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Whatcom Preps Podcast Episode 358 - 2025 Ferndale Golden Eagles Football Preview · Whatcom Preps Podcast

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Speaker 1: This is Ferndale senior rider Bevan and you're listening to
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Speaker 1: the Ferndale football preview on Welcome Preps Podcast with Chylie Anderson. Greetings,
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Speaker 1: and welcome into the Walcome Preps podcast. This is episode
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Speaker 1: three hundred and fifty eight. It's the twenty twenty five
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Speaker 1: Ferndale Golden Eagle football preview. I am Tyler Anderson of
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Speaker 1: Walcome Preps and let's talk three to a high school
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Speaker 1: football for a change. First, I just want to give
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Speaker 1: it thank you to Ferndale senior writer Bevin for the intro. Boy,
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Speaker 1: he had some plays last year where he's he's a
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Speaker 1: highlight reel on defense, really fun to watch, really exciting,
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Speaker 1: the hairs flowing out of the back of the helmet
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Speaker 1: really really fun to watch. So so yeah, thank him,
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Speaker 1: Thank you writer for two in the intro, and we'll
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Speaker 1: be talking some Ferndale Golden Eagles, of course if there's some.
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Speaker 1: There were earlier episodes that if you may have missed them,
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Speaker 1: we did. We've already recorded Blaine, Meridian, Bellingham, Squalicum, Lindon,
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Speaker 1: Christian and Seahome football previews, So if you missed any
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Speaker 1: of those, you can go back and listen to those
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Speaker 1: right now. It's Ferndale Golden Eagle time. It is a
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Speaker 1: matter of pride to be honest. Coach Jamie Plankovich in
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Speaker 1: his twenty second season with Ferndale is twenty sixth season
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Speaker 1: overall as a varsity football coach here in Walker County.
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Speaker 1: That guy, as a Walking County lifer you're talking, played
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Speaker 1: at Seahome, immediately started coaching at Seahome, was as an assistant,
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Speaker 1: became the head coach at Seahome, and then twenty two
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Speaker 1: years ago became the head coach at Ferndale and he
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Speaker 1: hasn't stopped. And boy, it's a pleasure to watch him
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Speaker 1: coach so much fun, you really into it. Knows his
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Speaker 1: stuff and has taken an interest in what I do.
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Speaker 1: He's asking about, you know, how are the numbers out there?
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Speaker 1: He doesn't play against any of these one A teams,
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Speaker 1: and he's curious. And that's what's really cool is you
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Speaker 1: get these guys that have been around their whole life
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Speaker 1: in Walking County and they still care about the other
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Speaker 1: schools and it's a really cool deal. In his career,
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Speaker 1: one hundred and ninety five wins to just seventy two losses,
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Speaker 1: so I'm putting it out there. Is it a known
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Speaker 1: thing that he's five wins away from two hundred. That's
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Speaker 1: pretty big milestone there. Last year the team went five
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Speaker 1: and five, and you know that westco three A North.
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Speaker 1: I tell you what, I couldn't tell you much about
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Speaker 1: those teams at all. It's one of those weird things
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Speaker 1: where I just, like I've said it another podcast, I
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Speaker 1: don't have the time to learn about to really learn
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Speaker 1: about these other teams. You know, I have a better
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Speaker 1: chance of knowing who the backup guard is on Ferndale
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Speaker 1: than I know who the starting quarterback is on any
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Speaker 1: of these other teams in the West Go three A North,
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Speaker 1: because that's just what I folk son. So with that
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Speaker 1: dot com. So let's jump into Ferndale here who they
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Speaker 1: had some you know, five and five record last year,
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Speaker 1: you know, not up to the Golden Eagle standard, but
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Speaker 1: a lot of their loss were really close, and they
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Speaker 1: relied heavily on some seniors and which will open the
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Speaker 1: door this year for a lot of new faces. And
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Speaker 1: even though Ferndale's a three eighteen, they are not shy
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Speaker 1: about using you know, fifteen guys to play twenty two
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Speaker 1: positions on offense and defense. You see a lot of
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Speaker 1: guys going both ways, and they're going to put their
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Speaker 1: best guys out there and make sure they're in shape
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Speaker 1: to do so. So I like it. You know a
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Speaker 1: lot of big time names from last year that we're
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Speaker 1: not going to see obviously talent Bung Guard was a
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Speaker 1: big contributor both sides of the ball. He was relied
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Speaker 1: upon heavily, Jacob Gandhy especially on defense, the Kennerley brothers
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Speaker 1: Eli and Israel, Lincoln Thomas doing an offensive defense and
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Speaker 1: oh what do you know, he's then All League kicker
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Speaker 1: too Wyatt straight on the offensive line. Zach Nielsen loved
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Speaker 1: that kid. Just the you know, the worst news I heard,
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Speaker 1: you know in the late winter is just heartbreaking. Loved
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Speaker 1: watching him play play football. And then Halston Hadrath as
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Speaker 1: well on the offensive line. So there's a lot of
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Speaker 1: guys there that it's gonna be tough to replace. But
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Speaker 1: you know, Ferndale's you know, the youth program's good, the
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Speaker 1: JV's good. They always have guys, right. And it's so
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Speaker 1: funny because I'm going out to practices and you see
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Speaker 1: all these different numbers and you know, you go out
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Speaker 1: to Meridian and there's you know, there's forty kids, forty
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Speaker 1: five kids, and you go out to Ferndale and it's
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Speaker 1: like one hundred kids. It's crazy. It's just such a difference.
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Speaker 1: There's just kids all over the place and there's this
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Speaker 1: big group over there. Oh those are the freshmen, okay,
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Speaker 1: And it's just it's different. It's it's a it's a big,
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Speaker 1: big difference. And but that's what's cool about Walkham County
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Speaker 1: is you got all these different levels. I mean, when
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Speaker 1: I went out to let me Nations practice, I think
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Speaker 1: they had sixteen kids. Sixteen you know, you're barely play
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Speaker 1: eight against eight in the eight man football. There might
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Speaker 1: have been a few kids missing at practice that day,
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Speaker 1: but it's just so differ it's so quiet, right because
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Speaker 1: there's just there's just not a lot of kids, and
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Speaker 1: you go out to Ferndale and totally different. So anyways,
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Speaker 1: so we're gonna talk about kind of the main guys
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Speaker 1: coming back, and of course I always do that with
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Speaker 1: the featured four. So we're gonna talk about the main
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Speaker 1: four guys in my eyes coming back in the first one.
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Speaker 1: I'm gonna start with Kolsch in the Valley. Uh, three
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Speaker 1: year starter on the line. He's been an anchor at center.
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Speaker 1: And you know, Ferndo has been blessed. You know, you
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Speaker 1: had Land and Hatchet there for a while and and
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Speaker 1: now Colch from the Valley and and uh boy, some
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Speaker 1: really good centers over the last you know, six seven years.
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Speaker 1: So Koachl in the Valley he looks good. I mean
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Speaker 1: he looks like he's dropped a little bit of weight
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Speaker 1: and you know, and and uh but still very big
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Speaker 1: and strong and and uh, I'm excited to see his
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Speaker 1: you know what he does. I mean, he's got he's
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Speaker 1: got definitely has the ability to be the top lineman
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Speaker 1: in Walking County. You know, I'm looking ahead at you know,
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Speaker 1: Lineman of the Year award and stuff like that. And
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Speaker 1: he's he's a guy that's right there. I want to
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Speaker 1: say he was in the running last year for it,
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Speaker 1: one of the few underclassmen for it. So that really shows,
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Speaker 1: you know, kind of what he can do. And he's
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Speaker 1: he's been great. He's been stalwart there last couple of years,
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Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. My second of the future
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Speaker 1: four is Nolan Bolliac, the quarterback. You know, there were
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Speaker 1: some moments last year that I really really liked. I mean,
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Speaker 1: he is not afraid to step into a pass deliverate.
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Speaker 1: You know, he's smart back there, and he's not he's
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Speaker 1: not a running threat, but he can take off and
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Speaker 1: run when he needs to. And I think this year
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Speaker 1: is going to play a little defense too. He's gonna
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Speaker 1: play some safety. They're probably you know, he's going to
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Speaker 1: be needed back there as a free safety. So he's
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Speaker 1: got good size, about six', two, strong, arm can stand
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Speaker 1: tall in the. Pocket and you, know a second year
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Speaker 1: working With Jake, locker the offensive, coordinator is only going
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Speaker 1: to help. Him and you know he's gone to some you,
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Speaker 1: know camps over the summer AND i THINK i think
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Speaker 1: there's gonna be some really good things coming out of
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Speaker 1: him this, year and he's it's going to be relied.
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Speaker 1: Upon you, know it's a lot of new varsity, guys
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Speaker 1: and he's a, returner so he's already going to be
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Speaker 1: a leader as a, quarterback but now it's as a senior,
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Speaker 1: quarterback as a guy with a lot of varsity, experience
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Speaker 1: or at least in, comparative you, know to the rest
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Speaker 1: of the. Team it's going to be paramount for. THAT
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Speaker 1: a third out of the featured Four Elliott, lenson junior running,
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Speaker 1: back strong, safety kick, returner punt. Returner he is lightning
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Speaker 1: in a, bottle so, quick really quick. Feet and WHAT
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Speaker 1: i love is and you see this in these elite
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Speaker 1: kind of athletes where they got the ball in their
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Speaker 1: hands running and the change of direction and they don't
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Speaker 1: lose their. Speed that's the big thing that it's the
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Speaker 1: difference maker between the elite athletes and the good. Athletes
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Speaker 1: and that's WHAT i see With Elliott. Lenson he is so,
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Speaker 1: quick his feet are so, quick you, know not reckless
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Speaker 1: abandon with his body on, defense but you know he
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Speaker 1: gets after it a little bit and you know he's
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Speaker 1: he's put, on you, know a few more pounds of.
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Speaker 1: Muscle he looks really, good just a, junior played quite
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Speaker 1: a bit as a, sophomore you, know played started all
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Speaker 1: year on defense as a free, safety and now that
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Speaker 1: he's a little bigger and, stronger you, know moving him
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Speaker 1: up in the box is a strong SAFETY i think
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Speaker 1: is only going to benefit the team and he's probably
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Speaker 1: gonna be he's the guy that returns the most. Carries
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Speaker 1: ferndale's a run heavy. Team you could see him carrying
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Speaker 1: carrying the. Load ALTHOUGH i think they're not going to
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Speaker 1: rely on him like they Did talent Bun guard last.
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Speaker 1: Year but they're gonna spread it. Out but he might
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Speaker 1: be that guy that's going to touch the ball twelve
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Speaker 1: to fifteen times a. Game and he guy would because
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Speaker 1: and he's he's a threat out of the backfield as.
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Speaker 1: Well and the fourth out of the featured, Four i'm
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Speaker 1: going With Chance, hatchet the. Sophomore he played you, know
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Speaker 1: tackle and defensive end last. YEAR i think it's gonna
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Speaker 1: be a little different this, year tight, end. Linebacker he's
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Speaker 1: just so athletic THAT i think they're gonna find ways
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Speaker 1: to get him the. Ball you, Know bernal's had some
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Speaker 1: great tight, ends plus him playing on the line last.
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Speaker 1: Year it's gonna help in the run game with him
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Speaker 1: playing tight. End he's he he understands what it. Takes
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Speaker 1: he get a, good really good strong down block on
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Speaker 1: a tight end on a, sweep and boy that could
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Speaker 1: really you, know make it. Work and you, know his
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Speaker 1: his his, size speed combo and just a sophomore as
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Speaker 1: a linebacker is gonna be. Great SO i think they're
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Speaker 1: really high on him and his future and why. Not
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Speaker 1: those hatchets have really done some, great great. Things so
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Speaker 1: so that so those are my featured. Four and then
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Speaker 1: who will be my break out player this year For.
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Speaker 1: Ferndale i'm gonna go With Ryder, bevan the senior that
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Speaker 1: gave us the. INTRO i think there were glimpses last
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Speaker 1: year as a kind of like the hybrid like nickel
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Speaker 1: back strong safety, type you, know LINEBACKER dB, mix AND
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Speaker 1: i think he's really gonna be even stronger in that
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Speaker 1: role again this. Year he's just such an aggressive defensive
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Speaker 1: player and uh, man you get up to the THREE
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Speaker 1: a and those those are some big kids and, strong fast,
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Speaker 1: kids and and he you, know he can he can
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Speaker 1: put a pounding on some. Kids SO i think that
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Speaker 1: that's gonna be a lot of fun to, see And
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Speaker 1: i'm curious to see if, he'll you, know be a
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Speaker 1: target on the, outside on the offensive side of the.
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Speaker 1: BALL i, MEAN i talked About Nolan boliac his improvement
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Speaker 1: of his strong arm and stuff like, that they might
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Speaker 1: throw it a little bit. More could he be that
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Speaker 1: one of those Targets we'll have to. See so so,
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Speaker 1: yeah those are my featured four and my breakout. Player
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Speaker 1: So i'm gonna look at last year's results really. Quickly
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Speaker 1: and of course they start off the year Against. Lyndon
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Speaker 1: that was a heck of a. Game ferndale was in
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Speaker 1: the lead for a big chunk of. That linden takes
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Speaker 1: the the lead. Late this game was At ferndale and
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Speaker 1: The lions pulled it out twenty eight to twenty four right.
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Speaker 1: There the very next, game they're playing at home Against Oak,
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Speaker 1: harbor who they've done really well against the last few.
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Speaker 1: Years okarver's been a young team and last year it
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Speaker 1: seemed LIKE i had a lot of those same names
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Speaker 1: and now they were all. Seniors, boy that really worked
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Speaker 1: out well for The. Wildcats they eked it out thirty
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Speaker 1: two to twenty. Nine there were some weird injuries in
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Speaker 1: that game and it just didn't Go ferndale's, way and
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Speaker 1: all of a sudden they're, staring you, know they're oh
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Speaker 1: to two looking at oh and. Three The week three
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Speaker 1: game was Against Marysville, ketchel who they lost to the year.
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Speaker 1: Prior but they take care of business here win forty
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Speaker 1: two to. Fourteen now they're back on. Track play Against
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Speaker 1: Mount vernon when that one twenty eight to twenty. One
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Speaker 1: and then they lost To stanwood fourteen to, seven and
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Speaker 1: that was just kind kind of a strange game as. Well,
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Speaker 1: uh turn around and Beats nahomish twenty seven to, seven
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Speaker 1: and then play against one of the best teams in the,
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Speaker 1: state if not the best, Team Lake stevens lose sixty
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Speaker 1: three to. Six and then that game against seedgew. Woolli
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Speaker 1: that was an awesome. Game that was just such a
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Speaker 1: fun game to. Watch it was cool because like it
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Speaker 1: was it was it was fun that The west go
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Speaker 1: three And north you, know had a team that came
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Speaker 1: into it that like. THAT i kind of, knew you,
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Speaker 1: know Sigrow. Woollie i've seen them a lot over the.
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Speaker 1: Years obviously they're Not Walking, county but, uh it was
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Speaker 1: cool to see, that you, know you thinking that a
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Speaker 1: team coming up from TWO aa to THREE, a you, think,
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Speaker 1: well you, know as you're playing with the big boys,
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Speaker 1: Now but, Man Seedroal wooie is always. Tough they, just you,
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Speaker 1: know they're a lot like How Mount baker is in ONE.
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Speaker 1: A you got a lot of these guys where you,
13:51
Speaker 1: know their dads are loggers and they're just they just
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Speaker 1: are raised tough and they hit hard and it is
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Speaker 1: kind of the way it. Is and and that was
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Speaker 1: a GAME i was, Thinking, man that's gonna be. Tough you,
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Speaker 1: Know ferndale's really Gonna they're probably gonna have to win
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Speaker 1: that one in order to you, know have a chance
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Speaker 1: for the. Postseason they Do tllan Bung guard goes off
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Speaker 1: offensively and. Defensively they win that, one forty nine to thirty.
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Speaker 1: Five and then there's that crossover game that they played
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Speaker 1: against Shore wood where they won forty nine to. Seven
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Speaker 1: so now they're playing in the state play in game
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Speaker 1: that was Against Federal. Way they lost that one thirty
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Speaker 1: eight to. Ten there was, just you, know some turnovers
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Speaker 1: that happened that game in the first, half and they
14:32
Speaker 1: were And Federal way took advantage, quickly and it was
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Speaker 1: tough for The Golden eagles to get back in that
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Speaker 1: especially when you're down you're a run heavy, team and
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Speaker 1: that's always kind of been the thing With. Ferndale if
14:42
Speaker 1: they get down, early how are you gonna come? Back and,
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Speaker 1: yeah that was just that was just too. Bad but
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Speaker 1: that's the way it. Ended finished the year five and,
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Speaker 1: five and you, KNOW I i in a weird, WAY
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Speaker 1: i kind of felt like they overachieved BECAUSE i didn't
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Speaker 1: really know what to expect last, year and even though
15:02
Speaker 1: they had some kind of tough losses there early, ON
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Speaker 1: i THOUGHT i thought that game Against Segar woolley was
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Speaker 1: kind of you, know that's what that. Was The ferndale
15:12
Speaker 1: team THAT i think of was that. Game and so
15:16
Speaker 1: WHEN i look at that, GAME i think they. Overachieved
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Speaker 1: they played, great and that's HOW i choose to remember
15:22
Speaker 1: the Cold eagles from last. Year, yes they went five and,
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Speaker 1: five but that's HOW i look at. It if you
15:27
Speaker 1: look at the schedule for this upcoming, year it's the
15:29
Speaker 1: exact same just, flipped you, know starting the year with
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Speaker 1: the game At lyndon this time On friday. Night of,
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Speaker 1: course that's the game of the, week And week one
15:38
Speaker 1: has been for a while. Now that'll be at seven,
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Speaker 1: pm rolling To Costrofield week. One that's gonna be an awesome.
