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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>On Saturday evening, we have you covered with our game

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<v Speaker 2>Reacting to whatever it is that happens on the Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>driver dot Com. I mean it when I say it,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have much of a few for this, like

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. It's not like I'm looking forward to Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm telling you that I have the ultimate belief

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<v Speaker 2>that Louisville will win. I think they can. But two

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<v Speaker 2>things here that have that have kind of kept me

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<v Speaker 2>from having, you know, confidence, And I have confidence in

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<v Speaker 2>this team in you know, their ability, but I've learned

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<v Speaker 2>that there's a difference in being confident in your team

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<v Speaker 2>to show that they're a pretty good team and play

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<v Speaker 2>well at times. That's a different level of confidence compared

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<v Speaker 2>to the confidence that they're going to win good games

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<v Speaker 2>against good teams because they've yet to do that. So

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<v Speaker 2>knowing they've yet to do that this year, that's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that just has me. You know, I'm optimistic,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, I'm not gonna tell you I expect it.

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<v Speaker 2>But also they've never done it before. Now, good conversation

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<v Speaker 2>we just had there with David Hale of ESPN, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Clemson they deserve to be favored. The only

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<v Speaker 2>loss on their schedule is to a really good Georgia team.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, that game was closer than you I have realized.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not one of those that says, well, it's closer

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<v Speaker 2>than it looked. Well, no, it looked like thirty four

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<v Speaker 2>to three. That was the score. That's what happened. But

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't as if they just got drummed for four quarters.

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<v Speaker 2>They were competitive until late third quarter, I believe. So

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't mean that they're not really good. Maybe Dabo's

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<v Speaker 2>got a team that's gonna run through the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>their schedule and win the national championship. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't expect that but Clemson playing teams that aren't very

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<v Speaker 2>good since they've played Georgia doesn't mean they're not really good,

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<v Speaker 2>but it does mean that you know, we're gonna find

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<v Speaker 2>out right, there's a lot of unknown here. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>strength of schedule is such a wasted time because what

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<v Speaker 2>people and I'm guilty of this too, like strength of

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<v Speaker 2>schedule doesn't all mean it's a reference point as far

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<v Speaker 2>as like how battle tested you are. It's an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>for somebody to look at some numbers and try to

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<v Speaker 2>determine how impressed they are or unimpressed they are with

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<v Speaker 2>your record, But it doesn't Playing a team that sucks

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't mean that you suck. Playing a bunch of teams

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<v Speaker 2>that are really good in losing doesn't mean you're good too,

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<v Speaker 2>even if they're close, so you know you That's that's

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<v Speaker 2>why when we talked about Indiana yesterday, they could lose

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<v Speaker 2>to Ohio State and then lose to Oregon in the

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<v Speaker 2>Big Team Championship, and that wouldn't mean that they aren't

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<v Speaker 2>really good. It would mean that they lost to two

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<v Speaker 2>teams that are just better than them, or maybe we're

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<v Speaker 2>just better than them that night, and ultimately that's all

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<v Speaker 2>that matters. But you know that the noise nationally about Indiana,

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<v Speaker 2>not by everybody, but a lot of people would be ah,

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<v Speaker 2>they just they just lucked out. It was their schedule,

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<v Speaker 2>and like, well, we're never going to get away from that.

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<v Speaker 2>So like I just need to, I guess, learn how

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<v Speaker 2>to process the schedule conversation. And you know, here I

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<v Speaker 2>am looking at Clemson schedule thinking, well, that means they're

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<v Speaker 2>they're more beatable, and it really doesn't. We don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what it means. We'll find out on Saturday. Because the

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<v Speaker 2>ESPN FPI or one of the ESPN metrics, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know which one it is. They've got a couple of them.

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<v Speaker 2>You heard David Hill mention it that Louisville's nineteenth in

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<v Speaker 2>the country. And again that's because they're not factoring in

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<v Speaker 2>winning and losing as much as they should. All these

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<v Speaker 2>all these formulas, These analytic guys, they're good at what

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<v Speaker 2>they do. And again I value analytics. I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>rely on those when I make wagers. Maybe that's why

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<v Speaker 2>I suck at betting, But like I think there's value

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<v Speaker 2>there and it's only going to be a bigger thing

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward. Like a lot of coaches now that are

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<v Speaker 2>getting hired, that are that are you know, viewed to

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<v Speaker 2>be in that tier of the next great coaches in

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<v Speaker 2>college football college basketball. Most of them are are very

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<v Speaker 2>much analytically driven. So it's not going anywhere. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>somehow they got a factor in winning and losing mattering

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<v Speaker 2>more than it does currently. So you know, part of

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<v Speaker 2>me looks at Clemson and says, let's go beat them.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not that good. But like there's no way to

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<v Speaker 2>know that for sure. All right, it's coffee and company.

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<v Speaker 2>so this is a text that came in a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit earlier. It's a good point, says Nick. Correct me

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm wrong, But can't you of l really help

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<v Speaker 2>change the perception of the ACC. Not to say that

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<v Speaker 2>it would be a big difference, but losing to a

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<v Speaker 2>really bad Kentucky team at the end of the year

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<v Speaker 2>would only help support the I think you meant to

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<v Speaker 2>say narrative you might be doing talk to text, but

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<v Speaker 2>would only help support the something you said that the

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<v Speaker 2>ACC sucks. That's a great point. I mean last year,

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville didn't do their part. I mean, Kentucky limped in

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<v Speaker 2>to that game and had very little to no confidence. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>there's always going to be some type of like, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a diehard Louisville fan or a diehard Kentucky fan,

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<v Speaker 2>you can do the hull all we're terrible, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>even gonna watch the game. And a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>have done that on the Louisville side in basketball recently

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<v Speaker 2>and Kentucky fans didn't really do that as much on

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<v Speaker 2>football last year because again they had they didn't feel

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<v Speaker 2>good about the game, but they had a winning streat

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<v Speaker 2>going in. But I think there's always like a little juice,

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<v Speaker 2>a little fuel, if you will, in the tank when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to your rivalry tank. If that's the thing,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm making it up because you just programmed to like

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<v Speaker 2>never be totally defeated when it's your rival because you

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<v Speaker 2>just have a tough time completely accepting it. Maybe I'm

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<v Speaker 2>making that up, but you know, like I think you

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<v Speaker 2>know when it comes to that matchup this year, Like again,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't need to talk about it right now, but like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't give a damn about the ACC

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<v Speaker 2>the perception of the ACC when it comes to what

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<v Speaker 2>happens in that game. But to your point, you are correct.

