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Welcome everyone. 0:00:40.760 --> 0:00:44.360 It is Kentucky Sports Radio, Monday, August the third. 0:00:44.600 --> 0:00:45.960 I met Jones if. 0:00:45.800 --> 0:00:49.720 We are live here at Kroger Field for UK Football 0:00:49.920 --> 0:00:53.440 Media Day, and at ten twenty we will have Will 0:00:53.600 --> 0:00:57.000 Stein here on the show with us. Kenny Minschie a 0:00:57.040 --> 0:01:00.600 little bit later today and Carter what's his last name? 0:01:00.680 --> 0:01:05.080 The guy that draws Stone Colton Price? Well, well Colson 0:01:05.160 --> 0:01:06.160 is it Colson Price? 0:01:06.240 --> 0:01:06.440 Yeah? 0:01:06.480 --> 0:01:09.240 The center, but he goes by Carter Stone with his friends. 0:01:09.280 --> 0:01:10.600 He's gonna come by as well. 0:01:10.959 --> 0:01:15.800 You give give head out of the art phone line 0:01:15.920 --> 0:01:18.520 eight five nine twenty two eighty seven. What are you 0:01:18.600 --> 0:01:19.240 laughing about? 0:01:19.400 --> 0:01:22.600 I was like hard, I am an EVSPN radio hoster. 0:01:22.800 --> 0:01:27.000 Don't you make fun of Meckel. Class X machine is 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:29.840 seven seven two seven seventy four five two five four 0:01:29.880 --> 0:01:32.120 in this dish sponsor by the t J. Smith Office. 0:01:32.120 --> 0:01:35.000 We called Tj'll make him pay. I got Drew and Ryan. 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:38.200 Shannon's back from vacation. Good to see you, Shannon. 0:01:37.880 --> 0:01:40.080 Yeah, good to be back. Sorry I missed all the 0:01:40.080 --> 0:01:40.800 fun last week. 0:01:40.920 --> 0:01:42.240 Yeah, a lot of fun. We got a lot of 0:01:42.240 --> 0:01:45.320 stuff that we could talk about away from UK football. 0:01:45.360 --> 0:01:48.400 Maybe something the second hour we had Billy's bachelor party. 0:01:48.800 --> 0:01:53.600 My ESPN debut is today for reasons that are unknown. Uh, 0:01:53.880 --> 0:01:56.240 you need to see Ryan Lemon right now. He's wearing 0:01:56.280 --> 0:01:59.520 his name tag. He's also wearing Tom Leech's name tag 0:01:59.560 --> 0:02:02.600 Shannon on his belly for reasons I do not understand. 0:02:03.040 --> 0:02:05.639 And he has a will Stein autograph on his nipple. 0:02:05.720 --> 0:02:08.600 Another thing I do not understand what going on not 0:02:08.720 --> 0:02:10.880 on his nipple, but on the area on his shirt 0:02:11.320 --> 0:02:13.320 where his nipple would be so Drew. 0:02:14.560 --> 0:02:15.480 Media Day is here. 0:02:15.600 --> 0:02:17.839 Yeah, Ryan returning to forum. You know, we just set 0:02:17.880 --> 0:02:20.320 up this table two shows ago on Thursday. 0:02:20.639 --> 0:02:22.000 It's become a comfortable. 0:02:21.600 --> 0:02:24.960 Spot on It is basically our spot. So it is 0:02:25.080 --> 0:02:25.959 UK Media Day. 0:02:26.000 --> 0:02:28.880 The team is on the field right now, they're getting pictures, 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:32.440 they're doing group pictures. They will do their team photo 0:02:32.560 --> 0:02:34.720 a little bit later. Will Stein is right now talking 0:02:34.760 --> 0:02:39.200 to eleven personnel over there. The UK Football podcast from 0:02:39.280 --> 0:02:43.239 Kentucky Sports Radio. The website you got John Wong is here. 0:02:43.360 --> 0:02:46.680 Michael Bennett. I went to the press conference just a 0:02:46.720 --> 0:02:49.160 few minutes ago because Will talked to all of the 0:02:49.240 --> 0:02:51.839 media at nine to thirty packed house. Most people I've 0:02:51.880 --> 0:02:55.200 seen in there, probably Ryan, the most people I've seen 0:02:55.240 --> 0:02:57.799 in there since COVID. You can tell there's a lot 0:02:57.800 --> 0:02:59.679 of interest in what will Stein has to say. 0:02:59.720 --> 0:03:02.280 Ye, new era underway, you know, it begins right now 0:03:02.320 --> 0:03:04.280 and there, but it's excited about what will Stein's bringing 0:03:04.320 --> 0:03:05.760 to the table for the football team. 