WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:04.559 Portions of this show are recorded. Strap in 00:00:04.559 --> 00:00:07.660 and be prepared. Room for error is much slimmer 00:00:07.660 --> 00:00:09.300 in basketball. You lose one player and it changes 00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:11.460 your entire team. It's not like that in football. 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:13.880 It's just not. It's not. Interesting guests. 00:00:14.019 --> 00:00:16.820 Kelly Graves, Mike Parker, Coach Mark Waskowski, 00:00:17.100 --> 00:00:19.399 Noah Eagle, Melissa Lombardi, Kenyon Barnard, 00:00:19.660 --> 00:00:22.280 Jonathan Stewart. Sharp opinions. Dana Altman 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:27.179 probably earned a pass for a down year after 00:00:27.179 --> 00:00:31.149 almost 20 years. of what he's done for Oregon 00:00:31.149 --> 00:00:34.049 basketball. And some smiles. Guys, I was stuck 00:00:34.049 --> 00:00:35.649 in a car wash. Sounds like an R. Kelly song. 00:00:37.450 --> 00:00:40.210 It's not an R. Kelly song. It's Danny Havel. 00:00:40.390 --> 00:00:43.250 I can't remember, and I've been doing this for 00:00:43.250 --> 00:00:45.810 longer than you've been alive, which is really 00:00:45.810 --> 00:00:47.929 horrible that I have to say that, but it's the 00:00:47.929 --> 00:00:50.469 truth. Justin Grossweiner. It's like the saying 00:00:50.469 --> 00:00:52.630 in Alaska, that you don't have to be faster than 00:00:52.630 --> 00:00:54.149 the bear, you just have to be faster than your 00:00:54.149 --> 00:00:57.799 friend. Danny and Justin starts now on Fox Sports 00:00:57.799 --> 00:01:09.219 Eugene and Fox Sports Newport. Hello. Neighbors 00:01:09.219 --> 00:01:12.459 and welcome high top the Delta Triad in the Crystal 00:01:12.459 --> 00:01:15.439 Palace. The Fox Sports Eugene Fox Sports Newport 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:19.079 Bigfoot Beverages Studios. This is the Danny 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:21.439 and Justin radio program. The fastest 60 minutes 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:25.530 in sports. We are rocketing towards a weekend. 00:01:25.609 --> 00:01:28.829 It's Weekend Eve here on the Danny and Justin 00:01:28.829 --> 00:01:31.049 radio program. You can follow us on Twitter and 00:01:31.049 --> 00:01:34.129 Blue Sky, Danny and Justin, also wherever you 00:01:34.129 --> 00:01:37.750 consume your music or podcast, whatever platform 00:01:37.750 --> 00:01:40.489 that is, whether it's Spotify, Apple, Amazon, 00:01:40.829 --> 00:01:45.930 Podverse, RSS, iHeart, we're everywhere. I literally 00:01:45.930 --> 00:01:49.670 keep searching and finding us in new spots every 00:01:49.670 --> 00:01:52.859 single. week. So thanks for letting us your ears 00:01:52.859 --> 00:01:54.560 for the next hour. We got a good one for you. 00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:58.180 Our first visit of the season with Gunner, the 00:01:58.180 --> 00:02:00.719 head man. of Oregon baseball. Mark Wasikowski 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:03.480 as the Ducks entertain the Patriots of George 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:05.819 Mason this weekend. We'll talk about that. Oregon 00:02:05.819 --> 00:02:08.479 State men's and women's basketball critical games 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:12.300 this weekend. Oregon men will play on Saturday. 00:02:12.439 --> 00:02:14.800 Oregon women on Sunday. We'll leave that for 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:17.560 tomorrow's program. But we also have Ducks in 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.919 the combine. We have our Olympic update. We've 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:24.319 got intern Dom at the controls producing the 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:28.099 radio program today. I'm Doc Danny over there. 00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:32.039 Is Justin gross winner we call him baby J Well, 00:02:32.039 --> 00:02:35.080 I'm just enjoying the sunny skies for today because 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:39.280 like last weekend It's gonna get rainy It was 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:43.300 all sunny 50 all week 53 degrees took Bella for 00:02:43.300 --> 00:02:45.379 a walk my wife and I report came into the studio 00:02:45.379 --> 00:02:48.919 nice It's beautiful. I am fighting a head cold 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:53.240 right now. I know you're in pre recovery It's 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:57.210 I've I've been sick now a couple of times In 00:02:57.210 --> 00:03:00.210 the last couple of weeks not great not great 00:03:00.210 --> 00:03:04.650 at all and for radio This is like the the instrument 00:03:04.650 --> 00:03:07.990 mm -hmm It's like you know the beauty of my rugged 00:03:07.990 --> 00:03:11.469 handsomeness doesn't come across in the radio 00:03:11.469 --> 00:03:14.090 waves I've never had this happen where like I've 00:03:14.090 --> 00:03:16.189 had my my voice gone or anything like that But 00:03:16.189 --> 00:03:18.030 that's something I've been concerned about as 00:03:18.030 --> 00:03:21.469 someone that has a living speaking so the only 00:03:21.469 --> 00:03:27.080 time my voice ever went was I was calling the 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:31.000 3A, maybe it was the 4A, state basketball championships 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:35.860 at Willamette University for the OSAA, and the 00:03:35.860 --> 00:03:37.560 guy who was supposed to work alongside of me. 00:03:37.580 --> 00:03:39.379 So when you do a tournament like this, it's normally 00:03:39.379 --> 00:03:42.919 two main announcers and you trade off. One game, 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:44.759 guy does the next game, so you're not burning 00:03:44.759 --> 00:03:47.659 yourselves out, because there are literally eight 00:03:47.659 --> 00:03:50.259 games a day after the first day of the tournament. 00:03:51.430 --> 00:03:53.830 From 9 a .m. In the morning the last one tips 00:03:53.830 --> 00:03:57.250 off at 8 p .m. At night and you go all day long 00:03:57.250 --> 00:04:00.289 The other guy got sick who could not make oh, 00:04:00.289 --> 00:04:03.650 no I literally had to call eight basketball games 00:04:03.650 --> 00:04:08.449 back to back in one day and My voice was gone. 00:04:08.509 --> 00:04:11.889 I literally could not talk it hurt to talk by 00:04:11.889 --> 00:04:15.330 the end of it I was I was texting people because 00:04:15.330 --> 00:04:17.290 people are calling me. Hey, how's it going? I 00:04:17.290 --> 00:04:20.209 can't talk. I literally was told not to speak 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:23.759 They have trainers and such, and I went to them 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:27.040 after. I said, what can I do? That was the way 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:29.579 I sounded. You sounded like you'd smoked cigarettes 00:04:29.579 --> 00:04:32.040 for four years. And they basically said, do not 00:04:32.040 --> 00:04:34.480 utter another word. And then they gave me some 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:38.720 things I could take to kind of... My vocal cords 00:04:38.720 --> 00:04:43.279 were so strained. that I couldn't speak. That 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:45.500 was the only time in 40 years of broadcasting, 00:04:45.639 --> 00:04:47.680 and I know some people want me to shut up sometimes, 00:04:48.379 --> 00:04:50.300 but that was the only time that ever happened 00:04:50.300 --> 00:04:52.000 to me. And it was because I called eight games. 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:54.319 Yeah. I guess if I ever don't want to do a show, 00:04:54.459 --> 00:04:57.740 I'll just go into a room and just scream for 00:04:57.740 --> 00:05:02.040 like 20 minutes. I don't know. I think that would 00:05:02.040 --> 00:05:04.740 probably that would probably do it. Probably 00:05:04.740 --> 00:05:06.959 would. Well, I mean, when you go like when you 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:09.980 go to an athletic event and you're cheering for 00:05:09.980 --> 00:05:12.360 a team. I mean like when we went up and watched 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:14.019 the Packer game we were screaming and yelling 00:05:14.019 --> 00:05:17.839 my voice was you could tell like I know it takes 00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:19.959 a lot out of you yeah I know you can tell right 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:22.040 now that I don't have I've got I'm a little bit 00:05:22.040 --> 00:05:24.240 more nasally than I normally would be better 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.699 than you think okay well that's good intern Dom 00:05:26.699 --> 00:05:29.920 what do you think he's gonna chime in I definitely 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:31.540 agree I definitely agree I think you sound pretty 00:05:31.540 --> 00:05:34.839 good yeah don't start sucking up to me on the 00:05:34.839 --> 00:05:40.990 ol olympic thing Dom suck it up to me So thanks 00:05:40.990 --> 00:05:42.829 to you we have a new segment on the program by 00:05:42.829 --> 00:05:46.129 the way You know that don't you I did I was informed 00:05:46.129 --> 00:05:48.649 of that right before the show. Oh Justin told 00:05:48.649 --> 00:05:51.329 you I think the listeners will like it. I Well, 00:05:51.329 --> 00:05:52.930 they've already heard yesterday. Yeah, we did 00:05:52.930 --> 00:05:54.490 it We did it for the first time yesterday And 00:05:54.490 --> 00:05:56.629 so you go back to listen to the podcast and you 00:05:56.629 --> 00:05:59.689 had a little role to play in that So we've got 00:05:59.689 --> 00:06:02.889 ducks in the combine Do you want to start there? 00:06:03.189 --> 00:06:05.410 Sure, because I think that's pretty cool and 00:06:05.410 --> 00:06:08.629 we've got draft day coming up and I think there 00:06:08.629 --> 00:06:12.139 could be record I think there could be three 00:06:12.139 --> 00:06:16.399 ducks drafted in the first round I'm just it 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:18.800 all depends on how the chips fall but we'll get 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:20.939 to that when we get closer to it well Kenyon 00:06:20.939 --> 00:06:24.300 Sadiq could be one okay I think Emmanuel Pregnant 00:06:24.300 --> 00:06:26.899 could be another one I mean offensive linemen 00:06:26.899 --> 00:06:30.160 are at a premium and he was you know in a Joe 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:34.680 Moore award finalist group and one of the ones 00:06:34.680 --> 00:06:38.959 that were coming out of that Who would be the 00:06:38.959 --> 00:06:42.120 third I'm trying to think now well wide receiver 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:46.079 wise. It's a pretty Well, I have to take a look 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:48.000 at me to read the names of the combine invites 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:49.980 So and this because if you're not getting invited 00:06:49.980 --> 00:06:51.259 the combine you're probably not gonna be a first 00:06:51.259 --> 00:06:53.699 -round pick So it's Malik Benson Kenyon Sadiq 00:06:53.699 --> 00:06:56.439 Noah Whittington Alex Harky Emanuel Pregnan and 00:06:56.439 --> 00:06:58.740 Isaiah world I think Isaiah world might be another 00:06:58.740 --> 00:07:01.199 one. I don't think he'll go first round I don't 00:07:01.199 --> 00:07:04.939 think the tackles had and Pregnan had a good 00:07:04.939 --> 00:07:08.170 enough Don't think they finished the year super 00:07:08.170 --> 00:07:10.509 strong honestly I think that the general consensus 00:07:10.509 --> 00:07:12.410 with the offensive line that it was a bunch of 00:07:12.410 --> 00:07:15.509 guards playing tackle essentially So I'm not 00:07:15.509 --> 00:07:16.670 sure if they'll end up first round if you're 00:07:16.670 --> 00:07:18.430 if they're if they're tackles that'll push them 00:07:18.430 --> 00:07:20.810 into the first round if They're viewed as guards. 00:07:21.310 --> 00:07:23.389 They'll be second third round picks. That's just 00:07:23.389 --> 00:07:26.310 my opinion Not really anybody standing out on 00:07:26.310 --> 00:07:29.009 the defensive side. Well, yeah betcher canaday 00:07:29.009 --> 00:07:32.209 and thenaman thenaman is maybe a second round 00:07:32.209 --> 00:07:34.649 pick Yes, I'm not I wouldn't elevate probably 00:07:34.649 --> 00:07:37.470 was just positional value wise He's a safety 00:07:37.470 --> 00:07:39.189 which is gonna be which is gonna be tough for 00:07:39.189 --> 00:07:41.550 him because the NFL just doesn't value safety 00:07:41.550 --> 00:07:45.209 is like they used to Caleb Downs Who is by far 00:07:45.209 --> 00:07:46.829 considered one of the best defensive players 00:07:46.829 --> 00:07:48.569 in college football? There's a lot of debate 00:07:48.569 --> 00:07:50.389 where he's gonna go because there's no debate 00:07:50.389 --> 00:07:53.129 on how good he is as a player as a safety But 00:07:53.129 --> 00:07:56.569 at that top spot, you know the top five ten picks 00:07:56.569 --> 00:07:58.990 If you're a team and you're looking at a safety, 00:07:59.029 --> 00:08:01.569 it's just some teams don't like that. April 23rd 00:08:01.569 --> 00:08:03.810 is the draft We're going to have a big party 00:08:03.810 --> 00:08:07.709 up at the club room at Autzen for the Oak Club. 00:08:07.949 --> 00:08:09.930 There's still tickets available if you go to 00:08:09.930 --> 00:08:12.430 the Oregon Club. OregonClub .org. You can click 00:08:12.430 --> 00:08:15.209 through to the link. Big draft party up there. 00:08:15.230 --> 00:08:17.670 We started it last year, first year of it, and 00:08:17.670 --> 00:08:20.209 it was fantastic. We're changing up the format 00:08:20.209 --> 00:08:23.689 a little bit. In fact, you don't like change. 00:08:24.470 --> 00:08:26.410 Well, I'm the one in charge of the program this 00:08:26.410 --> 00:08:28.350 year, so I'm changing it up to have a little 00:08:28.350 --> 00:08:30.350 bit more audience participation instead of having 00:08:30.350 --> 00:08:33.169 the panel discussions. We will bring our YouTube 00:08:33.169 --> 00:08:35.350 program there again, and we're going to be switching 00:08:35.350 --> 00:08:38.049 it up with a few different hosts as well. Very 00:08:38.049 --> 00:08:40.070 exciting. That'll be cool. We'll do that live 00:08:40.070 --> 00:08:42.509 on YouTube for the three hours that will be up 00:08:42.509 --> 00:08:46.509 there. And the first round, I think, will be 00:08:46.509 --> 00:08:49.570 interesting to see where everybody falls. I've 00:08:49.570 --> 00:08:52.549 got to start doing some research on who has declared 00:08:52.549 --> 00:08:55.590 at the wide receiver position, because I think 00:08:55.590 --> 00:08:58.690 Malik Benson has that combination of speed and 00:08:58.690 --> 00:09:01.879 strength that... you know although he got hurt 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:05.419 for part of the season as well just like a lot 00:09:05.419 --> 00:09:07.120 of that receiver room got dinged around a little 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:09.799 bit i think there's there's some stock value 00:09:09.799 --> 00:09:11.899 there and again it's all team dependent what 00:09:11.899 --> 00:09:14.139 are the team's needs like if you went out and 00:09:14.139 --> 00:09:15.600 drafted a quarterback last year not going to 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:17.279 go out and draft another quarterback this year 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:20.500 if you didn't draft a running back last year 00:09:20.500 --> 00:09:22.679 and you might be getting older that position 00:09:22.679 --> 00:09:26.879 running back's a funny funny place to be because 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:29.820 you know the average life of an nfo running back 00:09:29.850 --> 00:09:32.250 probably at a primary level three or four years 00:09:32.250 --> 00:09:35.070 three to five years that's it so i mean those 00:09:35.070 --> 00:09:38.210 are like changing a pair of jeans at times so 00:09:38.210 --> 00:09:40.509 i don't think there's a whole lot of uh high 00:09:40.509 --> 00:09:42.610 value you don't see a lot of running backs unless 00:09:42.610 --> 00:09:44.909 you're a saquon barkley unless you're that top 00:09:45.070 --> 00:09:48.629 Tier right julian love elite guy level that will 00:09:48.629 --> 00:09:51.169 be a running back taken as far as receivers this 00:09:51.169 --> 00:09:54.149 year Cardinal taint is going to be a top 15 pick 00:09:54.149 --> 00:09:56.330 jordan tyson might be the first guy off the board 00:09:56.330 --> 00:09:59.809 as well I believe are there five guys that are 00:09:59.809 --> 00:10:02.470 ranked above malik? Well malik's not going to 00:10:02.470 --> 00:10:05.029 go in the first round malik's a guy that was 00:10:05.029 --> 00:10:08.210 very highly regarded out of high school And then 00:10:08.210 --> 00:10:10.110 went bounced around a couple different schools 00:10:10.110 --> 00:10:12.830 alabama florida state So I think that his draft 00:10:12.830 --> 00:10:15.730 stock coming into the year was like undrafted 00:10:15.730 --> 00:10:18.769 and now i'm guessing that's third round I don't 00:10:18.769 --> 00:10:21.529 know. I I think he's like a sixth round picked 00:10:21.529 --> 00:10:24.450 well I think a very good one one that I would 00:10:24.450 --> 00:10:26.950 want my team to pick because he's a late riser 00:10:26.950 --> 00:10:29.129 And those are the guys that his stock isn't as 00:10:29.129 --> 00:10:31.629 high as maybe it could be If he basically played 00:10:31.629 --> 00:10:34.090 another year of college, right? Right, so that 00:10:34.090 --> 00:10:36.029 makes sense. Like I don't think he's a guy that 00:10:36.029 --> 00:10:38.730 you can look at physically He's not like this 00:10:38.730 --> 00:10:41.289 imposing type of receiver So I don't think that 00:10:41.289 --> 00:10:42.950 he's gonna be a guy that's gonna go like in the 00:10:42.950 --> 00:10:44.690 top four rounds Like i'd be really surprised. 00:10:44.690 --> 00:10:47.350 Okay, I mean tez johnson Didn't go in the top. 00:10:47.409 --> 00:10:49.830 What did he go fifth? I think fifth round fifth 00:10:49.830 --> 00:10:55.090 round You got something to say intern? The tes 00:10:55.090 --> 00:10:57.269 johnson was also 160 pounds Well, that's what 00:10:57.269 --> 00:10:59.389 I was gonna say too is that that's why the combine 00:10:59.389 --> 00:11:01.269 is gonna be super duper important for all these 00:11:01.269 --> 00:11:04.009 guys because For someone like noah wittington. 00:11:04.029 --> 00:11:05.990 We watched him with our eyes like this guy's 00:11:05.990 --> 00:11:08.370 a good running back But the nfl really really 00:11:08.370 --> 00:11:10.370 cares about those testing numbers So if noah 00:11:10.370 --> 00:11:13.370 runs like a five or so like a four five nine 00:11:13.370 --> 00:11:15.690 Like he's not going to be drafted in the first 00:11:15.690 --> 00:11:17.529 like five or six rounds Well, they also care 00:11:17.529 --> 00:11:20.710 about the interview room as well at the combine 00:11:20.990 --> 00:11:23.850 They want that personality, the background checks, 00:11:24.070 --> 00:11:25.450 all of that. They're going to dive into your 00:11:25.450 --> 00:11:27.129 life and find out how you were in the locker 00:11:27.129 --> 00:11:28.929 room, how you were with teammates, how you were 00:11:28.929 --> 00:11:32.049 with coaches. Do you study? And they're going 00:11:32.049 --> 00:11:33.590 to get teams that are going to be asking you 00:11:33.590 --> 00:11:37.370 questions as well prior to the draft interviewing 00:11:37.370 --> 00:11:41.090 you and doing personal workouts. That's where 00:11:41.090 --> 00:11:43.370 I'm gonna find it interesting is that and I think 00:11:43.370 --> 00:11:47.049 you did make a good point is For world and Pregnon 00:11:47.049 --> 00:11:49.509 is where are they are they gonna be seen as guards 00:11:49.509 --> 00:11:51.629 are gonna be seen as tackles And how do you value 00:11:51.629 --> 00:11:54.049 those and again? It's all gonna be about the 00:11:54.049 --> 00:11:56.629 class and if you played both positions, then 00:11:56.629 --> 00:11:59.090 you become multifunctional and that becomes more 00:11:59.090 --> 00:12:01.970 valuable Most offensive linemen can play pretty 00:12:01.970 --> 00:12:06.009 much any position. They should be able to Oregon's 00:12:06.009 --> 00:12:07.830 done a pretty good job of having people be multi 00:12:07.830 --> 00:12:10.090 multi positional And that's probably where the 00:12:10.090 --> 00:12:11.710 value of coming then i'll be a tip of the cat 00:12:11.710 --> 00:12:13.629 to elite terry and that coaching staff that gets 00:12:13.629 --> 00:12:16.450 them prepared for that next level So I I think 00:12:16.450 --> 00:12:18.450 an outside chance of three I think definitely 00:12:18.450 --> 00:12:20.929 two I think one of those two on the line are 00:12:20.929 --> 00:12:23.450 going to go in the first round I think that kenyon 00:12:23.450 --> 00:12:25.289 city should be one of those guys that the interview 00:12:25.289 --> 00:12:27.389 is going to be more important than anything He 00:12:27.389 --> 00:12:29.490 actually does at the combine because i'm guessing 00:12:29.490 --> 00:12:31.730 I don't I don't even know if he's at a run to 00:12:31.730 --> 00:12:33.129 be honest with you He might just be one of those 00:12:33.129 --> 00:12:35.169 guys that like doesn't need to maybe he does 00:12:35.169 --> 00:12:37.070 because he wants to really boost his stock but 00:12:37.070 --> 00:12:40.509 I almost feel like Why why would you want to 00:12:40.509 --> 00:12:42.769 the expectation level is so high exactly they're 00:12:42.769 --> 00:12:45.789 gonna put him in a box. It's like Perceived value 00:12:45.789 --> 00:12:48.649 of his speed. Why would you even mess with having 00:12:48.649 --> 00:12:51.129 a lower number than you possibly? I would more 00:12:51.129 --> 00:12:52.889 worried about the individual workouts with the 00:12:52.889 --> 00:12:56.049 team the guy that I think could do the Most for 00:12:56.049 --> 00:12:58.389 himself at the NFL combine would be Bryce better. 00:12:59.210 --> 00:13:02.250 Yeah, I think that if he tests Really? Well, 00:13:02.429 --> 00:13:03.970 especially because he's not the biggest guy in 00:13:03.970 --> 00:13:05.950 the world That would be big for him, I think. 00:13:06.129 --> 00:13:08.529 I think anybody gets in a room with Bryce Betcher. 00:13:08.629 --> 00:13:10.210 100%. If you're an NFL guy, you're gonna go, 00:13:10.350 --> 00:13:12.730 I want that guy on my team. He will end up on 00:13:12.730 --> 00:13:14.850 a team. I'm not, I couldn't tell you where he's 00:13:14.850 --> 00:13:16.629 gonna get drafted. Like, he could be a guy that 00:13:16.629 --> 00:13:18.429 ends up in the fourth or fifth round. Maybe he's 00:13:18.429 --> 00:13:20.509 undrafted. I don't know. But again, it's a need. 00:13:20.809 --> 00:13:23.850 What does a team need? Who are they going? It's 00:13:23.850 --> 00:13:26.570 not just, well, let's just go and be a Patriot. 00:13:26.590 --> 00:13:29.009 Well, wait a second. Are you three deep at that 00:13:29.009 --> 00:13:30.950 position? They're not gonna draft you. They might 00:13:30.950 --> 00:13:33.669 invite you. But they're not going to draft you. 00:13:33.950 --> 00:13:35.070 Well, ultimately, you want to go to the right 00:13:35.070 --> 00:13:37.929 spot. It really who you get drafted by is way 00:13:37.929 --> 00:13:40.169 more important than where you get drafted. Well, 00:13:40.169 --> 00:13:43.509 let's just talk about the guy who just won himself 00:13:43.509 --> 00:13:47.090 the Super Bowl ring. Sam Darnold out of college. 00:13:48.009 --> 00:13:50.610 I don't think Sam Darnold is seismically different 00:13:50.610 --> 00:13:53.090 than he was in college. I think he learned a 00:13:53.090 --> 00:13:55.250 few things along the way, but he just went to 00:13:55.250 --> 00:13:58.750 a bad situation in the Jets, a horrible and it's 00:13:58.750 --> 00:14:02.090 a franchise that's still bad. Just like the Browns. 00:14:02.169 --> 00:14:04.950 They're whore. They're a mess They're just a 00:14:04.950 --> 00:14:07.850 they're just a horrible mess. Can I just put 00:14:07.850 --> 00:14:10.610 something out into the ethosphere? Just just 00:14:10.610 --> 00:14:13.230 to try to like make this happen. Sure. You're 00:14:13.230 --> 00:14:15.289 gonna really exist just to will it into existence 00:14:15.289 --> 00:14:17.269 It'd be really cool to see Kenyon Siddiq get 00:14:17.269 --> 00:14:19.389 drafted by like chiefs or something like that 00:14:19.389 --> 00:14:21.950 Have Patrick Mahomes, you know one year into 00:14:21.950 --> 00:14:25.230 Travis Kelsey 100 % go off into the sunset. Yep 00:14:25.440 --> 00:14:27.299 And they've got the era parents sitting right 00:14:27.299 --> 00:14:29.100 there and they can run that too tight end set. 00:14:29.159 --> 00:14:32.120 How cool would that be? That's not a bad idea. 00:14:32.919 --> 00:14:34.600 And Dan Lanning would love that. I know. I tell 00:14:34.600 --> 00:14:37.100 you that. Coach Lanning would absolutely love 00:14:37.100 --> 00:14:39.179 that. So it'll be interesting to the run up and 00:14:39.179 --> 00:14:41.980 we'll be watching. We'll break it down more. 00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:43.919 Yeah. When they come to the combine and then 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:45.440 kind of figure out where they got slotted. And 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:47.519 then again, go get your tickets for draft night. 00:14:47.539 --> 00:14:49.220 Come join us. We'll have a big party up there 00:14:49.220 --> 00:14:51.960 at the club at Otzen. So yeah. Well, the last 00:14:51.960 --> 00:14:55.159 two years we've had Bucky Irving was two years 00:14:55.159 --> 00:14:56.840 ago where it was like oh my gosh like how did 00:14:56.840 --> 00:14:59.019 he have such a bad combine? And then he ended 00:14:59.019 --> 00:15:00.899 up getting drafted being a great player obviously 00:15:00.899 --> 00:15:03.299 great system the same team Ended up drafting 00:15:03.299 --> 00:15:05.059 the other guy last year, which is Ted Johnson 00:15:05.059 --> 00:15:07.320 We already talked about who? Tested in a way 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:08.980 that you know his numbers were all lower than 00:15:08.980 --> 00:15:10.879 you thought but like it's the thing about the 00:15:10.879 --> 00:15:13.539 combine So you we watched these guys we actually 00:15:13.539 --> 00:15:15.519 watched them every single game And so it was 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:17.200 really easy for me to sit there and go okay. 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:19.019 I know Bucky Irving is a good player I know his 00:15:19.019 --> 00:15:20.620 test Johnson's a good player so good on Tampa 00:15:20.620 --> 00:15:23.759 Bay for any being able to them undersized guys 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:25.419 at those positions who are good football players 00:15:25.419 --> 00:15:27.399 and who are good football players and have great 00:15:27.399 --> 00:15:29.559 football IQ as well. So the combine is a little 00:15:29.559 --> 00:15:32.980 overrated. Well there's been talk about getting 00:15:32.980 --> 00:15:36.019 rid of the combine. It'd be interesting. Because 00:15:36.019 --> 00:15:38.779 it's like why just do the individual pro days 00:15:38.779 --> 00:15:40.840 at the campuses for the teams that are going 00:15:40.840 --> 00:15:44.139 to be interested in doing it instead of and Oregon's 00:15:44.139 --> 00:15:46.440 gonna have their pro day. So they're going to 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:48.399 have people out here. It's always fun as well. 00:15:48.500 --> 00:15:50.440 Yeah. I think what would be interesting to do 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:52.659 is because there's those guys that go to the 00:15:52.659 --> 00:15:55.659 combine that they don't have a lot of production, 00:15:55.759 --> 00:15:57.879 but all of a sudden they test really well and 00:15:57.879 --> 00:15:59.820 they're a top 10 pick. I think it'd be interesting 00:15:59.820 --> 00:16:02.600 to look back and see how many of these guys that 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:05.340 we are like the combine warriors, how many of 00:16:05.340 --> 00:16:07.600 them pan out versus how many of the guys that 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:09.580 are really productive players in college and 00:16:09.580 --> 00:16:11.559 maybe are a little small or they run a little 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:15.190 slow. Jerry Rice. I think he ran a four or five 00:16:15.190 --> 00:16:17.129 nine or something ridiculous like that like that's 00:16:17.129 --> 00:16:20.970 the the best guy at receiver ever who it's a 00:16:20.970 --> 00:16:23.269 position that you look for the four to two guy 00:16:23.269 --> 00:16:24.750 you know what I mean right it doesn't ultimately 00:16:24.750 --> 00:16:27.690 sometimes it just doesn't matter the Danny Justin 00:16:27.690 --> 00:16:30.710 radio program on a Thursday weekend Eve I'm Danny 00:16:30.710 --> 00:16:33.549 that's Justin and over there sitting in the producers 00:16:33.549 --> 00:16:37.149 chairs intern Dom he will never have that taken 00:16:37.149 --> 00:16:39.429 off of him until he earns it and then once I 00:16:39.429 --> 00:16:40.950 start calling you producer Dom then you know 00:16:40.950 --> 00:16:43.759 you've arrived Okay, Dom, just so you know. And 00:16:43.759 --> 00:16:47.000 speaking of that, Dom helped us bring a new feature 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:50.220 aboard, which is our Olympic update. So let's 00:16:50.220 --> 00:16:53.720 do that. I need the music for the Olympics. There 00:16:53.720 --> 00:16:57.539 we go. Love it. All right, here we go. Chloe 00:16:57.539 --> 00:17:00.940 Kim aims for an unprecedented third consecutive 00:17:00.940 --> 00:17:05.160 Olympic gold in the half pipe at the Winter Olympics, 00:17:05.339 --> 00:17:07.920 despite competing with a torn labrum. You ever 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:11.079 had a torn labrum, baby J? No. I hope never to. 00:17:11.099 --> 00:17:14.299 Intern Dom? Ever had a torn labrum? No, I've 00:17:14.299 --> 00:17:16.859 had a torn MCL. Do you know what a labrum is? 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:24.759 It's gotta be in the knee. Try again. I don't 00:17:24.759 --> 00:17:26.900 know where it is. Look it up. She led the qualifiers 00:17:26.900 --> 00:17:30.180 with a score of 90 .25, demonstrating remarkable 00:17:30.180 --> 00:17:33.519 resilience. A torn labrum. Now you know where 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:36.160 it is? It's in the shoulder. There you go. It's 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:40.029 on the body. Italian skier Frederica Brignone 00:17:40.029 --> 00:17:42.390 claimed her first Olympic gold in the women's 00:17:42.390 --> 00:17:45.529 Super G. She's overcome a severe leg injury at 00:17:45.529 --> 00:17:50.029 35, the oldest female alpine skiing gold medalist, 00:17:50.289 --> 00:17:53.309 thrilling the home fans with her historic victory. 00:17:53.990 --> 00:17:56.970 And NBC has apologized for misgendering Swedish 00:17:56.970 --> 00:17:59.930 athlete Elise Lundholm during the women's moguls 00:17:59.930 --> 00:18:04.240 event. The network emphasized inclusivity. following 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:06.819 the incident while Lundholm highlighted sportsmanship 00:18:06.819 --> 00:18:09.779 and fair competition. So the medal count, Norway 00:18:09.779 --> 00:18:12.180 still leads with seven golds, 13 overall. Italy 00:18:12.180 --> 00:18:15.480 now with five golds, 14 overall. US four golds, 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:18.599 13 overall. Men's hockey just started. Women's 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:22.400 hockey really playing well for the US of A. Men's 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:25.720 hockey now with pros getting to play. They got 00:18:25.720 --> 00:18:28.980 rid of the amateurism in the Olympics now. Love 00:18:28.980 --> 00:18:31.740 that, right? Surprise, surprise. So there's your 00:18:31.740 --> 00:18:33.480 Olympic update. We'll do one every day until 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:35.880 the Olympics are over. Thank you, Intern Dom, 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:39.180 for providing that for us. All right, so you 00:18:39.180 --> 00:18:41.539 want to take our break? Or do you want to do 00:18:41.539 --> 00:18:43.519 a football schedule? Oh, we can do the Oregon 00:18:43.519 --> 00:18:45.079 State football schedule, which was announced 00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:46.420 in the last segment. We'll do that in the last 00:18:46.420 --> 00:18:47.359 segment. We don't want to make Gunner wait too 00:18:47.359 --> 00:18:48.859 long, but I think we have time. All right, Mark 00:18:48.859 --> 00:18:52.559 Wazikowski is next as we're going to talk about 00:18:52.559 --> 00:18:55.960 Oregon baseball. We get to see the 2026 version 00:18:55.960 --> 00:18:59.289 of Waz's team. They start out against another 00:18:59.289 --> 00:19:02.589 A -10 opponent, George Mason, out of the Patriot 00:19:02.589 --> 00:19:05.730 League. It's four games scheduled for this weekend. 00:19:06.210 --> 00:19:09.009 We are putting that in air quotes and it could 00:19:09.009 --> 00:19:11.670 be TBA because the weather... could be a little 00:19:11.670 --> 00:19:13.990 frightful this weekend, but we'll talk to Gunner 00:19:13.990 --> 00:19:17.009 next. Mark Wasikowski makes his first appearance 00:19:17.009 --> 00:19:19.730 of the 2026 campaign next on the Danny and Justin 00:19:19.730 --> 00:19:22.250 radio program. Danny and Justin program rolls 00:19:22.250 --> 00:19:24.789 on for a weekend Eve. Tomorrow on the program, 00:19:24.829 --> 00:19:26.650 Travis Immers, the mayor of Rip City will join 00:19:26.650 --> 00:19:29.390 us. Talk blazers as they head into the stretch 00:19:29.390 --> 00:19:33.170 for the All -Star break. I want his over under 00:19:33.170 --> 00:19:35.690 on Damian Lillard in the three point contest. 00:19:36.190 --> 00:19:40.049 In terms of points scored. But we've got opening 00:19:40.049 --> 00:19:42.710 weekend of baseball. Oh my goodness, we have 00:19:42.710 --> 00:19:45.009 been waiting a long time for this as we head 00:19:45.009 --> 00:19:47.150 over to the Oregon Man Clinics hotline at 541 00:19:47.150 --> 00:19:50.829 -343 -5673 and the first of many visits we're 00:19:50.829 --> 00:19:54.410 going to have with the head coach of the Oregon 00:19:54.410 --> 00:19:57.269 men's baseball program. It is the leader of the 00:19:57.269 --> 00:20:00.730 flock gunner we call Mark Wasikowski coach. How's 00:20:00.730 --> 00:20:03.970 the offseason been first for you? I'm glad that 00:20:03.970 --> 00:20:06.130 was the first question because I don't know who 00:20:06.130 --> 00:20:08.869 Damian Lillard is so you know I'm sure he's awesome 00:20:08.869 --> 00:20:11.710 at whatever he does and and I just I'm glad that 00:20:11.710 --> 00:20:14.809 wasn't my question but the offseason yeah I don't 00:20:14.809 --> 00:20:17.609 know I think it was really good you know we really 00:20:17.609 --> 00:20:21.769 we I the offseason is kind of a funny one for 00:20:21.769 --> 00:20:24.170 me I'm not really off I'd like to I'd like to 00:20:24.170 --> 00:20:26.880 really kind of just attack the things that we 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:29.240 feel like we need to really attack. So it doesn't 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:31.440 feel off. It feels like, boy, it's such a good 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:34.099 time to prepare and get you guys ready. New club, 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:36.519 the whole thing. These guys have been a lot of 00:20:36.519 --> 00:20:40.099 fun to work with so far. It's a fun watch and 00:20:40.099 --> 00:20:43.660 you know, yeah, we lost a lot, but I think that 00:20:43.660 --> 00:20:45.740 we I think we're going to be able to put a product 00:20:45.740 --> 00:20:47.259 out there that people are going to really appreciate 00:20:47.259 --> 00:20:50.180 and enjoy. Well, the first view of that 2026 00:20:50.180 --> 00:20:54.180 squad starts tomorrow afternoon 3 PM at PK and 00:20:54.180 --> 00:20:57.079 a weekend series against George Mason for scheduled 00:20:57.079 --> 00:20:59.440 a doubleheader on Saturday and then winding out 00:20:59.440 --> 00:21:02.200 with a noon first pitch on Sunday. So a lot of 00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:04.720 opportunities to see your ducks in the next couple 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:07.390 of. weeks as Youngstown State comes in early 00:21:07.390 --> 00:21:09.769 start on a Thursday at 3 p .m. and rolling through 00:21:09.769 --> 00:21:12.230 Sunday as well as the coach joins us. So let's 00:21:12.230 --> 00:21:14.650 start there coach with your roster construction. 00:21:14.990 --> 00:21:19.009 You lose a lot of the wins on your mound and 00:21:19.009 --> 00:21:21.369 a lot of the run production but it seems like 00:21:21.369 --> 00:21:24.609 you've filled in nicely so talk about what you 00:21:24.609 --> 00:21:28.900 have to replace and what you see. Yeah, it's 00:21:28.900 --> 00:21:31.380 like half the wins and two -thirds of the home 00:21:31.380 --> 00:21:33.880 runs not on this year's roster that was on last 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:36.400 year's roster So that's a starting point. Yeah, 00:21:36.519 --> 00:21:39.240 and then no you look at the guys that you got 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:41.759 in here right now either the guys that are former 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:45.019 Ducks that just were kind of in the in the background 00:21:45.019 --> 00:21:48.380 a year ago or guys that that are new ducks that 00:21:48.380 --> 00:21:50.619 are now here freshmen or transfer guys doesn't 00:21:50.619 --> 00:21:53.220 matter and And why you just start liking what 00:21:53.220 --> 00:21:55.299 you're seeing a lot because those guys are you 00:21:55.299 --> 00:21:57.559 know, they look talented They look good. I mean 00:21:58.279 --> 00:22:01.359 I don't know, I know there's a lot of guys that 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:03.880 get a lot of credit, a lot of respect, and there 00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:05.440 should be because there's guys that are getting 00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:09.180 buzz from the media gurus. But I mean, the straw 00:22:09.180 --> 00:22:13.579 that stirs the drink of the program is the kid 00:22:13.579 --> 00:22:15.579 out there at second base, Ryan Cooney. The guy 00:22:15.579 --> 00:22:18.420 is unbelievable. He's a leader. He's gotten really 00:22:18.420 --> 00:22:23.630 good. He's healthy. A couple of these kids that 00:22:23.630 --> 00:22:25.630 are getting huge accolades, they deserve them. 00:22:26.089 --> 00:22:29.329 Whether it's Maddox Maloney and some of these 00:22:29.329 --> 00:22:31.390 other guys, they're getting some big accolades, 00:22:31.450 --> 00:22:34.849 they deserve them. And yet, that's just how good 00:22:34.849 --> 00:22:38.150 of a locker room culture and real player Ryan 00:22:38.150 --> 00:22:40.009 Cooney is, is when you got guys like that, and 00:22:40.009 --> 00:22:42.130 I can make that statement, that should tell you 00:22:42.130 --> 00:22:44.990 a lot about where that guy individually is with 00:22:44.990 --> 00:22:47.119 the other great players we have. One of the most 00:22:47.119 --> 00:22:49.759 important things in baseball is to be able to 00:22:49.759 --> 00:22:51.980 be present for the next pitch To be able to move 00:22:51.980 --> 00:22:54.079 on from a bad moment the mental side of the game 00:22:54.079 --> 00:22:56.119 How much mental training have you done coming 00:22:56.119 --> 00:22:58.140 into the season compared to the physical training 00:22:58.140 --> 00:23:02.119 that you have? Wow, how about that? I mean just 00:23:02.119 --> 00:23:05.619 our entire office meeting this morning was on 00:23:05.619 --> 00:23:08.359 the mental side of the game You sound like freaking 00:23:08.359 --> 00:23:12.880 dorfman and cool and man brian cain. I mean these 00:23:12.880 --> 00:23:15.849 guys You know, can revisit God rest his soul. 00:23:15.950 --> 00:23:18.269 I mean, these guys were the gurus, right? And 00:23:18.269 --> 00:23:21.130 they do. They talked about slowing the game down 00:23:21.130 --> 00:23:25.410 using the controlling the speed of the game to 00:23:25.410 --> 00:23:27.710 where it's manageable to where you can be present 00:23:27.710 --> 00:23:29.849 on each and every pitch, because you got to get 00:23:29.849 --> 00:23:31.890 rid of the negative, especially in a negative 00:23:31.890 --> 00:23:35.460 base game like baseball. really quickly to where 00:23:35.460 --> 00:23:37.519 it gives you the best chance for a positive on 00:23:37.519 --> 00:23:40.180 the next pitch. And the guys that can't do that 00:23:40.180 --> 00:23:42.420 usually really have a tough time with baseball. 00:23:43.039 --> 00:23:44.700 And the guys that are really good at doing that 00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:48.079 are the ones that can overcome the... Well, it's 00:23:48.079 --> 00:23:49.960 a four -letter word that starts with an S and 00:23:49.960 --> 00:23:51.640 ends with a T. I don't know if I can say that 00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:55.039 on the... But they got to deal with that stuff. 00:23:55.119 --> 00:23:57.660 And then when they deal with it in a positive 00:23:57.660 --> 00:23:59.539 way, they're able to turn it into a positive. 00:23:59.900 --> 00:24:03.220 So... You know, it's it's a it's a huge part 00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:05.740 of our program We take a lot of time on that 00:24:05.740 --> 00:24:07.680 and you know And I don't know if you can take 00:24:07.680 --> 00:24:10.519 enough on it because it is that important How 00:24:10.519 --> 00:24:12.619 where do you look for early on in the season 00:24:12.619 --> 00:24:14.980 to tell you that this team is on the right track? 