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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>I kind of feel like during that break we just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of kept the show going. Austin and I were rolling,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm very happy that what was said wasn't on

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<v Speaker 2>public airwaves because I'd probably get in trouble. But also,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I feel like the overall area of said

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<v Speaker 2>conversation was real, genuine, and I know a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people aren't that. In fact, I'm sure nobody is really

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<v Speaker 2>interested much at all in like my life personally or

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<v Speaker 2>anything like that. But I do think being transparent can

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<v Speaker 2>only benefit you because long story short, you can find

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<v Speaker 2>anybody yapping about what we app about, you got to

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<v Speaker 2>find a way to keep them interested in you and

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of So what I'm getting at is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I talk a lot about my family, my children, my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's not because I think it's just like you

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<v Speaker 2>guys just have to hear about me. I'm so special,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so great, I've got you know, But it's just

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<v Speaker 2>to make it more relatable to people, because a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of you listening, you know, what, you have a wife

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<v Speaker 2>or a husband, or children, that kind of stuff. So

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<v Speaker 2>to not sound so self absorbed, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>experience this year, experiences this year as a Louisville fan

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<v Speaker 2>that I hadn't felt in a long time. But there's

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<v Speaker 2>also some first time things, right, like I could not

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<v Speaker 2>have been more lucky, blessed, fortunate, whatever word you want

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<v Speaker 2>to use. As far as this being the first team

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<v Speaker 2>that my son was old enough to like really follow.

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<v Speaker 2>He could name the team, everybody on the team. He

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<v Speaker 2>got to go to games, he got to meet some

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<v Speaker 2>of the players, he got to meet Pat Kelsey when

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<v Speaker 2>I threw out the first pitch of the bat, so

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<v Speaker 2>like that's his hero. Yeah, I mean it was. It

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<v Speaker 2>was a blessing that like just timed out by luck,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, or the man upstairs. So that was great

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<v Speaker 2>and that. But but like it just hit me now,

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<v Speaker 2>like I've my wife, she's gonna she's the one picking

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<v Speaker 2>up moves from daycare today. And I also kind of

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<v Speaker 2>got on her a little bit earlier, like why would

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<v Speaker 2>you tell him that they're playing during daycare? Like why

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<v Speaker 2>don't we just like, you know, decide how we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>deal with it? And he felled out a bracket, and

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<v Speaker 2>he got excited and then he you know, he picked

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<v Speaker 2>the cards to win it all. So his bracket's done.

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<v Speaker 2>But she's gonna be the one that picks him up

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<v Speaker 2>from daycare, and he's either going to already know because

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<v Speaker 2>maybe they had some March madness stuff going on. If

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<v Speaker 2>there's any state, any area where daycare would be infiltrated

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<v Speaker 2>by March madness, it would be here because we love

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<v Speaker 2>it more than anybody else. So he may already know,

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<v Speaker 2>or she may have to be the one to tell him,

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<v Speaker 2>and I wish it was me one because I feel

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<v Speaker 2>sad for for for my wife to have to do that,

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<v Speaker 2>but also as someone who knows that pain, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to be the one to tell him it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be okay, and you know, hopefully, if I'm lucky, he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't know or he's distracted and we can have the

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<v Speaker 2>conversation later. Yes, it sounds super dramatic. This sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>is this guy serious? What a lunatic? Yes? I am

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<v Speaker 2>a certified lunatic when it comes to this stuff. I

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<v Speaker 2>got the reminder this year, really the last month or

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<v Speaker 2>so of one, I am a little different mentally, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately than I was at the time Louisville was last

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<v Speaker 2>in a position to where they were safely in the tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>looking like they were going to be good. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's life. Life happens. But I mean, what this does

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<v Speaker 2>to me cannot be good for me, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I shouldn't feel the way I shouldn't have the anxiousness

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<v Speaker 2>before today's game that I have for a game that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not playing in that quite literally my overall well being.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this won't impact my life at all other

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<v Speaker 2>than just being a sad fan. So again, it depends

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<v Speaker 2>on how you want to look at it. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know there are enough of you that relate to where

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<v Speaker 2>I don't feel as if I'm just, you know, completely

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<v Speaker 2>opening myself up here to be viewed as the most

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<v Speaker 2>certifiably is insane person that ever existed. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I got to find a way to balance it now

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<v Speaker 2>and to go back to what I was telling Austin,

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<v Speaker 2>like that's a silver lining here, is that to know

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<v Speaker 2>that I got to be, you know, the positive one

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<v Speaker 2>to tell my son it's going to be okay. That'll

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<v Speaker 2>make that'll be better for me than just sitting in

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<v Speaker 2>my own toxicity in my own sadness. So as much

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<v Speaker 2>as I sound like a dramatic lunatic and right and

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<v Speaker 2>I am like, I'm not telling you, I'm not the

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<v Speaker 2>show overall, but those just not joining us today. Here

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<v Speaker 2>Coffee and Company a rare, weird postgame show where we

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<v Speaker 2>go on for three hours right after the game ends

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<v Speaker 2>and Louisville's the first team out of the tournament. It's

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<v Speaker 2>really been a postgame show. It's been a celebration of life,

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<v Speaker 2>as I've called it. As far as this team, this

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<v Speaker 2>group that was so special, I did not think that

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<v Speaker 2>I would feel any differently about this team if they

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<v Speaker 2>lost in the first round of the tournament, no matter

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<v Speaker 2>who was against, no matter what the score was, and

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<v Speaker 2>that played out today. So my feelings are sad. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just sad man because it's over. It's over. And I

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<v Speaker 2>hate that this group was a group that we only

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<v Speaker 2>get for one year. And that's really just the new

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<v Speaker 2>world of college We're not victims here, that's just college basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>With that said, we were a little bit different to

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<v Speaker 2>where every single piece was brand new, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna get some guys back, but we also have

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<v Speaker 2>to realize you never know I mean, this is a

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<v Speaker 2>new world now. I mean, you never know if anybody's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be back. So I don't say that to

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<v Speaker 2>put fear out there that maybe some guys won't return,

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<v Speaker 2>but the fact that it's over is a real, real

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<v Speaker 2>gut punch. But everything that happened was still, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a great experience, meaning before today. And these guys, man,

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<v Speaker 2>they brought us back to life. They had every excuse

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<v Speaker 2>in the book to end. Like if they would have

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<v Speaker 2>just finished, you know, flirting with an nit bit, nobody

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<v Speaker 2>around here would have been celebrating. Certainly there would have

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<v Speaker 2>been some real questions about Pat Kelsey that kind of stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>like I know how we are, but it would have

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<v Speaker 2>also been legitimately understandable, and it also would have been

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<v Speaker 2>a massive improvement. Now again, the massive improvement thing is

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<v Speaker 2>not even really worth bringing up, because being better than

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<v Speaker 2>what we had previously is I mean, that's not even

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<v Speaker 2>like a bar like, that's just I mean, that's that

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<v Speaker 2>should they should be throwing in prison for that, or

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<v Speaker 2>give back all the money you were paid to coach

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<v Speaker 2>the program. So you know, it's sad, But this group, overall,

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<v Speaker 2>I think their ability to stay focused despite injuries despite

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<v Speaker 2>clearly some things working against them, and never really wavering,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I just think it was the perfect storm

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<v Speaker 2>to where they did, in fact stay locked in think

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<v Speaker 2>big picture, didn't worry about their wins and losses on

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<v Speaker 2>a game by game basis. They just kept trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get better and they kind of reformed after the injuries

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<v Speaker 2>happened to where they became a good team and they

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<v Speaker 2>went on a great run in January and that was

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<v Speaker 2>a fun, fun ride. And at that time, that's whenever

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<v Speaker 2>we really started to get hit in the fields as

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<v Speaker 2>far as like, all right, these guys are bringing us

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<v Speaker 2>back to life. This is awesome, and they're playing hard.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, we weren't thinking about tournament seating as

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<v Speaker 2>much as we typically would because you're just happy to

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<v Speaker 2>be alive again. And you know what they embrace that

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<v Speaker 2>they felt, I think an appreciation to be in, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to be this group that did that for us, to

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<v Speaker 2>where it was just a perfect thing as far as

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<v Speaker 2>just this kind of like overall not even realistic, because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna say this, what Pat Kelsey and this team

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<v Speaker 2>did this year, and I know in March and college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball is what it's all about. So like what do

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<v Speaker 2>they do they lost in the first round. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>there's some people out there saying that, and it's whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I get it, Like that's that's that's why, that's

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<v Speaker 2>why college basketball can be a tricky bitch pard my language.

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<v Speaker 2>But like you can give her a phenomenal date. We're talking, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>shopping spree, best dinner in town. I've been out of

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<v Speaker 2>the game a long time. What would be a really

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<v Speaker 2>nice thing to do? They just do to like carriage

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<v Speaker 2>rides in like a down Like I'm I'm maybe I'm

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<v Speaker 2>realizing how how non romantic I am. But like, you

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<v Speaker 2>can you can, yeah, you can, you can. You can

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<v Speaker 2>go above and beyond and in an amazing way exceed expectations.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're not delivering at the end, that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be the lasting impression. Right, So that's what college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball is. So you know, you live with it. But

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<v Speaker 2>this is the rarity for me to where today's ending

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<v Speaker 2>in March, as painful as it was, it does not

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<v Speaker 2>change anything as far as how I feel about this team.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, I'm just sad that it's over. So back

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<v Speaker 2>to what I was saying, I know you can flip

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<v Speaker 2>a team instantly, and there have been teams that had

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<v Speaker 2>worst records that made deeper tournament runs. But I really

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<v Speaker 2>if you asked me ten months ago, maybe eight months ago,

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<v Speaker 2>once the roster was completely set, if what Louisville did

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<v Speaker 2>this year, every way, every step of it, like you

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<v Speaker 2>told me who they beat, who they lost to, what

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<v Speaker 2>seed they got, who they lost to in the tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>if you would have told me, in fact, if you

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<v Speaker 2>would have asked me, would you take it no question?

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<v Speaker 2>If you would have asked me if it's realistic, I

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<v Speaker 2>would say hell no. And I know I can't rattle

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<v Speaker 2>off like can you believe they beat this team that team?

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<v Speaker 2>But it was a combination of a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 2>They were always competitive, seemingly and that's why today happened.

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<v Speaker 2>They had a run go against them that they hadn't

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<v Speaker 2>had all year that most teams, in fact, nearly all teams,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe, would have probably found themselves in a hole

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<v Speaker 2>too big to climb out of against a Creighton team

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<v Speaker 2>like that. So all in all, if I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>be down about like where Louisville basketball is, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think I could be, because it just would be me

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<v Speaker 2>having to convince myself of something that I can't. I

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<v Speaker 2>can't manufacture that kind of feeling. So no disappointment. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm disappointed in a result, but I'm not disappointed in

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<v Speaker 2>its team, this staff. I'm just sad. That's what it

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<v Speaker 2>comes down to, all right again, Coffee and company. Feel

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<v Speaker 2>about Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>back into you know what happened today, but just to

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<v Speaker 2>get you updated. We've got a lot going on. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>these are the best two days of the year, but man,

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<v Speaker 2>when you lose early, it sucks. And being the first

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<v Speaker 2>team out I didn't need a reminder, but we got

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<v Speaker 2>one today. That not a word, not much of a

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<v Speaker 2>worse way to go out than being the first team eliminated. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>You get on the dance floor before the party gets going, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Like the early people are on the dance floor, are

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<v Speaker 2>out there trying like they got they got nothing else

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<v Speaker 2>to offer, They're just good dancers, so they're they're out.

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<v Speaker 2>They're out there early before the vibes are been there

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<v Speaker 2>because that's all they got in their bag. Like, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, not good in any way, but I can move.

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<v Speaker 2>I got rhythm. So you're out there trying to force it. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, once the party gets going, you got

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<v Speaker 2>to leave the dance floor because you you know you're done.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what happened today and it sucks, it really does.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, today currently Auburn just wrapped up there their victory,

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<v Speaker 2>but they didn't cover and at times they they were

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<v Speaker 2>never in jeopardy of losing. But eighty three sixty three

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<v Speaker 2>they beat Alabama State. There wasn't ever going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a sixteen one upset there, but they did trail by

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, they only led by single digits for some

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<v Speaker 2>time in the second half, which again, make of that

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<v Speaker 2>what you will. They may still win the national championship,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but Alabama State did have them at

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<v Speaker 2>least a little bit uncomfortable early on and then an

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<v Speaker 2>ass whooping is going on right now, although Clemson is

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<v Speaker 2>at least battling back, but it's a little too late,

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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine, although they aren't only down let's see seventeen.

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<v Speaker 2>Now it's thirty four to fifty one. Clemson's trailing McNee State,

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<v Speaker 2>which I said this earlier, that doesn't prove anything about Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>but it also kind of confirms what I believe that

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<v Speaker 2>if the committee was going to again the committee puting

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville as an eight in Clemson as a five, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the overall issue with the whole thing. But I watched

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson and they won. Didn't have the resume deserving of

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<v Speaker 2>a five if Louisville had an eight, But they also

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<v Speaker 2>never passed the eye test, and they're you know, Louisville.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when they were beaten bad teams, you could understand

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<v Speaker 2>what people thought, like, damn, this team's really Like there

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<v Speaker 2>were national objective people that like would see Louisville win

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<v Speaker 2>by thirty against SMU or whatever, or be up forty

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<v Speaker 2>against wake Forest and know that the teams they're playing

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<v Speaker 2>aren't great, but damn, this team's dangerous. Like I had,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I had a wherewithal to kind of understand

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<v Speaker 2>that a clear factor in that is also who they're playing.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know that's the the ACC was bad this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't mean Louisville was bad. But again I can't we

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<v Speaker 2>can't prove that we were much better than the teams

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<v Speaker 2>that are, you know, clearly not having success here in

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament, and Louisville was one of them, and now

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson is h b CU and BYU were at the half,

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<v Speaker 2>BYU's up thirty nine to twenty eight. I would imagine

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<v Speaker 2>that thirty nine first half points is probably the most

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<v Speaker 2>that that DCU is given up to a team in

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<v Speaker 2>the first half, maybe maybe all year. There were I

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<v Speaker 2>mean they want to send back, Yeah I do. I

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<v Speaker 2>do too, and BYU at times can be the most

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<v Speaker 2>explode offense you'll see in college basketball. That's why they

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<v Speaker 2>went on a run to close up Big twelve play

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<v Speaker 2>to even get in at the seed they got in

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<v Speaker 2>at exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>Whites Isle.

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<v Speaker 2>Very well said Houston won seventy eight to forty against

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<v Speaker 3>That's good.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Purdue they won. But I did not see

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<v Speaker 2>the actual final of that one.

