We're joined this week by managing editor of Tech Sideline David Cunningham to talk all things Spring Practice. We're discussing how Pry has structured Spring Practice, the focus of the practices and scrimmages, the key position battles, and how a more open Spring has enlivened the fan base.
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Welcome back to the boundary
Corner podcast.
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I'm Curtis Wilson, I'm Brian
siglo buddy we kicking it on a
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Thursday night this week.
How you feeling?
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Man it's Thursday night, we
survived some potential for
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tornadoes here in the r-va.
Got about one thing to about
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three.
My wife and son home early from
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school.
I was I was I was working from
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home today so I was I was stuck
in thankfully Have a path.
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It took for us to kind of went
just to the west of where we
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were kind of like through like
Western Mechanicsville and
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Ashland.
So we didn't quite get as much
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of the, the winds and stuff,
some of those other areas got.
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Yeah, I was in the office today,
man, and the warning hit.
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We had to go to the basement and
kill the warning was over.
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And then I had to go get my son
from school.
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They were in shelter in place
because the the went just East
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for those in Richmond.
It went through param road.
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So, I mean, it, you know, I
don't think it ever touched
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down, but it was right there.
So, I had to do some cast out of
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work later, because I left the
office kind of abruptly, to do
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that, wife and other son had to
leave school early.
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So, hectic day, but it's
Thursday night.
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We have a super guest tonight.
We are talking a lot of spring
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football brine in.
Let's just go ahead and bring
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the man on Wellspring David
behan managing editor of tech
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Sidelines.
David, how are you?
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I'm doing, well, guys, I'm first
of all.
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I'm glad you guys are safe.
How about me silly and
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Blacksburg?
It was very rainy this morning
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when I went to open practice as
I'm sure we'll get to, and then
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whether kind of cooled down and
is pretty nice out.
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So yeah, pretty pretty well,
it's Thursday.
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Which means we're one day closer
to the weekend.
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And, yes, sir.
Thanks for having me on excited
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to be here.
Yeah, we really appreciate you
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coming on David.
You know, you are kind of that
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text sideline.
I feel like the everything man
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you were in Milwaukee.
You were in Brooklyn, you're
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covering practices, you're
covering the team when they're
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here.
So, you know, just so folks who
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don't know, you haven't read
your work, give us A little
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background on yourself and kind
of what you do at Tech sideline.
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Yeah.
Well, to put it simply.
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I'm a lot younger than you guys.
I'm 22.
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I just graduated in May of last
year from Virginia Tech.
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I'm originally from Yorktown
Virginia which is just outside
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Newport News.
I went to I was rival high
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schools with Bruton where Brian
Randall went to high school.
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So there's no some knowledge for
you.
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I live about five minutes from
Minutes from where Tyrod Taylor?
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Michael Vick quite grown up.
I you know I came to Virginia
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Tech.
I was a freshman in the fall of
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2017 School Communications.
Now, School Community formally
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Department Communications Sports
media analytics, major first
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graduating class, so proud of
everything that's going on and
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in school, communication and
shout out to everything, text
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idling does will Stewart.
And, and everybody I text
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sidelined the fibers.
They donated, you know, this is
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an endowed scholarship that's
been going on since August of
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2018 and they donated, you know,
over 72 thousand dollars to
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school communication and so
because of that, you know, the
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school and there's always
supports me analytics program
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and textile on a very close
relationship.
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So, I got to know will when I
was a student and Chris Coleman
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as well.
And you know, when I was Ready
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to graduate a kind just reached
out and I knew they were kind of
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looking for somebody to kind of
expand everything that they were
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doing.
So I reached out, we had a good
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conversation and can't believe
it's not even been a year, but
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we've gone through football and
basketball season and we've gone
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through a lot.
I mean, yeah, consider first
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year in school on the job and
I've gotten to cover a football
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season that involved a head
coaching change, which is only
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the second one, you know, since
1987 187, since we were kids,
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second one since 87, and then,
of course, basketball and I was
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at all, but I think two football
games this year and I covered
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20, I was at 27 and 36
basketball games in person and
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you got to cover the got to
cover women's basketball as
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well.
They have terrific season and,
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you know, it's been, it's been a
very hectic.
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March back on March 22nd.
Of course, say is March 31st but
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back.
March 22nd.
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I told some of my friends who's
a 22nd day of the month and I
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had only been in Blacksburg like
wake up to go to bed for five
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days of the month bullying
because I've been in Greensboro
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covering the women's tournament
and then I had been in Brooklyn
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covering the men's tournament.
And I've been Milwaukee
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traveling all over the place so
it's been nice to kind of pass
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week or so kind of everything
settled down.
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But, but yeah, textile and I
kind of, like you mentioned
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Curtis.
I kind of do everything.
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NG.
I'm the football and men's
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basketball beat writer and I'm
the managing editor.
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So I manage all of our other
content.
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So, we've got some students that
we employ.
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We give them a little stipend
every month, Chris hirings
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covers, women's basketball, and
baseball for us.
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Jack brizendine covers wrestling
and does some other stuff for
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us.
So I kind of edit and oversee
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all those guys all of our
softball coverage or Olympic
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sports coverage, pretty much.
Okay.
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So, That's my role.
And then on, you know, the rest
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of it is covering men's
basketball football which
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obviously takes up a big chunk
of my time.
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So it's kept me busy, 100%
November and December pretty
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stressful just with I didn't
have much time to think just
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because of you know, basketball
was doing pretty well.
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And then football decides, we're
going to hire, you know, got
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some point, they obviously
leaves and you know, football
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decides.
Hey, we're going to hire a head
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coach the day before Virginia
Tech's post.
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Play at me.
Merlin, and then the basketball.
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So, very, very pretty but, but
yeah, it's been a long year, but
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it's been very fun.
I'm very, very grateful for this
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opportunity I have and, you
know, when I'm not working, it's
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nice because obviously, you
know, I was a student when covid
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hit.
So I miss some time because of
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that, you know, just getting to
experience, being a college
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student Blacksburg, as I'm sure
you guys remember your times,
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very fondly.
So, Just just to be able to
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obviously have money so I'm not
exactly like there we go.
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It's a lot more fun when you
have the money right now.
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It's nice.
It's nice to be able to go out
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with friends that are still here
and you know, to go out to the
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Champs Sports Bar, we go grab
food itself station.
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You just just to be able to
still experience Blacksburg
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because I didn't get to
experience so much of it as a
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student because it:.
So yeah, shoutouts up.
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Station because that is the
spot.
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That is that's my go-to.
But you know what?
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Honestly if I if anybody in
Blacksburg would sponsor me and
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probably be substation because
it's got the point.
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I know, Hamid, the owner very
well and it's gotten to the
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point where like I will kind of
like walk in the door and they
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like already know what I want.
There you go.
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I kind of want a first name
basis.
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That's a good thing that is.
So you.
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So with all your March travels,
like what?
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He had the best bars like that,
that you got to experience.
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You know what?
Milwaukee was really cool?
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And of course, like I didn't
even realize Milwaukee's gotta
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like, like Wisconsin as a whole
as a lot of really good beer.
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Yes baby.
Yes, they do is high, I made
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sure.
So.
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So of course I got into town on
Wednesday on me because the way
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it works for a NCAA tournament
is Tech plate Friday, right.
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Thursday is all media day.
So, you know, the four teams
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that Played in that first
session which was Purdue yell,
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Virginia Tech Texas, they have
media then there was a break and
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then the four teams have played
in later session on Friday.
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They had their meaty stuff on
Thursday.
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So, I spent Thursday pretty much
working churning out content,
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Friday.
Obviously Tech played so that
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kept me busy.
And there were a lot of
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basketball games on.
So Saturday was very strange
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because there's other second
round games going on.
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But I have nothing to do in
Milwaukee and I don't have a
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flight until Monday.
So I got to go out and
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experience.
I went to a really good barbecue
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place and I will tell you about
Wisconsin, is the people are
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just so nice.
Yeah.
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There's so, so great people, I
went to a BBQ Place had really
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good beer.
I made sure to have a spotted
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cow.
That's what everybody.
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That's what everybody told me.
I had to have.
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It was very good, did you get a
12-pack in the airport to take
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on the plane with you?
Hide it?
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Because I'm sure that his home
office is.
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Out of Milwaukee.
And every time he flies in
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there, he says, as I leave, I
pick up a 12-pack and take it
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with me.
Honestly.
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I probably I wasn't even
thinking that, that much at that
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point.
I was kind of just like, I'm
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trying to get home and had a
layover.
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I'd like an hour and a half,
layover in Chicago, but but, you
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know, it Milwaukee was really
cool.
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And I tell you, what, for
Brooklyn, Brooklyn was cool,
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because as I told you guys,
before we went on air, you know,
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just there were a lot of other
Virginia Tech people Affiliated
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me.
Dia with Virginia Tech there.
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A lot of them students and I'm
friends with.
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So we had a ball, we went and
found some places and A little
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sketchy maybe at times.
But you know what?
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Like, it was to get to
experience that, you know, I
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mean, it was like, it was like
Friday night or Saturday night
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after Virginia Tech beat Notre
Dame in North Carolina duke or
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whatever.
You know, we all go out as a
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group and, and I will remember
those moments, you know, that
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and the games, obviously.
But, but yeah, really, really
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fun times in March and I can't
believe College.
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All Seasons coming to an end.
Really, really, really big for
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me.
By the way, you talk about the
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sketch level.
It's like a certain, it's like a
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curve.
It's like, oh yeah, it's a curve
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that it's the point where it's
like a certain sketches at also
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more to go to, but if you get on
the other side of it, you're
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like one ball the fight and I've
been here, but I walked into the
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wrong place.
I'm gonna do my courtesy beer,
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and then I'm going to see you
guys later.
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Exactly.
Yeah, and I will, I'd ever been
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in Brooklyn before.
So it was so and I don't think a
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lot of the other guys had
either.
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So it was an experience, but the
nice thing was just where our
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hotel was which was like less
than a, my hotel was a half, a
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mile away from the Barclays
Center.
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It was nice because we were able
to find places right around
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within walking distance.
So it wasn't like we had to pay
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for anything so that was cool.
Got to go do some sightseeing.
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So overall fun trip and it
turned out well for Virginia
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Tech.
Yeah, yeah, I'm up.
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I'm actually up there.
We were brothers getting married
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and Long Island.
So I'm heading down Thursday so
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it should be a good time.
All right, let's move to it
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because if we keep going just
conversation, we might be here
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till 2:00 in the morning because
David even though you might be a
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younger Brethren, obviously it's
an easy connection with you,
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man, but let's start off.
Let's talk about spring
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practice.
You have got a chance all ready
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to go to two of the six which
is, you know already.
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I don't know how many more Or
than what you got to do with the
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last regime.
But let's talk about what print
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process at the beginning of the
spring.
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Basically, everybody on this
team, has a clean slate and no,
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starting prot is promised.
And we look at the quarterback
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room and all these positions.
You know, we're here in Cana
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Bromwich getting reps.
You know, coach said he was one
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of the best 22 that they had out
there.
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He's also at tight end and wide
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Now, then Brown and Wells are
look like, they're getting An
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equal reps in the first 10 days
of Spring ball from you being
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there.
Hearing people talk.
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What do you think?
We're learning about the
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quarterback position?
Why would say first of all, from
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from practice this morning, you
know, counterblow merrik they
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talked yesterday on Wednesday
just about all the different
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position changes and Connor bore
marks.
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One of those guys who they think
he's a really, really good
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athlete.
So they're like, okay, well
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let's try to find where he can
impact us the most this morning,
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he was working out at wide
receiver and tight end, he was
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catching passes and guess what?
He's a pretty good athlete and
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he can catch passes and he's one
of the tallest guys out there.
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There, you know.
So so you know if I think that's
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a a role for him because there I
think there's probably better
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Talent than hitting the
quarterback room, Jason Brown
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and Grant Wells, you know,
especially well as I've been
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impressed with both but I think
don't you know, those are the
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two guys that have really
impressed and it really stood
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apart from everybody else.
Obviously God Devon Farrell.
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True freshman Taj Bullock.
He'll be, you know he'll red
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shirt, be a redshirt freshman,
but You know, it's those two
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guys and then the other two
guys, but, you know, I really
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like what I've seen from from
Grant Wells and I'm not going to
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say he's a starter over Jason
Brown, but I think both of them
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have a pretty good arm and both
of them have a lot of really
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good experience.
And if indeed Connor blumrich
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does end up playing at a, you
know, wide out at tight end.
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I think he's going to be a good
option out there simply because
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he's athletic, he's fast and
he's got really good hands.
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I mean, he was I don't want to
dis some of the other wide
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receivers, but like he was
making at times better catches
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then some of the actual wide
receivers were so well, you
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know, I think so far.
It's hard to tell obviously
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because it's it's just
quarterback, strong against
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nobody.
It's not like there's anybody.
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The throne again is No Defenders
necessarily, but I would say the
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quarterback has been pretty
impressive, what you would
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expect so far, I think as will
get to later.
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I think the wide Seavers have
kind of been questionable at
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times and it's been more the
quarterbacks that, you know,
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it's what you would expect,
okay?
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Okay.
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When we had looked at some of
the tape from some of the games
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that Tyler, but when it called,
they use their quarterbacks in,
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sometimes they would use a
gadget player, they would slide
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them into quarterback and do
some tricks in the back
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backfield there with that.
So that might be something that
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that Connor ultimately
ultimately, does from a tight
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end position or from a wide
receiver.
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Listen, when you can use those,
not necessarily trick plays but
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just ways of misdirection with
the the offense in the backfield
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there.
But let me ask this because you
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talked about Wells already, he
won the spring baller award.
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I think it was for practice,
either two or three.
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When you think that's more
indicative of his performance
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during practice, or if that's
something, we're like an
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attitude and effort type thing
that they're giving out at this
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point, you know, Brent price.
Really, preach competitiveness.
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And that's been the number one.
One thing, I think a lot of
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these awards are all competitive
driven and I'm not going to say
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that I could not tell you for
sure that no, it's not because
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he went out and played, you
know, fantastic during practice
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but I think I think every single
award and Tyler, bone, and
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Chris, Marv offensive and
defensive coordinators are
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releasing these every single
day.
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I think almost every single one
of these Awards is based on
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competitiveness based on
Leadership skills based on the
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attributes that make you you
know not necessarily make you a
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good player but make you a good
teammate.
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Okay.
That leaves Nets and I think
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Grant Wells probably showed off
some leadership skills.
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Showed off his toughness, his
competitiveness.
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And that's the stuff that
they're trying to see, you know,
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in in Spring ball in Winter
workouts.
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That's why they did all of the,
the winter conditioning and they
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did.
And that would be my, my guess
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that's my feel of it that every
single one, not just Wells, but
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all the other guys, you know,
the ones that win spring boiler
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works.
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I think a lot of it.
I think some of it probably has
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to do with, you know, their
performance Wells probably, you
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know, whether he was at, he had
a great accurate day or whatnot.
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You know, whether it was a wide
receiver Dwayne Lofton 11 the
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other day.
You know, whether they're making
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good catches or whatnot, but I
also think it's a mental part of
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the game, too and physicality
and Not just okay can you go out
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there and make plays its do
every other aspect of your game
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as well?
Yeah, that does make a lot of
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sense that you think about it.
It's going to be more of a role
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in 21, not just performance or
not just your rah-rah guy,
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you're a great teammate.
You probably have to do a little
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bit of both to get on that.
Like, you are super leadership
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today, but you went 147 passing.
I can't give you this award, but
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you had a really good day
passing, you're keeping the guys
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engaged.
You're showing your leadership.
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So I think you're I think that's
a good way to think about it,
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that it's probably a little bit
of everything you've already
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mentioned.
The name redshirt freshman Taj
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bullet quarterback, you know, 64
230 pounds, Big Arm.
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We saw him in the bowl game.
Last year, how are you feeling
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towards his development, you
know, kind of early into his
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second year with the Hokies?
Yeah, I think he's I think he's
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got a lot of talent and he's got
a big arm.
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I think it's and this is not a
shot at his previous
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quarterbacks coach, but I think
he just I think he needs time to
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develop in this system and I
think everybody's learning curve
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is different.
But you know, when you look at
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all the quarterbacks in the room
Grant Wells and Jason Brown,
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have a lot of experience great.
Well is already started for two
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years at Marshall and he come
and he comes here, plenty of
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experience.
Jason Brown, obviously started
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for South Carolina this year.
He played plenty at his previous
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stops.
Yeah.
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Devon Farrell and top Taj Buller
kind of both in that category
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where they're freshmen, they're
very wrong still.
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And I'm not sure, I think we'll
find will find out more of an
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indication as Spring ball goes
on as we see more Taj Bullock
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and Devon Farrell but I can't
tell you for sure how much he
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developed as a quarterback under
the last regime, you know and I
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think what what what Brad Glenn
is doing to develop Quarterbacks
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is probably a lot different than
what Brad core Nelson was doing
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to develop quarterbacks and I
think it's not going to be
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instant.
Now, the good thing is he
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doesn't have to be the guy, you
know, it's not like there's no
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pressure on him because he's
obviously, he wants to play, but
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everybody wants to play.
But he's got great walls and
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Jason Brown in front of him, and
he's already used his Redshirt
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year, but I think there's a lot
of room for growth.
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There's plenty of room for
growth where he can kind of just
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sit back and learn the ropes
from Um some guys who have
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experience and that's not
something.
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Okay?
Yeah Braixen Burmeister came
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here but he didn't have much
experience as a starting
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quarterback before I came here,
it was a room filled with guys
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who had talent and guys who
played at Virginia Tech but not
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necessarily a guy who who had
starting experience before there
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was not necessarily a guy to
look up to.
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And and I think the other
quarterback I think everybody's
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going to help each other get
better in that room.
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You know, we were talking about
it Taj Bullock, he had Couple
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passes today we're just throwing
on the run.
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You take the snap, you roll your
left, you know, you just have to
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throw on the run, hit a guy in
the flat and it's passes or
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Fallen shorter, you know,
weren't hitting the mark.
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And and I think that's just
something where, you know, it's
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just taken him a little while to
develop and it's probably tough
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for a young guy.
I mean, I can't even imagine
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what it's like for a quarterback
at a position so crucial where
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you're trying to learn one
Playbook under one coat.
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Coaching staff, you know, you're
doing X drills, and then two
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months later, different coaching
staff, different, Playbook
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different drills.
Yeah, give Leo.
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You're going to complete
different things, so I'm sure
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it's going to take him some
time, I wouldn't lose any hope
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on him yet.
But obviously he don't have any
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pressure on him and he's got
some time to develop and that is
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yeah.
Yeah for unfortunately something
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like a as you said with the
coordinator change, their he
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probably is going to take
Another year.
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And but thankfully we do have a
situation.
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Now with the guys, we picked up
in the transfer portal where he
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doesn't have to be the guy right
now.
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And we're next year and maybe
not next year and there's that
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gives him a little bit of time
to come along and pick up the
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system and get to a point where
when he does see the field.
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He's commanding the offense and
not out there just because we
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had to put a body out.
So let's move on to my favorite
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area.
Let's talk.
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Offensive line, addict,
Invincible do this second
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quarterback.
Third.
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It was kind of a brutal thing,
but we go.
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What can we do?
This is an offensive line
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podcast.
It is.
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So, you know, we talked about a
little bit.
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Some of the objectives for
spraying were to Grass
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fundamentals and compete every
rep and that all starts in the
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trenches.
Has.
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So, we're looking at the first
team that that's been out there
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so far with the group of, sylas
Angie Jesse Hanson, Johnny,
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Jordan, Caden, more Parker,
comments.
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How are we feeling about the
first team?
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I think, you know what, it's
funny because back in January to
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December, this was a group that
it was what justjust Jesse
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Hansen, Caden more and Parker
Clements like?
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Yeah, we weren't sure of Johnny
Jordan was going to come back,
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we weren't sure if Silas jeans
you was gonna come back.
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So you bring back to guys with
with a lot of experience there
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that you guys have the most
experience on the entire line.
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They did, you know, not Katie
Moore, everybody saw how good
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cake more was last year.
Freshman Parker Clement, got
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another year under his belt.
You know, he's learning.
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I think those two guys are going
to be good.
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I think the question is Jesse
handsome, we never really know.
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He's a redshirt sophomore, never
really gotten gotten to see him
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get a lot of action consistently
but but I think overall, you
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know, it's not a bad line.
All things considered, you know,
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can I mean and I think a lot of
its going to come down to what
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skill put would skill position
guys.
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You have in the backfield, you
know, like Half of half of
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running.
The ball is based on the running
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back and quarterback and also
based on the offensive line, you
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know, you can have a okay
offensive line but you had a
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really good running back.
You know, those things kind of
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even out and I think overall
this is a pretty good is average
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above average offensive line.
You know what, I think as they
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continue to get better and get
more reps together and get on
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the same page, I think bill will
be even better, but all the guys
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have experience and I think
that's the Biggest thing I think
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Hansen's the one guy that
potentially doesn't have as much
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experience but Jan z&k to more
plate was fantastic last year.
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Johnny Jordan Remember mean he
earned Big Ten all-big Ten
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honors you know he was at
Maryland and honestly I don't
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want to say he's better than
Brock Hoffman but I think those
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two guys were probably on us
very Level Playing Field.
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Often had just you know Hoffman
was the incumbent and The way
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that that works is, you know,
Johnny Jordan had slid around
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00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:06,500
and play different positions and
stuff but overall I think it's
448
00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:10,600
it's a pretty good group and
remember who's coaching them?
449
00:25:10,700 --> 00:25:13,900
It's Joe Rudolph and he knows
how to coach his offensive line,
450
00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:18,500
guys, he knows what he's doing
and what's really stood out to
451
00:25:18,508 --> 00:25:22,500
me is what Jesse Hanson said,
you know, a couple I think last
452
00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:24,200
week when we got, we got a
chance to talk to him.
453
00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:28,000
He just crazy after praise at
their, Praise of Joe Rudolph and
454
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:32,100
Just the skills he had already
taught them and for what it
455
00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:35,600
sounded to me like I'm sure.
Vance advice advice, was a good
456
00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,500
coach, great recruiter had,
great offensive lines at
457
00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:42,000
Virginia Tech but I'm sure
they're teaching techniques are
458
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:47,200
much different and it's good.
It's nice to hear the praise and
459
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:51,400
go, okay, you know, that's
interesting because I don't know
460
00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,000
if I'd ever really heard a
virgin that player talk about it
461
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,200
coach like that.
This regime were last regime so
462
00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,200
to hear Hanson.
Talk about how much Joe Rule and
463
00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,800
how great he is as a teacher.
I think that's really really
464
00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,000
telling.
Yeah he seems like he's really
465
00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,900
able to break your fundamentals
and scheme and things down and
466
00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:12,000
teach it in a way that I don't
think has been done at Virginia
467
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:16,400
Tech for a while.
Do you see anybody on this unit?
468
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,500
Kind of emerging as a leader, I
know you kind of had the last
469
00:26:19,500 --> 00:26:22,800
two have went into the into the
draft.
470
00:26:24,100 --> 00:26:28,300
Is as we've finished out their
careers in Virginia Tech.
471
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,000
No real seasoned veteran outside
of Silas.
472
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:36,000
Maybe he hasn't necessarily been
an entrenched starter for
473
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,400
multiple years.
So who is kind of emerging is
474
00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,500
that leader on the line so far
that you're seeing?
475
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:44,600
Yeah, I would say Silas gnz but
I also would say, Johnny Jordan
476
00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,100
to let me remember when you're
the center, you're making all
477
00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:51,700
the calls.
Yep, he's the guy that that is
478
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,500
making the reads chat with the
quarterback.
479
00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:58,800
Back and Johnny Jordans a very
vocal guy and I really I like
480
00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,200
Johnny Jordans game when he came
here to Virginia Tech and I
481
00:27:01,208 --> 00:27:04,000
think you know, Brock often
wasn't there, I mean obviously
482
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,200
would have been the starter all
last year, you know?
483
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:12,900
And I think Virginia Tech is
going to be lucky that he came
484
00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:16,300
back because imagine trying to
replace a center.
485
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,400
You know, new guy, no
experience.
486
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:23,000
That's a lot of stress for both
a offensive line coach, both
487
00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,800
offensive.
Coordinator Johnny Jordan's a
488
00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:27,900
guy that Virginia Tech's can be
able to rely on.
489
00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:31,200
I think those two guys jeans and
Johnny Jordan are going to
490
00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,900
they're the oldest guys in the
room and they're going to be the
491
00:27:33,900 --> 00:27:37,600
guys that that kind of keep
everybody in line and are those
492
00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,300
veteran leaders.
All right.
493
00:27:40,300 --> 00:27:43,300
Yeah, the Rudolph thing.
You don't put that many guys in
494
00:27:43,300 --> 00:27:47,800
the NFL, you don't have that
many all Americans without being
495
00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,600
a great teacher.
And something, you know, I've
496
00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:54,500
talked with Brawn, he's been my
friend for 20 plus years and our
497
00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:58,800
discussion to get deep on it and
he's helped me learn.
498
00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:01,700
So, and when you hear hands and
say that because I remember
499
00:28:01,700 --> 00:28:04,700
those quotes like he's taught us
so much in this short period of
500
00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:08,500
time, again, not trying to knock
anybody, but it's one of those
501
00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:12,000
Those things where maybe the
other guy taught you the same
502
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,900
stuff.
It's just like Brian said, it's
503
00:28:13,900 --> 00:28:16,500
the style and it's clicking,
which is great.
504
00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:19,600
Now, let's talk about the second
line.
505
00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:24,100
This is what we had from the
scrimmage and if you're seeing
506
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:26,600
things different, another
scrimmage was, you know, a
507
00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:31,700
couple weeks ago, you tell us.
But we've got William Jones at,
508
00:28:31,700 --> 00:28:34,500
right, tackle.
William Jones is an ing, walk
509
00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:37,800
on, he was a three-star, Bryce,
good earner, the guard out of
510
00:28:37,808 --> 00:28:40,200
Tennessee.
Connor McClane.
511
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:46,400
The true freshman who literally
just committed days days before,
512
00:28:46,500 --> 00:28:49,200
you know, signing day Nikolai
budget.
513
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:53,500
Now, ski couldn't tell you who
that is, I think just somebody
514
00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:56,700
that's been on the roster, I've
noticed the name's Bob shake it
515
00:28:56,700 --> 00:29:01,500
left guard, the Juco transfer
from Utah and Dimitri Jaguar
516
00:29:01,500 --> 00:29:08,500
Dias, who was the iupi Pui
basketball transfer at 69, who
517
00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,700
Who we thought was coming here
to play tight end.
518
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:15,700
They've moved him on the line,
Brian.
519
00:29:15,700 --> 00:29:18,600
Put this on the thing.
Death is spooky hours right now
520
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,500
on the offensive line and Yeah,
I will.
521
00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:26,200
And I mean compare this to work
Tech was shitting a year ago or
522
00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:30,300
two years ago, two years ago,
just the amount of depth.
523
00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:33,900
I mean, and that's what happens
when you've got a good offensive
524
00:29:33,900 --> 00:29:36,600
line coach and Vance bodies that
produces talent that goes on to
525
00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,100
the NFL.
That's just, that's just what
526
00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:40,200
happens.
And I think that you got to give
527
00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,700
advance of ice credit because he
put guys in the NFL Christian
528
00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:46,800
Dara saw ya in injuries last
year but Christian darussalam
529
00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:50,100
was really, really good.
I'm not sure how many of these
530
00:29:50,100 --> 00:29:53,600
guys are going to get drafted.
Your butt but between the truth
531
00:29:53,600 --> 00:30:00,200
is without a doubt going.
Oh yeah, I have a feeling that I
532
00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,000
think whether the guys get
dropped or not, I have a
533
00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,700
feeling, you know, that I think
all three guys could have a
534
00:30:05,708 --> 00:30:07,700
chance to get drafted,
definitely.
535
00:30:07,700 --> 00:30:09,800
But I think they'll all end up
on a team.
536
00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,200
Brock Hoffman will see his Smith
look to new to they're all
537
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:16,000
really talented, guys.
And that goes to show you, you
538
00:30:16,008 --> 00:30:20,300
know, to new to is the youngest
of the group that just goes to
539
00:30:20,308 --> 00:30:22,700
show you what kind of Of culture
upfront.
540
00:30:22,700 --> 00:30:26,100
Vance of I said cultivated.
But yeah, I mean the, the depth
541
00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:27,700
is very scary.
No.
542
00:30:27,700 --> 00:30:30,400
Bob shik is kind of the veteran
of that group.
543
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:34,000
He's the guy that actually has
experience at some level it is
544
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,800
Juco, but he has some
experience.
545
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,700
That's not high school ball for
the rest of them.
546
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,800
None of those guys have ever
really taken any snaps and
547
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,800
that's kind of scary.
So if you're a Virginia Tech
548
00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:48,600
fan, you're praying for no
injuries because that would be
549
00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,500
killer.
But also remember this is Is
550
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,500
March 31st.
There's plenty of time
551
00:30:54,700 --> 00:30:58,500
especially late spring, early
summer to find eyes in the
552
00:30:58,500 --> 00:31:01,600
transfer portal.
And you know, Joe Rudolph is
553
00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,500
going to be sitting there,
trying to contact guys trying to
554
00:31:04,508 --> 00:31:08,500
get guys in here.
Yeah, I think if you can get
555
00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,900
that bleep maybe seven I think
seven would be a good number to
556
00:31:12,900 --> 00:31:16,800
have just of guys, you feel very
comfortable with starting day
557
00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:18,600
one.
And this is kind of handsome guy
558
00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,100
who I don't believe he's ever
started a game.
559
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:24,800
Before.
So it's actually got four guys
560
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,700
that have started games before
and and climate hasn't even
561
00:31:28,700 --> 00:31:32,600
started that money game, but
that's not a lot of death.
562
00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:36,800
I know Joe Rudolph.
You know, he's probably sitting
563
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,900
there biting his, fingernails
going to make him a little bit
564
00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:44,000
nervous because just how little
depth there is.
565
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,500
But if you're a Virginia Tech
fan, you're sitting there
566
00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:49,900
looking and it's Joe Rudolph on
the offensive line.
567
00:31:49,900 --> 00:31:52,800
I'm, I'm probably 10.
They're thinking, alright, he's
568
00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,600
going to figure it out.
And I think the bottom line is
569
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:59,000
as long as there is no injuries,
and there always seemed to be
570
00:31:59,008 --> 00:32:05,600
injuries on the offensive line,
so don't call but Like this
571
00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,300
offensive line, I think we'll be
pretty good if everybody stays
572
00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:12,600
healthy.
All right, let me ask this of
573
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:14,400
the five.
I we've mentioned of the six.
574
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:18,300
We mentioned on the 2D.
Can any of those become that
575
00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:23,400
seventh to help out just from
what you've seen and what people
576
00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,400
are saying?
That I know.
577
00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:28,700
We got a couple more that I
think what Jack got some reps
578
00:32:28,700 --> 00:32:30,900
with the second team today?
Is that technology?
579
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:34,600
Yeah, I think, I think Jack
Holyfield's a guy that wasn't on
580
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:38,100
the list, but I think he's
rapping there.
581
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:44,500
I don't know how much, but I
would say if anybody probably be
582
00:32:44,500 --> 00:32:47,500
sik, simply because he has the
most experience, but if Hunter
583
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:50,500
Hunter McLean's already
practicing It Center, you know,
584
00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:52,100
that tells you how far along
he's coming.
585
00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:54,600
It's tough though.
Because so many of these guys,
586
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:58,500
yours He's so dumb that has no
experience a lot of just raw
587
00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:00,700
talent.
I think it's, I think in don't
588
00:33:00,700 --> 00:33:02,600
really answer your question, but
I think it's too early to tell.
589
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:04,800
Okay.
Cuz, you know, Rudolph hasn't
590
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,000
had enough time with them.
I mean, think about it.
591
00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:10,000
He had spring practice for what?
Six, seven practices, Joe
592
00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,300
Rudolph, nose, barely had seven
practices with deep with these
593
00:33:14,300 --> 00:33:16,200
guys.
He's still trying to figure out
594
00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,200
where they play best.
If you remember coming Vance
595
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:20,900
vices which I'm sure Rudolph
will do.
596
00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:26,400
Is he played different guys at
different position Do a guy like
597
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:30,800
was seated Smith Wally.
Well, he's not great at tackle,
598
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:35,300
he was comfortable out there if
needed to be because he
599
00:33:35,300 --> 00:33:38,600
practiced their fifth kind of
same thing Brock Hoffman when he
600
00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:40,400
had to play guard in the West
Virginia game.
601
00:33:40,500 --> 00:33:43,100
I know we wouldn't great but
it's better than throwing a
602
00:33:43,108 --> 00:33:45,100
freshman in the fire, you know,
true.
603
00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:49,000
And I know Bob chick was was a
tackle before you transfer it in
604
00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:54,100
so that that gives him a little
bit of you know, position
605
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:56,000
flexibility.
Are you might be able to slide
606
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,600
out to right tackle say in a
pinch even though he may be a
607
00:33:59,608 --> 00:34:03,700
better fit at the guard slot and
the power 5 level.
608
00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,600
So I mean you've got already
touched on this a little bit but
609
00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:11,699
you think we go shopping in the
spring once once this practice
610
00:34:11,699 --> 00:34:15,900
and spring game wrap up.
I mean I think you try whether
611
00:34:15,900 --> 00:34:18,900
whether whether you end up
buying something, I don't know,
612
00:34:18,900 --> 00:34:21,900
but but I think if you're if
your jewelry off of your Tyler
613
00:34:21,900 --> 00:34:23,699
Boeing, you're sitting there and
you're trying to get some
614
00:34:23,699 --> 00:34:26,600
experience you want.
Experienced guy that can come in
615
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:30,100
everybody, even one you can get
to you want to, you know?
616
00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:34,900
Yes you got to get down this
under the scholarship limit but
617
00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:38,100
you want talent and you also
want guys that are going to fit
618
00:34:38,100 --> 00:34:40,600
your culture so they're
definitely going to be looking
619
00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:45,100
for for some guys that will be
able to fill those shoes, if
620
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:48,600
it's the right thing.
Before we go any further, we got
621
00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:49,699
it.
We got a big shout-out here,
622
00:34:49,699 --> 00:34:53,300
from Dwight, big for you, David
Says, you're killing it.
623
00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:56,199
Yeah, very insightful.
I've actually rocking the
624
00:34:56,199 --> 00:34:58,500
Victory Life.
Goodnight, goodnight.
625
00:34:58,500 --> 00:35:01,200
Yeah.
So, shout out to the way Vic.
626
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:05,300
We appreciate you listening in
the night, always, do, I always
627
00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:07,100
appreciate the love couple weeks
ago.
628
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:11,600
He said, here with us, he
mentioned, you said, we try to
629
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:15,100
go shopping so we need to all be
looking at the transfer portal
630
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,700
tackler guard.
What do you think the preference
631
00:35:17,700 --> 00:35:23,500
would be?
I think tackle probably, okay,
632
00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:27,400
because you gotta tackle, you
can side janji inside, okay, the
633
00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:31,000
Ganges comfortable there but
honestly, here's the thing.
634
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,900
If you get a guard, you can keep
Jan's yet and Tackle, you know,
635
00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:39,100
like the right side of the
lines, pretty solid.
636
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:42,000
Ya got Carter.
Coming to tackle Caden, more at
637
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,100
Right Guard.
Those two guys are very, very
638
00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:48,300
solid and jandi solid to.
So it's kind of just whatever is
639
00:35:48,300 --> 00:35:50,200
available if that makes sense,
you know?
640
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,400
You got a guy's a good guard,
you can slide in.
641
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,000
Okay, well Jan Z stays at
tackle.
642
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,700
If you got a good tackle Jan's.
You can slide inside its kind of
643
00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:01,400
I guess what fits best got it.
All right, let's Roll Along
644
00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:02,500
here.
Something else.