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:08.000 So were you in there, No, I mean there was, 0:03:08.040 --> 0:03:10.440 it was almost that room was almost two packed. 0:03:10.480 --> 0:03:11.040 I don't know that. 0:03:11.160 --> 0:03:13.680 I I mean, I would say the last couple of 0:03:13.720 --> 0:03:16.960 years the media day was a little anemic when it 0:03:17.000 --> 0:03:17.840 came to attendance. 0:03:17.919 --> 0:03:20.119 Not today. Everybody and their brothers out there. 0:03:20.400 --> 0:03:22.920 Everybody wants to hear what this guy we're gonna bring 0:03:22.960 --> 0:03:23.720 to the table this year. 0:03:23.760 --> 0:03:24.160 He wasn't. 0:03:24.240 --> 0:03:27.840 He didn't give quite as many. He didn't Bravado quotes. 0:03:27.919 --> 0:03:30.680 I tried to. I tried to, like tried to get 0:03:30.760 --> 0:03:33.760 him one. But I think maybe he he's like, I 0:03:33.760 --> 0:03:34.399 did my thing. 0:03:34.480 --> 0:03:34.880 We're good. 0:03:34.960 --> 0:03:37.560 Yeah, he's he's already made his mark on the Talking season. 0:03:37.720 --> 0:03:40.640 He and Luckett had a little friendly banter remembering that comment. 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:43.280 But you know, even though he's been here seven months now, 0:03:43.320 --> 0:03:45.240 it was weird not seeing the old redhead there. It's 0:03:45.280 --> 0:03:47.960 really I feel like, even though I've already been locked 0:03:48.000 --> 0:03:49.960 in already, just being here and seeing this new era 0:03:50.000 --> 0:03:51.840 looking out here. It's all these newer coaches we haven't 0:03:51.880 --> 0:03:55.160 met yet. Yeah, I mean it is Stone's out here somewhere. 0:03:55.360 --> 0:03:59.960 First of all, the actual name Colston Price, Sultan Price, 0:04:00.040 --> 0:04:00.680 Colton Price. 0:04:01.280 --> 0:04:03.480 But but he goes by Carter stuff. 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:05.440 I mean, he may we can find out that's the 0:04:05.520 --> 0:04:07.160 kid from Baylor, right, Yeah, the Center. 0:04:07.400 --> 0:04:10.320 Okay, so he's he's coming on here, Okay, he's just 0:04:11.200 --> 0:04:13.320 don't call him Carson or. 0:04:13.880 --> 0:04:16.120 You called him Carter carter Stone. 0:04:16.040 --> 0:04:20.160 Calton Pulton from Baylor. Okay, I don't want to operated 0:04:20.160 --> 0:04:21.120 player on the video game. 0:04:21.160 --> 0:04:23.520 I don't want you to screw up. Maybe there is 0:04:23.560 --> 0:04:27.080 a Carter Stone, but you know you look at. 0:04:27.000 --> 0:04:29.680 At the field, Ryan, I mean, we don't know who 0:04:29.680 --> 0:04:32.360 these people are. We don't know the coaches, We really 0:04:32.360 --> 0:04:36.320 don't know the players. It's it is like it's like, 0:04:36.400 --> 0:04:39.799 who where did all these aliens come from? 0:04:39.880 --> 0:04:42.200 And they put them in UK uniforms. It's it's gonna 0:04:42.240 --> 0:04:43.600 be it's gonna take some adjusting. 