WEBVTT

1
00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:07.080
<v Speaker 1>It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on

2
00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:24.320
<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day. Now, here's Nick coffee.

3
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:30.039
<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started. Hour number two here,

4
00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:33.159
<v Speaker 2>four o'clock hour on a Friday afternoon, coffee and company,

5
00:00:33.159 --> 00:00:36.520
<v Speaker 2>fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety Nit coffee.

6
00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:39.280
<v Speaker 2>That's me the company man John Allen alongside as we

7
00:00:39.359 --> 00:00:42.719
<v Speaker 2>take you up until six o'clock. Kind of a low key,

8
00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:47.240
<v Speaker 2>really awesome night of college football on a Friday. I

9
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:50.759
<v Speaker 2>mean Jacksonville State Kennesaw State. That gets us started at seven.

10
00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:54.640
<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody cares about that game, but Houston TCU,

11
00:00:54.880 --> 00:01:00.880
<v Speaker 2>Michigan State, Oregon SYRAQSUNLV, I mean Qson UNLV. I don't

12
00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:03.840
<v Speaker 2>think maybe some don't think these are big matchups, but

13
00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:06.239
<v Speaker 2>you know, for somebody who does like to get the

14
00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:09.159
<v Speaker 2>weekend started on a Friday betting on some college football,

15
00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:13.159
<v Speaker 2>these are decent games. I mean UNLV. They've got a

16
00:01:13.159 --> 00:01:15.200
<v Speaker 2>lot of momentum right now. For those who don't know.

17
00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:18.079
<v Speaker 2>Once that quarterback left because he didn't get his money,

18
00:01:18.079 --> 00:01:19.959
<v Speaker 2>they put the backup in and they look better than

19
00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:23.439
<v Speaker 2>they have all year last week, so that should be

20
00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:26.719
<v Speaker 2>a big game, and if you know, if you care

21
00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:30.120
<v Speaker 2>about the ACC, which not saying you should or you

22
00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:33.400
<v Speaker 2>know you should root for Syracuse, but you know I

23
00:01:33.480 --> 00:01:35.959
<v Speaker 2>lost to UNLV, here would probably be another bad look

24
00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:40.840
<v Speaker 2>for the league, and we really can't control that. But

25
00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:43.599
<v Speaker 2>I'm still not to the point where I can just

26
00:01:43.640 --> 00:01:46.640
<v Speaker 2>acknowledge that who cares what they think about the ACC

27
00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:50.519
<v Speaker 2>because if you win, you're in. And that's still the

28
00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:52.760
<v Speaker 2>case now and I can't see a scenario where there's

29
00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:56.159
<v Speaker 2>ever a college football playoff where they take away the

30
00:01:56.200 --> 00:01:59.599
<v Speaker 2>auto bids from leagues like the ACC or the Big Twelve.

31
00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:03.120
<v Speaker 2>But I wouldn't put it past Sanky if he tried

32
00:02:03.159 --> 00:02:06.760
<v Speaker 2>to do something like that, because you know, he's shown

33
00:02:06.879 --> 00:02:08.840
<v Speaker 2>that he you know, the fact that they're fighting for

34
00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:13.159
<v Speaker 2>four automatic bids anyway really is in my opinion, I

35
00:02:13.159 --> 00:02:15.360
<v Speaker 2>think it's kind of a waste of time because if

36
00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:20.080
<v Speaker 2>you really think about it, in most years like that

37
00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:25.199
<v Speaker 2>could happen without them getting automatically but without those spots

38
00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:29.120
<v Speaker 2>being automatically slotted for a certain conference, right because more

39
00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:31.520
<v Speaker 2>often than not, you know there's going to be teams

40
00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:34.120
<v Speaker 2>that the resume despite it. You know, when you get

41
00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:37.000
<v Speaker 2>to the teams that don't get in because they were

42
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:41.120
<v Speaker 2>the best one loss team. And then of course the

43
00:02:41.159 --> 00:02:42.919
<v Speaker 2>teams that do get in automatically are the ones who

44
00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:44.759
<v Speaker 2>wins win their conference. But when you look at the

45
00:02:44.759 --> 00:02:46.719
<v Speaker 2>pool of teams and you look in at a bunch

46
00:02:46.759 --> 00:02:50.280
<v Speaker 2>of two loss teams and maybe a one loss team,

47
00:02:51.479 --> 00:02:53.199
<v Speaker 2>maybe a three loss team, although I don't know, I

48
00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:56.560
<v Speaker 2>find that to be pretty, you know, unlikely. You'd be

49
00:02:56.599 --> 00:02:58.400
<v Speaker 2>unlikely to make it if you've got three. But if

50
00:02:58.400 --> 00:02:59.879
<v Speaker 2>you're going to try to determine which are the most

51
00:03:01.400 --> 00:03:05.639
<v Speaker 2>it'll be the teams that you know have losses against

52
00:03:05.639 --> 00:03:07.360
<v Speaker 2>the really good teams in their league, and it just

53
00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:10.280
<v Speaker 2>so happens that in league play their league schedule presented

54
00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:13.120
<v Speaker 2>a challenge to where they play maybe you know, three

55
00:03:13.159 --> 00:03:17.000
<v Speaker 2>of the top seven teams in the country. So anyways, tonight,

56
00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:20.560
<v Speaker 2>I'm actually I'm you want you want my first pick, John,

57
00:03:20.599 --> 00:03:21.159
<v Speaker 2>I'll give it to you.

58
00:03:21.199 --> 00:03:23.159
<v Speaker 3>I'm curious. It might be it's not my I won't

59
00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:24.719
<v Speaker 3>have a pick for Friday night, but I do have

60
00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:26.840
<v Speaker 3>one if I were to pick it, I'm curious.

61
00:03:26.520 --> 00:03:26.960
<v Speaker 1>What you got.

62
00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:29.000
<v Speaker 2>We'll get into our picks at five thirty, because I've

63
00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:31.159
<v Speaker 2>got a handful for this weekend. You guys can do

64
00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:33.039
<v Speaker 2>what you want with those. But I'm actually gonna go

65
00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:36.879
<v Speaker 2>the under in the Houston TCU game tonight. I think

66
00:03:36.960 --> 00:03:39.719
<v Speaker 2>right now the line is set at fifty one. I'm

67
00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:41.719
<v Speaker 2>gonna I'm gonna get it. I'm gonna do an alternate

68
00:03:41.759 --> 00:03:42.759
<v Speaker 2>and get it at fifty two.

69
00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:43.599
<v Speaker 1>Uh.

70
00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:46.639
<v Speaker 2>And unders are never fun. Like it's no way to

71
00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:50.759
<v Speaker 2>live betting unders and watching football hoping nobody scores. Like

72
00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:53.520
<v Speaker 2>think about that, Like that's but Houston sucks. It's like

73
00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:56.800
<v Speaker 2>watching softcore if you know what I'm saying. But yes,

74
00:03:56.840 --> 00:03:59.919
<v Speaker 2>Houston does suck. You're absolutely right. But they're a wee

75
00:04:00.520 --> 00:04:05.120
<v Speaker 2>bad team. So they've not scored a single point in

76
00:04:05.199 --> 00:04:09.280
<v Speaker 2>conference games. They've gone scoreless in their two games against

77
00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:17.879
<v Speaker 2>Big twelve competition. One was Cincinnati and the other who

78
00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:18.759
<v Speaker 2>was Iowa State?

79
00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:19.240
<v Speaker 4>Was it not?

80
00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:23.120
<v Speaker 2>Maybe? Or wait a second, I believe it was Iowa State.

81
00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:26.240
<v Speaker 2>Iowa State is in the Big twelve. So that that

82
00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:29.399
<v Speaker 2>fact slash stat I just shared with you, you can

83
00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:31.759
<v Speaker 2>throw it out the window because it's still weird to

84
00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:34.040
<v Speaker 2>see them in the Big twelve. But yes, that was

85
00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:36.360
<v Speaker 2>a in fact. I could be wrong here, and this

86
00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:38.240
<v Speaker 2>is totally beside the point, But there are two games

87
00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:40.759
<v Speaker 2>this year. I saw this earlier in the season, whenever

88
00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:43.120
<v Speaker 2>I was just you know, looking looking over different things,

89
00:04:43.160 --> 00:04:44.399
<v Speaker 2>trying to figure out what I want to bet on.

90
00:04:44.439 --> 00:04:46.959
<v Speaker 2>Clearly not very successful at doing that. But there are

91
00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:51.240
<v Speaker 2>two games played this year where in fact it is

92
00:04:51.319 --> 00:04:53.920
<v Speaker 2>teams playing each other that are in the same conference,

93
00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:57.879
<v Speaker 2>but because it was scheduled before realignment happened, it doesn't

94
00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:01.079
<v Speaker 2>count as a conference game, which is really really weird.

95
00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:04.120
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I mean Houston to your point, Houston's really bad.

96
00:05:05.399 --> 00:05:08.680
<v Speaker 2>They didn't score against Cincinnati, they didn't score against Iowa State,

97
00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:11.680
<v Speaker 2>and it was Oklahoma that used to be a conference game,

98
00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:13.600
<v Speaker 2>but now it's not. So they're one and four. Their

99
00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:16.000
<v Speaker 2>only win is against a really bad Rice team. They're

100
00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:19.279
<v Speaker 2>coming off of two straight weeks without scoring a point.

101
00:05:19.360 --> 00:05:22.160
<v Speaker 2>Lost twenty to nothing to Iowa State, lost thirty four

102
00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:26.720
<v Speaker 2>to nothing to Cincinnati. However, you know, their defense has

103
00:05:26.800 --> 00:05:29.480
<v Speaker 2>been solid and they do a pretty good job at

104
00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:32.680
<v Speaker 2>slowing teams down. And I think at this point they've

105
00:05:32.759 --> 00:05:35.839
<v Speaker 2>learned our best chance to not win but to not

106
00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:40.680
<v Speaker 2>get embarrassed is to slow the game down. So I

107
00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:43.040
<v Speaker 2>actually think, you know, again, they've they've held two top

108
00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:46.959
<v Speaker 2>twenty teams, Iowa State and Oklahoma. It's under twenty points

109
00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:49.399
<v Speaker 2>or twenty or under twenty was what Iowa State scored,

110
00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:51.800
<v Speaker 2>and they played Oklahoma on the road and lost twelve

111
00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:55.399
<v Speaker 2>to sixteen. So unders aren't fun. If you don't want

112
00:05:55.439 --> 00:05:56.879
<v Speaker 2>to do it because you just don't like totals and

113
00:05:56.920 --> 00:05:58.600
<v Speaker 2>you don't like unders for sure, then I get it.

