WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:08.679 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven nine 2 00:00:08.759 --> 00:00:11.880 day, Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think we are. 3 00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:15.960 Get off our show, idiot. The kids are playing or turning off. 4 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:19.199 The countries are screwing it up. Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, 5 00:00:19.399 --> 00:00:23.920 gold Play Inner Murals. They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really 6 00:00:23.960 --> 00:00:28.399 not. Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you kidding 7 00:00:28.399 --> 00:00:45.960 me? Now? Here's nick coffee? All right? Welcome in, good 8 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:50.799 afternoon here on a beautiful, beautiful Wednesday afternoon, just a few days away 9 00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:55.920 from Kentucky Derby one p fifty and one. It's hot as can be outside. 10 00:00:55.960 --> 00:00:58.840 I mean it's I'm not complaining. I'm inside and you know there's air 11 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.920 conditioning, but it's warm out there today. But it is beautiful and it's 12 00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:07.640 busy. John. I've been all over the city of Louisville today. Oh, 13 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:10.959 I've been to the East End. I've been to the South End. 14 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:15.239 I've been to Shepherdsville. You're a rambling man today. Yeah, I guess 15 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.400 these are both considered east End. But like I was over off Old Henry 16 00:01:19.480 --> 00:01:23.560 Road. Had an appointment out there earlier today and then I made my way 17 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:26.159 over to the Oxmoor Mall. So I mean I've been I've been driving, 18 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:30.159 you know, hitting places here and there since eleven o'clock for a variety of 19 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:34.879 different reasons. And it's busy. Louisville is very very busy today, which 20 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:38.439 you know, I'm sure some of it is a lot of people that are 21 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:41.079 in town for you know, the derby, but also you know a lot 22 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:44.120 of people probably out and about because they're not working, they're not being productive, 23 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:48.280 they're trying to find something aware to oh, sir derby. And also 24 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:55.959 this doesn't this shouldn't impact traffic flow, but it does whenever there's a sign 25 00:01:56.040 --> 00:01:59.480 up like that says mowing zone, like they're not they're not on the road 26 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:02.000 like they're they're not even shutting down a lane. But I guess just because 27 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:05.239 people are you know, I don't know, I guess they slow down because 28 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:07.560 they fear maybe somebody on a on a mower and the median is gonna end 29 00:02:07.639 --> 00:02:12.000 up on the interstate and it could be a could be a disaster. But 30 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:15.560 I do love that every year, and I think it's just a once a 31 00:02:15.639 --> 00:02:17.960 year thing. We make sure we get the grass cut and we pick up 32 00:02:19.000 --> 00:02:23.280 you know, the abandoned things that have been sitting on the Gene Snyder for 33 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:27.120 nine months because it's Derby, right. We want to make sure we do 34 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:29.919 it. You know, we clean up right. Uh, we take care 35 00:02:29.960 --> 00:02:34.120 of our roadways. Sure enough, next week somebody's going to abandon a couch 36 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:38.400 on the water cent It'll be sitting there till next May. That's just how 37 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:39.719 it is. This is the absolute truth. I kind of love it, 38 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:43.599 right, I mean, it's part of the brand of Louisville absolutely. I 39 00:02:43.639 --> 00:02:47.919 mean I have not noticed it in a while now that I think about it, 40 00:02:47.960 --> 00:02:52.120 But there was a time, and I guess probably had something to do 41 00:02:52.159 --> 00:02:54.800 with the pandemic, you know, the world kind of just being much different 42 00:02:54.840 --> 00:03:00.360 for it for that year or whatever how long it was, there'd be vvehicles 43 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:02.599 that would be on the side of the highway with like that sticker on it. 44 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:07.560 That means somebody from either you know, law enforcement or highway patrol had 45 00:03:07.919 --> 00:03:09.680 had, you know, put a sticker on it. I guess claiming that 46 00:03:09.719 --> 00:03:12.400 it had been I don't know, I don't even know what that is, 47 00:03:12.759 --> 00:03:15.120 but there's like a yellow sticker that I would see on cars, and some 48 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:19.000 of them would sit there for like six weeks. Like you know, usually, 49 00:03:19.039 --> 00:03:22.080 if I'm going to work or going you know, somewhere, I'll go 50 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:24.840 the same route every day. And I'm like, man, that that Chevy 51 00:03:24.919 --> 00:03:30.479 blazer, that ninety seven Chevy Blazer's just been sitting there for five weeks. 52 00:03:30.479 --> 00:03:34.400 Now, what's going on? So you know, we're cleaning up, getting 53 00:03:34.479 --> 00:03:37.520 the place ready because there's a lot of folks that are going to be here 54 00:03:37.560 --> 00:03:40.680 in town. And I hate I'm not kidding you. I can't tell you 55 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:46.719 much at all about this Derby. I mean I can't. I know there's 56 00:03:46.719 --> 00:03:49.400 been one scratch, one notable scratch, at least that's what I think. 57 00:03:49.439 --> 00:03:53.759 Maybe there's been more. I'm not sure. The extent of my Derby prep, 58 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:57.360 if you even want to call it, that is just this show when 59 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:01.240 we played Jod Dimmling's Derby profiles. So it's not me telling you I'm too 60 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:03.719 cool for Derby and you know, I don't even know, I don't care, 61 00:04:03.800 --> 00:04:06.919 but I've really, you know, this is the first year where I 62 00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:12.520 think I've completely and I mean completely just you know, not even given it 63 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:15.439 any thought. Because I'm somebody that doesn't really care a whole lot about horse 64 00:04:15.519 --> 00:04:19.439 racing itself, but you know, the Derby is it's a big event and 65 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:24.920 we do it big and that is awesome. So today, with my last 66 00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:27.120 day of the week, by the way, I will be out tomorrow and 67 00:04:27.160 --> 00:04:30.680 Friday, you'll be in good hands, and then back at it on Monday 68 00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:33.800 to you know, react to a big Derby weekend, and who knows, 69 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:39.240 maybe by that point there'll be more players added to the local rosters around here, 70 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:43.199 which I'd say for the time being, wouldn't you say, John as 71 00:04:43.240 --> 00:04:46.600 the executive producer of Coffee and Company, given just you know, the situation 72 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:49.759 with both programs around here. On the basketball side, I feel like it's 73 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:54.319 just a given that we we spend some time when the show starts to just 74 00:04:54.439 --> 00:04:57.959 update people on the portal and you know who's visiting who, you know, 75 00:04:57.959 --> 00:05:01.319 which transfers have become available, which transfers have scheduled visits, which transfers are 76 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:06.399 no longer considering certain schools, and you know which transfers have picked a school. 77 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:10.360 Yeah. So now we're in a new phase where the portal is closed, 78 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:12.720 and so you're going to start to see those names. The amount of 79 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:15.199 names dwindle a little bit, so it actually is open until midnight tonight. 