1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Just a couple of things in the injury front, so 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: we sent Abdul home just in the illness. Same thing 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: with Dio and Jalal Hyatt both Hollins is out, Flat 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: is out for today. Holland's out for today. Evan Neil 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: and Wandell is out for today. Just holding them back 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: just from stuff from the game. So we'll see how 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: they progress throughout the week. Everyone else will get we'll 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: get some worked done. 9 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: Look at you bought, Mike, is just something serious down 10 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: the road. 11 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: No, we're gonna We're gonna progress and see how it 12 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: goes through the week. Who he's getting treatment and stuff, 13 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 1: So we'll kind of just take a day by day. 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 3: So let's look at any Wolf season issue. 15 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: I think it's just too early to tell, you know, 16 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: but he's he's getting treatment and stuff, and he's still 17 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: in the concussion protocol as well, so we're kind of 18 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: working through that as well as working through the knee. 19 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 4: It's up heap it to him. 20 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: Ribs. He just got this from the game, just some soreness. 21 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: So again, just pull them off today. 22 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:55,639 Speaker 3: Mike. 23 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: What would it mean for you and for the team 24 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: to finish out the season with a win Sunday. 25 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's for for us as a group, 26 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: I think the most important thing is is today. You know, 27 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: we're not looking too far down the road. Yeah we 28 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: want to, we want to find a way to get 29 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: a win, but we're we got to prepare that way. 30 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: You we gotta practice that way mentally, physically. So for us, 31 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: we're just focused on today, you know, not getting too 32 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: over you know, too over strung out on things in 33 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: the future. Just what's the most important today. It's just 34 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: getting our work and get our work ready for it. 35 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: Have you decided as far as guys like Barns decks 36 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 2: if they're going to play, how long they're going to play? 37 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 3: You guys call uprip plan. 38 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: Yet with that, we have a plan and we're just 39 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna we're playing the game. Everyone's rolling all the 40 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: way through? Yeah half, No, we're not. We're not even 41 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: like thinking that way at all, going straight through, straight 42 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: through all sixty minutes or whatever it takes. 43 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 3: Speaking speaking of whatever it takes, the last game against 44 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 3: Dallas obviously was you know, went through over talk how 45 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 3: far away is that a scene right now? And did 46 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 3: you watch go back and watch it and say, oh. 47 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 5: How do you got that happened. 48 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, you review it, and it's like you look at 49 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: their team, you look at our team. It's a completely 50 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: different unit, you know, and you know you have to 51 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: be able to make adjustments throughout the season. You see 52 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: how they've grown, how they've adjusted their scheme, how they've 53 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: adjusted their personnel. Same thing with us, how we're adjusting, 54 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: how we're we're operating, we're playing now. So you got 55 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: you still have to look at that because there are 56 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: our tendencies, there's things that we've done, there's things that 57 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: we're successful, there are the things that we need to 58 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: clean up, and you can use that and apply to 59 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: this week's game plan. So absolutely, you review it and 60 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: then you you kind of continue to your self scout 61 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: and figure out what works best for us in this week. 62 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 3: When you see the things that you were successful at 63 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 3: offensively in that game, what what do you see? I 64 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: guess how do you how do you reconcall that with 65 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 3: how the last three months have gone? 66 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean you combine it, you combine it with 67 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: the things that we're doing well right now, and you 68 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: continue to find ways to put players in those positions 69 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: to be successful. And our coaches have done a great job, 70 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: spend a lot of time of self Scott and ours elves, 71 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: you know, where our tendencies at, where some of the 72 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: things that they're looking at that they could see, and 73 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 1: then how do we counteract that to bounce it out. 74 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 5: At the end of a long season with the last game. 75 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 5: Does the fact that it's the Cowboys help get guys motivated? 76 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 5: You know, it's a team you haven't beaten in a while, 77 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 5: it's a division rival, it's the Cowboys. Does that help 78 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 5: naturally get guys interested in this game? 79 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: I think I think guys are. They're in the right 80 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: front of mind. They have been all season. They're you know, 81 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: preparing themselves to win. They're preparing themselves to get their 82 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 1: minds right and go out there and execute with their teammates. 83 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: I think this week is you know, it's it is 84 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: a division game. You know, it's a division game, it's 85 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: at home. That's important to all of us. So I 86 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: think it's important that we, you know, put in the 87 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: work and be detailed, you know, throughout this week to 88 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: prepare ourselves to go play the game. 89 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: Mike, I know you wanted to really put the focus 90 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 2: on the team. It's not about you when you, you know, 91 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 2: took over as head coach. I'm just curious, just you 92 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: wanted the team to get better day to day game 93 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: the game. Do you stand here, one game left in 94 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: this season feeling like you've improved in the position that 95 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: you currently have now and how have you gone about that? 96 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: Do you think it's the focus that you've put on 97 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: a team that has helped you, you know, gain in 98 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: this job? 99 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: Absolutely, you learn, You're learning new, something new every single day. 100 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: And I think if you have that kind of mindset, 101 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:21,679 Speaker 1: and that's what we want to stress to our players 102 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: is you have that growth mindset. You have that ability 103 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: to correct and the ability to problem solve and the 104 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: ability to think through you know, critical situations that are 105 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: coming