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<v Speaker 1>It's time for coffee and company. Fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Day, Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we

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<v Speaker 2>think when we.

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<v Speaker 1>Are get off our show, idiots. The kids are crying

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<v Speaker 1>or turning off. The countries are screwing it up. Gold

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<v Speaker 1>Play Inner Murals, Brother, Goldplay Inner Murals. They're supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be mature adults, but they're really not. Who's the kid here?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's the kid here? Are you kidding me? Now? Here's

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<v Speaker 1>Nick coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>I was in need for a pick me up today.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Monday. We all know what happened on Saturday, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I mean, I think I know why.

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<v Speaker 2>I was trying to figure out how I would be

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<v Speaker 2>able to best describe why a loss to the best

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<v Speaker 2>team you played all year is the one that hurts

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<v Speaker 2>the most. But that's that's what happened on Saturday, and

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<v Speaker 2>I can explain it. You don't have to agree, that's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Louisville played a pretty good game against the

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<v Speaker 2>number six team in the country. But to just be

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<v Speaker 2>here at you know, four and three at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>it just, you know, it's not what really any of

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<v Speaker 2>us would have expected for Louisville football. And doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>that the season's going to be a failure no matter

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<v Speaker 2>what happens the rest of the way. It doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>they can't still, you know, finish strong. It's just I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, like Saturday was was it for me as

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<v Speaker 2>far as just having to realize, Yeah, what I thought

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<v Speaker 2>this team could accomplish this year is really no longer

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<v Speaker 2>in play. And again, it's worse for me as a

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<v Speaker 2>fan to know that really it, you know, could have

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<v Speaker 2>been avoidable, it would could have should have. Really good

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<v Speaker 2>teams make mistakes and crucial times, like it's not unheard

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<v Speaker 2>of for them to be a team in this situation.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just I don't know, I'd rather be humbled and realize, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what are you going to do? You've just got this

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<v Speaker 2>opponent that even the you know, you're pretty good, You

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<v Speaker 2>feel really good about your team, your ability, your coaching staff,

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<v Speaker 2>all that stuff, But you just went up against a

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<v Speaker 2>team that is just flat out better than you. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>Miami can say that has some you can say that

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<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame can say that it's just how we got here.

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<v Speaker 2>Just I don't know. It bums me out a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>But again I needed to pick me up, and I've

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<v Speaker 2>got it, not only because we're here. It's three o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>and it's coffee and company. It's time to get after it,

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<v Speaker 2>get another week started here. But right before the show,

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<v Speaker 2>no joke, like maybe you know, thirty forty five seconds

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<v Speaker 2>before we went live here the beautiful bald man who's

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<v Speaker 2>on right now on eight to forty, whas that is

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<v Speaker 2>down the hall. He popped in. He's excited about tonight's

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville basketball exhibition game, and I am too. We started

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<v Speaker 2>talking Louisville hoops, and all of a sudden, I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I've been excited for this upcoming season, but

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<v Speaker 2>tonight's the first night you get a chance to see

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey coach his team. And it's not a real game.

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<v Speaker 2>The team that they're playing. Had to just do a

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<v Speaker 2>quick double check to make sure I have the name right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's young Harris, not old Harris, but young Harris. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>not a real game, exhibition. But I'm telling you, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>not only do we not have to worry about losing

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<v Speaker 2>exhibition games? God, I hope. Now what if that happened,

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<v Speaker 2>then that would be and that would be Louisvill will

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<v Speaker 2>be cursed. I mean, I don't I can't even process

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<v Speaker 2>any kind of visual of what any react, like, what

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<v Speaker 2>my reaction would be, what fans reaction would be like.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. I don't think there's any chance that happens. One,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, we're in a much better place now

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<v Speaker 2>as a program. But here's my You know, if there's

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<v Speaker 2>anybody that's not really worried about this game tonight because

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<v Speaker 2>it's an exhibition, it's against a bat you know, Division

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<v Speaker 2>two team that you've never heard of, I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>But one, it is your first chance to see Pat

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey coach this team. And also he's gonna treat it

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<v Speaker 2>like a real game. He wasn't just saying that because

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he thought that's what people would want to hear

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<v Speaker 2>from a new coach. He was quite serious when he

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<v Speaker 2>said at Media Day last week that they're gonna treat

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<v Speaker 2>young Harris as if it's due because that's how that's

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<v Speaker 2>a big part in why Pat Kelsey is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in this position where you know he's had enough success

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<v Speaker 2>to get on the radar of a program like Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>and sell himself and now he's the coach here and

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<v Speaker 2>fans are super excited. But he's routine, right every I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he's got a formula, he sticks with it. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>know how to take time off. It sounds like, so,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, thoughts and prayers to young Harris tonight, because

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<v Speaker 2>I think they may be in for a real beatdown,

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<v Speaker 2>which is what you want. And usually that doesn't really

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<v Speaker 2>move the needle much because that's just what we came

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<v Speaker 2>to expect in a previous world. But this most recent

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<v Speaker 2>world that we had was really a you know, a nightmare.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisvill's thirty nine game winning streak and exhibition games was

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<v Speaker 2>snapped a couple of years ago when they went down

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<v Speaker 2>to Leanne Rimes and only scored forty seven points in

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<v Speaker 2>the game. So and then last year we all know

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<v Speaker 2>what happened, lost to Kentucky Wesleyan. So let's get a

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<v Speaker 2>new streak started here where you don't lose exhibition games.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, I didn't need that. Terry comes in. He's excited,

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<v Speaker 2>you know because obviously he's a big UFL supporter, and

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<v Speaker 2>he and his lovely wife have season tickets and they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be there tonight, and we're gonna be here tonight

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<v Speaker 2>because we've got postgame. We will have a Louisville basketball

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<v Speaker 2>postgame show tonight. I haven't mentioned it yet on the

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<v Speaker 2>show or I guess anywhere, to be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 2>but yes, we are doing louis basketball postgame shows again

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<v Speaker 2>this season, and because of the new era and because

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<v Speaker 2>of the excitement that's there, we're gonna do the exhibition

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<v Speaker 2>games as well. So tonight will be your first chance

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<v Speaker 2>to react to whatever you see with Pat Kelsey coaching

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<v Speaker 2>and leading this program. So we'll talk a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>about you know what I'm anxious to see tonight when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to this this exhibition game. But obviously we

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<v Speaker 2>got to talk football. We'll do that. Not only is

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<v Speaker 2>it Louisville fans that are you know, And actually I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, to be honest with you, after the postgame show, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>or on Saturday afternoon, I kind of checked out as

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<v Speaker 2>far as, like, you know, consuming social media. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not like I've been chatting that I haven't listened

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<v Speaker 2>to really anything I've been and I I can blame

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<v Speaker 2>it on being sad about what happens Saturday, maybe just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to distract myself with other things, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really know if that's what it is. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the last time I talked to anybody about where Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>football is was when I took a call at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the post game show Saturday, so we can

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<v Speaker 2>kind of reset. Maybe you feel differently now than you

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<v Speaker 2>did after the game. I don't I mean to be

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<v Speaker 2>where we are. It's I would say most are disappointed,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't think that many people look at this

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<v Speaker 2>team and feel as if they're terrible and we were

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<v Speaker 2>completely sold something that's not real. I mean, if there

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<v Speaker 2>is anything we were really wrong about, it's the defense.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I don't really know where blame can

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<v Speaker 2>go other than the obvious, and that's Ron English. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Brahm is responsible for the guy he hired to

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<v Speaker 2>lead his defense, and that's Ron English. Players are always

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<v Speaker 2>accountable to an extent. But I mean, that's where we

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<v Speaker 2>were wrong. That is where you sit back and say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we were foolish to assume that the defense

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<v Speaker 2>would be the last thing we need to worry about

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<v Speaker 2>this year. And I thought that was the case because

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<v Speaker 2>of personnel. Right, I'm on my way in here today

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<v Speaker 2>and I see that big billboard, and it's got two

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<v Speaker 2>guys that I felt like were all American caliber first

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<v Speaker 2>round draft pick players, Quincy Riley and Ashton Jalattie. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just those guys that led to Louisville fans

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<v Speaker 2>myself included having big expectations for the defense this year,

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<v Speaker 2>but like top to bottom, they're just not getting it done.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not singling out anybody as players. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess we can single out the decordinator given the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that you know he's quite literally responsible for the defense

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<v Speaker 2>as a whole, But the guy over top of him

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<v Speaker 2>is Jeff Brohm, and he's responsible too, So I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>really looking to do any kind of finger pointing here

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<v Speaker 2>as far as who specifically is to blame. But either way,

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<v Speaker 2>the results aren't there for the defense and they should

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<v Speaker 2>be better than they are. And if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>take all the blame and put it on Jeff because

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<v Speaker 2>he continues to employ Ron English, then you know, knock

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<v Speaker 2>yourself out. If you want to put it all on

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<v Speaker 2>Ron English, you can do that too. In fact, he

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<v Speaker 2>and he wanted people to blame him last year when

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<v Speaker 2>things kind of fell apart. In this year, the defense

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<v Speaker 2>just isn't good enough. And I know they played the

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<v Speaker 2>number one offense in the country, like I know that

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<v Speaker 2>they went up against a quarterback that's got a good

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<v Speaker 2>chance to win the Heisman, and they won't play a

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<v Speaker 2>better offense this year. But they also gave up an

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<v Speaker 2>ungodly amount of yards. And I don't care who's out

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<v Speaker 2>there on offense, you shouldn't give up five hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>thirty eight yards. I mean, your offense scored forty five

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<v Speaker 2>points and put up four hundred and forty eight yards

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<v Speaker 2>of their own. Special teams got you a touchdown with

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<v Speaker 2>the Colin Lacy kick return, like that should be enough

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<v Speaker 2>for you to win. But it wasn't because of a

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<v Speaker 2>variety of things, but most importantly, the defense just wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>able to consistently get off the field. And yes, cam

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<v Speaker 2>warton Miami, they were a factor, but you know, seeing

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<v Speaker 2>those guys just trucking over Louisville defenders meeting the running backs.

