WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:05.360 It's time for coffee and company. 2 00:00:05.639 --> 00:00:10.039 Fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety Holy. 3 00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:11.960 Crap, I don't know who the hell we think when we. 4 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:14.599 Are get off our show. Idiots. 5 00:00:14.759 --> 00:00:17.199 The kids are playing or turn at the countries are. 6 00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:20.160 Screwing it up. Gold play inner murals, brother, gold play 7 00:00:20.239 --> 00:00:23.760 inter murals. They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're 8 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:27.839 really not. Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? 9 00:00:27.879 --> 00:00:43.200 Are you kidding me? Now? Here's nick coffee? 10 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:49.399 Can I start with some corny back from vacation workplace lines? 11 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:52.799 You know, like things you hear your colleagues say when 12 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:54.280 you come back after a long vacation. 13 00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:55.640 Hit me with it? 14 00:00:55.920 --> 00:00:59.000 Remember me? How about this one? How about this one? 15 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:01.799 Let's see if I can remember how to do this? 16 00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:05.480 Oh yeah, or maybe you can. Maybe you can. You 17 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:08.680 can hit me with one. I got one for you. You 18 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:10.439 ready go for it? Who's the duke guy? Nice to 19 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:13.159 meet you. I can't think of any at the time. Yeah, 20 00:01:13.159 --> 00:01:14.560 I put you on the push you on the spot 21 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:17.400 here and look, I'll think of one. I'll refrain from from, 22 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:19.280 you know, all the corny stuff. But it really does 23 00:01:19.359 --> 00:01:21.959 feel like it's been about a month since I've been 24 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:23.439 here to do what we are about to do for 25 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:26.359 the next three hours, which has provide what is hopefully 26 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:29.680 an enjoyable experience for you here on Sports Talk seven nine. 27 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:32.079 It is coffee in company with myself, Nick Coffee, and 28 00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:35.079 the tribal Chief, Austin Montgomery, and we are fueled by 29 00:01:35.079 --> 00:01:38.719 Thornton's taking you up until six o'clock. And what a 30 00:01:38.760 --> 00:01:41.599 good day to be back. We've got a National championship 31 00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:44.680 game tonight and I have a hard time thinking that 32 00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:48.920 we won't be highly entertained with this matchup between Florida 33 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:52.680 and Houston, and obviously a lot to unpack as far 34 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:54.799 as how we got here, and we'll do that. Reaction 35 00:01:54.879 --> 00:01:58.480 to the Final four, I suppose, more than anything, will 36 00:01:58.519 --> 00:02:02.120 just probably make fun of Duke, right and and you 37 00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:08.120 know the collapse that they had and with Duke, we 38 00:02:08.159 --> 00:02:11.120 don't probably need a reminder for this, but if you did, 39 00:02:11.159 --> 00:02:13.759 it was there. Duke is one of I don't know, 40 00:02:13.960 --> 00:02:17.240 there's not that many of them in all levels of sports. 41 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:24.560 I would guess there's probably ten or less teams, schools, programs, clubs, 42 00:02:24.639 --> 00:02:27.400 whatever you want to call it, because of course you 43 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:29.599 know different levels different sports they do reference, you know, 44 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:31.879 they reference, they have different names, but my point is 45 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:36.360 they're villains. Right. If you're not a fan of certain 46 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:41.360 teams and you know they lose, you you really enjoy it. 47 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:44.840 And I feel like college basketball fans, really sports fans 48 00:02:45.159 --> 00:02:47.800 across the globe enjoyed seeing Duke lose the way they 49 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:49.759 did the other night, unless, of course, you somehow are 50 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:52.719 a Duke fan. If so, I don't really know how 51 00:02:52.879 --> 00:02:54.639 you become a Duke fan, unless you went there, or 52 00:02:54.639 --> 00:02:56.560 you just became a bandwagon whatever it may be, or 53 00:02:56.599 --> 00:02:59.360 maybe you lost some money because they lost. But other 54 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:02.280 than that, we all it kind of felt like we 55 00:03:02.280 --> 00:03:05.360 were big winners in a Final four despite you know, 56 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:08.120 most of our teams, especially the local teams, not being there. 