up. How would you, you know, how can you 106 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: improve and not only as a coach, as a player, 107 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: as a person, as a leader. So and that that's 108 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: something that I have to work through every single day 109 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: with every single part of the organization, talking through you know, 110 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: our medical staff, talking to with our equipment staff, the players, 111 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: the coaches, individual position groups, the coordinators, and so those 112 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: conversations are happening all the time. You know, even when 113 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: you're not in the office, those conversations are still happening, 114 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: so you know, the time management and how you want 115 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: to dedicate your time and what what's you know prioritized 116 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: that ends up being something that I've learned a lot of. 117 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: But but yeah, you're always learning and if you have 118 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: but if you don't have that mindset, then you kind 119 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: of you wasted that opportunity. So I think for us 120 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: as a team, that's one thing that we've continued to 121 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: stress is let's let's take advantage of these learning experiences. 122 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: How can we grow, how can we get better? Chip 123 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: away at it? Where's there? You know, where are those 124 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: moments right, those those learning, those teaching moments that whether 125 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: it was something really good that we can that we 126 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: can build on it, or it's something that we need 127 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: to improve on that all right, Hey, we can fix 128 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: it by this. This This is the solution to fix 129 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: that problem. And that's happened individually, that's happened as a group. 130 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: And I'm really proud of our staff for organizing that 131 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: and addressing it and being honest with each other about 132 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 1: how we can improve and get better. Like you talk 133 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: about urgency, just how do you how much you talk 134 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: to the guys about this being the last time the 135 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: years are going to be together at this unif for 136 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: this game. 137 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 5: You talk about that. 138 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 3: As far as just looting the urgency a little bit more. 139 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: We've been We've we've operated normal these last couple of days. 140 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: Yesterday the team, you know, we gave the team off 141 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: yesterday to get their bodies back today. It was the 142 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: first time together. So we've but we've operated the same 143 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: in terms of our meeting, terms of our meeting schedule. 144 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: They know what's in front of them, and they know 145 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: that what the challenge is and and the things that 146 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: we have to do to give ourselves a chance to win. 147 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 4: Obviously, tepping into an interim job is a little different, 148 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 4: beast right. And then maybe if you were just hired 149 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 4: from the start of the season, how much do you 150 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 4: think the way you handle everything, whether it's on the field, 151 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 4: off the field, in game, sort of reflects on your 152 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 4: prospects of being a head coach long term. 153 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: I haven't put much thought into that. Besides, the only 154 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: thing I've been thinking about really is just our players. 155 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: How can I put them in the best position to 156 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,799 Speaker 1: be successful. You certainly, as I have I thought about 157 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: this role in general, You certainly have a plan. You 158 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: certainly have thoughts on how how you would handle certain situations, 159 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: how you would handle certain players, how you'd handle certain 160 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,679 Speaker 1: things throughout the week. And I've tried to implement those things, 161 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: and you know, and again the whole really the basis 162 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: in the genesis of everything that when I first got 163 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: it was, let's not just make change to make change 164 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: just because like, let's do it with intent. Let's do 165 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: it for the right reasons, and let's have a well 166 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: thought out process in doing that. So that's how I've 167 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: that's how we've attacked it personally, That's how I've attacked 168 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: it with the with the staff, and with the players, 169 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: and I think they've responded, Well. 170 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 3: Were there things that you would have normally implemented had 171 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 3: this been a traditional hirings as opposed that you didn't 172 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 3: you just weren't able to do? 173 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, sure, there's there's there's there's several things that you 174 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: that you that you do. But then you you weigh, 175 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: you know, you go through like kind of you know 176 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: way and you know what's most important? Where can you 177 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: prioritize certain things and time and uh, you know, and 178 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: you know, those are the decisions you have to make 179 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: and those that's what I thought was I want with 180 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: the ones I thought was best. 181 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 2: When you take over in that situation is probably off. 182 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 2: There's a lot of time left in the season when 183 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 2: you get to this week. Has it gone even faster 184 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 2: than what you would anticipate? 185 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I don't think so, just because 186 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: I've been in my process us you know, we've been 187 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: in our routines for so long that yeah, you know, 188 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: that's like, we all know that's the last game of 189 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: the season, but I think it's important for these guys 190 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: to understand, like it's also the first game of the 191 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty sixth season, and it's an opportunity for our 192 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: guys to take us to, you know, to set the 193 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: tone for the future. 194 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 5: Mike, I know you're I know you're not internalizing this 195 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 5: at all, and you said that several times. But looking 196 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 5: back now with the first six games and you have 197 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 5: one more coming up, do you in your head now 198 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 5: think to yourself, I can do this. You know you 199 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 5: always wonder being a head coach. I'm sure you look now, 200 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 5: you know and say I can do this, you know 201 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 5: at some point sometimes. 202 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I have a lot of confidence in my abilities 203 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: as a coach and as a leader. But again I 204 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: haven't had a whole lot of time to think about that. 205 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: You know, we've been just in the in the season. 206 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: I'll have time to reflect after the season, but I 207 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: have a lot of confidence myself.