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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>Because of how much I believe I love the NCAA tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>I do feel sort of a of a is yearning

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<v Speaker 2>a word? I think it is sometimes I sometimes I

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<v Speaker 2>use a word that I'm like, wait a second, is

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<v Speaker 2>that a word?

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<v Speaker 3>Yearning is a word.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, you're yearning the definition of feelings a feeling of

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<v Speaker 2>intense longing for something, And so I was actually using

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<v Speaker 2>it correctly.

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<v Speaker 3>I just you know, I.

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<v Speaker 4>Thought you said yearning at one at first urinating, I thought.

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<v Speaker 3>You said yearning, and then it took that one's not

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<v Speaker 3>a word, I don't think.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So I mean I feel like I'm yearning because

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<v Speaker 2>I I'm yearning for something tonight because tonight, the instead

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<v Speaker 2>of like tournament actually starts. But like, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>if I was ever gonna be able to really get

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<v Speaker 2>into the playing games, it would have already happened. And clearly,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm gonna watch tonight. I'm I'm a wager.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm happy we have games, but it doesn't come close

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<v Speaker 2>to the feeling we're gonna have on Thursday. But I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I hadn't. I hadn't really thought of it because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying not to go there. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville could easily lose. I mean I don't think. I

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<v Speaker 2>hope they don't, and I'm confident they can beat Crayton.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I mean, if Lowell is the first team out,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna absolutely make the whole two days off.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean ruin the rest of your Thursday. It's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna ruin Friday too. Yeah, I mean like the tournament, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it will.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, if you lost on Thursday at eight o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>at night, still suck, but like it would be different.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you have the whole day to be March

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<v Speaker 3>madnessed out.

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<v Speaker 2>Playing in the first game and losing really his worst

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<v Speaker 2>case scenario. If you're gonna make it like i'd rather,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean again, if you had a bet, if you

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<v Speaker 2>had a good season, you got a decent seed, then

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<v Speaker 2>you know that that that means you you accomplish something

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<v Speaker 2>more so than those that are in the play in.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, I think dealing with a first I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with a loss in Dayton in the playing game

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<v Speaker 2>would probably just confirm what you you likely knew, which

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<v Speaker 2>your team wasn't very good. But it's hope that doesn't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But tonight we have games and uh, it probably won't

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<v Speaker 2>be great action, although I know maybe maybe North Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>in San Diego State will be a good game. But

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<v Speaker 2>did you see that Carolina hit some travel issues yesterday?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, so they were supposed to fly into Dayton

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday and it they ended up not being able to

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<v Speaker 2>make it until today. So they know it's rare that

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<v Speaker 2>a team will play the day of travel, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>what Carolina had to do because of some some travel

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<v Speaker 2>issues with their with their flight. And of course, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot are really sometimes there's something perfect about a

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<v Speaker 2>really obvious joke low hanging fruit, if you will, but

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<v Speaker 2>yet it still hits. Therefore, I don't care how many

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<v Speaker 2>people make the same obvious joke. It's still kind of

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<v Speaker 2>funny that their flight must have run into a quad

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<v Speaker 2>one game, Like you get it, I mean, like it's you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, it's it's I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't act as if like I was really just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, gut busting with laughter. But you know, clearly

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<v Speaker 2>they've they've had their issue on Jimmy's jet. Yeah exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, we'll see what happens in that game tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>but Thursday's really when it starts. And because you are

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<v Speaker 2>starting the tournament and you know you could easily lose,

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<v Speaker 2>that's just a.

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<v Speaker 1>I have.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not fearful of Creighton in a way that like,

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't think they can win. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>what's happening with me as we get closer, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>even really let my mind envision any result or scenario.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure tomorrow and of course Thursday morning, I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>there as far as just you know, being locked in,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, probably at that point I will have

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<v Speaker 2>envisioned a scenario where Louisville wins and we're all excited,

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<v Speaker 2>and I hope that's what happens.

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<v Speaker 3>Again.

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<v Speaker 2>You are favored for for a good reason. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's a deserve you. You're the deserving favorite for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just think, more than anything, I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>want this to be over, right, and if it is

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<v Speaker 2>over that would suck. I still believe that I will

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<v Speaker 2>love this group as much Thursday at two thirty if it.

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<v Speaker 3>Ends then as I do now.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I really believe that that even if it

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<v Speaker 2>ends in an early exit, I'll still not view this

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<v Speaker 2>season really any differently. But you know, I guess you'll.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll find out when you find out, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. Creighton good team, certainly not who you

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<v Speaker 2>want to play. I mean, Louisville felt like they did enough.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think when I say Louisville felt, I mean not.

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<v Speaker 3>Only the coaches and the players, but like.

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<v Speaker 2>The fans as well, that you did enough to not

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<v Speaker 2>only get in, but to where you could still lose

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<v Speaker 2>in your first round game. But you shouldn't have to

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<v Speaker 2>be playing the second best team in the Big East.

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<v Speaker 2>And they probably are saying the same thing. We should

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<v Speaker 2>and be playing as a non seed against a Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>team in Lexington that should have been seeded closer to

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<v Speaker 2>six than eight, or yeah than eight.

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<v Speaker 4>So I got a question how much of this for

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<v Speaker 4>Louisville fans? It is just like optics. Let's just say

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<v Speaker 4>that there's a different number next to our name that's

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<v Speaker 4>not eight, and you see us matched up with Creighton, Like,

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<v Speaker 4>what if we are the four seed and then Creighton

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<v Speaker 4>is the higher seed? Are we still looking at it

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<v Speaker 4>like Creighton team's tough, or do we have that extra

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<v Speaker 4>like mental boost that, oh, we're the four seed, we

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<v Speaker 4>should be able to take care of them easily. But

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<v Speaker 4>now it seems like we have a little bit of

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<v Speaker 4>not doubt, but a little bit of just kind of

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<v Speaker 4>second guessing. Because it is a famous eight nine game

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<v Speaker 4>you're playing up against it almost just as evenly matched,

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<v Speaker 4>I guess you'd say. But with the caveat of every

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<v Speaker 4>it seems that everyone's saying that Louisville's way too underseeded.

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<v Speaker 3>But it also.

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<v Speaker 4>Sounds like I haven't watched Creighton all that much this

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<v Speaker 4>year either, and again our boy Kalkburner, but like it

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<v Speaker 4>seems like they also got kind of under seeded as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't you.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, isn't this the best example the way this

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<v Speaker 2>played out as to everybody's collectively realizing, Oh, yeah, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't watch Big East basketball because it's not on any

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<v Speaker 2>of the ESPN family of stations you're aware of, like

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<v Speaker 2>the Big East, Who's good, who's bad? If you play college,

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<v Speaker 2>if you if you follow college basketball. But like Creighton

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<v Speaker 2>was the team I thought they were as far as

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<v Speaker 2>their record resume, but I haven't watched them much at

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<v Speaker 2>all because again, they're they're not often on I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they're never on an ESPN station, So you know, I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen them a couple of times here and there. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of folks are like, yeah, Creighton,

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<v Speaker 2>they're decent, but you just don't really know because you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't watched them now.

