WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:08.880 Now here's Nick Coffee. All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome man. 2 00:00:08.919 --> 00:00:11.560 You made it. That's right. It is Friday, and so we get 3 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:15.080 you set for the weekend. Here Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on at 4 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:18.399 Sports Talk seven ninety. My name is Nick Coffee as always. I hope 5 00:00:18.399 --> 00:00:22.079 you knew that. If not, now you do. It's actually Coffee and 6 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:27.359 Jennings with company as well today because Dave Jennings in the saddle and Dave let's 7 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:29.519 just get it out of the way. Yeah, yeah, we work well 8 00:00:29.559 --> 00:00:31.600 together. But I know you don't want to be here on a Friday. 9 00:00:31.679 --> 00:00:35.039 R Oh no, no no. I asked if I could, Oh, 10 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:38.600 okay, yes, I'll run down two other people lined up, and I 11 00:00:38.640 --> 00:00:41.320 said, you know what I'd like to do that today, Senora. Want 12 00:00:41.399 --> 00:00:45.399 to get home at a normal time and have a beer too early? I 13 00:00:45.439 --> 00:00:48.119 get it. It reminds me a little bit of whenever I was on in 14 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:52.359 the morning, whenever there would be fillings that would come in people to you 15 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:55.119 know, whenever my producer was on vacation, whoever it was at the time, 16 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:57.359 and I would just know, like, hey, you probably got up 17 00:00:57.359 --> 00:01:00.719 a lot earlier than you usually do, and there's no sinnario. You're thrilled 18 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:03.240 to be here, so you know, we just get out of the way 19 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:06.560 early. But here's what I'm hoping, hopeful that by the by the time 20 00:01:06.560 --> 00:01:08.079 the show ends today, you're going to think, man, that was that 21 00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:11.000 was such an experience to be a part of Coffee and Company. That's what 22 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:15.120 I'm hoping for. Yeah, ask me again every hour. Okay, well, 23 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:17.959 well yeah we'll check. How could addressing? Yeah, check the pulse 24 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:21.640 of one Dave Jennings throughout the throughout the afternoon here, but we are going 25 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:23.599 to take you up until six o'clock. So take us with you wherever you 26 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:26.840 go. Listen live on the Ahurt Radio app Listen live at seven to ninety 27 00:01:26.879 --> 00:01:30.439 Louisville dot Com. As always on a Friday, we set the table. 28 00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:34.439 Get you set for the weekend, and this weekend it's the Final Four. 29 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:38.760 And as I've said many many times, I've now become I guess just used 30 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:44.840 to watching the NCAA tournament from start to finish without really having rooting interest. 31 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:48.719 My rooting interest is now who I bet on. It's not a team. 32 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:53.200 You know that I have a strong allegiance to that. I have some emotional 33 00:01:53.200 --> 00:01:56.519 investment in, you know, being a fan, that's what comes with it. 34 00:01:57.079 --> 00:02:00.000 So I'm always excited for the final four now. But these matchups I 35 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:04.560 really do believe are going to be some pretty good games. I know Yukon 36 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:09.479 is Goliath, they look scary good, and I do believe they will win 37 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:14.479 tomorrow, and I believe it'll be Yukon that cuts down the nets on Monday. 38 00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:19.319 But this Alabama team, just knowing that they have an offense that is 39 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:23.280 so high powered, it's got to make you think that this could be more 40 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:28.759 competitive than the other Yukon games we've seen in the tournament thus far. I 41 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:32.240 mean, I'm probably gonna end up taking Yukon to cover the big number because 42 00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:38.080 you know, they're that good, and right now it is Yukon minus eleven 43 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:40.319 and a half. But that doesn't mean it can't be a competitive game. 44 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:45.319 I mean, Yukon has been dominant and they've led by thirty points against everybody 45 00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:47.520 they've played. I know not every game has ended up in being a thirty 46 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:51.639 point beat down, but I mean not that far from them if you just 47 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:54.319 look at it. Fifty two to seventy seven was a score against Illinois eighty 48 00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:59.639 two to fifty two against San Diego State. They beat Northwestern seventy five to 49 00:02:59.719 --> 00:03:02.960 fiftyfty eight. Uh and of course their first round opponent was Stetson fifty two 50 00:03:02.960 --> 00:03:07.479 to ninety one. That was the score. So they've been they've been dominant, 51 00:03:07.919 --> 00:03:12.439 and I love it. I love the thought of getting a team that's 52 00:03:12.479 --> 00:03:15.080 going to go back to back for the first time since the Florida team did 53 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:16.479 it. But then again, just you know, give us something to watch. 54 00:03:16.479 --> 00:03:19.840 I don't want to be thinking about, you know, finding something else 55 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:23.960 to watch on television tomorrow night or even Monday if it's an absolute beat down. 56 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:27.280 Now, just how thick of the end of the season has been with 57 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:30.319 Alabama. So you've got Kentucky fans thinking we're going to be an eight or 58 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:32.639 and nine seed. The sky is falling. Then they go to Tennessee, 59 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:37.599 they went on the road handily, and Louisville fans go, oh, we 60 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:40.400 don't want Natoates now based on that game that was so true. And then 61 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:45.879 Kentucky gets a three seed and Natoates is in the final four. There were 62 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:49.759 a lot of roller coaster rides when it comes to coaches throughout the season. 63 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:52.319 For Louisville fans right, because I think we knew all along this was going 64 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.840 to end, which you did meeting the Kenny Payne era and there was a 65 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:58.360 coach that you'd feel really really good about. Then they'd lose. But if 66 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:01.000 they lost to Kentucky, it almost is if not only Loisval fans no longer 67 00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:03.560 wanted them to be hired, they thought they should be fired from wherever they 68 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:08.360 are. I mean, it's just he's already got our number and we haven't 69 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:12.560 heard anybody yet. He got handled by Kentucky at Rup and and you know 70 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:15.120 this Albema teems tricky because they're so bad on defense, but yet if they 71 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:18.160 get rolling offensively, they can score a ton of points. And you know, 72 00:04:18.160 --> 00:04:20.839 again they're up. They're up against it against the Huskies. But Dave, 73 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:24.600 I'm telling you, I think n C State's gonna upset Purdue. And 74 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:27.279 I'm not just saying that because I want Venetti to be sad because he's now 75 00:04:27.279 --> 00:04:31.279 become this big Purdue fan with John being a student there. But this per 76 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:35.639 just hasn't choked yet. Well said, it's coming, right, It's inevitable. 