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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 day. Now here's nick coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started. The five o'clock hour

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<v Speaker 2>here on a Wednesday afternoon, a warm It was warm

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<v Speaker 2>at least when I got here. In fact, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's almost up to eighty degrees today, which is not

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<v Speaker 2>a bad thing. But I started to get a little

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<v Speaker 2>worried that the you know, the warm weather when it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a little chilly and we are getting, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>close to November, that like that just means the rain's

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<v Speaker 2>on the way. And I really hope that it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>rain all evening tomorrow, but just our luck, it probably will.

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<v Speaker 2>But let's believe in the power of positivity because I

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<v Speaker 2>again I don't know what it is, probably just me

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<v Speaker 2>being a dad where my kids are getting older and

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<v Speaker 2>they really enjoy Halloween more because you know, they're older,

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<v Speaker 2>they understand it more. But I mean, I've got the

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<v Speaker 2>Halloween vibes like like I never had before. Like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sad tomorrow it's all over, although it's gonna be great

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<v Speaker 2>because that I get to put the Christmas tree up.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the earliest do you always put it up on

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<v Speaker 3>November first.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we've ever done it on the day

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<v Speaker 2>after the day after Halloween until last year, but usually

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<v Speaker 2>it's pretty early. But we did it last year. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't really know how it played out, but like I remember,

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<v Speaker 2>my wife was like, do you want to go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>and put them? I'm like, yes, ran downstairs, carried that tree.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm yeah, let's do it. Let's let's I

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<v Speaker 2>mean love Christmas time. So we went. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>did a lot this Halloween season. But tomorrow it all ends,

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<v Speaker 2>and fingers crossed that the rain holds off, especially considering

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<v Speaker 2>where hosts, you know, big group of people I mean

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<v Speaker 2>mostly my friends and that are bringing their kids. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's become like a thing I look forward to every year,

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<v Speaker 2>trick or treating. But this year it's just been it's been.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been fun, but we haven't had rain. And how

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<v Speaker 2>long it's been two or three weeks. Yeah, And for

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<v Speaker 2>it to reappear the rain right as soon as the

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<v Speaker 2>kids are going to trick or treat, that'd be a

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<v Speaker 2>real bummer. And I do think it, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it makes sense for certain communities, certain areas to say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do. We're going to do trigger treating

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<v Speaker 2>the next day or the day before because of weather.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, you're not gonna it's not the same. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, if enough people in the neighborhood say, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll follow, we'll follow what the mayor of this area said.

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<v Speaker 2>And there was some area in southern Indian I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know which one it is that said that they were

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<v Speaker 2>gonna they were gonna mix it, mix it up. And

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<v Speaker 2>actually I think do Friday, and I'm sure there'll be

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<v Speaker 2>plenty of people that do follow with that and kids

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<v Speaker 2>will still have a good time. But look, you know

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<v Speaker 2>it needs to be on Halloween, which hopefully rain doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>get in the way there. I don't forget. We've got

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<v Speaker 2>you covered. On Saturday game Day Louisville and Clemson, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get the pregame show started at six point thirty, presented

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<v Speaker 2>by Pellow Windows and Doors of Central Kentucky and Jefferson

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<v Speaker 2>Animal Hospital. And then after the game, it'll be a

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<v Speaker 2>late night, but we'll be reacting to whatever it is

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<v Speaker 2>that happens there in Death Valley as the Cards hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>can pick up a big victory. But it's the postgame show,

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<v Speaker 2>The Louisville Football Postgame Show presented by Alex rwy Lawyer's

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<v Speaker 2>suit Distracted Driver dot Com. We had a texture in

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<v Speaker 2>the four o'clock hour that said they're making the trip

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<v Speaker 2>to Clemson and asking if I had any suggestions recommendations.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never been to Clemson and I really don't have

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<v Speaker 2>any interest in going. I'm not somebody that's real big

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<v Speaker 2>in like, I'm sure the atmosphere would be great, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure people have gone. And clearly, if you're a

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville fan and you've gone, you've never experienced to win.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're going back, then you must have had

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<v Speaker 2>a good time despite the loss. So I'm sure the

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<v Speaker 2>atmosphere is everything people say that it is. I remember

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville being relatively new to the ACC and this is

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<v Speaker 2>when Kupp was working with Paul as the color analyst

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<v Speaker 2>on the radio broadcast. And you know, this guy played

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<v Speaker 2>college football for many years and played at a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of different places. But you know, I remember him telling

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<v Speaker 2>me just how like you wouldn't believe how insanely awesome

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<v Speaker 2>the tailgating is the atmosphere. So I'm sure it's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of fun. But like if I ever went to Clemson,

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<v Speaker 2>I would go and then not go to the game,

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<v Speaker 2>which a lot of people would say, well, well that defeats

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<v Speaker 2>the purpose of the trip fair enough, But I would

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<v Speaker 2>find a way to, you know, make some content out

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<v Speaker 2>of it, clearly, have some fun with the vibe check stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>because man, as far as material, I got endless things

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<v Speaker 2>I could throw at Clemson fans because they're easy targets.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, you can still enjoy the atmosphere, taking

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<v Speaker 2>the vibes and then you know, watch the game at

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<v Speaker 2>a tailgate or you know, do what I do at times,

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<v Speaker 2>go back to my hotel room, or maybe just watch

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<v Speaker 2>it at home. And I used the postgame show as

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<v Speaker 2>an excuse because it is a legitimate excuse, Like I

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<v Speaker 2>cannot stay at a game at a certain time because

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<v Speaker 2>I've got to be situated either here in studio or

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<v Speaker 2>I have to be set up somewhere to do the

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<v Speaker 2>postgame show, and you know, it's not really easy to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And if I was scrambling to find a spot while

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<v Speaker 2>the game is finishing and it's a tight game like that,

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<v Speaker 2>would that would be the worst case scenario because then

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't really be able to see how it ended.

