WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:09.519 It's time for coffee and company fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:09.720 --> 00:00:21.480 Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick coffee. 3 00:00:24.079 --> 00:00:25.920 All right, let's get it start at five o'clock hour 4 00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:28.800 here on a Monday afternoon. Appreciate you hanging out with us. 5 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:31.480 It is coffee and company fueled by Thornton's here on 6 00:00:31.519 --> 00:00:35.280 Sports Talk seven ninety. Before we dive back in here 7 00:00:35.320 --> 00:00:37.759 and you know, discuss a lot from the weekend. I'll 8 00:00:37.759 --> 00:00:40.600 reset my thoughts on what happened on Saturday and rep 9 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:44.560 arena and also share for those of you that didn't 10 00:00:44.560 --> 00:00:46.119 hear it in the three o'clock hours, sort of how 11 00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:51.039 I ended up experiencing this game and I don't like 12 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:51.520 the result. 13 00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:52.479 But the way. 14 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:55.240 I'll explain, I was gonna try to give you a 15 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:56.840 quick rundown is where I was headed. 16 00:00:56.840 --> 00:00:57.799 But you'll just have to wait for it. 17 00:00:57.799 --> 00:00:59.799 And it's not like some crazy, wild story that you 18 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:01.799 got I won't believe, but just give me a moment 19 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:04.680 and I'll explain. But there's something that that that has 20 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:07.760 been happening with me lately that I I don't like. 21 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:11.280 I'm not big on conspiracies. I certainly believe in a 22 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:14.719 higher power, but I'm not somebody out there looking for 23 00:01:14.799 --> 00:01:17.680 things to be like a sign for me in regards 24 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:20.079 to like my life, if that makes sense, right, Like, 25 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:22.359 I just that's not That's not how I'm wired. But 26 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:30.000 in the last two weeks I find myself randomly looking 27 00:01:30.040 --> 00:01:32.319 at my phone just because you know, I'm picking it 28 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:35.560 up off my lap when I'm on the recliner, or 29 00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:38.640 maybe I'm picking it up off my desk in the morning. 30 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:43.159 And there are certain times that you see that you 31 00:01:43.159 --> 00:01:46.280 know might catch your eye, like if you pick up 32 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:48.480 your phone or just look at the clock and you 33 00:01:48.519 --> 00:01:50.799 see that it's three twenty seven, Like, you know, that's 34 00:01:50.840 --> 00:01:53.879 pretty random. If you know you see the time is 35 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:56.040 four twenty, you know, you might go back to your 36 00:01:56.040 --> 00:01:58.280 inner teenager and think that that's funny, or you know, 37 00:01:58.519 --> 00:02:02.760 maybe like light a blunt. I don't know, but nine 38 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:06.159 to one one is the time nine to eleven I have, 39 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:10.560 I swear to you. In the last two weeks, it 40 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:14.199 at least and there's really aren't that many times within 41 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:16.240 a two week period where it can be either nine 42 00:02:16.280 --> 00:02:19.639 to eleven AM or nine to eleven PM. At least 43 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:23.120 eight times I have just randomly looked at my phone 44 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:25.400 and that was the time, and it's. 45 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:27.080 Starting to freak me out. Oh you know what, like 46 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:27.840 it it makes sense. 47 00:02:27.919 --> 00:02:30.319 I don't really, I'm not somebody that's like worried and 48 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:33.120 like thinking I need to go, like you know, pray 49 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:34.159 or something or. 50 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:37.400 Look outside your window. Yeah, but like that of. 51 00:02:37.319 --> 00:02:41.879 All times to consistently just you know, end up looking 52 00:02:41.919 --> 00:02:43.599 to see what time it is for it to be 53 00:02:43.719 --> 00:02:46.840 nine to one one in both the morning and in 54 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:49.400 the evening. It's actually happened more in the mornings than 55 00:02:49.439 --> 00:02:53.560 the evening. But like I'm choosing to believe it's completely 56 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:56.800 random and it's just a weird thing. Sure, but like 57 00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:00.199 if others are more so into believing of signs and 58 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:02.479 and whatnot, like that's kind of trippy, isn't it. 59 00:03:02.599 --> 00:03:05.199 Yeah, nine eleven is kind of scary. Well not even if, 60 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:06.719 of course you think about the significance. 61 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:08.639 So when people hear nine to eleven now they think 62 00:03:08.680 --> 00:03:09.840 of September eleven. 63 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:12.120 Yes, but I mean just the emergency aspect of nine 64 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:14.479 to eleven can kind of freak you out and shivers 65 00:03:14.520 --> 00:03:16.360 up your spine, especially if you just happen to look 66 00:03:16.439 --> 00:03:19.879 up and see that I'm I'm probably I think everyone 67 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:21.960 also does this or everyone has a sim I always 68 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:24.879 look up when it's always for whatever reason, my random 69 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:27.520 number is eleven eleven. I don't know if that just 70 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:29.680 happens to be like a thing. It seems a good 71 00:03:29.719 --> 00:03:33.159 luck I've always heard that, but it seems like everyone 72 00:03:33.159 --> 00:03:37.000 that I told everyone has said, well everyone everyone sees that, 73 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:40.360 and everyone just always says it's a coincidence. But sometimes 74 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:42.800 I don't believe in coincidences. Yeah, and I love a 75 00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:45.120 good conspiracy to your point, as far as what well 76 00:03:45.159 --> 00:03:46.439 I guess to other people's. 77 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:50.080 Point, like you do remember times because of like that, 78 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:52.599 Like if you see eleven eleven or four forty four, 79 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:55.400 you know, like you're gonna remember that more than you 80 00:03:55.439 --> 00:03:59.159 remember numbers that don't match up like that. And maybe 81 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:02.039 nine eleven PM or nine eleven AM is one that 82 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:03.800 just stands out to me. And that's why I'm thinking, like, 83 00:04:03.840 --> 00:04:06.479 wait a second, that's weird. But still I don't I'm 84 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:09.080 sure it's a little bit of both, but like the 85 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:12.639 chances of that happening is really rare for me. But again, 86 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:15.800 maybe I don't even remember how many times I reference 87 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.519 throughout the day my phone to see you know what 88 00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:20.319 timon is but you're right, nine to eleven. 89 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:21.839 It's crazy. 90 00:04:21.879 --> 00:04:24.319 Before that happened, of course, one of the biggest tragedies 91 00:04:24.319 --> 00:04:27.600 that happened in the history. You'd say nine to eleven, 92 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:30.240 and people would think of the time, like, are you 93 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:33.639 know it's nine eleven now? Just hearing nine to eleven, 94 00:04:33.720 --> 00:04:36.120 you know, people could be referring to it being the 95 00:04:36.120 --> 00:04:38.240 time of the day, nine to eleven PM or nine 96 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:40.439 eleven AM. But I guarantee the first thing that comes 97 00:04:40.480 --> 00:04:42.720 to your mind is the World Trade Center. I mean, 98 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:44.959 that's just kind of how we are, unfortunately programmed now. 99 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:47.959 But anyways, if you like, if you are some kind 100 00:04:48.000 --> 00:04:49.560 of a I was gonna say a witch doctor, but 101 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:51.800 maybe you don't have Maybe maybe that's an insult. 102 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:52.759 I don't really know what that is. 103 00:04:52.920 --> 00:04:55.839 But like there's somebody that's, you know, into those kind 104 00:04:55.839 --> 00:04:58.079 of things, and you've heard of like what this could mean. 105 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:00.279 I'm not saying I would believe you, but I would 106 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:03.199 love to I would love to hear, like what kind 107 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:06.079 of conspiracies, what kind of beliefs people have about those 108 00:05:06.120 --> 00:05:09.519 things not being coincidence and being a sign of what 109 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:10.079 I don't know? 110 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:12.839 All right, excuse me now, I'm. 111 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:14.399 Getting about to here I am talking about it, putting 112 00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:15.879 out there on the air, I'm about about to choke 113 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:17.399 and die. Maybe that was the sign, is that once 114 00:05:17.439 --> 00:05:19.319 I put it out there that I'm getting spooked by 115 00:05:19.319 --> 00:05:21.040 the time being nine to eleven pm RA and I'm 116 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:21.639 just gonna croak. 117 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:23.040 But the illuminati heard you. 118 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:28.439 Yeah, I mean I don't have you know, I'm into 119 00:05:28.439 --> 00:05:32.079 conspiracy theories just enough to where I can find some 120 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:34.759 entertainment and interest out of it. Sure, but I never 121 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:38.800 go full on, like full conspiracy, which, by the way, 122 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:40.879 yesterday it was great to see Will Levis go full 123 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:43.120 Will Levis, which gives me a nice transition take a 124 00:05:43.160 --> 00:05:46.120 shot at a former Kentucky quarterback, of course, and kind 125 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:47.439 of tell you my weekend. 126 00:05:47.519 --> 00:05:48.920 So it was last Thursday. 127 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:51.000 We were on the air and I got a text 128 00:05:51.000 --> 00:05:53.240 message and I kind of just like in my tracks, 129 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:57.319 completely couldn't speak. I was totally caught off guard. And 130 00:05:57.399 --> 00:05:59.079 if I would have looked at it during the break, 131 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:00.959 I would have been much more. You know, I would 132 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:02.519 have still been like, oh wow, I forgot about that 133 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:05.519 or didn't realize that. But you know, it wasn't it 134 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:08.120 wasn't important enough. And we did have people asking him 135 00:06:08.160 --> 00:06:09.480 text and like, what was that about? Like, you know, 136 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:11.839 hopefully everything's okay, And I tried to emphasize that it's 137 00:06:11.879 --> 00:06:14.759 nothing like that. But I'd made plans long ago, like 138 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:20.360 probably in like July to go to the Bengals Titans 139 00:06:20.399 --> 00:06:23.720 game in Nashville because my close cousin who used to 140 00:06:23.839 --> 00:06:25.240 used to live with me when I was a kid, 141 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:28.079 and he's an architect now he lives in Fable, Arkansas. 142 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:29.839 We're still really close, but we rarely see each other 143 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:31.920 because he lives so far away. But he's a big 144 00:06:31.959 --> 00:06:34.199 time Bingals fan and he was going to be bringing 145 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:36.160 the family to Nashville for the game. It was like, hey, 146 00:06:36.199 --> 00:06:37.839 do you you and Moose want to come? And I 147 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:40.639 was like, absolutely, they'd be great. And I didn't, you know, 148 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:42.600 I didn't think about what day it was. I didn't 149 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:46.639 think about you know, I didn't think about it impacting 150 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:49.439 Louisville basketball, and it really didn't. But I got down 151 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:53.240 there Saturday. So long story short, whenever I saw the 152 00:06:53.240 --> 00:06:55.759 text message, I was reminded, Okay, that is this weekend. 153 00:06:55.879 --> 00:06:57.000 How am I going to make that work? 154 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.199 And then I realized, first of all, regardless of game, 155 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:02.120 I'm gonna go spend time with family, especially since he 156 00:07:02.199 --> 00:07:04.199 offered to you know, bring me to the game, get tickets, 157 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:06.959 and put me and Moose up in a really sweet hotel. 158 00:07:07.040 --> 00:07:08.639 Like it was awesome. It was a great experience and 159 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:11.480 I loved it. But leading up to the trip, I'm thinking, Man, 160 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:14.560 I'm probably gonna get down there before the game starts, 161 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:17.959 and like I I'm gonna be uneasy because like, I can't, 162 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:21.439 I can't watch that while I you know, I need 163 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:27.079 to be locked away family. Yeah, so family in public. 164 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:29.759 But then I just realized, you know what, like I 165 00:07:29.759 --> 00:07:32.399 don't really think they're gonna win, but I think they're 166 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:35.360 gonna be competitive. Maybe I can like passively watch the. 167 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:38.160 Game and be pleasantly surprised if something happens. 168 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:40.199 Yeah, and I did that early on, because you know, 169 00:07:40.199 --> 00:07:41.920 they kept fighting the whole game. There were a few 170 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:44.639 opportunities where it felt like Kentucky was about to blow 171 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:46.680 it open, and they really never did. Louisville made big 172 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:48.920 shots to kind of keep this thing close, even towards 173 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:51.319 the very end. So you know, they still lost and 174 00:07:51.399 --> 00:07:54.199 that sucks, but you know, that was that was nice 175 00:07:54.199 --> 00:07:56.120 to see. But what I kept realizing is that, like 176 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:58.560 we were out waiting for our table at this really 177 00:07:58.639 --> 00:08:01.040 awesome you know sports We have one here in LOUISLL. 178 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:04.000 It's called puts Shack, but they have only downtown Nashville, 179 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:07.839 and it's it's not the ideal like space just because 180 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:09.560 of where it is, but it's also super cool because 181 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:11.639 of the location. So we were there hanging out. They've 182 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:13.800 got a bunch of TVs and whatnot. Which, by the way, 183 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:15.319 we need to take this show to Putchhack. We need 184 00:08:15.319 --> 00:08:16.920 to make some calls off that happened because that place 185 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:20.920 was awesome. But we're there and it's on, but nobody 186 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:24.079 there cared and that was good, Like I wasn't. It 187 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:26.199 wasn't as if there was a groan or a cheer 188 00:08:26.759 --> 00:08:28.800 that gave me any indication of what was going to happen, 189 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:32.480 so like I could kind of block it out. And 190 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:34.960 somebody asked this on the text line earlier, why didn't 191 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:37.559 you just go in avoiding it at all costs, And 192 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:39.720 you could have like waited till you were settled in 193 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:42.240 and watched it, and I just one, I think it 194 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:44.120 would be really unlikely for me to be able to 195 00:08:44.240 --> 00:08:48.279 get any to not get any updates, and I wouldn't 196 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:51.639 have the patience to to like I would have to know. 197 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:53.799 So what ended up happening is I'm watching it. Then 198 00:08:53.840 --> 00:08:56.279 I realized, you can't watch this casually, like if Loive 199 00:08:56.360 --> 00:08:57.919 was getting blown out, like I could have been whatever, 200 00:08:57.960 --> 00:08:59.399 but like they would, they would keep it closed. 201 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:00.639 All right, here we go, they're on a run. 202 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:02.320 They cut it to five, they cut it to four, 203 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:06.240 to where like I realized, all right, I need to 204 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:09.519 like either make a decision. Am I going to continue 205 00:09:09.559 --> 00:09:11.320 to watch this intently or am I going to kind 206 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:14.200 of like phase out? And I ended up kind of 207 00:09:14.200 --> 00:09:17.679 phasing away from it, just because you know, I felt 208 00:09:17.679 --> 00:09:19.879 like that was that was best for everybody involved. I 209 00:09:19.919 --> 00:09:21.399 did go back and watch it. In fact, I've watched 210 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:23.720 the game about two times now. Watched it one. I 211 00:09:23.759 --> 00:09:26.159 watched it yes last night and really just you know, 212 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:28.159 got to see everything from start to finish, got to 213 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:29.639 hear the broadcast. And then today I watched some of 214 00:09:29.679 --> 00:09:32.159 the condensed version of it and just to get a 215 00:09:32.159 --> 00:09:34.519 better feel for you know, to express my thoughts on it. 216 00:09:34.559 --> 00:09:37.240 But you know, it was an ideal but I kind 217 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:40.399 of enjoyed being away from people who didn't I was 218 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:44.480 away from people who care about it, and you know, 219 00:09:44.559 --> 00:09:47.759 I probably won't be in that situation again because I 220 00:09:47.799 --> 00:09:50.519 just think, more often than not, I'm going to think 221 00:09:50.519 --> 00:09:52.840 to myself, yeah, I need to make sure because a 222 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:55.480 lot of people don't make plans during you know, for 223 00:09:55.519 --> 00:09:57.000 that game. And maybe you got caught up in the 224 00:09:57.000 --> 00:09:59.919 same situation. Also, you made a trip this weekend. Maybe 225 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:01.519 at the time, you're thinking, well, there's no way that 226 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:04.039 Louisville Kentucky would play each other on December fourteenth, because 227 00:10:04.039 --> 00:10:07.639 it's really early, very usually it's in between Christmas and 228 00:10:07.679 --> 00:10:09.679 New Year's and it just hasn't been as much lately. 