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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting from the Tri County Board dot com studios. This

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<v Speaker 1>is Sports Talk seven nine day. It's time for coffee

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<v Speaker 1>and company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 1>Now here's Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>So during the break I was reading this write up

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<v Speaker 2>from Ari Wasserman, who is now writing for on three Sports,

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<v Speaker 2>and he made a good point. Marcus Freeman, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>has gotten off to a great start at Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 2>Really the breakthrough year was this year, and Notre Dame

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<v Speaker 2>is going to play for a national championship and he's

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<v Speaker 2>done phenomenal job. He's he's certainly looking like a future

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<v Speaker 2>star of college football. But Wasserman's column made another good

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<v Speaker 2>point something that he has done that is even harder

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<v Speaker 2>than winning, and that is making Notre Dame likable, which

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think of Notre Dame as being hateable, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think the way I've described it on the show

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<v Speaker 2>is Notre Dame is the team, one of the teams.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess there's a lot of teams out there pro

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<v Speaker 2>in college that if you're not a fan of them,

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<v Speaker 2>then you probably lean towards not liking them or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hating them. And I've never necessarily been on the hate side,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm far from a guy that likes them, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think Marcus Breeman has been so likable and weird

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<v Speaker 2>that Notre Dame's here of all. I mean, this is

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<v Speaker 2>a program that does not need the millions of dollars

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<v Speaker 2>from a conference in order to keep the lights on.

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<v Speaker 2>They can do everything independently because they have such a

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<v Speaker 2>national fan base. They've got their deal with NBC. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>when Notre Dame is accused of being arrogant, let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 2>they have a right to be. Now, as far as

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<v Speaker 2>accomplishments recently, not so much. But I mean Notre Dame

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<v Speaker 2>is different than any other college football program. There's no comparison.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they're Notre Dame, but yet they're kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like Rudy Nope. I mean I was gonna say, pardon

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<v Speaker 2>the pun. I didn't even really mean to make that pun.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're They're a team that nobody believed in They

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<v Speaker 2>had the NIU loss, and they've played their way up

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<v Speaker 2>to this point proving that despite that, they are one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best teams in the country. So because they're

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<v Speaker 2>not liked, nobody thought they were legit and in the

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<v Speaker 2>in previous years, they've they've proven those well. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think they've proven them right. In fact, they haven't proven

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<v Speaker 2>them right because I think Notre Dame under Brian Kelly,

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<v Speaker 2>whenever they would get to the playoff or they'd get

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<v Speaker 2>the championship game and get blown out, every other team

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<v Speaker 2>that that was in that spot probably would have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>blown out as well. Like Notre Dame losing in the

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<v Speaker 2>in the in the four team playoff, or in the

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<v Speaker 2>championship game never proved they didn't blong. It just meant

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<v Speaker 2>that they weren't as good as the team that won

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<v Speaker 2>the national championship. But they're always the team that gets

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned for having, you know, a week schedule, that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff. So long story short, it's just wild that

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<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame it can play the underdog rule, can play

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<v Speaker 2>the chip on the shoulder, and it is kind of weird.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm pulling for him against Ohio State. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if they're going to win. In fact, I

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<v Speaker 2>doubt they will, but I didn't think they'd get past

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<v Speaker 2>Georgia and here they are. Didn't know if they'd get passed.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I guess I did have more confidence they'd

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<v Speaker 2>get past Penn State, because if you can beat Georgia,

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<v Speaker 2>you can beat Penn State. So anyways, I'm looking forward

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<v Speaker 2>to that National Championship game next Monday night. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Coffee and Company Hour number two here on a

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<v Speaker 2>game day Game Day edition, of course. Louisville and Action

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<v Speaker 2>tonight against Syracuse, currently favored by eight points, that has

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<v Speaker 2>been climbing throughout the day. We'll see if it moves

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<v Speaker 2>much more before we get to tip off. Kentucky, they're

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<v Speaker 2>hosting Texas A and M. The Cats are seven point favorites,

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<v Speaker 2>and Texas A and M is going to be without

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<v Speaker 2>their leading scorer and their leading distributor and Wade Taylor,

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<v Speaker 2>who is out once again with a knee injury. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's missed the last few games for him. And

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<v Speaker 2>this guy's been there at A and M for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time and he's been pretty damn good ever since

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<v Speaker 2>he's been there. So this is clearly a good thing

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<v Speaker 2>for Kentucky. I mean, it makes Texas A and M

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<v Speaker 2>more beatable. And I don't say that to try to

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<v Speaker 2>discredit a win before it happens, but when you are

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<v Speaker 2>in the SEC and you play that kind of schedule

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<v Speaker 2>that they have in league play, You'll take whatever you

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<v Speaker 2>can get, and this is a break that goes your way,

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<v Speaker 2>and again it makes A and M a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more beatable. So seven is the number there. I'm curious

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<v Speaker 2>if that I didn't see the opening line. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if that move. That number moved because of the

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<v Speaker 2>confirmation that Taylor wasn't going to play, but it is

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<v Speaker 2>now official that he's out. Indiana is also in a

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<v Speaker 2>big game tonight. They've got Illinois at home, and Illinois

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<v Speaker 2>good team, clearly in a better position than Indiana. Illinois

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<v Speaker 2>favored by four, and I feel like this is the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of game for because Indiana right now. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they're coming off of let's see here. And the reason

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<v Speaker 2>I'm bringing up Indiana one one because they're kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a local team, but also for Louisville's sake, Indiana needs

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<v Speaker 2>to be in the top fifty for that to be

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<v Speaker 2>a quot one win, and I believe they're there now,

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<v Speaker 2>But I think tonight, like what happens if they get

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<v Speaker 2>blown out, I wouldn't be shocked if this season ends

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<v Speaker 2>up just steadily heading south for Mike Woodson. Maybe that's

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<v Speaker 2>an overreaction because I mean, they're playing a good team,

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<v Speaker 2>they're underdogs at home, so they'll play other Big Ten

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<v Speaker 2>teams that they should beat. But like a win here

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<v Speaker 2>would really improve Indiana's resume, and it I think would

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<v Speaker 2>give them some real life to be in that top

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<v Speaker 2>tier of the Big Ten, because the Big Ten this year,

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, I think it's down.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think right now you've got Michigan State

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<v Speaker 2>and Michigan that are ahead of everybody else. And in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>those two teams are five and zero, produce five and

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<v Speaker 2>one and they're always going to be good. But this

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<v Speaker 2>is not produced not a threat like they have been

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<v Speaker 2>in previous years. Oregon is four and two, Indiana is

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<v Speaker 2>also four and two, and Illinois four and two, so

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<v Speaker 2>like after that, Wisconsin has shown some flashes this year,

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<v Speaker 2>but once you get past that, I'm I'm not really

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<v Speaker 2>sure who I would consider to be, you know, really

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<v Speaker 2>good in the Big Ten. I mean, certainly they've got

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<v Speaker 2>some mean, they've got programs that you know on INDI

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<v Speaker 2>given night, if they play well, they could pull off

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<v Speaker 2>an upset. But if Indiana can beat to Illinois and

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<v Speaker 2>I to move to four and to move to five

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<v Speaker 2>and two and then of course jump above Illinois. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean that would that would make the rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>schedule for Indiana, the rest of the way and Big

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<v Speaker 2>Ten play look a little bit more. I mean, if anything,

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<v Speaker 2>better teams in your league's Indiana. I mean, when Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>blew them off the floor, they turned around the next

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<v Speaker 2>day and then lost Againstzaga. They ended up leaving the

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<v Speaker 2>Bahamas with one win, and that was against Providence. And

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<v Speaker 2>then they've beat the teams they're supposed to beat. But

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<v Speaker 2>they did lose at Nebraska, and Nebraska is a loss

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<v Speaker 2>that isn't necessarily terrible, but it's it's also you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Nebraska's not a great team. So after that

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<v Speaker 2>then they went on a little bit of a tear.