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<v Speaker 2>I could see a score and maybe see a play

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<v Speaker 2>here and there, but like you know, it's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>important when you do a postgame show to see exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what happens in the game you're supposed to react to.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, it is a legitimate reason why I don't

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<v Speaker 2>go to as many games as I used to and

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<v Speaker 2>why I don't stay long. But also, like if I

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<v Speaker 2>like when I used to sit it at press row,

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<v Speaker 2>is that I feel like that's not what they call

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<v Speaker 2>it anymore. I don't know when I used to sit

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<v Speaker 2>at my seat that was, you know, an assigned seat

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<v Speaker 2>for media when it was basketball, or the press box

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<v Speaker 2>for football when it got close in like a big

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<v Speaker 2>game in both basketball and football. I'm not sure i'd

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<v Speaker 2>rather be let me afraid, let me rephrase that. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure there's anywhere i'd less like to be than

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<v Speaker 2>in the press box or at my seat at the

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<v Speaker 2>media spot in basketball, because like, I'm a fan, like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and I'm over the point where I worry

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<v Speaker 2>about like and I used to do this, and I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like a d bag because like I

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<v Speaker 2>I've always been a Louisville fan. I've never once shot

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<v Speaker 2>away from that. But like I used to feel like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to wear neutral colors if you're pressed, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like you're supposed to act like you're I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not object I mean I am objective, but like there's

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<v Speaker 2>no reason for me to show up to a game

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<v Speaker 2>in disguise. That's if I'm not a Louisville fan, right,

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<v Speaker 2>But in games where I really want to, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, I'm on the edge of my seat,

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<v Speaker 2>like if I'm sitting at you know, I can't jump

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<v Speaker 2>up and scream whenever I'm sitting you know, court side

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<v Speaker 2>in my seat. I mean, that would be unprofessional of me.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, Tim Sillan doesn't want to hear me

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<v Speaker 2>hollering and yelling because you know, Sully's a capital Jay,

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<v Speaker 2>He's got the sharp pencil. He's there not as a

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<v Speaker 2>fan I am. And in the press box like it's silent,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's completely quiet, and they take good care of you.

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<v Speaker 2>Up there. You got a good I mean, they've got

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of seats, they've got an area for you

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<v Speaker 2>to set up, they've got a great spread for the

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<v Speaker 2>for the food. You get your halftime popcorn or your

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<v Speaker 2>halftime cookie that you got, you know, unlimited soft drinks,

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<v Speaker 2>like they take great care of you and it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>But like in a big game, I'm to the point

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<v Speaker 2>now where like I want to, I want to I

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<v Speaker 2>want to be among fans or be by myself because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want anybody to see how I behave and

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<v Speaker 2>act when there's really close games that are getting down

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<v Speaker 2>to the wire. And if you know me, and I

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<v Speaker 2>mean like you actually know me, like personally, then you

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<v Speaker 2>know exactly what I'm talking about. Like I bet my

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<v Speaker 2>mom's listening and she's thinking, like of all the times

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<v Speaker 2>that I behaved like a lunatic and she worried what

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<v Speaker 2>went wrong with her son because he's a madman when

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<v Speaker 2>it's a close game in Louisville basketball or football's playing

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<v Speaker 2>and it's you know, it's crunch time. I've gotten better,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I refrain from cursing now if my kids are

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<v Speaker 2>with me, because you know that that could be bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Like my son's at a very impressionable age to where

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<v Speaker 2>he would absolutely like that's Pete what you say. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what that means, but that's what Dad

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<v Speaker 2>said during the game. I'm gonna yeah, you h an effort,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, talking about he might just do that

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<v Speaker 2>not knowing that it's wrong. So I gotta be I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta be mindful of that. That's what Twitter's for though,

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<v Speaker 2>right yeah, oh yeah, scream into the look. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we've all gotten loose on Twitter in the heat of

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<v Speaker 2>the moment, and I kind of lean into it now,

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<v Speaker 2>like I have a pretty good balance to where like

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<v Speaker 2>all rage tweet, but like I now know not to

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<v Speaker 2>not to you know, drop a bunch of curse words

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<v Speaker 2>or you know, say something that is really just I

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<v Speaker 2>mean Twitter in a game is there's a much better

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<v Speaker 2>chance of it making you look like a lunatic or

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<v Speaker 2>hurting you, especially someone in you know, a position like this.

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<v Speaker 2>And what I mean by that is where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, these jobs are somewhat public, right, like

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to. You don't want to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody wants to look like a lunatic. But anyways, I

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<v Speaker 2>won't be a Clemson, And I have no advice for

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<v Speaker 2>you as far as what to do, because I've never been,

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<v Speaker 2>but I would imagine you'll find, uh, you'll find you'll

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<v Speaker 2>find the vibes.

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<v Speaker 3>I have one more common for you. I love that

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<v Speaker 3>you have a specific gift designated for certain moments during game.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, one is one is a gift, One is

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<v Speaker 2>a VID. The gift for when things go bad is

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<v Speaker 2>that guy who head and and you know what, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure this isn't like a super secret kind of thing,

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<v Speaker 2>but I've had people ask me, and I've never told them,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you search on Twitter to get that? And

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<v Speaker 2>the keyword that brings that up You'd never guess, because

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<v Speaker 2>I've had people ask me like where do you like,

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<v Speaker 2>where do you find that? Like? How do you get that?

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll you know, I'm going to keep it and

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<v Speaker 2>keep it close to the best cause am I wrong?

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<v Speaker 2>You've not seen many people use that other than me.

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<v Speaker 3>No clue who it is, if it's a real person,

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<v Speaker 3>if it's a movie character, whatever it may be.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know where it came from, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even know how I found it, but I remember what

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<v Speaker 2>got me there, and it's it's consistent. But the let's

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<v Speaker 2>play some ball. You know that that doesn't even really

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<v Speaker 2>When I send that, that's like here we go, like,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's really It wouldn't be a funny joke. It's

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<v Speaker 2>because then it's like a reminder of like what really matters.

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<v Speaker 2>to work and talk about it, and you know, used

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<v Speaker 2>but like this year's football season has been weird because

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<v Speaker 2>a result as far as a loss that you're thinking, Man,

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<v Speaker 2>in Charlotte for the second straight year. So it's just

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<v Speaker 2>been in you know, the results overall. I mean, having

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<v Speaker 2>have wanted, but they're also not bad losses, and you

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<v Speaker 2>realize that moving forward, if you do clean some things up,

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<v Speaker 2>you probably can finish with still having a really good

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<v Speaker 2>record and a good season. But Louisville finding a way

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<v Speaker 2>such a good vibe and a good feel really the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the weekend and here on Wednesday, many days later,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's another sad thing, Like my mood and my

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<v Speaker 2>do in a football field. But that's that's life, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm one of millions, right, Let's be real, like Indiana

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<v Speaker 2>having this run for John has probably given him joy

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<v Speaker 2>he did not know existed when it comes to college football.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't mean that, I'm not like joking like

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<v Speaker 3>weird being nervous every week for Indiana football knowing that

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<v Speaker 3>they're playing for something and that there's things on the

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it's gonna be a real heartbreaker whenever, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if the first loss happens, I mean, it's still what

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't change how awesome of a season it is. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't get to like results change expectations throughout a season.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't just mean like, hey, we lost a

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<v Speaker 2>couple I guess we should now stop talk talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the playoff. I mean, Indiana was coming off of a

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<v Speaker 2>So before the season, you would have said a bowl

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<v Speaker 2>Indiana hadn't gone bowling consistently in a long time. But no,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, now you're already way past bowling. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>if you somehow went eight and four, it's crazy, but it.

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<v Speaker 3>Just would be a disappointment.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, it would be. It would be a disaster. Like

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<v Speaker 2>it wouldn't mean that you're doomed and that you didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have a good year, but the emotion from your fans

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<v Speaker 2>would be devastation. And that's not realistic. They're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to go eight and four. I mean, I guess it's

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<v Speaker 2>technically possible. Who's the worst team they play the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the war and produce, Yeah, produce. Look, Prdue might.

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<v Speaker 2>Prdue might fire their coach after this year. And if they,

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<v Speaker 2>if they, if they're serious about football, might want to

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know, I remember just being in disbelief

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<v Speaker 2>that it worked out the way it did with Saderfield

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<v Speaker 2>and Cincinnati, which, by the way, I'll give set Off

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<v Speaker 2>a credit. He's winning, Like I don't know how they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to finish the rest of the way. They did

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<v Speaker 2>lose to Colorado, but like Saderfield has has had a

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think the ceilings high was sad anywhere, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's just who he is. But you know, I thought

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<v Speaker 2>they were going to be doomed this year, and so

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<v Speaker 2>far he's done better than most would have expected. So

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<v Speaker 2>when it played out the way it did, was sad.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I was just in disbelief that, like we got

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<v Speaker 2>that lucky and the scenario played out to bring Jeff bromhome,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning SAT's gone, Cincinnati paid you to take him off

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<v Speaker 2>your hands, and Brahms here, and you know, that was

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<v Speaker 2>what a lot of us wanted, most of us wanted.

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<v Speaker 2>So because of that, I don't really remember the produced

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<v Speaker 2>search at all. But that guy, I mean, how do

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<v Speaker 2>he get the job? And I don't even mean just results,

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<v Speaker 2>but like I don't know, like he's a young guy,

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<v Speaker 2>former player, but like he doesn't even come from like

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<v Speaker 2>like next man up. And Jeff said something the other day.

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<v Speaker 2>it was his press conference because he was talking about how,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, believe it or not, he's been here before,

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<v Speaker 2>where he's had teams that you know, have losses you

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<v Speaker 2>feel like they shouldn't have. Like, Jeff was good at Purdue,

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<v Speaker 2>but what really made it impressive was not a number

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<v Speaker 2>as far as the amount of wins you had. It

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<v Speaker 2>was the fact that you were able to consistently become

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<v Speaker 2>in a long time. And along the way you got

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<v Speaker 2>to the Big Ten championship game and you beat a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of ranked teams. So, you know, but he I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think he went out of his way because that's

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<v Speaker 2>just not Jeff. But he did mention. He said, believe

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<v Speaker 2>it or not, we've been here before. You know, at Purdue,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not an easy place to win. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>how many people realize that, but it's not an easy

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<v Speaker 2>place to win. Like I kind of feel like he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted people to realize like what I did at Purdue

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<v Speaker 2>was probably more the most people realize. But again, if

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't do it for that reason, it wouldn't shock

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<v Speaker 2>me because that's not really his demeanor. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Purdue hired a guy that is incompetent, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's another reminder that they were lucky to have Jeff.

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<v Speaker 2>But the thought of him staying at Purdue forever was,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean unrealistic. If Louisville ever opened up, and let's

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<v Speaker 2>be real, if Louisville opened up and Jeff Brawm was

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<v Speaker 2>just Jeff Bram and he wasn't from Louisville, he was

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<v Speaker 2>have come to Louisville, to be honest with you, But

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<v Speaker 2>clearly he is Jeff Brom and he is from Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's he's our coach. And you know, I want

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<v Speaker 2>so badly for this team to finish strong for obvious reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a Louisville fan, and I want him to beat Clemson,

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<v Speaker 2>beat Kentucky in that streak, and of course beat Clemson

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time. But you know, I results clearly

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<v Speaker 2>are how you were evaluated as a program as a coach,

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<v Speaker 2>and like, if they end up seven and five and

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<v Speaker 2>we know that they should have been a lot better,

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<v Speaker 2>where are the fingers going to be pointing towards him?

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<v Speaker 2>And that's deserved, Like I'm but like it won't mean

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<v Speaker 2>that he's not a good coach and won't mean that,

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<v Speaker 2>like you still can't have a really good tenure here

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<v Speaker 2>with him here. But I just am not prepared for,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the comments about we got rid of him

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<v Speaker 2>and got us a new sadder for you. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>that was already being set after the SMU loss and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, look, it's part of the gig. If

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<v Speaker 2>that's what people want to say, then you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>have to We'll have to, you know, let them say it.

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<v Speaker 2>They can say whatever they want. But man, I'm hoping

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<v Speaker 2>they can take advantage of this big opportunity on Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>against Clemson. If you missed it earlier, we had David

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<v Speaker 2>Hale of ESPN, who covers the acc on with us

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<v Speaker 2>and a good a good back and forth with him

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<v Speaker 2>about this matchup against Clemson, and we're going to find

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<v Speaker 2>out about both teams late in the year here on

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday for Louisville what I think we're going to find

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<v Speaker 2>out is, Okay, did they really come together and were

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<v Speaker 2>they really able to utilize digging deep, finding a way

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<v Speaker 2>to a RaSE a twenty point deficit on the road

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<v Speaker 2>and play their best defense consistently throughout? Like they looked

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<v Speaker 2>like they had an identity, an identity defensively where they

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<v Speaker 2>were out, They're bouncing around, they had some swagger. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they were bullies. They were dominant really after Boston College

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<v Speaker 2>scored that touchdown in the third quarter. And the offense

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<v Speaker 2>has been good enough and sometimes really good. So what

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna learn about Louisville is did they really carry

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<v Speaker 2>over something from that Boston College game? Did they find themselves?

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<v Speaker 2>So to speak? And then for Clemson, I believe we're

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<v Speaker 2>and they roll Louisville, some will say, well, hey, Lowell's

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<v Speaker 2>now I got four losses. Clemson's benefiting from the lousy

415
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<v Speaker 2>acc And maybe they're right if they say that. But

416
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<v Speaker 2>what I think we're going to learn is if you know,

417
00:19:39.599 --> 00:19:42.519
<v Speaker 2>if their recent play is more of a product of

418
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<v Speaker 2>who they're playing or more of a product of that.

419
00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:48.920
<v Speaker 2>They're actually really, really good. Kate Klebnick is getting a

420
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<v Speaker 2>lot of love, there's no doubt about it. But I

421
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<v Speaker 2>feel good about this quarterback matchup. Sounds like a dangerous

422
00:19:55.920 --> 00:19:58.640
<v Speaker 2>thing to say, given Ron English's defense this year, but

423
00:19:58.880 --> 00:20:02.519
<v Speaker 2>the quarterbacks who've given Louis problems have done what run

424
00:20:03.839 --> 00:20:06.799
<v Speaker 2>and obviously they've done other things too, Like it wasn't

425
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<v Speaker 2>the legs necessarily that that killed you with cam Ward,

426
00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:10.759
<v Speaker 2>it was a little bit of everything. But he's a

427
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<v Speaker 2>Heisman favorite right now. Other guys that have been able

428
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<v Speaker 2>to make plays with their legs, they've been a real

429
00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:21.079
<v Speaker 2>kryptonite for you. Kate Clubdon couldn't do that. So if

430
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<v Speaker 2>he's sitting back in the pocket like a statue and

431
00:20:23.000 --> 00:20:25.599
<v Speaker 2>this defense can get loose, I mean, it could be

432
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<v Speaker 2>a good recipe. So I'm anxious for Saturday night. For sure.

433
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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about Kentucky on the other side, because I

434
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<v Speaker 2>watched a little bit of their scrimmage last night, their

435
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<v Speaker 2>exhibition game in the first half, and you know, I

436
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<v Speaker 2>could I could feel them sweating a little bit now

437
00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:42.519
<v Speaker 2>that they thought they were going to lose, but they

438
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<v Speaker 2>probably went through with what they probably went through what

439
00:20:45.079 --> 00:20:48.160
<v Speaker 2>Louisville fans went through at times in the Spaulding Exhibition,

440
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<v Speaker 2>where you know you're still up a bunch, you're not

441
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<v Speaker 2>worried about losing, but because of your opponent, you feel

442
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<v Speaker 2>like any little, any little play that maybe they get

443
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<v Speaker 2>the best of you, you start to panic. And I

444
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<v Speaker 2>think that's a norm I do. I quick break, will

445
00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:03.079
<v Speaker 2>go back on the other side, keep it rolling along.

446
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<v Speaker 2>It's coffee and company. Phil about Thorton's on Sports Talk

447
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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety when I saw Kentucky, you know, up like

448
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<v Speaker 2>four or five or something early on in the game

449
00:21:12.279 --> 00:21:14.559
<v Speaker 2>last night against Minnesota State, which, by the way, Minnesota State,

450
00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:16.440
<v Speaker 2>for what it's worth, didn't have I think their leading

451
00:21:16.440 --> 00:21:19.039
<v Speaker 2>scorer they held out because he's dealing with an injury,

452
00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:21.160
<v Speaker 2>and obviously they play a real game starting next week

453
00:21:21.200 --> 00:21:24.000
<v Speaker 2>like everybody else. But Doug getting up winning by a lot.

454
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<v Speaker 2>They went on like an eighteen old run and the

455
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<v Speaker 2>second in I guess the late late first half, and

456
00:21:28.799 --> 00:21:32.519
<v Speaker 2>then really never looked back. But I was checking Twitter

457
00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:35.440
<v Speaker 2>to see sort of what the reaction was from their fans,

458
00:21:35.480 --> 00:21:39.960
<v Speaker 2>and it wasn't like full meltdown. But when Amari Williams

459
00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:42.839
<v Speaker 2>went down with an injury. I mean, obviously that's a

460
00:21:42.880 --> 00:21:46.119
<v Speaker 2>concern because he's likely going to be your best big

461
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<v Speaker 2>And I have no clue if there's been any kind

462
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<v Speaker 2>of an update as far as you know what his

463
00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:52.519
<v Speaker 2>status is, not sure if it's serious or not. But

464
00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:57.039
<v Speaker 2>he did come back out in sweatpants, didn't play, but

465
00:21:57.359 --> 00:22:03.440
<v Speaker 2>you know they were losing the rebounding battle point they

466
00:22:03.519 --> 00:22:05.319
<v Speaker 2>got scored on a couple of times. I mean, again,

467
00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:10.200
<v Speaker 2>it wasn't anything alarming, but when it's new and you

468
00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:15.480
<v Speaker 2>are aware that it's not a real game and it

469
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<v Speaker 2>doesn't really count, Like I could sense that both fan

470
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<v Speaker 2>bases were kind of in the same spot with their

471
00:22:20.519 --> 00:22:24.559
<v Speaker 2>exhibition games because you weren't worried about losing, and you

472
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<v Speaker 2>try to remind yourself or you're having to remind yourself

473
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<v Speaker 2>over and over that like, hey, like it's just an exhibition,

474
00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:34.279
<v Speaker 2>good or bad. If you feel optimistic or pessimistic, it

475
00:22:34.359 --> 00:22:36.960
<v Speaker 2>really likely won't mean anything because it's impossible. I mean,

476
00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:41.319
<v Speaker 2>you never talk about exhibition games after the fact unless

477
00:22:42.279 --> 00:22:46.519
<v Speaker 2>you lose. And sometimes there have been exhibition opponents that

478
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<v Speaker 2>are exhibition games where a D two team will beat

479
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<v Speaker 2>a D one team and that D one team it's

480
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<v Speaker 2>actually being really good. Like Chris Mack lost to Scotty

481
00:22:54.279 --> 00:22:57.000
<v Speaker 2>Davenport and Bellerman whenever Bellerman was D two, and I

482
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<v Speaker 2>believe that was one of Chris's better teams at Xavier.

483
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<v Speaker 2>So you know what happens. But because it's new and

484
00:23:05.279 --> 00:23:07.759
<v Speaker 2>it's your first time seeing them, or at least second

485
00:23:07.759 --> 00:23:11.079
<v Speaker 2>time seeing this new era with this new coach, seeing

486
00:23:11.079 --> 00:23:13.359
<v Speaker 2>his team go up against a different team, you know

487
00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:17.440
<v Speaker 2>you're probably over analyzing more than anything else. But again,

488
00:23:17.480 --> 00:23:19.759
<v Speaker 2>they won big same thing with Louisville, and you really

489
00:23:19.799 --> 00:23:23.039
<v Speaker 2>won't find out where either of these teams are, and

490
00:23:23.119 --> 00:23:26.119
<v Speaker 2>if they're you know where they are next week or

491
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<v Speaker 2>the week after. I'm sure it'll be much different one

492
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<v Speaker 2>weeket to February. But because it's new and there's so

493
00:23:31.519 --> 00:23:35.319
<v Speaker 2>much excitement, I mean, I think there's gonna be a

494
00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:37.799
<v Speaker 2>lot of overreaction both ways with some of the results

495
00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:40.799
<v Speaker 2>that you're gonna get from both sides this year. Like

496
00:23:40.839 --> 00:23:43.200
<v Speaker 2>if Kentucky gets blown out by Duke in the Champions

497
00:23:43.240 --> 00:23:47.319
<v Speaker 2>Classic in a couple of weeks, I mean, that probably

498
00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:49.519
<v Speaker 2>doesn't mean that they're going to be bad, because Duke's

499
00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:55.000
<v Speaker 2>really good at least should be really good. You know,

500
00:23:55.039 --> 00:24:00.200
<v Speaker 2>if Louisville ends up, you know, beating Tennessee somehow, that

501
00:24:00.240 --> 00:24:02.440
<v Speaker 2>may not mean that they're going to be great, because

502
00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:07.200
<v Speaker 2>maybe Tennessee's not that good. I mean, as we get

503
00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:12.400
<v Speaker 2>closer and closer, now what five days away from regular

504
00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:15.640
<v Speaker 2>season games for both teams next Monday, what I think

505
00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:21.039
<v Speaker 2>I'm more eager to see is the reaction from fans,

506
00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:26.160
<v Speaker 2>regardless of results. Right, Like, let's say Louisville has a

507
00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:29.599
<v Speaker 2>close game against Morehead State, are fans going to lose

508
00:24:29.599 --> 00:24:33.240
<v Speaker 2>their mind? If Kentucky has a you know, close game

509
00:24:33.240 --> 00:24:36.720
<v Speaker 2>against Ohio, how are their fans going to react? Like,

510
00:24:36.839 --> 00:24:40.000
<v Speaker 2>It'll be interesting to see how everything plays out, not

511
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<v Speaker 2>just how good these teams are in year one, but

512
00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:46.799
<v Speaker 2>how the fan bases adjust. Clearly, Louisville has a low bar.

513
00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:51.920
<v Speaker 2>There's no scenario that Pat Kelsey could take you lower

514
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<v Speaker 2>than what you have been. However, we all know we

515
00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:59.119
<v Speaker 2>didn't hire Pat Kelcey to be better than Kenny Penn.

516
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<v Speaker 2>You could have hired me saved a lot of money, you,

517
00:25:01.440 --> 00:25:03.599
<v Speaker 2>Josh Hurd, because I think I could have been better,

518
00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:07.640
<v Speaker 2>And like I don't say that, like I'm not even

519
00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:12.279
<v Speaker 2>really joking. I could have been worse right, I don't

520
00:25:12.279 --> 00:25:13.559
<v Speaker 2>know if I'd have been able to go get players.

521
00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:17.839
<v Speaker 2>But you know that's going to be what is fascinating

522
00:25:17.839 --> 00:25:26.000
<v Speaker 2>to me how how fans are balancing that, meaning, are

523
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<v Speaker 2>you going to be more of the on the side

524
00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:31.279
<v Speaker 2>of like, well, hey, yeah, we haven't looked great against

525
00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:35.240
<v Speaker 2>these bum teams we're playing, but by the way you

526
00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:37.200
<v Speaker 2>don't play. I mean, loul was non converse sketches, really tough.

527
00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:41.680
<v Speaker 2>But like, the pessimist and the optimist are going to

528
00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:44.759
<v Speaker 2>be pretty easy to identify because I think you'll have

529
00:25:44.839 --> 00:25:48.559
<v Speaker 2>some that are more so riding the wave of like, hey,

530
00:25:48.599 --> 00:25:51.279
<v Speaker 2>it's new and we'll see how good it is down

531
00:25:51.359 --> 00:25:53.680
<v Speaker 2>the road. But man, I'm just happy we're not losing

532
00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:58.000
<v Speaker 2>to you know, Lipscomb anymore, or whoever it was that came.

533
00:25:58.079 --> 00:26:00.000
<v Speaker 2>Was it Lipscomb to beat him a couple years ago, yeah,

534
00:26:00.079 --> 00:26:05.279
<v Speaker 2>Lipscomb or right State? Yeah, right State. So those are

535
00:26:05.279 --> 00:26:06.720
<v Speaker 2>going to be the optimists. And I don't mean like

536
00:26:06.759 --> 00:26:09.160
<v Speaker 2>that you're being like overly optimistic and you're being like

537
00:26:09.160 --> 00:26:13.079
<v Speaker 2>a homer, Like I get it. Watching Louisville drain twenty

538
00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:16.000
<v Speaker 2>four threes against young Harris that felt better than it

539
00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:18.880
<v Speaker 2>ever would have had it not been for the last

540
00:26:18.880 --> 00:26:22.559
<v Speaker 2>few years, and for Kentucky. You know, I guess for

541
00:26:22.559 --> 00:26:25.240
<v Speaker 2>the pessimist on the Louisville side would be Okay, yeah,

542
00:26:25.240 --> 00:26:26.839
<v Speaker 2>we're beating these teams, but man, we don't look good.

543
00:26:26.799 --> 00:26:28.319
<v Speaker 2>What's going to happen when we get to the Bahamas?

544
00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:35.319
<v Speaker 2>So again, the balance among Louisville fans collectively is going

545
00:26:35.400 --> 00:26:38.119
<v Speaker 2>to be interesting for me. Again, you can react however

546
00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:41.160
<v Speaker 2>you want. I'm just saying, like, we have high expectations

547
00:26:41.160 --> 00:26:44.880
<v Speaker 2>still around here, but are people going to be willing

548
00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:47.599
<v Speaker 2>to just acknowledge that this a brand new team? And hell,

549
00:26:47.680 --> 00:26:50.400
<v Speaker 2>even if Louisville struggles early on this year might because

550
00:26:50.440 --> 00:26:52.039
<v Speaker 2>they're playing really good teams and they're still trying to

551
00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:54.079
<v Speaker 2>put it all together, but they maybe maybe they peak

552
00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:56.640
<v Speaker 2>late in the year and they finish strong. We'll know

553
00:26:56.680 --> 00:26:58.680
<v Speaker 2>when we get there. On the Kentucky side, there's not

554
00:26:58.759 --> 00:27:02.920
<v Speaker 2>really like Again, you can sit back and say, well,

555
00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:07.400
<v Speaker 2>you know, I know Mark Pope wouldn't have lost to

556
00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:11.480
<v Speaker 2>Saint Peter's or Oakland, and you're right, but he ain't

557
00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:15.240
<v Speaker 2>gonna be there until late, you know, early March. So

558
00:27:15.400 --> 00:27:18.599
<v Speaker 2>until then, is he gonna be giving you a product

559
00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:22.519
<v Speaker 2>that you feel like is close to what you had before.

560
00:27:22.799 --> 00:27:25.079
<v Speaker 2>Because as much as the cal thing needed to end

561
00:27:25.759 --> 00:27:29.559
<v Speaker 2>for a variety of reasons, you know it was really

562
00:27:29.559 --> 00:27:31.559
<v Speaker 2>because it run its course and he stopped winning when

563
00:27:31.559 --> 00:27:34.119
<v Speaker 2>it mattered, he still kept you relevant and he still

564
00:27:34.160 --> 00:27:35.960
<v Speaker 2>got you really good seeds for the most part. Can

565
00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:38.640
<v Speaker 2>Pope do that? In him? Not being able to do

566
00:27:38.680 --> 00:27:40.880
<v Speaker 2>it potentially in year one wouldn't mean he can't do

567
00:27:40.920 --> 00:27:45.960
<v Speaker 2>it over time. But I think because they haven't. I

568
00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:49.759
<v Speaker 2>mean they've been good, they just have had embarrassing postseason losses,

569
00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:51.440
<v Speaker 2>which that's all that matters, to be honest with you.

570
00:27:51.480 --> 00:27:52.599
<v Speaker 2>I mean, what you do in the postseason is how

571
00:27:52.599 --> 00:27:55.359
<v Speaker 2>you evaluated at big time jobs. So they've been heartbroken

572
00:27:55.400 --> 00:27:58.359
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to that. But like, if they're middle

573
00:27:58.359 --> 00:28:01.480
<v Speaker 2>of a pack SEC all year, maybe fighting for a

574
00:28:01.519 --> 00:28:03.319
<v Speaker 2>spot in the tournament, and I'm not saying they will be,

575
00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:05.440
<v Speaker 2>but if they are, I have no clue how the

576
00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:07.279
<v Speaker 2>fans are going to react. I kind of feel like

577
00:28:07.759 --> 00:28:11.759
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna be pretty critical and worry. Okay, did we

578
00:28:11.839 --> 00:28:14.599
<v Speaker 2>go get a guy that is that is capable of

579
00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:20.119
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky basketball putting Kentucky basketball where they belong. But I'm

580
00:28:20.160 --> 00:28:22.319
<v Speaker 2>excited for hoops season. It'll be here soon. He kind

581
00:28:22.319 --> 00:28:24.440
<v Speaker 2>of already is here, but real games will start next Monday.

582
00:28:24.799 --> 00:28:27.680
<v Speaker 2>New eras here for both fan bases and kind of

583
00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:31.240
<v Speaker 2>feels like the rivalry is renewed. And yes, it would

584
00:28:31.240 --> 00:28:33.200
<v Speaker 2>be easy for a Louisville fan like myself to say

585
00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:34.839
<v Speaker 2>that because Louisvell has been on the losing end for

586
00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:40.880
<v Speaker 2>quite some time. But I feel confident in saying, like

587
00:28:41.599 --> 00:28:47.119
<v Speaker 2>Mark Pope, no scenario he dominates the rivalry like Caliperry did. Right,

588
00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:51.319
<v Speaker 2>I mean, please God, no, Please God, don't let that happen.

589
00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:53.759
<v Speaker 2>That would be bad for me and everybody else who's

590
00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:57.960
<v Speaker 2>a Louisville fan. All right, let's take a quick break.

591
00:28:57.960 --> 00:28:59.720
<v Speaker 2>We'll come back on the other side because I want

592
00:28:59.720 --> 00:29:01.359
<v Speaker 2>to come on a little more time than we usually

593
00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:05.240
<v Speaker 2>have because the scenario here that is likely to happen,

594
00:29:05.279 --> 00:29:09.039
<v Speaker 2>I guess more likely than not to happen, is a

595
00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:13.440
<v Speaker 2>three way tie for first place in the ACC. Obviously,

596
00:29:13.480 --> 00:29:17.359
<v Speaker 2>three teams can't play in the ACC championship game. How

597
00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:22.279
<v Speaker 2>they determine who gets to go? I think, I mean,

598
00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:23.720
<v Speaker 2>I can't give you a better way to do it,

599
00:29:23.759 --> 00:29:25.799
<v Speaker 2>But man if I came out on the wrong end

600
00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:28.039
<v Speaker 2>of that one, I would be very bitter towards the

601
00:29:28.039 --> 00:29:30.440
<v Speaker 2>acc So we'll get to that as we wrap it

602
00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:31.839
<v Speaker 2>up on the other side. Keep it locked right here,

603
00:29:31.880 --> 00:29:33.920
<v Speaker 2>it's coffee and company. Feel about Thornton's on Sports Talk

604
00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:40.640
<v Speaker 2>seven to ninety. You know, sometimes I get a little

605
00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:47.160
<v Speaker 2>discouraged with people doing really good deeds and it seeming

606
00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:49.519
<v Speaker 2>as if they're only doing it because they want to

607
00:29:49.519 --> 00:29:52.680
<v Speaker 2>be able to tell people about it. But regardless, if

608
00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:54.839
<v Speaker 2>you're doing something good, and maybe the incentive for you

609
00:29:55.039 --> 00:29:56.880
<v Speaker 2>is to not only feel good about helping people, but

610
00:29:56.920 --> 00:29:58.440
<v Speaker 2>you want to be able to show, hey, look how

611
00:29:58.799 --> 00:30:00.480
<v Speaker 2>nice of a person I am. At the end of

612
00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:02.039
<v Speaker 2>the day, the deed is still done, and that's great.

613
00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:06.839
<v Speaker 2>But I'm telling you, if you want to do something

614
00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:10.720
<v Speaker 2>good and help save the lives of pets, then you

615
00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:14.119
<v Speaker 2>should have you should have your well, you need to

616
00:30:14.160 --> 00:30:16.039
<v Speaker 2>take them. You need to take your pet, your dog

617
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<v Speaker 2>or your cat to the Jefferson Animal Hospital to see

618
00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:22.079
<v Speaker 2>if they qualify to be a pet blood donor. I

619
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<v Speaker 2>didn't even know that was a thing. Obviously it is,

620
00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:27.640
<v Speaker 2>and anytime your pet donates blood, they can help save

621
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<v Speaker 2>up to four to six lives. So if you want to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, put it on a T shirt, put it

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<v Speaker 2>on your Facebook that you donate your pet donated blood

624
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<v Speaker 2>and you helped save four to six lives. Do it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the Jefferson Animal Hospital that is so you can

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<v Speaker 2>get more information on if your pet qualifies to be

627
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<v Speaker 2>a pet blood donor at pet bloodbank dot com. And

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<v Speaker 2>again it's the Jefferson Animal Hospital. Bibo two nine hundred pets.

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<v Speaker 2>Who would't want to help save the lives of pets

630
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<v Speaker 2>and with Jefferson Animal Hospital you can you can do that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean? John, Like, there's certain like

632
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<v Speaker 2>there's certain really good deeds that get done, and and

633
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<v Speaker 2>I used to just think, like, oh, you're just doing

634
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<v Speaker 2>that for you know, so you can so you can

635
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<v Speaker 2>look like you're so great.

636
00:31:06.119 --> 00:31:07.720
<v Speaker 3>That's usually what politicians do for.

637
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<v Speaker 2>Being asked you're right. But but then you know, I realized,

638
00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:13.440
<v Speaker 2>either way they're still doing it. Yeah, but if they

639
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<v Speaker 2>couldn't showcase on social media or you know, have somebody

640
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<v Speaker 2>video it and make the news or something, then like

641
00:31:21.079 --> 00:31:22.680
<v Speaker 2>then then you know they wouldn't do it, and that

642
00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:24.039
<v Speaker 2>would be a bad thing. That would be you know,

643
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<v Speaker 2>a negative. The people who donate a massive amount of

644
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<v Speaker 2>money anonymously, are truly the best people on the planet.

645
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, maybe they're doing that because they're trying to

646
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<v Speaker 2>cover or trying to even out because they do bad

647
00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:38.279
<v Speaker 2>things in the I mean, we'll never know because what

648
00:31:38.279 --> 00:31:40.440
<v Speaker 2>they're anonymous. But like when you hear people that donated

649
00:31:40.519 --> 00:31:43.480
<v Speaker 2>like half a million dollars to a foundation and they

650
00:31:43.480 --> 00:31:46.480
<v Speaker 2>don't want to be known, like that's think about that, Like,

651
00:31:46.559 --> 00:31:48.839
<v Speaker 2>you should be out there letting people know, Hey, listen,

652
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<v Speaker 2>I did that because it's awesome. You should be letting

653
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<v Speaker 2>people know, and they should be saying, well, good on you,

654
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<v Speaker 2>because that's that's all. I mean. You shouldn't. I wouldn't

655
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<v Speaker 2>make it, you know, your whole brand. But I think

656
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<v Speaker 2>I can't think of what it what there was some

657
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<v Speaker 2>kind of foundation the other day that I was I

658
00:32:02.640 --> 00:32:04.279
<v Speaker 2>was talking to somebody who works for a foundation and

659
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<v Speaker 2>they they had received in the the at this point

660
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<v Speaker 2>in the twenty twenty four year upwards of like three

661
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<v Speaker 2>hundred thousand dollars total from about five different people and

662
00:32:14.839 --> 00:32:19.559
<v Speaker 2>they all are anonymous. Like that's awesome. Anyways, what won't

663
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<v Speaker 2>be awesome if you finish undefeated in the ACC this

664
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<v Speaker 2>year and don't get to play for the a SEC Championship.

665
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<v Speaker 2>That's a real possibility. In fact, I'd say it's more

666
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<v Speaker 2>likely than not. So here's what they're gonna do. The

667
00:32:30.039 --> 00:32:33.279
<v Speaker 2>ACC tie breaker, which I guess was approved. It looks

668
00:32:33.319 --> 00:32:37.119
<v Speaker 2>like in May of twenty twenty three, that was when

669
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<v Speaker 2>the league went divisionless for the first time. So if

670
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<v Speaker 2>number one and number two involving a head you know,

671
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<v Speaker 2>involving head to head winning percent Yeah, so steps number

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<v Speaker 2>one and number two involve head to head winning percentage,

673
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<v Speaker 2>which wouldn't really matter because right now in the ACC,

674
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<v Speaker 2>if Clemson, Miami and SMU you all finished, you know eight, No,

675
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<v Speaker 2>but there's no head to head winning percentage when the

676
00:32:59.720 --> 00:33:02.519
<v Speaker 2>three teams that are undefeated never played each other, which

677
00:33:02.559 --> 00:33:04.640
<v Speaker 2>is again probably the biggest factor in why you got

678
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<v Speaker 2>three teams unbeaten. So what they ended up doing is

679
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<v Speaker 2>looking at the winning percentage of your opponents, and that's

680
00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:19.480
<v Speaker 2>something you can't control. Now, I think if you have

681
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<v Speaker 2>a three way tie, there's gonna be whoever's left out,

682
00:33:23.519 --> 00:33:25.680
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna have a gripe. That's like, we did all

683
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<v Speaker 2>we could do. How can we not be able to play?

684
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<v Speaker 2>But I feel like there's got to be a bet,

685
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<v Speaker 2>like you can't control who the league scheduled you to play.

686
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<v Speaker 2>So if you are dominating teams, but the teams you've

687
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<v Speaker 2>dominated happen to be bad, like their winning percentage is terrible,

688
00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:49.200
<v Speaker 2>and you end up being you know that would be

689
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I can't think of a worse way to

690
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<v Speaker 2>be left out. I mean, anyway you get left out,

691
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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna suck. But right now, Clemson's acc opponents currently

692
00:34:00.400 --> 00:34:03.400
<v Speaker 2>have a forty three percent winning percentage. Miamis have a

693
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<v Speaker 2>forty two percent winning percentage, so they're right there neck

694
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<v Speaker 2>and neck SMU thirty five. Now it's some us about

695
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<v Speaker 2>to play an undefeated pit team and that would certainly

696
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<v Speaker 2>help them. But I mean again, it's one thing if

697
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<v Speaker 2>like your margin of Again, either way, if you get screwed,

698
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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna get screwed. You're gonna feel like you you know,

699
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<v Speaker 2>you did all you could because I mean fight. Literally,

700
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<v Speaker 2>if you go eight to zero in the league and

701
00:34:26.800 --> 00:34:28.360
<v Speaker 2>don't get to play, you did, you won every game

702
00:34:28.400 --> 00:34:30.280
<v Speaker 2>you played, and you still got left out. But I

703
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<v Speaker 2>think it should be more based off of of something

704
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<v Speaker 2>about what you do, right, meaning like your margins, how

705
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<v Speaker 2>dominant you were because if it's just based off what

706
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<v Speaker 2>other teams did, even though you might have blitzed them,

707
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<v Speaker 2>that's just the luck of the draw and the league.

708
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<v Speaker 2>Can you know, beat a blame for that because they

709
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<v Speaker 2>gave you a soft schedule. Now, in the end, what

710
00:34:51.920 --> 00:34:54.559
<v Speaker 2>really made this mean? I'm sure they thought the schedules

711
00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:57.480
<v Speaker 2>were pretty balanced until they saw Florida State, right, Like,

712
00:34:57.519 --> 00:35:01.519
<v Speaker 2>that's what really made this unique is that nobody like

713
00:35:01.519 --> 00:35:05.199
<v Speaker 2>Florida State's on Clemson schedule, Florida State's on Miami schedule,

714
00:35:05.320 --> 00:35:08.719
<v Speaker 2>Florida State's on SMU schedule. So like, going in, every

715
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<v Speaker 2>one of these teams had to play a team that

716
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<v Speaker 2>you probably expected to win the league. Again, I mean,

717
00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:17.239
<v Speaker 2>they were the favorite and now they suck. So like

718
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<v Speaker 2>that's how you ended up in this situation like Indiana

719
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<v Speaker 2>for example. I don't know what the tie breaker would

720
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<v Speaker 2>be or if it's even possible, but like they were

721
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<v Speaker 2>given a schedule they just so happened to play out.

722
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, one team they just played and beat

723
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<v Speaker 2>played in the National Championship game last year, right like

724
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<v Speaker 2>Nebraska were supposed to be a lot better. Sorry, go ahead,

725
00:35:34.159 --> 00:35:35.719
<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say Nebraska supposed to be a lot better.

726
00:35:35.920 --> 00:35:39.199
<v Speaker 2>Michigan also won the national championship last year, and you

727
00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:41.800
<v Speaker 2>know they're not very good, so like you can't control that.

728
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<v Speaker 2>But like, for if you get left out and you

729
00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:48.719
<v Speaker 2>steamroll everybody like Indiana has, like that would suck. Now,

730
00:35:48.719 --> 00:35:50.360
<v Speaker 2>there's no scenario where they get left out because if

731
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<v Speaker 2>they went out there in but yeah, just.

732
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<v Speaker 3>If they're eleven and one. There's a scenario where both

733
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<v Speaker 3>Ohio State and Penn State are also eleven and one,

734
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<v Speaker 3>and in that case, you'd have an undefeated organ was

735
00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:02.079
<v Speaker 3>in the Big Ten Championship and then you'd have the

736
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<v Speaker 3>three way tie for second, which in that case would

737
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<v Speaker 3>go to Ohio State because they'd have the head to

738
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<v Speaker 3>head over Penn State and the end.

739
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, so and look, I would I mean I

740
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<v Speaker 2>would rather. I mean it's weird. I mean, say you'd

741
00:36:15.360 --> 00:36:18.679
<v Speaker 2>rather have a loss sounds odd, but like to never

742
00:36:18.840 --> 00:36:21.320
<v Speaker 2>know if you were truly you know, able to win

743
00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:23.119
<v Speaker 2>the league or not, Like to not have that closure

744
00:36:23.440 --> 00:36:25.920
<v Speaker 2>I think would be the worst experience from a fans perspective.

745
00:36:27.639 --> 00:36:29.840
<v Speaker 2>But again, you all will have an opportunity, right, You're

746
00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:31.360
<v Speaker 2>gonna be able to prove what you guys can do.

747
00:36:32.599 --> 00:36:36.159
<v Speaker 2>You went out. There's no there's no conversation. Yeah, which

748
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<v Speaker 2>I cannot wait to see where things are when that

749
00:36:40.320 --> 00:36:42.320
<v Speaker 2>game is played, because it's the second to last game

750
00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:44.519
<v Speaker 2>for you, right it is. Yeah, I mean just a

751
00:36:44.559 --> 00:36:47.079
<v Speaker 2>couple away, and like, who knows, maybe by that point

752
00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:49.280
<v Speaker 2>people are looking at Indiana. It's like the favorite there.

753
00:36:50.079 --> 00:36:52.519
<v Speaker 2>Crazier things have happened, or maybe they haven't. I don't know.

754
00:36:52.559 --> 00:36:54.239
<v Speaker 2>That would be really wild. But hey, it's already been

755
00:36:54.280 --> 00:36:58.119
<v Speaker 2>a wild and seemingly unreal season for the Hoosiers, and

756
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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you're loving every minute of a John I

757
00:37:00.320 --> 00:37:01.920
<v Speaker 2>am good stuff. All Right, we're out of town. Talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you tomorrow right here on Sports Talk seven ninety