WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:08.919 It's time for coffee and Company. Fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety 2 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:12.400 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think when we are get 3 00:00:12.519 --> 00:00:16.359 off our show. Idiots. The kids are crying and turning off. The 4 00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:20.000 countries are screwing it up. Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play 5 00:00:20.039 --> 00:00:24.039 Inn Murals. They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 6 00:00:24.839 --> 00:00:28.600 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you kidding me? 7 00:00:29.239 --> 00:00:56.759 Now? Here's nick coffee? All right? I'm here Today. It wasn't 8 00:00:56.759 --> 00:01:00.880 an issue with the headphone. Sometimes that can be an issue where I realized, 9 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:03.280 oh oh, it's three o'clock and my my earbuds are still in my 10 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:07.120 backpack. That wasn't the issue today. The issue was, for some reason, 11 00:01:08.599 --> 00:01:11.959 the main microphone here that's in front of this giant board. We have 12 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:15.920 let's see one. Two. We have five microphones in this studio looks like 13 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:19.719 connect thank you do. So we've got a lot to choose from, and 14 00:01:19.799 --> 00:01:23.640 they're all kind of set up the same other than this one. It's it's 15 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:26.640 the one that like kind of hangs from above and it was completely on the 16 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.239 other side, like I don't know what happened. I don't know how that 17 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:34.560 happened, but I'm looking around. It's somebody remove the microphone and sure enough 18 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:37.040 it's here. But it was just slid all the way to the other side. 19 00:01:37.079 --> 00:01:40.599 So apologies for the delay, but better late than never. We're here. 20 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:44.040 It's Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. My 21 00:01:44.079 --> 00:01:48.280 name is Nick Coffee, the company man mister John Alden alongside today as we 22 00:01:48.319 --> 00:01:55.079 take you up until six o'clock. And I've got roughly four more shows counting 23 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:57.159 today and then I'm out here for vacation. And I don't know what it 24 00:01:57.200 --> 00:01:59.799 is, but I've got the itch right. I've had a lot of time 25 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:02.159 off this summer. I'm very fortunate to have tomm off. I hope that 26 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:08.400 the TVT squad the vill keeps winning and I can enjoy watching them play whenever 27 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:10.319 I'm not. You know, I'm not here next week. It'll be a 28 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:15.039 bummer I'll have I'll be missing it if they can keep it rolling. But 29 00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:17.599 man, I don't know. I saw Vinetti post something on Facebook today him 30 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:22.400 and his wife on the beach, and you know, kind of made me 31 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:25.000 sad because I realize how old Vinetti is. I mean he looks great, 32 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:28.039 by the way. It's not a shot about his appearance. I mean he 33 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:31.560 looks phenomenal. I mean he's Tony Vannetti. But you know he's his kids 34 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:36.360 are old now, right. He's got one kid that's probably going to be 35 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:40.000 finishing college here soon, John who's you know, is killing it up at 36 00:02:40.039 --> 00:02:44.039 Purdue. And then his daughter, Maggie, she's now in college. Like 37 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:47.199 so, Vvenette's getting older and he's talking about buying condos down in Florida and 38 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:52.520 rinting him out as like a hustle, you know, and mentioning retirement soon. 39 00:02:52.639 --> 00:02:54.000 So that made me kind of sad, but I was also jealous because 40 00:02:54.039 --> 00:02:58.000 you know, I'll be on the beach next week and I'm looking forward to 41 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:00.719 that. There's something about when you get close to to, you know, 42 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:05.080 a vacation. You know, obviously I'm gonna I'm gonna give it my all 43 00:03:05.240 --> 00:03:07.599 the rest of the week here, but it's almost like, you know, 44 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:10.639 kind of care free. I don't know why that's the case, but you 45 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:14.960 know, typically this time of the year, man, it's it's a it's 46 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:17.599 a pain in the ass to try to, you know, find things that 47 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:21.960 are worth talking about that are on the sports side of thing, the sports 48 00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:23.280 side of the world. I mean, obviously, well we'll mix it up. 49 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:27.280 We could do ten hours straight talking about nonsense. I don't know if 50 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:29.479 that'd be good for anybody, or if anybody would want to listen to it. 51 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:32.439 But when it comes to like, you know, finding things of interest 52 00:03:32.479 --> 00:03:37.400 as we get later into the summer, anxiously waiting for football to get here, 53 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:39.639 you know, it's a little difficult. But hey, I'm care free 54 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:42.840 today because we've got a lot of things to get to. We're gonna have 55 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:46.520 some fun, and I am looking forward to these next three hours. I 56 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:50.840 am a little worried, though, I don't know. I assume this this 57 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:55.719 issue with the media strike company. They clearly cast some issues with airlines. 58 00:03:57.039 --> 00:04:00.560 Have you seen John, like what's going on with Delta Airlines? No, 59 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:04.639 So I think this is I think this is spot on. This would be 60 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:09.759 getting way more coverage, slash attention. You know, if we didn't have 61 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:14.560 some other major things going on in this country that are clearly dominating the headlines. 62 00:04:14.599 --> 00:04:18.240 You know, that's our current president deciding, you know, months before 63 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:25.279 the election, that he's not going to be actually running for reelection not that 64 00:04:25.399 --> 00:04:30.000 long ago, somebody tried to assassinate the former president who's now attending to become 65 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:33.800 the president again. So like that, that obviously is is is dominating the 66 00:04:34.199 --> 00:04:38.800 headlines, and you know, any any real big story is probably not going 67 00:04:38.839 --> 00:04:41.920 to get the same level of attention, and that it would had we not 68 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:44.680 if we didn't have what was going on with the you know, the presidential 69 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:46.639 race and that kind of stuff. But and we're not flying Delta, but 70 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:51.439 man, just some of the pictures I've seen from airports and just it's it's 71 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:57.399 wild, you know that Apparently it's it's only getting worse, Like I don't 72 00:04:57.439 --> 00:05:00.680 know, it's I guess other airlines have been able to recover from whatever that 73 00:05:01.560 --> 00:05:04.720 technical outage last week? Did it was it was last week? Wasn't it? 74 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:08.720 Yes, it's a glass Friday or something. But this is, this 75 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:14.720 is nearly six thousand Delta flights have been have been canceled, and the costs 76 00:05:14.759 --> 00:05:17.680 are at one hundred and sixty three million in climbing. Uh, there's rows 77 00:05:17.720 --> 00:05:23.319 and rows of luggage. Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson Airport is an absolute mess. And 78 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:27.720 that's what that's what I'm seeing as far as you know pictures and videos. 79 00:05:27.759 --> 00:05:31.720 I mean it looks like a warzone. I mean it's it's awful. In 80 00:05:31.759 --> 00:05:35.959 fact, it says mothers with small children on the floor in the terminal. 81 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:40.439 The line for customer service is a half a mile long. There's no rental 82 00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:45.079 cars, few hotel options. People have been stuck there for days. They 83 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:48.399 did have to arrest someone at the airport who decided, you know, instead 84 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:51.920 of getting naked like that one guy in Nashville a few years ago that we 85 00:05:51.959 --> 00:05:56.759 reference every now and then, this person just decided to take a dump in 86 00:05:56.839 --> 00:06:00.680 the airport like in like, which is just a vile, disgusting act. 87 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:02.680 You throw that person in prison for life. Uh, you know, if 88 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:08.319 it's up to me. But yeah, just flying always makes it, you 89 00:06:08.360 --> 00:06:13.560 know, convenient because you get there quicker, and you know, I don't 90 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:17.040 like driving eight to ten hours anywhere. But again, you're it's really out 91 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:19.399 of your control if you think about it, like, no matter what you 92 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:23.480 do, as far as you know, if you've got insurance, if you've 93 00:06:23.480 --> 00:06:27.920 got a meaning like you know, if you're like a premium member with certain 94 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:33.319 airlines to where they'll they'll they have an agreement I guess to I guess look 95 00:06:33.319 --> 00:06:36.439 out for you if something bad happens, more than just their average regular, 96 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:40.160 you know, poor customers. But at the end of the day, like 97 00:06:40.240 --> 00:06:42.199 you have no clue if you're actually gonna get where you need to go, 98 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:45.079 and you have no you have no control over it. So that that that's 99 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:46.800 given me a little bit of anxiety when it comes to this trip we're about 100 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:49.560 to go on. But you know what, out of my control. We'll 101 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:54.079 see what happens, all right, So let's talk about what happened last night. 102 00:06:54.959 --> 00:07:00.560 Another win for the Villa and the TBT. Another phenomenal atmosphere at Freedom 103 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:03.680 Hal. Clearly not as big of a crowd as what they had on Saturday, 104 00:07:03.800 --> 00:07:09.240 but it felt louder because the game was you know, it was a 105 00:07:09.279 --> 00:07:12.360 thrilling finish. It was you know, and and the fans. I mean, 106 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:15.639 this is not an exaggeration. It may sound corny, but it's the 107 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:18.199 truth. The players even said it after the fact, that's probably not a 108 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:24.920 game they win if they were not playing in front of a Louisville Cardinal basketball 109 00:07:24.959 --> 00:07:28.360 fan base that is, you know, desperate for something to cheer about. 110 00:07:28.600 --> 00:07:31.319 And obviously these guys have given us something with the tbt. I mean that 111 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:35.560 was that was a game where I felt like it's gonna come to an end 112 00:07:36.279 --> 00:07:39.480 and it would have been a bummer. I mean it's not as if I 113 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:42.920 was, you know, thinking about the long walk back to my car as 114 00:07:42.959 --> 00:07:45.639 I'm crying, but you know, it would have been a bummer. There's 115 00:07:45.639 --> 00:07:48.680 no way around it. And they they held they found a way to win, 116 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:53.120 and I wasn't gonna say they clawed it out. They held on. 117 00:07:53.279 --> 00:07:55.800 But like, I don't even think you can use those kind of words when 118 00:07:55.800 --> 00:07:59.560 you talk about a basketball game that doesn't end when the clock strike zero. 119 00:07:59.839 --> 00:08:03.839 The elam ending has made it to where you can't just hold on. You 120 00:08:03.879 --> 00:08:07.959 can't just you know, survive in advance. I mean, I guess you 121 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:11.319 can advance, but with the elam ending, you gotta go win. You 122 00:08:11.399 --> 00:08:15.240 got to go make shots to win the game. You can't just you know, 123 00:08:15.839 --> 00:08:20.519 turtle up and know that the clock's on your side because you're melting at 124 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:22.399 the worst opportunity. But there's not enough time left, right, they don't 125 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:26.160 have enough time to get back in it because they were down twelve with two 126 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:31.080 minutes left. I mean, it is completely changed how you look at the 127 00:08:31.159 --> 00:08:35.120 end of a game, and you know, there are instances where if a 128 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:39.519 team's got a twenty five point lead and they get to the four minute stoppage, 129 00:08:39.559 --> 00:08:41.120 I mean that. I mean, that's probably not going to be a 130 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:45.200 very exciting finish. In fact, it'll probably be a pretty quick finish. 131 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:46.759 But last night, I mean, John, you were watching, it sort 132 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:48.799 of looked like louis was gonna lose, didn't it. Yeah, it was 133 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:52.600 crazy. I tuned in right as the elam ending was getting underway, and 134 00:08:54.279 --> 00:08:56.360 it was one of those things. I think you already kind of set it 135 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:01.039 up perfectly, the fan atmosphere that you got it in Freedom Hall, so 136 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:03.879 you could feel that on television. Oh my gosh. Absolutely, And it 137 00:09:03.960 --> 00:09:07.080 was a crazy thing to see because the other games I've been watching are taking 138 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:11.600 place in Hinkle Field House. The atmosphere is not terrible there, but in 139 00:09:11.639 --> 00:09:16.919 comparison to what's going on here at Louisville, it is a totally different level 140 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:20.679 of energy going on with these games. And that's, you know, hats 141 00:09:20.679 --> 00:09:22.480 off to the Louiell fans for that. Yeah, I mean, I look, 142 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:26.159 I I felt mean, I have not been to a game, and 143 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:31.679 honestly, I haven't been to a game and set in the stands ever with 144 00:09:31.759 --> 00:09:33.840 my kids and watched it like my son and I know it's not really like 145 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:37.120 a U of L game, but my but it kind of is. And 146 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:39.759 my kids certainly doesn't know that. And you know, he's he's on the 147 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:43.120 edge of his seat, like he now is old enough to understand. So 148 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:46.159 like when I think about my first time watching, you know, even though 149 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:50.240 it's not really U of L basketball, but the first time watching as he 150 00:09:50.320 --> 00:09:54.120 calls them the go cards play when we're in attendance and it's a close game, 151 00:09:54.159 --> 00:09:56.799 and like he's he's got his arms crossed, which I guess is going 152 00:09:56.879 --> 00:10:00.000 to be like his nervous sign when he's when he's antsy. You know, 153 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:01.720 some people bite their nails, some people pace. My four year old just 154 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:07.960 crosses his arms, and you know, it looks nervous, but it's it's 155 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:11.559 amazing and I don't want to overdo it. But I think everybody who's gone 156 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:16.919 to these events rather be last year, this year, maybe both. I 157 00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:22.399 mean, it's given this fan base a reminder of what it's like to just 158 00:10:22.519 --> 00:10:24.759 be, you know, on the edge of your seat, cheering like crazy 159 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:31.159 and knowing that it doesn't guarantee that you're gonna, you know, you're gonna 160 00:10:31.159 --> 00:10:35.360 be able to to give them enough life to climb out of a hole and 161 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:37.159 win a game. But man, last night was a reminder of that stuff 162 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:41.279 matters. And I could tell you this, man, these players, what 163 00:10:41.320 --> 00:10:43.320 they're saying on social media, you know, it's it's not I mean, 164 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:48.840 I'm sure some of it is just because they do want to keep fans aware 165 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:50.759 that they appreciate them, and they want to have another good crowd when they 166 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:56.840 play tomorrow night. But I think they've really been reminded of what it's like 167 00:10:56.960 --> 00:11:00.200 to play in front of a juiced crowd and you know, you know, 168 00:11:00.320 --> 00:11:03.200 have them really lift you up whenever you need momentum in a major way. 169 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:05.799 And that's what happened last night. I mean, it was far from a 170 00:11:07.240 --> 00:11:09.039 good performance, really, I mean, I think they've been able to and 171 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:11.919 again, maybe that's just what this team is going to do. Like, 172 00:11:11.960 --> 00:11:13.720 I don't know what the ceiling is for this group. You know, you've 173 00:11:13.720 --> 00:11:18.919 got guys like Russ and Peyton, who I know, Peyton just clearly is 174 00:11:18.960 --> 00:11:20.639 not healthy enough to give you a whole lot. He only played ten minutes 175 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.320 last night. You know, Russ played a lot, but didn't play towards 176 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:26.799 the end. I'm not sure if that was just the decision from Rhees Gains 177 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:31.080 or if that was Russ. You know, maybe he wasn't. Maybe he's 178 00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:35.200 dealing with some kind of an issue as far as injury or something. I 179 00:11:35.200 --> 00:11:37.720 don't know, maybe he's hampered in some way. I mean, I thought 180 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:41.799 it make total sense to keep Chris Jones out there because he's been a great 181 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:43.639 asset, and obviously David Johnson. I mean, he's got a lot of 182 00:11:43.679 --> 00:11:46.639 tools. He's a very skilled offensive player, and he didn't shoot it well 183 00:11:46.679 --> 00:11:50.159 from three, but you know, he's he's the best player on this team 184 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:54.080 right now. And it's because one he's skilled, he's talented, but also 185 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:58.200 he's young, and these other guys aren't, you know, comparatively speaking in 186 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:01.399 regards to like, you know, of the other guys, you're like Alonso 187 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:03.840 Verge, that's a guy who you know, he's twenty twenty two, twenty 188 00:12:03.879 --> 00:12:07.039 three years old, just like David. So it's you know, I don't 189 00:12:07.080 --> 00:12:09.840 know what again, no clue what the ceiling is for this group, but 190 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:13.000 I don't think they played that well last night. You know, they only 191 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:18.919 shot it twenty five percent from three forty percent. Overall sloppy at times, 192 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:22.720 shot selection not great. And here I am, you know, just completely 193 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:24.559 ripping them. But it's just the truth. Like I don't think it was 194 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:26.399 a great game, but like because of what this event is, I'm not 195 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:28.639 sure people really care about how it looks. You just want to win, 196 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:33.120 keep this thing going because the nostalgia is awesome, and I mean, it 197 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:37.519 was just a great night. And I think at times, you know, 198 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:39.679 when especially when it comes to the rival, you know, you set yourself 199 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:43.320 up a little bit to you know, be made fun of. Maybe you 200 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:46.320 kind of walk into a joke to where you're you know, your your your 201 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:50.080 program's gonna get clown But but I don't care. I mean, last night 202 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:56.840 was one of the coolest atmospheres for a Louisville basketball related event in a long, 203 00:12:56.279 --> 00:13:01.440 long, long time, talking four or five years. I mean not 204 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:03.960 because the crowd was full. I mean again, I'm not even sure what 205 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:09.080 the attendance was, but those that were there were were losing their mind and 206 00:13:09.159 --> 00:13:11.759 you know, loud as can be. And I'm glad to hear you say 207 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:13.799 that. It came across on the television because I assumed it did you never 208 00:13:13.840 --> 00:13:18.440 really know. And you had Jeff Brown there getting into it. You had 209 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:22.039 Donovan Mitchell show up and sit next to Pat Kelsey. There was a ton 210 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:26.399 of former players there as well that were, you know, that were getting 211 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:30.679 into it. You had the Louisville roster, the current team. They were 212 00:13:30.720 --> 00:13:33.559 on the far end, you know, kind of towards where the bleacher seats 213 00:13:33.600 --> 00:13:39.279 are, and I can't think of I mean, these guys were cheering as 214 00:13:39.279 --> 00:13:43.519 if they were just diehard fans that grew up in Louisville. I mean, 215 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:48.159 you had Noah Waterman, you know, cheering as if he's watching his favorite 216 00:13:48.200 --> 00:13:52.039 team play and he's a fifteen year old kid like it and he doesn't know 217 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:54.480 these guys. I mean, wouldn't be a shocker if a lot of these 218 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.080 guys on the team before they got here and got acclimated, they didn't know 219 00:13:58.120 --> 00:14:03.360 who most of these guys were. But you've got Kannie Russ, the only 220 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:07.519 true freshman on this team, stepping up and leading like four different cards chants 221 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:11.759 to the entire crowd. This kid's seventeen, eighteen years old, and he 222 00:14:11.840 --> 00:14:16.879 wasn't even being recruited by Louisville until Pat Kelsey randomly decided to pick up the 223 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:18.840 phone and say, hey, there's a kid that decommitted from Michigan out there, 224 00:14:18.879 --> 00:14:22.799 top thirty caliber player, Let's give him a call. Like it's just 225 00:14:22.600 --> 00:14:28.080 the energy and the overall vibes around Louisville hoops right now. It's amazing. 226 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:31.879 And again a lot of it is because we've missed it so much. The 227 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:35.919 bar is low as far as for us to get something, you know, 228 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:37.840 for us to have something to be excited about. But man, I'm hoping 229 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:43.480 they can win on Guess tomorrow night, Wednesday night and keep this thing going. 230 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:50.200 I mean, the team they're going to play, you can't overlook him 231 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:54.080 now because they've made it this far. But they're the eight seed team DRC, 232 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:58.320 which you know, I never made the connection as to why they were 233 00:14:58.600 --> 00:15:05.960 called, and it's because they are led by former NFL defensive back to Dominique 234 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:09.440 Rogers Commarti. I mean, he was a former All Pro. Don't know 235 00:15:09.519 --> 00:15:13.799 much about his basketball background or if he even has one, but you know, 236 00:15:13.799 --> 00:15:16.639 they've made it this far. They knocked off the one seed team Diesel 237 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:20.679 on Saturday, and then last night they got pasted. I can't think of 238 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:24.679 the name of the team they played. But you know, either way, 239 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:28.840 they they were the lower seeded team, meaning they were not expected to win, 240 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:31.039 and they found the way to do it. Now, when I watched 241 00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:33.080 this team play, because I did watch a little bit of it last night, 242 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:37.039 I mean, to me, they don't look I mean, to me, 243 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:41.639 they look like a team that you would seed at the at the eight 244 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:43.879 line. They got some guys who, you know, I wouldn't call him 245 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:46.320 out of shape, but they're just you know, they're bigger, if you 246 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:50.559 know what I'm saying, hefty, you know, Dominique Rodgers, Comarty. 247 00:15:50.600 --> 00:15:54.879 I mean, he's he's a guy who you know clearly loves basketball. He's 248 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:56.240 doing this, you know, I mean just I guess just for fun, 249 00:15:56.279 --> 00:16:00.960 and I guess in the hopes of making some money along the way. You 250 00:16:00.960 --> 00:16:07.039 know, they they've got a full staff of three assistant coaches a GM. 251 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:08.759 So you know, I don't want to take I'm not gonna take them lightly. 252 00:16:08.759 --> 00:16:11.960 I think Louisville, if they don't play well, they can they can. 253 00:16:11.120 --> 00:16:15.799 You know, they can loose to anybody, right, But I kind 254 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:18.720 of feel like this is setting up to where you reflect on those first two 255 00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:23.559 games, realize you're kind of fortunate to be able to be in this position. 256 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:30.240 However, you know, regroup and you know, play your best performance 257 00:16:30.240 --> 00:16:34.840 tomorrow and you probably could could potentially cruise and then you wait and well, 258 00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:38.600 I guess at that point you'll know what happens in uh in Lexington because Kentucky 259 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:44.759 plays tonight their team La Familia in Lexington to clench their appearance. And I 260 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:48.639 guess what's the elite eight? So if Kentucky wins tonight and Louisville wins tomorrow, 261 00:16:49.120 --> 00:16:52.480 they will play each other. I think the dates to be determined and 262 00:16:52.519 --> 00:17:00.000 it'll be freedom all. One thing I'm not super cool with is uh because 263 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:04.880 Kentucky plays tonight in Louisville doesn't play until tomorrow. With the with the victory 264 00:17:04.920 --> 00:17:11.720 tonight for lat familiar John, Kentucky can go ahead and start buying tickets, 265 00:17:12.039 --> 00:17:15.480 so like they're gonna go Yeah, it's kind of you know, like they're 266 00:17:15.480 --> 00:17:18.160 gonna have a big head start on buying tickets. Now what I don't know, 267 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:22.759 and I could be wrong here, but like if Kentucky wins in Louisville 268 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:27.160 doesn't, why wouldn't they host it and rup we'll gonna be. So if 269 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:30.200 that's the case, then would they So Louisville was able to be the next 270 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:33.640 round host because they sold more tickets, so they have to be in the 271 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:34.880 event too, I would assume, So, like I don't know. I 272 00:17:34.920 --> 00:17:38.079 mean cause again, like you've got a lot of personnel from u of L's 273 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:42.960 Athletic department that is helping out, and you've got the Kentucky Exposition you know 274 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:45.200 the fair people that are that are there as well. Of course those are 275 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:48.079 the people who you know work not for Free Them Hall, but you know, 276 00:17:48.160 --> 00:17:52.079 work on work for the exposition center. Who has you know, all 277 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:55.599 these events at these different venues and whatnot. So I just don't think it 278 00:17:55.599 --> 00:17:59.680 would make a lot of sense to have the Lexington team if they win, 279 00:18:00.599 --> 00:18:03.200 not playing Lexington if Louisville loses. But again, what do I know? 280 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:07.039 So with that said, it could be a situation where you don't really have 281 00:18:07.079 --> 00:18:11.119 to worry about it because I would assume if you're a Kentucky fan wanting to 282 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:15.319 go to this next round if they win tonight, your decision will be based 283 00:18:15.359 --> 00:18:18.240 upon where it is right because if you're in Louisville, makes way more sense 284 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:21.079 for you to buy a ticket to go to Freedom Hall. You know, 285 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:23.359 I'm sure there are people that are from Lexington and Louisville that would travel to 286 00:18:23.359 --> 00:18:26.079 go because you know, it would be kind of cool because there's the rivalry 287 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:30.240 component here. But Peyton Steviah did confirm that, like that that's how it 288 00:18:30.279 --> 00:18:33.559 works. Is tonight when tickets go on sale, they'll be able to buy 289 00:18:33.599 --> 00:18:37.680 them. But then again, how you buying tickets when you don't know where 290 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:41.160 it is. If that's the case, I can't buy a ticket for rub 291 00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:44.160 they don't have the same seating start, you know what I mean? Yeah, 292 00:18:44.319 --> 00:18:45.880 I mean this is just a shot in the dark. But I feel 293 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:51.119 like if they're able to go ahead and buy tickets for Freedom Hall, I 294 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:53.759 bet the game's just automatically going to be played in Freedom Hall, no matter 295 00:18:53.799 --> 00:18:56.759 if Louisville advances or not. Maybe I'm totally wrong on that. I mean, 296 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:02.920 a quick text message to somebody can probably answer that question for me. 297 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:04.359 But yeah, like, I don't even think you would put tickets on sale 298 00:19:06.680 --> 00:19:11.079 if and here here's the thing, the Exposition Center, you know, Freedom 299 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:14.440 Hall, they would want to host it regardless, I think because it's a 300 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:17.279 chance for them to open their doors and potentially make some money. Yes, 301 00:19:17.319 --> 00:19:18.880 you know what I mean, So like I I and there's plenty of Kentucky 302 00:19:18.920 --> 00:19:22.839 fans. Yeah, absolutely, so I guess it is. It's probably, 303 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:26.359 I mean, that's that probably is the situation where it's going to be at 304 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:30.240 Freedom Hall regardless of Louisville wins, and they're going to have they'll have. 305 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:33.680 In fact, they'll there'll probably be a lot of fans that didn't go to 306 00:19:33.720 --> 00:19:36.240 RUPT that are in the Louisville area or closer to Louisville that would go to 307 00:19:36.279 --> 00:19:40.039 this because it's more convenient for them. So you know, that is a 308 00:19:40.079 --> 00:19:41.240 little bit of a a of a bummer to know that they're going to have 309 00:19:41.240 --> 00:19:45.440 a little bit of a head star potentially. But either way, you know, 310 00:19:45.480 --> 00:19:48.119 there's not a bad seat in Freedom Hall. And I just don't see 311 00:19:48.119 --> 00:19:53.240 a scenario that if you get Louisville and Kentucky in that next round that it 312 00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:59.160 wouldn't be the record. Seventy two hundred is the record for the most people 313 00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:03.440 attended, most people in attendance for a TBT game, and Louisville's been close 314 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:06.759 to it now. I mean, I think now Louisville is they've got two 315 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:11.880 of the top five all time as far as most attended TBT games that didn't 316 00:20:11.920 --> 00:20:14.680 count last night, it was one from last year and then the one that 317 00:20:14.799 --> 00:20:19.160 they the one on Saturday. So you know, fingers crossed that Louisville can 318 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:23.759 get past Team DRC tomorrow. All right, we're loaded the rest of the 319 00:20:23.759 --> 00:20:26.480 way here. We'll continue to you know, and I enjoy a lot, 320 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:30.119 you know, I will admit I did neglect some of the text line yesterday 321 00:20:30.160 --> 00:20:33.359 that had put people you know, sharing their thoughts on the experience of the 322 00:20:33.400 --> 00:20:37.279 TBT, so we could continue to you know, discuss that and you know, 323 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:41.799 hopefully they can keep this thing rolling. Right. So the ACC kickoff 324 00:20:42.240 --> 00:20:47.880 Day two underway, and I feel like it's been relatively quiet today because obviously 325 00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:52.240 you're not hearing from the commissioner. It's just the teams and the handful of 326 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:56.559 players that are there doing their media rounds. And I think this is really 327 00:20:56.640 --> 00:20:59.960 when it comes. This is when it gets to like the you know, 328 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:03.319 the real boring side of it, especially if it's if it's a you know, 329 00:21:03.319 --> 00:21:06.680 if your team's not there right like well you're from Jeff brom Tomorrow, 330 00:21:07.119 --> 00:21:11.000 I think three Louisville players are going to be there Quincy Riley, Ashton Jalotti, 331 00:21:11.079 --> 00:21:12.599 and Tyler Shuck. So you know, that'll give us something to chew 332 00:21:12.680 --> 00:21:17.400 on once they actually arrived for their day in Charlotte. But that's that's not 333 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:21.680 until tomorrow now, is the Big Ten media day is going on as well? 334 00:21:22.960 --> 00:21:25.640 Yes, thought so, because I did see that Tony Pettiti. You 335 00:21:25.720 --> 00:21:30.440 know, he's not he's not afraid to say that they'll expand again at some 336 00:21:30.480 --> 00:21:33.039 point. I mean I think he kind of said that right that they're pretty, 337 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:37.240 they're they're they're they're okay, and they're comfortable. I think that was 338 00:21:37.279 --> 00:21:38.880 the word. He's comfortable with the current roster that they have in the Big 339 00:21:38.920 --> 00:21:42.039 Ten. But you know he did go on to say that it could change 340 00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:48.599 down the road and that it probably will. So that's not like a crazy 341 00:21:48.640 --> 00:21:52.200 statement for the Big Ten commissioner to make. That's going to get everybody reacting 342 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:56.039 to it. But if, in fact, I mean, in that scenario, 343 00:21:57.000 --> 00:22:03.640 he's got to be when he says problem will, he's he's saying that 344 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:07.480 the acc probably will get blown up, like because what else you gonna do? 345 00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:08.519 Who else is you gonna go get? You know, there's no means 346 00:22:10.640 --> 00:22:14.759 yeah, exactly, So we can get into that also when it comes to 347 00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:21.279 Lebron James. Mostly the conversations about Bron lately have been about nepotism, his 348 00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:26.240 son and all that, and that's all fair. However, he's going to 349 00:22:26.240 --> 00:22:30.480 be the first ever United States flag bearer from the men's basketball side of thing 350 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:34.359 at the Olympics, and if you really it's one of those it's one of 351 00:22:34.400 --> 00:22:37.240 those moments where you know, you look at Lebron's age and you look at 352 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:41.039 what he's still able to do. I mean, he's been the best player 353 00:22:41.680 --> 00:22:45.359 for Team USA in these whatever you call him, the pre you know, 354 00:22:45.680 --> 00:22:51.079 pre Olympic games they've had, and he's still playing at an insanely high level. 355 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:53.160 And I just hope that one day people will shut the hell up about 356 00:22:53.160 --> 00:22:56.640 the Jordan and Lebron stuff and just let both of them be great. Because 357 00:22:57.559 --> 00:23:02.079 you don't like Bronze antics and drama and is flopping and all that, that's 358 00:23:02.119 --> 00:23:06.519 fine. And if you like Jordan better and you respect Jordan as a competitor 359 00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:08.119 and you think he's the best player of all time, that's great. But 360 00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:15.720 Lebron James is as far as just talent. Why I mean, he's unbelievable, 361 00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:19.000 and when he's retired, the game will go on. There's already kind 362 00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:22.319 of a new wave of stars in the league that I'm excited about. But 363 00:23:23.119 --> 00:23:26.200 if you had a chance, regardless of what you think of Lebron James as 364 00:23:26.200 --> 00:23:30.960 far as again all those things I mentioned, if you've been able to watch 365 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:34.119 his career from start to finish, you can say that you, in my 366 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:40.440 opinion, watched something that will never be recreated by anybody, meaning that frame, 367 00:23:40.519 --> 00:23:44.920 that skill set, that athleticism, and the longevity. The way he 368 00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:48.160 is still able to play this game like he's twenty five years old is insane. 369 00:23:49.519 --> 00:23:53.799 Also on the NFL side, Joe Burrow's new hair, we'll talk about 370 00:23:53.799 --> 00:23:59.559 it, and the NFL going from seventeen to eighteen games in the regular season. 371 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:02.759 I mean, at this point, I feel like every few years they're 372 00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:04.160 just gonna add a game. These guys are gonna be playing thirty games a 373 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:07.240 year before too long, and hey, that's probably not safe. I'm sure 374 00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:11.519 the Players Association would never let that happen, but I wouldn't be complaining. 375 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:15.079 Make the NFL a year round thing. We have to work year round. 376 00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:18.559 We put our bodies through it here in the radio world. Why can't they 377 00:24:18.559 --> 00:24:22.359 do it. It's the same thing, all right, It's coffee and company. 378 00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:27.039 Feel about Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety to isolate David Johnson, 379 00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:30.559 here go one on one. I like it, don't settle get to 380 00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:49.799 the rim, Johnson. I mean, I took your word for it, 381 00:24:49.880 --> 00:24:52.480 John, but I did go back and listen to some of the clips there 382 00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:56.279 of John Fanta and David Patchett just to confirm, and you're right it was. 383 00:24:56.759 --> 00:25:02.039 It was loud, it was rowdy, and U Freedom Hall, I 384 00:25:02.039 --> 00:25:07.759 mean clearly, it's it's the arena where Louisville basketball became a premier program and 385 00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:12.279 even hosted some n SUAA tournaments. Never never a final four, but I 386 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:15.559 know there were many inn C Double A Regionals I think that were that were 387 00:25:15.599 --> 00:25:19.119 played there years ago. So you know, I hadn't been in Freedom Hall 388 00:25:19.160 --> 00:25:22.119 for a basketball game, as I talked about yesterday, in a long long 389 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:27.359 time. And I swear I love the UMP Center, but there's something about 390 00:25:27.359 --> 00:25:30.079 Freedom Hall that's just different. I don't know. It's like I think it's 391 00:25:30.119 --> 00:25:33.359 louder. You don't have to be as loud for it to sound as loud 392 00:25:33.359 --> 00:25:37.160 as it is, if that makes sense. You know, it's got some 393 00:25:37.279 --> 00:25:41.400 history to it. It's it's got you know. I can't put into words 394 00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:45.079 why. It's probably just a nostalgia I suppose, and trust me, the 395 00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:48.000 MP Center when it's rock and it's phenomenal. I mean, it's an NBA 396 00:25:48.079 --> 00:25:52.759 arena, uh for a college basketball program, and there's no doubt it can 397 00:25:52.799 --> 00:25:55.839 only help you when it comes to recruiting. But I wouldn't I wouldn't be 398 00:25:55.839 --> 00:25:59.119 opposed to play in a few games at Freedom Hall every year because that place 399 00:25:59.160 --> 00:26:02.359 is awesome. And if you think about it as old as Freedham Hall is, 400 00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:07.759 there are probably I don't know countless I was gonna throw a number out 401 00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:10.039 there, but I would be just completely pulling it out of my rear end. 402 00:26:10.039 --> 00:26:14.640 But think about how many college basketball programs, some of them in Power 403 00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:19.519 five leagues, would die to have the arena that Louisville left what fourteen years 404 00:26:19.559 --> 00:26:22.759 ago. I mean, again, it's not and I don't say it's nice, 405 00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:25.960 you know, as far as like you know, amenities and all that, 406 00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:30.720 it's old, but man, it's an awesome venue and I can't wait 407 00:26:30.720 --> 00:26:33.759 to be back, to be back out there tomorrow as they take on Team 408 00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:37.480 DRC. All right, it's coffee and company. Feel bouth. 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You can learn 444 00:28:38.400 --> 00:28:42.799 more and open your account today at lnfcu dot com. All Right, this 445 00:28:42.880 --> 00:28:47.519 text says one of the things I've always heard you say about Mantres Harold Nick 446 00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:51.960 is his motor never stops. It looks like it hasn't started since he arrived 447 00:28:51.960 --> 00:28:55.880 back in Louisville. What's the deal. I mean, that sounds a little 448 00:28:55.880 --> 00:28:59.960 harsh to me, but again because these guys are like they've already given everything 449 00:29:00.279 --> 00:29:04.119 they can to Louisville basketball, the program and the fan base. So like, 450 00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:07.960 that's why it's weird for me to like, Because I'll be honest with 451 00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:10.599 you, Trees doesn't look the same. I don't know if it's because he's 452 00:29:10.680 --> 00:29:12.920 rusty. I don't know, if it's because he's been away from the NBA. 453 00:29:14.119 --> 00:29:17.359 I don't know, but you know, he's still been effective, but 454 00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:22.920 he just he's kind of been lacking that motor, as you said, and 455 00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:26.480 it is worth mentioning that he he did apologize to fans last night for his 456 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:30.000 performance, which I thought was, you know, unnecessary, But hey, 457 00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:36.880 I mean, I think he's aware that he's probably not played to the level 458 00:29:36.920 --> 00:29:40.920 that maybe he thought he would in this event, and certainly maybe some fans 459 00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:42.759 because I don't know if it would have been fair or realistic to expect him 460 00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:48.319 to dominate, because you know, as much as Montreal has accomplished in his 461 00:29:48.359 --> 00:29:52.200 career and as talented as he is, I mean, you've got dudes out 462 00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:56.519 here playing their ass off because you know, they don't care Montreal Montres Harrell 463 00:29:56.640 --> 00:29:59.160 is. They want to win. They want and these guys, you know, 464 00:29:59.200 --> 00:30:00.720 even if they have a different and background, they didn't play the same 465 00:30:00.839 --> 00:30:04.160 level of college basketball. You know, you got to line up and play, 466 00:30:04.160 --> 00:30:07.039 man. I can tell you firsthand. There's there's a lot of guys 467 00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:11.000 that you know that I know of, some that I played against growing up, 468 00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:15.759 that never did anything as far as like a phenomenal college career for a 469 00:30:15.839 --> 00:30:18.400 variety of reasons. Maybe it's great, Maybe they just didn't have their head 470 00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:22.240 on straight. Maybe they just never got the opportunity. But like you know, 471 00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:25.000 when it comes down to getting on the floor between the lines and competing, 472 00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:27.799 you know, you can't just coast in most situations, no matter how 473 00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:32.279 talented you are. So you know, I don't want to act as if 474 00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:34.519 you know Tres isn't dominating and it's only because of Tres I think, you 475 00:30:34.559 --> 00:30:38.200 know, I have a lot of respect for guys in this event because it 476 00:30:38.640 --> 00:30:41.759 you know, it's for money, So it's not the can't I can't give 477 00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:45.200 you the corny Well, it's for the love of the game, but there's 478 00:30:45.240 --> 00:30:51.400 a collective buy in from every team because of what's at stake here again, 479 00:30:51.799 --> 00:30:56.880 could be maybe life changing money for certain people. Right, you get exposure, 480 00:30:56.960 --> 00:31:00.000 and this is something that I wouldn't have thought of, makes total sense. 481 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:03.920 But when you're there at the TBT and you see the folks that are 482 00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:08.000 there, I mean they're scouts that are here, agents that are here because 483 00:31:08.039 --> 00:31:14.559 they they're scouting talent to sign to represent when they play across the country or 484 00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:15.759 you know, across the pond in a different country or whatever it may be. 485 00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:18.920 So like there is something to gain here even if you don't win. 486 00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:23.039 But yeah, with Tres he just yeah, the motor hadn't really been running, 487 00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:26.200 and I don't know if it's rust or what it is. You know, 488 00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:27.759 he did not play basketball last year because he is coming off of of 489 00:31:29.720 --> 00:31:33.119 I think it was an ACL injury. I mean, it doesn't look like 490 00:31:33.119 --> 00:31:36.119 he's in poor shape. But yeah, the tres that's just this, you 491 00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:41.079 know, tenacious, just you know, I'm trying to think of the right 492 00:31:41.079 --> 00:31:42.400 word to use, but I mean, he just never stops, right, 493 00:31:42.440 --> 00:31:47.000 He's relentless, he'll you know, he's physical, and it's not that he's 494 00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:48.440 not doing those things. It just hasn't really been what I think a lot 495 00:31:48.440 --> 00:31:52.240 of people expected, and maybe that isn't fair on our part, but I'm 496 00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:53.519 with you. You know, at times it looks like he's kind of asleep 497 00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:56.680 out there. You know. I don't want to say he's not trying, 498 00:31:56.839 --> 00:32:01.359 because I mean that's something only he would be able to tell us as far 499 00:32:01.400 --> 00:32:04.759 as how much he's trying. So so I don't think that it is that. 500 00:32:04.920 --> 00:32:07.079 But yeah, he just as much as at least see what his numbers 501 00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:09.720 were last night, because he actually had a pretty good game statistically against the 502 00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:15.640 Bellerman squad and then last night not as much he only had eight points three 503 00:32:15.640 --> 00:32:17.880 of ten from the field, did have eight rebounds in thirty six minutes, 504 00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:21.880 so not his best performance, which is why he decided to tweet this out. 505 00:32:21.960 --> 00:32:24.240 Said man I love or said man, I apologize Cardination, but a 506 00:32:24.359 --> 00:32:29.079 survive in advance, but I will never give you guys another stinky performance like 507 00:32:29.119 --> 00:32:34.039 that. Thanks for sticking with me, Cardination. Yeah, good stuff, 508 00:32:34.680 --> 00:32:37.640 all right? This question, says Nick, did Donovan Mitchell happen to be 509 00:32:37.680 --> 00:32:39.799 in Louisville or did he randomly just decide to come in for this game? 510 00:32:40.279 --> 00:32:44.079 I mean, I think he randomly decided to come in to support these guys. 511 00:32:44.319 --> 00:32:47.440 Donovan Mitchell is one of the bigger stars in the NBA. I mean, 512 00:32:49.240 --> 00:32:51.920 he's got one of the biggest contracts in the NBA now after he just 513 00:32:51.960 --> 00:32:54.960 resigned with Cleveland. He's been a multi time All Star, He's broke records. 514 00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:59.960 I mean, I don't think I need to tell you guys how accomplished 515 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:02.720 he is. And he's not done accomplishing big things. He's still relatively young, 516 00:33:04.160 --> 00:33:07.000 but he you know, he loves Louisville. He loves the fan base, 517 00:33:07.039 --> 00:33:08.680 he loves the people that still work at U of L. You know 518 00:33:08.680 --> 00:33:12.680 I saw when he arrived. One of the first people that I saw him 519 00:33:12.720 --> 00:33:15.240 walk up to and greet and and you know, I guess catch up with 520 00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:19.160 was Kenny Klein, who a lot of us know who Kenny is former U 521 00:33:19.160 --> 00:33:21.880 of L s I D who you know, did this for a long long 522 00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:24.440 time. But you know, Donovan Mitchell as big as a star as he 523 00:33:24.519 --> 00:33:28.359 is and maybe will continue to be, maybe even he'll be a bigger star 524 00:33:28.440 --> 00:33:30.799 at some point. Like he has a lot of appreciation for everybody that was 525 00:33:30.839 --> 00:33:36.599 here at u of L. And you know he's going to support Pat Kelsey. 526 00:33:36.599 --> 00:33:38.000 I don't think that those two had met until last night, but it 527 00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:42.519 wouldn't shock me if throughout the season, if Louisville gets a big win, 528 00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:47.720 he'll be on social media promoting Louisville basketball and promoting Pat Kelsey. And you 529 00:33:47.720 --> 00:33:52.240 know, that's what makes this event so much fun for like everybody involved, 530 00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:55.559 because obviously the guys that are playing in this event that none of them have 531 00:33:55.599 --> 00:34:01.039 had the career that Donovan had, but he is somebody that can relate to 532 00:34:01.119 --> 00:34:05.160 what these guys are feeling. Right He's not out there playing because you know 533 00:34:05.240 --> 00:34:08.119 it would never happen, but I would imagine to answer your question one of 534 00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:10.320 the reasons. And by the way, it's not that hard for Donovan Mitchell 535 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:14.719 to get from Cleveland to Louisville when he probably has a private jet he could 536 00:34:14.760 --> 00:34:16.480 use if maybe he has his own, I don't know. And you know 537 00:34:16.679 --> 00:34:20.239 why he's watching basketball and he's catching up with guys that he knows. I 538 00:34:20.239 --> 00:34:22.760 mean, he didn't play with a lot of these guys that are on this 539 00:34:22.840 --> 00:34:25.519 team, but he certainly knows them. Him and Peyton Siva became close. 540 00:34:25.559 --> 00:34:30.239 Peyton, I know, was around in the summers when Donovan played and was 541 00:34:30.440 --> 00:34:32.800 you know, was somebody that he talked to a lot in regards to how 542 00:34:32.840 --> 00:34:36.960 you deal with Rick Patino being your coach because he's so demanding in that kind 543 00:34:36.960 --> 00:34:42.039 of stuff. So, you know, Donovan loves the fan appreciation that he 544 00:34:42.079 --> 00:34:44.119 gets here, and it's different. This is where it all started, right, 545 00:34:44.119 --> 00:34:46.719 He's been a star in Utah and he's a star in Cleveland now. 546 00:34:46.760 --> 00:34:51.079 But like Louis, Louisvill's kind of where it all started. And these guys 547 00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:54.880 again, like I know, they they want to play to potentially win some 548 00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:58.280 money. Right, It's not as if like you got to force him to 549 00:34:58.320 --> 00:35:02.079 do it. But I think one of the biggest tape other than potentially winning 550 00:35:02.119 --> 00:35:05.559 money that you know, could go in their pockets and help them and their 551 00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:08.039 families. I bet the best part of this for these guys is playing in 552 00:35:08.079 --> 00:35:14.320 front of these fans again, so you know, to see the guys that 553 00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:17.480 are here playing, to see the guys like Donovan, who's an NBA superstar 554 00:35:17.599 --> 00:35:21.360 coming back to be a part of it as well, and to see the 555 00:35:21.400 --> 00:35:25.039 other countless players that show up, like last night. You know, you 556 00:35:25.159 --> 00:35:30.559 have Trey Lewis who was in town. Former Louisville player Malik Williams was there. 557 00:35:30.559 --> 00:35:32.320 I mean, there was a few others. I mean Darryl Griffith was 558 00:35:32.320 --> 00:35:36.719 there. He played. By the way, griff looks like he's in better 559 00:35:36.760 --> 00:35:40.639 shape than anybody who's playing in the tvt Like I'm convinced Daryl Griffith could get 560 00:35:40.639 --> 00:35:45.519 out there and give somebody fifteen and eight tomorrow if they need him. Like 561 00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:50.480 Darryl Griffith, there's something like he's got to have access to something that no 562 00:35:50.559 --> 00:35:53.519 other human has because that man has not aged in thirty five years. He 563 00:35:53.519 --> 00:35:57.920 looked older when he had his beard. Whenever he played back in the day. 564 00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:01.599 I mean Daryl Griffith. I mean, it's unbelievable how he looks thirty 565 00:36:01.679 --> 00:36:05.960 years old. So shout out to griff So, yeah, I mean I 566 00:36:05.960 --> 00:36:07.800 would say, to answer your question, I think he was. He did 567 00:36:07.840 --> 00:36:09.840 see that they were going to play. He knew he could get there and 568 00:36:09.920 --> 00:36:14.480 thought, you know, why not? Why not? All right, let's 569 00:36:14.480 --> 00:36:15.280 get to a quick time out. We'll come back on the other side. 570 00:36:15.360 --> 00:36:21.360 Got some questions coming in about the ACC preseason media poll as far as where 571 00:36:21.400 --> 00:36:24.239 Louisville will finish. I don't have any strong thoughts, but I do I've 572 00:36:24.320 --> 00:36:28.880 noticed that they are kind of not I don't want to give you the fake 573 00:36:28.920 --> 00:36:30.440 oh they're being disrespected, because I don't. I don't really believe that, 574 00:36:30.519 --> 00:36:34.480 nor do I care if they are. But there's some other teams that are 575 00:36:34.480 --> 00:36:37.519 starting to now as we get closer and closer to the season, that are 576 00:36:37.559 --> 00:36:40.960 starting to kind of edge ahead of Louisville as far as being like this darling, 577 00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:44.519 this sleeper. So we can talk about that then a lot more. 578 00:36:44.840 --> 00:36:46.960 And Joe Burrow's hair too. It's Coffee and company. Feel about Thornton's right 579 00:36:46.960 --> 00:36:53.960 here on Sports Talk seven ninety so during that last segment. UFL officially released 580 00:36:54.039 --> 00:37:00.320 their non conference schedule for the upcoming season, and I think we've know of 581 00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:02.960 most of these opponents, we just didn't know the exact dates, and now 582 00:37:04.039 --> 00:37:07.039 we do. In fact, the only opponent I think, and maybe this 583 00:37:07.079 --> 00:37:08.320 is out there and I just didn't see it, but the only opponent on 584 00:37:08.360 --> 00:37:12.800 Louisville schedule that I'm seeing that I had not heard they were going to play 585 00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:16.239 or hadn't been reported they were on the schedule was UTEP. So they're going 586 00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:22.679 to start the season on November fourth against Morehead State, and then Pat Kelsey's 587 00:37:22.719 --> 00:37:25.440 second game as the Louisville head coach is going to be against the Tennessee team 588 00:37:25.480 --> 00:37:31.079 that I really don't know what the expectations are for Tennessee this upcoming season, 589 00:37:31.159 --> 00:37:36.679 but I mean they're coming off of an Elite eight a lot to replace, 590 00:37:36.719 --> 00:37:38.079 but that's kind of everybody now, right like you, A lot of teams 591 00:37:38.119 --> 00:37:45.159 are replacing key players this day and age, and in a previous world, 592 00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:47.480 I mean that would mean, Okay, they're going to be maybe not rebuilding, 593 00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:52.119 but it's going to take a few years for them to develop another, 594 00:37:52.639 --> 00:37:54.639 know, another star player, to kind of get them to the point where 595 00:37:54.639 --> 00:37:58.760 they could potentially make another run of the Elite Eight. Now you reload in 596 00:37:58.800 --> 00:38:01.920 the portal, and I don't know where I really don't know where Tennessee ended 597 00:38:02.000 --> 00:38:07.880 up in a lot of the different rankings, But just looking at ESPN's rankings 598 00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:12.840 right here. This is updated as of July first, from Jeff Borzello at 599 00:38:13.000 --> 00:38:15.880 ESPN. I mean, he's got Tennessee preseason number thirteen. So you know 600 00:38:17.119 --> 00:38:22.760 there's gonna be some challenges right out of the gate for Pat Kelsey. So 601 00:38:22.280 --> 00:38:24.280 some other notable Well, I guess I'll just get to the schedule here. 602 00:38:24.280 --> 00:38:28.360 Bellerman, there'll be your third opponent. You play them on November nineteenth, 603 00:38:28.360 --> 00:38:31.920 that'll be at the Young Center, and then you'll play Winthrop November twenty second, 604 00:38:32.280 --> 00:38:35.719 So you've got four games before you head off to the Bahamas for the 605 00:38:35.719 --> 00:38:38.639 Battle of for Atlantis. Morehead Tennessee, Bellerman and then Winthrop. So went 606 00:38:38.639 --> 00:38:42.400 throwop. I think a lot of folks know the connection there. That's where 607 00:38:42.400 --> 00:38:46.880 Pat Kelsey got his first start as a head coach. And they're currently led 608 00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:53.039 by Mark Prosser, who I believe is the son of Skip Prosser, who, 609 00:38:53.039 --> 00:38:58.119 of course Pat Kelsey. He comes from the from the Skip Prosser coaching 610 00:38:58.119 --> 00:39:00.719 tree. He and a handful of other coach which is so uh not a 611 00:39:00.760 --> 00:39:07.840 surprise when you see somebody kind of climb the ladder in college basketball and going 612 00:39:07.880 --> 00:39:09.440 back to where it started and give it because that that's that's a that's a 613 00:39:09.440 --> 00:39:14.280 bye game for for Winthrop. You know, they're hopefully you don't lose by 614 00:39:14.320 --> 00:39:16.840 games that can happen. Louisville actually has lost a handful of them in in 615 00:39:16.960 --> 00:39:21.840 recent years. But they were they were middle of a pack, Big South 616 00:39:21.880 --> 00:39:24.320 team last year. So those are your first four games before you take off 617 00:39:24.320 --> 00:39:29.039 to the Bahamas and look the battle for Atlantis. We don't know schedule on 618 00:39:29.079 --> 00:39:30.800 that yet, do we. No, we don't. We don't know matchups 619 00:39:30.880 --> 00:39:32.719 or anything. We just know the teams. We'll get it. We'll get 620 00:39:32.760 --> 00:39:35.800 it soon though, Like I wouldn't be shy. I mean, in fact, 621 00:39:35.840 --> 00:39:37.320 maybe we go back and look at a quick Google search and see when 622 00:39:37.320 --> 00:39:44.039 they unveiled the breakdown the bracket of that from you know, from from previous 623 00:39:44.079 --> 00:39:47.039 years, because I would imagine they do it relatively soon. But you know 624 00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:51.880 it's loaded. You've got Louisville of course, and then Indiana, Oklahoma, 625 00:39:52.000 --> 00:39:57.159 Providence, Gonzaga, Arizona, West Virginia, and Davidson. So I would 626 00:39:57.159 --> 00:40:00.920 say, I mean, we looked at it whenever we talked about Kelsey's first 627 00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:05.400 schedule a couple months ago, whenever that was I mean, I don't care 628 00:40:05.440 --> 00:40:07.480 who you break down, you're you're likely gonna end. I mean, I 629 00:40:07.480 --> 00:40:16.960 guess if you played Davidson, West Virginia and maybe maybe Oklahoma or Providence, 630 00:40:17.440 --> 00:40:21.119 it could but that I found that highly unlikely that those would be the three 631 00:40:21.119 --> 00:40:22.519 teams that you'd play. But that would leave it to where maybe you don't 632 00:40:22.559 --> 00:40:27.960 you don't you know, play a highly highly ranked team. I mean Arizona, 633 00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:31.480 Gonzaga, Indiana, I think are certainly going to be teams that you 634 00:40:31.519 --> 00:40:37.199 that you see get a lot of love early on in the preseason rankings. 635 00:40:37.199 --> 00:40:40.079 And I know mentioning preseason rankings may not do much for some because they don't 636 00:40:40.119 --> 00:40:44.480 really matter. However, this event takes place so early in the season that 637 00:40:44.599 --> 00:40:49.400 at that time be highly shocked that something happens to where Gonzaga is no longer 638 00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:52.480 a preseason top five team. I mean, at that point they would be 639 00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:55.880 a currently ranked top five team, but that's where they are in this uh 640 00:40:57.480 --> 00:41:05.239 in this ESPN ranking that I'm looking at here Arizona number nine, Tennessee, 641 00:41:05.239 --> 00:41:10.159 as I mentioned, number thirteen, Indiana number eighteen. So this event has 642 00:41:10.320 --> 00:41:14.880 a lot of talent in it, and you know, ready or not, 643 00:41:15.000 --> 00:41:16.880 here we go and when you get back from the Bahamas, you got a 644 00:41:16.920 --> 00:41:22.000 quick turnaround. You go play ole Miss in the sec ACC Challenge. And 645 00:41:22.079 --> 00:41:25.280 while I've got this top twenty five lists pulled up, ole Miss is right 646 00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:30.840 number twentieth. So then after that you will have a UTEP on December eleventh, 647 00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:35.719 and then Kentucky at RUP on December fourteenth, and then EKU will wrap 648 00:41:35.800 --> 00:41:39.719 up your non conference schedule on December twenty eighth. So nice to see aw 649 00:41:39.840 --> 00:41:44.440 Hamilton bring his team in. I know ek you used to be an opponent 650 00:41:44.480 --> 00:41:45.920 Louislle would play kind of here and there, and I don't think they've played 651 00:41:45.920 --> 00:41:50.199 since Coach Hamilton's been there. Who I got, you know a little bit 652 00:41:50.239 --> 00:41:52.079 over the years. He's a Kentucky native and it's done a really good job 653 00:41:52.079 --> 00:41:55.679 at EKU and anytime he's got a team that I feel like has a chance 654 00:41:55.719 --> 00:41:59.639 to you know, be pretty good and maybe make the tournament. You know, 655 00:41:59.760 --> 00:42:01.880 they they lose their best players to the portal, which kind of happens 656 00:42:01.920 --> 00:42:05.679 to those kind of teams. So we'll talk more about this. I've got 657 00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:08.360 some other obvious takeaway, some potential worries that I have about how this schedule 658 00:42:08.440 --> 00:42:13.519 is put together. But we'll do that and a lot more. Again, 659 00:42:13.559 --> 00:42:15.000 we are loaded the rest of the way. Two more hours left. We'll 660 00:42:15.000 --> 00:42:17.840 talk more about what Tony Petiti, that's fun to say, the Big Ten 661 00:42:17.840 --> 00:42:22.199 commissioner had to say about expansion. And we had a good question that came 662 00:42:22.239 --> 00:42:27.559 in that I didn't get a chance to answer because of the breaking news in 663 00:42:27.559 --> 00:42:30.519 regards to the non conference schedule for Louisville hoops. But as far as where 664 00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:35.719 should we expect Louisville to come in in the preseason ACC media poll, not 665 00:42:35.760 --> 00:42:37.920 that many people. I mean, it doesn't matter, right, you won't. 666 00:42:37.000 --> 00:42:38.960 I mean, Louisville, I think last year was picked to finish what 667 00:42:39.440 --> 00:42:44.079 seventh or eighth or something like that, ended up being in the conference championship 668 00:42:44.079 --> 00:42:45.960 game. So it doesn't matter. But at least it'll give you a sense 669 00:42:45.000 --> 00:42:49.800 as to, you know, how people are viewing you, and it'll give 670 00:42:49.800 --> 00:42:52.360 you a chance to you know, maybe have some bulletin board material if you 671 00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:53.280 need it, So stick with us. We've got two hours left. It's 672 00:42:53.320 --> 00:43:00.519 coffee and company Field. Beth Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety y