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<v Speaker 2>They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you kidding me?

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<v Speaker 4>I hope you knew that. If not, now you do.

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<v Speaker 4>The travel chief that's Austin Montgomery. He's alongside today as

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<v Speaker 4>we get another week started. And I feel like we

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<v Speaker 4>got we got lucky this weekend with I mean you

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<v Speaker 4>were telling me right before the show started, you got well,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't I wouldn't call it luck. You clearly knew

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<v Speaker 4>what you were doing when you made those wagers. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>you know anytime home run bet that cashed. Did you

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<v Speaker 4>get in on any NBA playoff stuff?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh yeah, I uh went with the with the Warriors

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<v Speaker 5>and who they played, the Rockets, right, Warriors and Rockets.

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<v Speaker 4>Also I know is that the games continue to be

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<v Speaker 4>complete blowouts that like, I don't know how anybody like,

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<v Speaker 4>how do you even bet on that? I mean, there

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<v Speaker 4>was one game yesterday, I don't know who it was,

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<v Speaker 4>but they lost with fifty one points.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, the Grizzlies and Thunder.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, the format of the NBA playoffs has absolutely

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<v Speaker 4>made it to where if your job is to not

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<v Speaker 4>worry about ratings or worry about, you know, anything other

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<v Speaker 4>than your team winning a seven game series, it is

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<v Speaker 4>wise for you to concede and just accept the fact

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<v Speaker 4>that we're going to lose this. Let's get everybody out

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<v Speaker 4>and hope that we can live to fight an other day.

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<v Speaker 4>That's brutal, even if that means we lose by fifty points.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not exaggerating. Fifty one points was the margin of

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<v Speaker 4>victory yesterday in one of the playoff games. So congrats

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<v Speaker 4>to you. I'm more impressed than you would imagine, because

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<v Speaker 4>I mean the NBA, like, I don't know how you.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess more than anything, if there's like a decent

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<v Speaker 4>spread and you feel like a team's gonna win, you

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<v Speaker 4>would say, okay, well it's game two here, so you

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<v Speaker 4>know they're probably gonna just accept Okay, we're gonna go

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<v Speaker 4>down oh two before we go home and try to

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<v Speaker 4>win some games. So right, you know, maybe you just

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<v Speaker 4>feel like they'll cover even if it's a big number

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<v Speaker 4>because of the blowouts.

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<v Speaker 5>But it was one of those things like you know

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<v Speaker 5>where you go in the sports book and they have

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<v Speaker 5>like the automatic like here's the boost for tonight was

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<v Speaker 5>at three point fifty, but we put some juice on

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<v Speaker 5>it to plus four hundred, and usually that's a suckers bet,

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<v Speaker 5>but I went on, had to did it. I think

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<v Speaker 5>it was Jimmy Butler over.

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<v Speaker 2>The Jilly suckers. Hey, who's a suckers now?

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<v Speaker 5>Jimmy Butler over twenty five points and Steph Curry over

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<v Speaker 5>three and a half points. And I also got in

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<v Speaker 5>some action with the Cavs Heat game last night. But

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<v Speaker 5>Tyler Tyler hero man, he just needed him. And Donovan

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<v Speaker 5>Mitchell was the bet is at four to one odds

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<v Speaker 5>for both of them over twenty five over twenty four points,

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<v Speaker 5>and obviously Mitchell hit that. Tyler Herro was at seventeen

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<v Speaker 5>at halftime, and when I was looking at it, I'm like, oh,

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<v Speaker 5>we got this in the bag, finished with twenty one points.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I tell you what, man, that's not luck. You

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<v Speaker 4>know what you're doing. I mean, obviously that you don't

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<v Speaker 4>win them all, but like the other bets, like, I

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<v Speaker 4>apologize for insinuating that when I said we got lucky

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<v Speaker 4>this weekend that it had anything to do with your wagers,

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<v Speaker 4>because it's not luck. You know what you're doing. You're

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<v Speaker 4>cleaning out the sports books.

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<v Speaker 2>And trying to good stuff.

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<v Speaker 4>When I mentioned luck, I'm saying like weather because I

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it looked like it was gonna I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>the forecast was calling for good chance of rain all

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<v Speaker 4>day both Saturday and Sunday, and we avoided it on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 4>and it really seemed like one of those moments. And

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<v Speaker 4>again I'm not following it super closely. I just know that, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>weather app. It tells me that there's, you know, a

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<v Speaker 4>certain percentage chance of rain. So I thought, okay, we're lucky.

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<v Speaker 4>Because my daughter's baseball game was at nine am. They

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<v Speaker 4>have games all throughout the day up until I think

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<v Speaker 4>like two o'clock, and I thought, okay, well, hey, I

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<v Speaker 4>guess the benefit here is that we get it early

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<v Speaker 4>and maybe we won't have to have our game canceled

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<v Speaker 4>because of rain. Well, did end up raining all day,

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<v Speaker 4>and because we didn't really have any plans and we're

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<v Speaker 4>like waiting out the weather, we ended up, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we ended up going with some friends to a winery,

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<v Speaker 4>hung out let the kids run around, and that's just

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<v Speaker 4>one of those It was a it was a first

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<v Speaker 4>of all, it was fun, but also when you don't

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<v Speaker 4>know you're gonna be able to do something and there's

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<v Speaker 4>kind of some spontaneousness to it, you end up somewhere like, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>let's take advantage of the fact that it didn't rain,

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<v Speaker 4>and we did that, had a good time. And then

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<v Speaker 4>yesterday Easter Sunday, hopefully everybody had themselves a good Easter.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it was it was very nice. I mean well,

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<v Speaker 4>it wasn't sunny all the way through, but that's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't rain.

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<v Speaker 4>If you had the one thing you don't want if

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<v Speaker 4>you got kids out there hunting easter eggs is rain,

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<v Speaker 4>and we didn't have any of that, which was good.

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<v Speaker 4>But man, it was muggy.

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<v Speaker 2>It was it was. It was sticky out there.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel like yesterday was the first day of twenty

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<v Speaker 4>twenty five where I felt like, Okay, the humidity has

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<v Speaker 4>at least arrived, then it'll be here. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 4>humidity is, you know, is not great. It's blooming, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's it's it's of all the different components

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<v Speaker 4>to weather, cold, hot, whatever, humidity is the worst.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I'd rather be breezing than be humid. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe I would regret if I really got put in

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<v Speaker 4>like the worst humidity ever and I was legitimately in

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<v Speaker 4>temperatures so cold that I've never experienced it before, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>With being, you know, being humid.

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<v Speaker 4>But when it's just sticky, engross and you can't breathe,

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<v Speaker 4>and we weren't quite there yesterday, but without the sun

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<v Speaker 4>shining and it being as warm as it was, that's

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<v Speaker 4>that's what really made me realize, Okay, sticky, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 4>mean it. You so you grew up in Arizona. Is Arizona.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm an idiot, so I just assume all Arizona is

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<v Speaker 4>the same, and I know that's really not the case.

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<v Speaker 4>But like Phoenix, outside of Phoenix, it's just desert. It's hot,

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<v Speaker 4>it's hot, and you know there's that dry heat.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, exactly, everyone's always everyone always says that dry heat.

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<v Speaker 5>And if you don't even mean it means exactly how

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<v Speaker 5>it sounds like you. I mean, you just said it

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<v Speaker 5>when it's like not when the sun's not even out

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<v Speaker 5>and you kind of just.

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<v Speaker 4>So wheel the moisture heat and moist heat is essentially humidity, right.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, exactly the heat where you where you're just standing

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<v Speaker 5>outside and it's just like low key, like the sun's

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<v Speaker 5>not out and you're not expecting it, but what do

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<v Speaker 5>you know? You're sweating in places, right, And but like

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<v Speaker 5>it's compared to like an oven when being in Arizona,

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<v Speaker 5>like it's just there's hardly like any any clouds. It's

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<v Speaker 5>just like wide open terrain. It's just dry. It's dry

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<v Speaker 5>everywhere because there's really no like there's really no trees.

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<v Speaker 5>There's not a whole bunch of shade. It is just

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<v Speaker 5>like it's not like a sand desert like not like

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<v Speaker 5>you know, but it is just flat lands. There's a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of there's cacti and other succulents.

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<v Speaker 4>But everybody has their own, you know, preference, and some

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<v Speaker 4>people are more so bothered by heat than others. But

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<v Speaker 4>I've been to Vegas and I've been to Phoenix, and

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<v Speaker 4>Vegas is essentially the same.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like.

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<v Speaker 4>Again, I'm sure if Vegas was the same temperature and

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<v Speaker 4>Phoenix was the same temperature that that that it was

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<v Speaker 4>when I was there, and you added humidity to it,

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<v Speaker 4>it would be even worse. But I'm just here to

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<v Speaker 4>tell you that, like wet heat, dry heat, whatever, the

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<v Speaker 4>heat when I was in Arizona and when I was

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<v Speaker 4>in Vegas that hot as hell. Like yeah, however you

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<v Speaker 4>want to classify this type of heat, I'm out on it.

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<v Speaker 5>Like it's so many times nick where there was just

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<v Speaker 5>it was like one hundred and ten degrees outside with

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<v Speaker 5>like no humidity.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just strictly from the sun.

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<v Speaker 4>That's dangerous.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the heat strictly from it.

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<v Speaker 5>It was literally when people would say, yeah, you can

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<v Speaker 5>be able to go out and fry like an egg

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<v Speaker 5>on the sidewalk. Somewhere it got pretty bad. I don't

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<v Speaker 5>know if it's ever got like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Here. It does get sticky and humidity.

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<v Speaker 5>But like when you know, like how you could look

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<v Speaker 5>outside and like see like the mirage it looks like, oh,

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<v Speaker 5>like it's waving like it look you know.

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<v Speaker 2>That's That's how it was constantly in Arizona.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll tell this. I've told this story before. I flew

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<v Speaker 4>to Phoenix. This is probably about ten years ago, and

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<v Speaker 4>I was there for about five days. It was a

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<v Speaker 4>work trip and I landed. I flew out of Louisville

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<v Speaker 4>and I ended up landing in It fled a little

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<v Speaker 4>early in the morning and I landed in Phoenix. It

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<v Speaker 4>was I was a southwest flight. It was probably probably

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<v Speaker 4>got there at nine am Louisville time, so it was

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<v Speaker 4>like six am there, so it was really early. And

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<v Speaker 4>I went to get the rental car and I'd never

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<v Speaker 4>been to that part of the country before, and I

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<v Speaker 4>remember being asked, do you want somebody?

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<v Speaker 2>I guess they could.

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<v Speaker 4>They could get be on like a it wasn't really

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<v Speaker 4>a shuttle, but they had some type of like I

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<v Speaker 4>don't know if it was a big golf.

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<v Speaker 2>Cart or what.

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<v Speaker 4>Where they would drive you closer to where you could

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<v Speaker 4>get to your rental car and you didn't have to

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<v Speaker 4>walk away by yourself. And I was like, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>it's fine, no big deal. I mean, I didn't I'm

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<v Speaker 4>fine with walking and I didn't want to wait on

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I just let me just tell me where

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<v Speaker 4>it is and I'll walk there. If it's not like

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<v Speaker 4>two miles away, I'll be good. So I ended up.

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<v Speaker 4>I was wearing you know, business casual clothes. I had

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<v Speaker 4>and I could be doing worse things. But she ended

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<v Speaker 4>up getting the The Easter Bunny got Moose a second controller

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<v Speaker 4>And what I didn't, you know, realize, is that now

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<v Speaker 4>you know, like I got stuff to do. I can't

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of people are going to say, like Madden

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<v Speaker 4>or the NAA football game, take take sports away from it,

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<v Speaker 4>because I didn't play many games at all that weren't sports.

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<v Speaker 5>But I would say the most video game hours I've

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<v Speaker 5>between two, either Mario Kart or Grand Theft Auto Vice

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<v Speaker 5>City that has probably so many hours my legendary games.

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<v Speaker 5>this year, it's going to be crazy. You thought the

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<v Speaker 5>college football hype with last year was wild. Whenever Grand

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<v Speaker 4>I played the maybe it was the original mini many

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<v Speaker 4>games was tomb Raider, which you mentioned, which I really liked. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>really could, but I forgot about this game. And I

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<v Speaker 4>and got his controller. But on Friday night he wanted

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<v Speaker 4>to play, and he said, you know, can we get

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<v Speaker 4>some new games? So I downed him a couple of

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<v Speaker 4>new games, and one of them was a grass cutting game,

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<v Speaker 4>which which is.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of a grass cutting simulator.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's it's in a way, it's I mean, does

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<v Speaker 4>look fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna lie.

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<v Speaker 4>I'd like to think that if I, you know, if

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<v Speaker 4>sitting there for four hours. But like I can see

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<v Speaker 4>in a garage and you have you have an iPad,

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<v Speaker 4>and you walk up to your iPad like hit hit

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<v Speaker 4>on jobs to go cut grass, and you pick a

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<v Speaker 4>a certain amount of time. We've got we've got to

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<v Speaker 4>push them over now. But once we start mowing more lawns,

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<v Speaker 4>mo over there.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>It's it's kind of fun. Well, he got bored with that.

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<v Speaker 4>So the other game I downloaded, I forgot about and

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<v Speaker 4>I you know, talk about nostalgia crash bandicoot oh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that that's probably that's probably it.

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<v Speaker 4>So we downloaded it.

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<v Speaker 2>We played. I mean, it's like insane. It was a wee.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure everybody has, like if you're a parent, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>sure you've had like a moment where your kid starts

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<v Speaker 4>you know, dad and mom like because that's what kids do.

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<v Speaker 4>That's one of the beautiful things about being a parent

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<v Speaker 4>that a lot of times. Man, if you're if you

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<v Speaker 4>how it is with my my son with U of

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<v Speaker 4>L and whatnot. Like he's all in on the cards

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<v Speaker 4>now and that's really fun. He doesn't he didn't know it,

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<v Speaker 4>but he was born into It's gonna be his religion.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's just happened anyways.

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<v Speaker 4>But he's asking me about crash Bandicoot and I'm like, huh,

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<v Speaker 4>glad you asked, son, because I played this game a

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<v Speaker 4>lot when I was a kid. And uh, Maya and

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<v Speaker 4>her mama went to bed about ten o'clock and sure enough,

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<v Speaker 4>Moose and I were playing crash Bandicoot on Friday, and

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<v Speaker 4>I felt I felt a little bit like an irresponsible

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<v Speaker 4>father because don't all all next thing, you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>the morning.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we were just getting started.

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<v Speaker 4>So we went we went to bed after that, and

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<v Speaker 5>Crash Out at all, like trying to complete the levels

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<v Speaker 5>or did you do you remember it being that hard?

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<v Speaker 2>Because it is a tough game.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, but there's also like, I mean, you know, you

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<v Speaker 4>gotta there's like there's these flowers that you have to

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<v Speaker 4>And I don't think there's real consistency on how you

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<v Speaker 4>how you get past those, and that was frustrating for me.

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<v Speaker 4>And then I had to realize, Okay, don't lose your

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<v Speaker 4>mind on a video game, because then that's what your

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<v Speaker 4>kid's gonna do, and you know that's not a good thing.

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<v Speaker 5>So I about two months ago, went on a crash Bandicoot.

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<v Speaker 5>I got the Insane Trilogy series, and I start I

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<v Speaker 5>Ooh book and all the weird things in like my sleep.

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<v Speaker 5>So like I I, I think that's where my obsessive

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<v Speaker 5>like need for completion came from, because I want to

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<v Speaker 5>get to the part where you complete all the time trials

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<v Speaker 5>and then you catch every single crystal. So I spent

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<v Speaker 5>weeks and weeks hundred percent in the first game.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, you you just hit on.

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<v Speaker 4>What made that nostalgia pop for me is the like

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<v Speaker 4>I had heard that and probably twenty something years and

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<v Speaker 4>if you'd ask me music, if you'd asked me something

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<v Speaker 4>that I remembered about crash, it wouldn't have been that bit.

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<v Speaker 4>As soon as I heard it, I was excited. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>this was a good you know it, It's always the plan.

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<v Speaker 4>But I had a good, good family weekend. We did

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of family and stuff, had a good time,

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<v Speaker 4>had a good Easter. So hopefully all of you out

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<v Speaker 4>now what I'm going to do here is set the

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<v Speaker 4>table because we've got a lot to get into. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>the NFL Draft is this week, and I still think

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<v Speaker 4>Tyler Shuck has a really good chance of being either

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<v Speaker 4>the third or fourth quarterback taken but here's where we

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<v Speaker 4>have to I guess, just guess and speculate. We'll find

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<v Speaker 4>out soon enough. But now you've got Chefty out there

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<v Speaker 4>claiming that he's talking to people who maybe aren't in

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<v Speaker 4>the market for a quarterback that say, it's not even

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<v Speaker 4>a close, it's not even a question. Tyler Schuck is

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<v Speaker 4>the best quarterback in this draft. And that's what is

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<v Speaker 4>you get closer to the actual draft, that's when you

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<v Speaker 4>start to think, Okay, I know he's been getting gassed up,

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<v Speaker 4>and clearly we know there's a lot to like, but like,

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<v Speaker 4>is this like could he be taken earlier than we anticipate,

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<v Speaker 4>Like would he be a top fifteen pick? I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I guess he could. I just you know, I've not

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<v Speaker 4>on draft night in a long time, because, I guess

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<v Speaker 4>with Lamar, I just refused to believe that he was

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<v Speaker 4>going to you know, I was in denial that Lamar

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<v Speaker 4>pick in the first round. But sure enough it happened.

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<v Speaker 4>So the lead up was he's going to be taken

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<v Speaker 4>in like the top ten, and he's going to prove

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<v Speaker 4>everybody wrong and then clearly it didn't play out that way.

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<v Speaker 4>But obviously with Tyler Shuck, I mean, who knows, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>that would probably be most I mean I would say

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<v Speaker 4>that would be my guess right now. But with the

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<v Speaker 4>quarterback position, if Shuck was generating this kind of buzz

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<v Speaker 4>and he had, you know, this same sort of story,

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<v Speaker 4>but it wasn't a quarterback, it was a different position,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, one of one, it wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Be talked about quite as much.

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<v Speaker 4>Also, you know, it'd probably be Okay, Yeah, this guy's

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<v Speaker 4>third round pick. Can anybody be shocked anymore this day

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<v Speaker 4>and age if a team just gets you know, there's

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<v Speaker 4>everybody in the NFL is so desperate to find their

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<v Speaker 4>next franchise player, their next quarterback, and Shuck's got a

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<v Speaker 4>than we anticipate, because it's not just maybe like that

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<v Speaker 4>takes them? That could be a big surprise, Like maybe

422
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<v Speaker 4>somebody's sitting back not doing a whole lot of yapping

423
00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:19.720
<v Speaker 4>because they know that, like, hey, we don't need a

424
00:17:19.799 --> 00:17:21.920
<v Speaker 4>quarterback right now, but if this guy's going to be there,

425
00:17:21.960 --> 00:17:24.720
<v Speaker 4>sitting and available as we as we have our pick,

426
00:17:24.880 --> 00:17:27.359
<v Speaker 4>we're getting him so really excited about the NFL Draft

427
00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:29.519
<v Speaker 4>coming up here in a few weeks. Also, Louislle Football

428
00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:33.119
<v Speaker 4>landed a new addition at receiver, which of course was needed.

429
00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:35.720
<v Speaker 4>And I'm not only going to tell you about this

430
00:17:35.799 --> 00:17:37.960
<v Speaker 4>young man and you know where he transferred in from me.

431
00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:40.400
<v Speaker 4>He's started at Clemson, played at nc State last year.

432
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<v Speaker 4>But the coverage of this commitment there was something that

433
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<v Speaker 4>really irritated me that I that I don't know, we

434
00:17:45.839 --> 00:17:47.279
<v Speaker 4>don't think we've talked about it on the show before,

435
00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:50.240
<v Speaker 4>and I certainly want to Also, Kentucky, not only have

436
00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:53.000
<v Speaker 4>they landed another guard in the portal that a lot

437
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<v Speaker 4>of people seem to think they overpaid for, they essentially

438
00:17:56.200 --> 00:17:58.480
<v Speaker 4>have their roster set right now and their fans are

439
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<v Speaker 4>really really excited about the roster. And you know, I

440
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<v Speaker 4>wouldn't expect anything else, because you know that's what fans do.

441
00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:04.880
<v Speaker 4>But I just think if you go like piece by

442
00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:07.759
<v Speaker 4>piece and there's no way to know, right, it would

443
00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:10.319
<v Speaker 4>just be guessing, it would just be speculation. But if

444
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<v Speaker 4>you compare Kentucky in Pope's debut season personnel to what

445
00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:17.559
<v Speaker 4>now they have in the mix with this latest edition

446
00:18:17.799 --> 00:18:20.640
<v Speaker 4>via the Portal, I mean, again, you never know. But

447
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<v Speaker 4>like I don't think it's even a question. I don't

448
00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:25.279
<v Speaker 4>know how you can say that they'd be better that

449
00:18:25.440 --> 00:18:28.400
<v Speaker 4>next year than this past year. Now, again, it's totally

450
00:18:28.440 --> 00:18:30.440
<v Speaker 4>different as far as like the type of pieces they have,

451
00:18:31.000 --> 00:18:33.480
<v Speaker 4>So again, none of us know. I've said many times

452
00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:35.559
<v Speaker 4>it's not like an anti UK thing. I think Pope

453
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<v Speaker 4>will make it work with whatever, because I think he's

454
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<v Speaker 4>that good of a coach and they have good players.

455
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<v Speaker 4>It's not like I'm saying, Hey, their fans are excited

456
00:18:40.400 --> 00:18:42.920
<v Speaker 4>about their team and they're lousy. It's not that, it's just,

457
00:18:43.359 --> 00:18:44.880
<v Speaker 4>you know, some of the guys that they've added.

458
00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:46.240
<v Speaker 2>I feel like.

459
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<v Speaker 4>You'd have to be you know, you have to hope

460
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<v Speaker 4>that they would make a big jump from whatever they've

461
00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:54.119
<v Speaker 4>done in their career until you know, to next year

462
00:18:54.519 --> 00:18:55.960
<v Speaker 4>to be better than some of the guys that they

463
00:18:56.319 --> 00:18:59.200
<v Speaker 4>just you know, they just had. Hey, look if they're

464
00:18:59.240 --> 00:19:02.079
<v Speaker 4>the same type of team were a little bit below

465
00:19:02.200 --> 00:19:03.240
<v Speaker 4>were what they were just.

466
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<v Speaker 2>This past year.

467
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<v Speaker 4>That's not the end of the world, because clearly Kentucky

468
00:19:08.279 --> 00:19:10.240
<v Speaker 4>was pretty good this year. They were Sweet sixteen team

469
00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:13.599
<v Speaker 4>got a top three seed. But like Kentucky doesn't usually

470
00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:15.920
<v Speaker 4>strive for that. They they strive for the you know,

471
00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:19.359
<v Speaker 4>the championships and whatnot. So again we'll get into it. Also,

472
00:19:19.559 --> 00:19:22.759
<v Speaker 4>the portal actually closes tomorrow, and I don't believe there's

473
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<v Speaker 4>been a whole lot of late editions since last Friday

474
00:19:27.079 --> 00:19:29.279
<v Speaker 4>that have been like big names like uh oh, look out,

475
00:19:29.359 --> 00:19:30.039
<v Speaker 4>like this is crazy.

476
00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:32.519
<v Speaker 2>Who would have ever thought this guy was available? So

477
00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:34.079
<v Speaker 2>I kind of.

478
00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:36.640
<v Speaker 4>Feel like anybody who was going to go is gone.

479
00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:39.640
<v Speaker 4>But we shall see. Again, I believe it's tomorrow at midnight,

480
00:19:40.160 --> 00:19:42.359
<v Speaker 4>is whenever it officially closes, and you've you know, you

481
00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:44.480
<v Speaker 4>got to you got until then. So the good news

482
00:19:44.559 --> 00:19:47.000
<v Speaker 4>is that Cason Pryor has not entered the portal and

483
00:19:47.039 --> 00:19:49.880
<v Speaker 4>he's not even declared for the draft. Therefore, you know,

484
00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:51.400
<v Speaker 4>maybe he's not going to give us any kind of

485
00:19:51.480 --> 00:19:54.480
<v Speaker 4>you know, graphic or video. He's actually he's actually playing

486
00:19:54.519 --> 00:19:55.960
<v Speaker 4>into it a little bit on his social media, which

487
00:19:55.960 --> 00:19:58.160
<v Speaker 4>I think is fine and fun because you know that's

488
00:19:58.160 --> 00:20:00.359
<v Speaker 4>what you should do, right, Like it's a human it's

489
00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:02.920
<v Speaker 4>a human nature kind of thing, like you want to

490
00:20:02.920 --> 00:20:04.839
<v Speaker 4>be appreciated. You want people to say we need you,

491
00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:07.960
<v Speaker 4>we love you. And clearly Louisville fans know that next

492
00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:11.519
<v Speaker 4>year they're going to be a good team. And when

493
00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:13.599
<v Speaker 4>you look at preseason rankings that have him in like

494
00:20:13.640 --> 00:20:16.519
<v Speaker 4>the top five, top ten, clearly Casin is a component

495
00:20:16.559 --> 00:20:17.880
<v Speaker 4>in that. So it's not to say that if he

496
00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:19.559
<v Speaker 4>did leave, they would wouldn't be any good at all.

497
00:20:19.880 --> 00:20:23.440
<v Speaker 4>But obviously if you could end up, you know, and

498
00:20:23.519 --> 00:20:25.960
<v Speaker 4>I think they know he's back, or they wouldn't be

499
00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:28.000
<v Speaker 4>operating the way they are. But we'll get into all

500
00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:31.559
<v Speaker 4>that also. I mean, I don't really know what we

501
00:20:31.599 --> 00:20:34.960
<v Speaker 4>can add to this, but there's a great breakdown from

502
00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:38.039
<v Speaker 4>I believe Gary Parrish of CBS Sports that tells you

503
00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:41.519
<v Speaker 4>all of the guys that have entered the portal that

504
00:20:41.640 --> 00:20:45.599
<v Speaker 4>don't actually have eligibility, And I'm I'm kind of sad

505
00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:48.559
<v Speaker 4>for these guys now because like this is some of

506
00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:51.119
<v Speaker 4>these dudes have a legit. I'm not going to say

507
00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:53.599
<v Speaker 4>that they have a legitimate gripe and they should be eligible,

508
00:20:53.720 --> 00:20:55.480
<v Speaker 4>but you would at least you at least know what

509
00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:58.920
<v Speaker 4>they're positioning their waiver to be four right, like they've

510
00:20:58.960 --> 00:21:01.519
<v Speaker 4>got an argument. Some of these guys are just hitting

511
00:21:01.559 --> 00:21:04.680
<v Speaker 4>the portal hoping nobody realizes they've been playing college sports

512
00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:05.440
<v Speaker 4>for six years.

513
00:21:05.880 --> 00:21:07.359
<v Speaker 2>And that's where it gets kind of sad.

514
00:21:07.599 --> 00:21:10.440
<v Speaker 4>That screams you're twenty about to be twenty one and

515
00:21:10.480 --> 00:21:12.559
<v Speaker 4>you're showing up to the football games in high school

516
00:21:12.599 --> 00:21:16.480
<v Speaker 4>with the letterman jacket, and again, like it's kind of sad. Now,

517
00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:20.359
<v Speaker 4>clearly if you do that as a twenty year old

518
00:21:20.640 --> 00:21:23.200
<v Speaker 4>at high school like that, that's actually really sad. This is,

519
00:21:23.240 --> 00:21:24.920
<v Speaker 4>I guess, just a chance for these guys to see

520
00:21:24.920 --> 00:21:26.640
<v Speaker 4>if they could get away with playing a little longer

521
00:21:26.680 --> 00:21:29.359
<v Speaker 4>to make money in money, you know. So in a way,

522
00:21:29.400 --> 00:21:31.119
<v Speaker 4>I don't blame him, who wouldn't try to keep doing

523
00:21:31.119 --> 00:21:32.960
<v Speaker 4>this as long as you can to make money. But

524
00:21:33.480 --> 00:21:35.720
<v Speaker 4>I mean, come on, Like if you're in the portal

525
00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:38.279
<v Speaker 4>and you have no eligibility left and a coach calls

526
00:21:38.319 --> 00:21:40.960
<v Speaker 4>you seeing you're available, and they ask you, hey, like

527
00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:44.319
<v Speaker 4>there's something we don't know, Like what are you gonna say? Like,

528
00:21:44.359 --> 00:21:48.400
<v Speaker 4>that's where it gets kind of sad. Also, Cooper flag

529
00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:51.279
<v Speaker 4>not coming back to college, which I guess was always

530
00:21:51.319 --> 00:21:53.920
<v Speaker 4>what was going to happen, but I was curious to

531
00:21:53.920 --> 00:21:56.799
<v Speaker 4>see if if he really would, you know, leave the

532
00:21:56.839 --> 00:21:58.599
<v Speaker 4>option open right like, Hey, he's going to go through

533
00:21:58.599 --> 00:22:01.359
<v Speaker 4>the draft process and you know he's going to be

534
00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:03.200
<v Speaker 4>the number one pick. So now just comes down to

535
00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:07.000
<v Speaker 4>like what who that team is going to be. But

536
00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:10.680
<v Speaker 4>clearly he now knows that regardless of who has that pick,

537
00:22:10.720 --> 00:22:12.640
<v Speaker 4>that's where he's gonna be, and he's content with it.

538
00:22:12.759 --> 00:22:16.079
<v Speaker 4>Also something else we can get into if we need to.

539
00:22:16.200 --> 00:22:20.640
<v Speaker 4>But Nata Mint ends up picking not Louisville, not Duke,

540
00:22:21.319 --> 00:22:26.519
<v Speaker 4>and not Kentucky, not Arkansas, but Tennessee. And I can't

541
00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:29.599
<v Speaker 4>help but wonder how that happened. Obviously money is the

542
00:22:29.680 --> 00:22:30.559
<v Speaker 4>factor here, but.

543
00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:32.720
<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

544
00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:34.559
<v Speaker 4>It just seems like a head scratcher for Tennessee to

545
00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:38.039
<v Speaker 4>be the one like the Tennessee If Tennessee truly paid

546
00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:42.759
<v Speaker 4>more money for Nata Mint that anybody else was willing to.

547
00:22:44.160 --> 00:22:47.160
<v Speaker 4>I mean, maybe this is just you know, me being bitter,

548
00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:49.599
<v Speaker 4>which it's not. I've said it for weeks. Now, they

549
00:22:49.599 --> 00:22:51.240
<v Speaker 4>get him, great, I'm not going to lose a wink

550
00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:52.680
<v Speaker 4>of sleep if they don't. And it could be Native Man,

551
00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:55.200
<v Speaker 4>it could be Nate whatever. I just think when it

552
00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:58.839
<v Speaker 4>comes to young freshmen, anything they give you as far

553
00:22:58.880 --> 00:23:00.920
<v Speaker 4>as being a regular contribut to your team is just

554
00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:03.039
<v Speaker 4>a blessing because now you got grown men that play

555
00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:05.279
<v Speaker 4>this sport up until they're twenty three, twenty four. So

556
00:23:05.279 --> 00:23:08.279
<v Speaker 4>I'm twenty five, so you know I'm not. It's not

557
00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:09.880
<v Speaker 4>like I'm soh you know, we didn't want him anyway,

558
00:23:10.240 --> 00:23:13.359
<v Speaker 4>but I just feel like the more he showed his

559
00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:16.759
<v Speaker 4>lack of physicality, when that's mattered more now than it

560
00:23:16.759 --> 00:23:19.319
<v Speaker 4>hasn't a long time in college basketball. I think if

561
00:23:19.359 --> 00:23:21.720
<v Speaker 4>you're a duke of Kentucky, Louisville, or even a you

562
00:23:21.799 --> 00:23:23.920
<v Speaker 4>know in Arkansas, you know you'll take him. But if

563
00:23:23.960 --> 00:23:25.079
<v Speaker 4>it comes to where he's going to be one of

564
00:23:25.119 --> 00:23:27.480
<v Speaker 4>the most expensive pieces on your team or the most

565
00:23:27.559 --> 00:23:31.559
<v Speaker 4>expensive piece, I mean it didn't worth it. But then again,

566
00:23:31.599 --> 00:23:33.720
<v Speaker 4>like Tennessee, like are they willing to pay that? Like,

567
00:23:33.920 --> 00:23:35.680
<v Speaker 4>clearly they've got money, they got a big fan base.

568
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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know.

569
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<v Speaker 4>I more than anything, I'm just surprised that of all

570
00:23:39.119 --> 00:23:42.680
<v Speaker 4>places ended up being Tennessee that landed this guy. So

571
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<v Speaker 4>we're loaded today. And I hope you guys will stick

572
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<v Speaker 4>with us. We'll have some fun. If you want to

573
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<v Speaker 4>join us on the show, you can five oh two

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

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<v Speaker 4>Point thirty Here on a Monday afternoon, Coffee and Company

583
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<v Speaker 4>rolling along fresh off of Easter weekend. Hopefully you guys

584
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<v Speaker 4>had a good Easter weekend and a good Easter Sunday.

585
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<v Speaker 4>So we are just a few days away from the

586
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<v Speaker 4>NFL Draft, and you know, any time I've seen anything

587
00:24:24.200 --> 00:24:27.000
<v Speaker 4>out there about Tyler Shuck, the only thing I've seen

588
00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:30.000
<v Speaker 4>that like wasn't positive is that is that clip of

589
00:24:30.079 --> 00:24:33.680
<v Speaker 4>him at the combine where I have no explanation as

590
00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:35.759
<v Speaker 4>to what occurred or how it happened, but it was

591
00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:38.599
<v Speaker 4>almost as if like he had the yips or there

592
00:24:38.640 --> 00:24:41.480
<v Speaker 4>was a miscommunication because I mean it was almost like

593
00:24:41.519 --> 00:24:43.759
<v Speaker 4>he was attempting to throw one of the worst passes ever.

594
00:24:43.839 --> 00:24:46.119
<v Speaker 4>Really wasn't even like a pass. But anyways, other than that,

595
00:24:46.160 --> 00:24:48.559
<v Speaker 4>it's just been nothing but praise, and I assume all

596
00:24:48.599 --> 00:24:50.880
<v Speaker 4>that's you know, it's good stuff, but you really never

597
00:24:50.960 --> 00:24:57.240
<v Speaker 4>know if what's been put out there from agents, even

598
00:24:57.279 --> 00:25:01.200
<v Speaker 4>if it's from legitimate people within these franchises. Right if

599
00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:06.000
<v Speaker 4>they're talking to the shifters of the world, what benefit

600
00:25:06.079 --> 00:25:09.640
<v Speaker 4>do they get out of giving information to anybody? Nothing?

601
00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:12.480
<v Speaker 4>So these guys that you know, make a lot of

602
00:25:12.519 --> 00:25:15.559
<v Speaker 4>money to be talking heads telling you what they are

603
00:25:15.599 --> 00:25:17.599
<v Speaker 4>hearing is happening with the NFL. And I don't act

604
00:25:17.599 --> 00:25:20.279
<v Speaker 4>like it's not a legitimate gig. It is, but I

605
00:25:20.319 --> 00:25:22.559
<v Speaker 4>just feel like nobody's ever said it out loud. Why

606
00:25:22.599 --> 00:25:24.880
<v Speaker 4>in the world would anybody that has any influence within

607
00:25:24.960 --> 00:25:30.039
<v Speaker 4>any NFL franchise give any information to anybody only if

608
00:25:30.119 --> 00:25:31.839
<v Speaker 4>it was gonna help them, Right, well, what would help

609
00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:35.000
<v Speaker 4>them telling them what they're gonna do. No, it's almost like, Hey,

610
00:25:35.160 --> 00:25:37.240
<v Speaker 4>we want somebody to think we're gonna do this, so

611
00:25:37.359 --> 00:25:41.880
<v Speaker 4>I'm gonna tell Adam Schefter or Ian rappaport, and you

612
00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:44.640
<v Speaker 4>know it'll be a smoke screen. I mean, to me,

613
00:25:44.680 --> 00:25:47.000
<v Speaker 4>that's really obvious. It's not like it's not like I'm

614
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<v Speaker 4>throwing out some crazy conspiracy thing. I mean, it just

615
00:25:49.759 --> 00:25:51.599
<v Speaker 4>it makes no sense to tip your cat, you know,

616
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<v Speaker 4>to show your hand in any way. So who knows

617
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<v Speaker 4>just how.

618
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<v Speaker 2>Legit it is.

619
00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:01.079
<v Speaker 4>But Schefter earlier today, one of his ride ups says

620
00:26:01.119 --> 00:26:04.240
<v Speaker 4>that some teams have Louisville's Tyler Schuck as their highest

621
00:26:04.559 --> 00:26:09.720
<v Speaker 4>rated quarterback in the entire draft, and I don't know.

622
00:26:09.799 --> 00:26:12.200
<v Speaker 4>I mean, again, cam Ward's the guy that is is

623
00:26:12.200 --> 00:26:16.119
<v Speaker 4>going to be the first quarterback taken. And I mean, Austin,

624
00:26:16.160 --> 00:26:17.759
<v Speaker 4>you know, NFL, you know ball?

625
00:26:19.079 --> 00:26:21.440
<v Speaker 2>Are you a believer of cam Ward in the NFL?

626
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<v Speaker 2>Not really.

627
00:26:24.799 --> 00:26:26.599
<v Speaker 4>I just think there's a better chance of him being

628
00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:31.279
<v Speaker 4>somebody who is, you know, average at best than there

629
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<v Speaker 4>is of him being like, Wow, can you believe nobody

630
00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:36.559
<v Speaker 4>saw this guy? I mean it's not that nobody. Clearly

631
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<v Speaker 4>people know he's coming.

632
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<v Speaker 5>Now.

633
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<v Speaker 4>He's going to be the number one quarterback taken by

634
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<v Speaker 4>all accounts. But you know, he started his career at

635
00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:44.440
<v Speaker 4>what like was it incarnate word or something like that.

636
00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:47.160
<v Speaker 4>But we're going to like so that'll be a wild story.

637
00:26:47.359 --> 00:26:48.720
<v Speaker 4>So again I'm not saying I think he's gonna be

638
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<v Speaker 4>like a big bust, but like I just I don't know.

639
00:26:51.079 --> 00:26:54.839
<v Speaker 4>To me, he'll have a solid career at best. But

640
00:26:54.920 --> 00:26:56.200
<v Speaker 4>you know, there's a lot of guys who I thought

641
00:26:56.240 --> 00:26:58.119
<v Speaker 4>would be great stunk and then vice versa.

642
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<v Speaker 5>I think Tennessee's a dump right now too, So like

643
00:27:01.200 --> 00:27:04.559
<v Speaker 5>I don't love their roster, I'm still like out on

644
00:27:04.599 --> 00:27:07.440
<v Speaker 5>their head coach not necessarily is their guy now?

645
00:27:07.640 --> 00:27:10.319
<v Speaker 2>It's h is it? Bill Callahan?

646
00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:12.599
<v Speaker 4>Right, you could have said any name and I would

647
00:27:12.640 --> 00:27:16.200
<v Speaker 4>have believed you. I think, look the Titans, I'd be wrong.

648
00:27:16.319 --> 00:27:18.440
<v Speaker 4>I'm sure they feel like it'd run its course with

649
00:27:18.559 --> 00:27:20.319
<v Speaker 4>Rabel right, like he'd been there a while and there

650
00:27:20.359 --> 00:27:21.920
<v Speaker 4>was never really like a huge breakthrough.

651
00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:23.680
<v Speaker 2>Brian Callahan, Yeah, but.

652
00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:25.599
<v Speaker 4>I don't, like, do you feel like you have a

653
00:27:25.599 --> 00:27:27.119
<v Speaker 4>better coach now than the one that you had? Like,

654
00:27:27.119 --> 00:27:28.720
<v Speaker 4>and I know you've got to, you know, you gotta

655
00:27:28.720 --> 00:27:30.119
<v Speaker 4>have some you've got to have change of pace, you

656
00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:32.559
<v Speaker 4>got to have some new life in there and and whatnot.

657
00:27:32.599 --> 00:27:34.440
<v Speaker 4>And coaches are very expendable now, right if you've got

658
00:27:34.440 --> 00:27:36.200
<v Speaker 4>a bunch of money tied up into one big player,

659
00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:39.799
<v Speaker 4>then you know coaches are going to be clearly not

660
00:27:39.960 --> 00:27:43.079
<v Speaker 4>a priority like your franchise player. But like Derek, Henry

661
00:27:43.119 --> 00:27:45.240
<v Speaker 4>moved on, right, we all know that, Yeah, and they

662
00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:46.240
<v Speaker 4>didn't want to pay him.

663
00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:46.799
<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

664
00:27:46.799 --> 00:27:48.559
<v Speaker 4>I just feel like the Titans, And I'm not that

665
00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:49.920
<v Speaker 4>mad about it, because I you know, I don't like

666
00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:52.680
<v Speaker 4>the Titans their arrival of my Colts, and I just

667
00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:56.720
<v Speaker 4>feel like they they were going to restart, which they

668
00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:59.839
<v Speaker 4>clearly are. They let Henry walk and they gave will

669
00:28:00.119 --> 00:28:01.839
<v Speaker 4>As an opportunity to be their start of this past year.

670
00:28:01.839 --> 00:28:02.680
<v Speaker 2>I just feel like, if you're.

671
00:28:02.519 --> 00:28:05.400
<v Speaker 4>Doing all that, you don't need a coaching change. But

672
00:28:05.400 --> 00:28:07.000
<v Speaker 4>maybe they knew there was going to be some resistance

673
00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:08.559
<v Speaker 4>and that Rabel didn't want to do that. He wasn't

674
00:28:08.559 --> 00:28:10.720
<v Speaker 4>willing to just completely rebuild. But now he's gone, he's

675
00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:13.160
<v Speaker 4>in New England and here the Titans are once again

676
00:28:13.200 --> 00:28:14.000
<v Speaker 4>kind of starting all over.

677
00:28:14.079 --> 00:28:14.240
<v Speaker 2>Right.

678
00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:16.240
<v Speaker 5>They went a little bit younger because he was the

679
00:28:16.480 --> 00:28:19.160
<v Speaker 5>offensive coordinator for the Bengals back when they went to

680
00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:21.039
<v Speaker 5>the Super Bowl, and they had a lot of success

681
00:28:21.160 --> 00:28:23.599
<v Speaker 5>under Joe Burrow. But obviously they don't have that Joe

682
00:28:23.599 --> 00:28:26.720
<v Speaker 5>Burrows amazing. There's only one of him, so like them

683
00:28:26.839 --> 00:28:29.839
<v Speaker 5>going and really, I mean, I'm not getting the best

684
00:28:29.920 --> 00:28:31.960
<v Speaker 5>draw with getting Will Levis because I never believed in

685
00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:35.799
<v Speaker 5>him anyways. But people, like I said this before, like

686
00:28:35.799 --> 00:28:38.279
<v Speaker 5>when we're talking about the season, it seems like all

687
00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:41.279
<v Speaker 5>a Tennessee has been so let down ever since Derrick

688
00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:44.079
<v Speaker 5>Henry left. Like I feel like that was their identity

689
00:28:44.079 --> 00:28:47.319
<v Speaker 5>and Vrabel's play style and that whole team was their

690
00:28:47.400 --> 00:28:50.119
<v Speaker 5>identity for the longest time of that whole city. And

691
00:28:50.160 --> 00:28:52.599
<v Speaker 5>now they're trying to go like switch over to the

692
00:28:52.680 --> 00:28:55.160
<v Speaker 5>up and he passing young head coach sort of route,

693
00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:58.279
<v Speaker 5>and I don't know, it's just not hitting under Brian Callahan.

694
00:28:58.359 --> 00:28:59.240
<v Speaker 2>He's kind of a maniac.

695
00:28:59.319 --> 00:29:01.519
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I don't even really know what they're like, Like

696
00:29:01.559 --> 00:29:02.480
<v Speaker 4>what do they want to be?

697
00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:02.880
<v Speaker 2>You know what I mean?

698
00:29:02.960 --> 00:29:04.839
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, Like they were trying to air it out a

699
00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:08.119
<v Speaker 5>lot last year. They did that a lot to the

700
00:29:08.119 --> 00:29:08.480
<v Speaker 5>other team.

701
00:29:08.559 --> 00:29:09.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they did.

702
00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:11.480
<v Speaker 4>I mean I was in Nashville when the Bengals played

703
00:29:11.640 --> 00:29:14.440
<v Speaker 4>the Titans because I went with met some family. My

704
00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:17.039
<v Speaker 4>cousin Mark is a huge, huge Bengals fan and he

705
00:29:17.319 --> 00:29:19.920
<v Speaker 4>lives in Arkansas. So when he goes to watch the Bengals.

706
00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:23.119
<v Speaker 4>Oftentimes he'll go to watch them in places that aren't

707
00:29:23.119 --> 00:29:26.000
<v Speaker 4>Cincinnati because it's closer to where he lives. And my

708
00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:27.880
<v Speaker 4>I guess it would be my second cousin, his son.

709
00:29:28.359 --> 00:29:30.160
<v Speaker 4>You know. He he made an observation that I thought,

710
00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:31.759
<v Speaker 4>you know, I wouldn't have thought about it, but it's true.

711
00:29:31.799 --> 00:29:33.839
<v Speaker 4>He said, you know, this is the This is like

712
00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:36.359
<v Speaker 4>the most lifeless atmosphere I've ever been in an NFL game.

713
00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:38.000
<v Speaker 4>And I think it's because the Titans fans like they'll

714
00:29:38.039 --> 00:29:39.599
<v Speaker 4>tighten up, as they say, but like they don't know

715
00:29:39.599 --> 00:29:41.640
<v Speaker 4>who they are right now, like yeah, there's no identity

716
00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:43.519
<v Speaker 4>their coach they hired. You know, he may he may

717
00:29:43.519 --> 00:29:45.720
<v Speaker 4>work out, but like he's he's cutting his teeth too, right,

718
00:29:45.759 --> 00:29:47.960
<v Speaker 4>He's he's not somebody who you can look back at

719
00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:51.039
<v Speaker 4>previous stints he's had at other places. So uh yeah,

720
00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:52.440
<v Speaker 4>the Titans, I gain, I.

721
00:29:52.400 --> 00:29:54.559
<v Speaker 5>Need some more weapons around him, sure, because the best

722
00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:57.759
<v Speaker 5>that they had was that Nick Westbrook at Keene last year,

723
00:29:57.799 --> 00:30:00.000
<v Speaker 5>who at one point had a stretch of like five

724
00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:02.319
<v Speaker 5>six straight games or scored a touchdown. It was like

725
00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:06.039
<v Speaker 5>an automatic any anytime TD bet. But they're gonna they're

726
00:30:06.079 --> 00:30:08.960
<v Speaker 5>gonna need some drafting a quarterback to come in and

727
00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:11.359
<v Speaker 5>just save your franchise immediately when you don't have the

728
00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:15.000
<v Speaker 5>resources that that's what kills quarterbacks. And I think organizations

729
00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:17.599
<v Speaker 5>fail quarterbacks more than quarterbacks fail organizations.

730
00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:19.640
<v Speaker 4>I could not agree more. I feel like there are

731
00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:25.240
<v Speaker 4>some some quarterbacks that they are destined to fail based

732
00:30:25.279 --> 00:30:27.839
<v Speaker 4>off of just the situation that they ended up in.

733
00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:31.720
<v Speaker 5>I mean, yeah, and it hasn't happened yet Johnny Manziel,

734
00:30:31.839 --> 00:30:32.720
<v Speaker 5>but Daniel jo.

735
00:30:32.799 --> 00:30:36.160
<v Speaker 4>But it'll happen at some point where a guy can

736
00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:39.400
<v Speaker 4>make a lot of money to stay in college and

737
00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:43.759
<v Speaker 4>he will not go because he just realizes the three

738
00:30:43.799 --> 00:30:46.480
<v Speaker 4>teams that are you know that would take me, no thanks,

739
00:30:47.079 --> 00:30:49.319
<v Speaker 4>and you know used to be able to. I mean,

740
00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:51.759
<v Speaker 4>Eli Manning is the last that really forced the issue

741
00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:53.240
<v Speaker 4>where he went pro and was like, yeah, you all

742
00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:54.880
<v Speaker 4>can do what you want with your pick. I'm not

743
00:30:54.960 --> 00:30:57.559
<v Speaker 4>going there, and you know worked out for him. Well,

744
00:30:57.559 --> 00:30:59.119
<v Speaker 4>now you can go back to college and make a

745
00:30:59.160 --> 00:31:01.440
<v Speaker 4>lot of money, right, I mean, it's it's so you know,

746
00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:05.119
<v Speaker 4>it's not happening this year. But I think what you

747
00:31:05.200 --> 00:31:08.680
<v Speaker 4>just said is one thousand percent true, is that some

748
00:31:08.720 --> 00:31:10.240
<v Speaker 4>of these quarterbacks yeah, you know, they don't do they

749
00:31:10.279 --> 00:31:12.839
<v Speaker 4>don't handle their business the right way. They're not truly professionals.

750
00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:15.319
<v Speaker 4>But you have to be at that position in the NFL.

751
00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:17.279
<v Speaker 4>But then sometimes, like I don't know what they could

752
00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:18.799
<v Speaker 4>have done, you know what I mean. Like that's why

753
00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:22.559
<v Speaker 4>I've never once understood why it just became a thing

754
00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:25.720
<v Speaker 4>to where, yeah, we got a first round quarterback, let's

755
00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:28.200
<v Speaker 4>just throw them out to because you could completely ruin

756
00:31:28.240 --> 00:31:32.519
<v Speaker 4>a guy's career by you know, completely killing their confidence,

757
00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:35.960
<v Speaker 4>getting them hurt. I mean, like Tim Couch that's long

758
00:31:35.960 --> 00:31:38.680
<v Speaker 4>before your time as far as probably remembering watching him

759
00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:41.480
<v Speaker 4>like he was destined to fail in Cleveland and he

760
00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:44.599
<v Speaker 4>was really really good, you know. So anyways, back to

761
00:31:44.839 --> 00:31:47.799
<v Speaker 4>back to the Shock conversation, you mentioned Joe Burrow, who

762
00:31:47.880 --> 00:31:50.519
<v Speaker 4>clearly is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Well,

763
00:31:51.160 --> 00:31:54.880
<v Speaker 4>this is from is it Freeman? This isn't the athletic Yeah,

764
00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:57.240
<v Speaker 4>I'm sorry, Bruce Feldman. He's got to write up here

765
00:31:57.279 --> 00:32:02.119
<v Speaker 4>about the quarterbacks in this draft, and he's got some

766
00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:08.359
<v Speaker 4>quotes from different NFL offensive you know personnel. One's a

767
00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:11.880
<v Speaker 4>passing game coordinator. I think one is uh an oc.

768
00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:13.240
<v Speaker 4>Let me pull it up here just I can make

769
00:32:13.240 --> 00:32:14.680
<v Speaker 4>sure I can give a reference. But again, these are

770
00:32:14.720 --> 00:32:18.519
<v Speaker 4>like this is the kind of thing that I love

771
00:32:18.559 --> 00:32:20.759
<v Speaker 4>hearing that this stuff is being said about our man,

772
00:32:20.839 --> 00:32:24.880
<v Speaker 4>Tyler Shuck. Also, I just have a hard time thinking that,

773
00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:27.319
<v Speaker 4>Like what does I was reading for this is this

774
00:32:27.359 --> 00:32:31.319
<v Speaker 4>is from the Athletic dot Com. While there's been a

775
00:32:31.359 --> 00:32:34.079
<v Speaker 4>lot of talk about the old miss Jackson, about old

776
00:32:34.119 --> 00:32:37.559
<v Speaker 4>missus Jackson Dart being the next best prospect, the coaches

777
00:32:37.599 --> 00:32:40.440
<v Speaker 4>I spoke to didn't see it that way. Quote I

778
00:32:40.559 --> 00:32:43.640
<v Speaker 4>like Tyler Shuck better, said OC number two. I'm not

779
00:32:43.680 --> 00:32:45.880
<v Speaker 4>saying he's Joe Burrow, but he's got some Joe Burrow

780
00:32:45.920 --> 00:32:48.039
<v Speaker 4>to him. I think he has the best feat in

781
00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:50.759
<v Speaker 4>this quarterback class. I know he's had injuries, and if

782
00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:53.039
<v Speaker 4>he didn't, I think he'd be a first round quarterback

783
00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:56.319
<v Speaker 4>end quote Like I'm like, hell yeah, I agree. But also,

784
00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:59.640
<v Speaker 4>but in OC telling Bruce Feldman that leading up to

785
00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:01.960
<v Speaker 4>the draft, at what benefit is that?

786
00:33:02.640 --> 00:33:03.359
<v Speaker 2>Like? What do you like?

787
00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:06.039
<v Speaker 4>Now a good text that comes in, that's a great

788
00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:08.279
<v Speaker 4>you know, it's a great counter as far as like

789
00:33:08.359 --> 00:33:11.799
<v Speaker 4>why that could be said? People willing to yap about

790
00:33:12.359 --> 00:33:13.880
<v Speaker 4>you know, people will because again they don't say who

791
00:33:13.960 --> 00:33:16.559
<v Speaker 4>this is, but obviously Bruce Feldman knows who he's talking to,

792
00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:19.880
<v Speaker 4>so I would and this is you know, sometimes you

793
00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:22.200
<v Speaker 4>guys probably listen to me and realize you're a lot

794
00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:24.359
<v Speaker 4>smarter than me, because this would make sense that if

795
00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:27.400
<v Speaker 4>you're Bruce Feldman or Schefter or somebody like that Ian Rappaport,

796
00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:30.240
<v Speaker 4>and you're gonna want to go get legitimate, quote like

797
00:33:30.359 --> 00:33:33.599
<v Speaker 4>real information, real honest opinion feedback about the quarterbacks. You

798
00:33:33.640 --> 00:33:35.039
<v Speaker 4>know what you're gonna do. You're gonna go to a

799
00:33:35.039 --> 00:33:36.839
<v Speaker 4>team that you know is not drafting a quarterback because

800
00:33:36.960 --> 00:33:38.559
<v Speaker 4>when they got to lose, right, Like, they'll tell you

801
00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:40.119
<v Speaker 4>the straight truth because they don't care, like they have

802
00:33:40.160 --> 00:33:42.400
<v Speaker 4>no Like if you know that you're like, if you're

803
00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:44.640
<v Speaker 4>the Bengals, you know you're a good at quarterback, right

804
00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:47.079
<v Speaker 4>so you might be willing to give honest opinion and

805
00:33:47.279 --> 00:33:49.400
<v Speaker 4>that that you know, that could that that would make

806
00:33:49.400 --> 00:33:51.640
<v Speaker 4>it make a little more sense. Here's more from the article.

807
00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:53.839
<v Speaker 4>The sixty five two hudred and nineteen pounds Schuck ran

808
00:33:53.880 --> 00:33:56.119
<v Speaker 4>a four point sixty three forty at the NFL scouting

809
00:33:56.119 --> 00:33:58.960
<v Speaker 4>Combine does have a lengthy injury history. He began his

810
00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:01.039
<v Speaker 4>career at Oregon, where he spent three season four, transferring

811
00:34:01.039 --> 00:34:03.200
<v Speaker 4>to Texas Tech in twenty twenty one. He started three

812
00:34:03.279 --> 00:34:06.359
<v Speaker 4>years there, but each was derailed by a season inning injury.

813
00:34:06.599 --> 00:34:09.079
<v Speaker 4>His age has also become a talking point. He'll be

814
00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:11.920
<v Speaker 4>twenty six in September, making him older than Trevor Lawrence,

815
00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:12.880
<v Speaker 4>brock Purty and c J.

816
00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:13.400
<v Speaker 2>Stroud.

817
00:34:13.840 --> 00:34:16.159
<v Speaker 4>Here's another quote. He's probably the most pro ready to

818
00:34:16.239 --> 00:34:18.440
<v Speaker 4>go in and run an offense and be able to operate.

819
00:34:18.800 --> 00:34:20.639
<v Speaker 4>That is a passing game coordinator who said this to

820
00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:22.639
<v Speaker 4>Bruce Feldman. The rest of the quote is of this quote.

821
00:34:22.679 --> 00:34:25.280
<v Speaker 4>Some people bring up his age. Nope, don't care. This

822
00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:27.920
<v Speaker 4>isn't baseball where you're drafting eighteen year olds. He's athletic,

823
00:34:28.079 --> 00:34:31.199
<v Speaker 4>he's a good interview, smart arm. Talent is good. So

824
00:34:32.039 --> 00:34:34.760
<v Speaker 4>I know that I just said this what last week

825
00:34:34.760 --> 00:34:38.079
<v Speaker 4>when we talked about Chuck, But this conversation gives me

826
00:34:38.239 --> 00:34:41.199
<v Speaker 4>reason to say it once more. Why is his Why

827
00:34:41.280 --> 00:34:43.960
<v Speaker 4>is his agent an issue? What would make you say

828
00:34:44.559 --> 00:34:47.559
<v Speaker 4>we shouldn't draft this guy? Because I feel like it's

829
00:34:47.599 --> 00:34:50.559
<v Speaker 4>a benefit, it's a bonus. He's a grown man that

830
00:34:50.760 --> 00:34:54.840
<v Speaker 4>you know is mature, like you know this isn't about age,

831
00:34:54.840 --> 00:34:56.880
<v Speaker 4>but like he seems to have a personality to where

832
00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:59.960
<v Speaker 4>like he'll he'll handle himself and carry himself for through

833
00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:02.760
<v Speaker 4>right way to where it would be. You know, it

834
00:35:02.840 --> 00:35:05.480
<v Speaker 4>certainly won't be an issue for your locker room. If anything,

835
00:35:05.920 --> 00:35:07.719
<v Speaker 4>he could be a benefit to your locker room because

836
00:35:07.719 --> 00:35:09.079
<v Speaker 4>he's you know, he's mature, So.

837
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<v Speaker 2>Get bow necks.

838
00:35:09.920 --> 00:35:12.320
<v Speaker 5>Last year, I was a big doubter on him because

839
00:35:12.360 --> 00:35:14.880
<v Speaker 5>I mean, my god, he went everywhere around the sun

840
00:35:14.920 --> 00:35:17.960
<v Speaker 5>in college and stayed until he was this exact same age.

841
00:35:18.239 --> 00:35:20.840
<v Speaker 5>But he also fell into the right hands of Sean

842
00:35:20.880 --> 00:35:24.679
<v Speaker 5>Payton and fell into a pretty a decently ran organization

843
00:35:24.880 --> 00:35:27.400
<v Speaker 5>in the Broncos, and they gave him time and they

844
00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:30.519
<v Speaker 5>developed with them. And now like now you got to

845
00:35:30.559 --> 00:35:33.119
<v Speaker 5>look at these guys want reps, Like you said, it's

846
00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:35.920
<v Speaker 5>not like drafting a seventeen eighteen year old out of

847
00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:39.119
<v Speaker 5>high school. Like they want reps on the field, And

848
00:35:39.159 --> 00:35:41.519
<v Speaker 5>there's a lot like I mean, there's a lot with

849
00:35:41.920 --> 00:35:44.599
<v Speaker 5>my team JJ McCarthy and a lot of questions internally

850
00:35:44.679 --> 00:35:46.960
<v Speaker 5>about how many reps has he had going into this

851
00:35:47.000 --> 00:35:48.960
<v Speaker 5>season because he didn't have much last year and at

852
00:35:48.960 --> 00:35:51.480
<v Speaker 5>Michigan he didn't pass a lot, So teams are starting

853
00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:53.039
<v Speaker 5>to look at how much you're throwing the ball and

854
00:35:53.039 --> 00:35:56.519
<v Speaker 5>how much the game flow relies on the quarterback. And now,

855
00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:58.039
<v Speaker 5>when you've been doing it for as long as he

856
00:35:58.079 --> 00:36:00.480
<v Speaker 5>has and bo necks last year, it seemed to be

857
00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:02.760
<v Speaker 5>a benefit now a few years ago.

858
00:36:03.039 --> 00:36:06.599
<v Speaker 4>I'll tell you what, I doubt he's aware of this,

859
00:36:06.760 --> 00:36:10.679
<v Speaker 4>and if so, he probably wouldn't, you know, put it

860
00:36:10.719 --> 00:36:12.679
<v Speaker 4>on his list of accomplishments. But bo Nick's earned a

861
00:36:12.719 --> 00:36:15.440
<v Speaker 4>lot of respect from me last year with not only

862
00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:18.599
<v Speaker 4>his ability to to get it done and show that

863
00:36:18.639 --> 00:36:20.400
<v Speaker 4>he could be a quarterback in the NFL. Obviously he's

864
00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:23.400
<v Speaker 4>he's got work to do, but he had an awful

865
00:36:23.480 --> 00:36:25.440
<v Speaker 4>start to the season. If you remember, yeah he did,

866
00:36:25.760 --> 00:36:28.159
<v Speaker 4>I mean he, I mean not only were they losing

867
00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:30.039
<v Speaker 4>and he was putting up like there was some hilarious

868
00:36:30.199 --> 00:36:34.039
<v Speaker 4>type of you know, goofs out there on the field, miscommunication,

869
00:36:34.239 --> 00:36:37.280
<v Speaker 4>terrible throws, threw for sixty yards and again.

870
00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:39.280
<v Speaker 2>So so you know, he.

871
00:36:39.280 --> 00:36:42.639
<v Speaker 4>Bounced back, and I'm telling you, I'd be highly shocked.

872
00:36:42.679 --> 00:36:44.519
<v Speaker 4>There's no way to know for certain, but I'd be

873
00:36:44.599 --> 00:36:47.239
<v Speaker 4>highly shocked if he wasn't able to overcome that and

874
00:36:47.599 --> 00:36:49.639
<v Speaker 4>move on and still finish the season as a really

875
00:36:49.639 --> 00:36:52.559
<v Speaker 4>good rookie quarterback if he wasn't mature, right, if you've

876
00:36:52.559 --> 00:36:54.159
<v Speaker 4>got to mean, I just think that's a fact that

877
00:36:54.159 --> 00:36:56.360
<v Speaker 4>that's something that can help you bring a guy along

878
00:36:56.719 --> 00:36:58.360
<v Speaker 4>the you know, maybe he not maybe he won't play

879
00:36:58.440 --> 00:37:01.119
<v Speaker 4>untill he'st fifty. But there's a lot that I think

880
00:37:01.159 --> 00:37:04.119
<v Speaker 4>when it comes to experience and maturity, that's a factor

881
00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:06.119
<v Speaker 4>in why it takes some of these guys to eventually,

882
00:37:06.199 --> 00:37:08.800
<v Speaker 4>you know, find their footing in the NFL, and a

883
00:37:08.840 --> 00:37:11.199
<v Speaker 4>lot of them that never do. I just always wonder

884
00:37:11.519 --> 00:37:13.840
<v Speaker 4>had they had they had some time to kind of

885
00:37:13.880 --> 00:37:17.360
<v Speaker 4>sit back and not be thrown into the fire. I mean,

886
00:37:17.400 --> 00:37:19.159
<v Speaker 4>maybe it would have been different for him. So let's

887
00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:20.239
<v Speaker 4>get too a quick break. We'll come back on the

888
00:37:20.280 --> 00:37:21.480
<v Speaker 4>other side. What do I want to get to next?

889
00:37:21.480 --> 00:37:25.039
<v Speaker 4>Louisville landed a commitment from the Portal over the weekend.

890
00:37:25.199 --> 00:37:27.880
<v Speaker 4>A talented receiver joined the mix, which of course is

891
00:37:28.000 --> 00:37:30.159
<v Speaker 4>I think an area that they needed to focus on

892
00:37:30.239 --> 00:37:31.159
<v Speaker 4>in the spring.

893
00:37:31.199 --> 00:37:31.519
<v Speaker 2>Portal.

894
00:37:31.960 --> 00:37:35.039
<v Speaker 4>Also, Kentucky, their roster seems to be set in basketball,

895
00:37:35.559 --> 00:37:39.880
<v Speaker 4>and I would say the latest commitment here for Mark Pope,

896
00:37:40.760 --> 00:37:42.960
<v Speaker 4>it was a real surprise to not maybe not Kentucky

897
00:37:42.960 --> 00:37:45.480
<v Speaker 4>fans as much, but you know, Florida's losing a guy

898
00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:48.599
<v Speaker 4>who is set to become the starter after being a

899
00:37:48.599 --> 00:37:51.079
<v Speaker 4>reserve for a national championship team. Well now he's going

900
00:37:51.079 --> 00:37:54.480
<v Speaker 4>to Kentucky to be a reserve again. It really is

901
00:37:54.519 --> 00:37:57.599
<v Speaker 4>a puzzling situation. But I imagine money is a big

902
00:37:57.599 --> 00:37:59.199
<v Speaker 4>factor there. But we'll get into a lot more. Stick

903
00:37:59.239 --> 00:38:00.760
<v Speaker 4>with us right here on Ward's Talk seven.

904
00:38:00.599 --> 00:38:07.840
<v Speaker 1>Ninety Now back to coffee and Company, fueled by Thorntin's

905
00:38:08.039 --> 00:38:11.400
<v Speaker 1>on Sports Talk seven nine day.

906
00:38:13.039 --> 00:38:15.320
<v Speaker 4>So we talked a little bit about the NBA playoffs

907
00:38:15.360 --> 00:38:17.360
<v Speaker 4>at the beginning of the show because our man Austin

908
00:38:17.400 --> 00:38:19.880
<v Speaker 4>the Travel Chief was able to cash in, which you know,

909
00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:23.679
<v Speaker 4>good for him. I would watch more if I was

910
00:38:23.840 --> 00:38:26.239
<v Speaker 4>betting on it, and I may do that, but I

911
00:38:26.280 --> 00:38:30.920
<v Speaker 4>also there's a level to the NBA for me, and

912
00:38:31.159 --> 00:38:36.039
<v Speaker 4>I've used this analogy before. Anytime I win when I

913
00:38:36.079 --> 00:38:38.679
<v Speaker 4>bet on sports, I always know, deep down like it's

914
00:38:38.679 --> 00:38:40.400
<v Speaker 4>just luck because if I was like really good at

915
00:38:40.400 --> 00:38:41.760
<v Speaker 4>it and great at it, then you know I would

916
00:38:41.800 --> 00:38:45.280
<v Speaker 4>be much more successful. So it's more fun when you can,

917
00:38:45.400 --> 00:38:47.000
<v Speaker 4>you know, get lost in the moment like yeah, you

918
00:38:47.000 --> 00:38:48.880
<v Speaker 4>know what, I really knew something that the books didn't know.

919
00:38:49.239 --> 00:38:51.199
<v Speaker 4>That's what makes it fun. That's the payoff. Obviously, if

920
00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:52.599
<v Speaker 4>you can make money, that's fun too, But it's really

921
00:38:52.719 --> 00:38:55.239
<v Speaker 4>entertainment more than it is anything else for most people.

922
00:38:55.679 --> 00:38:59.119
<v Speaker 4>So when I bet on sports that I don't know

923
00:38:59.239 --> 00:39:02.079
<v Speaker 4>a lot about, I win, I'm still happy, but it's

924
00:39:02.119 --> 00:39:05.639
<v Speaker 4>not as enjoyable because it's just luck, even though deep

925
00:39:05.679 --> 00:39:08.039
<v Speaker 4>down again I know all of it is really luck.

926
00:39:08.119 --> 00:39:15.119
<v Speaker 4>So when I go to play blackjack or roulette, like,

927
00:39:15.239 --> 00:39:17.840
<v Speaker 4>that's fun and you know, you got to make decisions,

928
00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:20.559
<v Speaker 4>but it's all luck, right, So but I enjoy that

929
00:39:20.960 --> 00:39:23.119
<v Speaker 4>more than if I just go yank a slot machine,

930
00:39:23.199 --> 00:39:26.360
<v Speaker 4>because to me, that's just what yanking the slot machine

931
00:39:26.559 --> 00:39:28.559
<v Speaker 4>a little tug, you know what I'm saying, little poll

932
00:39:29.719 --> 00:39:32.639
<v Speaker 4>and I I mean, again, you win, you win, it's fine.

933
00:39:32.639 --> 00:39:35.239
<v Speaker 4>But like with slot machines, it's directly in your face

934
00:39:35.280 --> 00:39:37.639
<v Speaker 4>that that's just that's just you know, it's basically like

935
00:39:37.800 --> 00:39:39.400
<v Speaker 4>you know, roll the dice like you just don't know,

936
00:39:40.559 --> 00:39:43.599
<v Speaker 4>and I get it. So that's sort of my mindset

937
00:39:43.639 --> 00:39:46.400
<v Speaker 4>as a gambler. I realize in every way, if I

938
00:39:46.480 --> 00:39:49.800
<v Speaker 4>win or lose, it's really just luck. But I will

939
00:39:49.920 --> 00:39:52.280
<v Speaker 4>enjoy it more when I can at least convince myself

940
00:39:52.320 --> 00:39:56.159
<v Speaker 4>that I was you know, my my strategy or my

941
00:39:56.280 --> 00:39:59.519
<v Speaker 4>decision played a bigger role in it. So with the NBA,

942
00:40:00.119 --> 00:40:03.639
<v Speaker 4>actually know, like I know the NBA enough to where

943
00:40:03.679 --> 00:40:05.360
<v Speaker 4>I you know, I know who's awful, and I know

944
00:40:05.400 --> 00:40:08.239
<v Speaker 4>who's good, and I know I have some I mean,

945
00:40:08.239 --> 00:40:10.559
<v Speaker 4>in fact, there's a lot of guys in the NBA

946
00:40:11.199 --> 00:40:12.840
<v Speaker 4>that I know who they are. I mean, in fact,

947
00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:14.960
<v Speaker 4>there's there's probably not that many in the NBA where

948
00:40:14.960 --> 00:40:16.360
<v Speaker 4>I couldn't tell, Oh, I don't know who that guy is,

949
00:40:16.800 --> 00:40:18.280
<v Speaker 4>but I probably would be like I didn't realize I

950
00:40:18.280 --> 00:40:20.840
<v Speaker 4>got played for that team. Now that guy still in

951
00:40:20.840 --> 00:40:23.239
<v Speaker 4>the league. Oh wow, I forgot about that guy, you know.

952
00:40:23.280 --> 00:40:25.800
<v Speaker 2>So I just tyjer Erome. He went off Yester.

953
00:40:25.960 --> 00:40:27.920
<v Speaker 4>He was so he actually had he was one of

954
00:40:27.960 --> 00:40:30.840
<v Speaker 4>the bigger He might end up winning Most Improved in

955
00:40:30.880 --> 00:40:32.639
<v Speaker 4>the NBA this year. He had a big breakout year,

956
00:40:32.679 --> 00:40:34.199
<v Speaker 4>which is cool to see a guy that had been

957
00:40:34.239 --> 00:40:36.960
<v Speaker 4>removed from college so long at this point kind of

958
00:40:36.960 --> 00:40:37.360
<v Speaker 4>break out.

959
00:40:37.400 --> 00:40:39.079
<v Speaker 2>Right, Yeah, we were just talking about him a few

960
00:40:39.079 --> 00:40:39.519
<v Speaker 2>weeks ago.

961
00:40:39.760 --> 00:40:45.039
<v Speaker 4>So anyways, you know, sorry about that mistake got a Yeah,

962
00:40:45.039 --> 00:40:46.800
<v Speaker 4>well I tried to open up something on here that

963
00:40:46.880 --> 00:40:48.880
<v Speaker 4>was already open and it gave me that stupid prompt.

964
00:40:48.880 --> 00:40:49.280
<v Speaker 2>So my bad.

965
00:40:49.320 --> 00:40:53.320
<v Speaker 4>But anyways, with with the NBA, I think if I

966
00:40:53.400 --> 00:40:56.119
<v Speaker 4>made a bet and you know.

967
00:40:56.199 --> 00:40:58.599
<v Speaker 2>It, it hit, I'd be happy.

968
00:40:58.760 --> 00:41:01.000
<v Speaker 4>But if I made a bet and I ended up

969
00:41:01.039 --> 00:41:02.840
<v Speaker 4>losing and it was like, you know, a three leg

970
00:41:02.920 --> 00:41:05.199
<v Speaker 4>parlay and the one leg that would have got me

971
00:41:05.559 --> 00:41:07.639
<v Speaker 4>didn't come close, I think you're an idiot, Nick, Like,

972
00:41:07.639 --> 00:41:10.239
<v Speaker 4>why did you trust any logic with the NBA, Because again,

973
00:41:10.480 --> 00:41:12.360
<v Speaker 4>you know, these teams come in like if you're betting

974
00:41:12.360 --> 00:41:16.039
<v Speaker 4>on an underdog to cover, Like, don't you feel like

975
00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:18.599
<v Speaker 4>that seems really unlikely because the NBA is so top

976
00:41:18.639 --> 00:41:21.599
<v Speaker 4>heavy and the issue is that they're strata. Again, I've

977
00:41:21.599 --> 00:41:23.719
<v Speaker 4>talked about this before. If the NBA wanted to make

978
00:41:23.760 --> 00:41:27.519
<v Speaker 4>their product better, there's some simple things they could do,

979
00:41:27.599 --> 00:41:30.440
<v Speaker 4>but we know realistically they will never do. They need

980
00:41:30.480 --> 00:41:33.719
<v Speaker 4>to eliminate as many games, they need to eliminate the

981
00:41:33.719 --> 00:41:35.519
<v Speaker 4>amount of teams they have in the playoffs, and they

982
00:41:35.519 --> 00:41:39.480
<v Speaker 4>need to shorten the series that they have. They'll not

983
00:41:39.559 --> 00:41:41.480
<v Speaker 4>do any of those three things because all that would

984
00:41:41.480 --> 00:41:44.000
<v Speaker 4>do is make them less money, and that is unless

985
00:41:44.039 --> 00:41:46.000
<v Speaker 4>that check. That's not really what anybody in business is

986
00:41:46.039 --> 00:41:48.840
<v Speaker 4>looking to do. So society has evolved in a way

987
00:41:48.880 --> 00:41:51.199
<v Speaker 4>to where the NBA is just not as attractive to

988
00:41:51.719 --> 00:41:53.360
<v Speaker 4>a lot of folks when it comes to just really

989
00:41:53.400 --> 00:41:57.760
<v Speaker 4>consuming the overall product. It's not that competitive either, But

990
00:41:58.239 --> 00:42:00.519
<v Speaker 4>changes to that, I mean, I don't know if there's

991
00:42:00.519 --> 00:42:02.880
<v Speaker 4>a plan where there's something they could do to make

992
00:42:02.880 --> 00:42:06.880
<v Speaker 4>the league much more attractive and much more competitive that

993
00:42:06.960 --> 00:42:09.559
<v Speaker 4>doesn't include what I just mentioned. I think they would

994
00:42:09.559 --> 00:42:11.119
<v Speaker 4>have already done it, to be honest with you, now,

995
00:42:11.199 --> 00:42:14.079
<v Speaker 4>the biggest story in the NBA is still the Luca trade, right,

996
00:42:14.320 --> 00:42:19.159
<v Speaker 4>I mean it has to be, and the GM of

997
00:42:19.199 --> 00:42:24.039
<v Speaker 4>the Mavericks, Like I'm starting to think that that, you know, Nico,

998
00:42:24.199 --> 00:42:26.719
<v Speaker 4>I'm starting to feel sorry for Nico Harrison in a

999
00:42:26.760 --> 00:42:30.119
<v Speaker 4>way that like maybe this is is this a publicity stunt?

1000
00:42:30.159 --> 00:42:33.039
<v Speaker 4>Like is this because you would think that like since

1001
00:42:33.079 --> 00:42:36.920
<v Speaker 4>the trade happened, everything that can be done or anything

1002
00:42:36.960 --> 00:42:40.880
<v Speaker 4>that can be said has gone terribly wrong to make

1003
00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:42.840
<v Speaker 4>this even like this continues.

1004
00:42:42.360 --> 00:42:42.960
<v Speaker 2>To get worse.

1005
00:42:43.079 --> 00:42:46.000
<v Speaker 4>Right, Like last week they had the meeting where the

1006
00:42:46.039 --> 00:42:47.840
<v Speaker 4>media could go and talk with him, but they couldn't

1007
00:42:47.880 --> 00:42:50.199
<v Speaker 4>record any of it and couldn't have any video or audio.

1008
00:42:50.559 --> 00:42:52.400
<v Speaker 4>Like that's just a terrible look. It looks like you're

1009
00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:54.480
<v Speaker 4>trying to like butter them up or intimidate them, and

1010
00:42:54.480 --> 00:42:55.960
<v Speaker 4>you don't want them to record it, like you know

1011
00:42:55.960 --> 00:42:57.559
<v Speaker 4>it just it is a really bad look. And then

1012
00:42:58.960 --> 00:43:00.519
<v Speaker 4>there's a part of me that says, Okay, I can

1013
00:43:00.559 --> 00:43:04.760
<v Speaker 4>appreciate honesty, but then again, like who would do this?

1014
00:43:05.519 --> 00:43:09.159
<v Speaker 4>I mean, here's a quote from Nico Harrison today. I

1015
00:43:09.239 --> 00:43:11.639
<v Speaker 4>did know Luca was important to the fan base. I

1016
00:43:11.679 --> 00:43:14.920
<v Speaker 4>didn't know how. I didn't know quite to this level,

1017
00:43:16.079 --> 00:43:19.360
<v Speaker 4>Like I mean, your job is to know, as the

1018
00:43:19.440 --> 00:43:22.840
<v Speaker 4>GM who is most important to your fans, and you

1019
00:43:22.840 --> 00:43:25.639
<v Speaker 4>can't make every decision based upon that, but you have to.

1020
00:43:25.840 --> 00:43:29.159
<v Speaker 4>I mean, in that role, you you would be foolish

1021
00:43:29.199 --> 00:43:31.079
<v Speaker 4>to you know, and I don't know how you would

1022
00:43:31.079 --> 00:43:34.400
<v Speaker 4>have these scenarios in front of you, but keeping your

1023
00:43:34.440 --> 00:43:37.679
<v Speaker 4>fans happy or I guess maybe more than anything, it's

1024
00:43:37.679 --> 00:43:41.280
<v Speaker 4>better to say avoiding them hating everything about you and

1025
00:43:41.360 --> 00:43:43.239
<v Speaker 4>being you know, in the situation Maverick's fans are in

1026
00:43:43.280 --> 00:43:47.119
<v Speaker 4>now you need like fans are customers, and you know

1027
00:43:48.320 --> 00:43:50.559
<v Speaker 4>the momentum of your franchise a lot of times is

1028
00:43:50.599 --> 00:43:53.599
<v Speaker 4>dependent upon the energy from your fans, right, And I

1029
00:43:53.599 --> 00:43:56.880
<v Speaker 4>mean it's pr one O one. It's a business. So

1030
00:43:57.119 --> 00:44:00.159
<v Speaker 4>to to not have a clue just how important and

1031
00:44:01.039 --> 00:44:03.840
<v Speaker 4>Luca was to Dallas and you felt like you were

1032
00:44:03.840 --> 00:44:05.519
<v Speaker 4>going to get better without him. First of all, that's

1033
00:44:05.559 --> 00:44:08.599
<v Speaker 4>just silly to think about. But if you're the GM

1034
00:44:08.599 --> 00:44:11.280
<v Speaker 4>of the Mavericks, you should have the ability to understand

1035
00:44:12.119 --> 00:44:15.559
<v Speaker 4>we could make a move that might make us know

1036
00:44:15.679 --> 00:44:19.400
<v Speaker 4>a little bit better, but if that move resulted in

1037
00:44:19.480 --> 00:44:22.559
<v Speaker 4>us not having Luka Doncik, there's no way we should

1038
00:44:22.559 --> 00:44:25.320
<v Speaker 4>ever consider it because you know, he's the franchise and

1039
00:44:25.800 --> 00:44:28.480
<v Speaker 4>our fan base will be happier with Luca. Here, like

1040
00:44:28.480 --> 00:44:32.039
<v Speaker 4>a ten game winning difference is not worth it. I

1041
00:44:32.079 --> 00:44:33.480
<v Speaker 4>mean it's crazy to say, because you want to compete,

1042
00:44:33.480 --> 00:44:35.800
<v Speaker 4>you wing to win, But like Luca is Dallas, and

1043
00:44:36.280 --> 00:44:37.800
<v Speaker 4>this guy, I mean, he just keeps putting his foot

1044
00:44:37.800 --> 00:44:39.360
<v Speaker 4>in his mouth. I mean, I don't know how he's

1045
00:44:39.360 --> 00:44:41.360
<v Speaker 4>supposed to respond to this question. But here he is

1046
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<v Speaker 4>doing a press conference today because now he had to

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<v Speaker 4>do another press conference because of such a bad PR

1048
00:44:45.159 --> 00:44:47.559
<v Speaker 4>hit he got from having the closed door when nothing

1049
00:44:47.599 --> 00:44:50.119
<v Speaker 4>could be recorded he was asked why he shouldn't be fired,

1050
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<v Speaker 4>and this is what he had to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Why shouldn't you be fired?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, one, I think I've done a really good job

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<v Speaker 3>here and I and I don't think I can be

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<v Speaker 3>judged by the injuries this year. You have to judge

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<v Speaker 3>from totality from beginning to end.

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<v Speaker 2>And so so we get like, what's he supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>say there?

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<v Speaker 4>Like, you know, I think the better pr would have said,

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<v Speaker 4>I understand the question. And I'm sure there's many that

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00:45:17.079 --> 00:45:19.480
<v Speaker 4>want me to be fired, and I get it. Fans

1061
00:45:19.599 --> 00:45:21.320
<v Speaker 4>have their job, and you know, my job is to

1062
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<v Speaker 4>prove them wrong and get this thing turned around. And

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<v Speaker 4>obviously life of that Luka Doncik is going to be

1064
00:45:25.480 --> 00:45:27.360
<v Speaker 4>a change of pace for us. But I'm of the

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<v Speaker 4>belief that this organization, we have the right people making

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<v Speaker 4>these decisions to where we will get back to where we.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to be. And I mean, I just that's off

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<v Speaker 2>the that's off the top of my head. Is that not?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that not great?

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<v Speaker 4>Like I don't mean like that, but like you, when

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<v Speaker 4>you get put in certain situations, you're not gonna give

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<v Speaker 4>an answer that is going to change the whole situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, he went into fight mon.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so so just so just you know, again, if

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<v Speaker 4>you if you say that and then you continue to

1076
00:45:55.119 --> 00:45:57.440
<v Speaker 4>make dumb ass decisions to put the franchise and even

1077
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<v Speaker 4>worse than a worse place, then that'll be you know that,

1078
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<v Speaker 4>that's obviously you know, something that could happen. But like

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<v Speaker 4>to just say, I think I've done a really good

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<v Speaker 4>job and I shouldn't be judged this year based off injuries.

1081
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<v Speaker 4>You traded your franchise player who was beloved like nobody

1082
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<v Speaker 4>ever has been in Dallas outside of a guy named

1083
00:46:12.880 --> 00:46:16.840
<v Speaker 4>Dirk Dewitzky for a star who quite literally when you

1084
00:46:17.000 --> 00:46:19.480
<v Speaker 4>check the back of his basketball card, they're probably gonna

1085
00:46:19.519 --> 00:46:22.639
<v Speaker 4>mention he has historically been injury prone. You dumb ass?

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<v Speaker 4>Should I be running the Mavericks?

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<v Speaker 2>I think I should be a lot better that answer.

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<v Speaker 4>Off the top of my head. I was pretty proud

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<v Speaker 4>of that. I mean, obviously I'm not a PR expert,

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<v Speaker 4>but like.

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<v Speaker 2>That was I mean, it's your way around a microphones

1092
00:46:34.079 --> 00:46:35.679
<v Speaker 2>and don't do that, you know what I mean? Like

1093
00:46:35.920 --> 00:46:37.639
<v Speaker 2>two hours left, so stick with us.

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<v Speaker 4>I can't even speak, but you know, I'm probably more

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<v Speaker 4>qualified to run the Dallas Mavericks than this clown