57 00:03:08.919 --> 00:03:12.319 So again tonight National Championship game, Austin just said it. 58 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:14.360 He's right. I mean, he said it to me right 59 00:03:14.360 --> 00:03:16.319 before the show started. But I've been thinking about it 60 00:03:16.360 --> 00:03:17.840 since he said it, because it's true. This is it 61 00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:22.919 College basketball officially over after tonight, and it'll be sad, 62 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:26.560 but already a lot of momentum for year two for 63 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:29.319 Pat Kelsea obviously, as I'm sure a lot of you know, 64 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:31.520 a lot went on last week, and I wasn't here 65 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.400 to react to it, so I'll try to, as always, 66 00:03:34.439 --> 00:03:37.840 do not make an entire show on old news from 67 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:40.280 a week prior. But obviously there's a lot to run through, 68 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:44.120 and I've got plenty of thoughts to share, and you 69 00:03:44.199 --> 00:03:48.479 can't I mean with Pat Kelseat when you look at 70 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:50.879 what he's been able to do so far. We're talking 71 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:56.240 about three commits in the portal that as it stands 72 00:03:56.319 --> 00:03:58.599 right now, they have the number one class. That could change, 73 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:01.039 of course, but still, I mean, there's work to be done. 74 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:02.560 But I feel like when I was gone last week, 75 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:04.680 he got a lot of work done in my absence. 76 00:04:04.960 --> 00:04:07.360 He didn't need me. Clearly that's a joke. I hope 77 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:09.280 you guys get it. But my point is he has 78 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:12.400 three transfers coming in all guards that should help and 79 00:04:12.439 --> 00:04:14.520 fit what he likes to do as far as the 80 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:18.920 style he wants to play. You have two top twenty 81 00:04:18.920 --> 00:04:21.720 five incoming freshmen that'll be joining the mix next year. 82 00:04:22.600 --> 00:04:24.959 Sonny is not a McDonald's American and he's a guy 83 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:26.560 we'd never heard of until he committed. But just to 84 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:29.759 remind folks, MIKEL. Brown, he's a top ten player overall. 85 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:32.720 McDonald's All American won the three point shoot out, by 86 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:35.639 the way in the McDonald's All American Game. But Sonny Frew, 87 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:37.879 he's a guy that you know, again, we just heard 88 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:39.759 of him when he committed, but he's ranked as a 89 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.600 top twenty five player overall in the class, ahead of 90 00:04:43.319 --> 00:04:47.120 you know, guys that are McDonald's Americans. So a lot 91 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:49.959 to be excited about. But they're not done. They are 92 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:52.240 not done. I'm sure there's still plenty of guys there 93 00:04:52.639 --> 00:04:55.360 working on on the portal. Who knows what happens with 94 00:04:55.480 --> 00:04:58.839 Nata Mint. I certainly don't feel like it's gonna be Louisville, 95 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:01.319 But I just say that based off of what I 96 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:04.920 see on the toxic platform that is X formerly known 97 00:05:04.920 --> 00:05:07.560 as Twitter. Like I'm not an insider by any means, 98 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:09.519 I'm not sure anybody really knows what's going on with 99 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:12.360 this