WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.600 --> 00:00:06.759 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:09.640 Sports Talk seven ninety Holy crap, I. 3 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:11.480 Don't know who the hell we think we are. 4 00:00:11.759 --> 00:00:15.119 Get off our show, idiot. The kids are crying or 5 00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:17.160 trail off. The countries are screwing it up. 6 00:00:17.320 --> 00:00:20.519 Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, Goldplay Inner Murals. 7 00:00:20.879 --> 00:00:23.640 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 8 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:27.519 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you 9 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:28.160 kidding me? 10 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:29.120 Now? 11 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:34.079 Here's Nick Coffee? 12 00:00:35.119 --> 00:00:39.280 Good afternoon, and welcome into a Friday edition of Coffee 13 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:42.359 and Company. I almost said that it was a game 14 00:00:42.439 --> 00:00:45.920 day edition of Coffee and Company. It's not. We're close. 15 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:49.039 We're a day away from the game. Louisville and Kentucky 16 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.240 the first time Pat Kelsey and Mark Pope are going 17 00:00:52.280 --> 00:00:55.280 to be coaching in this rivalry. And I talked a 18 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:57.280 lot yesterday about how it just didn't feel like we 19 00:00:57.280 --> 00:00:59.640 were we were there, meaning that close to the game, 20 00:00:59.679 --> 00:01:02.679 And now you're a day closer, and I do feel 21 00:01:02.719 --> 00:01:05.439 a little bit different. The anxiousness is starting to kind 22 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.680 of set in. And I wouldn't call it nerves, because, 23 00:01:10.239 --> 00:01:12.599 to be honest, Louisville isn't a position where they aren't 24 00:01:12.599 --> 00:01:16.480 expected to win, and they know that. Fans know that 25 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:18.319 now these guys are gonna come out there with the 26 00:01:18.319 --> 00:01:20.400 mindset that they're going to win. At least I hope 27 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:23.000 that they will, meaning the Louisville players, because I just 28 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:25.640 can't see a scenario where Pat Kelsey has in any 29 00:01:25.680 --> 00:01:28.599 way let these guys feel sorry for themselves or feel 30 00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:31.879 like victims because of the circumstances with the injuries. So 31 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:35.760 it's not really nerves, it's just, you know, I know 32 00:01:35.799 --> 00:01:37.840 what this game does to me. I know I'm not alone. 33 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:41.200 I have grown as a as a human being over 34 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:45.400 the years, and I you know, I don't act like 35 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:48.000 a lunatic like I used to. But I guess more 36 00:01:48.040 --> 00:01:50.480 than anything, it's growth that I can now control myself. 37 00:01:50.519 --> 00:01:52.319 Like I could watch this game. I mean I don't 38 00:01:52.359 --> 00:01:55.120 want to, and I'm not going to, but I could 39 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:58.840 watch this game in public and you know, not lose 40 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:01.120 composure to where I will, you know, make a complete 41 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:02.719 fool of myself. And I don't mean like I would 42 00:02:02.760 --> 00:02:05.560 be mean to somebody or insult somebody or like fight, 43 00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:09.400 but you know, just run around, scream and just appear 44 00:02:09.479 --> 00:02:11.759 like a madman, like if. And by the way, that's 45 00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:13.599 why I like to watch the game in private because 46 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:16.039 I can. I can still do that and you know, 47 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:22.879 not be judged. But you know, this game just gives 48 00:02:22.919 --> 00:02:28.400 me a feeling that no other sporting event can provide. 49 00:02:29.080 --> 00:02:30.639 I mean, the closest thing to it is when they 50 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:33.199 play in football, but in basketball, you know, it's just 51 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:35.800 it's just different. So you know, ready or not, it's 52 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:38.080 happening in roughly twenty four hours and we're certainly going 53 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:40.560 to talk about that a lot today. Again, it is 54 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:42.599 coffee and company, and we are fueled by Thornton's here 55 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:45.800 on Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging out with us, 56 00:02:46.039 --> 00:02:48.599 and again we also appreciate our friends over there at Thornton's. 57 00:02:48.599 --> 00:02:50.520 Make sure you sign up to become a member of 58 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.400 the Refreshing Awards program if you haven't already, because you'll 59 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:55.879 save money at the gas pump, and that means you're 60 00:02:55.919 --> 00:02:58.280 gonna probably be stopping there each time you need gas, 61 00:02:58.360 --> 00:03:00.800 because if you're in Kentucky, and it's likely a Thornton's 62 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:03.479 close to you because they're all over the place, and 63 00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:06.039 if you are stopping there for gas, because each time 64 00:03:06.039 --> 00:03:07.680 you do, you save money one that makes a lot 65 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:10.680 of sense, no pun intending, because you save, you know, 66 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:13.159 sometimes twenty five cents off per gallon. But you're also 67 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:15.360 gonna probably be going into Thornton's because you think, Okay, 68 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:16.759 maybe I'll go in and get me a cup of coffee, 69 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:18.319 maybe I'll go in and get me an energy drink, 70 00:03:18.319 --> 00:03:19.960 maybe I need a snack, a bite to eat. They've 71 00:03:20.000 --> 00:03:24.039 got all that, and any trip to Thornton's, in my opinion, 72 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:28.599 in my experiences, has been an enhancement when it comes 73 00:03:28.680 --> 00:03:30.120 to just how the day is going. So again, we 74 00:03:30.159 --> 00:03:33.280 appreciate our friends over there at Thornton's and you support 75 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:36.479 those who support us. We hope you do, and if so, 76 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:39.319 thank you. In fact, Thornton's, you know, they flexed a 77 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:41.240 little bit with their new food items that they've got 78 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:43.360 on the menu that like, you know, they just at 79 00:03:43.400 --> 00:03:46.800 the same time started offering delicious pizza, they started offering 80 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:49.960 the taktos. They've got wings now as well that new 81 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:53.319 breakfast sandwich that is a sausage and cheese with a 82 00:03:53.439 --> 00:03:55.840 waffle as the bun. I mean, they just dropped that 83 00:03:55.919 --> 00:03:58.800 like it was nothing, and they're all delicious items and 84 00:03:58.919 --> 00:04:02.800 you know, a little new. I know there's there's a 85 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:06.000 tempted competition. I mean they're they're not They're not legitimately 86 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:08.039 competing with Thornton's, because how could you. But I see 87 00:04:08.039 --> 00:04:11.879 the Thorntons that's closest to me, just maybe a block up. 88 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:16.959 There's another gas, another imitator appearing to you know, set 89 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:20.279 up shop and try to compete. Keyword they're being tried 90 00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:22.319 because they won't they won't succeed in doing so. But 91 00:04:22.480 --> 00:04:25.319 the name of it is called wah Wah. And I 92 00:04:25.399 --> 00:04:27.560 you know, I've heard of it. Like I know people 93 00:04:27.639 --> 00:04:29.199 listening are thinking, oh, yeah, I know what that is. 94 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:32.319 I've seen those all. But like, come on, name it 95 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:34.439 whatever you want. You're not competing with Thornton's. Let's be 96 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:37.199 real with ourselves here. But wah Wah. You expect me 97 00:04:37.240 --> 00:04:40.959 to like feel any threat for Thornton's because of a 98 00:04:41.000 --> 00:04:43.480 company named wah Wah. I mean it's it's really funny 99 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:46.319 if you if you think about it. But anyways, again, 100 00:04:46.319 --> 00:04:48.720 Coffee and Company proudly feel about Thornton's. Nick Coffee with 101 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:51.680 you taking you up until six o'clock, and I guess 102 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:53.600 we will just dive right in. I mean there are 103 00:04:53.639 --> 00:04:55.120 some other things I want to make sure we get 104 00:04:55.160 --> 00:04:57.680 to today. We'll try to let you hear some sound 105 00:04:57.759 --> 00:05:01.040 from both Pat Kelsey and Pope Is. They both talked 106 00:05:01.079 --> 00:05:03.759 about the game and there's some transfer portal item stuff 107 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:06.279 that like is on the radar for me to discuss. 108 00:05:07.040 --> 00:05:09.199 We never really know what direction we're going to go 109 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:12.040 in during this three hour show, but on a day 110 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:14.360 like today, I mean, I'd be a liar if I 111 00:05:14.519 --> 00:05:16.839 told you that. I you know, would be shocked if 112 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:18.000 we get to the end of the show and we 113 00:05:18.040 --> 00:05:20.519 didn't spend ninety nine point nine percent of that time 114 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:23.759 discussing this matchup between Louisville and Kentucky. That's kind of 115 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:25.279 what you do when you get this close to the game. 116 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:27.279 It's a big deal around here. I know it's not 117 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:30.160 the case, but I kind of feel like in my world, 118 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:33.360 my lifestyle, those that I'm close with, whether it be 119 00:05:33.480 --> 00:05:38.720 friends or family associates, these are people that I just know, 120 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:40.959 like everything kind of stops when this game's going on 121 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:44.040 tomorrow at five point fifteen, And I know that there 122 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:45.920 are people who don't get absorbed in it, they don't 123 00:05:45.959 --> 00:05:48.160 really care, they won't watch because you know they have 124 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:53.720 interests in lives that don't at all involve college basketball 125 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.759 or this rivalry itself. And you know, I hope those 126 00:05:56.759 --> 00:05:59.319 people live happy lives, but man, I can't relate. I 127 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:03.519 cannot relate because this is something that really shouldn't have 128 00:06:04.000 --> 00:06:09.759 such an impact on my morale, my energy, but it does. 129 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:11.839 And we all know that's what makes sports special because 130 00:06:11.839 --> 00:06:16.600 the emotional connection, the emotional investment that you make into 131 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:21.160 these teams, and you know, sometimes it feels like it's 132 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:24.360 the best thing in the world, better than sex. Maybe, 133 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:27.360 I guess depends on you know, the kind of you know, 134 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:29.120 you know what I mean. But like when your team 135 00:06:29.800 --> 00:06:33.160 that you love so much ends up getting a big win, 136 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:36.680 having a comeback performance, winning a championship, you know, the 137 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:39.920 highs man, that gives you such a feeling that like 138 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:42.800 it's you know it For some it probably feels like 139 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:44.519 one of the best things you've ever felt in your life. 140 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:47.519 Sounds like an exaggeration, probably is, but like you know 141 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:51.160 what I'm talking about, And when they disappoint and they 142 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:55.920 lose and they struggle and the results are not good results, 143 00:06:55.480 --> 00:06:58.800 it leaves you with a pain that you know, you 144 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:02.879 can't really understand why you feel that way, and I'll 145 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:04.800 explain on my end, like I'm a grown up that 146 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:09.759 has you know, a life, a wife, two children, Like 147 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:13.040 at the end of the day, Louisville being good or 148 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:17.000 bad in basketball and beating their rival in basketball or football. 149 00:07:17.360 --> 00:07:18.720 You know, at the end of the day, it really 150 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:21.720 doesn't impact my livelihood at all. Obviously when it comes 151 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:23.720 to what I do for a living, it would be 152 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:28.800 beneficial for Louisville basketball in football to be excelling to 153 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:31.480 where there's a lot of interest in it. And therefore, 154 00:07:31.519 --> 00:07:34.800 whenever I use this platform to hopefully entertain you and 155 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:38.480 of course discuss that, then there'd be more people invested 156 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:41.560 in listening because you know, things are going well. So 157 00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:44.680 it really doesn't It doesn't have anything to do with 158 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:47.040 my livelihood, the health of my children, like things that 159 00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:51.959 really matter. But yet, whenever this thing ends tomorrow, I 160 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:53.879 kind of feel like if Louisville's on the losing side 161 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:56.560 of it, like I'm going to be sad in a 162 00:07:56.600 --> 00:07:59.319 way that I'm going to feel like, what is wrong 163 00:07:59.360 --> 00:07:59.560 with you? 164 00:07:59.639 --> 00:07:59.800 Nick? 165 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:04.800 Why does this game does? Why does this get you 166 00:08:04.839 --> 00:08:07.199 so high or so low when you really have no 167 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:11.680 involvement in it at all? No, you know, I have 168 00:08:11.759 --> 00:08:15.399 no control over what happens, and you know it doesn't 169 00:08:15.399 --> 00:08:19.399 do anything for me. It doesn't affect me individually or 170 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:21.879 my family at all. Like it's you know, it's a 171 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:24.720 feeling that I've I've had in recent years because again, 172 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:27.519 the highs are really awesome, the lows really suck. But 173 00:08:27.600 --> 00:08:29.240 yet I guess I just reflect now that I'm a 174 00:08:29.279 --> 00:08:31.279 little bit more older, and I'm like, man, I shouldn't. 175 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:34.600 I shouldn't be this high from from something that I 176 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:36.360 had nothing to do with it, Like you should be happy, 177 00:08:36.360 --> 00:08:39.480 but like the feeling is insane. And then the feeling 178 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:42.080 that you get when you lose that sadness, that feeling 179 00:08:42.159 --> 00:08:44.399 is insanely low, and it's like why do you care? 180 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:47.799 Like why are you so bummed? So I know I'm 181 00:08:47.840 --> 00:08:49.720 not alone. I know everything I laid out, there are 182 00:08:49.720 --> 00:08:52.399 many of you listening that can absolutely relate to that. 183 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:56.799 And sometimes I question, like what are we doing here? 184 00:08:56.799 --> 00:08:59.840 Like why I shouldn't have this? This shouldn't this doesn't 185 00:08:59.840 --> 00:09:02.879 make since I've got there's something wrong with me. But 186 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:05.679 I also deep down know that I wouldn't trade it 187 00:09:05.679 --> 00:09:09.279 for anything in the world because it makes me feel alive. 188 00:09:10.399 --> 00:09:13.039 And you know, maybe one day it'll kill me. Maybe 189 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:16.039 one day, losing to Kentucky in basketball as often as 190 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:18.200 Louisville has in my lifetime, maybe one day that'll just 191 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:20.480 take me out. I hope not, and in fact, I 192 00:09:20.519 --> 00:09:22.840 know that it won't. Maybe it'll be something else. But yeah, 193 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:25.559 we're here, the game is happening in twenty four hours roughly, 194 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:31.000 and Louisville underdogs. That's not a big surprise. I expected 195 00:09:31.039 --> 00:09:32.559 them to be dogs. And to be honest with you, 196 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:35.279 I think I said eight and a half yesterday as 197 00:09:35.279 --> 00:09:37.480 far as what I guess the point spread would be, 198 00:09:38.320 --> 00:09:41.799 and I was, you know, I was. I was off 199 00:09:42.120 --> 00:09:44.559 by a couple of points. But I you know, trust me, 200 00:09:44.559 --> 00:09:46.159 I'm wrong all the time. I'm not trying to like 201 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:48.320 give you an excuse as to why I was wrong, 202 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:51.679 because again I'm wrong often. But I later said, you know, 203 00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:53.720 I don't really know. I still guessed eight and a half. 204 00:09:53.759 --> 00:09:55.320 But I thought it was going to be tough. I 205 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:58.120 just didn't know what the what the books thought of Louisville. 206 00:09:58.120 --> 00:09:59.480 Louisville is a tough team to figure out when it 207 00:09:59.480 --> 00:10:02.240 comes to setting the point spread. But I don't think 208 00:10:02.320 --> 00:10:04.039 that it's a big shock to see Kentucky ten and 209 00:10:04.039 --> 00:10:07.840 a half point favorites in this game tomorrow. And you know, 210 00:10:07.879 --> 00:10:11.600 on the Louisville side, as of now, as I try to, 211 00:10:11.639 --> 00:10:13.120 you know, check the pulse of the fan base the 212 00:10:13.120 --> 00:10:16.039 best way I can talking to fans that I know, personally, 213 00:10:16.519 --> 00:10:18.720 reading what's out there on Twitter, that kind of stuff, 214 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:21.799 checking the text line, that's the best way I can, 215 00:10:21.879 --> 00:10:23.360 you know, check the pulse of the fan base. And yes, 216 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:26.240 I know that that's not an entire representation of the 217 00:10:26.360 --> 00:10:28.279 entire fan base, but you know, it's all we got. 218 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:30.679 And these are people who are very passionate and emotional 219 00:10:30.679 --> 00:10:32.600 about it, because I don't mean like emotional to where 220 00:10:32.600 --> 00:10:35.240 they cry, you know what I mean. They're the diehard fans. 221 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:37.240 And on the Louisville side, I feel like they are 222 00:10:37.960 --> 00:10:40.279 you know, they're they're not expecting to win. They also 223 00:10:40.360 --> 00:10:43.080 feel like that this Kentucky team is probably a little 224 00:10:43.080 --> 00:10:45.159 more beatable than some of the other great Kentucky teams 225 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:47.399 that Louisville has lost to. I think they feel good 226 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:50.360 that despite being shorthanded, they're going to come ready to play. 227 00:10:51.120 --> 00:10:53.639 And that's that's where something but I think Louisville fans 228 00:10:53.639 --> 00:10:55.960 are aware that they could win, but not expecting it 229 00:10:56.159 --> 00:10:58.159 and just hoping that it's competitive. And if they get 230 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:01.200 to a late