WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:08.960 It's time for Coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety 2 00:00:09.199 --> 00:00:12.480 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think we are. Get 3 00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:16.839 off our show. Idiots, the kids are playing or Trail of the Countries 4 00:00:16.879 --> 00:00:21.000 are screwing it up. Gold Play intermurals, Brother, gold play intermurals. 5 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:25.280 They're supposed to be with your adults, but they're really not. Who's the 6 00:00:25.359 --> 00:00:29.600 kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you kidding me? Now? 7 00:00:29.640 --> 00:00:44.920 Here's Nick Coffee. In this business that we call the radio business, there 8 00:00:44.960 --> 00:00:50.520 are a lot of cliches that you hear regardless of platform, meaning AM FM, 9 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:56.759 news talk, sports talk, maybe FM music, country pop whatever, 10 00:00:57.399 --> 00:00:59.560 uh. And some of them are you know, legit. Some of them 11 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:02.479 are not sense. But one thing I can tell you, regardless of what 12 00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:07.480 type of gig you have in broadcasting on the radio, this one is true. 13 00:01:07.599 --> 00:01:12.000 Play the hits right. People want to hear the hits, whether it's 14 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:17.400 music, if it's a talking point that maybe you feel like, hey, 15 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:21.760 I've heard myself talk about this and really say the same thing for the entire 16 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:23.959 show, But you know what, if it's a hit, that's what people 17 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:29.359 want. Play the hits and I'm convinced that Rick Patino will always be a 18 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:34.359 hit around here. People may not like it, some may disagree, but 19 00:01:34.519 --> 00:01:38.959 he's just that type of figure to where when he says something, he does 20 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:42.959 something, something happens regarding him, it's a talking point. Calling him a 21 00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:49.640 larger than life personality or figure. It does feel a little bit like an 22 00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:57.319 exaggeration, but you know, he kind of is that around here. So 23 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:01.760 we have somewhat of an added development his perceived feelings towards the two schools here 24 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:06.519 in this state that he once worked for, and he both he won national 25 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:10.479 championships at both places. So we'll get into that because you know, maybe 26 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:14.599 it's the fact that it's July tenth, or maybe it's the fact that, 27 00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:17.280 like when Rick Patino does things on social media, which it is crazy to 28 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:22.639 think about Rick Puttino even being on didn't I think he didn't call it rat 29 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:24.439 poison. I think that might have been Nick Saban that called like social media 30 00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:29.360 rat poison. But Rick Putino had very h up, He was very upfront 31 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:31.479 about his thoughts about social media when he coached here many many years ago. 32 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:36.400 Now he's on Twitter and he's utilizing it right like He's sending things here and 33 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.599 there knowing the reaction that you know, someone like him can get, especially 34 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:45.240 when he's talking about Louisville basketball or Kentucky basketball. So uh, for those 35 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:49.159 that felt like, you know, maybe Rick was never going to show love 36 00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:57.080 or gratitude towards UFL basketball or players he coached here, he did one of 37 00:02:57.080 --> 00:02:59.639 those things. And we'll talk about it coming up here shortly. But welcome 38 00:02:59.639 --> 00:03:01.840 in everybody, Happy hump Day. Coffee and Company. That's us. We 39 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:06.080 are fueled by Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety nit Coffee. That is 40 00:03:06.120 --> 00:03:07.240 my name. If you didn't know that, now you do. Hopefully you 41 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:12.039 remember it. Hopefully this is a memorable experience for you if you're a first 42 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:15.719 time if you're a first time or first time listener, I mean, if 43 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:19.240 so, buckle up. It's gonna be a wild ride. I don't know 44 00:03:19.319 --> 00:03:21.560 for sure if that's what's gonna happen, but I'm gonna try to make it 45 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:23.080 that. And one person that can help me do that is the one and 46 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:27.240 the only, the company Man. Hence the name, hence the name Coffee 47 00:03:27.240 --> 00:03:30.120 and Company. It's the company man, mister John Alden. How you feeling 48 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:31.840 today. Brother, you doing good. I'm feeling alright here on a Wednesday. 49 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:35.159 Man. I don't know what it is, but I I've mentioned this 50 00:03:35.199 --> 00:03:39.439 here and there, but whenever I'm fighting traffic, panicking thinking maybe I'm gonna 51 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:44.639 barely make it in time for the show, it has me stressed in the 52 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:46.719 car and I'm thinking like, oh, here we do you know? I'm 53 00:03:46.719 --> 00:03:49.319 thinking this is the But for some reason, once I do make it here 54 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:52.520 on time to get settled in and start the show, it's like I've already 55 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:54.960 got a victory under my belt before the show starts. And that's what happened 56 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:59.080 today. I don't know if you, John, if you or if anybody 57 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:04.879 listening free. When's the area that is outer Loop near Preston Highway. Yeah, 58 00:04:04.879 --> 00:04:08.879 I'm familiar. I went and met somebody for lunch over in that area 59 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:15.919 today and they have a what I feel like is a small section of outer 60 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:20.480 Loop between when you get off outer Loop on sixty five heading north and then 61 00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:25.160 you hit Preston Highway, and then if you keep going further down outer Loop, 62 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:28.199 you know Jefferson Malls there on your left. They have what I believe 63 00:04:28.240 --> 00:04:32.240 to be a very small section of outer Loop where it's only one lane, 64 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:38.399 and for some reason that has led to that entire intersection being a complete mess. 65 00:04:39.199 --> 00:04:43.639 Maybe there's further construction that caused it to be as big of a mess 66 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:47.480 as it was today. But I sat in traffic. At least I knew 67 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:49.800 what it was. It was construction, like they had a lane closed. 68 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:54.680 Sometimes you sit in traffic and you don't know why you're sitting in someone like 69 00:04:54.720 --> 00:04:58.879 myself, I wouldn't claim that I have road rage, but like sometimes you 70 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:01.680 know, when you have I at least want to know why I'm stopped. 71 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:03.879 Not that I'm gonna do anything about it, not that I can change it, 72 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:09.040 but there's something about knowing why you're in traffic that at least makes it 73 00:05:09.079 --> 00:05:12.879 a little bit less awful. I mean, I don't think I'm alone there, 74 00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:15.240 wouldn't you agree, John? Yeah, that's fair, especially because whenever 75 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:18.800 you find out that maybe there's a terrible accident, you can kind of maybe 76 00:05:18.879 --> 00:05:23.199 feel for the victims who are involved, even though at the same time you 77 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:27.040 may be angry that they made a stupid decision. Potentially you can at least 78 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:30.639 understand the situation that you're dealing with. I've always tried to tell myself as 79 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:33.720 much as maybe like I'm you know, and sometimes I'm not even late. 80 00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:38.399 It's just being inconvenience, running a little bit behind, and you know, 81 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:41.319 just being held up. Like I have very little patience when driving. And 82 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:44.480 you know, I don't think I have road rage. I've never thought about, 83 00:05:44.480 --> 00:05:46.240 you know, like chasing somebody down and you know, giving them a 84 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:49.639 talking to or you know, nothing like that. But I think it's a 85 00:05:49.720 --> 00:05:55.720 very normal human reaction to be frustrated with traffic. Now, some people handle 86 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:59.120 it differently than others. But I've always told myself, like, once I 87 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:00.680 do see, okay, this just ran out of gas, so this person 88 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:05.000 got a flat tire or they rear ended somebody. I try my best to 89 00:06:05.639 --> 00:06:09.759 lean on the side of saying, well, you know what, this really 90 00:06:09.759 --> 00:06:13.800 didn't impact my day that much, and this person's clearly having a much worse 91 00:06:13.879 --> 00:06:17.000 day than me. But it's like I got I got that guy on my 92 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:19.959 right shoulder, and my left shoulder is like, yeah, look at these 93 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:25.160 idiots who don't know how to drive, impacting all of our day. Just 94 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:30.199 a bunch of schmucks, you know. And I go back and forth sometimes 95 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:31.040 I don't, you know, I don't know. I don't know which side's 96 00:06:31.079 --> 00:06:35.759 going to prevail. But I will say the most frustrating part about traffic in 97 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:40.959 general is I feel like it happens to me most often when I'm already running 98 00:06:40.959 --> 00:06:44.040 behind, which isn't I'm not usually late to a lot of things. That's 99 00:06:44.079 --> 00:06:46.879 what happened to me today, And so whenever I'm running behind and I get 100 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:50.360 caught in traffic, that just adds to the frustration that I'm already dealing with. 101 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:54.199 Yeah, I wasn't. I mean, I knew I was gonna be 102 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:58.639 a little busy before the show, so I feel like I probably, I 103 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:01.279 mean, I think I did my part to make sure that like as far 104 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:04.680 as the time I get here and you know, getting everything done, Like 105 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:06.759 I did everything I need to do. But as you said, like I 106 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:10.800 wasn't expecting I was coming from a different area, but I wasn't expecting to 107 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:15.399 hit that kind of traffic because one lane's closed. But again, because I 108 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:18.879 was able to make it here on time without you know, having to tell 109 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:20.759 John, hey, I may have to start the show on the phone. 110 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:26.519 I've already I already feel like I've overcome adversity today, which you know, 111 00:07:26.720 --> 00:07:30.079 if that's the biggest amount of adversity that I hit today, and then I 112 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:32.199 guess I'll be okay. But anyways, we're with you for the next two 113 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:36.120 hours and fifty one minutes, taking you up till six o'clock right here on 114 00:07:36.120 --> 00:07:40.160 Sports Talk seven ninety. As I mentioned when we started the show, we 115 00:07:40.199 --> 00:07:42.959 are fueled by Thornton's. Make sure you sign up to become a member of 116 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:46.040 the Thornton's Refreshment Awards program if you haven't already. 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All right, so let's just dive 135 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:50.039 right in, shall we, And we are going to be, you know, 136 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:54.559 pretty busy throughout the day. I certainly want to want to talk about 137 00:08:54.679 --> 00:08:58.840 the challenge last night that Donald Trump put out there to the Joe Biden. 138 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:03.200 I'm talking politics, folk, I'm talking sports, because Donald Trump has challenged 139 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:09.879 Biden to an eighteen to eighteen holes a golf match and it won't happen. 140 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:13.279 But why won't Like? Why can't it? I mean I think I know 141 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:16.600 why it won't happen. I mean, for a variety of reasons. One 142 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:20.320 I'm not sure. I mean, I'm not sure that it would be possible 143 00:09:20.360 --> 00:09:24.360 for Biden to play eighteen holes of golf. And I'm not saying that to 144 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:26.399 be funny. I'm not saying that to make a joke. I'm being quite 145 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:28.080 serious, and I think a lot of people probably agree. But that would 146 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:33.039 be the most watched thing ever. It definitely would it not be. It 147 00:09:33.080 --> 00:09:35.919 would be It would be very uncomfortable to watch, too, because on one 148 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.519 side you have somebody who's there to just gloat and kind of when you say 149 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:41.840 uncomfortable though, and I hate to cut you off, but when you say 150 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:46.320 uncomfortable, I feel like you mean like you'd feel bad for Joe Biden. 151 00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:48.679 I would just feel bad for the situation in general. Maybe a little bit 152 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:52.440 of Joe Biden. I really if Joe Biden were to agree to do something 153 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:56.480 like that, props to him, considering the decline that he appears to be 154 00:09:56.600 --> 00:10:00.799 on with his health, But overall, I feel like it would just be 155 00:10:00.840 --> 00:10:05.480 a very uncomfortable experience that when you look at the situation that they're both running 156 00:10:05.480 --> 00:10:09.200 against each other for president at the age that they're at, and the clown 157 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:15.120 show that is this election cycle. Once again, it's you know, you've 158 00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:18.000 said it before, Nick, It's just kind of a sad situation all the 159 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:20.480 way around. So you mean more so like it would be uncomfortable and sad 160 00:10:20.559 --> 00:10:24.080 just because it would be kind of another reminder that, like, it's crazy 161 00:10:24.080 --> 00:10:26.879 the two guys that are potentially going to be the president of the country, 162 00:10:28.360 --> 00:10:28.840 and one of them, and both of them, by the way, have 163 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:31.200 been like the fact that we're here, that's what you mean, more than 164 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:33.879 it just being about Biden, like being sad that he probably couldn't do it. 165 00:10:35.159 --> 00:10:37.159 Yeah, because but John, I'm already there, brother, I mean, 166 00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:41.440 yeah, we're not that far removed from this. What what are you 167 00:10:41.519 --> 00:10:46.799 talking about? You have the morals of an alley cat, Sir. I 168 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:50.399 didn't have sex with the porn star. That's an eight second exchange between the 169 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:54.879 current president of the country and a former president who's now convicted felon that is 170 00:10:54.919 --> 00:11:00.679 trying to win the election. Once again, dude, the all but nothing 171 00:11:00.759 --> 00:11:03.720 is going to make me, you know, sadder that we're in this position. 172 00:11:03.759 --> 00:11:05.960 Then what's already happened. I'm just laughing at it now. There's nothing 173 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:09.840 we can do about it, right, Like, clearly, I'll give you 174 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:13.080 that Trump is is in position here, and you know, I don't mean 175 00:11:13.120 --> 00:11:15.200 in position to win. He might win, I don't know, but I'm 176 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:16.799 just saying, like he's clearly going to be representing one side, and Biden 177 00:11:18.360 --> 00:11:20.720 has made it clear he's not. Actually don't know if he's made it clear. 