston Chronicle joining us from the Big
Twelve Media Days in Frisco, Texas,
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