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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>It looks like we've got some serious thunderstorms coming our

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<v Speaker 2>way later this evening, which is always a frightening thing,

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<v Speaker 2>certainly a little bit more sins it. It's a little

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<v Speaker 2>more sensitivity to it given what's happened here in the

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<v Speaker 2>state in the last four or five days. Friday night

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<v Speaker 2>obviously probably a date that people will remember for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time for tragic reasons, as nineteen people in Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>have died due to the tornado that hit that area

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<v Speaker 2>in southeastern Kentucky. But one thing that I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to bring this up to like make fun of it

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<v Speaker 2>or make a joke out of it, because I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>doing that. But I am sort of indisible leave how

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<v Speaker 2>something like this could happen Saint Louis. They had that

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<v Speaker 2>area that I mean, Missouri is always, I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>an area of the country that just seems to get

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<v Speaker 2>hit really really bad with with tornadoes. But they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have sirens that went off on Friday. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this almost seems like something that you like, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>you can't make it up, like, how does this happen?

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<v Speaker 2>But the Saint Louis mayor has said that the tornado

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<v Speaker 2>sirens didn't activate because of a protocol confusion. So many

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<v Speaker 2>residents of Saint Louis were not warned of the tornado

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<v Speaker 2>that hit the city because sirens didn't go off. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't be I mean I can't be the only

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<v Speaker 2>one that does, in fact take the sirens quite literally, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't. Man, when you think of this

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<v Speaker 2>day and age, as far as how you really get

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<v Speaker 2>your confirmation that you need to take cover. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of ways to do it right. Again, we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about it earlier. The radio, Like you've got the radio

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<v Speaker 2>emergency service system that that that plays, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>for those who missed it earlier, we talked about it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not if you've got severe weather tonight in the

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<v Speaker 2>area in Kentuckyana and you rely on the radio to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you it won't happen because they're doing some emergency

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<v Speaker 2>maintenance or I guess some I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 2>emergency maintenance. I'll read directly what it is, just so

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<v Speaker 2>I don't get it wrong. But they're doing says dude,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a mandatory upgrade of weather systems. Due to that,

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<v Speaker 2>the weather radio for the Louisville area will be offline

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<v Speaker 2>into Wednesday, So just keep that in mind tonight. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot you've got your phone, Like my phone,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know if I ever programmed anything or

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<v Speaker 2>set it up on my own, but my phone will

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<v Speaker 2>go off if if there is something severe near where

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<v Speaker 2>I'm at, like, and I think it's only the warning,

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<v Speaker 2>not a watch, which of course the warning is more severe.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, I mean, if you hear the sirens in

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<v Speaker 2>your area, your neighborhood where you are, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like that is that is that would to me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's up there as far as one of the scariest

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<v Speaker 2>things in regards to the realization that, Okay, this is dangerous,

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<v Speaker 2>I need to take cover, I need to be safe.

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<v Speaker 2>So for Saint Louis to not have those work, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just because of like a human error, like that's insane.

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<v Speaker 2>So the mayor has said that the sirens weren't activated

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<v Speaker 2>before a deadly tornado that happened Friday because of quote

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<v Speaker 2>human failure, which imagine being that human. I mean, so

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<v Speaker 2>their mayor has only been in office. It looks like

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of months. Yeah, But Mayor Caro Spencer said

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<v Speaker 2>a button to sound the sirens was not pushed after

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<v Speaker 2>the tornado warning was issued, but added that there wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>a single person at faults since emergency protocols weren't exceptionally

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<v Speaker 2>clear about roles or responsibilities. Five people were killed in

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<v Speaker 2>the tornado and over thirty were injured. She's in her

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<v Speaker 2>second month in office, as I mentioned, and she has

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<v Speaker 2>had she's activating the sirens will now She says that

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<v Speaker 2>activating the sirens will now solely be it will now

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<v Speaker 2>be the sole responsibility of the fire department going forward.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, I don't want to be overly critical,

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<v Speaker 2>because again I don't there's clearly no intent for somebody

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<v Speaker 2>to just, you know, not have the sirens working to

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<v Speaker 2>notify people that they may need to take cover and

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<v Speaker 2>prepare because their lives are in danger. But just think

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<v Speaker 2>about that, Like, there was confusion as far as whose

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility it was, so it just didn't get done, and

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<v Speaker 2>who knows, We'll never know if those sirens would have

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<v Speaker 2>kept people alive. But man, if I was somebody that

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<v Speaker 2>was on the the if I was somebody within the

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<v Speaker 2>confusion of not knowing if it was my responsibility or not,

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<v Speaker 2>I would that would eat me alive. I mean that

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<v Speaker 2>would be devastating. I mean, doesn't that sound like something

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<v Speaker 2>in a movie that somebody internally nobody knew whose responsibility

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<v Speaker 2>it actually was to hit the sirens? Like that's that's all, so.

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<v Speaker 3>Just all like standing around like it do I hit it? Well,

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<v Speaker 3>it's one I'm confused, guys, thank.

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<v Speaker 2>You, thank you, because I'm I'm kind of the belief

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<v Speaker 2>like this can't I mean, again, it's real, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a fake story, but I'm just like, I'm just like,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you like? First of all, to know that

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<v Speaker 2>it's a button kind of surprises me. But then again,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess what else would it be? But nobody knew

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<v Speaker 2>if it was I guess a certain department's responsibility or

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<v Speaker 2>if it was the fire department's responsibility. And now the

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<v Speaker 2>mayor of Saint Louis is claiming that it's now moving forward,

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the sole responsibility of the fire department.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just that's just that's just not everybody being on

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<v Speaker 2>the same page, And I mean, will never know, and

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<v Speaker 2>it would be foolish to say for sure that lives

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<v Speaker 2>would have been saved had the sirens been activated and worked.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, you never know. You don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>But here's how you fix it. You host one huge

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<v Speaker 3>job fare guys. Can you press this button if you

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<v Speaker 3>look up and you see a cyclone?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll do that. Yeah, that, and you really emphasize

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<v Speaker 2>how important it is, because clear I think anybody would

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<v Speaker 2>know that that's an important thing to make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>the sirens work. And I don't Again, I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>of how many rely on that, And I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say most people this day and age, with

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<v Speaker 2>technology being what it is, with the cell phones that

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<v Speaker 2>we have really being able to do as much as

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<v Speaker 2>you can do on them, I don't think people are

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<v Speaker 2>just waiting around ear to the ground or the sirens

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<v Speaker 2>going off, then I know something is bad. But the sirens,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, I believe it would be like a it's

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<v Speaker 2>part of the whole thing, right, like my phone's going off.

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<v Speaker 2>They've cut into programming on the news stations, the radio is,

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<v Speaker 2>they've got the they've basically got their warnings going off.

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<v Speaker 2>And then if I hear the sirens outside near my home,

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<v Speaker 2>that to me is the full on like Okay, this

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<v Speaker 2>is really dangerous. I need to take cover and I

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<v Speaker 2>need to, you know, say some prayers. So everybody's situation

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<v Speaker 2>is probably different, But I mean, and I've heard I've

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<v Speaker 2>heard people complain about the sirens going off and they

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<v Speaker 2>felt like it wasn't justified. I've also heard people say,

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<v Speaker 2>why why didn't the sirens go off? And we didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know it was going to be this bad. So clearly

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<v Speaker 2>there's there's still a level of I mean, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to say clearly they're still important. I was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>say there's there's a level of it that's important, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure every way, like it's like these things are

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<v Speaker 2>in place for a reason. So that's I didn't plan

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<v Speaker 2>on that coming up on the show today, but I

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<v Speaker 2>read it during the break and I'm like this, this

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<v Speaker 2>almost doesn't seem real, but it is real. But at

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<v Speaker 2>least now we know in Saint Louis, they know who's

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<v Speaker 2>responsible for making sure those those sirens do in fact

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<v Speaker 2>go off. All right, it's Coffee and Company. We are

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<v Speaker 2>few about Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven to ninety.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you hanging out with us here on a Tuesday afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>real quick. This this came up on the text line earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>If you guys want a text in you can five

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<v Speaker 2>two four three eight ninety seventy three. It's the L

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<v Speaker 2>and N Federal Credit Union text line. This text says, Nick,

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<v Speaker 2>it's starting to hit me that I'm going to lose

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<v Speaker 2>you as my afternoon sports guy, big Louisville fan. Before you,

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<v Speaker 2>before you run off and leave us, who would you

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<v Speaker 2>say are the five best Louisville basketball and football players

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<v Speaker 2>in your lifetime? All right? I don't have that list

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<v Speaker 2>on me right now, and I've never thought about putting

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<v Speaker 2>it together, but I'm I'm eager to give it some

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<v Speaker 2>thought because if you think about it, if you talk

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<v Speaker 2>about my lifetime, there's some in my lifetime that I

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<v Speaker 2>don't remember because I was too young. Like I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>watch him play, So if I did it, I would

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<v Speaker 2>give you not just my lifetime, but like players I

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<v Speaker 2>remember watching. Like let me give you an example. I

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<v Speaker 2>could be wrong here, but there are some people that

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<v Speaker 2>claim Clifford Rosier when he was at his best at Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>and I guess that one season where he was the

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<v Speaker 2>first team All American that he was like that good,

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<v Speaker 2>that special, But I wouldn't be able to tell you

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<v Speaker 2>because I don't remember him, Like I was too young.

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<v Speaker 2>That was right before I was old enough. And on football,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I could do that. But Austin, don't

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like with football like it's more about positions,

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<v Speaker 2>Like when you think of like best player of all

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<v Speaker 2>time in football for a program or for a franchise,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean can be like if you're the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a guy who's the best defensive player of all time

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<v Speaker 2>might be just as impactful as the guy who's the

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<v Speaker 2>best offensive player of all time. So I don't, I don't,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I could give you. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like if I did that, I would be leaving off

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<v Speaker 2>certain players that that because the football is just harder

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<v Speaker 2>to do. I mean, although in the NFL there's more

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<v Speaker 2>people on the fields were in the NFL, the MVP

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<v Speaker 2>award is always going to go to a quarterback, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you can be phenomenal as a receiver, phenomenal

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<v Speaker 2>as a running back. I mean, this day and age

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<v Speaker 2>on offense, you're you're gonna need to be a quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>to win the NFL m VP. So quarterbacks, like, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I'll give it some thought. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm gonna do it today, but you've given me

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<v Speaker 2>a nice challenge as a sleep on it. Yeah, give

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<v Speaker 2>me a nice challenge here, And it's not really a challenge.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's it's it's my thoughts mout. But but

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<v Speaker 2>a top five for both sports. Basketball I could do

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<v Speaker 2>pretty easy. I think football would be tougher, but I'll

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<v Speaker 2>give it a shot. That's a that's a good recommendation

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<v Speaker 2>as we count down our days here because after next Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be It'll be it from here. It'll be it

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<v Speaker 2>for me here on seven ninety. So if you haven't

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<v Speaker 2>heard the news, starting on June second, I'll be making

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<v Speaker 2>the move to news radio eight forty WHA has taken

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<v Speaker 2>over for Tony Cruz as the host of Kentucky and

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<v Speaker 2>as morning news. I've talked about it probably more than

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<v Speaker 2>you want to hear since Friday. But I also know

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<v Speaker 2>that some people just they catch this show in doses

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<v Speaker 2>not leaving. I'm just you know, moving to moving down

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<v Speaker 2>If you have not seen this, this is I believe

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<v Speaker 2>future of college athletics. Ross Ellinger of Yahoo Sports reported

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<v Speaker 2>it last night that the power conferences, the ACC, the SEC,

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<v Speaker 2>the Big Ten, and the Big twelve were working together

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<v Speaker 2>universities within those conferences to agree to follow specific guidelines.

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<v Speaker 2>And with this agreement, they are all going to sign

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<v Speaker 2>off that they're going to follow these rules and not

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<v Speaker 2>what everybody's realized is that because of how long the

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't do anything. It just finally bit them in

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<v Speaker 2>know that's from hundreds of years ago, seemingly, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>make any kind of adjustments as society evolves and people

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<v Speaker 2>this is becase coming more and more of a I

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<v Speaker 2>lucrative business. Right, college athletics. The NCAA tournament is a

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollar product. And yeah, these players get free room

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<v Speaker 2>and board, they get a free education, and that's certainly valuable.

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<v Speaker 2>But the optics of the NCUBLA bringing in a billion

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<v Speaker 2>dollars and yet no revenue from that being shared with

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<v Speaker 2>those who actually are performing, right, that are the product, right,

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament they're playing, they're the athletes. So because it

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<v Speaker 2>just they waited and waited and waited and waited. Finally,

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<v Speaker 2>finally there was somebody that got the courts involved and

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<v Speaker 2>told the NCAA, yeah, what you've been doing is illegal.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why there's a billion dollar settlement that's going to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and moving forward, you're going to be required to share

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<v Speaker 2>But as they try to finalize this whole thing for seemingly,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, roughly a year now, feel like they keep

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<v Speaker 2>hitting roadblocks. And it's because by technicality, there's certain things

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<v Speaker 2>that through the court system, they're telling the NCUBA, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>right now they realize, we got to clean this thing up.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got to figure out how we can have some regulation,

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<v Speaker 2>as people say. But they're kind of helpless in what

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<v Speaker 2>and it's really not legal when it comes to certain

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<v Speaker 2>things that they try to ask of you. So these

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<v Speaker 2>schools now realize that that it's going to be an endless,

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<v Speaker 2>endless battle as far as the court's getting involved and

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<v Speaker 2>telling the NCUBLEA they can't have this as a rule.