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<v Speaker 2>They won five in a row. They beat Chattanooga and Winthrop,

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<v Speaker 2>which are games that don't do much for you, but

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<v Speaker 2>then be ruggers. They won at Penn State and then

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<v Speaker 2>they beat usc but then they turned around and got

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<v Speaker 2>continued to I mean, I can't even really think of

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<v Speaker 2>which game. Indiana right now has beat every team that

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<v Speaker 2>they are supposed to be other than Louisll because they

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<v Speaker 3>And then their losses. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Their losses right now, Louisville, Gonzaga, Iowa, and Nebraska. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't mean all those teams are technically going to

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe maybe maybe Iowa is in a tournament team. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure, but I want to tonight. I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>is a game where Indiana's season is going to go

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<v Speaker 2>in one of two directions. And I'm not a Hoosiers

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<v Speaker 2>fan by any means, but again, for Louisville's resume, if

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<v Speaker 2>Indiana falls apart, that would not be ideal. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>When do you think Josh Hurd pulls the trigger and

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<v Speaker 2>offers her a new contract? Could it be before the

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<v Speaker 2>season comes to an end. I have no clue I

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<v Speaker 2>would imagine that Pat right now is certainly working his

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<v Speaker 2>way to a new contract that would make him you

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<v Speaker 2>But but now that you got me thinking about it,

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<v Speaker 3>This much thought.

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<v Speaker 2>I've just assumed that clearly, if Pat Kelsey keeps winning,

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<v Speaker 2>and his representation as agent lets Louisville know that he

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<v Speaker 2>would like to be here even you know, more long

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<v Speaker 2>term than his contract indicates, and he will have interest elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>Like clearly, I think Louisville would do whatever they have

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<v Speaker 2>we've never been in a position where we I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>keep in mind Denny Crumb, then Rick Patino and then

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<v Speaker 2>Patino that you had to like go back to the

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to see that happen if Pat Kelsey ends

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<v Speaker 2>up becoming an even bigger name than he already is.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't want to say what I'm about to

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<v Speaker 2>say and have people thinking that, like I don't believe

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<v Speaker 2>that he's going to be here long term, or that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't believe that he's worthy of it. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>extensions for coaches are always just kind of out of nowhere, unless,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, you get to the end of the season

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<v Speaker 2>and somebody's clearly made it to where you better give

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<v Speaker 2>them a new deal or they're leaving. So like when

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<v Speaker 2>it happens mid season, it's just not something that's on

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<v Speaker 2>the minds of anybody. But we've changed a lot with

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<v Speaker 2>college athletics in recent years, and there's a huge change

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<v Speaker 2>coming next year of course, when the schools are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be responsible for sharing revenue of twenty two million

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<v Speaker 2>dollars with student athletes. So you're not making the same

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you're you're factoring in much different things now

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<v Speaker 2>kind of decisions right contracts for coaches, the amount of

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<v Speaker 3>So I would be shocked.

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<v Speaker 2>If we hear of a new deal for Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>before the season comes to an end. So that's my

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<v Speaker 2>leveling up expectations, then maybe it's a maybe it's a

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<v Speaker 2>different kind of conversation we're having. But let's just say

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<v Speaker 2>what would that make them twenty four and nine or

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<v Speaker 2>something like that. So and then let's say they like,

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<v Speaker 2>finished the season twenty three and nine, sixteen and four

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<v Speaker 2>in the ACC. They win, they make it all the

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<v Speaker 2>way to the to the championship game of the ACC tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>and they lose to Duke. So now they've earned a

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<v Speaker 2>up making it to the sweet sixteen and lose in

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<v Speaker 2>the round of sixteen. Let's just say that plays out, which,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, that gets me excited because that's not

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<v Speaker 2>a given. But like, that's also not at all crazy

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<v Speaker 2>if you think about it, like, that's not a scenario

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<v Speaker 2>that is unrealistic. Now, maybe they don't get up to

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>If you end up getting to the a SEC championship game,

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<v Speaker 2>you've probably beat one of the good teams or decent

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<v Speaker 2>teams in the league. So let's just say that plays

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<v Speaker 2>out that exact way. I would imagine that he would

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<v Speaker 2>get a contract extension and that Louisville would would understand, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>not only have you earned more money than what we're

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<v Speaker 2>paying you, because that job has paid a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>money for a long time than what Pat is currently

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<v Speaker 2>making right now. So that's a scenario where I could see,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, no surprise that they announced a new deal

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<v Speaker 2>for him as soon as the season ends. But then again,

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<v Speaker 2>like if they don't, maybe it shouldn't. Maybe it shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be that big of a surprise, because again, you got

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<v Speaker 2>to be a little more mind in fact, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to be more mindful of spending within your athletic department

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<v Speaker 2>than you've ever been because again, right now, you're you're

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<v Speaker 2>you're not paying any of the money currently for these

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<v Speaker 2>guys you know that are uh, you know, making big

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<v Speaker 2>time bucks from nil, you're gonna have to start paying

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two million out annually. And again that's for every ad,

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<v Speaker 2>that's for every student athlete. And how they divide it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be different depending upon what each school wants

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<v Speaker 3>But you just you can't. You can't make.

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<v Speaker 2>Decisions factoring the factoring in the same things today as

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<v Speaker 2>you did five six years ago, because again, it's way

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<v Speaker 2>different now. So I think Pat Kelsey, if he wants

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<v Speaker 2>to be here, Louisville will will. We'll always be able

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<v Speaker 2>to make that happen. But to answer your question as

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<v Speaker 2>far as like win a contract extension would happen, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's a little tough. It's always been kind of

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<v Speaker 2>tough to know, but with the new world that we're in,

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<v Speaker 2>it makes it even a little more difficult to know

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<v Speaker 2>if in fact, like that's even on the minds of

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, what it comes down to is the agent

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<v Speaker 2>pushing the issue. I would imagine maybe Louisville at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the season doesn't even need the agent to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. They just know, hey, got it, we want

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<v Speaker 2>to get this guy locked in. Even more so because

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<v Speaker 2>we realize because here's what happened Louisville. If the scenario

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<v Speaker 2>that I put out there ends up playing out wishful thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, but if it does, it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>I think a storyline in college basketball that Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>in his first year was able to revive Louisville from

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<v Speaker 2>one of the worst teams in Power Basketball to a

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<v Speaker 2>Sweet sixteen team Like that alone would be a storyline.

