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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>We've got a big night of college basketball tonight, which

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<v Speaker 2>means I'm going to consume a lot of college basketball

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<v Speaker 2>and wager on a lot of college basketball. I had

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<v Speaker 2>had myself a good weekend. I guess it really ended

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<v Speaker 2>on I might have been Friday night. I had had

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<v Speaker 2>a two leg parlay that that was pretty juicy, meaning good.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I do three legs or less, I'm usually

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<v Speaker 2>really consistent. When it comes to the amount of money

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<v Speaker 2>that I bet, it's usually not much. Twenty is like

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<v Speaker 2>as steep as I'll usually go. But on Saturday, I

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<v Speaker 2>had a full day where I hit, I had my

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<v Speaker 2>son's basketball game, and then I had to get ready

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<v Speaker 2>for the Hall of Fame event.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just didn't. I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew I wasn't gonna be able to watch a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot. Therefore, I just decided, all right, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do a three leg parlay on the noon games, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to be probably it maybe until late in

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<v Speaker 2>the evening, so I might as well, you know, instead

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<v Speaker 2>of betting ten here twenty there and really maybe spending

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, forty bucks on a Saturday when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to betting from top to bottom, and the hope

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<v Speaker 2>is that if that's three wagers or so, maybe one

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<v Speaker 2>of them hits and that way I'm making a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of money. But because I knew only was going

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<v Speaker 2>to do that three leg parlay, I just decided to

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<v Speaker 2>put fifty on it because I was feeling pretty good

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<v Speaker 2>because of Friday night being a good one and ended

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<v Speaker 2>up hitting and it's probably the most I've won all year,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm feeling confident. Didn't have a good night last night.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's some of these and this is what happens, man.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know, if you're somebody that wagers on college

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<v Speaker 2>hoops or maybe wagers on anything, you have a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of momentum, you get a little confidence going. And

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't mean that you feel like you can't lose.

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<v Speaker 2>But I feel like I've got a better ability to

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<v Speaker 2>not overthink a spread, right, because when I get down

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<v Speaker 2>bad and I'm losing, then I start to overthink everything.

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<v Speaker 2>And at that point I just say, look, don't even

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<v Speaker 2>look deep into it. Just trust your gut, because I

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<v Speaker 2>still believe that there's nothing worse. I mean, losing always sucks,

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<v Speaker 2>but there's nothing worse as far as I guess. The

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<v Speaker 2>worst way to lose, in my opinion, is when you

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<v Speaker 2>had an initial thought right your gut, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>thought more about it, you changed your mind, and then

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<v Speaker 2>it go Then it's wrong. Like that to me is

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<v Speaker 2>the worst feeling ever. So like I'm looking at some

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<v Speaker 2>of these games tonight and I don't understand why some

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<v Speaker 2>of these teams are favored or maybe not favored by

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<v Speaker 2>a bigger amount like tonight. And for what it's worth,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky does play Tennessee tonight. Should be a good game.

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<v Speaker 2>But Kentucky's gonna be without Jackson Robinson. So they are

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<v Speaker 2>underdogs at home, which is a rare thing to see

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<v Speaker 2>at Reparna. But Tennessee minus two and a half currently

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<v Speaker 2>the total is one forty seven and a half. But

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<v Speaker 2>Florida one of the best teams in the country. They

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<v Speaker 2>are on the road at Mississippi State. A good team,

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<v Speaker 2>certainly a row game, tough environment, but Mississippi State, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean they're outside the top thirty in the Ken Palm.

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<v Speaker 2>They've lost four out of four out of five. Their

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<v Speaker 2>only wins in the last five games are against South Carolina,

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<v Speaker 2>who we know stinks and they needed overtime to beat them,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Georgia, who is one of the worst teams

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<v Speaker 2>in the league, and they beat them by one. So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't understand how Florida, a top five team, is

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<v Speaker 2>underdogs in Mississippi State. I mean, I wouldn't expect him

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<v Speaker 2>to be big time favorites on the road because again

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<v Speaker 2>the SEC's loaded. But I don't I don't get this,

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<v Speaker 2>And this is this is where I start to overthinking

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<v Speaker 2>at times because I'm thinking, maybe they know something I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I believe Walter Clayton, junior for Florida, was

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<v Speaker 2>at one point dealing with some injuries. But I just

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<v Speaker 2>checked the Yeah, I mean, I just checked the injury

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<v Speaker 2>update for both teams and they don't have any notable injuries.

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<v Speaker 2>Florida doesn't, So I mean I'm thinking about In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not thinking about it. I'm gonna do it. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna ta Florida money line. I just think they're better

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<v Speaker 2>in Mississippi State. I don't know if they've done a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot to like deserve the benefit of the doubt

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<v Speaker 2>as far as being a team that has a seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>and six record five and five in league play. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying they're bad, but they don't really have

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<v Speaker 2>anything on their resume where you can claim, Okay, well, look, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the record's not great, but man, they still have it. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky is the best example of a team that right

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<v Speaker 2>now doesn't have a great record in league play. They're

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<v Speaker 2>five and five sixteen and seven overall, but man, they

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<v Speaker 2>earned the benefit of the doubt with wins against Duke Gonzaga, Louisville, Florida,

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee on the road, A and M Mississippi State on

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<v Speaker 2>the road. I don't want to gass them up because

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<v Speaker 2>I might throw up doing it, but Kentucky has proven

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<v Speaker 2>to where you can look at their five and five

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<v Speaker 2>record in league play and chalk it up to hey,

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<v Speaker 2>it's because they play in the best league in the country. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Mississippi State also plays in the best league in the country,

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<v Speaker 2>but they don't have any of those impressive wins. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>their wins are against the teams that aren't good in

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<v Speaker 2>the league. And I mean right now they're five and five.

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<v Speaker 3>In the in the SEC.

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<v Speaker 2>In Mississippi State is their wins are against South Carolina twice,

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<v Speaker 2>Vanderbilt once Georgia and then they did beat Old Miss

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<v Speaker 2>and if you remember, that was the game where I

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<v Speaker 2>think Old Miss completely choked it away and Ole Miss

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<v Speaker 2>is you know, Ole Miss is an elite.

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<v Speaker 3>But anyways, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Typically when I end up looking at the line and

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<v Speaker 2>just being dumbfounded as how this could even happen, how

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<v Speaker 2>could they be underdogs? Usually what ends up happening is

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<v Speaker 2>once that game ends, I'll say, yeah, they knew something

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't. They they had it. They had it and

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't. But again, I that's again this not to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, have you guys basically be my therapist, psychologist whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like, I'm laying on that long, skinny couch

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<v Speaker 2>talking about my wagering habits and I know none of

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<v Speaker 2>you care, but this is the mental bond that I

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<v Speaker 2>get in at times when it comes to So if

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<v Speaker 2>I decided not to touch it because yeah, that seems fishy,

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<v Speaker 2>they must know something.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna stay away. Something's not adding up.

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<v Speaker 2>Then if Florida won by ten and I didn't bet it,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd be pissed at myself.

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<v Speaker 3>So some other games tonight and we don't have to

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<v Speaker 3>get into the number as far.

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<v Speaker 2>As the spread, but just the overall lineup tonight in

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball is elite. We mentioned Kentucky hosting Tennessee. That's

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<v Speaker 2>two top fifteen teams. A Top twenty matchup between Purdue

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<v Speaker 2>on the road at Michigan, Florida Mississippi State.

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<v Speaker 3>We talked about that one. Auburn's at Vandy.

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<v Speaker 2>Auburn's still number one in the country despite their loss,

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<v Speaker 2>and Vandy, I don't know, they still on.

