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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started at the four o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>So my kids get these fizz free slushies every so often,

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<v Speaker 2>and we get a enough of them that it's not

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<v Speaker 2>at the You scan and see, okay, that one's free,

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<v Speaker 2>dot com. So this text that comes in is it's

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<v Speaker 2>good timing because it's sort of in the same arena

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<v Speaker 2>that I wanted to start here in the four o'clock hour,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is these updated rankings from ESPN as far

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<v Speaker 2>as college basketball next season. But the text says Nick,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you, and trust me. There's many people who

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<v Speaker 2>to read those two. But this one says, Nick, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>with you. I think the loss of James Scott was

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<v Speaker 2>a bigger deal than people realized at the time, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see anybody currently in the mix to take

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<v Speaker 2>a straight shooter. I don't know if we should be concerned.

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<v Speaker 2>I think if we need because here's the thing with James.

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<v Speaker 2>His production, meaning the pure numbers is not something that

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<v Speaker 2>you should mean honestly. Case in Pryor alone could be

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<v Speaker 2>able to give you what James gave you as far

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<v Speaker 2>as just statistics. He could give you that in a

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<v Speaker 2>half as compared to what James gave you in a game. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't say that to be little James Scott. I

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<v Speaker 2>say that because, like James Scott is somebody where the

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<v Speaker 2>statistics didn't always really tell you how valuable he was.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think the real I guess, the real concern

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<v Speaker 2>as far as like are we really going to be

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<v Speaker 2>missing him? It just comes down to how good Sonny

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<v Speaker 2>Frew is, because he's the mystery, he's the wild card.

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

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<v Speaker 2>have every right to be excited to have him and

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<v Speaker 2>expect him to contribute, but like the level of what

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<v Speaker 2>he's bringing, none of us no right. Like it comes

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<v Speaker 2>down to how does it translate. Maybe it translates really well,

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<v Speaker 2>and like he goes from being the best young big

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<v Speaker 2>in the top level of the German professional basketball world

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<v Speaker 2>to being like an All American player, or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's an adjustment and he's a contributor, but it's at

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<v Speaker 2>a mild level. Now, one thing you got to keep

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<v Speaker 2>in mind is that he's he's he's twenty one, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two years old. I believe he's played professional basketball for

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<v Speaker 2>a while, so like he's not somebody that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he's not somebody that is, you know, gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>fresh out of high school that's gonna need you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a real uh you know, he doesn't have to mean

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, he's older than James Scott, Like that's it's

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<v Speaker 2>weird to say because he's a newcomer, that'smverer played college basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>but like he's he might be a couple of years

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<v Speaker 2>older than James. So I still think they're gonna add

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<v Speaker 2>at least two more players. I could be wrong, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't and I would be willing to guess not bad,

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<v Speaker 2>but guess I'm gonna guess that there won't be big

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<v Speaker 2>names that people are like, oh wow, this guy's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a game changer for us. I think it's just

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be filling out spots that are available because you

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<v Speaker 2>need depth, you need balance, and honestly, you need you

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<v Speaker 2>need as many solid players as you can to put

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<v Speaker 2>together the most competitive practices that you could have. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think the loss of James Scott, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of factors, right, Like what exactly fresh off the injury.

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<v Speaker 2>Can Ali Khalifa give you by the way sawm at Derby,

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<v Speaker 2>he's lost half of himself, Austin, I didn't show you

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<v Speaker 2>this picture. I didn't show you yet. I got a

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<v Speaker 2>picture of him in the I guess what used to

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<v Speaker 2>be the paddock area. He I mean, remember you told

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<v Speaker 2>me when we went to a game, like, look how

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<v Speaker 2>much way he's lost. He's lost a ton since then.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and he's put on some muscle toop.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh dude, he's I mean, so you know, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>real question mark as far as what he's going to be, like,

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<v Speaker 2>what he's gonna bring Cason. Is he shaking off rust?

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<v Speaker 2>You know?

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<v Speaker 3>Is he is?

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<v Speaker 2>He gonna be maybe a little different than what we

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<v Speaker 2>saw last year when he was healthy because of the

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<v Speaker 2>different pieces that he's going to be playing alongside. So

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<v Speaker 2>it is a big mystery. But to me, the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>one is just what truly comes with Sonny Frew Because

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<v Speaker 2>take it for what it's worth, but the folks who

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<v Speaker 2>evaluate players entering college basketball technically, you know, freshman in

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty five class, he's a top twenty five guy.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's also not just your random top twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>guy that hasn't played legitimate grown man competition. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>grown man himself at twenty one years old, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>played against professional athletes for the last however many years.

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<v Speaker 2>So like, I don't want to get anybody's hopes up

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<v Speaker 2>and exceed, you know, and have expectations set too high.

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<v Speaker 2>But the more I see about both him and mckil

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<v Speaker 2>brown is that, like, we should expect these guys to

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<v Speaker 2>like like I shouldn't say expect, but like, it wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be some big, huge shock if they come in right

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<v Speaker 2>away and they're two of our most consistent and like

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<v Speaker 2>best players, which I think is saying something considering who

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<v Speaker 2>you're bringing back with Javon Hadley in case inm Pryor

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<v Speaker 2>and oh, by the way, the three of the best

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<v Speaker 2>shooters that hit the portal that you brought in. But

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<v Speaker 2>Sonny Frew, he was named the best German young player

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<v Speaker 2>in the BBL League, which is again German's top professional league,

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<v Speaker 2>So you got to keep that in mind. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he's this isn't a This was announced yesterday and it's

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<v Speaker 2>presented annually to the league's most valuable player that is

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<v Speaker 2>under the age of twenty two. He's twenty one, and

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<v Speaker 2>he also has he's a German national. He's from Germany.

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<v Speaker 2>So the previous winners of this are Dennis Schroeder last

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<v Speaker 2>tight check. He's pretty good, an't he? Franz Wagner last

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<v Speaker 2>I checked. He's about to get a big payday because

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<v Speaker 2>the magic simply fell off when he got hurt and

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<v Speaker 2>then I don't know if you guys remember this name.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you don't know this name, but Daniel Thiss thest

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know how you say it, but I reckon.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's been in the NBA, or it was

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA for a long time, and actually just

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<v Speaker 2>recently he was on he was on those Celtics teams

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was that made the Eastern Conference finals.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, this is a league that he's playing in,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning Frew that isn't you know, over time elite with

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of eighteen year old, seventeen year old, sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>year olds. This is a guy who's been playing again.

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<v Speaker 2>He's twenty one years old himself, meaning fru. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not here to overhype it, but I really think what

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<v Speaker 2>he brings will will make us remember if it'll make

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<v Speaker 2>us think back to James Scott as somebody, man, I

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<v Speaker 2>wish we had that guy, or maybe we kind of

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<v Speaker 2>just don't think about him, which isn't because we don't.

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<v Speaker 2>We didn't, you know, like him and didn't appreciate him.

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<v Speaker 2>But like the same thing that happened this past year,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know I'm not the only one who did it.

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<v Speaker 2>How often during the month of January specifically, did you

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<v Speaker 2>forget that Louisville was missing Korn Johnson in case and

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<v Speaker 2>Bryor And it wasn't because they weren't any good, but

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<v Speaker 2>like you were playing really well without him, so or

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<v Speaker 2>it didn't even come to mind that you're dealing with

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<v Speaker 2>two guys that were probably your two of your biggest

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<v Speaker 2>editions in the portal that simply never really played for you.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go. So the updated rankings here from

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Borzello. He's Louisville at number seven, which to me

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<v Speaker 2>still sounds like are you kidding me?

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<v Speaker 3>Like is this real?

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<v Speaker 2>And I know it's not act I mean, it is real,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's not. What I mean by that is like

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<v Speaker 2>these rankings mean nothing. We quickly forget about them once

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<v Speaker 2>we actually get into a season. And you see teams

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<v Speaker 2>for who they are, you get results. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm aware that these are just talking points for those

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<v Speaker 2>cover college basketball, how they view your team. So Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>did fall five spots from the last ranking they fell from.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess were they up to number three? I guess

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<v Speaker 2>seven in which again, like I if they're somewhere, I mean, like,

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<v Speaker 2>here's what's crazy to me, Austin, there's a good chance that, like,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter what happens elsewhere in the portal, Louisville's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a preseason top ten team next year. Isn't

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<v Speaker 2>And I know that what you do in the preseason

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<v Speaker 2>but just to know that there's that much life within

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, they, yes, they did fall, And I think

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<v Speaker 2>They lost James Scott, so louis was at number seven.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll read you the quick write up here that Burzilo

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey had as strong an offseason as any coach in

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<v Speaker 2>to go up or to go with top ten recruit

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<v Speaker 2>mckael Brown Junior in the back court. Case In Prior

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<v Speaker 2>both have since announced their returns, and despite the late

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<v Speaker 2>departurel I'm sorry portal departure of James Scott, there's still

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<v Speaker 2>depth up front behind me Prior and Hadley. The arrival

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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey's first NCAA tournament win Isn't far away gets me excited?

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<v Speaker 2>Man gets me excited. I mean, Jeff Borzello, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>storing the feeling. Yeah, and he's not alone. Others are

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<v Speaker 2>doing it too. But like I mean again, I know

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna probably embarrass myself. But we went through like

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<v Speaker 2>three to four years of off seasons like I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>surprise if like somebody said we weren't going to be

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<v Speaker 2>So, uh, Kentucky, they have fallen. I don't really know

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<v Speaker 2>where they were. I'm sorry. Yeah, so let's let me

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<v Speaker 2>reacheck here Louisville's previous ranking, I'm sorry, I had it wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisll's previous ranking was five, Now there's seven. Kentucky's previous

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<v Speaker 2>ranking was ten, Now it's eleven. So here's what they

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<v Speaker 2>say about UK. Kentucky is absolutely loaded on the perimeter

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<v Speaker 2>next season, with the rival of transfers Jayalen Low of

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<v Speaker 2>pitt Cam Williams of Tulane and Denzel Aberdeen of Florida

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<v Speaker 2>with the defense in mind, with the additions of Diabate

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<v Speaker 2>of Alabama, Jaden Quains of Arizona State, and then he

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<v Speaker 2>goes on to mention that Quaintans could miss time after

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<v Speaker 2>suffering as acl Taar and then a big step forward

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<v Speaker 2>for Brandon Garrison is going to be needed. So I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>probably am comfortable saying it. I think Mark Pope's is

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<v Speaker 2>good enough coach that he's got enough to work with

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<v Speaker 2>the word. They'll figure it out and they're not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>like the seal. I'm sorry the flour is not that low.

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<v Speaker 2>But like I could see Kentucky being pretty solid, or

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<v Speaker 2>I could see him being like insanely average. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>doing it from like a hater perspective like Jalen Lowe.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he was at Pitt and they weren't he good.

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<v Speaker 2>Jasper Johnson might be elite because you know he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>a really good point guard, but he's a freshman, like

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<v Speaker 2>the best bet on their team. As far as guys

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<v Speaker 2>returning is O takeaway like he's I mean, he's somebody

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<v Speaker 2>that it's weird to celebrate him like a big get

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<v Speaker 2>because you know you already have him. But what I

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<v Speaker 2>always say is put it in perspective. If you get

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<v Speaker 2>a guy back that you know that if he hits

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<v Speaker 2>the portal, he's a top ten player. Like and he

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<v Speaker 2>comes back to your school instead of hitting the portal,

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<v Speaker 2>that's humongous. But like Diabate, he left Alabama because he

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't crack the rotation. He averaged seven points a game.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he's going to be your starter. Jaden Quayton's who

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<v Speaker 2>knows when he's even gonna be able to play. Garrison

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<v Speaker 2>clearly has a lot of athleticism, but like he couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>get on the floor at times in big games last year.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know. I just I'm trying not to

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<v Speaker 2>view it from like the rivalry stamp, But like, I

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<v Speaker 2>just don't know where they got a lot. They got

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<v Speaker 2>better athletically, they got better probably defensively, but like things

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<v Speaker 2>that I would assume are really important for Mark Pope's

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<v Speaker 2>system to thrive the way he wants shooting, versatile bigs

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<v Speaker 2>who can pass it and shoot. They don't check those

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<v Speaker 2>boxes at all, like Jake and Quaintin's. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 2>can't make a free throw. He ain't taking jump shots.

