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day. Now, here's Nick coffee. All right, let's get it started
here. I mean, the show started an hour ago. If you're just
now joining us, you are late, but it's okay, better late than
never. What I mean is, let's get hour number two started on a
beautiful well. I think it's actually gonna get gloomy. It may be gloomy
now as we speak, but it was nice earlier today. It's supposed to
rain tonight, but Derby season is certainly is in full effect. It just
feels like Derby time and it doesn't feel like it's about to happen, you
know, like we're not. We're not. We're not at Derby Week yet,
but Derby vibes man. I was asked a few times by folks I
met over the years, you know, through through work, you know,
through you know, through through this. Honestly, just people I've gotten over
the years that have come on my show, and you know, people I've
I've interacted with along the way. People who aren't from Louisville that move here.
They don't understand why Derby is such a like Derby season is such an
awesome thing to experience as a louivillion and a couple of times I tried to
like explain it and put into words like why it's awesome, what makes it
awesome, examples certain and I couldn't do it. And it's something that I
now have just decided to tell people, like if they don't know, you
got to be here like you. I can't put into words why it's awesome,
But Derby season in Louisville, I love it. It just always feels
like the party's going on for like a month, and you know, we
have to work, but we're not really working, right. I mean we
are technically, but when you know you've got events and all the stuff that
comes with Derby, like you know, it's almost like even though you're working,
some people take off work. But it's just it's awesome. I think
it was the Business First a Louisville Business First editor to put this tweet out.
The uh put the tweet out. I don't know when it was,
might have been last week, but I just saw it come across my timeline
on Sunday, and I mean, he's exactly right, and that is that
like right now probably even starting late last week, it's like the official beginning
of let's talk more after Derby season. In the work in the workplace,
right like, if you've got clients, you're talking to you you know,
you're you know, doing business whatever. It may be a lot of work
stuff where your email and talking to people like you can kind of just like
we'll regroup after Derby. And I love it. So if you are not
from Louisville but you live here and you're new and maybe this is your first
time being around it, you know, enjoy it, take it all in,
go to all the events, the chow wagon, I mean obviously the
track itself, you know is awesome. Going to Derby is not an easy
thing to do, but it's something you should do once, I think.
And then of course there's now, you know, the week of Derby.
I mean I think every year, you know, there's a day that becomes
like the new popular trendy day, right like it used to be Derby.
Well now Derby's kind of its own thing. It's like as big as the
oaks. And then last year Wednesday to me seemed like you know, the
ultimate day. Who knows, maybe Tuesday of didn't they have something called five
oh Tuesday last they did. You're right, You're right, So I just
think you know anything you can. People who are not into horse racing like
myself, I mean, I love everything that comes with Derby. I really
don't care that much about the two minute horse race, although you know,
I watch it and I really enjoy learning about the you know, the stories
of how the trainers and you know ended up with a chance to run into
Kentucky Derby. Like that stuff's cool to me. But the actual sport of
horse racing is not something I know anything about, to be honest with you,
and I could be wrong here, but I don't really feel like in
this market we're really exposed to the sport of it. We're exposed to the
event that is Derby, and it's a humongous event. So despite not being
horse racing fan and not really caring a whole lot about the sport itself,
I love everything about Derby. So it's something that is a Louisville native,
lived here my whole life, Like you know, I care about It's part
of what makes us unique Louisville. So when they do an event that feels
like it's our day, like people are going to be more energized to go.