kid. He ends up at Louisville, great, If not, 100 00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:18.079 Lowiell will have money to go get somebody else, probably 101 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:20.439 not a guy that's you know, looked at as a 102 00:05:20.519 --> 00:05:23.360 top ten pick in next year's draft. But you can 103 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:25.120 go get a really good college player that can help 104 00:05:25.160 --> 00:05:28.480 you have a big special season. I mean I don't 105 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:33.759 want to act like we shouldn't prioritize elite NBA talent 106 00:05:34.079 --> 00:05:36.680 coming out of the high school ranks, because I feel 107 00:05:36.680 --> 00:05:40.000 like every coach program would take those guys. But man, 108 00:05:40.040 --> 00:05:42.279 the proof is there. It's gonna be there tonight when 109 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:46.600 you watch that. The guys who have that status as 110 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:48.839 eighteen year olds, some of them are phenomenal. Look at 111 00:05:48.839 --> 00:05:52.360 Cooper flag right, I mean Edgecomb at Baylor. I mean 112 00:05:52.399 --> 00:05:56.279 there are great freshmen that have joined teams that are 113 00:05:56.319 --> 00:05:59.680 loaded with other veterans and transfers, and they are very 114 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:02.360 impact So it's not like you should avoid them. But 115 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:05.160 there's also teams that we watched in the Final four 116 00:06:05.279 --> 00:06:07.759 that were able to get there and have great seasons 117 00:06:07.800 --> 00:06:09.600 because it was the first time we had a Final 118 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:12.120 four with all one seeds in quite some time, and 119 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:13.800 there wasn't really a freshman that had. 120 00:06:13.720 --> 00:06:14.439 A big role. 121 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:17.240 And that doesn't mean those guys are bad, it's just, 122 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:20.240 you know, the game's different now. So again, Nata ment, 123 00:06:20.879 --> 00:06:22.240 I kind of feel like it's been one of those 124 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:25.240 things that I have not really touched on with this 125 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:28.439 show at the same or even close to the same 126 00:06:28.519 --> 00:06:31.120 level as Louisville fans. Have kind of been throwing it 127 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:32.680 out there because again, he would be one of the 128 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:36.879 best players that ever committed here. But I just if 129 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:40.399 he does, Like I you know, this is not me 130 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:43.959 just accepting a loss before it happens, meaning losing him 131 00:06:43.959 --> 00:06:46.240 and him going somewhere else. I'm saying it because I 132 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:48.800 mean it. I won't lose a wink of sleep if 133 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:50.800 he doesn't come here. If he does, great, If not, 134 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:54.639 I don't my you know, my expectations for Louisville really 135 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:56.560 won't change. I guess if they don't get anybody else, 136 00:06:56.600 --> 00:07:00.240 which I find it highly unlikely. But anyways, pack else 137 00:07:00.399 --> 00:07:04.319 off to a great start. And last year he didn't 138 00:07:04.360 --> 00:07:07.079 have proof of concept, meaning he hasn't he hadn't shown 139 00:07:07.079 --> 00:07:09.800 anybody that he'd be able to have success at this level. 140 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:12.600 And I feel silly now because we kept saying that 141 00:07:12.680 --> 00:07:15.600 last year. I said it a lot. This is a 142 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:18.759 guy that has been at Charleston, at sam or it's Winthrop. 143 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:20.839 Can he get it done here? That's a big jump 144 00:07:21.399 --> 00:07:24.639 and all that's true. But I just feel now that 145 00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:26.800 we've gone a full season in watching it right before 146 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:29.680 our eyes. As far as you know, what he what 147 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:31.480 he brings to the table. Who he is as a coach, 148 00:07:31.519 --> 00:07:34.720 as a leader, A guy who is insanely detailed and organized, 149 00:07:35.439 --> 00:07:38.439 clearly not going to be out work by anybody. I mean, 150 00:07:40.360 --> 00:07:42.600 you have he's got a he's got a formula, right, 151 00:07:42.639 --> 00:07:46.199 it's been successful, and now he's got resources that can help. 152 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:47.920 You know, he had resources last year, right, Like he 153 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:51.639 came to Louisville and was building a roster from scratch. 