WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:06.599 It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:06.799 --> 00:00:16.000 Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick Coffee. 3 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:21.280 I don't think it's a stretch to say that for 4 00:00:21.399 --> 00:00:24.640 it being in, you know, early February, that today is 5 00:00:24.640 --> 00:00:25.800 a nice day outside. 6 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:26.839 The sun is shining. 7 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:29.879 It is chilly, but I think the sun has made 8 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:32.399 it one look nice outside and not feel as cold. 9 00:00:32.439 --> 00:00:35.520 But we're gonna have some some nasty winter weather, it 10 00:00:35.600 --> 00:00:38.799 sounds like starting tomorrow. I'm looking here at WLKY, our 11 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:42.119 news partners and the one and only Matt Melosovich. 12 00:00:42.200 --> 00:00:44.240 Sorry, love you WKY, but. 13 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:45.840 Can you can you make it to where your auto 14 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:49.399 ads don't have sound? Because everybody's got auto play ads 15 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:52.039 now on on websites. I mean, look, I used to 16 00:00:52.039 --> 00:00:54.840 have to, you know, I used to Part of my 17 00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:57.520 way to make a living was generating advertising revenue on 18 00:00:57.560 --> 00:00:59.280 a website. So I get it, like you got to 19 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:02.159 play the game, but for them to automatically start with 20 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:03.759 sound is super annoying. 21 00:01:03.799 --> 00:01:06.079 But we're trying to run a radio show exactly. 22 00:01:05.719 --> 00:01:06.560 Come on, guys. 23 00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:10.359 So anyways, Mam Melosovich says that much of the w 24 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:14.680 lk Y region could get between two and five inches 25 00:01:14.959 --> 00:01:17.519 of snow whenever it's all said and done, I guess 26 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:22.719 it's expected to start tomorrow or yeah, tomorrow at some point. 27 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:24.120 But yeah, I'm looking here. 28 00:01:24.319 --> 00:01:25.640 Is that when it's soft or hard? 29 00:01:26.120 --> 00:01:27.799 That's a good question, that's a great question. 30 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:31.280 Could be a little bit of both, Yeah, to be 31 00:01:31.319 --> 00:01:33.439 honest with you, But my judging, it says here that 32 00:01:33.959 --> 00:01:36.519 lighter amounts are expected to the north, especially in the 33 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:40.519 northern tier of southern Indiana, and there'll be a sharp 34 00:01:41.159 --> 00:01:44.719 gradient of rain and snow whatever the hell that means. 35 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:49.959 So Bargetown, Elizabethtown sounds like those are areas that could 36 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:52.680 get more than others. But I'm looking at the map 37 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:55.239 here that just shows the different counties here in both 38 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:59.319 Kentucky Louisville area and southern Indiana, and it looks like 39 00:01:59.439 --> 00:02:02.480 Bullet count which is where I live. I live in 40 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:04.079 the northern part of Bullet County. But looks like we 41 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:06.040 could get we could get hit pretty hard here. So 42 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:09.240 I'm trying to see when it's supposed to start. Yeah, 43 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:12.479 so tomorrow morning around six am is when it'll be 44 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:16.159 I guess getting going, So stay safe. I think we 45 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:18.080 had enough snow at the beginning of this year in 46 00:02:18.159 --> 00:02:20.560 January to wherever we didn't get anymore and the warm 47 00:02:20.599 --> 00:02:23.560 weather arrived, I'd be happy with it, but you know, 48 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:26.439 it looks like we still have I mean that what 49 00:02:26.520 --> 00:02:28.759 was that that naked mole rat thing, the beaver. 50 00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:31.280 What is his name? Something Patonic? 51 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:33.159 Oh yeah, the Posatani? 52 00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:36.199 Yeah yeah, yeah, maybe the road It was right, that's right, 53 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:37.879 because he did say we were going to get more winters. 54 00:02:37.879 --> 00:02:39.439 So we shall see shadow. 55 00:02:39.639 --> 00:02:41.360 All right, it's coffee and company. We are feel about 56 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:43.479 Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging 57 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:45.280 out with us here on a Monday. Hopefully you have 58 00:02:46.360 --> 00:02:48.840 not much of a Super Bowl hangover. I mean, this 59 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:50.919 is a day that most people probably wish was a 60 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:53.439 national holiday, and I get it, but it's not. So 61 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:56.000 we're here, we're talking about it, and we want to 62 00:02:56.000 --> 00:02:57.439 hear from you. If I two, if i've seven one 63 00:02:57.520 --> 00:02:59.199 seventy nine hundred is the number. If you want to give 64 00:02:59.199 --> 00:03:00.800 us a call, we'll go to the phone lines now 65 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:04.159 and welcome in Edwin. Edwin, you're on Sports Talk seven 66 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:06.639 to ninety. What's happening, Yes, sir. 67 00:03:06.919 --> 00:03:10.400 I'm calling from Erie, Pennsylvania. Long time alois for him. 68 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:12.879 I got to kick out of a fellow. I don't 69 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:15.039 know what station I would listening to. The other day. 70 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:18.520 The other day during the Miami game, a guy called 71 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:21.879 in after a game and said that he was pacing 72 00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:24.719 in the kitchen floor, but he loved it. He loved 73 00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:28.080 the team. I said, that is exactly like if I 74 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:30.759 had called in. I have such a love affair with 75 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:34.280 Louisville basketball, and I'm seventy four years old. I go 76 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:37.719 back to Van Vance and Jack Seller and doing the 77 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:41.680 games on you ches, and this is a great job. 78 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:44.800 We got really nice coach and knows what he's doing. 79 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:47.599 They're fun to watch too, aren't they. 80 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:52.960 Oh yes, sir ball Hawking. I love the game where 81 00:03:53.319 --> 00:03:55.599 you're not going to shoot the ball. Well, every day, 82 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:58.360 everybody I ever played at any kind of love that 83 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:02.800 is any good. Amazed at the athletes on the floor. 84 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:04.400 This is beautiful basketball. 85 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:06.759 Yeah, Ed, when I tell you beautiful, I tell you what. 86 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:09.159 The the run for this team in January where they 87 00:04:09.199 --> 00:04:11.479 started to start. They started to reel off win after win. 88 00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:14.000 There were some games where shots weren't falling. They had 89 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:15.719 some bad nights at the free throw line, but man, 90 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:18.560 they played so hard and they were able to make 91 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:20.240 up for that and overcome it, and I think that's 92 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:22.439 a big sign that they're a well coached team and 93 00:04:22.439 --> 00:04:24.720 they buy in and they execute what he wants to do. 94 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:28.439 So Yeah, in a weird way, this whole season is 95 00:04:28.519 --> 00:04:30.839 just unusual because one we were kind of lifeless for 96 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:32.399 a couple of years, and now we've got a team 97 00:04:32.439 --> 00:04:33.959 that looks like they're going to be in the tournament, 98 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:35.720 and we know that at any moment they could have 99 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:37.800 another guy get injured and maybe they'll they'll be more 100 00:04:37.879 --> 00:04:43.800 vulnerable for a loss. But man, like the ride, exactly exactly. 101 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:46.120 I'm exactly the same way with you. 102 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:46.920 Let me ask you a question. 103 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:52.879 You say you're in Erie, Pennsylvania. Are you familiar with Edinburgh, Pennsylvania? 104 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:59.079 Oh? Very much so? About weapons? Let me from university? 105 00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:02.759 What if I told you that my mother's entire family's 106 00:05:02.879 --> 00:05:05.600 side is all from Edinburgh, PA. What a small world? 107 00:05:05.639 --> 00:05:05.839 Right? 108 00:05:07.040 --> 00:05:11.279 Give me your last name, my puppee, Madame mild Gillespie. 109 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:15.480 Unless you heard the name, Yeah, yeah, I don't know them. 110 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.480 It's a nice community, beautiful community. 111 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:19.040 Yep, small world. 112 00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:23.279 And all these Pennsylvania State schools they you know, they 113 00:05:23.720 --> 00:05:27.959 they're struggling now with people entering the school, but they're 114 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:31.000 all well kept up in good schools. You know, Edinburgh 115 00:05:31.120 --> 00:05:34.959 State degree is a Pennsylvania conference degree. It's well well 116 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:36.720 worth it, well Edwin. 117 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:38.439 I appreciate the phone call. Good to hear from you. 118 00:05:39.000 --> 00:05:42.759 Stay safe up there in Erie, Pennsylvania. And I don't 119 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:44.800 know if there's going to be any time this year 120 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:48.240 where we're not watching these games with a heart rate 121 00:05:48.279 --> 00:05:52.600 that's elevated and where we're pacing, because that's just kind 122 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:55.040 of kind of what it is, and in a way 123 00:05:55.079 --> 00:05:59.720 it makes me feel alive again after being lifeless for years. Really, 124 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:02.720 I mean there's different levels to it, right. The last 125 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:05.079 two years were really bad, but then there was kind 126 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:08.319 of that slow decline at the end of Mac and 127 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:12.680 then you know, before that, I mean before Mac, it 128 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:15.040 was you know, it was headed in the right, I 129 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:17.360 mean even but yeah, let me make sure I've got 130 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:19.680 my years right. So before mac mack was hired in 131 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:22.079 what twenty seventeen eighteen, I think it was or twenty 132 00:06:22.120 --> 00:06:24.759 eighteen nineteen, you know, before that, you had the DP 133 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:28.079 year and that team was was you know, was fine, 134 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:30.199 but they missed the tournament and we knew that he 135 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:32.480 probably wasn't going to be the coacher for longer than 136 00:06:32.519 --> 00:06:34.120 a year, So it was kind of a kind of 137 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:36.959 just a year in waiting really to find out who's 138 00:06:36.959 --> 00:06:38.360 going to be leading the program, who's going to be 139 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:40.480 taken over for Rick Matino. And then prior to that, 140 00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:43.560 you know, Rick Rick had the fifteen team. That was 141 00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:45.279 the last team that made to the second weekend in 142 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:48.360 twenty sixteen. They kept themselves, that helped themselves out of 143 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:50.759 the tournament. Seventeen they had a really good year but 144 00:06:50.879 --> 00:06:52.839 fell short in the second round as a two seed 145 00:06:52.839 --> 00:06:55.279 when they get upset by Michigan, and you know, from 146 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:58.759 then on, it's just kind of been nothing that we 147 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:03.040 would have ever wanted. Now again, it's easy to forget, 148 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:05.519 and you know, I'm sure it's not something that comes 149 00:07:05.519 --> 00:07:08.279 to mind for fans very often, but that twenty twenty team, 150 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:11.319 they were good. They just couldn't play in the tournament 151 00:07:11.879 --> 00:07:13.600 because of, you know, a global pandemic. 152 00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:14.439 So it does kind of. 153 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:17.680 Feel like, man, we're due, Louisville basketball fans are more 154 00:07:17.720 --> 00:07:20.800 than due to be excited about a team and have 155 00:07:20.839 --> 00:07:22.759 a fun ride like we're having right now. 156 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:26.759 But man, these injuries just keep getting in the way, and. 157 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:31.839 You were able to deal with it so impressively, really starting, 158 00:07:31.920 --> 00:07:34.000 you know, in January when they went undefeated for the 159 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:36.639 entire month. You were dealing with it so well that 160 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:39.079 I forgot that they're playing without two guys they were 161 00:07:39.079 --> 00:07:40.480 supposed to be a big part of what they do, 162 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:43.600 in case in Pryor and Korn Johnson, and then the 163 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:46.720 Chucky thing, and again it's probably I mean, I would 164 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:50.000 imagine it's nothing severe, but I just want to know that. 165 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:53.839 And I don't say that complaining as if I'm entitled 166 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:56.399 to We're owde information. It's just because of how big 167 00:07:56.399 --> 00:08:00.639 of a piece he is. It just not know for 168 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:02.319 sure when he's going to be back, and when he 169 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:04.720 does come back, how effective he's going to be. It's 170 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:08.680 just it's one of those things that worrying about It 171 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:11.040 is not going to do anything. We'll find out when 172 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:13.199 we find out, but because of the importance of him, 173 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:15.519 it's kind of hard not to worry, especially whenever I 174 00:08:15.600 --> 00:08:17.720 just I've had such a fun ride with this team 175 00:08:18.360 --> 00:08:20.240 and I don't want it to end. And look, even 176 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:22.040 if CHUCKI can't go for a couple of games, maybe 177 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:24.680 they keep winning. They should be able to because again, 178 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:27.720 they're playing some teams the rest of the way that 179 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:30.639 you know, to say that they're not good would be 180 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:34.080 a compliment to them considering how bad they are. So 181 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:37.320 the next opponent coming up here on is it Wednesday? 182 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:38.200 We see here? 183 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:39.039 Yes? 184 00:08:39.159 --> 00:08:40.159 Yes, Wednesday night. 185 00:08:40.480 --> 00:08:43.759 They will play at seven o'clock on ESPN two at 186 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:45.600 NC State and New NC State was the next opponent. 187 00:08:45.639 --> 00:08:47.799 I didn't remember if it was home or away, but 188 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:52.360 they are nine and fourteen, two and ten in a 189 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:55.720 league that we have to acknowledge is not good. And 190 00:08:56.360 --> 00:08:59.480 I'm sure Kevin Keats has NC State fans wondering if 191 00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:02.080 the final or last year was worth it because it 192 00:09:02.159 --> 00:09:04.039 was a fun ride. I'm sure it was a very 193 00:09:04.120 --> 00:09:07.639 memorable experience. It was certainly a fluke, but you didn't 194 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:09.919 even have like a fun season to go with it, right, 195 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:12.799 like you just had as an NC State fan, like 196 00:09:12.960 --> 00:09:16.919 three weeks four three weeks really of what the hell happened? 197 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:19.120 Are we really doing this? Are we making a run here? 198 00:09:19.159 --> 00:09:21.440 We made the tournament because we won the ACC with 199 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:24.559 five wins in five days, and then we messed around 200 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:25.960 and made it all the way to the final four. 201 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:29.840 Like that, They unexpected joy that came with that had 202 00:09:29.879 --> 00:09:34.600 to be as good as anything you've ever experienced as 203 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:38.120 a fan, but it was brief, and now it's led 204 00:09:38.120 --> 00:09:40.120 to you having your coach locked up. 205 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:43.559 Long term, and that wild run is the outlier. 206 00:09:43.840 --> 00:09:46.399 I love coach Keats, but he has not been very 207 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:49.480 good at NC State, especially for a program that actually 208 00:09:49.519 --> 00:09:51.759 does have a lot of history. But now they're like 209 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:53.639 they're stuck with him unless they want to buy him out. 210 00:09:53.639 --> 00:09:55.519 He got a new contract because of that Final four. 211 00:09:56.399 --> 00:09:59.559 And this North Carolina State team has now lost let's 212 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:02.919 see one, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. 213 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:05.679 They've lost eight in a row, so they're not good. 214 00:10:06.440 --> 00:10:10.279 And that's another one of those games that I mean 215 00:10:10.360 --> 00:10:12.519 you could lose, because you could lose to anybody. I mean, 216 00:10:12.679 --> 00:10:15.120 anybody could lose anybody. I suppose Louisville certainly could lose 217 00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:16.840 to anybody if they don't play well and if they 218 00:10:16.919 --> 00:10:20.159 somehow don't have Chucky. But that's the kind of loss 219 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:23.879 that would really be a significant stain on your resume 220 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:27.879 that you just can't have. So we'll see what happens, 221 00:10:28.519 --> 00:10:32.120 all right, So Kentucky, they bounced back against South Carolina 222 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:34.159 and good timing for both teams. I talked about this 223 00:10:34.240 --> 00:10:35.960 quite a bit over the week or last week, towards 224 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:38.039 the end of the week, that you had the worst 225 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:41.360 two teams in the SEC in the ACC coming to 226 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:43.799 play both Louisville and Kentucky, and the timing couldn't have 227 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:45.960 been better for Louisville more so than we even realized, 228 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:48.320 because they didn't get Chucky and then they lost James Scott. 229 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:52.159 And I mean, this is probably an exaggeration, but I 230 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:54.200 mean it, so I'm gonna say it. 231 00:10:54.600 --> 00:10:55.159 I feel it. 232 00:10:55.600 --> 00:10:57.679 There were times where I thought Miami was worse than 233 00:10:57.759 --> 00:11:00.200 Kenny Payne coach team as far as just like they 234 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:01.440 were out there playing pick up. 235 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:02.120 They didn't care. 236 00:11:02.519 --> 00:11:04.759 And look, that's not ideal for your league, but man, 237 00:11:04.799 --> 00:11:07.000 you'll take advantage of it if you're Louisville, considering the 238 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:09.279 fact that you were already shorthanded and you're still able 239 00:11:09.279 --> 00:11:12.200 to win by double digits. With Kentucky, they lost four 240 00:11:12.240 --> 00:11:14.639 out of five. There's not many nights in the SEC 241 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:18.919 where you feel like you know you can get a gimme, 242 00:11:20.399 --> 00:11:22.679 and I guess South Carolina really is as close to 243 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:24.600 a gimme as you're gonna get in the league because 244 00:11:24.600 --> 00:11:26.600 they're they've not won a game, and they still haven't 245 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:30.440 because Kentucky took care of business on Saturday. They won 246 00:11:30.480 --> 00:11:33.360 that one eighty to fifty seven, a real blowout, and 247 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:34.840 they got Lamont Butler back. 248 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:37.600 And I didn't I totally missed it. 249 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:39.840 I was listening to some listening to some pregame coverage 250 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:43.320 that morning, and I heard him talking about Jackson Robinson's wrist. 251 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:45.879 He did play, but he's dealing with an injury to 252 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:48.279 his shooting rist. I don't know, I don't. I mean, 253 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:50.360 I didn't know that occurred. Was that in a game? 254 00:11:50.519 --> 00:11:53.159 Was that something that they found out right before the game, 255 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:55.200 because I mean that's a huge deal. I mean, you 256 00:11:55.200 --> 00:11:57.720 already had Lamont Butler, who you didn't know at that 257 00:11:57.799 --> 00:11:59.720 time when he was going to come back. Thankfully, he 258 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:02.320 did come back for Kentucky, which at least says he's 259 00:12:02.519 --> 00:12:04.559 you know, he's even if he's not at full strength, 260 00:12:04.559 --> 00:12:07.159 that he can play like that's that's a sign that 261 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:09.240 you know he's not gonna be out for the year. 262 00:12:10.279 --> 00:12:14.279 So you have that with Butler, Crease is probably not 263 00:12:14.279 --> 00:12:17.639 coming back at all, and then Jackson Robinson, your best 264 00:12:17.639 --> 00:12:19.799 scorer really and really your best player, to be honest 265 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:22.240 with you. He's got a risk injury and was a 266 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:25.159 game time decision. He was able to play. So Kentucky's 267 00:12:25.200 --> 00:12:27.679 dealing with some injuries too, And I'm sure they were 268 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:31.080 aware that Tommy worked out in their favor because they 269 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:33.759 played a winless SEC team that really is the only 270 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:37.039 bad team in that league. And I feel like it's 271 00:12:37.200 --> 00:12:39.080 okay to say that they're not just bad for an 272 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:42.200 SEC team, like they're actually really bad, because I mean 273 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:44.600 they're sitting there ten and thirteen overall, and I know 274 00:12:44.600 --> 00:12:46.360 they're in a good league, but I mean they haven't 275 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:50.240 I mean, they haven't beaten really anybody yet this year. 276 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:56.120 So now Kentucky turns to Tennessee, a team that is 277 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:58.320 still up to mean, Tennessee got off to such a 278 00:12:58.360 --> 00:13:02.960 great start in the regular season, I mean what they 279 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:06.720 win fifteen of their first sixteen games. I mean, they 280 00:13:06.720 --> 00:13:09.200 were really really good in the non conference. Then they 281 00:13:09.200 --> 00:13:11.279 slipped up to Florida, and then they messed around and 282 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:13.559 lost three out of four. Well, now they have wins 283 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:18.200 since since losing three out of four to Vandy, Auburn, 284 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:21.200 and Kentucky, they've now beat Florida, who's still a top 285 00:13:21.200 --> 00:13:25.679 five team. They beat Missouri, they beat Oklahoma, and they've 286 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:29.480 been able to Honestly, the fact that they're still top 287 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:32.720 five in the net and in the kin Palm is 288 00:13:32.799 --> 00:13:35.320 kind of crazy because they've lost. 289 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:36.159 It looks like. 290 00:13:37.279 --> 00:13:39.720 In the last not only not only do they lose 291 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:41.720 three of four there before that they'd lost. 292 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:43.679 I guess see, they were. 293 00:13:43.559 --> 00:13:44.559 Four and. 294 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:50.879 Four and five in a stretch there, I think, or no, 295 00:13:50.919 --> 00:13:52.679 I'm sorry, because they only have four losses on the year. 296 00:13:52.759 --> 00:13:55.679 Anyways, they were able to lose all four of. 297 00:13:55.600 --> 00:14:00.200 Their games within a three week period, and yet they 298 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:03.720 still are super super highly ranked in every metric, and 299 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:05.480 it's just because of how good they were in the 300 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:08.000 non conference, and you know, the numbers love them. 301 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:09.679 So they're going to be looking for revenge. 302 00:14:09.679 --> 00:14:11.639 But they got to come do it at Rapperena because 303 00:14:11.679 --> 00:14:13.879 Kentucky was able to take that one from them in 304 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:17.679 Knoxville on January twenty eighth. So Kentucky is in a 305 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:20.399 much different situation than Louisville for a variety of reasons. 306 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:23.679 But what I mean is the opportunities, right, Louisville has 307 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:27.639 very little, very little to gain the rest of the 308 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:30.240 way with their schedule and they have everything to lose. 309 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:32.200 To be honest with you, I mean, again, you can't 310 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:34.519 do anything about it, but that's just the way it is. Kentucky, 311 00:14:34.799 --> 00:14:38.000 they have really I mean, you don't want to keep 312 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:41.159 losing because you know, you don't want to be stacking 313 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:44.960 up losses. But currently Kentucky sixteen and seven, they're still 314 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:49.399 looking like a good seed for seed. And they lose 315 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:52.360 to Tennessee tomorrow again, nobody's going to be celebrating. It's 316 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:55.200 not ideal, but it doesn't hurt you at all because 317 00:14:55.200 --> 00:14:57.919 you already have them beat at their place, which is 318 00:14:57.960 --> 00:15:00.399 a more valuable win than you beating them tomorrow home. 319 00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:03.639 Now again, it's still a good win, and who knows, 320 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:05.320 they probably will win, right they're going to be at 321 00:15:05.320 --> 00:15:09.399 home at rup, but they could lose to really just 322 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:13.759 about anybody left on their schedule outside of one team, 323 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:17.120 maybe two teams yet, and there's two teams left on 324 00:15:17.159 --> 00:15:21.279 their schedule that they could lose to, and it probably 325 00:15:21.320 --> 00:15:24.799 wouldn't have any impact on their seed line. Vandy at 326 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:26.440 home is when you don't want to slip up because 327 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:28.240 that could hurt you in the metrics a little bit. 328 00:15:28.320 --> 00:15:31.320 Still not a terrible loss. But and then outside of that, 329 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:34.480 when they play LSU at home, who's eighty first, and 330 00:15:34.559 --> 00:15:36.200 the Ken Palm, I mean, the other losses. I'm not 331 00:15:36.200 --> 00:15:38.919 saying that they could lost to all the good teams 332 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:40.679 left on their schedule and still get a great seed. 333 00:15:41.080 --> 00:15:44.600 But the floor for Kentucky, given the wins they already 334 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:47.159 have and how many great teams they play the rest 335 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:49.840 of the way, I just don't think the floor's that low. 336 00:15:51.000 --> 00:15:53.279 And yet if you mess around and win some of 337 00:15:53.320 --> 00:15:57.080 these games against the likes of you know, Auburn, Alabama 338 00:15:57.200 --> 00:15:59.320 and Tennessee, I mean, those are those. 