WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:07.799 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:13.359 Sports Talk seven to nine day. Now here's Nick coffee. 3 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:16.679 All right, let's get right to it. Just forty five 4 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:19.280 minutes swell, in fact, closer to forty minutes left before 5 00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:21.559 we get out of here. There is a women's basketball 6 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:24.320 game coming up, and that means we got to go early. 7 00:00:24.399 --> 00:00:27.800 So let's keep this thing on track and try to 8 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:29.640 get the most out of the time that we have left. 9 00:00:29.640 --> 00:00:31.559 So we did start the show with some breaking news 10 00:00:32.039 --> 00:00:34.159 from the afternoon that Carson Beck is getting enter the 11 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:37.880 transfer portal. One of the you to be one of 12 00:00:37.920 --> 00:00:39.960 the best quarterbacks in the country, because you know, he 13 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:42.439 was at Georgia. They were really successful, but I kind 14 00:00:42.439 --> 00:00:46.159 of feel like lately there's not been as much fanfare 15 00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:49.000 for him, and you know, Georgia this year and even 16 00:00:49.079 --> 00:00:51.759 last year took a step back than where they were. Now. 17 00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:55.200 Tough to maintain that winning two national championships in a row. 18 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:57.960 But you know, somebody on the text line had mentioned 19 00:00:58.039 --> 00:01:01.719 that they don't think they would take Carson Beck over 20 00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:04.760 Miller Moss, and I thought to myself as soon as 21 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:07.400 I read that, Yeah, I don't know if I would either, 22 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:10.799 but maybe that's ridiculous. Like I just Georgia is one 23 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:14.040 of those teams kind of like old school Nick Saban 24 00:01:14.079 --> 00:01:18.640 Alabama teams where you don't really know how much their 25 00:01:18.719 --> 00:01:22.439 success is based off the quarterback. Right. The quarterback's doing 26 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:24.519 it's doing his job. But like, I don't really think 27 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:28.879 Carson Beck was somebody that I feel and look, you 28 00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:32.439 can be really loaded and be talented everywhere, but it's 29 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:35.159 obvious your quarterback is special. I never really felt like 30 00:01:35.239 --> 00:01:39.959 that with him, But maybe I'm wrong. So Zack Barnett, 31 00:01:39.959 --> 00:01:43.359 who's our college football expert, he covers college football for 32 00:01:43.359 --> 00:01:46.359 FootballScoop dot com, he put this out earlier after the 33 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:48.680 news broke about Beck inering the portal, saying that he 34 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:52.519 doesn't buy that Ohio State or Texas Tech are actually interested. 35 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:54.599 That's what's because that's what being reported right now is 36 00:01:54.599 --> 00:01:57.280 that it's those three schools, Miami, Texas Tech, and Ohio State. 37 00:01:57.359 --> 00:01:59.799 And I think what zachs insinuating is that yeah, this 38 00:01:59.879 --> 00:02:01.959 is this is Miami, Like Miami is the one that 39 00:02:01.959 --> 00:02:03.480 that is going to be the sucker here and pay 40 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:06.239 him uh that much money, because the report is that 41 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:08.000 he's going to make more than three million dollars, and 42 00:02:08.039 --> 00:02:09.759 that would that would make sense as to why you 43 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:11.960 would say, yeah, uh, I'll come back to college for 44 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:14.240 another year to make three million because I don't even 45 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:17.039 know about ever see anything close to that money if 46 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:19.879 if I go to the NFL right now. So that's 47 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:22.719 that's uh, that's where we are and uh in college 48 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:25.240 college sports right now. And and as I said at the 49 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:27.599 beginning of the show, I still kind of think to 50 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:29.439 myself every now and then, like what what like because 51 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:32.520 it's it's it's not brand new, but in the grand 52 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:36.120 scheme of how how long we have followed college sports 53 00:02:36.159 --> 00:02:38.360 and really how long college sports has existed, it's still 54 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:41.560 brand new in that in that regard. But yeah, a 55 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:44.199 lot of a lot of money uh is uh is 56 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:49.199 being paid out to players and that's that's good for them. 57 00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:52.120 I mean, doesn't seem sustainable. It just kind of seems 58 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:54.879 like in any moment, like something's gonna happen. I don't 59 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:56.240 know what it would be, but like it just this 60 00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:00.759 it's such a mess. But uh, you know, clearly done. 61 00:03:00.960 --> 00:03:04.360 It's not done damage to the overall viewership and the 62 00:03:04.360 --> 00:03:06.599 product because there's a lot of people that don't like it. 63 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:09.520 There's a lot of people complaining about it, coaches clearly, 64 00:03:09.560 --> 00:03:12.680 fans obviously, but people are watching at a really, really 65 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:14.439 high level. I mean, even though these bowl games have 66 00:03:14.520 --> 00:03:18.719 now turned into glorified exhibitions, as people call them, and 67 00:03:18.759 --> 00:03:22.080 I think the random bowl games got even more sorry, 68 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:25.479 the random bowl games got even more random whenever they 69 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:29.759 added the twelve team playoff, because you know, when you 70 00:03:29.800 --> 00:03:31.639 were in when there was just two bowl game, when 71 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:33.560 there was just two teams playing for the championship, that's 72 00:03:33.599 --> 00:03:35.080 when those other bowl games you would you'd be able 73 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:36.560 to say, Okay, there's a there's a lot on the 74 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:38.080 line here, we could really get a big win here 75 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:40.000 in this bowl game because you know, only two teams 76 00:03:40.039 --> 00:03:42.759 get to play for the championship. But you know, there'd 77 00:03:42.759 --> 00:03:44.960 still be real value in those BCS games at that time. 78 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:48.080 And then it went to four and you know, the 79 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:50.120 other bowl games, the New Year six as they called them, 80 00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:52.240 they didn't seem as relevant, but there was still some 81 00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:54.800 value there. And then now with the twelve it just 82 00:03:54.840 --> 00:03:56.400 kind of seems like any any of the bowl games 83 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:58.599 that's not included in the College Football Playoff, they just 84 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:02.680 don't really have the same significance, it seems. However, people 85 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:05.280 still watch them. Viewership for those kind of games is 86 00:04:05.319 --> 00:04:07.680 still climbing, and therefore they're still going to happen because 87 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:11.800 a lot of money's being made. So it's still weird 88 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:13.719 to me at times. But I don't know if there's 89 00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:15.199 anything that could happen to where I would I mean, 90 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:19.000 I wouldn't know how to not care about college basketball 91 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:21.639 and college football. I mean, I just I mean, it's 92 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:24.680 it's a huge part of my life, and and that 93 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:27.040 may make me seem like a sad individual because you know, 94 00:04:27.079 --> 00:04:28.839 I don't have any involvement and I just love it 95 00:04:28.839 --> 00:04:30.879 and watch it. But you know, I'm fortunate to be 96 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:32.639 able to talk about it with what I do for 97 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:35.600 a living. But it's really just like a culture thing. 98 00:04:36.519 --> 00:04:37.879 I mean, there's a lot of people around here that 99 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:41.759 maybe think I'm crazy, but there's also others that think, like, yeah, 100 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:43.319 I get it, Like it's it's kind of part of 101 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:47.000 my DNA that I there's each day of my life, 102 00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:49.680 there's there's there's some time that I spend thinking about 103 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:53.480 my team and the upcoming season or the next game 104 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:55.959 or whatever, just because it's it's something we get lost 105 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:59.600 in and that's what makes college sports special. All right, 106 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:02.439 Coffee company, that's us. We're special. I think we are. 107 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:06.319 I'm Nick Coffee Austin Montgomery alongside is is he just downed? So? 108 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:10.920 Dorito's are cheetos nice? That spicy nacho? 109 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:15.120 No regular? I do not like to gimmick up my 110 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:17.360 doritos a straight nacho cheese. 111 00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:21.720 Man. I'll tell you what. Dorito's. They're classic and they're great. 112 00:05:22.120 --> 00:05:24.319 But if you ever noticed that the dorritos that are 113 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:29.160 not the original, like the nacho cheese or the cool ranch, 114 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:32.480 the texture is different, like the chip, like the chip, 115 00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:36.439 like the the They had a buffalo wing one or 116 00:05:36.480 --> 00:05:41.959 a hot buffalo blazing buffalo dorrito that and it was 117 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:44.680 it was good. I couldn't eat too much of it, 118 00:05:44.720 --> 00:05:47.720 but it was good. But yet, like the it was 119 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:50.079 way more crunchy like it was just way more almost 120 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:52.120 like it was. It was like a cracker almost. 121 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:54.079 I think the spicy nacho ones are like that. 122 00:05:54.120 --> 00:05:55.480 I yes, no, that's what I was gonna say. Like 123 00:05:55.480 --> 00:05:58.120 the spicy nacho. Yeah, they're the flavor. I don't mind, 124 00:05:58.160 --> 00:06:00.040 although I still think the original is the best. But 125 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:02.560 it's the texture of it where they taste kind of stale. 126 00:06:02.560 --> 00:06:04.519 I don't know if they have to do something different 127 00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:07.199 because of whatever they're putting on them for that flavor. 128 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:09.920 But yeah, Dorito's a real classic. 129 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:12.040 Well, dude, I just got a big stroke of the 130 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:15.879 munchies right now. So during that last break, go to 131 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:18.360 the break room and it's not stocked. And I take 132 00:06:18.399 --> 00:06:21.279 partial responsibility for that because I usually I usually like 133 00:06:21.319 --> 00:06:23.000 to do that, but I know now that we have 134 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:26.199 actually hired a part timer to do that. I don't 135 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:28.360 know what she's been doing the last couple of days, 136 00:06:28.360 --> 00:06:31.079 but there's there's nothing back there. So that's an issue 137 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:33.959 that the big issues. So there's nothing but like the 138 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:37.360 skinny pop popcorn, And honestly, who's keeping them in business? 139 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:40.959 Yes we are, and so but there is there is 140 00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:44.800 I have a key. I have a lot of key 141 00:06:44.879 --> 00:06:46.560 that goes to the actual closet. 142 00:06:46.680 --> 00:06:47.399 So you got. 143 00:06:48.839 --> 00:06:52.319 Is stored, yes, but you're just you're the plug. We're 144 00:06:52.399 --> 00:06:55.480 running low. There's not a lot back there. There's not 145 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:56.839 a lot in the supply closet. 146 00:06:56.839 --> 00:06:58.839 It's one of the perks though, is they do give 147 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:02.319 us snacks and and and and usually the I mean 148 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:05.920 we've got this wasn't a thing before we came to 149 00:07:05.959 --> 00:07:08.879 this studio, this office, and now each day for the 150 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:12.240 most part, there's a big spread of snacks and candy 151 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:16.360 and unlimited soft drinks at times, so we we certainly 152 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:16.920 appreciate it. 153 00:07:16.959 --> 00:07:20.639 And I almost went, almost went back to my scumbag ways. 154 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:23.839 As I open up the refrigerator, there's a half eaten 155 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:26.240 Jimmy john sandwich in there. Who just saats half a 156 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:27.040 Jimmy Johnson? 157 00:07:27.120 --> 00:07:29.319 You you put me on the spot that day. I 158 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:32.120 felt bad because here I am talking about, like how 159 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:36.519 it's low key a real scumbag thing to do, to know, 160 00:07:36.879 --> 00:07:40.480 to knowingly take somebody's food that they brought for lunch. 161 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:44.319 And because if you get caught, you can say, what's 162 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:46.160 the big deal? It's it's you can play victim. What's 163 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:47.639 the big deal? It's just a sandwich. I'll buy you 164 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:50.399 five sandwiches, chill out. But yet it's not. It's not 165 00:07:50.439 --> 00:07:52.839 about that. It's about it's it's the principle. So here 166 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:54.680 I am talking about how those people are the worst, 167 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:56.480 and Austin's like, yeah, I've done that. 168 00:07:56.879 --> 00:07:58.759 I just did that. I just took a got right. 169 00:07:59.079 --> 00:08:01.560 So there's a half eat yeah John sandwich. It I'm 170 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:03.720 pretty sure it belongs to someone important because I saw 171 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:06.600 them heating up probably the first half of it earlier, 172 00:08:06.720 --> 00:08:08.360 and I got pretty excited. I'm like, all right, we 173 00:08:08.399 --> 00:08:09.439 got catering. 174 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:11.360 Today and it was just one sandwich. John. 175 00:08:11.360 --> 00:08:14.279 They just went into business for himself, So not wrong 176 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:15.079 with that, But I'm. 177 00:08:14.959 --> 00:08:16.519 Going at Jimmy John's in a minute. 178 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:19.680 If that sandwich is still there by the end of 179 00:08:19.720 --> 00:08:23.040 tomorrow when we start our show tomorrow, it's mine. 180 00:08:23.079 --> 00:08:25.439 Oh I think, yeah, I think, I mean, somebody may 181 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:28.680 still be looking for it, but I think it's more 182 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:31.360 plausible that you would just assume that they're not coming 183 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:33.600 back for it. Yeah, after that time, So I'm with you. 184 00:08:33.679 --> 00:08:35.600 All right, it's coffee and Company again. Feel about Thornton's 185 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:38.039 heerroo on Sports Talk seven ninety. Let's go to the 186 00:08:38.039 --> 00:08:40.840 text line. This text says, Nick, would you rather be 187 00:08:40.960 --> 00:08:44.360 facing this pit team coming off of a win or 188 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:46.840 the blowout loss they just had to Duke. I kind 189 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:50.639 of feel like they're going to be ready to bounce back. Yeah, 190 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:52.840 I mean, I think they'll be ready to bounce back 191 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:54.720 because I think they're good. They went to Duke, by 192 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:57.399 the way, first of all, they're number one right now 193 00:08:57.440 --> 00:09:00.279 in the kin palm, and I think everybody's aware the 194 00:09:00.039 --> 00:09:03.480 they're clearly really good. Their two losses this year are 195 00:09:03.519 --> 00:09:06.279 to Kansas and to Kentucky, two games they easily could 196 00:09:06.279 --> 00:09:08.799 have won. The Kentucky game was down to the wire. 197 00:09:08.919 --> 00:09:12.240 They lost by three to Kansas just a couple of 198 00:09:12.279 --> 00:09:17.440 weeks later. So there wins. I mean again, the win 199 00:09:17.440 --> 00:09:20.320 against Arizona doesn't look as valuable now because they've kind 200 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:23.399 of fallen off. But they're the only team that's beat Auburn. 201 00:09:23.600 --> 00:09:26.039 You know, I guess they don't have that many great wins, 202 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:27.879 but like they're playing really good basketball. They've got a 203 00:09:27.919 --> 00:09:31.480 lot of talent, Cooper Cooper Flag starting to catch bodies 204 00:09:31.480 --> 00:09:33.200 making posters out there. I mean, you guys saw that 205 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:35.799 Donkey had the other night on Pittsburgh. So despite pitt 206 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:38.960 getting blown out at Duke, I don't think any less 207 00:09:38.960 --> 00:09:43.120 of them. So I don't really see it as much 208 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:45.360 of a factor, like I hear you, as far as 209 00:09:46.039 --> 00:09:50.240 maybe if they were continued, maybe if they were winning, well, 210 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:52.159 maybe they were coming off a win against Duke, then 211 00:09:52.159 --> 00:09:53.720 they would be a little you know, maybe they'd look 212 00:09:53.799 --> 00:09:55.759 they take you lightly because they feel like as if 213 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:58.200 they can beat Dukie Cameron, then they know they can 214 00:09:58.279 --> 00:10:01.000 just maybe put it on cruise control again. You but 215 00:10:01.039 --> 00:10:04.360 I just I kind of think that them coming off 216 00:10:04.360 --> 00:10:06.639 the loss, yeah, they'll be ready to bounce back. But 217 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:08.720 I think it's more so just because they are going 218 00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:10.320 to be ready to play, because I think they're pretty good. 219 00:10:10.360 --> 00:10:12.519 So maybe you're right. Maybe if they would have won, 220 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:15.240 it would have been more maybe it would have made 221 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:17.440 them a little more vulnerable to lose on their home floor. 222 00:10:17.759 --> 00:10:20.399 But I think they're gonna be ready to play regardless, 223 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:24.200 And I really can't. You know, there's nothing that backs 224 00:10:24.200 --> 00:10:27.399 this up as far as their resume. I mean, it's solid. 225 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:30.840 They're clearly a tournament team right now. But there's not 226 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:33.399 even really anybody on their team who who stands out 227 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:34.720 like as a guy that you know is an All 228 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:37.200 American caliber player. But they're just they're good, man. They've 229 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:39.360 got a lot of they got a lot of balance, 230 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:43.080 They've got uh, let me see who is their leading 231 00:10:43.080 --> 00:10:46.720 scorer this year? Because this let's see here now now, 232 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:49.519 I gotta look it up, because they they and that 233 00:10:49.600 --> 00:10:52.320 speaks to Caple because I think they've actually lost in 234 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:54.159 the last two years, like they've lost. They've had some 235 00:10:54.200 --> 00:10:56.840 really good players that they end up losing either to graduation, 236 00:10:56.919 --> 00:10:59.480 at the NBA draft or maybe to the portal. But 237 00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:02.200 it seemed like the last two years I've expected Pitt 238 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:03.919 to kind of take a step back and kind of 239 00:11:03.960 --> 00:11:06.480 get back to where they were the early years of 240 00:11:06.559 --> 00:11:11.320 Caple at Pitt. But they've been able to maintain, like 241 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:14.679 as Ish Leggott I think it is. I mean, his 242 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:16.879 last name is Leggett, but Ishmael is his name. I 243 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:18.240 think they just he goes by Ish. But he's their 244 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:21.279 leading scorer, averaging seventeen points, about six boards a game, 245 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:24.360 two and a half assists, and you know, he's he's 246 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:27.039 been there for This is his second season transferred from 247 00:11:27.159 --> 00:11:29.600 Rhode Island, and I mean he's been a He's a 248 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:32.600 five year guy who's scored in double figures seemingly every 249 00:11:32.639 --> 00:11:35.960 season he's played college basketball. So you know, they have 250 00:11:36.279 --> 00:11:38.639 some similar DNA to Louisville as far as just some 251 00:11:38.840 --> 00:11:41.360 guys that have played a lot of a lot of ball. 252 00:11:42.080 --> 00:11:44.039 Jalen Lowe is actually one of the younger guys. He's 253 00:11:44.039 --> 00:11:46.840 also averaging about sixteen points a game. He's he's just 254 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:50.440 a sophomore and that's last year they brought in, is 255 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:52.919 it Carrington? I can think of this above. Carrington was 256 00:11:52.960 --> 00:11:54.440 the guy who was a freshman a year ago ended 257 00:11:54.519 --> 00:11:57.039 up being a top twenty pick in the draft, and 258 00:11:57.080 --> 00:11:59.519 he was. He wasn't a huge recruit, but he really 259 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:01.559 balled out out in one year for Capele, went to 260 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:04.200 the NBA. And then Jalen Lowe, who is again their 261 00:12:04.200 --> 00:12:06.600 second leinning scorer at sixteen point seven points a game. 262 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:08.600 He's another guy who was in that same class. So 263 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:11.879 you know, Capele I thought his days were numbered. And 264 00:12:11.919 --> 00:12:14.639 now again there's no real big accomplishment that's happened. They 265 00:12:14.639 --> 00:12:16.320 haven't made some kind of deep run into the tournament. 266 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:18.399 But you know he's putting good teams on the four 267 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:22.240 of these last couple of years. And I think, without question, 268 00:12:22.440 --> 00:12:25.080 this is the toughest game Louisville has left on their schedule, 269 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:28.080 and I don't even really think it's close. Other games 270 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:29.840 that right now we can look at and say, Okay, 271 00:12:30.120 --> 00:12:32.519 that one may be tough to win. I mean, look, 272 00:12:32.679 --> 00:12:34.639 you could lose to anybody, but as far as like 273 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:37.559 games that I'm thinking, okay, you could play well there 274 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:40.120 and lose, because they're actually pretty good I mean again 275 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:43.960 Pitt on the road, and then after that, I mean Syracuse. 276 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:49.879 They stink Virginia. I mean they're falling apart, and you 277 00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:52.080 play them at home coming up on the eighteenth. They 278 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:56.759 got killed last night by cal smu is probably the 279 00:12:56.799 --> 00:12:59.720 second toughest game you have left, and it's at their place. 280 00:12:59.759 --> 00:13:01.559 That's on January twenty. First, they're off to a pretty 281 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:03.519 good start at eleven and four, although they've lost to 282 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:06.399 in a row, but Carolina and Duke with the teams 283 00:13:06.399 --> 00:13:08.559 that they that they lost to, So you know, I 284 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:13.480 think this is easily the toughest test left and with 285 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:16.240 that comes great value, right like a win at Pitt, 286 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:19.159 that's a quad one win that will not fade, meaning 287 00:13:19.519 --> 00:13:22.279 there's no scenario pitons up outside the top seventy five 288 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:25.639 before the season ends. Now, what you got to worry 289 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:27.720 about is Clemson. Will they stay in the top thirty 290 00:13:27.759 --> 00:13:29.000 of the net or will they you know, can they 291 00:13:29.000 --> 00:13:32.559 get back in the top thirty of the net? Same 292 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:35.799 thing for Oklahoma and well that's a loss. But West Virginia. 293 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:37.480 West Virginia's in the top fifty right now, which is 294 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:39.440 where they need to be because it's a neutral site game, 295 00:13:40.120 --> 00:13:42.320 neutral site wins against top fifty teams, those count as 296 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:45.360 squad one victories. Indiana, they're now in the top fifty 297 00:13:45.399 --> 00:13:48.480 after their win last night against USC so that's now 298 00:13:48.519 --> 00:13:51.799 a quad wa win. So Loisvill's resume, you know, when 299 00:13:51.799 --> 00:13:54.200 it comes to just the pure number aspect of it, 300 00:13:54.200 --> 00:13:56.799 it really is going to depend upon the two teams 301 00:13:56.840 --> 00:13:59.720 they beat in the Bahamas. Can they maintain top fifty 302 00:13:59.720 --> 00:14:02.440 stats that is, because if so, there's more value there 303 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:06.480 with those wins. And I've been to think that Indiana 304 00:14:06.519 --> 00:14:09.559 and West Virginia will be able to do that because 305 00:14:10.679 --> 00:14:14.000 they play in such good leagues that I think overvalue 306 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:16.840 those leagues, meaning the formulas I think overvalue those leagues. Therefore, 307 00:14:17.559 --> 00:14:20.000 Indiana could be five hundred or a little bit better 308 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:21.840 in Big ten play and probably still be a top 309 00:14:21.879 --> 00:14:24.480 fifty team because they're playing good teams every night based 310 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:28.600 off of these formulas. So, in fact, I want to 311 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:31.440 do this because there's an updated bracketology today from a 312 00:14:31.440 --> 00:14:33.519 couple of actually two different updates from different folks that 313 00:14:33.519 --> 00:14:36.159 I want to take a look at, because again I 314 00:14:36.159 --> 00:14:39.960 think because of those two teams jumping up, that means 315 00:14:40.000 --> 00:14:42.559 Louisville probably, you know, instead of being at ten, maybe 316 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:45.320 they're in eight. That kind of stuff, which, again, a 317 00:14:45.360 --> 00:14:47.399 lot of basketball to be played before we get to 318 00:14:47.440 --> 00:14:49.840 selection Sunday, and who knows, maybe Louisville falls apart. You 319 00:14:49.879 --> 00:14:51.720 just don't know. But it's just nice to know that 320 00:14:51.799 --> 00:14:54.919 you're alive and you're able to look at these silly 321 00:14:54.919 --> 00:14:58.759 bracketology updates and know, hey, yeah, you're damn right, we're 322 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:00.519 in we're at this seed. Or that's because it's been 323 00:15:00.519 --> 00:15:02.320 a long time since we've been there. Man, it has 324 00:15:02.639 --> 00:15:04.159 all right, quick break, we'll come back on the other 325 00:15:04.200 --> 00:15:08.840 side and talk a little bracketology, and I want to 326 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:11.639 share my thoughts on what I heard earlier today on 327 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:15.360 KSR and what I've seen from some Kentucky fans on Twitter. 328 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:18.399 And it's nothing controversial. It's not like I'm I'm ready 329 00:15:18.399 --> 00:15:21.759 to tee off, but I kind of understand why they 330 00:15:21.759 --> 00:15:25.039 would feel sorry for Caliperry, but I kind of am 331 00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:30.960 more so surprised that they're not enjoying his failures at Arkansas. 332 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:33.240 So we'll talk about that and then we'll be out 333 00:15:33.240 --> 00:15:34.240 of here, because we know a whole lot of time 334 00:15:34.279 --> 00:15:38.919 Left's stick around right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. 335 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:42.480 Now, back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 336 00:15:42.679 --> 00:15:44.320 Sports Talk seven nine day. 337 00:15:44.720 --> 00:15:47.799 All right, so the bracketology update here. This is from 338 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:53.039 Graham Dori in bracketology. He's a college basketball writer and 339 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:55.399 he's got his own podcast channel that kind of stuff. 340 00:15:55.399 --> 00:15:59.320 But he has Louisville Inn As a nine seed taken 341 00:15:59.360 --> 00:16:03.960 on San Diego State and they're one seed. If this happened, 342 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:07.279 would be would be Alabama. However, it's in Lexington, meaning 343 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:10.240 that would be a basically a home game for Louisville 344 00:16:10.759 --> 00:16:13.320 in those first two games. Of course, that's what ends 345 00:16:13.360 --> 00:16:16.840 up happening. Kentucky's sitting at a three seed, and I 346 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:21.120 guess the loss to Georgia probably drop them down from 347 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:25.200 a two two a three, I would guess, but you know, 348 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:29.879 they're clearly in and there's no way to know until 349 00:16:30.279 --> 00:16:32.399 we get there, right. I mean, I'm gonna be so 350 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:38.559 fascinated to see how the SEC is judged by the 351 00:16:38.559 --> 00:16:41.240 committee based off of losses, because there's gonna be a 352 00:16:41.279 --> 00:16:42.840 lot of losses, like teams are going to like I 353 00:16:42.840 --> 00:16:46.000 wouldn't even Auburn right now is the best I think, 354 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:48.720 maybe the best team in the country, and they they 355 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:52.799 they're clearly the favorite to win the SEC this year, 356 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:56.879 but I mean if they're fifteen and five, I mean 357 00:16:58.039 --> 00:17:01.000 that that that probably would still be enough to win 358 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:03.000 it because I think everybody else, even though I think 359 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:04.359 they're good, they're going to play a lot of other 360 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:07.920 good teams and have and stack up some losses. So anyways, 361 00:17:08.279 --> 00:17:12.279 the before we again, we're we're only have like twelve 362 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:14.279 minutes left. In fact, about ten minutes left, So I'm 363 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:16.160 just going to try to get through as much as 364 00:17:16.200 --> 00:17:17.640 possible before we run out of time. But this is 365 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:19.960 what happens when I know that we have limited time 366 00:17:20.000 --> 00:17:22.119 and I realized there's like three things I don't know 367 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:24.160 how to balance it, and I just you know, so 368 00:17:24.279 --> 00:17:26.079 I'm just going to talk about what was next and 369 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:27.880 then we'll see how much time we have left whenever 370 00:17:27.960 --> 00:17:31.960 I you know, get through with it. But Kentucky clearly 371 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:35.240 at this point feels as if the move from Caliperry 372 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:40.079 to Mark Pope was perfect. I mean, maybe there are 373 00:17:40.119 --> 00:17:42.640 some bands that miss Cal, maybe there are some bands 374 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:45.839 that don't think Pope is good enough to win titles there. 375 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:47.720 I don't know, but overall, I don't know how you 376 00:17:47.720 --> 00:17:51.079 couldn't be thrilled with how well things are going with 377 00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:55.200 Kentucky thus far, and how poorly things are going for Cal. 378 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:58.119 And let's be real, that matters. I mean, I do 379 00:17:58.160 --> 00:18:00.759 believe that there are some Well, put it this way, 380 00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:04.079 I believe some when they say that they don't keep 381 00:18:04.160 --> 00:18:06.160 up with Arkansas, they don't care one way or the other. 382 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:08.559 They're not rooting for Cal, but they're not hoping that 383 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:11.720 he fails. And you know, I'm sure some of those 384 00:18:11.720 --> 00:18:14.240 folks are genuine, but I know that there's a lot 385 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:17.720 of emotion involved in being a fan, especially when you're 386 00:18:17.759 --> 00:18:21.039 a diehard fan of a program like Kentucky basketball. That 387 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:22.720 means a lot to so many that look, it was 388 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:25.839 a breakup. You all were together and you split up, 389 00:18:26.359 --> 00:18:30.680 and it was a positive situation in regards to both 390 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:35.079 sides realizing, hey, we need an exit strategy. And the 391 00:18:35.119 --> 00:18:37.880 exit strategy worked out well. Cal found a school that 392 00:18:37.960 --> 00:18:39.759 was willing to pay him comparable money to what he 393 00:18:39.799 --> 00:18:42.000 was making in Kentucky. He didn't have to take a 394 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:44.880 pay cut. He could start over at a good program, 395 00:18:45.039 --> 00:18:47.759 and Kentucky could get rid of him and start fresh 396 00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:50.000 and not have to pay him a dime of the buyout. 397 00:18:50.119 --> 00:18:54.839 So it actually worked out well when it happened, meaning 398 00:18:54.839 --> 00:18:58.160 the scenario, the situation, but it was a breakup still, 399 00:18:58.359 --> 00:19:00.759 and I think you want and to see what your 400 00:19:00.799 --> 00:19:04.039 old booze up to is a total natural and normal thing. 401 00:19:04.680 --> 00:19:08.200