Locked On Hawkeyes - Daily Podcast On Iowa Hawkeyes Football & Basketball - WHO"S NEXT - Iowa Football & Basketball BATTLE in the Transfer Portal for NEXT Hawkeyes

Starting point is 00:00:00 Big names are out, but even bigger ones are coming in. New Hawkeye targets are heating up in the transfer portal for both football and basketball. Who's the next Hawkeye? You are Locked On Hawkeyes, your daily podcast on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Hey, welcome in. I'm Trent Condon and this is the Locked On Hawkeyes Podcast. I've been covering the Hawkeyes for over 20 years on the radio in the state of Iowa, including

Starting point is 00:00:36 currently on the Iowa Sports Radio Network with stations in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, the Quad City, Sioux City, and our flagship 106.3 KXNO in Des Moines from noon to 2 to 2 with Ken Miller. Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can get $200, $250 in bonus bets when your first $5 bet wins. Today the Iowa baseball team had a big comeback win in their midweek matchup with Bradley and set their sights on a big showdown this weekend as they traveled to Michigan. Plus, John Bowencamp, the Hawkeye beat writer for the Associated Press stops in with his latest thoughts on the Hawkeyes.

Starting point is 00:01:17 But we begin today with a look at the transfer portal for both football and basketball and some new names that could decide the fate for this year's Hawkeyes team. It is that time of year as we saw yesterday the portal opened up for spring football period and it is going to be hot and heavy. We have a lot of names that are in there. I think we're getting a better sense also on the basketball side of things. Ben McCollum, some of those targets that he continues to look at, potentially getting very close to a couple of commitments and deciding what this roster is going to look like. But let's start today with the football side of things. And as we've talked about throughout the course

Starting point is 00:01:52 of this week, it's an incredibly important time for Iowa to be able to go out there, find help at both potentially offensive line and also taking a look at what they're going to be doing at the defensive back position look at what they're going to be doing at the defensive back position specifically what they're going to be doing. As it pertains to the spot at left tackle you have a couple of young guys that just don't have a whole lot of experience and because of that I know there's plenty of concerns out there about what this is going to be what it's going to look like and potentially how I was going to shape up. So we talked a little bit about yesterday, the portal candidate, the Ferris State transfer. And when we were talking about him, you know, one thing I think Bryce George, I maybe jumped to a conclusion that he was automatically a left tackle just because that was the biggest need. Now, a couple of the services have him listed as a tackle. There are other people believe though,

Starting point is 00:02:46 that he is more destined to be an inside player, to be a right guard. And though they have some experience at the interior spots, maybe this leads to some shuffling around. Or if it's not a left tackle, if Bryce George they find out is not gonna be able to do of that, then they go the other way and he becomes a right tackle.

Starting point is 00:03:03 Can Jennings Dunker, does he have the foot speed to be a left tackle? A lot of things to do. And what we also don't know is just admittedly what's happening with those young guys, you know, what they're looking at. Like Trevor Lauk is the guy that continues, I think, to get the most buzz, right? When you look at him and you look at what we've seen in terms of conversations. You know, when you hear from the offensive coaches, when they talk about the offensive line, he's been a name that has come up a couple of different times. Jack Dotsler has also been out there a plenty and he's got another year of experience in front of him. Maybe that's the deciding factor. And if both these guys have been practicing well, then that changes the equation of what

Starting point is 00:03:43 they're looking for. The other part is just knowing that offensive line, it's difficult. That transition is going to be difficult for whoever it is. But let's get into some new names that have emerged. We talked a lot yesterday, every day as you know that. And if you're an everyday listener, a big thank you to you. You can always go back though and take a listen. Yesterday's podcast, we talked a whole lot more about Bryce George. Let's talk about the hero now and some new names to keep an eye on. First, a guy out, Khalil Tate. So, Khalil Tate, you look at his offer list. One of the better recruits that I had in terms of an offer list here recently. He had some

Starting point is 00:04:17 big time offers, Penn State, Tennessee, a couple other ones in there, ultimately chose to be a Hawkeye and he's gotten passed up a couple of different times. We've seen two different waves now of guys both in his class and some younger classes now that have passed him over. Reason? Who knows? He was a special teamer and this is also the time. You're redshirt sophomore, you know that eligibility is starting to dwindle probably more quickly than you want and you're

Starting point is 00:04:39 starting to look around and find a place that you're gonna be able to play and that looked to be the case for Khalil Tate is Rashard Godfrey. I'd passed him up. What we saw a season ago with another true freshman that was passed him. So that's where we have Khalil Tate. Yeah. Offer list kind of stinks to lose a guy like that, but now you're looking to build

Starting point is 00:04:56 that depth back up at the defensive back position. So got three names for you. And that's surprising. All three of these names all come from the Missouri Valley Football Conference as college football and college sports in general continue to evolve and more and more at the FCS level in football it just turned it into a feeder program. We mentioned Bryce George yesterday from Ferris State they win a national championship a year ago seven guys yesterday entered the portal from that national championship team.

Starting point is 00:05:25 There were a number of guys from the FCS level, specifically the Missouri Valley guys that were anticipated to be back. They're not gonna be back. They are in the portal and they're looking really for that payday. We know the gap between what can happen in the Big Ten and a power conference structure and what's happening at the Missouri Valley Football Conference is night and day.

Starting point is 00:05:45 What's going to be offered just at a baseline even without any extras just the baseline money that's going to be able to pay for these football players. So here's the three names for you. Two come from Illinois State. In fact both these guys played a year ago against the Hawkeyes as Iowa opened up the season with a big win against Illinois State. Both starting cornerbacks from a year ago. Both these guys also with a couple of years of eligibility. First one, Teon Parks. Had a good grade last year from Pro Football Focus and 80.1 grade from him. Six foot one defensive back. Teon Parks is one of those names. The other is Mark Cannon Jr. He had a 69.6 grade from Pro Football Focus last year. He's a bigger

Starting point is 00:06:24 quarterback. Six foot three and we'll kind of see on that front both these guys, what Phil Parker thinks about them. You have to be able to play a specific way. And I think at this point in time, after what they've gone through the last couple of years and just some of the struggles that they've had at the cornerback spot that is so unlike Iowa football, just what Phil Parker is looking for, he's not looking for another developmental piece, right? He's looking for a guy that's going to be able to come in, be able to compete right away from day one. What other name to keep an eye on from out at South Dakota is Shahid

Starting point is 00:06:59 Barros. So Barros is a guy that played for South Dakota, put up some good numbers himself a year ago. That's another one that more and more people I saw Tom Cakert over at on three Hawkeye report. He mentioned to keep an eye on this one. So Shaheed Barrows out of South Dakota. Those are three names for you at cornerback. That's where they're going to be shopping. That's what they're going to be looking for. And an opportunity to bolster that depth there. I would need to help because we saw it a season ago, that defensive back position, the quarterback spot. TJ Hall, it's just been inconsistent.

Starting point is 00:07:31 There's been some really good plays out of TJ Hall, but hasn't been able to put it all together seemingly play in and play out. Same thing for Deshaun Lee. One thing I will remind people though, is there has been a long line of guys that have struggled and maybe struggled mightily early in their careers and turned themselves into really good players by the time they became

Starting point is 00:07:50 upperclassmen. I think one of the examples that always pops to my head is Bradley Fletcher. Bradley Fletcher was about as bad of a cornerback as I can remember seeing under Phil Parker in these 26 years. He didn't have fluidity in the hips, looked like he was completely lost, just looked overwhelmed so many times early in his career. Not only did he turn himself into an all big 10 defender late in his career, and I believe a first teamer his final season, he played in the lead seven, eight years. He played the NFL for seven, eight years, Bradley Fletcher. So it

Starting point is 00:08:21 can happen. Go back and talk about a myriad of different guys. And Riley Moss is another one, struggled mightily early in his career. On and on and on. It's not easy. Cornerback is not an easy spot. You're out there. Everybody can see you. Everybody knows exactly what is happening. And Phil Parker, he knows how to teach it well. We'll see that bounce back this year. And if they can add a little bit of depth, certainly something that they're looking for. Remember last season, last summer in the spring portal, it's something that they were searching for and they weren't able to find it. It's going to cost money. Where's Iowa financially? Again, it's the great unknown that we just always are guessing about. So we got the football side

Starting point is 00:08:59 covered. Now let's go to the basketball side. Iowa down to the final two as they are in for a six foot five guard from Utah Valley Tanner Toulson. Toulson, 23 years old, average over 13 points per game. He is in there a couple other guards but still searching for that big man. We'll talk about that as we continue and take a look a little bit deeper at the basketball front. Plus we'll be joined by John Bowencamp all as we continue this is Locked On Hawkeyes. Scaling your business requires the right expertise at the

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Starting point is 00:10:33 Upwork.com upwork.com Upwork.com to connect with top talent and grow your business today upwork.com. Try kind of back with you once again here on the Lockdown Hawkeyes podcast. Thanks for being with us and thanks for making Lockdown Hawkeyes your first listen every day. Every day as you know we've been talking a lot of basketball as Ben McCollum looks to build out this basketball roster. A couple of things we met your Tanner Toulson, a 23 year old prospect from Utah Valley. So began his career at BYU before he even played though, he took a two year Mormon mission. This is a guy with two years of eligibility,

Starting point is 00:11:17 23 years old. And as we've learned, really these last two years in the NCAA tournament. Yes, you need talent. There's no doubt, but age goes a long way. Veteran presence goes a long way. And you can think of a myriad of examples, guys that just look so different as we were talking about defensive backs earlier on the football side of things. Same thing happening on the basketball front. 23 years old, two years of eligibility. Tulsa played really well in the conference championship. 23 years old, two years of eligibility. Tulsen played really well in the conference championship game against Green Canyon, averaged 13 and a half points per game, four rebounds per contest, one and a half assists, guys get to play off the ball.

Starting point is 00:11:53 Shooting percentages aren't elite, but he's down to two. It's Iowa and it's TCU for his services and how he could fit in. Another guard that they continue to look at and potentially are down to the final couple of teams is Wes Ennis. He is the D2 player from Lincoln from Jamie Shaw of On3 Media. He does believe that South Florida leads for his services right now. I do wonder if this kind of goes hand in hand with Toulson though, if they're going to be willing to take one of the two. Toulson, guy that plays off the ball more. Enos, a guy that plays with the ball in his hands more. And he also wonder for him. Now he's got two years of eligibility, Enos does, but if he's a guy that looks at it, knows obviously what's going to be happening this year with Sturtz. And if Sturtz has handled the ball that much, how much ball handling is going to be happening, I want to keep an eye on. They had the visit last weekend from four star freshman incoming

Starting point is 00:12:45 freshman Nick Lewis. Sounds like that one is down to Vayner built against Iowa for his services. Maybe a little bit more money to spend but the way the Ben McCullum in the past has been able to build a point guards. We'll see if that's a selling point in that one. One final note on the basketball front. I do want to mention and sometimes we we fall victim of forgetting about things right happens to me all the time a lot but Cooper catch so earlier this week I'm sure many of you saw the story that he has been granted his waiver and he will get a

Starting point is 00:13:19 medical red shirt from what happened a season ago and because because of that, okay, no big deal, right? In the grand scheme of things. All right, gets another year. I think we anticipated that was gonna happen. Good to just have it on the books. But the part that I think that people maybe forget about is who Iowa beat for Cooper Cotch. This was one of the rare instances

Starting point is 00:13:42 where Iowa beat some pretty powerful programs that didn't happen in basketball a whole lot. Wisconsin, Wake Forest, Purdue, Illinois. These are the teams that were after him. He had Michigan State interests. He had offers from all those other programs. Cooper Koch was a big-time prospect, and probably because of the bloodlines, because a lot of people just anticipated he was going to be an Iowa Hawkeye because of his dad JR and his playing time back under Dr. Tom. I think a lot of people just thought it was a foregone conclusion

Starting point is 00:14:14 and missed. What a good prospect that Cooper Koch was. He saw flashes last year hidden in his limited playing time. Beautiful looking shot. And now with this new system with Ben McCollum, I'm excited to see how he's going to blossom. Still need a big shot. And now with this new system with Ben McCollum I'm excited to see how he's gonna blossom. Still need a big guy and that remains kind of the biggest part that they need. We continue on the Lockdown Hawkeyes podcast and we talk with John Bowencamp. John is the Associated Press writer on the Hawkeye beat, Hawkeye basketball. We're gonna talk some women's basketball as well. What's going on is the

Starting point is 00:14:44 women's basketball team they're going to talk some women's basketball as well. What's going on as the women's basketball team? They're struggling a little bit trying to find their next point guard. We'll do that. John Bowencamp with the Associated Press. And I guess the Brendan Sullivan news, no shock. You're right, John. This didn't floor you saw the writing on the wall opportunity to you know to maybe go someplace and and see the field and what will be his final year of eligibility so I think it's the right move on his part. Yeah, I mean because let's be honest he was not going to be number one and he probably wasn't going to be number 2 and when you're in that situation in the near last year you want to go to more play.

Starting point is 00:15:24 Because you have you know you that's the only way if you want to get to the next level, that's the only way you're going to, you're not going to do that sit in, you know, an Iowa city is a third straight. So, so no, it didn't surprise me. I mean, it's the way the portal timing is now did, I mean, it did kind of catch everybody by surprise because I mean, clearly they're still in spring practice, but he knew what his role was going to be with his team. And then he was going to go look somewhere else. So like I said, it didn't surprise me.

Starting point is 00:15:55 It's just the time of when it happened, I think kind of caught everybody. Well, and with a quarterback like Mark Gronowski, one of his strengths is his physicality, the ability to pick up that first down to lower his head. It takes away with Brendan Sullivan, what his strength is. Brendan Sullivan, it's not a great reader of the defense. That's not something that you're going to look at. It is his athleticism, his ability to run the football. And he don't need that with Grunowski anymore. I guess it was surprising to me hearing kind of the outcry, but Brendan Sullivan also, I think will be fondly remembered because of just how decrepit the last half decade he's been at the quarterback spot. It was something different. It was something that was at least entertaining. He wasn't

Starting point is 00:16:33 a great quarterback, but he was kind of the change that they needed maybe to jumpstart things here now in the Tim Lester era. Right. And he did that at times last year. And again, it was the consistency that I think ended up costing him. And I mean, clearly, he had his injury issues too. But again, he did provide something that they hadn't had in a while. And when they had such inability to score in the red zone, now all of a sudden you brought him in, that gave you an opportunity to do some different things. And so yeah, I do think that's where he'll kind of be remembered, you know,

Starting point is 00:17:10 within. But again, like you said, that's Mark Granowski right there. That's why you got him. That's why he won national championships in South Dakota State. That's why you brought him in. So, you know, when you see all of that, you know, that you're not going to get on the field unless something cataclysmic happens in front of you. Yeah. And it makes sense for that to happen without a doubt. What's the ceiling of this team, John, I guess, or what the hell? I'll ask it this way. We'll save the ceiling for another day. What's keeping Ference up at night? You know, before he, before he, uh, the, the eyes get heavy and he nods off.

Starting point is 00:17:45 What, what do you think worries him about this team? Oh, well, I was for starters, making sure Mark Grunowski healthy because you're going to want 12 games out of him. I mean, you are not, you know, I mean, clearly you wanted, I mean, I would really, honestly, I would really hope that the 20, 26 quarterback is on this roster. I think he is, don't you, don't you don't you think Hank could be the guy to know? Yeah, absolutely. But I do think but I do worry because I

Starting point is 00:18:11 you just can't keep going to that well right every year financially, especially. So that's that's the biggest thing special. But I do think one keep Mark Grunowski healthy. You want to keep your key all of your key players healthy because I don't know how much depth they have right now. And I mean, we'll know more about them, you know, when we see them here in a couple of weeks in spring game, we'll know kind of where all the pieces fit in and we'll then we'll get a better idea of August. Because I mean, I do think there's still going to be some portal movement here

Starting point is 00:18:40 and there. You know, it's just a matter of making sure that you don't go into August with a lot of questions. And I think that may be the biggest thing is, do you have everything kind of set up to where you go into August without a lot of questions? Speaking of questions, every spring there's been questions for the last, what, seven, eight years at the wide receiver position. Fair to say, at least this is the deepest that they've been at this spot in a really long time. Jacob Gill once again proved he's dependable.

Starting point is 00:19:09 He is solid. Jarrett Bowie looks the part. Dayton Howard made a play a year ago. Reese Vanderzee before his injury, he looked like he was on his way to stardom. You're bringing Sam Phillips to add some speed from the outside from Chattanooga. I don't remember ever seeing at least this much depth

Starting point is 00:19:24 for a long time at wide receiver. Yeah. And so that's going to be kind of the, again, things you want to see from the spring game, who's where and how they all kind of fit in. Cause I do think this is a really good group and this is probably one of the better groups in the long run. And again, goes back to the staying healthy thing. Um, you know, you can withstand an injury or two, but you still kind of want to see where that group all comes together. And again, you're right.

Starting point is 00:19:49 I mean, we won't know what that passing game really looks like until next fall, you know, until we get that kids day thing, you know, in August, because then Mark Grunowski will be full speed, etc, etc. But I do think that this is a really good group. And I think that it's probably a place that in the last couple of years, that was one of your biggest worries. Now it's probably farther down the list, I would think. John Bowencamp joining us.

Starting point is 00:20:14 John, you done with football TC? Let's move to basketball. Let's start with the women, John, because you were there, I don't know if you missed, in the last, you've covered a lot of women's basketball and there were a lot of, um, you know, empty seats, uh, at, uh, in your career. So, but Raina Harmon is where I want to go. And I guess, um, her loss, how big is it?

Starting point is 00:20:36 Or maybe we kind of overlooking this a little bit because, you know, for some of the media myself had my hands way up there, um, not, not exactly, you know, for some of the media, myself, my hand's way up there. Not exactly, you know, up to speed on Lisa's staffs that have been there in the past, or Jan Jensen. She played a huge role on this team, and she's very popular, outgoing. How big of a loss is she going to be as she moves on and finally gets her opportunity? That may be something we find out. mean I because I do think you know I clearly she was ready for this opportunity and and it didn't surprise me that it came up and it's a it's a good program to be at for her and I and I think it's a good starting place for her as a head coach. But we're going to we may find out I mean I again she'll you

Starting point is 00:21:22 know start fill that role you still got to see what you're bringing. But she was a big part in recruiting. She was a big part in the chemistry of this team. I mean, just the way she was. And I think she's going to be a big miss. I think it's, you know, we're going to see that, I think, maybe in the next year. Because, you know, again, she was such an influential part of this staff under Lisa was an influential part last year a really good voice within that locker room and so I do think that her departure is going to be a miss I think. And a miss in the transfer portal the UCLA Guard missed on that one of course Aleah Guyton has committed to Illinois she's gonna be in a line I'm the left-of to face her now over the next couple of seasons.

Starting point is 00:22:06 What what about that guard position? Because I don't know how much of that ideal you've seen or people that you've talked to. I the people I talk to see her more of a combo guard. Yeah, she can handle the ball, but she's not a full time point guard. They need a point guard transfer portal. They need to hit one here and our options starting to dry up. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Because part of that is as you talked about the uncertainty,

Starting point is 00:22:33 kids that are looking at the portal are looking for minutes. And at that position, somebody is looking at and say, you know, am I going to get a lot of minutes there or are they set? Are you know, is this, you know, what is my role going to be? And when you don't have that defined role, a lot of kids then start looking elsewhere. And I think that's kind of what's happened here. And, you know, again, there's players out there that got you look through that portal and ending portal. Same thing. So many players out there. You're going to be,

Starting point is 00:23:01 you probably should be able to find somebody, but at the same time, if they don't, you're still set up, I think, to where you can do a lot of things, but you would like to get a little bit of experience help. But you know, these misses, it didn't really surprise me because again, kids are looking for a lot of different things. And right now, I don't know what they have. And again, money, we talk about money. What kind of money do they have? What, what are, how many minutes? So they could get a lot of those factors. I think maybe you're playing into some of these.

Starting point is 00:23:32 Yeah. I go back to the Hank Brown thing. We both, both believe they've got their quarterback in the future, but it's a taste, day and age. Can you be certain? Right? You know, I, you know, I was looking today with the football portal open now, and you're starting to see a lot of really big names, FCS guys, that kid from North Dakota state, the freshmen running back that just entered, he's going to break the bank and he's gonna, he's got a chance. I think.

Starting point is 00:23:58 So again, you know, if you're these FCS schools, you think you're all set. Now all of a sudden you're getting rated again.. And it's really going to be fascinating to see the next couple of days on guys that come out and get in the portal at all levels and where that all kind of plays out. We got Amaleva. Now he's got a new contact. So we anticipate he knows where he's going to be. John, how does this end? How do we get through this era and get some kind of normalcy here? Is it gonna take Congress? Is it going to take contracts

Starting point is 00:24:30 and them becoming employees? What's the end game? I think it's a combination of the two and yet I still keep seeing a lawsuit somewhere down the road, uproots it all again. I think that while the craziness is just... Every day you see something that should surprise you and it's now at that point

Starting point is 00:24:53 where it doesn't surprise you. I was looking through that women's basketball portal list and there's some teams out there where every player is in the portal especially if it's lower level. It's like, how do you rebuild that? I don't know where it goes. I really don't. And it's like, I don't know. But I think we're a long way away from settling.

Starting point is 00:25:20 So I think we've got years of chaos ahead. Absolutely do. John Bowencamp, Associated Press, Iowa College Hoops.com, amongst other places you can find a friend, John Bowencamp. Both sides you can find him watching the Dodgers. That is your school.

Starting point is 00:25:34 Where are they? They're at home against the Rockies. There is John Bowencamp joining us from the Associated Press. Always good to catch up with John, talk all things Hawkeyes with him. We continue Lockdown Hawkeyes and a look at the Iowa baseball team, the biggest series of the year coming up after a midweek victory. That's next, Locked On Hawkeyes. are almost here and FanDuel is giving new customers an incredible way to get in on the action. Right now when you join FanDuel and place your first $5 bet, you'll get $250 in bonus bets if your bet wins. I love how FanDuel makes betting so easy, whether it's picking my favorite team, that'd be the Timberwolves of course, or diving into player props, maybe

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Starting point is 00:26:57 Trencona back with you one final time Lockdown Hawkeyes thanks for being with us as always and making Lockdown Hawkeyes your first listen every day. Iowa with a comeback victory they looked lethargic in their midweek matchup against Bradley this week. A Bradley team that isn't great and you kind of look at the rest of the slate for Iowa going forward outside of that game against St. Thomas. These midweek games are against the bad teams. Bradley's 5- 27. They got down and it looked like any hope at all of being an NCAA tournament team very well could be out the window. Give up a run in the first. Give up three more in the third. You're down four nothing. Iowa though explodes six runs in the third inning and they coast to the 12-5 victory. That sets up this weekend as Iowa goes to Michigan. The Hawkeyes sitting at 14 and four in the big 10. Again, the big concern is the RPI number. But Iowa at 14 and four, a 22 and 11 overall.

Starting point is 00:27:57 Number 89 though in the RPI. That is the problem with this resume currently. But you go to Michigan, you win a series there. What they still have remaining against Oregon, against Oregon State, those two series will be huge. Even though Washington won, there are opportunities for not just victories, but quality victories. Iowa has dug themselves, pitted themselves a little bit into a corner. They can't afford maybe more than one series loss and it can't be a sweep. They could lose one of these series, but I think one is kind of the max

Starting point is 00:28:26 if you're talking about putting together a tournament resume. Still a lot of work that needs to be done on that front, but it begins this weekend against a Michigan team that's very talented and has been inconsistent throughout the course of the year. Here lately though, they're red hot. They have won seven in a row, including four different seven ending victories.

Starting point is 00:28:48 They're swinging the bats well, they're doing it. Admittedly, last weekend, their weekend series was not against the Big Ten team, it was against Mount St. Mary's. So that also has something to do with it, but opened up with a road victory on Sunday, a week ago against Oregon, and then they have continued the winning streak.

Starting point is 00:29:04 They're hot, Iowa's hot, should be a great series, an important one for Iowa baseball. That will do it. Thanks for being with us, and thanks for making Locked On Hawkeyes your first listen every day. Hey, for your second listen, make sure you check out the Locked On NFL Draft with Damian Parson and Keith Sanchez. Less than a week away from the NFL Draft, as your favorite collegiate players get ready for their next level get the latest draft rankings, rumors, and news every single day you can find Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. Shout out to you every dayers thanks for being with us each and every day we will be back with you tomorrow. This is Locked On

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