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<v Speaker 3>The right side of the bubble. I feel like they are,

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<v Speaker 3>but I could be wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>But Bandy, They're not elite by any means, but they've

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<v Speaker 2>proven at home it can get tricky there for opponents.

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<v Speaker 2>They beat Tennessee and Kentucky when they were at home

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<v Speaker 2>earlier this year. A good Big twelve matchup Arizona at

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas State. Indiana is at Michigan State, Yukon at Creighton.

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<v Speaker 2>So some big time games tonight and I am certainly

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<v Speaker 2>going to enjoy watching. Speaking of Indiana, we'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>this a little bit later on. I'm a nerd for

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball overall. I definitely enjoy coaching searches in college basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>but this Indiana one is really gonna gonna be fascinating

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<v Speaker 2>to me as far as how it plays out. They

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, Maybe they are already doing a search, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they haven't made anything official, but like it's

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<v Speaker 2>now known Mike Woodson will not be back, and if

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<v Speaker 2>they end up moving on from him, I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna be back. I guess now they're just figuring

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<v Speaker 2>out what he's gonna do, meaning is he going to

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<v Speaker 2>take like a reduced buyout, is he gonna walk away

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<v Speaker 2>and retire, or are they gonna have to like actually

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<v Speaker 2>fire him and pay him everything. But either way, he

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<v Speaker 2>won't be back, and Indiana is just one coach away

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<v Speaker 2>from I think, being consistently one of the best programs

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<v Speaker 2>in college basketball once again. And that makes it seem like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>what's it's simple, just we'll hire a good coach. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>they've been one coach away I think for like ever

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<v Speaker 2>since Bob Knight. Now it is different now because when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to the new world of college sports, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't need a lot of time. Regardless of what Kenny

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<v Speaker 2>Payne will tell you, Tom Crean he needed a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of time because Tom Crean inherited a program that was

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<v Speaker 2>facing NAA issues. He couldn't go build a roster from

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<v Speaker 2>the portal. He had to use walk ons. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Crean took a while to get going. Now you

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<v Speaker 2>don't need that, and Indiana's got every resource that every

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<v Speaker 2>other program has. Indiana's spent more money on nil apparently

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<v Speaker 2>than anybody, according to those who cover college basketball. So

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<v Speaker 2>just you got to find somebody who can utilize all

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<v Speaker 2>the resources you have and has proven to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to win. And I don't think that's that hard to do,

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<v Speaker 2>but they haven't been able to do it yet. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>So for Louisville, they're in action tomorrow against n C State.

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<v Speaker 2>We do actually have an early line on that.

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<v Speaker 3>For tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville has opened up as seven and a half point favorite.

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<v Speaker 2>Still no clue if Chucky Hepburn's going to play. And

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I am in the minority here when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to Louisville fans and how they view this

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<v Speaker 2>team in the now, because I don't want to act

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<v Speaker 2>like Louisville can't beat anybody without Chucky. They did just

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<v Speaker 2>beat Miami by double digits, but Miami is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the worst teams in the country, and I think at times,

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<v Speaker 2>they look like a team coach by Kenny Payne just

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<v Speaker 2>as far as like it's over, they know it's over.

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<v Speaker 2>Their coaches left midseason. Like they're a team that on

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<v Speaker 2>any given night, if they let it get away to

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<v Speaker 2>where they're down fifty, I wouldn't be shocked. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's an exaggeration, but that's how bad things are with

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<v Speaker 2>Miami in NC State, they've lost eight in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is like they stink, but like I

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<v Speaker 2>don't look at any team on this schedule in factor

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<v Speaker 2>in potentially not having Chucky and thinking, Okay, no big deal,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll go out there and get it done.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean they can. I know that they can.

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<v Speaker 2>They've I mean I just thought, I feel as much

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<v Speaker 2>as I love this team, and I've really made it

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<v Speaker 2>clear throughout the last few months. This has been such

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<v Speaker 2>a fun ride for me as a Louis basket fans

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<v Speaker 2>who watch a team that plays hard. They're fun to

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<v Speaker 2>watch and I think they're actually pretty damn good whenever

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<v Speaker 2>they're healthy and things are clicking.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>So I feel like I'm a hater and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to be because I have real concern with anybody

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<v Speaker 2>on their schedule without Chucky. And it's not because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a believer in this team. I think they've got

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<v Speaker 2>they've been the last six weeks with Scott healthy and

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<v Speaker 2>Chucky healthy. I mean, I think they've got a good rotation,

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<v Speaker 2>a good core. But Chucky is so important to where

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<v Speaker 2>I just think everything about Louisville is different when he's

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<v Speaker 2>not out there. I mean, Terrence Elvers has done a

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<v Speaker 2>been a pretty good defender. But where Louisville can be

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<v Speaker 2>a really good defensive team, it all starts with Chucky

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<v Speaker 2>being basically a pest to the opposing team's lead guard,

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<v Speaker 2>and that makes sure the rest of your defense a

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<v Speaker 3>So maybe he plays tomorrow. I'm not sure, none of

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<v Speaker 2>I hope he plays because one I just I would

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<v Speaker 2>hate to have to see what Louisville's resume ends up

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<v Speaker 2>looking like with a real stain like losing to one

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<v Speaker 2>of these terrible teams left on the schedule, but also

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<v Speaker 2>just know, like maybe Chucky comes back tomorrow and they.

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<v Speaker 2>But like, if Chucky comes back, that at least lets

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<v Speaker 2>you know that this thing isn't super serious. And the

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<v Speaker 2>only person that said it's not believed to be serious

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<v Speaker 2>is Jeff Goodman, And I guess if it was serious,

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<v Speaker 2>and I guess there's all different levels of what is

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<v Speaker 2>serious and what's not, because I mean, a serious injury

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<v Speaker 2>would mean he's hurt for the rest of the year,

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<v Speaker 2>he's out, he's gonna have surgery, something like that.

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<v Speaker 3>We're not dealing with that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just never have felt such desperation as a

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<v Speaker 2>fan to know is our most important player, like gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be able to go.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, even if you told me he's.

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<v Speaker 2>Out n C State, Notre Dame, but we're targeting next week,

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<v Speaker 2>that would at least give me something. And I thought

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<v Speaker 2>to myself earlier, should I go look at stuff on

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<v Speaker 2>social media and see if they're giving any kind of hints,

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<v Speaker 2>any kind of indication if he's getting close to being

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<v Speaker 2>ready to play, But like, that's not This team doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>do that. And you know that I don't say that

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<v Speaker 2>to complain. They're just that's they're mature. They're grown men,

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<v Speaker 2>most of them. So again Louisville favored by seven and

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<v Speaker 2>a half. Somebody asked earlier on the text line how

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<v Speaker 2>both Brandon Honey Hatfield and Mike James were doing for

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<v Speaker 2>NC State this year, and Mike James, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>he's played this year for them. He's got some kind

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<v Speaker 2>of an injury. I don't know exactly what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe he has, maybe he has recently come back and

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<v Speaker 2>started playing for them. But last I checked, actually I

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<v Speaker 2>was wrong. I was looking at numbers earlier this year

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought he was I thought those were numbers

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<v Speaker 2>from his current season at NC State with Kevin Keats.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, it was his numbers from for Louisville last

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<v Speaker 2>year because he hadn't played at the time. So Huntley

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<v Speaker 2>Hatfield's averaging nineteen minutes and yet I'm sorry, twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>minutes per game, eight eight points, and five boards. So

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<v Speaker 2>he's having a solid season as far as stats. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>NC State is not good, and you know, we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about it yesterday. I can't imagine that that NC State

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<v Speaker 2>fans feel like the final four last year was long

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<v Speaker 2>term worth it. I mean, maybe it was because final

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<v Speaker 2>fours are really special and you don't you don't have

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<v Speaker 2>them very often unless you're you know, one of the elite.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, even the elite of the elite, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like is not I mean, I think final four

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<v Speaker 2>is in college basketball.

