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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 hour number two here

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<v Speaker 2>on a Thursday afternoon. But as you likely know, and

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't know, now you do Fridays or Thursdays

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<v Speaker 2>or Fridays for us, Friday vibes on a Thursday, as

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<v Speaker 2>we you know, kind of half ass get the weekend started.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I know it's not really Friday, but just

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<v Speaker 2>let me catch a vibe here. That's what I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do. Because Fridays are great, Thursdays are now equally

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<v Speaker 2>as great. So thanks for hanging out with us. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's other things you could be doing. I mean they

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<v Speaker 2>think of all the things you could be doing right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually don't because then you may leave. You'd be foolish

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<v Speaker 2>to do so. But if you're listening, you chose to

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<v Speaker 2>be here with us, and we appreciate it. My name

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<v Speaker 2>is Nick Coffee, the company man mister John Alden alongside

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<v Speaker 2>as we take you up until six o'clock. As you

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<v Speaker 2>could expect if you're you know, someone who is somewhat

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<v Speaker 2>familiar with what we do here when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>louisvill football, been a frustrating season. I think most fans,

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<v Speaker 2>and I will say this before we kind of dive

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<v Speaker 2>into the Colin Lacey news, I think we're pretty much aligned.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I think in recent years when there's been frustration

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<v Speaker 2>and there's been struggles or you know, epic failures like

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<v Speaker 2>basketball was even like the end of the Sadderfield era.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't think we were ever united, and

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<v Speaker 2>we're never going to be full of united, meaning like

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<v Speaker 2>everybody has the exact same opinion and feels the same way.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just not real life. But I feel like the

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<v Speaker 2>majority of Louisville fotball fans are kind of in the

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<v Speaker 2>same spot as far as just being frustrated. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think many think that this team is terrible and lousy.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, maybe you do. At the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>you are what your record says you are. Your four

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<v Speaker 2>and three and two and two in conference play, which

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<v Speaker 2>by definition makes you average at best. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it sucks that they're in this position. But there's still

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of ball to be played, and if they

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<v Speaker 2>can somehow finish strong here, I mean, even if they

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<v Speaker 2>were to go four and one the rest of the way,

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<v Speaker 2>it's still finish eight and four, and you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>one of those wins is against Kentucky or Clemson, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we could look back and say, yeah, as

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<v Speaker 2>far as the expectation for the regular season, it fell

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<v Speaker 2>a little short, but overall you're still in a positive

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<v Speaker 2>place with Jeff Brom as your head coach. Now, if

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<v Speaker 2>they go undefeated the rest of the way, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that would be great. I don't know. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>just can't and it's possible, it wouldn't be the craziest

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<v Speaker 2>thing that ever happened. I just can't really, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>really go there at this point when I've watched this

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<v Speaker 2>team play enough. And again it's not because I'm thinking, well,

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<v Speaker 2>they're too vulnerable at this position or they just don't

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<v Speaker 2>have any good players, they're a mess. It's not that

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<v Speaker 2>for me. It's just that they've not been able to

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<v Speaker 2>establish a trait that last year's team had, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is the ability to, no matter what happens, stay locked in,

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<v Speaker 2>climb out of a hole. If you have to avoid

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<v Speaker 2>big mistakes at crucial moments in the game, and you

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<v Speaker 2>hold on to and you find a way to win. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>some call it luck, and maybe luck is involved to

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<v Speaker 2>an extent. I mean luck is involved in every aspect

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<v Speaker 2>of life every now and then if you think about it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think you can develop the ability to stay

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<v Speaker 2>locked in and find ways to win close games. Never waiver,

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<v Speaker 2>stick to the game plan, don't look up at the

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<v Speaker 2>at the clock and panic and freak out, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>let a game snowball, let one mistake turn into three.

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<v Speaker 2>Leicester's team wasn't as talented in my opinion, but they

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<v Speaker 2>were able to always stay locked in find ways to

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<v Speaker 2>win close games. And this team has done the opposite,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's frustrating to say the least. But anyways, back

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<v Speaker 2>to the Colin Lacy news that of course was a

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<v Speaker 2>big part of the three o'clock hour is he decided

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<v Speaker 2>last night to opt out the rest of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning he will not play another game for Louisville this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and he will be able to play elsewhere next year,

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<v Speaker 2>or at Louisville next year, whatever he wants to do.

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<v Speaker 2>But because of the injury situation, he's seven games in

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<v Speaker 2>only played four games. Another snap in a game would

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<v Speaker 2>eliminate his ability to extend his college career and also

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<v Speaker 2>have another year's salary as a high level college football player. So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, one thing that I think is pretty obvious,

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<v Speaker 2>but I didn't really emphasize it much when we were

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<v Speaker 2>discussing this whole thing in the three o'clock hour. His

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<v Speaker 2>injury situation makes this very much different than I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a huge component in factor here. One, he's already

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<v Speaker 2>missed three games. Also, he's not playing at one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you reaggravated his injury, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>some talk that he might have tweaked it a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>And even if he didn't, I mean, he's not himself totally.

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<v Speaker 2>And that alone will make you wonder, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what should you do here? So for those thinking, well,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's gonna do this now, no, because if Colin Lacey

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<v Speaker 2>was healthy, he'd have played in enough games at this

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<v Speaker 2>point that he would not have the ability to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>He is in a unique situation. Look the guy who

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<v Speaker 2>or Devin Neil who really chose to do the exact

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<v Speaker 2>same thing before the SMU game. They didn't give him

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<v Speaker 2>the option because he wanted to not play the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the season but still be around the team and

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<v Speaker 2>then transfer elsewhere and they told him thanks, but no thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>So he was somebody that you didn't want to lose,

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<v Speaker 2>but he lost his spot to t Mary McDonald. He

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<v Speaker 2>was playing less and less, and again you can call

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<v Speaker 2>him quitters, and you're not wrong, per se. But they're

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<v Speaker 2>also employees now, and they have a short career shelf

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<v Speaker 2>life compared to what we do. Right, most of us

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<v Speaker 2>will work a job, and if you're not in terrible

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<v Speaker 2>health or have some kind of I mean, like I

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<v Speaker 2>can be sixty and do this job. I can be

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<v Speaker 2>twenty and do this job. I mean, obviously it'd be

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<v Speaker 2>much different type of show depending on those two situations.

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<v Speaker 2>But like, you only get five years to play college

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<v Speaker 2>sports four essentially, you know when COVID wasn't a thing.

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<v Speaker 2>But and for some of these guys, it might be

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<v Speaker 2>the best paying job they ever get if you're not

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<v Speaker 2>an NFL player. And let's say you get into an

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<v Speaker 2>entry level position and you know, I guess over time,

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<v Speaker 2>like when you're twenty years in as an employee in

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<v Speaker 2>whatever industry you work in, it's not pro sports, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>over time your salary is going to jump due to

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<v Speaker 2>cost of living, that kind of stuff. Or maybe it

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<v Speaker 2>won't if the economy stays the same that it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you've got a you know, you have five

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<v Speaker 2>years or four years to be a college football player,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's a job. And you know that you could

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<v Speaker 2>have a successful career doing other things, but your job

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<v Speaker 2>as a college football player at a high level might

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<v Speaker 2>be the highest paying job you can ever get. So

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<v Speaker 2>why would you not do everything you can to make

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<v Speaker 2>that last as long as possible and make as much

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<v Speaker 2>money as you can. Like people think this is selfish,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's again, he's just a quitter, quitting on his team.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you can do whatever you want you the

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<v Speaker 2>way you feel, the way you want to feel about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not trying to influence it, but this is not

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<v Speaker 2>going anywhere, And I'm just trying to provide the perspective

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<v Speaker 2>from the player's standpoint now, because Colin Lacey, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if you really consider it just from his perspective, what's

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<v Speaker 2>best for him, he'd be foolish not to do this,

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<v Speaker 2>he would. I hate to say that, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I wish he was still playing. Be great if he

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<v Speaker 2>had to change of heart in the next twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>hours and he's out there playing for Louisville when they

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<v Speaker 2>take on Boston College. I mean, that's not happening. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>if you really just look at it specifically from his perspective,

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<v Speaker 2>he'd be foolish not to do this. And I think,

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<v Speaker 2>as I discussed earlier, we are not used to this yet,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know if we ever will be, considering

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that for generations we could live in a

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<v Speaker 2>world that really wasn't reality, but we could live there

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<v Speaker 2>and believe that all these players are here because they

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<v Speaker 2>love us, they love the program, they love the fans,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're playing for the name on the front. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>these guys just they're so appreciative of everything that they

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<v Speaker 2>get because they get to get a free education, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they get food, room and board, all that stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's why they're out there playing their heart out.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure some people really did approach it that way,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's always been transactional for coaches especially, but for

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<v Speaker 2>players it wasn't as if you know, you're getting paid

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<v Speaker 2>to play. I mean you weren't for a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>and you weren't at all until recently, unless of course,

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<v Speaker 2>you were getting some money under the table or something.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that, So the transaction wasn't money. In the previous world,

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<v Speaker 2>the transaction was Okay, I'm here because you can get

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<v Speaker 2>me to the NBA or you can get me to

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL, And that still matters, to be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 2>But money matters more now because it's a new world.

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<v Speaker 2>So what people could kind of get lost in, right,

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<v Speaker 2>that wholesome world of college Sportsman, these guys are out

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<v Speaker 2>here for the love of the game, leaving it all

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<v Speaker 2>on the line. Like now, it's in your face every

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<v Speaker 2>day that that's not what this is, and it really

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<v Speaker 2>never has been. It's just never been quite like this,

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<v Speaker 2>and it sucks because again, it's taken away some things

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<v Speaker 2>that people used to really think that they loved about

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<v Speaker 2>college sports because again, they could get lost in that

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<v Speaker 2>world that really wasn't reality. Now you can get lost

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<v Speaker 2>there if you want, but you're reminded all the time

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<v Speaker 2>that it's not really what it is. So I hate

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<v Speaker 2>it that he's leaving, or at least that he's not

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<v Speaker 2>playing this year. But I'm not all that surprised when

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<v Speaker 2>you consider his situation, and I won't be shocked if

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<v Speaker 2>you see other guys who are in his situation. Do

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing. And again, he wouldn't be able to

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<v Speaker 2>do this if he wasn't injured, and he came to

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville and he hurt himself and it kept him from

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<v Speaker 2>being able to play a full season. So for him,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, some people have said, Nick, why wouldn't he

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<v Speaker 2>just do this at the beginning of the year, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm sure he was being persuaded to not do it,

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<v Speaker 2>and then he did play and now the season isn't

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<v Speaker 2>completely shod, but clearly he's not going to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to play in the College Football Playoff or even the

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<v Speaker 2>ACC Championship. And if he really wants to have those moments,

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<v Speaker 2>he can take advantage of the opt out and then

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<v Speaker 2>going to chase that opportunity and make money next year.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's some conflicting reports out there as far as

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<v Speaker 2>what he's going to do, and I don't believe anybody

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<v Speaker 2>truly knows what's going to happen with Colin Lacy in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five. However, I would say that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they expect him back, but that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>mean that they know for sure he's not coming back.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I would say. But again, take that for

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<v Speaker 2>what it's worth. It's not like I'm talking to Jeff Brown,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, specifically, but they don't, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>they are preparing for him to probably move on and

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<v Speaker 2>get an offer elsewhere and want to leave and start fresh.

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<v Speaker 2>But I know they would love to get him back

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<v Speaker 2>if they could so. Eric Crawford in his write up

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<v Speaker 2>last night did say that he believes that he believes

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<v Speaker 2>that that you know, Colin Lacy will not be back,

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<v Speaker 2>and that the expertation is that he won't be here later.

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody for On three Sports reported that the two sides

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<v Speaker 2>meaning U of L's nil collective, I guess the five

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<v Speaker 2>or two circle as well as as well as Colin

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<v Speaker 2>Lacy and his agent because he has an agent now

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Here here's Eric's right up. It says Colin Lacy opts

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<v Speaker 2>out at Louisville, adding comments from his agent to On

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<v Speaker 2>three Sports saying the player quote anticipates coming back to

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville and the parties are working tirelessly to make that happen.

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<v Speaker 2>What is working tirelessly?

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<v Speaker 4>Mean?

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<v Speaker 2>Like I mean, and that's something that like I think

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<v Speaker 2>least at least not that I know, like the stipulation

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<v Speaker 2>as far as his NIL arrangement, like, I don't that's

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<v Speaker 2>not public record. I have no clue if he's already

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<v Speaker 2>been paid everything or if he is set to get

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<v Speaker 2>maybe two more payments on December. So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no clue how it works. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Colin Lacy, technically, if he has a contract, the contract

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't not include that he needed to play in order

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<v Speaker 2>to make that money, because again that it is what

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<v Speaker 2>it is, but it's not And what I mean by

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<v Speaker 2>that is, you're not allowed to pay these guys to play,

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<v Speaker 2>but you pay these guys to play, if that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>So when it comes down to like the con like

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<v Speaker 2>ninety nine percent of money that is going to college athletes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not truly for name, image and likeness. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they're not utilizing your brand in your reach

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<v Speaker 2>to it's not an investment for them to get a

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<v Speaker 2>return as far as a monetary return. It's an investment

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<v Speaker 2>to get you to come and play and hopefully the

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<v Speaker 2>team will be good. But they have to call it

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<v Speaker 2>in il. So there's no there's no contract that states

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<v Speaker 2>he has to play in order to get money, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, you're not allowed to pay them to play,

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<v Speaker 2>even though that's exactly what you're doing. I know that

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<v Speaker 2>sounds super confusing, but I think most of you know

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<v Speaker 2>what it is. So you know a couple of questions

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<v Speaker 2>and comments that came in on the text line five

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<v Speaker 2>O two sixty five three zero seven ninety is the

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

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<v Speaker 2>there's no way Colin Lacey can just opt out and

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<v Speaker 2>still be with the team making money while they're out

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<v Speaker 2>there putting it on the line every day. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>fair comment. I mean you say there's no way. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean maybe if your bram, you realize that could cause

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<v Speaker 2>some real issues because that I mean again, like it's

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<v Speaker 2>a job, but you would assume these guys do still

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<v Speaker 2>love playing. Therefore they're not looking at it as if

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<v Speaker 2>they're out there having to work, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know, but yes, that that is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the countless things that you have to consider when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to this new world. Is like if a guy,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, heck, even players knowing that other guys are

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<v Speaker 2>making more money than them is a potential issue. Louvill

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<v Speaker 2>ran into that in the spring, there were guys here

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<v Speaker 2>that were, you know, just trying to create trouble when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to that miss, you know, lying about what

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<v Speaker 2>they were making and to make you know, probably just

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<v Speaker 2>to to flex, and it wanted the cloud. And yet

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<v Speaker 2>it made other teammates mad when those teammates didn't realize

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<v Speaker 2>other guys were full of crap. They weren't making the

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<v Speaker 2>money they claim they were making. So your point is,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if he sticks around and then comes back

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<v Speaker 2>next year, I would be pleased. But I would also

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<v Speaker 2>understand if you're somebody in the locker room and you'd

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<v Speaker 2>be like, wait a second, this guy's getting money and

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<v Speaker 2>he's not out here playing Like yeah, it's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the many examples that this is a mess. And by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, I've never once stated that this is like

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<v Speaker 2>the right way to go about it and all is

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<v Speaker 2>right in college athletics. I just know that this is

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<v Speaker 2>what it is, and there's no turning back. You can

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<v Speaker 2>have this thing better regulated. But as far as what

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<v Speaker 2>I think people are the most upset about and having

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<v Speaker 2>the toughest time adjusting to, that's what I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>is ever going away and it's going to be right

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<v Speaker 2>in front of your face moving forward. And what I

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<v Speaker 2>mean by that is this is now a job. These

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<v Speaker 2>are employees. Therefore they're going to always be looking out

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<v Speaker 2>for what is best for them because it's work. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not the same thing that you and I do for work,

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<v Speaker 2>but like their employees, and if they can take advantage

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<v Speaker 2>of their employer to make more money and I mean

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<v Speaker 2>or leave this job to go get a different job

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<v Speaker 2>that puts them in a better situation, they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>do that just like you would. So I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's it's not normal, but it's it's it's where

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<v Speaker 2>we are. And again I don't I don't think it's

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's going away any anytime soon. All Right.

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<v Speaker 2>So a few people have said that there should be

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<v Speaker 2>more transparency when it comes to what anisle money, like

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<v Speaker 2>what money you give is going towards it, and and

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<v Speaker 2>I believe there is some level of transparency as far

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<v Speaker 2>as you can donate to the FABWA True Circle and

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<v Speaker 2>be specific about which program you want to support, but

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<v Speaker 2>as far as you know, as far as like knowing, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to give a thousand bucks and I want

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<v Speaker 2>it to go towards this player that we're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get in the portal. I don't know if you have

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to do that, I mean, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even know if like these collectives have the resources to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to truly document and give you data. And

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<v Speaker 2>they shouldn't be honest with you. I mean, I get

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<v Speaker 2>if you're somebody that is donating, you want to know

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<v Speaker 2>where your money's going. Totally understand that. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>having it all out there, like every little detail, every

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<v Speaker 2>little penny from each person where it's going, I think

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<v Speaker 2>having that transparency can only work against you. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>if that's what you would need in order for you

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<v Speaker 2>to give them a dime, I totally get it. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>real quick, let's go to the phone lines before we

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<v Speaker 2>and welcome in Trevor Hass who joins us to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to Boston College in Louisville football. He covers BC for

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<v Speaker 2>the Boston Globe. But let's go to Will who joins

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<v Speaker 2>us here on Sports Talk seven ninety. What's happening Will,

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<v Speaker 2>hey man?

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<v Speaker 3>Man, there's so many nuances to this, you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>can argue both cases, you know, like I like it

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<v Speaker 3>for the athletes because they've been getting pretty much, you know, robbed,

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<v Speaker 3>in my opinion for one hundred years. Coaches are pimps.

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<v Speaker 3>They do what they want, so I get that. At

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<v Speaker 3>the same time, the effect is going to be like like,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a pretty good Louisville fan. I consider myself. But

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<v Speaker 3>you know what, dude, I really don't care, like when

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<v Speaker 3>it comes to like money, like, dude, you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 3>twenty some million bucks to disperse, Like I really don't care,

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<v Speaker 3>Like if you think these kids like if you, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I love the kids. I love them like down the

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<v Speaker 3>road like big care they're doing around the court. They

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<v Speaker 3>don't care. They're here to do what they gotta do.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe one out of ten kids, Oh, I want to

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<v Speaker 3>play for the Big Blue out of play for the Cardinals.

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<v Speaker 3>But most of these kids are getting paid. It's a business,

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<v Speaker 3>like you said, Okay, let's say if it's AT and T,

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<v Speaker 3>would you care who AT and T hires as long

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<v Speaker 3>as your phone works? If you say, it's the business

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<v Speaker 3>that you avail you okay wherever, dude. Fans like most

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<v Speaker 3>people don't even know what NIO is, Like we're nerds.

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<v Speaker 3>We're on the we're looking at this and reading this

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<v Speaker 3>and watching sports programs. But if you go to the

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<v Speaker 3>average person in the lot of them and say what

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<v Speaker 3>we think about nil, they don't even know what you

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<v Speaker 3>talked about. Right, So most fans just want to see

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<v Speaker 3>a good team. But most fans are not going to

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<v Speaker 3>just keep paying all this money for a little snotty

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<v Speaker 3>nosed kid that can pop in and pop out when

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<v Speaker 3>they want. It's like, it's it's stupid. It's a terrible

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<v Speaker 3>business plan.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and will I appreciate the phone call. I'll say this,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is going to be harder and harder

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<v Speaker 2>to get like the average fan to pue me up

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<v Speaker 2>big money corporations. I think it's a different world, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's still going to be utilized. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>that's my guess is that you'll see the twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>million be dispersed among student athletes and that. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of gives you an even level playing field

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the top four conferences. I would

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<v Speaker 2>assume most of those schools may probably all of them,

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<v Speaker 2>will try to get to twenty two million, because if not,

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<v Speaker 2>you just have a tough time getting players at all,

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<v Speaker 2>But the difference make are still going to be an

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<v Speaker 2>il and I would assume that it'll be corporate money

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, Planet Fitness and whatnot that'll you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Morgan and Morgan Like that's my guess that it won't

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<v Speaker 2>be as much fan driven money, But I could be

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<v Speaker 2>wrong because money's gonna always matter and you need as

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<v Speaker 2>much of it as possible. So if they're still asking

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<v Speaker 2>fans for money, I won't be shocked. And yes, real

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<v Speaker 2>quick on your point, like, yeah, it's it's easier for

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<v Speaker 2>people to really get in and get hooked if they

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<v Speaker 2>feel that the kids are there because they love them

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<v Speaker 2>and the program and the city and all that. But

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<v Speaker 2>I guess you won't have as much of a heartbreak

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<v Speaker 2>on your side when these things happen if you just

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<v Speaker 2>see it for what it is and know that it's

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<v Speaker 2>all transactional and it could still be great, like college

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<v Speaker 2>sports is still great, but the emotional connection that fans

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<v Speaker 2>used to make, I just think it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>tougher to do. All right, quick break, We'll come back

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<v Speaker 2>ninety we've hit the halfway point here on a Thursday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 2>It is coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging out with us as

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<v Speaker 2>we get you set for well, the weekend's not here yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Again for us, it's I mean, we treat Thursday like

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday better. So again, it's not really the weekend, but

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<v Speaker 2>it kind of is, so you know, humorous. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>Trevor Hass. He covers Boston college football and basketball for

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<v Speaker 2>the Boston Globe. Trevor, how we doing this afternoon, sir?

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<v Speaker 4>Doing great? I like that mindset. Thursday is Friday. That's

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<v Speaker 4>pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Thursday of the new Friday makes you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>he got a long weekend. We can, you know, improve

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<v Speaker 2>the vibes. So that's kind of been our mindset here

417
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<v Speaker 2>in the last month or so. You should carry it

418
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<v Speaker 2>on up in Boston. We can take over and net Way.

419
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<v Speaker 2>Everybody just feels like we're getting longer weekends, which is

420
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<v Speaker 2>what everybody wants.

421
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<v Speaker 4>So good stuff that I can do is the European model,

422
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<v Speaker 4>four day weeks.

423
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<v Speaker 2>Love it, love it all right. So before we get

424
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<v Speaker 2>into this matchup between Boston College and Louisville, I guess

425
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<v Speaker 2>let's go back a little bit to the I mean,

426
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<v Speaker 2>it was one of the bigger stories I think in

427
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<v Speaker 2>the offseason of college football where Boston College lost their

428
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<v Speaker 2>head coach who seemingly was in a decent spot because

429
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<v Speaker 2>he wanted to go back to the NFL as an assistant,

430
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<v Speaker 2>and that led to a big name, Bill O'Brien coming

431
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<v Speaker 2>to take over the program as someone who covers BC

432
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<v Speaker 2>was Was that a stunner for you guys to see

433
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<v Speaker 2>to see the former head coach. I don't know why

434
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<v Speaker 2>I'm forgetting his name already, but just walk away whenever

435
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<v Speaker 2>you know they went to a bowl game and won

436
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<v Speaker 2>it last year.

437
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it really was surprising, honestly so Jeff Hafley. He

438
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<v Speaker 4>had a pretty successful run a PC overall some ups

439
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<v Speaker 4>and downs. In twenty twenty two, they were just three

440
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<v Speaker 4>and nine, so that's obviously not going to cut it.

441
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<v Speaker 4>Then last year they improved a seven and six, had

442
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<v Speaker 4>a big bowl win over SMU, and things were kind

443
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<v Speaker 4>of looking up. They had a five DM mini streak

444
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<v Speaker 4>roable point during the season, then lost three straight and

445
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<v Speaker 4>then beat smut in the my ball to kind of

446
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<v Speaker 4>beet into momentum, and then halfway left he I think

447
00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:05.720
<v Speaker 4>he figured, you know, the Packers are good opportunity. Can't

448
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<v Speaker 4>really pass that up. He can be a DC in

449
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<v Speaker 4>the NFL. That's obviously a great, a great chance to

450
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<v Speaker 4>do that, so I don't fault him for that. And

451
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<v Speaker 4>then it was kind of a you know, a national

452
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<v Speaker 4>search BC look for its next guy. And Bill O'Brien

453
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<v Speaker 4>is a local guy who grew up in Andover. He

454
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<v Speaker 4>went to Brown He's you know, from here, his family

455
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<v Speaker 4>lives here, he loves he loves New England, he loves BC,

456
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<v Speaker 4>and he kind of figured, you know, I want to

457
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<v Speaker 4>be a head coach, I might as well count from

458
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<v Speaker 4>this opportunity. And it's worked out lot for the most part.

459
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<v Speaker 4>They're in a two game skid right now, but over

460
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<v Speaker 4>all their four and three and things are looking up

461
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<v Speaker 4>for the program overall.

462
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<v Speaker 2>That was what I was going to ask you, is

463
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<v Speaker 2>does it feel as if, so far, you know, you've

464
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<v Speaker 2>gotten a nice little jolt here from a guy who

465
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<v Speaker 2>most would say wouldn't consider this job if it wasn't

466
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<v Speaker 2>for those connections that you mentioned being from the area.

467
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<v Speaker 2>Did that did that did was the hire itself? Was

468
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<v Speaker 2>that something that really you know, I can't think of

469
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<v Speaker 2>any real big memorable moments for Boston College football in

470
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<v Speaker 2>recent years, but bringing in Bill O'Brien, I mean that

471
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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine that got fans pretty excited about the

472
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<v Speaker 2>future even before he coached a game.

473
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

474
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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely. I mean people were fired off about BC like

475
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<v Speaker 4>twenty thirty years ago, and it was a huge thing

476
00:22:07.079 --> 00:22:08.720
<v Speaker 4>in town. To be honest, it's kind of lost its

477
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<v Speaker 4>luster over the past ten to fifteen years. They've had

478
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<v Speaker 4>some decent years, but they're still looking for for eight wins.

479
00:22:13.400 --> 00:22:14.720
<v Speaker 4>They haven't really gotten there in a long time. It's

480
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<v Speaker 4>been fifteen years, which is kind of a crazy stat.

481
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<v Speaker 4>So I think bringing in Bill O'Brien kind of gives it.

482
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<v Speaker 4>It's almost like credibility, Like, you know, if Bill o'b

483
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<v Speaker 4>brown wants to coach here, then you know, we should

484
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<v Speaker 4>buy into this program. We should believe that we can

485
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<v Speaker 4>do this and we can kind of do it together.

486
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<v Speaker 4>So I think I think Bill O'Brien just brings a

487
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<v Speaker 4>level of accountability and professionalism that you know, they've had

488
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<v Speaker 4>in the coaches, but it has been quite to this level.

