Locked On Jayhawks - Daily Podcast On Kansas Jayhawks Football & Basketball - BIG 12 SQUAD - Kansas Jayhawks Will Be Better in 2025

Episode Date: January 9, 2025

Welcome back to another episode of Big XII Squad, hosted by Drake Toll of Locked On Big XII! In this episode, we bring together multiple hosts from the Locked On podcast network to dive into everythin...g Big 12 football. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just catching up, we've got you covered with the latest news, insights, and predictions from around the conference.In this episode, we'll cover:Big 12 Football Analysis: A comprehensive look at the current landscape of the Big 12, including team performances, top players, and key matchups.Player Spotlights: Highlighting standout players who have been making waves and could be game-changers in upcoming games.Injury Reports: Updates on player injuries and how they might affect team strategies and matchups.Expert Predictions: Our panel of Locked On podcast hosts shares their forecasts and expectations for the next round of Big 12 games.Fan Interaction: Join the conversation and share your thoughts, predictions, and insights in the comments below.Don't miss this packed episode full of expert analysis and predictions to keep you ahead of the game this season in Big 12 football!Be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode of Big XII Squad and stay connected with all things Big 12 football!#BigXII #CollegeFootball #FootballAnalysis #LockedOnBigXII #FootballPredictions #BigXIISquad

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Starting point is 00:00:00 An analyst on this very show will predict Utah to win the entire Big 12 conference in football next year. This is the weirdest Big 12 squad of all time manifesting. You're talking ball with the Big 12 squad. Sponsored by Game Time. From Oklahoma State to Utah, from Kansas State to BYU. From Houston to Texas Tech, it's the local experts of the Locked On Podcast Network bringing you scoops, breakdowns, and the most comprehensive preview of the upcoming Big 12 weekend. Buckle up.
Starting point is 00:00:32 It's the Big 12 Squad, and we have a seat for you. Know her feelings and thin skin aloud. Squad up. You're part of the Big 12 Squad. Happy Thursday, everybody. Oh, you thought, why do i look like this yeah hold on you you move over there you move over here oh no he's got the power of people too now geez happy thursday everybody west hollywood square the big 12 squad was going away but it's
Starting point is 00:00:57 not parker ainsworth is done teaching and coaching nick maravette still has a weird last name jt wister stills hair hasn't grown back yet. And Cameron Stewart only talks basketball. It's the Big 12 squad. We're also joined by Richie Bradshaw of Locked On Sun Devils, Kevin Borba of Locked On Buffs, Cody Stovall, the consummate professional as long as Chris Level is gone, and Derek Johnson of Locked On Jayhawks. Guys, thanks to Game Time for sponsoring the show. I was told off the air by JT Wistersell that –
Starting point is 00:01:22 I'm going to put you in the hot seat, actually – that Utah would win the Big 12 in football next season as we talk about Arizona State's end of the year in the college football playoff going into next year in the Big 12 in football. JT, how could you possibly reconcile with this take? Well, hold on one second. I thought Utah was leaving the Big 12. They hated it so much.
Starting point is 00:01:43 Do you want to stay or not? I feel like I try to do work to build a better reputation for Utah, the Big 12, and then I'm not going to act like all Utah fans do themselves favors, but false accusations do nothing. I do believe Utah will be better than they were last year at the very least right now. I'll say that much. Hard to be worse.
Starting point is 00:02:04 I'm hearing the craziest thing is, you know, Kalani Satake called me last week. He was like, hey, Drake, we would love to have you come work for BYU. And I was like, great. He's like, we'll give you $200K a year. Turns out, puts the actual contract in front of me, only $50K, JT. Can you believe that? A fourth.
Starting point is 00:02:20 A fourth. I was appalled. Speaking of appalled, we have even more perspective now, Richie Bradshaw, on just how bad the officiating was. You replay it. It wasn't a touchdown. That kid dropped the ball. How have you handled the last week? Thank you for still being alive. I'm happy to be here. You know, bright days.
