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day. Now, here's Nick coffee. All right, let's get it started,
ladies and gentlemen, hour number two. Here on a Wednesday afternoon game
day. The Ville back in action tonight at the TVT. Hopefully they get
a good crowd out there. I never saw the number as far as how
many people attended on Monday night, and I really don't care to see it
because whoever was there, however many was there, it was rowdy. It
was an awesome environment, and there's no doubt that that crowd that was there
really lifted this team to find a way to win. And without the elam
ending, I don't think it would have happened. So tonight, I don't
really know what to expect. In fact, I should look and see,
uh, let me see if I can figure out what the uh, what
the spread is, because they do have. I have not bet on any
of these games like I thought I would, just you know, out of
sight, out of mind. My mind is not on you know. When
when we get to football and basketball season, that's when I'm spending a lot
of my time, probably too much of my time thinking about, Okay,
what are we gonna cook up tonight with a parlay or something like that.
I'd just be losing money if I was betting on this. Who Oh,
I would imagine this is tough to bet on. So looks like they have
it. Uh, let's see they've got yeah the basketball tournament. Here the
Ville a seven point favorite tonight over a team DRC. So. Uh,
my hope is that you see the best performance from the vill that you've seen
throughout the tournament. You know, they were slow start, as they really
had tough time matching Bellerman's three point explosion, and then sure enough in the
second half they pulled away and got it done. And then it was a
nail bier and they lost momentum, and it looked as if Sideline Cancer was
gonna was gonna be able to I mean, I just did not see a
scenario that Louisville was gonna be able to get enough stops at the end there
and find a way to score. And David Johnson and Chris Jones got some
tough buckets. Thankfully, Sideline Cancer missed some open shots and then Trees got
fouled and made the free throws clutch free throws for sure, and now they
are in this regional final here to go on to the to the Elite eight,
and that Elite eight matchup if they win, the night'll be against La
Familia, who won last night in Rapperena. So tonight after the game,
if Louisville wins, tickets go on sale for Freedom Hall. And if Louisville
doesn't win and it's Team DRC, then Rapperina will be handling ticket sales.
So I don't know those specifics, but I do believe they did make a
change on that because it really just didn't make a lot of sense for the
Exposition Center to host, because I think you would want to, Like if
you rupp Arena, you want to host. So if if you win and
the team you know, because I'm sure at the other actually, I'm not
evenally sure how they're doing it, Like if you look at the bracket here,
like do you know, John, if the Indiana team would have won
last night? Do you know if they would have played in I mean,
like where's that where we was that game taking place today? I was waiting
to hear on the broadcast and there's a chance I missed it, but I
didn't hear either of them reference where the following game was going to be at,
and maybe it hasn't been decided yet, so I don't know. Yes,
so because again you got to keep in mind at Hinkle or in Pittsburgh
where I'm not even I can't think of the name of the arena that Pittsburgh
play area. Maybe yeah, that sounds about right, So like they may
not have an availability, So, you know, I thought it was to
know that they had the option of going to RUP or Freedom Hall in making
it based off who sells the most tickets like that was a really cool thing
to do. And fortunately, if Louislle wins tonight, then they'll be able
to host. So I hope, I think, you know, again back
to to the to the actual gameplay we've seen thus far, I mean,
I think tonight they're just I mean, you don't overlook Team DRC because they've
made it this far. They were the eight seed, meaning that the TBT
crew looked at everybody in this Louisville region and decided they were the worst,
and they knocked off the one seed Team Diesel. Then they knocked off Team
for Debt, and now they play Louisville, so you know, can't overlook
them. One thing that is worth mentioning is that you know they just they
got some dudes. They don't look like players, but you know they've been
effective in this tournament. Big guy named Paul Harrison. He's a six'
eight, big body center. You know, I don't know how old he
is, but he played at a D two school called North Greenville and he's
been effective for him. Doesn't look the part, but he can play.