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<v Speaker 2>Martinez for Miami, and he's talented, but you shouldn't, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you shouldn't be able to carry people in the end

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<v Speaker 2>zone the way that the way that they did at times.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Louisville gave up one hundred and fifty five

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<v Speaker 2>rushing yards after contact. They gave up one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy five receiving yards after the catch, meaning once plays

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<v Speaker 2>were made, guys didn't wrap up. Guys didn't finish the job.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's not because we don't have guys that have

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to the ability to do it. I just

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<v Speaker 2>think this defense is kind of I mean, they're clearly

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<v Speaker 2>second guessing themselves. I mean it's hard not to question.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I hate to being the guy that questions

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<v Speaker 2>someone's effort because I just think it's it's rich to

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<v Speaker 2>sit on the couch or sit in your seat at

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<v Speaker 2>the game and be able to claim, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>amount of effort someone is giving when they're out there playing.

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<v Speaker 2>But sometimes it's hard to just ignore what you see.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you see these guys just you know, arm

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<v Speaker 2>tackling and you know, just getting embarrassed, I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 2>hard not to want to question some effort and question

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<v Speaker 2>if they're really given it. They're all I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think out there intentionally trying to be a bad defense,

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<v Speaker 2>but at the end of the day, they're just not

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<v Speaker 2>They're not getting it done, and that's disappointing. So again, disclaimer,

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<v Speaker 2>you are just now joining us. I mean, I'm complaining

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<v Speaker 2>a lot, and I'm calling out I think what's pretty obvious.

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<v Speaker 2>But this team can still finish with a pretty good record,

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<v Speaker 2>and who knows, maybe they'll be playing their best ball

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the year and maybe what we

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<v Speaker 2>that streak. When it comes to the Kentucky matchup, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd hate to be in that position where you feel

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<v Speaker 2>like that's really all you have to play for. But

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<v Speaker 2>as far as wins that are going to have some

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<v Speaker 2>real current, you know, wins that have value currency to

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<v Speaker 2>where you know it's not just okay, what you're supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to do, it was something that either meant something because

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<v Speaker 2>it really does make you look good, or it means something.

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<v Speaker 2>When it comes to who you beat the rival, you

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<v Speaker 2>still have Clemson, and yeah, that would be huge, but look,

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<v Speaker 2>seven games in, do we feel like Louisville's going to

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<v Speaker 2>go to Clemson and put together a performance that is

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<v Speaker 2>good enough to win there the first time ever? When

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson's playing really really good football right now and Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, has consistently made some crucial mistakes at really

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<v Speaker 2>it on what your own two or three yard line,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the fumble. I mean, that's that's a big

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<v Speaker 2>crucial mistake that just can't happen. And you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>were able to keep fighting, and that's one thing that

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<v Speaker 2>is worth at least acknowledging. It doesn't count as a win.

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<v Speaker 2>But they'll make a big mistake and it looks as

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<v Speaker 2>if like you know, what, do you know, what are

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<v Speaker 2>you gonna do? Like, man, here they go again, just

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<v Speaker 2>committing a mistake that is a killer. But then they'll

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<v Speaker 2>fight back, right, they'll claw back, and they'll keep it competitive.

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<v Speaker 2>Like this team is competing. They're they're they're losing to

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<v Speaker 2>good teams just by a score, and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>all would it could have? Should Again? It doesn't. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't count as a win. It's just I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>if they were a little bit better at avoiding the

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<v Speaker 2>crucial mistake, then they'd have maybe one, maybe two, hell

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<v Speaker 2>maybe even all three of these would be wins instead

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<v Speaker 2>of losses. Again, would it could have? Should have? They're

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<v Speaker 2>a four and three football team, and that would make you,

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<v Speaker 2>by definition average, and I think they've got ability that

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<v Speaker 2>is above average. But unless you actually get those results,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it doesn't really matter. It is Coffee and

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<v Speaker 2>Company we are feel about Thornton's here on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety. Appreciate you guys hanging out with us here

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<v Speaker 2>on a Monday to get things started. My name is

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Coffee. I hope you knew that. If not, now

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<v Speaker 2>you do. The company managed John Alden is alongside. He

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<v Speaker 2>had himself a good weekend. He's the only one around

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<v Speaker 2>here because if you're a Louis a fan and you're

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<v Speaker 2>a Kentucky fan, you aren't feeling very good about where

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<v Speaker 2>things are. And I couldn't even really take a whole

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<v Speaker 2>lot of I mean, it was nice to see Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>get embarrassed and lose by four touchdowns at Florida, a

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<v Speaker 2>team that you know has really been talked about more

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<v Speaker 2>than anything this year because they're going to fire their coach,

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<v Speaker 2>and you wondered if the bottom would fall out and

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<v Speaker 2>they put together what has to be their best performance

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<v Speaker 2>of the season, I would assume, I mean, I haven't

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<v Speaker 2>really followed Florida because they haven't really been relevant enough.

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<v Speaker 2>But I would imagine they don't have many, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eight point victories of the four wins they have

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<v Speaker 2>this year, So you know, I wanted to feel a

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<v Speaker 2>little better seeing that result late at night. And again

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<v Speaker 2>it was the preferred outcome for someone like myself who's

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<v Speaker 2>a Louisville fan. But you know, when Louisville loses, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's the third time they've had a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to knock off a good team, and I mean SMU,

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<v Speaker 2>I still believe is a good team, and I give

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<v Speaker 2>them all the credit in the world. That's not quite

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<v Speaker 2>the game that Notre Dame and Miami are as far

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<v Speaker 2>as like what's at stake. I mean, you went into

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<v Speaker 2>the SMU game thinking that you know, you should win

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<v Speaker 2>and a loss would be a real surprise, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they came in and just beat you, So credit to them.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to act like that one doesn't. You

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<v Speaker 2>know that it is a good team that beat you.

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<v Speaker 2>But at the time, I don't think we really knew

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<v Speaker 2>that Louisville was going to have, as you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>record that they've got now at this point in the season,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know if we knew. I mean, in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you I didn't think SMU was as good

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<v Speaker 2>as they are until I watched them play Louisville and

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<v Speaker 2>they you know, they took care of business and they haven't.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they haven't lost since. The only loss they

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<v Speaker 2>have is to a BYU team that is undefeated. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I didn't want, Like, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>be in a position where we just look at the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the year and hope that we get past

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<v Speaker 2>the teams were supposed to be, meaning Louisville. Like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you feel you should feel pretty good about Boston College,

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<v Speaker 2>but then again, you'll hear me say it throughout the week.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not putting them on upset alert, but like Boston College,

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't play well, they'll beach at home. I mean, like,

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<v Speaker 2>they've proven to be a team that can compete with

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<v Speaker 2>some pretty good teams in Louisville. You know, they haven't

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<v Speaker 2>been able to put anybody away. Really, I mean, to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you, I mean, outside of their games

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<v Speaker 2>against Austin p and Jacksonville State, every other win that

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<v Speaker 2>they've had could have easily gone the other way. So

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you're not looking at Boston College as like a

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<v Speaker 2>sheer fire win. I mean, I feel like Louisville is

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<v Speaker 2>better and they and they should win, but I'm also

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<v Speaker 2>aware that they could make some mistakes here which would

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<v Speaker 2>be on par for them, and they could mess around

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<v Speaker 2>and lose to this Boston College team that you know

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<v Speaker 2>they're better under Bill O'Brien, there's no doubt about that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I still don't think that you shouldn't be in

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<v Speaker 2>a position where you're looking at these games and thinking

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<v Speaker 2>to yourself, well, you know what, we'd be really fortunate

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<v Speaker 2>to win. And I'm not really looking at it like

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<v Speaker 2>that because I think if Louisville plays, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of game they played against Virginia, they should win.

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<v Speaker 2>But we all know that was a game that until

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<v Speaker 2>late they i mean, they nearly lost. They needed a

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<v Speaker 2>late touchdown there to put that one away. After Boston College,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got Clemson at their place, a place you've never

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<v Speaker 2>won and have only really been competitive there maybe twice.

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<v Speaker 2>Stanford on the road. That's a weird game. And then

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<v Speaker 2>Pitt's still unbeaten and ranked, not sure if they'll mean

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<v Speaker 2>not sure if they'll be ranked by the time you

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<v Speaker 2>get there on November twenty third, but right now, on paper,

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<v Speaker 2>and probably those who watch the ACC a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>in depth than I do would tell you that they

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<v Speaker 2>think Pitt's better, and then it's Kentucky. So look, there's

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<v Speaker 2>still plenty of football to be played. I've never been

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that felt like Louisville had to make the playoff

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<v Speaker 2>or had to be right outside the playoff for it

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<v Speaker 2>to be looked at as a good season. But we also,

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<v Speaker 2>i think, realistically, felt like that was something you could

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<v Speaker 2>aim for, and seven games in that's gone, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>what's disappointing. It doesn't mean that they're destined to be,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, underwhelming the rest of the way. But in

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<v Speaker 2>games that you played that you know, you knew there'd

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<v Speaker 2>be some value if you win, you lost them all

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<v Speaker 2>up to this point. Doesn't mean you can't finish strong

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe get that win at Clem Center, maybe in

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<v Speaker 2>the streak with Kentucky. But we have to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>at least you can do whatever you want. I have

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<v Speaker 2>to go, Yeah, I have to run with what we've seen, right,

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<v Speaker 2>results matter, and this team, you know they've they've had

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<v Speaker 2>they've got an identity, right, I mean, expecting them to

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<v Speaker 2>show up and not make such a big critical mistake

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<v Speaker 2>was was you know, just it was just blind hope.

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<v Speaker 2>To be honest with you, I don't mean to sound

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<v Speaker 2>over the top, but I mean when somebody tells you

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<v Speaker 2>who you are every week and they show it to

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<v Speaker 2>you and it's consistent, trust what that is. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we say on Saturday. And I'm not and You're

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<v Speaker 2>never gonna be perfect. And I know it sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm asking for perfection, but if you look at some

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<v Speaker 2>of the crucial mistakes the Louis has made and the

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<v Speaker 2>three losses that they have, even in a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>the wins they have, especially at Virginia, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure you can you'll find other teams that have made

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<v Speaker 2>similar mistakes. But I'd be shocked if Louisll's not up

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<v Speaker 2>there as far as like wow, like, man, that's the

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<v Speaker 2>one thing you couldn't do, and yeah, you know in

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<v Speaker 2>game you're able to overcome it at times, because yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you you had a chance late there. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 2>if they count that touchdown instead of reversing the call

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<v Speaker 2>and saying that it was an incomplete pass from cam Ward,

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, and if you find, if you find

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<v Speaker 2>a way to win, then you're not even thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>the other mistakes because you're happy you held on to win.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you don't, and then you look back and realize, man,

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<v Speaker 2>we put ourselves in this situation to where it didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have to come down to that late call or late

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<v Speaker 2>no call or late call reversal that Miami just seems

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<v Speaker 2>to be so accustomed to now. So for me, you

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<v Speaker 2>know why why it sounds so I guess sad or

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<v Speaker 2>and just defeated. And Jeff sounded defeated too earlier today.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure part of that was because he had to

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<v Speaker 2>share some really unfortunate news that they've lost to Murray

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson for the year. I mean, that's that just sucks

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<v Speaker 2>for the young man who really started to come on

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<v Speaker 2>and got a lot of talent, and now he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be I mean, he's out for the season, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>who knows what the recovery timeline is for him. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure he'll be back at some point. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>why to act like he's never gonna play again, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know that that's tough news. But I think Jeff's

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<v Speaker 2>also defeated because you know, his team's not nearly as

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<v Speaker 2>good as he knows they can be, and they gotta,

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<v Speaker 2>they gotta, you know, they got to figure that out.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish, you know, it's what it could have should

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<v Speaker 2>at this point, you know, the big opportunities that were

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<v Speaker 2>there are are gone, and yeah, there's still a couple

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<v Speaker 2>that I feel like would give you, you know, some

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<v Speaker 2>real satisfaction as a fan, But just expecting that to

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<v Speaker 2>happen at this point, I think is a little you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's being a little naive, I guess. So for me,

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted Saturday to be the game that you could,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you could come out and play well and really,

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<v Speaker 2>let's just say the same result happen, right, you lose

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<v Speaker 2>by a score to a Miami team in a shootout,

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<v Speaker 2>fifty two to forty five. Where you know, when I'm

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<v Speaker 2>watching this thing real time, I'm not really considering how

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<v Speaker 2>entertaining it is because I'm only looking at it from

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<v Speaker 2>one perspective, and that is a diehard Louisville fan who

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<v Speaker 2>wants to see Louisville pull off a big win, a

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<v Speaker 2>win that they really need to kind of, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>change how we're viewing this season. But you know, in hindsight,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a hell of a game, especially that third quarter.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it was a great atmosphere, a really really

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<v Speaker 2>juiced crowd for a noon kickoff. I mean, the atmosphere

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<v Speaker 2>was awesome and the entertainment was awesome. If you're somebody

414
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<v Speaker 2>that didn't really care who won and you didn't bet

415
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<v Speaker 2>on it, but you know, I wanted Louisville to win,

416
00:19:52.599 --> 00:19:56.039
<v Speaker 2>and they came up short, but I wanted it to

417
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<v Speaker 2>be a game where you could burn. When I say burn,

418
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<v Speaker 2>I mean you lose that and you're not really viewed

419
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<v Speaker 2>as it making any kind of an impact as far

420
00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:06.799
<v Speaker 2>as what you you know, obviously, if you lose any

421
00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:09.240
<v Speaker 2>ACC game and you got teams that have you know,

422
00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:11.920
<v Speaker 2>less losses than you or no losses, then clearly that's

423
00:20:11.920 --> 00:20:14.279
<v Speaker 2>going to impact the standings. But if you would have

424
00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:17.200
<v Speaker 2>taken care of business against SMU and not you know,

425
00:20:17.960 --> 00:20:20.240
<v Speaker 2>not gotten off to such a poor start where they

426
00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:23.200
<v Speaker 2>really controlled, you know, they control things from the jump

427
00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:25.519
<v Speaker 2>with their offense getting out there, getting comfortable and just

428
00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:29.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, embarrassing you defensively. And then against Notre Dame,

429
00:20:29.279 --> 00:20:32.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, you eliminate one of those goofs that you

430
00:20:32.119 --> 00:20:34.279
<v Speaker 2>had maybe you hold on and win there. You know,

431
00:20:34.359 --> 00:20:36.759
<v Speaker 2>maybe if you don't have the false start on four

432
00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:38.759
<v Speaker 2>or sorry not false start, but the delay of game

433
00:20:38.799 --> 00:20:41.200
<v Speaker 2>on fourth and one when you're driving on the road,

434
00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:45.119
<v Speaker 2>like this would have been the loss where it almost

435
00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:48.680
<v Speaker 2>this isn't the best comparison because it's it's not the same,

436
00:20:49.119 --> 00:20:51.000
<v Speaker 2>Like Louisville was a different team that at the time

437
00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:53.079
<v Speaker 2>people clearly viewed as like a legit. I mean, when

438
00:20:53.119 --> 00:20:55.440
<v Speaker 2>Louisvill and Lamar Jackson went to Clemson and lost. At

439
00:20:55.480 --> 00:20:57.240
<v Speaker 2>that time, you know, louisll was looked at as a

440
00:20:57.240 --> 00:20:59.000
<v Speaker 2>team that could make the four team playoff. Like even

441
00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:01.000
<v Speaker 2>after that loss, that's no near what Louisville could have

442
00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:03.920
<v Speaker 2>done here against Miami. But I guess the reaction more

443
00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:05.599
<v Speaker 2>so of not about like, Okay, these are the two

444
00:21:05.599 --> 00:21:07.599
<v Speaker 2>best teams in the country, but a reaction of to

445
00:21:07.640 --> 00:21:09.759
<v Speaker 2>wear Okay, Louisville lost, but I still feel like they're

446
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<v Speaker 2>really good and maybe some team like maybe some people

447
00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:13.279
<v Speaker 2>are saying that, but at the end of the day,

448
00:21:13.279 --> 00:21:15.559
<v Speaker 2>you now have three losses on the year, two in conference,

449
00:21:16.119 --> 00:21:18.039
<v Speaker 2>and that's just not I think what anybody would have

450
00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:20.720
<v Speaker 2>expected seven games in. And if you did, then you

451
00:21:20.759 --> 00:21:24.200
<v Speaker 2>were right. Congratulations to you. I just felt like Louisville,

452
00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:26.359
<v Speaker 2>you know, more than anything, had a chance to start

453
00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:29.079
<v Speaker 2>off better than this because I didn't think SMU was

454
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<v Speaker 2>going to be as big of a challenge as they were,

455
00:21:30.680 --> 00:21:33.039
<v Speaker 2>and they beat you, you know, Notre Dame, and we knew,

456
00:21:33.079 --> 00:21:35.640
<v Speaker 2>I think was going to be a tough task, but

457
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<v Speaker 2>then to see it play out the way it did,

458
00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:39.839
<v Speaker 2>it makes it even more maddening. So to lose this

459
00:21:39.880 --> 00:21:41.880
<v Speaker 2>one and it'd be your third loss as of October

460
00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:44.039
<v Speaker 2>twenty First, it's not the end of the world, but

461
00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:47.440
<v Speaker 2>it did kind of make the you know, the frustration

462
00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:50.279
<v Speaker 2>from the first two losses that I feel like didn't

463
00:21:50.319 --> 00:21:53.759
<v Speaker 2>need to happen. It just you know, it's like it's

464
00:21:53.799 --> 00:21:56.599
<v Speaker 2>like all three of them hit me on Saturday, and

465
00:21:56.640 --> 00:21:59.160
<v Speaker 2>I'm still sad about it. It just hit me and

466
00:21:59.200 --> 00:22:03.119
<v Speaker 2>turned my frustration and anger to sadness. But you know,

467
00:22:03.279 --> 00:22:06.680
<v Speaker 2>that's that's what we sign up for as lunatic sports fans.

468
00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:09.960
<v Speaker 2>We probably care way more than we should, but you know,

469
00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:11.839
<v Speaker 2>it's the only thing I know. And did you play

470
00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:14.720
<v Speaker 2>with your kids? Did it make you feel better? Uh? No,

471
00:22:15.119 --> 00:22:18.240
<v Speaker 2>I did yesterday a little bit. But Saturday after we

472
00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:22.079
<v Speaker 2>wrapped up the postgame show. What did I I mean,

473
00:22:22.119 --> 00:22:23.559
<v Speaker 2>I ended up I ended up going out for a

474
00:22:23.559 --> 00:22:25.680
<v Speaker 2>friend's birthday later that night. That was a nice kind

475
00:22:25.680 --> 00:22:29.279
<v Speaker 2>of distraction, I suppose, But yes, you know, usually I

476
00:22:29.400 --> 00:22:32.640
<v Speaker 2>just try to you know. In fact, I watched wrestling

477
00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:36.000
<v Speaker 2>yesterday with my son. He's he's Moose is now into

478
00:22:36.079 --> 00:22:39.160
<v Speaker 2>professional wrestling, but not like the current stuff. Like he

479
00:22:39.240 --> 00:22:43.000
<v Speaker 2>saw wrestling on the Peacock app that we have because

480
00:22:43.000 --> 00:22:45.000
<v Speaker 2>we were watching Actually it might have started whenever the

481
00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:48.160
<v Speaker 2>Peacock app became something we utilized when Louisville played Notre

482
00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:51.480
<v Speaker 2>Dame earlier this year and peak. The Peacock Network is

483
00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:55.880
<v Speaker 2>the home of all of I guess wwfs. WWE's like library,

484
00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:58.319
<v Speaker 2>like their catalog, like stuff from like, you know, before

485
00:22:58.359 --> 00:23:00.480
<v Speaker 2>I was born and stuff when I was as a kid,

486
00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:03.200
<v Speaker 2>and somehow he wanted to watch that one time and now,

487
00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:05.680
<v Speaker 2>you know, so yesterday, when everybody was watching NFL, I

488
00:23:05.759 --> 00:23:09.759
<v Speaker 2>spent about an hour, you know, just watching old wrestling

489
00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:12.519
<v Speaker 2>from the nineties with my son. And it was actually

490
00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:14.119
<v Speaker 2>he didn't know it. But it was a nice distraction

491
00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:16.440
<v Speaker 2>because football would have just made me, would have made

492
00:23:16.440 --> 00:23:18.599
<v Speaker 2>me more sad. But We'll get through it. I mean,

493
00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:21.200
<v Speaker 2>I hope we will. We will play on Friday night,

494
00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:24.480
<v Speaker 2>which you know, gives you a chance to not have

495
00:23:24.720 --> 00:23:28.000
<v Speaker 2>I guess instead of having a loss, lingering and just

496
00:23:28.039 --> 00:23:30.119
<v Speaker 2>you know, having that bitter taste in your mouth instead

497
00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:31.759
<v Speaker 2>of it being for seven days, it could be for

498
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<v Speaker 2>six days because you know, you got a quick turnaround.

499
00:23:34.559 --> 00:23:36.960
<v Speaker 2>But I'm also not prepared to just say, well, hey,

500
00:23:37.000 --> 00:23:40.319
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna you know, they should win. I think they're better,

501
00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:44.920
<v Speaker 2>but seven games in just basing you know what we

502
00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:47.319
<v Speaker 2>know and what we've seen, like they could easily lose

503
00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:51.279
<v Speaker 2>and it wouldn't be considered a huge surprise. So we'll see.

504
00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:55.480
<v Speaker 2>Are we loaded today again? Not only do we talk

505
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<v Speaker 2>about where Louisville football goes from here, will continue to

506
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<v Speaker 2>maybe not be as miserable knowing that Kentucky fans are

507
00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:05.640
<v Speaker 2>probably just as miserable with their team, and Louisville basketball

508
00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:07.759
<v Speaker 2>is in action tonight. That makes me. That makes me happy.

509
00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:09.480
<v Speaker 2>That's gonna be a lot of fun. And you know

510
00:24:09.519 --> 00:24:12.400
<v Speaker 2>that's what you would expect me to say, but like literally,

511
00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:14.200
<v Speaker 2>like this team's gonna be fun as hell to watch,

512
00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:17.839
<v Speaker 2>and it's nice going into this not feeling like you

513
00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:21.039
<v Speaker 2>have to worry about losing to you know, an exhibition opponent.

514
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<v Speaker 2>I'd stick with us. It's Coffee and Company, and we

515
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<v Speaker 2>are feel about Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

516
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<v Speaker 2>All right, So if you guys would like to join

517
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<v Speaker 2>in on the show today, you can. Phone lines are open.

518
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<v Speaker 2>Five oh two five seven one seventy nine hundred is

519
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520
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<v Speaker 2>You can text in on the Ellen and Federal Credit

521
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522
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<v Speaker 2>zero seven ninety in a reminder, you can take us

523
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524
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<v Speaker 2>can listen live on the Aarheart Radio app also live.

525
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<v Speaker 2>It's seven ninety Louisville dot com. So there's many that

526
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<v Speaker 2>have have arready. I mean, it's not even something that

527
00:24:56.599 --> 00:25:02.039
<v Speaker 2>is new post Miami loss. It's been min suggested by

528
00:25:02.119 --> 00:25:04.559
<v Speaker 2>Louisville fans here and there for really the last I

529
00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:08.799
<v Speaker 2>don't know, last few weeks, and that is the run

530
00:25:08.799 --> 00:25:12.160
<v Speaker 2>English situation. And I'm not like here to defend him

531
00:25:12.200 --> 00:25:15.440
<v Speaker 2>as if you know he's great and that he's not

532
00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:19.200
<v Speaker 2>worthy of criticism, because he clearly is. I just for

533
00:25:19.279 --> 00:25:22.079
<v Speaker 2>those that say he needs to be fired, like right now.

534
00:25:22.720 --> 00:25:25.960
<v Speaker 2>Like if he was, I wouldn't you know, I wouldn't

535
00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:28.880
<v Speaker 2>be stunned. My jaw wouldn't be on the floor. But

536
00:25:28.960 --> 00:25:31.079
<v Speaker 2>I don't really know what that would do, Like, I

537
00:25:31.079 --> 00:25:34.039
<v Speaker 2>don't really know what that would accomplish. And again I

538
00:25:34.039 --> 00:25:36.200
<v Speaker 2>don't say that to defend him. I'm not saying that,

539
00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:39.440
<v Speaker 2>like he needs to keep his job long term. I

540
00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:41.519
<v Speaker 2>just don't know mid year getting rid of him, what

541
00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:44.440
<v Speaker 2>that would what that would accomplish. I mean, I don't

542
00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:47.119
<v Speaker 2>really you know. I clearly he's still he's still leading

543
00:25:47.119 --> 00:25:53.000
<v Speaker 2>the defense, it seems, and Jeff has been pretty critical

544
00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:55.880
<v Speaker 2>of the defensive game plan and strategy. And when he

545
00:25:56.119 --> 00:25:59.359
<v Speaker 2>when he's critical like that, I think it's because he

546
00:25:59.440 --> 00:26:02.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean, he says we, but we all

547
00:26:02.160 --> 00:26:04.400
<v Speaker 2>know he's not just talking about him. I think he's

548
00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:06.359
<v Speaker 2>talking about the guy who's in charge of the defense,

549
00:26:06.400 --> 00:26:10.559
<v Speaker 2>which is Ron English. However, Jeff knows he's responsible for

550
00:26:10.640 --> 00:26:12.319
<v Speaker 2>his entire staff, So I think that's why he says we,

551
00:26:12.400 --> 00:26:14.720
<v Speaker 2>and that's why he says us. So I just you know,

552
00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:16.680
<v Speaker 2>if you want to throw out there that you think

553
00:26:16.720 --> 00:26:19.160
<v Speaker 2>he should be canned, that's your opinion and you're entitled

554
00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:20.960
<v Speaker 2>to it. And I don't think that's crazy just because

555
00:26:21.000 --> 00:26:24.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, the defense has been a problem at times

556
00:26:24.000 --> 00:26:26.200
<v Speaker 2>this year, and I personally think that even despite some

557
00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:28.880
<v Speaker 2>of the injuries, you should still be better than you are.

558
00:26:29.720 --> 00:26:32.359
<v Speaker 2>But I don't know, maybe and this isn't you know,

559
00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:35.559
<v Speaker 2>I don't think this is crazy to say, but it

560
00:26:35.640 --> 00:26:39.000
<v Speaker 2>might be a situation where they go watch film and

561
00:26:39.960 --> 00:26:43.279
<v Speaker 2>it's you know, jeff Ron English, I mean the whole staff,

562
00:26:43.279 --> 00:26:45.640
<v Speaker 2>whole team. I'm sure they do. I mean, I know

563
00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:48.160
<v Speaker 2>the position groups, and I mean it's not as if

564
00:26:48.200 --> 00:26:50.519
<v Speaker 2>you know you're doing the it's not like every week

565
00:26:50.559 --> 00:26:52.799
<v Speaker 2>of preparation you're all together, all one hundred players on

566
00:26:52.799 --> 00:26:55.519
<v Speaker 2>the team. But like, I wouldn't be shocked if you

567
00:26:55.559 --> 00:26:58.920
<v Speaker 2>go and look at some of the plays here, specifically

568
00:26:59.000 --> 00:27:02.359
<v Speaker 2>from the Miami game, and say to yourself, Okay, well

569
00:27:02.640 --> 00:27:07.039
<v Speaker 2>they were there. I mean, wasn't a perfectly defended play,

570
00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:10.920
<v Speaker 2>but you know, to hear to see that Miami had

571
00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:13.599
<v Speaker 2>one hundred and fifty to fifty rushing yards after first

572
00:27:13.599 --> 00:27:15.720
<v Speaker 2>contact and they had one hundred and seventy five receiving

573
00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:18.279
<v Speaker 2>yards after they caught the ball. I mean, it may

574
00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:23.240
<v Speaker 2>just be guys needing to take more accountability and tackle better,

575
00:27:23.319 --> 00:27:27.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, better angles, you know, don't arm tackle, you know,

576
00:27:27.079 --> 00:27:29.960
<v Speaker 2>get low, and you know, don't get trucked, don't embarrass

577
00:27:30.000 --> 00:27:32.160
<v Speaker 2>yourself because that happened from time to time. So I'm

578
00:27:32.160 --> 00:27:34.240
<v Speaker 2>not defending run English. I just don't know at this

579
00:27:34.319 --> 00:27:37.680
<v Speaker 2>juncture of the season what eliminating him from the staff

580
00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:39.000
<v Speaker 2>would mean. I don't mean kill him, but you know,

581
00:27:39.000 --> 00:27:40.920
<v Speaker 2>I'm getting rid of him. I don't know what that

582
00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:44.279
<v Speaker 2>would what that would do to make things better. But again,

583
00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:46.240
<v Speaker 2>if they did it, I wouldn't be totally shocked. I

584
00:27:46.279 --> 00:27:49.599
<v Speaker 2>would I would have expected before even Monday, before even

585
00:27:49.640 --> 00:27:53.359
<v Speaker 2>the Miami game, maybe there would have been some encouragement

586
00:27:53.440 --> 00:27:55.599
<v Speaker 2>from Ron to lean on his other staffers on the

587
00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:57.519
<v Speaker 2>defensive side to kind of help with with the game

588
00:27:57.559 --> 00:27:59.279
<v Speaker 2>plan or whatnot. And maybe he's already doing that and

589
00:27:59.319 --> 00:28:01.200
<v Speaker 2>we just don't know it. I'm not sure, but clearly,

590
00:28:01.599 --> 00:28:04.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, the Louisville defense has been underwhelming this year.