Starting point is 00:02:42 Can't wait to beat Utah apparently next year in the big 12 championship game oh i'll take that hey i'm in the big 12 championship game all of that look here's the thing the officiating was bad for both teams uh asu got away with some calls apparently suplexing you're running back into the end zone instead of pushing him in is a penalty. I thought that was just Texas fans raining on my parade for a really cool play. Turns out that's a no-no. But there was missed calls for both teams that led to points for both teams. My thing at the end of the day is ASU.
Starting point is 00:03:22 Richie, you don't have to say. Richie, you can be mad. What is it? Yeah. I think you're, what is this? I, I, the touchdowns gotta be the rule. Cool, man. That was too cool to not count. Sorry. It's good. Oh, I agree. They style points that should have been worth 10, but you know, neither here nor there. No, I, I'm not someone that likes to bash the refs for losing the game it's very very few instances where a call will completely ruin a game and again asu was on the benefiting side of some penalties as well so
Starting point is 00:03:55 asu got screwed for a few things for sure but texas also was on the wrong end of some other stuff so asu you know if you want to win that, don't stall out on fourth and goal twice in the first half, and you're not in that situation. That's where my frustration lies is the play calling that put you in that position where you needed the refs to help you win that game. Yeah. Do you guys see this week, Kirk Herbstreit, the direct quote, he told on three, the only one missing is Michigan.
Starting point is 00:04:23 Talking about teams and big brands that could be in the college football playoff final four he says you're asking us who we would want we'll take ohio state every year and notre dame if you accuse us of anything that being espn accuse us of wanting ohio state or wanting notre dame or wanting these big brands literally saying the quiet part out loud. And watch that interview. He'll roll out another dog and we'll all be cool with it. He also, he definitely picked Michigan because they beat Alabama, right?
Starting point is 00:04:51 Of all the big brands to pick. It's because they're, I mean, it's the qualifying clay, right? That's the deal there. Let me, let me dive in here about Kirk. And I think I speak for everyone. He's a beloved personality in college football. Most of the time we like what he says. That being said, he's been on a tour of saying the dumbest things possible and then totally like going back on him being like i didn't say that when social media is forever video is forever like we saw you say indiana doesn't deserve to be in over alabama
Starting point is 00:05:18 same thing with smu and alabama got beat by a michigan team who was holding tryouts in the parking lot for like guys to play defensive line and stuff. Like Kirk, you can't have it both ways. You can't be like, I support the little guy and then shoot down the little guy and then be mad when people call you out on your BS and blame your son for running your social media account. Like you can't have it both ways. You can't.
Starting point is 00:05:39 The son thing was wild to say that he deleted social media a while ago. Now his son is the one that runs it. So you just throw him under the bus for taking the lane wrong? He's not rich enough to throw your son under the bus for social media. Like that's for the ultra rich. I do like the book though. Because he didn't say which son. He has like four kids.
Starting point is 00:05:57 So it's like, my son runs it. It's like, which one? I think it was the dog. It was the dog. Much like the dogs. He probably has another son that looks exactly like the other one. He just got a bunch of sympathy for and just rolled that son right out. I saw a very good tweet.
Starting point is 00:06:12 And this is on part like national analysts. I've seen a couple that have said things this weekend. I'm like, huh? Interesting. Josh Pate has covered his bases. No, no, no, no, no. I love all of college football. And there was a tweet I couldn't get around today that said,
Starting point is 00:06:23 Josh Pate talking football in 2025. And it just this just a picture of shack and a celtics jersey just gonna it's a little bit too long there um it feels like anybody from on three to rivals anybody with a microphone right now is trying to backtrack and say they're not sec fans but these are the same people saying that indiana or smu or a or Arizona State didn't deserve a spot three weeks ago. Yeah, it's kind of, I think they were hoping that things would play out their way. Like they were going to, the SEC narrative was going to play into all the talk that they were spewing out. And the SEC has one representative left and that representative happens to be from this
Starting point is 00:07:02 conference. It's a big 12 roster who's representing the SEC. Mind you, when Texas joined the SEC, they were supposed to get stomped out by the SEC. So now the SEC is planting their flag in Austin and going, hey, they're still representing us. So it's ironic. This is like the meme of, you know, SMU ACC team gets blown out and it's like, hello, human resources. Tennessee gets blown out.