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<v Speaker 3>Are they covered they think it was? It may have

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<v Speaker 3>been like sixty nine to fifty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>I had them covering just because I felt like the

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<v Speaker 2>spread in that game only made sense because you know, Purdue,

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<v Speaker 2>other than last year, has sucked in the turnament, right,

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<v Speaker 2>because other than that, it didn't make any sense, Like

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<v Speaker 2>you're only viewing and that also reminds me why you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the trend stats are so often shared, and maybe people

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<v Speaker 2>have made a lot more money than I ever will

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to betting on games. But I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know why you look at what a seed has done

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<v Speaker 2>historically in the previous ten to fifteen years whenever it's

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<v Speaker 2>a every year it's a different team, right, and every

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<v Speaker 2>year there's a like every year the five Seeds may

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<v Speaker 2>not be as good or bad as the five seeds

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<v Speaker 2>in previous years. Like I again, the numbers are what

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<v Speaker 2>they are. Clearly there's a trend there, and if you

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<v Speaker 2>just follow that, you've made money. But the rationale behind

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<v Speaker 2>why that was what you would what you would bet,

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<v Speaker 2>That's never made any sense to me. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>it's all luck. That's what sports gambling is. And hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>I can be lucky the rest of the way because

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<v Speaker 2>I won't, you know, I won't have a team to

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<v Speaker 2>really pull for. I guess now it's just about who

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<v Speaker 2>who can beat Kentucky, and I don't think it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be Troy. But also, you know, yeah, like who does

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<v Speaker 2>who does Illinois have to play?

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<v Speaker 1>Now?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it Xavier?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>So would you agree we need Illinois to bet Xavier

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<v Speaker 2>to take out Kentucky. I think so, yeah, Like, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Xavier could do it, clearly, you know, well they're.

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<v Speaker 3>Very well coached too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but bett, I felt like last night was a

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<v Speaker 2>sign of Sean Miller being a really good coach more

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<v Speaker 2>so than them being like a team. Like I think

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<v Speaker 2>clearly the best player on the floor was the freshman

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<v Speaker 2>for Texas. But other than that, like I I you know,

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<v Speaker 2>but then again, like Mark Pope at times has lost

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<v Speaker 2>to teams that I would be like, how'd you lose

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<v Speaker 2>to them? Like you got you're not even loaded, but

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<v Speaker 2>you got better players than them, and then they beat

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<v Speaker 2>teams where I'm thinking, how the hell that happen? So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, them them not surviving the second weekend would

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<v Speaker 2>would really would really make this not hurt as bad, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Like people can act like that, Oh you're you're you're

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<v Speaker 2>a loser, you're team longer than ain't. Yes, that's how

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<v Speaker 2>this works. Welcome to rivalries, Welcome to you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>nearly every other I mean I shouldn't say every because

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<v Speaker 2>clearly there's not. But like, I don't know, that's always

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<v Speaker 2>been my biggest question when it comes to the rivalry stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Because we all know and it's really undoubted. It's undoubtable

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<v Speaker 2>that you pay attention to your rival, which again kind

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<v Speaker 2>of means their your rival. You care about them more

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<v Speaker 2>than others, and that's why they're your rival, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>So like this notion of like, well, I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know why we play them, I don't care, Like with

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<v Speaker 2>all due respect, no offense. Isn't that what you say

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<v Speaker 2>when you're about to insult somebody with all due respect,

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<v Speaker 2>with all due respect, no offense, you're a loser? Like

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<v Speaker 2>what are you talking about? Like that's a I mean again,

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<v Speaker 2>some people clearly don't have that feeling, and that's just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's how they're wired. But those that are

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<v Speaker 2>like lunatics about it and then actually do obsess over

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<v Speaker 2>it but have a really bad ability of hiding that

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<v Speaker 2>they are paying attention, Like those are the people that

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<v Speaker 2>don't understand, Like we can rivel about anything, we've done

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<v Speaker 2>it around here, but why we choose to live why

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<v Speaker 2>some choose to live in a world of delusion that

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<v Speaker 2>you don't care about the other team and that it's

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<v Speaker 2>just rent free over there, Like what are you talking about?

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<v Speaker 2>And if we didn't have enough fans on both sides

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<v Speaker 2>that are constantly consuming what's going on with the other

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<v Speaker 2>team and praying on their downfall. Then we wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 2>one of the most passionate rivalries in sports. And let's

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<v Speaker 2>be honest, they pop shape pain bottles to start the

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<v Speaker 2>tournament because we lost, like even that, even like the

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<v Speaker 2>even even the fans that I do believe are genuine

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<v Speaker 2>because I think, honestly, this was probably with everything that

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<v Speaker 2>played out, how everything played out, this might have been

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<v Speaker 2>the hardest Louisville team for Kentucky to hate. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to like them, right, you have to cheer for him.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not going to and if you did, I would

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<v Speaker 2>tell you to stop because it's not allowed. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>it's not you know, it's not. It's not it's not

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<v Speaker 2>what we should do. So you know, I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 2>anybody like liked him, but there they were hard groups

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<v Speaker 2>to dislike because they're you know, just how they carried themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, Pat Kelsey's a hard guy to dislike.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you guys may think differently now because maybe

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<v Speaker 2>now you have a technical foul to like use uh

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, claim that he's you know this or that,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean, it was understandable. But despite all that,

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<v Speaker 2>even those that were genuinely saying that they did in

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<v Speaker 2>fact have a soft spot for this Louisville group, they

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<v Speaker 2>still like, we're celebrating and got a joy in today's loss.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying every fan, but like, if you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like some people may be listening and feel like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna change the station. He's talking about me. He

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<v Speaker 2>may be right, I may be obsessed with the rival.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't change the station. Don't panic. It's okay. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>it's supposed to be now, you know, being an awful

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<v Speaker 2>human being to somebody because of the other side of it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's different. But it's normal. And the next I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the best feeling I'm gonna have the rest of this

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<v Speaker 2>tournament is not winning any bet. I may hit big,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of hit big last night. Maybe I'm insecure enough

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<v Speaker 2>with the loss to Lord. I'm talking about winning bets

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm so insecure about my team losing today. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just saying, like, there's no feeling that's gonna give

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<v Speaker 2>me the joy that I'll have when Kentucky loses, if

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<v Speaker 2>they lose whenever that may be I mean not winning

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<v Speaker 2>the national championship, right, I mean, surely that wouldn't hap, right,

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<v Speaker 2>were we also like were we also kind of lucky

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the last few years because Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>was awful the last couple of seasons, right, eight wins,

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<v Speaker 2>four wins, and then the year before that when it

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<v Speaker 2>fell apart with mac they were also terrible, but just

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<v Speaker 2>not even a level of terrible as they were the

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<v Speaker 2>next two seasons. But in those years, Kentucky lost to

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<v Speaker 2>the two seedy, to to Saint Saint Something St. Peter's,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they also lost to Kansas State in a

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<v Speaker 2>game that like was kind of a reminder you aren't

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<v Speaker 2>what you were anymore. And then last year is a

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<v Speaker 2>three seed they lost to Oakland. So with how insane

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<v Speaker 2>we are about March, right or wrong, good or bad,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just how it is.

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<v Speaker 3>That's helped alleviate a lot of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it's like this year, it's like a it's like

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<v Speaker 2>a tax refund, is it not? So you go through

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<v Speaker 2>a bull crap year of hating your job, hating your wage,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, you know, at least you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>not anymore because the economy sucks. But like Uncle Sam

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<v Speaker 2>may get you know that tax breaks, Like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>life isn't so bad. He's that a little song? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>here does it make you feel good for a week? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>And that's and that's what Now we'll say their losses

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<v Speaker 2>in those instances didn't feel as good because we sucked,

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<v Speaker 2>but it still felt good, right, you know what I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 2>Like had we been good and they had those losses,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean we're talking erotic, but the fact that we

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<v Speaker 2>were so bad and then they were actually good, really good,

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<v Speaker 2>and then had that happen.

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<v Speaker 3>They were just at the center of public shame when

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<v Speaker 3>we're talking about these exciting two days in the first half.