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<v Speaker 2>Same with Diabate, he didn't shoot many. So maybe it's

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<v Speaker 2>tough to know. And let's be real, both they're bigs

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<v Speaker 2>that played a lot last year, Amari Williams and Andrew Carr.

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<v Speaker 2>They were facilitators at times to where like you could

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<v Speaker 2>throw the to them in the high post your guards

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<v Speaker 2>go back door, Like that's how you were able to

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<v Speaker 2>make up for the big gap and athleticism against the SEC.

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<v Speaker 2>You knew they were going to guard you hard. Get

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<v Speaker 2>it to one of your bigs in the high post,

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<v Speaker 2>free throw line area, extended boom, always going back door.

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar Butler's going back door like running and running and

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<v Speaker 2>also shooting. Jalen Lowe not a good shooter, Denzel Aberdeen

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<v Speaker 2>not a good shooter. Jasper Johnson. I have no clue

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<v Speaker 2>who's good shooter. Otago Away He's somebody that I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>classify as like a great shooter as far as percentages,

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<v Speaker 2>but like he makes big shots and like I wouldn't,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't just leave him open. So I mean again,

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<v Speaker 2>I know I sound like a hater, but I just

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like put it this way. If Otaga Away

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<v Speaker 2>like decided to stay in the draft, which I find

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<v Speaker 2>highly unlikely, Like what would they be viewed at as then,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, which again I don't think that's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just think they're very much dependent upon him

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<v Speaker 2>more than anything, and that mostly speaks to the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that he's like really really, really good, but he nobody

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<v Speaker 2>wants to say it. He was your best player last year,

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe they will say it, but like everybody acted

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<v Speaker 2>like Butler and Robinson, No, we're there were really good

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<v Speaker 2>pieces and they did certain things that you needed, like

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<v Speaker 2>Robinson could go off for thirty on any night, although

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<v Speaker 2>soaked away and he was actually more consistent than Robinson.

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<v Speaker 2>And Butler was a really good veteran heady guard who

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<v Speaker 2>was a really good defender, a smart, savvy player, made

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<v Speaker 2>big shots at times like a good player. But like

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<v Speaker 2>a Takeaway was your most consistent and best player. So

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<v Speaker 2>last year he was your most consistent and best player.

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<v Speaker 2>Others around him got hurt, Like do they think Ken

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<v Speaker 2>Williams is better than Jackson Robinson that they think Jalen

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<v Speaker 2>Lowe is better than Lamont Butler or Kobe Brea, And look,

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<v Speaker 2>they might be, it's just you know, and Aberdeen absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>was a good role player for Florida. But he's a

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<v Speaker 2>role player. And by the way, now he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>come off the bench, were you which I guess more

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<v Speaker 2>than anything, that speaks to the amount of money Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>was able to pay him. But again, if uck if

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<v Speaker 2>Florida won a national championship with him as a bench guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're bringing him in as a bench guy, like

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you could position him as like

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<v Speaker 2>the big piece. But again, I hate to say say

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<v Speaker 2>this because you know, I enjoy talking college basketball three

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and sixty five days a year, and I like

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<v Speaker 2>to convince myself that you all enjoy listening to college

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<v Speaker 2>basketball talk around the you know, around the whole year,

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<v Speaker 2>like we're doing right now. But at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the day, once we get to November and games are played,

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<v Speaker 2>like we all kind of forget about this. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not here to say, hey, Kentucky's in for a root awakening.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to be terrible. I just I just think

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<v Speaker 2>their roster, to me, the pieces are more of a

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<v Speaker 2>question mark than others. But again, I've been wrong a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, I'll probably be wrong a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward. Maybe I'm wrong about this. Our quick break

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<v Speaker 2>will come back on the other side, believe it or not.

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<v Speaker 2>There's even more to the Belichick and his twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>year old girlfriend that it's not anything like some new revelation,

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<v Speaker 2>but just more proof that like this chick, she got

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<v Speaker 2>with Belichick and she's milking him for every bit she

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<v Speaker 2>can real estate properties, funding her mom's sex toy store.

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<v Speaker 2>Not making it up, by the way, freak out about

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<v Speaker 2>that's a real thing. And also, like nobody even knew

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<v Speaker 2>who she was at the time. People thought she was

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<v Speaker 2>just an extra. She forced her way into that Dunk

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<v Speaker 2>and Donut Super Bowl commercial from last year, twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>that's how long she's been just you know, trying to

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<v Speaker 3>Talked about the Dunk Kings commercial.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, oh wow, remember that was two years ago. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and she was in it and nobody knew, Like you mean,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody knew she was at the time. But now we

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<v Speaker 2>know it was Belichick's girl, And now we know that

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<v Speaker 2>she wasn't supposed to be in it. She worked her

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<v Speaker 2>the show for Bill Belichick entirely, which is kind of

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<v Speaker 2>sad and scary, but it's his choice. Quick break, keep

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

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, coffee and Company. We got about an hour left.

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<v Speaker 2>We're out early today because the Louisville Bats are back

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<v Speaker 2>in action, and double hand this thing off to the

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<v Speaker 2>voice of the Bats, Nick Curran in about an hour,

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<v Speaker 2>but with derby now complete. I do this every now

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<v Speaker 2>and then just because I'm a nerd for it, and

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<v Speaker 2>and hope that you find it interesting like I do.

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<v Speaker 2>But every now and then, if we've got like a

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<v Speaker 2>whenever Louisville hosted the Sweet sixteen and Elite eight some

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<v Speaker 2>years back, it might have been the year Kenny was hired,

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<v Speaker 2>because of the regional rounds being here. So I'll go

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<v Speaker 2>on Instagram or TikTok, mostly those two social media platforms,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll look and see at the trending posts or

416
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<v Speaker 2>videos that come from people who checked in in Louisville.

417
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<v Speaker 2>And you know, sometimes they'll post about like just being

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<v Speaker 2>there to watch their team at the Young Center and

419
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<v Speaker 2>the Elite eight, or just being here at Churchill Downs

420
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<v Speaker 2>and everything that comes with the derby. Then you see

421
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<v Speaker 2>people who do both and they highlight their like they're

422
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<v Speaker 2>showing off that they're here in our city and they're

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<v Speaker 2>taking in the night life in you know, a four

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<v Speaker 2>Street or downtown or anywhere in the Highlands, Nulu, whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just like to get a feel for what

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<v Speaker 2>people think of our city when they come here, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's best for everybody if we become a

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<v Speaker 2>place that people want to come and spend. Tourism dollars

429
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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's good for our economy, it's good

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<v Speaker 2>for every So I ended up doing that on Sunday

431
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<v Speaker 2>a little bit yesterday, just looking at people who had

432
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<v Speaker 2>checked in and had a lot of viewership on their

433
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<v Speaker 2>posts from Instagram and TikTok that they were in Louisville.

434
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<v Speaker 2>And again they weren't just posting about the derby, but like,

435
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<v Speaker 2>you know, just being here and you know it gives me,

436
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<v Speaker 2>I guess, hope and optimism that you know, we one

437
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<v Speaker 2>day will not have this. And I don't even know

438
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<v Speaker 2>what to call it, because I was going to say

439
00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:26.039
<v Speaker 2>this this stigma or this fear, but like I get it.

440
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<v Speaker 2>Like if you were somebody that lives in Louisville and

441
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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to go experience certain things in certain

442
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<v Speaker 2>areas because of fear of safety, Like who am I

443
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<v Speaker 2>to tell you that you're wrong for doing that. I mean,

444
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not in a position to tell you how to

445
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<v Speaker 2>live your life. But I just think we have a

446
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<v Speaker 2>lot more to offer as a city than even some

447
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<v Speaker 2>of the people that live here realize. And to see

448
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<v Speaker 2>others that come here and enjoy themselves and you know,

449
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<v Speaker 2>really like what we have to offer like, I just

450
00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:53.359
<v Speaker 2>wish more people that live here would do that, you know.

451
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<v Speaker 2>Wk why that's our partners, and they put this out

452
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<v Speaker 2>earlier today, and it's about a downtown Louisville downtown like

453
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<v Speaker 2>a hotel. I think it's a bunch of different hotels

454
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<v Speaker 2>in downtown Louisville that are hosting a hiring event, you know,

455
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<v Speaker 2>to accommodate people that come to Louisville. And we're not

456
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<v Speaker 2>just talking about the Derby. We're talking about like you know,

457
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<v Speaker 2>and I only know of this because of working here

458
00:23:20.319 --> 00:23:23.279
<v Speaker 2>downtown every day, Austin, you can attest to this. We

459
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<v Speaker 2>there could be an event that the majority of the

460
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<v Speaker 2>city doesn't even know is going on, like a trade

461
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<v Speaker 2>show or a convention, and we I don't know where

462
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<v Speaker 2>we rank, but like we seem to be a pretty

463
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<v Speaker 2>decent spot to where we get enough of those to

464
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<v Speaker 2>where sometimes we'll leave downtown and it's not a concert

465
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<v Speaker 2>at the Yum. It's just that there's a lot of

466
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<v Speaker 2>people staying downtown because they're here for a work trip

467
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<v Speaker 2>or something like that, again, like a convention or a

468
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<v Speaker 2>trade show, and you know, like if we can accommodate

469
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<v Speaker 2>those people, while like why not why not.

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

471
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<v Speaker 2>Just when you see that there is a hiring event

472
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<v Speaker 2>because a lot of these hotels need employees, it's because

473
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<v Speaker 2>people are coming to travel here and enjoy our city.

474
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<v Speaker 2>And I bring that up to tell you that that's

475
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<v Speaker 2>a good thing. And I hope I'm sharing some good

476
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<v Speaker 2>and positive news. But if anything, I hope that it

477
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<v Speaker 2>makes you realize that you know, you live here every day,

478
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<v Speaker 2>why not like once a month or once every couple

479
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<v Speaker 2>of months, like try to get out and take in

480
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<v Speaker 2>what might be viewed as a place that a tourist

481
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<v Speaker 2>would go to if in fact they were visiting here.

482
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<v Speaker 2>And like people are, like downtown restaurants are popping up,

483
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<v Speaker 2>Like it's not like it's not like people are scared

484
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<v Speaker 2>to open up a new nice steakhouse in downtown Louisville.

485
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know, and in a lot of places

486
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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure are well aware that there's gonna be certain

487
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<v Speaker 2>times of the year where the majority of their patrons

488
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<v Speaker 2>are going to be people that are visiting. But also

489
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<v Speaker 2>like it didn't used to be that way, Like maybe

490
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<v Speaker 2>this is just how I remember it, and I could

491
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<v Speaker 2>be incorrect, but like right before the pandemic, I feel

492
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<v Speaker 2>like downtown Louisville was in a better place than it's

493
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<v Speaker 2>ever been in my lifetime, to where it was vibrant,

494
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<v Speaker 2>it was busy, and it just kind of felt like

495
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<v Speaker 2>one of the places to be in Louisville, not thee

496
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<v Speaker 2>because again there's a lot of options. There's some great place,

497
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<v Speaker 2>great areas, but I just from a local perspective, I

498
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<v Speaker 2>just don't feel that really at all anymore. And maybe

499
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<v Speaker 2>it's because I'm getting older and I don't connect with

500
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<v Speaker 2>people that would ever go out and enjoy the night life.

501
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<v Speaker 2>But you know, when you see that they're hiring like

502
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<v Speaker 2>a hiring fair, not just one, but like all these

503
00:25:13.960 --> 00:25:17.079
<v Speaker 2>hotels downtown are essentially saying we need help. It's not

504
00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:19.279
<v Speaker 2>because they're just you know, it's not a charity. They

505
00:25:19.279 --> 00:25:21.359
<v Speaker 2>need help because they got people coming to stay and

506
00:25:21.400 --> 00:25:23.920
<v Speaker 2>people that want to experience Louisville. And again I'm not

507
00:25:24.000 --> 00:25:26.599
<v Speaker 2>lecturing anyone. I just I would be I wouldn't be

508
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<v Speaker 2>shocked if as I share that news with some of

509
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<v Speaker 2>you that it surprises you, because I think in your mind, oh,

510
00:25:32.319 --> 00:25:35.039
<v Speaker 2>nobody goes downtown Louisville. It's a boarded up war zone.

511
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<v Speaker 2>Now it's just too dangerous, and yeah, we don't really

512
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<v Speaker 2>help ourselves at times when it comes to, you know,

513
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<v Speaker 2>curbing the fear of people being scared to go anywhere

514
00:25:44.079 --> 00:25:46.519
<v Speaker 2>downtown Louisville. But it's you know, this is where it

515
00:25:46.519 --> 00:25:49.119
<v Speaker 2>gets tricky. This isn't a good thing. But it's just

516
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<v Speaker 2>the truth. And you can take it however you want.

517
00:25:51.119 --> 00:25:53.079
<v Speaker 2>And ain't just downtown Louiville. You gotta be worried about.

518
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<v Speaker 2>There's other areas that you you know, at any moment

519
00:25:55.640 --> 00:25:58.440
<v Speaker 2>could get robbed. I mean, I hope that doesn't happen,

520
00:25:59.319 --> 00:26:02.960
<v Speaker 2>and you know ninety nine percent of the time it

521
00:26:02.960 --> 00:26:06.839
<v Speaker 2>doesn't happen to people. But you know, live your life,

522
00:26:07.519 --> 00:26:10.200
<v Speaker 2>be mindful, you know, don don't be super you know,

523
00:26:10.480 --> 00:26:14.200
<v Speaker 2>unaware of your situation. But like my wife and I

524
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<v Speaker 2>next week are going to be celebrating our fourteen year anniversary.

525
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<v Speaker 3>Congratulations.

526
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<v Speaker 2>Thank you can't believe it's been fourteen years. Here's too

527
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<v Speaker 2>many more, honey, And we're gonna we're gonna stay a

528
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<v Speaker 2>little staycation. We're gonna stay at the Moxie Hotel downtown

529
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<v Speaker 2>right near the YOUM Center. And I was asking Austin

530
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<v Speaker 2>because you know, he's marrying in to somebody that's going

531
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<v Speaker 2>to be able to tell anybody where they can get

532
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<v Speaker 2>a nice bite to eat Louisville. That's what Sydney and

533
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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky does, is that.

534
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<v Speaker 3>Our tech on Sydney and Kentuck here you go. Got it?

535
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<v Speaker 2>So you know, get you. I've paid attention. So you know,

536
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<v Speaker 2>like I'm looking forward to a nice night and it's

537
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<v Speaker 2>like we're traveling. I mean, honestly, I'm looking forward to

538
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<v Speaker 2>just a lovely evening with my wife without our children.

539
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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I'm not thinking about I wish we

540
00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:55.759
<v Speaker 2>could get away, Like I know we're going to have

541
00:26:55.759 --> 00:26:57.960
<v Speaker 2>a good time right here in the city that we

542
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<v Speaker 2>live in and we reside in, and I don't know,

543
00:27:00.279 --> 00:27:03.279
<v Speaker 2>I just wish there was more like this. Had this

544
00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:07.079
<v Speaker 2>this fell through last time around because of some changes.

545
00:27:07.079 --> 00:27:09.240
<v Speaker 2>Actually it was the pandemic. We had a deal. I

546
00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:10.720
<v Speaker 2>don't think I've told you this often. We had a

547
00:27:10.759 --> 00:27:15.359
<v Speaker 2>deal with a hotel downtown. And I won't mention who

548
00:27:15.400 --> 00:27:17.480
<v Speaker 2>this because who knows, maybe it'll maybe, maybe it'll maybe

549
00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:19.559
<v Speaker 2>it'll come back and we can make it happen. But

550
00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:21.240
<v Speaker 2>we had a deal to where we were going to

551
00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:23.240
<v Speaker 2>have like a partnership. They were going to be a client,

552
00:27:23.839 --> 00:27:26.680
<v Speaker 2>and my messaging within the promotion was going to be

553
00:27:26.759 --> 00:27:31.039
<v Speaker 2>encouraged people to like do a staycation, like plan a

554
00:27:31.119 --> 00:27:34.839
<v Speaker 2>night one Saturday, one Friday, whenever, and you and your wife,

555
00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:37.319
<v Speaker 2>you and your significant other plan a night to where

556
00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:39.599
<v Speaker 2>you go get a room at this nice, very nice hotel,

557
00:27:39.680 --> 00:27:42.400
<v Speaker 2>and then you, you know, enjoy some of the night life,

558
00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:45.279
<v Speaker 2>maybe get a nice dinner somewhere there's plenty of options,

559
00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:46.839
<v Speaker 2>and then maybe hit up a couple of the bars

560
00:27:46.839 --> 00:27:49.640
<v Speaker 2>and just you know, feel like you're on a little goodaway.