00:24:17.579 --> 00:24:19.900 Well what we've looked for so far and everything 00:24:19.900 --> 00:24:23.539 that we've done is first off are they What's 00:24:23.539 --> 00:24:26.079 their desire to be around each other like, you 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:27.940 know, just when it's team time. Do they want 00:24:27.940 --> 00:24:31.319 to? Do they like the team aspect of it? Do they 00:24:31.319 --> 00:24:33.400 like the other guys that they're suiting up with 00:24:33.400 --> 00:24:35.599 in the weight room, in the dugout, and all that 00:24:35.599 --> 00:24:37.240 kind of stuff? The answer is, without a doubt, 00:24:37.640 --> 00:24:40.119 yes. You know, have they been a pain in the butt, 00:24:40.119 --> 00:24:42.220 you know, so far, you know, with missing classes, 00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:44.380 missing tutors, missing stuff like that, which 00:24:44.380 --> 00:24:47.019 can be a real indicator on what kind of culture 00:24:47.019 --> 00:24:49.339 you got. We haven't had any issues there. And 00:24:49.339 --> 00:24:51.920 so really, those two things are two of the three 00:24:51.920 --> 00:24:53.859 that we focused on. And then the third thing 00:24:53.859 --> 00:24:56.720 is, are they mature? And the answer to that is 00:24:56.720 --> 00:25:00.339 no. The first two are yes is the answer the maturity 00:25:00.339 --> 00:25:04.299 and how I define the maturity piece is this They're 00:25:04.299 --> 00:25:06.900 fine young men, but are they mature to where 00:25:06.900 --> 00:25:08.819 they they understand? What's going to allow them 00:25:08.819 --> 00:25:11.660 to be successful in game not in scrimmage not 00:25:11.660 --> 00:25:14.579 in practice Not in their BP rounds because they're 00:25:14.579 --> 00:25:17.700 nailing all that it's just in game now Can you 00:25:17.700 --> 00:25:20.019 show maturity in game? Which is just like you 00:25:20.019 --> 00:25:21.799 hit on Justin the second ago with the middle 00:25:21.799 --> 00:25:24.500 game That's what is going to be the focus to 00:25:24.500 --> 00:25:26.930 where they can now see the best of what they 00:25:26.930 --> 00:25:29.930 do in all the prep work or BP, all the scrimmages. 00:25:30.170 --> 00:25:32.569 And that carries then over to Friday at three 00:25:32.569 --> 00:25:34.849 o 'clock when, you know, supposedly the lights 00:25:34.849 --> 00:25:37.029 go on, although the lights have been on. You 00:25:37.029 --> 00:25:38.650 know, the lights have been on. The games have 00:25:38.650 --> 00:25:41.910 been being played. It's just not on an official 00:25:41.910 --> 00:25:45.430 schedule. And so can somehow, why is it different? 00:25:45.910 --> 00:25:48.410 That's a great question. I don't think it is. 00:25:48.619 --> 00:25:51.720 Some guys do think it is and for those guys that 00:25:51.720 --> 00:25:53.420 do think it's a little different then that's 00:25:53.420 --> 00:25:55.420 where you got to go to the middle game and coach 00:25:55.420 --> 00:25:57.420 them up that no actually it's the same thing 00:25:57.420 --> 00:25:59.039 you've been doing now with the lights on here 00:25:59.039 --> 00:26:02.190 for the last month and even longer. The head 00:26:02.190 --> 00:26:05.269 coach Mark Wasikowski joining us 294 wins going 00:26:05.269 --> 00:26:07.890 to get his 300th win sometime this season to 00:26:07.890 --> 00:26:10.430 super regional six regional appearances for the 00:26:10.430 --> 00:26:12.650 head coach and a 610 winning percentage. He joins 00:26:12.650 --> 00:26:15.230 us on the Danny Justin radio program. Let's talk 00:26:15.230 --> 00:26:17.630 about not just on the field coach but off the 00:26:17.630 --> 00:26:20.650 field. You replace pitching coach as hot goes 00:26:20.650 --> 00:26:23.410 to Oklahoma State. Bring in Matt Flohr from San 00:26:23.410 --> 00:26:25.630 Diego who brings along a sophomore right handed 00:26:25.630 --> 00:26:28.450 pitcher Cal Scalari with him. You've got Ian 00:26:28.450 --> 00:26:31.049 Umlock. You've got Colin Clark. You've got. a 00:26:31.049 --> 00:26:33.829 good core for starting pitching. But you and 00:26:33.829 --> 00:26:35.670 I, when we talked about this last year, it also 00:26:35.670 --> 00:26:37.309 goes deep into that bullpen. You're going to 00:26:37.309 --> 00:26:39.769 need a lot of arms this season. So talk about 00:26:39.769 --> 00:26:43.150 how the pitching staff's shaped up. Yeah, so 00:26:43.150 --> 00:26:47.950 far so good. And I love Hawk. He's moved on. 00:26:48.130 --> 00:26:52.849 And now we have Matt Flohr, who is really good. 00:26:53.509 --> 00:26:56.869 He's got a tremendous demeanor to him. He's very 00:26:56.869 --> 00:27:00.599 knowledgeable. He's complete. He's a complete 00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:03.740 coach, which is really fun to be around and so 00:27:03.740 --> 00:27:06.460 you're right We're going to need a lot of arms 00:27:06.460 --> 00:27:09.859 and luckily we you know We've been able to either 00:27:09.859 --> 00:27:13.059 acquire or develop some arms that that look like 00:27:13.059 --> 00:27:15.440 they've trended in a really good direction. I 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:17.920 mean, you know, we also, I mean, the Scaleri 00:27:17.920 --> 00:27:20.880 kid has a huge arm, you know, he's got a huge 00:27:20.880 --> 00:27:23.619 arm. He comes in and he was a post -op guy. He 00:27:23.619 --> 00:27:25.640 had some surgery down there out of high school 00:27:25.640 --> 00:27:29.180 and then he was with Coach Floor at San Diego 00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:31.740 and, you know, he kind of groomed him and developed 00:27:31.740 --> 00:27:33.640 him a little bit, but he was just coming off 00:27:33.640 --> 00:27:35.700 of the arm injury and then this will be really 00:27:35.700 --> 00:27:39.240 his first. Real true full go hundred percent 00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:42.839 healthy year and boy. He's a horse. I mean he's 00:27:42.839 --> 00:27:45.680 he's a horse You know and he can throw the ball 00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:48.140 in the mid to high 90s with command and a very 00:27:48.140 --> 00:27:51.119 good secondary pitch super competitive And then 00:27:51.119 --> 00:27:52.759 there's some other guys that you know just didn't 00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:54.880 nobody's I don't know I won't say nobody's ever 00:27:54.880 --> 00:27:56.660 heard of them, but a kid like Devin Bell who 00:27:56.660 --> 00:27:59.359 was a transfer He's a senior and he's like a 00:27:59.359 --> 00:28:01.400 six foot four six foot five kid from Western 00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:04.980 Oregon killed that level just all -american killed 00:28:04.980 --> 00:28:07.559 it And you know, he's a mid 90s guy who's got 00:28:07.559 --> 00:28:09.720 a heck of a breaking ball and a really loose, 00:28:09.839 --> 00:28:13.099 whippy arm. And yet you go, wow, he was pitching 00:28:13.099 --> 00:28:15.000 at Western Oregon. And it's just like, yeah, 00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:18.019 he did. He developed really well. And you know, 00:28:18.079 --> 00:28:20.680 now he's taking the chance here to come in here 00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:22.579 and try to help us. He will. He'll be in the 00:28:22.579 --> 00:28:24.400 back end of that bullpen that's really, really 00:28:24.400 --> 00:28:27.680 got some names as well as a kid named Miles Castola, 00:28:27.799 --> 00:28:30.789 who comes in from. from Gonzaga and he was their 00:28:30.789 --> 00:28:33.390 Saturday guy at Gonzaga and he could be a starter. 00:28:33.390 --> 00:28:35.690 He could be a closer. He could be a middle guy. 00:28:35.690 --> 00:28:38.089 He's just good, you know, and he's a lefty. He's 00:28:38.089 --> 00:28:40.089 kind of a lower slot guy and he's got a heck 00:28:40.089 --> 00:28:42.109 of an arm. There's a lot of guys that fit this 00:28:42.109 --> 00:28:44.150 bill. I said it the other day in a press deal. 00:28:45.829 --> 00:28:48.430 R15 let's call it and even maybe a couple more 00:28:48.430 --> 00:28:52.710 than that. I've never really seen like once you 00:28:52.710 --> 00:28:55.670 get past eight usually it starts really dropping 00:28:55.670 --> 00:28:58.750 off. And that is far from the case with this 00:28:58.750 --> 00:29:00.890 group. Far from the case. Was I want to get to 00:29:00.890 --> 00:29:03.369 the outfield in a minute, but also talking about 00:29:03.369 --> 00:29:05.849 the power you mentioned at the top two thirds 00:29:05.849 --> 00:29:09.430 of your your scoring offense went away either 00:29:09.430 --> 00:29:11.589 to Major League Baseball or through the portal. 00:29:11.670 --> 00:29:13.930 But we start with and you got a good core to 00:29:13.930 --> 00:29:16.089 come back though with at first base. You bring 00:29:16.089 --> 00:29:18.250 a kid from Northern Kentucky gave Miranda, but 00:29:18.250 --> 00:29:22.950 also I call mayonnaise. Dominic Hellman has 123 00:29:22.950 --> 00:29:27.470 starts for you starting 67 of his 85 career games 00:29:27.470 --> 00:29:29.930 played and you've got some experience. over there 00:29:29.930 --> 00:29:31.789 at first base and some power. So talk about where 00:29:31.789 --> 00:29:33.289 you think the power is going to come from in 00:29:33.289 --> 00:29:36.970 this lineup. Well, first off, we didn't lose 00:29:36.970 --> 00:29:39.009 any position guys, the portal, you know, and 00:29:39.009 --> 00:29:40.329 we take a great amount of pride in that because 00:29:40.329 --> 00:29:42.130 we really don't want to lose anybody at all. 00:29:42.190 --> 00:29:44.109 Not nobody. We don't want anybody to go. But 00:29:44.109 --> 00:29:47.390 I will say this much. If where the power is, 00:29:47.390 --> 00:29:49.289 you know, if dominant count and I'll make a prediction. 00:29:49.390 --> 00:29:52.250 If that guy stays healthy in our main games we 00:29:52.250 --> 00:29:54.609 play this year, let's say 75 games this year. 00:29:54.650 --> 00:29:56.630 If he plays 75 games this year, he'll lead the 00:29:56.630 --> 00:29:59.970 country in home runs. Like, the power this kid 00:29:59.970 --> 00:30:03.410 brings to the plate is amazing. The only kryptonite 00:30:03.410 --> 00:30:05.190 he's had is he hasn't been able to stay healthy 00:30:05.190 --> 00:30:07.730 for a whole season yet. And it's been fluke stuff, 00:30:08.210 --> 00:30:10.410 but if that kid can stay healthy and be in that 00:30:10.410 --> 00:30:12.730 lineup each and every day for 75 games, he'll 00:30:12.730 --> 00:30:14.390 lead the country in home runs. He's that good. 00:30:15.819 --> 00:30:18.180 You know, and outside that you hit on Gabe Miranda. 00:30:18.460 --> 00:30:20.259 You know, Gabe's a kid that came in from Northern 00:30:20.259 --> 00:30:22.180 Kentucky. He's a Southern Cal kid. He went to 00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:24.579 Orange Lutheran, which is in that Trinity League, 00:30:24.660 --> 00:30:26.980 which is arguably the best high school baseball 00:30:26.980 --> 00:30:30.200 league in the entire country. Um, and he's a, 00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:33.000 he's a customer baseball family plays first base. 00:30:33.000 --> 00:30:35.559 He's super smooth over there and a kid can hit, 00:30:35.680 --> 00:30:37.759 you know, he's not just a dead red guy, but he 00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:39.440 can hit a breaking ball. He can go the other 00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:41.619 way with pitch. You know, he's a really skilled 00:30:41.619 --> 00:30:44.450 player. He's gonna be able to help us quite a 00:30:44.450 --> 00:30:47.049 bit there, you know And and and then you got 00:30:47.049 --> 00:30:48.990 a guy like like I already mentioned Ryan Cooney's 00:30:48.990 --> 00:30:51.509 powers developed Maddox Maloney is a guy that's 00:30:51.509 --> 00:30:53.970 already a preseason all -american And then there's 00:30:53.970 --> 00:30:56.529 a couple other kids in that outfield that haven't 00:30:56.529 --> 00:31:01.109 gotten a run yet Named, you know, Jax Jimenez 00:31:01.109 --> 00:31:04.269 when we signed Jax Jimenez He was like five foot 00:31:04.269 --> 00:31:07.369 eight 150 pounds and he's six foot two two hundred 00:31:07.369 --> 00:31:10.869 ten pounds right now This guy went from the best 00:31:10.869 --> 00:31:14.160 hitter in Sacramento Led the area in high school 00:31:14.160 --> 00:31:17.920 in hitting to now I mean when you put that that 00:31:17.920 --> 00:31:21.079 hitting ability if As long as he continues to 00:31:21.079 --> 00:31:23.960 stay focused on being a great hitter the power 00:31:23.960 --> 00:31:26.359 is now there This guy's got real freak potential 00:31:26.359 --> 00:31:28.720 reminds me of a kid years ago that ironically 00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:30.640 played for me at Arizona from Portland named 00:31:30.640 --> 00:31:33.420 Trevor Crowe Very skilled player came second 00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:35.339 in the Golden Spikes award his junior year and 00:31:35.339 --> 00:31:37.339 was a major leaguer for several years This kind 00:31:37.339 --> 00:31:40.099 of player reminds me, Jack Jimenez reminds me 00:31:40.099 --> 00:31:42.619 of. So, he's out there as an option. There's 00:31:42.619 --> 00:31:44.420 a couple other kids that are super skilled and 00:31:44.420 --> 00:31:47.920 talented. Elijah Cook, who transferred in here, 00:31:48.019 --> 00:31:50.920 who's a senior. He's one of the fastest runners 00:31:50.920 --> 00:31:53.980 in the entire country. Also a kid named Jack 00:31:53.980 --> 00:31:56.319 Brooks, who's had a lot of injuries in his past. 00:31:56.519 --> 00:31:59.279 He seems healthy right now, and he's a really 00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:01.339 elite player as well. And he's in that outfield. 00:32:01.359 --> 00:32:03.839 So there's some options there. And these guys, 00:32:04.299 --> 00:32:06.400 they're not just speed guys or guys that can 00:32:06.400 --> 00:32:09.000 slap it around, which they can do. They can hit 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:11.980 the ball over the fence and you know I do think 00:32:11.980 --> 00:32:14.480 that we're probably Not going to equal the home 00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:17.420 run totals of a naville and a Walsh in a helmet 00:32:17.420 --> 00:32:19.700 of a year's past But I think you're going to 00:32:19.700 --> 00:32:21.900 see an exciting offense when it comes to a lot 00:32:21.900 --> 00:32:24.420 more stolen bases A lot more balls in the gaps 00:32:24.420 --> 00:32:26.400 and a lot more singles that are turned into doubles 00:32:26.400 --> 00:32:29.160 because of some athleticism And I apologize coach 00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:31.579 for that Offhand comment about the transfer. 00:32:31.700 --> 00:32:33.240 I was thinking it was erroneous. Yeah, it was 00:32:33.240 --> 00:32:34.779 erroneous I was thinking about the guys up north. 00:32:34.779 --> 00:32:36.640 They lost some guys to the transfer portal. That's 00:32:36.640 --> 00:32:39.220 the guys I was thinking about so Well, we lost 00:32:39.220 --> 00:32:41.519 it. Hey, we like you're not wrong. We lost a 00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:43.579 couple that's still burning my crotch You know 00:32:43.579 --> 00:32:46.579 some talented kids, you know a kid named Santiago 00:32:46.579 --> 00:32:49.259 Garcia and he's one heck of an army went to LSU 00:32:49.259 --> 00:32:51.680 We lost another kid named Cole Stokes who went 00:32:51.680 --> 00:32:53.839 to Florida State Yeah, and so, you know not we're 00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:56.079 not immune to it and these are kids that had 00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:58.420 great experiences and gosh darn it we just we 00:32:58.420 --> 00:33:01.099 weren't able to keep them and and it burns me 00:33:01.099 --> 00:33:02.920 and they're great kids. I don't hate on them 00:33:02.920 --> 00:33:05.720 for it. I just, I don't want to lose anybody 00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:07.460 guys. You know what I mean? I want to keep them. 00:33:07.539 --> 00:33:10.119 I want to develop them old school and especially 00:33:10.119 --> 00:33:12.299 when they're super talented. I mean, you don't 00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:14.420 want to let those guys go. Nobody does. No, the 00:33:14.420 --> 00:33:16.700 coach Mark Waskowski joining us. We call him 00:33:16.700 --> 00:33:18.660 Gunner. Fourth time in the last five years, Oregon 00:33:18.660 --> 00:33:21.079 sets a new program record for home runs back 00:33:21.079 --> 00:33:23.720 in 2025. And by the way, that kid cook that he 00:33:23.720 --> 00:33:25.619 just mentioned, Justin, a gold Glover as well 00:33:25.619 --> 00:33:27.920 at Azusa Pacific. So he's got a glove as well. 00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:31.609 Brooks in. and Jimenez are both, those guys used 00:33:31.609 --> 00:33:33.789 to be in the infield, right coach? And now they're 00:33:33.789 --> 00:33:35.589 converting to full -time outfielders, Jack and 00:33:35.589 --> 00:33:38.410 Jax. Yeah, you're right. They sure did. Good 00:33:38.410 --> 00:33:43.910 memory. Yep. So where is the fight for positioning? 00:33:44.230 --> 00:33:47.049 How has that been rolling up to this first game? 00:33:47.089 --> 00:33:49.029 And I know it's going to keep evolving throughout 00:33:49.029 --> 00:33:50.450 the season. I mean, you're going to start looking 00:33:50.450 --> 00:33:52.430 at your starting lineup, and it's going to be 00:33:52.430 --> 00:33:54.109 matchups as well. It's going to be who's hot. 00:33:54.450 --> 00:33:57.069 So how is that fight for getting that starting 00:33:57.069 --> 00:33:59.930 position worked in the offseason or in the roll 00:33:59.930 --> 00:34:03.039 up, not the offseason, in the preseason? Yeah, 00:34:03.039 --> 00:34:06.180 good good question You know starting lineup isn't 00:34:06.180 --> 00:34:07.920 going to be the ending lineup. I know that right 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:10.539 I think that's a safe bet you know I think when 00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:13.380 you look at you know you you start with you know 00:34:13.380 --> 00:34:15.179 the catching position We've got two really good 00:34:15.179 --> 00:34:19.059 ones a really high profile Freshman kid Braden 00:34:19.059 --> 00:34:22.579 Jackson who's was team USA's MVP on the gold 00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:25.300 medal winning team And you know he can really 00:34:25.300 --> 00:34:27.500 hit he's six foot five. He's got a bazooka for 00:34:27.500 --> 00:34:30.559 an arm He's our second catcher Burke may be us 00:34:31.019 --> 00:34:34.199 returns. He's our number one catcher. It's like 00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:36.900 1A and 1B. These guys are really elite behind 00:34:36.900 --> 00:34:39.940 the dish, which is a lot of fun to watch those 00:34:39.940 --> 00:34:41.500 guys. And then when you go from there and you 00:34:41.500 --> 00:34:44.239 move to the middle, you go, OK, well, the shortstop 00:34:44.239 --> 00:34:47.159 position. I mean, you really have two, 1A and 00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:49.920 1B at shortstop as well. You got both Cooney 00:34:49.920 --> 00:34:51.519 and you got Maloney. Maloney's going to start 00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:53.960 at short, and Cooney's going to start at second 00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:57.400 with Drew Smith over at third. And it's just 00:34:57.400 --> 00:34:59.739 because that's where the flow is best. I mean, 00:34:59.900 --> 00:35:02.840 Ryan Cooney, maybe he reminds me of a kid named 00:35:02.840 --> 00:35:05.699 Mark Ellis that played for me at the University 00:35:05.699 --> 00:35:08.059 of Florida. And I think he had only like a 14 00:35:08.059 --> 00:35:11.559 year major league career. You know, that's all. 00:35:11.840 --> 00:35:14.880 And this guy is real similar to that. Actually, 00:35:14.920 --> 00:35:16.500 I think he does some things even better than 00:35:16.500 --> 00:35:19.500 Mark did when he played for me at Florida. So 00:35:19.500 --> 00:35:22.199 I don't know. These guys are one and one be up 00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:23.460 the middle, which tells me you're going to have 00:35:23.460 --> 00:35:25.519 a really strong middle, you know, drill over 00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:29.210 at third base. He's really skilled elite. Old, 00:35:29.510 --> 00:35:31.349 you know, he should provide a lot of stability 00:35:31.349 --> 00:35:33.650 over there right in between Miranda and Hellman 00:35:33.650 --> 00:35:36.510 at first You know, those two guys are really 00:35:36.510 --> 00:35:38.750 really good over there as well So, you know, 00:35:38.949 --> 00:35:41.929 it doesn't feel to me like wow coach, you know, 00:35:41.989 --> 00:35:43.750 you lost a lot. You're probably gonna have a 00:35:43.750 --> 00:35:46.570 down year furthest thing from the truth this 00:35:46.570 --> 00:35:49.530 this I I think this team is got chance to be 00:35:49.530 --> 00:35:51.719 a really really good team You talked about him 00:35:51.719 --> 00:35:53.380 a little bit already, but I had the opportunity 00:35:53.380 --> 00:35:56.199 to meet Berkeley Mabeus at the the other night 00:35:56.199 --> 00:35:57.579 at the first pitch dinner I want to give you 00:35:57.579 --> 00:35:59.340 a good report. He came up. He introduced himself 00:35:59.340 --> 00:36:01.659 to me. He was very very nice He said hey, I'm 00:36:01.659 --> 00:36:03.579 at your table tonight. Like I just want to come 00:36:03.579 --> 00:36:05.699 up and introduce myself So we had some very good 00:36:05.699 --> 00:36:08.099 conversations but can you just tell me a little 00:36:08.099 --> 00:36:11.219 bit more about him as a player and just kind 00:36:11.219 --> 00:36:14.139 of how his personality Lends to him as a catcher, 00:36:14.139 --> 00:36:16.440 which is obviously one of the most important 00:36:16.440 --> 00:36:18.199 positions on the field kind of the quarterback. 00:36:18.639 --> 00:36:23.429 Yeah Total leader, you know Type a alpha male 00:36:23.429 --> 00:36:26.789 flat out just me, you know, yeah, he's respectful 00:36:26.789 --> 00:36:29.429 But when he gets between those lines, he's he's 00:36:29.429 --> 00:36:31.949 animalistic. He really is You know, there was 00:36:31.949 --> 00:36:35.690 a time a year ago where two of our most alpha 00:36:35.690 --> 00:36:38.929 males him and Colin Clark I mean they got into 00:36:38.929 --> 00:36:41.230 it one game over. I don't even know what it was 00:36:41.230 --> 00:36:43.989 It was like it was the one of the stupidest things 00:36:43.989 --> 00:36:47.090 and these guys literally almost came to blows 00:36:47.800 --> 00:36:51.539 Because it was almost like well Yeah, you know 00:36:51.539 --> 00:36:54.300 I said blue and I thought you said green it was 00:36:54.300 --> 00:36:57.920 so stupid And yet these guys are that competitive 00:36:57.920 --> 00:37:02.260 these guys are super all you know super Yeah 00:37:02.260 --> 00:37:04.599 They're just the alpha touch and and that's what 00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:06.579 you want You want that in in a guy behind the 00:37:06.579 --> 00:37:08.119 dishes you only play on the whole field see the 00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:11.679 whole field right right catcher and and I'm glad 00:37:11.679 --> 00:37:14.340 he came across very respectful. He is he's very 00:37:14.340 --> 00:37:17.239 nice tremendous student. I mean But what he is 00:37:17.239 --> 00:37:20.659 is these guys are big, man. These guys are these 00:37:20.659 --> 00:37:23.579 guys is strength. You know, I pushed the weight 00:37:23.579 --> 00:37:25.940 room hard, but that doesn't mean they're going 00:37:25.940 --> 00:37:28.679 to grab a grab a hold of it and really try to 00:37:28.679 --> 00:37:31.380 get big. These guys are freaking big and they're 00:37:31.380 --> 00:37:34.019 strong. And and it's a lot of fun being around 00:37:34.019 --> 00:37:37.300 them with that sort of desire to become great 00:37:37.300 --> 00:37:39.039 pros. And that's what Burke is. He's a guy who 00:37:39.039 --> 00:37:41.179 really wants to be not only a great college player, 00:37:41.579 --> 00:37:43.900 he's he's not only a good catcher. That dude 00:37:43.900 --> 00:37:46.679 he could he could be the best offensive catcher 00:37:46.679 --> 00:37:49.719 in the country as well. You know, he'll be healthy 00:37:49.719 --> 00:37:52.019 this year. He'd be ready to go. It's going to 00:37:52.019 --> 00:37:54.079 be a lot of fun watching that guy play. Alright 00:37:54.079 --> 00:37:56.019 coach, last question for you. You might be able 00:37:56.019 --> 00:37:57.300 to answer it. I don't know if you've announced 00:37:57.300 --> 00:38:00.059 yet who gets the ball to start the first game 00:38:00.059 --> 00:38:02.340 against George Mason or are you ready to say? 00:38:03.159 --> 00:38:06.099 Yeah, Will Sanford does and it's we could have 00:38:06.099 --> 00:38:07.880 probably had three or four guys to get the ball 00:38:07.880 --> 00:38:10.619 on game one But will Sanford gonna get the ball 00:38:10.619 --> 00:38:12.840 on game one Then we're gonna go Colin Clark and 00:38:12.840 --> 00:38:15.400 Cal Scaleri in the doubleheader and then the 00:38:15.400 --> 00:38:17.380 four starter and again There's probably another 00:38:17.380 --> 00:38:19.639 four guys that could have easily been slotted 00:38:19.639 --> 00:38:21.300 in any of this stuff But the fourth guy is going 00:38:21.300 --> 00:38:23.199 to be Ryan Featherston whose pitch very very 00:38:23.199 --> 00:38:25.969 well You're going to see a lot of guys pitch 00:38:25.969 --> 00:38:28.030 though. You're going to see a lot of guys. It's 00:38:28.030 --> 00:38:30.050 early season. Nobody's going to get stretched 00:38:30.050 --> 00:38:32.190 out too far. And by the way, I don't know if 00:38:32.190 --> 00:38:33.869 you guys have heard this, but this is probably 00:38:33.869 --> 00:38:36.269 pretty big for fans. They just figured out some 00:38:36.269 --> 00:38:38.130 way to do a happy hour deal out there where you 00:38:38.130 --> 00:38:41.010 get a real size beer for five bucks. I saw that. 00:38:41.250 --> 00:38:43.150 Real size beer for five bucks. I heard that the 00:38:43.150 --> 00:38:44.869 other day. I was like, hell yeah, that's a good 00:38:44.869 --> 00:38:47.570 job. That a boy coach. All right. Well the first 00:38:47.570 --> 00:38:49.369 of many with you this year coach I'll be out 00:38:49.369 --> 00:38:52.869 there three o 'clock tomorrow afternoon first 00:38:52.869 --> 00:38:57.250 pitch at 305 at PK Park as They start the season 00:38:57.250 --> 00:39:00.170 off with a bang as the Oregon Ducks take on George 00:39:00.170 --> 00:39:02.570 Mason the Patriots coach. Thanks for your time 00:39:02.570 --> 00:39:05.369 as always You got it guys. Have a great day. 00:39:05.369 --> 00:39:11.469 Go Ducks the coach Mark Waskowski, we call him 00:39:11.469 --> 00:39:14.969 gunner I'm sorry. I just got distracted USA hockey 00:39:14.969 --> 00:39:17.829 just finished in the Olympics against Latvia 00:39:17.829 --> 00:39:21.630 men's hockey 5 -1 win over Latvia women play 00:39:21.630 --> 00:39:26.429 tomorrow 1210 Pacific time us against Italy the 00:39:26.429 --> 00:39:30.769 home Standing Italians. You ready to talk a little 00:39:30.769 --> 00:39:32.650 Oregon State football schedule just got announced. 00:39:32.650 --> 00:39:35.010 Yeah excited about it They start on the road 00:39:35.010 --> 00:39:39.070 will reveal that next and Oregon we just talked 00:39:39.070 --> 00:39:42.190 about Oregon baseball Oregon State baseball is 00:39:42.190 --> 00:39:44.489 gonna be on the road will kind of skim over that 00:39:44.489 --> 00:39:47.650 but more importantly Oregon State men's and women's 00:39:47.650 --> 00:39:52.309 basketball big games tonight for both USA men's 00:39:52.309 --> 00:39:55.389 hockey will take on Denmark Saturday and pool 00:39:55.389 --> 00:39:59.309 play they're in group C Germany on Sunday quick 00:39:59.309 --> 00:40:01.969 turnaround for USA men's hockey they just beat 00:40:01.969 --> 00:40:07.570 Latvia 5 -1 there in Italy and Cortina the Olympics. 00:40:07.829 --> 00:40:10.530 We'll have another Olympic update tomorrow thanks 00:40:10.530 --> 00:40:14.690 to intern Don who fired me up. So the Danny and 00:40:14.690 --> 00:40:16.809 Justin radio program rolls on tomorrow on the 00:40:16.809 --> 00:40:19.329 program. Travis Demers, the mayor of Rip City, 00:40:19.469 --> 00:40:22.110 will discuss all things Blazers. Kind of up and 00:40:22.110 --> 00:40:23.750 down. They were up for a second, yes, as soon 00:40:23.750 --> 00:40:26.570 as I said it. And then they get bounced hard 00:40:26.570 --> 00:40:34.250 by Minnesota. That was U -G -L -Y ugly yesterday. 00:40:34.880 --> 00:40:37.719 Quick road trip. Yeah start break blazers are 00:40:37.719 --> 00:40:39.559 it's gonna be the time the team They are they're 00:40:39.559 --> 00:40:41.760 gonna be a little bit good a little bit of bad, 00:40:41.760 --> 00:40:44.739 but when they're bad man They're bad. That's 00:40:44.739 --> 00:40:48.980 that's just that's bad. So we'll hear the The 00:40:48.980 --> 00:40:51.199 insight from the mayor. He's always really always 00:40:51.199 --> 00:40:53.179 up front with us. Yeah, the man Travis Demers 00:40:53.179 --> 00:40:55.059 beyond program tomorrow if you missed any of 00:40:55.860 --> 00:40:58.099 Was Gunner as we call him here on the Danny and 00:40:58.099 --> 00:41:00.079 Justin radio program. Mark Wasikowski who is 00:41:00.079 --> 00:41:02.780 the head man for the Oregon Ducks baseball program 00:41:02.780 --> 00:41:04.619 starting their season tomorrow against George 00:41:04.619 --> 00:41:08.019 Mason at PK Park 305 first pitch. You can go 00:41:08.019 --> 00:41:09.539 back to the podcast to listen to it'll be up 00:41:09.539 --> 00:41:13.440 shortly after the program. Oregon State's football 00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:16.079 released their schedule. The Jamarca Shepherd 00:41:16.079 --> 00:41:20.219 era will begin Saturday September 5th when they 00:41:20.219 --> 00:41:23.579 head to as I always like to say the planet Houston. 00:41:23.769 --> 00:41:27.309 You know where I pull that line, right? It's 00:41:27.309 --> 00:41:32.869 the original Superman, General Zod, because they 00:41:32.869 --> 00:41:36.090 refer to Houston, and he says, what is this planet 00:41:36.090 --> 00:41:40.469 Houston? That's why I do that. That's old. The 00:41:40.469 --> 00:41:43.389 old Christopher Reeve Supermans were the best. 00:41:44.550 --> 00:41:46.210 Beavers are going to host six games at Reecer 00:41:46.210 --> 00:41:48.610 this season, including San Diego State, Washington 00:41:48.610 --> 00:41:51.369 State, Texas State, Utah State. It's the Pac 00:41:51.369 --> 00:41:55.730 -12. It's back. Yeah, the new Pac -12. Road games 00:41:55.730 --> 00:42:00.610 at University of Texas El Paso Intercepto, Colorado 00:42:00.610 --> 00:42:06.289 State, Fresno State, Boise State. They have a 00:42:06.289 --> 00:42:08.190 flex game, which is going to be a road game. 00:42:08.989 --> 00:42:11.030 Did you print the schedule? Did you see this? 00:42:11.110 --> 00:42:13.250 I'm looking at it right now. It's November 28th. 00:42:13.289 --> 00:42:16.949 It says flex road game. Which I have no idea 00:42:16.949 --> 00:42:19.090 what that means. Well, I have it says projected 00:42:19.090 --> 00:42:21.409 right here. So does that mean that they're just 00:42:21.409 --> 00:42:23.329 projecting Washington State? So if you go to 00:42:23.329 --> 00:42:24.809 the second, yeah, that's what they're saying. 00:42:25.269 --> 00:42:27.309 The second one. Is this like the title game? 00:42:27.369 --> 00:42:29.469 I'm a little confused too. No, the title game 00:42:29.469 --> 00:42:32.769 is going to be on December the 4th. So the league's 00:42:32.769 --> 00:42:34.929 home and home flex matchups to conclude the regular 00:42:34.929 --> 00:42:38.190 season in week 13. They're going to retain the 00:42:38.190 --> 00:42:40.190 right to adjust the matchups. How would you like 00:42:40.190 --> 00:42:44.769 that as a head football coach? To go you're not 00:42:44.769 --> 00:42:46.889 gonna know who your opponent is until maybe a 00:42:46.889 --> 00:42:50.610 couple of weeks before Yeah, so it's gonna be 00:42:50.610 --> 00:42:53.309 based on the best interests of the league including 00:42:53.309 --> 00:42:57.369 the CFP Consideration so the projected matchups 00:42:57.369 --> 00:43:00.230 will not be confirmed until six days prior so 00:43:00.230 --> 00:43:02.349 even less time I actually immediately now think 00:43:02.349 --> 00:43:05.550 it's very smart So the projected matchups would 00:43:05.550 --> 00:43:08.210 be Boise State at Utah State Texas State at Colorado 00:43:08.210 --> 00:43:10.289 State San Diego State at Fresno State and then 00:43:10.289 --> 00:43:12.559 Oregon State Washington State playing Again, 00:43:12.659 --> 00:43:15.440 I know for the second year in a row playing two 00:43:15.440 --> 00:43:17.199 games against each other. Okay, but that's actually 00:43:17.199 --> 00:43:19.619 like not a bad idea It's not a bad idea except 00:43:19.619 --> 00:43:21.739 is everybody gonna want to watch Oregon State 00:43:21.739 --> 00:43:24.260 Washington State play another game No, but if 00:43:24.260 --> 00:43:26.039 you're the conference it totally makes sense 00:43:26.039 --> 00:43:27.980 to be able to choose the matchup that you want 00:43:27.980 --> 00:43:31.079 to determine how things go I don't know. I think 00:43:31.079 --> 00:43:33.539 that actually We might start seeing that a little 00:43:33.539 --> 00:43:36.239 bit more than just maybe they'll be trendsetters. 00:43:36.239 --> 00:43:39.400 I don't know That's definitely interesting. So 00:43:39.400 --> 00:43:41.340 I mean like a light bulb just went over yet to 00:43:41.340 --> 00:43:43.400 talk about this though I mean, yeah the first 00:43:43.400 --> 00:43:47.619 three games that's tough Yeah at Houston, Texas 00:43:47.619 --> 00:43:49.800 Tech who there is no reason not to believe that 00:43:49.800 --> 00:43:51.900 they're not gonna be a playoff team next year 00:43:51.900 --> 00:43:53.539 as well Oh, they're gonna be really good and 00:43:53.539 --> 00:43:56.739 then Montana. I mean Montana like they could 00:43:56.739 --> 00:44:00.570 we went to the FCS semifinals last year Head 00:44:00.570 --> 00:44:02.769 coach like I don't want to say this but I'm a 00:44:02.769 --> 00:44:04.309 little concerned looking at this schedule that 00:44:04.309 --> 00:44:06.190 it's just oh and three to start off this off 00:44:06.190 --> 00:44:07.989 the Year, I mean even if you're a pretty good 00:44:07.989 --> 00:44:10.849 team Houston was a ranked team last year I'm 00:44:10.849 --> 00:44:12.369 not sure exactly what's going on with Houston, 00:44:12.389 --> 00:44:15.150 but they're generally a very solid program Obviously 00:44:15.150 --> 00:44:16.969 they played a tough game with the on there and 00:44:16.969 --> 00:44:19.230 that's a big 12 opponent exactly non -conference 00:44:19.230 --> 00:44:22.369 So you got a big 12 big 12 opponents and then 00:44:22.369 --> 00:44:24.909 a really good. Yes Yes, yeah, and I don't know 00:44:24.909 --> 00:44:27.210 about universe. So there used to be a guy who 00:44:27.210 --> 00:44:29.809 came out with a pole He called it the bottom 00:44:29.809 --> 00:44:34.409 10. It appeared in newspapers all over. And he 00:44:34.409 --> 00:44:37.469 would list the worst programs. Oregon State made 00:44:37.469 --> 00:44:39.429 that list for several years as well. This was 00:44:39.429 --> 00:44:41.530 like decades ago. And he always used to call, 00:44:41.650 --> 00:44:43.389 and UTEP was there as well, the UTEP minors. 00:44:43.610 --> 00:44:45.889 He would call them University of Texas El Paso 00:44:45.889 --> 00:44:48.530 Interceptor. I always wonder why you say this. 00:44:48.730 --> 00:44:52.630 So we got a lot of grief last year for our over 00:44:52.630 --> 00:44:55.309 -under. Selection. No, I did. Well, I was right 00:44:55.309 --> 00:44:57.010 with you. Okay. Well, I'm glad you jumped into 00:44:57.010 --> 00:44:59.349 myself along with I thought it was nine one I 00:44:59.349 --> 00:45:01.130 think that we're gonna be a little bit more tempered 00:45:01.130 --> 00:45:05.929 with our I think the over -under line is gonna 00:45:05.929 --> 00:45:12.110 be right at five. I think so All right, let's 00:45:12.110 --> 00:45:15.309 talk a little hoops for Oregon State men's and 00:45:15.309 --> 00:45:18.530 women's basketball The men are on the road 6 00:45:18.530 --> 00:45:22.320 p .m. Tonight. Beaves are at 13 and 13 Overall, 00:45:22.519 --> 00:45:25.059 they're taking on San Francisco the Don's tonight 00:45:25.059 --> 00:45:28.659 before they head up to Seattle for a Sunday game 00:45:28.659 --> 00:45:30.719 and on the women's side This is where it's getting 00:45:30.719 --> 00:45:32.199 interesting by the way the Beavs are I think 00:45:32.199 --> 00:45:35.659 what fifth in the WCC WCC The women who were 00:45:35.659 --> 00:45:38.179 in first for most of the season now dropped a 00:45:38.179 --> 00:45:40.760 third just a game behind But they are taking 00:45:40.760 --> 00:45:44.670 on Santa Clara the Broncos At home at Gil Coliseum 00:45:44.670 --> 00:45:47.349 and then they tangle with Pacific on Saturday 00:45:47.349 --> 00:45:50.650 that game tonight at Gil 6 p .m. Oregon State 00:45:50.650 --> 00:45:55.130 under Scott Rueck 17 and 8 overall and the Broncos 00:45:55.130 --> 00:45:59.449 come in at 18 and 7 and in the standings the 00:45:59.449 --> 00:46:03.110 It looks like this is Gonzaga who Oregon State 00:46:03.110 --> 00:46:07.530 has a win over that 10 and 2 and then the lumped 00:46:07.530 --> 00:46:12.690 group at 9 and 3 but By virtue of the head -to 00:46:12.690 --> 00:46:15.869 -heads, Oregon State sits in third because LMU 00:46:15.869 --> 00:46:17.909 beat them earlier in the season. Oregon State's 00:46:17.909 --> 00:46:20.730 lost two in a row now, but they're both at nine 00:46:20.730 --> 00:46:22.909 and three. They still play LMU one more time. 00:46:22.929 --> 00:46:25.230 I actually see them at second. Okay, well I've 00:46:25.230 --> 00:46:28.750 got them in third here. Okay, and then Portland 00:46:28.750 --> 00:46:31.070 and Santa Clara at eight and four so Santa Clara 00:46:31.070 --> 00:46:33.250 is just one game behind Oregon State in the standings 00:46:33.250 --> 00:46:35.489 So what I I think here's what the deal is they 00:46:35.489 --> 00:46:38.269 play they have played LMU once any loss to them 00:46:38.269 --> 00:46:40.949 They actually do play them one more time They 00:46:40.949 --> 00:46:43.449 do and last game season that game will be on 00:46:43.449 --> 00:46:48.309 very big game February 28th at 1 p .m So at guilt 00:46:48.309 --> 00:46:51.429 calcium so it's it's all there for the taking 00:46:51.429 --> 00:46:53.329 for Scott Rueck's team with the schedule in front 00:46:53.329 --> 00:46:55.679 of them They've already played All the games 00:46:55.679 --> 00:46:57.179 are going to play against Gonzaga and they split 00:46:57.179 --> 00:46:59.159 them. So now it's going to be like beating everybody 00:46:59.159 --> 00:47:01.039 else behind you and hopefully somebody knocks 00:47:01.039 --> 00:47:02.619 off Gonzaga. That's the way you got to look at 00:47:02.619 --> 00:47:04.639 it. And if they do, I think they'll have the 00:47:04.639 --> 00:47:07.780 advantage in terms of their schedule over Gonzaga 00:47:07.780 --> 00:47:10.400 to be able to, I think, a virtual tie for first 00:47:10.400 --> 00:47:12.960 place. But that's an automatic bid to the NCAA 00:47:12.960 --> 00:47:14.719 tournament. I believe regular season champ gets 00:47:14.719 --> 00:47:17.039 one of those bids. So the tournament coming up 00:47:17.039 --> 00:47:19.039 as well. So it'll be interesting to watch. And 00:47:19.039 --> 00:47:20.639 Oregon State baseball, by the way, they're on 00:47:20.639 --> 00:47:26.059 the road in Surprise, Arizona. as they will take 00:47:26.059 --> 00:47:29.880 on Michigan first. That'll be tomorrow at 1 p 00:47:29.880 --> 00:47:31.579 .m. So before we get on the air, we'll update 00:47:31.579 --> 00:47:33.980 you as we go through the program. And then Arizona 00:47:33.980 --> 00:47:37.699 on Saturday, Sunday against Stanford, Michigan 00:47:37.699 --> 00:47:41.139 again on Monday. If you want to watch it, go 00:47:41.139 --> 00:47:44.199 to Flow Baseball, F -L -O. All right, let's do 00:47:44.199 --> 00:47:47.539 a dad joke real quick. Oh, a joke! I got fired 00:47:47.539 --> 00:47:49.440 from the bank today. A woman asked me to check 00:47:49.440 --> 00:47:53.400 her balance, so I pushed her. Dad jokes! Why'd 00:47:53.400 --> 00:47:58.360 the computer catch a cold? Oh, I don't know I 00:47:58.360 --> 00:48:03.340 have no idea. I left a window open That you can 00:48:03.340 --> 00:48:08.119 crash everything and crash you That was that 00:48:08.119 --> 00:48:10.460 was pretty good. It's pretty good leaving a window 00:48:10.460 --> 00:48:13.679 open. I've done that before Come on. Well. Have 00:48:13.679 --> 00:48:18.099 you lived the window open? Yeah, yeah I had a 00:48:18.099 --> 00:48:19.920 friend that almost left a window open that my 00:48:19.920 --> 00:48:21.900 cat would have gotten out of if I didn't see 00:48:21.900 --> 00:48:23.920 it. Yeah Yeah, he didn't know what those screen 00:48:23.920 --> 00:48:27.380 on the on the window. I had a dog jump out of 00:48:27.380 --> 00:48:30.199 the back of a pickup truck before. Oh, no. While 00:48:30.199 --> 00:48:33.980 it was going at 35 miles an hour. Oh, yeah, dog. 00:48:34.039 --> 00:48:36.699 Dog was fine. It was it was not a very smart 00:48:36.699 --> 00:48:42.179 dog. Clearly. Tomorrow on the old radio program, 00:48:42.400 --> 00:48:44.880 we will have the mayor of Rip City, Travis Demers. 00:48:45.309 --> 00:48:47.230 So you want to hear anything about the Blazers, 00:48:47.429 --> 00:48:49.469 we will have it for you on Fox Sports Eugene, 00:48:49.590 --> 00:48:51.710 the home of the Blazers, of course, also on Fox 00:48:51.710 --> 00:48:53.909 Sports Newport. You can hear this little radio 00:48:53.909 --> 00:48:57.010 program from two to three. Covino and Rich is 00:48:57.010 --> 00:48:59.829 going to be next on the number one station in 00:48:59.829 --> 00:49:01.849 the valley, the number one sports station in 00:49:01.849 --> 00:49:03.789 the valley. Let me be clear. The Danny and Justin 00:49:03.789 --> 00:49:05.809 radio program on Fox Sports Eugene, Fox Sports 00:49:05.809 --> 00:49:07.750 Newport. God bless. Put a smile on your face. 00:49:07.809 --> 00:49:09.630 Someone else's. They deserve it. So do you.