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<v Speaker 2>So like, if they end up going to like the

417
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<v Speaker 2>Elite eight in losing, that'll be a great season for

418
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<v Speaker 2>Mark Pope to start it off. I really do believe that.

419
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<v Speaker 2>But also like that won't hurt like that won't that

420
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<v Speaker 2>won't be as big of a thing that you're like

421
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<v Speaker 2>bothered by because you know, we weren't awful this year.

422
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<v Speaker 2>Although you know it's go whoever, like go Troy, go

423
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<v Speaker 2>Illinoiser's avior, go Tennessee. Who would be there? One?

424
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<v Speaker 3>Is it?

425
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<v Speaker 2>Houston thinks? So I think so so Anyways, let's take

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<v Speaker 2>a break, welcome back. Continue. Whatever you want to call this,

427
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<v Speaker 2>I mean it is it is Coffee and Company. Feel

428
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<v Speaker 2>about Thornton's, but you know, we've been a little bit

429
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<v Speaker 2>different today, as you could expect. Best one of the

430
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<v Speaker 2>best two days of the year in sports. However, what

431
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<v Speaker 2>makes it awesome, ye know, what makes it awesome is

432
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<v Speaker 2>how much you care and how special it is. And

433
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<v Speaker 2>whenever it's over for you, it's it's pain. It's pain,

434
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<v Speaker 2>all right, stick around right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

435
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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>One thing you guys can't do is accuse me of

438
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<v Speaker 2>hiding what this this does to me? And I just

439
00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:54.480
<v Speaker 2>with this song playing, what would you call this like

440
00:21:54.640 --> 00:21:57.400
<v Speaker 2>nineties like grunge rock? Is that like I.

441
00:21:57.799 --> 00:21:59.559
<v Speaker 3>Would call it like post grunge rock?

442
00:21:59.640 --> 00:21:59.839
<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

443
00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:00.920
<v Speaker 3>Start I blind?

444
00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:04.440
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Yeah. So songs like that that aren't like I mean,

445
00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:06.400
<v Speaker 2>they're they're they're kind of sad, but not right like

446
00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:08.319
<v Speaker 2>they're just kind of like, I don't know how to

447
00:22:08.319 --> 00:22:09.799
<v Speaker 2>describe it. I'm terrible when it comes to music.

448
00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:11.559
<v Speaker 3>Stuff's uplifting sad songs.

449
00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:14.400
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that actually puts me in my feels more than

450
00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:16.359
<v Speaker 2>a song that's quite literally like believed to be a

451
00:22:16.400 --> 00:22:18.799
<v Speaker 2>tear jerker, if that makes sense. Sure, I mean, I

452
00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:20.359
<v Speaker 2>guess more than anything, I guess it just seems a

453
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<v Speaker 2>little bit more relatable.

454
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<v Speaker 3>It's like a deep reflection type of thing.

455
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly well said, And uh, today's a sad day.

456
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<v Speaker 2>But I can take satisfaction as a fan knowing that

457
00:22:31.400 --> 00:22:34.799
<v Speaker 2>I got as a fan a really not only a

458
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<v Speaker 2>fun year and a year that was way better than

459
00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:40.839
<v Speaker 2>anything we've had in a long time. But I think

460
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<v Speaker 2>I learned this year that guys, you know, you want

461
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<v Speaker 2>to win, you want to be successful. If these guys

462
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<v Speaker 2>were the same exactly all year but they didn't win,

463
00:22:52.160 --> 00:22:54.000
<v Speaker 2>I think we wouldn't be a holes to them, but

464
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<v Speaker 2>like we wouldn't have had the joy. Winning is ultimately

465
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<v Speaker 2>what matters, and I would never try to act like

466
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<v Speaker 2>that's not the case. But when you have a that

467
00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:01.920
<v Speaker 2>is winning at a much higher rate than you've won

468
00:23:01.960 --> 00:23:04.160
<v Speaker 2>in a long time, and you can sense that they

469
00:23:04.160 --> 00:23:06.480
<v Speaker 2>do have an appreciation for where they are and really

470
00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:09.799
<v Speaker 2>what they're doing for this fan base, I mean that

471
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<v Speaker 2>that's I don't really know if because because now next year,

472
00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:16.559
<v Speaker 2>if we're in the same position. I mean, I don't

473
00:23:16.559 --> 00:23:18.359
<v Speaker 2>think people are going to be losing their minds, but

474
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<v Speaker 2>that won't be the same level in any way as

475
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<v Speaker 2>far as what you get from it, right because we're

476
00:23:24.119 --> 00:23:26.880
<v Speaker 2>now backed And I'm not like ramping up pressure for

477
00:23:26.920 --> 00:23:30.720
<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey. Hey, nice year, but you know now you

478
00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:32.960
<v Speaker 2>got to do way better. I mean, we'd like for

479
00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:35.160
<v Speaker 2>that to happen. But they went eighteen and two in

480
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<v Speaker 2>the ACC, and if they go eighteen and two in

481
00:23:37.319 --> 00:23:39.720
<v Speaker 2>the ACC next year, they could be a lot better.

482
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<v Speaker 2>But I would say if they're eighteen and two in

483
00:23:41.440 --> 00:23:43.319
<v Speaker 2>the ACC next year, it's just another sign that your

484
00:23:43.359 --> 00:23:46.480
<v Speaker 2>league sucks. And that's something I don't You can't control it,

485
00:23:46.519 --> 00:23:49.519
<v Speaker 2>but man, like, that's a that's a weird That's one

486
00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:51.480
<v Speaker 2>of the first time feelings that I had this year.

487
00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:54.160
<v Speaker 2>You're safely in the tournament at least we thought, and

488
00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:57.160
<v Speaker 2>you're rolling through your league and you have no opportunity

489
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<v Speaker 2>to build up your resume and lead play and only

490
00:23:59.759 --> 00:24:02.400
<v Speaker 2>i'll oportunities to fall. And even if you win, if

491
00:24:02.440 --> 00:24:05.240
<v Speaker 2>you didn't win by as much as you know, maybe

492
00:24:05.279 --> 00:24:07.079
<v Speaker 2>you're expected to win. When it comes to the spread

493
00:24:07.119 --> 00:24:09.519
<v Speaker 2>or the kin pomp projection. Then you fall like that's

494
00:24:09.559 --> 00:24:11.599
<v Speaker 2>just that I hate that, Like that's not something I've

495
00:24:11.640 --> 00:24:13.359
<v Speaker 2>ever dealt with as a LOISLL fan, when Louis of

496
00:24:13.559 --> 00:24:15.680
<v Speaker 2>when Lowiell has ever been decent. We never have to

497
00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:19.160
<v Speaker 2>worry about who we play in conference play being good

498
00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:22.119
<v Speaker 2>enough to you know, mean something. I guess technically in

499
00:24:22.160 --> 00:24:25.720
<v Speaker 2>Conference usay it was the case, but in that you know,

500
00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:28.319
<v Speaker 2>in my lifetime as a fan early on, Denny played

501
00:24:28.319 --> 00:24:31.640
<v Speaker 2>a loaded non conference schedule. Also, there were some really

502
00:24:31.640 --> 00:24:34.160
<v Speaker 2>good teams at times in Conference USA, like Marquette and

503
00:24:34.200 --> 00:24:38.200
<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati and even Memphis at times. So you know, this

504
00:24:38.319 --> 00:24:40.240
<v Speaker 2>was just an unusual year when it comes to that.

505
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<v Speaker 2>But I I I'm sad it's over. That's just what

506
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<v Speaker 2>I what I want to you know, not that I

507
00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:48.279
<v Speaker 2>haven't said it a billion times today, but for those

508
00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:50.680
<v Speaker 2>of you that did not get a chance to uh

509
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<v Speaker 2>to hear this earlier. This is Terrence Edwards after the game,

510
00:24:53.240 --> 00:24:55.880
<v Speaker 2>and he was asked sort of about this team this season,

511
00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:58.119
<v Speaker 2>and that is that's the downfall of this is that

512
00:24:58.160 --> 00:24:59.519
<v Speaker 2>we only got it one year. Right, A lot of

513
00:24:59.519 --> 00:25:03.680
<v Speaker 2>these guys, we're really taking advantage of an extra year

514
00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:07.079
<v Speaker 2>of eligibility due to a pandemic that happens once, you know,

515
00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:09.440
<v Speaker 2>global pandemic, which happens once every one hundred years. So

516
00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:13.559
<v Speaker 2>it kind of was the perfect storm. But as corny

517
00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:17.720
<v Speaker 2>as this is going to sound, I feel better about

518
00:25:17.839 --> 00:25:22.119
<v Speaker 2>everything knowing that this is the way Terrence Edwards views

519
00:25:22.160 --> 00:25:25.200
<v Speaker 2>his experience at Louisville, even though it came to an

520
00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:27.480
<v Speaker 2>end today and I wish they were still playing like

521
00:25:28.720 --> 00:25:31.920
<v Speaker 2>it confirms what I hoped would happen, meaning that when

522
00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:34.359
<v Speaker 2>we got here and it was all over, that I

523
00:25:34.400 --> 00:25:38.640
<v Speaker 2>would still be able to appreciate and and you know,

524
00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:41.559
<v Speaker 2>value what this experience was with this team. And I

525
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<v Speaker 2>think Terrence what he says about, you know, the whole

526
00:25:44.920 --> 00:25:47.920
<v Speaker 2>group as far as how they came together and really

527
00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:52.240
<v Speaker 2>handled the entire season like this just confirms that, you know,

528
00:25:52.319 --> 00:25:54.640
<v Speaker 2>despite it coming to an end today, and clearly there's

529
00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:57.279
<v Speaker 2>some criticism that's worthy because of what happened today and

530
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<v Speaker 2>nobody's perfect, but I'll always love this group.

531
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<v Speaker 4>I can say this season is remembered for all the

532
00:26:03.440 --> 00:26:08.279
<v Speaker 4>games combined, from from the beginning, the adversity we faced

533
00:26:08.359 --> 00:26:11.400
<v Speaker 4>early in the year with the losses and some of

534
00:26:11.400 --> 00:26:14.599
<v Speaker 4>my key players go down and in the year, and

535
00:26:14.599 --> 00:26:16.799
<v Speaker 4>and this team just rallied together and never had an

536
00:26:16.799 --> 00:26:19.519
<v Speaker 4>excuse of anything. We went to practice, it was no

537
00:26:19.640 --> 00:26:22.880
<v Speaker 4>excuse and it was the next man up mentality. I've

538
00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:26.279
<v Speaker 4>never been a part of nothing like that. And and

539
00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:28.960
<v Speaker 4>I'm walking away from this with a good attitude and

540
00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:32.880
<v Speaker 4>the things that Coach p K brought to me in

541
00:26:32.960 --> 00:26:34.839
<v Speaker 4>my life, and I think it's gonna help me be

542
00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:38.039
<v Speaker 4>a better father and and moving forward, I know I'm

543
00:26:38.079 --> 00:26:40.440
<v Speaker 4>fine going into this pro thing because all the adversity

544
00:26:40.480 --> 00:26:42.880
<v Speaker 4>I faced this year and and my life just gonna

545
00:26:42.880 --> 00:26:43.400
<v Speaker 4>make me better.

546
00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:48.119
<v Speaker 2>So what what got me to think to play that

547
00:26:48.160 --> 00:26:50.240
<v Speaker 2>again for our new audience in the five o'clock hour

548
00:26:50.359 --> 00:26:54.039
<v Speaker 2>was somebody who texted in that said seeing the group

549
00:26:54.440 --> 00:26:57.319
<v Speaker 2>around Rain Smith as well as Coach Kelsey on the

550
00:26:57.359 --> 00:27:00.400
<v Speaker 2>floor with him, I mean, like it just like win

551
00:27:00.519 --> 00:27:03.920
<v Speaker 2>or lose, Like this team was just a very easy

552
00:27:03.960 --> 00:27:06.640
<v Speaker 2>group to kind of just really fall for as a

553
00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:08.880
<v Speaker 2>fan and and and be able to kind of, you know,

554
00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:12.559
<v Speaker 2>deal with some shortfalls here and there and clearly deal

555
00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:15.200
<v Speaker 2>with some losses like we had today. And uh, it

556
00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:17.839
<v Speaker 2>was tough to see Rain be helped off the floor.

557
00:27:17.960 --> 00:27:22.440
<v Speaker 2>What really got me was he was telling his teammates

558
00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:24.640
<v Speaker 2>that were helping him get off the floor to cover

559
00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:26.440
<v Speaker 2>his face with a towel because he didn't want there

560
00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:29.519
<v Speaker 2>to be He did not want the visual. And I

561
00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:31.680
<v Speaker 2>had never really thought about it that way, but as

562
00:27:31.880 --> 00:27:35.920
<v Speaker 2>as an emotional human being and a competitor, if I

563
00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:38.039
<v Speaker 2>had the mind, if I if I thought of it,

564
00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:39.960
<v Speaker 2>I would have done the same thing, because I don't

565
00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:48.279
<v Speaker 2>want to be a March Madness meme gif visual overall

566
00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:51.960
<v Speaker 2>for decades to come, because of what I felt in

567
00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:53.880
<v Speaker 2>that moment, like in a way like it is, it

568
00:27:53.960 --> 00:27:56.279
<v Speaker 2>is what it is like, you know, I'm sure it's

569
00:27:56.319 --> 00:27:59.240
<v Speaker 2>not like a traumatic experience, but I bet when Rain

570
00:27:59.319 --> 00:28:02.400
<v Speaker 2>was being helped up the floor, it all came crashing down.

571
00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:04.400
<v Speaker 2>He knew he couldn't play again, he knew they weren't

572
00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:07.240
<v Speaker 2>going to win, and it was probably an emotional thing.

573
00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:11.680
<v Speaker 2>So he's probably visually, you know, meaning his face in

574
00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:16.400
<v Speaker 2>a moment of you know, I wouldn't say tragedy, but

575
00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:20.119
<v Speaker 2>just clearly like that's a heavy thing and it's gonna

576
00:28:20.160 --> 00:28:22.759
<v Speaker 2>lead you to be emotional. And had he been the

577
00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:28.160
<v Speaker 2>crying guy, right like, had he been just weeping and

578
00:28:28.759 --> 00:28:33.519
<v Speaker 2>you know, clearly not being able to control his emotions.

579
00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:35.400
<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of humans, because you know, it's

580
00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:37.839
<v Speaker 2>the human instinct, they would have sympathy for him, but

581
00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:40.279
<v Speaker 2>he doesn't want back to be like part of like, oh,

582
00:28:40.319 --> 00:28:42.960
<v Speaker 2>you're the guy that they played for forty years on

583
00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:46.920
<v Speaker 2>the March Madness n CAA tournament promo montages, because you

584
00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:50.000
<v Speaker 2>cried like, you don't want that right, like, even if

585
00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:51.599
<v Speaker 2>it would be a sympathetic thing, even if it did

586
00:28:51.680 --> 00:28:54.799
<v Speaker 2>give you like some you know, some you know, five

587
00:28:54.839 --> 00:28:57.039
<v Speaker 2>seconds of fame or whatever. And that kind of hit

588
00:28:57.039 --> 00:28:59.039
<v Speaker 2>me because I knew that moment they probably weren't going

589
00:28:59.079 --> 00:29:01.799
<v Speaker 2>to win, and to see those guys out there with him,

590
00:29:01.839 --> 00:29:06.279
<v Speaker 2>it was it was tough, and I felt like yesterday

591
00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:09.279
<v Speaker 2>I was convincing myself with what I saw that he

592
00:29:09.319 --> 00:29:11.799
<v Speaker 2>was he's perfectly fine. But I think what it came

593
00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:14.640
<v Speaker 2>down to is I think there was a a level

594
00:29:14.759 --> 00:29:20.480
<v Speaker 2>of not like intent from him to you know, to uh,

595
00:29:21.720 --> 00:29:24.680
<v Speaker 2>to like disguise his injury. But he really was. I

596
00:29:24.759 --> 00:29:27.079
<v Speaker 2>mean he was he was bouncing around but not really

597
00:29:27.079 --> 00:29:29.599
<v Speaker 2>doing anything full speed out to be fair, they didn't

598
00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:31.680
<v Speaker 2>really do anything full speed at the open practice, but

599
00:29:31.759 --> 00:29:35.079
<v Speaker 2>they did practice and have a real intense competitive practice

600
00:29:35.079 --> 00:29:38.319
<v Speaker 2>apparently electioning and Catholic. Yesterday there wasn't open, of course

601
00:29:38.319 --> 00:29:41.319
<v Speaker 2>to the public, and this morning I found out he

602
00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:44.160
<v Speaker 2>didn't sounds like he didn't participate in that, and that

603
00:29:44.160 --> 00:29:46.640
<v Speaker 2>that that, you know, we didn't know that for good reason.

604
00:29:46.680 --> 00:29:48.359
<v Speaker 2>They're not going to tell people that, but that that

605
00:29:48.440 --> 00:29:50.640
<v Speaker 2>kind of tells you that he gave it a go today.

606
00:29:50.960 --> 00:29:54.440
<v Speaker 2>And it really came down to pain tolerance and the

607
00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:57.279
<v Speaker 2>vulnerability of injuring it again. And that's not something that

608
00:29:57.319 --> 00:30:00.359
<v Speaker 2>I believe you can just you know automatically, no, like

609
00:30:01.119 --> 00:30:03.039
<v Speaker 2>it's just a risk, and he took the risk, and

610
00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:05.519
<v Speaker 2>today he wasn't himself. And then I couldn't mean when

611
00:30:05.519 --> 00:30:07.119
<v Speaker 2>he got hurt again, like I don't mean, it was

612
00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:11.039
<v Speaker 2>probably to where he was. He was probably and this

613
00:30:11.119 --> 00:30:12.799
<v Speaker 2>is what I hope, And it didn't seem too serious

614
00:30:12.799 --> 00:30:14.359
<v Speaker 2>after the game, like he you know, he came back

615
00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:16.240
<v Speaker 2>on the bench. But at times, when you have that

616
00:30:16.319 --> 00:30:18.799
<v Speaker 2>kind of an injury, you can really put way too

617
00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:22.319
<v Speaker 2>much strain on other parts of your lower body because

618
00:30:22.319 --> 00:30:25.400
<v Speaker 2>you're just you become so used to try having to

619
00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:31.160
<v Speaker 2>account for the ankle. But yeah, rain rain, Losing today

620
00:30:31.200 --> 00:30:34.319
<v Speaker 2>made me rain kind of losing it today at the end.

621
00:30:34.359 --> 00:30:37.680
<v Speaker 2>That was actually honestly, early on it didn't feel good.

622
00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:40.319
<v Speaker 2>But the rain injury, even the Louisville in fact, I

623
00:30:40.359 --> 00:30:43.039
<v Speaker 2>think did actually get it down to like thirteen or

624
00:30:43.079 --> 00:30:47.359
<v Speaker 2>something at that time or right around there. But that

625
00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:50.480
<v Speaker 2>kind of felt like the moment. But here is Terrence

626
00:30:50.599 --> 00:30:54.079
<v Speaker 2>Edwards talking about Rain and him putting it all on

627
00:30:54.079 --> 00:30:55.960
<v Speaker 2>the line for this team.

628
00:30:55.480 --> 00:30:57.640
<v Speaker 3>Our hearts goes out to Rain.

629
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<v Speaker 4>We already knew he wasn't one hundred percent, but what

630
00:31:00.319 --> 00:31:04.160
<v Speaker 4>he did today is something I remember forever. He put

631
00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:06.559
<v Speaker 4>his he sacrificed his body, put his body on the

632
00:31:06.559 --> 00:31:09.279
<v Speaker 4>line tonight for us so we can come to try

633
00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:11.759
<v Speaker 4>to come out with the wind. And you know how

634
00:31:11.799 --> 00:31:13.680
<v Speaker 4>much we needed him. On his roommate in the hotel,

635
00:31:13.720 --> 00:31:17.119
<v Speaker 4>I see how much he's grinding and treatment and trying

636
00:31:17.119 --> 00:31:19.240
<v Speaker 4>to get one hundred percent. He never not once told

637
00:31:19.319 --> 00:31:23.519
<v Speaker 4>me that he wasn't okay. I always asked him, like,

638
00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:25.359
<v Speaker 4>you good, You sure you're good, And he just always

639
00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:28.000
<v Speaker 4>responded to above the line and always told me even

640
00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:30.319
<v Speaker 4>though I knew he was hurting. But yeah, I'm just

641
00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:33.240
<v Speaker 4>so proud of him, and and he'll get back right

642
00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:35.920
<v Speaker 4>for sure, And yeah, what he did for us today

643
00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:38.559
<v Speaker 4>is something that will go a long way outside of basketball.

644
00:31:39.359 --> 00:31:40.319
<v Speaker 3>Our hearts goes out.

645
00:31:40.519 --> 00:31:41.680
<v Speaker 2>How can you not love this group?

646
00:31:41.720 --> 00:31:42.559
<v Speaker 3>Man? I mean.

647
00:31:44.480 --> 00:31:48.240
<v Speaker 2>Talk about different experiences. That's sadder than any sad music

648
00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:51.680
<v Speaker 2>that I know. I mean, I I mean, I don't

649
00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:57.119
<v Speaker 2>remember a team that was so damn near impossible to

650
00:31:57.240 --> 00:31:59.880
<v Speaker 2>like be genuine because I just again, if you wanted

651
00:31:59.880 --> 00:32:02.039
<v Speaker 2>to make the claim that hey it was it was

652
00:32:02.119 --> 00:32:04.279
<v Speaker 2>kind of fool's goal, they really weren't that good whatever,

653
00:32:04.359 --> 00:32:06.759
<v Speaker 2>Like if you believe that we'll never know for sure,

654
00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:08.599
<v Speaker 2>you can believe that, I can disagree, and we can

655
00:32:08.680 --> 00:32:10.599
<v Speaker 2>just live in our own worlds when it comes to

656
00:32:10.599 --> 00:32:14.240
<v Speaker 2>that that that conversation, however, I mean, I don't know

657
00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:16.680
<v Speaker 2>how anybody could argue that, Like we didn't get nearly

658
00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:19.599
<v Speaker 2>every ounce that we could get out of everything this

659
00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:21.599
<v Speaker 2>team had when it comes to the guys that were

660
00:32:21.640 --> 00:32:25.640
<v Speaker 2>healthy and able to play, but we didn't really you know,

661
00:32:25.720 --> 00:32:27.680
<v Speaker 2>the injuries were clearly an issue, but I kind of

662
00:32:27.680 --> 00:32:30.519
<v Speaker 2>feel like, you know Pat Kelsey's overall way of going

663
00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:34.319
<v Speaker 2>about it, it was infectious for the team clearly to

664
00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:36.039
<v Speaker 2>where they never like they were never gonna play victim,

665
00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:37.960
<v Speaker 2>never gonna use an excuse, and you need a leader

666
00:32:38.039 --> 00:32:41.519
<v Speaker 2>like that to to to be consistent in all aspects

667
00:32:41.559 --> 00:32:43.960
<v Speaker 2>of making that never like it would have been so easy,

668
00:32:43.960 --> 00:32:45.799
<v Speaker 2>it would have actually been really natural to let it

669
00:32:45.839 --> 00:32:47.880
<v Speaker 2>creep in that Man, we're kind of we're kind of

670
00:32:47.880 --> 00:32:50.240
<v Speaker 2>snake bitten, like we just we can't catch a break.

671
00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:52.880
<v Speaker 2>But they never did that. And I think that's way

672
00:32:52.880 --> 00:32:54.680
<v Speaker 2>harder than people realize. And it is one of the

673
00:32:54.680 --> 00:32:58.039
<v Speaker 2>many reasons why I still think old basketball is is

674
00:32:58.039 --> 00:33:00.279
<v Speaker 2>is gonna be just fine. Now, well we get back

675
00:33:00.359 --> 00:33:04.200
<v Speaker 2>to final fours in championships, who knows. I mean, that's

676
00:33:04.240 --> 00:33:09.160
<v Speaker 2>not easy to do. And speaking of this tricky, tricky

677
00:33:09.880 --> 00:33:13.359
<v Speaker 2>thing that is college basketball, you know, often the best

678
00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:17.720
<v Speaker 2>team does win. Like I don't believe those who say, well, oh,

679
00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:21.799
<v Speaker 2>the tournaments were random, No, not really. National champions aren't random.

680
00:33:22.079 --> 00:33:24.640
<v Speaker 2>The most random national champion in my lifetime is easily

681
00:33:25.400 --> 00:33:27.319
<v Speaker 2>that Yukon team. But you know what, they're also Yukon

682
00:33:27.680 --> 00:33:30.799
<v Speaker 2>and they have more championships than any team in my lifetime.

683
00:33:31.960 --> 00:33:35.119
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, there's random runs in the tournament, but like

684
00:33:35.200 --> 00:33:39.400
<v Speaker 2>winning at all is not random. But overall, the sixty

685
00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:43.920
<v Speaker 2>eight team field makes it to where when it gets competitive.

686
00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:47.400
<v Speaker 2>With this many teams still alive, you can get beat

687
00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:50.920
<v Speaker 2>and it is not a big surprise. And again, I

688
00:33:50.920 --> 00:33:52.480
<v Speaker 2>believe that's one of the many things that makes college

689
00:33:52.519 --> 00:33:56.200
<v Speaker 2>basketball special and different to where you do have like

690
00:33:56.359 --> 00:33:59.960
<v Speaker 2>the you know, when you have like those who love

691
00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:02.200
<v Speaker 2>but the most I would imagine have had the heartbreak

692
00:34:02.240 --> 00:34:04.599
<v Speaker 2>of knowing we shouldn't have lost that game what happened

693
00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:08.679
<v Speaker 2>and knowing that you know, we were the best team.

694
00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:10.800
<v Speaker 2>We proved it, but when it mattered, we fell short

695
00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:15.159
<v Speaker 2>like that. That's a pain that sucks. But then whenever

696
00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:16.920
<v Speaker 2>you do go on that ride and you realize even

697
00:34:16.960 --> 00:34:18.440
<v Speaker 2>if you were the best team and you were able

698
00:34:18.480 --> 00:34:21.039
<v Speaker 2>to get like in twenty thirteen, Loiville was the best

699
00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:22.880
<v Speaker 2>team in one and all, in twenty twelve, Kentucky was

700
00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:25.039
<v Speaker 2>the best team in one and all, that's actually harder

701
00:34:25.039 --> 00:34:27.440
<v Speaker 2>to do than people realize. It's weird because you're like,

702
00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:30.719
<v Speaker 2>congratulations for being the team that won it where the

703
00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:32.719
<v Speaker 2>committee claimed that you were the best team in the field.

704
00:34:33.119 --> 00:34:36.239
<v Speaker 2>Again the tournament, you know, it makes it. It makes

705
00:34:36.280 --> 00:34:39.039
<v Speaker 2>it to where the opportunity for you to slip up

706
00:34:39.079 --> 00:34:42.639
<v Speaker 2>and not pull through is is there. I mean, think

707
00:34:42.679 --> 00:34:50.360
<v Speaker 2>about this, if college basketball operated with the same level

708
00:34:50.400 --> 00:34:53.400
<v Speaker 2>of like you know, like they if they had in

709
00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:55.280
<v Speaker 2>college basketball is so different because the's there's three hundred

710
00:34:55.280 --> 00:34:56.599
<v Speaker 2>and something Division one team, So that's what makes it.

711
00:34:56.679 --> 00:34:58.480
<v Speaker 2>It's really there's not a comparison. And I'm just saying,

712
00:34:58.639 --> 00:35:02.199
<v Speaker 2>like a lot of teams who beat good teams or

713
00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:06.239
<v Speaker 2>teams that become Cinderella, and really any other level of sports,

714
00:35:06.239 --> 00:35:09.719
<v Speaker 2>in any other any other sport, no matter the level,

715
00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:12.719
<v Speaker 2>they wouldn't even be there to do it. But there's

716
00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:16.719
<v Speaker 2>so many that get to dance. I do love the

717
00:35:16.719 --> 00:35:18.599
<v Speaker 2>fact that we've got people calling in that like think

718
00:35:18.639 --> 00:35:19.960
<v Speaker 2>that they would be able to get on the air

719
00:35:20.000 --> 00:35:25.960
<v Speaker 2>today kind of gee, I mean, like on what planet

720
00:35:26.559 --> 00:35:28.800
<v Speaker 2>would I do that? Anyways, we got to get to

721
00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:33.039
<v Speaker 2>a quick break. I'm also distracted. Sorry Clemson has clawed back.

722
00:35:34.320 --> 00:35:37.559
<v Speaker 2>They what Clemson was just down three with ten seconds left.

723
00:35:37.559 --> 00:35:40.119
<v Speaker 2>They fouled McNeese State. McNeese State just made one free throw,

724
00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:43.599
<v Speaker 2>so they still have a very very long shot of winning.

725
00:35:43.880 --> 00:35:47.079
<v Speaker 2>But I must have missed a complete meltdown from McNeice

726
00:35:47.079 --> 00:35:50.320
<v Speaker 2>because again it's now seven, it's now sixty nine to

727
00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:53.559
<v Speaker 2>sixty five with ten seconds left. Wow, And I'm seeing

728
00:35:54.119 --> 00:35:55.639
<v Speaker 2>let's see what happens in this play. Do they get

729
00:35:55.639 --> 00:35:58.639
<v Speaker 2>the three? Now they missed it. It's over, I mean

730
00:35:58.679 --> 00:36:00.800
<v Speaker 2>not technically, but it will be all right, quick break.

731
00:36:00.800 --> 00:36:01.920
<v Speaker 2>We'll come back on the other side right here in

732
00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:02.679
<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven.

733
00:36:02.519 --> 00:36:06.280
<v Speaker 1>Ninety now back to coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's

734
00:36:06.480 --> 00:36:09.400
<v Speaker 1>on Sports Talk seven nine day.