645
00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:05,700
Print process it in the open and
pressor that kind of caught my
646
00:36:05,700 --> 00:36:07,900
eye and then I kind of laughed
and I thought about the next
647
00:36:07,900 --> 00:36:11,000
position, he said we've got to
have the ability to understand
648
00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,000
what's important for each
position coach.
649
00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:16,400
When I look at the running back
and I think about Steve Holt,
650
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,900
I'm sure Stu Holt's.
First thought was what's
651
00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:24,100
important, how do I get nine
guys, meaning for up so I can
652
00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:27,800
break them down.
That's all I could think about.
653
00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,800
Because, you know, when Brian
broke down the tape on top of
654
00:36:30,808 --> 00:36:34,900
the bones, you, no offense, you
know, it's usually a three back
655
00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:39,500
system, you know, we saw Malachi
already went to Spring brawler
656
00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:42,000
Ward.
We saw him run great last year
657
00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:45,500
into the season.
Like most freshmen, he ran out
658
00:36:45,500 --> 00:36:50,100
of gas.
So, let's kind of put Malachi,
659
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:55,000
he's in there.
Who else do you think can become
660
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,900
the two and three?
In this offense from the running
661
00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:02,600
back room, currently of 9 and
only one of transfer it out?
662
00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:06,100
Well, I'll tell you what the
depths are.
663
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:07,500
I'm sure you guys saw this
earlier.
664
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,700
I'll tell you what, chart was
today, the district today.
665
00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:14,300
So today at practice, this is,
this is the way they were going
666
00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:17,400
through ups at practice.
I'll read off the 9u.
667
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:23,300
It was genuine Holston at the
10K, Malachi Thomas to chance.
668
00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:27,400
Black three.
Okay, Bryce Duke for gaiwan,
669
00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:32,200
Hampton five Kenji, Christian
six, Marco Lee, Jalen Brunson,
670
00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:35,900
and then Keshawn King.
So that's soul is now I don't
671
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,100
Keshawn King at nine people were
asking questions and I think
672
00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:44,000
it's I think honestly he's going
to be a guy and Prime mentioned
673
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,900
it yesterday when talking about
position changes.
674
00:37:45,900 --> 00:37:48,400
I think he's going to be a guy.
They're going to look to see.
675
00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:51,800
Can you play wide receiver?
You know, can we can we get him
676
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,900
in space somewhere?
Because like you mentioned there
677
00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:57,700
to so many guys in the running
back room and let me read you.
678
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:03,100
Some of these comments these
notes I took from from when we
679
00:38:03,100 --> 00:38:05,800
got to sit down and talk.
Alternate system coaches, which
680
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,100
was really awesome.
This was back March 1st.
681
00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:14,200
So it's been almost a month.
The day of the Louisville men's
682
00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:16,300
basketball game.
We had the opportunity to sit
683
00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:18,400
and chat with all these
assistant coaches and meet those
684
00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:22,600
guys, and still whole said he
wants, he's running back room to
685
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,900
be six, guys.
He wants chicks.
686
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:29,000
Make sense, which you think,
okay that's cutting three guys
687
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:35,200
out and he said you, there are
three attributes that That he
688
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:38,300
looks for in a running back and
he's never really had a guy that
689
00:38:38,300 --> 00:38:41,400
has all three, but he's found
plenty of guys that have to a
690
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:44,000
combination of the two and they
all turned out to be really,
691
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,500
really good.
So it's you're tough enough
692
00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:51,600
between the tackles, you don't
get caught and you have Vision
693
00:38:51,700 --> 00:38:54,800
either have that or you don't.
And those three guys, he
694
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:58,300
mentioned as guys that have that
stood out so far, he mentioned
695
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:02,300
olsztyn and you mentioned Bryce
Duke and that was back on March
696
00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:05,400
1st when they hadn't started.
I had to bring practice yet.
697
00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:10,100
Okay.
My guess is What you'll see is
698
00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,700
Holston and Malachi Thomas,
share them with Jordi of those
699
00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:19,700
reps and I think you'll find
chance of Christ yesterday pants
700
00:39:19,700 --> 00:39:21,400
black.
They have to get him on the
701
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,200
field because he's that
talented.
702
00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:27,200
They want him on the field so
whether it's at running back,
703
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,000
whether it's a kick returner,
you know chance.
704
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,400
Blacks going to see the field.
I think the other guys Bryce
705
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,600
Duke, I think you could.
You could honestly, probably
706
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:39,400
potentially Redshirt him be
Because you're not necessarily
707
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,300
going to need him.
Now if the option comes
708
00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:45,800
available to play him, obviously
he can play up to four games,
709
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,700
you know.
So I think those right now are
710
00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:52,700
the four guys, that's what what
it seems like.
711
00:39:52,700 --> 00:39:56,000
I think Keyshawn Kings a guy
that could break into it, but
712
00:39:56,000 --> 00:40:00,300
right now, you know, I think
he's just been, he's fighting
713
00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:05,900
his own battle and where I think
heat the coaches coaching staff,
714
00:40:05,900 --> 00:40:07,500
trying to figure out.
Like I said, before, we're here,
715
00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:12,000
You fits best but over all those
are the three four guys I think
716
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,900
got the top and I'm not saying
because because it's too old
717
00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:18,500
said he told us, you know, if
there's a hot hand we're going
718
00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:21,800
to feed the hot hand, you know.
So events of Jalen Holston or
719
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:23,100
Malachi.
Tom is breaking.
720
00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:25,700
Tackles you going off?
We're going to give him a ball,
721
00:40:25,700 --> 00:40:27,500
you know?
But but ideally you'd like to
722
00:40:27,500 --> 00:40:30,300
have a six-man rotation and I
think as you guys mentioned,
723
00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:32,700
Tyler bone would like to have
three preferable guys.
724
00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:36,500
I think those are the three
four, you know, with Bryce Duke
725
00:40:36,500 --> 00:40:39,100
being the fourth, right there.
On the edge that that you'll
726
00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:42,300
see.
So let's talk about the
727
00:40:42,300 --> 00:40:44,600
attrition that could potentially
happen there.
728
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:47,900
I know we've talked about you
chance, black baby, Keyshawn
729
00:40:47,900 --> 00:40:53,800
King potentially you know, being
in a different position meeting
730
00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:59,100
room, come fall, are there some
guys that you think might hit
731
00:40:59,100 --> 00:41:01,500
the portal from this group?
I know we're looking at probably
732
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:06,800
223 either switching positions
or hitting the portal?
733
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,600
Is there is there a name on the
list that you think could be one
734
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:12,700
of those guys that's in the
portal at the end of spring.
735
00:41:13,300 --> 00:41:15,400
Yeah, I mean I don't want to
speculate and here's the other
736
00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:16,800
thing.
A lot of those guys are young.
737
00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:20,400
Yeah, genuine genuine, Hampton
Kenji, Christian.
738
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:22,400
And Jalen Brunson are all
really, really young.
739
00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:24,900
The one guy that that's not.
That's towards the bottom of the
740
00:41:24,900 --> 00:41:29,500
group is Marco lie.
And, you know, I would not be
741
00:41:29,500 --> 00:41:32,300
surprised if anybody kind of
five or six down.
742
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:36,600
On ends up transferring because
that's just the reality of
743
00:41:36,700 --> 00:41:41,100
football or College athletics
period to death if you know but
744
00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:43,600
it also depends on on their
situation.
745
00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:46,800
They come to Virginia Tech just
play football, or do, they
746
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:48,300
actually like, Virginia Tech,
you know?
747
00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:51,000
And and I have not had the
opportunity unfortunately, to
748
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,800
get a chance to talk to all
those guys, but I would not be
749
00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:58,600
surprised if kind of anybody in
that in that lower group, end up
750
00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:00,800
transferring out, simply because
that's the real.
751
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:04,500
Again, that's reality of today.
Days College athletics world.
752
00:42:04,500 --> 00:42:07,200
If you, if you're a guy and you
want to play and you're not
753
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:10,600
playing, why would you not you
know hop in the transfer portal
754
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:13,600
and go find somewhere else where
you feel value, where you can
755
00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:16,300
get those reps.
So it would not surprise me if
756
00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:21,300
Hampton christianly Brunson even
King, depending on what happens
757
00:42:21,300 --> 00:42:24,900
with his situation.
Yeah, you got to remember, maybe
758
00:42:24,900 --> 00:42:27,100
it's not necessarily even a
playing time thing.
759
00:42:27,300 --> 00:42:30,800
Maybe it's the culture hurt
prize creating a culture here.
760
00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:34,600
He's trying to cultivate a A
competition culture, a hate to
761
00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:37,400
lose culture.
And if those guys don't fit, you
762
00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:39,900
know, he he said there's going
to be an attrition.
763
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,700
Yes, he did.
Weather comes from a very very
764
00:42:42,700 --> 00:42:45,900
top of the very, very bottom.
I mean there's going to be some
765
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:49,500
I think it's too early.
Kind of tell who it might be but
766
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:52,700
I would expect some and you know
I think I don't know if they'll
767
00:42:52,700 --> 00:42:56,700
get down to the number of six
before come summer or fall but I
768
00:42:56,700 --> 00:42:59,300
know that's probably what
they're shooting for, okay?
769
00:42:59,700 --> 00:43:02,800
That makes sense.
Yeah, it probably guys that
770
00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:06,000
don't have that position.
Flexibility would be in the
771
00:43:06,300 --> 00:43:08,400
potentially guys, as you said
like, Marvel, leave it are
772
00:43:08,900 --> 00:43:10,800
further along in their
collegiate career.
773
00:43:11,300 --> 00:43:15,000
That might be guys to watch for
that and then with the other
774
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:18,300
guys, you mentioned the to, they
are still young.
775
00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:19,900
So they're buying into the
culture.
776
00:43:19,900 --> 00:43:21,700
They could walk in and say
coach, I don't want to leave.
777
00:43:21,700 --> 00:43:26,800
I love what you do here in.
I'm a freshman, I've got, I've
778
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:32,100
got, I can grow and then
knowing, you know, Galen,
779
00:43:32,100 --> 00:43:35,700
holsten's gone after next year,
ya know there is that potential
780
00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:38,200
battle for the for one of the
three spots.
781
00:43:38,700 --> 00:43:40,800
So it's going to be super
interesting but I love what
782
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:44,400
Brent price said yesterday about
like guys like chance black and
783
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:49,600
Keyshawn being talented guys and
saying our job, how did he say
784
00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:51,800
it?
Exactly it really caught my eye
785
00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:56,100
was.
When we move you it's I'm kind
786
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:58,500
of add living here, but he said,
when we move you, we're trying
787
00:43:58,500 --> 00:44:01,800
to do what's best for you to get
on the field quicker and by the
788
00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,700
only, so it's helping us when I
hear helping us, it means we're
789
00:44:04,700 --> 00:44:09,600
winning games and I love hearing
that because that's something
790
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:11,300
and you're younger than us
David.
791
00:44:11,300 --> 00:44:13,100
But we know you followed the
program for a while.
792
00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:18,000
That was always done with Frank.
Beamer always always, if a guy
793
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:21,900
came in as a quarterback A lot
of times, they didn't stick it
794
00:44:21,900 --> 00:44:27,200
quarterback, but they became
Elite safeties came chance tone
795
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:29,600
exim.
And when you see that culture
796
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,800
coming back, it is about
competition.
797
00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:35,700
And it is about, Hey, listen, go
over here and fight you have the
798
00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:38,300
capabilities of being on the
field.
799
00:44:38,300 --> 00:44:41,800
If you go to this room.
Yeah, yeah, I mean, let me get
800
00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,000
you got tight ends that became
quarterbacks of became Titans.
801
00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:52,400
Titans, the became All-American
tackles In quarterbacks.
802
00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:56,500
And they had rented is
quarterbacks and then became
803
00:44:56,500 --> 00:44:58,900
Elite NFL tight ends again.
Yeah.
804
00:44:59,300 --> 00:45:02,000
Yeah let me read you.
Let me read you what he actually
805
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:04,200
said.
Yes, this is.
806
00:45:04,300 --> 00:45:07,400
This is it's not everything
because he said a lot yesterday,
807
00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:08,900
but of course, you can go find
it.
808
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:13,400
This is part of what you said.
Yesterday, the conversation was
809
00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:16,000
about strengths and weaknesses.
And let's see, let's give this
810
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:19,300
other spot a shot and see if we
can't get a little bit better
811
00:45:19,300 --> 00:45:21,900
play at you right now.
See if we can get you on the
812
00:45:21,900 --> 00:45:24,900
field quicker.
An Unity to start in the 2D for
813
00:45:24,900 --> 00:45:27,500
somebody buried on the depth
chart and I breathe are an
814
00:45:27,500 --> 00:45:29,900
opportunity to earn some playing
time.
815
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:32,400
Somebody that's a backup has a
chance to be a starter with
816
00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:34,400
another spot.
Lots of reasons he said we're
817
00:45:34,400 --> 00:45:36,400
giving Connor blumrich an
opportunity to catch the ball
818
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:40,100
and see what he can do to me.
The spring is the time to do
819
00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:42,200
that, and to me, that makes
perfect sense.
820
00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:46,000
You got plenty of time.
Why not mess around and see what
821
00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:47,300
guys can go.
Where?
822
00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:52,600
I mean, you got to remember.
Well, all these guys are used to
823
00:45:52,607 --> 00:45:55,800
Virginia Tech.
Besides early enrollees, they
824
00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:58,900
know, Virginia Tech the coaching
staff is still trying to get to
825
00:45:58,900 --> 00:46:03,200
know them that mean, that's why
when you see pictures from
826
00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:06,500
practice.
Every single player, has their
827
00:46:06,500 --> 00:46:09,600
name taped on in yell, on a
yellow.
828
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,700
A yellow tape written in pain,
their name, on their helmet.
829
00:46:12,700 --> 00:46:16,000
So all the cookie dough, so
everybody knows who they are and
830
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:19,300
that's just, you know, they're
still trying there.
831
00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:21,000
Experimenting.
That's essentially what they're
832
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:22,200
doing.
They're trying to figure out who
833
00:46:22,200 --> 00:46:25,100
can play where and can you blame
them?
834
00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:29,800
I mean, imagine if you find out
that wow, Connor blumberg is a
835
00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:32,600
really good wide receiver, you
know?
836
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:38,500
It's like that's just me, you
know spewing but like those
837
00:46:38,500 --> 00:46:44,700
kinds of things can only be
possible if you experiment, we
838
00:46:44,700 --> 00:46:48,600
got like, Bucky Hodges came in
as a quarterback but have
839
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:52,100
similar Build back, not quite as
well.
840
00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:55,400
We're not quite as tall or big
is Bucky, but I mean the same
841
00:46:55,400 --> 00:46:57,500
type of overall stature, I
think.
842
00:46:57,500 --> 00:47:01,800
And if he can go out there and
catch some balls and create some
843
00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:06,200
mismatches on the edge,
especially with how Bowen likes
844
00:47:06,200 --> 00:47:10,200
to use tight ends that that's
something that we should be able
845
00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:14,600
to take advantage of wasn't
fate, wasn't Faison Odom at
846
00:47:14,700 --> 00:47:21,400
Fordham that it's like 67 68.
And he was able to make a lot of
847
00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:25,000
plays out there.
So might be a similar type role
848
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:27,700
for him here, but let's let's
move on to the since we're
849
00:47:27,700 --> 00:47:28,800
talking about tight ends a
little bit.
850
00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:30,800
Let's talk about the wide
receivers and tight ends.
851
00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:35,500
Price said that we look at the
depth chart.
852
00:47:35,500 --> 00:47:38,300
What we'll talk about that in
the fall spring is, when you
853
00:47:38,300 --> 00:47:41,800
kind of see, see what you got,
take every all the depth of the
854
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:44,900
grain of salt.
We've seen a lot of different
855
00:47:45,400 --> 00:47:48,400
different kind of starting,
three wide receivers out there,
856
00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:51,400
kind of the first week.
You look like it was Jade blue
857
00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:55,400
semen, guys.
Now Caleb Smith, we've seen
858
00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:58,600
Dwayne Lofton and Christian
Moss.
859
00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:03,700
Working in there, a little bit
of Jalen Jones who is in your
860
00:48:03,700 --> 00:48:06,500
observations who is lined up in
the slot in these groups.
861
00:48:07,700 --> 00:48:10,700
Well, it's funny because Jaden
blue yesterday when we had a
862
00:48:10,707 --> 00:48:14,300
chance to talk to him, first of
all, he's an amazing kid and
863
00:48:14,500 --> 00:48:17,900
such a resilient kid with what
happened.
864
00:48:17,900 --> 00:48:22,000
I don't want to go into detail
about it but but he's such a
865
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:28,100
neat, he's very open and very
just, you know, mature.
866
00:48:28,100 --> 00:48:30,900
You can tell he's he's been
through a lot and obviously
867
00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:33,800
transfer Temple, very talented
kid and he straight-up told us.
868
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:38,900
Oh I love playing in the slot.
So he's He's a slot guy and my
869
00:48:38,900 --> 00:48:43,400
guess is that he'll be in the
slot and you'll see Caleb Smith
870
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:48,200
in his natural position out.
Why it's funny because to
871
00:48:48,500 --> 00:48:53,000
fontelle Minds, right before
said we're, you know, we're
872
00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:55,200
thrown everybody the fire.
And this is something I actually
873
00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:59,000
wrote about today.
I restored by this today where
874
00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:02,600
they're the front own minds is
throwing everybody at every
875
00:49:02,600 --> 00:49:05,700
single position.
You know, he wants everybody to
876
00:49:05,700 --> 00:49:11,000
know How to run the offense kind
of like position 'less football
877
00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:13,800
per se.
Like look like in basketball,
878
00:49:13,800 --> 00:49:17,900
you want everybody to know every
single role for every single
879
00:49:17,900 --> 00:49:20,600
player.
So if you end up having to put
880
00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:22,600
somebody in that position, they
know what to do.
881
00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:25,100
If that makes sense.
Yeah, but my guess is you'll see
882
00:49:25,100 --> 00:49:27,800
blue in the slot and guy like
Caleb Smith out wide.
883
00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:31,800
But you know as of now everybody
is practicing at every single
884
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:33,200
position.
That's just the way it's going
885
00:49:33,200 --> 00:49:39,600
right now.
All right, so we mentioned six,
886
00:49:39,600 --> 00:49:44,900
we've heard blumberg out there.
Do you, and you'd mention blue,
887
00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:48,900
and blue has the production of
all these guys on here, blue has
888
00:49:48,900 --> 00:49:50,900
the production when he had a
good quarterback.
889
00:49:51,900 --> 00:49:54,600
Do you think he's the biggest
playmaker when it comes to fall?
890
00:49:54,600 --> 00:49:57,600
Or do you think someone's going
to come out of this group, not
891
00:49:57,600 --> 00:50:00,600
named Jayden blue?
I think it'll be blue.
892
00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:05,300
I think I don't say he's the
real deal but I think he can be
893
00:50:05,300 --> 00:50:10,800
a very solid option.
I think he can put up really
894
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,400
good numbers and he even said it
he's like the reason I
895
00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:17,200
transferred, you know, I wanted
to leave Temple was because you
896
00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:19,300
know I could I didn't have a
consistent quarterback and he
897
00:50:19,300 --> 00:50:21,600
said it her, you know, that his
numbers dropped.
898
00:50:21,700 --> 00:50:26,000
Goff and Temple just had a
problem with quarterbacks and I
899
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:30,600
think here assuming Brad glein
and Tyler Bowen can can get
900
00:50:30,600 --> 00:50:34,000
consistent quarterback play, I
think Jay Blues a guy, you know,
901
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:37,300
it would help to have other
options around them so it's not
902
00:50:37,300 --> 00:50:40,900
like you know they're
double-teaming him and he's the
903
00:50:40,900 --> 00:50:45,500
only guy but I think there are
some reliable options, you know,
904
00:50:45,500 --> 00:50:48,700
especially at tight end that
gal, drink to us or pretty solid
905
00:50:48,700 --> 00:50:51,500
viable options to and Caleb
Smith.
906
00:50:51,700 --> 00:50:54,600
Good.
But I think Jaden Blues a guy
907
00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:58,300
that will be a standout receiver
come fall.
908
00:50:58,900 --> 00:51:04,600
You know, he's he's look good in
everything I've seen and he kind
909
00:51:04,600 --> 00:51:06,100
of talks to talk walks, the
walk.
910
00:51:06,100 --> 00:51:08,000
Like I just that's just the way
it goes.
911
00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:10,700
And I think from what I've seen
so far, I think everybody's
912
00:51:10,700 --> 00:51:13,900
gonna be really impressed with
him when they see him, you know,
913
00:51:13,900 --> 00:51:17,500
in a season, come fall.
That's awesome here.
914
00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:21,100
Let's put a little bit to
somebody a little further down
915
00:51:21,100 --> 00:51:22,700
the list.
That we didn't necessarily here,
916
00:51:22,700 --> 00:51:23,800
right?
At the gate.
917
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:26,500
They learn, right?
He want to Spring baller, where
918
00:51:26,500 --> 00:51:30,700
I think for practice, for how is
he coming along so far when we
919
00:51:30,700 --> 00:51:33,600
were looking at his tape, for
Life, coming in coming, in to
920
00:51:33,600 --> 00:51:36,400
Virginia Tech, we were like, oh,
okay.
921
00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:39,500
I like, I like this kids game.
So, how is he looking so far?
922
00:51:40,300 --> 00:51:45,900
Well, it's funny.
Because he, and he, and all the
923
00:51:45,900 --> 00:51:48,300
other guys, in that group, she
kind of mentioned.
924
00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:51,200
It's funny because I actually
asked fontelle Minds about this
925
00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:57,500
and Um, what he said was
essentially that these guys have
926
00:51:57,500 --> 00:52:01,100
talent, they just don't have the
Reps.
927
00:52:01,300 --> 00:52:04,500
Let me read you the exact quote.
He said.
928
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:08,500
So I asked him about the young
guys in the room.
929
00:52:08,500 --> 00:52:10,400
He's like, I've seen progress.
I tell them all the time,
930
00:52:10,400 --> 00:52:13,000
progress, not Perfection.
I'm not seeking Perfection.
931
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:16,600
I'm asking everyone to make
progress and for everybody to
932
00:52:16,600 --> 00:52:18,700
continue to get better and
continue to develop.
933
00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:21,100
He said this, I thought down and
had a solid week.
934
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:23,200
He had a Ali.
Good day early in the week and I
935
00:52:23,207 --> 00:52:26,300
challenge immediately after
practice, I said, listen, I want
936
00:52:26,300 --> 00:52:29,100
to see what you can do.
The next practice.
937
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:31,600
This one's done, this one's over
with, I want to see what you do.
938
00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:34,300
The next practice and he's
mentioned, Christian mom's, he's
939
00:52:34,300 --> 00:52:38,000
a Christian Moss, has a super
talented kid and he said, yeah,
940
00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:41,100
we can label them as unproven
guys, but they haven't gotten an
941
00:52:41,100 --> 00:52:44,800
opportunity to prove themselves.
They'll get that this spring and
942
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:46,800
fall.
So I think for down, right?
943
00:52:46,800 --> 00:52:48,600
He's clearly impressed Duane,
lost them.
944
00:52:48,600 --> 00:52:52,000
Also, when a spring ball or
award, I think that group. up of
945
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:56,200
guys, I wrote about this today,
Tech needs a couple guys that
946
00:52:56,200 --> 00:52:59,500
come out of that group that just
helped carry the offense, where
947
00:52:59,500 --> 00:53:05,700
there is some depth behind Caleb
Smith, Jaden blue, Who's going
948
00:53:05,700 --> 00:53:08,900
to be that guy and so far it
seems like there have been a lot
949
00:53:08,900 --> 00:53:12,300
of guys that have impressed.
We obviously haven't gotten the
950
00:53:12,300 --> 00:53:16,500
chance a chance to see it.
But from what I can tell, you
951
00:53:16,508 --> 00:53:20,900
know, fontelle mines, Tyler
Boeing everybody's kind of you
952
00:53:20,900 --> 00:53:23,200
know, everybody thinks they're
moving in the right direction
953
00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:26,800
which is the good news.
It is about love what you.
954
00:53:27,600 --> 00:53:30,300
It's great, getting these
tidbits from you about some of
955
00:53:30,300 --> 00:53:33,100
the quotes especially about
progress not Perfection.
956
00:53:33,500 --> 00:53:36,500
Because, again, that's a A
mentality, you'll need to be
957
00:53:36,500 --> 00:53:37,900
perfect.
Just continue to get better
958
00:53:37,900 --> 00:53:40,900
everyday growth mindset, growth
mindset.
959
00:53:40,900 --> 00:53:45,500
It's it's definitely they did
some corporate training
960
00:53:45,500 --> 00:53:47,400
somewhere, but I'm going to flip
to this.
961
00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:49,500
As you already mentioned, you
mentioned Drake, human can
962
00:53:49,500 --> 00:53:51,500
Gallo.
Gallows already run a spring
963
00:53:51,500 --> 00:53:56,500
ball reward Brian's been looking
at the tape about you know how
964
00:53:56,700 --> 00:53:59,800
Boeing is used as tight ends
from what you're seeing in the
965
00:53:59,800 --> 00:54:02,600
times you've been at practice.
How are they utilizing the tight
966
00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:04,600
ends?
You know, are they in line?
967
00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:06,700
The out and Slaughter, the in
HVAC.
968
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:08,700
Where are we seeing them on the
field?
969
00:54:09,500 --> 00:54:14,800
Usually in line or in this slide
but it's tough because obviously
970
00:54:15,300 --> 00:54:19,700
most of the Reps were seeing its
of quarterback throwing routes
971
00:54:19,700 --> 00:54:21,400
the tight ends who are just
there.
972
00:54:21,500 --> 00:54:25,400
So that's not a good answer your
question, but I don't think
973
00:54:25,400 --> 00:54:27,800
we've seen enough yet.
I think honestly, something like
974
00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:31,600
a spring game will be more.
Telling what I will say is what
975
00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:34,600
I will say is all the tight
ends, you know, a lot of them.
976
00:54:34,700 --> 00:54:37,500
Them a lot of it's been running
routes, you know, physically
977
00:54:37,500 --> 00:54:44,100
like, you know, whether it's
running a post or simple routes
978
00:54:44,500 --> 00:54:47,500
to get reps.
That's kind of the basis of what
979
00:54:47,500 --> 00:54:50,400
we've seen from the tight ends.
And I guess it's kind of, its
980
00:54:50,400 --> 00:54:52,800
kind of hard when you don't have
a Defender to kind of replicate
981
00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:55,200
with a Titans going to do it in
a game.
982
00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:57,700
A little bit, not as easy as
wide receiver.
983
00:54:57,700 --> 00:55:01,600
We're kind of got the sideline
to play off of what would so
984
00:55:01,600 --> 00:55:03,900
far.
I mean, look the tight end
985
00:55:03,900 --> 00:55:06,600
position might be The position
where you take it, does not have
986
00:55:06,600 --> 00:55:09,900
to worry like as a worry about
the least because you got Nick
987
00:55:09,900 --> 00:55:12,900
Gallo and Drake doing it's two
guys that have been here before
988
00:55:12,900 --> 00:55:15,400
and they've been here for a
while and they're very
989
00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:20,300
experienced guys and Tyler
Bowen, like you guys said, likes
990
00:55:20,300 --> 00:55:25,600
uses tight ends expect to three
tight ends sets, you know, I
991
00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:30,000
like everything we've seen in
practice just the way they've,
992
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:32,900
they've caught the ball as it
pretty good.
993
00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:34,400
Now, I think there is a
question.
994
00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:37,800
And not necessarily pertains to
this year.
995
00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:41,800
But what happens when do we
assess in Galilee who's behind?
996
00:55:41,800 --> 00:55:45,400
What where's the depth behind?
But obviously that's not
997
00:55:45,400 --> 00:55:47,400
necessarily a question that has
to be answered this year.
998
00:55:48,300 --> 00:55:51,500
Yeah let's talk about that a
little bit because we're curious
999
00:55:51,500 --> 00:55:55,200
about you Benji guys now is he
out there?
1000
00:55:55,200 --> 00:55:58,200
Is he getting a lot of scrimmage
reps and practice reps or is he
1001
00:55:58,200 --> 00:56:02,200
still limited from his injury?
Yeah, he's still rehabbing and
1002
00:56:02,200 --> 00:56:07,500
he's doing some light work right
now and I think he'll probably
1003
00:56:07,500 --> 00:56:10,400
be like full go.
If that's what you want to put
1004
00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:13,500
it more.
Like July August, kind of around
1005
00:56:13,600 --> 00:56:17,400
around summer ball.
He still rehabbing Is st.
1006
00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:22,000
Germain in.
You'll see an early enrollee.
1007
00:56:22,600 --> 00:56:25,100
He is.
Yes, he actually, you know, he
1008
00:56:25,100 --> 00:56:29,300
was, I don't want to, I'm trying
to remember where exactly they
1009
00:56:29,300 --> 00:56:32,600
were today and Reps, and
obviously, like not every single
1010
00:56:32,600 --> 00:56:35,800
position group where people are
repping, pertains to where they
1011
00:56:35,808 --> 00:56:38,000
are on the depth chart.
But, but yeah, I mean, he was,
1012
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:41,200
one of the guys, we got to see a
practice today, and, of course,
1013
00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:43,800
he's probably the youngest tight
end in that room.
1014
00:56:43,800 --> 00:56:47,000
But but, you know, Catching the
ball.
1015
00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:50,600
Well, that's what I tend does,
you know, besides block.
1016
00:56:50,600 --> 00:56:52,900
So that's good news.
That's a good sign.
1017
00:56:53,100 --> 00:56:56,500
It's not and you can, we can't
see that much blocking and any
1018
00:56:56,500 --> 00:57:03,200
sort of practices you know,
rules and obviously you don't
1019
00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:05,800
you want to hold that back for
some of the scrimmages and
1020
00:57:05,800 --> 00:57:09,400
obviously the spring game.
All right, so we just put a bow
1021
00:57:09,400 --> 00:57:12,300
on the offense here with Dave
and coming Cunningham of text
1022
00:57:12,300 --> 00:57:15,900
outline before we go to the
defensive side of the ball.
1023
00:57:16,500 --> 00:57:19,200
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Now back to the episode All
1032
00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:51,700
right, and we are back different
types, different house.
1033
00:57:51,700 --> 00:57:53,500
I know you're going to report
that event.
1034
00:57:53,900 --> 00:57:57,800
Well, we'll have to be right.
Well, I mean you don't have to
1035
00:57:57,800 --> 00:58:00,100
but yeah, it is what it is.
It'll be, it'll be, it'll be
1036
00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:08,000
less awkward continuity issues.
All right, so let's flip now
1037
00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:11,900
defensive side and something
that prop talked about
1038
00:58:11,900 --> 00:58:14,500
obviously, is there going to be
people who are missing and
1039
00:58:14,500 --> 00:58:17,800
limited this spring?
And I feel like the defense Of
1040
00:58:17,800 --> 00:58:22,100
line is a spot that no one
needed to miss, because we're
1041
00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:27,100
already thin there and it's
already made us, you know, the
1042
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:29,300
three deep was I.
So Nigel sentence.
1043
00:58:29,700 --> 00:58:31,900
God bless the kids Soul.
God bless his heart.
1044
00:58:31,900 --> 00:58:34,800
He was on the too deep for the
opening scrimmage.
1045
00:58:35,400 --> 00:58:40,400
Now, looking Rudolph and Gunner,
Givens, both got moved the
1046
00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:48,600
downsizing effect as Brent price
said, the other day, How is
1047
00:58:48,600 --> 00:58:51,000
this, helping with the depth?
There we know Mario.
1048
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:54,900
Kendrick is pretty much not
going to be playing, but how are
1049
00:58:54,900 --> 00:58:58,700
those two guys moving over going
to help with folks getting reps?
1050
00:58:59,500 --> 00:59:04,300
Well, I think Rudolph helps to
ends obviously and Gunner given
1051
00:59:04,300 --> 00:59:08,100
to move from end to tackle.
I don't know if it necessarily
1052
00:59:08,100 --> 00:59:12,400
helps in terms of a reps
perspective because They're not
1053
00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:15,600
moving the guys because of reps,
they're moving the guys because
1054
00:59:15,600 --> 00:59:18,400
that's where they think, you
know, but keep Rudolph's. 240
1055
00:59:18,400 --> 00:59:21,200
pounds.
Holy Jay-Z, you know he's gained
1056
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:21,700
that much.
What?
1057
00:59:21,700 --> 00:59:25,400
He'd yeah I heard he put on
another like 15 pounds since
1058
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:28,700
that's what JC price you know
told us yesterday.
1059
00:59:43,300 --> 00:59:45,300
This is where they fit the best
and this is where they think
1060
00:59:45,300 --> 00:59:48,600
they can get the most potential
and they won't speed as close to
1061
00:59:48,600 --> 00:59:53,400
the ball as possible.
And It's kind of tough because
1062
00:59:53,400 --> 00:59:55,500
essentially you're moving a guy
from end.
1063
00:59:56,500 --> 00:59:59,800
You have one more number at
tackle and I guess one last
1064
00:59:59,800 --> 01:00:02,400
number, a linebacker and the
number n kind of been really
1065
01:00:02,400 --> 01:00:05,900
change.
I don't know if fraps numbers
1066
01:00:05,900 --> 01:00:08,800
really, really change really
make much of a difference there,
1067
01:00:08,800 --> 01:00:12,600
but overall, just the
adjustments, you know.
1068
01:00:12,600 --> 01:00:16,800
It's because that's where the
staff thinks these guys fit the
1069
01:00:16,800 --> 01:00:20,100
best.
And as we mentioned before,
1070
01:00:20,200 --> 01:00:25,600
yeah, it's probably a little A
bit tough to scrimmage or to run
1071
01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:29,400
through stuff at times.
But, you know, in all honesty,
1072
01:00:30,900 --> 01:00:33,000
would you rather not be able to
do that?
1073
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:34,600
Be a little bit short in some
areas.
1074
01:00:34,600 --> 01:00:38,300
Or would you rather put guys at
the right position to succeed?
1075
01:00:39,200 --> 01:00:41,000
Yeah, you definitely want them
at the right position, the
1076
01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:43,700
position that you think they're
going to have the best success
1077
01:00:43,700 --> 01:00:47,100
come fall.
And that's best to get out of
1078
01:00:47,100 --> 01:00:51,800
the way in spring when you have,
you know, less steaks at They're
1079
01:00:51,800 --> 01:00:54,700
so I'm definitely with that
thinking.
1080
01:00:54,700 --> 01:00:58,400
Also looking at the fall, you
know, you're getting some some
1081
01:00:58,400 --> 01:01:03,400
young guys, some reps here.
Cole's stretch, we're getting
1082
01:01:03,400 --> 01:01:06,600
gunner in there with some rap
stuff with the move to d-tackle,
1083
01:01:07,100 --> 01:01:10,300
you know, it's causing a pain
point now, a little bit in terms
1084
01:01:10,300 --> 01:01:12,200
of the debt but is that
something that you think might
1085
01:01:12,200 --> 01:01:15,400
pay some dividends in Fall with
getting a lot of these younger
1086
01:01:15,400 --> 01:01:17,200
guys?
Some of those key reps against
1087
01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:19,700
you to the second team or the
third team versus being varied
1088
01:01:19,700 --> 01:01:22,400
further on the depth chart.
Yeah I think so.
1089
01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:26,100
I think that you definitely I
think I mean one of the reasons
1090
01:01:26,100 --> 01:01:29,800
why JC price mention it you know
Gunner he said Gunner Givens
1091
01:01:29,800 --> 01:01:33,200
moving from end to tackle like
that gives him a better chance
1092
01:01:33,200 --> 01:01:39,100
to play right away you know and
well Nelson is a guy on the
1093
01:01:39,107 --> 01:01:40,900
defensive end.
We got a chance to talk to him
1094
01:01:40,900 --> 01:01:45,900
yesterday.
