 Hello everybody and welcome to our fourth episode of the season of Behind the Hype. I am Nassau Reyes. I am here at Memorial Stadium with two very spirited people, Mike Manger, Bill Kreiser and Mike Woman, Haya Koffler. Thank you for being with us here today. Thank you for having us. It's a pleasure. So first off, I want to thank you guys for all you do for Calisphere and Calathletics. You guys helped create such a unique experience at the Games. So for the people who don't know, what does a Mike Man do? And the time commitment that comes with it, can you explain that? Yeah, so the Mike Men are one of the spirit groups here at Cal. So we work with Cal Band, Oskie, Rallycom, Cheer and Dance to help everyone at the university get that Cal spirit going. There's four of us total. There are the graduating seniors, Tate and Isaac, and then us, who are going to be juniors next year, myself, Haya and DeBrell. And we lead cheers at all the games through the analysis plays, coordination with the other Mike Men, watching the media officials. And it goes beyond that though. It goes also to the rallies, alumni events, appearance requests, and just making sure everyone really gets a sense of the high caliber performance we have in the classroom and on the field. In the time commitment, DeBrell, it must be a lot of work. Well, not necessarily. It depends on you and your work. So we actually enjoy this a lot, so it's not really work. It's a lot of fun. But at the same time, we are at every single game, every single home football game from 9 a.m., maybe to 5 p.m., sometimes, depends on when it starts. And for basketball games, we get there half an hour early just to check things out. So as you can see, there is a lot of time commitment, but at the end of the day, it's not work. It's a lot of fun. So it seems like you guys are both very passionate about it. And it seems like passion drove you guys to try out. Where are some other reasons that you guys tried out to be Mike Men and women? DeBrell, starting with you. I tried out to be Mike Men when I saw what they were capable of doing. When I saw them say, give me a seat, and the entire student section, you see, we're empty. And I was standing right in the front row of the football game, and I just inspired them immediately to just come up and walk up in the middle of the quarter and just say, hey, what do you guys do? I want to do what you do. And they said, hey, stick around. So I stepped around and got an application out there in the spring semester last year and filled it out and applied, and now I'm here. So that's what drove me. We're proud to have you as a Mike. And then we definitely enjoyed your time up on the stage. It's definitely interesting for you for reasons why you tried out. Could you elaborate? Yeah, absolutely. So I grew up in sports before coming to Cal. I was a full-time athlete. So I train in the morning, go to school in the afternoon, train again at night. And my mom worked NFL NASCAR. So I just grew up in it. And it really hits home close to me that just watching a great game play, right? Because my team growing up was my family at times when I didn't maybe have one. And then I also did a lot of speech and debate and just the ability that words have to evoke emotion and get a crowd going. It's just, it's something unlike anything else. So put the two together and I was like, yes, this is it. So you guys both do a lot of work and the fans see you. They see the trademark tie. But who is the person behind the mic? Who is Haya Koffler and who is Deville Keiser? Hi, let me start it off with you. Oh, God. Oh, no. Put me on the hot seat. I mean, I like long walks on the beach. No, I can't. You know, I just do it. I love getting to do what I do. Like I said, really into sports, huge Harry Potter fan. I like dancing. I like Beyonce. Yeah, favorite Harry Potter book. Book. They're all good. Make me choose. Come on. Come on. Yeah. All right, and Jibril. So who is Jibril Keiser? Jibril Keiser is a very unique person. True. Political activists, scientists, biologists, and colleges. But more so, I'm a conservation resource studies major here at Berkeley. I like to study the way that plants interact with all sorts of stuff around them. You can call me a planner if you'd like to say that. But that's what I like to study. That's what I enjoy doing. And being mic man is so different from that. It kind of gives me an escape. But at the same time, I love doing both things. But I can't do everything at the same time. That's who I am really. So you just finished your first year as mic man and mic woman, respectively. And next year, you guys will be leading a new group of mic man. What were your most memorable moments of the season last year, and what are you looking forward to next year? Starting off with you, though. OK, off the top of my head, the most memorable moment of last year was when the Arizona game came down to a kick. And I remember Matt Anderson taking the kick from the around 35 yard line, drilling it in for the win. And that was crazy to me, because it was a game over Thanksgiving break, and the student section was still packed. And it was louder than it had ever been. I was never a big section. Exactly, I was there. And so that game was probably the craziest things that happened, one of the craziest things that has happened to me in Memorial Stadium, and by far the most memorable moment of the season. Faya, for you, what was the most memorable moment of the season? I think it was the last home basketball game, right, with all the seniors there. And Nick Kerr had a couple attempts. And then once he got in, I saw parents, weren't even his parents, just like crying, balling, possibility was going wild. It was just undefeated at home. It was a great moment. And I was so happy to be a part of it. Well, Devin, bro, you wore red shoes, too. You know, even the white ones. I don't. Should I take them off? Should you take them off? OK, excuse me, I can't disrespect you. All right, I apologize. OK. Well, thank you for being on the show. Thank you for throwing my shoe. Thank you for that. I had it coming. I'll take off the other one soon. Well, good luck with next season. We're really excited to see you guys, more experience, meeting the cheers up here in Memorial Stadium and at the basketball game. So can we get a Go Bears on three? One, two, three. Go Bears! This is the messiest. OK, Nick's owning up to it. Nick is the messiest. I'm not even messy, but every time there's one dish in the sink, Maddie yells at me for having not cleaned for weeks. Apparently, I'm extremely messy out. Are we good? Yeah.