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<v Speaker 1>It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure how many times Teddy Bridgewater has been

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<v Speaker 2>back in Louisville since he left many years ago, but

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<v Speaker 2>this will be I think his second trip back to Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>and about a six week time frame he was inducted

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<v Speaker 2>into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame whenever they had

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<v Speaker 2>their annual induction. I think it was towards the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the summer, and he came back and his mother

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<v Speaker 2>was here, and I heard a little bit of the

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<v Speaker 2>interview he did following the awards ceremony, and now he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be back. Maybe he's here as we speak,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he's listening right now. So welcome back to Louisville, Teddy,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm happy that you're going to be honored tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>and certainly as deserve as anybody in my opinion, considering

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<v Speaker 2>the great career he had, the timing of him showing

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<v Speaker 2>up and dare I say putting Louisville on the map.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously Charlie Strong had had a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>really special seasons at a time where it was really

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<v Speaker 2>important to bounce back following a failed stint that was

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Kragthorpe. But you know, I don't see it this way,

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<v Speaker 2>but I know a lot of people do, and I

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<v Speaker 2>get it. I think it was a It was a

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<v Speaker 2>collective effort from Charlie and his entire staff, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of players that came to Louisville and believed in Charlie

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<v Speaker 2>and Clint Hurt and what those guys were selling. But

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<v Speaker 2>there are some people that, you know, look at it

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<v Speaker 2>and say, hey, when you've got a special talented quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>and you can really pull off some special seasons during

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<v Speaker 2>his time there, that can you know, that can elevate you.

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<v Speaker 2>So clearly Teddy was a huge factor. Some people think

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<v Speaker 2>Charlie Strong would have never had any success at any

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<v Speaker 2>level as a head coach if it wouldn't have been

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<v Speaker 2>for Teddy Bridgewater. Clearly, he hasn't had much success or

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<v Speaker 2>really any success as a coach without Teddy. But it

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<v Speaker 2>was a special era, no doubt, and it's nice to

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<v Speaker 2>see him getting honored tomorrow, gonna have his He's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the many Louisville legends that you'll see up there

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<v Speaker 2>across the stadium. And he's bringing some recruits with him.

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<v Speaker 2>So he is, of course the head coach at his

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<v Speaker 2>alma mater. He is at Miami Northwestern where he went

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<v Speaker 2>to school, and he's one of many players that have

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<v Speaker 2>come to Louisville from Miami Northwestern. And I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how good they are, but I would imagine, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they're probably still one of the better teams in South Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>And Teddy's their head coach. So two visitors and I

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<v Speaker 2>say he's bringing them with them. I don't know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they aren't traveling together, but then again, I mean, it

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<v Speaker 2>would be convenient, I would assume for these for everybody

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<v Speaker 2>to just travel together. But Calvin Russell, he's the third

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<v Speaker 2>ranked wide receiver from the twenty twenty sixth class and

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<v Speaker 2>he plays for Teddy, and he'll be there as one

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<v Speaker 2>of the visitors this weekend. And then also Javari Flowers

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<v Speaker 2>is another kid who is a top one hundred recruit

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<v Speaker 2>from the twenty twenty sixth class. He's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>making the trip as well. So there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>visitors that are going to be on campus tomorrow. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they're here today, and it's the big weekend to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think it's actually set up. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the one thing that you wish was in a better

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<v Speaker 2>situation is Louisville having two losses. I mean, in a

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<v Speaker 2>perfect world, you'd be six and zero. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not as if you're two and four. You're four

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<v Speaker 2>and two and you've got a chance to pull off

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<v Speaker 2>a win that could really send your season in a

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<v Speaker 2>positive direction, maybe at a high rate of speed, and

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<v Speaker 2>you'll also be doing it in front of a big

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<v Speaker 2>crowd and some big time visitors. So I'm sure the

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<v Speaker 2>staff if they were thinking, hey, which game on this

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<v Speaker 2>schedule as far as the home slate would make the

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<v Speaker 2>most sense to really try to sell what we have

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<v Speaker 2>here as far as atmosphere, environment, that kind of stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>And it was this game, and here we are and Miami. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>they're undefeated, they're the number sixteam in the country, and

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<v Speaker 2>that makes it a tougher challenge, right, there's no doubt

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<v Speaker 2>about it. But it also gives you a bigger opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to make the most of this entire situation. So big

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<v Speaker 2>game tomorrow and I am certainly looking forward to. It's

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<v Speaker 2>coffee and company. That's us hour number two here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety We are feel about Thornton's. My

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<v Speaker 2>name is Nick Coffee. The company man John all on

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<v Speaker 2>alongside today as he is every day, and if you

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<v Speaker 2>want to join us on the show, you can. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got a guest coming up here in about twenty minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to be joined by Brian Edwards, a Vegas insider,

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<v Speaker 2>and get his thoughts on this weekend's matchups. And then

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<v Speaker 2>later on in the show, Jean and I are going

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<v Speaker 2>to give you which picks we're really hot on when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to college football this weekend. So looking forward

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<v Speaker 2>to that if you are just now joining us. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>we talked a little bit about the Tony Bennett press

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<v Speaker 2>conference today, and I really don't have any I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with It's not because I'm saying he's

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<v Speaker 2>such a great guy and I love him so much

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<v Speaker 2>to where I would never criticize him. I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>really care that he's retiring. So it's not like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sad for his players or anybody like. I just don't care.

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<v Speaker 2>But he is certainly proving to be a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>has a lot of good will built up. But just

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<v Speaker 2>about everybody, I mean, i'd say, the only people that

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<v Speaker 2>are being pretty openly critical about the timing of his

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<v Speaker 2>decision to retire are you know, probably people who don't

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<v Speaker 2>like Virginia because you know, they're boring and they're lame.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're good, or at least they were. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think both things can be true, right, Like, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think he's a scumback. I don't think, you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>did something unthinkable that will tarnish his legacy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not that, but it's also true that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>timming is not ideal, and he clearly without saying it directly.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he didn't even have to say, we know

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<v Speaker 2>he put his man in place here, meaning he maybe

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<v Speaker 2>didn't plan this out. I'm going to assume that when

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<v Speaker 2>he signed. I mean, this is something I didn't even realize,

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<v Speaker 2>but he did. You know, he signed a contract extension

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<v Speaker 2>in June.

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<v Speaker 3>John, I think I heard somebody say that yesterday at

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<v Speaker 3>some point.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that that makes it even more surprising, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he didn't have to sign a new contract,

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<v Speaker 2>but he did. And you would think that anybody signing

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<v Speaker 2>a new deal, well I don't know again, coaches have it,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean their contracts or whatever. Right, because they are

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<v Speaker 2>really built to only benefit the coach and not the

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<v Speaker 2>school or protect them financially at all. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he did, maybe in the back of his mind,

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<v Speaker 2>know that the game had changed a lot, the job

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<v Speaker 2>had changed a lot, and he wasn't comfortable and him

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not having the belief that he could really, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>succeed at a high level given the new world. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it just slowly built up to where he hit He

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<v Speaker 2>hit the point of like, yeah, you know what, I

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<v Speaker 2>can't lie to myself anymore. You know, I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to move on. But either way, like he wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>give Ron Sanchez, his top assistant, the opportunity to at

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<v Speaker 2>least show what he can do with a full year

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<v Speaker 2>to coach this team, and without him doing it at

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<v Speaker 2>this time, he probably would not have been able to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. I mean, I don't know, you never know.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe they were always going to give the job to

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<v Speaker 2>a Tony Bennett successor, because again, Tony Bennett brought Virginia

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<v Speaker 2>basketball relevance they'd never really had before, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>won a national championship. And when he won a national

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<v Speaker 2>championship at really any program, I don't care who you are. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>Duke's only had one guy that's done it there, Kentucky's

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<v Speaker 2>had multiple guys win championships there, louisvill'sd two guys win championships.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think even if you've got multiple coaches or

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<v Speaker 2>one coach you win a title somewhere, you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be all always somebody that is treated differently than guys

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<v Speaker 2>who coached there that didn't do it. I mean, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Olly's the exception, but I mean what we're saying, John, if.

