WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:04.000 Fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:06.320 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think 3 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:06.879 when we. 4 00:00:06.839 --> 00:00:10.480 Are get off our show, idiot, the kids are playing, 5 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:11.080 or turn them off. 6 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:12.720 Their countries are screwing it up. 7 00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:16.039 Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play Inner Murals. 8 00:00:16.399 --> 00:00:19.160 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 9 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:20.920 Who's the kid here? 10 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:22.760 Who's the kid here? 11 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:23.679 Are you kidding me? 12 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:24.640 Now? 13 00:00:24.679 --> 00:00:33.880 Here's Nick Coffee? 14 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:35.799 You heard the man? 15 00:00:35.960 --> 00:00:39.200 That's right. This is Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's 16 00:00:39.240 --> 00:00:42.039 here on Sports Talk seven ninety. Nick Coffee, that is me. 17 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:45.960 And we've got mister Auston Montgomery once again with us 18 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:47.840 this afternoon. And I hope you guys are ready to 19 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:49.759 have some fun. I mean, that's what we do around here, 20 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:51.759 at least that's what we try to do. I do 21 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:54.840 worry at times maybe Austin and I are having some 22 00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:57.679 fun and maybe people can't like pick up on, you know, 23 00:00:58.159 --> 00:01:00.159 they can't match the vibe. I would hope not, but 24 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:04.480 it is certainly possible, right, I mean, it could happen again. 25 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:06.560 I would hope not. But we're ready to get this 26 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:09.120 thing started and I want to remind you can take 27 00:01:09.159 --> 00:01:10.560 us with you wherever you go. Listen live on the 28 00:01:10.599 --> 00:01:13.959 iHeart Radio app. Also listen live at seven ninety Louisville 29 00:01:13.959 --> 00:01:16.599 dot Com. Been a very busy, busy day. In fact, 30 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:19.400 it's been a busy week really since the transfer portal opened. 31 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:22.560 It's been hectic. Louisville has landed a handful of commitments, 32 00:01:23.239 --> 00:01:28.159 and we probably will be getting more commitments here soon. 33 00:01:28.200 --> 00:01:30.719 I mean, I guess it's not a guarantee, but there's 34 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:32.920 a lot of visitors that are either here right now 35 00:01:32.959 --> 00:01:34.879 as we speak, or that have made the trip and 36 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:37.680 maybe they're wrapping up their visits. So I guess this 37 00:01:37.840 --> 00:01:41.040 is just going to be how it is. But it's 38 00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:43.840 exciting to get new players. It's exciting to have free 39 00:01:43.879 --> 00:01:47.680 agency within college sports. You know, obviously you're going to 40 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:49.760 have some well, I don't know. I was going to 41 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:52.799 say that you're going to have some years where maybe 42 00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:56.040 you are a bigger loser than winter when it comes 43 00:01:56.040 --> 00:01:58.920 to the portal and free agency. But I really think 44 00:01:58.959 --> 00:02:02.439 that around here, I think that you know, you may 45 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:05.640 lose really really good players like Jamari Johnson, who never 46 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:07.000 really showed that he was going to be an elite 47 00:02:07.040 --> 00:02:09.159 college player, but young guy had a lot of upside, 48 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:11.159 big time recruit. He's going to Oregon and that's a bummer. 49 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:13.360 But like louisll was in a position to where like, 50 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:15.120 that's not something that when you look ahead to the 51 00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:17.280 next season, you're already thinking, like, man, it's just gonna 52 00:02:17.319 --> 00:02:19.439 be I mean, it's gonna be tough. We can't replace 53 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:21.360 this guy. I mean, and you may not like he 54 00:02:21.439 --> 00:02:23.840 may be elite, and you realize, man, that guy could 55 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:26.439 have really helped us. But when there's countless players in 56 00:02:26.479 --> 00:02:30.680 the portal, you know, he gives you a chance to 57 00:02:30.719 --> 00:02:34.319 go and add players from all over the place. Right, 58 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:36.240 you could lose guys at a certain position and feel 59 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:38.120 pretty good about where you are and say, okay, we 60 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:40.840 actually are a little bit thin over here at linebacker. 