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GSV 2025 Football Awards, IHSA Playoff Expansion Reaction · Gateway Sports Venue Show

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Gateway Sports Venue Show. I am
• 0:03
  Speaker 1: John Huff joined by Roman Bishop. Here we are post Christmas.
• 0:08
  Speaker 1: Hope you all had a great Christmas and hopefully a
• 0:11
  Speaker 1: happy New Year going forward. We're going to talk about
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  Speaker 1: a few things today. First off, our award show annually
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  Speaker 1: that we do, and then also the recent decision by
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  Speaker 1: the ISHSA to I believe it's Proposal nineteen of expanding
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  Speaker 1: the playoffs over there from Believe It's thirty two teams,
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  Speaker 1: it was now to forty eight, which will immediately impact
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  Speaker 1: next season. So we're going to dive into that and
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  Speaker 1: real quick, I want to shout out everybody who listened
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  Speaker 1: back later in January for our next show, and we're
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  Speaker 1: really excited for what we can do there. But ultimately
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  Speaker 1: it's thanks to you guys for kind of helping us
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  Speaker 1: get us out there, putting us on the map a
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  Speaker 1: little bit for and also thanking the Saint Louis Sports
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  Speaker 1: Central for I guess believing in US and wanting to
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  Speaker 1: have an hour long show over there. So I just
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  Speaker 1: want to give a little quick thinks it's all that
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  Speaker 1: was involved. And with that, let's start off with the
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  Speaker 1: GSV Football Awards.
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  Speaker 2: Roman.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, so the first one we got the MVP Award.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, this is the guy that, I mean, the
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  Speaker 4: most valuable player that if there was a draft of
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  Speaker 4: all of the Saint Louis area high school football players,
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  Speaker 4: this is the guy that you would pick first. And
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  Speaker 4: we've decided to give it to CBC quarterbacks slash safety
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  Speaker 4: Nick McClellan. McClellan had an unbelievable season this year. I
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  Speaker 4: feel like he is the player we've talked about the
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  Speaker 4: most so far this season, simply because the stats highlights
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  Speaker 4: the heat it up week in and week out. We're
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  Speaker 4: pretty unbelievable, and he so throwing the ball he was
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  Speaker 4: over the entire course of this season. He had a
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  Speaker 4: seventy percent completion percentage two six and twenty two yards,
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  Speaker 4: twenty nine touchdowns, only two interceptions.
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  Speaker 2: I believe it was actually three.
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  Speaker 1: They didn't count the interception he threw against Jackson, but
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  Speaker 1: that's still really good, really good.
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  Speaker 4: And then running the ball, he had one hundred and
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  Speaker 4: fifteen carries for twelve hundred and forty eight yards and
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  Speaker 4: seventeen touchdowns, averaging just under eleven yards per carry. And
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  Speaker 4: also on defense, he had in twenty six tackles, one
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  Speaker 4: funnel recovery, three interceptions. Just he was the best player
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  Speaker 4: on the field on either side of the field, whatever
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  Speaker 4: he was on the field, and he was one of
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  Speaker 4: the reasons why CBC was a fantastic team this season.
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  Speaker 3: And looking forward to see who can do in the future.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and that's his future is a defensive back at
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  Speaker 1: Kansas State. And you know they've got to I know
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  Speaker 1: Dylan Duff from this s MAT he's right there in too.
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  Speaker 1: And I mean they went through a coaching change, Colin
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  Speaker 1: Klines now their head coach. But yeah, they've got the
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  Speaker 1: Kansas State's developed a decent pipeline in Saint Louis, and
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  Speaker 1: I think they're getting a big time steel out of
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  Speaker 1: Nick McClellan. Obviously he's he's pretty well rated, but he
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  Speaker 1: might be still a little underrated too, given what he's
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  Speaker 1: able to do. But it looks like he's going to
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  Speaker 1: be on defense in college. But he made his mark
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  Speaker 1: this season. I mean even last year too, he put
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  Speaker 1: up really good stats offensively and he just did it
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  Speaker 1: was just, you know, multiply that.
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  Speaker 2: It felt like multiply that by two.
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  Speaker 1: This year because he was doing all kinds of amazing
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  Speaker 1: things offensively, and I mean, I think the reason why
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  Speaker 1: he played defens is just because that's that's his main
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  Speaker 1: position ultimately, and you know, he's not just a quarterback.
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  Speaker 1: And for him to do all this stuff when you're
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  Speaker 1: not even going to be a quarterback, not even going
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  Speaker 1: to be on offense in colleges, I don't know if
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  Speaker 1: I've ever seen that from a player before in the area.
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  Speaker 1: Covering this cover St. Louis for ten years now. So
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  Speaker 1: that's that's impressive. Absolutely top class.
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  Speaker 4: YEP, it's Congrattion mclaughan on a fantastic season. Next up
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  Speaker 4: Offensive Player of the Year bringing back from Easton Lewis
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  Speaker 4: my Son Johnson Cook. He started off the year hot.
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  Speaker 4: I think he was the actual first touchdowns scored in
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  Speaker 4: the area because.
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  Speaker 3: They played a day early.
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  Speaker 2: They did in New Jersey.
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  Speaker 3: He scored the.
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  Speaker 4: First touchdown in that game, and you know there was
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  Speaker 4: a lot of hype for him going into the season,
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  Speaker 4: and he lived up to it. I mean, he was
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  Speaker 4: the second he breaks out of the pile. His acceleration
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  Speaker 4: is incredible. We saw it against Burton count Burton Catholic
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  Speaker 4: first week and all without the season, especially.
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  Speaker 3: Against other Illinois teams.
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  Speaker 4: And he finished the season with one hundred and twenty
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  Speaker 4: four carries one and sixty one yards, eighteen touchdowns, only
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  Speaker 4: ten averaging ten yards per carrie. And honestly, given how
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  Speaker 4: good their defense of special teams were, how they almost
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  Speaker 4: always had short fields to deal with, yeah, that kind
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  Speaker 4: of makes I mean they only only twelve hundred yards
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  Speaker 4: like no eas Saint Louis was starting almost every drive
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  Speaker 4: in midfield, so for them to be working with a
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  Speaker 4: lot less field to him to do to get that
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  Speaker 4: many yards is pretty incredible.
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  Speaker 3: And h he's committed to h.
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  Speaker 1: He is not committed yet, but he's got an array
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  Speaker 1: of options, as I think some services have him as
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  Speaker 1: a five star running back. Yes, he's definitely a four
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  Speaker 1: star and a highly rated four star with that too,
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  Speaker 1: I know he's got he's got numerous big ten offers
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  Speaker 1: as well. And you know he came in with a
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  Speaker 1: lot of fanfare transferring from to So High School from Texas,
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  Speaker 1: and you know, I think he lived up to his
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  Speaker 1: hype and the least three games in the playoffs against.
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  Speaker 2: Sorry, actually I don't think he sing was they have
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  Speaker 2: his stats.
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  Speaker 1: For I don't think his stats are complete, by the way,
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  Speaker 1: so I think he's actually got more. But against Chadam
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  Speaker 1: Glenwood he had two hundre fife seven rushing yards are
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  Speaker 1: three touchdowns on twelve carries, averaging twenty one yards of carry.
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  Speaker 1: And then the state championship against Fenwick he rushed for
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  Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty one yards two touchdowns on seventy
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  Speaker 1: seven yards per carries.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, so I want to ask the high school sports
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  Speaker 4: the plainfield the East Louis was playing field East stats
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  Speaker 4: are not in yeah.
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  Speaker 1: And the other games and then even their their third
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  Speaker 1: their quarter final game, I forget, I think forget who
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  Speaker 1: they played in that one, but Saint Lawrence was no
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  Speaker 1: they no, they got Saint Lawrence in there.
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  Speaker 2: But you know they just have four playoff games in there.
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  Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean Eastern Leis looks like that.
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  Speaker 1: Their stats aren't all complete, but we knew how good
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  Speaker 1: Mason Johnson Cook is and so he's he actually he's
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  Speaker 1: actually got more I think yards and stats than what
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  Speaker 1: he actually has right here too.
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  Speaker 2: So yeah, incredible player.
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  Speaker 1: And the good news is he's he's gonna be bad
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  Speaker 1: for one more year.
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  Speaker 2: So he's only a junior.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, insane stuff, all right.
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  Speaker 1: Next up, and considering like what he was doing against
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  Speaker 1: the really good teams that they.
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  Speaker 4: Played again, oh yeah, exactly, It's not like he was
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  Speaker 4: just patting us as against lesser competition.
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  Speaker 3: He was he was a serious threat against any team.
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  Speaker 1: He played one hundred and sixty three yards on seven
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  Speaker 1: carries against Belvile East, one of.
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  Speaker 3: The better defenses in the area. I mean plus carry.
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  Speaker 2: It's a second round Class eight team, right there.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, insane stuff, all right.
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  Speaker 4: Next up, our defensive player of the Year goes to
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  Speaker 4: linebacker from LaDue, Mason Martin. I believe he is the
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  Speaker 4: all time living tackler now a LaDou. Is that true
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  Speaker 4: or is he close? I think he's he has hurt
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  Speaker 4: all times.
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  Speaker 1: He is, in fact, so he leads. He is all
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  Speaker 1: time in LaDou in career tackles of four hundred and nineteen.
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  Speaker 3: Wow.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and then he broke his own single season record
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  Speaker 1: that he's he broke last year as a junior. Getting
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  Speaker 1: these stats up right now, he's finished with one hundred
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  Speaker 1: and ninety five tackles, which leads the area, along with
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  Speaker 1: four sacks, three fumble recoveries, and an interception which was
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  Speaker 1: a pick six against Rockwood Summit. And he also is
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  Speaker 1: pretty good on on offense as well, scored a few touchdowns.
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  Speaker 1: But we're here to talk about his defense. And you know,
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  Speaker 1: Marvin six', THREE i want to, say he's two thirty
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  Speaker 1: two thirty, five and you, Know i've gotten known pretty
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  Speaker 1: good in his family and he's just you, know he's
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  Speaker 1: as good of a football player he. Is he's an
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  Speaker 1: even better, KID i should say. Kid he's he's he's
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  Speaker 1: a young he's a young adult now and he's off
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  Speaker 1: To Arizona. State in, fact he'll, be you, know by
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  Speaker 1: the time we're done recording, this you know he'll be
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  Speaker 1: he's enrolling, early so he'll be there and just really
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  Speaker 1: less than a week, Now so forks, up, yep exactly
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  Speaker 1: going down there and going down To phoenix area In
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  Speaker 1: tempe to play for Coach. Dillingham and it's a great
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  Speaker 1: program down, there AND i really believe he's got to
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  Speaker 1: make an impact for, them AND i think there's a
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  Speaker 1: decent shot he he can make it into THE nfl one.
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  Speaker 1: DAY i, mean he's got all THE i, think just
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  Speaker 1: all the attributes you won out of.
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  Speaker 2: Him BUT i think the big thing for him that
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  Speaker 2: stands out is his.
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  Speaker 1: Speed he runs a four point five forty. Time. Uh
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  Speaker 1: he he's an incredibly smart football. Player he watches tons
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  Speaker 1: of film and he's one of those kids that you
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  Speaker 1: gotta you have to lock the gym and so he
• 9:08
  Speaker 1: doesn't keep going in there like you just gotta, say, like,
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  Speaker 1: dude just just chill a little bit because he wants
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  Speaker 1: to work really.
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  Speaker 2: Hard and, UH i gotta say he's a four point
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  Speaker 2: zero student.
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  Speaker 1: Too so, yeah just everything you won football, player AND i,
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  Speaker 1: think you, Know mason's one of the.
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  Speaker 2: BEST i think.
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  Speaker 1: He's a top ten will do football player of all
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  Speaker 1: time and they're not gonna replace him for a long
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  Speaker 1: time as, well just you, know for what he, does you,
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  Speaker 1: know on and off the field for. Them so, yeah for,
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  Speaker 1: me it's a no. Brainer he's a defensive player and
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  Speaker 1: the best defensive player In Saint louis and one of
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  Speaker 1: the best ones you'll find anywhere in the state and probably,
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  Speaker 1: uh you, know top one hundred in the, country top
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  Speaker 1: one hundred linebackers in the country as.
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  Speaker 4: Well. YEAH i was fortunate enough to watch the M
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  Speaker 4: CDs At le dou game in the first, round and one,
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  Speaker 4: thing you, Know i've seen film of thed Of, martin
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  Speaker 4: but really.
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  Speaker 3: The thing that stood out to me was his.
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  Speaker 4: Speed, yeah you, know he Doesn't he's not like some you,
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  Speaker 4: know big thick middle, linebacker a little like A Dick
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  Speaker 4: kiss or anyone like like A Ray lewis who's just
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  Speaker 4: really wide and. Strong he is very, strong but he
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  Speaker 4: just doesn't look like a guy that would be that.
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  Speaker 4: Fast but he is very, fast fills the, run gaps extremely,
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  Speaker 4: quickly gets in the back feel extremely. QUICKLY i can
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  Speaker 4: rush the pass if you need him. To and he's
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  Speaker 4: just very very. Fast THAT i think is going to
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  Speaker 4: help him out in the next levels because while you
• 10:25
  Speaker 4: get a lot of guys that you, know have collegiate
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  Speaker 4: strength at the high school, level what really separates each.
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  Speaker 3: Level of football from middle school to high school to
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  Speaker 3: college to.
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  Speaker 4: THE nfl is the speed of the game in that
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  Speaker 4: the game just gets so much faster because everyone is.
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  Speaker 4: Faster that includes the, lineman the, linebackers, qbs. Everybody it's
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  Speaker 4: not just the running backs and defensive backs that are.
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  Speaker 4: Fast literally everyone is. Faster SO i think his speed
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  Speaker 4: is going to help him out and hopefully continue to
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  Speaker 4: bring him success in the higher.
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  Speaker 3: Levels.
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  Speaker 1: YEAH i really think that that's THE x factor for
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  Speaker 1: him that you, know he really got started to get recruited.
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  Speaker 1: Highly AND i could tell when he was a sophomore
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  Speaker 1: that you, know he'll probably get some offers in, college but,
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  Speaker 1: uh you, know but then you, KNOW i actually saw
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  Speaker 1: him playing lacrosse as a sophomore that, like, Wow, wow
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  Speaker 1: he's really gotten, fast and you, know he works out
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  Speaker 1: with you, know good, people and his family's really, smart
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  Speaker 1: did everything they, could you, know get him recruited the right.
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  Speaker 1: Way and then, yeah JUST i mean he was already
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  Speaker 1: he's always kind of, been you, know on the taller.
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  Speaker 1: SIDE i think he was like six to one coming
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  Speaker 1: into high school and then he grew a few. Inches
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  Speaker 1: but but, yeah he his, sophomore the junior year where
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  Speaker 1: he really got that athletic spurt with his speed IS
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  Speaker 1: i think really what got him noticed and ultimately this
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  Speaker 1: really good linebacker and you, know led the area back to,
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  Speaker 1: back but years, seasons he led the area in tackles
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  Speaker 1: AND i, think you know IT'S i want to say
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  Speaker 1: he's the best linebacker in The lido, history But Andy russell.