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<v Speaker 3>This was more so about making sure Ron Sanchez takes over,

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<v Speaker 3>what do you think the odds are that this was

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<v Speaker 3>kind of in the works behind the scenes for a

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<v Speaker 3>while now, and they just kept.

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<v Speaker 2>It really really hush hush so that I could worry.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm not saying the Virginia administration, but more so

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<v Speaker 3>really between Tony Bennet and Ron Sanchez.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it would I would think it would have

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<v Speaker 2>to be those two guys if it was something that

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<v Speaker 2>they felt they were gonna implement here, like Tony stepping

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<v Speaker 2>down and Sanchez, you know, clearly just being the guy

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<v Speaker 2>because of timing, I think they would have had to

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<v Speaker 2>have kept it from the administration just guessing here. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, but I would feel like if I mean, again,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a good look for anybody that he did

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<v Speaker 2>it this at this time, and I mean it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a crime. And again I don't think it should change

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<v Speaker 2>sort of how people view his legacy. But I mean

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<v Speaker 2>if the administration knew all along and they were just waiting,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that that would be I think they'd look foolish.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I think they can, you know, with a straight face,

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<v Speaker 2>say yeah, it's not ideal. We wish we weren't in

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<v Speaker 2>this situation where our guys leaving three weeks before the

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<v Speaker 2>season starts. But you know, we understand and we respect

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<v Speaker 2>his decision. We're forever grateful for him. But if they

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<v Speaker 2>knew and they were just like, yeah, whenever you're ready,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll just you know, we'll call a press conference, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that would surprise me. But you never know. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>there are conversations. I'm sure that that coaches are having

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts that they're having that they've never had before because

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<v Speaker 2>their job is different. There's no way around that. And

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<v Speaker 2>I just have you know, this Bennett news has really

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<v Speaker 2>not made me mad at him, but you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>whatever these guys are saying behind the scenes to Jeff Goodman,

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<v Speaker 2>Andy Katz, those that cover the sport at the highest

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<v Speaker 2>level to get you know, those guys meaning those that

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<v Speaker 2>cover the sport, the reporters, the big the talking heads

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, speak on their behalf indirectly as if

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<v Speaker 2>they're going through something that nobody would ever understand and

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<v Speaker 2>it's so hard and it's just so tragic. Like that

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<v Speaker 2>makes me want to pew because again, what I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>think about this, let me just be a smart ass

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<v Speaker 2>about it early quickly here, poor college basketball and college

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<v Speaker 2>football coaches. I mean, clearly, they're the only job that

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<v Speaker 2>is out there in any profession that the role changes, right. Businesses,

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<v Speaker 2>industries evolve, The job changes over time for just about everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>You think people are teaching school right now the same

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<v Speaker 2>way they did back in nineteen sixty. No, they're not.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean things like, it's not uncommon in any way

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<v Speaker 2>to have a career and whatever that career is, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>that job title is, whatever the responsibilities are in your role,

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<v Speaker 2>they can fluctuate, it can change, right, I mean, that's life.

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<v Speaker 2>Life evolves. So for it to happen to them and

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<v Speaker 2>them be the biggest whiny complainers and cry about it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just it makes me sick. I mean not to

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<v Speaker 2>the point where I'm you know, throwing up, but like

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<v Speaker 2>it's just it's gross. These guys have no self awareness

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to how privileged they are. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>sport that they coach, high level college basketball and college football,

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<v Speaker 2>they those jobs produce a lot of money, right They're

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<v Speaker 2>putting the product on the field, on the field, in

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<v Speaker 2>if the schools want to pay them that, then that's

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<v Speaker 2>what they're going to do. But spare me with the

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<v Speaker 2>shut the hell up, Like you sound ridiculous to complain,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, and I don't believe by the way

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<v Speaker 2>they wouldn't be entitled to more paychecks after being fired

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<v Speaker 2>and collect millions upon millions of dollars for being terrible

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<v Speaker 2>think of, And yet they're the ones that, like people

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<v Speaker 2>like Jeff Goodman and Andy Katz are just distraught for

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<v Speaker 2>like gosh, it's just you. You can't minimize the how

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<v Speaker 2>much the game and how much the job has changed,

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<v Speaker 2>Like get over yourself, Like if you don't like it,

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<v Speaker 2>go do something else. Nobody's forcing you to do this.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, like I have no simp and I think

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<v Speaker 2>coaches that do play the poor me are ridiculous, but

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<v Speaker 2>fact that it's changed. But again, you don't like it,

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<v Speaker 2>go do something else, which clearly that's what some of

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<v Speaker 2>them are doing. That's what Tony Bennett is doing.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're if you're really old, like Roy Williams and

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<v Speaker 2>you've got nothing to prove, you have nothing, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not chasing something that you've been chasing for forty years.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I'm sure you want more than one. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you've coached and you got a national championship or

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<v Speaker 2>then yeah, you would walk away because it turns into

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<v Speaker 2>because the job is changed, you just don't like it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's fine. But like Tony Bennett is somebody that

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<v Speaker 2>but like in that profession and really professionally, like if

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<v Speaker 2>you're retiring at fifty five in any gig, any any role,

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<v Speaker 2>great shape to play. But most jobs, I think retiring

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<v Speaker 2>at fifty five would be looked at as an early retirement.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Dan Hurley's fifty one, gosh, I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>Did you think that that Bennett was older or younger

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<v Speaker 2>than fifty five, because I've never once thought about his age,

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<v Speaker 2>guys that Louisville and Kentucky is tired, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's certainly not old, and well, it's young to retire.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't call him a young coach. It's a young coach.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's it When I say young, I just mean

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<v Speaker 2>All right, It's coffee and company, feel abou Thorton's here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. Don't forget we're gonna be talking.

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<v Speaker 2>Insider dot com. Will get his thoughts on some of

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<v Speaker 2>the big matchups this weekend, as far as the wagering

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<v Speaker 2>like him, but I don't. You know, everybody's guessing when

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<v Speaker 2>see so many different results as far as where you

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<v Speaker 2>think they're going to come in. Some people think they're

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<v Speaker 2>Because I'm not sure that that's realistic at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>But they've got, I think a lot of good players,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't know who's gonna be the guy. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's such a cliche And at times you don't really

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<v Speaker 2>need somebody to be like I mean, you can make

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<v Speaker 2>But you know what I mean, a floor general, a

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<v Speaker 2>all those things I just mentioned, But your question was

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<v Speaker 2>hundred team than a top twenty five team. Those are

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<v Speaker 2>some potential scenarios I could see that got us there.

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<v Speaker 2>All let's go to the phone lines five two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>seven seventy nine hundred is the number. Let's welcome in, Jerry, Jerry,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks Nick.

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<v Speaker 4>There's that twitter that's I'm sure you've seen.

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<v Speaker 5>It's called Phony Bennett.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I have seen it, but I'm not

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, I always called him phony Tony because here here's

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<v Speaker 4>the way I look. I'm you're spot on with the

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<v Speaker 4>way I feel. I didn't realize it until today. Did

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<v Speaker 4>you realize that his job that he got at Washington State,

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<v Speaker 4>his dad did this exact same thing and handed him

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<v Speaker 4>the keys.

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<v Speaker 2>I do not know that. I knew that. I knew

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<v Speaker 2>that he was there because of his dad, but I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know that his dad sort of finessed his son in.

