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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 try to go back and forth on the text

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<v Speaker 2>line with a lot of folks whenever, you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>get commercial break and it's something that maybe I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to read on the air, but you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>want them to know that, hey, thanks for or just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ask a question. Sometimes I'll respond to people

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<v Speaker 2>who insult me, so you know, I think some people

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<v Speaker 2>have texted and not expecting to ever get a response.

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<v Speaker 2>But sometimes I'll go back and forth with people. And

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<v Speaker 2>I did get some good feedback earlier from those of

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<v Speaker 2>you that have been in my shoes before as far

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<v Speaker 2>as learning how to be a sports parent, so I

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<v Speaker 2>talked about it in the three o'clock hour. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like this weekend, this past weekend was my first time

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<v Speaker 2>really experiencing, like you know, being a being a parent

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<v Speaker 2>on the sideline when your kids in a competitive game.

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<v Speaker 2>And yet that even sounds like a lie as I

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<v Speaker 2>say it, because it's four.

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<v Speaker 3>Year old football.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they're playing flag football, but you know it's competitive,

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<v Speaker 2>right They practice three days a week. You know, his

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<v Speaker 2>team works hard at practice. You know they're there, They've

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<v Speaker 2>come a long way. Every now and then they just

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<v Speaker 2>want to lay in the grass and eat eat grass

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<v Speaker 2>and whatnot. But you know, they had their first game

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<v Speaker 2>and they won big, the Overdell Chiefs flag football team.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was just for those who missed it, I

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<v Speaker 2>was just like it was very brief, but like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just I'm wired to be a competitor. That's just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's my nature. And so far, like with baseball or

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<v Speaker 2>team all, I should say. You know, he's hitting it

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<v Speaker 2>off the tee. Every kid gets to bat once per

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<v Speaker 2>inning and then they roll it over, so like you're

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<v Speaker 2>not even keeping score. And then my daughter, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>she's in a special needs baseball league, which is great,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know it's not about score, it's just about

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<v Speaker 2>having fun. Well, you know this was different on Saturdays,

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<v Speaker 2>my son's first flag football game and they won big.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, he dropped one of the handoffs. He

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<v Speaker 2>was looking around in space instead of listening to his

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<v Speaker 2>coaches once and I'm like, well, I guess we're done here.

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<v Speaker 2>Guess he's gonna have to, you know, go join the

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<v Speaker 2>debate team or something. Hope he's a better student than

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<v Speaker 2>I was, because clearly he's not gonna be an athlete,

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<v Speaker 2>not with that attitude.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm like, what are you doing.

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<v Speaker 2>You're losing your mind, You're a lunatic, which I am,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, it's just brief, brief, very brief moments

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<v Speaker 2>where I have those thoughts, and then I.

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<v Speaker 3>Realized, what are you doing, don't be a psycho?

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<v Speaker 2>And seeing its team win and seeing how much fun

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<v Speaker 2>he's having made it to where like, you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>in four years you can reassess your situation and determine

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<v Speaker 2>if your kid's gonna your kid's gonna be into sports

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<v Speaker 2>or not. Which thank you to those on the text

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<v Speaker 2>line telling me, hey, it's normal to have that mindset.

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<v Speaker 2>But also others have mentioned this, that's really young. He

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<v Speaker 2>just turned four years old two months ago in June,

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<v Speaker 2>and now he's you know, he's playing flag football. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I did not start playing. I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like when I was around probably six maybe seven,

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<v Speaker 2>because I only played and I only played basketball. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't play any other sports. But when I played basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>when I first when I first played on a team

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<v Speaker 2>where it was like you know, ages, I think five

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<v Speaker 2>through seven, when I was a five year old and

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the guys were seven. Like I mean

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<v Speaker 2>I was, I could barely get the ball to the

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<v Speaker 2>rim probably, and I don't remember much about it, just

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<v Speaker 2>being out there. And then by the time I got

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<v Speaker 2>to be six and seven, like, it became something all

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<v Speaker 2>I did was play basketball. So for him to be

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<v Speaker 2>playing me, he's already played t ball twice and now

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<v Speaker 2>he's playing football. He'll be playing basketball for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time coming up this winter.

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<v Speaker 4>So you think that'll be a whole nother lefs, since

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<v Speaker 4>you played basketball like a level of like parental anxiety

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<v Speaker 4>of warning your kid to succeed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and no, I mean not at that age at

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<v Speaker 2>least I wouldn't think so. But he he knows, like

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<v Speaker 2>basketball is my favorite sport and it's the only sport

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<v Speaker 2>that I played, so like he's when anytime basketball gets

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<v Speaker 2>brought up, he asks me, are you going to coach me?

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<v Speaker 2>And I have no choice but to, you know, to

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<v Speaker 2>at least ask if they need a volunteer coach, because

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<v Speaker 2>he you know, even if I'm not his coach for

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<v Speaker 2>his team, I'll at least probably volunteer to help out

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<v Speaker 2>because he'll want me to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>And that would be mean of me not to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I actually this past weekend, I'm glad you asked

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<v Speaker 2>that question, John, because this past weekend actually made me

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<v Speaker 2>realize that for basketball, like I need, it'll probably be

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<v Speaker 2>better for me if I'm coaching so he can get

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<v Speaker 2>every shot. And I'm kidding, but just because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be you know, and if I'm not involved in like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's doing something and I trust me, I

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<v Speaker 2>think I know way more about basketball than I ever will.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's just because I played, and you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a an opinionated person about the sports. So like, if

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<v Speaker 2>he if he's being coached by somebody and I know

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<v Speaker 2>they're telling him wrong, like I'm probably gonna like correct them, which.

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<v Speaker 3>Might as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Just and again, let's be honest. It's not like people

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<v Speaker 2>are beating down the door to volunteer to coach kids

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<v Speaker 2>that age in any sport because it's it's tough.

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<v Speaker 5>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I love all of his coaches. They're all volunteers. They

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<v Speaker 2>do such a great job in football, I mean, and

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<v Speaker 2>he has practice for an hour and a half. These

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<v Speaker 2>kids are four and five years old. Most of them

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<v Speaker 2>on his team just turned four, So like just to

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<v Speaker 2>get them to concentrate and not you know, run away

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, sit on the ground or have a

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<v Speaker 2>tantrum like it's it's at that age it's difficult to

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<v Speaker 2>have a have any real organization for a long period

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<v Speaker 2>of time because they're little bitty kids, you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I mean. Like it's you got people who aren't school

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<v Speaker 2>teachers at least not that I know of, that are

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<v Speaker 2>now like, you know, kind of being teachers for an

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<v Speaker 2>hour and a half with kids that they just met,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. So but it has been it has been

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of fun. And I want to give a

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<v Speaker 2>big shot out to the Overdale Chiefs organization because when

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<v Speaker 2>I was growing up in that area, you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>had we had a we had and I didn't play.

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<v Speaker 2>My sister was a cheerlead. A lot of my friends

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<v Speaker 2>played football. But I feel like like participation was pretty

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<v Speaker 2>low compared to some other schools or some other areas

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<v Speaker 2>I should say, within Bullet County. And you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>were always desperate for volunteers. And now here, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>here we are twenty something years later, and Chris Gomez

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<v Speaker 2>is the guy who is the he's the he's the

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<v Speaker 2>director of the board and he's done a great job

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<v Speaker 2>of getting some good volunteers involved, and they've got so

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<v Speaker 2>many participations, so many people participating at all levels, from

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<v Speaker 2>the oldest you can be for you the football, to

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<v Speaker 2>the youngest, which is my son in flag football, the cheerleaders.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it's uh, it's been. It's been exciting and

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<v Speaker 2>they won big. But earlier in the game, whenever he

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't on the field and he wasn't paying attention and

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<v Speaker 2>he got a handoff and dropped it, I'm like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>guess that's it, guesse.