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<v Speaker 3>Also, people feel the same way about like Marquette.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was a really good question you had as

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<v Speaker 2>far as does the seed line sort of make us

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<v Speaker 2>even though we know we got robbed, do we have

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<v Speaker 2>that in the back of our mind, fear that maybe

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<v Speaker 2>the committee was right and we're not as good as

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<v Speaker 2>we thought we are, and this Creighton team is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a real tough challenge. They're gonna be a tough

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<v Speaker 2>challenge regardless. But I don't know, if I look, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not doubting this team at all. I just throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>entire year have have have always tried to remind myself

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<v Speaker 2>at any moment, you don't really know what's going to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and live in the moment, don't take any win for

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<v Speaker 2>granted because you know who knows you know, And I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're going to be great moving forward. I have

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<v Speaker 2>no issue with I mean, I think Pat Kelsey's going

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<v Speaker 2>to have a great tenure here. But because of the

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<v Speaker 2>recent struggles you had in previous years, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>really just throughout this entire year, you started, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you started losing guys early, and then you didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>how good you are. You're losing games to teams that

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<v Speaker 2>are really good, and you're kind of getting better. So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, it's just been a very very rare

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<v Speaker 2>year that I can't compare to any that I've just

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<v Speaker 2>been worried about them losing every game. Not because I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think they're good, not because I doubt them, it's just,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I realized that they could lose, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think anytime I felt sort of maybe some maybe it's

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<v Speaker 2>something I don't even realize it's happening, but maybe I

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<v Speaker 2>am starting to not be as confident in this team

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm looking at that eight Austin. But anytime I

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<v Speaker 2>get there, I do get a sense from other Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>fans like yourself, even that kind of remind me like, no,

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<v Speaker 2>the committee got it wrong. We are better than Creighton.

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<v Speaker 2>We could lose, but we should be able to go

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<v Speaker 2>take care of business because we know who this team

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<v Speaker 2>is you know what I mean? So, like I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe others, I hope this the team I was gonna say,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope this team doesn't do that. But I just

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that they that they're just not wired that way.

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<v Speaker 2>I think their maturity. I think the guy leading them,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that that's one real positive in this overall

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<v Speaker 2>situation is that I think Pat Kelcey and the crew

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<v Speaker 2>he is leading, they're the kind of guys that when

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<v Speaker 2>they hit the floor at rupp Arena on Saturday or

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday, there's really not going to be anything in

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<v Speaker 2>their mind about where they're seated. They're just going to

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<v Speaker 2>be focused and ready to play. They never get too

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<v Speaker 2>high too low, and that's really I think why they've

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<v Speaker 2>been able to put together such such a such a

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<v Speaker 2>good season that again we believe, should be better than

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<v Speaker 2>you know, an eight seed.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>So I talked about this earlier and I haven't yet

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<v Speaker 2>played it. This is a feature from the ACC Network,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't really know where it came from. I

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<v Speaker 2>just know it's really really well produced. It's very high quality.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it's going to be part of

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<v Speaker 2>like a feature they're doing or if it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be part of a of a documentary or whatever, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's it's a behind the scenes look at well,

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<v Speaker 2>it does show some behind the scenes stuff, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>actually Pat Kelsey, Chucky, Hepburn and Arren Edwards discussing the

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of this whole thing, right the revival, when everybody

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<v Speaker 2>arrived and how they kind of all came together.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's about two minutes long.

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<v Speaker 2>We usually don't play audio this long, but I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like it's worth hearing because of you know, this team,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's it's stuff that you would think without seeing

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<v Speaker 2>it and watching it play out the way that it did.

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<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of folks would say, yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 2>very corny, and maybe it is, but like I know me,

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<v Speaker 3>Like I've I have.

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<v Speaker 2>Had a the enjoy The enjoyment that I've got from

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<v Speaker 2>that I didn't even really like know existed. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know that sounds dramatic and it sounds over the top,

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<v Speaker 2>and part of it is just because of how bad

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<v Speaker 2>of mean it like this grow like when I think

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<v Speaker 2>a guy who really felt in a way proud to

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<v Speaker 2>ones tasked with bringing this thing back and getting these

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<v Speaker 2>you know, basically bringing this fan base back from the dead.

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<v Speaker 3>You know that's it's just been the perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>Storm with everything, and again, hearing these guys talk about it,

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<v Speaker 3>So I'll let you guys hear it as well.

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<v Speaker 5>We knew we had a challenge, a daunting challenge in

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<v Speaker 5>that we had you know, zero scholarship players on a

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<v Speaker 6>Well, he first called me, it was like it was

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<v Speaker 6>like he knew me for years. He'd promised me anything.

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<v Speaker 5>First day on June fifth, when the guys all get

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<v Speaker 5>really lay out our standards and what we want our

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<v Speaker 5>culture to be. The other thing we do, I think

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<v Speaker 5>is kind of unique. We present our shields and your

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<v Speaker 5>shield as each player stands up in front of the

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<v Speaker 5>team and presents kind of their life, their makeup, who

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<v Speaker 5>they are, and picture is that of a shield, like

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<v Speaker 5>one that ancient warrior would use on a battlefield.

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<v Speaker 7>That shield meant everything. You know, we all just opened

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<v Speaker 7>up deep about our feelings and you know what struggles

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<v Speaker 7>we've been through. You just kind of feel the connectments

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, guys on day one, in that first meeting, to

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<v Speaker 5>love each other because the power of the unit, which

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<v Speaker 5>is at the core of our program, is the uncommon

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<v Speaker 5>commitment to the guy next to you, and it's based

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<v Speaker 7>That one word I've probably described coas Kelsey with is energetic.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, he just always walks in the room. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>whether it's seven am ten pm, he's always just energetic.

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<v Speaker 5>A bunch of stuff. But I was at the front

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<v Speaker 5>of the line when it came to energy and passion.

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<v Speaker 6>That helps us a lot. You know, when he comes around,

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<v Speaker 6>everybody know that it's going to be loud and it's

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<v Speaker 6>going to be a lot of energy.

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<v Speaker 3>Tad works, it's a lot of.

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<v Speaker 1>Skills for taking about another one.

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<v Speaker 5>Louisville Athletics is one of the most important things in

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<v Speaker 5>town and it just runs through the blood of people

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<v Speaker 5>that live here. It's in their DNA run up.

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<v Speaker 6>We've seen Louisville and sweets teams at lead eight final,

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<v Speaker 6>fourst National championships.

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<v Speaker 7>So we wanted to bring the energy back because the

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<v Speaker 7>fans have been dying to just see Louisville back in

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<v Speaker 7>the place where it's always been.

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<v Speaker 5>People are emotional about how difficult the last couple of

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<v Speaker 5>years have been and how happy it makes them to see,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, Louisville raised to prominence once again.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, I just I thought that was worth hearing

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of this whole thing when they arrived in June.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I didn't really need to hear it

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<v Speaker 2>from them because I could.

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<v Speaker 3>I could.

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<v Speaker 2>In my opinion, I think it was pretty obvious that

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<v Speaker 2>these guys didn't just you know, play really hard and

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<v Speaker 2>play well together and play for one another.

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<v Speaker 3>But I could.

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<v Speaker 2>I could since that they knew what they were doing

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<v Speaker 2>to us, They knew that we had been dead and

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<v Speaker 2>they were bringing us back. And it was not I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to say it was a gradual thing, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, once you could see these guys were going

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<v Speaker 2>to compete, I mean, fans were, I mean even whenever

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<v Speaker 2>it looked as if they weren't going to be that

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<v Speaker 2>good because of the injuries, and they got their butt

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<v Speaker 2>kicked by Ole miss. Well, then they came out against

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<v Speaker 2>Duke and they competed. They were they were ahead for

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<v Speaker 2>thirty minutes, and you know, that's a moral victory kind

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<v Speaker 2>of thing.

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<v Speaker 3>But also they were fighting. They weren't they weren't going.

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<v Speaker 2>To concede and just accept the fact that they had

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of injuries and everybody's really only here one year,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, expectations are kind of out the window.

