1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: All right, let's do this. 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 2: Do you realize what is happening in Oxford these days? 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 2: The Miami men's team last remaining unbeaten, the women's team 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 2: twenty and four eleven and zero conference thirteen straight wins. 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 2: Amber Treader Player of the Week this week. The only 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: Division One program with men's and women's teams unbeaten in 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 2: conference play. The softball team's number ten in the Mid 8 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 2: Major rankings. Angelo Rochardi the pitcher of the Week this week. 9 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: Miami hockey number twenty this week. David Deputy Conference Rookie 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: of the Week. The baseball team today picked preseason mac 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 2: picked to win it all. The football team played in 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 2: a six straight Bowl game. The field hockey team went 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 2: to the Elite eight in November. Holy cow, I said, 14 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: we got to get the man on who is the 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: director of athletics for all this. Let's welcome in, David Sailor, David, 16 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: how are you? 17 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 3: I'm doing fantastic. It's a great time in Oxford. 18 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 2: That was gonna be my starting point. Just incredible times 19 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: in Oxford. You gotta look around and say, holy cow. 20 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 3: Well, you know it's one thing I'll say, though, is 21 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 3: this This isn't a fluky cute story. We won ten 22 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 3: a record ten championships. Last year. We won both of 23 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 3: the All Sports Trophies and Men's and Women's Sports, which 24 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 3: is a combined award. Our baseball team won the MAC, 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 3: went to the NCAA tournament. Our softball team won the 26 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 3: MAC went to the NCAA tournament and won a game. 27 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 3: They beat North Carolina in the softball tournament. You know, 28 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 3: and we're ahead of last year's pace in terms of 29 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 3: the all sports standings, you know, this year from where 30 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 3: we were last year. So this has been building and 31 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 3: what it really signals is a truly aligned Miami from 32 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 3: the Board of Trustees to the President's office down to 33 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 3: the athletic department is a dangerous thing, and we're achieving 34 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: things that nobody else in our region is achieving. 35 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, David, and I think the obvious question on fans 36 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 2: minds would be, how are you doing all this in 37 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: a day and age where there's a lot of schools 38 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: paying players millions of dollars to play at their school. 39 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 3: We just have a place that if you've been here, 40 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 3: you know what it is. And when students are here, 41 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 3: we're going to lose some There's no way around that, right, 42 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: you're going to lose some kids that perform really well 43 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: here and go on to other places. But we've had 44 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 3: players that have turned those schools down because they love 45 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 3: it here and we have the ability to do that. 46 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 3: And our coaches have really latched on too, finding kids 47 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 3: that love being here and they're going to make them better. 48 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: And when they make them better, the parents and the 49 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 3: young man or young women are so appreciative that they 50 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 3: stay here. And that's what we've built. That's the culture 51 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 3: we've built here. 52 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: Take me back four years ago, what did you see? 53 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: What did you like in Travis Steele when you hired him? 54 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 3: Well, my first conversation with Travis, I just wanted to 55 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 3: know where his. 56 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: Head was, right. 57 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 3: He had gone through a pretty life changing event at 58 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 3: a place that I know he cared deeply for. And 59 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 3: I've known Travis for a long time and I really 60 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 3: have always enjoyed Travis, and so as a friend, I 61 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 3: just wanted to know where he was. And he told 62 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: me he was going to think about whether they wanted 63 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 3: to get back into coaching or not. And I think 64 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 3: he went to onto Florida with his family and he 65 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 3: called me when he was down there, and said, you know, 66 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 3: if it's the right place, I would want to get 67 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 3: back in. And you know, at that point, we so 68 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 3: happened to have a job opening, and so we had 69 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 3: a couple more conversations about what this place could be. 70 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: And I will say this, I mean, I have never 71 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 3: been involved in a hire where the person who told 72 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 3: me they were going to do something they have done 73 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 3: every single thing they said they were going to do. 74 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 3: He's been amazing. 75 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: ESPN, CBS Sports Network. Everyone wants a piece of the 76 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 2: RedHawks right now. You're being flexed like NFL teams into 77 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: primetime gaging. It's got to be pretty crazy to be 78 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: getting all these calls because people want you to be 79 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: center stage with eyeballs. 80 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 3: We've had sellouts in basketball to sellouts in a row 81 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 3: in hockey. We broke an attendance record for a women's 82 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 3: basketball game over five thousand people. Again, things are happening 83 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 3: here that are not happening at schools around us that 84 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 3: have much bigger budgets than we do. And I think 85 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 3: it's a testament to you know, the administration here at 86 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 3: Miami and being on the same page that sports can 87 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 3: be a vehicle to really bring attention to the school 88 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: and you just listed all the places that it's amazing. 89 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: It's a lot of fun, and I'm just so proud 90 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 3: of our student athletes and our coaching staff. They're just 91 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 3: so talent. We have the best coaching staff. I've been 92 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 3: here thirteen years, never had this great group of coaches. 93 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: Miami hockey went through a stretch where it was big time, 94 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,119 Speaker 2: top of the King of the Hill, it was number 95 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 2: one in given weeks, then went through some rough times. 96 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: The resurrection under Anthony Norrien, your coach, talk about a 97 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: way back and the brotherhood is rolling right now. Give 98 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 2: some fans some context to the resurrection of the program. 99 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 3: You know, that was the one thing that was killing 100 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 3: me during my tenure here. We've had such success and 101 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 3: so we went over eighty championships in my time here, 102 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 3: so a lot of great winning, but hockey just continue 103 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 3: to not get where it needed to be. And when 104 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 3: I did this coaching search, I could see the landscape 105 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 3: of what's going on with player movement and rosters changing. 106 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 3: And what I loved about Anthony was just the kind 107 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 3: of person he is. First and foremost, he's a good person. Second, 108 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: he lives in breathe hockey. Third, At his prior job, 109 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,799 Speaker 3: they drafted players, they lost players every year, they traded 110 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: like he's dealt with building rosters from year to year, 111 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 3: and his team was always successful at the USHL level. 112 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 3: And so I could see where college athletics was going 113 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 3: and that Anthony was going to bring that mentality into 114 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 3: a sport that's already kind of worked that way. And 115 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 3: he's done everything that he said he would do, and 116 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,799 Speaker 3: he is probably one of the best recruiters I've ever seen. 117 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 3: So there's more to come here. We're bringing in a 118 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 3: more talented class next year than we have this year. 119 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 2: We're talking with David Saylor, the director of athletics for 120 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 2: the Miami RedHawks, who are are winning at everything, anything 121 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 2: and everything at this point. It is so cool to 122 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 2: see Molett packed update fans. What are are are there 123 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: in fact plans and wheels in motion for a new 124 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,559 Speaker 2: basketball arena in the future. 125 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: Where does that stand? 126 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 3: There are plans and I can't think of a better 127 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 3: time to be talking about those right in terms of 128 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 3: the success that we're bringing and invisibility we're bringing to 129 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 3: the campus. So we've we've been you know, something has 130 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 3: to be done with Mallet. That's first and foremost, like 131 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 3: whether we're going to renovate this thing or build something new, 132 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 3: there needs to be some direction. Because the building was 133 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 3: built in sixty eight, it's needed some love along the way, 134 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 3: and it just hasn't gotten It's it's not up to 135 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 3: code in a lot of areas, and it's kind of 136 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: grandfathered in, but once you touch it, it triggers all 137 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 3: kinds of code issues. So the board and you know, 138 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 3: the President and everybody else at the administration, they're really 139 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: looking to study this at a deeper level and look 140 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 3: at the numbers and try to figure out what the 141 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,799 Speaker 3: best path going forward is. And we've engaged some donors 142 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 3: in that process too, and some corporations have wanted to 143 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 3: hop on board from a naming perspective and stuff like that. 144 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 3: So there's a lot of different interests going on right now, 145 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 3: and at the end of the day, I think it's 146 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 3: going to be a really positive step forward for us 147 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 3: between a new arena or completely renovated Malet like completely renovated, 148 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 3: but you know, my hope is we can get across 149 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 3: the finish line with something new. 150 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: David, what's it mean? 151 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 2: Ron Harper was back two weekends ago, Wally Zerbiak National 152 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: TV these days and touting the RedHawks. What's it mean 153 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: to have that those legacies and the connections to the past. 154 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 3: Well, you know this place. I mean the creator of 155 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: the Coaches documentary that's coming out, all the people that 156 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 3: have been talked to for that project, which is so exciting, 157 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 3: and Matt Group's doing a great job that there are 158 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 3: this place. It's just like, that's why I'm here. It 159 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 3: just produces leaders, It produces great people that go on 160 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 3: and they love this, but there's a deep connection and 161 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 3: being able to really manifest itself into the success we're 162 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 3: having today and watch all these people enjoy it and 163 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 3: celebrate it and see Ron Harper's face coming back. I 164 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 3: wanted to do this with him for so long and 165 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 3: I'm just thankful that President Crawford made it happen. And 166 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 3: you know, next stop for him is the Miami Hall 167 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 3: of Fame, which is long overdue. You had to have 168 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 3: a degree to get in, and we don't waiver on that. 169 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 3: And now he has the degree, so now we can 170 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 3: put him in. So he deserves to be in there. 171 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 3: He's in the mac Hall of Fame, for heaven's sakes, 172 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 3: He's not in the Miami. It's got to happen. And 173 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 3: Wally has just been super but everybody, Ben Roethlisberger, Brandon Brooks, 174 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 3: all the alums and football, they're proud of what's going 175 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 3: on too. It's just a really amazing time. 176 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: It really is. I'm misberized. Day by day. 177 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: I see something about one of the teams they're winning, 178 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 2: and I said, man, I got to go straight to 179 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 2: the top and get you on it. 180 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: It's so great to catch up with you. 181 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: Congrats on all that's going on and enjoy this and 182 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 2: I hope we can talk again soon. 183 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 3: You know, when the calendar turned from January, I was 184 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: a little bit concerned that maybe I was going to 185 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 3: wake up or it was going to stop. But we're 186 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 3: the culture is so strong. It just keeps going, and 187 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,719 Speaker 3: it's because we've got a great staff and a. 188 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: Great group here. Very well, said David. Thanks for the 189 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: time tonight. 190 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 3: Thank you so much.