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<v Speaker 4>There equipped mid season, equip mid season and handed him

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<v Speaker 5>So it's it's a key, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a play out of their playbook. The other thing

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<v Speaker 4>is this I've always his interviews that he's had at

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<v Speaker 4>halftime after games, et cetera. That always made me sick

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<v Speaker 4>because I've always told all my buddies, I said, nobody's

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<v Speaker 4>that nice.

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<v Speaker 5>That guy's a phony. I've always felt.

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<v Speaker 4>That way, and then I've heard people say that it

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<v Speaker 4>had really good seats that are down on the sideline,

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<v Speaker 4>that he you know, through all that all that nice

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<v Speaker 4>guy cramp, that he's brutal on the rest, just like

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<v Speaker 2>Well, let me tell you, Jerry, Jerry, let me let

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<v Speaker 2>me tell you this about that, because I remember I

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<v Speaker 2>know exactly what you were talking about. He does it

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<v Speaker 2>in a different way. He's he's always on him and

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that doesn't surprise me, but you know, yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 4>kicked art, but I hate his style of ball's it's

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<v Speaker 4>horrible and I'm glad he's going. But I'm glad that

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<v Speaker 4>you see through it all and you're telling it because

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<v Speaker 4>I feel like I feel exact same way. Like I said,

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<v Speaker 4>he just that guy kills me.

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<v Speaker 5>Mister nice guy. He's so full of it.

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<v Speaker 4>Man, that's all I got.

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<v Speaker 2>Brother, Go cars, Go cars. Thank you for the call,

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<v Speaker 2>Jerry not not not terribly surprised that that's the way Jerry,

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<v Speaker 2>That's the way he sees it. So yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>he can mean. And that's the thing is I think

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<v Speaker 2>there would be again, I guess the best way and

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<v Speaker 2>he might have set me up here, meaning Jerry to

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<v Speaker 2>to really articulate, like Bennet's geting the benefit of the

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<v Speaker 2>out more than most would because people think he's a

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<v Speaker 2>great dude, like those who cover it and those who

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<v Speaker 2>know him. But if it was any other coach, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they wouldn't be getting crushed, but they certainly others would

435
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<v Speaker 2>be calling out the fact that he clearly timed this

436
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<v Speaker 2>out so his guy Sanchez could get an opportunity, which

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<v Speaker 2>isn't you know, it's not like it's never been done before.

438
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<v Speaker 2>Like Greg Gard he got an opportunity at Wisconsin because

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, didn't Tony Bennett's dad like come from Wisconsin.

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<v Speaker 2>Like maybe that's the whiskey. Maybe it's a playbook from

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<v Speaker 2>that coaching tree because Bo Ryan quit so Greg Guard

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<v Speaker 2>could get a chance, and Greg Guard's still their coach

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<v Speaker 2>and last that check, they're still pretty underwhelmed with that.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, quick break, We'll talk to Brian Edwards on

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<v Speaker 2>the other side as we get you set for a

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<v Speaker 2>big time college football weekend. And that makes me very happy.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very excited. It's a Friday, We're feeling good. It's

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<v Speaker 2>coffee and company. Feel bout Thorden's right here on Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety. It's right, coffee and company. We're about

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<v Speaker 2>halfway through here. In fact, we are exactly halfway through

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<v Speaker 2>here on a Friday afternoon. It's four thirty, but we're

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<v Speaker 2>taking you up till six o'clock. So don't go anywhere,

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<v Speaker 2>don't move stay exactly where you are. In fact, you

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<v Speaker 2>can move around. You can actually do a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>things as long as you have some type of connectivity,

456
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<v Speaker 2>whether it be sell service or internet. You can listen

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<v Speaker 2>live on the iHeartRadio app or listen live at seven

458
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<v Speaker 2>ninety Louisville dot Com are joining us now to talk

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<v Speaker 2>some of the big matchups this weekend, not only in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL and college football Slate. It's the one and

461
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<v Speaker 2>only mister Brian Edwards from Vegas Insider. Brian, how we

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<v Speaker 2>doing on a beautiful Friday? My man doing great? Nick?

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>So.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it's on your card or if

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<v Speaker 2>it's a game that you're going to wager on, but

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<v Speaker 2>I know you've got some interest because you are a

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<v Speaker 2>Florida Gator fan. Just some quick thoughts. Again, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>even have to talk with me or anything like that

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<v Speaker 2>or total, but this Gators in Wildcats matchup. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like whatever happens here could send both teams in a

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<v Speaker 2>different direction this season. Obviously, Florida has not had a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot of momentum, but I think at this point

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<v Speaker 2>they've probably been a little dare I say, better than

475
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<v Speaker 2>maybe some we're expecting, certainly after that lost to Miami,

476
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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky beat Old Miss, but then turn around lost to Andy.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do you think happens tomorrow in this game?

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<v Speaker 5>At Florida minus one and a half.

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<v Speaker 6>So I guess technically I lean to the Gators, but

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not about to bet on Billy Napier. In fact,

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<v Speaker 6>I did bet the understanding last week that was just

482
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<v Speaker 6>catching a you know, a huge number. Napier's was painting

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<v Speaker 6>his masterpiece and incompetence in the first half with his

484
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<v Speaker 6>short yardage play calls and clock management. I mean, four

485
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<v Speaker 6>red zone trips, three combined points, and it cost them

486
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<v Speaker 6>a football game, and it's inexcusable.

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<v Speaker 5>It's just more of the same. Nothing's getting better for

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<v Speaker 5>the Florida Gators until a D.

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<v Speaker 6>Scott Strickland and Billy Napier are belatedly pink slipped, and

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<v Speaker 6>hopefully it'll be sooner than later. This one's a pass

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<v Speaker 6>for me, though, because Kentucky's got its own issues.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm stealing that painting his masterpiece of incompetence. That's beautifully said.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a beautiful way to describe a coach who's

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<v Speaker 2>in over his head, that does not does not know

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<v Speaker 2>what he's doing. All Right, we'll get started with tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>Nights or Tomorrow's action, not just night which just it

497
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<v Speaker 2>is college football all day. But Cincinnati and Arizona State,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a game that obviously there's not a whole lot

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<v Speaker 2>of local connection here with Saturfield anymore. But Cincinnati, I

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<v Speaker 2>would you know, they their favorites here, but I think

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<v Speaker 2>at this point, you know, I feel like you've had

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<v Speaker 2>them on your card, maybe more often than most others have.

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<v Speaker 2>But what do you like in this matchup here?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, Cincinnati has been really good to me.

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<v Speaker 6>On Sunday morning, I've noticed in recent weeks fan duel

506
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<v Speaker 6>has pretty much got their games up for the next

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<v Speaker 6>week around eight am. And it was the one that

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<v Speaker 6>really stood out to me on Sunday morning, and I

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<v Speaker 6>tweeted it out that I thought that, you know, was

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<v Speaker 6>my favorite play of the week. I got it too

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<v Speaker 6>two and a half, and so on Tuesday night or

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<v Speaker 6>late Tuesday afternoon it went to three and a half

513
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<v Speaker 6>at a lot of books, and then later that night

514
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<v Speaker 6>it was off the board. I knew something was going on.

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<v Speaker 6>I was searching Twitter. I couldn't find an injury or anything.

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<v Speaker 6>And then like mid Wednesday morning, it jumped to five

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<v Speaker 6>and a half and eventually before launch, ESPN's Tamil tweeted

518
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<v Speaker 6>that Levitt, the starting QB for Arizona State, is out,

519
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<v Speaker 6>and so Jeff Simms, formerly of Georgia Tech and had

520
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<v Speaker 6>a really bad year at Nebraska last season. He's gonna start.

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<v Speaker 6>So you know, the line actually touched six and a half.

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<v Speaker 6>It seems to have come back down and settled at five.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not against playing Cincinnati at minus five, but like

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<v Speaker 6>I said, I'm in at two and a half. I

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<v Speaker 6>think the way the numbers are right now, what I

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<v Speaker 6>would recommend to your audience is since he minus three

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<v Speaker 6>in the first half and or over on their team total,

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<v Speaker 6>thirteen and a half in the first half, and or

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<v Speaker 6>over twenty seven and a half on their team total

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<v Speaker 6>as for the first half. Since these three home games,

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<v Speaker 6>they've scored seventeen, twenty four, and twenty eight before halftime,

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<v Speaker 6>and Arizona State's two road games they gave up twenty

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<v Speaker 6>one and seventeen in the first half. And Brendan Sowersby

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<v Speaker 6>is just playing outstanding football. The Indiana transfers has just.

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<v Speaker 5>Lit it up for the Bearcats all year long.

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<v Speaker 6>He's got got a sixty six point two complete percentage,

537
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<v Speaker 6>one thy, seven hundred and twenty two passing yards, thirteen

538
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<v Speaker 6>to three TDI and T ratio, and four rushing touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 6>So I think you've met Cincinnati. You know, any of

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<v Speaker 6>those ways that I that I just suggested.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say there's aun of people who don't typically

542
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<v Speaker 2>think of the service academies. Whenever they are, you know,

543
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<v Speaker 2>they're putting their their card together, their picks. But you

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<v Speaker 2>got a couple of good ones, both Army and Navy

545
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<v Speaker 2>ranked for the first time collectively nineteen sixty or something

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<v Speaker 2>like that. So Army's obviously off to a good start.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got East Carolina tomorrow. What's the play here for Army?

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<v Speaker 6>So when it the line was fourteen early in the week,

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<v Speaker 6>I made a small play on Army, but it's ballooned

550
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<v Speaker 6>up to seventeen, So I think the best play is

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<v Speaker 6>Army's team total over thirty three and a half or

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<v Speaker 6>thirty four and a half. It seems to be one

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<v Speaker 6>of the one of those two different odds. So they're

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<v Speaker 6>scoring out puts this year been forty two, thirty seven,

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<v Speaker 6>forty two, forty nine, forty four, twenty.

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<v Speaker 5>Four was the only outlier.

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<v Speaker 6>Uh So, yeah, they've had thirty seven or more and

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<v Speaker 6>five of six games or number one in the country

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<v Speaker 6>in rushing yards, whereas East Carolina and a fifty five

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<v Speaker 6>to twenty four loss at Charlotte it's last time out.

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<v Speaker 5>Charlotte killed them on the ground with three hundred.

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<v Speaker 6>And eleven rushing yards and Charlotte's only ranked one oh

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<v Speaker 6>seven of one hundred and thirty four a FBS teams

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<v Speaker 6>and rushing yards, So I think Army is gonna be

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<v Speaker 6>able to run for north of three hundred against the

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<v Speaker 6>Pirates defense this rank seventy six in the country and

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<v Speaker 6>run defense, so I think Army gets to at least

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<v Speaker 6>thirty five, probably more team total over.

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Edwards, Vegas Insiders, our guest here joining us on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety talking about the college football slate tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Some really good matchups and you know, no offense to

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<v Speaker 2>the Indiana Hoosiers. My producer John is a big Indiana

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<v Speaker 2>Hoosiers fan, but you know, it's it's it's not this

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<v Speaker 2>is unfamiliar territory for me talking about big matchups that

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<v Speaker 2>include Indiana, and it's because they're pretty good and they're favored.

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<v Speaker 2>They are six and a half point favorites currently against Nebraska. Signetti.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I feel like usually when you see teams

578
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<v Speaker 2>they get off to this start with the new coach.

579
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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of people just expecting, well, hey, they'll

580
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<v Speaker 2>come back down to earth here pretty soon. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they're just taking advantage of a new coach who's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>But their schedule has been favorable. But I don't get

583
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<v Speaker 2>the sense there's a lot of people that think they're

584
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<v Speaker 2>going to be slowing down anytime soon. Just to see

585
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<v Speaker 2>them as a six and a half point favorite here

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<v Speaker 2>against Nebraska really is telling to such a great start

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<v Speaker 2>that they're off to any Any thoughts on this matchup

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<v Speaker 2>between the Hoosiers and the Huskers.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I've had lots of thoughts here.

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<v Speaker 6>First, if the Gators don't get Lane Kiffin, even though

591
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<v Speaker 6>he's sixty three years old, I am not opposed to

592
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<v Speaker 6>Kurt Signetti whatsoever.

593
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<v Speaker 5>This guy is the real deal.

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<v Speaker 6>And six and oh straight up five and one ats

595
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<v Speaker 6>so Indiana has been playing football.

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<v Speaker 5>I looked all this up like three or four weeks ago.

597
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<v Speaker 6>I think since eighteen eighty seven they've won nine twice.

598
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<v Speaker 6>I believe it was in nineteen forty five and nineteen

599
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<v Speaker 6>sixty seven.

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<v Speaker 5>They've never won ten games. They're favored by six and

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<v Speaker 5>a half here.

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<v Speaker 6>Their early line for next week at home against Washington

603
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<v Speaker 6>at DraftKings is minus seven. They got a great chance

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<v Speaker 6>to start eight to oh they could potentially be ten

605
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<v Speaker 6>and Ozho with two weeks to prepare for a trip

606
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<v Speaker 6>at Ohio State in mid November.

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<v Speaker 5>Now you know they're not there yet.

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<v Speaker 6>But I'm not as bullished on him this week as

609
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<v Speaker 6>I have been in recent weeks. But I'm still taking

610
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<v Speaker 6>the minus six and a half Curtis Rourke the Ohio

611
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<v Speaker 6>transfer seventy three point eight completion percentage one thy seven

612
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<v Speaker 6>hundred and fifty two passing yards fourteen to two TDI

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<v Speaker 6>and t Ratio.

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<v Speaker 5>I think Indiana wins by seven to ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Give me the New Years all right? In the SEC.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Alabama obviously a couple weeks ago a loss

617
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<v Speaker 2>that I never saw, I never thought would happen. I

618
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<v Speaker 2>never thought i'd see Andy be Bama. But they pulled

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<v Speaker 2>off the upset and then turn around and be Kentucky

620
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<v Speaker 2>a week later. But then Bama didn't necessarily bounce back.

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<v Speaker 2>They did in regards to beating South Carolina, but that

622
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<v Speaker 2>was a game that easily you know, big play here

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<v Speaker 2>and there late maybe they don't hold on to win.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think happens here? As Kaylen Debor, who

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<v Speaker 2>clearly you know, still I don't think anybody's worried that

626
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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be terrible there. But they're missing Nick Saban,

627
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<v Speaker 2>I think a little more in these last couple of

628
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<v Speaker 2>weeks than they anticipated. Do you think they can they

629
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<v Speaker 2>can cover his favorites this weekend?

630
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<v Speaker 5>I do.

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<v Speaker 6>I think both teams are struggling, but I think Tennessee

632
00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:14.079
<v Speaker 6>is struggling more. Look, I don't think there's any shame

633
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<v Speaker 6>in Alabama scoring twenty seven against South Carolina. South Carolina's

634
00:29:17.160 --> 00:29:20.920
<v Speaker 6>front seven is very legit, especially it's front four with

635
00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:23.559
<v Speaker 6>Kyle Kinnard playing like you know, one of the best

636
00:29:23.559 --> 00:29:25.720
<v Speaker 6>pass rushers in the country, making himself out a lot

637
00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:26.319
<v Speaker 6>of money.

638
00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:26.839
<v Speaker 5>For the future.

639
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<v Speaker 6>But I just trust Alabama's office more than I trust Tennessee's.

640
00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:34.599
<v Speaker 5>I mean, Arkansas and Florida are not elite teams.

641
00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:38.039
<v Speaker 6>Defensively, and the Vaults got bageled in the first half

642
00:29:38.079 --> 00:29:41.759
<v Speaker 6>in Fayetteville and in the first half at home to

643
00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:45.440
<v Speaker 6>at home against Florida last week. They are really so

644
00:29:45.680 --> 00:29:48.240
<v Speaker 6>they ended up with fourteen for the game against Arkansas

645
00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:52.240
<v Speaker 6>seventeen against Florida in regulation. My gamors defense has been

646
00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:56.680
<v Speaker 6>struggling since twenty twenty, and so anyway, I think that

647
00:29:56.839 --> 00:29:59.680
<v Speaker 6>Tennessee is struggling offense might be what the doctor ordered

648
00:29:59.680 --> 00:30:02.480
<v Speaker 6>to get Alabama's defense straight. And I just I trust

649
00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:04.799
<v Speaker 6>Jalen mill Road more than I trust Nico.

650
00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:06.519
<v Speaker 5>I like Alabama minus three.

651
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<v Speaker 2>All right, one more in the SEC Arkansas they're taking

652
00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:13.839
<v Speaker 2>on LSU, two teams that are at this point seemingly

653
00:30:13.880 --> 00:30:18.480
<v Speaker 2>having similar results. But obviously Arkansas and Sam Pittman need

654
00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:20.039
<v Speaker 2>this a little need this one a little bit more.

655
00:30:20.119 --> 00:30:22.240
<v Speaker 2>Is he's still somebody that despite their big upset a

656
00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:24.200
<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks ago, you know, his future is still

657
00:30:24.240 --> 00:30:27.240
<v Speaker 2>a little cloudy there in Fayetteville. Any any action here

658
00:30:27.240 --> 00:30:27.480
<v Speaker 2>for you?

659
00:30:28.839 --> 00:30:31.279
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I'm on Arkansas plus the three.

660
00:30:31.319 --> 00:30:36.160
<v Speaker 6>Pittman eight and four ats as a home underdog and

661
00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:39.000
<v Speaker 6>has just been really good as an underdog. But regardless

662
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<v Speaker 6>of home, away, neutral, what have you? His entire tenure

663
00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:45.119
<v Speaker 6>at Arkansas. I think Arkansas is better than its record.

664
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<v Speaker 6>Both of its losses.

665
00:30:46.240 --> 00:30:49.839
<v Speaker 5>To A and M in Arlington and Oklahoma State.

666
00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:52.759
<v Speaker 6>And Stillwater, they led those games in the fourth quarter,

667
00:30:53.200 --> 00:30:55.880
<v Speaker 6>and I don't think the LSU is as good as

668
00:30:55.920 --> 00:30:56.480
<v Speaker 6>this record.

669
00:30:56.519 --> 00:30:57.000
<v Speaker 5>They could have.

670
00:30:56.960 --> 00:30:58.880
<v Speaker 6>Easily lost a couple of those games.

671
00:30:58.920 --> 00:30:59.799
<v Speaker 5>Obviously, the one.

672
00:30:59.759 --> 00:31:02.559
<v Speaker 6>Last week they'd ever led to the last you know,

673
00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:06.640
<v Speaker 6>last seconds there. But it's a great spot for Arkansas

674
00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:10.200
<v Speaker 6>two weeks to prepare and LSU coming off, you know,

675
00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:14.960
<v Speaker 6>a huge win, emotional late night you know game in

676
00:31:15.079 --> 00:31:19.759
<v Speaker 6>red stick, and so I like Arkansas plus the three

677
00:31:19.799 --> 00:31:20.599
<v Speaker 6>and one more thing.

678
00:31:21.039 --> 00:31:24.079
<v Speaker 5>Arkansas always plays LSU tough. In fact, in the last.

679
00:31:23.880 --> 00:31:26.599
<v Speaker 6>Four games in this rivalry, you have been decided by

680
00:31:26.640 --> 00:31:28.000
<v Speaker 6>exactly three points.

681
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<v Speaker 2>Give me the Hogs, all right. The NFL, I mean,

682
00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:33.440
<v Speaker 2>I think the first few weeks of the season, it

683
00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:35.680
<v Speaker 2>was it was tough to know who's terrible who's good.

684
00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:37.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you had such a mixed bag of results.

685
00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:39.640
<v Speaker 2>A team that looked like that maybe one of the

686
00:31:39.640 --> 00:31:41.559
<v Speaker 2>better teams would turn around a week later and lose

687
00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:42.920
<v Speaker 2>to a team that you thought was maybe in the

688
00:31:42.960 --> 00:31:45.519
<v Speaker 2>bottom tier of the league. It's starting to even out

689
00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:47.319
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more. Do you have anything this weekend

690
00:31:47.359 --> 00:31:49.559
<v Speaker 2>on the NFL slate that you feel good about? Any

691
00:31:49.720 --> 00:31:51.799
<v Speaker 2>picks that you'd recommend to our listeners.

692
00:31:52.359 --> 00:31:54.680
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I'm staying on the Commanders. I made them eleven

693
00:31:54.720 --> 00:31:56.759
<v Speaker 6>and a half. I got them at seven early in

694
00:31:56.799 --> 00:31:59.039
<v Speaker 6>the week, but I still like them at eight or

695
00:31:59.079 --> 00:32:03.319
<v Speaker 6>even eight and a half. They've just been They've been fantastic.

696
00:32:03.359 --> 00:32:07.160
<v Speaker 6>But I'm usually betting on Washington. This one's fifty to fifty.

697
00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:09.079
<v Speaker 5>I'm betting against Carolina as well.

698
00:32:08.920 --> 00:32:11.119
<v Speaker 6>One in five straight up, one in five ats their

699
00:32:11.200 --> 00:32:14.400
<v Speaker 6>losses by margins of eighteen, twenty six, ten, twenty three,

700
00:32:14.440 --> 00:32:15.240
<v Speaker 6>and thirty seven.

701
00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:17.400
<v Speaker 5>I'm on Washington lay in.

702
00:32:17.359 --> 00:32:19.559
<v Speaker 6>The points, and I'm also on their team total to

703
00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:21.160
<v Speaker 6>go over thirty and one half.

704
00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:25.279
<v Speaker 2>All right, good stuff, Brian. As always, we appreciate you

705
00:32:25.359 --> 00:32:28.759
<v Speaker 2>making time for us. Enjoy another great weekend of college

706
00:32:28.799 --> 00:32:30.720
<v Speaker 2>football in the NFL, and we will talk to you soon,

707
00:32:30.720 --> 00:32:31.119
<v Speaker 2>my man.

708
00:32:31.759 --> 00:32:33.000
<v Speaker 5>Thanks, Tank, have a great weekend.

709
00:32:33.240 --> 00:32:35.400
<v Speaker 2>Take care. That's Brian Edwards from Vegas Inside or always

710
00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:39.839
<v Speaker 2>appreciate his insight and appreciate his time. Yeah, it's weird, man.

711
00:32:39.839 --> 00:32:43.000
<v Speaker 2>We'll talk more about our picks me and John will

712
00:32:43.039 --> 00:32:45.440
<v Speaker 2>in the five o'clock hour, because I've got a handful

713
00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:48.400
<v Speaker 2>that you know I'm I mean, I'm already usually you

714
00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:49.960
<v Speaker 2>know I know what I'm doing, and I don't actually

715
00:32:50.680 --> 00:32:52.680
<v Speaker 2>bet it until a little bit later in the week

716
00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:54.599
<v Speaker 2>or maybe even like day of. And I think a

717
00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:55.920
<v Speaker 2>lot of people are like that because you never know.

718
00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:58.559
<v Speaker 2>Things can change a last second. Injury or something like that,

719
00:32:58.680 --> 00:33:00.839
<v Speaker 2>or maybe you find out somebody's out. But I already

720
00:33:00.880 --> 00:33:03.319
<v Speaker 2>placed some of my bets, John, which is rare for me,

721
00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:04.920
<v Speaker 2>but it's because I do feel like I've got some

722
00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:06.640
<v Speaker 2>momentum that's confidence due.

723
00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:08.920
<v Speaker 3>But I'm the opposite. I've kind of I know what

724
00:33:09.000 --> 00:33:10.720
<v Speaker 3>I'm going to bet or want to bet, but I

725
00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:12.440
<v Speaker 3>haven't made any actual wagers just yet.

726
00:33:12.440 --> 00:33:14.559
<v Speaker 2>We're gonna speak it into existence. Brother, this is gonna

727
00:33:14.559 --> 00:33:16.839
<v Speaker 2>be the weekend where we both come in on Monday

728
00:33:16.880 --> 00:33:19.000
<v Speaker 2>and we're like, I mean, do we even need these

729
00:33:19.079 --> 00:33:21.319
<v Speaker 2>jobs because we're cleaning out the sports books. I mean,

730
00:33:21.319 --> 00:33:23.559
<v Speaker 2>that's again, we'll speak it into existence. I mean, I

731
00:33:23.759 --> 00:33:25.480
<v Speaker 2>do want to keep my job because I'm well aware

732
00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:26.880
<v Speaker 2>that even if I did have a great weekend, it

733
00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:28.960
<v Speaker 2>would probably not be the same the next weekend. But

734
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<v Speaker 2>we'll talk a little more about the action coming up

735
00:33:32.640 --> 00:33:34.640
<v Speaker 2>around five thirty, but stick around a lot more to

736
00:33:34.640 --> 00:33:36.279
<v Speaker 2>get into. We got to get to a break, but

737
00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:38.119
<v Speaker 2>we're taking up till six o'clock. So hang out with

738
00:33:38.200 --> 00:33:40.079
<v Speaker 2>us right here on a beautiful Friday afternoon on Sports

739
00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:45.039
<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety. It's always a good chat with our

740
00:33:45.079 --> 00:33:48.000
<v Speaker 2>man Brian Edwards from Vegas Insider and the reason I

741
00:33:48.000 --> 00:33:50.960
<v Speaker 2>asked him about this Kentucky and Georgia Kentucky in Florida

742
00:33:51.000 --> 00:33:52.920
<v Speaker 2>matchup tomorrows because he's a big time Gators fan. But

743
00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:55.039
<v Speaker 2>he's very honest about his team, very real, and he's

744
00:33:55.440 --> 00:33:57.799
<v Speaker 2>made it clear throughout many conversations we've had in the

745
00:33:57.880 --> 00:34:00.240
<v Speaker 2>last few months that Lane Kiffin should be the guy,

746
00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:01.960
<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure he still thinks that. I think he

747
00:34:02.359 --> 00:34:05.079
<v Speaker 2>said that, but he also mentioned Kurt Signetti as the

748
00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:07.440
<v Speaker 2>next guy when I asked him about the Indiana Nebraska game,

749
00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:10.239
<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know, I could see John's reaction in there.

750
00:34:10.280 --> 00:34:12.320
<v Speaker 2>He was a professional, but there were some people in

751
00:34:12.320 --> 00:34:14.840
<v Speaker 2>the text line wondering if you were just gonna hang

752
00:34:14.920 --> 00:34:16.760
<v Speaker 2>up on him and just in the interview because you

753
00:34:16.800 --> 00:34:20.000
<v Speaker 2>don't want that out there, you know, being spoke about that.

754
00:34:20.119 --> 00:34:23.840
<v Speaker 2>I mean we talked about it.

755
00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:26.400
<v Speaker 3>I think like yesterday, two days ago, all is Florida

756
00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:28.280
<v Speaker 3>going to one if they don't get Lane Kiffin?

757
00:34:29.519 --> 00:34:32.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know. I mean Florida in this Actually,

758
00:34:32.719 --> 00:34:34.280
<v Speaker 2>this is a good time to finish up the four

759
00:34:34.280 --> 00:34:36.719
<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour and discuss this because the athletic has put

760
00:34:36.760 --> 00:34:40.320
<v Speaker 2>out an updated It's really a mid season check in

761
00:34:40.360 --> 00:34:42.719
<v Speaker 2>on the coaches that you assume we're gonna be on

762
00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:45.280
<v Speaker 2>a hot seat this year, and there's some coaches that

763
00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:48.800
<v Speaker 2>have that have you know, changed the temperature, if you will,

764
00:34:48.840 --> 00:34:51.320
<v Speaker 2>of the seat that they're sitting in. And I think

765
00:34:51.360 --> 00:34:57.159
<v Speaker 2>Billy Napier is is one that really probably again, I

766
00:34:57.159 --> 00:35:00.519
<v Speaker 2>think they could. I think people could acknowledge and be

767
00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:03.599
<v Speaker 2>fair here an objective that their start has probably been

768
00:35:03.639 --> 00:35:06.639
<v Speaker 2>a little better than you would have expected. However, it

769
00:35:06.679 --> 00:35:10.440
<v Speaker 2>doesn't mean that you should be advocating that you keep

770
00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:12.320
<v Speaker 2>doing this. And that was that actually gives me a

771
00:35:12.360 --> 00:35:15.360
<v Speaker 2>little PTSD because you know, when people would look at

772
00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:18.199
<v Speaker 2>one win or a loss where you weren't as pathetic

773
00:35:18.239 --> 00:35:21.199
<v Speaker 2>under the Kinny Payne era, like the easy rebuttal every

774
00:35:21.239 --> 00:35:25.880
<v Speaker 2>time was okay. Like let's say Kenney Payne went from

775
00:35:25.920 --> 00:35:29.719
<v Speaker 2>winning four games to winning sixteen and you were sixteen

776
00:35:29.760 --> 00:35:32.559
<v Speaker 2>and fifteen and you didn't make the tournament. I mean,

777
00:35:32.599 --> 00:35:35.280
<v Speaker 2>he probably would have kept his job, But would anybody realistically,

778
00:35:35.320 --> 00:35:39.280
<v Speaker 2>if they were honest with themselves, felt like, Okay, yeah,

779
00:35:39.320 --> 00:35:41.360
<v Speaker 2>that's a lot better. We're going to really break through.