229 00:10:10.159 --> 00:10:13.120 So you know, I had a really weird experience to 230 00:10:13.159 --> 00:10:14.759 where like I didn't want to I mean, I hadn't 231 00:10:14.799 --> 00:10:18.720 watch I did not tweet over the weekend, and when 232 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:20.320 it was very it felt great to not do that, 233 00:10:20.399 --> 00:10:21.759 by the way, and kind of be you know, a 234 00:10:21.799 --> 00:10:25.279 little bit distant from that world of Twitter. But I 235 00:10:25.320 --> 00:10:27.000 didn't want to put anything out there because I knew, 236 00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:28.759 like I didn't have full context anything because I was 237 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:30.279 kind of watching, you know, when it was live. I 238 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:33.399 wasn't watching live like everybody else was. But the moment 239 00:10:33.399 --> 00:10:36.720 where I just realized, all right, I'm no longer going 240 00:10:36.799 --> 00:10:38.600 to even kind of check in other than just kind 241 00:10:38.600 --> 00:10:41.000 of looking at my phone to see the score. Was 242 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:43.240 whenever there was that dust up on the sideline with 243 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:46.279 Bret Smith and by the Louisville bench, and that just 244 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:48.399 kind of let me know that, like, regardless of who 245 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:50.360 was in the right or wrong there in the moment, 246 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:53.600 I probably would have, you know, probably would have been, 247 00:10:54.279 --> 00:10:56.559 you know, wanting to drive to Lexington and give those 248 00:10:56.600 --> 00:10:58.440 guys a talking to and tell them to quit playing dirty, 249 00:10:58.480 --> 00:10:59.799 which I'm not saying they are dirty, but like in 250 00:10:59.799 --> 00:11:02.519 the mom like, and that's why whenever they whenever they 251 00:11:02.559 --> 00:11:06.000 came back after reviewing that and just said nothing. They 252 00:11:06.039 --> 00:11:08.320 were not gonna call anything excessive, and they did give 253 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:09.919 Louisville a gift of a foul call, which maybe that 254 00:11:09.960 --> 00:11:12.600 was why the booze. But like, nobody, to be honest 255 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:16.360 with you, deserved it in that specific instance. Nobody deserved 256 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:19.360 any added foul or any technical nobody like it could 257 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:22.320 not have been handled better by the coaches and even 258 00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:24.679 the players, like they got it got a little heated there, 259 00:11:25.080 --> 00:11:27.200 but like I think cooler heads prevailed, and that's just 260 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:29.039 the kind of stuff you're going to get in a rivalry, 261 00:11:29.159 --> 00:11:31.919 but yet the booze that came out of Rapperina when 262 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:34.240 they said they weren't calling like a technical on Louisville, 263 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:36.600 like you'd have thought those guys got away with murder, 264 00:11:36.759 --> 00:11:39.039 Like that's just how we're just different in the rivalry. 265 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:42.039 And I kind of felt like I was on another 266 00:11:42.120 --> 00:11:45.159 planet knowing that like something I am so obsessed over, 267 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:47.320 more so than I should be, Like I so much 268 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.279 like I I shouldn't be the way I am about Louisville, 269 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:51.919 Kentucky when it comes to the rivalry. But in a way, 270 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:53.559 you know, as I've discussed many times, it kind of 271 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:55.000 makes it, you know, it's kind of makes it awesome 272 00:11:55.000 --> 00:11:57.399 in a way. The highs are awesome and the lows 273 00:11:57.440 --> 00:11:59.639 are really low, which makes again the highs feel even 274 00:11:59.639 --> 00:12:01.960 better when you do get to experience and experience it. 275 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:04.639 But just to know that, like this was such an 276 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:07.480 out of body experience almost for me to be in 277 00:12:07.519 --> 00:12:10.679 another city that nobody cares about the game. It's on 278 00:12:10.679 --> 00:12:14.759 one of the thirty TVs here. It just kind of, 279 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:16.759 you know, felt like I was doing something I shouldn't 280 00:12:16.799 --> 00:12:18.360 be doing. But it felt good because I was able 281 00:12:18.399 --> 00:12:20.320 to avoid like all the anxiety, and in the end 282 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:23.960 the result itself was kind of what I thought would happen. 283 00:12:24.679 --> 00:12:26.399 Didn't like it, But then I watched it back and 284 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:28.919 I feel again like I'm I'm I'm back in the 285 00:12:28.960 --> 00:12:33.000 same place as I was post Duke, which is, Hey, 286 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:35.559 I know they lost, and nobody's telling you to be happy. 