WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.799 --> 00:00:07.000 It's time for Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.120 --> 00:00:14.080 Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick Coffee. 3 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:18.480 That's right, Coffee and Company our number two here on 4 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:21.760 a Friday afternoon. Thank you for hanging out with us, 5 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:24.160 and thank you to our friends at Thornton's. We are 6 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:27.079 fueled by Thornton's here with Coffee and Company. Make sure 7 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:28.440 you sign up if you haven't yet, to become a 8 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:31.239 member of their Refreshment Awards program. You're gonna save money 9 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:34.679 at the gas pump. Your life will be better. I 10 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:37.359 can't guarantee you that, but I can tell you that 11 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:40.119 my life's better. 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Then maybe 23 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:07.760 they aren't aware of this, but tomorrow they're doing a stripeout. 24 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:09.599 So if you were going to the game and your 25 00:01:09.640 --> 00:01:11.719 section is an even number, you wear red. If your 26 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:14.359 section is an odd number, were you are supposed to 27 00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:16.159 wear black? I mean, they're probably not going to kick 28 00:01:16.200 --> 00:01:19.200 you out, but they should. I'm kidding, but there are 29 00:01:19.239 --> 00:01:21.560 people who get really bothered if and I get it, 30 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:24.640 like it's I would imagine that the majority of the 31 00:01:24.680 --> 00:01:27.920 people and this would be good for like vibe checks 32 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:30.760 if I was still doing that to ask people which 33 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:33.840 really those those couldn't come at a worse time, right, 34 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:36.560 Like when I did that Austin, that was the worst 35 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:39.159 Louis of basketball has ever been. Yeah, I mean that 36 00:01:39.159 --> 00:01:44.040 was during a four win season. So anyways, if you 37 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:46.920 were somebody that shows up to a white out and 38 00:01:46.959 --> 00:01:50.760 you're wearing black or red and people like ask you, like, 39 00:01:50.799 --> 00:01:51.840 come on, you had one job? 40 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:52.760 Do you think? 41 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:57.439 It's people who truly didn't know and they just you know, 42 00:01:57.879 --> 00:02:02.840 like they weren't they aren't plugged in to like they 43 00:02:02.840 --> 00:02:04.640 just don't pay attention. I guess to like the promotions 44 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:07.200 going on. They don't listen to sports radio, they don't 45 00:02:07.200 --> 00:02:09.759 follow it online, Like maybe they're just so plugged in 46 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:12.120 with life that they just, you know, like the games 47 00:02:12.159 --> 00:02:13.879 are an escape to them, and it's they show up 48 00:02:13.879 --> 00:02:15.080 and you know, you could be. 49 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:18.000 Without three players. They didn't know about it, but I was. 50 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:19.919 I'm assuming it's mostly that, but there may be people 51 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:22.280 who just decide like, yeah, I'm not wearing that. But 52 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:23.639 I feel like if you asked a fan, like, what 53 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:25.599 are you doing? Why didn't you wear this color? Most 54 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:26.919 of them would just make it up and say I 55 00:02:26.919 --> 00:02:31.840 didn't know, but I mean tomorrow. It's it's different than 56 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:33.879 the white out red out, like there's a little bit 57 00:02:33.919 --> 00:02:35.719 more wor it's I don't know. I guess the only 58 00:02:35.759 --> 00:02:38.639 added work is just knowing which one you are, which 59 00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:40.280 I feel like is a pretty easy thing to do. 60 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:43.599 And I actually will give whoever decided to do this 61 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:46.240 a little bit credit because there's not a lot of 62 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:50.520 white Louisville gear, like I have some, but I would 63 00:02:50.599 --> 00:02:53.639 say ninety percent of Louisville gear. 64 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:56.319 That I have is red. I would say. 65 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:00.199 Eight percent of it is black, and then I've got 66 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:04.800 like two white things. I've got a white sweater. I 67 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:08.319 have some white shorts, but those don't really count. I 68 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:11.280 don't think I have any Louisville white T shirts or 69 00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:17.240 white white I don't. Yeah, I think I'm just mostly red. Yeah, 70 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:18.599 it's not that I couldn't go find it, But like 71 00:03:18.639 --> 00:03:20.199 I feel like when we would do a white out, 72 00:03:20.199 --> 00:03:22.680 like it's you know, it's clearly a real visible thing, right, 73 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:25.280 like white out. I think white out is done because 74 00:03:25.280 --> 00:03:27.719 it really stands out in the crowd and of course 75 00:03:27.759 --> 00:03:30.599 on television more than red or black wood. But you know, 76 00:03:31.479 --> 00:03:33.599 there's not a ton of white gear out there. So 77 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:35.520 this actually, I think this has a chance to be 78 00:03:35.520 --> 00:03:38.599 super successful because I'd say the majority of the people 79 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:42.039 going to the game will not have to go buy something, 80 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:44.080 you know what I mean, Like, do you want any 81 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:45.560 white for Louisville. 82 00:03:45.560 --> 00:03:46.240 I mean I feel like. 83 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:50.520 I wore that National Championship hoodie and okay, yeah was white. 84 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:53.919 But yeah, you're right, it's very very sparse, i'd say, 85 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:55.520 with white gear. And the only thing I can think 86 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:58.280 about is just like maybe well, because white's not any 87 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:01.199 color that's going on. I feel like in the basketball season, 88 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:03.919 you're talking about the winter color warmer colors, you know, 89 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:06.400 like the red and the black. You might see some 90 00:04:06.639 --> 00:04:08.560 like around like the Football Times, and I guess that's 91 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:10.879 where you can really take advantage of it. But it 92 00:04:10.879 --> 00:04:13.800 seems like the athletics department stays true with the more 93 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:15.199 or less the red or black theme. 94 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:19.839 Yeah, red or black is much easier, and it really isn't. 95 00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:23.600 I mean again, like this, the more I think about it, 96 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:25.959 it's all you have to do is just look at 97 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:28.120 your ticket and then you should know what to wear. 98 00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:30.360 I would say maybe there are some that just only 99 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:34.160 have red, but you could find something black. And to 100 00:04:34.199 --> 00:04:35.639 be fair, they did give a lot of notice. I 101 00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:37.879 think over a week now they've been promoting this. So 102 00:04:37.959 --> 00:04:39.800 hopefully it's hopefully it's a good look and hopefully the 103 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:41.399 team looks good. We'll get back into that matchup a 104 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:43.319 little bit later on. As far as just this pit 105 00:04:43.399 --> 00:04:45.720 team that I don't want to give you the will 106 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:46.279 they scare me. 107 00:04:46.319 --> 00:04:47.199 It's a trap game. 108 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:50.079 I'm worried, but I just know that they have good 109 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:52.519 players that can give anybody trouble if they play well. 110 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:56.839 And the big issue for Pitt with Cable, in my opinion, 111 00:04:56.839 --> 00:05:00.800 in recent years has just been inconsistency. And with that, 112 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:03.519 you know, they haven't been good when they needed to, right, 113 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:06.199 they'll play well, look good, and then they've also lost 114 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:07.680 a lot of close games they should have won this year. 115 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:09.639 That's really been their biggest problem with this current team. 116 00:05:10.079 --> 00:05:12.639 But with their inconsistency, you know, maybe you get the 117 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:14.800 good version of them to where you know, they went 118 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:17.639 on the road and beat Ohio State this year. You know, 119 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:20.680 I'd look at their numbers now and look, they're not good. 120 00:05:20.759 --> 00:05:21.480 I mean, they don't have it. 121 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:22.399 Like there's nothing. 122 00:05:22.160 --> 00:05:25.800 About Pittsburgh as far as their resume in any specific 123 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:28.800 win that like validates what I'm saying as far as 124 00:05:28.839 --> 00:05:30.839 they have good players and they can beat you, because 125 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:34.839 they haven't done that this year. I mean they just haven't. 126 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:37.160 But I just you know, I know when it comes 127 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:39.240 to and look, when they played Louisville at pitt that 128 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:42.480 was a good game. I mean, rain Smith really chucky, 129 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:44.319 had a big bucket late and then rain Smith just 130 00:05:44.399 --> 00:05:46.199 kind of took over and had like eight of Louisville's 131 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:48.439 last ten points. And that was awesome to be there 132 00:05:48.519 --> 00:05:50.519 just to kind of that was a really cool moment 133 00:05:51.279 --> 00:05:52.879 that I go back to when I think of this season, 134 00:05:52.959 --> 00:05:54.160 enough fun of a ride. It was one of just 135 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:57.120 a great trip with my family, taking my son, my dad, 136 00:05:57.160 --> 00:06:00.279 and my nephew and going on the road and watching 137 00:06:00.319 --> 00:06:02.199 Louisville play that alone was awesome. Even if they would 138 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:03.720 have lost, it would have been great memories for us 139 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:06.800 to have. But they won, and it was just it 140 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:08.680 was not only was it the first time this has 141 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:10.120 happened in a long time. I really don't know if 142 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:12.199 this has happened to me a whole lot ever as 143 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:14.720 a Louisville fan, even when louis was really good. But 144 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:17.600 you were at their place, you were the road team, 145 00:06:18.199 --> 00:06:21.360 and you it was close. It was neck and neck. 146 00:06:21.720 --> 00:06:23.040 They knew that if they beat you, it would be 147 00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:24.720 looked at it as a good win for them because 148 00:06:24.759 --> 00:06:26.360 Louisville hauld just beat Clemson. 149 00:06:25.959 --> 00:06:27.560 And you know, it's a good matchup. 150 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:30.839 And sure enough, like Louisville just made winning plays late 151 00:06:30.920 --> 00:06:33.079 and we got to see a sad fan base just 152 00:06:33.160 --> 00:06:35.360 kind of like, damn, they got us. And it wasn't like, 153 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:38.000 you know, we were we were enjoying their tears or 154 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:40.240 anything like that, but you know, it was just nice 155 00:06:40.240 --> 00:06:43.920 to see a stadium leave like, damn, Louisville got us 156 00:06:44.199 --> 00:06:47.600 like they're good Man and Louisville honestly, I mean they 157 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:49.439 missed a ton of free throws in that game, missed 158 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:52.240 a bunch of layups early, but made tough winning plays 159 00:06:52.279 --> 00:06:56.079 and got it done. But but lo their sophomore guard, 160 00:06:56.120 --> 00:06:58.360 he's I mean, he's special, and I mean it like 161 00:06:58.399 --> 00:07:00.560 I know it's hard to say that with a team 162 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:02.600 that's not in any way special, They're not very good, 163 00:07:02.600 --> 00:07:05.079 but like, he's a really talented guy. Leg It's been 164 00:07:05.079 --> 00:07:08.519 there a long time. He's he's had some big games 165 00:07:08.560 --> 00:07:09.120 in his career. 166 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:11.480 Who's the guy? 167 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:13.600 Who is? They still love the guy with two first names, 168 00:07:14.360 --> 00:07:16.720 Frederico Frederico. I don't know if he's still there or not, 169 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:22.240 But anyways, they this pit team. They're currently projected to 170 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:24.639 loose to Lotilever tomorrow by nine, which tells me the 171 00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:26.399 spread will probably be like I think it'll be. 172 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:28.600 Louisville minus eight and a half. That's my guess. 173 00:07:28.759 --> 00:07:30.079 You have any guess is Austin as far as what 174 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:32.920 the spread is gonna be, because it'll probably come up 175 00:07:32.920 --> 00:07:34.920 for the show start, for the show ends. I'm guessing 176 00:07:34.920 --> 00:07:36.160 Louisville minus eight and a half. 177 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:38.839 I kind of love that number too. I'm gonna love 178 00:07:38.879 --> 00:07:39.680 anything over eight. 179 00:07:40.120 --> 00:07:43.519 Yeah, I And look I said at the beginning of 180 00:07:43.560 --> 00:07:46.079 the show, and I'll when I talk about Pitts sort 181 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:48.439 of being a team that that, you know, I feel 182 00:07:48.439 --> 00:07:49.800 like if you don't come ready to play, they can 183 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:52.759 get you. I'm not saying that because of what happened 184 00:07:52.759 --> 00:07:54.839 on Tuesday. I mean clearly that that is something that 185 00:07:54.920 --> 00:07:57.560 I'm I'm you know, I'm looking at tomorrow as an 186 00:07:57.560 --> 00:07:59.560 opportunity to see that they don't sort of have that 187 00:07:59.600 --> 00:08:03.839 same luggish look and make a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes 188 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:06.399 that I believe was due to just being winded and 189 00:08:06.439 --> 00:08:09.920 just being gassed. I mean, visually watching Louisville play, even 190 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:12.360 when they were making the necessary place to get out 191 00:08:12.360 --> 00:08:14.759 of there and survive with a win, you could just 192 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:17.240 tell they were they were running on e And I'm 193 00:08:17.279 --> 00:08:19.560 hopeful that that is not a thing that has just 194 00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:22.040 developed because they're worn out because of what this season 195 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:25.199 has been. Hopefully it's just they were sick and they 196 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:27.959 are still they still had some lingering effects and hopefully 197 00:08:27.959 --> 00:08:30.279 that's now in the past. All Right. 198 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:33.080 Kentucky tomorrow against Auburn. Huge game for college basketball. 199 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:36.919 I mean, Rupp Arena, You've got a Kentucky team that 200 00:08:37.399 --> 00:08:39.559 you know right now is not in the top five, 201 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:42.159 top ten, but certainly when healthy, they've beat some of 202 00:08:42.200 --> 00:08:43.919 those teams that are in the top five, top ten, 203 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:47.639 and they're healthy, at least they were the other night. 204 00:08:48.080 --> 00:08:49.679 I know Kirk Crease has been out. 205 00:08:49.559 --> 00:08:54.000 With with an injury all year, so I guess technically 206 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:56.200 it's not safe to say that they've they've been full 207 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:58.759 they were fully healthy because he hasn't played in a 208 00:08:58.799 --> 00:09:02.559 long time. But I think, you know, everybody but him, 209 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:04.440 that's sort of like what this I mean that that's 210 00:09:04.440 --> 00:09:04.840 this team. 211 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:07.320 I mean, that's that's that's really what their outlook was 212 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:07.960 for a long time. 213 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:10.279 Like Butler and Robinson didn't really start dealing with injuries 214 00:09:10.360 --> 00:09:11.879 until a little bit later on in the season. So 215 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:15.240 both those guys played on Tuesday at Oklaho IM sorry, 216 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:17.080 Wednesday at Oklahoma Robinson. 217 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:20.320 I mean, I didn't watch the entire game. I did 218 00:09:20.360 --> 00:09:22.679 see the very end. Obviously, it was a great at 219 00:09:23.519 --> 00:09:24.159 a great. 220 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:25.799 Win for them as far as how they got it done, 221 00:09:25.799 --> 00:09:28.240 they survived, and Oklahoma, you know, looked like they were 222 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:31.159 gonna pull out, and sure enough, I'll take away was unstoppable. 223 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:37.000 So you've got let's see Robinson. I'm trying to pull 224 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:38.720 up his numbers because I don't really know, and I 225 00:09:38.720 --> 00:09:40.320 know he played and hit some threes early, but I 226 00:09:40.360 --> 00:09:42.759 don't remember what his numbers were. But Lament Butler filed 227 00:09:42.799 --> 00:09:45.399 out did play twenty minutes here it looks like and 228 00:09:45.759 --> 00:09:48.399 you know, it wasn't super effective, but probably just shaking 229 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:50.360 off some russ did make five free throws, and really 230 00:09:50.519 --> 00:09:53.279 his presence is defensively, I mean, that's really where he is. 231 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:54.600 It was missed more than anything. 232 00:09:55.200 --> 00:10:00.519 And then with Robinson, he played seven I'm sorry, you 233 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:02.799 only played twelve minutes. Okay, so I must have only 234 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:05.000 saw the beginning of the game. I guess he on Yeah, 235 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:08.799 is that right? Robinson only played twelve minutes. I saw 236 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:09.879 him at the beginning of the game. 237 00:10:10.000 --> 00:10:11.559 I thought he may. I guess one of his shots 238 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:12.399 that I saw was the two. 239 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:13.720 But I did see him make a three and he 240 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:16.399 had I think father is seven points seemingly the very 241 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:17.519 beginning of the game. And I guess he didn't do 242 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:18.919 a whole lot after that. Now, what I didn't see 243 00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:21.480 is did he get injured against And I feel like 244 00:10:21.519 --> 00:10:24.360 I should know this, did he get injured against Oklahoma 245 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:25.919 again to where they pulled him out and like he 246 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:29.600 couldn't go because Ryan Lemon reported earlier that Robinson did 247 00:10:29.600 --> 00:10:31.320 not go through whatever it is they do the day 248 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:33.440 before game, whether that's a full practice, a walk through 249 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:36.759 shoot around, whatever, So I guess that's not a great sign. 250 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:39.559 And with Butler, you know he. 251 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:43.559 Was able to go, he just filed out. But again, Auburn, 252 00:10:44.039 --> 00:10:46.279 I mean, this is a team that is in fact 253 00:10:46.440 --> 00:10:48.200 one of the best team. I mean, they are the 254 00:10:48.200 --> 00:10:50.519 best team I know. I know Duke has been really 255 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:53.080 really impressive lately, and Duke is one of the two 256 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:55.000 teams that has a victory over Auburn. 257 00:10:55.240 --> 00:10:56.159 But I still feel like. 258 00:10:56.080 --> 00:10:59.000 On a neutral corp, if neutral corp, if everybody's playing 259 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:03.120 their best, I still like Auburn is, in my opinion, 260 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:04.919 who I think is the best team in college basketball. 261 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:06.919 But they're not on a neutral court tomorrow. They're gonna 262 00:11:06.919 --> 00:11:09.080 be at Repperena and you know that place is gonna 263 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:13.399 be packed. It's a one o'clock tip and even if 264 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:15.360 Kentucky is short handed, like this is the kind of 265 00:11:15.399 --> 00:11:18.159 game they could, they could have some magic. 266 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:21.039 And uh and win. I mean, it won't be it 267 00:11:21.080 --> 00:11:22.559 won't be easy, even. 268 00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:24.679 If they're at full strength, because again Auburn is great, 269 00:11:25.120 --> 00:11:27.559 But like, this is the kind of game that no 270 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:33.720 matter who you are, meaning Auburn, Duke Kansas and their problem, Like, 271 00:11:33.840 --> 00:11:35.759 no matter when Kentucky has a team that you know 272 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:38.879 has proven to be good enough to beat anybody and 273 00:11:38.960 --> 00:11:41.240 has put themselves in a position where they're looking like. 274 00:11:42.679 --> 00:11:44.080 A three seed maybe at worse. 275 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:47.919 Right now, that's when you go into Reperena and you know, 276 00:11:47.960 --> 00:11:49.679 no matter who you are, no matter how good you are, like, 277 00:11:49.720 --> 00:11:51.039 it's gonna be a tough game for you to win. 278 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:56.679 So I feel like I'm about to say something really stupid, 279 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:00.200 which I'm sure I've already said many stupid things today. 280 00:12:00.519 --> 00:12:02.399 But like, even if they're not like even if Butler 281 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:06.200 can't go and Robinson doesn't play, I mean, with rupp 282 00:12:06.200 --> 00:12:08.960 Arena on their side, if they can get Auburn a 283 00:12:08.960 --> 00:12:11.279 little frazzled, like maybe this is maybe this is a 284 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:14.919 game they win even if they're not healthy. I don't know, 285 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:17.000 I I t trust me. 286 00:12:17.039 --> 00:12:18.399 I'm gonna be pulling for Auburn tomorrow. 287 00:12:18.399 --> 00:12:19.720 I mean, I'm not gonna be like on the edge 288 00:12:19.720 --> 00:12:22.120 of my seat like saying war Eagle whatever it is 289 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:24.120 Auburn says. But like, I just have a weird feeling 290 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:26.519 that Kentucky's gonna win this game tomorrow regardless of who plays. 291 00:12:26.639 --> 00:12:29.440 It seems like usually uh like that seems like Kentucky 292 00:12:29.480 --> 00:12:30.720 spot right, Yeah. 293 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:31.159 It really does. 294 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:35.759 And look, I know that that Robinson and Butler are good, 295 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:39.480 and I know that they've been talked about a lot 296 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:43.759 this year because of the injuries and what life may 297 00:12:43.799 --> 00:12:45.360 look like for Kentucky, you know. 298 00:12:45.399 --> 00:12:48.240 Without those guys. So I feel like that's the. 299 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:51.240 Biggest reason as to why they seem like if you're 300 00:12:51.279 --> 00:12:54.159 just listening listening to Kentucky fans talk about their team, 301 00:12:54.399 --> 00:12:57.440 you're listening to the noise about Kentucky and this this 302 00:12:57.559 --> 00:13:00.240 Mark Pope team. I feel like you hear more about 303 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:03.840 those guys than anybody. And again, I guess it's because 304 00:13:03.840 --> 00:13:06.639 of one they're good, but also like the uncertainty about 305 00:13:06.759 --> 00:13:09.480 their health. But what I think is kind of like 306 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:13.159 crazy is that those two guys aren't even close to 307 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:17.320 being their best players. They're not like the two best. Like, again, 308 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:21.200 I know you want a guy that's that's injured who 309 00:13:21.240 --> 00:13:23.840 can't help you and as good, Like clearly it's really 310 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:25.960 crucial to have those guys back, and it can really 311 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:28.360 make you better. Your ceiling is a lot higher with 312 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:32.559 everybody healthy. But let's be real, this Kentucky team, their 313 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:36.440 biggest nightmare scenario would be losing Otega away. He has 314 00:13:36.519 --> 00:13:39.200 been their best player all year, and I don't feel 315 00:13:39.240 --> 00:13:42.399 like anybody talks about that. He has been myster consistent 316 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:44.600 all year, Like he has been phenomenal for them, and 317 00:13:44.639 --> 00:13:46.960 nobody's saying he's bad. Nobody's saying like he's a bomb, 318 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:50.159 he's overrated, but like it's not a conversation. He's their 319 00:13:50.200 --> 00:13:53.000 best player and it's not close. He's also their best 320 00:13:53.039 --> 00:13:53.679 pro prospect. 321 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:54.799 I think, I don't know how. 322 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:56.919 I don't think he's gonna pro this year, but like, 323 00:13:57.279 --> 00:13:58.879 in fact, they don't really have anybody I think on 324 00:13:58.919 --> 00:14:00.000 that team that's gonna be drafted. 325 00:14:00.399 --> 00:14:02.360 But like he's really really good. 326 00:14:02.879 --> 00:14:05.799 And against Bama that was the first time he did 327 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:07.240 not have double figures all year, and he only had 328 00:14:07.279 --> 00:14:09.519 two points, and they found him out early, Like clearly 329 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:11.080 they took him away and that was his off night. 330 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:15.360 But I mean against Oklahoma twenty eight against Vandy, twenty 331 00:14:15.440 --> 00:14:21.399 Texas twenty, I mean, twenty four against Ole Miss, eighteen 332 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:23.120 against Western cons I mean, like I'm just going down 333 00:14:23.159 --> 00:14:25.159 the list here, Like this guy has been consistent as 334 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:29.639 can be, and that's really I think what separates guys 335 00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:32.360 like him, Like, he's not a domin dozen, there's not all. 336 00:14:32.399 --> 00:14:34.120 I mean, he's a really good player. Anybody would be 337 00:14:34.200 --> 00:14:35.519 lucky to have a guy like him. A lot of 338 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:37.240 good teams don't have a guy as good as him, 339 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:41.720 I believe that. But what wakes him to me special 340 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:45.519 is that he's consistent. I mean he until that Alabama game, 341 00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:49.360 he was one of I think five players in college 342 00:14:49.399 --> 00:14:51.720 basketball that had scored in double figures in at least 343 00:14:51.759 --> 00:14:54.840 every single game. So again, nobody's bashing him, But I 344 00:14:54.879 --> 00:14:58.720 just think there's so much conversation about Robinson and Jackson, 345 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:02.039 who are good and again, their status as far as 346 00:15:02.080 --> 00:15:04.919 injuries is certainly something you got to monitor. 