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<v Speaker 3>We tried, and we tried to play sports.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess you're gonna have to figure something else out, son,

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<v Speaker 2>which is just a lunatic type reaction, but sometimes, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>being a parent can make you a lunatic. So the

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<v Speaker 2>first and it used to be called pee wee. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>that's what it's called steel, but they got different names

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<v Speaker 2>for the ages and divisions now. But his nephew, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, his cousin, my nephew and my best friend's

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<v Speaker 2>son play on the first level of where you can tackle.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's called pee wee. And they played earlier

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<v Speaker 2>in the day and it was opening day for everybody

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<v Speaker 2>on Saturday at the field and when we got there

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<v Speaker 2>at noon, you know, he didn't play untill seven thirty,

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<v Speaker 2>my son, but at noon it was the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there was some bigger kids tackle, kids that were, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a few years older than him, kids that were ten

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<v Speaker 2>years older than him playing, And because we got there

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<v Speaker 2>so early, he thought he was going to.

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<v Speaker 3>Have to play against the bigger kids. So he was

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<v Speaker 3>so scared.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't have the heart to like mess with him, like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they're about to put you in man, like they just

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want you to I thought about, like, yeah, they

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<v Speaker 2>just didn't want you to tackle in practice because they

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to make sure you were healthy to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to go out there and play. I think they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to give you the ball as soon as you get

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<v Speaker 2>Like I was thought about doing that and messing with

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<v Speaker 2>him because I usually can you know, do that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff and have fun with him, but he was

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<v Speaker 2>so scared.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't have the heart to mess with him.

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<v Speaker 4>My parents to the car.

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<v Speaker 3>It really is a big scaredy kid. It really would

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<v Speaker 3>have been cruel to do that now that I'll think

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<v Speaker 3>about it.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, thank you for those sharing your experiences and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, guidance as a as a sport parent, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know it's just beginning. My son's four and if

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<v Speaker 2>he's if he continues to play all sports, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just gonna be it's gonna be a process for me.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's coffee and company. We are feel about Thornton's here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging out with us.

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<v Speaker 2>We will talk with Alex Kupper talk some louisvill football

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<v Speaker 2>with the former Louisville Cardinal himself coming up here at

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<v Speaker 2>about fifteen minutes or so. Looking forward to getting his

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts on a lot of things. Expectations for the upcoming

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<v Speaker 2>season areas of concern. You know, he knows how coaches

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<v Speaker 2>motivate players. And Jeff Brohm after the first scrimmage of

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<v Speaker 2>fall camp on Saturday, I don't feel like he was

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<v Speaker 2>to like strategically.

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<v Speaker 3>Fueling his team.

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<v Speaker 2>I just think he was being direct and honest and

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<v Speaker 2>saying that he needs more guys to emerge as playmakers,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can never have too many playmakers. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't hear that and begin to be concerned about

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<v Speaker 2>the team. But you know this is this was a

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<v Speaker 2>reminder for me that last year, man, it was all

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<v Speaker 2>new for everybody, and I guess technically it is this

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<v Speaker 2>year because you still have a brand new team in

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<v Speaker 2>the grand scheme of things, with a lot of I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you have guys back, a first team All American in

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<v Speaker 2>Ashton Jalatti, but there's there's a lot of transfers on

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<v Speaker 2>this team and how they how they do will be

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<v Speaker 2>So I think last year it was just such a

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<v Speaker 2>fun ride knowing that Bram was back home, the schedule

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<v Speaker 2>set up nicely. Nobody was expecting ten wins in a

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<v Speaker 2>trip to the ACC Championship game in year one, but

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<v Speaker 2>that's what happened. So like instead of thinking like, oh wow,

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<v Speaker 2>and didn't belong in the playoff, but let's not forget

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<v Speaker 2>that when they started the season five and zero with

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<v Speaker 2>a big win against Notre Dame, that was special and

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<v Speaker 2>they were in the conversation to be a potential, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if not a playoff team, a team that certainly would

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<v Speaker 2>play in a New Year's six Bowl, and of course

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<v Speaker 2>we know that didn't play out that way, but nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 2>like instead of thinking big picture, like wow, this could

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<v Speaker 2>be one of the most special seasons ever, which I

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<v Speaker 2>guess technically it was. It's your first trip at the

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<v Speaker 2>a SEC Championship. Louisville doesn't have many ten win seasons

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<v Speaker 2>in the history of the program, so it was special.

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<v Speaker 2>But I wasn't thinking about it. I was just living

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<v Speaker 2>in the moment and so excited that Brawn was home

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<v Speaker 2>and we finally had somebody that was going to not

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<v Speaker 2>only win, but inject real life into this fan base

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<v Speaker 2>because he's one of us. So now here we are

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<v Speaker 2>entering year two, like it or not, Expectations are there.

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<v Speaker 2>You won ten games, right, you know, you played in

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<v Speaker 2>the championship game a year ago, you went out and

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, expectations are there, and I think they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be able to meet those expectations. And again

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<v Speaker 2>that's not me saying they're gonna win ten games again,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think this team can be pretty good and

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<v Speaker 2>seeing them outside of the top twenty five after last season.

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<v Speaker 2>Initially has me sort of thinking, like, what the heck, like,

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<v Speaker 3>But then again, I can be objective.

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<v Speaker 2>They lost their last three games, two of those games

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<v Speaker 2>or games they really had no business losing. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't exactly leave a great impression on the national

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<v Speaker 2>audience for college football with the way they looked against USC.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be honest, that was a bad showing, no doubt

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<v Speaker 2>about it. So again, we'll talk some more Louisville football

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<v Speaker 2>coming up here with cup in the next ten minutes

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<v Speaker 2>or so. We also talked a little bit about Steph

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<v Speaker 2>Curry earlier because I happen to believe that Steph Curry,

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<v Speaker 2>his legacy as an all time great, has been in

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<v Speaker 2>good position for quite some time. But I believe him

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<v Speaker 2>winning another title without Kevin Durant and him being the guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's always been the guy for Golden State. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you, but that was one of the

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<v Speaker 2>things that and when you become such an established superstar

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<v Speaker 2>in your sport, there's never going to be somebody not

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<v Speaker 2>finding something to criticize about you and bring up as something. Well, hell,

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<v Speaker 2>he needs to do this before he really is the legend, right.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that's normal, that's just part of being an

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<v Speaker 2>insanely successful, accomplished professional athlete, especially when you play a

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<v Speaker 2>mainstream sport. So you know he's been great, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know he didn't have an MVP in the finals. Well

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<v Speaker 2>now he does. When they knocked off Boston a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years ago, he got another ring and he was

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<v Speaker 2>the man. And then what he did for Team USA

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<v Speaker 2>last week with his sensational performance against Serbia. If he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't do Steph Curry things, then they don't beat Serbia,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't even get a chance to play for the

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<v Speaker 2>gold on Saturday. Well, then it was him, once again,

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Curry taking shots that nobody has any business even

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<v Speaker 2>considering taking, and he makes them because that's what he does.

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<v Speaker 2>And he was so clutch. And I feel like when

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<v Speaker 2>you think of Louisville, or not Louisville, but Team USA

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<v Speaker 2>winning the gold medal here like they always do, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this is, let's be honest, that was the expectation. But

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<v Speaker 2>now I have a moment that I can think back

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<v Speaker 2>on and know that it was Steph Curry who really

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<v Speaker 2>put the team on his back. He wasn't the only guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be honest, there's the best players ever. Some of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys are or on that current team USA team,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was Steph Curry who willed them to I

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<v Speaker 2>think two victories. I mean it was never really in

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<v Speaker 2>doubt against against France like it was against Serbia, but

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<v Speaker 2>still it was a close, competitive game, and Steph Curry

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<v Speaker 2>put it away by doing Steph Curry things. He takes

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<v Speaker 2>and make shots that remind me of somebody playing a

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<v Speaker 2>video game and hitting the wrong button on the controller,

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<v Speaker 2>like there's no way he meant to shoot that. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>yeah he did, because he's Steph Curry and heat checks

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<v Speaker 2>don't really exist with him. I mean they do, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure he's made eight in a row and then

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<v Speaker 2>he shot one from half court he missed it, But

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<v Speaker 2>the heat check moment is just not the same for

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<v Speaker 2>him as it as others because he's that special. And

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<v Speaker 2>we had a good conversation earlier with Kendrick cass so

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<v Speaker 2>I thought made a good point when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>people just having a hard time putting him up there

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<v Speaker 2>in that elite tier of the most accomplished and successful

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<v Speaker 2>basketball players.

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<v Speaker 3>Of all time.

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<v Speaker 2>The hesitancy is because of his stature. He is not

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<v Speaker 2>somebody as far as his physical build and really his

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<v Speaker 2>physical I mean, he's a good athlete, he's a great athlete.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got NBA jeans, his dad was a good player.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, you can go to a competitive open

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<v Speaker 2>run and find guys that have the same bill as

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Curry might actually look a little more athletic, might

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<v Speaker 2>actually look a little, you know, a little stronger. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think the appearance of Steph Curry is is why

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<v Speaker 2>some have a hard time putting him up there with

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<v Speaker 2>the Jordan Kobe, Lebron, doctor j Magic, Kareem.

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<v Speaker 3>Will.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying that Steph Curry is better than

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<v Speaker 2>all those guys, But when you're going to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the guys who've had the best career as far as

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<v Speaker 2>accomplished mis which last I checked, we value rings, he's

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<v Speaker 2>got plenty of those awards.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got plenty of those.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just don't see how you could do I

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<v Speaker 2>don't see how you could exclude Steph Curry in the

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<v Speaker 2>conversation of the best basketball players ever when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to what they've done. In fact, he's certainly in that list.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's any debate about it, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>For those of you that are just now joining us,

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<v Speaker 2>the AP pole did come out today, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it looks I haven't done a side by side,

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<v Speaker 2>but to me, it looks pretty similar to the coaches poll.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you got Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, and

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<v Speaker 2>Alabama in the top five, and then rounding out the

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<v Speaker 2>top ten is Old Miss Notre Dame, Penn State, Michigan,

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<v Speaker 2>and Florida State. So Louisville was at twenty six, meaning

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<v Speaker 2>they were the first place team in the receiving votes category.

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<v Speaker 2>I hate to like, you know, and that just sounds

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<v Speaker 2>like you're really doing a lot of work to call

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<v Speaker 2>yourself kind of ranked, and I don't want to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>But here's what's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>If they take care of business and they dominate the

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<v Speaker 2>first two teams on the schedule, Austin p and Jacksonville State,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a good chance they're going to be ranked in

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<v Speaker 2>the top twenty five by the time they get to

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<v Speaker 2>their first ACC matchup, which is Week three against Georgia Tech.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know that'll be their first chance to not

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<v Speaker 2>really show if they're because Georgia Texas team that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot, you know, high expectations, but clearly Georgia

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<v Speaker 2>Tech's a big step up from Austin P and Jacksonville State.

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<v Speaker 2>So Notre Dame week seven. Let me pull up their schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>I could be wrong here, but I think Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 2>When do they play Texas A and M. I know

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<v Speaker 2>it's on their schedule. Yeah, they play them, that's their opener.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew it was early. I didn't realize it was

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<v Speaker 2>the opener though. Yeah, so they'll they'll have four games

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<v Speaker 2>before they play Louisville, and I think that's the same

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<v Speaker 2>with Louisville or no Louisville, No Louisville. Their fourth game

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<v Speaker 2>is in fact Notre Dame. So you've got your bye

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<v Speaker 2>week is after your first I could you have two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks either. Your bye week is the second Saturday in September,

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<v Speaker 2>so Austin P, Jacksonville State bye week than Georgia Tech,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you got Notre Dames. So Notre Dame schedule at

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<v Speaker 2>that point will be Texas A and M, which they'll

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<v Speaker 2>be favored in that game that's in College station and

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<v Speaker 2>I look text A and M has always had talent,

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<v Speaker 2>But I are they in the top twenty five? Let

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<v Speaker 2>me check here, I'm pretty sure number twenty Yeah, Like

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<v Speaker 2>what are they basing that off off? Like they weren't

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<v Speaker 2>very good last year and they had a lot of talent.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I know that Jimbo fell apart, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>hard to you know, fault them for firing him, especially

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<v Speaker 2>given what they invested in him and he wasn't given

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<v Speaker 2>him close to those results. Like people think that the

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<v Speaker 2>duke coach is better than Jimbo Fisher. I mean maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he is, but you know, to me, A and M, Miami, Oklahoma, Clemson,

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<v Speaker 2>USC Iowa, those teams all may be really good this year,

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<v Speaker 2>But to me, those are teams all ranked in the

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<v Speaker 2>top twenty five that nobody like did they just they're

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<v Speaker 2>just default gonna be in there in A and M

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<v Speaker 2>is always gonna be in there because of talent. Same

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<v Speaker 2>thing with Miami, Like what is what would make anybody

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<v Speaker 2>think Miami is worthy of? Like maybe they do surprise

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<v Speaker 2>teams this year? Maybe, and actually could you call it

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise if Miami's good?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyways, back to the A and M notre Dame thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I just like, why is A and M ranked like

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<v Speaker 2>based off what? Well here here's another thing too. You

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned USC.

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<v Speaker 4>They play LSU in week one, and if they lose,

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<v Speaker 4>Louisville will likely by default jump into the top.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, yeah, because there's gonna be yeah, there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>losses Louisville with they could be because they're twenty six now,

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be shocked if they're If they're in there

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<v Speaker 2>after the first week. Like you mentioned, John, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>good point. But Texas A and M Northern Illinois perdue

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<v Speaker 2>in Miami, Ohio. Those are the four games for Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm gonna be pulling like crazy for Notre Dame

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<v Speaker 2>to knock off Texas A and M because if they

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<v Speaker 2>do that, you're you're looking at a Notre Dame team

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<v Speaker 2>that will have a road victory against the top twenty

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<v Speaker 2>team and then you know, wins against bums which will

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<v Speaker 2>lead up to the end of September. And if Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they should be undefeated when they play Notre

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<v Speaker 2>Dame as well, and that could be probably not a

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<v Speaker 2>game day type of game. In fact, it can't be

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<v Speaker 2>because well, I guess it could be, but it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be on Peacock, which is so weird to see.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have to help me get used to watching

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<v Speaker 2>sports on Peacock, John, because I know Big Ten they've

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<v Speaker 2>had games on Peacock, right they have.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's every Friday night they have a Friday

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<v Speaker 4>night Peacock game.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I mean, I'm not going to go to

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<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame at least I don't plan on it, just

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<v Speaker 2>because it's not you know, I've been there once and

421
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<v Speaker 2>it was great. But I hope that there's a lot

422
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<v Speaker 2>of louis fans that make the trip up there because

423
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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they've got revenge on their mind. I remember

424
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<v Speaker 2>doing the vibe check prior to that game last year,

425
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<v Speaker 2>and you know, I thought Notre Dame was deservedly the favorite,

426
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<v Speaker 2>and I thought they were a good team last year.

427
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<v Speaker 2>But the Notre Dame fans very very dismissive of Louisville,

428
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<v Speaker 2>like they didn't think that there was a chance Louisville

429
00:19:52.119 --> 00:19:54.079
<v Speaker 2>could compete with them in Louisville, to be honest with

430
00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:56.839
<v Speaker 2>you beat them worse than the score indicated, Like Louisville

431
00:19:56.839 --> 00:20:00.680
<v Speaker 2>bullied them and was just much better. And I'm what's

432
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<v Speaker 2>his name, Sam Hartman. He's probably still having PTSD about

433
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<v Speaker 2>coming to Cardinal Stadium after what happened when he was

434
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<v Speaker 2>at Wake and at Notre Dame. All right, Uh, real quick,

435
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<v Speaker 2>let's get to a time out. We'll come back talk

436
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<v Speaker 2>some more football with the one and the only, mister

437
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<v Speaker 2>Alex Cupper, looking forward to it. When Cup starts making

438
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<v Speaker 2>his appearances once again on Coffee and Company, that means

439
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<v Speaker 2>we're getting closer, folks, Football season will be here before

440
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<v Speaker 2>you know it. All right, stick with us right here,

441
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<v Speaker 2>it's Coffee and Company. Feel about Thornton's on Sports Talk

442
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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety. That's right, Coffee and Company rolling along here

443
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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven to ninety. We are fueled by Thornton's.