339 00:15:59.320 --> 00:16:01.360 Those are three top five, top. 340 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:05.039 Six opportunities for you, and that could absolutely boost your 341 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:07.559 resume even further than it already is with I mean 342 00:16:07.840 --> 00:16:10.559 we as it stands, they're probably a four seed at 343 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:14.159 worst right now. So I'm envious of Kentucky for that 344 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:18.120 reason alone, that they have little room for I mean, 345 00:16:18.159 --> 00:16:20.159 there's really no, not many chances for them to have 346 00:16:20.279 --> 00:16:22.399 losses that would really hurt them in a major way, 347 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:25.679 and yet they got so many opportunities to get wins 348 00:16:25.679 --> 00:16:27.600 that could bump them up a seed line or two. 349 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:33.279 It's the exact opposite situation for Louisville, no doubt. All right, 350 00:16:33.320 --> 00:16:35.600 how about Edwin? I love when people call who are 351 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:38.759 Louisville fans that are from or that are in different 352 00:16:38.799 --> 00:16:43.440 parts of the country. In fact, since we talked about 353 00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:45.639 it a couple weeks ago, I found myself really looking 354 00:16:45.639 --> 00:16:47.519 at it more than I ever have, and that is 355 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:51.919 just seeing where people are downloading the podcast from, just 356 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:54.200 because you know, it's interesting to me and what it 357 00:16:54.320 --> 00:16:57.559 makes me feel good. Maybe it's self serving right to 358 00:16:57.600 --> 00:16:59.679 see that we've got feel heart yeah, that we've got 359 00:16:59.679 --> 00:17:02.159 people you know, listening in this state or that state, 360 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:04.519 and you know, just you know, it's it's nice to 361 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:06.759 know your audience. I suppose, so, Edwin, thank you for 362 00:17:06.799 --> 00:17:09.559 calling in and appreciate you. All right, quick break, we'll 363 00:17:09.559 --> 00:17:10.799 come back on the other side talk a little more 364 00:17:10.880 --> 00:17:14.880 Super Bowl. As Jalen hurts, I don't know what else 365 00:17:14.920 --> 00:17:19.079 he can he can do for the doubters. And I 366 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:21.400 don't think he's got you know, a ton of people 367 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:23.599 out there claiming that he's terrible. But when you look 368 00:17:23.599 --> 00:17:25.480 at what he's done in his career in the NFL 369 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:28.440 thus far at a young age, I mean he has 370 00:17:28.519 --> 00:17:33.480 the exact same playoff wins the has. I mean, really, 371 00:17:33.480 --> 00:17:35.200 he's been to as many Super Bowls, he's won as 372 00:17:35.200 --> 00:17:37.160 many Super Bowls, and he has won as many playoff 373 00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:39.759 games in his first four years as a starter that 374 00:17:39.839 --> 00:17:41.799 Patrick Mahomes did in his first four years as starter. 375 00:17:41.880 --> 00:17:43.359 And that's something that sounds crazy when you say it 376 00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:45.559 out loud, But that's why I feel like this guy 377 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:48.240 probably deserves more respect than people realize. But also, we 378 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:50.599 got to talk commercials to halftime show, all that stuff. 379 00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:52.359 We'll get to an next right here on Sports Talk 380 00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:52.880 seven ninety. 381 00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:56.799 Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 382 00:17:56.920 --> 00:17:58.440 Sports Talk seven nine. 383 00:17:58.359 --> 00:18:00.640 Day good stuff. 384 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:02.319 It actually kind of makes me sad because this was 385 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:06.079 this was a different Kanye than current Kanye, which is 386 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:09.920 a real mess. Yeah, the last twenty four hours, as 387 00:18:09.960 --> 00:18:12.000 far as what's in the news about Kanye West, is 388 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:13.759 not not good. 389 00:18:13.799 --> 00:18:15.799 Stud him a day he certainly has. 390 00:18:16.119 --> 00:18:18.400 All Right, It's coffee and Company as we react to 391 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:22.000 the weekend, a day after the Super Bowl, and the 392 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:26.559 result overall, very very satisfying last night for me. And 393 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:30.880 again it sounds bad because like it's mean, but I 394 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:34.799 also found myself feeling very satisfied seeing Taylor Swift get booed. 395 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:37.680 Yeah, it's pretty fun. 396 00:18:37.960 --> 00:18:41.359 Yeah, it just it's it's bad energy to be putting 397 00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:44.319 out there by myself, but I can't control it. It's 398 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:46.960 just I guess I'm I'm a natural born hater when 399 00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:49.079 it comes to the Chiefs and Taylor Swift did everything 400 00:18:49.559 --> 00:18:53.599 and Travis Kelce to me, he I could take the 401 00:18:53.680 --> 00:18:57.039