347 00:15:04.919 --> 00:15:06.360 You got it, and it's gonna be talked about. 348 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:10.919 But Oways is a bigger piece that, like you know, 349 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:14.159 and honestly, when he's playing well, like those guys aren't 350 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:18.080 missed that much. Again, Robinson is because he can just 351 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:20.120 ad times go off and have twenty and a half, 352 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:24.159 but he can also have two and a half. And 353 00:15:24.159 --> 00:15:26.600 then Butler good player all around. Like what he did 354 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:28.960 in louisville'll never do anybody else. I'm sure that was 355 00:15:29.039 --> 00:15:31.559 just his night. But he's a defensive presence that they 356 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:34.759 really don't have anywhere else. But Oway is the guy 357 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:36.559 for this team. And you know who else is another 358 00:15:36.600 --> 00:15:39.000 guy that I think is you know, I would say 359 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:39.600 he's even. 360 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:41.120 More important than. 361 00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:46.679 Robinson and Butler as well, and that's their big fellow, 362 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:51.279 Amari Williams. I mean, they've had to really lean on 363 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:54.480 him more so without Butler and Robinson, and he's been 364 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:58.720 sensational this year. I mean he's had some nights where 365 00:15:58.759 --> 00:16:00.720 he doesn't get you double figures, but when he doesn't 366 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:03.320 get you double figures, he's a guy who's can get 367 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:05.480 you six assists. I mean he had ten assists a 368 00:16:05.519 --> 00:16:09.159 triple double against Ole Miss. Clearly he's effective on the backboard. 369 00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:11.320 So you know, there's been a lot of talk about 370 00:16:11.360 --> 00:16:13.919 Kentucky's injuries, and I get it, but. 371 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:17.639 Similarly to Louisville, whenever. 372 00:16:18.159 --> 00:16:20.799 Cason Robinson not Cason Robinson, that's not his name Cason 373 00:16:20.799 --> 00:16:23.919 Pryor he got hurt, it was clearly an issue like 374 00:16:24.080 --> 00:16:28.320 that was somebody that I'll put it this way, the 375 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:32.480 way Robinson is just a guy that gives you something 376 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:34.960 for Kentucky defensively that none of their other guards can. 377 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:38.200 Cason is that for Louisville, where he's just an athletic 378 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:40.879 guy that is versatile, that can play above the rim, 379 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:42.159 and like he's just. 380 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:42.799 A weapon to have. 381 00:16:43.399 --> 00:16:45.080 But the day he got hurt, I was sad, and 382 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:47.480 I clearly, like everybody else, started to think, Okay, the 383 00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:50.679 ceiling is not as high now without him. But it 384 00:16:50.759 --> 00:16:53.080 wasn't like we lost Chucky, right, I mean, Chucky's the 385 00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:58.440 most important piece, and you know Korn Johnson clearly he's 386 00:16:58.480 --> 00:17:00.000 missed and we really don't know what we're missing with him, 387 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:00.879 right because he didn't. 388 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:04.200 Play much at all. But if you think about it, I. 389 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:06.359 Mean, rain Smith would have been a bigger guy to 390 00:17:06.480 --> 00:17:09.519 lose than him, because Rayan Smith, I mean any moment 391 00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:10.880 he can hit none threes in a game. 392 00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:13.240 So I'm and it sounds weird. 393 00:17:13.279 --> 00:17:14.960 It's weird doing the whole like, well, you know, we 394 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:16.680 hope those you know, nobody want you want everybody to 395 00:17:16.720 --> 00:17:18.400 be at full strength. You don't want anybody to get hurt. 396 00:17:18.759 --> 00:17:21.720 But when it comes to like worst case scenario, as 397 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:24.960 far as guys you're losing to injury, I remember thinking 398 00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:29.000 Louisville fans didn't. I mean again, like clearly, Cason Pryor 399 00:17:29.079 --> 00:17:30.519 is a guy you would have been better if you 400 00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:30.839 had him. 401 00:17:30.880 --> 00:17:31.640