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<v Speaker 1>It's time for coffee and company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've got four games this evening and of course

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<v Speaker 2>four more tomorrow, and then we'll get Saturday and Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>to determine which teams are going to be dancing on

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<v Speaker 2>to the final four. I'm not kidding you when I

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<v Speaker 2>say it. The years where Louisville was dead, that wasn't fun,

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<v Speaker 2>but it did. It did make it to where I

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<v Speaker 2>forced myself to get used to enjoying everything that comes

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<v Speaker 2>with the tournament without you know, needing a team in

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<v Speaker 2>the mix still dancing to enjoy it. And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of people who are are down in

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<v Speaker 2>the dumps about their team losing, Louisville fans maybe, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just not as interesting to you. And I get

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<v Speaker 2>it because for the most part, when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>everything about the instablea tournament like before, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be bad to say, Austin, but I think you get it.

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<v Speaker 2>Before gambling, like before, I was somebody that did enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>betting on college basketball. I mean, when I thought of

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament, ninety nine point nine of the nine percent

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that came to mind were about my team,

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<v Speaker 2>like moments in the tournament, of the good that comes

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<v Speaker 2>with it, the stress and all that. How sad it

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<v Speaker 2>is when you lose that kind of stuff. But for

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<v Speaker 2>the last few years, I mean, even without rooting interest

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<v Speaker 2>because Louisville again wasn't involved, they didn't make the tournament

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<v Speaker 2>for six years, I still feel the same way as

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<v Speaker 2>I did ten years ago, which is that the instablea tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>March madness, it's the best thing in sports. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know that it'll never get the attention that like the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL does, but it does make me happy to know that,

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<v Speaker 2>even if you're not necessarily a big college basketball super

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<v Speaker 2>fan like a lot of us are around here, you

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<v Speaker 2>know that the dance is a magical thing and we

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<v Speaker 2>only have two more weekends of it, so I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to enjoy it. It's coffee and company. Feel about Thorton's

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<v Speaker 2>here on Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging out

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<v Speaker 2>with us on a is it Thursday? Yes, Thursday, It's

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<v Speaker 2>a Thursday afternoon, And also appreciate all of you who

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<v Speaker 2>keep Thornton's in mind and make them a part of you.

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<v Speaker 2>Of your weekly routine. I don't know if it's a

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<v Speaker 2>day to day thing, but you know, for me, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't go every day. They probably would kick me. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean they're close to now, probably saying like, all right, look,

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<v Speaker 2>we get it, we know your partner and you love Thornton's,

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<v Speaker 2>but like, you know, go away. They never do that though,

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<v Speaker 2>because they're great partners. But anyways, I go probably two

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<v Speaker 2>three times a week, and it's usually, you know, when

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<v Speaker 2>I need to either just stop in and get something

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<v Speaker 2>really quick or whenever I need to put gas in

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<v Speaker 2>my car. And every time I fill up my car,

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<v Speaker 2>I save at least three cents per gallon. Sometimes I

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<v Speaker 2>save up to twenty five cents per gallon because of

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<v Speaker 2>that membership that I have as a Refreshing Awards member.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you can kind of tell, like I'm getting

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good at it, or I can just tell the

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<v Speaker 2>way somebody's strutting, the way somebody's carrying themselves body language BD. There,

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<v Speaker 2>I say, I can just tell that that's a Refreshming

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<v Speaker 2>Awards member right there. I can just tell is that

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<v Speaker 2>are a freshman War's membership and your wile are you

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<v Speaker 2>just happy to see me? You shop at Thornton You

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<v Speaker 2>come here off them? I'm ridiculous, aren't. I will say,

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<v Speaker 2>at least twice in the last you know, year or so,

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<v Speaker 2>I have seen people in Thornton's who have said, so,

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<v Speaker 2>you really do come here a lot. I'm like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's real, it's real, baby. This was a game the

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<v Speaker 2>last time. The last time I was probably it was

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit after Christmas. I guess I was in

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<v Speaker 2>there in a it was cold, cold morning because god

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<v Speaker 2>knows we had a cold January, and I was getting

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<v Speaker 2>probably getting my little kids, uh there was snow on

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<v Speaker 2>the ground for sure, but I was getting I was

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<v Speaker 2>getting my kids there their fist freeze, their slushies, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>to start their day because that's such a healthy breakfast

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<v Speaker 2>that I give them utrients. And there was somebody in

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<v Speaker 2>there that that just funny seeing you here. And then

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<v Speaker 2>I realized, like they understood that, you know, I'm the

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<v Speaker 2>Thornton's guy. At least you know, they did joke. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, then you know they he saw that I

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<v Speaker 2>was actually also getting the slushies like I talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I don't know if you thought it

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<v Speaker 2>was all a bit like it wasn't real, But no,

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<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say, what you see is what you get,

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<v Speaker 2>but this is radio, therefore you don't see it. But

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<v Speaker 2>what you see out out in the wild with me,

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<v Speaker 2>it is really not a whole lot different than what

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<v Speaker 2>you hear about on these airwaves. All right, if you

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<v Speaker 2>guys want to join us, YU can five ooh two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy nine hundred is the number to give us

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<v Speaker 2>a call. You can also you can also text in

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<v Speaker 2>on the Ellen and Federal Credit Union text line five

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<v Speaker 2>oh two four to three eight ninety seventy three. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to this this person on the text line earlier. This

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<v Speaker 2>was Derek who pointed this out, and he's right. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking earlier, but I was complaining about having

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<v Speaker 2>to miss the first Well, I mean, I'm gonna miss it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna have it on my phone, I'm gonna keep

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<v Speaker 2>up with it. But my son has t ball practice

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<v Speaker 2>at seven fifteen tonight, so that'll be during the first

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<v Speaker 2>half of the first two games. And it's really not

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<v Speaker 2>a big deal. But you know, like if they decided

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<v Speaker 2>let's not have practice tonight, I wouldn't fight him on it.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, I was just talking about how when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to baseball like I don't. It just doesn't do

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<v Speaker 2>much for me. And I've at this point in my

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<v Speaker 2>life if I was ever going to get into baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>I probably would have already done it. And my wife,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, she's she's telling me that I'm only bitching

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<v Speaker 2>about him having practice because it's baseball, and I told her, look,

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<v Speaker 2>it would be overkill if he played any sport. I

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<v Speaker 2>think at this age to have an hour practice twice

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<v Speaker 2>a week for a league that they don't even keep scoring, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just gonna say it out loud, they're not really

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<v Speaker 2>playing baseball, like they're not. So anyways, I'll move on.

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<v Speaker 2>But the person on the text line, Derek, said, aren't

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<v Speaker 2>you the guy who umpired a celebrity game and called

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<v Speaker 2>it second plate?

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<v Speaker 1>I did.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I got asked to be a guest umpire for the

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Mack softball game that they had years ago. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think I did a good job as an umpire

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<v Speaker 2>because I really didn't have to do anything. But when

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<v Speaker 2>when you know, talking through kind of like where I

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<v Speaker 2>would be on the field at times, instead of calling

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<v Speaker 2>it second base, I called it second plate, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was like that was an unintentional way for me to

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<v Speaker 2>really really let you guys know just how little I

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<v Speaker 2>know about the sport of baseball. So thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>reminding me of that, Derek, I do love that. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of the listeners, the things that really stick in

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<v Speaker 2>their memory the longest, more often than not, are just

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<v Speaker 2>things that stand out for them realizing, Wow, this guy

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<v Speaker 2>really is a piece of work. He really is a dumbass. Guilty.

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<v Speaker 2>All right? This text, this is from somebody who's never

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<v Speaker 2>texted him before, so they didn't leave their name. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's okay, says Nick, as a Kentucky fan. You telling

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<v Speaker 2>me how confident you are in my Cats has me

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<v Speaker 2>actually worried. I really do think we're the better team.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's gonna be tough to beat them three times.

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for saying it's going to be tough to

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<v Speaker 2>beat them three times and not saying, well, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what they say, it's tough to beat a team. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>still no evidence. Have yet to see anybody give me

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<v Speaker 2>any evidence that says beating a team three times is

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<v Speaker 2>hard to do just because it's the third time. Beating

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<v Speaker 2>a good team three times is hard to do once,

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<v Speaker 2>or beating I'm beating good team once is hard to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Doing it twice is hard to do. Doing it a

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<v Speaker 2>third time hard to do. So like, it's not because

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<v Speaker 2>it's the third time, and these teams that get beat

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<v Speaker 2>twice they have these magical powers in the third meeting

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<v Speaker 2>against a team that's beat them. It's just because it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, it's like, let me give you another

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<v Speaker 2>overused thing that people say in sports that really is dumb.

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<v Speaker 2>Win is a win. You all heard me talk about

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<v Speaker 2>this before. Anytime you hear a fan, coach, play, or

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<v Speaker 2>whatever say, well, you know, a win is a win.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like in every instance, if not every instance

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<v Speaker 2>got to be like ninety nine point nine percent of

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<v Speaker 2>the time, they're saying that because that's all they can say.

