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Big news today is that Josh 8 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:31.000 Hurd has announced that Pat Kelsey has received a raise 9 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:33.920 and a contract extension, bumping him up one million dollars. 10 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:37.280 Obviously good news all around, but the takeaway for me 11 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:41.159 has just been that Louisville probably would have paid him 12 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:43.679 a lot more if if they could afford it. I 13 00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:46.880 say that without knowing that for certain. There's always a 14 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:51.560 chance that they could just say, look, we've learned, we've 15 00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:55.320 learned the hard way with salaries and extensions raises that 16 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.479 that really weren't necessary. We just did it as good 17 00:00:58.479 --> 00:01:00.200 faith and it burned us. So I don't know the 18 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.200 specifics of it, but I just think if Pat Kelsey 19 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:06.280 keeps winning, they're gonna have to keep up in his salary, 20 00:01:06.319 --> 00:01:09.319 and I believe one thousand percent that they will it 21 00:01:09.560 --> 00:01:12.840 just to me stands out as a real you know, 22 00:01:13.319 --> 00:01:17.799 it's unfamiliar territory for UFL basketball to know that someone 23 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:21.359 could come over the top and double his pay. And 24 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:24.599 I think even if somebody did, Louisville would find a 25 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:26.680 way to make work because they value basketball. They know 26 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:28.760 basketball needs to be successful. And man, this guy in 27 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:32.120 his first years has shown us that he's a great 28 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:36.120 fit and all positive signs after one year, and in fact, 29 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:38.359 as you get set for year two, he's got a 30 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:41.000 roster that folks that cover college basketball think is one 31 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:42.840 of the best in the country. So good news all 32 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:48.560 the way around. All Right, the portal itself has seemed 33 00:01:48.599 --> 00:01:50.239 to kind of slow down a little bit. I don't know, 34 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:53.840 maybe I'm just not keeping up as much as everybody else, 35 00:01:55.000 --> 00:01:58.159 but I feel like a lot of players that will 36 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:01.599 have a lot of suitors have already hit the portal. 37 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:03.599 There's always in fact, I need to look at the 38 00:02:03.599 --> 00:02:06.560 window when it is when you can deadline to enter 39 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:08.680 the portal, because you know, there may be some guys 40 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:10.719 that just wait to the last minute. Heck, there could 41 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:13.199 be some that are waiting to see what happens with 42 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:18.879 the house settlement. But I think, honestly, that if what's 43 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:21.759 being I guess rumored out there that they could potentially 44 00:02:21.800 --> 00:02:24.360 put a cap on it, and you can't you know, 45 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:26.680 starting at a certain date that you know you won't 46 00:02:26.680 --> 00:02:30.280 be able to make you know, you're just basically going 47 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:32.360 to be restricted to how much money you can make. 48 00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:35.680 That Actually, that typically would have led to people entering 49 00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:37.879 earlier than expected because they want to make sure that 50 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:40.759 they can get whatever deal they can get before the 51 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:46.400 house settlement's finalized. But anyways, North Carolina they ended up 52 00:02:47.719 --> 00:02:52.800 giving Hubert Davis an extension before last season, and if 53 00:02:52.800 --> 00:02:54.960 you remember, it came up like I don't know, a 54 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:58.039 month ago, six weeks and it was a really big 55 00:02:58.080 --> 00:03:00.439 talking point because nobody knew that it had happened, like 56 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:04.599 it was done without anybody knowing. And Hubert Davis this year, 57 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:07.039 you know, Carolina had to play in to get into 58 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:09.879 the tournament. They did, they won and then of course 59 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:13.439 lost in the first round with a roster that it 60 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:15.840 wasn't nearly as good as some of Carolina's better teams. 