77 00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:41.439 And Kevin Keats was on the hot seat that run that NC State has 78 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:45.240 been on. I mean, I know it's obvious to everyone that even follows 79 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:48.120 college basketball a little bit, it is insane. But this is where I 80 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:50.759 think, like perdue losing here. You know, they broke through to the 81 00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:54.959 final four for the first time under Matt Painter, so they've already done something 82 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:58.120 they've never done in this era that is the Matt Painter era at Purdue. 83 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:01.240 But wouldn't it also be very fitting for them to lose to an eleven seed. 84 00:05:01.920 --> 00:05:06.079 I mean, that would be very Purdue. So Edie and Burns that's 85 00:05:06.120 --> 00:05:11.759 the big matchup, and I'm tempted to take n C State money line just 86 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:14.680 because there'd be really good value there. And I think I mean, Purdue 87 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:16.959 has been beatable throughout the tournament, and it give them credit for being a 88 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:19.680 you know, team that lost to a sixteen seed last year and they know 89 00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:21.759 the I mean, the pressure is there, there's no doubt about it. 90 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:26.319 And they had a breakthrough win against Tennessee which was a really, really good 91 00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:30.360 win. But North Carolina State they're not Cinderella like you typically see. I 92 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:33.279 mean, they have capable players. I mean, they should have been better 93 00:05:33.319 --> 00:05:39.519 all throughout the year and clearly this run was something no one predicted. But 94 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:44.079 it's it's not as if they're a mid major with you know, I mean, 95 00:05:44.079 --> 00:05:46.560 it's not like the goalkey guy for Oakland, who you know, was 96 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:50.160 a sixty year senior who'd previously played Division two basketball. These are transfers like 97 00:05:50.199 --> 00:05:54.879 most good teams have now with some pretty good talent. So now, in 98 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:57.680 years past, Edie would have folded by Now, I guess a good big 99 00:05:57.720 --> 00:06:00.839 man as big as he is, a skill as he is, is this 100 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:04.839 the best big man Hill have faced in this tournament? At this point, 101 00:06:04.839 --> 00:06:09.199 I would have to say yes. I mean, just looking at who Purdue 102 00:06:09.199 --> 00:06:12.160 has gone up against. I mean, Tennessee is a good team when they 103 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:15.040 play physical, good defensive team with Rick Barnes, but you know, they 104 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:19.120 don't have a towering presence or even a bulky presence like like DJ Burns. 105 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:21.360 Same thing with Gonzaga. Yeah, I mean, I think it's safe to 106 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:28.279 say this will easily be the best interior presence to the you know, the 107 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:31.439 that d is going to face, and I'm just curious if they're going to 108 00:06:31.480 --> 00:06:34.639 guard each other. I mean, you would think that Burns would be very 109 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:39.959 very I mean they call every little foul on anybody guarding Edie, and I 110 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:44.040 think he's just become the guy that's very difficult to officiate because you know, 111 00:06:44.040 --> 00:06:46.680 he'll jump up in the air and I mean, to me, it looks 112 00:06:46.680 --> 00:06:49.160 like he's over the back, but maybe not, because again he's just going 113 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:54.800 to tower over everybody. So I'm hopeful that this is also a good game. 114 00:06:54.839 --> 00:06:57.000 And I'm just pulling Frenzy stated. Trust me, it's not about the 115 00:06:57.000 --> 00:07:00.959 acc allegiance. I mean, because Louisville has been in so many different leagues 116 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:03.519 throughout my life, I've never been someone that has felt like an emotional attachment. 117 00:07:03.560 --> 00:07:05.839 It's always good for your league to do well because that makes your team 118 00:07:05.839 --> 00:07:10.839 look mean, even if you have no even if you have no involvement in 119 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:13.480 said success, it's still a good thing if you are a part of the 120 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:16.319 league that wins. I mean, for example, like Kentucky. I mean, 121 00:07:16.360 --> 00:07:20.879 they clearly have never had any real factor in SEC football and it being 122 00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:24.959 the dominant league, but you know they're at least in the neighborhood, right, 123 00:07:24.959 --> 00:07:28.680 They've got they've got occupancy, and it makes him feel better. I 124 00:07:28.720 --> 00:07:31.560 wonder if Rick has texted Burns yet, see if he's available next year. 125 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:35.759 I don't know, so, I mean he's Did you realize he started his 126 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:41.199 career at Tennessee. I feel like a real idiot because I'm someone who does 127 00:07:41.240 --> 00:07:44.000 claim to be a college basketball super fan and nerd, and I knew he 128 00:07:44.040 --> 00:07:46.639 was at Winthrop previously, but I had no clue he actually started his career 129 00:07:46.639 --> 00:07:50.240 at Tennessee, was there one year and didn't play. Some more fast facts 130 00:07:50.240 --> 00:07:56.959 for you about DJ Burns, Cliffy he is. He is somebody that has 131 00:07:57.000 --> 00:08:01.319 played for the new Louisville coach. So Pat Kelsey coached Burns it Winthrop prior 132 00:08:01.360 --> 00:08:03.920 to going to Charleston. I think it was just for one year and it 133 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.439 was you know, it wasn't like he had a monster season, but there's 134 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:09.959 some familiarity there. Trying to follow these guys careers is like following rock bands. 135 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:13.759 They're sure they're the Beatles, but then they were the Quarrymen, and 136 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:16.000 then they were the Turtles before they were this, and then they were that. 137 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:18.319 So I'm not going to keep track of this free agency with these kids. 138 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:22.399 It's hard to do. And Louisville has I mean, they're gonna have 139 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:26.040 thirteen new players on this roster for Pat Kelsey in year one, and you 140 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:28.800 know, I'm following along as best I can as far as names. They 141 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:33.799 are reportedly interested in reaching out to any of the players from last year a 142 00:08:33.799 --> 00:08:35.600 shot to stick around or come back. Does he want any of them? 143 00:08:37.559 --> 00:08:39.360 I don't know. I don't think so. I mean, if I had 144 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:41.240 to say one way or the other, I would if I had to just 145 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:45.000 guess, I would say that there's not going to be a single scholarship player 146 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:48.600 from last year's team on this year's team. The one that I think could 147 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:52.120 potentially come back would be Mike James, but I think that's a long shot. 148 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:56.000 Brandon Huntley Hatfield actually committed to NC State. I think it was yesterday. 149 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.720 So you know, I know a lot of these. I mean, 150 00:08:58.759 --> 00:09:01.639 every one of them is in the portal, and the timing of some of 151 00:09:01.639 --> 00:09:03.519 them entering the portal it was almost as if, Okay, I waited to 152 00:09:03.519 --> 00:09:07.360 see who the new coach was. I met him. Now I'm going to 153 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:09.679 go to the portal because I just want a fresh start. And look, 154 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:13.240 anybody who just wanted to do something different that has been here in either just 155 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:16.120 the last two years or just this past season. It would make it would 156 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:20.399 make total sense. And it's not just the fresh start, it's the fresh 157 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:22.080 cash. Yeah, that's true, that's a big factor, But that's another 158 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:24.720 thing that like, for example, let me just give you an JJ Trainor. 159 00:09:24.759 --> 00:09:26.919 He was a good role player for Louisville before he got hurt. This 160 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:30.360 year, I think he was playing his best basketball, but still never a 161 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:33.519 guy that I think would be a top tier player at this level. But 162 00:09:33.639 --> 00:09:37.200 in IL at Louisville's is going to be pretty I mean, you know, 163 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:39.159 I think it already is in a pretty good spot, and it's going to 164 00:09:39.159 --> 00:09:41.320 be even better if they keep raising money with the collective. So if you're 165 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:45.080 JJ Trainor, do you want to go and finish your career, let's say 166 00:09:45.080 --> 00:09:48.480 it a mid major where you would get a bigger you'd have a bigger role, 167 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:50.840 you'd certainly probably have some nil money. Or would you rather be a 168 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:54.440 role guy here in your hometown and you know, probably make more money. 169 00:09:54.480 --> 00:09:58.000 I guess it just I mean, everybody's probably a little different as far as 170 00:09:58.000 --> 00:10:01.279 what exactly they're looking for. But I'm point now where I used to think, 171 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:03.799 well, yeah, nil, it's a factor, but it's not the 172 00:10:03.840 --> 00:10:05.919 only thing. I mean, they're gonna think about this and that. Well, 173 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:07.480 now, I'm like, you know what, I think they only care 174 00:10:07.519 --> 00:10:11.919 about money, and I can't say I blame them. I mean, this 175 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:15.399 is really these if you're twenty one, twenty years old, whatever it may 176 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:18.799 be, this is probably your first chance to really make some money, you 177 00:10:18.840 --> 00:10:20.879 know what I mean. It's almost like getting your second contract when you're in 178 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:24.840 the NFL. Absolutely, you want to have a good year in your contract 179 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:28.039 year. Now, I would think that sponsors who pay nil money would expect 180 00:10:28.039 --> 00:10:31.759 you to stick around for more than one season. I think they expect that 181 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:35.240 out of you. But if you have a great season, your nideal is 182 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:39.000 what it is. But then Clemson might come along and say we can double 183 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:41.960 that for you. Yeah, and at that point, if you are like 184 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:46.759 I know, folks give money to the collective with the monthly membership fee and 185 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:48.840 all that helps, right, it all adds up, is that the eleven 186 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:52.720 dollars a month thing. Yeah, there's different levels, and I think that's 187 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:54.440 back the base level there. But again, even if it's ten dollars a 188 00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:56.679 month, five dollars a month, I mean, anything helps, and they'll 189 00:10:56.720 --> 00:10:58.960 let you know that. They'll take whatever money that you're willing to give. 190 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:03.600 But what I just think is, I don't know how you would. I 191 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:07.159 don't know how you fix this because it's the NAA's fault for just trying to 192 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:13.159 force their archaic amateurism model to last forever when it's just, I mean insane. 193 00:11:13.720 --> 00:11:16.440 So that led to you know, Congress getting involved and basically saying, 194 00:11:16.480 --> 00:11:18.879 hey, you can't allow these kids to not be able to take money from 195 00:11:18.879 --> 00:11:22.080 somebody if they want to give it to them, But we have to dress 196 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:24.399 this up as something so idiotic. We know they're getting paid to play a 197 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:28.120 sport at a certain school, but technically, you know, in the NIL 198 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:33.399 arrangement, there's nothing you know, in the contractor in the agreement that states 199 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:37.480 that they're there, that they're being compensated to play. Is there any transparentsy 200 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:41.360 can we see any of these deals? Not yet? I mean, it's 201 00:11:41.399 --> 00:11:45.879 it's certainly not something that falls within like the open records request. And I'm 202 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:48.720 not sure I really believe a lot of what is said as far as the 203 00:11:48.720 --> 00:11:50.879 amount of money, But then again, maybe I'm naive. Maybe you know, 204 00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:54.879 maybe a transfer. You know, for example, there's a kid from 205 00:11:54.919 --> 00:11:58.720 Wisconsin, good player that is transferring and he he was in Kansas, was 206 00:11:58.759 --> 00:12:03.639 interest in him, and they are the nil I guess arrangement they could do 207 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:05.559 with seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, but he said no, and he's 208 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:09.879 now he's still on the market because he wants a million dollars. I just 209 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:13.519 can't imagine somebody giving a you know, a solid big ten guard from Wisconsin 210 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:18.240 a million dollars to play for one year. But you know, I guess 211 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:20.679 tech all it takes is one person, you know, willing to put up 212 00:12:20.720 --> 00:12:24.320 the money. And well, if we put the contracts on the table, 213 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:26.960 look, Chucky, you're gonna get a million dollars. But it's over two 214 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:30.919 seasons. We'll evaluate after each season. If we both agree this isn't a 215 00:12:30.960 --> 00:12:35.720 fit, you forfeit the five hundred thousand that you got that might keep players 216 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:39.639 from moving. Yes, And also, I mean I I just again, 217 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:43.000 I'm not someone that would ever be in the financial position to go buy a 218 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:48.159 player to play for a team that I care about. But you know there 219 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:50.480 are people that can and do, and I just to me, i'd have 220 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:52.360 a hard time right if there was a like put it this way, let's 221 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:56.679 say Dave Jennings is the star guard on the team, and I, you 222 00:12:56.759 --> 00:13:00.320 know, I know he had options to go everywhere, but I wanted to 223 00:13:00.320 --> 00:13:03.120 make sure he came to Louisville. So I put up some money and it's 224 00:13:03.159 --> 00:13:07.039 in an IL deal for Dave Jennings. Well, coach Pat Kelsey doesn't play 225 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:09.879 Dave Jennings. He you know, he's you know, making him ride the 226 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:11.159 pine, making him, you know, the eighth man. And I'm thinking, 227 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:13.919 hey, why did I give this money to Dave Jennings if he's not 228 00:13:13.960 --> 00:13:16.440 going to be out there making an impact. And by the way, the 229 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:20.200 sticky situation, why am I not seeing the names, the images and the 230 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:24.000 likenesses of these athletes on TV and in print? Because it's a shame really 231 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:28.240 about that. Oh yeah, this is return on investments as legalized booster influence 232 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:31.200 is what this is exactly. So again we call it an IL name, 233 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:33.720 image and likeness, but it really isn't that at all. And even if 234 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:39.039 you do end up seeing somebody on a billboard or something that was gonna happen 235 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:41.919 anyway. Yeah, and they're not doing it. The companies whoever is paying 236 00:13:41.919 --> 00:13:45.480 for that, they're not doing it because they really hope man, we're gonna 237 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:48.360 that's a that's a ten thousand dollars billboard. We'll make twenty thousand dollars because 238 00:13:48.399 --> 00:13:50.679 of this. You know