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<v Speaker 2>That wouldn't be you know, acknowledging that they were lucky

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<v Speaker 2>to win and they didn't play well, right like they survived,

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<v Speaker 2>which sometimes it's all about surviving. But a win is

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<v Speaker 2>a win, Like, who's questioning you? Who said it's not?

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<v Speaker 2>Who told you that a win?

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<v Speaker 4>Was it a win?

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's such a useless waste of words that it's

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<v Speaker 2>really just deflection from acknowledging that you were lucky to

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<v Speaker 2>win and you don't like saying that because that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe that's not as fun to say. But anyways, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>move on. But back to when it comes to the

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky game. I just think that when you look at

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<v Speaker 2>what Tennessee and Kentucky have done this year, like take

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<v Speaker 2>out the head to head matchups, which again I mean

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<v Speaker 2>those count, Like Kentucky beat them in Knoxville and beat

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<v Speaker 2>them at Up, so you know, those do count. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not saying like we should ignore those, but I'm just saying,

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<v Speaker 2>hypothetically speaking, if these teams had not played each other

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<v Speaker 2>this year and their schedules, their results, their resumes were

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<v Speaker 2>the exact same outside of those two games. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess you could still say that Tennessee would be

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<v Speaker 2>the favorite, but I mean, you know, their wins, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure how. I mean, again, they were able to

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<v Speaker 2>they beat Auburn, which was a big win for him.

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<v Speaker 2>In the SEC tournament, they did beat they did beat Alabama,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's a good win. So I guess technically Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>has better wins. But you know, Kentucky, the only team

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<v Speaker 2>in the SEC that they didn't beat that they got

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<v Speaker 2>swept by is Alabama and Alabama's really good. But when

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<v Speaker 2>you look at the Superior League, that is the SCC,

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<v Speaker 2>the top tier of that league, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>some of the best teams in the country. Kentucky has

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<v Speaker 2>wins against Tennessee twice. They have wins they beat Florida once,

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I think it's a pretty even matchup

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to personnel, and I just think they're better.

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's not that I'm here to say that Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>will win because they got lucky with this opponent in

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<v Speaker 2>the sweet sixteen, because Tennessee's not any good. Trust me,

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<v Speaker 2>That's not what I'm saying. But I just think this

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<v Speaker 2>is a match up that there's not a whole lot

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<v Speaker 2>that Tennessee can do. That would that would that would

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<v Speaker 2>make me feel like, Okay, how how are we going

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<v Speaker 2>to account for that? They're gonna they're you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>no personnel for Tennessee that I think you really have

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<v Speaker 2>to be like worried about that. You you just can't contain.

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<v Speaker 2>I Mean, the best player, in my opinion is is

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<v Speaker 2>and he's good defensively, but like I don't think he's

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<v Speaker 2>had like a sensational season. The biggest threat is Linear

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<v Speaker 2>and he can get hot, and he's done that many times.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh in the tournament. I mean he's done. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>he's done that many times this year. I mean he

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<v Speaker 2>had was it twenty against UCLA? He's he had twenty

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<v Speaker 2>against Auburn when they beat him in the SEC tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, he's he's They're they're talented. But maybe

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<v Speaker 2>the reason why I just have a hard time seeing

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee winning is because of what stood out in a

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<v Speaker 2>major way both times they played, and it was the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that Tennessee didn't just like try to play Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>at their at their game. It's like they they tried

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<v Speaker 2>to be an exaggerated version of what Kentucky wants to be.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll never understand that. So three point shooting, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee's not a bad three point shooting team. Kentucky actually

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<v Speaker 2>think they're one of those teams where I'm sure their

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<v Speaker 2>percentage is not bad. Like, let me pull it up here,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky is a team, is a three point shooting team.

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<v Speaker 2>They shoot at thirty seven point four percent. That's good.

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<v Speaker 2>That's good. That's a good three point shooting team Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see where they are just from Yeah, they're thirty four,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'd say that that's that's probably like those numbers again,

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<v Speaker 2>they are what they are. I'm not trying to say

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<v Speaker 2>that they're they're skewed, But to me, Kentucky's a team

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<v Speaker 2>that is more dangerous than their percentage actually tells you,

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<v Speaker 2>because there's not going to be many guys that play

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<v Speaker 2>meaningful minutes for Kentucky that you can leave open and

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<v Speaker 2>if they make it, you're shocked. Like teams are gonna

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<v Speaker 2>dare Garrison to shoot it. Same thing as as the

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<v Speaker 2>big fellow Amari Williams. The hell even Garrison's made some

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<v Speaker 2>threes this year, I feel like, so whenever you go

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<v Speaker 2>back and look at the box score when Kentucky, let's

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<v Speaker 2>go to the game that was in Lexington, when Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the second meeting between these two, Kentucky shot

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four threes, made twelve of them. If you're making

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<v Speaker 2>twelve threes on a fifty percent clip, I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>who you are, you're gonna be tough to beat. And

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee lost that game by double digits, lost it by

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<v Speaker 2>eleven Tennessee. In that game, they shot three of eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen percent, So again, that's way off their average. But

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't think they should be shooting eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>threes because I just don't think that's how they're built. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>lan Air went oh for seven. That's rare. Kentucky should

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<v Speaker 2>probably consider them selves fortunate that he went over seven,

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<v Speaker 2>because I would imagine he's probably not had a worse

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<v Speaker 2>shooting night than that at any point this season. But

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<v Speaker 2>let's go back to the other game when they played,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is the one that really was just like

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<v Speaker 2>it's malpracticed by Rick Barnes. He's a good coach. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think many would doubt that. But if you've got

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<v Speaker 2>your team who is not built like Kentucky's team is,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't mean like that, you know they're not

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<v Speaker 2>as good Tennessee's deservingly the favorite. Tennessee has a better

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<v Speaker 2>seat for a reason. But you're just to me. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think it's arrogance. Maybe it is, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>but why you would go into a game and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>this wasn't the plan. It wouldn't shock me if it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, if it wasn't the plan, because I can't

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<v Speaker 2>imagine it would be the plan. But when they played

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<v Speaker 2>in Knoxville, Kentucky, by the way, same number, twelve of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four from three fifty percent. Again, that's that's another

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<v Speaker 2>night where if you're making twelve threes and you did

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<v Speaker 2>it at fifty percent, that's a good recipe to be successful.

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee in that game they made eleven threes, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know how many they shot forty five? Did you hear me?

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<v Speaker 2>Forty five three pointers were attempted. So any team that

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<v Speaker 2>is shooting nearly double the amount of threes that Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>is shooting, you're just asking to get beat. And somehow

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<v Speaker 2>they nearly won. Kentucky won that one by five. So

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<v Speaker 2>that is the that sticks out in a major way

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<v Speaker 2>when you look at the last two times these teams played.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're wondering, because I'm not, because I think

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fans and I'm sure they know that number and

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<v Speaker 2>they know that they shot really well from three and

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee didn't in both those games. But that's why I

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<v Speaker 2>think if you're Kentucky, you're thinking like, well, even though

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<v Speaker 2>the three point line was a factor and we were

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<v Speaker 2>good in that regard, and they weren't. I'm not even

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<v Speaker 2>really sure, like we played that well and yet we

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<v Speaker 2>still won, because maybe you did play well, but you

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<v Speaker 2>also did it really shorthanded. When they beat Tennessee, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>pretty sure when they beat him in Knoxville, they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have you know, Jackson Robinson did play in that game,

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<v Speaker 2>but Lamont Butler didn't. And when they played in Lexington,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry. When they played in Knoxville, yeah, Robinson played

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<v Speaker 2>in Lamont, Butler didn't. When they played in uh In,

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<v Speaker 2>where's it A just had it pulled up here? When

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<v Speaker 2>they played in Lexington at Rup Kentucky didn't have Robinson.

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<v Speaker 2>Butler played but only twenty two minutes. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think. I think he might have got hurt

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<v Speaker 2>again and didn't come back in so they shot it well.

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<v Speaker 2>But like if I'm facing Kentucky and I'm scouting as

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<v Speaker 2>far as trying to figure out what I want to do,

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<v Speaker 2>because I would I would assume. And I've never been

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<v Speaker 2>a coach before, but you obviously you know you worry

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<v Speaker 2>about your team as far as what you're gonna do,

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<v Speaker 2>how you're gonna execute, but you also have to understand, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>let's make sure we're not playing this game that is,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in a style that favors what they want

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<v Speaker 2>to do, where we may be at a disadvantage, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when you're playing a good team that you know, like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we're pretty even, but if we play the game at

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<v Speaker 2>their pace and do what they want to do, they're

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<v Speaker 2>better at that than us. So you know, like, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just so blinded by the fact I watched Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>lose both of these games, and I don't feel like

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky did anything crazy. I just have a hard time

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<v Speaker 2>seeing Tennessee winning. I'm not going to bet on Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>money line because gross, I wouldn't do that. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you lose to Kentucky at any point and you say

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<v Speaker 2>to yourself, well, you know, they shot fifty percent from three,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a you problem, Like you don't just chalk that up?

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<v Speaker 2>Is what are you going to do? Because Kentucky is

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<v Speaker 2>a team that every night they're clearly not shooting it

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<v Speaker 2>at fifty percent from three, because that's almost impossible. They're

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<v Speaker 2>shooting at thirty seven percent. But if you ever end

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<v Speaker 2>up in a game at the end where they did

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<v Speaker 2>shoot fifty percent and a lot of those looks that

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<v Speaker 2>they got were clean looks in rhythm and they make them.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't chalk it up as bad luck. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>they do. That is I mean again to go back

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<v Speaker 2>to Creighton, like when Creighton buried Louisville and put up

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<v Speaker 2>a huge lead nineteen to two run, I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was they were doing it not because they were pulling

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<v Speaker 2>shots out of the rear end, maybe a couple here

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<v Speaker 2>and there, but like Louisville was taking quick shots, turning

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<v Speaker 2>it over themselves carelessly. And that led to some Creighton guys,

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<v Speaker 2>Ashworth and the other wing that they had that lit

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<v Speaker 2>us up when they're when they're catching it and ready

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<v Speaker 2>to rip in rhythm and they got you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they're not wide open, but they've got you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>got they got enough daylight to get a clean look

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<v Speaker 2>and they make it. Don't be surprised, Like, don't chalk

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<v Speaker 2>it up as what are you going to do? They're shooting.

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<v Speaker 2>They're shooting out there out their rear end. It's it's no,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's what they do. And if they like when

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<v Speaker 2>somebody is able to, I guess hold you accountable for

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<v Speaker 2>not stopping something that that you know is what they do. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a you problem. I'm surprised we haven't seen much

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<v Speaker 2>movement in any of these lines. I guess there's not

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot that changes right from the uh round

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<v Speaker 2>of thirty two to the sweet sixteen. Right, these teams

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<v Speaker 2>are who they are. I guess maybe with Arkansas, I

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<v Speaker 2>thought we'd see a little bit of movement because theero

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<v Speaker 2>is able to play and it sounds like he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to go, But I think he's on like a minutes restriction.

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<v Speaker 2>Which if he's on a minute restriction, what does that

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<v Speaker 2>tell you he's not at a one hundred percent. And

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<v Speaker 2>if he's not at a hundred percent and you've clearly

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<v Speaker 2>been able to play well without him, Like I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>put somebody out there who may be a liability because

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<v Speaker 2>he's clearly playing not at a one hundred percent. So

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't shock me if, like the whole do theerro thing

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<v Speaker 2>is just out there because they want to keep Texas

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<v Speaker 2>Tech on their toes or something. I don't know. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>quick break, we'll come back here on the other side.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep it rolling along. As though we continue to get set,

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<v Speaker 2>we're just now, you know, under a few hours away

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<v Speaker 2>from the Sweet sixteen. We've got some cool nil deals

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<v Speaker 2>that have come through for some of these teams that

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<v Speaker 2>are still playing in the tournament. I'd say Derek Queen,

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<v Speaker 2>the freshman big man for Maryland who wit the game

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<v Speaker 2>winner against Colorado State. I mean, he's been sensational all year,

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<v Speaker 2>but obviously his game winner, what he said afterwards got

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<v Speaker 2>him a lot of attention, and it also earned him

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<v Speaker 2>an endorsement. So we'll talk about that and a lot

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>With schools now having to share revenue with student athletes

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<v Speaker 2>starting next year, right a twenty million dollar a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more than twenty million dollars they're going to have

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<v Speaker 2>to pay out to student athletes. I thought that would

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<v Speaker 2>make it to where coaches would would have a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit longer life at their job even if they weren't

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<v Speaker 2>having success because the big buyouts. But it's been really

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<v Speaker 2>the opposite. I think what's happened is that because you

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<v Speaker 2>can so quickly change things with the portal and with

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<v Speaker 2>with with money, it's led to schools realizing, yeah, we've

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<v Speaker 2>seen enough. There's maybe a scenario where this ends up

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<v Speaker 2>over time working out. But I you know, if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't really believe it and you've not seen a whole

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<v Speaker 2>lot of evidence that you know, things are gonna be good.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it sounds at little bit harsh and it's

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<v Speaker 2>really cutthroat to just you know, cut ties, but like

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<v Speaker 2>if you know, you know, right, like that's why even

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<v Speaker 2>if Kenny Payne would have won a lot more games

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<v Speaker 2>than he did, do we really ever think like that

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<v Speaker 2>was gonna be Like, in fact, I say this sincerely,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've said it here and there over the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years. Really, I mean, I guess really since

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<v Speaker 2>I was able to say it because he was let go,

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<v Speaker 2>but he was very consistent from the beginning. That made

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<v Speaker 2>it to where in two years it's quite clear like

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<v Speaker 2>yet we're not doing this anymore. This was a big mistake,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe one of the worst hires ever. So anyways, these

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<v Speaker 2>schools now realize, you know, we don't have we don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to wait. We can go get somebody else and

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<v Speaker 2>they can start from scratch, and who knows, maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>end up having a lot of success right out of

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<v Speaker 2>the gate, just like Mark Pope did at Kentucky this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously Pat Kelsey did did the same thing. So

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<v Speaker 2>also the likelihood of you salvaging it when it's tough

415
00:21:30.799 --> 00:21:32.759
<v Speaker 2>becomes much more difficult, right, So, like maybe they do

416
00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:35.720
<v Speaker 2>believe in a coach, but they just know he's got

417
00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:39.160
<v Speaker 2>no momentum and they're coming off a really bad season,

418
00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:42.000
<v Speaker 2>and in IL money is not great because of all

419
00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:45.119
<v Speaker 2>those things, right, just because the success wasn't there. Well, now,

420
00:21:45.240 --> 00:21:49.720
<v Speaker 2>if that's the case, players just leave, right So starting

421
00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:53.799
<v Speaker 2>fresh really makes a lot of sense because again, when

422
00:21:54.160 --> 00:21:56.519
<v Speaker 2>when you've got a bad year, that likely ends up

423
00:21:57.119 --> 00:21:59.240
<v Speaker 2>in less money or being harder to get money to

424
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<v Speaker 2>come in for an IL well, and players they don't

425
00:22:01.880 --> 00:22:03.160
<v Speaker 2>want to be a part of a bad team, so

426
00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:06.839
<v Speaker 2>they'll they're going to look to leave. But I feel

427
00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:11.519
<v Speaker 2>like the carousel was pretty active. There has been pretty active.

428
00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:14.240
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I guess if you're still coaching right now,

429
00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:16.759
<v Speaker 2>like in the tournament, hard for me to think you're

430
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<v Speaker 2>going to be fired. So jobs that have opened up

431
00:22:20.039 --> 00:22:21.799
<v Speaker 2>because somebody got fired, Like, I don't think anybody's going

432
00:22:21.839 --> 00:22:24.680
<v Speaker 2>to get fired that hadn't got fired yet. But one

433
00:22:24.720 --> 00:22:26.920
<v Speaker 2>job that has now opened because of all the movement

434
00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:31.119
<v Speaker 2>that has taken place in these coaching moves is New Mexico.

435
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<v Speaker 2>And here are a couple of names apparently in the

436
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<v Speaker 2>mix for the New Mexico job, Tom Crean Bob Huggins.

437
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<v Speaker 2>If you had to pick one of those two guys,

438
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<v Speaker 2>I want to believe if Tom Crean didn't have such

439
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<v Speaker 2>an abysmal stretch at Georgia when he had, you know,

440
00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:56.839
<v Speaker 2>a really talented team including Anthony freaking Edwards, I would

441
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<v Speaker 2>be all in on Crean to coach at a plays

442
00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:03.680
<v Speaker 2>like that, because I don't think Tom Crean was ever

443
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<v Speaker 2>at any point viewed as like a bad coach. He

444
00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:08.240
<v Speaker 2>was a good coach. I mean, he did succeed at Indiana,

445
00:23:08.279 --> 00:23:10.279
<v Speaker 2>He just he had his best teams fall short in

446
00:23:10.279 --> 00:23:11.920
<v Speaker 2>the tournament and then it kind of run its course.

447
00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:14.319
<v Speaker 2>But even after, you know, he got to the sweet

448
00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:17.119
<v Speaker 2>sixteen as a one seed in back to back years,

449
00:23:17.119 --> 00:23:18.640
<v Speaker 2>actually didn't get a one seed that second year, but

450
00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:20.319
<v Speaker 2>he went to back to back sweet sixteen's, which, hey,

451
00:23:20.640 --> 00:23:22.519
<v Speaker 2>that didn't sound like something really worth bragging about, but

452
00:23:22.559 --> 00:23:26.400
<v Speaker 2>that was a big deal for Indiana. And then they

453
00:23:26.440 --> 00:23:27.839
<v Speaker 2>have a down year after that, and then he goes

454
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<v Speaker 2>back to the sweet sixteen. I believe it was in

455
00:23:30.079 --> 00:23:33.200
<v Speaker 2>twenty sixteen whenever they knocked off that Kentucky team that

456
00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:36.160
<v Speaker 2>had Jamal Murray. And then the next year they were bad.

457
00:23:36.200 --> 00:23:37.680
<v Speaker 2>I think the year after that they were bad. So

458
00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:39.759
<v Speaker 2>they moved on and hired Archie Miller and that was,

459
00:23:40.200 --> 00:23:43.119
<v Speaker 2>you know, a mistake. But Crane then went to Georgia

460
00:23:43.359 --> 00:23:46.400
<v Speaker 2>and it was it'll go down as one of the

461
00:23:46.400 --> 00:23:49.839
<v Speaker 2>worst stretches any SEC basketball coaches had. I mean, that

462
00:23:49.960 --> 00:23:54.119
<v Speaker 2>was terrible. So maybe he does land on his feet somewhere,

463
00:23:55.359 --> 00:23:57.000
<v Speaker 2>but I would still go Crean over Bob Pupkins. I

464
00:23:57.079 --> 00:23:58.960
<v Speaker 2>just don't. I mean, to me, it seems like too

465
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<v Speaker 2>big of a risk to hire, to hire Bob Huggins,

466
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<v Speaker 2>But that's just me, all right. So with Kevin Willard,

467
00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:11.200
<v Speaker 2>I found myself being more fascinated by this story than

468
00:24:11.200 --> 00:24:16.519
<v Speaker 2>I would have ever expected because the way he's answering

469
00:24:16.599 --> 00:24:18.880
<v Speaker 2>questions or you know, deflecting, not answering questions, Like he

470
00:24:18.920 --> 00:24:20.880
<v Speaker 2>did a radio interview and was pretty open about how

471
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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't just want to hear, Hey, we're going to

472
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<v Speaker 2>do this, and do this for the basketball program. He

473
00:24:25.160 --> 00:24:27.279
<v Speaker 2>wants it in its contract that his program will get

474
00:24:27.319 --> 00:24:32.880
<v Speaker 2>the resources needed to succeed. And obviously the ad who

475
00:24:32.880 --> 00:24:34.720
<v Speaker 2>he was talking with initially is now left to go

476
00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:40.039
<v Speaker 2>to SMU. And I would say, in most instances, coaches

477
00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:41.920
<v Speaker 2>would just coach and not talk about it, and if

478
00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:44.039
<v Speaker 2>they were asked about it, they would just say, look,

479
00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:46.039
<v Speaker 2>I'm focused on the Sweet sixteen. And he's done that,

480
00:24:46.079 --> 00:24:49.400
<v Speaker 2>like he was asked. He was asked about the whole

481
00:24:49.440 --> 00:24:51.880
<v Speaker 2>situation at the press conference a couple of days ago,

482
00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:55.960
<v Speaker 2>and he listened, and I thought he was about to give,

483
00:24:56.000 --> 00:24:59.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, a real answer, but instead he just started

484
00:24:59.000 --> 00:25:01.079
<v Speaker 2>talking about how good Florida was and how it's going

485
00:25:01.119 --> 00:25:03.480
<v Speaker 2>to be to guard Walter Clayton junior. So he's been

486
00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:05.519
<v Speaker 2>back and forth as far as just, you know, does

487
00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:07.240
<v Speaker 2>he want to talk about it or like he talks

488
00:25:07.240 --> 00:25:09.519
<v Speaker 2>about it when he wants to, and whenever it's a

489
00:25:09.559 --> 00:25:11.920
<v Speaker 2>press conference to talk about the game, he doesn't really

490
00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:13.160
<v Speaker 2>want to go there, which is fine, Like he can

491
00:25:13.160 --> 00:25:17.079
<v Speaker 2>do whatever he wants. And I think what's made this

492
00:25:17.160 --> 00:25:18.960
<v Speaker 2>such an interesting thing to follow, and I know I'm

493
00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:20.079
<v Speaker 2>not alone. I mean, I think it's been one of

494
00:25:20.079 --> 00:25:22.200
<v Speaker 2>the bigger storylines in the tournament the last couple of days,

495
00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:24.279
<v Speaker 2>because it's just unusual for a coach to be at

496
00:25:24.279 --> 00:25:26.400
<v Speaker 2>a place like Maryland in the Big ten, in the

497
00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:32.279
<v Speaker 2>sweet sixteen, and there's worry that, like he hasn't signed

498
00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:34.440
<v Speaker 2>his contract yet, why won't he resign? Why doesn't he

499
00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:38.440
<v Speaker 2>want to be here? And Villanova is not as good

500
00:25:38.440 --> 00:25:39.839
<v Speaker 2>of a job. There's no I mean, there's just no,

501
00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:42.079
<v Speaker 2>there's no chance. It's not even close to as good

502
00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:45.000
<v Speaker 2>of a job as Maryland because of and I know

503
00:25:45.279 --> 00:25:47.039
<v Speaker 2>at some point we're gonna have to stop looking at

504
00:25:47.079 --> 00:25:50.079
<v Speaker 2>a good job based off of how many championships they've won,

505
00:25:50.160 --> 00:25:54.759
<v Speaker 2>because although that shouldn't be ignored completely, that doesn't help you.

506
00:25:54.839 --> 00:25:55.079
<v Speaker 4>Now.

507
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<v Speaker 2>In the previous world, if a program has won a

508
00:25:59.119 --> 00:26:02.720
<v Speaker 2>bunch of national champsmpionships and had a lot of success,

509
00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:06.559
<v Speaker 2>that would really be like that, that would have that

510
00:26:06.680 --> 00:26:08.920
<v Speaker 2>that's how the rich got richer in the previous world. Well,

511
00:26:08.920 --> 00:26:12.559
<v Speaker 2>now it's all about money Maryland not Maryland. But Villanova's

512
00:26:12.599 --> 00:26:15.960
<v Speaker 2>got two titles in the last ten years, which is

513
00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:18.880
<v Speaker 2>two more than the vast majority of college basketball. Right,

514
00:26:20.559 --> 00:26:25.240
<v Speaker 2>but that means nothing. You can't go recruit players right

515
00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:27.480
<v Speaker 2>now and tell them, well, you should come here because

516
00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:31.000
<v Speaker 2>we're a championship program. One because like, even if Jay

517
00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:34.640
<v Speaker 2>Wright was still there and he didn't have money, he'd

518
00:26:34.680 --> 00:26:36.599
<v Speaker 2>have a tough time getting really good players. Because now

519
00:26:36.680 --> 00:26:40.160
<v Speaker 2>money is a huge component in the decision as far

520
00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:42.400
<v Speaker 2>as where you're going to play out of high school

521
00:26:42.440 --> 00:26:45.319
<v Speaker 2>or where you're gonna transfer to. And is anybody given

522
00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:47.039
<v Speaker 2>any thought to the fact that you know, maybe, just

523
00:26:47.119 --> 00:26:50.519
<v Speaker 2>maybe Jay Wright got out and retired as this new

524
00:26:50.559 --> 00:26:55.279
<v Speaker 2>world was was forming because he realized he maximized everything

525
00:26:55.319 --> 00:26:58.319
<v Speaker 2>you could possibly do at a place like Villanova, and

526
00:26:58.359 --> 00:27:02.000
<v Speaker 2>that he knew that now that money was needed as

527
00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:04.599
<v Speaker 2>far as raising it to pay your players with nil

528
00:27:05.000 --> 00:27:06.920
<v Speaker 2>like he just knew that he had no there was

529
00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:09.519
<v Speaker 2>no scenario they'd be able to compete with the top programs.

530
00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:12.839
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think he probably was, you know, realized

531
00:27:12.880 --> 00:27:14.440
<v Speaker 2>he had nothing left to prove. He was pretty content.

532
00:27:14.599 --> 00:27:19.279
<v Speaker 2>But John Rosstein had a really good breakdown yesterday on

533
00:27:19.279 --> 00:27:22.359
<v Speaker 2>one of his social media pages that really described the

534
00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:27.119
<v Speaker 2>Nova job in the Nova history to where they're good

535
00:27:27.160 --> 00:27:32.720
<v Speaker 2>times under Jay Wright and Rossie mah was it what

536
00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:33.279
<v Speaker 2>is his name?

537
00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:33.480
<v Speaker 1>Now?

538
00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:34.960
<v Speaker 2>I just had it on the tip of my tongue.

539
00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:38.000
<v Speaker 2>The Villanova coach who won a title before Jay Wright,

540
00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:43.319
<v Speaker 2>Raleigh Massamino. I think that's his name. Yeah, I mean

541
00:27:43.400 --> 00:27:46.559
<v Speaker 2>he he was somebody that also just was able to

542
00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:49.079
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to act like you're you're working with

543
00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:51.920
<v Speaker 2>like a low major that has like no resources anything

544
00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:56.279
<v Speaker 2>like that, but like Nova for a program that does

545
00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:00.759
<v Speaker 2>have now three titles. Other programs that have two or

546
00:28:00.759 --> 00:28:04.720
<v Speaker 2>more have way better resources than Villanova, and that stuff

547
00:28:04.759 --> 00:28:08.599
<v Speaker 2>matters now more than it ever has. So if they

548
00:28:08.640 --> 00:28:10.519
<v Speaker 2>don't get Jay right, which I just I'm sorry, if

549
00:28:10.519 --> 00:28:12.039
<v Speaker 2>they don't get Kevin Willer, which I don't think they're

550
00:28:12.039 --> 00:28:14.319
<v Speaker 2>gonna get, I just have a hard time thinking he

551
00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:16.920
<v Speaker 2>would walk away. Look, if there was a different job open,

552
00:28:17.599 --> 00:28:19.559
<v Speaker 2>like a different job in the Big ten and the SEC,

553
00:28:21.359 --> 00:28:24.000
<v Speaker 2>then I think he would go. But I just think

554
00:28:24.039 --> 00:28:26.799
<v Speaker 2>going to Villanova. Clearly you can find a lot worse

555
00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:29.839
<v Speaker 2>jobs than that. But the things he's complaining about not

556
00:28:29.960 --> 00:28:32.519
<v Speaker 2>getting at Maryland, he's gonna have a much tougher time

557
00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:37.559
<v Speaker 2>getting those things at Villanova. All right, quick break, we'll

558
00:28:37.559 --> 00:28:38.960
<v Speaker 2>come back on the other side. We'll have our weekly

559
00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:42.440
<v Speaker 2>chat with the one and only mister Jeff Milby, and

560
00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:44.440
<v Speaker 2>we'll keep this thing rolling along on a Thursday. It's

561
00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:46.279
<v Speaker 2>coffee and company. Feel about Thorntons right here on Sports

562
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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven.

563
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<v Speaker 1>Ninety Now back to coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's

564
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<v Speaker 1>on Sports Talk seven nine day.

565
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<v Speaker 2>That's right, coffee and Company rolling along, wrapping up the

566
00:28:59.319 --> 00:29:01.519
<v Speaker 2>four o'clock out. We're here on a Thursday afternoon, and

567
00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:03.279
<v Speaker 2>it is now time for our weekly chat with the

568
00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:05.559
<v Speaker 2>one and only mister Jeff Melby. Jeff, how are you

569
00:29:05.559 --> 00:29:06.200
<v Speaker 2>doing today? Brother?

570
00:29:07.519 --> 00:29:08.839
<v Speaker 3>Thanks for good next, things are good?

571
00:29:08.839 --> 00:29:10.680
<v Speaker 4>If this is coffee and company, does that make me

572
00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:11.920
<v Speaker 4>the company you are?

573
00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:16.400
<v Speaker 2>But make yourself at home. Don't consider yourself a guest here,

574
00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:18.759
<v Speaker 2>consider yourself. I mean, you're now a regular with us,

575
00:29:18.799 --> 00:29:21.920
<v Speaker 2>so therefore you're you know, you're you're part of the crew.

576
00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:24.960
<v Speaker 4>So but yes, well, I already took my shoes off

577
00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:26.079
<v Speaker 4>and they're up on the coffee table.

578
00:29:26.119 --> 00:29:28.240
<v Speaker 3>Love it. I'm feeling mighty comfortable, my friend. Love it.

579
00:29:28.279 --> 00:29:31.680
<v Speaker 2>Good stuff. So I know, last time we talked, the

580
00:29:31.680 --> 00:29:34.240
<v Speaker 2>club was getting set for the second second match of

581
00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:37.720
<v Speaker 2>the season. Obviously that one didn't didn't appear to go

582
00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:41.400
<v Speaker 2>too well. That was a two to zero loss to BAYFC.

583
00:29:41.640 --> 00:29:43.599
<v Speaker 2>Talk us through sort of, I guess how that one

584
00:29:43.640 --> 00:29:44.119
<v Speaker 2>played out.

585
00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:48.240
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, difficult night, certainly difficult night for Racing Louisville. First

586
00:29:48.240 --> 00:29:50.079
<v Speaker 4>West Coast road trip of the year, first road trip

587
00:29:50.119 --> 00:29:52.119
<v Speaker 4>of the year period to go out to BAYFC, which

588
00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:55.880
<v Speaker 4>is in the Bay area San Jose, California. They had

589
00:29:55.920 --> 00:29:58.519
<v Speaker 4>fourteen thousand I think fourteen seven hundred.

590
00:29:58.240 --> 00:29:59.880
<v Speaker 3>Was the number. It was a lowed environment.

591
00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:02.359
<v Speaker 4>Players talked about it afterwards. They just weren't quite ready

592
00:30:02.400 --> 00:30:04.680
<v Speaker 4>for it, if we're being honest, if they were being honest,

593
00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:07.519
<v Speaker 4>And they gave up two goals in the first half,

594
00:30:07.920 --> 00:30:10.759
<v Speaker 4>one on a free kick that Katie Lund, the goalkeeper

595
00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:12.400
<v Speaker 4>for Racing Louisville, was able to get her hands to it,

596
00:30:12.400 --> 00:30:13.319
<v Speaker 4>but you couldn't keep it out.

597
00:30:13.359 --> 00:30:14.920
<v Speaker 3>And then the second.

598
00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:16.920
<v Speaker 4>Goal, honestly might be the goal of the year, might

599
00:30:16.960 --> 00:30:18.519
<v Speaker 4>be one of the goals of the year. Per Bay

600
00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:22.000
<v Speaker 4>Their player Lima took it about sixty yards at her feet,

601
00:30:22.119 --> 00:30:24.119
<v Speaker 4>running all the way down the field and blasted it

602
00:30:24.119 --> 00:30:26.319
<v Speaker 4>from about twenty yards out into the top corner. I mean,

603
00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:30.519
<v Speaker 4>just really a sensational goal for her and Racing Louisville.

604
00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:33.000
<v Speaker 4>Despite having a better second half in that game than

605
00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:34.880
<v Speaker 4>they did in the first half, they certainly improved as

606
00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:36.759
<v Speaker 4>the game went on, but they couldn't dig themselves out

607
00:30:36.759 --> 00:30:39.799
<v Speaker 4>of that deficit and it was a difficult doubting. But

608
00:30:39.839 --> 00:30:42.480
<v Speaker 4>that's this league, man, I mean, fourteen teams in the league.

609
00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:43.519
<v Speaker 4>There's a lot of parody.

610
00:30:43.599 --> 00:30:44.640
<v Speaker 3>You got to have it every.

611
00:30:44.559 --> 00:30:47.079
<v Speaker 4>Night if you're going to compete in this league, and

612
00:30:47.359 --> 00:30:49.880
<v Speaker 4>it just wasn't racing Louisville nights. Now they'll turn the page.

613
00:30:50.079 --> 00:30:53.559
<v Speaker 4>They've got a real opportunity this weekend at Chicago. Then

614
00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:56.039
<v Speaker 4>next week is an international break, so the players who

615
00:30:56.119 --> 00:30:59.039
<v Speaker 4>represent their various national teams will head off to play

616
00:30:59.240 --> 00:31:01.039
<v Speaker 4>with their national teams. The rest of the players will

617
00:31:01.039 --> 00:31:02.960
<v Speaker 4>have a little bit of a break next weekend, and

618
00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:05.640
<v Speaker 4>then the big Thunder game coming up on April twelfth

619
00:31:05.680 --> 00:31:08.079
<v Speaker 4>is the next opportunity after this weekend at Chicago. So

620
00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:10.519
<v Speaker 4>a very important game this weekend to make sure they

621
00:31:10.599 --> 00:31:13.519
<v Speaker 4>get the mojo back in the right direction heading into

622
00:31:13.519 --> 00:31:15.160
<v Speaker 4>that important Thunder over Louisville game.

623
00:31:15.400 --> 00:31:17.559
<v Speaker 2>I know in previous seasons there's been a lot of

624
00:31:17.559 --> 00:31:22.039
<v Speaker 2>representation on the roster with players that do represent their country.

625
00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:24.119
<v Speaker 2>What does that look like this year with the roster

626
00:31:24.160 --> 00:31:26.000
<v Speaker 2>as far as players that are going to be away

627
00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:26.640
<v Speaker 2>for that break.

628
00:31:27.720 --> 00:31:30.599
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we still got plenty of international players on this team,

629
00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:33.200
<v Speaker 4>still lots of top quality talent from around the world.

630
00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:36.880
<v Speaker 4>Those rosters are being announced right now. So there are

631
00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:40.119
<v Speaker 4>a few players that we expect that will be called

632
00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:41.880
<v Speaker 4>up to the national teams that it hasn't been announced

633
00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:45.680
<v Speaker 4>yet so far. Jeanine Sonis, who is from Canada, won

634
00:31:45.720 --> 00:31:47.839
<v Speaker 4>a gold medal with Canada back in the twenty twenty Olympics,

635
00:31:47.839 --> 00:31:49.960
<v Speaker 4>won a bronze medal with Canada earlier in her career

636
00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:52.920
<v Speaker 4>as well. She's been called up to the Canadian national

637
00:31:52.920 --> 00:31:55.920
<v Speaker 4>team for this international window. And then Elli pickI Yamsa,

638
00:31:55.960 --> 00:31:58.559
<v Speaker 4>who plays for Finland, has also been called up. But

639
00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:01.599
<v Speaker 4>we expect three or four other players to also be

640
00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:04.000
<v Speaker 4>called up for their national teams. Angela Baron is a

641
00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:06.359
<v Speaker 4>center back, doesn't play much for Racing, but she's a

642
00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:09.759
<v Speaker 4>member of the Colombian national team, a player that I

643
00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:11.759
<v Speaker 4>would expect gets called up. And then Ari Borgius, who

644
00:32:11.799 --> 00:32:14.200
<v Speaker 4>is the starter for Racing Louisville Is she plays for

645
00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:17.720
<v Speaker 4>Brazil as well, so she's expected to be called up.

646
00:32:17.759 --> 00:32:18.680
<v Speaker 4>That's not official, but I.

647
00:32:18.599 --> 00:32:20.920
<v Speaker 3>Would be surprised if she weren't called up this window.

648
00:32:21.039 --> 00:32:22.799
<v Speaker 4>So that's a look at it. And then obviously we

649
00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:25.319
<v Speaker 4>talk about the US national teamers on this team, Mscars

650
00:32:26.079 --> 00:32:28.599
<v Speaker 4>most recently being capped. That's what they say when you

651
00:32:28.640 --> 00:32:30.400
<v Speaker 4>get called up to the national team, being passed by

652
00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:33.000
<v Speaker 4>the national team. Taylor Flint also has played for the

653
00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:35.359
<v Speaker 4>national team in the last three years. Savannah de Mello

654
00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:37.200
<v Speaker 4>as well as we know. So we'll see if one

655
00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:40.039
<v Speaker 4>of those three gets or actually, as we know now,

656
00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:41.599
<v Speaker 4>the national team put out the roster and neither of

657
00:32:41.640 --> 00:32:43.240
<v Speaker 4>those three got called up this window, but it'll be

658
00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:45.880
<v Speaker 4>an opportunity for them going forward to continue to be

659
00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:49.319
<v Speaker 4>involved with that national team. All young players that have

660
00:32:49.400 --> 00:32:52.160
<v Speaker 4>bright features there so certainly lots of international talent on

661
00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:52.519
<v Speaker 4>the roster.

662
00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:55.759
<v Speaker 2>Jeff Bilby's our guest joting us here from Racing Louisville FC.

663
00:32:56.279 --> 00:32:58.240
<v Speaker 2>So one of the things we talked about last week

664
00:32:58.519 --> 00:33:01.640
<v Speaker 2>was the fact that you know that the chip on

665
00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:04.359
<v Speaker 2>the shoulder can certainly be something that this club here

666
00:33:04.400 --> 00:33:06.640
<v Speaker 2>in Louisville can embrace and fans can embrace it as well.

667
00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:08.519
<v Speaker 2>And I kind of feel like that's something our city

668
00:33:08.559 --> 00:33:10.519
<v Speaker 2>has has grown accustomed to doing. But one of the

669
00:33:10.559 --> 00:33:12.079
<v Speaker 2>things I wanted to ask you is that you know

670
00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:14.519
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to maybe players not deciding to play

671
00:33:14.640 --> 00:33:16.519
<v Speaker 2>here and wanting to go elsewhere, Like it's not just

672
00:33:16.519 --> 00:33:18.400
<v Speaker 2>about where you where you reside. It's it's a lot

673
00:33:18.400 --> 00:33:21.480
<v Speaker 2>of times about you know, your livelihood, money, you know,

674
00:33:21.640 --> 00:33:23.759
<v Speaker 2>that kind of stuff. So I guess my question is

675
00:33:24.039 --> 00:33:26.720
<v Speaker 2>with the roster this year. I know there's there's some

676
00:33:26.799 --> 00:33:28.640
<v Speaker 2>that have been here longer than just this season. There's

677
00:33:28.640 --> 00:33:31.240
<v Speaker 2>some players that that that are new. What have you

678
00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:33.319
<v Speaker 2>gathered as far as how they view Louisville Because I

679
00:33:33.319 --> 00:33:35.799
<v Speaker 2>feel like the last couple of years, whenever we would

680
00:33:35.839 --> 00:33:38.400
<v Speaker 2>we would we would talk racing Louisville, I would hear

681
00:33:38.400 --> 00:33:40.519
<v Speaker 2>about how those that weren't from Louisville that had really

682
00:33:40.519 --> 00:33:42.400
<v Speaker 2>no clue what they were getting into when they signed

683
00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:45.559
<v Speaker 2>to join the club, they find themselves really loving this city,

684
00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:47.720
<v Speaker 2>this you know, the culture here and even though it

685
00:33:47.799 --> 00:33:49.240
<v Speaker 2>is sort of a you know, it's it's it's an

686
00:33:49.319 --> 00:33:52.319
<v Speaker 2>upstart club, expansion club compared to some other clubs within

687
00:33:52.359 --> 00:33:54.759
<v Speaker 2>the league. I just I think one of the things

688
00:33:54.759 --> 00:33:57.559
<v Speaker 2>that could really and has I believed, helped the growth

689
00:33:57.599 --> 00:34:00.640
<v Speaker 2>as far as fans getting out and really just enjoying

690
00:34:00.640 --> 00:34:02.720
<v Speaker 2>this club. The soccer and of course getting to know

691
00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:04.680
<v Speaker 2>the team. Is that if you are an outsider and

692
00:34:04.720 --> 00:34:06.400
<v Speaker 2>you're here and this is your new home, and you

693
00:34:06.559 --> 00:34:09.000
<v Speaker 2>like us, and you seem to really enjoy Louisville, like

694
00:34:09.039 --> 00:34:10.639
<v Speaker 2>that can go a long way. I'm just curious. Is

695
00:34:11.039 --> 00:34:13.719
<v Speaker 2>that still a thing to where those that came here knowing, Hey,

696
00:34:13.760 --> 00:34:15.000
<v Speaker 2>all I know is this is my new job and

697
00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:16.679
<v Speaker 2>I'm going to play soccer, But then it seems like

698
00:34:16.719 --> 00:34:18.239
<v Speaker 2>they end up really loving this city too.

699
00:34:19.480 --> 00:34:20.360
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they absolutely do.

700
00:34:20.400 --> 00:34:22.039
<v Speaker 4>That is still very much true with this group of

701
00:34:22.039 --> 00:34:24.519
<v Speaker 4>players this year. We do have a lot of returning players.

702
00:34:25.599 --> 00:34:27.119
<v Speaker 4>I think it was about seventy five or eighty percent

703
00:34:27.119 --> 00:34:29.559
<v Speaker 4>of the roster last year coming back, but the players

704
00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:31.519
<v Speaker 4>that signed in the offseason, the rookies they brought in,

705
00:34:31.559 --> 00:34:34.280
<v Speaker 4>and then when they're recruiting other players from whether it

706
00:34:34.320 --> 00:34:37.920
<v Speaker 4>be American players or international players, selling the city of

707
00:34:37.960 --> 00:34:40.800
<v Speaker 4>Louisville is a big part of their pitch. Bevianz and

708
00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:42.920
<v Speaker 4>the coaching staff when they're on these calls with players

709
00:34:42.960 --> 00:34:44.880
<v Speaker 4>trying to say like, hey, we have an opportunity for

710
00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:47.440
<v Speaker 4>you here in Louisville. Obviously they talk about soccer, right,

711
00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:50.280
<v Speaker 4>they talk about the tactics and the X's and o's

712
00:34:50.280 --> 00:34:52.280
<v Speaker 4>and here's our playing style, and here's how we see

713
00:34:52.280 --> 00:34:53.800
<v Speaker 4>you fitting in with us, and all that on the

714
00:34:53.800 --> 00:34:56.679
<v Speaker 4>field stuff. But I would say like fifty percent of

715
00:34:56.679 --> 00:34:58.599
<v Speaker 4>the calls that they have at the time, they spend

716
00:34:58.639 --> 00:35:00.199
<v Speaker 4>on these calls and saying like, hey, this, this is

717
00:35:00.199 --> 00:35:02.440
<v Speaker 4>what the city of Louisville is, because it's just in

718
00:35:02.519 --> 00:35:04.280
<v Speaker 4>the world of soccer. It's a little bit of an

719
00:35:04.360 --> 00:35:08.719
<v Speaker 4>unknown even for American players in the soccer world. And repeatedly,

720
00:35:09.039 --> 00:35:11.480
<v Speaker 4>you're exactly on it, Nick. Repeatedly, these players come to

721
00:35:11.519 --> 00:35:14.079
<v Speaker 4>Louisville not really knowing what to expect. You know, they

722
00:35:14.119 --> 00:35:16.840
<v Speaker 4>maybe have seen the Kentucky Derby. They you know, we

723
00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:18.960
<v Speaker 4>end up telling them about Bourbon a little bit and

724
00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:20.800
<v Speaker 4>they're like, oh, okay, that's that's cool. Then they come

725
00:35:20.840 --> 00:35:23.639
<v Speaker 4>here and and many of them love it. Most of

726
00:35:23.639 --> 00:35:25.159
<v Speaker 4>them love it. I mean, like Savannah de Mello is

727
00:35:25.199 --> 00:35:27.519
<v Speaker 4>the best example, right, She's from California, played at USC

728
00:35:28.119 --> 00:35:30.840
<v Speaker 4>was drafted here, and she said recently, we did a

729
00:35:30.920 --> 00:35:32.480
<v Speaker 4>Q and A with the season ticket members a couple

730
00:35:32.519 --> 00:35:34.280
<v Speaker 4>of weeks ago, and she said, I really had no

731
00:35:34.360 --> 00:35:37.199
<v Speaker 4>idea what Louisville was, and when I came here, it

732
00:35:37.280 --> 00:35:39.360
<v Speaker 4>quickly became home and she owns a home here now.

733
00:35:39.400 --> 00:35:43.119
<v Speaker 3>She definitely has roots here. Other players have roots here

734
00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:44.719
<v Speaker 3>as well, and they all.

735
00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:46.199
<v Speaker 4>Will tell you that they love it here once they

736
00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:47.760
<v Speaker 4>get here. They don't they just don't know, I mean

737
00:35:48.599 --> 00:35:51.519
<v Speaker 4>to expect, right, And again, this is what I was

738
00:35:51.519 --> 00:35:53.199
<v Speaker 4>telling you last week. I mean, in the world of

739
00:35:53.639 --> 00:35:57.559
<v Speaker 4>professional soccer on this level, Louisville's kind of the outside

740
00:35:57.559 --> 00:35:58.960
<v Speaker 4>of the group, right, I mean, players know what to

741
00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:00.400
<v Speaker 4>expect them to go to Chicago, Well, they know what

742
00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:02.000
<v Speaker 4>to expect them they go to La they know to

743
00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:03.920
<v Speaker 4>expect when they go to San Diego. But Louisville's a

744
00:36:03.920 --> 00:36:06.679
<v Speaker 4>little bit off the beaten path, so to speak. But

745
00:36:06.679 --> 00:36:09.639
<v Speaker 4>but you're absolutely right. The players for racing Louisville when

746
00:36:09.679 --> 00:36:12.519
<v Speaker 4>they come here, so often you will hear them say like, wow,

747
00:36:12.559 --> 00:36:14.719
<v Speaker 4>I didn't know what to expect, but I love it here.

748
00:36:15.119 --> 00:36:17.599
<v Speaker 4>And I'll tell you, I think that they are very

749
00:36:17.719 --> 00:36:21.320
<v Speaker 4>very proud to represent this city on this national stage,

750
00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:25.079
<v Speaker 4>taken on those big markets like I just mentioned. And

751
00:36:25.400 --> 00:36:27.559
<v Speaker 4>certainly it's a talented roster as well, really hoping to

752
00:36:27.559 --> 00:36:29.480
<v Speaker 4>get some get some results, go in the right direction

753
00:36:29.599 --> 00:36:31.800
<v Speaker 4>so that they can get to you know, get some

754
00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:33.960
<v Speaker 4>points in the standings and maybe move into that playoff

755
00:36:33.960 --> 00:36:34.840
<v Speaker 4>position come seasons in.

756
00:36:35.079 --> 00:36:36.960
<v Speaker 2>So, I see this weekend's game on the road at

757
00:36:37.000 --> 00:36:41.559
<v Speaker 2>Chicago will be on the CBS Sports Network. How does

758
00:36:41.599 --> 00:36:43.320
<v Speaker 2>that work as far I know, there's different ways you

759
00:36:43.320 --> 00:36:47.400
<v Speaker 2>can view. Then there's a paramount plus deal as well

760
00:36:47.440 --> 00:36:50.519
<v Speaker 2>that the that the league has, But how does it mean?

761
00:36:50.599 --> 00:36:52.519
<v Speaker 2>How does it work out? As far as you know?

762
00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:54.679
<v Speaker 2>CVA Sports Network. I feel like that's a pretty good

763
00:36:54.679 --> 00:36:56.840
<v Speaker 2>network to have to have your game on. Did they

764
00:36:56.920 --> 00:36:59.760
<v Speaker 2>I mean how often will will the club play in

765
00:36:59.800 --> 00:37:01.760
<v Speaker 2>game like that where it can be on a network

766
00:37:01.840 --> 00:37:02.000
<v Speaker 2>like that.

767
00:37:03.360 --> 00:37:05.280
<v Speaker 3>Well, it's like any other big sport, right and make

768
00:37:05.280 --> 00:37:05.800
<v Speaker 3>any other.

769
00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:07.360
<v Speaker 4>You know NFL and I guess the NFL is a

770
00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:09.360
<v Speaker 4>little different. But you know the NBA, you only see

771
00:37:09.360 --> 00:37:11.239
<v Speaker 4>certain teams on national TV like radio.

772
00:37:11.239 --> 00:37:13.320
<v Speaker 2>You play the Hits, right a lot of right, you

773
00:37:13.320 --> 00:37:13.840
<v Speaker 2>get a lot of.

774
00:37:13.760 --> 00:37:15.000
<v Speaker 3>The Lakers, you get a lot of the Knicks, you

775
00:37:15.000 --> 00:37:15.760
<v Speaker 3>get a lot of the Celtics.

776
00:37:15.800 --> 00:37:17.639
<v Speaker 4>You don't see a whole lot of the Portland Trailblazers, right,

777
00:37:17.679 --> 00:37:20.199
<v Speaker 4>And it's unfortunate for Racing Louis that we're we're kind

778
00:37:20.199 --> 00:37:22.440
<v Speaker 4>of the Portland Trailblazers of the NWSL a little bit

779
00:37:22.480 --> 00:37:25.199
<v Speaker 4>not only a small market, but also unfortunately the last

780
00:37:25.199 --> 00:37:26.719
<v Speaker 4>couple years the team that hasn't made the playoffs, so

781
00:37:26.719 --> 00:37:28.679
<v Speaker 4>we haven't been picked up for too many national TV games,

782
00:37:28.719 --> 00:37:31.159
<v Speaker 4>like like we have this weekend on CBS Sports Network.

783
00:37:31.159 --> 00:37:32.440
<v Speaker 3>The league has deals with Amazon.

784
00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:35.000
<v Speaker 4>There's a big Friday night prime time game on Amazon Prime.

785
00:37:35.639 --> 00:37:39.559
<v Speaker 4>They have deals with CBS and ESPN as well. But yeah,

786
00:37:39.599 --> 00:37:41.320
<v Speaker 4>this will be one of the few opportunities where Racing

787
00:37:41.400 --> 00:37:44.639
<v Speaker 4>Louisville will be on national TV this year at THEBS

788
00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:47.639
<v Speaker 4>Sports Network, because yes, it's absolutely an opportunity. I'll tell

789
00:37:47.639 --> 00:37:50.519
<v Speaker 4>you what nigga's are really the team they're playing Chicago.

790
00:37:50.679 --> 00:37:53.239
<v Speaker 4>This is a game that Racing Louisville probably should win,

791
00:37:53.599 --> 00:37:55.719
<v Speaker 4>I think has to win because of who Chicago is.

792
00:37:55.719 --> 00:37:57.800
<v Speaker 4>They got trounced a couple of weeks ago six nothing

793
00:37:57.800 --> 00:38:01.039
<v Speaker 4>by Orlando. They lost last week after having an early

794
00:38:01.119 --> 00:38:01.719
<v Speaker 4>lead at home.

795
00:38:01.760 --> 00:38:03.000
<v Speaker 3>They copped up a lead at home.

796
00:38:03.199 --> 00:38:05.039
<v Speaker 4>And this is a team that Racing Louisville has beaten

797
00:38:05.079 --> 00:38:07.400
<v Speaker 4>a lot in recent years. They swept them last year.

798
00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:10.760
<v Speaker 4>Six all time wins against Chicago over the series history

799
00:38:10.800 --> 00:38:12.559
<v Speaker 4>for Racing Louisville. That's the most of any team that

800
00:38:12.559 --> 00:38:14.639
<v Speaker 4>they've faced in the league's as the team that Racing's

801
00:38:14.840 --> 00:38:18.519
<v Speaker 4>had their number. And it's an opportunity after that tough

802
00:38:18.599 --> 00:38:20.639
<v Speaker 4>loss last week at Bay to go on national TV,

803
00:38:20.800 --> 00:38:23.519
<v Speaker 4>go on CBS Courts Network, and maybe make a statement

804
00:38:23.559 --> 00:38:26.239
<v Speaker 4>to the soccer watching public out there across the country

805
00:38:26.239 --> 00:38:28.199
<v Speaker 4>that this Racing team is for real and that this

806
00:38:28.320 --> 00:38:31.199
<v Speaker 4>Racing team has to be taken seriously as a playoff

807
00:38:31.239 --> 00:38:33.119
<v Speaker 4>contender in the NWSOL, because I, like I told you

808
00:38:33.199 --> 00:38:36.719
<v Speaker 4>last week, the national media is not taking Racing Louisville seriously,

809
00:38:37.000 --> 00:38:40.880
<v Speaker 4>as it contend strongly, they're mocking us. I'm telling you, Nick,

810
00:38:41.079 --> 00:38:44.239
<v Speaker 4>there's so much slander for not only Racing Louisville, but

811
00:38:44.320 --> 00:38:46.719
<v Speaker 4>the city of Louisville in this league. And it's an

812
00:38:46.719 --> 00:38:48.800
<v Speaker 4>opportunity on Sunday to go out there and show some

813
00:38:48.880 --> 00:38:51.119
<v Speaker 4>of those folks that they're wrong and show them that

814
00:38:51.239 --> 00:38:53.760
<v Speaker 4>not only is this team legit, but this city is

815
00:38:53.840 --> 00:38:56.239
<v Speaker 4>legitible be if this game's on the road, really though,

816
00:38:56.280 --> 00:38:58.679
<v Speaker 4>that April twelfth game will be the opportunity to show

817
00:38:58.719 --> 00:39:01.039
<v Speaker 4>the world that this city is a legit soccer city.

818
00:39:01.039 --> 00:39:03.519
<v Speaker 4>When we packed the place with twelve or thirteen thousand

819
00:39:03.559 --> 00:39:06.119
<v Speaker 4>fans when Racing takes on the Washington spirit on Thunder

820
00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:08.360
<v Speaker 4>over Louisville Day on April twelfth, that'll be a real

821
00:39:08.400 --> 00:39:11.039
<v Speaker 4>opportunity to turn some heads across the country. So if

822
00:39:11.079 --> 00:39:12.079
<v Speaker 4>you want to be a part of that, go to

823
00:39:12.159 --> 00:39:16.199
<v Speaker 4>racingloufc dot com slash Thunder to get your tickets. Hoping

824
00:39:16.199 --> 00:39:18.559
<v Speaker 4>for another record crowd this year after we had eleven thousand,

825
00:39:18.599 --> 00:39:20.400
<v Speaker 4>three hundred last year and a five to one win

826
00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:23.239
<v Speaker 4>in that game last year. Hoping for a similar environment

827
00:39:23.440 --> 00:39:25.639
<v Speaker 4>and a similar result this season against Washington here in

828
00:39:25.639 --> 00:39:27.719
<v Speaker 4>a couple of weeks time. But yeah, Sunday at Chicago

829
00:39:27.840 --> 00:39:29.800
<v Speaker 4>National TV, a chance for this team to make a statement.

830
00:39:29.840 --> 00:39:32.840
<v Speaker 2>For short, I had no clue these conversations we'd have

831
00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:35.159
<v Speaker 2>each week would get me so fired up and ready

832
00:39:35.159 --> 00:39:36.880
<v Speaker 2>to I'm ready to run through a brick wall because

833
00:39:36.920 --> 00:39:39.199
<v Speaker 2>I can't. I don't like the city of Louisville and

834
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<v Speaker 2>Racing Louisville getting the slander. It's unacceptable. But and you

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<v Speaker 2>actually answered my last question. I was going to say,

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the Thunder game April twelfth, we

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<v Speaker 2>now have because Thunder is such a big deal. It's

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<v Speaker 2>an amazing thing we have here in the city. We

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<v Speaker 2>now have you know, people competing as far as trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get people out to their event. Well, the place

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<v Speaker 2>to be is Lynn Family Stadium on April twelfth. Nowhere else,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'll give you the floor here. Tell us why

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<v Speaker 2>there's no better place to watch uh Thunder over Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>than at Lynn Family Stadium, Because again, there's other options,

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<v Speaker 2>but there's no options better than than at the most

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful stadium you'll find.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's certainly true.

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<v Speaker 4>There are there are other options, but there are no

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<v Speaker 4>better options than Lynn Family Stadium for Thunder over Louisville.

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<v Speaker 4>They look you get the best view of the of

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<v Speaker 4>the air show from Lynn Family Stadium. You get a

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<v Speaker 4>perfect view of the whole vista with the skyline off

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<v Speaker 4>to the left if you're sitting on that on that

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<v Speaker 4>far side of options.

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<v Speaker 2>Even if there's no fireworks, it's it's a beautiful view

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<v Speaker 2>of just what this city is.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, any old game you can come and get a

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<v Speaker 4>beautiful view of the city, but so come from Thunder

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<v Speaker 4>over Louisville. You get that that vista of the downtown skyline.

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<v Speaker 4>You get to see the air Show last year, it

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<v Speaker 4>was so it was like it was perfect timing. There

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<v Speaker 4>was a fighter jet that flew right over the stadium

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<v Speaker 4>right a Savannah de Mello scort a penalty kick in

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<v Speaker 4>that fire.

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<v Speaker 2>That's like something out of a movie.

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<v Speaker 3>It was literally so you get that that perfect view.

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<v Speaker 4>Hopefully we get that kind of synergy from the air

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<v Speaker 4>air show folks as well this year, and then afterward

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<v Speaker 4>we're gonna have lots of fun and activities in the

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<v Speaker 4>fan zone building up to the fireworks show as the

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<v Speaker 4>night goes on.

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<v Speaker 1>Music.

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<v Speaker 4>There was a Silent Disco last year, some other events

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<v Speaker 4>like that, and then you get a great view from

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<v Speaker 4>the fan zone or if you want to find one

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<v Speaker 4>of those spots in.

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<v Speaker 3>That upper deck.

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<v Speaker 4>I was telling you about that view, Nick, I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>imagine you're sitting there, you got your blanket, you got

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<v Speaker 4>your feet kicked up, a drink in your hand, some

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<v Speaker 4>food to monch on, you got the skyline.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the city of Louisville, which we all love is.

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<v Speaker 4>So iconic, and then off to the right the thunder

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<v Speaker 4>over Louisville fireworks show. I mean, it was just an

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<v Speaker 4>absolutely perfect view combining everything. You're not just looking at

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<v Speaker 4>the fireworks. You're not just seeing downtown from across the river.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe you're on this side of the river and you

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<v Speaker 4>get to see downtown, see the fireworks. It's a perfect view.

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<v Speaker 4>We've gotten great reviews the last two years. Right last

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<v Speaker 4>year we had the game. The year before that, we

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<v Speaker 4>just opened up the stadium folks to come and see it,

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<v Speaker 4>and everybody that we've talked to has loved it. So

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<v Speaker 4>it'll be a great opportunity. And guess what, Nick, you

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<v Speaker 4>get to see some exciting soccer, two hours of exciting,

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<v Speaker 4>heart pumping soccer with Racing louisvill hopefully pulling off a

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<v Speaker 4>win over Washington in a couple of weeks. So racingluifc

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<v Speaker 4>dot com, slash Thunder is the place to go to

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<v Speaker 4>get your seats. Tickets starting at very affordable prices, and

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<v Speaker 4>it's going to be a great environment. Well over twelve

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<v Speaker 4>or thirteen thousand. It'll be a memorable that I'm telling you.

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<v Speaker 4>If you bring your family, bring your friends, you will

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<v Speaker 4>all be talking about this next year. Come Thunder time.

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<v Speaker 4>You'll say, oh, yeah, remember last year went to the

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<v Speaker 4>soccer game.

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<v Speaker 3>That was amazing, Let's do it again.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the kind of experience we're going to put on

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<v Speaker 4>for you on April twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>I ask and he absolutely delivers. Very well done, Jeff Melvey,

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<v Speaker 2>Well done, Appreciate the time, my friend, and we'll talk soon.

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<v Speaker 3>Brother.

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<v Speaker 2>He ay, good weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>I know you can't see me, but I'm taking a

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<v Speaker 4>bow right now.

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<v Speaker 2>That was well done, man, no joke. I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>put you on the spot and the delivery was sensational.

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<v Speaker 2>So keep it up, brother, We'll talk soon.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, take care. That's Jeff Melby from Racing Louisville FC

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<v Speaker 2>and again RACINGLEUFC dot com is the website. And I

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<v Speaker 2>just saw a beautiful picture of the fireworks of you

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<v Speaker 2>from the stadium from last year, and it doesn't get

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<v Speaker 2>much better than that. All Right, we got a run,

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<v Speaker 2>quick break. We'll come back five o'clock hour right here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety