WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:07.080 It's time for coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:08.919 Sports Talk seven ninety. 3 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:11.199 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think 4 00:00:11.199 --> 00:00:11.880 we are. 5 00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:14.359 Get off our show, idiot. 6 00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:16.760 The kids are crying, or turn them off, crying contry 7 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:17.600 for screwing it up. 8 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:20.920 Gold Play Intermurals, Brother, gold Play Intermurals. 9 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:24.039 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 10 00:00:24.839 --> 00:00:27.920 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you 11 00:00:28.039 --> 00:00:40.320 kidding me? Now? Here's Nick coffee? 12 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:50.719 All right, let's get it started. Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome 13 00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:54.840 into a Tuesday afternoon edition. I mean, it's always the afternoon, 14 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:56.600 that's the show. I mean, we are a three to 15 00:00:56.679 --> 00:00:59.840 six pm drivetime show, so usually when you're with us, 16 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:02.079 it's in the afternoon if you're listening live. But you 17 00:01:02.119 --> 00:01:05.560 know what, I need to have more awareness while on 18 00:01:05.599 --> 00:01:07.480 the air that, you know, just because we are a 19 00:01:07.519 --> 00:01:11.400 live show that happens to be broadcasting on the strongest 20 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:14.239 sports station in the state of Kentucky as far as 21 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:17.200 our signal, our reach, there's a lot of people that 22 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:21.120 listen days later with the podcast that kind of stuff. 23 00:01:21.159 --> 00:01:23.400 So however, you're listening wherever you're listening. We appreciate it. 24 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:26.239 It's coffee and company. We are fueled by Thornton's here 25 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:28.200 on Sports Talk seven ninety nit coffee. That is me, 26 00:01:28.280 --> 00:01:33.359 the company man, mister John Alden alongside. And I'm stressed 27 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:35.840 about some stuff right now, and I'm going to use 28 00:01:35.879 --> 00:01:38.599 the show today as some stress relief. John. 29 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:39.799 It's good therapy. 30 00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:42.319 It is well really, it's just like I can I'm 31 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:44.400 like in hiding right now, which the show going on 32 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.359 because and I'm not like hiding from someone, but like 33 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:49.040 I just got you know, I got to figure out 34 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:50.959 what the hell's going on with my vehicle. I got 35 00:01:50.959 --> 00:01:53.200 to figure out like what I got to do, like 36 00:01:53.239 --> 00:01:55.879 what I'm gonna do when it comes to AutoZone, who 37 00:01:55.879 --> 00:02:00.239 has still yet to communicate to me after completely blowing 38 00:02:00.319 --> 00:02:04.159 the fuse in my vehicle. That's what the dealership did 39 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:07.519 tell me, that that the main fus of my vehicle 40 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:10.639 was was blown. They had to go get and you know, 41 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:12.319 they had to put a new part in that kind 42 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:16.319 of stuff. And like the dealership is telling me, you know, 43 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:18.039 we'll let you know when it's done. And they've been 44 00:02:18.319 --> 00:02:21.080 they've been good, you know that they've been uh, they've 45 00:02:21.199 --> 00:02:24.080 they've been way better than than AutoZone. But like, I 46 00:02:24.159 --> 00:02:25.960 have this fear that I'm going to show up to 47 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:27.680 get my car and like they're gonna give me a 48 00:02:27.680 --> 00:02:29.800 bill for an insane amount of money, and I'm like, 49 00:02:30.240 --> 00:02:31.800 I'm not gonna pay it, you know. 50 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:33.560 So there's that. 51 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:39.479 So I'm using my my wife's grandmother's vehicle. Nana. Shout 52 00:02:39.479 --> 00:02:41.960 out Nana. She's she's a blessed Nana, and she's been 53 00:02:42.039 --> 00:02:45.000 letting me be a blessed Nana in her phenomenal vehicle 54 00:02:45.039 --> 00:02:46.759 these last few days while I try to figure out 55 00:02:46.800 --> 00:02:48.719 what's what's you know, when I'm gonna get my car 56 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:50.439 back or if I am going to get my car back. 57 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:55.240 And uh, I can't blame the car situation on me, 58 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:59.120 you know, completely dropping the ball, procrastinating and just like 59 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:03.159 you know, forgetting about something. This came up. I don't know, 60 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:05.199 maybe a month and a half ago or something, but 61 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:08.800 I've been selected for Jerry duty and Bullet County totally 62 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:14.439 forgot all about that until today I realized that's tomorrow. 63 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:18.319 So I have Jerry duty tomorrow or like jury duty orientation. 64 00:03:18.439 --> 00:03:20.759 I don't even know what that is. I had to 65 00:03:20.800 --> 00:03:24.080 call our program director my boss here and say so 66 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:27.520 I've got jury duty tomorrow, but I don't know, like 67 00:03:27.560 --> 00:03:29.039 if I'm like, am I gonna be there? 68 00:03:29.080 --> 00:03:29.560 Two hours? 69 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:31.919 Am I gonna be there? Ten hours? Am I gonna 70 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:33.680 get there? And they're gonna tell me I'm not needed? 71 00:03:33.719 --> 00:03:37.680 Like I don't know. So that's stressing me out, and 72 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:40.520 I don't want to be stressed. I got into radio 73 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:42.439 to avoid having, you know, like you know, to be 74 00:03:42.479 --> 00:03:45.360 in a grown up and here I am having to 75 00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:48.680 deal with you know, grown up stuff. So again, I'm 76 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:50.479 gonna lock in here for these next three hours. I mean, 77 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:53.639 I try to do that every day. But what a 78 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:56.360 week it has been. But good news is Louisville Football's 79 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:58.680 back in action in uh, you know, five days or so, 80 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:01.479 and they're top fifteen team with a chance to go 81 00:04:01.479 --> 00:04:04.439 get a big time victory. That has me excited. And 82 00:04:04.439 --> 00:04:06.759 football season being here is good stuff too. Last night 83 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:10.960 we had two Monday night football games that I you know, 84 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:14.159 I was going back and forth, but I think everything 85 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:17.079 I said yesterday, and I'm sure I sounded like I 86 00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:20.480 was just you know, whining and complaining about the NFL 87 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:25.279 because of you know, my inability to win money betting 88 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:27.319 on the NFL, and that's part of it. But like, 89 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:28.839 even if you don't bet on the NFL, like I 90 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:31.160 don't know how you could look at the product in 91 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:34.040 the last few weeks since the league, since the season started, 92 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:37.759 like it's just it's not great. And you know, NFL 93 00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:40.600 snobs used to look down on college football, and look, 94 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:42.439 I'm not here to tell you college football is better 95 00:04:42.439 --> 00:04:44.839 than the NFL. Even if you believe that, and that's 96 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:47.240 your opinion, that's cool, but like you're going to be 97 00:04:47.279 --> 00:04:49.079 in the minority because the NFL is king around here. 98 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:51.040 We know that. When I say around here, I mean 99 00:04:51.079 --> 00:04:54.600 in this country. But I really don't. I mean again, 100 00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:56.560 I think it's more of just like you know, professional 101 00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:59.000 sports is so different than college but like if you 102 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:02.600 consider the pro meaning what you're watching on the field, 103 00:05:03.319 --> 00:05:05.759 I mean, college football is way more entertaining. I mean, 104 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:08.279 I don't think I'm biased in saying that. I mean, 105 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:10.360 sometimes you have some really good NFL games, but like, 106 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:12.120 I don't think we've had many of them this year. 107 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:14.879 So last night the Bengals go to oh and three, 108 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:18.240 and man, they look like the Bengals of old. This 109 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:20.399 is gonna this is gonna sound weird, but let me 110 00:05:20.519 --> 00:05:23.839 let me get there. I'm actually more impressed with Joe 111 00:05:23.879 --> 00:05:26.839 Burrow now than I've ever been. And it's not because 112 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:29.879 you know, anything he did last night, because you know, 113 00:05:29.959 --> 00:05:33.279 they lost once again, and the video of him and 114 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:37.519 Zach Taylor heading towards his office directly from the field 115 00:05:37.560 --> 00:05:39.399 right they walked off and did not go to the 116 00:05:39.480 --> 00:05:41.319 locker room. Those two just went straight to his office 117 00:05:41.319 --> 00:05:43.319 to probably I don't know, hash some things out, figure 118 00:05:43.319 --> 00:05:45.399 out what the hell's going on, but not even going 119 00:05:45.399 --> 00:05:47.279 to the locker room with the team right afterwards because 120 00:05:47.279 --> 00:05:51.040 they realize, oh and three, this isn't good. But I'm 121 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:54.279 more impressed with Joe Burrow now because we're gonna look back, 122 00:05:54.879 --> 00:05:59.040 in my opinion, ten years from now and say, wait, no, no, 123 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:01.839 he goes he didn't go to the Super Bowl. You're 124 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:05.560 out of your mind. You dream that, now you're there's 125 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:08.079 no way like and then you're gonna realize, oh, yeah, 126 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:12.800 they did, and Burrow I think was mostly responsible for that. 127 00:06:12.839 --> 00:06:14.839 I think Jamar Chase certainly was a big factor in 128 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:16.360 that too. I mean, I think we all know he was. 129 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:19.879 But quarterbacks just get more of the credit when things 130 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:22.040 happen in a positive way and they get more of 131 00:06:22.040 --> 00:06:23.720 the blame when things happen in a bad way. Like 132 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:25.399 I don't even think Joe Burrow has been like a 133 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:27.839 huge problem for them this year. I mean he probably 134 00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:30.879 hadn't played great to his standard, but they're a mess. 135 00:06:31.920 --> 00:06:36.120 And then the year so far has been expect the 136 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:39.000 unexpected as far as just some of the results. But 137 00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:41.160 I'm I think that's sort of been the case with 138 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:43.759 quarterbacks as well, not just like with wins and losses 139 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:46.360 with teams, but just again, right now, Sam Darnell would 140 00:06:46.360 --> 00:06:49.680 be your MVP in the NFL, Like that's crazy to say. 141 00:06:50.040 --> 00:06:53.279 Andy Dalton is the first quarterback of the season to 142 00:06:53.319 --> 00:06:55.240 give you three hundred yards and three touchdowns in a 143 00:06:55.279 --> 00:06:58.839 game like it's it's insane, And I won't claim to. 144 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:04.319 I won't claim to you know, be this you know 145 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:08.519 quarterback guru that can evaluate these guys at a really 146 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:11.120 high level, because I mean I can't. But of all 147 00:07:11.160 --> 00:07:13.319 the quarterbacks coming out in recent years, one guy that 148 00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:15.120 I just kind of had I had a hard time 149 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:18.800 thinking this was really going to work out was Jaden Daniels. 150 00:07:19.279 --> 00:07:22.279 And how about this guy last night for the Commanders. 151 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:25.399 I mean, he's been sensational. Really, he's slowly but surely 152 00:07:25.439 --> 00:07:27.720 gotten more and more comfortable. And then last night in 153 00:07:27.759 --> 00:07:31.199 his third NFL game, I mean a performance for the ages, 154 00:07:31.319 --> 00:07:34.519 twenty one of twenty three passes completed ninety one point 155 00:07:34.600 --> 00:07:39.279 three percent ninety one point three completion percentage, which set 156 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:44.120 a record for rookies. I mean two hundred ninety three 157 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:46.959 total yards, tw hundred and fifty four passing yards, had 158 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:49.480 three touchdowns, two passing, one rushing. I mean, this guy 159 00:07:49.680 --> 00:07:55.040 was sensational. And you know, let's be real, he didn't 160 00:07:55.040 --> 00:07:57.160 go to some great team. That's why he was drafted 161 00:07:57.199 --> 00:08:00.759 where he was, right, Like Anthony Richardson, Does he have 162 00:08:01.519 --> 00:08:04.399 a great system around him. No, And that's the Colts 163 00:08:04.399 --> 00:08:10.360 fault for just putting a guy out there to see 164 00:08:10.360 --> 00:08:12.600 what he can do. Cut his teeth and look, you 165 00:08:12.600 --> 00:08:14.959 can do that with certain guys. But Anthony Richardson did 166 00:08:14.959 --> 00:08:17.480 not win in high school, did not win at Florida, 167 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:20.360 had a losing I mean, he had a losing record 168 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:23.360 at Florida. And he's his high school team was two 169 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:25.759 and eight when he was a senior. So to me, 170 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:27.519 he's just a rare guy that yeah, you take him 171 00:08:27.519 --> 00:08:29.120 that early in the draft because you need a quarterback, 172 00:08:29.160 --> 00:08:30.519 but you got to let him sit because he's never 173 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:32.000 been good at any level. You think you're gonna throw 174 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:34.159 himut in the NFL on a roster that's already not 175 00:08:34.159 --> 00:08:36.679 great and have success. Good luck, and you're seeing it now. 176 00:08:36.720 --> 00:08:38.440 They did beat the Bears, And I bring all that 177 00:08:38.519 --> 00:08:41.919 up to say, like, Jayden Daniels is in a bad 178 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:45.559 situation too, so is Anthony Richardson. So it's Kayleb Williams. 179 00:08:45.799 --> 00:08:48.960 And it's early for both those guys, especially since Richardson 180 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:51.159 didn't play much last year because he couldn't play without 181 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:55.360 getting hurt. But those guys get a bit. Those guys 182 00:08:55.399 --> 00:08:57.480 are getting a pass and look, not to say they 183 00:08:57.480 --> 00:08:59.919 don't deserve it, but like Kayler Williams has been bad. 184 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:03.080 I mean he's been bad. His offensive line isn't good. 185 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:07.159 But again, like to see this Washington team off to 186 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:08.960 a two and one start with their rookie quarterback. Again, 187 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:12.240 he didn't walk into a great situation either, So really 188 00:09:12.279 --> 00:09:14.879 really impressive last night. And I'm still not sure who 189 00:09:14.919 --> 00:09:17.159 is in fact good and who's bad. I mean, I 190 00:09:17.200 --> 00:09:19.200 think we know we got a good idea who sucks 191 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:21.720 in the NFL but I don't know if we've ever 192 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:26.399 gone three weeks in and been this unclear about all right, 193 00:09:26.720 --> 00:09:29.000 who do we think like might be kind of good? 194 00:09:29.559 --> 00:09:31.679 Can we say the Bills are the favorite right now? 195 00:09:31.799 --> 00:09:32.799 Or is that to be the Chiefs. 196 00:09:32.879 --> 00:09:34.440 I think the Bills look the best. I think that's 197 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:39.360 spot on. I think again the Chiefs. Anybody's saying they're 198 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:42.039 the best team in the NFL right now, And I 199 00:09:42.039 --> 00:09:43.679 don't blame you for doing this. I'm just saying you're 200 00:09:43.679 --> 00:09:46.200 basing that all off of what run they're on as 201 00:09:46.200 --> 00:09:48.919 we speak, because they haven't looked good all year. I 202 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:52.960 mean every win they had they could have easily lost 203 00:09:53.240 --> 00:09:55.039 in a game where they, you know, to their standard, 204 00:09:55.039 --> 00:09:57.519 didn't play well. Now, again, good teams find ways to win, 205 00:09:57.519 --> 00:10:00.120 and they've done that every single time here. But you 206 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:02.480 know they should have lost to the Ravens. That guy 207 00:10:02.519 --> 00:10:04.519 doesn't have his you know, that receiver doesn't have his 208 00:10:04.600 --> 00:10:06.960 foot on the line. On that opening night, you know 209 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:11.200 they probably don't win. And then the bailout call. I 210 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:14.759 mean again, Cincinnati gave them the game in Kansas City, 211 00:10:15.000 --> 00:10:17.159 and we know Cincinnati's not good at least right now. 212 00:10:17.200 --> 00:10:20.159 They look terrible. And then against the Falcons. I mean, 213 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:23.960 I don't think the Falcons are great, and they could 214 00:10:23.960 --> 00:10:26.159 have easily you know. Again, the play of the game 215 00:10:26.320 --> 00:10:28.360 in that Sunday night game between the Falcons and the 216 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:30.360 Chiefs was from the punter who was able to make 217 00:10:30.399 --> 00:10:34.399 some acrobatic athletic catch when the ball was you know, 218 00:10:34.600 --> 00:10:37.919 sent ten feet ahead of him or ten feet above him. 219 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:41.519 It seemed so Anyways, Monday night football last night, I 220 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:44.679 mean it was I'm gonna watch it, I'm gonna consume 221 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:46.519 the product. I love it when they give us two 222 00:10:46.519 --> 00:10:48.600 games rather than one. But I still just feel like, 223 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:52.080 you know this, like it's great because we just love it. 224 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:54.480 But as far as like the actual product again, I 225 00:10:54.559 --> 00:10:56.600 keep using that word product. What I mean is like 226 00:10:56.960 --> 00:10:59.320 it's just not been entertaining at all. And some people 227 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:02.039 don't care about anentertainment value when you're just watching your 228 00:11:02.080 --> 00:11:04.279 team play, right, because it doesn't matter when right. You 229 00:11:04.279 --> 00:11:05.799 want to you want to see your team win. You 230 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:07.080 want to you want you want them to look good 231 00:11:07.080 --> 00:11:08.720 doing it. But at the end of the day, if 232 00:11:08.759 --> 00:11:14.240 your team plays boring, not entertaining football, but yet they 233 00:11:14.279 --> 00:11:17.519 win all the time, you're gonna be happy. Right, So, 234 00:11:17.639 --> 00:11:19.759 like It's not like I'm saying the NFL sucks, but 235 00:11:19.799 --> 00:11:21.639 I just I feel like three weeks in this is 236 00:11:21.679 --> 00:11:25.840 an unusual spot. However, records in revenue, I'm sorry, ratings 237 00:11:25.840 --> 00:11:29.159 in revenue for the NFL has never been better, and 238 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:31.000 that's all that matters to them, Like they don't have 239 00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:33.320 a there's there's no problem with the NFL. The NFL 240 00:11:33.360 --> 00:11:35.759 is going to continue to be king in a major way. 241 00:11:36.559 --> 00:11:40.039 But I just think I watch a lot of NFL 242 00:11:40.080 --> 00:11:43.440 games without really having a dog in the fight, because 243 00:11:44.120 --> 00:11:45.879 you know, a lot of times I watch my Colts. 244 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:47.320 I'm a Colts fan, but I really don't, you know, 245 00:11:47.480 --> 00:11:49.480 And there's more often than not, if I found myself 246 00:11:49.559 --> 00:11:51.200 rooting for a team in the NFL, it's because I 247 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:54.399 don't like the other team that they're playing. So, you know, 248 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:57.080 I I'm just curious if if this is going to 249 00:11:57.120 --> 00:11:59.879 be the season, or if things kind of settle in 250 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:04.919 and and you know, we get back to getting more 251 00:12:05.039 --> 00:12:07.679 entertaining football to watch. I mean, there's some numbers that 252 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:09.279 kind of back this up that I'll get into a 253 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:10.840 little bit later, but as far as like the amount 254 00:12:10.840 --> 00:12:16.200 of passing touchdowns three weeks in is way lower than 255 00:12:16.240 --> 00:12:20.600 it's been in forever. So anyways, let's see here, we're 256 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:22.720 gonna have a guest joining us early in the show. 257 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:25.360 At three point thirty, we will be joined by the one, 258 00:12:25.440 --> 00:12:28.080 the only, mister Zach Barnetta FootballScoop dot Com get his 259 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:31.840 thoughts on the college football season thus far. Usually we 260 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:35.279 just talk big picture college football stuff with Zach, and 261 00:12:35.279 --> 00:12:38.559 we'll continue to do that. But I would imagine when 262 00:12:38.559 --> 00:12:41.919 he's looking at the board the schedule this week as 263 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:44.399 far as games, he's going to really prioritize, as far 264 00:12:44.399 --> 00:12:47.320 as watching and doing some coverage for the Football Scoop crew. 265 00:12:47.559 --> 00:12:50.639 I can't imagine this Notre Dame Louisville game's not on there. Again, 266 00:12:51.000 --> 00:12:54.840 it's easily one of the top three matchups of the weekend. 267 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:56.799 I mean, you've got Georgia Bama and that is that's 268 00:12:56.840 --> 00:13:00.279 a that's a sensational matchup on its own. And then 269 00:13:00.320 --> 00:13:02.960 after that, you know, you're probably picking between Louislle Notre Dame, 270 00:13:03.039 --> 00:13:05.519 and then Wisconsin. 271 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:07.679 And Illinoyd Penn State, Illinois. 272 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:08.879 Penn State. I don't know why I say Wisconsin. Yeah, 273 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:12.200 So you know, we'll talk to Zach curious to see 274 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:16.240 what he thinks about Notre Dame because I mean, I'll 275 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:19.360 put it this way, I am not here to say 276 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:21.320 that I know they know that they're gonna win or 277 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:23.559 that like I'm super confident because I usually don't, like 278 00:13:23.559 --> 00:13:25.679 I'm not. I don't do a lot of like prediction stuff. 279 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:28.240 I mean not because like I'm scared. I just don't 280 00:13:28.240 --> 00:13:30.600 really like, I don't know why my prediction for a 281 00:13:30.679 --> 00:13:32.960 game is relevant. I can give you thoughts as far 282 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:35.039 as what I hope happens, and I can share you 283 00:13:35.080 --> 00:13:38.120 know what, what I expect to see, but like you know, 284 00:13:38.159 --> 00:13:41.200 I'm not one that's like I'm gonna guarantee you Louisville's winning. 285 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:43.759 I mean, if I did that, it wouldn't do any good. 286 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:47.519 It's you know. So anyways, here's what I do feel 287 00:13:47.519 --> 00:13:51.399 comfortable in saying, I think they're gonna be ready to play. 288 00:13:51.559 --> 00:13:55.360 Does that mean they win? No, But I think Louisville 289 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:58.679 football has has come a long way since the first 290 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:03.000 time you played Notre Dame many many years ago, and 291 00:14:03.039 --> 00:14:05.039 in fact, when you did that, you beat them to 292 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:09.200 where now, like we know, Notre Dame is legitimately a 293 00:14:09.679 --> 00:14:12.919 top you know, top twenty program right now as we speak, 294 00:14:13.240 --> 00:14:15.919 historically they're one of the best ever. But I get 295 00:14:15.919 --> 00:14:17.840 the sense that the fan base isn't like, oh, we're 296 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:20.399 gonna kill them. They stink we're gonna shock the world. 297 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:22.039 I think you just kind of have. I just get 298 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:23.559 the sense that the fans, and I'm sure it's the 299 00:14:23.559 --> 00:14:26.120 same way with Jeff Brohm and his team, they're comfortable 300 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:28.000 with where they are and they know that if they 301 00:14:28.039 --> 00:14:32.120 go play good football, they play clean football. They don't 302 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:33.559 you know, they don't make a ton of me. Again, 303 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:35.480 I'm about to give you all the cliches like don't 304 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:38.240 like don't turn it over, like turnovers are you know, 305 00:14:38.279 --> 00:14:40.279 anytime people do keys to the game and they mention 306 00:14:40.360 --> 00:14:42.559 turnovers like yeah, anytime you just start turning the ball over, 307 00:14:42.600 --> 00:14:44.960 that's gonna be crucial. So again, I feel good about 308 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:48.039 the matchup. I'm not worried about Notre Dame just being 309 00:14:48.080 --> 00:14:49.720 able to throw some dudes out there that we can't 310 00:14:49.720 --> 00:14:52.039 account for. But really, for me, it's just about the 311 00:14:52.039 --> 00:14:54.960 injury situation, and I don't think we're gonna get any 312 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:58.720 update until we get closer to this thing actually kicking off. 313 00:15:00.639 --> 00:15:02.320 No other guests are going to join us other than Zach, 314 00:15:02.360 --> 00:15:04.399 so after three thirty, it'll be it'll be wide open 315 00:15:04.440 --> 00:15:05.679 for you guys to be a part of the show. 316 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:08.120 Five O two five seven seventy nine hundred is the 317 00:15:08.200 --> 00:15:09.879 number if you guys would like to give us a call, 318 00:15:10.200 --> 00:15:12.320 and then five O two sixty five three zero seven 319 00:15:12.440 --> 00:15:14.840 ninety is the ln N Federal Credit Union text line 320 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:17.080 if you want to text end of the show. So 321 00:15:17.759 --> 00:15:23.120 can somebody help me out here? Jury duty orientation? Does 322 00:15:23.159 --> 00:15:27.480 that mean? Like I've been selected and I am part 323 00:15:27.519 --> 00:15:29.799 of a jury, therefore we're gonna have orientation? 324 00:15:30.679 --> 00:15:30.879 Is it? 325 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:33.080 Hey, you show up and they just kind of tell 326 00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:37.440 you what the process is because I don't know, and uh, 327 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:39.919 I can't be the only one that like realized through 328 00:15:39.919 --> 00:15:41.360 the mail they got to show up for this and 329 00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:44.559 they walked in blind, not knowing at all really what 330 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:49.879 they were were getting into. So you may be hosting 331 00:15:49.919 --> 00:15:51.799 the show tomorrow, John, I mean, I don't think that's 332 00:15:51.799 --> 00:15:54.360 gonna be the case. But you know, stay ready, stay ready, 333 00:15:54.399 --> 00:15:56.279 so you don't have to get ready. In fact, I 334 00:15:56.320 --> 00:15:57.480 don't know what they would do, but I did at 335 00:15:57.559 --> 00:16:02.279 least tell Gus like we'll see and what I don't know, 336 00:16:02.399 --> 00:16:04.320 like do they take your phone away? Like can, I 337 00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:07.639 have no clue what to expect. The only thing I 338 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:11.039 know about a Jerry, and I guess Jerry duty is 339 00:16:11.080 --> 00:16:13.960 whenever I've seen like courtroom TV shows where they I 340 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:16.000 can see the Jerry sitting over there, like I know 341 00:16:16.039 --> 00:16:17.799 that they've got a spot in the in the courtroom 342 00:16:17.799 --> 00:16:19.679 and that's where they sit. Other than that, I don't know. 343 00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:25.840 So we shall see, all right. So before we take 344 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:30.600 a break and bring in Zach Barnett, we've got another game. 345 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:32.759 We now know as far as the date and the 346 00:16:32.799 --> 00:16:36.200 time and the opponent for the Louisville basketball team. And 347 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:38.879 they kind of I mean this, they put it out yesterday, 348 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:41.519 the ACC did as well as U of L on 349 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:44.759 their social media, and I think today later today the 350 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:48.159 ACC will unveil the entire schedule for the basketball uh. 351 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:51.440 And I mean, I haven't had the time to go 352 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:54.159 look into it, and I will at some point. But 353 00:16:54.360 --> 00:16:59.000 Louisville they're gonna play Duke in December. Here their ACC 354 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:01.440 opener will be again the Duke Blue Devils. It'll be 355 00:17:02.559 --> 00:17:06.839 six pm on December eighth. They're gonna host, Yeah, on 356 00:17:06.880 --> 00:17:10.039 the ACC network, They're gonna host Duke. So if you 357 00:17:10.079 --> 00:17:16.519 look at Louisville's schedule. Pat Kelsey year one, he's gonna 358 00:17:16.559 --> 00:17:20.599 have one of the toughest non conference schedules that anybody's 359 00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:23.559 gonna have. In that I mean, maybe not even just 360 00:17:23.599 --> 00:17:25.640 non non conference, because Duke is a conference game, but 361 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:27.839 because of the ACC network they do, they do require 362 00:17:27.880 --> 00:17:31.640 you play at least one ACC games when most people 363 00:17:31.680 --> 00:17:36.119 are playing their non conference games. So I mean, you've 364 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:39.599 got let's start with the fact that your second game 365 00:17:39.599 --> 00:17:40.960 of the season is at your third game. 366 00:17:40.839 --> 00:17:41.279 Of the season. 367 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:43.279 Second game, Yeah, the second game of the season is 368 00:17:43.279 --> 00:17:47.079 going to be against Tennessee, and I mean, maybe they 369 00:17:47.160 --> 00:17:49.880 end up falling off a little bit, right, maybe Tennessee 370 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:52.119 ends up taking a step back under Rick Barnes. That 371 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:54.880 wouldn't be the craziest thing. But as far as right, 372 00:17:54.880 --> 00:17:56.720 you know, as far as what they're expected to do 373 00:17:56.799 --> 00:18:00.440 by those that objectively cover the sport, Tennessee's expected to 374 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:02.880 be pretty good. Again. I mean, I'm looking here at 375 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:08.200 ESPN's early rankings and they've got Tennessee at number thirteen. 376 00:18:09.039 --> 00:18:10.759 So you got the number thirteen team in the country 377 00:18:10.799 --> 00:18:13.079 in your second in your second game as the head 378 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:16.319 coach at Louisville. Well, then you're gonna take on the 379 00:18:16.359 --> 00:18:19.799 Indiana Hoosiers, a team that also is expected to be 380 00:18:19.960 --> 00:18:22.920 pretty good this year. In fact, I think Indiana, not 381 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:24.839 to say they're getting that, they're getting like a ton 382 00:18:24.880 --> 00:18:28.319 of Like I think it's understandable why they're like borderline 383 00:18:28.400 --> 00:18:31.440 like eighteen to twenty in a lot of these preseason rankings, 384 00:18:31.440 --> 00:18:34.480 because you know, with them, it's it's more based off of, Okay, 385 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:36.720 did the guys they bring back get better? And are 386 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:38.319 these trendsfers going to really work? But I feel like 387 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:39.720 you could say that about just about any team, by 388 00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:41.799 about any team in the country. But I actually think 389 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:45.440 from a personnel standpoint, I mean with Miles, Rice, Cannan, Carlisle, 390 00:18:45.799 --> 00:18:49.119 and Bacco renew Ballow, I mean, that's a hell of 391 00:18:49.119 --> 00:18:51.000 a starting five. Like as far as talent, now, how 392 00:18:51.000 --> 00:18:54.039 it all works together, I don't know. But Indiana, that's 393 00:18:54.079 --> 00:18:58.480 gonna be a tough game. So that's two top twenty 394 00:18:58.480 --> 00:19:03.279 matchups for for Pat Kelce in his first five games. 395 00:19:03.279 --> 00:19:06.160 And then after that you could be playing Gonzaga, you 396 00:19:06.200 --> 00:19:10.119 could be playing West Virginia. I mean Gonzaga. I don't 397 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:12.960 know if I believe they're that good. They're good they're 398 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:14.680 gonna it's gonna be a tough and they'll better than 399 00:19:14.680 --> 00:19:15.799 they were a year ago. But I don't know if 400 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:18.079 I think they're top five. But you know, ESPN hasn't 401 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:22.680