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MGMT 430: Strategic Position Battles · Boundary Corner Podcast

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Welcome back to the boundary Corner podcast two times in one
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week. Brian how are you?
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I'm good, buddy. How you feeling?
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I'm doing good man. Two times in one week.
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Just tells me that we are getting closer and closer to the
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season. How was your evening tonight?
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It was pretty chill man. Just Wife still full bore into
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this starting up school. So, hanging out with the boy,
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did a little little takeout for dinner and nothing too major.
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How about you man? Similar similar wife texted me
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today, she was like, I'm sore I need an afternoon so I'm like,
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why don't you just come home early, take a nap.
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I'll go get the kids. Give you a good hour.
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So we did some Chinese here at the house and And chilled out
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early this week. Last few baseball games until
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the fall. So it's been a busy week so, you
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know, definitely here. But man, we've got a lot to jump
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into today, poke headlines coming up and then another food
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processor. So with a lot of information
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that me and you as we listen to We were like oh boy, I'm taking
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notes and kind of divulging some stuff and hypothesizing some
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stuff in our mind. So let's start with Hokey
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headlines real quick. Braun got a couple commits this
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week. Yeah, we did.
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Yes, we did candy. Christensen six-foot-two,
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200-pound 87, rated 3 star at a penson Alabama way.
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You think Brian? That's a big boy to be a senior.
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Yeah, he's a big boy and he plays a way.
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I mean looking at his tape he's kind of your typical one cut
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tight back but he is Ursula. They did line him up in the wing
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and he was running. You know some go routes they
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would flare them out a little bit, catching some balls out of
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the backfield so he's definitely got some versatility there but
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in terms of his running style definitely a kind of a one cut
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and go type back. Oh yeah man, he actually played
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a game, had a couple could runs in the Highlight tapes on last
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Friday so he is one of the guys that are coming to this class of
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his playing this fall. Maybe that helps get the bump up
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a little bit above to a for, we'll see, hopefully, that'll
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that'll help the class if nothing else.
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Absolutely now also, actually really good offer.
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Let's 22 total offers including offers from Georgia, Kansas
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State, Nebraska, Arkansas, and UVA.
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So, you know, chocolate one for the guys against the guys, up
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the road here, I like him. You know, I just like that
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sighs. Sighs it, you know, regardless
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of where he is mentally, he walks on the campus, whether it
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be in January, or whether it be in June of next year.
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And yeah, you probably have to cut them up a little bit but
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you're not having to add weight which makes me think potential
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early contributor. Maybe maybe yeah, I definitely
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could see that it probably of the three backs.
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He's probably the one that probably will end up getting
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back field carriers, the soonest.
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Yeah. And I think The other two guys
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you might get involved in other ways, but I like his chances of
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getting in the backfield getting those, those big time carries a
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little bit sooner there. But really I like, you know, all
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three of the backs we've gotten have, kind of bring something
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different to the table. But, you know, really, again, we
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talked about it already a lot, but skill, guys being versatile.
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I mean, that's what we're bringing in here.
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Were either getting guys that have complementary defined roles
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or guys that can do a little bit every verything.
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Yep. And you gotta love that weren't
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done yet in the commitment category, Jared Gibble at a
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Winston-Salem three-star. 84 rank 6 foot 4 225 tight end.
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He had been committed to Charlotte before we flip them.
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You know, looks like I haven't seen this tape.
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Did you get a quick chance to look at it?
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Brian. Yeah, I picked out a little bit.
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So seeing this commitment and seeing when it happened I think
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that kind of tells me, we're not sure about probably, one of our,
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one of our two, tier 1 guys were looking at whether it's dangle
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or routes out of South Carolina, South Carolina and a rock kids.
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So sounds like to me, we release shaky on one of those guys
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wanted to make sure that we get Giblin the boat here.
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So we go ahead and get that offer.
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It also looked like there may be some other power five schools
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that were about to send him a committable.
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I'll offer to. So we got out ahead of that,
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went ahead and got him in the boat.
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So I think that's that was a good move by us and looking at
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his tape. He's a willing blocker.
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He's a guy that can block pretty well and good job of High Point
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in the ball on some of the same routes that I saw him run.
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So I think he's going to be able to complement us a little bit in
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the in the Run game and in the past game.
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So I think it's a good grab. I mean, nothing stands out.
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He's not a guy that the take really jumps off that you but
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Solid in All Phases. You always want to hear about a
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tight end because I was getting ready to ask.
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You will see a joker? Was he an inline guy?
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Well, what you're telling me is, he probably can do it all, which
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kind of want from a tight end at least what what we do.
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Because when you have the guy that can do it all, you really
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can, you can really create bad matchups.
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Regardless, if he's a burner, or if he's a great blocker, if you
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can do it all, they just put them out there.
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Let them figure out what we're going to do with.
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And whether, you know, 12th position runs a wheel route was
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getting up to the second level as part of some blocking.
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So, yeah, not the biggest offer. Let's again, flip them out of
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Charlotte. But again, add one more to the
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class and to your point. Probably on Shaky Ground.
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Somebody, let's go ahead and get a solid player in boat.
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Let's move on to the next one. All right, run it all wooden.
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Good news this week. Four hours ago.
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Luckily we me you saw the writing on the wall between the
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crystal balls and some other conversations elsewhere,
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probably the number one target for the Hokies in this
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recruiting cycle from definitely the last of the big ones in
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terms of in-state, for sure. Definitely lies in state for
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sure. Shuts us out in the top tenth.
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I leaked Williams committed to Ohio State.
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He is their 14th rated recruit out of like 16.
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So the rich get even richer, you know?
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we've said it before run and you know, just just just just All
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right, so we're going to say, we're going to say a few things
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here. We're going to start with
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traditionally. And recently, we have struggled
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with pulling top in-state Talent, guys.
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Look at us as well. If I don't get a committable
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offer from that blue blood power 5, there's always Virginia Tech.
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And I feel like we were it was kind of that way with the Quan
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Brown earlier this cycle and unfortunately I think we were
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another victim here with with tie Lake Williams where it
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looked like both of those guys? We're going to go to Virginia
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Tech if they didn't get the offer they were looking for and
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they got the offer they were looking for.
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You know I mean there there's several factors here.
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I mean the big one is that We've got two brand new coaches on the
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defensive line, which is, is both a help and a hinderence at
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this point. I think they have really brought
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a lot of energy and they've got Bona fides that I think play
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well on the recruiting Trail but right now they haven't seen what
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they can do in terms of one feel product.
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And they haven't seen what they can do.
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In terms of getting guys into the NFL and until they start
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showing that we're still going to have a hard time.
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Winning these battles heads up against the big, boys.
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Eyes. Yeah.
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And and the whole covid, this year sucks even more because we
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miss the opportunities. Spring ball to potentially show
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some of these guys. This is what we're doing in the
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future regardless to 23 years down the road.
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But when you miss Spring ball, if you're doing new technique
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showing you know, new not new formations.
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But new techniques on the defensive line, how we're going
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to rotate your going to get looks early in our system, it's
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gone. I'm also you don't get a chance
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for the guys. Seeing him to essentially get
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him face-to-face. And I mean, face-to-face, I mean
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face-to-face in Blacksburg, you know, and one of those things
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where it's like, if when you don't get that it hurts, because
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that's one of the big things we have, is those two
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personalities, really three. Don't put Justin Hamilton in
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there to those three personalities, but if you sit in
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a room with And you see some of their interviews, you feel like
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you could create an energy and some sort of dynamic with a
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young player to wear potentially, maybe Ohio, State
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comes in the room and offers and he's like, no, I'm good.
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No, I'm good. They didn't know me from the
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beginning. Yep, this is a new coaching
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staff, but I'm feeling the same Vibes you missed that, but do me
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wrong because staff has to get better at this and can winning
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fix it. Yes, but you've got to go in
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last two seasons. We've not done that clearly they
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are targeting the state of Virginia, so it's not one of
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these. Or they're not trying to get
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anyone. We have multiple kids from
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in-state highest-ranked. Is 14th, you know, and when you
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look at like, who are they getting out recruited by this,
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this is the current top 10 and this is where they're going.
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To or a little bit body but the other ones you kind of get
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Oklahoma Louisiana Monroe which just baffles me with James,
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Gillespie Trend Magazines, going to West Virginia, that's Western
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Far, Western part of the state does that shock.
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If nope, Taylor's going to UVA and well, let's form a commit
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Tennessee. George Wilson's.
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Going to South Carolina, Gilliam Oklahoma.
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Kylieqq Ohio, State treyvion, Ohio, State and Tristan pretty
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much people thinking, they're down to Clemson and unless you
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take the less be out and then the Logan Taylor thing, you know
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what, that's the thing about recruiting and state, do you
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know your your Bravo can go, get those guys and they did and for
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them, they need that help. I mean I guarantee if Logan
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Taylor is not starting next year, that is a with for them.
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A big wealth because that offensive line you've already
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discussed in the past day or thin, but then you look at the
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other ones. It's the George Wilson's.
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The only one you can say what South Carolina's, their nests DC
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school. He wasn't getting recruited hard
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by a lot of teens because the expectation he's probably going
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to like basketball. So yeah.
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So it sucks. They need to do better again.
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Hopefully great season this season piggybacking on going
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into next year. Having normal recruiting cycle
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or ham tap till we can all get on the trail changes that if it
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doesn't, you know. It doesn't matter.
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Yes, but if we're winning nine to 11 games a year, all right.
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You don't want come here. That's your prerogative.
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We're running Leslie, and it becomes a bigger issue.
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It becomes more of a you, it might be the end of this
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coaching staff. Sure.
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And yeah, I think the big thing that we need to focus on is the
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closing because can't do it yet. I feel like we're we get there
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and then, Don't close. And I feel like that's been kind
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of the theme of this cycle even more so than some of the last
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couple and you know, I'm not sure what has changed a little
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bit. I obviously having a stacking 26
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win season and a twin season isn't exactly blowing people's
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skirts up and then you can kind of - recruit off that especially
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after some of the things that were coming out in the 2018.
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But I think now that we've got More of a veteran team.
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We should be able to improve that product and hopefully that
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improves the ability to close on these guys.
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But right now, that's the problem and the staff just has
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to get better at it. Even if you know the winds come
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because it's still going to be a fight especially against those
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Blue Bloods. We got to start winning even if
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we only win 25% of those battles, we got to start doing
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that. Yep, 100% man. 100% gotta start
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getting. Some of them one.
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Well, let's go back to some happier news earlier this week.
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Yesterday to be exact 26, can Phillips get signed by the
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Panthers big time. Big Time, good for him.
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As everybody knows, we were covering them earlier this year,
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you know, led the XFL in receiving yards with 455 and
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five games. So adding nine touchdowns
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including their week 3, where he went eight 194 which is just
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nuts. Good, just good for him, good
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with the rock, buying the XFL, this right here, shows what it
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can be guys, who are unsigned or lower.
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Drafted go there, develop show you can play then your
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opportunities arise. Yeah.
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And I think that's it's good for cam, I'm surprised it took this
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long I thought he would have been on a roster before Kim
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started, but I'm glad to see that he's on there now that
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they're starting to see, you know, some attrition and maybe
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some of the guys they thought B paying not painting.
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So, I'm glad that he's in there and it sounds like, you know,
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he's going to make some noise in my opinion because he's
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everywhere. He's been, he's been, he's
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making plays and I think he's going to do well here.
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I mean, we started this podcast is when they actually fell was
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Is just starting out as well. So a lot of our early episodes,
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you know, we're devoting time to hyping up Cam and I'm glad to
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see him finally get on an NFL roster here.
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Absolutely man. And you know something that if
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you remember, Joe Brady who's that?
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Let's use offensive coordinator went with rule down the Panthers
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and Lula said, he probably wants to keep seven wideouts.
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So fantasy alert guys who were going to be on fastest, why the
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potentially H DJ more Curtis and me Robbie Anderson are going
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nowhere on that team. They are locked.
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In. So at least him kind of in a
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battle with with five other guys for four spot but really he's 60
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64 for so hopefully can can go kill is worth, make the
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practice, make the squad and I continue his career I Braun lets
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go buddy. We got a lot to cover the foo
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press conference. We want to kick it off with
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Let's start with what it seemed every reporter was asking about,
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which was, what are some of the effects of covid on practicing
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and camp, and everything else that's been going on thus far to
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start the season. Well, yeah, I mean, and I mean,
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some of the stuff with repetitive listening to the
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press conference, which you almost want to be like you guys
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want quarters, right? You guys take notes write like
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me and Brian or what we do. If we do a fan podcast we have a
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lot of fun. We like here it is.
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Is this question? Well, why are you asking it
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again? But a couple of the bigger
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things that came out of that Brian.
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He kind of mentioned about the way guys are coming in.
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They're coming in at different stages.
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It wasn't like everybody got here.
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Same time, check-in, do this, do this, because of kind of the
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awkwardness of having to bring in, you know, probably over a
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hundred guys and get them adapted to of the big pieces,
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were changa, finally Shanghai, just finally participating in
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limited session, And they're still waiting on Devin Taylor to
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get with the team. Are we shocked by that?
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I'm not. No, not in, you know, you
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already talked about it, but it's he kind of broke down the
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stages. It's like, okay.
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Well, you get to campus, you know, your kind of sequestered
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for a fixed amount of time. Once you get your test back and,
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you know, you have that that amount of time then, you know,
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they start working in gradually into small group film sessions
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and then small group practice sessions and then they go full
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group as as you get more more time with the team there.
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So that's kind of the protocol that they're following sounds
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like changa Hodges is in kind of phase 2.
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Preparing for phase three and Devin Taylor's kind of Right On
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The Fringe of moving from Phase 1 to phase 2.
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So he's still kind of waiting to get with the team and start
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doing some of those team activities versus probably what
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he's doing now which is mostly trying to digest The Playbook
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and states to You're into wherever they have a
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sequestered, get yourself into condition shape, look over the
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Playbook. What we're doing.
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I mean, it all makes sense. So, you know, but it's got to be
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that way this year and there's no way around it.
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At least you feel comfortable, how they're doing the protocols
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and they're not taking risk of infecting, a whole team.
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He also mentioned no additional opt-outs.
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Yeah. But let's go to something, you
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we've mentioned it. He kind of mentioned about doing
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a contact tracing and how it could remove several players
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from team at a time. And it, we have not been
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affected yet, but you saw the two big stories in the last
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couple days. The Lincoln Riley thing.
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That came out basically saying, we essentially lost an entire
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group that has to play on the field.
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The same time, but one person. Yep.
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And then in LSU comes out and says, we essentially I lost four
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guys. They said it from our offensive
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line, yeah, offensive line. And the question is is, are they
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infected or are they simply contact tracing where backup
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left guard? Got it.
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He's always around those guys, which sucks.
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But I'm sure I think I sent you the link yesterday.
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The new test that came out. I think that's the that's a game
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changer with that test. Yeah, it literally, if they're
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able to get that going, that's going to make things a whole lot
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easier because, you know, no longer are you having to
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precautionary really quarantine quarantine in entire group of
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folks, because of one positive test positive, then now, they're
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gonna have to call Team for a couple of days.
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Yes, but but, but not not an extended period of time, which
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is going to make between that test the saliva test.
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It is something to worry about. You wonder a we breaking up.
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We're we're splitting guys up or maybe certain guys just aren't
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playing with one another. I would hope so but if not maybe
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it's a we trust the guys to do the right thing but that would.
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So I mentioned today, what if a team raises their hand?
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You know, this isn't West the show today, team raising a, we
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can't play this week. How many guys you got?
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We got a cluster me. How many you got?
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Yeah, 50, what they're not telling you, is we got three
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starting offensive linemen out. I started running back in our
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best corner. We ain't playing this week.
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We got cluster here versus somebody tells you 10 like yeah,
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yeah, yeah, yeah. You definitely can't play.
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You're missing ten guys, regardless.
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So yeah. Any 10 guys off of a travel
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Squad is going to be a big deal for guys.
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That's only maybe slightly higher in one week than what you
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what a typical injury reporter be.
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So there's a there's manageable and there's not many as well and
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I get what you're saying is that it depends on who those
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manageable. Players are exactly couple other
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things, he mentioned and I want to ask you about this.
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The sideline game day changes, there's going to be bigger areas
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for the players. The Shield Walter we solve the
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Tweet, which was, it looks awesome from the sound of it.
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They're getting more used to it. Give me your take on both of
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those because a More on the sidelines.
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I'm sure some guys like that's great.
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I'm sure some guys I would think offensive lineman like no we
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need to be near each other so we can be talking and fucking
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communicating. Yeah I mean this is really big
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for in terms of just sideline after a series of offensive
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lineman and really the entire defense is usually pulling
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themselves to the side and talking through things as a
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unit. So that's going to be a big
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thing that there need to work around and figure out a way to
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do that. That's safe.
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And at least, you know, arms-length apart if nothing
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else, you know, it's good that they're going to have bigger
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area for that to happen on the sidelines because space, it can
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be an issue. Especially once you talk about
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some of the things that you know, I think the reason we're
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opening things up here is that some of the things that you're
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used to having on the sidelines are now going to be taken out of
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play because there's going to be limited or no fan environment
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here at the games. So I think there's going to be
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less of the kind of extra stuff going on there but it's still
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going to be hard for them to them to make that work in terms
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of The Shield alterations. I mean, that's honestly the a
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Big Boy's dream because I'm sure all of those big boys were
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balking early on about wearing the full face shield.
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We tend to suck wind after a while.
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The Shield's make that a little bit harder to do so I imagine
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that's definitely news to the ears of the offensive linemen
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and some of the guys on the defensive side of the ball as
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well. So I like what they're doing, I
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like that. They're not just saying well
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here's what you got you either wear it or you don't they're
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trying to make it work for everybody and still do it safely
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so I like that they're taking those steps.
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Yeah, absolutely. And in there.
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Trying to make it where the protecting them.
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But at the same time as you mentioned, trying to make it
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breathe because clearly 300-pound, guys out there
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sucking wind you need to get them are and especially
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sometimes we run those Tempo plays where we hit a big one
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word lining up to go quick like got a little breathe.
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So it's all try to pass out after I sprinted, 50 yards to
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get the next play off so we can get in the end zone.
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Nobody is nobody is. All right, so not all Good news
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the last couple days from the ACC as a whole.
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You know we had the UNC cluster outbreaks Notre Dame had their
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cluster outbreaks Notre Dame looks like they're getting back
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on track pretty quick. Yes.
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And then we have the NC State outbreak best part of this news.
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Brian. The plug was not pulled, not by
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the team's, not by the ACCC. Nope.
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Thank That with those happening and there are other places to
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your hearing it at other campuses and other conferences.
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I don't think anybody's pulling the plug.
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I think they feel like it's we know it's going to happen.
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We're trying to protect our guys best we can.
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We're trying to put them in good situations.
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We've got the test. The whole myocarditis thing
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which now is nobody's talked about anymore.
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When all these clusters broke out.
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I wonder why? Yeah, a because doctors were
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looking at it saying because now it's like, it's even rarer than
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initially. Thought I think I read that the
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other day, so yeah, but What was gonna be the best way to stay
26:22
with all this happening? There's going to be, there's
26:26
going to be a week, you're expected to play an opponent.
26:28
You're not going to play that opponent, probably.
26:30
Yeah. So, you know, And everything we
26:36
talked about it during the press conference.
26:38
You know, being able to adapt is going to be the key this year.
26:42
If you're not able to the team that can adapt well or at least
26:45
adapt, as well as can be expected is going to be the
26:48
team. One of the one of the team's is
26:50
going to be there at the end whether that end is earlier than
26:56
we expect or not. But you know it's good that they
27:00
didn't pull the plug and it sounds like at least four in the
27:03
Notre Dame cases. Is that hey Protocols are
27:06
working but we had an outbreak. We kept it contained and we're
27:10
moving forward. So I think that's a good thing.
27:12
It sounds like their Protocols are working UNC and NC State.
27:16
I don't know. It sounds like the greater RDU
27:22
area. There is struggling with some
27:25
cases right now in general, not just on these campuses but in
27:29
general who would have thought that one of the most populous
27:32
areas in the country and all of a sudden, A bunch of students
27:36
descend on it at one time that there would be a problem who saw
27:39
that coming. Well, then the whole thing we
27:41
said, we're not testing the kids as they come in regardless.
27:46
If it takes, you know, 5 days, 10 days, you know, it's one of
27:52
those things where it's just idiotic, it's really idiotic to
27:56
not say you're going to test these kids as they come in.
27:59
Because if you do have one, you can quickly identify them.
28:02
Say, you have it, you need to To stay in 14 days, you know,
28:09
because how do you think that probably the big outbreaks
28:12
happen? They were all partying in
28:13
Raleigh? He'll probably people who he's
28:16
going to Matic. Yeah, didn't test them.
28:19
Go out there and do whatever you going to do so, you know.
28:22
Yep. So, I mean, that's a problem in
28:24
that brings us to. The other thing that happened as
28:26
a result of this, is that NC state has because of that
28:31
cluster, we've now moved that game from the 12th of the 26th.
28:34
So You know, we lose our opener and now because we lose our
28:38
opener. We also lose our by week here,
28:42
and that creates its own set of problems here.
28:46
I mean, we had talked about different scenarios.
28:48
We would have liked to seen if we probably had more time.
28:51
Yeah, to do it. I think of the options moving,
28:56
Liberty to, that date was probably the most palatable.
28:59
Yeah. Because we would, at least have
29:03
a closer by week then, After week, 10.
29:08
So I think that would have been at least a little more palpable,
29:11
I think, would have been what we Kate would have been the other
29:13
by or week 9 but I think the reason they're not doing it, I
29:17
think and this is just something I've been thinking about the dad
29:21
and mention it to you yesterday. I don't think they've moved
29:23
anything to that date because for example, we pull up ACC
29:28
schedule here for example, Boston College Boston College is
29:33
playing Duke on the 19th, correct.
29:37
Yes. All right.
29:40
Let's say something funky happens and they can't the week
29:43
before Boston. Cop comes down with some.
29:46
They can't play well, hold on. Well, let's do this.
29:51
Why don't we play Boston College?
29:55
I don't think what's in stone is what's installed?
29:58
Yeah. As things start changing is when
30:00
they're going to start moving. I think the out of conference
30:03
Gates they're essentially going to look at them and say, listen,
30:07
You're not going to change that because if it's something funky
30:10
happens and you know you miss this game.
30:12
Yep, Equity goodbye. Hey, we're dropping you guys
30:15
here to save them. That's my thought.
30:18
At least, I think it's set because I think there's somebody
30:22
in the ACC headquarters that is figured out some, you know, some
30:26
scenarios. If things are breaking in like
30:28
the NC State. We, well, we leave them both
30:30
here. We can both play them here and
30:32
you have their open here? Well, what if we move the
30:34
liberty? No, no, don't move.
30:36
Liberty game up because if Something happens to one of your
30:38
other teams you're going to play.
30:40
We can move them into your slot here.
30:42
Take that one up and move some other things around.
30:44
I think it's going to be wild because I think at the beginning
30:47
of some weeks we're going to be told oh yeah we're playing wait.
30:50
Partially no you're not your plant it now, huh.
30:53
Okay. Let's go to it.
30:54
So, to your point coach one table, discussing about the
30:56
adapting is going to be a really big thing.
31:00
Now, Brian. We're not playing them 12
31:05
anymore. Playing in the 26th but we're
31:07
not feeling the game on the 12th.
31:08
So what does that mean? That's our opening game begins
31:12
now now so game one will be for the Common Road half weeks,
31:18
baby. It all the hate out there.
31:22
You want and a half weeks till the cup comes back home opening
31:26
game for both teams. I I kind of Wonder If Heaven has
31:30
either team ever. I opened the season with one
31:34
another, for the cup. And opre ACC days they would
31:39
sometimes play in earlier parts of the Year based on depending
31:43
on the schedules. But we are going to definitely
31:47
in a few weeks start getting into that.
31:49
But hate week starts now and throw it out there.
31:56
Grayson, did you Bowser quarterback?
31:59
Yeah, they officially announced today.
32:00
Ginger Tebow, Brennan Armstrong will be the starting quarterback
32:05
for UVA. I think if of the to I had to
32:11
pick, I think I would have rather have him.
32:14
Yes, just because not only do we have a little bit of tape on him
32:19
already in terms of what he does in this offense.
32:21
Uh-huh. But I think his skill set is a
32:24
little bit easier to prepare for because it's not just based on
32:28
athleticism. Yeah, sometimes you you know,
32:31
when you know okay well I need to cover these routes.
32:35
He's going to throw the ball at Sometimes that's a little easier
32:39
to prepare for than you know, we get a good pass rush but all of
32:43
a sudden he escapes the pocket and there's a 50 yard gain.
32:46
That's a little bit harder to prepare for because if your
32:49
initial object of keeping him in the pocket fails you know,
32:54
everything goes to pot, it does. And we're going to definitely
32:59
dive deeper into that because we re going to have more time to
33:02
dive deeper into that not just a week more of like two weeks.
33:05
So it will be fun to break down. Those games.
33:08
But get you hate Jean, keep it strong out there.
33:15
And just every time you walk by UVA fans, just say, um, get to
33:18
hold it here, baby. All right, Brian we look here.
33:24
Coach talked about some key position battles and storylines.
33:28
And we'll start with this one, and it caught me in your here.
33:31
We paused it when he said it. Yep.
33:35
Tomorrow has been working with Coach am a little bit.
33:38
We were like, what? Pause, Brian.
33:42
What do you think that means? Well, he alluded to it even a
33:48
little bit more later but from what it sounds like, it sounds
33:52
like Tamar, he's playing some boundary safety in some
33:56
situations. Boundary about your safety as
33:59
the artist formerly known as Rover.
34:03
Yeah. Actually, you need to, we need
34:06
to put that somewhere boundary safety.
34:08
The artist formerly known as Rover.
34:12
Yeah, so you start hearing that, Tamar skillset definitely fits,
34:16
can play a strong safety from Devin hunter from the way it
34:20
looks. He is going to be our base,
34:22
strong safety. Heck, you might even play some
34:23
strong safety in nickel packages, but But we know we
34:29
know Tamara skillset Jamar doesn't recover skills.
34:32
He is a hard hitter. He can play some Zone and it
34:39
tells we discussed and I kind of rolled through with you Bryan as
34:43
we were talking about it. It tells me we might have for
34:46
the first time, you know, maybe a long time.
34:51
Maybe I feel like I feel like ever we might have a true nickel
34:55
this year. True nickel package versus
34:58
playing our base all game and just changing some of the
35:00
coverage alignments for the whip.
35:02
What do you think? Yeah, that's what it sounds like
35:04
to me. And I'm not sure if this is
35:05
going to be something that's going to be you know, that we're
35:09
going to go to in any long, third down yardage situation
35:12
where we feel like we can sub. I'm not sure if it's going to be
35:16
that but it sounds like at least situationally we might go to
35:19
that. So, Example here, I mean there's
35:22
some teams that, you know, don't go three and four wide on on
35:27
Third and long. Probably not a necessity to
35:30
throw out your nickel package there, but the teams that
35:33
consistently do and you have an opportunity to sub and match up,
35:37
better with that more than likely, we're going to do that
35:40
with, you know, either, you know, Marie Taylor or Chapman
35:44
out there playing, you know, a true nickel corner and tamari
35:48
counter-rotating to boundary safety artist.
35:51
Lena is Rover. I could definitely see that
35:54
happening with some of the things that jam is shaking up
35:57
here. So I really like the idea.
36:00
Like I said I'm not sure if it's something that we deploy all the
36:03
time but I think we would at least do it when the situation
36:06
works and we have the opportunity to sub.
36:10
Yeah, absolutely. And when you have those guys on
36:15
at corner that can play it, you've got to take advantage of.
36:18
You've got to take advantage of Tomorrow skill and doing that
36:22
coach of a couple of the great things about tomorrow about you
36:24
know obviously great player talked about how he's become
36:27
more of a leader this year really physical and we saw that
36:33
last year at playing whip man he like to hit people Jesus and
36:39
then You know, just again that talking about working with J
36:42
Hamm. I think.
36:44
That's again a thing that J Hamm can offer, whoever plays whip in
36:49
the future. If we continue again they're
36:51
still calling it well but is that going to be a new product
36:54
of the J Hamm system, where if you play whip linebacker, you're
36:57
going to get some looks at strong safety, that helps
37:00
selling that position where it says, Hey, when we go to Nickel,
37:03
you're going to play. You're going to play safe.
37:06
Now, what that's going to do for you is as you Start developing.
