WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:05.960 All right, you know what time it is. Let's get 2 00:00:05.960 --> 00:00:08.560 it started. Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's here on 3 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:10.560 Sports Talk seven ninety. 4 00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:12.000 I say it a lot. 5 00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:14.800 In fact, I say it every day, not only when 6 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:17.920 the show starts, but every start of the hour. In fact, 7 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:20.039 I probably I've never actually counted how many times I 8 00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:22.399 let you guys know that we are fueled about Thornton 9 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:25.839 So I'm sure you've heard it in an endless amount 10 00:00:25.879 --> 00:00:28.600 of times. But I'll tell you once again, fuel about Thorton's, 11 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:30.239 and I'll remind you if you want to take advantage 12 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:33.280 of not only the great deal they got going on 13 00:00:33.359 --> 00:00:36.439 right now at Thornton's with the four Monster Energy drinks 14 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:39.679 for seven bucks. I mean, that's an absolute steal, but 15 00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:42.240 also I didn't mention this the other. 16 00:00:42.159 --> 00:00:44.240 Day, or maybe I did, but even if I did. 17 00:00:44.119 --> 00:00:46.960 It's worth mentioning again because it's such a phenomenal deal 18 00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:48.479 that that will surprise you. 19 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:50.439 When it comes to their food items. Right now, you 20 00:00:50.479 --> 00:00:51.159 can get two for. 21 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:55.240 Six pizza slices, five piece boneless wings, and cheesy bread. 22 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.399 So keep them in mind. And we got a lot 23 00:00:58.439 --> 00:01:01.159 we're going to get to throughout the day. Appreciate you 24 00:01:01.200 --> 00:01:02.719 guys hanging out with us, don't forget you can take 25 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:04.239 us with you wherever you go. Listen live on the 26 00:01:04.319 --> 00:01:08.680 Aheartradio app. Also listen live at seven ninety Louisville dot com. 27 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:12.640 And I think I guess I should let you guys 28 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:13.959 know right out of the gate, we're gonna be joined 29 00:01:13.959 --> 00:01:16.920 coming up here with the spring game coming up in 30 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:20.439 a matter of hours, we're gonna be joined here shortly 31 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:23.640 by Brian Brom, Louisville former Louisville quarterback. I don't need 32 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:25.799 to introduce Brian Bram. Do you guys know who Brian 33 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:29.599 Bram is. He's also the offensive coordinator for his brother Jeff. 34 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:34.680 And spring game is tonight. Weather seems, you know, decent, right. 35 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:37.319 It could be a lot worse. And I may be wrong, 36 00:01:37.840 --> 00:01:40.359 but I do feel like, more often than not, when 37 00:01:40.359 --> 00:01:42.280 the spring game has happened, we've had awful weather. 38 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:44.159 Maybe I'm completely making. 39 00:01:43.879 --> 00:01:45.239 That up and I'm just thinking of like a couple 40 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.680 of isolated spring games where the weather was terrible, but 41 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:50.280 it just seems like more often than not we don't 42 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:51.439 have great weather. And I don't know if I would 43 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:53.319 call it great tonight, but hey, it's better than rain, 44 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:55.920 and I guess you know better than snow. We rarely 45 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:58.120 get snow in April, but you never know around here, right, 46 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:02.079 So it looks like it'll be about fifty low fifties 47 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:04.599 in the evening, so hopefully they have a. 48 00:02:04.519 --> 00:02:05.439 Great crowd out there. 49 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:09.159 There's been some spring games across the country, I don't 50 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:11.759 know how many, but just flat out canceled. 51 00:02:11.759 --> 00:02:12.919 They just don't do them anymore. 52 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:16.840 And I think there's some specific reasons for that, but 53 00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:19.840 I don't know. And I understand you want to be 54 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:24.840 really careful about other teams watching your spring game and 55 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:28.599 maybe evaluating players that maybe they feel like if they 56 00:02:28.879 --> 00:02:30.759 put in a phone call to somebody, they could end 57 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:36.199 up getting those players from you. And obviously you really 58 00:02:36.879 --> 00:02:40.159 I mean this to me seems inevitable. But I guess 59 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:43.439 letting guys know when they get to the spring game 60 00:02:43.439 --> 00:02:46.319 as spring football concludes, kind of where they stand on 61 00:02:46.360 --> 00:02:49.479 the depth chart, it could maybe give them incentive to say, 62 00:02:49.520 --> 00:02:51.319 you know what, I'm not. I've been here for a 63 00:02:51.400 --> 00:02:54.800 few months, thought i'd be really really earning a lot 64 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:57.840 of reps, maybe looking at a starter position, But I'm 65 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:00.199 third on the depth chart. So those are reasons why 66 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:01.919 at least the reasons that I've heard as to why 67 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:04.599 some of these spring games are being canceled or they're 68 00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:07.400 just doing something different. But like, those things are going 69 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:09.360 to happen regardless if you have a spring game or not. 70 00:03:09.439 --> 00:03:12.960 I mean college football coaches, I mean, you think they're 71 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:15.319 not watching film and trying to steal your players like 72 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:17.120 at all times of the day, right, I mean, they 73 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:19.280 don't need a spring game to look at your roster 74 00:03:19.400 --> 00:03:21.159 and then go watch film and see who you have. 75 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:23.719 So that stuff's gonna happen regardless. I'm happy that Jeff 76 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:25.439 Brahm and his staff it doesn't sound like there's really 77 00:03:25.479 --> 00:03:28.240 ever been any consideration for not doing a spring game. 78 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:30.719 So again, reminder, it'll start at six. They moved it 79 00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:32.240 up a little bit just to try to make the 80 00:03:32.280 --> 00:03:34.479 most of the daylight that they'll. 81 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:35.199 Have before it gets dark. 82 00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:38.479 So not sure what to expect as far as you know, competitiveness, 83 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:41.879 But obviously there's a new quarterback in town, Miller Moss. 84 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:43.560 It'll be your first chance to get to see him 85 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:47.000 in action. We'll ask Brian sort of his first impression. Well, 86 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:49.240 I don't know if it's his first impression, because his 87 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:51.360 first impression as far as watching this guy in person 88 00:03:51.400 --> 00:03:53.639 was whenever Miller Moss lit Louisville up back in that 89 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:56.039 was that the Sun Bowl. No, wasn't the Sun Bowl. 90 00:03:56.039 --> 00:03:58.240 It was the whatever the bowl is that was in 91 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:00.240 San Diego. That was like easily the It was a 92 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:05.680 difficult bowl to get to. I mean, I guess technically 93 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:07.240 that bowl is believed to be and I don't know. 94 00:04:07.280 --> 00:04:09.080 I guess it's changed now that you have a twelve 95 00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:10.840 team playoff. I don't know where that bowl ranks as 96 00:04:10.879 --> 00:04:12.919 far as like a prime time bowl to be in, 97 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:14.840 one that you want to choose, one that you hope 98 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:16.439 to be in rather than some others that have those 99 00:04:16.480 --> 00:04:19.800 ACC tie ins. But yeah, you won ten games, went 100 00:04:19.800 --> 00:04:22.680 to the ACC championship, and it did kind of feel 101 00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:26.560 like a letdown knowing that with that special season you 102 00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:29.879 ended up playing USC in San Diego, which was quite 103 00:04:29.879 --> 00:04:33.680 literally the most inconvenient bowl for Louisville fans. 104 00:04:33.439 --> 00:04:36.600 That I can ever remember. Holiday that's right, Holiday Bowl. 105 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:40.480 That's it was on Fox, which gave us the rare 106 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:44.920 Louisville football game with Gus Johnson on the call. Oh yeah, 107 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:47.800 and Miller Moss lit us up and here we are 108 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:50.800 two seasons later and now he's going to be your 109 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:53.720 your starting quarterbacks. So again we'll talk to to Brian 110 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:55.439 about a lot of things. I've actually got a lot 111 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:58.360 that I want to run by him, pick his brain 112 00:04:58.399 --> 00:05:00.439 on just this new world of college foot ball when 113 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:02.480 it comes to recruiting the portal. Obviously want to get 114 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:04.879 his thoughts on Miller Moss and you know, Brian obviously 115 00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:07.680 a hell of a quarterback himself and had had some 116 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:10.160 time in the NFL, played in the CFL. I want 117 00:05:10.160 --> 00:05:12.519 to get his thoughts on Well, I'll just ask him. 118 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:14.879 Maybe it's not really him sharing his thoughts, but is 119 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:17.439 he surprised at all? He'll probably say no, because you know, 120 00:05:17.439 --> 00:05:19.199 that's what a coach would do to support his player. 121 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:22.680 But man, this this love for Tyler Shuck. It's weird 122 00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:26.000 because it's not as if I'm sitting here thinking like, Wow, 123 00:05:26.519 --> 00:05:28.399 I don't know about it. I don't think the guy's 124 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:30.639 that good to be getting all this buzz. It just 125 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:32.600 kind of came out of nowhere, right like he was 126 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:35.040 good at Louisville and I remember, you know you'd hear 127 00:05:35.759 --> 00:05:37.360 and this, I guess is where it makes a little 128 00:05:37.399 --> 00:05:38.680 more sense to where it kind of adds up like 129 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:40.920 you would hear an nounce like Louisville really never at 130 00:05:40.959 --> 00:05:44.639 any moment had any in football specifically, they never really 131 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:48.519 had any any time within the year where it looked 132 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:51.519 like they were in, you know, great shape to like 133 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:53.720 make the playoff, because again I still think they had 134 00:05:53.720 --> 00:05:55.519 a special season, well not a special season, but a 135 00:05:55.519 --> 00:05:57.639 good season, not a great season. And I still think 136 00:05:57.680 --> 00:05:59.360 after two years it's safe to say you've got real 137 00:05:59.399 --> 00:06:01.360 momentums to with Jeff Brom being. 138 00:06:01.199 --> 00:06:01.839 Your ball coach. 139 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:05.040 But you had your losses earlier on in the year, right, 140 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:07.759 you lost to Notre Dame, then you ended up losing 141 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:11.480 to SMU, and then you lost to Miami, and those 142 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:13.800 all came I think within like your first seven games, which, 143 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:16.720 as you know, those weren't bad losses at all, but 144 00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:19.560 it ended up making it to where at that point 145 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:22.399 you know that was really when you only have twelve 146 00:06:22.399 --> 00:06:24.639 games and you have those results within the first you 147 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:27.600 know sixty percent of your season, you could still finish strong, 148 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:29.639 and you know the teams you lost to aren't bad 149 00:06:29.720 --> 00:06:31.560 by any means, at least you know at the time 150 00:06:31.600 --> 00:06:33.079 we didn't. I mean, in fact, they those teams ended 151 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:36.120 up being really good, all of them, but at the 152 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:40.000 same time, like you already had removed yourself from the 153 00:06:40.040 --> 00:06:45.040 ACC championship seemingly, and also you really had no shot 154 00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:47.560 at the playoff. Although have they not lost to Stanford, 155 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:49.720 there is a weird way in which they could have 156 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:51.720 maybe flirted with getting in. I still don't think it 157 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:54.319 would have happened. But you know, it's probably not even 158 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.160 worth We'll never know, right, And I think the more 159 00:06:57.199 --> 00:06:59.079 we will look at it, the more we may think, 160 00:06:59.120 --> 00:07:01.759 you know what, just maybe it might have been, might 161 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:03.600 have been there for us, and they were playing really 162 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:06.120 good football. L Obviously, that lost to Stanford still is just, 163 00:07:06.519 --> 00:07:09.399 you know, something I can't believe happened. But outside of that, 164 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:10.959 you had the one dud loss and the rest of 165 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:12.399 the way, you know, a good season. 166 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:14.319 A good season, no doubt. 167 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:18.279 Speaking of not thinking back, because we'll never know, and 168 00:07:18.920 --> 00:07:22.040 if you do really spend time wondering what if, you 169 00:07:22.160 --> 00:07:24.920 might be bummed. I still at times do that when 170 00:07:24.920 --> 00:07:29.079 it comes to the two thousand and six Louisville football season, 171 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:32.399 because it really was the perfect storm at the perfect time. 172 00:07:32.439 --> 00:07:34.560 Timing is everything in life. I say that a lot 173 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:36.920 because it's true and you don't even really know it 174 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:39.680 at times as far as like you could there could 175 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:41.560 be something that is just phenomenal timing that's going to 176 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:44.560 change something substantially in your life for the good, and 177 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:45.839 you just don't know it at the time, and you'll 178 00:07:45.839 --> 00:07:46.319 look back and. 179 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:49.639 Say, wow, how about that worked out? Well? 180 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:51.839 That was the twenty or two thousand and sixth season. 181 00:07:51.959 --> 00:07:56.079 Brian's brian second to last year as the quarterback at Louisville, 182 00:07:56.079 --> 00:08:00.000 because if you remember it, you know they ended up 183 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:02.600 up losing the Rutgers, and had they not, it just 184 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:05.399 set up where everybody else, like you would have probably 185 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:08.720 been that second place team playing in the BCS National 186 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:12.519 Championship game. And whoever it was it Ohio State or 187 00:08:12.519 --> 00:08:15.279 Florida that won it. I don't remember which one it was, 188 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:18.199 but I think it was one of those two teams. 189 00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:19.800 I could be totally wrong, but that that's the first 190 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:21.360 two teams. Those are the first two teams that came 191 00:08:21.399 --> 00:08:24.000 to mind. And like Louisville was really good that year, 192 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:26.279 and those teams they could have easily beat Louisville, I supposed, 193 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:27.759 but like they weren't like scary good. It was the 194 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:30.000 Louisville roster with Bobby and his last year that I 195 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:31.560 kind of felt like, yeah, you get a shot at 196 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:34.120 one of these big time opponents, like you might, you 197 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:36.360 might take them down. But again, here I am spending 198 00:08:36.399 --> 00:08:40.000 time talking about it. We'll never know, and does kind 199 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:41.279 of still make me sad because there's. 200 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:41.879 One of those what ifs. 201 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:44.120 There's a lot of what ifs and Louisville Athletics over 202 00:08:44.120 --> 00:08:46.440 the years, and I think that is that is certainly 203 00:08:46.440 --> 00:08:48.240 one of them. Are some of the things we need 204 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:52.600 to get to today if you were not already well aware, 205 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:56.360 because I think the proof's been there, but there's there's 206 00:08:56.399 --> 00:08:58.279 evidence now, at least reports, I should say, I guess 207 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:00.000 there's no proof of it, but there's reports that really 208 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:04.159 tell you that, yes, this is absolutely professional sports and 209 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:07.600 there's no way around it. Because according to those that 210 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:10.120 cover recruiting, those that are really you know, in the weeds, 211 00:09:10.360 --> 00:09:15.159 talking to collectives, nil agents, players covering all this NonStop 212 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:18.559 musical chairs of players moving in and out, there are 213 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:21.320 at least eight teams in college basketball that will be 214 00:09:21.320 --> 00:09:24.200 spending over ten million dollars on their roster next year 215 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:29.200 in basketball, and one of those schools is BYU, which. 216 00:09:30.200 --> 00:09:32.279 I think it was the not the starfread. 217 00:09:32.519 --> 00:09:35.440 There are two really good freshmen, so Rob White's Rob 218 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:39.159 Wright I think is his name or something, right, He's 219 00:09:39.159 --> 00:09:40.919 not bj Edgecomb at Baylor, but he was. He was 220 00:09:40.919 --> 00:09:44.559 another really good freshman that Scott Drew brought in this 221 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:46.600 past year who had a good season. He's transferring to 222 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:49.759 BYU to play alongside the number one freshmen in the 223 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:52.360 country that's coming into BYU next year. And they seemingly 224 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:57.559 have unlimited money. And you know, going to BYU maybe 225 00:09:57.600 --> 00:09:59.480 like a culture shock to some that aren't really familiar 226 00:09:59.519 --> 00:10:01.200 with like what that that is. But man, if they're 227 00:10:01.240 --> 00:10:03.840 paying that kind of money and it sounds like, you know, 228 00:10:03.919 --> 00:10:06.639 they got the Mormon money. Therefore, even if like and 229 00:10:06.679 --> 00:10:09.320 I'm not sure we'll get there, but it's certainly something 230 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:18.080 to follow if we get to you know, Duke, Kentucky, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisville. Like, 231 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:20.600 I'm just thinking of the schools that you know, would 232 00:10:20.639 --> 00:10:23.440 always try to find money to outbid somebody, like if 233 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:25.519 they really want a player and they knew they were 234 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:28.360 just gonna have to match an offer or go above 235 00:10:28.399 --> 00:10:30.159 and offer, Like there are some programs that would just 236 00:10:30.159 --> 00:10:31.360 do whatever they got to do to make it happen 237 00:10:31.440 --> 00:10:33.960 because they know that players that special and there really 238 00:10:33.960 --> 00:10:35.559 aren't that many guys. I think that you would just 239 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:39.840 unload unlimited money on but like BYU, it seems as 240 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:41.879 if no matter what you can do, they'll top it, 241 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:45.559 and you like it'll it'll be. It'll be a back 242 00:10:45.600 --> 00:10:48.279 and forth bidding war until you run out of money 243 00:10:48.279 --> 00:10:51.360 because they probably have more than you. Just fascinates me. 244 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:54.080 You speaking of that, there's some drama when it comes 245 00:10:54.080 --> 00:10:55.840 to money. This is on the football side of things, 246 00:10:56.279 --> 00:11:00.360 where the Tennessee quarterback Nico la Mavlea. I'm sure I'm 247 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:02.960 not saying his name correct. It sounds as. 248 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:05.559 If he's he's negotiating. 249 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:09.399 His his current NIL situation, right, So like we've got 250 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:12.639 players that are you know, in a good spot, already 251 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:14.679 making millions of dollars. In fact, this young man made 252 00:11:14.799 --> 00:11:18.559 national headlines when he was in high school because the 253 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:21.919 reports were that he was getting you know, a couple million, 254 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:24.399 which now I guess is not that crazy in the 255 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:26.360 grand scheme of things, But this was like early on, 256 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:29.440 I think in this nil world, and now there are 257 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:32.240 reports that he's trying to ask for more. Basically, you know, 258 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:35.039 threatening that he might hit the portal if the money 259 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:39.320 is not, you know, better than what he's getting right now. 260 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:42.559 And I think it's Travis you know, it's Chris Low 261 00:11:42.559 --> 00:11:45.720 who covers SEC football for ESPN. I mean he's reporting 262 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:48.039 that Tennessee is not like they're okay, well, you know, 263 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:49.840 do what you got to do, Like they're going to 264 00:11:49.879 --> 00:11:53.080 call his bluff, I suppose, which is what they should do, because, 265 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:56.639 to be honest with you, I mean, talented young quarterback 266 00:11:56.879 --> 00:11:58.919 better than a lot that you'll see out there in 267 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:02.320 college football, so pose. But I mean, he's barely cracked 268 00:12:02.320 --> 00:12:04.480 the upper half of the SEC quarterbacks last year, and 269 00:12:04.519 --> 00:12:07.200 you could argue with that maybe he was overpaid. But 270 00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:10.440 it sounds like his family's involved, which you know, that's 271 00:12:10.440 --> 00:12:12.360 not uncommon for a family to be a part of 272 00:12:12.480 --> 00:12:14.200 a young man's decision when it comes to those kind 273 00:12:14.240 --> 00:12:17.759 of things. But like, I don't know if I want 274 00:12:17.759 --> 00:12:20.320 to be overly critical or just understand that this is 275 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:23.200 now the world we're in and it's really not uncommon 276 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:27.759 for a family collectively, even if it is the son 277 00:12:28.600 --> 00:12:31.080 who's the you know, it's his money, I suppose, but 278 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:34.279 obviously you know that's life changing money. For most families 279 00:12:34.440 --> 00:12:37.480 in America, So like family's being involved in like wanting 280 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:39.000 to you know, up the money and getting you know, 281 00:12:39.039 --> 00:12:40.799 basically probably not even talking to the kid, Like the 282 00:12:40.879 --> 00:12:42.879 kid's probably not thinking, hey, I need four million. It's 283 00:12:42.879 --> 00:12:45.080 probably people around him saying you should get more money. 284 00:12:45.240 --> 00:12:47.440 And a part of me says, that's slimy, you shouldn't 285 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:51.399 do that. But I don't know, like this is a 286 00:12:51.480 --> 00:12:56.279 chance for this guy and his family to really change 287 00:12:56.279 --> 00:12:59.519 their life. And he could stink and maybe get hurt 288 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:01.440 and never play again, he probably would still be able 289 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:03.679 to make me. Like, it's just because it's such a 290 00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:06.639 thing now, meaning you know, everybody out there that's starting 291 00:13:06.720 --> 00:13:09.519 at quarterback in the SEC, the ACC, the Big ten, 292 00:13:09.639 --> 00:13:13.159 like you know, they're getting big, big money, and with that, 293 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:15.360 like it's just like your job, you know, you're always thinking, Okay, 294 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:18.440 maybe maybe I should look around because getting paid pretty 295 00:13:18.440 --> 00:13:19.879 well here, but I think I could probably get more 296 00:13:19.879 --> 00:13:21.639 out of this school. Like that's just that's just what 297 00:13:21.679 --> 00:13:24.200 it is now. And obviously it's it's a big difference 298 00:13:24.240 --> 00:13:26.799 than what we were used to for many, many, many years, 299 00:13:26.799 --> 00:13:30.000 many generations. To be honest with you, but again, this 300 00:13:30.120 --> 00:13:33.240 is pro sports folks, it has been and it feels 301 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:35.200 like every day there's more and more evidence that that's 302 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:38.679 what that's what this has turned into. All right. 303 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:40.240 Also, I want to spend some time talking. 304 00:13:40.080 --> 00:13:43.000 A little bit about the uh, the news yesterday on 305 00:13:43.039 --> 00:13:46.000 the Kentucky basketball side of things. They lost one of 306 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:48.919 their incoming freshmen, and you know, it'd be easy to 307 00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:51.399 kind of, you know, make a joke about Mark Pope 308 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:53.080 not being able to you know, close the deal. 309 00:13:53.159 --> 00:13:55.720 Another whif for Pope. I mean, I have no I don't. 310 00:13:55.519 --> 00:13:58.559 Believe that this kid like was was encouraged to like 311 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:00.679 move on because they want to make room for or veterans. 312 00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:03.679 But even if he does leave and you now have 313 00:14:03.720 --> 00:14:05.960 an open spot and maybe some good Nile money to 314 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:08.240 go towards a transfer, like it's probably a good thing 315 00:14:08.559 --> 00:14:11.759 for Kentucky if I'm being honest, It's just the truth. Also, 316 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:14.639 Pat Kelsey talked earlier today at the I think it's 317 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:19.159 the Kentucky Derby Festival kickoff luncheon press conference, and he 318 00:14:19.279 --> 00:14:21.440 was there. Obviously, you know, he's he should be very 319 00:14:21.519 --> 00:14:23.200 much embedded within Derby this year. I don't know how 320 00:14:23.200 --> 00:14:25.639 they're gonna do that, but man, they should absolutely find 321 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:28.919 a way to u to you know, he needs to 322 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:31.120 be as visible as possible because he's the man around here. 323 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:34.960 And I don't know if he's gonna be hosting any visitors, recruits, transfers, whatever. 324 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:36.279 But last year, if you remember, there were a lot 325 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:39.519 of guys who came in around Derby time. And you know, 326 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:41.440 I don't know if who knows, maybe by Derby the 327 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:44.600 roster's already set. But anyways, Pat Kelsey talked and says 328 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:47.639 the roster is almost kind of coming to a to 329 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:49.480 a close, and you know they still have some work 330 00:14:49.519 --> 00:14:51.759 to do, not totally done, but case and Pryor Is 331 00:14:52.000 --> 00:14:54.720 is the one they're waiting on and sounds like that 332 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:58.840 decision could could could come sooner rather than later. So anyways, 333 00:14:58.840 --> 00:15:01.000 again at his Coffee and Company, we are feel about Thornton's. 334 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:03.279 Make sure you hang out, stick with us. We'll have 335 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:04.879 some bun today gets you set for the weekend, a 336 00:15:04.919 --> 00:15:06.840 weekend that should be thunder over a Lois but obviously 337 00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:08.960 you know that's not happening now and it's a bummer, 338 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:11.159 but we could still have a good weekend. Right it's 339 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:14.480 opening baseball weekend for the little leagues around here, which 340 00:15:14.559 --> 00:15:16.600 means I'm going to be a busy dad on Saturday, 341 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:18.799 going back and forth to two different leagues. But you know, 342 00:15:19.559 --> 00:15:21.200 part of the gig. When I say gig, I mean, 343 00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:24.000 you know, the gig of being a dad. Nothing better 344 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:27.960 than being a dad. By the way, congratulations to the 345 00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:31.360 company man himself, mister John Alden, he and his lovely 346 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:35.320 wife Alicia. They welcomed their daughter this morning's right, so 347 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:39.039 congratulations congratulations to John. Congrats on the sex, my man. 348 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:42.799 Now we know for sure that's right, baby, It's all 349 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:45.720 almost up to you. Yeah, I mean he's he's got 350 00:15:45.759 --> 00:15:47.639 some work to do. You know, I'm a two time. 351 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:50.679 I'm a two timer. But yeah, congrats to John. Really 352 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:52.279 happy for him and his family. Kind of feel like 353 00:15:52.320 --> 00:15:54.440 a I don't know, I kind of feel like an uncle, 354 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:57.080 you know what I mean, Like like watching John, you know, 355 00:15:57.240 --> 00:16:00.679 come right out of w KU and and in turn 356 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:03.200 a little while for Howie Lendsy and then he's then 357 00:16:03.279 --> 00:16:04.200 he Dinnie in the sky. 358 00:16:04.600 --> 00:16:06.120 Then he joins us. Now you know, now. 359 00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:07.919 They moved him up to the big stick, right, Yeah, 360 00:16:08.039 --> 00:16:10.440 I mean he's doing well for himself. But again, congrats 361 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:12.320 to John and his family and Tyke. 362 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:15.200 He was destined to be a dad. Oh big dad vibes. 363 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:17.600 That's big dad vibes. I mean, it's just it's a 364 00:16:17.720 --> 00:16:19.639 natural thing. It'll come natural to him, no doubt. So 365 00:16:19.759 --> 00:16:20.879 all right, we gotta take a quick break. 366 00:16:20.919 --> 00:16:22.519 Keep it locked right here again, it's Coffee and Company, 367 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:24.240 and we are fuel about Thornton's right here on Sports 368 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:24.919 Talk seven ninety. 369 00:16:25.679 --> 00:16:29.480 Now back to coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 370 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:31.320 Sports Talk seven nine day. 371 00:16:32.799 --> 00:16:34.919 That's right, coffee and Company rolling along here on a 372 00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:38.080 Friday afternoon, getting you set for the weekend, although it 373 00:16:38.159 --> 00:16:40.600 kind of feels like the weekend you know, is already here. 374 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:43.360 But anyways, thanks for hanging with us, don't forget to 375 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:44.600 take us with you wherever you go. You can listen 376 00:16:44.639 --> 00:16:46.879 live on the Ouhet Radio app. Also listen live at 377 00:16:46.960 --> 00:16:49.639 seven ninety Louisville dot com. The reason I'm speaking so 378 00:16:49.679 --> 00:16:51.120 fast as I'm trying to get in as much as 379 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:53.200 we can here before we take another quick break and 380 00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:57.240 then bring in Brian Brohm. But somebody on the text 381 00:16:57.320 --> 00:17:00.559 line asked if I if I uh, well, I guess 382 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:03.039 just really didn't ask anything. They were sharing something A 383 00:17:03.080 --> 00:17:08.039 screenshot from card Chronicle mister Rutherford about the Tennessee program 384 00:17:08.160 --> 00:17:11.400 and the ole Miss program apparently not interested in scheduling 385 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:16.039 Louisville when Jeff Brahm was apparently trying to get something 386 00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:18.200 done with them. I think both schools had ended up 387 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:20.279 having an open date for whatever reason, and Louisville wanted 388 00:17:20.279 --> 00:17:21.720 to take advantage of that and try to see if 389 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:24.920 they could get something scheduled. But both schools, it looks like, 390 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:28.359 opted to play somebody else. And I'm not, you know, 391 00:17:28.400 --> 00:17:30.599 I'm not really that shocked by that. I mean, yeah, 392 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:32.640 it's easy to say, well, why, you know, I think 393 00:17:32.680 --> 00:17:35.240 Louisville is one of those schools that, yes, clearly they're 394 00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:39.119 a solid program. I mean we're talking about a team that, 395 00:17:40.039 --> 00:17:44.400 you know, ten wins two seasons ago. Last year, I mean, 396 00:17:44.599 --> 00:17:46.599 by all accounts, he still had a pretty good year 397 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:48.839 with just one kind of head scratching loss, and that 398 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:53.240 was the loss to Stanford. So you know, I guess 399 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:58.160 if you're ole Miss or you are Tennessee, you're probably 400 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:01.759 looking at Louislle as you know, they're good. They could 401 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:06.319