Great kid and He's a guy that
1095
01:01:45,900 --> 01:01:50,400
really got a lot of reps last
year probably when he shouldn't
1096
01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:54,700
have simply because like just
attrition wise, you know, that's
1097
01:01:54,700 --> 01:01:57,600
why he ended up getting the Reps
and it's going to pay off this
1098
01:01:57,600 --> 01:01:58,700
year.
I think you're going to see a
1099
01:01:58,707 --> 01:02:02,600
lot of those guys.
Cold Nelson will open a those
1100
01:02:02,600 --> 01:02:06,500
guys that either got a little
bit of reps last year or have
1101
01:02:06,500 --> 01:02:10,200
come a long, this spring, get
some reps.
1102
01:02:10,200 --> 01:02:12,800
I'm not sure how much because
obviously, I think a lot of it
1103
01:02:12,800 --> 01:02:14,600
will depend on injuries and
attrition.
1104
01:02:14,800 --> 01:02:17,900
But but I do think it will help
further down the line because
1105
01:02:17,900 --> 01:02:22,500
imagine worst case scenario you
have a tackle or end get hurt.
1106
01:02:22,500 --> 01:02:27,100
Well, now it's kind of next man
up and you know I think it helps
1107
01:02:27,100 --> 01:02:31,600
a lot of cases where if you've
had a guy that's been practicing
1108
01:02:32,100 --> 01:02:35,900
you know Gunner Givens been
practicing a tackle now, he's
1109
01:02:35,900 --> 01:02:38,900
got a chance to actually be
prepared if you need to be using
1110
01:02:38,900 --> 01:02:43,400
that scenario.
I agree with that.
1111
01:02:43,400 --> 01:02:46,700
And our buddy could probably
come to makes a good point here.
1112
01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:51,100
You know, you get smaller and
faster, they give guards a lot
1113
01:02:51,100 --> 01:02:53,600
more problems in one-on-one
situations of the pass rush.
1114
01:02:54,400 --> 01:02:57,200
So that that's another thing to
think about with Gunnar moving
1115
01:02:57,200 --> 01:02:58,800
in there.
You know, we've shown that he
1116
01:02:58,800 --> 01:03:01,500
has good footwork.
He's been a tight end.
1117
01:03:01,500 --> 01:03:03,100
He's worked.
Summit tackle.
1118
01:03:03,100 --> 01:03:05,700
He's done other things in the
defensive line in high school.
1119
01:03:05,700 --> 01:03:09,800
So moving a guy like that that's
able to keep the way to keep
1120
01:03:09,800 --> 01:03:13,200
that.
That Ben And that speed that's
1121
01:03:13,200 --> 01:03:15,400
going to cause some guards
problems in those one-on-one
1122
01:03:15,400 --> 01:03:18,900
situations.
Absolutely.
1123
01:03:19,700 --> 01:03:23,900
So obviously you know last week
got a portal transfer and for
1124
01:03:23,900 --> 01:03:28,600
Darius pain from the 757 was out
of Nebraska comes home.
1125
01:03:29,400 --> 01:03:32,000
Everything we're seeing is he
was an outside linebacker there
1126
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:34,100
but it makes more sense if he
plays in that.
1127
01:03:34,100 --> 01:03:38,100
Obviously Shores up the
defensive end up even more even
1128
01:03:38,100 --> 01:03:41,600
with the move of Gunner inside
and the more we're position,
1129
01:03:41,600 --> 01:03:46,200
where he's probably going to,
you know, succeed more, do you
1130
01:03:46,200 --> 01:03:47,800
think we get in the market in
the port?
1131
01:03:47,900 --> 01:03:51,600
Oil for a d-tackle or with
Kendricks hopefully coming back
1132
01:03:51,600 --> 01:03:55,700
healthy and with Pollard and
with fuga and with the Nay
1133
01:03:55,700 --> 01:03:59,500
planted three technique.
Do you do we dive in there?
1134
01:03:59,500 --> 01:04:02,400
Or do you think we're done on
the line on the d-line?
1135
01:04:03,100 --> 01:04:09,300
I will say this.
I think you want like I don't
1136
01:04:09,300 --> 01:04:13,500
know if it sounds good or bad,
but but as a coach and this you
1137
01:04:13,500 --> 01:04:15,900
can probably tribute this
basketball to you want to hit
1138
01:04:15,900 --> 01:04:19,200
the portal and like, get as much
talent on the portal as you can,
1139
01:04:19,800 --> 01:04:22,800
you know, because because guess
what, if they bring in another
1140
01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:25,800
end, that's really, really good.
That's more competition.
1141
01:04:25,800 --> 01:04:29,200
That's more guys in that room.
That can back each other up.
1142
01:04:29,300 --> 01:04:31,800
So I think if you're a coach,
you're sitting there going, you
1143
01:04:31,800 --> 01:04:36,100
know who like they're trying to
bring in the best talent
1144
01:04:36,100 --> 01:04:39,700
possible, whether it's out of
the Or obviously the recruiting
1145
01:04:39,700 --> 01:04:43,300
class close for the window.
But but just across the board
1146
01:04:43,300 --> 01:04:45,400
you want to bring in the best
talent to create the best
1147
01:04:45,400 --> 01:04:49,700
competition to get everybody to
make everybody else better.
1148
01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:54,200
And I think in this case, yes,
you want to go after defensive
1149
01:04:54,200 --> 01:04:57,300
tackles but it wouldn't hurt to
have another defensive end
1150
01:04:57,300 --> 01:04:59,500
either, you know, to create some
depth.
1151
01:04:59,700 --> 01:05:04,300
Maybe you know, it obviously all
varies depending on what guys
1152
01:05:04,300 --> 01:05:06,900
are in the portal.
You know what talent is
1153
01:05:06,900 --> 01:05:10,200
available.
But I think if you're JC price,
1154
01:05:10,200 --> 01:05:12,400
you're sitting there going, who
can we get?
1155
01:05:12,500 --> 01:05:15,700
What can I, what guys can I
bring in to make this team
1156
01:05:15,700 --> 01:05:20,100
better and in all honesty?
Attrition, like I mentioned
1157
01:05:20,100 --> 01:05:23,000
before is going to happen.
Guys are going to leave in the
1158
01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:25,900
program, whether it's because of
playing time reasons, whether
1159
01:05:25,900 --> 01:05:33,300
it's because of then just not
flowing and enjoying the
1160
01:05:33,300 --> 01:05:36,900
culture, whether it just not,
maybe it's not their thing
1161
01:05:37,100 --> 01:05:40,000
that's going to happen.
You want to bring guys in that
1162
01:05:40,600 --> 01:05:45,200
fit, the culture and guys that
helped make your team better,
1163
01:05:45,400 --> 01:05:47,400
so, you know, to answer your
question.
1164
01:05:47,500 --> 01:05:48,600
But yeah, you want to Target
atom.
1165
01:05:48,800 --> 01:05:51,500
Tackle.
But if you can get an end, you
1166
01:05:51,500 --> 01:05:53,800
know, if you can bring in a guy
that said, here's the other
1167
01:05:53,800 --> 01:05:56,800
thing, who's to say, you bring
an end and he knew playing
1168
01:05:56,800 --> 01:05:59,200
tackle because that's where JC
price thinks.
1169
01:05:59,200 --> 01:06:02,200
He, he fits the best.
Like this is the type of
1170
01:06:02,200 --> 01:06:04,700
scenario were in.
We're looking Rudolph had been
1171
01:06:04,700 --> 01:06:08,400
practicing at linebacker.
He's now, defensive end, you
1172
01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:11,900
know?
So your I think it's recruiting
1173
01:06:11,900 --> 01:06:14,700
the you try to get the best
talent to come and then saying.
1174
01:06:14,700 --> 01:06:17,800
Alright, let's see where you fit
best in our system.
1175
01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:20,300
Yeah.
And there's guys that are like
1176
01:06:20,300 --> 01:06:23,000
either big in or tweener that
you might be able to slide in
1177
01:06:23,000 --> 01:06:24,800
there.
And to detect leaving the other,
1178
01:06:25,100 --> 01:06:27,500
they've been a DNA at their
previous school or what we do,
1179
01:06:27,500 --> 01:06:29,200
whatever it may be.
So that that's definitely an
1180
01:06:29,207 --> 01:06:32,600
opportunity that I hope we
explore because I definitely
1181
01:06:32,600 --> 01:06:36,700
feel like even DND tackle, any
any depth you can get on that
1182
01:06:36,700 --> 01:06:41,300
line because ideally you want,
you know, your third line be
1183
01:06:41,300 --> 01:06:44,600
able to give you 10 plus solid
steps again want to be able to
1184
01:06:44,600 --> 01:06:48,300
go three deep.
If you can to get fresh bodies
1185
01:06:48,300 --> 01:06:51,000
out there.
So, you know, you're not you're
1186
01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:54,100
not winded, you're not going to
give that 100 percent every
1187
01:06:54,100 --> 01:06:57,800
step, but let's turn over to
linebackers here a little bit
1188
01:06:59,500 --> 01:07:01,700
when Coach, Brown was talking in
these, in these presser he was
1189
01:07:01,700 --> 01:07:05,500
talking about you don't want to
see guys that aren't panicking.
1190
01:07:05,500 --> 01:07:08,800
Aren't in a hurry understand
their fundamentals and then
1191
01:07:09,600 --> 01:07:11,500
follow those and make the right
play.
1192
01:07:12,200 --> 01:07:15,700
And one of the key positions in
this defense is going to be that
1193
01:07:15,700 --> 01:07:18,400
that's a more that that field
linebacker.
1194
01:07:19,700 --> 01:07:23,000
When spring practice open it
look like the McDonald's
1195
01:07:23,000 --> 01:07:25,200
McDonald's Twins or kind of
alternating there.
1196
01:07:25,500 --> 01:07:30,000
I know they both change position
since their then 11 style that
1197
01:07:30,100 --> 01:07:33,400
will back or the other in
defensive end who were some of
1198
01:07:33,408 --> 01:07:37,000
the key players at that, that
feel Li back in position at this
1199
01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:39,200
point?
Well, you know, it's tough
1200
01:07:39,200 --> 01:07:44,600
because it's I tell you what,
it's tough to keep track of
1201
01:07:44,600 --> 01:07:48,200
who's who's practicing.
We're like, it's easy with with
1202
01:07:48,700 --> 01:07:52,200
Some of the other positions like
tackle and Ender easier but like
1203
01:07:52,500 --> 01:07:56,000
a linebacker, you know, cry
mentioned yesterday that a guy
1204
01:07:56,000 --> 01:07:58,900
like you like Jr.
Walker.
1205
01:07:58,900 --> 01:08:02,500
This was a week ago.
I think, you know, Alan just do
1206
01:08:02,500 --> 01:08:04,700
said Jr.
Walker's playing you know,
1207
01:08:04,700 --> 01:08:09,400
practicing it Sam but he also
said Tyler Matheny and been
1208
01:08:09,400 --> 01:08:12,500
Skinner there too.
But like, Brent, prior
1209
01:08:12,500 --> 01:08:17,200
yesterday, mentioned the Tyler
Matheny is Yeah, he's practicing
1210
01:08:17,200 --> 01:08:20,399
in the mic to so like they're
they're all energy, you know,
1211
01:08:20,399 --> 01:08:24,300
they're all moving around and I
guess that's the beauty of it.
1212
01:08:26,100 --> 01:08:31,300
I would expect a guy.
Here's what I would expect.
1213
01:08:31,300 --> 01:08:35,600
I would expect it to be kind of
a hybrid guy.
1214
01:08:35,800 --> 01:08:37,300
I mentioned Jr.
Walker.
1215
01:08:37,899 --> 01:08:41,500
You have the key on to Jenkins,
got moved to Jenkins is a guy.
1216
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:44,899
Temari like not necessarily
tomorrow.
1217
01:08:44,899 --> 01:08:48,200
Connor put somebody in that mole
where they got a little bit.
1218
01:08:48,200 --> 01:08:51,100
Experienced a linebacker but can
also play safety because that's
1219
01:08:51,100 --> 01:08:53,200
kind of what you're You're
Expecting.
1220
01:08:53,500 --> 01:08:55,700
I don't really have a good
answer for you just because you
1221
01:08:55,700 --> 01:08:57,899
guys are just moving in out,
moving in and out.
1222
01:08:57,899 --> 01:09:01,700
And it's hard for me to keep up
with with who's practicing their
1223
01:09:01,899 --> 01:09:04,500
because honestly, I don't even
know if the coach is knows
1224
01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:07,899
practicing there.
But this is a good thing for us
1225
01:09:07,899 --> 01:09:11,500
on a podcast.
You you know, podcast with TSL
1226
01:09:11,500 --> 01:09:15,700
writing because It seems like
Brent price potentially giving
1227
01:09:15,700 --> 01:09:19,700
you guys a new article every day
just from the linebacker.
1228
01:09:19,700 --> 01:09:24,100
Rotations, I'm even getting.
All right, so let's talk about
1229
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:29,600
this Dax.
Hollifield Alan Tisdale entrance
1230
01:09:29,600 --> 01:09:35,600
starters for multiple years,
since you know what 19, excuse
1231
01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:41,399
me, since 20 and 19.
How have they looked in the
1232
01:09:41,399 --> 01:09:44,500
prime, our system?
Does it look comfortable?
1233
01:09:44,500 --> 01:09:49,200
Because this is my first thought
Brent price system is
1234
01:09:49,200 --> 01:09:54,000
essentially a modern day Bud.
Foster system, Tisdale and Dax
1235
01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:57,800
recruited to a Bud, Foster
system, no, knock on J Hamm, but
1236
01:09:57,800 --> 01:10:00,700
his was different.
How are they looking so far?
1237
01:10:00,900 --> 01:10:03,300
And I know it's difficult with
linebacker but that's
1238
01:10:03,300 --> 01:10:05,900
observations.
Yeah, from everything.
1239
01:10:05,900 --> 01:10:09,700
I've I've heard, you know, I
think we had an opportunity to
1240
01:10:09,708 --> 01:10:15,000
talk with Dax couple weeks ago
and Seeing their looking fine.
1241
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:21,500
And, and a guy like Dax was a, I
remember, talking to him, not in
1242
01:10:21,500 --> 01:10:24,700
Marge, but back in like,
February January, he was, he was
1243
01:10:24,700 --> 01:10:28,100
stoked to have Brent prize head
coach, because he's a
1244
01:10:28,100 --> 01:10:31,700
linebackers guy, you know?
And that is that excites him?
1245
01:10:31,700 --> 01:10:37,000
And yeah, I think the
transition, I don't want to say,
1246
01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:40,000
it's been easy or hard for them,
but from everything, I've
1247
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:43,900
noticed, they've transitioned
pretty well and it's been Almost
1248
01:10:43,900 --> 01:10:49,900
a seamless transition and I
think it's cool and practice
1249
01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:53,200
last week.
It was cool watching Sean Quinn
1250
01:10:53,400 --> 01:10:56,300
and Chris Marv.
Get after those linebackers, you
1251
01:10:56,308 --> 01:11:01,700
know and really kind of rough
them up a little bit, you know,
1252
01:11:01,700 --> 01:11:06,300
and make them make them dive on
the ground for balls or, you
1253
01:11:06,300 --> 01:11:09,100
know, do whatever.
Go through these intense drills
1254
01:11:09,100 --> 01:11:13,000
and, you know, from everything I
noticed, you know, Tisdale Jill
1255
01:11:13,300 --> 01:11:15,700
and Holly field of both look
pretty good.
1256
01:11:15,700 --> 01:11:20,700
So you know, Brian mentioned.
It just because you started for
1257
01:11:20,708 --> 01:11:22,900
three or four years doesn't
necessarily mean you're going
1258
01:11:22,900 --> 01:11:25,300
to, you know, just because he
started three years initially
1259
01:11:25,300 --> 01:11:28,700
when you restart for a fourth,
however, I would expect guys
1260
01:11:28,700 --> 01:11:33,300
like Dax and Alan, Tisdale just
because there's one there's not
1261
01:11:33,300 --> 01:11:36,000
necessarily buddy behind them
but to also because they have
1262
01:11:36,000 --> 01:11:38,500
been for the most part, pretty
solid.
1263
01:11:38,500 --> 01:11:42,000
Both of those positions.
I would expect those guys to be
1264
01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:44,500
the headliners.
At those spots, you know, come
1265
01:11:44,500 --> 01:11:48,300
fall, okay, okay.
And and probably I'd say if
1266
01:11:48,300 --> 01:11:51,400
there's one thing that might
could shake that up a little
1267
01:11:51,400 --> 01:11:55,700
bit, will probably be a player
like Keyshawn artist and pride
1268
01:11:55,700 --> 01:11:59,400
mention his he has position
versatility, he could probably
1269
01:11:59,400 --> 01:12:03,800
play, the will play the mic,
they said they tried him Summit.
1270
01:12:03,800 --> 01:12:08,900
Mike mentioned, you know, he has
to get more vocal if that's
1271
01:12:08,900 --> 01:12:10,800
going to Mike's going to be a
spot for him.
1272
01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:15,000
Does he have the ability to to
go after a starting spot at
1273
01:12:15,000 --> 01:12:18,900
Mike, if he improves that vocal
leadership this offseason I
1274
01:12:18,900 --> 01:12:21,600
think potentially and you think
about it when you're at Mike,
1275
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:26,600
he's probably Vine with Dax
hollifield for a position, you
1276
01:12:26,600 --> 01:12:27,900
know?
So that's the head-to-head
1277
01:12:27,900 --> 01:12:31,900
battle, but I do think I thought
it was interesting.
1278
01:12:31,900 --> 01:12:34,800
The way probably talked about
it, Brian because you kind of
1279
01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:39,200
mentioned like, you know, he's
got the talent, he's got the
1280
01:12:39,200 --> 01:12:43,400
leadership skills to play Mike,
you know, he just isn't as vocal
1281
01:12:43,400 --> 01:12:47,700
as we need him to be and he's
also got the talent to play will
1282
01:12:47,700 --> 01:12:50,800
if needed.
So, you know, I think I think
1283
01:12:50,900 --> 01:12:53,300
you could definitely challenge
for that starting spot with
1284
01:12:53,300 --> 01:12:56,900
hollifield, you know, but I
think again, it all goes back to
1285
01:12:57,200 --> 01:13:00,100
leadership skills and can he be
the vocal leader?
1286
01:13:00,100 --> 01:13:03,500
Because you don't even need to
watch for jeans at football.
1287
01:13:03,500 --> 01:13:06,100
You know, the defense play, 45
minutes to know the Dax.
1288
01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:08,500
How I feel is the most vocal
ground feel.
1289
01:13:08,600 --> 01:13:11,300
Yeah, you know, that's just,
that's just the way it jumps
1290
01:13:11,300 --> 01:13:16,300
off.
Yeah, it's so you know, your In
1291
01:13:16,300 --> 01:13:20,300
a sense vying with the guy who's
the most vocal leader on that
1292
01:13:20,300 --> 01:13:24,200
defense, in a lot of ways for a
starting spot, but I definitely
1293
01:13:24,200 --> 01:13:27,000
think it's a possibility.
I think, you know, it's not
1294
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:32,800
necessarily on-field Talent, it
comes back to know who is he as
1295
01:13:32,800 --> 01:13:37,800
a, as a leader, as a player you
know, when he's just standing
1296
01:13:37,800 --> 01:13:40,500
there you know, in a huddle per
se, you know.
1297
01:13:40,500 --> 01:13:43,800
Yeah, he is.
He is he a leader or is he, you
1298
01:13:43,800 --> 01:13:45,700
know, not that he's not a
leader.
1299
01:13:45,900 --> 01:13:48,600
When he's at a different
position, but when you like
1300
01:13:48,600 --> 01:13:50,900
probably said, you've got to be
vocal in that spot.
1301
01:13:50,900 --> 01:13:54,500
We all know again, how vocal Dax
is in.
1302
01:13:54,500 --> 01:13:56,400
A lot of with the mic to is your
barking out.
1303
01:13:56,400 --> 01:14:00,500
Calls your Balkan out calls to
the lon your linebacking
1304
01:14:00,500 --> 01:14:02,600
partners.
You're hugging communicate with
1305
01:14:02,600 --> 01:14:05,300
the backend at who whichever
safety is, you know, making the
1306
01:14:05,300 --> 01:14:08,300
coverage adjustments.
And if you're not vocal, if
1307
01:14:08,300 --> 01:14:12,600
you're not loud, if you're not
energetic, you have to be
1308
01:14:12,600 --> 01:14:14,900
because there's calls coming in
from the sideline.
1309
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:16,700
You know, there's a Shift.
Okay.
1310
01:14:16,700 --> 01:14:19,100
You gotta tame for that.
Somebody needs to come up and
1311
01:14:19,400 --> 01:14:21,500
you know, the boundary safety of
the field.
1312
01:14:21,500 --> 01:14:24,600
Safety has to come up and play
man on it and if your not being
1313
01:14:24,600 --> 01:14:28,400
vocal, that's not going to last
long because people aren't going
1314
01:14:28,400 --> 01:14:30,200
to be in the right spot to doing
the right job.
1315
01:14:30,200 --> 01:14:35,800
So I hope for him, he can over
the next few months game that
1316
01:14:35,900 --> 01:14:39,100
because he still has eligibility
of a couple years left in.
1317
01:14:39,100 --> 01:14:42,800
Maybe that's what this year is
is he gets he finds his voice
1318
01:14:43,300 --> 01:14:46,000
and if he can if he goes out
there and wins the Mike great If
1319
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:49,500
not, hopefully, he finds it
during the year, where next
1320
01:14:49,500 --> 01:14:51,600
spring, we're sitting here
talking with you, David?
1321
01:14:51,600 --> 01:14:55,100
It's like, he's Sean.
Oddest is vocal.
1322
01:14:55,400 --> 01:14:57,200
He is a dog.
He's barking at people.
1323
01:14:57,200 --> 01:14:59,800
He's telling them where to go.
That's what I hope happens
1324
01:15:00,200 --> 01:15:02,500
because Pride, mention how good
his instincts were.
1325
01:15:02,500 --> 01:15:04,500
Oh yeah.
And we've seen that jump off on
1326
01:15:04,500 --> 01:15:08,000
tape and some of the games where
he's had some significant time
1327
01:15:08,300 --> 01:15:10,200
especially towards the end of
the year.
1328
01:15:11,500 --> 01:15:14,700
When you some guys were out they
were mixing things up a little
1329
01:15:14,700 --> 01:15:16,900
bit of Defense.
Keyshawn, had a couple, really
1330
01:15:16,900 --> 01:15:21,200
big games and some, some big
stops getting in there from the
1331
01:15:21,500 --> 01:15:23,200
mic position.
Getting in there when he was
1332
01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:26,700
playing back or as well.
So I'd like to see him, come
1333
01:15:26,700 --> 01:15:29,000
along, any opportunity, get him
on the field because I think the
1334
01:15:29,000 --> 01:15:30,700
intent for us.
Hopefully, you can come along,
1335
01:15:30,700 --> 01:15:33,900
if the mic has issue, whether
that's this year, or next year,
1336
01:15:36,500 --> 01:15:41,200
All right, what's roll here?
Last positional unit we're not
1337
01:15:41,200 --> 01:15:45,500
going to cover special teams.
I think Peter Lee.
1338
01:15:45,500 --> 01:15:48,200
We skipped a few sessions on
that because of this trying to
1339
01:15:48,600 --> 01:15:51,400
add others down and weather and
everything else.
1340
01:15:51,400 --> 01:15:54,800
So yeah we don't want anybody
out there on special teams when
1341
01:15:54,800 --> 01:15:57,300
it's a snowstorm in Blacksburg
know.
1342
01:15:57,600 --> 01:16:01,600
We can do that during a game.
The last game we attended was a
1343
01:16:01,700 --> 01:16:05,500
was the pits game in 2019 when
it was an absolute Monsoon.
1344
01:16:05,500 --> 01:16:07,900
And that was fun.
All right, let's go to defensive
1345
01:16:07,900 --> 01:16:11,400
back room and do something Pride
mention was talking about
1346
01:16:11,400 --> 01:16:15,500
building blocks approaching
practice then installing And I
1347
01:16:15,500 --> 01:16:19,400
hear installing, and then I
start seeing for the first five
1348
01:16:19,400 --> 01:16:22,800
Spring ball or Awards, go to
defensive back, both start and
1349
01:16:22,800 --> 01:16:26,500
safeties two corners.
I mean, do you think this group
1350
01:16:26,500 --> 01:16:29,000
is just clicking the fastest
because it's the deepest?
1351
01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:32,900
Because there are a lot of guys
whose had a ton of reps or is it
1352
01:16:32,900 --> 01:16:35,800
something else in play of why
they're standing out so much?
1353
01:16:36,900 --> 01:16:41,800
I think partially that and also
partially Derrick Jones, I think
1354
01:16:41,800 --> 01:16:44,200
he's probably just a really good
corner, you know, quarterback
1355
01:16:44,200 --> 01:16:46,500
coach him a, a, a Lou and
safety.
1356
01:16:46,500 --> 01:16:50,600
I think those, I think that was
probably the spot you'd say
1357
01:16:50,600 --> 01:16:54,300
outside of maybe tight end,
where you can probably even
1358
01:16:54,300 --> 01:16:56,300
more.
So, just defensive backs as a
1359
01:16:56,308 --> 01:17:00,500
whole, most returning talent and
experience.
1360
01:17:00,600 --> 01:17:03,300
Like, that's a spot where it,
you know, if you want to, if I
1361
01:17:03,308 --> 01:17:06,000
want to sit here and read down
the list on the roster.
1362
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:08,800
Stir, you know, on many Chapman
Jamari.
1363
01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:15,200
Connor DJ Harvey has played a
little bit Gionta Jenkins, Nike
1364
01:17:15,200 --> 01:17:18,200
Johnson, Breann Marine this
year, people's Jalen strowman,
1365
01:17:18,200 --> 01:17:21,700
Dorian strong and dear Thompson.
I mean that's like almost ten
1366
01:17:21,700 --> 01:17:25,000
guys that have played.
Yeah, and that's what happens
1367
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:28,200
when a lot of those guys are
right corner, but that's what
1368
01:17:28,200 --> 01:17:33,100
happens when your got, you know,
Ryan Smith as the corners coach
1369
01:17:33,500 --> 01:17:36,000
had so many injuries.
You know what?
1370
01:17:36,200 --> 01:17:38,600
And so much stuff happened
because a covid and whatnot
1371
01:17:38,600 --> 01:17:42,000
guys.
End up playing positions and
1372
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:45,600
Justin Hamilton and Ryan Smith
always talked about it last year
1373
01:17:45,600 --> 01:17:49,400
about how this group is really,
really good.
1374
01:17:49,700 --> 01:17:51,900
You know, it's kind of just
finding the best combination and
1375
01:17:51,900 --> 01:17:53,200
that does not surprise me at
all.
1376
01:17:53,200 --> 01:17:57,700
Because I think a lot of guys
know, for example, Shamari
1377
01:17:57,700 --> 01:18:01,700
Connor and Armani Chapman.
You know, we've seen them in a
1378
01:18:01,700 --> 01:18:03,900
Virginia Tech uniform for so
long now.
1379
01:18:03,900 --> 01:18:08,800
Yes, you know, they they They
are our veterans of this program
1380
01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:12,100
and it does not surprise me one.
Bit that a guy that goes guys
1381
01:18:12,100 --> 01:18:15,400
like that of stood out and then
you think of guy like Dorian
1382
01:18:15,400 --> 01:18:18,200
strong, really, really good
first.
1383
01:18:18,200 --> 01:18:21,100
Two years in Blacksburg, you
know, crazy.
1384
01:18:21,100 --> 01:18:25,700
Think he's, he's already played
two years but he's played at a
1385
01:18:25,700 --> 01:18:27,500
lot of times.
He's played like a veteran.
1386
01:18:27,700 --> 01:18:32,100
Yeah, you know, he's played
really well at corner so, you
1387
01:18:32,108 --> 01:18:34,600
know, I think it doesn't really
surprise me because of the
1388
01:18:34,600 --> 01:18:38,700
experience because How do I
would fontelle mindset earlier?
1389
01:18:39,500 --> 01:18:42,800
But in terms of defensive backs,
those guys were thrown into the
1390
01:18:42,800 --> 01:18:46,800
fire right away.
Cody, couldn't your yes?
1391
01:18:47,100 --> 01:18:53,500
There were no other option and
invite to your question is, it
1392
01:18:53,500 --> 01:18:56,400
does not surprise me whatsoever.
That those guys are, are the
1393
01:18:56,400 --> 01:19:00,700
ones earning it because yes,
there's some depth at other
1394
01:19:00,700 --> 01:19:04,000
positions.
But you go, you can go down the
1395
01:19:04,000 --> 01:19:08,300
list and there are more Multiple
guys on there that have started
1396
01:19:08,300 --> 01:19:12,700
and played in real games that
mattered.
1397
01:19:12,700 --> 01:19:15,700
And you can't match that know,
you can't I call it all.
1398
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:18,000
And you mentioned up here, some
Prelude.
1399
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:20,800
As you're going through with the
safeties there and of the depth,
1400
01:19:21,200 --> 01:19:26,100
this is his first major coaching
gig from your observations, how
1401
01:19:26,100 --> 01:19:31,100
active is he during scrimmage
sessions and position work and
1402
01:19:31,100 --> 01:19:33,800
what's his Rapport like with
that safety unit, so far?
1403
01:19:34,600 --> 01:19:39,300
I tell you what, he's really
vocal everything here's Ambrose
1404
01:19:39,300 --> 01:19:42,000
really vocal.
And and it tell you what, one of
1405
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:45,300
the most entertaining things,
and one of the things I enjoy
1406
01:19:45,300 --> 01:19:50,500
the most about watching practice
is seeing coaches, be vocal with
1407
01:19:50,500 --> 01:19:54,100
their youth and be teachers
whether it's JC price.
1408
01:19:54,800 --> 01:19:58,200
I think I got it in a video I
tweeted out earlier of hymns and
1409
01:19:58,200 --> 01:20:01,300
their chat with CJ McRae.
You know defensive end after CJ
1410
01:20:01,300 --> 01:20:04,000
McRae.
Did some Joe Rudolph chat with
1411
01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:06,100
his off?
The line Tyler ball.
1412
01:20:06,100 --> 01:20:10,800
I mean the list goes on.
All those guys seeing a coach
1413
01:20:10,800 --> 01:20:14,500
talked with his player and
explore, put his arm around her
1414
01:20:14,500 --> 01:20:17,800
to the guy's shoulder, and just
sit there and explain something
1415
01:20:18,800 --> 01:20:22,300
or just belt out orders, you
know, and make sure they
1416
01:20:22,300 --> 01:20:24,900
understand it.
That's Pearson Prelude.
1417
01:20:25,200 --> 01:20:29,000
I mean, it easily noticeable
when you go to a practice
1418
01:20:29,200 --> 01:20:31,900
because he's I don't say, he's
always yelling because that
1419
01:20:31,900 --> 01:20:36,500
sounds bad but he's a very vocal
No guy, and from everything I
1420
01:20:36,500 --> 01:20:39,400
can tell, you know, his guys
have responded very well to it.
1421
01:20:39,400 --> 01:20:43,700
And, yes, he doesn't necessarily
have the D1 coaching experience
1422
01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:45,900
for.
Remember, this is a guy who
1423
01:20:45,900 --> 01:20:49,700
played for a long time, he won a
Super Bowl, you know, he's got,
1424
01:20:49,700 --> 01:20:54,400
he's got plenty of experience,
and I think so far, his guys
1425
01:20:54,400 --> 01:20:58,200
have really taken very well to
everything.
1426
01:20:58,200 --> 01:21:03,200
He's tried to kind of implement,
and I've really enjoyed kind of
1427
01:21:03,300 --> 01:21:06,000
wandering around.
Practice in know.
1428
01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:11,300
You looking at that group, you
know, it's funny because last
1429
01:21:11,300 --> 01:21:14,300
week's practice, it was the
safety is right next to the
1430
01:21:14,300 --> 01:21:18,100
linebackers and all three of
those coaches.
1431
01:21:18,600 --> 01:21:22,800
Pray, Lou, Marv.
Quinn are all just yelling at
1432
01:21:22,800 --> 01:21:24,900
their dog.
You'll build your guys.
1433
01:21:24,900 --> 01:21:26,800
Yeah.
And hopefully, that's the fun of
1434
01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:32,100
watching practice seeing these
guys learn from the coaches who
1435
01:21:32,100 --> 01:21:34,300
are teaching them and I think
that's exactly.
1436
01:21:34,300 --> 01:21:37,000
What Pearson Prelude embody so
far.
1437
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:41,500
It's awesome to hear and the guy
who came on mention here that
1438
01:21:41,500 --> 01:21:43,800
will calm a little while ago.
Our buddy coach Robbie comes and
1439
01:21:43,800 --> 01:21:46,700
he's a huge Washington fan
Redskins commanders, whatever
1440
01:21:46,700 --> 01:21:48,900
you want to call them.
And he said he remembered when
1441
01:21:48,900 --> 01:21:52,400
he was on the Skins, he read
some articles talking about how
1442
01:21:52,400 --> 01:21:55,200
piercing legitimately was
already a coach.
1443
01:21:55,200 --> 01:21:58,700
He was a coach on the field
getting guys in the right spot.
1444
01:21:58,700 --> 01:22:02,800
So is one of those he doesn't
have title as a safeties coach,
1445
01:22:02,800 --> 01:22:05,300
but like you mentioned all those
Those years of playing getting a
1446
01:22:05,300 --> 01:22:07,900
Super Bowl ring, he's been a
coach for a long time.
1447
01:22:08,500 --> 01:22:13,300
Now, Pearson was also a leader,
not only back in the 90s, but
1448
01:22:13,300 --> 01:22:16,700
obviously with those stops from
the what we've said here.
1449
01:22:17,200 --> 01:22:20,700
But now Jermaine Walter's gone,
probably going to get drafted in
1450
01:22:20,700 --> 01:22:22,600
a few weeks here.
We hope he does.
1451
01:22:23,500 --> 01:22:25,600
There's no leader in that corner
back room.
1452
01:22:26,000 --> 01:22:28,800
If you like the safety room with
your Mari coming over?
1453
01:22:29,000 --> 01:22:30,900
He's the vet.
He's played.
1454
01:22:31,000 --> 01:22:33,300
He's been a good player.
He's like that down.
1455
01:22:34,500 --> 01:22:37,500
Who do you think in this is what
we're going to call it hashtag
1456
01:22:37,500 --> 01:22:42,400
this who do you think is going
to be the alpha cheetah when it
1457
01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:47,000
comes to fall camp and we got
David giggling over here, the
1458
01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:51,600
alpha cheetah, you know, I will
give you but here's what I would
1459
01:22:51,600 --> 01:22:55,800
expect, my three options would
be Armani Chapman.
1460
01:22:56,100 --> 01:23:01,100
The most veteran, the tenured I
of the group has the most wraps,
1461
01:23:01,400 --> 01:23:03,900
a guy like Dorian strong already
mentioned him.
1462
01:23:04,300 --> 01:23:07,600
And then, honestly Marie on
Marie's a guy that would not
1463
01:23:07,600 --> 01:23:10,900
surprise me whatsoever.
I think he's come a long way.
1464
01:23:11,200 --> 01:23:13,900
And we know we were talking
about this before before we went
1465
01:23:13,900 --> 01:23:18,100
on some of the Social Media
stuff, seems like Brie on
1466
01:23:18,100 --> 01:23:22,200
Marie's, always, like been
posted by the coaches, like
1467
01:23:22,200 --> 01:23:25,000
that's mine.
I've always seen the coaches
1468
01:23:25,200 --> 01:23:28,200
kind of post about, how well
he's been one of the guys.
1469
01:23:28,200 --> 01:23:31,900
It's doing well, so far.
So I think those three guys, the
1470
01:23:31,900 --> 01:23:36,200
first two.
Chapman has been here, he's a
1471
01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:38,800
veteran, strong, he's really
good.
1472
01:23:38,800 --> 01:23:41,200
He's don't, you know, he's only
played two years and I think
1473
01:23:41,200 --> 01:23:45,300
bring on Marie's a guy who, you
know, was kind of in between
1474
01:23:45,800 --> 01:23:51,200
good at times, you had his
moment, but wasn't necessarily
1475
01:23:51,200 --> 01:23:54,100
in that first group he wasn't
necessarily a go-to starter.
1476
01:23:54,100 --> 01:23:55,700
He just got a lot of playing
time.
1477
01:23:55,900 --> 01:23:58,800
I think he's a guy that would
not surprise me to stand out,
1478
01:23:58,800 --> 01:24:01,500
but but if I had to guess, I
think it would come from from
1479
01:24:01,500 --> 01:24:05,600
one of those first two guys.
And You know, that's definitely
1480
01:24:06,400 --> 01:24:09,700
not just in the corner back
room, but, but across the board,
1481
01:24:09,700 --> 01:24:13,500
like, those kinds of things when
I, as many member have the
1482
01:24:13,508 --> 01:24:15,800
chance to watch practice, those
are the kinds of things that are
1483
01:24:15,800 --> 01:24:18,500
cool to look for.
Just, just who's being vocal,
1484
01:24:19,000 --> 01:24:23,200
you know, who's who's barking
out signals, who's sitting there
1485
01:24:23,200 --> 01:24:26,000
and patting the other guy on the
back and giving them advice,
1486
01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:29,100
when something doesn't go their
way, you know, those are in, and
1487
01:24:29,100 --> 01:24:31,000
it's tough to pick up on those
things.
1488
01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:33,000
Necessarily 25 30 minute,
period.
1489
01:24:33,100 --> 01:24:35,000
AIDS.
But it helps.
1490
01:24:35,100 --> 01:24:38,500
And of course you notice those
during the games too, but I
1491
01:24:38,500 --> 01:24:41,000
think one of those first two
guys, maybe, maybe that third
1492
01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:45,300
guy, those are probably the guys
if I had to guess, would
1493
01:24:45,300 --> 01:24:48,300
probably be be the alpha
cheetah, you know.
1494
01:24:48,700 --> 01:24:50,100
There we go.
When everything is said and
1495
01:24:50,100 --> 01:24:55,200
done, Awesome, awesome.
So I know we crowd was talking
1496
01:24:55,200 --> 01:24:58,900
about after you every practice
they're talking Personnel,
1497
01:24:58,900 --> 01:25:00,900
Personnel, shifts and things
like that.
1498
01:25:01,600 --> 01:25:05,000
On the defense in this is
probably going to.
1499
01:25:05,600 --> 01:25:09,100
I think Circle back to where we
were just talking, but what
1500
01:25:09,100 --> 01:25:12,700
groups do you think are looking
the most fluid and practice in
1501
01:25:12,700 --> 01:25:15,200
terms of either?
The starting Personnel or the
1502
01:25:15,208 --> 01:25:21,100
Personnel, groupings altogether?
Well, both sides of the ball.
1503
01:25:21,200 --> 01:25:24,100
I would say you have to go with
the group's a most experienced,
1504
01:25:24,100 --> 01:25:25,800
right?
Like that's just what makes the
1505
01:25:25,800 --> 01:25:28,700
most sense?
I think offensively, you could
1506
01:25:28,700 --> 01:25:33,000
maybe say quarterbacks, but my
guess would be tied hands just
1507
01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:35,200
because of the veterans in that
room.
1508
01:25:35,500 --> 01:25:39,500
You know, you got two guys in
yellow and Dooley has that have
1509
01:25:39,500 --> 01:25:43,700
been here before.
Grant Wells and Jason Brown
1510
01:25:43,700 --> 01:25:46,300
while their experience.
You know, they've only been in
1511
01:25:46,300 --> 01:25:48,300
Virginia Tech since they
enrolled in the spring
1512
01:25:48,800 --> 01:25:52,100
defensively I think it's got to
be the DBS, whether it's corner
1513
01:25:52,100 --> 01:25:55,700
or safety, you know it's it's
funny because there hasn't
1514
01:25:55,700 --> 01:25:59,100
really been much attrition there
besides your main water leaving
1515
01:25:59,100 --> 01:26:01,400
like that's the same group
that's been here.
1516
01:26:01,700 --> 01:26:06,300
So you know I would guess tight
end and defensive backs.
1517
01:26:06,300 --> 01:26:09,700
Those are probably the two
groups that they probably just
1518
01:26:09,700 --> 01:26:13,800
the most consistent throughout
fluid as As you said, and I
1519
01:26:13,800 --> 01:26:18,000
think it probably goes back to
those are the groups that had
1520
01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:21,200
the less amount of changes,
obviously tight end group lost
1521
01:26:21,200 --> 01:26:22,900
James Mitchell with her, which
hurts.
1522
01:26:23,200 --> 01:26:27,000
But but it wasn't, it's not like
gallo and do is weren't doing
1523
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:28,400
the same thing they're doing
now.
1524
01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:32,000
Before, you know, they've been
here before, same with the DVDs,
1525
01:26:32,300 --> 01:26:35,600
that they play, pretty much 10
games without him last year.
1526
01:26:36,600 --> 01:26:40,200
You do the injury so that they,
they've been, you know, we've
1527
01:26:40,200 --> 01:26:44,400
had to count on them as The 1A
1B whatever you want to call it
1528
01:26:44,400 --> 01:26:47,200
in terms of your depth at the
tight end position.
1529
01:26:47,200 --> 01:26:50,100
So I'm with that.
What are some of the groups that
1530
01:26:50,100 --> 01:26:52,700
seem to be more in flux?
I know we talked about defensive
1531
01:26:52,700 --> 01:26:57,200
line and some guys moving around
is there a spot on the offense?
1532
01:26:57,200 --> 01:27:00,800
It's kind of similar to that or
is it more just on that
1533
01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:04,000
defensive side kind of at deep
in Savannah needs to tackle
1534
01:27:04,600 --> 01:27:08,300
running back?
I mean I mean here's what I
1535
01:27:08,300 --> 01:27:11,700
would say this is again this is
a time period.
1536
01:27:11,800 --> 01:27:14,900
And where they're trying to
figure out who fits where, you
1537
01:27:14,900 --> 01:27:19,600
know, so they sit there and
write Prime mention that their
1538
01:27:19,600 --> 01:27:22,600
scrimmaging up until spring
game, their scrimmaging every
1539
01:27:22,600 --> 01:27:26,200
Saturday and then on Sunday and
Monday.
1540
01:27:26,200 --> 01:27:28,700
They're sitting there and
they're talking with the
1541
01:27:28,700 --> 01:27:30,900
different coaches and then one
day they'll make the decisions
1542
01:27:30,900 --> 01:27:34,500
and kind of talk with the
players about it about who could
1543
01:27:34,500 --> 01:27:39,600
potentially move to a different
position and We know how many
1544
01:27:39,600 --> 01:27:43,000
running backs are in the room.
It would not surprise me.
1545
01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:45,700
If some of those guys end up
testing your talented.
1546
01:27:45,700 --> 01:27:49,900
Different position wide receiver
would make sense simply because
1547
01:27:50,400 --> 01:27:54,000
they want you, where can we
utilize your skill set to Moe's
1548
01:27:54,100 --> 01:27:56,700
like if chance black started
catching passes out of the
1549
01:27:56,700 --> 01:27:59,900
backfield maybe maybe not him
because he's a little high up on
1550
01:27:59,900 --> 01:28:04,200
the list but a guy like Kenji
Christian or Keshawn King
1551
01:28:04,200 --> 01:28:07,500
potentially catching passes out
a wide receiver unit depending
1552
01:28:07,500 --> 01:28:10,100
on where their skill set.
And with everybody else in that
1553
01:28:10,100 --> 01:28:12,600
wide receiver room that would
not surprise me at all.
1554
01:28:12,600 --> 01:28:17,100
And on the other side I think
the linebackers I think the Sam
1555
01:28:17,100 --> 01:28:20,700
linebacker them trying to figure
out because you know, that's the
1556
01:28:21,500 --> 01:28:24,700
dynamic linebacker.
If you want to call it, that's
1557
01:28:24,700 --> 01:28:27,100
the one that has kind of be that
hybrid.
1558
01:28:27,900 --> 01:28:30,100
I think that would probably be
the one that's in flux.
1559
01:28:30,100 --> 01:28:33,800
But at this point, you can
probably say besides like
1560
01:28:33,800 --> 01:28:37,000
quarterback and like line
offensive line.
1561
01:28:37,300 --> 01:28:39,900
Everybody's pretty much in flux.
I mean they seem to just be
1562
01:28:39,900 --> 01:28:44,300
moving everybody all over the
place and again, this is Spring
1563
01:28:44,300 --> 01:28:47,500
ball and they, that's kind of
the luxury of it.
1564
01:28:47,600 --> 01:28:50,500
We're imagine.
If you, again, imagine if you
1565
01:28:50,500 --> 01:28:54,100
find out that, oh my God, this
guy's amazing, it Sam
1566
01:28:54,100 --> 01:28:55,800
linebacker.
And he was playing safety
1567
01:28:55,800 --> 01:28:57,900
before.
You know, those are the kind of
1568
01:28:57,900 --> 01:29:02,000
things that you only will be
able to find in if you test it
1569
01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:06,100
in Spring ball.
Yeah, something else, I have a
1570
01:29:06,108 --> 01:29:08,700
question with.
Obviously, we have noticed
1571
01:29:09,100 --> 01:29:12,600
Really since printer I got here,
we knew it was coming at the
1572
01:29:12,700 --> 01:29:15,100
beginning.
You know, at the beginning
1573
01:29:15,100 --> 01:29:18,900
middle of last year, is it
noticeable around merriment at
1574
01:29:18,900 --> 01:29:23,600
the practices, the support staff
and how many additional people
1575
01:29:23,600 --> 01:29:30,100
are now that have been hired?
Yeah, I mean, here's what I will
1576
01:29:30,100 --> 01:29:33,000
say, there are always a lot of
people in football practices
1577
01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:34,800
because that's the way football
practices go.
1578
01:29:34,800 --> 01:29:40,800
But, but you can kind of like
feel the vibe that makes sense,
1579
01:29:40,900 --> 01:29:44,200
okay?
Like look, it's a you can feel
1580
01:29:44,200 --> 01:29:49,800
the culture.
I was impressed at pro day when
1581
01:29:49,800 --> 01:29:53,200
I win.
Not now, not everybody has to be
1582
01:29:53,200 --> 01:29:55,600
there, you know, because it's
pro day.
1583
01:29:55,600 --> 01:29:58,600
It's just for the guys that are
trying to go to the church, you
1584
01:29:58,600 --> 01:30:00,600
know, go to the NFL.
Yeah.
1585
01:30:01,000 --> 01:30:06,100
And the amount of support staff,
you know, whether it's just
1586
01:30:06,100 --> 01:30:08,700
people that work behind the
scenes, other other staff
1587
01:30:08,700 --> 01:30:13,300
members that are there, helping
out doing things.
1588
01:30:15,500 --> 01:30:19,500
I'm impressed.
And I think One of the one of
1589
01:30:19,500 --> 01:30:22,700
the parts that is probably
overlooked.
1590
01:30:22,700 --> 01:30:25,500
And, you know, you don't
necessarily always get the best
1591
01:30:25,500 --> 01:30:28,100
look at this because it's all
behind the scenes.
1592
01:30:29,300 --> 01:30:32,300
But from what I can tell, Brooke
prize done, a really good job.
1593
01:30:32,300 --> 01:30:35,700
And I think credits got to go to
Mike filigrana who's kind of in
1594
01:30:35,700 --> 01:30:39,600
that role overseeing kind of all
the operations below him.
1595
01:30:41,100 --> 01:30:44,400
I think they've done a really
good job of creating this
1596
01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:47,500
culture not just within the
football program, but everybody
1597
01:30:47,500 --> 01:30:50,400
else is Staff and everybody
being on the same page.
1598
01:30:50,400 --> 01:30:54,500
And I could feel it when I went
to, you know, when I went to pro
1599
01:30:54,500 --> 01:31:00,400
day which you know, was a little
kind of all over the place but
1600
01:31:00,400 --> 01:31:04,000
you're also kind of giving like
you're letting the NFL Scouts
1601
01:31:04,000 --> 01:31:06,500
kind of run the show so that's
just the way it goes.
1602
01:31:06,700 --> 01:31:10,700
Well I got practice you can you
can sense that you know that
1603
01:31:10,700 --> 01:31:14,600
there is a culture in that the
support staff like there was a
1604
01:31:14,600 --> 01:31:16,300
there's a lot of supports that
just come out.
1605
01:31:16,300 --> 01:31:18,300
You know, I can notice that
there's on the side I'm watching
1606
01:31:18,300 --> 01:31:24,900
practiced, you know, like I can
tell that that there's a good
1607
01:31:24,900 --> 01:31:28,500
culture being cultivated if that
makes sense.
1608
01:31:30,000 --> 01:31:32,500
Make perfect sense, makes
perfect sense.
1609
01:31:34,500 --> 01:31:38,800
One more thing we want to hit on
I don't know.
1610
01:31:38,800 --> 01:31:41,300
Do you, do you monitor the
textile on board?
1611
01:31:41,300 --> 01:31:45,600
Sometimes is that what?
If not, it's not in my duties.
1612
01:31:45,700 --> 01:31:49,300
Okay, that is not that that is
one of Chris Coleman's.
1613
01:31:49,300 --> 01:31:51,800
Main duties.
Christian will monitor the
1614
01:31:51,800 --> 01:31:55,700
board's because okay, always we
always post stuff on there like
1615
01:31:55,700 --> 01:31:59,300
I post my articles and share
them, but I'm on there
1616
01:31:59,700 --> 01:32:05,300
occasionally, but sometimes that
place can be a mess if you guys
1617
01:32:05,300 --> 01:32:09,600
are like, oh yes.
Like would us when it was
1618
01:32:09,600 --> 01:32:12,000
announced that you have to pay
five dollars to get into the
1619
01:32:12,000 --> 01:32:14,400
spring game.
Oh, I don't know.
1620
01:32:14,400 --> 01:32:15,700
See, those are, that's one of
the times.
1621
01:32:15,700 --> 01:32:20,900
I don't get on it.
Are you going to avoid this that
1622
01:32:20,900 --> 01:32:22,900
this point.
Here's what I will say.
1623
01:32:22,900 --> 01:32:27,000
I think it's, I think it's a
good idea.
1624
01:32:27,100 --> 01:32:32,900
Yeah.
Like now what I wish if from a
1625
01:32:32,900 --> 01:32:37,400
fan perspective and to give you
guys more information about me,
1626
01:32:37,400 --> 01:32:41,600
so I'm the oldest of three
children and my sister is
1627
01:32:41,600 --> 01:32:43,500
currently a sophomore at
Virginia Tech.
1628
01:32:43,800 --> 01:32:46,900
And my brother is going to be a
freshman here in the fall.
1629
01:32:47,100 --> 01:32:50,100
And I almost I have a good
amount of family that's coming
1630
01:32:50,100 --> 01:32:52,800
up for the spring game, you
know, make a weekend out of it.
1631
01:32:52,800 --> 01:32:56,800
3.24 32, lots of great stuff
going on in the community.
1632
01:32:57,100 --> 01:32:59,000
Yep.
And they're not going to be
1633
01:32:59,000 --> 01:33:03,800
hampered by a five dollar charge
from spring game but they're
1634
01:33:03,800 --> 01:33:09,500
also, you know, not the oldest
of the old generation that that
1635
01:33:09,500 --> 01:33:13,200
likes to go to these things.
And what I think would have been
1636
01:33:13,200 --> 01:33:15,900
better.
Is one announce it like, I don't
1637
01:33:15,900 --> 01:33:19,000
know, back in December or
January when you announced it
1638
01:33:19,000 --> 01:33:24,100
hey we're going to charge and
because the fact that you're
1639
01:33:24,100 --> 01:33:27,900
making people pay ahead of time
for it, when it's just find out
1640
01:33:27,900 --> 01:33:30,100
that you're telling me.
I can't walk up and give you.
1641
01:33:30,500 --> 01:33:32,800
It doesn't matter to me because
I get to.
1642
01:33:32,900 --> 01:33:34,500
Yeah, you know, I have a press
pass.
1643
01:33:34,600 --> 01:33:36,600
I'm going to be watching it
anyway.
1644
01:33:36,800 --> 01:33:39,200
Yeah.
But like if I'm a fan, I'm
1645
01:33:39,200 --> 01:33:40,900
walking up to the gate.
You're telling me I can't just
1646
01:33:40,900 --> 01:33:43,500
give somebody five dollars in
get in you.
1647
01:33:43,600 --> 01:33:48,200
No.
And I think it's I think it's
1648
01:33:48,200 --> 01:33:50,400
going to help the program.
I mean it's not going to be like
1649
01:33:50,400 --> 01:33:55,500
a huge money generator but it if
you can if you get x amount of
1650
01:33:55,500 --> 01:33:58,100
people to come, if you can
generate like a hundred thousand
1651
01:33:58,100 --> 01:34:01,700
dollars you know, just from a
spring game that's another
1652
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:04,300
that's another potential support
staffs but yeah you're paying a
1653
01:34:04,308 --> 01:34:05,700
salary right there yet.
What?
1654
01:34:05,700 --> 01:34:06,300
What?
Hold on.
1655
01:34:06,300 --> 01:34:10,000
It's going to be higher than
that when we went in 1624.
1656
01:34:10,000 --> 01:34:11,400
Sure.
Yours 43,000.
1657
01:34:12,400 --> 01:34:18,000
Yeah, and the buzz going around
right now with prai, I think
1658
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:22,800
it's like the white Vic said, he
thinks if they open up the
1659
01:34:22,808 --> 01:34:24,600
stadium full, it could be a full
house.
1660
01:34:25,700 --> 01:34:28,300
And I like your point though.
They did do it late in the
1661
01:34:28,300 --> 01:34:32,900
process, if they had done this
January 16th, when they, when
1662
01:34:32,900 --> 01:34:35,100
they, when they drop the date,
they will they drop the date.
1663
01:34:35,100 --> 01:34:38,000
They should've dropped this as
well.
1664
01:34:38,000 --> 01:34:40,200
I think it will help.
Though is there's going to be
1665
01:34:40,200 --> 01:34:44,200
people like Brian.
And like you like myself.
1666
01:34:45,000 --> 01:34:49,600
I'm not going unfortunately
whoo-hoo, but I'd go in there
1667
01:34:49,600 --> 01:34:51,300
and I'm getting ready to pay
five bucks.
1668
01:34:51,300 --> 01:34:54,100
I haven't seen the link, but if
there's a link to donate more
1669
01:34:54,100 --> 01:34:57,700
money, there's going to be
people sitting there saying, you
1670
01:34:57,700 --> 01:34:59,100
know what?
I'm going to go ahead and give
1671
01:34:59,100 --> 01:35:03,200
my big donation right now.
Here's 5 bucks, here's 200.
1672
01:35:04,100 --> 01:35:08,100
Here's my 25 for the year and
then the next thing you know,
1673
01:35:08,100 --> 01:35:11,900
it's this process of when the
spring game happens is when I
1674
01:35:11,900 --> 01:35:16,900
give my annual donation it's a
ritual and and I don't know, can
1675
01:35:16,900 --> 01:35:20,700
you buy up to the day of the
game or is it weird that you can
1676
01:35:20,700 --> 01:35:24,500
if you can buy on on the day you
just have to do it on your own
1677
01:35:24,500 --> 01:35:27,300
the moment within that and you
know that all the all the
1678
01:35:27,300 --> 01:35:29,700
tickets will be on the mobile
any day.
1679
01:35:29,900 --> 01:35:33,300
Yeah.
I think it's for the other thing
1680
01:35:33,300 --> 01:35:36,300
I would say is I actually talked
to some people in athletics
1681
01:35:36,300 --> 01:35:40,600
about this.
If you're going to do it, When
1682
01:35:40,600 --> 01:35:44,400
you release it, say where the
money's going, yeah, that would
1683
01:35:44,400 --> 01:35:46,500
help a lot of people.
If you just say, look, it's
1684
01:35:46,500 --> 01:35:49,500
being, it's going back into the
football program.
1685
01:35:49,500 --> 01:35:54,700
Like they are going to use the
money on whether its staff or
1686
01:35:54,700 --> 01:35:55,700
whatever.
Yes.
1687
01:35:55,700 --> 01:35:58,400
Just even say like, it's just
going back to Virginia Tech
1688
01:35:58,400 --> 01:36:00,900
football instead of so people
don't.
1689
01:36:02,200 --> 01:36:06,000
You know, so random guy who just
wants to go to a spring in
1690
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:10,100
because he's in town and never
keeps up with 14 SEC, football
1691
01:36:10,600 --> 01:36:13,600
pays five bucks and is good,
where's it going?
1692
01:36:13,800 --> 01:36:16,600
Well, if you put it in a
release, it's very simple.
1693
01:36:16,600 --> 01:36:18,400
Just put in the really say, the
money's going to Virginia Tech
1694
01:36:18,400 --> 01:36:20,000
football because that's what I
was told.
1695
01:36:20,000 --> 01:36:21,800
I talk to people in athletics,
they were like, it's going to
1696
01:36:21,800 --> 01:36:24,700
Virginia Tech football.
I'm like put it in the release
1697
01:36:24,700 --> 01:36:27,300
man.
Then people won't have to ask me
1698
01:36:27,300 --> 01:36:35,700
questions about, where to Yeah,
I love those points.
1699
01:36:35,700 --> 01:36:39,400
David love that you're for it,
but also love that you've
1700
01:36:39,400 --> 01:36:41,900
already seen the opportunities.
Yeah.
1701
01:36:41,900 --> 01:36:43,900
There's like we can do this
better.
1702
01:36:44,100 --> 01:36:46,300
And that should be a gold next
year.
1703
01:36:46,600 --> 01:36:50,900
And hey, maybe next year is the
thought process of five to come
1704
01:36:50,900 --> 01:36:55,100
into the game.
Maybe the alumni stuff's going
1705
01:36:55,100 --> 01:37:01,800
good paid 25 meet and greet.
Alumni pay 100 tailgate with the
1706
01:37:01,800 --> 01:37:04,900
alumni out at the Hokie Village
in the next thing you know
1707
01:37:04,900 --> 01:37:09,100
you're going from You know, if
there's even just a thousand
1708
01:37:09,100 --> 01:37:11,400
people that will say I'll throw
a hundred bucks to go to a
1709
01:37:11,407 --> 01:37:16,200
tailgate with some of the
alumni, the profits go up one
1710
01:37:16,200 --> 01:37:19,400
last thing before we close
everything out here because this
1711
01:37:19,400 --> 01:37:21,400
has been awesome.
I feel like we could probably go
1712
01:37:21,400 --> 01:37:25,500
another 30 or 40 minutes but
it's late.
1713
01:37:25,500 --> 01:37:27,700
We have things to do.
We have to all get to sleep.
1714
01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:31,000
But, you know, you already
mentioned the men in the women's
1715
01:37:31,000 --> 01:37:34,800
basketball teams this year.
You talked about rustling, I'll
1716
01:37:34,800 --> 01:37:36,400
have Jack brizendine, who covers
it?
1717
01:37:36,500 --> 01:37:39,800
That following, he definitely is
great at keeping up with the
1718
01:37:39,800 --> 01:37:41,700
matches.
If you can't see them, they
1719
01:37:41,700 --> 01:37:46,400
finished seventh at Nationals.
Indoor track has two national
1720
01:37:46,400 --> 01:37:52,500
champions finish his 10th.
Do you think this athletic
1721
01:37:52,500 --> 01:37:56,800
department is in the best spot
potentially in the history of
1722
01:37:56,800 --> 01:38:01,500
the school as a whole, and then
you can make a really good case.
1723
01:38:01,500 --> 01:38:04,900
Yeah.
And now what's interesting is
1724
01:38:04,900 --> 01:38:08,300
Will it'll be better to judge,
and this is not me pushing to
1725
01:38:08,300 --> 01:38:11,600
question.
It will be better to judge when
1726
01:38:11,600 --> 01:38:16,000
the Directors Cup stuff comes
out which is which will be
1727
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:19,200
sometime.
It will probably be some time.
1728
01:38:19,800 --> 01:38:24,900
Late summer kind of like like
july-august just where
1729
01:38:24,900 --> 01:38:28,400
everything comes out and it just
all the numbers, all the
1730
01:38:28,400 --> 01:38:33,400
standings for for every sport
and I think Tex highest ever
1731
01:38:33,400 --> 01:38:38,200
finishes like 24th or 25th and I
think the probably be but 15,
1732
01:38:38,200 --> 01:38:40,900
maybe 16.
I mean, like here's the here's
1733
01:38:41,700 --> 01:38:45,200
don't take my word for it but
like I think this is probably
1734
01:38:45,200 --> 01:38:48,400
one of the best years in
Virginia Tech Athletics, when
1735
01:38:48,400 --> 01:38:50,600
you've got the men, Ends.
Somebody asked me was is the
1736
01:38:50,600 --> 01:38:53,600
best ever a year for the men's
and women's basketball team and
1737
01:38:53,600 --> 01:38:56,400
I'm like at the same year Mike
this is only the second year
1738
01:38:56,400 --> 01:38:58,500
ever that they go into the
tournament the same here.
1739
01:38:58,500 --> 01:39:03,300
Yeah, and the managers will the
ACC tournament and the women,
1740
01:39:03,600 --> 01:39:06,300
you know, we're right on the
doorstep.
1741
01:39:06,400 --> 01:39:09,300
They finished fifth in the ACC,
technically the finish in a tie
1742
01:39:09,300 --> 01:39:13,900
for third, you know, like like
there's that there's track and
1743
01:39:13,900 --> 01:39:17,600
field couple national champions
wrestling's doing really well.
1744
01:39:17,600 --> 01:39:19,200
Mykhailo has had a chance to win
a National.
1745
01:39:19,300 --> 01:39:21,400
Asheville Championship.
I screwed out of it.
1746
01:39:21,500 --> 01:39:22,700
We're all just going to put that
thing.
1747
01:39:22,700 --> 01:39:26,800
You got screwed out of me, and
don't even discount baseball's
1748
01:39:26,800 --> 01:39:30,100
playing pretty well right now.
Softballs.
1749
01:39:30,100 --> 01:39:33,400
I'm roll. 14 game win.
Streak number five in the
1750
01:39:33,400 --> 01:39:36,300
country.
I mean, look, everything's
1751
01:39:36,300 --> 01:39:39,100
coming together.
Now, the question is football
1752
01:39:39,100 --> 01:39:40,300
ever going to get back, you
know.
1753
01:39:40,500 --> 01:39:44,800
Yeah, we like but what I think
but I think overall and I
1754
01:39:44,808 --> 01:39:51,000
actually wrote this story.
I wrote it back kind of in
1755
01:39:51,000 --> 01:39:54,200
between the NCAA tournament and
bases.
1756
01:39:54,200 --> 01:39:59,200
He tournaments this kind of
writing about how the men's and
1757
01:39:59,200 --> 01:40:01,700
women's basketball programs,
both came together and I kind of
1758
01:40:01,708 --> 01:40:05,000
Praise with that guy said, look,
like you got to acknowledge
1759
01:40:05,000 --> 01:40:08,300
that.
He's done a really good job.
1760
01:40:08,300 --> 01:40:11,800
Now maybe the Justin Fuente
higher didn't work out, but at
1761
01:40:11,800 --> 01:40:16,300
the time it was pretty good
higher and not every higher is
1762
01:40:16,300 --> 01:40:18,900
going to work out.
And that's just the way it
1763
01:40:18,900 --> 01:40:25,300
happened, but across the board.
I mean, he's knocked it without
1764
01:40:25,300 --> 01:40:29,800
God's, not it out of the park in
just so many different areas and
1765
01:40:29,800 --> 01:40:33,100
what he's building it each.
As he's building foundations for
1766
01:40:33,100 --> 01:40:37,800
donations for each of those
Sports where the goal is over
1767
01:40:37,800 --> 01:40:41,600
time.
The foot the the indoor track
1768
01:40:41,600 --> 01:40:44,200
team, the wrestling team is
almost there, I think.
1769
01:40:45,100 --> 01:40:47,900
They're supporting themselves
because there are so many people
1770
01:40:47,900 --> 01:40:50,500
involved in so many alumni
coming out and have such a
1771
01:40:50,500 --> 01:40:53,100
strong feel, they're supporting
them.
1772
01:40:53,700 --> 01:40:57,000
And what happens in the long run
is football.
1773
01:40:57,000 --> 01:40:59,600
Reach those dividends because
instead of having the right to
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01:40:59,600 --> 01:41:03,000
three million dollar check to
the other sports, it writes a 1
1775
01:41:03,000 --> 01:41:05,000
million dollar check portal.
Yeah.
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01:41:05,000 --> 01:41:09,700
And I think in the end, it'll
be, here's the thing.
1777
01:41:09,700 --> 01:41:11,700
You get football back on the
right track and then you
1778
01:41:11,700 --> 01:41:16,800
essentially have Me to be, you
know, I like volleyball right
1779
01:41:16,800 --> 01:41:18,500
now.
Volleyball, did not have a great
1780
01:41:18,500 --> 01:41:21,600
season but it was also the first
year of Mercy buyers.
1781
01:41:21,900 --> 01:41:24,100
Yeah.
You know like like there are
1782
01:41:24,100 --> 01:41:28,100
very few sports that are not in
a good place right now and you
1783
01:41:28,100 --> 01:41:31,100
can still go back on the right
track, everybody's going to be
1784
01:41:31,100 --> 01:41:32,800
looking around going, we're in a
pretty good spot.
1785
01:41:32,800 --> 01:41:37,300
Not what I will say is and IL is
going to play a huge factor in
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01:41:37,300 --> 01:41:41,200
everything and I always come
around and Nal was going to play
1787
01:41:41,200 --> 01:41:47,000
a huge role in everything that
happens in the future because
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01:41:48,900 --> 01:41:54,600
I'll give you an example.
This isn't public knowledge yet
1789
01:41:54,600 --> 01:41:58,800
but we will Stewart has promoted
on the message boards but in the
1790
01:41:58,800 --> 01:42:02,500
next couple days it's going to
be announced that text.
1791
01:42:02,500 --> 01:42:08,800
Sideline has n IL deal with
Justin mutts and it's we are
1792
01:42:08,900 --> 01:42:13,600
basically getting Prince of the
the awesome picture, my guy
1793
01:42:13,600 --> 01:42:17,100
Liam's.
Liam took of his posterization
1794
01:42:17,100 --> 01:42:20,400
of Paulo Bank arrow and what's
going to happen is Justin's
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01:42:20,400 --> 01:42:23,200
going to sign it.
X amount of them and we're going
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01:42:23,200 --> 01:42:27,300
to sell at least 250 of them and
Justin's going to get.
1797
01:42:28,600 --> 01:42:32,800
X amount of money Justin could
potentially make you know
1798
01:42:33,100 --> 01:42:37,100
doesn't could make thousands of
dollars just by simple poster
1799
01:42:37,100 --> 01:42:38,100
deal.
No.
1800
01:42:38,100 --> 01:42:41,100
And this is, this has nothing to
do with even getting him to
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01:42:41,100 --> 01:42:43,700
stay.
This is just a simple.
1802
01:42:45,700 --> 01:42:47,700
And I only reason I'm telling
you guys is because I know it's
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01:42:47,700 --> 01:42:49,500
going to be announced soon.
We got a release written up,
1804
01:42:49,500 --> 01:42:53,100
already about it and Justin's
already signed the contract and
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01:42:53,100 --> 01:42:56,300
everything.
It's just a waiting on whether
1806
01:42:56,300 --> 01:43:01,100
to be announced, but those are
the types of things.
1807
01:43:02,300 --> 01:43:05,200
That the Virginia Tech fans are
going to have to buy into in the
1808
01:43:05,200 --> 01:43:09,700
future and I know it's not easy
and I know it's different, very
1809
01:43:09,700 --> 01:43:15,600
different like put it simply a
simple donation, a simple and IL
1810
01:43:15,600 --> 01:43:19,200
deal could potentially get a
student athlete to stay or get a
1811
01:43:19,208 --> 01:43:21,300
student athlete that wasn't
considering coming to your
1812
01:43:21,300 --> 01:43:23,200
school.
Consider to come to your school
1813
01:43:23,600 --> 01:43:25,600
percent.
Again, this has no indication on
1814
01:43:25,600 --> 01:43:28,700
whether Johnston who ended up
staying or not, but because of,
1815
01:43:29,100 --> 01:43:34,000
you know, He has potential to
make x amount of money because
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01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:37,100
we're, I think we're going to
end up selling like signed
1817
01:43:37,100 --> 01:43:40,200
copies of his poster for like, a
hundred bucks, you know.
1818
01:43:40,200 --> 01:43:43,600
And you can pre-order
pre-ordered copies, you know,
1819
01:43:43,600 --> 01:43:48,400
and if we end up selling 500 of
these posters, he's making
1820
01:43:48,400 --> 01:43:51,300
money.
He's like, 70. 80 percent of
1821
01:43:51,300 --> 01:43:53,100
that money is going to him.
Yes.
1822
01:43:54,100 --> 01:43:57,200
And that is an awesome
opportunity for student housing.
1823
01:43:57,200 --> 01:43:59,400
And what's one student athletes?
He's a happening.
1824
01:43:59,900 --> 01:44:01,600
Everybody else is going to want
to get on that tree.
1825
01:44:01,600 --> 01:44:05,700
Exactly.
And this is where the donors is
1826
01:44:05,700 --> 01:44:07,700
where everybody else has to come
into play.
1827
01:44:07,700 --> 01:44:10,700
Yeah and it's and you it's going
to get to the point where you're
1828
01:44:10,700 --> 01:44:13,400
not going to be able to overlook
it and say well it doesn't
1829
01:44:13,400 --> 01:44:15,200
matter.
You know, that doesn't apply to
1830
01:44:15,200 --> 01:44:18,400
us, it's gonna happen.
It's gonna happen.
1831
01:44:18,900 --> 01:44:23,800
And this is kind of just the
start so that I like this kind
1832
01:44:23,800 --> 01:44:26,400
of all those in the same
conversation with Babcock's at
1833
01:44:26,400 --> 01:44:28,100
that.
Yeah, like Department in a
1834
01:44:28,100 --> 01:44:30,700
fantastic spot.
So many of these sports are
1835
01:44:30,700 --> 01:44:34,400
excelling, would not surprise me
if softball ends up going to the
1836
01:44:34,407 --> 01:44:38,000
College World Series this year.
They're that good good?
1837
01:44:38,600 --> 01:44:42,700
Really that good, you know,
imagine what happens if you know
1838
01:44:42,800 --> 01:44:45,500
Keely Richard.
You know, a softball player is
1839
01:44:45,500 --> 01:44:48,700
kind of in the same situation
where there's a sight you know,
1840
01:44:49,300 --> 01:44:56,100
Virginia Tech softball ends up
going to all the way and there's
1841
01:44:56,100 --> 01:44:59,300
a picture or photo or something.
Like give those girls goes to
1842
01:44:59,308 --> 01:45:04,100
give those You're napping Zen IL
deals, you know, that's going to
1843
01:45:04,100 --> 01:45:08,100
recruit more players to your
program, better players and
1844
01:45:08,100 --> 01:45:09,800
Inter.
It's just going to keep cycling,
1845
01:45:09,800 --> 01:45:12,200
cycling cycling.
So I think that's kind of the
1846
01:45:12,200 --> 01:45:16,500
next wave and it helps a lot at
Virginia Tech.
1847
01:45:16,500 --> 01:45:19,100
Athletics is in a really good
position right now.
1848
01:45:19,800 --> 01:45:24,100
It really is, man.
Well, David, it has been an
1849
01:45:24,100 --> 01:45:27,300
absolute pleasure tonight.
Are you joining us?
