WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:08.679 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven nine 2 00:00:08.759 --> 00:00:11.679 day, Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think when we 3 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:15.960 are get off our show, idiot. The kids are playing or turn off. 4 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:19.239 The countries are screwing it up. Gold play Inner Murals, Brother, 5 00:00:19.399 --> 00:00:23.920 gold Play Inner Murals. They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really 6 00:00:23.960 --> 00:00:28.399 not. Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you kidding 7 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:45.280 me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee. All right, ladies and gents, 8 00:00:45.359 --> 00:00:48.640 let's get this thing started. Welcome in Happy Monday. Coffee and Company. 9 00:00:48.679 --> 00:00:50.920 That's the name of the show, Nick Coffee. That is my name, 10 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:54.280 and the company man, mister John Alden, is alongside today. I was 11 00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:57.359 about to ask you a question, John, but then I realized I'd be 12 00:00:57.399 --> 00:01:00.479 putting you in a tough spot as soon as the show started, because you 13 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:03.000 don't have an iPhone. So on your Android phone? Well, is it 14 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:08.000 a Samsung. Yes, it's like the most common manufacturer of phones that are 15 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:12.640 the Android os? Right, Yes, those are Google phones. So do 16 00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:17.760 you get like when a number of calls that is not saved, do you 17 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:21.920 get spam? Risk? Usually says scam likely okay, so something like that. 18 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.840 So usually you know that I just realized as soon as I've been getting 19 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:30.000 blown up in the last ninety seconds on my phone that I haven't had those 20 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:33.200 kind of calls in a while, at least not many of them. There 21 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:37.560 was a stretch there where I mean it was like five times we talked about 22 00:01:37.599 --> 00:01:41.640 it, like I got bored and I started answering it and just messing with 23 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:44.599 them. And that was stupid because it just led to them, you know, 24 00:01:45.359 --> 00:01:49.079 calling I guess I got flagged as somebody that answers. So you know, 25 00:01:49.120 --> 00:01:52.359 even if the one person who called couldn't scam me, they probably kept 26 00:01:52.400 --> 00:01:57.319 me in the system saying, you know, I was gettable. So it's 27 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:01.040 the same number that called like five times and it says spam risk. I 28 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:04.879 don't know the number. I went to message the number to see if it's 29 00:02:04.879 --> 00:02:07.959 a contact that is didn't save, so it probably is, you know, 30 00:02:07.479 --> 00:02:10.800 a scammer. But usually if they don't, if you don't get a they 31 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:14.599 don't get a response, they don't call you right back. So as we 32 00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:15.919 start to show kind of has me worried, like that somebody's trying to reach 33 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:19.240 out to me that needs to get in touch with me, but you know, 34 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:22.400 they know where I am, and plus they really need to say something, 35 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:24.400 leave a voicemail. Yeah, is that too old school? I feel 36 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:28.599 like voicemails might be a little old school, but I'm not afraid to so 37 00:02:28.599 --> 00:02:35.120 here here one So voicemails don't happen at all and anymore other than like a 38 00:02:35.159 --> 00:02:38.080 doctor's appointment calling you to like let you know your appointment reminder. I mean, 39 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:43.199 voicemails do still exist, but I feel like voicemails are more of like 40 00:02:43.240 --> 00:02:46.639 an office work setting, like you got to you gotta you know your your 41 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:49.919 inbox. I mean, I've assume people who still work that you know, 42 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:53.639 work an office job, a cubicle, whatever it may be, like they 43 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:54.560 use a work phone and not, you know, a cell phone. But 44 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:58.000 then again, you can do everything you need to do on a cell phone. 45 00:02:58.639 --> 00:03:02.159 But occasionally I'll get a voicemail from somebody and it's because they know that 46 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:06.560 when I because I just think it's now just become socially acceptable to not answer 47 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:08.479 the phone if it's a number that you don't know, if it's your personal 48 00:03:08.479 --> 00:03:12.120 cell phone, and like if you're like a realtor or something like that. 49 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:15.479 Or you know, I guess depends on what you do. But like my 50 00:03:15.599 --> 00:03:19.159 phone is used for work, but again my work is different than most. 51 00:03:19.240 --> 00:03:22.120 So like if I was if I was, you know, a salesman or 52 00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:24.960 something, and I had my own personal phone, you know, my own 53 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:28.960 work phone aside from a personal phone, I should say, like, you 54 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:30.599 know, I would answer calls that I don't know the number, because you 55 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:32.599 know, maybe somebody call and they want to buy a house for me if 56 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:36.120 I'm in real estate, or buy a car or something if I'm selling cars, 57 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:38.319 but it'll be somebody like hey, you know, hey, I no, 58 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:40.719 you don't know about They don't say it, but the last time I 59 00:03:40.759 --> 00:03:44.479 got a voicemail was from somebody who said, hey, this is such and 60 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:46.879 such. You know, here's who I am. Can you give me a 61 00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:52.479 call? And that way they're at least letting me know that. Like they 62 00:03:52.639 --> 00:03:53.680 they're aware that I'm probably not going to answer, but if you listen to 63 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:55.479 the voicemail, you may want answers. Actually, when I went and did 64 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:59.520 that TV interview at WHS eleven after they hired Pat Kelsey, you know, 65 00:03:59.560 --> 00:04:00.719 I got a call from a number I don't know, so she left me 66 00:04:00.800 --> 00:04:03.719 voicemail, and then I knew, hey, I'll reach back out to her. 67 00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:08.439 I guess you could always text, but I don't know, Like I 68 00:04:08.439 --> 00:04:12.319 think some people would maybe be bothered, like, you know, this person 69 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:14.599 doesn't know me, how they get my number? Why are they texting me? 70 00:04:15.240 --> 00:04:18.240 I feel like a voicemail is more formal for that specific Totally yeah, 71 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:24.600 totally agree. And you know, text messages, obviously you lose the ability 72 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:27.959 to kind of, you know, interpret really what It's not always what someone 73 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.319 says, it's how they say it, yep, And text message you really 74 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:33.279 never know. You could conventure yourself they're saying it in any way. So 75 00:04:33.319 --> 00:04:36.279 anyway, I think we're good. Four minutes in, I think I now 76 00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:42.839 am of the belief that these these spam callers are legitimately spam scammers and not 77 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:46.160 somebody you know, trying to reach me for an emergency. But anyways, 78 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:49.319 let's let's get it started. Beautiful Monday, a little breezy, but man, 79 00:04:49.399 --> 00:04:54.720 it is awesome outside. And we had a great weekend. Louisville football 80 00:04:54.759 --> 00:05:00.519 spring game on Friday night. The weather actually got better as the evenings started, 81 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:01.839 and I know they had a good crowd out there. Wasn't able to 82 00:05:01.879 --> 00:05:04.040 go and actually wasn't able to see it live, but I did watch it 83 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:08.879 on replay the UH on Saturday morning, and I've got some thoughts on that. 84 00:05:08.920 --> 00:05:13.720 But overall, the weekend itself, I mean, Thunder over Louisville seemed 85 00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:16.959 like a big success. I mean, somebody got shot, and that's awful. 