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<v Speaker 2>So these schools are working together to say, look, we

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<v Speaker 2>all agree, we're going to abide by these rules, and

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<v Speaker 2>You can have you know, you can basically just not

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<v Speaker 2>So this is huge. And to hear of this last night,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was still a big piece of news.

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<v Speaker 2>But then today it's now been confirmed that Charlie Baker,

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<v Speaker 2>he has confirmed that the nc DOUBLEA is going to

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<v Speaker 2>seed enforcement of amateurism and the Power Conferences are going

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<v Speaker 2>to take over. And again just saying that out loud,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's crazy, and it was Front Office Sports that

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<v Speaker 2>broke the news. But yes, the Power Conferences collectively and

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<v Speaker 2>not the nc DOUBLEA, will be in charge of enforcing

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<v Speaker 2>rules that are going to be created by this house.

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<v Speaker 2>First in Cuba settlement over athlete compensation. So this, I

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<v Speaker 2>think will be a good thing. It won't be back

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<v Speaker 2>to the way it used to be, and I actually

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<v Speaker 2>think that's okay. I don't want to go back to

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<v Speaker 2>the way it used to be as far as I

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<v Speaker 2>mean players getting paid doesn't impact me at all. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not bothered by them getting paid. In fact, good for them.

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<v Speaker 2>But really, more than anything, the portal has made to me,

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<v Speaker 2>college sports so much more interesting because you have free agency,

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<v Speaker 2>you do and sometimes a free agency transaction can be

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<v Speaker 2>a net negative for your program, right if you' lose

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<v Speaker 2>a guy you didn't want to lose. But then also

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<v Speaker 2>you can actually go and take advantage of it and

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<v Speaker 2>go build a team from scratch like Pat Kelse did

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<v Speaker 2>in his first season and brought us back to life

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<v Speaker 2>really out of nowhere in no time. In the previous

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<v Speaker 2>world that would have taken many, many, many years. So

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<v Speaker 2>this is good news, all right, quick break will come back.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep this thing rolling along. I don't know if you

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<v Speaker 2>guys have seen the story about the food delivery driver.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if he was doing Uber East Door

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<v Speaker 2>Dash or whatever it was, but he ended up on

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<v Speaker 2>the tarmac in his vehicle at the O'Hare airport in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 2>And I can't tell if this guy is just like

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<v Speaker 2>an absolute, you know, idiot not realizing what he was doing,

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<v Speaker 2>or if he's maybe the best guy ever at realizing

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<v Speaker 2>I've got a McDonald's value meal, I've got a chicken

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<v Speaker 2>sandwich from Chick fil A, And I'm gonna make sure

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<v Speaker 2>even if they're walking, even if they're bored in the plane,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna get it to them, because that's my job,

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<v Speaker 2>that's my duty, the service I provide as a newber

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<v Speaker 2>each driver. Also, he may have, you know, really, he

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<v Speaker 2>may have had the folks at O'Hare realize they don't

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<v Speaker 2>have security tien up the way they need to. But

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get to that in a lot more. Keep it

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<v Speaker 2>locked right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, it's coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. So this, this story is

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<v Speaker 2>it fascinates me because I have a lot of questions,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know if we'll ever get answers to

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<v Speaker 2>all these questions. But a door dash food delivery driver

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<v Speaker 2>somehow yesterday got dasher got yeah, he got lost and

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<v Speaker 2>ended up on the Chicago O'Hare International Airport tarmac. The

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<v Speaker 2>driver was somehow able to make it through the secured

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<v Speaker 2>areas and even crossed over the runways. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>if you see some car out there, and by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>he's driving what appears to be like a Geo Metro,

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<v Speaker 2>Like it wasn't some I mean, I guess you can

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<v Speaker 2>drive anything and deliver food, but I mean it, nobody

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<v Speaker 2>would have Nobody would assume that the person that got

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<v Speaker 2>their vehicle out under the runway would be lost trying

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<v Speaker 2>to deliver food, right.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it's it's how did they even let that

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<v Speaker 3>person in like that?

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody knows what the show id or you just can't

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<v Speaker 2>pull up on an airport like nobody knows it is. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it is wild. This is a report from the CBS

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<v Speaker 2>affiliate I believe it is in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>It responded to a car driving I don't o' hair

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<v Speaker 1>tarmac over the weekend. Imagine this.

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<v Speaker 2>CPD now says the vehicle belonged to a very.

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<v Speaker 1>Confused food delivery driver who accidentally entered an area posted

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<v Speaker 1>his off limits to non airport personnel.

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<v Speaker 3>Where was he trying to get?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's what I.

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<v Speaker 3>Wanted to know.

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<v Speaker 2>So the driver was not sighted.

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<v Speaker 3>The incident happened on Saturday, and my god, how do

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<v Speaker 3>you turn around right once you're in? You're in?

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<v Speaker 2>If I first of all again, I don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>you end up delivering food and end up there like

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<v Speaker 2>it does. None of that makes any any sense at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh And and he's probably lucky he didn't get charged

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<v Speaker 2>or side it. But then again, somebody probably got in

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<v Speaker 2>trouble who was supposed to Like want I mean a

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<v Speaker 2>vehicle ending up out there, I'm not even sure how

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<v Speaker 2>that would be possible. Yeah, that's especially at an airport

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<v Speaker 2>like O'Hare in Chicago, one of the biggest cities in

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<v Speaker 2>the world. It's wild. But I also want to know

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<v Speaker 2>what food he was delivering, And I want to know

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<v Speaker 2>who ordered it and how it ended up out there,

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<v Speaker 2>because if it was me, I'd have fun with that. Like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>my guy, uh he I told him I was at

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<v Speaker 2>the airport. Mean, you can't deliver food to the airport, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I have so many questions. That's so odd.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know how how it just turned you straight

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<v Speaker 3>into the uh into the tar the tarmac of all places.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Like, and you would know pretty I think you

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<v Speaker 2>know pretty early before you get out to the runway

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<v Speaker 2>that you're in an area that you that you shouldn't be.

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<v Speaker 2>And then again, as the as the news anchor there

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<v Speaker 2>said like how do you how do you turn around?

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, that's something you don't You don't often see.

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<v Speaker 2>And I would imagine before hearing from this driver because

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<v Speaker 2>the video, which again you can't see, this is an

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<v Speaker 2>audio medium, but there are countless airport police vehicles surrounding

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<v Speaker 2>his little beat up car. And when he says, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I'm a food delivery driver and I got lost,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like nobody would believe him. You would think, Okay, yeah, sure, buddy,

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<v Speaker 2>you're trying to this is a terrorist attack or something

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<v Speaker 2>like it. Just none of it makes any kind of sense.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do have to ask you. Are you someone

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<v Speaker 2>that often uses the door dash Uber eats? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>how many different is there? Postmates still a thing. There's

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a door dash I'm a door dash kind of guy.

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<v Speaker 3>If anything, I don't use it all that much because honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>I just raither go myself and get it because I'm cheap.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have to pay six more dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never used it, and I don't say that to

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<v Speaker 2>like brag. It's just I have never It's one of

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<v Speaker 2>those things that I think when folks want to get food,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning they want to eat out, I think in their

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<v Speaker 2>mind it might now just go to Okay, what am

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just never become a thing to where I think, Okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I just think if I'm gonna eat somewhere, if I

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<v Speaker 2>go get it or I'll go sit down and eat.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think maybe the reason because I'm not against it,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just two things. I would I just assume that

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<v Speaker 2>the food is going to lose twenty five percent or

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<v Speaker 2>more of its quality if it's been prepared and then

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<v Speaker 2>in a car and delivered to me. It's not coming

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<v Speaker 2>from the back of the kitchen out to the drive

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<v Speaker 2>through or to my table. Right. I also, when you

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<v Speaker 2>over eats or door dash, are you getting fast food,

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<v Speaker 2>type of resins just something like wingstop or like like

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<v Speaker 2>McDonald's taco bell, Like would you do that?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean no, because I live right next to a

418
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<v Speaker 3>talk about Okay, I love Panda Express.

419
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<v Speaker 2>I've Panda Express before, gotcha. So when we eat out,

420
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<v Speaker 2>we and I trust me, I'm not against fast food.

421
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<v Speaker 2>Fast food is delicious and I'm you know, I don't

422
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<v Speaker 2>eat it a ton, but you know, I'm not against it,

423
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<v Speaker 2>and I know shame folks who do eat it because

424
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<v Speaker 2>it's delicious and those who like, you know, I get

425
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<v Speaker 2>why people look down at fast food as far as

426
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<v Speaker 2>the health benefits. But like, let's be real, these restaurants

427
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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be billion dollar businesses if they weren't doing something

428
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<v Speaker 2>pretty good, right. They're making good food that's convenient, and yeah,

429
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<v Speaker 2>all we've talked about here lately is how much the

430
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<v Speaker 2>prices have gone up, but you know what, people are

431
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<v Speaker 2>still eating. People are making it work because they love

432
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<v Speaker 2>fast food that much. It's probably something we shouldn't do

433
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<v Speaker 2>as a society. When it comes to other countries other

434
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<v Speaker 2>cultures making fun of us, one of the things they

435
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<v Speaker 2>bring up is that we're fat, and they're probably right.

436
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<v Speaker 2>They also unfortunately make fun of us for school shootings,

437
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<v Speaker 2>which is terrible, but you know, it is a thing. Yes,

438
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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, when it comes to like if we're gonna

439
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<v Speaker 2>have if we're not going to eat at home if

440
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<v Speaker 2>the wife's not going to cook, which I love when

441
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<v Speaker 2>she cooks. She's a great cook. And I don't say

442
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<v Speaker 2>that just to say that she's a really good cook.

443
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<v Speaker 2>But when we're gonna not eat food that she prepares

444
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<v Speaker 2>at home, we're probably gonna go to like an Elma

445
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<v Speaker 2>pol or a Roosters or a Texas roadhouse, one of

446
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<v Speaker 2>those kinds of places, and for what you pay for

447
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<v Speaker 2>I just think I'm not going to pay that price

448
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<v Speaker 2>for that food and then add on a delivery fee,

449
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<v Speaker 2>knowing that it won't be as good as if I

450
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<v Speaker 2>just went there and sat down an ate, because you know,

451
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<v Speaker 2>because of the time. But clearly it's a booming people

452
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<v Speaker 2>do it all the time. But Nattie said the other

453
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<v Speaker 2>day I was listening listen to him. I think it

454
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<v Speaker 2>was last week. I don't know if he was an

455
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<v Speaker 2>empty nester for the week. I think maybe his wife,

456
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<v Speaker 2>his wife and daughter were gone, And he said he

457
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<v Speaker 2>did it every day for a week.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm like, how, yeah, I've actually been the dasher before,

459
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<v Speaker 3>I've signed up for those services where you're actually the

460
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<v Speaker 3>person driving around and getting food.

461
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<v Speaker 2>Is that that's a pretty good hustle? Right, it's not bad.

462
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<v Speaker 3>I actually kind of like it because you really don't

463
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<v Speaker 3>have like you don't have a boss. You know, you

464
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<v Speaker 3>can just pop in like a podcast, just kind of

465
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<v Speaker 3>drive around, but you kind of deal with all the

466
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<v Speaker 3>stuff that basically people are paying to not do, like

467
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<v Speaker 3>sitting and waiting in line because I mean the service

468
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<v Speaker 3>that the service industry is still suffering, and just terms

469
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<v Speaker 3>of waiting forever for food, them not having enough heads

470
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<v Speaker 3>back there in order to prepare the food, Like I

471
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<v Speaker 3>would get like a dash and then it would maybe

472
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<v Speaker 3>take me about ten or fifteen minutes to get there,

473
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<v Speaker 3>and thinking all right, the food should be ready, and

474
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<v Speaker 3>I've sat there another twenty minutes waiting for the food.

475
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<v Speaker 3>So you start to deal with traffic and all that,

476
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<v Speaker 3>and I guess that's the I guess that's the stuff

477
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<v Speaker 3>you're kind of paying a little extra for when you're

478
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<v Speaker 3>the person paying for the door dash so you don't

479
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<v Speaker 3>have to go through all that yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I've heard stories, at least I've I don't know,

481
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<v Speaker 2>you know, I bet there's probably like really good days

482
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<v Speaker 2>of doing it where you're like, man, this is totally

483
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<v Speaker 2>worth it because I'm making some extra money and it

484
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<v Speaker 2>hasn't been it hasn't been such a you know, it's

485
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<v Speaker 2>been pretty it's been worth my while as a side hustle.

486
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<v Speaker 2>It's not too bad. But also like I'm sure there's

487
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<v Speaker 2>days where you're like, man, I dealt with either an

488
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<v Speaker 2>employee at a restaurant that I really had a tough

489
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<v Speaker 2>time not losing it on, or I dealt with a

490
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<v Speaker 2>customer who was a terrible tipper, or you know, like

491
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<v Speaker 2>that you have no control over that. That that that's

492
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<v Speaker 2>what would be. I think the downfall for me is

493
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<v Speaker 2>you never you never know what you're gonna get as

494
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<v Speaker 2>far as the customer or I mean, I've I've been

495
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<v Speaker 2>in restaurants where I've seen an employee and a dasher

496
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<v Speaker 2>screaming at each other. Oh yeah, over some There's been

497
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<v Speaker 2>two instances. One was a lot worse than the other,

498
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<v Speaker 2>but clearly the like it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Not my food, I don't care that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Well, I think they if they if they're hover

501
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<v Speaker 2>if they're hovering around, I mean, now they have I

502
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<v Speaker 2>think some places have designated spots where you come and

503
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<v Speaker 2>pick up for that, which carry which makes sense, right,

504
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<v Speaker 2>Like you're not necessarily just getting in line with everybody else,

505
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<v Speaker 2>like they have a designated spot for their dashers, which

506
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<v Speaker 2>I think that makes sense. But uh yeah, I'm sure

507
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<v Speaker 2>I'll do it at some point. But I got I

508
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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like, given my you know, my my,

509
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<v Speaker 2>I feel like it's probably a rarity for someone like

510
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<v Speaker 2>me who does eat out. It'd be different if you

511
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<v Speaker 2>never eat out. We eat out more than we should.

512
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<v Speaker 2>But it's just never been ever in my mind, like, hey,

513
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<v Speaker 2>I need to eat, let me let me pop open,

514
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<v Speaker 2>Like is it an app? I guess I found Like

515
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<v Speaker 2>I thought, I'm such a dinosaur dude. Well I wouldn't

516
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<v Speaker 2>even know how to do it.

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<v Speaker 3>Well at the crux of it, Nicholas, if that is

518
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<v Speaker 3>your real name with the ch me here they want

519
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<v Speaker 3>you to Nico, that's that's the name. I forgot it

520
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<v Speaker 3>if they they really want you to pay for the

521
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<v Speaker 3>like the door Dash subscription, because that then takes away

522
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<v Speaker 3>offer that make delivery fee, and then it takes like

523
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<v Speaker 3>if sometimes if you order like over twenty dollars worth

524
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<v Speaker 3>of food, your delivery is free and then you get

525
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<v Speaker 3>the delivery like because there will be sometimes where actually

526
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<v Speaker 3>the door Dashes pay for it. Because even when you

527
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<v Speaker 3>go on to log one to be a dasher, to

528
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<v Speaker 3>ask if you want to make hourly or if you

529
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<v Speaker 3>just want to make what door dash pays you or

530
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<v Speaker 3>just working off of tips, either what DoorDash pays you,

531
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<v Speaker 3>or just go workoff tips. But you know, and you

532
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<v Speaker 3>could probably sign up. If it's your first time, they

533
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<v Speaker 3>probably might give you like your first thirty days of

534
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<v Speaker 3>like door dash plus or something like that, to where

535
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<v Speaker 3>you link it up to there and you can be

536
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<v Speaker 3>able to basically order from your couch the same prices

537
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<v Speaker 3>that you would if you were standing right there in

538
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<v Speaker 3>line for something. And then once that runs out, that's

539
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<v Speaker 3>when all the fees come up. But they want you

540
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<v Speaker 3>to keep upgrading that subscription.

541
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<v Speaker 2>They want to get your They want to have your

542
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<v Speaker 2>money regardless if you order door dash once a month

543
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<v Speaker 2>or five times exactly. Yeah, I wonder if you have

544
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<v Speaker 2>any guess as to which which restaurant gets the most

545
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<v Speaker 2>door dash orders.

546
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<v Speaker 3>Oh, it has to be like McDonald's.

547
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<v Speaker 2>It has to be those two. I just I just

548
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<v Speaker 2>did a quick little search here. Let's see what it

549
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<v Speaker 2>tells us.

550
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<v Speaker 3>Talk about by my house is horrible DoorDash services. I

551
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<v Speaker 3>always hated driving there.

552
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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, the according to door Dash the three most

553
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<v Speaker 2>popular chain restaurants, and I guess it's because these restaurants

554
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<v Speaker 2>also do it well, meaning they they found on the

555
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<v Speaker 2>system that works to where they people realize, if I'm

556
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<v Speaker 2>going to do a door dash, it's worth it to

557
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<v Speaker 2>do it at this restaurant, maybe more so than another

558
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<v Speaker 2>McDonald's Chick fil a in Chipotle, Oh okay, yeah, that

559
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<v Speaker 2>makes sense. Never had Chipotle, Uh, never had Chipotle, never

560
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<v Speaker 2>had I'm just about I'm exposing myself as just somebody

561
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<v Speaker 2>that's just not I'm not I'm not up. I'm not

562
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<v Speaker 2>up with the times, I guess.

563
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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Chipotle is all right, but I'm kind of

564
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<v Speaker 3>I'm worn out. I'm worn out on the burrito places

565
00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:33.160
<v Speaker 3>right now.

566
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<v Speaker 2>Other than Salcertas. We love sal oh, I.

567
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<v Speaker 3>Do love Sorcertas, Yes, But I think that next one

568
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<v Speaker 3>in Bulla County they did it's right, yes' They just

569
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<v Speaker 3>opened it like a couple a couple of weeks ago.

570
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<v Speaker 2>Ye, Shepherdsville. So yeah, they for them. They Yeah, shout

571
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<v Speaker 2>out to Pam at Salceritas. Their food is obviously delicious,

572
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<v Speaker 2>but they have I don't know what it is about

573
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<v Speaker 2>their chips. Their chips are set them apart their chips.

574
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, their chips are different and better than any restaurant.

575
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<v Speaker 2>And I don't mean just the competition like Chipotle mos

576
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<v Speaker 2>and whatnot. I'm talking like any restaurant that serves chips

577
00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:10.119
<v Speaker 2>and queso sALS of that kind of stuff. Like the sauceritas.

578
00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:13.519
<v Speaker 2>Chips are just different. They're they're thin. They're crispy though,

579
00:28:13.559 --> 00:28:17.759
<v Speaker 2>and there's the saw. It's so good. They're salivating. Yeah, yeah,

580
00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:20.519
<v Speaker 2>they're they're they're thin and they and you get it's

581
00:28:20.559 --> 00:28:22.839
<v Speaker 2>like you get you get what you need from the chip,

582
00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:25.599
<v Speaker 2>the crunch, the salt, but you get so much more

583
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<v Speaker 2>of the salsa and the cheese because the chip's not

584
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<v Speaker 2>too much, right, It's it's the perfect balance.

585
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<v Speaker 3>Just when I thought I was out, Nick, you pulled

586
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<v Speaker 3>me right back in.

587
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<v Speaker 2>Now you know what you get for dinner? Right, that's

588
00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:38.160
<v Speaker 2>it's it's up there, good stuff. All right, let's get

589
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<v Speaker 2>to a break. We'll come back on the other side.

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<v Speaker 2>With the NBA Draft combine concluding last week, there's a

591
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<v Speaker 2>lot of guys who are making it official that they

592
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<v Speaker 2>are in fact going to come back to college. Many

593
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<v Speaker 2>of these players already know where they're going to school.

594
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<v Speaker 2>Because they didn't hit the portal in time. But there

595
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<v Speaker 2>are some that are picking schools, like Boogie Flann will

596
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<v Speaker 2>tell you where he decided to commit earlier today, big

597
00:28:58.839 --> 00:29:01.519
<v Speaker 2>news for one program, it's already done pretty well lately.

598
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<v Speaker 2>And then also r J Luise, it sounds like he's

599
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<v Speaker 2>going to come back to college and I have no

600
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<v Speaker 2>clue what schools are in on him, which it almost

601
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<v Speaker 2>kind of feels like he was dead set on going

602
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<v Speaker 2>pro and then got humbled at the combine. And he

603
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<v Speaker 2>was an All American last year. So somebody's gonna get

604
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<v Speaker 2>a good one. We'll get to that in a lot more.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep it lock right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>So, Boogie Flann last year as a freshman at Arkansas

609
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<v Speaker 2>was was Arkansas's best player. It was at a time

610
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<v Speaker 2>when they were not having success and it didn't look

611
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<v Speaker 2>as if they were going to be able to make

612
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<v Speaker 2>the tournament. They ended up barely getting in and then

613
00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:55.359
<v Speaker 2>made it all the way to the sweet sixteen with

614
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<v Speaker 2>upsets over Kansas as well as Saint John's. So he

615
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<v Speaker 2>was not a part of their big run, but he did,

616
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<v Speaker 2>I think, come back and play in the tournament in

617
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<v Speaker 2>their final couple games. But nonetheless, he at the portal,

618
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<v Speaker 2>went through the draft process and decided to not go

619
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<v Speaker 2>back to Arkansas but to go elsewhere, and he is

620
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<v Speaker 2>committed to Florida. So this Florida team that's fresh off

621
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<v Speaker 2>a national championship, they're now getting Boogie Flann, one of

622
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<v Speaker 2>the best guards probably in the country at least certainly

623
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<v Speaker 2>in the conversation. And now if they can get Alex

624
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<v Speaker 2>Condon back, I mean, that would probably solidify them as

625
00:30:30.920 --> 00:30:33.920
<v Speaker 2>a top probably a top five team next year. So

626
00:30:34.400 --> 00:30:38.279
<v Speaker 2>Todd Golden clearly has a bright future there at at Florida,

627
00:30:38.359 --> 00:30:40.759
<v Speaker 2>And I don't know if they're going to be able

628
00:30:40.759 --> 00:30:42.640
<v Speaker 2>to be in the conversation to maybe run it back.

629
00:30:42.680 --> 00:30:45.480
<v Speaker 2>But that Florida team last year, part of me says

630
00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:48.000
<v Speaker 2>a lot of what they were they were able to

631
00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:52.039
<v Speaker 2>do was was was, you know, a collective effort, because

632
00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:55.279
<v Speaker 2>they were they were pretty deep, pretty balanced, and he's

633
00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:57.599
<v Speaker 2>a really good coach. But I don't know. I think

634
00:30:58.759 --> 00:31:01.400
<v Speaker 2>the guard who transferred from who was a star there

635
00:31:01.400 --> 00:31:03.440
<v Speaker 2>for two years, I can't think of his name because

636
00:31:03.440 --> 00:31:07.599
<v Speaker 2>again I'm terrible with with with names. But he played

637
00:31:07.599 --> 00:31:11.720
<v Speaker 2>at Iona for I think Patino one year that ended

638
00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:12.920
<v Speaker 2>up and he's one of the best players in the

639
00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:15.200
<v Speaker 2>country last year, and his name will come to me

640
00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:17.920
<v Speaker 2>in just a moment, is it will something? Here we

641
00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:22.160
<v Speaker 2>go Clayton Walter Clayton Junior. So I don't know. Again,

642
00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:25.680
<v Speaker 2>they may be able to put together another really good

643
00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:27.759
<v Speaker 2>team have a really good run. But I kind of

644
00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:30.039
<v Speaker 2>feel like at times last year he was just he

645
00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:33.480
<v Speaker 2>was just that good. But Florida gets Boogie Flann and

646
00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:36.960
<v Speaker 2>then r J Luis, who was a star for Rick

647
00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:39.960
<v Speaker 2>Patino at at Saint John's and he started his career

648
00:31:39.960 --> 00:31:43.559
<v Speaker 2>at UMass ended up transferring to play for Rick at

649
00:31:43.559 --> 00:31:46.839
<v Speaker 2>Saint John's and he had a breakthrough season in a

650
00:31:46.839 --> 00:31:49.680
<v Speaker 2>big way. And now it sounds like he's gonna pull

651
00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:51.680
<v Speaker 2>out of the draft and where he ends up, I

652
00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:56.720
<v Speaker 2>mean no clue. Sounds like at the combine he he

653
00:31:57.640 --> 00:32:01.880
<v Speaker 2>was smaller than advertised, had some turnover problems, and it's

654
00:32:01.920 --> 00:32:03.400
<v Speaker 2>going to go back to school and whoever gets him

655
00:32:03.440 --> 00:32:05.920
<v Speaker 2>is getting a really good player. But it's almost as

656
00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:09.839
<v Speaker 2>if he didn't have really any I mean, clearly his

657
00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:12.359
<v Speaker 2>backup plan was to come back to college. He'd entered

658
00:32:12.359 --> 00:32:14.319
<v Speaker 2>the portal and left that opportunity open for him. But

659
00:32:14.359 --> 00:32:17.119
<v Speaker 2>I've not heard much of anything as far as what

660
00:32:17.200 --> 00:32:19.319
<v Speaker 2>schools will be involved. But again, we're talking about a

661
00:32:19.319 --> 00:32:21.279
<v Speaker 2>guy who was an All American last year that's now

662
00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:26.319
<v Speaker 2>on the board and available, so we shall see, all right,

663
00:32:26.400 --> 00:32:30.400
<v Speaker 2>So let's see here the latest mock draft here, and

664
00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:34.319
<v Speaker 2>this is from Let's see this one's from Yahoo Sports.

665
00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:37.160
<v Speaker 2>This is Kevin O'Connor, who covers the NBA. He has,

666
00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:40.440
<v Speaker 2>as you could expect, Cooper Flag going number one, Dylan

667
00:32:40.440 --> 00:32:43.000
<v Speaker 2>Harper number two, Ace Bailey number three, which real quick,

668
00:32:43.440 --> 00:32:45.119
<v Speaker 2>I'll move on from this because I don't it's not

669
00:32:45.160 --> 00:32:47.200
<v Speaker 2>worth spending a ton of time on. But anytime I

670
00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:50.799
<v Speaker 2>see mock drafts and I see Rutgers with two guys

671
00:32:50.839 --> 00:32:53.359
<v Speaker 2>that are believed to be certainly top five picks, both

672
00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:56.440
<v Speaker 2>maybe picks two and three right after Cooper Flag, like,

673
00:32:56.519 --> 00:32:59.440
<v Speaker 2>how demoralizing would it be if you're Rutgers and like

674
00:32:59.640 --> 00:33:02.400
<v Speaker 2>you did have a year where there was a tension

675
00:33:02.440 --> 00:33:07.680
<v Speaker 2>surrounding you, these two freshman phenoms alone were the reason

676
00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:10.279
<v Speaker 2>that you were, in fact in the preseason top twenty five.

677
00:33:10.279 --> 00:33:12.519
<v Speaker 2>I think they were like right at twenty five, but

678
00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:15.640
<v Speaker 2>you weren't good, didn't make the tournament, didn't really sniff

679
00:33:15.680 --> 00:33:19.200
<v Speaker 2>the tournament. These guys were there for a year, They're

680
00:33:19.240 --> 00:33:21.960
<v Speaker 2>still gonna go top two, top three in the draft,

681
00:33:22.039 --> 00:33:25.119
<v Speaker 2>maybe certainly top five, and you have like nothing to

682
00:33:25.160 --> 00:33:28.799
<v Speaker 2>show for it. That that that would suck. But that's

683
00:33:28.799 --> 00:33:30.720
<v Speaker 2>what I used to tell myself. Remember, Austin, we were

684
00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:33.079
<v Speaker 2>so desperate for some five star, one and done players.

685
00:33:33.359 --> 00:33:35.599
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky was getting them NonStop, and we wanted them. I

686
00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:38.359
<v Speaker 2>remember we wanted them so bad, and I would you know,

687
00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:40.240
<v Speaker 2>I was, I was. I was with all the other

688
00:33:40.240 --> 00:33:42.279
<v Speaker 2>fans thinking like, why can't we get one of those guys? Man,

689
00:33:42.279 --> 00:33:44.119
<v Speaker 2>that'd be nice. I was one of those fans too.

690
00:33:44.400 --> 00:33:48.000
<v Speaker 2>And not to say that we were wrong, because I think,

691
00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:50.680
<v Speaker 2>get there's no harm, there's no there's nothing wrong with

692
00:33:50.720 --> 00:33:56.000
<v Speaker 2>getting them. But if they're there for a year and

693
00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:59.920
<v Speaker 2>they still go lottery and you didn't have a good

694
00:34:00.079 --> 00:34:02.160
<v Speaker 2>season with them, like quite literally, what do you have

695
00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:03.720
<v Speaker 2>to show for I think in the end, I would

696
00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:06.839
<v Speaker 2>feel underwhelmed if we didn't have a good season and

697
00:34:06.880 --> 00:34:09.039
<v Speaker 2>it was like it was because you know, you just

698
00:34:09.079 --> 00:34:10.639
<v Speaker 2>didn't have good enough players or you didn't have a

699
00:34:10.679 --> 00:34:12.960
<v Speaker 2>good enough coach. Whatever it may be, that's still that's

700
00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:14.960
<v Speaker 2>still a situation that sucks. But at least you can

701
00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:17.800
<v Speaker 2>understand it, Like it makes sense if you have guys

702
00:34:17.800 --> 00:34:20.280
<v Speaker 2>that used you for a year as just a place

703
00:34:20.320 --> 00:34:23.480
<v Speaker 2>to hang out and in your team. Yeah, and your

704
00:34:23.519 --> 00:34:27.280
<v Speaker 2>team stunk and then they move on like it really

705
00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:29.320
<v Speaker 2>there's no bit. I mean, I guess the benefit would

706
00:34:29.320 --> 00:34:31.440
<v Speaker 2>be you have a better chance of getting other guys

707
00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:34.360
<v Speaker 2>who can see that your program can be a pit

708
00:34:34.440 --> 00:34:36.599
<v Speaker 2>stop before they get to the NBA. And that's why,

709
00:34:36.679 --> 00:34:40.239
<v Speaker 2>to be honest with the CALLI Perry, he did a lot.

710
00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:43.760
<v Speaker 2>This is gonna sound like I'm contradicting myself, but they

711
00:34:43.840 --> 00:34:45.840
<v Speaker 2>rarely were bad, you know what I mean, Like they

712
00:34:46.480 --> 00:34:50.679
<v Speaker 2>usually were built off of mostly freshmen, and then there

713
00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:53.800
<v Speaker 2>were some good complimentary pieces. There was the rare guy

714
00:34:53.840 --> 00:34:56.760
<v Speaker 2>that came back for a sophomore junior season. It ended

715
00:34:56.840 --> 00:34:59.960
<v Speaker 2>up being pretty good for them, but there were also

716
00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:02.760
<v Speaker 2>Like Texas always comes to mind for me because I

717
00:35:02.800 --> 00:35:05.320
<v Speaker 2>know Rick Barnes did it and Shaka Smart did it

718
00:35:05.360 --> 00:35:07.599
<v Speaker 2>when they were at Texas. Texas had a bunch of

719
00:35:07.920 --> 00:35:11.239
<v Speaker 2>top twenty lottery picks, even over a stretch of time

720
00:35:11.320 --> 00:35:12.920
<v Speaker 2>and their teams were never good, and I just remember

721
00:35:12.920 --> 00:35:15.039
<v Speaker 2>thinking to myself, you know what, like if louisvill would

722
00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:18.280
<v Speaker 2>have gotten that guy, I think I'd be pissed. As

723
00:35:18.320 --> 00:35:20.360
<v Speaker 2>far as how it has, how it worked out, right,

724
00:35:20.400 --> 00:35:23.679
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's not like, you know, again, there's no

725
00:35:23.960 --> 00:35:28.320
<v Speaker 2>net negative. It does keep you in mind on draft night,

726
00:35:28.719 --> 00:35:32.119
<v Speaker 2>but because we care so much about our programs succeeding

727
00:35:32.199 --> 00:35:35.400
<v Speaker 2>more than we care about draft picks, it would be

728
00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:38.159
<v Speaker 2>a reminder, Yeah, you had NBA talent and you didn't

729
00:35:38.199 --> 00:35:39.880
<v Speaker 2>get a lot out of it. And I truly believe

730
00:35:39.960 --> 00:35:44.559
<v Speaker 2>that that over time did run. It did run. It

731
00:35:45.079 --> 00:35:48.199
<v Speaker 2>became stale with Kentucky fans because I think they want

732
00:35:48.199 --> 00:35:50.360
<v Speaker 2>to support their guys in the NBA, and early on

733
00:35:50.440 --> 00:35:53.639
<v Speaker 2>they were getting NBA players every year, reloading and having

734
00:35:53.719 --> 00:35:57.800
<v Speaker 2>good seasons, final fours, one national championship. But then whenever

735
00:35:57.840 --> 00:36:01.840
<v Speaker 2>you were getting Rob Dilling and Reed Shepard both in

736
00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:04.280
<v Speaker 2>the top five, and you lose to Oakland in the

737
00:36:04.280 --> 00:36:06.639
<v Speaker 2>first round of the tournament, Like at that point, it

738
00:36:06.679 --> 00:36:09.960
<v Speaker 2>becomes a big embarrassment. Right at that point, it becomes

739
00:36:10.360 --> 00:36:13.079
<v Speaker 2>all right, now we're just really propping ourselves up to

740
00:36:13.079 --> 00:36:15.440
<v Speaker 2>be made fun of and that's why Cal, you know,

741
00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:17.360
<v Speaker 2>he'll still do it. Although he will come to an end.

742
00:36:17.400 --> 00:36:19.320
<v Speaker 2>He will, he will not his storak of having a

743
00:36:19.360 --> 00:36:20.800
<v Speaker 2>first round draft pick is going to come to an

744
00:36:20.920 --> 00:36:24.280
<v Speaker 2>end this year just because there's nobody on There's nobody

745
00:36:24.280 --> 00:36:27.679
<v Speaker 2>from Arkansas that is even sniff in the first round.

746
00:36:27.719 --> 00:36:30.599
<v Speaker 2>It looks like according to this most reason mock draft.

747
00:36:30.599 --> 00:36:34.519
<v Speaker 2>I guess that can change. But nonetheless, Cal right towards

748
00:36:34.519 --> 00:36:37.639
<v Speaker 2>the right after the Oakland loss. I mean, I feel

749
00:36:37.639 --> 00:36:40.480
<v Speaker 2>like the embarrassment was at the top for him in

750
00:36:40.599 --> 00:36:43.760
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky because you do it once. It's you know, to

751
00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:45.760
<v Speaker 2>have all those NBA players and not win a title

752
00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:48.159
<v Speaker 2>is bad enough, but you can just you know, you

753
00:36:48.199 --> 00:36:50.000
<v Speaker 2>can say things that just make it easier for you

754
00:36:50.039 --> 00:36:51.079
<v Speaker 2>to deal with, like, well, what do you know the

755
00:36:51.119 --> 00:36:53.800
<v Speaker 2>ns double A tournament's random when really it is, but

756
00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:57.239
<v Speaker 2>the championship's not. Championship's always won by a really good team.

757
00:36:57.920 --> 00:37:01.840
<v Speaker 2>Final fours can be random anyways. Having one title to

758
00:37:01.880 --> 00:37:04.320
<v Speaker 2>show for all those NBA players was starting to become

759
00:37:04.400 --> 00:37:06.840
<v Speaker 2>like a noticeable thing nationally, like damn, why can't how

760
00:37:06.840 --> 00:37:09.559
<v Speaker 2>do they not have more success? And then they started

761
00:37:09.599 --> 00:37:12.239
<v Speaker 2>to kind of tail off a little bit, but to then,

762
00:37:12.719 --> 00:37:16.119
<v Speaker 2>you know, lose to Oakland and Saint Peter's in a

763
00:37:16.159 --> 00:37:18.440
<v Speaker 2>three year window. To end your season in the first

764
00:37:18.519 --> 00:37:21.280
<v Speaker 2>round of the tournament at that point by bringing up

765
00:37:21.360 --> 00:37:23.920
<v Speaker 2>all the guys you put in the league is really

766
00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:27.679
<v Speaker 2>a self own for Caliperry, right, How you got all

767
00:37:27.719 --> 00:37:30.440
<v Speaker 2>these dudes and you don't win? Now, he did this year,

768
00:37:30.960 --> 00:37:34.280
<v Speaker 2>do what he's done sometimes previously a Kentucky where he

769
00:37:34.320 --> 00:37:36.960
<v Speaker 2>didn't have a regular season that was that great. It

770
00:37:37.039 --> 00:37:39.440
<v Speaker 2>looked as if they were in trouble and he found

771
00:37:39.440 --> 00:37:41.199
<v Speaker 2>a way to make it work in the tournament. Like

772
00:37:41.239 --> 00:37:43.360
<v Speaker 2>that Kentucky team that went to the championship game and

773
00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:46.519
<v Speaker 2>lost to Yukon in twenty fourteen that had Julius Randall

774
00:37:46.559 --> 00:37:49.199
<v Speaker 2>the twins. They beat Louisville in the sweet sixteen. That

775
00:37:49.239 --> 00:37:50.840
<v Speaker 2>team barely got in the tournament. I think they made

776
00:37:50.840 --> 00:37:53.800
<v Speaker 2>the championship game. Is like an eight seed. They had

777
00:37:53.800 --> 00:37:58.480
<v Speaker 2>another year I believe it was in what was it?

778
00:37:58.480 --> 00:38:00.480
<v Speaker 2>There was another year I feel like where they were great,

779
00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:03.760
<v Speaker 2>but man, they got they got hot and made a

780
00:38:03.760 --> 00:38:07.000
<v Speaker 2>deep run to where you didn't remember their their struggles

781
00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:11.239
<v Speaker 2>quite as much. So Anyways, let's get to a quick break.

782
00:38:11.239 --> 00:38:12.719
<v Speaker 2>We'll come back on the other side. We've got the

783
00:38:12.760 --> 00:38:16.000
<v Speaker 2>five o'clock hour coming your way. We'll finish strong and

784
00:38:16.360 --> 00:38:18.400
<v Speaker 2>get you set for the evening. Here on a Tuesday,

785
00:38:18.440 --> 00:38:22.079
<v Speaker 2>it's coffee and company. Yobut Thornton's right here on Sports

786
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