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  Speaker 1: Existed he was Five Pro bowl or two Times Super
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  Speaker 1: bowl champion for The, steelers part of The Steel. Curtain
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  Speaker 1: by the, way that's. UH i don't Think Andy russell
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  Speaker 1: ran a four pointy five forty. Times but and by the,
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  Speaker 1: Way russell he was more of a. Fullback he actually
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  Speaker 1: was a really really good fallback For. Luders SO i
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  Speaker 1: guess it's a but, yeah you know What i'm, saying
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  Speaker 1: He's mason's really really good and he was a special,
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  Speaker 1: player special.
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  Speaker 2: Kid so that's your defensive.
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  Speaker 4: Player The year in The Saint louis are congrats To
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  Speaker 4: mason looked to him At Arizona. State next, up Our
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  Speaker 4: coach of The year goes to head Coach Brian short
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  Speaker 4: for The Brief Central. Cougars he Brought Brie central to
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  Speaker 4: their first Ever states in my final appearance this, season
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  Speaker 4: and an incredible eleven to two record on the, year
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  Speaker 4: and this is coming off a year where we had
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  Speaker 4: thought that they would peak last year and they had
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  Speaker 4: a heartbreaking loss To Mount zion in the quarter final
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  Speaker 4: round and they come back and while they unfortunately lost
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  Speaker 4: Him Mount zion in The Big, three they were all
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  Speaker 4: in absolute tear every, week including their final, game WHICH
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  Speaker 4: i think they played very, well just happened to fall.
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  Speaker 4: Short they again finished living to him a, season some
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  Speaker 4: great wins Over Cookia freeburg in the, Playoffs colombia to Be,
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  Speaker 4: COLUMBIA i Solid columbia team twice to Beat Rock Sanna
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  Speaker 4: and you, know just this is the guy That Coach
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  Speaker 4: short really just of anyone in the area that helps
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  Speaker 4: his players love the, game It's Coach.
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  Speaker 3: SHORT i, mean he.
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  Speaker 4: Finds a way to just bring that team together so
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  Speaker 4: well and love each other and love the sport extremely,
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  Speaker 4: STRONGLY i guess you could. Say and it's just it's
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  Speaker 4: very impressive to see the brotherhood of Those cougars have
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  Speaker 4: and you, know definitely.
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  Speaker 3: Helps and he's got some solid talent on that team Like.
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  Speaker 4: Owen career AT Qb Cool davis, especially and then a
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  Speaker 4: great defense as. Well BUT i, mean this is this
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  Speaker 4: is a coach who just has been there for a
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  Speaker 4: long time and has seen a lot of stuff In
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  Speaker 4: Brite central and uh went through some some family.
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  Speaker 3: Issues so this.
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  Speaker 4: Year as well that you, know we can only and
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  Speaker 4: the difficulty of having a cosion also go through. That
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  Speaker 4: but he did an incredible job of you, know staying
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  Speaker 4: composed and helping lead The cougers to a fantastic.
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  Speaker 1: Season so it's their third season since twenty twenty one
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  Speaker 1: where they've won ten or more games and even just
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  Speaker 1: two years ago watching Seeing Greece central where they Beat
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  Speaker 1: kochie in the second round twenty twenty. Three their program
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  Speaker 1: and this the, players they have have grown so, much
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  Speaker 1: it feels like in those two years and it just
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  Speaker 1: seems like he's doing it the right. Way he's got
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  Speaker 1: a great staff and the great you know support, system
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  Speaker 1: you know at the top of their you, know their school.
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  Speaker 1: District they're seem like they're all in they're all in
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  Speaker 1: the same, page and that goes a long way for
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  Speaker 1: any football program when you got you, know admins who
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  Speaker 1: are on your side and they're you, know willing to help,
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  Speaker 1: you you, know financially and you, know and myriad of
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  Speaker 1: other ways. Too and they're their community is, fantastic their
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  Speaker 1: support they get as, great AND i think they're just
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  Speaker 1: a really, good really really good small school program in
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  Speaker 1: The Saint louis, area and THEY i think they're, now
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  Speaker 1: like you got to, say they're kind of a mainstay
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  Speaker 1: In class four, now at least in the southern bracket
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  Speaker 1: of just you, know this is a team that you
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  Speaker 1: can look at and think there's a good shot these
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  Speaker 1: guys are gonna get to the. Quarterfinals are better now
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  Speaker 1: and you, know they're, winning they're winning a. Lot and you,
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  Speaker 1: know it wasn't always, this you, know it's not like
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  Speaker 1: Coach short came, in you, know several years ago now
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  Speaker 1: and they just got immediately. Better AND i think that
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  Speaker 1: there's probably they made some strides early, on but really
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  Speaker 1: these last since looks like since twenty nineteen they really
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  Speaker 1: turned a corner and they've been really consistent since. Then
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  Speaker 1: and you, know and that's that's been a good you,
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  Speaker 1: know seven years now and.
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  Speaker 2: And you're, right, YEAH i JUST i really like what
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  Speaker 2: he what he you, know it seems like.
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  Speaker 1: They want their players to love each, other and like
• 15:54
  Speaker 1: that's ultimately the best WAY i.
• 15:56
  Speaker 2: Think to really get a team.
• 15:59
  Speaker 1: Going and then the victories and all the accolades will you,
• 16:02
  Speaker 1: know will come later if you can get all that.
• 16:04
  Speaker 1: Right but you, know, he's, uh it's it's it's not,
• 16:07
  Speaker 1: easy but by any means to have your team kind
• 16:11
  Speaker 1: of gelling and you, know respecting and loving each.
• 16:14
  Speaker 2: Other and it seems like he's done that.
• 16:16
  Speaker 1: And it helps That. Central they're you, know kind of
• 16:19
  Speaker 1: a tight knit community as. Well but you, know but
• 16:24
  Speaker 1: he's been there a long time and so these get
• 16:25
  Speaker 1: these kids know their expectations and it was it's just
• 16:29
  Speaker 1: great to see them doing really. Well and they're one
• 16:31
  Speaker 1: of the programs that does it the right, way and
• 16:33
  Speaker 1: you just it's hard not to root for.
• 16:34
  Speaker 4: Them, YEAH i, mean if you won't talk about a
• 16:38
  Speaker 4: program that's been built the right, way it's absolutely the
• 16:41
  Speaker 4: Priuce central. CAREERS i, mean there's just the little things
• 16:44
  Speaker 4: that you, know don't get too much, attention like being organizationally,
• 16:48
  Speaker 4: sound good communication with the players and, coaches a consistently
• 16:53
  Speaker 4: good weight room and speed train, schedule.
• 16:57
  Speaker 3: You, know good team bond. Activities these are.
• 17:00
  Speaker 4: Things that Coach short and the rest of The cougar
• 17:02
  Speaker 4: staff do extremely. Well and you, Know i'm, sure i
• 17:05
  Speaker 4: mean in you, know just understanding you, know the type
• 17:08
  Speaker 4: of guy he.
• 17:08
  Speaker 3: Is i'm sure the first people he would shout out
• 17:10
  Speaker 3: would be his.
• 17:11
  Speaker 4: Staff you, know it's it's almost impossible to do everything
• 17:15
  Speaker 4: as a head. COACH i, mean you always have always
• 17:17
  Speaker 4: got to rely on your your good staff members to
• 17:19
  Speaker 4: help you. Out but really this is this award is
• 17:22
  Speaker 4: for Coach shorten and they're in the acridable job that
• 17:24
  Speaker 4: he has. Done but it also we want to give
• 17:26
  Speaker 4: some attention to the assistant coaches At Brief central because
• 17:29
  Speaker 4: they have.
• 17:30
  Speaker 3: Done a phenomenal job as.
• 17:31
  Speaker 4: Well and we're looking forward to The cougars being a
• 17:34
  Speaker 4: main stay in the leader rounds of the playoffs In class.
• 17:37
  Speaker 2: Four, yeah and they've been a main stay for a.
• 17:38
  Speaker 1: While and you know the small school rankings that we
• 17:41
  Speaker 1: have every, season and and, YEAH i DON'T i don't.
• 17:45
  Speaker 1: KNOW i couldn't tell you what their ranking is gonna
• 17:46
  Speaker 1: be next. Year it's a little too early for. That
• 17:47
  Speaker 1: but they've they've just been really consistent and it's hard
• 17:52
  Speaker 1: to bet against them at this. Point m all.
• 17:55
  Speaker 4: Right next, up next, award we've got our Trench, kings
• 17:58
  Speaker 4: the guy who just can dominate both sides of line of,
• 18:01
  Speaker 4: scrimmage and this is going to go To jonathan And
• 18:04
  Speaker 4: rulo For Belleville. East mainly known as a defensive. End
• 18:08
  Speaker 4: he came into the SEASON i Believes sports branked him
• 18:11
  Speaker 4: number two or three in The super.
• 18:12
  Speaker 2: THREE i, think, yeah he was out.
• 18:14
  Speaker 3: There finished the.
• 18:16
  Speaker 4: Year was seventy seven tackles six, sacks which has a
• 18:19
  Speaker 4: defensive lineman is pretty. Incredible and then also played a
• 18:23
  Speaker 4: significant role on there on The lancers offensive line as,
• 18:26
  Speaker 4: well and you, know just one of the main reasons
• 18:29
  Speaker 4: why The lancers were able to have one of their
• 18:30
  Speaker 4: better seasons in quite a while this.
• 18:32
  Speaker 1: Year, yeah And, rulo he's a three star committed To,
• 18:35
  Speaker 1: cincinnati and you know he's. Been he had offers from you,
• 18:40
  Speaker 1: Know iowa and could have gone To Kansas, state but you,
• 18:44
  Speaker 1: Know cincinnat it's a good program And rulo has. BEEN
• 18:48
  Speaker 1: i mean he's also two Time all state now In
• 18:50
  Speaker 1: illinois we can say. That and so he's he's really earned.
• 18:53
  Speaker 1: This he's earned this. Award and you, know he's a good,
• 18:57
  Speaker 1: kid good. WRESTLER i don't know if he's wrestling or,
• 18:59
  Speaker 1: not BUT i know he has, Wrestled SO i think
• 19:01
  Speaker 1: that's no doubt helped him in his development to be
• 19:04
  Speaker 1: a better alignment overall and a better football. Player and,
• 19:07
  Speaker 1: YEAH i, mean we this isn't really much of a
• 19:09
  Speaker 1: shock to.
• 19:09
  Speaker 2: US i MEAN i think if you.
• 19:11
  Speaker 1: Would have told, us you, know who'd been in the
• 19:13
  Speaker 1: running for a trench king before the, season you, Know
• 19:15
  Speaker 1: rule would have been near the top for. That and
• 19:17
  Speaker 1: here he, is and he had, a you, know a
• 19:20
  Speaker 1: really good, season and you, know it's really hard For
• 19:23
  Speaker 1: beverly's to compete In class eight because of just how
• 19:26
  Speaker 1: really tough it, is, honestly but you, know he got
• 19:29
  Speaker 1: they won a playoff, game got to the second, round
• 19:31
  Speaker 1: and you, know lost the eventual Champions Mount, carmel And
• 19:34
  Speaker 1: Yah rule is one of the definitely one of the
• 19:36
  Speaker 1: better PLAYERS i think In beverleese. HISTORY i think IT'S
• 19:39
  Speaker 1: i think you can SAY i think it can say
• 19:41
  Speaker 1: that with a pretty good confidence.
• 19:42
  Speaker 4: There and you, know those defensive stats are against teams
• 19:47
  Speaker 4: that knew he was coming and we're trying to double
• 19:49
  Speaker 4: team him almost the entire.
• 19:51
  Speaker 2: Game, yeah so absolutely very impressive.
• 19:54
  Speaker 3: Stuff next up are uh two Way award.
• 19:58
  Speaker 4: Winners this is the guy that does the most on
• 20:02
  Speaker 4: both sides of the, ball and this is going to
• 20:04
  Speaker 4: go To Keenan harris For Sleu.
• 20:07
  Speaker 3: High Keenan.
• 20:08
  Speaker 4: Harris, offensively they would run a lot of wildcat sets with,
• 20:13
  Speaker 4: him wildcat on balanced stuff and no matter of the yard,
• 20:18
  Speaker 4: situation whether it be you, know a, third, one fourth and,
• 20:21
  Speaker 4: one or you, know sometimes they were run on a first.
• 20:27
  Speaker 4: Down he was always a threat to break away and score.
• 20:29
  Speaker 4: Touchdown and it's not just on. Offense you, know he
• 20:33
  Speaker 4: scored twelve touchdowns a two point conversion this. Year he
• 20:37
  Speaker 4: finished the season with seventy five carries for five hundred
• 20:41
  Speaker 4: and three and one. Yards he's mostly known for his
• 20:43
  Speaker 4: defense as a. Linebacker and you, KNOW i was able
• 20:45
  Speaker 4: to fortunately see him against THE cbc and in that,
• 20:49
  Speaker 4: game you, Know Sue high ended up, losing but he
• 20:53
  Speaker 4: was a. Problem he was causing a lot of issues FOR.
• 20:55
  Speaker 4: Cvc and one of the main problems that he was
• 20:56
  Speaker 4: causing when he was he just especially in the pass,
• 20:59
  Speaker 4: rush he just fired off the ball so.
• 21:01
  Speaker 3: Well his first step.
• 21:02
  Speaker 4: Is so quick that he drew several holding penalties early
• 21:06
  Speaker 4: in the, game which made life, very very difficult FOR.
• 21:08
  Speaker 2: Cbc, yeah he had thirteen tackles in that.
• 21:10
  Speaker 4: Game he had seventy five tackles on the, season one more,
• 21:14
  Speaker 4: recovery one.
• 21:14
  Speaker 2: INTERCEPTION i think that interception was a pick.
• 21:17
  Speaker 4: Six, yeah so just some solid, stats nothing, crazy but
• 21:22
  Speaker 4: just a very, reliable great.
• 21:24
  Speaker 3: Athlete you can pretty much plug anywhere on the.
• 21:27
  Speaker 4: DEFENSE i mean you can put him at D, n
• 21:28
  Speaker 4: you could put him at outside back or even inside,
• 21:31
  Speaker 4: back or you can put him at safety and he
• 21:32
  Speaker 4: will figure it. Out he's an elite athlete that can
• 21:35
  Speaker 4: just be a ball hawk in pass coverage but also
• 21:39
  Speaker 4: just rushed the passer very, well stopped the run very,
• 21:41
  Speaker 4: well and then on offense as, well he can do great.
• 21:44
  Speaker 1: Things so, yeah, yeah he had two really good. Games
• 21:47
  Speaker 1: first was against The. Smet we had three touchdowns on
• 21:49
  Speaker 1: offense out of The, wildcat and then he had six
• 21:53
  Speaker 1: tackles against The smet and Then lift For, life who you,
• 21:56
  Speaker 1: know ended up finishing second AT Satan class three put
• 22:00
  Speaker 1: up a lot of points, Offensively.
• 22:01
  Speaker 2: Slew held them to twelve.
• 22:03
  Speaker 1: Points he had eleven tackles in that game and then
• 22:05
  Speaker 1: scored both touchdowns For slew in that game as, Well
• 22:08
  Speaker 1: so he was he was all over the, Field and,
• 22:12
  Speaker 1: YEAH i THINK i wouldn't say he single handedly won the,
• 22:14
  Speaker 1: game but he was by far the best player in
• 22:18
  Speaker 1: that game for, sure best player in the, field AND
• 22:20
  Speaker 1: i called a game right.