But I just I've learned this as somebody who I mean, I've covered
the Derby for our team here at iHeart on h As for the last gosh
last eight years. This will be my eighth Derby, I think. And
I go to Oaks every year. I've been doing that since I was a
teenager. And now that I can go to the track week of just because
you know, I have credential and you know I used to do my show
when I was on Mornings, I would do my show backside there, so
you know, I just have learned it, like no matter what you do
to make it local, Like it's such a big event that there are people
that come from across the world, not just for the Derby, they come
for the week. Now there's also people that fly in on a private jet
day of the Derby and make it a day and they've got the ability to
do that. But yeah, it just hit me yesterday just you know,
hearing more and seeing more billboards up around town about the events and and whatnot
and Derby seasons awesome. So excited to partake in some Derby events. Love
going to the chow Wagon a lot of good people watching there, some really
delicious but awful food, you know, like it's great, delicious, but
it's not good for you. But shout out to Derby season Derby one fifty
two, by the way, which you know, I don't know what's going
to be a whole lot different than one forty nine or one forty eight,
But just to be able to say Derby one fifty, I mean that alone
just makes it feel like, well, this one's different. It's one fifty
all right. It's Coffee and Company. That's us. We are feeled by
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man, mister John Alden alongside. And we had a very busy first segment
of the show today because there's a lot of things that right as the show
started we're developing, and we'll reset that coming up here in just a moment.
But I do want to remind you that coming up at four thirty,
we're going to chat with Terrence Edwards Junior for future Louis of a Cardinal who
has decided to transfer. He made his decision earlier this month. Former James
Madison star was the sun Belt player of the year before deciding to hit the
portal, and of all the pieces they've added, and I think nearly every
one of them, in fact, all of them are are piece is worth
being excited about. But you know, this is a guy that has you
know, he's been a star. And not to say the other guys that
have committed here won't do the same thing. But I do think because he
committed a little early in the process, it's not that people are forgetting about
him. But he's a huge He's a huge piece thus far, and I
wouldn't be shocked at no matter who they end up adding from here on out.
I still think Fats, which is his nickname, We're gonna find out
why that's his nickname. I still feel like he's gonna be a key piece
to this team next year in the debut season of the Pat Kelsey era.
All Right, so we'll start with the Jayden Quaintans update that came out from
twenty four to seven Sports Eric Bossei, I believe put this out right before
the show started today, and I'm happy that he did because one, it's
somewhat of an encouraging update if you're a Louisville fan, and it's a good
update if you're a Kentucky fan, and it gave us something to kind of
dive right into. So Jayden quaint and he's not going to consider Arkansas.
They're out of the running. Which I mentioned this when we first discussed it.
If you'd have told me twenty four hours ago that you'll have an update
on Jaden Quaintance's situation by three o'clock tomorrow, I would have guessed that it
means he's going to Arkansas. Well, no, he's actually not considering Arkansas.
So there's no I mean, I'm not seeing anything in this report that
tells you why Arkansas is not in the mix. But it went from everybody
just assuming that's where he's going to end up because he was already committed to
cal Cal goes to Arkansas. Arkansas has a lot of money. It just
to me it seemed like a no brainer. But they're not going to be
considered. And he did visit Louisville, which they're still being listed. I
think the visit itself, knowing that it went well, means they're in consideration.
But now Memphis is in the mix and there's a visit I believe this
weekend that Quaintans is going to make to go see Penny Hardaway at Memphis,
but Kentucky has now entered the race here. Mark Pope today is having an
in home visit with Jayden Quainton. So you know, if you're if you're
a Louisville fan, you're still alive. You don't have to worry about Cal
in Arkansas. But Memphis and Penny. I feel like Penny's done really well
at getting just about maybe not any high school senior that he wanted, but
getting a lot of them. In fact, there was a stretch there where
he was getting guys over over Cal. I think, I mean, I
feel like there was more than just one being James Wiseman. Maybe I'm wrong,
maybe it was just James Wiseman, but I think it's I mean,
I think it's fair to say that it's a good update for both fan bases
here. You know, we'll see if Kentucky can, you know, can
regain some ground here. But Kentucky, I'm sorry, Cal and Arkansas.
It's still just normal. I just can't. I'm going to continue to probably
say Kentucky and Cal. But now when we talk Cal, we're talking Arkansas.