Starting point is 00:07:29 Oh, you're so sweet. SMU, hello, human resources. Not all blowouts are the same. There have been four Big 12, the SEC moves. Three of them had like best years in a quarter century, like the year they went there. Like it's not an accident, right? That's just the way that conference goes.
Starting point is 00:07:48 Of all people, Missouri, Gary Pinker's Missouri teams. Two of the best years they've ever had. Just like as soon as they got there. Over the course of the show, we're going to get into why your team way too early can't compete in Big 12 football and win the entire league. Transfer portal very much withstanding here. But before we get there, Kevin Borba, one of the big storylines i read this past week deon sanders deleted a tweet
Starting point is 00:08:10 over some rumors of the nfl and then he responded to the titans firing their gm what are the what's going on in deon land right now speaking of sons who run social media accounts, he got tricked by, I forget his name. He's a New York Giants insider. He's very known for tricking fans into thinking things are going to be happy. He got tricked into a fake quote that said he was going to prevent his son from being drafted by, I think it was the Browns and the Titans. He said that wasn't true. He even posted a screenshot of him harassing the account in the dms and was like very excited about that and then everyone was like that's a spam account like they
Starting point is 00:08:49 just mess with people and so the tweet got deleted um i think we all learned a valuable lesson on checking our sources um i feel like we're in college again like check your sources um mla citations and all that and then the tennessee titans comment was interesting because they obviously have a top pick in this nfl draft and chador sanders is kind of a top pick potential guy in this nfl draft and i don't know if that's him saying he doesn't approve of the move because there's obviously a guy who kind of has set them up to succeed uh with the cards he was dealt he drafted to vondre sweat last year and kind of gave them a foundational piece and then they tanked well enough to get a top two pick, I guess. Like, I don't know what that means.
Starting point is 00:09:28 I think Deion Sanders is very calculated. And so I'm sure it does not mean something good for the Titans. Yeah. Also breaking news at the time of recording, this is as of Tuesday night, hashtag Baylor president, this per Foster Nicholas. Baylor president Linda Livingstone was drilled in the head during the t-shirt toss by a cannon at half court. Also happened to said reporter last week while typing, so he understands the pain.
Starting point is 00:09:50 Top comment is stop the game. Coming up, will your team win the Big 12 championship in 2025? Richie, you have to say yes. Don't be nice. You've got to say yes. You're all losing. How about that? I'm a lock down Big 12 squad.
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Starting point is 00:11:13 We will start with you. Why can the Kansas Jayhawks not just compete, but put together a big 12 championship roster in 2025? Well, you know, Flory Padunga just had a great game for ku and their big win over ucf and uh you know i don't know if they can figure out the defense with hunter dickinson um wrong sport there derek there you go what i don't know why i love basketball
Starting point is 00:11:38 talk yeah i was gonna do that joke too in all honesty um they were picked too high last year right we said there's a problem for everyone except K-State and Iowa State. So now they're going to be picked lower. They did it on purpose. They purposely missed the bowl game so they can be picked lower, a la the Arizona States and BYUs of the world, and that's going to be their calling card. Speaking of Iowa State, let's go there.
Starting point is 00:11:59 Nick, Iowa State goes to the Big 12 title, gets their doors blown off, but beats Miami in the bowl game. How did they find a path to win the big 12 next season well generally gets the big 12 championship by winning a lot of games so it would help if they win all of their games during the regular season um quarterbacks quit at halftime yep yeah hey the nfl big time um no i think um you know the chase sowell and um uh i can't think of his name off the top of my head, but the transfer from UCF, those wide receivers are going to fill in for Higgins and Noel big time. And then obviously Carson Hanson stepped into his own, I think, big time in that Pop-Tart Bowl.
