WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:08.759 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven nine 2 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:33.960 day, Now here's Nick Coffee. I'm as guilty as anybody when it comes 3 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:37.520 to, you know, given the local meteorologists here a hard time whenever they're 4 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:43.840 incorrect, but they were correct about this awful heat that we have. I 5 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:46.159 mean, I think we knew it was going to be hot, they warned 6 00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:48.759 us, and sure enough, it is very hot. It's ninety five degrees 7 00:00:48.799 --> 00:00:53.560 as we speak. Air qualities disgusting, and they have canceled my my son's 8 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:57.280 football practice. Makes sense, I don't I know there's a specific number that 9 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:00.600 they got a if there, if it's above you know, a certain yeah 10 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:03.280 heat index, then they won't they won't let them play, which is the 11 00:01:03.319 --> 00:01:06.680 right thing to do, of course, but yeah, no practice for him, 12 00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:11.640 which is just confirmation that it's that disgusting outside. And in today one 13 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:14.640 of those days, John, I haven't even spent that much time outside, 14 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:17.920 thankfully, but like it's it's it's just a reminder that when it comes down 15 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:21.879 to the summer, it all depends on heat index, air quality, because 16 00:01:21.879 --> 00:01:25.519 it's just it feels like we're walking outside in a microwave, like we're in 17 00:01:25.599 --> 00:01:27.439 we're in a microwave outside. Yeah, I hate it. This is the 18 00:01:27.480 --> 00:01:30.120 hottest day of the year so far, is it. That's not surprising, 19 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:34.280 Yeah, because I think we we've had we had we had several days. 20 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:38.079 I think this shoe got it. We had a lot of days where we 21 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:42.480 were in the nineties in a row, but we never got this hot specifically. 22 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:45.319 So this is the worst it's felt all year long. Yeah, I 23 00:01:45.319 --> 00:01:48.560 think it was it whenever I was in I think you're on vacation or one 24 00:01:48.599 --> 00:01:51.519 of your vacations. Yeah, I think it might have been when when I 25 00:01:51.560 --> 00:01:55.239 was in Florida, because I remember talking to some friends and family that was 26 00:01:55.439 --> 00:01:57.439 that were back here. They were saying, like, it's actually way warmer 27 00:01:57.439 --> 00:02:01.879 here than it is in Florida, which you know, I enjoyed that because 28 00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:06.439 I don't love this kind of heat and it's disgusting. But anyways, stay 29 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:09.439 hydrated, stay safe, everybody, all right, it's our number three coffee 30 00:02:09.439 --> 00:02:13.120 and company, fuel by Thornton's here on Sports Talks seven to ninety. Appreciate 31 00:02:13.159 --> 00:02:15.719 you guys hanging out with us. Don't forget you can take us with you 32 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:19.280 wherever you go. Listen live on the iHeartRadio app. Also listen live it's 33 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:23.000 seven to ninety Louisville dot Com. We have talked quite a bit throughout the 34 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:28.639 show here and there about the big day. The new EA Sports college football 35 00:02:28.639 --> 00:02:34.599 game is out and it is completely consumed my timeline on Twitter, which I'm 36 00:02:34.599 --> 00:02:36.759 not complaining. I mean, we knew it was coming. It's consumed my 37 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:38.960 timeline to an extent even long before it came out because there's been so much 38 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:44.800 anticipate anticipation about this game. But yeah, I mean even people like if 39 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:49.240 you go to the you never check the for you on Twitter, right, 40 00:02:49.319 --> 00:02:53.000 rarely? Yeah, if I have a reason to like sometimes whenever Twitter shows 41 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:57.000 you what's new, it'll favor your for you and I'll look at that occasionally 42 00:02:57.000 --> 00:02:59.520 depending on who it is, but I usually stay on the following side. 43 00:02:59.719 --> 00:03:04.000 Yeah, the the following side is usually I mean again that's quite literally, 44 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:07.039 you're only going to see people that you chose to follow, which is where 45 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:09.280 it's usually in order of Yes, it was tweeted, yep, no doubt 46 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:13.240 about it. But even you know, with that, I didn't realize I 47 00:03:13.680 --> 00:03:16.400 followed that many people that were going to be you know, all in on 48 00:03:16.439 --> 00:03:20.280 this game. I do have a little bit of envy, because you know, 49 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:23.520 it's there's something awesome about about being excited about something that's about to come 50 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:25.520 out and you get to, you know, enjoy it, and I just, 51 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:30.759 you know, I can't relate. I guess is this is I guess 52 00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:34.599 this is an actual unexpected case of fomo, which, by the way, 53 00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:37.919 U of L just tweeted this out. I haven't even heard it yet, 54 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:38.960 so it may not be. I may be wasting my time here, but 55 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:45.719 the official U of L Twitter account football account put out a little video here 56 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:49.919 that shows It shows the fans and the stands. It shows, Uh, 57 00:03:50.080 --> 00:03:57.960 let me see, is there any narration here? Let's see, man, 58 00:03:58.120 --> 00:04:00.919 Llouisville, Kentucky. They love there were breds who know how to run down 59 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:05.080 this drench, ain't get to the wire firked and certainly they see plenty up 60 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:11.360 in tier from Johnny Unitas to Lamar Jackson. Today the louis the Cardinals will 61 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:14.599 try to live up to that magazine. God, it looks so real. 62 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:17.120 I mean, we just talked about that. But seeing this this, I 63 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:19.839 mean, first of all, because I know the tunnel that they're about to 64 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:23.360 walk out of like, I know, that's exactly what it looks like right 65 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:27.199 there. And I think when you're not doing gameplay and you're and there's not 66 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:29.759 a here's what it is. When there's not a ton of movement like running, 67 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:34.720 that's where it looks freakishly real. So I wish I had a PS 68 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:38.680 five or an Xbox for this. Go get one. You got big money. 69 00:04:38.480 --> 00:04:40.839 Oh I know what they pay you around here. Well, now, 70 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:44.079 if you were going to go get a new gaming system, would you get 71 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:46.040 a PS whatever? Yeah, I've always been in PlayStation, same year. 72 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:50.160 That's all I really ever knew before PlayStation though, I was second Genesis. 73 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:54.160 Oh yeah, it was a Hedgehog right, Oh yeah, son that was 74 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:57.319 Sonics game, no doubt. So again, it's freakishly real. However, 75 00:04:57.680 --> 00:05:00.079 I do want to remind you folks, just in case you get lost a 76 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:02.079 little bit in the gameplay, it is not It is not real. I 77 00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:06.079 thought. What Chris Vanini a college football writer who joins us on the show 78 00:05:06.120 --> 00:05:09.360 from time to time. He works for The Athletic. He had a great 79 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:12.839 write up about him. He's actually been playing the game for the last week. 80 00:05:13.160 --> 00:05:15.759 But there's the road to glory mode where you just start as a player 81 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:19.800 in high school and you get recruited, and of course now you can hit 82 00:05:19.839 --> 00:05:24.680 the portal. You can evaluate nil options that are being offered to you. 83 00:05:24.720 --> 00:05:30.199 I'm sure and this level of I mean making it real, I mean, 84 00:05:30.199 --> 00:05:31.560 this is just it is cool. Like I'll be honest with you, it's 85 00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:35.800 cool. I probably will ever play the game. But to know that whenever 86 00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:40.120 you are, you know, probably creating yourself and you're doing the Road to 87 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:44.519 Glory and you're a college football player, you're going to be tempted to do 88 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:46.199 things that could potentially, you know, be a big risk for you. 89 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:50.920 So Vannini wrote here in his ride up that when he created himself and did 90 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:55.399 the Road to Glory mode, he accepted a party invite from a teammate and 91 00:05:55.439 --> 00:06:00.279 the coach found a photo of them partying and it docked his trust point that 92 00:06:00.319 --> 00:06:02.240 he had within his coach. So like, they value that kind of stuff. 93 00:06:02.439 --> 00:06:05.839 Also, a classmate helped him cheat on a test and boosted his GPA 94 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:10.959 and he got caught a week later and got in trouble. So like those 95 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:14.480 are the kind of things that make it seem like it's real life. And 96 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:17.439 you know, again, I'm just here to remind you that it's not all 97 00:06:17.519 --> 00:06:21.800 right. We've also talked a little bit about the SEC today. It's day 98 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:26.879 one of the SEC media days, and at this point it doesn't seem as 99 00:06:26.920 --> 00:06:30.240 if there's been a whole lot to really take from that, you know, 100 00:06:30.279 --> 00:06:31.959 and usually there's not. It's talking season, right. However, Greg Sankie 101 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:38.480 was asked about expansion and he he seems to be consistent. I don't think 102 00:06:38.519 --> 00:06:45.560 the SEC has done any kind of hint or potential sit I mean, usually 103 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:48.120 you don't put it out there what you want to do, but now you've 104 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:53.920 got, in fact, was the commissioner of the Big Ten, the guy 105 00:06:53.920 --> 00:06:56.240 who ended up leaving to go work for the Bears? Is he the one 106 00:06:56.279 --> 00:07:00.160 who actually facilit Was he still around whenever the West Coastchools decided to come the 107 00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:03.199 Big Ten? Kevin Warren? Yeah, so he is somebody that if you 108 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:06.079 remember, he was openly I mean, I guess maybe I'm wrong there because 109 00:07:06.120 --> 00:07:10.959 he did actually talk about always keeping options open for expansion, and you know, 110 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:13.600 well, you know, and they did. And now you've got the 111 00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:16.480 new Big twelve commissioner, Brett Yormark, who has at every point talked about 112 00:07:16.879 --> 00:07:19.480 always looking to grow, and I think it's quite clear that if they can 113 00:07:19.600 --> 00:07:24.519 add, they will meeting the Big twelve. But the SEC, you know, 114 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:30.279 the Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC is such a substantial move in such 115 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:34.879 a substantial piece of news in college football whenever it was announced. But I 116 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:36.759 don't think there. I mean, it just came out of nowhere. I 117 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:40.240 remember we were on our way. I think we were on our way to 118 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:44.600 Destin, and I remember, you know, out of nowhere, broken became 119 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:48.439 of course a huge story. And you know that's that's expansion for good reason, 120 00:07:48.480 --> 00:07:51.720 right, you added two huge brands. I mean, that's that just 121 00:07:51.759 --> 00:07:57.680 made the SEC even stronger. But I've always felt as if the SEC will 122 00:07:57.720 --> 00:08:01.399 be the most likely conference that will show us that you don't expand just to 123 00:08:01.480 --> 00:08:05.720 expand, because I don't really know who they could go get that wouldn't make 124 00:08:05.759 --> 00:08:09.360 them better. So Clemson in Florida state, I think the belief is that 125 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:11.360 if they could get out of that grand of rights deal with the ACC, 126 00:08:11.519 --> 00:08:15.720 that they could probably find their way in the in the in the SEC of 127 00:08:15.759 --> 00:08:18.639 the Big Ten. But you know, I don't see any I've not seen 128 00:08:18.680 --> 00:08:22.680 any reporting or coverage of these lawsuits. That makes it look as if these 129 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:26.439 two schools, Clemson in Florida State are going to have a successful lawsuit to 130 00:08:26.480 --> 00:08:28.199 get out of the grand of rights. I mean, again, I'm no 131 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:31.240 legal expert, and maybe I'm not looking in the right areas, but it's 132 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:35.039 a pretty it's a pretty state. It's a pretty straightforward situation. They agreed 133 00:08:35.080 --> 00:08:39.759 to it, they signed it, and initially, whenever they signed on and 134 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:43.919 everybody in the acc agreed to this arrangement, they were bra they were they 135 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:46.080 were celebrating it as if it was great because it unifies everybody. So it's 136 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:48.639 a little bit of buyer's remorse as far as the contract they signed. But 137 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:54.320 it's a contract for a reason. So the SEC I just don't I mean, 138 00:08:54.360 --> 00:08:58.039 I think I think Sanke is being genuine when he says that, you 139 00:08:58.080 --> 00:09:01.200 know, he's just focused on their sixteen members. And he did say he 140 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:03.080 doesn't have any comment on Clemson or Florida State in that lawsuit, which again 141 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:07.240 is a pretty expected answer when it comes to that. So maybe they would 142 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:13.919 have interest if those two schools become available, But what is Clemson in Florida 143 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:16.759 State giving the sec that they don't already have. I mean, they've got 144 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:20.799 South Carolina that's where Clemson is, of course, I mean they've got Florida 145 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:24.840 and the rest of the South, So it could get it would make you 146 00:09:24.840 --> 00:09:26.519 a better league, no doubt, because those are good programs. But again, 147 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:31.440 how much more money are you bringing in by adding those two? You'll 148 00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:33.559 clearly get a bump, But is it worth doing it? Because you know 149 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:37.080 everybody's got to share this this stuff equally, So I don't see the SEC 150 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:43.120 making any expansion anytime soon unless something unexpected happens, which, of course a 151 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:46.879 lot of unexpected things have happened throughout conference realignment. Now, John did make 152 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:48.919 a good point. I think he's totally right. The one school that could 153 00:09:50.000 --> 00:09:52.000 give us a big shake up here in realignment if they ever decided to join 154 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:56.879 a conferences Notre Dame, because they would have value that really. Like not 155 00:09:56.960 --> 00:09:58.480 to say Notre Dame is the greatest program of all time, because they're clearly 156 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:01.559 not. But Notre Dame is as unique as any college football program I can 157 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:05.960 think of, wouldn't you say, John? I mean they're independent and they 158 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:09.120 have a national audience. We talked about the NBC deal. I mean it's 159 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:13.639 crazy. They have several associations with a lot of good Power five teams, 160 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:16.320 or they've played over the years and and they've they've made the college football National 161 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:18.679 Championship a couple of times. They haven't won in a while, but they're 162 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:22.720 a big name. Yeah, Notre Dame getting their ear in kicked when they 163 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:26.480 get to the playoff with the national championship game has oftentimes had people acting as 164 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:31.039 if that means they're not they're not worthy, and it doesn't. I mean, 165 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:35.399 I think every other team that was fighting for a playoff spot probably would 166 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:39.480 have been killed by the teams that killed Notre Dame and we'll never know. 167 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:43.320 But like, just because you got beat bad in the playoff doesn't mean that 168 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:46.480 you that you weren't, that you didn't earn the spot to get there. 169 00:10:46.480 --> 00:10:48.960 And Notre Dame doesn't play in a conference because they don't have to. Their 170 00:10:48.000 --> 00:10:52.480 schedule is usually tough enough to where it's not viewed as like, oh god, 171 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:54.120 they're they're they're really, you know, they found a loophole here. 172 00:10:54.200 --> 00:10:58.360 They can they cannot have a conference and you know, win eleven games. 173 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:03.039 Now, they usually played pretty good teams, all right. Something else we 174 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:09.120 discussed from the SEC Media Day day one is Nick Saban making his debut. 175 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:13.159 Of course, he's been there many times as a coach. Now he's working 176 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:18.360 for ESPN, and he showed up without his credential, which of course is 177 00:11:18.360 --> 00:11:22.759 a nightmare scenario if you're a media hack like myself. So I mean, 178 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:26.360 somebody should have been there to remind Nick Saban that, you know, just 179 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:30.600 because you're Nick Saban doesn't mean you're gonna get you know. And I've seen 180 00:11:30.639 --> 00:11:33.600 people who have credentials, like their credential media and they forgot it, or 181 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:37.039 they lost it, or they you know, they got that paper when they 182 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:39.120 don't want to attach to their belt loops, so they put it in their 183 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:43.600 bag. And just about every place I've been to that requires credentials, you 184 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:46.200 know, for media access, they'll find out if you want if you don't 185 00:11:46.200 --> 00:11:48.759 have it publicly, you know, there's there's people that stand there and their 186 00:11:48.759 --> 00:11:50.759 only job is to look at everybody who walks by and make sure they have 187 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:54.720 the proper credential displaying. And I guess Nick Saban tried to pull it off 188 00:11:54.720 --> 00:12:00.399 today and he was turned away. It's a little different. I'm never a 189 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:05.559 credential in my life and was always for seventeen years able to get in the 190 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:09.759 SEC media day without a credential. I had to go back to the room 191 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:15.399 today and get my credential to get in. So that's one of the biggest 192 00:12:15.480 --> 00:12:20.519 changes I see. It's not like it used to be. So I was 193 00:12:20.519 --> 00:12:24.600 a little I was a little curious to see if we would hear Sabin right 194 00:12:24.639 --> 00:12:30.600 away sort of favor Alabama because it would wouldn't it be unnatural not to? 195 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:33.919 I mean, Ken say, I think Saban can be honest, but like 196 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:37.639 he loves Alabama, He's he mean, I think it's almost impossible for him 197 00:12:37.639 --> 00:12:41.639 to be biased. Again, I think you can, well maybe I guess 198 00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:46.639 you can have favoritism and clearly have a preferred outcome, Like I'm sure Nick 199 00:12:46.679 --> 00:12:50.240 Saban wants Alabama to win every national championship the rest of the way because you 200 00:12:50.279 --> 00:12:52.600 know, that's where he coached for so long and had such a great run. 201 00:12:54.000 --> 00:12:56.519 But you know, he could tell you if he thinks it's going to 202 00:12:56.559 --> 00:13:00.000 happen or not, because when he was taking his shots at Texas and oklah 203 00:13:00.039 --> 00:13:01.759 Home earlier, which we'll let you guys hear that. If you didn't, 204 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:05.840 you know what kind of tickles me is all these people asking these questions about 205 00:13:05.840 --> 00:13:09.399 how Texas always ran the conference they were in. They're not going to run 206 00:13:09.440 --> 00:13:13.039 the SEC. Yeah, right, there's a whole lot of arrogant people in 207 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:18.360 a lot of places in so I'll forget all about it. Yeah, they'll 208 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:20.039 be a good team and a great program and Stark will do a great job. 209 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:24.799 But that's not going to be a problem. So I don't know. 210 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:28.159 I heard that earlier and I thought maybe that could be that Saban is, 211 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:33.360 you know, saying that because of his affiliation with the SEC and maybe even 212 00:13:33.360 --> 00:13:35.879 Alabama a little bit. But he did predict the SEC championship game and he 213 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:39.720 did not have bam Inn and he had Georgia and Texas, which, again, 214 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:45.320 Texas is entering the league at a perfect time because they are coming off 215 00:13:45.320 --> 00:13:48.480 of a breakthrough season, got all the way to the playoff with Sark, 216 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:50.000 and they bring back quin Yours, who's one of the best quarterbacks in the 217 00:13:50.000 --> 00:13:54.200 country. So they should be able to be highly competitive, like they should 218 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:56.120 be one of the best teams in the SEC. They should because they're one 219 00:13:56.120 --> 00:13:58.360 of the best teams in the country. But had this move happened, you 220 00:13:58.360 --> 00:14:01.240 know, really any other time in the last couple of years. I really 221 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:05.039 wonder what the conversation would be like, because we know Texas feels great about 222 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:09.799 themselves because you know, they've larger than life, you know, when it 223 00:14:09.799 --> 00:14:13.799 comes to their presence. I mean, they're trying to do it without making 224 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:18.360 the you know, the weak attempted humor about how big Texas is. But 225 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:20.320 I mean, they have a huge fan base, they have an unlimited amount 226 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:24.320 of money, and they do have tradition, but like, they've never really 227 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:28.120 had the results that back up them feeling the way they do about themselves. 228 00:14:28.159 --> 00:14:30.080 And I guess you could say that about a lot of fan bases, but 229 00:14:30.159 --> 00:14:33.159 this, this stat really puts it in perspective that, like, this notion 230 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:37.159 that they've been dominating Texas and Oklahoma have been dominating the Big Twelve is just 231 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:43.559 not true. Dennis Dodd was on a show earlier at the SEC Media Days 232 00:14:43.639 --> 00:14:48.159 and highlighted the fact that they've only won, meaning Texas and Oklahoma have only 233 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:52.600 won eleven of the last twenty seven Big Twelve titles before they left for the 234 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:58.039 SEC. So those two schools I think have been the bully in the Big 235 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:03.320 Twelve. But it's just because they they hold more weight. They've always mattered 236 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:05.240 more and they know that, and they've used that and they've told people that. 237 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:09.519 But as far as like actually winning, they haven't been that successful. 238 00:15:09.519 --> 00:15:13.879 And I said earlier, I think Oklahoma is going to be a really good 239 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:16.840 case study as far as you know, life in the Big twelve and life 240 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:22.039 in the SEC because I wouldn't be shocked if they end up being, you 241 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:26.320 know, just like a Kentucky as far as a record, not you know, 242 00:15:26.399 --> 00:15:30.799 not like consistently, but just this year. Wouldn't be shocked if they're 243 00:15:30.879 --> 00:15:35.039 if they're you know, a Kentucky or an Auburn or something like that in 244 00:15:35.120 --> 00:15:39.799 that tier. But if they end up coming in there and being you know, 245 00:15:39.679 --> 00:15:46.039 in that group that includes Tennessee and who else. Sure, I think 246 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:48.639 who else is expected to be you know, oh miss oh miss of course, 247 00:15:48.679 --> 00:15:50.919 you know, they're a team that a lot of people think could make 248 00:15:52.080 --> 00:15:54.519 make it to the playoff this year. Missouri is coming off a monster season. 249 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:58.159 I don't know if that's sustainable, but they certainly have momentum. Now 250 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:02.200 if Oklahoma end's up closer to that, then they do the Kentucky's in the 251 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:07.559 Auburns, then you know who knows what it proves, but I just wish 252 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:12.600 we could have some type of you know, some type of result that would 253 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:15.720 really let us know, as if if the SEC schools that finish four and 254 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:18.600 four, three and five, but do win six or seven games and go 255 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:22.360 to a bowl, they just you know, not even just themselves meeting their 256 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:26.080 fans and their programs, but like college football folks, they just assume because 257 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:30.120 they play in the SEC, well you know, they're three and five or 258 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:33.440 four and four, is astronomically different than a four and four or a five 259 00:16:33.440 --> 00:16:40.879 and three, Big twelve or Big Big ten or ACC team. And they've 260 00:16:40.879 --> 00:16:44.120 oftentimes got the benefit of doubt because that is the best league in the country. 261 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:48.840 But I'm telling you last year, and maybe it's just one year, 262 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:52.360 but in that year specifically, the or the SEC did not deserve to be 263 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:56.480 viewed as this just you know, the NFL compared to everybody else in college 264 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:59.639 football, because again, they went out and played teams of other Power five 265 00:16:59.720 --> 00:17:03.279 leagues and they didn't win. In fact, they had a bad record I 266 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:07.920 think in non conference games against Power five programs. All right, uh, 267 00:17:07.200 --> 00:17:11.640 let's see, let's do this. Let's uh, let's take a look at 268 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:12.720 this list real quick before we get to our next break. I do want 269 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:15.920 to warn you we're not going to talk politics by any means, but I 270 00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:18.960 want you guys to hear this psychic who did an interview four months ago. 271 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:22.200 I'm gonna play it on the other side, but this psychic who was on 272 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:27.519 some podcast talking about the solar eclipses that were about to happen. He started 273 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:32.559 sharing some visions and some things that he that he saw happening in the future. 274 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:37.640 In the detail of what he broke down four months ago. As far 275 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:41.839 as Donald Trump and an attempted assassination, it was like, exactly what happened, 276 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:47.720 and it's crazy. Also, there's something Trump did while on stage that 277 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:48.839 was, you know, him doing what he does. And it's not just 278 00:17:48.920 --> 00:17:52.240 him, it's you know, when you're in a camp, you're campaigning to 279 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:56.839 win an election, you're gonna oftentimes not only talk about why you're great, 280 00:17:56.839 --> 00:17:59.640 but you're going to talk bad about the guy you're running against. So in 281 00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:03.680 one of his many attacks on Biden, and he had a graft that showed 282 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:07.480 some evidence he moved to a certain he moved away and had he not done 283 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:11.119 that, he probably be dead, which is kind of crazy to think about. 284 00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:12.359 So we'll get to that a little bit later on, but real quick, 285 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:15.440 this list from the NFL. In fact, it's a poll. I 286 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:21.079 shouldn't call it a list, it's a poll. So the NFL ESPN what 287 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:23.200 they do. They reach out to everybody in the NFL, coaches, executive, 288 00:18:23.240 --> 00:18:29.319 scouts and they have them individually ranked the best quarterbacks in the NFL. 289 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:33.720 And you know, it's anonymous, and you could, you know, you 290 00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:36.640 could lie on there if you're one of these people. I would hope that 291 00:18:36.680 --> 00:18:38.720 they don't. But you know, this is these are people who are in 292 00:18:38.839 --> 00:18:44.119 like this is their livelihood, right, like they scout, they coach in 293 00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:48.400 the league. Like I think their opinion of who's really good it matters more 294 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:49.880 than you know, writers. And that's not to say writers can't have strong 295 00:18:49.920 --> 00:18:53.079 opinions, because they can. Just because they've never played in the NFL don't 296 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:56.519 mean they can't have an opinion. But I think there's something to be said 297 00:18:56.519 --> 00:18:59.559 about this being a little different knowing that these are your peers and this is 298 00:18:59.599 --> 00:19:04.559 what they think of you. So no surprise, Patrick Mahomes is the top 299 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:08.359 quarterback in the NFL, according to those in the NFL, followed by Joe 300 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:14.039 Burrow and then Josh Allen and then Lamar Jackson came in at number four, 301 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:18.240 which I don't know. I feel like Lamar did enough to where he should 302 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:22.240 be ahead of Josh Allen, but you know that's maybe I'm a little biased. 303 00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:26.079 I mean, Lamar does have two MVPs, and you know last year, 304 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:29.680 Lamar's team was better than I mean, I feel like that window it's 305 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:32.799 not closing yet. But if Josh Allen is going to bring the Bills something 306 00:19:32.839 --> 00:19:34.880 special, like you know, we've been hearing that for like three four years 307 00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:38.079 and they've been good. They just I feel like every time there's belief that 308 00:19:38.079 --> 00:19:42.519 they're going to break through, they fall short. Joe Burrow has when healthy, 309 00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:45.160 really good, and him taking the Bengals to a Super Bowl is still 310 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:48.240 something that I when I say it out loud, I have to question myself 311 00:19:48.240 --> 00:19:51.640 that that really happen. But it did. But this is the first time 312 00:19:51.720 --> 00:19:53.640 Lamar has been at number four, or I'm sorry, been in the top 313 00:19:53.680 --> 00:19:59.039 five, which gosh, I mean, just to think that he wasn't in 314 00:19:59.039 --> 00:20:03.640 the top five after he won it first MVP, I feel like that that 315 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:06.079 sounds surprising, but then again, you know, he was still so young 316 00:20:06.119 --> 00:20:08.640 and you still had other I mean remember at that time Brady was still playing. 317 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:15.680 So after Lamar, it's Matthew Stafford at number five, Justin Herbert number 318 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:22.720 six, and c J. Stroud ended up cracking the top ten and the 319 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:26.359 number actually, yes, at number nine, I'm sorry, Number ten was 320 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:32.119 Dak Prescott and this doesn't give me the exact order of it, but the 321 00:20:32.160 --> 00:20:36.440 other was was Aaron Rodgers, So Dak was tenth. I don't think Rogers 322 00:20:36.519 --> 00:20:40.160 was ninth, but he certainly wasn't. Maybe he was number five. The 323 00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:42.400 way this this little write up here about in the list itself, for some 324 00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:45.640 reason they chose not to actually include everybody. But I have no I mean, 325 00:20:45.680 --> 00:20:48.960 I have no real gripe with that. I can't I can't think of 326 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:53.039 anybody that I feel like was just you know, blatantly disrespected by being left 327 00:20:53.079 --> 00:20:56.519 off. And C J. Stroud I mean that that. I think the 328 00:20:57.200 --> 00:21:02.640 results that he had as a rookie, like they they sucked the Texans and 329 00:21:02.680 --> 00:21:04.640 I don't even really know if they have great personnel, and they weren't great 330 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:07.400 last year, but you know they were, I mean, heck, they 331 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:11.599 ended my Colts season, and you know, C. J. Stroud was 332 00:21:11.599 --> 00:21:15.480 a really, really, really good rookie quarterback last year, so we'll see 333 00:21:15.480 --> 00:21:18.519 if it's sustainable. But he looked, he looked the part. And I 334 00:21:18.559 --> 00:21:25.000 think this is the kind of year where somebody like, I mean, I 335 00:21:25.000 --> 00:21:26.400 feel like we've been saying it for years about Dak, but certainly with like 336 00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:30.119 Justin Herbert, I feel like Herbert and Stafford for two different reasons. For 337 00:21:30.160 --> 00:21:33.160 Stafford, you got to wonder if he's still you know, if he still 338 00:21:33.480 --> 00:21:37.240 has it. And then with Herbert, I mean, I won't claim to 339 00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:41.359 be this QB guru, but I feel like he's oftentimes been viewed as one 340 00:21:41.400 --> 00:21:47.119 of the most overrated quarterbacks in the NFL. All right, quick break, 341 00:21:47.119 --> 00:21:48.119 We'll come back on the other side. Keep this thing rolling along again. 342 00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:51.960 It's Coffee and Company. We are feel about Thorton's right here on Sports Talk 343 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:56.880 seven ninety. So. I think what happened on Saturday with Donald Trump and 344 00:21:56.920 --> 00:22:00.920 Pennsylvania, where you know, somebody attempted to kill him, it's something that 345 00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:04.200 will always be viewed, I would assume, and that kind of I mean 346 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:08.160 that that stuff doesn't happen very often. Therefore, you know, it's it's 347 00:22:08.200 --> 00:22:14.559 wild, it's crazy, it's surprising. But we are currently, I think, 348 00:22:14.599 --> 00:22:18.480 in a time where the climate is pretty crazy and unbelievable to where the 349 00:22:18.160 --> 00:22:22.279 shock value is just not what it once was because of, you know, 350 00:22:22.880 --> 00:22:26.720 the way things are. So obviously, it was an awful thing that happened, 351 00:22:26.759 --> 00:22:30.640 and the you know idiot who did that is now dead. But I 352 00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:33.759 don't know, I just it's one of the I feel like it's not a 353 00:22:33.799 --> 00:22:37.720 stretch to say that it's one of the craziest things that's happened in the United 354 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:41.880 States in my lifetime. I mean, he's okay, and that's good, 355 00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:45.640 but like, could have easily died, and that would have been I mean, 356 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:51.240 I can't imagine what the aftermath would have been like had he actually been 357 00:22:51.319 --> 00:22:55.920 killed. Same here. I mean, so luckily that didn't happen. But 358 00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:59.920 I mean it's I don't know, Like I had myself a heck of a 359 00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:03.799 day Saturday. We had a good time at at my nephew's birthday party, 360 00:23:03.799 --> 00:23:06.839 and then we went to have dinner with friends, end up coming back to 361 00:23:06.839 --> 00:23:08.400 our house, and you know, there's obviously something a lot of us. 362 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:11.759 I mean, I think we're a point now where people who don't even really 363 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:15.960 bring up politics to friends and family just because it's you know, it's not 364 00:23:15.039 --> 00:23:21.559 their thing. I mean, it's this has this current election I should say, 365 00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:23.119 like it's it's just different than any election I can think of. And 366 00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:26.160 some would say it's for awful reasons because of the two candidates that are here. 367 00:23:26.200 --> 00:23:32.920 But there's an And I hate saying entertainment because like if it's things that 368 00:23:32.960 --> 00:23:36.680 are really worrisome to you as a as a citizen of the United States, 369 00:23:36.680 --> 00:23:38.440 like that shouldn't be something we laugh at. But then again, like that's 370 00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:41.160 kind of my nature. That's how I you know, what do they say 371 00:23:41.200 --> 00:23:44.640 laugh to not cry? Like I would be exaggerating if I told you any 372 00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:47.400 this stuff brings me to tears. But it's just I don't know. I 373 00:23:48.160 --> 00:23:51.079 oftentimes still think like is this real? Like did that really happen? And 374 00:23:51.240 --> 00:23:56.519 you know it did. So there's somebody on Twitter who goes by Mars Army 375 00:23:56.920 --> 00:24:00.359 General and I don't this is I'm sorry, that's a different that's that's somebody 376 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:03.400 who shared the tweet, but the actual it's a good line in TV. 377 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:07.839 This guy's got forty thousand followers. He's a filmmaker. He put together a 378 00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:14.279 thread that has gone insanely viral. It's got seven million views and it's easy 379 00:24:14.319 --> 00:24:17.519 to find. But you know, one is he just has the here's the 380 00:24:17.559 --> 00:24:18.960 title, it says, one of the craziest threads, and it just has 381 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:22.039 a bunch of stuff from what happens Saturday. For example, one it's the 382 00:24:22.079 --> 00:24:27.160 crazy photo of him leaned over with blood falling down his face. And then 383 00:24:27.240 --> 00:24:30.200 there's a video that is two and a half minutes long and it says one 384 00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:36.880 of the cleanest videos of the shooting, and you know it's it's there's actually 385 00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:41.960 a picture of the of the person who shot who is now dead, which 386 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:44.400 I wouldn't look at that if you're you know, if you don't like looking 387 00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:47.880 at graphic images like that. So there's like twenty different tweets here in this 388 00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:52.519 thread that just bring up certain things about it. One is a good breakdown 389 00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:56.920 of the whole thing that is condensed. One is the a joke that was 390 00:24:56.960 --> 00:25:00.279 told by Shane Gillis many years ago. One is one of the interviews from 391 00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:03.359 the eyewitnesses that was there. So it's just a good little breakdown of everything 392 00:25:03.400 --> 00:25:07.839 that happened. But one of these things is just unbelievable, and that is 393 00:25:07.920 --> 00:25:15.200 this profit slash psychic, yes, psychic, whatever you want to call him. 394 00:25:15.839 --> 00:25:18.960 He was on and I just assume, well, there's no way this 395 00:25:18.079 --> 00:25:22.319 is real, Like this is just this is this is fake news, fake 396 00:25:22.400 --> 00:25:26.960 footage, because with AI you can really you can really doctor stuff. But 397 00:25:26.359 --> 00:25:30.640 because everybody was asking is this real, people found the original YouTube video where 398 00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:36.000 this interview took place. It was it was roughly four months ago, where 399 00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:41.599 this psychic was talking about the solar eclipse which was about to happen at that 400 00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:45.480 point, and he shared something about Trump that actually ended up happening. So 401 00:25:47.680 --> 00:25:51.359 you never know what to believe. But the original like YouTube has the video 402 00:25:51.519 --> 00:25:55.200 published. That's where I watched it, and it shows that it was uploaded 403 00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:56.599 four months ago. So like it's clear. I mean, am I Am 404 00:25:56.640 --> 00:26:00.680 I a sucker for believing that that's real? I mean able to do that 405 00:26:00.759 --> 00:26:03.599 because Yeah, the one the one thing I can remember that was kind of 406 00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:07.720 similar and not as serious. Back when one of the World Cups was going 407 00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:11.519 on, there was an account that was supposedly predicting who was winning in that 408 00:26:11.640 --> 00:26:15.160 kind of stuff, and it had dates on when the tweets were being tweeted 409 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:18.359 out, but those somehow ended up being doctored to win, you know, 410 00:26:18.440 --> 00:26:21.680 not being an actual tweet. So I know you're talking about. Yeah, 411 00:26:21.680 --> 00:26:25.000 I just don't know how you you know, you can probably screen and grab 412 00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:26.920 and it shows a date that is doctored. But as far as like if 413 00:26:26.920 --> 00:26:30.720 you go to the link and the link shows you what date that was published, 414 00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:32.839 I just don't think there'd be a way to fake that. But again, 415 00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:37.279 you know, maybe I'm wrong, but this was let me see, 416 00:26:37.400 --> 00:26:40.799 this was this was three months ago. And again this this is this is 417 00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:45.799 creepy all throughout America, all throughout And I saw Trump rising up and then 418 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:51.400 I saw attempt on his life. Uh that this bullet flew by his ear 419 00:26:51.799 --> 00:26:55.519 and it came so close to his head that it busted his drum, ear 420 00:26:55.599 --> 00:27:00.359 drum, and I saw he was He fell to his knees during this time 421 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:03.680 frame, and he started worshiping the Lord. He got radically born again. 422 00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:07.480 So later on it's just you know, stuff that we don't need to hear 423 00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:11.640 about. But I mean, he didn't bust his ear drum. But like 424 00:27:11.119 --> 00:27:15.240 this guy claims he had that vision. That's what he That's where the audio 425 00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:18.400 starts there as him describing this vision about Trump getting shot and it hitting his 426 00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:21.200 ear, and that's I mean, that's exactly. I mean, that's just 427 00:27:21.200 --> 00:27:26.720 crazy to me. I mean, is this thing getting the attention that if 428 00:27:26.759 --> 00:27:29.559 it's true, you know, probably needs to be. Man, that's what 429 00:27:29.640 --> 00:27:32.039 I was looking for, because again I wanted to share with you, and 430 00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:34.440 maybe I got got somehow, but that's why. Yeah, if you so, 431 00:27:34.519 --> 00:27:38.200 if you if you look at this, the initial tweet that just has 432 00:27:38.240 --> 00:27:44.119 this video that is part of this thread, you'll see people responding to this 433 00:27:44.200 --> 00:27:49.000 specific tweet and they're they're pulling the time stamp from that from that YouTube video 434 00:27:49.359 --> 00:27:52.359 and you can. And that's what I did. I went and watched it 435 00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:55.200 just to make sure like it wasn't, you know, something that everybody was 436 00:27:55.240 --> 00:28:00.480 falling for. So, I mean, I've never believed much in psychics, 437 00:28:00.519 --> 00:28:03.440 but this has at least given them a win over me, because that's that's 438 00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:10.920 pretty that's pretty insane. Also, when when you look at the timing of 439 00:28:10.960 --> 00:28:15.720 when the actual you know, the shot took place, this is just divine 440 00:28:15.839 --> 00:28:21.599 intervention. So he kept pointing at the illegal immigration on this, you know, 441 00:28:21.720 --> 00:28:27.759 but done by Biden. It was on this chart, and yeah, 442 00:28:27.759 --> 00:28:32.799 it says he had there been no chart, you know, and you know, 443 00:28:32.880 --> 00:28:37.599 I guess no legal legal immigration, it wouldn't he probably wouldn't have been 444 00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:41.160 moving around and gesturing the way he was to where like the I mean, 445 00:28:41.880 --> 00:28:44.519 they do have a picture here that like show. I mean, I don't 446 00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:48.799 know if you I don't know if anybody's done any real like science to determine 447 00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:52.039 like the trajectory of the bullet and all that kind of stuff. But clearly, 448 00:28:52.200 --> 00:28:56.759 if a shot from that far away hits his ear, I mean, 449 00:28:56.119 --> 00:29:00.759 any little movement one way or the other could go right through your head. 450 00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:06.240 I mean, it's it's crazy. So anyways, this since there's no other 451 00:29:07.119 --> 00:29:10.079 time to bring this up that would that would that would fit. So this 452 00:29:10.200 --> 00:29:12.240 is just a survey from you gov poll, which I know when you bring 453 00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:14.839 up this kind of stuff, a lot of people were just you know, 454 00:29:14.880 --> 00:29:18.880 if it doesn't show them what they want to hear, what they believe, 455 00:29:18.880 --> 00:29:21.279 they're just going to assume it's all fake. But I actually thought this was 456 00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:25.400 interesting, and I think regardless of what you think about politics, or what 457 00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:26.720 you think about these two candidates, or what you think about the election, 458 00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:30.920 you know, if you live in America, Like, you know, this 459 00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:34.400 kind of stuff matters to people. But it says the majority of Americans say 460 00:29:34.440 --> 00:29:41.039 inflation is a very serious problem. I think that's quite clear. But this 461 00:29:41.240 --> 00:29:45.000 recent you gov poll which found that voters, it's found that voters are more 462 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.400 likely to approve of Donald Trump's handling of the issue rather than Biden. Again, 463 00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:52.680 I don't really think that that's I mean, I don't think that's untrue, 464 00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:55.079 to be honest with you, just my opinion, and this says The 465 00:29:55.119 --> 00:29:59.400 survey also found that for Democrats, the most serious issue, the most serious 466 00:29:59.440 --> 00:30:03.720 issues that the country faces are gun violence and climate change. Nearly two thirds 467 00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:07.720 of Americans say inflation is a very serious problem in the US, but the 468 00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:12.440 other top issues are corruption, drug abuse, homelessness, weakening of democracy, 469 00:30:12.680 --> 00:30:17.480 and a shortage of affordable housing. So, you know, I know there 470 00:30:17.480 --> 00:30:21.839 are plenty of people who you know, probably aren't comfortable saying this, and 471 00:30:21.880 --> 00:30:26.640 maybe some people are very comfortable saying this. But I feel like this is 472 00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:30.640 going to be an election where people will look at both candidates and not really 473 00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:33.200 love either one and not feel great about either side, but they're going to 474 00:30:33.319 --> 00:30:37.480 make a vote based off of how they feel like it will affect them as 475 00:30:37.640 --> 00:30:42.480 you know everyday people, right, and inflation is so insane right now at 476 00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:45.039 a level that, like I think people will just say, hey, look 477 00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:48.880 who can prove to me which one of these guys is actually going to make 478 00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:52.200 living in this country a little more affordable for somebody who, you know, 479 00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:56.279 not that long ago, would be considered upper middle class. It's just crazy. 480 00:30:56.680 --> 00:31:02.119 So you know, who knows how it all plays out. But I 481 00:31:02.119 --> 00:31:10.200 mean, among many things people are probably concerned about in the country, inflation's 482 00:31:10.200 --> 00:31:11.400 got to be up there for most. I mean again, everybody's different. 483 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:15.200 Maybe some people have a whole lot of money and they never have to worry 484 00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:15.960 about it. If that's the case, then you know, good for you. 485 00:31:17.079 --> 00:31:22.519 But I know there are people, I mean again, people are getting 486 00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:26.160 second jobs just to have a little more breathing room. And these are people 487 00:31:26.160 --> 00:31:30.759 who have like good careers that make you know, what used to be considered 488 00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:33.720 a pretty good or really good living outside of you know, being wealthy. 489 00:31:36.359 --> 00:31:40.119 I mean, you factor in just what everything costs top to bottom, and 490 00:31:40.200 --> 00:31:42.960 it's it's hard for people who again I feel like not that long ago, 491 00:31:44.160 --> 00:31:48.160 they probably weren't planning on retiring super early, but they weren't stressing over money 492 00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:51.640 the way they are now. And I know that there's some people that say, 493 00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:52.680 well, hey, you can do better, cut you know, cut 494 00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:57.000 expenses, you know, make some sacrifices and all. That's true, but 495 00:31:57.039 --> 00:32:00.759 there are certain things like you can't just get Like the most expensive things are 496 00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:04.279 things you can't get rid of, Like we have to pay for childcare, 497 00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:07.480 and you know you don't if you don't want to have, you know, 498 00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:09.000 pay for child care, you don't have kids. Like I know people say 499 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:14.519 that kind of stuff, but I mean, like that's that response is nonsense. 500 00:32:15.319 --> 00:32:17.559 So anyways, that's enough for our political stuff today. Let's get to 501 00:32:17.559 --> 00:32:20.400 a quick break. We'll come back on the other side. Wrap this thing 502 00:32:20.440 --> 00:32:24.799 up at is Coffee and Company. Philbeth Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety all 503 00:32:24.880 --> 00:32:28.240 right, not a lot of time left here, so let's run through some 504 00:32:28.279 --> 00:32:30.359 things quickly that I did not get a chance to mention just yet. One 505 00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:36.880 Louisville's TBT team Deville is going to be without Kyle Kurrick in the tournament. 506 00:32:37.000 --> 00:32:42.400 I'm not sure what has happened. Hopefully it's not something crazy, but they 507 00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:45.039 announced earlier today that he will not be available to play due to a family 508 00:32:45.079 --> 00:32:50.119 situation. So hopefully everything's okay with Kyle and his family. Still a really 509 00:32:50.119 --> 00:32:52.920 good roster and I can't wait. Man, We're not that far away. 510 00:32:52.960 --> 00:32:57.559 We're just in fact, it's this weekend, I mean this Saturday, we'll 511 00:32:57.559 --> 00:33:00.200 see this team in action for the first time two o'clock at Freedom Hall, 512 00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:04.279 so hopefully they get a good turnout. I know ticket sales have been going 513 00:33:04.319 --> 00:33:06.720 really well so far, and I would imagine this week it'll really pick up 514 00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:09.720 because there's a lot of folks who you know, didn't get tickets that early, 515 00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:14.319 and I'm one of them. So I can't wait, really really looking 516 00:33:14.359 --> 00:33:20.000 forward to it. All right. Also, if if you are somebody that 517 00:33:20.119 --> 00:33:22.680 is interested in like the you know, the apparel deals and all that. 518 00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:27.440 Indiana has signed a new deal with Adidas which will keep them with the three 519 00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:30.000 Stripe Company for the next ten years. And we don't have enough time to 520 00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:34.400 really get into it, but I think this deal specifically, when you look 521 00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:37.799 at there's not as much money up front, and it's more loaded on the 522 00:33:37.839 --> 00:33:42.000 back end, and overall, I believe it is I'll have to get to 523 00:33:42.000 --> 00:33:45.720 the specifics before we discussed it, but I think you're going to start to 524 00:33:45.720 --> 00:33:49.799 see you're going to start to see these deals probably not be as lucrative. 525 00:33:49.799 --> 00:33:52.160 It maybe be for a little longer period of time. And you know, 526 00:33:52.200 --> 00:33:54.720 with Louisville, I bring it up to say, I think Louisville may end 527 00:33:54.799 --> 00:33:58.559 up next time around probably not getting what they got the first go around with 528 00:33:58.599 --> 00:34:00.839 Adidas. And you know, I guess I shouldn't say the first time, 529 00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:05.559 but the last time they signed that extension, which was I believe around twenty 530 00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:09.639 seventeen, And that's why they make more money from their apparel provider than any 531 00:34:09.679 --> 00:34:14.960 others, because they got a phenomenal deal and Nike's not going to give you 532 00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:16.760 anything close to what Adidas gave you. So people who want to see Louisville 533 00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:22.000 no longer wear Adidas and wear Nike. I mean, I just that wouldn't 534 00:34:22.000 --> 00:34:27.960 make any sense at all because money has always been super important for you know, 535 00:34:28.199 --> 00:34:31.159 in every aspect of life really, but money in college athletics. There's 536 00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:35.800 going to be so much more money needed because these schools are going to probably 537 00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:38.360 end up having to pay the athletes now. Right, So even if you 538 00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:42.320 feel like there may be a benefit here, or there about being with Nike 539 00:34:42.400 --> 00:34:45.440 and not Adidas and it's just a few million dollars different. What I'm trying 540 00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:47.360 to say is that now's not the time to where you can just you know, 541 00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:51.360 who cares it's a few million dollars, every penny seemingly going to count. 542 00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:54.199 Because if you want to compete and you want to win at the highest 543 00:34:54.239 --> 00:34:58.599 level of college athletics, if you're not pumping in a bunch of money to 544 00:34:58.679 --> 00:35:01.679 pay these players self, not just through an IL, I don't see how 545 00:35:01.719 --> 00:35:06.480 you're gonna be able to succeed. Also, lastly, one of the names 546 00:35:06.519 --> 00:35:12.639 we talked about last Friday, this I mean Darryl Peterson, is believed to 547 00:35:12.679 --> 00:35:14.880 be, you know, a guy who could end up being the number one 548 00:35:14.960 --> 00:35:19.719 player in the I think it is in the Is he twenty twenty six? 549 00:35:19.840 --> 00:35:22.679 Let me see here, Yeah, Darryl Darren Peterson. I just sam I'm 550 00:35:22.679 --> 00:35:27.039 sorry he is. He's a five star, He's an Adidas kid. We 551 00:35:27.079 --> 00:35:30.199 talked about Louisville already having you know, some level of a relationship with him, 552 00:35:30.199 --> 00:35:32.039 and they're trying to get him for a visit. He has Louisville in 553 00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:36.199 his list of six so so far there at least in the mix. And 554 00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:38.760 we're getting way ahead of ourselves here because Pat Kelsey hadn't coached a game yet. 555 00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:43.239 But man, if they could establish a little bit of momentum early on, 556 00:35:43.679 --> 00:35:45.599 have a solid season, make the tournament, maybe find themselves in the 557 00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:51.920 second weekend, you know, he could really utilize that type of season to 558 00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:54.039 start not only killing it in the portal like he already has been, but 559 00:35:54.719 --> 00:35:58.639 getting really good high school recruits. And this kid, you know, if 560 00:35:58.679 --> 00:36:02.199 the hype is even close to legit, this sounds like somebody that would be 561 00:36:02.239 --> 00:36:07.360 one of those freshmen that you know will make an impact as soon as they 562 00:36:07.360 --> 00:36:10.199 get to college, regardless of the portal and regardless of older players you know, 563 00:36:10.239 --> 00:36:14.880 sticking around in college basketball for a longer amount of time. So remember 564 00:36:14.880 --> 00:36:17.840 that name, Darren Peterson. He's a special player, and it could be 565 00:36:17.960 --> 00:36:22.760 you know, competition is going to be tough, but it could be maybe 566 00:36:22.760 --> 00:36:25.760 the first big recruit Pat Kelsey lands from the high school ranks. All right, 567 00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:28.760 quick break, Well, so no, it's gonna be a long break. 568 00:36:28.760 --> 00:36:30.639 In fact, it's gonna be a twenty one hour break and then we're 569 00:36:30.639 --> 00:36:32.800 back at it. So you can hang out if you'd like, if you 570 00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:36.239 want to go do something else, I totally understand. But we'll be back 571 00:36:36.239 --> 00:36:38.000 here at three o'clock tomorrow, and I hope you'll be with us right here 572 00:36:38.039 --> 00:36:39.239 on Sports Talk seven ninety