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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>All right, hour number two here on a Monday, getting

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<v Speaker 2>the week started after a very very eventful weekend. I

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<v Speaker 2>know you guys only tune in to hear how I

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<v Speaker 2>do when it comes to uh wagering on sports, So

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<v Speaker 2>I'll let you know I did have.

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<v Speaker 3>A good weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>I bet a three leg parlay Saturday in college football

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<v Speaker 2>and it and it won.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't lose.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I did the same thing three leg parlay

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<v Speaker 2>with NFL game yesterday and I won.

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<v Speaker 3>I know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's I mean, and it's one of those It's one

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<v Speaker 2>of those wins where it keeps me humble because I

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<v Speaker 2>do feel, you know, I'm not like I'm proud of myself,

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm feeling if I've accomplished something substantial. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I got it right. But one of them ended up

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<v Speaker 2>playing out in a way that I can know that

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<v Speaker 2>I had some potential luck on my side. So what

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<v Speaker 2>I did on Saturday is I did a three leg

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<v Speaker 2>parlay for the noon games. And you know, I've had

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<v Speaker 2>such a rough go at it this year when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to college football and really the NFL that anything

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<v Speaker 2>I bet, Like I'm just you know, internally thinking, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see, but like I don't have a whole lot

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<v Speaker 2>of confidence. This is what I'm going to guess is

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<v Speaker 2>what happens. But like there's not a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 2>confidence in these picks that I make. And it's not

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<v Speaker 2>because like you know, I don't follow it. It's because

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<v Speaker 2>I just been so bad at it. And usually I

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<v Speaker 2>have some success in the college side to where it

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<v Speaker 2>makes it a little more fun and it's still fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I enjoy it, but like I don't want to go

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<v Speaker 2>through a drought like I went through the last month

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<v Speaker 2>or so. But here's what I did on Saturday. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is what kept me humble because it was luck.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it just was. I had Clemson minus twenty

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<v Speaker 2>and a half against wake US. That felt good. That

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<v Speaker 2>was not a sweat because Clemson ended up just dominating

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<v Speaker 2>that game. After the second quarter. I had the over.

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<v Speaker 2>And this isn't the lucky one, but I took the

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<v Speaker 2>over in an Iowa game.

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<v Speaker 3>John, look at you.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a smart especially for this your smart pick.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's one of those games that were I would

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<v Speaker 2>take the over and if I lost, no matter what happens,

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<v Speaker 2>I would look in the mirror and say, yeah, why

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<v Speaker 2>would you bet the over on Iowa? Well, this year

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<v Speaker 2>they're a little different and I felt confident and the

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<v Speaker 2>over was forty one and a half and they had

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<v Speaker 2>forty themselves. Iowa did, so that came through and then

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<v Speaker 2>Georgia Tech money line. They were favorites against North Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>and Georgia Tech was in control and then just completely crumbled.

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<v Speaker 2>I was watching the end of that game before the

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville game started, and Georgia Tech. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>I can't think of the word that was used by

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<v Speaker 2>the announcer on the ACC network because that was the

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<v Speaker 2>game on the network before Louisville Virginia. I think you

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<v Speaker 2>might have said this Georgia Tech team, Brent Key, they

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<v Speaker 2>were imploding, and I'm like, yeah, it's the last leg,

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<v Speaker 2>and sure enough they're gonna screw it, and they gave

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<v Speaker 2>up a late touchdown to tie it up. So technically,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I had an opportunity in overtime. I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 2>where Georgia Tech could still hold on and win, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't need him to win by any number. I

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<v Speaker 2>just need him to win, and you know that was possible,

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<v Speaker 2>but hey, it's in Carolina. All momentum is with Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>because they just erased like a ten point deficit quickly

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<v Speaker 2>with just some bone, like they were imploding. Georgia Tech

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<v Speaker 2>was so then less than a minute left, I think

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking like maybe thirty six seconds left, they kick

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<v Speaker 2>it off. It's tied, and I think Brent Key was

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<v Speaker 2>just going to try to, you know, run out the clock,

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<v Speaker 2>goat overtime. Sure enough, he gives it to his running back.

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<v Speaker 2>He takes to the house on the first play. So

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<v Speaker 2>that was a big play by Georgia Tech. And maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I could try to convince myself, well, you knew that

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<v Speaker 2>Mac Brown as a bum, You knew that their defense

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<v Speaker 2>was vulnerable enough to give up a play in that spot,

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<v Speaker 2>but I didn't, I mean all, but that's true, Like

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Brown has been insanely underwhelming in his return to Carolina.

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<v Speaker 2>It's all been about hype and you know, splash as

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<v Speaker 2>far as him being a former championship coach, but he

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<v Speaker 2>ain't done anything, and in fact, he's had some good

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<v Speaker 2>players too. But like, you know, it was luck, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>him running for a touchdown whenever everybody else thought the

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<v Speaker 2>game was going to go to overtime.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'll take it.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, it's maybe it's not as much luck

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<v Speaker 2>as I'm as I'm saying it it is, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's one of those things you can't bank on happening.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe it's a balancing act between you and I because

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<v Speaker 4>I did not have a good week. Yeah what was

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<v Speaker 4>I have good weeks, You have bad weeks and vice versa.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's true because you've actually had you had some

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<v Speaker 2>momentum there for a while and a couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 2>in row and I did not. And then so yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL, I had the Chargers minus three, they

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<v Speaker 2>won by seven against the against the Broncos, I took

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta minus six and a half, they demolished the Panthers.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I had Detroit money line. They won forty

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<v Speaker 2>seven to nine. So that was really a no sweat

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<v Speaker 2>and it was what I need to do at least,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, feel a little better about myself when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to wagering. And I'm going to continue to do

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<v Speaker 2>it because it's fun. But again, as somebody who just

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<v Speaker 2>does it for fun, and it's not like I'm ever

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<v Speaker 2>putting away money from my winnings to like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>feed my family. Occasionally I've had one where I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, I'm taking a trip or I'm doing this

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<v Speaker 2>and that. But like I've always had the mindset if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just doing this because it enhances the over all

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<v Speaker 2>experience of watching sports. It gives you something to really

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<v Speaker 2>pull for as far as a result, and the money's

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, an added bonus if it's any money

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<v Speaker 2>that you know you can actually do something with. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I needed it in a major way, and

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<v Speaker 2>I got it, and I got greeting last night, and

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, you know what, John, I'm thinking like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>i mean not winning, but I've got some momentum. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>see if I can keep it going. And sure enough,

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<v Speaker 2>I took the Bengals minus four and a half. They

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<v Speaker 2>won by ten. So three wins for me, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure it'll be three months before I went another bet,

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<v Speaker 2>but hey, I'll take I'll take a win when I

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<v Speaker 2>can get it.

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<v Speaker 3>Especially NFL wins are hard to come by for both

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<v Speaker 3>of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and this season though, like NFL has always been

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<v Speaker 2>hard to bet on, I believe and I think you

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<v Speaker 2>know those who do I mean if if those that

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<v Speaker 2>sell picks that are really kind of in that space,

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<v Speaker 2>but not even like on a marketing level, meaning like

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<v Speaker 2>the people like Jamie Fox pimping out was it bet

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<v Speaker 2>MGM or whatever it is, like Kevin Hart being big

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<v Speaker 2>with DraftKings. Those are guys who they may bet on sports,

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<v Speaker 2>but like that is a marketing strategy from those big

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<v Speaker 2>corporations to try to get people to get in on it.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't even really care about sports, Like they may

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<v Speaker 2>may be a casual thing to them that's like entertainment

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<v Speaker 2>and fun, but like they'll see Kevin Hart doing it,

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<v Speaker 2>so maybe they'll go bet on it. Like, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>other people out there that don't work for sports books directly,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll you know, they'll sell picks for one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>bucks a week and they're talking about how you know,

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<v Speaker 2>my lock of the week, my six pack, this and that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's here's what you pay.

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<v Speaker 2>Like me, this is really their lifestyle, which is gambling,

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<v Speaker 2>and hey, shout out to them, But like they don't

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<v Speaker 2>win as much as they claim they do, or they

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be selling picks. They would just be winning and

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<v Speaker 2>winning and winning and not like be you know, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's I don't think anybody is as good as maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they claim to be. Certainly there are people, many people.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, maybe everybody betting on the NFL has been

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<v Speaker 2>better than I've been at it this year. But you

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<v Speaker 2>look at the results out there for some of these games,

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<v Speaker 2>and like, I don't know anybody can claim that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they predicted some of these results that we've gotten so

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<v Speaker 2>far this year. I will say the last couple of weekscifically,

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<v Speaker 2>it does seem as if it's starting to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>balance out and you at least have a feel for

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<v Speaker 2>who each team is. But in the NFL, man, you're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about every team having the best players on the planet. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>any given moment, like a terrible team beating a really

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<v Speaker 2>good team, it's called an upset. I mean, by definition,

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<v Speaker 2>it is an upset, But like it's not as surprising

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<v Speaker 2>as Vandy beating Alabama, right, Like that's why you don't

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<v Speaker 2>see those kind of spreads in the NFL that you

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<v Speaker 2>see in college. How about this week, we both have

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<v Speaker 2>good weekends. Let's hope that happens. Here's my early tip.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm betting on the Service academies this weekend. Hell yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Army and Navy are killer.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and how cool is that?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean to see those two service academies ranked at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, I believe for the first time since

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<v Speaker 2>like nineteen sixty. I mean, that's that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Number twenty three Army and number twenty five Navy are

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<v Speaker 2>both ranked in the Apeo Pole for the first time

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<v Speaker 2>since nineteen sixty that's before my parents were born.

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<v Speaker 3>Like, that's wow again.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we could collectively if you don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>dog in the I mean, if I'm sure everybody listening,

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<v Speaker 2>regardless if you're a Louisville fan, of Kentucky fan, an

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<v Speaker 2>Indiana fan, or maybe you're a transplant. I know there's

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<v Speaker 2>many of those out there that live here but their

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<v Speaker 2>home team is Ohio State or Tennessee or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>We can all agree that we should root for Army

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<v Speaker 2>and Navy and Air Force and all the service academies.

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<v Speaker 2>So to see them both in a spot where they're good,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's it's I think it's it's made it fun.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't lie and act like I've watched a whole

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<v Speaker 2>lot of it, but like, yeah, those are teams I

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<v Speaker 2>want to see do well, and I think most people

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<v Speaker 2>you know probably probably agree, at least I hope. So

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<v Speaker 2>all right, FIBO two fives seven seventy nine hundred is

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<v Speaker 2>the number. If you guys want to jump in and

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<v Speaker 2>give us a call. You can also text in on

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<v Speaker 2>the L and N Federal Credit Union text line FABO

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<v Speaker 2>two six five three zero seven ninety. We'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>the AP pole that came out today for college basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky and Indiana both ranked Louisville. Not not a big

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<v Speaker 2>surprise there, but I do have some takeaways from our

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<v Speaker 2>first AP pole of the season, the preseason AP pole,

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<v Speaker 2>I should say. And also we have talked about the

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Patino return to Lexington and all wait till the

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<v Speaker 2>But I really felt like this one was a little

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville fans, some of them like extremely sad to see Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>They're in blue and making it clear in one of

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<v Speaker 2>the videos he did that like it's gonna be blue

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<v Speaker 2>over red, and he didn't say that word for word,

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<v Speaker 2>but like that's tough, especially if you've defended Rick Patino

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<v Speaker 2>I always knew Rick felt that way, and he couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>in Lexington, I was very young, but I remember it

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<v Speaker 2>so like I knew that I was watching Louisville basketball

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<v Speaker 2>being led by a guy who used to coach Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was so young, like I remember knowing that, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>is great, We're gonna be good, and he was right.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you've never experienced it, and you just the

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<v Speaker 3>With Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you see him there, Like, I get why

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<v Speaker 2>myself kind of appreciating my perspective on it, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I always knew Rick would choose them over us when

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I shouldn't say credit, but I believe him,

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<v Speaker 2>and he can't relate to fans, I think, and this

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<v Speaker 2>is just my opinion knowing what I do know about

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<v Speaker 2>I guess as good as you can. I just find

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<v Speaker 2>him to be like somebody that's just completely unrelatable in

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<v Speaker 2>a variety of ways. But I'm I'm one thousand percent confident,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll never be able to know it for sure

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<v Speaker 2>because we can't prove it. He'd certainly never say it

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<v Speaker 2>because he's never one. I mean, he Rick speaks differently,

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<v Speaker 2>like he can say whatever, and we just know, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>the floor Reparena on Saturday or on Friday night was

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<v Speaker 2>John Caliperry, Like, hey, you know I'm here, there were there,

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<v Speaker 2>they're showing me love and I'm now and they're good graces.

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<v Speaker 2>My guy's now leading the program and you're gone, and

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<v Speaker 2>you ruined it, like I you know, people can claim

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<v Speaker 2>that those guys got friendly with each other, You're you're naive.

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<v Speaker 3>Those guys to this day hate each other.

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<v Speaker 2>And always will and maybe when they get older we

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<v Speaker 2>could actually, No, I'm not gonna lie to you. There's

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<v Speaker 2>no scenario we ever get a Jobey and Denny type

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<v Speaker 2>thing with Rick and cow there's no scenario. I don't forget.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got you covered. Coming up this Saturday, it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>soon as it ends, we'll go live right here reacting

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<v Speaker 2>to whatever it is that happens on the Louisville Football

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<v Speaker 2>postgame Show, presented by Alex R. White Lawyers, so Distracted

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<v Speaker 2>Driver dot Com. It's a big game, there's a big

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to get a big time win and maybe catapulture

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<v Speaker 2>season in the direction that you know you want it

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<v Speaker 2>to be going. You're still gonna have some losses that

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of your schedule and feel confident. And maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's your team. Maybe you saw enough against virgin where

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be honest with you, I don't see it that way,

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<v Speaker 2>but I could be wrong. I just still see a

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<v Speaker 2>team that does have good individual players that I think

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of talent, and they're showing it. Isaac

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<v Speaker 2>if not the best. He's special. I think Tyler Shuck

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<v Speaker 2>when I watch him play. I continue to think, Man,

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<v Speaker 2>would be. Ja Corey Brooks, a really talented player called

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<v Speaker 2>caught the game winning touchdown'st me. I think he's got

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<v Speaker 2>a bright future. Defensively, they've been kind of a mess,

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<v Speaker 2>But I still think from a personnel standpoint, I think

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<v Speaker 2>in from Central Forida. He was phenomenal on Saturday. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I've my concerns in frustration about LOUISLL. Football

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<v Speaker 2>has never really been about this year. Like, oh man,

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<v Speaker 2>we went to the portal and we got a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of duds. I still think the offensive line has a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of work to do, but you can overcome that.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want him to play clean football and not

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<v Speaker 2>make critical mistakes that can cost you a game. And

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<v Speaker 2>you're about to play a team that you could make

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<v Speaker 2>no critical mistakes and play clean and just lose because

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<v Speaker 2>they're that good.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's what we are.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying Louisville can't win. I'm I'm hopeful that

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<v Speaker 2>they they get you know, they give them a game

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<v Speaker 2>the upset. I just can't lie to people and act

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm expecting this team to come out on Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>and be different than they've been all year as far

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<v Speaker 2>as just avoiding critical mistakes and just at times playing

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<v Speaker 2>sloppy football. I guess you could say that Saturday was

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<v Speaker 2>a step in the right direction when it comes to that,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean I was still watching a team that

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<v Speaker 3>What are you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>What are you doing that's avoidable? Or let's go to

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<v Speaker 2>the phone line. Five two, five seven, one seventy nine

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<v Speaker 2>hundred is the number. Let's bring in Adam. Adam, how

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<v Speaker 2>are you.

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<v Speaker 3>Not too bad. Good to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, I see they run down the neighborhood. I

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<v Speaker 5>was like, man, I'm gonna try to call in this

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<v Speaker 3>Hell yeah, bully County in the house.

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<v Speaker 5>Man, that's it. Well, man, what do you think about

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<v Speaker 5>the spread? I just said two things. What do you

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<v Speaker 5>think about the spread being so close? Four points? I

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<v Speaker 5>know we're at home, but I mean, give or take

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<v Speaker 5>these past few games at louis I'm not too sold

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<v Speaker 5>on their performance. And then did you hear anything about

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<v Speaker 5>Ron English being pulled out of the box and being

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<v Speaker 5>our defense? And then I'll let you answer that, brother,

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks Adam, appreciate it. Brother.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll say when it comes to the spread, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Louisville has has been given. You know, well,

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<v Speaker 2>they were they were touchdown favored against SMU and obviously

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<v Speaker 2>they DIDN'TY didn't win, they lost, And at Notre Dame

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<v Speaker 2>it was you know, I don't I don't remember what

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<v Speaker 2>it went off at. I can actually pull it up

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<v Speaker 2>really quickly here they were dogs there, and I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>assuming that it's it's because they're you know, they're on

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<v Speaker 2>the road in that game, they're at home against Miami,

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<v Speaker 2>And I think those that are setting these lines are

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<v Speaker 2>aware that Louisville, despite being foreign to and really no

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<v Speaker 2>longer looking like a team that people need to be

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<v Speaker 2>worried about when it comes to maybe making the playoff

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<v Speaker 2>because they win the ACC. I mean, I think you

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<v Speaker 2>can still look at what they do and look at

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<v Speaker 2>what Jeff Brom does in games like this against these

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<v Speaker 2>just completely gushing over Brom whenever I think, honestly, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, he's the head coach here,

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<v Speaker 2>and I still think he's a great coach, and I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's gonna be the guy here for a

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<v Speaker 2>some of the issues, like I can't necessarily claim that

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<v Speaker 2>certain times, like but at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to act like I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be critical at all of Jeff. I think I have been.

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<v Speaker 2>are critical of how the season has gone at times

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<v Speaker 2>this year. But nobody from a big picture perspective that

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<v Speaker 2>watches college football is going to be surprised if they

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<v Speaker 2>win this game, and one of those big reasons is

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<v Speaker 2>because that's what Jeff has done. So I think that's a.

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<v Speaker 3>Factor in the spread.

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<v Speaker 2>Adam also, I would say that Miami, you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>Now they didn't. They found ways to win, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think you've got to give teams credit when they do that.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, Miami was down big and the third

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<v Speaker 2>Tech game, had you know, they not reversed that touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>despite them still being a team, I mean, look, they

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<v Speaker 2>and they you could make the case they should have

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<v Speaker 2>lost both those games. So I think that's also a

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<v Speaker 2>Ward and Louisville, you know, has kind of lost a

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<v Speaker 2>If this thing is, you know, right now, it's at four,

421
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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's at two and a half, maybe it's at

422
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<v Speaker 2>five and a half. Maybe there'll be people that, you know,

423
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<v Speaker 2>maybe they'll be big movement on either side. And I

424
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<v Speaker 2>guess that wouldn't be considered big movement, but I would

425
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<v Speaker 2>say that's the reason why the spread is what it is.

426
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<v Speaker 2>And as far as Ron English, they did move him

427
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<v Speaker 2>from the you know, the press box to the to

428
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<v Speaker 2>the I guess not the press box, but from upstairs

429
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<v Speaker 2>to down on the on the field, and communication seemed

430
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<v Speaker 2>to be better. I mean, I still, I mean, I'll

431
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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you, I still think at times they

432
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<v Speaker 2>looked as if the other team was you know, Virginia

433
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<v Speaker 2>was making big plays, and I can't sit here and

434
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<v Speaker 2>tell you that. I think it's because what are you

435
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<v Speaker 2>gonna do? They just lined up and ran it down

436
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<v Speaker 2>our throat or what are you gonna do? Man, that's

437
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<v Speaker 2>just Virginia having a guy that can go make a

438
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<v Speaker 2>play and we didn't have anybody to stop it. Like

439
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, not no disrespect to Virginia, but I still

440
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<v Speaker 2>feel like we were a little bit out of sorts defensively,

441
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<v Speaker 2>but communication clearly better and they made timely plays, which

442
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<v Speaker 2>was needed in a major way. So you know, I

443
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<v Speaker 2>I guess it helped a little bit, but how much

444
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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know. But Ashton Julyie talked after the

445
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<v Speaker 2>game on Saturday or maybe yeah, I think it was

446
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<v Speaker 2>after the game Saturday in the press conference, and you know,

447
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<v Speaker 2>he's somebody I think we can understand, you know, is

448
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<v Speaker 2>able to speak for the defense given the fact that

449
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<v Speaker 2>he's a veteran, he's played here a long time and

450
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<v Speaker 2>this year it's not been anything close to what he

451
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<v Speaker 2>probably anticipated would be his senior season. But we all

452
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<v Speaker 2>know he's a guy that's capable of any moment to

453
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<v Speaker 2>taken over a game because he's that talented and he

454
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<v Speaker 2>didn't make an impact against Virginia, but he was complimentary

455
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<v Speaker 2>of well not complimentary, but he did say that one

456
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<v Speaker 2>of the biggest reasons why the defense you know, was

457
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<v Speaker 2>improved on Saturday against Virginia was because of communication. I mean,

458
00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:36.279
<v Speaker 2>they only gave up twenty points. And yes, Virginia did

459
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<v Speaker 2>have a lot more yard well, Virginia had about forty

460
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<v Speaker 2>more yards than Louisville did and a lot more first downs,

461
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<v Speaker 2>but they also had the ball for you know, roughly

462
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<v Speaker 2>ten minutes longer than Louisville did. All right, quick break,

463
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<v Speaker 2>we'll come back on the other side. Get back to

464
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<v Speaker 2>your phone calls. If you are on hold, we'll get

465
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<v Speaker 2>to you when we come back. And also we'll take

466
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<v Speaker 2>a look at the college basketball pre season a p

467
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<v Speaker 2>pole some obvious takeaways, at least from my side of it.

468
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<v Speaker 2>So stick with us right here, it's Coffee and Company field.

469
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<v Speaker 2>But Thorton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. We're about halfway

470
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<v Speaker 2>through here on a Monday afternoon. Certainly Mondays are the

471
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<v Speaker 2>big day to react to a weekend, and certainly it

472
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<v Speaker 2>was a big weekend here in the area. And we'll

473
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<v Speaker 2>we'll let you do that today. So if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to join the show, you can. We'll get back to

475
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<v Speaker 2>the Texa on in just a moment. But the number

476
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<v Speaker 2>to give us a call is five two, five to seven,

477
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<v Speaker 2>one seventy nine hundred and we'll go back at the

478
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<v Speaker 2>phone lines and welcome in, Dave. Dave, how you doing

479
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<v Speaker 2>this afternoon?

480
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<v Speaker 5>Pretty good? I'm want to talk to you about the

481
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<v Speaker 5>game Saturday. Once again, Tyler Schuck was he was running

482
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<v Speaker 5>for his life. The guy. I agree with you, he's

483
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<v Speaker 5>he's better than I thought he'd be. But he just

484
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<v Speaker 5>skipped so little help from.

485
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<v Speaker 2>The imagine if he had a consistent clean pocket right exactly.

486
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<v Speaker 5>And another thing is Isaac Brown. Why isn't he getting

487
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<v Speaker 5>the ball more?

488
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, well did he did on Saturday? And you

489
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<v Speaker 2>know his numbers were, I mean, he was impressive. He

490
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<v Speaker 2>was actually named ACC Freshman of the Week, and when

491
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<v Speaker 2>it comes to how they grade out and evaluate true

492
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<v Speaker 2>freshman each week in college football, he was a top

493
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<v Speaker 2>five performer overall. So you know, he had twenty carries

494
00:21:08.359 --> 00:21:10.279
<v Speaker 2>and one hundred and forty six yards two touchdowns. He

495
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<v Speaker 2>was sensational. But Jeff did say in the press conference

496
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<v Speaker 2>today that because of how much they utilized him towards

497
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<v Speaker 2>the end of the game. He was you know, I

498
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<v Speaker 2>don't know he was banged up, he was you know,

499
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<v Speaker 2>he was beat up essentially because he got beat up.

500
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<v Speaker 2>He's an eighteen year old true freshman out there. So

501
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<v Speaker 2>I think what it comes down to is they now know, hey,

502
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<v Speaker 2>we've got to utilize this guy more because he's special.

503
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he averaged seven point three yards per carry.

504
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<v Speaker 2>But I do think they're trying to not overdo it

505
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<v Speaker 2>to where they don't have him laid in games and

506
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<v Speaker 2>where they don't have him later in the year because

507
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<v Speaker 2>he's I mean, rarely do you need to depend on

508
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<v Speaker 2>a true freshman this much, but this guy's that good.

509
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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I thought Saturday was a good step

510
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<v Speaker 2>in the right direction as far as making sure he

511
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<v Speaker 2>gets the bulk of the carries. He had twenty carries,

512
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<v Speaker 2>whereas you know, Donald Cheney had won and Duke Watson

513
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<v Speaker 2>had seven. So I think they're still trying to balance

514
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<v Speaker 2>it with him being an eighteen year old freshman. But

515
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<v Speaker 2>I know, selfishly, as a Louisville fan, if they give

516
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<v Speaker 2>him the ball every time, I'm not going to complain.

517
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, well, you know, and other freshman Duke Watson. He's

518
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<v Speaker 5>pretty good too.

519
00:22:04.319 --> 00:22:05.839
<v Speaker 3>Yep, futures right at that position.

520
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<v Speaker 5>I'd say, yeah, well, you know, I agree with what

521
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<v Speaker 5>you said after the game Saturday mat poor coaching. I

522
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<v Speaker 5>mean that some of the stuff that Jeff Brohm does.

523
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<v Speaker 5>You know, the defense did play a little bit better,

524
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<v Speaker 5>but gosh, some of the penalties, it just it blows

525
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<v Speaker 5>my mind. It seemed to me like they're a little

526
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<v Speaker 5>bit undisciplined.

527
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they're sloppy, I mean, discipline sloppy. I mean, I

528
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<v Speaker 2>think we're kind of saying the same thing here with

529
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<v Speaker 2>different words. But and it's just, and it's not to

530
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<v Speaker 2>say that they can't fix it. It's just I think

531
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<v Speaker 2>when you've done it this long, it's hard to just

532
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<v Speaker 2>snap your fingers and no longer have those mistakes. And

533
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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's one thing I just did. It's look,

534
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<v Speaker 2>this happens coaches who have way better resumes than Brahm,

535
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<v Speaker 2>that have done way moral have a team that just

536
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<v Speaker 2>for some reason, they just aren't as as well put together,

537
00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:57.319
<v Speaker 2>they're not as sharp. And you know, I think that's

538
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<v Speaker 2>happened here. I can't you know, I just didn't expect

539
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<v Speaker 2>us to be here. Halfway through, and when we discuss

540
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<v Speaker 2>the losses, it's not because we're like, wow, we just

541
00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:08.079
<v Speaker 2>played a really good team, or we you know, somebody

542
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<v Speaker 2>got hurt. It's I think they're four and two right

543
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<v Speaker 2>now because they've been sloppy. I mean, not to say

544
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<v Speaker 2>that the other teams don't deserve some credit as some

545
00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:16.119
<v Speaker 2>U came in here and gave it to us, But yeah,

546
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<v Speaker 2>I just didn't think we'd be mid season, Dave, and

547
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<v Speaker 2>feel as if one of the biggest weaknesses would be

548
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<v Speaker 2>that this team just hurts themselves so much.

549
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah who man, who? I agree? Okay, thank you, thanks Dave.

550
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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate the call.

551
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And you know, I I'm trying not to make

552
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<v Speaker 2>it awkward or you know, sound like I'm toeing a

553
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<v Speaker 2>line because I just again, I know how, I know

554
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<v Speaker 2>how we are as fans this day and age, and

555
00:23:41.160 --> 00:23:43.599
<v Speaker 2>it's not just like Louisville fans. It's just it's just fans,

556
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<v Speaker 2>and you know, the toxicity that you get from social

557
00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:50.000
<v Speaker 2>media and whatnot. But like me claiming that Louisville should

558
00:23:50.039 --> 00:23:55.400
<v Speaker 2>be a better disciplined team and more sharp to say,

559
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<v Speaker 2>you know, first of all, I think we all agree

560
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<v Speaker 2>with that, but for me to say that that that

561
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<v Speaker 2>the Jeff Brahms the coach and he needs to fix

562
00:24:01.319 --> 00:24:04.359
<v Speaker 2>that and that's on him. I don't think anybody, you know,

563
00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:06.839
<v Speaker 2>they really think about it, would say that that's like

564
00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:09.440
<v Speaker 2>wrong or that I'm like picking on him. But I

565
00:24:09.519 --> 00:24:12.359
<v Speaker 2>know that it'll turn into like, wow, he's really been

566
00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:15.240
<v Speaker 2>railing on Brahm and like no, like I mean again,

567
00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:17.680
<v Speaker 2>I want to be past the point of where we

568
00:24:19.559 --> 00:24:22.599
<v Speaker 2>can just criticize coaches and it be because that's what

569
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<v Speaker 2>you do, right. It's not personal. It doesn't mean we

570
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<v Speaker 2>want a new coach. It doesn't mean you're calling for

571
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<v Speaker 2>anybody's head. And I think most people do realize that,

572
00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:32.599
<v Speaker 2>but I don't know. I guess for me, it's just

573
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<v Speaker 2>a me thing, like I need to be a little

574
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<v Speaker 2>more comfortable on my end as far as just knowing, like, yeah,

575
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<v Speaker 2>we can point out some issues and understand that it

576
00:24:40.759 --> 00:24:42.519
<v Speaker 2>does in fact fall on the head coach because at

577
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<v Speaker 2>the end of the day, everything falls on the head coach.

578
00:24:44.359 --> 00:24:47.200
<v Speaker 2>Before being honest, but you know, it doesn't mean that

579
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<v Speaker 2>I feel less confident about him being the guy here.

580
00:24:52.640 --> 00:24:54.440
<v Speaker 2>And you know, who knows, maybe they do, you know,

581
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<v Speaker 2>at times and seasons rather it be football, basketball, really

582
00:24:57.599 --> 00:25:01.119
<v Speaker 2>any sport, there can be moments where you you really

583
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<v Speaker 2>just kind of come together and you get on a

584
00:25:04.440 --> 00:25:08.279
<v Speaker 2>roll and it hadn't happened yet, but maybe it happens

585
00:25:08.480 --> 00:25:10.720
<v Speaker 2>against Miami. Who knows, Maybe it happens the next game

586
00:25:10.799 --> 00:25:12.839
<v Speaker 2>or the game after that. I don't know, But I

587
00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:19.079
<v Speaker 2>still try to find, you know, positivity and optimism knowing that,

588
00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:21.799
<v Speaker 2>like from a personnel standpoint, I really like a lot

589
00:25:21.839 --> 00:25:26.680
<v Speaker 2>of these players, but it also works. That also makes

590
00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:28.880
<v Speaker 2>it almost more maddening and frustrating to know that, yeah,

591
00:25:28.920 --> 00:25:31.200
<v Speaker 2>you're in this spot. But man, let's hope we're not

592
00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:34.160
<v Speaker 2>wasting away a really good quarterback season from Tyler Shuck.

593
00:25:34.680 --> 00:25:37.319
<v Speaker 2>Let's hope that Louisville can have a lot of momentum

594
00:25:38.079 --> 00:25:40.839
<v Speaker 2>or at least some momentum when this season ends, so

595
00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:43.160
<v Speaker 2>you can make sure and keep some of these guys around.

596
00:25:43.200 --> 00:25:45.160
<v Speaker 2>And that's not I mean, I think it used to

597
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<v Speaker 2>when you would talk about a kid or anybody like

598
00:25:47.160 --> 00:25:50.000
<v Speaker 2>transferring years ago, it would almost be unfair to the

599
00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:52.039
<v Speaker 2>kid because it was rare and you would just like,

600
00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:54.400
<v Speaker 2>it's almost like calling the kid a quitter, right like

601
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<v Speaker 2>it would.

602
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<v Speaker 3>It would almost be somewhat of a of a of

603
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<v Speaker 3>a of a shot.

604
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<v Speaker 2>At a player's case character. I mean that sounds a

605
00:26:01.880 --> 00:26:03.640
<v Speaker 2>little dramatic, but I think you guys know what I mean.

606
00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:05.319
<v Speaker 2>Like if a guy wouldn't get in a lot of

607
00:26:05.359 --> 00:26:08.200
<v Speaker 2>playing time and you could tell that he probably expected

608
00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:10.720
<v Speaker 2>to have more playing time and as a sophomore, he's

609
00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:13.119
<v Speaker 2>still not a key piece to the team, like we

610
00:26:13.160 --> 00:26:15.559
<v Speaker 2>would all say, yeah, I guy's probably gonna transfer, and

611
00:26:15.640 --> 00:26:17.359
<v Speaker 2>you kind of, you know, at least I would feel bad, like,

612
00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:19.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, saying that maybe he's happy here, maybe he's

613
00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:21.359
<v Speaker 2>going to break through. Well, now you can have guys

614
00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:23.480
<v Speaker 2>that are happy and in great spots, that are playing

615
00:26:23.519 --> 00:26:24.839
<v Speaker 2>a lot, and you just have to know that at

616
00:26:24.880 --> 00:26:27.240
<v Speaker 2>any moment they could transfer. So it's not like I'm

617
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<v Speaker 2>saying Isaac Brown, you know, or any of the any

618
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<v Speaker 2>of the young talent like Jamar Johnson he's special too,

619
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<v Speaker 2>he's a young guy. I mean, Duke Watson, he's really talented.

620
00:26:38.160 --> 00:26:40.160
<v Speaker 2>He's also a true freshman out there at running back.

621
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<v Speaker 2>So it's just a new world now where I do

622
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<v Speaker 2>find myself At times when you lose momentum as a program,

623
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<v Speaker 2>and you you know, you suffer a loss. You know

624
00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:51.920
<v Speaker 2>that other schools are going to think, like, hey, we

625
00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:54.119
<v Speaker 2>should probably get in the ear of somebody who knows

626
00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:57.200
<v Speaker 2>Isaac Brown because we could probably give him more money

627
00:26:57.240 --> 00:27:00.519
<v Speaker 2>than Louisville will give him, and he would play for

628
00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:02.440
<v Speaker 2>a bigger program if it's you know, one of the

629
00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:05.160
<v Speaker 2>big dogs out there. I mean, again, just saying it

630
00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:07.519
<v Speaker 2>out loud, I feel gross, like I'm saying, this kid's

631
00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:09.240
<v Speaker 2>just gonna up and lead, but like nobody can be

632
00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:11.839
<v Speaker 2>surprised if that happens, because look, Louisville could win out

633
00:27:12.160 --> 00:27:14.359
<v Speaker 2>and lose players in the portal because that's where we

634
00:27:14.440 --> 00:27:18.559
<v Speaker 2>are in college athletics. So you know, again, I know

635
00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:20.640
<v Speaker 2>Louisville has the personnel to where they should be able

636
00:27:20.640 --> 00:27:23.400
<v Speaker 2>to go out there and compete against some really good teams.

637
00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:25.680
<v Speaker 2>And they've done that this year against against Notre Dame,

638
00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:27.640
<v Speaker 2>even against SMU. I mean, still should have beat them,

639
00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:29.359
<v Speaker 2>but you didn't. You know, now you live with it,

640
00:27:30.680 --> 00:27:35.440
<v Speaker 2>but you know, it also makes me even more frustrated

641
00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:37.359
<v Speaker 2>knowing like, hey, if we end up going seven and

642
00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:40.440
<v Speaker 2>five or something this year, I'm gonna probably feel like

643
00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:43.480
<v Speaker 2>that was insanely underwhelming because I feel like you had

644
00:27:43.519 --> 00:27:45.400
<v Speaker 2>players that you could have done a lot better than that.

645
00:27:46.440 --> 00:27:48.319
<v Speaker 2>All or let's talk basketball. So the AP pole came

646
00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:51.039
<v Speaker 2>out earlier today, and I did not expect Louil to

647
00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:54.359
<v Speaker 2>be ranked. I thought that they would get some votes.

648
00:27:54.400 --> 00:27:54.640
<v Speaker 3>They did.

649
00:27:54.720 --> 00:27:57.400
<v Speaker 2>I think they got four votes. So I'm not sure

650
00:27:57.440 --> 00:27:59.759
<v Speaker 2>if it's accurate to say that they're like right outside

651
00:27:59.799 --> 00:28:02.880
<v Speaker 2>the top twenty five, because I think they're one of

652
00:28:02.960 --> 00:28:05.119
<v Speaker 2>many teams that got votes, and there are many teams

653
00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:06.720
<v Speaker 2>that are not ranked that got a lot more votes

654
00:28:06.759 --> 00:28:09.079
<v Speaker 2>than them. But you know, at least there's some level,

655
00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:13.279
<v Speaker 2>at least there's some people out there that are not

656
00:28:13.400 --> 00:28:15.559
<v Speaker 2>afraid to say they think Louisville, despite coming off of

657
00:28:15.599 --> 00:28:17.920
<v Speaker 2>two terrible seasons, they think Pat Kelsey's got a roster

658
00:28:17.960 --> 00:28:19.960
<v Speaker 2>and he's good enough coach to where this team could actually.

659
00:28:19.799 --> 00:28:20.920
<v Speaker 3>End up being pretty good.

660
00:28:21.000 --> 00:28:24.039
<v Speaker 2>And I wouldn't, you know, I've yet to see many

661
00:28:24.079 --> 00:28:26.480
<v Speaker 2>out there claiming Louisville is going to be terrible and

662
00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:28.359
<v Speaker 2>they shouldn't be, and if they are, we got problems.

663
00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:31.079
<v Speaker 2>But you know, I was not someone expecting them to

664
00:28:31.119 --> 00:28:32.839
<v Speaker 2>be ranked, and I was you know, you never know

665
00:28:32.920 --> 00:28:35.559
<v Speaker 2>what to really take from what you see on social

666
00:28:35.599 --> 00:28:37.079
<v Speaker 2>media here and there, but I did kind of get

667
00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:39.599
<v Speaker 2>the sense that there were some Louisville fans that thought

668
00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:42.079
<v Speaker 2>the Louisville would be ranked, and I guess it wouldn't

669
00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:43.920
<v Speaker 2>have been the craziest thing. They did get some votes,

670
00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:45.799
<v Speaker 2>but you know, I didn't expect them to be ranked

671
00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:48.200
<v Speaker 2>at all, because here's the thing, Louisville is not on

672
00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:50.559
<v Speaker 2>anybody's mind when they're filling out a top twenty five

673
00:28:50.599 --> 00:28:53.119
<v Speaker 2>pole anymore. And by the way, everybody who does this,

674
00:28:53.160 --> 00:28:55.000
<v Speaker 2>who has a vote, I'm sure some really do take

675
00:28:55.039 --> 00:28:56.960
<v Speaker 2>it serious. But I'm sure a lot of people probably

676
00:28:57.119 --> 00:29:01.480
<v Speaker 2>just you know, reference this year's rankings and then kind of,

677
00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:04.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, piece together with teams they think are going

678
00:29:04.200 --> 00:29:05.839
<v Speaker 2>to take a big step forward, that kind of stuff.

679
00:29:06.200 --> 00:29:09.039
<v Speaker 2>But like, Louisville has not been relevant in any way

680
00:29:09.279 --> 00:29:11.799
<v Speaker 2>in a while, and when they have been relevant as

681
00:29:11.799 --> 00:29:15.279
<v Speaker 2>far as you know, being talked about when it comes

682
00:29:15.319 --> 00:29:18.799
<v Speaker 2>to college basketball nationally, it's honestly because it's like, oh wow,

683
00:29:19.200 --> 00:29:21.119
<v Speaker 2>I guess this is one of the many storylines this year.

684
00:29:21.200 --> 00:29:22.519
<v Speaker 2>What the hell happened to Louisville? How do they get

685
00:29:22.559 --> 00:29:25.440
<v Speaker 2>so bad? So you know, we're just not on anybody's mind.

686
00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:27.960
<v Speaker 2>And I get that, and Louisville's going to have to

687
00:29:28.039 --> 00:29:30.839
<v Speaker 2>come out win games and then potentially, you know, take

688
00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:33.240
<v Speaker 2>advantage of these early opportunities against really good teams, and

689
00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:35.519
<v Speaker 2>that's easier said than done. So I'm not bothered that

690
00:29:35.519 --> 00:29:37.359
<v Speaker 2>they're not ranked, and I didn't expect them to be,

691
00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:40.400
<v Speaker 2>but I think some people, some people did. As far

692
00:29:40.440 --> 00:29:42.599
<v Speaker 2>as the local teams, Kentucky came in at number twenty three,

693
00:29:42.680 --> 00:29:46.240
<v Speaker 2>which you know, I'll say this and maybe you know,

694
00:29:46.680 --> 00:29:48.599
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fans will hear this is me like taking a

695
00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:50.400
<v Speaker 2>shot at them, and I'm not at all because they

696
00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:53.039
<v Speaker 2>put together a good roster on paper, just like pet

697
00:29:53.079 --> 00:29:55.440
<v Speaker 2>Kelsey did. In fact, you know, depending on where you look,

698
00:29:55.480 --> 00:29:57.039
<v Speaker 2>some people think that their roster as far as the

699
00:29:57.079 --> 00:29:59.039
<v Speaker 2>transfers they brought in is, you know, is better. And

700
00:29:59.160 --> 00:30:01.559
<v Speaker 2>that's not a hot take or anything like that. But

701
00:30:01.640 --> 00:30:03.960
<v Speaker 2>I think Kentucky still gets the brand benefit, they still

702
00:30:03.960 --> 00:30:06.559
<v Speaker 2>get the bump because despite their embarrassing losses in the tournament,

703
00:30:07.119 --> 00:30:11.240
<v Speaker 2>they're Kentucky and Calipari clearly it needed to come to

704
00:30:11.279 --> 00:30:13.279
<v Speaker 2>an end, and he had two embarrassing losses in the

705
00:30:13.319 --> 00:30:16.240
<v Speaker 2>tournament in what two out of three years, but you know,

706
00:30:16.480 --> 00:30:18.640
<v Speaker 2>they were relevant. They were good enough to get good

707
00:30:18.720 --> 00:30:21.759
<v Speaker 2>seeds in those years, so you know they're gonna get

708
00:30:21.799 --> 00:30:25.640
<v Speaker 2>that brand bump on benefit of the doubt, where Louisville

709
00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:30.759
<v Speaker 2>you know, wouldn't. So Indiana is at number seventeen. What

710
00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:32.920
<v Speaker 2>do you think of that, John, Because, like I, I.

711
00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:35.680
<v Speaker 4>Think that's pretty right on the money. I remember exactly

712
00:30:35.759 --> 00:30:37.640
<v Speaker 4>what I said back when we were discussing where we

713
00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:39.599
<v Speaker 4>thought each team would land a few months ago. But

714
00:30:39.759 --> 00:30:42.200
<v Speaker 4>that's whenever I thought about what Indiana did in the

715
00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:45.079
<v Speaker 4>transfer portal, the good pieces that they have back, I

716
00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:47.880
<v Speaker 4>think seventeen is very fair for a preseason ranking.

717
00:30:48.119 --> 00:30:51.279
<v Speaker 2>I agree, I think that, you know, I find myself

718
00:30:51.319 --> 00:30:54.200
<v Speaker 2>thinking they should be closer to fourteen and seventeen, But

719
00:30:54.400 --> 00:30:56.039
<v Speaker 2>I also will remind my you know, I got to

720
00:30:56.039 --> 00:30:58.599
<v Speaker 2>remind myself same thing about you know, other teams Louisville included.

721
00:30:59.119 --> 00:31:01.039
<v Speaker 2>There's good pieces they've added, but you know, you haven't

722
00:31:01.039 --> 00:31:02.079
<v Speaker 2>seen them all play yet together.

723
00:31:02.279 --> 00:31:03.880
<v Speaker 4>And this is really the season where I think, and

724
00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:05.920
<v Speaker 4>you've said this before too, this is where we find

725
00:31:05.960 --> 00:31:07.920
<v Speaker 4>out how good of a coach Mike Wilson really is.

726
00:31:08.079 --> 00:31:09.599
<v Speaker 2>There's no there's not going to be any kind of

727
00:31:09.640 --> 00:31:12.160
<v Speaker 2>pivoting or excuses as far as well, they would have

728
00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:13.880
<v Speaker 2>been good, but this now, if you have like terrible

729
00:31:13.920 --> 00:31:17.240
<v Speaker 2>injury luck, that's one thing. But he really has done himself.

730
00:31:19.079 --> 00:31:21.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean he's literally built a roster that on paper

731
00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:23.759
<v Speaker 2>should be really good, and that's that's a credit to him.

732
00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:25.960
<v Speaker 2>But he's also put himself in a spot where there's

733
00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:28.160
<v Speaker 2>no wriggle room not saying he's got to be you know,

734
00:31:28.400 --> 00:31:29.839
<v Speaker 2>he's not saying he's got to win the Big ten

735
00:31:29.880 --> 00:31:31.200
<v Speaker 2>or he's got to go to the Elite Aid. But like,

736
00:31:31.559 --> 00:31:34.400
<v Speaker 2>if they're like bubbleish this year, it'll be a really bad.

737
00:31:34.319 --> 00:31:34.880
<v Speaker 3>Look for him.

738
00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:36.839
<v Speaker 2>Problem, Yeah, because they shouldn't be. They have and I

739
00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:39.880
<v Speaker 2>love their personnel. I've said it since he started loading

740
00:31:39.960 --> 00:31:41.759
<v Speaker 2>up on the transfer portal. They brought back everybody you

741
00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:43.759
<v Speaker 2>would want to bring back, including Malik Renew who's a

742
00:31:43.799 --> 00:31:46.279
<v Speaker 2>really good player, and then every other piece they added.

743
00:31:46.319 --> 00:31:48.480
<v Speaker 2>I think, you know, you'll have to see how it

744
00:31:48.519 --> 00:31:50.599
<v Speaker 2>all works together, just like every team's going to But

745
00:31:50.799 --> 00:31:52.680
<v Speaker 2>there's a lot to like about their roster. Like I

746
00:31:53.039 --> 00:31:56.039
<v Speaker 2>think it's crazy to have Arkansas head of Indiana. I

747
00:31:56.200 --> 00:31:58.200
<v Speaker 2>was thinking the same, and I'm not making it like

748
00:31:58.279 --> 00:31:59.400
<v Speaker 2>a cow thing.

749
00:31:59.480 --> 00:31:59.960
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah.

750
00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:01.960
<v Speaker 2>I mean again, they did add some good pieces and

751
00:32:02.400 --> 00:32:05.000
<v Speaker 2>John L. Davis, you know, he was great at FAU

752
00:32:05.079 --> 00:32:06.799
<v Speaker 2>and the other guys they've added are fine, But like,

753
00:32:07.240 --> 00:32:10.039
<v Speaker 2>are we supposed to believe that a freshman group that

754
00:32:10.200 --> 00:32:12.160
<v Speaker 2>is now with him in Arkansas that is nowhere near

755
00:32:12.240 --> 00:32:14.279
<v Speaker 2>as good as Reed Shepherd and Rob Dillingham and those

756
00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:17.839
<v Speaker 2>guys Wagner and Bradshaw, Like he's going to need freshman

757
00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:20.680
<v Speaker 2>to produce because that's what his roster's mostly built off of.

758
00:32:21.240 --> 00:32:23.240
<v Speaker 2>And I have a hard time seeing those guys being

759
00:32:23.319 --> 00:32:25.000
<v Speaker 2>remotely as good as the guys he had last year

760
00:32:25.000 --> 00:32:26.680
<v Speaker 2>a Kentucky. So I thought they were a little bit

761
00:32:26.720 --> 00:32:29.119
<v Speaker 2>over ranked, a team that it sounds crazy to say

762
00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:32.119
<v Speaker 2>is over ranked when they're ranked number eight, But I

763
00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:34.240
<v Speaker 2>think they actually might have one of the best rosters,

764
00:32:34.279 --> 00:32:36.640
<v Speaker 2>if not the best roster is Baylor, Like I think

765
00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:40.279
<v Speaker 2>Scott Drew. I mean, he went out and got the

766
00:32:40.319 --> 00:32:42.279
<v Speaker 2>guard from Duke whose name I'm forgetting that is that

767
00:32:42.359 --> 00:32:46.000
<v Speaker 2>has been a good player for many years. Edgecombe, the

768
00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:48.599
<v Speaker 2>kid that is a five star top three player. Like

769
00:32:49.240 --> 00:32:51.440
<v Speaker 2>I think if you didn't have Cooper Flag this year

770
00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:53.279
<v Speaker 2>in this class, I think the kid at Baylor Edgecomb

771
00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:55.720
<v Speaker 2>would be maybe the most talked about freshman that's out there,

772
00:32:56.279 --> 00:32:58.279
<v Speaker 2>So you know, again they're not It's not like wow,

773
00:32:59.480 --> 00:33:01.880
<v Speaker 2>you know they're they're disrespected again in the ranked number eight.

774
00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:03.799
<v Speaker 2>But still I think Baylor's got a chance to be really,

775
00:33:03.839 --> 00:33:05.599
<v Speaker 2>really good this year. Oh oh, they also brought in

776
00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:07.799
<v Speaker 2>the big man from Miami who's already been to a

777
00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:10.359
<v Speaker 2>Final four. Yeah, yeah, I mere Nord. Yes, I mean

778
00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:14.319
<v Speaker 2>I don't really have any huge, you know, takeaways. Iowa

779
00:33:14.359 --> 00:33:16.880
<v Speaker 2>State was biasly. I mean, thy being number five, I

780
00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:17.200
<v Speaker 2>don't know.

781
00:33:17.319 --> 00:33:18.799
<v Speaker 4>I mean, they could be really good, but that just

782
00:33:18.839 --> 00:33:21.359
<v Speaker 4>seems weird seeing them that high preseason.

783
00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:23.599
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I liked their coach a lot. But they were

784
00:33:23.640 --> 00:33:26.000
<v Speaker 2>the biggest example that you can use in the last

785
00:33:26.079 --> 00:33:30.839
<v Speaker 2>two years as far as manipulating analytics, manipulating the Ken Pom,

786
00:33:30.880 --> 00:33:34.200
<v Speaker 2>manipulating the net to where you'd look at their record

787
00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:35.759
<v Speaker 2>and you look at them, you'd look at the formulas

788
00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:37.720
<v Speaker 2>the rankings out there and think, like, damn, they're good,

789
00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:39.000
<v Speaker 2>and then you would really go look at it and

790
00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:42.279
<v Speaker 2>do a deep dive and no, like they they really didn't.

791
00:33:42.880 --> 00:33:44.559
<v Speaker 2>They would go out and play the really bad teams

792
00:33:44.599 --> 00:33:47.039
<v Speaker 2>beat them by forty get a really good record. I mean,

793
00:33:47.079 --> 00:33:48.599
<v Speaker 2>the Big twelfth did it last year. They went out

794
00:33:48.799 --> 00:33:50.799
<v Speaker 2>in the non conference and only one or two of

795
00:33:50.839 --> 00:33:53.640
<v Speaker 2>their schools were really competitive, like really played a challenging schedule,

796
00:33:53.720 --> 00:33:56.279
<v Speaker 2>Kansas being one of them, but the others didn't, and

797
00:33:56.519 --> 00:33:58.480
<v Speaker 2>they beat up on each other and they you know,

798
00:33:59.200 --> 00:34:01.079
<v Speaker 2>they got the I mean Formuly gave him the benefit

799
00:34:01.119 --> 00:34:03.319
<v Speaker 2>of the doubt. And again, I maybe they have made

800
00:34:03.319 --> 00:34:06.319
<v Speaker 2>adjustments and we'll see how these numbers fluctuate once you

801
00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:09.360
<v Speaker 2>have results wins and losses for teams. But for years

802
00:34:09.400 --> 00:34:12.440
<v Speaker 2>now it's been the same issue. They don't factor winning enough.

803
00:34:12.679 --> 00:34:14.440
<v Speaker 2>You can play in a really good league and play

804
00:34:14.480 --> 00:34:17.079
<v Speaker 2>a really good non conference schedule and have a losing record,

805
00:34:17.119 --> 00:34:19.760
<v Speaker 2>but if you're competitive, you'll you could be like top twenty.

806
00:34:20.039 --> 00:34:21.880
<v Speaker 2>Like that's like that alone tells you you got to

807
00:34:21.920 --> 00:34:23.840
<v Speaker 2>go back and retool that thing because it just doesn't

808
00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:26.559
<v Speaker 2>make it doesn't make any sense. So Kansas was number one,

809
00:34:26.639 --> 00:34:30.559
<v Speaker 2>Bama two, Yukon three, Houston four, has mentioned Iowa State, five,

810
00:34:30.679 --> 00:34:34.480
<v Speaker 2>Gonzaga six, Duke, Baylor, Carolina and Arizona around out the

811
00:34:34.519 --> 00:34:38.239
<v Speaker 2>top ten. And you know, I get that Kansas got

812
00:34:38.239 --> 00:34:40.679
<v Speaker 2>a great roster bill selves hell of a coach. But

813
00:34:41.199 --> 00:34:45.280
<v Speaker 2>I mean it's I'm scared for college basketball collectively knowing

814
00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:47.400
<v Speaker 2>that Danny Hurley can can can come off of back

815
00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:50.519
<v Speaker 2>to back titles and actually feel disrespected that, you know,

816
00:34:50.599 --> 00:34:53.239
<v Speaker 2>because what Danny Hurley's doing at Yukon isn't about once

817
00:34:53.280 --> 00:34:55.440
<v Speaker 2>in a lifetime players. It's about him as a coach,

818
00:34:55.639 --> 00:34:58.559
<v Speaker 2>the style they play, and he does have really good players,

819
00:34:58.559 --> 00:35:01.960
<v Speaker 2>but like somebody takes them out, they should be number one,

820
00:35:02.119 --> 00:35:04.480
<v Speaker 2>but voters didn't see it that way. All right, quick break,

821
00:35:04.519 --> 00:35:05.760
<v Speaker 2>we'll come back on the other side. Wrap up the

822
00:35:05.760 --> 00:35:07.960
<v Speaker 2>four o'clock hour. It's coffee and company. We are fueled

823
00:35:07.960 --> 00:35:12.559
<v Speaker 2>by Thorton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. We'll

824
00:35:12.599 --> 00:35:14.480
<v Speaker 2>get back to the phone calls coming up here in

825
00:35:14.559 --> 00:35:16.679
<v Speaker 2>the five o'clock hour. But one of the questions that

826
00:35:16.719 --> 00:35:18.559
<v Speaker 2>came in on the Ellen and Federal Credit Union text

827
00:35:18.639 --> 00:35:20.400
<v Speaker 2>line is that, and it's a question.

828
00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:21.079
<v Speaker 3>That's a good question.

829
00:35:21.119 --> 00:35:23.440
<v Speaker 2>I don't have the answer to it, and I really

830
00:35:23.440 --> 00:35:25.400
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be that surprised, But again, I'm just gonna be

831
00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:26.760
<v Speaker 2>honest with you and tell you I don't have a clue.

832
00:35:27.199 --> 00:35:29.719
<v Speaker 2>The question was, is this the most consecutive years that

833
00:35:29.760 --> 00:35:33.679
<v Speaker 2>Louisville basketball has gone without being ranked in the preseason poll.

834
00:35:34.679 --> 00:35:39.320
<v Speaker 2>And you know, without knowing for sure, my guess and

835
00:35:39.400 --> 00:35:41.400
<v Speaker 2>I feel like I'm right, but I could be wrong.

836
00:35:41.400 --> 00:35:41.960
<v Speaker 3>I'm wrong a lot.

837
00:35:43.320 --> 00:35:46.079
<v Speaker 2>That the last time they were ranked was was the

838
00:35:46.280 --> 00:35:49.360
<v Speaker 2>year going into the COVID season, like when they were

839
00:35:49.400 --> 00:35:53.400
<v Speaker 2>preseason like top five with Wara coming back in Max's

840
00:35:53.440 --> 00:35:54.880
<v Speaker 2>second year, and you know, they were number one in

841
00:35:54.920 --> 00:35:58.079
<v Speaker 2>the country for a few weeks there. So after that,

842
00:35:58.199 --> 00:36:00.159
<v Speaker 2>I don't think they were ranked in the preseason, and

843
00:36:00.239 --> 00:36:01.920
<v Speaker 2>I know they ended up I think being ranked at

844
00:36:01.960 --> 00:36:04.880
<v Speaker 2>some point after that, and they haven't been.

845
00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:07.360
<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, So my guess would.

846
00:36:07.199 --> 00:36:10.559
<v Speaker 2>Be that this is the longest streak, but I don't know,

847
00:36:10.599 --> 00:36:15.119
<v Speaker 2>maybe there were some times during Denny's run to where well,

848
00:36:15.159 --> 00:36:17.039
<v Speaker 2>it's probably not the longest in history, but it's probably

849
00:36:17.039 --> 00:36:18.440
<v Speaker 2>the longest in a long I would guess that it's

850
00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:20.760
<v Speaker 2>the longest in quite some time. I mean even in

851
00:36:20.800 --> 00:36:24.079
<v Speaker 2>the nineties, you know, Denny occasionally in fact, early nineties,

852
00:36:24.079 --> 00:36:25.440
<v Speaker 2>Denny had a few teams that were really good. I

853
00:36:25.519 --> 00:36:27.039
<v Speaker 2>mean the team that I fell in love with, and

854
00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:30.199
<v Speaker 2>you know, I still will probably tell you it's my

855
00:36:30.239 --> 00:36:32.599
<v Speaker 2>favorite team just because you know, when you're watching as

856
00:36:32.599 --> 00:36:35.159
<v Speaker 2>a young kid, like I love those guys. I was

857
00:36:35.199 --> 00:36:37.320
<v Speaker 2>sad when they lost, but like you know, it's different

858
00:36:37.360 --> 00:36:39.559
<v Speaker 2>when you're a little kid and you're you know, eight, nine,

859
00:36:39.639 --> 00:36:41.960
<v Speaker 2>ten years old. But that ninety seventeen with Dwan Weed,

860
00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:43.360
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they were ranked for a good chunk of

861
00:36:43.400 --> 00:36:45.760
<v Speaker 2>that season, and I'm sure they were ranked preseason. But

862
00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:48.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe that's a question for Kelly Dickey. Maybe

863
00:36:48.000 --> 00:36:49.519
<v Speaker 2>I'll ask him if he couldell it's because I'm sure

864
00:36:49.519 --> 00:36:52.280
<v Speaker 2>he if anybody would have that information, he would have it.

865
00:36:52.760 --> 00:36:56.519
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky's ranking at number twenty three in the preseason eight

866
00:36:56.559 --> 00:37:01.119
<v Speaker 2>people is their lowest preseason ranking since since the I

867
00:37:01.159 --> 00:37:03.360
<v Speaker 2>guess the Billy Gillespie era, right, I mean would have

868
00:37:03.480 --> 00:37:03.639
<v Speaker 2>to be.

869
00:37:04.239 --> 00:37:04.440
<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

870
00:37:04.519 --> 00:37:05.960
<v Speaker 3>Rick Bozice put it out earlier that.

871
00:37:06.880 --> 00:37:12.159
<v Speaker 2>This Kentucky team is Maybe it was somebody else, I'm sorry,

872
00:37:12.199 --> 00:37:14.199
<v Speaker 2>it's it was Eric Crawford who put out in his

873
00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:16.079
<v Speaker 2>article just kind of breaking down the eight peopole and

874
00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:18.599
<v Speaker 2>the local teams that are involved that are that are ranked,

875
00:37:18.679 --> 00:37:21.039
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky and Indiana being both of them, that it's their

876
00:37:21.079 --> 00:37:23.000
<v Speaker 2>lowest ranking since two thousand and eight, which of course

877
00:37:23.119 --> 00:37:25.880
<v Speaker 2>was when Billy Gillespie was, uh was the coach there.

878
00:37:25.960 --> 00:37:28.679
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I mean, I don't you know, I don't

879
00:37:28.760 --> 00:37:31.440
<v Speaker 2>look at this as a an opportunity as a Louisville

880
00:37:31.440 --> 00:37:33.960
<v Speaker 2>fan to tell Kentucky that, hey, you know, you guys

881
00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:36.039
<v Speaker 2>have fallen way down and you know you're gonna miss

882
00:37:36.079 --> 00:37:38.880
<v Speaker 2>Cal because maybe you won't. I mean, maybe you won't,

883
00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:43.840
<v Speaker 2>but you know, Pope is somebody that has a lot

884
00:37:43.880 --> 00:37:46.440
<v Speaker 2>of It seems like a lot of the college basketball

885
00:37:46.480 --> 00:37:48.920
<v Speaker 2>world respects Pope, and I think they respect Pat Kelsey too,

886
00:37:49.400 --> 00:37:52.280
<v Speaker 2>But we don't have coaches that are that are gonna

887
00:37:52.280 --> 00:37:54.320
<v Speaker 2>be worthy of getting the benefit of the doubt like

888
00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:54.920
<v Speaker 2>we once did.

889
00:37:55.000 --> 00:37:55.639
<v Speaker 3>I mean for Louisville.

890
00:37:55.639 --> 00:37:57.199
<v Speaker 2>It's been a while, but even Mack, like when Mac

891
00:37:57.239 --> 00:37:59.199
<v Speaker 2>got to Louisville and then his second year, they were

892
00:37:59.239 --> 00:38:02.920
<v Speaker 2>that good. At that point, people were saying, yeah, you know,

893
00:38:03.119 --> 00:38:05.679
<v Speaker 2>this was a no brainer, like you could see this coming.

894
00:38:05.719 --> 00:38:07.440
<v Speaker 2>And then of course it all fell apart pretty quickly

895
00:38:07.480 --> 00:38:10.719
<v Speaker 2>whenever a global pandemic hit. But you know, since then,

896
00:38:10.800 --> 00:38:14.320
<v Speaker 2>it's been, you know, really a mess, and you know,

897
00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:17.960
<v Speaker 2>you got to actually go out and get results. And

898
00:38:18.000 --> 00:38:22.840
<v Speaker 2>even though Cal had shown pretty consistently that his preseason

899
00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:26.360
<v Speaker 2>ranking was not justified. He still is somebody that made

900
00:38:26.360 --> 00:38:28.360
<v Speaker 2>a lot of final fours and won a national championship.

901
00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:29.719
<v Speaker 2>And you know what happens when you have that on

902
00:38:29.800 --> 00:38:32.239
<v Speaker 2>your resume, You do get the benefit of the doubt

903
00:38:32.440 --> 00:38:34.320
<v Speaker 2>over a lot of other teams and coaches when it

904
00:38:34.360 --> 00:38:38.199
<v Speaker 2>comes to preseason expectations. That's why I mean, if Arkansas

905
00:38:38.320 --> 00:38:40.760
<v Speaker 2>had the same roster and Eric Musselman coached them, I

906
00:38:40.800 --> 00:38:43.679
<v Speaker 2>don't think they'd be ranked. And maybe I'm under selling

907
00:38:44.800 --> 00:38:48.159
<v Speaker 2>Cal's roster at Arkansas, but like I mean, I know

908
00:38:48.280 --> 00:38:50.960
<v Speaker 2>they brought in John L. Davis and he's he's supposed

909
00:38:50.960 --> 00:38:53.719
<v Speaker 2>to be really good. But other than that, like you know,

910
00:38:54.159 --> 00:38:57.599
<v Speaker 2>the other kid they got from from Tennessee that transferred in,

911
00:38:58.280 --> 00:39:01.840
<v Speaker 2>I do. I mean, he was viewed as a pretty

912
00:39:01.880 --> 00:39:05.000
<v Speaker 2>good get for them in the portal, but you know

913
00:39:06.480 --> 00:39:08.320
<v Speaker 2>it wasn't like he was in you know, he was

914
00:39:08.360 --> 00:39:10.360
<v Speaker 2>he average eleven and seven. I mean that's good, But

915
00:39:10.559 --> 00:39:14.039
<v Speaker 2>like I think, you know, these preseason rankings when you

916
00:39:14.079 --> 00:39:15.519
<v Speaker 2>really have nothing to base it off of them, when

917
00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:16.719
<v Speaker 2>you say it out loud, it makes it even more

918
00:39:16.719 --> 00:39:18.920
<v Speaker 2>silly that we do these preseason rankings. But we do,

919
00:39:19.079 --> 00:39:20.639
<v Speaker 2>and I don't think they should get go. You know,

920
00:39:21.079 --> 00:39:22.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't think they shouldn't do them, but you're really

921
00:39:22.960 --> 00:39:24.679
<v Speaker 2>just guessing. When you're doing that, you're going to base

922
00:39:24.760 --> 00:39:26.599
<v Speaker 2>it off of like what you know about a coach,

923
00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:30.119
<v Speaker 2>what he's proven, what he's done. And you know, Cal's

924
00:39:30.199 --> 00:39:32.760
<v Speaker 2>not necessarily in a good spot with momentum, but he's

925
00:39:33.119 --> 00:39:35.960
<v Speaker 2>at least proven he can win a championship and go

926
00:39:36.079 --> 00:39:37.760
<v Speaker 2>to final fours. And there's not many coaches out there

927
00:39:37.800 --> 00:39:40.519
<v Speaker 2>that can say that. All right, let's talk about Jefferson

928
00:39:40.519 --> 00:39:43.400
<v Speaker 2>Animal Hospital. There's not many competitors. In fact, I don't

929
00:39:43.400 --> 00:39:45.880
<v Speaker 2>think they have any competitors because there's no competition. They

930
00:39:45.920 --> 00:39:48.199
<v Speaker 2>are the best at what they do in the Kentuckian area,

931
00:39:48.199 --> 00:39:49.679
<v Speaker 2>and that it's taking care of your pets. I mean,

932
00:39:49.679 --> 00:39:52.440
<v Speaker 2>they've been around for forty four years, since nineteen eighty.

933
00:39:52.480 --> 00:39:55.239
<v Speaker 2>They've been open every day with a doctor on site

934
00:39:55.480 --> 00:39:57.320
<v Speaker 2>in case of an emergency with your pet, not just

935
00:39:57.679 --> 00:40:01.559
<v Speaker 2>every day every night around the claw because that's you know,

936
00:40:01.639 --> 00:40:03.480
<v Speaker 2>that's what they do, that's the service they provide. They're

937
00:40:03.519 --> 00:40:07.679
<v Speaker 2>aware that these things happen, emergencies, scary situations, and you

938
00:40:07.719 --> 00:40:09.079
<v Speaker 2>may not know where to turn. But I'm telling you

939
00:40:09.119 --> 00:40:11.400
<v Speaker 2>where to turn. It's Jefferson Animal Hospital, so you can

940
00:40:11.400 --> 00:40:13.440
<v Speaker 2>give them a call at FABO two nine hundred pets

941
00:40:13.559 --> 00:40:16.199
<v Speaker 2>or visit Jefferson Vets dot com. Doesn't have to be

942
00:40:16.199 --> 00:40:18.239
<v Speaker 2>an emergency though. You can stop in or give them

943
00:40:18.280 --> 00:40:21.760
<v Speaker 2>a call anytime. Maybe schedule a consultation type appointment just

944
00:40:21.800 --> 00:40:24.199
<v Speaker 2>because you realized, Hey, I think my pet's healthy, but

945
00:40:24.239 --> 00:40:26.400
<v Speaker 2>he's getting older or she's getting older, and I figured

946
00:40:26.400 --> 00:40:28.360
<v Speaker 2>I would, you know, get him checked out, have somebody

947
00:40:28.400 --> 00:40:30.280
<v Speaker 2>take a look at him, just to make sure there's

948
00:40:30.320 --> 00:40:31.840
<v Speaker 2>not something that needs to be done. Because you know,

949
00:40:31.920 --> 00:40:34.440
<v Speaker 2>you love your pet. It's a family member, so you

950
00:40:34.440 --> 00:40:36.400
<v Speaker 2>should treat their health just like you treat you know,

951
00:40:36.760 --> 00:40:38.960
<v Speaker 2>your health. And Jefferson in the hospital looking nep. You

952
00:40:38.960 --> 00:40:41.760
<v Speaker 2>do that again, BABO two nine hundred pets. Jefferson Vets

953
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<v Speaker 2>dot com is the website, all right, We got to

954
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<v Speaker 2>run five o'clock hours next stick with us right here,

955
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<v Speaker 2>it's Coffee and Company. Philbuth Thorton's on Sports Talk seven

956
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