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Speaker 1: We are thrilled, set out to our Kai Common Spirit

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Speaker 2: How are you, Ryan?

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Speaker 3: I am great and I'm equally thrilled. I can promise

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Speaker 2: Hey, oh, I think our Mike says here, why don't

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Speaker 2: you ask here real quick? Yeah? Sorry, we had to.

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Speaker 1: We have to shuffle here for just one second because

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Speaker 2: Go ahead, come over here, Okay, so I can see

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Speaker 4: The CU guy gets his mic turned off. Uh, Jim,

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Speaker 4: First of all, congratulations, I'm I'm happy for you and

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Speaker 2: Let me just ask you this. You had it sort

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Speaker 2: Wait, wait, I'm absolutely happy.

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Speaker 3: I hey, other than.

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Speaker 3: I sitting here in my office, I couldn't watch the

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Speaker 4: I appreciate that, Jim. For sure, kids kids played played great.

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Speaker 4: What I wanted to ask you you you won at

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Speaker 4: I'm not even sure that's ever been done, honestly, and

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Speaker 3: I feel like it's an amazing opportunity.

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Speaker 3: This place loves football, it's a it's a great environment

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Speaker 3: Trying to put that lightly for you did.

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Speaker 2: I'm very appreciative of how you phrased that.

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Speaker 3: You but you know, I love this area. My son

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Speaker 1: I know that stated right there is going to make

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Speaker 1: Dave thrilled. This is something that he's been talking about

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Speaker 3: It's so critical to keep the regional players playing in

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Speaker 3: Populate our team and our staff with men that had

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Speaker 3: You know what? Probably like there's more curiosity now out

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Speaker 1: Well, last what I half for you, coach and again

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Speaker 3: Up front and at quarterback? You know, I mean you

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Speaker 3: So you know, offensive and defensive line and quarterback are

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Speaker 3: points are involved. You know, every time you're lining up

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Speaker 3: to kick the field goal or a pointer defense. So

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Speaker 3: you know these are huge plays in the game. And

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Speaker 3: you better be very very very sound and very very

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Speaker 3: creative in the special teams area.

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Speaker 1: Well, coach speak for me, speak for days, speak for

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Speaker 1: everybody here in the region. We are thrilled that you

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Speaker 1: chose to come to Colorado State and I can't wait

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Speaker 1: to see what you do up there in Fort Collins.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for the time this afternoon.

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Speaker 3: Well thanks for having me on, guys, I appreciate it appreciate.

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Speaker 2: Jim all Right, Jim Mora,