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<v Speaker 2>That could be another data point for those that claim, look,

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<v Speaker 2>you can go six and two in the ACC, but

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<v Speaker 2>you still aren't as good as a three and five

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<v Speaker 2>or a two and six team in the SEC. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the mindset of a lot of SEC hanks. And if

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville finishes let's say eight and four, and Kentucky is

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<v Speaker 2>you know, needing in fact, Kentucky, I mean, what are

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<v Speaker 2>they three? And are they three and five? Are they

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<v Speaker 2>four and four? Kentucky's three and five, right, They've got

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<v Speaker 2>two wins against yeah, three and five bums, and then

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<v Speaker 2>they beat Ole Miss, so they're three and five. So look,

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<v Speaker 2>they need to win two out of three against Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville and Texas, which means that Stoops's streak of going

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<v Speaker 2>to a bowl game is likely over. I mean, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's even like let's just say you beat Louisville, You're

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<v Speaker 2>not beating Tennessee at Tennessee and Texas at Texas. So

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<v Speaker 2>their seasons kind of shot. Like are they talking football anymore?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I mean I haven't had a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>listen to much KSR this week. I haven't. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they've completely shifted to basketball in a way they really

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<v Speaker 2>haven't in a long time because Mark Stoops has had

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<v Speaker 2>this bad of a year. But anyways, back to the

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<v Speaker 2>game later this year. We'll clearly we'll get to that.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get to it when we get to it. We

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<v Speaker 2>got a ways to go. But yes, if Kentucky ends

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<v Speaker 2>up only having I mean, look that they might go

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<v Speaker 2>one in seven in the SEC, right, because all the

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<v Speaker 2>swing games they've already lost games they just expected to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, going into the season games they just said, look,

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<v Speaker 2>if we're gonna be even decent, we got to beat

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<v Speaker 2>these teams. They got beat like South Carolina and in Vandy,

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<v Speaker 2>the teams that like, yeah, you beat them, right, you

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<v Speaker 2>know you're supposed to win and then swing games, but

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<v Speaker 2>you felt like you should win because you think you're better.

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<v Speaker 2>Auburn and Florida lost both of them, so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they played Georgia close, but they lost. And then of

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<v Speaker 2>course they beat All miss which is gonna end up

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<v Speaker 2>being a real outlier for them this year. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>if they end up one in seven in the SEC

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<v Speaker 2>and Louisville ends up being I don't know, let's say

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<v Speaker 2>they're six and two, five and three even in the ACC.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean again, that would be again, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>about conference perception when these two teams play, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>a rivalry game. It's really just about bragging rights and

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<v Speaker 2>the fans, and more often than not, this win has

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<v Speaker 2>very little value or it doesn't really hurt you a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot because at that point, usually since the game's

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<v Speaker 2>been moved to the end, of the season. Both teams

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<v Speaker 2>have typically been done with their season at that point,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning like you know where you know, it's the last

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<v Speaker 2>game of the year, you've already fit conference play, you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of know where you are when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>bowl standing. Last year it worked out well because Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>losing in Kentucky did not have anything to do with

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<v Speaker 2>them being in the bowl game they were in. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fans can act like it did, but it didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Florida State getting left out of the playoff

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<v Speaker 2>is what led to Louisville getting screwed, them beating If

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<v Speaker 2>they would have beat Kentucky held on and not blown

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<v Speaker 2>that game and then still lost to Florida State in

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<v Speaker 2>the a SEC Championship game, nothing would have changed for Louisville.

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<v Speaker 2>But the real kicker was that you were ten and

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<v Speaker 2>one going into the game and you lost. So like again,

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<v Speaker 2>it didn't know, you know, as far as perception of

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<v Speaker 2>you as a program, I guess if you'd win eleven

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<v Speaker 2>and one in the regular season and your only lost

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<v Speaker 2>been pit maybe people would have viewed you a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit better. But still, you made the AEC Championship game

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<v Speaker 2>and you lost, so again. We'll get there when we

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<v Speaker 2>get there, and I mean, I'll just tell you this,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm scared, John, because I think this may set up

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<v Speaker 2>in even a worse way than last year as far

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<v Speaker 2>as like damn, you better not lose, because that was

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<v Speaker 2>the mindset last year, right like, hey, you're really good

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<v Speaker 2>this year. They hate their team, they're underdogs. They don't,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they don't you know, they didn't have any competence.

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<v Speaker 2>They can show Bett's slips and all that, but like,

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<v Speaker 2>you weren't. We I literally open up the phones one

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<v Speaker 2>day just to get people talking about this matchup as

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<v Speaker 2>we were getting closer, because it always takes place right

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<v Speaker 2>before right after Thanksgiving, so I think it was the

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<v Speaker 2>Wednesday night before Thanksgiving we did. We just did a

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of the Tucky fans that called in. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean they would dog Louisville and talk about how the

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<v Speaker 2>say they're competent in their team because they weren't. They

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<v Speaker 2>hated their team. They didn't. I mean they were I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they were pretty again, That's what happened with Kentucky this year.

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<v Speaker 2>In my opinion, their win against Louisville last year and

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<v Speaker 2>them going out and retaining some good players and getting

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<v Speaker 2>some decent names in the portal, it kind of made

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<v Speaker 2>them forget that they were heading in a in the

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<v Speaker 2>wrong direction pretty fast last season. But the Louisville win

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<v Speaker 2>definitely made it feel better and it matters. And then

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<v Speaker 2>they started this season and they've kind of continued a

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<v Speaker 2>rather consistent free fall. For being honest, this is the

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<v Speaker 2>first year where Mark Stoops has had a really bad

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<v Speaker 2>is having a really bad year, and there's really no

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<v Speaker 2>excuse for it. Like early on in his tenure they

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<v Speaker 2>weren't good, but it was because he was still putting

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<v Speaker 2>it together, right, He's got to get his guys in

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with the joker Phillips left or is that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff? And then sometimes they've had years where their

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<v Speaker 2>record wasn't great and they didn't beat anybody good, but

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<v Speaker 2>they could at least say, well, hey, what are you

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do? We're in the SEC. Well, now, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're likely going to be one in seven in league player,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't see a scenario where you I mean again

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<v Speaker 2>and you have played a tougher schedule, but Stoops has

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<v Speaker 2>been good enough to where now you can look and say, look,

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<v Speaker 2>we've taken a big step back because we actually have

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<v Speaker 2>good players this year. Now. Is their quarterback good enough?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but I don't think he's the reason

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<v Speaker 2>that you're one in five in SEC play right now.

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<v Speaker 3>If Louisville can't find a way to win this game,

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<v Speaker 3>cancel the series. I mean cancel the series. It would

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<v Speaker 3>I think there'd be more question marks than last year, because.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it wouldn't be I mean you mean question marks

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<v Speaker 2>about like.

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<v Speaker 3>How why can't Brom could get it done?

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<v Speaker 2>That's well, yes, and no. To defend Brom the streak,

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<v Speaker 2>he's only me. He's not a part of the streak.

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<v Speaker 2>He's lost one game. If he loses too, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>one in seven in SEC play in limping in, then yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that would be a terrible look for him to lose

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<v Speaker 2>to them whenever you had good teams, because again, maybe Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Louisville needs to beat him to go to a bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that's not the case, but really we really

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<v Speaker 2>never know. I mean, the jury is still very much

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<v Speaker 2>out on Louisll. If we're being honest. But yeah, to

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<v Speaker 2>your point, if in fact, like it's set up better

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<v Speaker 2>than it really had in a long time, in back

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<v Speaker 2>to back years for you and you still can't beat him,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, yeah, that would be the ultimate gun punch,

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<v Speaker 2>Like it would be worse than last year. It would

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<v Speaker 2>like last year, again it sucked, but Louisville had such

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<v Speaker 2>a good year. And again, other than bragging rights and

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<v Speaker 2>having to hear from Kentucky fans all the big Blue bozos,

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<v Speaker 2>there really wasn't a whole lot lost there because again

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<v Speaker 2>it did not change anything about what you were able

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<v Speaker 2>to accomplish in your season, because I mean, had had

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<v Speaker 2>Florida State been selected to the playoff, Louisville would have

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<v Speaker 2>still ended up being in that New Year six Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>They would have taken on Georgia and gotten murdered. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the Kentucky loss would have just been for

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<v Speaker 2>bragging rights.

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<v Speaker 3>But if the twelve team playoff would have been last year,

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<v Speaker 3>that would have effectively eliminated law Pot, no.

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<v Speaker 2>Doubt, no doubt about it. So I mean, again I

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<v Speaker 2>keep saying, we'll get there when we get there, but

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<v Speaker 2>as of now, like if Louisville finishes strong, and let's

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<v Speaker 2>say they knock off clem Let's I mean, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>say they beat they lose to Clemson close, but then

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<v Speaker 2>they end up beating SMU pretty bad. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 2>they'd end up beating Stanford pretty bad. And then they

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<v Speaker 2>beat Pitt. Let's say Pitt's unbeat at that time, then

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna have momentum. They're gonna be potentially looking at

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<v Speaker 2>finishing the season nine and three at that point, or

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<v Speaker 2>I guess they would be potentially Yeah, yeah, no, eight

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<v Speaker 2>and I eight and four be your ceiling and look one.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's just one game difference between being nine

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<v Speaker 2>and three, ten and two, three and nine, four and eight.

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<v Speaker 2>But for some reason, the biggest gap as far as

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<v Speaker 2>perception in my opinion and feeling that you get from

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<v Speaker 2>your season concluding. I don't know why, but I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like seven and five and eight and four are a

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<v Speaker 2>billion miles apart. That makes sense, Like I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>why I look at it that way, but I do.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you've got a chance to potentially either finish

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<v Speaker 2>seven and five with the lost to Kentucky or go

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<v Speaker 2>eight and four, I mean, I mean, obviously you want

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<v Speaker 2>to beat I mean, regardless which your record is, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to beat your rival. But man, I thought last

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<v Speaker 2>year was the one. Was was a unique scenario that

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<v Speaker 2>would never play out again, and it could play out

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<v Speaker 2>for the second straight year. But even worse because they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna beat down in a way they haven't been down

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<v Speaker 2>really ever. And by the way, speaking of Kentucky real quick,

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<v Speaker 2>before we get to our first break, I actually think

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<v Speaker 2>in a weird way, this is a huge weekend for

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<v Speaker 2>Marx toooms in Kentucky because this is one of the

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<v Speaker 2>few games in recent years where the only talk about

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<v Speaker 2>this matchup from both sides rather maybe the Tennessee side

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<v Speaker 2>of the Kentucky side, or just nationally objective voices, and

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<v Speaker 2>that is that Kentucky's gonna get steamrolled. Tennessee's got momentum.

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<v Speaker 2>They knocked off Alabama. They're gonna be wearing their black uniforms.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be a packed stadium. Kentucky calls it a rival.

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee doesn't view you as a rival. You can keep

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<v Speaker 2>calling it a rivalry, but like they I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>I know you could say, well wha bell, Louis, y'all

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<v Speaker 2>never beat us. Ain't a rivalry. Fair enough, you still

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<v Speaker 2>view us as a rivalry, and you make that clear

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<v Speaker 2>every single day of your life. Your behavior, your existence

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<v Speaker 2>really as far as how you handle yourself, proves it's

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<v Speaker 2>a rivalry. It is, it always will be. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>can you know Tennessee doesn't view you as a rival

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<v Speaker 2>because they they've never been really threatened or challenged by you.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know Louisville hasn't challenged Kentucky and football, and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they've challenged me. You know, the streak is

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<v Speaker 2>what it is. I mean basketball, yeah, Louisville. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville has won I mean what a couple of games

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<v Speaker 2>in the last six games they've played, which again isn't great,

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<v Speaker 2>but like Louisville's beaten Kentucky and you know in the

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<v Speaker 2>last decade, probably more, and I mean I don't know, decades,

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<v Speaker 2>a long way. Nonetheless, my point is like this is

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<v Speaker 2>the least confidence I think Kentucky fans have ever had

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<v Speaker 2>about a game under the Mark Stoops era since he

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<v Speaker 2>you know, turned it around. And usually whenever there's like

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<v Speaker 2>no hope and it looks as if, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're just tuning in to see how bad you get killed.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like more often than not, that's when Stoops

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<v Speaker 2>teams play pretty well. I mean, isn't that what was

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<v Speaker 2>said about Georgia. They near they should have won that game.

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<v Speaker 2>You could say the same thing about Louisville last year,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not that you were you know, it wasn't as

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<v Speaker 2>if you were expecting Georgia to show up and beat

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky at ellen n Cardinals Staten and they'd be weird

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<v Speaker 2>anyway if that happened. But my point is, like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not comparing Louisville in Georgia, but when the morale is

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<v Speaker 2>as low as it seems it can be for Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Stew's teams usually come out and surprise people and

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes when or they just compete more so than anybody

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<v Speaker 2>would have expected. So I kind of feel like if

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<v Speaker 2>they get blitzed from start to finish, like I guess

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be the same thing they've done in recent weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>but like that'll be the sign that they're kind of done.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't like to read body language, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a Kentucky fan, so I'm not following as

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<v Speaker 2>closely as some others, but I know it's been said

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<v Speaker 2>at least once from Matt rather be on his show

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<v Speaker 2>or the postgame show from the loss to uh actually

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<v Speaker 2>I think Ryan Diot the post game show the other night.

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<v Speaker 2>But nonetheless, what I'm getting at is like Stoops is

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<v Speaker 2>now to the point where like they're kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom's falling out. I hate saying guys are quitting, but

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<v Speaker 2>I understand why some fans are saying, yeah, they quit

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, you end up getting beat by four

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<v Speaker 2>touchdowns to Florida. You ended up losing after being up

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<v Speaker 2>ten to nothing by two scores to Auburn in a

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<v Speaker 2>game that honestly should have been worse as far as

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<v Speaker 2>the score. They left points on the field at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the half. So they're kind of free falling

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<v Speaker 2>right now. And if they come out and they compete

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<v Speaker 2>against Tennessee and still lose, I mean, they're still looking

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<v Speaker 2>at a season that's going to be way worse than

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<v Speaker 2>they would have expected. But like if they're looking to

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<v Speaker 2>potentially hold on to, you know, a Murray win and

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<v Speaker 2>then beating Louisville, I mean, it's going to depend on

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<v Speaker 2>if they're alive here in Knoxville. What I mean by

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<v Speaker 2>that is if they just get steamrolled from start to finish.

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<v Speaker 2>It'd be hard to not envision a scenario where they

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<v Speaker 2>roll into that game at the end of the season

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<v Speaker 2>and it might take one play from Louisville to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of bury him, because again, at that point, you know

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<v Speaker 2>you're done, and they've already shown that at this point

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<v Speaker 2>in the season, like that game. The last two games

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<v Speaker 2>have just gotten away from him pretty quickly. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>what happens when you have the repetition of just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of falling apart. It becomes a consistent pattern. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>quick break will come back on the other side, keep

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<v Speaker 2>it rolling along. Coffee and Company. Feel about Thornton's right

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<v Speaker 2>here on Sports Talk seven ninety. You know, sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 2>not fun being right. I knew that the Anthony Richardson

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<v Speaker 2>situation would be a disaster, and it's it's been exactly that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, things are going great in Indianapolis. Head coach

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony Richardson or not, which not really a good good

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<v Speaker 2>spot for you. Might I mean, what would you what

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<v Speaker 2>do you like? If you say, yeah, everybody supports it,

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<v Speaker 2>he sucks, then you know that's probably the truth. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know it's not real. It's not really what you

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<v Speaker 2>what you would be able to say. But you know

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<v Speaker 2>he'll ever if he thinks he'll ever start again. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean he was asked in this audio maybe kind of.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is somebody at the press conference that

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<v Speaker 2>be very good. But here's Shane Stikeen on Anthony Richardson

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<v Speaker 2>do you.

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<v Speaker 3>Think Anthony will start for this franchise again? I can't

417
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<v Speaker 3>predict that, but I'm not losing the faith in.

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<v Speaker 1>That, and I promise to that.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that the plan? I can't predict the future, but

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<v Speaker 3>maybe that would be great.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean again, I'm trying to think of what he

422
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<v Speaker 2>could have said to where it wouldn't have been on

423
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<v Speaker 2>the radar for anybody to kind of pick apart. But

424
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<v Speaker 2>that was a good question to say, like, is that

425
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<v Speaker 2>the plan? Well then he said I can't predict the future,

426
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<v Speaker 2>Well you should know what the plan is. I mean,

427
00:21:51.880 --> 00:21:53.839
<v Speaker 2>rarely during the season are you asked, like, hey, you

428
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<v Speaker 2>just benged a guy. Is your plan to still have him?

429
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<v Speaker 2>Be your franchise quarterback next year, Like that's tough to

430
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's just I don't really blame Shane Steiken

431
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<v Speaker 2>for how he answered it, because I think he's just,

432
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<v Speaker 2>you know, handling it the best you can. But the

433
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<v Speaker 2>overall situation just sucks. And if there is somebody out

434
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<v Speaker 2>there willing to trade for him, like do it now.

435
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<v Speaker 2>And again, it's not to say that like it's impossible

436
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<v Speaker 2>for him to ever be good, but you'd have to

437
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<v Speaker 2>wait a long long time. And again, nobody seems to

438
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<v Speaker 2>be mentioning this. If Ar fifteen, if they call him

439
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<v Speaker 2>ends up ever being a good quarterback in the NFL,

440
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<v Speaker 2>it'll be the first time he's ever been a good

441
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<v Speaker 2>quarterback ever in his life. Which, last I check, guys

442
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<v Speaker 2>rarely ever become good in the NFL. They're usually really

443
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<v Speaker 2>good before they get there, and then it's a real

444
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<v Speaker 2>test to see if you can be good at that level.

445
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<v Speaker 2>Not being good in high school or in college at

446
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<v Speaker 2>that position and then being good in the NFL is

447
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<v Speaker 2>really not possible, to be honest with you, But anyways,

448
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<v Speaker 2>I know you guys don't give a damn about the Colts,

449
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<v Speaker 2>but you know, maybe you enjoy me being miser Maybe

450
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<v Speaker 2>you're a sicko like that, I hope now, but wouldn't

451
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<v Speaker 2>shock me. It's a lot of crazy people out there.

452
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<v Speaker 3>John, Hey, I'm going up to the Bills Colts game

453
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<v Speaker 3>in a couple of weeks and ring for the Bills.

454
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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine the Bills are going to take care

455
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<v Speaker 2>of business, and I hope they do because at this point,

456
00:23:15.640 --> 00:23:18.680
<v Speaker 2>let's start all over. Let's get back to I mean,

457
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<v Speaker 2>in fact, let's just keep playing Richardson so it can

458
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<v Speaker 2>be proven that he's that he's a bum, and you'll lose.

459
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<v Speaker 2>You're more likely to lose if he's your quarterback than Flockoh,

460
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<v Speaker 2>and then you can draft another quarterback in this draft

461
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<v Speaker 2>and get a good get a good pick. That's what

462
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<v Speaker 2>you should do. But we'll see, all right. Coffee and Company,

463
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<v Speaker 2>fiel Beth Thorton's that's us. That's the name of the program,

464
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<v Speaker 2>and we appreciate you sticking around and hanging out with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you just joined us, if so, better late than never,

466
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<v Speaker 2>but hang out. We're here till six o'clock. I was

467
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<v Speaker 2>going to say five o'clock, but no, it's six o'clock.

468
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<v Speaker 2>So we got about an hour and a half left,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, I want to get at the text line

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<v Speaker 2>in just a moment. But we've talked a lot about

471
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<v Speaker 2>analytics and whatnot, numbers, formula, all that kind of stuff,

472
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<v Speaker 2>because look, it does matter, and I do think they're valuable.

473
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<v Speaker 2>But as I've said for years now, whoever's putting these

474
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<v Speaker 2>numbers together and creating the said formula, it just doesn't

475
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<v Speaker 2>really seem as if winning and losing is factored in

476
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<v Speaker 2>as much as it should. But one of the up

477
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<v Speaker 2>and coming college basketball analytic guys is it would it

478
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<v Speaker 2>be analytical guys or analytics guys? I don't know the

479
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<v Speaker 2>right way to toward it. Yeah, I mean I could

480
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<v Speaker 2>just I could say Nerd. That would be me Poindexter,

481
00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:32.880
<v Speaker 2>who just you know, is in their crunching numbers and

482
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<v Speaker 2>using his calculator to determine who's good or not. And

483
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<v Speaker 2>I say that because I'm jealous. I wouldn't have I

484
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<v Speaker 2>don't have the the I don't have the brain for

485
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<v Speaker 2>any of that kind of stuff. I was really bad

486
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<v Speaker 2>at math. But Evan Maya, Evan m I y A.

487
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<v Speaker 2>Is it me or Maya? I'm not sure, but he's

488
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<v Speaker 2>he's been around for a few years and it seems

489
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<v Speaker 2>as if his brand is growing as somebody who does.

490
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<v Speaker 2>I mean what, by the way, these some of these

491
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<v Speaker 2>guys who have their own websites where they share their formula,

492
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<v Speaker 2>their their projections of games based off theirs their formula.

493
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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's one thing to charge notin ninety nine

494
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<v Speaker 2>a month or notin ninety nine a year, like ken

495
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<v Speaker 2>Pom does. But there's also some advanced metrics that they

496
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<v Speaker 2>sell to coaches, like and I'm sure coaches pay a

497
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<v Speaker 2>lot of money for them. Like programs use all variety,

498
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<v Speaker 2>and by the way, I would, again what do I know,

499
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<v Speaker 2>but I would stick with one. And like if you're

500
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<v Speaker 2>if you're a Evan Maya guy or a Bart Torvik guy,

501
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<v Speaker 2>I would still or or ken Pom like I would

502
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<v Speaker 2>maybe reference all of them. But like, if you're basing

503
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<v Speaker 2>what you do off of formula, you need to stick

504
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<v Speaker 2>with one, right because if you're mixing in them all,

505
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<v Speaker 2>like you're gonna get all kinds of different results and

506
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<v Speaker 2>there's no point following any of the formulas. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Maya, he put together a list here of teams

508
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<v Speaker 2>with the most elite shooters. This player must be ninetieth

509
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<v Speaker 2>percentile or better and projected three points field goal percentage.

510
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<v Speaker 2>This does not include freshmen, So there are two teams

511
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<v Speaker 2>with four elite shooters. Alabama with Latrell Wright, Cell Houston Mallet,

512
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<v Speaker 2>Chris young Blood and Mark Sears. Baylor with Jayden Nunn,

513
00:26:15.920 --> 00:26:20.240
<v Speaker 2>Jeremy Roach, Jalen Celisteine, and Langston Love. I don't know

514
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<v Speaker 2>many of those names, but if they're playing for Bama

515
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<v Speaker 2>and Baylor and they came into the portal, I would

516
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<v Speaker 2>imagine they're pretty good, because both those teams are top ten.

517
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<v Speaker 2>But then there are a bunch of teams that have

518
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<v Speaker 2>three Louisville's one of them, Noah Waterman, Rain Smith and

519
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<v Speaker 2>Terrence Edwards. Kentucky not on here, which surprises me because

520
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<v Speaker 2>they clearly have I mean, they've got and I think

521
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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky and Louisville both have a lot of guys who

522
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<v Speaker 2>you would say, okay, when you're thinking of things they

523
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<v Speaker 2>do well. Three point shooting is one of them. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as Kentucky saw at the beginning of the

525
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<v Speaker 2>game last night, like they got guys who are probably

526
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<v Speaker 2>more so streaky shooters, and I think you could say

527
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<v Speaker 2>the same thing for Louisville. I think the one guy

528
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<v Speaker 2>for Louisville that you feel like, you know, if he

529
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<v Speaker 2>can get ten looks a game that are good looks

530
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<v Speaker 2>for him, you do it every time because he's likely

531
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<v Speaker 2>going to make four more on most nights. And that's

532
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<v Speaker 2>that's if you're shooting forty percent from three as an individual,

533
00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:24.119
<v Speaker 2>that's that's good. That's really good. So watching Kentucky in

534
00:27:24.160 --> 00:27:25.640
<v Speaker 2>the first half last night, you could see, you know,

535
00:27:25.640 --> 00:27:27.319
<v Speaker 2>they were getting some good looks. But then again, they

536
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<v Speaker 2>also had some guys I feel like that were just

537
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<v Speaker 2>you know, heat check in a little bit. But that's

538
00:27:31.119 --> 00:27:32.720
<v Speaker 2>the way they're going to play. And I think we're

539
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<v Speaker 2>going to learn, and we may have already learned it

540
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<v Speaker 2>just by watching the exhibitions. It's tough to know, because

541
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<v Speaker 2>I think you did see some things with both teams

542
00:27:39.839 --> 00:27:44.960
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to exhibition play that are probably just

543
00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:47.240
<v Speaker 2>something you're going to see in these exhibition games, right,

544
00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:49.839
<v Speaker 2>I think rotation for both coaches, that kind of stuff.

545
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<v Speaker 2>But we are going to And I don't remember specifically

546
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<v Speaker 2>how Tuby Smith's teams played. I know they played pretty slow,

547
00:27:57.440 --> 00:27:59.079
<v Speaker 2>a lot different than Rick Patino, but I don't remember

548
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<v Speaker 2>if we've ever had a an era within the rivalry

549
00:28:02.240 --> 00:28:06.319
<v Speaker 2>where both teams play a unique style and it's very

550
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<v Speaker 2>similar to one another. I mean, I don't want to

551
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<v Speaker 2>say they're exactly the same, but they're pretty similar. Spacing

552
00:28:14.519 --> 00:28:18.319
<v Speaker 2>and green light is always is always there if you

553
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<v Speaker 2>can get a good look. All right, So let's go

554
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<v Speaker 2>to the text line five O two six five three

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<v Speaker 2>zero seven ninety again five O two sixty five three

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<v Speaker 2>zero seven ninety the ln N Federal Credit Union text line.

557
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<v Speaker 2>This text says, Nick, of all the guys who transferred

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<v Speaker 2>last year that played for Kenny Payne, which of the

559
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<v Speaker 2>which of them? Sorry, which of them do you feel

560
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<v Speaker 2>like is going to have the best season? Tough to say,

561
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<v Speaker 2>And I've got I've got a little bit of a

562
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<v Speaker 2>hot take here, and maybe this will trigger some people

563
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<v Speaker 2>or maybe, you know, maybe it'll make sense to you.

564
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<v Speaker 2>I think a good chunk of the dudes who played

565
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<v Speaker 2>at Louisville last year for the eight win team that

566
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<v Speaker 2>you know, was the second worst team we've ever had

567
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<v Speaker 2>coming off of a season before when we were the

568
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<v Speaker 2>worst team in Louisville history. I happen to think that

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<v Speaker 2>some of those guys are gonna be pretty good and

570
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<v Speaker 2>probably play for pretty good teams. And I don't bring

571
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<v Speaker 2>that up to say, like it's gonna look even worse

572
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<v Speaker 2>for Kenny when the guys he had on his team

573
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<v Speaker 2>ended up being really good elsewhere. I mean, that will

574
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<v Speaker 2>be a bad look for him. But it was always very,

575
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<v Speaker 2>very evident that Kenny pains were results on the floor

576
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<v Speaker 2>in both years had nothing to do with talent. Now,

577
00:29:42.920 --> 00:29:45.400
<v Speaker 2>he didn't have the talent to go win a final four,

578
00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:48.599
<v Speaker 2>go to a final four, but like that was the one,

579
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<v Speaker 2>you know, that was one of them. Get a little

580
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<v Speaker 2>PTSD here, because that was one of the things that like,

581
00:29:51.640 --> 00:29:54.039
<v Speaker 2>I couldn't converse with people who claimed that you had

582
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<v Speaker 2>a four and twenty eighteen because you didn't have any

583
00:29:55.960 --> 00:30:01.519
<v Speaker 2>good players. Like, no, I mean, it's insane, insane, But

584
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<v Speaker 2>I think Brandon Huntley Hatfield is going to be one

585
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<v Speaker 2>of the best big men in the ACC for Kevin

586
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<v Speaker 2>Keats at NC State, And to be fair, he was, Honestly,

587
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<v Speaker 2>he was one of the best big men in the

588
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<v Speaker 2>ACC last year in you know, a big stretch of

589
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<v Speaker 2>ACC play. It just didn't matter because Louisville was so bad.

590
00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:22.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he was good. He really started to show

591
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<v Speaker 2>why he was a five star recruit, and he had

592
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<v Speaker 2>every tool that you need to be a good big.

593
00:30:28.839 --> 00:30:31.359
<v Speaker 2>He had good shooting, touch, good hands. I mean when

594
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<v Speaker 2>he got his motor running, which that's what really changed

595
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<v Speaker 2>for him, is he started playing harder and really just

596
00:30:35.440 --> 00:30:37.599
<v Speaker 2>again the motor was running, and he was a good player.

597
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<v Speaker 2>So I think he will have a good year, and

598
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<v Speaker 2>I think NC State's got a chance to be pretty good.

599
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<v Speaker 2>I think Trey White is going to end up being

600
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<v Speaker 2>pretty good at Illinois. I think he will be challenged

601
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<v Speaker 2>consistently by who's their head coach, Brad Underwood.

602
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

603
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, and he's a hard ass. And by the way,

604
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<v Speaker 2>I do't know if you guys saw he kind of

605
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<v Speaker 2>he had a press conference clip that made its rounds

606
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<v Speaker 2>all over the college basketball world via the internet, because

607
00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:06.200
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he said a middle school team could score

608
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<v Speaker 2>on these guys because they're so bad defensively right now.

609
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<v Speaker 2>And as soon as he said that, you know, I

610
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<v Speaker 2>thought of Trey White, because I don't know, Trey White's

611
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<v Speaker 2>a bad defender, no clue. If he's unable to defend.

612
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<v Speaker 2>What I can tell you is he has no interest

613
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<v Speaker 2>in defending. That's what I'll tell you. He made no

614
00:31:21.839 --> 00:31:24.079
<v Speaker 2>mistake about it. Guys out there wanting you to know.

615
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<v Speaker 2>He does not want to play defense. But if there's

616
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<v Speaker 2>a coach that could get him to kind of buckle

617
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<v Speaker 2>down and play deep, maybe it's Brad Underwood, and he

618
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<v Speaker 2>has talent. Trey White had ability. Now, he wasn't great

619
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<v Speaker 2>at anything, but he also was pretty good at a

620
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<v Speaker 2>lot of stuff. I think Scott Clark will do well

621
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<v Speaker 2>with Mick Cronin at UCLA. He won't be their best player,

622
00:31:42.160 --> 00:31:43.640
<v Speaker 2>but he'll be a valuable piece to their team and

623
00:31:43.680 --> 00:31:46.839
<v Speaker 2>they might be pretty good. I could see Curtis Williams

624
00:31:46.880 --> 00:31:48.799
<v Speaker 2>junior at Georgetown. They may stink, but I could see

625
00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:52.759
<v Speaker 2>him being one of their best players. Tyler Johnson not

626
00:31:52.880 --> 00:31:56.079
<v Speaker 2>as confident because he's playing behind some other really good guards,

627
00:31:56.079 --> 00:31:58.319
<v Speaker 2>but like, wouldn't be shocked if you're watching ACC Action

628
00:31:58.400 --> 00:32:01.400
<v Speaker 2>this year and you're thinking, damn, I was pretty good.

629
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<v Speaker 2>Mike James is the ultimate unknown for me, because I

630
00:32:04.119 --> 00:32:07.640
<v Speaker 2>actually think he really you know his numbers at times,

631
00:32:07.680 --> 00:32:09.920
<v Speaker 2>I think we're a product of how bad Louisville was,

632
00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:14.119
<v Speaker 2>But he's a fine player. You know. Guys like Caleb Glenn,

633
00:32:14.160 --> 00:32:17.519
<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure. Dennis Evans no clue how good he'll

634
00:32:17.559 --> 00:32:20.680
<v Speaker 2>be in the other guys who ended up, you know,

635
00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:23.599
<v Speaker 2>like JJ DePaul, no clue how good he's going to be.

636
00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:25.799
<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying these guys won't be good, but I'm

637
00:32:25.799 --> 00:32:27.440
<v Speaker 2>not as confident that they're going to have years where

638
00:32:27.480 --> 00:32:28.880
<v Speaker 2>you think like wow, that can He did have some

639
00:32:28.920 --> 00:32:31.039
<v Speaker 2>good players. So again, I don't bring that. I meant

640
00:32:31.079 --> 00:32:33.799
<v Speaker 2>you brought it up by texting in asking the question.

641
00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:36.960
<v Speaker 2>But I'm not trying to say Louisville should have kept

642
00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:40.240
<v Speaker 2>some of those guys, because again, you needed you needed

643
00:32:40.440 --> 00:32:43.079
<v Speaker 2>an absolute clean break, and you got exactly that. Now,

644
00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:45.039
<v Speaker 2>keeping one or two of those guys around wouldn't have

645
00:32:45.039 --> 00:32:46.920
<v Speaker 2>been the end of the world, but I think it

646
00:32:47.000 --> 00:32:49.799
<v Speaker 2>made sense to just really move on for everybody involved.

647
00:32:49.839 --> 00:32:52.079
<v Speaker 2>Like if these guys end up having really good seasons

648
00:32:52.079 --> 00:32:53.759
<v Speaker 2>and their teams are good, it's not going to be like,

649
00:32:53.799 --> 00:32:56.599
<v Speaker 2>oh wow, Pat Kelsey should have called those guys, because

650
00:32:57.480 --> 00:32:59.599
<v Speaker 2>if you were around when it was bad like it,

651
00:32:59.640 --> 00:33:03.240
<v Speaker 2>you know it needed to be it needed to play

652
00:33:03.240 --> 00:33:04.839
<v Speaker 2>out the way that it played out. In my opinion,

653
00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:08.759
<v Speaker 2>all let's talk about Jefferson Animal Hospital. Keep them in

654
00:33:08.759 --> 00:33:12.079
<v Speaker 2>mind when it comes to keeping your pets healthy, keeping

655
00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:15.920
<v Speaker 2>them safe. You know, pets are a part of your family.

656
00:33:16.440 --> 00:33:18.240
<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure when it comes to your children or

657
00:33:18.279 --> 00:33:21.200
<v Speaker 2>just yourself, you've got regular checkups with your doctor. Well

658
00:33:21.200 --> 00:33:23.440
<v Speaker 2>your pets need that too. And if you don't have

659
00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:27.799
<v Speaker 2>a veter araan to take them to, you know, you

660
00:33:27.839 --> 00:33:30.079
<v Speaker 2>don't have a regular spot, well it should be Jefferson

661
00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:34.359
<v Speaker 2>Animal Hospital. They're not only there for you to schedule

662
00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:38.680
<v Speaker 2>an appointment, get an evaluation, get your pets checked on,

663
00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:41.359
<v Speaker 2>see if they might need you know, might need some

664
00:33:41.480 --> 00:33:43.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, I was going to give you some kind

665
00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:45.839
<v Speaker 2>of like of an operation, some kind of a pursuit.

666
00:33:46.079 --> 00:33:50.119
<v Speaker 2>I don't know enough about that world of keeping animals safe,

667
00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:53.799
<v Speaker 2>but you know, I'm sure there's many of instances where

668
00:33:54.519 --> 00:33:56.680
<v Speaker 2>someone has taken their pet to the Jefferson Animal Hospital

669
00:33:56.759 --> 00:33:59.359
<v Speaker 2>just for just for a check up, valuation and evaluation,

670
00:33:59.400 --> 00:34:02.160
<v Speaker 2>and then you learn the hey you're behind on some shots,

671
00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:04.559
<v Speaker 2>or hey it looks as if they've got you know,

672
00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:07.720
<v Speaker 2>this issue. Let's let's let's figure out how we can

673
00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:10.960
<v Speaker 2>get that corrected. So again, Jefferson Animal Hospital. You can

674
00:34:11.039 --> 00:34:13.320
<v Speaker 2>check him out online Jefferson Betts dot com. Give him

675
00:34:13.320 --> 00:34:15.400
<v Speaker 2>a call five h two nine hundred Pets they're right

676
00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:16.920
<v Speaker 2>there on out of Loop. They've been there for a

677
00:34:16.960 --> 00:34:19.079
<v Speaker 2>long long time at A lot of things have come

678
00:34:19.119 --> 00:34:21.000
<v Speaker 2>and gone from that out of Loop area over there

679
00:34:21.000 --> 00:34:23.760
<v Speaker 2>by Jay Malt not Jefferson Animal Hospital. So again we

680
00:34:23.800 --> 00:34:26.599
<v Speaker 2>certainly appreciate them. Get more info at Jefferson Vets dot

681
00:34:26.599 --> 00:34:28.239
<v Speaker 2>com quick break. We'll come back on the other side

682
00:34:28.280 --> 00:34:30.719
<v Speaker 2>wrap up or four o'clock hour. I don't know what

683
00:34:30.760 --> 00:34:31.400
<v Speaker 2>time it is, I don't know.

684
00:34:31.400 --> 00:34:31.920
<v Speaker 3>What day it is.

685
00:34:33.199 --> 00:34:34.559
<v Speaker 2>I'll figure it out though, keep it locked right here

686
00:34:34.599 --> 00:34:39.360
<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. I think I can say

687
00:34:39.400 --> 00:34:42.039
<v Speaker 2>that if if I never if I'd ever heard of

688
00:34:42.079 --> 00:34:44.440
<v Speaker 2>Morgan Wallen's song again, I would be okay. And that

689
00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:48.199
<v Speaker 2>sounds really mean, it's just the truth. But I don't

690
00:34:48.199 --> 00:34:50.760
<v Speaker 2>think he's bad, And actually I find him to be

691
00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:53.360
<v Speaker 2>pretty pretty talented as an artist. I know you're not

692
00:34:53.760 --> 00:34:55.519
<v Speaker 2>a big fan, I mean meaning that you don't like

693
00:34:55.519 --> 00:34:58.119
<v Speaker 2>seek his music out unless you know I'm wrong.

694
00:34:58.119 --> 00:35:00.199
<v Speaker 3>You can't. You can't not, I mean you're correct where

695
00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:04.039
<v Speaker 3>you can't. The melodies he puts together are so infectious

696
00:35:04.079 --> 00:35:04.639
<v Speaker 3>to listen to.

697
00:35:04.960 --> 00:35:08.760
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I think just me, I really, I really

698
00:35:08.800 --> 00:35:12.480
<v Speaker 2>have an appreciation for those that are very much ninety

699
00:35:12.559 --> 00:35:15.280
<v Speaker 2>nine percent of the artistry and what they do, meaning

700
00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:19.599
<v Speaker 2>you know's he's obviously working with producers for every song.

701
00:35:19.639 --> 00:35:22.719
<v Speaker 2>He writes his own music. His melodies, as you mentioned,

702
00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:26.840
<v Speaker 2>are always catchy, and there's a lot of And who

703
00:35:26.880 --> 00:35:28.840
<v Speaker 2>would I be to say anybody that's made it in

704
00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:32.400
<v Speaker 2>mainstream music, you know, with a record deal and fame

705
00:35:32.480 --> 00:35:34.480
<v Speaker 2>and success, Like, who am I to say that they're

706
00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:37.480
<v Speaker 2>not talented? But you know, there's a lot of music

707
00:35:37.519 --> 00:35:40.000
<v Speaker 2>that I hear now mainstream that I just don't really

708
00:35:40.159 --> 00:35:42.280
<v Speaker 2>know where the talent is. But hey, it's working for him,

709
00:35:42.320 --> 00:35:46.239
<v Speaker 2>so they're successful. But I feel like he's not somebody

710
00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:47.960
<v Speaker 2>that I hear and think like, oh, it's just the

711
00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:50.920
<v Speaker 2>new wave. I think he's really talented, you know what

712
00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:52.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean. And you know, I'm sure.

713
00:35:51.920 --> 00:35:54.559
<v Speaker 3>There's a reason he rose kind of above the rest

714
00:35:54.599 --> 00:35:58.199
<v Speaker 3>of that era that some people consider bro country. Maybe

715
00:35:58.280 --> 00:36:00.599
<v Speaker 3>you do or don't fit this into that category, but

716
00:36:00.639 --> 00:36:03.679
<v Speaker 3>it is it kind of birthed from that era in

717
00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:04.360
<v Speaker 3>your opinion.

718
00:36:04.480 --> 00:36:06.880
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I'm sure he feels great about himself as

719
00:36:06.880 --> 00:36:09.000
<v Speaker 2>an artist, knowing that he has my respect, Like, I'm

720
00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:10.880
<v Speaker 2>sure that's what he was striving for. Oh yeah, And

721
00:36:11.119 --> 00:36:12.679
<v Speaker 2>now he has it, So congratulations.

722
00:36:12.719 --> 00:36:14.519
<v Speaker 3>He really wanted to hear his song right here on

723
00:36:14.559 --> 00:36:15.079
<v Speaker 3>Sports Talks.

724
00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:15.400
<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

725
00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:17.079
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's had a lot go his way in

726
00:36:17.119 --> 00:36:19.280
<v Speaker 2>his career. There's been a lot of as you mentioned,

727
00:36:19.280 --> 00:36:22.719
<v Speaker 2>it's just been an explosion with him as far as popularity.

728
00:36:22.760 --> 00:36:26.280
<v Speaker 2>But this was the moment for him hearing DJ company

729
00:36:26.320 --> 00:36:28.960
<v Speaker 2>Man playing it on Sports Talk seven ninety. That's what

730
00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:30.760
<v Speaker 2>that was what he was striving for, and now it's

731
00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:34.360
<v Speaker 2>happened for him. So congratulations to you, Morgan Walland you

732
00:36:34.440 --> 00:36:36.119
<v Speaker 2>might know this, she might not now that we're talking

733
00:36:36.119 --> 00:36:38.960
<v Speaker 2>about Morgan Walland did you know that he is cousins

734
00:36:38.960 --> 00:36:39.719
<v Speaker 2>with Matt Jones.

735
00:36:40.519 --> 00:36:41.679
<v Speaker 3>I no, I didn't know that.

736
00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:45.400
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so Matt used to talk about it. I think

737
00:36:45.480 --> 00:36:47.480
<v Speaker 2>at the time he was exploding, it became it was

738
00:36:47.519 --> 00:36:50.639
<v Speaker 2>more of a talking point for Matt, and maybe he

739
00:36:50.679 --> 00:36:52.760
<v Speaker 2>still talks about it and references that. I just haven't

740
00:36:52.760 --> 00:36:54.199
<v Speaker 2>heard it in a while. I don't. I rarely ever

741
00:36:54.239 --> 00:36:56.400
<v Speaker 2>think about that, but I'm not, you know, as someone

742
00:36:56.440 --> 00:36:59.119
<v Speaker 2>who's friends with Matt, and I know Matt well, and

743
00:36:59.360 --> 00:37:00.760
<v Speaker 2>some people want to throw things at me when I

744
00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:03.000
<v Speaker 2>say that, but it's just the truth. That's one of

745
00:37:03.000 --> 00:37:05.119
<v Speaker 2>the most random things of all time? It is, is

746
00:37:05.159 --> 00:37:08.840
<v Speaker 2>it not? That's the most Matt Jones being Matt Jones

747
00:37:08.880 --> 00:37:12.360
<v Speaker 2>being related to Morgan Wallen is again one of those

748
00:37:12.480 --> 00:37:14.480
<v Speaker 2>random things I think I've ever said on the radio.

749
00:37:14.280 --> 00:37:14.360
<v Speaker 1>But.

750
00:37:16.119 --> 00:37:17.760
<v Speaker 3>R maybe maybe he has. I just have no.

751
00:37:19.239 --> 00:37:21.920
<v Speaker 2>At some point before he was like super famous and

752
00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:24.039
<v Speaker 2>probably impossible to get there was I don't know if

753
00:37:24.039 --> 00:37:26.800
<v Speaker 2>he was ever on KSR, but I know since he's been,

754
00:37:27.199 --> 00:37:29.800
<v Speaker 2>you know, in the limelight. Like I didn't realize it

755
00:37:29.880 --> 00:37:31.800
<v Speaker 2>until way later he was on the Voice. Did you

756
00:37:31.800 --> 00:37:33.519
<v Speaker 2>know that I did not know that. Yeah, look him

757
00:37:33.559 --> 00:37:36.000
<v Speaker 2>up on Google. Morgan wall on the Voice. He looks

758
00:37:36.039 --> 00:37:38.159
<v Speaker 2>way different, like he was going for a different look there.

759
00:37:38.199 --> 00:37:40.199
<v Speaker 2>He was more of like a almost like a teeny

760
00:37:40.239 --> 00:37:42.800
<v Speaker 2>bopper singer, like country singer, of course, but like he

761
00:37:42.960 --> 00:37:45.119
<v Speaker 2>he just looked like, Yeah, he looked a lot different.

762
00:37:45.119 --> 00:37:48.320
<v Speaker 2>So I think at that time, you know that that

763
00:37:48.400 --> 00:37:49.920
<v Speaker 2>might have been the last time that they were, you know,

764
00:37:50.000 --> 00:37:53.960
<v Speaker 2>relatively close. But you know his I mean his grandmother,

765
00:37:54.679 --> 00:37:58.039
<v Speaker 2>and I think it's Matt's great aunt or maybe second cousin.

766
00:37:58.039 --> 00:37:59.440
<v Speaker 2>I don't know how it all works, and I don't

767
00:37:59.440 --> 00:38:02.039
<v Speaker 2>mean just because of their situation, but I've got like

768
00:38:02.079 --> 00:38:06.039
<v Speaker 2>I've got cousins who have kids and their kids have kids,

769
00:38:06.079 --> 00:38:08.400
<v Speaker 2>and like, I don't know, I feel like it seems

770
00:38:08.400 --> 00:38:10.599
<v Speaker 2>more of like an uncle thing, but technically where like

771
00:38:10.760 --> 00:38:13.079
<v Speaker 2>third cousins or something like that. So anyways, there was

772
00:38:13.119 --> 00:38:15.840
<v Speaker 2>a death in the family and I think one of

773
00:38:15.920 --> 00:38:19.400
<v Speaker 2>more is it one of Morgan Wallen's album covers an

774
00:38:19.400 --> 00:38:22.920
<v Speaker 2>old house. Yes, that old house like Matt Matt has

775
00:38:22.960 --> 00:38:24.960
<v Speaker 2>been in it a bunch of times, because that's that's

776
00:38:25.000 --> 00:38:27.280
<v Speaker 2>like where he grew up, meaning Morgan Wallin and like

777
00:38:27.320 --> 00:38:29.079
<v Speaker 2>they would have family get togethers.

778
00:38:28.719 --> 00:38:31.320
<v Speaker 3>At that houses. And I think that is the random thing.

779
00:38:31.760 --> 00:38:33.920
<v Speaker 2>And I think, and I could be wrong, Matt conrrect me.

780
00:38:33.960 --> 00:38:38.400
<v Speaker 2>I think the house is Morgan Walland's Grandma's, who is

781
00:38:38.519 --> 00:38:41.559
<v Speaker 2>technically Matt's like second cousin or something like that. But again,

782
00:38:41.639 --> 00:38:45.159
<v Speaker 2>like I rarely ever think about that, but I thought

783
00:38:45.199 --> 00:38:47.039
<v Speaker 2>you might not know that, and I thought you might agree,

784
00:38:47.079 --> 00:38:48.599
<v Speaker 2>and I thought you might agree that that's in that's

785
00:38:48.599 --> 00:38:51.119
<v Speaker 2>insanely random, But it's.

786
00:38:51.000 --> 00:38:53.639
<v Speaker 3>Also very this might sound weird, a very Matt Jones

787
00:38:53.679 --> 00:38:55.280
<v Speaker 3>thing to be true at the same time, you.

788
00:38:55.199 --> 00:38:59.679
<v Speaker 2>Know, yeah, he's had some some random I mean, like

789
00:38:59.760 --> 00:39:01.960
<v Speaker 2>he he's had a lot go his way. He's clearly

790
00:39:01.960 --> 00:39:04.880
<v Speaker 2>a talented guy and he's worked hard for everything he has.

791
00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:08.840
<v Speaker 2>But like sometimes I hear, like Ryan Lemon say something

792
00:39:08.880 --> 00:39:12.320
<v Speaker 2>on KSR, and I'm like, how does maggot so lucky

793
00:39:12.360 --> 00:39:16.159
<v Speaker 2>to have a guy that's just nothing? But without trying

794
00:39:16.199 --> 00:39:18.440
<v Speaker 2>Ryan Lemon, who's a great guy. Love Ryan Lemon, but

795
00:39:18.480 --> 00:39:21.960
<v Speaker 2>he's just he's walking content right, Like, yes, he couldn't

796
00:39:21.960 --> 00:39:25.239
<v Speaker 2>be at trivia tonight, he said on KSR today because

797
00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:31.360
<v Speaker 2>he's judging a Halloween costume contest. But it's for pets.

798
00:39:32.559 --> 00:39:35.239
<v Speaker 2>Like that's a real thing, and like that's something a

799
00:39:35.320 --> 00:39:38.400
<v Speaker 2>scriptwriter would put in there in like a sitcom. The

800
00:39:38.760 --> 00:39:41.199
<v Speaker 2>goofy guy on their show can't make it because he's

801
00:39:41.320 --> 00:39:46.440
<v Speaker 2>judging which pet has the best Halloween costume. Real story too,

802
00:39:46.519 --> 00:39:48.719
<v Speaker 2>by the way, all right, five o'clock hours next, keep

803
00:39:48.719 --> 00:39:50.400
<v Speaker 2>it locked right here, it's coffee and Company. Phil about

804
00:39:50.400 --> 00:39:57.760
<v Speaker 2>Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety