1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Um, it's not a question so much as some insight 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: into uh the jump that Josh four years done with 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: the cornerbacks this year, Um, and they'll do some carry 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: over from last year, but a lot of young faces 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: and some new faces there. Yeah, just does a good 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: job with that group. Um. You know, he's a very good, 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: um fundamental coach and he's he's very good at um 8 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: breaking down and analyzing the passing game. And so he's 9 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: been a huge help um since he came here, really 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: in different capacities when he was quality control and in 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: the corners. But he has a big, um, you know, 12 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: big role in our our past defensive strategy and and obviously, 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: um you know, he's brought along a lot of younger 14 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: players over the period of time that he's been here, um, 15 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: terms of technique and building confidence and so forth. And 16 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: this year we probably had more defensive backs and maybe 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: more different defensive backs. We've had a lot of different 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: combinations with our stacey's An corners on the field. So um, 19 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: that's that's even been a little more prominent this year. 20 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: But yeah, he does an excellent joke. Just a quick 21 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: follow up. You're in New England in the NFL in 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: the mid two thousands and Josh is insult Dakota in 23 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: the NAIA. I'm just curious, how do you come across 24 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: someone like him? He's kind of up the beaten path there. Yeah. Well, 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: Josh worked for Dean at Kent's Fate, Okay, and so 26 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 1: Dean um Dean recommended him. Um we interviewed him again. 27 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,639 Speaker 1: He came in as a quality control position and really 28 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: was helpful to Dean um cras also at UM Bryant. 29 00:01:55,640 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, so he yeah, I mean he worked an 30 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: entire defensive staff because Dean was a coordinator. He worked 31 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: kind of more closely with Dean, and Dean had worked 32 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: with m Kent State, So it was a little bit 33 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: of a natural connection there. And I wanted beans arcuation 34 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: because it was a guy that was going to be working, 35 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,119 Speaker 1: you know, pretty closely with Dean. Great. Thank you, Yeah, 36 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: You're next question is Michael dragnonfall By William and thank 37 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: you Stacy. Afternoon, Bill, I wanted to ask you, Afternoon. 38 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about what it is that 39 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: makes a positional coach turn into a good coordinator. Is 40 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: it more than just being able to communicate with his team, 41 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: with the players, and with the other coaches on the staff, 42 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: or what is it that makes a good coach eventually 43 00:02:53,240 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: become a coordinator. Well, that's a that's a tough question, Mike, UM. 44 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: And that's you know, but probably involve a lengthy answer, 45 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: and in terms of hours, not minutes, UM. But there's 46 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, there's so many components to being a coordinator UM. 47 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: And when when you know, when I was a special 48 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: team's coordinator, that was a little bit different because at 49 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: least at that point in time, you really didn't have 50 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: a staff. There was maybe one of the person you 51 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: were working with UM. In my case it was Romeo 52 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: Cornell UM. But then as an offensive or defensive coordinator, 53 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: you're you're running an entire staff UM. And the play 54 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: hauling is you know, is a huge responsibility UM. And 55 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: you'd have to um work with the coaches in order 56 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: to get everybody on the same page. Sometimes, you know, 57 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: there are different opinions or options as to how you 58 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: want to do something, and one you know, it's one 59 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: reason for doing one thing or another reason for doing 60 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: do another thing. You have to make those decisions and 61 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: you have to do it in a way with a 62 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: leadership style or and a communication ability to I don't 63 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: want to say satisfy everybody, but do it in a 64 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: way so that you're not creating confrontation and the dissension, 65 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: and that you know you're doing it in a cohesive way, 66 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: because it is a decision that has to be made, 67 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: and not everybody can be happy with every decision, although 68 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: we all are a part of Once a decision is made, 69 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: we go forward the decision, whether we're happy with it 70 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: or not. But I would just say as that from 71 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: a leadership standpoint, decision making, you know, being responsible for 72 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: the entire game on your side of the ball or 73 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: whatever area it is, as opposed to just a position 74 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: group is quite different. So there are so many things 75 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: that go into all of those and it's it's dealing 76 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: with coaches, it's dealing with players, it's play calling, it's 77 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: game management um and you know, certainly understanding the bigger 78 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: picture on the other side of the ball too, what 79 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: they're trying to do. Again, as a position coach, you're 80 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: you're very in tune with what's directly across from you. 81 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: If you're coaching the defensive line to the linebackers, maybe 82 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: you're you know, you don't look at the secondary as closely, 83 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: or if you're coaching a secondary, you don't look the 84 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: defensive line and offensive line as closely. But when you're 85 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: the coordinator, you have to find a way to look 86 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: at everything, but at the same time rely on your 87 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: assistance to look at those things in more detail than 88 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: you can because you don't have time to, you know, 89 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: to allocate that the times of the details in every area. 90 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: You have to pick and choose the ones that you 91 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: want to focus in that will be responsible for all 92 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: of it. So it's there are a lot of things 93 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: involved in that in that position. I appreciate that, fell 94 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: I just asked because obviously at this time of year 95 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: there's so much focus on coordinators becoming head coaches. But 96 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: I'm just curious if you've ever known position coaches who 97 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: just are comfortable where they are and