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

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, hour number three, the five o'clock hour. It

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<v Speaker 2>is now, it's not coming right up, it's it's happening

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<v Speaker 2>as we speak. In fact, we're a little late, but

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<v Speaker 2>better late than ever. Five oh six here on a

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<v Speaker 2>Monday afternoon. Hopefully you had a good weekend. I know

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<v Speaker 2>I did. The weather was phenomenal and obviously the mess

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<v Speaker 2>that is the waterfront because of all the flooding. That

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<v Speaker 2>was the reason why they canceled thunder over Louisville. And

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<v Speaker 2>they made the right decision. I don't think you make

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of decision without without you know, realizing what

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<v Speaker 2>it is you're doing. That's what needed to happen because

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<v Speaker 2>of the flooding we haven't had and you know, thirty

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<v Speaker 2>years around here. But we couldn't have had a better

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<v Speaker 2>day as far as weather on Saturday, if you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if they were able to do the fireworks and the

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<v Speaker 2>air show. But you know, mother Nature got in the way,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't she. She's been real you know what I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like around here in the last three or four months,

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<v Speaker 2>and when we had a brutal winter and then insane

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<v Speaker 2>rain that you just don't see very often. But all

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<v Speaker 2>in all, a good weekend, no doubt. A lot of

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<v Speaker 2>the local I don't know if all the local baseball

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<v Speaker 2>leagues out there for kids started their season Saturday, but

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<v Speaker 2>I know it was opening day at a handful of

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<v Speaker 2>ballparks in the area, and I had dad duty, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was it was one of those moments where I'm

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's not it's it's really become my entire existence, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And if you have kids, I'm sure you know, right,

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<v Speaker 2>life takes a big difference. Life changes drastically for you,

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<v Speaker 2>and it'll never be the same once you become a parent.

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<v Speaker 2>But to balance the taking my daughter to her came

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<v Speaker 2>and Moose played at the same time. Obviously they're in

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<v Speaker 2>different leagues, so my wife and I were going back

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<v Speaker 2>and forth trying to you know, trying to. I got

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<v Speaker 2>to his game, but not in time. She wouldn't able

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<v Speaker 2>to go to Maya's game, so but hey, it's part

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<v Speaker 2>of being a parent. Now. Good news is that her

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<v Speaker 2>games are always on Saturdays and Mooses are actually during

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<v Speaker 2>the week, but for opening Day they have everybody play

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<v Speaker 2>on Saturday. Just to kind of make it a big,

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<v Speaker 2>a big kickoff to the to the season your Mike's

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<v Speaker 2>son still.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh no, I was sitting here type and looking for something,

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<v Speaker 3>but I was, I was. I was just about to

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<v Speaker 3>interject and say I noticed something.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you notice the beard? Stubbles gone, Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it was gone Friday Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh okay, So can I look like the washed up

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<v Speaker 3>dad for you on a weekend?

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<v Speaker 2>Could you? I don't have like an interesting story as

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<v Speaker 2>to why I decided to shave it off on Friday morning,

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<v Speaker 2>but there was a specific kicker for me that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>put me in that direction because I was on the

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<v Speaker 2>fence like do I really want to keep looking like

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<v Speaker 2>I don't take care of myself and I have bad

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<v Speaker 2>hygiene because I got this for the ride. Yeah, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think there was an intrigued to kind of see, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what if you did have a beard, what would it

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<v Speaker 2>look like? Because that was the closest I've probably ever have,

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<v Speaker 2>I've ever had to it, and it probably is the

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<v Speaker 2>closest I'll ever get because I just will probably now

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<v Speaker 2>shave every few days like I have really for the

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<v Speaker 2>entire time I've been an adult. But what sent me.

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<v Speaker 2>I was kind of I was getting closer to realizing, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>this doesn't look good at all right now, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not even sure if I give it another month, well

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<v Speaker 2>I even be able to have what people would call

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<v Speaker 2>a beard, because I just don't grow much facial hair.

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<v Speaker 2>But my mother did not have any any hesitation to

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<v Speaker 2>tell me that she did not like it. So I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like.

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<v Speaker 3>Moms always say that to their baby face children.

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<v Speaker 2>Was the decision she I mean, she wasn't like rude

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<v Speaker 2>or anything, but you know, she she she wasn't a

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<v Speaker 2>big fan. So the next morning when I got up

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<v Speaker 2>and got out of the shower where I decided to shave,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was happy that I did so, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I look great now. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>I don't, but at least I don't have like those

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<v Speaker 2>patches is of no hair and then and also I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to be reminded that there's there's there's great too.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that's not something I was thrilled to see.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, I did decide to shave it off, and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know it was a shortly If you look like

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<v Speaker 2>yourself again, if you were able to experience the barely

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<v Speaker 2>their facial hair many beard, if we can call it that,

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<v Speaker 2>then consider yourself lucky, because I don't think you'll see

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<v Speaker 2>me with that for a long time. I'll cherish that

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<v Speaker 2>that we had together. I appreciate the support that you

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<v Speaker 2>had for me, though. Guess whenever I need it, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I could get a beard.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm going to start paying more attention to your

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<v Speaker 3>face now now that I know that it can happen,

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<v Speaker 3>and if I could push you, if I have to

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<v Speaker 3>understand you're not comfortable with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe that was my plan, is that I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, grow some awful looking whatever it's called

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<v Speaker 2>on my face, some fuzz, just to see if people noticed.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you know, now they're going to be reminded

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<v Speaker 2>they need to take advantage when they get a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to see this.

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<v Speaker 1>Mum.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a bad plan. And again, I always hope

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<v Speaker 2>that people who listen to this show have some level

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<v Speaker 2>of you know, they have a radar for sarcasm, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there's a lot of it here. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>you guys know. If not, you know, thanks for hanging

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<v Speaker 2>out all right. If you want to join us on

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<v Speaker 2>the show today, you can five O two five seven

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<v Speaker 2>one seventy nine hundred is the number, and you can

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<v Speaker 2>give us a call at that number five O two

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<v Speaker 2>if i've seven one seven nine zero zero, and if

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<v Speaker 2>Credit Union text line five oh two four three eight

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<v Speaker 2>ninety seventy three. I've neglected you guys today, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a Monday Show's gone by insanely fast. We've talked

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<v Speaker 2>about a lot of things and we'll continue to keep

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<v Speaker 2>it rolling along here. And we did talk about the Masters.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't reset that entire thing because I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how entertaining or interesting it was. But for me, someone

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<v Speaker 2>last week talking about how golf is the one sport

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<v Speaker 2>that if I really wanted to know more about it

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<v Speaker 2>and be interested in it like I would, I would

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<v Speaker 2>have invested some time to learn. So you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>people like what they like. Golf is just fine without me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not anti golf. It's just never hooked me and

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<v Speaker 2>been interesting enough for me to follow along. But with

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<v Speaker 2>a Master's playing out yesterday and Roy McElroy looking as

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<v Speaker 2>if he was in the driver's seat, then he had

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<v Speaker 2>some really disastrous holes where it looked as if maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he was gonna choke it away. In fact, he kind

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<v Speaker 2>of did choke it away until you know, he was

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<v Speaker 2>able to hold on long enough to get to to

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<v Speaker 2>get to those extra rounds and get it done. But

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<v Speaker 2>I felt I wouldn't say, like proud of myself because again, like,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not that, but it was a highlight for me

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<v Speaker 2>that I did find myself not turning on CBS because

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<v Speaker 2>I had FOMO. It wasn't because like, man, well everybody

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<v Speaker 2>else is watching this, I've got to tune in now.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't because well, you know, it's gonna be something

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<v Speaker 2>better be, you know, at least able to know what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was just because I saw the initial

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<v Speaker 2>early stages of Sunday. We were at my in lost

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<v Speaker 2>house doing a little Easter get together, had a great

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<v Speaker 2>get together, and they just had it on television, so

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<v Speaker 2>I was keeping up, you know, from that aspect, and

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<v Speaker 2>then obviously it was a tight finish and when we

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<v Speaker 2>got back to the house, turned it on, watched it

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<v Speaker 2>all the way through, and it was something I'm glad

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<v Speaker 2>I watched. It was an exciting finish and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you can see, you know, for me because I probably

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<v Speaker 2>tuned in longer than I ever have for golf, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I got to notice some things that you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't as if I was not aware that there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of drama. And you can tell, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>body language, the facial expression of players when things are

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<v Speaker 2>going really well and obviously whenever things are falling apart.

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<v Speaker 2>And that was that was that was that was probably

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<v Speaker 2>what stood out to more than anything. It's just to

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<v Speaker 2>visibly see Rory dealing with like, oh, is he about

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<v Speaker 2>to do this? Is he about to choke this away?

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<v Speaker 2>And in the end he held on and got it done,

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<v Speaker 2>and it you know, without knowing for sure sort of

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<v Speaker 2>what the read is on him, like is he a

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<v Speaker 2>fan favorite? And I don't really know if he's like

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<v Speaker 2>the most popular guy, but it did seem as if

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people were happy for him that he

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<v Speaker 2>was able to hold on and get it done. Briceont

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<v Speaker 2>to Shambeau not so much a popular guy, it seems,

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<v Speaker 2>and he was a real competitor. He was a threat

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<v Speaker 2>until you know, he wasn't. And then how about justin Rose,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I saw is this the second or third

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<v Speaker 2>time he's finished in second at the Masters?

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<v Speaker 3>Second he finished the same thing playoff a.

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<v Speaker 2>Player years ago. Yeah, that would be tough. That's rough

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, you never really know how often you're

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<v Speaker 2>a win in the final day, Right, That's tough enough,

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<v Speaker 2>But then to get there twice and then come up

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<v Speaker 2>short in that and in that way. I mean, again,

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<v Speaker 2>it's better than not being a contender at all, but

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<v Speaker 2>man to get that close and then let it slip

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<v Speaker 2>away with stink And honestly, it sounds like Rory had

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<v Speaker 2>some experience with that, right, And that's why I guess

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<v Speaker 2>what made the story. You know what it was, So

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<v Speaker 2>again I enjoyed it. Won't lie to you and act

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm going to be tuning into all the major

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<v Speaker 2>tournaments and following along closely. But a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>things that i'd heard that make golf interesting and entertaining

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<v Speaker 2>for people that I've never really experienced, I did get

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to experience some of that yesterday, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was fun for me.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to know what oddly would have brought back

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<v Speaker 3>from me is when I'm sitting there watching it yesterday

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<v Speaker 3>this time last year, because Louisville was preparing for the

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<v Speaker 3>PGA Championship to come to Valhalla, right, that was like

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<v Speaker 3>a huge thing in the city, and I remember going

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<v Speaker 3>and being a part of it, and I don't know,

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<v Speaker 3>I just I think that might have captivated me with

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<v Speaker 3>my golf fandom, was actually going to a major event

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<v Speaker 3>last year and I got to see all these guys

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<v Speaker 3>I'm watching on TV walk by me and everyone cheer them,

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<v Speaker 3>and like see how people actually spectate golf in a

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<v Speaker 3>live realm, and it's it's pretty interesting, it's pretty fun

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<v Speaker 3>to watch, and I just thought it was a whole

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<v Speaker 3>vibe and it just made me think, Man, I bet

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<v Speaker 3>doing that at Masters is even at Augusta, is even

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<v Speaker 3>on a much more top flight. But I think you

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<v Speaker 3>got to be invited to come to the Masters. It's

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<v Speaker 3>like a lottery system.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So the PGA Championship, I got lucky last year

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<v Speaker 2>year and the biggest stories surrounding that event that was

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<v Speaker 2>here had nothing to do with the sport of golf.

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<v Speaker 2>It was it was Scotty Schefler getting arrested, which I

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<v Speaker 2>And then of course, again I'm not exaggerating, that was

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<v Speaker 2>one of those dude, that was one of those moments,

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<v Speaker 2>and there haven't been many of them where you can

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<v Speaker 2>talked about, maybe not just the city itself as far

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<v Speaker 2>like surreal, like is this really happening? And of course

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<v Speaker 2>it all played out to where LL ANDPD looked awful.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean even they know that too, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>Like you know obviously the actions of that one. You

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<v Speaker 2>That's what he was upset about it. But but like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and then Seve Broman' is a very phenomenal

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<v Speaker 2>out there representing Scheffler because he pointed out how poorly

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<v Speaker 2>that thing was handled in every aspect. And I hated

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<v Speaker 2>it because I do support LMPD and I know that

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<v Speaker 2>the actions of one or two or three officers maybe

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<v Speaker 2>don't represent everybody. But it was a bad look all

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<v Speaker 2>the way around. But man, what a huge story that

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<v Speaker 2>it was. The other the other stories that I can

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<v Speaker 2>just think of, more so than anything as somebody in

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<v Speaker 2>this position, is when Muhammad Ali died. That was I'm

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<v Speaker 2>never experience anything like that again, because I didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>what that was until that happened, Meaning I didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>what it was like to to be, you know, embedded

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<v Speaker 2>within the story. Not to say we had anything to

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<v Speaker 2>do with it, but like we were in Louisville, we

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<v Speaker 2>understand better than anybody what Muhammad Ali means to this city,

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<v Speaker 2>in this community. And then you know, it's I've never

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<v Speaker 2>found a I've never found a good way to discuss

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<v Speaker 2>this on a plot from like radio without sounding like

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<v Speaker 2>insensitive to death. But when someone passes away. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>just because of how things are, You're going to find

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<v Speaker 2>things about, Like somebody will probably be talked about among

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<v Speaker 2>people more than they ever will in their life after

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<v Speaker 2>they die, especially if they die as legends or they

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<v Speaker 2>die unexpectedly. So you're going to learn more about people

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<v Speaker 2>after they're gone because of all the conversations that take place.

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<v Speaker 2>So with Muhammad Ali, I mean to this day, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure there's a ton of stuff that we don't know

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<v Speaker 2>that he did. That was you know, a big deal

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<v Speaker 2>in a great way. I mean, he was such an

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<v Speaker 2>impactful person within our planet, not just our city, state

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<v Speaker 2>and country that you know, just just hearing everybody talk

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<v Speaker 2>about him and seeing the send off that he had

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<v Speaker 2>here in his own city and of course across the

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<v Speaker 2>world people honoring him as he passed away like that

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<v Speaker 2>was like that was something I'll never forget ever. And

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<v Speaker 2>being able to be like on the air I was

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<v Speaker 2>on noon to three on seven ninety at the time,

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<v Speaker 2>I was relative early on in my time here, I

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<v Speaker 2>believe I think that was in twenty sixteen, I think

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<v Speaker 2>maybe seventeen, but either way, and I remember like talking

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<v Speaker 2>about like the city and how everybody's you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>it felt like everything stopped, and it felt like there

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<v Speaker 2>were more eyeballs on Louisville than we've ever had. And

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<v Speaker 2>that was just a cool experience because you know, clearly

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<v Speaker 2>Ali was proud as hell to be from Louisville, and

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<v Speaker 2>we were proud as hell that, you know that we

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<v Speaker 2>get to call this place home to where he where

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<v Speaker 2>he you know, where he grew up. And of course

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<v Speaker 2>he's the one. There's plenty of famous people who've had

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<v Speaker 2>such a big impact on other aspects of life that

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<v Speaker 2>are from here, but like Alish is different.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, Like it's it's different that interstate shut down people

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<v Speaker 3>standing out on the parade road, the parades, it was.