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<v Speaker 2>It wouldn't probably be the lead storyline of the college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball season, but it would certainly be in there, and

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<v Speaker 2>it would be mostly about him, about how he has

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<v Speaker 2>taken this opportunity, so he would have momentum. But has

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<v Speaker 2>anybody ever tried to hire Louisville's coach other than Denny?

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, whenever he turned down UCLA, Like when Denny

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<v Speaker 2>turned down UCLA, did any other school even consider picking

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<v Speaker 2>up the phone and trying to get him? Because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if he's going to stay at Louisville and not go

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<v Speaker 2>back to UCLA for John Wooden, then we got no.

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<v Speaker 3>Chance of getting him.

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<v Speaker 2>And then with Rick, there were a couple of like,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe I'll go ask Terry Miners because he would know.

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<v Speaker 2>But when Rick was here, there were there were two

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<v Speaker 2>occasions that I remember or his name came up, and

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like it was one of those he wanted

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<v Speaker 2>it to be out there. He had no interest in leaving,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was kind of like he wanted to remind

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<v Speaker 2>us that we should appreciate him as our coach. I

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<v Speaker 2>think one of them was Saint John's when that opened up.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't remember when it did or how it did,

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<v Speaker 2>but like he clearly has a connection in New York,

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<v Speaker 2>and now he's at Saint John's. And then I believe

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<v Speaker 2>one time the UNLV job opened and there was some

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<v Speaker 2>kind of the Internet was a different world back then

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<v Speaker 2>I was young. So maybe we're in I mean, if

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<v Speaker 2>if Pat Kelsey finishes strong and again that scenario that

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<v Speaker 2>I laid out ends up happening, and there are other

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<v Speaker 2>big jobs open up, Like I don't know which ones

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking of here, but like I don't know, let's say, gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't even really thin because because if you are

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<v Speaker 2>and this is the overall point I'm getting at, regardless

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<v Speaker 2>of what the job is, if it's a big job

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<v Speaker 2>or not, Like Louis has always been a program and

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. I get and I just laid out

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<v Speaker 2>sort of the timeline to where you don't think you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go get your coach from Louisville because you know

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<v Speaker 2>that coach is at Louisville. So I would imagine that

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<v Speaker 2>that will stay the same. But again, right now, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll look at the numbers during the break, Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>does not make a whole lot of money compared to

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<v Speaker 2>any other Louisville coach in the last like twenty years,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, I guess that was a factor. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if that was a factor and why

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<v Speaker 2>they hired him, but either way, it's been beneficial for

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville at this point. But if he finishes strong, I

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<v Speaker 2>would hope that they have a contrary act ready for

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<v Speaker 2>him to review and sign, or at least negotiate as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as possible, because you know, you need to do

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<v Speaker 2>that because he'll he'll have an offer elsewhere if in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and again it's just I can't even process

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<v Speaker 2>that scenario happening Louisville losing a basketball coach because they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't they wouldn't pay like that. Just that's a scenario

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<v Speaker 2>that I never see happening. So again, if Pat wants

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<v Speaker 2>to be here and he has success, he'll be here

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<v Speaker 2>for a long long time in Louisville. Won't be in

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<v Speaker 2>a position where they're at where they will ever lose

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<v Speaker 2>weren't able to pay. All right, quick break, we'll come

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<v Speaker 2>back here on the other side. Get back to the

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

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<v Speaker 2>The Eagles fan who is just a complete piece of

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<v Speaker 2>one of the fans. I mean, Sports Talks seven ninety

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for hanging out with us Game Day Louisville and

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<v Speaker 2>Syracuse tonight seven o'clock. I haven't talked about it on

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<v Speaker 2>the show in a few weeks, but I keep getting

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<v Speaker 2>So I'll just remind you, or I guess I just

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you're aware we're not doing postgame shows. If

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<v Speaker 2>you were looking for them because they don't exist. We've

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<v Speaker 2>not done basketball postgame shows for a while now, and

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<v Speaker 2>we have no plans of doing them that I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know of. I mean, maybe there'll be an exception, if

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<v Speaker 2>you know, postseason stuff. I don't know, but right now,

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<v Speaker 2>we just don't have the resources here to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's not a lot I can add to that.

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<v Speaker 2>But for those asking where the postgame show is and

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<v Speaker 2>why it went away, it's gone, and I'm sure we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be back able to do it at some point. I

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<v Speaker 2>just know right now we're not, and when that changes,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be sure to let you know. And it's been

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<v Speaker 2>nice to know that people did a pre sha at

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<v Speaker 2>the basketball postgame show and that they miss it, and

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<v Speaker 2>it is It is awesome, you know, to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to react to Louisville basketball in a good way like

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing this season, And it would have been fun

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<v Speaker 2>to do some postgame shows. But i'd be a liar,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't want to lie to you, want to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you. I'd be a liar if I

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<v Speaker 2>told you that I haven't at times enjoyed like being

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<v Speaker 2>able to go to games. I mean, I can go

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<v Speaker 2>to games and that's you know, I don't take that.

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<v Speaker 2>I try not to take that for granted. But when

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<v Speaker 2>I go to games that I'm doing a postgame show,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's it's not a I mean, it's it's different.

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<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say it's not as good of an experience,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's it's it's it's a lot more work. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've got to make sure I can get out at

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<v Speaker 2>a certain time to be able to be situated to

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<v Speaker 2>do the show live as soon as the game ends.

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<v Speaker 2>And and look, that's that's a good thing. Like that's

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<v Speaker 2>great that we were able to do that, and when

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<v Speaker 2>we do get back to doing post game shows, that'll

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<v Speaker 2>continue to be the case. But I'm just saying when

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<v Speaker 2>I go to games when I have to do postgame, like,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't stay for the whole game, and I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta make some adjustment and I may miss some

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<v Speaker 2>of the game, which is not ideal. So now that

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<v Speaker 2>I've been able to go to some of the games

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<v Speaker 2>and actually get tickets rather than using my credential and

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<v Speaker 2>sit with my family and watch with my son, like again,

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<v Speaker 2>i'd be a liar if I said I haven't been

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<v Speaker 2>able to enjoy that, But I do know that eventually

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<v Speaker 2>I won't be able to do that because it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>back to work. It'll be back to doing the postgame

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<v Speaker 2>shows whenever that may be so. And as long as

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<v Speaker 2>I can continue to, you know, take advantage of the

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<v Speaker 2>when I'm at home and they're on the road, or

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm not, I'm not there and there's nothing going on. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes I'm like, damn, I wish. I wish I could

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<v Speaker 2>for the most part it's been good. But when I

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<v Speaker 2>have a chance to go, like I wouldn't have been

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<v Speaker 2>have taken taken the day off and had somebody fill in,

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<v Speaker 2>So if I if we were doing it and then

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<v Speaker 2>I just I just don't know when. We still obviously

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<v Speaker 2>talked a whole lot about Louisville hoops. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 2>really have turned in a good chunk of the next

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<v Speaker 2>show after a game, kind of into a basketball post

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<v Speaker 2>game show a little bit. So anyways, all right, five

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<v Speaker 2>oh two five seventy nine hundred is the number if

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<v Speaker 2>you want to give a call. Also, five O two

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<v Speaker 2>sixty five three zero seven ninety is the L and

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<v Speaker 2>N Federal Credit Union text line.

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<v Speaker 3>This tex says Nick.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you checked in on all the former players that

429
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<v Speaker 2>have left Louisville that played for Kenny Paine? Is there

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<v Speaker 2>one guy you wish was still here? I haven't thought

431
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<v Speaker 2>about that in a long long time. I remember once

432
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<v Speaker 2>they had some injuries, I thought, okay, man, it would

433
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<v Speaker 2>have been would have been something if you could keep

434
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<v Speaker 2>Brandon Huntley Hatfield or even JJ trainor who would have

435
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<v Speaker 2>at least given you some size. But really, since this team,

436
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<v Speaker 2>I mean even after they got injured and then you

437
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<v Speaker 2>saw this team really missing certain components early on, especially

438
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<v Speaker 2>with Cason, I mean you knew there was I mean,

439
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<v Speaker 2>you can't get them back anyway. So, like I to

440
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<v Speaker 2>answer your question, I haven't thought about it, So I

441
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<v Speaker 2>really can't give you much of an answer, and I

442
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<v Speaker 2>haven't checked in on what those guys were doing. I'd

443
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<v Speaker 2>be shocked if there's I'd be really shocked if there

444
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<v Speaker 2>was one player for Louisville from last year that like,

445
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<v Speaker 2>is having a really good year statistically at any level.

446
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<v Speaker 2>I could be totally wrong. I know sky Clark was

447
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<v Speaker 2>doing decent for for Olemit or for UCLA, but I don't,

448
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<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't know. Yes, well, actually no, I

449
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<v Speaker 2>mean I guess he's had some good games. But man,

450
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<v Speaker 2>since they got into conference play, yes, so Skytt Clark's

451
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<v Speaker 2>averaging six points and two assists and two rebounds at UCLA.

452
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Louisville upgraded in a major way with with

453
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<v Speaker 2>Chucky Hepburn and and really the backcourt in general. That's

454
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<v Speaker 2>not a shot at Skyt Clark. It's just, you know,

455
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<v Speaker 2>That's why I don't I don't think there's anybody right

456
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<v Speaker 2>now that that, like I wish was still here.

457
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<v Speaker 3>Could they utilize.

458
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<v Speaker 2>One of these guys, you know, as far as depth

459
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<v Speaker 2>that kind of stuff, Yeah, Brandon Hilly Hadfield's averaging nine

460
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<v Speaker 2>points and five boards playing twenty one and a half

461
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<v Speaker 2>minutes a game for NC State.

462
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<v Speaker 3>I mean he might give you again some more depth

463
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<v Speaker 3>and better imp protection, but I haven't.

464
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<v Speaker 2>In fact, this text reminds me that like I haven't,

465
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<v Speaker 2>even like they've been able to make you forget that

466
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<v Speaker 2>they're dealing with real injury issues. And it actually the

467
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<v Speaker 2>reminder for me. And it's not like you know, it

468
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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter at all, but like they've been able to

469
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<v Speaker 2>show that one they can still play well without prior

470
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<v Speaker 2>in Corin Johnson, and we didn't know how good they

471
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<v Speaker 2>could be, but this point they've they've exceeded my expectations

472
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<v Speaker 2>as far as how good of a team they can

473
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<v Speaker 2>be without Casein. But when I see those out there

474
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<v Speaker 2>acknowledging how good Pat Kelsey's doing this year getting Louisville

475
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<v Speaker 2>back in the mix back to their winning way, not

476
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<v Speaker 2>only is it impressive because they've been terrible and he

477
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<v Speaker 2>build a team from scratch, but he's doing it without

478
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<v Speaker 2>case In Pryor. Like I think it was two of

479
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<v Speaker 2>the national guys that cover the sport. One of them

480
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<v Speaker 2>might have been Rosting, the other might have been our

481
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<v Speaker 2>man Kevin Sweeney from Sports Illustrated, But they acknowledged that

482
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<v Speaker 2>that's another factor in how pack kell S's in a

483
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<v Speaker 2>good position to maybe be national coach of the year.

484
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<v Speaker 2>And again, I just they've played so well in the

485
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<v Speaker 2>last six seven games that I haven't even thought about

486
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<v Speaker 2>any of the injuries or I haven't thought about any

487
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<v Speaker 2>anybody that I wish was still on this team. But

488
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<v Speaker 2>now you got me be curious. So I mentioned Scott

489
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<v Speaker 2>Clark and Brandon hilly Hatfield, Mike James, he's having a

490
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<v Speaker 2>good year for Kevin keats good for him. I did

491
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<v Speaker 2>not realize that, Yeah, James is having a fine season

492
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<v Speaker 2>twelve points, six points, five boards. I mean I don't

493
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sitting here wishing he was still on the team,

494
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<v Speaker 2>but he's having a better year there than I'd realized.

495
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<v Speaker 2>Trey White averaging eleven points at Illinois, They're having a

496
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<v Speaker 2>good season. So I will say this, Trey White and

497
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<v Speaker 2>Mike Games their production, that those are you know, I said,

498
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<v Speaker 2>I'd be shocked if I look and see if any

499
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<v Speaker 2>of these guys are having any you know, real individual

500
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<v Speaker 2>success producing. And I was wrong, because both Sky Clark

501
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<v Speaker 2>and Trey White are having better years than I would

502
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<v Speaker 2>have expected. And clearly I wasn't aware that they're and

503
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<v Speaker 2>and Trey White's on a good team too. By the way,

504
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<v Speaker 2>the one guy that I thought would be really successful elsewhere,

505
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<v Speaker 2>just because I thought he was a really, really talented player.

506
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<v Speaker 3>So far, I was wrong.

507
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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Johnson is not having much of a I mean, yeah,

508
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<v Speaker 2>he's Tyler Johnson is averaging four point four points and

509
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<v Speaker 2>one and a half rebounds and to assist the game

510
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<v Speaker 2>for wake Forest and he's playing seventeen minutes a game now.

511
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<v Speaker 2>He is behind some really good guards, so maybe that's

512
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<v Speaker 2>a factor. Obviously, Hunter Sallas and Cam hill Dress. I mean,

513
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<v Speaker 2>those guys are are pretty good, so they're doing the

514
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<v Speaker 2>you know, those two guys specifically are the leading scorers

515
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<v Speaker 2>for wake Forest, so maybe that's a factor. But yeah,

516
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<v Speaker 2>I thought Tyler would have a lot of success post Louisville,

517
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<v Speaker 2>but that.

518
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<v Speaker 3>That's not been the case. All right.

519
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<v Speaker 2>So obviously we've talked a lot of college hoops today,

520
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<v Speaker 2>and when it comes to football, it's been the College

521
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<v Speaker 2>Football National Championship matchup and a little bit about the

522
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<v Speaker 2>NFL playoffs. That's that's kind of where we've been this afternoon.

523
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<v Speaker 2>But Louisville football got another Let's see, let me make

524
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<v Speaker 2>sure I've got this correct, because this is a this

525
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<v Speaker 2>is this is an accolade and honor that I don't

526
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<v Speaker 2>think Louisville has ever had before from a player, and

527
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<v Speaker 2>that is what the hell is it? Here we go,

528
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<v Speaker 2>Isaac Brown was named a Football Football Writers Association Freshman

529
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<v Speaker 2>All American.

530
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<v Speaker 3>So let's see.

531
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this says he's the twelfth freshman to earned first

532
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<v Speaker 2>team All American accolades in school history. And look, I

533
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<v Speaker 2>don't need to run through his numbers, his stats, because

534
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<v Speaker 2>you know, you guys, you guys were you guys were

535
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<v Speaker 2>well aware of how good he was. But it's nice

536
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<v Speaker 2>to see these these things keep trickling in because next year,

537
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<v Speaker 2>this offense should be I mean, the offense could be

538
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<v Speaker 2>better than it was a year ago. Should be better

539
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<v Speaker 2>than it was a year ago, which is crazy to say,

540
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<v Speaker 2>considering that they were pretty damn good offensively this season.

541
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<v Speaker 2>And I hate doing it, but I'll be honest. I'll

542
00:26:26.279 --> 00:26:30.480
<v Speaker 2>be transparent with you whenever I Whenever I think about

543
00:26:30.640 --> 00:26:34.880
<v Speaker 2>next season and I get real excited about Jeff brom

544
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<v Speaker 2>maybe lighting up scoreboards, I instantly have a little bit

545
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<v Speaker 2>of fear of, uh, oh, well, maybe that won't be

546
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<v Speaker 2>good enough because defensively, I mean, I don't want to

547
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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to make it a whole thing throughout

548
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<v Speaker 2>the entire offseason here when it comes to Louisville football,

549
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<v Speaker 2>because I think it's clear they've got some real momentum

550
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<v Speaker 2>two years in when it comes to when it comes

551
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<v Speaker 2>to to Jef brom and they should be good next year.

552
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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I want positive energy, positive momentum. You

553
00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:04.240
<v Speaker 2>know that'll get people excited, and people should be excited

554
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<v Speaker 2>about Loisll football. So I'm gonna try not to bring

555
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<v Speaker 2>it up like any time we talk louis Of football

556
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<v Speaker 2>in the twenty twenty five season, but it's it's a

557
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<v Speaker 2>real thing for me. I don't think Ron English is

558
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<v Speaker 2>the worst guy ever. There's no guarantee that you could

559
00:27:19.359 --> 00:27:22.240
<v Speaker 2>go hire somebody and he wouldn't be worse. I just

560
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<v Speaker 2>think two years in, from what I can see, you've

561
00:27:26.839 --> 00:27:30.759
<v Speaker 2>got a guy that isn't great as your DC and

562
00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:34.519
<v Speaker 2>at times when the defense has struggled. To me, it

563
00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:38.799
<v Speaker 2>seems pretty obvious that the bulk of that issue, the

564
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<v Speaker 2>bigger factor was the defensive strategy, the defensive coaching, than

565
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<v Speaker 2>it was players. Players always are going to be accountable. One.

566
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<v Speaker 2>You may have guys that just simply aren't as talented

567
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<v Speaker 2>as you need to be against certain teams, you may

568
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<v Speaker 2>have guys that just have bad games or you just

569
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<v Speaker 2>know that they're not given the right effort. Like players

570
00:27:54.440 --> 00:27:57.200
<v Speaker 2>are always held accountable. But I just think when I

571
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<v Speaker 2>saw Louisville's defense fall apart in Jeff's first and when

572
00:28:01.240 --> 00:28:04.400
<v Speaker 2>I saw the issues they had at times this year,

573
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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was way more to do with who's

574
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<v Speaker 2>leading the defense than who's out there on the field.

575
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<v Speaker 2>And when you know that, and you were vulnerable this

576
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<v Speaker 2>year at times where man, you were really good. Good

577
00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:19.039
<v Speaker 2>season nine and four. I mean, it wasn't elite, but

578
00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:22.680
<v Speaker 2>it's a good season, but it's not all on the defense.

579
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<v Speaker 2>Clearly they did a good job and helped you get

580
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<v Speaker 2>to nine wins, but they also were a liability at times.

581
00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:31.680
<v Speaker 2>I mean they spotted SMU fourteen points in that game.

582
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<v Speaker 2>I mean against Stanford. Everybody deserves to blame for that

583
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<v Speaker 2>whole disaster, but I would say the defense probably deserves

584
00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:46.519
<v Speaker 2>it more than any So when you know that, and

585
00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:48.799
<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't think there's a scenario that if

586
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<v Speaker 2>you move on from Ron English that like he goes

587
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<v Speaker 2>on and has a great success elsewhere, and you feel like, man,

588
00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:55.960
<v Speaker 2>I can't believe we let that guy go, Like, I

589
00:28:56.039 --> 00:28:58.160
<v Speaker 2>just feel like there's really no big risk in making

590
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<v Speaker 2>a move and I would just look. I said it

591
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<v Speaker 2>on the post game show when they beat Washington and

592
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<v Speaker 2>El Paso. If next year you're in the same spot

593
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<v Speaker 2>and we're taking calls and everybody's bitching about Ron English

594
00:29:12.599 --> 00:29:16.880
<v Speaker 2>for good reason and they had a forty two point

595
00:29:16.920 --> 00:29:19.279
<v Speaker 2>outing or a thirty five point outing from the offense

596
00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:23.960
<v Speaker 2>and that still wasn't enough, I imagine at that point they'll

597
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<v Speaker 2>be They'll they'll be more angry fans, myself included when

598
00:29:28.480 --> 00:29:31.200
<v Speaker 2>it comes to the defense in Ron English. But we've

599
00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:33.920
<v Speaker 2>already known that two years in, so like the decision

600
00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:36.880
<v Speaker 2>to bring Ron English back, and if we're in the

601
00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:40.799
<v Speaker 2>same boat at times and it cost you games, I

602
00:29:40.839 --> 00:29:43.559
<v Speaker 2>mean all the energy in regards to.

603
00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:47.720
<v Speaker 3>The frustration, it'll it.

604
00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:50.359
<v Speaker 2>I think we'll be shifted at Brahm and not Ron English,

605
00:29:50.400 --> 00:29:52.000
<v Speaker 2>Like Ron English just kind of told us who he is.

606
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<v Speaker 2>And again, I even talking about it makes it sound

607
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<v Speaker 2>like I think he's the worst ever. I just I

608
00:29:56.079 --> 00:29:57.759
<v Speaker 2>kind of think we know what we have there, and

609
00:29:57.799 --> 00:29:59.519
<v Speaker 2>I think it should have been better than it was

610
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<v Speaker 2>for the majority of the first two seasons and when

611
00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:05.920
<v Speaker 2>you know that, like I think it's it's it's a

612
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<v Speaker 2>risk to continue to do it and not expect it

613
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<v Speaker 2>to potentially bite you. And what's unfair is that next year,

614
00:30:15.880 --> 00:30:19.319
<v Speaker 2>like the defense, you know, the defense could be you know,

615
00:30:19.359 --> 00:30:23.319
<v Speaker 2>could be good at times or maybe you know, maybe

616
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<v Speaker 2>we think they're really good because of a light schedule

617
00:30:25.759 --> 00:30:28.759
<v Speaker 2>early on, but then they get you know, then they

618
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<v Speaker 2>end up getting into games against legitimate competition, and like,

619
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<v Speaker 2>I just think they're Ron English in his first two

620
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<v Speaker 2>seasons at this point, and Jeff can't make his decision

621
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<v Speaker 2>based off of what fans think. He's got to make

622
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<v Speaker 2>the decision that he thinks his best. That's his job,

623
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<v Speaker 2>and he'll do that. But I mean, I just I

624
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<v Speaker 2>can't imagine that if next year your defense is a

625
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<v Speaker 2>liability to an extent that it impacts how you view

626
00:30:54.640 --> 00:30:57.400
<v Speaker 2>your ceiling. Right the defense, because the offense should be

627
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<v Speaker 2>good enough to where the defense doesn't have to be great.

628
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<v Speaker 2>But if they put you in position where they are,

629
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<v Speaker 2>you know, they have these big chunk plays they give up,

630
00:31:04.559 --> 00:31:07.720
<v Speaker 2>they've got miscommunication, too many men on the field, silly

631
00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:09.960
<v Speaker 2>penalty like hitting somebody when they're out of bounds. That's

632
00:31:09.960 --> 00:31:12.319
<v Speaker 2>what gave Stanford the chance to beat you? Like those things.

633
00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:14.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't know how Jeff wouldn't blame himself because those

634
00:31:14.920 --> 00:31:18.319
<v Speaker 2>things have happened and it's already cost you to an extent.

635
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<v Speaker 2>So I'm going to ninety five percent of the time

636
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<v Speaker 2>talk about how excited and positive I am about next

637
00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:26.880
<v Speaker 2>year because I think they've got a chance to once

638
00:31:26.920 --> 00:31:27.680
<v Speaker 2>again be really good.

639
00:31:27.680 --> 00:31:28.240
<v Speaker 3>And who knows.

640
00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:30.519
<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's twelve teams that get into the playoff now,

641
00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:33.799
<v Speaker 2>I mean Louisville this year, despite some frustrating losses and

642
00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:37.599
<v Speaker 2>some head scratching things that played out, they were technically

643
00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:42.640
<v Speaker 2>in it until they lost to Stanford. So I'm excited,

644
00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:44.759
<v Speaker 2>but I'd be a liar if I didn't at least

645
00:31:44.799 --> 00:31:47.400
<v Speaker 2>acknowledge that I have some fear that we could get

646
00:31:48.119 --> 00:31:50.559
<v Speaker 2>We could be in the same boat where everybody's just thinking. Man,

647
00:31:50.640 --> 00:31:53.079
<v Speaker 2>just imagine if this defense was a little more reliable.

648
00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:56.279
<v Speaker 2>All right, let's do this. Let's get to a quick break.

649
00:31:56.680 --> 00:31:58.880
<v Speaker 2>And we had some people calling in a moment ago,

650
00:31:59.640 --> 00:32:04.599
<v Speaker 2>and I'm in here by myself right now, so like

651
00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:09.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm I'm doing both hosting and producing, so I think

652
00:32:09.519 --> 00:32:11.680
<v Speaker 2>I know how to answer the call. But what I

653
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<v Speaker 2>what I think I'm gonna do. So what I'm if

654
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<v Speaker 2>you call in and we had people on the line

655
00:32:16.000 --> 00:32:17.720
<v Speaker 2>and they've dropped off, and we have people calling, and

656
00:32:17.759 --> 00:32:19.920
<v Speaker 2>I during that break there and I couldn't. I didn't

657
00:32:19.920 --> 00:32:21.720
<v Speaker 2>want to risk it and you know, mess up the

658
00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:23.240
<v Speaker 2>show by hitting the wrong button. But what I think

659
00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:25.319
<v Speaker 2>I'll be able to do is when you call, I'll

660
00:32:25.319 --> 00:32:27.920
<v Speaker 2>be able to pick it up. But I'm not answering you.

661
00:32:27.920 --> 00:32:30.480
<v Speaker 2>You're just gonna hear the show, you'll hear me. And

662
00:32:30.519 --> 00:32:34.319
<v Speaker 2>then if you've called before, your name is in the system.

663
00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:36.440
<v Speaker 2>But if it's a number and I don't have a name,

664
00:32:36.880 --> 00:32:39.240
<v Speaker 2>I may have to say, hey, hello, how what's your name?

665
00:32:39.319 --> 00:32:41.519
<v Speaker 2>Welcome into the show. I don't know if we're going

666
00:32:41.599 --> 00:32:43.160
<v Speaker 2>to get there, but I do want to let you know.

667
00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:44.759
<v Speaker 2>You can still give us a call. But it's just me.

668
00:32:44.799 --> 00:32:48.799
<v Speaker 2>I'm a one man operation right now. That's that's that's

669
00:32:48.839 --> 00:32:51.079
<v Speaker 2>that's where we are. So if I WoT I have

670
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<v Speaker 2>seven one seventy nine hundred, if you were on hold,

671
00:32:52.920 --> 00:32:54.920
<v Speaker 2>or if you want to call back when I couldn't answer,

672
00:32:54.960 --> 00:32:56.960
<v Speaker 2>we should be good to go from here on out.

673
00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:57.799
<v Speaker 3>So stick with us.

674
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<v Speaker 2>We're taking you up until six o'clock. Right here, it's

675
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<v Speaker 2>Coffee and Company Fuel about Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety.

676
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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Coffee and Company with Nick Coffee on

677
00:33:30.839 --> 00:33:32.240
<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven to night.

678
00:33:40.799 --> 00:33:43.000
<v Speaker 2>That's right, it's Coffee and Company Fuel about Thornton's here

679
00:33:43.039 --> 00:33:46.200
<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. As we wrap up the

680
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<v Speaker 2>four o'clock hour, I'm looking here at a ton of

681
00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:54.559
<v Speaker 2>college basketball games to bet on, which, of course you know,

682
00:33:55.880 --> 00:34:00.680
<v Speaker 2>is exciting. However, I, you know, I get a little

683
00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:04.440
<v Speaker 2>overwhelmed when we have so many games. I end up

684
00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:07.039
<v Speaker 2>just randomly, I just don't do as much homework, and

685
00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:10.360
<v Speaker 2>sometimes that actually ends up working out, which means it's

686
00:34:10.400 --> 00:34:13.000
<v Speaker 2>really all luck. But certainly a lot of games to

687
00:34:13.079 --> 00:34:15.199
<v Speaker 2>bet on the night, and I had a two leg

688
00:34:15.280 --> 00:34:17.639
<v Speaker 2>parlay come through last night, which gives me a little

689
00:34:17.679 --> 00:34:20.079
<v Speaker 2>momentum heading into tonight. Not a great weekend for me, certainly,

690
00:34:20.159 --> 00:34:21.880
<v Speaker 2>not a good Sunday. Did not do well with the

691
00:34:22.000 --> 00:34:25.400
<v Speaker 2>NFL playoffs. But when it comes to when it comes

692
00:34:25.440 --> 00:34:29.079
<v Speaker 2>to the two leg parlay last night, it was I

693
00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:32.920
<v Speaker 2>did money Line, and I didn't want to say this

694
00:34:33.000 --> 00:34:35.440
<v Speaker 2>too to Austin, but I did money Line Rams and

695
00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:38.519
<v Speaker 2>I actually didn't get in on time, So I got

696
00:34:38.559 --> 00:34:41.559
<v Speaker 2>better odds. Don't I feel like there were better odds,

697
00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:44.760
<v Speaker 2>more juice, I should say, for a RAMS money line

698
00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:47.119
<v Speaker 2>when to come through early in the game than it

699
00:34:47.280 --> 00:34:50.280
<v Speaker 2>was before kicked off. But I don't know what would

700
00:34:50.280 --> 00:34:54.199
<v Speaker 2>have happened early on that would have made that adjustment,

701
00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:58.480
<v Speaker 2>made that shift, because I mean, the Vikings were I mean,

702
00:34:58.639 --> 00:35:01.360
<v Speaker 2>didn't really seem like they were ever in a good position.

703
00:35:01.440 --> 00:35:03.840
<v Speaker 2>I mean, as Troy Aikman said, everything that could go

704
00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:07.159
<v Speaker 2>wrong seemingly went wrong for the Vikings last night. So

705
00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:10.440
<v Speaker 2>I took Rams money line. And then I also and

706
00:35:10.760 --> 00:35:13.559
<v Speaker 2>I've I've had some luck with this. I call it

707
00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:15.400
<v Speaker 2>luck because I still don't know if it's because I'm

708
00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:18.920
<v Speaker 2>just getting lucky or maybe I am having some ability

709
00:35:18.960 --> 00:35:20.639
<v Speaker 2>to kind of see the lines move and get a

710
00:35:20.679 --> 00:35:24.960
<v Speaker 2>feel for the totals Like Live total bets are are

711
00:35:26.199 --> 00:35:28.440
<v Speaker 2>fascinating to me because you know, you can you know,

712
00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:30.840
<v Speaker 2>there's calculators out there that I reference from time to

713
00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:34.039
<v Speaker 2>time that'll tell me, Okay, right now, Live, I'm getting

714
00:35:35.239 --> 00:35:37.280
<v Speaker 2>one point fifty six and a half. That seems way

715
00:35:37.320 --> 00:35:39.039
<v Speaker 2>too high. What are they on pace to get?

716
00:35:39.079 --> 00:35:41.760
<v Speaker 3>Wow? This is that this line is said as if

717
00:35:41.800 --> 00:35:44.559
<v Speaker 3>they expect things to really pick up. I don't. I

718
00:35:44.599 --> 00:35:46.079
<v Speaker 3>think it's going to be played ugly. So let me

719
00:35:46.119 --> 00:35:47.119
<v Speaker 3>go ahead and take the under.

720
00:35:47.239 --> 00:35:50.119
<v Speaker 2>And I've had a few instances where that worked out

721
00:35:50.159 --> 00:35:52.760
<v Speaker 2>for me, and I'm going to continue to do it.

722
00:35:52.880 --> 00:35:54.480
<v Speaker 2>And I don't know if it's because I'm just getting

723
00:35:54.519 --> 00:35:56.920
<v Speaker 2>lucky or if maybe you know, because it changes so

724
00:35:57.039 --> 00:35:59.840
<v Speaker 2>much that that's why I used to hate live betting whenever.

725
00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:03.920
<v Speaker 2>And actually, I guess this is this is probably something

726
00:36:03.960 --> 00:36:05.960
<v Speaker 2>I didn't mean. I should have realized this before, just

727
00:36:06.079 --> 00:36:08.079
<v Speaker 2>now in this moment. But when I used to try

728
00:36:08.119 --> 00:36:11.079
<v Speaker 2>to do live bets, I could never get him in

729
00:36:11.199 --> 00:36:15.000
<v Speaker 2>because anytime I would make a selection within it within

730
00:36:15.239 --> 00:36:18.599
<v Speaker 2>a second to click make bet, they would change and

731
00:36:18.599 --> 00:36:20.760
<v Speaker 2>I'd have to reset. And every time I would pick

732
00:36:20.840 --> 00:36:22.559
<v Speaker 2>something new and then try to bet, it would tell

733
00:36:22.639 --> 00:36:25.679
<v Speaker 2>me that it's that it's changed again. But I just

734
00:36:25.760 --> 00:36:29.280
<v Speaker 2>realized that was whenever I was using an offshore sportsbook,

735
00:36:29.360 --> 00:36:32.280
<v Speaker 2>because you know, it wasn't legal here. Now it's and

736
00:36:32.360 --> 00:36:34.119
<v Speaker 2>they still change quite a bit, and you don't have

737
00:36:34.119 --> 00:36:36.400
<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of time to, you know, put something

738
00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:38.800
<v Speaker 2>extensive together, as far as a parlay that features live

739
00:36:38.880 --> 00:36:41.480
<v Speaker 2>games because by the time you've picked three or four legs,

740
00:36:41.679 --> 00:36:43.880
<v Speaker 2>half of them or more have probably it changed. But

741
00:36:44.079 --> 00:36:47.159
<v Speaker 2>within the apps were using here legally they have a

742
00:36:47.280 --> 00:36:49.360
<v Speaker 2>you know, it's pretty they keep they keep the legs

743
00:36:49.400 --> 00:36:51.480
<v Speaker 2>together and just have you acknowledge that there has been

744
00:36:51.800 --> 00:36:54.480
<v Speaker 2>some slight movement. But I kind of like the live

745
00:36:54.519 --> 00:36:57.360
<v Speaker 2>betting because I feel like, you know, when I do win,

746
00:36:57.960 --> 00:36:59.920
<v Speaker 2>and again it's probably just luck, it gives me, you know,

747
00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:04.400
<v Speaker 2>there's an added level of accomplishment because I'm like, yeah,

748
00:37:04.400 --> 00:37:07.199
<v Speaker 2>you know what they were making. They were making adjustments,

749
00:37:07.199 --> 00:37:09.400
<v Speaker 2>and they were making these changes and they were wrong.

750
00:37:09.440 --> 00:37:11.719
<v Speaker 2>I had a better eye for where this game was going. Again,

751
00:37:12.199 --> 00:37:13.599
<v Speaker 2>it's all luck at the end of the day, but

752
00:37:14.159 --> 00:37:16.159
<v Speaker 2>it's even more enjoyable when you feel like you didn't

753
00:37:16.159 --> 00:37:18.679
<v Speaker 2>just get lucky, you saw something that nobody else did.

754
00:37:20.360 --> 00:37:23.719
<v Speaker 2>Louisville still favored by eight. That has moved a little

755
00:37:23.760 --> 00:37:25.280
<v Speaker 2>bit throughout the day. I think it was closer to

756
00:37:25.679 --> 00:37:29.280
<v Speaker 2>seven as of this morning. But yeah, just looking at

757
00:37:29.400 --> 00:37:33.679
<v Speaker 2>other matchups tonight, I mean, again, I know it's not

758
00:37:33.800 --> 00:37:36.199
<v Speaker 2>probably great content for this show, but there are some

759
00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:38.199
<v Speaker 2>really good games tonight when it comes to like, I

760
00:37:38.239 --> 00:37:42.320
<v Speaker 2>mean games where you've got low spreads because like Indiana Illinois,

761
00:37:42.360 --> 00:37:43.599
<v Speaker 2>like that should be a really good game. I don't

762
00:37:43.599 --> 00:37:45.880
<v Speaker 2>know if it's going to be Ole Miss in Alabama.

763
00:37:45.880 --> 00:37:47.400
<v Speaker 2>I think that's gonna be a really good game. Yet

764
00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:49.599
<v Speaker 2>Alabama's favored by eleven and a half points. I think

765
00:37:49.639 --> 00:37:54.239
<v Speaker 2>that's a little much. And then tonight, Wow, you don't

766
00:37:54.239 --> 00:37:57.039
<v Speaker 2>often see this, but makes total sense. Oh and five Miami.

767
00:37:57.119 --> 00:38:00.920
<v Speaker 2>Of course, Larnaga bailed mid season because they're an absolute mess.

768
00:38:01.599 --> 00:38:03.199
<v Speaker 3>Duke is really playing well.

769
00:38:03.239 --> 00:38:05.639
<v Speaker 2>Maybe the best team in the country their favorite About

770
00:38:05.639 --> 00:38:08.000
<v Speaker 2>twenty four I could.

771
00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:08.360
<v Speaker 3>Be wrong here.

772
00:38:09.559 --> 00:38:15.159
<v Speaker 2>There can't be many games in acc play in recent

773
00:38:15.280 --> 00:38:18.760
<v Speaker 2>years where the spread's been that big, and if it

774
00:38:18.880 --> 00:38:20.719
<v Speaker 2>was in recent years, it was probably Louisville being on

775
00:38:20.760 --> 00:38:23.079
<v Speaker 2>the wrong end of it. But yeah, twenty four point favorites,

776
00:38:23.519 --> 00:38:25.519
<v Speaker 2>Duke is over Miami. I'm not gonna touch it. But

777
00:38:25.599 --> 00:38:27.000
<v Speaker 2>if I I mean, if I had to, I would

778
00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:31.039
<v Speaker 2>take Duke to cover. But tonight, I mean, this is

779
00:38:31.119 --> 00:38:34.159
<v Speaker 2>to me as a college basketball nerd, this is a

780
00:38:34.280 --> 00:38:37.599
<v Speaker 2>real win for us when it comes to conference realignment

781
00:38:37.639 --> 00:38:41.440
<v Speaker 2>because what this has done is it has it's made

782
00:38:41.480 --> 00:38:44.280
<v Speaker 2>it to where you now have like West Coast games

783
00:38:44.320 --> 00:38:47.000
<v Speaker 2>against teams that not that you care about, but you're

784
00:38:47.039 --> 00:38:48.679
<v Speaker 2>familiar with the enough to where you're gonna want to

785
00:38:48.679 --> 00:38:50.719
<v Speaker 2>watch because or you're gonna want to watch if you

786
00:38:50.800 --> 00:38:53.039
<v Speaker 2>bet on it right. And you've got a tip off

787
00:38:53.079 --> 00:38:57.360
<v Speaker 2>tonight between Baylor and Arizona at eleven o'clock USC I'm sorry,

788
00:38:57.440 --> 00:39:01.440
<v Speaker 2>UCF and Arizona State also at eleven o'clock. This isn't

789
00:39:01.440 --> 00:39:03.760
<v Speaker 2>a Westcoat, this isn't a big time matchup, but at

790
00:39:03.800 --> 00:39:06.960
<v Speaker 2>Colorado State San Diego State at eleven o'clock. So nerds

791
00:39:07.079 --> 00:39:10.119
<v Speaker 2>like myself, sickos for the sport of college basketball. It

792
00:39:10.239 --> 00:39:12.320
<v Speaker 2>is great when we know we can stay up till

793
00:39:12.320 --> 00:39:15.960
<v Speaker 2>eleven o'clock and watch, you know, like games they're gonna

794
00:39:15.960 --> 00:39:19.400
<v Speaker 2>be on TV, not on some obscure streaming network. And

795
00:39:20.320 --> 00:39:21.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm probably not gonna stay up and watch these games

796
00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:24.519
<v Speaker 2>in their entirety, but I know this, I'll probably be

797
00:39:24.639 --> 00:39:28.559
<v Speaker 2>looking at about I don't know, ten o'clock realizing anything

798
00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:31.320
<v Speaker 2>I bet beforehand was not successful, and I'm gonna be

799
00:39:31.400 --> 00:39:33.199
<v Speaker 2>looking at what's available and I'm gonna think, you know what,

800
00:39:33.280 --> 00:39:34.920
<v Speaker 2>here we go, We're gonna we're gonna be able to

801
00:39:34.960 --> 00:39:39.159
<v Speaker 2>finish potentially strong we're gonna be able to end the

802
00:39:39.239 --> 00:39:40.719
<v Speaker 2>night with a win. And I don't know if it's

803
00:39:40.719 --> 00:39:43.239
<v Speaker 2>gonna happen, but I'll at least have a chance to

804
00:39:43.320 --> 00:39:45.599
<v Speaker 2>go to sleep thinking there's a chance I could end

805
00:39:45.639 --> 00:39:51.159
<v Speaker 2>the day with a win rather than a loss. If

806
00:39:51.400 --> 00:39:53.599
<v Speaker 2>history repeats itself, it won't be successful for me. And

807
00:39:53.639 --> 00:39:54.760
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to make it out to where I

808
00:39:55.239 --> 00:39:56.880
<v Speaker 2>never win, because I went enough to where it's still

809
00:39:56.880 --> 00:40:00.719
<v Speaker 2>at least enjoyable. I could lose five straight times, but

810
00:40:00.800 --> 00:40:02.840
<v Speaker 2>if I get a win on the six, try like

811
00:40:04.239 --> 00:40:07.000
<v Speaker 2>it's awesome. That's what keeps you around, at least for me.

812
00:40:07.880 --> 00:40:09.480
<v Speaker 2>All right, let's do this. Let's get to the top

813
00:40:09.519 --> 00:40:11.159
<v Speaker 2>of the hour break here. We've got another hour to go.

814
00:40:11.599 --> 00:40:14.400
<v Speaker 2>Five o'clock hour is next, and we'll keep this thing

815
00:40:14.519 --> 00:40:18.559
<v Speaker 2>rolling along, at least I think we will. I'm a

816
00:40:18.639 --> 00:40:20.880
<v Speaker 2>one man operation right now, meaning I'm the only one

817
00:40:21.079 --> 00:40:24.360
<v Speaker 2>here producing and hosting, so I don't really know.

818
00:40:25.599 --> 00:40:28.639
<v Speaker 3>I think we're on the air. I hope we are, but.

819
00:40:30.440 --> 00:40:32.199
<v Speaker 2>I feel like we weren't. I would know by now,

820
00:40:32.239 --> 00:40:34.760
<v Speaker 2>but anyways, stick around. We'll take up til six o'clock

821
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<v Speaker 2>right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

822
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<v Speaker 3>This report is sponsored by rapid Radios