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Speaker 1: a comment, follow with the questions I don't see any

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Speaker 1: hands race. We'll just remind people the razor Hens to

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Speaker 1: start this off. Coach. Okay, thanks Dacy. Um, all right,

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Speaker 1: well so today we UM, you know, we'll start with

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Speaker 1: well coached, you know, Coach veris always done a good

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Speaker 1: good sound, fundamentally good fundamental teams UH that are tough

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Speaker 1: good opportunity. Always have liked to play against UH coach

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Speaker 1: of various teams in preseason. UM, and we played Carolina

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Speaker 1: quite a few times, UM since I've been here, when

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Speaker 1: know see a good, good solid, you know, hard nosed

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Speaker 1: they're good at UM. They have a lot of very

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Speaker 1: good players. They're explosive team on offense, I've added a

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Speaker 1: You know, we'll give us a chance here to start

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Speaker 1: on our preparation. Obviously, this will be a watered down

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Speaker 1: that'll that'll obviously never be the case during the season.

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Speaker 1: So this is a good week for us to start

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Speaker 1: to introduce some scouner report and UM preparation methods and

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Speaker 1: Ben Volan fall benjam Bryan you're uted. Oh man, that's

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Speaker 1: twice that's or formed by me. Um apologies, Uh, well,

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Speaker 1: you know we doubled doze, doubled doze fines now then yeah,

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Speaker 1: I'll run a run a lab later. Um. Having one

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Speaker 1: fewer preseason game has that change your philosophy on how

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Speaker 1: every game is UM you just look at it as

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Speaker 1: whole picture. But UM, I think what we have to

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Speaker 1: look at right now is just what's what's best for

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Speaker 1: how does that fit together as a team, so that

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Speaker 1: this opportunity, to prepare our team, to evaluate our team,

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Speaker 1: and um, you know, to see see where we are

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Speaker 1: Very great. Thanks Jim mcbridefall by Kyrie Thompson, Good morning, coach.

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Speaker 1: in a quiet more of a quiet way. UM. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: James is you know, gives us great leadership, UM, both

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Speaker 1: you're welcome. The next question. Curry thumpson forward now to morning. UM.

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Speaker 1: So obviously we all know a Hunter left practice early

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