114
00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:02.600
<v Speaker 2>But I'm gonna go un fifty two here because TCU

115
00:06:02.639 --> 00:06:05.480
<v Speaker 2>can score, but I think Houston's gonna be able to mean,

116
00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:07.480
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be shocked if I mean this no joke. I

117
00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:10.680
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be shocked if if this is a forty four

118
00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:13.240
<v Speaker 2>to three game, because Houston's not gonna do much scoring

119
00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:17.160
<v Speaker 2>at all. So fifty two may seem like a high number,

120
00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:19.759
<v Speaker 2>but you got to keep in mind it'd be very

121
00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:22.240
<v Speaker 2>very I mean again, I mean this is crazy. Outside

122
00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:26.680
<v Speaker 2>of their game against Rice, which Rice must really suck.

123
00:06:28.360 --> 00:06:33.600
<v Speaker 2>They they've they've scored twelve points since September seventh. I mean,

124
00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:36.160
<v Speaker 2>that's very bad. That's very sad. So maybe you hear

125
00:06:36.199 --> 00:06:38.600
<v Speaker 2>all this and you say, look, I'm gonna take I'm

126
00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:41.279
<v Speaker 2>gonna take TCU minus sixteen and a half and maybe

127
00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:43.639
<v Speaker 2>that's maybe that's maybe that's the play. I kind of

128
00:06:43.959 --> 00:06:46.279
<v Speaker 2>I'm kind I was kind of leaning that initially, but

129
00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:49.360
<v Speaker 2>just looking at how bad Houston is offensively, I feel

130
00:06:49.399 --> 00:06:51.519
<v Speaker 2>like the safer play, at least in my opinion, is

131
00:06:51.560 --> 00:06:53.279
<v Speaker 2>to just take the under. But again, I know unders

132
00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:55.959
<v Speaker 2>aren't fun for a lot of people. All right, speaking

133
00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:58.319
<v Speaker 2>of fun, Tonight Louisville Live should be a lot of fun.

134
00:06:58.360 --> 00:07:00.000
<v Speaker 2>You don't have to worry about losing to an exit

135
00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:02.079
<v Speaker 2>ABI opponent. You have to worry about losing it all.

136
00:07:02.120 --> 00:07:04.959
<v Speaker 2>It's not a game dunk contest three point shootout. They'll

137
00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:07.639
<v Speaker 2>do a little three on three action with members of

138
00:07:07.720 --> 00:07:09.360
<v Speaker 2>both the It's not gonna be, by the way, should

139
00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:11.319
<v Speaker 2>have clarified earlier. The three on three is not gonna

140
00:07:11.319 --> 00:07:13.319
<v Speaker 2>be three from the men's team three from the women's team.

141
00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:16.360
<v Speaker 2>But they've split it up and that should be pretty competitive.

142
00:07:16.920 --> 00:07:19.120
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure it won't be like that serious because you know,

143
00:07:19.160 --> 00:07:21.040
<v Speaker 2>you don't want anybody get hurt out there, and that's

144
00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:23.399
<v Speaker 2>what tonight is. It's just to have fun and to

145
00:07:23.439 --> 00:07:26.439
<v Speaker 2>get fans excited, to let all the newcomers, which, by

146
00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:28.560
<v Speaker 2>the way, and the Portal Era, especially with this Louisville

147
00:07:28.560 --> 00:07:31.319
<v Speaker 2>men's team a lot of newcomers, no doubt, so they're

148
00:07:31.319 --> 00:07:32.720
<v Speaker 2>gonna get a chance to be out in front of

149
00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:35.600
<v Speaker 2>fans for the first time. And I assume the fans

150
00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:38.000
<v Speaker 2>will be there. Not to say it's gonna be a

151
00:07:38.079 --> 00:07:41.120
<v Speaker 2>sellout by any means, but I mean, for what this is,

152
00:07:41.160 --> 00:07:46.399
<v Speaker 2>the atmosphere will be will be hopefully great. I'm going

153
00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:51.680
<v Speaker 2>taking the family. I told Moose, we're gonna go watch

154
00:07:51.959 --> 00:07:55.079
<v Speaker 2>the go karts practice and try to explain to them

155
00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:56.240
<v Speaker 2>what they're gonna do. And he was like, well, it

156
00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:57.879
<v Speaker 2>doesn't sound like a practice. I'm like, you gotta just

157
00:07:57.920 --> 00:07:59.600
<v Speaker 2>you gotta wait and see, son, Like, you'll have to

158
00:07:59.600 --> 00:08:02.000
<v Speaker 2>see what it is. But like, but this being such

159
00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:04.079
<v Speaker 2>a big show with like them turning the lights out,

160
00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:07.639
<v Speaker 2>all the introductions, probably a lot of dancing and whatnot,

161
00:08:08.560 --> 00:08:10.199
<v Speaker 2>Like this is the p I think it's the perfect

162
00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:11.879
<v Speaker 2>thing to take your kids to who don't have the

163
00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:16.600
<v Speaker 2>patience to sit through an entire game. And hopefully my

164
00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:18.399
<v Speaker 2>son will be you know, he'll be able to go

165
00:08:18.439 --> 00:08:19.600
<v Speaker 2>to a game with me this year and we can

166
00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:22.279
<v Speaker 2>watch it together. And he's he's not far off. But like,

167
00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:24.319
<v Speaker 2>for what this is, he's gonna love it, like he's

168
00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:27.279
<v Speaker 2>gonna see these guys out there duncan and you know

169
00:08:27.319 --> 00:08:28.319
<v Speaker 2>he'll he'll have a ball.

170
00:08:28.439 --> 00:08:30.920
<v Speaker 3>And he enjoyed the the TBT games over the summer.

171
00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:33.559
<v Speaker 2>That's right, Yeah he did. I'm glad you said that.

172
00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:35.679
<v Speaker 2>I take that back. He was. I mean, he was

173
00:08:35.720 --> 00:08:40.000
<v Speaker 2>asking a lot of questions, especially whenever the elam ending

174
00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:41.679
<v Speaker 2>was going on and they turned the clock off. Like

175
00:08:41.720 --> 00:08:43.759
<v Speaker 2>he It's like he had just started to figure out

176
00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:45.320
<v Speaker 2>how it worked and then he was like, wait a second,

177
00:08:45.360 --> 00:08:47.519
<v Speaker 2>what's going on now there's you know. But yes, he

178
00:08:47.600 --> 00:08:50.320
<v Speaker 2>was very much into the tvt In fact, I did

179
00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:52.159
<v Speaker 2>have to tell him this morning because he asked me,

180
00:08:52.279 --> 00:08:54.879
<v Speaker 2>is Trev's gonna be there? Montres Harrall was was his

181
00:08:54.919 --> 00:08:58.080
<v Speaker 2>guy Trees is in Australia playing professionally now, so he

182
00:08:58.120 --> 00:08:59.440
<v Speaker 2>won't be there. I had to let him know. But

183
00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:01.879
<v Speaker 2>he was like, but he's he's the dunker. And I'm like,

184
00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:04.519
<v Speaker 2>I know, son, but other people con dunk too. You'll

185
00:09:04.519 --> 00:09:07.679
<v Speaker 2>see tonight. It's not just Montrez Harrel. Others can dunk.

186
00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:11.159
<v Speaker 2>Although he is the all time leader in dunks at Louisville.

187
00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:13.320
<v Speaker 2>And I have a feeling that brickerd will never be broken,

188
00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:18.360
<v Speaker 2>all right. So Pat Kelsey yesterday hosted any former player

189
00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:20.840
<v Speaker 2>that could be there for their practice. And I don't

190
00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:22.440
<v Speaker 2>want to act as if nobody else has ever done

191
00:09:22.480 --> 00:09:25.159
<v Speaker 2>that before. In fact, I think it's something that the

192
00:09:25.200 --> 00:09:27.879
<v Speaker 2>last two coaches really knew they needed to do. I mean,

193
00:09:27.960 --> 00:09:31.799
<v Speaker 2>Kenny obviously was a former player himself, but Chris Mack

194
00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:35.120
<v Speaker 2>and I want to you know, things just went really

195
00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:37.799
<v Speaker 2>bad at the end with coach Mack for reasons that

196
00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:40.159
<v Speaker 2>you know, we all know. Not to say that he

197
00:09:40.200 --> 00:09:42.120
<v Speaker 2>didn't make mistakes, not to say that he was perfect,

198
00:09:42.120 --> 00:09:44.879
<v Speaker 2>but like you know, he was ready to move on

199
00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:48.799
<v Speaker 2>and the guy they replaced him with clearly was awful,

200
00:09:48.799 --> 00:09:51.159
<v Speaker 2>and he blamed a lot of his failure on Mac,

201
00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:54.200
<v Speaker 2>which was nonsense. However, one thing Mac really did go

202
00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:55.600
<v Speaker 2>out of his way to do that kind of gets

203
00:09:55.639 --> 00:09:57.279
<v Speaker 2>just lost. And not to say we need to be

204
00:09:57.320 --> 00:09:59.759
<v Speaker 2>talking about it now, but like he did try to

205
00:09:59.840 --> 00:10:03.200
<v Speaker 2>you night, the former players of different eras, because as

206
00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:05.360
<v Speaker 2>much as Rick Patino was a phenomenal coach here, he

207
00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:09.639
<v Speaker 2>didn't do that. He didn't embrace the former eras. He

208
00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:14.919
<v Speaker 2>didn't really embrace Denny and access was really not there

209
00:10:15.039 --> 00:10:18.120
<v Speaker 2>for former players the way you see it in other programs,

210
00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:22.399
<v Speaker 2>And obviously that's changed since Rick moved on. And I

211
00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:24.799
<v Speaker 2>know Pat Kelsey has talked to a lot of these

212
00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:27.000
<v Speaker 2>former players before yesterday, but had a lot of them

213
00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:29.960
<v Speaker 2>there at practice and they got to see what he's

214
00:10:30.039 --> 00:10:32.200
<v Speaker 2>like as a coach and just you know, those things

215
00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:34.960
<v Speaker 2>are healthy for a program. And this is what he

216
00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:38.559
<v Speaker 2>had to say when I guess, you know, talking to

217
00:10:38.799 --> 00:10:41.600
<v Speaker 2>everybody in attendance. Rather this is before the practice started.

218
00:10:41.840 --> 00:10:43.960
<v Speaker 2>This was when you know, he was talking to his

219
00:10:44.080 --> 00:10:45.919
<v Speaker 2>players and of course all the guys that are there

220
00:10:46.320 --> 00:10:49.679
<v Speaker 2>that played for Louisville, some many many years ago, some

221
00:10:49.840 --> 00:10:52.120
<v Speaker 2>not that long ago. But you know, I thought this

222
00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:54.039
<v Speaker 2>was really really cool to hear and I wanted you

223
00:10:54.080 --> 00:10:56.440
<v Speaker 2>guys to hear it. Hear it as well. Let me

224
00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:56.879
<v Speaker 2>back it up.

225
00:10:56.919 --> 00:10:57.360
<v Speaker 4>Here we go.

226
00:10:57.600 --> 00:10:59.960
<v Speaker 5>There's guys back there behind us. We'll talk about this

227
00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:04.360
<v Speaker 5>a little bit. Have done a ton to make that

228
00:11:04.519 --> 00:11:08.799
<v Speaker 5>name across your jersey one of the most prestigious names

229
00:11:08.840 --> 00:11:12.200
<v Speaker 5>in the history of college basketball. The emphasis today is

230
00:11:12.759 --> 00:11:17.200
<v Speaker 5>honor the uniform. You know what, all through that every

231
00:11:17.480 --> 00:11:22.039
<v Speaker 5>stinking day, what these guys are gonna see today is

232
00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:26.360
<v Speaker 5>the same process, the same commitment to excellence that you

233
00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:29.360
<v Speaker 5>guys have every single stinking day from the time you walked.

234
00:11:29.120 --> 00:11:31.320
<v Speaker 1>In here on June fifth.

235
00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:34.000
<v Speaker 5>Right, And then the quote of the day is this

236
00:11:34.039 --> 00:11:36.120
<v Speaker 5>is kind of not really even a quote, but it says,

237
00:11:36.200 --> 00:11:44.240
<v Speaker 5>Louisville Basketball is family. Right. Those guys started the tradition

238
00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:47.240
<v Speaker 5>and made it something elite. Some of you guys will

239
00:11:47.279 --> 00:11:49.600
<v Speaker 5>only be sitting in those chairs and wearing that uniform

240
00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:52.639
<v Speaker 5>for one year. But you are family to those guys

241
00:11:52.679 --> 00:11:56.799
<v Speaker 5>back there, right. Family loves each other, Family pours into

242
00:11:56.840 --> 00:12:01.840
<v Speaker 5>each other, family supports each other, family mentors each other. Okay,

243
00:12:02.120 --> 00:12:05.840
<v Speaker 5>we are family. I appreciate you guys being here, appreciate

244
00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:08.000
<v Speaker 5>what you've done to pour into this program and like

245
00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:10.399
<v Speaker 5>I said, to make it mean something special.

246
00:12:10.759 --> 00:12:13.200
<v Speaker 2>So again, some may say that's you know, what you

247
00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:16.320
<v Speaker 2>would expect him to say, or it's corny, but look,

248
00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:19.159
<v Speaker 2>we're all healing given what's happened in the last few years,

249
00:12:19.679 --> 00:12:21.960
<v Speaker 2>and I think yesterday and just hearing that is a

250
00:12:21.960 --> 00:12:25.519
<v Speaker 2>good another one of I think the many examples that

251
00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:28.919
<v Speaker 2>when Josh heard was deciding who was going to take

252
00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:31.360
<v Speaker 2>over the program and get this thing back on track.

253
00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:34.600
<v Speaker 2>Obviously you want somebody who's capable of winning, and Pat

254
00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:36.759
<v Speaker 2>has shown he can win. Now will he do it

255
00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:39.120
<v Speaker 2>at this level? I've see no reason why he can't,

256
00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:40.840
<v Speaker 2>but obviously that remains to be seen. He hasn't coached

257
00:12:40.840 --> 00:12:46.759
<v Speaker 2>a game yet. But Josh, I would assume new little

258
00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:49.279
<v Speaker 2>things were gonna be really really important until you can

259
00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:53.840
<v Speaker 2>get there, and even whenever you get there and you win,

260
00:12:55.120 --> 00:12:57.240
<v Speaker 2>and then all of a sudden, maybe you hit a

261
00:12:57.279 --> 00:13:00.120
<v Speaker 2>wall and you have some rough times, you have some struggles,

262
00:13:00.200 --> 00:13:03.399
<v Speaker 2>maybe a setback, maybe a year where it's not anything

263
00:13:03.519 --> 00:13:05.360
<v Speaker 2>like what we had the last two years or even

264
00:13:05.360 --> 00:13:07.919
<v Speaker 2>three years, but it's below the standard. You know, Let's

265
00:13:07.919 --> 00:13:10.519
<v Speaker 2>say a few years in you've made the tournament every

266
00:13:10.600 --> 00:13:14.440
<v Speaker 2>year and and you've gradually gone a further round. Let's

267
00:13:14.440 --> 00:13:17.559
<v Speaker 2>say you're a tournament team around a thirty two. Then

268
00:13:17.559 --> 00:13:19.919
<v Speaker 2>you get to the sweet sixteen, and then maybe that

269
00:13:19.960 --> 00:13:23.200
<v Speaker 2>next year things don't work out, you got a bad

270
00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:26.440
<v Speaker 2>batch in the portal or something. If you have a

271
00:13:26.480 --> 00:13:29.200
<v Speaker 2>guy that you feel like gets this job, gets the

272
00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:34.519
<v Speaker 2>fan base is appreciative of the job he has this

273
00:13:34.559 --> 00:13:37.440
<v Speaker 2>fan base, will we'll ride with that guy, We'll complain,

274
00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:39.840
<v Speaker 2>We'll do postgame shows where people lose their mind because

275
00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:41.600
<v Speaker 2>that's in the moment, that's the raw, and I mean

276
00:13:41.639 --> 00:13:46.039
<v Speaker 2>that's just because we're crazy about college basketball. But that's

277
00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:48.679
<v Speaker 2>also what makes Louisville basketball great is that we are

278
00:13:48.960 --> 00:13:52.320
<v Speaker 2>we're crazy about it. So again, I'm aware and I

279
00:13:52.360 --> 00:13:54.559
<v Speaker 2>hate doing the disclaimer as much as I as much

280
00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:57.480
<v Speaker 2>as I have been, and I'm doing right now. But

281
00:13:58.440 --> 00:14:01.279
<v Speaker 2>nobody knows exactly how this play out. But so far,

282
00:14:01.720 --> 00:14:03.519
<v Speaker 2>I think pat has done a great job at really

283
00:14:03.559 --> 00:14:06.559
<v Speaker 2>delivering in every way you can until you can actually

284
00:14:06.559 --> 00:14:11.240
<v Speaker 2>coach a game. And I learned a lot throughout the

285
00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:14.639
<v Speaker 2>last few years as a level basketball fan myself, because

286
00:14:15.799 --> 00:14:18.480
<v Speaker 2>you often hear you know, he doesn't get it, he's

287
00:14:18.519 --> 00:14:20.480
<v Speaker 2>not built for it. And I'm not talking about Pat Kelsey.

288
00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:22.679
<v Speaker 2>He was talking about when when fans complain about a coach,

289
00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:27.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, or being relatable, likable, all that kind of stuff.

290
00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:30.240
<v Speaker 2>And one thing that's never changed is that winning at

291
00:14:30.240 --> 00:14:34.279
<v Speaker 2>the highest level matters. Rick Patina wasn't relatable. He was

292
00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:36.480
<v Speaker 2>a robot. He talked down to us quite a bit.

293
00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:41.039
<v Speaker 2>He's he's maybe one of the most unrelatable humans I've

294
00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:43.159
<v Speaker 2>ever been around. And I don't mean like I've been

295
00:14:43.159 --> 00:14:45.120
<v Speaker 2>around him a lot, because I'm beneath through Patino. He'd

296
00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:47.799
<v Speaker 2>never let me around him. He you know, it's ree Pertino.

297
00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:51.360
<v Speaker 2>But he wanted a really, really high level and you

298
00:14:51.559 --> 00:14:54.840
<v Speaker 2>never had to question if you had a coach like that,

299
00:14:54.919 --> 00:14:57.879
<v Speaker 2>was that was good enough for your job? We were

300
00:14:57.919 --> 00:15:01.799
<v Speaker 2>really really spoiled. We went for Denny crumbed to Rick Patino.

301
00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:04.360
<v Speaker 2>Are you kidding me? And that's what like fifty years.

302
00:15:04.399 --> 00:15:08.679
<v Speaker 2>Collectively we had some great times and for some bad times,

303
00:15:08.679 --> 00:15:13.000
<v Speaker 2>but really for the most part, maybe towards the end

304
00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:14.720
<v Speaker 2>of the Dinny era, whenever you felt like, you know,

305
00:15:17.120 --> 00:15:19.559
<v Speaker 2>his best days were clearly in the rear view. And

306
00:15:19.679 --> 00:15:22.759
<v Speaker 2>maybe that brief stretch for Rick before they made that

307
00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:24.440
<v Speaker 2>run to the Final four and twenty twelve, and I

308
00:15:24.519 --> 00:15:28.440
<v Speaker 2>mean a really brief stretch. Other than that, throughout that

309
00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:31.799
<v Speaker 2>what fifty years, even through the good and the bad,

310
00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:34.279
<v Speaker 2>you knew you had a coach that was capable and

311
00:15:34.519 --> 00:15:36.960
<v Speaker 2>was you know, good enough to be your coach at

312
00:15:36.960 --> 00:15:39.200
<v Speaker 2>a place like Louisville. I mean, Denny made Louisville what

313
00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:42.200
<v Speaker 2>it was. Rick came in at a very critical time

314
00:15:42.679 --> 00:15:44.600
<v Speaker 2>and within a few years took it to a Final

315
00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:47.960
<v Speaker 2>four and really got you elevated back to where you belong.