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<v Speaker 2>They locked in and they you know, they kept fighting,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was a reminder that, yeah, you want your

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<v Speaker 2>team to win, but if they're gonna lose, man, I

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<v Speaker 2>can still enjoy watching these guys play because they're they're

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's not the same product we saw the

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<v Speaker 2>previous regime. So, you know, with all that said and everything,

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<v Speaker 2>we just had, like that's another reminder for me as

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<v Speaker 2>to why, like, when this ends, it's gonna be so sad.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'll be okay, but I just don't want

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<v Speaker 2>this to end. And the reason you're able to have

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<v Speaker 2>this group of guys together in one year, putting this

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a turnaround together is because of the new

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<v Speaker 2>world of college athletics, and thank god for that, but

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<v Speaker 2>also the reason you only get him for one year,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just feels so it feels like you're being

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<v Speaker 2>robbed of not having a mult I mean, Chucky Heapburn's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best guards I've watched play here in

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<v Speaker 2>my lifetime. He is not saying he's the best, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of the best. And usually when I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>about guys like that, I'm talking about guys who played

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<v Speaker 2>here for a long time. And with Chucky we only

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<v Speaker 2>got a year. Same thing with Terrence. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't put him up there as far as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>being one of the best ever. But he's really good.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, he was phenomenal in Charlotte, and he's really

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<v Speaker 2>been good all year. So let's hope they can at

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<v Speaker 2>least get past me one game at a time, right,

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<v Speaker 2>get past Creighton, and then of course, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see what happens against Auburn if you can.

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<v Speaker 3>Get there, all right, quick break, we'll come back on

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<v Speaker 3>the other side.

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<v Speaker 2>I got some numbers I want to share with you

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<v Speaker 2>as far as just you know, some t ends when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to previous tournaments. The seed line thing. I've

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<v Speaker 2>never been a real believer, but man, history does show

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<v Speaker 2>you that for whatever reason. You know, for example, like

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<v Speaker 2>the twelve five is always tricky. You know, it's always

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<v Speaker 2>different teams and whatnot. But we'll get into that, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's some more love not surprising for Tyler Shuck out there.

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<v Speaker 2>As far as far as getting closer to the NFL Draft,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this guy could be the third quarterback taken

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<v Speaker 2>in the draft, which I think we know the guy

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<v Speaker 2>was good, but he didn't really have hardly any NFL

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<v Speaker 2>momentum at all when it all came to an end

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<v Speaker 2>here and now he's a guy that again some people

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<v Speaker 2>think he will be the third quarterback taken.

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<v Speaker 3>So a lot more to get to. We'll roll along here.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Coffee and Company fuel about Thornton's on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 2>So for those who missed it, we did talk a

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<v Speaker 2>little earlier about the just some numbers when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to this match up with Louisville and Creighton. One thing

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<v Speaker 2>to keep in mind about Creighton, they they do not foul.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, there is nobody that and not only the tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>but the country that commits fewer fouls than this Creighton

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<v Speaker 2>team ten point eight fouls per game, dead last in

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<v Speaker 2>the country. So they also turn the ball over a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Really one guy, specifically, Steven Ashworth, their point guard, fifth

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<v Speaker 2>year guy, started his career at Utah State, been at

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<v Speaker 2>Creighton the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 3>A good player.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's putting up sixteen points and he's got

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<v Speaker 2>more total assists than Chucky, but he's very charitable, loves

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<v Speaker 2>to give it away. So hopefully Louisville can can can

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<v Speaker 2>force him to turn it over and they can make

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<v Speaker 2>they can make Creighton pay for those turnovers. So I

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<v Speaker 2>would say there's a stat there as far as the

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<v Speaker 2>turnovers that you feel like, you know, could could really

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<v Speaker 2>could really benefit you if you can take advantage of it.

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<v Speaker 3>However, also the fouls.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Louisville is at their best whenever they are

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<v Speaker 2>getting to the free throw line a healthy amount of times.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're gonna probably, you know, not to say you

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<v Speaker 2>have to get to the line a certain amount of

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<v Speaker 2>times for you to win this game. But I just

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<v Speaker 2>think these guys, especially guys like Chucky and Fat if

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<v Speaker 2>they're you know, they're clearly good. I mean, Chucky's a

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<v Speaker 2>great player all around, great defender, clearly a great distributor.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's also at times been a good scorer for you.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, he's i mean he's averaging seventeen points a

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<v Speaker 2>game something like that, maybe a little bit less than

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<v Speaker 2>that actually, and he's had games where he's been, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>above thirty a couple times. So you know, he's a

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<v Speaker 2>valuable guard in a lot of aspects. But having somebody

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<v Speaker 2>who you know, at times can go get you a

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<v Speaker 2>bucket and score or get to the line, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of value there. So I just think when those

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<v Speaker 2>two guys as scorers, when they're getting to the free

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<v Speaker 2>throw line, everything else seems to kind of open.

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<v Speaker 3>Up for him, especially Chucky.

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<v Speaker 2>So in order for that to happen, you would probably

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<v Speaker 2>need to have this Creighton team fouling more than they

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<v Speaker 2>typically do. Now, Ryan Kulchbrinner is seven foot one. He's

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<v Speaker 2>averaging you know, how many points is he averaging? Close

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty, isn't it. Yeah, he's averaging nineteen more four

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<v Speaker 2>points per game, eight and a half rebound, eight point

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<v Speaker 2>eight rebounds and of course two point seven blocks. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure this will will be mentioned during the broadcast

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe not, I don't know, but it is wild

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<v Speaker 2>that the two leaders in college basketball as far as

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<v Speaker 2>dunks are going to be playing against each other in

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<v Speaker 2>the first round. Because James Scott last I checked, he

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<v Speaker 2>was second. Maybe he has since fallen, but Ryan Kalchbrenner

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<v Speaker 2>has been number one in the country in blocks or

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, in dunks all year because you know that's

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<v Speaker 2>what he does. He's around the rim and he dunks it.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's going to be a problem, no doubt. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know that Creighton is better than Stanford, but what

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned earlier is that Stanford having raynad Be. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's one of the best front court players

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<v Speaker 2>in the country. Now he's not Caulkbrinner, he's not seven

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<v Speaker 2>to one, and they are extremely large and effective but

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<v Speaker 2>in different ways. Sounded awkward, yes, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not only long and effective in different ways, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>guy's name Cockbrinner. So it's just just you know, just

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<v Speaker 3>Not about how big he is, it's about how you

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<v Speaker 3>use them. But he's also big.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yeah, I mean, my my immature mind sometimes just

423
00:19:11.039 --> 00:19:12.599
<v Speaker 2>gets distracted with things like that.

424
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<v Speaker 3>But but he's seven to one.

425
00:19:14.880 --> 00:19:18.000
<v Speaker 2>In fact, he's he's seven to one and two seventies,

426
00:19:18.039 --> 00:19:21.119
<v Speaker 2>so he's a he's a big fellow. So look, I

427
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<v Speaker 2>don't want to say, let's let this guy just do

428
00:19:23.079 --> 00:19:25.440
<v Speaker 2>whatever and Louisll's gonna be fine if they stop everybody else.

429
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<v Speaker 2>But it was nice to see where you have it.

430
00:19:27.839 --> 00:19:31.599
<v Speaker 2>You do have you know clearly, uh you know, Louisville

431
00:19:31.759 --> 00:19:34.759
<v Speaker 2>does not have a whole lot of size in the

432
00:19:34.759 --> 00:19:37.079
<v Speaker 2>front court to throw at teams. Now they can double.

433
00:19:38.200 --> 00:19:40.839
<v Speaker 2>And James Scott, you know, he's physical. He does the

434
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<v Speaker 2>best he can, but you know, sometimes he's just gonna

435
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<v Speaker 2>get you know. I mean, I do think when James

436
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<v Speaker 2>is more often than not found himself in a spot

437
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<v Speaker 2>to where he does get score on more often than not,

438
00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:51.640
<v Speaker 2>I feel like it's a it's better offense than it

439
00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:54.279
<v Speaker 2>is defense. And then Waterman, you know, he's a big

440
00:19:54.319 --> 00:19:57.559
<v Speaker 2>physical presence, but he's limited athletically and and not a

441
00:19:57.599 --> 00:20:00.920
<v Speaker 2>guy that I would really want defending an agile big

442
00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:03.079
<v Speaker 2>on the wing. Now, with that said, that's not Calburner

443
00:20:03.119 --> 00:20:05.319
<v Speaker 2>he's going to be around the paint, so maybe maybe

444
00:20:05.400 --> 00:20:08.559
<v Speaker 2>Waterman's out there to just you know, wear him down physically.