1850
01:45:27,900 --> 01:45:30,800
I thank you for, you know,
taking the time out of your
1851
01:45:30,800 --> 01:45:34,700
evening to sit here and talk
with us to Old heads, for all
1852
01:45:34,700 --> 01:45:39,300
you guys out there.
Check textile on.com for all of
1853
01:45:39,300 --> 01:45:42,700
David's articles also follow
him.
1854
01:45:42,700 --> 01:45:44,900
He is a great follow.
If you love to exports on
1855
01:45:44,900 --> 01:45:48,000
Twitter, the real David Gonna
See You in na.
1856
01:45:48,400 --> 01:45:50,000
Brian, we got anything else,
man.
1857
01:45:50,800 --> 01:45:53,300
I think we're good, man.
All right.
1858
01:45:53,300 --> 01:45:56,500
Well, that is going to wrap up
this episode of the Boundary
1859
01:45:56,500 --> 01:45:59,000
Corner podcast, along with David
Cunningham.
1860
01:45:59,000 --> 01:46:01,300
I'm Curtis Wilson.
I'm Brian Sigler.
1861
01:46:01,600 --> 01:46:05,000
Visit our website, boundary
Corner D t.com to listen, to all
1862
01:46:05,000 --> 01:46:06,700
of our episodes.
And while you're there, don't
1863
01:46:06,700 --> 01:46:09,900
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1864
01:46:09,900 --> 01:46:14,000
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1865
01:46:14,000 --> 01:46:18,300
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1866
01:46:18,308 --> 01:46:22,500
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In play us out, Jason told us
1867
01:46:22,500 --> 01:46:24,500
the other night.
He's got some new music on the
1868
01:46:24,500 --> 01:46:26,500
way.
So hopefully, we'll To play that
1869
01:46:26,500 --> 01:46:29,700
here in just a few weeks.
Catch him on Spotify and apple
1870
01:46:29,700 --> 01:46:32,900
music.
We thank you for listening.
1871
01:46:33,300 --> 01:46:36,900
And as always let's go.
Okay.
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Welcome back to the boundary
Corner podcast.
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I'm Curtis Wilson, I'm Brian
siglo buddy we kicking it on a
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Thursday night this week.
How you feeling?
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Man it's Thursday night, we
survived some potential for
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tornadoes here in the r-va.
Got about one thing to about
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three.
My wife and son home early from
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school.
I was I was I was working from
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home today so I was I was stuck
in thankfully Have a path.
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It took for us to kind of went
just to the west of where we
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were kind of like through like
Western Mechanicsville and
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Ashland.
So we didn't quite get as much
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of the, the winds and stuff,
some of those other areas got.
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Yeah, I was in the office today,
man, and the warning hit.
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We had to go to the basement and
kill the warning was over.
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And then I had to go get my son
from school.
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They were in shelter in place
because the the went just East
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for those in Richmond.
It went through param road.
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So, I mean, it, you know, I
don't think it ever touched
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down, but it was right there.
So, I had to do some cast out of
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work later, because I left the
office kind of abruptly, to do
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that, wife and other son had to
leave school early.
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So, hectic day, but it's
Thursday night.
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We have a super guest tonight.
We are talking a lot of spring
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football brine in.
Let's just go ahead and bring
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the man on Wellspring David
behan managing editor of tech
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Sidelines.
David, how are you?
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I'm doing, well, guys, I'm first
of all.
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I'm glad you guys are safe.
How about me silly and
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Blacksburg?
It was very rainy this morning
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when I went to open practice as
I'm sure we'll get to, and then
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whether kind of cooled down and
is pretty nice out.
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So yeah, pretty pretty well,
it's Thursday.
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Which means we're one day closer
to the weekend.
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And, yes, sir.
Thanks for having me on excited
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to be here.
Yeah, we really appreciate you
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coming on David.
You know, you are kind of that
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text sideline.
I feel like the everything man
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you were in Milwaukee.
You were in Brooklyn, you're
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covering practices, you're
covering the team when they're
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here.
So, you know, just so folks who
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don't know, you haven't read
your work, give us A little
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background on yourself and kind
of what you do at Tech sideline.
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Yeah.
Well, to put it simply.
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I'm a lot younger than you guys.
I'm 22.
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I just graduated in May of last
year from Virginia Tech.
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I'm originally from Yorktown
Virginia which is just outside
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Newport News.
I went to I was rival high
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schools with Bruton where Brian
Randall went to high school.
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So there's no some knowledge for
you.
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I live about five minutes from
Minutes from where Tyrod Taylor?
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Michael Vick quite grown up.
I you know I came to Virginia
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Tech.
I was a freshman in the fall of
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2017 School Communications.
Now, School Community formally
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Department Communications Sports
media analytics, major first
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graduating class, so proud of
everything that's going on and
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in school, communication and
shout out to everything, text
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idling does will Stewart.
And, and everybody I text
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sidelined the fibers.
They donated, you know, this is
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an endowed scholarship that's
been going on since August of
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2018 and they donated, you know,
over 72 thousand dollars to
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school communication and so
because of that, you know, the
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school and there's always
supports me analytics program
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and textile on a very close
relationship.
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So, I got to know will when I
was a student and Chris Coleman
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as well.
And you know, when I was Ready
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to graduate a kind just reached
out and I knew they were kind of
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looking for somebody to kind of
expand everything that they were
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doing.
So I reached out, we had a good
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conversation and can't believe
it's not even been a year, but
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we've gone through football and
basketball season and we've gone
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through a lot.
I mean, yeah, consider first
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year in school on the job and
I've gotten to cover a football
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season that involved a head
coaching change, which is only
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the second one, you know, since
1987 187, since we were kids,
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second one since 87, and then,
of course, basketball and I was
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at all, but I think two football
games this year and I covered
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20, I was at 27 and 36
basketball games in person and
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you got to cover the got to
cover women's basketball as
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well.
They have terrific season and,
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you know, it's been, it's been a
very hectic.
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March back on March 22nd.
Of course, say is March 31st but
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back.
March 22nd.
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I told some of my friends who's
a 22nd day of the month and I
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had only been in Blacksburg like
wake up to go to bed for five
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days of the month bullying
because I've been in Greensboro
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covering the women's tournament
and then I had been in Brooklyn
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covering the men's tournament.
And I've been Milwaukee
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traveling all over the place so
it's been nice to kind of pass
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week or so kind of everything
settled down.
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But, but yeah, textile and I
kind of, like you mentioned
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Curtis.
I kind of do everything.
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NG.
I'm the football and men's
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basketball beat writer and I'm
the managing editor.
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So I manage all of our other
content.
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So, we've got some students that
we employ.
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We give them a little stipend
every month, Chris hirings
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covers, women's basketball, and
baseball for us.
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Jack brizendine covers wrestling
and does some other stuff for
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us.
So I kind of edit and oversee
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all those guys all of our
softball coverage or Olympic
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sports coverage, pretty much.
Okay.
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So, That's my role.
And then on, you know, the rest
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of it is covering men's
basketball football which
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obviously takes up a big chunk
of my time.
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So it's kept me busy, 100%
November and December pretty
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stressful just with I didn't
have much time to think just
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because of you know, basketball
was doing pretty well.
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And then football decides, we're
going to hire, you know, got
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some point, they obviously
leaves and you know, football
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decides.
Hey, we're going to hire a head
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coach the day before Virginia
Tech's post.
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Play at me.
Merlin, and then the basketball.
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So, very, very pretty but, but
yeah, it's been a long year, but
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it's been very fun.
I'm very, very grateful for this
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opportunity I have and, you
know, when I'm not working, it's
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nice because obviously, you
know, I was a student when covid
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hit.
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that, you know, just getting to
experience, being a college
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student Blacksburg, as I'm sure
you guys remember your times,
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very fondly.
So, Just just to be able to
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obviously have money so I'm not
exactly like there we go.
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It's a lot more fun when you
have the money right now.
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It's nice.
It's nice to be able to go out
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with friends that are still here
and you know, to go out to the
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Champs Sports Bar, we go grab
food itself station.
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You just just to be able to
still experience Blacksburg
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because I didn't get to
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student because it:.
So yeah, shoutouts up.
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Station because that is the
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That is that's my go-to.
But you know what?
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Honestly if I if anybody in
Blacksburg would sponsor me and
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probably be substation because
it's got the point.
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I know, Hamid, the owner very
well and it's gotten to the
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point where like I will kind of
like walk in the door and they
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like already know what I want.
There you go.
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I kind of want a first name
basis.
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That's a good thing that is.
So you.
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So with all your March travels,
like what?
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He had the best bars like that,
that you got to experience.
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You know what?
Milwaukee was really cool?
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And of course, like I didn't
even realize Milwaukee's gotta
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like, like Wisconsin as a whole
as a lot of really good beer.
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Yes baby.
Yes, they do is high, I made
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sure.
So.
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So of course I got into town on
Wednesday on me because the way
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it works for a NCAA tournament
is Tech plate Friday, right.
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Thursday is all media day.
So, you know, the four teams
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that Played in that first
session which was Purdue yell,
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Virginia Tech Texas, they have
media then there was a break and
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then the four teams have played
in later session on Friday.
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They had their meaty stuff on
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So, I spent Thursday pretty much
working churning out content,
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Friday.
Obviously Tech played so that
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kept me busy.
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basketball games on.
So Saturday was very strange
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because there's other second
round games going on.
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But I have nothing to do in
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flight until Monday.
So I got to go out and
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experience.
I went to a really good barbecue
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place and I will tell you about
Wisconsin, is the people are
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just so nice.
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There's so, so great people, I
went to a BBQ Place had really
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good beer.
I made sure to have a spotted
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cow.
That's what everybody.
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That's what everybody told me.
I had to have.
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It was very good, did you get a
12-pack in the airport to take
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on the plane with you?
Hide it?
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Because I'm sure that his home
office is.
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Out of Milwaukee.
And every time he flies in
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there, he says, as I leave, I
pick up a 12-pack and take it
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with me.
Honestly.
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I probably I wasn't even
thinking that, that much at that
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point.
I was kind of just like, I'm
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trying to get home and had a
layover.
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I'd like an hour and a half,
layover in Chicago, but but, you
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know, it Milwaukee was really
cool.
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And I tell you, what, for
Brooklyn, Brooklyn was cool,
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because as I told you guys,
before we went on air, you know,
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just there were a lot of other
Virginia Tech people Affiliated
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me.
Dia with Virginia Tech there.
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A lot of them students and I'm
friends with.
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So we had a ball, we went and
found some places and A little
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sketchy maybe at times.
But you know what?
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Like, it was to get to
experience that, you know, I
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mean, it was like, it was like
Friday night or Saturday night
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after Virginia Tech beat Notre
Dame in North Carolina duke or
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whatever.
You know, we all go out as a
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group and, and I will remember
those moments, you know, that
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and the games, obviously.
But, but yeah, really, really
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fun times in March and I can't
believe College.
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All Seasons coming to an end.
Really, really, really big for
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me.
By the way, you talk about the
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sketch level.
It's like a certain, it's like a
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curve.
It's like, oh yeah, it's a curve
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that it's the point where it's
like a certain sketches at also
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more to go to, but if you get on
the other side of it, you're
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like one ball the fight and I've
been here, but I walked into the
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wrong place.
I'm gonna do my courtesy beer,
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and then I'm going to see you
guys later.
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Exactly.
Yeah, and I will, I'd ever been
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in Brooklyn before.
So it was so and I don't think a
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lot of the other guys had
either.
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So it was an experience, but the
nice thing was just where our
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hotel was which was like less
than a, my hotel was a half, a
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mile away from the Barclays
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It was nice because we were able
to find places right around
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within walking distance.
So it wasn't like we had to pay
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for anything so that was cool.
Got to go do some sightseeing.
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So overall fun trip and it
turned out well for Virginia
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Tech.
Yeah, yeah, I'm up.
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I'm actually up there.
We were brothers getting married
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and Long Island.
So I'm heading down Thursday so
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it should be a good time.
All right, let's move to it
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because if we keep going just
conversation, we might be here
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till 2:00 in the morning because
David even though you might be a
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younger Brethren, obviously it's
an easy connection with you,
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man, but let's start off.
Let's talk about spring
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practice.
You have got a chance all ready
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to go to two of the six which
is, you know already.
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I don't know how many more Or
than what you got to do with the
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last regime.
But let's talk about what print
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process at the beginning of the
spring.
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Basically, everybody on this
team, has a clean slate and no,
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starting prot is promised.
And we look at the quarterback
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room and all these positions.
You know, we're here in Cana
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Bromwich getting reps.
You know, coach said he was one
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of the best 22 that they had out
there.
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He's also at tight end and wide
out.
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Now, then Brown and Wells are
look like, they're getting An
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equal reps in the first 10 days
of Spring ball from you being
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there.
Hearing people talk.
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What do you think?
We're learning about the
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quarterback position?
Why would say first of all, from
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from practice this morning, you
know, counterblow merrik they
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talked yesterday on Wednesday
just about all the different
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position changes and Connor bore
marks.
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One of those guys who they think
he's a really, really good
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athlete.
So they're like, okay, well
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let's try to find where he can
impact us the most this morning,
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he was working out at wide
receiver and tight end, he was
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catching passes and guess what?
He's a pretty good athlete and
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he can catch passes and he's one
of the tallest guys out there.
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There, you know.
So so you know if I think that's
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a a role for him because there I
think there's probably better
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Talent than hitting the
quarterback room, Jason Brown
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and Grant Wells, you know,
especially well as I've been
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impressed with both but I think
don't you know, those are the
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two guys that have really
impressed and it really stood
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apart from everybody else.
Obviously God Devon Farrell.
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True freshman Taj Bullock.
He'll be, you know he'll red
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shirt, be a redshirt freshman,
but You know, it's those two
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guys and then the other two
guys, but, you know, I really
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like what I've seen from from
Grant Wells and I'm not going to
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say he's a starter over Jason
Brown, but I think both of them
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have a pretty good arm and both
of them have a lot of really
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good experience.
And if indeed Connor blumrich
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does end up playing at a, you
know, wide out at tight end.
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I think he's going to be a good
option out there simply because
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he's athletic, he's fast and
he's got really good hands.
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I mean, he was I don't want to
dis some of the other wide
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receivers, but like he was
making at times better catches
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then some of the actual wide
receivers were so well, you
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know, I think so far.
It's hard to tell obviously
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because it's it's just
quarterback, strong against
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nobody.
It's not like there's anybody.
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The throne again is No Defenders
necessarily, but I would say the
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quarterback has been pretty
impressive, what you would
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expect so far, I think as will
get to later.
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I think the wide Seavers have
kind of been questionable at
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times and it's been more the
quarterbacks that, you know,
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it's what you would expect,
okay?
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Okay.
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When we had looked at some of
the tape from some of the games
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that Tyler, but when it called,
they use their quarterbacks in,
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sometimes they would use a
gadget player, they would slide
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them into quarterback and do
some tricks in the back
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backfield there with that.
So that might be something that
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that Connor ultimately
ultimately, does from a tight
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end position or from a wide
receiver.
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Listen, when you can use those,
not necessarily trick plays but
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just ways of misdirection with
the the offense in the backfield
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there.
But let me ask this because you
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talked about Wells already, he
won the spring baller award.
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I think it was for practice,
either two or three.
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When you think that's more
indicative of his performance
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during practice, or if that's
something, we're like an
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attitude and effort type thing
that they're giving out at this
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point, you know, Brent price.
Really, preach competitiveness.
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And that's been the number one.
One thing, I think a lot of
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these awards are all competitive
driven and I'm not going to say
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that I could not tell you for
sure that no, it's not because
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he went out and played, you
know, fantastic during practice
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but I think I think every single
award and Tyler, bone, and
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Chris, Marv offensive and
defensive coordinators are
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releasing these every single
day.
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I think almost every single one
of these Awards is based on
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competitiveness based on
Leadership skills based on the
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attributes that make you you
know not necessarily make you a
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good player but make you a good
teammate.
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Okay.
That leaves Nets and I think
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Grant Wells probably showed off
some leadership skills.
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Showed off his toughness, his
competitiveness.
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And that's the stuff that
they're trying to see, you know,
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in in Spring ball in Winter
workouts.
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That's why they did all of the,
the winter conditioning and they
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did.
And that would be my, my guess
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that's my feel of it that every
single one, not just Wells, but
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all the other guys, you know,
the ones that win spring boiler
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works.
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I think a lot of it.
I think some of it probably has
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to do with, you know, their
performance Wells probably, you
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know, whether he was at, he had
a great accurate day or whatnot.
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You know, whether it was a wide
receiver Dwayne Lofton 11 the
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other day.
You know, whether they're making
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good catches or whatnot, but I
also think it's a mental part of
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the game, too and physicality
and Not just okay can you go out
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there and make plays its do
every other aspect of your game
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as well?
Yeah, that does make a lot of
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sense that you think about it.
It's going to be more of a role
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in 21, not just performance or
not just your rah-rah guy,
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you're a great teammate.
You probably have to do a little
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bit of both to get on that.
Like, you are super leadership
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today, but you went 147 passing.
I can't give you this award, but
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you had a really good day
passing, you're keeping the guys
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engaged.
You're showing your leadership.
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So I think you're I think that's
a good way to think about it,
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that it's probably a little bit
of everything you've already
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mentioned.
The name redshirt freshman Taj
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bullet quarterback, you know, 64
230 pounds, Big Arm.
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We saw him in the bowl game.
Last year, how are you feeling
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towards his development, you
know, kind of early into his
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second year with the Hokies?
Yeah, I think he's I think he's
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got a lot of talent and he's got
a big arm.
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I think it's and this is not a
shot at his previous
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quarterbacks coach, but I think
he just I think he needs time to
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develop in this system and I
think everybody's learning curve
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is different.
But you know, when you look at
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all the quarterbacks in the room
Grant Wells and Jason Brown,
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have a lot of experience great.
Well is already started for two
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years at Marshall and he come
and he comes here, plenty of
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experience.
Jason Brown, obviously started
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for South Carolina this year.
He played plenty at his previous
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stops.
Yeah.
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Devon Farrell and top Taj Buller
kind of both in that category
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where they're freshmen, they're
very wrong still.
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And I'm not sure, I think we'll
find will find out more of an
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indication as Spring ball goes
on as we see more Taj Bullock
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and Devon Farrell but I can't
tell you for sure how much he
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developed as a quarterback under
the last regime, you know and I
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think what what what Brad Glenn
is doing to develop Quarterbacks
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is probably a lot different than
what Brad core Nelson was doing
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to develop quarterbacks and I
think it's not going to be
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instant.
Now, the good thing is he
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doesn't have to be the guy, you
know, it's not like there's no
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pressure on him because he's
obviously, he wants to play, but
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everybody wants to play.
But he's got great walls and
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Jason Brown in front of him, and
he's already used his Redshirt
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year, but I think there's a lot
of room for growth.
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There's plenty of room for
growth where he can kind of just
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sit back and learn the ropes
from Um some guys who have
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experience and that's not
something.
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Okay?
Yeah Braixen Burmeister came
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here but he didn't have much
experience as a starting
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quarterback before I came here,
it was a room filled with guys
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who had talent and guys who
played at Virginia Tech but not
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necessarily a guy who who had
starting experience before there
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was not necessarily a guy to
look up to.
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And and I think the other
quarterback I think everybody's
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going to help each other get
better in that room.
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You know, we were talking about
it Taj Bullock, he had Couple
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passes today we're just throwing
on the run.
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You take the snap, you roll your
left, you know, you just have to
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throw on the run, hit a guy in
the flat and it's passes or
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Fallen shorter, you know,
weren't hitting the mark.
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And and I think that's just
something where, you know, it's
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just taken him a little while to
develop and it's probably tough
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for a young guy.
I mean, I can't even imagine
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what it's like for a quarterback
at a position so crucial where
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you're trying to learn one
Playbook under one coat.
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Coaching staff, you know, you're
doing X drills, and then two
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months later, different coaching
staff, different, Playbook
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different drills.
Yeah, give Leo.
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You're going to complete
different things, so I'm sure
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it's going to take him some
time, I wouldn't lose any hope
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on him yet.
But obviously he don't have any
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pressure on him and he's got
some time to develop and that is
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yeah.
Yeah for unfortunately something
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like a as you said with the
coordinator change, their he
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probably is going to take
Another year.
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And but thankfully we do have a
situation.
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Now with the guys, we picked up
in the transfer portal where he
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doesn't have to be the guy right
now.
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And we're next year and maybe
not next year and there's that
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gives him a little bit of time
to come along and pick up the
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system and get to a point where
when he does see the field.
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He's commanding the offense and
not out there just because we
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had to put a body out.
So let's move on to my favorite
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area.
Let's talk.
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Offensive line, addict,
Invincible do this second
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quarterback.
Third.
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It was kind of a brutal thing,
but we go.
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What can we do?
This is an offensive line
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podcast.
It is.
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So, you know, we talked about a
little bit.
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Some of the objectives for
spraying were to Grass
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fundamentals and compete every
rep and that all starts in the
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trenches.
Has.
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So, we're looking at the first
team that that's been out there
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so far with the group of, sylas
Angie Jesse Hanson, Johnny,
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Jordan, Caden, more Parker,
comments.
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How are we feeling about the
first team?
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I think, you know what, it's
funny because back in January to
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December, this was a group that
it was what justjust Jesse
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Hansen, Caden more and Parker
Clements like?
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Yeah, we weren't sure of Johnny
Jordan was going to come back,
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we weren't sure if Silas jeans
you was gonna come back.
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So you bring back to guys with
with a lot of experience there
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that you guys have the most
experience on the entire line.
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They did, you know, not Katie
Moore, everybody saw how good
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cake more was last year.
Freshman Parker Clement, got
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another year under his belt.
You know, he's learning.
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I think those two guys are going
to be good.
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I think the question is Jesse
handsome, we never really know.
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He's a redshirt sophomore, never
really gotten gotten to see him
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get a lot of action consistently
but but I think overall, you
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know, it's not a bad line.
All things considered, you know,
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can I mean and I think a lot of
its going to come down to what
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skill put would skill position
guys.
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You have in the backfield, you
know, like Half of half of
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running.
The ball is based on the running
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back and quarterback and also
based on the offensive line, you
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know, you can have a okay
offensive line but you had a
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really good running back.
You know, those things kind of
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even out and I think overall
this is a pretty good is average
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above average offensive line.
You know what, I think as they
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continue to get better and get
more reps together and get on
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the same page, I think bill will
be even better, but all the guys
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have experience and I think
that's the Biggest thing I think
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Hansen's the one guy that
potentially doesn't have as much
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experience but Jan z&k to more
plate was fantastic last year.
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Johnny Jordan Remember mean he
earned Big Ten all-big Ten
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honors you know he was at
Maryland and honestly I don't
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want to say he's better than
Brock Hoffman but I think those
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two guys were probably on us
very Level Playing Field.
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Often had just you know Hoffman
was the incumbent and The way
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that that works is, you know,
Johnny Jordan had slid around
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and play different positions and
stuff but overall I think it's
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it's a pretty good group and
remember who's coaching them?
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It's Joe Rudolph and he knows
how to coach his offensive line,
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guys, he knows what he's doing
and what's really stood out to
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me is what Jesse Hanson said,
you know, a couple I think last
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week when we got, we got a
chance to talk to him.
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He just crazy after praise at
their, Praise of Joe Rudolph and
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Just the skills he had already
taught them and for what it
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sounded to me like I'm sure.
Vance advice advice, was a good
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coach, great recruiter had,
great offensive lines at
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Virginia Tech but I'm sure
they're teaching techniques are
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much different and it's good.
It's nice to hear the praise and
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go, okay, you know, that's
interesting because I don't know
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if I'd ever really heard a
virgin that player talk about it
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coach like that.
This regime were last regime so
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to hear Hanson.
Talk about how much Joe Rule and
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how great he is as a teacher.
I think that's really really
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telling.
Yeah he seems like he's really
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able to break your fundamentals
and scheme and things down and
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teach it in a way that I don't
think has been done at Virginia
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Tech for a while.
Do you see anybody on this unit?
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Kind of emerging as a leader, I
know you kind of had the last
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two have went into the into the
draft.
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Is as we've finished out their
careers in Virginia Tech.
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No real seasoned veteran outside
of Silas.
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Maybe he hasn't necessarily been
an entrenched starter for
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multiple years.
So who is kind of emerging is
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that leader on the line so far
that you're seeing?
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Yeah, I would say Silas gnz but
I also would say, Johnny Jordan
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to let me remember when you're
the center, you're making all
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the calls.
Yep, he's the guy that that is
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making the reads chat with the
quarterback.
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Back and Johnny Jordans a very
vocal guy and I really I like
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Johnny Jordans game when he came
here to Virginia Tech and I
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think you know, Brock often
wasn't there, I mean obviously
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would have been the starter all
last year, you know?
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And I think Virginia Tech is
going to be lucky that he came
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back because imagine trying to
replace a center.
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You know, new guy, no
experience.
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That's a lot of stress for both
a offensive line coach, both
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offensive.
Coordinator Johnny Jordan's a
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guy that Virginia Tech's can be
able to rely on.
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I think those two guys jeans and
Johnny Jordan are going to
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they're the oldest guys in the
room and they're going to be the
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guys that that kind of keep
everybody in line and are those
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veteran leaders.
All right.
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Yeah, the Rudolph thing.
You don't put that many guys in
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the NFL, you don't have that
many all Americans without being
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a great teacher.
And something, you know, I've
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talked with Brawn, he's been my
friend for 20 plus years and our
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discussion to get deep on it and
he's helped me learn.
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So, and when you hear hands and
say that because I remember
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those quotes like he's taught us
so much in this short period of
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time, again, not trying to knock
anybody, but it's one of those
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Those things where maybe the
other guy taught you the same
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stuff.
It's just like Brian said, it's
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the style and it's clicking,
which is great.
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Now, let's talk about the second
line.
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This is what we had from the
scrimmage and if you're seeing
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things different, another
scrimmage was, you know, a
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couple weeks ago, you tell us.
But we've got William Jones at,
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right, tackle.
William Jones is an ing, walk
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on, he was a three-star, Bryce,
good earner, the guard out of
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Tennessee.
Connor McClane.
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The true freshman who literally
just committed days days before,
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you know, signing day Nikolai
budget.
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Now, ski couldn't tell you who
that is, I think just somebody
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that's been on the roster, I've
noticed the name's Bob shake it
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left guard, the Juco transfer
from Utah and Dimitri Jaguar
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Dias, who was the iupi Pui
basketball transfer at 69, who
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Who we thought was coming here
to play tight end.
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They've moved him on the line,
Brian.
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Put this on the thing.
Death is spooky hours right now
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on the offensive line and Yeah,
I will.
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And I mean compare this to work
Tech was shitting a year ago or
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two years ago, two years ago,
just the amount of depth.
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I mean, and that's what happens
when you've got a good offensive
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line coach and Vance bodies that
produces talent that goes on to
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the NFL.
That's just, that's just what
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happens.
And I think that you got to give
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advance of ice credit because he
put guys in the NFL Christian
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Dara saw ya in injuries last
year but Christian darussalam
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was really, really good.
I'm not sure how many of these
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guys are going to get drafted.
Your butt but between the truth
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is without a doubt going.
Oh yeah, I have a feeling that I
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think whether the guys get
dropped or not, I have a
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feeling, you know, that I think
all three guys could have a
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chance to get drafted,
definitely.
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But I think they'll all end up
on a team.
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Brock Hoffman will see his Smith
look to new to they're all
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really talented, guys.
And that goes to show you, you
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know, to new to is the youngest
of the group that just goes to
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show you what kind of Of culture
upfront.
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Vance of I said cultivated.
But yeah, I mean the, the depth
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is very scary.
No.
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Bob shik is kind of the veteran
of that group.
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He's the guy that actually has
experience at some level it is
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Juco, but he has some
experience.
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That's not high school ball for
the rest of them.
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None of those guys have ever
really taken any snaps and
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that's kind of scary.
So if you're a Virginia Tech
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fan, you're praying for no
injuries because that would be
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killer.
But also remember this is Is
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March 31st.
There's plenty of time
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especially late spring, early
summer to find eyes in the
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transfer portal.
And you know, Joe Rudolph is
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going to be sitting there,
trying to contact guys trying to
554
00:31:04,508 --> 00:31:08,500
get guys in here.
Yeah, I think if you can get
555
00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,900
that bleep maybe seven I think
seven would be a good number to
556
00:31:12,900 --> 00:31:16,800
have just of guys, you feel very
comfortable with starting day
557
00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:18,600
one.
And this is kind of handsome guy
558
00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,100
who I don't believe he's ever
started a game.
559
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:24,800
Before.
So it's actually got four guys
560
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,700
that have started games before
and and climate hasn't even
561
00:31:28,700 --> 00:31:32,600
started that money game, but
that's not a lot of death.
562
00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:36,800
I know Joe Rudolph.
You know, he's probably sitting
563
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,900
there biting his, fingernails
going to make him a little bit
564
00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:44,000
nervous because just how little
depth there is.
565
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,500
But if you're a Virginia Tech
fan, you're sitting there
566
00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:49,900
looking and it's Joe Rudolph on
the offensive line.
567
00:31:49,900 --> 00:31:52,800
I'm, I'm probably 10.
They're thinking, alright, he's
568
00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,600
going to figure it out.
And I think the bottom line is
569
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:59,000
as long as there is no injuries,
and there always seemed to be
570
00:31:59,008 --> 00:32:05,600
injuries on the offensive line,
so don't call but Like this
571
00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,300
offensive line, I think we'll be
pretty good if everybody stays
572
00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:12,600
healthy.
All right, let me ask this of
573
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:14,400
the five.
I we've mentioned of the six.
574
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:18,300
We mentioned on the 2D.
Can any of those become that
575
00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:23,400
seventh to help out just from
what you've seen and what people
576
00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,400
are saying?
That I know.
577
00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:28,700
We got a couple more that I
think what Jack got some reps
578
00:32:28,700 --> 00:32:30,900
with the second team today?
Is that technology?
579
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:34,600
Yeah, I think, I think Jack
Holyfield's a guy that wasn't on
580
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:38,100
the list, but I think he's
rapping there.
581
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:44,500
I don't know how much, but I
would say if anybody probably be
582
00:32:44,500 --> 00:32:47,500
sik, simply because he has the
most experience, but if Hunter
583
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:50,500
Hunter McLean's already
practicing It Center, you know,
584
00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:52,100
that tells you how far along
he's coming.
585
00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:54,600
It's tough though.
Because so many of these guys,
586
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:58,500
yours He's so dumb that has no
experience a lot of just raw
587
00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:00,700
talent.
I think it's, I think in don't
588
00:33:00,700 --> 00:33:02,600
really answer your question, but
I think it's too early to tell.
589
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:04,800
Okay.
Cuz, you know, Rudolph hasn't
590
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,000
had enough time with them.
I mean, think about it.
591
00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:10,000
He had spring practice for what?
Six, seven practices, Joe
592
00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,300
Rudolph, nose, barely had seven
practices with deep with these
593
00:33:14,300 --> 00:33:16,200
guys.
He's still trying to figure out
594
00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,200
where they play best.
If you remember coming Vance
595
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:20,900
vices which I'm sure Rudolph
will do.
596
00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:26,400
Is he played different guys at
different position Do a guy like
597
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:30,800
was seated Smith Wally.
Well, he's not great at tackle,
598
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:35,300
he was comfortable out there if
needed to be because he
599
00:33:35,300 --> 00:33:38,600
practiced their fifth kind of
same thing Brock Hoffman when he
600
00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:40,400
had to play guard in the West
Virginia game.
601
00:33:40,500 --> 00:33:43,100
I know we wouldn't great but
it's better than throwing a
602
00:33:43,108 --> 00:33:45,100
freshman in the fire, you know,
true.
603
00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:49,000
And I know Bob chick was was a
tackle before you transfer it in
604
00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:54,100
so that that gives him a little
bit of you know, position
605
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:56,000
flexibility.
Are you might be able to slide
606
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,600
out to right tackle say in a
pinch even though he may be a
607
00:33:59,608 --> 00:34:03,700
better fit at the guard slot and
the power 5 level.
608
00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,600
So I mean you've got already
touched on this a little bit but
609
00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:11,699
you think we go shopping in the
spring once once this practice
610
00:34:11,699 --> 00:34:15,900
and spring game wrap up.
I mean I think you try whether
611
00:34:15,900 --> 00:34:18,900
whether whether you end up
buying something, I don't know,
612
00:34:18,900 --> 00:34:21,900
but but I think if you're if
your jewelry off of your Tyler
613
00:34:21,900 --> 00:34:23,699
Boeing, you're sitting there and
you're trying to get some
614
00:34:23,699 --> 00:34:26,600
experience you want.
Experienced guy that can come in
615
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:30,100
everybody, even one you can get
to you want to, you know?
616
00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:34,900
Yes you got to get down this
under the scholarship limit but
617
00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:38,100
you want talent and you also
want guys that are going to fit
618
00:34:38,100 --> 00:34:40,600
your culture so they're
definitely going to be looking
619
00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:45,100
for for some guys that will be
able to fill those shoes, if
620
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:48,600
it's the right thing.
Before we go any further, we got
621
00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:49,699
it.
We got a big shout-out here,
622
00:34:49,699 --> 00:34:53,300
from Dwight, big for you, David
Says, you're killing it.
623
00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:56,199
Yeah, very insightful.
I've actually rocking the
624
00:34:56,199 --> 00:34:58,500
Victory Life.
Goodnight, goodnight.
625
00:34:58,500 --> 00:35:01,200
Yeah.
So, shout out to the way Vic.
626
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:05,300
We appreciate you listening in
the night, always, do, I always
627
00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:07,100
appreciate the love couple weeks
ago.
628
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:11,600
He said, here with us, he
mentioned, you said, we try to
629
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:15,100
go shopping so we need to all be
looking at the transfer portal
630
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,700
tackler guard.
What do you think the preference
631
00:35:17,700 --> 00:35:23,500
would be?
I think tackle probably, okay,
632
00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:27,400
because you gotta tackle, you
can side janji inside, okay, the
633
00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:31,000
Ganges comfortable there but
honestly, here's the thing.
634
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,900
If you get a guard, you can keep
Jan's yet and Tackle, you know,
635
00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:39,100
like the right side of the
lines, pretty solid.
636
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:42,000
Ya got Carter.
Coming to tackle Caden, more at
637
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,100
Right Guard.
Those two guys are very, very
638
00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:48,300
solid and jandi solid to.
So it's kind of just whatever is
639
00:35:48,300 --> 00:35:50,200
available if that makes sense,
you know?
640
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,400
You got a guy's a good guard,
you can slide in.
641
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,000
Okay, well Jan Z stays at
tackle.
642
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,700
If you got a good tackle Jan's.
You can slide inside its kind of
643
00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:01,400
I guess what fits best got it.
All right, let's Roll Along
644
00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:02,500
here.
Something else.
645
00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:05,700
Print process it in the open and
pressor that kind of caught my
646
00:36:05,700 --> 00:36:07,900
eye and then I kind of laughed
and I thought about the next
647
00:36:07,900 --> 00:36:11,000
position, he said we've got to
have the ability to understand
648
00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,000
what's important for each
position coach.
649
00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:16,400
When I look at the running back
and I think about Steve Holt,
650
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,900
I'm sure Stu Holt's.
First thought was what's
651
00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:24,100
important, how do I get nine
guys, meaning for up so I can
652
00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:27,800
break them down.
That's all I could think about.
653
00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,800
Because, you know, when Brian
broke down the tape on top of
654
00:36:30,808 --> 00:36:34,900
the bones, you, no offense, you
know, it's usually a three back
655
00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:39,500
system, you know, we saw Malachi
already went to Spring brawler
656
00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:42,000
Ward.
We saw him run great last year
657
00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:45,500
into the season.
Like most freshmen, he ran out
658
00:36:45,500 --> 00:36:50,100
of gas.
So, let's kind of put Malachi,
659
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:55,000
he's in there.
Who else do you think can become
660
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,900
the two and three?
In this offense from the running
661
00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:02,600
back room, currently of 9 and
only one of transfer it out?
662
00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:06,100
Well, I'll tell you what the
depths are.
663
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:07,500
I'm sure you guys saw this
earlier.
664
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,700
I'll tell you what, chart was
today, the district today.
665
00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:14,300
So today at practice, this is,
this is the way they were going
666
00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:17,400
through ups at practice.
I'll read off the 9u.
667
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:23,300
It was genuine Holston at the
10K, Malachi Thomas to chance.
668
00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:27,400
Black three.
Okay, Bryce Duke for gaiwan,
669
00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:32,200
Hampton five Kenji, Christian
six, Marco Lee, Jalen Brunson,
670
00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:35,900
and then Keshawn King.
So that's soul is now I don't
671
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,100
Keshawn King at nine people were
asking questions and I think
672
00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:44,000
it's I think honestly he's going
to be a guy and Prime mentioned
673
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,900
it yesterday when talking about
position changes.
674
00:37:45,900 --> 00:37:48,400
I think he's going to be a guy.
They're going to look to see.
675
00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:51,800
Can you play wide receiver?
You know, can we can we get him
676
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,900
in space somewhere?
Because like you mentioned there
677
00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:57,700
to so many guys in the running
back room and let me read you.
678
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:03,100
Some of these comments these
notes I took from from when we
679
00:38:03,100 --> 00:38:05,800
got to sit down and talk.
Alternate system coaches, which
680
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,100
was really awesome.
This was back March 1st.
681
00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:14,200
So it's been almost a month.
The day of the Louisville men's
682
00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:16,300
basketball game.
We had the opportunity to sit
683
00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:18,400
and chat with all these
assistant coaches and meet those
684
00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:22,600
guys, and still whole said he
wants, he's running back room to
685
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,900
be six, guys.
He wants chicks.
686
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:29,000
Make sense, which you think,
okay that's cutting three guys
687
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:35,200
out and he said you, there are
three attributes that That he
688
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:38,300
looks for in a running back and
he's never really had a guy that
689
00:38:38,300 --> 00:38:41,400
has all three, but he's found
plenty of guys that have to a
690
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:44,000
combination of the two and they
all turned out to be really,
691
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,500
really good.
So it's you're tough enough
692
00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:51,600
between the tackles, you don't
get caught and you have Vision
693
00:38:51,700 --> 00:38:54,800
either have that or you don't.
And those three guys, he
694
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:58,300
mentioned as guys that have that
stood out so far, he mentioned
695
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:02,300
olsztyn and you mentioned Bryce
Duke and that was back on March
696
00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:05,400
1st when they hadn't started.
I had to bring practice yet.
697
00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:10,100
Okay.
My guess is What you'll see is
698
00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,700
Holston and Malachi Thomas,
share them with Jordi of those
699
00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:19,700
reps and I think you'll find
chance of Christ yesterday pants
700
00:39:19,700 --> 00:39:21,400
black.
They have to get him on the
701
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,200
field because he's that
talented.
702
00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:27,200
They want him on the field so
whether it's at running back,
703
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,000
whether it's a kick returner,
you know chance.
704
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,400
Blacks going to see the field.
I think the other guys Bryce
705
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,600
Duke, I think you could.
You could honestly, probably
706
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:39,400
potentially Redshirt him be
Because you're not necessarily
707
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,300
going to need him.
Now if the option comes
708
00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:45,800
available to play him, obviously
he can play up to four games,
709
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,700
you know.
So I think those right now are
710
00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:52,700
the four guys, that's what what
it seems like.
711
00:39:52,700 --> 00:39:56,000
I think Keyshawn Kings a guy
that could break into it, but
712
00:39:56,000 --> 00:40:00,300
right now, you know, I think
he's just been, he's fighting
713
00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:05,900
his own battle and where I think
heat the coaches coaching staff,
714
00:40:05,900 --> 00:40:07,500
trying to figure out.
Like I said, before, we're here,
715
00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:12,000
You fits best but over all those
are the three four guys I think
716
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,900
got the top and I'm not saying
because because it's too old
717
00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:18,500
said he told us, you know, if
there's a hot hand we're going
718
00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:21,800
to feed the hot hand, you know.
So events of Jalen Holston or
719
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:23,100
Malachi.
Tom is breaking.
720
00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:25,700
Tackles you going off?
We're going to give him a ball,
721
00:40:25,700 --> 00:40:27,500
you know?
But but ideally you'd like to
722
00:40:27,500 --> 00:40:30,300
have a six-man rotation and I
think as you guys mentioned,
723
00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:32,700
Tyler bone would like to have
three preferable guys.
724
00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:36,500
I think those are the three
four, you know, with Bryce Duke
725
00:40:36,500 --> 00:40:39,100
being the fourth, right there.
On the edge that that you'll
726
00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:42,300
see.
So let's talk about the
727
00:40:42,300 --> 00:40:44,600
attrition that could potentially
happen there.
728
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:47,900
I know we've talked about you
chance, black baby, Keyshawn
729
00:40:47,900 --> 00:40:53,800
King potentially you know, being
in a different position meeting
730
00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:59,100
room, come fall, are there some
guys that you think might hit
731
00:40:59,100 --> 00:41:01,500
the portal from this group?
I know we're looking at probably
732
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:06,800
223 either switching positions
or hitting the portal?
733
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,600
Is there is there a name on the
list that you think could be one
734
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:12,700
of those guys that's in the
portal at the end of spring.
735
00:41:13,300 --> 00:41:15,400
Yeah, I mean I don't want to
speculate and here's the other
736
00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:16,800
thing.
A lot of those guys are young.
737
00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:20,400
Yeah, genuine genuine, Hampton
Kenji, Christian.
738
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:22,400
And Jalen Brunson are all
really, really young.
739
00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:24,900
The one guy that that's not.
That's towards the bottom of the
740
00:41:24,900 --> 00:41:29,500
group is Marco lie.
And, you know, I would not be
741
00:41:29,500 --> 00:41:32,300
surprised if anybody kind of
five or six down.
742
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:36,600
On ends up transferring because
that's just the reality of
743
00:41:36,700 --> 00:41:41,100
football or College athletics
period to death if you know but
744
00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:43,600
it also depends on on their
situation.
745
00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:46,800
They come to Virginia Tech just
play football, or do, they
746
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:48,300
actually like, Virginia Tech,
you know?
747
00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:51,000
And and I have not had the
opportunity unfortunately, to
748
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,800
get a chance to talk to all
those guys, but I would not be
749
00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:58,600
surprised if kind of anybody in
that in that lower group, end up
750
00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:00,800
transferring out, simply because
that's the real.
751
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:04,500
Again, that's reality of today.
Days College athletics world.
752
00:42:04,500 --> 00:42:07,200
If you, if you're a guy and you
want to play and you're not
753
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:10,600
playing, why would you not you
know hop in the transfer portal
754
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:13,600
and go find somewhere else where
you feel value, where you can
755
00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:16,300
get those reps.
So it would not surprise me if
756
00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:21,300
Hampton christianly Brunson even
King, depending on what happens
757
00:42:21,300 --> 00:42:24,900
with his situation.
Yeah, you got to remember, maybe
758
00:42:24,900 --> 00:42:27,100
it's not necessarily even a
playing time thing.
759
00:42:27,300 --> 00:42:30,800
Maybe it's the culture hurt
prize creating a culture here.
760
00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:34,600
He's trying to cultivate a A
competition culture, a hate to
761
00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:37,400
lose culture.
And if those guys don't fit, you
762
00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:39,900
know, he he said there's going
to be an attrition.
763
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,700
Yes, he did.
Weather comes from a very very
764
00:42:42,700 --> 00:42:45,900
top of the very, very bottom.
I mean there's going to be some
765
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:49,500
I think it's too early.
Kind of tell who it might be but
766
00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:52,700
I would expect some and you know
I think I don't know if they'll
767
00:42:52,700 --> 00:42:56,700
get down to the number of six
before come summer or fall but I
768
00:42:56,700 --> 00:42:59,300
know that's probably what
they're shooting for, okay?
769
00:42:59,700 --> 00:43:02,800
That makes sense.
Yeah, it probably guys that
770
00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:06,000
don't have that position.
Flexibility would be in the
771
00:43:06,300 --> 00:43:08,400
potentially guys, as you said
like, Marvel, leave it are
772
00:43:08,900 --> 00:43:10,800
further along in their
collegiate career.
773
00:43:11,300 --> 00:43:15,000
That might be guys to watch for
that and then with the other
774
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:18,300
guys, you mentioned the to, they
are still young.
775
00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:19,900
So they're buying into the
culture.
776
00:43:19,900 --> 00:43:21,700
They could walk in and say
coach, I don't want to leave.
777
00:43:21,700 --> 00:43:26,800
I love what you do here in.
I'm a freshman, I've got, I've
778
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:32,100
got, I can grow and then
knowing, you know, Galen,
779
00:43:32,100 --> 00:43:35,700
holsten's gone after next year,
ya know there is that potential
780
00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:38,200
battle for the for one of the
three spots.
781
00:43:38,700 --> 00:43:40,800
So it's going to be super
interesting but I love what
782
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:44,400
Brent price said yesterday about
like guys like chance black and
783
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:49,600
Keyshawn being talented guys and
saying our job, how did he say
784
00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:51,800
it?
Exactly it really caught my eye
785
00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:56,100
was.
When we move you it's I'm kind
786
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:58,500
of add living here, but he said,
when we move you, we're trying
787
00:43:58,500 --> 00:44:01,800
to do what's best for you to get
on the field quicker and by the
788
00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,700
only, so it's helping us when I
hear helping us, it means we're
789
00:44:04,700 --> 00:44:09,600
winning games and I love hearing
that because that's something
790
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:11,300
and you're younger than us
David.
791
00:44:11,300 --> 00:44:13,100
But we know you followed the
program for a while.
792
00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:18,000
That was always done with Frank.
Beamer always always, if a guy
793
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:21,900
came in as a quarterback A lot
of times, they didn't stick it
794
00:44:21,900 --> 00:44:27,200
quarterback, but they became
Elite safeties came chance tone
795
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:29,600
exim.
And when you see that culture
796
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,800
coming back, it is about
competition.
797
00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:35,700
And it is about, Hey, listen, go
over here and fight you have the
798
00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:38,300
capabilities of being on the
field.
799
00:44:38,300 --> 00:44:41,800
If you go to this room.
Yeah, yeah, I mean, let me get
800
00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,000
you got tight ends that became
quarterbacks of became Titans.
801
00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:52,400
Titans, the became All-American
tackles In quarterbacks.
802
00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:56,500
And they had rented is
quarterbacks and then became
803
00:44:56,500 --> 00:44:58,900
Elite NFL tight ends again.
Yeah.
804
00:44:59,300 --> 00:45:02,000
Yeah let me read you.
Let me read you what he actually
805
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:04,200
said.
Yes, this is.
806
00:45:04,300 --> 00:45:07,400
This is it's not everything
because he said a lot yesterday,
807
00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:08,900
but of course, you can go find
it.
808
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:13,400
This is part of what you said.
Yesterday, the conversation was
809
00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:16,000
about strengths and weaknesses.
And let's see, let's give this
810
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:19,300
other spot a shot and see if we
can't get a little bit better
811
00:45:19,300 --> 00:45:21,900
play at you right now.
See if we can get you on the
812
00:45:21,900 --> 00:45:24,900
field quicker.
An Unity to start in the 2D for
813
00:45:24,900 --> 00:45:27,500
somebody buried on the depth
chart and I breathe are an
814
00:45:27,500 --> 00:45:29,900
opportunity to earn some playing
time.
815
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:32,400
Somebody that's a backup has a
chance to be a starter with
816
00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:34,400
another spot.
Lots of reasons he said we're
817
00:45:34,400 --> 00:45:36,400
giving Connor blumrich an
opportunity to catch the ball
818
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:40,100
and see what he can do to me.
The spring is the time to do
819
00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:42,200
that, and to me, that makes
perfect sense.
820
00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:46,000
You got plenty of time.
Why not mess around and see what
821
00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:47,300
guys can go.
Where?
822
00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:52,600
I mean, you got to remember.
Well, all these guys are used to
823
00:45:52,607 --> 00:45:55,800
Virginia Tech.
Besides early enrollees, they
824
00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:58,900
know, Virginia Tech the coaching
staff is still trying to get to
825
00:45:58,900 --> 00:46:03,200
know them that mean, that's why
when you see pictures from
826
00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:06,500
practice.
Every single player, has their
827
00:46:06,500 --> 00:46:09,600
name taped on in yell, on a
yellow.
828
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,700
A yellow tape written in pain,
their name, on their helmet.
829
00:46:12,700 --> 00:46:16,000
So all the cookie dough, so
everybody knows who they are and
830
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:19,300
that's just, you know, they're
still trying there.
831
00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:21,000
Experimenting.
That's essentially what they're
832
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:22,200
doing.
They're trying to figure out who
833
00:46:22,200 --> 00:46:25,100
can play where and can you blame
them?
834
00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:29,800
I mean, imagine if you find out
that wow, Connor blumberg is a
835
00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:32,600
really good wide receiver, you
know?
836
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:38,500
It's like that's just me, you
know spewing but like those
837
00:46:38,500 --> 00:46:44,700
kinds of things can only be
possible if you experiment, we
838
00:46:44,700 --> 00:46:48,600
got like, Bucky Hodges came in
as a quarterback but have
839
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:52,100
similar Build back, not quite as
well.
840
00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:55,400
We're not quite as tall or big
is Bucky, but I mean the same
841
00:46:55,400 --> 00:46:57,500
type of overall stature, I
think.
842
00:46:57,500 --> 00:47:01,800
And if he can go out there and
catch some balls and create some
843
00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:06,200
mismatches on the edge,
especially with how Bowen likes
844
00:47:06,200 --> 00:47:10,200
to use tight ends that that's
something that we should be able
845
00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:14,600
to take advantage of wasn't
fate, wasn't Faison Odom at
846
00:47:14,700 --> 00:47:21,400
Fordham that it's like 67 68.
And he was able to make a lot of
847
00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:25,000
plays out there.
So might be a similar type role
848
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:27,700
for him here, but let's let's
move on to the since we're
849
00:47:27,700 --> 00:47:28,800
talking about tight ends a
little bit.
850
00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:30,800
Let's talk about the wide
receivers and tight ends.
851
00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:35,500
Price said that we look at the
depth chart.
852
00:47:35,500 --> 00:47:38,300
What we'll talk about that in
the fall spring is, when you
853
00:47:38,300 --> 00:47:41,800
kind of see, see what you got,
take every all the depth of the
854
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:44,900
grain of salt.
We've seen a lot of different
855
00:47:45,400 --> 00:47:48,400
different kind of starting,
three wide receivers out there,
856
00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:51,400
kind of the first week.
You look like it was Jade blue
857
00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:55,400
semen, guys.
Now Caleb Smith, we've seen
858
00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:58,600
Dwayne Lofton and Christian
Moss.
859
00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:03,700
Working in there, a little bit
of Jalen Jones who is in your
860
00:48:03,700 --> 00:48:06,500
observations who is lined up in
the slot in these groups.
861
00:48:07,700 --> 00:48:10,700
Well, it's funny because Jaden
blue yesterday when we had a
862
00:48:10,707 --> 00:48:14,300
chance to talk to him, first of
all, he's an amazing kid and
863
00:48:14,500 --> 00:48:17,900
such a resilient kid with what
happened.
864
00:48:17,900 --> 00:48:22,000
I don't want to go into detail
about it but but he's such a
865
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:28,100
neat, he's very open and very
just, you know, mature.
866
00:48:28,100 --> 00:48:30,900
You can tell he's he's been
through a lot and obviously
867
00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:33,800
transfer Temple, very talented
kid and he straight-up told us.
868
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:38,900
Oh I love playing in the slot.
So he's He's a slot guy and my
869
00:48:38,900 --> 00:48:43,400
guess is that he'll be in the
slot and you'll see Caleb Smith
870
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:48,200
in his natural position out.
Why it's funny because to
871
00:48:48,500 --> 00:48:53,000
fontelle Minds, right before
said we're, you know, we're
872
00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:55,200
thrown everybody the fire.
And this is something I actually
873
00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:59,000
wrote about today.
I restored by this today where
874
00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:02,600
they're the front own minds is
throwing everybody at every
875
00:49:02,600 --> 00:49:05,700
single position.
You know, he wants everybody to
876
00:49:05,700 --> 00:49:11,000
know How to run the offense kind
of like position 'less football
877
00:49:11,100 --> 00:49:13,800
per se.
Like look like in basketball,
878
00:49:13,800 --> 00:49:17,900
you want everybody to know every
single role for every single
879
00:49:17,900 --> 00:49:20,600
player.
So if you end up having to put
880
00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:22,600
somebody in that position, they
know what to do.
881
00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:25,100
If that makes sense.
Yeah, but my guess is you'll see
882
00:49:25,100 --> 00:49:27,800
blue in the slot and guy like
Caleb Smith out wide.
883
00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:31,800
But you know as of now everybody
is practicing at every single
884
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:33,200
position.
That's just the way it's going
885
00:49:33,200 --> 00:49:39,600
right now.
All right, so we mentioned six,
886
00:49:39,600 --> 00:49:44,900
we've heard blumberg out there.
Do you, and you'd mention blue,
887
00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:48,900
and blue has the production of
all these guys on here, blue has
888
00:49:48,900 --> 00:49:50,900
the production when he had a
good quarterback.
889
00:49:51,900 --> 00:49:54,600
Do you think he's the biggest
playmaker when it comes to fall?
890
00:49:54,600 --> 00:49:57,600
Or do you think someone's going
to come out of this group, not
891
00:49:57,600 --> 00:50:00,600
named Jayden blue?
I think it'll be blue.
892
00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:05,300
I think I don't say he's the
real deal but I think he can be
893
00:50:05,300 --> 00:50:10,800
a very solid option.
I think he can put up really
894
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,400
good numbers and he even said it
he's like the reason I
895
00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:17,200
transferred, you know, I wanted
to leave Temple was because you
896
00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:19,300
know I could I didn't have a
consistent quarterback and he
897
00:50:19,300 --> 00:50:21,600
said it her, you know, that his
numbers dropped.
898
00:50:21,700 --> 00:50:26,000
Goff and Temple just had a
problem with quarterbacks and I
899
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:30,600
think here assuming Brad glein
and Tyler Bowen can can get
900
00:50:30,600 --> 00:50:34,000
consistent quarterback play, I
think Jay Blues a guy, you know,
901
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:37,300
it would help to have other
options around them so it's not
902
00:50:37,300 --> 00:50:40,900
like you know they're
double-teaming him and he's the
903
00:50:40,900 --> 00:50:45,500
only guy but I think there are
some reliable options, you know,
904
00:50:45,500 --> 00:50:48,700
especially at tight end that
gal, drink to us or pretty solid
905
00:50:48,700 --> 00:50:51,500
viable options to and Caleb
Smith.
906
00:50:51,700 --> 00:50:54,600
Good.
But I think Jaden Blues a guy
907
00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:58,300
that will be a standout receiver
come fall.
908
00:50:58,900 --> 00:51:04,600
You know, he's he's look good in
everything I've seen and he kind
909
00:51:04,600 --> 00:51:06,100
of talks to talk walks, the
walk.
910
00:51:06,100 --> 00:51:08,000
Like I just that's just the way
it goes.
911
00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:10,700
And I think from what I've seen
so far, I think everybody's
912
00:51:10,700 --> 00:51:13,900
gonna be really impressed with
him when they see him, you know,
913
00:51:13,900 --> 00:51:17,500
in a season, come fall.
That's awesome here.
914
00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:21,100
Let's put a little bit to
somebody a little further down
915
00:51:21,100 --> 00:51:22,700
the list.
That we didn't necessarily here,
916
00:51:22,700 --> 00:51:23,800
right?
At the gate.
917
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:26,500
They learn, right?
He want to Spring baller, where
918
00:51:26,500 --> 00:51:30,700
I think for practice, for how is
he coming along so far when we
919
00:51:30,700 --> 00:51:33,600
were looking at his tape, for
Life, coming in coming, in to
920
00:51:33,600 --> 00:51:36,400
Virginia Tech, we were like, oh,
okay.
921
00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:39,500
I like, I like this kids game.
So, how is he looking so far?
922
00:51:40,300 --> 00:51:45,900
Well, it's funny.
Because he, and he, and all the
923
00:51:45,900 --> 00:51:48,300
other guys, in that group, she
kind of mentioned.
924
00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:51,200
It's funny because I actually
asked fontelle Minds about this
925
00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:57,500
and Um, what he said was
essentially that these guys have
926
00:51:57,500 --> 00:52:01,100
talent, they just don't have the
Reps.
927
00:52:01,300 --> 00:52:04,500
Let me read you the exact quote.
He said.
928
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:08,500
So I asked him about the young
guys in the room.
929
00:52:08,500 --> 00:52:10,400
He's like, I've seen progress.
I tell them all the time,
930
00:52:10,400 --> 00:52:13,000
progress, not Perfection.
I'm not seeking Perfection.
931
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:16,600
I'm asking everyone to make
progress and for everybody to
932
00:52:16,600 --> 00:52:18,700
continue to get better and
continue to develop.
933
00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:21,100
He said this, I thought down and
had a solid week.
934
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:23,200
He had a Ali.
Good day early in the week and I
935
00:52:23,207 --> 00:52:26,300
challenge immediately after
practice, I said, listen, I want
936
00:52:26,300 --> 00:52:29,100
to see what you can do.
The next practice.
937
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:31,600
This one's done, this one's over
with, I want to see what you do.
938
00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:34,300
The next practice and he's
mentioned, Christian mom's, he's
939
00:52:34,300 --> 00:52:38,000
a Christian Moss, has a super
talented kid and he said, yeah,
940
00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:41,100
we can label them as unproven
guys, but they haven't gotten an
941
00:52:41,100 --> 00:52:44,800
opportunity to prove themselves.
They'll get that this spring and
942
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:46,800
fall.
So I think for down, right?
943
00:52:46,800 --> 00:52:48,600
He's clearly impressed Duane,
lost them.
944
00:52:48,600 --> 00:52:52,000
Also, when a spring ball or
award, I think that group. up of
945
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:56,200
guys, I wrote about this today,
Tech needs a couple guys that
946
00:52:56,200 --> 00:52:59,500
come out of that group that just
helped carry the offense, where
947
00:52:59,500 --> 00:53:05,700
there is some depth behind Caleb
Smith, Jaden blue, Who's going
948
00:53:05,700 --> 00:53:08,900
to be that guy and so far it
seems like there have been a lot
949
00:53:08,900 --> 00:53:12,300
of guys that have impressed.
We obviously haven't gotten the
950
00:53:12,300 --> 00:53:16,500
chance a chance to see it.
But from what I can tell, you
951
00:53:16,508 --> 00:53:20,900
know, fontelle mines, Tyler
Boeing everybody's kind of you
952
00:53:20,900 --> 00:53:23,200
know, everybody thinks they're
moving in the right direction
953
00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:26,800
which is the good news.
It is about love what you.
954
00:53:27,600 --> 00:53:30,300
It's great, getting these
tidbits from you about some of
955
00:53:30,300 --> 00:53:33,100
the quotes especially about
progress not Perfection.
956
00:53:33,500 --> 00:53:36,500
Because, again, that's a A
mentality, you'll need to be
957
00:53:36,500 --> 00:53:37,900
perfect.
Just continue to get better
958
00:53:37,900 --> 00:53:40,900
everyday growth mindset, growth
mindset.
959
00:53:40,900 --> 00:53:45,500
It's it's definitely they did
some corporate training
960
00:53:45,500 --> 00:53:47,400
somewhere, but I'm going to flip
to this.
961
00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:49,500
As you already mentioned, you
mentioned Drake, human can
962
00:53:49,500 --> 00:53:51,500
Gallo.
Gallows already run a spring
963
00:53:51,500 --> 00:53:56,500
ball reward Brian's been looking
at the tape about you know how
964
00:53:56,700 --> 00:53:59,800
Boeing is used as tight ends
from what you're seeing in the
965
00:53:59,800 --> 00:54:02,600
times you've been at practice.
How are they utilizing the tight
966
00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:04,600
ends?
You know, are they in line?
967
00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:06,700
The out and Slaughter, the in
HVAC.
968
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:08,700
Where are we seeing them on the
field?
969
00:54:09,500 --> 00:54:14,800
Usually in line or in this slide
but it's tough because obviously
970
00:54:15,300 --> 00:54:19,700
most of the Reps were seeing its
of quarterback throwing routes
971
00:54:19,700 --> 00:54:21,400
the tight ends who are just
there.
972
00:54:21,500 --> 00:54:25,400
So that's not a good answer your
question, but I don't think
973
00:54:25,400 --> 00:54:27,800
we've seen enough yet.
I think honestly, something like
974
00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:31,600
a spring game will be more.
Telling what I will say is what
975
00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:34,600
I will say is all the tight
ends, you know, a lot of them.
976
00:54:34,700 --> 00:54:37,500
Them a lot of it's been running
routes, you know, physically
977
00:54:37,500 --> 00:54:44,100
like, you know, whether it's
running a post or simple routes
978
00:54:44,500 --> 00:54:47,500
to get reps.
That's kind of the basis of what
979
00:54:47,500 --> 00:54:50,400
we've seen from the tight ends.
And I guess it's kind of, its
980
00:54:50,400 --> 00:54:52,800
kind of hard when you don't have
a Defender to kind of replicate
981
00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:55,200
with a Titans going to do it in
a game.
982
00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:57,700
A little bit, not as easy as
wide receiver.
983
00:54:57,700 --> 00:55:01,600
We're kind of got the sideline
to play off of what would so
984
00:55:01,600 --> 00:55:03,900
far.
I mean, look the tight end
985
00:55:03,900 --> 00:55:06,600
position might be The position
where you take it, does not have
986
00:55:06,600 --> 00:55:09,900
to worry like as a worry about
the least because you got Nick
987
00:55:09,900 --> 00:55:12,900
Gallo and Drake doing it's two
guys that have been here before
988
00:55:12,900 --> 00:55:15,400
and they've been here for a
while and they're very
989
00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:20,300
experienced guys and Tyler
Bowen, like you guys said, likes
990
00:55:20,300 --> 00:55:25,600
uses tight ends expect to three
tight ends sets, you know, I
991
00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:30,000
like everything we've seen in
practice just the way they've,
992
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:32,900
they've caught the ball as it
pretty good.
993
00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:34,400
Now, I think there is a
question.
994
00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:37,800
And not necessarily pertains to
this year.
995
00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:41,800
But what happens when do we
assess in Galilee who's behind?
996
00:55:41,800 --> 00:55:45,400
What where's the depth behind?
But obviously that's not
997
00:55:45,400 --> 00:55:47,400
necessarily a question that has
to be answered this year.
998
00:55:48,300 --> 00:55:51,500
Yeah let's talk about that a
little bit because we're curious
999
00:55:51,500 --> 00:55:55,200
about you Benji guys now is he
out there?
1000
00:55:55,200 --> 00:55:58,200
Is he getting a lot of scrimmage
reps and practice reps or is he
1001
00:55:58,200 --> 00:56:02,200
still limited from his injury?
Yeah, he's still rehabbing and
1002
00:56:02,200 --> 00:56:07,500
he's doing some light work right
now and I think he'll probably
1003
00:56:07,500 --> 00:56:10,400
be like full go.
If that's what you want to put
1004
00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:13,500
it more.
Like July August, kind of around
1005
00:56:13,600 --> 00:56:17,400
around summer ball.
He still rehabbing Is st.
1006
00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:22,000
Germain in.
You'll see an early enrollee.
1007
00:56:22,600 --> 00:56:25,100
He is.
Yes, he actually, you know, he
1008
00:56:25,100 --> 00:56:29,300
was, I don't want to, I'm trying
to remember where exactly they
1009
00:56:29,300 --> 00:56:32,600
were today and Reps, and
obviously, like not every single
1010
00:56:32,600 --> 00:56:35,800
position group where people are
repping, pertains to where they
1011
00:56:35,808 --> 00:56:38,000
are on the depth chart.
But, but yeah, I mean, he was,
1012
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:41,200
one of the guys, we got to see a
practice today, and, of course,
1013
00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:43,800
he's probably the youngest tight
end in that room.
1014
00:56:43,800 --> 00:56:47,000
But but, you know, Catching the
ball.
1015
00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:50,600
Well, that's what I tend does,
you know, besides block.
1016
00:56:50,600 --> 00:56:52,900
So that's good news.
That's a good sign.
1017
00:56:53,100 --> 00:56:56,500
It's not and you can, we can't
see that much blocking and any
1018
00:56:56,500 --> 00:57:03,200
sort of practices you know,
rules and obviously you don't
1019
00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:05,800
you want to hold that back for
some of the scrimmages and
1020
00:57:05,800 --> 00:57:09,400
obviously the spring game.
All right, so we just put a bow
1021
00:57:09,400 --> 00:57:12,300
on the offense here with Dave
and coming Cunningham of text
1022
00:57:12,300 --> 00:57:15,900
outline before we go to the
defensive side of the ball.
1023
00:57:16,500 --> 00:57:19,200
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Now back to the episode All
1032
00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:51,700
right, and we are back different
types, different house.
1033
00:57:51,700 --> 00:57:53,500
I know you're going to report
that event.
1034
00:57:53,900 --> 00:57:57,800
Well, we'll have to be right.
Well, I mean you don't have to
1035
00:57:57,800 --> 00:58:00,100
but yeah, it is what it is.
It'll be, it'll be, it'll be
1036
00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:08,000
less awkward continuity issues.
All right, so let's flip now
1037
00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:11,900
defensive side and something
that prop talked about
1038
00:58:11,900 --> 00:58:14,500
obviously, is there going to be
people who are missing and
1039
00:58:14,500 --> 00:58:17,800
limited this spring?
And I feel like the defense Of
1040
00:58:17,800 --> 00:58:22,100
line is a spot that no one
needed to miss, because we're
1041
00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:27,100
already thin there and it's
already made us, you know, the
1042
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:29,300
three deep was I.
So Nigel sentence.
1043
00:58:29,700 --> 00:58:31,900
God bless the kids Soul.
God bless his heart.
1044
00:58:31,900 --> 00:58:34,800
He was on the too deep for the
opening scrimmage.
1045
00:58:35,400 --> 00:58:40,400
Now, looking Rudolph and Gunner,
Givens, both got moved the
1046
00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:48,600
downsizing effect as Brent price
said, the other day, How is
1047
00:58:48,600 --> 00:58:51,000
this, helping with the depth?
There we know Mario.
1048
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:54,900
Kendrick is pretty much not
going to be playing, but how are
1049
00:58:54,900 --> 00:58:58,700
those two guys moving over going
to help with folks getting reps?
1050
00:58:59,500 --> 00:59:04,300
Well, I think Rudolph helps to
ends obviously and Gunner given
1051
00:59:04,300 --> 00:59:08,100
to move from end to tackle.
I don't know if it necessarily
1052
00:59:08,100 --> 00:59:12,400
helps in terms of a reps
perspective because They're not
1053
00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:15,600
moving the guys because of reps,
they're moving the guys because
1054
00:59:15,600 --> 00:59:18,400
that's where they think, you
know, but keep Rudolph's. 240
1055
00:59:18,400 --> 00:59:21,200
pounds.
Holy Jay-Z, you know he's gained
1056
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:21,700
that much.
What?
1057
00:59:21,700 --> 00:59:25,400
He'd yeah I heard he put on
another like 15 pounds since
1058
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:28,700
that's what JC price you know
told us yesterday.
1059
00:59:43,300 --> 00:59:45,300
This is where they fit the best
and this is where they think
1060
00:59:45,300 --> 00:59:48,600
they can get the most potential
and they won't speed as close to
1061
00:59:48,600 --> 00:59:53,400
the ball as possible.
And It's kind of tough because
1062
00:59:53,400 --> 00:59:55,500
essentially you're moving a guy
from end.
1063
00:59:56,500 --> 00:59:59,800
You have one more number at
tackle and I guess one last
1064
00:59:59,800 --> 01:00:02,400
number, a linebacker and the
number n kind of been really
1065
01:00:02,400 --> 01:00:05,900
change.
I don't know if fraps numbers
1066
01:00:05,900 --> 01:00:08,800
really, really change really
make much of a difference there,
1067
01:00:08,800 --> 01:00:12,600
but overall, just the
adjustments, you know.
1068
01:00:12,600 --> 01:00:16,800
It's because that's where the
staff thinks these guys fit the
1069
01:00:16,800 --> 01:00:20,100
best.
And as we mentioned before,
1070
01:00:20,200 --> 01:00:25,600
yeah, it's probably a little A
bit tough to scrimmage or to run
1071
01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:29,400
through stuff at times.
But, you know, in all honesty,
1072
01:00:30,900 --> 01:00:33,000
would you rather not be able to
do that?
1073
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:34,600
Be a little bit short in some
areas.
1074
01:00:34,600 --> 01:00:38,300
Or would you rather put guys at
the right position to succeed?
1075
01:00:39,200 --> 01:00:41,000
Yeah, you definitely want them
at the right position, the
1076
01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:43,700
position that you think they're
going to have the best success
1077
01:00:43,700 --> 01:00:47,100
come fall.
And that's best to get out of
1078
01:00:47,100 --> 01:00:51,800
the way in spring when you have,
you know, less steaks at They're
1079
01:00:51,800 --> 01:00:54,700
so I'm definitely with that
thinking.
1080
01:00:54,700 --> 01:00:58,400
Also looking at the fall, you
know, you're getting some some
1081
01:00:58,400 --> 01:01:03,400
young guys, some reps here.
Cole's stretch, we're getting
1082
01:01:03,400 --> 01:01:06,600
gunner in there with some rap
stuff with the move to d-tackle,
1083
01:01:07,100 --> 01:01:10,300
you know, it's causing a pain
point now, a little bit in terms
1084
01:01:10,300 --> 01:01:12,200
of the debt but is that
something that you think might
1085
01:01:12,200 --> 01:01:15,400
pay some dividends in Fall with
getting a lot of these younger
1086
01:01:15,400 --> 01:01:17,200
guys?
Some of those key reps against
1087
01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:19,700
you to the second team or the
third team versus being varied
1088
01:01:19,700 --> 01:01:22,400
further on the depth chart.
Yeah I think so.
1089
01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:26,100
I think that you definitely I
think I mean one of the reasons
1090
01:01:26,100 --> 01:01:29,800
why JC price mention it you know
Gunner he said Gunner Givens
1091
01:01:29,800 --> 01:01:33,200
moving from end to tackle like
that gives him a better chance
1092
01:01:33,200 --> 01:01:39,100
to play right away you know and
well Nelson is a guy on the
1093
01:01:39,107 --> 01:01:40,900
defensive end.
We got a chance to talk to him
1094
01:01:40,900 --> 01:01:45,900
yesterday.
Great kid and He's a guy that
1095
01:01:45,900 --> 01:01:50,400
really got a lot of reps last
year probably when he shouldn't
1096
01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:54,700
have simply because like just
attrition wise, you know, that's
1097
01:01:54,700 --> 01:01:57,600
why he ended up getting the Reps
and it's going to pay off this
1098
01:01:57,600 --> 01:01:58,700
year.
I think you're going to see a
1099
01:01:58,707 --> 01:02:02,600
lot of those guys.
Cold Nelson will open a those
1100
01:02:02,600 --> 01:02:06,500
guys that either got a little
bit of reps last year or have
1101
01:02:06,500 --> 01:02:10,200
come a long, this spring, get
some reps.
1102
01:02:10,200 --> 01:02:12,800
I'm not sure how much because
obviously, I think a lot of it
1103
01:02:12,800 --> 01:02:14,600
will depend on injuries and
attrition.
1104
01:02:14,800 --> 01:02:17,900
But but I do think it will help
further down the line because
1105
01:02:17,900 --> 01:02:22,500
imagine worst case scenario you
have a tackle or end get hurt.