0:04:43.880 --> 0:04:46.320 I didn't Kenny Minch you could walk through here unless 0:04:46.320 --> 0:04:46.719 he's got to know. 0:04:46.680 --> 0:04:47.880 Where he's gonna walk through here. 0:04:47.960 --> 0:04:49.880 Unless he's got number three on his jersey. I don't 0:04:49.880 --> 0:04:51.600 know if I would recognize him. It's time we get 0:04:51.600 --> 0:04:53.160 to know these guys. And I'm glad we get a 0:04:53.240 --> 0:04:53.880 visit with him today. 0:04:53.960 --> 0:04:56.240 I walked in with Matt Pontoskie him. 0:04:56.320 --> 0:04:56.880 So he's here. 0:04:57.240 --> 0:04:58.080 We walked in together. 0:04:58.400 --> 0:05:01.800 Okay, fully padded unifour now so POITASKI I mean the 0:05:01.839 --> 0:05:02.760 red's too late. 0:05:03.320 --> 0:05:03.760 It's all right. 0:05:03.839 --> 0:05:04.960 I think I think it's too late. 0:05:05.120 --> 0:05:07.800 Yes, I mean they had announced that, but him seem right. 0:05:07.839 --> 0:05:10.960 Now there is number nine, Matt Ponitowski got, he's got, 0:05:11.040 --> 0:05:13.040 he's talking to people, so he's a fan favored. 0:05:13.200 --> 0:05:15.120 We if they were doing like the walk in photos 0:05:15.160 --> 0:05:16.719 like they do walking into the parking lot, we would 0:05:16.720 --> 0:05:18.240 have been at the same shot. We were like stride 0:05:18.279 --> 0:05:20.240 for stride coming in and fell big time. 0:05:20.320 --> 0:05:23.479 Well there he is, all right, so let's let's let's 0:05:23.560 --> 0:05:25.800 do this. I mean, we're gonna have will On here 0:05:25.800 --> 0:05:29.120 in just a couple of minutes. Let's go over just 0:05:29.160 --> 0:05:30.760 a couple of pieces of news that I think are 0:05:30.800 --> 0:05:33.240 important for the football discussion today. 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:34.799 This past weekend. 0:05:35.080 --> 0:05:36.920 You know, I spent a lot of time Friday talking 0:05:36.960 --> 0:05:40.560 about the college sports bill and what may or at 0:05:40.560 --> 0:05:42.360 the time it looked like may not happen, and then 0:05:42.440 --> 0:05:46.760 things went nuts. Apparently, according to reports, it is amazing 0:05:46.800 --> 0:05:50.560 how America operates in twenty twenty six, Isn't it Like 0:05:50.640 --> 0:05:56.200 it's just amazing how America operates. Apparently Donald Trump threatened 0:05:56.240 --> 0:06:00.719 to tweet that the SEC and Big TENK comissioner needed 0:06:00.760 --> 0:06:01.279 to be fired. 0:06:01.920 --> 0:06:04.200 Where these on his paid subscription tweets. 0:06:04.200 --> 0:06:06.800 I don't know, but he was gonna, he said, I'm 0:06:06.800 --> 0:06:09.160 gonna tweet that out, and I guess they got scared. 0:06:09.600 --> 0:06:12.280 I don't really know why, but I guess they did. 0:06:12.880 --> 0:06:16.240 And so apparently they went into the night. And now 0:06:16.279 --> 0:06:20.320 there is a bill for college sports that the SEC 0:06:20.360 --> 0:06:23.880 and Big Ten commissioners have signed on to, which means 0:06:24.120 --> 0:06:27.800 there's a pretty good chance it will pass, but it's 0:06:27.839 --> 0:06:32.360 not certain because Tommy Tuberville, who's the former Auburn coach, 0:06:32.520 --> 0:06:35.960 it's a senator. He is still against it and he 0:06:36.080 --> 0:06:39.359 is trying to keep who knows but the most. So 0:06:39.400 --> 0:06:41.920 that's one step of things that happened. But the most 0:06:41.960 --> 0:06:45.040 important thing that happened is a judge in Colorado, Ryan, 0:06:45.560 --> 0:06:47.279 I don't know if you kept up with your Colorado 0:06:47.320 --> 0:06:49.440 District Court ruling missed on that one. 0:06:49.839 --> 0:06:51.440 She ruled that all. 0:06:51.320 --> 0:06:57.240 Fifth year seniors are now eligible, so basically Denzel Aberdeen's 0:06:57.240 --> 0:07:01.640 of the world. But then she clara her ruling yesterday 0:07:02.080 --> 0:07:05.800 and said they are eligible if they. 0:07:05.800 --> 0:07:07.120 Entered the transfer portal. 