But you know, the fact that they're not involved at all is a
good thing for everybody around here as far as I'm concerned. As far as
when we get update, I don't know, Like I just don't think you're
gonna see that many top tier programs get in the race here for a quaintance,
because despite him being a guy that something could you know, he could
be the number one pick in the draft in two years. He's sixteen years
old, he's already pretty polished, but yet nowhere near developed as a full
I mean, he's going to get so much better, and yet he's already
despite being sixteen years old or a really good player. But the interest in
freshmen is just not what it used to be, especially late in the game
when you only have maybe a little bit of an il left or maybe a
scholarship or two, and you want one piece that's specifically going to help you
for next year. I think you're going to see coaches want to stick with
the portal but making a mistake about it. That doesn't mean this kid couldn't
make a huge impact for anybody next year. And I certainly hope that it's
at Louisville, but we shall see. I mean, if it comes down
to Kentucky, Memphis and Louisville. I mean, maybe we get an update
that is vision sooner rather than later. All right, So some other things
to discuss here as far as you know updates. Uh, there's more names
entering the portal for Louisville football post spring and optics. You know, not
great. I think it's still natural for fans to see a guy they were
really excited about that committed and transferred to your program in December, to then
see them leave four months later. I think again, human you know,
human instincts take over. You're bummed, you were really excited, you never
saw them play, and now they're leaving, So you're sad, and I
get it. But I hope that eventually we will in fact learn to just
you know, understand that guys moving around in college sports is often as they
as often as they do, you know they I mean that there's there's not
going to be people that you can just blame for that. I mean,
if you want to blame the kids, go for it. But you know,
I don't mean, like, you know, attack them on social media.
But I'd say, to be honest with you, they have the right
to do whatever the hell they want. But I also think that it's I
mean, they're the reasons they're leaving nobody else right, Like, no,
there's no checks that are not you know, getting cleared. Uh, you
know, there's nobody that's being misled. I just think most coaches surely will
tell a transfer you got to come in and compete, Like I doubt there's
ever an arrangement that that you know you're gonna be. Cause if you talk
up a guy, how much you like him, how much you think he'd
thrive in your system, and how he'd be a huge piece for you,
that may be you know, some of these that may be a tell for
some of these kids that you're telling them they're going to be they're going to
be the guy, But I maybe they don't understand that, like it's just
a foregone conclusion that like you're going to have to earn it. Like if
you're practicing and you suck, you're not going to be. And I'm not
saying that's anything with these guys, like that these guys were terrible, but
what nobody wants when they're Like when when you're in the portal and you and
you are being pursued and obviously you want to find a landing spot that's best
for you. I highly doubt that you know in your list of things that
are most important for you on your search for a new home, I highly
doubt one of the things listed is I want to be a part of the
depth. No, you want to be a part of the of the core.
You want to be a guy that is a key contributor that plays a
lot of snaps. And I think Jeff Brohm hit the portal like most coaches
wanting to add depth. These guys don't want to be depth, and they
went through spring and they feel like they're going to be depth. So Wesley
Walker, a defensive back who transferred from Tennessee, re entered the portal just
like Tyler Baron, who was a big git. I mean, he was
somebody that really impacted Louisville's rankings in the transfer portal rankings because he was a
very productive player at Tennessee and good, good player. He didn't get hit
the field during springbolt from an I understand injury related. Don't know what the
injury is, but he bounced and Wesley Walker did play, and you know
he was a part of the depth. He was not a key guy and
that's nobody's fault. I mean, I guess it's maybe his fault because he
wasn't as good as maybe he needed to be to be a key guy.
But spy, look, I've never played a snap of college football at that
level or any level for that matter. That may surprise some of you,
I know, But is it like a foregone conclusion when spring raps that,
like you mean, like that you know where you are on the depth chart?
Like I think the depth chart clearly is I mean, in fact,
do they even have depth charts? I mean, obviously you're seeing who's getting
the one reps. But I think, you know, I just maybe I'm
wrong here. I just don't know if that's if that's you know, if
that is you know, a definitive Okay, well now I gotta leave because
there's no way I'll ever be a starter here. Like if not, then
like do something about it. And I know it sounds, you know,
like something a Louisville fan would say when you lose players like this, But
I also think it's a reasonable conclusion to come to, and that is that,
you know, maybe it wasn't even about just the depth chart. Maybe
they just realize they're playing behind. Like, if you're a Tennessee and you're
you're making an impact there in the SEC, although Tennessee's not really known for,
you know, having a good defense. But if you're making an impact
in the SEC on on defense and you transferred to Louisville in the ACC,
I'm sure you are thinking you took a little bit of a step down because
you know of the almighty SEC. But if you're thinking you may have a
tougher time getting reps because there's some good players here, like, that's probably
gonna hurt your pride a little bit. And I'm not saying that's what these
guys did, but by all accounts, it's not NIL related. It's not
that they think the team's gonna stink. It's just because they you know,
specifically Wesley Walker Beharon never played, so I don't know if I mean,
I don't I mean, I'm not sure where he would have been, but
he just decided to leave because he could. And there's nobody Like again,
I don't know who you can be mad at, Like, I don't know
who, I don't know who you blame. You know, Penny Boone,
you know he was here and I think he just assumed that he would be
anointed as the guy, and he wasn't. I think they still would have
loved to keep him. But now he's he's gone, and it sounds like
Kentucky and Joe w. J are is likely as likely options here. And
here's what's you know, here's what's wild to me. It's like, if
you think you, I mean, if you if you're worried about being able
to, I guess, secure the lead backspot at Louisville. I mean at
Georgia You kidding me? I mean Penny Boon, Let's be honest. Couldn't
I mean he couldn't. He didn't succeed at Maryland. Fine player there,
but like he put up big numbers and became a very notable player via the
portal because he went down to the MAC level after being you know, solid
at best at Maryland. I think he's gonna go compete and win, like
win reps at Georgia and look at Kentucky, he'd have a better chance.
But Kentucky added an offense at Ohio State running back in the portal, uh
in the in the in the at the end of the season. So these
guys have the ability to make these decisions and they should, you know,
And you know, as much as I think it's weird, and it's just
all you know, when I say weird, to see a guy that transfer
it in in December be leaving four months later without ever playing a snap is
just like it. It's it's stupid. It is what it is. But
the end of the day, they have the right to make these decisions about
their career and that's and that's what they're doing. Also, another name to
keep an eye on in the portal that is not football related, but but
basketball uh Ugo. I'm not going to butcher his last name on Yinso I
think is his last name, but uh is Ugo is is the shorter version
of his first name. Correct, Yes, Ugana and Yinsu. I think
I said that correctly or is it close? It sounds good, okay Ugana
and Yensu Ugo. Uh He hit the portal after a week ago declaring he's
all the way in on the on the NBA draft. Maybe he got humbled
because he's now going to transfer and stick to college basketball. It sounds like
and Louisville. According to Jamie SSHAWV on three Sports, is the first,
it's the first player to reach out to him, So that'd be a good
addition, I think, just as far as giving you some rim protection.
You know, I remember watching one Kentucky game where he bawled out and I'm
pretty sure it was Florida. I'm gonna look it up here because if not,
it's just gonna drive me crazy. But you know, he it was
the game where Kentucky lost on the they lost on the uh not on they
lost in overtime, but it was like, I don't know if it was
a buzzer beater, but there was a shot made by Florida in the innerregulation
that took it to overtime. But yeah, so in that game, thirty
three minutes, thirteen points, sixteen rebounds, and eight blocks. So I
don't think he had another game close to that. But he's a seven footer
who can block shots and you know, offensively, not a whole lot to
work with, it seems. But again, you're going to you're gonna see
Pat Kelsey pursue guys that have a stat line that you're thinking, what are
we doing here? But just remember he's building an entire team, and teams
need depth and role players and to be fair, like UGO's a guy that
you know, I don't know what his interest is going to be because obviously
he had a lot of hype coming out of high school, but in two
years, I mean, he never really materialized for him. So you know,
I wouldn't prioritize him if i'm Pat Kelsey. But you know, if
you could add him, I think he'd be You know, you get thirteen
scholarships to use here. I mean, technically six of them are now accounted
for, but I don't think that'd be a bad addition at all. All
right, let's do this. Let's take a quick time out here. We
will come back on the other side and chat with Terrence Edwards Junior Louisville.
He's transferring to Louisville hasn't happened just yet, but we'll get to know him
a little bit, talk about his decision to come to Louisville. And I
want to ask him what his first impression of Pat Kelsey was. High energy,
clearly, But you know, if you don't know him at all,
and like you know you're meeting him and you know you've never even heard his
interview, just know he's the coach at Louisville was previously at Charleston. Like
you know, you probably would think like, wow, this guy is on
which again I would imagine leaves quite the impress. All right, don't don't
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us, and we now welcome in a guest here, a future Louisville Cardinal
Terrence Edwards Junior, the transfer from James Madison. Can I call you Terrence
or do you go by fat or fats? I gotta I gotta know about
the nickname Terrence. The nickname came about when I was like a young kid,
I grew up. I was I was fat when I was growing up
as a kid, and everybody used to just call me fat, and my
parents just stuck with it and it just got around. So more people just
call me fat. But I prefer either Terrence fat. It really don't matter
to me. Okay, but you're clearly you're not fat anymore. So I'm
assuming when people do learn that your nickname. They always want to know they
you got to tell that story a lot. I'm sure, Yeah, for
sure. I hear that every every time I get someone always asks me get
around someone who knows me for real. They always ask them where I get
a nickname a from? And I just have to tell them the same story
every time. It's clearly stuck. So I want to start with your first
impression of Pat Kelsey. Obviously, once you decided to enter the transfer portal,
obviously a lot of schools very interested in bringing you aboard. And you
took the visit to Louisville and clearly liked what you saw, like the pitch.
But you know, Pat Kelsey's a guy that we're still learning about here
in Louisville, and he's, you know, I think we learned from the
jump, very very energetic, always on. You know, what were you
What was your first impression when you had your first conversation with Coach Kelsey.
I was most impressed by by like what type of guy he was, as
far as like like things that doesn't have nothing to do with basketball, you
know what I'm saying. His staff and the guys that you have around in
the program have been with him for a long time, like he' ga,
like he's he's He's played for coach Pat Kelsey, So you know, I
can tell that he keeps he keeps in touch with a lot of people that
that played with played for him, and that's played around and just just just
been in his program. He always bring them a board. So that's the
first thing that stuck out to me. And and I'm familiar with coach Pat
Kelsey, so that's why it was a kind of easy decision because I used
to play against him when he was at Charleston when Jamu was in the c
A a two years ago, so I'm familiar with his style. You know,
I played against them, so they familiar with my game. They seen
me when I was really really young, when I first came in to college.
So when I met those guys on campus, and I can just tell
that they was decided. And one thing I do know about coach Pat Kelsey
is that he's going to win. And I have one more year of eligibility,
and I wouldn't want to put my trust in nobody else but him as
far as the winning so and becoming a NBA prospect. So you mentioned a
connection that may that a lot of people may not be familiar with, which
is the fact that before you guys at James Madison made the switch to the
Sunbelt, you they were you guys were very well familiar with one another,
right like you. You were aware of the way they play as far as
style, the way he coaches, and obviously he was familiar with your game,
uh and very impressed. But you mentioned, you know, he's he's
gonna win, and uh, that is that is what he has said every
chance he gets when he talks about this opportunity that he has here at Louisville.
He's won everywhere he has been. But you know, Louisville is coming
off of a of a really bad year and this is a brand new team.
I just think it shows a lot of faith you have in him to,
you know, be the first guy to say, look, I'm all
in, let's let's see how this team kind of kind of comes together.
Did you do you have any idea as far as you know some other I'm
not going to ask you to to name names or anything like that, but
as far as you know style of play, Like in the debut season of
Coach Kelsey, how do you think you guys will play. I assume it's
going to probably be pretty similar to the style that we saw at Charleston.
Yeah, for sure. And we're going to get out a run. And
the most thing I'm more most excited about is it's kind of not a style,
but it's just dog. You know, you have to be a dog
to play for Coach PK. And I've seen that in the in the past,
and just the guys you have on his team, I think you really
have to be a dog to play for him. So I just can't wait
to brain that. I can't wait to bring that to the Louisville culture.
And and and get and and get with Coach PK and we get all the
guys on board, and and everybody just wanted and and stuff like that.
That's what made me want to play for them. Like when I got around
them, it made me want it. It made me want it more.
Yeah, I think that's that's infectious, isn't it right? The competitiveness,
you know, guys who want to compete and get better and challenge each other.
I mean culture. At times, it sounds like a corny thing to
some people, but I'm sure you know, as a veteran in college basketball,
Like that's that's super important. Mm yep, it's super important. I
think that's that's kind of the main thing when you when you playing college basketball,
because you know, you college basketball have a lot of outside noise,
and but if you build a culture within the team and and and in the
coaching staff, it can it can actually be something great. And I've just
seen that just building building what we built here at James Madison. So yeah,
I can't wait the to be coach Bob By coach p K and his
staff and and he made it, he made it really clear on my visit
that we're gonna win. We're gonna win, and and and I've seen it
in his eyes, his body language. Everybody knows it's a big task coming
in a littleville because they haven't had really have been been successful in the last
couple of years. So we are just ready for the challenge. We're we're
going at it head first, like we're not saying we're just gonna win,
like we're I feel like we're gonna win, Like we're gonna win when games
for real, and and we can't wait to prove everybody on what we can
do at a high level because I feel like all of us share that same
edge. He's coming from Charleston, I'm coming from gm U, So I
feel like everybody is saying sharing the same ads. It's far as moving up
playing in the Power Floud Conference. So yeah, it's very exciting. I
can't wait. Terrence Edwards is our guest here joining us on Sports Talk seven
ninety future louis of Cardinal the transfer from James Madison, the reigning Sun Belt
A Player of the Year. So I know you're you're from Uh, you're
from Georgia, and obviously you've spent the last four years or so at JMU.
But let's just go back in time. You know, five six years
ago, if somebody would have mentioned the city of Louisville, Kentucky, what
would come to mind for you? Have you visited before? Did you know
much about it? Obviously it's going to be your home, uh for the
next year, and who knows, there's a lot of people that play here,
even if it's for a year or two, that end up deciding to
make it home, you know, when they get finished playing basketball. But
you know, years ago, if somebody would have brought up Louisville, what
would have come to mind for you. A great a great a great school,
a great basketball program, you know, like growing up, I've always
seen Louisville Lee eight win the national Championship final fours. So a lot could
have came to five years ago about Lolville. That's one of the school that
you know, it's hard to not see what they're doing. Sure, you
know what I'm saying. Even even if you're you can be across the the
country, you will always know how good Louisville is in East sports. So
you know that's yeah. So I was gonna ask you when when you look
at the the production that you had at JMU in the last few years.
Uh, you know, obviously very productive. Again, your stats speak for
themselves, but is there something about you yourself as a player, something about
your game that you you know can't necessarily be seen on the stat sheet,
maybe you can't even see be seen in highlights, Like maybe something about you
that you know you want fans to know about before they get a chance to
see. On the floor of the season. I'm always happy. I'm always
happy for a teammate. Always. I love to give teammates confidence. I
love chearing for my teammates. So my teammate hit a three in a game,
I might jump up and down and and just just go a while,
like you know, stuff like just I just love to to to amp up
the next guy. I love that. That's one of the biggest things I
like about myself. I intentionally don't do that when another teammates score. It's
just something that that just happens. I'm yeah, it's just naturally. I'm
just always happy for the next guy. You know, That's something that doesn't
pop up in the statue. That's just something that I have to do with
type of person you are. And I feel like that's why I get I
do what I do on the court, because I'm always happy for the next
person. All Right, So let's just you know, throughout a hypothetical situation
here, Let's say you know, there's some guys listening to this show that
have Louisville in mind. They may want to transfer here to their being pursued.
What would be your message to those guys again, hypothetical situation. You
know, if if, if, if in fact, you know they were
listening and you wanted to tell them why Louisville would be a great option,
what would you say, We're going to win. We're gonna win, and
we have to. We have the best fan base in the country to bag
that up if when we win. So when we get to win and everybody
is going everybody's gonna know, everybody's gonna feel it, and and everybody's gonna
fear it. So it's better to get on board now than then then then
wait when we ask you, we started doing it, and you're gonna look
back and wish you wanted to be a part of it. So that's the
message I got. All right, Terrence, I got a few quick,
rapid fire questions for you. These are just you know, this is just
questions that will let us get a chance to know you a little bit better.
What's the last show that you watched all the way through? Like bing
series. I don't know if you watch much TV, Netflix, Hulu,
that kind of stuff. What's the last show you you watched all the way
through? Probably Power Goes. Okay, that's Stars, right, I'm familiar,
haven't seen them yet? Good stuff? Yeah, good stuff. Great,
It's just a lot of action. It's just I just like it,
all right. So favorite your favorite meal? My favorite meal is probably friar
rice. You can't go wrong there. That's good stuff, all right.
So when you were when you were a kid, you know, growing up,
probably hoping to be in this position that you're in now, an accomplished
college basketball player with one more year left at a big time school. What
players did you maybe not pretend to be, but maybe try to emulate a
little bit. Guys you really looked up to when you were when you were
younger. Probably Sabad Napier and Sabaz Napier and Grayson Allen. Okay, those
are names. We're familiar with those both, uh, well, acc Guy
and Grayson Allen. But I was Sabaz Napier in the old Big East days
in the American Conference. It was somebody Louisville played, uh played played pretty
pretty frequently. What actor would play you in a movie? Probably mm,
probably we like uh, I like Martin Lawrence. Okay, Martin Lawrence is
absolutely hilarious. That's a great answer. Yeah, he's to me, he's
one of those guys and nobody would say he's not funny. But like when
people mentioned sort of you know, those that are in that lane, I
feel like he doesn't get mentioned enough. Mart Lawrence is hilarious, you know,
not only a stand up. But yeah, no doubt, no doubt
about it. That about so I know you again. You were at James
Madison for the last you know, four years, and and you know you're
heading to Louisville. I'm sure you get to go home to Georgia, you
know, as much as you can. Obviously you're you're very busy, but
I'm sure you've been back and forth whenever you get the chance. But whenever
you are away. What do you miss most about where you grew up in
Georgia? Probably what I miss about the area I grew up like. Probably
the rec center that we had, like near our neighborhood. It was just
that's where we did everything at We played football in the grass, like we're
going to team and play basketball, just back and forth. For all they
switching sports playing baseball, it was fight at Rice Center for sure. Well,
Terrence, I appreciate you making time for us. I can't wait for
you to get here to Louisville. And I know Pat Kelsey's going to get
this thing turned around and envision you being a big part of that. So
appreciate the time, and we'll see you here in Louisville soon. Yes,
sir, I appreciate you. All right. That's Terrence Edwards Junior. Fat
that's the nickname. Really good conversation there. He gave some really good answers
that you know, had me excited. As far as the competitiveness. You
know, a guy who you know wants to compete and he knows that's the
culture that Pat Kelsey's had at his previous employer, Charleston. And I'll admit
I forgot about the connection there where they they're familiar with one another, like
this is a guy who knows what Pat Kelsey's about. They were in the
same league for at least a couple of years. So good stuff there,
right, will take a quick break, come back on the other side to
wrap up the four o'clock hour and keep this thing rolling along again. Coffee
and Company. Philbeth Thornton's on at Sports Talk seven ninety I tell you the
transfer portal is insane to keep up with. I really mean it. And
during that great interview, I mean, I don't know if you guys enjoyed
it. I enjoyed the conversation. Hopefully you guys did as well. With
Terrence Edwards Junior. One of the additions to the Louisville basketball program courtesy of
the Transfer Portal. But the young man we talked about yesterday who is a
teammate of Karin Johnson's at Washington, Wesley Yates red shirted this past year due
to an injury. But he is a former top forty guard from Texas.
He's visiting seemingly right now. He's posting stuff on Instagram, and the belief
is that he will follow Karan Johnson and commit to Louisville. And then a
name you know that I did not expect to see appear as a you know,
a candidate for Louisville is the you make sure I've got it right here?
Good Luck? This is this is good Luck? Do you know what?
You know what I'm talking about? His name is good Luck and he's
a transfer from Texas, I'm sorry, from Utah State, and I think
Kentucky's just been believed to be the likely landing spot for this guy. A
sober great I want to say good Luck still, I mean either way,
Okay, wait a second, his name is great, his name is just
great. Well, his first name is Great, his last name is good
Luck. I mean, they're both. It would be easily to just they're
both not in typical names obviously. Yeah, great Osubor. So he's a
really good player, and he is somebody that again you never really know what's
true anymore when it comes to the you know, online stuff about guys that
are in the portal, but you know, the connection I guess would be
that you toss state. You know they you toss state and BYU maybe they
played each other. I'm not really sure, but seventeen point seven points a
game, nine rebounds was a really really good player for Danny Sprinkle last year.
I believe he might have started his career. Yeah, he started his
career at Montana State and was pretty good there, but really had a great
year in the Mountain West. And again I believe that that Kentucky and Washington
because that's where Danny Sprinkle ended up. We're just assumed to be the two
potential spots for him. But now Louisville is involved and they're going to get
a visit as well as Texas Tech. So he's going to visit Kentucky April
twenty ninth through May first, and then he will be in Louisville also on
May first through May third, which I mean they're gonna get the visit that
you know leads up the Derby, so he'll leave on the fourth, which
is you know, Derby Day. But if he's in Louisville, I mean,
he's gonna be Louisville on you know, Oaks and Therby and whatnot,
which can't hurt Louisville's chances. But I think this could end up being you
know, the real you know, if all the visits end up happening.
I think this could actually come down to being the first real battle between these
two schools. And Washington is clearly going to be a factor as well.
That's where his coach went. Maybe that's where he ends up. But a
really good player. Another one to add to the list of you know,
potential additions to to both rosters Louisville and Kentucky. There is another update on
Jayden and Quaint's because you know, I guess that could technically end up being
the battle, right if it's if Memphis is no longer involved, maybe it
comes down to louis of Kentucky. Well, things could change. But now
that visit that that Jadan Quaints was expected to have with Mark Pope is now
not happening. So I don't know if that means they're out of they're not
in consideration, but the visit is no longer going to happen, according to
twenty four to seven Sports. Therefore, maybe it's Memphis and Louisville. And
I have no real reason to just believe Memphis is going to get him,
but I do. Maybe it's just because I don't want to give a hopes
up. And you know, Memphis, they usually get really highly Penny usually
gets really highly regarded freshmen. But you know, is the bag, you
know, the same level, right, Like Memphis has money because of their
connection to FedEx, FedEx of course being headquartered in Memphis. But I don't
know. I mean, I I Louisville may not be wise to spend an
insane amount of money for a sixteen year old, but let's just say,
and again, if you're also guaranteed two years out of this guy though,
right, yes? And no, because he could transfer him. Yeah,
that's true. So you know, there's there's that. But I mean,
I get the sense that Louisville can pay what really anybody would pay for a
freshman. Now, if they get into a bidding war with somebody, that's
you know, in two three million dollar range, because they're superstars of college
back there, they're already superstars in college basketball, and like their productions there
then you know, trust me, I'm not trying to say that that Louisville
could outbid anybody for any player, but I think it really just comes down
to what they're willing to pay for a freshman, because I think it's quite
clear that the value there is not what it is compared to a proven college
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