• 22:21
  Speaker 2: There so those are two games.
• 22:22
  Speaker 1: For me that where he really stood out and kind
• 22:26
  Speaker 1: of cemented this this, award and you know he could
• 22:28
  Speaker 1: have could have won a few other, awards but this
• 22:31
  Speaker 1: is a pretty good one.
• 22:32
  Speaker 3: Too all, right next, step mister do. Everything so this
• 22:36
  Speaker 3: is a guy that not only does great things.
• 22:38
  Speaker 4: On the offensive side and defensive side of the, ball
• 22:41
  Speaker 4: but also does great things on special.
• 22:44
  Speaker 3: Teams and this award is going to go to court
• 22:46
  Speaker 3: a gage FOR. Cbc and so not the craziest stats
• 22:52
  Speaker 3: on offense and. DEFENSE i, mean he was a great.
• 22:55
  Speaker 4: Receiver he had twenty nine catches for five winn nine,
• 22:57
  Speaker 4: yards ten receiving. Touchdowns and then defensively as, well he
• 23:02
  Speaker 4: had a solid. Season he had thirty seven tackles three
• 23:05
  Speaker 4: interceptions for The.
• 23:06
  Speaker 3: Cadets but really as their, kicker he was.
• 23:09
  Speaker 1: Incredible, Yeah like it's like almost like shockingly like how
• 23:13
  Speaker 1: good he.
• 23:14
  Speaker 4: Was, yes so he had seventy six pats this. YEAR
• 23:19
  Speaker 4: i believe he made every single one seven field goals
• 23:22
  Speaker 4: as well for The. Cadets he had one hundred and
• 23:24
  Speaker 4: sixty three total points on the year to lead his.
• 23:27
  Speaker 4: Team and what's interesting is he was also their punt
• 23:31
  Speaker 4: he was.
• 23:32
  Speaker 3: So he didn't do. Kickoffs they have a.
• 23:34
  Speaker 4: Separate guy for, That Max DALLAS i think is his,
• 23:37
  Speaker 4: name But gage would do their pats field goals and
• 23:43
  Speaker 4: also he was also their punter and he averaged just
• 23:45
  Speaker 4: under forty yards per, pump which is really really. Good
• 23:48
  Speaker 4: so literally, EVERYTHING i mean it's called The mister And Everything,
• 23:51
  Speaker 4: award and it is everything for. Him it's as a,
• 23:54
  Speaker 4: receiver as a defensive, back as a, kicker as a,
• 23:56
  Speaker 4: punter and as a returner as. Well he was their
• 23:59
  Speaker 4: main pum turner this, season so they were able to
• 24:03
  Speaker 4: just put him anyone on the field and he was
• 24:05
  Speaker 4: able to produce very very well and one of the
• 24:08
  Speaker 4: best athletes in the entire singleist.
• 24:09
  Speaker 3: Area also on the baseball, FIELD i know who does really.
• 24:11
  Speaker 1: Well, yeah so, yes so HE'S i mean you kind
• 24:14
  Speaker 1: of you nailed it all right, there you, know like
• 24:16
  Speaker 1: top five and tackles and then uh tied for first
• 24:20
  Speaker 1: with interceptions on the team too is defensively and then,
• 24:23
  Speaker 1: YEAH i mentioned how, good how good he was as a.
• 24:25
  Speaker 1: Receiver he was their second best receiver Behind Jayden. Reid
• 24:28
  Speaker 1: and then you know one of the best special like
• 24:32
  Speaker 1: just out and out special teams guys in the whole.
• 24:34
  Speaker 2: State REALLY.
• 24:37
  Speaker 1: I DON'T i, mean if if if anybody else, has
• 24:39
  Speaker 1: like somebody good from you, know the rest of the.
• 24:41
  Speaker 1: Area i'd like to, know because that was you, Know
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: courte has had a really high standard there.
• 24:46
  Speaker 2: All.
• 24:46
  Speaker 3: Right next up Our Super Sophomore.
• 24:49
  Speaker 4: Award this goes to the best sophomore in The singleist
• 24:52
  Speaker 4: area and it's going to go To Cam sharp for to.
• 24:55
  Speaker 4: Cement this is a guy, who you, know being a
• 24:58
  Speaker 4: sophomore who was kind of stuck behind an elite roster last,
• 25:03
  Speaker 4: year couldn't get too much playing time for the twenty
• 25:05
  Speaker 4: twenty four to se met, squad really broke out onto
• 25:08
  Speaker 4: the scene with fantastic. Year for the spart of this,
• 25:10
  Speaker 4: year he had over fourteen hundred rushing, yards fifteen rushing,
• 25:14
  Speaker 4: touchdowns average seven and a half yards per, carry and.
• 25:17
  Speaker 3: You know also had also was a really good receiving
• 25:21
  Speaker 3: back as.
• 25:21
  Speaker 4: Well he had four to four catches for four and
• 25:22
  Speaker 4: sixty six receiving, yards six receiving. Touchdowns he let his
• 25:26
  Speaker 4: team in points, scored and very quickly he showed himself
• 25:30
  Speaker 4: as one of the best running backs in the entire,
• 25:32
  Speaker 4: area regardless of. Class this is his first season as a,
• 25:34
  Speaker 4: starter And i'm sure you, know even though this smet
• 25:37
  Speaker 4: didn't have the season they. Envisioned they've got a lot
• 25:40
  Speaker 4: of confidence in the, future especially with guys like The sharp,
• 25:42
  Speaker 4: Brothers cam being one of.
• 25:43
  Speaker 1: Them, yeah his younger, Brother, rocky he's a freshman who
• 25:46
  Speaker 1: had who actually had seven touchdowns himself this.
• 25:48
  Speaker 2: Year so, yeah de smet's gonna. Be they have a
• 25:51
  Speaker 2: lot of.
• 25:52
  Speaker 1: Returning starters and just returning experience, too and really really
• 25:57
  Speaker 1: good sophomore class coming, up you, know led By Cam
• 26:01
  Speaker 1: Sharp Ridge james highly recruited tight, end and you know
• 26:06
  Speaker 1: a few other guys too that are going to make
• 26:07
  Speaker 1: their names next next few years.
• 26:09
  Speaker 2: Too so, yeah it was really got to see how
• 26:12
  Speaker 2: good he.
• 26:13
  Speaker 1: Was well EVEN i got to see him play first
• 26:15
  Speaker 1: against slew AND i think he had a few touchdowns
• 26:18
  Speaker 1: in that game and it was really the one lone
• 26:21
  Speaker 1: bright spark for that for The smut offensively in that.
• 26:24
  Speaker 1: Game and then he had again in another losing effort
• 26:27
  Speaker 1: Against Cardinal.
• 26:28
  Speaker 2: Ritter sharp was particularly.
• 26:30
  Speaker 1: Impressive he had three touchdowns in the game for, them
• 26:33
  Speaker 1: one hundred three yards on the ground and then had
• 26:38
  Speaker 1: he actually had two hundred and nineteen receiving yards in
• 26:40
  Speaker 1: that game despite being a running back and two, touchdowns So,
• 26:43
  Speaker 1: yeah he had three touchdowns in that game Against, ritter
• 26:47
  Speaker 1: and then he ended the season with he had seven
• 26:51
  Speaker 1: consecutive games where he rushed for over seven hundred, yards
• 26:55
  Speaker 1: including two hundred twenty five Against viianni and then one
• 26:57
  Speaker 1: hundred and seventy five Against.
• 26:58
  Speaker 2: Edwardsville and, like he.
• 27:02
  Speaker 1: Was part of a huge part of The smet's offense
• 27:05
  Speaker 1: that actually was pretty darn good this. Season they just
• 27:07
  Speaker 1: didn't have a great. Defense and you, know the smet
• 27:11
  Speaker 1: can keep that up if they can improve defensively and
• 27:14
  Speaker 1: just kind of keep on doing. It they've been what
• 27:16
  Speaker 1: they've been doing the last handful of years. Offensively they're
• 27:19
  Speaker 1: gonna be really really good next. Year And sharp's get
• 27:22
  Speaker 1: a you, know big future for, that all.
• 27:26
  Speaker 4: Right next up are phenomenal freshman. War this goes to
• 27:29
  Speaker 4: the best freshman in the. Area one of this one
• 27:31
  Speaker 4: is defensive lineman From, LaDue Bass. Dixon dixon had forty
• 27:35
  Speaker 4: nine tackles in the, year twelve, sacks one of the
• 27:39
  Speaker 4: leading sackers in the area as a, freshman which is very.
• 27:41
  Speaker 3: Incredible you almost never see, That.
• 27:43
  Speaker 4: Yeah AND i was able to see it was a
• 27:46
  Speaker 4: ladoue Versus Small west scrimmage in the. SUMMER i believe
• 27:49
  Speaker 4: that was Inly, july Early, july but, yeah AND i
• 27:54
  Speaker 4: had not Seen dixon, before AND i was, like, Oh
• 27:56
  Speaker 4: i've not seen this guy. Before he's like one Of
• 27:58
  Speaker 4: lad's Main. Russians he's doing great against a pretty solid
• 28:02
  Speaker 4: Small west offensive, line and you know he's, like, oh
• 28:06
  Speaker 4: he's a, freshman that's WHY i haven't seen. Him it's, like,
• 28:07
  Speaker 4: wow he's doing really good for a. Freshmen and according
• 28:10
  Speaker 4: to you and a lot of the Other ladu, folks
• 28:16
  Speaker 4: people knew that he was going to be one of
• 28:18
  Speaker 4: the main guys defensively this year and step in with
• 28:21
  Speaker 4: a lot of responsibility as a freshman and really pulled
• 28:23
  Speaker 4: through the way he did is very very.
• 28:24
  Speaker 1: Impressive, yeah you know you could see it as an
• 28:27
  Speaker 1: when he was in eighth, grade and you know people
• 28:29
  Speaker 1: are already talking about. Him it's, like, yeah he might
• 28:32
  Speaker 1: probably might start next year as a freshman on you
• 28:34
  Speaker 1: know d, line which is you, know incredibly, rare just
• 28:38
  Speaker 1: just about for any level of. Football and, yeah he did,
• 28:41
  Speaker 1: it and he looked like he'd been there for years
• 28:44
  Speaker 1: with the motor he has and how strong he, is
• 28:48
  Speaker 1: AND i MEAN i even saw him a few times
• 28:50
  Speaker 1: fight through double teams and got a sack or a
• 28:52
  Speaker 1: tackle for. Loss and so he's got an incredibly bright
• 28:55
  Speaker 1: future At loo if you, know if he can keep.
• 28:57
  Speaker 1: Growing and see he's a, good humble kid as. Well
• 29:00
  Speaker 1: and you, KNOW i think it also helps that just
• 29:02
  Speaker 1: like his dad played For LaDou back in the, day
• 29:04
  Speaker 1: and so he's got that you, KNOW ldu, bloodline.
• 29:07
  Speaker 2: And you, KNOW i think IT'S i think it's A
• 29:09
  Speaker 2: i think it's an important.
• 29:10
  Speaker 1: Thing and he also his first Team All conference as
• 29:14
  Speaker 1: a freshman in Suburban, red which again you don't see
• 29:19
  Speaker 1: that very, often a freshman getting first Team all, confidence
• 29:21
  Speaker 1: especially in a position as physical as.
• 29:23
  Speaker 2: A defensive lineman or even you, know offensive.
• 29:25
  Speaker 1: Lineman and, yeah so futures, obviously futures pretty bright for
• 29:31
  Speaker 1: for For, brendan and, UH i think the future is
• 29:34
  Speaker 1: bright For ludou, too because you know they besides you,
• 29:37
  Speaker 1: know Losing Mason martin and Then Brendan, huddleston they had
• 29:40
  Speaker 1: a lot of underclassmen GUYS i thought impressed and, uh
• 29:44
  Speaker 1: and you know THEIR jfl program has been good and,
• 29:46
  Speaker 1: uh they've been pumping out guys like you, Know brendan
• 29:49
  Speaker 1: And i'm, sorry, Sorry. Bass, Yeah brendan And brendan And
• 29:52
  Speaker 1: mason both came out of that program, too so, yeah
• 29:55
  Speaker 1: but uh, yeah it's uh yeah good things are looking
• 29:58
  Speaker 1: ahead For lidi right now and The Beast dixon's is
• 30:01
  Speaker 1: one of those key, guys all.
• 30:03
  Speaker 3: Right next, up we go to our dynamic duo over the.
• 30:06
  Speaker 4: Year so this is a word we give to teammates
• 30:09
  Speaker 4: that are just a great one to two punch and
• 30:13
  Speaker 4: are very hard to deal.
• 30:14
  Speaker 3: With next to this could be on offense or.
• 30:15
  Speaker 4: Defense this year we decided to give it to the
• 30:19
  Speaker 4: running backs from Shro, Buchanan Carter dowell And Chris.
• 30:22
  Speaker 3: Winner these guys were.
• 30:24
  Speaker 4: Unreal both guys were pretty much all season on top
• 30:28
  Speaker 4: of the points score leater board in the area and their,
• 30:31
  Speaker 4: teammates which is. Incredible cutter dolled the way with twenty
• 30:34
  Speaker 4: eight touchdowns six two point. Conversions he had two hundred
• 30:38
  Speaker 4: twenty seven carries for one and twenty nine yards eight
• 30:42
  Speaker 4: and a half yards per, carry And Chris ranger was
• 30:45
  Speaker 4: right behind eight point four yards per. Carry he had
• 30:47
  Speaker 4: nine hundred and thirty seven rushing yards and twenty one.
• 30:50
  Speaker 4: Touchdowns and you, know thunder and lightning was THE i
• 30:55
  Speaker 4: think it was the phrase that Coach wiggers gave to
• 30:57
  Speaker 4: us earlier in the, season and these guys were extremely
• 31:01
  Speaker 4: impressive and they THEY i think the phrase thunderlining is
• 31:04
  Speaker 4: the perfect phrase for them Because Carter doll being the
• 31:08
  Speaker 4: thunder where it's it's never gonna take just one guy
• 31:10
  Speaker 4: to take him. Down he's he's gonna break at least
• 31:13
  Speaker 4: one tackle every single.
• 31:14
  Speaker 3: Play you're gonna have to.
• 31:15
  Speaker 4: Have an extremely good technique to bring this kid. Down
• 31:18
  Speaker 4: just keeps his legs going so. Well and then lightning
• 31:20
  Speaker 4: With Chris, winger who doesn't really look like a speed.
• 31:23
  Speaker 4: Story you, know he's not like extremely cut or you,
• 31:28
  Speaker 4: know doesn't have that look to, him but he is unbelievably,
• 31:32
  Speaker 4: fast very very good changing direction For.
• 31:34
  Speaker 3: Winner And dall is a, senior BUT i Think winner
• 31:37
  Speaker 3: is a. Junior, YEAH i Knew dolls and my father
• 31:41
  Speaker 3: is that About.
• 31:41
  Speaker 4: Winner but you, know they they Led troy one of
• 31:44
  Speaker 4: their best seasons in school, history and they were a
• 31:47
  Speaker 4: problem for teams to deal with all season, long and
• 31:49
  Speaker 4: they especially Helped Carter shaffer step into his role AS.