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<v Speaker 3>Regardless of who you are.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's a milestone and accomplishment that nobody turns their

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<v Speaker 2>nose up at. You know what I mean, Like, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't look at a final four is like, oh, who cares?

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<v Speaker 2>We only met a final four? Now, you could have

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<v Speaker 2>certain seasons that make it to where you feel underwhelmed, right,

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<v Speaker 2>like k Kentucky was thirty five and oh and then

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<v Speaker 2>lost to Wisconsin.

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<v Speaker 3>That had to hurt. But still you made a final four.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like you had a good year, you just

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<v Speaker 2>all short and probably we're in line to be the

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<v Speaker 2>not only national champions, but to be the first team

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<v Speaker 2>since you know, Indiana in the seventies that won a

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<v Speaker 2>championship and didn't lose a game the entire year. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you hate to see it, right, So how if that

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<v Speaker 2>happened for those guys?

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, n C.

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<v Speaker 2>State I'm just looking at their overall stats right here,

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<v Speaker 2>and I mean they're they're bad. They're really bad. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Mike James is not even listed, so I don't did

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<v Speaker 2>he get hurt? I mean, I'm sure not necessary. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't care about Mike James. He seemed like a good

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<v Speaker 2>dude when he was here. But like I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>if he would have had like a season ending injury,

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of feel like it would have been a

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<v Speaker 2>known thing.

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<v Speaker 3>But I haven't.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah said this is uh, this is from Inside Pack Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>They put up a little write up yesterday following Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Keats's press conference, and it sounds like, yeah, it says

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<v Speaker 2>here that h this is from Kevin Keats says they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to try to get with Mike this morning and

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<v Speaker 2>get with our doctors and you know, see where he is.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe Mike James makes his debut against Louisville, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>season debut. Do you have any nerves about this game, Austin,

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<v Speaker 2>I know you probably haven't watched a lot of NC

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<v Speaker 2>State this year.

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<v Speaker 3>You know why would you?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 3>Not really, just because they've kind of been quiet, But

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<v Speaker 3>I mean they've been bad.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, in fact, they're lucky it's been quiet because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they're a final fourteen last year. But again

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<v Speaker 2>it's weird because they weren't good last year. They just

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<v Speaker 2>had a crazy run that nobody would have seen coming.

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<v Speaker 3>If anything, I'm feeling going to be feeding off your nerves,

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<v Speaker 3>right yeah, I mean you're you're the real ball. No,

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<v Speaker 3>we're here, So I mean if you start to get

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<v Speaker 3>a little jittery about it, then that's what I'll question

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<v Speaker 2>So my nerves are not necessarily and I tried to

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<v Speaker 2>explain this yesterday. My nerves aren't necessarily because like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>scared of NC State, or that I think Louisville without

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<v Speaker 2>Chucky isn't good enough to beat some of these bad teams.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really not that at all.

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<v Speaker 2>My nerves are that you have so much to lose

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<v Speaker 2>because of just the situation you're in, with your schedule,

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<v Speaker 2>in with your conference. It's just a rare feeling because

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville right now, I mean, maybe I'm wrong again, Only

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<v Speaker 2>we'll never know. Only the selection committee would be able to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to tell us this, and it'd be worthless

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<v Speaker 2>to tell us now because there's still a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>ball to be played.

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<v Speaker 3>But I just fear that Louisville right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the resume and the numbers being what they are,

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<v Speaker 2>they're in the top thirty in both the net and

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<v Speaker 2>the kin Palm. They are currently eighteen and six overall,

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<v Speaker 2>eleven and two in the league. Their best win is

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<v Speaker 2>s I'm sorry is Clemson, and that win got more

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<v Speaker 2>valuable with Clemson now knocking off Duke and they beat

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<v Speaker 2>the hell out of North Carolina last night, So that

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<v Speaker 2>may so because you beat Clemson at home. What that

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<v Speaker 2>does now is that Clemson has to be in the

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<v Speaker 2>top thirty for that to be a quad one. Clemson

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<v Speaker 2>was not in the top thirty until they beat Dukes,

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<v Speaker 2>so that helped you there, and then the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the way when it comes to like other like Florida

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<v Speaker 2>State has falling out of the top seventy five, so

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<v Speaker 2>that's not a quad one. West Virginia is still in

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<v Speaker 2>the top fifty, so that's a quad one. Indiana is

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<v Speaker 2>fifty five, so that's right outside quad one.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just.

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<v Speaker 2>Any given night, you could have West Virginia lose to

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<v Speaker 2>a bad team, they fall out of the top fifty,

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson gets upset, they're out of the top thirty. Those

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<v Speaker 2>are things that remove quad one wins from your resume, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So if you slip up and lose to an NC

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<v Speaker 2>State who's not in the top one hundred. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>what that could I mean it could. It could make

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<v Speaker 2>it to where the number maybe substantially drops, right, like

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you fall far from being twenty eight, twenty ninth

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<v Speaker 2>where they are now, maybe you fall like to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>thirty eight or something. And that sounds crazy to have

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<v Speaker 2>that happen in one game. But again, when you have

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<v Speaker 2>teams lose in league play, let me give an example,

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<v Speaker 2>like Florida, Florida plays Mississipi State. We talked about that

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<v Speaker 2>game because I just don't understand how Florida is underdogs here.

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<v Speaker 2>But Florida, if they lost tonight a close game to

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<v Speaker 2>Mississippi State, that would be them losing a quad one

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<v Speaker 2>game and they would be losing to a team that

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<v Speaker 2>is in the top thirty. Therefore, it would hit them,

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<v Speaker 2>but not much because that's not a bad loss.

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<v Speaker 3>Louisville, if they lose.

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<v Speaker 2>To n C State tomorrow, they're losing to a team

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<v Speaker 2>that's not in the top one hundred, like in league

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<v Speaker 2>play typically, and really thinking back from Big East one

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<v Speaker 2>year in the American and really all of their time

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<v Speaker 2>in the ACC when you would lose to anybody in

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<v Speaker 2>the league, more other than maybe when Boston College is

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<v Speaker 2>really bad, and then there were years where Virginia Tech,

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<v Speaker 2>if you remember, they were really bad. But other than that,

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<v Speaker 2>teams that weren't tournament teams from the ACC that you

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<v Speaker 2>could slip up and lose to, they'd still be like

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<v Speaker 2>top fifty in the net or the RPI that they

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<v Speaker 2>used to use, or the ken like whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But the numbers are so bad for the ACC that

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<v Speaker 2>any loss the rest of the way could be devastating.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, my nerves aren't because I don't think Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be able to win without Chucky if

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<v Speaker 2>he can't go. It's just knowing that it could be

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<v Speaker 2>such a devastating result that really changes sort of how

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<v Speaker 2>you view Louisvill's tournament chances. But with all that said,

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<v Speaker 2>if Pittsburgh and Carolina can keep losing and yet people

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<v Speaker 2>won't bury them, and people keep acting like they've got

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to somehow make the tournament, then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Louisville could slip up and lose. I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to risk it because Louisvill's in a position now

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<v Speaker 2>where if they do finish strong, and yeah, they could

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<v Speaker 2>beat teams the rest of the way, and it won't

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<v Speaker 2>do a whole lot for the resume because of who's there,

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<v Speaker 2>but you could still end up with a real Like

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<v Speaker 2>right now, Louisville's projected record in the ACC is twenty

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, their projected record is twenty four and seven

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen and three. They're actually projected to win every game,

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<v Speaker 2>but the formula does allow for at least you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't. They realize they're going to have some close

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<v Speaker 2>games as far as the projected score, but you know

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<v Speaker 2>they could be off by a couple points and that

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<v Speaker 2>actually means you to lose. But let's just say louisvill

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<v Speaker 2>beats n C State, Notre Dame, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, California,

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<v Speaker 2>and stand for the rest of the way. That sounds like, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>you could win the winning that mini games consecutively easier

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<v Speaker 2>said than done.