game situation, it's then, you know, let's 231 00:11:01.240 --> 00:11:03.639 ride it out and see what happens. I mean, I've 232 00:11:03.679 --> 00:11:06.279 yet to hear any Louisville fans say that they are 233 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:10.480 stone cold confident that they win. But I haven't really heard, 234 00:11:10.519 --> 00:11:11.919 and I'm sure if I looked hard enough, I could 235 00:11:11.919 --> 00:11:13.840 find the pessimistic fans. They just say, we're going to 236 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:15.840 get our ass kicked. You know, I don't even know 237 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:18.200 why we play them anymore. Like those people exist, and 238 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.240 you know they're entitled to their opinion as well. But 239 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:23.000 on the Kentucky side, I think they are confident. I 240 00:11:23.000 --> 00:11:24.679 think they know their favorite. I think they know that 241 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:27.039 they are expected to win, and again same thing. I'm 242 00:11:27.080 --> 00:11:29.080 sure if I looked hard enough, I would find Kentucky 243 00:11:29.120 --> 00:11:32.519 fans that are expecting to beat Louisville down at Ropperena 244 00:11:32.600 --> 00:11:36.960 tomorrow and just you know, make make it a blowout. 245 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:42.320 But I think there's some quiet confidence in this Kentucky 246 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:44.480 fan base, at least from what I can tell. And 247 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:46.879 I don't know if it's because they've never seen Mark 248 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:48.840 pope coach in the rivalry. I don't know if it's 249 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:52.240 because they did have probably theirs their worst performance of 250 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:55.720 the season against Colgate. They do have wins against Duke 251 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:59.360 and Gonzaga which have great value. But you know, they're confident, 252 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:03.519 but they're not real chesty, they're not real arrogant about it. 253 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:07.960 And look, I know I'm probably angering somebody right now 254 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:09.679 who's saying, Look, you don't know, I work nick with 255 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:11.600 this guy. He's a big a hole, he's a he's 256 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:14.440 a bb in bozo and he's been running his mouth. 257 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:17.240 He's confidence. So again, I know that there are you 258 00:12:17.279 --> 00:12:19.360 know there are. There are all kinds of different ways 259 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:21.279 fans on both sides are feeling about this game as 260 00:12:21.279 --> 00:12:22.919 we're just to day away. But I'm just kind of 261 00:12:23.159 --> 00:12:26.399 giving you what I'm gathering. And again, there I think 262 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:29.039 there's a little bit of like an even an even 263 00:12:29.399 --> 00:12:33.279 keel energy, if that makes sense, on both sides, because 264 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:35.960 Louisville doesn't want to just say, you know, hey, we 265 00:12:36.360 --> 00:12:38.559 aren't expected to win. We might get killed, but who cares. 266 00:12:38.799 --> 00:12:41.039 I think there's maybe not quiet confidence from Louisville, but 267 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:42.799 I feel like, you know, if you can compete with 268 00:12:42.879 --> 00:12:44.559 Duke for thirty minutes like you did the other night. 269 00:12:44.600 --> 00:12:46.919 Maybe you go into Rupp and you can take advantage 270 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:48.480 of them maybe having an off night when it comes 271 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:51.639 to shooting. And on the Kentucky side, you know, I 272 00:12:51.639 --> 00:12:55.480 don't think that they are in any way like expecting 273 00:12:55.519 --> 00:12:59.919 to lose. But the Colgate game, probably with them trailing 274 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:03.320 with about fifteen minutes left in that game, it probably, 275 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:06.399 I guess, made them look more beatable than they ever 276 00:13:06.440 --> 00:13:08.440 thought they were. Colgate was two and eight. They're not 277 00:13:08.519 --> 00:13:11.919 very good Louisville despite being shorthanded. I mean, you would 278 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:13.720 think that they're a lot better than that Colgate team 279 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:17.320 that led against Kentucky in the second half. So we're 280 00:13:17.320 --> 00:13:19.799 getting closer and we'll continue to get you set for 281 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:22.039 the game. I've got a lot of thoughts to share 282 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:24.600 on the matchup itself. Had some good questions that came 283 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:26.240 in this week that I wanted to wait until today, 284 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:28.240 as far as just questions about the rivalry when it 285 00:13:28.240 --> 00:13:30.480 comes to memories that kind of stuff. And we'll let 286 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:33.200 you hear a little bit of both Mark Pope and 287 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:36.799 Pat Kelsey as they both had press conferences earlier today, 288 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:39.519 and we'll get to this a little bit later on. 289 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:41.759 I'm not really sure how much more can be added 290 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:43.600 to this, and it's already kind of been discussed, But 291 00:13:43.639 --> 00:13:46.600 today I think just hearing both those guys talk was 292 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:50.399 a reminder that as the rivalry is kind of renewed, 293 00:13:50.440 --> 00:13:53.240 here meeting two new coaches taking over programs at the 294 00:13:53.279 --> 00:13:55.799 same time that are very similar as far as how 295 00:13:55.840 --> 00:13:59.080 they like to play, and they both come off as 296 00:13:59.200 --> 00:14:03.559 very likable. But today hearing both of them, I mean, 297 00:14:04.759 --> 00:14:07.120 I don't to me, it's not like I'm uncomfortable with it, 298 00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:10.840 because I don't have to dislike the Kentucky coaches or 299 00:14:10.840 --> 00:14:12.639 players to know that when they play, I want them 300 00:14:12.679 --> 00:14:14.480 to lose. Like it's not personal, it's just how the 301 00:14:14.559 --> 00:14:16.120 rivalry works. And I know a lot of you guys 302 00:14:16.159 --> 00:14:19.279 know exactly what I'm referring to. But what I was 303 00:14:19.320 --> 00:14:19.559 going to. 304 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:20.279 Say is. 305 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:26.519 I think both have made it not only hard, but 306 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:29.159 like really hard to just dislike. Like I think Mark 307 00:14:29.159 --> 00:14:32.759 Pope is a really, really likable guy, and I think 308 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:35.360 I think the same about Pat Kelsey. But you know, 309 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:36.960 maybe some would say it's because I'm a Louisville fan. 310 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:38.600 Of course I would say that, But now, like I 311 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:41.159 think we find ourselves saying that about the opposing coach, 312 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:43.919 and it's not like you're torn, Hm, which one am 313 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:45.360 I going to root for? Who do I like more? 314 00:14:45.399 --> 00:14:48.240 It's not that at all. It's more so, you know, 315 00:14:48.799 --> 00:14:51.360 it's more so just the fact that you want to 316 00:14:51.399 --> 00:14:53.720 be like cal was the perfect villain for this rivalry, 317 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:55.639 and I don't think we'll ever get that kind of 318 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:58.000 a villain around here anymore. And we'll never get the 319 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:01.080 personal rivalry that Patino and Calip Harry had with one another. 320 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:03.320 That was just a different It was just a secondary 321 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:05.360 layer to the hatred that you have within the fan base, 322 00:15:05.399 --> 00:15:07.399 Like we'll never get there again. And that's okay. I've 323 00:15:07.440 --> 00:15:10.440 accepted that. But it's it's more fun and more natural 324 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:13.840 if you find the rival coach to be pretty easy 325 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:17.399 to dislike or pretty easy to like make fun of. 326 00:15:17.679 --> 00:15:21.679 And I just don't think we're there yet with both sides, 327 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:23.720 Like I could find some things to make fun of 328 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:27.240 Mark Pope about, but like it, you know, it wouldn't 329 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:28.960 be and it would just me, look, it would be 330 00:15:29.000 --> 00:15:30.159 me going out of my way to look like an 331 00:15:30.200 --> 00:15:32.279 a hole, because really he seems like a very likable 332 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:34.600 guy that you know, seems like a good dude. Same 333 00:15:34.600 --> 00:15:36.480 thing with Pat Kelsey. They can make fun of his glasses, 334 00:15:36.519 --> 00:15:38.480 they can make fun of his some of his comments, 335 00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:39.759 but like, at the end of the day, these guys 336 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:43.960 have a lot of charisma, and you know that to 337 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:46.399 me seemed as evident today as it has since they 338 00:15:46.399 --> 00:15:49.679 both got hired. I also will add, though all it's 339 00:15:49.679 --> 00:15:51.879 gonna take is one loss for one side, Like will, 340 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:54.399 we'll probably still know that Mark Pope is a pretty 341 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:56.399 easy guy to like and think that he's a pretty 342 00:15:56.440 --> 00:15:59.399 good coach. But like if if they win tomorrow, even 343 00:15:59.440 --> 00:16:03.279 if he's like classy and not an a hole and 344 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:05.240 doing l's down and all that kind of stuff, like 345 00:16:05.440 --> 00:16:08.000 the fact that he beat us will will make him 346 00:16:08.039 --> 00:16:10.840 at least a little bit more easy to dislike, just 347 00:16:10.879 --> 00:16:12.240 because you know, you don't want to lose to your 348 00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:14.120 rival and he's the guy in charge of the rival. 349 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:16.720 All right, quick break, we'll come back on the other side. 350 00:16:16.799 --> 00:16:19.159 Keep this thing rolling along. It's Coffee and Company, and 351 00:16:19.200 --> 00:16:21.000 we are feel about Thornton's right here on Sports Talk 352 00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:23.559 seven ninety. 353 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:32.480 You're listening to Coffee and Company with Nick Coffee on 354 00:16:32.600 --> 00:16:34.720 Sports Talk seven ninety. 355 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:41.039 So again, no real surprise that you see Kentucky open 356 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:43.480 up here as a double digit favorite. Ten and a 357 00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:46.240 half is where it stands currently and that that makes 358 00:16:46.240 --> 00:16:49.360 total sense. Let me double check here. I don't imagine 359 00:16:49.399 --> 00:16:51.440 it would have changed since I last looked at it, 360 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:53.759 because I don't think either team has played a game 361 00:16:53.960 --> 00:16:56.639 since the last time I looked at it. But the 362 00:16:56.799 --> 00:17:02.000 current ken Pom projection for tomorrow is Louisville losing this 363 00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:04.200 game of course, eighty three to seventy two, so an 364 00:17:04.200 --> 00:17:07.039 eleven point loss. Sort of see ten and a half 365 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:10.960 as the as the opening line. Not a big shock 366 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:15.119 there now, I think when it comes to this Louisville 367 00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:17.759 team with the injuries that they've dealt with recently, and 368 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:20.559 look Kentucky's Deale with injuries too, they're not at full strength, 369 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:22.680 I would imagin they're gonna get me Lamont Butler back. 370 00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:24.119 I just have a hard time thinking that he wouldn't 371 00:17:24.160 --> 00:17:26.359 be he wouldn't be out there playing, but maybe he's 372 00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:27.839 not at one hundred percent even if he is playing. 373 00:17:27.920 --> 00:17:29.759 Not sure now kerk Crisa is out for a while 374 00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:31.960 and this isn't a knock to him, and I'm not 375 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:34.480 trying to do the you know well that yeah, they're injured, 376 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:37.440 but like not like us, like I mean, that's the truth. 377 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:42.839 Not only are their injuries, well, if Lamont Butlers isn't 378 00:17:42.839 --> 00:17:44.960 able to go, then that is certainly a I mean, 379 00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:46.720 that's a guy that is very important to them and 380 00:17:46.759 --> 00:17:48.400 they're gonna miss. However, to know that they can go 381 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:51.559 beat Gonzaga without him, you know, it's not it doesn't 382 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:53.359 make him look bad, but like they could withstand that 383 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:56.599 clearly they proved it. Louisville is just a team trying 384 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:00.839 to figure it out and figure out what they can 385 00:18:00.920 --> 00:18:03.799 do with the seven players they're comfortable playing, and you know, 386 00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:06.720 just figure out what formula they can put together, what 387 00:18:06.880 --> 00:18:09.960 style makes the most sense as far as just you know, 388 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:12.119 giving them the best chance to have a decent to 389 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:15.359 good season. You know, they have played a really, really 390 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:18.240 challenging schedule thus far, and yes they've lost to every 391 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:19.720 team or any team that's beat them has been a 392 00:18:19.720 --> 00:18:21.839 really good team. But you know what, Kentucky's also a 393 00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:25.160 really good team. So you've struggled and gotten blown out 394 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:28.880 by some good teams at home when you were shorthanded, 395 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:30.759 and you know they were just you know, it was 396 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:35.480 it was their night. However, when it comes to you know, 397 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:40.079 this game Kentucky again, probably I mean, Kentucky beat Duke. 398 00:18:40.119 --> 00:18:42.319 They're probably better than Ole Miss and you're playing them 399 00:18:42.319 --> 00:18:47.920 at their place, you know. So it's just clearly there's 400 00:18:47.920 --> 00:18:50.759 gonna be some points of emphasis emphasis from Pat Kelsey. 401 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:53.240