WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:08.720 It's time for coffee and company. Fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven nine 2 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:24.800 day, now here's Nick Coffee. The FOMO has increased in the last couple 3 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:29.519 of hours just because I'm and that's all I'm seeing when I go to social 4 00:00:29.559 --> 00:00:33.119 media, the internet. I mean all the local outlets here in town covering 5 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:38.320 the PGA Championship at Valhalla. I'm looking at the photo gallery from WDRB, 6 00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:43.399 pictures of Tiger Woods, Brooks, Koepka, and it's awesome for Louisville to 7 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:47.600 have this event. And there's celebrities in town, not just you know, 8 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:52.799 the famous golfers. But obviously I mentioned this earlier. I mean ESPN's doing 9 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:56.039 a lot of their live stuff here this week. Scott ben Pelt last night 10 00:00:56.479 --> 00:00:59.960 was hanging out of Jeff Ruby's and I just when you have events like this 11 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:03.680 in Louisville, in our city, and it brings more attention, more spotlight, 12 00:01:03.959 --> 00:01:07.439 it's a good thing for everybody. I just wish that I could snap 13 00:01:07.519 --> 00:01:11.400 my fingers and really care about the event in golf. I just it's it's 14 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.200 you know, I don't know anything about baseball, and I don't have any 15 00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:18.000 regrets about that. Don't care. The only thing that may make me have 16 00:01:18.079 --> 00:01:21.599 to learn some things about baseball is when my son gets older, if he 17 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:23.000 keeps playing and he wants to play, like I'll have to know enough to 18 00:01:23.040 --> 00:01:26.480 be dangerous. But you know, I don't have any like I'm not. 19 00:01:26.480 --> 00:01:29.439 I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by not being a diehard baseball 20 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:32.159 fan. With golf, I've always felt like that, and I've taken this 21 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:34.799 step to now at least, you know, play a few times a year. 22 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:38.159 But as far as like getting into it in knowing who's great and knowing 23 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:42.480 I mean, I mean I really did. I mean I know what the 24 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:45.400 Masters is in the PGA Championship, like I know we've had it at Valhalla 25 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:48.599 before, they've had events here. But like you know, I am very 26 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:53.719 very ignorant to the golf world, like who's good who's not? I mean, 27 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:56.959 I can name golfers, you can tell me names, and I can 28 00:01:57.000 --> 00:02:00.200 probably like pick them out of a lineup, but it is it is the 29 00:02:00.239 --> 00:02:02.640 one. I mean, I have many insecurities as a human being. We 30 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:05.719 don't have time to get into that today, Not that you'd care, but 31 00:02:06.439 --> 00:02:09.919 one of one of my insecurities in this world that I live in with being 32 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:14.240 a radio host, I don't know anything about golf, do you at all? 33 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:15.159 I mean, were you exposed to golf? Like do you have family 34 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:17.759 that play when you were growing up? John, Yeah, and in an 35 00:02:17.759 --> 00:02:21.599 elementary school actually was a part of It wasn't like a team. It was 36 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:24.439 kind of like a I guess, like a recreational golf club with my elementary 37 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:28.680 school for fourth and fifth grade. I was terrible and I never really played 38 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:32.159 it since. So my dad used to play before I was born and before 39 00:02:32.199 --> 00:02:35.639 I guess I was old enough to like remember, and he's played every now 40 00:02:35.639 --> 00:02:37.919 and then since then. In fact, the last time I played actually know 41 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:39.439 what in the last time. But last year when I went to Jekyl Island 42 00:02:39.520 --> 00:02:43.639 for our vacation with my father, we played golf together. It was really 43 00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:46.759 cool. And he's actually pretty good. But he is, you know, 44 00:02:46.800 --> 00:02:50.840 he's a little impatient, not like you know, to where he's a mat 45 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:53.599 like he just you know, he doesn't sit still a whole lot. My 46 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:57.520 dad's always moving around. And now that I know how long it takes to 47 00:02:57.520 --> 00:02:59.639 finish a round of golf, like I know what, my dad is not 48 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:00.840 a golf but he you know, in fact, when we played, we 49 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:05.240 did nine holes instead of eighteen because just being out there for eighteen holes would 50 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:09.759 be a long, long, long day. But hopefully everybody who is a 51 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:14.599 big golf fan or maybe you're just like a medium golf fan and you're out 52 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:19.599 enjoying it, you know, I'm happy for you because it's one of the 53 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:23.520 bigger events you'll see in the sport. And I feel like, again from 54 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:25.560 what I understand, I won't claim to have any direct information, but like 55 00:03:27.199 --> 00:03:30.599 this isn't the Derby obviously, but I feel like when we host this when 56 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:35.479 the PGA Championship is in Louisville, like we usually do our thing, if 57 00:03:35.520 --> 00:03:37.520 you know what I'm saying. I can't take any credit for that. Again, 58 00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:42.719 I'm an outsider, but the course itself, and you know, when 59 00:03:42.759 --> 00:03:47.360 you think about having like when you have Derby every year at Churchill Downs, 60 00:03:47.520 --> 00:03:53.400 Churchill Downs is the venue, right when you have the PGA Championship at Valhalla, 61 00:03:53.479 --> 00:03:57.879 Valhalla is the venue. When you have the Final Four at Lucas Oil 62 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:01.319 Stadium, that's the venue. But the themselves are also a big part of 63 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:04.199 like what would make I mean, the Derby's gonna always be here, but 64 00:04:04.280 --> 00:04:08.400 would make the n SAA decide to have their event there or to make the 65 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:11.159 PGA to side. So you know, the more events like that you can 66 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:14.520 have, I mean, it's it's beneficial for your city in every way. 67 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:17.639 So hopefully you guys have have fun this week and you know, go go 68 00:04:17.639 --> 00:04:23.120 golfers. You know, is there any other like hope they hit it straight. 