0:07:07.640 --> 0:07:09.360 And remember a lot of them probably didn't enter the 0:07:09.360 --> 0:07:12.640 transfer portal because they didn't think they were gonna have 0:07:12.680 --> 0:07:17.360 a chance to play right or essentially, and they can't 0:07:17.360 --> 0:07:21.840 have signed an NBA or NFL contract. And if they 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:23.960 didn't enter the transfer portal. They can only come back 0:07:23.960 --> 0:07:25.040 to the school that they went to. 0:07:25.160 --> 0:07:25.400 Right. 0:07:25.960 --> 0:07:28.080 So, by the way, Denzel Aberdeen looks like the smartest 0:07:28.160 --> 0:07:29.560 dude in the world because he. 0:07:29.600 --> 0:07:30.240 Entered the portal. 0:07:30.360 --> 0:07:32.120 And yeah, community of Florida. 0:07:31.760 --> 0:07:33.560 Comm into Florida, so he will be eligible. 0:07:34.320 --> 0:07:37.000 So for us that both that may I want to 0:07:37.000 --> 0:07:38.440 talk about football specifically. 0:07:38.480 --> 0:07:39.640 Basketball is a different topic. 0:07:40.560 --> 0:07:45.160 Alexafari, Yeah, could come back on the field on media 0:07:45.240 --> 0:07:45.680 da right. 0:07:45.520 --> 0:07:47.520 And because he didn't enter the portal, if he wants 0:07:47.560 --> 0:07:50.040 to come back, this is the only place he can play, 0:07:50.160 --> 0:07:51.400 at least according. 0:07:50.960 --> 0:07:51.400 To the rule. 0:07:51.600 --> 0:07:56.320 Right now, wouldn't you add him yesterday? Yeah, And that's 0:07:56.320 --> 0:07:57.840 a position they could use him. I mean, he was 0:07:57.840 --> 0:07:59.720 a star on the defense the last couple of years. 0:08:00.040 --> 0:08:02.680 I think he immediately is like Todd Bryant's status make 0:08:02.760 --> 0:08:04.680 him a captain even though he's late getting here in 0:08:04.720 --> 0:08:05.120 the summer. 0:08:05.240 --> 0:08:07.080 I mean, if you're well, I'm gonna ask him this 0:08:07.480 --> 0:08:09.320 when he sits here. If you're well, well, you're calling 0:08:09.360 --> 0:08:13.920 Alex Safari Friday last Friday night when the Ruins you do. 0:08:14.560 --> 0:08:18.440 He's a guy that really he's in the Packers camp, 0:08:18.440 --> 0:08:20.800 but he did not sign a sign so like he 0:08:20.920 --> 0:08:22.800 I mean, he signed whatever the training camp thing is, 0:08:22.800 --> 0:08:25.840 but that is technically not a professional deal. So he, 0:08:26.440 --> 0:08:29.480 as I read the rules today, could come back. 0:08:30.200 --> 0:08:32.480 I think you'd welcome him back. I mean, what practice 0:08:32.520 --> 0:08:34.240 just started just a couple days ago. He hasn't missed 0:08:34.240 --> 0:08:34.800 hardly anything. 0:08:34.840 --> 0:08:36.840 Well, he would be wouldn't he be our best defender, 0:08:37.080 --> 0:08:39.400 our second best behind Todd bro He's been playing since 0:08:39.400 --> 0:08:41.720 he was a freshman, changed positions a little bit, but yeah, 0:08:41.760 --> 0:08:43.280 I mean he was one of the stars at the 0:08:43.360 --> 0:08:44.400 end of the Stoops era. 0:08:44.320 --> 0:08:46.920 And could really just all of a sudden, Your defense. 0:08:46.559 --> 0:08:48.320 Looks like changes like that. 0:08:48.400 --> 0:08:50.319 It changes like that, doesn't it you. 0:08:50.440 --> 0:08:53.120 I don't know who this woman, It wasn't Colorado, but 0:08:53.200 --> 0:08:55.079 like you bring her here as a guest of honor? 