80 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:19.360 I thought second is midnight. Yeah, so I was. I was, 81 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:23.040 I thought the same thing, and sure enough today and I actually, I 82 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:26.480 don't really know, to be honest with you. Yeah, I think there's 83 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:29.959 some guys making a decision today, which I think means it is today, 84 00:05:29.959 --> 00:05:31.680 like today's the last day and when it when it hits midnight and it's May 85 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:34.000 second, then you can no longer do it. But then there could also 86 00:05:34.040 --> 00:05:39.720 be dudes who did it yesterday and like the paperwork to process, you know, 87 00:05:39.759 --> 00:05:42.079 when they throw you into that portal and you just become, you know, 88 00:05:42.120 --> 00:05:46.079 a floating available player out in this college basketball outer space. Uh, 89 00:05:46.319 --> 00:05:48.839 maybe maybe it's just a delay. But there there are a couple of names 90 00:05:48.839 --> 00:05:53.079 that have been added that I saw in the last couple of hours that that 91 00:05:53.160 --> 00:05:56.439 would be big additions. So we'll see, you know. I I still 92 00:05:56.439 --> 00:05:59.399 think there'll be one big name before we hit midnight tonight. And when I 93 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:02.319 say big name, I mean somebody that you know, is a key player 94 00:06:02.360 --> 00:06:04.759 that like everybody would want if they could get him, right, if they 95 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:09.639 had money, if they had a spot open. So we'll dive right In 96 00:06:11.160 --> 00:06:14.480 the biggest update, I'd say, in the last couple of hours, Kobe 97 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:17.800 Brea has committed to Kentucky. It looked as if that was going to be 98 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:20.600 a for sure thing given the way it played out. And that's a good 99 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:24.720 get, no doubt. I mean, he's a guy that is one of 100 00:06:24.759 --> 00:06:28.040 the best catching shooters or one of the best you know, guys who can 101 00:06:28.040 --> 00:06:30.279 spot up, you know, catch and shoot. That's what he does, 102 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:32.040 not that's not the only way he can score. But he's got good size, 103 00:06:32.079 --> 00:06:34.839 good link at six six, and he'll get a lot of open shots 104 00:06:34.879 --> 00:06:40.040 for Mark Pope. And you know, in a week's time, Kentucky's roster, 105 00:06:40.120 --> 00:06:43.360 you know, they've they've yet to land you know, star power, 106 00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:45.800 which a lot of teams probably haven't. You know, Louisville, I'm not 107 00:06:45.839 --> 00:06:48.279 sure they have a star I mean, i'd say Terren Saywards Junior, you 108 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:53.279 know, has the billing as far as credentials and stats. But the obvious 109 00:06:53.399 --> 00:06:57.959 question there is can it translate from the Sunbelt conference. I think Chucky Hepburnn 110 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:00.639 could be that guy. You know, he probably would have had a much 111 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:02.360 bigger I mean, he had a big role, but his production as far 112 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:05.759 as scoring would have been much more had he, you know, not played 113 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:10.319 alongside aj Stores last year, who was one of the bigger players in the 114 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:12.879 portal that's now at Kansas. So you know, that's not a knock on 115 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:15.160 Kentucky. But Kevin Sweeney, who joined us yesterday, he kind of said 116 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:19.399 the same thing that you know, not having star power, it's not anybody's 117 00:07:19.399 --> 00:07:24.720 fault. There's not a whole lot of star power in the portal. So 118 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:27.879 you know, Kobe Braa, where he ends up being ranked among like all 119 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:30.120 the transfers, I'm not sure, but he does give you a guy with 120 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:36.399 good size that can shoot the ball. And again, i'd say the similarities 121 00:07:36.399 --> 00:07:43.199 between the two rosters right now Mark Pope's and Pat Kelsey's won. I mean, 122 00:07:43.560 --> 00:07:46.319 actually the big difference is that Kentucky has a lot of bigs, Louisville 123 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:49.480 has a lot of guards. But with Louisville, I mean, i'd say 124 00:07:49.480 --> 00:07:54.240 the three things that really stand out experience, versatility. I think you've got 125 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:56.639 a couple of guys, maybe three guys that you could put at three different 126 00:07:56.680 --> 00:08:00.759 positions if you need to. And then shooting, I mean you've got I 127 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:03.519 mean, CHUCKI Hepburn was a forty percent three point shooter two years ago, 128 00:08:03.560 --> 00:08:05.639 didn't shoot it as good last year. Korn Johnson's a really good shooter. 129 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:11.319 Terrence Edwards Junior is a really good shooter. Range Rain Smith. I mean, 130 00:08:11.319 --> 00:08:13.480 that's that's what he does. I mean, this is a guy who 131 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:16.160 I think made more threes than anybody in his conference last year. And then 132 00:08:16.199 --> 00:08:20.160 on the Kentucky side, you know, I don't know about versatility, but 133 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:24.160 I would say they definitely have a lot of experience and they've got uh, 134 00:08:24.199 --> 00:08:28.240 they've got good defensive players too. So that's a good gift for Kentucky, 135 00:08:28.279 --> 00:08:33.600 no doubt about it. But another update involving Kentucky that also relates to Louisville 136 00:08:35.120 --> 00:08:41.159 is Great Osibor, who is one of the best players available in the portal. 137 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:46.480 He is officially not in the mix for Kentucky. So while visiting Kentucky 138 00:08:46.559 --> 00:08:50.200 yesterday, Jeff Goodman put it out there and he was right. They took 139 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:54.960 the Oklahoma State kid. And it sounds as if you know, and I 140 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:58.960 will I will say I was glad when I caught a brief, a brief 141 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:03.480 snippet of KSR this morning. You know, they were talking about sort of 142 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:05.159 how this played out where they took the I can't think of the young man's 143 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:09.200 name who transfer from Oklahoma State. You remember his name, Joson, Yeah, 144 00:09:09.200 --> 00:09:13.559 Garrison. He kind of became available and said, yeah, I'm in, 145 00:09:13.600 --> 00:09:16.120 I'll commit, and you know that that's a sure thing for the meaning 146 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:18.399 like he's there, he's going to commit, you don't have to wait it 147 00:09:18.440 --> 00:09:20.879 out. Well, Osibor was always going to visit, but I do think 148 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:26.159 he was believed initially to be somebody that Kentucky felt like they kind of had. 149 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:30.080 But you know, he visited and while visiting, they got to commit 150 00:09:30.200 --> 00:09:33.200 from somebody else. And now he's moved on and as we speak, he 151 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:35.960 is visiting Louisville. So his visit started today. Don't know what he's doing 152 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:39.120 right now. Maybe he's at Churchill Downs, maybe he's at the facilities, 153 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:45.840 maybe he's listening. And if so, mister Osibor, welcome the Louisville make 154 00:09:45.879 --> 00:09:48.600 yourself at home. Hopefully you will call this place home for the next couple 155 00:09:48.600 --> 00:09:52.759 of years. You know, he's the number five player in the portal available 156 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:54.840 right now. As far as where he ranks overall, we can get into 157 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:58.960 that and we do need to figure out John. Let's uh, because obviously 158 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:03.000 I'm gonna like the one that favors Louisville players. You're gonna like the one 159 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:05.919 that probably favors Indiana players, and Kentucky fans are going to like the one 160 00:10:05.960 --> 00:10:09.960 that favors their players. But these rankings as far as players that are available, 161 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:13.080 or you know, not even players that are available, but just overall 162 00:10:13.120 --> 00:10:15.840 guys that have committed to a school or a guy that hasn't committed to a 163 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:18.759 school. You I mean not that maybe you guys aren't as interested in this 164 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:22.679 stuff as I am, and you probably aren't because you have lives and you're 165 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:24.080 you know, you're you're you're not a nerd for this stuff like I am. 166 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:31.240 But the varying different I mean, it's insane to see that one one 167 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:33.720 you know, outlet if you will, has a guy ranked in the sixties, 168 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:37.120 the other has him in like the top fifteen. Like it's just crazy. 