69 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:28.000 We'll just like listening to John Daly's album and you know, and that'll 70 00:04:28.040 --> 00:04:30.720 be like that'll just listen to John Daily, by the way, who is 71 00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:31.839 a singer, and that'll let us, you know, at least live in 72 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:33.839 this world that we're like, yeah, we're golf guys. We listen to 73 00:04:33.920 --> 00:04:38.120 John Daily sing. All right, it's coffee and company. We are feeled 74 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:40.920 about Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging out with us 75 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:44.480 here on a Monday afternoon. Hopefully you had yourselves a good weekend, a 76 00:04:44.519 --> 00:04:47.240 good Mother's day. I know I certainly did. And this is my last 77 00:04:47.279 --> 00:04:51.079 week before I go on vacation. I'm going to be on the beach next 78 00:04:51.079 --> 00:04:56.720 week in Treasure Island, Florida, and I'm looking forward to that. Oh, 79 00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:00.519 this is the spontaneous vacation. This is the spontaneous vacation. And again 80 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:04.240 I can't wait. Super excited. So because I'm gonna be on the beach, 81 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:09.240 I've been really, really, you know, putting in the work in 82 00:05:09.279 --> 00:05:13.759 the gym. In fact, I've like I ran five miles today. And 83 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:16.040 the reason you've seen me sitting for this entire show, John and not standing 84 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:20.120 is because I've probably got an issue. I mean, I've got issues, 85 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:25.439 trust me. But like I'm so self. I'm so competitive with myself. 86 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:29.480 Like I'll be running and if I start to like cramp up in my calf, 87 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:31.879 instead of like, hey, I should slow down and maybe try to 88 00:05:31.920 --> 00:05:35.720 walk it off or maybe try to rub rub my leg, drink water, 89 00:05:35.879 --> 00:05:40.959 hydrate, like that's what a normal human being would do. I'm somebody that's 90 00:05:41.000 --> 00:05:43.279 like, oh yeah, cause you're a lazy piece of crap. That's why 91 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:45.879 you're cramping up, because you're not hydrated. Because you're a fat ass. 92 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:47.920 You're a bum. That's what I'm telling myself in my head when I'm running. 93 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:53.639 So instead of like slowing down to like be safe, I just like 94 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:56.199 keep going, like Nope, now you're gonna have to Now you're gonna have 95 00:05:56.240 --> 00:05:59.879 to sit in this pain, you lazy piece of garbage, and it's you 96 00:05:59.879 --> 00:06:01.720 know, I end up finishing, but I end up paying for it later 97 00:06:01.720 --> 00:06:06.040 because now I can't walk. So I'm the competitiveness there. Yeah, it's 98 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:10.040 it's there, it's there. It's I don't think it'll ever not be there. 99 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:15.120 But yeah, I found myself just I mean, I've as if you 100 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:16.120 can't tell, I've been lifting a lot of weights but also doing a lot 101 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:18.319 of running just to try to, you know, get rid of the beer 102 00:06:18.399 --> 00:06:21.199 belly. So I'm not as fat on the beach. I want to look 103 00:06:21.240 --> 00:06:24.439 like a beached whale out there. But there was a reason I'm bringing that 104 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:27.279 up because I don't know you guys care about my gym routine. But I 105 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:31.079 find some of the best shows I've ever really gotten into on Netflix, I 106 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:35.800 mean, any of the streaming platforms. I start watching while running, and 107 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:39.560 people still, do you think that's weird? I was about ready to say 108 00:06:39.560 --> 00:06:42.920 I don't get how anybody can focus on watching a show while they're running on 109 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:45.240 a treadmill. Everybody tells me that, So, like, I know, 110 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:48.360 I'm weird. I knew that long ago, but it's it's it helps me 111 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:54.120 not think about the fact that I'm running and I could, like I remember 112 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:58.079 years ago I watched I think I watched like the first three seasons of Breaking 113 00:06:58.120 --> 00:07:01.720 Bad, mostly on the treadmill, and sometimes I'll you know, I'm not 114 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:06.319 running the whole time, so you know, there's walking up hill or you 115 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:09.959 know, walking in you know, in incline and all that. But I 116 00:07:10.279 --> 00:07:13.959 ended up watching I think it was at the end of last week. In 117 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:17.319 two days, two trips to the gym, I finished this show on Netflix 118 00:07:17.399 --> 00:07:21.959 I'd never even heard of, and it was wild. It's called Baby Reindeer 119 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:27.959 and it's about a it's based on a true story and it's about a stalker, 120 00:07:28.759 --> 00:07:32.959 and it is if you're looking for a show to binge, you can 121 00:07:32.959 --> 00:07:39.160 get through it pretty quickly because the episodes, I believe are not even thirty 122 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:42.680 minutes, and I think it only has six or seven episodes. But it 123 00:07:42.759 --> 00:07:46.399 was really really well done. So if you're looking for something to watch and 124 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:49.680 you enjoy binging, you know shows, that's one I would recommend. And 125 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:54.959 then I just started another show yesterday that I'd never heard of, and I'm 126 00:07:55.040 --> 00:07:59.920 rolling through it, and that is It's got Jeff Daniels in it. I 127 00:08:00.040 --> 00:08:03.680 didn't never again, I'd never even heard of it, so now I don't 128 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:07.639 even know the name of it, but yeah, it's it's called A Man 129 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:11.920 in Full and I got through a few episodes of that earlier today and it's 130 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:15.839 really really good. I used to talk about like streaming shows and whatnot every 131 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:18.560 now and then, because it is, you know, regardless of your interest 132 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:22.000 as a sports fan, I'm sure a lot of you try to find something 133 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:24.720 you can watch rather it be you know, movies, TV shows, that 134 00:08:24.800 --> 00:08:28.000 kind of stuff, And that's how a lot of us consume content now, 135 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:31.360 right, Like, if you're getting into a show, you're really you know, 136 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:33.480 you're bingeance, or maybe you're not even binging it, you're just watching 137 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:37.360 it over time, you're probably doing it on a streaming network, right. 138 00:08:37.720 --> 00:08:41.919 I mean, there are still some shows out there that like are on networks 139 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:45.759 and clearly people watch them, but I don't. And really though a lot 140 00:08:45.799 --> 00:08:48.559 of those network shows, which I guess you can call me lame, I 141 00:08:48.600 --> 00:08:50.519 know you had before. I do watch some network shows. They do put 142 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:54.960 those on the streaming services as well. What still has networks, Like show 143 00:08:56.039 --> 00:08:58.000 you watched on like Curly Animal Control, which is it's a sitcom, and 144 00:08:58.039 --> 00:09:01.919 I know you hate modern sy comms as well, but it's pretty funny. 145 00:09:01.919 --> 00:09:03.919 It's just not my not my style. But it's on it's on Fox, 146 00:09:03.960 --> 00:09:07.639 and season two just ended last week. But like there's a show, and 147 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:09.960 this show is not new, in fact, I think it's ended. But 148 00:09:09.159 --> 00:09:18.000 like Community, actually both the lead actor in Animal Control is the same lead 149 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:20.840 actor in Community, Joel but Kale like Parks and Rec. Yeah, like, 150 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:22.600 did you like that show? I like The Office. I never watched, 151 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:26.399 so I never watched Parks and Rec. But like what I'm getting at 152 00:09:26.519 --> 00:09:30.159 is like it's just not my cup of tea those kinds of shows. But 153 00:09:30.279 --> 00:09:33.960 like clearly they're super popular and millions of people watch them, so like it's 154 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:35.960 not like I can claim they suck. It's just everybody, you know, 155 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:39.919 they've got their own preferences. Like I watch a lot of prison shows. 156 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:43.960 That's popular though. Crime yeah, oh, true crime. I'm telling you, 157 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:48.440 true crime is the most popular genre of content on the planet and it 158 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:52.639 has been for years now. And I mean true crime, podcast, true 159 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:58.159 crime, you know, right, blogging, writing, obviously, documentaries, 160 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:01.200 TV shows, I mean true crime is and I and I'm you know, 161 00:10:01.240 --> 00:10:05.519 I love it. I feel like my my love for prison shows has more 162 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:09.120 so just been to keep me scared straight. Right. Yeah, like I 163 00:10:09.200 --> 00:10:11.840 knew at an early age, I probably need to not be a criminal, 164 00:10:11.879 --> 00:10:16.039 because me in prison would probably not be a good thing for me. So 165 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:20.440 what's your prison show? Oh? Locked Up? It it? It's it 166 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:22.519 was a I mean it was more of like an actual I mean it was 167 00:10:24.080 --> 00:10:28.519 it was more like documentary TV rather than like reality TV. But like it 168 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:31.639 was. I mean they showed you the inmates, and I mean it was 169 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:35.960 you know, I don't know why it fascinated me, but it did. 170 00:10:35.159 --> 00:10:39.159 And they don't I don't think they make it anymore. But yeah that I 171 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:43.559 could. I could binge watch that for days and again it keeps me, 172 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:46.480 you know, very well aware that I need to be on the right side 173 00:10:46.480 --> 00:10:50.120 of the law. It's my best interest to not be someone who would have 174 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:54.080 to potentially go, uh to prison. There's this new one on Netflix I 175 00:10:54.120 --> 00:10:56.279 started watching that's like a it's almost kind of like the Sixty Days in that 176 00:10:56.320 --> 00:11:00.720 they did around here, where they would like have a I don't know how 177 00:11:00.759 --> 00:11:01.840 much I be I mean, I'm not saying those are fake. I mean 178 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:03.840 I wouldn't sign up to do it thinking I'm, you know, gonna be 179 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:09.120 at the country club when the cameras aren't rolling. But there's a new Netflix 180 00:11:09.159 --> 00:11:11.960 show that they're that that that I watched the first couple of episodes, but 181 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:16.279 it just didn't seem like real. It didn't seem real to me. Where 182 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:18.879 they at this this is a jail, not a prison. They let the 183 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:24.120 inmates, like instead of like having them confined to certain areas, having them 184 00:11:24.159 --> 00:11:26.480 locked down for a certain amount of hours a day, they just let them 185 00:11:26.519 --> 00:11:31.600 all throughout the entire just kind of mingle this congregation. Yeah, and they 186 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:35.159 they acted like if they gave them that level of freedom, they would appreciate 187 00:11:35.200 --> 00:11:39.600 it so much that they would be on the up and up and not want 188 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:43.360 to lose that ability to kind of do whatever. But I don't know, 189 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:46.320 it just it, you know. Yeah, And there are but like in 190 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:48.320 some of it's like wait a second, like there's no way, like you 191 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:52.679 let me. This is this is a this is a risk. This is 192 00:11:52.720 --> 00:11:58.440 like something that like you can't be stupid enough to like let something terrible happen 193 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:01.200 and then be like, well, yeah, that's why they're in prison and 194 00:12:01.279 --> 00:12:03.039 jail and need to be you know, not saying everybody needs to be locked 195 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:07.440 down for twenty three hours a day, but you know, there's a reason 196 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:09.320 you have to have some pretty strict rules in a place like a jail or 197 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:13.120 a prison. But anyways, Great ausib Or, I think he should be 198 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:16.840 thrown in prison for not coming to Louisville. He chose Washington, and look, 199 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:18.919 I'm bummed. I wanted to see him at Louisville, but I could 200 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:22.840 just feel that he was going to be following Danny Sprinkle to Washington. And 201 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:26.320 that's the news we got earlier today. The report is that he's going to 202 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:31.720 get two million dollars in NIL, which according to ESPN, will make him 203 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:37.279 the highest paid college basketball player next season through NIL. Maybe that changes again. 