86 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:20.920 But anybody claiming they're surprised to hear that as a liar, I mean, 87 00:05:20.920 --> 00:05:24.480 that's just the reality of it. I mean, John, did you 88 00:05:24.519 --> 00:05:27.000 know somebody got shot at thunder? If I'm telling you for the first time, 89 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:29.600 now, are you surprised? You're not surprised? Are you not surprised? 90 00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:32.000 But I didn't know? Yeah? So, And there's something sneaky awesome 91 00:05:32.040 --> 00:05:36.759 about me being able to share like news like that with you because it gives 92 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:41.000 me a chance to get like a raw and real like response from you, 93 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:42.600 you know what I mean, Like you know you have it, had time 94 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:46.040 to digest it, but I could tell body language says a lot. You're 95 00:05:46.040 --> 00:05:48.079 not at all surprised to hear somebody gets shot just because you know, we 96 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:51.600 shoot people in Louisville a lot. It's it's awful, but it's it's you 97 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:57.720 know it's it's awful, But anyways, outside of that, thunder was great. 98 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:00.680 And I know the weather a little bit on the older side, but 99 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:02.399 hey, I feel like more often than not when we've had thunder of Louisville 100 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:04.480 and I don't go to it. It's not my thing. I'm not a 101 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:08.600 fireworks person at all. I was actually at a wedding very far away from 102 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:11.560 thunder at the time that that happened. But I feel like more often than 103 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:15.439 not we get awful weather for thunder, like it's cold, rainy or maybe 104 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:18.279 both at the same time. Just gross. So all in all, I'd 105 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:21.560 say the weather was nice. And then I know they had a great night 106 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:29.720 at at Lynn Stadium as a racing absolutely beat down the Utah Royal. I 107 00:06:29.720 --> 00:06:32.839 think that's their name, right. It was a five to one beat down. 108 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:35.600 I told Jeff Freer when he was on with us Friday night, not 109 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:40.279 John, you did that. Utah. They don't know what it coming. 110 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:44.720 They had it coming, you know, gonna be a rough visit and stay 111 00:06:44.759 --> 00:06:46.000 here in Louisville. And that's exactly what ended up happening. So they went 112 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:49.759 out to the pitch for the match and they got beat down. That's exactly 113 00:06:49.759 --> 00:06:55.199 what happened, and that's the extent of my soccer analysis that I'll share with 114 00:06:55.240 --> 00:06:58.439 you guys here on a Monday afternoon. All right, So again, Mondays 115 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:00.720 are always really busy. This will be no different. I mentioned some spring 116 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:02.639 game takeaways. We'll get to that a little bit later on, but I 117 00:07:02.680 --> 00:07:06.480 do want to get to the latest on Penny Boone, and I promise you 118 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:11.639 we will do that in just a few minutes, because there was reports over 119 00:07:11.639 --> 00:07:15.879 the weekend that he may be coming back to Louisville. Now, he's also 120 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:19.720 still considering other schools and one of those schools is Kentucky. So we'll get 121 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:24.079 into that because I learned a little bit about his situation over the weekend and 122 00:07:24.279 --> 00:07:28.439 have I have I guess what you would say, maybe some strong thoughts on 123 00:07:28.519 --> 00:07:31.759 like what Louisville and Jeff Brahm should do from here, and I feel like 124 00:07:31.800 --> 00:07:36.399 it's like a no brainer. But then again, you know, maybe I'm 125 00:07:36.439 --> 00:07:43.240 wrong, Like maybe you know, maybe this guy is worth asking to come 126 00:07:43.279 --> 00:07:48.079 back. And then a lot of visitors for Louisville over the weekend for Louisville 127 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:50.360 basketball, I should say, a lot of visitors over the last few days 128 00:07:50.439 --> 00:07:54.800 really ben hectic, been kind of tough to keep up with. I think 129 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:59.639 we've had at least two visitors since Pat Kelsey's been hired. That like maybe 130 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:03.199 the planned trip was set for a few days, maybe a week. I 131 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:07.000 mean the transfer, the transfer portal stuff is really fast moving. But I 132 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:11.480 feel like, you know, you'll know of this guy, that guy, 133 00:08:11.560 --> 00:08:13.439 the other guy visiting in like a three day window, and then all of 134 00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:16.560 a sudden you'll see pictures and there's another kid and you're like, oh, 135 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:20.720 why isn't that former such and such player he's here too, So uh, 136 00:08:20.759 --> 00:08:24.600 there hasn't been any commitments since the visits, and I don't know if I 137 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:30.319 was really like expecting that, But some fans seem to be getting a little 138 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:33.440 uneasy. In fact, some appear to be losing their mind. And you 139 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:37.240 know that's not that's not ideal. I mean, I don't want anybody to 140 00:08:37.240 --> 00:08:43.000 be you know, one, it's great that you care, but two, 141 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:46.240 like you know there's nothing you can do about it, right, And and 142 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:52.600 I just I find myself seeing the I don't want to act like Louisville fans 143 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:56.639 are acting like complete psychopaths because they haven't landed a commitment in what four days. 144 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:00.559 But there are some that you know, are on that side of it, 145 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.799 right, like they get they're just you know, they're the super fans, 146 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:07.120 sick of fans, whatever you want to call them. And I find 147 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:11.960 myself really enjoying seeing that, not because you know, I'm taking joy in 148 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:15.639 their misery and not even sure if they're miserable, but like they're worried, 149 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:18.559 and I don't want them to be worried. But it just reminds me that, 150 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:20.759 you know, we're this is how our fan base can be because we 151 00:09:20.799 --> 00:09:24.240 care so much, right we are, you know, we're obsessed, and 152 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:26.960 it's just been lifeless for a couple of years, and you know, we 153 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:28.679 have no clue how this is going to work out. We have no clue 154 00:09:28.679 --> 00:09:33.039 wo's going to be on the team next next season, but to follow along 155 00:09:33.480 --> 00:09:37.159 as they're trying to build a completely new roster, and they're already off to 156 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:41.519 a pretty good start, I'd say with the additions that they've they've added five 157 00:09:41.559 --> 00:09:46.960 players have decided to transfer to Louisville since Pat Kelsey was hired, of course, 158 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:50.519 to follow them from Charleston. The others were notable pickups in the portal 159 00:09:50.559 --> 00:09:52.960 and now they've got a lot more scholarships to fill. They've been hosting a 160 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:58.840 lot of players, so it's just fun to follow along, and it's just 161 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:03.480 nice to be reminded that I've forgotten. Not that I doubted that Louisville fans 162 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:05.519 would be like this once we had a new era, but just to kind 163 00:10:05.559 --> 00:10:09.679 of see it play out in real time, it's, I don't know, 164 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:13.000 it gives me, I guess, a sick level of joy because again, 165 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:16.120 I don't like seeing people lose their mind on the internet. But it's a 166 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:20.279 reminder that you know, we're back, we care, so we'll get into 167 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:24.000 it. Because again, there are many that have visited. There's some updates 168 00:10:24.080 --> 00:10:28.000 on those guys, and then you know, there's not a whole lot of 169 00:10:28.039 --> 00:10:31.279 updating on a few of them, which doesn't really mean anything, right, 170 00:10:31.360 --> 00:10:37.879 but because of how much people are excited about seeing this roster come together, 171 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:39.960 I think if there's like an hour without an update from a player, rather 172 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:45.279 it be a recruiting insider or somebody who covers a team, or maybe an 173 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:48.399 Instagram story, that could be some kind of an indication about which way they're 174 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:52.720 leaning. I mean, it just seems like, you know, any any 175 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:56.840 hour that passes without an update. I think some people just have the nat 176 00:10:56.240 --> 00:11:00.240 there. They just assume the worst, which is, you know, kind 177 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:03.240 of silly, but again, it just a reminder. It reminds me how 178 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:07.000 much people actually care about this kind of stuff. And then and Mark Pope, 179 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:09.240 he landed his first transfer over the weekend. We can certainly discuss that 180 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:15.799 because solid pick up, no doubt, but it's just weird. It is 181 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:20.759 just really really weird to see Kentucky fans just get the kind of players that 182 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:24.480 you know, most schools would feel fine about, but you know, Kentucky's 183 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:28.320 different. They are you know, they're arrogant, right, and for the 184 00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:33.440 most part, They're arrogance has been justified throughout the history of college basketball. 185 00:11:33.480 --> 00:11:37.799 We know that they are, you know, one of the premier programs and 186 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:39.639 a bunch of national championships, YadA, YadA, we know, right, 187 00:11:41.240 --> 00:11:46.399 but Cal was the most arrogant man in college basketball. Maybe so he kind 188 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:50.320 of you know, he rubbed off on him, so, especially early on 189 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:52.039 in the Calipari era, I mean, it was a match made in heaven 190 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:56.320 that fan base. They're arrogance along with Cal. I mean it was you 191 00:11:56.320 --> 00:11:58.279 know, they were the villains of college basketball, and you know, most 192 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:03.759 of the time people villains because you know they're super successful, right, so 193 00:12:05.039 --> 00:12:09.360 to see that and it's not just you know, they weren't. As you 194 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:11.960 know, clearly cal has lost a little bit of you know, not a 195 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:13.320 little bit, probably lost a lot of good will with that fan base over 196 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:16.919 the years, just especially the last five six years because of how badly things 197 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:22.080 have fallen off. So you know, with that, they still landed a 198 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:24.639 bunch of really good players that, like everybody would want. I mean, 199 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:30.679 what do you think ninety eight percent of the players that ever committed to Caliperry 200 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:35.799 at Kentucky probably could have I mean, could have gone really anywhere they wanted. 201 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:39.080 Think about that. Not all of them, right, There's some exceptions, 202 00:12:39.799 --> 00:12:41.480 but think about it, like ninety eight percent roughly, I'm just getting 203 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:43.080 me. I'm just throwing out a number. I can't prove that. But 204 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:46.879 if you go through and look at the scholarship players that have committed to Caliperry 205 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:52.840 at Kentucky high school kids, maybe some transfers here, and mostly high school 206 00:12:52.840 --> 00:12:58.080 recruits. It's not that they could have literally picked any school. They could 207 00:12:58.080 --> 00:13:01.600 have. They could have picked school in the country and they would have taken 208 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:05.000 them. But I do feel like about you know, ninety something percent of 209 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:09.320 them. You know, any other school would have taken any of those guys, 210 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:13.159 because again, they're they're elite talent, and it's just gonna be so 211 00:13:13.240 --> 00:13:18.080 different with Mark Pope, which doesn't mean it's bad, but it's just weird 212 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:22.759 to see Kentucky fans doing what any fan should do. I think, right, 213 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:26.600 you know, share your you know, I guess you don't have to. 214 00:13:26.679 --> 00:13:30.639 But like, there's nothing I'm saying that is in any way being critical 215 00:13:30.679 --> 00:13:33.720 of Kentucky fans because look the addition that they got the kid from Decane. 216 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:37.320 I'm sorry, Drexel Amari Williams. That's a good pickup, you know, 217 00:13:37.799 --> 00:13:39.919 top fifty ish player in the portal depending on where you're looking at the rankings, 218 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:43.399 and you know, it's a nice piece. They need players and he's 219 00:13:43.399 --> 00:13:46.279 a good one, so you know, any any positive response from Kentucky fans 220 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:52.480 is totally normal. But it's just so weird because for so long that was 221 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:56.240 that they would make fun of people who like those players, and there's nothing 222 00:13:56.279 --> 00:13:58.679 to do about it now, but it's just to me, it's wild to 223 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:03.200 see it is. So we are loaded today. I haven't even mentioned yet, 224 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:05.080 but it's NFL Draft week. I love the NFL Draft. It kind 225 00:14:05.120 --> 00:14:09.440 of snuck up on me this year. I I mean, I know a 226 00:14:09.440 --> 00:14:11.759 lot of the storylines at the top of the draft, as far as you 227 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:16.240 know Caleb Williams and you know who's believed to be in line to hear their 228 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:20.600 name called in the top ten. But as far as the local players, 229 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:24.840 you know Louisville, I think we'll have more representation in this NFL Draft than 230 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:28.120 they've had in quite some time. I don't think you're going to see anybody 231 00:14:28.159 --> 00:14:31.679 be taken super high, but that matters, man Like, that's that that's 232 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:35.159 a big deal. So Jeff Brom coming off year one, there's gonna be 233 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:39.600 guys that played at UFL but really only played for you know, only played 234 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:45.120 for him because they transferred in like Garndo Thrash those guys. So we'll talk 235 00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:46.720 a little a little bit about that, maybe not as much today, but 236 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:50.360 we've got the rest of the week to do so. So thank you guys 237 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:52.639 for hanging out with us again. It is coffee and Company. We are 238 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:56.679 fueled by Thornton's here on at Sports Talk seven ninety and if you've not signed 239 00:14:56.720 --> 00:14:58.840 up yet to become a member of the Refreshing Rewards program, you should be 240 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:03.600 because you'll save money every time you get gas. You could take advantage of 241 00:15:03.600 --> 00:15:05.240 all the sweepstakes they have. I say all of them. 