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:56.240 Don't you let her? 0:08:56.440 --> 0:08:56.520 Do? 0:08:56.520 --> 0:08:58.040 We still have the big blue drum er? Make her 0:08:58.080 --> 0:09:00.400 why or something? He would be a huge addition. The 0:09:00.480 --> 0:09:03.320 defense already looks to be pretty good. If there's some 0:09:03.320 --> 0:09:05.400 hole they could use some help at linebacker replayed, and 0:09:05.440 --> 0:09:07.480 then the experience he already has with the team in 0:09:07.520 --> 0:09:09.280 the SEC that'd be huge addition. 0:09:09.640 --> 0:09:12.320 He get a good nil deal, probably make more money 0:09:12.480 --> 0:09:13.160 coming back than you. 0:09:14.400 --> 0:09:17.600 Well, first of all, you know you would make the team, 0:09:18.360 --> 0:09:22.360 which you don't necessarily know if you're him in Green Bay. 0:09:22.400 --> 0:09:24.560 You're right, I mean he may, but he may not. 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:28.000 So I think that and if that's gonna happen tho, 0:09:28.000 --> 0:09:30.200 it's probably gonna happen in the next couple of days. So 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:33.400 like you may, you may add Alexafari. All right, So 0:09:33.480 --> 0:09:37.080 that's the news East type. Just looking out there on 0:09:37.120 --> 0:09:40.080 the field. You look at this group of guys. I 0:09:40.080 --> 0:09:42.400 feel like we have a version of this conversation all 0:09:42.440 --> 0:09:43.960 the time. Look at this group of guys. What do 0:09:44.000 --> 0:09:48.120 you see? Just big picture. There's Kenny Minshew right there. Yeah, 0:09:48.120 --> 0:09:49.880 I mean, is this a group that you looks like? 0:09:50.040 --> 0:09:52.240 Dudes that can compete in the SEC? I mean I'm 0:09:52.280 --> 0:09:55.360 looking at the offensive line picture. They certainly can. Yeah, 0:09:55.760 --> 0:09:58.280 that offensive line picture, which just got taken a couple 0:09:58.240 --> 0:10:01.080 of minutes ago, look like the hosses Now. 0:10:01.160 --> 0:10:02.720 Plcorol when he was on the other day, he said, 0:10:02.720 --> 0:10:04.200 you look at this off at the line. Those are 0:10:04.280 --> 0:10:06.280 NFL guys. Those are guys that are big enough and 0:10:06.280 --> 0:10:08.640 strong enough. I'm gonna play on Sunday. And he's got 0:10:08.640 --> 0:10:10.240 two or three of those guys. That are lined up 0:10:10.480 --> 0:10:11.319 right now. 0:10:11.720 --> 0:10:13.680 Yes, And I mean you could see that on the 0:10:13.840 --> 0:10:14.520 definitely picture. 0:10:14.600 --> 0:10:16.480 We're usually on the field and there's usually a moment 0:10:16.520 --> 0:10:18.360 where someone walks by us where we're like, who the 0:10:18.400 --> 0:10:18.800 heck is that? 0:10:18.920 --> 0:10:19.719 As every year. 0:10:19.720 --> 0:10:21.600 This year our angles a little different, but the line 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:24.360 even from here, there's no question big Tiger from Ohio 0:10:24.360 --> 0:10:25.240 State is massive. 0:10:25.679 --> 0:10:25.800 Uh. 0:10:25.840 --> 0:10:28.079 Your boy Carson Stone, who draws so well out there 0:10:28.160 --> 0:10:30.440 being a leader. I've seen a lot of people right here. 0:10:30.480 --> 0:10:33.160 It's not just quarterbacks. They're all gathered around minshe and 0:10:33.200 --> 0:10:34.840 he's talking mines. 