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<v Speaker 2>will be good to go. I thought that by the

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<v Speaker 2>time we got to the five o'clock hour today that

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<v Speaker 2>there would be some level of like, maybe not confirmation,

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<v Speaker 2>but just you know, something from a capital J that

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<v Speaker 2>gives us.

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<v Speaker 3>Confirmation.

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<v Speaker 2>I suppose that this AMRII Huggins Bruce thing like is happening,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning he's coming back to Louisville, and now it's just

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<v Speaker 2>a matter of seeing if he'll be.

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<v Speaker 3>Eligible to play. So I'll give you the latest.

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<v Speaker 2>The South Carolina football program has confirmed that he has

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<v Speaker 2>not been at practice the last couple of days. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess they haven't confirmed it meaning the program, but

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<v Speaker 2>those who cover South Carolina have.

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<v Speaker 3>Reported that.

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<v Speaker 2>And then one of the coaches for South Carolina, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it might have been their offensive coordinator, was asked

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<v Speaker 2>after practice yesterday and declined to comment. In fact, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he shifted the question to the head coach. So

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<v Speaker 2>there's also some folks that I do you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't claim that these people are newsbreakers, but those that

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<v Speaker 2>you know are active online in regard in U OFL

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<v Speaker 2>sports and whatnot, that wouldn't just throw something out there

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<v Speaker 2>to see if it sticks.

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<v Speaker 3>That are making it up.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's just not there's not you know, nobody's just

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<v Speaker 2>saying it right like nobody's just coming out and saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>AMURRII Huggins. Bruce has landed in Louisville, and now he's

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<v Speaker 2>gone through the process of enrolling in school, which is

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<v Speaker 2>the last day is tomorrow, and now you just have

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<v Speaker 2>to wait to see if the NCAA clears him to play.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that is my guess as of right now

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<v Speaker 2>as far as what's happening. And I never really thought

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<v Speaker 2>this was real at all until you saw that he's

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<v Speaker 2>no longer around their program, and it would make sense

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<v Speaker 2>for him to come back to Louisville, a place he's

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<v Speaker 2>familiar with. He's certainly he's certainly familiar with Jet Brahm

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<v Speaker 2>and the offense. And another another component here is that

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<v Speaker 2>by all accounts, he really really loved it at Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he really liked Louisville, and he probably just left

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, South Carolina is home, that's where he's from,

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<v Speaker 2>he's been, he'd been at Louisville three years, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know he could tell that he'd been recruited over. So

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<v Speaker 2>I have no update. I don't think anybody has any

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<v Speaker 2>legit jitimant like real update. And a big factor is

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<v Speaker 2>that like nobody can like because he can't enter the portal,

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<v Speaker 2>and it sounds like he's just you know, he's transferring,

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<v Speaker 2>but doing it by not going through the portal because

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<v Speaker 2>the portal's closed, like UFL wouldn't be allowed to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about him. In fact, like this is where it just

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<v Speaker 2>gets so confusing and unusual to where it makes me

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<v Speaker 2>even more it makes me doubt that this actually ends

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<v Speaker 2>up happening. Is that if he's not into the portal,

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<v Speaker 2>then he's not been released for any school to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to him. Like that's tampering something that you know you

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<v Speaker 2>can't do. I'm sure it happens. In fact, I know

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<v Speaker 2>it happens probably every day in college athletics, but you've

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<v Speaker 2>got to be careful about it. Well, he can't into

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<v Speaker 2>the portal because the portal's closed, So he shows back

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<v Speaker 2>up at Louisville and en rows in class and ends up,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, showing up to the football facility, which again

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<v Speaker 2>I know that's not how this would ever play out,

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<v Speaker 2>but like if he did, technically the staff wouldn't even

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<v Speaker 2>be able to like acknowledge that he exists. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think maybe they could because he's a student there. But

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<v Speaker 2>then again, he never got any kind of clearance from

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<v Speaker 2>the NC DOUBLEA through the portal, which is why the

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<v Speaker 2>portal process exists. So there's the smoke has been building

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<v Speaker 2>by the day in regards to this actually happening. But

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<v Speaker 2>there's a difference here. And you know, when I say happening,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like, you know, he's left South Carolina, now

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<v Speaker 2>he's back at Louisville. That doesn't mean he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>able to play, because I just unless there's some kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a loophole I'm unaware of, I don't see how

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<v Speaker 2>he'd be able to play. I just don't see how

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<v Speaker 2>he'd be cleared and be eligible to play at Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>because clearly what he's doing here is something you're.

