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Speaker 1: I think it just comes down to consistency, you know,

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Speaker 1: would you share the most important things he needs to

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Speaker 1: He's done a really really good job. And so first

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Speaker 1: the lights are on and you got to make decisions fast. Uh.

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Speaker 1: You know, that's that's part of the evaluation process for him, probably,

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Speaker 1: But he's done a really good job being able to

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Speaker 1: handle both throughout camp. Thank you.