154 00:07:51.680 --> 00:07:53.519 And yeah, he's a great recruiter, I think when it 155 00:07:53.560 --> 00:07:55.639 comes to just being energetic, like you can when you 156 00:07:55.680 --> 00:07:57.399 listen to him talk when he was introduced as the 157 00:07:57.439 --> 00:07:59.399 coach here, you could tell, Okay, I could see guys 158 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:01.839 really liking this guy's high level of energy, wanting to 159 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:04.199 play for him, that kind of stuff. But you know, 160 00:08:04.240 --> 00:08:05.959 money was gonna really matter, and money's always going to 161 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:08.560 matter when it comes to players. But I feel like 162 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:12.000 everything about Pat Kill now nothing really changed with this guy. 163 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:13.879 There's just now a season under his belt where he 164 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:17.680 has shown he's off to a good start and there 165 00:08:17.720 --> 00:08:21.160 really should be no reason to expect them to slow down. 166 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:22.759 I don't mean they're gonna win the same amount of 167 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:25.600 games they won last year, because obviously the record was 168 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:29.879 somewhat indicated by the acc being down. But nonetheless, this 169 00:08:29.920 --> 00:08:32.559 guy has now shown he's got some momentum here and 170 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:36.039 didn't take long for them to prioritize who they wanted 171 00:08:36.039 --> 00:08:40.039 in the portal and then get those commitments. So exciting stuff. Again, Well, 172 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:42.879 I'm not gonna give you, you know, a ton on the 173 00:08:42.919 --> 00:08:44.639 three guys that have been added. We'll talk about him 174 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:47.039 briefly because again those in fact, I think all of 175 00:08:47.039 --> 00:08:50.279 those commitments happened like pretty early last week. No, I 176 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:53.840 mean it was the weekend whenever we landed the young 177 00:08:53.879 --> 00:08:57.799 man from Kennesaw State wory. But after that, I mean, 178 00:08:58.960 --> 00:09:02.000 wasn't long after he committed did you end up making 179 00:09:02.039 --> 00:09:06.120 it official with Isaac McNeely, who, of course another guy 180 00:09:06.120 --> 00:09:09.000 they prioritized pretty early to the shoot up from Virginia, and 181 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:12.440 then Ryan Conwell the transfer from Xavier. So off to 182 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:16.000 a good start, no doubt. Now, Mark Pope a little 183 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:18.159 bit of a different situation on the Kentucky side, And 184 00:09:18.159 --> 00:09:20.120 I'm gonna give you this disclaimer before I say this, 185 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:24.200 because it's important. It is insanely too early to panic 186 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:26.919 about having a good enough roster to compete at a 187 00:09:26.960 --> 00:09:30.559 high level next year. In year two, for Mark Pope. 188 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:34.120 That's the disclaimer, But here's the facts. He went after 189 00:09:34.200 --> 00:09:39.399 three guys and simply couldn't get them. He couldn't. I mean, 190 00:09:41.080 --> 00:09:44.519 they clearly considered Kentucky. He got a face to face 191 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:47.799 with one of them, a guy who the UAB transfer. 192 00:09:47.840 --> 00:09:51.200 I always forget his name for some reason, but Mark 193 00:09:51.240 --> 00:09:53.840 Pope got a face to face from an understand Maybe 194 00:09:53.879 --> 00:09:55.159 I had that, maybe it was a different rooker, but 195 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:57.159 either way, like there's really no way to hide that 196 00:09:57.200 --> 00:10:00.120 they were prioritizing a few different guys. In all, all 197 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:02.720 of those guys decided to go elsewhere. And that doesn't 198 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:05.679 mean like Mark Pope is a bomb and he can't recruit. 199 00:10:06.519 --> 00:10:08.240 I mean, Louivill fans of course are going to say that, 200 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:10.080 and I don't blame him. I get it. It's a rivalry, 201 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:15.720 but you know they're not used to that, right Kentucky. 202 00:10:15.799 --> 00:10:19.360 Last year. I don't even remember who they targeted in 203 00:10:19.399 --> 00:10:22.120 the portal. I don't remember like who their big git was, 204 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:24.440 because to me, they just had a nice collection of players. 205 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:27.039 I would say Jackson Robinson, who came with Pope from BYU. 206 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:30.200 Would you agree, Austin Jackson Robinson was probably the guy 207 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:32.559 that came with Pope. Yes, that like had the most 208 00:10:32.639 --> 00:10:34.039 hype that ever that they thought was going to be 209 00:10:34.080 --> 00:10:34.679 their best player. 210 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:36.519 I would agree with that. Yeah. 211 00:10:36.559 --> 00:10:39.960 So you know, with that said, like maybe he'll get 212 00:10:40.000 --> 00:10:42.000 the same kind of class this year and they're not 213 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:43.759 going to take as many because they've got guys coming 214 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:48.000 back and they bring in freshmen. But you know, I'm 215 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:50.240 trying to defend Mark Pope here before I say something 216 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:52.799 that I think is really undoubtable. I mean I can't 217 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:56.039 prove it, but like the commitment that they did land 218 00:10:56.200 --> 00:10:59.480 over the weekend Jalen Low from Pittsburgh, I mean that 219 00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:02.840 was that he's a talented player and he you know, 220 00:11:03.399 --> 00:11:05.000 he may be really good for them, who knows that 221 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:06.840 works out, But to me, he might be the worst 222 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:09.559 fit for what Mark Pope wants to once out of 223 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:14.759 a guard, he's not a good defender. He is a 224 00:11:14.879 --> 00:11:18.000 high volume shooter, but he shoots a terrible percentage and 225 00:11:18.120 --> 00:11:19.919 is not a good three point shooter really at all. 226 00:11:20.399 --> 00:11:22.799 But he's talented. I mean, he's quick, he can get 227 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:25.440 to the rim, he can finish at the rim, but 228 00:11:26.480 --> 00:11:29.919 he shot a terrible percentage and I remember watching him 229 00:11:29.919 --> 00:11:33.399 play against Louisville when I was in person in Pittsburgh 230 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:35.960 and also watching him play when Chucky Hepburn, you know, 231 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:39.639 abused him. I mean a talented guy. Clearly he's making 232 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:42.960 an obvious upgrade here. Going from Pittsburgh to any program 233 00:11:43.279 --> 00:11:44.840 that he was considering, I would assume would have been 234 00:11:44.879 --> 00:11:47.480 a big jump up. Kentucky obviously is that, but like 235 00:11:47.639 --> 00:11:51.279 I think, it screams desperation. We keep swinging and missing. 236 00:11:51.480 --> 00:11:54.720 I don't want to let it get any worse. So 237 00:11:55.399 --> 00:11:56.759 it wasn't as if they I don't think they had 238 00:11:56.799 --> 00:11:58.559 to beg the guy to come to Kentucky. But like 239 00:12:00.039 --> 00:12:02.200 to me, it's rather obvious, and I think louisll fans, 240 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:04.679 if you watched Pittsburgh, you're familiar with the acc like 241 00:12:04.919 --> 00:12:07.759 you would know that this guy talented. But when you're 242 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:11.200 talking about like compatibility as far as what Mark Pope 243 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:14.279 likes to do, as far as his style as a coach, 244 00:12:14.360 --> 00:12:17.559 especially on offense, this guy they may figure it out, 245 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:20.000 it may work out well, but everything about his game 246 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:26.159 at Pittsburgh just doesn't translate. So again I see two 247 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:29.159 sides of the Kentucky reaction, which I don't know why 248 00:12:29.200 --> 00:12:30.759 it ended up that way. Maybe it's because I do 249 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:34.159 love to kind of just, you know, sit back and 250 00:12:34.200 --> 00:12:37.399 watch our rivals be miserable. But like when I would 251 00:12:37.480 --> 00:12:39.600 be off of Twitter for like a day, which, by 252 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:40.960 the way, we'll get to that, it was a really 253 00:12:40.960 --> 00:12:43.639 good thing for me to do, just kind of unplugged 254 00:12:43.679 --> 00:12:46.440 more than I usually do. But it would be Kentucky 255 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:50.639 fans either acting as if the sky's falling because Pope 256 00:12:50.720 --> 00:12:54.240 missed out on another player, or it was a Kentucky 257 00:12:54.240 --> 00:12:56.759 fan yelling and other Kentucky fans telling them to calm down. 258 00:12:57.120 --> 00:12:59.360 Don't you know where this guy was ranked last year 259 00:12:59.360 --> 00:13:01.440 and this guy was rank last year? Well, both things 260 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:06.679 could be true, meaning the portal class rankings can be silly, 261 00:13:06.759 --> 00:13:09.679 and I think we will learn down the line that 262 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:11.240 there's not really worth There's not a whole lot you 263 00:13:11.240 --> 00:13:15.000 should put into that. It just to mean, I think 264 00:13:15.000 --> 00:13:17.279 it's hard to really know how good of a class 265 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:19.919 you're getting when you're getting players from all different levels 266 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:26.440 of high major, low major, mid major, sophomore who played 267 00:13:26.919 --> 00:13:29.759 a little bit a year ago, a fifth year senior 268 00:13:29.799 --> 00:13:32.399 who's taking advantage of an extra year, Like it's just insanely, 269 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:36.559 it's insanely difficult to really know what you're getting. So again, 270 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:39.360 both things can be true. I mean, they're missing out 271 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:43.240 on guys and that that should be should be maybe 272 00:13:43.279 --> 00:13:45.960 not like concerning, but Kentucky's just not used to get 273 00:13:46.120 --> 00:13:47.600 missing out on players. That's what I was. That's the 274 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:49.600 point I was getting to earlier, and I'm right back 275 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:51.600 where I left off before vacation, just losing my train 276 00:13:51.639 --> 00:13:55.159 of thought. But like, when's the last time Kentucky would 277 00:13:55.200 --> 00:13:56.879 would like and by the way, the last time they 278 00:13:57.159 --> 00:14:00.200 would miss on recruits like routinely is if they know 279 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:02.480 as they did last week or really since the season ended, 280 00:14:02.919 --> 00:14:05.840 was probably before. Like the internet is what it is 281 00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:08.919 now where people have this platform where they can just 282 00:14:09.000 --> 00:14:12.000 constantly bitch and complain about it and talk about it. Right, 283 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:14.399 So like it's a new it's a new experience for 284 00:14:14.480 --> 00:14:19.120 Kentucky fans because like pre John Caliperi, Billy Gillespie, Tubby Smith, 285 00:14:19.200 --> 00:14:23.600 like maybe they were going after players and missing routinely, 286 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:26.879 but at the end of Tubby and really during Billy's time, 287 00:14:27.080 --> 00:14:30.960 you understood why they weren't picking Kentucky. Right. So here's 288 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:33.039 Mark Pope coming off of a really good season overall, 289 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:36.120 as far as you know, they played to their seed, 290 00:14:36.159 --> 00:14:38.320 got to the sweet sixteen, that kind of stuff. But 291 00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:44.639 it just you know, it's I think they're not panic. 292 00:14:44.720 --> 00:14:46.840 They still trust in Pope. But again, this is a 293 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:49.720 new thing for them. They've not they've not gone through 294 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:52.600 this in this new world, and hell, it's new to 295 00:14:52.600 --> 00:14:54.279 all of us as far as the season coming to 296 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:56.840 an end, and the most important component to how you're 297 00:14:56.879 --> 00:15:00.440 gonna view the next season for your program is based 298 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:02.480 off a short amount of a short window of time 299 00:15:02.919 --> 00:15:07.960 where coaches are scrambling like crazy and you've got thousands 300 00:15:08.000 --> 00:15:11.559 of players entering the portal. And again, I just think 301 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:16.799 it's hard to imagine many teams looking back midway through 302 00:15:17.720 --> 00:15:21.039 the season, and you know, if you can, if you're 303 00:15:21.080 --> 00:15:24.399 midway through next season and you reflect and you're honest 304 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:27.000 and you say, yeah, we really missed in the portal, 305 00:15:27.200 --> 00:15:30.519 have a hard time thinking that you're having a successful 306 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:35.600 season midway through. It's important, but it's also just so unusual, 307 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:37.759 so different than what we used to be accustomed to 308 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:40.600 as far as looking ahead to the next season, because 309 00:15:41.519 --> 00:15:44.200 we're excited about some players that like we've never even 310 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:46.759 heard of, you know what I mean, Like I'll be 311 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:48.720 honest with you when it comes to the kid from 312 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:52.279 Kennesaw State. I mean, I love what I see. As 313 00:15:52.320 --> 00:15:56.159 far as his numbers, Adrian Wooley was insanely impressive at 314 00:15:56.200 --> 00:15:59.399 Kinnesau State. But I'm at least willing to acknowledge that 315 00:15:59.720 --> 00:16:02.399 pride to three two two. Three weeks ago never heard 316 00:16:02.399 --> 00:16:04.720 of him, and now who knows, he may be your 317 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:06.159 best player next year. I'm not saying he will be, 318 00:16:06.240 --> 00:16:09.720 but you just don't know. So anyways, this is gonna 319 00:16:09.759 --> 00:16:14.399 be sports talk radio in this market, I believe for 320 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:18.000 the foreseeable future, meaning when you get towards the end 321 00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:22.679 of the college basketball season. Really, I guess once the 322 00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:25.559 I mean the portal opens officially like leading up to 323 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:27.600 the Sweet sixteen, which is crazy to think about, but 324 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:29.879 that's just the way. That's that's what the NAA decided 325 00:16:29.919 --> 00:16:33.399 to do. So this mad scramble for a few weeks 326 00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:35.279 to a month as far as figuring out, you know, 327 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:38.240 where guys end up, Like, it's it's gonna be something 328 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:40.600 we track, it can also become, you know, and I'm 329 00:16:40.639 --> 00:16:42.559 sure there's many people that aren't interested at all, And 330 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:45.399 I get it, totally get it, all right, If you 331 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:47.000 guys want to be part of the show today, you can. 332 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:48.799 You can give us a call five oh two five 333 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:52.039 seven one seventy nine hundred. You can also text in 334 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:54.519 on the ln N Federal Credit Union Tex Line at 335 00:16:54.519 --> 00:16:59.000 five oh two four three eight ninety seventy three. And uh, 336 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:01.480 I mean you can react to really whatever. I mean, 337 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:03.200 if you just missed me that badly and you just 338 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:05.880 want to call and have some dialogue, I mean, I 339 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:08.359 get it. Going without me for that long. I'm sure 340 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:12.200 it was a really really uh difficult experience for those 341 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:14.160 out there. And again, I hope you can pick up 342 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:18.000 on sarcasm. But I am happy to be back, and 343 00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:21.200 I'm hopeful that that is coming across the airwaves Austin. 344 00:17:21.599 --> 00:17:23.400 I didn't miss a whole lot, right, We got the 345 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:24.240 city underwater. 346 00:17:24.839 --> 00:17:26.720 Other other than what you just talked about. Yeah, there 347 00:17:26.759 --> 00:17:29.240 was kind of a flood that happened. Thunder over Louisville's 348 00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:31.799 canceled nowah so sad, which is wild. First time it's 349 00:17:31.839 --> 00:17:34.240 ever happened since COVID. That was only the other time 350 00:17:35.000 --> 00:17:37.440 that's happened. So no news coverage down there. It's gonna 351 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:37.799 be weird. 352 00:17:37.880 --> 00:17:39.279 It is gonna be weird, and I think if you 353 00:17:39.319 --> 00:17:42.359 are paying attention today as to what is happening with 354 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:45.480 the Ohio River and downtown Louisville, as it's I mean, 355 00:17:45.640 --> 00:17:47.319 we may be underwater when we leave here today. I 356 00:17:47.359 --> 00:17:51.160 mean I'm exaggerating, but I mean these next two days 357 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:56.160 from the coverage I followed, that's when it's going to be. 358 00:17:56.240 --> 00:17:58.519 It's just going to they call it the crest, Yes, 359 00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:01.279 something like that. We're reaching, is Hyatt's point. I mean, 360 00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:05.519 it's the Cincinnati River yesterday or not Sincinnati, the Ohio 361 00:18:05.599 --> 00:18:07.480 River in Cincinnati the last couple of days. I mean 362 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:09.960 that was insane to see, and it's now happening right here. 363 00:18:10.000 --> 00:18:12.200 I mean there's people down the river roads or an 364 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:15.799 avenue area that are being rescued from from certain places 365 00:18:15.839 --> 00:18:20.000 because when it when it rapidly rises, it it rises quickly. 366 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:21.920 That's what I told her. That's right. Yeah, I mean 367 00:18:21.920 --> 00:18:23.759 it's thanks to doctor Wood, the Louisville Men's Clinic and 368 00:18:23.799 --> 00:18:25.960 for being honest. But anyways, we're talking about flooding here 369 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:29.640 and it's uh, it's about a crest. It sucks that 370 00:18:29.640 --> 00:18:32.000 that thunders can't canceled because it is such an I 371 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:33.720 mean that's how you knew that they were aware that 372 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:35.200 this was going to be bad, you know what I mean. 373 00:18:35.799 --> 00:18:39.880 And it's such an economic thing for for this for 374 00:18:39.920 --> 00:18:42.599 this city, this community in so many ways that like 375 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:44.559 you never think about if you you know, if you 376 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:47.559 unless you just sit down and randomly think about it. 377 00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:50.720 But I think not having thunder is probably a bigger 378 00:18:50.759 --> 00:18:54.200 deal than most people realize, just because that this is 379 00:18:54.279 --> 00:18:57.680 an event that brings way more people to Louisville that 380 00:18:57.720 --> 00:18:59.960 I think most realize. I mean, it's not the dirt, 381 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:02.640 but like, and it's been here for so long, and 382 00:19:02.640 --> 00:19:05.240 I actually when I see the amount of people that 383 00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:07.519 are there every year, especially when there's good weather and 384 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:10.400 you got that working for you, I mean, that's when 385 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:13.119 it hits me. You know what. There's an insane amount 386 00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:15.400 of people in downtown Louisville right now, and there's a 387 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:17.519 ton of them that are not from here, and that's 388 00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:19.400 it's always big for the economy around here when you 389 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:22.160 can bring in visitors and tourists and people that want 390 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:24.920 to take in the big events. And not having thunder 391 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:26.599 is a real punch to the gut. 392 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:29.799 No doubt, I've actually enjoyed thunder since living here. When 393 00:19:29.799 --> 00:19:31.680 I didn't live here for the longest time. We always 394 00:19:31.720 --> 00:19:35.079 had tapes. My parents will recorder, my grandparents will record 395 00:19:35.079 --> 00:19:36.759 them and always send them back to my parents out 396 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:39.160 in Arizona. So we got to see like the coverage 397 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:41.240 of it and all the themes, and I never really 398 00:19:41.240 --> 00:19:43.839 found it like fascinating, and I was always at begrudging, 399 00:19:43.960 --> 00:19:46.240 like we're just really doing all this for an air 400 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:49.480 show and the Kentucky Derby. But after being down there 401 00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:52.359