15:44
Speaker 1: Game you, know everyone will be out, there it'll be
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Speaker 1: a lot of. FUN i probably won't BE i THINK
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Speaker 1: michaela will be out there covering that. Game for. ME
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Speaker 1: i have a few other options That i'm looking, at
15:57
Speaker 1: so we'll. See but, yeah it's gonna be an awesome.
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Speaker 1: Game and then league starts will be At okrber home
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Speaker 1: Against Marysville catchell home Against Mount vernon At. Stanwood two
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Speaker 1: more home games there Against Nahomish Lake stevens it's a
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Speaker 1: non league, game and then As Sigel woolley to close it.
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Speaker 1: Out uh but that's you, know that's only eight. Weeks of,
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Speaker 1: course in the THREE a That week nine, game you
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Speaker 1: know you'll they'll they'll play against Another West coat H
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Speaker 1: south team and then that will determine postseason stuff and
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Speaker 1: blah blah. Blah so, yeah so it's gonna be it's
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Speaker 1: gonna be. GREAT i Mean ferndale, again it's it's like
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Speaker 1: it's almost like the second year in a row with
16:37
Speaker 1: a bunch of new guys and and there's some youth
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Speaker 1: you know coming, In LIKE i talked About Chance hatchett
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Speaker 1: and of course he played last. Year but there's gonna
16:46
Speaker 1: be a bunch of other guys too that we're gonna
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Speaker 1: see and and we're gonna talk about here in a little.
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Speaker 1: Bit and it's you, know some of them are guys
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Speaker 1: that we know from other sports and different things like,
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Speaker 1: That so so we can get into it a little bit.
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Speaker 1: Here we can talk position, groups starting at. Quarterback i've
17:03
Speaker 1: talked about it a little. Bit Nolan boliac returns and you,
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Speaker 1: know got a little bit of time as a. SOPHOMORE
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Speaker 1: i think he had a rushing touchdown and some garbage
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Speaker 1: time stuff like, that which was cool to. See but
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Speaker 1: as a, junior you, know he not afraid to throw
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Speaker 1: the ball down the field AND i like that a.
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Speaker 1: Lot completed thirty nine passes but for six hundred and
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Speaker 1: thirty two yards and ten, Touchdowns so you're talking a
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Speaker 1: quarter of his completions went for. Touchdowns so the big
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Speaker 1: play threat is, there which is. Exciting. YEAH i just you,
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Speaker 1: know and he's, bigger, stronger And i'm really, impressed you,
17:41
Speaker 1: know about his, progression And i'm. EXCITED i think that
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Speaker 1: it can do some really really good. Things AND i
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Speaker 1: think that when and we've seen this in the, past
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Speaker 1: like you Remember Mark schlichting who had a really strong
17:53
Speaker 1: arm obviously With Jake. Locker but when they have these
17:57
Speaker 1: quarterbacks that that are, big strong kids that can, Throw
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Speaker 1: James hinson was like, this they don't mind you, know going,
18:06
Speaker 1: shotgun which in the wing tea you kind of you
18:08
Speaker 1: have to change some things up a little. Bit and
18:10
Speaker 1: so you know you might see that because his bullyack
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Speaker 1: could you, know he can sling it around a little.
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Speaker 1: Bit so if that's exciting to see at the running back,
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Speaker 1: spot that's the first time in a long time where
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Speaker 1: you know they don't have like that, dude you know
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Speaker 1: tallon bung guard obviously was that Dude Isaiah. CARLSON i
18:32
Speaker 1: mean they've had these guys recently that you, know you
18:36
Speaker 1: you kind of knew going in the season that's gonna
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Speaker 1: be the guy we need to. Stop and you know
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Speaker 1: WHEN i look at, IT i see a handful of
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Speaker 1: guys that could be in the. Mix you, Know Elliott
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Speaker 1: lenson he ran for one hundred and thirty six yards
18:52
Speaker 1: and two touchdowns last year in a kind of a backup.
18:54
Speaker 1: Role you know he could be HE i mean him
18:57
Speaker 1: as a wing back would be, scary just taking that
19:00
Speaker 1: that can hand off and before you know it and he's.
19:02
Speaker 1: Gone you, know he kind of fits that. Role he's
19:05
Speaker 1: a lot like The brossel, brothers so you can kind
19:08
Speaker 1: of see that comparison. There of, course they go'd be
19:12
Speaker 1: great out of the halfback spot. Too those guys are good.
19:14
Speaker 1: There Jonathan stanik has been a kid that has impressed
19:18
Speaker 1: me in the small amount carries he's had over the
19:20
Speaker 1: last couple of years as a. FULLBACK i mean he's
19:23
Speaker 1: not telling bung, guard but he's a big. Kid you.
19:26
Speaker 1: Know he averaged six point eight yards of carry last.