169 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:39.360 But I feel like we need to find one that is, you know, 170 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:43.799 as the one that is, you know, the the ultimate one, 171 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:48.200 right like this one is credible. I'm gonna say this. I don't like 172 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:52.240 the ones that are done based off of like formula like number like some kind 173 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:54.519 of you know, like because I just don't think that that's I mean, 174 00:10:56.440 --> 00:11:00.720 to me, it's silly. They do that anyway when it comes to recruiting. 175 00:11:00.759 --> 00:11:05.039 But I guess they have their method, but numbers don't really tell the 176 00:11:05.039 --> 00:11:07.120 whole story when you're getting transfers, because again, there's a very there's various 177 00:11:07.159 --> 00:11:11.000 different levels of basketball. I actually, even if I don't agree with someone's 178 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:16.759 opinion, I actually value looking at one that I know somebody just decided to 179 00:11:16.240 --> 00:11:20.519 rank them how they see them as players. Because when you do it like 180 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:22.759 for example, and this is this is you know, people claim I'm you 181 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:26.480 know, being a crybaby and a homer. And that's fine. I mean, 182 00:11:26.480 --> 00:11:28.639 if you want to say that, maybe I am. But if you 183 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:31.159 go to on three, not on three, but twenty four seven sports, 184 00:11:31.759 --> 00:11:39.960 they are they're now ranking players in the portal and portal classes and Louisville there's 185 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:43.159 not a there's not a ranking at all, Like he's a nothing for cater 186 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:48.559 treyor and I don't know where he'd be. But like him being nothing like 187 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:54.720 a zero kills their ranking, like it's just it's it completely kills it. 188 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:56.120 Now. I don't know how soon this is updated, but it looks like 189 00:11:56.120 --> 00:12:00.120 they have him listed now as a four star in a ninety one great in 190 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:03.120 twenty four sentence sports. Okay, they didn't earlier today because I saw it 191 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:05.120 yesterday too and it was that it was a zero. Yeah, so good. 192 00:12:05.159 --> 00:12:07.080 I mean, I don't know if that you know, updated their thing, 193 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:11.120 but like that that just you know that that that made that made the 194 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:15.840 ranking not legit. You just don't include him if you're if you're not going 195 00:12:15.879 --> 00:12:18.519 to if he's going to be a nothing. So anyways, uh, we'll 196 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:22.039 actually revisit some of those rankings later and and you know, maybe we'll pick 197 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.320 one that we feel like is uh, you know, the most trustworthy, 198 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:28.360 and I'll be I'll be fair, right, you know, I'm not just 199 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:31.639 going to pick the one that has you know, Louisville players ranked higher than 200 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:35.960 the other one. But anyhow, great Osimor's visiting and as I said yesterday, 201 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:39.159 he's planning to visit every single school that he listed, which is Kentucky, 202 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:45.840 Louisville, Texas Tech in Washington. I'm really curious and I'm not sure 203 00:12:45.840 --> 00:12:48.720 if we'll get an answer. But something I asked yesterday that again I don't 204 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:50.759 have the answer to but the more I think about it, the more I 205 00:12:50.759 --> 00:12:56.200 think I might know the answer. I think these dudes get paid for visits 206 00:12:56.240 --> 00:13:01.799 because that's happening at the high school level. Now. The amount of money 207 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:05.039 I don't know, but you know, for example, that kid who stopped 208 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:09.320 then at Louisville when he landed and then drove to Kentucky for the game for 209 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:11.320 Kenny payn for Kenny to get a selfie to make it look like he's actually 210 00:13:11.320 --> 00:13:15.440 doing his job. You remember that when that happened, Yes, that that 211 00:13:15.559 --> 00:13:18.840 kid was paid to visit. Now it was probably you know, you know, 212 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:22.759 Kenny had his own nil people like people who and I don't know who 213 00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:24.840 they are, but that's why he left six figures worth of nil funds in 214 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:28.559 the five oh two circle not used because he didn't want any help. He 215 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:31.960 didn't need anybody else. He was going to do it all on his own. 216 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:35.799 So if freshmen are getting paid to visit, some of them, not 217 00:13:35.879 --> 00:13:39.960 all of them, why wouldn't a transfer. Transfers have more leverage than anything. 218 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:43.440 They've proven what they can do at this level. So maybe that's why 219 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:48.000 he's doing that. I don't know, but it will be wild if he 220 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:52.279 ends up following Danny Sprinkle once again back to Washington. When I say following 221 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:54.120 him once again, it's because he played for him two years at Montana State, 222 00:13:54.440 --> 00:13:58.960 followed him to Utah State, had a breakout season, and then I'm 223 00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:03.000 I mean, I just I wonder if this is all just a parade to 224 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:11.039 get money and for visits. If that's if that's happening, and then he 225 00:14:11.159 --> 00:14:13.000 ends up going with his coach and it looks as if, Wow, Danny 226 00:14:13.000 --> 00:14:18.440 Sprinkle was able to hold off Kentucky, Louisville and Texas Tech. I mean, 227 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:20.639 that seems like a lot of work, you know, to be able 228 00:14:20.679 --> 00:14:24.559 to have a day of clout on social media to say Danny Sprinkle's out here 229 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:28.159 getting it done. I love saying Danny Sprinkle. Is that fun. I 230 00:14:28.200 --> 00:14:31.919 hope he becomes a household naming. I mean, he is a household name, 231 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:33.679 Johnny's Danny Sprinkle. If it doesn't again, if it doesn't work out 232 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:37.919 as a basketball coach, he moves to the adult entertainment business and the name's 233 00:14:37.919 --> 00:14:41.000 already there, right, or he can be a baker if you want to 234 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:48.519 be KPg. Yeah, Danny's Danny's Danny's Sprinkle or Danny Sprinkle's. Danny Sprinkles 235 00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:52.440 would be a stage name. Danny's Sprinkle could be his donut shop, right, 236 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:58.000 yes, something like that. So anyways, I bring all that up 237 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:01.120 to say, we're probably not going to get any legitimate update for a while, 238 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:03.080 and it's going to drive me crazy because this would be a massive addition 239 00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:07.360 for Pat Kelsey, massive So you know, I guess it wouldn't be the 240 00:15:07.440 --> 00:15:11.759 craziest thing. If he does see what he needs to see at Louisville and 241 00:15:11.799 --> 00:15:15.120 he knows that the bag is where it needs to be, right John, 242 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:18.399 they're standing on business absolutely, then maybe he says, look, I don't 243 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:20.279 need to make the trip to Texas tech. I mean, who would want 244 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:24.919 to go to Lubbock, Texas? Right? So, Washington is believed to 245 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:28.840 have good and il resources there there. You know, they have money and 246 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:35.120 they are big ten school now they're collective is you know, apparently pretty impressive. 