1106
01:02:22,500 --> 01:02:27,100
Well, now it's kind of next man
up and you know I think it helps
1107
01:02:27,100 --> 01:02:31,600
a lot of cases where if you've
had a guy that's been practicing
1108
01:02:32,100 --> 01:02:35,900
you know Gunner Givens been
practicing a tackle now, he's
1109
01:02:35,900 --> 01:02:38,900
got a chance to actually be
prepared if you need to be using
1110
01:02:38,900 --> 01:02:43,400
that scenario.
I agree with that.
1111
01:02:43,400 --> 01:02:46,700
And our buddy could probably
come to makes a good point here.
1112
01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:51,100
You know, you get smaller and
faster, they give guards a lot
1113
01:02:51,100 --> 01:02:53,600
more problems in one-on-one
situations of the pass rush.
1114
01:02:54,400 --> 01:02:57,200
So that that's another thing to
think about with Gunnar moving
1115
01:02:57,200 --> 01:02:58,800
in there.
You know, we've shown that he
1116
01:02:58,800 --> 01:03:01,500
has good footwork.
He's been a tight end.
1117
01:03:01,500 --> 01:03:03,100
He's worked.
Summit tackle.
1118
01:03:03,100 --> 01:03:05,700
He's done other things in the
defensive line in high school.
1119
01:03:05,700 --> 01:03:09,800
So moving a guy like that that's
able to keep the way to keep
1120
01:03:09,800 --> 01:03:13,200
that.
That Ben And that speed that's
1121
01:03:13,200 --> 01:03:15,400
going to cause some guards
problems in those one-on-one
1122
01:03:15,400 --> 01:03:18,900
situations.
Absolutely.
1123
01:03:19,700 --> 01:03:23,900
So obviously you know last week
got a portal transfer and for
1124
01:03:23,900 --> 01:03:28,600
Darius pain from the 757 was out
of Nebraska comes home.
1125
01:03:29,400 --> 01:03:32,000
Everything we're seeing is he
was an outside linebacker there
1126
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:34,100
but it makes more sense if he
plays in that.
1127
01:03:34,100 --> 01:03:38,100
Obviously Shores up the
defensive end up even more even
1128
01:03:38,100 --> 01:03:41,600
with the move of Gunner inside
and the more we're position,
1129
01:03:41,600 --> 01:03:46,200
where he's probably going to,
you know, succeed more, do you
1130
01:03:46,200 --> 01:03:47,800
think we get in the market in
the port?
1131
01:03:47,900 --> 01:03:51,600
Oil for a d-tackle or with
Kendricks hopefully coming back
1132
01:03:51,600 --> 01:03:55,700
healthy and with Pollard and
with fuga and with the Nay
1133
01:03:55,700 --> 01:03:59,500
planted three technique.
Do you do we dive in there?
1134
01:03:59,500 --> 01:04:02,400
Or do you think we're done on
the line on the d-line?
1135
01:04:03,100 --> 01:04:09,300
I will say this.
I think you want like I don't
1136
01:04:09,300 --> 01:04:13,500
know if it sounds good or bad,
but but as a coach and this you
1137
01:04:13,500 --> 01:04:15,900
can probably tribute this
basketball to you want to hit
1138
01:04:15,900 --> 01:04:19,200
the portal and like, get as much
talent on the portal as you can,
1139
01:04:19,800 --> 01:04:22,800
you know, because because guess
what, if they bring in another
1140
01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:25,800
end, that's really, really good.
That's more competition.
1141
01:04:25,800 --> 01:04:29,200
That's more guys in that room.
That can back each other up.
1142
01:04:29,300 --> 01:04:31,800
So I think if you're a coach,
you're sitting there going, you
1143
01:04:31,800 --> 01:04:36,100
know who like they're trying to
bring in the best talent
1144
01:04:36,100 --> 01:04:39,700
possible, whether it's out of
the Or obviously the recruiting
1145
01:04:39,700 --> 01:04:43,300
class close for the window.
But but just across the board
1146
01:04:43,300 --> 01:04:45,400
you want to bring in the best
talent to create the best
1147
01:04:45,400 --> 01:04:49,700
competition to get everybody to
make everybody else better.
1148
01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:54,200
And I think in this case, yes,
you want to go after defensive
1149
01:04:54,200 --> 01:04:57,300
tackles but it wouldn't hurt to
have another defensive end
1150
01:04:57,300 --> 01:04:59,500
either, you know, to create some
depth.
1151
01:04:59,700 --> 01:05:04,300
Maybe you know, it obviously all
varies depending on what guys
1152
01:05:04,300 --> 01:05:06,900
are in the portal.
You know what talent is
1153
01:05:06,900 --> 01:05:10,200
available.
But I think if you're JC price,
1154
01:05:10,200 --> 01:05:12,400
you're sitting there going, who
can we get?
1155
01:05:12,500 --> 01:05:15,700
What can I, what guys can I
bring in to make this team
1156
01:05:15,700 --> 01:05:20,100
better and in all honesty?
Attrition, like I mentioned
1157
01:05:20,100 --> 01:05:23,000
before is going to happen.
Guys are going to leave in the
1158
01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:25,900
program, whether it's because of
playing time reasons, whether
1159
01:05:25,900 --> 01:05:33,300
it's because of then just not
flowing and enjoying the
1160
01:05:33,300 --> 01:05:36,900
culture, whether it just not,
maybe it's not their thing
1161
01:05:37,100 --> 01:05:40,000
that's going to happen.
You want to bring guys in that
1162
01:05:40,600 --> 01:05:45,200
fit, the culture and guys that
helped make your team better,
1163
01:05:45,400 --> 01:05:47,400
so, you know, to answer your
question.
1164
01:05:47,500 --> 01:05:48,600
But yeah, you want to Target
atom.
1165
01:05:48,800 --> 01:05:51,500
Tackle.
But if you can get an end, you
1166
01:05:51,500 --> 01:05:53,800
know, if you can bring in a guy
that said, here's the other
1167
01:05:53,800 --> 01:05:56,800
thing, who's to say, you bring
an end and he knew playing
1168
01:05:56,800 --> 01:05:59,200
tackle because that's where JC
price thinks.
1169
01:05:59,200 --> 01:06:02,200
He, he fits the best.
Like this is the type of
1170
01:06:02,200 --> 01:06:04,700
scenario were in.
We're looking Rudolph had been
1171
01:06:04,700 --> 01:06:08,400
practicing at linebacker.
He's now, defensive end, you
1172
01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:11,900
know?
So your I think it's recruiting
1173
01:06:11,900 --> 01:06:14,700
the you try to get the best
talent to come and then saying.
1174
01:06:14,700 --> 01:06:17,800
Alright, let's see where you fit
best in our system.
1175
01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:20,300
Yeah.
And there's guys that are like
1176
01:06:20,300 --> 01:06:23,000
either big in or tweener that
you might be able to slide in
1177
01:06:23,000 --> 01:06:24,800
there.
And to detect leaving the other,
1178
01:06:25,100 --> 01:06:27,500
they've been a DNA at their
previous school or what we do,
1179
01:06:27,500 --> 01:06:29,200
whatever it may be.
So that that's definitely an
1180
01:06:29,207 --> 01:06:32,600
opportunity that I hope we
explore because I definitely
1181
01:06:32,600 --> 01:06:36,700
feel like even DND tackle, any
any depth you can get on that
1182
01:06:36,700 --> 01:06:41,300
line because ideally you want,
you know, your third line be
1183
01:06:41,300 --> 01:06:44,600
able to give you 10 plus solid
steps again want to be able to
1184
01:06:44,600 --> 01:06:48,300
go three deep.
If you can to get fresh bodies
1185
01:06:48,300 --> 01:06:51,000
out there.
So, you know, you're not you're
1186
01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:54,100
not winded, you're not going to
give that 100 percent every
1187
01:06:54,100 --> 01:06:57,800
step, but let's turn over to
linebackers here a little bit
1188
01:06:59,500 --> 01:07:01,700
when Coach, Brown was talking in
these, in these presser he was
1189
01:07:01,700 --> 01:07:05,500
talking about you don't want to
see guys that aren't panicking.
1190
01:07:05,500 --> 01:07:08,800
Aren't in a hurry understand
their fundamentals and then
1191
01:07:09,600 --> 01:07:11,500
follow those and make the right
play.
1192
01:07:12,200 --> 01:07:15,700
And one of the key positions in
this defense is going to be that
1193
01:07:15,700 --> 01:07:18,400
that's a more that that field
linebacker.
1194
01:07:19,700 --> 01:07:23,000
When spring practice open it
look like the McDonald's
1195
01:07:23,000 --> 01:07:25,200
McDonald's Twins or kind of
alternating there.
1196
01:07:25,500 --> 01:07:30,000
I know they both change position
since their then 11 style that
1197
01:07:30,100 --> 01:07:33,400
will back or the other in
defensive end who were some of
1198
01:07:33,408 --> 01:07:37,000
the key players at that, that
feel Li back in position at this
1199
01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:39,200
point?
Well, you know, it's tough
1200
01:07:39,200 --> 01:07:44,600
because it's I tell you what,
it's tough to keep track of
1201
01:07:44,600 --> 01:07:48,200
who's who's practicing.
We're like, it's easy with with
1202
01:07:48,700 --> 01:07:52,200
Some of the other positions like
tackle and Ender easier but like
1203
01:07:52,500 --> 01:07:56,000
a linebacker, you know, cry
mentioned yesterday that a guy
1204
01:07:56,000 --> 01:07:58,900
like you like Jr.
Walker.
1205
01:07:58,900 --> 01:08:02,500
This was a week ago.
I think, you know, Alan just do
1206
01:08:02,500 --> 01:08:04,700
said Jr.
Walker's playing you know,
1207
01:08:04,700 --> 01:08:09,400
practicing it Sam but he also
said Tyler Matheny and been
1208
01:08:09,400 --> 01:08:12,500
Skinner there too.
But like, Brent, prior
1209
01:08:12,500 --> 01:08:17,200
yesterday, mentioned the Tyler
Matheny is Yeah, he's practicing
1210
01:08:17,200 --> 01:08:20,399
in the mic to so like they're
they're all energy, you know,
1211
01:08:20,399 --> 01:08:24,300
they're all moving around and I
guess that's the beauty of it.
1212
01:08:26,100 --> 01:08:31,300
I would expect a guy.
Here's what I would expect.
1213
01:08:31,300 --> 01:08:35,600
I would expect it to be kind of
a hybrid guy.
1214
01:08:35,800 --> 01:08:37,300
I mentioned Jr.
Walker.
1215
01:08:37,899 --> 01:08:41,500
You have the key on to Jenkins,
got moved to Jenkins is a guy.
1216
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:44,899
Temari like not necessarily
tomorrow.
1217
01:08:44,899 --> 01:08:48,200
Connor put somebody in that mole
where they got a little bit.
1218
01:08:48,200 --> 01:08:51,100
Experienced a linebacker but can
also play safety because that's
1219
01:08:51,100 --> 01:08:53,200
kind of what you're You're
Expecting.
1220
01:08:53,500 --> 01:08:55,700
I don't really have a good
answer for you just because you
1221
01:08:55,700 --> 01:08:57,899
guys are just moving in out,
moving in and out.
1222
01:08:57,899 --> 01:09:01,700
And it's hard for me to keep up
with with who's practicing their
1223
01:09:01,899 --> 01:09:04,500
because honestly, I don't even
know if the coach is knows
1224
01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:07,899
practicing there.
But this is a good thing for us
1225
01:09:07,899 --> 01:09:11,500
on a podcast.
You you know, podcast with TSL
1226
01:09:11,500 --> 01:09:15,700
writing because It seems like
Brent price potentially giving
1227
01:09:15,700 --> 01:09:19,700
you guys a new article every day
just from the linebacker.
1228
01:09:19,700 --> 01:09:24,100
Rotations, I'm even getting.
All right, so let's talk about
1229
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:29,600
this Dax.
Hollifield Alan Tisdale entrance
1230
01:09:29,600 --> 01:09:35,600
starters for multiple years,
since you know what 19, excuse
1231
01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:41,399
me, since 20 and 19.
How have they looked in the
1232
01:09:41,399 --> 01:09:44,500
prime, our system?
Does it look comfortable?
1233
01:09:44,500 --> 01:09:49,200
Because this is my first thought
Brent price system is
1234
01:09:49,200 --> 01:09:54,000
essentially a modern day Bud.
Foster system, Tisdale and Dax
1235
01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:57,800
recruited to a Bud, Foster
system, no, knock on J Hamm, but
1236
01:09:57,800 --> 01:10:00,700
his was different.
How are they looking so far?
1237
01:10:00,900 --> 01:10:03,300
And I know it's difficult with
linebacker but that's
1238
01:10:03,300 --> 01:10:05,900
observations.
Yeah, from everything.
1239
01:10:05,900 --> 01:10:09,700
I've I've heard, you know, I
think we had an opportunity to
1240
01:10:09,708 --> 01:10:15,000
talk with Dax couple weeks ago
and Seeing their looking fine.
1241
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:21,500
And, and a guy like Dax was a, I
remember, talking to him, not in
1242
01:10:21,500 --> 01:10:24,700
Marge, but back in like,
February January, he was, he was
1243
01:10:24,700 --> 01:10:28,100
stoked to have Brent prize head
coach, because he's a
1244
01:10:28,100 --> 01:10:31,700
linebackers guy, you know?
And that is that excites him?
1245
01:10:31,700 --> 01:10:37,000
And yeah, I think the
transition, I don't want to say,
1246
01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:40,000
it's been easy or hard for them,
but from everything, I've
1247
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:43,900
noticed, they've transitioned
pretty well and it's been Almost
1248
01:10:43,900 --> 01:10:49,900
a seamless transition and I
think it's cool and practice
1249
01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:53,200
last week.
It was cool watching Sean Quinn
1250
01:10:53,400 --> 01:10:56,300
and Chris Marv.
Get after those linebackers, you
1251
01:10:56,308 --> 01:11:01,700
know and really kind of rough
them up a little bit, you know,
1252
01:11:01,700 --> 01:11:06,300
and make them make them dive on
the ground for balls or, you
1253
01:11:06,300 --> 01:11:09,100
know, do whatever.
Go through these intense drills
1254
01:11:09,100 --> 01:11:13,000
and, you know, from everything I
noticed, you know, Tisdale Jill
1255
01:11:13,300 --> 01:11:15,700
and Holly field of both look
pretty good.
1256
01:11:15,700 --> 01:11:20,700
So you know, Brian mentioned.
It just because you started for
1257
01:11:20,708 --> 01:11:22,900
three or four years doesn't
necessarily mean you're going
1258
01:11:22,900 --> 01:11:25,300
to, you know, just because he
started three years initially
1259
01:11:25,300 --> 01:11:28,700
when you restart for a fourth,
however, I would expect guys
1260
01:11:28,700 --> 01:11:33,300
like Dax and Alan, Tisdale just
because there's one there's not
1261
01:11:33,300 --> 01:11:36,000
necessarily buddy behind them
but to also because they have
1262
01:11:36,000 --> 01:11:38,500
been for the most part, pretty
solid.
1263
01:11:38,500 --> 01:11:42,000
Both of those positions.
I would expect those guys to be
1264
01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:44,500
the headliners.
At those spots, you know, come
1265
01:11:44,500 --> 01:11:48,300
fall, okay, okay.
And and probably I'd say if
1266
01:11:48,300 --> 01:11:51,400
there's one thing that might
could shake that up a little
1267
01:11:51,400 --> 01:11:55,700
bit, will probably be a player
like Keyshawn artist and pride
1268
01:11:55,700 --> 01:11:59,400
mention his he has position
versatility, he could probably
1269
01:11:59,400 --> 01:12:03,800
play, the will play the mic,
they said they tried him Summit.
1270
01:12:03,800 --> 01:12:08,900
Mike mentioned, you know, he has
to get more vocal if that's
1271
01:12:08,900 --> 01:12:10,800
going to Mike's going to be a
spot for him.
1272
01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:15,000
Does he have the ability to to
go after a starting spot at
1273
01:12:15,000 --> 01:12:18,900
Mike, if he improves that vocal
leadership this offseason I
1274
01:12:18,900 --> 01:12:21,600
think potentially and you think
about it when you're at Mike,
1275
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:26,600
he's probably Vine with Dax
hollifield for a position, you
1276
01:12:26,600 --> 01:12:27,900
know?
So that's the head-to-head
1277
01:12:27,900 --> 01:12:31,900
battle, but I do think I thought
it was interesting.
1278
01:12:31,900 --> 01:12:34,800
The way probably talked about
it, Brian because you kind of
1279
01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:39,200
mentioned like, you know, he's
got the talent, he's got the
1280
01:12:39,200 --> 01:12:43,400
leadership skills to play Mike,
you know, he just isn't as vocal
1281
01:12:43,400 --> 01:12:47,700
as we need him to be and he's
also got the talent to play will
1282
01:12:47,700 --> 01:12:50,800
if needed.
So, you know, I think I think
1283
01:12:50,900 --> 01:12:53,300
you could definitely challenge
for that starting spot with
1284
01:12:53,300 --> 01:12:56,900
hollifield, you know, but I
think again, it all goes back to
1285
01:12:57,200 --> 01:13:00,100
leadership skills and can he be
the vocal leader?
1286
01:13:00,100 --> 01:13:03,500
Because you don't even need to
watch for jeans at football.
1287
01:13:03,500 --> 01:13:06,100
You know, the defense play, 45
minutes to know the Dax.
1288
01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:08,500
How I feel is the most vocal
ground feel.
1289
01:13:08,600 --> 01:13:11,300
Yeah, you know, that's just,
that's just the way it jumps
1290
01:13:11,300 --> 01:13:16,300
off.
Yeah, it's so you know, your In
1291
01:13:16,300 --> 01:13:20,300
a sense vying with the guy who's
the most vocal leader on that
1292
01:13:20,300 --> 01:13:24,200
defense, in a lot of ways for a
starting spot, but I definitely
1293
01:13:24,200 --> 01:13:27,000
think it's a possibility.
I think, you know, it's not
1294
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:32,800
necessarily on-field Talent, it
comes back to know who is he as
1295
01:13:32,800 --> 01:13:37,800
a, as a leader, as a player you
know, when he's just standing
1296
01:13:37,800 --> 01:13:40,500
there you know, in a huddle per
se, you know.
1297
01:13:40,500 --> 01:13:43,800
Yeah, he is.
He is he a leader or is he, you
1298
01:13:43,800 --> 01:13:45,700
know, not that he's not a
leader.
1299
01:13:45,900 --> 01:13:48,600
When he's at a different
position, but when you like
1300
01:13:48,600 --> 01:13:50,900
probably said, you've got to be
vocal in that spot.
1301
01:13:50,900 --> 01:13:54,500
We all know again, how vocal Dax
is in.
1302
01:13:54,500 --> 01:13:56,400
A lot of with the mic to is your
barking out.
1303
01:13:56,400 --> 01:14:00,500
Calls your Balkan out calls to
the lon your linebacking
1304
01:14:00,500 --> 01:14:02,600
partners.
You're hugging communicate with
1305
01:14:02,600 --> 01:14:05,300
the backend at who whichever
safety is, you know, making the
1306
01:14:05,300 --> 01:14:08,300
coverage adjustments.
And if you're not vocal, if
1307
01:14:08,300 --> 01:14:12,600
you're not loud, if you're not
energetic, you have to be
1308
01:14:12,600 --> 01:14:14,900
because there's calls coming in
from the sideline.
1309
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:16,700
You know, there's a Shift.
Okay.
1310
01:14:16,700 --> 01:14:19,100
You gotta tame for that.
Somebody needs to come up and
1311
01:14:19,400 --> 01:14:21,500
you know, the boundary safety of
the field.
1312
01:14:21,500 --> 01:14:24,600
Safety has to come up and play
man on it and if your not being
1313
01:14:24,600 --> 01:14:28,400
vocal, that's not going to last
long because people aren't going
1314
01:14:28,400 --> 01:14:30,200
to be in the right spot to doing
the right job.
1315
01:14:30,200 --> 01:14:35,800
So I hope for him, he can over
the next few months game that
1316
01:14:35,900 --> 01:14:39,100
because he still has eligibility
of a couple years left in.
1317
01:14:39,100 --> 01:14:42,800
Maybe that's what this year is
is he gets he finds his voice
1318
01:14:43,300 --> 01:14:46,000
and if he can if he goes out
there and wins the Mike great If
1319
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:49,500
not, hopefully, he finds it
during the year, where next
1320
01:14:49,500 --> 01:14:51,600
spring, we're sitting here
talking with you, David?
1321
01:14:51,600 --> 01:14:55,100
It's like, he's Sean.
Oddest is vocal.
1322
01:14:55,400 --> 01:14:57,200
He is a dog.
He's barking at people.
1323
01:14:57,200 --> 01:14:59,800
He's telling them where to go.
That's what I hope happens
1324
01:15:00,200 --> 01:15:02,500
because Pride, mention how good
his instincts were.
1325
01:15:02,500 --> 01:15:04,500
Oh yeah.
And we've seen that jump off on
1326
01:15:04,500 --> 01:15:08,000
tape and some of the games where
he's had some significant time
1327
01:15:08,300 --> 01:15:10,200
especially towards the end of
the year.
1328
01:15:11,500 --> 01:15:14,700
When you some guys were out they
were mixing things up a little
1329
01:15:14,700 --> 01:15:16,900
bit of Defense.
Keyshawn, had a couple, really
1330
01:15:16,900 --> 01:15:21,200
big games and some, some big
stops getting in there from the
1331
01:15:21,500 --> 01:15:23,200
mic position.
Getting in there when he was
1332
01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:26,700
playing back or as well.
So I'd like to see him, come
1333
01:15:26,700 --> 01:15:29,000
along, any opportunity, get him
on the field because I think the
1334
01:15:29,000 --> 01:15:30,700
intent for us.
Hopefully, you can come along,
1335
01:15:30,700 --> 01:15:33,900
if the mic has issue, whether
that's this year, or next year,
1336
01:15:36,500 --> 01:15:41,200
All right, what's roll here?
Last positional unit we're not
1337
01:15:41,200 --> 01:15:45,500
going to cover special teams.
I think Peter Lee.
1338
01:15:45,500 --> 01:15:48,200
We skipped a few sessions on
that because of this trying to
1339
01:15:48,600 --> 01:15:51,400
add others down and weather and
everything else.
1340
01:15:51,400 --> 01:15:54,800
So yeah we don't want anybody
out there on special teams when
1341
01:15:54,800 --> 01:15:57,300
it's a snowstorm in Blacksburg
know.
1342
01:15:57,600 --> 01:16:01,600
We can do that during a game.
The last game we attended was a
1343
01:16:01,700 --> 01:16:05,500
was the pits game in 2019 when
it was an absolute Monsoon.
1344
01:16:05,500 --> 01:16:07,900
And that was fun.
All right, let's go to defensive
1345
01:16:07,900 --> 01:16:11,400
back room and do something Pride
mention was talking about
1346
01:16:11,400 --> 01:16:15,500
building blocks approaching
practice then installing And I
1347
01:16:15,500 --> 01:16:19,400
hear installing, and then I
start seeing for the first five
1348
01:16:19,400 --> 01:16:22,800
Spring ball or Awards, go to
defensive back, both start and
1349
01:16:22,800 --> 01:16:26,500
safeties two corners.
I mean, do you think this group
1350
01:16:26,500 --> 01:16:29,000
is just clicking the fastest
because it's the deepest?
1351
01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:32,900
Because there are a lot of guys
whose had a ton of reps or is it
1352
01:16:32,900 --> 01:16:35,800
something else in play of why
they're standing out so much?
1353
01:16:36,900 --> 01:16:41,800
I think partially that and also
partially Derrick Jones, I think
1354
01:16:41,800 --> 01:16:44,200
he's probably just a really good
corner, you know, quarterback
1355
01:16:44,200 --> 01:16:46,500
coach him a, a, a Lou and
safety.
1356
01:16:46,500 --> 01:16:50,600
I think those, I think that was
probably the spot you'd say
1357
01:16:50,600 --> 01:16:54,300
outside of maybe tight end,
where you can probably even
1358
01:16:54,300 --> 01:16:56,300
more.
So, just defensive backs as a
1359
01:16:56,308 --> 01:17:00,500
whole, most returning talent and
experience.
1360
01:17:00,600 --> 01:17:03,300
Like, that's a spot where it,
you know, if you want to, if I
1361
01:17:03,308 --> 01:17:06,000
want to sit here and read down
the list on the roster.
1362
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:08,800
Stir, you know, on many Chapman
Jamari.
1363
01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:15,200
Connor DJ Harvey has played a
little bit Gionta Jenkins, Nike
1364
01:17:15,200 --> 01:17:18,200
Johnson, Breann Marine this
year, people's Jalen strowman,
1365
01:17:18,200 --> 01:17:21,700
Dorian strong and dear Thompson.
I mean that's like almost ten
1366
01:17:21,700 --> 01:17:25,000
guys that have played.
Yeah, and that's what happens
1367
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:28,200
when a lot of those guys are
right corner, but that's what
1368
01:17:28,200 --> 01:17:33,100
happens when your got, you know,
Ryan Smith as the corners coach
1369
01:17:33,500 --> 01:17:36,000
had so many injuries.
You know what?
1370
01:17:36,200 --> 01:17:38,600
And so much stuff happened
because a covid and whatnot
1371
01:17:38,600 --> 01:17:42,000
guys.
End up playing positions and
1372
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:45,600
Justin Hamilton and Ryan Smith
always talked about it last year
1373
01:17:45,600 --> 01:17:49,400
about how this group is really,
really good.
1374
01:17:49,700 --> 01:17:51,900
You know, it's kind of just
finding the best combination and
1375
01:17:51,900 --> 01:17:53,200
that does not surprise me at
all.
1376
01:17:53,200 --> 01:17:57,700
Because I think a lot of guys
know, for example, Shamari
1377
01:17:57,700 --> 01:18:01,700
Connor and Armani Chapman.
You know, we've seen them in a
1378
01:18:01,700 --> 01:18:03,900
Virginia Tech uniform for so
long now.
1379
01:18:03,900 --> 01:18:08,800
Yes, you know, they they They
are our veterans of this program
1380
01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:12,100
and it does not surprise me one.
Bit that a guy that goes guys
1381
01:18:12,100 --> 01:18:15,400
like that of stood out and then
you think of guy like Dorian
1382
01:18:15,400 --> 01:18:18,200
strong, really, really good
first.
1383
01:18:18,200 --> 01:18:21,100
Two years in Blacksburg, you
know, crazy.
1384
01:18:21,100 --> 01:18:25,700
Think he's, he's already played
two years but he's played at a
1385
01:18:25,700 --> 01:18:27,500
lot of times.
He's played like a veteran.
1386
01:18:27,700 --> 01:18:32,100
Yeah, you know, he's played
really well at corner so, you
1387
01:18:32,108 --> 01:18:34,600
know, I think it doesn't really
surprise me because of the
1388
01:18:34,600 --> 01:18:38,700
experience because How do I
would fontelle mindset earlier?
1389
01:18:39,500 --> 01:18:42,800
But in terms of defensive backs,
those guys were thrown into the
1390
01:18:42,800 --> 01:18:46,800
fire right away.
Cody, couldn't your yes?
1391
01:18:47,100 --> 01:18:53,500
There were no other option and
invite to your question is, it
1392
01:18:53,500 --> 01:18:56,400
does not surprise me whatsoever.
That those guys are, are the
1393
01:18:56,400 --> 01:19:00,700
ones earning it because yes,
there's some depth at other
1394
01:19:00,700 --> 01:19:04,000
positions.
But you go, you can go down the
1395
01:19:04,000 --> 01:19:08,300
list and there are more Multiple
guys on there that have started
1396
01:19:08,300 --> 01:19:12,700
and played in real games that
mattered.
1397
01:19:12,700 --> 01:19:15,700
And you can't match that know,
you can't I call it all.
1398
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:18,000
And you mentioned up here, some
Prelude.
1399
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:20,800
As you're going through with the
safeties there and of the depth,
1400
01:19:21,200 --> 01:19:26,100
this is his first major coaching
gig from your observations, how
1401
01:19:26,100 --> 01:19:31,100
active is he during scrimmage
sessions and position work and
1402
01:19:31,100 --> 01:19:33,800
what's his Rapport like with
that safety unit, so far?
1403
01:19:34,600 --> 01:19:39,300
I tell you what, he's really
vocal everything here's Ambrose
1404
01:19:39,300 --> 01:19:42,000
really vocal.
And and it tell you what, one of
1405
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:45,300
the most entertaining things,
and one of the things I enjoy
1406
01:19:45,300 --> 01:19:50,500
the most about watching practice
is seeing coaches, be vocal with
1407
01:19:50,500 --> 01:19:54,100
their youth and be teachers
whether it's JC price.
1408
01:19:54,800 --> 01:19:58,200
I think I got it in a video I
tweeted out earlier of hymns and
1409
01:19:58,200 --> 01:20:01,300
their chat with CJ McRae.
You know defensive end after CJ
1410
01:20:01,300 --> 01:20:04,000
McRae.
Did some Joe Rudolph chat with
1411
01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:06,100
his off?
The line Tyler ball.
1412
01:20:06,100 --> 01:20:10,800
I mean the list goes on.
All those guys seeing a coach
1413
01:20:10,800 --> 01:20:14,500
talked with his player and
explore, put his arm around her
1414
01:20:14,500 --> 01:20:17,800
to the guy's shoulder, and just
sit there and explain something
1415
01:20:18,800 --> 01:20:22,300
or just belt out orders, you
know, and make sure they
1416
01:20:22,300 --> 01:20:24,900
understand it.
That's Pearson Prelude.
1417
01:20:25,200 --> 01:20:29,000
I mean, it easily noticeable
when you go to a practice
1418
01:20:29,200 --> 01:20:31,900
because he's I don't say, he's
always yelling because that
1419
01:20:31,900 --> 01:20:36,500
sounds bad but he's a very vocal
No guy, and from everything I
1420
01:20:36,500 --> 01:20:39,400
can tell, you know, his guys
have responded very well to it.
1421
01:20:39,400 --> 01:20:43,700
And, yes, he doesn't necessarily
have the D1 coaching experience
1422
01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:45,900
for.
Remember, this is a guy who
1423
01:20:45,900 --> 01:20:49,700
played for a long time, he won a
Super Bowl, you know, he's got,
1424
01:20:49,700 --> 01:20:54,400
he's got plenty of experience,
and I think so far, his guys
1425
01:20:54,400 --> 01:20:58,200
have really taken very well to
everything.
1426
01:20:58,200 --> 01:21:03,200
He's tried to kind of implement,
and I've really enjoyed kind of
1427
01:21:03,300 --> 01:21:06,000
wandering around.
Practice in know.
1428
01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:11,300
You looking at that group, you
know, it's funny because last
1429
01:21:11,300 --> 01:21:14,300
week's practice, it was the
safety is right next to the
1430
01:21:14,300 --> 01:21:18,100
linebackers and all three of
those coaches.
1431
01:21:18,600 --> 01:21:22,800
Pray, Lou, Marv.
Quinn are all just yelling at
1432
01:21:22,800 --> 01:21:24,900
their dog.
You'll build your guys.
1433
01:21:24,900 --> 01:21:26,800
Yeah.
And hopefully, that's the fun of
1434
01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:32,100
watching practice seeing these
guys learn from the coaches who
1435
01:21:32,100 --> 01:21:34,300
are teaching them and I think
that's exactly.
1436
01:21:34,300 --> 01:21:37,000
What Pearson Prelude embody so
far.
1437
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:41,500
It's awesome to hear and the guy
who came on mention here that
1438
01:21:41,500 --> 01:21:43,800
will calm a little while ago.
Our buddy coach Robbie comes and
1439
01:21:43,800 --> 01:21:46,700
he's a huge Washington fan
Redskins commanders, whatever
1440
01:21:46,700 --> 01:21:48,900
you want to call them.
And he said he remembered when
1441
01:21:48,900 --> 01:21:52,400
he was on the Skins, he read
some articles talking about how
1442
01:21:52,400 --> 01:21:55,200
piercing legitimately was
already a coach.
1443
01:21:55,200 --> 01:21:58,700
He was a coach on the field
getting guys in the right spot.
1444
01:21:58,700 --> 01:22:02,800
So is one of those he doesn't
have title as a safeties coach,
1445
01:22:02,800 --> 01:22:05,300
but like you mentioned all those
Those years of playing getting a
1446
01:22:05,300 --> 01:22:07,900
Super Bowl ring, he's been a
coach for a long time.
1447
01:22:08,500 --> 01:22:13,300
Now, Pearson was also a leader,
not only back in the 90s, but
1448
01:22:13,300 --> 01:22:16,700
obviously with those stops from
the what we've said here.
1449
01:22:17,200 --> 01:22:20,700
But now Jermaine Walter's gone,
probably going to get drafted in
1450
01:22:20,700 --> 01:22:22,600
a few weeks here.
We hope he does.
1451
01:22:23,500 --> 01:22:25,600
There's no leader in that corner
back room.
1452
01:22:26,000 --> 01:22:28,800
If you like the safety room with
your Mari coming over?
1453
01:22:29,000 --> 01:22:30,900
He's the vet.
He's played.
1454
01:22:31,000 --> 01:22:33,300
He's been a good player.
He's like that down.
1455
01:22:34,500 --> 01:22:37,500
Who do you think in this is what
we're going to call it hashtag
1456
01:22:37,500 --> 01:22:42,400
this who do you think is going
to be the alpha cheetah when it
1457
01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:47,000
comes to fall camp and we got
David giggling over here, the
1458
01:22:47,000 --> 01:22:51,600
alpha cheetah, you know, I will
give you but here's what I would
1459
01:22:51,600 --> 01:22:55,800
expect, my three options would
be Armani Chapman.
1460
01:22:56,100 --> 01:23:01,100
The most veteran, the tenured I
of the group has the most wraps,
1461
01:23:01,400 --> 01:23:03,900
a guy like Dorian strong already
mentioned him.
1462
01:23:04,300 --> 01:23:07,600
And then, honestly Marie on
Marie's a guy that would not
1463
01:23:07,600 --> 01:23:10,900
surprise me whatsoever.
I think he's come a long way.
1464
01:23:11,200 --> 01:23:13,900
And we know we were talking
about this before before we went
1465
01:23:13,900 --> 01:23:18,100
on some of the Social Media
stuff, seems like Brie on
1466
01:23:18,100 --> 01:23:22,200
Marie's, always, like been
posted by the coaches, like
1467
01:23:22,200 --> 01:23:25,000
that's mine.
I've always seen the coaches
1468
01:23:25,200 --> 01:23:28,200
kind of post about, how well
he's been one of the guys.
1469
01:23:28,200 --> 01:23:31,900
It's doing well, so far.
So I think those three guys, the
1470
01:23:31,900 --> 01:23:36,200
first two.
Chapman has been here, he's a
1471
01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:38,800
veteran, strong, he's really
good.
1472
01:23:38,800 --> 01:23:41,200
He's don't, you know, he's only
played two years and I think
1473
01:23:41,200 --> 01:23:45,300
bring on Marie's a guy who, you
know, was kind of in between
1474
01:23:45,800 --> 01:23:51,200
good at times, you had his
moment, but wasn't necessarily
1475
01:23:51,200 --> 01:23:54,100
in that first group he wasn't
necessarily a go-to starter.
1476
01:23:54,100 --> 01:23:55,700
He just got a lot of playing
time.
1477
01:23:55,900 --> 01:23:58,800
I think he's a guy that would
not surprise me to stand out,
1478
01:23:58,800 --> 01:24:01,500
but but if I had to guess, I
think it would come from from
1479
01:24:01,500 --> 01:24:05,600
one of those first two guys.
And You know, that's definitely
1480
01:24:06,400 --> 01:24:09,700
not just in the corner back
room, but, but across the board,
1481
01:24:09,700 --> 01:24:13,500
like, those kinds of things when
I, as many member have the
1482
01:24:13,508 --> 01:24:15,800
chance to watch practice, those
are the kinds of things that are
1483
01:24:15,800 --> 01:24:18,500
cool to look for.