Starting point is 00:12:38 Big, big 12 over ACC win there. So I'd be surprised if we don't make it to the Big 12 championship next year. I think we're going to reload really, really well. Hey, all of you guys were talking about Utah and not wanting to be in the Big 12 of everything. Can I tell you one reason that every Utah fan wants to be in the Big 12? I want to play in the Pop-Tart Bowl so dang bad. So fun. That needs to be a new national championship.
Starting point is 00:12:59 Just get rid of it, and Monday night, everyone celebrates with a Pop-Tart. Y'all made so much fun of me for asking about Pop-Tarts. Everyone was talking about Pop-Tarts. I was ahead of the curve there. What's with a Pop-Tart. Y'all made so much fun of me for asking about Pop-Tarts. Everyone was talking about Pop-Tarts. I was ahead of the curve there. What's your favorite Pop-Tart? New guy Nick and his Iowa State Cyclones made it to a bowl game. I have to say I'm very jealous, but a lot. Double fisting, five-hour energy, just some Z-Biotics. You know, why not?
Starting point is 00:13:22 Some hymns, if you will. Parker Ainsworth, we'll stick with you then. Look, look, look, look. Houston got better over the course of the year. So before we all freak out, this is going to be an improved Houston team, no doubt. I do believe that. How do they become Big 12 championship caliber over the course of the
Starting point is 00:13:41 offseason? Well, there's a couple of things. One, I'm surprised Drake has mentioned you. I don't feel like Drake hasn't talked about Houston ever, and maybe it's because I'm not here. No, I also think that, anyway, we weren't a whole lot to talk about last year. I do think moving into next year, you know,
Starting point is 00:13:57 Connor Wegman, when healthy, has been very good. You think that he takes that step and ends up being the five-star caliber quarterback he was projected out of high school. To Drake's credit, he has talked about how, like, guys transfer to Big 12 schools and get kind of dinged for it. Connor Webbing could very well be one of those guys. And then, honestly, I don't mean this to slight the people on the screen here,
Starting point is 00:14:15 but their schedule in terms of previous year win-loss percentage is a little bit easier next year. And so they're, you know, playing a little bit each schedule, got a better quarterback, a bunch of guys transferring to play with them, including a bunch of linemen. Year two with Willie Fritz, I think a lot of things work in the right direction there. I don't think that's that crazy of a take.
Starting point is 00:14:31 They're going to have more than the four wins they had a year ago, but I think that they're, you know, a real chance they win a lot more. Anybody disagree? It's Houston. I kind of checked out. It's kind of hard to bet against Willie Fritz. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:14:46 Especially at Houston. I feel like there is a lot of commonality between Houston and Tulane. So I think if he can upgrade Tulane, he could do the same for Houston. Tulane was a much harder upgrade. If Willie Fritz is coaching against Oklahoma State, it is tough to bet against him. It is really tough to do. Cody Stillwall, I tough to do in your sleep
Starting point is 00:15:05 tony your opportunity to respond here oklahoma you're always in my dreams brother that's where i'll get you that's where i'm the most deceptive as well like jason bogeyman got a rebound three and nine season going into next year um no need to be reminded of that but how do you turn it around with, I mean, old dog, where are the new tricks? Well, we have a lot of old dogs, but fortunately those old dogs have a lot of connections that date back to Florida, Mississippi State
Starting point is 00:15:33 that have allowed us to get a lot of SEC guys, even a lot of Big Ten guys. When you look at the transfer portal for Oklahoma State, last year I think people were given a criticism because we were going after guys from D2, D3 programs. This year, we've got dudes from LSU and Nebraska and UCLA and Tennessee that are all coming to Stillwater because of Todd Grantham and the defense is being brought in. There's an emphasis that the defense needs to be the calling card for Oklahoma State moving forward. And because of that, I feel like there's a ton of excitement.