316
00:15:49.759 --> 00:15:52.559
<v Speaker 2>So with Mac, you know, we loved the things that

317
00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:56.320
<v Speaker 2>were so different than Rick until he lost. Right, I

318
00:15:56.320 --> 00:15:59.240
<v Speaker 2>always use this line because it was, you know, seeing

319
00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:01.919
<v Speaker 2>it play out in real time was just you know,

320
00:16:01.960 --> 00:16:05.320
<v Speaker 2>something I'll always remember. We talked about how Chris Mack

321
00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:07.799
<v Speaker 2>was one of us. Right, you'll see him at roosters

322
00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:11.399
<v Speaker 2>drinking a beer having wings. He gets the same wings

323
00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:15.320
<v Speaker 2>you get. Remember when they toilet paper at each other's

324
00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:18.279
<v Speaker 2>house to like joke on, you know, to to rip

325
00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:23.519
<v Speaker 2>each other because Sat won ACC Coach of the Year

326
00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:26.440
<v Speaker 2>and then they were neighbors and Mac went over there

327
00:16:26.480 --> 00:16:29.440
<v Speaker 2>and t Pete his house, maybe just his mailbox or

328
00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:31.720
<v Speaker 2>something to kind of like, you know, I don't know

329
00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:33.919
<v Speaker 2>how that would be, like giving him a gift or something,

330
00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:37.159
<v Speaker 2>but like we thought it was so awesome because one,

331
00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:39.039
<v Speaker 2>it was cool to see these guys show that they're

332
00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:41.679
<v Speaker 2>human beings. We had Bobby Patrino and Rick Patino the

333
00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:44.120
<v Speaker 2>most non human beings that have ever coached any sport,

334
00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:47.200
<v Speaker 2>I think, So we loved it. We embraced that they

335
00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:50.519
<v Speaker 2>were more relatable, they were more like normal humans. But

336
00:16:50.559 --> 00:16:52.600
<v Speaker 2>then as soon as that they stopped winning at a

337
00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:57.360
<v Speaker 2>super high level, which Sat never really did. We weaponized

338
00:16:57.360 --> 00:17:00.679
<v Speaker 2>that against him, right, like, you better get off the

339
00:17:00.759 --> 00:17:03.200
<v Speaker 2>lake talking about Mac and get out there and recruit.

340
00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:06.519
<v Speaker 2>We got to get this thing turned around with Sat.

341
00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:10.680
<v Speaker 2>You know. We loved that he was loving them up right,

342
00:17:12.000 --> 00:17:14.720
<v Speaker 2>talking about loving on his players, just loving on those kids,

343
00:17:14.759 --> 00:17:18.920
<v Speaker 2>loving all those boys whenever Bobby was mean. And then

344
00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:22.119
<v Speaker 2>when he lost to Kentucky and he cried at midfield,

345
00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:24.680
<v Speaker 2>the stoops about elsdown, like, Nah, get that guy the

346
00:17:24.680 --> 00:17:27.000
<v Speaker 2>hell out of here. He's not built for this. So

347
00:17:28.680 --> 00:17:31.200
<v Speaker 2>what you really want is somebody that wins at a

348
00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:34.720
<v Speaker 2>really high level, regardless of the other stuff. Now, you

349
00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:36.640
<v Speaker 2>don't want scandals, and we've certainly had a fair share

350
00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:40.839
<v Speaker 2>of that, but we've also accepted scandals around here because

351
00:17:40.880 --> 00:17:43.400
<v Speaker 2>we had a coach that was really, really good and

352
00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:46.359
<v Speaker 2>we accepted it a little too long, I think, But nonetheless,

353
00:17:46.880 --> 00:17:50.519
<v Speaker 2>I mean, what you really really want and what you

354
00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:53.319
<v Speaker 2>really care about deep down is results. It's a results

355
00:17:53.319 --> 00:17:56.640
<v Speaker 2>based business. As a fan, and if your coach wins

356
00:17:56.680 --> 00:17:59.559
<v Speaker 2>at a high level, you can accept not everything but

357
00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:03.279
<v Speaker 2>most everything. But until you get there, like the other

358
00:18:03.319 --> 00:18:05.880
<v Speaker 2>stuff matters, and if you do have a setback, or

359
00:18:05.920 --> 00:18:08.559
<v Speaker 2>you have, you know, maybe a stretch of play where

360
00:18:08.599 --> 00:18:11.319
<v Speaker 2>you start to question your coach and his ability to

361
00:18:11.400 --> 00:18:17.319
<v Speaker 2>be the guy. If he's somebody that you feel like

362
00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:20.559
<v Speaker 2>gets it, you know, and you know, you think he

363
00:18:20.599 --> 00:18:22.880
<v Speaker 2>is willing to acknowledge when he makes mistakes and basically

364
00:18:22.880 --> 00:18:25.039
<v Speaker 2>be the opposite of Kenny Payne who blamed everybody else

365
00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:27.319
<v Speaker 2>like that stuff. There's value there. It matters as well,

366
00:18:27.640 --> 00:18:31.920
<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter more than winning. But Pat Kelsey, I'm

367
00:18:31.920 --> 00:18:34.119
<v Speaker 2>sure by design. I don't know if it was just

368
00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:36.880
<v Speaker 2>him knowing the situation, him being him, or if it

369
00:18:36.920 --> 00:18:39.240
<v Speaker 2>was maybe a talk a conversation he had with Josh

370
00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:41.799
<v Speaker 2>Hurd and the athletic department, But I think he's done

371
00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:45.200
<v Speaker 2>a lot of little things that have really sped up

372
00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:48.079
<v Speaker 2>this process. Not necessarily for winning, because again we don't

373
00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:49.960
<v Speaker 2>know how many games they're going to win this year.

374
00:18:50.119 --> 00:18:51.880
<v Speaker 2>We'll have to wait and see, but it has sped

375
00:18:51.960 --> 00:18:55.759
<v Speaker 2>up the process for fans to go from being completely dejected,

376
00:18:56.240 --> 00:18:59.839
<v Speaker 2>not even realizing when Louis played, not going to a game,

377
00:18:59.880 --> 00:19:02.920
<v Speaker 2>and maybe two years or something. I think the little

378
00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:05.640
<v Speaker 2>things Pat's done since he got hired has sped up

379
00:19:05.680 --> 00:19:08.039
<v Speaker 2>the process to get those people back engaged, to get

380
00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:11.079
<v Speaker 2>those people involved, to get those people making it a

381
00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:16.799
<v Speaker 2>priority to be at Louisville Live tonight, and we all

382
00:19:16.880 --> 00:19:18.279
<v Speaker 2>knew no matter who they hired, it was going to

383
00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:20.359
<v Speaker 2>be much better than what we had before. And as

384
00:19:20.359 --> 00:19:22.119
<v Speaker 2>a fan base, I think we all know we were

385
00:19:22.119 --> 00:19:25.279
<v Speaker 2>going to embrace it. But I don't know if there

386
00:19:25.319 --> 00:19:27.880
<v Speaker 2>were other coaches out there that would have kind of

387
00:19:27.880 --> 00:19:32.319
<v Speaker 2>gotten us excited in this way and really generated this

388
00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:36.200
<v Speaker 2>momentum within the fan base. Maybe I'm wrong. We'll never know.

389
00:19:36.240 --> 00:19:40.519
<v Speaker 2>It doesn't matter, but it's been awesome. All right, let's

390
00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:42.200
<v Speaker 2>do this. On the other side, we're gonna be joined

391
00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:46.039
<v Speaker 2>by mister Jeffrey Greer to talk a little footy as

392
00:19:46.160 --> 00:19:50.759
<v Speaker 2>racing Louisville. They've got a big match tomorrow night Star

393
00:19:50.839 --> 00:19:53.440
<v Speaker 2>Wars Night out there, so we'll talk to jeff get

394
00:19:53.480 --> 00:19:56.400
<v Speaker 2>his thoughts on a lot of things. Love catching up

395
00:19:56.440 --> 00:19:58.079
<v Speaker 2>with mister Greer, so we'll do that. On the other side,

396
00:19:58.119 --> 00:20:00.000
<v Speaker 2>it's coffee and company. Feel about Thort's right here on

397
00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:05.160
<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety. That's right, we're about halfway through

398
00:20:05.200 --> 00:20:08.599
<v Speaker 2>here on a Friday afternoon. Coffee and company fueled by

399
00:20:08.640 --> 00:20:11.200
<v Speaker 2>Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety appreciate you hanging

400
00:20:11.200 --> 00:20:13.839
<v Speaker 2>out with us, and we also appreciate the one and

401
00:20:13.880 --> 00:20:17.279
<v Speaker 2>only mister Jeffrey Greer who joins us now. Jeff, longtime,

402
00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:19.160
<v Speaker 2>no talk, my friend. How you been. How's life?

403
00:20:20.359 --> 00:20:23.039
<v Speaker 4>I am wonderful, Nick. I've got about three weeks until

404
00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:27.279
<v Speaker 4>baby number two arrives. We've got baby number one rocking

405
00:20:27.400 --> 00:20:28.720
<v Speaker 4>some serious pink eye.

406
00:20:29.680 --> 00:20:33.680
<v Speaker 2>Oh no, the usual, the usual.

407
00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:36.200
<v Speaker 4>Family stuff at home. But you know what, we're here.

408
00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:38.200
<v Speaker 4>We can't complain, we're breathing. We're all good.

409
00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:42.240
<v Speaker 2>How is baby number one feeling about there being a

410
00:20:42.279 --> 00:20:43.039
<v Speaker 2>baby number two?

411
00:20:44.960 --> 00:20:49.279
<v Speaker 4>I'll tell you what. I still don't think he quite

412
00:20:49.839 --> 00:20:53.279
<v Speaker 4>like gets the concept, like of course, and I know

413
00:20:53.319 --> 00:20:55.880
<v Speaker 4>you've experienced this, like I just I don't know yet

414
00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:59.480
<v Speaker 4>if he's fully aware that somebody's about to come take

415
00:20:59.519 --> 00:21:02.960
<v Speaker 4>a shy. But the good news is is like he's

416
00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:05.039
<v Speaker 4>he's two and a half three now at this point,

417
00:21:05.119 --> 00:21:07.960
<v Speaker 4>and I've got him shooting hoops and doing all sorts

418
00:21:08.000 --> 00:21:10.039
<v Speaker 4>of stuff that can occupy him. So that's good.

419
00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:13.920
<v Speaker 2>Well, congratulations to you guys. Uh, I can tell you

420
00:21:14.079 --> 00:21:17.559
<v Speaker 2>it having two is it's not. I mean, you know,

421
00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:21.519
<v Speaker 2>everybody's different, but I feel like I was warned about

422
00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:24.799
<v Speaker 2>all game changer. You know it's gonna be, and you

423
00:21:24.839 --> 00:21:26.839
<v Speaker 2>know it's a it's an adjustment, of course, but like it,

424
00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:29.400
<v Speaker 2>you know, it wasn't it wasn't anything that wasn't anything

425
00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:31.839
<v Speaker 2>we we can't we couldn't handle, and it certainly won't

426
00:21:31.839 --> 00:21:34.880
<v Speaker 2>be anything that that you guys can't handle. So I

427
00:21:34.920 --> 00:21:37.400
<v Speaker 2>hope the pink I recovers is that, like you know,

428
00:21:38.200 --> 00:21:39.079
<v Speaker 2>is it spread at all?

429
00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:44.200
<v Speaker 4>No, it hasn't hit as these so that's good. But Nick,

430
00:21:44.400 --> 00:21:47.640
<v Speaker 4>I will say, I've been thinking about you. I was

431
00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:51.200
<v Speaker 4>laughing a little bit as you're as you're talking about this,

432
00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:54.480
<v Speaker 4>adding to and I was thinking about all the guys

433
00:21:54.480 --> 00:21:56.480
<v Speaker 4>I know who have two kids. And you know, I'm

434
00:21:56.559 --> 00:22:00.279
<v Speaker 4>hoping that that us switching to man the man out

435
00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:02.480
<v Speaker 4>of a zone defense with the one is not going

436
00:22:02.559 --> 00:22:04.440
<v Speaker 4>to be as confusing for me as it was for

437
00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:08.759
<v Speaker 4>Kenny Payne. And I think we'll be I think we'll

438
00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:11.160
<v Speaker 4>probably adjust a little bit better. I'm much more of

439
00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:13.839
<v Speaker 4>a man a man defense guy anyway, so I think

440
00:22:13.880 --> 00:22:15.720
<v Speaker 4>this is a good swap for us.

441
00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:18.759
<v Speaker 2>Well, it won't be that really crazy, you know, never

442
00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:21.559
<v Speaker 2>before seeing Mike Woodson's zone, that's you know, you have,

443
00:22:21.720 --> 00:22:24.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, yeah, yeah, you have to worry. You have

444
00:22:24.640 --> 00:22:26.599
<v Speaker 2>to worry about that. But all right, let's talk about

445
00:22:26.680 --> 00:22:29.200
<v Speaker 2>Racing lou Is. They are looking for their third straight

446
00:22:29.279 --> 00:22:32.039
<v Speaker 2>home win and they've got a big match coming up

447
00:22:32.039 --> 00:22:34.799
<v Speaker 2>here Kansas City Current. Uh, they're the fourth place team

448
00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:39.559
<v Speaker 2>currently in the league. The momentum at home obviously, club's

449
00:22:39.599 --> 00:22:42.119
<v Speaker 2>playing well in front of a home crowd. But you know,

450
00:22:42.480 --> 00:22:44.559
<v Speaker 2>I would assume that the home crowd can take a

451
00:22:44.559 --> 00:22:46.279
<v Speaker 2>little bit of you know, maybe not the credit, but

452
00:22:46.359 --> 00:22:49.680
<v Speaker 2>like atmosphere matters in a major way for all for

453
00:22:49.880 --> 00:22:52.640
<v Speaker 2>for every team, high school, you know, youth league, professional.

454
00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:55.200
<v Speaker 2>So I'm sure for you guys to know that, you know,

455
00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:56.920
<v Speaker 2>you got a chance to potentially get a third straight

456
00:22:56.960 --> 00:22:58.880
<v Speaker 2>winning home in front of the fans like that, that's

457
00:22:58.920 --> 00:23:00.559
<v Speaker 2>something special. Not that you guys are playing for other

458
00:23:00.599 --> 00:23:02.400
<v Speaker 2>things as well. I know you've still got plenty of

459
00:23:02.400 --> 00:23:04.799
<v Speaker 2>season left. But should be a good crowd out there

460
00:23:04.799 --> 00:23:05.640
<v Speaker 2>tomorrow for you guys.

461
00:23:06.799 --> 00:23:09.480
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well, we're really trying this week. And I know. Look,

462
00:23:09.519 --> 00:23:11.839
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I'm smart enough to know I've been in

463
00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:16.000
<v Speaker 4>this market for eleven years, actually eleven eleventh anniversaries coming

464
00:23:16.079 --> 00:23:19.920
<v Speaker 4>up on Halloween of moving to Louisville. But look, I

465
00:23:19.960 --> 00:23:22.799
<v Speaker 4>know this is a football, football, and basketball town. It's

466
00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:26.039
<v Speaker 4>a big college sports town. So that's why we we

467
00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:29.279
<v Speaker 4>partnered with Lottie Stockwell and and the folks over at

468
00:23:29.359 --> 00:23:32.119
<v Speaker 4>u of L to do just encourage folks to go

469
00:23:32.160 --> 00:23:34.960
<v Speaker 4>to both. We got the football game at twelve and

470
00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:37.200
<v Speaker 4>then if you show up at the racing game at

471
00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:39.880
<v Speaker 4>Lynn Family Stadium, just walk over to the box office,

472
00:23:41.799 --> 00:23:44.119
<v Speaker 4>excuse me and show them here U of L football ticket.

473
00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:47.880
<v Speaker 4>You get in for free to our game. So we're

474
00:23:47.920 --> 00:23:50.160
<v Speaker 4>just trying to get as many people into the into

475
00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:53.240
<v Speaker 4>the stadium because it's right. We hear about this all

476
00:23:53.279 --> 00:23:54.640
<v Speaker 4>the time, and I used to kind of roll my

477
00:23:54.640 --> 00:23:57.720
<v Speaker 4>eyes as a reporter, but now that now that I'm

478
00:23:57.759 --> 00:24:00.519
<v Speaker 4>working on this side, like it actually is a thing.

479
00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:02.880
<v Speaker 4>Like you sleep in your own bed, you have your

480
00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:06.519
<v Speaker 4>morning routine at home, You see familiar faces over and

481
00:24:06.559 --> 00:24:09.440
<v Speaker 4>over and over again. And you know, any sport you

482
00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:12.240
<v Speaker 4>always talk to people who they get to know a

483
00:24:12.240 --> 00:24:15.000
<v Speaker 4>season ticket holder, they get to know, you know, a

484
00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:17.960
<v Speaker 4>big corporate partner, but they get to know the diehards too,

485
00:24:18.000 --> 00:24:21.000
<v Speaker 4>And I think that's really important with the home crowd,

486
00:24:21.039 --> 00:24:24.039
<v Speaker 4>and it does make a huge difference in these games,

487
00:24:24.839 --> 00:24:26.680
<v Speaker 4>because the bottom line is, Nick, when we're going on

488
00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:28.880
<v Speaker 4>the road, we're playing in San Diego, they've got thirty

489
00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:33.400
<v Speaker 4>thousand people right on top of you snap Dragon Stadium

490
00:24:33.400 --> 00:24:36.200
<v Speaker 4>out there. They've got twenty thousand in Portland, twenty five

491
00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:40.839
<v Speaker 4>thousand in La. Kansas City's home games are nuts twelve

492
00:24:40.920 --> 00:24:43.960
<v Speaker 4>thousand or so packed in. So it makes a big difference.

493
00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:47.079
<v Speaker 4>And we need a big, a big crowd tomorrow and

494
00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:49.079
<v Speaker 4>a big win for sure.

495
00:24:49.279 --> 00:24:51.680
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure in your position now you've you've been able

496
00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:54.200
<v Speaker 2>to really kind of see that you can bring in

497
00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:57.519
<v Speaker 2>more fans to kind of, you know, get a taste

498
00:24:57.519 --> 00:24:59.680
<v Speaker 2>of what you guys have to offer with the experience

499
00:24:59.799 --> 00:25:02.920
<v Speaker 2>at at Racing lou games by knowing, Hey, people who

500
00:25:02.920 --> 00:25:04.319
<v Speaker 2>go to uf L games, even people who go to

501
00:25:04.440 --> 00:25:07.319
<v Speaker 2>UK games, those are people who do enjoy sporting events.

502
00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:09.759
<v Speaker 2>And and you know, I'm just curious how much you

503
00:25:09.799 --> 00:25:12.440
<v Speaker 2>know do you would you say a big chunk of

504
00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:14.680
<v Speaker 2>your fan base. I mean, they're probably wearing purple at

505
00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:16.440
<v Speaker 2>every game, so you wouldn't know for sure, but like

506
00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:18.519
<v Speaker 2>I would imagine a lot of the of the core,

507
00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:21.039
<v Speaker 2>big of the big fans for for for the club,

508
00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:23.359
<v Speaker 2>are either red or blue. Right, I'm just curious, do

509
00:25:23.400 --> 00:25:25.240
<v Speaker 2>you get a sense for is there more red? Is

510
00:25:25.279 --> 00:25:27.599
<v Speaker 2>it more blue? Again, you'll take either either or right.

511
00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:30.839
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Well, I don't care if you're If you show

512
00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:32.839
<v Speaker 4>up and you're wearing Neon orange, you.

513
00:25:32.759 --> 00:25:34.839
<v Speaker 2>Could be a Kenny Payne fan and and you you'll

514
00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:35.319
<v Speaker 2>let them.

515
00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:38.720
<v Speaker 4>In, right, Yeah, and that'll that'll at least fill one row.

516
00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:41.079
<v Speaker 4>But but no, I mean, I think you know, it's

517
00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:44.279
<v Speaker 4>really I'm just kidding. I'm sure he's a nice guy,

518
00:25:44.319 --> 00:25:47.440
<v Speaker 4>but but no, I I uh, yes, that is a

519
00:25:47.519 --> 00:25:50.720
<v Speaker 4>it's a great question, and it's and it's true, it's definitely,

520
00:25:50.799 --> 00:25:54.400
<v Speaker 4>I mean, it's Skew's probably red just because of us

521
00:25:54.440 --> 00:25:57.680
<v Speaker 4>being a Louisville based team, but we've got a lot

522
00:25:57.680 --> 00:26:01.079
<v Speaker 4>of Indiana fans also nice a fair amount of like

523
00:26:01.839 --> 00:26:04.400
<v Speaker 4>of tops, w k U tops and of course Bellerman

524
00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:07.160
<v Speaker 4>here in town, like license plates and stuff like that

525
00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:10.039
<v Speaker 4>in the parking lots of games, so it's widespread. There's

526
00:26:10.039 --> 00:26:13.160
<v Speaker 4>a reason why our teams are purple. That's what you

527
00:26:13.200 --> 00:26:16.079
<v Speaker 4>get when you combine red and blue. So I mean,

528
00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:21.000
<v Speaker 4>it's it's kind of a fun chance to be the

529
00:26:21.039 --> 00:26:23.680
<v Speaker 4>team for everybody, right, And and you know, I think

530
00:26:23.680 --> 00:26:25.839
<v Speaker 4>people kind of put away their swords, at least I

531
00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:28.000
<v Speaker 4>hope put away their swords for two hours rooting for

532
00:26:28.039 --> 00:26:30.359
<v Speaker 4>the same team, and then after that they can go

533
00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:35.079
<v Speaker 4>back to the fistfights and the dialysis clinic. But but yeah,

534
00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:38.519
<v Speaker 4>it's it's kind of a fun side note of of

535
00:26:38.519 --> 00:26:41.359
<v Speaker 4>being a team here that's not connected to UK or

536
00:26:41.480 --> 00:26:44.640
<v Speaker 4>U of L. You know, we're friends with both, and

537
00:26:44.680 --> 00:26:47.279
<v Speaker 4>we welcome everybody to these games, so it's a fun mix.

538
00:26:47.559 --> 00:26:51.000
<v Speaker 4>There's only one pit fan in the stadium for each game, though.

539
00:26:51.039 --> 00:26:51.400
<v Speaker 2>And that's you.

540
00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:52.960
<v Speaker 4>That's you, that's me.

541
00:26:53.640 --> 00:26:56.559
<v Speaker 2>So right now, this this, I know, they look pretty good,

542
00:26:56.599 --> 00:26:59.440
<v Speaker 2>bouncing back after a bad season where you the only

543
00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:01.680
<v Speaker 2>good thing have been for you is you beat Louisville,

544
00:27:01.680 --> 00:27:05.079
<v Speaker 2>which I still can't believe that happened. But this matchup

545
00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:07.480
<v Speaker 2>with with the Kansas City Club, obviously you guys have

546
00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:10.319
<v Speaker 2>played them already once this year was a draw, I

547
00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:12.720
<v Speaker 2>believe in what was a pretty exciting game. It sounds

548
00:27:12.759 --> 00:27:14.759
<v Speaker 2>like sort of some what are some takeaways from that

549
00:27:14.839 --> 00:27:17.880
<v Speaker 2>first that first draw that you know, you think that

550
00:27:17.960 --> 00:27:20.119
<v Speaker 2>you guys could capitalize on. Obviously, they're a good team,

551
00:27:20.160 --> 00:27:22.440
<v Speaker 2>they're they're they're sitting ahead of you guys in the standings,

552
00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:24.640
<v Speaker 2>But I think the first match shows that you guys

553
00:27:24.640 --> 00:27:26.279
<v Speaker 2>clearly can compete with them, and it wouldn't be a

554
00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:28.359
<v Speaker 2>big shocker if you were able to pull off the victory.

555
00:27:29.359 --> 00:27:31.680
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, we can compete with any team in the league.

556
00:27:32.599 --> 00:27:36.839
<v Speaker 4>But yeah, Kansas City, great environment. It was a wild game.

557
00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:39.559
<v Speaker 4>Like you said, it was two to two going into

558
00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:42.359
<v Speaker 4>the added time. I know that's it can be a

559
00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:44.240
<v Speaker 4>confusing topic. But at the end of the game, the

560
00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:47.400
<v Speaker 4>injury at a time, uh, and they scored like a

561
00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:51.039
<v Speaker 4>minute into the injury time, and usually in soccer, I

562
00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:54.720
<v Speaker 4>mean that's that's a game winner. But we scored at

563
00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:57.279
<v Speaker 4>literally like right before the referee was going to blow

564
00:27:57.279 --> 00:28:01.640
<v Speaker 4>the whistle. Uh, Savannah Demelo or start midfield. They're dribbled

565
00:28:01.640 --> 00:28:04.440
<v Speaker 4>through like five players and scored and the whistle blew

566
00:28:04.519 --> 00:28:07.519
<v Speaker 4>like I think literally right after she scored. So this

567
00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:11.880
<v Speaker 4>pretty wild game there that the fans were chanting refuse suck,

568
00:28:12.920 --> 00:28:15.559
<v Speaker 4>thirteen thousand strong or whatever the number is there as

569
00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:18.880
<v Speaker 4>we're walking off, I mean you could feel the field

570
00:28:19.200 --> 00:28:22.319
<v Speaker 4>vibrating as people were shouting. People didn't leave their seats,

571
00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:25.200
<v Speaker 4>and that's awesome when you're on the road. I mean,

572
00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:28.640
<v Speaker 4>what an awesome feeling is, Like everybody's angry about the

573
00:28:28.680 --> 00:28:32.000
<v Speaker 4>result that your road team just pulled, and it's in

574
00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:34.559
<v Speaker 4>that case we travel with twenty plus our staff, So

575
00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:38.000
<v Speaker 4>it was like thirty five forty strong louisvillions in the

576
00:28:38.000 --> 00:28:41.480
<v Speaker 4>middle of this just rowdy, angry place. It was pretty fun.

577
00:28:41.960 --> 00:28:45.160
<v Speaker 4>But yeah, they are a very very fun team to watch.

578
00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:48.880
<v Speaker 4>Hate to admit it, but they're very fast. They're very

579
00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:51.079
<v Speaker 4>up and down. They score a ton of goals. They

580
00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:53.680
<v Speaker 4>lead the league in goals. They've got the league's leading

581
00:28:53.720 --> 00:29:00.480
<v Speaker 4>goal scorer, a player from Malawi in Africa. She's unbelievably fast.

582
00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:02.200
<v Speaker 4>We've got our work cut out for us, so it's

583
00:29:02.200 --> 00:29:05.640
<v Speaker 4>not going to be easy. But like you said, it

584
00:29:05.680 --> 00:29:07.839
<v Speaker 4>was a draw in the end. We've never lost to

585
00:29:07.880 --> 00:29:10.279
<v Speaker 4>them at home before in the six games that we've

586
00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:14.640
<v Speaker 4>played them here in Louisville, so this would be a monster,

587
00:29:14.759 --> 00:29:17.279
<v Speaker 4>monster win for us. Late in the season, we got

588
00:29:17.319 --> 00:29:19.559
<v Speaker 4>four games left and we're still pushing hard for our

589
00:29:19.559 --> 00:29:22.160
<v Speaker 4>first playoff appearance. So if you want to get into

590
00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:23.839
<v Speaker 4>the playoffs, you've got to beat the teams that are

591
00:29:23.839 --> 00:29:28.359
<v Speaker 4>already qualified for it and are expected to be championship contenders, and.

592
00:29:28.319 --> 00:29:30.880
<v Speaker 2>They need you guys to show up out there tomorrow

593
00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:32.319
<v Speaker 2>because it's going to be a beautiful night. If you

594
00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:34.559
<v Speaker 2>bring your Louisville Football ticket, you will get in free,

595
00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:37.359
<v Speaker 2>which hell, that's a free night of entertainment. Obviously, you

596
00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:39.720
<v Speaker 2>know you can purchase the bruise and have some great

597
00:29:39.720 --> 00:29:41.640
<v Speaker 2>food that they've got out there. But yeah, I mean

598
00:29:42.119 --> 00:29:43.880
<v Speaker 2>works out perfect. As you mentioned, the noon game for

599
00:29:43.880 --> 00:29:46.119
<v Speaker 2>football and then you guys get it started at seven

600
00:29:46.119 --> 00:29:48.599
<v Speaker 2>point thirty and I expect you will have a good

601
00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:50.839
<v Speaker 2>crowd on a beautiful night out there on a Saturday.

602
00:29:50.920 --> 00:29:52.279
<v Speaker 2>Let me ask you on a real quick question. I know,

603
00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:54.279
<v Speaker 2>before you were in the soccer world as your gig,

604
00:29:54.359 --> 00:29:56.480
<v Speaker 2>you obviously covered U of L for a long time.

605
00:29:57.119 --> 00:30:00.599
<v Speaker 2>Louisville Live. That became a thing during the Chris Smack era.

606
00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:03.160
<v Speaker 2>I think they did it one year when Kenny was

607
00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:06.759
<v Speaker 2>here for his two years. Any thoughts on you know,

608
00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:08.839
<v Speaker 2>not what we're going to see tonight, but like you've

609
00:30:08.839 --> 00:30:10.359
<v Speaker 2>all didn't have one of these for a really long

610
00:30:10.359 --> 00:30:11.920
<v Speaker 2>time when Rick was here. Obviously you were here for

611
00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:14.240
<v Speaker 2>a great chunk of his tenure and we didn't have

612
00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:16.000
<v Speaker 2>this kind of an event I mean, you don't really

613
00:30:16.039 --> 00:30:17.599
<v Speaker 2>get to learn a whole lot about the team. It's

614
00:30:17.599 --> 00:30:20.319
<v Speaker 2>not a competitive thing. But like, I'm really glad. I know,

615
00:30:20.359 --> 00:30:22.200
<v Speaker 2>you know, college troops really well. There were so many

616
00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:24.960
<v Speaker 2>programs of Louisville's caliber that had an annual thing for

617
00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:27.559
<v Speaker 2>decades where they kind of tip it off and really

618
00:30:27.599 --> 00:30:30.799
<v Speaker 2>just party and introduced the team and whatnot. So this

619
00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:33.000
<v Speaker 2>year they're doing it at the Yum Center tonight. I mean,

620
00:30:33.160 --> 00:30:34.839
<v Speaker 2>I know, you know, this is a brand new team

621
00:30:34.839 --> 00:30:37.920
<v Speaker 2>here where we've only seen just two games in the Bahamas,

622
00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:40.599
<v Speaker 2>but you know, Louisville Live. I'm not surprised to see

623
00:30:40.640 --> 00:30:42.680
<v Speaker 2>it's become a big thing for Louisville fans, given you

624
00:30:42.680 --> 00:30:44.599
<v Speaker 2>know that we don't have to worry about losing to

625
00:30:44.640 --> 00:30:46.559
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky Westling. You just can go watch them, you know,

626
00:30:46.720 --> 00:30:48.599
<v Speaker 2>dunk and shoot three pointers.

627
00:30:50.359 --> 00:30:53.039
<v Speaker 4>Yeah. No, look, I think it's I think that stuff

628
00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:55.559
<v Speaker 4>is just so smart. And you know, I remember in

629
00:30:55.599 --> 00:30:58.599
<v Speaker 4>college they did they when I went to pitt they

630
00:30:58.599 --> 00:31:02.759
<v Speaker 4>did something like this. This street that's mostly a pedestrian

631
00:31:02.799 --> 00:31:06.279
<v Speaker 4>street between the Cathedral learning and the and the student

632
00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:09.279
<v Speaker 4>union that you know, has always packed with people, and

633
00:31:09.319 --> 00:31:10.960
<v Speaker 4>it kind of reminded me. It was very similar to

634
00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:14.200
<v Speaker 4>the Four Street Live Louisville Live that they did with

635
00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:17.559
<v Speaker 4>Chris Mack and I just look, I think it's just

636
00:31:17.759 --> 00:31:23.039
<v Speaker 4>such an important thing for a team in modern college sports,

637
00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:25.559
<v Speaker 4>and you really can't I mean, basketball is the one

638
00:31:25.559 --> 00:31:27.319
<v Speaker 4>you can really do it for because it is a

639
00:31:27.359 --> 00:31:31.039
<v Speaker 4>smaller space, but it's such an important marketing tool. It

640
00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:33.119
<v Speaker 4>just gets people kind of hyped up for the season.

641
00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:35.039
<v Speaker 4>And then on top of that, of course it's a

642
00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:39.160
<v Speaker 4>big recruiting tool as well. And I'm sure you remember

643
00:31:39.240 --> 00:31:42.319
<v Speaker 4>the signs for aidany Gahon and and you know all

644
00:31:42.319 --> 00:31:46.559
<v Speaker 4>the different signs that the yeah, the Irish Hohole. Can

645
00:31:46.880 --> 00:31:50.039
<v Speaker 4>you know, you can you know, insert recruit here. You

646
00:31:50.119 --> 00:31:51.720
<v Speaker 4>know your students are going to show up and have

647
00:31:51.799 --> 00:31:53.920
<v Speaker 4>some signs for them and stuff. So yeah, I think

648
00:31:53.960 --> 00:31:56.680
<v Speaker 4>it's really important. I know the Young Center is probably

649
00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:59.920
<v Speaker 4>a more traditional venue for it than you know, do

650
00:32:00.039 --> 00:32:02.559
<v Speaker 4>in the quirky different Churchill Downs or Four Street Live

651
00:32:02.640 --> 00:32:05.519
<v Speaker 4>or whatever, But I just think it's I think it's

652
00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:08.160
<v Speaker 4>a really essential item to have, as you mentioned, for

653
00:32:08.240 --> 00:32:13.279
<v Speaker 4>a program of Louisville's caliber, and even if you're not

654
00:32:13.480 --> 00:32:16.559
<v Speaker 4>like a fan of that team, like I've wanted to

655
00:32:16.599 --> 00:32:20.279
<v Speaker 4>go to Kansas their little I don't know what they're.

656
00:32:20.200 --> 00:32:21.319
<v Speaker 2>Ving, something about the fog.

657
00:32:22.400 --> 00:32:24.480
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, I just feel like that would just

658
00:32:24.519 --> 00:32:26.599
<v Speaker 4>be kind of a cool experience to be there. So

659
00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:29.759
<v Speaker 4>but yeah, people have lots of reason to be excited

660
00:32:29.759 --> 00:32:32.599
<v Speaker 4>about Louisville basketball, so give them the event that they want.

661
00:32:33.960 --> 00:32:36.359
<v Speaker 4>You know, we're right around the corner from these exhibitions

662
00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:40.200
<v Speaker 4>getting going and college basketball being back, which is I mean,

663
00:32:40.319 --> 00:32:43.359
<v Speaker 4>just an incredible feeling of football. But basketball is just

664
00:32:43.400 --> 00:32:47.519
<v Speaker 4>a whole other planet for me, and kicking that stuff

665
00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:49.200
<v Speaker 4>off with events like this is always fun.

666
00:32:49.680 --> 00:32:52.079
<v Speaker 2>I'm with you, Sam, I totally agree, Jeff. I appreciate

667
00:32:52.119 --> 00:32:54.119
<v Speaker 2>you making time for us. I expect you guys. We'll

668
00:32:54.160 --> 00:32:55.920
<v Speaker 2>have a great crowd on hand tonight, and best of

669
00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:57.599
<v Speaker 2>luck to the club. Hopefully they can get the victory.

670
00:32:58.559 --> 00:33:00.720
<v Speaker 4>All right, Thanks so much, Nick, you guys out.

671
00:33:00.559 --> 00:33:03.240
<v Speaker 2>There take care. That's Jeff Breer. Always appreciate him making

672
00:33:03.279 --> 00:33:06.119
<v Speaker 2>sound for us again. Bring your Louisville football ticket tomorrow

673
00:33:06.319 --> 00:33:09.640
<v Speaker 2>night to the to the soccer game Racing lou and

674
00:33:09.680 --> 00:33:11.119
<v Speaker 2>you get in free. Hell of a deal. All right,

675
00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:13.160
<v Speaker 2>quick break, We'll come back on the other side right here.

676
00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:17.480
<v Speaker 2>On Sports Talk seven ninety. We're wrapping up the four

677
00:33:17.480 --> 00:33:20.599
<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour here on a Friday afternoon coffee and company,

678
00:33:20.599 --> 00:33:24.039
<v Speaker 2>fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. We'll finish

679
00:33:24.079 --> 00:33:26.440
<v Speaker 2>strong here in the five o'clock hour. Been pretty guest

680
00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:28.519
<v Speaker 2>heavy thus far, but we're wide open in the five

681
00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:30.039
<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour, and there's a lot I want to get

682
00:33:30.039 --> 00:33:32.240
<v Speaker 2>to before we get out of here for the weekend,

683
00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:36.839
<v Speaker 2>including a slate of games on Saturday. Overall, that is

684
00:33:36.880 --> 00:33:42.799
<v Speaker 2>not I mean, it's probably the most underwhelming schedule of

685
00:33:42.839 --> 00:33:46.200
<v Speaker 2>the season in regards to like big matchups. But hey,

686
00:33:47.400 --> 00:33:50.359
<v Speaker 2>I think now that people can not everybody bets on games.

687
00:33:50.359 --> 00:33:53.279
<v Speaker 2>I get it, but like I've never really felt like, okay, like,

688
00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:55.720
<v Speaker 2>for example, some of the biggest games where you really

689
00:33:55.759 --> 00:33:58.519
<v Speaker 2>don't know what's going to happen, because like Alabama Georgia,

690
00:33:58.519 --> 00:33:59.960
<v Speaker 2>I didn't touch that one. In fact, I did take

691
00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:03.799
<v Speaker 2>I ended up taking Georgia plus twenty one and a

692
00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:06.200
<v Speaker 2>half when they were getting hammered and I ended up

693
00:34:06.960 --> 00:34:08.559
<v Speaker 2>it was a very small play, so it wasn't like

694
00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:10.679
<v Speaker 2>a big win or anything like that, but like move though,

695
00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:12.880
<v Speaker 2>well they were getting killed and I just felt like

696
00:34:13.079 --> 00:34:15.440
<v Speaker 2>they'll end up keeping it closer than that, you know

697
00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:18.440
<v Speaker 2>what I mean? Yeah, so true, they were down twenty one.

698
00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:23.000
<v Speaker 2>They had just scored. I'm sorry, I think they scored

699
00:34:23.000 --> 00:34:26.079
<v Speaker 2>to make it twenty eight to seven, and then the

700
00:34:26.119 --> 00:34:27.880
<v Speaker 2>line in live was twenty one and a half. And

701
00:34:27.880 --> 00:34:29.679
<v Speaker 2>I feel like, Okay, you know, they're not going to win,

702
00:34:29.719 --> 00:34:31.199
<v Speaker 2>but I have a feeling that they'll be able to

703
00:34:31.239 --> 00:34:33.480
<v Speaker 2>at least make I thought at that time, they're probably

704
00:34:33.480 --> 00:34:35.360
<v Speaker 2>gonna lose by seventeen, but you know, put a small

705
00:34:35.400 --> 00:34:37.400
<v Speaker 2>play on it, you know, and it worked out. But

706
00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:42.639
<v Speaker 2>some games that would not be interesting as far as entertainment,

707
00:34:43.360 --> 00:34:46.079
<v Speaker 2>can be really intriguing for you because you might you

708
00:34:46.159 --> 00:34:49.039
<v Speaker 2>might have a certain feel for a team, Like there's

709
00:34:49.079 --> 00:34:50.800
<v Speaker 2>always a team every year, and I haven't figured out

710
00:34:50.840 --> 00:34:52.719
<v Speaker 2>that team yet this year, maybe I don't. Maybe maybe

711
00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:54.440
<v Speaker 2>the street comes to an end. But there's a team

712
00:34:54.480 --> 00:34:59.639
<v Speaker 2>every year that I end up betting on more than

713
00:34:59.679 --> 00:35:03.440
<v Speaker 2>like half of the season, and I went every time.

714
00:35:04.440 --> 00:35:07.599
<v Speaker 2>Last year. Uh it was Ole Miss actually Lane Kiffin.

715
00:35:07.679 --> 00:35:10.840
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they were they were really good at covering

716
00:35:10.880 --> 00:35:13.440
<v Speaker 2>spreads as favorites, and they were really good at covering

717
00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:15.320
<v Speaker 2>spreads as dogs where they wouldn't went out right, but

718
00:35:15.320 --> 00:35:17.599
<v Speaker 2>they'd keep it competitive. Year before that it was like

719
00:35:17.679 --> 00:35:20.960
<v Speaker 2>Boston College, I think. And then there's some teams like that,

720
00:35:21.000 --> 00:35:23.400
<v Speaker 2>you that you really fade, which depending on what happens

721
00:35:23.400 --> 00:35:27.000
<v Speaker 2>tonight in that non interesting game between Houston and TCU.

722
00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:30.079
<v Speaker 2>But if if if Houston continues to be, you know,

723
00:35:30.199 --> 00:35:31.719
<v Speaker 2>the team they've been in the last few weeks, they

724
00:35:31.760 --> 00:35:33.800
<v Speaker 2>just they may be a team we just fade, right, John,

725
00:35:33.800 --> 00:35:36.480
<v Speaker 2>because they're really really bad. Like there are teams that

726
00:35:36.519 --> 00:35:38.199
<v Speaker 2>you look at the record and think like, wow, man,

727
00:35:38.239 --> 00:35:40.960
<v Speaker 2>they must they must really just really stink, and then

728
00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:42.920
<v Speaker 2>you go look a little further at the numbers and

729
00:35:42.960 --> 00:35:46.079
<v Speaker 2>you realize, oh, they're they're god awful. I mean, Houston

730
00:35:46.559 --> 00:35:49.000
<v Speaker 2>plays TCU tonight, Houston hasn't scored a single point in

731
00:35:49.039 --> 00:35:51.280
<v Speaker 2>three weeks. I mean, that's and it's weird. He crazy

732
00:35:51.360 --> 00:35:54.559
<v Speaker 2>is normally a good, formidable program. Yeah, and they've got

733
00:35:54.599 --> 00:35:58.280
<v Speaker 2>resources too. So whoever whoever took over for Dana, Dana Holgerson,

734
00:35:58.639 --> 00:36:00.760
<v Speaker 2>he'll get he'll get it. He'll get a couple of

735
00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:04.280
<v Speaker 2>years for sure. But they won't. They won't let somebody

736
00:36:04.280 --> 00:36:07.599
<v Speaker 2>be this bad very long because they've got again, just

737
00:36:07.599 --> 00:36:11.079
<v Speaker 2>like SMU SMU in fact, the state of Texas. Every

738
00:36:11.119 --> 00:36:14.519
<v Speaker 2>school in Texas for the most part, has you know,

739
00:36:14.920 --> 00:36:17.559
<v Speaker 2>Texas oil money from some of their boosters in alum

740
00:36:17.639 --> 00:36:21.519
<v Speaker 2>or just fans that have the ability. SMU raised one

741
00:36:21.599 --> 00:36:25.280
<v Speaker 2>hundred million dollars to go to the ACC so they

742
00:36:25.320 --> 00:36:27.400
<v Speaker 2>could say, yeah, well we'll, we'll, we'll. All we need

743
00:36:27.480 --> 00:36:29.079
<v Speaker 2>is an invite. We don't need any money from you

744
00:36:29.159 --> 00:36:31.800
<v Speaker 2>right now. Well we'll wait years down the line to

745
00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:34.280
<v Speaker 2>get some some of that revenue share. We've got people

746
00:36:34.280 --> 00:36:36.519
<v Speaker 2>who will support us in this transition to where we're

747
00:36:36.519 --> 00:36:40.000
<v Speaker 2>not going to be dependent upon TV money, which not

748
00:36:40.119 --> 00:36:42.119
<v Speaker 2>many schools can do that, to be honest with you.

749
00:36:42.199 --> 00:36:48.039
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, Houston sucks, and tonight I'm taking them. The

750
00:36:48.079 --> 00:36:49.440
<v Speaker 2>more I think about it, John, the more I'm thinking

751
00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:50.880
<v Speaker 2>I need to just take TCU to cover. But I

752
00:36:50.880 --> 00:36:54.360
<v Speaker 2>don't trust them a whole lot either. So the Unders player,

753
00:36:54.400 --> 00:36:56.960
<v Speaker 2>I think you just don't like Unders. The Unders Unders

754
00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:58.559
<v Speaker 2>are just I mean again, like it's what.

755
00:36:58.679 --> 00:37:01.480
<v Speaker 3>You're talking about, bets that we would make previously or

756
00:37:01.519 --> 00:37:03.679
<v Speaker 3>in years past. For me, it was Iowa the under.

757
00:37:03.719 --> 00:37:05.559
<v Speaker 3>But this don't think they're doing that. I think their

758
00:37:05.559 --> 00:37:07.000
<v Speaker 3>offense is a little more formidable.

759
00:37:07.119 --> 00:37:08.760
<v Speaker 2>Well, and what it turns out, is that, like you

760
00:37:08.840 --> 00:37:11.880
<v Speaker 2>realize that that the books just can't quite get a

761
00:37:11.920 --> 00:37:14.960
<v Speaker 2>team figured out, like Louisville under Bobby the last year

762
00:37:14.960 --> 00:37:18.400
<v Speaker 2>and really Louisville under Kenny Payne. We watch them and

763
00:37:18.559 --> 00:37:21.079
<v Speaker 2>we put ourselves through the torture of watching them every

764
00:37:21.760 --> 00:37:25.280
<v Speaker 2>game because we're fans, so we really know deep down

765
00:37:25.480 --> 00:37:28.199
<v Speaker 2>like how bad they are and how there really is

766
00:37:28.239 --> 00:37:30.760
<v Speaker 2>no result that would surprise you as far as how

767
00:37:30.800 --> 00:37:33.880
<v Speaker 2>bad they get beat. But the books are looking at Okay, yeah,

768
00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:36.480
<v Speaker 2>we know they're down, but they got Bobby Patrino, They've

769
00:37:36.519 --> 00:37:40.239
<v Speaker 2>got some decent players. I mean, yeah, Louisville Kenny Payne's

770
00:37:40.239 --> 00:37:41.840
<v Speaker 2>the worst coach of all time. But you know they're

771
00:37:41.880 --> 00:37:45.719
<v Speaker 2>playing UNBC. Well, they're looking at it from you know,

772
00:37:46.119 --> 00:37:48.599
<v Speaker 2>an aerial view far away. We're looking at it right

773
00:37:48.639 --> 00:37:51.360
<v Speaker 2>in front of the car wreck, and we know, yeah, yeah,

774
00:37:51.519 --> 00:37:55.719
<v Speaker 2>they're they might win, but they're not covering eleven against anybody.

775
00:37:56.239 --> 00:37:59.079
<v Speaker 2>So anyways, real quick, before we get to the top

776
00:37:59.079 --> 00:38:00.800
<v Speaker 2>of the hour, here, let's talk once again about my

777
00:38:00.800 --> 00:38:05.000
<v Speaker 2>friends over at the Jefferson Animal Hospital. I'm sure you

778
00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:09.599
<v Speaker 2>guys listening many of you have pets. I used to say,

779
00:38:09.639 --> 00:38:12.119
<v Speaker 2>I don't have a pet because, like I feel like

780
00:38:12.159 --> 00:38:14.679
<v Speaker 2>I would be lying because we have a dog, but

781
00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:17.880
<v Speaker 2>like it's because my wife when got a dog. I

782
00:38:17.920 --> 00:38:21.000
<v Speaker 2>have very little to do with said dog. However, you know,

783
00:38:21.079 --> 00:38:23.719
<v Speaker 2>he's he's a good dog. Like he he doesn't get

784
00:38:23.800 --> 00:38:26.440
<v Speaker 2>my way, he doesn't annoy me, so I care for him.

785
00:38:26.480 --> 00:38:29.079
<v Speaker 2>He's part of the family. You know, he's you know,

786
00:38:29.159 --> 00:38:31.400
<v Speaker 2>he's not he's not like my kid. But you know,

787
00:38:32.239 --> 00:38:35.039
<v Speaker 2>I now feel comfortable in saying, yes, I have a

788
00:38:35.039 --> 00:38:38.280
<v Speaker 2>dog and he's my pet. Are you proud of me? John?

789
00:38:38.559 --> 00:38:40.599
<v Speaker 2>I am proud of you. I mean not that I'm

790
00:38:40.639 --> 00:38:42.559
<v Speaker 2>like ever anti animal, It's just I've never had the

791
00:38:42.599 --> 00:38:45.239
<v Speaker 2>relationship with a pet that a lot of people have had,

792
00:38:45.280 --> 00:38:47.239
<v Speaker 2>growing up with one when they were kids and whatnot.

793
00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:51.079
<v Speaker 2>So but I understand how important your pets are to you.

794
00:38:51.079 --> 00:38:52.880
<v Speaker 2>They're they're part of your family. They're a big part

795
00:38:52.880 --> 00:38:55.960
<v Speaker 2>of your life. So that's a bit, that's that's something you want,

796
00:38:56.039 --> 00:38:57.480
<v Speaker 2>that's something you take serious. So if something is to

797
00:38:57.519 --> 00:39:00.000
<v Speaker 2>happen to them, you need to know what you're gonna do. Well,

798
00:38:59.679 --> 00:39:01.199
<v Speaker 2>I telling you what you're gonna do. You're gonna reach

799
00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:03.760
<v Speaker 2>out to Jefferson Animal Hospital, on outer loop because they're

800
00:39:03.760 --> 00:39:05.760
<v Speaker 2>open twenty four hours, three hundred and sixty five days

801
00:39:05.760 --> 00:39:08.679
<v Speaker 2>a year, every day, even Christmas. They've got a doctor

802
00:39:08.719 --> 00:39:10.880
<v Speaker 2>on site in case of an emergency. But it doesn't

803
00:39:10.920 --> 00:39:12.719
<v Speaker 2>have to just be an emergency. Let's just say you

804
00:39:12.760 --> 00:39:15.280
<v Speaker 2>want to get your pet checked out, make sure they're healthy,

805
00:39:15.480 --> 00:39:17.920
<v Speaker 2>make sure there's not something that you need to get

806
00:39:18.440 --> 00:39:20.239
<v Speaker 2>you know, need to need to be treating, whether it

807
00:39:20.280 --> 00:39:22.440
<v Speaker 2>be some kind of condition or something like that. So

808
00:39:22.760 --> 00:39:25.159
<v Speaker 2>you can give them a call anytime. Five O two

809
00:39:25.239 --> 00:39:27.920
<v Speaker 2>nine hundred Pets is the number. Jefferson Vets dot com

810
00:39:27.960 --> 00:39:30.519
<v Speaker 2>is the website, and they'll be happy to hear from you.

811
00:39:31.280 --> 00:39:33.719
<v Speaker 2>That's what they do, right, They they put you at

812
00:39:33.760 --> 00:39:35.840
<v Speaker 2>ease knowing you're gonna do the best, knowing that they're

813
00:39:35.840 --> 00:39:37.960
<v Speaker 2>gonna do the best they can. They keeping your pet

814
00:39:38.000 --> 00:39:40.480
<v Speaker 2>healthy and uh, they've been doing it for a long time, folks,

815
00:39:40.519 --> 00:39:43.119
<v Speaker 2>since nineteen eighty that's forty four years. So again, Jefferson

816
00:39:43.119 --> 00:39:45.480
<v Speaker 2>Animal Hospital, Jefferson Vetts dot com is the website. You

817
00:39:45.480 --> 00:39:47.360
<v Speaker 2>can give them a call. Easy number to remember, it's

818
00:39:47.400 --> 00:39:50.280
<v Speaker 2>five O two nine hundred pets all right, five o'clock

819
00:39:50.320 --> 00:39:52.760
<v Speaker 2>hours next as we keep this thing rolling along getting

820
00:39:52.760 --> 00:39:54.840
<v Speaker 2>your set for the weekend. It is coffee, any company,

821
00:39:54.840 --> 00:39:59.000
<v Speaker 2>feel both Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety

822
00:40:00.199 --> 00:40:03.320
<v Speaker 4>Very less, anything,