• 31:53
  Speaker 4: Qb you, know it's always gonna be nice to have
• 31:56
  Speaker 4: a couple of running backs that are gonna be tough
• 31:57
  Speaker 4: to deal with when you're a NEW.
• 31:58
  Speaker 3: Qb from then, forward you be expected.
• 32:01
  Speaker 1: TO i think this is also a product of The
• 32:04
  Speaker 1: troy's really good offensive line and they've IN i think
• 32:08
  Speaker 1: it's as long as they have their strength and conditioning
• 32:11
  Speaker 1: program that they have going and what they do in the,
• 32:14
  Speaker 1: offseason they're always going to, have you, know numerous capable
• 32:17
  Speaker 1: linemen who are you, know really good at blocking and
• 32:20
  Speaker 1: the you, know knowing their assignments and they're, strong AND
• 32:24
  Speaker 1: i think then you, know you get great seasons out
• 32:28
  Speaker 1: of dal And winger because of their offensive line and
• 32:31
  Speaker 1: and you, know for, instance you know Dow by the
• 32:34
  Speaker 1: way like he made a lot of things happen on his.
• 32:36
  Speaker 1: Own you, know very few people can break tackles like
• 32:39
  Speaker 1: he was able to. Do and then you, know just
• 32:42
  Speaker 1: he's a really good he's got good, vision and he's
• 32:44
  Speaker 1: been a three year starter for. Them and Then, wenger
• 32:46
  Speaker 1: who IS i guess if this is technically his first
• 32:49
  Speaker 1: year as a, starter but you, know he had he
• 32:52
  Speaker 1: was in a lot of games last year as a,
• 32:54
  Speaker 1: junior and so he had good experience coming into this.
• 32:56
  Speaker 1: Year and, UH i mean he had had two really
• 33:01
  Speaker 1: good games Against Francis hall where he had two hundred
• 33:04
  Speaker 1: and seven rushing yards and three touchdowns when they played
• 33:06
  Speaker 1: each other and looks Like week, six and then in
• 33:09
  Speaker 1: the playoff game when they played he had.
• 33:11
  Speaker 2: Four he didn't have a whole lot of rushing.
• 33:13
  Speaker 1: Yards but he had four touchdowns in the game against them,
• 33:15
  Speaker 1: too and, yeah one you know ended. Up you, know
• 33:18
  Speaker 1: it's pretty rare nowadays you get two running backs to you,
• 33:22
  Speaker 1: know have over twenty. Touchdowns twenty rushing touchdowns on a.
• 33:24
  Speaker 1: Season is, yeah pretty remarkable for two running backs to.
• 33:30
  Speaker 3: Have, yeah for, sure they're exciting to. Watch next up
• 33:33
  Speaker 3: is our Special.
• 33:34
  Speaker 4: Teams player of The year and this goes to return
• 33:37
  Speaker 4: Man Ronnie gomiler.
• 33:38
  Speaker 3: From East Louis.
• 33:39
  Speaker 4: Flyers Go, goliner especially as a punt, returner had one
• 33:43
  Speaker 4: of the better seasons we've we've ever seen.
• 33:46
  Speaker 3: In the Sing little.
• 33:46
  Speaker 4: Serie he had twenty two pump returns for six hundred
• 33:49
  Speaker 4: and thirty eight return, yards averaging twenty nine yards per a.
• 33:53
  Speaker 4: Turn excuse, me and he quite literally doubled the next
• 33:57
  Speaker 4: player's total when.
• 33:59
  Speaker 3: It comes to pump returning. Yards he was in.
• 34:01
  Speaker 4: First place in the area with six and thirty eight
• 34:02
  Speaker 4: total power turning yards and the second place player Was
• 34:06
  Speaker 4: Jalhen cotton FOR U city who had three hundred nineteen paraturn.
• 34:09
  Speaker 4: Yards so that's kind of WHAT i was referring to
• 34:11
  Speaker 4: earlier WHEN i was talking about How Mynt Johnson.
• 34:15
  Speaker 3: Cooks the yardage total is very, impressive but it's.
• 34:17
  Speaker 4: Nothing you, Know it's not like he had two thousand
• 34:19
  Speaker 4: yards Because Ronnie goemler was able to set up The flyers.
• 34:24
  Speaker 3: With such great field position almost every single.
• 34:26
  Speaker 4: Drive and this Is Easting lewis defense that would hold
• 34:29
  Speaker 4: teams to you, know a dozen three knots a, game
• 34:31
  Speaker 4: and you, know, okay we'll pull put the field position.
• 34:33
  Speaker 4: Battle you can't really put the field position battle when
• 34:36
  Speaker 4: you Got Ronnie godmill in there back, there catch it
• 34:38
  Speaker 4: once and just to be to consistently give your, team you,
• 34:42
  Speaker 4: know thirty yards per. Turn you know that's that's. Unbelievable
• 34:46
  Speaker 4: and you know that's why not just for you, know,
• 34:50
  Speaker 4: uh My Saint Johnson. Cooks your ards total wasn't. Crazy
• 34:54
  Speaker 4: no one's. On no one on The East lewis offense
• 34:56
  Speaker 4: had that crazy of the yardists fold because they were
• 34:58
  Speaker 4: always given a short field because their, defense along With
• 35:01
  Speaker 4: gilgil and returning punts was so. Good, Right so this
• 35:04
  Speaker 4: kind of the guy that kind of stuck out to
• 35:06
  Speaker 4: us most when it comes to special teams guy and
• 35:09
  Speaker 4: a fantastic.
• 35:10
  Speaker 1: Year, YEAH i can imagine that as an, offense, like, Hey,
• 35:13
  Speaker 1: ronnie Maybe, ronnie maybe a fair catch this one this.
• 35:15
  Speaker 2: Time we just want to we want to drive a little,
• 35:18
  Speaker 2: longer you, know have some bigger.
• 35:19
  Speaker 1: Plays so, YEAH i don't know about, that but, yeah
• 35:22
  Speaker 1: it's pretty.
• 35:23
  Speaker 2: Incredible and you, know he had a you, Know ronnie's
• 35:25
  Speaker 2: had a.
• 35:25
  Speaker 1: He had a great season last year as a sophomore
• 35:27
  Speaker 1: and you, know continued it this year as a. Junior
• 35:30
  Speaker 1: he's got some big college offers and you, know along
• 35:33
  Speaker 1: with a few other guys on, there just on the
• 35:35
  Speaker 1: offensive side of their team as.
• 35:36
  Speaker 2: Well so, yeah HE'S i think you're gotta hear.
• 35:39
  Speaker 1: His name a lot more as a more as a
• 35:42
  Speaker 1: receiver next, year besides it being a really good return man.
• 35:45
  Speaker 2: Too m all.
• 35:47
  Speaker 3: Right next, up The team of The year Is Singles. Area,
• 35:52
  Speaker 3: yes only.
• 35:54
  Speaker 2: It was a little harder because there was no state
• 35:56
  Speaker 2: champions this.
• 35:57
  Speaker 3: YEAR i, know.
• 35:58
  Speaker 4: Heartbreaking so you, know if really if any of the
• 36:00
  Speaker 4: same of those area teams one, state they would have got.
• 36:02
  Speaker 4: It we had no stage champions this, year crazy, enough
• 36:05
  Speaker 4: so we decided to give it to THE Cbc. Cadets
• 36:08
  Speaker 4: and they finished the, season you, know in a heartbreaking
• 36:13
  Speaker 4: loss To. Jackson but we can't forget about how magical
• 36:15
  Speaker 4: the season they had before. THAT i, mean this is
• 36:17
  Speaker 4: an offense that all season, long against teams From Saint
• 36:22
  Speaker 4: louis and against non area, teams we're doing just absolutely incredible.
• 36:25
  Speaker 3: Things the Combination.
• 36:27
  Speaker 4: Nick McClellan Plus Vick williams was one of the best
• 36:30
  Speaker 4: rushing attacks we have seen in quite a long. TIME i,
• 36:33
  Speaker 4: mean you, Know williams is the conventional running back who
• 36:36
  Speaker 4: is just able to get through holes, quick great breakaway,
• 36:41
  Speaker 4: speed but Also nick McClellan as well as a SCRAMBLING.
• 36:45
  Speaker 4: Qb you, KNOW i feel like he got you, know
• 36:49
  Speaker 4: half his yard scrambling and half his yards on DESIGNED qb.
• 36:52
  Speaker 3: Runs but you, know they started off the season eleven or.
• 36:55
  Speaker 4: Zero, offensively were just really even in the final, game
• 36:58
  Speaker 4: the offense was really really. GOOD i was not.
• 37:00
  Speaker 2: There that was not the reason they. Lost their. Offense,
• 37:02
  Speaker 2: yeah they still put.
• 37:04
  Speaker 3: POINTS i mean their defense was solid all.
• 37:07
  Speaker 4: YEAR i mean there were some games where they kind
• 37:09
  Speaker 4: of had some question, marks you, know and then in
• 37:13
  Speaker 4: the last game and the first playoff game against this
• 37:16
  Speaker 4: smet defensively they kind of had some question, marks and
• 37:21
  Speaker 4: especially the week Afrigcast lafier where it was that crazy
• 37:24
  Speaker 4: seventy seven to sixty two win Against lafier that was
• 37:27
  Speaker 4: in the sane. Game but, yeah this is a team
• 37:30
  Speaker 4: that Against Saint louis area competition went, undefeated beat The
• 37:35
  Speaker 4: they beat the best Of Saint.
• 37:36
  Speaker 3: LOUIS i, mean to be the, best going to beat the.
• 37:38
  Speaker 4: Best they didn't Play Saint, louis but that that would
• 37:40
  Speaker 4: have been a heck of the. Game but you talked
• 37:42
  Speaker 4: about the other great teams from the area this past.
• 37:44
  Speaker 4: Season lafayette Slew High, Cardinal, ritter they beat all three
• 37:49
  Speaker 4: of those, teams and, yeah they beat.
• 37:51
  Speaker 1: And then they Beat Raven gap From.
• 37:54
  Speaker 4: Georgia, yeah A georgia team THAT i actually hadn't looked into,
• 37:58
  Speaker 4: them you, know their season, finished BUT i know they
• 38:00
  Speaker 4: were ranked pretty highly in The georgia rankings all, year
• 38:03
  Speaker 4: AND sobc went all on the road to defeat, them.
• 38:04
  Speaker 3: Which is very very.
• 38:05
  Speaker 1: Impressive, yeah that was kind of the game that is, like,
• 38:08
  Speaker 1: look if they can do this against, them then they
• 38:10
  Speaker 1: can do this against anybody In missouri just about and
• 38:14
  Speaker 1: offensively that offensively, speaking yes they. Did, yeah the defense
• 38:18
  Speaker 1: was another issue for them, there but you, know ultimately
• 38:22
  Speaker 1: they and they had to replace a lot of guys
• 38:25
  Speaker 1: on defense going into the. Season and but, yeah he
• 38:27
  Speaker 1: had a pretty good feeling that their offense was in
• 38:29
  Speaker 1: good shape BECAUSE i think they had, like you, know
• 38:30
  Speaker 1: six returning start six or seven returning starters from last
• 38:33
  Speaker 1: year and.
• 38:34
  Speaker 2: Including most of their key.
• 38:35
  Speaker 1: Players and then, also you, know we talk a lot
• 38:38
  Speaker 1: About Vic, williams AND i know that he didn't have
• 38:41
  Speaker 1: as many rushing, yards but you, Know Courtney rivers rush
• 38:44
  Speaker 1: for five hundred seventy six, yards got eleven, touchdowns still
• 38:46
  Speaker 1: averaged seven point seven yards of. Carry he was very
• 38:49
  Speaker 1: complimentary To Vic williams then And nick, McClelland and then receiving,
• 38:53
  Speaker 1: Wise Jayden, Reid Cordie Did Cordie, Gage Darien, jones and
• 38:57
  Speaker 1: then really good tight End Jake pullmer first who's committed To,
• 38:59
  Speaker 1: cincinnati and, uh, yeah so they were just incredibly well well.
• 39:04
  Speaker 1: Rounded and then their offensive Line Gavin, dobby he was
• 39:08
  Speaker 1: first Team All state lineman in class, six very well,
• 39:11
  Speaker 1: deserved AND i know you were really impressed with their
• 39:14
  Speaker 1: offensive line when you saw them against slew and just
• 39:18
  Speaker 1: they had everything they needed on offense to, succeed and they.
• 39:22
  Speaker 1: Did and you, know it's they may not have had
• 39:26
  Speaker 1: all the you, know many big name recruits on their
• 39:30
  Speaker 1: team this, year but they.
• 39:32
  Speaker 2: Had what they.
• 39:33
  Speaker 1: Needed and that's just as, deadly if not, better when
• 39:37
  Speaker 1: you just when you have guys who fill in roles extremely,
• 39:39
  Speaker 1: well and they. Did they had those guys, offensively and,
• 39:42
  Speaker 1: yeah defensively for most of the season they were really.
• 39:44
  Speaker 1: Good but you, know for whatever reason in the, PLAYOFFS
• 39:47
  Speaker 1: i guess they just got found out a little bit
• 39:48
  Speaker 1: and gave up a lot of. Points and, yeah They
• 39:53
  Speaker 1: so they finished eleven and.
• 39:54
  Speaker 3: One great season FOR.
• 39:56
  Speaker 4: Cbc next up our Most Improved. Teams this is team
• 40:00
  Speaker 4: that this doesn't necessarily go to the team with the
• 40:03
  Speaker 4: best win, improvement BUT i believe the team.
• 40:05
  Speaker 3: They gave it to is up.
• 40:06
  Speaker 4: There The Pattvill pirates get our Host Improved team of The.
• 40:10
  Speaker 4: Year so in twenty twenty four and they finished three to.
• 40:13
  Speaker 4: Eight loan wins were Against, Ritner Hazworth central And Hazwood.
• 40:16
  Speaker 4: West and this season they ended up going to The
• 40:19
  Speaker 4: class six semi, finals and they finished the year seven and.
• 40:23
  Speaker 4: Six they had two very big rivalry wins Against, britainer
• 40:29
  Speaker 4: really impressive winn Against sectment back in week, six and
• 40:33
  Speaker 4: Then i'd say their best win in quite a long
• 40:35
  Speaker 4: time was Their classics quarterfinal win Against Portsmwhon west where
• 40:39
  Speaker 4: their offense just absolutely exploded against what had been a
• 40:43
  Speaker 4: pretty solid defense up to that point and The pattentville
• 40:47
  Speaker 4: offense just went off for fifty six.
• 40:49
  Speaker 1: Points, yeah and you, know AND i think we even
• 40:51
  Speaker 1: saw some early Signs pattonville's different this season with a
• 40:54
  Speaker 1: close loss against, Them Well north losing thirty four to twenty.