And then also the other two guys i'd mentioned Earl your Bryce Beemer. He's
a guy from D two school called Francis Marion University. He just finished playing
college basketball a few months ago. So this is a guy younger, in
really good shape, and he's been effective for him. You won't you'll notice
him because he is the only white guy on their team, and he's got
a shiny bald head and he can shoot it. And then another guy,
Dalen guy no pun intended. He's also played well for him. In fact,
he had a really good game against the team for debt on Monday.
He's a guy who is a point guard six foot. He's also fresh out
of college. I think he played two years ago, maybe a year ago.
I think actually last year was his final year of college, but he
played at Arkansas Little Rock. Then he went on to play at Tarleton State
in Texas, Which a little trivia question for you guys. Do you happen
to know who coaches Tarleton State? It's Billy Gillespie, former Kentucky coach.
Now the local it's not really a connection, and I guess it's not really
local. But the Louisville storyline here if you want to go there. Darius
Washington, the former Memphis Scarred who missed those free throws in the Conference USA
championship game nineteen years ago. He is on this team. He's one of
the older guys. He started and played a bunch of minutes for him in
their first game, but did not play as much in their game Monday night
and only scored one point. So you know, he'll be talked about for
fans that are you know, my age or older who remember him from his
Memphis days. But like, I don't think he's going to be a big
factor for him. And you know, I bet there's a ton of people
there that don't even know who like that. That's one of the first Like
I can't think it's I mean, it's not really a story. I mean
the fact that there's clearly a connection because he's playing it against the Ville featuring
a lot of former Louisville players, and the game that he is most known
for, In fact, maybe the thing he is most known for in his
college basketball career is what happened in that game where he melted and missed two
of three free throws and it kept Memphis from going to the NCAA tournament.
So like that, that's something. But he's way older than any of the
Louisville guys that are playing here. I mean, you got to keep in
mind, Russ Smith is the oldest guy I know. Peyton Seva is the
oldest guy on this team. Peyton Siva came in in two thousand and nine,
I believe or two thousand and eight, So you know, Peyton graduated
in two thousand and thirteen. He was a senior on that championship team.
And you know Darius Washington junior, I'm pretty sure he finished college in two
thousand and six or seven. So you're talking about our oldest guy. Darius
Washington junior is six years older than him essentially, So It's one of those
things that like, I just feel like any Louisville fan I know of is
certainly aware of Darius Washington that whole thing, But like, if you're younger,
you would never know that, like that was I mean, John,
you were eight years old when that happened, Like that was so long ago.
Like I feel like, oh, yeah, that was prot probably six
seven years ago. No, it was twenty years ago, roughly nineteen to
be exact. So you know, it's something to bring up when you look
at this team that Louisville plays tonight. But I mean, I'm not really
sure what else you can say other than what we already know. He has
played professionally, I think, I mean, he's I looked it up when
we looked him up the other day. He has been a I mean since
he left Memphis in let's see here, his last professional or his last season
at Memphis was two thousand and six, and he played there for three years,
and he has played professionally since from two thousand and six to twenty twenty
two. So he has not played as a pro since twenty twenty two.
But man, look at all the countries he's played in goodness, gracious.