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Sign up to become a member Refreshing Rewards dot com or you can 251 00:15:33.240 --> 00:15:35.600 download the app. It's easy, it's free, and you'll be happy that 252 00:15:35.639 --> 00:15:37.960 you did it. All right, So I want to start with this the 253 00:15:37.960 --> 00:15:43.960 penny boon up to here. So last week we were at least I was 254 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:46.480 educated. John might have been playing dumb because you know, he's young, 255 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:54.600 but we learned what standing on business means. And Penny Boone left Louisville and 256 00:15:54.759 --> 00:16:00.360 really did not go out gracefully in any way. He hit the portal and 257 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:03.600 I guess was bothered. There was some talk that maybe one of the reasons 258 00:16:03.600 --> 00:16:07.519 he was leaving is because he wasn't where he wanted to be on the depth 259 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:15.279 chart. And then he posted a video on his Instagram story which was quickly 260 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:21.960 deleted, where he discussed, you know, standing on business, which indicated 261 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:23.399 that it was like money related. I mean, I guess he didn't come 262 00:16:23.399 --> 00:16:26.639 out and say that, but that's that's what it. That's to me, 263 00:16:26.039 --> 00:16:33.360 And I think him showing highlights, which, by the way, I don't 264 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:37.559 know anything about this guy as far as like posting, you know, the 265 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:44.000 the spring practice highlights, you know from like a camera that's like from the 266 00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:47.600 ceiling at the practice facility. Like you know, it was a good play, 267 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:48.240 cool, but like I just I don't know if that was like the 268 00:16:48.279 --> 00:16:52.080 flex that any you know, that's just not really necessary to me. It 269 00:16:52.080 --> 00:16:53.960 seems like you're really desperate to show people that, like you weren't. No, 270 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:56.799 no, watch this play. There's no way I was second or third 271 00:16:56.799 --> 00:17:00.600 string. So anyways, he was on his way out and I thought we'd 272 00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:07.119 never hear from the guy again. And then there's a report that he's considering 273 00:17:07.160 --> 00:17:12.759 a few other schools, but also considering a potential return to Louisville, which 274 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:17.960 you know, I mean, if you can get him back. Put it 275 00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:19.640 this way, if Jeff Brown feels like he needs him and feels like he 276 00:17:19.680 --> 00:17:22.880 can make it work, then you know, I'd be cool with it. 277 00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:26.880 I mean, I actually think at the running back position that they have some 278 00:17:26.920 --> 00:17:32.720 pretty good pieces, but you can never have too much depth, especially at 279 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:38.319 that position. So the report from over the weekend was that he was considering 280 00:17:38.359 --> 00:17:45.920 I believe it was Washington and Miami and he was going to take a visit 281 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:48.920 there. Well, turns out, I'm sorry, not Miami, Washington, 282 00:17:48.920 --> 00:17:52.039 and Old Miss. So he never ended up making the trip to Seattle, 283 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:56.480 and there's really not any guarantee that he's going to end up taking a trip 284 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:00.440 to Old Miss. And I don't when this kind of stuff happens, I 285 00:18:00.519 --> 00:18:03.599 tend to think it's either we don't have the money that you would need, 286 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:07.279 so like, you know, we're just gonna cut We're gonna cut ties here, 287 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:11.240 and you know, we wish you the best. Or is it they 288 00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:17.039 don't have the scholarships, because again there's a lot of coaches that have probably 289 00:18:17.599 --> 00:18:22.119 advised players to hit the portal post spring because they need scholarships available so they 290 00:18:22.119 --> 00:18:25.119 can go fill some holes that they you know, they feel like they have. 291 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:30.079 So I don't know what happened with Washington or ole miss but now he 292 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:36.480 is apparently visiting Kentucky and I think he's already taken this visit. Maybe it's 293 00:18:36.519 --> 00:18:38.079 today, maybe it's going on right now. I'm not sure, but a 294 00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:42.160 return to Louisville is on the table, and Kentucky is also pursuing him, 295 00:18:42.319 --> 00:18:45.799 and you know, I don't know if they I mean again, you never 296 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:47.559 know, right, does he have an offer? Right? Is it a 297 00:18:47.559 --> 00:18:51.759 big nil kind of thing? So this is a guy who on his way 298 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:56.319 out you know, since been deleted, but he didn't really go about it 299 00:18:56.599 --> 00:19:00.359 the right way, and you know, his hit I don't know who his 300 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:03.720 agent is, but this is this is a good update I got over the 301 00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:06.640 weekend. As good as an update, I guess, as someone like myself 302 00:19:06.640 --> 00:19:11.440 could get is that his agent is apparently the guy who has been leaking things 303 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:18.400 about Louisville not being able to honor their NIL you know, commitment to players, 304 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:22.640 which you know, uh, that's not true. I guess they assumed 305 00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:26.759 that they would get money like up front and it wouldn't be a thing to 306 00:19:26.759 --> 00:19:30.079 where you kind of you know, it's it's a I don't think anybody out 307 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:33.119 there is getting every dime of NIL that you know that they agree to, 308 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:36.519 right, because we all know they're not supposed to do that. But that 309 00:19:36.599 --> 00:19:41.359 is why transfers and high school kids pick a school. NIL is part of 310 00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:45.880 that. So I doubt there's been anybody that is that is I guess accepted 311 00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:48.759 an NIL package and got all of it like right away. Like I just 312 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:52.920 don't think that would work that way, or I don't even know why you 313 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:55.920 would want it that way, to be honest with you, So I don't 314 00:19:56.000 --> 00:19:57.599 I don't know if in fact, there's some guys that are just now hitting 315 00:19:57.640 --> 00:20:02.359 the portal today in basketball because they were waiting for their last NIL payment from 316 00:20:02.359 --> 00:20:07.200 their previous school to come through. So you know, I think he's got 317 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:10.160 a bad agent. And when I say bad agent, I shouldn't say that 318 00:20:10.160 --> 00:20:12.720 this guy is, you know, he's terrible at his job, because I'm 319 00:20:12.759 --> 00:20:18.880 not an agent, I don't. I mean, but I think despite this 320 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:21.440 new world of you know, nil on the portal, I mean, it's 321 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:22.799 still new. We're learning on you know, we're learning on the go here. 322 00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:26.319 But I just feel like his agent has has, you know, not 323 00:20:26.400 --> 00:20:30.319 gone about it the way you would in a professional way. Now, if 324 00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:33.799 he just wanted out, then he wanted out. But here's what I think 325 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:38.400 is happening. If he's considering a return to Louisville and Ole miss that visit's 326 00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:44.240 probably not happening anymore. He was going to have a visit schedule to Washington, 327 00:20:44.319 --> 00:20:47.640 