Starting point is 00:16:03 And let's face it, guys, the beauty of having all new coaches is it's a clean slate, right? There's no favoritism. There's no seniority bullcrap going on. Your best players are going to play because the coaches, A, don't know anybody from Adams, so they ain't going to know no better. And B, they're all coaching to upgrade their jobs. Them all being almost 60 years old, none of the three, whether it be Meacham or Gundy or Grantham, are going to have many opportunities to go take on a big program. They're going to have to use Oklahoma State to catapult themselves into their next big jobs,
Starting point is 00:16:38 or they're going to be finding themselves in retirement homes for too long. We still got a few in here to get to on teams that could win the big 12 next season coming up Utah, JT Whistler still will have an actual opportunity to claim that the youths could do it on the locked on big 12 squad. Hey, can I, can I read an anonymous text that I got about one of the other hosts and we try to figure out who it was? Oh yes.
Starting point is 00:17:04 I'm going to blur out the names. oh yes this is a great i'm gonna blur out the names it says uh by the way does blank hate texas i just can't tell what the amount of videos he has hating on texas i'm not convinced yet i know he's a blank guy but he's a closet longhorn fan oh wow is it the correct answer this was about Drake. Oh, wow. To be fair, he did welcome in Locked on Longhorn fans the other day. I heard that. I heard that. You can't get away from that.
Starting point is 00:17:33 He made it a safe space. I did mention that. That's true. We had many of them. Maybe. You know, I root for the big brands. Wait, wait, wait. Pull it out.
Starting point is 00:17:42 Ohio State or Notre Dame, the big brands. That's who you want. I'll sell out too. So we dive deeper into actual sports, I guess, for the first time maybe ever on the show. JT, can Utah win the Big 12, not just compete, but win the Big 12? First of all, Derek, as soon as you started, I definitely thought my name was going to come up with something BYU related. But yes, Utah obviously can win this conference because what was the biggest reason they lost most of their
Starting point is 00:18:08 the seven of the last eight games last year quarterback play it looks like they have upgraded the quarterback spot devin dampier was extremely impressive at new mexico led one a top five offense overall his offensive coordinator now utah's offensive coordinator as well so i'm feeling better about what they're doing on the offensive side of the ball one of the best tackle returning duos one of the best transfer portal backs receiver which was upside even though it's not going to be a great receiving core defensively you lose some top players we can talk about why they lost some of those top players in a moment if you want drake but utah has a history of developing and recruiting guys as well on that side of the ball and still some key returners and players back this is still a program with a lot of proud tradition kyle winningham still a
Starting point is 00:18:47 heck of a football coach utah can win this conference next year and i'm not gonna say there's no way they can after what richie's team at pick to finish last was able to do did kevin leave at halftime anyway i'm sorry if i bored him i'm sorry kevin kevin's like can't take the utah guy anymore. Kevin and everyone in the comments both have just jumped in. I had to get charged real quick. We can do a whole crossover on this next week, but the whole idea that maybe BYU had a hand in bringing Utah players over with something nefarious, thoughts on that at this point?
Starting point is 00:19:19 Yeah, so there were several reports that there was tampering involved in Keanu Tanafasa's exit to BYU as well as Cameron Calhoun's exit. Why do I say that? Well, let were several reports that there was tampering involved in Keanu Tanavasa's exit to BYU, as well as Cameron Calhoun's exit. Why do I say that? Well, let's back up. Cameron Calhoun, a cornerback now at Alabama, Keanu Tanavasa, now defensive tackle at BYU, was at Utah. Both those players announced they were going to stay at the University of Utah, tweeted out a Utah man of mine, popular Utah slogan. Then, in Calhoun's case, he was trying to recruit a player to Utah,
Starting point is 00:19:44 and then a few days later, he leaves. Keanu Tanuvasa shaded Calhoun for saying he was going to stay and then leaving, and then Tanuvasa does the same thing. What happens after both those players depart? Credible reporters come out who cover Utah and say there was tampering involved in this and what is going on. So yes, I do believe there was tampering. Now, BYU fans have been mad at me because they're saying that, oh, how dare you say we're tampering. Everyone in college football is tampering right now.
