WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.799 --> 00:00:06.879 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.080 --> 00:00:35.840 Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick coffee. 3 00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:26.519 All right, five o'clock hour here on a good Friday. 4 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:30.640 I don't know what it looks like outside, but I 5 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.359 know it was beautiful all day today and I hope 6 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:35.000 that it still is. And I don't know why. It's 7 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:36.679 taken me a little while to get used to it. 8 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:41.799 But it's a nice surprise, like unexpected happiness that you 9 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:46.000 know you weren't anticipating it. Really, it's a strong hit. 10 00:00:46.399 --> 00:00:49.799 And whenever I leave here at six point thirty or 11 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:51.920 you know, earlier, depending upon what I have to do 12 00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:53.600 before I leave, and I walk outside and like it's 13 00:00:53.640 --> 00:00:55.719 not only still daylight, but like it's sunny like that. 14 00:00:56.079 --> 00:00:58.039 I don't know, because I'm in this cave all day. 15 00:00:58.359 --> 00:01:00.479 I guess it's just taken me a little longer actually 16 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:03.799 realized that, you know, here we are in late April, 17 00:01:04.079 --> 00:01:06.760 mid April. I guess, uh, you know, it stays light outside, 18 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:10.599 and it's uh like tonight is the night patio dinners. Right, 19 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:12.840 Like if you if you you got a restaurant with 20 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:15.000 a good patio, you're gonna be busy tonight for good reason, 21 00:01:15.120 --> 00:01:17.280 so good vibes, no doubt. As we get you out 22 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:19.159 of here, we'll get you set for Easter weekend and 23 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:21.640 uh we'll finish strong, at least we'll attempt to. So 24 00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:25.560 I'm gonna look up here with the n C Double A. 25 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:30.359 When is the n C Double A transfer portal window? 26 00:01:30.439 --> 00:01:33.200 Because we talked about that a little bit earlier that 27 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:36.359 I just assume that, you know, if guys were gonna 28 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:38.280 leave in college basketball in the portal, they would have 29 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.640 already they would have already decided. But no, because the 30 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.239 last couple of days there have been some really good 31 00:01:43.239 --> 00:01:47.079 players that have decided to UH to enter the portal. 32 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:49.640 And you know, one of them now is believed to 33 00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:54.159 be one of the UH top three players in the 34 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:56.920 portal overall, and that's PJ. Haggerty, who, by the way, 35 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:01.359 UH is this is from on three Sports. He is 36 00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:06.040 asking for four million plus and to play primarily the 37 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:10.039 point guard role. Well, the report is from on three 38 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:12.479 is reporting it, but they're citing Jeff Goodman, which makes 39 00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:15.000 me believe it even more because Goodman, despite being you 40 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:18.800 know Goodman, he is as connected as anybody in college basketball. 41 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:22.639 But yeah, I mean four million. He'll probably get it. 42 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:25.199 Somebody will pay him that. I don't know if it's 43 00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:27.400 gonna be worth it, but somebody will probably pay him that. 44 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:29.879 And that's just where we are now. This would be 45 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:31.800 a huge get for Kentucky. And I don't even know 46 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:34.800 if they're I haven't seen if they're in the mix 47 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:36.800 here or not. But you know, you missed out on 48 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:43.120 Donovan Dent, you missed out on Linnenborg, and those were 49 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:45.319 you know, those were Missus and clearly guys that right 50 00:02:45.319 --> 00:02:48.159 out of the gate