37:11
Now, you get your opportunities to show what you can do,
37:14
potentially for the NFL and I really like that.
37:18
Yeah. And I think it might be another,
37:20
you know, call specific type situation where if we're going
37:23
more of a Zone on Third and long, you might leave Devin
37:28
hunter in but if we're going man, if you have the opportunity
37:32
to sub, you might do it. So I think I think it could be
37:38
deployed that way. And I, again, like you said,
37:40
working with J Hamm and the line was J, Hamm doing things that
37:45
help play to Jamari Connors strengths.
37:48
And I think, when we talk about overall versatility on the
37:53
defense, especially in the secondary tamari, Connor is the
37:56
most versatile player we have because he does a lot of things.
38:02
Damn. Well, you know, he's not, he's
38:04
not quite Elite level coverage but he's damn good.
38:07
He's not quite Elite level. well in zone, but he's damn good and
38:12
I think because of that and the physicality that he brings, you
38:16
know, that's why they're using him as kind of like, A joker
38:21
type role on defense, where he can kind of do multiple things.
38:26
The last thing I would ask Brian is even some of the crimes when
38:31
you're going to leave him until you leave her on the field,
38:35
could you see him playing them like nipple linebacker to?
38:38
Where you're almost going to leave?
38:40
Richard in straight middle, you take Dax off the field.
38:45
In this case, leave Richard to play Mike and let him go, you
38:50
know? Whatever weeks that is stay in
38:53
there. It gives more looks.
38:56
Yeah, I could happen or is a, my pipe dreaming that I think that
39:00
could happen. And, you know, some of that
39:05
could end up playing into why we're seeing, you know, a guy
39:10
like a maribor know, working at defensive end being able to
39:15
slide back into Zone coverage. If if the situation called for
39:19
for, you know, in a Zone Blitz and You're there.
39:22
So there's a lot of things that could play in there, so I'm
39:24
interested to see what J Hamm does with those.
39:27
Those guys, because he's got athletes all over the field.
39:30
I mean, you've got a defensive end.
39:31
Now that's that played Safety and high school and has been a
39:35
linebacker is entire collegiate career.
39:37
Now, with his hand in the dirt, so it's going to be interesting
39:40
to see how he deploys all these versatile weapons.
39:43
Absolutely. Now, speaking of Versatility
39:47
coach was asked by running backs, he said I'm going to, you
39:50
know, Omit routine Blackshear, but you've always mentioned,
39:53
reading, black shoes. Going to be all over the place.
39:56
So saying, he's going to be with the just two running backs is
39:59
kind of a service billing, but he mentioned Khalil Devon
40:03
Holston Keyshawn Keener, getting most of the reps with the ones,
40:08
any shock with that or is that kind of the way you see it.
40:12
If we took Blackshear out of the picture that's what I figured
40:14
was going to happen, you know, more or less.
40:18
I figured Khalil was going to be getting You know, the one a
40:22
carries and Jalen probably one be with Keyshawn having kind of
40:28
some either spell packages or packages that are specified to
40:32
his strength since I think he's still coming along there and
40:35
then they're you know they also talked about Marco League
40:38
getting in there as well. I like him and definitely like
40:41
him in terms of what he brings to a short yardage package so I
40:44
could probably see him having that role for us.
40:47
I'm looking him in jail and they're built like when you good
40:49
lord they're just they're just Just big human beings and it's
40:53
good to again, we talked about the way we recruited the running
40:57
backs and you're seeing kenji's your power Malachi, more your
41:02
all around and you know black more of these will be in the
41:07
slot. He's going to be back here, he's
41:08
gonna play some wite-out. We're going to do some funky
41:10
things with him and you kind of see it here with each of those
41:13
guys and it's good to hear. Just hope we get that Blackshear
41:18
stuff going on. I know we're going to talk about
41:20
it. In a few minutes here.
41:22
Now he also jumped in the Special Teams.
41:27
The first one were heavy on the punt.
41:28
Returner is the punt return? Yep.
41:33
That doesn't surprise me, you know, his numbers at the end of
41:37
life, when he took over, he was very high in the NCAA punt
41:43
return, you know, yards per punt.
41:45
Anyways, I'm loving them. No, he went on them, it should
41:51
also mention that Herbert and Rahim has also been back there
41:55
as punt returners with those guys being older.
41:57
I think for me and you we know they've done it in the past, it
42:00
it can as they did at Rutgers. You feel like punt, return
42:03
finally took three years, g zp z.
42:07
But finally we're good on pain. Returns, we have dangerous lies
42:12
back there and we're not going to screw it up.
42:15
Yep. And I mean, he talked about that
42:17
he talked about right now we got King and Jalen Holston as kind
42:23
of the, the 1A and 1B for the for the kick return.
42:27
And King doesn't Shock Me Holston.
42:31
A little bit of a shock but when you think about it a little bit
42:34
you know, having a guy out there that's a running back, good
42:38
athleticism but big enough to deliver a block and be out there
42:42
leading for a guy like King who is more of the athlete.
42:45
And then they also talked about, you know, if eligible Raheem
42:49
black she would be one of the guys back there as well.
42:52
He didn't say whether he would be in there instead of king or
42:55
instead of Holston. But I think he would work in
42:58
either either position there. So I really like what I return
43:04
game can look like especially if you know a guy like black sugar
43:07
is healthy because you're talking about probably you know
43:11
too deep at both return positions of guys that are
43:14
really dangerous. And that's a great feeling when
43:18
you're that deep in it, again, it puts pressure on the other
43:22
team. How you got to get it out of the
43:24
end zone? Well, as we've seen, sometimes
43:27
when guys try to get how the enzyme they put it off the
43:29
sidelines and you get unbelievable field position.
43:32
But when he mentioned the Rahim thing, as well as king and
43:35
Holston, the one thing I kind of thought of it might be, we get
43:41
to go in. We can see how this team is
43:43
kicking this team. Always tries to kick short, So
43:46
in this situation we're going to keep Jalen out there.
43:50
Yeah he's on a rahim's. Going to go to it, Jaden's going
43:52
to start setting up block, if this team's put it in the end
43:55
zone. Every time, we're going to keep
43:56
her team, we're going to keep Keshawn on the field because if
44:01
they miss one we want one of our to faster guys back.
44:05
So maybe that's what they're looking at.
44:07
But again you look think a Joel, Jalen Holton sighs.
44:10
He can get it out of the end zone but he also can deliver
44:13
that crushing blow man. Braun.
44:16
You got some stuff on the defensive end especially kind of
44:20
two new guys. Yeah, so Fuente was talking
44:23
about he has the question about the too kind of newer guys that
44:27
have gotten some buzz from all the camp practices, that being
44:31
Justice, Reed. And Amari bar, no, talked first
44:35
about bar, no said he could really run and he's getting
44:39
better every day at, you know, learning the position.
44:42
But it's going to be a process, which, I mean, doesn't really
44:44
surprise. Probably anyone listening here.
44:47
I mean, as we stated earlier, you know, High School Safety,
44:52
been playing linebacker for a long time.
44:54
This is first time, really putting his hand in the dirt, it
44:57
sounds like he's taking to it very well, which doesn't
45:00
surprise me based on his size and athleticism but it's still
45:03
going to take him time to work through some of those pass.