they just don't 98 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: want to ever consider a coordinator's position. Absolutely many many, Yeah, 99 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: negatively at all, But that's yeah, that's um and plenty 100 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: of coordinators who don't want to be head coaches and 101 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: plenty that do, and plenty of position coaches that don't 102 00:06:56,520 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 1: want to be coordinators and plenty that do. And so 103 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: that's yeah, I think there's I think there are people 104 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: have fall into all those categories and quite frankly, they're 105 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: all they're all valuable, and I don't know that you 106 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: want everybody on your staff to be all one or 107 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: all the other. So next question, William bennets In falled 108 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: by Mike g Reece help the new year coach. I 109 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: wanted to ask Adam Butler. He had a strip stack 110 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: yesterday that led to Kayle van Noy picking up the 111 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: ball and many for a touchdown. Came as an undrafted 112 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: rookie last year. It seems like he's improved a lot 113 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: this year and his understanding of the concepts all. Have 114 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: you seen his improvement this year from last year? Oh? 115 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: I agree with that, William. I think he's definitely improved 116 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: and he's um. But most players do again that year 117 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: one to year two is a time when all of 118 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: us players and coaches, we all went through it. The 119 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: first year, you're you know, kind of just trying to 120 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: keep your head above water and you know, swim as 121 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: sass as you can to keep up, but it's hard. Um. 122 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: The second year, when you have been through it once before, UM, 123 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: you have a better idea of what you're doing. You 124 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: have a better idea of what to expect in terms 125 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: of the overall schedule and the season and so forth. 126 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: And you have a better idea of what they expect 127 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: from um, your opponents, and you know the other factors 128 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: that come along with you know, playing competitive games. M 129 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: it's just all that's valuable information, it's valuable experience and 130 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: and it all. You know, a lot of it comes 131 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: from year one to year two. Some of it comes 132 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: during the course of year one, but when you get 133 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: a chance to start over in year two, you're able to, 134 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: you know, usually put those things in place, get off 135 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: to a better start, and and just build from higher 136 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: ground than the starting low point that we all started 137 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: at our first our first time around. So but yeah, 138 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: he's certainly done that. His communication skills are good. He 139 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: does a good job of handling the communication on the 140 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: defensive line with you know, games and blitzes and things 141 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: like that. Sometimes formation adjustments and those type of things. 142 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: He's in the middle of the formation, so he can 143 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: generally see those and is in a position and a 144 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: proximity to to relay or make those calls to his teammates. 145 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: And he's a smart player that can adjust quickly. He's 146 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: done a good job for us on the punt return 147 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:43,319 Speaker 1: team as well, which wasn't a big role for him 148 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: last year. So he's been able to expand his his 149 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: versatility and his value to the team by those added responsibilities. 150 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: So he's he's improved in every area. Thanks coach, Happy 151 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: new year. Okay, thanks for you too, expression Mike Rereas, 152 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: followed by Andrew Kellahan. Thanks Stacy and Bill. It was 153 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: a neat moment actually at the end of the game. 154 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: I don't know if you caught it, but Walt Coleman 155 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: his whole crew sort of gathered around him right at 156 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: the end there, and we're sort of sharing that moment 157 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: with him, and because it's his last game, and I 158 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: was just curious from your position, did you have any 159 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: sort of either connection to him or just thoughts on 160 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: just how that group, whether it's his crew or other groups, 161 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: just contributes to the game of football as sort of 162 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: like the third team each each team. Well, I saw 163 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 1: Walt before the game. Before every game, the referee comes 164 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: over to you during pregame warm ups and goes over 165 00:10:55,240 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: the things that you've talked to them. So before each game, 166 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: an hour and a half before each game, you meet 167 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: with two officials from the crew and talk about things 168 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: for that game that they may bring up or you 169 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 1: may bring up, or you know, whatever it is. And 170 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: then then when you have a pregame warmups, then the 171 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: referee comes over and just confirms that he's discussed the 172 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: things that we're talked about in the first meeting and 173 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: might either follow up on that or you know, just 174 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: see if there are any other you know, questions or 175 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: comments or anything, and you know, kind of go through 176 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of communication procedure. It's basically all the same, 177 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: but some crews are just do it a little bit 178 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: differently than others and just the efficiency or the way 179 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: they do it. So it's, uh, you know, it's a 180 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 1: good thing. So you know, when I saw Walt there 181 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 1: before the game, we um exchanged that and then I 182 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: saw him after the game, and you know, it's had 183 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: a great career. There's no doubt those guys, all the officials, 184 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: I mean, they've done that. Such a hard job to do. 185 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: I know, you know, we look at the replays and 186 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: and you know analyze them, you know, millisecond by millisecond, 187 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,599 Speaker 1: and then you know, everybody has all the answers on 188 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: what it should be and what it shouldn't be. These 189 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: guys are out there trying to you know, do it 190 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: live and at full speed, and they make so many, 191 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: so many amazingly good calls. And some of the players 192 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: are just so close that it's just you know, less 193 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: than an inch or less than a not even a 194 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: split second, just again, just a millisecond of you know, 195 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 1: whether it goes one way or another gay way, and um, 196 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: and they just get so many of them right, you know, 197 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: it's UM. I think their ability to control the game, 198 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: which I think over the last couple of years, particularly 199 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: this year, you know, I've seen, especially in our games, 200 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: UM seemed very few you know incidents. I mean there 201 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago there were you know, brawls 202 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. I'm not saying that there isn't 203 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: you know, obviously it's an emotional game, but I think 204 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: they do a great job of keeping the game under 205 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: control of um, you know, officiating with a discipline that 206 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: enhances the game without it becoming you know a bunch 207 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: of you know, fights and pawing and you know all 208 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: the stuff that that we're trying to keep out of 209 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: the game and that's a fine line. It's a hard 210 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: thing to do, um, but they they do an excellent 211 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: job of it, and and Walt's done it for a 212 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,839 Speaker 1: long time, and like all the I mean, I look, 213 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: I respect all the officials, so I respect what Walt did. 214 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,559 Speaker 1: And you know, some of the other guys that are 215 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: now UM commenting on the games and and you know, 216 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: like Mike Praira and people like that that have gone 217 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: from Team Landino that have gone from officiating to the TV, 218 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: or guys like you know Ed Hockley and that have 219 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: retired in recent years. UM. You know, what they added 220 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:15,959 Speaker 1: to the game during the time that um they officiated, 221 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: regardless of what their position was, is that they're incredibly 222 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: valuable to the game. And you know, we saw a 223 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: short period of time where we didn't have that quality 224 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: of officiating. And I think we're all glad that we 225 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: we have the guys that we have and appreciate the 226 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: job that they do. Thank you. Yep. My next question 227 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: Andrew Callahan, he thanks you having earned a playoff five 228 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: for so many consecutive seasons. Now, I'm curious, you know, what, 229 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: if anything, have you learned about how to best prepare 230 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: your team for three opponents during this week in research? 231 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: Is there anything you know the staff might do now 232 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: that you you might now have done fine or ten 233 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: years ago in this team position, I would say not 234 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: not too much. But it's stick. Each year is different 235 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: and so every therefore, yes, it is different every year. UM. 236 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: But the time frame in the situation is you know 237 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: about the same um you know every year when you're 238 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: in this position. Um, there are three teams you could 239 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: potentially play in one team that you wouldn't play the 240 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: first week, and then you know you could potentially play 241 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: any of the five teams the second week. So UM. 242 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: But you know some of that clears itself up, so 243 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: there's there's UM. It's it's an unusual situation because the 244 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: rest of the year, you always know who your next 245 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: games against. Whether you have a bye week or you 246 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: have an opponent the following week, or your in preseason 247 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: or whatever it is, you always know who the next 248 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: team is that you're playing, and you can um set 249 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: a certain preparations schedule for that opponent, regardless of who 250 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: the opponent is or how long or short the week 251 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: is that leads up to that game. But here, you 252 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: you know it's multiple teams, so you have to be 253 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: prepared for those options. But at the same time, you 254 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: don't want to create chaos. I don't think you want 255 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: to create a confusing situation where you're trying to do 256 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: so much you don't get anything done. So you have 257 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: to try to say, at this point, figure out what's 258 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: the most productive thing that you can do for your team. 259 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: And that might not be the same for every player. 260 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: Men will be the same for each unit, and you 261 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: just might have to find a way to balance them 262 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: some things. But in the end, you're trying to do 263 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: the most productive thing you can with the time that 264 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: you have available, and that might include not doing anything, 265 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: might include resting, it might include film work, practice, fundamental 266 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: scheme plays, um situations and so forth, and it all 267 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: would probably be helpful. You just have to decide which 268 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 1: ones you think would would do the most good u 269 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: and structure that way, and then once once you know 270 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: who you're playing, then it's full steam ahead on that opponent. 271 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: So fam it's about the same every year, but it's 272 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: different every year because of the circumstances. You're welcome and 273 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: as of right now, we'll pick the last question. Rich 274 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: Thompson give a second time the line ahead Rich Oh my, coach, 275 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:42,959 Speaker 1: just kind of a follow up on that question. Um, 276 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: you know, is there any kind of points of emphasis 277 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: that you have in these weeks as you're preparing for 278 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, different opponents. Yeah, yeah, No, there's a lot 279 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 1: of them. Um, again, this is this is different than 280 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: than any game we've played this year on a lot 281 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: of levels. So there are things that apply to this 282 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: game that just just don't apply to any of the 283 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 1: other sixteen games or twenty games if you want to 284 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: go all about the preseason. So there's certainly a differentiation there. 285 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: And yeah, so that's it puts it into a different category, 286 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: and we you know, talk about that, explain it and 287 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: try to recognize how we can use that to our 288 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: advantage and get the most out of it. Sure, thank you, 289 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 1: l you're new other questions, Thank you very much, coach. 290 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: Happy new year everyone, great, Happy new here see Wednesday.