He's played in the Czech Republic, He's played in Greece, He's played in
Russia, he's played in Turkey, Israel. Goodness, gracious, this guy
has played everywhere. Belgium. I mean, that'd be a good be he'd
be a good guy to like do a documentary on as far as the experience
is playing in all these different countries. He's somebody that will play. I
mean, more power to him. I guess he's stopped now because he hasn't
played since twenty twenty two according to his Wikipedia But man, he's been all
over the place, and he wasn't if you're if you remember like high school
basketball recruiting and that kind of stuff at that time. Keep in mind he
came out of school in two thousand and four, but he wasn't McDonald's All
American and you know he was, I mean, he was a big He's
a big recruit for John Caliperry at Memphis. But if you go to his
Wikipedia page, I mean, it's part of his story said he went to
the University of Memphis, where hear in Conference USA Rookie of the Year in
freshman All American honors, averaging fifteen points a game and a team best four
assists with no time remaining in the championship game in the two thousand and five
Conference USA Tournament, Washington was given three free throws to overcome a seventy five
to seventy three lead by the six rankle of the Cardinals. Although Washington was
a seventh ty two percent free throw shooter, he missed two of the three
shots, giving Louisville to win, and it kept the Memphis Tigers from an
NAA Tournament appearance. They would continue their season in the NT where they would
reach the semi final round. So yeah, I have no ill, will
you know? I don't. I don't. As I mentioned the other day,
when we played that video from again nineteen years ago, that was the
first time I'd ever watched that and felt sad for him because you know,
I mean, what else would I feel at this point? Like, you
know, in a way, and they honestly, with Memphis, their arrival
of Louisville's like they're in that small group of teams that you can certainly claim
there's there's rivalry there. But man, I missed out on the Memphis rivalry
right when I was a kid. They didn't play Memphis all that often,
and they heach, they heated. Days of that rivalry were long before I
was, you know, around to you know, or old enough to really
remember. Like Cal when he was there, I didn't really feel like there
was a whole lot of I mean, to be honest with you, they
weren't. I mean, they were good, but like I don't the Rick
Patino versus Memphis and Cal during the Conference USA days. You got to keep
in mind that was what three years. I mean, Louisville was in the
Big East in two thousand and five, two thousand and six, so it
was roughly four years I think. All right, So again tonight, seven
o'clock. If you can't make it there to see the game, shame on,
you know, I kid, I get it. You got stuff to
do, you got things going on. It is going to be on FS
one. It'll be David Paget and John Fanta on the call. Did I
tell you I'm joining the Milf Club? Oh? I saw. I didn't
know you were joining the club, but I saw that that is a very
exclusive club. How awesome is the Milf Club? And for those who are
perverts with the Milk Club, is is the John Fanta club man. I
love Fanta, Love me some John Fanta. I actually got to see him
for the first time in years. I met John at the ACC tournament.
I think it was in the Barclay Center years ago, twenty seventeen, maybe
I think it was so you know, it was when Donovan Mitchell was at
Louisville. That was seven years ago. But I got a chance to talk
to him again the other night, and he's I mean, he's the man,
He's Johnny Fanda. All right, let's talk some football, shall we.
I talked about this earlier. I watched more of the ACC kickoff coverage
than I probably ever will again today, just because I knew it was gonna
be Louislle's day and Jeff Brown was joining the roundtable there with the analysts Mark
Rick, Eric McClain and that crew EJ. Manuel and then he went to
the podium. So I watched all that, and then I just stuck around
and you know, hearing from different coaches, and you know, I won't
lie to you and act like and tell you that it was like entertaining,
but just to kind of hear what's being said about the league, right,
because I thought when I was talking through sort of my guess yesterday as far
as where Louisville will finish up in the preseason ACC media poll, it kind
of hit me that it could be a lot of different spots. Right.
I still think they're most likely to land at three or four, but you
know what, maybe they end up at five or six. I don't know.
I mean, it really just comes down to what these media members vote
on. And there's a lot of teams that are getting some love and being
kind of talked up as the darling or a team that could, you know,
potentially give Florida State a real test and Clemson a real test. But
nobody's really talking about Louisville in that way. And it's not like they're being
disrespected. It's not like they're saying they stink or they're going to be lousy,
but it really just, you know, I don't know, I felt
as if maybe we're too boring for them when I heard these guys discussing Louisville,
And again it wasn't any one thing they said, but I feel like
if you look at a ten win team and you feel like they could be
better than they were a year ago, like would make wouldn't that mean that
you would be talking them up as a team that could potentially win this league
or at least be in contention for it. Now to say that they're going
to be better but not have the same record, maybe you know, you
realize, hey, they're going to be more talented, but the schedule just
doesn't set up as well for them to where I don't think they have much
of a chance to be in Charlotte, you know, playing for the UH
for the league championship. But here is here is just some back and forth
between four of the ACC network analysts discussing Louisville. This is right before Jeff
Brom went up to UH to talk at the podium. What they did last
year? How do you anticipate they can build on that this year? Yeah,
I think they'll do a great job. But you got to implement all
of these chansfers. I'm looking at it. I believe the number was thirty
one. Yeah, but they did it last year high school freshman too,
right, But that's what makes me think they can do it again. But
last year you had Jack Plumber who knew the offense. He could come in
and kind of help those guys out. This year, Tyler Schuck's got to
take that on, take on that responsibility of leading this offense. My only
concern is the running game. Last year, you could lean on Jawar Jordan,
you could lean on Garendo, and those two guys can kind of carry
the offense if the if the passing game was struggling. Now you got question
marks at that position. You got Don Cheney coming in from Miami. But
you just don't know what those guys are and so that's the only issue I
have right now. I believe Jeff brom will figure it out, but it's
a lot of new pieces you got to put it. Yet, He's definitely
he's a horse. He's a big physical guy. I think he'll give him
a physical presence as a runner. But you're right, the running game gotta
stay strong. And just I mean, just to overemphasize what they lost.
I mean, two guys drafted. The only team in all of college football
that had two running backs drafted, So it just goes to show the importance
of them. But I think Eddie, what we're going to see and coach
is a little bit of a flip of last year. I think they're going
to be more pass heavy. They were so run dependent at certain times.
I think they're going to sling it all over the yard. And everything that
I've heard about Tyler Shuck is that he's the real deal. They think that
they got better at that position with arm talent, armpower, the way that
he can distribute the ball. He's a big guy. We see him all
around here as well, and coach said, we ain't running them, We're
going to protect them if some people are are kind of concerned with the injuries
there. So offensively, I think we're going to see a more dynamic Louisville
that can air it out and get shot down field. Defense though, right,
oh yeah, well you got You got to give coach brom credit as
offensive coach and offensive mind. He does such a good job of doing what
his talents his talent can do. But I think he enjoys throwing the rock.
I think he's gonna have a good time this year with it with Shuck
and uh so it's gonna be fun to watch. But what they did a
year ago, ten wins like that was unbelievable, and uh to try to
match that year two is gonna be even tougher. It's just Shuck's got to
take care of the ball. Yes, and that's been it's part of He's
Plumber had that issue as well, and Shuck had that issue at other stops
as we Texas Tech as well. So he's got to take care of the
ball. And when you limit a guy from being able to run, sometimes
he forces it a little bit. But I'm sure that that'll get under control.
It's a new scheme and he'll play within the system. But like you
said, that defense is so good the offense. Throw it around, but
also be smart with the ball because you can lean on that defense. And
they're excited about incoming transfer you from South Alabama. They think he's a really
weapon Lacy. They think he can be kind of a Rondell Moore type guy.
So if you have that, we saw what he did at Purdue.
I mean, being Ohio state number two in the country, having a guy
as versatile as that. But the interesting thing to me, coach and tell
me if you've seen anything like this, I think that they're going to be
better, But I don't necessarily think the record is going to show that.
I mean, it's strange to say that, Well, that happens a lot.
I mean especially when you talk about winning close games and losing close games,
games that are decided by a touchdown or less. You just never know
what's going to happen. I was talking earlier my first year, Mimi,
we lost four games, So there you have it. That was more than
I intended to play. But I thought that was worth hearing every bit of
it, just because I think every bit of what was said about Louisville I
think is fair and legitimate. Although I'm glad and I don't just say this
because he comes on the show every now and then. He's a great guy.
Eric McLane former Clemson offensive linemen to great dude, and he does his
homework. He is somebody that is not going to get, you know,
in a situation like this and not know everything he needs to know and give
good analysis. He's he's really really sharp. But he I mean, he
said it, and I'm not sure why others haven't taken notice of this when
you look at the ACC and who could be really good, who could be
contenders here because and trust me again, for those just not joining us,
I'm not saying louis is being disrespected, and people are saying they're gonna stink.
But you would think a team that won ten games, that once again
loaded up in the portal and now has the potential ability to be way better
offensively, Like you think they would get a little bit more time in the
spotlight when it comes to, you know, talking about potential teams. They
could win this league. But what mac Lane said is, look, last
year they relied on two great running backs and that was awesome. And there's
no doubt about it. They're not gonna have the ability to just hand it
off to one of two really good backs and say, Okay, we're gonna
be all right with these guys. We're gonna control the time of possession.
You know they're gonna they're gonna collectively that duo can break a defense down,
really wear out defense, and then you never know when they're gonna break free
and take one of the house like they may have that. I think the
running backs they have are talented, but it's unfair to expect Donald Cheney and
I mean, I mean, I wise is I always forget the guy's name
who's been there for a long time that I feel like is about to you
know, he's probably gonna be the starter this year and now I got to
look it up. I'm here, I am gassing up my man, Eric
McLane, and I'm not even and I'm drawing a blank on you know who's
gonna be the starting running back. But either way, it'd be unfair to
ask those guys to do what Jordan and Garrindo did last year, just because
those two guys were really good. Again the only school that had two running
backs drafted. But they'll be serviceable. They'll be good. Your offensive line
should also be good. And your quarterback. He can throw the ball.
Now, can he stay healthy? That's been a big conversation. Can he
protect the ball? Like all of those things. You'll have to wait and
see. But they're not going to run him the way they ran him at
Texas Tech or at Oregon. And he's big, he's got a strong arm,
and he's got some weapons to throw it to Colin Lacy, nobody turns
to college football with more receiving yards from last season than him. Chris Bell
will let you guys hear from Tyler Schucke. Little later on, he was
talking up Chris Bell, guy who I think could have a breakout year,
And then to Corey Brooks, I mean this guy was Alabama's top one of
the Alabama's top two receivers just two seasons ago, so you know. And
by the way, Murray's turners the running back I couldn't think of. So
anyways, like I think Louisville, you know, can be a really really
good team this year and be productive on offense in a way they weren't last
year, be more explosive and the defense, I mean, like again,
like I just you know, I'm not saying they're gonna win the ACC,
but I feel like, you know, maybe this is me just being biased
because I'm a Louisville fan. I try to be objective and to be fair,
but I feel like Louisville is an interesting team to discuss when you consider
the fact that Jeff Brohm last year did what he did, and he really
did it with a quarterback that was the weakness of the offense. That always
sounds mean to say. And I love Jack Plumber, but like he wasn't
capable of really airing it out and being vertical within the passing game like you
would expect a Jeff brom offense to do. And I think Tyler Shuck can
do that all right. Quick break we'll come back on the other side again.
More sound from Jeff Brom and Tyler Shuck as we take you up till
six o'clock right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. I definitely want to get
to this at some point. I just saw this from earlier this afternoon,
the Cats Pause, the UK outlet that is part of the twenty four to
seven Sports network. They, I guess, had an exclusive with Yeah,
Mark Stoop's I'm Gonna get the marks mixed up. I already have done it
a couple of times. Stoops Pope, maybe just start calling him by their
last names only, but Stoops Darryl Bird talked with him, and he's offering
what they say is a brutally honest assessment on the crushing weight of nil,
the transfer portal, and the new landscape in college football. This appears to
be behind a paywall that I don't have access to, so I do want
to see if there's more to it than just that headline. But there is
a little quote in here. It's a nice He's for those who don't have
a VIP membership with Darryl Bird. Forgot about Darryl Bird. Shout out Daryl
Bird. But it says here quote from Mark Stoops. I don't know how
long I can take dealing with what I've dealt with myself personally, I can
only do so much. I've never felt this kind of stress and pressure.
Dale's he talking about? I mean, so Stoop said that, Yeah,
what is he talking about? I mean, I'm looking at the responses from
Kentucky fans. This sounds like a guy who is about to be an NFL
defensive coordinator. Stoops will be gone after this season. I've always considered to
be an overrated coach. Anyway, he's gone. Where's he gonna go?