287 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:37.519 Nobody's telling you that they know for sure this team's 288 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:39.720 gonna end up being really good. Nobody's telling you that 289 00:12:39.840 --> 00:12:43.279 like this is now the new norm we celebrate because 290 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:46.519 we're not doing that, but like we can be upset. 291 00:12:46.600 --> 00:12:48.000 Like the best way I've been. 292 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:51.440 Able to describe it from my end is that the 293 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:56.440 injuries that Louisvill's dealt with, the limited roster like that has, 294 00:12:56.720 --> 00:13:00.799 and really the tough schedule like that, that that doesn't 295 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:02.919 mean Pat Kelsey's going to be really good here. That 296 00:13:02.960 --> 00:13:07.320 doesn't really mean anything as far as like proof one 297 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:09.480 way or the other. But you'd be a fool not 298 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:14.679 to consider that in the equation here meaning the teams 299 00:13:14.679 --> 00:13:17.120 they played being as good as they are and knowing 300 00:13:17.159 --> 00:13:19.399 Louisville is not only limited as far as how many 301 00:13:19.440 --> 00:13:23.320 players they have. They're playing a rotation of seven guys 302 00:13:23.360 --> 00:13:26.840 that would only be the seven man rotation that Pat 303 00:13:26.879 --> 00:13:29.519 would play if he was in the situation that he's 304 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:33.840 in like this one. So not telling you up your 305 00:13:33.879 --> 00:13:40.519 anger is misguided or that your frustration is invalid, because 306 00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:42.559 like I get it, it's still always, I think, going 307 00:13:42.639 --> 00:13:45.559 to be a negative feeling when you as a Louisville 308 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:48.159 basketball fan who's always going to have high expectations for 309 00:13:48.240 --> 00:13:50.279 the program and know what can be done at a 310 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:52.240 place like this. Like, I don't know if that feeling's 311 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:53.519 ever going to go away, And I want to be clear, 312 00:13:53.559 --> 00:13:56.120 I hadn't gone away from me, but I can't take 313 00:13:56.159 --> 00:13:59.960 the emotion that I get from the losses, and you know, 314 00:14:00.480 --> 00:14:02.679 even those when they're really bad, like it sucks to 315 00:14:02.679 --> 00:14:05.720 see them get blown out in home by you know, 316 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:07.799 and look when they lost the Tennessee at home that way, 317 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:11.120 they were healthy, they had everybody who they thought they 318 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:13.519 were going to have, and that was bad. Maybe chalk 319 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:14.919 that up as the number one team in the country 320 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:16.720 and maybe chalk it up as Okay, you really got 321 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:18.480 to figure out what you need to do when teams 322 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:20.639 can come in and challenge you like that. But you know, 323 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:23.679 the other losses to Duke and to Ole miss and 324 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:26.519 you know Kentucky will throw them in there now of course, 325 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:32.159 Like I still have the same, like you know, sadness, 326 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:35.840 I guess, and just disappointment. But I can't take that 327 00:14:36.000 --> 00:14:41.440 energy and shift it towards a coach or any player 328 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:43.639 as far as like, man, these guys are letting me down, 329 00:14:43.720 --> 00:14:46.320 this should be better. They're like what you hear from 330 00:14:46.320 --> 00:14:50.279 a really upset fan is that's just inexcusable. That's unacceptable. 331 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:53.039 This can't be done. Like those are things you say 332 00:14:53.679 --> 00:14:55.960 after you lose to Stanford and football this year, right, 333 00:14:56.360 --> 00:14:59.720 Like that's just inexcusable. I don't think like the way 334 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:01.720 things have played out for Louisville right now as far 335 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:05.399 as results, Like I can't I'd be lying to myself 336 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:07.679 if I said, this is all Pat Kelsey's fault, this 337 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:11.080 is all Noah Waterman's fault. I just, you know, I 338 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:13.480 just I get why people may feel that way, but 339 00:15:13.559 --> 00:15:15.879 like that's just not reality. And I think people do 340 00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:18.120 that because of the emotion that they have towards it, 341 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:20.759 which I have it as well, But I'm just you know, 342 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:22.960 I guess maybe from my own sanity, I'm just choosing 343 00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:25.039 to think, like, hey, I really like Pat Kelsey. I 344 00:15:25.039 --> 00:15:26.960 think he's a really good coach. I think he's kind 345 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:30.480 of doing the best with what he can. Doesn't mean 346 00:15:30.480 --> 00:15:33.120 that when he does have a better situation, better circumstance, 347 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:35.399 that the results are going to be great. That's something 348 00:15:35.440 --> 00:15:38.639 we'll only find out down the road. But like I'm 349 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:41.120 in a weird place, man, I'm encouraged by this group 350 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:43.519 from a personnel standpoint. I think they play their ass off, 351 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:46.039 They play hard, they weren't they weren't afraid of the 352 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:49.080 moment in the rivalry game. But you know they're still losing, 353 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:49.799 and that's not fun. 354 00:15:50.080 --> 00:15:53.519 I'm actually shocked with your experience down in Nashville that 355 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:56.600 even if you're at Putshak and obviously fans do a 356 00:15:56.600 --> 00:15:59.120 good job of coordinating when that game is and stuff 357 00:15:59.159 --> 00:16:01.159 like that, but I'm actually shocked you didn't run into 358 00:16:01.200 --> 00:16:03.320 a UK fan that happened to be at Putscheck, because 359 00:16:03.320 --> 00:16:05.360 they're everywhere as much as we kind of hate the 360 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:06.320 Anoxious initially, so. 361 00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:08.279 You could go to you could go to Mars or 362 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:10.000 Pluto and you'll still see you on there. 363 00:16:10.039 --> 00:16:12.159 Whenever they find life on Mars, there's going to be 364 00:16:12.200 --> 00:16:12.879 a UK for you. 365 00:16:13.000 --> 00:16:15.960 I'm convinced, and look, I would I would be you 366 00:16:16.000 --> 00:16:18.600 know if I saw a UK fan and you know 367 00:16:18.720 --> 00:16:21.360 he was celebrating and throwing L's down, not even know 368 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:22.840 when there was a louisvill fan present, like I. 369 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:24.480 Wouldn't get it. Like that's how this works. 370 00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:26.360 So all right, quick break, We'll come back on the 371 00:16:26.399 --> 00:16:28.320 other side and I'll finally get to what Austin has 372 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:30.399 done to really remind me of my younger self. We'll 373 00:16:30.440 --> 00:16:32.279 talk about that next right here on Sports Talk seven. 374 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:37.039 Ninety Now back to coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's 375 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:40.480 on Sports Talk seven nine day. 376 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:42.320 So anyways, it worked out. 377 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:43.799 It worked out really well for me as far as 378 00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:46.440 my trip to Nashville this weekend, because Nashville is is 379 00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:49.159 awesome and every time I go, which isn't that often, 380 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:51.559 but in a couple of years, that place can look 381 00:16:51.679 --> 00:16:55.279 unrecognizable as far as just the explosion that they've had 382 00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:58.200 as far as growth. And it was nice to, you know, 383 00:16:58.279 --> 00:16:59.840 have the loss to your rival and be able to 384 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:02.320 eat saily distract yourself in Music City. We had a 385 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:04.799 good time. I was able to cheer for the Bengals 386 00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:06.359 because you know, I kind of like them. 387 00:17:06.480 --> 00:17:07.039 I'm not a fan. 388 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:08.640 I feel like a poser when I say that, because 389 00:17:08.680 --> 00:17:11.880 you know, they have had some good moments in recent years. 390 00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:13.799 But like I didn't ride with them when they were, 391 00:17:13.839 --> 00:17:16.039 you know, very easy to make fun of them. They 392 00:17:16.039 --> 00:17:18.440 made fun of themselves. So the Titans our arrival of 393 00:17:18.480 --> 00:17:22.319 the Colts, and any you know, any enemy of my 394 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:24.960 arrival at least for a day as a friend of mine. 395 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:25.480 So I was. 396 00:17:25.920 --> 00:17:27.920 And by the way, you went to see the Titans 397 00:17:27.920 --> 00:17:31.400 and the Vikings play, right, yes, last month? Was it 398 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:34.000 a Vikings invasion like it was a Hooda invasion. 399 00:17:34.039 --> 00:17:34.880 Oh yeah, Viking. 400 00:17:34.960 --> 00:17:37.680 I know Vikings fans travel very very well, and there 401 00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:39.400