never made the trip to Seattle. That tells me they're looking for more 328 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:51.720 money. They want more money right now. And a lot of times when 329 00:20:52.200 --> 00:20:56.240 you reset, when you I guess, when you hit the portal, you're 330 00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:59.160 resetting the market on what you're worth. I'm sure there are plenty of guys 331 00:20:59.160 --> 00:21:02.799 who've hit the portal really not thinking that they for sure would leave, but 332 00:21:02.839 --> 00:21:06.759 they wanted to see what their value was. And I don't know if that's 333 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:08.680 what and if that's what Penny Boone did. Look he's got a right to 334 00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:15.559 do that, but like it was silly. I mean again, maybe Louisville 335 00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:18.119 takes him back, or you know, maybe he wants to come back and 336 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:21.279 Jeff Brom takes him. And if that's what Jeff wants to do, then 337 00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:23.000 that's cool. You know, it's his decision. I think he would know 338 00:21:23.160 --> 00:21:29.000 best as to what his team needs. But I don't know. Man, 339 00:21:29.079 --> 00:21:32.839 like if we if this guy on his way, you know, handle things 340 00:21:32.880 --> 00:21:34.039 the way he did on his way out, then comes back and like we 341 00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:37.480 hear there's more nil, like if he gets more money, Like I just 342 00:21:37.480 --> 00:21:42.839 cannot imagine that that would happen. But you know, we'll see. I 343 00:21:42.839 --> 00:21:48.440 mean, I mean, I honestly would rather just see actually hope he goes 344 00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:49.720 to Kentucky, to be honest with you, just because one it would be 345 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:52.720 it would be funny, you know. And I don't think he's elite by 346 00:21:52.759 --> 00:21:56.519 any means. I think he's good. And you know, trust me, 347 00:21:56.559 --> 00:21:59.400 this isn't somebody Louisville like wanted to lose. This isn't somebody that like, 348 00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:00.480 well, you know, they were hoping he'd go so they could free up 349 00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:03.880 the scholarship. But clearly things just haven't really it didn't work out. I 350 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:07.359 mean, he's he's unhappy for you know, probably a couple things. He 351 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:11.920 maybe he wanted more of his money up front, and he was having to 352 00:22:11.960 --> 00:22:15.119 compete and earn reps and I guess he wasn't expecting to have to do that, 353 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:19.519 which is kind of odd. But again, he is visiting Kentucky maybe 354 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:23.759 as we speak, and I just have a hard time thinking Jeff Brown would 355 00:22:23.799 --> 00:22:26.960 know that and say, hey, come on home. But we'll see. 356 00:22:27.519 --> 00:22:30.440 All right, let's take a quick break. We'll go back on the other 357 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:33.160 side again. I've got some takeaways from the spring game as far as you 358 00:22:33.160 --> 00:22:36.680 know, as much as you can from a spring game. And then also 359 00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:40.599 all these visitors that Louisville basketball has had over the last few days. There's 360 00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:45.160 not like big updates on really any of them. But we'll at least reset 361 00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:47.799 and try to catch people up because it is hard to keep up with as 362 00:22:47.799 --> 00:22:49.480 far as this, you know ever, I mean, heck, there's probably 363 00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:53.559 thirty forty new college basketball players that hit the portal today, and given that 364 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:57.799 both Louisville and Kentucky have really almost an entire roster to fill, I mean, 365 00:22:57.839 --> 00:23:00.720 I think you're gonna see Will Kentucky in on a lot of these guys, 366 00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:03.400 not because they're trying to compete with each other, but like they're both 367 00:23:03.400 --> 00:23:07.200 in a similar situation to an extent. All right, don't go anywhere, 368 00:23:07.440 --> 00:23:11.480 give a lock right here on Sports Talk seven ninety right. If you guys 369 00:23:11.519 --> 00:23:12.519 want to be a part of the show today, you can five oh two 370 00:23:12.599 --> 00:23:15.920 five seven one seventy nine hundred is the number. If you'd like to give 371 00:23:15.960 --> 00:23:18.400 us a call. You can also text in on the Ellen and Federal Credit 372 00:23:18.480 --> 00:23:22.359 Union tex line five O two six five to three zero seven ninety. So 373 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:27.119 I mentioned the portal and giving you guys, I guess you know is as 374 00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:30.640 good of an update at least that I can, which probably isn't anything better 375 00:23:30.680 --> 00:23:33.759 than what you're seeing on a discord or on social media or whatever it may 376 00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:37.000 be. But I know there's a lot of folks that just don't have time 377 00:23:37.039 --> 00:23:40.839 to be tracking that, So we will do that in just a second. 378 00:23:40.839 --> 00:23:44.079 However, the football, I mean Louisville football is also going to be very 379 00:23:44.119 --> 00:23:48.799 busy in the portal because they've had some guys I think three players as of 380 00:23:48.839 --> 00:23:52.960 this morning have entered the portal officially and you know, these are guys that 381 00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:56.039 probably are leaving just because they're not where they want to be on the depth 382 00:23:56.119 --> 00:23:59.799 chart, and Jeff Bram, i'm sure is happy not to see them leave, 383 00:24:00.119 --> 00:24:03.200 but happy to have their scholarship available because you know, I think they're 384 00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:06.599 going to be put it this way, I think Jeff Bram will once again 385 00:24:06.680 --> 00:24:10.720 do what you know, do what he always does, which is go out 386 00:24:10.799 --> 00:24:18.279 and get way better players to enter the program via the portal then player you 387 00:24:18.279 --> 00:24:21.559 know again, the guys who leave Louisville, for the most part, it's 388 00:24:21.559 --> 00:24:26.160 not to say they're bums and that Loulva dount want him anyway. But whoever 389 00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:30.079 leaves Jeff Bram I think is batting close to a thousand as far as going 390 00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:33.160 and getting somebody that actually, you know, on paper is better. So 391 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:36.839 we'll get to that a little bit later on. But the visitors in the 392 00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:38.599 last I don't know, five days, I'm pretty sure from Thursday all the 393 00:24:38.599 --> 00:24:45.240 way up until Sunday there were visitors for Louisville basketball. And it started, 394 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:51.880 I guess on Thursday with the commitment that Louisville got from Ali Khalifa. So 395 00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:55.559 you know, two commitments for Pat Kelsey last week Javon Hadley of Colorado and 396 00:24:55.559 --> 00:24:59.000 then Ali Khalifa from BYU, And I wouldn't be shocked if they get two 397 00:24:59.000 --> 00:25:03.480 more this week, and I'd say the most likely commits. And this isn't 398 00:25:03.480 --> 00:25:07.599 to say that it's a for sure thing it's happening, but it appears that 399 00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:11.640 Corain Johnson, the guard from Washington who did visit on Friday, it sounds 400 00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:17.200 like, I mean Louisville despite really, you know, they're not being a 401 00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:19.400 whole lot out there about this guy, meaning Johnson. Maybe it's because he's 402 00:25:19.440 --> 00:25:22.599 you know, he's on the West coast, but I like since he hit 403 00:25:22.640 --> 00:25:26.440 the portal and Louisville was one of you know, Louisville was reported to be 404 00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:29.759 one of the many schools interested. It just for some reason is always indicated. 