0:10:34.960 --> 0:10:37.640 Again this is with no science, but he does look 0:10:37.720 --> 0:10:40.320 like a leader, like he he's talking like I did 0:10:40.360 --> 0:10:44.400 trying to organize Billy's bachelor party the other nights as people, 0:10:45.160 --> 0:10:49.880 you know, by seven point fifteen, Mario was already wondering off, uh, 0:10:49.920 --> 0:10:53.160 because he had four shots in seconds. He was on 0:10:53.200 --> 0:10:56.120 a different pace than I don't know what his pace was. 0:10:56.880 --> 0:10:59.320 It was not all gas, no Brad, he was the hair. 0:10:59.440 --> 0:11:03.400 He was not the tortoise on on Friday. But the 0:11:03.440 --> 0:11:07.640 only thing again, if you're just visualizing the receivers, no 0:11:07.800 --> 0:11:08.679 really tall ones. 0:11:09.720 --> 0:11:11.679 And but that's a position. We like a lot of 0:11:11.720 --> 0:11:14.240 the names he got, but there's an opening to be 0:11:14.320 --> 0:11:15.959 the guy. I mean, there's not a there's a few 0:11:15.960 --> 0:11:18.600 people we think we'll we'll stand out, but overall it's 0:11:18.600 --> 0:11:21.240 a group that anyone could step up and earn more snaps. 0:11:21.880 --> 0:11:23.800 DJ Miller the guy right, he was right there. 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:31.200 Yeah, So you know, this will be an interesting day. 0:11:31.320 --> 0:11:33.400 I think by the end of today we're gonna learn. 0:11:34.080 --> 0:11:36.080 I think we'll learn. This is gonna be the most 0:11:36.080 --> 0:11:39.360 comfortable Wills this first time. Will and I like we've 0:11:39.400 --> 0:11:41.559 sat in the same room with him. He's always been 0:11:41.600 --> 0:11:45.080 by my phone, by zoom and phone. So we're gonna 0:11:45.120 --> 0:11:48.480 be sitting next to him. We're gonna meet Kenny Minsche, 0:11:48.640 --> 0:11:50.440 We're gonna meet Carson Price. 0:11:51.200 --> 0:11:53.400 Maybe bring Colton with him, since Colton's probably gonna be 0:11:53.400 --> 0:11:55.480 playing more than Carson. I don't know if there's a 0:11:55.520 --> 0:12:00.840 Carson on the team Dorris Stone, but but they actually 0:12:00.840 --> 0:12:01.400 you know why. 0:12:01.240 --> 0:12:01.800 I did that. 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:04.760 We have an OVW wrustler I think named Carson and stuff. 0:12:05.440 --> 0:12:07.480 There you go, what position would he play? 0:12:07.880 --> 0:12:08.760 I'm still had people. 0:12:09.080 --> 0:12:13.160 Dude, he's got muscles. I don't know if he can uh, 0:12:13.320 --> 0:12:15.160 if he can draw. Hey, if I'm nine two eight 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:16.240 twenty two eighty seven. 0:12:16.440 --> 0:12:18.760 We're gonna take an early break right here so we 0:12:18.800 --> 0:12:23.360 can maximize our time with Will Tell, Adam Luckett and Nick. 0:12:23.320 --> 0:12:25.319 Rouse to wrap it up. Wrap it up. 0:12:25.360 --> 0:12:28.400 That's enough, guys, and uh we'll bring him over here. 0:12:28.440 --> 0:12:30.320 We'll take a break and be right back. This is 0:12:30.360 --> 0:12:36.880 Kentucky Sports Radio. Welcome back Tucky Sports Radio. All right, 0:12:36.920 --> 0:12:40.720 we are now here with Will Stein joining us. First 0:12:40.720 --> 0:12:42.920 time we've gotten to have you in person. We've had 0:12:42.960 --> 0:12:43.480 you on the phone. 