this, this spin that we just did. I 239 00:13:50.679 --> 00:13:54.440 mean, the idea of name, image and likeness was it came out of 240 00:13:54.440 --> 00:13:56.919 the Ed O'Bannon stuff, right where you're using the images and the numbers of 241 00:13:56.919 --> 00:14:00.720 these kids in the video games, so share. If you're using your name, 242 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:03.600 image and likeness, Caitlin Clark can probably make a couple of million dollars 243 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:07.440 and she should be able to do that. That was the theory behind it. 244 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:11.679 If there's a market for you, you won't make money. If there's 245 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:13.799 not, you won't. And now we're just funneling booster money to the kids. 246 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:16.960 Yeah, I mean that's exactly what I mean. I think what you 247 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:20.200 just said is quite literally exactly what is happening. And I think everybody's kind 248 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:22.799 of aware of that, that's following along. But yet we again we dress 249 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:26.919 it up as something different so we can, I guess, stay compliant within 250 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:30.879 the NCAA. But I'm telling you right now, I don't think the NCAA 251 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:33.360 has ever had less power and authority at least, you know, seemingly because 252 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:37.799 anytime I I think people are just doing whatever they want, and if they 253 00:14:37.799 --> 00:14:39.519 get hit with some kind of a notice or an allegation, they just hire 254 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:45.559 a lawyer and fight it. Like the Florida State situation for those who don't 255 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:48.200 know Dave Jennings, Florida State fan. I think they probably know that. 256 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:52.840 I mean the nil. I don't know if they got did they get a 257 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:54.600 notice of allegations or was it just kind of like a warning that was now 258 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:58.559 they actually lost a couple of scholarships and something like that too because of I 259 00:14:58.600 --> 00:15:03.039 don't know, oh, trying to pay players through the NIM well like everybody 260 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:07.120 else is doing. The details that came out from the In fact, I'm 261 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:11.120 pretty sure it was like n C double a's their actual what they you know, 262 00:15:11.159 --> 00:15:15.679 what they accused them of doing. I'm pretty sure everybody in college athletics 263 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:16.919 read that and thought, wait a second, that's what we're doing. That's 264 00:15:16.960 --> 00:15:20.720 what everybody's doing. You're telling me who we're not allowed to do this, 265 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:24.120 So that others ended up getting caught after the fact, and I believe Tennessee 266 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:24.919 was one of them, and they're, you know, they're kind of going 267 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:28.639 rogue anyway, because they've just accepted they're going to keep breaking INTOAA rules and 268 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:33.360 it's just seemingly never ending. But they lawyered up and are fighting a similar 269 00:15:33.480 --> 00:15:37.960 charge I suppose from the nc double A, and that's led to it right 270 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:39.720 now. It's just a complete free for all. And the NCUBLEA has a 271 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:43.159 thing for Florida stake is they're suing him. So yeah, that was the 272 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:48.080 ACC anyway. Yeah, And by the way, have you kept up with 273 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:50.159 that much? Like I have no clue what the latest is on that lawsuit. 274 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:54.879 I saw something yesterday that whatever whatever the most recent legal step was it 275 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:58.519 was, it looked like it was a win for the ACC more so than 276 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:00.440 Florida State and Clemson. I've lost track of it, to be honest with 277 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:03.120 you. Clemson is on board with it, and it hasn't made a lot 278 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:07.840 of sense so far. But this will change college athletics if they win this 279 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:10.879 lawsuit, if they can get the grant of RICE down to a manageable level. 280 00:16:11.320 --> 00:16:14.480 And I'm sure you saw where they're proposing or there's twenty people together, 281 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:18.240 university presidents, sports executives trying to put together the super League, yes of 282 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:23.919 ten divisions of is it seven teams and then a second tier like in soccer, 283 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:26.919 where you can play or win to the upper play your way into the 284 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:32.240 upper tier. Yeah that, I mean that would usher that in if Florida 285 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:34.960 State and Clemson can win this. Where do you if, in fact, 286 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:38.559 they just are out of the ACC, Because I think something that would make 287 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:42.320 if it's quite clear that Clemson and Florida State just don't like they're going to 288 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:47.840 fight until the end, I mean, wouldn't the ACC be wise to just 289 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:52.159 let them out but for a reduced rate of what the actual buyout is. 290 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:53.000 I mean, I don't know what they would do with said money. And 291 00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:56.600 without Clemson and Florida State, the league really is just not I mean, 292 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:59.200 it still exists, but man, it would be so much different and it 293 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:03.120 would be worth much less money, and ESPN would want to renegotiate the already 294 00:17:03.159 --> 00:17:07.200 crappy rights deal. Yeah. And for those who you know this is I 295 00:17:07.200 --> 00:17:11.440 think this became a well known thing when when the additions were made of Stanford 296 00:17:12.000 --> 00:17:18.119 is it Stanford? Yea? And yeah and smu jeez, the value in 297 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:22.079 adding some West Coast presence and some Texas presence, Like I don't really know 298 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:25.000 if they're it puts you into, it puts you in markets that you're not 299 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:29.480 already in. But overall, I think what the commissioner was doing there is 300 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:33.880 just really covering his own ass because you know, we hear about all this, 301 00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:36.839 this the grand of Rights deal that you just mentioned. We know it's 302 00:17:36.880 --> 00:17:40.160 not a good deal, and that's why teams like Florida State and Clemson are 303 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:44.599 upset. Understandably so, because they do bring more eyeballs and more value when 304 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:48.599 it comes to that. But the ESPN contract, the grant of rights, 305 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:52.720 If in fact the league gets below a certain number of teams, then ESPN 306 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:56.039 can just say, Okay, we're going to renegotiate this. And if they 307 00:17:56.079 --> 00:18:00.599 do that again, schools like Louisville and other acc men, iflov has been 308 00:18:00.599 --> 00:18:03.279 complaining, I think they just feel happy to have a seat at the big 309 00:18:03.319 --> 00:18:07.079 boy table and be a part of the power five. But you know, 310 00:18:07.599 --> 00:18:11.160 you don't want to have the heads of the table leave exactly even if they 311 00:18:11.359 --> 00:18:14.880 you know, if the league dropped below a certain number and ESPN came to 312 00:18:14.880 --> 00:18:18.920 renegotiate this current arrangement that everybody's complaining about, I think they could audiously say, 313 00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:22.039 yeah, you're actually not even worth that. Well, we're going to 314 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:25.559 actually reset here and give you less money like this. Just I just think 315 00:18:25.599 --> 00:18:30.160 the acc overall is I don't know if it's just going to completely not exist 316 00:18:30.240 --> 00:18:33.880 anymore, but value, there is long, long term value in this league, 317 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:37.279 especially without the two powers that are Florida State and Clemson. It's just 318 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:41.160 to mean and there's great advice. There's an old saying, you know, 319 00:18:41.200 --> 00:18:44.440 don't quit a job until you have another job. It tends to work out 320 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:48.640 better for you. So with that being said, I can't imagine Clemson and 321 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:52.720 Florida State are quitting the conference without a place to go. Have there been 322 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:55.880 back channel conversations with the SEC or the Big Ten saying, look, if 323 00:18:55.920 --> 00:18:59.599 you guys can get out of there, you're in here. Somebody must have 324 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:02.440 said that, right otherwise why fight to get out? Wouldn't you think the 325 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:07.000 Big Ten would make the most sense just because the you know, the South 326 00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:10.640 Carolina area and then of course Florida there's no presence for the Big Ten in 327 00:19:10.680 --> 00:19:14.000 that area. I mean, the SEC would be you know, become an 328 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:17.359 even better league, and it's already the best league in college football for sure, 329 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:21.559 but they're not getting any I mean, they've already got Florida and with 330 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:23.319 you know, South Carolina already they already I mean, there really would be 331 00:19:23.319 --> 00:19:26.279 no new market that you're tapping into. But then then again, sometimes it's 332 00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:29.839 not just about that. It's about, hey, we were already the top 333 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:32.400 dog. These are two teams we could two schools we could add and be 334 00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:36.039 even more dominant. That's my guess is that they've had conversations with the big 335 00:19:36.039 --> 00:19:37.680 ten and they have a tenative offer. That's the only thing that makes sense. 336 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:40.759 Yeah, I'm with you. I'm with you, all right. So 337 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:41.640 what we're going to do coming up here on the other side, We're going 338 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:45.319 to talk to our mana mister Jeff Greer, who I got to figure out 339 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:48.319 how to, you know, how to set him up here because I think 340 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:49.799 you guys have known him for many, many years as somebody that covered Louisville 341 00:19:49.839 --> 00:19:55.079 basketball for the Courier Journal, for the Athletic and now he works for Soccer 342 00:19:55.119 --> 00:19:57.920 Holdings, which of course is the ownership group of the soccer clubs here in 343 00:19:57.960 --> 00:20:00.960 town, Louisville City FC, in Racing Louisville. But he's gonna join us 344 00:20:02.000 --> 00:20:03.000 on the other side. I want to get his thoughts on this final four, 345 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.079 his early impressions of one Pat Kelsey. And again we'll talk a little 346 00:20:07.119 --> 00:20:11.480 soccer. There's a big, big game coming up this weekend. Can I 347 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:14.480 say game? It's match? Right? I'm sorry, I'm learning it's new. 348 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:18.440 Isn't it a match on the pitch? There we go talk a little 349 00:20:18.440 --> 00:20:21.920 footy. Is that a thing I've heard? That's the thing? Not Rex 350 00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:25.319 Ryan related, but you know, just the little under the table footy at 351 00:20:25.319 --> 00:20:26.920 the kitchen table. All right, So stick with us. We got a 352 00:20:26.960 --> 00:20:30.480 lot to get into, including a new name on the radar for the portal, 353 00:20:30.039 --> 00:20:33.119 a big transfer I think that Louisville is apparently going to get involved with. 354 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:36.839 So we'll keep this thing rolling along, taking you up till six o'clock 355 00:20:36.839 --> 00:20:38.200 again at is Coffee and Company, and we are a fuel by Thornton's right 356 00:20:38.200 --> 00:20:42.880 here on Sports Talk seven. Now back to coffee and Company, fueled my 357 00:20:44.119 --> 00:20:49.039 Thornton's on Sports Talk seven. Nine day. That's right, Friday afternoon, 358 00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:53.480 Friday. Vibe is certainly strong here on a beautiful day. Well it's not 359 00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:56.599 beautiful, but then again, I'll just stop mentioning weather because I realize now 360 00:20:56.640 --> 00:21:00.000 that I'm in the cave. Once I enter the studio about two thirty, 361 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:03.680 I don't see outside for like four and a half hours, so I could 362 00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:04.640 tell you, oh, it's beautiful day, it's great, and then like 363 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:08.319 things obviously could be much different than when I walked in. So anyhow, 364 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:11.480 let's let's bring in our man. He's Jeff Greer and he joins us here 365 00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:15.319 on Sports Talk seven ninety. How we do it on a Friday, Mister 366 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:18.240 Jeffrey, I'm doing great, Nick, and I'm looking out my window here 367 00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:22.119 and it is pretty nice where I am. So good. Your words are 368 00:21:22.160 --> 00:21:25.079 effective on my end. Well, good, glad to know that that is 369 00:21:25.119 --> 00:21:30.640 the case. So I know Racing Louisville is the club we typically talk about 370 00:21:30.640 --> 00:21:33.039 with you, but we got to also talk about the other club that you 371 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:36.400 that you work with, and that's at Louisville City FC. So this is 372 00:21:36.440 --> 00:21:38.920 this like the first time they've ever been televised nationally like this on a on 373 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:44.519 a platform like CBS, certainly a big matchup tomorrow with Indy eleven. Yeah, 374 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:48.279 it's the first time, at least on a network broadcast. They've had 375 00:21:48.279 --> 00:21:51.440 a couple of games here and there over the years on ESPN or ESPN two, 376 00:21:51.519 --> 00:21:53.839 like in the playoffs and stuff, but this is this is by far 377 00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:59.759 the biggest stage that that lou City has been on with that network broadcast. 378 00:21:59.799 --> 00:22:03.200 And yeah, it's another opportunity for for us to show off the stadium and 379 00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:06.759 the city. And you know that game is going to be packed out, 380 00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:08.920 so it's gonna be pretty fun on Saturday. And they're off to a good 381 00:22:08.960 --> 00:22:15.240 start so far. Correct. Yes, it's like you know, it's like 382 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:18.759 the the Rothstein tweets like death taxes. What is it, Greg Guard? 383 00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:23.039 It used to be po Ryan, Yes, like death taxes and Low City 384 00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:27.119 like they're gonna be good every year. Last weekend they won five nothing. 385 00:22:27.240 --> 00:22:30.880 So I mean they're just flying right off the start. And uh, this 386 00:22:30.960 --> 00:22:37.400 is a big rivalry game, you know. I know that Indy because of 387 00:22:37.440 --> 00:22:41.920 the basketball, you know, rivalries that were so used to Indy doesn't always 388 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:45.119 feel like a rivalry city. It's always felt obviously more like Lexington and maybe 389 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:49.839 Cincinnati. But I'm in the low city world. Indy is the big one, 390 00:22:49.880 --> 00:22:53.759 and so they're excited to hopefully take it to them tomorrow on National TV. 391 00:22:55.759 --> 00:22:57.680 Now has there ever, I mean I could be talking to them out 392 00:22:57.920 --> 00:23:03.960 end here but since the club launched in twenty fourteen, I mean they've been 393 00:23:03.119 --> 00:23:07.640 like good or really good almost every single year, right, Like, how 394 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:11.759 rare is it to just have a basically a startup and since day one, 395 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:14.519 I mean, fans around here have really been spoiled, right Like, since 396 00:23:14.519 --> 00:23:18.519 the club's existence, I mean the down years have not really been really down 397 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:22.079 at all. Yeah. So, so last year, there are some struggles 398 00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:26.359 during the season, ended up finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference, so that 399 00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:32.480 should tell you the expectation level for that team. And they still made the 400 00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:37.200 Eastern Conference Final, so basically the playoff semi final, and they have made 401 00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:41.920 the Eastern Conference Final every single year of their existence. So it is, 402 00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:48.799 Yes, it's a machine. It's very rare in any sport to have that 403 00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:52.039 kind of impact right away. You know, the league has gotten a lot 404 00:23:52.039 --> 00:23:55.440 better over the course of those ten years. So the fact that they're still 405 00:23:56.039 --> 00:24:02.759 that powerful and that regular of a contender is a testament to just kind of 406 00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:07.240 the culture that's been created and the guys who have either established themselves as veterans 407 00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:11.359 and then slowly but surely passed the batons on and some of those guys are 408 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:15.920 still there. So it's it's basically set up as a winner every year and 409 00:24:15.960 --> 00:24:19.880 you just kind of get used to it at being expecting them to be playing 410 00:24:19.880 --> 00:24:23.279 into November. Jeff care is our guest joining us here on Sports Talk seven 411 00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:29.680 ninety. So last time we talked it was right before the match against Portland 412 00:24:29.799 --> 00:24:32.920 and it was another draw. So three draws, three games in. How 413 00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:34.240 do you How do we feel in about about the club right now? I 414 00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:37.680 mean, obviously there's no losses, but I think, as we discussed last 415 00:24:37.680 --> 00:24:41.480 week, like a draw can really be viewed in different ways. Yeah. 416 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:47.240 Look, I mean I know that this. I've had many conversations over the 417 00:24:47.319 --> 00:24:52.799 years with with my friends who get frustrated by ties as a result. I 418 00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:56.279 do think that it does. If we had if only we had this in 419 00:24:56.359 --> 00:25:00.000 other sports, I do think we'd probably end up with a lot of them. 420 00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:02.480 And it's just kind of like, yeah, that probably was was a 421 00:25:02.480 --> 00:25:06.559 fair result. We were the better team in the first half and quite frankly, 422 00:25:06.599 --> 00:25:07.759 they were the better team in the second half, and that's okay, 423 00:25:08.319 --> 00:25:14.240 But I still feel really good about the group. Got Alex Morgan and San 424 00:25:14.279 --> 00:25:18.880 Diego come into town next Saturday on the thirteenth and then we've got the game 425 00:25:18.319 --> 00:25:22.200 in the middle of thunder over Louisville on the twentieth, which is my birthday, 426 00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:26.759 So I'm gonna be all jacked up on Mountain Dew anyway, So it's 427 00:25:26.799 --> 00:25:30.680 gonna be It's gonna be a good couple of weeks coming up, Nick, 428 00:25:30.759 --> 00:25:34.640 But I feel okay coming back from from Portland. We had one of our 429 00:25:34.680 --> 00:25:37.599 starters get hurt out there. She'll be out for the year, which is 430 00:25:37.640 --> 00:25:42.960 obviously sucked for everyone, But the vibes are still really good and I think 431 00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:48.039 we'll be in good position to keep moving on. If you're someone like myself 432 00:25:48.079 --> 00:25:51.400 who is still kind of learning a lot about the world of soccer at the 433 00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:53.799 professional level, you know, you don't need to know much to know who 434 00:25:55.039 --> 00:25:57.359 Alex Morgan is. She's a she's a superstar. What does it do for 435 00:25:57.440 --> 00:26:02.000 a club when someone of that magnitude comes to town. I mean, obviously, 436 00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:04.000 I think you know, even though she's not playing for for us like 437 00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:06.960 that, that alone is a bit. It's got to be a big draw 438 00:26:07.039 --> 00:26:10.319 for different clubs throughout the league, right, Yeah, for sure. I 439 00:26:10.319 --> 00:26:12.880 mean, she's the biggest name in the league and she's a good player. 440 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:15.000 I mean, she's a good player. She's done a lot for the sport, 441 00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:19.279 and and it's kind of fun with with our team because we've got a 442 00:26:19.279 --> 00:26:23.039 lot of younger players, uh, players who are in their early twenties who 443 00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:27.440 will say like that's who they grew up, you know, admiring and wanting 444 00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:30.920 to be like. And then there was actually a funny moment two years ago 445 00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:34.559 a player on our team, Kirsten Davis, who just got married, so 446 00:26:34.599 --> 00:26:38.519 she's now Kirsten Wright shut out, but she was just yeah, shout out 447 00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:45.160 to the offseason for them, but she she was saying that that, you 448 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:48.200 know, in the middle of a game. She was kind of like caught 449 00:26:48.240 --> 00:26:52.039 in this moment of like, oh my god, that's Alex Morgan. And 450 00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:55.079 you know, you hear about that from guys in the NBA with Lebron and 451 00:26:55.559 --> 00:26:57.920 yeah, obviously back in the day with Michael Jordan and Larry Bird and those 452 00:26:57.960 --> 00:27:03.119 guys. But that's the impact that she's had on the sport. So it's 453 00:27:03.119 --> 00:27:07.920 cool and there's certainly going to be a lot of Alex Morgan jerseys in the 454 00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:11.240 stadium on the thirteenth, but rest assured, we've got some racing T shirts 455 00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:15.519 to hand out to those kids while they're there, so to make sure that 456 00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:18.599 they've got the right colors on for next time. All right. So, 457 00:27:18.119 --> 00:27:22.359 a couple of weeks ago when we talked about the the players for both teams 458 00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:26.960 that that move here and make it home for however long they play here, 459 00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:30.240 or maybe they make it home even after they get done playing at some point. 460 00:27:30.519 --> 00:27:32.599 You know, they seem to like Louisville. You are somebody that's a 461 00:27:32.640 --> 00:27:34.839 transplant yourself, and you've made it your home. You're raising your your family 462 00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:38.039 here and whatnot. But give me, is there anything you've heard from from 463 00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:41.440 you know, from people who aren't from Louisville that have been here because of 464 00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:45.960 work essentially, like what could what could Louisville do better to? You know? 465 00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:48.839 What complaints have you heard about? You know, maybe they're not they 466 00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:52.240 don't like the traffic, the construction, maybe it's food. Any anything you've 467 00:27:52.279 --> 00:27:56.359 heard that that is that has been maybe a little consistent from people that are 468 00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:03.039 getting acclimated to this city. Oh, that's a great question, honestly, 469 00:28:03.079 --> 00:28:07.680 I mean, I I really truly don't hear a whole lot because we're right 470 00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:12.680 stuff. Yeah, I mean, look, obviously I think we all wish 471 00:28:12.920 --> 00:28:17.519 traffic on Shelbyville Road was better, but I think that's just kind of a 472 00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:22.400 product of them being like three different either shopping plazas, their malls and all 473 00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:26.039 the other places along Shelbyville Road. But you could say that about all sorts 474 00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:30.119 of different roads around the city that are packed with cars. So I mean, 475 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:37.359 look, maybe more direct flights and at We love our airport partners, 476 00:28:37.559 --> 00:28:41.440 and they're working really hard to to keep adding them. So that's been a 477 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:44.519 great Those have been some great additions in the last few years, but maybe 478 00:28:44.559 --> 00:28:48.759 a few more would be, uh the ultimate goal, But but no, 479 00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:52.400 I think the biggest one is, Uh, we love sports fans. We 480 00:28:52.440 --> 00:28:56.039 want them to keep showing up to games and keep keep supporting our partners. 481 00:28:56.079 --> 00:29:00.079 But no complaints. As far as I'm concerned, I would say, like 482 00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:06.799 Nick previously, maybe when I was when I was a roving sports writer and 483 00:29:07.240 --> 00:29:11.079 was always looking for stuff, places to go sit while I was working, 484 00:29:11.119 --> 00:29:15.480 I wish there were more bagel shops. I'll give shouts to pain Street formerly 485 00:29:15.599 --> 00:29:19.359 Nancies. I know there's a couple others that have popped up in recent years, 486 00:29:19.400 --> 00:29:22.839 but I'm a Northeasterner and I love a good bagel, So I wish 487 00:29:22.880 --> 00:29:25.920 there were maybe a couple more bagel shops. Forgot you were a bagel guy 488 00:29:25.960 --> 00:29:29.119 life. Yes, sir, I'm starting to look like one too, so 489 00:29:29.200 --> 00:29:32.599 that's probably a real problem. All right, let's shift gears to basketball really 490 00:29:32.640 --> 00:29:37.319 quickly here. During your time covering Louisville basketball, Kevin Keats was around, 491 00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:40.440 and I know you're familiar with him to an extent. What do you make 492 00:29:40.480 --> 00:29:41.799 of this run that they're on. This was a guy that was most likely 493 00:29:41.839 --> 00:29:45.759 going to lose his job just a few weeks ago. Now not only has 494 00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:48.599 he given himself a contract extension just by the accomplishments, but now he's in 495 00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:52.000 the final four. I'm starting to think they they've got a good not a 496 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:55.680 good chance, but I mean I wouldn't be totally stunned if they do pull 497 00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:59.279 off the upset against Purdue, because Purdue good team. Tough matchup with Eady, 498 00:29:59.359 --> 00:30:02.079 no doubt, but like Purdue, losing to an eleven seed in the 499 00:30:02.079 --> 00:30:07.559 final four would be very Purdue. Yeah. Look, I love Teats. 500 00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:11.599 I don't know anybody who doesn't love that guy. He is super friendly, 501 00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:17.839 he's got great stories, he loves chopping it up. You know from from 502 00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:19.920 the early days when I would, you know, try to get some info 503 00:30:21.079 --> 00:30:25.079 and and and detail on what guys were like when they were coming through. 504 00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:29.400 I think it was hardgrave where he was right he was he was somewhere in 505 00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:33.799 Virginia, and so he had so much, so much understanding of what made 506 00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:37.279 those guys tick when they got to By the time they got to Louisville, 507 00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:42.640 I used to love talking to him about that and the process of developing players. 508 00:30:42.920 --> 00:30:45.400 And then you know, once he was obviously on the staff, he 509 00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:49.200 was just super helpful and and and always such an interesting guy to talk to. 510 00:30:49.319 --> 00:30:53.440 So it's cool to see his team get hot like this, and and 511 00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:57.720 I know we we probably all consumed the same stuff on Twitter, but to 512 00:30:57.799 --> 00:31:03.480 go from literally needing a three at the buzzer basically to keep your hopes alive 513 00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:07.880 to be on this run now as the beauty of the sport man, it's 514 00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:12.960 it's been fun to watch and I'm excited for DJ versus Edie in this in 515 00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:17.720 this final four this weekend. Wouldn't you say that this run has kind of 516 00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:22.240 been a reminder to college basketball fans that in c State, despite not having 517 00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:25.000 a deep run like this in a long long time. You know this. 518 00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:26.480 They have a huge fan base. I mean, if you go to North 519 00:31:26.519 --> 00:31:30.279 Carolina, I wouldn't be shocked if you see more Wolfpack fans than any other 520 00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:33.519 team there. And I think I don't think nobody thinks there's some mid major, 521 00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:36.880 but I think their success, I mean, and to see the support 522 00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:40.039 they're getting from from their fans, I mean, they're this is a program 523 00:31:40.039 --> 00:31:41.359 that when they have success, they're one of the best in the country. 524 00:31:42.440 --> 00:31:45.759 Yeah, it's a huge program. You know, there's a reason that they 525 00:31:48.039 --> 00:31:52.279 are a flagship program for apparel deals and all that stuff. I mean, 526 00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:57.079 they're always thrown in with with the Kansas'es and Louisville's and Indianas and all those 527 00:31:57.160 --> 00:32:01.599 names with those kind of stations on the apparel side. For a reason, 528 00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:06.759 they've got a huge fan base. It's spread out, not just in the 529 00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:09.400 state. There's a lot of NC State grads that I met when I lived 530 00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:14.799 in DC when I was younger, And yeah, it's a it's a it's 531 00:32:14.839 --> 00:32:17.039 a massive, massive school, so you're gonna have a lot of alumni. 532 00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:23.680 But because of the Duke UNC vacuum, it's just that that sucks up so 533 00:32:23.839 --> 00:32:28.759 much of the attention, and obviously for for justifiable reasons. As much as 534 00:32:28.839 --> 00:32:32.079 I think everybody just kind of is sick of hearing about them a lot of 535 00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:36.200 the time, they they've warranted it a lot of the times too, So 536 00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:40.039 it's tough to be sort of that third and sometimes even for a fiddle if 537 00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:45.279 Wake Forrest is having a good sports year, either in football or basketball or 538 00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:50.960 whatever it is. So they have always felt like a sleeping giant. And 539 00:32:51.160 --> 00:32:54.799 I certainly have loved seeing all the Valvano stuff that has been popping up to 540 00:32:54.960 --> 00:33:01.039 that's such a great reminder of another credible underdog story. And in d NCAA 541 00:33:01.160 --> 00:33:07.240 tournament history is that NC State team back in the eighties, so super cool 542 00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:12.200 and it's fun to see them kind of crashing the party over the last couple 543 00:33:12.160 --> 00:33:14.680 of weeks. All Right, last question, Final four? Who do you 544 00:33:14.720 --> 00:33:16.160 think? I mean? Is I mean, can somebody stop the shoe Con 545 00:33:16.240 --> 00:33:22.160 team? They look pretty unstoppable right now. I don't think so, I 546 00:33:22.759 --> 00:33:28.680 do. I have felt like Purdue is gonna be at least in the Final 547 00:33:28.720 --> 00:33:32.359 four, if not the championship game pretty much all year. I felt like 548 00:33:32.400 --> 00:33:37.240 they kind of had the Virginia arc to them. Of just the massive choke 549 00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:40.279 followed up by a big run. So if anyone can do it, it's 550 00:33:40.359 --> 00:33:44.799 them. But man, Yukon just looks like an incinerator. I mean, 551 00:33:45.640 --> 00:33:50.440 like, like I remember I put my phone down during the Elite eight. 552 00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:52.160 It was like, right at the end of halftime, I put my phone 553 00:33:52.200 --> 00:33:54.119 down. I forgot what I was doing, but I like went off and 554 00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:57.680 got a drink and was like talking to somebody, and I came back and 555 00:33:57.680 --> 00:34:01.319 they were up like twenty. So that it's hard to pick against Yukon. 556 00:34:01.400 --> 00:34:05.720 How about you? Is that all assumption too? I just think that they're 557 00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:09.960 clearly the best team, and Hurley has found a way to manufacture some real, 558 00:34:10.039 --> 00:34:13.239 you know, chip on the shoulder type of stuff, right. I 559 00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:16.159 Mean, nobody's saying they're not the deserving favorites, but I think they truly 560 00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:21.039 believe that there's been a level of disrespect there, and you know, I 561 00:34:21.119 --> 00:34:23.199 just don't see them getting complacent. Therefore, I could see them Honestly, 562 00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:27.920 it wouldn't be good for you know, entertainment, But I wouldn't be totally 563 00:34:27.920 --> 00:34:30.920 stunned if they end up winning these next two games by fifteen or plus. 564 00:34:30.599 --> 00:34:34.800 And it's not because these other teams are playing are terrible. They're just that 565 00:34:34.880 --> 00:34:38.039 good. Yeah, yeah, it's crazy. I mean it's crazy that they've 566 00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:45.199 gotten to this level. So we're kind of watching a similar Florida run from 567 00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:47.599 the mid two thousands, and even those Florida teams weren't as dominant. So 568 00:34:47.840 --> 00:34:51.239 I'm with you. We'll say how it plays out, but I'm excited. 569 00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:52.639 I hope that. I hope it's Purdue Yukon in the title game, with 570 00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:58.199 all their respect to my guy DJ Burns, I'm hoping that's Yukon Perdue. 571 00:34:58.239 --> 00:35:00.119 Those are the two best teams in the country. I want see wanting to 572 00:35:00.119 --> 00:35:04.239 play for a national title. Jeff, you are the man. Appreciate you 573 00:35:04.280 --> 00:35:06.880 making town for us on a Friday. Enjoy the weekend. We'll talk sooner, 574 00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:08.280 right brother, all right, thanks Nick, we'll see you soon, 575 00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:10.639 all right, take care again. That's Jeff Greer, appreciated making town for 576 00:35:10.719 --> 00:35:14.519 us. Always a good conversation. We gotta take a quick break. We'll 577 00:35:14.519 --> 00:35:15.960 come back on the other side and wrap up at three o'clock hour. As 578 00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:19.480 we know, and it's not a big issue now. I think everybody seems 579 00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:22.159 to be pretty pleased with Pat Kelsey, but obviously he wasn't Louisville's first choice. 580 00:35:22.440 --> 00:35:27.679 Well, Arkansas opened up yesterday and it sounds like their first choice also 581 00:35:27.760 --> 00:35:30.400 turned them down. We'll tell you who that is and more on the other 582 00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:32.800 side right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. That's right, Coffee and Company 583 00:35:32.920 --> 00:35:37.159 rolling along here, wrapping up at three o'clock hour. Appreciate you hanging out 584 00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:38.920 with us. Also appreciate our friends over at Thornton's. We are fueled by 585 00:35:38.960 --> 00:35:43.199 Thornton's. Make sure you sign up to become a member of the Refreshment Awards 586 00:35:43.199 --> 00:35:45.559 program if you haven't already. You're going to save money every time you go 587 00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:47.639 to the pump, and once per week you could save up to twenty five 588 00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:53.599 cents per gallon, which any little savings can help because gas is super expensive, 589 00:35:54.320 --> 00:35:57.159 or at least you know, I think it is. Maybe you guys, 590 00:35:57.159 --> 00:36:00.559 well, in fact, a lot of you probably are more financially stable 591 00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:02.480 than myself. But you know, I'm always trying to save money. I 592 00:36:02.519 --> 00:36:06.119 guess it's part of getting older. I used to just you know, not 593 00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:07.400 that I ever had a whole lot of money to work with, But now 594 00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:12.000 I find myself, you know, is that part of getting older? Dave, 595 00:36:12.079 --> 00:36:15.440 like what you start to brag about gas prices, you start to brag 596 00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:19.280 about how long your lawnmower has lasted, many miles your car has on it. 597 00:36:20.480 --> 00:36:22.719 I've got three. I got three hundred and four thousand on my FOURD 598 00:36:22.800 --> 00:36:24.039 Escape. By the way, do you really yep? Three h four and 599 00:36:24.159 --> 00:36:29.360 change? That's impressive? Thank you. What has it been just longevity or 600 00:36:29.360 --> 00:36:31.920 has there been a handful of really long drives? There were a lot of 601 00:36:31.920 --> 00:36:35.760 long Florida drives for a while, but mostly just longevity. It's a No. 602 00:36:36.039 --> 00:36:39.039 Six so it's what eighteen years old? Nice at this point though, 603 00:36:39.079 --> 00:36:42.480 like you got to drive that thing until it falls apart. Right, it's 604 00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:45.440 driving smooth as ever, My man, love it. I'm going for half 605 00:36:45.480 --> 00:36:50.079 a meal. That's good stuff, that would be. I'm gonna so because 606 00:36:50.119 --> 00:36:52.679 when you were younger, it's like Lisa car every two years, you always 607 00:36:52.719 --> 00:36:54.760 have something new. Now it's like, no one, I want five hundred 608 00:36:54.800 --> 00:36:59.599 thousand out of this baby, I think me being like genuinely impressed and like 609 00:37:00.360 --> 00:37:02.760 to see how long this thing could last? Is that's actually a shot of 610 00:37:02.760 --> 00:37:06.679 getting old, righty? Yes, all right? So look, if you 611 00:37:06.679 --> 00:37:08.039 guys are looking to buy or sell a home. I can tell you you 612 00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:12.960 need to turn to. That's Edlin and Eland, And obviously I'm sure you're 613 00:37:13.000 --> 00:37:15.400 familiar with what they do. They've been around for a long long time and 614 00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:20.880 they've been a part of closings in this area, representing hundreds of millions of 615 00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:24.559 dollars of real estate since nineteen seventy six. The full service residential real estate 616 00:37:24.599 --> 00:37:28.519 brokerage, so buying or selling, that's who you need to turn to. 617 00:37:28.840 --> 00:37:32.239 And this may not seem legit, but it is. They will list your 618 00:37:32.280 --> 00:37:37.679 home for just one percent. And not only is that percentage, you know, 619 00:37:37.800 --> 00:37:39.079 going to help you save a lot of money. And we all know 620 00:37:39.119 --> 00:37:43.719 there's a lot of costs that add up throughout the moving process, but by 621 00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:45.440 doing that, you know, they're also they're going to have all you know, 622 00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:50.039 your home's going to be listed in all the sites like zillo and realtor 623 00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:52.320 dot com and whatnot. So it's not just that they're going to help you 624 00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:57.719 save money, but they're going to really make the process from start to finish 625 00:37:57.760 --> 00:38:00.000 a breeze. And I think a lot of time, you know, just 626 00:38:00.119 --> 00:38:04.480 the thought of moving in and whatnot to me just seems like such a headache, 627 00:38:04.519 --> 00:38:07.719 such a hassle. But with the folks at Etlin and Eedland again it's 628 00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:10.840 a breeze. So Eland dot com is the website E D E L e 629 00:38:12.039 --> 00:38:15.440 n dot com and you can give him a call five two five nine nine 630 00:38:15.559 --> 00:38:17.679 twenty eight hundred. Again it is Elan and Eland, all right. So 631 00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:23.480 Chris Beard was the top target for Arkansas and he has turned them down to 632 00:38:23.519 --> 00:38:27.039 stay at Ole Miss. I don't know if we're gonna get any details that 633 00:38:27.079 --> 00:38:29.800 what you know as far as what led to him deciding to stay. But 634 00:38:29.880 --> 00:38:32.159 I have a theory as to why Chris Beard is not going anywhere and he's 635 00:38:32.159 --> 00:38:35.880 staying down in Oxford. So we'll get to that and a lot more. 636 00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:38.760 Another name to monitor, I suppose when it comes to the transfer portal for 637 00:38:38.800 --> 00:38:45.440 Pat Kelsey and Kentucky, we'll talk about them a little bit because I'm starting 638 00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:49.519 to wonder how many of these guys that don't look like surefire NBA draft picks. 639 00:38:49.519 --> 00:38:52.760 So they're gonna stick around, They're gonna hit the portal because Caliperry, 640 00:38:52.800 --> 00:38:54.280 he won't be in the same situation as Pat Kelsey, but it could be 641 00:38:54.400 --> 00:38:59.360 another another roster overhaul in Lexington, all right, don't go anywhere. We 642 00:38:59.440 --> 00:39:01.320 got two more hours left right here. Coffee and Company Filbeth Thornton's on Sports 643 00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:02.119 Talk seven ninety