WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.960 --> 00:00:07.080 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:10.320 Sports Talk seven nine day, Holy crap, I don't know 3 00:00:10.320 --> 00:00:12.000 who the hell we think when we are. 4 00:00:12.119 --> 00:00:14.359 Get off our show, idiot. 5 00:00:14.519 --> 00:00:16.879 The kids are crying or turning off. The countries are 6 00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:17.559 screwing it up. 7 00:00:17.679 --> 00:00:20.879 Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play Inner Murals. 8 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:24.000 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 9 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:27.879 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you 10 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:41.000 kidding me? Now? Here's nick coffee? 11 00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:44.280 All right? Are we ready to get it started? 12 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:44.560 Here? 13 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:49.079 On a beautiful, beautiful Tuesday afternoon. What is this weather? 14 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:50.479 I mean, I'm loving it. 15 00:00:50.479 --> 00:00:51.600 It is such a tease. 16 00:00:51.759 --> 00:00:55.159 Oh, it's amazing. Last two days I have, I've had both, 17 00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:58.640 you know. I try to run every day, usually though 18 00:00:58.679 --> 00:01:01.799 in the summer, and honestly, really around I prefer the treadmill. 19 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:04.439 I have learned though. The treadmill is easier. You know. 20 00:01:04.560 --> 00:01:07.599 I like to just get lost within a show on 21 00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:09.920 my iPad or a movie or something, just to distract 22 00:01:09.959 --> 00:01:12.680 myself from the fact that I'm running, and you know, 23 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:15.599 help the time pass. But I just haven't had as 24 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:17.439 much time to spend, you know, an hour, an hour 25 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:20.480 and fifteen in the gym. So I just walked outside 26 00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:23.280 yesterday morning, in this morning to take the kids to school, 27 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:25.359 and I usually, you know, take my gym bag and 28 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:28.280 you know, prepare to go to the gym. And I thought, 29 00:01:28.319 --> 00:01:30.359 you know what, Nope, not today. I'm coming right back here, 30 00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:32.159 just gonna hop out of the car, go on a 31 00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:35.640 quick couple mile run. And uh, I mean the weather 32 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:37.959 has been great, and I be you know, yesterday I'm thinking, well, 33 00:01:37.959 --> 00:01:39.680 it's probably because it's a little bit early, but no, 34 00:01:39.799 --> 00:01:43.280 I mean we have August weather, August temperature that is 35 00:01:43.359 --> 00:01:45.159 just I mean, it's gonna beautiful the rest of the week. 36 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:47.400 I think I love it. I Uh, I feel like 37 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:50.079 August is always the most brutal month when it comes 38 00:01:50.159 --> 00:01:52.719 to weather, just because of the humidity. And a lot 39 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:54.959 of people probably have already got their vacations out of 40 00:01:54.959 --> 00:01:58.159 their way, the beach trips probably already happened. And you know, 41 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:01.560 not everyone. Some people when it's not summer, right, they 42 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:03.879 love summer and that's just what they want year round 43 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:07.079 and whatever. Everybody's got their own preference. But I know 44 00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:09.759 some people who love summer also get that fall itch. 45 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:12.560 Like in fact, running around my neighborhood. There are people 46 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:16.240 already got pumpkins out. I mean one house already has 47 00:02:16.280 --> 00:02:20.800 like Halloween decorations up. So I'm loving this weather and 48 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:23.879 again another sign that fall and football will be here, 49 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:26.319 be here soon. But welcome at everyone. And again it 50 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:29.400 is coffee and company. We are fueled by Thornton's here 51 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:32.000 on Sports Talk seven ninety. Sign up to become a 52 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:34.439 member of the Refreshment Awards program. If you haven't already. 53 00:02:34.439 --> 00:02:36.759 You'll save money at the gas pump and your life 54 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:38.599 is just going to be better if you are a 55 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:41.439 member of the program. I mean, there's no proof of that, 56 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:44.000 but just trust me, right, you trust me, don't you? 57 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:47.840 Come on? 