61 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:42.919 So again, I'll try my best to get you guys 62 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:45.800 updated as best I can. But it has been it 63 00:02:45.800 --> 00:02:48.960 has been hectic, no doubt. And we'll mix it up 64 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:51.560 through throughout the afternoon here and and I hope you 65 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:53.599 guys will stick around. But Austin, I have to once 66 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:57.599 again share another experience about just people reminding me that 67 00:02:57.639 --> 00:03:01.000 they're not in the holiday spirit like me. Okay, you'll 68 00:03:01.039 --> 00:03:03.479 think I'm making this up. Okay, remember the remember the 69 00:03:03.479 --> 00:03:07.240 story about Walmart earlier this week with the rude lady 70 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:09.199 with the that didn't help me, didn't want to help 71 00:03:09.240 --> 00:03:11.240 me herself. When it comes to the paint, How could 72 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:13.360 I forget them wanting to check my receipts and all 73 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:15.439 that kind of stuff. So it turns out one of 74 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:18.280 those things that I that I purchased on my way 75 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:20.199 out a couple of days ago, I needed to take back. 76 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:24.560 So this morning I ended up arriving and uh, it 77 00:03:24.599 --> 00:03:26.680 looked crowded when I got there. You know, we're close 78 00:03:26.719 --> 00:03:29.240 to Christmas. But I walked right up to the customer 79 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:31.520 service area and like there was two people in line. 80 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:34.639 It was super quick, super like just you know, I 81 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:36.280 was I was expecting there to be a long line 82 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:39.319 if everybody like doing either layaway stuff or returning gifts 83 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:43.039 before Christmas, and it was. It was smooth. So I'm 84 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:46.400 sitting there and there's one lady ahead of me and 85 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:50.520 there's a woman to so there's two two people working 86 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:53.719 the customer service area. The lady that was in front 87 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:56.360 of me, she ends up going to this The first 88 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:58.520 first person that said, hey can I help you. And 89 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:01.319 then I was kind of waiting for or the the 90 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:03.759 other lady to I guess get her ship started. I 91 00:04:03.800 --> 00:04:05.039 don't know. I mean she was there, but like she 92 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:07.319 was getting a register set, and I was waiting for 93 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:08.360 her to say, hey, can I help you? So I 94 00:04:08.479 --> 00:04:10.719 just waiting there, and then she looks to who I 95 00:04:10.759 --> 00:04:13.560 assume is her supervisor manager boss. I'm not sure, but 96 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:16.800 she said, hey, can I get some change? I need twenties, 97 00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:20.720 tens and fives. So she tells her boss, you know, hey, 98 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:23.639 my register's probably a little light. You know, if I'm 99 00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:25.360 gonna be giving this keep you gotta keep in mind 100 00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:27.160 if you're if people are returning things and they want 101 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:29.519 they want cash, like that's that's when you're probably gonna 102 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:32.519 that's probably where you're gonna need cash, maybe more than anywhere. Yeah, 103 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:35.040 when it comes to you know, the checkouts and whatnot. 104 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:37.800 So I heard her say that, So then I walked 105 00:04:37.879 --> 00:04:40.800 up and gave her a receipt and she she just mean, 106 00:04:41.000 --> 00:04:42.959 is it, by the way, I've never I mean, I 107 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:45.319 guess I have before, but like I can't remember the 108 00:04:45.399 --> 00:04:49.000 last time I've ever returned something to a store. Is it? 109 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:51.160 Do They usually ask you why you're returning it, because 110 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:52.720 they didn't ask me that, and I was expected. I 111 00:04:52.759 --> 00:04:55.199 was like, for some reason, was thinking like I was 112 00:04:55.199 --> 00:04:57.399 gonna have to like get approval if it could be 113 00:04:57.439 --> 00:04:59.720 returned or not. And it was it was something that 114 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:02.600 like eighteen bucks, and it was it was nothing, but 115 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:05.360 I was expecting them to like ask me why I'm 116 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:06.920 returning it, and I was gonna have to be real 117 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:09.240 convincing that it is a legitimate return. But I guess, yeah, 118 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:11.519 it doesn't matter. But so it wasn't rude that she 119 00:05:11.519 --> 00:05:13.399 didn't ask me why, but she just she gave me 120 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:15.639 the receipt, or I gave her the receipt. She took 121 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:20.240 the item and said she asked me, do you want cash, 122 00:05:21.319 --> 00:05:24.079 card or gift card? Like meaning she can give me 123 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:27.000 cash back, she could refund my debit card, or she 124 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:31.120 could give me a gift card. So I said, would 125 00:05:31.120 --> 00:05:35.639 cash be a problem. And the reason I said that 126 00:05:35.800 --> 00:05:38.439 is because I just heard her tell her boss that 127 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:41.839 she needed more cash. So I thought I was kind 128 00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:45.480 of being courteous and just saying like, would it be 129 00:05:45.639 --> 00:05:48.120 you know, I would prefer cash, but you know, would 130 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:51.399 that be a problem. Yeah, And she looked at me 131 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:56.560 and said, I said cash card or gift cards, so 132 00:05:56.600 --> 00:05:58.600 why would cash be a problem, and then gave me 133 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:01.399 like a little smirk, and I looked at her like 134 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:04.399 I don't. I mean, I'm not one to ever have 135 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:07.959 any like confrontation, like I mean, wouldn't Like I was, 136 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:09.879 I was having to really bite my tongue to not 137 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:11.279 call her a name. I mean, I was thinking a 138 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:13.519 lot of things upstairs, but I would never I would 139 00:06:13.560 --> 00:06:15.839 never act upon it. And I just, you know, so 140 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:19.680 she gives me the cash back, and I'm not in 141 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:22.959 a hurry to like put the cash back in my wallet. 142 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:25.519 So finally, as I'm about to walk away, I just 143 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:27.680 said the reason that I asked if it was a 144 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:29.360 problem to get cash. I heard you say that I 145 00:06:29.360 --> 00:06:30.920 could have cash, but I know you'd ask for it, 146 00:06:30.959 --> 00:06:32.879 so I was just that's why I said would it 147 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:35.040 be a problem. I could have just said cash, but 148 00:06:35.079 --> 00:06:36.800 I said would it be a problem? Because I was 149 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:37.759 trying because if. 150 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:38.800 You you were trying to be nice? 151 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:41.800 Yes, and like this was probably like a twenty five, 152 00:06:41.920 --> 00:06:46.720 twenty six year old woman, and you know, she had 153 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:48.800 a smile on her, like a smirk more than a smile, 154 00:06:48.879 --> 00:06:52.519 But like I gave the lady in the paint department 155 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:55.519 a pass on Tuesday. This like that's just a rude 156 00:06:55.519 --> 00:06:57.720 thing to say. Yeah, like that's just rude. 157 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:00.199 I mean, especially when you just overheard her like talking 158 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:03.560 about it. That's that. It'd be one thing if you 159 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:06.079 were like demanding of it, but like you were understanding 160 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:08.839 of the situation, because obviously they just came up and 161 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:12.920 asked she needed more money. So it's what's Walmart man? 162 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:14.879 Yeah, I don't know, I mean, I just it's like 163 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:17.480 they're it's like they're messing with me. I mean, I 164 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:20.040 and look, we had people mention this here and there 165 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:21.959 on the text line, and I did throw this out 166 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:25.360 there throughout the conversation about my previous Walmart experience earlier 167 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:28.839 this week. But I know that that would probably be 168 00:07:28.879 --> 00:07:31.759 a really, really really tough job to have during the holidays. 169 00:07:32.079 --> 00:07:35.800 I would imagine that every you know, for for every 170 00:07:35.879 --> 00:07:38.079 ten of me that are there for whatever it may be, 171 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:39.839 maybe they need somebody to open up the door to 172 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:42.439 get paint, maybe they need to return something. I would say, 173 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:45.759 for every ten more than half or probably not super 174 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:49.040 polite to them, the workers, you know, so like, but 175 00:07:49.120 --> 00:07:51.720 don't take that out on somebody who's being I mean, 176 00:07:51.759 --> 00:07:54.000 like again, I don't, as I said the other day, 177 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:56.480 like I'm not asking anybody to kiss my rear end 178 00:07:56.560 --> 00:07:58.759 or you know, because it's Christmas seeing me Christmas carols, 179 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:02.480 but like it would be nice, just rude, and I 180 00:08:02.519 --> 00:08:06.639 mean I've whenever she said that today, I instantly thought 181 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:09.560 about me sharing the experience from two days ago on 182 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:11.839 the show, and then I just kind of thought to myself, 183 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:13.519 like is this is somebody playing a joke on me? 184 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:16.759 Like is this is this a thing? And you know 185 00:08:17.920 --> 00:08:20.920 it wasn't, but I'm I'm gonna try. We're gonna try. 186 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:23.240 We're collectively trying myself in Austin to get people in 187 00:08:23.240 --> 00:08:26.319 the Christmas spirit because what I've experienced at these retail 188 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:28.879 places lately and even just I don't know. For some reason, 189 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:30.800 it being warm today and sunny doesn't make me feel 190 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:34.399 like we're almost at Christmas. But we're there six days away, folks. 191 00:08:34.679 --> 00:08:35.519 That's crazy. 192 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:39.639 I know. We have a the local fire department where 193 00:08:39.679 --> 00:08:43.919 we live. They they completely deck out their their fire 194 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:46.360 truck with all kinds of lights and oh yeah, I 195 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:48.679 mean it's got like a bubble machine coming off of 196 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:51.440 it and and it's it's the coolest thing. And they 197 00:08:51.840 --> 00:08:53.799 they have they have saying that of course is up 198 00:08:53.799 --> 00:08:56.120 top and he rides through the neighborhoods in our community. 199 00:08:56.200 --> 00:08:58.559 Last night was the night in our neighborhood, and man, 200 00:08:58.879 --> 00:09:02.120 the kids were. It was probably where I felt the most, 201 00:09:02.200 --> 00:09:05.519 you know, excitement about Christmas being a little bit yeah, 202 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:07.679 because they were, I mean, like, my kids couldn't contain 203 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:10.320 their excitement they saw Santa rolling down the block in 204 00:09:10.840 --> 00:09:13.720 his fire truck. Oh yeah, with the lights of shining 205 00:09:13.759 --> 00:09:17.279 everywhere like a light show. You got Christmas music blaring. 206 00:09:17.399 --> 00:09:19.879 So yeah, I love I always used to love that. 207 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:21.360 Oh man, I mean I still do. 208 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:23.720 Yeah, It's just different though, right, Like, yeah, Christmas as 209 00:09:23.720 --> 00:09:26.759 a kid is is a feeling that you know, I 210 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:30.000 always say this, Christmas has kind of I've re upped 211 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:31.840 with the Christmas spirit here lately just because I have 212 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:35.159 kids now and that's awesome, But nothing, there's nothing like 213 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:36.519 being a kid at Christmas. 214 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:39.600 What was your biggest, uh, your biggest Santa gift? Growing 215 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:41.639 up where you were you really felt the magic? 216 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:42.000 Is there? 217 00:09:42.440 --> 00:09:44.879 Is that one Christmas where you're like, all right, Santa, 218 00:09:44.960 --> 00:09:45.919 you are my guy. 219 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:47.480 PlayStation two. 220 00:09:47.679 --> 00:09:51.120 Uh, well, what that's same original PlayStation? Really yeah, see 221 00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:54.639 original PlayStation probably like the mid nineties, mid to late nineties. 222 00:09:54.960 --> 00:10:00.000 Yeah, so I went from I went from a second 223 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:02.480 genesis if you if you're familiar. 224 00:10:02.600 --> 00:10:04.600 Of course, I never owned one, but I knew to. 225 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:06.840 A PS two, so like I had a big gap there. 