Starting point is 00:20:09 So I don't understand why it's about, oh, how dare BYU just do this. No, no, no, no. This is what's going on everywhere right now. And, yeah, Drake, like you said, we can dive deeper more into it. If anyone wants to, they can go over and check my show out about it. But there are tons of reports about what's going on here. Anytime a player says he's going to stay and then leaves, something's going on. Just put the fries in a bag, bro, man.
Starting point is 00:20:33 I mean, I wouldn't go that far. There are circumstances where players say they're going to stay. They feel like they're going to stay. And then maybe the next day they're told they have to switch positions. And so I'm not saying you're wrong, but I am saying there are occasions that pop up that, that make it to where somebody really thinks they're staying. And then less than 20 hours later, they don't really have much of a choice.
Starting point is 00:20:56 I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm saying there are occasions. You're wrong. It's quite a, quite a move. Please don't tell me Stovall's going in the transfer portal. I can't, I cannot handle that. I cannot not have him on the show. I have a lengthy price. Did we push Chris Love on the transfer portal? Is that why he doesn't come on anymore?
Starting point is 00:21:16 I would pay a good sum of money to see Cody Stovall host SportsCenter once. Just once. Let him at it. I think there's some jobs available on fox sports one right now so oh bang literally i think that cody would have fun with the old fox sports one but i'm not gonna go kevin borba colorado without a heisman trophy winner and the probably top 10 pick at quarterback next season how do they win the Big 12? Yeah, I think they have to change everything they do on offense, right?
Starting point is 00:21:50 You have to tailor the offense to – Run the ball! Run the ball! That is a concept, right? I think a lot of teams in this chat or in this – Bro, Ralphie doesn't even run the ball, man. Ralphie makes it to like the 15-yard line. I don't know what they do with Buffalo that aren't making the cut anymore, but Ralphie needs to go there.
Starting point is 00:22:07 She may need to be a nice farmer. Euthanize Ralphie? What a crazy campaign. I don't know about you. That's the title of my episode, man. Ralphie needs to go to the farm upstate. Let's just put it that way. Realistically, you have to change your offense, right?
Starting point is 00:22:22 You kind of relied on Shador Sanders and Travis Hunter being the heroes every single week and other guys stepping in here and there. And now you actually need to have a run game, like you said, Drake. And then you also need to tailor your offense to a quarterback that's not going to be as good as Shador Sanders, whether it's Caden Salter or Julian Lewis.
Starting point is 00:22:37 And I think it's okay to not have that because I think it forces Colorado to go outside their comfort zone, but they obviously need to commit to the run game and commit to playing to their team's strengths because it's going to be a way different team next year. Yeah. Cam Stewart, why championship? If I may quote the great Hick from French Lick, the great Larry Bird in the 1988 three-point shooting contest, he looks up and down at some of the great, most talented basketball players in the world, just as I will do with my fellow
Starting point is 00:23:04 locked on Big 12 hosts with some great football programs. And I will say the same thing, just trying to find out who's coming in second. Baylor, if the, if the big 12 championship was two weeks later this year, they would have been in it. They would have won it. They were the hottest team in the conference. They bring back the best returning quarterback in the conference,
Starting point is 00:23:24 probably the best returning running back when Scadaboo goes to the NFL. Dave Aranda's finally going to get the defense right because he's just firing more people, going to bring in the goods like he did with Jake Spavadol last year. And they get to open up with some cream puffs. Auburn on the road against SMU.
Starting point is 00:23:43 You start off hot at 2-0, and it's smooth sailing from there. Can we put together one of those videos where Cam debates himself because he's definitely made comments in Dave Aranda about the past that we could absolutely do that. I was like, that is the Dave Aranda experience. What did Cody,
Starting point is 00:24:02 what did you say about Cameron Stewart stash? I'll pause there. I said I thought JT was going to say Cameron stole his stash. That was quite the diatribe, Mr. Cameron. And your eyes are looking a little glazy over there. We've got to owe that stash. I forgot. What's it called back?
