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 --> 00:00:24.920 day. Now here's Nick Coffee. All right, let's get it started, 3 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:29.519 ladies and gents, five o'clock hour here on a Wednesday afternoon, Coffee and 4 00:00:29.559 --> 00:00:33.079 Company fueled by Thornton's. My name is Nick Coffee. The company man mister 5 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:35.359 John Alton alongside. If you want to join us on the show, you 6 00:00:35.399 --> 00:00:39.520 can five O two five seventy nine hundred is the number you can also text 7 00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:42.679 in on the Ellen and Federal Credit Union text line five O two six five 8 00:00:42.759 --> 00:00:47.039 three zero seven ninety. A busy, busy day, no doubt. The 9 00:00:47.079 --> 00:00:49.920 shows have gone by so fast these last couple of days, which you know 10 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:53.320 is a good thing. I suppose we did discuss the big news nationally, 11 00:00:53.320 --> 00:00:57.679 which is Reggie Bush getting his Heisman trophy reinstated two thousand and five winner. 12 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:00.399 Not only will he be able to you know, I mean, what's I 13 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:03.880 guess technically it's really just like a record book kind of thing. I think 14 00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:07.079 what makes this really special for Reggie Bush and USC is that like USC can 15 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:11.120 now you know, act like he played there, right, we all know 16 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:14.040 he did, but like they had to remove everything at their facility that featured 17 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:15.599 him. They had to take the Heisman Trophy, you know, out of 18 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:18.920 their off the campus, that kind of stuff, and now they can they 19 00:01:18.959 --> 00:01:22.040 can, you know, and it won't change anything like as far as who 20 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:26.359 USC is or anything like that. But you know, it's the NCAA realizing 21 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:30.760 that, yeah, that, uh, that punishment was probably really stupid then 22 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:37.040 and now as we see the enormous changes in the college football landscape, you 23 00:01:37.079 --> 00:01:41.040 know, it makes no sense for us to still claim that USC can't act 24 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:44.120 like they have a Heisman Trophy winner. I mean, they have others, 25 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:48.680 but I mean he was electrifying and I remember there being a story. I 26 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:51.959 think it got worked out, but Reggie Bush wasn't allowed to be at USC, 27 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:55.760 right Like he was barred from like being around them or being you know, 28 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:57.879 I think he can just come as like a fan maybe, but he 29 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:00.640 couldn't do anything like like he couldn't get tickets to a game, He couldn't 30 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:07.400 be promoted within the game, if that makes sense. Similar when Montrez Harald 31 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:09.439 came back to Louisville for a while, Louisville couldn't acknowledg him. They couldn't 32 00:02:09.439 --> 00:02:12.520 put him up on the big screen. You know, he couldn't be let 33 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.240 in, you know, you know, be in the locker room or anything 34 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:17.800 like that. And you know that that sense change, which is great. 35 00:02:19.000 --> 00:02:20.680 But Reggie Bush, if you and I don't know if he still does, 36 00:02:20.719 --> 00:02:22.479 but at one point I think he does. He works for Fox, I 37 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:24.919 believe, on their college football coverage. Well, they were doing one of 38 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:30.240 their events and what is it called Big Noon Kickoff I think from USC and 39 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:31.759 you know, I think it was fine. He was there, but they 40 00:02:31.800 --> 00:02:35.000 were having to look into like, hey, are we going to get in 41 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:38.319 trouble if he's here, which is crazy. You know, it's just another 42 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:40.439 reminder how stupid some of these decisions are because Reggie Bush. You know, 43 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:45.680 yeah, there was clearly some money be exchanged while he was in college that 44 00:02:45.759 --> 00:02:47.919 technically was against the rules, and you know, you should be held accountable 45 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:53.199 four breaking rules, but you know, to act as if his entire career 46 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:58.159 didn't happen, and that he you know, was the most electrifying player in 47 00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:00.400 college football. I mean so certainly that year. But man, he was, 48 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:02.879 I mean, he was special in college and his career in the NFL 49 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:07.080 was fine. He was had a good run but it never really met what 50 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.400 the hype was in college, honestly, just because the hype was insane. 51 00:03:10.199 --> 00:03:15.960 But you know, the money that ended up going to his parents him, 52 00:03:15.960 --> 00:03:17.400 I'm not sure who it was that had nothing to do with him doing what 53 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:23.240 he did on the football field. So this is really lit a fire under 54 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:27.560 Louisville fans here. I said that fire, a little fire the bullet County 55 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:31.319 coming out, and we love it, little fire under Louisville fans because you 56 00:03:31.400 --> 00:03:36.800 could see the NCAA potentially looking at the punishment that they handed down to Louisville, 57 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:40.240 which of course is you know, you cannot hold up a banner in 58 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:45.960 your arena, and you cannot act like you have to like every public facing 59 00:03:46.080 --> 00:03:51.840 thing that is U of L basketball, your media guide, online stuff, 60 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:55.599 your records. You you are not allowed to act as if that happened, 61 00:03:57.000 --> 00:04:00.159 which is just so stupid, right, and it was stupid then and it's 62 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:03.080 even more stupid now. But really, this specific thing, like people get 63 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:08.840 the two scandals mixed up. And I said this earlier and I'll say it 64 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:11.800 once more for the new audience here and we'll move on. Nobody wants to 65 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:15.520 talk about scandals right now, because there's major momentum here Louisville football coming off 66 00:04:15.520 --> 00:04:18.800 a ten win season with Jeff Brahm and looking to be pretty damn good once 67 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:25.279 again, and Pat Kelsey has injected some enthusiasms, some life, some big 68 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:27.959 time energy into the fan base in a way that I didn't even know possible. 