226 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:09.919 I never even asked for one because I just assume, 227 00:10:10.039 --> 00:10:12.320 like you know, when I was a kid, just because 228 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:15.039 my situation with my grandfather, I just assume, like the 229 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:19.240 toys that like are are not as like snazzy if 230 00:10:19.240 --> 00:10:21.159 you will, like those are the those are the toys 231 00:10:21.159 --> 00:10:23.200 that Sanna gives you because he can't, like he's got 232 00:10:23.200 --> 00:10:25.320 so much to do. So yeah, I just thought if 233 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:26.799 I was gonna get something like that, it would have 234 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:28.720 been from my parents. But whenever I saw that Sanna 235 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:30.320 got it for me, I mean, it was like, all right, 236 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:32.840 big guy, you've really I've done yourself this year. 237 00:10:33.320 --> 00:10:36.120 I remember sitting on Santa's lap because Sanna came through, 238 00:10:36.240 --> 00:10:40.159 uh uh, through my elementary school, and I remember specifically 239 00:10:40.559 --> 00:10:43.000 asking for a PlayStation, and when I woke up that 240 00:10:43.080 --> 00:10:45.679 morning he was listening. It was right there, and I 241 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:48.000 once again, Santa, you are my guy. 242 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:50.600 You understood the assignment. Yes he did, so, Shout out 243 00:10:50.600 --> 00:10:50.960 to Santa. 244 00:10:50.960 --> 00:10:51.519 That was what's up. 245 00:10:51.559 --> 00:10:53.679 Shout out to santam All right, Uh, before we get 246 00:10:53.720 --> 00:10:55.600 to our first break here coming up about five or 247 00:10:55.639 --> 00:10:57.480 six minutes, we are going to be joined. Well, we're 248 00:10:57.480 --> 00:10:58.559 not going to be joined before the break, but I 249 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:01.080 do want to let you know. Coming up here in 250 00:11:01.120 --> 00:11:02.840 just a few minutes, we will talk to Zach Barnett 251 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:05.679 of Football Scoop and get his thoughts on these matchups 252 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:08.120 in the college football Playoff, which will be here tomorrow 253 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:10.960 and of course Saturday. And there are some things about 254 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:13.039 these matchups that I was that I was unaware of 255 00:11:13.039 --> 00:11:16.480 that I'm looking forward to asking Zach about. Tennessee apparently 256 00:11:17.000 --> 00:11:20.320 believes that they will potentially have at fifty to fifty 257 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:22.720 at the shoe. I don't think that's possible, but man, 258 00:11:22.759 --> 00:11:26.960 I don't know. Tennessee is a really really I mean, 259 00:11:27.080 --> 00:11:29.559 first of all, a huge fan base, they're super passionate. 260 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:32.200 They were irrelevant in the big sports. They've never made 261 00:11:32.200 --> 00:11:34.360 a Final four. They've been kind of irrelevant in football 262 00:11:34.399 --> 00:11:36.799 and nowhere near what they once were for a long time. 263 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:39.120 And I think that kind of let people not realize 264 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:41.080 that they actually do have a humongous fan base that 265 00:11:41.519 --> 00:11:44.519 you know will will be as passionate as anybody. And 266 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:46.360 I think them winning in baseball, like you know, not 267 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.720 that people pay as much attention to the college baseball scene, 268 00:11:48.759 --> 00:11:50.519 but like the way they showed up in Omahall, like 269 00:11:50.519 --> 00:11:51.919 I think it was kind of a reminder like, oh 270 00:11:52.000 --> 00:11:54.759 yeah they have like there's a lot of them and 271 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:57.759 they need something to be excited about. And then apparently 272 00:11:57.799 --> 00:12:03.000 Penn State may not even sell out their game, huh 273 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:07.120 really yeah, And there are some legitimate reasons that that 274 00:12:07.399 --> 00:12:11.399 is a worry for them. But also I mean there's 275 00:12:11.440 --> 00:12:15.120 other programs that you know, are in the same tier 276 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:17.519 that Penn State believes they're in, that are also in 277 00:12:17.600 --> 00:12:20.080 you know, kind of remote places that are not big cities, 278 00:12:20.080 --> 00:12:23.000 big destinations. And I mean look at South Bend. I 279 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:25.279 mean you think that's not going to sell out. I mean, 280 00:12:25.679 --> 00:12:28.159 and I know Penn State Notre Dame, like clearly the 281 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:30.480 brand of Notre Dame is bigger, But I think it 282 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:32.679 would be the ultimate embarrassment if you host a playoff 283 00:12:32.720 --> 00:12:34.440 game and your and your place is and sold out. 284 00:12:34.519 --> 00:12:36.600 But it sounds like that's a real crazy Yeah, that's 285 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:38.799 a real possibility. So we'll talk to Zach coming up 286 00:12:38.799 --> 00:12:40.399 here shortly. But before we take the break, I did 287 00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:41.840 want to let you know. I'm sure by now you 288 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:43.799 guys are well aware. I