445
00:20:09.039 --> 00:20:11.599
<v Speaker 2>And I would imagine you're going to bring the double,

446
00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:14.920
<v Speaker 2>but you know, with that, there's always the chance that,

447
00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:16.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, he could pass out of it. And that's

448
00:20:16.640 --> 00:20:18.599
<v Speaker 2>one thing I don't know, And I feel foolish saying this.

449
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<v Speaker 2>Here I am talking about how much I know about

450
00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:22.720
<v Speaker 2>college basketball and how you know I'm a nerd for it.

451
00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:24.599
<v Speaker 2>If there's ever a time for me to shine with

452
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<v Speaker 2>useless information that nobody else may know or care about,

453
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<v Speaker 2>it's during the NCAA tournament.

454
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm know him.

455
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<v Speaker 2>However, I don't really know because somebody asked me, hey,

456
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<v Speaker 2>is is Ryan Cockburn or a guy that can really

457
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<v Speaker 2>hurt you with his passes out of a double team?

458
00:20:39.640 --> 00:20:40.079
<v Speaker 3>And I don't know.

459
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, when it comes to assists per game, he's

460
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<v Speaker 2>only averaging one. Therefore, I would say that he's probably

461
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<v Speaker 2>not somebody that's getting a lot of dimes because he's

462
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<v Speaker 2>able to, you know, feel the double team coming and

463
00:20:51.160 --> 00:20:54.000
<v Speaker 2>dish it off to somebody for an easy bucket. So again,

464
00:20:54.039 --> 00:20:56.319
<v Speaker 2>that doesn't mean he can't do it, but his stats

465
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<v Speaker 2>didn't don't you know that his stats would not really

466
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<v Speaker 2>indicate that that's something that we would need to worry about.

467
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<v Speaker 2>All right, This is another piece of sound I wanted

468
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<v Speaker 2>to share with you guys, because if you were on

469
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<v Speaker 2>the fence about going to this game, like you know

470
00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:11.279
<v Speaker 2>that you could go, you just have kind of thought, Okay,

471
00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:14.319
<v Speaker 2>I'll watch from home and I'll make it their Saturday

472
00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:16.079
<v Speaker 2>if they get there. And if look that's what you

473
00:21:16.119 --> 00:21:17.839
<v Speaker 2>want to do, do it if the hell you want. You know,

474
00:21:17.839 --> 00:21:20.160
<v Speaker 2>people can live their lives, make their own decisions. But

475
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<v Speaker 2>I think our man John Fanta, which by the way,

476
00:21:24.680 --> 00:21:26.880
<v Speaker 2>I was a big Fanta guy before became the cool thing.

477
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<v Speaker 2>He has become the rock star of college basketball. He's

478
00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:34.839
<v Speaker 2>a phenomenal human being. I remember having John Fanta on

479
00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:37.720
<v Speaker 2>during like the Chris Mack coaching search, Like that's when

480
00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:39.799
<v Speaker 2>I first got to know him a little bit. And

481
00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:42.000
<v Speaker 2>sure enough, you know, over the years we've kept in touch.

482
00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:43.880
<v Speaker 2>He's been on the show many times, and obviously he's

483
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<v Speaker 2>grown and had a phenomenal uprising within his career as

484
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<v Speaker 2>a college basketball analyst, commentator and just overall badass. And

485
00:21:54.240 --> 00:21:56.440
<v Speaker 2>he is, like I remember last year we were talking

486
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<v Speaker 2>about Trilli Donovan kind of becoming this and Trilly's kind

487
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<v Speaker 2>of pull off because Trily, I think realized that if

488
00:22:02.440 --> 00:22:04.720
<v Speaker 2>he does ever really get outed, which I think he

489
00:22:04.799 --> 00:22:07.640
<v Speaker 2>kind of did, it could really you know, hurt you know,

490
00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:09.480
<v Speaker 2>hurt his livelihood as far as like what he does

491
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<v Speaker 2>other than you know, just live behind an anonymous account

492
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<v Speaker 2>and break news when it comes to college basketball. So, look,

493
00:22:16.640 --> 00:22:21.200
<v Speaker 2>college basketball doesn't have like a Herb Street right like Bill's.

494
00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:23.000
<v Speaker 2>I guess it is the closest thing to it. But like,

495
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<v Speaker 2>I can't think of any like big time college basketball

496
00:22:27.440 --> 00:22:30.359
<v Speaker 2>personalities that you feel like are sort of the you know,

497
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<v Speaker 2>that are above everybody else. But that's saying some Dicky

498
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<v Speaker 2>V's one hundred and five years old, so like we

499
00:22:38.039 --> 00:22:39.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, so you know, when it comes to just

500
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<v Speaker 2>somebody that you feel like, hey, here's a big college

501
00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:45.119
<v Speaker 2>basketball story or topic or situation, I want to hear

502
00:22:45.319 --> 00:22:48.599
<v Speaker 2>this guy's thoughts on it, right, And I've always felt

503
00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:51.400
<v Speaker 2>like college basketball has really lacked that at the national

504
00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:53.880
<v Speaker 2>level for quite some time now, and I thought maybe

505
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<v Speaker 2>it could be Trillly And I'm like, truly should no

506
00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:57.759
<v Speaker 2>longer be anonymous, Like he should come out and just

507
00:22:57.880 --> 00:22:59.920
<v Speaker 2>and just clearly run with it because he could on it.

508
00:23:00.599 --> 00:23:03.160
<v Speaker 2>It seemed like for a while there he could independently,

509
00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:08.559
<v Speaker 2>anonymously behind a discord account break news about college basketball

510
00:23:08.559 --> 00:23:10.559
<v Speaker 2>that nobody else could. Like, he had that kind of rolldex,

511
00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:14.160
<v Speaker 2>he had that kind of intel, And maybe you know, clearly,

512
00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:15.799
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure he still does, but I just you know,

513
00:23:15.839 --> 00:23:17.200
<v Speaker 2>for me, it doesn't seem as if he's been as

514
00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:18.880
<v Speaker 2>active anymore. And I think he might have got his

515
00:23:18.880 --> 00:23:22.200
<v Speaker 2>Twitter account hacked and he had to start over. So anyways, truly,

516
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<v Speaker 2>I'm still I'm sure is still doing his thing. But

517
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<v Speaker 2>like John Fanta, he's like the most lovable, likable guy,

518
00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:31.920
<v Speaker 2>and he's a pro. He's passionate about college hoops. Like

519
00:23:31.920 --> 00:23:34.160
<v Speaker 2>I feel like this season specifically has kind of become

520
00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:37.119
<v Speaker 2>the year of Fanta to where he has I mean,

521
00:23:37.160 --> 00:23:40.079
<v Speaker 2>he's emerged, and he's clearly much more well known now

522
00:23:40.119 --> 00:23:42.400
<v Speaker 2>than he's ever than he's ever been. And I don't

523
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<v Speaker 2>know a soul that doesn't like him. And if you

524
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<v Speaker 2>don't like him, that's that's a you problem, I would say.

525
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<v Speaker 2>But he did this. This was his rant on the

526
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<v Speaker 2>Field of sixty eight about the first two days of

527
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<v Speaker 2>the tournament.

528
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<v Speaker 3>And he included Louisville.