444
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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you guys hanging out with us, and we're getting

445
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<v Speaker 2>closer and closer to football season, which means it's time

446
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<v Speaker 2>to bring in our guest, mister Alex Cupper, former Louisville Cardinal,

447
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<v Speaker 2>who joins us to talk some Louisville football cup. First

448
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<v Speaker 2>of all, before we get into it, how's your summer

449
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<v Speaker 2>been going on?

450
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<v Speaker 5>Man?

451
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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

452
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<v Speaker 5>Next, summer's been been good, went by really fast and

453
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<v Speaker 5>you know, just like everybody else, tried to try and

454
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<v Speaker 5>soak up as much as as much as we can.

455
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<v Speaker 5>But know that football is right around the corner, so

456
00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:05.640
<v Speaker 5>that's always good.

457
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So whatever you were playing, I mean, I guess

458
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<v Speaker 2>it's every it's I think it's every program. I could

459
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<v Speaker 2>be wrong, but like scrimmages that take place during fall camp,

460
00:21:14.759 --> 00:21:16.880
<v Speaker 2>like a handful of them, Like that's normal everywhere, right,

461
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<v Speaker 2>It's not just something that only certain coaches do, correct, No, And.

462
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's something that they schedule and trying to you know,

463
00:21:24.279 --> 00:21:26.279
<v Speaker 5>try and make it as much you know as a

464
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<v Speaker 5>tune up or as a as a live game scenario.

465
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<v Speaker 5>You know, build it, build up to it. Typically they're

466
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<v Speaker 5>on the weekends, you know, there's a day off that follows.

467
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<v Speaker 2>Like it's the closest thing you're gonna get to, like

468
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<v Speaker 2>live action before you actually get to a real game.

469
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<v Speaker 5>Right, correct? Correct? And you see in the NFL, they start,

470
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<v Speaker 5>you know, meshing together and practicing together. I could I

471
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<v Speaker 5>would anticipate colleges would find themselves in that scenario here

472
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<v Speaker 5>pretty quickly. If we're if we follow everything else and

473
00:21:52.920 --> 00:21:55.039
<v Speaker 5>connect all the other dots. But yeah, it's it's as

474
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<v Speaker 5>live as you can get.

475
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<v Speaker 2>So Jeff Bram after the scrimmage on Saturday, I don't

476
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<v Speaker 2>think he was. I mean, I think he was just

477
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<v Speaker 2>pretty direct as far as you know, being pleased with

478
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<v Speaker 2>a lot of things that he saw, but acknowledging that

479
00:22:05.759 --> 00:22:09.559
<v Speaker 2>he needs more guys to emerge as playmakers. You know,

480
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<v Speaker 2>you know Jeff pretty well obviously, you know, I think

481
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<v Speaker 2>he's always been a straight shooter. But is there any

482
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<v Speaker 2>chance like he's just trying to motivate some guys. I'm

483
00:22:16.920 --> 00:22:18.240
<v Speaker 2>sure there's some truth to what he said, you can

484
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<v Speaker 2>never have too many playmakers, But I don't know. I'm

485
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<v Speaker 2>just this is a different It's much different this go

486
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<v Speaker 2>around with Jeff because obviously last year it's the honeymoon.

487
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't even think people were given a

488
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<v Speaker 2>whole lot of thought to big picture expectations in year

489
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<v Speaker 2>one because it was just so exciting that he was

490
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<v Speaker 2>here leading the program and there was a chance the

491
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<v Speaker 2>team could be pretty good. Little do we know they

492
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<v Speaker 2>could end up being as good as they were winnington games.

493
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<v Speaker 2>But I'm just curious if you know you took anything

494
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<v Speaker 2>from those comments from him on Saturday, just again not

495
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<v Speaker 2>calling anybody out, specifically, but just kind of saying he

496
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<v Speaker 2>expected and needs more guys to emerge.

497
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<v Speaker 5>Now, yeah, I think it's pretty standard for that. I mean,

498
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<v Speaker 5>especially when you when you talk about early in the

499
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<v Speaker 5>onset stages, you know, and getting into week two full

500
00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:03.039
<v Speaker 5>week two training camp, you know, wanting guys to to

501
00:23:03.119 --> 00:23:06.079
<v Speaker 5>push through and kind of separate themselves. That's a typical.

502
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<v Speaker 5>And I'm sure there are guys are there's guys that are,

503
00:23:10.279 --> 00:23:12.519
<v Speaker 5>but until until you can see it in those lives

504
00:23:12.599 --> 00:23:15.400
<v Speaker 5>and they do it consistently in practice, and when they

505
00:23:15.440 --> 00:23:18.559
<v Speaker 5>take that those practice reps and and they morph into

506
00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:22.880
<v Speaker 5>game reps and you know, start producing at a high level,

507
00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:26.960
<v Speaker 5>that's you. You're you're all all about potential at that point,

508
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<v Speaker 5>you don't really have a confidence and and you know,

509
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<v Speaker 5>a multitude of guys, which is what he's he's always

510
00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:34.640
<v Speaker 5>been about. He doesn't want to he doesn't want just

511
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<v Speaker 5>one bell coal running back. He wants multiple running backs

512
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<v Speaker 5>that are that can produce same thing with wide receivers,

513
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<v Speaker 5>so on and so forth. So and that's not just

514
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<v Speaker 5>a skill position thing. There's probably places you know, across

515
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<v Speaker 5>the defense and up front on the offensive line that

516
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<v Speaker 5>that he's looking for for folks to step up and

517
00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:55.039
<v Speaker 5>you know, grow really essentially and become better better for

518
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<v Speaker 5>the team, so the team's more competitive.

519
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and and before we get into some of of

520
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<v Speaker 2>the I think that's one of the one of the

521
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<v Speaker 2>many reasons that has me so optimistic about this upcoming

522
00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:05.920
<v Speaker 2>season is I think they've got some good depth that a

523
00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:07.799
<v Speaker 2>lot of places, which surely is going to bring a

524
00:24:07.799 --> 00:24:10.319
<v Speaker 2>lot of competition in practice, which is gonna make everybody better.

525
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<v Speaker 2>But before we move on to that last year, you know,

526
00:24:13.599 --> 00:24:16.200
<v Speaker 2>didn't wasn't a great finish to the season. Obviously, tough

527
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<v Speaker 2>loss in the bowl game to usc UH. You lost

528
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<v Speaker 2>to one of the best teams in the country in

529
00:24:20.119 --> 00:24:21.960
<v Speaker 2>Florida State in the a SEC Championship game was the

530
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<v Speaker 2>game you.

531
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<v Speaker 3>Could have won.

532
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<v Speaker 2>But you know, even without their quarterback, they were still

533
00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:27.720
<v Speaker 2>the better team that night, and obviously lost to Kentucky

534
00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:29.519
<v Speaker 2>was a real punch to the gut. But outside of that,

535
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, still a special season overall. Is there one

536
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<v Speaker 2>is there one thing that stands out in those last

537
00:24:34.839 --> 00:24:37.680
<v Speaker 2>few games cup that you feel like was the was

538
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<v Speaker 2>the biggest factor in why they kind of just kind

539
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<v Speaker 2>of fell off there towards the end. I mean, I

540
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<v Speaker 2>know competition, all those teams I mentioned are super talented,

541
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<v Speaker 2>but just anything that stood out to you that kind

542
00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:48.440
<v Speaker 2>of led to them kind of you know, falling off

543
00:24:48.480 --> 00:24:49.200
<v Speaker 2>there towards the end.

544
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<v Speaker 5>I mean, if if anything, I mean really and now

545
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<v Speaker 5>it's there for the Florida State game. So I watched

546
00:24:55.400 --> 00:25:00.200
<v Speaker 5>every single one of those offensive snaps, you know, not

547
00:25:00.279 --> 00:25:02.559
<v Speaker 5>with the baited breath, but you know, knowing kind of

548
00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:04.799
<v Speaker 5>expecting that there was going to be much to some

549
00:25:05.839 --> 00:25:08.559
<v Speaker 5>but always having the excitement that you know, if something could.