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<v Speaker 3>It was crazy. Have you ever been over to Cave

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<v Speaker 3>Hill to see his memorials?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Yeah, it's it's really nice. And I thought it

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<v Speaker 2>was really cool that whenever I'm not sure if they

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<v Speaker 2>still do this or not, but they would take recruits

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<v Speaker 2>who come and visit Louisville to his his childhood home

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<v Speaker 2>and just kind of show like, you know, that's neat.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I know at times, you know, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, clearly, I think it makes total sense, but

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<v Speaker 2>I know there have been some that have said, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>can we do something else? Do we need to keep like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>if we're gonna have like a special event, like, do

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<v Speaker 2>we really have to make everything Ali inspired until the

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<v Speaker 2>end of time, every team at u of L, if

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<v Speaker 2>they have one or more than one event where they

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<v Speaker 2>make it like the Ali inspired uniforms or the Ali

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<v Speaker 2>Promotions day, Like in my opinion, you can't do that

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<v Speaker 2>enough because I mean there's no like when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to Okay, who's the most known successful human that is

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<v Speaker 2>publicly a you know, from your city and they were

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<v Speaker 2>proud of it. You knew it, you knew where he

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<v Speaker 2>was from. I mean he was. He'd show up to

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<v Speaker 2>u of L games. I mean he was. He was

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<v Speaker 2>at midfield whenever Louisville played in the Sugar Bowl or

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<v Speaker 2>the Orange Bowl down in Miami. So like it was

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<v Speaker 2>known he was from Louisville and proud of it, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was a big supporter of u of L. But

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, you go, we go top celebrity, influential

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<v Speaker 2>person that's a part of a fan of your school.

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<v Speaker 2>Like we're not losing to many, you know what I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 2>Because we got Ali and we got the Ali Center here.

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<v Speaker 2>It Wasfho River. It was up for debate whether it

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<v Speaker 2>was either going to be in LA or New York,

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<v Speaker 2>and Muhammad wanted it here in Louisville. That's awesome. Now

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<v Speaker 2>the other and this is probably not something and we

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<v Speaker 2>don't need to talk about it, but since we are

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<v Speaker 2>discussing at least moments where I felt like we had

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<v Speaker 2>more attention on the city than ever, those two come

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<v Speaker 2>to mind. The Scheffler thing, Ali passing away and just

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<v Speaker 2>the funeral to send off that that that whole thing,

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<v Speaker 2>but also I mean Breonna Taylor stuff like that was

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<v Speaker 2>like you could just tell that that was that was

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<v Speaker 2>a national story that you know, you brought up Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky to people in that in that window of time,

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<v Speaker 2>that was probably going to be the first thing that

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<v Speaker 2>they think of. So anyways, uh, let's see the Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback whose name I can tell you his first name right,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's pretty easy, Nico. But is it is it

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<v Speaker 2>I Ron l that starts? Is it Lama Lavea? I

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<v Speaker 2>think I said that commidently, didn't I Lama level?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, when you said it like that very confidently, it

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<v Speaker 3>does sound good. But also the who was the first

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<v Speaker 3>take girl. What's her name is, Molly Quorum?

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<v Speaker 2>Molly Quorum.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I think that what may be true too, because

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<v Speaker 3>I think we may be uh mistaking that first like

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<v Speaker 3>letter I for an L god, but I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll we'll just call him Nico Nico So. Nico Nico

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<v Speaker 2>A apparently wanted his an IL deal to be upped

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<v Speaker 2>to four million dollars before the portal closed, and apparently

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee they were not gonna. They weren't mean And it

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<v Speaker 2>sounds like just because I've been interested to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>see if there's been any legitimate reporting. When I say legitimate,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean like somebody who has covered SEC football or

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee football for a long time that what in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>has have legitimate resources to get information, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>this person is trustworthy. That's Chris Lowe, who's covered SEC

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<v Speaker 2>football fre ESPN for a long time. He's a Capital Jay,

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<v Speaker 2>as they say. It sounds like initially Tennessee was dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with this by just kind of ignoring his handlers, like

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<v Speaker 2>his family, and they didn't think it was an issue

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<v Speaker 2>so much with him, which is kind of sad, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he may not be really worried about it, he's

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<v Speaker 2>just working on getting better. Yet he's got people behind

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<v Speaker 2>the scenes that are trying to individually cash in on

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<v Speaker 2>his career, which really isn't that uncommon. But once Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>apparently realized that, you know, they weren't going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to protect Nico in that he was likely going

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<v Speaker 2>to follow through with I guess what his camp wanted

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<v Speaker 2>him do, which was to set out he didn't show

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<v Speaker 2>up to either a practice or a team meeting, and

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<v Speaker 2>at that point, Tennessee cut ties with him, and he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be transferring and going elsewhere. And I mean, good on

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee one for not panicking, right because not to say, look,

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<v Speaker 2>if players have leverage and they use it, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>most humans would do, Like that's just how I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's just life. But this seems to be I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you could argue that this guy is not worth what

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<v Speaker 2>he was already making. I mean, he was a barely

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<v Speaker 2>above average SEC quarterback. Yes, they were having success, but Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when it really became evident that josh Hipel

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<v Speaker 2>was going to be able to get Tennessee relevant again,

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<v Speaker 2>which he has they beat They beat Alabama twice in

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<v Speaker 2>the last few years. I mean, Tennessee made a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of bad hires after Phil Former, but I think Joshippel

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<v Speaker 2>And I think Tennessee has has reminded people that yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we can be elite at football. But with Hypel, he's

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<v Speaker 2>known for what a big, high powered offense. Well, Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>under Nico wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire. Like again,

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<v Speaker 2>he was fine, and yes he's young, he could get better.

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<v Speaker 2>But to know that he wanted more than four million dollars,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I just don't mean if you and then

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<v Speaker 2>this is where it really becomes an issue for Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 2>I think even if they wanted to make it right

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<v Speaker 2>with Nico and never let this become a story and

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<v Speaker 2>just get in whatever money was needed because they trust him,

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<v Speaker 2>the story became too big. It created a life of

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<v Speaker 2>itself to where now if you were to get him back,

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<v Speaker 2>and let's say you, you know you crawled to him

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<v Speaker 2>and left him a blank check and said, Nico, please whatever, whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>we just can't lose you, I think you'd lose some

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<v Speaker 2>respect in that locker room because I think those guys

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<v Speaker 2>have to know that, Yeah, the quarterback is always going

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<v Speaker 2>to get more than most and the quarterback is important.

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<v Speaker 2>But like we know this guy is and isn't going

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<v Speaker 2>about it the right way. We know that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean holding out in the spring to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>hold your team's feet to the fire. You can do

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you want. You have the right to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>But it backfired on him because I don't think he'll

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<v Speaker 2>end up at a better program, Like I think, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe I'm way wrong here. This will probably be what

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<v Speaker 2>he's most known for as a quarterback in college. No,

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<v Speaker 2>like he'll go elsewhere, but like he's he gonna I mean,

421
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<v Speaker 2>is he gonna have success to the level of like, like

422
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<v Speaker 2>put it this way, what's more likely he ends up

423
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<v Speaker 2>being a fine quarterback elsewhere, but like the team's not great,

424
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<v Speaker 2>they're not making the playoff his numbers or whatever. Or

425
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<v Speaker 2>he goes somewhere and wins big and Tennessee looks foolish.

426
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<v Speaker 2>I think the first scenario that I threw out there

427
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<v Speaker 2>is way more likely. Or he could go somewhere else

428
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<v Speaker 2>and stink, like you know, there's also a level of

429
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<v Speaker 2>maybe Josh Hipel And again, this guy had all the

430
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<v Speaker 2>hype coming out of high school so he's been believed

431
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<v Speaker 2>to be this game changer QB for a long time,

432
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<v Speaker 2>since early high school years. But he also, you know,

433
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<v Speaker 2>was playing for a quarterback or he's playing for a

434
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<v Speaker 2>coach that most quarterbacks can shine under, and that's Josh Hypel,

435
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<v Speaker 2>just because how good he is as an offensive coach.

436
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<v Speaker 2>Or one question I had for folks out there, and

437
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<v Speaker 2>I'll ask you this as well, Austin, because I don't

438
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<v Speaker 2>have any really strong opinion on it, but this is

439
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<v Speaker 2>also just a reminder of how different things are. So

440
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<v Speaker 2>Dan Lanning, he is the Oregon head coach and to

441
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<v Speaker 2>my knowledgy, he's the only person that actually did tewn

442
00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:03.480
<v Speaker 2>did turn down Alabama in order for you know, that

443
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<v Speaker 2>job to end up going to Kaylen Deibor. But he

444
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<v Speaker 2>is reportedly the coach who let Tennessee know. Apparently Dan

445
00:21:11.279 --> 00:21:14.200
<v Speaker 2>Lanning has a relationship with Josh Hypel, and he let

446
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<v Speaker 2>Hypel know that Nico was sniffing around to get more money.

447
00:21:19.759 --> 00:21:23.480
<v Speaker 2>Basically like he knarcked on him, basically saying, hey, your

448
00:21:23.519 --> 00:21:27.079
<v Speaker 2>quarterbacks out here being shopped. His father, his agent, whoever

449
00:21:27.079 --> 00:21:28.799
<v Speaker 2>it is, they're shopping him, and you need to know

450
00:21:29.039 --> 00:21:30.960
<v Speaker 2>because he's going to come back to you and tell

451
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<v Speaker 2>you he needs this amount of money and if not,

452
00:21:33.759 --> 00:21:35.279
<v Speaker 2>he's going to go elsewhere. And I want you to

453
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<v Speaker 2>know he tried to get it from us, and we

454
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<v Speaker 2>told him there's no scenario we wouldn't we. Somebody, somebody

455
00:21:39.839 --> 00:21:42.119
<v Speaker 2>behind him on the paywalls said that Dan Lanning essentially

456
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<v Speaker 2>told whoever was asking for if there'd be interested in Nico,

457
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<v Speaker 2>that they wouldn't pay him with Tennessee's paid him now.

458
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<v Speaker 2>So part of me says, well, that that's karma that

459
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<v Speaker 2>backfires on somebody, like on Nico and his family or

460
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<v Speaker 2>his camp, whoever it is that things they can manipulate situation.

461
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<v Speaker 2>But then there's also some saying, well, hey, you know

462
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<v Speaker 2>you should have kept that internally. Your coach is a snitch.

463
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<v Speaker 2>I don't I kind of don't mind him at all

464
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<v Speaker 2>doing that, you know what I mean, Like, if you're

465
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<v Speaker 2>I'm an Oregon fan, I don't care that he did

466
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<v Speaker 2>that at all, And I would be mad if he

467
00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:14.799
<v Speaker 2>did try to, you know, poach this guy and give

468
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<v Speaker 2>up that kind of money. I mean, Oregon has Nike money,

469
00:22:16.720 --> 00:22:19.440
<v Speaker 2>they probably have endless amounts of it. But I just

470
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<v Speaker 2>think that's another sign of this thing being a backfire

471
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<v Speaker 2>for Nico and his group, but also like coaches need

472
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<v Speaker 2>to start doing that because here's I don't have a

473
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<v Speaker 2>whole lot of sympathy for them when they claim that,

474
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<v Speaker 2>you know, they're victims and all this, because yes, they've

475
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<v Speaker 2>had to make some drastic changes to this job, because

476
00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:36.519
<v Speaker 2>you know what, the job has changed. You have to

477
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<v Speaker 2>do things now that you didn't have to do. You

478
00:22:38.039 --> 00:22:39.920
<v Speaker 2>can't do it the same way you did twenty years

479
00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:42.119
<v Speaker 2>ago and expected to work out the same way. Because

480
00:22:42.160 --> 00:22:44.920
<v Speaker 2>players have power in a way they never have before.

481
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<v Speaker 2>They went from having no power at all to now

482
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<v Speaker 2>really being able to do whatever the hell they want.

483
00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:51.759
<v Speaker 2>And that's a that's a big difference for these coaches.

484
00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:54.279
<v Speaker 2>But coaches also have to kind of collectively. Let me

485
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<v Speaker 2>give you an example. Whenever Deshaun Watson got that hilariously off,

486
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<v Speaker 2>all time terrible contract from the Cleveland Browns, every quarterback

487
00:23:04.880 --> 00:23:06.759
<v Speaker 2>in the NFL knew to Sean Watson wasn't worth that

488
00:23:07.559 --> 00:23:10.240
<v Speaker 2>many quarterbacks were up for a contract that knew if

489
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<v Speaker 2>he can get that, I'm getting more because that guy,

490
00:23:13.400 --> 00:23:16.079
<v Speaker 2>he doesn't have MVPs and his trophy case like I do.

491
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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of Lamar Jackson, But I give the NFL owner's credit.

492
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<v Speaker 2>They had a consistent message to everybody, that's only the Browns,

493
00:23:28.559 --> 00:23:31.599
<v Speaker 2>dumbass franchise that would do that. Nobody else is getting

494
00:23:31.599 --> 00:23:36.039
<v Speaker 2>that money. You're not getting it. It's not it's not realistic.

495
00:23:36.440 --> 00:23:40.200
<v Speaker 2>So any quarterback claiming DeShawn got this, I want that

496
00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:43.200
<v Speaker 2>or more, you just need to understand that's just the

497
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<v Speaker 2>Browns being dumbasses. Nobody else is gonna get paid like that.

498
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<v Speaker 2>And I think for a while it was tough for

499
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<v Speaker 2>Lamar Jackson to accept that, but that's what happened. Like,

500
00:23:50.039 --> 00:23:52.039
<v Speaker 2>that's what it came down to. Only the Browns would

501
00:23:52.079 --> 00:23:53.599
<v Speaker 2>have done that, and the rest of the league was

502
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<v Speaker 2>not going to conform to Okay, well, I guess that's

503
00:23:55.839 --> 00:23:58.079
<v Speaker 2>the new price tag for a new franchise quarterback. No,

504
00:23:58.400 --> 00:24:01.240
<v Speaker 2>they knew, Okay, that's ridiculus. And we need to set

505
00:24:01.279 --> 00:24:04.599
<v Speaker 2>the president that that was just the Browns being incompetent,

506
00:24:04.640 --> 00:24:06.839
<v Speaker 2>which they've been really their whole life or their whole existence.

507
00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:10.359
<v Speaker 2>So there needs to be a level of college coaches.

508
00:24:11.079 --> 00:24:14.319
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they're always paranoid about stealing from each other,

509
00:24:14.400 --> 00:24:16.319
<v Speaker 2>and you know, they always got to get an edge

510
00:24:16.920 --> 00:24:19.200
<v Speaker 2>but when it comes to players just trying to you know,

511
00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:21.440
<v Speaker 2>see how big they can take it as far as money,

512
00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:25.119
<v Speaker 2>like there needs to be like a coaches collective and

513
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<v Speaker 2>I don't mean like a collective where they are raising money,

514
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<v Speaker 2>but like they could internally if they wanted to work together,

515
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<v Speaker 2>like they could say, look here's where we're going and

516
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<v Speaker 2>if you want to play college football, we we as

517
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<v Speaker 2>a group of coaches have said this is the most

518
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<v Speaker 2>that will pay. I mean, I don't know if you'd

519
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<v Speaker 2>be able to do that, because I mean, actually you could,

520
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<v Speaker 2>because yes, the NCAA is going to say, well, you

521
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<v Speaker 2>can't restrict them. There's no way you can put a

522
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<v Speaker 2>cap on it. That's not right. You don't have the

523
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<v Speaker 2>right to do that. Fair enough, Well, it's not a cap.

524
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<v Speaker 2>We're just collectively only going to offer what we what

525
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<v Speaker 2>this is. They never do that because I mean, they

526
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<v Speaker 2>don't want to work together. They want to you know,

527
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<v Speaker 2>each other, because it's competition. But anyways, quick break, we'll

528
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<v Speaker 2>come back on the other side, talk a little basketball.

529
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530
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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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533
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<v Speaker 2>So long before the transfer portal became what it is

534
00:25:22.559 --> 00:25:25.359
<v Speaker 2>now and we had free agency like we do now

535
00:25:25.400 --> 00:25:31.200
<v Speaker 2>with Anil and all that. I remember, Wow, what first

536
00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:34.599
<v Speaker 2>it was just a different world. But I had a

537
00:25:34.640 --> 00:25:37.559
<v Speaker 2>hard time even attempting to fake like that I could

538
00:25:37.559 --> 00:25:40.480
<v Speaker 2>talk about a player that I'd never heard of or

539
00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:42.759
<v Speaker 2>know anything about, like that's a recruit like it used

540
00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:45.160
<v Speaker 2>to just irk me. And I don't know why. But

541
00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:48.079
<v Speaker 2>there'd be there'd be a high school kid who you know,

542
00:25:48.119 --> 00:25:52.279
<v Speaker 2>three star kid, you know, top one fifty, and you've

543
00:25:52.319 --> 00:25:58.960
<v Speaker 2>seen ninety seconds of his highlights on YouTube or Twitter, Facebook, whatever, Instagram,

544
00:26:00.400 --> 00:26:02.279
<v Speaker 2>and there's so many that just like, oh, this guy's

545
00:26:02.319 --> 00:26:06.240
<v Speaker 2>a stud, this guy's great. Look at his ability to

546
00:26:06.279 --> 00:26:08.559
<v Speaker 2>do this, and that he's good at this and that.

547
00:26:08.640 --> 00:26:10.519
<v Speaker 2>And for the most part, I think it comes from

548
00:26:10.559 --> 00:26:13.039
<v Speaker 2>just fans wanting to be so excited about any player

549
00:26:13.039 --> 00:26:16.079
<v Speaker 2>that they bring in. But it also just and again,

550
00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:17.920
<v Speaker 2>there's nothing wrong with that people love this stuff around here.

551
00:26:17.960 --> 00:26:19.359
<v Speaker 2>People didn't love it the way they do, I wouldn't

552
00:26:19.359 --> 00:26:22.759
<v Speaker 2>have this job, So I do understand it from that aspect,

553
00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:24.640
<v Speaker 2>But like what happened to just like being real with

554
00:26:24.680 --> 00:26:27.319
<v Speaker 2>ourselves and living in reality and knowing that, like, we

555
00:26:27.359 --> 00:26:30.319
<v Speaker 2>don't know anything about these players, right, Like even if

556
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<v Speaker 2>you're basing it off of, well, this guy is a

557
00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:35.279
<v Speaker 2>five star or four star and he chose Louisville or

558
00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:38.000
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky over this school and that school. That's a reference

559
00:26:38.039 --> 00:26:41.240
<v Speaker 2>point that I think you should It is valuable, But

560
00:26:41.400 --> 00:26:43.480
<v Speaker 2>like when you get into the weeds of like he's

561
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<v Speaker 2>good at this and that, like none of us know.

562
00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:47.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean, if you have an ability to watch a

563
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<v Speaker 2>ninety second highlight reel of a high school basketball or

564
00:26:50.960 --> 00:26:53.400
<v Speaker 2>football player and you can determine just how good they

565
00:26:53.400 --> 00:26:55.920
<v Speaker 2>are from that, you need to be working for the

566
00:26:56.039 --> 00:26:58.799
<v Speaker 2>NFL or the NBA or something. So I thought that

567
00:26:58.880 --> 00:27:02.000
<v Speaker 2>the portal would make it to where that doesn't happen anymore.

568
00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:04.599
<v Speaker 2>But I was wrong. And what I mean is that

569
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<v Speaker 2>I'm willing to tell you when Louisville gets commitments from

570
00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:09.079
<v Speaker 2>certain players, I'm not gonna lie to you and talk

571
00:27:09.079 --> 00:27:11.160
<v Speaker 2>about how great they are. I'm gonna tell you, Yeah,

572
00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:14.200
<v Speaker 2>had never heard of him until he either decided to

573
00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:17.839
<v Speaker 2>transfer to Louisville or he was being recruited by Louisville.

574
00:27:17.839 --> 00:27:19.880
<v Speaker 2>And then I looked up. Okay, yeah, this guy, you know,

575
00:27:19.960 --> 00:27:22.519
<v Speaker 2>let me give you an example, Booba Car Trail Ray,

576
00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:26.480
<v Speaker 2>Long Beach State. Like, what's wrong with just everybody acknowledging

577
00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:28.799
<v Speaker 2>none of us knew who that was until he ended

578
00:27:28.880 --> 00:27:35.359
<v Speaker 2>up on the radar. I mean, you know, it's a

579
00:27:35.359 --> 00:27:36.960
<v Speaker 2>give and take because again, as much as that, for

580
00:27:37.119 --> 00:27:39.039
<v Speaker 2>reasons I don't really know, irritate me, it's just people,

581
00:27:39.079 --> 00:27:42.200
<v Speaker 2>you know, just fake taking it. I suppose. Also, I

582
00:27:42.240 --> 00:27:44.119
<v Speaker 2>think the root of why they do that is because

583
00:27:44.119 --> 00:27:46.160
<v Speaker 2>they just want to be that excited about whoever said

584
00:27:46.200 --> 00:27:49.440
<v Speaker 2>player is. But the portal, I mean, look, you could

585
00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:55.079
<v Speaker 2>bring in a class that features really good players that

586
00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:59.519
<v Speaker 2>by all accounts have given you a top five portal

587
00:27:59.559 --> 00:28:02.240
<v Speaker 2>class in your class that's ranked I don't know, three

588
00:28:02.319 --> 00:28:05.200
<v Speaker 2>or four. It could feature players that you've never heard

589
00:28:05.240 --> 00:28:07.160
<v Speaker 2>of during this past season because you know they were

590
00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:10.640
<v Speaker 2>playing at low level schools. Well, now you've got guys

591
00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:14.799
<v Speaker 2>that commit to Louisville and Kentucky from across the pond.

592
00:28:15.119 --> 00:28:17.799
<v Speaker 2>That clearly it was like it was. It wasn't like

593
00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:19.839
<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody, and I could be wrong, trust me,

594
00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:23.920
<v Speaker 2>I'm not plugged in at all. And you know, certainly

595
00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:25.920
<v Speaker 2>not what I used to be. But like when Sonny

596
00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:29.160
<v Speaker 2>Frew committed to Louisville, whenever that was, I mean, I

597
00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:31.319
<v Speaker 2>was willing to acknowledge. Never heard of the guy, but

598
00:28:31.359 --> 00:28:34.160
<v Speaker 2>from what I know, he's twenty years old, he's played

599
00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:36.039
<v Speaker 2>in a professional league the last couple of years. Here

600
00:28:36.200 --> 00:28:38.000
<v Speaker 2>is it's not here are his numbers? Seems like a

601
00:28:38.000 --> 00:28:40.400
<v Speaker 2>pretty good get, Like it's okay, that was you know,

602
00:28:40.440 --> 00:28:42.759
<v Speaker 2>That's the way it was for me. And I'm sure

603
00:28:42.759 --> 00:28:44.599
<v Speaker 2>a lot of Louisville fans probably did the same thing.

604
00:28:44.680 --> 00:28:46.920
<v Speaker 2>Or maybe you know, maybe they I don't know, maybe

605
00:28:46.920 --> 00:28:48.720
<v Speaker 2>they were fake taking it and acting like, oh, I've

606
00:28:48.720 --> 00:28:51.119
<v Speaker 2>been watching this guy's film from over in Germany for

607
00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:54.000
<v Speaker 2>the last two years. Knew he was on the verge

608
00:28:54.000 --> 00:28:56.160
<v Speaker 2>of getting that offer from Louisville, Like maybe you knew,

609
00:28:56.200 --> 00:29:00.839
<v Speaker 2>I don't know. But nonetheless, Kentucky landed a new prospect

610
00:29:01.039 --> 00:29:03.960
<v Speaker 2>from from overseas this weekend, and it's the same situation,

611
00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:06.640
<v Speaker 2>Like it's okay to be excited. I'm sure your excitement

612
00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:08.680
<v Speaker 2>is just because you're a fan, and I'm not here

613
00:29:08.680 --> 00:29:11.079
<v Speaker 2>to tell you that the guy won't be great. Maybe

614
00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:16.000
<v Speaker 2>this new guy that Kentucky added, whose name is uh

615
00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:19.799
<v Speaker 2>is it Billovic? Billachick? I think that's his name, Like

616
00:29:19.839 --> 00:29:22.279
<v Speaker 2>maybe he becomes like an All American next year. Who knows,

617
00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:24.920
<v Speaker 2>none of us know. But I just wish there was

618
00:29:24.920 --> 00:29:26.960
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more of living in reality and being

619
00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:29.880
<v Speaker 2>honest with ourselves that he didn't know who this was

620
00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:36.279
<v Speaker 2>Andreja Andrea Jelovich. His last name is pretty easy to say,

621
00:29:36.319 --> 00:29:38.839
<v Speaker 2>Jelovic first name. I'm sure there's a couple of different

622
00:29:38.880 --> 00:29:41.039
<v Speaker 2>ways that you could say it, but it led to

623
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<v Speaker 2>like Kentucky. Oh I thought Pope was Withpan not so much.

624
00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:50.200
<v Speaker 2>We got Jellovich and you know, like cool, like maybe

625
00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:53.599
<v Speaker 2>he's maybe he's Michael Jordan, but like you don't like

626
00:29:53.640 --> 00:29:55.640
<v Speaker 2>to act as if, oh, yeah, y'all thought Pope was

627
00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:57.640
<v Speaker 2>working or y'all thought Pope was sleep and he was

628
00:29:57.640 --> 00:30:01.200
<v Speaker 2>out working. So the kid may be great, but like,

629
00:30:01.240 --> 00:30:03.119
<v Speaker 2>can't we just can we be honest and real with

630
00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:05.640
<v Speaker 2>ourselves and act like we don't know who these guys

631
00:30:05.680 --> 00:30:06.920
<v Speaker 2>are until they end up here and we just have

632
00:30:06.920 --> 00:30:07.720
<v Speaker 2>to wait and see how it plays.

633
00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:07.759
<v Speaker 1>That.

634
00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:09.799
<v Speaker 2>I guess that wouldn't be fun and technically that wouldn't

635
00:30:09.839 --> 00:30:13.799
<v Speaker 2>be what this is meaning. Sports radio very much built

636
00:30:13.839 --> 00:30:18.440
<v Speaker 2>on speculation, fake takes and that kind of stuff hypotheticals.

637
00:30:19.079 --> 00:30:23.640
<v Speaker 2>But one thing that is definitely worth mentioning about both

638
00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:27.240
<v Speaker 2>these guys. They'll be first year college players, but they're

639
00:30:27.279 --> 00:30:29.680
<v Speaker 2>grown men. I mean, I don't know their exact age,

640
00:30:29.720 --> 00:30:32.799
<v Speaker 2>but you know, Sonny frew is, I believe, going on

641
00:30:32.839 --> 00:30:36.039
<v Speaker 2>twenty one years old, and he's played professional basketball for

642
00:30:36.119 --> 00:30:39.200
<v Speaker 2>quite some time. So you know, that doesn't guarantee anything

643
00:30:39.240 --> 00:30:42.440
<v Speaker 2>as far as what he can and could do at Louisville,

644
00:30:42.440 --> 00:30:46.480
<v Speaker 2>but I like the idea of his of what he's bringing.

645
00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:50.440
<v Speaker 2>So in his last ten games for his team in

646
00:30:50.799 --> 00:30:54.720
<v Speaker 2>Braunschwig kind of felt like I sounded like I knew

647
00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:56.000
<v Speaker 2>what I was saying, but I don't know if I

648
00:30:56.039 --> 00:30:59.680
<v Speaker 2>said it correctly. But it is in Lower Saxony, Germany.

649
00:30:59.680 --> 00:31:02.680
<v Speaker 2>That's where he plays his professional league, and those that

650
00:31:02.759 --> 00:31:06.680
<v Speaker 2>cover you know, international basketball, they've been sharing his numbers

651
00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:10.079
<v Speaker 2>and again, in his last ten games, he's averaged sixteen points,

652
00:31:10.440 --> 00:31:13.720
<v Speaker 2>eight point seven rebounds, just under two blocks per game,

653
00:31:13.880 --> 00:31:17.559
<v Speaker 2>shooting sixty five percent from the field seventy three point

654
00:31:17.599 --> 00:31:19.920
<v Speaker 2>three percent from the line. And he's only he's a

655
00:31:19.920 --> 00:31:23.000
<v Speaker 2>big man, right, He's he's six', eleven so he didn't

656
00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:24.440
<v Speaker 2>take a lot of, threes but he can make. Them

657
00:31:24.440 --> 00:31:27.880
<v Speaker 2>so he's shooting forty point three percent from three on

658
00:31:27.880 --> 00:31:30.480
<v Speaker 2>two attempts per. Game so it's not he's not necessarily

659
00:31:30.519 --> 00:31:32.480
<v Speaker 2>this stretch big that's just out there roam in the

660
00:31:32.519 --> 00:31:34.480
<v Speaker 2>three point. Line he gets a lot of his work

661
00:31:34.480 --> 00:31:36.440
<v Speaker 2>done around the. Rim he plays above the. Rim he's really,

662
00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:39.119
<v Speaker 2>physical but if if there is a pick and pop,

663
00:31:39.160 --> 00:31:42.200
<v Speaker 2>situation he gets a clean, look he's more than comfortable taking.

664
00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:44.920
<v Speaker 2>It look at, Me, Yeah i'm acting like you. Guys

665
00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:48.240
<v Speaker 2>don't know who these guys. Are i'm just watching highlights

666
00:31:48.720 --> 00:31:52.480
<v Speaker 2>and looking at. Numbers but you just never know any

667
00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:54.960
<v Speaker 2>of this stuff. Translates BUT i just thought this was

668
00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:58.759
<v Speaker 2>worth mentioning, that according to let's see this is a

669
00:31:59.720 --> 00:32:04.000
<v Speaker 2>this is an account that covers international. Basketball he says

670
00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:06.359
<v Speaker 2>this was definitely an under the radar commit For louisville

671
00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:11.400
<v Speaker 2>and mentions that THE bbl league In germany is typically

672
00:32:11.440 --> 00:32:14.319
<v Speaker 2>considered a top eight twelve league in the. World so,

673
00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:17.960
<v Speaker 2>again he's not in THE nba playing, professionally but he

674
00:32:18.119 --> 00:32:21.480
<v Speaker 2>is playing in a competitive, league and will those numbers

675
00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:24.440
<v Speaker 2>there In germany translate To division one here At louisville

676
00:32:24.680 --> 00:32:28.160
<v Speaker 2>only time will, Tell BUT i really really like THE

677
00:32:28.319 --> 00:32:32.400
<v Speaker 2>i mean again as A louisville. FAN i, mean, however

678
00:32:32.400 --> 00:32:34.279
<v Speaker 2>they get really good players that help us. Win that's

679
00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:36.440
<v Speaker 2>that's you, know that's ALL i care. About but when

680
00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:38.359
<v Speaker 2>you can get somebody who doesn't, have you, know the

681
00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:41.119
<v Speaker 2>high school experience doesn't have a bunch of offers because

682
00:32:41.160 --> 00:32:42.880
<v Speaker 2>they didn't play on THE au, circuit but yet they

683
00:32:42.880 --> 00:32:46.000
<v Speaker 2>played professional basketball against grown. Men there's value there and

684
00:32:46.039 --> 00:32:49.480
<v Speaker 2>it's never been more needed than now because, again five

685
00:32:49.519 --> 00:32:53.119
<v Speaker 2>six years, ago the average college basketball's player's age at

686
00:32:53.119 --> 00:32:57.480
<v Speaker 2>the high level was probably twenty twenty. One, now i'd

687
00:32:57.480 --> 00:33:00.200
<v Speaker 2>say the average as far as your starting lineup in

688
00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:05.920
<v Speaker 2>college basketball right, now probably closer to twenty, three twenty

689
00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:08.839
<v Speaker 2>two to twenty. THREE i should. Say now again With

690
00:33:08.960 --> 00:33:16.880
<v Speaker 2>kentucky's latest commit this, guy And i'm trying to uh cause,

691
00:33:16.880 --> 00:33:20.279
<v Speaker 2>Again i'm sure these guys had, options meaning Both Sonny

692
00:33:20.319 --> 00:33:23.720
<v Speaker 2>frew And Andrea, djavelovich but LIKE i don't, see like

693
00:33:23.799 --> 00:33:26.240
<v Speaker 2>did they Pick kentucky over this school or pick Love

694
00:33:26.200 --> 00:33:30.119
<v Speaker 2>all over that. School but this guy's played In Serbia,

695
00:33:30.440 --> 00:33:33.160
<v Speaker 2>jelovich that's where he has played his last two. Seasons

696
00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:34.960
<v Speaker 2>he's going to turn twenty one in a month from.

697
00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:37.640
<v Speaker 2>Now he averaged double digit points in each of his

698
00:33:37.720 --> 00:33:40.279
<v Speaker 2>last two. Seasons he's currently averaging ten point eight points per.

699
00:33:40.319 --> 00:33:43.799
<v Speaker 2>Game And i'm trying to, see, LIKE i don't even

700
00:33:43.839 --> 00:33:49.359
<v Speaker 2>know is He is he a Big, okay he's, uh let's,

701
00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:52.960
<v Speaker 2>see he's got a seven to two, Wingspan BUT i don't, see,

702
00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:55.920
<v Speaker 2>like is he is he a post? Player you think,

703
00:33:55.960 --> 00:33:57.400
<v Speaker 2>that you? Know, oh here we. Go he's he's six,

704
00:33:57.559 --> 00:34:01.400
<v Speaker 2>eleven but he's got a seven two wing span AND

705
00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:05.240
<v Speaker 2>i can't tell if he's a three point shooter or.

706
00:34:05.240 --> 00:34:08.320
<v Speaker 2>Not but either, way both schools here locally have added

707
00:34:09.079 --> 00:34:11.320
<v Speaker 2>two guys That i'm sure the majority of their fan

708
00:34:11.360 --> 00:34:13.599
<v Speaker 2>bases had never heard. Of but who, knows maybe next,

709
00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:17.440
<v Speaker 2>year next, SEASON i should say this upcoming, season maybe

710
00:34:17.440 --> 00:34:22.320
<v Speaker 2>these two guys, are you, know key. Pieces all, right

711
00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:25.159
<v Speaker 2>let's see real quick before we get to Our, actually,

712
00:34:25.159 --> 00:34:26.320
<v Speaker 2>no we need to get to our final break now

713
00:34:26.400 --> 00:34:27.440
<v Speaker 2>SO i can make SURE i get a little bit of.

714
00:34:27.440 --> 00:34:29.000
<v Speaker 2>Time BUT i want to talk About Michael Brown junior

715
00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:31.920
<v Speaker 2>on the other, side Because i'm doing something for the

716
00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:35.800
<v Speaker 2>first time ever as A louisville basketball, fan and it

717
00:34:35.960 --> 00:34:38.039
<v Speaker 2>kind of feels. Fun but it's also kind of. Scary

718
00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:39.840
<v Speaker 2>so we'll talk about that. Next keep it a lock

719
00:34:39.920 --> 00:34:40.760
<v Speaker 2>right here On Sports talk seven.

720
00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:44.679
<v Speaker 1>Ninety now back to coffee And, company fueled By thornton's

721
00:34:44.840 --> 00:34:46.519
<v Speaker 1>On Sports talk seven nine.

722
00:34:46.599 --> 00:34:52.840
<v Speaker 2>Day, so when it comes to high school basketball, RECRUITING

723
00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:56.599
<v Speaker 2>i mean it's always been really, important not as important

724
00:34:56.679 --> 00:35:00.280
<v Speaker 2>now because you can build a roster year by year

725
00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:02.840
<v Speaker 2>with nothing but grown men in the porol rather than

726
00:35:03.159 --> 00:35:05.559
<v Speaker 2>guys coming fresh out of high. School but one thing

727
00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:08.960
<v Speaker 2>that we paid more attention to Was louisville fans based

728
00:35:09.000 --> 00:35:11.159
<v Speaker 2>off the fact that it was an annual thing For

729
00:35:11.239 --> 00:35:14.239
<v Speaker 2>kentucky to have a bunch of one and dons every,

730
00:35:14.320 --> 00:35:17.159
<v Speaker 2>year and early on they had a lot to show

731
00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:19.559
<v Speaker 2>for those one and, dons not as much in the

732
00:35:19.639 --> 00:35:22.960
<v Speaker 2>last half of The caliperi. Era But lowell never had.

733
00:35:22.960 --> 00:35:25.280
<v Speaker 2>ONE i mean we had, many many one and, dons

734
00:35:25.280 --> 00:35:27.079
<v Speaker 2>but not one and DONE nba like guys who just

735
00:35:27.079 --> 00:35:29.320
<v Speaker 2>showed up and then left to go somewhere, else you.

736
00:35:29.320 --> 00:35:32.000
<v Speaker 2>Know so AND i remember we used to be, like

737
00:35:32.039 --> 00:35:34.360
<v Speaker 2>why can't we get? One AND i maybe it was

738
00:35:34.400 --> 00:35:37.280
<v Speaker 2>just my way of coping with, it BUT i would, think, like, Yeah,

739
00:35:37.320 --> 00:35:40.079
<v Speaker 2>kentucky what they're doing is insanely. Rare but there's a

740
00:35:40.079 --> 00:35:43.440
<v Speaker 2>lot of other programs that aren't as successful As louisville

741
00:35:43.480 --> 00:35:46.760
<v Speaker 2>is that has been able to get A Jalen brown

742
00:35:46.840 --> 00:35:55.039
<v Speaker 2>at Cal, A Anthony edwards At, Georgia Kevin durant even At.

743
00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:58.320
<v Speaker 2>Texas but what did those programs get out of that

744
00:35:59.360 --> 00:36:02.280
<v Speaker 2>some note, right some pub because they were the home

745
00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:05.039
<v Speaker 2>of a FUTURE nba star for a little, while but

746
00:36:05.840 --> 00:36:09.039
<v Speaker 2>they didn't, win you know WHAT i. Mean AND i

747
00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:11.119
<v Speaker 2>would just be more underwhelmed with my team if we

748
00:36:11.239 --> 00:36:14.239
<v Speaker 2>got one of these Shiny burger boys that was destined

749
00:36:14.280 --> 00:36:16.280
<v Speaker 2>to be a lottery pick after one year in, college

750
00:36:16.719 --> 00:36:19.360
<v Speaker 2>only to then not make the most of, it and

751
00:36:19.440 --> 00:36:23.079
<v Speaker 2>it be Over romeo Ol langford In, indiana WHICH i

752
00:36:23.079 --> 00:36:25.159
<v Speaker 2>think Had rick not got, fired he would have been

753
00:36:25.239 --> 00:36:30.039
<v Speaker 2>the one one and done That rick never. Had SO i,

754
00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:32.760
<v Speaker 2>mean even before the portal became what it is, NOW

755
00:36:33.719 --> 00:36:36.000
<v Speaker 2>i just you know you can do. That but even

756
00:36:36.039 --> 00:36:39.320
<v Speaker 2>when you were doing, that Like Duke, Kentucky, kansas all

757
00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:41.920
<v Speaker 2>those schools that tried to build their roster every year

758
00:36:42.280 --> 00:36:44.519
<v Speaker 2>with as many elite high school kids as they could,

759
00:36:44.559 --> 00:36:47.519
<v Speaker 2>get the only two that won titles that people just

760
00:36:47.719 --> 00:36:50.559
<v Speaker 2>forget about were teams that also had really good veterans

761
00:36:50.559 --> 00:36:52.320
<v Speaker 2>that helped them win. Championships you talked about that a

762
00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:54.440
<v Speaker 2>couple weeks, Ago Like duke when they won it With

763
00:36:54.559 --> 00:36:58.159
<v Speaker 2>jila Loka for And Justice. Winslow they also Had Quinn

764
00:36:58.199 --> 00:37:01.239
<v Speaker 2>cook And Emil. Jefferson When Lucky wanted in twenty, twelve

765
00:37:01.320 --> 00:37:06.960
<v Speaker 2>they also Had Terrence, Jones Doron Lamb, Senior Darius. Miller

766
00:37:07.400 --> 00:37:09.400
<v Speaker 2>so like you've always had to have some veteran presence,

767
00:37:09.400 --> 00:37:11.800
<v Speaker 2>too you. See, anyways WHAT i was mentioning before taking

768
00:37:11.800 --> 00:37:16.199
<v Speaker 2>the break there is THAT i have never really looked

769
00:37:16.199 --> 00:37:18.239
<v Speaker 2>at a freshman coming in At louisville as somebody that

770
00:37:18.239 --> 00:37:20.840
<v Speaker 2>we had to rely on to do a whole lot

771
00:37:21.039 --> 00:37:23.920
<v Speaker 2>or we wouldn't be very. GOOD i mean With, rick

772
00:37:24.119 --> 00:37:26.519
<v Speaker 2>it was always the good freshmen that were coming. In

773
00:37:27.239 --> 00:37:29.920
<v Speaker 2>you just hope, that, like if they're getting if they're getting,

774
00:37:30.639 --> 00:37:34.079
<v Speaker 2>action if they're a part of your, rotation that probably

775
00:37:34.119 --> 00:37:37.440
<v Speaker 2>means you got a pretty good. Team so for, Me

776
00:37:38.920 --> 00:37:41.159
<v Speaker 2>i'm having a tough time not getting super excited about

777
00:37:41.199 --> 00:37:45.519
<v Speaker 2>mckail brown junior because he wins the McDonald's All american

778
00:37:45.559 --> 00:37:51.320
<v Speaker 2>three Point, shootout and then you go To Jonathan givoni

779
00:37:51.360 --> 00:37:56.760
<v Speaker 2>who is the leader when it comes to draft. COVERAGE i,

780
00:37:56.760 --> 00:38:00.599
<v Speaker 2>mean He's draft express is REALLY i, think in a

781
00:38:00.639 --> 00:38:02.400
<v Speaker 2>world of its own as far as draft. Coverage, WELL

782
00:38:02.519 --> 00:38:05.880
<v Speaker 2>espn bought it because that's how valuable he is when,

783
00:38:05.960 --> 00:38:09.679
<v Speaker 2>covering you, know THE Nba, Draft and he's just raving

784
00:38:10.239 --> 00:38:13.679
<v Speaker 2>about mckail brown and talking about how let me pull

785
00:38:13.719 --> 00:38:17.280
<v Speaker 2>up the exact tweet, here BECAUSE i, mean this is

786
00:38:17.280 --> 00:38:19.159
<v Speaker 2>the kind of thing, That, yeah maybe it's a little bit,

787
00:38:19.239 --> 00:38:22.000
<v Speaker 2>hyperbole maybe IT'S i, mean in, fact he's not really

788
00:38:22.320 --> 00:38:28.039
<v Speaker 2>he's not really saying anything. Outlandish BUT i feel, like

789
00:38:28.119 --> 00:38:30.159
<v Speaker 2>for the first, Time i'm gonna have a tough time

790
00:38:30.239 --> 00:38:32.719
<v Speaker 2>not Expecting louisville to be really good and one of

791
00:38:32.719 --> 00:38:35.320
<v Speaker 2>those big factors being their freshman point. Guard Maybe i'm

792
00:38:35.599 --> 00:38:38.800
<v Speaker 2>being a fool here because it's been it's harder now

793
00:38:38.840 --> 00:38:42.639
<v Speaker 2>than it's ever been in order to make a huge

794
00:38:42.679 --> 00:38:44.639
<v Speaker 2>impact as a true freshman unless you're one of the

795
00:38:44.639 --> 00:38:47.880
<v Speaker 2>elite of the. Elite but it you, know it seems

796
00:38:47.880 --> 00:38:49.360
<v Speaker 2>like this guy is one of the elite of the.

797
00:38:49.360 --> 00:38:52.679
<v Speaker 2>ELITE i mean HE'S i, Mean, Marie, yeah this is

798
00:38:53.639 --> 00:38:55.559
<v Speaker 2>this is From Jonathan. Givoni this Was this was just

799
00:38:55.559 --> 00:38:58.360
<v Speaker 2>a few days, ago Says Louisvill brown Mkil brown having

800
00:38:58.400 --> 00:39:02.679
<v Speaker 2>an Absolutely i'm, SORRY i can't read having an absurdly

801
00:39:02.719 --> 00:39:05.760
<v Speaker 2>good week at The Nike Hoops, summit clearly separating himself

802
00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:09.440
<v Speaker 2>as the best guard prospect on either, team gets anywhere

803
00:39:09.440 --> 00:39:12.639
<v Speaker 2>he wants on the, floor highly skilled inside and outside the,

804
00:39:12.760 --> 00:39:15.239
<v Speaker 2>arc can, pass it may end up being a top

805
00:39:15.280 --> 00:39:18.159
<v Speaker 2>five pick. OVERALL i don't know If louisville has ever

806
00:39:18.199 --> 00:39:20.440
<v Speaker 2>had a freshman in my lifetime that was talked about

807
00:39:20.440 --> 00:39:22.719
<v Speaker 2>like that by somebody who you, know maybe you don't

808
00:39:22.719 --> 00:39:24.960
<v Speaker 2>even know Who Jonathan givoni. Is you should if you

809
00:39:24.960 --> 00:39:27.280
<v Speaker 2>KNOW nba basketball and like the. DRAFT i, mean that's

810
00:39:27.519 --> 00:39:31.039
<v Speaker 2>that's what he. Does so, again you never know until

811
00:39:31.039 --> 00:39:33.000
<v Speaker 2>these guys get, here put on the uniform and they

812
00:39:33.039 --> 00:39:36.639
<v Speaker 2>go out there and show what they can. Do but this,

813
00:39:36.800 --> 00:39:39.119
<v Speaker 2>guy you, know when you talk about, well, okay, yeah

814
00:39:39.159 --> 00:39:40.840
<v Speaker 2>you can still have really good freshmen and they can help,

815
00:39:40.840 --> 00:39:44.320
<v Speaker 2>you but those that really change your, team that's just

816
00:39:44.440 --> 00:39:47.800
<v Speaker 2>one of maybe four or five. Guys maybe this guy

817
00:39:47.920 --> 00:39:49.440
<v Speaker 2>is one of those four or five. Guys that's what

818
00:39:49.440 --> 00:39:52.599
<v Speaker 2>it's starting to seem. Like it's exciting, stuff all, Right

819
00:39:52.760 --> 00:39:55.880
<v Speaker 2>hopefully you guys had fun TODAY i had fun getting

820
00:39:55.880 --> 00:39:58.000
<v Speaker 2>the week. Started we're here all, week so, yeah stick Around.

821
00:39:58.159 --> 00:39:59.760
<v Speaker 2>Austin you have a good, night my, friend you, too

822
00:40:00.079 --> 00:40:05.840
<v Speaker 2>care aboudy

823
00:40:14.199 --> 00:40:14.280
<v Speaker 1>Sh