In this week’s episode, Dave and Blaine welcome Chris Hoke who started his NFL career as an un-drafted free agent and finished with two Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was on the field at BYU for LaVell Edwards’ final home game, and when BYU beat Utah in Salt Lake City to wrap up Coach Edwards’ legendary career. Chris made a living with “the mean and nasty” on the defensive line—an area where BYU is trying to improve in time for the Big 12. It is our pleasure to welcome Chris Hoke to Y’s Guys!Bobbleheads: Use code YsGuys50 to get 50% off. If you order more than one, you must order them one at a time right now! Sorry. We’re working on fixing that.Link: https://www.byustore.com/all-other/byu-deals/byu-bobblehead-sports-collection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler this week in studio with guests Mikel Minor and Russ Merrill—two key figures in the development of BYUtv Sports, going way back before there was even a BYUtv. Mikel is the former Senior Coordinating Producer and Russ is the former Supervising Director. In addition, Dave and Blaine bring in David Phillips, Head of Sports Production at BYUtv, on Zoom. David is “today’s version” of Michael and Russ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, Cougar Nation, to this week’s podcast! Dave and Blaine welcome the remarkable Kyle Van Noy to the livestream. Kyle was the fuel behind McQueen High School’s 14-0 Nevada State Championship season in 2008. Then, he brought pizzazz to BYU football’s defense. In the NFL, he’s won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots... But we’ve have never seen him happier than when he made a hole in one on the golf course last week. It is a pleasure to welcome our friend, Kyle Van Noy, to Y’s Guys! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Dave and Blaine welcome Sione Po’uha in studio. Sione is the new defensive tackles coach at BYU. He has a lot of history with the Cougars. He played eight seasons with the New York Jets. We also welcome, in studio, Kalin Hall. Kalin is a former Valley Viking and Gatorade Player of the Year in Las Vegas, and junior college Player of the Year at Dixie in 1991. He ran the ball for two seasons at BYU, married a BYU gymnast and created three more BYU athletes—including quarterback Jaren Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler welcome the new BYU Football Linebacker Coach, Justin Ena. Justin played linebacker for the Cougars between 1997 and 2001. Then, he coached at Southern Utah, Weber State, Utah, Utah State and San Diego State before returning home to BYU. We also have a great visit with former BYU Football legend and author, Pastor Dewey Gray. Dewey is the founder of The Transformation Church in Lancaster County, South Carolina. He also holds the BYU school record with three interceptions in the same game—one of which he returned for a touchdown—all of which came at the expense of New Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Y’s Guys Dave and Blaine’s guest is former BYU football quarterback John Beck. John started in 2003 as a 22-year old freshman, and remains number two, all-time in the program’s history, in passing yards and total yards. He is also third at BYU with 79 career touchdowns. After six seasons in the NFL, he and a couple of partners opened a Quarterback Training Program where he continues to tutor some of the biggest names in NFL history including BYU’s Zach Wilson, Jaren Hall and Kedon Slovis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During this week’s livestream we we’re excited to welcome in studio a guest who is part of the new face of college football with Name, Image and Likeness. Mark Comer is a BYU alum who works as the co-chairman of The Royal Blue collective—that is the official BYU NIL collective—helping players cash in on their talents and get prepared for their future lives. Learn more at: https://www.royalbluecollective.orgWe also were honored to have Kelly Poppinga as our guest. Kelly played linebacker at BYU and won back-to-back Mountain West Conference championships in 2006 and 2007. He coached six seasons with Bronco Mendenhall in Provo and another five seasons at Virginia. Last year, he coached the Special Teams and edge rushers at Boise State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this historic day for BYU sports the Big 12 announced the Cougars first P5 football schedule. We’re calling in Big 12 Tuesday! BYUtv Football Analyst and Co-host of “After Further Review” David Nixon also joins us to break down the new 2023 Football Schedule.Link to Download Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ESw2w-_KZ2_9cCyzI8NpIB4jx0Sp-rQa/view?usp=sharing We have a great time with Morgan Bailey and Lauren Gustin from the BYU Women’s Basketball team. They joined us in studio!We also talk with Gordon Eakin, BYU’s very successful Softball Head Coach. He’s won 765 games at BYU—the most of any coach on campus. His teams have won 11 straight conference championships. He has coached 15 conference Players of the Year, and was named Coach of the Year in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2021! He is also a member of the Utah Fast Pitch Hall of Fame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome Jay Hill—one of the busiest men in football, especially in this off season. He turned Weber State into an FCS national power, and he is now in Provo to make BYU a contender in the Big 12. It is our pleasure to welcome Jay Hill to Y’s Guys. Also with us, special guest Trent Pratt who is getting ready for his first ‘opening day’ as BYU’s head baseball coach. He took over the job mid-season last year for Mike Littlewood and was later named as the new head coach. This is his second time on the Y’s Guys and the first in studio—which tells you the new season is close! It’s a pleasure to welcome coach Trent Pratt to Y’s Guys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast includes Hall of Famer Danny Ainge spending time with us here in the studio. He lives by the mantra, “it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.” He is also the only student-athlete in BYU history to play professional baseball in the summer, and be a star for Cougar basketball during the winter—and he did that for three years. He led BYU to the Sweet Sixteen in 1981 and was named National Basketball Player of the Year. He played 14 seasons in the NBA and has three world championships, two as a player and one as an executive. He is currently the CEO of the Utah Jazz and a proud member of the BYU Hall of Fame. His No. 22 jersey hangs in the rafters at the Marriott Center. It is a pleasure to welcome Danny Ainge to Y’s Guys.Also on this week’s podcast... With BYU now in the Big 12, we’ve been wondering what that moment was like when the power five conference called BYU. Deputy Athletic Director Brian Santiago joins us tonight in studio. Brian won a state championship at Provo High School and played college basketball and baseball at Utah Valley and basketball at Fresno State. He finished the 1993-1994 season with the Fresno record in assists with 233 and he was second in the nation—hitting 50 percent of his three-point shots. In 2002 he was inducted into the Utah Valley Athletic Hall of Fame. He is the current Deputy Athletic Director at BYU. It is our pleasure to welcome Brian Santiago to Y’s Guys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast includes special guest Jimmer Fredette who joins us live from his home in Colorado. Jimmer is the only Cougar to be so big that he created his own word in the English language, electrifying Cougar Nation since 2007. His basketball journey took him to the Sweet Sixteen, the NBA Lottery and around the world. He is much more than a guy who can make baskets—but making baskets made him a guy that everybody has heard of. It is our pleasure to welcome Jimmer Fredette to Y’s Guys.We asked Jimmer:Did you ever think the phrase “Jimmered” as in “you just got Jimmered” would become a thing?We refer to “Jimmerland” all of the time when a guy shoots out near half court. Are you ever surprised at the impact you and your game have had on people around the world?Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and through what we all came to know as Jimmermania. You ready?•Dec. 28, 2009: You score 49 at Arizona, a McHale Center record.•March 11, 10010: You score 45 points against TCU and set a MWC Tournament record.•March 18, 2010: You score 37 points against Florida in a first-round victory in the NCAA Tournament.•Dec. 8, 2010: You score 26 points against Vermont in a game played in Glens Falls, NY. There were 6,300 fans in attendance which is nearly half the population of Glens Falls.•Jan. 11, 2011: You score 47 at Utah, including a half-court shot to beat the first half buzzer.•Feb. 5, 2011: You score 29 against UNLV at the Marriott Center and become the MWC’s all-time leading scorer.•March 11, 2011: You score 52 against New Mexico to break Danny Ainge’s all-time record at BYU.•March 19, 1011: You score 34 points against Gonzaga to return to the Sweet Sixteen.•June 23, 2011: You are drafted as the 10th overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Bucks and then traded to the Kings. A lottery pick!•Feb. 12, 1013: You score a career high 24 points for the Kings in an overtime victory against the Knicks.•Feb. 19, 2017: You score 73 for the Shanghi Sharks.•Nov. 11, 2017: You score 75 for the Sharks.•How much joy has come from your efforts with the Jimmer Fredette Foundation? •Where can people go if they would like to get involved with your foundation? https://jimmerosity.org In addition to speaking with Jimmer this week, we talk about the Super Sunday for a pair of former Cougars in the NFL and what it means to BYU newcomer, Aidan Robbins.The Cougar’s Men’s Basketball team hosts No. 9 Gonzaga for the final time on Thursday.The gusto of Lauren Gustin! She ties a Marriott Center record as women’s hoops regains its footing in the West Coast Conference.Ready! Set! Spike! Men’s volleyball soars into the new season.Tyler Allgeier: First Cougar running back to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season. Allgeier not only led the Falcons in rushing, but also set the new single season rookie rushing record in Atlanta with 1,035 yards. What a debut in Atlanta’s 7-10 season.Jamaal Williams: Hours later, he became the second BYU running back to surpass 1,000 yards. He too led the Lions in rushing with 1,066 yards. Williams also scored two touchdowns to break Barry Sanders’ franchise record with 17 regular season rushing touchdowns. After the game Jamaal broke down in tears on NBC as he dedicated the game to his late great-grandfather.Next week: Danny Ainge, BYU Deputy Athletic Director Brian Santiago Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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