61 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:18.520 But like, let's be real, I think every Hubert Davis 62 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:21.479 team that he has coached should have been better than 63 00:03:21.520 --> 00:03:23.759 they were now. They didn't make it all the way 64 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:25.719 to the championship game a few years ago, which is, 65 00:03:25.960 --> 00:03:28.599 you know, clearly something he deserves credit for. But even 66 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:31.680 that team proved throughout their tournament run that like, yeah, 67 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:34.520 they probably shouldn't have been, you know, an eight seed 68 00:03:34.599 --> 00:03:37.639 or whatever they were. So what they did is they 69 00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:40.319 gave you know, Hubert Davis signed that extension that nobody 70 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:43.360 knew about. And then whenever there was a lot of 71 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:45.759 talk about, well, Carolina make a move. Carolina's not used 72 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:48.960 to being in this position, and they went with somebody internal, 73 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:52.039 one of their own, and it's not working. And I 74 00:03:52.039 --> 00:03:53.639 think at that point there was I don't know if 75 00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:55.639 it was an open records request, but somebody realized, oh, 76 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:57.400 this guy not only is going to be the coach here, 77 00:03:57.439 --> 00:03:59.639 he just signed a deal. And if you remember, he 78 00:03:59.680 --> 00:04:04.639 was on the cheap because he's somebody that honestly, I mean, 79 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:08.240 Carolina can pay whatever for a coach, but I think 80 00:04:08.280 --> 00:04:10.319 they also know Hubert Davis, he can read the room. 81 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:13.560 He knows they could go get other coaches, so he 82 00:04:13.639 --> 00:04:17.160 you know, he's not somebody that initially came with like 83 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:19.680 a really big price tag. However, now he's making three 84 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:26.959 point seven million. But Anyways, the saving I guess the 85 00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:30.319 lifeline that Carolina seemed to be throwing Hubert Davis to 86 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:33.639 kind of you know, Salvage's situation was they hired a 87 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:36.959 GM that they're going to pay a lot of money 88 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:40.319 to and they're gonna really, you know, instead of paying 89 00:04:40.439 --> 00:04:42.920 Hubert Davis and he hasn't earned it. But Carolina typically 90 00:04:42.920 --> 00:04:44.519 would be paying their coach, I would imagine a top 91 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:46.920 five salary. Well they're not, so that money that you know, 92 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:50.000 could be spent for a salary for a coach to 93 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:51.800 be a top ten paid coach. Maybe they're using that 94 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:53.759 to go to the portal. So I'll bring all this 95 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:56.800 up to say, if you're a Carolina fan hoping that 96 00:04:56.879 --> 00:05:00.360 Hubert Davis gets it turned around, there's still hope. But 97 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:04.040 it can't be a good thing that they're losing, like 98 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:08.480 they keep losing five star guards. I mean, who was 99 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:12.360 it yesterday that I mean Isaac Jackson. I'm sorry, Ian Jackson. 100 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:15.720 I mean, he's somebody that was a five star freshman, 101 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.160 was really good last year. In fact, I would say 102 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:21.199 outside of kon Kin Nipple and Cooper flag Like, he 103 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:24.120 was probably one of the better freshmen in the ACC. 104 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:26.480 I mean, as a freshman guard he averaged twelve points 105 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:30.279 and you know, he's a talented player for sure, and 106 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:32.959 then Elliott could ohe another freshman for them that I 107 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:36.079 don't believe he ended up being, you know, an all 108 00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:38.600 he might have been an All acc freshman performer because again, 109 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:41.079 you know, in fact, I'm sorry, he was a sophomore 110 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:43.680 this past year, not a freshman, but he averaged double figures. 111 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:52.199 So are these guys players that Carolina is okay with 112 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:54.040 leaving because they feel like they're going to go out 113 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:57.079 there and really load up, because that hasn't happened yet 114 00:05:57.160 --> 00:05:59.319 as far as the portal, And I just you know, 115 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:03.600 I don't think Carolina was underwhelming last year because of 116 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:10.360 Ian Jackson and Elliott Kiddo's talent level. Right. So, Ian Jackson, 117 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:12.759 by the way, apparently is visiting Saint John's and that 118 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:14.800 would be of course a big git for Rick Patino 119 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:16.319 and really a good fit. To be honest with you, 120 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:21.120 Elliot kddo, I'm not really sure where he's considering going, 121 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:24.639 but yeah, I just I kind of feel like with 122 00:06:25.000 --> 00:06:27.240 Hubert Davis, he's a good example of a guy that 123 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:29.639 he's not the worst coach you can do a lot worse. 124 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:34.279 But there's also been enough at a place like Carolina 125 00:06:35.160 --> 00:06:39.759 that if it was gonna be super successful, like if 126 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:42.480 he was gonna be the guy, like, wouldn't you know 127 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:44.800 by now? And I don't mean he has to have 128 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:47.879 a final four, and but by the way, he does 129 00:06:47.920 --> 00:06:50.360 have a final four, but he also has, you know, 130 00:06:52.759 --> 00:06:56.600 a season where he missed the tournament right after being 131 00:06:56.600 --> 00:06:58.959 the runner up in his first year, did make a 132 00:06:58.959 --> 00:07:01.560 Sweet sixteen, and then had playing game this year, and 133 00:07:01.639 --> 00:07:05.279 again a lot of folks like, technically they made the tournament, 134 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:07.639 but in the court of public opinion, nobody believes they 135 00:07:07.639 --> 00:07:12.079 were actually a deserving tournament team. So you know, you 136 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:20.079 can have money and you can have opportunity, but players 137 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:22.199 have all the power now. They can do whatever they want. 138 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:25.920 And I just think not to, you know, make it 139 00:07:25.920 --> 00:07:27.720 all about U of L. But I feel like Pat 140 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:29.920 Kelsey's the kind of coach and we saw it this 141 00:07:30.040 --> 00:07:33.600 year firsthand. He can absolutely get players to buy in 142 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:37.399 and guys love to play for him. And that's such 143 00:07:37.439 --> 00:07:42.279 a you know, cliche type thing to say, coach them 144 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:45.120 up and his guys play hard for him. They're a 145 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:48.360 reflection of that guy on the sideline, like all those 146 00:07:48.399 --> 00:07:50.360 things I mean when I say them, I mean it. 147 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:52.319 But I'm sure it's just basketball jargon to a lot 148 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:54.800 of people. But I feel like, man, that's never been 149 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:58.120 more important than it is now, because I don't want 150 00:07:58.160 --> 00:08:00.279 to say they have to like you, but if they 151 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:04.319 don't like you, they'll leave. And in the previous world, 152 00:08:04.639 --> 00:08:06.959 they could hate you, but they're likely not gonna leave 153 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:09.079 because they don't want to sit out a year and 154 00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:12.279 it was just a different world. So you don't have 155 00:08:12.319 --> 00:08:14.319 to kiss your players ask but you have to find 156 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:17.040 that balance to where they're gonna they're gonna be bought 157 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:19.800 into where you can coach them hard and they still 158 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:22.959 feel a level of like you're their guy, Like there's 159 00:08:23.079 --> 00:08:26.040 there's a relatability there and that's why you know, Again, 160 00:08:26.879 --> 00:08:28.680 maybe it doesn't work out long term for both these guys, 161 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:30.399 but I do feel like both Louisville and Kentucky have 162 00:08:30.519 --> 00:08:32.879 coaches that not only have shown that they can they 163 00:08:32.919 --> 00:08:35.200 can coach basketball like they know what they're doing. But 164 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:39.360 I do feel like they are also guys that something 165 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:41.440 that didn't used to be as important is really important now, 166 00:08:41.480 --> 00:08:43.759 and I think they that is a strength with both Pope, 167 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:47.080 Pope and Kelsey. You can just tell that the guys 168 00:08:47.120 --> 00:08:50.759 never get too high too low, and they're good coaches. 169 00:08:50.799 --> 00:08:54.600 So therefore, you know, you can have head scratching losses 170 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:58.960 and maybe a losing streak and come out and go 171 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:01.519 on a run. I mean, Louisville, they nearly lost to 172 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:05.120 Eastern Kentucky, they should have lost to Eastern Kentucky, and 173 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:06.720 then would they do after that? They went on a 174 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:10.120 run that we hadn't seen ever in acc play for Louisville. 175 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:11.440 Now again, I know a lot of that had to 176 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:15.080 do with the league being what it is, but yeah, 177 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:17.720 I just I find myself fascinated, and I'm sure I'm 178 00:09:17.759 --> 00:09:19.639 more fascinated than most because I've probably talked about it 179 00:09:19.720 --> 00:09:22.399 more than I need to. But just how different everything 180 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:25.159 is in college sports now compared to just five years ago. 181 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:31.159 Some other portal news to get to happy for this 182 00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:34.200 young man, Caleb Glenn, and I'm sure there's many others 183 00:09:34.240 --> 00:09:37.759 that have done the same thing, but Caleb Glenn. He 184 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:40.279 went to Louisville, played for Kenny Payne, and I love 185 00:09:40.360 --> 00:09:45.320 Caleb as an athlete, works hard, he has something that 186 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:48.879 you really I don't believe you can really coach it. 187 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:50.799 I think you have it or you don't. He has 188 00:09:50.840 --> 00:09:54.360 a motor, plays hard like and he was super unpolished 189 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:56.159 in his first year at Louisville and his only year 190 00:09:56.159 --> 00:09:58.559 at Louisville. Probably should have played more than he did, 191 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:02.200 but like, he played hard. He's physical, and you know, 192 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:05.559 he was somebody that if Pat did decide to pursue 193 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:08.000 players on that roster that he inherited to come back. 194 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:10.159 I'd have been fine with Caleb because I think he's 195 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:12.600 got to I think he would have fit in. But 196 00:10:12.679 --> 00:10:15.519 he decided to transfer, and I don't remember what his 197 00:10:15.799 --> 00:10:18.720 list looked like, but I do know that there were 198 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:21.440 some schools that probably you would have thought for sure, 199 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:24.000 oh yeah, he can play there, and they didn't want him. 200 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:28.519 They weren't sold on, you know, his ability to you know, 201 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:30.559 they just felt like, okay, yeah, this guy, he really 202 00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:32.679 had a lot of his production. Good athlete, but he's 203 00:10:32.679 --> 00:10:34.960 not a perimeter player at all. Can't shoot it. I'm 204 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:36.840 not a good free throw shooter. Just you know, an 205 00:10:36.919 --> 00:10:39.559 undersized big that probably belongs at a place like you know, 206 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:44.120 Conference USA. Well, Caleb averaged twelve point six points, five 207 00:10:44.200 --> 00:10:48.720 rebounds and used that good season at FAU to jump 208 00:10:48.799 --> 00:10:51.720 back up, and now Caleb Glenn will be transferring to 209 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:55.840 Michigan State. This is a this is this is a 210 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:58.240 young man who at least right now, we'll see what 211 00:10:58.279 --> 00:11:00.159 happens when he gets Dees Lansing. But this is young 212 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:04.960 man who has fully taken advantage of embraced what you 213 00:11:05.000 --> 00:11:08.480 can now do right like hey, in a previous world. 214 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:11.720 And this is remember the show Last Chance You. Yes, 215 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:14.279 there's a lot of guys in the football and basketball 216 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:17.360 episodes of the seasons of those shows. They call them 217 00:11:17.360 --> 00:11:21.879 bounce backs where you're you're either flunking out in your 218 00:11:21.879 --> 00:11:24.279 freshman year after being a big recruit, or you got 219 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:26.519 yourself in some trouble and you're looked at as like 220 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:29.240 damage goods, red flag. So you do a bounce back 221 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:32.919 year at a juco and then re enter the college 222 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:35.720 football or college basketball world. Well, now what's happened is 223 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:40.279 these schools in like Conference USA, the MAC, the Missouri Valley, 224 00:11:40.279 --> 00:11:45.000 maybe they are now the new Jucos. They are now 225 00:11:45.720 --> 00:11:47.919 the bounce back spots. And look, if you're at AU, 226 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:51.279 I mean you continue to lose players, right. You had 227 00:11:51.279 --> 00:11:55.000 guys that were on a Final four team that two 228 00:11:55.080 --> 00:11:57.720 years later we're playing on different Final four teams. So, 229 00:11:57.799 --> 00:12:00.320 like you know, you have to just know you have 230 00:12:00.360 --> 00:12:05.480 good players, they're likely going to leave, but you also 231 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:09.000 can bring in a four star recruit like Caleb Glenn 232 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:11.559 who had offers from a lot of big time schools 233 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:14.759 coming out of high school to where like you know, 234 00:12:14.600 --> 00:12:17.879 you know, the biggest difference has to be at that 235 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:20.919 level for coaches, just understanding that, like, no matter what, 236 00:12:21.879 --> 00:12:26.080 if we have success, the success can be sustainable, but 237 00:12:26.159 --> 00:12:27.679 it's not going to be with the same guys because 238 00:12:27.720 --> 00:12:30.799 if they have success, they're leaving. They want to go 239 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:33.759 to a higher level. Not only because they want to 240 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:35.840 play at a higher level, they want money and I'd 241 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:37.360 be willing to bet that Michigan State can pay more 242 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:40.559 money than FAU. In fact, there was a piece of 243 00:12:40.559 --> 00:12:42.559 sound I was going to try to pull up here 244 00:12:42.559 --> 00:12:44.799 because there was a coach I think from a lot 245 00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:46.759 of in Norfolk State. If you remember, they made the 246 00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:49.840 tournament this year as maybe a fifteen or sixteen seed, 247 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:52.919 and their coach was you know, he wasn't complaining necessarily. 248 00:12:53.360 --> 00:12:56.639 In fact, he was saying he has more appreciation for 249 00:12:56.720 --> 00:13:02.519 the junior college level because they're basically glorified junior colleges now. 250 00:13:02.799 --> 00:13:06.440 And I only use those words because that's what he 251 00:13:06.600 --> 00:13:09.519 That's what he used. That's what he said, so she said. 252 00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:12.360 And I'm trying to pull it up here. Maybe it's 253 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:14.639 maybe it's not in my in my archive, like I 254 00:13:14.679 --> 00:13:17.679 believe that it was. But and I'm pretty sure I 255 00:13:17.720 --> 00:13:19.000 just told you all you need to know about what 256 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:21.399 was that. Here we go. This is Norfolk State's head 257 00:13:21.399 --> 00:13:25.639 basketball coach. And I don't remember like his tone, but 258 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:28.440 his message was absolutely true. And I think the Sooner 259 00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:34.000 schools not only accept this and embrace it, but really 260 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:36.879 just you know, use it to your advantage. Just understand, 261 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:40.600 we can be successful, sustainable, but we can our success 262 00:13:40.639 --> 00:13:43.399 can be sustained. But it's gonna start over every year 263 00:13:43.399 --> 00:13:45.559 more than anybody else, because anybody that's good at a 264 00:13:45.600 --> 00:13:47.879 place like Norfolk State, they're gonna leave. 265 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:52.559 Now glorified juco. This is now a glorified juco. You know, 266 00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:55.120 this is like Norfolk State Community College because it's like 267 00:13:55.159 --> 00:13:56.639 when I when when I say that, not because of 268 00:13:56.639 --> 00:13:59.000 the people and things like that, but it's just the 269 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:01.320 way it is. Coaches. I have so much more respect 270 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:05.120 for them these days because they have to get a 271 00:14:05.120 --> 00:14:07.159 new team every year or every two years or something 272 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:08.759 like that. Right, you know, now we got to get 273 00:14:08.799 --> 00:14:10.440 a new team every year every two So we basically 274 00:14:10.480 --> 00:14:13.799 have glorified Juco because these kids, you know, until mid 275 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:16.120 majors and not just nofa stake, until mid majors get 276 00:14:16.120 --> 00:14:19.879 the money that hog majors have, We're never gonna be 277 00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:23.080 able to keep kids here, you know, for a long time. 278 00:14:23.120 --> 00:14:24.679 I say, it's easy to get them, it's harder to 279 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:26.720 retain them. You know, you can get them because there's 280 00:14:26.720 --> 00:14:28.559 a lot of kids that want opportunities. A lot of 281 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:30.840 kids want opportunities, but once they get the opportunity and 282 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:32.919 then they blow up, it's harder to retain them because 283 00:14:32.960 --> 00:14:33.960 now the big boy's gonna come. 284 00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:39.080 So again, just accept it. I mean, you probably should sell, 285 00:14:39.200 --> 00:14:41.000 right like it's a weird thing. And I'm sure it's 286 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:43.000 so unusual to do as a coach if you've been 287 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:45.679 doing this, not even a super long time, but just 288 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:48.759 you know, for a little while. Hey, come here, I 289 00:14:48.799 --> 00:14:51.279 only need you for a year. I'm gonna I'm gonna 290 00:14:51.320 --> 00:14:55.320 give you the keys to the to to run the club. 291 00:14:56.440 --> 00:14:59.720 You are way better than what we have here, so 292 00:14:59.840 --> 00:15:01.639 just come here. We got a little bit of money 293 00:15:01.639 --> 00:15:04.600 for you. But you'll you'll blow up, you'll jump up, 294 00:15:04.799 --> 00:15:07.120 you'll be out of here in a year. And it's 295 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:09.440 probably a weird sell, right because it used to be saying, hey, 296 00:15:09.519 --> 00:15:12.159 come here and get a four year education and you know, 297 00:15:12.159 --> 00:15:15.039 we're gonna build some special That may still work with 298 00:15:15.080 --> 00:15:17.360 some but I think you know what he said at 299 00:15:17.360 --> 00:15:20.200 the end of that quote there was you can get 300 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:24.120 them because they want opportunity. Again, I don't know for certain, 301 00:15:24.279 --> 00:15:27.120 but the young man who it was made official today 302 00:15:27.200 --> 00:15:31.639 has signed with Louisville. One of the three transfers that 303 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:33.879 has already committed to Louisville, the highest rated one for 304 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:36.840 what it's worth, Adrian Wooley of Kennesaus State. You know, 305 00:15:36.879 --> 00:15:39.159 I just I don't know what would he who he 306 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:42.240 considered before he signed with Kennesau State, But it wouldn't 307 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:44.200 be a shocker that maybe his offer list would have 308 00:15:44.200 --> 00:15:48.840 included some of the bottom tier Power five programs, right Like, 309 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.360 maybe he'd have got an offer from Providence, maybe he 310 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:54.519 would have got an offer from Boston College or South 311 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:59.480 Carolina or maybe I don't know, TCU, something like that. 312 00:16:00.039 --> 00:16:04.919 But they now instead of offering three stars, they'll take 313 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:07.159 maybe one or two or just say, look, our best 314 00:16:07.159 --> 00:16:08.799 bet of being good is going and getting the portal 315 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:11.399 guys who maybe couldn't get thirty minutes a game at 316 00:16:11.399 --> 00:16:14.720 a power program. So that leaves guys that are three 317 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:17.759 stars borderline top one fifty. You know, their offers aren't 318 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:20.440 going to be as big as they were maybe five 319 00:16:20.480 --> 00:16:22.480 six years ago, but they're going to go to a 320 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:24.600 level where they're ready to play right away and the 321 00:16:24.600 --> 00:16:26.759 production is going to be there if they're good, and 322 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.759 then they jump up. So it's just it's different world, 323 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:33.039 all right, quick break, we'll come back here. On the 324 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:37.120 other side, Rick Patino said something that I want to 325 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:41.200 discuss was anything about the Louiville Kentucky. But he's been getting 326 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.039 hounded by some New York fans who, of course want 327 00:16:44.080 --> 00:16:46.720 to embrace Saint John's but they want to know, Ricky 328 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:51.480 p who you riding with? Yankees are Mets And he 329 00:16:51.919 --> 00:16:54.440 he did the you know, he did the thing that 330 00:16:54.600 --> 00:16:57.799 like didn't win him any points on either side. So 331 00:16:57.799 --> 00:16:59.480 we'll get to that in a lot more. Keep it locked. 332 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:01.279 It is called Cofie and Company. Feel abou Thorn's ready 333 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:02.360 are on Sports Talk seven ninety. 334 00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:07.680 Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 335 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:09.440 Sports Talk seven nine day. 336 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:13.640 That's right, coffee and company rolling along here on a 337 00:17:13.680 --> 00:17:18.559 Thursday afternoon. The week has gone by really, really fast. 338 00:17:18.759 --> 00:17:20.480 I feel like I just got back from vacation. But 339 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:23.000 we're about to be done with the first week back 340 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:25.480 from vacation. Good stuff. I guess it's a good thing. 341 00:17:25.480 --> 00:17:27.440 If it's going back quick, it means we're enjoying ourselves 342 00:17:27.440 --> 00:17:29.559 at least I am. I hope you guys are as well. 343 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:32.359 I'm certainly enjoying the next guest we're going to be 344 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:35.680 bringing on. It's mister Eric McElroy, Doctor Eric mclash should say, 345 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:37.960 from Prorea Physical Therapy. How we do it, Eric? Jebgot 346 00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:38.759 spring break. 347 00:17:39.920 --> 00:17:40.720 Yes, sir, we did. 348 00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:43.920 We actually didn't go anywhere, but we used it as 349 00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:46.720 a week to catch up. Well, we did go visit 350 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:48.799 my in laws for a few days, which was fun, 351 00:17:48.839 --> 00:17:51.799 but we definitely got caught up on some stuff. 352 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:54.799 That we needed to which was kind of nice. Yeah, 353 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:56.559 so it was a good week. How was your week? 354 00:17:56.960 --> 00:17:58.920 It was good. We didn't get great weather. We had 355 00:17:58.960 --> 00:18:00.920 made a trip down in a varb each did a 356 00:18:00.920 --> 00:18:03.039 little took the family, and then a lot of friends 357 00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:06.079 of ours brought their kids, so a lot of babysitting kids. 358 00:18:06.119 --> 00:18:08.119 But a lot of good times were had. And I 359 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:10.680 did forget that this time of year, you know, you 360 00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:12.400 kind of really never know what you're gonna get when 361 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:14.599 it comes to h to weather down there in that area. 362 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:18.839 But it was better than what it was here. I mean, flooding, tornadoes, yikes. 363 00:18:19.079 --> 00:18:21.839 And we're still dealing with the aftermath of all that rain. 364 00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:24.880 Oh, absolutely that it was crazy. 365 00:18:24.960 --> 00:18:27.559 We mind laws live in London, Kentucky, so we got 366 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:29.960 a lot of rain, but not near the amount it 367 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:30.519 was up here. 368 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:32.240 And uh yeah, it's crazy. 369 00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:33.920 It's been a little while since we've had this kind 370 00:18:33.960 --> 00:18:39.480 of flooding, so I know, man. 371 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:40.039 And get how how much it impacts the city. 372 00:18:40.200 --> 00:18:44.559 You know, canceling thunder, which was unheard of, but it's 373 00:18:44.599 --> 00:18:46.920 just it's gonna be a weird started derby. 374 00:18:46.759 --> 00:18:47.440 Yeah, no doubt. 375 00:18:47.519 --> 00:18:51.000 And and thunder being canceled obviously is a big bummer, 376 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:53.720 just for those who travel here to enjoy it, and 377 00:18:53.759 --> 00:18:56.160 of course those who live here that really you know, 378 00:18:56.319 --> 00:18:58.559 embrace us having such a big event that brings so 379 00:18:58.599 --> 00:19:00.960 many people to the Kentucky and A area. But I 380 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:03.039 really feel for those that that's an annual thing that 381 00:19:03.119 --> 00:19:04.880 is such a big part of their business, right, I 382 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:07.079 mean that's you know, if you're on River Road, not 383 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:09.119 only are you not able to take in probably what 384 00:19:09.200 --> 00:19:11.000 is maybe one of your bigger days of the year. 385 00:19:11.039 --> 00:19:13.160 If you've got a restaurant, a bar, or really any place. 386 00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:14.759 To be honest with you, if you've got problem location, 387 00:19:14.839 --> 00:19:17.240 doesn't matter what your business is, you can sell tickets 388 00:19:17.279 --> 00:19:18.839 for people to come and watch the fireworks, and you 389 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:20.680 can probably make a big, big amount of money. Well, 390 00:19:20.680 --> 00:19:21.960 not only do you not have the chance to do 391 00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:24.920 that because no thunder, you're probably underwater right now. Some 392 00:19:24.960 --> 00:19:28.200 of the some of the footage of of of River 393 00:19:28.319 --> 00:19:31.440 Road and just down in that area, even up to 394 00:19:31.480 --> 00:19:33.680 like the Clifton area. Now, I mean, I've lived here 395 00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:36.240 my whole life, and I can't give you a rundown 396 00:19:36.240 --> 00:19:39.119 of all the different flooding and crazy storms we've had, 397 00:19:39.119 --> 00:19:40.720 but man, this one certainly seems like it's going to 398 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:42.000 be one to remember for a long time. 399 00:19:43.039 --> 00:19:45.680 Oh absolutely. And you know you brought up the. 400 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:50.279 Businesses that are impacted, one of the I would have 401 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:52.640