489
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<v Speaker 4>So I think the winner of Florida State was a

490
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<v Speaker 4>huge boost for the program. But then it's kind of

491
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<v Speaker 4>interesting because once they beat Florida State, everyone thought they

492
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<v Speaker 4>were gonna, you know, go twelve and oh, but then

493
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<v Speaker 4>people realize that Florida State's really not that good this year.

494
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<v Speaker 4>So it's been a bit of a weird situation where

495
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<v Speaker 4>they started four and one but they might have been

496
00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:50.519
<v Speaker 4>overachieving a bit, and now they're four and three and

497
00:22:50.519 --> 00:22:53.440
<v Speaker 4>they're under underachieving a bit. So theoretically, if it evens out,

498
00:22:53.440 --> 00:22:55.079
<v Speaker 4>they should win seven or eight games, but we'll see

499
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<v Speaker 4>what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I'm looking at their their schedule up

501
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<v Speaker 2>to this point and they're they're kind of a tricky

502
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<v Speaker 2>team to figure out. I mean, the win against Florida

503
00:23:02.079 --> 00:23:04.079
<v Speaker 2>State obviously doesn't look as good now as it did

504
00:23:04.079 --> 00:23:06.359
<v Speaker 2>at the time it happened, but still they dominated that game.

505
00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:09.519
<v Speaker 2>They bullied Florida State, and yes, Florida State has been terrible,

506
00:23:09.559 --> 00:23:12.680
<v Speaker 2>but still that was an impressive showing. And then after

507
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<v Speaker 2>dominating against an FCS opponent in Decay, they they played

508
00:23:16.559 --> 00:23:20.319
<v Speaker 2>Missouri pretty close at Missouri and Missouri despite taking a

509
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<v Speaker 2>beat down to Texas a and m a couple weeks ago.

510
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's still that was an impressive showing in

511
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<v Speaker 2>my opinion from this Boston College team. Then they end

512
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<v Speaker 2>up knocking off Michigan State, a team that nobody would

513
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<v Speaker 2>claim is at the top of the Big Ten. But

514
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<v Speaker 2>still that's a big ten win for Boston College. And

515
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<v Speaker 2>then a close game against WKU where I believe Castellanos

516
00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:39.559
<v Speaker 2>was out that game. And then, as you mentioned a

517
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<v Speaker 2>moment ago, back to back losses, what what shifted here

518
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<v Speaker 2>in these last two games? Obviously a closer game against

519
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<v Speaker 2>Virginia at their place and then another road trip to

520
00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:50.759
<v Speaker 2>Virginia Tech, and that one kind of got away. What

521
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<v Speaker 2>was there something that really stood out in those last

522
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<v Speaker 2>two losses that really wasn't there I suppose in the

523
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<v Speaker 2>in the first four or five games or so.

524
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, absolutely, there's something various that I can tell you.

525
00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:02.240
<v Speaker 4>So BC's been fumbling the ball a lot in the

526
00:24:02.279 --> 00:24:04.920
<v Speaker 4>past two games. It's it's tumbled six times against Vicinia

527
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<v Speaker 4>at Tech and lost it three of those six times. Yeah,

528
00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:09.839
<v Speaker 4>and against Virginia as well. Some key turnovers and key

529
00:24:09.880 --> 00:24:12.240
<v Speaker 4>moments like they're you know, they're driving the m momentum

530
00:24:12.279 --> 00:24:13.400
<v Speaker 4>and they're in the red zone and then they just

531
00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:15.880
<v Speaker 4>cough it up in a costly spot. So stuff like that.

532
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<v Speaker 4>It's actually the overall product hasn't really looked bad the

533
00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:20.319
<v Speaker 4>past two weeks, and for the most part, it's just

534
00:24:20.359 --> 00:24:22.640
<v Speaker 4>been key turnovers and key moments that have led to

535
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<v Speaker 4>two kind of you know, disheartening for losses for a

536
00:24:25.079 --> 00:24:27.359
<v Speaker 4>program that really was trending in the right direction before them.

537
00:24:27.400 --> 00:24:29.440
<v Speaker 4>So BC could easily be five and two or six

538
00:24:29.440 --> 00:24:31.279
<v Speaker 4>to one right now, but at the same time it

539
00:24:31.319 --> 00:24:32.759
<v Speaker 4>could have lost, you know, some of those games. The

540
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<v Speaker 4>Western Kentucky Michigan stated, as you said, So it's kind

541
00:24:35.279 --> 00:24:37.000
<v Speaker 4>of an evened out to a four and three, which

542
00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:38.720
<v Speaker 4>makes sense, but it's in a weird path to get there.

543
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<v Speaker 4>So I think number one priority for them this year

544
00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:43.359
<v Speaker 4>or this week is just to minimize the turnovers because

545
00:24:43.440 --> 00:24:45.559
<v Speaker 4>they're moving the ball pretty well. Their offensive line has

546
00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:48.240
<v Speaker 4>been playing pretty well, Castellanas has been playing well outside

547
00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:50.480
<v Speaker 4>of those turnovers. But if they can just stop fumbling it,

548
00:24:50.480 --> 00:24:51.599
<v Speaker 4>they'll be in a good spot.

549
00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:55.079
<v Speaker 2>So Louisville favored by about a touchdown here in this

550
00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:58.119
<v Speaker 2>matchup tomorrow night. How how do you, I mean, how

551
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<v Speaker 2>do you get a sense for the for coach O'Brien

552
00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:03.200
<v Speaker 2>and you know, Boston College, FA, I mean, how are

553
00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:05.559
<v Speaker 2>they looking at this matchup with Louisville. Obviously, Louisville the favorite,

554
00:25:05.559 --> 00:25:08.480
<v Speaker 2>as I mentioned, but you know, they they've proven to

555
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<v Speaker 2>be beatable. They've lost three games of their seven, which

556
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<v Speaker 2>not a lot of Louisville fans were expecting. I mean

557
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<v Speaker 2>not to say that there's there's you know, a ton

558
00:25:16.359 --> 00:25:18.559
<v Speaker 2>of confidence from Boston College, but I would imagine they're

559
00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:20.720
<v Speaker 2>looking at Louisville as a good opportunity to get that

560
00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:23.000
<v Speaker 2>bad taste out of their mouth with two straight losses

561
00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:24.920
<v Speaker 2>and then a bye week. I mean again, I think

562
00:25:24.960 --> 00:25:27.359
<v Speaker 2>Louisville is the deserving favorite at this point, but I

563
00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:29.400
<v Speaker 2>know Boston College is probably looking at this as a

564
00:25:29.400 --> 00:25:30.640
<v Speaker 2>big opportunity to get right.

565
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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, I think, you know, when you look at it,

566
00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:36.240
<v Speaker 4>I think Louisville is, you know, it's next opponent. It's

567
00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:37.960
<v Speaker 4>obviously the team that we're praying for. But I don't

568
00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:40.279
<v Speaker 4>think VC is worrying too much about Louisville in terms

569
00:25:40.279 --> 00:25:42.559
<v Speaker 4>of like which opponent is who they're playing. I think

570
00:25:42.559 --> 00:25:44.680
<v Speaker 4>this team genuinely thinks they can beat anyone, and I

571
00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:47.200
<v Speaker 4>genuinely think they believe that if they play at the potential,

572
00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:48.920
<v Speaker 4>they're one of the best teams in the country. Whether

573
00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:50.559
<v Speaker 4>they are or not, that's another question, but I truly

574
00:25:50.599 --> 00:25:52.480
<v Speaker 4>think they believe that. So I think for them, it's

575
00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:54.920
<v Speaker 4>really about fundamentals and kind of just you know, minimizing

576
00:25:54.960 --> 00:25:57.240
<v Speaker 4>those soulmos and other mistakes and like silly penalties and

577
00:25:57.279 --> 00:25:59.359
<v Speaker 4>things like that. And I truly believe that if they,

578
00:25:59.519 --> 00:26:01.240
<v Speaker 4>you know, they think that if they played at their potential,

579
00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:03.200
<v Speaker 4>bill win this game. So it's more just about kind

580
00:26:03.200 --> 00:26:05.160
<v Speaker 4>of looking in the mirror and seeing what the needs

581
00:26:05.160 --> 00:26:07.519
<v Speaker 4>directify and actually doing it. So who knows what will

582
00:26:07.519 --> 00:26:09.759
<v Speaker 4>happen if they do those things that Louisville stillmight Winless

583
00:26:09.880 --> 00:26:11.759
<v Speaker 4>was a great team. They hung fifty six points on

584
00:26:11.839 --> 00:26:14.160
<v Speaker 4>BC last year, which is obviously kind of an absurd number,

585
00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:16.319
<v Speaker 4>So I think Louisville should be confident as well. But

586
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<v Speaker 4>I think for me, it's about really the fundamentals and

587
00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:20.720
<v Speaker 4>just kind of minimizing those mistakes, and if they do that,

588
00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:21.960
<v Speaker 4>I think it'll be closer.

589
00:26:22.119 --> 00:26:25.200
<v Speaker 2>Of last year's beat down because it was a blowout.

590
00:26:25.680 --> 00:26:27.960
<v Speaker 2>One thing that stood out to me, despite Louisville probably

591
00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:31.559
<v Speaker 2>playing their best game of the year is that Castellanos

592
00:26:31.599 --> 00:26:34.000
<v Speaker 2>the quarterback for BC. That kid, I mean, he was

593
00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:37.079
<v Speaker 2>special in that game himself. He's continued to show that

594
00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:39.559
<v Speaker 2>he's a really, really talented guy and he can do

595
00:26:39.640 --> 00:26:41.960
<v Speaker 2>something that Louisville's had a really really tough time with,

596
00:26:42.000 --> 00:26:44.200
<v Speaker 2>and that is running the ball at the quarterback position.

597
00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:47.039
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I would imagine that's going to be a

598
00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:49.799
<v Speaker 2>big emphasis for this Louisville defense. But it's been an

599
00:26:49.799 --> 00:26:52.119
<v Speaker 2>emphasis for them for the last you know, five to

600
00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:54.759
<v Speaker 2>six games, and they've still had a tough time. Is

601
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<v Speaker 2>is Castellanos still a guy that you obviously he can

602
00:26:57.039 --> 00:27:00.079
<v Speaker 2>make plays both ways, but I'm assuming that's still a

603
00:27:00.119 --> 00:27:02.640
<v Speaker 2>weapon that coach O'Brien is letting him utilize. You want

604
00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:03.960
<v Speaker 2>to keep your guy healthy, but when you got the

605
00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:06.920
<v Speaker 2>ability to really create plays just with your god given talent,

606
00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:08.519
<v Speaker 2>I would imagine he's got the green light to do

607
00:27:08.559 --> 00:27:09.200
<v Speaker 2>that when need be.

608
00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:12.720
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, So that's been an interesting kind of balance to

609
00:27:12.759 --> 00:27:15.519
<v Speaker 4>strike this year for BC. I personally thought that Catsalanos

610
00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:17.720
<v Speaker 4>would run more than he has last year. Has They

611
00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:19.519
<v Speaker 4>kind of let him run wild and it worked for

612
00:27:19.519 --> 00:27:21.160
<v Speaker 4>the most part. I mean, they lost some games, they

613
00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:23.400
<v Speaker 4>probably should have won, but they did finish seven and six,

614
00:27:23.519 --> 00:27:26.480
<v Speaker 4>and Catalanos is a huge reason why. But catslanus give

615
00:27:26.519 --> 00:27:28.599
<v Speaker 4>himself a C minus for his performance last year, which

616
00:27:28.599 --> 00:27:30.559
<v Speaker 4>I thought was pretty pretty self critical. I would have

617
00:27:30.559 --> 00:27:32.880
<v Speaker 4>given him a BB minus. They'd be played pretty well overall,

618
00:27:32.920 --> 00:27:34.400
<v Speaker 4>but he thought he could have been better because he

619
00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:37.240
<v Speaker 4>had fifteen touchdowns fourteen interceptions, so it was kind of

620
00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:39.279
<v Speaker 4>like a mixed bag in his eyes. So this year

621
00:27:39.319 --> 00:27:41.759
<v Speaker 4>with Bill O'Brien obviously a quarterback guys coach, Tom Brady,

622
00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:44.000
<v Speaker 4>Deshaun Watson, some of the best you know in the world,

623
00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:45.920
<v Speaker 4>he really knows the thing or two about quarterbacks. So

624
00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:48.400
<v Speaker 4>he's kind of come in and, you know, molded Castlanas

625
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<v Speaker 4>in a new way where it's like, all right, you

626
00:27:50.240 --> 00:27:52.400
<v Speaker 4>have this talent, you can run, but also we want

627
00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:53.680
<v Speaker 4>to make you a pocket pass where we want to

628
00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:55.920
<v Speaker 4>make you make the right reads, make good decisions, avoid

629
00:27:55.960 --> 00:27:58.519
<v Speaker 4>those interceptions. So outside of the past two games, he's

630
00:27:58.559 --> 00:28:00.680
<v Speaker 4>really done that. He's played a fret be good, you know,

631
00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:03.200
<v Speaker 4>see pretty good five games up until those last two

632
00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:05.200
<v Speaker 4>and then the last two, like I don't know, it

633
00:28:05.279 --> 00:28:07.400
<v Speaker 4>might be concussion based because that was the reason is

634
00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:09.880
<v Speaker 4>out again. Western Kentucky. Maybe his head's not quite right.

635
00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:11.920
<v Speaker 4>We don't really you know, we can't see inside his brain,

636
00:28:11.960 --> 00:28:13.920
<v Speaker 4>but that could be it, or it could just be

637
00:28:13.960 --> 00:28:15.839
<v Speaker 4>the defense, you know, maybe give them some credit for

638
00:28:15.960 --> 00:28:18.519
<v Speaker 4>causing those turnovers. But if you just take those two aside,

639
00:28:18.559 --> 00:28:20.839
<v Speaker 4>he's really had a good season and shown some positive strides.

640
00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:23.200
<v Speaker 4>So and the next step is pramise, just getting back

641
00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:25.240
<v Speaker 4>to what he was doing before, because if you played

642
00:28:25.279 --> 00:28:26.920
<v Speaker 4>like he did the first five, then BC is good

643
00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:29.599
<v Speaker 4>enough to win most games. So it's just about consistency

644
00:28:29.599 --> 00:28:32.279
<v Speaker 4>and minim as most mistakes. As I mentioned earlier, Yeah.

645
00:28:32.079 --> 00:28:33.920
<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at the numbers here, and yeah, he has

646
00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:36.440
<v Speaker 2>not been very effective as a runner, at least not

647
00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:39.319
<v Speaker 2>from what we saw at times last year. But man,

648
00:28:39.319 --> 00:28:41.480
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be shocked at all if if during that

649
00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:43.720
<v Speaker 2>by week, and obviously after taking a couple of l's,

650
00:28:43.720 --> 00:28:45.880
<v Speaker 2>that maybe they realize, Hey, if we want to get right,

651
00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:48.000
<v Speaker 2>we want to bounce back, we've got a guy who

652
00:28:48.079 --> 00:28:51.480
<v Speaker 2>can really seemingly exploit something Louisvill's had a lot of

653
00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:53.559
<v Speaker 2>trouble with again, which which is why I mentioned stopping

654
00:28:53.559 --> 00:28:55.960
<v Speaker 2>the quarterback. I mean every quarterback they've played seemingly has

655
00:28:56.000 --> 00:28:58.799
<v Speaker 2>been somebody that is viewed as somewhat of a dual threat,

656
00:28:58.960 --> 00:29:01.200
<v Speaker 2>and their ability to make plays with their legs has

657
00:29:01.960 --> 00:29:04.599
<v Speaker 2>been a factor. And in certainly every loss for Louisville,

658
00:29:04.640 --> 00:29:06.240
<v Speaker 2>and even in some of the games they were able

659
00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:10.519
<v Speaker 2>to uh to hold on and win. And with Costellano's

660
00:29:10.559 --> 00:29:12.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe I'm maybe I'm giving him a little

661
00:29:12.880 --> 00:29:14.920
<v Speaker 2>too much credit for what he did last year overall.

662
00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:17.279
<v Speaker 2>Obviously he did play really well against Louisville, but you know,

663
00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:19.559
<v Speaker 2>he's somebody that I would have just assumed would have

664
00:29:19.599 --> 00:29:21.279
<v Speaker 2>hit the portal because he showed what he can do

665
00:29:21.319 --> 00:29:25.039
<v Speaker 2>for a Boston College program that you know, isn't elite

666
00:29:25.039 --> 00:29:27.279
<v Speaker 2>by any means, and everybody seems to want to jump

667
00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:29.480
<v Speaker 2>in the portal this day and age. How How how

668
00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:32.319
<v Speaker 2>does Boston College navigate that having a former NFL coach

669
00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:34.920
<v Speaker 2>as your as your head coach is certainly an impressive

670
00:29:34.920 --> 00:29:36.720
<v Speaker 2>thing when it comes to recruits or kids that want

671
00:29:36.720 --> 00:29:40.039
<v Speaker 2>to transfer. But you know, I mean, I would imagine

672
00:29:40.079 --> 00:29:42.880
<v Speaker 2>Boston College is probably not in a position to be

673
00:29:42.920 --> 00:29:44.640
<v Speaker 2>one of the leaders when it comes to NIL and

674
00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:46.880
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to you know, leveraging what you have

675
00:29:46.960 --> 00:29:49.880
<v Speaker 2>in NIL in the portal. I mean, it's it's everywhere

676
00:29:49.920 --> 00:29:51.759
<v Speaker 2>in college sports. But I guess my overall question is,

677
00:29:51.880 --> 00:29:53.799
<v Speaker 2>how have you seen BC sort of handle this new

678
00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:56.519
<v Speaker 2>world of college athletics since it's been i mean much

679
00:29:56.519 --> 00:29:58.480
<v Speaker 2>different than it once was. For sure.

680
00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:02.240
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so b C. You know, it's it's an interesting

681
00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:05.200
<v Speaker 4>situation because BC really prides itself on its academics, you know,

682
00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:08.240
<v Speaker 4>being embossed in a real community feel, you know, kind

683
00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:10.359
<v Speaker 4>of being the only predominant football team in the city

684
00:30:10.880 --> 00:30:12.920
<v Speaker 4>playing in the DCC. There are lots of things that

685
00:30:12.960 --> 00:30:14.880
<v Speaker 4>if you're looking for a good education, you're looking to

686
00:30:14.920 --> 00:30:17.440
<v Speaker 4>maybe make the NFL if you're talented enough, it certainly

687
00:30:17.480 --> 00:30:19.640
<v Speaker 4>puts you in a good spot. And especially with this coaching staff,

688
00:30:19.839 --> 00:30:21.279
<v Speaker 4>I think it really gives them a leg up that

689
00:30:21.319 --> 00:30:23.319
<v Speaker 4>they didn't have in the past. So that's definitely the

690
00:30:23.599 --> 00:30:25.799
<v Speaker 4>marketable side of it. But the flip side is O'Brien

691
00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:27.960
<v Speaker 4>is blatantly said that they're not really looking to do

692
00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:30.680
<v Speaker 4>anil too much. They're not really exploring that avenue. I mean,

693
00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:32.519
<v Speaker 4>obviously it's part of the situation and part of the

694
00:30:32.519 --> 00:30:34.359
<v Speaker 4>equation that it's just going to be what it is,

695
00:30:34.400 --> 00:30:36.599
<v Speaker 4>but it's not really a point of emphasis from his staff.

696
00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:39.359
<v Speaker 4>I think they really just want players who genuinely want

697
00:30:39.359 --> 00:30:40.759
<v Speaker 4>to play for VC and want to be part of

698
00:30:40.759 --> 00:30:43.200
<v Speaker 4>that community and just you know, build something special as

699
00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:45.920
<v Speaker 4>a football team. So you know, some players wouldn't like that,

700
00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:47.799
<v Speaker 4>some players would. It kind of depends what you're looking for.

701
00:30:47.880 --> 00:30:49.839
<v Speaker 4>But you know, it's it'll be interesting to see over

702
00:30:49.880 --> 00:30:51.759
<v Speaker 4>the next five ten years whether they can you know,

703
00:30:51.880 --> 00:30:54.920
<v Speaker 4>maintain that traction that they're currently building now when you know,

704
00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:56.720
<v Speaker 4>kids in today's day and age do want the money,

705
00:30:56.720 --> 00:30:59.200
<v Speaker 4>they want the you know, the perks. So I'm curious

706
00:30:59.200 --> 00:31:00.720
<v Speaker 4>to see how that shakes out, and I think I

707
00:31:00.720 --> 00:31:03.079
<v Speaker 4>think it will work overall. But they may struggle compared

708
00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:05.279
<v Speaker 4>to some other aths programs just because of you know,

709
00:31:05.359 --> 00:31:07.480
<v Speaker 4>the stubborness to do that. But at the same time,

710
00:31:07.519 --> 00:31:08.839
<v Speaker 4>it certainly has its perks.

711
00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:10.759
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I think it really is is a

712
00:31:11.160 --> 00:31:14.240
<v Speaker 2>good fit for both sides, meaning coach O'Brien in Boston College.

713
00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:17.079
<v Speaker 2>Because if you don't have a big war chest of

714
00:31:17.119 --> 00:31:20.079
<v Speaker 2>money for nil from a collective or something like that,

715
00:31:20.079 --> 00:31:22.200
<v Speaker 2>that clearly is going to be seen as a disadvantage

716
00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:24.279
<v Speaker 2>for some players. However, you do have something that a

717
00:31:24.319 --> 00:31:26.799
<v Speaker 2>lot of schools don't have as a guy who has

718
00:31:26.839 --> 00:31:28.359
<v Speaker 2>proven to be a good coach and a guy who's

719
00:31:28.359 --> 00:31:30.799
<v Speaker 2>been in the NFL, and you know, this day and age,

720
00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:32.599
<v Speaker 2>if you're going to have players really just want to

721
00:31:32.599 --> 00:31:34.839
<v Speaker 2>be somewhere and want to play and buy in for

722
00:31:34.880 --> 00:31:38.599
<v Speaker 2>a coach that they feel can can really you know, utilize,

723
00:31:38.640 --> 00:31:40.480
<v Speaker 2>you know, get the most of their potential. I mean,

724
00:31:40.519 --> 00:31:43.079
<v Speaker 2>that's the kind of guy that that would do it.

725
00:31:43.200 --> 00:31:45.200
<v Speaker 2>Was there any tall I mean, like whenever, to go

726
00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:47.839
<v Speaker 2>back to what we first discussed as soon as it

727
00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:50.240
<v Speaker 2>opened up? Was it a quick thing as far as

728
00:31:50.440 --> 00:31:53.240
<v Speaker 2>him being interested in Boston College clearly knowing, Hey, if

729
00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:55.359
<v Speaker 2>he wants to come here, will gladly take him. I

730
00:31:55.440 --> 00:31:57.079
<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like it, you know, it came out

731
00:31:57.079 --> 00:31:59.440
<v Speaker 2>of nowhere, but certainly a good a good pickup for

732
00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:00.400
<v Speaker 2>b Cen doubt.

733
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. So when I was, you know, looking at it,

734
00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:04.880
<v Speaker 4>I knew that he had local tides. I knew he

735
00:32:04.880 --> 00:32:07.839
<v Speaker 4>was from here obviously coached the Patriots previously, But I

736
00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:10.000
<v Speaker 4>didn't really think it was realistic, to be honest, I

737
00:32:10.039 --> 00:32:11.400
<v Speaker 4>was kind of like, wow, this feels kind of like

738
00:32:11.440 --> 00:32:13.519
<v Speaker 4>a pipe dream. As you alluded to earlier, it's kind

739
00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:16.279
<v Speaker 4>of a big hire, so once once it happened, I

740
00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:18.000
<v Speaker 4>really thought it was a perfect fit, and I still

741
00:32:18.039 --> 00:32:20.359
<v Speaker 4>think it is. I think he's the guy who you know,

742
00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:22.759
<v Speaker 4>he knows the community, he knows the area, he has

743
00:32:22.839 --> 00:32:25.400
<v Speaker 4>tied to the area. He cares about BC, he cares

744
00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:28.200
<v Speaker 4>about you know, the players, the program overall and building

745
00:32:28.279 --> 00:32:30.559
<v Speaker 4>into something special. So I do think it was kind

746
00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:32.000
<v Speaker 4>of at a left field in a sense, but at

747
00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:33.799
<v Speaker 4>the same time, it's also a perfect fit once you

748
00:32:33.799 --> 00:32:36.240
<v Speaker 4>know all the variables. So his son has a rare

749
00:32:36.279 --> 00:32:39.519
<v Speaker 4>condition called listen seph Lee. He's nonverbal and he's not

750
00:32:39.559 --> 00:32:42.680
<v Speaker 4>doing too well physically. Fortunately he's okay, he's stable, but

751
00:32:42.720 --> 00:32:45.359
<v Speaker 4>he's not in the best health. So having those hospitals,

752
00:32:45.400 --> 00:32:47.440
<v Speaker 4>you know, in Boston is imperative to the family, and

753
00:32:48.119 --> 00:32:51.319
<v Speaker 4>his wife, Colleen went to BC that the parents are

754
00:32:51.319 --> 00:32:53.319
<v Speaker 4>here as well, so they're just and his son plays

755
00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:56.359
<v Speaker 4>other son Jack or other son Michael plays baseball. It's tough.

756
00:32:56.480 --> 00:32:58.279
<v Speaker 4>So when you kind of think about all those ingredients,

757
00:32:58.359 --> 00:33:00.039
<v Speaker 4>it really makes total sense. And I don't think he

758
00:33:00.119 --> 00:33:02.240
<v Speaker 4>is going anywhere anytime soon, so I'll be curious to

759
00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:03.599
<v Speaker 4>see how he shakes out. But I think this is

760
00:33:03.599 --> 00:33:05.039
<v Speaker 4>a good spot for him and a good spot for

761
00:33:05.119 --> 00:33:06.039
<v Speaker 4>BC to have them.

762
00:33:06.160 --> 00:33:07.759
<v Speaker 2>One more question for you, Trevor, And by the way,

763
00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:10.279
<v Speaker 2>is Trevor Hass who joins the series covers Boston College

764
00:33:10.400 --> 00:33:12.920
<v Speaker 2>for the Boston Globe. What kind of atmosphere are you

765
00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:17.079
<v Speaker 2>expecting on a Friday night in Chestnut Hills. Obviously Friday

766
00:33:17.160 --> 00:33:19.279
<v Speaker 2>night is not the typical night for most programs when

767
00:33:19.279 --> 00:33:22.400
<v Speaker 2>it comes to playing college football. But are you expecting

768
00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:24.920
<v Speaker 2>a good crowd? Obviously they're coming off back to back losses,

769
00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:27.279
<v Speaker 2>but a season right now that I think was probably

770
00:33:27.319 --> 00:33:28.799
<v Speaker 2>a little bit better than they would have expected.

771
00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:30.920
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

772
00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:32.759
<v Speaker 4>So that's the interesting part to me is that when

773
00:33:32.799 --> 00:33:34.960
<v Speaker 4>people the BC was not supposed to be like great

774
00:33:34.960 --> 00:33:36.960
<v Speaker 4>this season, like from the outside, they were picked pretty

775
00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:39.079
<v Speaker 4>you know, far down in the a SEC poll in

776
00:33:39.079 --> 00:33:41.519
<v Speaker 4>the preseason. But if you ask the players, they wouldn't

777
00:33:41.519 --> 00:33:43.759
<v Speaker 4>really you know, give you the same answer. They genuinely

778
00:33:43.759 --> 00:33:45.279
<v Speaker 4>think they're one of the better teams in the ACC.

779
00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:47.400
<v Speaker 4>And then when they had that forum on start, people

780
00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:49.319
<v Speaker 4>were kind of you know, all in the Michigan's date

781
00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:52.200
<v Speaker 4>game with the Red Bandanic game where they honored nine

782
00:33:52.200 --> 00:33:54.960
<v Speaker 4>to eleven hero Wells Crowder and that that was a

783
00:33:54.960 --> 00:33:56.480
<v Speaker 4>hecking environment. It was a lot of fun when of

784
00:33:56.480 --> 00:33:58.440
<v Speaker 4>the best games they've covered at PC and they came

785
00:33:58.480 --> 00:34:00.519
<v Speaker 4>back to win that game and things were looking up

786
00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:03.039
<v Speaker 4>and everyone was bumping, and then they lost the past

787
00:34:03.079 --> 00:34:05.480
<v Speaker 4>two and all of a sudden, like like this team's

788
00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:07.000
<v Speaker 4>four and three, what's kind of going on here? So

789
00:34:07.400 --> 00:34:09.519
<v Speaker 4>I think it's a good opportunity for the students and

790
00:34:09.360 --> 00:34:11.320
<v Speaker 4>the fans from the city to show up and kind

791
00:34:11.360 --> 00:34:13.360
<v Speaker 4>of show that they're still behind the team. I don't

792
00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:15.239
<v Speaker 4>think it's going to be like a completely packed house,

793
00:34:15.280 --> 00:34:17.079
<v Speaker 4>but I think it'll be a good environment. It will

794
00:34:17.119 --> 00:34:18.760
<v Speaker 4>be allowed, and if BC can win this game and

795
00:34:18.760 --> 00:34:20.599
<v Speaker 4>get back to five and three, then all of a sudden,

796
00:34:20.639 --> 00:34:22.320
<v Speaker 4>things you're looking up. So I think it's a good

797
00:34:22.360 --> 00:34:24.119
<v Speaker 4>chance for the students and fans and show they're still

798
00:34:24.119 --> 00:34:24.880
<v Speaker 4>behind the team.

799
00:34:25.199 --> 00:34:28.440
<v Speaker 2>Trevor, appreciate you making time for us and enshore the

800
00:34:28.480 --> 00:34:29.320
<v Speaker 2>game tomorrow night.

801
00:34:30.440 --> 00:34:30.960
<v Speaker 4>My pleasure.

802
00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:33.400
<v Speaker 2>Thanks for having take care again. That is Trevor Hass

803
00:34:33.400 --> 00:34:35.679
<v Speaker 2>who covers BC for the Boston Globe. Good stuff there,

804
00:34:35.760 --> 00:34:37.119
<v Speaker 2>all right, we got to take a quick break. We'll

805
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<v Speaker 2>come back on the other side, wrap up the four

806
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807
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<v Speaker 2>LNFCU dot com. So this take says Nick. Each year

818
00:35:11.480 --> 00:35:14.440
<v Speaker 2>we go to at least one road game. Sometimes we

819
00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:17.119
<v Speaker 2>actually make it to two. This year we're just doing one,

820
00:35:17.519 --> 00:35:20.360
<v Speaker 2>and it's the trip to Boston College. We're still going

821
00:35:20.559 --> 00:35:23.679
<v Speaker 2>flying out tomorrow morning. But I gotta say I'm not

822
00:35:23.719 --> 00:35:25.719
<v Speaker 2>as excited about the game as I am just about

823
00:35:25.719 --> 00:35:29.880
<v Speaker 2>being in Boston fair enough. I mean, when you I

824
00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:32.719
<v Speaker 2>assume you say you're not as excited about the game,

825
00:35:33.679 --> 00:35:36.400
<v Speaker 2>is because that you expected Louisville to not be four

826
00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:38.840
<v Speaker 2>and three and two and two in league play when

827
00:35:38.880 --> 00:35:41.679
<v Speaker 2>this game happened. But you should be excited about Boston.

828
00:35:41.719 --> 00:35:46.800
<v Speaker 2>Boston is a cool city, and you know, I'm jealous

829
00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:51.679
<v Speaker 2>that you're going. And if you're flying out tomorrow, you

830
00:35:51.679 --> 00:35:53.480
<v Speaker 2>know the game is tomorrow, so then you'll have like,

831
00:35:53.719 --> 00:35:55.639
<v Speaker 2>you know, it works out good because you got Friday

832
00:35:55.920 --> 00:35:59.039
<v Speaker 2>to get there, get settled. Don't know much about any

833
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<v Speaker 2>tailgating situation there in Boston, but I have been to

834
00:36:01.719 --> 00:36:05.519
<v Speaker 2>Chestnut Hills and beautiful area. I mean, especially this time

835
00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:06.840
<v Speaker 2>of year. I would imagine I went and it was

836
00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:09.719
<v Speaker 2>it was winter time and it was still beautiful. But

837
00:36:10.039 --> 00:36:14.159
<v Speaker 2>you know, it's it's just outside of Boston, and you know,

838
00:36:14.199 --> 00:36:17.400
<v Speaker 2>again it's it's it's a nice place. But like there

839
00:36:17.440 --> 00:36:20.000
<v Speaker 2>wasn't a whole lot of enthusiasm about Boston college sports

840
00:36:20.039 --> 00:36:22.239
<v Speaker 2>when I was there. But yeah, you've got all day

841
00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:25.840
<v Speaker 2>Saturday to explore Boston. Maybe you're staying on how long

842
00:36:25.880 --> 00:36:27.880
<v Speaker 2>you're staying. But I hope that you and whoever you're

843
00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:30.000
<v Speaker 2>going with, I would assume your family. Hope you guys

844
00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:32.599
<v Speaker 2>enjoy yourselves. And I mean, I think Louisville is gonna win.

845
00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:34.920
<v Speaker 2>I just you know, I'm I'm well aware that they

846
00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:37.360
<v Speaker 2>could lay an egg and lose, and and they've kind

847
00:36:37.400 --> 00:36:41.000
<v Speaker 2>of you know, they barely gotten by in both of

848
00:36:41.039 --> 00:36:44.239
<v Speaker 2>the ACC wins they have. So if this one ends

849
00:36:44.320 --> 00:36:45.840
<v Speaker 2>up being the same way, I mean, I think that

850
00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:48.400
<v Speaker 2>would probably be what we you know, should have seen coming.

851
00:36:48.639 --> 00:36:51.719
<v Speaker 2>But maybe they give us their best performance of the

852
00:36:51.719 --> 00:36:53.800
<v Speaker 2>season in a game that we didn't expect. And if

853
00:36:53.800 --> 00:36:57.199
<v Speaker 2>you expect that, then then you know, why would you

854
00:36:57.199 --> 00:37:00.159
<v Speaker 2>you know, I get it. If you want to just

855
00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:02.039
<v Speaker 2>assume your team's going to bounce back, I mean, that's

856
00:37:02.079 --> 00:37:04.199
<v Speaker 2>that's a good way to get excited. Right, Let's let's

857
00:37:04.280 --> 00:37:09.440
<v Speaker 2>be highly anticipating watching our team play and expecting them

858
00:37:09.440 --> 00:37:12.760
<v Speaker 2>to come out and really put together a great game.

859
00:37:13.400 --> 00:37:16.719
<v Speaker 2>Like so if you if you take that mindset, I mean,

860
00:37:16.760 --> 00:37:18.639
<v Speaker 2>I get it. I just you know, I feel like,

861
00:37:18.679 --> 00:37:21.639
<v Speaker 2>for me, I'm gonna base it off of like what

862
00:37:21.800 --> 00:37:24.480
<v Speaker 2>I what I've seen and the results that we have

863
00:37:24.559 --> 00:37:26.639
<v Speaker 2>this year. And if they did come out and play

864
00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:31.360
<v Speaker 2>a clean football game that didn't include some mistakes that

865
00:37:31.440 --> 00:37:34.079
<v Speaker 2>are crucial that you just can't make. I mean, you

866
00:37:34.119 --> 00:37:35.960
<v Speaker 2>never want to make mistakes, but nobody's gonna be perfect.

867
00:37:35.960 --> 00:37:37.239
<v Speaker 2>But like if they came out and played a really

868
00:37:37.239 --> 00:37:40.159
<v Speaker 2>clean game and they dominated in one big That would

869
00:37:40.159 --> 00:37:42.000
<v Speaker 2>be the first time this year that they have done

870
00:37:42.039 --> 00:37:44.159
<v Speaker 2>that against you know, legitimate teams. And not to say

871
00:37:44.159 --> 00:37:47.400
<v Speaker 2>they're legitimate, meaning Boston College is great, but I mean,

872
00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:51.360
<v Speaker 2>like they're not Austin p and Jacksonville State. So enjoy

873
00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:54.239
<v Speaker 2>yourself in Boston. I went to Boston one time, and

874
00:37:54.320 --> 00:37:57.320
<v Speaker 2>I have a story to share that I often share

875
00:37:57.320 --> 00:37:58.880
<v Speaker 2>when I talk about my trip to Boston, but like

876
00:37:58.920 --> 00:38:01.719
<v Speaker 2>it's not a good story, it's just embarrassing. So I

877
00:38:01.760 --> 00:38:04.480
<v Speaker 2>went in twenty twenty. In fact, it was January right

878
00:38:04.519 --> 00:38:09.360
<v Speaker 2>as soon as I got back from Boston, and then

879
00:38:09.519 --> 00:38:11.760
<v Speaker 2>I think it may have been like the third or

880
00:38:11.800 --> 00:38:17.000
<v Speaker 2>fourth case of coronavirus was reported in the country and

881
00:38:17.039 --> 00:38:19.199
<v Speaker 2>it was in Boston, and I remember being in the

882
00:38:19.239 --> 00:38:21.920
<v Speaker 2>airport not knowing while so many people were already wearing

883
00:38:21.960 --> 00:38:23.960
<v Speaker 2>masks like from other countries, like I got in. Boston's

884
00:38:23.960 --> 00:38:29.119
<v Speaker 2>one of the biggest airports in the world. So gosh,

885
00:38:29.119 --> 00:38:30.559
<v Speaker 2>it seems like it was so long ago. But what

886
00:38:30.639 --> 00:38:33.920
<v Speaker 2>was embarrassing about my trips. I got there and at

887
00:38:33.920 --> 00:38:37.760
<v Speaker 2>that time I was on in the mornings, so I

888
00:38:37.880 --> 00:38:41.320
<v Speaker 2>ended up traveling in getting in at night, went to

889
00:38:41.360 --> 00:38:44.360
<v Speaker 2>the hotel that night. It was late, ended up doing

890
00:38:44.440 --> 00:38:46.440
<v Speaker 2>like a walking next door to get something to eat,

891
00:38:46.480 --> 00:38:48.400
<v Speaker 2>and then went to bed, got up early from the

892
00:38:48.480 --> 00:38:50.880
<v Speaker 2>at the hotel and did my show, and then Louisville

893
00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:53.320
<v Speaker 2>played that night, so I had after my show ended

894
00:38:53.320 --> 00:38:54.840
<v Speaker 2>at ten am, I was gonna have all day to

895
00:38:54.880 --> 00:38:57.760
<v Speaker 2>go explore Boston, you know, have some fun and enjoy myself.

896
00:38:58.320 --> 00:39:01.000
<v Speaker 2>And after the show ended at ten o'clock, I jumped

897
00:39:01.000 --> 00:39:04.440
<v Speaker 2>in the shower, got out of a shower. I think

898
00:39:04.440 --> 00:39:06.280
<v Speaker 2>I called my wife or something, just to like, you know,

899
00:39:06.400 --> 00:39:09.039
<v Speaker 2>check in, let her know I was in Boston. And

900
00:39:09.079 --> 00:39:11.719
<v Speaker 2>then I laid down in the hotel and I slept

901
00:39:11.719 --> 00:39:14.760
<v Speaker 2>for like seven hours and I woke up and it

902
00:39:14.800 --> 00:39:16.559
<v Speaker 2>was like an hour before the game started. So I

903
00:39:16.559 --> 00:39:18.800
<v Speaker 2>had to get an uber to Chestnut Hills from where

904
00:39:18.800 --> 00:39:22.280
<v Speaker 2>I was staying. And then I came back to the

905
00:39:22.280 --> 00:39:26.880
<v Speaker 2>hotel that night, got dinner, and then you know that

906
00:39:27.000 --> 00:39:28.880
<v Speaker 2>was it. Woke up the next day, did my show

907
00:39:28.880 --> 00:39:31.599
<v Speaker 2>from the hotel, took a uber to the airport and

908
00:39:31.679 --> 00:39:34.480
<v Speaker 2>left like the full the full day that I had

909
00:39:34.519 --> 00:39:38.960
<v Speaker 2>to like explore Boston. I took a fat nap, took

910
00:39:38.960 --> 00:39:41.079
<v Speaker 2>a fat nap that I wasn't planning and didn't want

911
00:39:41.079 --> 00:39:43.440
<v Speaker 2>to take and it you know, that's that's my trip.

912
00:39:43.599 --> 00:39:46.280
<v Speaker 2>Like I remember telling that story. It might have been

913
00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:48.840
<v Speaker 2>like my mother or somebody and they were like, God,

914
00:39:48.880 --> 00:39:51.119
<v Speaker 2>that is such a you story. And I'm like, yeah,

915
00:39:51.159 --> 00:39:54.559
<v Speaker 2>you're right, like that's that's that's that's kind of something

916
00:39:54.559 --> 00:39:57.199
<v Speaker 2>I would do. And you know, now I gotta make Now.

917
00:39:57.239 --> 00:39:58.400
<v Speaker 2>I got to find a way to get back to

918
00:39:58.440 --> 00:40:00.519
<v Speaker 2>Boston so I can, you know, and oh and not

919
00:40:00.840 --> 00:40:02.679
<v Speaker 2>just sleep, although the hotel must have been really comfortable,

920
00:40:02.679 --> 00:40:05.559
<v Speaker 2>because I never nap like that. All right, let's talk

921
00:40:05.519 --> 00:40:08.679
<v Speaker 2>about Jefferson Animal Hospital. I'm sure you know all about them.

922
00:40:08.679 --> 00:40:11.239
<v Speaker 2>They've been around since nineteen eighty taking care of your

923
00:40:11.239 --> 00:40:15.039
<v Speaker 2>pets for forty four plus years. That are open twenty

924
00:40:15.079 --> 00:40:16.760
<v Speaker 2>four hours a day, three hundred and sixty five days

925
00:40:16.800 --> 00:40:19.599
<v Speaker 2>a year, including Christmas. Because they know emergencies happen, and

926
00:40:19.639 --> 00:40:22.360
<v Speaker 2>when an emergency happens with your pet, you want to

927
00:40:22.360 --> 00:40:25.719
<v Speaker 2>act quickly. Right. It's it's a part of your Your

928
00:40:25.719 --> 00:40:28.039
<v Speaker 2>pets are part of your family. They are family. So

929
00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:31.559
<v Speaker 2>it's I'm sure you're gonna panic. I would too, but

930
00:40:32.039 --> 00:40:34.840
<v Speaker 2>just know that they're there for you so you can

931
00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:36.800
<v Speaker 2>always rely on them. I mean, you don't have to

932
00:40:36.800 --> 00:40:39.639
<v Speaker 2>just rely on them for emergencies. It can be you

933
00:40:39.719 --> 00:40:41.440
<v Speaker 2>just want to get your dog or your cat or

934
00:40:41.480 --> 00:40:43.280
<v Speaker 2>your pet checked out because you have it. They haven't

935
00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:44.840
<v Speaker 2>had a check up in a while. So it's Jefferson

936
00:40:44.920 --> 00:40:47.119
<v Speaker 2>Vets dot com. That's the website to get more information,

937
00:40:47.199 --> 00:40:49.039
<v Speaker 2>or you can give them a call. If fivebo to

938
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<v Speaker 2>nine hundred pets again, it's Jefferson Animal Hospital Quick break.

939
00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:54.440
<v Speaker 2>We got the five o'clock hour coming your way. We'll

940
00:40:54.440 --> 00:40:57.639
<v Speaker 2>finish strong here, So hang out. Why would you not

941
00:40:57.679 --> 00:40:59.840
<v Speaker 2>what else you got to do? Don't answer that. Don't

942
00:41:00.039 --> 00:41:01.559
<v Speaker 2>looking for other things to do. I shouldn't have asked

943
00:41:01.559 --> 00:41:04.800
<v Speaker 2>the question. You may evaluate your situation and find something better.

944
00:41:04.920 --> 00:41:06.840
<v Speaker 2>So I'm just gonna I just need you to trust me.

945
00:41:07.000 --> 00:41:08.960
<v Speaker 2>You have nothing better to do. The only thing you

946
00:41:08.960 --> 00:41:10.559
<v Speaker 2>need to be doing right now is be locked in

947
00:41:10.599 --> 00:41:13.599
<v Speaker 2>with us here on Sports Talk seven ninety. So stay put.

948
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<v Speaker 1>M HM.