735
00:36:09.719 --> 00:36:14.079
<v Speaker 2>So we've got two games currently underway, VCU BYU as

736
00:36:14.119 --> 00:36:17.760
<v Speaker 2>BYU sixty four to fifty two is the lead, so

737
00:36:19.199 --> 00:36:24.239
<v Speaker 2>VCU making it a little more competitive, but obviously BYU

738
00:36:24.320 --> 00:36:27.719
<v Speaker 2>hit a run there that that I feel like this

739
00:36:27.719 --> 00:36:30.159
<v Speaker 2>this VCU team offensively just doesn't They don't play in

740
00:36:30.199 --> 00:36:31.840
<v Speaker 2>a way and they don't have the ability to really

741
00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:33.480
<v Speaker 2>climb out of a big hole. They want to ugly

742
00:36:33.480 --> 00:36:35.559
<v Speaker 2>it up, slow it down, and they did it early,

743
00:36:35.599 --> 00:36:38.079
<v Speaker 2>and then of course BYU got hot, and that's how

744
00:36:38.119 --> 00:36:42.400
<v Speaker 2>she wrote Gonzaga still kicking the crap out of Georgia

745
00:36:42.400 --> 00:36:45.159
<v Speaker 2>at half forty eight twenty seven as the score. But

746
00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:49.000
<v Speaker 2>it was early that game. I mean, was it twenty

747
00:36:49.039 --> 00:36:52.679
<v Speaker 2>seven to three or thirty one to three twenty yeah,

748
00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:56.280
<v Speaker 2>I mean it was absolute, I mean it was bad.

749
00:36:56.880 --> 00:37:00.360
<v Speaker 2>So Gonzaga off to a good start the next game

750
00:37:00.360 --> 00:37:04.039
<v Speaker 2>that'll tip will be Wafford in Tennessee six point fifty

751
00:37:04.079 --> 00:37:07.239
<v Speaker 2>and then Arkansas Kansas at seven to ten, Yale in Texas,

752
00:37:07.280 --> 00:37:09.320
<v Speaker 2>A and m at seven twenty five, Drake and Missouri

753
00:37:09.599 --> 00:37:13.519
<v Speaker 2>shortly after that, and then the late night games Utahs State,

754
00:37:13.599 --> 00:37:17.719
<v Speaker 2>UCLA and Omaha and Saint John's will play at nine

755
00:37:17.719 --> 00:37:19.280
<v Speaker 2>to forty five. The last two games of the night

756
00:37:19.280 --> 00:37:22.239
<v Speaker 2>will start right at ten, one at ten ten, one

757
00:37:22.280 --> 00:37:25.920
<v Speaker 2>at ten o'clock, UC San Diego in Michigan at ten PM,

758
00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:29.079
<v Speaker 2>and then at ten ten it'll be Texas Tech and Wilmington.

759
00:37:29.559 --> 00:37:34.559
<v Speaker 2>So a lot a lot more basketball to consume here

760
00:37:35.159 --> 00:37:39.320
<v Speaker 2>before it's all over meeting the NAA Tournament. And another

761
00:37:39.599 --> 00:37:41.400
<v Speaker 2>thing that I will say, I guess I'm thankful for

762
00:37:41.719 --> 00:37:43.320
<v Speaker 2>is that I have at least had the ability to

763
00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:46.920
<v Speaker 2>enjoy the tournament without a team, and unfortunately I had

764
00:37:46.920 --> 00:37:48.760
<v Speaker 2>to experience that in the last few years, and that's

765
00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:51.679
<v Speaker 2>made it, you know, at least now I now can

766
00:37:51.800 --> 00:37:55.320
<v Speaker 2>can get into it and enjoy it and not think

767
00:37:55.360 --> 00:37:58.119
<v Speaker 2>about my team. And honestly, today, the way it played out,

768
00:37:58.440 --> 00:38:04.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't really feel like I'm gonna have those moments

769
00:38:05.000 --> 00:38:07.239
<v Speaker 2>where I'm like, man, if only we got this seed

770
00:38:07.280 --> 00:38:09.280
<v Speaker 2>and played that team. I mean, certainly you could say,

771
00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:11.719
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you could certainly make the case that having

772
00:38:11.719 --> 00:38:14.199
<v Speaker 2>to play Creighton as a nine seed when you're an

773
00:38:14.199 --> 00:38:16.519
<v Speaker 2>eight seed is not what I mean. And by the way,

774
00:38:16.559 --> 00:38:18.760
<v Speaker 2>clearly it wasn't what anybody predicted other than mean, the

775
00:38:18.760 --> 00:38:20.440
<v Speaker 2>committee just did it and nobody else would have saw

776
00:38:20.480 --> 00:38:23.920
<v Speaker 2>it coming. So nonetheless, I just think knowing that this

777
00:38:24.039 --> 00:38:26.800
<v Speaker 2>team really just ran out of gas and it was

778
00:38:26.840 --> 00:38:29.079
<v Speaker 2>probably to be expected, and I think at times it

779
00:38:29.159 --> 00:38:31.400
<v Speaker 2>might have been a little more visible than people realized.

780
00:38:31.719 --> 00:38:33.679
<v Speaker 2>They were still winning, but they just I think they

781
00:38:33.800 --> 00:38:36.519
<v Speaker 2>hit a wall. I mean, they were always thin. They

782
00:38:36.519 --> 00:38:39.519
<v Speaker 2>got guys playing thirty five plus minutes, and you know today,

783
00:38:39.719 --> 00:38:41.400
<v Speaker 2>I think that was somewhat of a factor because it

784
00:38:41.400 --> 00:38:42.800
<v Speaker 2>was a lingering factor throughout.

785
00:38:42.559 --> 00:38:43.119
<v Speaker 3>The end of the year.

786
00:38:43.119 --> 00:38:46.559
<v Speaker 2>But postgame shows for and this really is I mean

787
00:38:46.559 --> 00:38:48.400
<v Speaker 2>this is but it's not a postgame show, right, You

788
00:38:48.480 --> 00:38:51.519
<v Speaker 2>usually don't spend a ton of time necessarily discussing what

789
00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:54.679
<v Speaker 2>led to the result because it's over. You talk about

790
00:38:54.679 --> 00:38:58.440
<v Speaker 2>the future. But with today, I mean, I just think

791
00:38:58.519 --> 00:39:04.440
<v Speaker 2>Creighton was able to not step on their own you know,

792
00:39:04.679 --> 00:39:06.559
<v Speaker 2>not get in their own way. They ended up not

793
00:39:06.840 --> 00:39:09.440
<v Speaker 2>making mistakes and putting themselves in a spot to where

794
00:39:09.440 --> 00:39:12.440
<v Speaker 2>they're vulnerable, and Louisville didn't take advantage of their vulnerabilities,

795
00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:14.679
<v Speaker 2>and they were just better. I mean, that's what it

796
00:39:14.679 --> 00:39:16.719
<v Speaker 2>comes down to. And they made some shots late that

797
00:39:16.760 --> 00:39:19.920
<v Speaker 2>were really tough that you just don't see often. But

798
00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:23.000
<v Speaker 2>before that, they were making shots at a rate that

799
00:39:23.039 --> 00:39:24.719
<v Speaker 2>you don't often see. But they were also good looks.

800
00:39:25.239 --> 00:39:27.400
<v Speaker 2>And Louisville just dug himself a hole. That nineteen to

801
00:39:27.480 --> 00:39:29.760
<v Speaker 2>four run or nineteen to two run, whatever it was,

802
00:39:30.320 --> 00:39:32.960
<v Speaker 2>that was something that Louisville had never experienced this year,

803
00:39:32.960 --> 00:39:35.719
<v Speaker 2>and under any circumstance, really any team, it'd be hard

804
00:39:35.960 --> 00:39:38.199
<v Speaker 2>to counter that. All Right, we're out of town. We're

805
00:39:38.199 --> 00:39:39.760
<v Speaker 2>back at it tomorrow right here on Sports Talk seven

806
00:39:39.840 --> 00:39:40.559
<v Speaker 2>ninety