WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:08.880 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. 2 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:11.960 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think we are. 3 00:00:12.119 --> 00:00:16.320 Get off our show, idiot. The kids are crying or Trail of the 4 00:00:16.399 --> 00:00:19.960 Countries are screwing it up. Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play 5 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.000 Inner Murals. They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 6 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:28.559 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you kidding me? 7 00:00:29.239 --> 00:00:34.039 Now? Here's Nick Coffee? All right, let's get it started. Ladies 8 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:38.320 and gentlemen, welcome in to a Tuesday edition Coffee and Company, fueled by 9 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:42.920 Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety Nick Coffee. That is me the company 10 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:47.840 man, mister John Alden, alongside today my co pilot riding Shotgun. John. 11 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:54.920 Would you say you are a spontaneous person? Not really, I don't. 12 00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:57.520 I wouldn't think that from what I know of you, I would not 13 00:00:57.600 --> 00:00:59.359 say that you are. But then again, you know, you may live 14 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:00.679 a life that I don't don't know about you. I feel like in college 15 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:06.079 I was a lot more spontaneous than I am now as an adult who's married 16 00:01:06.079 --> 00:01:07.799 and has a house. Yeah, I look I think that's I think a 17 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:12.480 lot of folks will probably say that maybe their college years were when they were 18 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:17.439 doing you know, just trying more things right, doing it at a you 19 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:19.840 know, spontaneous things to try to learn about themselves as they become you know, 20 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:25.000 an adult, that kind of stuff. But I'm I'm not really spontaneous. 21 00:01:25.599 --> 00:01:27.159 But I like spontaneous things, and I'm gonna explain it to you. 22 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:30.680 I'm not I don't you know, I don't take a lot of risks, 23 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:32.920 you know what I'm saying. I'm not somebody that's you know, just gonna 24 00:01:32.959 --> 00:01:36.560 on a whim make a big decision right, a big purchase or a big 25 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:40.159 trip or you know, really anything like that. I typically, you know, 26 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:44.640 I'm very much about structure and routine, which leads to me to kind 27 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:49.760 of stick to that and not do anything spontaneous. But spontaneous things can be 28 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:53.519 exciting. It's just I guess I don't have the stones to you know, 29 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.760 make those decisions. So the reason I bring this up today is because my 30 00:01:56.879 --> 00:02:00.959 wife and I are total opposites in a lot of things, and I think 31 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:04.280 that actually makes us work well together, which is I mean, I don't 32 00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:06.359 know if you and your wife are the same way. But you know, 33 00:02:06.519 --> 00:02:08.919 there's things we have common interest in, which of course is a big part 34 00:02:08.960 --> 00:02:13.879 of it. But you know, certain parts of our personality are the exact 35 00:02:13.919 --> 00:02:15.919 opposite, but it works well together. I wouldn't say that my wife and 36 00:02:15.919 --> 00:02:21.000 I are polar opposites by any stretch, but there's definitely a lot of things 37 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:23.120 about us that are different. I bet she's more spontaneous than you. She 38 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:27.319 is. I think what's funny too, since we've been married, I almost 39 00:02:27.319 --> 00:02:31.639 feel like her spontaneity has made me less spontaneous, which is weird, maybe 40 00:02:31.639 --> 00:02:36.800 because you're getting enough of that of that in your life just from from you 41 00:02:36.840 --> 00:02:39.120 know, from her, it's made you you're chilling. You'll let her, 42 00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:42.680 you know, do the spontaneous things and you tag along and you know, 43 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:46.240 you have a good life together. So my wife has always been someone that 44 00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:53.360 makes quick and sometimes scary to me decisions. But you know, so far 45 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:59.560 we've you know, we're doing okay. Two times we purchased home. It 46 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:02.400 was not in any way a plan. We didn't expect to move. She 47 00:03:02.479 --> 00:03:06.319 found a house when looked at it. Within a couple of days we bought 48 00:03:06.319 --> 00:03:07.280 a new house. It's not like I have a bunch of them. By 49 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:08.919 the way, I have one house. We you know, we just we 50 00:03:08.960 --> 00:03:12.719 move. We didn't like I'm around, not like I'm running around town buying 51 00:03:12.800 --> 00:03:16.000 up homes. But you know, I'm someone that would probably still have us 52 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:19.919 in our first home, which would be problematic. We wouldn't. I guess 53 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:22.360 we'd have a room, but it'd be a little tighter now that we have 54 00:03:22.840 --> 00:03:27.479 two children. So that that's me, Like I procrastinate. I just I 55 00:03:27.520 --> 00:03:30.319 don't want to rock the boat, which is not something I'm proud of. 56 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:34.120 But I'm also self aware, like I know who I am. You know 57 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:36.639 my wife, you know, she's the opposite, and it you know, 58 00:03:36.879 --> 00:03:38.680 it's it works well. So I'm pretty sure by the end of the show 59 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:44.960 today, I'm going to know of a vacation that I'm going to that I 60 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:47.319 had no you know, it's not it wasn't we had no plans. So 61 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:52.879 in the last couple of days, she's just been on this travel kick, 62 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:59.039 which typically we go on one family vacation where it's just you know, me, 63 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:02.120 her and the two kicks, and then occasionally, over the years we've 64 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:04.960 we've mixed in some trips where it's rarely a full week, but you know 65 00:04:05.240 --> 00:04:08.879 a few days here and there, a long weekend where we travel and you 66 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:12.479 know, just try to enjoy ourselves. Uh. And and now I've gotten 67 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.680 to I mean, it's it's almost May, and I have I'm pretty sure 68 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:19.680 like five weeks of vacation that I need to use or I'm gonna lase it. 69 00:04:20.079 --> 00:04:24.639 So you know, she knows that. But I you know, here, 70 00:04:24.680 --> 00:04:27.920 I am no plans in place other than our yearly trip to DestinE, 71 00:04:27.920 --> 00:04:31.399 which takes place in late July. So you know, I thought she was 72 00:04:31.480 --> 00:04:34.040 just you know, looking a rund, you know, just just you know, 73 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:39.360 getting a little bit of an itch to travel. And now she's texting 74 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:43.600 me like every you know, five minutes, asking does this date work? 75 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:45.000 Do you want to go here? Do you want to go here? And 76 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:47.160 just knowing her as soon as the show started, I you know realized she 77 00:04:47.240 --> 00:04:53.439 texted me once again, and you know it just uh, I'm pretty sure 78 00:04:53.439 --> 00:04:56.439 I'm gonna find out a trip we're going on next month within you know, 79 00:04:56.519 --> 00:05:00.199 the next three hours, and that get that that makes me excited. I'm 80 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:01.600 sure I'm gonna have fun. We'll have a great time. But I just 81 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:05.279 know that it would never happen if if it was just me running the show, 82 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:09.040 right, I mean that's true for me too, Like the Disney trip 83 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:11.319 that I went on a couple weeks ago, that's that's all my wife's doing. 84 00:05:11.399 --> 00:05:14.839 Would have not have been something on my radar? Is it just dudes, 85 00:05:14.879 --> 00:05:19.439 though, Cause, like I think there's certain things that men and I 86 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:21.959 don't want to act like every man is the same, every woman is the 87 00:05:21.959 --> 00:05:24.920 same, but like we're not. I mean, I'm not all. I'm 88 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:28.319 not just all the time sitting around thinking, Hey, what could you know? 89 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:31.560 I just I don't know. That's I don't think we are the only 90 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:36.160 two like that. No, but I've had a lot of great experiences in 91 00:05:36.240 --> 00:05:40.879 life that you know, I could have done without her thinking to do it, 92 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:45.279 but like I would have never thought about it. So this is the 93 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:47.040 first five to six minutes of the show. You know, probably things you 94 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:49.680 guys don't care about. But I'll wrap it up by saying, you know, 95 00:05:49.720 --> 00:05:55.600 it's in a reminder that I'm a lucky guy. So I think we're 96 00:05:55.600 --> 00:05:57.920 gonna go somewhere in Florida. But it's a place I've never heard of. 97 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:00.680 I'll get the name of it, and we can you know, we can 98 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:01.800 figure out if it's you know, if it's gonna be, if it's if 99 00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:05.120 it's a cool spot or not. So anyways, let's let's jump right in, 100 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:10.959 because right as soon as the show is getting started, there is some 101 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:14.720 some developing news here that I think we should discuss, and I don't really 102 00:06:14.720 --> 00:06:17.040 know where to start. I guess we'll start with, uh, Louisville football 103 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:26.319 and the transfer portal, because the guys that are leaving post spring are dudes, 104 00:06:26.360 --> 00:06:30.839 once again who just got here a few months ago. And I think 105 00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:34.720 we all can agree it's not a good look. But what I don't understand 106 00:06:34.759 --> 00:06:42.199 is why people look at this as a like a problem with Louisville. And 107 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:46.879 I suppose we can just chalk it up to people still getting used to sort 108 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:49.120 of what college football is now, and that is that it's going to be 109 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:54.319 a revolving door of players coming in and and and leaving. And you know, 110 00:06:54.360 --> 00:06:56.800 I think to hear the little and I'll get you, you know, 111 00:06:56.839 --> 00:06:59.839 the specifics here, because first of all, Penny Boone, we now know 112 00:06:59.839 --> 00:07:02.399 he he's you know, the return to Louisville's not is not under consideration anymore. 113 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:05.920 And I would be highly surprised if that was because of Penny Boon, 114 00:07:06.000 --> 00:07:10.720 I would say that there's a good chance that U of l Jeff Brohm specifically. 115 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:12.639 You know, I'm not I don't want to say this is what happened, 116 00:07:12.639 --> 00:07:15.160 but wouldn't shock me if they told this young man to, you know, 117 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:18.759 go kick rocks. But the other two names, these are names that 118 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:24.160 were discussed quite a bit around the time that they committed, because you know, 119 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:27.800 they were they were big additions. Tyler Barron, the transfer from Tennessee, 120 00:07:28.439 --> 00:07:31.720 who was really productive in the SEC he committed to Louisville. I think 121 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:35.040 he was one of the last guys to make it to commit to Louisville right 122 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:40.120 before you know, the the January semester started, and he was a big 123 00:07:40.120 --> 00:07:42.360 addition. I mean, I'm pretty sure he was one of the guys that 124 00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:46.560 really helped Louisville, you know, maintain a really good ranking in the portal 125 00:07:46.639 --> 00:07:50.360 rankings. And he's now leaving h and his step brother. Let me see 126 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:55.199 if I can you know, just double check the Uh yeah, his stepbrother 127 00:07:55.439 --> 00:07:59.360 is is a guy who also transferred from Tennessee, and I think, yeah, 128 00:07:59.399 --> 00:08:03.480 and this is where's it at here? Come on, scrolling through here. 129 00:08:03.519 --> 00:08:07.240 Either way, this is a guy who you know played in the spring 130 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:09.279 and was not I mean, was not a starter. I mean he's not 131 00:08:09.319 --> 00:08:13.319 looked at as a guy who was going to be getting first team reps. 132 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:16.480 And I mean, I know what you say, Well, they're leaving because 133 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:20.199 they couldn't climb up the depth chart. They're leaving because of playing time, 134 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:22.240 they're not good enough to play here. It's such a sour grapes kind of 135 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:26.160 thing. But I also think it actually ends up being the most likely scenario 136 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:31.159 here. So you know, it's not good to see these guys leave. 137 00:08:31.159 --> 00:08:33.679 I'm not acting like you know it's a blessing in disguise. I mean, 138 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:37.080 if there is a silver lining, you now have scholarships available and there's going 139 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:43.279 to be even more players entering the portal. But you know, depth is 140 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:48.799 important. I would say that year in a year out, the best teams 141 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:52.720 that have the best chance of winning at a high level have good depth. 142 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:54.440 I'm sure they have star players, but they know that if they go to 143 00:08:54.480 --> 00:08:56.840 their reserve, it's not as if they're going to fall off the cliff. 144 00:08:58.759 --> 00:09:03.320 But I think in a lot of positions in the portal this past you know, 145 00:09:03.559 --> 00:09:09.399 once the season ended, they were recruiting depth. Transfers don't want to 146 00:09:09.440 --> 00:09:13.879 be depth. They want to play. And when they get there and they 147 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:16.679 go through spring, and you know, it looks like they're probably gonna get 148 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:20.759 reps and going to get to play, but not be a starter, may 149 00:09:20.799 --> 00:09:24.200 not even be in your too deep. They're gonna leave because they were looking 150 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:28.759 to have a key role at And you have to look at you know, 151 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:33.039 these two, these two young men that are transferring out, Tyler barn Penny 152 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:35.159 Boone. Pitty Boon's a little bit different. And by the way, if 153 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:39.480 I didn't mention it, Georgia and Kentucky are the schools that that that he 154 00:09:39.559 --> 00:09:46.399 is considering. So Wesley Walker is the other, the other the other name 155 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:48.159 that I forgot to me. And by the way, Wesley Walker and Tyler 156 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:52.159 Baron I believe are stepbrothers. So both of them transferred from Tennessee. They 157 00:09:52.200 --> 00:09:56.000 initially committed Ole miss and then came to Louisville. And now they're leaving. 158 00:09:56.120 --> 00:10:00.440 And you know, it's not I'm not gonna act like it's it's it's nothing 159 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:01.960 to see here, not a big deal. Who needs them? They suck, 160 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:09.240 But at some point I believe in Really, I hope that we just 161 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:13.000 understand that there's really nobody to be mad at, because these guys came here 162 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:18.600 looking for a situation where they could make money and play at a high level. 163 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:20.320 And Tyler Barron may have been able to do that, but he didn't 164 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:24.000 play in the spring. I think he's got injury issues. I don't know 165 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:26.960 what those issues are, but he didn't play. So he went through spring 166 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:30.720 and did not play at all. And his stepbrother, defensive back Wesley Walker, 167 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:33.200 you know, he went through spring and was not a starter. You 168 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:35.159 know m J. Griffin if you guys remember that name, he was the 169 00:10:35.159 --> 00:10:39.799 guy last year that was believed to be probably the best defensive player on this 170 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:41.039 team. He got hurt before the season started, missed the whole year, 171 00:10:43.240 --> 00:10:46.480 and he's healthy now, and that's a guy that I think is going to 172 00:10:46.559 --> 00:10:50.360 make a big impact this next season for Jeff Brohms defense. So, you 173 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:54.399 know, I just don't know how we react to this kind of news because 174 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:56.519 it's, you know, usually if you lose a guy in the portal, 175 00:10:56.559 --> 00:11:00.559 it's you know, what happened? This is this everything's fallen upon And yet 176 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:03.240 some people still act like that's the case. But it's but it's like these 177 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:05.720 guys don't want to be a part of depth. They want to have a 178 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:09.320 key role, and there's only a certain amount of spots where you can, 179 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:15.120 I mean, you can't give everybody a key role. And honestly, some 180 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:18.519 of it's on these guys who aren't willing to stick it out and compete in 181 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:24.799 fall and earn a spot. So it still just seems of all the chaos 182 00:11:24.840 --> 00:11:28.159 that we have here the wild wild West as they call it. With the 183 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:33.240 Portal, there's something about dudes showing up in January leaving in April. That's 184 00:11:33.360 --> 00:11:37.360 just like, like how can this happen? Right? Like that just seems 185 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:41.399 insane that that's even like allowed, and to know they they got paid money. 186 00:11:43.679 --> 00:11:46.159 It's just it's it's crazy. So look, you may see more guys 187 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:50.960 into the portal and losing two guys, one guy specifically in Tyler Barron that 188 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:54.120 I think was not the main factor, but a but a you know, 189 00:11:54.399 --> 00:12:00.120 sizable factor in why you're recruiting class from the portal ranked as highly as it 190 00:12:00.200 --> 00:12:03.360 did. He's bouncing, so like that's not good. But he never got 191 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:07.399 on the field from an understand in spring because he was injured. So with 192 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:09.519 Penny Boone, you know, I just think that's a guy that you know. 193 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:13.759 Also, you know, he came from he was the man at Toledo 194 00:12:13.960 --> 00:12:16.840 and wanted to be the man here, and you know Cheney, the transfer 195 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:22.000 from Miami was better. And I think a lot of folks don't realize this 196 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.440 about Penny Boone. He started his career Maryland and he wasn't very good there. 197 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:30.399 It's a big ten program, and he was he was decent. So 198 00:12:30.440 --> 00:12:35.399 he transferred down and had an explosive year in the MAC and now he's back 199 00:12:35.399 --> 00:12:37.279 at a higher level and he's you know, he's good, but he's not 200 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:41.240 like he's not going to come here and just own the top spot over Maurice 201 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:46.200 Turner, Cheney. I mean, even Kewan Brown, I think, could 202 00:12:46.279 --> 00:12:48.879 you know, make an impact this year the red shirt freshman. So you 203 00:12:48.919 --> 00:12:50.960 know, I just wanted to get that out of the way. I'm sure 204 00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:54.600 throughout the show we'll reset that and share that information for those who can't be 205 00:12:54.679 --> 00:13:01.120 glued to their phone on the internet all day. But yeah, that's that's 206 00:13:01.159 --> 00:13:03.960 the not positive update. But again, like I don't like who, I 207 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:07.360 don't think there's anybody to point a finger at and blame here on the Louisville 208 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:13.360 side. Also, Mike James, who spent three years at Louisville, has 209 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:16.240 decided to go play for Kevin Keats at NC State. He's going to follow 210 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:20.679 Brandon Hunty Hatfield. I think that just became public a couple of hours ago, 211 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:24.320 maybe, And I'm not sure if anybody really cares about this, but 212 00:13:24.559 --> 00:13:28.120 Hayley van Lyth, she continues to you know, be you know, being 213 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:33.399 in the in the news wire because a week after it was reported that she 214 00:13:33.519 --> 00:13:37.159 was committing to TCUs, she now claims that that's not the case and she's 215 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:41.440 still weighing her options. So, I mean, is it fair to say 216 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:46.000 there's drama that surrounds her. I don't know, but you know, she 217 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:48.720 was a part of the circus at LSU, and I mean there's no way 218 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:52.679 to say that without sounding like it's an insult. But I mean everything that 219 00:13:52.759 --> 00:13:58.759 Kim Maulkie brings with her, you know, very strong personality, you know, 220 00:13:58.559 --> 00:14:01.039 Angel Angel Reese, who you know, I don't have a problem with, 221 00:14:01.080 --> 00:14:05.240 but obviously she's a big personality as well. There was some tension. 222 00:14:05.240 --> 00:14:07.720 I mean, you know, we all know that La so maybe that maybe 223 00:14:07.720 --> 00:14:09.960 that's why I just attached Haley with it because she was a part of it 224 00:14:09.039 --> 00:14:13.720 last year. But who knows where she's she's gonna end up, all right, 225 00:14:13.759 --> 00:14:15.960 So before we get to our first break, here's an update that I 226 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:22.320 think will be a good one for both Louisville and Kentucky fans listening, and 227 00:14:22.320 --> 00:14:28.320 that is that five star recruit Jaden Quaintance, a guy we've talked about a 228 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:30.879 lot in the last week. Somebody said this to me last night when I 229 00:14:30.879 --> 00:14:35.000 was leaving my son's baseball game, that he feels like this is the long 230 00:14:35.080 --> 00:14:39.480 this is the most I've talked about a single high school recruit on my show 231 00:14:39.679 --> 00:14:41.399 in many, many years. And I'm like, guy, you're probably right, 232 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:46.679 because I can't really think of one specifically that led to you know, 233 00:14:46.960 --> 00:14:52.960 I mean, when Louisville, I don't care who was coaching here, Mac 234 00:14:52.039 --> 00:14:58.399 Pattino getting a top ten player, five star, unanimous five star prospect to 235 00:14:58.480 --> 00:15:01.960 visit when he just decommitted and reopened his recruitment like that would be a big 236 00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:05.559 deal that fans would get excited about regardless, But given Louisville's lack of real 237 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:09.960 momentum in basketball, it has been something that people have been really, really 238 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:11.519 interested in. So here's the update that I got. To be honest with 239 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:13.600 you, if I thought if I knew, you know, if you told 240 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:16.720 me yesterday, Nick, you're going to start the show and you're gonna have 241 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:20.879 a Jaden Quaintance update for everybody, I probably would have guessed that it was 242 00:15:20.919 --> 00:15:24.399 that he was going to Arkansas? What would have been your guest? John? 243 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:26.200 Like, if if somebody told us, hey, we're going to have 244 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:30.960 some Jalen or I'm sorry, some Jaden Quaintance updates to start the show twenty 245 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:33.840 four hours ago, they said it, what would have been your what would 246 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:35.879 have been your guest? Honestly, and I'm not trying to cater to U 247 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:39.799 of l fans, but for some reason, I feel like he's going to 248 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:43.480 end up with Louisville. I hope you're right. One place we know he's 249 00:15:43.519 --> 00:15:46.799 not going, John, Okay, Arkansas. Well there you go. Eric 250 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:50.279 Bassey twenty four seven Sports just put this out I think about twenty minutes before 251 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:56.720 the show started today that Quaintans will not follow John Caliperi to Arkansas, Which 252 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:03.799 that really surprises me because he'd already committed to Cal. Cal's now at a 253 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:06.840 new school, and this new school apparently has more money, and they're willing 254 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:11.120 to throw more money than anybody would at a sixteen year old freshman. So 255 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:15.279 I didn't see this coming at all. But you know, here's the exact 256 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:18.559 right up here at twenty four seven Sports. After signing with Kentucky in the 257 00:16:18.559 --> 00:16:22.720 fall and requesting release from his letter of intent, when Cala Perry left for 258 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:26.080 Arkansas earlier this month, many figured that the gifted forward would follow Cal to 259 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:29.000 Fayideville. However, that's not the case. Sources close to the six' 260 00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:33.840 nine senior from Raleigh confirmed to twenty four to seven Sports that Quaintance has eliminated 261 00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:37.600 the Razorbacks and will be looking to forego a new path and his reopened recruitment. 262 00:16:37.759 --> 00:16:41.720 So they mentioned that he did take his official visit to Louisville and he 263 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:48.960 is scheduled to begin an official visit to Memphis on Friday. Also, Kentucky 264 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:53.159 is in consideration Mark Pope will be conducting an in home visit today, might 265 00:16:53.159 --> 00:16:59.440 be happening right now with Quaintance. So you know, this is this is 266 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:03.440 not the update. I would know two things here. I did not expect 267 00:17:03.519 --> 00:17:07.240 Arkansas to get whacked. They got whacked, And I didn't think Kentucky would 268 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:12.079 even pursue somebody that Cali Perry seemingly wanted, because you know, you got 269 00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:17.079 to make business decisions here. It didn't smart for anybody to just go ahead 270 00:17:17.119 --> 00:17:21.160 to head with Calip Perry for recruits. Never has been because you're gonna lose 271 00:17:21.160 --> 00:17:25.359 a lot and you're rarely gonna win. But Mark Pope doing it, I 272 00:17:25.400 --> 00:17:29.759 think seems even more crazy, just because you know, you've got to calculate 273 00:17:29.839 --> 00:17:37.359 the the risk here right the aftermath, because you know what people comparing you 274 00:17:37.400 --> 00:17:38.880 to cal Ever, and if you start going after the same players and you 275 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:42.200 keep losing, which would be the likely outcome, that just wouldn't be smart. 276 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:45.319 But now he's going after one of these guys, and I don't know 277 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:51.880 how it transpired, but now there's the Kentucky's not involved. So this is 278 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:53.920 here's here's a question that I have because I got a chance to listen to 279 00:17:53.960 --> 00:17:57.799 a little bit of KSR earlier today, and I believe Matt had mentioned that 280 00:17:57.920 --> 00:18:03.799 somebody has confirmed what was in the Trilly Donovan discord about they're being money put 281 00:18:03.920 --> 00:18:11.599 up to double whatever Kentucky would pay for anil for players. So if that's 282 00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:12.920 the case, it just mean to me, it seems odd that that, 283 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:18.880 you know, when that's that whole report slash rumor. I mean, you 284 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:22.599 know, I believe what Trilly Donovan says, but it's just hard for me 285 00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:26.640 to say reports from Trilly Donovan's you know, super secret discord, like you 286 00:18:26.640 --> 00:18:30.559 know, it's just it's it's not it's not how you typically set up you 287 00:18:30.599 --> 00:18:36.079 know, it's not typically who cite a reputable source when it comes to things 288 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:38.519 like that. But I guess the best way to describe it is that that 289 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:42.160 seemed to be believable, and now there's others claiming, oh that's true, 290 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:47.240 like they're going to try to make sure they get any player that Kentucky wants. 291 00:18:47.920 --> 00:18:49.359 So you know what happened here, Like maybe it wasn't as much about 292 00:18:49.359 --> 00:18:57.559 the freshman, Maybe it was more about any transfers because if you know Caliperry 293 00:18:57.599 --> 00:19:03.680 a little bit mean, like his personality, his stubbornness, his ego. 294 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:11.759 I mean, he's probably got somebody looking to see any transfer that gets contacted 295 00:19:11.799 --> 00:19:15.960 by Mark Pope and then he's reaching out because that's just how that's Cal that's 296 00:19:15.960 --> 00:19:18.559 how he operates. Say he's wired. Now, some of it is that 297 00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:22.160 both teams need players and both teams want talent. But also let's not act 298 00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:25.640 like there's not that component there where Kyl is just clearly wanting to stick it 299 00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:30.599 to Kentucky. But my guess would be, and I think this is how 300 00:19:30.599 --> 00:19:37.000 it worked in Lexington when he was there. Nil was always in place for 301 00:19:37.079 --> 00:19:40.759 these guys. But I think Kyle could sell them, Look, you're going 302 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:42.160 to the NBA. You're gonna be fine here, You're gonna make money. 303 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:48.119 But like you know, your your bag essentially is gonna be when you get 304 00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:52.319 drafted, and by coming here you have a better chance of getting drafted. 305 00:19:52.559 --> 00:19:57.400 So with with transfers, I think Cal has also, you know, has 306 00:19:57.440 --> 00:20:00.920 has kind of learned he can't say that to them because they're transferring because they 307 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:04.279 can't go to the NBA. You know, they don't have that uh you 308 00:20:04.279 --> 00:20:08.799 know, lottery pick contract coming their way. So maybe Jaden and Quainton's wanted 309 00:20:08.799 --> 00:20:11.200 a lot of money, and the Cows system is, you know, hey, 310 00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:14.319 you can you know, you come here, you're gonna be paid, 311 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:17.519 but like we're not investing a ton of money because you'll get that when you 312 00:20:17.519 --> 00:20:21.240 get drafted. But hey, like that's pretty arrogant of Cal because you know 313 00:20:21.279 --> 00:20:23.680 what, like, yeah, but I'll I'm gonna be drafted regardless of where 314 00:20:23.680 --> 00:20:26.960 I play. Dude, Like I get just to see a sixteen year old 315 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:30.440 kid saying like, uh yeah, but you know, Cal, Like let's 316 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:32.359 be honest here, Like I know you put a lot of guys in the 317 00:20:32.440 --> 00:20:33.720 NBA, but like I'm gonna get the I'm gonna go to the NBA if 318 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:37.519 I if I go anywhere, I'm gonna go to the NBA and be drafting 319 00:20:37.599 --> 00:20:38.640 lottery, even if I don't go to college and play and I go, 320 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:41.559 you know, practice in the G League for a couple of years or a 321 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:45.279 year or two whatever may be. Because that's like that's a very logical like 322 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:51.119 response. But like Col's you know it just he doesn't see it that way, 323 00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:52.000 right. I think he truly believes these guys would only go to the 324 00:20:52.079 --> 00:20:56.599 NBA if they come and play for him. But anyways, Louisville and Kentucky 325 00:20:56.880 --> 00:21:00.119 alive for Jaden quaint as it seems. But men, this in Penny Hardaway 326 00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:06.920 involved here, and I have no way of looking up any specific you know, 327 00:21:07.039 --> 00:21:10.559 like database to determine this, and I'm sure you guys can correct me 328 00:21:10.559 --> 00:21:12.559 if I'm wrong. In Kentucky fans, you actually may be the best to 329 00:21:12.599 --> 00:21:17.119 correct me at this because you you would have more familiarity with this than than 330 00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:19.319 I would as a loivel fan. I feel like anytime Penny Hardaway goes all 331 00:21:19.319 --> 00:21:22.079 in on a recruit, he does miss like it didn't win a lot. 332 00:21:22.200 --> 00:21:26.400 He's had a very underwhelming career at Memphis as far as wins and wins and 333 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:30.160 losses and tournament runs that kind of stuff. But when it comes to like 334 00:21:30.759 --> 00:21:33.359 really wanting a kid out of the high school ranks, I feel like he 335 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:37.559 is pretty damn good at that. And also we can get to this at 336 00:21:37.559 --> 00:21:41.000 some point throughout the show because this is you know this, this is stuff 337 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:44.559 that may not be interesting. I actually find it interesting. Maybe I'm a 338 00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:48.440 nerd. But FedEx, which of course is you know, headquartered in Memphis. 339 00:21:48.799 --> 00:21:55.119 I mean they're putting up five million per year for nil resources for Memphis 340 00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:59.240 basketball, Memphis football, and I think women's basketball, and you know that 341 00:21:59.279 --> 00:22:03.920 could that that's huge, Like that's a big deal. So we are loaded 342 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:06.519 the rest of the way here coming up at four thirty, we are expected 343 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:11.559 to chat with future Louisville Cardinal Terrence Edwards Junior the James Madison transfer. He's 344 00:22:11.559 --> 00:22:14.359 going to join us UH in a little over an hour. We'll get to 345 00:22:14.359 --> 00:22:17.359 know him a little bit. I'm eager to hear what his first impression of 346 00:22:17.400 --> 00:22:22.480 Pat Kelsey was and what role he was he was pitched to come and help 347 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:26.119 get this thing turned around. I do I think people know he's a really 348 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:29.799 good player. I mean, in fact, as far as accomplishment's resume, 349 00:22:29.880 --> 00:22:32.319 he's the top guy they've added up to this point. But he committed pretty 350 00:22:32.319 --> 00:22:34.400 early and there's just been a flurry of new guys on the radar. I 351 00:22:34.400 --> 00:22:37.960 hope people don't like forget that this dude is. I mean, he's a 352 00:22:37.960 --> 00:22:41.559 really, really good player that should make a big impact next year. All 353 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:42.720 right, quick break, we'll come back on the other side. Keep it 354 00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:45.759 rolling along here, it's coffee and Company. Filbeth Thornton's on Sports Talk seven 355 00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:51.880 ninety all right, five two five seven seventy nine hundred is the number if 356 00:22:51.880 --> 00:22:52.880 you would like to give us a call. You can also text in on 357 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:56.240 the ln N Federal Credit Union tex line five OO two six five to three 358 00:22:56.799 --> 00:23:00.720 zero seven ninety. We'd love to hear from you. So we've had some 359 00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:06.240 folks asking about Chucky Hepburn, which is a great I mean, he's a 360 00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:11.000 perfect example of just how hectic things have been to where he kind of just 361 00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:12.400 you know for me, and it's, you know, it's my fault. 362 00:23:12.440 --> 00:23:15.519 I'm not, you know, excusing it. I didn't mention him. I 363 00:23:15.519 --> 00:23:18.359 don't think any yesterday. I mean, John would know because his ears would 364 00:23:18.359 --> 00:23:22.359 perk up, because he's our big ten correspondent. But Chucky Hepburn of Washington 365 00:23:22.400 --> 00:23:23.799 is in the portal, and again, like I don't know the connection. 366 00:23:25.319 --> 00:23:30.079 I don't. There's not like any there's not any like reports out there from 367 00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:34.200 you know, anybody, even like I'm behind a paywall. But as soon 368 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:37.160 as this guy hit the portal to me, it almost seemed as if like 369 00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:41.920 everybody just knew he was going to Louisville. So he'd be a great addition. 370 00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:45.880 He's a really good defensive player, six or two guard who had a 371 00:23:45.920 --> 00:23:52.599 successful couple of years at at at what at Wisconsin averaged non points four assists 372 00:23:53.240 --> 00:23:57.160 to a little over two steals a game. So you know, and actually 373 00:23:57.440 --> 00:24:02.039 I believe let me see here. I'm sorry. He played there three years 374 00:24:02.640 --> 00:24:06.880 and he was actually a little more productive as a scorer in his sophomore year. 375 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:12.319 So you know, everybody who you know reports on portal stuff has indicated 376 00:24:12.359 --> 00:24:17.039 Louisville looks to be the likely school. But I wish I could cite more 377 00:24:17.079 --> 00:24:19.400 reasons why you know that he that he's talked to Pat Kelsey, he's got 378 00:24:19.400 --> 00:24:23.160 a visit visit scheduled, so unaware of the connection, but he would be 379 00:24:23.359 --> 00:24:27.680 a great addition, no doubt. And then TRAI or the transfer from Long 380 00:24:27.680 --> 00:24:33.559 Beach State wouldn't shock me if in the next couple of days he's he's the 381 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:34.880 latest to make it, you know, to to you know, have his 382 00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:37.559 day, if you know what I mean. I think there's probably some strategic 383 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:42.039 planning here as far as these guys announcing their commitments just so they you know, 384 00:24:42.039 --> 00:24:45.039 they get a couple of days to kind of be the new guy that 385 00:24:45.079 --> 00:24:48.599 everybody's excited about. But we shall see, and there's gonna be more guys 386 00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:53.559 added that are you know, worth monitoring because players are still entering the portal. 387 00:24:53.720 --> 00:24:57.079 So this is something that I assume a lot of people are aware of. 388 00:24:57.119 --> 00:25:00.880 But then again that's me. It's just the saying, you know, 389 00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:03.359 you make an ass out of yourself, assuming? Is that? And have 390 00:25:03.400 --> 00:25:04.640 you heard that before? Did I make that out and make an ass out 391 00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:07.279 of you and me? Yeah? Because that's how that's gotcha, the letters 392 00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:14.440 assume. So I would say most people don't know this because I'm just at 393 00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:18.480 times getting caught up in my own bubble thinking that you know, everybody's following 394 00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:21.720 this stuff this much, and you know, you will probably have productive lives 395 00:25:21.799 --> 00:25:25.799 and do things with your time that are more valuable than you know scouring the 396 00:25:25.799 --> 00:25:30.119 internet way too often to see if there's a new player that could come help 397 00:25:30.160 --> 00:25:34.079 your team out. But the portal closes on May first, So what does 398 00:25:34.079 --> 00:25:37.200 that give us? Roughly a week or so? Yeah, we've got a 399 00:25:37.240 --> 00:25:41.559 week, yeah, right, So next Wednesday is when the portal closes. 400 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:45.480 And what I don't know is it at midnight Tuesday night Wednesday morning, or 401 00:25:45.519 --> 00:25:48.440 is it you know, mid night you know, I would imagine it's actually 402 00:25:48.519 --> 00:25:52.279 probably like I think, I think, when we get to midnight this evening, 403 00:25:52.440 --> 00:25:56.799 eleven fifty nine, that'll be the actual week where we the week we 404 00:25:56.880 --> 00:26:00.680 have left, So that is how much longer we have for guys to put 405 00:26:00.680 --> 00:26:06.039 their name in, but they don't have to make a commitment until probably when 406 00:26:06.079 --> 00:26:11.960 school starts. So I think the last this was an update from yesterday that 407 00:26:11.960 --> 00:26:17.359 there were there were one thousand and seven one thousand, seven hundred and fifty 408 00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:22.000 Division one players in the portal, and only four hundred of them roughly have 409 00:26:22.119 --> 00:26:25.599 committed. So there's a ton of guys available. And again there's a ton 410 00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:27.680 of guys that are in the portal and they wouldn't be somebody you'd want to 411 00:26:27.680 --> 00:26:32.119 go after because you know, they're transferring because they didn't like where they were 412 00:26:32.160 --> 00:26:36.440 as far as role and whatnot. So there's still a week before guys, 413 00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:40.079 you know, doing fact, you know that that's the deadline. And I 414 00:26:40.079 --> 00:26:42.920 don't think we're going to see, you know, some of the best returning 415 00:26:42.960 --> 00:26:48.359 players in college basketball hit the portal, you know, in mass right. 416 00:26:48.359 --> 00:26:51.960 I think they'll be maybe be a couple of them. But I just the 417 00:26:51.960 --> 00:26:55.160 way this thing is gone, with the chaos and the you know, just 418 00:26:56.279 --> 00:27:02.440 it's a circus. I think like next Monday, in next Tuesday, we 419 00:27:02.519 --> 00:27:06.119 could be in for like a few big, big names that nobody would have 420 00:27:06.119 --> 00:27:14.240 ever expected. And around here Louisville and Kentucky fans specifically. I mean they 421 00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:18.079 these are two teams or two programs that should say that are building teams from 422 00:27:18.119 --> 00:27:21.640 scratch. And here's what's odd is that if you see a lot of the 423 00:27:21.799 --> 00:27:26.400 players that are listing Louisville, Kentucky and Arkansas, you know, I think 424 00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:27.960 our minds are instantly in and go to some level of like, oh, 425 00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:32.359 yeah, these guys. You know, Pat Kelsey wants to stick it to 426 00:27:32.400 --> 00:27:37.079 Mark Pope for a second time after getting Ali Khalifa Cali Perry. You know, 427 00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:38.880 he wants to you know, bully Mark Pope, or maybe Mark Pope 428 00:27:38.880 --> 00:27:45.400 wants to get a win over Pat Kelsey to get things started. But you 429 00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:49.640 know, the common denominator there's is this, They're all three are starting with 430 00:27:49.839 --> 00:27:55.920 nothing. They're all building a roster from scratch. So there's a desperation level 431 00:27:55.960 --> 00:27:57.599 there that you are like, is there are there other I mean, I'm 432 00:27:57.599 --> 00:28:00.680 sure there are other programs that are having to do a lot of a lot 433 00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:03.440 of adding to the from the portal to really fill out their roster, but 434 00:28:04.079 --> 00:28:08.440 there can't be many, at least of the power level programs that are in 435 00:28:08.480 --> 00:28:12.160 the situation that Louisville, Arkansas, and Kentucky were in. The only school 436 00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:15.119 that comes to mind, and it's not a power school is Indiana State because 437 00:28:15.119 --> 00:28:21.079 they lost everybody. Yeah, so you know, I see that a lot, 438 00:28:21.119 --> 00:28:23.960 and I'm like, wow, there's something something going on here. No, 439 00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:27.680 actually, they just they're they're reaching out to everybody because they I don't 440 00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:32.559 and desperate it's not the right word to use. But and Louisville, honestly 441 00:28:32.640 --> 00:28:36.519 is has has made really good progress at a good rate here. I mean 442 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:41.240 they now have six players added. One will probably red shirt and that's Khalifa. 443 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:45.759 But you know, you could get a couple more, maybe by the 444 00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:48.359 end of the week, Like if you get Trey Orra and Hepburn and I'm 445 00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:51.559 not saying you will, but if you did, by the end of the 446 00:28:51.599 --> 00:28:55.079 week, you've not finalized your roster, but you're in a pretty good spot. 447 00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:59.519 And then another update that that I saw right before the show started that 448 00:28:59.640 --> 00:29:03.200 I've got to mention Ugo. I think it was a week ago he decided 449 00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:08.920 to declare for the NBA Draft and there was a quote or maybe just a 450 00:29:08.920 --> 00:29:11.920 statement, you know, in his tweet that you know, whoever whoever shared 451 00:29:11.920 --> 00:29:15.799 the news that he was going pro shared the quote that he I guess informed 452 00:29:15.839 --> 00:29:19.960 them of him, which was that he's fully focused on becoming a professional basketball 453 00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:22.319 like it's his only focus. And yes I'm paraphrasing here. I don't have 454 00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:25.759 it in front of me, but it made it seem as if he was 455 00:29:25.799 --> 00:29:30.079 all in on trying to you know, not play college basketball and just fully 456 00:29:30.119 --> 00:29:33.880 focus on the pros. Well, now he has entered the portal and it 457 00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:36.960 I think it looks like college basketball is going to be his likely option, 458 00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:38.640 which makes total sense. I mean, he would benefit from college. He 459 00:29:38.640 --> 00:29:42.079 could make money and he's not. I don't he wouldn't get drafted, so 460 00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:47.279 you know this, this makes sense, and I don't you know, he 461 00:29:47.359 --> 00:29:51.079 wasn't super productive at Kentucky. He had one like really good game I think 462 00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:52.519 it was against Florida where he put up crazy numbers, and then I don't 463 00:29:52.559 --> 00:29:56.519 think he had another game throughout his two years there that was anywhere close to 464 00:29:56.559 --> 00:30:00.920 that. So he's available in the portal and Jamie Shaw on three Sports say 465 00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:04.119 that Louisville was the first school to get involved. So you know, another 466 00:30:04.160 --> 00:30:08.000 big guy that can you know, rent protect, not much of an offensive 467 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:10.640 threat, really at all, but you know, throw it up there, 468 00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:12.039 maybe he'll dunk it. But I think he's got the ability to be a 469 00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:18.680 really, really good shot blocker. So I'm just curious when we'll see because 470 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:22.680 when you get to ten, and that's not counting Khalific, because I'm going 471 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:26.960 to assume that he will in fact, you know, red Shirt, and 472 00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:27.759 that's you know, and I know that's the plan. I don't want to 473 00:30:27.759 --> 00:30:32.240 act like I'm saying anybody's lying, but I think if he's in good shape, 474 00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:34.720 not only from you know, losing weight, but also he's rehabbed, 475 00:30:34.720 --> 00:30:37.960 then he's one hundred percent. I don't think they would want it, red 476 00:30:37.000 --> 00:30:40.559 Shirt. I mean, I think there's a there's a realistic scenario where that 477 00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:45.000 that that could happen. So but when they get to ten, I feel 478 00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:49.119 like that will be, you know, that'll be really the core of your 479 00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:52.599 roster. But I guess that's not even really fair to say, because the 480 00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:56.920 core, you know, you'll have most of the work done. But who 481 00:30:56.920 --> 00:30:59.559 knows, maybe the eleventh guy you add or the twelfth guy you add ends 482 00:30:59.640 --> 00:31:03.480 up being somebody you never thought would be available. But I kind of like 483 00:31:03.559 --> 00:31:07.359 that it's a gradual thing. Because what it's done for me is that each 484 00:31:07.400 --> 00:31:12.440 time somebody pops for Louisville, you know, you get excited and you get 485 00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:15.799 and you learn about them, and you know, you probably learn a lot 486 00:31:15.839 --> 00:31:19.000 you learn about them before they commit because you realize that Louisville's you know, 487 00:31:19.039 --> 00:31:23.160 in contention for them. But you know, I can't imagine we'll be in 488 00:31:23.200 --> 00:31:29.000 this exact spot again, meaning like where you got to build an entire new 489 00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:34.319 team in one off season. But it's going to be the new norm as 490 00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:38.640 far as just you know, you know, at least a third of your 491 00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:44.319 roster most likely will be guys that are coming in from the portal. And 492 00:31:44.400 --> 00:31:47.480 Venetti asked me something yesterday and then I went on his show earlier today and 493 00:31:47.519 --> 00:31:51.480 we end up just talking mostly football. But it is like, if you're 494 00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:56.720 somebody that you know, like if you're somebody that never really wanted to keep 495 00:31:56.799 --> 00:32:00.480 up with this stuff really at all, like how can you get into knowing 496 00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:07.559 your team? And I don't really know the answer for that, because there's 497 00:32:07.599 --> 00:32:14.839 probably gonna be just from a from a numbers perspective, I would say the 498 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:20.480 in five years, if nothing changes, the average amount of players that return 499 00:32:21.119 --> 00:32:25.400 to their team from you know, high profile college programs like the ones we 500 00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:29.160 care about around here, just you know, think Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana. 501 00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:30.480 And obviously I'm not you know, ranking them in that tier or anything 502 00:32:30.519 --> 00:32:32.960 like that. I'm just saying, like, you know, we not only 503 00:32:34.039 --> 00:32:36.640 do we have a lot of success historically as programs, but like we have 504 00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:39.279 huge fan bases that care a lot about this, that would like to get 505 00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:43.440 to know players over the years and really get a connection and like some you 506 00:32:43.480 --> 00:32:47.640 know, some continuity. I would be willing to bet that if you've got 507 00:32:47.680 --> 00:32:55.599 an eight man rotation that every year, four of those guys at minimum are 508 00:32:55.640 --> 00:33:00.279 going to be guys that transferred in I think the other the other three could 509 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:05.559 be returners that you really like, and then maybe one freshman that is, 510 00:33:05.680 --> 00:33:07.720 you know, good enough to play. Like I think that's where this is 511 00:33:07.759 --> 00:33:13.640 headed. And it's you know, it's different than what it was for decades. 512 00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:17.440 A lot of you listening that really grew up and loved college basketball. 513 00:33:17.920 --> 00:33:22.000 I mean, it's this is going to be different, but I would assume 514 00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:23.720 over time we'll get used to it. But I don't know, maybe not, 515 00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:28.799 because it's drastically different than anything you know we've ever we've ever had. 516 00:33:29.440 --> 00:33:30.799 All right, let me tell you guys about my friends at the Louisville Men's 517 00:33:30.839 --> 00:33:35.519 Clinic. And I was just talking to my buddy Brady Driscoll, my pal 518 00:33:35.640 --> 00:33:39.200 here at iHeart and the loive of Men's Clinic is his account and I was 519 00:33:39.279 --> 00:33:43.759 just telling him, man like, hey, I'm not just saying this because 520 00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:45.680 you know it's our it's our client, and we work together, and you 521 00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:49.400 know it's a great arrangement for everybody involved. Like it may be one of 522 00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:54.200 the most genuine things I've ever endorsed because it's really helped me, and I 523 00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:58.720 know that there are others in my exact situation that could benefit from it as 524 00:33:58.720 --> 00:34:00.799 well. So again, it's a louis of Men's Clinic. They can help 525 00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:04.640 you with a variety of things, a rectile dysfunction, joint pain, hair 526 00:34:04.680 --> 00:34:07.400 restoration, weight loss therapy. But low testosterone, that's where they helped me. 527 00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:12.199 I gotta be honest with you, I didn't really know what low testosterone 528 00:34:12.639 --> 00:34:15.159 meant, Like, I know what testosterone is, but when you hear people 529 00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:17.760 say low t I'll admit I'm an idiot. I just assumed that it was 530 00:34:17.840 --> 00:34:22.880 kind of the same thing as ED, Like I thought, like low T 531 00:34:22.159 --> 00:34:25.000 led to ED and it's all the same thing, and you're just treated for 532 00:34:25.079 --> 00:34:30.760 having that because I'm a dumbass. But they're totally different. They have nothing 533 00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:35.679 to do with one another. Like low testosterone is something that keeps you from 534 00:34:35.719 --> 00:34:40.880 being you know, productive and energized. And I'm sure there's not you know, 535 00:34:42.000 --> 00:34:44.760 scientific things that can back I mean, maybe there is, but I 536 00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:46.360 don't have them in front of me. But all I know is this just 537 00:34:46.360 --> 00:34:51.000 by getting my levels where they needed to be for somebody around my age and 538 00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:54.280 keeping the same regular routine when it comes to exercise, and not a diet, 539 00:34:54.320 --> 00:34:57.800 but just you know, kind of watching what I eat, it has 540 00:34:57.800 --> 00:35:00.440 helped me, you know, transform or my body to an extent, not 541 00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:05.079 with a bunch of you know changes on the scale. In fact, I've 542 00:35:05.119 --> 00:35:08.119 gained weight, but it's because I've added muscle. But yet like my you 543 00:35:08.159 --> 00:35:12.719 know, my clothes are like my waist, like my pants. I've had 544 00:35:12.719 --> 00:35:16.679 to get like all new genes and slacks because you know, just by adding 545 00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:20.519 testosterone to get me where I need to be as far as my levels, 546 00:35:20.920 --> 00:35:22.559 you know, it's it's kind of shrunk my waist like belly fat, like 547 00:35:22.639 --> 00:35:25.159 man boobs, like those kind of things that pop up when you're in your 548 00:35:25.199 --> 00:35:28.760 thirties. And maybe it doesn't happen with everybody, but I know it does 549 00:35:28.800 --> 00:35:30.440 to some. It did to me. I just assumed that was getting older, 550 00:35:30.480 --> 00:35:32.280 and that's just, you know, chalk it up as you know, 551 00:35:32.320 --> 00:35:37.559 an l for being in your thirties. But you know it's it doesn't have 552 00:35:37.599 --> 00:35:42.559 to be that way. And not everybody may have low T, but it's 553 00:35:42.599 --> 00:35:45.599 way more common than anybody realizes. And if I was you, I would 554 00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:49.079 do something about it. Because I'm somebody that did do something about it. 555 00:35:49.119 --> 00:35:52.159 Then it's changed everything. So give them a call if I would. Two 556 00:35:52.199 --> 00:35:54.119 four four four four thousand is the number. It's the Louisville Men's Clinic. 557 00:35:54.400 --> 00:35:59.639 Louisville Men's Clinic dot com is the website. And you know, I can't 558 00:35:59.639 --> 00:36:04.039 stress enough. All it takes is is a phone call, make an appointment, 559 00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:07.119 go see them at no cost, and just tell them you know you 560 00:36:07.199 --> 00:36:09.440 have some symptoms that you think could be related to that, and they'll check 561 00:36:09.480 --> 00:36:14.239 your levels and boom, you're in business. And I guarantee you. I 562 00:36:14.239 --> 00:36:15.360 mean, I can't prove this, but I'll put it this way, I'd 563 00:36:15.400 --> 00:36:21.280 be highly shocked if you don't end up realizing, Man, I should have 564 00:36:21.280 --> 00:36:23.039 done it a long time ago, like Nick said, But it's okay, 565 00:36:23.039 --> 00:36:25.199 you know, better late than never. All right, quick break, We'll 566 00:36:25.199 --> 00:36:29.000 come back on the other side. A lot more to get into today, 567 00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:31.360 A busy, busy Tuesday. Something that I think has kind of slipped through 568 00:36:31.360 --> 00:36:35.559 the through the cracks here as far as you know, college football news because 569 00:36:35.559 --> 00:36:37.400 everybody's so focused on the portal in the NFL Draft. But there's some rule 570 00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:43.039 changes coming this year to college football that will be very noticeable. So we'll 571 00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:46.519 get to that in a lot more. An interesting text line already is developing 572 00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:51.679 today, so stick with us right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. So 573 00:36:51.760 --> 00:36:57.719 I got a Instagram DM from somebody, and I don't even the Instagram messaging, 574 00:36:58.000 --> 00:37:00.599 Like there's like three different folders, like there's one that's you know people, 575 00:37:00.639 --> 00:37:04.320 I guess that you follow, one is I don't know. So it 576 00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:07.320 had been sitting there for a week or two, uh, and it was 577 00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:10.719 somebody very upset that I is a podcast listener, is upset when I talk 578 00:37:10.719 --> 00:37:14.679 about music, like when we come out of break because obviously, like they 579 00:37:14.679 --> 00:37:15.719 can't hear it, like they don't know what we're listening to, and they 580 00:37:15.719 --> 00:37:21.039 were like bothered by it. So if you're listening right now, please excuse 581 00:37:21.079 --> 00:37:23.719 me for just a second. The song was just Lucky Man by Montgomery Gentry 582 00:37:24.159 --> 00:37:29.960 and uh Montgomery Gentry. They're in a weird spot in country music because, 583 00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:31.159 like, nobody would say that they're not good. I'm sure there's people that 584 00:37:31.239 --> 00:37:35.159 don't care for that style of music, but like, you know, they're 585 00:37:35.199 --> 00:37:37.280 not like a one hit wonder by any means. But like you know, 586 00:37:37.280 --> 00:37:40.159 I don't really know where they stand. I feel like they were a regional 587 00:37:40.199 --> 00:37:44.920 success. That may be the best way. They're more regionally known just because 588 00:37:44.960 --> 00:37:46.840 they are Kentucky. Yeah, but you know, they had big hits. 589 00:37:46.920 --> 00:37:51.480 I mean that were you know, I'm pretty sure. I mean, let 590 00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:52.480 me look at this up here, because again, this could this is this 591 00:37:52.480 --> 00:37:55.079 could be a good experience here, because you know, I may think of 592 00:37:55.119 --> 00:38:00.320 these hits that they had that were big time that you know, I'm thinking 593 00:38:00.639 --> 00:38:04.280 top ten US airplay or top ten country charts, and yet maybe it's like 594 00:38:04.360 --> 00:38:06.719 not even close to that. It's just me kind of just being a little 595 00:38:07.239 --> 00:38:09.000 blinded by the fact that they're you know, they're from here, but yeah, 596 00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:15.039 they're they're singles that had the most success. Uh Lonely and Gone was 597 00:38:15.039 --> 00:38:19.599 a top five hit. She Couldn't Change Me, but yeah, I mean 598 00:38:19.639 --> 00:38:22.280 they had no they had a bunch of top hits, something to be proud 599 00:38:22.280 --> 00:38:24.639 of. Was great. If you ever stopped loving me back when I knew 600 00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:27.840 it all, Yeah, so they had a great run. I love Montgomery 601 00:38:27.840 --> 00:38:30.960 Gentry, but they're one of the many musical acts or groups that I just 602 00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:32.039 I don't seek them out, but when they're on, I love it. 603 00:38:32.599 --> 00:38:37.480 And I know we can't claim them where we're from because they are. I 604 00:38:37.519 --> 00:38:40.239 mean, I mean, Eddie Montgomery, he's he's Danville. He's not you 605 00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:45.440 know, he's not Bullet County. But Montgomery Gentry reminds me of Bullet County 606 00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:47.800 when I hear it. I don't know why. It's interesting it. Yeah, 607 00:38:47.840 --> 00:38:51.039 like you know, I could just see something like when I'm when I'm 608 00:38:51.079 --> 00:38:52.480 when I'm you know, this is just act like you know, we are. 609 00:38:54.280 --> 00:38:58.000 We're a part of their h you know, their album and they're putting 610 00:38:58.039 --> 00:39:01.440 it together and we're trying to envision who they're targeting with some of their music. 611 00:39:01.440 --> 00:39:05.480 I'm like, you know, a dude in his fifties from Bulla County, 612 00:39:05.599 --> 00:39:09.679 Like that's that's it fits the demographic. So I love George Entry absolutely 613 00:39:09.840 --> 00:39:14.280 and Eddie Montgomery, you know, I got it. I got to meet 614 00:39:14.320 --> 00:39:16.920 him once a few years ago, and you know, you'd never know that 615 00:39:16.960 --> 00:39:20.599 he was, you know, a part of a duo that had, you 616 00:39:20.599 --> 00:39:23.400 know, a pretty awesome run in country music. So I got to see 617 00:39:23.400 --> 00:39:28.400 them live once before before Troy Gentry passed away, and it was one of 618 00:39:28.440 --> 00:39:31.440 the better country concerts I've ever seen. Yeah, because they're clearly country, 619 00:39:31.480 --> 00:39:35.639 but like there's some level of like I don't know, like a southern rock. 620 00:39:37.960 --> 00:39:39.880 It's good stuff, And honestly, I could be wrong, but I 621 00:39:39.880 --> 00:39:45.519 don't feel like what the music that they that they put together that led to 622 00:39:45.559 --> 00:39:47.239 them having like the ultimate success, Like I don't I don't know. I 623 00:39:47.239 --> 00:39:50.760 don't know where you found that now, Like is anybody else doing that? 624 00:39:50.800 --> 00:39:52.119 Because that was like its own style of country, you know what I mean. 625 00:39:52.199 --> 00:39:54.199 Yeah, that's a good point. Yeah, it's good stuff, all 626 00:39:54.280 --> 00:39:57.119 right. So coming up at four thirty, we're going to talk to Terry 627 00:39:57.159 --> 00:40:00.440 S Edwards Junior and get his you know, we'll get to know a little 628 00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:02.840 bit. I'm gonna ask him about his first impression of Pat Kelsey, talk 629 00:40:02.880 --> 00:40:06.519 hopefully about, you know what, what the pitch was to get him to 630 00:40:06.760 --> 00:40:08.719 come to Louisville and hopefully get this thing turned around. But also, uh, 631 00:40:08.760 --> 00:40:12.639 I'm gonna ask him how you got the nickname Fats. That's an I 632 00:40:12.679 --> 00:40:15.199 mean, that's an interesting nickname for a guy who is in no way fat. 633 00:40:15.039 --> 00:40:17.199 You can't have that nickname and not have a story. Yeah, so 634 00:40:17.199 --> 00:40:21.440 there's gotta be a story there, and I'm gonna put him on the spot. 635 00:40:21.679 --> 00:40:25.119 You know, let's just say hypothetical situation here. You're called upon by 636 00:40:25.239 --> 00:40:30.440 your your new head coach, Pat Kelsey too, you know, to help 637 00:40:30.800 --> 00:40:35.079 sell Louisville for transfer, Like what tell me how you're doing? And what 638 00:40:35.079 --> 00:40:37.800 are you telling him? Like, how are you convincing others to come join 639 00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:40.760 you? Probably not a fair question because you know, that's something he probably 640 00:40:40.760 --> 00:40:44.840 has never thought about, because you know, it's gonna be coming out of 641 00:40:44.840 --> 00:40:46.960 nowhere. But I'm sure he'll he'll he'll give us a good answer, So 642 00:40:47.039 --> 00:40:50.960 looking forward to that. And uh, let's go to the text line before 643 00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:52.800 we get to the top of the hour. Here, not much time left 644 00:40:52.840 --> 00:40:57.480 here in in hour number one. But uh this Texas, Nick, do 645 00:40:57.519 --> 00:41:00.239 you think Pope stops going after recruits the Kentucky once at Arkansas? As a 646 00:41:00.320 --> 00:41:05.039 Kentucky fan, I'd say it would be a wise move. I think you 647 00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:07.000 got to be strategic, And I know some people think that that's weak minded, 648 00:41:07.079 --> 00:41:12.400 and you know, the terrible thing to do. If you want to 649 00:41:12.400 --> 00:41:15.440 go get a player, you do it you're at Kentucky. But this is 650 00:41:15.519 --> 00:41:20.199 just a different situation. This is Cali Perry. This is Cali Parry at 651 00:41:20.280 --> 00:41:24.840 Arkansas where he has you know, he can't sell Arkansas like he could sell 652 00:41:24.880 --> 00:41:28.599 Kentucky. We all know that Arkansas fans may not know that, but it's 653 00:41:28.599 --> 00:41:31.679 the truth. But now we're hearing that he's got the bag, like the 654 00:41:31.760 --> 00:41:35.920 ultimate bag to like make up for that. And let's be honest, Arkansas 655 00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:38.400 is not a bad school. And he's a guy who still puts, you 656 00:41:38.440 --> 00:41:42.320 know, dudes in the NBA at a very high rate, and that still 657 00:41:42.360 --> 00:41:45.800 matters. That's still a very important factor when guys are deciding where they want 658 00:41:45.840 --> 00:41:47.599 to go to school. But it's different when it's transferred. So I would 659 00:41:47.639 --> 00:41:55.679 say this if I am if I'm Mark Pope, Mark Poop. I would 660 00:41:57.840 --> 00:42:01.599 not go head to head for freshmen. I would go ahead to head and 661 00:42:01.639 --> 00:42:06.760 probably still lose a lot of them with cal for a transfer that I really 662 00:42:06.800 --> 00:42:10.119 wanted. So it's not like you're just gonna decide never do it because you'll 663 00:42:10.159 --> 00:42:13.679 always lose, and you you know the optics will be terrible, and you 664 00:42:13.719 --> 00:42:16.719 want to be able to kind of control the narrative. But also, you 665 00:42:16.719 --> 00:42:22.679 know, I think if you were just to clearly not pursued dudes that like 666 00:42:23.199 --> 00:42:28.000 everybody knew you could get and wanted, but you're backing out because he's involved, 667 00:42:28.039 --> 00:42:29.679 Like that wouldn't be a good look. But like if he did it 668 00:42:29.760 --> 00:42:31.199 uncertain, you know, case by case situation, I would kind of understand. 669 00:42:31.199 --> 00:42:37.000 Because Kentucky fans love Mark Pope right now, and I mean love him 670 00:42:37.000 --> 00:42:38.679 in a year, Like who knows how good he's gonna be. But you 671 00:42:38.719 --> 00:42:43.000 can love Mark Pope and think he's gonna be great, but also look in 672 00:42:43.000 --> 00:42:47.400 the mirror and understand he's gonna lose battles and recruiting like a lot of good 673 00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:51.920 coaches do. But he's certainly gonna lose him to Calipari. Not because of 674 00:42:52.000 --> 00:42:55.039 him, but just because I would say nine out of ten times when Cal's 675 00:42:55.039 --> 00:42:59.079 going after a recruit, he's gonna win. That's just what he does. 676 00:42:59.239 --> 00:43:02.440 He's really good at that. And you know, in your case as a 677 00:43:02.639 --> 00:43:07.559 Kentucky fan, the benefit of winning those battles, the payoff is nowhere near 678 00:43:07.599 --> 00:43:12.719 what it used to be, and you saw it play out with your program. 679 00:43:12.800 --> 00:43:14.639 So I just think you gotta be you know, you gotta be careful 680 00:43:14.639 --> 00:43:16.360 about that. You know, Rick Fittino, he did not go head to 681 00:43:16.440 --> 00:43:23.960 head with Cali Peri for recruits once he lost Trey Lyles, and you know, 682 00:43:24.079 --> 00:43:25.920 worked out well. I think in the end. I didn't know this 683 00:43:27.000 --> 00:43:29.639 at the time, but some of the guys that Rick wanted that Cal ended 684 00:43:29.719 --> 00:43:31.000 up getting and Rick kind of just you know, moved on from or maybe 685 00:43:31.000 --> 00:43:35.599 didn't get, probably wouldn't have fit with Rick just because of how he coaches. 686 00:43:37.760 --> 00:43:38.840 It's not say he didn't want him, but like it probably worked out 687 00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:42.760 best for both sides. All right, we got two more hours to go. 688 00:43:42.800 --> 00:43:45.599 Stick with us right here Coffee and Company with myself, Nick Coffee, 689 00:43:45.599 --> 00:43:52.280 the company man, John Alden right here on Sports Talk seven to ninety