780
00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:43.199
<v Speaker 2>Like if you don't think you've got somebody that could

781
00:35:43.199 --> 00:35:45.400
<v Speaker 2>win at a really really high level and you just

782
00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:47.920
<v Speaker 2>feel like, oh wow, we thought they'd win four games,

783
00:35:47.920 --> 00:35:51.199
<v Speaker 2>but they ended up winning seven. Like, you still have

784
00:35:51.280 --> 00:35:54.239
<v Speaker 2>to make the decision based off the future. And Florida's

785
00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:56.719
<v Speaker 2>a program that is similar to Louisville and basketball, and

786
00:35:56.760 --> 00:35:58.840
<v Speaker 2>I don't mean to make the comparison, but as far

787
00:35:58.920 --> 00:36:01.480
<v Speaker 2>as accomplishments and foot ball for them and accomplishments in

788
00:36:01.559 --> 00:36:03.920
<v Speaker 2>basketball for them. But what I'm getting at is, you

789
00:36:03.960 --> 00:36:06.800
<v Speaker 2>don't just hire a guy who who doesn't suck as

790
00:36:06.800 --> 00:36:09.079
<v Speaker 2>bad as you thought he might. You hire somebody that

791
00:36:09.119 --> 00:36:11.679
<v Speaker 2>you want to take you to the top, and you

792
00:36:11.679 --> 00:36:13.519
<v Speaker 2>have a vision that you know you could mess around

793
00:36:13.519 --> 00:36:16.119
<v Speaker 2>and win a few championships during their tenure. Easier said

794
00:36:16.159 --> 00:36:19.000
<v Speaker 2>than done, but still like Billy Napier could probably finish

795
00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:21.599
<v Speaker 2>the season with with, you know, a record at least

796
00:36:21.599 --> 00:36:24.039
<v Speaker 2>and by the way, Florida still has let's see here,

797
00:36:24.079 --> 00:36:26.400
<v Speaker 2>we'll pull it up. Yeah, because in the SEC the

798
00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:29.760
<v Speaker 2>two coaches that are currently looking as if they could

799
00:36:29.760 --> 00:36:32.239
<v Speaker 2>potentially lose their job after this year is Sam Pittman

800
00:36:32.280 --> 00:36:34.880
<v Speaker 2>at Arkansas, who what you know, the way that they

801
00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:37.039
<v Speaker 2>describe it here, Bruce Beltman does it the athletic. He

802
00:36:37.119 --> 00:36:40.760
<v Speaker 2>describes Sam Pittman from being very hot to now midway

803
00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:42.679
<v Speaker 2>through hot but cooling off a bit, which I think

804
00:36:42.719 --> 00:36:44.400
<v Speaker 2>is fair. They're four and two. They knocked off Tennessee.

805
00:36:44.400 --> 00:36:47.000
<v Speaker 2>That's a huge win for Sam Pittman, Billy Napier. You know,

806
00:36:47.400 --> 00:36:52.280
<v Speaker 2>they're still fighting for him, and they are. You know,

807
00:36:52.360 --> 00:36:55.880
<v Speaker 2>they got pounded by Miami and their opener. They played

808
00:36:55.920 --> 00:36:58.719
<v Speaker 2>Tennessee really close. Last week. They beat Central Florida in

809
00:36:58.760 --> 00:37:00.800
<v Speaker 2>a game that you know, they were underdogs in at

810
00:37:00.800 --> 00:37:03.880
<v Speaker 2>home and they beat them bad. They still have really

811
00:37:03.920 --> 00:37:06.320
<v Speaker 2>good teams left on their schedule. But like my point is,

812
00:37:06.480 --> 00:37:08.960
<v Speaker 2>he could finish with a record that is, like I

813
00:37:08.960 --> 00:37:12.760
<v Speaker 2>don't know, seven and five, and still it would be

814
00:37:12.760 --> 00:37:15.440
<v Speaker 2>a no brainer decision to make a move if you're Florida,

815
00:37:15.519 --> 00:37:18.039
<v Speaker 2>unless you're just buying time to save some money, unless

816
00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:20.039
<v Speaker 2>you're willing to just say, yeah, we'll give it another

817
00:37:20.039 --> 00:37:22.480
<v Speaker 2>shot because maybe he does win eight or nine next year,

818
00:37:22.480 --> 00:37:24.199
<v Speaker 2>but at that point the bio gets cheaper. But I

819
00:37:24.239 --> 00:37:26.039
<v Speaker 2>just don't think that's how Florida operates. They want to

820
00:37:26.079 --> 00:37:28.599
<v Speaker 2>be really really good in football, and historically speaking, they

821
00:37:28.599 --> 00:37:31.239
<v Speaker 2>don't give any coaches anytime like that's why it seems

822
00:37:31.280 --> 00:37:33.800
<v Speaker 2>like such a foregone conclusion that Billy Napier's out because

823
00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:36.320
<v Speaker 2>Dan Mullen he won twenty nine games in his first

824
00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:39.199
<v Speaker 2>three seasons, but he got the boot after going five

825
00:37:39.199 --> 00:37:42.440
<v Speaker 2>and six. Jim mckawayan, there were clearly some other factors

826
00:37:42.440 --> 00:37:45.079
<v Speaker 2>at play there, but he won nine in his first

827
00:37:45.159 --> 00:37:47.440
<v Speaker 2>seasons and then went three and four in his third

828
00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:50.199
<v Speaker 2>year and got fired mid season. Now, they wanted him

829
00:37:50.199 --> 00:37:52.039
<v Speaker 2>out clearly, because if they didn't, they would have fought

830
00:37:52.039 --> 00:37:54.599
<v Speaker 2>for him. But they used his making up a death

831
00:37:54.639 --> 00:37:57.280
<v Speaker 2>threats as a chance to get him out, and they

832
00:37:57.400 --> 00:38:00.800
<v Speaker 2>and it worked, I mean much. Champ got four years,

833
00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:05.079
<v Speaker 2>ron Zook didn't even get three. So Billy Napier being

834
00:38:05.159 --> 00:38:07.599
<v Speaker 2>eleven and fourteen in his first two seasons and now

835
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<v Speaker 2>being three and three, like they're gonna get a new coach.

836
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<v Speaker 2>But you're right, John, Like, I don't know, Like who

837
00:38:12.760 --> 00:38:16.599
<v Speaker 2>do you? I mean? If they went after a Signetti

838
00:38:16.679 --> 00:38:19.400
<v Speaker 2>type guy before he was at Indiana meeting an up

839
00:38:19.480 --> 00:38:21.320
<v Speaker 2>and coming guy, that would be them doing what they

840
00:38:21.400 --> 00:38:24.000
<v Speaker 2>just did with Billy Napier, and they that didn't work,

841
00:38:24.039 --> 00:38:25.559
<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean? So I don't I don't

842
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<v Speaker 2>really know who would be you know, Lane Kiffin, I

843
00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:30.320
<v Speaker 2>still think makes the most sense. And with Lane Kiffin already,

844
00:38:30.880 --> 00:38:32.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, I think there's still belief that Lane kiffn

845
00:38:32.880 --> 00:38:34.639
<v Speaker 2>could be really, really good as a coach, but he's

846
00:38:34.679 --> 00:38:38.599
<v Speaker 2>never really won anything of note, And maybe the belief

847
00:38:38.639 --> 00:38:40.840
<v Speaker 2>is that at Florida he'd have better resources than he's

848
00:38:40.840 --> 00:38:43.039
<v Speaker 2>ever had as a coach to where he'd really break through.

849
00:38:44.360 --> 00:38:46.559
<v Speaker 2>But I think Lane Kiffin would clearly be a lot

850
00:38:46.559 --> 00:38:48.239
<v Speaker 2>better than Billy Napier. But is he the guy that

851
00:38:48.280 --> 00:38:51.480
<v Speaker 2>Floria mean, maybe Florida will learn that it was it

852
00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:54.440
<v Speaker 2>was Urban Meyer and it was the old ball coach

853
00:38:54.519 --> 00:38:56.880
<v Speaker 2>Burrier and without those two then like you're just your

854
00:38:56.920 --> 00:38:59.320
<v Speaker 2>ceiling is not as high without elite coaches like that,

855
00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:01.199
<v Speaker 2>and there's not any league coaches to go higher. So

856
00:39:01.440 --> 00:39:03.480
<v Speaker 2>we shall see. But I hadn't really given that much thought.

857
00:39:03.519 --> 00:39:07.239
<v Speaker 2>If you are a power program and you're making a move,

858
00:39:08.079 --> 00:39:11.239
<v Speaker 2>you know, as far as guys that you just feel

859
00:39:11.280 --> 00:39:15.239
<v Speaker 2>like would make the jump from G five to the

860
00:39:15.320 --> 00:39:20.239
<v Speaker 2>higher level, I mean, like there's no there's no Luke

861
00:39:20.239 --> 00:39:22.800
<v Speaker 2>Fickle out there right who was at Cincinnati and clearly

862
00:39:22.920 --> 00:39:25.239
<v Speaker 2>he did great there and they got to the freaking Playoff,

863
00:39:25.239 --> 00:39:27.880
<v Speaker 2>which is crazy to say, but him taking any job

864
00:39:27.920 --> 00:39:29.599
<v Speaker 2>in the Big Ten or any job in the SEC

865
00:39:29.679 --> 00:39:33.559
<v Speaker 2>can be considered a surprise because Cincinnati was an AAC team.

866
00:39:34.239 --> 00:39:38.079
<v Speaker 2>So you know, I think unfortunately for Indiana fans, And

867
00:39:38.119 --> 00:39:40.239
<v Speaker 2>it's really not unfortunate. I mean, it is if he leaves.

868
00:39:40.440 --> 00:39:42.760
<v Speaker 2>But anytime somebody's coming after your coach, your coach is

869
00:39:42.800 --> 00:39:44.480
<v Speaker 2>being talked about for a job, it usually means that

870
00:39:44.519 --> 00:39:47.199
<v Speaker 2>you're doing really well, yes, and your coach has a

871
00:39:47.280 --> 00:39:51.360
<v Speaker 2>chance to potentially, you know, kind of change the narrative

872
00:39:51.400 --> 00:39:53.320
<v Speaker 2>a little bit and stick around at a job that

873
00:39:53.360 --> 00:39:56.480
<v Speaker 2>everybody views as an inferior job compared to who's coming

874
00:39:56.519 --> 00:39:59.000
<v Speaker 2>after him. But like, Signetti is a guy that I

875
00:39:59.039 --> 00:40:00.679
<v Speaker 2>feel like any job that will and stuff like if

876
00:40:00.760 --> 00:40:04.400
<v Speaker 2>if for some reason, Sam Pittman got canned or I

877
00:40:04.400 --> 00:40:08.480
<v Speaker 2>don't know, let's say, in you know, in the Big Ten,

878
00:40:08.920 --> 00:40:11.159
<v Speaker 2>I mean, who else is I mean, who's on the

879
00:40:11.199 --> 00:40:12.559
<v Speaker 2>hot seat in the Big Ten? Mike Watson?

880
00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:16.039
<v Speaker 3>Maybe James Franklin was, but they're they're six and oh

881
00:40:16.159 --> 00:40:16.480
<v Speaker 3>right now I.

882
00:40:16.519 --> 00:40:19.599
<v Speaker 2>Believe yeah, I mean he's James Franklin. Like, I mean,

883
00:40:19.639 --> 00:40:21.440
<v Speaker 2>it'd be hard to fire him because yes, he's never

884
00:40:21.440 --> 00:40:23.559
<v Speaker 2>won a big game like but he always wins like

885
00:40:23.639 --> 00:40:24.960
<v Speaker 2>nine or ten, and that's just hard to see a

886
00:40:25.000 --> 00:40:27.719
<v Speaker 2>coach getting fired for that. Ron Walters is a guy

887
00:40:27.840 --> 00:40:30.159
<v Speaker 2>that is certainly getting a little warm and only his

888
00:40:30.199 --> 00:40:33.519
<v Speaker 2>second year. But Signette would never go from Mediana to PURDUECE.

889
00:40:33.599 --> 00:40:38.599
<v Speaker 2>So it's it's a it's a new world here Indiana.

890
00:40:38.639 --> 00:40:41.480
<v Speaker 2>One being good but also having to worry about somebody

891
00:40:41.519 --> 00:40:44.599
<v Speaker 2>coming and grabbing their coach. And I would say, just

892
00:40:44.679 --> 00:40:46.559
<v Speaker 2>because it's one year, and because I would still say

893
00:40:46.639 --> 00:40:50.039
<v Speaker 2>Kiffin will likely go to Florida. I think you're safe,

894
00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:53.280
<v Speaker 2>but you know, I hope, so you never know. You

895
00:40:53.320 --> 00:40:56.000
<v Speaker 2>never know how some coaches may be comfortable. And then

896
00:40:57.079 --> 00:40:59.440
<v Speaker 2>an athletic director out there says, look, I was gonna

897
00:40:59.519 --> 00:41:01.119
<v Speaker 2>keep you around, but I feel like I could go

898
00:41:01.119 --> 00:41:03.760
<v Speaker 2>get this guy to Indiana, so you're out. Like again,

899
00:41:03.960 --> 00:41:06.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, it's tough to know how any of that's

900
00:41:06.039 --> 00:41:09.039
<v Speaker 2>gonna play out, but Signetti is off to such a

901
00:41:09.079 --> 00:41:11.599
<v Speaker 2>great start. All right, let's talk about Jefferson Animal Hospital,

902
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<v Speaker 2>shall we. They're big events tomorrow again tomorrow from ten

903
00:41:14.480 --> 00:41:16.800
<v Speaker 2>am to two pm. If you haven't made plans to

904
00:41:16.840 --> 00:41:19.000
<v Speaker 2>make your way out there, make them now. You probably

905
00:41:19.000 --> 00:41:20.960
<v Speaker 2>procrastinated it, but that's okay, I do the same thing.

906
00:41:21.400 --> 00:41:24.079
<v Speaker 2>But again it's Jeffersonannam Hospital. Tomorrow their event is pines

907
00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:26.719
<v Speaker 2>for paws and people. They will give you demonstrations on

908
00:41:26.760 --> 00:41:30.840
<v Speaker 2>how pet blood donation works. They will also have food provided.

909
00:41:31.199 --> 00:41:33.000
<v Speaker 2>They will let you donate blood if you like with

910
00:41:33.360 --> 00:41:36.079
<v Speaker 2>the American Red Cross. So anytime your pet donates blood

911
00:41:36.119 --> 00:41:38.559
<v Speaker 2>or anybody's pet donates blood, you can save up to

912
00:41:38.559 --> 00:41:41.719
<v Speaker 2>four to six lives. And if your dog is fifty

913
00:41:41.760 --> 00:41:45.360
<v Speaker 2>pounds or more, they could qualify to be a pet

914
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<v Speaker 2>blood donor. And if your cat is ten pounds or more,

915
00:41:47.719 --> 00:41:50.920
<v Speaker 2>they could qualify. So it's for a good cause. Clearly,

916
00:41:50.960 --> 00:41:53.079
<v Speaker 2>it can help save the lives of pets. And you

917
00:41:53.119 --> 00:41:54.760
<v Speaker 2>can also just you know, get your foot on the

918
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<v Speaker 2>door essentially over there at Jefferson Animal Hospital and maybe

919
00:41:57.559 --> 00:41:59.559
<v Speaker 2>they could become your new provider when it comes to

920
00:41:59.679 --> 00:42:02.280
<v Speaker 2>keeping your pets healthy. We obviously know that's important. Pets

921
00:42:02.280 --> 00:42:04.719
<v Speaker 2>are like family members. They are family members to a

922
00:42:04.719 --> 00:42:06.280
<v Speaker 2>lot of people out there. So again it's a Jeff's

923
00:42:06.280 --> 00:42:08.880
<v Speaker 2>Animal Hospital and again tomorrow the event ten to two pm.

924
00:42:09.000 --> 00:42:12.920
<v Speaker 2>Pints for pausing people at the location over their own

925
00:42:12.920 --> 00:42:15.519
<v Speaker 2>outer loop, so hopefully you guys get on out there

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<v Speaker 2>and enjoy yourself. Should be a beautiful day for it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, quick break, we'll come back five o'clock hours

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<v Speaker 2>next Keep it lock right here on Sports Talk seven

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<v Speaker 2>ninety