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My name is Nick coffee the company 66 00:03:05.639 --> 00:03:08.319 mana John all on alongside today And today's one of 67 00:03:08.360 --> 00:03:10.719 those days where I'm very happy I have a radio 68 00:03:10.759 --> 00:03:12.960 show that lasts three hours, John, because I got things 69 00:03:13.000 --> 00:03:13.759 I want to talk about. 70 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:14.479 Oh do you now? 71 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:14.759 Yeah? 72 00:03:14.759 --> 00:03:16.280 I mean it's not like I'm you know, I've got 73 00:03:16.280 --> 00:03:20.240 some big breaking news or any controversial opinions that I'm 74 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:22.599 itching to share to see what kind of reaction we get. 75 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:24.479 I just got things I want to discuss today. So 76 00:03:24.520 --> 00:03:26.199 it works out good. Today's a good day where I'm like, 77 00:03:26.240 --> 00:03:27.759 you know what, good thing, I've got a radio show 78 00:03:27.800 --> 00:03:30.560 because I want to talk. 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All Right, 85 00:03:44.719 --> 00:03:47.800 so yesterday, I don't remember when it was on the show, 86 00:03:48.039 --> 00:03:50.680 but at some point I got a little worried, kind 87 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:53.000 of had like a brief moment of panic and worry 88 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:57.240 while on the air, and it was in regards to 89 00:03:57.280 --> 00:03:59.960 what's happening on Thursday, and that is when I'll be 90 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:03.120 throwing out a first pitch at the Louisville Bats game. 91 00:04:03.199 --> 00:04:05.599 And it wasn't you know, me worried about embarrassing myself 92 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:08.080 because honestly, I'm going in completely like I have no 93 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:13.360 expectation of doing anything that looks impressive. Uh, I just 94 00:04:13.479 --> 00:04:15.439 you know, I'm gonna go out there and I'm gonna 95 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:17.319 I'm gonna try to put one right across the plate, 96 00:04:17.399 --> 00:04:19.240 probably not going to be in the strike zone, probably 97 00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:21.639 isn't gonna look good. But I still feel confident that 98 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:24.279 I'm gonna be able to do that. But the panic 99 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:27.160 came in from a post that I happened to see 100 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:31.639 on Facebook. I rarely ever go to Facebook on on 101 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:35.600 my on on on online, Like I've got the app, 102 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:37.439 but like rarely do I pull it up on a browser. 103 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:39.480 Probably the same for you, John Rightle, Like if you're 104 00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:41.839 gonna check Facebook, it's probably on your phone, right for sure. 105 00:04:41.959 --> 00:04:43.759 Like when it comes to things that I U like 106 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:46.759 when if I'm in studio or even at home getting 107 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:49.399 ready for the show, just working throughout the day, believe 108 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:51.800 it or not, I do prepare for the show. Facebook 109 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:53.759 is not of any use for me, so you know, 110 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:55.399 rarely do I ever get on there, but for some reason, 111 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:57.639 I just did. And I saw that the louisvill Bats 112 00:04:57.639 --> 00:05:02.480 were promoting another appearance on Thursday. There's gonna be someone 113 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:05.800 else throwing out the first pitch, a first pitch, and 114 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:09.759 I thought, okay, did did did? Did something kind of 115 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:11.959 get lost here? Like you know, I've been communicating with him, 116 00:05:11.959 --> 00:05:14.120 if you remember last week, John, I was hesitating to 117 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:17.920 even like talk about it, yes, because I'm thinking, I mean, 118 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:19.800 I'm getting emails from the Louis of Bats. They're a 119 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:21.560 great partner of ours here. We do, of course, do 120 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:23.439 a lot of promotional stuff with them. We don't have 121 00:05:23.480 --> 00:05:25.079 their games on our station anymore, but you know, we 122 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:28.000 still work with them. And uh, you know, I'm thinking 123 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:31.360 they why they want me, Like there's gotta be some 124 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:32.839 kind of a mistake here. They meant to send this 125 00:05:32.879 --> 00:05:35.199 to Tony Vannetti. They probably meant to send this to 126 00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:37.839 Terry Miners. Why why am I being asked if I 127 00:05:37.839 --> 00:05:39.079 want to be able, if I want to throw out 128 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:40.839 a first pitch, and look, trust me, I'm gonna have 129 00:05:40.879 --> 00:05:42.360 fun with it. And we're gonna you know, we're gonna 130 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:43.720 have it's gonna be great, But like, you know, I 131 00:05:43.800 --> 00:05:46.399 just think these things kind of fall apart, and this 132 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:48.079 is one of those things you don't want to put 133 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:50.240 out there and promote until you know for sure that 134 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:52.959 it's gonna happen. And I had confirmation last week, but 135 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:55.120 I still just felt kind of, I don't know, like, really, 136 00:05:55.680 --> 00:05:57.040 are they really gonna do that, or really good that 137 00:05:57.120 --> 00:05:59.600 they're really gonna invite me out there, introduce me and 138 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:01.680 let me out there and throw one across the plate, 139 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:06.000 because I'm really appreciative of it. So anyways, I was 140 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:08.319 already hesitating to kind of talk about it, just because 141 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:11.399 I didn't want it to fall apart. And yesterday when 142 00:06:11.399 --> 00:06:13.199 I saw that there's another person gonna be throwing out 143 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:16.160 a first pitch, I worried that. You know, maybe they said, yeah, Nick, 144 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:18.560 we wanted you to throw the first pitch, but we 145 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:21.120 meant for our Double A team, the Chattanooga Lookouts. Can 146 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:23.480 you make it down to Chattanooga on Thursday and throw 147 00:06:23.519 --> 00:06:25.240 one across the plate? You're more of a Double A 148 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:27.879 type of guy for a first pitch. Maybe, you know, 149 00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:30.120 maybe they wanted to send me to the to their 150 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:34.839 single a affiliate, the Dayton Tortugas. I'm sorry, the Daytona Tortugas. 151 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:39.160 They also have the Dayton Dragons, maybe the Arizona Complex 152 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:41.920 league Reds, which is part of the lowest level of 153 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:46.040 their organization. So do you know the other person is? 154 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:47.360 By the way, you probably looked it up, didn't you know? 155 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:47.879 I didn't. 156 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:51.839 It's Pat Kelsey. Oh okay, So I called my guy 157 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:57.240 Brandon with the Bats because we talked yesterday, and I'm thinking, man, like, 158 00:06:58.279 --> 00:07:02.519 surely you know really this is I didn't know how, like, 159 00:07:02.759 --> 00:07:07.000 how could this be right? Because Pat Kelsey's way more 160 00:07:07.000 --> 00:07:09.519 deserving of getting the honor to do this than myself. 161 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:12.319 Trust me, I've got no problem admitting that everybody knows that. 162 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:15.000 In fact kind of you know. So, long story short, 163 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:16.519 I called Brandon earlier today. I was like, hey, man, 164 00:07:16.600 --> 00:07:18.720 just wanted to see if we're still uh, if we're 165 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:21.560 still good for Thursday, because I did see a Facebook 166 00:07:21.560 --> 00:07:24.959 post that said that that and I you know that 167 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:26.879 Pat Kelsey was gonna throw out the first pitch, and 168 00:07:26.879 --> 00:07:28.319 I said, look, I'm not asking for any of you 169 00:07:28.360 --> 00:07:29.959 all to promote that I'm gonna be there because look, 170 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:32.199 I trust me. But I said, if there was like 171 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:36.680 a error, if you if you double booked, if maybe 172 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:40.199 there was some kind of uh, you know, miscommunication, Like look, 173 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:42.079 if you got to move me to a different date, 174 00:07:42.600 --> 00:07:44.279 if you know you want me to come out, and 175 00:07:44.360 --> 00:07:47.360 you know, just be there and give me a ticket 176 00:07:47.399 --> 00:07:48.920 and not have me throw, like just let me know. 177 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:51.279 And he was like, oh, no, it's good, We're good. 178 00:07:51.319 --> 00:07:53.160 This has been the plan. We're gonna have two. He's 179 00:07:53.160 --> 00:07:54.959 gonna he he's also gonna throw out a first pitch. 180 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:56.279 I don't know how it's gonna work as far as 181 00:07:56.279 --> 00:07:58.759 when we're gonna do what. But what if you did 182 00:07:58.800 --> 00:08:00.519 him at the same time. I don't know how that. 183 00:08:00.519 --> 00:08:01.839 I mean that would you know that'd be tough for 184 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:04.639 the catcher. I mean, so sometimes they pull out two catchers. 185 00:08:04.759 --> 00:08:07.319 They really they do double case pitches and it doesn't 186 00:08:07.319 --> 00:08:08.120 happen very often. 187 00:08:08.360 --> 00:08:10.439 I wouldn't want to do that, but you know, because 188 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:13.319 I mean we can. I mean, I'd be honored, actually, 189 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:15.439 but like you know, I'm trying not to embarrass myself 190 00:08:15.439 --> 00:08:17.800 that much. And I have no clue if Pat Kelsey's 191 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:19.600 got any heat he can bring. I mean, I'm sure 192 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:21.759 he threw out a first pitch at a little baseball 193 00:08:21.800 --> 00:08:24.480 game this past year when he got hired. So it's 194 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:28.199 still on. But like you know, like if they do 195 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:32.759 one by one, like imagine the up the roaring crowd 196 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:36.720 for one Pat Kelsey and then me with like, who's 197 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:38.080 this guy. 198 00:08:38.720 --> 00:08:40.559 It does seem odd to do too at the same 199 00:08:40.600 --> 00:08:41.200 time like that. 200 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:44.879 Yeah, so I don't I don't know what happened as 201 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:47.840 far as how there's two. Here's my guess. You know, 202 00:08:47.879 --> 00:08:52.799 Pat Kelsey probably is a guy that his schedule fluctuates, right, like, 203 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:54.799 you know, maybe he was gonna be he was going 204 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:57.759 to be doing the first pitch at some point for them, 205 00:08:57.759 --> 00:09:00.240 but he didn't really know a date to do it 206 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:02.720 because he's recruiting, he's traveling, you know, he's trying to 207 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:07.399 get Louisville basketball back on track. So my guess would 208 00:09:07.399 --> 00:09:10.279 be is that and I guess this probably. I just 209 00:09:10.279 --> 00:09:12.919 wanted to confirm this before I started, you know, yapping 210 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:16.279 in my trap because I talked about the promotions going on. 211 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:18.879 It's like tomorrow or Thursday. I'm sorry if you go 212 00:09:19.000 --> 00:09:21.200 to if you go to the game from five thirty. 213 00:09:21.279 --> 00:09:22.440 Let me just make sure I get this right, because 214 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:24.600 I don't want to be given wrong information about these 215 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:29.159 great promotional promotions that they have at the Louisville Bass game. 216 00:09:29.200 --> 00:09:32.000 So yeah, so here we go, here's the it's college night. 217 00:09:32.480 --> 00:09:35.080 So Pat Kelsey is a college basketball coach here, so 218 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:36.799 that makes that makes a little more sense. But again 219 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:42.360 it'll be let's see. Yeah on Thursday, says all, hail 220 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:44.919 U OFL. Come celebrate the Cardinals at Louislle Slugger Field 221 00:09:44.919 --> 00:09:47.519 with a special moment as a member of the UFL 222 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:49.559 community steps up to the mound, I throughout the first pitch. 223 00:09:49.639 --> 00:09:51.200 That is not me. It's got to be Pat Kelsey. 224 00:09:51.480 --> 00:09:53.120 I mean, I am in the Louisville community, but you know, 225 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:56.519 come on. So anyways, Thursday, Thursday, two dollars Miller Lighting 226 00:09:56.559 --> 00:10:00.840 Corps light from five thirty to eight thirty. And also, uh, 227 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:04.200 if you are a student, college student, you can doesn't 228 00:10:04.200 --> 00:10:05.480 doesn't I don't think it has doesn't have to be 229 00:10:05.559 --> 00:10:07.320 U of L. Can just be a college student in general. 230 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:09.159 Maybe you go to JCC, maybe you go to Bellermant, 231 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:12.120 Spaulding wherever. I use Southeast. Uh, if you have your 232 00:10:12.200 --> 00:10:14.600 student idea as a student, you can get six dollars 233 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:18.000 general admission, So there you go. So, uh, you know, 234 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:23.080 I'm still appreciative of the of the of the opportunity 235 00:10:23.080 --> 00:10:25.320 here to to, you know, throw out the first pitch. 236 00:10:25.399 --> 00:10:27.600 But I was worried there for a moment that like, 237 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:30.000 I'm gonna have to walk it back, which wouldn't be 238 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:31.200 the end of the world. It would just it would 239 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:32.919 just be kind of embarrassing to me because it could 240 00:10:32.919 --> 00:10:34.759 have been like, oh, yeah, they realized what are they 241 00:10:34.799 --> 00:10:38.159 doing with this guy? He's a total clown. Which look, 242 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:41.879 I think, you know, I could be a clown and 243 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:45.679 still take part in it and have some fun. But anyways, 244 00:10:46.159 --> 00:10:48.440 I was worried, what do you think you think he's 245 00:10:48.440 --> 00:10:49.240 gonna be competitive? 246 00:10:49.879 --> 00:10:52.120 I'm just curious if they're gonna have you do it 247 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:54.360 together or if it's gonna be one after another. I 248 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:55.240 just don't know. 249 00:10:55.440 --> 00:10:57.000 I mean, make can you throw out the first pitch 250 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:59.759 at like the seven thening stretch or something like, I don't, 251 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:00.039 I don't know. 252 00:11:00.840 --> 00:11:02.879 At that point it's like the sixtieth pitch. 253 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:05.519 Yeah, so we'll see, you know, we'll see. I'm not 254 00:11:05.639 --> 00:11:09.080 you know, I'm excited and again very appreciative of the 255 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:11.159 opportunity to do it and looking forward to being there 256 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:14.440 at slugg Or Field on on Thursday. 257 00:11:14.120 --> 00:11:16.200 And you feel like there's more pressure to throw a 258 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:16.600 good pitch. 259 00:11:16.679 --> 00:11:20.600 Now, No, okay, I mean I haven't thought about it 260 00:11:20.600 --> 00:11:23.279 that way really at all. And I think some people, 261 00:11:23.279 --> 00:11:25.600 you know, my friends, my family, who've talked to me 262 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:28.360 about it, they take that as if I'm like overly confident, 263 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:30.399 and I'm like, no, that's not. I just I'm not 264 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:34.279 like this is just something like just getting it at Like, 265 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:36.639 here's the thing. My goal is to just make sure 266 00:11:36.639 --> 00:11:40.799 I can get it within the vicinity of the plate 267 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:45.039 to where the catcher whoever's catching this first pitch doesn't 268 00:11:45.080 --> 00:11:47.480 have to you know, like you know, run for it 269 00:11:47.600 --> 00:11:49.720 or just like not move it all because he realizes 270 00:11:49.759 --> 00:11:52.120 I'm six feet wide or something like that. Like that's 271 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:54.600 kind of what I'm hoping to be able to do, 272 00:11:54.679 --> 00:11:57.120 and I feel that I am going to be able 273 00:11:57.120 --> 00:11:59.279 to do that. It's not like I'm just all and 274 00:11:59.320 --> 00:12:00.799 it's going to be a brief I'm gonna walk up 275 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:02.440 there and just you know, put it right across the 276 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:05.200 plate in the strike zone, you know, looking like I 277 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:08.000 belong like that. That's not where I'm coming from. However, 278 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:11.000 to hear that it is sixty feet and six inches 279 00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:15.919 from the mound to the plate. That that that just 280 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:18.919 hearing that number was a little intimidating. That seemed I mean, 281 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:20.360 does that does that? I mean, did you know that 282 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:23.120 off the top of your head, sixty feet that's a lot. Yeah, 283 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:25.240 I mean, like you know, visually in your head. Yeah, 284 00:12:25.240 --> 00:12:28.240 I just thought, like you know, And again, what I 285 00:12:28.320 --> 00:12:30.639 tried to do after I saw that it was sixty 286 00:12:30.639 --> 00:12:34.039 feet six inches. I tried to use the power of 287 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:36.799 the Internet. Google couldn't help. Maybe there's an AI tool 288 00:12:36.799 --> 00:12:38.519 that could help me when it comes to this, but 289 00:12:38.720 --> 00:12:41.240 just something to give me like a comparison, all right, 290 00:12:41.320 --> 00:12:43.919 like what else can you tell me from this to 291 00:12:44.080 --> 00:12:48.919 this visually that's also sixty feet six inches because just 292 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:51.240 here in sixty feet six inches, I mean it sounds 293 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:54.279 I mean, it is a little intimidating. But you know, 294 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:58.480 we'll see what happens. By the way, the Bat's homestand 295 00:12:58.519 --> 00:13:03.399 starts tonight. They're taking on the Gwynet Strippers and tonight's 296 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:06.440 specials two dollars menu Nite two dollars hot dogs, popcorn, chips, 297 00:13:06.480 --> 00:13:09.200 and pepsi products. So there you go. They're in action 298 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:12.840 tomorrow as well, and the it starts at six thirty 299 00:13:12.879 --> 00:13:15.240 five each of these next few days over there at 300 00:13:15.279 --> 00:13:17.720 Slugger Field. But tonight or tomorrow it's half price Senior 301 00:13:17.759 --> 00:13:20.799 Citizen tickets fifty five and older that's presented by Humana. 302 00:13:21.200 --> 00:13:24.919 And then they also have Baseball Bingo as their game highlight. 303 00:13:25.240 --> 00:13:27.919 So again, get out to Slugger Field. Could you get 304 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:31.279 better weather in August for some baseball? Come on now, 305 00:13:31.879 --> 00:13:35.919 you kid, meet cold beer, ballpark, delicious food, the Bats 306 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:39.960 themselves always great promotions going on. So again big thanks 307 00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:42.440 to Greg galli At and the Louis Bats. All Right, 308 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:44.200 so that's not like what I wanted to talk about 309 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:45.559 today when I told you guys, you know, I got 310 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:49.600 some things I want to discuss, and I rarely get 311 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:54.000 into like, you know, rumor, like bringing a rumor to 312 00:13:54.039 --> 00:13:57.000 the airwaves and making it a topic because you know, 313 00:13:57.480 --> 00:13:59.720 back in my day, John, when I was cutting my 314 00:13:59.759 --> 00:14:03.279 tea in radio, I was told that was irresponsible. But 315 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:06.200 like we live in a world now where that, like 316 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:10.600 with Twitter, social media, you know, that really is a 317 00:14:10.679 --> 00:14:13.360 huge part of this platform, not meeting this show specifically, 318 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:15.639 but like how many times have we discussed things that 319 00:14:15.720 --> 00:14:18.799 you know, we're either a rumor that people are either 320 00:14:18.879 --> 00:14:22.120 deciding if they believe it or not, or just something 321 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:25.600 strictly hypothetical. I mean, that's that's what a lot of 322 00:14:25.600 --> 00:14:30.039 this is. So as far as a potential last minute 323 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:34.879 addition to the roster for Louisville football in hopes of, 324 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:38.120 you know, trying to get by as best you can 325 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:41.600 with Colin Lacy as he recovers from a broken collar bone, 326 00:14:41.960 --> 00:14:44.960 there's some noise out there, maybe some would say, some 327 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:48.480 smoke about something something happening in the next couple of 328 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:52.440 days to you know, to help them throughout that process. 329 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:54.559 I will be honest, I have no clue if there's 330 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:56.000 any truth to it at all. But we'll get to 331 00:14:56.080 --> 00:14:58.000 that coming up here at about ten minutes when we 332 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:03.600 get back from our first break. Also, there is a 333 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:09.000 rare athletic director opening in August usually. I mean, in fact, 334 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:11.360 I think you could make the case in the month 335 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:14.320 for an athletic director's job to become open at a 336 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:17.559 power type not a power but you know, a division one, 337 00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:20.799 a known university. I would say August would be the 338 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:22.679 month that that's least likely to happen because that is 339 00:15:23.279 --> 00:15:27.600 when the sports calendar starts in college athletics. But New 340 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:30.679 Mexico they are looking for an athletic director. I don't 341 00:15:30.720 --> 00:15:35.879 know the specifics of what happened as far as you 342 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:42.519 know why Eddie Nuniez is out. But he's out. Actually, 343 00:15:42.600 --> 00:15:46.799 here's why he's out, because he has taken He's taken 344 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:48.639 the job at Houston. Didn't even know Houston had an opening. 345 00:15:48.679 --> 00:15:50.080 So anyways, the reason I want to bring this up 346 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:53.799 is because New Mexico has an athletic director position open, 347 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:58.279 and Rick Bittino is doing what he does every time 348 00:15:58.320 --> 00:16:01.240 there's an athletic director position open. He's pumping his man, 349 00:16:01.320 --> 00:16:05.240 Tom Jurch. He wants Tom Jurich back in the game. Now. 350 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:08.120 The connection here is Rick's son, Richard, happens to work 351 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:10.919 in New Mexico. So I have no clue if New 352 00:16:10.960 --> 00:16:14.960 Mexico would consider him. But I'll explain this a little 353 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:18.960 later on. I want this to happen so badly, and 354 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:23.159 it's not because I just so badly wish Tom Jurich 355 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:25.480 could get another opportunity. Because I'll be honest with you, 356 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:28.840 I don't I don't have a clue if Tom has 357 00:16:28.919 --> 00:16:32.080 pursued roles that he didn't get hired for I don't 358 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:36.000 know if schools have pursued him, he's had no interest. 359 00:16:36.080 --> 00:16:39.960 I don't I have no clue about him not working 360 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:42.919 as an athletic director since he left Louisville because of 361 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:46.240 it being a hymn thing or because schools don't want it. 362 00:16:46.279 --> 00:16:49.080 I don't have no clue. But I kind of feel 363 00:16:49.080 --> 00:16:54.720 like what Tom like the game has changed? Right, It's wild? 364 00:16:54.759 --> 00:16:57.639 It wasn't that long ago he was the athletic director here. 365 00:16:57.679 --> 00:17:00.720 What are we seven years removed from that whole thing 366 00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:03.840 coming to an end? I mean that it's kind of 367 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:06.400 crazy to say that. It's like, damn had been that long? 368 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:08.400 Has it? But then again, seven years in the grand 369 00:17:08.440 --> 00:17:09.880 scheme of things is not that long. But think about 370 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:12.359 how much college athletics has changed in seven years. Think 371 00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:15.480 about how much college college athletics has changed in three 372 00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:19.319 four years. So, like, what made Tom Jurich really great 373 00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:23.559 as an athletic director? I kind of feel like he 374 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:27.039 is more important now than it ever has been because 375 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:31.519 you know, he ran ul athletics like a guy who 376 00:17:31.640 --> 00:17:34.799 ran professional sports franchises, and like, say what you want 377 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:37.200 about Tom, he was really good at it. So I 378 00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:39.000 have no clue. Again, another one of those things that 379 00:17:39.039 --> 00:17:42.519 it's you know, I don't know. I would Rick putting 380 00:17:42.519 --> 00:17:46.200 it out there makes me think that like he thinks 381 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:48.559 that there's a potential chance they'd consider him. I mean, 382 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:51.160 his son works there. His son, you know, probably has 383 00:17:51.160 --> 00:17:53.319 a good relationship with his boss. I think Richard actually 384 00:17:53.359 --> 00:17:56.640 ended up signing a new deal with New Mexico once, uh, 385 00:17:56.839 --> 00:17:59.000 you know, once the whole Louisville thing ended up, you know, 386 00:17:59.119 --> 00:18:01.920 not happening, So we can take a look at that. Also, 387 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:07.039 it's unfortunate we've got some Week zero issues. It may 388 00:18:07.079 --> 00:18:09.839 come as a surprise that a football team in the 389 00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:15.400 MEAC is having trouble getting their entire football program to 390 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:19.759 Hawaii from Delaware, might not be able to make it. 391 00:18:19.759 --> 00:18:23.160 It sounds like which again a football program with the 392 00:18:23.200 --> 00:18:26.119 MEAC budget wouldn't be a shocker that they don't have 393 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:29.519 the resources for travel that you know, other programs would have. 394 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:33.759 In fact, it really is kind of sick if you 395 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:35.480 think about it, Like Hawaii, they're not a I mean, 396 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:38.160 Hawaii is really sucked in football, I think recently. In fact, 397 00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:39.680 now I got to look it up because I'm curious. 398 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:43.640 I know, nobody cares, but like Hawaii used to occasionally 399 00:18:43.720 --> 00:18:46.559 be sneaky good, but I feel like in recent years 400 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:49.720 they've really sucked. Here's what's happened. They've either been really 401 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:52.960