19:28
Speaker 1: Year Wyatt broyles is another kid that you, know smaller
19:32
Speaker 1: but as far as stature, goes but that's just a
19:35
Speaker 1: really a hype. Thing he's put he's put together pretty
19:37
Speaker 1: well and he's got some, moves you. Know Parker Merwin blake.
19:41
Speaker 1: Singson these are all guys that have had versity carries
19:45
Speaker 1: that you, know who knows how they fit into the.
19:48
Speaker 1: Mix Cole larson's a kid that transferred From Lyndon christian
19:52
Speaker 1: and he was a backup running back AT, lc started
19:54
Speaker 1: on the defensive. Line maybe he could be in the
19:56
Speaker 1: mix as a running. Back he can't play for a little,
19:59
Speaker 1: while but once he gets in, there then that just
20:01
Speaker 1: adds another, guy, Right so you Know fernail running, backs
20:06
Speaker 1: that's that is a. Staple and usually you're going to
20:09
Speaker 1: the end of the year and you know who those
20:11
Speaker 1: three guys are you're going in this one and you
20:14
Speaker 1: go we got five or, six you, know for three.
20:17
Speaker 1: Spots so it'll be, INTERESTING i think that you, know
20:23
Speaker 1: and we'll just have to see and figure it. Out
20:26
Speaker 1: in week one Against, lyndon you, know who? Knows you,
20:29
Speaker 1: know who's gonna be that guy who's going to carry
20:32
Speaker 1: the ball twelve fifteen. Times my money is On Elliot,
20:35
Speaker 1: lenson but who knows? Who just have to. See it's
20:39
Speaker 1: always exciting to find out because one of those guys
20:41
Speaker 1: is probably gonna run for a thousand. Yards and that's
20:43
Speaker 1: what's fun is that you just don't know who it's
20:45
Speaker 1: going to. Be so at the wide receiver spot, AGAIN
20:50
Speaker 1: i always joke about this with Coach blankevich is you,
20:53
Speaker 1: know you better be able to block down the field pretty.
20:55
Speaker 1: Well and you, know we always gets to chuckle out of.
20:58
Speaker 1: That but you, know The kenner brothers are, gone so
21:01
Speaker 1: this really opens the door for a few Guys Cooper
21:03
Speaker 1: vincent's a really athletic, kid basketball, player baseball, player so
21:08
Speaker 1: you're talking three sport. Athlete but he's that, tall slender you,
21:12
Speaker 1: know moves really. Well you can go up and get
21:16
Speaker 1: the ball at the high, Point so he could be
21:19
Speaker 1: that main guy as a wide. Receiver Writer bevan WHO
21:22
Speaker 1: i talked, about could be another, one but a really
21:24
Speaker 1: intriguing one here Is Fenton vask which we've talked about
21:28
Speaker 1: him during. Baseball he's really really good baseball, player, pitcher,
21:33
Speaker 1: centerfielder bat's third in the. Lineup it's always been fun
21:37
Speaker 1: watching him play. Baseball and he's a kid that did
21:40
Speaker 1: cross country as a, freshman but he's coming out for
21:42
Speaker 1: football now as a, senior and he's that kind of
21:45
Speaker 1: athlete that could make a difference right, away which you
21:49
Speaker 1: Know i've talked about that in prior, podcast where if
21:52
Speaker 1: you are a great, athlete it can translate into being
21:58
Speaker 1: a great football player at almost any position except for.
22:02
Speaker 1: Quarterback you really have to know the game to play.
22:04
Speaker 1: Quarterback but if you're a great, athlete you can come
22:06
Speaker 1: in and be a difference maker as a wide. Receiver
22:10
Speaker 1: so that's What i'm hoping for for For fenton, basset
22:13
Speaker 1: AND i think it could happen at the tight end.
22:16
Speaker 1: Spot you, Know ferndale tight, ends a lot of them
22:19
Speaker 1: go on to be really, good you, know all league type.
22:21
Speaker 1: Players despite not having a lot of, receptions it could
22:25
Speaker 1: be a lot due to their run blocking scheme and
22:28
Speaker 1: tight end this year will Be Chance hatch at the
22:30
Speaker 1: sophomore and that's kind of where a lot of players saw,
22:33
Speaker 1: him you, know growing, up you'd see the highlight reels
22:35
Speaker 1: of him hurtling over players and junior high and stuff
22:38
Speaker 1: and playing running back and playing. Quarterback and then he
22:40
Speaker 1: gets as a, freshman he comes in and he's put
22:42
Speaker 1: on the line because that's what was. Needed and this,
22:46
Speaker 1: year you, know he's grown a little. Bit the long
22:48
Speaker 1: hair is gone and which you, know kind of, strange
22:52
Speaker 1: might be hard to recognize, him but now he's more
22:56
Speaker 1: moved to a skill, position although it's a position he's
22:59
Speaker 1: maybe not necessary really played. Before but as a tight,
23:02
Speaker 1: END i think he'll do a fine. Job he's just
23:04
Speaker 1: so athletic and it's it's a good mix because he's
23:06
Speaker 1: got good. Size he's probably you, know he's probably six
23:09
Speaker 1: feet now to twenty to twenty. Five that's great for
23:13
Speaker 1: a high school tight end and will help in the
23:16
Speaker 1: run game with the blocking and then catch some passes
23:18
Speaker 1: and you, know find ways to get him the. Ball
23:20
Speaker 1: he's that kind of. Athlete so so they they definitely
23:23
Speaker 1: have some options in the passing game if they choose
23:26
Speaker 1: to go that. Way on the offensive, line you, know
23:30
Speaker 1: you lose some some some, dudes uh you, Know Wyatt
23:33
Speaker 1: straight And Halston hadrath and you, know Really Chance hatchet
23:36
Speaker 1: going from tackle to tight, end the kolsham the valley
23:39
Speaker 1: returns and returns in the middle of that line and
23:43
Speaker 1: that that's a huge way to start and you can
23:45
Speaker 1: just branch off from. There Trey munson is a really intriguing.
23:52
Speaker 1: Athlete you, KNOW i saw him last year a little bit,
23:55
Speaker 1: great great, size and he was a freshman last year
23:59
Speaker 1: and he got a little bit of playing time AND
24:01
Speaker 1: i was really. Impressed and now as a, sophomore he's even.
24:05
Speaker 1: BIGGER i, MEAN i want to say six, three two
24:07
Speaker 1: sixty five something like. That but he even suited up
24:12
Speaker 1: with the varsity basketball team a little bit last. Year
24:15
Speaker 1: so you talk about a kid that size but that
24:17
Speaker 1: kind of feet to play, Basketball oh. Boy college coaches love,
24:21
Speaker 1: that So he's probably in the mix as a guard
24:26
Speaker 1: and and he can move a little, bit so probably
24:28
Speaker 1: the weak side. Guard Brayden hendrickson's another kid that got
24:31
Speaker 1: some really good. Size you could see him in the.
24:33
Speaker 1: Mix Ank whittaker is another one that might be a
24:36
Speaker 1: week side tackle because he can move pretty. Well and you,
24:40
Speaker 1: know you think about The Jake mason's and those guys
24:42
Speaker 1: that have been the weak side tackles that are just
24:44
Speaker 1: really athletic and could and could, move you, KNOW i,
24:47
Speaker 1: mean that's you, know that could Be Hank. Whittaker so
24:50
Speaker 1: there a lot of these young guys are guys we
24:52
Speaker 1: haven't seen very much of but are gonna get thrown
24:56
Speaker 1: into it right, away and and you know they're probably
24:59
Speaker 1: gonna be pretty during Good. Uh you jump. Over the
25:03
Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball starts With cools in the.
25:06
Speaker 1: Valley you, know he played a lot of defense last.
25:08
Speaker 1: Year he'll be playing a lot of defense again this.
25:11
Speaker 1: Year and he'll be right there in the middle of
25:15
Speaker 1: that line is a defensive. Tackle not really sure who
25:17
Speaker 1: the other defensive tackle is going to. Be you, know
25:20
Speaker 1: it could Be Trey, munson could Be Braden. Hendrickson we'll
25:23
Speaker 1: have to wait and see the defensive ends. Spots you,
25:26
Speaker 1: know they play a four to. Three it might be
25:28
Speaker 1: more kind of a four to two five this, year
25:30
Speaker 1: just because they play so many pass heavy. Teams so
25:35
Speaker 1: it's it is four down lineman for, sure and that's
25:37
Speaker 1: that's the way it's been at for a long. Time
25:39
Speaker 1: so they rely on you, know when you have four down,
25:43
Speaker 1: linemen you you got to have studs as the defensive,
25:45
Speaker 1: ends and they've really had some great. Ones but they've
25:48
Speaker 1: moved linebackers to that spot in the, past and so
25:52
Speaker 1: we'll have to say kind of what they do with.
25:55
Speaker 1: This i'm not quite. Sure you, Know Chance hatchett played
25:59
Speaker 1: some defensive last, year but he's getting moved to. Linebacker
26:02
Speaker 1: so that's kind of the opposite way from how it's been.
26:05
Speaker 1: Going AND i look at a Handk whitaker perhaps who's
26:09
Speaker 1: got that defensive end type body with some you, know
26:12
Speaker 1: some good get off and some little some. Wheels Jonathan
26:15
Speaker 1: stanick is another kid who's been a middle linebacker over the,
26:18
Speaker 1: years but has that ability to get off the ball
26:22
Speaker 1: and might be moved to a defensive. END i think
26:25
Speaker 1: he'd be a perfect. Fit so we'll just have to
26:29
Speaker 1: kind of wait and see. There you, know it's WHEN
26:33
Speaker 1: i talk to, coaches it's pretty early in the, game
26:35
Speaker 1: so you just kind of never, know and things change
26:37
Speaker 1: from practice to, practice and you, know some guys impress
26:40
Speaker 1: here and there and some guys. Don't you just never.
26:42
Speaker 1: Know at the linebacker. Spot you, know if they go
26:47
Speaker 1: with just the two, LINEBACKERS i Think Chance hatchet is
26:50
Speaker 1: nailed down one of, them and you, know Does Jonathan
26:54
Speaker 1: stanick the other? One well not if he's playing defensive.
26:56
Speaker 1: End you, Know Cole, larson maybe he played defensive. End
27:00
Speaker 1: he's kind of a linebacker, build but he's gonna be
27:03
Speaker 1: out the first almost half of the, season so you
27:05
Speaker 1: can't you, know you don't want to go there right.
27:07
Speaker 1: Away you. Can't could it be like A Wyatt. Broyles
27:10
Speaker 1: maybe he's he made. It he made some plays on
27:12
Speaker 1: defense a little bit last. Year he had two and
27:14
Speaker 1: a half sacks unlimited time and he forced a. Fumble
27:17
Speaker 1: so he's a guy that can makes. It plays a little,
27:19
Speaker 1: undersized but he's a lot of fun to. Watch so
27:22
Speaker 1: those are you, know kind of Guys i'm looking at
27:25
Speaker 1: the linebacker spot at. Corner you, know you got a
27:30
Speaker 1: lot of different, guys you, know competing for those two.
27:32
Speaker 1: Spots Fenton basset can be a. Guy Cooper vincent played
27:36
Speaker 1: quite a bit in the secondary last, year played some,
27:38
Speaker 1: corner played some, safety BUT i think him on the
27:41
Speaker 1: outside could be you, know pretty durn. Good he's got
27:43
Speaker 1: really good, size you can go up and get the.
27:46
Speaker 1: Ball Johnny, mahalf he's a kid that did some good
27:49
Speaker 1: things on you, know he had six tackles last. Year
27:51
Speaker 1: he could be in the mix as a. Corner when
27:55
Speaker 1: you look at, Safety Elliott, lenson he's a strong. Safety
27:59
Speaker 1: he had only six tackles last, year broke up three,
28:02
Speaker 1: passes had two, interceptions so he's got kind of the
28:06
Speaker 1: seniority in the, secondary if you. Will And Ryder bevan
28:11
Speaker 1: is kind of The nickels strong safety type as, well
28:15
Speaker 1: can really hit and he had thirty and a half,
28:19
Speaker 1: tackles four tackles for. Loss he had a pass broken
28:21
Speaker 1: up last, year SO i expect him to do some
28:24
Speaker 1: good things on. Defense and Then Nolan boliac perhaps as
28:27
Speaker 1: the free safety who didn't play any defense last, year
28:29
Speaker 1: but he's that kind of athlete where you, know he's
28:32
Speaker 1: six foot two and you, know play places, quarterback the
28:36
Speaker 1: quarterback of the defense just kind of see it all
28:38
Speaker 1: happen from back. There YOU i want to go back
28:40
Speaker 1: To jonathan's standick really quickly because it just really intrigues
28:43
Speaker 1: me BECAUSE i just don't know where he's gonna. Play
28:45
Speaker 1: he's gonna, play but will he be a? Linebacker will
28:48
Speaker 1: he be a defensive? End you, know last, year out
28:50
Speaker 1: of all the guys that are coming back to play,
28:52
Speaker 1: defense you, know From ferndale's firstity team from last, year
28:55
Speaker 1: he returns the most tackles you, had thirty eight and
28:58
Speaker 1: a half, tackles two and a half, sacks one and
29:00
Speaker 1: a half tackles for loss of, force, fumble a fumble.
29:03
Speaker 1: Recovery and there were times When ferndale would get a
29:06
Speaker 1: team into a third and long situation and they and
29:10
Speaker 1: they brought in like this completely different looking for down
29:14
Speaker 1: lineman kind of like A nascar package that The giants
29:18
Speaker 1: used to. Run and it's so and they're all like
29:21
Speaker 1: standing up and you just they just get after the.
29:24
Speaker 1: Quarterback And Jonathan, stanek IF i remember, right was a
29:28
Speaker 1: part of that. Scheme so it's. Possible See i'm just talking.
29:33
Speaker 1: This i'm talking myself into this as it's as Like
29:36
Speaker 1: i'm talking and he could be because of, THAT i
29:40
Speaker 1: think he would be a really good defensive. VENT i
29:42
Speaker 1: JUST i just have that. FEELING i know he's a
29:45
Speaker 1: linebacker at, heart but, BOY i think he could really
29:47
Speaker 1: help as a defensive end. There AND i think Even
29:50
Speaker 1: Wyatt broyles was in on some of those and, boy
29:53
Speaker 1: they would just get after the, quarterback tell him bung
29:55
Speaker 1: guard and, yeah but the guy's. Returning it's gonna be.
29:59
Speaker 1: INTERESTING i think it's be a lot of. Fun the
30:01
Speaker 1: kicking game For. Ferndale you, know last, Year Cayden eldridge
30:06
Speaker 1: was the, kicker a, great great, kicker soccer, player kicks
30:09
Speaker 1: the ball into the end, zone all that. Stuff but
30:12
Speaker 1: he was playing defensive end as, well and he got.
30:14
Speaker 1: Hurt and when that happened early on in the, SEASON
30:19
Speaker 1: i want to say it was The Old harbor game.
30:20
Speaker 1: Even you, know during that, game they just didn't have another,
30:25
Speaker 1: kicker so they were having to go for two and
30:27
Speaker 1: it was just it kind of put everything out of
30:29
Speaker 1: whack a little bit and they lost that game by.
30:33
Speaker 1: Three and you, know maybe it's different if they knew
30:38
Speaker 1: they had a guy that can. Kick, well they found
30:39
Speaker 1: out That Lincoln thomas could, kick and then he was.
30:41
Speaker 1: Awesome the rest of the. YEAR i don't think he
30:43
Speaker 1: missed an extra. Point he was kicking the ball into
30:45
Speaker 1: the end. Zone he Wins All conference first. Team what a.
30:48
Speaker 1: Story it's so. Funny and, so you, know Coach plankovic
30:52
Speaker 1: joked with me, like don't let us find out halfway
30:56
Speaker 1: through the season that you can. Kick if you can,
30:58
Speaker 1: kick we want to know now and have a few.
31:01
Speaker 1: Guys and you, know WHEN i talked to, him they
31:02
Speaker 1: hadn't really worked on it. Yet so it's hard for
31:04
Speaker 1: me to say who the kicker is going to. Be you,
31:08
Speaker 1: Know parker McManus is a kid that comes to. Mind
31:10
Speaker 1: he's played, Soccer so that's a kid that just pops
31:14
Speaker 1: into my. Head as far as who it might, Be
31:17
Speaker 1: Nolan boliak did some punting last. Year he averaged thirty
31:20
Speaker 1: one yards of, punts so he could take care of that. Spot,
31:25
Speaker 1: yeah we'll have to, see you, know in the return.
31:27
Speaker 1: Game you, KNOW i could definitely See Elliot lenson back.
31:29
Speaker 1: There he returned a few, kickoffs a few. Punts he
31:33
Speaker 1: had ninety eight yards kickoff, returning so he might be
31:37
Speaker 1: the guy they're going to rely on back. There Maybe
31:40
Speaker 1: Fenton vask Maybe Cooper. VINCENT i don't, know BUT i
31:42
Speaker 1: Think Elliot lentson he just has that. Burst you. Know
31:46
Speaker 1: it's funny because some teams and it's it's kind of
31:48
Speaker 1: split fifty to fifty In Walkham county where a lot of,
31:51
Speaker 1: TEAMS i shouldn't say a, lot it's fifty to. Fifty
31:54
Speaker 1: some coaches love having their dude back there to return
31:58
Speaker 1: kicks and punts because they're, like, hey he's catching the
32:01
Speaker 1: ball in. SPACE i, mean this is this is. Great
32:05
Speaker 1: he's getting the, ball he has a chance to. Go
32:06
Speaker 1: he's a home run threat every. Time and some guys are,
32:10
Speaker 1: like you know, what this is a perfect opportunity to
32:12
Speaker 1: take a. Breather let's get some young guys in there
32:14
Speaker 1: that are gonna be. Great this is their chance to make.
32:18
Speaker 1: Plays and you, know Coach, PLANKEVICH i think he's under
32:23
Speaker 1: the idea Of i'm putting my dude back. THERE i
32:26
Speaker 1: mean when he's Putting Connor walker back there returning, funds
32:29
Speaker 1: he's putting his dude back, there. Right so so, YEAH
32:33
Speaker 1: i Think Elliot lenson might be that guy to return
32:36
Speaker 1: kick some. Funds he's, electric he can make things, happen
32:39
Speaker 1: and that's what's really really. Exciting so, yeah when you
32:43
Speaker 1: look at The, ferndale you, know AGAIN i don't know
32:45
Speaker 1: The West go three And north very. Well but WHEN
32:50
Speaker 1: i look at the rest of the, LEAGUE i Mean Oak,
32:51
Speaker 1: HARBOR i think they kind of peaked last. Year there
32:54
Speaker 1: might be some remnants from last, year BUT i would
32:57
Speaker 1: imagine they would be. DOWN i think they were very.
32:59
Speaker 1: Senior Be getchell struggled last. Year Mount vernon always has,
33:03
Speaker 1: athletes so it's kind of up in the. Air you
33:05
Speaker 1: just don't really know how they're gonna. Be you, Know
33:08
Speaker 1: stanwood has a nude. Coach stanwood Beat ferndale last. Year
33:12
Speaker 1: Son homish has been down a little, bit And Segar
33:15
Speaker 1: woolie is always tough as, nails but they you, KNOW
33:18
Speaker 1: i think they might have been a little senior heavy
33:20
Speaker 1: last year, Too so it's really up in the. AIR
33:24
Speaker 1: i mean it's one of those things where a few
33:27
Speaker 1: upsets here and there and you just don't know who's
33:30
Speaker 1: gonna come out of that. Thing, so, uh it's. Exciting you,
33:36
Speaker 1: know it's different because it's it's, uh you, know they
33:40
Speaker 1: Play linden to start of the year and then all
33:41
Speaker 1: of a sudden it's a bunch of Non Walking county.
33:43
Speaker 1: Schools so they're kind of this team, that's you, know
33:46
Speaker 1: off in the distance That i'm keeping an eye. On
33:49
Speaker 1: BUT i just don't know a lot about their, opponents
33:51
Speaker 1: and so we'll have to. SEE i mean With, ferndale
33:55
Speaker 1: you Know ferndale, Football, man it's a. Thing it's a
33:57
Speaker 1: it's a it's a legit. Deal so and it has
34:02
Speaker 1: been for a long long, time longer Than i've been.
34:04
Speaker 1: Alive so, uh you, know it's it's great when they're,
34:09
Speaker 1: great and they're usually, great so so, great that's. Great so,
34:13
Speaker 1: YEAH i think that that about covers it For. FERNDALE
34:17
Speaker 1: i think it's gonna be a pretty good. Year it's
34:19
Speaker 1: just gonna be a lot of new. Faces and, Yeah
34:24
Speaker 1: i'm really really excited BECAUSE i think this is one
34:27
Speaker 1: of those teams out of all of, them that After
34:29
Speaker 1: week One i'm gonna feel a lot more comfortable about
34:32
Speaker 1: knowing about. THEM i think for right, now there's just
34:36
Speaker 1: a lot of things THAT i have questions, about and
34:38
Speaker 1: which is. FINE i do love That Sky freeman is
34:42
Speaker 1: back coach in the. Defense, boy he is such a good.
34:46
Speaker 1: COACH i, mean you see him at practice and he
34:48
Speaker 1: is you could tell right away that guy was made to,
34:52
Speaker 1: coach he was born to. Coach SO i think that's, huge,
34:57
Speaker 1: Huge and you, know Coach blankovich has been in this
35:01
Speaker 1: long enough to know when there is talent and he
35:03
Speaker 1: can sit back and Have Jake locker call the offense
35:06
Speaker 1: And Sky freeman call the defense and feel comfortable about.
35:10
Speaker 1: IT i think that's a really really good. Thing SO
35:12
Speaker 1: i Think ferndale's headed in the right. Direction and, uh
35:16
Speaker 1: it's just, exciting exciting to see what's going to. Happen
35:19
Speaker 1: so so, yeah that's The Ferndale Golden. Eagles, AGAIN i
35:22
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35:37
Speaker 1: time of year for. Me so so thank you very
35:40
Speaker 1: much to. Them, again if you if you missed some
35:43
Speaker 1: of the football, previews the ones that are already Out, Blaine, Meridian, Bellingham,
35:49
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35:53
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35:57
Speaker 1: AND i know if you were listening to this. One
36:00
Speaker 1: you could be listening because you're A linden fan and
36:02
Speaker 1: you want to know about Your week one. Opponent, well
36:04
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36:06
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36:08
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