Just, just who's being vocal,
1484
01:24:19,000 --> 01:24:23,200
you know, who's who's barking
out signals, who's sitting there
1485
01:24:23,200 --> 01:24:26,000
and patting the other guy on the
back and giving them advice,
1486
01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:29,100
when something doesn't go their
way, you know, those are in, and
1487
01:24:29,100 --> 01:24:31,000
it's tough to pick up on those
things.
1488
01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:33,000
Necessarily 25 30 minute,
period.
1489
01:24:33,100 --> 01:24:35,000
AIDS.
But it helps.
1490
01:24:35,100 --> 01:24:38,500
And of course you notice those
during the games too, but I
1491
01:24:38,500 --> 01:24:41,000
think one of those first two
guys, maybe, maybe that third
1492
01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:45,300
guy, those are probably the guys
if I had to guess, would
1493
01:24:45,300 --> 01:24:48,300
probably be be the alpha
cheetah, you know.
1494
01:24:48,700 --> 01:24:50,100
There we go.
When everything is said and
1495
01:24:50,100 --> 01:24:55,200
done, Awesome, awesome.
So I know we crowd was talking
1496
01:24:55,200 --> 01:24:58,900
about after you every practice
they're talking Personnel,
1497
01:24:58,900 --> 01:25:00,900
Personnel, shifts and things
like that.
1498
01:25:01,600 --> 01:25:05,000
On the defense in this is
probably going to.
1499
01:25:05,600 --> 01:25:09,100
I think Circle back to where we
were just talking, but what
1500
01:25:09,100 --> 01:25:12,700
groups do you think are looking
the most fluid and practice in
1501
01:25:12,700 --> 01:25:15,200
terms of either?
The starting Personnel or the
1502
01:25:15,208 --> 01:25:21,100
Personnel, groupings altogether?
Well, both sides of the ball.
1503
01:25:21,200 --> 01:25:24,100
I would say you have to go with
the group's a most experienced,
1504
01:25:24,100 --> 01:25:25,800
right?
Like that's just what makes the
1505
01:25:25,800 --> 01:25:28,700
most sense?
I think offensively, you could
1506
01:25:28,700 --> 01:25:33,000
maybe say quarterbacks, but my
guess would be tied hands just
1507
01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:35,200
because of the veterans in that
room.
1508
01:25:35,500 --> 01:25:39,500
You know, you got two guys in
yellow and Dooley has that have
1509
01:25:39,500 --> 01:25:43,700
been here before.
Grant Wells and Jason Brown
1510
01:25:43,700 --> 01:25:46,300
while their experience.
You know, they've only been in
1511
01:25:46,300 --> 01:25:48,300
Virginia Tech since they
enrolled in the spring
1512
01:25:48,800 --> 01:25:52,100
defensively I think it's got to
be the DBS, whether it's corner
1513
01:25:52,100 --> 01:25:55,700
or safety, you know it's it's
funny because there hasn't
1514
01:25:55,700 --> 01:25:59,100
really been much attrition there
besides your main water leaving
1515
01:25:59,100 --> 01:26:01,400
like that's the same group
that's been here.
1516
01:26:01,700 --> 01:26:06,300
So you know I would guess tight
end and defensive backs.
1517
01:26:06,300 --> 01:26:09,700
Those are probably the two
groups that they probably just
1518
01:26:09,700 --> 01:26:13,800
the most consistent throughout
fluid as As you said, and I
1519
01:26:13,800 --> 01:26:18,000
think it probably goes back to
those are the groups that had
1520
01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:21,200
the less amount of changes,
obviously tight end group lost
1521
01:26:21,200 --> 01:26:22,900
James Mitchell with her, which
hurts.
1522
01:26:23,200 --> 01:26:27,000
But but it wasn't, it's not like
gallo and do is weren't doing
1523
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:28,400
the same thing they're doing
now.
1524
01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:32,000
Before, you know, they've been
here before, same with the DVDs,
1525
01:26:32,300 --> 01:26:35,600
that they play, pretty much 10
games without him last year.
1526
01:26:36,600 --> 01:26:40,200
You do the injury so that they,
they've been, you know, we've
1527
01:26:40,200 --> 01:26:44,400
had to count on them as The 1A
1B whatever you want to call it
1528
01:26:44,400 --> 01:26:47,200
in terms of your depth at the
tight end position.
1529
01:26:47,200 --> 01:26:50,100
So I'm with that.
What are some of the groups that
1530
01:26:50,100 --> 01:26:52,700
seem to be more in flux?
I know we talked about defensive
1531
01:26:52,700 --> 01:26:57,200
line and some guys moving around
is there a spot on the offense?
1532
01:26:57,200 --> 01:27:00,800
It's kind of similar to that or
is it more just on that
1533
01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:04,000
defensive side kind of at deep
in Savannah needs to tackle
1534
01:27:04,600 --> 01:27:08,300
running back?
I mean I mean here's what I
1535
01:27:08,300 --> 01:27:11,700
would say this is again this is
a time period.
1536
01:27:11,800 --> 01:27:14,900
And where they're trying to
figure out who fits where, you
1537
01:27:14,900 --> 01:27:19,600
know, so they sit there and
write Prime mention that their
1538
01:27:19,600 --> 01:27:22,600
scrimmaging up until spring
game, their scrimmaging every
1539
01:27:22,600 --> 01:27:26,200
Saturday and then on Sunday and
Monday.
1540
01:27:26,200 --> 01:27:28,700
They're sitting there and
they're talking with the
1541
01:27:28,700 --> 01:27:30,900
different coaches and then one
day they'll make the decisions
1542
01:27:30,900 --> 01:27:34,500
and kind of talk with the
players about it about who could
1543
01:27:34,500 --> 01:27:39,600
potentially move to a different
position and We know how many
1544
01:27:39,600 --> 01:27:43,000
running backs are in the room.
It would not surprise me.
1545
01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:45,700
If some of those guys end up
testing your talented.
1546
01:27:45,700 --> 01:27:49,900
Different position wide receiver
would make sense simply because
1547
01:27:50,400 --> 01:27:54,000
they want you, where can we
utilize your skill set to Moe's
1548
01:27:54,100 --> 01:27:56,700
like if chance black started
catching passes out of the
1549
01:27:56,700 --> 01:27:59,900
backfield maybe maybe not him
because he's a little high up on
1550
01:27:59,900 --> 01:28:04,200
the list but a guy like Kenji
Christian or Keshawn King
1551
01:28:04,200 --> 01:28:07,500
potentially catching passes out
a wide receiver unit depending
1552
01:28:07,500 --> 01:28:10,100
on where their skill set.
And with everybody else in that
1553
01:28:10,100 --> 01:28:12,600
wide receiver room that would
not surprise me at all.
1554
01:28:12,600 --> 01:28:17,100
And on the other side I think
the linebackers I think the Sam
1555
01:28:17,100 --> 01:28:20,700
linebacker them trying to figure
out because you know, that's the
1556
01:28:21,500 --> 01:28:24,700
dynamic linebacker.
If you want to call it, that's
1557
01:28:24,700 --> 01:28:27,100
the one that has kind of be that
hybrid.
1558
01:28:27,900 --> 01:28:30,100
I think that would probably be
the one that's in flux.
1559
01:28:30,100 --> 01:28:33,800
But at this point, you can
probably say besides like
1560
01:28:33,800 --> 01:28:37,000
quarterback and like line
offensive line.
1561
01:28:37,300 --> 01:28:39,900
Everybody's pretty much in flux.
I mean they seem to just be
1562
01:28:39,900 --> 01:28:44,300
moving everybody all over the
place and again, this is Spring
1563
01:28:44,300 --> 01:28:47,500
ball and they, that's kind of
the luxury of it.
1564
01:28:47,600 --> 01:28:50,500
We're imagine.
If you, again, imagine if you
1565
01:28:50,500 --> 01:28:54,100
find out that, oh my God, this
guy's amazing, it Sam
1566
01:28:54,100 --> 01:28:55,800
linebacker.
And he was playing safety
1567
01:28:55,800 --> 01:28:57,900
before.
You know, those are the kind of
1568
01:28:57,900 --> 01:29:02,000
things that you only will be
able to find in if you test it
1569
01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:06,100
in Spring ball.
Yeah, something else, I have a
1570
01:29:06,108 --> 01:29:08,700
question with.
Obviously, we have noticed
1571
01:29:09,100 --> 01:29:12,600
Really since printer I got here,
we knew it was coming at the
1572
01:29:12,700 --> 01:29:15,100
beginning.
You know, at the beginning
1573
01:29:15,100 --> 01:29:18,900
middle of last year, is it
noticeable around merriment at
1574
01:29:18,900 --> 01:29:23,600
the practices, the support staff
and how many additional people
1575
01:29:23,600 --> 01:29:30,100
are now that have been hired?
Yeah, I mean, here's what I will
1576
01:29:30,100 --> 01:29:33,000
say, there are always a lot of
people in football practices
1577
01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:34,800
because that's the way football
practices go.
1578
01:29:34,800 --> 01:29:40,800
But, but you can kind of like
feel the vibe that makes sense,
1579
01:29:40,900 --> 01:29:44,200
okay?
Like look, it's a you can feel
1580
01:29:44,200 --> 01:29:49,800
the culture.
I was impressed at pro day when
1581
01:29:49,800 --> 01:29:53,200
I win.
Not now, not everybody has to be
1582
01:29:53,200 --> 01:29:55,600
there, you know, because it's
pro day.
1583
01:29:55,600 --> 01:29:58,600
It's just for the guys that are
trying to go to the church, you
1584
01:29:58,600 --> 01:30:00,600
know, go to the NFL.
Yeah.
1585
01:30:01,000 --> 01:30:06,100
And the amount of support staff,
you know, whether it's just
1586
01:30:06,100 --> 01:30:08,700
people that work behind the
scenes, other other staff
1587
01:30:08,700 --> 01:30:13,300
members that are there, helping
out doing things.
1588
01:30:15,500 --> 01:30:19,500
I'm impressed.
And I think One of the one of
1589
01:30:19,500 --> 01:30:22,700
the parts that is probably
overlooked.
1590
01:30:22,700 --> 01:30:25,500
And, you know, you don't
necessarily always get the best
1591
01:30:25,500 --> 01:30:28,100
look at this because it's all
behind the scenes.
1592
01:30:29,300 --> 01:30:32,300
But from what I can tell, Brooke
prize done, a really good job.
1593
01:30:32,300 --> 01:30:35,700
And I think credits got to go to
Mike filigrana who's kind of in
1594
01:30:35,700 --> 01:30:39,600
that role overseeing kind of all
the operations below him.
1595
01:30:41,100 --> 01:30:44,400
I think they've done a really
good job of creating this
1596
01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:47,500
culture not just within the
football program, but everybody
1597
01:30:47,500 --> 01:30:50,400
else is Staff and everybody
being on the same page.
1598
01:30:50,400 --> 01:30:54,500
And I could feel it when I went
to, you know, when I went to pro
1599
01:30:54,500 --> 01:31:00,400
day which you know, was a little
kind of all over the place but
1600
01:31:00,400 --> 01:31:04,000
you're also kind of giving like
you're letting the NFL Scouts
1601
01:31:04,000 --> 01:31:06,500
kind of run the show so that's
just the way it goes.
1602
01:31:06,700 --> 01:31:10,700
Well I got practice you can you
can sense that you know that
1603
01:31:10,700 --> 01:31:14,600
there is a culture in that the
support staff like there was a
1604
01:31:14,600 --> 01:31:16,300
there's a lot of supports that
just come out.
1605
01:31:16,300 --> 01:31:18,300
You know, I can notice that
there's on the side I'm watching
1606
01:31:18,300 --> 01:31:24,900
practiced, you know, like I can
tell that that there's a good
1607
01:31:24,900 --> 01:31:28,500
culture being cultivated if that
makes sense.
1608
01:31:30,000 --> 01:31:32,500
Make perfect sense, makes
perfect sense.
1609
01:31:34,500 --> 01:31:38,800
One more thing we want to hit on
I don't know.
1610
01:31:38,800 --> 01:31:41,300
Do you, do you monitor the
textile on board?
1611
01:31:41,300 --> 01:31:45,600
Sometimes is that what?
If not, it's not in my duties.
1612
01:31:45,700 --> 01:31:49,300
Okay, that is not that that is
one of Chris Coleman's.
1613
01:31:49,300 --> 01:31:51,800
Main duties.
Christian will monitor the
1614
01:31:51,800 --> 01:31:55,700
board's because okay, always we
always post stuff on there like
1615
01:31:55,700 --> 01:31:59,300
I post my articles and share
them, but I'm on there
1616
01:31:59,700 --> 01:32:05,300
occasionally, but sometimes that
place can be a mess if you guys
1617
01:32:05,300 --> 01:32:09,600
are like, oh yes.
Like would us when it was
1618
01:32:09,600 --> 01:32:12,000
announced that you have to pay
five dollars to get into the
1619
01:32:12,000 --> 01:32:14,400
spring game.
Oh, I don't know.
1620
01:32:14,400 --> 01:32:15,700
See, those are, that's one of
the times.
1621
01:32:15,700 --> 01:32:20,900
I don't get on it.
Are you going to avoid this that
1622
01:32:20,900 --> 01:32:22,900
this point.
Here's what I will say.
1623
01:32:22,900 --> 01:32:27,000
I think it's, I think it's a
good idea.
1624
01:32:27,100 --> 01:32:32,900
Yeah.
Like now what I wish if from a
1625
01:32:32,900 --> 01:32:37,400
fan perspective and to give you
guys more information about me,
1626
01:32:37,400 --> 01:32:41,600
so I'm the oldest of three
children and my sister is
1627
01:32:41,600 --> 01:32:43,500
currently a sophomore at
Virginia Tech.
1628
01:32:43,800 --> 01:32:46,900
And my brother is going to be a
freshman here in the fall.
1629
01:32:47,100 --> 01:32:50,100
And I almost I have a good
amount of family that's coming
1630
01:32:50,100 --> 01:32:52,800
up for the spring game, you
know, make a weekend out of it.
1631
01:32:52,800 --> 01:32:56,800
3.24 32, lots of great stuff
going on in the community.
1632
01:32:57,100 --> 01:32:59,000
Yep.
And they're not going to be
1633
01:32:59,000 --> 01:33:03,800
hampered by a five dollar charge
from spring game but they're
1634
01:33:03,800 --> 01:33:09,500
also, you know, not the oldest
of the old generation that that
1635
01:33:09,500 --> 01:33:13,200
likes to go to these things.
And what I think would have been
1636
01:33:13,200 --> 01:33:15,900
better.
Is one announce it like, I don't
1637
01:33:15,900 --> 01:33:19,000
know, back in December or
January when you announced it
1638
01:33:19,000 --> 01:33:24,100
hey we're going to charge and
because the fact that you're
1639
01:33:24,100 --> 01:33:27,900
making people pay ahead of time
for it, when it's just find out
1640
01:33:27,900 --> 01:33:30,100
that you're telling me.
I can't walk up and give you.
1641
01:33:30,500 --> 01:33:32,800
It doesn't matter to me because
I get to.
1642
01:33:32,900 --> 01:33:34,500
Yeah, you know, I have a press
pass.
1643
01:33:34,600 --> 01:33:36,600
I'm going to be watching it
anyway.
1644
01:33:36,800 --> 01:33:39,200
Yeah.
But like if I'm a fan, I'm
1645
01:33:39,200 --> 01:33:40,900
walking up to the gate.
You're telling me I can't just
1646
01:33:40,900 --> 01:33:43,500
give somebody five dollars in
get in you.
1647
01:33:43,600 --> 01:33:48,200
No.
And I think it's I think it's
1648
01:33:48,200 --> 01:33:50,400
going to help the program.
I mean it's not going to be like
1649
01:33:50,400 --> 01:33:55,500
a huge money generator but it if
you can if you get x amount of
1650
01:33:55,500 --> 01:33:58,100
people to come, if you can
generate like a hundred thousand
1651
01:33:58,100 --> 01:34:01,700
dollars you know, just from a
spring game that's another
1652
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:04,300
that's another potential support
staffs but yeah you're paying a
1653
01:34:04,308 --> 01:34:05,700
salary right there yet.
What?
1654
01:34:05,700 --> 01:34:06,300
What?
Hold on.
1655
01:34:06,300 --> 01:34:10,000
It's going to be higher than
that when we went in 1624.
1656
01:34:10,000 --> 01:34:11,400
Sure.
Yours 43,000.
1657
01:34:12,400 --> 01:34:18,000
Yeah, and the buzz going around
right now with prai, I think
1658
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:22,800
it's like the white Vic said, he
thinks if they open up the
1659
01:34:22,808 --> 01:34:24,600
stadium full, it could be a full
house.
1660
01:34:25,700 --> 01:34:28,300
And I like your point though.
They did do it late in the
1661
01:34:28,300 --> 01:34:32,900
process, if they had done this
January 16th, when they, when
1662
01:34:32,900 --> 01:34:35,100
they, when they drop the date,
they will they drop the date.
1663
01:34:35,100 --> 01:34:38,000
They should've dropped this as
well.
1664
01:34:38,000 --> 01:34:40,200
I think it will help.
Though is there's going to be
1665
01:34:40,200 --> 01:34:44,200
people like Brian.
And like you like myself.
1666
01:34:45,000 --> 01:34:49,600
I'm not going unfortunately
whoo-hoo, but I'd go in there
1667
01:34:49,600 --> 01:34:51,300
and I'm getting ready to pay
five bucks.
1668
01:34:51,300 --> 01:34:54,100
I haven't seen the link, but if
there's a link to donate more
1669
01:34:54,100 --> 01:34:57,700
money, there's going to be
people sitting there saying, you
1670
01:34:57,700 --> 01:34:59,100
know what?
I'm going to go ahead and give
1671
01:34:59,100 --> 01:35:03,200
my big donation right now.
Here's 5 bucks, here's 200.
1672
01:35:04,100 --> 01:35:08,100
Here's my 25 for the year and
then the next thing you know,
1673
01:35:08,100 --> 01:35:11,900
it's this process of when the
spring game happens is when I
1674
01:35:11,900 --> 01:35:16,900
give my annual donation it's a
ritual and and I don't know, can
1675
01:35:16,900 --> 01:35:20,700
you buy up to the day of the
game or is it weird that you can
1676
01:35:20,700 --> 01:35:24,500
if you can buy on on the day you
just have to do it on your own
1677
01:35:24,500 --> 01:35:27,300
the moment within that and you
know that all the all the
1678
01:35:27,300 --> 01:35:29,700
tickets will be on the mobile
any day.
1679
01:35:29,900 --> 01:35:33,300
Yeah.
I think it's for the other thing
1680
01:35:33,300 --> 01:35:36,300
I would say is I actually talked
to some people in athletics
1681
01:35:36,300 --> 01:35:40,600
about this.
If you're going to do it, When
1682
01:35:40,600 --> 01:35:44,400
you release it, say where the
money's going, yeah, that would
1683
01:35:44,400 --> 01:35:46,500
help a lot of people.
If you just say, look, it's
1684
01:35:46,500 --> 01:35:49,500
being, it's going back into the
football program.
1685
01:35:49,500 --> 01:35:54,700
Like they are going to use the
money on whether its staff or
1686
01:35:54,700 --> 01:35:55,700
whatever.
Yes.
1687
01:35:55,700 --> 01:35:58,400
Just even say like, it's just
going back to Virginia Tech
1688
01:35:58,400 --> 01:36:00,900
football instead of so people
don't.
1689
01:36:02,200 --> 01:36:06,000
You know, so random guy who just
wants to go to a spring in
1690
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:10,100
because he's in town and never
keeps up with 14 SEC, football
1691
01:36:10,600 --> 01:36:13,600
pays five bucks and is good,
where's it going?
1692
01:36:13,800 --> 01:36:16,600
Well, if you put it in a
release, it's very simple.
1693
01:36:16,600 --> 01:36:18,400
Just put in the really say, the
money's going to Virginia Tech
1694
01:36:18,400 --> 01:36:20,000
football because that's what I
was told.
1695
01:36:20,000 --> 01:36:21,800
I talk to people in athletics,
they were like, it's going to
1696
01:36:21,800 --> 01:36:24,700
Virginia Tech football.
I'm like put it in the release
1697
01:36:24,700 --> 01:36:27,300
man.
Then people won't have to ask me
1698
01:36:27,300 --> 01:36:35,700
questions about, where to Yeah,
I love those points.
1699
01:36:35,700 --> 01:36:39,400
David love that you're for it,
but also love that you've
1700
01:36:39,400 --> 01:36:41,900
already seen the opportunities.
Yeah.
1701
01:36:41,900 --> 01:36:43,900
There's like we can do this
better.
1702
01:36:44,100 --> 01:36:46,300
And that should be a gold next
year.
1703
01:36:46,600 --> 01:36:50,900
And hey, maybe next year is the
thought process of five to come
1704
01:36:50,900 --> 01:36:55,100
into the game.
Maybe the alumni stuff's going
1705
01:36:55,100 --> 01:37:01,800
good paid 25 meet and greet.
Alumni pay 100 tailgate with the
1706
01:37:01,800 --> 01:37:04,900
alumni out at the Hokie Village
in the next thing you know
1707
01:37:04,900 --> 01:37:09,100
you're going from You know, if
there's even just a thousand
1708
01:37:09,100 --> 01:37:11,400
people that will say I'll throw
a hundred bucks to go to a
1709
01:37:11,407 --> 01:37:16,200
tailgate with some of the
alumni, the profits go up one
1710
01:37:16,200 --> 01:37:19,400
last thing before we close
everything out here because this
1711
01:37:19,400 --> 01:37:21,400
has been awesome.
I feel like we could probably go
1712
01:37:21,400 --> 01:37:25,500
another 30 or 40 minutes but
it's late.
1713
01:37:25,500 --> 01:37:27,700
We have things to do.
We have to all get to sleep.
1714
01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:31,000
But, you know, you already
mentioned the men in the women's
1715
01:37:31,000 --> 01:37:34,800
basketball teams this year.
You talked about rustling, I'll
1716
01:37:34,800 --> 01:37:36,400
have Jack brizendine, who covers
it?
1717
01:37:36,500 --> 01:37:39,800
That following, he definitely is
great at keeping up with the
1718
01:37:39,800 --> 01:37:41,700
matches.
If you can't see them, they
1719
01:37:41,700 --> 01:37:46,400
finished seventh at Nationals.
Indoor track has two national
1720
01:37:46,400 --> 01:37:52,500
champions finish his 10th.
Do you think this athletic
1721
01:37:52,500 --> 01:37:56,800
department is in the best spot
potentially in the history of
1722
01:37:56,800 --> 01:38:01,500
the school as a whole, and then
you can make a really good case.
1723
01:38:01,500 --> 01:38:04,900
Yeah.
And now what's interesting is
1724
01:38:04,900 --> 01:38:08,300
Will it'll be better to judge,
and this is not me pushing to
1725
01:38:08,300 --> 01:38:11,600
question.
It will be better to judge when
1726
01:38:11,600 --> 01:38:16,000
the Directors Cup stuff comes
out which is which will be
1727
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:19,200
sometime.
It will probably be some time.
1728
01:38:19,800 --> 01:38:24,900
Late summer kind of like like
july-august just where
1729
01:38:24,900 --> 01:38:28,400
everything comes out and it just
all the numbers, all the
1730
01:38:28,400 --> 01:38:33,400
standings for for every sport
and I think Tex highest ever
1731
01:38:33,400 --> 01:38:38,200
finishes like 24th or 25th and I
think the probably be but 15,
1732
01:38:38,200 --> 01:38:40,900
maybe 16.
I mean, like here's the here's
1733
01:38:41,700 --> 01:38:45,200
don't take my word for it but
like I think this is probably
1734
01:38:45,200 --> 01:38:48,400
one of the best years in
Virginia Tech Athletics, when
1735
01:38:48,400 --> 01:38:50,600
you've got the men, Ends.
Somebody asked me was is the
1736
01:38:50,600 --> 01:38:53,600
best ever a year for the men's
and women's basketball team and
1737
01:38:53,600 --> 01:38:56,400
I'm like at the same year Mike
this is only the second year
1738
01:38:56,400 --> 01:38:58,500
ever that they go into the
tournament the same here.
1739
01:38:58,500 --> 01:39:03,300
Yeah, and the managers will the
ACC tournament and the women,
1740
01:39:03,600 --> 01:39:06,300
you know, we're right on the
doorstep.
1741
01:39:06,400 --> 01:39:09,300
They finished fifth in the ACC,
technically the finish in a tie
1742
01:39:09,300 --> 01:39:13,900
for third, you know, like like
there's that there's track and
1743
01:39:13,900 --> 01:39:17,600
field couple national champions
wrestling's doing really well.
1744
01:39:17,600 --> 01:39:19,200
Mykhailo has had a chance to win
a National.
1745
01:39:19,300 --> 01:39:21,400
Asheville Championship.
I screwed out of it.
1746
01:39:21,500 --> 01:39:22,700
We're all just going to put that
thing.
1747
01:39:22,700 --> 01:39:26,800
You got screwed out of me, and
don't even discount baseball's
1748
01:39:26,800 --> 01:39:30,100
playing pretty well right now.
Softballs.
1749
01:39:30,100 --> 01:39:33,400
I'm roll. 14 game win.
Streak number five in the
1750
01:39:33,400 --> 01:39:36,300
country.
I mean, look, everything's
1751
01:39:36,300 --> 01:39:39,100
coming together.
Now, the question is football
1752
01:39:39,100 --> 01:39:40,300
ever going to get back, you
know.
1753
01:39:40,500 --> 01:39:44,800
Yeah, we like but what I think
but I think overall and I
1754
01:39:44,808 --> 01:39:51,000
actually wrote this story.
I wrote it back kind of in
1755
01:39:51,000 --> 01:39:54,200
between the NCAA tournament and
bases.
1756
01:39:54,200 --> 01:39:59,200
He tournaments this kind of
writing about how the men's and
1757
01:39:59,200 --> 01:40:01,700
women's basketball programs,
both came together and I kind of
1758
01:40:01,708 --> 01:40:05,000
Praise with that guy said, look,
like you got to acknowledge
1759
01:40:05,000 --> 01:40:08,300
that.
He's done a really good job.
1760
01:40:08,300 --> 01:40:11,800
Now maybe the Justin Fuente
higher didn't work out, but at
1761
01:40:11,800 --> 01:40:16,300
the time it was pretty good
higher and not every higher is
1762
01:40:16,300 --> 01:40:18,900
going to work out.
And that's just the way it
1763
01:40:18,900 --> 01:40:25,300
happened, but across the board.
I mean, he's knocked it without
1764
01:40:25,300 --> 01:40:29,800
God's, not it out of the park in
just so many different areas and
1765
01:40:29,800 --> 01:40:33,100
what he's building it each.
As he's building foundations for
1766
01:40:33,100 --> 01:40:37,800
donations for each of those
Sports where the goal is over
1767
01:40:37,800 --> 01:40:41,600
time.
The foot the the indoor track
1768
01:40:41,600 --> 01:40:44,200
team, the wrestling team is
almost there, I think.
1769
01:40:45,100 --> 01:40:47,900
They're supporting themselves
because there are so many people
1770
01:40:47,900 --> 01:40:50,500
involved in so many alumni
coming out and have such a
1771
01:40:50,500 --> 01:40:53,100
strong feel, they're supporting
them.
1772
01:40:53,700 --> 01:40:57,000
And what happens in the long run
is football.
1773
01:40:57,000 --> 01:40:59,600
Reach those dividends because
instead of having the right to
1774
01:40:59,600 --> 01:41:03,000
three million dollar check to
the other sports, it writes a 1
1775
01:41:03,000 --> 01:41:05,000
million dollar check portal.
Yeah.
1776
01:41:05,000 --> 01:41:09,700
And I think in the end, it'll
be, here's the thing.
1777
01:41:09,700 --> 01:41:11,700
You get football back on the
right track and then you
1778
01:41:11,700 --> 01:41:16,800
essentially have Me to be, you
know, I like volleyball right
1779
01:41:16,800 --> 01:41:18,500
now.
Volleyball, did not have a great
1780
01:41:18,500 --> 01:41:21,600
season but it was also the first
year of Mercy buyers.
1781
01:41:21,900 --> 01:41:24,100
Yeah.
You know like like there are
1782
01:41:24,100 --> 01:41:28,100
very few sports that are not in
a good place right now and you
1783
01:41:28,100 --> 01:41:31,100
can still go back on the right
track, everybody's going to be
1784
01:41:31,100 --> 01:41:32,800
looking around going, we're in a
pretty good spot.
1785
01:41:32,800 --> 01:41:37,300
Not what I will say is and IL is
going to play a huge factor in
1786
01:41:37,300 --> 01:41:41,200
everything and I always come
around and Nal was going to play
1787
01:41:41,200 --> 01:41:47,000
a huge role in everything that
happens in the future because
1788
01:41:48,900 --> 01:41:54,600
I'll give you an example.
This isn't public knowledge yet
1789
01:41:54,600 --> 01:41:58,800
but we will Stewart has promoted
on the message boards but in the
1790
01:41:58,800 --> 01:42:02,500
next couple days it's going to
be announced that text.
1791
01:42:02,500 --> 01:42:08,800
Sideline has n IL deal with
Justin mutts and it's we are
1792
01:42:08,900 --> 01:42:13,600
basically getting Prince of the
the awesome picture, my guy
1793
01:42:13,600 --> 01:42:17,100
Liam's.
Liam took of his posterization
1794
01:42:17,100 --> 01:42:20,400
of Paulo Bank arrow and what's
going to happen is Justin's
1795
01:42:20,400 --> 01:42:23,200
going to sign it.
X amount of them and we're going
1796
01:42:23,200 --> 01:42:27,300
to sell at least 250 of them and
Justin's going to get.
1797
01:42:28,600 --> 01:42:32,800
X amount of money Justin could
potentially make you know
1798
01:42:33,100 --> 01:42:37,100
doesn't could make thousands of
dollars just by simple poster
1799
01:42:37,100 --> 01:42:38,100
deal.
No.
1800
01:42:38,100 --> 01:42:41,100
And this is, this has nothing to
do with even getting him to
1801
01:42:41,100 --> 01:42:43,700
stay.
This is just a simple.
1802
01:42:45,700 --> 01:42:47,700
And I only reason I'm telling
you guys is because I know it's
1803
01:42:47,700 --> 01:42:49,500
going to be announced soon.
We got a release written up,
1804
01:42:49,500 --> 01:42:53,100
already about it and Justin's
already signed the contract and
1805
01:42:53,100 --> 01:42:56,300
everything.
It's just a waiting on whether
1806
01:42:56,300 --> 01:43:01,100
to be announced, but those are
the types of things.
1807
01:43:02,300 --> 01:43:05,200
That the Virginia Tech fans are
going to have to buy into in the
1808
01:43:05,200 --> 01:43:09,700
future and I know it's not easy
and I know it's different, very
1809
01:43:09,700 --> 01:43:15,600
different like put it simply a
simple donation, a simple and IL
1810
01:43:15,600 --> 01:43:19,200
deal could potentially get a
student athlete to stay or get a
1811
01:43:19,208 --> 01:43:21,300
student athlete that wasn't
considering coming to your
1812
01:43:21,300 --> 01:43:23,200
school.
Consider to come to your school
1813
01:43:23,600 --> 01:43:25,600
percent.
Again, this has no indication on
1814
01:43:25,600 --> 01:43:28,700
whether Johnston who ended up
staying or not, but because of,
1815
01:43:29,100 --> 01:43:34,000
you know, He has potential to
make x amount of money because
1816
01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:37,100
we're, I think we're going to
end up selling like signed
1817
01:43:37,100 --> 01:43:40,200
copies of his poster for like, a
hundred bucks, you know.
1818
01:43:40,200 --> 01:43:43,600
And you can pre-order
pre-ordered copies, you know,
1819
01:43:43,600 --> 01:43:48,400
and if we end up selling 500 of
these posters, he's making
1820
01:43:48,400 --> 01:43:51,300
money.
He's like, 70. 80 percent of
1821
01:43:51,300 --> 01:43:53,100
that money is going to him.
Yes.
1822
01:43:54,100 --> 01:43:57,200
And that is an awesome
opportunity for student housing.
1823
01:43:57,200 --> 01:43:59,400
And what's one student athletes?
He's a happening.
1824
01:43:59,900 --> 01:44:01,600
Everybody else is going to want
to get on that tree.
1825
01:44:01,600 --> 01:44:05,700
Exactly.
And this is where the donors is
1826
01:44:05,700 --> 01:44:07,700
where everybody else has to come
into play.
1827
01:44:07,700 --> 01:44:10,700
Yeah and it's and you it's going
to get to the point where you're
1828
01:44:10,700 --> 01:44:13,400
not going to be able to overlook
it and say well it doesn't
1829
01:44:13,400 --> 01:44:15,200
matter.
You know, that doesn't apply to
1830
01:44:15,200 --> 01:44:18,400
us, it's gonna happen.
It's gonna happen.
1831
01:44:18,900 --> 01:44:23,800
And this is kind of just the
start so that I like this kind
1832
01:44:23,800 --> 01:44:26,400
of all those in the same
conversation with Babcock's at
1833
01:44:26,400 --> 01:44:28,100
that.
Yeah, like Department in a
1834
01:44:28,100 --> 01:44:30,700
fantastic spot.
So many of these sports are
1835
01:44:30,700 --> 01:44:34,400
excelling, would not surprise me
if softball ends up going to the
1836
01:44:34,407 --> 01:44:38,000
College World Series this year.
They're that good good?
1837
01:44:38,600 --> 01:44:42,700
Really that good, you know,
imagine what happens if you know
1838
01:44:42,800 --> 01:44:45,500
Keely Richard.
You know, a softball player is
1839
01:44:45,500 --> 01:44:48,700
kind of in the same situation
where there's a sight you know,
1840
01:44:49,300 --> 01:44:56,100
Virginia Tech softball ends up
going to all the way and there's
1841
01:44:56,100 --> 01:44:59,300
a picture or photo or something.
Like give those girls goes to
1842
01:44:59,308 --> 01:45:04,100
give those You're napping Zen IL
deals, you know, that's going to
1843
01:45:04,100 --> 01:45:08,100
recruit more players to your
program, better players and
1844
01:45:08,100 --> 01:45:09,800
Inter.
It's just going to keep cycling,
1845
01:45:09,800 --> 01:45:12,200
cycling cycling.
So I think that's kind of the
1846
01:45:12,200 --> 01:45:16,500
next wave and it helps a lot at
Virginia Tech.
1847
01:45:16,500 --> 01:45:19,100
Athletics is in a really good
position right now.
1848
01:45:19,800 --> 01:45:24,100
It really is, man.
Well, David, it has been an
1849
01:45:24,100 --> 01:45:27,300
absolute pleasure tonight.
Are you joining us?
1850
01:45:27,900 --> 01:45:30,800
I thank you for, you know,
taking the time out of your
1851
01:45:30,800 --> 01:45:34,700
evening to sit here and talk
with us to Old heads, for all
1852
01:45:34,700 --> 01:45:39,300
you guys out there.
Check textile on.com for all of
1853
01:45:39,300 --> 01:45:42,700
David's articles also follow
him.
1854
01:45:42,700 --> 01:45:44,900
He is a great follow.
If you love to exports on
1855
01:45:44,900 --> 01:45:48,000
Twitter, the real David Gonna
See You in na.
1856
01:45:48,400 --> 01:45:50,000
Brian, we got anything else,
man.
1857
01:45:50,800 --> 01:45:53,300
I think we're good, man.
All right.
1858
01:45:53,300 --> 01:45:56,500
Well, that is going to wrap up
this episode of the Boundary
1859
01:45:56,500 --> 01:45:59,000
Corner podcast, along with David
Cunningham.
1860
01:45:59,000 --> 01:46:01,300
I'm Curtis Wilson.
I'm Brian Sigler.
1861
01:46:01,600 --> 01:46:05,000
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1862
01:46:05,000 --> 01:46:06,700
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