405 00:25:29.920 --> 00:25:32.480 It's always seem as if Louisville's the one to beat here, like they've 406 00:25:32.480 --> 00:25:36.039 got this kid pretty much finished, which you know that could be total nonsense, 407 00:25:36.079 --> 00:25:38.079 but it certainly looks like they're in good shape there. And then the 408 00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:44.440 other is a Bubba car Trey or the Long Beach State transfer who I mentioned 409 00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:47.200 you just in an absolute stat stuff for a guy who I think at three 410 00:25:47.200 --> 00:25:51.880 triple doubles. Last week he visited, I believe on I think his visit 411 00:25:52.000 --> 00:25:53.960 was supposed to be the eighteenth, which was Thursday, but I think he 412 00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:59.319 actually ended up visiting on the nineteenth, and maybe was here on Saturday as 413 00:25:59.319 --> 00:26:03.599 well. So the other visitors, and obviously we'll get to Jade and quant 414 00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:08.559 into just a second. But Ben who hum Riches probably not saying that correctly. 415 00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:12.440 I've heard somebody say that name correctly, and I don't remember how it's 416 00:26:12.480 --> 00:26:15.799 pronounced. Let me see if there's like a because some rosters, like if 417 00:26:15.839 --> 00:26:19.680 you go to the roster, like the team page, it'll it'll give you 418 00:26:19.759 --> 00:26:23.400 like the little audio that you can click on and it'll tell you how to 419 00:26:23.400 --> 00:26:26.720 pronounce. But hum Richest, There's no way I'm saying that right right. 420 00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:32.160 I'm just maybe it's because the lack of confidence I have in any name at 421 00:26:32.160 --> 00:26:33.759 this point, but it just doesn't sound like that would be his name. 422 00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:37.920 But he is a six to nine big man who played at Evansville last year. 423 00:26:38.079 --> 00:26:44.359 And again, I know there are people out here covering this stuff like 424 00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:48.079 crazy. In fact, what's happened is truly Donovan, who, by the 425 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:52.319 way, despite us not knowing who he is, he's clearly somebody that is 426 00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:57.839 very well connected and has information. Well, he's built this army of loyal, 427 00:26:59.240 --> 00:27:03.359 loyal subscribers to his you know, his scoop his feed and it's on 428 00:27:03.559 --> 00:27:08.039 discord and you know he shares you know, good information on there. And 429 00:27:08.279 --> 00:27:11.000 I don't know if there's like an agreement that if you're on the discord and 430 00:27:11.039 --> 00:27:15.599 you pay for it, you know, you're not supposed to say anything, 431 00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:18.000 but you know a lot of information ends up leaking out from there, which 432 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:21.559 maybe that's what they want, Maybe that's what you know, Maybe he doesn't 433 00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:23.400 mind that at all, because again, they are paying to be on that 434 00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:26.079 on that discord. And for those who know what a discord is, it's 435 00:27:26.079 --> 00:27:32.640 like a it's like a it's a platform that I that I'd say is is 436 00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:34.680 like a thread. It's like a thread platform. Are you do you know 437 00:27:34.680 --> 00:27:38.119 what discord is at all? Am I streaming? And I think there may 438 00:27:38.160 --> 00:27:41.960 be other uses for it other than what you're talking about, But I do 439 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:44.960 believe that that is one of the things you can use it for. Yeah, 440 00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:45.680 I know, you can use it like a chat room. It's like 441 00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:51.599 a live chat room. It's an instant messaging vo IP social platform which allows 442 00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:53.319 communication. So I guess you can like call people on discord. I didn't 443 00:27:53.359 --> 00:27:56.000 know that group, so yeah, I guess it's used for a variety of 444 00:27:56.039 --> 00:28:00.559 things. But what he's using it for here is that you pay to get 445 00:28:00.599 --> 00:28:03.519 access to you know, that big group, and there's like different threads for 446 00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:07.160 each team, and you know there's a ton of fans. I mean, 447 00:28:08.039 --> 00:28:14.240 this guy isn't just you know, building up his following on Twitter by being 448 00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:18.680 anonymous yet proving to have really good information about what's going on in college basketball. 449 00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:21.640 He's now created a business with it because I don't know what it costs, 450 00:28:21.640 --> 00:28:22.839 but like even if it's just you know, six bucks or something a 451 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:26.680 month, I mean he has he has thousands upon thousands of people that are 452 00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:30.000 doing that, which is actually a cool story, to be honest with you. 453 00:28:30.880 --> 00:28:33.759 But anyways, there's information everywhere. In fact that has made it a 454 00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:37.559 little bit more difficult for me to actually get anop you know, get a 455 00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:40.799 real update, right, Like I know, Jody Dimling does a great job 456 00:28:40.839 --> 00:28:45.039 and he updates, you know as best he can on all things. U 457 00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:48.359 of L didn't with basketball for a while, and I think it was pretty 458 00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:51.640 obvious as to why, just because you know, that was a whole mess. 459 00:28:51.680 --> 00:28:55.440 But it's just hard to keep up with. So there's a long wind 460 00:28:55.440 --> 00:28:59.000 away of me saying Ben hum Riches, who again probably not even saying his 461 00:28:59.079 --> 00:29:02.480 name correctly. You know, I'd never even heard of this guy, didn't 462 00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:04.440 know he was transferring. I knew nothing about him. And then sure enough 463 00:29:04.480 --> 00:29:10.599 people see him in a picture with one of the other visitors and realized, 464 00:29:10.640 --> 00:29:15.200 wait a second, that's you know, that's that's the guy from Evansville. 465 00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:21.319 So I think he started his career at NAI school, yeah, Huntington, 466 00:29:21.359 --> 00:29:26.799 Indiana, and he ended up actually having better numbers at Evansville than he did 467 00:29:26.839 --> 00:29:30.079 when he was at the NAI level. So this past year at Evansville averaged 468 00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:33.839 fourteen point seven points four point seven board shout at about fifty percent from three. 469 00:29:34.079 --> 00:29:40.119 Again, he's a big guy, six' eleven, so no clue 470 00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:44.400 if he's somebody that they're really targeting and they want. But he visited, 471 00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:47.759 so I would. I guess that tells you there's clearly some interest on both 472 00:29:47.799 --> 00:29:52.759 sides. But see if I missed anybody else. As far as just names 473 00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:56.839 that we've been talking about for quite some time. Nick Boyd, who visited 474 00:29:57.000 --> 00:30:02.359 not this pastpeaking but the weekend before he was from FA he has decided to 475 00:30:02.640 --> 00:30:07.720 go to San Diego State, And yeah, I guess. I mean, 476 00:30:07.920 --> 00:30:10.720 there's still others that they're you know, they're pursuing. And heck, there's 477 00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:12.720 probably guys that aren't even in the portal yet that a lot of schools, 478 00:30:12.759 --> 00:30:17.920 including Louisville know are about to hit the portal. So you know, we're 479 00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:22.680 starving for updates because we're just excited that there's a new era here for Louisville 480 00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:26.160 basketball. But there's so many moving parts, more so than I can ever 481 00:30:26.200 --> 00:30:30.160 remember when it comes to, you know, the off season coverage of a 482 00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:33.599 team, because it's brand new. But I also feel like this day, 483 00:30:33.599 --> 00:30:37.599 I mean, you know, you see somebody on Twitter post something that's like 484 00:30:37.880 --> 00:30:41.759 news, right like this, For example, I saw something over the weekend 485 00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:47.599 that this may be true, but the what's the guy's name, John L. 486 00:30:47.640 --> 00:30:49.920 Davis, who's transferred from FAU. You know, I saw somebody tweet 487 00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:53.079 out that he cannot get into Michigan academically, which really wouldn't be a shock 488 00:30:53.119 --> 00:30:56.640 because they've had issues with that before. But I just have never seen so 489 00:30:56.839 --> 00:31:02.720 many meat, which I'm gonna call them that and not call them the reports 490 00:31:02.880 --> 00:31:06.359 because it's their tweets on a social media platform with no I mean it's not 491 00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:10.000 really you know. Anyways, that's a different conversation for a different day. 492 00:31:10.000 --> 00:31:11.400 But either way, like everybody shares it, and nobody seems to really know 493 00:31:11.440 --> 00:31:14.720 if like, I don't think anybody truly knows what the hell's going on with 494 00:31:14.720 --> 00:31:19.119 anything right now, recruiting, portal, all that stuff. So I feel 495 00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:22.119 helpless because you know, there are some that don't have the time or even 496 00:31:22.160 --> 00:31:26.799 interest in getting on something called a discord or a message board or you know 497 00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:32.880 the toxicity that is Twitter. But it's been toughing, you know. I 498 00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:37.759 think I've given it as about as good of an update as I can, 499 00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:41.720 as far as you know, who's visited recently and you know which direction they're 500 00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:48.680 leaning. I don't think anybody knows, but despite they're being you know, 501 00:31:49.559 --> 00:31:55.799 roughly ten transfers that have visited since Pat Kelsey took the job. And these 502 00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:57.799 are guys that have played college basketball for some two or three years, maybe 503 00:31:57.799 --> 00:32:01.119 even longer, and they're gonna you know, those are guys that could probably 504 00:32:01.119 --> 00:32:06.279 help you more so right away. But the one name that everybody's wanting to 505 00:32:06.319 --> 00:32:08.440 know what's going on with is Jayden Quantits. We talked about him all last 506 00:32:08.440 --> 00:32:12.920 week. He's a five star top ten player, former Kentucky commit who decommitted 507 00:32:12.920 --> 00:32:16.240 when Cal left for Arkansas. And now he's visited Louisville and he left and 508 00:32:16.279 --> 00:32:20.079 you know, didn't commit, and he's gonna be visiting Arkansas. I think 509 00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:25.480 he may visit Memphis. And there are again reports really just tweets from Rando's 510 00:32:25.880 --> 00:32:32.920 that say the asking price is one to two million dollars and everybody just thinks 511 00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:37.359 that's for sure the truth. And I'm not. I don't mean I shouldn't 512 00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:40.319 be so skeptical of everything, but like one of the things that nobody seems 513 00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:45.920 to ever really question, where would somebody get that information? Like who? 514 00:32:45.960 --> 00:32:50.359 Like how would how would somebody know that that's not public information at all? 515 00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:55.440 Nobody if you're on the side of Jaden quaintance, his agent, his family, 516 00:32:55.480 --> 00:33:00.240 whoever it is, and you are on the side of, you know, 517 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:06.759 a school that wants him that kind of knows financially, what would maybe 518 00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:13.279 what would be needed to make that happen. Neither side benefits at all if 519 00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:16.079 that's just publicly out there. So I think it's all made up. I 520 00:33:16.119 --> 00:33:20.799 really do. Now, is it going to cost a lot of money to 521 00:33:20.799 --> 00:33:22.960 get him? Absolutely, But like people just run with numbers, and you 522 00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:27.880 know, I think you're just making it up. I mean maybe I'm wrong, 523 00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:30.960 Like you know, maybe maybe that is two million dollars from from Arkansas 524 00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:36.200 and Jerry Jones is going to get this kid. But I still believe that 525 00:33:36.599 --> 00:33:43.559 the number we hear for a lot of players is extremely exaggerated. And it's 526 00:33:43.599 --> 00:33:47.480 because again, if you're the player and the numbers three hundred thousand dollars more 527 00:33:47.519 --> 00:33:51.839 than what you're actually gonna get, it makes you look better, you look 528 00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:54.599 more valuable. And if you're the school that's getting set player, it looks 529 00:33:54.680 --> 00:34:00.319 like you got all the money and you'll spend it. So there is no 530 00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:04.240 real update on Jaden Quaintan's other than he's visited Louisville. His visit went well. 531 00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:06.400 In fact, I'll read you really quickly hear what he had to say 532 00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:12.639 about his visit, because he did talk to Adam Zagoria and quote, it 533 00:34:12.679 --> 00:34:15.559 was fun. I like the facilities, the people there were really nice. 534 00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:17.639 It was cool. It was good. And then he was asked about what 535 00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:22.639 message from Kelsey and his staff, what message they had for him as far 536 00:34:22.639 --> 00:34:25.719 as how he'll be utilized if he was to come to Louisville, and he 537 00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:29.920 goes on to say, they kind of let me pick and pop, bring 538 00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:32.159 the ball up the court, just kind of expand my game, show my 539 00:34:32.400 --> 00:34:37.280 versatility a little bit more. And then he was asked about other visits and 540 00:34:37.280 --> 00:34:38.440 he said, yeah, I'm going to go visit Arkansas, and I think 541 00:34:38.480 --> 00:34:44.000 I have a visit also planned to Memphis. So that's really not much of 542 00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:45.320 an update, to be honest with you, I'm not faulting the kid for 543 00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:50.039 anything he said there, but you know, that's not much of an update 544 00:34:50.039 --> 00:34:52.320 at all. So now he wait, I always felt like Arkansas was going 545 00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:57.679 to be the most likely landing spot because he was already committed to Cal But 546 00:34:58.119 --> 00:35:01.480 you know, sounds like Pat Kelsey made quite an impression, and now you 547 00:35:01.559 --> 00:35:05.119 just have to hope that, you know, maybe Louisville's bag is bigger than 548 00:35:05.119 --> 00:35:07.079 everybody else's, which it probably won't be. But I think with freshman, 549 00:35:07.119 --> 00:35:10.679 now, what you're gonna see is who's willing to pay that much for a 550 00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:15.360 kid because when you're going out and paying half a million for a transfer, 551 00:35:15.400 --> 00:35:17.800 you're paying for a grown man. You're paying for a guy who, like 552 00:35:17.920 --> 00:35:22.159 is probably as good as he's gonna get. But he's good, right he'll 553 00:35:22.159 --> 00:35:25.719 make an impact with freshmen, it's totally different, and freshman right now, 554 00:35:25.880 --> 00:35:30.519 no matter where you're ranked, do not have the value that transfers do. 555 00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:34.800 But again, this is a guy who potentially could be the number One pick 556 00:35:34.800 --> 00:35:37.199 in a couple of years. And I mean, I wouldn't be shocked if 557 00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:38.880 wherever he ends up, he's one of those rare freshmen that does play a 558 00:35:38.880 --> 00:35:42.679 lot and have and make an impact for you because he's you know, he's 559 00:35:42.679 --> 00:35:50.760 that gifted. So no update, But I mean, Louisville will probably not 560 00:35:50.800 --> 00:35:53.519 get him just because again I assume it's going to be Arkansas. But I 561 00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:57.079 won't look at this. I mean, I still think just given the timing, 562 00:35:57.119 --> 00:35:59.880 given the situation, just getting this kid on campus for a visit, 563 00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:02.880 it wasn't like a power move by Pat Kelsey. But I think it's a 564 00:36:02.880 --> 00:36:07.960 good sign. And I'm saying that as a fan who you know, First 565 00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:10.440 of all, I like the fact that he was even willing to swing there 566 00:36:10.440 --> 00:36:13.480 and say, hey, you know, I'm probably, I'm sure though two 567 00:36:13.519 --> 00:36:15.320 have never met, but hey, I know you've reopened your recruitment. I'd 568 00:36:15.360 --> 00:36:17.239 love to come talk to you. I'd love for you to come visit us. 569 00:36:17.280 --> 00:36:20.480 And he did it, so you know, we'll see what happens. 570 00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:23.000 Also, the last part of this quote, I was getting ready to close 571 00:36:23.000 --> 00:36:28.039 out this tab here at zagsblog dot com, and he says, John, 572 00:36:28.360 --> 00:36:35.039 I think I have a Memphis visit also planned that that just tells me that, 573 00:36:35.119 --> 00:36:37.280 like this kid's just along for the ride, Like he's not schedule, 574 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:40.960 he's yeah, he's got handlers, he's probably and he's got an agent. 575 00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:45.440 I'm sure, because you can have agents now and maintain your eligibility. So 576 00:36:45.639 --> 00:36:49.199 you know, I mean, do you really think he's the one making the 577 00:36:49.239 --> 00:36:52.119 decision? I mean it sounds crazy to say, and I don't believe for 578 00:36:52.159 --> 00:36:55.119 a second, like he has no impact, But like it also wouldn't shock 579 00:36:55.199 --> 00:36:59.400 me just given how much of this is clearly turned into a big, big 580 00:36:59.440 --> 00:37:05.039 business thing. It's it's one thousand percent all transactional at this point. So 581 00:37:05.159 --> 00:37:07.360 like it wouldn't shock me if like he has you know, and maybe his 582 00:37:08.639 --> 00:37:13.880 maybe his handlers his agent, his mentor whatever. I don't know anything about 583 00:37:13.880 --> 00:37:16.280 his situation personally, but like maybe it's his father. I don't know, 584 00:37:16.440 --> 00:37:21.000 But like I could also see like them just telling him where he's gonna go 585 00:37:21.000 --> 00:37:22.960 to school and he's like, all right, let's do it. I mean, 586 00:37:23.000 --> 00:37:25.159 I just can't imagine. I don't mean it sounds so cynical, but 587 00:37:25.159 --> 00:37:28.639 like that wouldn't shock me at all. I mean, he's sixteen years old 588 00:37:28.719 --> 00:37:31.760 right now. Man, he's not even an adult. He's never done anything 589 00:37:31.840 --> 00:37:35.679 like this before in his life. Obviously it's his goal to be in the 590 00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:38.360 NBA and do stuff like this, but it's it's it's a lot for somebody 591 00:37:38.400 --> 00:37:44.920 at that age. Sure, absolutely so I think each day that passes, 592 00:37:45.400 --> 00:37:49.960 Louisville fans will just assume that he's not coming here. But I'm gonna go 593 00:37:49.960 --> 00:37:52.760 and let you know, I'll have no update, right, Like I'm not 594 00:37:52.920 --> 00:37:55.960 connected here to get any kind of scoop on this kid. But I'm not 595 00:37:57.000 --> 00:38:04.519 just going to assume there's no chance because you know, and look, I 596 00:38:04.519 --> 00:38:07.679 don't want to act as if what a few people on Twitter are doing as 597 00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:12.800 far as being impatient. I mean, I don't think that represents even a 598 00:38:12.880 --> 00:38:15.239 tiny percent of each of the fan base. It's just it's just a few 599 00:38:15.239 --> 00:38:17.159 people. But there does seem to be a little bit of a sense that 600 00:38:17.199 --> 00:38:21.519 like if a kid visited and didn't commit within twenty four hours, he must 601 00:38:21.519 --> 00:38:24.440 have hated that place. That when did that change? That? Maybe that 602 00:38:24.559 --> 00:38:28.360 changed whenever Louisville. You know, we didn't really care about recruiting a whole 603 00:38:28.360 --> 00:38:30.119 lot because we knew no matter who we got as player, as far as 604 00:38:30.159 --> 00:38:34.960 talent, it didn't matter because we had a lousy staff. But I still 605 00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:37.920 am of the belief that a guy visiting and then even visiting other schools doesn't 606 00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:40.360 mean you can't get him. But we'll see. All right, quick break, 607 00:38:40.360 --> 00:38:43.239 we'll come back on the other side. Keep it rolling along here. 608 00:38:43.400 --> 00:38:47.159 It is coffee and Company we are feel But Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. 609 00:38:49.000 --> 00:38:50.920 All right, so I'm gonna I'm gonna give you the floor here, 610 00:38:51.000 --> 00:38:53.960 John. You sent me a message about what how it's pronounced for that guy 611 00:38:53.960 --> 00:38:59.679 from Evansville. Yeah, but it still looks hard to say yes, like 612 00:38:59.679 --> 00:39:04.280 even seeing that like huck humbrick House, Yeah, humbrack house, humberk House, 613 00:39:04.440 --> 00:39:07.159 humbrack house. Okay, that. Yeah, that that now that I'm 614 00:39:07.159 --> 00:39:09.920 looking at the spelling of it, like humbrick House, Ben humbrick House, 615 00:39:10.599 --> 00:39:14.360 just say it's still tough to say that. It just sounds sounds like a 616 00:39:14.360 --> 00:39:16.239 made up name. But you know he is a real person and he visited 617 00:39:16.280 --> 00:39:19.400 Louisville and there was photo proof of it. Not sure if he's going to 618 00:39:19.440 --> 00:39:22.559 be somebody they end up, you know, uh landing or not. But 619 00:39:22.800 --> 00:39:24.679 uh yeah, all right, it is coffee company again. We are field 620 00:39:24.679 --> 00:39:29.880 By Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. 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Two six 647 00:41:00.159 --> 00:41:02.480 five three zero seven ninety. That is the number if you want to text 648 00:41:02.559 --> 00:41:07.239 in on the Ellen and Federal Credit Union text line. We'll get to this 649 00:41:07.280 --> 00:41:09.800 one later, but this says, is Mark Pope the first coach to ever 650 00:41:09.920 --> 00:41:13.519 drive a recruit to the airport. I'm not sure if anybody saw that on 651 00:41:13.559 --> 00:41:17.480 social media, but I do want to reset that later because apparently Pope has 652 00:41:17.480 --> 00:41:23.679 been taking the visitors to the players visiting Kentucky to potentially go play for him. 653 00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:28.239 He's been he's been picking them up from the airport and driving them to 654 00:41:28.320 --> 00:41:32.719 the airport when they leave. And you know that just became a big talking 655 00:41:32.719 --> 00:41:37.880 point on the internet earlier. He's a chauffeur. Now yeah, so yeah, 656 00:41:37.920 --> 00:41:38.519 we'll get to that later. But this text says, Nick, do 657 00:41:38.519 --> 00:41:42.760 you think it's weird that so many of the guys that have transferred out of 658 00:41:42.760 --> 00:41:49.719 Louisville haven't found the New school yet? You know, I would say that 659 00:41:50.039 --> 00:41:53.119 the the guys that have transferred out, I mean who I mean, Brandon 660 00:41:53.159 --> 00:41:59.679 Hilly Hatfield we know he's going to NC State, Trey White is at Illinois, 661 00:42:00.079 --> 00:42:05.760 and Skytt Clark is at UCLA. Mike James, you know, I 662 00:42:05.760 --> 00:42:07.039 did say last week I think there was a chance he could come back, 663 00:42:07.039 --> 00:42:09.159 and I guess they're technically is still a chance, but it does sound like 664 00:42:09.199 --> 00:42:14.000 he may follow Brandon Huntley Hatfield to n C State and go play for Kevin 665 00:42:14.079 --> 00:42:19.559 Keats. And you know, Tyler Johnson, I haven't heard much. I 666 00:42:19.599 --> 00:42:22.159 mean, I'm sure he's got options. Curtis Williams junior over the weekend committed 667 00:42:22.199 --> 00:42:24.239 to Georgetown. So look, a lot of these guys have picked schools, 668 00:42:24.280 --> 00:42:32.880 but you know, Caleb Glenn, Dennis Evans, Danilo Gavanovich, Manuelo Cora 669 00:42:34.000 --> 00:42:37.679 for you know, I'll be honest with you, those are probably guys that 670 00:42:37.719 --> 00:42:39.039 are going to be going to a lower level than where they were here at 671 00:42:39.039 --> 00:42:45.719 Louisville. Maybe I'm wrong, but that just those recruitments, you know, 672 00:42:45.760 --> 00:42:50.320 those aren't. To be honest with you, I actually think, you know, 673 00:42:50.440 --> 00:42:52.559 Tyler is different. And I'm not sure why there hasn't been a whole 674 00:42:52.599 --> 00:42:54.480 lot of updates on his situation because I would assume he has a lot of 675 00:42:54.519 --> 00:42:59.519 options. But you know, I think Caleb has a lot of upside. 676 00:43:00.280 --> 00:43:02.480 Really love Caleb. Glenn wished you would have stuck around. Obviously, Dinnis 677 00:43:02.480 --> 00:43:07.920 seven situations you a little unique. But you know, if you're a former 678 00:43:07.960 --> 00:43:12.000 four star recruit like Caleb, who I think could be a really good player 679 00:43:12.039 --> 00:43:14.280 in a lot of places, including the level if he stayed here. But 680 00:43:14.320 --> 00:43:19.119 I just feel like that's a guy that is not being highly prioritized by other 681 00:43:19.239 --> 00:43:22.440 top programs because I feel like, more often than not, when you've got 682 00:43:22.679 --> 00:43:25.920 power programs that are trying to fill four or five spots, maybe just three 683 00:43:27.000 --> 00:43:30.679 spots, depending on what the roster looks like, they're not looking to go 684 00:43:30.719 --> 00:43:34.119 get somebody that can develop over time. They're probably looking to go get players 685 00:43:34.159 --> 00:43:37.239 who I don't want to say, or as good as they're going to get, 686 00:43:37.280 --> 00:43:38.519 but maybe close to it, and you know exactly what you're getting, 687 00:43:38.519 --> 00:43:42.920 and they fill that exact spot. So I'm sure all these guys will land 688 00:43:42.960 --> 00:43:46.159 somewhere and they've got plenty of time. All right, we got one hour 689 00:43:46.199 --> 00:43:50.199 in the books, two more on the way, so don't go anywhere, 690 00:43:50.719 --> 00:43:53.119 keep it locked right here. Coffee and Company. Pielbeth Thornton's on Sports Talk 691 00:43:53.159 --> 00:44:00.000 seven ninety Yes,