Pope and company were prioritizing and 51 00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:50.000 they chose to go elsewhere. They did bounce back with 52 00:02:50.039 --> 00:02:52.039 other good players that to me are different than those 53 00:02:52.080 --> 00:02:55.120 two guys. But still, you know, if your consolation gets 54 00:02:55.240 --> 00:02:58.120 in the front court, in the back court are Jade 55 00:02:58.120 --> 00:03:03.039 and Quaintance and Jalen Lowe, I mean, you're still getting 56 00:03:03.039 --> 00:03:05.560 good players. I don't think they fit Pope's system as 57 00:03:05.639 --> 00:03:07.360 quite as much, but still, like it's not like you 58 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:10.159 went had had to go recruit some walk ons to 59 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:12.439 try out. But if they could somehow get in the 60 00:03:12.479 --> 00:03:13.919 mix here, that would change a lot of things. But 61 00:03:14.360 --> 00:03:17.759 I'm just gonna assume that Mark Pope, if we're going 62 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:19.400 to do, you know, if we're basing it off of 63 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:22.919 you know, consistency, He's not even gonna want this guy 64 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:24.759 if he's already, if it's already out there, that it's 65 00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:28.319 going to be a formulion other price tag because and 66 00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:30.080 I know, there's no way for me to talk about 67 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:34.120 Kentucky without people hearing it the way they want to 68 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:36.120 hear it, as if I'm being like overly critical and 69 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:39.039 I'm being you know, just a troll Louisville fan. And 70 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:41.800 sometimes it probably does come off that way, and it's 71 00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:45.199 for good reason. But I think Mark Pope has has 72 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:48.599 kind of made it clear that regardless of the budget, 73 00:03:48.759 --> 00:03:52.280 he doesn't want to bring in guys where the only 74 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:55.280 reason the real kicker to get them to pick Kentucky 75 00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:59.240 over three other elite schools is money. I guess he 76 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:01.120 just feels that is, if that's not going to be 77 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:03.439 good a good fit for his locker room. I mean, clearly, 78 00:04:03.479 --> 00:04:05.199 guys who come to Kentucky are getting paid in IL 79 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:07.960 is a real thing, and he can sell that if 80 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:10.560 you come to Kentucky and you have some success, maybe 81 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:13.520 you're ANIL deal isn't going to be four million. But 82 00:04:13.639 --> 00:04:17.240 man if you're good here, you can make endless amounts 83 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:21.399 of money. I mean, Kobe Brea ended up getting that 84 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:24.879 March Madness endorsement where he was in that commercial for 85 00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:27.800 one of the major sponsors of the NAA tournament. Kobe 86 00:04:27.800 --> 00:04:31.279 Brea was, you know, a role player a lot of 87 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:33.319 the times this year, a good player. Clearly at times 88 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:35.120 he played really good, but like he wasn't even like 89 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:37.279 a top four a guy on their team. And he 90 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:38.959 got that. You tell me it's not because he played 91 00:04:38.959 --> 00:04:42.560 a Kentucky, one of the bigger brands. So maybe onto something. 92 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:45.120 But like, I think you will continue to miss out 93 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:47.399 on guys like this. And I don't even know if 94 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:51.160 they're recruiting him, I really don't, but I would think 95 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:52.680 that they would at least try to get in the mix, 96 00:04:52.879 --> 00:04:54.600 but maybe they won't. I don't know. I haven't seen 97 00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:59.480 any schools that are already in good shape with PJ. 98 00:04:59.560 --> 00:05:01.639 Haggerty the transfer from Memphis, because he just hit the 99 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:05.199 portal yesterday and he probably hasn't had time to even 100 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:07.839 like read every text message or take every phone call. 101 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:10.040 Because you know, he's gonna be a player that everybody