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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's time to celebrate the previous team sport known to man,
where modern day gladiators collide for all the glory on
the grid. Ie, let's talk some college football on Cougar
Sports with Ben Crittle.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Yeah, buddy, Welcome back Cougar Sports. Porto three nine ninety
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(00:36):
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got Talmach Brown on the line to talk a little
bit about some of the deals in some college football
topics as well. Talmich, how are.
Speaker 4 (01:27):
You good, doing great?
Speaker 2 (01:29):
How are you doing I'm doing awesome. I'm doing awesome.
Speaker 5 (01:32):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Let's talk about this college football news coming out of
Arizona State. Arizona State quarterback Sam Levitt doubtful versus Utah
on Saturday. A little bit of a surprise update on
Thursday night on the Big Twelves availability the injury report,
Levitt was listed as probable on Wednesday, now doubtful for
an ESPN source. Backup Jeff Simms is in line to
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start for Ahu if Levitt can't play in Salt Lake City.
Sims has started twenty six games over his career, including
one at a Issue two at Nebraska and twenty three
at Georgia Tech. Sims started one game last of Free Issue.
It was a twenty four to fourteen ASU loss at Cincinnati.
He started college football in twenty twenty, playing for Georgia
(02:18):
Tech in that COVID nineteen season. If I mean this
then highly favors the Huts at home versus a backup quarterback.
What do you make of it? Ish Talmage?
Speaker 4 (02:32):
I think it's really interesting.
Speaker 6 (02:33):
I think this bodes well for Utah, but also there's
an element of the they've been preparing for Leva all
week and now that they're having to change the game
plan because Sims is much more of a runner than
leve It is. I think it's gonna be interesting too
because Sims also has a lot of college experience, and
so is he going to be able to make that
transition against the really, really good Utah defense this week.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Levit is one of the country's most notable quarterbacks. He
led the Sun Devils to the College Football Playoff bit
last season, but his backup Simms does, as you mentioned,
have a has a lot of experience in college football,
and that's why I think Kenny Dillinghan picked him up
in the transfer portal not too long ago. So we'll
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see how it plays out. But let's prognosticate. Let's say
Utah does come out with a victory. Let's say that
BYU beats the other Arizona team this week down in Tucson.
That begs the question, Brett, I'm gonna lean on you here.
There's some marquee games next week, but I'm wondering where
college game Day and noon Big Noon Kickoff will end
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up next week. Who is BYU and Utah potentially competing
with for that showcase.
Speaker 5 (03:48):
So one of the things that you have to consider
when you're thinking about where these big shows could go
is you have to think about who has the game.
ESPN is less likely to go to a game that
Fox has, and vice versa. So what makes this interesting
is right now BYU Utah is scheduled on Fox. However,
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it's scheduled for six o'clock at night. And not to
say that they couldn't, but typically Big Noon Kickoff it's
called Big Noon Kickoff for a reason. They like to
do it at noon. Could they move things around maybe?
Could they still do it at night? Yes, because we
saw them do that last year. So it could happen.
Here's some of the other games that College Game Day
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and Big Neon Kickoff could choose.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Ole Miss Georgia.
Speaker 5 (04:32):
That one probably wouldn't be Big New Kickoff because Big
Noon doesn't have SEC games, so they're less likely to
go to those. So that one could be College Game Day,
LSU and Vanderbilt. I know you're gonna say Vanderbilt, but
both those teams are ranked. LSU is eleven, Vanderbilt is twenty.
That could happen Washington, Michigan. Both those teams are playing
really well right now.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
And what are the locations though? Sorry for all those games.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Yeah, so Ole Miss is at Georgia and then and
LSU is at Vanderbilt. Okay, Texas Tech Arizona State right
now is a ranked matchup, but that's not gonna be
the case assuming that Utah takes care of business, Arizona
State will no longer be ranked.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And then the other big one.
Speaker 5 (05:14):
I guess they could do USC Notre Dame, but again,
considering neither one of those networks has the game because
that's on NBC and Peacock, I don't think they'll go there.
The other one, though, that could be interesting for Game
Day would be Tennessee Alabama. We know that they need
to shootout lights out every year. If I had to
put money on it, my guess is Game Day goes
to Tennessee at Alabama or Ole Miss at Georgia. But
(05:38):
I do think it is very possible if they take
care of me, because again, those are the only really
big games are SEC games, and Big New Kickoff doesn't
do SEC because they don't have the rights to any
of those games. I think it's actually really likely if
Utah and b what you both look good this weekend.
I think it's very possible that we find out Sunday
(05:59):
morning that Big New Kickoff is coming to Provo for
the second year in a row town.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
As a fan of college football, right, I mean, how
big would that be to have Big New Kickoff again
in Provo in the Holy War.
Speaker 6 (06:13):
So, I think it'd be awesome just having putting that
primetime spotlight on byu Utah. It's such a competitive game
they do very very like. They're always close games, great
games that always gets the entire state out. I think
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put a shine on such a great rivalry.
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Speaker 4 (07:23):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
All Right, there you go. That's some college football. Look
Sam Levitt being out this week, uh is a boom
for the University of Utah.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
I wanted to stay on this topic, you know what I.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Mean, Like this is very interesting. Levitt is a baller.
In fact, leading up into the season, he was one
of the darlings I think of the media nationally and
within the Big Twelve to become maybe that MVP.
Speaker 7 (07:48):
Of the league.
Speaker 8 (07:48):
He was the preseason Big Twelve Offensive Player of the Year.
If I'm exactly I think I'm I don't think I'm
wrong on that. The fact check me, but I'm pretty
sure he was raved about like Arizona State was raved about.
Bred McMurphy went around on poll coach Arizona State Sam
Levit Jordan Tyson, like right, they raved about him in
that regard. So this, if he can't go tomorrow, Ben,
this is a big loss.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Like that.
Speaker 8 (08:09):
Simson is a good quarterback, good good college quarterback, can run,
can move the legs, no doubt.
Speaker 7 (08:13):
But Sam Levit puts you on a different level.
Speaker 8 (08:15):
He puts you in the Big Twelve title game like
he did last year in the College Football Playoff. So
if he's not able to go with this is gonna
be very interesting to see how this goes. I don't
know what the injury is, but there's multitudes of high level,
you know, people that cover college football reporting he is
doubtful and I even saw another thing saying that he's
trying his best to get out there, but the coaching
(08:36):
staff is even saying no, Like so Sam Levit wants
to play. It's kind of like Isaiah Glasker. Maybe, Hey,
I'm trying to get a game. No, I'm gonna pursued
on the caution if don't do it. But this is
a big loss for Arizona State if Sam Levit can't
go tomorrow.
Speaker 7 (08:48):
He's a good quarterback.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
I will say this, the last time Utah faced a
backup quarterback at home, it did not turn out too
well for them. Will Hammond, the Storm and Mormon out
of Texas thirteen of sixteen, one hundred and sixty nine
yards who he's eighty one point three percent completion percent.
His two tudies and a partridge in a pear tree
(09:10):
a carries sixty one yards. And remember Jeff Simms, the
six foot four, two hundred and twenty pounds senior out
of Jacksonville, Florida. You're gonna see him up at Rice Ecles.
He has attempted seven hundred and five passers in his career,
four hundred and five completions. That's a fifty seven point
four percent completion rate, almost five thousand yards through the air,
seven yards per attempt, thirty one touchdowns.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
Okay, that's enough to get you to dub y.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
He has thrown a crap ton of ian tz though
twenty nine oo sacked by eight times, many sacks, many sacks.
But he's also ran for one thousand and four and
seventy eight yards four point three yards per carry, and
thirteen touchdowns. He is dangerous. We'll see how it plays
out up at Rice Ackles. We do want. I think
(10:00):
Utah to win, right, No Utah fans this weekend.
Speaker 7 (10:03):
I don't if it.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Bret Brett has beef and I don't know. Look I'm
using are we rooting for Utah this weekend. I'm usually
not the most petty guy on this panel.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
I'm a pretty petty guy, but there's a lot of
pettiness to go around this weekend.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
I'm the most petty person on the panel.
Speaker 5 (10:23):
I don't care if it means Big Noon Kickoff comes
down and nobody is a bigger studio show NERD than
this guy right here, I don't care. I don't want
Big Noon Kickoff to win come because I want Utah
to lose. I don't care what it means for the rivalry.
I don't care what it means for the storyline business.
Nothing would make me happier than seeing Utah lose. I
(10:44):
respect them at any cost.
Speaker 8 (10:46):
Look, I'll say this, Ben, I'll get my thoughts and
I'll let you finish it out. If Utah wins and
that means Big Neon Kickoff comes and gets suspanked the
booty next week to Utah cool.
Speaker 7 (10:55):
I'm a big fan of it.
Speaker 8 (10:56):
But if they lose and b Au wins, my Utah friend,
know what's gonna happen, as I always do. You know,
you tell me not to do it, but I do
it anyway. I go, I go to Instagram, go to
my page, and I said, what happened? You taw what happened?
So by the means, I would love to have Big
Neon Kickoff here for the second in a row because
it speaks to what you talked about earlier in the show,
Coloni Sataki's culture turning the Ties getting a national attention.
(11:19):
But if it didn't happen in Utah lost time, I'm
also going to chuckle on Sunday as well.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
Love the breakdown Kugarnation. Are we oh? Vic, what do
you got from me?
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Hey, I gotta say, we are definitely Utah fans on Saturday,
because what that will do is strengthen BYU's strength of
schedule and in case at the end there's any tiebreakers, Okay,
good point, that could help BYU, you know, get to
(11:49):
the championship game instead of having to watch like last year.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
I do think your strength of schedule argument, I typically
lean into that every single year and I say, look
like you want everyone on the roster or on your
your your schedule to win football games. There are some outliers,
there are some exceptions, no doubt about it. But I
think in this particular case, even though I love some
petty competitiveness, I love the vitriol. I love the the
(12:15):
the anger, the uh, the the the the the energy
that was spewing forth from from bread, always bringing the
hammer's mouth. Uh. I think you're you're rooting on the
Utes history. You're rooting on the Utes.
Speaker 7 (12:27):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
We need we need uh, we need the strength of schedule.
And I think you can beat Utah at home as well.
I think that's uh, it bodes well for by So
you wanted to win, because if you want to be
a little bit dinged up, you know, heading into the
Holy War. That's what you want. You want to win,
and then you know, you know, maybe you don't want
to make because they can't b y U B y.
(12:49):
You may not be full strength, you know heading into
that game. But maybe they are because Jack Kelly and
Isaiah Glaser don't have to play this week in Tucson.
Possibly fingers crossed. We'll see how it plays that.
Speaker 8 (12:59):
I'm nervous now, Ben, because you bring up a good point.
If if they lose Era Asu, then you can't lose
to them next week. But if they were to win
this week and then play you next week and you
did lose, like it would be a better strength to
s get like, yeah, so that that does worry me.
Speaker 7 (13:12):
Actually, yeah, good point, Vic, I'm scared now.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
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How that are you, buddy?
Speaker 4 (14:39):
I'm doing good then, how about you? Good afternoon?
Speaker 2 (14:41):
Hey, good afternoon. Appreciate you joining us for another segment
of Let's talk about stats. Let's start off with the
football stat Okay, I just penned a piece it's going
to be dropping on ksel dot com about BYU's creative
and committee approach with their rushing game and their run game.
I think it's been really cool to see how they've
done it. Now it's majority LJ. Martin bear Bachmeyer. Through
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the first five games, they've rushed two hundred one times
for seventy yards, averaging five point eight yards per carry,
and fourteen touchdowns. Definitely a testament to a team that
has successfully relied on a creative committee approach. Three of
the top seven of the leading rushers actually wide receivers too,
which is I found interesting Parker Kingston, Dominique Mackenzie, and
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Cody Hagen with some chunkyard plays coming from them. But
Baos run the ball sixty percent of its offensive plays
this season, compared to forty percent through the air. We
got stormy weather on the horizon in Tucson with Hurricane Priscilla,
and you ideally want eventually to maybe limit some of
bear Bachmeyer's touches in the run game. But and and
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by the way, Arizona has yet to allow a passing
touchdown all season long, So it seems like BYU is
gonna win this one through the ground. But when I
give you some of those rushing stats and that foundation, like,
what does that make you think? What questions does that
maybe bring to mind about do we need an RB two?
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Can we continue to rely on kind of the smattering
of different rushers, wide receivers, et cetera in order to
win games on the ground.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Give me your thoughts, well, Ben, I love the stats.
Speaker 9 (16:22):
I think it's cool to hear. It is helpful to know.
Obviously we're five and zero and it's it's neat to see.
And if you got to if you will allow me
to put my investment spin on it, And certainly from
a portfolio manager standpoint, I give a rod An a
plus for diversification.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
Love that that's right.
Speaker 4 (16:43):
I think he's doing a great job for the ball.
Speaker 9 (16:46):
And then even when I hear that stat about sixty
forty gosh, I mean know anything about investments and portfolios.
A lot of times you'll hear people with sixty forty blends.
But to me, that sixty percent is like, it's the
it's the steady Eddy, it's the ground game, it's the grind.
And for us from an investment standpoint, that's the income
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side of a portfolio, just having good wins step by
step bringing things in and so to me, a for diversification,
I love the ground game. That's the income side of
a portfolio. And I think we got a well diversified mix.
And so to answer your question, you know it's going
to come down to injuries. Of course, NFLJ and Bear
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can keep going. They can handle the pounding that comes.
I like our chances. I'm good with the diversification, especially
with a freshman quarterback.
Speaker 4 (17:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
One of the questions is are they just one injury
away from being in dire straits in the run game
or can that you know, that committee approach diversification the
variability of like who's toting it maybe a wide receiver
or a backup running back. Is there an issue with that?
Are we one injury away? Let's talk some other financial stats. Here,
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Last thing, a little football stat as of October seventh.
This week, Cougar's rank thirty fourth nationally and rushing yards
per game and forty third and rushing yards per carry,
and then their third in the Big Twelve in total
rushing yards and second in the Big Twelve and rushing
yards per game, So balling out in the Big Twelve
and not doing too shabby as it relates to rushing
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Thanks a lot. Ben, there you go.
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He was nineteen to twenty eight through for four hundred
and excuse me, through for three hundred and four yards.
Speaker 7 (24:40):
And had five passing touchdowns.
Speaker 8 (24:44):
Season totals, he's thrown for just about fifteen hundred yards,
fourteen toties, two interceptions. He's had forty two carries for
six yards and six rushing touchdowns. So there you gys
had a lot of minus carries, but it doesn't matter
all that he cares about that train of end zone.
So Ryder has twenty total touchdowns on the season. Brock
Harris the tighty out of Pineview down there in Saint George.
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Last week they had a win over Desert Heels. He
had three receptions for forty seven yards, one carry for
twenty rushing yards, and then he had one tackle and
it was a zero point six and a half sacks.
So his season totals, he got forty three receptions eight
hundred and twenty five yards, fourteen touchdowns, six carries for
forty two rushing yards, six tackles, five solos, four for lost,
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three and a half sacks.
Speaker 7 (25:25):
Shout out to Brock Harris Mission first kid.
Speaker 8 (25:28):
I believe Bob Mulitalo the intier offense alignment right there
in Loan Peak, not too far away from our Bandawill Studios, Highland, Utah.
They lost last week to Skytrew in a shootout thirty
seven to thirty four. This week they take on Lehigh.
That's going to be a battle for sure. Actually not
taking them out of that game actually happened yesterday. I
need to get to score an update of that. I
think I know Lee High legend Glaska returned one for
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a touchdown, so we're gonna have to get an update
on there. But Bot this season has helped the Knights
put up four hundred and two yards to total offense
in back and forth game that in double overtime. That
was the game last week that included three hundred and
thirty eight passing yards.
Speaker 7 (26:04):
Florida Loan Peak.
Speaker 8 (26:05):
Jack s Tanner interior offensive lineman at Rocky Mountain High
and Meridian, Ido. They had a sixty nine to zero
win over there dubb Central this Friday. Today they are
going to take on Middleton legend Glasger. Last week, in
the victory against American Fork twenty six to three, he
had five receptions for fifty seven yards, one carry for
six rushing yards, two point returns for twenty two yards.
This season totals twenty eight receptions, four hundred and seventy
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eight yards, seven receiving touchdowns, seven carries for one hundred
and eighty rush yards, Mannate kids fast, and one rushing touchdown.
Speaker 7 (26:33):
They played Long Peak yesterday.
Speaker 8 (26:35):
Again, I need to have the people next to me
get a scoring update of what happened in their regards
to that. Ty Getche the Titan out of Cherry Creek
over there in Colorado, Inglewood, California, Inglewood, Colorado, to be exact.
Last week had a forty down to twelve win over
Cherokee Trails. He had one reception for fifty seven yards,
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big game right there, and one receiving touchdown and he
took to the house with that one. On the season,
thirteen receptions, two hundred and fifty nine receiving yards, and
six touchdowns. Yesterday they took a hold of a game
as well done you get a scoring update, but de
balling out. Then you had Braxton Lindsey, the linebacker to
Rogers High Rogers, Arkansas. They were in a tough battle
with Fayetteville. They put out the victory fifty six to
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fifty five. As well. Today they take on Bntonville West.
To shout at the Braxton, we wish him well. Then
kyaway Oconna. Last week they put the beating on Pleasant
Grove fifty to seven. He had four receptions for eighty
yards and two tighties. This season totals or twenty receptions
three hundred and twenty four yards, six receiving touchdowns. He
also has five tackles, five solo, one tackle for loss,
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and one QB. Hurry the athlete out of arm High.
The Tigers over there also at Pukinnakua played kyaway A Conna.
Then Jackson Gates, the cornerback out of Damon High out
of California. They lost last week to Rancha Cuckamonga, but
he had four total tackles in a game, two solo.
On the season, he has fourteen tackles, nine solo, one
pass deflect. As they prepare for a game today and
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then last win at least can't forget about obviously Adam Bywater,
the linebacker out Olympus High over there on holiday last.
Speaker 7 (28:08):
Week twenty four to nzhing victory Overview Mind.
Speaker 8 (28:10):
He had three tackles, one I int two receptions sixteen
yards and then two receiving touchdowns.
Speaker 7 (28:16):
What a game from Adam Bywater.
Speaker 8 (28:18):
On the season, he's got ninety total tackles, four interceptions,
one blocked field goal, twenty one receptions for two hundred
thirteen yards and four receiving touchdowns. Yesterday they took on
woods Cross got a get an update, but that was
This gives you somewhat of a little bit of some
of the prospects around in the valley, A part of
the twenty twenty six class.
Speaker 7 (28:38):
Oh forgot.
Speaker 8 (28:38):
Can't forget Graham Levingston out of Ridgelal High Over then Millville, Utah.
Last week they beat Stansbury forty to six. He had
seven receptions for ninety three yards, two receiving touchdowns, one tackle,
and then this week forty nine to fourteen win over Green,
kyon three receiving touchdowns. We don't have the full stat
line yet, but man, he's been balling out. Graham Livson
is that the sleeper In his twenty twenty six last
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season totals prior to this week's game, fifty five receptions
for eight hundred ninety nine receiving yards, ten total touchdowns,
eight tackles, five solo, two interceptions, one past the flection.
So right now he's over the sixty receptions, he's over
nine hundred receiving yards and probably more than ten receiving touchdowns.
A shout out to the graam limitson that kids have
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been balling out, no doubt, good pickup, no doubt, guys,
that's recruited.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
Kruger segment. We'll go to break, don't go anywhere.
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bit about some of the deals in some college football
topics as well. Talmich, how are.
Speaker 4 (01:27):
You good, doing great?
Speaker 2 (01:29):
How are you doing I'm doing awesome. I'm doing awesome.
Speaker 5 (01:32):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Let's talk about this college football news coming out of
Arizona State. Arizona State quarterback Sam Levitt doubtful versus Utah
on Saturday. A little bit of a surprise update on
Thursday night on the Big Twelves availability the injury report,
Levitt was listed as probable on Wednesday, now doubtful for
an ESPN source. Backup Jeff Simms is in line to
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start for Ahu if Levitt can't play in Salt Lake City.
Sims has started twenty six games over his career, including
one at a Issue two at Nebraska and twenty three
at Georgia Tech. Sims started one game last of Free Issue.
It was a twenty four to fourteen ASU loss at Cincinnati.
He started college football in twenty twenty, playing for Georgia
(02:18):
Tech in that COVID nineteen season. If I mean this
then highly favors the Huts at home versus a backup quarterback.
What do you make of it? Ish Talmage?
Speaker 4 (02:32):
I think it's really interesting.
Speaker 6 (02:33):
I think this bodes well for Utah, but also there's
an element of the they've been preparing for Leva all
week and now that they're having to change the game
plan because Sims is much more of a runner than
leve It is. I think it's gonna be interesting too
because Sims also has a lot of college experience, and
so is he going to be able to make that
transition against the really, really good Utah defense this week.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Levit is one of the country's most notable quarterbacks. He
led the Sun Devils to the College Football Playoff bit
last season, but his backup Simms does, as you mentioned,
have a has a lot of experience in college football,
and that's why I think Kenny Dillinghan picked him up
in the transfer portal not too long ago. So we'll
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see how it plays out. But let's prognosticate. Let's say
Utah does come out with a victory. Let's say that
BYU beats the other Arizona team this week down in Tucson.
That begs the question, Brett, I'm gonna lean on you here.
There's some marquee games next week, but I'm wondering where
college game Day and noon Big Noon Kickoff will end
(03:40):
up next week. Who is BYU and Utah potentially competing
with for that showcase.
Speaker 5 (03:48):
So one of the things that you have to consider
when you're thinking about where these big shows could go
is you have to think about who has the game.
ESPN is less likely to go to a game that
Fox has, and vice versa. So what makes this interesting
is right now BYU Utah is scheduled on Fox. However,
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it's scheduled for six o'clock at night. And not to
say that they couldn't, but typically Big Noon Kickoff it's
called Big Noon Kickoff for a reason. They like to
do it at noon. Could they move things around maybe?
Could they still do it at night? Yes, because we
saw them do that last year. So it could happen.
Here's some of the other games that College Game Day
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and Big Neon Kickoff could choose.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Ole Miss Georgia.
Speaker 5 (04:32):
That one probably wouldn't be Big New Kickoff because Big
Noon doesn't have SEC games, so they're less likely to
go to those. So that one could be College Game Day,
LSU and Vanderbilt. I know you're gonna say Vanderbilt, but
both those teams are ranked. LSU is eleven, Vanderbilt is twenty.
That could happen Washington, Michigan. Both those teams are playing
really well right now.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
And what are the locations though? Sorry for all those games.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Yeah, so Ole Miss is at Georgia and then and
LSU is at Vanderbilt. Okay, Texas Tech Arizona State right
now is a ranked matchup, but that's not gonna be
the case assuming that Utah takes care of business, Arizona
State will no longer be ranked.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And then the other big one.
Speaker 5 (05:14):
I guess they could do USC Notre Dame, but again,
considering neither one of those networks has the game because
that's on NBC and Peacock, I don't think they'll go there.
The other one, though, that could be interesting for Game
Day would be Tennessee Alabama. We know that they need
to shootout lights out every year. If I had to
put money on it, my guess is Game Day goes
to Tennessee at Alabama or Ole Miss at Georgia. But
(05:38):
I do think it is very possible if they take
care of me, because again, those are the only really
big games are SEC games, and Big New Kickoff doesn't
do SEC because they don't have the rights to any
of those games. I think it's actually really likely if
Utah and b what you both look good this weekend.
I think it's very possible that we find out Sunday
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morning that Big New Kickoff is coming to Provo for
the second year in a row town.
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Thank you.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
All Right, there you go. That's some college football. Look
Sam Levitt being out this week, uh is a boom
for the University of Utah.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
I wanted to stay on this topic, you know what I.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Mean, Like this is very interesting. Levitt is a baller.
In fact, leading up into the season, he was one
of the darlings I think of the media nationally and
within the Big Twelve to become maybe that MVP.
Speaker 7 (07:48):
Of the league.
Speaker 8 (07:48):
He was the preseason Big Twelve Offensive Player of the Year.
If I'm exactly I think I'm I don't think I'm
wrong on that. The fact check me, but I'm pretty
sure he was raved about like Arizona State was raved about.
Bred McMurphy went around on poll coach Arizona State Sam
Levit Jordan Tyson, like right, they raved about him in
that regard. So this, if he can't go tomorrow, Ben,
this is a big loss.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
Like that.
Speaker 8 (08:09):
Simson is a good quarterback, good good college quarterback, can run,
can move the legs, no doubt.
Speaker 7 (08:13):
But Sam Levit puts you on a different level.
Speaker 8 (08:15):
He puts you in the Big Twelve title game like
he did last year in the College Football Playoff. So
if he's not able to go with this is gonna
be very interesting to see how this goes. I don't
know what the injury is, but there's multitudes of high level,
you know, people that cover college football reporting he is
doubtful and I even saw another thing saying that he's
trying his best to get out there, but the coaching
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staff is even saying no, Like so Sam Levit wants
to play. It's kind of like Isaiah Glasker. Maybe, Hey,
I'm trying to get a game. No, I'm gonna pursued
on the caution if don't do it. But this is
a big loss for Arizona State if Sam Levit can't
go tomorrow.
Speaker 7 (08:48):
He's a good quarterback.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
I will say this, the last time Utah faced a
backup quarterback at home, it did not turn out too
well for them. Will Hammond, the Storm and Mormon out
of Texas thirteen of sixteen, one hundred and sixty nine
yards who he's eighty one point three percent completion percent.
His two tudies and a partridge in a pear tree
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a carries sixty one yards. And remember Jeff Simms, the
six foot four, two hundred and twenty pounds senior out
of Jacksonville, Florida. You're gonna see him up at Rice Ecles.
He has attempted seven hundred and five passers in his career,
four hundred and five completions. That's a fifty seven point
four percent completion rate, almost five thousand yards through the air,
seven yards per attempt, thirty one touchdowns.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
Okay, that's enough to get you to dub y.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
He has thrown a crap ton of ian tz though
twenty nine oo sacked by eight times, many sacks, many sacks.
But he's also ran for one thousand and four and
seventy eight yards four point three yards per carry, and
thirteen touchdowns. He is dangerous. We'll see how it plays
out up at Rice Ackles. We do want. I think
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Utah to win, right, No Utah fans this weekend.
Speaker 7 (10:03):
I don't if it.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Bret Brett has beef and I don't know. Look I'm
using are we rooting for Utah this weekend. I'm usually
not the most petty guy on this panel.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
I'm a pretty petty guy, but there's a lot of
pettiness to go around this weekend.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
I'm the most petty person on the panel.
Speaker 5 (10:23):
I don't care if it means Big Noon Kickoff comes
down and nobody is a bigger studio show NERD than
this guy right here, I don't care. I don't want
Big Noon Kickoff to win come because I want Utah
to lose. I don't care what it means for the rivalry.
I don't care what it means for the storyline business.
Nothing would make me happier than seeing Utah lose. I
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respect them at any cost.
Speaker 8 (10:46):
Look, I'll say this, Ben, I'll get my thoughts and
I'll let you finish it out. If Utah wins and
that means Big Neon Kickoff comes and gets suspanked the
booty next week to Utah cool.
Speaker 7 (10:55):
I'm a big fan of it.
Speaker 8 (10:56):
But if they lose and b Au wins, my Utah friend,
know what's gonna happen, as I always do. You know,
you tell me not to do it, but I do
it anyway. I go, I go to Instagram, go to
my page, and I said, what happened? You taw what happened?
So by the means, I would love to have Big
Neon Kickoff here for the second in a row because
it speaks to what you talked about earlier in the show,
Coloni Sataki's culture turning the Ties getting a national attention.
(11:19):
But if it didn't happen in Utah lost time, I'm
also going to chuckle on Sunday as well.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
Love the breakdown Kugarnation. Are we oh? Vic, what do
you got from me?
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Hey, I gotta say, we are definitely Utah fans on Saturday,
because what that will do is strengthen BYU's strength of
schedule and in case at the end there's any tiebreakers, Okay,
good point, that could help BYU, you know, get to
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the championship game instead of having to watch like last year.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
I do think your strength of schedule argument, I typically
lean into that every single year and I say, look
like you want everyone on the roster or on your
your your schedule to win football games. There are some outliers,
there are some exceptions, no doubt about it. But I
think in this particular case, even though I love some
petty competitiveness, I love the vitriol. I love the the
(12:15):
the anger, the uh, the the the the the energy
that was spewing forth from from bread, always bringing the
hammer's mouth. Uh. I think you're you're rooting on the
Utes history. You're rooting on the Utes.
Speaker 7 (12:27):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
We need we need uh, we need the strength of schedule.
And I think you can beat Utah at home as well.
I think that's uh, it bodes well for by So
you wanted to win, because if you want to be
a little bit dinged up, you know, heading into the
Holy War. That's what you want. You want to win,
and then you know, you know, maybe you don't want
to make because they can't b y U B y.
(12:49):
You may not be full strength, you know heading into
that game. But maybe they are because Jack Kelly and
Isaiah Glaser don't have to play this week in Tucson.
Possibly fingers crossed. We'll see how it plays that.
Speaker 8 (12:59):
I'm nervous now, Ben, because you bring up a good point.
If if they lose Era Asu, then you can't lose
to them next week. But if they were to win
this week and then play you next week and you
did lose, like it would be a better strength to
s get like, yeah, so that that does worry me.
Speaker 7 (13:12):
Actually, yeah, good point, Vic, I'm scared now.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
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How that are you, buddy?
Speaker 4 (14:39):
I'm doing good then, how about you? Good afternoon?
Speaker 2 (14:41):
Hey, good afternoon. Appreciate you joining us for another segment
of Let's talk about stats. Let's start off with the
football stat Okay, I just penned a piece it's going
to be dropping on ksel dot com about BYU's creative
and committee approach with their rushing game and their run game.
I think it's been really cool to see how they've
done it. Now it's majority LJ. Martin bear Bachmeyer. Through
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the first five games, they've rushed two hundred one times
for seventy yards, averaging five point eight yards per carry,
and fourteen touchdowns. Definitely a testament to a team that
has successfully relied on a creative committee approach. Three of
the top seven of the leading rushers actually wide receivers too,
which is I found interesting Parker Kingston, Dominique Mackenzie, and
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Cody Hagen with some chunkyard plays coming from them. But
Baos run the ball sixty percent of its offensive plays
this season, compared to forty percent through the air. We
got stormy weather on the horizon in Tucson with Hurricane Priscilla,
and you ideally want eventually to maybe limit some of
bear Bachmeyer's touches in the run game. But and and
(15:51):
by the way, Arizona has yet to allow a passing
touchdown all season long, So it seems like BYU is
gonna win this one through the ground. But when I
give you some of those rushing stats and that foundation, like,
what does that make you think? What questions does that
maybe bring to mind about do we need an RB two?
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Can we continue to rely on kind of the smattering
of different rushers, wide receivers, et cetera in order to
win games on the ground.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Give me your thoughts, well, Ben, I love the stats.
Speaker 9 (16:22):
I think it's cool to hear. It is helpful to know.
Obviously we're five and zero and it's it's neat to see.
And if you got to if you will allow me
to put my investment spin on it, And certainly from
a portfolio manager standpoint, I give a rod An a
plus for diversification.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
Love that that's right.
Speaker 4 (16:43):
I think he's doing a great job for the ball.
Speaker 9 (16:46):
And then even when I hear that stat about sixty
forty gosh, I mean know anything about investments and portfolios.
A lot of times you'll hear people with sixty forty blends.
But to me, that sixty percent is like, it's the
it's the steady Eddy, it's the ground game, it's the grind.
And for us from an investment standpoint, that's the income
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side of a portfolio, just having good wins step by
step bringing things in and so to me, a for diversification,
I love the ground game. That's the income side of
a portfolio. And I think we got a well diversified mix.
And so to answer your question, you know it's going
to come down to injuries. Of course, NFLJ and Bear
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can keep going. They can handle the pounding that comes.
I like our chances. I'm good with the diversification, especially
with a freshman quarterback.
Speaker 4 (17:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
One of the questions is are they just one injury
away from being in dire straits in the run game
or can that you know, that committee approach diversification the
variability of like who's toting it maybe a wide receiver
or a backup running back. Is there an issue with that?
Are we one injury away? Let's talk some other financial stats. Here,
we're getting into the fourth quarter. I love talking football
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and financial stature. You talk about fourth quarter, that's when
it matters most investors start reviewing their end of year plans.
What should people be thinking about when it comes to
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Speaker 4 (18:16):
That's a great question.
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This is a critical window for ROTH planning. I'm a
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plan heading into the new year.
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It's a great time of year to be thinking about this.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
No doubt about it, and speaking of next year, what
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Well, especially for our investors, and we work with a
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include energy investments like oil and gas programs that offer
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to your church or whether it be to a donor
advice fund. We do things like conservation easements that provide
a multiple on those charitable contributions or on those donations,
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and so these are all ways to stay diversified while
using the tax code to your advantage.
Speaker 4 (20:23):
We recognize and realize that the largest bill in retirement
for our clients is going to be their.
Speaker 9 (20:28):
Tax bill, and so we just want to implement a
tax and investment strategy, maximize this year in planning, and
then get positioned for twenty twenty six. It's not going
to be long before it's right here, no.
Speaker 2 (20:40):
Doubt about it. Blaine Anderson Certified Financial Planner, NFLPA Certified
Financial plan How did you get that NFLPA certification as well?
I know that was an in depth and extensive process. Yeah.
Speaker 9 (20:52):
I was recommended to me by an NFL agent, an
agent that's worked with Barry Sanders.
Speaker 4 (20:57):
Jerome bettis a lot of and Hall of famers. He
saw some of.
Speaker 9 (21:03):
The work we were doing and recommended that I get
registered with the NFLPA. I didn't even know it was
a thing, but we went through.
Speaker 4 (21:10):
It was about a year and a half a process.
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They want qualified, They require a CFP designation, they require
increased bonding. You have to have experience minimum of eight years.
I'm now starting my seventeenth year. So there were a
number of things that were important and required to do that,
but it's kind of cool there's a database we receive
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additional training and insights regarding athletes. But it's also been
helpful in the service that we provide to clients. I've
even had a few that have asked to see that
report that was done, and so we're happy to share it.
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But it's been fun to bring together.
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Professional and business and do some things that include my passion,
which is sports.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
Last thing, a little football stat as of October seventh.
This week, Cougar's rank thirty fourth nationally and rushing yards
per game and forty third and rushing yards per carry,
and then their third in the Big Twelve in total
rushing yards and second in the Big Twelve and rushing
yards per game, So balling out in the Big Twelve
and not doing too shabby as it relates to rushing
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ability and that rush game in college football. Blaine, we
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what time yet. It could be moved up tomorrow though
it should be a big one for BYU. This is
Cougar Sports on what all three nine ninet eight point
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You're listening to Cougar Sports with Ben Krettle and it's
time for a crew of Cougars and inside look at
the latest news on the recruiting trails surrounding Cougar athletics.
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Viag Cram on the data aggregation, going to get into
little CREWD and the Cougars get caught up on the
commits that are committed to BYU in the twenty twenty
six class. Just felt like we needed a little update
to see how they're doing. Keep everybody informed. Nobody's decommitted
right that there might be one or two or a few,
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just take us through everybody. Let's start obviously with Rider
Lions out of Fullsome High Fullsome, California. Last week they
had a twenty eight to nine victory over Oak Ridge.
He was nineteen to twenty eight through for four hundred
and excuse me, through for three hundred and four yards.
Speaker 7 (24:40):
And had five passing touchdowns.
Speaker 8 (24:44):
Season totals, he's thrown for just about fifteen hundred yards,
fourteen toties, two interceptions. He's had forty two carries for
six yards and six rushing touchdowns. So there you gys
had a lot of minus carries, but it doesn't matter
all that he cares about that train of end zone.
So Ryder has twenty total touchdowns on the season. Brock
Harris the tighty out of Pineview down there in Saint George.
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Last week they had a win over Desert Heels. He
had three receptions for forty seven yards, one carry for
twenty rushing yards, and then he had one tackle and
it was a zero point six and a half sacks.
So his season totals, he got forty three receptions eight
hundred and twenty five yards, fourteen touchdowns, six carries for
forty two rushing yards, six tackles, five solos, four for lost,
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three and a half sacks.
Speaker 7 (25:25):
Shout out to Brock Harris Mission first kid.
Speaker 8 (25:28):
I believe Bob Mulitalo the intier offense alignment right there
in Loan Peak, not too far away from our Bandawill Studios, Highland, Utah.
They lost last week to Skytrew in a shootout thirty
seven to thirty four. This week they take on Lehigh.
That's going to be a battle for sure. Actually not
taking them out of that game actually happened yesterday. I
need to get to score an update of that. I
think I know Lee High legend Glaska returned one for
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a touchdown, so we're gonna have to get an update
on there. But Bot this season has helped the Knights
put up four hundred and two yards to total offense
in back and forth game that in double overtime. That
was the game last week that included three hundred and
thirty eight passing yards.
Speaker 7 (26:04):
Florida Loan Peak.
Speaker 8 (26:05):
Jack s Tanner interior offensive lineman at Rocky Mountain High
and Meridian, Ido. They had a sixty nine to zero
win over there dubb Central this Friday. Today they are
going to take on Middleton legend Glasger. Last week, in
the victory against American Fork twenty six to three, he
had five receptions for fifty seven yards, one carry for
six rushing yards, two point returns for twenty two yards.
This season totals twenty eight receptions, four hundred and seventy
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eight yards, seven receiving touchdowns, seven carries for one hundred
and eighty rush yards, Mannate kids fast, and one rushing touchdown.
Speaker 7 (26:33):
They played Long Peak yesterday.
Speaker 8 (26:35):
Again, I need to have the people next to me
get a scoring update of what happened in their regards
to that. Ty Getche the Titan out of Cherry Creek
over there in Colorado, Inglewood, California, Inglewood, Colorado, to be exact.
Last week had a forty down to twelve win over
Cherokee Trails. He had one reception for fifty seven yards,
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big game right there, and one receiving touchdown and he
took to the house with that one. On the season,
thirteen receptions, two hundred and fifty nine receiving yards, and
six touchdowns. Yesterday they took a hold of a game
as well done you get a scoring update, but de
balling out. Then you had Braxton Lindsey, the linebacker to
Rogers High Rogers, Arkansas. They were in a tough battle
with Fayetteville. They put out the victory fifty six to
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fifty five. As well. Today they take on Bntonville West.
To shout at the Braxton, we wish him well. Then
kyaway Oconna. Last week they put the beating on Pleasant
Grove fifty to seven. He had four receptions for eighty
yards and two tighties. This season totals or twenty receptions
three hundred and twenty four yards, six receiving touchdowns. He
also has five tackles, five solo, one tackle for loss,
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and one QB. Hurry the athlete out of arm High.
The Tigers over there also at Pukinnakua played kyaway A Conna.
Then Jackson Gates, the cornerback out of Damon High out
of California. They lost last week to Rancha Cuckamonga, but
he had four total tackles in a game, two solo.
On the season, he has fourteen tackles, nine solo, one
pass deflect. As they prepare for a game today and
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then last win at least can't forget about obviously Adam Bywater,
the linebacker out Olympus High over there on holiday last.
Speaker 7 (28:08):
Week twenty four to nzhing victory Overview Mind.
Speaker 8 (28:10):
He had three tackles, one I int two receptions sixteen
yards and then two receiving touchdowns.
Speaker 7 (28:16):
What a game from Adam Bywater.
Speaker 8 (28:18):
On the season, he's got ninety total tackles, four interceptions,
one blocked field goal, twenty one receptions for two hundred
thirteen yards and four receiving touchdowns. Yesterday they took on
woods Cross got a get an update, but that was
This gives you somewhat of a little bit of some
of the prospects around in the valley, A part of
the twenty twenty six class.
Speaker 7 (28:38):
Oh forgot.
Speaker 8 (28:38):
Can't forget Graham Levingston out of Ridgelal High Over then Millville, Utah.
Last week they beat Stansbury forty to six. He had
seven receptions for ninety three yards, two receiving touchdowns, one tackle,
and then this week forty nine to fourteen win over Green,
kyon three receiving touchdowns. We don't have the full stat
line yet, but man, he's been balling out. Graham Livson
is that the sleeper In his twenty twenty six last
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season totals prior to this week's game, fifty five receptions
for eight hundred ninety nine receiving yards, ten total touchdowns,
eight tackles, five solo, two interceptions, one past the flection.
So right now he's over the sixty receptions, he's over
nine hundred receiving yards and probably more than ten receiving touchdowns.
A shout out to the graam limitson that kids have
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been balling out, no doubt, good pickup, no doubt, guys,
that's recruited.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
Kruger segment. We'll go to break, don't go anywhere.
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Let's get into our four the final hour, our interview
portion of Cougar Sports right here on one, O, three
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