0:12:43.559 --> 0:12:45.360 Nice to see you. You just met the crew here. 0:12:45.520 --> 0:12:46.240 I know, I love it. 0:12:46.640 --> 0:12:50.160 Uh, this is this is I remember coaches always say 0:12:50.160 --> 0:12:52.480 this is like their favorite day, right, like, well maybe 0:12:52.480 --> 0:12:55.040 not picture day, but the official like getting practice going 0:12:55.440 --> 0:12:55.720 it is. 0:12:55.760 --> 0:12:57.920 I mean we've been talking to talk for a long 0:12:57.960 --> 0:13:01.120 time now now it's truly time to walk the walk 0:13:01.120 --> 0:13:03.160 and they go out there and practice and see our 0:13:03.200 --> 0:13:06.440 team and this roster that we've assembled and let our 0:13:06.480 --> 0:13:08.439 guys go coach their ass off and like had a 0:13:08.520 --> 0:13:09.320 lot of fun doing it. 0:13:09.400 --> 0:13:10.760 So I'm fired up. 0:13:10.880 --> 0:13:15.800 You know, the offseason did evaporate very quickly, but I 0:13:15.840 --> 0:13:18.599 think you know, this is my element, being able to 0:13:18.640 --> 0:13:21.439 coach football and to be around the guys. 0:13:21.840 --> 0:13:24.360 Now you when I look at these guys out here, 0:13:24.840 --> 0:13:29.200 complete no substance visual test. The first thing that looks 0:13:29.240 --> 0:13:32.000 in my mind is, man, that offensive line is big. 0:13:32.080 --> 0:13:33.680 They're very big. They're very big. 0:13:33.720 --> 0:13:36.520 I know they got a lot of starts to them, 0:13:36.520 --> 0:13:40.360 they got a lot of production. And you know, I 0:13:40.400 --> 0:13:43.320 know I've mentioned certain names, but I do like the 0:13:43.400 --> 0:13:46.120 depth in that room too. There's some other players like 0:13:46.120 --> 0:13:49.040 like Jordan Knox, like Big Mark, like Max Anderson, like 0:13:49.600 --> 0:13:51.719 even you know Hayes, you know a guy that was 0:13:51.720 --> 0:13:54.559 here last year, and you know it can be really 0:13:54.679 --> 0:13:58.960 quality winning football players. Because to me, the biggest indicative 0:13:58.960 --> 0:14:01.520 of a successful program to truly have strength in numbers, 0:14:01.520 --> 0:14:03.040 to have depth, to be able to go make a 0:14:03.120 --> 0:14:06.720 run in October November where those games really turn into 0:14:07.000 --> 0:14:08.400 are you going to the playoffs or not? 0:14:08.720 --> 0:14:10.760 On a scale of zero to one hundred, if you 0:14:10.760 --> 0:14:14.120 were thinking about depth, just depth, where do you think 0:14:14.160 --> 0:14:14.800 you are this year? 0:14:14.840 --> 0:14:16.600 I know your goal will one day to be one hundred. 0:14:16.600 --> 0:14:17.240 What do you think you are? 0:14:17.360 --> 0:14:19.200 Yeah, depth this year? 0:14:19.320 --> 0:14:24.400 I would say probably seventy five, you know, to where 0:14:24.440 --> 0:14:29.080 like we have a really good ones, some really good 0:14:29.120 --> 0:14:31.600 immediate twos. But you got to think about when I 0:14:31.600 --> 0:14:35.160 got here. The next day was signing day for high school, 0:14:35.400 --> 0:14:38.400 which high school recruiting. Yes, you can get some guys 0:14:38.440 --> 0:14:40.160 that come and play right away, but that's where you 0:14:40.240 --> 0:14:43.760 build your roster. I think we ended up with ten guys, yeah, 0:14:43.800 --> 0:14:47.400 you know, and there was virtually zero offensive linment. Jordan 0:14:47.480 --> 0:14:49.680 Knox was one of them, which is really I'm glad. 0:14:49.480 --> 0:14:50.040 He was here. 0:14:50.880 --> 0:14:53.920 But other than that, there wasn't really any alignment. The 0:14:53.960 --> 0:14:56.400 biggest depth that happened in that first signing class was 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:59.480 white out, Like I thought that was from the previous staff. 