247 00:15:35.120 --> 00:15:37.159 But you know what, they don't have a young man by the name 248 00:15:37.200 --> 00:15:41.759 of Pat Kelsey. They don't have him, so hopefully that can put Louisville 249 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:43.919 over the top. All Right, some other updates here that have nothing to 250 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:48.320 do with you know, the local schools, but the former local coaches of 251 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:52.440 how about Caliperry. He got John L. Davis to commit last night, 252 00:15:52.519 --> 00:16:00.720 and in just a few days Caliperry has has landed two of the top six 253 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:06.360 players in the portal that were available according to twenty four seve I'm sorry, 254 00:16:06.399 --> 00:16:10.879 according to the field of sixty eight, and that is jonas I do from 255 00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:12.519 Tennessee, the big man. And then of course JOHNAL Davis, who by 256 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:15.679 by most of the rankings I saw, they had him as the nomb I 257 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:19.600 would say, he's the most consensus like top one, two or three guy 258 00:16:19.600 --> 00:16:22.879 in all the rankings. Wouldn't have you seen the same thing, John, 259 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:26.399 Yes, I mean he's I mean he's been He's been up there in every 260 00:16:26.440 --> 00:16:32.080 one I've seen. So a massive gift for Cali Perry. And you know 261 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:33.679 he brought a lot of those freshmen with him. Well, I guess he 262 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:41.200 brought three or four of them. So he brought Billy Richmond, Boogie flannd 263 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:51.279 and uh Carter Knox, did not bring acquaintance and did not bring Osto or 264 00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:53.360 to me or I can't think of the guy's name played overtime Elite League. 265 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:56.039 Actually not that highly ranked, So I don't know how many guys that he 266 00:16:56.080 --> 00:16:59.679 has on his roster, but a good week for Cali Perry, no doubt. 267 00:16:59.720 --> 00:17:04.440 And then this hasn't happened yet, but here's the latest on these three 268 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:08.680 players, Kadaari Richmond of Seaton Hall nor Chad Omeir from Miami. Those are 269 00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:11.359 number two and number three in these rankings. I'm looking at at the field 270 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:15.279 of sixty eight. And then davey On Smith, the former Mississippi State, 271 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:18.680 Georgia Tech and now former Utah player. He's been a lot of places, 272 00:17:19.039 --> 00:17:22.319 if you remember, Louisville was initially believed to be involved there according to Trilli 273 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:26.079 Donovan, Well, now he's trimmed his list of just three schools and Saint 274 00:17:26.119 --> 00:17:29.359 John's is one of them. So how about Rick Patino potentially landing three. 275 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:32.319 I mean again, none of them have committed yet, but all signs point 276 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:36.599 to Richmond and Omir being Saint John's guys. And then if Davion Smith ends 277 00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:38.839 up picking Saint John's, that could be I mean, that would give Patino 278 00:17:40.759 --> 00:17:44.279 a big enough haul in the offseason to where Saint John's would have some real 279 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:48.319 momentum heading into next year. They bring back I think a lot of the 280 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:51.319 guys that they want to bring back. There's two dudes on their team that 281 00:17:51.400 --> 00:17:53.680 are suing the NC DOUBLEA to try to get a fifth year of eligibility, 282 00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:57.359 which I mean, last I checked, when you sue the NC DOUBLEA, 283 00:17:57.480 --> 00:18:00.720 it usually works out in your favors. Been a pretty successful thing here lately, 284 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:03.079 which I believe honestly, that's what's led to I mean, it's one 285 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:07.960 of the many things that's led to commissioners around the country and the NC double 286 00:18:07.960 --> 00:18:11.039 A meeting to try to, you know, to figure out the guardrails, 287 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:15.880 figure out the the the rules essentially right like, they're gonna make these guys 288 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:19.359 employees, and the biggest, the biggest hurdle is going to be, you 289 00:18:19.400 --> 00:18:22.680 know, what it does for you know, taxes on those scholarships and that 290 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:26.000 kind of stuff. And that's that's something I you know, I don't know 291 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:30.119 a whole lot about, but I actually think that's been the for so long. 292 00:18:30.519 --> 00:18:33.440 It's just been a foregone conclusion where you can ever make them employees. 293 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:36.960 And it's because of that, because you know, the the the financial impact 294 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:40.359 that it would have on these schools that has nothing to do with paying the 295 00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:45.200 players. It's about you know, taxes and you know, I guess hr 296 00:18:45.319 --> 00:18:48.880 kind of stuff, but it's coming because again, the Nce double A has 297 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:52.000 never been less I mean, I don't even say less powerful. They've never 298 00:18:52.079 --> 00:18:56.519 They've never been this lifeless. Right, they can't really enforce anything as it 299 00:18:56.559 --> 00:19:00.680 stands. You file, you know, you file a lawsuit. Lawyer up 300 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:03.400 and they're gonna cave or they're just gonna fight it and they're gonna lose. 301 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:07.640 That's what happens. So all right, let's get to our first break here. 302 00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:10.359 In just a moment, we are going to give you our first Derby 303 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:12.720 profile of the day, courtesy of Jody Di Demmling coming up here in just 304 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:17.359 a couple of minutes. But I threw it out there on social media yesterday. 305 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:21.000 We got some responses on the show yesterday from the text line, I'm 306 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:26.400 asking folks, who's the most random celebrity that you have seen in Louisville for 307 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:27.559 Derby? And I don't mean just this year. I don't mean just at 308 00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:32.799 Churchill Downs, but somebody you randomly saw And it can be maybe you didn't 309 00:19:32.880 --> 00:19:34.880 randomly see them, like you know, you saw them heading to the track, 310 00:19:34.920 --> 00:19:37.920 but you're like that's a random celebrity. I forgot about that guy. 311 00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:41.480 You know he was he was in two seasons of Boy Meets World, you 312 00:19:41.559 --> 00:19:45.640 know, something like that. And there's some really good responses that have come 313 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:48.160 in on Twitter, on my Facebook, and then again on the text line. 314 00:19:48.240 --> 00:19:51.480 So we'll mix in that throughout the day. And again there's a lot 315 00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:53.559 of other stuff we have to get to. We're gonna make you gotta fish. 316 00:19:55.440 --> 00:19:56.759 We will. Yeah, we've got a handful of those names left. 317 00:19:56.799 --> 00:20:00.599 And I do think a lot of the names left or names were gonna obviously 318 00:20:00.680 --> 00:20:02.640 know. But there's a few that I can tell you. I don't know 319 00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:04.200 who they are, so that that no offense to John. It makes me 320 00:20:04.200 --> 00:20:07.039 think you don't know who they are either, But I don't know. Maybe 321 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:10.000 you maybe you do know, you know, maybe there's maybe there's a celebrity 322 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:11.200 that you're like in the fan club and I don't even know who any young 323 00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:15.799 guns, yeah, I mean the younger side is definitely something you'd be Oh. 324 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:19.200 Actually, here here's where you would really uh crush me in this like 325 00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:23.880 members of of of bands? Oh yeah, like the names right, Like 326 00:20:23.960 --> 00:20:27.680 I can't tell you the name of anybody in in bands I can tell you 327 00:20:27.680 --> 00:20:30.680 Scott's staff because he's a legend, right, I can tell you. Is 328 00:20:30.680 --> 00:20:33.799 it Chad Kroger, Yeah, from nickel Back. Yeah, that's all I 329 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:40.319 got. I meant you think of me another James Hetfield, No Metallica? 330 00:20:40.519 --> 00:20:42.839 Okay, what about Uh who's the guy that was instained that? Now? 331 00:20:42.920 --> 00:20:49.079 Is like this right wing Aaron ut Yeah, Aaron lewis phenomenal voice. But 332 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:53.559 you know, uh, he's he's doing he's doing country now. But it's 333 00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:59.759 like it's like rebel country. Yeah, like like kid rock style, like 334 00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:04.119 like like badass country. Like you know, somebody pulls up to the red 335 00:21:04.200 --> 00:21:07.039 light and they're blaring it. You look over at them, You're gonna roll 336 00:21:07.079 --> 00:21:10.720 your window up because they're bad mother efforts, you know what I'm saying. 337 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:12.640 Oh yeah, they probably got those chrome nuts hanging from their truck. You 338 00:21:12.680 --> 00:21:15.480 know what I'm saying. You've seen those, especially run Bullet County. You 339 00:21:15.519 --> 00:21:18.200 need to get those. I think they I think they were created in Bullet 340 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:21.799 County. That's such a Bullet County thing and it is. You need to 341 00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:23.359 get some of those for your camera. Oh, it would look great, 342 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:26.680 And I'll get some from my volts wagging right, a couple of bad asses. 343 00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:30.759 It would be funny, wouldn't it driving down forty four? They would 344 00:21:30.759 --> 00:21:33.400 be funny? All right? Here's our first Derby profile. Who is the 345 00:21:33.759 --> 00:21:37.799 first thorough bredburg in a feature today? Catching Freedom? Catching Freedom? Let's 346 00:21:37.799 --> 00:21:45.279 hear it now? Look at the Kentucky Derby field one by one Catching Freedom. 347 00:21:45.519 --> 00:21:48.119 One of the horses who is generating a lot of attention and catching a 348 00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:53.960 lot of buzz on the backside is Catching Freedom. The Louisiana Derby winner, 349 00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:59.440 trained by Brad Cox, owned by the all Ball family stable, will be 350 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:03.480 ridden by Lobby and Pratt. The bay son of Constitution, has three wins 351 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:10.079 and a third place finish in his five career starts. He won his maiden 352 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:15.279 race at Churchill Downs back in October that it was a fourth place finish in 353 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:19.599 an optional claiming race at Churchill Downs in November before starting off his three year 354 00:22:19.640 --> 00:22:23.799 road career winning the Smarty Jones at Oakland Park on New Year's Day. Then 355 00:22:23.839 --> 00:22:30.359 it was a third place finished behind Sierra Leone and tracked Phantom in the Risen 356 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:37.039 Star on a sloppy track. Dox then kept Catching Freedom at the Fairgrounds where 357 00:22:37.079 --> 00:22:42.480 he scored a length victory over Honor Marie in the Louisiana Derby bread by Windstar 358 00:22:42.680 --> 00:22:48.640 Farm, a five hundred and seventy five thousand dollars purchase at the twenty twenty 359 00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:53.359 two Keenland September Yearling Sale, catching freedom like one of the favorites. Sierra 360 00:22:53.440 --> 00:22:59.680 Leone is a closer and we'll be trying to reel them in down the stretch. 361 00:23:00.119 --> 00:23:02.400 You know, he's taken off. I mean, he's just he brings 362 00:23:02.440 --> 00:23:04.000 him in the afternoon. Like I said, he's the one that you know, 363 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:07.039 I mean that show. You have a tremendous amount of the mornings. 364 00:23:07.079 --> 00:23:10.359 But he's always showed up n well. Even when he was third in the 365 00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:14.799 Risen Star and fourth heron Aluns last year. They were good efforts, but 366 00:23:14.920 --> 00:23:18.119 he obviously stepped up big time Louise in a derby last time. He's doing 367 00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:22.279 right at the right He's doing well at the right time. Trader Brad Cox 368 00:23:22.400 --> 00:23:27.559 is one for nine in the Kentucky Derby, that one victory mandalud in twenty 369 00:23:27.720 --> 00:23:33.680 twenty one when Medina's spirit was taken down after a failed drug test. This 370 00:23:33.880 --> 00:23:37.480 time, Cox feels like he's got a horse that can not only get him 371 00:23:37.519 --> 00:23:42.799 to the finish line, but can cross first. In catching freedom, a 372 00:23:42.839 --> 00:23:45.839 gun is like a woman's son. It's all how you hold her. That's 373 00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:51.200 that's some lyricism right there. So you've never heard him Saint Country, have 374 00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:55.279 you? No? It fits him though, it does the voice, I 375 00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:57.680 mean it sounds but but you know he could also do the like yelling, 376 00:23:57.720 --> 00:24:00.240 screaming. Yes, it's tained that what he was in. Yes, and 377 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:03.920 it sounds great too. So there you go. 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If you want to be part of 387 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:36.359 the show you can in five O two five seven seventy nine hundred is the 388 00:24:36.440 --> 00:24:40.119 number if you want to give us a call, and you can also text 389 00:24:40.160 --> 00:24:42.519 in five O two sixty five three zero seven ninety on the L and N 390 00:24:42.599 --> 00:24:49.759 Federal Credit Union text line. Uh so, let's see here a couple of 391 00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:52.759 texts. I want to get to in just a minute. But before we 392 00:24:52.839 --> 00:24:56.839 do that, the one of the so when it so, the people have 393 00:24:56.880 --> 00:25:00.920 asked what the what the visit length is for? Oh, sibol, I 394 00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:04.079 don't know. I mean I thought, and I could be wrong, that 395 00:25:04.519 --> 00:25:10.720 his visit when it initially was announced that he would be in Louisville from the 396 00:25:10.799 --> 00:25:15.279 second to the third, like just those days. Maybe maybe it was the 397 00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:18.640 first to the third. I'm not sure, but I do think he got 398 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:21.880 to Kentucky earlier than what was the initial schedule that came out as far as 399 00:25:21.920 --> 00:25:23.480 because if you remember, you know, this guy hit the portal and everybody 400 00:25:23.480 --> 00:25:26.359 just assumed he was going to go to Kentucky. I don't really know where 401 00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:30.640 that came from, but you know, there were there was a lot of 402 00:25:30.799 --> 00:25:36.559 buzz about that, and then I think two weeks ago roughly maybe there was 403 00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:40.240 the report and Actually, I don't know what it is about the roster tracking 404 00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:44.039 and the portal that has me completely losing track of time. Chucky Hepburn committed 405 00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:47.200 a week six days ago. I feel like it was six months ago, 406 00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:49.559 Like I don't know why. Maybe just because it's just a constant thing, 407 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:53.440 that's why it seems so long ago. Like whenever Ali Khalifa committed, that 408 00:25:53.480 --> 00:25:56.559 seemed like it was six years ago. Like I don't, I don't, 409 00:25:56.000 --> 00:26:00.119 I don't get it. But whenever it was Revival Field, those were the 410 00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:03.680 four schools listed, and that's when we learned Louisville was in the mix. 411 00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:07.960 And now they've got him here on campus, and you know, here' still 412 00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:12.640 hoping that he enjoys his visit and eventually decides to be a Louisville Cardinal. 413 00:26:15.160 --> 00:26:22.640 So there are some that have expressed some worry about Louisville being able to, 414 00:26:22.759 --> 00:26:26.279 you know, fill these scholarships with with quality players. Look, there's still 415 00:26:26.279 --> 00:26:30.799 a lot of good players in the portal. Now are there superstars? I 416 00:26:30.799 --> 00:26:33.240 don't know, I mean not doesn't look like it, right, I mean, 417 00:26:33.240 --> 00:26:37.799 I guess you know Kaari Richmond Nord, Chadomere, you know those two 418 00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:41.799 guys could be key player. I mean, those two guys could be all 419 00:26:41.880 --> 00:26:47.599 conference performers at their next school because they were all conference performers at their previous 420 00:26:47.599 --> 00:26:49.960 stop, which was a high level the Big East in the acc Osabor. 421 00:26:51.119 --> 00:26:52.839 I mean, he looked pretty good at Utah State last year. And the 422 00:26:52.880 --> 00:26:56.319 Mountain West is not, you know, considered a power league, but it 423 00:26:56.359 --> 00:26:57.319 had a good run. They got a lot of teams in the tournament last 424 00:26:57.400 --> 00:27:02.000 year, so you know he would Again, There's nothing I can really back 425 00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:04.640 this up with as far as like numbers or anything like that, but I 426 00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:11.480 feel like if you have the trio of Terrence Edwards Junior, Great Osibor and 427 00:27:11.599 --> 00:27:18.359 chucki Hepburn, that's a good core. Not to mention you know, the 428 00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:22.000 other guys you have that are good players. So I don't want to act 429 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:26.680 as if the addition here, of the potential addition of Osibor would make it 430 00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:30.160 to where Louisville can you know, just go go recruit the campus for walk 431 00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:33.799 Ons to fill the roster, because you know there's still gonna be good players 432 00:27:33.839 --> 00:27:37.000 to get and you can never have too much depth. You can never have 433 00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:41.839 too much talent. But that would give you nine players one being a red 434 00:27:41.839 --> 00:27:44.279 shirt that you know, I still think there's a chance he could play, 435 00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:48.200 we'll see, And that's Ali Khalifa. So this one just feels different, 436 00:27:48.279 --> 00:27:52.799 right because a lot of the other commitments that you've received up to this point, 437 00:27:52.799 --> 00:27:57.720 outside of Terrence Edwards Junior, have been have been guys that you know, 438 00:27:57.759 --> 00:28:00.640 were they kind of came in a way right like there were they were 439 00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:04.200 visiting with four other players and they staggered it out and this guy made his 440 00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:07.839 decision on a Monday. This guy made his decision on a Wednesday. Uh. 441 00:28:07.880 --> 00:28:11.599 This, you know, it's not that they're not talking to other players. 442 00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:15.000 They are, but you know, Ohsabor's visiting right now and I don't 443 00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:18.440 think there's any other visits with him. And you know, you roll out 444 00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:22.440 the red carpet, right you uh, you make this, you know, 445 00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:26.920 the best possible experience that you can. And uh Pat Kelsey talked about it 446 00:28:26.960 --> 00:28:30.799 actually earlier today with our partners over there at w l k Y because you 447 00:28:30.839 --> 00:28:33.720 know, he was backside this morning and got it. You know, I 448 00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:36.799 guess this is his first I mean I imagine he's probably been in Churchill Downs 449 00:28:36.799 --> 00:28:38.920 before, but uh, you know, seeing it up close and personal on 450 00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:42.440 the on the close in person, I should say on the backside, you 451 00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:45.079 know, he was enjoying it, and also you know it helps with recruiting. 452 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:48.640 Again. This is from uh oh. This is one of those clips 453 00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:52.200 John that I don't know if it's gonna work because yeah, little trial and 454 00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:56.640 air. We'll see. This is from Dominique Yates from wk Y again our 455 00:28:56.640 --> 00:29:00.240 news partners, and I feel like usually his video that he put well by 456 00:29:00.279 --> 00:29:02.759 the way, and I love that he does it because it, you know, 457 00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:04.279 gives us a chance to play it here on the air, and Dominique 458 00:29:04.279 --> 00:29:07.920 does a great job. But I think it may be that one channel audio. 459 00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:11.799 We'll have to wait and see. Okay, I think we're good. 460 00:29:11.799 --> 00:29:12.759 I think we're good. Here we go. This is Pat Kelsey earlier this 461 00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:18.160 morning live at Churchill Downs. Every single time we get on a zoom call, 462 00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:19.920 every single time I talk to recruit you know, one of the main 463 00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:26.480 things we sell is this unbelievable city, right and one of the greatest things 464 00:29:26.480 --> 00:29:29.720 that this city has to offer is one of the great spectaals of American sport. 465 00:29:29.799 --> 00:29:33.880 That's Kentucky Derby. There's gonna be one hundred and sixty five thousand people 466 00:29:33.920 --> 00:29:37.599 here on Saturday. That's incredible. So every time, all day long, 467 00:29:37.640 --> 00:29:41.200 we're selling this city and obviously selling this world class event. Good phrase. 468 00:29:41.240 --> 00:29:45.279 It is hectic, but exciting, I think is the better way to say 469 00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:48.680 it. It's what I do, It's what we do, and my staff's 470 00:29:48.680 --> 00:29:52.079 been working tenaciously. I don't know if that's the word, as hard as 471 00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:56.519 any staff in the country to put this roster together. We love the momentum 472 00:29:56.559 --> 00:30:00.440 that we have right now. In the next month or so, all the 473 00:30:00.440 --> 00:30:03.720 pieces will be in place and get ready to get ready to get the work. 474 00:30:03.519 --> 00:30:07.000 So there you go. I don't know if Great Osibor has any interest 475 00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:12.440 in horse racing, but you don't have to to realize how awesome Churchill downs 476 00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:18.279 is during this week of the Kentucky Derby. But for those asking, he 477 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:21.920 won't. He's not expected to be in Louisville four Derby day. I think 478 00:30:22.319 --> 00:30:23.960 his visit will end on Friday. Maybe he gets to experience the oaks. 479 00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:27.519 Maybe he wakes up Friday and leaves. I'm not sure. Hopefully, Actually, 480 00:30:27.599 --> 00:30:32.039 let's just hope he never leaves and just stays here forever. I'm sure 481 00:30:32.039 --> 00:30:33.759 with the NIL package we can we can arrange somebody to go pick up his 482 00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:37.160 stuff at at Utah State. Where's Uta State? By the way, is 483 00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:41.799 at Provo? That's a good question. I think Utah, I believe is 484 00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:45.039 closer to Salt Lake City, meaning the university. I don't know where Utah 485 00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:48.559 State is, but logan Utah, Yeah, Logan, Look, if he 486 00:30:48.599 --> 00:30:52.319 commits, I'll drive a U haul pick up his stuff and drive it back 487 00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:55.039 to louisvill for him. I want if he wants to give you a chance 488 00:30:55.079 --> 00:30:57.119 to do that cross country road for exactly, I mean, talk about a 489 00:30:57.200 --> 00:31:02.319 double double wind for me, right, they'd be great. And just to 490 00:31:02.359 --> 00:31:07.720 clarify, the portal closes tonight, but guys don't have to make a decision 491 00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:11.759 honestly until so there's guys that have entered the draft. There's a deadline for 492 00:31:11.559 --> 00:31:17.000 that you have to and I think there's two different deadlines, meaning you've got 493 00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:21.079 to let the NBA know at a certain time if you're staying in the draft 494 00:31:21.119 --> 00:31:23.160 or pulling your name out. And then I think you also have to let 495 00:31:23.200 --> 00:31:27.160 the NSABA know that you're either going to stay in the draft or come back 496 00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:33.559 to college. But if you're in the portal before midnight, tonight and you 497 00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:37.240 have not entered the NBA Draft, then you can. I'm pretty sure you 498 00:31:37.240 --> 00:31:41.039 can decide where you're gonna go up until school starts in the fall. Now 499 00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:44.079 that would be that wouldn't be ideal. I don't thin anybody's gonna do that, 500 00:31:44.400 --> 00:31:48.400 but you could technically if you wanted to. But I know coaches are 501 00:31:48.440 --> 00:31:53.079 going to probably put you know, let's say you got a guy who's a 502 00:31:53.599 --> 