550
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<v Speaker 5>But it was it was the lack of what we

551
00:25:11.440 --> 00:25:14.079
<v Speaker 5>just talked about, that there's somebody to separate themselves and

552
00:25:14.119 --> 00:25:16.160
<v Speaker 5>make a play, make a big time play. Yeah, you're

553
00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:18.640
<v Speaker 5>you're at you're out of wide receiver, you're getting locked

554
00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:21.039
<v Speaker 5>up by by really good players. You know, you're you're

555
00:25:21.079 --> 00:25:24.160
<v Speaker 5>trying to move, you know, first round, second round draft

556
00:25:24.200 --> 00:25:26.559
<v Speaker 5>picks off the ball up front, Like that's what what

557
00:25:26.640 --> 00:25:28.640
<v Speaker 5>else do you want? You know, you need what you

558
00:25:28.680 --> 00:25:31.920
<v Speaker 5>want and need guys that want to step up and

559
00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:35.640
<v Speaker 5>rise to that occasion in those big moments. So that's

560
00:25:35.720 --> 00:25:39.119
<v Speaker 5>essentially what what we lacked down the stretch there had

561
00:25:39.160 --> 00:25:42.480
<v Speaker 5>really I mean I felt like the team came together. Jaeled, well,

562
00:25:42.599 --> 00:25:45.400
<v Speaker 5>we're able to persevere, you know when when games, you know,

563
00:25:45.640 --> 00:25:47.960
<v Speaker 5>have the balls bounce, you know, do the little things

564
00:25:47.960 --> 00:25:50.480
<v Speaker 5>to have those bounces go your way kind of stuff.

565
00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:52.640
<v Speaker 5>That did an excellent job of that in year one.

566
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<v Speaker 5>Now it's about taking it to the next level, raising

567
00:25:55.240 --> 00:26:00.440
<v Speaker 5>your expectations, you know, find finding uh that next step

568
00:26:00.519 --> 00:26:02.240
<v Speaker 5>to move forward and build on what you did in

569
00:26:02.359 --> 00:26:02.960
<v Speaker 5>year one.

570
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think obviously there are some games last year

571
00:26:05.880 --> 00:26:08.200
<v Speaker 2>that could have easily gone the other way. And I

572
00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:10.839
<v Speaker 2>know people will bring up luck and fortune and maybe

573
00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:12.480
<v Speaker 2>there's some truth to that to an extent, but I

574
00:26:12.559 --> 00:26:15.559
<v Speaker 2>also think that's a skill that a team can develop,

575
00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:18.240
<v Speaker 2>the ability to win a close game when maybe you

576
00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:20.799
<v Speaker 2>didn't play that well and you know you don't want

577
00:26:20.799 --> 00:26:22.440
<v Speaker 2>to be in that position, but actually think you know,

578
00:26:22.720 --> 00:26:24.359
<v Speaker 2>it was impressive for them to be able to find

579
00:26:24.359 --> 00:26:26.920
<v Speaker 2>ways to win whenever it didn't look like it was probable,

580
00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:29.200
<v Speaker 2>and yet they just had a tougher time doing that

581
00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:31.200
<v Speaker 2>down the stretch when the competition.

582
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<v Speaker 3>Got a little bit better.

583
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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to say this, I don't want to put

584
00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:37.599
<v Speaker 2>words in your mouth, and if you think I'm totally wrong,

585
00:26:37.720 --> 00:26:38.640
<v Speaker 2>say Nick, you're an idiot.

586
00:26:38.680 --> 00:26:40.039
<v Speaker 3>That's the stupidest thing I ever heard.

587
00:26:40.039 --> 00:26:44.319
<v Speaker 2>But I think it's fair my opinion, to say last year, offensively,

588
00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:47.960
<v Speaker 2>your quarterback play was good enough for you to be

589
00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:51.240
<v Speaker 2>a good team, but at times quarterback play, in fact,

590
00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:54.359
<v Speaker 2>a lot of times, might have been the weakness of

591
00:26:54.400 --> 00:26:54.960
<v Speaker 2>your offense.

592
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<v Speaker 3>Is that is that ludicrous? No?

593
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<v Speaker 5>No, I think that's fair. There were there, Yeah, there

594
00:27:01.920 --> 00:27:05.880
<v Speaker 5>were there were a few scenarios that, yeah, you would

595
00:27:05.880 --> 00:27:10.279
<v Speaker 5>think the quarterback coach, you know, Coach Brown, all the

596
00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:12.839
<v Speaker 5>coach staff would like to have back just when it

597
00:27:12.880 --> 00:27:16.519
<v Speaker 5>comes to you know, selection and play selection, et cetera.

598
00:27:16.559 --> 00:27:18.920
<v Speaker 5>And then I'm sure that there's probably a ton of

599
00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:22.000
<v Speaker 5>plays that that Jack Plumber and some of the you know,

600
00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:24.960
<v Speaker 5>it's not just one guy, and that's that's what coach preaches,

601
00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:28.440
<v Speaker 5>and that's what every great coach should preach, is you know,

602
00:27:28.480 --> 00:27:31.440
<v Speaker 5>it's it's not just the quarterback. But yeah, there were

603
00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:33.759
<v Speaker 5>there were scenarios where it's like, man, if we can

604
00:27:33.839 --> 00:27:35.680
<v Speaker 5>just make that throw, if we can really you know,

605
00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:38.279
<v Speaker 5>if you can spread the field out and expand the numbers,

606
00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:41.000
<v Speaker 5>you know, get get throws outside the numbers, so you're

607
00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:43.079
<v Speaker 5>making you know, they're not just packing it in the middle.

608
00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:46.440
<v Speaker 5>It opens up the middle so that you can you

609
00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:48.160
<v Speaker 5>can throw the ball down the field and have those

610
00:27:48.200 --> 00:27:51.319
<v Speaker 5>big explosive plays, which is what you know what you

611
00:27:51.319 --> 00:27:53.880
<v Speaker 5>know fan bases and that's what everybody remembers, those big

612
00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:56.319
<v Speaker 5>plays where the crowd goes crazy and you just score touchdowns.

613
00:27:56.359 --> 00:27:59.799
<v Speaker 5>So yeah, having having a quarterback that can do that

614
00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:03.559
<v Speaker 5>as does a ton of things and opens up opens

615
00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:07.160
<v Speaker 5>up your playbook like you wouldn't imagine. So yeah, there

616
00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:11.559
<v Speaker 5>there was There's limitations for sure, but again, until we

617
00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:14.680
<v Speaker 5>see it, we we can't assume that this year is

618
00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:16.480
<v Speaker 5>going to be any better. So we got we got

619
00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:20.640
<v Speaker 5>to develop everything and hope that hope like the guy

620
00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:22.759
<v Speaker 5>that we got, the signal caller we got, can make

621
00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:23.200
<v Speaker 5>it happen.

622
00:28:23.319 --> 00:28:25.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Tyler Shuck. I think a lot of folks know

623
00:28:25.079 --> 00:28:28.000
<v Speaker 2>his story. He's been in college quite some time. He's

624
00:28:28.000 --> 00:28:31.000
<v Speaker 2>played at Oregon, at Texas Texas Tech and had some

625
00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:33.160
<v Speaker 2>success when healthy, but he just hasn't been able to

626
00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:35.759
<v Speaker 2>stay healthy. That's sort of the that's the one thing

627
00:28:35.839 --> 00:28:37.960
<v Speaker 2>you take away from his career at this point. And

628
00:28:38.200 --> 00:28:40.200
<v Speaker 2>I know coach brom is probably not going to use

629
00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:42.160
<v Speaker 2>him with his legs as much as he was used

630
00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:44.440
<v Speaker 2>at Oregon in Texas Tech, But what are you here?

631
00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:46.400
<v Speaker 2>And as far as what they what they think they have.

632
00:28:46.519 --> 00:28:48.559
<v Speaker 2>Obviously they really like his arm, they wouldn't have pursued

633
00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:51.079
<v Speaker 2>him the way they did. And and like you said,

634
00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:52.680
<v Speaker 2>you really never know until you get out there and

635
00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:54.880
<v Speaker 2>it's a real game and it's it's live action. But

636
00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:57.759
<v Speaker 2>just have you heard much about Tyler Shuck and sort

637
00:28:57.759 --> 00:28:58.839
<v Speaker 2>of what they think he can do.

638
00:28:58.880 --> 00:29:00.039
<v Speaker 3>As far as upside here.

639
00:29:01.200 --> 00:29:05.000
<v Speaker 5>No, I was told that it's you know, arm talent

640
00:29:05.160 --> 00:29:10.119
<v Speaker 5>is definitely. I mean, you'll see a live arm, you know,

641
00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:12.599
<v Speaker 5>versus what you saw last year. You'll have a guy

642
00:29:12.640 --> 00:29:15.319
<v Speaker 5>that can do those things, has the ability to do

643
00:29:15.400 --> 00:29:18.480
<v Speaker 5>those things. I mean essentially, if you can throw the ball,

644
00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:19.880
<v Speaker 5>you know, one hundred miles an hour and you can't

645
00:29:19.880 --> 00:29:21.200
<v Speaker 5>throw it over the plate, you're probably not going to

646
00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:24.400
<v Speaker 5>play and them'll be So having a great arms one thing,

647
00:29:24.400 --> 00:29:26.640
<v Speaker 5>but you got to be accurate. So you know that

648
00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:29.160
<v Speaker 5>those are the things that you've got to prove. And

649
00:29:29.160 --> 00:29:31.000
<v Speaker 5>and there's guys that got to get open. You got

650
00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:33.359
<v Speaker 5>to have that timing down. So there's a lot of

651
00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:36.519
<v Speaker 5>other elements. Versus we we got a pretty talented quarterback.

652
00:29:37.279 --> 00:29:40.160
<v Speaker 5>But you know, from everything that I've heard and read

653
00:29:40.240 --> 00:29:42.240
<v Speaker 5>up on is that there's you know, we should be

654
00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:45.240
<v Speaker 5>in all things considered, and health being a big one,

655
00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:46.680
<v Speaker 5>we should be in a much better spot.

656
00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:49.440
<v Speaker 2>Alex covers our guest, former Louisville cardinal, joining us to

657
00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:53.079
<v Speaker 2>talk some Louisville football. Isn't it crazy to think ten wins,

658
00:29:53.119 --> 00:29:55.960
<v Speaker 2>first ever trip to the ACC Championship game in year

659
00:29:55.960 --> 00:29:58.599
<v Speaker 2>one for Bram and yet you really weren't vertical with

660
00:29:58.680 --> 00:30:02.160
<v Speaker 2>your passing game all a lot, and your quarterback play

661
00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:05.200
<v Speaker 2>was not really ever the strength of your offense. In fact,

662
00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:07.559
<v Speaker 2>it was really good defense for the most part, and

663
00:30:07.599 --> 00:30:09.440
<v Speaker 2>a couple of really good running backs. Like, hey, I

664
00:30:09.440 --> 00:30:11.400
<v Speaker 2>think last year was such a fun ride. I never

665
00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:14.200
<v Speaker 2>really thought to myself, wow this, If you'd have told

666
00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:16.240
<v Speaker 2>me that Jeff would have this early success, I would

667
00:30:16.319 --> 00:30:18.119
<v Speaker 2>not have pictured it looking the way that it did.

668
00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:23.319
<v Speaker 5>No, Yeah, I mean well rounded.

669
00:30:22.920 --> 00:30:24.440
<v Speaker 3>Not really being a factor to it, you know.

670
00:30:24.799 --> 00:30:27.200
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, Yeah, that's that's the whole. You got to get

671
00:30:27.200 --> 00:30:29.359
<v Speaker 5>the field stretched so that you can open up the

672
00:30:29.400 --> 00:30:32.359
<v Speaker 5>middle and they can't just pack it in. But yeah, no,

673
00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:34.920
<v Speaker 5>I think, you know, with a great running game and

674
00:30:35.160 --> 00:30:38.440
<v Speaker 5>what I'm you know, knowing or having played on a

675
00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:41.119
<v Speaker 5>team where he coached and had such a major influence

676
00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:46.559
<v Speaker 5>coach English. That's where I'm super excited is seeing that blossom.

677
00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:48.680
<v Speaker 5>You know, the second year, you got guys that aren't

678
00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:50.759
<v Speaker 5>having to learn a new playbook. They can start, you know,

679
00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:53.200
<v Speaker 5>picking up on things faster. You would hope you could,

680
00:30:53.400 --> 00:30:57.400
<v Speaker 5>You could jill a lot faster and really expand the

681
00:30:57.480 --> 00:31:02.440
<v Speaker 5>capability of that unit, which which you know held way

682
00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:05.599
<v Speaker 5>more of its weight and water last year. So that's

683
00:31:05.759 --> 00:31:08.519
<v Speaker 5>that's something where you put all those pieces together and

684
00:31:08.559 --> 00:31:10.400
<v Speaker 5>you get you get a guy under center that can

685
00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:13.079
<v Speaker 5>that can move the ball around and really spread the field.

686
00:31:13.119 --> 00:31:16.920
<v Speaker 5>You you have the potential of something, you know, especially

687
00:31:16.960 --> 00:31:18.519
<v Speaker 5>when you how how you go on the road and

688
00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:21.559
<v Speaker 5>win games are with those first two things. But nowadays

689
00:31:21.559 --> 00:31:23.039
<v Speaker 5>you need to you need to be able to outplay

690
00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:25.200
<v Speaker 5>the quarterback if you're gonna go if you're gonna go

691
00:31:25.240 --> 00:31:27.000
<v Speaker 5>down to Clemson and beat him, you're gonna have to

692
00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:30.119
<v Speaker 5>I have to outplay that that guy. And same things

693
00:31:30.119 --> 00:31:31.640
<v Speaker 5>with Notre Dame, Kentucky, et cetera.

694
00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:34.559
<v Speaker 2>When you played at Louisville, obviously you guys had a

695
00:31:34.599 --> 00:31:37.119
<v Speaker 2>heck of a run and had talent all over the field,

696
00:31:37.160 --> 00:31:39.720
<v Speaker 2>but obviously Charlie Strong and his guys they developed a

697
00:31:39.720 --> 00:31:43.000
<v Speaker 2>pretty damn good defense. This year's team, I feel like

698
00:31:43.119 --> 00:31:45.960
<v Speaker 2>on paper knowing what is coming back, I mean, you

699
00:31:46.000 --> 00:31:48.599
<v Speaker 2>never know, but obviously Ashinjilotti's proven who he is as

700
00:31:48.599 --> 00:31:51.559
<v Speaker 2>a player. Same thing for Quincy Riley. I love hearing

701
00:31:51.599 --> 00:31:53.680
<v Speaker 2>the m J. Griffins now back to one hundred percent?

702
00:31:54.279 --> 00:31:56.599
<v Speaker 2>Can you mix in some newcomers via the transfer portal?

703
00:31:56.599 --> 00:31:58.279
<v Speaker 2>I think stan Kuwonk Clark's got a chance to really

704
00:31:58.319 --> 00:32:01.079
<v Speaker 2>emerge this year, you know, I I guess I'll bring

705
00:32:01.119 --> 00:32:02.400
<v Speaker 2>all that up to say, like, I feel like, from

706
00:32:02.440 --> 00:32:05.279
<v Speaker 2>a defensive standpoint, louisll fans should feel pretty confident about

707
00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:06.599
<v Speaker 2>what they have there. Again, you never know how any

708
00:32:06.640 --> 00:32:09.519
<v Speaker 2>of the transfers are truly going to work out, but

709
00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:12.079
<v Speaker 2>it sounds like they really like their depth. I mean,

710
00:32:12.079 --> 00:32:14.119
<v Speaker 2>they've got some stars that I mentioned, but I think

711
00:32:14.160 --> 00:32:16.000
<v Speaker 2>they feel like they can go too deep and really

712
00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:17.519
<v Speaker 2>not have much of a drop off here.

713
00:32:18.880 --> 00:32:21.839
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think, I mean the biggest, in my opinion,

714
00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:24.799
<v Speaker 5>the biggest change from when I was playing, you know,

715
00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:27.960
<v Speaker 5>multitude of years ago, and to name them all, but

716
00:32:28.599 --> 00:32:30.680
<v Speaker 5>it is that what you just mentioned the depth and

717
00:32:30.720 --> 00:32:34.160
<v Speaker 5>the quality of the depth. You know, we were pretty

718
00:32:34.200 --> 00:32:38.079
<v Speaker 5>thin back. I mean really good players, first round, second

719
00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:41.359
<v Speaker 5>round talent, but we didn't have it. You know, there

720
00:32:41.400 --> 00:32:43.440
<v Speaker 5>wasn't a second to third stringer that was ready to

721
00:32:43.559 --> 00:32:47.359
<v Speaker 5>jump right in and play at that level. That's something

722
00:32:47.359 --> 00:32:49.039
<v Speaker 5>you saw last year. We got banged up and we

723
00:32:49.079 --> 00:32:51.759
<v Speaker 5>stood the productivity was there. It was the next guy

724
00:32:51.880 --> 00:32:55.519
<v Speaker 5>up mentality, which is you know what coach English preaches,

725
00:32:56.759 --> 00:32:58.839
<v Speaker 5>and they were able to shoot it. So it's yeah,

726
00:32:58.880 --> 00:33:01.400
<v Speaker 5>it's like, I mean, you and you don't want to

727
00:33:01.559 --> 00:33:04.240
<v Speaker 5>you don't you want everybody to stay healthy every position,

728
00:33:04.319 --> 00:33:06.160
<v Speaker 5>but knowing that you've got guys to back them up

729
00:33:06.160 --> 00:33:09.599
<v Speaker 5>and push them and it makes those those competitive those

730
00:33:09.599 --> 00:33:13.279
<v Speaker 5>practices even more competitive. And I mean that's been really

731
00:33:13.319 --> 00:33:16.400
<v Speaker 5>the Alabama way is making sure, you know, the first

732
00:33:16.839 --> 00:33:19.319
<v Speaker 5>first ring guy knows that he's got a future first

733
00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:21.759
<v Speaker 5>round or second round pick behind him, so he's there's

734
00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:23.960
<v Speaker 5>no slip up. You need to be locked in, you

735
00:33:24.000 --> 00:33:25.799
<v Speaker 5>need to be you know, given it your all every

736
00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:27.839
<v Speaker 5>day because you've got a guy behind you that wants

737
00:33:27.839 --> 00:33:28.720
<v Speaker 5>your job just as bad.

738
00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:30.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's where the portal really comes in because

739
00:33:30.960 --> 00:33:32.799
<v Speaker 2>you can you know. I mean, you're gonna lose some

740
00:33:32.839 --> 00:33:34.400
<v Speaker 2>guys because of it, because you can go out and

741
00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:36.519
<v Speaker 2>make it a little more crowded at their position. But yeah,

742
00:33:36.559 --> 00:33:38.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I I've not heard of coaching staff for

743
00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:41.720
<v Speaker 2>Louisville talk so highly about knowing that, Hey, we've got

744
00:33:41.720 --> 00:33:43.440
<v Speaker 2>guys that we feel really good about, but we know

745
00:33:43.519 --> 00:33:46.160
<v Speaker 2>there's somebody on their heels. They could they could emerge

746
00:33:46.160 --> 00:33:48.839
<v Speaker 2>and and kind of take their spot at any moment

747
00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:50.599
<v Speaker 2>right now. For those who don't know, I don't want

748
00:33:50.599 --> 00:33:52.160
<v Speaker 2>to make Cups sound like he's an old man, but

749
00:33:52.200 --> 00:33:53.759
<v Speaker 2>you know, has been a little while since he played

750
00:33:53.799 --> 00:33:56.839
<v Speaker 2>a very memorable run that Cup had with that Charlie

751
00:33:56.880 --> 00:34:00.000
<v Speaker 2>Strong crew. But there are guys every year at seem

752
00:34:00.319 --> 00:34:02.200
<v Speaker 2>like that have a story similar to yours.

753
00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:02.440
<v Speaker 3>Cup.

754
00:34:02.480 --> 00:34:06.039
<v Speaker 2>So Cup played here locally Trinity Shamrock and was offered

755
00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:08.159
<v Speaker 2>a chance to walk on it Louisville, ended up becoming

756
00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:11.880
<v Speaker 2>a scholarship player, was a captain part of that Sugar

757
00:34:11.880 --> 00:34:14.000
<v Speaker 2>Bowl team. We all know I'm guessing him up here,

758
00:34:14.000 --> 00:34:16.320
<v Speaker 2>but just letting people know the resume of one Alex

759
00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:20.360
<v Speaker 2>Cupper Ramome per year, he's kind of got a similar story.

760
00:34:20.559 --> 00:34:23.039
<v Speaker 2>A guy who walked on locally here from Eastern High School,

761
00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:26.119
<v Speaker 2>defensive lineman six three, two seventy five. He's been a

762
00:34:26.159 --> 00:34:28.360
<v Speaker 2>fixture within the defensive line for many years now, and

763
00:34:28.400 --> 00:34:30.840
<v Speaker 2>it seems like every year there's there's something to think.

764
00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:32.840
<v Speaker 3>Okay, well, he's a walk on. He gave us what

765
00:34:32.920 --> 00:34:33.320
<v Speaker 3>he could.

766
00:34:33.800 --> 00:34:35.400
<v Speaker 2>We're going to go to the portal and probably get

767
00:34:35.480 --> 00:34:37.920
<v Speaker 2>somebody to come in and beat him out. And this

768
00:34:37.960 --> 00:34:40.079
<v Speaker 2>is the second straight year. Not only has that not happened,

769
00:34:40.119 --> 00:34:42.119
<v Speaker 2>some guys have left because they can't beat him out.

770
00:34:42.119 --> 00:34:44.519
<v Speaker 2>He's a scholarship player. Now he's a heck of a player.

771
00:34:44.679 --> 00:34:45.639
<v Speaker 2>That's got to make you happy.

772
00:34:45.679 --> 00:34:45.880
<v Speaker 3>Cup.

773
00:34:45.880 --> 00:34:50.039
<v Speaker 2>That's a similar story to yours.

774
00:34:48.559 --> 00:34:50.960
<v Speaker 5>Very much so. And I get asked that's the new

775
00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:53.599
<v Speaker 5>question that I get asked from folks that know, you know,

776
00:34:53.760 --> 00:34:56.880
<v Speaker 5>kind of the backstory of what you know worked through

777
00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:59.559
<v Speaker 5>and all that is what how would I have fared

778
00:34:59.639 --> 00:35:02.480
<v Speaker 5>through the transfer a portal? And you know I would

779
00:35:02.599 --> 00:35:07.239
<v Speaker 5>I would take the mentality of Puerier, but know that they're, yeah,

780
00:35:07.280 --> 00:35:10.039
<v Speaker 5>they're they would be trying to recruit the next best

781
00:35:10.079 --> 00:35:13.519
<v Speaker 5>thing if and if anything, it should make you work

782
00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:16.679
<v Speaker 5>even harder and stayed determined, like like Ramone has, which

783
00:35:16.719 --> 00:35:19.840
<v Speaker 5>is fantastic. I think the more local kids it just

784
00:35:19.880 --> 00:35:23.079
<v Speaker 5>makes it makes it makes you know, the salts that

785
00:35:23.159 --> 00:35:24.559
<v Speaker 5>much sweeter, I guess.

786
00:35:24.400 --> 00:35:25.039
<v Speaker 3>No doubt about it.

787
00:35:25.079 --> 00:35:26.559
<v Speaker 2>If you, I mean, I can tell you from a

788
00:35:26.599 --> 00:35:30.119
<v Speaker 2>fans perspective, there those those stories of walk Ons working

789
00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:33.760
<v Speaker 2>their ass off or in a scholarship having a big

790
00:35:33.840 --> 00:35:35.400
<v Speaker 2>role like those that.

791
00:35:35.360 --> 00:35:36.039
<v Speaker 3>Never gets old.

792
00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:40.760
<v Speaker 5>No, that character is what it's all about. There's teams

793
00:35:40.800 --> 00:35:45.480
<v Speaker 5>that I mean, I'm Alabama's no different there, there's that

794
00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:48.920
<v Speaker 5>yearn for kind of things they're they're almost uh, just

795
00:35:49.000 --> 00:35:51.719
<v Speaker 5>an embarrassment of riches how much talent they have. They

796
00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:55.239
<v Speaker 5>need that type of character to put things into perspective

797
00:35:55.360 --> 00:35:57.519
<v Speaker 5>to know that it's like, hey, this it isn't always

798
00:35:57.559 --> 00:36:00.679
<v Speaker 5>sunshine rainbows, you know, it's there's there's a whole lot

799
00:36:00.679 --> 00:36:03.920
<v Speaker 5>of a whole lot of you know, tough times and

800
00:36:03.960 --> 00:36:06.039
<v Speaker 5>hard times and hardships to go through as a team.

801
00:36:06.599 --> 00:36:09.760
<v Speaker 5>So if you have real life examples like Purier and others,

802
00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:13.599
<v Speaker 5>it's it just makes that message hits land home so

803
00:36:13.760 --> 00:36:16.679
<v Speaker 5>much more effectively. And it's if you have that, you

804
00:36:16.719 --> 00:36:18.599
<v Speaker 5>definitely definitely want to keep in chairshit.

805
00:36:18.960 --> 00:36:21.400
<v Speaker 2>And it's not even that uncommon to occasionally hear those

806
00:36:21.480 --> 00:36:23.840
<v Speaker 2>kind of stories during the NFL Draft this day and age,

807
00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:26.599
<v Speaker 2>which again I'm you know, call me old school, but

808
00:36:26.599 --> 00:36:27.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff.

809
00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:28.039
<v Speaker 5>Man.

810
00:36:28.079 --> 00:36:29.719
<v Speaker 3>I think it's it speaks to that.

811
00:36:29.760 --> 00:36:32.440
<v Speaker 2>You know, regardless, especially so much glamour now and money

812
00:36:32.519 --> 00:36:35.920
<v Speaker 2>nil five four star rankings and all that stuff's important.

813
00:36:35.960 --> 00:36:38.400
<v Speaker 2>It gets fans excited, myself included. But there's nothing better

814
00:36:38.440 --> 00:36:40.320
<v Speaker 2>than a guy who just works his tail off, especially

815
00:36:40.360 --> 00:36:42.960
<v Speaker 2>somebody that's local that for him it's a dream to

816
00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:44.800
<v Speaker 2>be a part of the program and to win at

817
00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:46.679
<v Speaker 2>a high level because of all the work they put in.

818
00:36:47.360 --> 00:36:48.760
<v Speaker 3>It's it's good stuff, no doubt.

819
00:36:48.760 --> 00:36:49.840
<v Speaker 2>All right, Cup, I'm not going to put you on

820
00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:51.320
<v Speaker 2>the spot and ask you what the what the record

821
00:36:51.400 --> 00:36:52.760
<v Speaker 2>is going to be for this team this year, but

822
00:36:52.880 --> 00:36:54.800
<v Speaker 2>just you know, you know, you're a fan now like

823
00:36:54.840 --> 00:36:56.599
<v Speaker 2>all of us. Obviously you have a different perspective as

824
00:36:56.599 --> 00:36:59.079
<v Speaker 2>somebody who's been there and achieves some great success with

825
00:36:59.119 --> 00:36:59.679
<v Speaker 2>this program.

826
00:36:59.719 --> 00:37:01.639
<v Speaker 3>Do you think think fans are are.

827
00:37:01.719 --> 00:37:04.760
<v Speaker 2>Realistic to expect this to be a season that you know,

828
00:37:04.800 --> 00:37:07.320
<v Speaker 2>maybe it doesn't look exactly the same, but another high

829
00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:10.679
<v Speaker 2>level year where you're consistently being talked about as a potential,

830
00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:13.840
<v Speaker 2>you know, acc contender where you could find yourself in Charlotte.

831
00:37:13.840 --> 00:37:18.519
<v Speaker 5>Again, No, I think that's that's extremely reasonable. You know

832
00:37:18.559 --> 00:37:21.719
<v Speaker 5>that the path to get there is is is tougher

833
00:37:21.719 --> 00:37:23.800
<v Speaker 5>in my opinion. You got more and more challenges on

834
00:37:23.840 --> 00:37:27.360
<v Speaker 5>the road for sure. So those are those are going

835
00:37:27.440 --> 00:37:30.400
<v Speaker 5>to be games where you know you are you expecting

836
00:37:30.440 --> 00:37:30.920
<v Speaker 5>to win them?

837
00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:31.079
<v Speaker 1>No?

838
00:37:31.480 --> 00:37:33.639
<v Speaker 5>Do you do? You need to have a need to

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<v Speaker 5>put yourself in a position to win them. And you

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<v Speaker 5>know if you peel them off, peel one or two

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<v Speaker 5>of them off, then you're going to find yourself in

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<v Speaker 5>that spot. You know. I've had conversations with folks thinking,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, thinking our schedules light. I'm like, well, maybe

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<v Speaker 5>the home part of it, but not on the road.

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<v Speaker 5>So there's there's a lot of challenges up and down

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<v Speaker 5>it and you just got to take care of your

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<v Speaker 5>business one week at a time. But yeah, that's I think,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, prediction wise anything, and it's very reasonable. Eight

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<v Speaker 5>nine is not an unreasonable expectation for a team of

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<v Speaker 5>this you know, quality and everything. So that's that's where

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<v Speaker 5>I have it. And it's just it starts week one

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<v Speaker 5>with Austin p and you just start, you start getting

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<v Speaker 5>in a rhythm and knocking them off as they as

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<v Speaker 5>we line them up.

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<v Speaker 3>Cup, you are the man.

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<v Speaker 2>Great to catch up. We'll do it again soon, brother,

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<v Speaker 2>football will be here before you know it.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, sir, can't wait, all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, take care.

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<v Speaker 2>That's Alex Cupper, former little of a cardinalll always appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>his time and his insight. He can give us insight

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<v Speaker 2>that you know a lot of us don't have. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not kidding you, nothing better than I'll walk on

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<v Speaker 2>working his ass off, getting an opportunity, good stuff and

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<v Speaker 2>per year. Is that exact guy, By the way, just

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<v Speaker 2>like Cup was, all right, quick break, we'll come back,

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<v Speaker 2>wrap it up on the other side right here on

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<v Speaker 2>port Stalk seven ninety. Just a reminder, I will be

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<v Speaker 2>out tomorrow, but back Wednesday, and you'll be in good hands.

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<v Speaker 2>Is John's going to be running running the operation here

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<v Speaker 2>of Coffee and Company. So again, just one day off,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't have to worry. Well, maybe you guys don't worry, right, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>God willing, God willing. I'll be back Wednesday. But I

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<v Speaker 2>was gonna say you guys don't have to worry about

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<v Speaker 2>me being going for a week. And you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm foolish thinking that you guys miss me when I'm going.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you prefer what I'm gone. But either way, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna stay here and be here every day until they

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<v Speaker 2>tell me I can't be here anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>But again, tomorrow, I gotta, uh, you gotta do the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you. I'll tell you about it after the fact.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's what that's what we'll do. But anyways, you guys,

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<v Speaker 2>if you miss anything on today's show, make sure you

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<v Speaker 2>check out the podcast. It's up on Apple and on

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<v Speaker 2>the iHeart Radio app usually pretty quickly after the show ends.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, have a good night and uh talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you soon.

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<v Speaker 3>Take care.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been another edition of Coffee and Company, fueled by

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<v Speaker 2>Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety