1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press PST podcast. The date is Friday, 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: December twelfth, and today we heard from head coach John 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: Harbaugh one more time before the Ravens head to Ohio 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: to face the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC North matchup. 5 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: Okay, good to have everybody here. We appreciate having you here. 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: And at the end of the press conference rule we'll 7 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: talk about the high school Coaches of the Year and 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: that's that's a great award that the Ravens do, so 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: we're excited to do that in honor football. But with that, 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: we had another really good practice and we're excited for 11 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: the opportunity to go to Cincinnati and play the Bengals 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: in a really, really important game. And we've had a 13 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: good week and now we need to go play our 14 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: best game of the year. So what questions you have? 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: How many layers were you? How many layers for me Sunday, 16 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: There'll be some layers. They'll be layers. Yeah, they'll be 17 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: they'll be layers. It's gonna be uh, it's going to 18 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: be a great day for football. Like my college coach 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: used to say, Tom Reid, it's a great day for football. 20 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: And we look at him across side, and he'd say, 21 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: every day is a great day for football. So that's 22 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: how we're looking at it. Does that impact games at all? 23 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: Of you feel? 24 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: I do think it does, you know. I think the 25 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 2: elements always are impactful and hopefully you can use them 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: to your advantage in some way, some form or fashion. 27 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: But the main thing is we've got to go play 28 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 2: winning football, you know, good fundamental winning football. That's what wins. 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: No matter what the elements are. 30 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 3: The chance we see are Darius and Tavis. 31 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: This week there is we'll have that announcement tomorrow. Those 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 2: guys practiced all week, so we'll make that final decision 33 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: here today and we'll make the announcement tomorrow. 34 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 3: What have you just seeing from you know, from their 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 3: practices in terms of where they're at and so forth. 36 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: I think they've looked good. You know, we'll talk to 37 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: the trainers and things like that, the docs, but they've 38 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: looked good. To me. What's most important keeping your feet 39 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 2: or your hands cold during that game? A lot of stuff. Yeah, 40 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: you gotta think of a uh uh we uh. When 41 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: we played Denver way back, right, that was that was 42 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: one of our coldest games. I had a stocking cap 43 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: like you had in pregame. I had it out there 44 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 2: and I was gonna wear the stocking cap because I thought, 45 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: you know, it's it's it's just more important to be warm, 46 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: you know, so you can think and stuff. And uh. 47 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: John Fox was the coach of the Broncos, and he 48 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: came out in the ball cap. And I've known Coach 49 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: Fox since I was in my late twenties. We coached 50 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: together at Pitt and h. He was BEA's a little 51 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 2: older at the time, you know, and and I had 52 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 2: a stocking cap eat a ball cap, and I thought, 53 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 2: you know what, I'm not coming out here. He's like 54 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: he's an older guy than I am. I gotta I 55 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,239 Speaker 2: gotta wear a ball cap too. So I put my 56 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 2: took my stocking cap off, put my ball cap on, 57 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: came out there, gonna be a tough guy. You know. 58 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 2: I look across the deal. He's got a stocking cap 59 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 2: in a full Parker and you know in Mitten's it's 60 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 2: like he got me. And I did freeze in that game. 61 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 2: No mittens. I will not be wearing mittens on Sunday. 62 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: That's a wrong message. That's a ro message. 63 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 4: And we was out of practice to day. Uh, we 64 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 4: just talk about you know, him being here, maybe wouldn't there. 65 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: Or what b Yeah, yeah, Ed Reid was a practice. 66 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: He was in there. He was here earlier, uh, talking 67 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: to the guys, talked to the defense earlier and then 68 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 2: came out to practice and just as we got started, 69 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: called the team up and had him talked to the 70 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: team and and he just talked about the brotherhood. He 71 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: talked about the brotherhood and the guys being close and 72 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: if you want to have that uh that uh, that 73 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 2: synergy on the field, that camarader around the field, you've 74 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: got to have it on the field off the field 75 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 2: and everything you do, you get to know each other 76 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: and care about one another. It was awesome, great message. 77 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: I'm sure being in the status. Uh yeah, Rashad Is 78 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: couldn't go today with the ankle. We'll have to see 79 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: how how it looks tomorrow in the Sunday at some point. No, 80 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 2: it's just a nagging thing into the ankle spring, you know, 81 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 2: just you fight through it. You fight through it, and 82 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: you can annoy it, I guess is the best way 83 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: to say it. And probably just been annoying it. You good, okay, 84 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 2: all right, Oh here we go drum roll. So we 85 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: got the first. The first will be the the high 86 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: School Coach of the Year Award for Tackle Football. The 87 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five Ravens High School Coach of the Year 88 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 2: from Sparrow's Point High School, Nick Burkhart. Nick, come on 89 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: up here, man, because you're gonna have to do a 90 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: press conference. Stand right next to the here all right, 91 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 2: the high school flag. The Coach of the Year twenty 92 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 2: twenty five Ravens from Liganore High School. Brian Swaying, come on, Brian, Congratulations, 93 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,239 Speaker 2: graduations man. 94 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 3: Sir, great you are. 95 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 2: And then and all the coaches and all nominees, just 96 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 2: how much it means high school football, how important it is, 97 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: and how important coaches are, especially high school coaches really, 98 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: I'd say, my opinion, the fabric of our society and 99 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: what it does for young people. High school coaches are 100 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: are are on point and cutting edge of that. And 101 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 2: we're really appreciative of high school coaches, high school players 102 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: and and what it means to everybody. I know. Harball 103 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 2: Coaching Academy, we try to do a really good job 104 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: of of making that clear, you know, and making and 105 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: how important coaching is and what a difference coaches make 106 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 2: in young people's lives. So uh so check that out 107 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 2: if you get a chance and you're up first, buddy. 108 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 4: I just want to take time to thank Coach Hardball 109 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 4: and Baltimore Evens for this opportunity. Thank everyone back home 110 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 4: Spari's Point, my coaching staff, my administration, uh, my team, 111 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 4: and my coaching staff for everything that they've done for 112 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 4: me to help me get where we are this season. 113 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you. Great question, good question, tough question. 114 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 2: What does it mean to means for a point smaller school? 115 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 4: You guys, really, I mean it means everything. Our community 116 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 4: truly is one of a kind down in Spari's Point 117 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 4: and to be able to not just for me, but 118 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 4: bring this spotlight down to our school and our community 119 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 4: truly does mean the world does. 120 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 5: Yes. 121 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 4: Thank you awesome, Thank you guys. 122 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you for the Ravens for making Flag possible 123 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 3: in the state of Maryland and being in Frederick, being 124 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 3: in the forefront means the world. I couldn't be up 125 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 3: here without my coaching staff though, because there's five of 126 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 3: us and they're what makes it up. I mean, just 127 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 3: the girls buying into everything. It's just amazing. Honor to 128 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 3: be up here having this award. 129 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: How much is kind of the Ravens involvement in flag football? 130 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 3: How much do you think that has helped spread everything? 131 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 3: I mean without the Ravens, it doesn't get off the ground. 132 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 3: I mean three years ago when they got teamed up 133 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: with Frederick County, I mean that was the start. I 134 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 3: mean without them, it doesn't happen. And I'm not here today. 135 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 3: So without the effort and the money that they put 136 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 3: into the whole flag program getting it started, I mean 137 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 3: I think even next year we have two more, three 138 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 3: more counties I believe join it in. So it's growing 139 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 3: by leaves and bounds every year. 140 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 2: How many for the girls to be involved in football 141 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 2: like that? How much do they enjoy it? What are 142 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: they like to coach? 143 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 3: So my girls, I've had a lot of them that 144 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 3: have been lacrosse players, softball and everything, and they wish 145 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: that it was there, especially the girls I've graduated this 146 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 3: year last year, that they wish it would have been 147 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 3: here earlier and they would have it would have been 148 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 3: their main sport. Like they just love going out there competing. 149 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: Just the fact that they get to play a sport 150 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 3: that they've cheered on for boys for years is amazing. 151 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 5: Now a pro flag football league. So what do you 152 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 5: just think that'll do for the growth. 153 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 3: Of the sport exponentially? I mean having I mean just 154 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 3: college bringing it on. I mean I've heard like, I 155 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 3: think it's twenty eight or something like that. The d 156 00:07:58,520 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 3: one is supposed to be doing it. So the fact 157 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 3: that there's gonna be a pro league of it, it 158 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 3: just gives girls even more to strive for to be 159 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 3: a part of. 160 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: Does it help? 161 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 3: It does, because our girls want to make sure that 162 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 3: they're keeping up with everything the boys are doing. I 163 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 3: mean at Lanard this year, it's been a phenomenal year. 164 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 3: I mean we had four state titles for the fall, 165 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 3: with field hockey, cheer girls, flag and boys finishing off 166 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 3: this past Saturday. 167 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 5: Football fans know that traditions matter. They're what inspire us 168 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 5: to make our massa and tostedos the traditional way, starting 169 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 5: with whole corn kernels, no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, 170 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 5: all to give you that perfect crunch. Discover your next 171 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 5: tradition this football season. 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