561
00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:51.599
<v Speaker 2>But it's not. It's just right here in your hometown

562
00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:54.400
<v Speaker 2>because they they you know again, if you just drive

563
00:27:54.559 --> 00:27:57.640
<v Speaker 2>down like New Lou up, like New Lou is amazing,

564
00:27:57.680 --> 00:28:00.480
<v Speaker 2>and I know i'd fun. I consider New lou downtown.

565
00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:02.079
<v Speaker 2>I don't know why people don't. I get that New

566
00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:04.480
<v Speaker 2>lou is like its own section of downtown and it

567
00:28:04.519 --> 00:28:05.960
<v Speaker 2>should be like it is its own area.

568
00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:08.440
<v Speaker 3>I mean it, but it's downtown. It's on main Street

569
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<v Speaker 3>like downtown.

570
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<v Speaker 2>I'm driving like if I am at, this is the

571
00:28:12.119 --> 00:28:13.960
<v Speaker 2>way I and I got. I've been in arguments about

572
00:28:13.960 --> 00:28:16.960
<v Speaker 2>this before, Like if I am at in the in

573
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<v Speaker 2>the heart of New lou and I just keep going

574
00:28:20.759 --> 00:28:24.599
<v Speaker 2>seven eight blocks up. Where am I? I'm at the bridge,

575
00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:27.160
<v Speaker 2>I'm in front of the Young Center. I'm if I'm

576
00:28:27.200 --> 00:28:29.519
<v Speaker 2>that close to downtown. You can call it New lou

577
00:28:29.640 --> 00:28:33.319
<v Speaker 2>boohoo whatever, it's downtown, Like it's not like it, you know,

578
00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:33.839
<v Speaker 2>but I but I.

579
00:28:34.160 --> 00:28:36.599
<v Speaker 4>Market Street is just literally one street away from I

580
00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:39.680
<v Speaker 4>mean you going down the next block, there's Louisville Slugger Field,

581
00:28:39.759 --> 00:28:42.480
<v Speaker 4>and then it's everything that you would say, there's Whiskey Row.

582
00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:43.319
<v Speaker 3>It's downtown.

583
00:28:43.400 --> 00:28:48.440
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Whiskey Row is like it it is. It should

584
00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:50.599
<v Speaker 2>be a bigger deal to us here locally, and I

585
00:28:50.640 --> 00:28:52.119
<v Speaker 2>think it is to people who travel. I think it's

586
00:28:52.119 --> 00:28:53.799
<v Speaker 2>cool as hell just because of the bourbon and you know,

587
00:28:53.839 --> 00:28:56.559
<v Speaker 2>the whole like whiskey kind of you know the concept

588
00:28:56.599 --> 00:28:58.599
<v Speaker 2>of all that. But that you know that I can't

589
00:28:58.640 --> 00:29:00.400
<v Speaker 2>I think it can't think what the streets called. But

590
00:29:00.400 --> 00:29:03.920
<v Speaker 2>it's it's the street that's right between you know where

591
00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:06.720
<v Speaker 2>the Troll pub is, Yes, that street that back that's

592
00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:07.240
<v Speaker 2>right there.

593
00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:08.480
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and this.

594
00:29:08.440 --> 00:29:10.480
<v Speaker 2>Is right where that hotel. That's where the Moxie Hotel is.

595
00:29:10.839 --> 00:29:14.000
<v Speaker 2>But like that area, like if you had a couple

596
00:29:14.119 --> 00:29:17.519
<v Speaker 2>more restaurants on both sides, and I'm sure I think

597
00:29:17.640 --> 00:29:19.920
<v Speaker 2>the other sides, like businesses, but like that could be

598
00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:22.160
<v Speaker 2>like a block party that is cool as hell, like

599
00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:23.640
<v Speaker 2>and I don't mean like it's got to be some

600
00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:25.720
<v Speaker 2>special event, but like it's just a given that in

601
00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:28.839
<v Speaker 2>the spring and in the summer, you know, all four

602
00:29:28.960 --> 00:29:31.559
<v Speaker 2>or five, however, many bars are going to be there, bars, restaurants,

603
00:29:31.599 --> 00:29:33.920
<v Speaker 2>Like it's just outdoor dining and it's downtown, but you're

604
00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:35.640
<v Speaker 2>not in the hustle bustle of like getting hit by

605
00:29:35.640 --> 00:29:37.880
<v Speaker 2>a car because it's closed off. You know, like I

606
00:29:37.920 --> 00:29:39.799
<v Speaker 2>don't know here. I am acting like I've got these

607
00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:43.240
<v Speaker 2>grand ideas to improve downtown Louisville, but like I just

608
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. Like I say this knowing that it

609
00:29:46.240 --> 00:29:50.200
<v Speaker 2>sounds corny, but it's true. Like I do enjoy coming

610
00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:53.200
<v Speaker 2>to work every day in in you know, in a

611
00:29:53.559 --> 00:29:55.680
<v Speaker 2>in a in a city that you know, one is

612
00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:58.480
<v Speaker 2>where I'm from. But also like Louisville isn't Boston, Louisville

613
00:29:58.559 --> 00:30:02.359
<v Speaker 2>isn't you know, La, But we got a you know,

614
00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:04.000
<v Speaker 2>we got a beautiful skyline, We got a lot of

615
00:30:04.039 --> 00:30:06.119
<v Speaker 2>cool stuff. And whenever I see like nothing makes me

616
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<v Speaker 2>happier to know that other people come here and they

617
00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:08.680
<v Speaker 2>enjoy it too, you know what I mean.

618
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, no, I know what you're talking about.

619
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<v Speaker 2>You have a favorite city to travel to, just like

620
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<v Speaker 2>to visit your Vegas guy, Did you like La?

621
00:30:15.640 --> 00:30:18.079
<v Speaker 3>New York City's my favorite. I love New York. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>you La is cool, But nothing tops New York.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you can't. Really Like New York can be a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of different things to where you can kind of

625
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<v Speaker 2>like I feel like, no matter what your personality or

626
00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:29.680
<v Speaker 2>really what your interest is, you can find that in

627
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<v Speaker 2>New York and it just elevates it because it's freaking

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<v Speaker 2>the big Apple. You know, it's New York City.

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<v Speaker 3>I do like Chicago.

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<v Speaker 4>I've only been there once, but it's Chicago's kind of loky.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like love Chicago, not really New York.

632
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<v Speaker 3>But I would say it's a little bit nicer.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's to me, it's people are nicer. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, it's it's And it's also this is crazy

635
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<v Speaker 2>because it's way different than like, Chicago is seemingly a

636
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<v Speaker 2>billion times faster and bigger than Louisville, because you know

637
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<v Speaker 2>it is, but Chicago and New York of the bigger

638
00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:04.079
<v Speaker 2>cities really in the world I think New York is

639
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<v Speaker 2>like a billion times Like Chicago doesn't scare me with

640
00:31:07.160 --> 00:31:10.759
<v Speaker 2>size and pace, New York can be a little overwhelming. Yes,

641
00:31:11.359 --> 00:31:13.799
<v Speaker 2>I don't. I've never driven in New York, and god knows,

642
00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:15.759
<v Speaker 2>I would never want to know because it would just

643
00:31:15.799 --> 00:31:18.640
<v Speaker 2>be like me yeah. Yeah, But like everything you see

644
00:31:18.680 --> 00:31:21.119
<v Speaker 2>in like movies and TV shows that like take place

645
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<v Speaker 2>in New York. When I've visited New York, like the

646
00:31:23.359 --> 00:31:25.200
<v Speaker 2>four or five times i've been there, like it, I

647
00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:26.759
<v Speaker 2>feel like it's exactly what I see, you know what

648
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Like like I feel like I'm living in

649
00:31:28.519 --> 00:31:30.839
<v Speaker 2>a TV show or like a movie. Like I'm walking

650
00:31:30.839 --> 00:31:33.799
<v Speaker 2>down the I'm walking down you know, near Times Square.

651
00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:36.519
<v Speaker 2>Who knows, maybe Elliott Stable is about to pop out

652
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<v Speaker 2>because he's investigating a new a new crime, you know

653
00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:41.200
<v Speaker 2>what I mean? Like, Yeah, New York is is.

654
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<v Speaker 4>All soking down the Brooklyn Bridge and expect to see

655
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<v Speaker 4>like I don't know, Batman.

656
00:31:44.880 --> 00:31:45.720
<v Speaker 3>Shoot through or so.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you been to Boston.

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00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:49.079
<v Speaker 3>I've never been to Boston. No, but it does seem

659
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<v Speaker 3>like a cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know my Boston story? It's not a good one.

661
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<v Speaker 3>No, I went think it's like not a good experience.

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<v Speaker 2>So I went to Boston for two things stand out

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<v Speaker 2>to me about Boston. I went once knowing at the

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<v Speaker 2>time when I left, there's a good chance that, like

665
00:32:01.400 --> 00:32:02.920
<v Speaker 2>I may never go back, just because it's not a

666
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<v Speaker 2>convenient place to go. It's really far away. And I

667
00:32:05.880 --> 00:32:09.160
<v Speaker 2>went up for the Louisville Boston College basketball game. And

668
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<v Speaker 2>this was in January of twenty twenty, so this there

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<v Speaker 2>were already like people really paranoid at airports about COVID,

670
00:32:17.160 --> 00:32:19.680
<v Speaker 2>and I remember like seeing people with masks on, thinking

671
00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:21.319
<v Speaker 2>like this is weird as hell, Like these people are

672
00:32:21.640 --> 00:32:24.640
<v Speaker 2>conspiracy lunatics, like nothing's going to come of this, not

673
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<v Speaker 2>knowing that the world would shut down in like two

674
00:32:26.599 --> 00:32:29.799
<v Speaker 2>months after that happened. So anyways, I remember just kind

675
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<v Speaker 2>of being a little freaked out about the travel, just knowing,

676
00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:33.759
<v Speaker 2>like you know, like I guess this is a bigger

677
00:32:33.759 --> 00:32:36.680
<v Speaker 2>deal than I realized. Also, I got there on a

678
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<v Speaker 2>Monday night, and the game was on a Tuesday night,

679
00:32:41.599 --> 00:32:44.880
<v Speaker 2>so I did my show that Monday morning. I was

680
00:32:44.920 --> 00:32:47.000
<v Speaker 2>on morning, So I landed, got to the hotel, got

681
00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:49.599
<v Speaker 2>checked in, walked across the street from the hotel to

682
00:32:49.599 --> 00:32:51.119
<v Speaker 2>get a bite to eat, came back, went to bed,

683
00:32:51.160 --> 00:32:54.279
<v Speaker 2>got up to the show. It's like ten thirty, and

684
00:32:54.960 --> 00:32:57.480
<v Speaker 2>I showered, like getting ready to start the day because

685
00:32:57.480 --> 00:32:59.440
<v Speaker 2>I got a day in Boston. The games not until

686
00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:03.640
<v Speaker 2>even o'clock. My flight doesn't leave until Wednesday morning. Well,

687
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<v Speaker 2>I ended up taking a phone call from my wife

688
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<v Speaker 2>after I got of the shower, just kind of letting

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<v Speaker 2>her know what my plans were. And I guess because

690
00:33:09.720 --> 00:33:12.599
<v Speaker 2>of travel, jetlight, whatever it may be. I just laid

691
00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:16.440
<v Speaker 2>down on the phone with my wife and like hung

692
00:33:16.519 --> 00:33:18.599
<v Speaker 2>up the phone not thinking. I mean, I fell asleep

693
00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:21.799
<v Speaker 2>and I slept all day, woke up at four thirty

694
00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:24.359
<v Speaker 2>in the afternoon to where I had no time to

695
00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:27.720
<v Speaker 2>go do anything and experience Boston. So I got up,

696
00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:31.400
<v Speaker 2>got ready. I did end up like making my way

697
00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:33.920
<v Speaker 2>to a place nearby, but like I was pressed for time,

698
00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:35.440
<v Speaker 2>so like I got a beer and went back to

699
00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:37.720
<v Speaker 2>the room and got my stuff for the game, and

700
00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:40.519
<v Speaker 2>caught an uber to Chestnut Hills, which is a little

701
00:33:40.519 --> 00:33:43.559
<v Speaker 2>bit away from Boston's downtown. And I went to the game,

702
00:33:43.599 --> 00:33:47.000
<v Speaker 2>great experience, and then caught an uber back and by

703
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<v Speaker 2>the time I got back to my room, it's like

704
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<v Speaker 2>ten thirty. My flight leaves at like seven am. Like

705
00:33:51.680 --> 00:33:54.480
<v Speaker 2>I went to Boston technically for work, but I had

706
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<v Speaker 2>like all day to have a day and I slept

707
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<v Speaker 2>it away in a Boston hotel by myself. Like it wow,

708
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<v Speaker 2>But it's also given me like all right, I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>find a way to get back because like that was

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<v Speaker 2>because I mean, I imagine Boston would be really really cool,

711
00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:08.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, just to see an experience, and I didn't

712
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<v Speaker 2>get to do much of anything.

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00:34:10.039 --> 00:34:12.760
<v Speaker 3>So I'd imagine Boston's cool like in like the fall time.

714
00:34:12.800 --> 00:34:15.840
<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, guarantee it like spooky season. Oh yeah, Halloween

715
00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:19.199
<v Speaker 2>season up there, but it's beautiful football season two. It's

716
00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:20.000
<v Speaker 2>cold early, I'm sure.

717
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<v Speaker 4>But I think when Sydney and Kentucky went there, probably

718
00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:24.480
<v Speaker 4>like a couple of years ago. I think she stopped

719
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<v Speaker 4>in for like two days, and I think if I

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<v Speaker 4>remember right, I think she liked it. But she did

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<v Speaker 4>kind of say it was a little bit overrated for

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00:34:31.719 --> 00:34:34.079
<v Speaker 4>because she went in the fall time during spooky season.

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<v Speaker 4>Not overrated, but she said I thought it would be

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit better.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I don't really know what, like, you know, again,

726
00:34:39.719 --> 00:34:42.920
<v Speaker 2>maybe it's just because it's much further away than Chicago

727
00:34:43.000 --> 00:34:45.440
<v Speaker 2>and it's not nearly as like viewed as a tourist

728
00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:47.920
<v Speaker 2>place quite like New York. But like I wouldn't have

729
00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:49.960
<v Speaker 2>even begun to know what to do. Maybe that's why

730
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<v Speaker 2>I just laid down and like didn't have a plan.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, if you're like an American history type of person

732
00:34:54.360 --> 00:34:55.840
<v Speaker 4>and you can learn it's like one of the first

733
00:34:55.840 --> 00:34:58.719
<v Speaker 4>colonies and stuff like, that's where everything happened. You know,

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00:34:58.840 --> 00:35:01.079
<v Speaker 4>Boston tea party. I'm pretty sure there's a lot of

735
00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:02.880
<v Speaker 4>fun monuments you could go check there.

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<v Speaker 2>My biggest memory of that trip, at least far as

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00:35:06.480 --> 00:35:08.239
<v Speaker 2>something that stands out other than what I just shared,

738
00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:10.039
<v Speaker 2>was that when I told people, rather it be the

739
00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:13.880
<v Speaker 2>uber driver or the bartender or anybody I talked to,

740
00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:16.679
<v Speaker 2>that I was there for the Louisville Boston College basketball game,

741
00:35:16.760 --> 00:35:19.119
<v Speaker 2>Like none of them believe me, Like you came here

742
00:35:19.159 --> 00:35:21.880
<v Speaker 2>for that? And then I realized, So, yeah, Boston College

743
00:35:21.880 --> 00:35:24.719
<v Speaker 2>does not move the needle in the little marketing anyway. Yeah,

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00:35:24.800 --> 00:35:26.559
<v Speaker 2>Jordan Warre put up thirty eight. It was like the

745
00:35:26.599 --> 00:35:29.039
<v Speaker 2>most uh oh, I remember that. I think he tied

746
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<v Speaker 2>a record for most points scored in their arena.

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<v Speaker 3>So but yeah, were visibly on the TV.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. Remember that, Me and Baldwin the Eagle. He's

749
00:35:38.639 --> 00:35:40.360
<v Speaker 2>just sitting there depressed that I'm behind him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeh, the gears are turning now.

751
00:35:41.920 --> 00:35:43.280
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was a can you believe it was?

752
00:35:43.360 --> 00:35:44.199
<v Speaker 3>That was five years ago?

753
00:35:44.199 --> 00:35:46.760
<v Speaker 2>It's crazy. Are we got to get to a break? Actually,

754
00:35:46.840 --> 00:35:48.440
<v Speaker 2>let's just double them up here because I was bad

755
00:35:48.440 --> 00:35:52.320
<v Speaker 2>with clock management. We'll come back management and clock nothing. Yeah,

756
00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:54.960
<v Speaker 2>the l's in there, brother, trust me, and then we'll

757
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<v Speaker 2>uh we'll finish strong here with uh what we have

758
00:35:57.679 --> 00:35:59.400
<v Speaker 2>left in the five because again the bats are taking

759
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<v Speaker 2>over around five thirty ish, so we'll hand it off

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00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:03.559
<v Speaker 2>to Nick current around them. But until then, you got

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<v Speaker 2>us myself, Nick Coffee. Austin Montgomery, the tribal chief, keep

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