think this news actually broke 289 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:45.600 right as we were ending the show, or maybe it 290 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:47.360 was actually during the show yesterday and I just didn't 291 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:50.320 get a chance to see it. But no surprise at all. 292 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:53.120 Pierce Clarkson is going to transfer. He's going to enter 293 00:12:53.159 --> 00:12:57.679 the portal. And you know, I don't blame him in 294 00:12:57.720 --> 00:13:02.440 any way, and I was kind of expecting him to 295 00:13:02.519 --> 00:13:05.279 do this, and and I don't know any I have 296 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:07.840 no access to peerce or his family or anything like that, 297 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:09.840 but I kind of get the sense that he was 298 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:12.120 probably gonna play in the Bowl game and then hit 299 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:14.440 the portal because it would be his opportunity to put mean, 300 00:13:14.440 --> 00:13:16.799 he's never started a game at Louisville, and he hasn't 301 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:18.600 played much at all. He's only been here two years. 302 00:13:18.600 --> 00:13:20.159 It's not like he's been some guy that's been waiting 303 00:13:20.200 --> 00:13:23.080 for for for a long time. But uh, I would 304 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:26.039 imagine that it's so competitive that, like you really don't 305 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:29.240 have time to sit around. I mean, there are players 306 00:13:29.279 --> 00:13:31.519 that that that that I mean, in fact, the quarterback, 307 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:34.399 this is an example, the quarter Penn State's backup quarterback 308 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:36.759 has hit the portal and is not even going with 309 00:13:36.840 --> 00:13:39.279 them on to the playoffs. Like he's he's he's already 310 00:13:39.279 --> 00:13:42.679 done and left the team, which I mean, maybe there's 311 00:13:42.679 --> 00:13:45.120 more to it than what you know, than what's out there. 312 00:13:45.879 --> 00:13:48.080 But to me, I don't think he's doing it because 313 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:49.399 he's an a hole. I don't think he you know, 314 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:51.000 And some people say, regardless, he is an a hole. 315 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:52.559 He's leaving his team and they may need him, right 316 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:54.519 he may he may be a factor in a team 317 00:13:54.519 --> 00:13:57.039 that's playing for a national championship if their starter gets hurt, 318 00:13:57.480 --> 00:13:59.440 but he also has to look out for himself and 319 00:13:59.480 --> 00:14:01.679 if he weighed like if they keep if they keep winning, 320 00:14:01.720 --> 00:14:04.360 and he's just there as a security measure, you know, 321 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:07.919 never playing unless something happens, and and you know, there 322 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:10.240 may be schools that take a quarterback that he he 323 00:14:10.240 --> 00:14:12.080 would have been a better fit, he would have wanted, 324 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:15.559 he wanted to go there. So it's still I think 325 00:14:15.600 --> 00:14:17.960 it's still very much an uncomfortable thing for people to 326 00:14:17.960 --> 00:14:22.840 to to to view this the way these college players 327 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:25.080 now view it. It's a job. It's it's a chance 328 00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:28.919 for them to very much improve their situation, improve their livelihood. 329 00:14:29.399 --> 00:14:33.399 And uh, you know, I I get it, Like if 330 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:34.879 I was him, I would be torn. And if I 331 00:14:34.879 --> 00:14:37.759 was Pierce, I was you know, Pierces is a little 332 00:14:37.759 --> 00:14:39.559 bit of a different situation because he's you know, he's 333 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:42.080 just looking for a new opportunity. But you know, if 334 00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:43.519 he wanted to play in that Bowl game, but yet 335 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:44.759 he had to think like, man, if I wait and 336 00:14:44.799 --> 00:14:48.080 don't hit the portal until the first of January, like 337 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:51.159 that's that's probably gonna put me behind some guys. So 338 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:55.440 no surprise. And right now you've got I guess two 339 00:14:55.480 --> 00:14:58.720 quarterbacks on scholarship that that are going to be available 340 00:14:58.720 --> 00:15:00.960 in this game. Douce Adams, the freshman who, by the way, 341 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:04.080 curious if they give him a run. He's a young guy, 342 00:15:04.080 --> 00:15:06.120 true freshman. They really like him. He's from Texas, which, 343 00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:07.679 of course, which is where the bowl game is gonna 344 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:09.480 be played, So not sure if it's gonna be him 345 00:15:09.519 --> 00:15:11.679 or if it's gonna be Harrison Bailey. And Harrison Bailey 346 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:13.919 would probably give you a better chance to win, but 347 00:15:14.600 --> 00:15:16.320 it would really just be a gift to Harrison Bailey 348 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:18.720 because he's on his way out like you're not. He's 349 00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:21.200 I mean me a double check here because you never know. 350 00:15:21.360 --> 00:15:23.600 Maybe guys have ten years of eligibility. Now I'm not 351 00:15:23.639 --> 00:15:27.799 quite sure, but look at looking at Bailey, I mean 352 00:15:27.840 --> 00:15:30.759 he's somebody that is a red shirt senior already. So 353 00:15:30.799 --> 00:15:33.799 unless he fights for another year, like playing him in 354 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:35.919 this game. And look, if you want to do that, 355 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:37.799 Jeff Brom, go for it. I don't have any issue 356 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:39.639 with it, but I think he'd probably like to see 357 00:15:39.679 --> 00:15:41.919 what you have in the freshman because you know, maybe 358 00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:44.000 he's gonna be your maybe he's now gonna be your 359 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:48.039 backup if in fact, Miller mos Go's down. So anyways, 360 00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:50.039 quick break, Zach Barnett gonna join us. Coming up here. 361 00:15:50.080 --> 00:15:53.279 On the other side, Kentucky landed their quarterback from the portal. 362 00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:55.679 We'll talk to you a little bit about that. Also, 363 00:15:56.240 --> 00:15:58.600 something Pat Kelsey said on his Coaches show that I 364 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:00.879 was very excited to hear. And there's all kinds of 365 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:02.679 other stuff we'll get into today. So let's have some fun. 366 00:16:02.679 --> 00:16:04.759 It's coffee and Company Field abouth. Thornton's right here on 367 00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:05.759 Sports Talk seven ninety. 368 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:09.679 Now back to coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on 369 00:16:09.879 --> 00:16:11.440 Sports Talk seven nine day. 370 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:14.559 This is Coffee and Company field by Thornton's on Sports 371 00:16:14.559 --> 00:16:16.840 Talk seven ninety. Thanks for hanging out with us and 372 00:16:17.080 --> 00:16:20.600 we always appreciate you listeners, as well as the one 373 00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:22.919 and only mister Zach Barnett, a football scoop who joins 374 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:26.519 us to talk some college football. Zach, I'll just jump 375 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:29.679 right in here. Do you think there's a real possibility 376 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:33.519 that Penn State doesn't sell out their college football playoff game? 377 00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:35.279 I understand that they're in a little bit of a 378 00:16:35.279 --> 00:16:37.519 different situation than some of these other programs, But when 379 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:39.240 I heard that, and then of course, you know, looked 380 00:16:39.279 --> 00:16:42.759 into why that would be possible, it almost sounded unbelievable. 381 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:47.519 I do think it's possible, and I'll tell you exactly 382 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:51.000 why I think it's possible. So I was on the 383 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:54.720 radio this morning here in Dallas, and we had Brian 384 00:16:54.840 --> 00:16:59.559 Jones on who on CBS's pregame show, and he was 385 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:03.159 at the Big Ten Championship, and after Penn State lost, he. 386 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:04.759 Was talking to Penn State fans who. 387 00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:11.160 Weren't exactly jazz to play outdoors in twenty degree weather. 388 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:16.400 But isn't that kind of like what they do, yes and. 389 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:22.119 No, like typically their last gear weekend. Yeah, so this 390 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:26.119 is I believe it's Ohio State's first December home game. Ever, 391 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:30.119 I assume it would be penn States And uh, I 392 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:32.279 mean if I lived in Pennsylvania, I wouldn't be any 393 00:17:32.319 --> 00:17:35.960 more jazz to sit outside in twenty degree weather than 394 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:38.119 I would be living in Texas. 395 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:39.839 And you know, students are gone. 396 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:45.000 Uh yeah, and. 397 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:50.880 You have an enormous stadium that's not particularly close to 398 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:54.799 any of the population centers in Pennsylvania and your hometown 399 00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:56.519 is not that big. 400 00:17:56.640 --> 00:17:59.920 So it's this isn't in This isn't that shock? 401 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:03.720