00:31:57.920 top five player in the portal and he's considering three schools. I think all 503 00:31:57.960 --> 00:32:00.880 three collectively would work together to say, look, we all need to know 504 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:04.880 what's happening here, so let's let's, you know, give him a certain 505 00:32:05.079 --> 00:32:08.799 And I'm not saying that's what happened with Mark Pope and Osibor, but he 506 00:32:08.880 --> 00:32:13.640 was clearly going to wait and take visits and they could get the Garrison kid 507 00:32:13.960 --> 00:32:17.160 on the spot and it and they took that route. It's not that they 508 00:32:17.160 --> 00:32:20.480 didn't want o Sabor. I mean they take him right now if he wanted 509 00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:24.160 to come there, it just clearly is not going to work because you know, 510 00:32:24.680 --> 00:32:28.799 they took another guy to his position. And I don't know if Mark 511 00:32:28.839 --> 00:32:30.480 Pope's the one deciding, like if they're going to match offers or not. 512 00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:32.839 But and I'm not even really sure if if this is true, right, 513 00:32:32.880 --> 00:32:35.680 I mean, I wouldn't. I'm not going to say it's a lie, 514 00:32:35.759 --> 00:32:38.640 but there there are some that say that. And it's not like it's coming 515 00:32:38.680 --> 00:32:42.640 from you know, it's coming from uk fan media, which hey, I'm 516 00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:45.319 I'm a fan myself. I guess technically you can claim that on media, 517 00:32:45.400 --> 00:32:49.119 so that's not an insult. But you know that the kid who committed it 518 00:32:49.160 --> 00:32:52.119 to Yukon that was from Saint Mary that you know, he wanted to go 519 00:32:52.119 --> 00:32:54.079 to Kentucky, but he asked Kentucky to offer what Yukon was going to do 520 00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:57.039 in IL and Mark Pope said no, Like, I don't. I don't 521 00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:59.519 know if that's true or not, but you know, I guess it could. 522 00:32:59.759 --> 00:33:02.640 I could believe it real quick. This may not be a name that 523 00:33:02.640 --> 00:33:07.000 anybody remembers or has ever heard of, but Trevon Brazil, you know that 524 00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:15.839 name. I don't so Trevon Brazil was one of the big names returning to 525 00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:21.359 college basketball last year. So this guy, he's from Arkansas. He played 526 00:33:21.480 --> 00:33:25.319 at Missouri as a freshman, showed a lot of upside, transferred to Arkansas, 527 00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:30.240 and in nine games in twenty twenty three, he was really productive. 528 00:33:30.359 --> 00:33:36.480 Twelve points, six rebounds, over a block per game, twenty seven minutes 529 00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:39.119 per game, and he I mean he dominated. I think he dominated Louisville 530 00:33:39.319 --> 00:33:43.920 in the Battle for Land and not the batfort Land's but the Maw Invitational during 531 00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:45.480 Kitny Paine's first year. Well, then he got hurt, missed the rest 532 00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:50.319 of the season, came back to college this past year, had a very 533 00:33:50.400 --> 00:33:52.680 underwhelming year at Arkansas. They were dysfunctional. I'm not sure if he was 534 00:33:52.680 --> 00:33:55.880 shaken off rust, but he is in the portal and if you get that 535 00:33:55.920 --> 00:34:01.279 guy where he was pre injury, you're getting a very very productive, freakishly 536 00:34:01.319 --> 00:34:07.159 athletic big man who is six' ten two twenty I mean this, I'm 537 00:34:07.199 --> 00:34:10.199 pretty sure he was a big time recruit as well. So you know, 538 00:34:10.239 --> 00:34:13.440 I don't know what he's gonna what he's gonna end up. You know, 539 00:34:14.480 --> 00:34:19.519 I don't know what he's gonna end up being after that injury, because again 540 00:34:19.559 --> 00:34:22.679 he could he honestly couldn't get minutes at times for Musselman last year. But 541 00:34:22.679 --> 00:34:24.719 maybe he just needs a fresh start and now he's fully Maybe now he's fully 542 00:34:24.719 --> 00:34:29.000 healthy. But that's somebody that, knowing that Louisville still needs front court players, 543 00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:31.159 I hope that they get involved there because, you know, I think 544 00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:34.800 that guy could be really, really good. Real quick, before we get 545 00:34:34.840 --> 00:34:37.880 to a break, shout out to the one and the only mister Teddy Bridgewater. 546 00:34:38.840 --> 00:34:45.320 Theodore Bridgewater was one of the inductees to the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. 547 00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:49.119 I think that was the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. They they unveiled 548 00:34:49.159 --> 00:34:52.960 their new class earlier today, and yeah, it is the Kentucky Sports Hall 549 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:54.880 of Fame. So congrats to Teddy. I don't need to give him an 550 00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:59.079 introduction or tell you anything that you don't already know about Teddy Bridgewater, but 551 00:34:59.519 --> 00:35:02.199 you know he he came to Louisville before it was cool to come to Louisville. 552 00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:06.119 And I'm not saying it's the coolest thing to do now, but that 553 00:35:06.239 --> 00:35:09.440 era, that was the Charlie Strong era. Just being honest with you, 554 00:35:09.480 --> 00:35:14.679 it was my favorite era of Louisville football just because I was younger. I 555 00:35:14.679 --> 00:35:17.239 had just gotten a chance to cover the team, you know, as somebody 556 00:35:17.239 --> 00:35:22.079 that you know in the media. I just had started doing radio and that 557 00:35:22.239 --> 00:35:24.239 man, that was fun as hell coming off the Crackthorpe era. You know, 558 00:35:24.360 --> 00:35:29.440 Charlie Strong brought a bunch of talent in here and they had some special 559 00:35:29.480 --> 00:35:31.639 seasons. And I don't know if I believe this, but there's some that 560 00:35:31.679 --> 00:35:35.239 believe it and I can't prove them wrong. And it's not a crazy opinion 561 00:35:35.280 --> 00:35:38.920 to have, and that is that without Teddy Bridgewater, none of that really 562 00:35:38.960 --> 00:35:44.320 works out with Charlie and you don't have that, you know, it's not 563 00:35:44.360 --> 00:35:45.559 a great I mean, it was a great era for Louisville football, but 564 00:35:45.719 --> 00:35:50.119 you know, wasn't that long Strong was here. I think four years so, 565 00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:53.719 but that four years was monumental. Right when he took over, Kragthorpe 566 00:35:53.760 --> 00:35:58.079 had left you in the dumps, and then you get momentum. You know, 567 00:35:58.159 --> 00:36:00.039 you start to you get some buzz. You got guy on the on 568 00:36:00.079 --> 00:36:04.119 the draft boards. You know, Teddy was a Heisman candidate. And when 569 00:36:04.159 --> 00:36:07.880 you beat Florida in the Sugar Bowl, that put Louisville football on the map 570 00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:09.440 in a way that they'd not been on the map in quite some time. 571 00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:14.440 And that's one of the best wins that ever that louisvill football ever had. 572 00:36:15.119 --> 00:36:16.239 I mean, I think you could make the case it's the biggest win they've 573 00:36:16.280 --> 00:36:22.639 ever had just because of how it happened the stage and you know, with 574 00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:25.800 that run that was the Teddy Charlie whatever you would call it. I mean, 575 00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:29.559 I think there's more than just those two guys that deserve to be to 576 00:36:29.719 --> 00:36:32.519 I mean, that was a great, great group of players for and even 577 00:36:32.599 --> 00:36:36.599 even Bobby inherited some of those guys a couple of years after and they went 578 00:36:36.639 --> 00:36:38.960 on to the NFL and some of them are still playing now. So I 579 00:36:39.000 --> 00:36:43.360 don't think without that success, Louis's in the ACC. I think it's much 580 00:36:43.360 --> 00:36:49.000 easier for the ACC to take Yukon. If Louisville was a mediocre football program, 581 00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:52.559 I think Yukon would have gotten the bump. Now, Louisville was killing 582 00:36:52.559 --> 00:36:54.199 it in really every other sport that seems to to, you know, to 583 00:36:54.280 --> 00:36:59.039 matter, but football matters more than anything, and they had momentum, and 584 00:36:59.079 --> 00:37:02.000 I think that made it an obvious choice for the ACC to not take Yukon 585 00:37:02.079 --> 00:37:06.159 and instead take Louisville. And you gotta keep in mind, you know ESPN 586 00:37:06.239 --> 00:37:07.440 up there in Bristol, I mean it's in the state of Connecticut. I 587 00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:09.760 mean, there was a lot of people, I mean, folks at ESPN 588 00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:15.280 just assumed it was going to be a no brainer that and you know in 589 00:37:15.599 --> 00:37:17.719 ESPN accnever That's why I bringing them home. Nonetheless, shout out to Teddy 590 00:37:17.719 --> 00:37:22.719 Bridgewater. He's retired now for those who missed that, after his NFL season 591 00:37:22.719 --> 00:37:24.480 came to and end with the Lions and he's now going to go coach football. 592 00:37:24.480 --> 00:37:28.199 I believe it is alma mater at his high school. So shout out 593 00:37:28.239 --> 00:37:31.039 to uh to Teddy Bridgewater, one of the best ever here and uh probably 594 00:37:31.039 --> 00:37:35.280 one of the most beloved players of any sport that I can remember. And 595 00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:37.760 there's a lot of guys that were beloved here right Louisville fans will will show 596 00:37:37.760 --> 00:37:42.159 your love for the rest of your life, and a lot of these guys 597 00:37:42.199 --> 00:37:45.159 make this their home because of that. But Teddy, I mean, as 598 00:37:45.159 --> 00:37:47.599 somebody who used to you know, grind it out in the blog world, 599 00:37:49.480 --> 00:37:53.840 nobody moved the needle with page views and clicks like Teddy Bridgewater and Russ Smith 600 00:37:53.880 --> 00:37:55.840 too. All right, quick break, We'll come back on the other side. 601 00:37:55.880 --> 00:37:59.119 Keep it rolling along. It's coffee and company. Fiel about Thornton's on 602 00:37:59.119 --> 00:38:04.800 sports talk seven ninety. All right, so Kentucky landed another kerk CHRISA. 603 00:38:04.960 --> 00:38:08.480 I think I'm saying that correctly, the former Arizona Wildcat and I guess now 604 00:38:08.559 --> 00:38:15.440 former West Virginia Mountaineer point guard who averaged eleven points and for assists last year 605 00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:22.559 for the Mountaineers. So that gives him another guard that I think is I 606 00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:25.280 don't know enough about the other guards they have, but I'd say this is 607 00:38:25.360 --> 00:38:29.079 this is their point guard. I mean, I think that's what he's specifically, 608 00:38:29.159 --> 00:38:31.320 kind of a guy who'll run your team averaged, you know, has 609 00:38:31.360 --> 00:38:36.360 averaged more than four assists per game the last three seasons. So didn't hear 610 00:38:36.360 --> 00:38:38.159 a whole lot about his recruitment. You know, he he was a big 611 00:38:38.239 --> 00:38:40.800 name last year in the portal, ended up at West Virginia, and then 612 00:38:42.480 --> 00:38:45.199 he ended up getting suspended for something. It was, you know, it 613 00:38:45.199 --> 00:38:46.360 wasn't like he was a criminal. He I think he one of this. 614 00:38:46.840 --> 00:38:50.559 It was at the time when the NSA a still you know, was able 615 00:38:50.599 --> 00:38:53.679 to enforce some stuff as far as like impermissible benefits through a transfer or something. 616 00:38:54.079 --> 00:38:58.760 So yeah, I kind of forgot he was available. Didn't hear a 617 00:38:58.800 --> 00:39:01.639 whole lot about the schools he recruiting, but it sounds as if he's he's 618 00:39:01.679 --> 00:39:07.320 he like a cocky guy, because everybody's claiming like he's the dude who You're 619 00:39:07.360 --> 00:39:08.360 gonna love him if he's on your team, but man, you're gonna hate 620 00:39:08.400 --> 00:39:13.559 him if he's on the other team. No, that's the truth. Arizona 621 00:39:13.679 --> 00:39:16.719 two years ago, and he's somebody that just aggravates you from the opposing side. 622 00:39:16.880 --> 00:39:21.440 Is it like attitude or is it like smug? Yes, very smug. 623 00:39:21.480 --> 00:39:25.800 Okay, he's from Estonia and uh yeah, started his career at Arizona 624 00:39:27.079 --> 00:39:30.119 and now I guess we'll finish it. He's a fifth year senior, so 625 00:39:30.159 --> 00:39:36.480 he'll finish it at Kentucky. So again, in a week, Mark Pope 626 00:39:36.519 --> 00:39:42.199 has now landed what is it, five players? I think I think that's 627 00:39:42.360 --> 00:39:45.239 that sounds right. So we may be at a point now where I think 628 00:39:45.280 --> 00:39:49.760 each team has the same amount of guys. I could be wrong on that, 629 00:39:49.880 --> 00:39:54.800 but it's getting close. And for those just now joining us, the 630 00:39:54.840 --> 00:39:58.000 top target right now, at least I think it is. I don't know, 631 00:39:58.039 --> 00:40:00.000 maybe Pat Kelsey's got something up his sleeve, but top target for Louisville 632 00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:05.320 great Osibor has left Lexington. He's in Louisville now for his visit, and 633 00:40:05.360 --> 00:40:07.400 now we wait. I hope you don't have to wait, you know, 634 00:40:07.280 --> 00:40:12.920 weeks, but you never know. Everybody who's covered his recruitment, those that 635 00:40:13.000 --> 00:40:15.960 have access to his agent that you know, get updates from him. He's 636 00:40:16.000 --> 00:40:20.960 planning on visiting every single school, but it really couldn't. You know. 637 00:40:20.960 --> 00:40:23.639 I'm trying not to put pressure on Pat Kelsey because you know, you can 638 00:40:23.760 --> 00:40:25.880 make a kid commit, right, like if you've got a great an ile 639 00:40:25.960 --> 00:40:30.400 package and you know you're selling him on being a key piece to your team 640 00:40:31.199 --> 00:40:35.840 and you you're clearly going to play a style that would really really suit him 641 00:40:36.079 --> 00:40:37.360 as a guy who's a stretch for that can you know, do a little 642 00:40:37.360 --> 00:40:42.199 bit of everything. But he wants to go play for his coach at Washington, 643 00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:44.719 who he followed last time he took a job, which is just a 644 00:40:44.760 --> 00:40:45.519 year ago. Like, there's really not a whole lot you can do, 645 00:40:45.840 --> 00:40:49.119 but man, just knowing how big of an addition this would be, and 646 00:40:49.199 --> 00:40:52.360 knowing that he's here during Derby Week, Derby one fifty, like it's just 647 00:40:52.599 --> 00:40:58.079 it's all I can't help but get my hopes up, but maybe that's foolish 648 00:40:58.079 --> 00:41:00.559 on my part. All right, let's do one more Derby profile before we 649 00:41:00.599 --> 00:41:02.159 get to the top of the hour. A couple of guests going to join 650 00:41:02.199 --> 00:41:06.119 us today. I did not mention this at the beginning of the show, 651 00:41:06.119 --> 00:41:08.519 but we are going to talk to our man Kent Spencer from WHS eleven at 652 00:41:08.519 --> 00:41:12.360 four point thirty, and then we'll kick off the five o'clock hour with the 653 00:41:12.400 --> 00:41:15.480 one the Only mister Jeffrey Greer. So good vibes coming your way in these 654 00:41:15.519 --> 00:41:19.519 next couple of hours, and we'll finish up the first hour again with our 655 00:41:19.519 --> 00:41:22.400 next Derby profile. Who do we have next? John Catalytic Catalytic. Let's 656 00:41:22.400 --> 00:41:30.880 hear now look at the Kentucky Derby field one by one Catalytic Florida Derby runner 657 00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:37.239 up. Catalytic is a likely raced Bay cult son of Catalina Cruiser. Catalytic 658 00:41:37.360 --> 00:41:40.159 is owned by Tammy Bobo, Julie Davies and George Isaacs Hill. He's trained 659 00:41:40.159 --> 00:41:45.320 by Saffie Joseph and we'll be written in the Kentucky Derby by jose Ortiz. 660 00:41:45.960 --> 00:41:52.559 Catalytic as a win and two second place finishes in his only three starts of 661 00:41:52.599 --> 00:41:58.800 his career. He won his debut October seventh at a race at Golfstream Park. 662 00:41:58.960 --> 00:42:01.400 He didn't race again until March eighth, when he was second in an 663 00:42:01.400 --> 00:42:07.559 optional claiming race at Tampa. Zaffi Joseph then entered him twenty two days later 664 00:42:07.599 --> 00:42:13.800 in the Florida Derby and he finished second, beaten thirteen links by Kentucky Derby 665 00:42:13.880 --> 00:42:17.320 favorite Fierceness. In his two races this year, as a three year old, 666 00:42:17.639 --> 00:42:22.679 Catalytic was bumped at the starting gate. He actually dropped back to last 667 00:42:22.719 --> 00:42:25.440 in his first race of the year, closing two finished second. He was 668 00:42:25.599 --> 00:42:30.960 second behind Fierceness all the way around the track in the Florida Derby. It'll 669 00:42:31.000 --> 00:42:37.360 be Joseph's third Kentucky Derby starter. He finished eighth with New York Traffic in 670 00:42:37.599 --> 00:42:43.079 twenty twenty, jose Ortiz's o for eight in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Saffi 671 00:42:43.239 --> 00:42:46.559 Joseph said he knows Catalytic is up against it, going against the likes of 672 00:42:46.719 --> 00:42:51.199 Fierceness, but he has the points to get in the Kentucky Derby. The 673 00:42:51.239 --> 00:42:54.920 horse is training well, and Joseph said they just decided let's take a shot 674 00:42:54.960 --> 00:43:00.000 and try to capture the roses. Yeah, I mean our horses likely raised. 675 00:43:00.159 --> 00:43:01.800 It was only his third start, fair citisen in a different league when 676 00:43:01.800 --> 00:43:07.320 he shows up for most sources off on. We obviously ran second, We 677 00:43:07.360 --> 00:43:10.039 got points to come to the derby, and he's done well since then, 678 00:43:10.119 --> 00:43:13.039 so we give it a shop. We don't know how much he's going to 679 00:43:13.079 --> 00:43:15.719 improve. He's supposed to improve. He's only it's a third start of his 680 00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:19.480 career. With the first start going two turns on the derby is showing like, 681 00:43:19.480 --> 00:43:22.199 hey, he got some crazy results. Sometimes the main thing is to 682 00:43:22.239 --> 00:43:23.480 get here on Once Ace is doing well, give it a chance.