178 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:22.840 People have made it clear for him that he's not. He's not backing 179 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:26.399 down, like he's going to stay in the race. So like I mean, 180 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:31.480 with them playing golf and having like, you know, a competition, 181 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:35.399 I mean, it would be it would be far from what you'd ever expect 182 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:39.440 from like a presidential component to you know, an election. But man, 183 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:45.080 we've trumped the shark man. This is this has been a clown show for 184 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:48.600 quite some time. But in all seriousness, I mean, I don't think 185 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:52.399 Biden could play eighteen holes of golf. No, I don't think so. 186 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:56.000 I mean he I mean they did talk about it during the first debate where 187 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:58.639 he asked if Trump would would carry his own bags or something like that, 188 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:01.519 so at least he's up to humoring it. Which again, like I'm not 189 00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:07.240 trying to take sides politically here, but I mean I think Biden was trying 190 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:11.559 to take a dig at Trump about like he's he's not a work you know, 191 00:12:11.840 --> 00:12:18.240 he's what's the right word, Like he's too hoidy toity to carry his 192 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:20.840 own bags, like he'd need a caddy, and like because you know, 193 00:12:20.879 --> 00:12:24.200 he's he's not willing to put in any work. He's not willing to roll 194 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:28.000 his sleeves up. John, That's that's what I feel like Biden meant. 195 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:30.399 But he probably didn't know what the hell he meant when he was talking. 196 00:12:30.919 --> 00:12:35.639 But yet, like Biden couldn't carry his clubs because he might fall over and 197 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:39.639 die. Like I mean, I would certainly hope that that would never happen. 198 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:43.000 But like you know, and by the way, I'm one of many 199 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:48.279 people with a platform that discusses Biden in that way that does not make it 200 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:50.320 all about politics. It's just quite literally what's right in front of our face 201 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:58.519 here, So you know, actually have now I'm now finding this election to 202 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:01.200 be very entertaining, just the things that come with it because I'm because again 203 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:05.159 I'm now numb to the fact of like how do we end up here? 204 00:13:05.200 --> 00:13:07.360 We're here and this is this is where we are. One of these two 205 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:11.559 guys for the next four years will be leading this country, and that's just 206 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:16.200 again, that's that's that's actually something none of us can control, to be 207 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:18.240 honest with you, right, And I'm just glad that when November comes around, 208 00:13:18.320 --> 00:13:22.279 we'll be in the heart of crossover season with college football, NFL, 209 00:13:22.399 --> 00:13:26.440 college basketball. We'll have so many different things with sports to talk about and 210 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:31.840 kind of take our minds off of the nonsense that no matter what it comes 211 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:33.039 to, I think you'll be able to, you know, cancel it out 212 00:13:33.039 --> 00:13:35.600 if you want to. You're going to pay attention to it, You're right. 213 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:41.919 However, it'll it'll bleed into sports, and it will, You're right. 214 00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:46.879 Coaches, some of them will have a hard time not speaking on it. 215 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:50.159 Other coaches will act as if they didn't know it was an election because 216 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:52.720 they're football robots. That's what college football coaches want us to believe. But 217 00:13:52.759 --> 00:13:56.279 I think it's inevitable this time around that it'll it'll bleed into sports to where 218 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:01.279 because I think right now, with it with there being two candidates that you 219 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:05.519 know, clearly you'll find some major supporters on both sides. But like I 220 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:11.240 think, most most people that are not just a super fan of one party 221 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:13.159 or one person, they're just looking at it from like a level headedness, 222 00:14:13.200 --> 00:14:16.519 if that makes sense, They realize, man, wow, like how do 223 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:20.600 we end up with these guys? Right? But they clearly, deep down 224 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:24.840 probably have a side, and whichever one, if the one that they hope 225 00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:31.120 wins wins, they'll probably be celebrating, maybe not as publicly as you usually 226 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:33.480 would during an election. But those who, like you know, are anti 227 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:37.519 Biden if he wins, those are anti Trump if he wins. I think 228 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:39.720 those people are going to be as loud as they've ever been. And I 229 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:43.279 think that's going to include people within the sports world too. I mean, 230 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:46.720 I know people want to act as if politics will, you know, in 231 00:14:48.039 --> 00:14:50.840 sports should never intertwine, and I understand why you say that, but you 232 00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:56.759 know, it's also something that like is inevitable, Like I would never I 233 00:14:56.759 --> 00:15:00.960 mean, I feel like if you have a platform, a talk show essentially, 234 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:05.120 I feel like if you don't at least acknowledge that that's something like that 235 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:09.000 we're voting on a new president, Like you don't have to break it down 236 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:13.600 and talk about each side's stance on certain situations and and and there, you 237 00:15:13.639 --> 00:15:16.519 know, their other policies and all that, because that's that's not why you 238 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:20.519 tune in, But I mean, let's be real here when it comes to 239 00:15:20.559 --> 00:15:22.600 like current events and like what's going on in the world, the fact that 240 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:26.960 Joe Biden and Donald Trump are running for president right now and it's gonna be 241 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:31.320 one of those two guys, Like that's that's a story politics aside that as 242 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:33.000 a story, I mean, that makes it really makes no sense, right 243 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:35.960 because clearly it's a political thing. But take all politics out of it, 244 00:15:35.960 --> 00:15:39.080 which I actually, you know, not to pat ourselves on the back here, 245 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:39.759 I feel like we've done a pretty good job of that. When we 246 00:15:39.799 --> 00:15:43.639 do discuss it, it has nothing to do with politics. It's just about 247 00:15:43.639 --> 00:15:48.120 like what a situation we're in here. So anyways, we'll let you hear 248 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:52.360 that that clip from Trump last night, just because I again it's not me 249 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:54.320 gassing the guy up because because I think he's great. I don't. I'm 250 00:15:54.360 --> 00:15:58.759 not a fan of Trump, but you know, he entertains me at times 251 00:15:58.799 --> 00:16:03.120 with you know, him being the character that he is. Also, we'll 252 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:07.360 hear from Pat Kelsey today and I usually wouldn't want to do this, but 253 00:16:07.399 --> 00:16:11.399 I'm gonna do it today because you know, it's it's good interview. He 254 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:14.759 was on with Andy Katz. I don't know when they recorded this, but 255 00:16:14.799 --> 00:16:17.799 he was on with Andy Katz, did like a sixteen minute interview. We're 256 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:22.679 to play two parts of it, eight minutes probably probably in the four o'clock 257 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:26.240 and then the other eight in the five o'clock. It's just good. It's 258 00:16:26.279 --> 00:16:29.639 good stuff. I mean, he he said something that I kind of understand 259 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:33.120 why he said it, and I'm not bothered by it. But I also 260 00:16:33.200 --> 00:16:38.000 understand why the really like, die hard, passionate Louisville fans that hate Kentucky 261 00:16:38.039 --> 00:16:41.720 on a level that like maybe some of us don't, they're bothered by it. 262 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:45.080 But he said he thinks it's impossible to hate Mark Pope, and I 263 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:48.279 get it, like I don't. I don't think Mark Pope is going to 264 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:52.200 be an easy guy to like, really hate, but maybe, you know, 265 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:55.600 maybe he proves us wrong. Hopefully he proves us wrong. But I 266 00:16:55.720 --> 00:16:57.159 want you guys to hear it because it's a good interview. Again. Pat 267 00:16:57.240 --> 00:17:02.919 Kelsey on with Andy Katz. Also, Jeff Bram has made a watch list, 268 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:06.480 and that usually is not an interesting talking talking point because you know, 269 00:17:06.519 --> 00:17:11.640 it's watchless season, right, But there's there's something interesting about this watch list 270 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:12.799 that I want to take a look at, which we'll do that. So 271 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:15.839 again we'll mix it up. We'll have some fun today, but let's get 272 00:17:15.880 --> 00:17:18.720 right into it. I know we got to get you a break before too 273 00:17:18.759 --> 00:17:22.759 long. But Rick Patino tweeted earlier today and that's why I started the show 274 00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:27.839 with in radio, regardless of what you do, if you have a platform 275 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:30.920 music, news, talk, sports, talk, you got to play the 276 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:34.519 hits. You may not think it's a hit, but there's proven evidence to 277 00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:37.759 tell you what is a hit and what is not. Rather it be a 278 00:17:37.799 --> 00:17:41.799 song, or rather it be a talking point, a story on the you 279 00:17:41.799 --> 00:17:45.039 know, spoking word platform. And Rick Patino has always moved the needle in 280 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:48.200 this market. That's why when he shows up for press conferences when he was 281 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:53.119 here, you'll see more cameras at those than you ever would because he's just 282 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:57.880 he's that he something about Rick Patino, and I'm sure it's not just one 283 00:17:57.880 --> 00:18:04.720 thing. There's a lot of things he he gets a reaction. So was 284 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:07.759 it, like, was it two weeks ago? I think it was when 285 00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:12.440 he was on with the Pardon My Take guys, and that was of course 286 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:17.119 on Live KSR. I think it was two weeks ago. Regardless, timing 287 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:19.240 is not super important. But and by the way, I have been told 288 00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:22.440 by somebody who I trust, that he did not know he was going on 289 00:18:22.519 --> 00:18:26.480 KSR. He just thought he was going on with the boys Big Cat and 290 00:18:26.519 --> 00:18:30.400 PFT. And you know, I don't know he would have said no had 291 00:18:30.440 --> 00:18:33.079 he known. But like Rick Patino knows who Matt Jones is. He would 292 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:36.640 never tell people that, but he does, and he's well aware of like 293 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:40.680 things that KSR and Matt you know, ran with during his time here, 294 00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:45.960 so you know he'd already been on with those guys. Apparently there is a 295 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:51.839 huge sponsor of that show. Pardon my take that Rick is like an investor. 296 00:18:51.960 --> 00:18:56.720 Or. No, Rick owns horses with people who like started that company, 297 00:18:56.759 --> 00:19:00.400 whatever the sponsor is, if that makes any sense. So that's connection 298 00:19:00.440 --> 00:19:03.759 to how those guys because Rick Patino doesn't do those kind of interviews, let's 299 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:04.920 be real, you know what I mean. But he got in with Big 300 00:19:04.960 --> 00:19:08.599 Cat and PFT, and I think he probably realized, Hey, did give 301 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:11.599 me a little bit of street cred being on with those guys, and he 302 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:15.240 did it a second time. But I was told he did not realize he 303 00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:18.759 was actually going on KSR. But he was, and he talked about how 304 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:23.000 he loves Kentucky fans and that, you know, he donated money to the 305 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:26.400 football program through Innil. It's just it's you know, Rick be and Rick, 306 00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:30.119 which I still even now that a little time has passed, I still 307 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:36.519 don't like why sharing that. I guess it's a way to like let Kentucky 308 00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:37.519 fans know, Hey, I know a coach Lousill, but look, I 309 00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:41.440 really do love you guys, you know, and to really let you know 310 00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:45.960 how much I love you, I even donated to the NIL Collective for football. 311 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:48.880 Like to me, it's just such a random thing and it wasn't necessary. 312 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:52.799 And I have a hard time imagining like Mark Stoops or Eddie Grant, 313 00:19:52.839 --> 00:19:56.079 who somehow is friends with Patino, asking Rick, hey can you give us? 314 00:19:56.160 --> 00:20:00.359 It just seems weird to me. But anyways, Rick one of the 315 00:20:00.400 --> 00:20:04.279 things Louisville fans brought up because I look, I tried to not only play 316 00:20:04.319 --> 00:20:07.440 Devil's advocate, and really that wasn't it. Just Look, I was not 317 00:20:07.599 --> 00:20:11.640 surprised that now that Rick is gone, and especially now that Cal is not 318 00:20:11.720 --> 00:20:15.960 at Kentucky, Rick is going to be a little bit more in his feels 319 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:18.839 about his time in Lexington because his enemy, his rival, is no longer 320 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:22.599 coaching there, and he had a great run there. He left there to 321 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:25.480 go coach the Celtics. He didn't get fired. They loved him. He 322 00:20:25.559 --> 00:20:27.240 was super successful. He had the best job in the country. He calls 323 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:30.519 it camelot, right, So when I hear him, you know, not 324 00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:36.000 you know, acting as if Kentucky's arrival. I'm not surprised. He had 325 00:20:36.079 --> 00:20:41.640 good days there and his former player who was a captain on his team that 326 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:45.279 won a national championship, is now the coach there. Like that is just 327 00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:48.680 something that is like I think it would be very unusual for him to not 328 00:20:48.839 --> 00:20:51.880 be happy about that. Now, again, the nil for football is just 329 00:20:51.880 --> 00:20:55.640 a different Let's just Rick being Rick. But like naturally, he coached at 330 00:20:55.640 --> 00:20:57.880 both schools in this state. One school fired him and treated him, in 331 00:20:57.920 --> 00:21:04.400 his eyes, very fully, and Kentucky didn't do that. Now, they 332 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:07.000 their fans clearly didn't like him when he was at Louisville, and you know, 333 00:21:07.079 --> 00:21:10.440 I think he understands that. He says he does so, Like I'm 334 00:21:10.440 --> 00:21:14.519 not telling anybody they shouldn't be bothered by it. I just wasn't surprised to 335 00:21:14.599 --> 00:21:18.680 see him really just leaning towards UK compared to U of L given what we 336 00:21:18.720 --> 00:21:23.920 know. Again, think about how his career went at both places. I 337 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:27.839 mean, the only animosity that he would ever have towards u K would just 338 00:21:27.880 --> 00:21:32.960 be the fact that fans, you know, didn't like him as much. 339 00:21:32.960 --> 00:21:34.839 That's why I flipped him the bird on his way out of his last appearance 340 00:21:34.839 --> 00:21:41.960 in Reperina. But you know it's because he was coaching the rival and for 341 00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:45.039 Louisville. I think Rick is bitter. I think it's quite clear that that's 342 00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:48.680 the case. And I don't really think he I think he his anger is 343 00:21:48.039 --> 00:21:52.519 rooted towards people who we all know, and he has even mentioned when talking 344 00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:56.880 about Louisville that it's people that don't matter anymore, like David Grissom's not around, 345 00:21:56.920 --> 00:21:59.799 Papa John is no longer affiliated with, you know, U of L, 346 00:21:59.880 --> 00:22:03.880 and way who's the other guy? Greg Postal like that, you know, 347 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:07.559 that's that's and Matt Bevin like these are people that Rick believes, you 348 00:22:07.559 --> 00:22:10.279 know, conspired to bring him down. And I'm you know, I can't 349 00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:11.000 tell you if that's true or not, but you know, I know a 350 00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:17.559 lot of people believe that, So it's not directed towards fans. It's just 351 00:22:17.839 --> 00:22:21.279 like he feels a certain way and he doesn't have a target to take out 352 00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:23.920 that anger or frustration on. It's just a bitter situation all the way around 353 00:22:23.960 --> 00:22:26.680 for him. But one thing that I think we all believed, and I'd 354 00:22:26.680 --> 00:22:30.759 said it a couple of weeks ago when this became a story, he loves 355 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:33.119 his players. And I did think it was a week look for him to 356 00:22:33.160 --> 00:22:37.720 not do anything on his Twitter to acknowledge that Peyton Siva, his former point 357 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:41.400 guard whin a national championship for him, had been hired to work for the 358 00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:45.960 university's basketball program under Pa Kelsey. That's a special thing. Peyton's a special 359 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:48.640 guy to Rick Totino. I know that for a fact. So it did 360 00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:52.799 just kind of seem like he was being selective when he was going to show 361 00:22:52.839 --> 00:22:56.920 praise or gratitude towards former players, Like he's never going to praise you have 362 00:22:56.039 --> 00:23:00.000 l basketball, but his players he should, especially one that's now working for 363 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:04.559 this staff and working for the program. So today he did that in a 364 00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:08.720 way. So at two twelve, a little bit over an hour ago, 365 00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:17.279 Rick Pattino tweeted out a picture that has Luke Hancock, Russ Smith, Shane 366 00:23:17.279 --> 00:23:22.720 Bahannon, Earl Clark, Peyton Siva, Chris Jones, Reyese Gaines, Dylan 367 00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:27.119 Avar and David Johnson. Now, David Johnson's the only player in the picture 368 00:23:27.119 --> 00:23:32.799 that didn't play for Rick Patino. However, David Johnson did commit to Rick 369 00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:37.119 Patino. Mack was all in on him at Xavier, and obviously David decided 370 00:23:37.160 --> 00:23:40.480 to go to Louisville and then worked out well to where Mac took the job 371 00:23:40.519 --> 00:23:45.799 at Louisville and David, you know, recommitted essentially. So he shared the 372 00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:49.319 picture and said, this warms my heart to see my guys together. Let's 373 00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:55.359 win this thing, and then he sent he he he at. He mentioned 374 00:23:55.400 --> 00:23:59.519 Russ Smith's Instagram or on Instagram a Twitter handle which is at restdiculous, and 375 00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:03.559 said, sell your great bourbon, no drinking it. And that's like a 376 00:24:03.599 --> 00:24:06.640 funny dad joke, right, He's a you know, a boys, you 377 00:24:06.680 --> 00:24:08.759 guys have a good time at Russ. He'll be drinking your bourbon, buddy, 378 00:24:08.839 --> 00:24:11.640 like you know, he's just it's it's it's like he's being the dad 379 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:15.079 to these guys, so you know, weird, like I'm I'm, I'm 380 00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:18.200 like any other fan, Like I don't know why, like that made me 381 00:24:18.240 --> 00:24:22.559 happy to see it doesn't really change much, but like that's you know, 382 00:24:22.599 --> 00:24:26.480 it's it's it's a fan. You watch these guys have great careers here and 383 00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:30.079 the guy who was coaching them, Like the memories of those guys together, 384 00:24:30.200 --> 00:24:34.160 players and coach is a fond memory. You don't want to feel bitter about 385 00:24:34.160 --> 00:24:37.160 it. So I don't know if it ends here, but like if Louisville, 386 00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:38.960 I put it. I think if Louislle, if this, if this 387 00:24:40.039 --> 00:24:44.359 Louisville TBT team makes a deep run and they end up, like you know, 388 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:47.519 playing in the final four of the TBT. I bet Rick, But 389 00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:49.559 I bet Rick shows up. I bet he does. I bet he shows 390 00:24:49.599 --> 00:24:53.000 up for those guys, and that like could be you know, I don't 391 00:24:53.000 --> 00:24:56.519 know if that would make fans feel even more like conflicted on how to feel 392 00:24:56.559 --> 00:24:59.640 about him. But if that's the case, I would I would hope that 393 00:24:59.640 --> 00:25:02.640 he shows up. And I don't think Pat Kelsey would care either, to 394 00:25:02.640 --> 00:25:04.720 be honest with you, all right, quick break way too long here in 395 00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:10.519 the first segment, But that's okay. I think we'll try to get the 396 00:25:10.519 --> 00:25:12.319 clock back on track here, but it's Coffee and Company again where fueled by 397 00:25:12.359 --> 00:25:18.720 Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety is this lost Lonely Boys? It 398 00:25:18.759 --> 00:25:23.440 is good call, isn't Is this a and you may not know this and 399 00:25:23.519 --> 00:25:30.400 I'm sure people listening don't give a damn. But my mind just can't let 400 00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:33.599 me like move on from it because I'm thinking, like this was a group 401 00:25:33.599 --> 00:25:37.319 put together, like one of the one of the three is like a really 402 00:25:37.400 --> 00:25:41.680 known musician. I think if I'm wrong, in case I'm unaware, Yeah, 403 00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:45.039 maybe I'm wrong. You might be right. This is more your time 404 00:25:45.039 --> 00:25:48.559 anyway. When they became Yeah, so like Carlos Santana, that's a big 405 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:51.440 name, right, wasn't he a part of them? Or no? Maybe 406 00:25:51.480 --> 00:25:56.599 I don't know. I don't think so, it says. The group's first 407 00:25:56.599 --> 00:26:00.119 single, Heaven, reached number one on Adult the Adult Contempt Very chart and 408 00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:04.960 number sixteen on the Billboard Hot one hundred, So it says here that they 409 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:07.640 were Yeah, I knew there was some affiliation here. In two thousand and 410 00:26:07.680 --> 00:26:11.400 five, the group recorded I Don't Want to Lose Your Love with Carlos Santana 411 00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:15.599 uh for for an album, so they had I knew there was some collaboration 412 00:26:15.640 --> 00:26:18.759 there because I think they were kind of one hit wonders with this, but 413 00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:22.480 they did parlay it into a you know, a chance to uh to. 414 00:26:22.599 --> 00:26:25.759 I mean, Carlos Santana's a legend in music, right, I mean one 415 00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:27.599 of the legendary guitarists. That's right for sure, That's right, all right, 416 00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:30.119 it's Coffee and Company. We are feel about Thorton's here on Sports Talk 417 00:26:30.160 --> 00:26:33.160 seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging out with us. If you want to be 418 00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:34.759 a part of the show today, you can do it. I promise you 419 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:37.759 you can do it. All it takes is a little effort. You can 420 00:26:37.799 --> 00:26:41.079 give us a call five O two five seven one seventy nine hundred, or 421 00:26:41.160 --> 00:26:44.880 you could text in on the L and N Federal Credit Union text line at 422 00:26:44.880 --> 00:26:48.880 five O two six five three zero seven ninety. A couple people have asked 423 00:26:48.920 --> 00:26:52.000 the same question here on the text line, and that is Earl Clark being 424 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:56.680 in this photo. So I talked about it on Monday, and I hate 425 00:26:56.680 --> 00:27:00.440 to, you know, spoil what they assume. And maybe they already put 426 00:27:00.440 --> 00:27:03.599 it out and I haven't seen it yet, but David Johnson has listed on 427 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:08.599 the TBT website as as as somebody that's going to be playing for the Louisville 428 00:27:08.759 --> 00:27:15.559 team and the TVT and I would assume that that that that's one of the 429 00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:18.440 players they've been teasing. However, Earl Clark, you know, I actually 430 00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:22.759 looked this up yesterday because the Big Three, which I'm sure a lot of 431 00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:26.279 you are somewhat familiar with, but you've probably never watched. The Big Three, 432 00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:30.359 has a deal with CBS. It's a three on three basketball league that 433 00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:34.680 has a lot of former NBA players, some guys that played a long time 434 00:27:34.720 --> 00:27:40.640 in the league, and a lot of guys who actually I mean, for 435 00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:45.680 example, Isaiah Briscoe from Kentucky and Jalen Johnson from Louisville, they play in 436 00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:48.720 this and I'm thinking like, well, you know, when I think of 437 00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:51.039 the Big Three, I'm thinking of dudes who are retired. They can't can't 438 00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:52.880 play full court anymore, which is why they're playing half court three on three. 439 00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:57.680 These guys, I mean, Briscoe and Jalen could be playing making a 440 00:27:57.680 --> 00:28:02.720 lot of money overseas, so it's not a surprise when the young guys end 441 00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:06.240 up balling out because you know, I mean, I'm pretty sure there's dudes 442 00:28:06.279 --> 00:28:10.880 going in the Big Three that are probably ten to twelve years older than those 443 00:28:10.880 --> 00:28:15.000 guys. But either way, Earle most recently played for IT played in the 444 00:28:17.119 --> 00:28:19.119 Big Three. In fact, he's on a roster as we speak. So 445 00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:22.279 I just assumed that that meant he wasn't going to be a part of the 446 00:28:22.319 --> 00:28:25.559 TV TAM But he is in Louisville today, and he was on the team 447 00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:30.440 last year but had to back out last minute because of a contract situation with 448 00:28:30.480 --> 00:28:33.839 the team. He was playing four overseas, So if they had David Johnson 449 00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:37.559 Androclark, I mean, that's you're adding a really good, experienced guy that's 450 00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:42.160 a frontcourt player in E five, and then David Johnson obviously would be your 451 00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:45.799 youngest player and a guy that's still playing at a high level in the G 452 00:28:45.920 --> 00:28:48.880 League. So I have no clue for those asking like, does this mean 453 00:28:48.920 --> 00:28:52.359 these guys are on the team? I don't know, but if so, 454 00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:57.279 hell yeah, because that would make that'd make this group even better. A 455 00:28:57.319 --> 00:29:00.079 couple of people have said once Rick, in fact, this is the text 456 00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:04.000 that just came in. Once Rick said that he gave money to UK Football 457 00:29:04.440 --> 00:29:08.160 that's all I needed for closure. That's fine, Like you can feel that 458 00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:11.720 way. I mean, that is weird, but like Rick is different. 459 00:29:12.759 --> 00:29:19.880 Rick doing things and saying things has always been treated differently than the average coach, 460 00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:23.799 because I mean, how many times have you heard it said Rick being 461 00:29:23.880 --> 00:29:29.960 Rick Rick? You know, RP theater, That's what his press conferences have 462 00:29:30.039 --> 00:29:33.279 been referred to by some. So you kind of just have to take, 463 00:29:33.359 --> 00:29:37.519 like, to be honest with you, Cali Perry's the same way, Like 464 00:29:37.559 --> 00:29:41.400 how many times as Cali Perry said nonsensical things and everybody knows it's ridiculous. 465 00:29:41.480 --> 00:29:45.480 Sometimes it's just a blatant lie. But you know what I mean, we're 466 00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:48.839 gonna do. It's Cal being cal. So you know, if you can 467 00:29:48.839 --> 00:29:52.759 think whatever the hell you want about Patino, because I'll be honest with you, 468 00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:57.480 I really don't care because I'm I've been honestly content about Rick since the 469 00:29:57.559 --> 00:30:03.240 day left right like it had to happen, it had run its course, 470 00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:07.160 and he was going to be bitter about it. But you know, I 471 00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:14.880 felt right away even if he never coached again and Louisville did get hit, 472 00:30:14.960 --> 00:30:18.440 Like if Louisville got a two year postseason ban, like some people thought they 473 00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:22.160 were going to get. I think there would have been a little bit more 474 00:30:22.160 --> 00:30:25.880 heat thrown at Rick because it would have felt like, you know, he 475 00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:27.359 was responsible for it, even though we kind of actually, to be honest 476 00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:30.640 with I think more than anything, if that was to happen, which was 477 00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:33.920 never realistic, people would just probably blame me in Stuba and say that they're 478 00:30:33.000 --> 00:30:37.200 ridiculous because as things played out, especially with the Christian Dawkins documentary, like 479 00:30:37.599 --> 00:30:41.640 it was quite clear Rick was nowhere near or really slimy at all in that 480 00:30:41.720 --> 00:30:45.839 whole shoe company thing. And you can say, I mean, you know, 481 00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:48.400 maybe I sound naive, but like, regardless of what you believe, 482 00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:52.599 there's no evidence or fingerprints that Rick left behind. I mean, you could 483 00:30:52.599 --> 00:30:56.119 think that he had everything to do with Brian Bowen getting paid and working with 484 00:30:56.160 --> 00:31:00.640 Christian Dawkins to get money, but there's no proof of that and there's no 485 00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:04.039 evidence at all that suggest that that's remotely true. And that's really what you 486 00:31:04.079 --> 00:31:08.200 have to go by. So you know, as soon as as soon as 487 00:31:08.240 --> 00:31:11.319 I knew that, like it was over and he's gone, and you know, 488 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:15.759 Louisville may end up being punished or he may end up coaching again, 489 00:31:15.799 --> 00:31:17.920 although let's be real, as soon as that happened, I think we all 490 00:31:17.920 --> 00:31:19.519 thought wee would never coach in college again, and now he's had two different 491 00:31:19.599 --> 00:31:27.440 jobs in college basketball, you know. So I just think it's very unnatural 492 00:31:29.559 --> 00:31:34.119 to feel strongly about a coach and be a fan. Like we were all 493 00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:37.960 Rick Patino fans when he was here and Louislle was winning at a high level. 494 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:40.920 We were. I mean, I don't know how you couldn't be if 495 00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:42.839 you're a fan. I mean, Louisville basketball was in a great spot for 496 00:31:44.039 --> 00:31:48.519 a good chunk of his tenure, and there were some great times. So 497 00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:52.920 to just automatically then turn it to hate because of what happened, I just 498 00:31:52.960 --> 00:31:56.039 think that's an unnatural thing. It would be forced. So I'm not going 499 00:31:56.079 --> 00:31:57.839 to be cheering for Saint John's. I don't really care what happens with them. 500 00:31:57.839 --> 00:32:01.799 But I also think of Rick Patino, and I as a fan myself, 501 00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:05.160 I think of the good and not the bad, and that fact that 502 00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:07.759 Louisville had a great run for the most part when he was here, and 503 00:32:07.799 --> 00:32:14.079 it came at a very important time. I could lie to you and say 504 00:32:14.200 --> 00:32:15.720 and it might make for you know, maybe some people would call it good 505 00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:19.839 radio. Like I could give you the pissed off, angry yell, and 506 00:32:19.880 --> 00:32:22.920 he's dead to me because he gave Mark Stoops and Eddie Grant money. But 507 00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:24.240 like it would it wouldn't be it wouldn't be real. Like I don't care. 508 00:32:24.519 --> 00:32:28.920 It doesn't impact me at all, right, Like if Kentucky football ends 509 00:32:29.000 --> 00:32:31.799 up beating Louisville next year, Like, are you gonna think Rick Patino's money 510 00:32:31.839 --> 00:32:34.640 helped him do it? Like it you know, it's just it's whatever. 511 00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:40.400 So you know, I liked seeing this kind of stuff because again, the 512 00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:45.240 era of Louisville basketball that is the most special to me is this one. 513 00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:47.720 You know, I wasn't alive in the eighties when they won championships. By 514 00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:52.000 the time I was old enough to like know what Louisville basketball really was, 515 00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:54.599 and it was like a religion with my family to where like I you know, 516 00:32:54.640 --> 00:32:58.079 I didn't watch Gero Griffith play, but I could tell you probably everything 517 00:32:58.119 --> 00:33:00.480 you need to know about him, right. I know which team were good 518 00:33:00.519 --> 00:33:02.920 for Denny in the eighties, which ones weren't, you know, like it 519 00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:07.000 was I was obsessed. I was a super fan, but like experiencing it 520 00:33:07.039 --> 00:33:09.319 in real time, Like I didn't get to live those great days. The 521 00:33:09.319 --> 00:33:14.079 best team Denny had in my lifetime was ninety seven and I love that team. 522 00:33:14.519 --> 00:33:15.799 They made the Elite Eight. That was Dewan Weed, Alvin Simms, 523 00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:20.279 those guys. So once Rick got here and Louisville wasn't a Final four within 524 00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:22.880 what two three years after he got hired, maybe it was four years, 525 00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:27.400 maybe three or four years, and then you had a great run from like 526 00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:31.000 twenty twelve to twenty seventeen, to be honest with you, and that was 527 00:33:31.039 --> 00:33:36.680 a hell of a run some all time great players like So that's a great 528 00:33:36.720 --> 00:33:38.799 memory for me. So when I see the guy who was coaching during that 529 00:33:38.839 --> 00:33:44.759 stretch showing love to these guys many years later, regardless of circumstance, it 530 00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:46.440 makes me happy as a fan. But you can feel whatever way you want, 531 00:33:46.480 --> 00:33:52.799 Like if you hate the guy, that's cool. I mean, I 532 00:33:52.799 --> 00:33:55.160 mean I get it, I guess because the rivalries, you know, that 533 00:33:55.279 --> 00:33:59.880 serious. But again, this is not It was never normal that Rick Patino 534 00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:01.759 was our coach and John cali Perry was their coach. It was just never 535 00:34:01.839 --> 00:34:07.720 normal, right because again Rick was here while still loving Kentucky because he had 536 00:34:07.720 --> 00:34:10.280 a great run there and probably and again this is just this is just the 537 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:14.199 reality of it. I think Rick loved his time at Louisville because he did 538 00:34:14.280 --> 00:34:16.760 great things and he did appreciate, you know everything. I mean, Louisville 539 00:34:16.800 --> 00:34:22.000 was a huge part of his career. But I think to this day, 540 00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:24.360 and he's even said it, not in a way that like is so matter 541 00:34:24.400 --> 00:34:30.679 of fact, but like he regrets leaving Kentucky, you know. So that 542 00:34:30.280 --> 00:34:34.920 when I discussed the tweet that we talked about where he shared the picture of 543 00:34:34.920 --> 00:34:37.599 all these guys, I wasn't telling anybody that they were wrong or that they 544 00:34:37.639 --> 00:34:38.840 should feel a certain way. I'm just being honest with you about how I 545 00:34:38.840 --> 00:34:44.280 feel. And if you want to be really honest about how I feel about 546 00:34:44.280 --> 00:34:47.239 the Louivill Men's Clinic, I'll do exactly that right now, because they've helped 547 00:34:47.239 --> 00:34:51.960 me in a major way, and today I really felt it. I got 548 00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:55.000 a good workout in this morning. I woke up way early, unexpectedly, 549 00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:57.599 couldn't go back to sleep. So you know what I did. I went 550 00:34:57.599 --> 00:35:00.239 to the gym and I got a good pump in, as they say, 551 00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:04.320 and it was a pump that probably wouldn't have been the level of pump that 552 00:35:04.400 --> 00:35:08.079 it was today without the testosterone levels being where they're supposed to be. And 553 00:35:08.079 --> 00:35:10.920 that's all thanks to my friends at the Louis of Men's Clinic. So you 554 00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:14.760 may have low T and not knowing. You may not even know what low 555 00:35:14.800 --> 00:35:19.519 T is. Low T means low testosterone, which means you know your if 556 00:35:19.559 --> 00:35:22.440 your levels are not where they're supposed to be for someone in your age range, 557 00:35:22.840 --> 00:35:27.519 you could have. You could have. You know, belly fat that 558 00:35:27.639 --> 00:35:30.320 just is is a product of that. You know, you could be doing 559 00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:34.519 the same workouts but not getting the same results. Right. Let's say you're 560 00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:38.800 super consistent about what you do as far as working out and eating, but 561 00:35:38.880 --> 00:35:42.800 yet all of a sudden, you're not seeing those same results. You're kind 562 00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:45.719 of slipping a little bit. It could be the fact that your testosterone level 563 00:35:46.039 --> 00:35:51.599 has decreased as much as it has to where it's impacting you. And when 564 00:35:51.639 --> 00:35:55.079 you get to a certain age, a testosterone decreases a certain percentage every year, 565 00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:59.119 and some people it doesn't impact them, but others it does a lot. 566 00:35:59.159 --> 00:36:01.760 More people or impacted by then you'd know I was impacted by it. 567 00:36:01.840 --> 00:36:06.480 So I can't recommend them enough. Even if you don't know a whole lot 568 00:36:06.519 --> 00:36:09.199 about it, it's worth getting in front of them and having a conversation because 569 00:36:09.239 --> 00:36:14.440 again you may feel like, hey, you know what, maybe Nick's right, 570 00:36:14.519 --> 00:36:17.199 Maybe I should be feeling better, maybe I can feel like I'm in 571 00:36:17.199 --> 00:36:22.119 my twenties again. And I'm telling you you can. All you got to 572 00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:25.079 do is go talk to them and they'll be straight with you. And when 573 00:36:25.079 --> 00:36:28.199 it comes to the symptoms, man, that could be a bigger sign than 574 00:36:28.239 --> 00:36:30.840 the levels itself. I think they were a little worried that, like I 575 00:36:30.880 --> 00:36:32.920 had all the symptoms, but because of my age being thirty five at the 576 00:36:32.920 --> 00:36:37.280 time, like maybe my levels wouldn't show that they were off. And sure 577 00:36:37.360 --> 00:36:40.440 enough, they were way off. I had the testosterone levels of somebody in 578 00:36:40.480 --> 00:36:44.559 their sixties, not exaggerating. That's not something I throw in when I do 579 00:36:44.599 --> 00:36:46.960 an ad read for effect. It's the truth. Probably not something I should 580 00:36:47.039 --> 00:36:52.440 it admits so freely, but I mean, it's the reality of it. 581 00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:54.239 But now I don't have to worry about that because of louisvill Men's clinics. 582 00:36:54.239 --> 00:36:58.440 So give them a call. FABO two four four four four thousand Louisville Men's 583 00:36:58.480 --> 00:37:00.280 Clinic dot com is the website. All right, quick break will come back 584 00:37:00.440 --> 00:37:02.639 on the other side, wrap up the three o'clock hour. Don't forget, 585 00:37:02.639 --> 00:37:07.000 we've got Pat Kelsey sound coming your way. In fact, an interview he 586 00:37:07.039 --> 00:37:08.320 was on with Andy Katz, I think there's some really good stuff there. 587 00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:12.920 So we'll play half of that for you guys around four thirty. The other 588 00:37:12.960 --> 00:37:15.840 half will probably do around five thirty today. I feel like that's the best 589 00:37:15.840 --> 00:37:17.920 way to I don't want to give you just a full sixteen minutes of it, 590 00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:22.519 but I think it's worth hearing. And you know, it's still it's 591 00:37:22.519 --> 00:37:25.480 still the honeymoon, baby, and we should enjoy it. All right, 592 00:37:25.480 --> 00:37:28.760 don't go anywhere, keep it locked right here. On Sports Talk seven ninety. 593 00:37:30.400 --> 00:37:34.039 As someone who claims to love the sport of basketball, which I believe 594 00:37:34.079 --> 00:37:37.880 I do. I know I do, But there's a little bit of doubt 595 00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:42.480 that kicks in when I say that, knowing that I probably will not watch 596 00:37:42.519 --> 00:37:46.960 a whole lot of Team USA in the Paris Olympics. Does that make me 597 00:37:47.079 --> 00:37:50.119 like, I mean it's I mean, I'm sure there are plenty of people 598 00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:52.679 that will support the United States and hope they win as many Golds as possible, 599 00:37:52.679 --> 00:37:57.239 but like that really isn't going to be entertaining, right, because they're 600 00:37:57.239 --> 00:38:00.280 going to probably kill all these teams they play. I know that they're usually 601 00:38:00.360 --> 00:38:05.119 supposed to. But if I and I don't pay too much attention to the 602 00:38:05.280 --> 00:38:08.400 US men's national basketball team, but I feel like they've they've been underwhelming in 603 00:38:08.480 --> 00:38:12.880 recent years whenever they've played in competitions and stuff, well, well, so 604 00:38:14.159 --> 00:38:17.239 yes, there are years where they just they don't end up sending the you 605 00:38:17.239 --> 00:38:22.000 know, like the cream of the cross. Yeah, you just there's sometimes 606 00:38:22.039 --> 00:38:24.599 where you just don't have the best available, you know, American players that 607 00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:27.719 are going to play, and they just choose not to. Maybe it's an 608 00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:30.760 injury. But even with that, I mean, we still we still dominate. 609 00:38:31.000 --> 00:38:38.119 I mean, let's see here the last time, I mean, let 610 00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:40.360 me pull it up so I don't get it wrong here. But the reason 611 00:38:40.400 --> 00:38:44.519 I'll bring the whole thing up, John, is because like they're going to 612 00:38:44.559 --> 00:38:46.639 probably be dominant and there probably won't be that many close games. But then 613 00:38:46.679 --> 00:38:51.440 again, and that's just you know, like I'm not watching for competition. 614 00:38:51.480 --> 00:38:55.000 Like if I felt like, here we go, team USA is going to 615 00:38:55.039 --> 00:39:01.079 be facing off again st I don't know France or Canada, which by the 616 00:39:01.079 --> 00:39:05.519 way, Canada's got a good roster to a bunch of NBA players, and 617 00:39:05.679 --> 00:39:08.480 I felt like there was a real threat to potentially lose as if, like 618 00:39:08.599 --> 00:39:12.719 you know, you felt because if they and they have lost games, but 619 00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:14.880 usually it's just because, like you know, you got upset, like there's 620 00:39:14.880 --> 00:39:16.679 no excuse, like we're gonna always at least I hope we're gonna always be 621 00:39:16.760 --> 00:39:20.719 the best country in the world when it comes to basketball. We always have 622 00:39:20.800 --> 00:39:24.639 been. Obviously, there's been a big, big boom with international players joining 623 00:39:24.639 --> 00:39:28.400 the NBA. In fact, the first two players this year were taken that 624 00:39:28.639 --> 00:39:31.000 were drafted from France, and last year's number one pick was from France, 625 00:39:31.039 --> 00:39:34.280 the guy who a lot of people believe is the future of the league and 626 00:39:34.320 --> 00:39:38.440 win Minyama. But this is a really good like right now as it stands 627 00:39:38.480 --> 00:39:44.119 in the NBA, I think we have the best of the best. I 628 00:39:44.119 --> 00:39:46.639 mean I talked about yesterday. The fact that the worst player on the team 629 00:39:46.760 --> 00:39:52.840 is probably Devin Booker or Tyrese Halliburton tells you how loaded we are. And 630 00:39:52.880 --> 00:39:57.320 by the way, the news here is that the guy who's always hurt. 631 00:39:57.880 --> 00:40:00.920 Kawhi Leonard has has opted out right before they take off to leave because I 632 00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:04.800 guess of an injury. So Derek White has replaced him, and now he 633 00:40:04.840 --> 00:40:07.400 come and he's a good player who had a great role for Boston when they 634 00:40:07.440 --> 00:40:09.760 just won the championship. So, like, you know, he's a fine 635 00:40:09.760 --> 00:40:14.480 player, but like he stands out distinctively different than everybody else on this roster 636 00:40:14.519 --> 00:40:17.079 because he's just not a superstar in the league. Everybody else is. So 637 00:40:17.239 --> 00:40:22.880 you know, with all that said, I'm gonna try to make it a 638 00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:25.880 point to like make it an appointment, Like, Hey, they play, 639 00:40:25.920 --> 00:40:29.960 they're on TV. I'm gonna watch because I feel like, if I love 640 00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:31.119 basketball the way I think I do, like I'm not gonna get bored and 641 00:40:31.159 --> 00:40:35.400 want to watch something different because it's the best players that we have. And 642 00:40:36.920 --> 00:40:38.679 whenever you see the NBA All Star Game, I mean I can't, I 643 00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:42.639 don't watch that. Like I used to just tell myself, Hey, I'm 644 00:40:42.639 --> 00:40:45.400 gonna at least watch a little bit of it because these are the best players. 645 00:40:45.599 --> 00:40:47.000 But that's that's that's not even that's not a game, Like they're just 646 00:40:47.000 --> 00:40:50.159 out there running around. I don't blame him. It's not it's not a 647 00:40:50.159 --> 00:40:53.400 real game, and it's not their fault. Like I understand why those guys 648 00:40:53.400 --> 00:40:57.320 in the NBA All Star Game don't compete like it's Game seven, because again, 649 00:40:57.360 --> 00:40:59.880 like it's not a real game. This is real, and I think 650 00:40:59.880 --> 00:41:02.840 these guys clearly have not only the desire to win, they want to represent 651 00:41:02.840 --> 00:41:06.360 their country and win a gold medal. And they're probably going to do that, 652 00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:07.719 and it probably won't be close. So it's not like it's going to 653 00:41:07.760 --> 00:41:13.480 be entertaining in the fact that you're seeing highly competitive action. But you know, 654 00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:21.119 this team's loaded, and we are dominant in basketball compared to other countries 655 00:41:21.199 --> 00:41:22.519 really, like I mean there's probably none any other sports. I mean, 656 00:41:23.719 --> 00:41:28.599 the level of like American football that we that we view the NFL as does 657 00:41:28.679 --> 00:41:30.440 not exist in the Olympics. So I'm sure we be dominant there too. 658 00:41:30.480 --> 00:41:35.719 But I feel like I really need to watch it because like maybe down the 659 00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:37.079 line, when I get older, I'll think, like, man, you're 660 00:41:37.079 --> 00:41:42.559 telling me Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Anthony 661 00:41:42.719 --> 00:41:45.719 Edwards. I mean, all these got Stephan Curry, They're all in the 662 00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:47.000 same team, and I'll be like, wow, I don't remember that because 663 00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:50.079 I just you know, didn't watch it because it wasn't going to be competitive. 664 00:41:50.079 --> 00:41:52.440 But I'm going to make it a point to watch it. And one 665 00:41:52.480 --> 00:41:54.920 thing that will always incentivize you to keep up and watch is when you bet 666 00:41:54.960 --> 00:42:00.320 money. So I'm getting in on it. Whatever the spread is usays in 667 00:42:00.360 --> 00:42:02.079 them all. In fact, I'm curious to see what the spread is in 668 00:42:02.119 --> 00:42:06.519 some of these games. I bet it's like astronomical and some of these with 669 00:42:06.559 --> 00:42:09.400 some of these opponents. But you know, I saw a video of them 670 00:42:09.400 --> 00:42:14.159 walking out of the facility yesterday and that's what really kind of I don't know 671 00:42:14.199 --> 00:42:15.440 why that did it, but that made me realize, Look, these are 672 00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:20.920 the best players on the planet that are representing our country and we're dominant. 673 00:42:21.280 --> 00:42:23.280 Let's not get bored with being dominant. And I'm talking to myself when I 674 00:42:23.280 --> 00:42:25.880 say this. By the way, all right, we got two hours left. 675 00:42:27.000 --> 00:42:29.760 Hopefully you guys don't get bored. If so, come back tomorrow. 676 00:42:29.800 --> 00:42:31.119 We'll try again. It's coffee and company. We are feel about. Thornton's 677 00:42:31.199 --> 00:42:37.920 right here. On Sports Talk seven to ninety