• 40:57
  Speaker 1: Six so them being competitive with they WAS i think
• 41:00
  Speaker 1: a good sign for. Them and you, know took a
• 41:03
  Speaker 1: took a looking Against kirkwood it's week, two but THEN
• 41:06
  Speaker 1: u you, know Beat marquette forty five twenty, nine and
• 41:09
  Speaker 1: that was you, know it ended up being a really
• 41:10
  Speaker 1: banged Up marquette team this. Season but then the Beat
• 41:13
  Speaker 1: writtener in a rival game that they have actually have
• 41:16
  Speaker 1: had a lot of success over written her in the
• 41:18
  Speaker 1: last several years as it turns, out but still beating
• 41:21
  Speaker 1: a Decent writtener team is good in a rivalry game
• 41:24
  Speaker 1: and then Beating segment forty to twenty seven was was pretty.
• 41:27
  Speaker 2: Good and this Is pattonveld a really tough.
• 41:29
  Speaker 1: SCHEDULE i, mean they had to play you, Know Kirkwood's
• 41:31
  Speaker 1: Mault North written Or Lafayette, Segment, eureka and then probably
• 41:37
  Speaker 1: their most disappointing loss of the season Was Parkway west
• 41:39
  Speaker 1: where they LED i believe twenty three to seven in
• 41:42
  Speaker 1: the second, half but they ended up losing that one
• 41:44
  Speaker 1: to forty one twenty. Nine so then either four and,
• 41:47
  Speaker 1: four then they lose To eureka forty nine to twenty,
• 41:49
  Speaker 1: five and so you're BUT i, mean we got to
• 41:52
  Speaker 1: be consistent of what we've been talking about all season.
• 41:54
  Speaker 2: With you, Know.
• 41:55
  Speaker 1: Pattonville you, know we're seeing their praises right. Now but
• 41:58
  Speaker 1: they were they were really really fortunate to get a
• 42:01
  Speaker 1: PRETTY i wouldn't SAY i wouldn't say, easy but they
• 42:05
  Speaker 1: got a Really, yeah favorable is a good, word where you,
• 42:07
  Speaker 1: know they were the one seed with a four and five,
• 42:10
  Speaker 1: record which says a. Lot and you know they were
• 42:13
  Speaker 1: able to beat Hazel To west in the first round
• 42:16
  Speaker 1: and then got got a rematch With written for the
• 42:18
  Speaker 1: district championship win a really tight game or they won
• 42:20
  Speaker 1: twenty seven to twenty and THEN i think the game
• 42:24
  Speaker 1: that really kind of sums them up this season was
• 42:26
  Speaker 1: The Zumote west game where they won fifty six to
• 42:29
  Speaker 1: forty two on the.
• 42:30
  Speaker 2: Road on the.
• 42:31
  Speaker 1: Road, yeah that was an O'Fallon AND i don't think
• 42:34
  Speaker 1: hardly anybody thought they'd win the, game probably AND i
• 42:36
  Speaker 1: THINK i know we both picked some More west.
• 42:38
  Speaker 2: Win, YEAH i mean.
• 42:40
  Speaker 1: We were even saying before the, season if you, know
• 42:43
  Speaker 1: like if whoever can get out of That district four
• 42:46
  Speaker 1: and probably has got a really good shot of going
• 42:48
  Speaker 1: to disc to the semi, finals because you, know they
• 42:50
  Speaker 1: play the winner Of district, three and that's most Likely
• 42:53
  Speaker 1: patonville And. Ritner and you know they've they've not done
• 42:55
  Speaker 1: anything in the playoffs for a really long. Time and
• 43:00
  Speaker 1: and we'll prove this wrong there with a really good,
• 43:02
  Speaker 1: victory high scoring. Game and then they bowed out To
• 43:04
  Speaker 1: nixon in the. Semifinals AND i don't think they're they
• 43:09
  Speaker 1: really they're they're mad about. THAT i, MEAN i think
• 43:11
  Speaker 1: they got as far as they possibly could have.
• 43:13
  Speaker 4: Gotten oh for, sure a very very impressive season From,
• 43:16
  Speaker 4: pattonville and they got a lot come back TO i
• 43:19
  Speaker 4: Believe Trevor Beckermandecy.
• 43:21
  Speaker 2: Junior is only sophomore Soft, yeah.
• 43:23
  Speaker 4: And an incredible playoff game against him A west for
• 43:26
  Speaker 4: him in a great season for him as.
• 43:27
  Speaker 1: Well, yeah he did three, thousand thirty one hundred and
• 43:29
  Speaker 1: sixteen passing, yards completed sixty one percent of his, passes
• 43:33
  Speaker 1: twenty seven. Touchdowns he did their thirteen, interceptions but with you,
• 43:36
  Speaker 1: know with, AGE i think he'll get better with. That
• 43:38
  Speaker 1: and Then Larry martin was as solid running back one
• 43:41
  Speaker 1: hundred and forty seven, yards thirteen. Touchdowns and then they
• 43:44
  Speaker 1: had a really good, Receiver Dreil west fifteen hundred and
• 43:47
  Speaker 1: twenty eight, yards twelve. Touchdowns Terrell lyles another good. Receiver he's,
• 43:52
  Speaker 1: tall it is about six four, six one hundred and seventeen,
• 43:54
  Speaker 1: yards eight, touchdowns and so those, yeah those two guys are,
• 43:58
  Speaker 1: seniors so they're gonna have their replace some of those.
• 44:01
  Speaker 1: Guys but pattin nevill is always pretty, athletic SO i
• 44:04
  Speaker 1: think they'll be okay. There and they returned some pretty good,
• 44:07
  Speaker 1: linemen which is. HUGE i, think you, know it's really
• 44:10
  Speaker 1: good for them to not graduate many of those. Guys and, YEAH.
• 44:14
  Speaker 2: I THINK i think they'll be they'll be okay next.
• 44:16
  Speaker 1: YEAR i don't know how good they'll be because you,
• 44:19
  Speaker 1: know they're a big school In classics and they're at
• 44:21
  Speaker 1: a really tough conference With, Kirkwood lafayette And, eureka so
• 44:26
  Speaker 1: it's hard to predict those BUT i think they're definitely
• 44:28
  Speaker 1: going to be a worthy opponent for all those teams
• 44:30
  Speaker 1: going forward, now at least next. Year and, yeah they're really,
• 44:35
  Speaker 1: improved improved team all. Around AND i, KNOW i know
• 44:39
  Speaker 1: they had a lot of returning starters from last, year
• 44:41
  Speaker 1: but they had they finally had a season where they
• 44:43
  Speaker 1: were able to put it together with a good amount
• 44:45
  Speaker 1: of experience and talent coming. Back and THEN i Think
• 44:48
  Speaker 1: Trevor beckerman was a huge, SURPRISE.
• 44:50
  Speaker 2: I think for. Everybody you, KNOW i.
• 44:52
  Speaker 1: DON'T i never heard a word about him UNTIL i
• 44:56
  Speaker 1: just saw his stats this season and you, know and, realized,
• 44:59
  Speaker 1: like oh, wow he's only a. Sophomore AND i saw
• 45:01
  Speaker 1: him Against rittner In week four and, like he actually
• 45:04
  Speaker 1: he was good out. There you, know he made some
• 45:06
  Speaker 1: big plays and so he's only in. Sophomore so they
• 45:08
  Speaker 1: got a good future with him. There AND i THINK
• 45:10
  Speaker 1: i Think patt will is in good hands as if
• 45:12
  Speaker 1: they're off with you, know their spread. Offense if they
• 45:14
  Speaker 1: have a quarterback Like beckerman and a line that can hold,
• 45:17
  Speaker 1: up and they're probably going to have good receivers just
• 45:20
  Speaker 1: knowing they always have good receivers at Pat, will THEN
• 45:22
  Speaker 1: i think they have a good immediate future right. Now
• 45:26
  Speaker 1: so you, know coach Coach smith did a really good
• 45:29
  Speaker 1: job this season there At.
• 45:30
  Speaker 4: PATTWILL, yep congrats with The pirates on a very improved,
• 45:34
  Speaker 4: season all. Right in our last award of the, season
• 45:37
  Speaker 4: this doesn't really go to any certain team or certain.
• 45:39
  Speaker 4: Player it is Our game of The year, award and
• 45:42
  Speaker 4: there were several great games this year in the regular,
• 45:45
  Speaker 4: season in the, playoffs plenty of overtime, thrillers but ultimately
• 45:49
  Speaker 4: we decided to go with The class Six district four
• 45:53
  Speaker 4: championship Or Zimoll west If he De Troy becan by
• 45:56
  Speaker 4: final score of thirty four to thirty.
• 45:57
  Speaker 3: One and this game was. Credible it was back and.
• 46:01
  Speaker 3: Forth it was tied ten to ten.
• 46:02
  Speaker 4: At, halftime and then the team traded scores on the
• 46:06
  Speaker 4: third quarter and Then troy kind of pulled ahead a.
• 46:09
  Speaker 4: Bit they scored a touchdown and then after Remote west
• 46:12
  Speaker 4: miss q on a kick a, turn they fumbled away
• 46:15
  Speaker 4: and then immediately Gave troy almost immediately scored a couple
• 46:18
  Speaker 4: of plays. Later Carter dalble was having an incredible. Game
• 46:21
  Speaker 4: he was having one hundred and seventy six rushing. Yards
• 46:24
  Speaker 4: Carter shaffer was having a solid game as. Well you,
• 46:26
  Speaker 4: know it was thirty one seventeen going into the fourth,
• 46:29
  Speaker 4: quarter and it looked Like troy had just really pulled
• 46:32
  Speaker 4: ahead and taken control and defensively toughened.
• 46:35
  Speaker 3: Up but that's when it's. Remote.
• 46:37
  Speaker 4: West uh really clutched up and figured it, out and
• 46:41
  Speaker 4: defensively they shut Out troy the rest of the. Game
• 46:44
  Speaker 4: didn't turn it over the rest of the game as.
• 46:45
  Speaker 4: Well he's made plays when when they needed. To and
• 46:49
  Speaker 4: the crazy part about this game was the it was
• 46:53
  Speaker 4: the overtime period Where troy gets the ball to start
• 46:57
  Speaker 4: and they actually go not only three now they go
• 47:00
  Speaker 4: four and. Out so they had an incomplete pass on
• 47:03
  Speaker 4: all four downs of their first overtime, period which is
• 47:06
  Speaker 4: something you almost never, see but very very impressive stuff
• 47:10
  Speaker 4: from The Most west. Defense, oh you, know to Force
• 47:13
  Speaker 4: shaeffer out of, Pocket i'm forced to make some tough
• 47:16
  Speaker 4: FROs and then while The Most west offense couldn't do
• 47:22
  Speaker 4: too much and then over time.
• 47:23
  Speaker 3: Possession, uh they got a walk off field goal to
• 47:26
  Speaker 3: end the. Game.
• 47:27
  Speaker 4: Yeah one of the biggest moments From Caid williams athletic
• 47:31
  Speaker 4: careers so, far probably the biggest thing the walk off
• 47:34
  Speaker 4: field goal for his team to win the district. Title you,
• 47:37
  Speaker 4: know second straight season with the district title for The.
• 47:39
  Speaker 4: Jaguars it's just an insane. GAME i remember following this
• 47:43
  Speaker 4: because this is this is the district championship. WEEKEND i
• 47:47
  Speaker 4: remember following this game on my, phone crazy crazy because
• 47:52
  Speaker 4: we had some other crazy games that, week like The
• 47:54
  Speaker 4: Kirkwood farmington you know with the Kirk greky.
• 47:57
  Speaker 3: Game was that day we were that that was our live.
• 48:00
  Speaker 4: Show The Platte County rockhurst game was pretty crazy going
• 48:04
  Speaker 4: on that.
• 48:04
  Speaker 3: DAY i, know that was an interesting.
• 48:05
  Speaker 4: One and then you Had Departs Well North Proper west
• 48:08
  Speaker 4: game also went to, overtime.
• 48:09
  Speaker 2: And then we had three over ten.
• 48:11
  Speaker 1: Games viani lost To sullivan double overtime Where sullivan scored.
• 48:14
  Speaker 2: On a two point, conversion, yeah to win the. Game
• 48:17
  Speaker 2: heartbreaking for The.
• 48:18
  Speaker 4: Griffins you, know ACTUALLY i remember, that you, know following
• 48:21
  Speaker 4: The West troy game On twitter and, saying oh ten
• 48:25
  Speaker 4: ten a, halftime you know ABOUT i, expected you, know
• 48:27
  Speaker 4: that was a surprise. There and Then troy kind of
• 48:30
  Speaker 4: pulled in the third quarter And i'm, like, wow, okay
• 48:32
  Speaker 4: impressive Stuff. Trojans and then My west fights back AND
• 48:37
  Speaker 4: i can't believe they tied.
• 48:38
  Speaker 3: It that that was just extremely.
• 48:39
  Speaker 4: Impressive and then to just defensively shut them down the
• 48:43
  Speaker 4: entire fourth, quarter furth.
• 48:45
  Speaker 3: Quarter and overtime was, very very.
• 48:46
  Speaker 4: Impressive that was a, crazy crazy, game one of the
• 48:48
  Speaker 4: most memorable athletic events to take place in O foulon.
• 48:51
  Speaker 3: And quite a long.
• 48:52
  Speaker 1: Time, YES i, mean you, know for, context What west
• 48:55
  Speaker 1: they made it a thirty one to twenty four game
• 48:58
  Speaker 1: with four to thirty eight left and then got the ball,
• 49:01
  Speaker 1: back but just the in sixty three seconds with the
• 49:03
  Speaker 1: three and, out and then they had to drive ninety
• 49:06
  Speaker 1: seven yards ninety seven yards and they scored in just
• 49:11
  Speaker 1: a little under two minutes with the and that was
• 49:14
  Speaker 1: like a like a two minute drive essentially scored with
• 49:18
  Speaker 1: a minute seventeen, left and and then they actually got an,
• 49:22
  Speaker 1: interception so they could have if they would, have they
• 49:24
  Speaker 1: could have got with only thirteen seconds, left so they
• 49:26
  Speaker 1: actually had that opportunity to potentially score with no time,
• 49:31
  Speaker 1: left but then then they three an interception minute over
• 49:34
  Speaker 1: time and, yeah just u overtime was PRETTY i don't,
• 49:42
  Speaker 1: know maybe a.
• 49:42
  Speaker 3: Little it was relatively.
• 49:43
  Speaker 4: QUICK i mean it was four plays For troy and
• 49:45
  Speaker 4: THEN i think it was only four players Well.
• 49:47
  Speaker 3: WEST i think it was pretty. Thrilling, YEAH i think.
• 49:49
  Speaker 2: What was stunning was, that you, Know troy going four and.
• 49:53
  Speaker 1: OUT i really thought THAT i thought they were GONNA
• 49:56
  Speaker 1: i actually thought they were probably gonna score because, like
• 49:58
  Speaker 1: you only got you got twenty five, yards you can
• 50:00
  Speaker 1: kind of you can kind of reset. Things and, yeah
• 50:05
  Speaker 1: but THEY i guess they threw four consecutive, passes and you,
• 50:09
  Speaker 1: know which is weird because they were you, know they
• 50:12
  Speaker 1: were run heavy. Team they can, throw you, know it's
• 50:15
  Speaker 1: not like they can't throw at. All but, YEAH i
• 50:17
  Speaker 1: DON'T i don't know what went into the scheming. There
• 50:20
  Speaker 1: and then you, know all zoom Out west had to
• 50:22
  Speaker 1: do was they didn't kick the field goal. IMMEDIATELY i,
• 50:24
  Speaker 1: mean they tried to get as close as they. Could but,
• 50:27
  Speaker 1: Yeah Cad, williams he's one of the best kickers in the,
• 50:29
  Speaker 1: area All state are and got the game winning kick, right.
• 50:33
  Speaker 3: There, yeah there were some other honorable.
• 50:36
  Speaker 4: Mentions we'll save the game of the year that included
• 50:38
  Speaker 4: some out of area, teams like the very first game
• 50:40
  Speaker 4: of the year Between East louis And Bergen.
• 50:41
  Speaker 3: Catholic that was a crazy.
• 50:43
  Speaker 4: Game, yeah THE cbc Versus Raymond gap game that was
• 50:47
  Speaker 4: In week, six that was a very crazy. Game and
• 50:50
  Speaker 4: then in The illinois Semi, finals Pre central against.
• 50:53
  Speaker 3: That Rochester rochester and that was an insane.
• 50:56
  Speaker 4: Game, yeah we wanted to go with the game that
• 50:57
  Speaker 4: included two area, teams SO.
• 50:59
  Speaker 1: I, know and both came out on the losing, End
• 51:02
  Speaker 1: Rochester Breeze. Central that was a. HEARTBREAKER i, mean that
• 51:06
  Speaker 1: was a great season For, breeze BUT i mean they
• 51:08
  Speaker 1: had a fourteen point lead in the fourth quarter as.
• 51:11
  Speaker 1: Well Then rochester was really really good and they got
• 51:14
  Speaker 1: the game to overtime and Then.
• 51:17
  Speaker 2: Central, Scored they.
• 51:19
  Speaker 1: Scored a touchdown and THEN i was JUST i was
• 51:21
  Speaker 1: following the game on my phone And i'm, like IF
• 51:24
  Speaker 1: i have a feeling If rochester's gonna, score they get a,
• 51:26
  Speaker 1: touchdown they probably got to go for two and they're
• 51:28
  Speaker 1: probably gotta get.
• 51:28
  Speaker 2: It and that's what.
• 51:29
  Speaker 1: Happened SO i feel that was a heartbreaking loss For,
• 51:33
  Speaker 1: central but you know they'll they'll get over it and
• 51:38
  Speaker 1: still in a great spot with their. Program and then
• 51:40
  Speaker 1: in the regular, SEASON i have a hard time remembering
• 51:44
  Speaker 1: some really really good.
• 51:45
  Speaker 2: GAMES i.
• 51:47
  Speaker 1: Know the few THAT i went To ladu Versus writtener
• 51:50
  Speaker 1: In week two was pretty.
• 51:52
  Speaker 2: Dramatic le dou won forty to thirty.
• 51:54
  Speaker 1: Nine they got a they scored on a fourth and
• 51:57
  Speaker 1: goal at the one yard line with a minute to
• 51:58
  Speaker 1: go to take the lead, win and just a lot
• 52:02
  Speaker 1: of funky plays in that game, too back and forth.
• 52:05
  Speaker 1: Game and, yeah you MENTIONED Cbc Raven. Gap i'm trying
• 52:10
  Speaker 1: to think of some. Others you, Know pattonville coming back
• 52:13
  Speaker 1: to Beat rittner in week, four they were they trailed
• 52:16
  Speaker 1: by thirteen and then they won the game forty to thirty.
• 52:19
  Speaker 1: Three so there was a dramatic rivalry win for.
• 52:23
  Speaker 2: Them And.
• 52:27
  Speaker 1: Kirkwood Eureak, no, Sorry Lafillette kirkwood was a pretty good, game,
• 52:31
  Speaker 1: yeah OR i Think, Yeah lafayette won thirty five eight
• 52:35
  Speaker 1: and that one kind.
• 52:37
  Speaker 4: Of half the battle of one on nine was pretty.
• 52:40
  Speaker 4: Crazy the second half was not.
• 52:42
  Speaker 1: Close, yeah well the, game, YEAH i, mean the game
• 52:45
  Speaker 1: was ultimately kind of a.
• 52:46
  Speaker 2: Blowout, yeah, right but there was a yeah you were.
• 52:49
  Speaker 1: There so that was a pretty crazy game there for
• 52:53
  Speaker 1: what it was in the first. Half i'm trying to, Think,
• 52:57
  Speaker 1: Oh edwardsville when they're come back against bell.
• 53:00
  Speaker 3: That was a crazy. Game, yeah we're See edward's most playoff.
• 53:03
  Speaker 1: Hopes, well it was a huge comeback for For Bella.
• 53:06
  Speaker 1: East they were down by numerous points AND i think
• 53:12
  Speaker 1: they were down, like, yeah they're twenty eight to fourteen
• 53:16
  Speaker 1: at halftime and, yeah and then so, no they were
• 53:23
  Speaker 1: down by fourteen in the third quarter and then they
• 53:26
  Speaker 1: were able to Be elis was able to score with
• 53:29
  Speaker 1: about a minute to, go and Then EDWARDSVILLE i think
• 53:33
  Speaker 1: drove like forty seconds down the, field like like an
• 53:35
  Speaker 1: eight r drive and they scored on a twenty two
• 53:37
  Speaker 1: yard touchdown pass From yale wea we To Gavin fray
• 53:39
  Speaker 1: WITH i think about ten seconds left in the game
• 53:42
  Speaker 1: and they won forty one thirty. Nine, yeah that was
• 53:44
  Speaker 1: pretty crazy, There and, YEAH i can't think of any
• 53:49
  Speaker 1: other games right. THERE i, mean, well we're we're just
• 53:52
  Speaker 1: kind of breezing. Now BUT i got THE ledu come
• 53:55
  Speaker 1: back Over Hazel. East not not a great game, overall
• 53:58
  Speaker 1: but just it. Was it was an incredible. Comeback you,
• 54:01
  Speaker 1: know we do scored twenty one points in about three
• 54:03
  Speaker 1: and a half minutes all in the fourth courd to
• 54:06
  Speaker 1: come back and win twenty one. Nineteen so that was
• 54:07
  Speaker 1: pretty insane. There AND i Know glyn Burgo field had
• 54:12
  Speaker 1: a pretty good game in the first round of the
• 54:14
  Speaker 1: playoffs Where oakfield won that, One.
• 54:16
  Speaker 2: And, YEAH i Think i'm out right. There YEAH i.
• 54:20
  Speaker 1: Can't There's i'm sure there's some other pretty good games
• 54:23
  Speaker 1: that we're just, forgetting but, yeah those are the ones
• 54:25
  Speaker 1: that are off the top of my.
• 54:26
  Speaker 3: Head plenty of, crazy crazy games to go around this.
• 54:30
  Speaker 4: Year congratulations to all the first, Team All Metro, First
• 54:34
  Speaker 4: All state, first And all conference players this year on
• 54:36
  Speaker 4: great seasons you, know ultimately didn't and the way we
• 54:40
  Speaker 4: wanted it two with SOME stl state, champions but still
• 54:43
  Speaker 4: a very fun season.
• 54:44
  Speaker 3: Overall, yeah always fun to.
• 54:46
  Speaker 1: Cover, YEAH i think we did a really good, Job
• 54:48
  Speaker 1: LIKE i think we were really fortunate just of getting
• 54:50
  Speaker 1: cameras out to really good games more than. Usual like
• 54:52
  Speaker 1: it seems like for whatever, REASON i just even for,
• 54:54
  Speaker 1: me LIKE i just happened to stumble into some games
• 54:57
  Speaker 1: that ended up being pretty, Awesome LIKE i paid that
• 55:00
  Speaker 1: didn't seem anything particularly, great but ended up having some
• 55:05
  Speaker 1: drama on, them which is always great to, capture and you,
• 55:08
  Speaker 1: know document put it on. YouTube and SO i THINK
• 55:11
  Speaker 1: i got very fortunate in that regardless season more than.
• 55:13
  Speaker 1: Usual but, yeah which more teams won state few teams
• 55:18
  Speaker 1: won state championships or even you, know played in a state.
• 55:22
  Speaker 1: CHAMPIONSHIP i, mean you, Know lift For life they, oh,
• 55:24
  Speaker 1: dude speaking of great, Games lift For life they.
• 55:27
  Speaker 2: Were they had like three in the.
• 55:29
  Speaker 3: Playoffs, yeah they came back Against Saint.
• 55:32
  Speaker 1: Genevieve, yeah and then they had a just a back
• 55:35
  Speaker 1: and forth game Against Valley, catholic which they WERE i
• 55:37
  Speaker 1: think winning for the most.
• 55:39
  Speaker 2: Part.
• 55:40
  Speaker 1: Yeah and then they almost had a huge upset loss Against,
• 55:43
  Speaker 1: dexter but they blocked a field. Goal it was like
• 55:46
  Speaker 1: eight six And dexter had a fairly short field, goal
• 55:48
  Speaker 1: But lift For life blocked it with ten seconds to
• 55:50
  Speaker 1: go in the. Game and then and then the state
• 55:53
  Speaker 1: championship game That lift For life was in was really great,
• 55:56
  Speaker 1: actually and, yeah they fell short against uh Against, Seneca,
• 56:00
  Speaker 1: yeah they had A left For life had an opportunity
• 56:02
  Speaker 1: with ninety nine yards to go with about a minute
• 56:05
  Speaker 1: left to drive down the field and score and they
• 56:09
  Speaker 1: would have gone for two and they were down by,
• 56:10
  Speaker 1: seven but they got the got far as midfield.
• 56:14
  Speaker 2: And just ran out of.
• 56:15
  Speaker 1: Time so there were some really good, games and you
• 56:18
  Speaker 1: know we got a you, know, aforemention not aforemention because
• 56:21
  Speaker 1: we haven't mentioned, yet but you, know The East Saint
• 56:24
  Speaker 1: louis lost To.
• 56:25
  Speaker 2: Fenwick that was a really good game for what it.
• 56:27
  Speaker 3: Was that was in insane.
• 56:28
  Speaker 2: Game, yeah but, Yeah Easting. Louis they fell short in that, one.
• 56:33
  Speaker 1: Despite they HAD i think they ran forty one more
• 56:37
  Speaker 1: plays Than fenwick did and they were not able to
• 56:41
  Speaker 1: come out.
• 56:41
  Speaker 2: On top of that.
• 56:41
  Speaker 4: One so, Well i'm speaking of THE Ihsa championships actually
• 56:48
  Speaker 4: just changed their playoffs, system WHICH i believe is effective
• 56:51
  Speaker 4: this coming season in twenty twenty.
• 56:52
  Speaker 3: Six it is so The illinois, playoffs which for quite a.
• 56:57
  Speaker 4: While consisted of thirty two teams in eight, classes where
• 57:02
  Speaker 4: it would the teams the best records got, In so
• 57:05
  Speaker 4: a majority of the time it would mean no four
• 57:08
  Speaker 4: and five, teams and on rare occasion maybe one or
• 57:11
  Speaker 4: two four and five teams will get, in but it
• 57:14
  Speaker 4: pretty much required you to get a winning record to
• 57:16
  Speaker 4: earn your way to the, playoffs and.
• 57:17
  Speaker 3: The teams were. Seated from there classes went.
• 57:20
  Speaker 4: Three they have now changed it to where it's now
• 57:22
  Speaker 4: forty eight teams per, class and that's going to open
• 57:26
  Speaker 4: the door for a lot more foreign five probably.
• 57:28
  Speaker 3: Been some three and six teams to get in as.
• 57:30
  Speaker 4: Well what this does is it also adds a week
• 57:32
  Speaker 4: to the regular, season or to the, CALENDAR i should.
• 57:35
  Speaker 4: Say so instead of doing What missouri currently has where
• 57:41
  Speaker 4: they just you, know make the playoffs a week, longer
• 57:44
  Speaker 4: they decided to make the regular season a week. Shorter
• 57:46
  Speaker 4: and WHAT i mean by that is there is no
• 57:48
  Speaker 4: longer a week a week zero scrimmage.
• 57:50
  Speaker 3: Week so While missouri will.
• 57:53
  Speaker 4: Be playing our, Jamborees illinois will be playing one of
• 57:57
  Speaker 4: the regular Season is that correct from WHAT i?
• 57:59
  Speaker 3: Understand sorry say that.
• 58:01
  Speaker 1: Again so During missouri jamboree, week yese was gonna be
• 58:05
  Speaker 1: playing regular sing. Games that's where week one. Starts and
• 58:07
  Speaker 1: know on on okay from the media strictly media side of,
• 58:11
  Speaker 1: it as far as covering, Games oh screw, US i
• 58:13
  Speaker 1: know that. That, no it's, No i'm Just i'm Just
• 58:17
  Speaker 1: i'm just explaining.
• 58:17
  Speaker 2: It this does not.
• 58:18
  Speaker 1: Matter but, like, yes it's cool to film a game
• 58:21
  Speaker 1: like start early and then get that out and then
• 58:24
  Speaker 1: you have next.
• 58:24
  Speaker 2: Week but, NO i would prefer that they stayed the
• 58:27
  Speaker 2: same state like how it's.
• 58:28
  Speaker 4: Been what this, does removing that preparation week puts coaches
• 58:33
  Speaker 4: and really the safeties of players in a serious. Bind
• 58:37
  Speaker 4: and Coach Brad, dixon For Camp Point central up there
• 58:41
  Speaker 4: in The Western Olliwa Valley, CONFERENCE i, think put out
• 58:44
  Speaker 4: a great press release that really summed up some of
• 58:47
  Speaker 4: the problems with, This and just for, Info Campoint central
• 58:51
  Speaker 4: is one of the best football programs in the state
• 58:53
  Speaker 4: for small.
• 58:54
  Speaker 3: Schools you, know A class one school.
• 58:56
  Speaker 4: That's always been a great W ivc team WENT i
• 58:59
  Speaker 4: believe eleven to two last year and attend and one this,
• 59:02
  Speaker 4: year so a very very good. Team the Coach dixon
• 59:06
  Speaker 4: put out some, great great information And i'm just gonna
• 59:09
  Speaker 4: read some of his words. Here so this is to
• 59:13
  Speaker 4: THE Ihsa administrators And board Of. DIRECTORS i am writing
• 59:17
  Speaker 4: to respectfully express significant concerns regarding the recent changes to
• 59:21
  Speaker 4: THE ihsa football, calendar specifically the removal of The week
• 59:25
  Speaker 4: zero scrimmage and the adjustment of the regular season to
• 59:27
  Speaker 4: accommodate playoff. Expansion the primary issue is not simply the
• 59:32
  Speaker 4: addition of another playoff, week but the loss of official
• 59:35
  Speaker 4: in season preparation time and the unintended consequence this creates
• 59:39
  Speaker 4: a substantial and unavoidable increase in summer football activity to
• 59:43
  Speaker 4: fill that.
• 59:43
  Speaker 3: Gap And i'm gonna.
• 59:45
  Speaker 4: Pause real, QUICK i will, say at least currently In
• 59:48
  Speaker 4: missouri And, illinois there's definitely a lot of work to
• 59:51
  Speaker 4: do in the, summer but there are also mandatory breaks
• 59:53
  Speaker 4: that are. Good it's good to have the dead periods
• 59:57
  Speaker 4: and some weekends off because there's a lot out of
• 1:00:00
  Speaker 4: work these kids got to put in in the, summertime
• 1:00:02
  Speaker 4: which you know is their summer. Breaks you, KNOW i
• 1:00:04
  Speaker 4: want to take you, know take some time, off you,
• 1:00:06
  Speaker 4: know go on vacation with the, family but there's also
• 1:00:09
  Speaker 4: a lot of work to, do SO i, think you,
• 1:00:11
  Speaker 4: know having adequate time.
• 1:00:12
  Speaker 3: Off is also. Big so then to come back to
• 1:00:15
  Speaker 3: come back To Coach dixon's.
• 1:00:16
  Speaker 4: Words for many, programs including, ours the previous structure allowed for.
• 1:00:21
  Speaker 3: Balance we consistently honored.
• 1:00:23
  Speaker 4: Both the fourth Of july week and the Early august dead,
• 1:00:25
  Speaker 4: period two breaks That missouri teams also. Have this past,
• 1:00:30
  Speaker 4: summer we experienced the best turnout of athletes and coaches
• 1:00:33
  Speaker 4: in my twenty three, years in large part because the
• 1:00:36
  Speaker 4: calendar provided clear, breaks reasonable, expectations and clear boundaries between, preparation,
• 1:00:41
  Speaker 4: rest and. Competition under the previous, model we intentionally used
• 1:00:46
  Speaker 4: only nine to eleven summer contact, days knowing we had
• 1:00:49
  Speaker 4: sixteen official practices in a week zero scrimmage to properly
• 1:00:52
  Speaker 4: prepare our athletes For week. One that preparation was, deliberate,
• 1:00:56
  Speaker 4: progressive and focused on athletes safety programs will now Enter
• 1:01:00
  Speaker 4: week one with roughly ten total practices and no scrimmage
• 1:01:04
  Speaker 4: before live. Competition the practical reality is clear coaches will feel,
• 1:01:09
  Speaker 4: pressure whether intentional or, not to shift preparation into the
• 1:01:13
  Speaker 4: summer to make up for lost official practice. Time while
• 1:01:16
  Speaker 4: summer contact todays may remain technically, limited expectations informal work
• 1:01:21
  Speaker 4: and overall time demands will inevitably. Increase as a, result
• 1:01:25
  Speaker 4: for most, schools football will effectively run continuously From july
• 1:01:29
  Speaker 4: sixth through the conclusion of the season with no meaningful.
• 1:01:32
  Speaker 4: Break what was once a defined summer in a defined
• 1:01:36
  Speaker 4: season now becomes one extended period of work for both
• 1:01:39
  Speaker 4: players and. Coaches, Ultimately i'm concerned with the long term
• 1:01:43
  Speaker 4: impact this will have on athlete, burnout an injury, risk
• 1:01:47
  Speaker 4: multi sport, participation, coaching sustainability and, retention and overall participation
• 1:01:52
  Speaker 4: in sport of.
• 1:01:53
  Speaker 3: Football and he goes.
• 1:01:56
  Speaker 4: Down to say high school football In illinois has always been.
• 1:01:59
  Speaker 4: Unique one of its defining strengths is that teams must
• 1:02:03
  Speaker 4: earn a playoff.
• 1:02:04
  Speaker 3: Berth the regular season.
• 1:02:05
  Speaker 4: Matters coaches from other states routinely express admiration for our
• 1:02:10
  Speaker 4: system expanding the playoffs at the expensive preparation time and
• 1:02:14
  Speaker 4: calendar balance risks undermining what has historically made their own football.
• 1:02:18
  Speaker 4: Special he also goes on a bit to you, know
• 1:02:24
  Speaker 4: appreciate what the board is trying to, do and you,
• 1:02:26
  Speaker 4: know and just give more athletes opportunities to perform in the.
• 1:02:29
  Speaker 4: Postseason this this puts athletes at. Risk it does when
• 1:02:34
  Speaker 4: when you when you decrease the amount of preparation, time
• 1:02:37
  Speaker 4: especially in. Summer you, know it's it's just this is
• 1:02:41
  Speaker 4: not just AND i hope people don't take this the wrong.
• 1:02:44
  Speaker 4: Way this is not Coach dixon, saying, OH i wanted
• 1:02:47
  Speaker 4: more time to prepare in the. Summer this is taking
• 1:02:49
  Speaker 4: away time to. Prepare that's not necessarily. True it's the
• 1:02:53
  Speaker 4: big issue is break.
• 1:02:55
  Speaker 3: Time you, know you, know the last thing you want
• 1:02:57
  Speaker 3: to do is push these athletes too hard in the.
• 1:02:59
  Speaker 4: Summer and you, know these athletes are burned out in
• 1:03:02
  Speaker 4: the summertime and week one hasn't even, started but you
• 1:03:05
  Speaker 4: have to push them hard because you now have one
• 1:03:08
  Speaker 4: less week to. Prepare and you, know it's, like, oh you,
• 1:03:11
  Speaker 4: know the summer is three, months what's one more week.
• 1:03:14
  Speaker 3: Off it's, like, no that's a. Lot that's a lot of.
• 1:03:17
  Speaker 3: Time and.
• 1:03:19
  Speaker 4: You get a lot of these kids in these teams
• 1:03:20
  Speaker 4: that are going it is the, summertime but they're going
• 1:03:24
  Speaker 4: to school three at least four times a, week not
• 1:03:28
  Speaker 4: just for, practices but also speeding weight, sessions going to
• 1:03:31
  Speaker 4: the weight, room getting some training. In and it's a,
• 1:03:34
  Speaker 4: LOT i will say as someone who did it in high,
• 1:03:36
  Speaker 4: school it is a. Lot and it's even more now
• 1:03:38
  Speaker 4: with the spring practices that are going.
• 1:03:40
  Speaker 3: ON i know In. Missouri i'm not sure What illinois
• 1:03:42
  Speaker 3: is doing with, those but it's a.
• 1:03:44
  Speaker 4: Ton so it's it's very good for players' safety to
• 1:03:47
  Speaker 4: have those defined, breaks you, know around the fourth Of july,
• 1:03:50
  Speaker 4: holiday the dead period In august where kids and families
• 1:03:53
  Speaker 4: can go on.
• 1:03:53
  Speaker 3: Vacation you, know it's good for parents to have that
• 1:03:56
  Speaker 3: calendar and plan stuff. Around but now with no.
• 1:04:00
  Speaker 4: Scrimmage, time with less preparation, time that, is that's gonna
• 1:04:04
  Speaker 4: put guys at.
• 1:04:05
  Speaker 3: Risk and we've seen it in THE.
• 1:04:06
  Speaker 4: Nfl they have decreased the number of preseason games and,
• 1:04:10
  Speaker 4: injuries you, know haven't drastically gone, up but they have gone.
• 1:04:13
  Speaker 4: Up and while football is a violent, game and you,
• 1:04:16
  Speaker 4: know playing football is always you're always want to be
• 1:04:18
  Speaker 4: at risk getting injured playing. Football that's just how that's
• 1:04:21
  Speaker 4: the way the sport. Is there's nothing you can do
• 1:04:22
  Speaker 4: to bring the injury risk down to. Zero there's always
• 1:04:26
  Speaker 4: want to be injuries in. Football but there are things
• 1:04:28
  Speaker 4: you can do to mitigate injuries in, football and one
• 1:04:30
  Speaker 4: of them is, adequate adequate preparation. Time and one of
• 1:04:35
  Speaker 4: these things is getting plenty of preseason reps in for these.
• 1:04:39
  Speaker 4: Players AND i think what helps is having scrimmage time
• 1:04:42
  Speaker 4: before the season.
• 1:04:43
  Speaker 3: Starts having That jamuary week is. Fine SO i don't,
• 1:04:47
  Speaker 3: KNOW i don't know what they. Think only one team's gonna.
• 1:04:49
  Speaker 4: Do maybe it's just gonna be maybe it's just gonna
• 1:04:51
  Speaker 4: be The missouri, schedule but moved up a week AND
• 1:04:55
  Speaker 4: i think is what it's gonna. BE i don't know
• 1:04:56
  Speaker 4: if they're Gonna What i'm saying, IS i don't know
• 1:04:57
  Speaker 4: if they're gonna do jam, breeze but just.
• 1:04:59
  Speaker 2: A week before they will not these areas they will not.
• 1:05:02
  Speaker 3: SEE i hate. THAT i really don't like. That that's
• 1:05:06
  Speaker 3: that's just we're not moving the right.
• 1:05:08
  Speaker 4: Direction and you, know The illinois and also what he
• 1:05:10
  Speaker 4: said in is in his release is about how a
• 1:05:13
  Speaker 4: lot of coaches in other states really envy the only
• 1:05:16
  Speaker 4: one playoffs's which is true because you, know having to
• 1:05:20
  Speaker 4: earn your spot in the playoffs is pretty.
• 1:05:21
  Speaker 3: Huge because you, know.
• 1:05:22
  Speaker 4: We've seen really in the past many years In missouri
• 1:05:25
  Speaker 4: of how eighty percent ish of first round playoff matchups
• 1:05:30
  Speaker 4: or either by weeks or just not close games because
• 1:05:33
  Speaker 4: it's full of a lot of teams that just have
• 1:05:36
  Speaker 4: no room in the, playoffs like one in, eight two
• 1:05:37
  Speaker 4: and seven teams the playoffs that you, know for a
• 1:05:40
  Speaker 4: lot of, time these coaches just you, know you, KNOW
• 1:05:44
  Speaker 4: I i you, Know I've i'm not saying these coaching
• 1:05:47
  Speaker 4: players don't want to, play but you, know when you're
• 1:05:49
  Speaker 4: on a team like that and, seven a lot of times,
• 1:05:53
  Speaker 4: like you know, WHAT i think it's time for the
• 1:05:55
  Speaker 4: season to wrap up so we can focus on preparing
• 1:05:57
  Speaker 4: for next, year, folks on getting these kids in a winterspo,
• 1:06:00
  Speaker 4: sorts you, know not trying to you, know because while
• 1:06:03
  Speaker 4: football is the main thing for a lot of these,
• 1:06:05
  Speaker 4: schools players and, coaches football.
• 1:06:07
  Speaker 3: Is not the only. Thing there are other sports that
• 1:06:10
  Speaker 3: are good for football players to.
• 1:06:12
  Speaker 4: Play you, Know i've always been an advocate of players
• 1:06:15
  Speaker 4: playing multiple sports outside of, football and you, know many.
• 1:06:18
  Speaker 3: Other coaches and administrators are also for.
• 1:06:20
  Speaker 4: That you, know kids being able to compete in other
• 1:06:23
  Speaker 4: environments is a very productive. Thing but you know a
• 1:06:28
  Speaker 4: lot of times these these mediocre teams are not happy
• 1:06:31
  Speaker 4: to end their, season but satisfy to end the.
• 1:06:33
  Speaker 3: Season.
• 1:06:34
  Speaker 2: Yeah well, YEAH i just THINK i have a lot
• 1:06:38
  Speaker 2: to talk about.
• 1:06:38
  Speaker 1: There BUT i think the big thing THAT i have
• 1:06:41
  Speaker 1: not heard a good argument, for and the the biggest
• 1:06:44
  Speaker 1: issue is is the less practices that really IS i,
• 1:06:47
  Speaker 1: mean people like, ME i Mean i've been vocal about
• 1:06:49
  Speaker 1: now you, know the playsses they're supposed to you, know
• 1:06:51
  Speaker 1: you take you, know less away from the meaning of the,
• 1:06:54
  Speaker 1: playoffs adding adding in more teams and lowering the bar you,
• 1:06:58
  Speaker 1: know ultimately that's kind of a moot, POINT.
• 1:07:01
  Speaker 2: I think most.
• 1:07:02
  Speaker 1: Likely but you, know the when it means you have
• 1:07:06
  Speaker 1: to push up practice times and therefore eliminate practice, practices
• 1:07:11
  Speaker 1: that's where kids eventually get. Hurt and IT'S i really
• 1:07:17
  Speaker 1: don't know if some of these people who voted in
• 1:07:18
  Speaker 1: favor for, it it just seems like maybe they just
• 1:07:20
  Speaker 1: want to it's an excuse for them to just make
• 1:07:23
  Speaker 1: the playoffs and just, say, hey we made the, playoffs
• 1:07:26
  Speaker 1: and you, know AND i think some of these people
• 1:07:29
  Speaker 1: have good, intentions like they really mean well for the,
• 1:07:31
  Speaker 1: kids and they say, like, hey like every kid.
• 1:07:34
  Speaker 2: Or most kids deserve to make the, playoffs.
• 1:07:36
  Speaker 1: But you, know at the expense, of you, know potentially
• 1:07:40
  Speaker 1: harming a lot of other kids with less practice.
• 1:07:42
  Speaker 2: Times and less. Preparation you. Know So i'm not so
• 1:07:46
  Speaker 2: sure if that's if they are in the right.
• 1:07:48
  Speaker 1: Intentions right, there because you, know you got to you
• 1:07:50
  Speaker 1: got to have players in best possible preparation and that
• 1:07:53
  Speaker 1: starts with.
• 1:07:53
  Speaker 2: Practices you.
• 1:07:54
  Speaker 4: Know what really upsets, me and this is not just
• 1:07:57
  Speaker 4: for high school, playoffs but this is high school, Football
• 1:08:02
  Speaker 4: Major League, baseball THE, nba THE, nfl college, football especially
• 1:08:08
  Speaker 4: all the playoffs are expanding, everywhere.
• 1:08:11
  Speaker 1: And that is not a good.
• 1:08:14
  Speaker 3: Thing it's just Not it removes value from your regular.
• 1:08:17
  Speaker 3: Season it just. DOES i, mean you look At Ohio
• 1:08:23
  Speaker 3: state Versus.
• 1:08:23
  Speaker 4: Michigan you, know for one hundred plus, years it wasn't you,
• 1:08:28
  Speaker 4: know a playoff, game but that game determine your.
• 1:08:31
  Speaker 3: Season that was the biggest game of the.
• 1:08:32
  Speaker 4: YEAR a lot of times both teams are in the top,
• 1:08:34
  Speaker 4: ten top, five it could determine if one of the
• 1:08:37
  Speaker 4: teams either wins the national championship or goes to play
• 1:08:40
  Speaker 4: the national championship, game or you, know in a small
• 1:08:43
  Speaker 4: playoff at least a.
• 1:08:44
  Speaker 3: Four team playoff could determine who gets into the.
• 1:08:46
  Speaker 1: Playoff, yeah and or just who was like number, one
• 1:08:49
  Speaker 1: and like even before, then when there weren't any, playoffs.
• 1:08:52
  Speaker 3: That's, yeah. Exactly.
• 1:08:54
  Speaker 4: Yeah and so when you and this this is not
• 1:08:57
  Speaker 4: just college, football but this is all. Sports when you
• 1:09:00
  Speaker 4: you expand the, playoffs it you, know literally by, nature
• 1:09:04
  Speaker 4: removes value from the regular season games you. Play because
• 1:09:08
  Speaker 4: if more teams get, in that means more teams that
• 1:09:11
  Speaker 4: lost games also get, in so they lost more games.
• 1:09:15
  Speaker 1: Also and then people, say, like, oh you're you're not for.
• 1:09:18
  Speaker 1: Kids then like you're against kids getting.
• 1:09:20
  Speaker 4: Opportunities we're four players safety and we're four players that
• 1:09:24
  Speaker 4: deserve to get into getting.
• 1:09:26
  Speaker 2: In, yeah that's just that's the Argument i've.
• 1:09:27
  Speaker 3: Heard it's just it's just AND i think that's a
• 1:09:29
  Speaker 3: bigger thing with sports as a. Whole it's just a general.
• 1:09:33
  Speaker 4: Participation shrophy ization of sports that we are trying to
• 1:09:37
  Speaker 4: give as many people as possible awards for doing. Nothing
• 1:09:41
  Speaker 4: and you know, this this is this is not to
• 1:09:44
  Speaker 4: say that you, know oh you're three and, six LIKE
• 1:09:48
  Speaker 4: i hate. You it's, like, no that's Not that's not
• 1:09:50
  Speaker 4: what we're saying. Here it's we think teams should earn
• 1:09:52
  Speaker 4: the right to being the. Playoffs you, know you didn't do.
• 1:09:55
  Speaker 4: Good we're hard in the off season to get better
• 1:09:58
  Speaker 4: because that's what championship. Determinents in the off season works the.
• 1:10:00
  Speaker 2: Hardest and it's a good life lesson.
• 1:10:02
  Speaker 3: Too, Yeah and it's just it's a.
• 1:10:05
  Speaker 4: Shame it's a it's a huge, shame and it's A
• 1:10:07
  Speaker 4: it really is the thing that a lot of other
• 1:10:09
  Speaker 4: states and coaches have looked at The illinois systems, like,
• 1:10:11
  Speaker 4: WOW i used to have a system that you, know
• 1:10:14
  Speaker 4: you got to earn your way in and you, know
• 1:10:16
  Speaker 4: your your reward teams for having to go regular seasons
• 1:10:18
  Speaker 4: and giving them a better.
• 1:10:19
  Speaker 3: Draw but that's no longer the, case and.
• 1:10:22
  Speaker 1: Now it's like you can't WELL i guess officially technically
• 1:10:26
  Speaker 1: you still can In, illinois but you, know teams is
• 1:10:29
  Speaker 1: part of their you, know like benchmarks and the, accomplishments
• 1:10:34
  Speaker 1: like you could say, like, hey we qualified for the playoffs.
• 1:10:37
  Speaker 2: This, year and you know you those add.
• 1:10:39
  Speaker 1: Up and ever since twenty, eleven When misha implemented. Districts
• 1:10:45
  Speaker 1: starting in twenty, twelve nobody In missouri can claim that
• 1:10:49
  Speaker 1: they made the playoffs because everybody has you, know if
• 1:10:52
  Speaker 1: everyone's you, know is the thing like what's syndrome seventy?
• 1:10:54
  Speaker 1: Incredibles if everyone's, super then nobody is exactly that's exactly,
• 1:10:58
  Speaker 1: Right and.
• 1:10:59
  Speaker 3: That's that sounds like a silly, reference but it's a great.
• 1:11:02
  Speaker 4: Reference, YEAH i, mean when everyone's, in no one's, In,
• 1:11:04
  Speaker 4: yeah it does not make a difference between.
• 1:11:07
  Speaker 1: And in this, case if everyone's, in then the accomplishment
• 1:11:09
  Speaker 1: is taken away.
• 1:11:10
  Speaker 3: Completely and it's JUST i would rather we have.
• 1:11:16
  Speaker 4: Fewer accomplishments that mean more than a million accomplishments that
• 1:11:21
  Speaker 4: mean almost nothing that still mean, something you, know In,
• 1:11:23
  Speaker 4: illinois it'll still mean something in the. Playoffs but we're
• 1:11:26
  Speaker 4: gonna see some teams that literally lose twice as many
• 1:11:29
  Speaker 4: games that they win get in the.
• 1:11:30
  Speaker 2: Playoffs, yeah and that's the.
• 1:11:31
  Speaker 1: Shame and you, know AND i think a lot of
• 1:11:34
  Speaker 1: these people who voted on this for public schools and
• 1:11:36
  Speaker 1: maybe they have, like you, know negative sentiments towards private.
• 1:11:39
  Speaker 1: Schools the schools that are probably going to benefit from
• 1:11:41
  Speaker 1: this are private schools who are like three and six
• 1:11:43
  Speaker 1: or four and. Five, yeah and you, know, honestly and they're.
• 1:11:45
  Speaker 1: Good those are good teams who play really, good you,
• 1:11:47
  Speaker 1: know really tough schedules and so, like if that's kind
• 1:11:50
  Speaker 1: of your, angle like it's gotta benefit my.
• 1:11:52
  Speaker 2: School BUT i Also i'm not a fan of private.
• 1:11:54
  Speaker 1: Schools, well you most likely help private schools in that,
• 1:11:56
  Speaker 1: situation And i'm not even against, That but that's just
• 1:11:58
  Speaker 1: what's probably gonna, happen you, know you, know private schools
• 1:12:01
  Speaker 1: are gonna you know who you, Know Chicago athlete schools
• 1:12:05
  Speaker 1: or whatever who go four and, five three and, six
• 1:12:08
  Speaker 1: who you, know had really tough, schedules they'll get. In
• 1:12:11
  Speaker 1: and in a, way THAT'S i like that type of
• 1:12:13
  Speaker 1: competition aspect of, it you, know because they're competitive and
• 1:12:16
  Speaker 1: they're probably better than some five and four and six
• 1:12:18
  Speaker 1: and three, teams but you know, still ULTIMATELY i really
• 1:12:22
  Speaker 1: like the previous version.
• 1:12:23
  Speaker 2: Of what they. Had and, yeah there's blowouts and you,
• 1:12:26
  Speaker 2: know five and.
• 1:12:27
  Speaker 1: Four teams who are six and three teams who are
• 1:12:29
  Speaker 1: you know a little overmatched going into the you, know first.
• 1:12:31
  Speaker 2: Round but you, know still it was it was good for.
• 1:12:35
  Speaker 1: What it was and ultimately you had a good thing
• 1:12:38
  Speaker 1: going overall with you, know practice times and preseason.
• 1:12:42
  Speaker 2: Preparation it worked out.
• 1:12:44
  Speaker 1: Well and, now you, know for the sake of just
• 1:12:47
  Speaker 1: having more teams in the, PLAYOFFS i, mean they've you,
• 1:12:49
  Speaker 1: KNOW i actould, say it's really open the door for
• 1:12:51
  Speaker 1: some potential problems they.
• 1:12:53
  Speaker 4: Have if, anything if they really wanted to change the,
• 1:12:55
  Speaker 4: schedule what they should have done, was shoot, me Eliminate
• 1:13:00
  Speaker 4: week one and just have each team play eight realer
• 1:13:04
  Speaker 4: skis and games and have you, know just bump up
• 1:13:08
  Speaker 4: your preseason scrimmage In january week and then just have.
• 1:13:11
  Speaker 3: An extra week of summer.
• 1:13:12
  Speaker 4: Practice you know that WELL i know never, would BUT
• 1:13:16
  Speaker 4: i mean that would you, know if if you're gonna change.
• 1:13:19
  Speaker 4: Something you probably want to add preparation, time, honestly because
• 1:13:22
  Speaker 4: football is a very unique sport to where it's the
• 1:13:25
  Speaker 4: only sport outside of you, know maybe maybe rugby or
• 1:13:27
  Speaker 4: other sports where you'd play max once a. Week, yeah
• 1:13:31
  Speaker 4: sport where you actually spend ninety percent of your time
• 1:13:33
  Speaker 4: together as a team in. Practice think about other sports like, baseball,
• 1:13:38
  Speaker 4: basketball especially, baseball ninety percent of the time you're with
• 1:13:42
  Speaker 4: it as your team is during, games you, know and
• 1:13:46
  Speaker 4: basketball is about half and half half games half.
• 1:13:48
  Speaker 3: Practices but football is. Unique let's keep it that, Way,
• 1:13:54
  Speaker 3: yeah for.
• 1:13:54
  Speaker 1: Sure so you, Know i'm not so sure how things
• 1:13:57
  Speaker 1: are going to exactly play. Out And i've heard different
• 1:14:00
  Speaker 1: types of you, know because There's i've heard people In
• 1:14:03
  Speaker 1: illinois who like want to keep the who are against
• 1:14:06
  Speaker 1: the new playoff, format but want to keep a semblance
• 1:14:09
  Speaker 1: of qualifying for the. Playoffs So i've heard people say, like,
• 1:14:11
  Speaker 1: well you have to win your first run game and
• 1:14:12
  Speaker 1: then you've qualified for the. Playoffs SO i, mean we'll
• 1:14:15
  Speaker 1: see if, that if that, passes or if that actually works.
• 1:14:18
  Speaker 1: OUT i don't know about. THAT i Mean i've thought
• 1:14:20
  Speaker 1: about that For, illinois and it doesn't seem totally. Right you,
• 1:14:23
  Speaker 1: know it's just LIKE i think it might be something
• 1:14:24
  Speaker 1: that you just gotta to let, go which is sad
• 1:14:27
  Speaker 1: Because i'd like to keep. That i'd like to keep
• 1:14:29
  Speaker 1: that sense of. Accomplishment and you, know it's an actual
• 1:14:31
  Speaker 1: it's a. Stat it's an important stat too that you
• 1:14:34
  Speaker 1: can you can have it for a, program especially programs
• 1:14:36
  Speaker 1: weren't very, great weren't very, good but to say, that,
• 1:14:38
  Speaker 1: hey we qualified for the, playoffs you, know you, know
• 1:14:41
  Speaker 1: it's four times.
• 1:14:42
  Speaker 2: Out of the last six, Years like it just shows
• 1:14:43
  Speaker 2: a growth of the you, know the.
• 1:14:44
  Speaker 1: Program and then again you can probably say, like, hey
• 1:14:47
  Speaker 1: we've had a winning, record you, know for out of
• 1:14:49
  Speaker 1: the last six.
• 1:14:50
  Speaker 2: Years and but you, know the playoffs ARE i think
• 1:14:54
  Speaker 2: are a sacred.
• 1:14:55
  Speaker 1: Thing it's something we really get behind as a really
• 1:14:58
  Speaker 1: as a society because everyone's like, that you, know every
• 1:15:01
  Speaker 1: state and just to make it easier to qualify FOR
• 1:15:06
  Speaker 1: I i disagree with, that and it's it means more
• 1:15:12
  Speaker 1: when you have to work harder and you have to
• 1:15:14
  Speaker 1: win a few, games a few more games and you
• 1:15:17
  Speaker 1: have a winning record most likely to get, in and you,
• 1:15:21
  Speaker 1: know they take that, away it softens, Everything it makes
• 1:15:23
  Speaker 1: it waters it down AND i just hate how we're
• 1:15:26
  Speaker 1: kind of doing that as a society with a lot
• 1:15:28
  Speaker 1: of other things you also, mentioned like you didn't mention, this.
• 1:15:31
  Speaker 2: But The World cup also, Added, yeah.
• 1:15:33
  Speaker 3: Exactly, yeah probably the most controversial of ALL a. Bunch.
• 1:15:37
  Speaker 1: YEAH i mean they do have more, games but, yeah
• 1:15:40
  Speaker 1: that's a whole different thing because we're talking about. Professionals you,
• 1:15:42
  Speaker 1: know this is high. School so, yeah but, hey it
• 1:15:46
  Speaker 1: is what it is. Now it's we got to do
• 1:15:49
  Speaker 1: it moving. Forward AND i, mean who, knows maybe that
• 1:15:52
  Speaker 1: they might go back to thirty two. TEAMS i don't.
• 1:15:53
  Speaker 1: KNOW i, mean you can always vote on this, stuff
• 1:15:55
  Speaker 1: you can always propose, things but, uh you, know it's
• 1:15:58
  Speaker 1: maybe this is something that's always just going to be
• 1:16:00
  Speaker 1: BECAUSE i remember they were thinking of like they were
• 1:16:03
  Speaker 1: they were people a few years ago who voted on
• 1:16:06
  Speaker 1: one of the used districts for. Playoffs like you, know you,
• 1:16:10
  Speaker 1: played you would have seven regular season games for districts
• 1:16:13
  Speaker 1: and then you'd have two non conference. Games but basically
• 1:16:17
  Speaker 1: it was those seven games and districts that mattered and
• 1:16:19
  Speaker 1: then you Qual that's how you qualified for the. Playoffs
• 1:16:21
  Speaker 1: and what what it was designed to ultimately do is you,
• 1:16:25
  Speaker 1: know make your schedule really simple to to to, Create
• 1:16:30
  Speaker 1: like you got seven built in games right there and
• 1:16:32
  Speaker 1: just makes basically makes life easier for athletic.
• 1:16:35
  Speaker 2: Directors and, uh thankfully that didn't.
• 1:16:38
  Speaker 1: Pass but now we got the new playoff expanded formats and, uh,
• 1:16:42
  Speaker 1: yeah we're obviously not fans of.
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  Speaker 2: That but you, know we gotta live with them.
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  Speaker 4: Now and we'll have a discussion in an episode about
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  Speaker 4: The Missouri, playoffs probably in a couple weeks or. So,
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  Speaker 4: yeah in a few, WEEKS i don't, know we'll see
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  Speaker 4: that is one of our all season podcast topics is
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  Speaker 4: to talk about The missouri playoff.
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  Speaker 3: Format so don't worry that discussion is.
• 1:17:01
  Speaker 1: Coming, yeah it's, Yeah i'm still feeling. DIFFERENT i feel
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  Speaker 1: like there's going to be some change eventually with. It,
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  Speaker 1: yeah because a lot more people have been talking about
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  Speaker 1: it this this, season and, UH i JUST i just
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  Speaker 1: don't understand people who think like there's absolutely nothing wrong with,
• 1:17:19
  Speaker 1: It BUT i think there's again Because i'd like for
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  Speaker 1: Their i'd like for the for the playoffs to be
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  Speaker 1: more competitive and mean a little bit more than. That
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  Speaker 1: and you, know if that means only certain amount of
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  Speaker 1: teams can can, qualify then, great you, Know i'm JUST
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  Speaker 1: i don't like how everybody can qualify and and then you,
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  Speaker 1: KNOW i hear arguments of, like, well you, know, hey
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  Speaker 1: a three win.
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  Speaker 2: Team could you, know go on A cinerell. Run it's,
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  Speaker 2: like but how many times that? Happened like?
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  Speaker 1: Never, YEAH i don't think a three win team has
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  Speaker 1: ever won a district championship before or, yeah and you,
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  Speaker 1: know only in less than like the format previous to,
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  Speaker 1: that where maybe a three win team is in an
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  Speaker 1: easy district and then they win those three games and
• 1:18:00
  Speaker 1: they qualify for the playoffs and then probably losing the first.
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  Speaker 2: Round so, yeah that's, uh it is what it. IS
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  Speaker 2: i keep saying, that and uh that's the news right.
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  Speaker 4: There the less participation trophies we give out across all,
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  Speaker 4: sports all.
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  Speaker 3: Ages good. Bet yeah that's my final.
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  Speaker 2: Point, YEAH i agree with.
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  Speaker 1: That so with, that with that, note we will conclude this,
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