Nobody's gonna hire him and pay. I mean, he has a phenomenal job,
and he only has to win six or seven games every year, and
he's made like he's set for life. What are people talking about? I
mean, he's gonna keep complaining about nil, which would this appears to be
what the story may be about. I mean, obviously we know the infamous
quote that he made on his Coaches show. If he's going to continue to
whine about that kind of stuff and not getting the resources that he wants,
then I mean maybe he will start to be criticized a whole lot more and
be pushed out by fans. Maybe I'm jumping the gun on them. So
he's not used to criticism because he's been a made man forever. There.
I mean, they stunk early on, but he got a pass. And
even when they were stinking, he was recruiting in a way that they weren't
used to recruiting. And then they went to a bowl game, and for
the most part, they've been consistently going to bowl games ever since, which
I do think there's some of their fans in respect to them for understanding,
Hey, you've proven that that's not that difficult to do. Let's up the
standard a little bit. I'm not asking you to go win the SEC,
but let's keep elevating, even if it's gradual. So, but like he's
really thin skinned if he's bothered, like if he's upset because there's going to
be pressure, and his response is, well, what do you guys want
me to do? We can't. You know, it was out a character
for him to say what he said on his Coaches show about if you want,
you know, to beat Georgia or be more competitive with Georgia than Pony
Up. That was out of character for him because that's just he's usually really
good in those instances. I think Stoops has always been handled himself pretty well
with you know, interviews, media stuff, not only because he's usually come
off pretty likable and relatable, but he also uses that as a mess like
when he's talking to somebody on the radio like Matt Jones, or he's doing
a press conference, he's talking to Tom Leech. He also knows fans listen
to that, and I think at Tom's he's done a really good job.
In fact, I think throughout he's done a pretty good job of conveying his
you know, his belief in the program and whatnot. And he's he's look,
I don't think Kentucky's you know, arrived as a football program quite like
they do. But it's hard not to give Stoops a lot of credit because
of what the job was when he got there and now it's just much different.
And they care about football. They didn't used to really at all because
they stunk forever. So if he's already worried potentially about maybe this team continuing
to be that level right three and five in the sec four and four,
that's your ceiling potentially, and he knows that there's going to be some some
some some frustration there because maybe they've they've they've hit their ceiling. I mean,
dude, I would, I would, I would reconsider your situation or
maybe reevaluate, I should say, because you're making eight point six million dollars
a year, people are going to be upset to an extent because you're not
surpassing that that you know, third tier of the sec then like you probably
aren't. You aren't. You aren't cut out for this when it comes to
dealing with pressure and expectation, which is rich considering the fact that, like
again, when people say Mark Stoops has the best job in college football,
it sounds funny. Some people say it as a joke. Some people some
people say it, you know, to try to be funny, but it's
also relatively true. The guy is one of the highest paid coaches in the
country and all he's got to do is get to a ball game every year.
I mean, like that, he's got it made. And yes,
over time, the love fest four Stoops, if that's just what they remain
to be, is a six and six, seven and five caliber team.
Every year, there'll be some that are no longer just you know, over
the moon about that, But that doesn't mean that they're going to be in
the streets demanding you be fired. I kind of think Stoops has had such
a run with his fan base worshiping him that he doesn't he's very uncomfortable with
anybody asking questions about things, or you know, wondering if maybe he's hit
the ceiling or maybe they've underwhelmed, you know, based off of like the
talent that they have, that kind of stuff. Because last year, you
know, they went three and five in the SEC, seven and five in
regular seasons seven and six overall. And I can't sit here and tell you
that they had a roster that should have done a lot better. But I
do know that Devin Leary came in and he wasn't nearly as good for them
as he was in c State. That two receivers that I think are phenomenal
when it comes to talent, and Dane Key and Barry and Brown, And
that's not stupas fault necessarily, but those guys took a step back, still
have the talent. They may explode this year, but those guys did not
live up to expectations at all with all the drops, and you know,
they were undisciplined. They got penalized, I think more than anybody in the
SEC. Don't quote me on that, and I'll retract if that's nowhere near
the case. But I feel like they were one of the more penalized teams
in college football last year from the Power five. Maybe I'm just making that
up, but either way, like you know, I think he's got to
understand that criticism is actually healthy because it means that people are expecting more because
they believe and they look at the resources in what you've done and they I
mean, like, I think he's you know, and this isn't something I'm
putting together strictly from that specific quote, but again last year, at times
in his whole Texas ay and in flirtation thing, like you know, I
think he may he may sense like a teeny tiny bit of criticism. He
may hear the noise a little bit about people wondering has this guy capped out?
Has he done the best he can do here? You know? Is
he now underachieving based off the personnel that we have. I think he hears
that, but it's not real loud and it's not something you hear that often.
And that's seemingly making him a little uncomfortable. And I just think that's
wild. Like, I mean, imagine if he goes to Texas a and
m like he wanted to And by the way, if you choose to believe
that he wanted to go and or that they wanted him and he just didn't
want to go in the end, and you know, that's wild. But
you know, people are gonna believe that they want to believe. But like
any other job, jobs that you know aren't in the SEC would hold him
to a higher standard than Kentucky does. They're fans, and it's not to
say that they're not, Like, I don't want to act like Kentucky football
fans are going to be acting like they've won a national championship if they go
seven and five or six and six. But I think they know and they
understand that even though they feel like they can and should now be able to
surpass that level, it's still a whole lot better than what they've honestly been
for the majority of nearly every Kentucky football fans life. So again, it's
behind the paywall. Maybe there's more context to it, we can get back
into it, but I just you know, maybe Patino should write another in
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You need to do that. That's a good that's a good line.
That's a good one. I didn't think of that. That was funny.
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Company feel by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety so. I don't remember if
this was talked about on the show, but it was something that I remember
and followed as best I could in the local news because it's just a wild
story. But there is a former I mean, I guess she could still
be a doctor, but she's she's yeah, former Norton Commons doctor who was
charged with attempting to have her husband killed. And that'll mean anytime I hear
of. In fact, there's a pretty good series that I think was on
Investigation Discovery that only features episodes. I can't think of what it's called,
but it's about people who were out of nowhere notified that their spouse has been
arrested because they uncovered they were trying to have them killed, Like I wouldn't
say that's a super common thing in the world, but not something I ever
think about or think about having to worry about. And to see people,
you know, share firsthand experience of finding out and not knowing any sign like
there's somewhere they're like, oh, I always told people if I'm dead,
blame blame this person. But then there's others that were like I had no
clue. They were even upset they wouldn't be dead. So it is something
that fascinates me. But also like Norton Commons, like that's that's the that's
the I mean, I wouldn't say like the elite class of Louisville, but
that's a nice I mean, that's a nice part of Louisville. Like,
you know, you wouldn't think that any doctor or any human would want to
have their significant other killed. But I know people who sent their kids to
this doctor and then they saw her on the news because she'd been arrested for
trying to kill her husband. So there's an update to this story that's just
wild. I'm reading here directly from WDRB. This is Jason Riley. Since
the same day of former Norton Commons doctor pleaded guilty in April to trying to
hire a hitman to kill her ex husband. She solicited other inmates in a
renewed effort to find someone to murder him. According to prosecutor, Stephanie Russell
pleaded guilty in US court on April twenty second to charges of murder for hire
and stalking, with a proposed sentence calling for between ninety seven months and one
hundred and forty four months in prison. US District Court Judge David Hill will
ultimately decide her sentence on July thirty fir July for thirty first. In a
pre sentencing memo filed Monday, the US District Attorney's office said they learned the
day after the guilty plea that Russell was still trying to have her husband killed,
says. The evidence, according to prosecutors, includes a letter postmarked April
twenty second, twenty twenty four, sent by another pre trial detained to her
boyfriend at Russell's behest quote, Russell wanted to know if the boyfriend knew anyone
who would be willing to kill her ex husband. The letter included the name
and address of Russell's x husband and personal identification information only Russell would know.
Several other female inmates also came forward with information about Russell's request. The prosecution
notes that the despite that despite the alleged actions, the government is not allowed
to withdraw the plea agreement, but can do but can and does request the
maximum sentence of twelve years in prison. So isn't this another charge? I
mean, I don't know. I mean, you're doing a crime while you've
already been cuted for You've now done the same crime twice. Why can't you
just be tried for it a second time? Like you get your your sentence
and then you go to court again. Like I mean, I don't know.
I mean, there's no justification in trying to have somebody killed. I
mean, there's none. But this woman, who clearly is an educated woman,
she's a doctor. She can't be right in the head not to say
that that excuses it and makes it okay. Well she should just you know,
get away with it and go see a therapist or something. But who
would I mean, the day that you accept a plea and you're awaiting sentencing
for this crime that thankfully you weren't able to follow through it, but you
still did commit a crime that's gonna put you in federal prison. Like,
how can you then that same day just start all over again to try to
to try to kill it. It's it's wild. At that point, she
probably feels like she has nothing to lose. She's already been caught once.
Why not try to go through it? Yeah, for you know, maybe
she's aware of the I mean, and it wouldn't shock me if you are
in this position, especially someone who is educated and you've never been in trouble
with the law and have been looking at hard time in prison, you know,
you would you would know every angle of what you know your situation is
right. So maybe she knows that, hey, they're gonna give me the
maximum sentence, but if I do twelve years and somebody still kills this guy,
that I win. Like you know, I'm just trying to to to
rationalize something that you cannot rationalize. But yeah, I mean, it is
wild, man, I tell you you can. I mean, there are
there are other shows out there that really highlight this exact thing. Other than
the fact that in this show called Snapped, they actually do kill the husband,
either themselves or they have somebody if they hire somebody to do it and
they get caught. But if you are someone that was on the other end
of that, like I got to, I mean, I can't imagine what
you would feel and think, But there's a level of betrayal, you know,
there's a level of like shock that probably never wears off that that was
about to happen. But then you also probably feel really lucky that, like,
well, I'm glad somebody found out about it. I'm glad they got
caught. I don't know how you could ever marry again. Well, and
what's crazy is about is some of these stories are people who were blindsided and
you know, loved their significant other. And maybe it's just me, Like
there's a lot of like I could really resent someone and and you know,
take action as far as never speaking to them again, removing them from my
life, pressing charges if it came to something criminal, But I don't.
I can't just stop loving somebody who I've loved my whole life, you know
what I mean, Like, even if they know I would, I would,
you know, do what I gotta do. Not to say that,
you know, I would put up with anything. But like I bet there
are people who something terrible happened and they got a divorce, and they probably
feel a certain way and they you know, resent everything about their previous spouse.
But like I feel like when you when you really are sharing a life
with somebody, even if you both agree or are aware that it was it
was time to move on, right or wrong either side, it's just hard
to not you know, because I and I'm just word vomiting here, but
I would imagine that you you know, you're sad more than anything because the
person who tried to kill you you deep down love and you know, may
not have done anything to give them any reason to what you harmed or anything.
Now, sometimes you know there is well they were a battered spouse,
that kind of thing, and you know there's clearly been some leniency on punishment
if that's what took you to take action like that. But then there's some
people that it's just just greedy women who you know, Hey, I'm kind
of I don't want to work anymore, I'm kind of bored. But take
a life insurance policy and find a way to kill my husband and you know
he'll be gone. He'll be sad, but you know, I'll have a
quarter of a million dollars to figure out what I want it like, you
know, believe it or not. There's some people that have just had that
mindset and take action, which you know, despicable humans. All Right,
we got a quick break. We'll come back in wrap up, well,
not wrap up the show. We got another hour to go, five o'clock
hours next right here on Sports Talk seven ninety