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<v Speaker 3>I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, look at who they're playing like, they're going

422
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<v Speaker 2>to be expected to win all these games. So if

423
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<v Speaker 2>they do, and they finish twenty five and six eighteen

424
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<v Speaker 2>and two in the league in any other year, that

425
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<v Speaker 2>would be a great seed line for an ACC team.

426
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<v Speaker 2>Not the case this year, but it could still be

427
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<v Speaker 2>like a five seed for Louisville, which would be awesome.

428
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<v Speaker 2>So that I think that's still on the table. I

429
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<v Speaker 2>just don't want to, you know, but I think any

430
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<v Speaker 2>loss the rest of the way to one of these

431
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<v Speaker 2>teams would change that, maybe not to put you outside

432
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<v Speaker 2>of the tournament, but it definitely I think lowers the

433
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<v Speaker 2>ceiling of what.

434
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<v Speaker 3>Your seed could be. All right, quick break.

435
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<v Speaker 2>What I want to get to on the other side

436
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<v Speaker 2>is something that fascinated me, and it is a look

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<v Speaker 2>at which college basketball coaches in the last five six

438
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<v Speaker 2>years have the most technicals. I think some of these

439
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<v Speaker 2>names might surprise you. Some won't surprise you. But we'll

440
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<v Speaker 2>get to that in a lot more as we finish

441
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<v Speaker 2>up here. It's Coffee and Company fuel about Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Louisville basketball this year has obviously had injury issues.

446
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<v Speaker 2>They're going through it right now, gonna get James Scott back,

447
00:21:34.519 --> 00:21:37.240
<v Speaker 2>hopefully tomorrow, and we wait to see what happens with

448
00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:40.720
<v Speaker 2>Chucky and early on, I mean within the first what

449
00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:43.279
<v Speaker 2>six seven games, you knew that you were going to

450
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<v Speaker 2>be without Corn Johnson in case in prior to the

451
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<v Speaker 2>rest of the way. So Louisville's had injury issues. It's

452
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<v Speaker 2>just I think in a way, it's beneficial to know early.

453
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<v Speaker 2>You were able to kind of reinvent yourself relatively early

454
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<v Speaker 2>in the season, and so far louis has done a

455
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<v Speaker 2>good enough job to put themselves as of now is

456
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<v Speaker 2>a team that looks like they're gonna be in the tournament.

457
00:22:02.359 --> 00:22:05.319
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky didn't have any injury issues until a little later

458
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<v Speaker 2>on in the year, and now it's starting. I mean,

459
00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:09.160
<v Speaker 2>timing is not on their side. I don't really know

460
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<v Speaker 2>if there's a good time to have an injury, but

461
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<v Speaker 2>I think timing can certainly be worse in certain situations.

462
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<v Speaker 2>And right now, the fact that Jackson Robinson who's dealing

463
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<v Speaker 2>with an injury to his wrist and played against South

464
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<v Speaker 2>Carolina but now is not available to play tonight against Tennessee.

465
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't follow it as close as others,

466
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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure, but I mean, if it's kind of a

467
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<v Speaker 2>game by game thing, can he go, doesn't it make

468
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<v Speaker 2>you worry if he's ever going to be at any

469
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<v Speaker 2>point like fully healthy the rest of the season. I mean,

470
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<v Speaker 2>you'd like to be able to set him and get

471
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<v Speaker 2>him healthy to where maybe he misses a few but

472
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<v Speaker 2>then he's as close as he's going to get to

473
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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent by the time you.

474
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<v Speaker 3>Get to late February. And maybe that's what they're doing right.

475
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<v Speaker 2>Maybe he reinjured it against South Carolina when he played

476
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<v Speaker 2>a little bit late in the game, which I did

477
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<v Speaker 2>hear some critics in regards to you were already up big,

478
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<v Speaker 2>why was he still out there? And maybe he did

479
00:23:05.400 --> 00:23:07.960
<v Speaker 2>reinjury it. I'm not sure, but they do have Lamont

480
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<v Speaker 2>Butler back, and that's certainly a good sign. He played

481
00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:14.720
<v Speaker 2>against he played against South Carolina, but Jackson Robinson, who

482
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<v Speaker 2>was questionable game time decision, did.

483
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<v Speaker 3>Play and now he's out.

484
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<v Speaker 2>Kerkkriesa also out and I don't know if he's gonna

485
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<v Speaker 2>come back at all. But then again, it sounded like

486
00:23:24.759 --> 00:23:28.279
<v Speaker 2>Andrew Carr was somebody that was going to be maybe

487
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<v Speaker 2>missing some significant time for them, and then he ends

488
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<v Speaker 2>up being able to go. So I mean, Mark Pope,

489
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, all you can do is play who's available.

490
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<v Speaker 2>And they have at times been able to win games

491
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<v Speaker 2>without key players. I mean, beating Gonzaga at Gonzaga even

492
00:23:46.599 --> 00:23:47.920
<v Speaker 2>though they're not what they typically are.

493
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<v Speaker 3>Still that's a good win.

494
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<v Speaker 2>And they mean you were down eighteen or something like that,

495
00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:54.400
<v Speaker 2>came back and won it at their place, and they

496
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<v Speaker 2>did it without Lamont Butler. I mean, that's a big

497
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<v Speaker 2>win that has a lot of value. Same thing, Lamont

498
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<v Speaker 2>Butler did not play against Tennessee and I don't even

499
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<v Speaker 2>think Andrew Carr played a whole lot in that game.

500
00:24:03.279 --> 00:24:04.759
<v Speaker 2>I could be wrong, and they were able to win

501
00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:08.640
<v Speaker 2>in Knoxville. So it's nice to know that you have

502
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<v Speaker 2>proven that you've been able to get wins against really

503
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<v Speaker 2>good teams even when you are missing players that you

504
00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:17.200
<v Speaker 2>rely a lot on. However, you got to worry if

505
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<v Speaker 2>that's I mean, how how how sustainable is that?

506
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<v Speaker 1>Like?

507
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<v Speaker 2>How often are you going to be able to play

508
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<v Speaker 2>really good teams and find ways to win? And don't

509
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<v Speaker 2>mean I mean they they've shown that they can do it,

510
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<v Speaker 2>but the timing of their injuries just doesn't mean. Again,

511
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<v Speaker 2>there's no good time to be injured. But I think

512
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<v Speaker 2>whenever you know you have a little bit of time

513
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<v Speaker 2>in January, maybe even December to kind of, you know,

514
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<v Speaker 2>figure out what you're gonna do and who you're going

515
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<v Speaker 2>to be without certain guys that that's that that at

516
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<v Speaker 2>least gives.

517
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<v Speaker 3>You the option.

518
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<v Speaker 2>With Kentucky, I mean, they're they've been kind of you

519
00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:51.160
<v Speaker 2>just never know who's gonna be available. So injuries both

520
00:24:51.640 --> 00:24:54.279
<v Speaker 2>playing playing a factor here in both in first in

521
00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:56.799
<v Speaker 2>the first season for both Mark Pope and and and

522
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<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey and.

523
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<v Speaker 3>With with with louisvill situation.

524
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<v Speaker 2>You know, maybe maybe that's what Pat Kelsey and his

525
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<v Speaker 2>staff are doing. Maybe they have been told Chucky can play,

526
00:25:08.240 --> 00:25:11.079
<v Speaker 2>but yet he's he's going to be dealing with some

527
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<v Speaker 2>pain and maybe after he plays, you know, let's say

528
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<v Speaker 2>he played thirty minutes tomorrow night. That'd be good because

529
00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:20.480
<v Speaker 2>you you know, you're a better team with him, but

530
00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:23.160
<v Speaker 2>maybe that'll lead to him having you know, a really

531
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<v Speaker 2>rough few days to where he's going to take some

532
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<v Speaker 2>time to recover. So if you can get by without him,

533
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it makes sense to let him rest. If

534
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we don't know the specifics of the injury.

535
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<v Speaker 2>It's it's a groin injury, it was non contact. I

536
00:25:36.400 --> 00:25:37.880
<v Speaker 2>feel like if it was severe enough to where he

537
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<v Speaker 2>needed something done, we would know. But then again, we

538
00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:44.599
<v Speaker 2>had Noah Waterman have his hand situated. I think it

539
00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:46.240
<v Speaker 2>was it a it was his hand or as his

540
00:25:46.240 --> 00:25:50.200
<v Speaker 2>finger that he had rods put in because he broke it,

541
00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:52.160
<v Speaker 2>he had surgery, and yet he played through it the

542
00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:55.799
<v Speaker 2>whole time. So again, we're not entitled to, you know,

543
00:25:56.960 --> 00:25:59.640
<v Speaker 2>a ton of transparency when it comes to injuries really

544
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<v Speaker 2>at all.

545
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<v Speaker 3>But as I've said many times, when it comes to.

546
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<v Speaker 2>Chucky, it's just he's so important that I'm dying to

547
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<v Speaker 2>know if he's going to be if he's gonna be

548
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<v Speaker 2>able to go or not. Let me see if I

549
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<v Speaker 2>can pull up this. I can't seem to find it here.

550
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<v Speaker 2>For those who may be interested at all in how

551
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<v Speaker 2>I gather things I want to reference on the show

552
00:26:20.079 --> 00:26:24.640
<v Speaker 2>and things I want to talk about, I always favorite,

553
00:26:24.880 --> 00:26:26.880
<v Speaker 2>or I guess they call it like tweets, that little

554
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<v Speaker 2>heart symbol on a tweet and that way.

555
00:26:29.359 --> 00:26:29.680
<v Speaker 3>I just go.

556
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<v Speaker 2>I go to my likes on my Twitter account and

557
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<v Speaker 2>I just scroll through and I end up seeing a

558
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<v Speaker 2>lot of things that I've saved that I can reference

559
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<v Speaker 2>whenever we get to talking about him on the show.

560
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<v Speaker 2>And there's one that had a breakdown of the coaches

561
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<v Speaker 2>in college basketball that have the most technicals, and I

562
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<v Speaker 2>can't seem to place it.

563
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<v Speaker 3>Maybe it's been deleted.

564
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure. Maybe I don't know. I don't know

565
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<v Speaker 2>where it is, but which is not good timing. But

566
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<v Speaker 2>no surprise that the Hurly brothers both were in first

567
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<v Speaker 2>and second place when it comes to the most tech

568
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<v Speaker 2>Nichols in the last five years, and the most ejections

569
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<v Speaker 2>and technicals of course, has been Danny Hurley at Yukon,

570
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<v Speaker 2>which probably doesn't surprise anybody. Even before he started collecting

571
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<v Speaker 2>national championships, he's won.

572
00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:13.319
<v Speaker 3>The back the last two.

573
00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:16.000
<v Speaker 2>He was already a guy that was fiery with the refs,

574
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<v Speaker 2>and this year just kind of played out where he

575
00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:19.599
<v Speaker 2>was a little more arrogant and a little more in

576
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<v Speaker 2>their face, maybe thinking he could get away with it

577
00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:23.519
<v Speaker 2>more so than he previously could because now he's the

578
00:27:23.559 --> 00:27:26.920
<v Speaker 2>top dog in college basketball, or maybe there's just people

579
00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:29.480
<v Speaker 2>paying more attention to his behavior because you know, he's

580
00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:33.440
<v Speaker 2>the top coach in the sport right now, but his

581
00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:37.119
<v Speaker 2>brother just behind him and not nearly as successful at

582
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<v Speaker 2>Arizona State. That's Bobby Hurley, And I mean the let

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<v Speaker 2>me see if I've got it pulled up here. Yes,

584
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<v Speaker 2>So Creighton. If you remember last year, the last team

585
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<v Speaker 2>that beat Creighton before they went on to win a

586
00:27:48.680 --> 00:27:51.960
<v Speaker 2>national championship was I'm sorry, the last team to beat

587
00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:54.559
<v Speaker 2>Yukon was Creighton before Yukon went on to win their

588
00:27:54.599 --> 00:27:57.759
<v Speaker 2>second consecutive national championship, and they got beat pretty bad

589
00:27:57.759 --> 00:28:02.680
<v Speaker 2>in that game, meaning Yukon. So makes no it's no

590
00:28:02.720 --> 00:28:04.519
<v Speaker 2>surprise at all to see that Creighton is going to

591
00:28:05.160 --> 00:28:08.960
<v Speaker 2>really try to to have an insane atmosphere for this

592
00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:11.200
<v Speaker 2>Creighton Yukon game that's coming up, because they're going to

593
00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:14.519
<v Speaker 2>have one dollar Beer night as Dan Hurley makes his

594
00:28:14.599 --> 00:28:16.880
<v Speaker 2>return to ol Maha, and that place is going to

595
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<v Speaker 2>be absolutely jewice Creighton and and really I guess Creighton

596
00:28:21.359 --> 00:28:24.880
<v Speaker 2>more than anything but Creighton Wichita State for a long time,

597
00:28:24.920 --> 00:28:26.599
<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure Creighton is still there. I'm not sure

598
00:28:26.599 --> 00:28:28.119
<v Speaker 2>about which Toss State because they had a great run

599
00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:30.400
<v Speaker 2>obviously with Greg Marshall, and they've kind of fallen off

600
00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:31.680
<v Speaker 2>substantially ever since then.

601
00:28:31.680 --> 00:28:32.599
<v Speaker 3>But when you think of.

602
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<v Speaker 2>The college basketball programs that average the most attendance per

603
00:28:35.880 --> 00:28:39.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, per season, I mean, Creighton's been in like

604
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<v Speaker 2>the top ten for a long time, and I would

605
00:28:40.720 --> 00:28:42.400
<v Speaker 2>never think of it because you know, they're they're not

606
00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:45.000
<v Speaker 2>like a random, never heard of type program. They just

607
00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:47.359
<v Speaker 2>they're not. They're certainly not a blue blood by any means.

608
00:28:47.359 --> 00:28:50.960
<v Speaker 2>But I would imagine Creighton will have that place juiced.

609
00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:53.680
<v Speaker 2>And I wouldn't be shocked if Dan Hurley decides to,

610
00:28:53.720 --> 00:28:56.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, call it a night and get himself thrown out.

611
00:28:56.039 --> 00:28:59.400
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, last year when these two teams played to

612
00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:01.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, to close out the well, actually it wasn't

613
00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:03.799
<v Speaker 2>in the regular it wasn't in the regular season, but

614
00:29:03.839 --> 00:29:04.079
<v Speaker 2>it was.

615
00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:06.480
<v Speaker 3>A late game because the last time Yukon lost.