45:08
Rush moves engaging, you know much bigger guy on a Down by
45:12
down basis and you know being able to Kind of learn the
45:16
specifics of pursuit and things of that nature.
45:21
So, I think the still going to probably be learning those
45:24
things, but it sounds like he's coming along.
45:25
Great Justice Reed. He told us the obvious thing.
45:31
There he is a big strong player. Is it ready?
45:37
Buddy seeing the photo circulating on Twitter and other
45:41
social media Avenues and the circumference of this Dudes arm
45:47
you got no doubt in your mind. This is a big dude, but he
45:52
brings maturity to the team as well as what he's what Fuente
45:55
talked about. And that he's full grown up
45:58
here, talented player and like right now, the only shortcoming
46:03
that he mentioned that he still learning the scheme a little bit
46:06
so that may be hindering him in practice, some but it sounds
46:10
like he's going to get that that ironed out and should be ready
46:13
to go by the time. September 19th rolls around a
46:19
about Justice, I think probably hopefully they are letting him
46:24
do. The talk about adversity, you
46:26
know, Justice really high rate of recruitment down, the
46:29
Florida, had the injuries did not quit kept work, kept
46:34
working, transfer to Youngstown State kept working at hurt.
46:37
Again, goes that has a good season keeps working stiff
46:40
looking for opportunities at perseverance and stuff.
46:43
You know, I'm sure sometimes hearing it from a teammate about
46:49
certain issues and certain things can definitely motivate
46:53
guys, maybe even more so than the coaches.
46:55
So I really like having them here.
46:57
They will have a next year to you can be the first 18 year,
47:00
senior, something like that, something like that.
47:02
Yeah. I mean like I said he's a guy
47:05
that, you know, he had A lot thrown at him coming out of high
47:12
school being a really high recruit and then was handed some
47:15
some pretty rough hands but he's kept at it yet he didn't let
47:21
those those downsides. You know Define his career he
47:25
kept coming back at it so it's nice to see him get an
47:28
opportunity to play some power 5 ball, after all these years.
47:31
After those, you know, a couple big injuries for him.
47:36
You know, the last thing that went a discussed One of the last
47:40
things he discussed with some of the quarterback situation that
47:44
we've had for several years now. And, you know, we talked about
47:48
before we think to, to a lesser extent, some of this is is lip
47:54
service to motivate Hendon hooker to to improve his game,
47:58
and take it to the next level. But I mean, I think there is a
48:00
true competition out there as well.
48:04
And he talked about the all the guys in the room and you know,
48:07
will reiterate here. We think it's the best
48:11
quarterback room at least in the conference and in one of the
48:13
best in the country. So he talked first about knocks
48:17
and and I'll let you roll with that one Curtis.
48:20
Yeah, just talking about Knox is improving it.
48:22
The biggest thing he seemed with Knox is just in the last year
48:25
how physically stronger he's gotten and that makes sense.
48:28
You know I think knock came in at like he's six foot three is
48:31
180 pounds coming in and now he's had that full year to get
48:37
the nutrition program to be in the weight room too.
48:39
Yeah, out there running and that shocked me know, do I do?
48:43
I do I know where Knox is going to be in a couple years from?
48:46
No, it's the way we're recruiting quarterbacks and the
48:50
room right now. What it shot me if you like,
48:52
nope, but when you hear that, it tells you, they've got a
48:55
motivated to get better. Now, something we have talked
49:00
about and it made us feel good, listening.
49:03
The Press there will be for real man.
49:06
Yeah, Hendon. Quincy and Braxton they're all
49:10
different styles, we can all do different things with them,
49:12
depending on who goes if we talk about that Brian, it's one
49:17
reason why the quarterback room is so good.
49:19
Exactly, we talked about that and we talked about how you have
49:23
one guy goes down. You know, you can adjust your
49:25
playbook in play to the strengths of these guys, because
49:29
all of them do to, you know, at least two things really well and
49:32
you can kind of just run your offering offense through those
49:35
things. And, you know, just looking at
49:39
the way they have played, I think, you know hindon in terms
49:41
of all the things he brings to the table.
49:44
Specifically The leadership and the the way he handles a huddle
49:49
are going to be what puts it over the top for him.
49:51
In terms of you know maintaining the starting role and starting
49:54
the season Hazard qb1 here but he talked other things about
49:58
Quincy and Braxton as well it sounds like Braxton has had a
50:01
really good camp. Yep.
50:03
It sounds like he's picked up his accuracy but it does sound
50:08
like he does. Take some more risk with the
50:11
ball I want but apparently Those risks have paid off for him in
50:17
Camp. So I'm not sure how that's being
50:19
how that's playing but he's definitely, I think you hitting
50:24
is definitely a guy that he protects the ball and I know
50:26
Fuente has always preached projecting the ball.
50:29
So I think that's another thing that we'll look at.
50:31
I don't know if the things Brax is doing well or looked at as a
50:35
good thing or a neutral thing, depending on how much risk he's
50:39
taking in order to do them. You know, we know where we're
50:42
getting with Quincy and it sounds like Quincy has.
50:45
Can some steps forward in his accuracy in the short passing
50:49
game? Which is what we wanted to see
50:51
because we knew he could throw the Deep ball and we knew he was
50:54
a big dude that would run you over.
50:57
And if he can put that intermediate passing game into
50:59
play, he's going to be a lot of a lot of a lot of trouble for
51:03
guys. So on the trouble.
51:06
Again again the room it was like to make any improvements.
51:09
I still think hens the man. You know, c-13 touchdown passes
51:16
two interceptions last year. I mean, literally had us in
51:19
every game. Averaged almost 37 points a
51:22
game. You don't backtrack that, you
51:25
know. And again, I think he's what
51:26
you're saying is Coaches. Trying to keep him motivated to
51:30
continue to push and be the best.
51:32
He can be not take your eyes off the prize and that's why he's
51:36
not named anybody yet. I'm going to say this.
51:40
What? Today is the 27th tomorrow be
51:43
the 28th. When we drop this I think I
51:49
think coach Fuente on roughly the 9th or 10th will drop to the
51:55
starter. Is he did that similar every
51:58
year? You know, he usually gives it a
52:01
battle week out, maybe he goes a little bit closer with the UVA
52:05
game, but, you know, it is what it is, man.
52:08
All right, Brian we look. He mentioned to specific
52:13
freshman one guy. I think.
52:18
Maybe a little bit shocking. The other guy not at all the
52:22
Shocker can't Jinkins. What do you think?
52:26
When he kind of mentioned Kiante, which Jacksonville kid?
52:28
Florida kid. They're different.
52:30
We know that. But when you hear him kind of
52:33
getting praise this early, yeah, that jumped off for me because
52:38
he wasn't one that I necessarily had right on my radar is being a
52:42
guy that would pop this quick. It shows me that he's quick and
52:47
picking things up. Because you don't come in and
52:50
make an impression like that, if you're not good at picking
52:52
things up pretty quickly, especially that position,
52:57
especially that that position. So I really like that that
53:00
definitely gives me hope that we might be able to see him if we
53:04
don't see him on the field of decent amount outside of special
53:08
teams, obviously this fall look forward to seeing him next year,
53:13
potentially Make some noise and that that's big news for me.
53:18
Me because I like I said he wasn't on my radar as I got to
53:20
look out for when Camp started. Another guy that I wasn't
53:25
shocked to hear, was that Robert Wooten has been shown good
53:29
flashes in Camp so far. He came along with Ali, Brian.
53:33
I said, we're probably two guys that you would want to look for
53:36
is, you know, being able to make an impact, you know, usually
53:40
d-line guys, especially guys with their size.
53:44
Tend to tend to pop quick if they've got the goods, so
53:47
hearing his His name mentioned in there.
53:49
Doesn't surprise me. Yeah it's and you hear him
53:52
having the goods. You talked about him, you have
53:55
mentioned him and Alec Bryant. They already have the bodies,
53:57
they can come in and contribute to a one helps with defensive
54:01
line depth and, you know, goes right into the flight and do the
54:05
next thing we're talking about red shirts.
54:10
Feel me. No, stinking red shirts.
54:12
Not the issue, baby. The basically, the NCAA
54:16
eligibility rule. We discussed that earlier this
54:18
week in coaches, just straight up, it was hilarious.
54:22
He was like all hands on deck everybody.
54:25
Basically, if you give, you can show something, you are going to
54:29
play this fall is awesome. But then we had talked about it.
54:35
We said that's going to be a really big thing for special
54:38
teams, right? Because And while some of these
54:42
freshmen might not be Frontline Talent guys that are ready to
54:46
play every down or play a significant number of steps a
54:49
game. They are guys that can get out
54:51
on special teams. Make some plays for you.
54:55
And potentially, if nothing else give some of these guys that are
54:59
every down players a breather, you know, all things being
55:02
equal. You want the, you know, you want
55:05
the younger guy out there. So you're not wasting the guy,
55:09
that's Get every down on the Special Teams unit.
55:13
Now obviously if there's a clear advantage to a veteran then you
55:17
go with him but you know, if there's mostly a even swap their
55:22
get the young guy out there on special teams, no doubt, get
55:25
them out there and then he kind of mentioned like it was kind of
55:30
it was one of the funnier pieces, you know, and it's all
55:32
of us no clue what's going to happen after this, how the
55:35
management of The rosters going to happen basically.
55:38
He's saying damn the torpedoes. Yeah.
55:40
You have the talent you are going to play.
55:44
And me and you kind of talk about well.
55:46
This also gives an opportunity to to maybe saving some of your
55:49
starters because we only have 14 guys.
55:53
And I think, you know, you think about a couple of the guys
55:56
transferring in like changa. Like Devon, where, if they
56:00
aren't ready, you can say, hey guys, you can Redshirt your
56:02
seniors. Redshirt senior this year, will
56:05
play next year. Well, thank you, another bright.
56:07
Hey transferring hey, sit the bench for a year.
56:10
But I think what it says mean you talked about was this is the
56:15
way you can save some hits on your best players in the special
56:19
teams in certain situations where hopefully in the long run.
56:25
You're getting them more carries on offense or more possess more
56:30
possessions with their offense or defense of units than a
56:34
special teams unit. When they'll do that, which in
56:36
the long term could really help out you know, conditioning I'm
56:40
staying in shape, staying seeing all the injury report?
56:44
Yeah, no doubt, no doubt. I mean you know it's nice having
56:49
your your best talent on special teams, but if I've got a guy
56:55
that in terms of their impact on special teams isn't
56:58
significantly, more than what James significantly, less than
57:01
what James Mitchell brings to the table.
57:03
I don't need James Mitchell out there.
57:06
Let's save him for offense, let's not hit him more than he
57:09
needs to be hid. Let's not get him gassed, so
57:12
he's ready for the fourth quarter.
57:13
Thank you know, things like that.
57:14
I mean, it probably isn't a significant thing but it's
57:18
definitely a little thing. And I think you know you can
57:21
those can add up over the course of a year.
57:23
Absolutely. All right, no word on Rahim
57:28
black shears waiver. Now you know there were some
57:32
questions asked and you know, we made some As we cannot ignore
57:36
them because they we've heard it.
57:39
We here we here we here. But but for us it just seems
57:43
like it's very inconsistent. Yeah, it doesn't seem arbitrary
57:47
in the term who gets away with who doesn't because it doesn't.
57:51
It's like the guy you know JT Daniels came over from Southern
57:54
California. Got an immediate waiver to play
57:56
at Georgia. He's from Southern California,
58:01
pretty sure he is. Yeah, look at that but that
58:04
makes no sense whatsoever. Like guy born and raised in
58:09
Santa Ana California. Can get a waiver to go all the
58:11
way across the country to play this.
58:14
Guys, coming from Rutgers down, coach fired, new coach, all his
58:18
crap. So, you know, it's irritating.
58:24
Coach was, you know, they don't handle it.
58:26
It's done by. Science.
58:28
We all know that. Any first of all, anybody out
58:31
there, listening, that doesn't know that.
58:34
Please do a little research, understand all.
58:37
This isn't in the coaches hands but he mentioned something about
58:42
for him. He wants more clarity.
58:46
I think that every plant more clarity like it's one of those
58:50
things where you almost want to say, when a guy gets a transfer,
58:52
you need to say how he got it, why he got it.
58:55
And if you owe me that transparent, because it might
58:58
make your organization look bad, to maybe you're doing something
59:00
wrong. Yeah, I mean, that's the big
59:02
thing. I think that is frustrating for
59:06
a lot of these schools, like Virginia Tech.
59:08
I know uva's had a couple. I know some other schools in the
59:10
ACC of had a couple that have been turned down the fresh.
59:13
Thing thing isn't that they're turned down?
59:16
It's that the application of who gets approved who doesn't seems
59:21
again like you said, inconsistent and unclear, as to,
59:26
you know, what these other schools are doing to get the
59:29
thumbs-up, when what we're not doing, to get the thumbs down.
59:35
There definitely needs to be some sort of training on this.
59:37
And we spoke about this last time on the podcast.
59:41
There's got to be a way that you can train these compliance
59:43
departments on why this is going on, redact.
59:48
Whatever information is necessary to keep whose whose
59:52
application, you know, confidential as much as you can,
59:58
especially in areas where it's more of a medical hardship or
1:00:03
something to do with with family.
1:00:04
Agencies versus a, just my coach was fired or you know, for
1:00:09
football related item. But I mean, we're seeing things
1:00:12
that are purely football-related in terms of what we see from the
1:00:16
outside and all of a sudden they get approved and something that
1:00:21
seems to be equivalent like a coaches fired at Rutgers a
1:00:26
higher was pending and he announces his transfer and then
1:00:30
that not get approved. So I mean, it is what it is at
1:00:36
this point at this point. You know, there's nothing we can
1:00:38
do other than wait for the appeal, but going forward, it
1:00:41
will be nice to get some of this laid out a little bit more
1:00:44
clear. We need someone a lot of money
1:00:46
to the NCAA. Yeah, you got to share this like
1:00:53
an Amazon. Basically it was earned it man,
1:01:15
I think he's number 11 in the, you know, kick off last year
1:01:19
essentially down inside the end zone, which is a really good
1:01:22
number. So, you know, coach a lot of
1:01:26
things to say about him being a great teammate, and a lot of the
1:01:30
stuff like that, but Braun. He's a senior.
1:01:36
And with this island. He gave him the option.
1:02:19
If he wanted to announce it they didn't make a big Dam spectacle
1:02:22
of it. It's like you've earned it your
1:02:24
scholarship you don't have to pay for your schooling anymore.
1:02:30
There's a little kerfuffle about that on the timeline and in
1:02:33
Twitter about, hey you Be you know, taking your video this and
1:02:39
making a big deal or at least announcing it on the team
1:02:42
Twitter and you know, bow shot back and said hey you know we
1:02:49
don't need to beat our chest every time we do something.
1:02:53
You know that looks good and we gave him the opportunity to
1:02:58
share it if he wanted to and he decided to.
1:03:00
So that's where we are. And you know, I agree with that.
1:03:04
I mean I We see it. Every year, we actually saw it
1:03:08
today, with, with UVA. I'm going to go ahead and, you
1:03:12
know, I'm gonna throw some UVA slander out here.
1:03:16
They did a bit quantity, they did a bit with, please, somebody
1:03:21
driving up on a, on a scooter with the mailbag, delivering, a
1:03:26
special delivery to Bronco and, you know, it is up having the
1:03:32
the to scholarship offers Within These These these things there
1:03:38
in like. I mean it's nice to see the kids
1:03:40
get excited and the teammate teammates rally around it, but
1:03:44
it seems like it's more of a recruiting Point than anything.
1:03:48
That's genuine. And I feel like if we know
1:03:51
anything about Coach Fuente and what he's about, you know, he if
1:03:56
it doesn't feel genuine or natural, he's probably not going
1:03:59
to do it, you know, I don't do it at all, but great for John,
1:04:03
Parker, Brian. Let's hit this real Quick coach
1:04:06
mentioned, it numerous places but you know we are out of fall
1:04:09
camp now and where you're more into your preparation practices
1:04:14
installations which is very awkward.
1:04:16
You normally it's like, well this makes sense.
1:04:19
We are virtually 10 days out makes perfect sense.
1:04:23
Well now it's a little different because we're not truly 10 days
1:04:26
out, you know, we will be, we would do it, be doing mock game,
1:04:30
either this weekend, or next weekend, in a normal season this
1:04:32
weekend because next week would have been playing Liberty on
1:04:35
Labor Day. Weekend.
1:04:36
So, you're right. You're right about might gain.
1:04:39
I'm wondering, can they still do my game with this going on?
1:04:42
Or they are going to take them up the hotel rolling over on
1:04:45
Friday night and stay and do all the Walkers down there probably?
1:04:48
I don't know. I don't I mean I would say I
1:04:50
would say probably not, I mean, I think they probably have
1:04:53
something else. Maybe closer to campus or on
1:04:57
campus, that isn't. Yeah, Retreat into your normal
1:05:01
environment. Yeah.
1:05:02
But I think they're, I don't know if that's something that
1:05:05
they would do just because of, you know, the increased exposure
1:05:08
that you're talking about, that comes with going into another
1:05:12
city into a hotel, things of that nature.
1:05:15
So it'll be interesting with that with that processes.
1:05:18
Like, that's definitely going to be something that I think, as
1:05:21
you said is going to be a little different this year than a
1:05:22
normal game. But I mean as far as what
1:05:25
Happens on the other parts of it which you know, team meal the
1:05:29
night before team breakfast, the morning of all the walkthroughs
1:05:34
and all that stuff. All that's going to be the same.
1:05:37
So you know, I think they'll still do it.
1:05:39
I just don't know what the actual between the hours of 9
1:05:43
and 7 where they're going to pour into the morning is good
1:05:47
with where that's going to happen.
1:05:49
Exactly. And then again going into where
1:05:51
they're going to class. Now, less time with the coaches,
1:05:55
it's more. Really like like, you know, like
1:05:57
normal game weeks. So you know, they're there.
1:06:01
Now in the question is they're going to have, you know, they're
1:06:07
going to have essentially 22 days of this.
1:06:12
You wonder the coaches again, he mentioned it.
1:06:15
You've got to adapt to it. But what are they going to be
1:06:17
doing? Or, you know, is next weekend?
1:06:20
Are they gonna run like a full scrimmage?
1:06:22
Like it Lane to basically say, you know, we're going to play in
1:06:25
two weeks. Laughs, let's get one where we
1:06:26
split the sides up. Let's play one versus ones.
1:06:29
Let's get as in the booths where they're calling plays and let's
1:06:33
do it. Not mention but again for me and
1:06:35
you would go through our heads. Are we going to do these things
1:06:38
to get ready for the 19th? So again a lot more questions to
1:06:45
be answered and we'll probably not find out.
1:06:48
Unless you just want to go ride around Blacksburg and stadium
1:06:50
and look like creepers, it's was the best one.
1:06:55
The thing about what happens if we go virtual and he had a lot
1:06:58
of interesting stuff to say Brian.
1:07:01
Yeah. I mean and that's that's
1:07:03
definitely a concern number one because you know, students are
1:07:07
now back on campus for going on full two weeks at this point.
1:07:12
So things look different right and I think the concern is, you
1:07:19
know, a lot of these other campuses kind of week two is
1:07:22
when things started taking a turn for the South and we're
1:07:24
hoping that Nothing similar, doesn't happen in Blacksburg,
1:07:27
you know, to this point, the numbers have been low and
1:07:31
they've been consistently low. So we haven't seen any sort of
1:07:34
spikes or anything like that. So that's been a good, a good
1:07:37
thing at this point. I can't remember.
1:07:39
But I think the percent positive of what the, of the numbers that
1:07:45
they've already test. It was like .0025.
1:07:47
Yeah, and that's a pretty darn low percent positive rate
1:07:52
testing before you actually, when you get To campus actually
1:07:56
works. Yeah sorry yeah it's really low
1:08:03
so you like to see that so I think I think that's long as
1:08:07
those numbers don't Spike. I think they'll keep holding
1:08:09
what they have, you know, but he said if it does go virtual,
1:08:12
that's not going to be his call in terms of whether you know the
1:08:17
players stay on campus or not. you know, coaches can obviously
1:08:22
make coach will approach that if its decision is made by the, by
1:08:28
the university, it's going to be easier if they go virtual, but
1:08:35
football players are allowed to stay on campus.
1:08:38
I think that is kind of an obvious thing as well, because
1:08:41
we've seen, you know, what type of success they've had with the
1:08:45
bubbles with the NBA and, and things like that.
1:08:49
So, we know the bubbles work and if you can sequester your team
1:08:54
away, From infected folks, for, as many days as possible.
1:08:59
And when the circumstance, it's the likelihood of there being an
1:09:02
outbreak in the team is going to go down significantly.
1:09:05
Yeah, and one of the last thing you kind of wrap with was the
1:09:08
players even had, the discipline has to be there even more.
1:09:11
So with people back on campus now and it's on those guys like
1:09:18
you've got 20 plus days says, you know, where your mask
1:09:24
Distance. Stay away from tots person does.
1:09:39
So they need to be more diligent than your average student and so
1:09:43
it's on them to do that and I think it seems like, you know
1:09:46
what we talked about last week with Diablo and Mitchell, it
1:09:52
sounds like those leaders on the team have definitely impressed
1:09:54
that on some of the young guys. So hopefully that continues to
1:09:58
stick and regardless of what's happening in Blacksburg as a
1:10:01
whole that the team is doing the right thing.
1:10:04
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1:10:07
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