Starting point is 00:24:22 That big 12-pack. From a few weeks ago. It took me like halfway through what he was talking about, to be honest. I listened to that show on Christmas Day, but I had to tell people that JT wasn't high. I very explicitly said that. He's not. And then he followed it up with, wait, what are we talking about?
Starting point is 00:24:40 Yeah, he's like, I'm not high. I'm just confused. I dug my own grave on that one this is the one night a week i don't get high if we're being fair but the champion 12 arizona state richie bradshaw will they go back to back they certainly will and before that the asu for supporting the big 12 in the in the playoff, we were the only good game. So props to the entire Big 12 for providing the only good game in the playoff so far. Maybe the rest of the nation will look and go, oh, well, you know, everyone else sucked.
Starting point is 00:25:21 So we'll start there. But ASU is returning over 50 players from this roster. They're returning their head coach, both of their coordinators. 17 of 15 starters are back. The five starters that are gone simply ran out of eligibility. 17 of 15 starters. 22. That's huge, man. They were that good.
Starting point is 00:25:40 You're telling me double overtime with Texas, 15 guys out there. The mighty 15. That is some ASU math right there. That's for sure. The refs missed a few calls there. The mighty 15. I don't know where that 15 comes from. The fighting 15.
Starting point is 00:25:55 That's crazy. A little too much. They're returning a lot, including Sam Leavitt, Jordan Tyson. 10 out of 11 starters on defense. I got that number right. I know I got 10 of 11 right. There's a lot coming back. And it's team momentum.
Starting point is 00:26:11 They're going to be good. Kanye Udo, the running back from Army, is going to come in. You don't replace Cam Scadavu by himself, but you replace his production. They've got plenty of guys who can do different things to get that production going. Jordan Tyson is going to win the Bolitnikoff next year as the best receiver. And Sam Levitt's going to win the Heisman Trophy as the best player in the country. So ASU's running it back, and they're winning a national championship. Is that a lot like I did when we brought back 21 returning starters,
Starting point is 00:26:37 90% of the roster, and a team that played for the Big 12 title and won 10 games? You know what? At least my guys are sober. You don't know that? In Arizona. I saw the picture. Arizona State. What are you talking about?
Starting point is 00:26:54 Arizona State. Arizona State. Arizona State. You know how you don't get hungover? You don't stop drinking. That's how it works at Arizona State. Hey, two things real quick. Number one, I would never make such outlandish claims, Richie,
Starting point is 00:27:05 so that's why I'll do it. Number two, Drake, we haven't talked about BYU yet this episode. I know you're into it too. Why is BYU going to be good next year? Jake Retzlaff, the first Jewish starting quarterback in program history, JT. Yeah, yeah. BYU is coming back. And also, he was like the sixth or – can I say something controversial right now?
Starting point is 00:27:29 He was the sixth or seventh best Big 12 quarterback last year. He's not the best returning quarterback. That's the most controversial thing we've said on this show so far. He won games. Jake Retzlaff, eight crazy nights. That means only one loss in the Big 12 there's your reasoning right there brother
Starting point is 00:27:48 you know BYU's gonna be good that's his job for him man Colorado picked him off 3 times and they still beat us by like 30
Starting point is 00:27:53 so BYU should be just fine Jake Retzlaff is my favorite Jake associated with BYU nice it's a hatch dig
Starting point is 00:28:02 he's not even here to defend himself what are his kids gonna think rude hey they'll get us back when they play Nice. It's a hatch dig. He's not even here to defend himself. What are his kids going to think? They'll get us back when they play us in basketball. His kids are going to think, when's my next sibling coming? But in all honesty, what do you guys think about Shaquille Moore getting into the starting lineup for back-to-back days for KU? That's crazy, man. I can't even believe it.
Starting point is 00:28:24 He was washed out when he got to the Celtics. That's crazy, man. I can't even believe it. He was washed out when he got to the Celtics. It's one of the moves of all time. Yeah. That's it. That's the title. And those are all the guys that do the stuff from Oklahoma State to Baylor to Utes to the Jayhawks even doing that
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