0:15:00.160 --> 0:15:02.080 Some really good quality players. I think some under the 0:15:02.120 --> 0:15:04.320 radar players that I think you're going to see them 0:15:04.360 --> 0:15:06.440 out there on Saturdays for US. But in terms of 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:09.000 like D line, some other spots that you just have 0:15:09.080 --> 0:15:11.760 to build from the high school ranks. That is why 0:15:11.800 --> 0:15:13.760 you look at our twenty seven class right now, what 0:15:13.800 --> 0:15:18.520 we've really strategized to be a main focus for US 0:15:18.720 --> 0:15:21.080 is offensive and defensive line. 0:15:21.120 --> 0:15:23.320 I've been very impressed what you've been able to do 0:15:23.400 --> 0:15:27.400 in next year's recruiting class. I remember a previous administration. 0:15:27.480 --> 0:15:29.680 What's saying you know in that first summer, if you're 0:15:29.720 --> 0:15:32.160 a good recruiter, you can sell what you did at 0:15:32.160 --> 0:15:34.360 the other schools. After the first year, you have to 0:15:34.400 --> 0:15:35.840 show them what you do at this school. Do you 0:15:35.880 --> 0:15:36.360 agree with that? 0:15:36.480 --> 0:15:36.600 Oh? 0:15:36.680 --> 0:15:37.280 Yeah. 0:15:37.040 --> 0:15:41.320 The biggest way to sign recruits is to win football games. 0:15:41.440 --> 0:15:42.000 It just is. 0:15:42.600 --> 0:15:45.560 And you know, you can sell a vision like you're 0:15:45.560 --> 0:15:47.840 talking about, you can sell all this stuff. 0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:50.600 But it's ultimately like, what are you doing for me now, coach? 0:15:50.720 --> 0:15:50.920 You know. 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:53.760 So it's about going out there and improving every single 0:15:53.800 --> 0:15:56.000 Saturday to where these guys that are looking at their 0:15:56.080 --> 0:15:58.960 program that they're going to join, that they know that 0:15:59.080 --> 0:16:02.560 what Coach Stein, Coach Bateman, Sloan Fleming, all these coaches 0:16:02.600 --> 0:16:05.600 have been telling us it is actually happening. So, yeah, 0:16:05.640 --> 0:16:07.840 that the best way to sign players is to go 0:16:07.880 --> 0:16:09.320 out there and perform on Saturdays. 0:16:09.480 --> 0:16:13.960 You lost your GM. Was that unexpected for sure? You know? 0:16:14.040 --> 0:16:16.360 And I'm really excited about Pete. You know, Pete's a 0:16:17.120 --> 0:16:21.240 guy I'm known for eighteen years. She's not just a friend, 0:16:21.280 --> 0:16:23.400 but this guy is exceptional in his job, you know, 0:16:23.480 --> 0:16:26.200 and his last body basically was that for them. 0:16:26.600 --> 0:16:27.840 He's got real experience. 0:16:30.840 --> 0:16:31.440 We're gonna get it. 0:16:31.440 --> 0:16:34.440 We're gonna get about that the day to day, you know, 0:16:34.720 --> 0:16:43.080 the day to day, the operation ready. 0:16:43.160 --> 0:16:45.040 You know, that's why I'm off Twitter. That's how about 0:16:46.320 --> 0:16:47.880 you know, I don't I don't worry about all that stuff. 0:16:47.920 --> 0:16:51.840 Worry about our guys. But no, Pete's an excellent He 0:16:51.920 --> 0:16:53.600 was one of my first hires too, you know, so 0:16:54.840 --> 0:16:57.520 he's he's more than capable of this role. And you know, 0:16:57.840 --> 0:16:59.880 the sun rose the next day and we just kept 0:17:00.120 --> 0:17:03.040 And that's the testament to our program, the people in 0:17:03.080 --> 0:17:06.159 our program, And that's life. You know, stuff happens and 0:17:06.200 --> 0:17:06.879 you just move. 0:17:06.760 --> 0:17:07.399 On, all right. 0:17:07.440 --> 0:17:09.880 So I gotta ask you a couple of specific questions. 0:17:09.880 --> 0:17:13.960 If you can't comment, I totally understand. But you know, 0:17:14.080 --> 0:17:18.080