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<v Speaker 3>Not allowed to do. So we'll see, we shall see,

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<v Speaker 3>all right.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm going to get out of here before too long,

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit earlier than usual today because of my

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<v Speaker 2>duties that I have at Slugger Field throughout the first pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>So well, we'll let you guys hear a conversation we

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<v Speaker 2>had a little bit earlier with Kendrick Haskins. He joined

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<v Speaker 2>us in the three o'clock hour. We did talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the Huggins Bruce situation, but we also talked about some

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<v Speaker 2>other things, so you'll hear that coming up shortly. But

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<v Speaker 2>something else I wanted to get into is the Candid

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<v Speaker 2>Coaches series that we've talked about here and there over

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<v Speaker 2>the last week or so. Yesterday we discussed the coaches

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<v Speaker 2>sharing thoughts on which programs in college basketball have the

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<v Speaker 2>best in Aisle situation. For example, like if you're recruiting

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<v Speaker 2>a player and you hear that another school is involved,

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<v Speaker 2>you know which school? When it comes to an ale,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think, oh, man, we were in really good

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<v Speaker 2>shape to get this kid, but damn we don't have

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<v Speaker 2>the money they have. And Louisville ended up coming in

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<v Speaker 2>in the top ten. And I mean that's not surprising

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<v Speaker 2>because again, this is Louisville. But man, think about what

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<v Speaker 2>things could be like when the winning happens. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see, maybe the winning won't happen, but I mean

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<v Speaker 2>this has all happened before this guy's coached a game yet,

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<v Speaker 2>so that's super exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>So for those who again don't know what the candid

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<v Speaker 2>coaches is, Gary Parrish and Matt and Orlander, they use

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<v Speaker 2>their resources, their connections, their relationships with the college basketball

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<v Speaker 2>coaches across the country and ask them direct questions and

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<v Speaker 2>they never share which coach says what. But I always

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<v Speaker 2>found this to be very informative because I think, as

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<v Speaker 2>I've mentioned throughout the week, these two guys have the

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<v Speaker 2>ability to get real honest answers from coaches I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like more so than anybody else that covers college basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>So the question of who will be the best team

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<v Speaker 2>this season it was pretty close.

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<v Speaker 3>At the top.

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas has the most votes thirty five point six percent,

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<v Speaker 2>Alabama twenty seven point nine, and then there's a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a drop off Houston thirteen point five, Duke

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<v Speaker 2>nine point six, and then Yukon seven point seven. Others

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<v Speaker 2>that received votes but didn't get above seven percent Arizona, Baylor, Gonzaga,

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<v Speaker 2>and North Carolina. So no surprise. I mean, Bama on

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<v Speaker 2>paper looks like the best team in the country. Kansas,

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<v Speaker 2>you know it. I was underwhelmed with Kansas kind of

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<v Speaker 2>fell apart last year. But you have to keep in

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<v Speaker 2>mind injuries were a huge part of that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they weren't themselves like the last two years, Kansas mean

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<v Speaker 2>coming since Bill self won a national championship that following

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<v Speaker 2>you if you remember, he had health issues, like I

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<v Speaker 2>forgot about this, he had health issue. He couldn't even

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<v Speaker 2>coach in the tournament. You remember they shelled Bill. They

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<v Speaker 2>shelfed Bill self for the rest of the year whenever

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<v Speaker 2>he had some kind of heart issue. He's healthy now.

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<v Speaker 2>But then last year they were rolling looking great and

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<v Speaker 2>then they just had injuries that you know, who's the

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<v Speaker 2>guy that was, Kevin mccauller who was their main guy

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<v Speaker 2>outside of Dickinson that ended up getting hurt and missed

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of time, so you know, they just weren't

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<v Speaker 2>in full string. So I kind of feel like I

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<v Speaker 2>don't trust them as much to be the best team

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<v Speaker 2>in the country because of the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>But as mentioned, there were circumstances in play there and

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<v Speaker 2>then Houston. Got a lot of respect for Houston, but

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like Houston's been humbled at times. Right they

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<v Speaker 2>look they're going to be really good, they'll win a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of games, but I just don't know if I could,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe I guess considering they've made a Final

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<v Speaker 2>Four in the last few years or so, like, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a breakthrough national championship for them wouldn't be the biggest surprise.

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<v Speaker 2>But as much as I love and respect Kelvin Sampson

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<v Speaker 2>as a coach, and look, all Houston did last year

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<v Speaker 2>is moved from the American to what everybody tells us

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<v Speaker 2>is the deepest league in college basketball, the Big Two.

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<v Speaker 2>And they won that league in the regular season with

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<v Speaker 2>some with some room to spare, Like they didn't blow

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<v Speaker 2>everybody out, But I think they won that league by

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<v Speaker 2>like two games in the regular season. So because they

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<v Speaker 2>haven't been a blue blood, I still kind of hesitate.

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<v Speaker 2>And with Alabama, they're not blue blood either, but Alabama

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<v Speaker 2>has got all the wom in them right now. They

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<v Speaker 2>just had that breakthrough. Natos has been building something pretty

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<v Speaker 2>special there at Alabama since he got there from Buffalo,

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<v Speaker 2>and then last year broke through the Final Four, and

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<v Speaker 2>now he crushed it into the portal. They bring back

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<v Speaker 2>some really good players, so I'm a believer in Alabama.

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<v Speaker 2>And then with Duke, I'll just say it, Duke is

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<v Speaker 2>based off of Cooper Flag, right, Like, yeah, they bring

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<v Speaker 2>back some guys they did well in the portal, Like

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<v Speaker 2>they'll be good. They're always gonna have talent. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>actually be honest with you, man, I think Cooper Flag

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<v Speaker 2>has a chance to be the best player in the

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<v Speaker 2>country this year. Like I know, the portal has gotten

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<v Speaker 2>everybody so focused on the instant gratification of a new

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<v Speaker 2>guy that's a veteran that you watched be domin at

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<v Speaker 2>this school for three years and now he's here because

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<v Speaker 2>it is I mean, it's it's you know what you're

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<v Speaker 2>getting in the portal as far as like who they

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<v Speaker 2>are now, will it translate? Only time will tell in

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<v Speaker 2>most instances. But what I mean is, you know, like

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<v Speaker 2>this isn't a guy who you got to see if

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<v Speaker 2>he's as good as advertised coming out of high school.

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<v Speaker 2>These are guys that you know have produced at the

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<v Speaker 2>college level. But Cooper Flag, I kind of feel like

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<v Speaker 2>if the portal didn't exist and it was the old

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<v Speaker 2>days where you just you know, bring back players who

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<v Speaker 2>don't go pro and you bring in a bunch of freshmen,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like Cooper Flag would be the most talked

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<v Speaker 2>about thing in college basketball. Like what he did against

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<v Speaker 2>Team USA before they went they took off for the

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<v Speaker 2>for the Olympics. I mean on the floor against Team

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<v Speaker 2>USA in practice at times he looked like the best player.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that's not an exaggeration. Now again, was he the

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<v Speaker 2>best player? No, but like he wasn't as holding his own.

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<v Speaker 2>He was out there competing as if he could play

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA against these guys right now. So I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, I kind of feel like, you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>have another year here that we haven't had in a

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<v Speaker 2>long time in regards to like a friend freshman being

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<v Speaker 2>appointment viewing for everybody that loves basketball, right, people who

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<v Speaker 2>love the NBA but they don't care about college basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>If this Cooper Flag kid is as good as advertised,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll I don't know. I don't want to say the

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<v Speaker 2>Zion effect because that seemed to be like something that

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<v Speaker 2>would be hard to recreate. But I happen to think

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be really, really good. Speaking of that,

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<v Speaker 2>the next candid coaches question who will be the best

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<v Speaker 2>player in college basketball for the upcoming season. So again

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<v Speaker 2>they asked one hundred different Division I basketball coaches and

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<v Speaker 2>the percentage here was a blowout. You know who it was,

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<v Speaker 2>Cooper Flag. Thirty six percent of the coaches that were

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<v Speaker 2>asked as far as who will be the best player

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<v Speaker 2>in college basketball? Said freshman Cooper Flag. I think again,

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be a shocker to see somebody who covers the

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<v Speaker 2>sport say that. Wouldn't be shocked to see somebody who

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<v Speaker 2>covers the NBA say that these are coaches who are

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<v Speaker 2>in this like this, This is not like somebody trying

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<v Speaker 2>to have a hot take and generate hype, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, Like, these are guys, these these coaches

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<v Speaker 2>who are recruiting high school kids. Still like Cooper flag

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<v Speaker 2>and also navigating the portal trying to bring in these

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball as they can. They think he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>the majority think he's gonna be the best player. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't that make you even more so confident, John, that

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<v Speaker 2>this guy's gonna be the real deal.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, And it's weird because we talk about it all

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<v Speaker 4>the time. It's been such a I mean since Zion

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I think star power is actually going to

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<v Speaker 2>be down this year in college basketball. What I mean

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<v Speaker 2>by that is it's another reason why he could be

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<v Speaker 2>up there because the other like these are all great players.

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<v Speaker 2>But Mark Sears came in at number two with twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two percent. Like Mark Sears was the point guard for

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<v Speaker 2>Alabama who went to a Final four. He transferred from

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<v Speaker 2>I believe Ohio. I think that's where he initially started

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<v Speaker 2>his career.

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<v Speaker 3>Good player.

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<v Speaker 2>If you play against Alabama, you're gonna know who he is.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's not a He's not a star like I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not somebody that like is recognized maybe to the

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball diehards, but I know who he is. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean when I think of Alabama being a really good

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<v Speaker 2>team this year, he's actually the first name that comes

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<v Speaker 2>to mind for me. But if he walked in here

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<v Speaker 2>and he wasn't wearing his Alabama jersey, I might know

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<v Speaker 2>who he is. And that doesn't mean he's not a

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<v Speaker 2>star because I don't know who he is. But like

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Sears, like that does he's not a brand name

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<v Speaker 2>in college hoops. Hunter Dickinson came in at number three,

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<v Speaker 2>at number sixteen, it was sixteen percent of the vote.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a known name. You'd know it, but he's because

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<v Speaker 2>he's been around forever and he's been dominant as a player.

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<v Speaker 2>Like his numbers throughout his career very impressive, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>never won. I mean, he went to Kansas last year

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<v Speaker 2>and they were good and he was a factor in that.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm you know, injuries, as I mentioned, we're a

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<v Speaker 2>big reason why Kansas kind of fell off. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>are people bored with him again? That doesn't he's not

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<v Speaker 2>getting worse as a player, but like they'll be more.

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<v Speaker 2>Cooper Flag's the new fresh potential NBA superstar that's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do a pit stop at Duke for a year, Like

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<v Speaker 2>people will be more inclined to talk about that than

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<v Speaker 2>Hunter Dickinson, who's only in college still because he'll never

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<v Speaker 2>play in the NBA. And then right after him as R. J.

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<v Speaker 2>Davis at Carolina, which I will admit, if you asked

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<v Speaker 2>me before the show started today, is R J. Davis

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<v Speaker 2>still at Carolina? I would have had to think about

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<v Speaker 2>it and I probably would have leaned no, way, He's

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<v Speaker 2>still there. Well, he is, and Caleb Love is as well,

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<v Speaker 2>Kayleb Love is not at Carolina. But those two guys,

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<v Speaker 2>if you remember, they were the backcourt in that championship,

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<v Speaker 2>in that final four team that made it all the

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<v Speaker 2>way to the championship game and lost to Kansas, and

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<v Speaker 2>yet they're still in college three four years later, Like

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<v Speaker 3>Was that three years later?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is three years ago now, and I

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<v Speaker 2>thought those guys were like juniors then. And then the

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<v Speaker 2>next guys that received votes but you know, didn't get many,

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<v Speaker 2>John I. Broome at Auburn former Morehead State Eagle, and

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<v Speaker 2>then Ryan Kalchbrenner at Creighton, who was a big surprise

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<v Speaker 2>that it was a surprise that he actually came back

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<v Speaker 2>to school and is a good player. So again, the

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<v Speaker 2>other names that are being thrown out there by coaches

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<v Speaker 2>make me even more confident that Cooper Fly is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be the face of college hoops this season. Now

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<v Speaker 2>Duke stinks, that's a different story. But if they're good,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, top tenish all year, which they could be,

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<v Speaker 2>and that wouldn't be a shocker. I think it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be the season of Cooper Flag, which will annoy

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people because, you know what, he's a

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<v Speaker 2>something that people instantly hate.

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<v Speaker 3>But I like this guy.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he I mean, for some reason, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's really cool that he's from Maine. Did you know

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<v Speaker 2>that he's from Oh yeah, he is from Newport, Maine.

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<v Speaker 2>And he actually, instead of you know, going and joining

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<v Speaker 2>one of the big time AAU teams out there on

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<v Speaker 2>the eyb L circuit, he just said he you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he you know, because he's that big of a star,

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<v Speaker 2>he actually had Nike create a Maine like his His

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<v Speaker 2>AAU guys like just became an eybl team with with

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<v Speaker 2>a Nike circuit. So he did end up leaving Maine

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<v Speaker 2>to go play at mon verd academy. But he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>he's a main kid.

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<v Speaker 4>Hopefully he breaks the spell of you know, the white,

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<v Speaker 4>the white, not white trash, but you know, the typical

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<v Speaker 4>duke white player. I had to sit there and think

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<v Speaker 4>about that for a secon. I'm like, hold on, don't

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<v Speaker 4>say that.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't label any of them as like what I

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<v Speaker 2>think is stereotypical white trash other than like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the typical duke white prince maybe Cherokee parks back

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<v Speaker 2>in the day. But yeah, other than that, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the white, like the dukie, Like when you when I

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<v Speaker 2>say somebody is a dukie talking about duke basketball, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the annoying, arrogant white dudes who you just

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<v Speaker 2>assume are privileged jerks.

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<v Speaker 3>The opposite of one. Yeah, he's he's the opposite of that.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>One more from the coaches the Candid Coaches series here,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll have more, I believe. I think they usually

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<v Speaker 2>do about ten different features here. But this was college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball coaches being asked the best high major coaching hire

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<v Speaker 2>of twenty twenty four, and a blowaway winner here forty

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<v Speaker 2>three point four percent of the votes. Second place only

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<v Speaker 2>got twenty one point seven percent. It was John Caliperiot Arkansas,

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<v Speaker 2>and I I mean, you can't really, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>could understand why somebody wouldn't say that that's the best hire,

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<v Speaker 2>but I also can't at all tell anybody who claims

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<v Speaker 2>it's the best hire that it's wrong, because again, you

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<v Speaker 2>just hired a coach who won a national championship. There's

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<v Speaker 2>not many of those guys active right now in the sport.

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<v Speaker 2>And even though he's had some tournament failures, he still

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<v Speaker 2>recruits at a really high level, and his teams during

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<v Speaker 2>the regular season are usually still very, very good. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's just a situation where again, as everybody knows that

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<v Speaker 2>run it that had run its course, and it just

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<v Speaker 2>they needed something new and Cali Perry could sense that,

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<v Speaker 2>so he took advantage of Arkansas opening up because Musselman left,

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<v Speaker 2>so not a surprise. Now with that, there's so much more,

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<v Speaker 2>there's so much higher expectation for cal right away than

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<v Speaker 2>any of these other guys. But Dusty May came in

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<v Speaker 2>at number two. We'll see how that works out.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I'm ready for Dusty May to fail me too.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's and it's mean he seems like a nice guy, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but like to me, he became the ultimate example of

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<v Speaker 2>like what are you all talking about? Like he went

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<v Speaker 2>to a Final four, and yes, Final Force can be random,

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<v Speaker 2>but what else about him would make you think he's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be this superstar. He comes from a terrible coaching tree.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't good at FAU, and that's when people would

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<v Speaker 2>make you believe that. You know, before Dusty may Fau,

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<v Speaker 2>you know they only let they actually let Fau play

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<v Speaker 2>with seven guys on the court going up against the

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<v Speaker 2>team with five, because that's how bad they sucked. Like

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<v Speaker 2>pre Dusty may Fau, they can only recruit guys that

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<v Speaker 2>never have ever picked up a basketball. Like it was

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<v Speaker 2>just such an exagger and I guess it pissed me

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<v Speaker 2>off because it was Louisville fans acting as if we're

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<v Speaker 2>about to go get John Wooden and I'm like, look,

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<v Speaker 2>he might work out. I'm gonna support whoever it is,

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<v Speaker 2>but like, spare me, this guy is not even close

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<v Speaker 2>to being the best guy you could get. Number three,

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Pope at Kentucky, number four, Pat Kelsey at Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>number five, Kevin Young at BYU, and then Kyle Smith

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<v Speaker 2>at Stanford got some boats as well, So you know

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<v Speaker 2>who I'm surprised didn't get mentioned that was gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>our coach who I forgot his name.

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<v Speaker 3>That's how forgetable we thought, Dusty May.

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<v Speaker 4>It was supposed to be your coats.

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<v Speaker 2>If you remember, there was another guy too that had

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<v Speaker 2>already taken another job.

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<v Speaker 4>Wasn't Jerome Tang right now?

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<v Speaker 3>No shirts? Shirts? Oh yeah, Josh shirt yeah, forgettable to see, right?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, so yeah, he uh, I mean maybe he

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<v Speaker 2>does great at Saint Louis and people really love that guy.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know that was the next man up from

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<v Speaker 2>an I understand, and I'm happy as hell it didn't

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<v Speaker 2>work out, because you know, I'm as guilty as anybody

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<v Speaker 2>as being underwhelmed when you heard that it was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be Pat Kelsey just because it's not a name anybody

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<v Speaker 2>really thought was a serious guy to get the job,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, it's Louisville. But I was on record

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<v Speaker 2>many times saying, if it comes down to Josh Shirts

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<v Speaker 2>or Dusty May, give me Pat Kelsey. So I'm happy

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<v Speaker 2>it worked out that way. All right, quick break, We'll

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<v Speaker 2>up till six o'clock Wish me luck at the at

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<v Speaker 2>the Bats game for the first pitch, fingers crossed