wants, 102 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:12.160 but some won't be able to pay for him because 103 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:13.720 they don't have the funds. And some will say, yeah, 104 00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:16.279 we just can't justify that because you could have got 105 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:21.759 four million dollars. I mean, human nature, it's a real 106 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:27.000 powerful thing. Meaning like I feel some way if I'm 107 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:29.680 in the locker room and I'm making a teeny tiny 108 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:31.519 percentage of four million, and I know this guy might 109 00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:33.199 be better than me, but man, he ain't that much better. 110 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:36.240 Like four million dollars for a player. I think it 111 00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:38.279 just becomes something you really got a babysit more than 112 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:41.639 anything as far as egos, and just making sure that 113 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:45.319 like that doesn't become contentious because you know, eventually that'll 114 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:48.120 probably go away because look, in real life, you're gonna 115 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:51.399 make less money than other people. That's just that's just 116 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:55.240 how it is. So you get what you're worth based 117 00:05:55.240 --> 00:05:57.839 off what somebody is willing to pay you. So like 118 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:00.839 there's no there's no like you know, in the NBA, 119 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:05.199 if you get sour in the locker room because Lebron's 120 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:07.920 making more money than you, like you got your you know, 121 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:10.720 you need to change your job, change your career, because 122 00:06:11.279 --> 00:06:14.360 like that's just better players are going to get more money. 123 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:15.639 That's just how it works, and that's how it's working 124 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:19.000 in college. But it's still relatively due because yes, it's 125 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:22.199 now become pro sports, but we still live in this delusion. 126 00:06:22.199 --> 00:06:23.439 Well we don't we know what it is, but like 127 00:06:23.480 --> 00:06:27.240 the NSTA LA operates in delusion to where these guys 128 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:29.360 aren't being paid to play, they're just being paid because 129 00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:31.759 they're because of who they are. Like it's nonsense, and 130 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:35.079 I'm sure you still see like clearly like Cooper Flah 131 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:37.959 Cooper Flag was in the was in the commercial that 132 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:40.279 you saw too many times during March Madness at the 133 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:42.560 retirement home. And I just mentioned that Kobe Bray commercial, 134 00:06:42.639 --> 00:06:47.079 Like those are those are those are clearly like they're 135 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:49.800 they're using those guys to help promote their product. But 136 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:52.560 like it's not a return on investment, Like which athlete 137 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:56.279 got a lucrative and il deal at the college level 138 00:06:57.040 --> 00:07:00.839 that whoever gave them the bag got a legitimate return 139 00:07:00.879 --> 00:07:04.399 on investment. Nobody like And I don't say this to 140 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:06.319 be critical, it's just it's just an example that comes 141 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:08.079 to mind for me that that I think makes sense. 142 00:07:08.079 --> 00:07:12.279 And again, we appreciate, as Louisville fans anybody who's throwing 143 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:14.000 up big money to help get these players because that 144 00:07:14.000 --> 00:07:16.040 matters now and you need it. And thankfully Louis's got 145 00:07:16.079 --> 00:07:18.439 some really good support. But like Rick Keeper, he is 146 00:07:18.920 --> 00:07:23.079 the CEO of Glow Brands. They own Planet Fitness, Suntan 147 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:26.000 City and I believe Buff City soap here in the 148 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:30.279 UH in the Kentucky and area. Very successful businesses. Rick's 149 00:07:30.279 --> 00:07:32.879 a very successful guy. Great guy too, by the way, 150 00:07:33.240 --> 00:07:37.160 also owns Thoroughbreds and you know, he's he's he's clearly 151 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:40.439 a made man and he's and he's great. We appreciate 152 00:07:40.439 --> 00:07:42.279 his support at U l as loisvell fans. But do 153 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:46.839 you think Planet Fitness has has has made the money 154 00:07:46.839 --> 00:07:50.279 back specifically from what they invested to sponsor all these 155 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:53.519 great UL athletes. Probably not. And that's okay because you know, 156 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:59.040 it's just these nil deals name, image and likeness. It's 157 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:00.639 stupid that we even call it that, to be honest 158 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:03.160 with you, because yes, there are examples of it, but 159 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:06.720 the like when you see that you've got at least 160 00:08:06.759 --> 00:08:10.000 eight schools now reportedly are spending over ten million dollars 161 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.879 on their roster for college basketball. You know, if it's 162 00:08:13.879 --> 00:08:16.480 coming from the collectives, that's different because that's that's just 163 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:19.360 crowdsourcing and bringing in, you know, a big pot of 164 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:21.240 money and splitting it up. But there's also some big 165 00:08:21.279 --> 00:08:23.680 time boosters that are saying, all right, we need three 166 00:08:23.720 --> 00:08:26.079 million to get this guy, I'll cover eight hundred thousand. 167 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:30.639 That person is not getting a return on that investment, 168 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:32.799 and again that speaks to how fortunate they are to 169 00:08:32.799 --> 00:08:34.120 where they have money, to where they can do that, 170 00:08:34.159 --> 00:08:38.879 you know what I mean. So here, I am somebody 171 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:42.559 who has advocated that this is better for college basketball 172 00:08:42.679 --> 00:08:44.919 now that we have this, and I believe that wholeheartedly. 173 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:47.559 But also I also can acknowledge that like it's just 174 00:08:47.600 --> 00:08:52.879 an unregulated mess. And as someone who never will have 175 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:55.759 money like that to throw around to get players from 176 00:08:55.759 --> 00:08:57.840 a favorite team, I can't relate. So, like, you know, 177 00:08:58.799 --> 00:09:00.960 I just I can't. But I even if I had it, 178 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:02.840 I don't know if I'd be able to justify giving 179 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:04.360 the money, because yes, I want my team to win 180 00:09:04.679 --> 00:09:07.120 and you need good players. But like as someone who's 181 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:09.399 never and I don't want to act like i've i've been. 182 00:09:09.480 --> 00:09:12.320 You know, I'm in poverty. I'm very fortunate, and you know, 183 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:14.120 my wife and I do well for ourselves. I had 184 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:16.320 a very good childhood. So I don't want to make 185 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:19.799 it out like I've never known what money is. But 186 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:24.480 if I gave as a fan a lucrative amount of 187 00:09:24.519 --> 00:09:27.039 money couple hundred thousand to go towards bringing in a 188 00:09:27.080 --> 00:09:30.000 really good player, even if I even if I even 189 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:31.720 if that wasn't a huge expense to me because I 190 00:09:31.799 --> 00:09:34.559 was wealthy, I do feel like I would watch said 191 00:09:34.559 --> 00:09:38.159 player and be like, good thing. I kept the receipt, 192 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:41.240 Like that's how it works. But I just again, that's 193 00:09:41.279 --> 00:09:42.639 what I mean when I say I can't relate to 194 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:45.320 like like, I've never paid any kind of money for 195 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:48.480 you know, the most expensive purchases that I've ever made, 196 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:50.919 like most people is my home. I didn't pay cash 197 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:52.879 for my home, you know what I mean. So yeah, 198 00:09:53.240 --> 00:09:56.480 just again, we're lucky as sports fans at the college 199 00:09:56.559 --> 00:10:02.080 level to have very wealthy boosters that that are willing to, 200 00:10:02.200 --> 00:10:03.879 you know, support because you have to. Now if you 201 00:10:03.919 --> 00:10:06.399 don't have it, you're screwed. Like and by the way, 202 00:10:06.440 --> 00:10:10.720 there are programs out there that like they're they can't. 203 00:10:10.759 --> 00:10:12.519 I mean, you know, you always hold that hope, but 204 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:14.960 like if you're Boston College, where's the light at the 205 00:10:15.000 --> 00:10:16.960 end of the tunnel for you, like what scenario will 206 00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:19.519 you ever be competitive at the top of the sport? 207 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:24.320 Like you probably won't. So you know, having big money 208 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:26.840 and going and getting really good players does not at 209 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:31.519 all guarantee anything. I mean, look at look at the 210 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:35.399 two most expensive rosters in college basketball last year, Kansas 211 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:41.240 and Indiana. Big failures in both aspects. Kansas huge disappointment, 212 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:45.120 Indiana same thing. So doesn't guarantee anything. But you also 213 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:47.279 have to have it to have a chance. I think 214 00:10:47.720 --> 00:10:49.879 you just do. So we're we're fortunate in that regard. 215 00:10:49.919 --> 00:10:53.519 But anyways, another few names to mention as far as 216 00:10:53.519 --> 00:10:56.840 guys that have that have hit the portal that are 217 00:10:56.879 --> 00:10:58.480 still out there. And again I don't know ifloev is 218 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:00.159 gonna get involved, but Jimir Watkins he didn't at the 219 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:01.879 portal recently, but he's one of the top ten players 220 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:04.000 out there and Louisville is still listed for him. I 221 00:11:04.080 --> 00:11:06.279 just and I would love for Louisville to be able 222 00:11:06.279 --> 00:11:07.879 to bring him in. He's a really good wing, was 223 00:11:07.879 --> 00:11:11.360 an All acc player average eighteen points a game. I just, 224 00:11:11.720 --> 00:11:14.200 you know, a part of me thinks he might look 225 00:11:14.200 --> 00:11:15.799 at Louisville and think they're a little too crowded, but 226 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:18.120 then again maybe not like maybe the native ment stuff 227 00:11:18.480 --> 00:11:20.559 has made it to where Louisville can now set aside 228 00:11:20.639 --> 00:11:26.039 money for somebody else and sell that role that I guess, 229 00:11:26.039 --> 00:11:28.080 for at least a little while, there were some that 230 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:29.440 believed that was going to be naatea amant because it 231 00:11:29.440 --> 00:11:30.840 looked like Louisville was in good shape, and now it 232 00:11:30.840 --> 00:11:34.279 looks like there's no, He's clearly not gonna come to Louisville. 233 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:35.919 It's going to be either Tennessee or Duke, which again, 234 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:38.120 if he had committed that I had said, great, that's exciting, 235 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:41.320 but also like, I'm not losing any sleep over not 236 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:44.480 getting him, because, as we discussed all throughout the week, 237 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:49.799 the scenario where he's a piece that really substantially elevates 238 00:11:49.799 --> 00:11:51.519 you in the one season he's here, I just think 239 00:11:51.559 --> 00:11:54.320 that's unlikely and you're only going to get in one year, 240 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:55.919 and he would cost a lot of money, it sounds like. 241 00:11:57.840 --> 00:12:01.919 But ba back to the Kentucky aspect here, I'm curious 242 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:03.600 to see if there ever is a change of heart 243 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:07.480 for Pope because I just think if you're if you're 244 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:12.200 living in the world of well, yeah, they've got a million, 245 00:12:12.879 --> 00:12:16.360 We've got a million. This other blue Blood or this 246 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:20.240 other school's got two million, But you know you're still 247 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:22.279 gonna get paid. And clearly like we're better. We're Kentucky. 248 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:23.679 Look at us. We've got the biggest fan base in 249 00:12:23.679 --> 00:12:26.399 the country. Maybe we've got all these national championships. We're 250 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:29.360 one of the most followed programs in the sport. That 251 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:35.000 stuff matters and it has value. But man, if the 252 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:38.960 money's not right, that's not a big enough incentive for 253 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:43.000 a lot of these guys to bypass more money in 254 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:46.039 order to Okay, yeah, I'll take less money, but it's Kentucky. Now, 255 00:12:46.039 --> 00:12:48.320 maybe some will, but the guys that'll do that are 256 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:51.360 not the PJ. Haggerty's, are not the Donovan Dents. Those 257 00:12:51.360 --> 00:12:55.279 are the guys. Again, those guys, they're sticking around because 258 00:12:55.279 --> 00:12:58.039 of money. That's why they're still here. If there wasn't 259 00:12:58.039 --> 00:13:00.240 money to be made, they'd leave and go play professionally 260 00:13:00.600 --> 00:13:03.639 overseas and make money. But the more, the bigger payday 261 00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:07.960 is in college. So if you're selling high school kids, yeah, 262 00:13:08.000 --> 00:13:10.240 we'll give you a mill. I know this, Uh you know, 263 00:13:10.279 --> 00:13:17.159 I know Mississippi State and uh, Saint John's they're offering 264 00:13:17.159 --> 00:13:20.399 more money, but you're gonna be an NBA lottery pick 265 00:13:20.399 --> 00:13:22.440 regardless of where you go. You'll have a better platform, 266 00:13:22.480 --> 00:13:25.600 you'll be more tested playing here at Kentucky. So those 267 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:29.679 guys probably will take less money because they they don't 268 00:13:29.759 --> 00:13:32.440 like they're not as hard up for it. The biggest 269 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:35.360 payday in basketball that Donovan did and PJ. Haggerty are 270 00:13:35.399 --> 00:13:37.879 ever going to get is that is right now and 271 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:40.279 they know that. So not to say that money is 272 00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:42.240 the only thing that matters, but I would be highly 273 00:13:42.279 --> 00:13:46.480 shocked if money isn't the biggest and most important factor 274 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:49.799 when they're making these decisions. And who can blame them. 275 00:13:49.799 --> 00:13:54.240 That's how we operate, right, Like, if you're considering a job, Yes, 276 00:13:54.279 --> 00:13:56.200 there are some jobs. Maybe if the salary was a 277 00:13:56.240 --> 00:13:58.720 little bit lower, you'd still take it because it would 278 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:00.559 be less stress, and there's other things that come with it, 279 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:05.200 maybe a shorter commute, less stress, like those things matter. 280 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:10.240 But you wouldn't take that job if it, you know, 281 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:13.559 paid substantially less. You'd live with having a bigger a 282 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:16.679 longer commute, and maybe more stress because you know you 283 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:21.200 want to make money. It's your livelihood. So yeah, I'm 284 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:23.360 just at a quick search here. I don't know, it 285 00:14:23.399 --> 00:14:25.559 doesn't look as if there's been any you know, this 286 00:14:25.600 --> 00:14:29.399 is you know, Goodman reported that he wants four million 287 00:14:29.399 --> 00:14:33.840 plus and wants to play point guard. But he's one 288 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:35.879 of those guys that, like any school you hear is 289 00:14:35.919 --> 00:14:38.279 interested in reaching out to him. You're not surprised because 290 00:14:38.279 --> 00:14:40.519 he's believed to be one of the best guys that 291 00:14:40.600 --> 00:14:43.679 is that is available. I didn't even realize that Mackenzie 292 00:14:43.720 --> 00:14:45.279 and Bacco was in the portal like cold. I think 293 00:14:45.279 --> 00:14:46.799 I saw that when I was on vacation. I totally 294 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:49.080 forgot about it. His recruitment to me kind of went. 295 00:14:49.159 --> 00:14:51.200 You know, I shouldn't say that it was ignored, but 296 00:14:51.240 --> 00:14:53.559 I don't really. I don't really remember hearing anything about it. 297 00:14:53.600 --> 00:14:56.559 But apparently Kentucky was in on Mackenzie and Bacco and 298 00:14:56.600 --> 00:14:59.279 he has decided to go to Texas A and M 299 00:14:59.279 --> 00:15:02.799 instead and play for coach Bucky, who got that job 300 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:07.039 after Buzz Williams left to go to Maryland. So, I mean, 301 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:08.919 I don't know if that's another whiff as they're saying 302 00:15:08.960 --> 00:15:11.399 for Mark Pope, but clearly I think Kentucky was recruiting 303 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:12.600 him and wanted to get him in for a visit. 304 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:14.879 I don't know if he visited or not, but you know, 305 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:16.559 to me, A and M is the perfect kind of 306 00:15:16.559 --> 00:15:20.120 example to where, yeah, Kentucky probably has a good role 307 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:25.559 for Imbaco, and you know, Kentucky's clearly a better program 308 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:28.639 than A and M. A and M will always be 309 00:15:28.919 --> 00:15:32.559 a distant second, maybe even a distant third, because I 310 00:15:32.559 --> 00:15:34.799 think they have a pretty popular baseball team too. But 311 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:39.200 like Bucky, even he is not as proven as Mark Pope, 312 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:41.240 and that's saying something because Pope still relatively new on 313 00:15:41.279 --> 00:15:43.759 the after his first year. But I would be willing 314 00:15:43.799 --> 00:15:45.360 to bet A and M. You know, being A and M, 315 00:15:45.399 --> 00:15:47.559 they probably have a lot of money and that was 316 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:52.840 the factor for McKenzie and Baco. Now. Not to be hypocritical, 317 00:15:52.879 --> 00:15:54.200 because I did say earlier like there are going to 318 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:56.240 be guys that just simply decide that they want to 319 00:15:56.240 --> 00:16:00.960 go elsewhere and not go play for you. Wilkerson did 320 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:05.639 earlier this this this week? Was it this week? Yeah? 321 00:16:05.639 --> 00:16:06.840 Somebody I was thinking of this last week. It was 322 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:10.480 this week. But anyways, let me see here before we 323 00:16:10.519 --> 00:16:14.120 move on. Yeah, here, so the window for the transfer portal, 324 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:21.200 let's see it opened Monday, March twenty fifth, which, of 325 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:23.080 course you know that was right before the Final four, 326 00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:24.799 wasn't it. I think that's what it was, but which 327 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:26.960 is just insane to think about. Or maybe it was 328 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:31.480 maybe it was the Monday with the Sweet sixteen. Either way, Uh, 329 00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:35.399 it's been open now for just about three weeks and 330 00:16:35.480 --> 00:16:39.600 it'll close in Wow, he closes in four days. So 331 00:16:39.639 --> 00:16:41.200 I knew they trimmed it to where it was there 332 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:43.600 wasn't as big of a window. But yeah, if you so, 333 00:16:43.879 --> 00:16:45.919 I'd be willing to bet that over the weekend and 334 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:48.600 even up until Tuesday, you'll continue to see guys that 335 00:16:49.399 --> 00:16:52.200 were contemplating what they wanted to do, maybe seeing if 336 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:54.399 their school could could could pay a big amount or not. 337 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:58.200 And I wouldn't be shocked if there's guys that hit 338 00:16:58.240 --> 00:17:01.399 the portal that end up being in the top twenty 339 00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:05.359 as far as guys that were available, because again when 340 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:11.160 I mentioned Haggarty and you know Chad Baker, Mazzara, Jimmy 341 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:14.200 or Watkins, like those guys being top twenty five players, 342 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:18.599 that's including dudes who've alread committed elsewhere. So as far 343 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:21.400 as Louisville, I don't know who else they're going to get. 344 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:23.000 In fact, a good question just came in on the 345 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:25.000 text line that I hadn't really considered, but we'll talk 346 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:26.680 about it. On the other side, it's about case in pryor, 347 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:30.319 meaning like does he owe Louisville a real like like 348 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:34.480 a real confirmation so they can actively know what they 349 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:35.799 need to go out there and pursue. That's a good 350 00:17:35.799 --> 00:17:37.799 point I hadn't thought about, but we'll get to that. 351 00:17:37.839 --> 00:17:39.519 On the other side, we are a little bit earlier today. 352 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:42.200 I didn't realize it until earlier, but we have a 353 00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:44.039 louis Bats game coming your way, so we'll come back 354 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:45.640 for a segment and then we'll get out of here 355 00:17:45.640 --> 00:17:48.240 early for the weekend, which has me excited. So stick 356 00:17:48.279 --> 00:17:50.319 with us right here. Coffee and Company. Feel about Thornton's 357 00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:51.119 on Sports Talk seven. 358 00:17:51.039 --> 00:17:55.039 Ninety Now back to Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's 359 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:58.279 on Sports Talk seven nine day. 360 00:17:58.400 --> 00:18:00.599 That's right, Coffee and Company. Let's segment here. 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