69 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.160 So, you know, I don't want to bring up the old stuff, 70 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:33.879 but we're doing it today just because you know, it's for obvious reason 71 00:04:33.879 --> 00:04:38.680 here, right Like the banner being something that Louisville can't acknowledge happened is stupid, 72 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:42.160 and maybe the NCAA now says, Okay, you know, we still 73 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:45.720 stand by our investigation and what we uncovered, but as far as you know, 74 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:48.519 vacating what you did and what you accomplished, you know that's no longer 75 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:51.879 part of your punishment. Like I could see that happening, and you know 76 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:57.600 that would be great, But this was Louisville, you know, is they 77 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:00.680 could have done the exact same thing and just you know, not had the 78 00:05:00.800 --> 00:05:04.879 vacation of wins, because again, it's just stupid. But I guess in 79 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:08.920 a way that was their way of like I guess they knew it would bother 80 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:12.199 Louisville and it did bothers everybody. I mean, I'm not bothered by it 81 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:13.879 now. I mean I hate that's the case, and I hope that they 82 00:05:13.959 --> 00:05:15.920 change it, but you know, I don't. As I've said throughout the 83 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:20.480 show, my memory of that run and everything that came with it, nothing 84 00:05:20.519 --> 00:05:25.000 about what the NC Double A decided to do has changed any of that. 85 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:29.720 Like, I hate, hate it for those guys that you know that despite 86 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:31.120 them knowing like we all do, that they want it, they earned it. 87 00:05:31.319 --> 00:05:34.240 Nothing that happened in Minority Hall had anything to do with them being national 88 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:39.800 champions. We all know that, but the players just kind of knowing that 89 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:42.240 they are a part of a team that the n S Double A as stupid 90 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:44.759 as they are, you know they are. I mean, we're we're all 91 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:46.480 under that umbrella of college sports, and the n S Double A. They 92 00:05:46.519 --> 00:05:49.240 deemed that that didn't happen, like that's that's unfortunate for them. I don't 93 00:05:49.279 --> 00:05:51.279 think it's got to them a whole lot, at least not that they've shown, 94 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:55.040 because again, they know they want it. Nobody can really take that 95 00:05:55.079 --> 00:06:00.399 from them. But this is something that again I have never I've never felt 96 00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:03.079 like you know needed to happen for me to feel any different, But I've 97 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:06.040 always preferred that it would happen, and I think today is another sign that 98 00:06:06.920 --> 00:06:12.879 it probably will at some point when I don't know, but the you know 99 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:15.839 what Louisville already like. For those who say we already went through enough, 100 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:17.759 if you're talking about just you as a fan, I get it, you're 101 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:21.160 right because you know you had nothing to do with the scandals over the years 102 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:25.519 and everything that came with it, and you know it. It it crushed 103 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:29.399 it. What I always say about the you know, the year, and 104 00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:31.279 it wasn't as if everything was bad, but man, after the year the 105 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:34.240 Cardinal, it really started to you know, things kind of you know, 106 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:36.319 just we all know what happened. I don't want to, we don't need 107 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:40.720 to revisit it. But I always say, like, if that wasn't going 108 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:45.800 to make you maybe reconsider how much you're into it, because it because how 109 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:47.600 how much it hurts when those kind of things happen, Like you're gonna be 110 00:06:47.639 --> 00:06:49.839 in this for life. There's nothing that could make you not care and be 111 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:55.079 a Louisville fan. But the actual suffering was all from you know, from 112 00:06:54.600 --> 00:06:58.399 my from my my opinion, like Louisville being in a position now where they 113 00:06:58.439 --> 00:07:00.600 had to hire I mean, Chris walked away, they had to hire Kenny 114 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:03.160 Payne, and now they've they've they've hired Pat Kelsey, who I hope does 115 00:07:03.160 --> 00:07:05.680 really well here and I think it could really work out in a major way. 116 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:09.560 But you know, Louisville would not have gone that route. I don't 117 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:13.800 think had you know, the whole Brian bow thing not happened, and that 118 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:15.160 was that was where you really like when I think back of, you know, 119 00:07:15.240 --> 00:07:19.079 hopefully something that never you know, I look back on the you know, 120 00:07:19.240 --> 00:07:21.839 those two those two incident scandals whatever you want to call them, the 121 00:07:21.879 --> 00:07:26.600 Katina pal stuff at Minorty Hall and then obviously the Brian Bowen thing. You 122 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:29.879 know, the real I guess pain from that as a fan was just the 123 00:07:29.959 --> 00:07:32.040 five years or so whatever it was where you had no like, there was 124 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:34.279 no update, you're just sitting out. I mean that that to me was 125 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:38.199 the death penalty. I mean, it didn't have to be as bad as 126 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:41.360 it was. But you hired Kenny Payne and you know, you won twelve 127 00:07:41.439 --> 00:07:44.839 games in two years. I mean that's about as close as I think you're 128 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:46.560 going to get to the modern day death penalty, which again, they'll never 129 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:50.000 do that again, they can't with TV contracts and requirements for you know, 130 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:57.199 games and all that kind of stuff. So hopefully they make a change here 131 00:07:57.240 --> 00:08:00.800 sooner rather than later. But one thing that I do worry about a little 132 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:03.639 bit, and you know, it's not me trying to rain on anybody's parade, 133 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:07.439 because again, it is stupid to try to say that that didn't happen 134 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:09.839 when we all know that it did. But I think the nature of what 135 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:15.920 went on in that even even though it was you know, a few people, 136 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:20.079 and I'm sure a lot of what was said in that book was exaggerated, 137 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:22.040 there was at least a little bit of truth to it, maybe a 138 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:26.519 tiny bit, And that alone is is awful. So I still think, 139 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:28.079 you know, whoever it is that's going to review these kind of things and 140 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:31.799 think, okay, maybe we should walk back our previous punishment and make some 141 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:37.639 changes here, because this didn't make a whole lot of sense then and we 142 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:39.919 now know that. But in the current day, it is even more stupid 143 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:45.759 for us to try to enforce this kind of punishment. So whoever that person 144 00:08:45.799 --> 00:08:48.000 is, it wouldn't shock me if they get to these you know, these 145 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:52.799 types of things and say, yeah, the nature of what went on there, 146 00:08:52.440 --> 00:08:54.799 we'll revisit in ten years. Like, I hope that doesn't happen. 147 00:08:56.039 --> 00:08:58.399 Not saying that it will, but I think that the nature of what went 148 00:08:58.440 --> 00:09:05.080 on is why that was why the national folks like you know, and I'm 149 00:09:05.080 --> 00:09:09.960 wanna say they overreacted because again it was awful, but I'm not sure if 150 00:09:11.000 --> 00:09:13.360 there's a whole lot of people that kind of see it the way that we 151 00:09:13.440 --> 00:09:18.039 do. But for what it's worth, I'm not saying this. I actually 152 00:09:18.080 --> 00:09:24.600 I would highly highly I'd be highly shocked if the demo that is, you 153 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:28.480 know, n C DOUBLEA enforcement staff, the brass at the ns double A. 154 00:09:28.559 --> 00:09:31.679 I highly doubt that they are listeners of Pardon I take the podcast? 155 00:09:31.799 --> 00:09:35.480 Wouldn't you say, John that those are probably the last people you would see 156 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:37.759 being a part of that. You know, Yeah, that's fair, But 157 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:41.000 if in fact they are. We do have Big Cat and PFT from Barstool 158 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:45.480 Sports on our side because they've been advocating that Rick Patino needs his title back 159 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:48.639 and today was a perfect day for them to share this clip when Rick was 160 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:52.240 on their show, A couple of months ago discussing this entire thing. And 161 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:56.639 not only is he still confident that they're gonna bring back the banner and the 162 00:09:56.720 --> 00:10:01.120 championship that he won here at Louisville and twenty thirteen, but he predicted this 163 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:03.159 would happen with Reggie Bush. Also, if you never left Kentucky, you 164 00:10:03.200 --> 00:10:05.879 would never go to louis Though, then you would never be the only coach 165 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:09.000 to get two at different schools. But I know people would be like, 166 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:11.200 Oh, it's vacated, it's vacated. You still have the tattoo. Yeah, 167 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:13.399 we don't count the tattoo. You didn't hit your tax. That's the 168 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:16.600 greatest hypocrisy of all time. First of all, what went on it was, 169 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:20.720 I've said it many many times, was reprehensible behavior by a few people. 170 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:24.000 So the nc DOUBLEA came and said it was fifty six hundred dollars in 171 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:26.480 three years period, for four times a year that they did the wrong thing. 172 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:30.240 It had nothing to do with steroid use, It had nothing to do 173 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:35.080 with breaking rules to an advantage on the basketball coute. We earned that championship. 174 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:41.039 You can't take down a championship. You can't change history, whether it's 175 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:43.480 a wartime, peace time. You can't change history. We won a national 176 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:48.080 championship playing a great game against Michigan Peyton sever Russ Smith, Luke Can't co 177 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:52.639 Gorky Jang Mantres Harrold Shame. They won it. Kevin Ware broke his leg. 178 00:10:54.039 --> 00:10:56.639 They won the championship, fair and square. Nothing else could could get 179 00:10:56.679 --> 00:10:58.759 in a way. And sooner or later, the NC DOUBLEA is gonna get 180 00:10:58.759 --> 00:11:03.399 smart and do two things. Put that championship banter back and the second thing 181 00:11:03.480 --> 00:11:07.360 the Heisman people will do. Give give that Heisman trophy back to Reggie Bush. 182 00:11:07.440 --> 00:11:11.720 Yeah, even hearing him lay it out like that, because again, 183 00:11:11.840 --> 00:11:18.879 Rick is great at you know, just having people just you know, eating 184 00:11:18.960 --> 00:11:20.000 right out of the palm of his hand. I mean, he's great at 185 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:22.879 that. The more I listened to him, the more I'm like, yeah, 186 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:26.320 who cares, Like clearly, like it's so stupid that they would act 187 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:28.559 like that didn't happen, and we all know that it did. But again, 188 00:11:28.679 --> 00:11:31.799 for the sake of everyone else and the I don't want to act like 189 00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:33.440 I don't care. I mean, I just it doesn't it. I said 190 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:35.639 this at the beginning of the show. I feel like I can't really match 191 00:11:35.679 --> 00:11:39.600 the emotion of other fans with this, just because I would be a liar 192 00:11:39.799 --> 00:11:41.399 if I acted as if I feel any way about it, because I know 193 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:46.799 it happened and it was an awesome experience that I'll never forget. All Right, 194 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:50.440 some things we hit on early for those that were not with us at 195 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:52.039 the beginning of the show or even in the four o'clock hours. Some changes 196 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:56.919 to the transfer portal that I think became in effect today. Guys who are 197 00:11:56.919 --> 00:12:01.240 going to transfer, regardless if it's you know, leaving after one year, 198 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:05.279 two year, or leaving after you graduate, which of course is considered a 199 00:12:05.320 --> 00:12:09.759 grad transfer, everybody who's transferring in college basketball has to be in the portal 200 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:13.639 by May first. So the days of guys just randomly deciding they're going to 201 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:18.440 leave whenever because they graduated and had that ability, they no longer have set 202 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:22.159 ability. So there is going to be some rare situations where if a coach 203 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:26.960 does get fired or leaves, there'll be a very small window of time for 204 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:30.960 players to decide are they going to are they going to stick around, or 205 00:12:30.960 --> 00:12:33.679 are they going to try to leave, which you know, I don't know 206 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:35.120 what the exact window is, but like if you had a coach that would 207 00:12:35.159 --> 00:12:39.159 that was fired I don't know, in in May or June for whatever reason. 208 00:12:39.159 --> 00:12:41.399 It would likely be because of something happening. You would want to have 209 00:12:41.600 --> 00:12:45.840 a hire pretty quickly anyway, just because you know you've already got a team 210 00:12:45.840 --> 00:12:48.879 in place. Maybe you could run with an interim. And that's probably what 211 00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:50.919 these schools would do, to be honest with you, because you know the 212 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:52.080 candidate's out there, right and I mean, it's just it's it's rare to 213 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:56.679 go get a coach that you really want this late in the game. But 214 00:12:56.320 --> 00:13:03.320 if there are ten guys on that team that really don't know what they're going 215 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:05.759 to do until they know who the coach is, like if the school drags 216 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:09.240 their feet and doesn't and doesn't hire a guy, that essentially just you know, 217 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:11.440 it's either going to run those guys off or they're going to stick around 218 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:13.759 and wait and then miss that window. And maybe they don't like the new 219 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:18.440 coach. So there's I don't think there's going to be a perfect system in 220 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:20.720 place, but I do think this is this makes sense. This is the 221 00:13:20.759 --> 00:13:24.080 right way to go about it, because I don't really blame the players because 222 00:13:24.120 --> 00:13:26.720 it's not them that put the system in place. These guys just I think 223 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:31.279 were able to take advantage of the system in place, and that is that 224 00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:33.279 they could go through the entire spring, they could go through summer ball, 225 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:37.600 maybe go on a trip abroad with their team, and they could know the 226 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:39.559 whole time in the back of their mind they're not going to be there next 227 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:41.559 year. They're just waiting to finish summer school so they can graduate. And 228 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:46.960 then you know, you could have coaches losing their key one of their key 229 00:13:46.960 --> 00:13:50.320 players in you know, at the end of the summer, and that happened 230 00:13:50.399 --> 00:13:52.360 last year, which is crazy. ID never even thought about it until we 231 00:13:52.360 --> 00:13:58.000 talked about it earlier. Javan Quinnerley was nato It's best guard and he left 232 00:13:58.200 --> 00:14:00.840 in August. I believe it was to go to me and play for Penny 233 00:14:00.879 --> 00:14:05.759 Hardaway. And you know that that's got to be a big blow for any 234 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:11.120 program. And there was a lot of national college basketball folks out there claiming 235 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:13.159 that, you know this, just this, you can't this, You got 236 00:14:13.200 --> 00:14:16.720 to put a stop to this, and they have now. It didn't impact 237 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:18.559 Natos because he still ended up going to a Final four, which actually speaks 238 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:24.320 to just you know how impressive he's been in his early years there in Alabama. 239 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:26.279 All Right, this is a good text that I wanted to get to. 240 00:14:26.360 --> 00:14:31.159 This came in earlier, and I you know, I didn't feel like 241 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:33.320 it was the right time to read it. But this says Nick, with 242 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:37.440 the rivalry renewed. I've been thinking about rekindling a flame with a girl I 243 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:43.320 used to casually date. She's really hot and has a great personality. And 244 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:46.200 then he says something here that I'm not going to say. But she was 245 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:52.360 a super obnoxious UK fan that was obsessed with Caliperi and I couldn't take it. 246 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:56.559 Should I send the text and try to get her back? Uh? 247 00:14:56.840 --> 00:15:01.639 I mean I can't answer that question for you. Although appreciate you you asking 248 00:15:01.720 --> 00:15:05.759 me. I mean, if you if everything was great, but you literally 249 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:09.519 were like, nah, I can't do it. She really likes Caliperi and 250 00:15:09.559 --> 00:15:13.200 I really hate him. Like that led to you just deciding I'm not going 251 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:16.399 to pursue this, or maybe I mean you say Rick Kindeling, Uh, 252 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:20.039 you know you said he did say said casually date. So does that mean 253 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:24.240 like you're an item? You're an item, but you're not pursuing like marriage. 254 00:15:24.320 --> 00:15:28.279 It's casually dating exclusive. It has to be right. It should be 255 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:30.840 right, like, you know, because I mean, if you are dating, 256 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:33.360 that means you're in a relationship. That's the way I see it at 257 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:35.639 least. Yeah, what's it called if you like, oh, if you're 258 00:15:35.720 --> 00:15:37.120 dating five guys? Like you know, if you're like, if you're sleeping 259 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:39.799 around? Yeah, we're like, who would be who would would be cool 260 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:41.759 with that? Right? Like you know, at that point, it's just 261 00:15:41.879 --> 00:15:46.240 you clearly just are into each other for you know, you know, getting 262 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:48.000 in the swing, yeah, in the bed together. Yeah. Yeah. 263 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:50.159 But like if you're not a if you're not a if you're not if you're 264 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:54.559 not an item, you're just you know, you're casually dating slash, you 265 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:58.320 know, doing the doing the thing. I mean, I guess you're in 266 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:00.399 a relationship. But again it's an open one, and I guess that's what 267 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:04.679 they call it, right relationships, you know, I you know, why 268 00:16:04.679 --> 00:16:07.039 not? I mean, I I've grown up a lot over the years. 269 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:11.240 Again, I've never been in this situation because I'm I've been with my wife 270 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:15.039 for a long time and we went to high school together. But I used 271 00:16:15.080 --> 00:16:18.039 to when I was you know, more immature and way more wound up in 272 00:16:18.399 --> 00:16:23.600 in in this meaning like Louisville sports, and I still care and super passionate 273 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:26.840 and I love it. It's my lifestyle. It's my job really, you 274 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:30.000 know, to to you know, not to not to do anything to help 275 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:32.240 you well, but clearly you know it's a big part of what I do. 276 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:37.039 And I think just getting older, more mature, having children, understanding 277 00:16:37.159 --> 00:16:38.559 like things that are really important. It's just growth as a human being to 278 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:41.919 where I mean, I'm still into the rivalry, but like I you know, 279 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:45.600 there's a level that used to be at that I got to be honest 280 00:16:45.679 --> 00:16:48.399 with you, was was not good for me. Like it wasn't healthy to 281 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:49.879 like hate the way that I did. And I never would, you know, 282 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:52.600 get in fights or anything like that, but you know, it just 283 00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:56.840 it was a level that was it consumed me the you know, the hatred 284 00:16:56.200 --> 00:16:59.960 that I had for Kentucky and you know the love that I have for louis 285 00:17:00.240 --> 00:17:03.200 And it's still there to an extent. But you know, I'm more mature 286 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:04.680 now. But I used to think, like, who in the hell would 287 00:17:04.720 --> 00:17:08.119 ever be dating someone that is on the other side? How could you ever 288 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:12.880 you know be you know, you know, how could you ever marry someone, 289 00:17:14.279 --> 00:17:15.079 How could that ever happen? Like, how could that exist? How 290 00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:18.200 could that work? And now I'm like, yeah, well you know it's 291 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:22.680 not that big of a deal. Now, if you end up letting it 292 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:25.599 get the best of you guys as a couple, then you know that's probably 293 00:17:25.599 --> 00:17:29.000 not ideal. But you know, if you're acting as if like because that's 294 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:32.039 one thing you mentioned he is that she was super obnoxious but also obsessed with 295 00:17:32.079 --> 00:17:36.000 cali Peri, Like if your hate for cali Peri made it to where you 296 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:38.680 couldn't pursue it, and well now he's gone, like she's probably there's no 297 00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:41.720 way. I don't know. Never doubt the obnoxiousness and arrogance of certain UK 298 00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:47.839 fans, not all of them, but certain ones that you know, maybe 299 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:49.720 they will be as obnoxious about Mark Pope. I doubt it though, Like 300 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:53.759 Kyle was different, man, he he lit the fire into them to be 301 00:17:53.839 --> 00:17:56.359 as arrogant as they've ever been. There's no scenario. And again some of 302 00:17:56.400 --> 00:18:00.720 that was justified because they were winning at a really high level thee in earlier 303 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:03.680 in his in his era there but like some makes sense, John, I 304 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:06.839 know you were a lot younger, but like cal as cocky as can be, 305 00:18:07.119 --> 00:18:08.759 Yes, real, I mean just saying things that you know, no 306 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:11.240 coach would ever say, but he did. Right, We'll come to your 307 00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:14.839 much weird for me too, like in the way that I grew up as 308 00:18:14.880 --> 00:18:18.279 a fan, like even even being an Indiana found on that side of things, 309 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:22.319 Like most of my fandom, like where I can cognitively make a decision 310 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:26.880 on what I'm into. That kind of thing has been through the Calipari era. 311 00:18:26.920 --> 00:18:29.720 I mean what was in fifteen years roughly fourteen or fifteen one. I 312 00:18:29.720 --> 00:18:32.799 would have been eleven years old when that started, So I mean it's through 313 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:34.559 most of my I mean through all of my life from that point. I 314 00:18:34.599 --> 00:18:41.079 mean it's been Caliperi in Kentucky. Yeah, And I think they were always 315 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:47.720 I mean every fan base has arrogant fans of noxious fans like you know it. 316 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:51.160 I should probably say that more than I do. It's not just them, 317 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:52.960 but there's so many of them, right, And I think cal took 318 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:56.480 it to a different level. And maybe that happens with Pope, but you 319 00:18:56.480 --> 00:18:59.000 know, maybe not. So Yeah, if you're into her, you know, 320 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:02.519 then maybe see if she'd want to. You know, I don't know 321 00:19:02.519 --> 00:19:03.559 how it ended, you know, to send what do you think of Pope? 322 00:19:03.720 --> 00:19:07.880 That's all he's to send? Yeah, yeah, that would be good, 323 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:11.039 just like Mark Pope huh. And then question Mark and see what reaction 324 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:14.880 is and if she's like even more obnoxious because he's the new flavor, then 325 00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:17.640 like, you know, you say, more like Mark poop and the exactly. 326 00:19:17.960 --> 00:19:19.640 Yeah. But like if you're really like I, you know, if 327 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:22.480 you're really into someone and you really like them as a person and you enjoy 328 00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:25.759 spending time with them, and you think they'd be a good, you know, 329 00:19:25.960 --> 00:19:30.359 lifelong companion to start a life with, it would have to be I 330 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:33.440 mean, they'd have to be like the worst fan ever, right. I 331 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:36.640 Mean, I think a lot of it too, stemmed from if you have 332 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:38.480 a family, like a full family of Kentucky fans, and I think, 333 00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:42.039 what that's part of the reason why there are so many more Kentucky fans in 334 00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:45.319 general. A lot of them it's it's like their whole I don't want to 335 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:49.319 say their entire personality, their family, but some of them, part of 336 00:19:49.359 --> 00:19:53.960 their tradition is being Kentucky fans, and they embrace that as part of their 337 00:19:55.000 --> 00:19:59.680 their livelihood. Some of the closest people in my life are diehard Kentucky fans, 338 00:19:59.720 --> 00:20:02.720 and some some of them are obnoxious and hate Louisville. Some of them 339 00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:06.279 are you know, clearly they're into the rivalry, but they really don't they 340 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:08.440 you know, they're not They're not one to just try to throw jabs or 341 00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:12.759 anything like that. So I've always been able to you know, separate that 342 00:20:12.880 --> 00:20:17.000 with you know, people that I consider close friends. In fact, I 343 00:20:17.039 --> 00:20:19.920 think the majority of those in my wedding party were Kentucky fans, my stepdad, 344 00:20:21.000 --> 00:20:25.039 my brother in law. So you know, it's that's been really lifelong 345 00:20:25.079 --> 00:20:27.519 for me to kind of coexist and it not become an issue. But I 346 00:20:27.559 --> 00:20:30.759 will stand by this and I say it all the time. I don't know 347 00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:33.559 how anybody watches the game together. I mean I don't, I mean I 348 00:20:33.599 --> 00:20:37.680 don't. I mean people can do it. So maybe I'm the weird one. 349 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:41.799 But like if you mean, if you when when the game is expected 350 00:20:41.839 --> 00:20:45.160 to be good, and there's a lot of anxiety because we all know how 351 00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:48.960 important it is, and that's kind of died off lately because Louisville just hasn't 352 00:20:48.960 --> 00:20:51.079 been able to do their part. Just being honest, it's the truth. 353 00:20:51.640 --> 00:20:53.200 But you know, leading up to those big games where there's a lot on 354 00:20:53.240 --> 00:20:57.079 the line and you know, you know this is huge, right, bragging 355 00:20:57.160 --> 00:21:02.119 rights, you're thinking about being you know, going to going to work that 356 00:21:02.279 --> 00:21:06.839 following Monday and either eating crow or you know, pumping your chest. Really 357 00:21:06.839 --> 00:21:10.039 the football game this year was really really contentious, so you know, with 358 00:21:10.119 --> 00:21:14.519 that, I don't know, how could it be enjoyable to watch it with 359 00:21:14.799 --> 00:21:18.440 people who you know are going to be you know, I screaming the other 360 00:21:18.480 --> 00:21:21.119 And it's it's different if it's a stranger, but if it's somebody that you 361 00:21:21.160 --> 00:21:22.799 know, like I just I wouldn't want to It wouldn't make me hate them 362 00:21:22.799 --> 00:21:26.000 and not want to be friends with them anymore. But like it's just an 363 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:29.119 experience we don't need. I think the hope is that you're on the winning 364 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:30.240 side of it and you just get to gloat. I don't think about what 365 00:21:30.680 --> 00:21:33.680 if you lose. I'm sure that that is that is like the big I'm 366 00:21:33.720 --> 00:21:37.720 sure Kentucky fans haven't thought about it because you know, basketball, they've they've 367 00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:41.200 you know, they've been I mean Louis has had their wins here and there, 368 00:21:41.240 --> 00:21:47.000 but you know, overall, uh, Kentucky's not only got the best 369 00:21:47.000 --> 00:21:49.079 of Louisville. Man, I just hope that when Pat Kelsey gets it rolling 370 00:21:49.119 --> 00:21:52.720 here that you know, you're not going to beat Kentucky every year. But 371 00:21:52.759 --> 00:21:55.480 we get to we can pick our face off off the mat a little bit 372 00:21:55.640 --> 00:22:00.839 and uh, you know, even some things up. All right, quick 373 00:22:00.880 --> 00:22:02.880 break, don't go anywhere. It's coffee and company. We are feeled by 374 00:22:02.920 --> 00:22:07.799 Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. Again, I have no clue if Louisville 375 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:10.480 is about to land a commitment in the next twenty four hours, but it 376 00:22:10.480 --> 00:22:15.200 wouldn't shock me. But I do think although it does seem a little bit 377 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:18.440 off to claim that there's already been like an established pattern, but you had 378 00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:22.359 I guess you did, actually though Javon Hadley, which feels like it was 379 00:22:22.400 --> 00:22:25.319 a month ago that he committed, and then not long after that it was 380 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:30.400 Ali Khalifa, and then just two days ago you landed Corn Johnson from Washington. 381 00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:33.440 So these are you know, the process as far as what led to 382 00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:37.599 those guys getting to the decision. I think there's a couple that have visited 383 00:22:37.599 --> 00:22:41.200 that are in a similar situation. What I mean by that is that they 384 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:45.240 are, and these are guys that visited. By all accounts, the visit 385 00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:48.640 went well, and from when I can gather, there's not any other visits 386 00:22:48.640 --> 00:22:51.799 that are, you know, happening soon or even schedule. Doesn't mean that 387 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:53.880 they're that that you know, that could be wrong about that, But if 388 00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:56.440 they are planning to kind of stagger these commitments out, then you know, 389 00:22:56.480 --> 00:23:02.640 maybe maybe Wesley Yates the trans from Washington becomes the latest, or maybe Trey 390 00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:04.920 Orr which I only say his last name because I will absolutely butcher his first 391 00:23:04.960 --> 00:23:08.839 name. So he's a long beach date transfer, kind of a hybrid, 392 00:23:08.839 --> 00:23:12.759 big guy that's really productive, veteran. So we'll see, you know, 393 00:23:12.799 --> 00:23:15.799 and I love that people are that you know, that into it on the 394 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:18.839 edge of their seats. But you know, to be clear, I have 395 00:23:18.880 --> 00:23:22.880 no clue. But if something does happen, something pops, I'll let you 396 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:25.440 know. On the Kentucky side, I guess the big update today they made 397 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:30.079 it official that Mark Pope has hired Mark Fox. That that's former Georgia coach, 398 00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:33.799 former I believe cow coach maybe, but he gave you think you think 399 00:23:33.880 --> 00:23:36.839 he hired Mark Pope when he was the head coach at Georgia many years ago, 400 00:23:36.960 --> 00:23:40.359 so that had been known. But the big news for Kentucky today is 401 00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:45.440 that Mark Pope got him a recruiter and that is Baylor assistant coach who, 402 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:47.680 by the way, you know, they couldn't get the head coach, but 403 00:23:47.720 --> 00:23:49.680 they got his best recruiter, and that's Alvin Brooks the third. So he 404 00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:53.759 is being praised nationally by those who cover college basketball and recruiting and some of 405 00:23:53.759 --> 00:23:59.519 the really good players in recent years that have gone to Baylor and had success 406 00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:02.720 and been one and done, lottery pick type of players, and the guys 407 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:03.920 who are on their way to Baylor VJ. Edgecomb, one of the best 408 00:24:03.920 --> 00:24:07.680 players in the twenty twenty four class. Alvin Brooks the Third is believed to 409 00:24:07.680 --> 00:24:14.160 be very much responsible for those guys ending up there. So that's a good 410 00:24:14.200 --> 00:24:17.119 gift for Mark Pope. Now what it results in, you know, we'll 411 00:24:17.119 --> 00:24:22.960 see. And they've got visit scheduled as well, like I know the visit 412 00:24:22.079 --> 00:24:30.880 for next week for again the or Utah State. That guy great a sober, 413 00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:33.079 Yeah, great a sober if we're saying that right, yeah, maybe 414 00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:37.039 my own close enough. He's going to visit Kentucky. There's a Saint Mary's 415 00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:41.200 transfer guard that is visiting Kentucky and Yukon, so I think he's actually down 416 00:24:41.240 --> 00:24:44.839 to those two schools. That's a guy who's a shooter. And then there's 417 00:24:44.839 --> 00:24:48.079 some other names that have hit the portal recently that I'm curious to see if 418 00:24:48.200 --> 00:24:52.640 if both local schools get in. You may remember this name, Keiki Tandy. 419 00:24:52.000 --> 00:24:56.720 He played it I believe is it Hopkinsville in University Heights. He's from 420 00:24:56.720 --> 00:25:00.880 Hopkinsville. I was thinking for a minute he might have went to might have 421 00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:03.680 went to Christian County, but no, he went to University Heights. Started 422 00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:07.400 his career at Xavier, was a decent player there, had some injury issues, 423 00:25:07.440 --> 00:25:11.079 so this will actually be his sixth year of college basketball. But he 424 00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:15.200 ended up going to I believe it was Jacksonville State for one year and averaged 425 00:25:15.240 --> 00:25:18.160 about nineteen points a game, so you know, he's a veteran. He 426 00:25:18.200 --> 00:25:22.200 can score it, shoot it. There's clearly some connections here locally in the 427 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:26.759 state, so maybe you know, maybe he's somebody that that the local program's 428 00:25:26.799 --> 00:25:29.039 getting on. And I don't think it's because they're trying to one up each 429 00:25:29.039 --> 00:25:32.799 other. It's because again they're I would love to know how many college how 430 00:25:32.839 --> 00:25:36.640 many of the power I guess it's Power five now because the PAC twelve's dead. 431 00:25:36.920 --> 00:25:38.839 Power four. Well, I guess some basketball is. Yeah, it's 432 00:25:38.839 --> 00:25:42.519 a big East, so the Power five in basketball? How many programs are 433 00:25:42.519 --> 00:25:47.359 in a similar situation as Louisville, Kentucky and Arkansas because they're all three of 434 00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:52.319 those teams are building from scratch, and I know there's many programs that are 435 00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:55.640 needing to fill three, four or five, maybe six spots because you know 436 00:25:55.880 --> 00:25:59.160 that's what happens now with the portal being what it is. Uh, But 437 00:26:00.319 --> 00:26:04.960 both all three of these teams did not return a single player. So I 438 00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:07.640 think Pat Kelsey's off to a really good start. He did get a little 439 00:26:07.640 --> 00:26:11.000 bit of a head start because he was hired a little bit earlier than cal 440 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:17.799 got to Arkansas or Pope got to Kentucky. But I think by next week, 441 00:26:18.079 --> 00:26:22.640 like a week from today, if there's no real update like on anybody 442 00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:26.039 you know from the Kentucky side, which maybe that maybe that's realistic. Just 443 00:26:26.079 --> 00:26:30.200 considering when these visits are scheduled, I'm curious if they if they become you 444 00:26:30.240 --> 00:26:37.519 know, unhinged, and I know they're going to compare themselves to Arkansas and 445 00:26:37.559 --> 00:26:40.160 Caliperry, because I just think it's normal to do that. But I think 446 00:26:40.200 --> 00:26:42.240 both schools have added the same amount of players, which is not many. 447 00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:48.960 Now Kyle does have you know, he's got both Billy Richmond and Boogie Flann 448 00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:51.839 visiting, and I would imagine those guys are going to commit to Arkansas. 449 00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:56.880 All right. So yesterday, the big news that that you know, got 450 00:26:56.880 --> 00:27:00.640 a lot of national attention was the ending of noncompet We talked about that earlier, 451 00:27:02.319 --> 00:27:04.400 but something that completely, uh, I think is actually bigger. I 452 00:27:04.440 --> 00:27:08.640 mean not it's I would have expected it to be a bigger story than the 453 00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:15.480 non compete thing. But there's a big change coming to airlines. They're no 454 00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:19.720 longer going to be allowed to, you know, operate the way they operate, 455 00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:23.400 So airlines will now basically have to pay you if they mess up. 456 00:27:23.440 --> 00:27:27.359 So the Department of Transportation issued a new rule requiring airlines to give you an 457 00:27:27.359 --> 00:27:33.440 automatic refund if your flight is canceled or delayed or if they lose your bags, 458 00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:37.440 so like they're gonna have to pay you, which you know, it's 459 00:27:37.440 --> 00:27:38.920 crazy to even think about to say it out loud that you if your flight's 460 00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:42.720 canceled. Naw, sorry about your luck. You're you get a voucher for 461 00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:47.799 a flight you can only this has to be a flight on this day, 462 00:27:47.839 --> 00:27:48.960 at this time, at this exact minute. If you don't use it, 463 00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:51.759 then then you know you lose it. I mean, it's just it's an 464 00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:56.400 absolute racket. So the Department of Transportation is also banning airlines from these junk 465 00:27:56.480 --> 00:28:00.920 fee practices, right, meaning they'll be no more hidden fees. Hidden fees 466 00:28:00.960 --> 00:28:04.920 are everywhere. I feel like this day at age but man airports. I 467 00:28:04.960 --> 00:28:11.720 mean, it's insane. So everything from baggage to flight change fees, cancelation 468 00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:17.160 fees must be clearly and fully disclosed upfront. No more surprise fees, right, 469 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:18.160 It's not like you're checking out, Oh, then you pay this, 470 00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:21.799 then you pay that. Like it's all like, hey, here's what it's 471 00:28:21.799 --> 00:28:23.960 going to cost for you to take these two bags and get on this plane 472 00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:26.240 and go to this city, get on another plane, go to that city, 473 00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:29.519 and then you know, bring it back around and do it again, 474 00:28:29.599 --> 00:28:33.240 right round trip. This is huge. Now, I don't think it necessarily 475 00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:37.480 means that you know they're going to make anything cheaper, right, it's just 476 00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:41.079 going to maybe be presented, you know as a more direct flat price. 477 00:28:41.799 --> 00:28:47.799 But there's no there's no more of a helpless place in society than the airport 478 00:28:47.839 --> 00:28:53.079 whenever flights cancel, flights, delayed, planes dirty, you know, maintenance 479 00:28:53.160 --> 00:28:57.440 going on, overbooked. I mean it is actually it's actually getting worked up 480 00:28:57.480 --> 00:29:02.960 thinking about it because there's telling you have no control over anything in an airport. 481 00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:06.200 You're there, You're gonna pay whatever they charge you, and it's usually 482 00:29:06.200 --> 00:29:10.519 gonna be really expensive, and if something happens, you're screwed. Like your 483 00:29:10.839 --> 00:29:14.880 entire day of travel can be completely ruined, and you just got to sit 484 00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:21.000 in it and live with it. Like I never would ever condone anybody being 485 00:29:21.039 --> 00:29:23.000 a complete idiot and getting arrested at the airport, but man, I get 486 00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:26.839 it. Sometimes I see these videos on TikTok of people being carried out of 487 00:29:26.839 --> 00:29:30.960 an airport. You know, some people are just you know, like hard 488 00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:33.480 and criminals. They're just doing criminal acts, which of course is a different 489 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:34.920 story, but like people just lose it at an airport. And I get 490 00:29:34.960 --> 00:29:40.640 it because you have no control and whatever they what are you gonna do? 491 00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:42.039 Just stay at the airport walk home, right, I mean, like you 492 00:29:42.079 --> 00:29:48.160 know, it's it's it's crazy. And for the most part, I've had 493 00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:52.039 good experiences with airlines and flights compared to you know, some horror stories that 494 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:57.400 I've heard before. And most of the people that I've you know, been 495 00:29:57.440 --> 00:30:00.480 around that work at an airport, rather be somebody at the airline, somebody 496 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:04.839 at the security checkpoint, somebody even at the bar, you know, an 497 00:30:04.839 --> 00:30:07.880 airport bar, because there's no better beer than the airport beer. Like They've 498 00:30:07.880 --> 00:30:11.839 always been pretty I've never had anybody like mistreat me, but there's like a 499 00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:15.880 level of arrogance I get from time to time, like this passive aggressive like 500 00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:19.160 when you come through the security, take your laptops out? Now, told 501 00:30:19.240 --> 00:30:25.440 you to take your laptop out, shows off, shoos off, like chill 502 00:30:25.599 --> 00:30:30.640 like I mean, like it's it's it's just a it's they know where they 503 00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:33.119 are. They know that the you know, whether it be they work for 504 00:30:33.160 --> 00:30:34.599 the airline or for the airport or the city, whoever it may be, 505 00:30:34.720 --> 00:30:38.039 they know where they work. They got all the power, and we're a 506 00:30:38.039 --> 00:30:41.119 bunch of bums that just got to deal with it and eat it like it 507 00:30:41.160 --> 00:30:45.720 should. I hope that changes, Like I like I'm if I'm traveling, 508 00:30:45.759 --> 00:30:48.240 I'm usually in a pretty good mood. I'm usually pretty happy because you know, 509 00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:51.960 I'm excited to go on a trip. Traveling's fun. I love flying. 510 00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:52.519 I mean, I don't love beating in the air that long, but 511 00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:56.880 you know, I like a journey, right. But man, you just 512 00:30:57.000 --> 00:31:02.079 encounter people that work at the airport and they're just like I mean again, 513 00:31:02.160 --> 00:31:04.319 I think it's more of like a passive aggressive, like an overly polite but 514 00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:07.759 without a smile on their face, you know, just kind of wanting you 515 00:31:07.799 --> 00:31:11.319 to kind of deep down know I'm only smiling because it's policy. But really, 516 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:15.119 I could cancel your flight and you can't do anything about it. Like 517 00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:22.759 my reaction made it seem as if I have had some really bad experiences, 518 00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:26.400 but I have it. But again, the helplessness at an airport is something 519 00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:30.440 I you know, it's I've seen it, and it's awful. There was 520 00:31:30.440 --> 00:31:34.319 a dude in Nashville, this is many years ago, who you know, 521 00:31:34.839 --> 00:31:41.480 he's complaining about how unreal unreasonable it has been that you know, they've had 522 00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:47.440 the flight delayed five times, then it's canceled. Oh you're from across the 523 00:31:47.480 --> 00:31:51.519 country. We'll give you a fifteen dollars voucher to go get a two hundred 524 00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:53.880 and thirty dollars room across the street, like that kind of stuff, because 525 00:31:53.920 --> 00:31:57.720 that's that happens. And you know what, he's just bitching and complaining, 526 00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:01.519 raising hell, what they're gonna do, Like they don't care. He's one 527 00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:05.440 of probably one hundred people that have done it in the last two hours at 528 00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:09.799 an airport. So he really wanted to make it clear how upset he was. 529 00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:13.839 And you know what he did. He got butt ass naked in the 530 00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:16.720 airport and had all attention on him and just you know, wanted to make 531 00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:22.079 sure everybody there heard about how ridiculous that airline was. I mean, they 532 00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:25.319 carried him out butt naked, made the news, and I'm sure that's a 533 00:32:25.319 --> 00:32:30.000 decision he regrets. But if anything, he brought attention to the ridiculousness at 534 00:32:30.039 --> 00:32:34.440 these airports and these airlines that you know, I mean, I think he's 535 00:32:34.480 --> 00:32:36.920 a soldier, to be honest with you, And you got to wonder that 536 00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:39.279 didn't happen. Would they have made this change. Maybe he's the one who 537 00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:42.519 took the stand and they said, you know what, like we don't need 538 00:32:42.680 --> 00:32:45.200 old naked dudes at the airport in front of people. And look, I'm 539 00:32:45.200 --> 00:32:50.400 not condoning what he did, but I feel a feeling, right, I 540 00:32:50.400 --> 00:32:52.839 mean not naked, you know, I mean I get it like he was. 541 00:32:53.039 --> 00:32:55.559 There's other people who have had the urge that just didn't do it. 542 00:32:55.680 --> 00:33:00.000 Yeah, I mean, and that is one way to make sure you're hurt, 543 00:33:00.200 --> 00:33:02.519 right, You're you're gonna get some attention and you know, make it, 544 00:33:02.799 --> 00:33:07.119 make it known that you're upset. So I don't know when that changes 545 00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:12.799 or whatnot, but that was that's a big win for those who travel and 546 00:33:12.880 --> 00:33:16.160 just you know, the helplessness that you feel. It's it's not just about 547 00:33:16.359 --> 00:33:21.200 like expenses and price, because that's expensive to fly like anybody. Any everybody 548 00:33:21.240 --> 00:33:23.599 knows that going and you can find the occasional flight that's not that expensive, 549 00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:32.079 but just knowing that it like usually things don't go absolutely according to plan and 550 00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:37.400 there's no accountability that like why, Like you know, sometimes like weather gets 551 00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:40.519 in the way and it's just an act of God. But sometimes you know, 552 00:33:40.599 --> 00:33:45.160 they didn't have the plane cleaned, and it's you know, somebody's taking 553 00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:49.759 their sweet ass time moving one plane from this this you know, this gate 554 00:33:49.799 --> 00:33:52.599 to the other gate and it leads you to have it leads you to having 555 00:33:52.640 --> 00:33:55.160 two hours added to your you know, to your you know, your your 556 00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:59.519 first flight and you miss your connecting flight. Oh sorry, you know that. 557 00:33:59.680 --> 00:34:00.839 That's you know what we can do about it. We'll get you on 558 00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:07.079 the next flight. Maybe it's three days from now. Ridiculous, all right. 559 00:34:07.119 --> 00:34:09.679 You know who would never do you wrong when it comes to the helplessness 560 00:34:09.679 --> 00:34:13.920 and just tacking on all kinds of fees and expenses. It's my friends at 561 00:34:13.920 --> 00:34:16.480 Etling and Eedland. And they're able to do that because they've been around since 562 00:34:16.599 --> 00:34:22.199 nineteen seventy six, a full service residential real estate brokerage. They've been taking 563 00:34:22.199 --> 00:34:25.239 care of folks throughout this process buying and selling homes, and that has led 564 00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:29.559 them to be able to give you the one percent listing. They will list 565 00:34:29.599 --> 00:34:31.400 your home for one percent. What that's going to do is keep a lot 566 00:34:31.400 --> 00:34:35.559 of your hard earned dollars in your pocket when you finish the process, when 567 00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:37.840 the closing is over, and that money can come in handy because moving there 568 00:34:37.880 --> 00:34:40.519 are some expenses, right, maybe you pay somebody to move your stuff for 569 00:34:40.639 --> 00:34:47.119 you. Maybe you know, maybe there's you know, things, maybe I 570 00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:51.239 don't know. Maybe you got to buy new furniture because the where you were 571 00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:52.599 living didn't have it, So it could go towards anything, maybe go on 572 00:34:52.599 --> 00:34:57.519 a vacation because you were expecting to have a lot of costs associated with this 573 00:34:57.599 --> 00:35:00.119 move, but nope, the one percent listing from Elin Eiland kept you a 574 00:35:00.159 --> 00:35:02.159 lot of money. So whatever you want to spend it on, that's that's 575 00:35:02.199 --> 00:35:06.000 on you. But it'd be it'd be a shame not to take advantage of 576 00:35:06.000 --> 00:35:08.360 it. Again, this is a full service residential real estate brokerage that has 577 00:35:08.400 --> 00:35:12.440 been doing this for a long time, great reputation, and they're going to 578 00:35:12.480 --> 00:35:15.239 save you money. So it's Eland dot com E D E L e N 579 00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:16.960 dot com And if you want to give him a call, you can do 580 00:35:16.960 --> 00:35:20.119 that. They'd love to hear from you. They'll be they'll be eager to 581 00:35:20.119 --> 00:35:22.039 answer the phone and let you know how they can help you throughout this process. 582 00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:25.960 And the number is five two five hundred again and is Elin and Eland 583 00:35:25.960 --> 00:35:30.000 Realts A right quick break. We'll come back on the other side and tell 584 00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:31.519 you goodbye. It's coffee and Company, I feel. But Thornton's on Sports 585 00:35:31.559 --> 00:35:37.039 Talk seven ninety I mentioned it earlier. The two guys for Louisville. I 586 00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:42.000 think they'll they'll hear their name called potentially for you know, not first overall, 587 00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:44.719 but the first Louisville players to be drafted in this draft. It'll start 588 00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:46.519 tomorrow and they won't hear the name then, but over the you know, 589 00:35:46.519 --> 00:35:51.880 throughout the three day draft. UH is either going to be I don't know, 590 00:35:51.880 --> 00:35:53.880 a lean. I just I still think it's going to be Jarvis Browne. 591 00:35:54.000 --> 00:35:57.280 But I also feel like, you know, maybe it could be Jamari 592 00:35:57.360 --> 00:36:00.320 Thrash because you know, his injury last year certainly a red flag. But 593 00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:04.320 you know, there are probably some team would shock me if there's some teams 594 00:36:04.320 --> 00:36:07.440 that have looked at it and feel like he's good enough to maybe go grab 595 00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:10.599 in the fourth round. So we shall see. But Malakai Corley, he 596 00:36:10.639 --> 00:36:15.559 will likely be the first player taken from you know, from the area here. 597 00:36:15.920 --> 00:36:19.719 He is a Western Kentucky receiver. Love this kid's story. I mean, 598 00:36:19.760 --> 00:36:22.159 he had a phenomenal career, uh and he actually started me. He's 599 00:36:22.199 --> 00:36:28.679 from Campbellsville High School in Campbellsville, Kentucky, right there in central Kentucky and 600 00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:32.280 two star recruit you know shows w KU over schools that were not I mean 601 00:36:32.320 --> 00:36:37.280 this was his only FBS offer he had e Ku Murray, Austin p those 602 00:36:37.280 --> 00:36:42.440 are all fcs essentially D two, uh and Western offered him and he had 603 00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:45.960 a hell of a career. And I think Daniel Jeremiah, who works for 604 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:49.360 the NFL Network, they have him listed as the forty fourth best player in 605 00:36:49.400 --> 00:36:54.039 this draft. So also Andrew Phillips for Kentucky cornerback who you know, he 606 00:36:54.079 --> 00:36:57.760 was a good player for for Mark Stoops, but I did not expect him 607 00:36:57.800 --> 00:36:59.880 to be a guy that really, you know, got this kind of buzz. 608 00:37:00.000 --> 00:37:02.440 He could be drafted. He may actually go ahead of Corley Ray Davis 609 00:37:02.480 --> 00:37:07.480 for Kentucky. Also Trevin Wallace, and then Grindo and Jordan. You just 610 00:37:07.519 --> 00:37:12.039 don't know because we're talking about, you know, talking about running backs, 611 00:37:12.039 --> 00:37:16.480 and that's just such a different position when it comes to NFL organizations gms deciding 612 00:37:16.480 --> 00:37:22.639 you know, to invest a draft pick. All right, let's see here 613 00:37:22.760 --> 00:37:25.039 the act. I mean, obviously I've followed this draft, you know a 614 00:37:25.079 --> 00:37:27.800 little bit. You know, I love the draft, but you know, 615 00:37:28.039 --> 00:37:30.199 Caleb Williams, Jade Daniels, Drake May, I mean, those are the 616 00:37:30.199 --> 00:37:35.000 guys that obviously are probably going to go one, two three. However, 617 00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:38.079 there are some people that think that Drake may may slip and JJ McCarthy could 618 00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:42.280 be the third quarterback. And I there's always a guy every year in the 619 00:37:42.360 --> 00:37:45.880 NFL draft at quarterback that had success, but you never really felt like the 620 00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:51.679 success of that team was based off of this guy just having some pure ability 621 00:37:52.119 --> 00:37:55.559 as a quarterback. He's not a bum, but I don't know, I 622 00:37:55.719 --> 00:38:00.920 just that to me seems I don't know, seems uh seems like a real 623 00:38:01.480 --> 00:38:06.199 risk that's either going to like what's the ceiling there, Like he may be 624 00:38:06.280 --> 00:38:08.400 your starter for a few years and not suck, but like he could also 625 00:38:08.480 --> 00:38:13.079 be terrible. I mean, their offense wasn't even that great, was it, 626 00:38:13.159 --> 00:38:15.280 John, I Mean, they were good, but they ran the ball 627 00:38:15.280 --> 00:38:16.960 and they had great defense. I feel like. So anyways, we're at 628 00:38:17.000 --> 00:38:20.159 a time everybody enjoy their night. We're back at it tomorrow right here on 629 00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:22.199 Sports Talk seven ninety