204 00:12:37.960 --> 00:12:41.440 I think there's players still available that are better than him that I think 205 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:45.519 could maybe get more money. But it sounds like Washington, and we'll see, 206 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:48.200 because all it takes is one school, and if one school's that desperate 207 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:50.919 and they have money, they might pay it. Right, all it takes 208 00:12:50.919 --> 00:12:54.440 is one school to give you what you're asking. And it sounds like Great 209 00:12:54.440 --> 00:12:58.600 Osibor got two million from Washington allegedly, and nobody was going to come close 210 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:01.440 to doing that, and I think they feel fine about not doing that, 211 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:05.600 right, Like, I don't think this wasn't a bidding war. In fact, 212 00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:09.039 Louisville was still I think, increasing their price last week according to Trili 213 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:13.240 Donovan. But it sounds like it was probably just to get Washington to come 214 00:13:13.240 --> 00:13:16.320 over the top and give him the amount of money that he wanted. I 215 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:22.440 don't necessarily agree with this, but you know those that cover college basketball in 216 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:28.120 IL, and again this guy here that I tagged him on Twitter because I 217 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:31.639 was mentioning this. I was just reacting to the Osi war news and I 218 00:13:31.759 --> 00:13:35.440 cited him because this is you know, it's a quote from him that was 219 00:13:35.480 --> 00:13:37.200 in an article I read at twenty four seven Sports. But the average Power 220 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:43.039 five college basketball INIL budget per program next year is one point five million. 221 00:13:43.639 --> 00:13:46.720 So to see that he would get two million from one school, like it 222 00:13:46.840 --> 00:13:52.240 just doesn't I mean, I can't prove that Washington won't pay it, but 223 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:56.120 I understand why nobody else would even consider it. And Louisville, the thought 224 00:13:56.120 --> 00:14:00.159 of him paying one guy two million dollars when they're paying their coach like two 225 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:03.399 point three, like that just doesn't like you wouldn't do that. So for 226 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:07.159 context, this is from the guy that I reference was Jason Belzer. That 227 00:14:07.279 --> 00:14:11.120 was his stat that he mentioned as far. That was his quote that I 228 00:14:11.159 --> 00:14:15.159 shared about the one point five million being the average budget for next season. 229 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:18.360 So I threw it out there that he could reset the market here because there 230 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:22.240 are players that are better than him that feel like, if he's getting two 231 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:24.000 million, why am I getting five hundred thousand, Why am I not getting 232 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:28.039 three million? Because I'm better? And his prediction, Jason Belzers, was 233 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:31.679 that this won't reset the market at all. It's because everybody's just going to 234 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:35.600 be well aware that Washington just overpaid and like that's why he got that money. 235 00:14:35.840 --> 00:14:39.559 The thing it reminded me a little bit of when Lamar Jackson is going 236 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:45.159 through his contract negotiation with the Ravens. He wanted what Deshaun Watson got from 237 00:14:45.159 --> 00:14:48.600 the Browns, but it became clear to everybody within the NFL. And I 238 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:50.000 don't say that as like I've got sources with the end, but it was 239 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:54.960 just quite obvious that what the Browns gave Deshaun Watson nobody else was going to 240 00:14:54.960 --> 00:15:00.399 give anybody Like they're just the dumbass Browns that are on the hook for an 241 00:15:00.399 --> 00:15:03.960 insanely stupid contract that nobody else would do. But Lamar knew, Hey, 242 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:07.919 this guy's making more than me or making this. I need at least that. 243 00:15:07.080 --> 00:15:09.919 And that just wasn't going to happen. And it wasn't the Raven's fault. 244 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:13.279 It wasn't other team's faults. It was because the Browns just did something 245 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:16.519 that nobody else would do. It sounds like and again this I don't want 246 00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:20.759 to sound like sour grapes, but that's that's the reporting from the NIL world 247 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:24.120 that that's that's what happened here. And this is Jason Belzer. Gentlemen, 248 00:15:24.679 --> 00:15:28.720 you know, this is somebody that you know, he's kind of a pioneer 249 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:31.919 in the NIL world. You know, he was the he's the founder of 250 00:15:31.960 --> 00:15:35.799 the of a company that operates collectives for several high majors. So this, 251 00:15:35.960 --> 00:15:39.440 you know, this is his space. This is somebody that I think would 252 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:45.320 have some legitimate info and knowledge on how this stuff works. All right, 253 00:15:45.399 --> 00:15:50.879 So now that Great Osibor is off the board, Louisville, I don't want 254 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.000 to say they're going back to the drawing board, because I don't think that 255 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:56.639 they're starting over. But now they can probably turn up the heat a little 256 00:15:56.639 --> 00:16:00.720 bit on how they pursue other guys they've already been talking to, right like 257 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:04.519 Coleman Hawkins. No no clue what the level of interest is there for him 258 00:16:04.559 --> 00:16:07.639 in Louisville, but he's available in the portal. He's likely not going to 259 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:11.159 stay in the NBA Draft, And now that Louisville doesn't have the money, 260 00:16:11.320 --> 00:16:14.759 they're not on the hook for any money for Osibor. They could they could 261 00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:18.440 throw it, throw a big offer at him. Cason Pryor, you know, 262 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:22.320 that's a young man from South Florida who have always wanted to see Louisville 263 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:27.240 land. Sounds like Arkansas has been really emerging as the likely spot for him, 264 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:32.960 and maybe now Louisville can can come at him a little bit differently with 265 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:37.080 more to offer, because again they're not they're not pursuing Ausibor anymore. So 266 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:41.240 there's still plenty of guys available and Louisville is involved. I don't know if 267 00:16:41.279 --> 00:16:44.120 i'd say that they're the leaders with any of these guys, which you know, 268 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:48.200 if you're worried, I get it, But I'm not to the point 269 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:51.360 where I'm thinking they're gonna have Like, this team's gonna stink because they don't 270 00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:53.440 have any big guys. They need to get them. And you know, 271 00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:59.879 there is one guy visiting whose name I wouldn't probably be able to say it 272 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:03.120 even if I if I had it in front of me, because you know, 273 00:17:03.519 --> 00:17:06.599 it's it's a little bit difficult to pronounce at least from what I've from 274 00:17:06.599 --> 00:17:10.759 what I've gathered. But this guy, I mean, this will this tells 275 00:17:10.759 --> 00:17:15.440 you the market, right. So there's a guy that's transferring from Georgia named 276 00:17:15.440 --> 00:17:19.279 Frank and slim Iby probably not saying that right, but he played at Syracuse 277 00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:22.240 for a couple of years, played at Georgia for a couple of years. 278 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:27.519 You know, last year he averaged in fact, in his career, he 279 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:36.960 averaged two point six points, two point one rebounds, and shot sixty two 280 00:17:36.960 --> 00:17:40.839 percent from the field. Well, he's he's down to Louisville, Georgia Tech, 281 00:17:40.960 --> 00:17:44.599 NC State in Wisconsin. You know, Louisville, of course, is 282 00:17:44.599 --> 00:17:47.720 coming off two disastrous seasons. Georgia Tech, they've been bad for a while. 283 00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:49.240 NC State went to the Final four. Wisconsin is always a pretty good 284 00:17:49.240 --> 00:17:56.279 team. So like the fact that he's commanding interest from those schools and they're 285 00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:59.480 pursuing him, trying to get him. That tells you that, hey, 286 00:17:59.799 --> 00:18:02.440 if you're a big guy and you're holding out, like there's value right the 287 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:04.880 supply. It's a supply and demand situation. So like if they add that 288 00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:10.200 guy, I mean that to me is just a body like we I don't 289 00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:12.599 want to and hope we would never realize here we go, let's throw this 290 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:17.079 guy at the five, which if he's your backup, then I think you're 291 00:18:17.079 --> 00:18:19.400 gonnad up playing James Scott a lot of minutes, which may not be an 292 00:18:19.400 --> 00:18:25.079 issue because I think he's gonna be good. But for those that have asked 293 00:18:25.119 --> 00:18:29.799 me, all right, when will you get worried? Like when will you 294 00:18:30.119 --> 00:18:33.839 like when will you think, Okay, man, this team is is gonna 295 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:38.240 be decent, but man, they have no guards. It would probably be 296 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:44.519 if you get down to like the end of the month of May and there's 297 00:18:44.559 --> 00:18:48.440 nobody left. I mean that like for example, like if we get to 298 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:52.319 the point where the pivot is to hmm, maybe there's a foreigner like big 299 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:55.519 Z last year for Kentucky that just decides he wants to come play in college 300 00:18:55.559 --> 00:18:59.000 because they're throwing out money. If that's what you end up like hoping happens 301 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:00.720 because everybody else is gone, then that would be it'd be an issue. 302 00:19:02.160 --> 00:19:07.480 But when Pat Kelsey doesn't get players and it's because another school paid more money, 303 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:11.799 I mean, without me having any real knowledge of what like Louisville's offer 304 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:15.119 is to these guys, it's hard for me to like be super critical. 305 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:19.720 But also, like the honeymoon is still going on. You know, he 306 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:22.519 really got fans excited from day one, and since he's been hired, he's 307 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:25.720 done a good job of filling out the roster. Other than of course, 308 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:26.400 you know, the elephant in the room. They don't have big guys. 309 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:30.920 But I just don't feel like anybody thinks about and I get it, Like 310 00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:34.519 it's Louisville. You don't want to lower expectations and like just be better than 311 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:38.759 Kenny Payne. But Pat Kelsey took over a program that like you know, 312 00:19:38.799 --> 00:19:44.519 hasn't won in a while. So like the brand of Louisville right now, 313 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:47.200 you know, it's not as attractive as it once was. I'm not act 314 00:19:47.240 --> 00:19:48.079 I'm not going to do the whole thing. Well, he inherited a mess. 315 00:19:48.119 --> 00:19:51.920 I mean, he really did inherit a he inherited two years of just 316 00:19:52.359 --> 00:19:56.880 disastrous, you know, disasters basketball. But Louis's going to need to have 317 00:19:56.920 --> 00:20:03.880 some success before they really get to just be attractive to schools because they're Louisville. 318 00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:08.079 Because it's been a while. Now. With that said, maybe that 319 00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:11.240 like won't even matter down the line, because again, it's all about money. 320 00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:15.240 And again, if I was in this, if I was in this 321 00:20:15.279 --> 00:20:19.880 position and I knew, hey, my best chance to make really good money 322 00:20:21.240 --> 00:20:22.720 is going to be in college through nil because I'm not going to be a 323 00:20:22.720 --> 00:20:26.839 pro in the NBA. I mean, I wouldn't say that I know for 324 00:20:26.920 --> 00:20:30.039 sure I would go to the school with the most money, but it would 325 00:20:30.079 --> 00:20:33.279 absolutely be a huge factor because again, this is money that can change your 326 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:37.160 life. And if you've already been in college like four years, you've probably 327 00:20:37.160 --> 00:20:41.839 already got a degree. Like it, it's truly about money. And I 328 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:45.160 don't hear that and think, oh, it's it's ruined, but some people 329 00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:48.720 do. And everybody's got their preferences right right, quick break, we'll come 330 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:51.119 back on the other side. Keep this thing rolling along. It's coffee and 331 00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:55.359 Company. Philbout Thornton's right here, on Sports Talk seven ninety All right, 332 00:20:55.400 --> 00:20:59.759 we got about thirty minutes left here on a Monday afternoon, Coffee and company 333 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:02.880 by Thornton's. Make sure you sign up to become a member of the Thornton's 334 00:21:02.960 --> 00:21:06.799 Freshman Wards program if you haven't already. 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How are you my man? 344 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:41.119 Not too bad? Brother? Well, I tell you it's I know I'm 345 00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:47.039 gonna be completely against the grain with this call, and I feel like Billy 346 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:53.319 goats gruff but I am so against anil now going forward. It just I 347 00:21:53.440 --> 00:22:00.559 just want to take Louisville off the front of the jersey because you know what, 348 00:22:00.559 --> 00:22:06.319 what is a college degree worth absolutely nothing? The reason I say this 349 00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:08.480 is, I mean, you know what, what is a four Well, 350 00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:12.359 but then again, these kids don't take the four year ride anymore. You 351 00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:17.799 can bounce from school to school every year. It's not like they're going from 352 00:22:17.839 --> 00:22:22.720 the school of business to the school of pharmacology. It's the school of basketball. 353 00:22:22.200 --> 00:22:26.759 These kids, when their time ends playing collegiate ball, most of them 354 00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:30.599 can go overseas and even though they have to leave our country to do it, 355 00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:36.599 they can make a ton of money. They can be treated like rock 356 00:22:36.680 --> 00:22:41.200 stars, live lavish lifestyles. I just want to see an end to this. 357 00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:45.200 You know, they should be compensated in some way, but this this, 358 00:22:45.519 --> 00:22:48.319 it has nothing to do with this OSI war getting two million dollars, 359 00:22:48.359 --> 00:22:55.440 which is just an atrocity. It just it's just my personal opinions. Who 360 00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:57.319 like who, who's at fault? Though, like who, Like you know, 361 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:04.599 well, boy, then I don't know if anybody's because because if you're 362 00:23:04.640 --> 00:23:08.359 one of the players though, Like I mean, I just think it's unrealistic 363 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:14.240 and just I mean it's one thing to it's one thing to you know, 364 00:23:14.319 --> 00:23:17.240 I mean the system itself is insane. How it's just I mean, this 365 00:23:17.359 --> 00:23:21.319 is it's a free for all and there's no stability. I mean, NSTAA 366 00:23:21.400 --> 00:23:23.240 seems like one of those organizations David that like if we find out tomorrow there 367 00:23:23.279 --> 00:23:26.920 just don't exist anymore, Like it wouldn't be shocked because they just seem as 368 00:23:27.079 --> 00:23:30.519 they seem pointless. But like if you're a college player and you know that 369 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:33.240 this is now something you could do, it's I just think it's unrealistic to 370 00:23:33.279 --> 00:23:37.440 expect them to not factor in who can pay them money, who can pay 371 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:38.559 them the most money. I mean, I think there are guys that do, 372 00:23:38.640 --> 00:23:42.960 in fact go to schools that probably didn't offer the most, but it's 373 00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:47.359 still going to be a big component. And you know, I don't blame 374 00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:52.599 them. I guess maybe I took the wrong path instead of partying, I 375 00:23:52.599 --> 00:23:56.279 should have brushed up on my jumper and my you know, behind the back 376 00:23:56.440 --> 00:24:00.319 passing. So anyway, brother, love to show you guys doing job and 377 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:07.960 thank you appreciate it appreciated David, Yeah, like it's it's far from you 378 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:15.400 know, it's the right way to describe it. The whole doctoring up this 379 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:19.279 name, image and likeness and acting as if people are going to get a 380 00:24:19.319 --> 00:24:23.240 return on investment, for giving a player a certain amount of money to go. 381 00:24:23.240 --> 00:24:26.400 I mean, it's it's all a charade. But I just think at 382 00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:32.279 the end of the day, it's the nsaa's fault for not implementing something sooner 383 00:24:32.480 --> 00:24:37.559 to where these athletes can make something. But because they didn't and they were 384 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:41.759 so stubborn, it got to the point where Congress stepped in and said, 385 00:24:41.759 --> 00:24:45.880 look, you can't tell them they can't make money, and that's why we're 386 00:24:45.920 --> 00:24:52.160 here. In fact, Charlie Baker is at the ACC meetings today and was 387 00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:56.920 asked about, you know, the obvious, which is this potential settlement with 388 00:24:56.000 --> 00:25:00.519 this anti trust lawsuit. And I'm reading from Nicole Arbox Twitter here as far 389 00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:03.440 as some of the quotes, and there's not a whole lot. I mean, 390 00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:07.799 to me, this seems like a very empty statement. But he did 391 00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:11.279 talk about a settlement how it does create predictability and stability for schools, when 392 00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:15.839 when they say settlement, it's it's that means that the schools would in fact 393 00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:18.680 be on the hook for being the one, you know that have to make 394 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:26.039 these student athletes employees. But Yes, says it also creates a tremendous opportunity 395 00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:29.440 for student athets, especially with the schools that are the most heavily resourced. 396 00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:33.480 It creates framework that makes it possible to have a different kind of conversation with 397 00:25:33.519 --> 00:25:37.279 Congress. So, look, there's gonna be some schools that that won't have 398 00:25:37.400 --> 00:25:41.920 the money to pay employee, like to pay the players as employees, and 399 00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:42.440 if they do, it won't be a whole lot. Then there'll be some 400 00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:47.359 schools that clearly have a lot more money than others. There'll be some schools 401 00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:51.640 that will cut sports to make sure they have the money to pay, and 402 00:25:51.640 --> 00:25:52.839 they'll they won't say that, they'll act like, well, hey, now 403 00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:55.720 we have to pay players. This is just what we have to do. 404 00:25:55.799 --> 00:26:00.599 When they'll probably get rid of some sports that don't make the many money and 405 00:26:00.640 --> 00:26:04.160 they just cost a lot of money. So I do think in a couple 406 00:26:04.200 --> 00:26:07.279 of years this is going to be a lot different. But as far as 407 00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:11.119 what it looks like, your guess is as good as mine, And it 408 00:26:11.160 --> 00:26:15.680 does sound like Charlie Baker, although he inherited a you know, a position 409 00:26:15.839 --> 00:26:21.640 that was run by somebody who I'm not quite sure what purpose he served, 410 00:26:21.640 --> 00:26:23.720 and that's Mark Emertt. But it does sound like there's a lot more heat 411 00:26:23.759 --> 00:26:29.319 coming at Charlie Baker now because you know he's I guess he had to really 412 00:26:29.359 --> 00:26:32.079 make a decision on what they're going to do as far as the because the 413 00:26:32.079 --> 00:26:36.119 deadline's coming up for when they have to either accept or reject a settlement, 414 00:26:36.240 --> 00:26:40.000 and really what the what the fallout is from that, I don't really know, 415 00:26:40.119 --> 00:26:42.920 but I do feel like right now, the way it is it being 416 00:26:42.920 --> 00:26:48.359 a complete free for all with money and with transfers, that's going to end. 417 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:52.039 I just don't know exactly when, probably sooner rather than later. But 418 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:55.079 what it looks like after that, nobody knows. And that is kind of 419 00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:57.880 a scary thing, to be honest with you. All Right, So, 420 00:26:59.200 --> 00:27:07.240 speaking of an eyel well, the college basketball Nil driven Tournament was announced I 421 00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:11.880 guess last week and Ember the week before where in Las Vegas they're going to 422 00:27:11.960 --> 00:27:17.759 have an mt multi team event that will Yeah, I mean it's good. 423 00:27:17.799 --> 00:27:22.359 It's it's it's called the Players Era Festival. It's gonna include eight teams in 424 00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:25.720 twenty twenty four this upcoming season, and then in twenty twenty five, it's 425 00:27:25.759 --> 00:27:30.599 expected to double the sixteen teams. As far as which schools are playing in 426 00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:33.000 it, Alabama, Creighton, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Rutgers, 427 00:27:33.039 --> 00:27:37.799 San Diego State, and Texas A and M. It's a one of a 428 00:27:37.880 --> 00:27:44.759 kind revolutionary regular season event in Vegas, And I'm trying to see you know 429 00:27:44.799 --> 00:27:48.079 how exactly it's going to Yeah, so it says it's gonna be it's going 430 00:27:48.119 --> 00:27:55.640 to include one million dollar NIL payouts for eight participating schools player. It says, 431 00:27:55.640 --> 00:27:59.640 what's more, players involved will also have future earning opportunities through long term 432 00:27:59.680 --> 00:28:03.400 and ile contracts. So, I mean, are they just is this just 433 00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:07.480 an event where you bring your team and your players get paid? Like? 434 00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:10.880 Is it a like do you play? Like? Do you you can't make 435 00:28:10.920 --> 00:28:12.759 it to where if you win the tournament you get paid more money? Right? 436 00:28:14.119 --> 00:28:17.480 Like that's still technically not allowed, but yeah, why wouldn't you want 437 00:28:17.480 --> 00:28:18.240 to do this? Right? Like, if you can get invited to this 438 00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:21.799 and be a part of it, you can sell it to recruits and players. 439 00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:26.480 Hey, not only do you have NIL through our collective or somebody else 440 00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:30.240 privately, We're going to go to this event and our team of you know, 441 00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:37.599 thirteen scholarship players are going to split a million dollars. So seems unheard 442 00:28:37.640 --> 00:28:40.839 of, but again it is. It's never happened before. But that's the 443 00:28:40.839 --> 00:28:44.079 world we're in now. But John mentioned something that I wasn't aware of. 444 00:28:44.119 --> 00:28:48.759 Creighton but being a part of this has backed out of the of the Battle 445 00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:53.039 of for Atlantis, which Louisville, Indiana. Who else is in it? 446 00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:57.559 Events? It's a local of West Virginia, Davidson. Kind of a random 447 00:28:57.559 --> 00:29:00.160 one right there. I wonder who's gonna there. Always one of those schools, 448 00:29:00.440 --> 00:29:03.720 but I'm curious who's gonna jump Like last year, I think it was 449 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:07.000 Iowa, Northern Iowa that way. Yeah, So I'm not sure who will 450 00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:11.039 jump in, but hopefully another big East school. Yeah, that'll be uh, 451 00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:15.680 bring in Saint John's that their schedule allows it. I have no clue 452 00:29:15.839 --> 00:29:18.599 what Louisville, you know, will look like at that time, but I 453 00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:21.920 mean we have a good idea of the core of the roster. I mean 454 00:29:21.920 --> 00:29:23.960 they don't have it's not like they got nine scholarships left. They have nine 455 00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:30.480 players, so technically they have four spots available, So I just can't wait 456 00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:33.000 for that event. Not to say Louisville's gonna win it or anything like that, 457 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:37.680 but it's been so long since Louisville has had a game, Like it's 458 00:29:37.680 --> 00:29:42.680 been years since they've had a matchup where you know, there's a lot of 459 00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:48.440 people watching and they're not embarrassing, like honestly, like it's been years. 460 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:52.000 I mean, the last time they had any real notoriety in a game where 461 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:56.400 it felt like they had some momentum was in twenty twenty, and it's we're 462 00:29:56.400 --> 00:30:00.000 coming up on the twenty twenty four to twenty five season, So I don't 463 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:03.279 think they're gonna have a whole lot of momentum to where people are talking about 464 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:07.160 him as one of the sleepers for the Final four whenever they are in in 465 00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:14.440 the Bahamas for this event. But man, those MTE events, Maui Atlantis, 466 00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:18.519 you know, yeah, two K Classic, the ones that are like 467 00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:22.319 the Nike one, Yeah, now yeah, they I mean they've got I 468 00:30:22.319 --> 00:30:25.720 mean, heck, the Champions Classic even, like that's right, those events 469 00:30:26.039 --> 00:30:29.480 you can you can really you pull off an upset against somebody, it can 470 00:30:29.519 --> 00:30:32.480 really like Joan Howard, like he kind of crashed and burned, right, 471 00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:34.599 But if you remember, it was in his first year, they went down 472 00:30:36.160 --> 00:30:40.759 unranked and beat they won the Battle for Atlantis, and that was when they 473 00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:42.160 came to Louisville and they were the number one team in the country and louisvill 474 00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:45.359 knocked him off, or I think Louislle was the number one team in the 475 00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:48.880 country. Michigan was coming in with all that momentum in Louisville won and you 476 00:30:48.920 --> 00:30:53.640 know that that gave that that that I wouldn't say put them on the map, 477 00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:57.680 but like, if you do get some breaks to go your way and 478 00:30:57.680 --> 00:31:00.359 you find a way to beat some good teams down there, like that could 479 00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:04.240 be I mean, and that's like, that's doable. It's just gosh, 480 00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:08.200 the last few years has just been so far from believable like that it would 481 00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:11.440 be realistic, you know what I mean. And those are big weeks for 482 00:31:11.559 --> 00:31:12.880 your kin pom and all that. Oh yeah, no doubt, no, 483 00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:15.359 I have to do well in those games. Yeah, and that's you know, 484 00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:18.319 that's to be honest, and we're I'm getting way ahead of myself here, 485 00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:22.559 but you know, for for Louisville, you know, the acc let's 486 00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:23.839 be real. In recent years has not been that good of a league. 487 00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:26.759 And I know they make tournament runs and all that, but like I'm not 488 00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:30.599 somebody that actually thinks that that means. Okay, yeah, the fact that 489 00:31:30.640 --> 00:31:37.279 you know, North Carolina lost to Georgia Tech and you know Boston College and 490 00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:41.799 the same, like that's not a good look for that doesn't like the benefit 491 00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:45.039 of the doubt of your league, in my opinion, is like when we 492 00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:48.279 just beat up on each other and you can disclaim, well, what are 493 00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:49.880 you gonna do we play in this league? Like if you suck in the 494 00:31:49.880 --> 00:31:52.559 non conference and you you lose to a bunch of bums, like I just 495 00:31:52.599 --> 00:31:56.680 don't think you deserve that benefit of the doubt. That the reason everybody's got 496 00:31:56.680 --> 00:31:59.640 similar records is because man, everybody's just so good. It's so tough to 497 00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:01.799 win. But then when you go to the tournament and you do well, 498 00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:07.119 like that also can help you. But you know, I think one team 499 00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:10.599 making a big deep run like at times makes people oh, ok that clearly 500 00:32:10.640 --> 00:32:15.119 that like North Carolina State they nearly lost to Louisville in the ACC tournament and 501 00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:19.839 they made the final four, Like that's cool, But that doesn't mean that 502 00:32:19.880 --> 00:32:22.640 the ACC was like, let's just throw the records out what Carolina did here. 503 00:32:22.680 --> 00:32:24.680 I mean, that's that's proof that this is a great league. I 504 00:32:24.680 --> 00:32:29.160 mean it's evil run. I mean, I can't. I guess the reason 505 00:32:29.200 --> 00:32:31.319 I pick at it all the time is because I can't relate. I've never 506 00:32:31.359 --> 00:32:36.680 been able to get into the conference like Homer stuff. I know, it's 507 00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:37.920 great for you to be in a league that's good, that's respected, and 508 00:32:37.960 --> 00:32:40.880 the better your league is, the better off you are. But because Louisville 509 00:32:40.920 --> 00:32:44.799 in my lifetime has been in so many different leagues, like, I don't 510 00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:47.039 give a damn about the ACC. Again, it's in Louisville's best interest for 511 00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:52.400 the league to do well and be good. But like I, you know, 512 00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:53.279 I'm not. I don't you know, I don't. I don't. 513 00:32:53.799 --> 00:32:57.000 I can't relate. All right, we do need to get to a quick 514 00:32:57.000 --> 00:32:59.559 break. We'll come back here on the other side, try to finish strong 515 00:32:59.559 --> 00:33:01.440 here on a month day. 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He is a former four star recruit signed with Bama in 539 00:34:25.119 --> 00:34:31.760 twenty twenty two, chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn, Clemson in Texas and 540 00:34:32.280 --> 00:34:36.079 red shirted as a freshman last year. Was just a guy that you know, 541 00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:38.119 provided depth, did not get a whole lot of action, but certainly 542 00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:42.719 a talented player, I would assume, or he wouldn't have the credentials that 543 00:34:42.760 --> 00:34:46.960 he has six to twitter and sixty five pounds. So hopefully they can make 544 00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:51.599 that addition. Obviously, I think the D line actually is in pretty good 545 00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:52.559 shape. To be honest with you, you always want to have a lot 546 00:34:52.599 --> 00:34:58.159 of depth. But you know, Jermaine Lolay, I know he transferred to 547 00:34:58.519 --> 00:35:02.320 Oklahoma and then flipped it to Texas, and that kind of move makes it 548 00:35:02.320 --> 00:35:07.320 look like this guy's, you know, a star, but he couldn't never 549 00:35:07.360 --> 00:35:12.880 stay healthy at Louisville, and he couldn't beat out the guys like Destel that 550 00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:15.119 that you know have been here for a while. And I think not to 551 00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:19.079 say that Louisville and Jeff Brohm are out here trying to bring in dudes to 552 00:35:19.079 --> 00:35:21.800 to to move those guys out of the first string spot. But you want 553 00:35:21.840 --> 00:35:23.760 to have as much depth as you can, have a competitive as can be 554 00:35:23.800 --> 00:35:29.639 at each at every position, and each time guys transfer in to kind of 555 00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:31.840 take those spots, that just doesn't work out for him. So you know, 556 00:35:31.840 --> 00:35:35.199 you can never have too much depth. And again, if this guy 557 00:35:35.199 --> 00:35:37.360 can play for Nick saban and in Alabama, I think he could play for 558 00:35:37.360 --> 00:35:42.320 Louisville. So hopefully they can they can make that addition, all right. 559 00:35:42.559 --> 00:35:45.639 Not sure if this is like news anybody around here cares about, but Iowa 560 00:35:45.760 --> 00:35:52.199 women's basketball coach has retired. No, so she's moving on after Caitlyn Clark 561 00:35:52.239 --> 00:35:57.039 has moved on. I forget her name, but she was there forever and 562 00:35:57.280 --> 00:36:00.679 obviously had a great run and she has stepped down. So her name is 563 00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:05.760 Lisa Blotter Blooter sure, I'm not saying I think it's Blooter, Yeah, 564 00:36:05.760 --> 00:36:08.599 Bluter. And her assistant is going to be replacing her Jan Jensen, So 565 00:36:09.679 --> 00:36:13.000 I'm not sure if that was something. I mean, I'm sure Iowa knew 566 00:36:13.000 --> 00:36:14.480 that was in the works, but I feel like that was kind of a 567 00:36:14.519 --> 00:36:20.679 surprising, a surprising piece of news. Have you watched much of the playoffs 568 00:36:20.679 --> 00:36:23.800 outside of, you know, briefly joining me on the Knicks or not the 569 00:36:23.880 --> 00:36:28.360 Knicks, but the Pacers side, because obviously we don't like the Knicks. 570 00:36:28.679 --> 00:36:30.920 The one thing I watched a little bit of Game three of Pacers Knicks last 571 00:36:30.960 --> 00:36:34.639 Friday, and it was probably I guess, the second half of the game. 572 00:36:34.719 --> 00:36:37.800 And I'll tell you what, as somebody who's kind of a passive Pacers 573 00:36:37.800 --> 00:36:39.320 fan, it was kind of fun to just kind of be a part of 574 00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:44.119 the experience and see them pull that game out and end up winning Game four 575 00:36:44.239 --> 00:36:47.000 on sundaysho Oh, they killed him. I mean, they absolutely demolished them. 576 00:36:47.119 --> 00:36:51.320 And it's the kind of win that makes you realize, like, hey, 577 00:36:51.480 --> 00:36:55.159 like go get one in New York because you should have had certainly had 578 00:36:55.159 --> 00:36:58.199 game two. You let it. It's your fault, you let it slip 579 00:36:58.239 --> 00:37:00.679 away. But I didn't know what was going to happen because when they came 580 00:37:00.719 --> 00:37:05.719 back from that from that when they were down two to zero and Carlisle was 581 00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:07.320 crying about all the calls, and there were some terrible calls, Like I 582 00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:13.000 did, I thought they might just completely cave, and they almost did. 583 00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:16.480 It took that insane three from Nemhart at the end of the game to uh 584 00:37:17.000 --> 00:37:22.920 no, is it confused? Yeah, and I mean just seemingly ten feet 585 00:37:22.960 --> 00:37:25.559 behind the line. You know, without that shot, you don't win. 586 00:37:25.599 --> 00:37:30.440 And then you know, Brunson does his typical brunts and flop and stuff, 587 00:37:30.440 --> 00:37:32.719 acting like I mean, he walked off the full acting like he was fouled 588 00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:36.239 after the game to the refs, which is just you know, that's what 589 00:37:36.480 --> 00:37:38.239 the NBA has now, a lot of floppers. But anyway for them to 590 00:37:38.280 --> 00:37:42.079 dominate yesterday. Now they're heading to New York. I mean, I don't 591 00:37:42.079 --> 00:37:44.039 know they're gonna win the series, but man, I'm hoping they do. 592 00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:46.639 It's been fun to really get into the Pacers and the playoffs for the first 593 00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:50.519 time in a long time. All Right, you guys, have a good 594 00:37:50.559 --> 00:37:55.559 night. We're back at it tomorrow right here on Sports Talk seven to ninety