616
00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:09.000
<v Speaker 2>Before they end up winning the national championship and ended

617
00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:13.160
<v Speaker 2>up being a thirty point beat down. I'm fact, twenty

618
00:29:13.240 --> 00:29:16.519
<v Speaker 2>nine point beat down. And that's what makes you know

619
00:29:16.559 --> 00:29:19.359
<v Speaker 2>that's college basketball right now. Like I just as somebody

620
00:29:19.359 --> 00:29:21.759
<v Speaker 2>who loves the sports so much, and I know that

621
00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:24.440
<v Speaker 2>there's no more football to watch because the season's over,

622
00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:26.839
<v Speaker 2>the Super Bowl, Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone.

623
00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:29.359
<v Speaker 2>Like I just I want people to tune into those

624
00:29:29.440 --> 00:29:32.079
<v Speaker 2>kind of games. Tune in tonight when you see Tennessee

625
00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:35.640
<v Speaker 2>at Rupp Arena, because the atmosphere is going to be insane,

626
00:29:36.240 --> 00:29:38.680
<v Speaker 2>and you just don't get that. I mean, certainly don't

627
00:29:38.680 --> 00:29:42.359
<v Speaker 2>get that in the NBA, And I don't know the

628
00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:44.319
<v Speaker 2>more I think about it, if college basketball was ever

629
00:29:44.359 --> 00:29:48.240
<v Speaker 2>going to really explode and be not as popular as

630
00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:50.880
<v Speaker 2>the NFL or even college football, Like I feel like

631
00:29:50.920 --> 00:29:53.519
<v Speaker 2>if they were ever going to have a real big growth,

632
00:29:53.640 --> 00:29:57.200
<v Speaker 2>then it would happen. But look, the product's better than

633
00:29:57.240 --> 00:30:02.680
<v Speaker 2>it's ever been because the new world that has the

634
00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:05.920
<v Speaker 2>portal and NIL you essentially have. I mean, guys are

635
00:30:05.920 --> 00:30:08.279
<v Speaker 2>getting paid. That's I mean, we call it in IL,

636
00:30:08.319 --> 00:30:10.599
<v Speaker 2>but really it's pay for play, and you have free

637
00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:12.720
<v Speaker 2>agency to where you can go wherever you want and

638
00:30:13.160 --> 00:30:15.519
<v Speaker 2>not have to sit out really as many times as

639
00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:17.799
<v Speaker 2>you want. As it stands right now, I mean, that's

640
00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:22.000
<v Speaker 2>led to so many guys in college basketball that are

641
00:30:22.039 --> 00:30:25.319
<v Speaker 2>sticking around and playing for a lot longer than they

642
00:30:25.359 --> 00:30:29.960
<v Speaker 2>typically would. You know, guys in the previous world, if

643
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<v Speaker 2>they knew that their best college days are behind them,

644
00:30:35.079 --> 00:30:37.559
<v Speaker 2>and yet they still have like two years of eligibility

645
00:30:37.559 --> 00:30:39.920
<v Speaker 2>and they know realistically speaking, they're not going to ever

646
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<v Speaker 2>be drafted, it would make sense at twenty or twenty

647
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<v Speaker 2>one to bypass your last two years of eligibility to

648
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<v Speaker 2>go make money because you only have a certain amount

649
00:30:50.920 --> 00:30:53.319
<v Speaker 2>of time. You've got a window in your life where

650
00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:56.079
<v Speaker 2>you can make I guess depends upon how good you are,

651
00:30:56.119 --> 00:30:58.440
<v Speaker 2>but you can make a lot of money playing the game,

652
00:30:58.440 --> 00:31:00.880
<v Speaker 2>even if it's not in the NBA. And if you

653
00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:05.160
<v Speaker 2>stick around in college for two years extra and look,

654
00:31:05.160 --> 00:31:07.240
<v Speaker 2>there's a value. There's value in getting your degree, there's

655
00:31:07.319 --> 00:31:10.759
<v Speaker 2>value in the experience that you get right life experience

656
00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:12.920
<v Speaker 2>and just you know, playing in front of college crowds

657
00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:15.759
<v Speaker 2>like that, that's something you'll never get back. But you also,

658
00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:19.000
<v Speaker 2>before NIL, you weren't getting paid at least not like

659
00:31:19.039 --> 00:31:21.720
<v Speaker 2>you are now. So I mean, if you just look

660
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<v Speaker 2>at like, let's look at the college basketball pre season

661
00:31:26.480 --> 00:31:28.680
<v Speaker 2>All American teams, because.

662
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<v Speaker 3>I would happen to think that a lot of these

663
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<v Speaker 3>guys that, yeah.

664
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<v Speaker 2>The twenty twenty four to twenty five preseason All American Team,

665
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's got guys that would have never been

666
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<v Speaker 2>in college this late in their life if they weren't

667
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<v Speaker 2>getting paid.

668
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<v Speaker 1>R J.

669
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<v Speaker 2>Davis, Mark Sears, Ryan Kalchbrenner, Hawkbrenner. I just met her

670
00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:58.079
<v Speaker 2>Hunter Dickinson, Kansas. He's a Grandpa, Caleb Love, Wade Taylor,

671
00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:03.640
<v Speaker 2>Jani Broome, Cam Jones at Marquette. It's a Kai Ziggler

672
00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:07.200
<v Speaker 2>at Tennessee. By the way, looking at this list, I

673
00:32:07.200 --> 00:32:09.640
<v Speaker 2>don't I think preseason I would have had no issue

674
00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:12.960
<v Speaker 2>with with this preseason All American list. But it's also

675
00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:14.799
<v Speaker 2>a reminder that some of these guys are still playing

676
00:32:14.799 --> 00:32:17.000
<v Speaker 2>at a high level, but man, they're not. Like r J.

677
00:32:17.160 --> 00:32:19.079
<v Speaker 2>Davis is having a good year statistically, but his team

678
00:32:19.359 --> 00:32:22.519
<v Speaker 2>isn't good. Hunter Dickinson in Kansas. They're good, they're gonna

679
00:32:22.519 --> 00:32:25.640
<v Speaker 2>make the tournament, but like they're not. They're not anywhere

680
00:32:25.680 --> 00:32:29.960
<v Speaker 2>close to being one of Bill's self's better teams. In fact,

681
00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:32.920
<v Speaker 2>now you get now as I look at these preseason

682
00:32:32.920 --> 00:32:37.079
<v Speaker 2>All Americans, there are there's really no way to know

683
00:32:37.119 --> 00:32:39.039
<v Speaker 2>like what you're getting out of the portal. And I'll

684
00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:42.720
<v Speaker 2>tie this into the addition that that Pat Kelsey's made

685
00:32:42.759 --> 00:32:44.480
<v Speaker 2>for his team next year, which we talked about earlier.

686
00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:46.960
<v Speaker 2>They've added a big man from from Germany. But before

687
00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:49.759
<v Speaker 2>we get get into the specifics of that, just this

688
00:32:49.839 --> 00:32:52.680
<v Speaker 2>is a this is an updated look at Actually no,

689
00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:54.319
<v Speaker 2>this isn't updated. This was Let me see if I

690
00:32:54.319 --> 00:32:55.599
<v Speaker 2>can pull it up here. I just had it in

691
00:32:55.640 --> 00:32:58.920
<v Speaker 2>front of me. Where the hell is it? The college

692
00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:04.400
<v Speaker 2>the College Basketball Transfer Portal Top one hundred player list.

693
00:33:04.480 --> 00:33:07.960
<v Speaker 2>This came out right before the season started. And some

694
00:33:08.039 --> 00:33:11.119
<v Speaker 2>of these guys have ended up being really good, and

695
00:33:11.240 --> 00:33:13.640
<v Speaker 2>some of these guys have ended up being like, Hey,

696
00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:16.839
<v Speaker 2>what the hell happened? They were averaging seventeen a game

697
00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:20.440
<v Speaker 2>at their previous stop. Why are they now you know,

698
00:33:20.799 --> 00:33:24.400
<v Speaker 2>nowhere near that? And it's just a reminder that, like,

699
00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:26.480
<v Speaker 2>if you're a coach in the portal, these last few

700
00:33:26.559 --> 00:33:29.559
<v Speaker 2>years have to I'm sure it was a learning experience.

701
00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:31.559
<v Speaker 2>You've brought in players that you wish you could have

702
00:33:31.559 --> 00:33:34.039
<v Speaker 2>had for four years, because man, they really fit what

703
00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:36.519
<v Speaker 2>you want to do. They buy into your culture and

704
00:33:37.119 --> 00:33:39.160
<v Speaker 2>you've enjoyed coaching them and you've had success. But then

705
00:33:39.160 --> 00:33:41.240
<v Speaker 2>there's probably guys that you went out, you know, you

706
00:33:41.319 --> 00:33:42.680
<v Speaker 2>used a lot of your INNI OWL money to go

707
00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:44.920
<v Speaker 2>get a certain player, and man, it just wasn't worth

708
00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:47.799
<v Speaker 2>the investment. That's going to continue to happen regardless. But

709
00:33:47.839 --> 00:33:51.839
<v Speaker 2>I think guys like Pat Kelce like they had to

710
00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:54.039
<v Speaker 2>do this in a different way before they were at Loutiver, Right,

711
00:33:54.079 --> 00:33:57.279
<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey kept losing good players when he was at Charleston,

712
00:33:57.319 --> 00:34:00.400
<v Speaker 2>because you know that's what happens to programs at that level.

713
00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:04.640
<v Speaker 2>So moving forward, like Chucky, Hepburn, he wasn't even it

714
00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:06.240
<v Speaker 2>was a big get for Louisville. We were really excited,

715
00:34:06.240 --> 00:34:08.679
<v Speaker 2>but he wasn't even a top one hundred player in

716
00:34:08.719 --> 00:34:10.960
<v Speaker 2>the portal rankings by twenty four seven Sports. Now, again

717
00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:13.199
<v Speaker 2>that's more so than anything, them just being way wrong.

718
00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:17.079
<v Speaker 2>But either way, Chucky is the perfect fit for Pat

719
00:34:17.159 --> 00:34:19.719
<v Speaker 2>Kelce right, Like he's hungry, he wants to prove that

720
00:34:19.800 --> 00:34:22.480
<v Speaker 2>he can play at a high level. He was good

721
00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:25.440
<v Speaker 2>at Wisconsin, now he's at a better program at Louisville.

722
00:34:25.840 --> 00:34:27.679
<v Speaker 2>And I don't mean like recently, I mean just overall.

723
00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:30.599
<v Speaker 2>Louisll' is a bigger basketball brand than Wisconsin. And the

724
00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:33.000
<v Speaker 2>challenge was there, right, can he put Louisville?

725
00:34:33.000 --> 00:34:33.559
<v Speaker 3>Can he be the.

726
00:34:33.559 --> 00:34:36.239
<v Speaker 2>Guy that helps really lead Louisville back to being a

727
00:34:36.280 --> 00:34:37.079
<v Speaker 2>respectable program.

728
00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:38.159
<v Speaker 3>And he's done exactly that.

729
00:34:38.599 --> 00:34:40.840
<v Speaker 2>So you got to find guys that not only have

730
00:34:40.920 --> 00:34:44.119
<v Speaker 2>a good stat line, but you know they're going to

731
00:34:44.159 --> 00:34:49.159
<v Speaker 2>come in with a real hunger to to prove something

732
00:34:49.199 --> 00:34:51.239
<v Speaker 2>to somebody. Or maybe he just prove it to themselves.

733
00:34:51.679 --> 00:34:53.079
<v Speaker 2>Like this day and age where you can go get

734
00:34:53.119 --> 00:34:57.440
<v Speaker 2>guys that you know, for example, Nord Shadowmere, the Miami

735
00:34:57.480 --> 00:35:00.519
<v Speaker 2>guy who transferred to Baylor. Like he's fine, but like,

736
00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:02.480
<v Speaker 2>how hungry was he? I mean, he's a guy who's

737
00:35:02.480 --> 00:35:04.599
<v Speaker 2>already kind of you already went to a final four,

738
00:35:04.639 --> 00:35:06.039
<v Speaker 2>Miami came back.

739
00:35:06.440 --> 00:35:08.199
<v Speaker 3>They were a lousy last year.

740
00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:11.599
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's a nice piece at Baylor, but like, is

741
00:35:11.639 --> 00:35:15.320
<v Speaker 2>he gonna be a guy that really takes Baylor to

742
00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:17.719
<v Speaker 2>a different level than they were prior to him getting there?

743
00:35:18.559 --> 00:35:21.559
<v Speaker 2>And you know, so far that's not happening. The portal

744
00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:24.880
<v Speaker 2>fascinates me because sometimes, man, when you look at teams

745
00:35:24.920 --> 00:35:27.800
<v Speaker 2>that really, man, they really benefited from being able to

746
00:35:27.800 --> 00:35:30.159
<v Speaker 2>go out and get guys in the portal. It hasn't

747
00:35:30.239 --> 00:35:32.599
<v Speaker 2>usually been teams that you would have said that before

748
00:35:32.639 --> 00:35:36.920
<v Speaker 2>the season started, right because guys can bring stats, they

749
00:35:36.960 --> 00:35:39.840
<v Speaker 2>can bring production, but you already had that at times

750
00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:42.280
<v Speaker 2>like sometimes you need somebody that's gonna gonna bring something

751
00:35:42.320 --> 00:35:47.159
<v Speaker 2>that really isn't necessarily as noticeable from a stat line. Right,

752
00:35:47.159 --> 00:35:49.159
<v Speaker 2>real quick, we'll get out of here and take our

753
00:35:49.199 --> 00:35:52.079
<v Speaker 2>last break. We'll finish up by telling you about the

754
00:35:53.280 --> 00:35:55.639
<v Speaker 2>new player for Louisville basketball for next season. I mean

755
00:35:55.679 --> 00:35:57.039
<v Speaker 2>he'll be a freshman, but he's going to be twenty

756
00:35:57.079 --> 00:36:00.239
<v Speaker 2>two years old, which is certainly not the norm. But

757
00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:01.400
<v Speaker 2>we'll get to that in a lot more as we

758
00:36:01.440 --> 00:36:02.840
<v Speaker 2>wrap it up on the other side right here on

759
00:36:02.880 --> 00:36:03.880
<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety.

760
00:36:03.960 --> 00:36:07.800
<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on

761
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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine.

762
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<v Speaker 2>Day final segment here on a Tuesday afternoon, a wet

763
00:36:15.320 --> 00:36:18.559
<v Speaker 2>and nasty Tuesday, probably gonna stay that way into the evening,

764
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<v Speaker 2>but good news is it won't be freezing, meaning like

765
00:36:21.559 --> 00:36:24.840
<v Speaker 2>literally below freezing temperatures, so still need to be safe.

766
00:36:24.880 --> 00:36:27.639
<v Speaker 3>But I mean if it was in the teens, that'd

767
00:36:27.639 --> 00:36:28.440
<v Speaker 3>be a real disaster.

768
00:36:28.519 --> 00:36:30.559
<v Speaker 2>In fact, I probably would be at home doing the show,

769
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<v Speaker 2>if I'm being honest with you. So stay safe out there,

770
00:36:33.320 --> 00:36:34.599
<v Speaker 2>and as we wrap it up, I do want our

771
00:36:34.639 --> 00:36:36.760
<v Speaker 2>mind you once again about my friends over at the

772
00:36:36.800 --> 00:36:40.559
<v Speaker 2>Louisville Men's Clinic. It's not just testosterone treatment that they

773
00:36:40.559 --> 00:36:42.599
<v Speaker 2>can provide. They do a lot of things. I mean,

774
00:36:42.599 --> 00:36:45.000
<v Speaker 2>for me, I heard a lot about them because you know,

775
00:36:45.119 --> 00:36:46.599
<v Speaker 2>when you do good things and you help a lot

776
00:36:46.639 --> 00:36:49.159
<v Speaker 2>of folks in the Kentuckian area, and you've been doing

777
00:36:49.199 --> 00:36:52.000
<v Speaker 2>it for over ten years, you're gonna get a lot

778
00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:54.239
<v Speaker 2>of buzz just from word of mouth. So I started

779
00:36:54.280 --> 00:36:56.880
<v Speaker 2>to think, Okay, maybe I would benefit from getting my

780
00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:59.360
<v Speaker 2>levels checked when it comes to testosterone, And sure enough,

781
00:37:00.519 --> 00:37:02.800
<v Speaker 2>it's been a game changer. It's not an exaggeration to

782
00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:04.199
<v Speaker 2>say that the last year of my life has been

783
00:37:04.280 --> 00:37:05.960
<v Speaker 2>much better now that my levels are where they need

784
00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:07.960
<v Speaker 2>to be. So that's where they've helped me. But it's

785
00:37:08.000 --> 00:37:10.360
<v Speaker 2>not just that it could be a rectiltis function. It

786
00:37:10.360 --> 00:37:14.360
<v Speaker 2>could be prone's disease, weight loss, therapy, hair restoration. They've

787
00:37:14.400 --> 00:37:16.760
<v Speaker 2>got a lot of services they can help you out with.

788
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<v Speaker 2>And I know when it comes to rectultus function, that's

789
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<v Speaker 2>not something that you want to address. Maybe you don't

790
00:37:21.559 --> 00:37:23.480
<v Speaker 2>want to, maybe you're in denial, but if you know,

791
00:37:23.559 --> 00:37:27.280
<v Speaker 2>you know, and I mean, what kind of fool would

792
00:37:27.280 --> 00:37:28.960
<v Speaker 2>you be if you don't do something about it. I mean,

793
00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:31.400
<v Speaker 2>I'm not into name calling, but there's people that can

794
00:37:31.440 --> 00:37:33.039
<v Speaker 2>help you with that. And there's nobody better that could

795
00:37:33.039 --> 00:37:35.320
<v Speaker 2>help you than the louisvill Men's Clinic. They've got a

796
00:37:35.440 --> 00:37:37.559
<v Speaker 2>variety of different options when it comes to treating ed

797
00:37:38.199 --> 00:37:44.480
<v Speaker 2>they've got oral medications pin palle therapy pulsed. So go

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00:37:44.599 --> 00:37:46.440
<v Speaker 2>check them out louis Men's Clinic dot com. Give them

799
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<v Speaker 2>a call BABO two four four four four thousand, and

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<v Speaker 2>they'll they'll be happy to help you now real quick.

801
00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:54.880
<v Speaker 2>The latest addition to Louisville's twenty twenty five recruiting class

802
00:37:55.440 --> 00:37:58.159
<v Speaker 2>is a young man by the name of Senanda Threw,

803
00:37:58.239 --> 00:38:00.199
<v Speaker 2>a six eleven, tw hundred and forty five pounds big

804
00:38:00.199 --> 00:38:02.679
<v Speaker 2>man from Germany. He'll be a twenty two year old

805
00:38:02.679 --> 00:38:04.639
<v Speaker 2>freshman next year. He's a guy who didn't start playing

806
00:38:04.679 --> 00:38:06.679
<v Speaker 2>basketball until I guess around the time he was seventeen

807
00:38:06.760 --> 00:38:09.400
<v Speaker 2>or eighteen years old, and now he has been developing

808
00:38:09.440 --> 00:38:11.679
<v Speaker 2>over in Germany in one of their top professional leagues,

809
00:38:11.719 --> 00:38:13.800
<v Speaker 2>and he has signed with Lowell. I don't know if

810
00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:16.199
<v Speaker 2>he signed. I don't think you've Ella has announced it.

811
00:38:16.239 --> 00:38:20.119
<v Speaker 2>But he's raw and a guy that will be very

812
00:38:20.159 --> 00:38:22.760
<v Speaker 2>old compared to other freshmen next year at twenty two

813
00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:25.760
<v Speaker 2>years old. But twelve points, five boards, a block and

814
00:38:25.760 --> 00:38:28.559
<v Speaker 2>a half per game, shooting seventy five percent from the field.

815
00:38:28.719 --> 00:38:31.159
<v Speaker 2>And I'm sorry, it looks like he's gonna have two

816
00:38:31.159 --> 00:38:35.039
<v Speaker 2>seasons eligibility once he arrives. That's where I had it wrong.

817
00:38:35.159 --> 00:38:38.960
<v Speaker 2>So you've got Mickel Brown Junior and Big Freu. That's

818
00:38:39.000 --> 00:38:41.000
<v Speaker 2>what I'm that's what I'm calling him, Big Fru what

819
00:38:41.039 --> 00:38:43.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm calling him, at least until somebody tells me not to.

820
00:38:43.559 --> 00:38:45.559
<v Speaker 2>Six eleven, two forty five. And his last name is

821
00:38:45.599 --> 00:38:46.400
<v Speaker 2>Frew Fru.

822
00:38:46.519 --> 00:38:48.199
<v Speaker 3>So make sure to get your Frew shot.

823
00:38:48.519 --> 00:38:51.559
<v Speaker 2>And then other guys that could be back. Obviously, you're

824
00:38:51.559 --> 00:38:53.679
<v Speaker 2>gonna have a Lee Khalifa, who will be a big

825
00:38:54.239 --> 00:38:56.840
<v Speaker 2>I mean, no pun intended. He'll be a big, a

826
00:38:56.880 --> 00:38:58.960
<v Speaker 2>big weapon for you, a guy who can really pass it,

827
00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:02.440
<v Speaker 2>shoot it, traditional big, but a talented player. Case In

828
00:39:02.519 --> 00:39:05.280
<v Speaker 2>Pryor can be back if he wants to, can IRUs

829
00:39:05.400 --> 00:39:08.840
<v Speaker 2>James Scott So looks like in the front court.

830
00:39:08.840 --> 00:39:09.719
<v Speaker 3>Really, if you get.

831
00:39:09.519 --> 00:39:11.559
<v Speaker 2>Guys back that you want back, I mean, Javon Hadley's

832
00:39:11.559 --> 00:39:13.559
<v Speaker 2>going to have a yr availability if he wants so,

833
00:39:13.960 --> 00:39:16.480
<v Speaker 2>I think your front court could be rather set. And

834
00:39:16.480 --> 00:39:18.280
<v Speaker 2>then of course you just go out in the portal

835
00:39:18.760 --> 00:39:22.039
<v Speaker 2>and feel as you need. All Right, we're out of here,

836
00:39:22.199 --> 00:39:24.599
<v Speaker 2>enjoy a great night of college hoops. Back at it

837
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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow right here at three o'clock, and I hope you'll

838
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<v Speaker 2>join us on sports Talk seven ninety