591
00:28:04.559 --> 00:28:06.359
<v Speaker 2>And it's not to say the offense has been perfect,

592
00:28:06.400 --> 00:28:10.039
<v Speaker 2>because they're not. But you know, I thought Jeff was

593
00:28:10.079 --> 00:28:13.359
<v Speaker 2>really good at play calling, designing some things on Saturday,

594
00:28:13.640 --> 00:28:15.240
<v Speaker 2>and you know, I thought it was one of the

595
00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:18.400
<v Speaker 2>offense's better days. And you know, Tyler Shuck continues to

596
00:28:18.400 --> 00:28:22.039
<v Speaker 2>look like a guy who is really special, and at

597
00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:24.160
<v Speaker 2>this point it kind of started starting to look like

598
00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:27.000
<v Speaker 2>maybe it'll be a wasted season of him. I mean

599
00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:30.440
<v Speaker 2>that that may sound a little dramatic, maybe a little

600
00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:33.880
<v Speaker 2>over the top, but you know, if they continue to

601
00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:35.680
<v Speaker 2>kind of be the same team they've been all year

602
00:28:35.799 --> 00:28:39.079
<v Speaker 2>and the identity remains, I would say they're likely going

603
00:28:39.119 --> 00:28:43.359
<v Speaker 2>to have a pretty underwhelming record, and it'll probably be

604
00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:46.160
<v Speaker 2>wins against teams you just feel like you won because

605
00:28:46.160 --> 00:28:48.440
<v Speaker 2>you're a lot better than them, or I don't know,

606
00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:50.000
<v Speaker 2>maybe you lose one of these games you just expect

607
00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:53.240
<v Speaker 2>to win. I'm not sure, but yeah, I mean disappointing,

608
00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:55.319
<v Speaker 2>no doubt. All right, five O two five seven, one

609
00:28:55.400 --> 00:28:57.119
<v Speaker 2>seventy nine hundred is the number. If you guys want

610
00:28:57.160 --> 00:28:58.759
<v Speaker 2>to jump in and give us a call. Let's go

611
00:28:58.799 --> 00:29:01.759
<v Speaker 2>to the phone lines. Now we welcome in Cody. Cody,

612
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<v Speaker 2>you're on Sports Talk seven ninety.

613
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<v Speaker 3>What's up, Hey, Nick, what's happening, buddy? What's going on?

614
00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:08.480
<v Speaker 3>Hope everything as well with you and the family. I

615
00:29:08.599 --> 00:29:11.279
<v Speaker 3>just got a I got a quick question, Slash statement.

616
00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:14.240
<v Speaker 3>I mean, we know the football team. I mean they're

617
00:29:14.319 --> 00:29:17.440
<v Speaker 3>dwindling in the wrong direction. Obviously, they can't stop anybody.

618
00:29:17.720 --> 00:29:20.200
<v Speaker 3>I think they're gonna lose the Boston College honestly on

619
00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:23.039
<v Speaker 3>Friday night as well. And I know we got basketball

620
00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:25.240
<v Speaker 3>coming up. We got the scrimmage tonight. So, Nick, do

621
00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:28.359
<v Speaker 3>you think is a fan base like it's gonna Do

622
00:29:28.400 --> 00:29:30.920
<v Speaker 3>you think it could be unfair to Pat Kelsey the

623
00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:34.519
<v Speaker 3>expectations that US Cardinal fans are gonna have because of

624
00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:36.839
<v Speaker 3>how bad the football team is doing that we're gonna

625
00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:39.519
<v Speaker 3>want Pat Kelsey to come in here year one and

626
00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:42.319
<v Speaker 3>just to have this team back as a national championship

627
00:29:42.359 --> 00:29:45.359
<v Speaker 3>contender or on along that level. Maybe not along that level,

628
00:29:45.359 --> 00:29:47.680
<v Speaker 3>maybe like a Sweet sixteen type of team where if

629
00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:51.279
<v Speaker 3>he even has a decent season, that our expectations might

630
00:29:51.319 --> 00:29:53.200
<v Speaker 3>not be met and that might be unfair to him

631
00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:55.640
<v Speaker 3>because of what we've seen from football so far. Nick,

632
00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:57.519
<v Speaker 3>love the show, brother, I'm gonna hang up and listen.

633
00:29:57.559 --> 00:30:03.440
<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Cody. I appreciate it. Yeah, I mean my

634
00:30:03.559 --> 00:30:07.319
<v Speaker 2>expectations for this team right now before i've seen them

635
00:30:07.319 --> 00:30:10.720
<v Speaker 2>play like a real game, and I've been pretty consistent

636
00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:12.640
<v Speaker 2>about this. It's just not something I've said a whole

637
00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:17.480
<v Speaker 2>lot because I haven't really talked about expectations overall. I mean,

638
00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:19.680
<v Speaker 2>because it's the ultimate unknown, and I've tried to be

639
00:30:19.799 --> 00:30:24.799
<v Speaker 2>very transparent with that because I'm very bullish on this

640
00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:27.640
<v Speaker 2>current team, I mean, this brand new team, because I

641
00:30:27.759 --> 00:30:30.480
<v Speaker 2>like the pieces. I think Pat Kelsey went out and

642
00:30:30.599 --> 00:30:35.240
<v Speaker 2>strategically found guys who fit exactly what he wants to do.

643
00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:37.960
<v Speaker 2>You know, I think he also wanted to go get

644
00:30:37.960 --> 00:30:41.119
<v Speaker 2>guys that have some history of being a part of

645
00:30:41.160 --> 00:30:43.440
<v Speaker 2>a winning culture. I mean, they've got four guys on

646
00:30:43.480 --> 00:30:46.480
<v Speaker 2>this team that have all scored over a thousand points.

647
00:30:47.079 --> 00:30:50.400
<v Speaker 2>Eleven players on this team were on NCAA tournament teams

648
00:30:50.480 --> 00:30:54.119
<v Speaker 2>last year, so you know, I think there's a lot

649
00:30:54.160 --> 00:30:57.359
<v Speaker 2>to like. But again, ultimate unknown, Like, I feel like

650
00:30:57.759 --> 00:31:01.200
<v Speaker 2>we've got guys that can match up with some of

651
00:31:01.200 --> 00:31:03.200
<v Speaker 2>the really good run some of the teams that right

652
00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:06.000
<v Speaker 2>now are believed to be top fifteen, top twenty. Does

653
00:31:06.039 --> 00:31:08.119
<v Speaker 2>that mean they beat them? I don't know. But I'm

654
00:31:08.119 --> 00:31:10.640
<v Speaker 2>also like, I hate to use the word guessing because

655
00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:13.240
<v Speaker 2>it's not like we don't know anything about these dudes.

656
00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:16.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean, we've watched Chucky Hepburn play for years at

657
00:31:16.039 --> 00:31:20.160
<v Speaker 2>Wisconsin and be their leader. Right. You know, the other

658
00:31:20.200 --> 00:31:23.599
<v Speaker 2>guys on this team we've probably you know, heard of,

659
00:31:23.920 --> 00:31:26.680
<v Speaker 2>maybe we watched them here and there, But you know,

660
00:31:27.359 --> 00:31:30.039
<v Speaker 2>it's not like we've I mean, you're not getting dudes

661
00:31:30.079 --> 00:31:32.039
<v Speaker 2>from high school and just hoping that they're really good

662
00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:34.200
<v Speaker 2>freshmen that could contribute right away. These are grown men

663
00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:36.319
<v Speaker 2>who played a lot of college basketball, have a lot

664
00:31:36.359 --> 00:31:39.000
<v Speaker 2>of experience. It's just the ultimate when I say it's

665
00:31:39.000 --> 00:31:41.000
<v Speaker 2>the ultimate unknown, it's just how it all works together.

666
00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:43.759
<v Speaker 2>But I think you know, it wasn't just hey, let

667
00:31:43.799 --> 00:31:46.279
<v Speaker 2>me look at which guy average this many points. Again,

668
00:31:46.319 --> 00:31:48.240
<v Speaker 2>I think it was quite strategic as far as how

669
00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:50.440
<v Speaker 2>Pat built the roster when it comes to the personnel

670
00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:53.279
<v Speaker 2>and what you can do with with with with your

671
00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:57.759
<v Speaker 2>group meaning versatility meaning experience. I mean, you've got guys

672
00:31:57.839 --> 00:31:59.960
<v Speaker 2>that can play three different positions. That's like the major

673
00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:01.519
<v Speaker 2>already of your roster, to be honest with you. So

674
00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:05.240
<v Speaker 2>with all that said, I think this is a team

675
00:32:05.359 --> 00:32:08.440
<v Speaker 2>that has the ability to be a tournament team. I

676
00:32:08.559 --> 00:32:12.480
<v Speaker 2>think nobody over there on Floyd Street would would be

677
00:32:12.720 --> 00:32:16.119
<v Speaker 2>bothered or surprised if they knew that this fan base

678
00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:19.160
<v Speaker 2>was expecting Pat Kelsey to be in the tournament in

679
00:32:19.240 --> 00:32:23.119
<v Speaker 2>the first year. Now, does that mean everybody's gonna lose

680
00:32:23.160 --> 00:32:24.720
<v Speaker 2>their mind if it doesn't happen and think that this

681
00:32:24.880 --> 00:32:28.359
<v Speaker 2>is going to be a disastrous era of Louis of basketball.

682
00:32:28.400 --> 00:32:30.559
<v Speaker 2>I certainly hope not, and I don't believe so. But

683
00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:33.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, even after tonight, if they win by fifty

684
00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:36.480
<v Speaker 2>and their reign in threes and it just looks like,

685
00:32:36.599 --> 00:32:39.720
<v Speaker 2>you know, an absolute beatdown, which may happen, that'll be encouraging.

686
00:32:39.799 --> 00:32:42.400
<v Speaker 2>I'll be excited. I'll probably put a little more into

687
00:32:42.440 --> 00:32:45.079
<v Speaker 2>it than I typically would, just because it is exciting

688
00:32:45.160 --> 00:32:47.440
<v Speaker 2>to be here in a brand new era and we're

689
00:32:47.559 --> 00:32:50.519
<v Speaker 2>feening for some good basketball. But to answer your question, Cody,

690
00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:55.759
<v Speaker 2>I would hope that fans aren't expecting this team to

691
00:32:56.039 --> 00:33:01.319
<v Speaker 2>you know, win the national championship or even you know,

692
00:33:01.599 --> 00:33:03.279
<v Speaker 2>make a deep run. I mean, we'll see. It's just

693
00:33:04.119 --> 00:33:10.160
<v Speaker 2>even thinking about end of the year record expectation, tournament

694
00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:12.920
<v Speaker 2>stuff like it just it every year, regardless of if

695
00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:14.880
<v Speaker 2>you got your whole team back or you bring if

696
00:33:14.920 --> 00:33:16.680
<v Speaker 2>you're bringing in a brand new team. You really never know.

697
00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:19.039
<v Speaker 2>But this is again, it's the ultimate unknown. So for me,

698
00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:22.440
<v Speaker 2>I don't think fans are expecting this team to be elite,

699
00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:26.039
<v Speaker 2>like one of the best LEVA teams ever. So you know,

700
00:33:26.119 --> 00:33:28.400
<v Speaker 2>I can't speak for anybody but myself. I just think

701
00:33:28.440 --> 00:33:32.160
<v Speaker 2>fans are excited because it's new, because this guy seems

702
00:33:32.200 --> 00:33:35.680
<v Speaker 2>to really, you know, relate to us. I mean, he's hit,

703
00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:38.160
<v Speaker 2>he's he's hit all the notes when it comes to

704
00:33:39.400 --> 00:33:43.079
<v Speaker 2>making fans feel like, you know, he's the guy that's

705
00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:45.079
<v Speaker 2>going to get this thing turned around. And I think

706
00:33:45.119 --> 00:33:46.960
<v Speaker 2>that he will. But I don't know, I get a

707
00:33:46.960 --> 00:33:49.880
<v Speaker 2>little not uncomfortable when it comes to expectations. I mean,

708
00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:53.240
<v Speaker 2>nobody has a clue. I mean, we may watch this

709
00:33:53.319 --> 00:33:56.079
<v Speaker 2>team play their first six seven games and be having

710
00:33:56.200 --> 00:33:58.720
<v Speaker 2>much different conversations than we ever thought we would be having.

711
00:33:58.759 --> 00:34:00.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean I don't say that because I'm predicting it.

712
00:34:00.759 --> 00:34:04.200
<v Speaker 2>It's just nobody has a clue. But as far as

713
00:34:04.319 --> 00:34:06.920
<v Speaker 2>what we have seen from those exhibitions in the Bahamas,

714
00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:10.000
<v Speaker 2>and from what we do know about the players on

715
00:34:10.119 --> 00:34:12.320
<v Speaker 2>this roster, of course that have all never played together

716
00:34:12.599 --> 00:34:14.920
<v Speaker 2>and we've never seen them play here at Louisville, there's

717
00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:18.360
<v Speaker 2>enough there to where I think saying, hey, if this

718
00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:20.159
<v Speaker 2>team makes the tournament, I'm going to be pleased. That's

719
00:34:20.159 --> 00:34:22.920
<v Speaker 2>where I am personally, But I know others. I'm sure

720
00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:25.119
<v Speaker 2>there are people listening that think, hey, Nick, you're getting

721
00:34:25.119 --> 00:34:26.840
<v Speaker 2>ahead of yourself. This team will be lucky to make

722
00:34:26.880 --> 00:34:28.760
<v Speaker 2>the tournament. And maybe you're right, or there's some people

723
00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:30.719
<v Speaker 2>that think, what are you talking about? This is Louisville.

724
00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:32.960
<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey went out and put together a great team.

725
00:34:33.000 --> 00:34:35.119
<v Speaker 2>They better make the tournament. Like again, everybody's going to

726
00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:36.880
<v Speaker 2>have their own way of looking at it. I'll just

727
00:34:36.960 --> 00:34:38.960
<v Speaker 2>be straight up, and I think I've been pretty consistent

728
00:34:38.960 --> 00:34:40.920
<v Speaker 2>about it. One we don't have a clue, But for me,

729
00:34:41.280 --> 00:34:45.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm going in thinking, hey, in year one, this team,

730
00:34:46.119 --> 00:34:48.000
<v Speaker 2>from what I know now, looks like they've got the

731
00:34:48.079 --> 00:34:50.039
<v Speaker 2>pieces to be a tournament team, maybe even a team

732
00:34:50.079 --> 00:34:52.760
<v Speaker 2>that gets a decent seed. But one thing we do

733
00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:55.159
<v Speaker 2>know is we're going to find out pretty early as

734
00:34:55.199 --> 00:34:57.800
<v Speaker 2>far as what this team, you know, how they look

735
00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:59.920
<v Speaker 2>right out of the gate, because it's got to be

736
00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:03.519
<v Speaker 2>one of, if not the most challenging non conference schedules

737
00:35:03.599 --> 00:35:05.480
<v Speaker 2>in college basketball. And some of that, of course, is

738
00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:07.760
<v Speaker 2>dependent upon what happens in the Bahamas and the Battle

739
00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:10.039
<v Speaker 2>of for Atlantis. You got Indiana in your first game

740
00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:12.360
<v Speaker 2>that's certainly gonna be a tough matchup their top twenty team,

741
00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:14.400
<v Speaker 2>and then who you get from then on really just

742
00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:16.760
<v Speaker 2>again it depends on the results, but take away just

743
00:35:16.840 --> 00:35:19.639
<v Speaker 2>the non conference part of it. I mean again, that's

744
00:35:19.639 --> 00:35:21.280
<v Speaker 2>a huge factor because you play the majority of your

745
00:35:21.320 --> 00:35:23.239
<v Speaker 2>non conference games to the beginning of the season. But

746
00:35:23.360 --> 00:35:26.000
<v Speaker 2>you get Duke in your first ACC game, and then

747
00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:28.639
<v Speaker 2>you get Carolina. I think it's on January first, New

748
00:35:28.679 --> 00:35:31.639
<v Speaker 2>Year's Day, so you know, in the calendar year twenty

749
00:35:31.719 --> 00:35:34.039
<v Speaker 2>twenty four, this team's gonna play a lot of really

750
00:35:34.079 --> 00:35:37.719
<v Speaker 2>good teams and at that point we'll know, so as

751
00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:40.280
<v Speaker 2>somebody who is always wanting to see where you're you know,

752
00:35:40.800 --> 00:35:42.360
<v Speaker 2>is a fan of Louisville or a fan of any

753
00:35:42.360 --> 00:35:45.400
<v Speaker 2>team like. That's why I hate the, you know, games

754
00:35:45.400 --> 00:35:47.199
<v Speaker 2>against teams we've never heard of, because it doesn't really

755
00:35:47.239 --> 00:35:49.199
<v Speaker 2>give you a chance to learn anything. We're gonna learn

756
00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:52.840
<v Speaker 2>right away because pack Kelsey's second game here, real game

757
00:35:52.920 --> 00:35:55.159
<v Speaker 2>that is at Louisville at the UMP Center, is gonna

758
00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:57.679
<v Speaker 2>be against Tennessee, who is preseason top fifteen. I think

759
00:35:57.679 --> 00:36:01.800
<v Speaker 2>they're number twelve, So you know, I'm not saying that

760
00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:04.320
<v Speaker 2>if they lose these games, it means we should not

761
00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:07.079
<v Speaker 2>be expecting the tournament. But if a lot of these

762
00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:09.639
<v Speaker 2>teams on paper are as good as everybody thinks they are,

763
00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:11.800
<v Speaker 2>we're going to find out, you know, and maybe they

764
00:36:11.880 --> 00:36:13.920
<v Speaker 2>lose them and you feel like, hey, they're you know,

765
00:36:14.039 --> 00:36:16.400
<v Speaker 2>it's a work in progress, right, They're still trying to

766
00:36:16.480 --> 00:36:19.639
<v Speaker 2>gel all that kind of stuff. But one thing I