529
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<v Speaker 2>When he talked about the you know, people to not

530
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<v Speaker 2>be working on Thursday and Friday because this is such

531
00:24:02.160 --> 00:24:04.079
<v Speaker 2>a special day. So again I'm not pressuring you to

532
00:24:04.319 --> 00:24:06.839
<v Speaker 2>uh to go ahead and take a PTO day and

533
00:24:06.880 --> 00:24:11.519
<v Speaker 2>get your ass to Lexington on Thursday. But after hearing this,

534
00:24:11.640 --> 00:24:13.799
<v Speaker 2>you may decide to do it. And I'm sure, I

535
00:24:13.839 --> 00:24:16.839
<v Speaker 2>mean I tweeted that video. It's got one point three

536
00:24:16.880 --> 00:24:19.559
<v Speaker 2>million impressions, Like that's the Fanta effect that's going on

537
00:24:19.640 --> 00:24:22.279
<v Speaker 2>right now, folks. But here is here's John Fanta earlier

538
00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:24.599
<v Speaker 2>this week talking about these first two days of the

539
00:24:24.599 --> 00:24:27.039
<v Speaker 2>tournament on Thursday and Friday, and why you know your

540
00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:30.480
<v Speaker 2>priority should be you know, should be set up to

541
00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:33.279
<v Speaker 2>where you you know you you prioritize hoops and nothing else.

542
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<v Speaker 8>If you're working Thursday or Friday, you're an idiot, Like

543
00:24:38.039 --> 00:24:40.720
<v Speaker 8>forget forget it. If you are actually going into the

544
00:24:40.720 --> 00:24:43.440
<v Speaker 8>office and trying to do real work, are you kidding me?

545
00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:46.400
<v Speaker 8>You're taking off work if you're a if you live

546
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<v Speaker 8>in Louisville and your team that hasn't been in the

547
00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:53.240
<v Speaker 8>NCAA tournament in six years, and you say, you know

548
00:24:54.559 --> 00:24:58.079
<v Speaker 8>you've got that July trip to Disney, and I really

549
00:24:58.119 --> 00:25:02.119
<v Speaker 8>want to ride you know, the the Space Mountain or

550
00:25:02.160 --> 00:25:05.119
<v Speaker 8>the Star Wars ride at Hollywood Studios. And I can't

551
00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:07.599
<v Speaker 8>afford to take off the one day of work where

552
00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:10.200
<v Speaker 8>my team that's been six years in the making. Are

553
00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:13.480
<v Speaker 8>you serious right now you're gonna be at that game?

554
00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:16.559
<v Speaker 8>And if you are in America watching our network right now,

555
00:25:16.680 --> 00:25:19.319
<v Speaker 8>you are not working on Thursday or Friday. And if

556
00:25:19.319 --> 00:25:21.240
<v Speaker 8>your boss has a problem with it, tell him they

557
00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:23.880
<v Speaker 8>can go see Jeff Goodman and Rob Dolster because I'm

558
00:25:23.920 --> 00:25:24.599
<v Speaker 8>not having it.

559
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<v Speaker 2>God, I love John Fanta milf right man. I love

560
00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:32.559
<v Speaker 2>John fantas Milk Club. Baby, God, I love Fanta. He's

561
00:25:32.599 --> 00:25:35.359
<v Speaker 2>the best man. He is absolutely the best. And it's

562
00:25:35.359 --> 00:25:37.960
<v Speaker 2>his time to shine because you know, he got March.

563
00:25:38.079 --> 00:25:41.920
<v Speaker 4>He's got this like boyish like like army childish laugh.

564
00:25:42.039 --> 00:25:43.759
<v Speaker 3>He's so dorms he's so lovable.

565
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<v Speaker 2>Yes, And there's other guy, like I think somebody who

566
00:25:48.160 --> 00:25:51.359
<v Speaker 2>is as like who wants to be maybe like the

567
00:25:52.319 --> 00:25:57.319
<v Speaker 2>official guy for college basketball. It's John Rostein, but he's

568
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<v Speaker 2>a psychopath.

569
00:25:58.279 --> 00:25:59.920
<v Speaker 3>Like I think he mightn't stand rost.

570
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<v Speaker 2>I think Rostein might like there's really not anything you

571
00:26:03.240 --> 00:26:06.160
<v Speaker 2>could tell me about Rostein that would be like wild

572
00:26:06.200 --> 00:26:09.200
<v Speaker 2>and weird and maybe maybe creepy that I that I

573
00:26:09.200 --> 00:26:10.559
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't believe, you know what I mean, Like I'm not

574
00:26:10.599 --> 00:26:13.279
<v Speaker 2>accusing him of anything, but there's something there, and.

575
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<v Speaker 4>You're you're deeper in the woods than I am with

576
00:26:15.559 --> 00:26:18.480
<v Speaker 4>with college basketball? Does he really like show his face?

577
00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:21.880
<v Speaker 4>I've seen video Rosto radically in the past, but all

578
00:26:21.920 --> 00:26:24.200
<v Speaker 4>I ever see of his his takes are on Twitter.

579
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<v Speaker 2>You know, so Rostein is So that's another That's another

580
00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:29.759
<v Speaker 2>good example. And this is this is just the reality

581
00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:31.839
<v Speaker 2>of it. You keep your TV and I don't mean

582
00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:33.799
<v Speaker 2>you Austin, I mean everybody when you're talking when it

583
00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:35.799
<v Speaker 2>comes to sports, your your programmed. If you're gonna have

584
00:26:35.880 --> 00:26:38.519
<v Speaker 2>live sports on, it's gonna be ESPN. It just is sure.

585
00:26:38.640 --> 00:26:42.000
<v Speaker 2>So he doesn't have any affiliation. Neither does Fanta, And

586
00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:45.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, like that that's a bigger deal than people realize,

587
00:26:45.200 --> 00:26:47.279
<v Speaker 2>not because you know, I'm not here to just kiss

588
00:26:47.440 --> 00:26:49.640
<v Speaker 2>ESPN's ass, but they've they've you know, they've not really

589
00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:52.680
<v Speaker 2>had any legitimate competition as far as networks out doing

590
00:26:52.680 --> 00:26:53.880
<v Speaker 2>them when it comes to viewership.

591
00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:54.480
<v Speaker 3>Now, I think.

592
00:26:54.359 --> 00:26:56.880
<v Speaker 2>Fox has a great crew CBS has a great crew

593
00:26:57.160 --> 00:27:00.720
<v Speaker 2>that cover college sports, college basketball specifically, they just aren't

594
00:27:00.759 --> 00:27:03.240
<v Speaker 2>in front of as many people. Therefore, like Rostein is

595
00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:05.640
<v Speaker 2>on CBS Sports Network all the time talking college hes,

596
00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.759
<v Speaker 2>but you probably don't.

597
00:27:06.599 --> 00:27:08.440
<v Speaker 3>Go there very often because why would you rite? Yeah,

598
00:27:08.640 --> 00:27:11.519
<v Speaker 3>so you know, play exactly, so exactly.

599
00:27:11.599 --> 00:27:15.799
<v Speaker 2>So Fanta is the best, and I'm I'm happy, happy

600
00:27:15.799 --> 00:27:17.000
<v Speaker 2>that he is. He's shining.

601
00:27:17.400 --> 00:27:17.720
<v Speaker 3>All right.

602
00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:20.319
<v Speaker 2>So this these are some numbers I wanted to share

603
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<v Speaker 2>with you guys that again, you do with this, you

604
00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:23.599
<v Speaker 2>do with this, you do whatever you want with this,

605
00:27:24.160 --> 00:27:27.440
<v Speaker 2>because I've never really been real I've never been big

606
00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:29.799
<v Speaker 2>on trends, Like I think when it comes to making

607
00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:32.680
<v Speaker 2>a pick and basing it off of you know, the

608
00:27:32.799 --> 00:27:38.119
<v Speaker 2>last nine times something's happened that trend, I just it's

609
00:27:38.119 --> 00:27:39.720
<v Speaker 2>never made sense to me because again we're talking about

610
00:27:39.720 --> 00:27:42.200
<v Speaker 2>different teams. Like sometimes you'll look at a trend and

611
00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:44.759
<v Speaker 2>it'll be a different coach. Like when when when everything

612
00:27:44.839 --> 00:27:47.559
<v Speaker 2>is different, the only thing is the same is the

613
00:27:47.640 --> 00:27:50.319
<v Speaker 2>fact that there's a seed line that's the same. Like

614
00:27:50.359 --> 00:27:53.400
<v Speaker 2>I just to me, it wouldn't have any impact on

615
00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:57.359
<v Speaker 2>the now. Yet these trends are I mean, they're there

616
00:27:57.400 --> 00:27:59.920
<v Speaker 2>for a reason, right, it's I mean, I think it

617
00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:02.559
<v Speaker 2>probably more than anything, just you know, coincidence. But anyways,

618
00:28:02.599 --> 00:28:03.759
<v Speaker 2>I just thought these were interesting and I thought I

619
00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:06.559
<v Speaker 2>would share. So since two thousand and one, there have

620
00:28:06.640 --> 00:28:10.680
<v Speaker 2>only been eight first four games with lines of five

621
00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:13.039
<v Speaker 2>points or higher. So keep that in mind. So the

622
00:28:13.039 --> 00:28:19.440
<v Speaker 2>first four games, they more often than not. Then you know, yeah,

623
00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:22.240
<v Speaker 2>says more. Let me see, by the way, I want

624
00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:23.680
<v Speaker 2>to give credit to where this is coming from. That's

625
00:28:23.680 --> 00:28:25.880
<v Speaker 2>where I was trying to. Yeah, this is from Max Barr,

626
00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:29.799
<v Speaker 2>who covers college basketball for the Believe Network. And so

627
00:28:29.799 --> 00:28:31.960
<v Speaker 2>since two thousand and one, there were only there's only

628
00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:34.279
<v Speaker 2>been eight first four games with lines of five points

629
00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:37.799
<v Speaker 2>are higher. Favorites are seven and two straight up and

630
00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:40.440
<v Speaker 2>six and three against the spread in those contests. So

631
00:28:41.160 --> 00:28:43.599
<v Speaker 2>Carolina is favored by five at least they were. I

632
00:28:43.640 --> 00:28:47.240
<v Speaker 2>think now it may have moved Carolina. They're now favored

633
00:28:47.279 --> 00:28:50.000
<v Speaker 2>by four and a half. So again, I like Carolina

634
00:28:50.039 --> 00:28:52.319
<v Speaker 2>to cover there. I probably will bet that and then

635
00:28:52.359 --> 00:28:55.319
<v Speaker 2>if they lose, you know, I'll just you know, I'll

636
00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:56.920
<v Speaker 2>hope that that means I got a loss out of

637
00:28:56.960 --> 00:28:58.680
<v Speaker 2>the way before we get to Thursday and Friday, when

638
00:28:58.720 --> 00:29:01.279
<v Speaker 2>there's going to be endless amounts of games to wager on.

639
00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:03.559
<v Speaker 2>But some other notable numbers, and that one really wasn't

640
00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:05.640
<v Speaker 2>that interesting, But on this one you could you could

641
00:29:05.640 --> 00:29:09.039
<v Speaker 2>do something with. So four seeds in the tournament have

642
00:29:09.119 --> 00:29:14.680
<v Speaker 2>gone seven, fifteen and one when favored by eight and

643
00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:18.759
<v Speaker 2>a half points or more in the last ten tournaments.

644
00:29:19.279 --> 00:29:24.119
<v Speaker 2>So four seeds have only covered thirty one percent of

645
00:29:24.160 --> 00:29:27.039
<v Speaker 2>the time when they're favored by eight or more when

646
00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:33.079
<v Speaker 2>they take on the thirteen seed. So some games to

647
00:29:33.119 --> 00:29:36.680
<v Speaker 2>keep an eye on. Maryland is favored by ten against

648
00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:41.880
<v Speaker 2>Grand Canyon, Arizona is favored by fourteen against Akron. So

649
00:29:42.519 --> 00:29:46.279
<v Speaker 2>if that, if history repeats itself as far as what

650
00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:50.119
<v Speaker 2>happens there, that tells you that Maryland may not cover

651
00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:53.160
<v Speaker 2>the ten, Arizona may not cover the fourteen. I can't

652
00:29:53.160 --> 00:29:55.400
<v Speaker 2>bet on Akron because they've burned me twice. I do

653
00:29:55.440 --> 00:29:57.319
<v Speaker 2>think they're good. John Gross has done a good job.

654
00:29:57.359 --> 00:29:59.599
<v Speaker 2>I think he deserves an opportunity to get back in

655
00:29:59.640 --> 00:30:01.359
<v Speaker 2>the big, the big leagues, if you will.

656
00:30:01.400 --> 00:30:03.480
<v Speaker 3>I mean he he had a good run in the

657
00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:03.920
<v Speaker 3>in the.

658
00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:07.079
<v Speaker 2>Mac years ago at Ohio University, turned that in and

659
00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:09.960
<v Speaker 2>nearly beat Rick Patino's twenty thirteen team, if I remember correctly,

660
00:30:10.119 --> 00:30:12.319
<v Speaker 2>and then he went to Illinois and just didn't really

661
00:30:12.319 --> 00:30:14.799
<v Speaker 2>break through, but then he got the job at Akron

662
00:30:14.839 --> 00:30:17.240
<v Speaker 2>and he's done a really good job there, So I

663
00:30:17.319 --> 00:30:20.519
<v Speaker 2>may that may be one of my first plays I've

664
00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:23.039
<v Speaker 2>put out there as far as just I think Akron. Again,

665
00:30:23.039 --> 00:30:24.440
<v Speaker 2>I don't think they're gonna win, but I think they

666
00:30:24.440 --> 00:30:26.319
<v Speaker 2>can cover against Arizona.

667
00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:28.079
<v Speaker 3>So again, just keep that in mind.

668
00:30:28.559 --> 00:30:32.240
<v Speaker 2>Only only thirty one point eight percent of the time

669
00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:36.279
<v Speaker 2>have four seeds favored. I'm sorry his have four seeds

670
00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:39.079
<v Speaker 2>covered when favored by eight and a half points or more.

671
00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:43.960
<v Speaker 2>Here's another thing to keep in mind. Five seeds as

672
00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:48.400
<v Speaker 2>six point favorites or more are nine eighteen and two

673
00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:50.559
<v Speaker 2>against the spread since two thousand and nine, So just

674
00:30:50.599 --> 00:30:53.240
<v Speaker 2>thirty three point three percent of the time since two

675
00:30:53.240 --> 00:30:56.720
<v Speaker 2>thousand and nine have five seeds covered when they're six

676
00:30:56.759 --> 00:31:00.720
<v Speaker 2>point favorites or more. Oregon favored by Oregon's favored by

677
00:31:00.759 --> 00:31:03.440
<v Speaker 2>six and a half over Liberty. Clemson is favored by

678
00:31:03.440 --> 00:31:07.400
<v Speaker 2>seven and a half over McNeice. I don't know enough

679
00:31:07.400 --> 00:31:09.960
<v Speaker 2>about Oregon to know what to do there, but I

680
00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:13.720
<v Speaker 2>definitely think McNeese state can cover seven and a half.

681
00:31:14.160 --> 00:31:16.200
<v Speaker 2>Will Wade, I mean, maybe there's a chance, maybe there's

682
00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:19.680
<v Speaker 2>a chance there's a distraction, because obviously he's he's gonna

683
00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:21.319
<v Speaker 2>likely be coaching.

684
00:31:21.000 --> 00:31:25.920
<v Speaker 3>His last game there. But I and I'm not anti Clemson.

685
00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:29.000
<v Speaker 2>It's just, you know, I've never really felt like Clemson

686
00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:30.880
<v Speaker 2>was that good, to be honest with you, which, again,

687
00:31:30.960 --> 00:31:33.440
<v Speaker 2>if that's Louis's best win, then that means the resume

688
00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:34.839
<v Speaker 2>isn't even as good as a lot of people in

689
00:31:34.880 --> 00:31:36.400
<v Speaker 2>my in my eyes, I guess it's not even as

690
00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:38.680
<v Speaker 2>good as people thought it was. But that doesn't mean,

691
00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:41.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, you can't control how good your opponents are.

692
00:31:42.079 --> 00:31:43.920
<v Speaker 2>So when I tell you I don't think Clemson's very good,

693
00:31:43.960 --> 00:31:45.640
<v Speaker 2>it's not like I'm saying that that we're all full

694
00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:50.279
<v Speaker 2>and Louis's not any good. All right, So this one,

695
00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:52.720
<v Speaker 2>this one is maybe the game that I have the

696
00:31:52.720 --> 00:31:56.799
<v Speaker 2>most confidence in right now. I know the SEC is

697
00:31:58.880 --> 00:32:01.920
<v Speaker 2>loaded this year, trust me. We've talked a lot about it,

698
00:32:01.960 --> 00:32:04.720
<v Speaker 2>even on the show. We talked about it. But Vandy,

699
00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:08.160
<v Speaker 2>I think the Wheels fell off. They did just enough

700
00:32:08.279 --> 00:32:10.759
<v Speaker 2>towards the end of the season to get in, but

701
00:32:11.240 --> 00:32:13.519
<v Speaker 2>they have not played well lately, they've been getting killed.

702
00:32:13.599 --> 00:32:16.119
<v Speaker 2>They don't play any defense, and they've got a Saint

703
00:32:16.119 --> 00:32:19.039
<v Speaker 2>Mary's team that I think will run them. And Saint

704
00:32:19.079 --> 00:32:21.079
<v Speaker 2>Mary's is favored about three and a half. So I

705
00:32:21.119 --> 00:32:23.559
<v Speaker 2>really like Saint Mary's here. But again, this is the

706
00:32:24.079 --> 00:32:26.839
<v Speaker 2>trend so mid major schools, which again Saint Mary's is

707
00:32:26.839 --> 00:32:31.640
<v Speaker 2>a mid major. When they're playing as seven seeds, they've

708
00:32:31.640 --> 00:32:35.279
<v Speaker 2>gone twenty two to nine and one against the spread

709
00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:38.240
<v Speaker 2>since two thousand and four, So again this is the

710
00:32:38.240 --> 00:32:41.039
<v Speaker 2>Saint Mary's mid major as a seven, I think they're

711
00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:43.839
<v Speaker 2>going to cover, and history says that in that spot,

712
00:32:43.920 --> 00:32:48.640
<v Speaker 2>mid majors do cover seventy one percent of the time. Now,

713
00:32:48.680 --> 00:32:51.920
<v Speaker 2>this one is not a great sign for Louisville as

714
00:32:51.960 --> 00:32:57.200
<v Speaker 2>small favorites of three points or less over number nine

715
00:32:58.079 --> 00:33:01.279
<v Speaker 2>eight seeds are on a brutal skin of eight and

716
00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:06.519
<v Speaker 2>fifteen straight up and five seventeen and one against the spread.

717
00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:10.799
<v Speaker 2>So Louisville favored by is it still two and a half?

718
00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:14.519
<v Speaker 2>Let me double check here, because I think that's where

719
00:33:14.519 --> 00:33:14.839
<v Speaker 2>it's at.

720
00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:16.519
<v Speaker 3>I never saw it get the two. I just always

721
00:33:16.519 --> 00:33:17.440
<v Speaker 3>saw it at one and a half.

722
00:33:17.559 --> 00:33:20.440
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So right now, let me just scroll down here

723
00:33:20.559 --> 00:33:24.599
<v Speaker 2>on the good old fashioned sportsbook. App Yeah, so Louisville,

724
00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:26.799
<v Speaker 2>where we go. I gotta go to the beginning, because,

725
00:33:26.839 --> 00:33:28.839
<v Speaker 2>of course, with a first freaking game. Louisville is currently

726
00:33:28.839 --> 00:33:32.599
<v Speaker 2>favored by two and a half according to DraftKings. So

727
00:33:32.880 --> 00:33:35.599
<v Speaker 2>again I'm not telling you this should make you not confident.

728
00:33:35.640 --> 00:33:37.720
<v Speaker 2>It's just, you know, a trend that I thought was

729
00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:43.079
<v Speaker 2>worth mentioning. In these situations where you're favored as the

730
00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:46.160
<v Speaker 2>eight seed over the nine by three points or less,

731
00:33:47.079 --> 00:33:51.039
<v Speaker 2>those eight seeds are eight and fifteen straight up in

732
00:33:51.119 --> 00:33:54.759
<v Speaker 2>their last twenty three games. I don't like that, five

733
00:33:54.920 --> 00:33:58.680
<v Speaker 2>seventeen and one against the spread, So you know, keep

734
00:33:58.680 --> 00:34:00.519
<v Speaker 2>that in mind, and me again, I don't like that either,

735
00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:03.599
<v Speaker 2>but it is what it is. And then another similar

736
00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:08.199
<v Speaker 2>match up Mississippi State. They are favorites over Baylor by

737
00:34:08.239 --> 00:34:10.719
<v Speaker 2>one and a half and they're the eight, Baylor's the nine,

738
00:34:11.800 --> 00:34:13.159
<v Speaker 2>and then last one, and then we got to get

739
00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:16.239
<v Speaker 2>to our last break. Two seeds that are favored by

740
00:34:16.320 --> 00:34:22.719
<v Speaker 2>less than seventeen points since two thousand and seven have

741
00:34:22.800 --> 00:34:26.159
<v Speaker 2>gone twenty two, eight and two against the spread, So

742
00:34:26.199 --> 00:34:28.000
<v Speaker 2>seventy three point three percent of the time since two

743
00:34:28.000 --> 00:34:31.039
<v Speaker 2>thousand and seven. If you're a two seed, and you're

744
00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:33.679
<v Speaker 2>favored by less than seventeen, there's a good chance you're

745
00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:37.159
<v Speaker 2>going to cover again when by the way, Michigan State,

746
00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:38.920
<v Speaker 2>by the way, is favored bout seventeen and a half

747
00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:42.320
<v Speaker 2>against Bryan So it's half a point off, but it's

748
00:34:42.360 --> 00:34:46.840
<v Speaker 2>still I think worth mentioning. So I kind of like

749
00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:51.320
<v Speaker 2>that play just because I think Michigan State is a

750
00:34:51.360 --> 00:34:55.119
<v Speaker 2>lot better than I mean, Bryant is the fifteen seed

751
00:34:55.119 --> 00:34:56.840
<v Speaker 2>for a reason. Michigan State, I kind of feel like

752
00:34:56.880 --> 00:34:59.719
<v Speaker 2>they could have a they could have an average game

753
00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:02.280
<v Speaker 2>cover that. But then again, you know, the teams that

754
00:35:02.360 --> 00:35:05.199
<v Speaker 2>make the tournament, that win their league to get there,

755
00:35:06.480 --> 00:35:08.639
<v Speaker 2>most of them lose, right, meaning the teams of the

756
00:35:08.679 --> 00:35:11.639
<v Speaker 2>mid major caliber, they get seated like you know, thirteen fourteen,

757
00:35:11.679 --> 00:35:15.840
<v Speaker 2>fifteen sixteen, But they also will they've been good enough

758
00:35:15.840 --> 00:35:17.639
<v Speaker 2>and have had good enough year, and they have enough

759
00:35:17.679 --> 00:35:19.719
<v Speaker 2>confidence that, like, if you don't come ready to play,

760
00:35:20.519 --> 00:35:22.559
<v Speaker 2>they may hold you accountable for it for a little while,

761
00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:25.519
<v Speaker 2>which may not mean they'll win, but it may not

762
00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:28.199
<v Speaker 2>have them losing by eighteen, which, of course, if that's

763
00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:31.199
<v Speaker 2>the case, then you know, then if they lose by seventeen,

764
00:35:31.320 --> 00:35:33.239
<v Speaker 2>then technically you know they didn't win, but they covered

765
00:35:33.679 --> 00:35:35.119
<v Speaker 2>all right, last break, We'll come back on the other

766
00:35:35.119 --> 00:35:36.679
<v Speaker 2>side and wrap it up. It's coffee and company. Feel

767
00:35:36.679 --> 00:35:38.840
<v Speaker 2>about Thorton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

768
00:35:38.719 --> 00:35:42.519
<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on

769
00:35:42.639 --> 00:35:44.280
<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

770
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<v Speaker 2>So, according to Jordan Schultz, he is a Fox Sports

771
00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:54.039
<v Speaker 2>NFL insider. Also, I feel like he kind of shoved

772
00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:55.199
<v Speaker 2>being Rappaport in a locker.

773
00:35:55.320 --> 00:35:57.519
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he's again. They got in a fight. Oh kay, Yeah,

774
00:35:57.639 --> 00:35:59.280
<v Speaker 3>we're gonna have a Starbucks. We're gonna Starbucks.

775
00:35:59.400 --> 00:36:02.880
<v Speaker 2>Kid, right, We're I have an FN problem if if

776
00:36:03.079 --> 00:36:04.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, don't keep my name out of your mouth.

777
00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:08.199
<v Speaker 2>But he reports that Tyler Shuck is I'll just read

778
00:36:08.239 --> 00:36:10.039
<v Speaker 2>you his tweets. This little quarterback, Tyler Shuck, one of

779
00:36:10.039 --> 00:36:12.480
<v Speaker 2>the fastest rising prospects in the draft, has ten pre

780
00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:15.519
<v Speaker 2>draft visits and four private workouts lined up with key

781
00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:18.239
<v Speaker 2>decision makers including GM's head coaches.

782
00:36:18.280 --> 00:36:19.599
<v Speaker 3>And offensive coordinators.

783
00:36:19.760 --> 00:36:22.920
<v Speaker 2>So, you know, third quarterback being taken in this draft

784
00:36:22.960 --> 00:36:26.440
<v Speaker 2>could be earlier then maybe a lot of people are

785
00:36:26.480 --> 00:36:29.239
<v Speaker 2>expecting if they really like him, or it could be

786
00:36:29.320 --> 00:36:31.199
<v Speaker 2>later just to you know, we know Cam Ward and

787
00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:32.760
<v Speaker 2>Shadore Sanders are going to be the first two at

788
00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:34.880
<v Speaker 2>least that's the way it appears to be as of now.

789
00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:37.760
<v Speaker 2>But with shuck Man, I hope it, hope it works

790
00:36:37.760 --> 00:36:40.239
<v Speaker 2>out for him, and really do I mean there's already

791
00:36:40.239 --> 00:36:42.079
<v Speaker 2>some people saying that bo Nicks being able to have

792
00:36:42.119 --> 00:36:44.880
<v Speaker 2>such a good first season as an older quarterback that

793
00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:47.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, played a lot in college. And you know,

794
00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:49.559
<v Speaker 2>maybe the ceiling's not super high because they're not, you know,

795
00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:53.119
<v Speaker 2>young and you know raw, But you could still get

796
00:36:53.119 --> 00:36:55.360
<v Speaker 2>a quarterback that can really help you, all right, I

797
00:36:55.400 --> 00:36:56.960
<v Speaker 2>know somebody who can help you, fellas when it comes

798
00:36:57.000 --> 00:36:59.840
<v Speaker 2>to a rec Tyler's function or maybe low testoster on

799
00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:02.599
<v Speaker 2>that the Louis of Men's Clinic. They can help you

800
00:37:02.639 --> 00:37:04.719
<v Speaker 2>with a lot of things, not just ed or low T.

801
00:37:05.440 --> 00:37:07.760
<v Speaker 2>How about Pirnie's disease. That's something that they can help

802
00:37:07.800 --> 00:37:10.239
<v Speaker 2>you with as well, weight loss therapy, hair restorations. So

803
00:37:10.519 --> 00:37:14.480
<v Speaker 2>think about being a happier, healthier man. And they're the

804
00:37:14.480 --> 00:37:16.239
<v Speaker 2>ones who you should reach out to, and in fact,

805
00:37:16.320 --> 00:37:18.039
<v Speaker 2>you should reach out to them regardless because you may

806
00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:20.039
<v Speaker 2>not even realize what they can do for you to

807
00:37:20.599 --> 00:37:22.199
<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe you feel like you're okay, well you

808
00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:24.000
<v Speaker 2>could be better, right, Like that was me. I didn't

809
00:37:24.039 --> 00:37:25.920
<v Speaker 2>realize what low T was or that I had it.

810
00:37:26.360 --> 00:37:28.039
<v Speaker 2>I just knew that, hey, something doesn't seem to be

811
00:37:28.079 --> 00:37:29.599
<v Speaker 2>adding up. Let me go talk to doctor Wood at

812
00:37:29.599 --> 00:37:31.519
<v Speaker 2>the Little Men's Clinic and see what's up. And sure enough,

813
00:37:31.559 --> 00:37:34.000
<v Speaker 2>my tea was low. The tea was low. Now it

814
00:37:34.079 --> 00:37:36.800
<v Speaker 2>is no mo. How about that Louis Men's Clinic. Check

815
00:37:36.800 --> 00:37:39.440
<v Speaker 2>them out online Loubvelemen's Clinic dot com babo two four

816
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<v Speaker 2>four four four thousand. They probably wouldn't like that with

817
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<v Speaker 2>the Austin the tea was low, but it is low

818
00:37:44.119 --> 00:37:45.800
<v Speaker 2>no mo thanks to the Louis of Men's Clinic.

819
00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:48.239
<v Speaker 3>It should like yeah, they should appreciate that.

820
00:37:48.280 --> 00:37:51.679
<v Speaker 2>It didn't really roll off the tongue very well. But again,

821
00:37:51.920 --> 00:37:55.320
<v Speaker 2>really really appreciate them. And I know there are many

822
00:37:55.360 --> 00:37:56.840
<v Speaker 2>of you that hear me mention them quite a bit,

823
00:37:56.880 --> 00:37:59.000
<v Speaker 2>because you know that's what we do around here. But

824
00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:02.800
<v Speaker 2>you know that I'm saying things that you're probably thinking

825
00:38:02.800 --> 00:38:04.760
<v Speaker 2>to yourself, you know what that could be me? Like

826
00:38:04.920 --> 00:38:07.599
<v Speaker 2>maybe I have low TI. Maybe maybe you know it

827
00:38:07.679 --> 00:38:12.079
<v Speaker 2>wasn't just maybe it wasn't just too much alcohol. Maybe

828
00:38:12.119 --> 00:38:16.280
<v Speaker 2>I might have ed, so there's no harm in going

829
00:38:16.320 --> 00:38:18.239
<v Speaker 2>and having a conversation with him, and I would imagine

830
00:38:18.239 --> 00:38:20.679
<v Speaker 2>that they'll get you on the right track and maybe

831
00:38:20.760 --> 00:38:22.599
<v Speaker 2>change your life like they did mine. That's not how erbally,

832
00:38:22.639 --> 00:38:25.159
<v Speaker 2>that's not an exaggeration, it's the truth. All right. We're

833
00:38:25.159 --> 00:38:26.719
<v Speaker 2>out of here, we're out of time, so you guys,

834
00:38:26.880 --> 00:38:29.880
<v Speaker 2>enjoy your evening. We're back at it tomorrow, one day

835
00:38:29.960 --> 00:38:34.280
<v Speaker 2>closer to Louisvell's first tournament game in a long, long time.

836
00:38:34.679 --> 00:38:39.519
<v Speaker 2>Have a good one.