October 16, 2025 • 11 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's time to celebrate the freeest team sport known to man,
where modern day gladiators collide for all the glory on
the grid.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
I let's talk some cottage football on Cougar Sports with
Ben Crew. Welcome back Cougar Sport one of three, nine
ninety eight point three ESPN The Fan.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
I've been Bertle broadcasting from Crumble Cookies in Pleasant Grove.
Stop by, say hello, would love to see you. Jamal
Williams is still here signing autographs discussing amander of Cougar Sports.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Content with you into hanging out with the fans.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
We're at two zero eight five West four fifty south
sweet A.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
That's two zero eight five West four fifty south, Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Just type into your your your Google maps Crumble Timpanogas
and you can find this.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
We're gonna be here till eight pm.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Stop by, say hello, talk some ball with us for
getting you prep getting you ready for the BYU Utah
rivalry game, the Holy War. Always bringing the hammer by
my side, Big fram on the social and we're gonna
get into a little college football segment. It's gonna be
brought to you by RGS Sixteriors RGS six Steers.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Utah dot com.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
If you're looking for a fantastic company to make your
house look even better than it already looks. The exterior
home remodeling company that's subsessed with quality results, siding, gutters, windows,
custom metalwork, you name it, they got you covered. Eight
O one nine ninety seven six six one six. That's
eight A one nine ninety seven six y six one six.
(01:33):
We'll welcome in Tim Brown of RG six Steers here momentarily.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Let me know when you.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Got him on the line, uh, Andrew, and we'll welcome
him in. But we're getting your prep getting you ready
for the BYU Utah rivalry game UH BYU. Entering the
twenty twenty five season, they were ranked actually ninth in
total wins and they're still in the top ten over
the last fifty years because six and o uh six
(01:59):
and oh back to back seasons is something that needs
to be celebrated, obviously, but we're hoping for more, hoping
for another win, hoping to stay undefeated. Right over the
last fifty years, BYU has done more with less, in
my opinion, than any other program in the country per
dollars spend, BYU has won more games than any other
(02:24):
football program in the country. And now now that BYU
has the resources, now that they have the TV revenue,
now that they have nil and donors backing the student
athletes mentoring them, BYU is on a trajectory right now
that I think is extremely impressive. I opened up the
(02:49):
initial segment with the question, has BYU, okay been Are
they finally turning the tables right? Finally flipping the script
of the rivalry game. Utah had a fifteen year essentially
head start, maybe less than that, let's say, thirteen year
(03:09):
head start on BYU before BYU got some additional resources
from a P four conference. Okay, and now it only
took you know, two years, three years for BYU to
become better than the University of Utah.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Let's discuss it in this college football segment with Tim
Brown of RGS six series.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Timmy, how you living? Hey? You know what?
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Life's good? I literally just pulled off the sideline of
a JV football game to do the call and nothing better. Man,
talking to you watching a little JV in the corner
of my eye.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
I love it, man, I appreciate you joining me for
a quick segment.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Is it a surprise to you at all that BYU
was able to catch up b Yu's on a two
game winning streak now in the rivalry game, Ok, those
Holy war you taught a thirteen year head start, and
now BYU has caught up to them, maybe even surpassed them.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
We'll see how it plays out this year. Is that
a surprise to you? Well?
Speaker 1 (04:12):
No, and the reason being is because the game has
changed and call us fade is faded. It's it's really
based on money. When you're able to throw money out
of it, you're able to get players. And look, no
matter who the coaches are, Jimmy's and joes win coaches, right,
win games, not coaches. And so when you get good players,
you can do some good things. And money buys good players.
And that's just the reality. Money players, that's just the reality.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Yeah, I mean money buys good coaches too, right, money
buys good instructure and organizational design. You've been running Steers
for a long time. You need the internal and external components.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Look, there's no question about it. And Jay Hill's a
big part of it, right, that's a big part of this.
And you've got an amazing coach. Frankly could be a
head coach anywhere in the country, and he's here with us.
It's it's pretty spectacular.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
B YU is UH six and zero right now.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
And the storylines surrounding this particular RIVALI game is. Look,
you match these two teams up side by side, statistically, metrically,
efficiency wise, they look exactly the same. They mirror each other.
What will be the difference in this game? Do you
think on who's gonna win it?
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Well, to me, it's all based on player help. We're
by us beat up a little bit right now. You
know the linebacker corps, a little bit of the safety corps.
If we can overcome that, we can get healthy. I
think that's going to be the difference in the game. Really,
is everybody healthy?
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Yeah, well Jack Kelly will be playing. Well that does
that turn the tide a little bit?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Right?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Does Jack Kelly being healthy and playing in this game
make you more optimist than that?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
By he comes out victorious, no question?
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Had he played the Sarson, I think it would have
been a different game. Obviously we ultimately won, but I
don't think it would have been as close. I don't
think it would have taken an overtime game to win
had he played and had he been, you know, ultimately healthy.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Last thing, Tim, what are some of the deals you
have there at RDS six Steers. Why should our listeners
give you a call if they need any siding, gutters,
window work, custom metal work, exteer your work on their home.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Well, really, the biggest thing that we're just trying to
get to customers, especially this week as we've been on
a lot, is we're just trying to hammer it home.
To give us a call now because the snow's coming.
You know, Park City, I don't know if everyone knew
that or not, but got a couple inches this morning.
You know, they woke up to several inches of snow.
You looked at the mountains. Even right now as I'm
looking at the Wahsat's front, we've got snow coming down
lower than in the past. So it's coming. So we
(06:48):
just want to get to customers to be aware of
that and get their home done before the big winners come.
So to do that, we're really just trying to encourage
them to call now, send an appointment, and by doing that,
we'll just give him a minky Gator blanket for just
booking an appointment, no obligations, all in off to purchase.
Just get us there, get us in your home, give
us an opportunity to earn your business, and we'll bring
you a blanket.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
If Utah doesn't beat BYU, if Kyle Whittingham loses three
straight to BYU two, end his career, Let's say he
retires after this season, does that solely his legacy at
all in your opinion?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
No way. Look, he's a legend, just like coach Max,
a legend. Coach Whittingham's done everything he's needed to and
then some. He's helped the state of Utah. He's put
Utah on the map.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Not at all.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Whatever happens this year and frankly last year does not
in my mind, does not change at all. Who Kyle
Whittinggain is.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Love it, Timmy. We appreciate you.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Invite everyone to check out RGS Exteriors eight A one
nine ninety seven six six one six eight A one
nine ninety seven sixty six one six RG six series
Utah dot Com thanks him.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Have an amazing day, all.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Right, you too, man, Good luck on that JV football game.
Appreciate him A little college football segment getting into some
of the news and notes of the day in the
college football world. Talking some of these topics related to
the rivalry. David Portnoy, by the way, Stool Presidente getting
to know he's in Root, by the way, he's in
route to Provo now Stool Presidente and Barstool Sports. He's
(08:29):
beginning to become familiar. I think the national media is
becoming familiar with the story of this particular rivalry game,
the stories, the crazies, the volatility, the violence of this
particular holy war. And as they get to know this
(08:50):
rivalry game, I believe, I believe they will begin to uh,
they will begin to revere it as one of the
best rivalry.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Games in college football.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Thank goodness, BYU and Utah are in the same conference.
Thank goodness they're in the Big twelve right, Thank goodness
they're in the power structure together. Now, it took too long.
When should it have occurred? Probably should have occurred, at
least for BYU. They should have been included in the
(09:22):
power structure, probably in the nineties, probably in the early nineties.
They had earned it through their football prominence in power
through the late seventies, early eighties and into the early nineties.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
They should have been included Utah.
Speaker 3 (09:42):
They they kind of invested a little bit more aggressively
in nineteen ninety.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
When did they finally earn it?
Speaker 3 (09:49):
They earned it probably when they got it two thousand
and eight, twenty ten, two thousand and nine. Those were
the years, right that they earned it. They earned it
through the Urban Meyer era. They earned it.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Through the early era of Kyle Winningham.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
But now it's great, right, Yes, it took a little
bit too long, longer than I would have expected, but
now they're in the same conference.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Do you, as Cougar fans believe that this.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Byu Utah game is the biggest in rivalry history? Chime
in on that. I'm gonna put it out for Cougar
fans to chime in on. Okay, I want to hear
from you on that. Let's take a brief time out.
We'll be back though more to get to as we
break down the news and notes coming out of Brigham
and get your prepkin. You're ready for this byu Utah
(10:43):
rivalry game. Okay, We're live from Crumble Tippanogus in Pleasant Grove,
twenty eighty five West four fifty South twenty eighty five
West four fifty south in Pleasant Grove. Tamal Williams is here.
We're gonna have current and other former Cougars showing up.
Body scooned over, Noah Moyaki, Connor pay Nate, Ritchie, Kennan Pula,
(11:05):
Jerem Pula, future Utes and current Utes will join us
as well on the back end. This is Cougar Sports,
one of three nine ninety eight point three
It's time to celebrate the freeest team sport known to man,
where modern day gladiators collide for all the glory on
the grid.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
I let's talk some cottage football on Cougar Sports with
Ben Crew. Welcome back Cougar Sport one of three, nine
ninety eight point three ESPN The Fan.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
I've been Bertle broadcasting from Crumble Cookies in Pleasant Grove.
Stop by, say hello, would love to see you. Jamal
Williams is still here signing autographs discussing amander of Cougar Sports.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Content with you into hanging out with the fans.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
We're at two zero eight five West four fifty south
sweet A.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
That's two zero eight five West four fifty south, Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Just type into your your your Google maps Crumble Timpanogas
and you can find this.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
We're gonna be here till eight pm.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Stop by, say hello, talk some ball with us for
getting you prep getting you ready for the BYU Utah
rivalry game, the Holy War. Always bringing the hammer by
my side, Big fram on the social and we're gonna
get into a little college football segment. It's gonna be
brought to you by RGS Sixteriors RGS six Steers.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Utah dot com.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
If you're looking for a fantastic company to make your
house look even better than it already looks. The exterior
home remodeling company that's subsessed with quality results, siding, gutters, windows,
custom metalwork, you name it, they got you covered. Eight
O one nine ninety seven six six one six. That's
eight A one nine ninety seven six y six one six.
(01:33):
We'll welcome in Tim Brown of RG six Steers here momentarily.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Let me know when you.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Got him on the line, uh, Andrew, and we'll welcome
him in. But we're getting your prep getting you ready
for the BYU Utah rivalry game UH BYU. Entering the
twenty twenty five season, they were ranked actually ninth in
total wins and they're still in the top ten over
the last fifty years because six and o uh six
(01:59):
and oh back to back seasons is something that needs
to be celebrated, obviously, but we're hoping for more, hoping
for another win, hoping to stay undefeated. Right over the
last fifty years, BYU has done more with less, in
my opinion, than any other program in the country per
dollars spend, BYU has won more games than any other
(02:24):
football program in the country. And now now that BYU
has the resources, now that they have the TV revenue,
now that they have nil and donors backing the student
athletes mentoring them, BYU is on a trajectory right now
that I think is extremely impressive. I opened up the
(02:49):
initial segment with the question, has BYU, okay been Are
they finally turning the tables right? Finally flipping the script
of the rivalry game. Utah had a fifteen year essentially
head start, maybe less than that, let's say, thirteen year
(03:09):
head start on BYU before BYU got some additional resources
from a P four conference. Okay, and now it only
took you know, two years, three years for BYU to
become better than the University of Utah.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Let's discuss it in this college football segment with Tim
Brown of RGS six series.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Timmy, how you living? Hey? You know what?
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Life's good? I literally just pulled off the sideline of
a JV football game to do the call and nothing better. Man,
talking to you watching a little JV in the corner
of my eye.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
I love it, man, I appreciate you joining me for
a quick segment.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Is it a surprise to you at all that BYU
was able to catch up b Yu's on a two
game winning streak now in the rivalry game, Ok, those
Holy war you taught a thirteen year head start, and
now BYU has caught up to them, maybe even surpassed them.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
We'll see how it plays out this year. Is that
a surprise to you? Well?
Speaker 1 (04:12):
No, and the reason being is because the game has
changed and call us fade is faded. It's it's really
based on money. When you're able to throw money out
of it, you're able to get players. And look, no
matter who the coaches are, Jimmy's and joes win coaches, right,
win games, not coaches. And so when you get good players,
you can do some good things. And money buys good players.
And that's just the reality. Money players, that's just the reality.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Yeah, I mean money buys good coaches too, right, money
buys good instructure and organizational design. You've been running Steers
for a long time. You need the internal and external components.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Look, there's no question about it. And Jay Hill's a
big part of it, right, that's a big part of this.
And you've got an amazing coach. Frankly could be a
head coach anywhere in the country, and he's here with us.
It's it's pretty spectacular.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
B YU is UH six and zero right now.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
And the storylines surrounding this particular RIVALI game is. Look,
you match these two teams up side by side, statistically, metrically,
efficiency wise, they look exactly the same. They mirror each other.
What will be the difference in this game? Do you
think on who's gonna win it?
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Well, to me, it's all based on player help. We're
by us beat up a little bit right now. You
know the linebacker corps, a little bit of the safety corps.
If we can overcome that, we can get healthy. I
think that's going to be the difference in the game. Really,
is everybody healthy?
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Yeah, well Jack Kelly will be playing. Well that does
that turn the tide a little bit?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Right?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Does Jack Kelly being healthy and playing in this game
make you more optimist than that?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
By he comes out victorious, no question?
Speaker 1 (05:59):
Had he played the Sarson, I think it would have
been a different game. Obviously we ultimately won, but I
don't think it would have been as close. I don't
think it would have taken an overtime game to win
had he played and had he been, you know, ultimately healthy.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Last thing, Tim, what are some of the deals you
have there at RDS six Steers. Why should our listeners
give you a call if they need any siding, gutters,
window work, custom metal work, exteer your work on their home.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Well, really, the biggest thing that we're just trying to
get to customers, especially this week as we've been on
a lot, is we're just trying to hammer it home.
To give us a call now because the snow's coming.
You know, Park City, I don't know if everyone knew
that or not, but got a couple inches this morning.
You know, they woke up to several inches of snow.
You looked at the mountains. Even right now as I'm
looking at the Wahsat's front, we've got snow coming down
lower than in the past. So it's coming. So we
(06:48):
just want to get to customers to be aware of
that and get their home done before the big winners come.
So to do that, we're really just trying to encourage
them to call now, send an appointment, and by doing that,
we'll just give him a minky Gator blanket for just
booking an appointment, no obligations, all in off to purchase.
Just get us there, get us in your home, give
us an opportunity to earn your business, and we'll bring
you a blanket.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
If Utah doesn't beat BYU, if Kyle Whittingham loses three
straight to BYU two, end his career, Let's say he
retires after this season, does that solely his legacy at
all in your opinion?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
No way. Look, he's a legend, just like coach Max,
a legend. Coach Whittingham's done everything he's needed to and
then some. He's helped the state of Utah. He's put
Utah on the map.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Not at all.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Whatever happens this year and frankly last year does not
in my mind, does not change at all. Who Kyle
Whittinggain is.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Love it, Timmy. We appreciate you.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Invite everyone to check out RGS Exteriors eight A one
nine ninety seven six six one six eight A one
nine ninety seven sixty six one six RG six series
Utah dot Com thanks him.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Have an amazing day, all.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Right, you too, man, Good luck on that JV football game.
Appreciate him A little college football segment getting into some
of the news and notes of the day in the
college football world. Talking some of these topics related to
the rivalry. David Portnoy, by the way, Stool Presidente getting
to know he's in Root, by the way, he's in
route to Provo now Stool Presidente and Barstool Sports. He's
(08:29):
beginning to become familiar. I think the national media is
becoming familiar with the story of this particular rivalry game,
the stories, the crazies, the volatility, the violence of this
particular holy war. And as they get to know this
(08:50):
rivalry game, I believe, I believe they will begin to uh,
they will begin to revere it as one of the
best rivalry.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Games in college football.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Thank goodness, BYU and Utah are in the same conference.
Thank goodness they're in the Big twelve right, Thank goodness
they're in the power structure together. Now, it took too long.
When should it have occurred? Probably should have occurred, at
least for BYU. They should have been included in the
(09:22):
power structure, probably in the nineties, probably in the early nineties.
They had earned it through their football prominence in power
through the late seventies, early eighties and into the early nineties.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
They should have been included Utah.
Speaker 3 (09:42):
They they kind of invested a little bit more aggressively
in nineteen ninety.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
When did they finally earn it?
Speaker 3 (09:49):
They earned it probably when they got it two thousand
and eight, twenty ten, two thousand and nine. Those were
the years, right that they earned it. They earned it
through the Urban Meyer era. They earned it.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Through the early era of Kyle Winningham.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
But now it's great, right, Yes, it took a little
bit too long, longer than I would have expected, but
now they're in the same conference.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Do you, as Cougar fans believe that this.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
Byu Utah game is the biggest in rivalry history? Chime
in on that. I'm gonna put it out for Cougar
fans to chime in on. Okay, I want to hear
from you on that. Let's take a brief time out.
We'll be back though more to get to as we
break down the news and notes coming out of Brigham
and get your prepkin. You're ready for this byu Utah
(10:43):
rivalry game. Okay, We're live from Crumble Tippanogus in Pleasant Grove,
twenty eighty five West four fifty South twenty eighty five
West four fifty south in Pleasant Grove. Tamal Williams is here.
We're gonna have current and other former Cougars showing up.
Body scooned over, Noah Moyaki, Connor pay Nate, Ritchie, Kennan Pula,
(11:05):
Jerem Pula, future Utes and current Utes will join us
as well on the back end. This is Cougar Sports,
one of three nine ninety eight point three
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