767
00:36:19.719 --> 00:36:21.679
<v Speaker 2>do know is that I'm excited about Louisville basketball. But

768
00:36:21.960 --> 00:36:23.840
<v Speaker 2>I guess I should. What Cody's done there with that

769
00:36:23.960 --> 00:36:27.159
<v Speaker 2>call is and I'm sure he wasn't intending to do this,

770
00:36:27.280 --> 00:36:28.960
<v Speaker 2>but he's at least got me thinking enough to where

771
00:36:29.000 --> 00:36:31.639
<v Speaker 2>I should probably be a little bit more transparent about

772
00:36:32.159 --> 00:36:35.199
<v Speaker 2>my excitement. Doesn't mean I think this team's going to

773
00:36:35.280 --> 00:36:37.559
<v Speaker 2>be elite in year one. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe they are,

774
00:36:38.119 --> 00:36:40.760
<v Speaker 2>but I'm just excited because it's not what we had before,

775
00:36:41.000 --> 00:36:43.880
<v Speaker 2>and you know, I think we all feel that way

776
00:36:45.039 --> 00:36:48.280
<v Speaker 2>all right Tonight, Young Harris in Town. That's a team,

777
00:36:48.400 --> 00:36:51.320
<v Speaker 2>not a person, not a band, but a Division two

778
00:36:51.320 --> 00:36:53.559
<v Speaker 2>basketball team from Georgia. They're here to take on Louisville

779
00:36:53.760 --> 00:36:56.119
<v Speaker 2>and Pat Kelsey's first exhibition game, and we will have

780
00:36:56.320 --> 00:36:58.199
<v Speaker 2>a postgame as soon as it ends, probably around I

781
00:36:58.199 --> 00:36:59.800
<v Speaker 2>don't know, nine o'clock or so. We'll go live here

782
00:37:00.079 --> 00:37:02.920
<v Speaker 2>acting to who knows what. Hopefully a big time blowout

783
00:37:03.039 --> 00:37:05.199
<v Speaker 2>and should be a lot of fun. All right, quick break,

784
00:37:05.239 --> 00:37:07.119
<v Speaker 2>we'll come back on the other side, wrap up the

785
00:37:07.159 --> 00:37:09.960
<v Speaker 2>three o'clock hour, don't go anywhere, keep it locked right

786
00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:15.320
<v Speaker 2>here on Sports Talk seven ninety. So. This Miami team

787
00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:18.559
<v Speaker 2>that came in and knocked off Louisville on Saturday, certainly

788
00:37:18.599 --> 00:37:21.280
<v Speaker 2>a talented group, and nobody more talented for them than

789
00:37:21.800 --> 00:37:26.079
<v Speaker 2>cam Ward who it was special and you know, seeing

790
00:37:26.159 --> 00:37:29.679
<v Speaker 2>him in action from start to finish. I mean it's

791
00:37:29.719 --> 00:37:32.239
<v Speaker 2>not like he's got blazing speed that you know, you

792
00:37:32.280 --> 00:37:35.800
<v Speaker 2>don't that you never see. He's just he's real. I mean,

793
00:37:35.840 --> 00:37:39.719
<v Speaker 2>he's clearly talented, but he's also really smart, and he's

794
00:37:39.760 --> 00:37:41.880
<v Speaker 2>the difference maker for Miami. I mean, it was a

795
00:37:41.920 --> 00:37:44.920
<v Speaker 2>talking point last week, and it, you know, continues to

796
00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:47.320
<v Speaker 2>be I think proven week in and week out that

797
00:37:47.400 --> 00:37:49.880
<v Speaker 2>the reason Miami this year is able to you know,

798
00:37:49.960 --> 00:37:53.039
<v Speaker 2>seemingly have taken a big step forward is because they've

799
00:37:53.119 --> 00:37:55.239
<v Speaker 2>not only got better quarterback play than they've had in

800
00:37:55.280 --> 00:37:58.000
<v Speaker 2>a while, and they've got a really, really good quarterback

801
00:37:58.280 --> 00:38:00.960
<v Speaker 2>and that came up. I remember discussing this. It might

802
00:38:01.039 --> 00:38:04.360
<v Speaker 2>have been a few years ago. Yeah. In fact, if

803
00:38:04.400 --> 00:38:07.440
<v Speaker 2>you remember Tyler van Dijk, I believe that was his name.

804
00:38:07.880 --> 00:38:10.239
<v Speaker 2>He was the quarterback who as a red shirt freshman

805
00:38:10.280 --> 00:38:13.159
<v Speaker 2>I think it was, he became their starter and he

806
00:38:13.280 --> 00:38:15.960
<v Speaker 2>started bawling out and he looked like he was the future,

807
00:38:16.039 --> 00:38:19.800
<v Speaker 2>only to you know, kind of fall off, fall off

808
00:38:19.960 --> 00:38:22.000
<v Speaker 2>in a major way. In fact, I'm not even really sure,

809
00:38:22.119 --> 00:38:24.679
<v Speaker 2>like is he still playing anywhere he is with Wisconsin?

810
00:38:24.800 --> 00:38:27.760
<v Speaker 2>Does he play? I believe he's hurt, right, Okay, So

811
00:38:28.559 --> 00:38:30.719
<v Speaker 2>so the quarterback that got hurt for Wisconsin was him,

812
00:38:30.760 --> 00:38:32.519
<v Speaker 2>I guess because I remember them having a quarterback that

813
00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:34.800
<v Speaker 2>that got hurt earlier this year. But either way, like

814
00:38:34.840 --> 00:38:37.039
<v Speaker 2>I remember thinking like, well, wow, maybe this is where

815
00:38:37.079 --> 00:38:39.960
<v Speaker 2>Miami really turns the corner because this guy's really good,

816
00:38:40.079 --> 00:38:42.519
<v Speaker 2>and you know, he ended up flaming out and was

817
00:38:42.599 --> 00:38:46.000
<v Speaker 2>not very good after that red shirt freshman season. And

818
00:38:46.119 --> 00:38:48.239
<v Speaker 2>then now they've actually got a guy who's really good

819
00:38:48.400 --> 00:38:51.840
<v Speaker 2>and he is the first ever Miami quarterback to have

820
00:38:52.960 --> 00:38:56.039
<v Speaker 2>seven straight games with three hundred passing yards or more.

821
00:38:56.239 --> 00:39:00.719
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's good, really really good, and Quarterbacks make

822
00:39:00.760 --> 00:39:01.119
<v Speaker 2>a difference.

823
00:39:01.159 --> 00:39:01.280
<v Speaker 1>Man.

824
00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:03.320
<v Speaker 2>We all know that it's a super important position. You

825
00:39:03.360 --> 00:39:04.679
<v Speaker 2>can win a lot of games if you don't have

826
00:39:04.679 --> 00:39:06.119
<v Speaker 2>an elite quarterback, but they got to be able to

827
00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:07.760
<v Speaker 2>get the job done. And when you have an elite

828
00:39:07.840 --> 00:39:10.800
<v Speaker 2>quarterback and you're pretty good everywhere else, which I think

829
00:39:10.880 --> 00:39:13.440
<v Speaker 2>Miami is, that's how you end up in the situation

830
00:39:13.519 --> 00:39:15.760
<v Speaker 2>they're in where they're in the driver's seat to win

831
00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:18.039
<v Speaker 2>this league and you know the rest of the way.

832
00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:21.159
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they shouldn't have a loss now, they could

833
00:39:21.159 --> 00:39:24.199
<v Speaker 2>easily slip up. It happens, because obviously teams like Cal

834
00:39:24.280 --> 00:39:26.599
<v Speaker 2>and Virginia Tech right now feel like they should still.

835
00:39:26.639 --> 00:39:28.880
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they probably feel like they should be that

836
00:39:28.960 --> 00:39:31.440
<v Speaker 2>they should have won those games, and you could certainly

837
00:39:31.559 --> 00:39:34.280
<v Speaker 2>argue that, but I also think cam Ward again, that's

838
00:39:34.280 --> 00:39:36.280
<v Speaker 2>why last week, like I wasn't really running a whole

839
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<v Speaker 2>lot with the Miami being vulnerable thing, because yes they were,

840
00:39:39.679 --> 00:39:42.239
<v Speaker 2>and it was proven in two straight games that they

841
00:39:42.719 --> 00:39:45.000
<v Speaker 2>are beatable because it could have easily gone the other way.

842
00:39:45.440 --> 00:39:47.039
<v Speaker 2>But I honestly looked at that as more of like

843
00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:49.199
<v Speaker 2>a strength because they were battle tested in a way

844
00:39:49.199 --> 00:39:51.440
<v Speaker 2>to where their backs were against the wall. And they

845
00:39:52.199 --> 00:39:53.719
<v Speaker 2>found a way to win, and I feel like cam

846
00:39:53.800 --> 00:39:57.079
<v Speaker 2>Ward is was a huge, a huge part of that. So, yeah,

847
00:39:57.199 --> 00:40:02.000
<v Speaker 2>they've got coming up. They will play let's see, They've

848
00:40:02.039 --> 00:40:04.280
<v Speaker 2>got Florida State this Saturday, which you know used to

849
00:40:04.320 --> 00:40:06.000
<v Speaker 2>be a big game now not as much. Then they

850
00:40:06.039 --> 00:40:09.760
<v Speaker 2>play Duke, then they play Georgia Tech Wake Forest, and

851
00:40:09.800 --> 00:40:13.440
<v Speaker 2>they finish the season against Syracuse. So obviously they could

852
00:40:13.480 --> 00:40:16.280
<v Speaker 2>they could slip up and get upset, but they'll be

853
00:40:16.320 --> 00:40:18.199
<v Speaker 2>favorites in all those games. And I won't be shocked

854
00:40:18.199 --> 00:40:19.840
<v Speaker 2>if they were on the table because they're you know,

855
00:40:19.880 --> 00:40:21.800
<v Speaker 2>they're that good. And it really doesn't you know, it

856
00:40:21.800 --> 00:40:24.320
<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter for Louisville at this point. I mean, there's

857
00:40:24.360 --> 00:40:26.159
<v Speaker 2>really no conversation that needs to be had when it

858
00:40:26.239 --> 00:40:29.199
<v Speaker 2>comes to like ACC championship anything like that. And that's

859
00:40:29.280 --> 00:40:30.960
<v Speaker 2>not to say that you know, the season's over. Why

860
00:40:30.960 --> 00:40:32.639
<v Speaker 2>are we even playing any more games? But you know,

861
00:40:33.480 --> 00:40:37.280
<v Speaker 2>you have two losses, and if you end up somehow

862
00:40:37.559 --> 00:40:40.559
<v Speaker 2>in a tie with other teams that have two losses,

863
00:40:40.840 --> 00:40:43.360
<v Speaker 2>I have a feeling that it could be teams that

864
00:40:43.480 --> 00:40:48.039
<v Speaker 2>just beat you, like SEMU and Miami maybe potentially, although

865
00:40:48.079 --> 00:40:50.840
<v Speaker 2>I doubt they lose too. But it could happen. So

866
00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:52.920
<v Speaker 2>this question comes in on the text line. It says Nick,

867
00:40:53.440 --> 00:40:56.280
<v Speaker 2>if Louisville wins out, they will have eliminated two big

868
00:40:56.360 --> 00:41:00.599
<v Speaker 2>streaks lost, losing streaks to Clemson and losing streaks to Kentucky.

869
00:41:01.159 --> 00:41:06.840
<v Speaker 2>Would that make up for the losses at this point? Look,

870
00:41:06.880 --> 00:41:10.280
<v Speaker 2>if they went out, they'd finish the season nine to three,

871
00:41:11.239 --> 00:41:14.000
<v Speaker 2>and I would say that's a good year. I mean,

872
00:41:15.199 --> 00:41:18.119
<v Speaker 2>and that could certainly happen. It's possible. It's not like

873
00:41:18.559 --> 00:41:20.519
<v Speaker 2>there's anybody left on the schedule that I'm looking at

874
00:41:20.559 --> 00:41:22.639
<v Speaker 2>and thinking to myself, well, there's just no way Louisville

875
00:41:22.639 --> 00:41:25.679
<v Speaker 2>beats them. It's not that at all. It's just expecting

876
00:41:25.760 --> 00:41:30.760
<v Speaker 2>them to eliminate a component of their identity after seven

877
00:41:30.840 --> 00:41:35.400
<v Speaker 2>games is just not normal. Like that doesn't usually happen. So,

878
00:41:36.280 --> 00:41:39.280
<v Speaker 2>you know, they if they somehow went out, that'd be awesome,

879
00:41:39.639 --> 00:41:42.440
<v Speaker 2>And it's it's possible. I just can't like run with

880
00:41:42.519 --> 00:41:44.840
<v Speaker 2>it that I believe and expect that that's going to happen.

881
00:41:46.719 --> 00:41:49.199
<v Speaker 2>Although Clemson for what it's worthy, and they're playing really

882
00:41:49.239 --> 00:41:52.559
<v Speaker 2>good football. They're dominating everybody they're playing, But it is

883
00:41:52.639 --> 00:41:55.360
<v Speaker 2>worth mentioning that like they they haven't. I mean, they

884
00:41:55.440 --> 00:41:59.639
<v Speaker 2>haven't played anybody. Like the only win that Clemson has

885
00:41:59.679 --> 00:42:02.760
<v Speaker 2>against the team with a winning record is Virginia, who's

886
00:42:02.920 --> 00:42:05.400
<v Speaker 2>four and three and a team that not many are

887
00:42:05.519 --> 00:42:09.239
<v Speaker 2>claiming is very good. So you know, I'm not saying

888
00:42:09.280 --> 00:42:11.320
<v Speaker 2>Louisville is better than them, But Clemson is six and

889
00:42:11.440 --> 00:42:14.000
<v Speaker 2>one with only one win against a team that has

890
00:42:14.039 --> 00:42:16.599
<v Speaker 2>a winning record, and yet there's somehow still ranked ahead

891
00:42:16.639 --> 00:42:20.119
<v Speaker 2>of undefeated Iowa State BYU in Indiana. And I know

892
00:42:20.199 --> 00:42:23.559
<v Speaker 2>they lost to Georgia about thirty one, and george is

893
00:42:23.599 --> 00:42:25.239
<v Speaker 2>now viewed as maybe the best team in the country

894
00:42:25.239 --> 00:42:27.800
<v Speaker 2>because of what they went in and did at Texas.

895
00:42:27.880 --> 00:42:31.480
<v Speaker 2>But like you know, Clemson, trust me, I'm not looking

896
00:42:31.519 --> 00:42:33.679
<v Speaker 2>at that game right now as a win for Louisville.

897
00:42:33.679 --> 00:42:37.000
<v Speaker 2>But I think their performance, although it is impressive, and

898
00:42:37.039 --> 00:42:38.480
<v Speaker 2>all you can do is play who's on your schedule

899
00:42:38.960 --> 00:42:41.360
<v Speaker 2>and they're dominating, but you should also consider who it

900
00:42:41.480 --> 00:42:44.599
<v Speaker 2>is that they are in fact dominating. All right, when

901
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<v Speaker 2>it comes to your pets, you want to make sure

902
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<v Speaker 2>you've got a place you know you can take your

903
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<v Speaker 2>pets too. When it comes to any potential health issues,

904
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<v Speaker 2>rather it be an emergency or maybe it's just you

905
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<v Speaker 2>wanting to get your pet checked out because you haven't.

906
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<v Speaker 2>You haven't had them checked out in a long time.

907
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<v Speaker 2>You need to turn to my friends at Jeffers An

908
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<v Speaker 2>Animal Hospital. They've been opened since nineteen eighty, been in

909
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<v Speaker 2>business for forty four years taking care of your pets.

910
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<v Speaker 2>Rather be just you wanting to get them checked out

911
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<v Speaker 2>or an emergency. You know, when an emergency happens, it

912
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<v Speaker 2>can be a scary, scary thing. And you may have

913
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<v Speaker 2>never had an emergency with your pet when it comes

914
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<v Speaker 2>to help and you may not know what to do, well,

915
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<v Speaker 2>they'll be there for you. Again, it's the Jefferson Animal

916
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<v Speaker 2>Hospital on outer Loop. You can give them a call

917
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<v Speaker 2>five OO two nine hundred pets or visit Jefferson Vets

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919
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<v Speaker 2>whatever time of the day, they're going to have a

920
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<v Speaker 2>doctor on site in case of an emergency. So again

921
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<v Speaker 2>keep that in mind, it's the Jefferson Animal Hospital on

922
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<v Speaker 2>outer Loop. Jefferson Vets dot COM's the website or you

923
00:43:38.639 --> 00:43:39.880
<v Speaker 2>can you know, you can stop in and see them,

924
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<v Speaker 2>or you can make give them a call, make an appointment.

925
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<v Speaker 2>Get more information they'd be happy to here for me again.

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<v Speaker 2>The numbers five oh two, nine hundred pets all right,

927
00:43:46.679 --> 00:43:49.159
<v Speaker 2>one hour in the books. Kind of feel like I

928
00:43:49.159 --> 00:43:50.480
<v Speaker 2>got a little bit of that out of my system,

929
00:43:50.519 --> 00:43:53.719
<v Speaker 2>you know, just a weekend that made me sad because

930
00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:56.760
<v Speaker 2>you know, Louisville football. I'm sure a lot of people

931
00:43:56.800 --> 00:43:58.599
<v Speaker 2>feel the same way. But to be fair, like I'm

932
00:43:58.639 --> 00:44:01.239
<v Speaker 2>not I'm not telling you know. I'm just being honest,

933
00:44:01.440 --> 00:44:03.920
<v Speaker 2>and I'm getting it out of my system. Maybe I'll

934
00:44:03.960 --> 00:44:05.559
<v Speaker 2>have a little bit more of a pep in my

935
00:44:05.639 --> 00:44:08.719
<v Speaker 2>step tomorrow. But on Mondays, man, you know, when you're

936
00:44:08.760 --> 00:44:12.320
<v Speaker 2>coming off a loss. I'm still I'm still dealing with

937
00:44:12.440 --> 00:44:14.639
<v Speaker 2>it as best I can. But it does make me

938
00:44:14.719 --> 00:44:16.440
<v Speaker 2>happy to know we got louis of basketball tonight. That

939
00:44:16.480 --> 00:44:18.199
<v Speaker 2>should make me feel a lot better. And I haven't

940
00:44:18.199 --> 00:44:20.480
<v Speaker 2>been able to say that right. In a previous world,

941
00:44:20.519 --> 00:44:22.119
<v Speaker 2>it used to be like, oh, you feel sad about

942
00:44:22.119 --> 00:44:24.119
<v Speaker 2>Louisville football, Well, now we get to go watch a

943
00:44:24.199 --> 00:44:26.400
<v Speaker 2>Kenny Payne coach team. It was just torture, to be

944
00:44:26.440 --> 00:44:28.679
<v Speaker 2>honest with you. Now it's the opposite. So I think

945
00:44:28.719 --> 00:44:30.119
<v Speaker 2>we'll be happy with what we see tonight at the

946
00:44:30.159 --> 00:44:31.800
<v Speaker 2>Ump Center. But still Aweare's We've got two more hours

947
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<v Speaker 2>to go right here on Sports Talk seven ninety