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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started hour number three here

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday or Sunday, and I just go to Thornton's. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys probably think I live at Thorntons. I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Thornton's we certainly appreciate them, all right, So a lot

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<v Speaker 2>that I want to get to here in our five

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour to reset. For those of you just now

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<v Speaker 2>joining us, welcome in. You know, better late than never

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<v Speaker 2>fashionably late. Although you know, if you have a job

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<v Speaker 2>and you know you don't really get a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>listen to you get in your car and drive home,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I get it. You know, you got you got responsibilities.

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<v Speaker 2>But with Louisville football, I think we've we've exhausted all

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<v Speaker 2>different ways to express our frustration. And I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I'm content now, meaning like I maybe content is

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<v Speaker 2>not the right word, but like I'm well aware of

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<v Speaker 2>their issues that they have right now. But the more

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<v Speaker 2>I you know, think back to the things that are

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<v Speaker 2>really surprising and concerning, I mean, it's fixable stuff to know,

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<v Speaker 2>that is why you are. I mean, you could easily

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<v Speaker 2>be undefeated right now if you just like eliminate three

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<v Speaker 2>of your countless goofs. And I shouldn't say countless, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>although there are a lot and sometimes you just make

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<v Speaker 2>a mistake, like nobody's perfect, but just the avoidable things

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<v Speaker 2>that have happened, and maybe it's not avoidable. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't get it on fourth down, I mean, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that. You know, you credit the other team for

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<v Speaker 2>getting to stop. But the lack of you know, creativity,

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<v Speaker 2>the vanilla play calling on some of these fourth downs,

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<v Speaker 2>not having a coach that can specifically say, hey, you

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<v Speaker 2>need to call a time out, burn one and make

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<v Speaker 2>them go look at this review because they didn't. They

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<v Speaker 2>didn't give you the spot in the right and they

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<v Speaker 2>did not spot the ball correctly. And if they go

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<v Speaker 2>look at it they'll know, or you know, making sure

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<v Speaker 2>that the defense isn't too complicated where you got dudes

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<v Speaker 2>running on the field looking around like am I supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be here? What planet am I on? What are

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<v Speaker 2>we doing? So with all that said, you could easily

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<v Speaker 2>be you could easily be under I mean, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>say you don't get the delay a game at the

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<v Speaker 2>end there against Notre Dame and you find a way

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<v Speaker 2>to score and you go for to and win. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's a you know, that's a real reach considering

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<v Speaker 2>out up it's been for Louisville to get a conversion

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<v Speaker 2>on fourth and one, But like, that's not crazy if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have the bobbled ball where Jacory Brooks, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>who's been great, by the way, one of the best

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<v Speaker 2>receivers in the country. If he doesn't bobble that ball

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<v Speaker 2>that gets picked off, you know, maybe you take momentum

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<v Speaker 2>and you when you you know, and you have a

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<v Speaker 2>lead there and you don't even need to score a

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<v Speaker 2>touchdown at the end of the game. You know against SMU,

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<v Speaker 2>you know you fought back. Let's say they do call

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<v Speaker 2>that a fumble. Different ballgame, and it's all would it,

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<v Speaker 2>could have, should have. But again, it's nice to know

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<v Speaker 2>that it's not like we've learned throughout these first few weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>first four weeks, whatever it is. I mean, they've been

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<v Speaker 2>playing for a long time, but I don't really count

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<v Speaker 2>the first two games. But it would be much worse

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<v Speaker 2>if we had to just really, you know, look in

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<v Speaker 2>the mirror and realize we don't have any good players.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, if you have good players and you don't lose,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what makes it worse. But like it's it's to me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's encouraging to know that, like just tightening some things

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<v Speaker 2>up easier said than done, Like that could change a

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<v Speaker 2>lot for this team. But again, it's also frustrating to

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<v Speaker 2>know that if you were more ready to play in

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<v Speaker 2>these games, and you were more sharp overall, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we wouldn't even have to worry about it. So with

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<v Speaker 2>all that said, Saturday's a massive game. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>know we say that about a lot of games that

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<v Speaker 2>really don't have that kind of a feel like, uh oh,

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<v Speaker 2>here we go. Man, there's a lot on the line,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot at stake, a lot of value here if

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<v Speaker 2>you can pull off the victory, like this isn't that,

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<v Speaker 2>but this is just you have to win here, like

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<v Speaker 2>you can't lose this must win game, as they say,

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<v Speaker 2>which I hate that saying, because again, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>there's going to be some major consequence for Jeff Brom

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<v Speaker 2>if they don't win this game, because you know he's

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna get fired. And I don't even think fans.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even think the most angry fan in the world,

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<v Speaker 2>if Louisville was to lose, would say that they need

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<v Speaker 2>to make a change. I mean, if so, then you

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<v Speaker 2>know I'd say your emotion as a fan had got

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<v Speaker 2>the best of you. I mean, you could have your

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<v Speaker 2>opinion of Brom that maybe you don't think he's as

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<v Speaker 2>great as a lot of the fans think, myself included,

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<v Speaker 2>But like, you know, that would be a crazy reaction.

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<v Speaker 2>So you lose this one, You're not losing to a

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<v Speaker 2>top twenty five team. The other two teams that have

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<v Speaker 2>beat you are ranked. You lose this one, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>because you're You're a bad football team in Virginia. May

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<v Speaker 2>not be the worst team in the world, but they're

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<v Speaker 2>not good. They shouldn't be in a position to where

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<v Speaker 2>they beat you. With Louisville coming off of a really

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<v Speaker 2>good season last year, I think from a personnel standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>they got better. They don't have a running back like

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<v Speaker 2>jar Jordan or Aiza Garnde, but you know, Isaac Brown's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty damn good. And they got a quarterback that said

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<v Speaker 2>on a different planet than the guy they had last year. So, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you shouldn't lose this game, and I hope that they won't,

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<v Speaker 2>but I really don't know. I don't really know what

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<v Speaker 2>to expect. So again, it's a big game, just because

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<v Speaker 2>you need to stop the bleeding. Essentially, you've now lost

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<v Speaker 2>five of your last six games against power for programs,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know, going back to last year, like maybe

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<v Speaker 2>that seems like a stretch to really just produce a

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<v Speaker 2>stat that just makes things look really bad. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's also true, Like you know, it's not like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>making it up. What is last year have to do

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<v Speaker 2>with this year? Really nothing, But again that's a trend,

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<v Speaker 2>and these are the kind of things people will do.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll grab stats from previous years, jump them together just

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<v Speaker 2>to just to really emphasize how bad things are. And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it'll be an exaggeration, but hey, when you're a

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<v Speaker 2>three potentially a three and three team losing I guess

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<v Speaker 2>six of your seven games against power for competition, you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna hear this fan base as pessimistic as ever, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>and understandably so. So there's already been more noise out

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<v Speaker 2>there about Louisville football and the brom Era that I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>fans are more upset now than they've probably ever been.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that they're not discouraged to feel as if

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<v Speaker 2>like louisvill football's not in good hands. But it's on

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Brohm and his staff to go out there and

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<v Speaker 2>the team as well and win this game to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of put that fear out of mind at least for

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<v Speaker 2>the time being. If you can find a way to

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<v Speaker 2>clean some things up, go win in Charlottesville. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think that means you should feel great about the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to host Miami, but it'll at least give you a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to take on Miami where you are coming off

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<v Speaker 2>of a victory, and you know, if you do find

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<v Speaker 2>a way to beat them, then that does reset some

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<v Speaker 2>things and you do feel like you have You've gotten better,

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<v Speaker 2>You've cleaned up the issues that you had. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure many will still think back and think, damn, it

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<v Speaker 2>could be undefeated right now if that's you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>that situation were to play out, And I'm one of

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<v Speaker 2>those fans that would do the same thing. But as

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<v Speaker 2>I discussed yesterday, I've never felt that Louisville needs to

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<v Speaker 2>be in the playoff or even contending for a spot

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<v Speaker 2>in the playoff at the end of the year for

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<v Speaker 2>us to be able to say that that was a

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<v Speaker 2>good year. I mean, it's more it's more realistic now

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<v Speaker 2>because there's twelve teams to get in, and you played

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<v Speaker 2>in the ACC championship game a year ago. Therefore, like

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<v Speaker 2>you were right there with a chance to do it

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<v Speaker 2>a year ago, why can't you do it? Moving forward, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I get all that, but I think if you were

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that sets it up to where they got to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the playoff or I'm gonna say the year

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<v Speaker 2>was a disappointment, then I think you're setting yourself up

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<v Speaker 2>to be a pretty disappointed fan because it's not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>happen every year. Hell, I don't know when it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>if it's gonna happen, I mean I think it can.

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<v Speaker 2>But if they still find a way to win I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, nine games this year, I'm sure that won't

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<v Speaker 2>have them in the playoff or even in the consideration.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm still gonna say that's a pretty good year.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, you can, you know, you can be a

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<v Speaker 2>fan feel the way you feel, and you know, do

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<v Speaker 2>you all right? It is Coffee and Company. We are

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<v Speaker 2>feel about Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety don't

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<v Speaker 2>forget tomorrow we'll be live in Charlotte. In fact, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be doing the show in Charlotte tomorrow and on Thursday

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<v Speaker 2>for the ACC basketball tip off, And at four o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday, Pat Kelsey's going to join us on the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Looking forward to to catching up with him, and then

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<v Speaker 2>also at some point, don't don't know the exact time.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be joined by Chucky Hepburn and Javon Hadley, who

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<v Speaker 2>are the two players that are going to be representing

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville at the ACC basketball tip off. All right, something

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<v Speaker 2>we need to get into here in just a moment

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<v Speaker 2>is the old Rick Patino thing, because I think we've

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<v Speaker 2>got our five o'clock crowd, that is, you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they were talking about it at work with their colleagues

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<v Speaker 2>who are UK fans, and you know, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to make this a bigger thing than it really is,

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<v Speaker 2>but like I know this rivalry. I know these fan

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<v Speaker 2>bases pretty well. I can't really relate to Kentucky fans,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know I know enough of you. I can

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<v Speaker 2>smell you out. I can check your pulse a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Like there's no doubt Patino going to the UK Vandy

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<v Speaker 2>game this weekend. Has been a conversation among fans today,

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<v Speaker 2>and it seems as if we've got a mixed bag

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<v Speaker 2>of results as far a mixed bag as far as

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<v Speaker 2>how people feel about the game. But we'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>that in a moment. What I do want to do

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<v Speaker 2>now is get to the phone lines. Babo two. That

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<v Speaker 2>is the number. If you want to give us a call,

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<v Speaker 2>let's go to Brandon. Brandon, you're on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 3>What's up, hey, Dick? How's it going?

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<v Speaker 1>Man?

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<v Speaker 4>I get to catch bits and pieces of the show,

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<v Speaker 4>not as much as I like, but just what I

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<v Speaker 4>gather from listening to your show and then from talking

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<v Speaker 4>to people here in town. It's just there's a there's

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<v Speaker 4>tends to be a huge disconnect. But how between how

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<v Speaker 4>good this team actually is even after watching the what

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<v Speaker 4>we're three and two five games this year and the

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<v Speaker 4>reality of what's on the field. And I heard a

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<v Speaker 4>caller yesterday, for example, on your show talking about how

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<v Speaker 4>Notre Dame's not that good and and you know how

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<v Speaker 4>SMU is not that good. You know, I watch us

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<v Speaker 4>and we weren't good enough. There was no doubt about

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<v Speaker 4>which team was the better team on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if they're not that good, what are we? Right?

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<v Speaker 4>That's exactly right? And this is just a mediocre team.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there are some nice pieces, but just kind

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<v Speaker 4>of a debacle on defense, And the real story is

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<v Speaker 4>just how bad the offensive line is. If we could

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<v Speaker 4>block somebody, we might be at out score on but

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<v Speaker 4>this offense is not going to move the ball consistently

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<v Speaker 4>with that O line. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And you know, I could think Brandon of some

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<v Speaker 2>wresol lines, like the Lamar Jackson line when he won

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<v Speaker 2>the Heisman is still one of the craziest things I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever seen. But you know, this one, I feel like,

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<v Speaker 2>despite despite their struggles, and you know, they lost Monroe

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<v Speaker 2>Mills probably for a while so they got even worse,

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<v Speaker 2>I still think you can you can. You can get

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<v Speaker 2>past that, right, Like you can win some football games

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<v Speaker 2>with with that offensive line because of your ability elsewhere

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<v Speaker 2>receiver and your quarterback and Isaac Brown's a playmaker. So

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think that is the weakness of the team.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, back to your point about SMU, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I totally agree with you. I don't think I've come

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<v Speaker 2>out and flat said it, but watching that game, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they were pretty competitive, right, both team. We're

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<v Speaker 2>neck and neck until the end. But no, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>I think assume you you know, they were better and.

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<v Speaker 4>That was humbley agreed. Now I just have to say too,

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<v Speaker 4>as much as it pains me to say, we are

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<v Speaker 4>this this wind streak that UK despite their mediocrity, which

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<v Speaker 4>that's what they are. They've been a mediocre team. You

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<v Speaker 4>wouldn't know that from living around here and hearing some

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<v Speaker 4>of the people. But that's win streak's not going anywhere

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<v Speaker 4>until we get better in the trenches.

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<v Speaker 3>You're right, Yeah, any different.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I hate to say that. And Brandon, I appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>the phone call. Glad you were able to give us

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<v Speaker 2>a call, and I appreciate you listening. I just can't

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<v Speaker 2>come out and say unless Louisville's in a really bad

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<v Speaker 2>situation like the Cragthorpe era the end of Bobby. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I even found a way to get to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I found I had to rely on the

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<v Speaker 2>men's clinic because I had low tea when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to the rivalry. But like I even found a way

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<v Speaker 2>with sadderfield here to you know, find a way to

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<v Speaker 2>convey myself Mobil was going to potentially win. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>I never knew. I knew deep down I didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>the confidence, but like I would try to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>look at all kinds of different scenarios, well, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe we can win. And like you know, as soon

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<v Speaker 2>as the game would start, I would think to myself. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's not happening. So I say all that to

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<v Speaker 2>say I'm probably never gonna be like, yeah, that that

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<v Speaker 2>streak's never ending. We're gonna always lose to Kentucky and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't and to be honest with you, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>believe that. But you're gonna have to do some things

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<v Speaker 2>to really really neutralize that advantage they have in the trenches,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, their offensive line this year, I think

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<v Speaker 2>they've kind of been I guess they've been good enough, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you look at how bad they were against

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<v Speaker 2>South Carolina, but they they did just enough against Georgia.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they did enough against Ole Miss. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>their old line I thought was a big question mark,

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<v Speaker 2>but I guess they've actually gotten better. But defensively, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean when I watched Kentucky play, I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was Old Miss. I just looked up and like looked

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<v Speaker 2>at their front. Seven gigantic human beings out there, who

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<v Speaker 2>you know, many of them will play in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how long or where they'll be drafted,

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<v Speaker 2>but they are, Like that's just a fact where they

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<v Speaker 2>have an advantage that has really been hard for Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>to overcome. I mean, last year, they could have easily

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<v Speaker 2>overcome it. They just you know, and that's why last

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<v Speaker 2>year is always going to be a salt to the wound,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, that was the year to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the year to just end the streak. And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe because they are superior in the trenches, or at

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<v Speaker 2>least have been, and they do a really good job

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<v Speaker 2>of recruiting and developing linemen on both sides, like maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they end up creating a new streak because of that.

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<v Speaker 2>But last year it should have been broken and it wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's still a nightmare to even think about, to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you. But you know, before Louisville lost

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<v Speaker 2>to Notre Dame or to SMU and before Kentucky beat

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<v Speaker 2>Ole Miss I mean, I still look at them from

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<v Speaker 2>a physical standpoint up front, and they to myself, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they clearly have an edge there and you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to and you can and you can overcome that.

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<v Speaker 2>There's plenty of teams that that you know, they can

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<v Speaker 2>they can scheme to neutralize, you know, a big weakness

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<v Speaker 2>they have against an opponent. But I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville has. I mean, in fact, I do know at

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<v Speaker 2>this point they haven't shown to be sharp everywhere else

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<v Speaker 2>to where they can they could, you know, they could

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<v Speaker 2>overcome that. And maybe that's a stretch to say they

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<v Speaker 2>can't overcome it, but look, Kentucky take Louisville out of

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<v Speaker 2>the equation. Kentucky's defense is really really good this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't think many teams are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to just line up and run the ball against them.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville hasn't even been able to do that against the

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<v Speaker 2>opponents they play that you know that aren't as physical

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<v Speaker 2>as they are upfront. So when it comes to like expectations,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, back to Brandon's point, like maybe this is

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<v Speaker 2>just me being bullish and me being you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a homer to an extent, I do think that, like

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<v Speaker 2>from a player's standpoint, like Louisville does have good another

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<v Speaker 2>pieces to where they could compete towards the top of

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<v Speaker 2>the ACC. Maybe that says more about the ACC than

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<v Speaker 2>anything else. But still, like I don't think that they

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they're again, offensive line is certainly a weakness,

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<v Speaker 2>but even at this point, your offensive line could have

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<v Speaker 2>played even worse than they've played up to this point.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you just eliminate very avoidable mistakes, you probably

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<v Speaker 2>win games. It would it, could have, should have, dodn't matter.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you keep doing that continuously like they have

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<v Speaker 2>the last few weeks, even though you know it's something

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<v Speaker 2>that can easily be fixed, if it's not getting fixed,

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<v Speaker 2>guess what, look in the mirror. That's who you are,

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<v Speaker 2>that's your identity. It's like, man, I keep getting car recks. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>just like if it wouldn't have been for that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>time I looked looked away and rear ended somebody, or

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<v Speaker 2>if it wouldn't have been for that time you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I ran off the road because I wasn't paying attention

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<v Speaker 2>and flipped my car. Like if I could just not

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<v Speaker 2>do that, i'd be a good driver. Well you know

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<v Speaker 2>what you do it enough, you're a bad driver. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's fixable, but it's you know, it's it's part

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<v Speaker 2>of who you are. I don't know if that's a

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<v Speaker 2>great example, but you know there's and I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 2>think of I guess you know, I hate even making

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<v Speaker 2>this comparison because it's just it's a nightmare to think

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<v Speaker 2>about but towards the end with with Bobby that last

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<v Speaker 2>year before it got really really bad, like you you would,

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<v Speaker 2>you'd still sit there and say like, hey, Virginia just

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<v Speaker 2>beat us, you know, three to twenty three. I know

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't do it because they got better players than us,

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<v Speaker 2>But if you don't, like, none of that matters if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't actually produce results. And I'm to the point

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<v Speaker 2>now where if in fact, you know you you continue

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<v Speaker 2>to struggle, which I hope they don't, but like, if

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<v Speaker 2>they do, we can't say we like if we come

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<v Speaker 2>if we come here on Saturday for the postgame show

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<v Speaker 2>and we're talking about the same kind of stuff, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be infuriating, But can you say you're surprised. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to make it sound like I expect

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<v Speaker 2>them to do those things, but again, you do it enough,

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<v Speaker 2>it should become an expectation. So you know, when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to the players and the talent that I keep mentioning,

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<v Speaker 2>and again I think some people hear that and think

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<v Speaker 2>I'm acting like Louisvill's got talent comparable to Ohio State. No,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're not losing because you don't have good players.

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<v Speaker 2>You're losing because of little things, and you're not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be perfect and you're gonna have weakness. It's like your

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<v Speaker 2>old line. But if Louisville somehow loses this weekend and

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<v Speaker 2>they're sitting at three and three, one and two in

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<v Speaker 2>the ACC, it won't matter that you feel good about

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<v Speaker 2>the ability of certain guys on this team, like Isaac Brown,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Shuck, Jacory Brooks. It won't matter because if they're not,

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<v Speaker 2>if it's not producing wins, then you know who cares.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean good for those guys from an individual standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>And we'll never know because Jacory Brooks probably only going

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<v Speaker 2>to be here one year. I don't think he has

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<v Speaker 2>any left. Tyler Shuck, I mean, I don't think he

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<v Speaker 2>can get an eighth year. But you never know. Isaac

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<v Speaker 2>Brown's a freshman, and I'm already worried about him being poached.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just gonna say it, like I'm already worried about

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<v Speaker 2>like everybody realizing, oh yeah, that kid out of Miami,

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<v Speaker 2>how do he get to Louisville. Let's not let's let's

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<v Speaker 2>get him where we are in the AC or the

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<v Speaker 2>sec of the Big ten, Like I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I hope that didn't happen, But like I'm I

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<v Speaker 2>know where Louisville stands in the hierarchy of college football,

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<v Speaker 2>and if there's an elite player that somebody wants, they

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<v Speaker 5>Get so.

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<v Speaker 2>I would hate to to never know, Like did we

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<v Speaker 2>just think those guys were putting up good numbers on

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<v Speaker 2>a mid to bad team, or did we really waste

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<v Speaker 2>dudes who only played here one year that were really

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<v Speaker 2>really talented. I think it's the latter, which would be

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<v Speaker 2>a real bummer because I think Tyler Shuck's got a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to play in the NFL. I do I know this,

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<v Speaker 2>je Cory Brooks does, and Isaac Brown again, he's a freshman,

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean, sky's the limbit for that guy, all

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<v Speaker 2>right before we get to our first break here in

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<v Speaker 2>the five o'clock hour. So for those who don't understand

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<v Speaker 2>why I keep mentioning Rick Patino in the Vanderbilt football game,

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm not just making some kind of a joke,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he's confirmed that he will be flying in for

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<v Speaker 2>the UK Vandy game this Saturday. He's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>on the sidelines with coach Stoops. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>that is here's his tweet, word for word. Yes, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be flying in for the UK Vandy game on Saturday.

415
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<v Speaker 2>I'll be on the sidelines helping coach Stoops. I've got

416
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<v Speaker 2>an unpopular opinion here when it comes or no way. Second,

417
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<v Speaker 2>that's my notes here. I thought he said something else

418
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<v Speaker 2>about about Stoops. Was it just one tweet?

419
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<v Speaker 5>I think there was only one tweet unless I see

420
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<v Speaker 5>the second.

421
00:20:39.240 --> 00:20:41.440
<v Speaker 2>I thought he'd added something to like make the joke,

422
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<v Speaker 2>because he's not really going to be on the sidelines, right, No,

423
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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't think so, because you know, he tries to

424
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<v Speaker 2>get cute and funny on Twitter. Now, remember when he

425
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<v Speaker 2>made that reference to something being stolen from his office

426
00:20:51.880 --> 00:20:54.119
<v Speaker 2>and he had to retract it because he made a

427
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<v Speaker 2>joke about somebody stealing like an insanely expensive bottle of wine.

428
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<v Speaker 2>And like, Patino's never shown any real signs of being

429
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<v Speaker 2>a real human until like the last few years. It's

430
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<v Speaker 2>like nobody has a radar for like his sarcasm, right,

431
00:21:07.359 --> 00:21:09.160
<v Speaker 2>like people you know, And yeah, it would make sense

432
00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:10.839
<v Speaker 2>if there's a coach that would have one hundred thousand

433
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<v Speaker 2>dollars bottle of wine in his office at Saint John's.

434
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<v Speaker 2>You know who it is. It's Rick Patino. But he

435
00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:16.599
<v Speaker 2>later had to come out and like tell the cops

436
00:21:16.640 --> 00:21:18.960
<v Speaker 2>and everybody publicly that yeah, they didn't steal any of

437
00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:22.119
<v Speaker 2>that wine. I was making a joke, So I'm sure

438
00:21:22.119 --> 00:21:24.079
<v Speaker 2>he's joking about the sidelines thing, but I don't know.

439
00:21:24.960 --> 00:21:28.000
<v Speaker 2>But here's here's one thing I'll say before we get

440
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<v Speaker 2>to a break. I understand why for Louisville fans it

441
00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:34.240
<v Speaker 2>feels slimy because of all the reasons I've mentioned on

442
00:21:34.279 --> 00:21:36.079
<v Speaker 2>all the reasons that you that you know, you don't

443
00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:38.240
<v Speaker 2>even need me to mention it. He was our guy,

444
00:21:38.839 --> 00:21:41.440
<v Speaker 2>and now he's going to hang out and love on

445
00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:46.039
<v Speaker 2>the UK football program and his boy Pope's the coach

446
00:21:46.079 --> 00:21:48.519
<v Speaker 2>for the basketball program, Like he's back to his roots.

447
00:21:49.160 --> 00:21:53.079
<v Speaker 2>And whenever he was here embarrassing the program and the

448
00:21:53.119 --> 00:21:57.440
<v Speaker 2>school for just you know, fornicating on a table at

449
00:21:57.440 --> 00:22:00.559
<v Speaker 2>an Italian restaurant, I mean, we all know that happened,

450
00:22:00.599 --> 00:22:04.839
<v Speaker 2>and imagine being a fan like, yeah, but that's my coach,

451
00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:07.480
<v Speaker 2>and you know that's a that's a personal matter, not

452
00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:10.440
<v Speaker 2>a you know, but like people fans did it right,

453
00:22:10.440 --> 00:22:12.640
<v Speaker 2>he's your guy. You're gonna defend him. And we were

454
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<v Speaker 2>defending him over some pretty uncomfortable stuff. Katita Pal's girls

455
00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:19.599
<v Speaker 2>escorting to the ceiling. Andre McGee, We, I mean, like

456
00:22:19.640 --> 00:22:22.519
<v Speaker 2>you know, we we were in the trenches taken.

457
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<v Speaker 5>Can we say that? By the way, don't even dump that?

458
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<v Speaker 2>She said it okay on KSR.

459
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<v Speaker 5>I thought it got dumbed. I couldn't remember.

460
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<v Speaker 2>I did you dump it? Dump it? I don't know,

461
00:22:30.200 --> 00:22:32.880
<v Speaker 2>I don't know, you know, did okay? All right? So

462
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<v Speaker 2>if you if you want to know what I I

463
00:22:35.039 --> 00:22:36.279
<v Speaker 2>think you all know what I said. But if not,

464
00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:38.839
<v Speaker 2>it'll be on the podcast, right, yes, of course. So

465
00:22:39.279 --> 00:22:41.839
<v Speaker 2>you know, like Louisville fans had to defend this guy

466
00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:45.240
<v Speaker 2>from the Kentucky fan base over some really uncomfortable things

467
00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:48.279
<v Speaker 2>that really should never be back, like we gave them

468
00:22:48.400 --> 00:22:52.799
<v Speaker 2>ammunition to make fun of Louisville. That now that I reflect, like,

469
00:22:52.839 --> 00:22:55.880
<v Speaker 2>it's almost unbelievable of all the things that transpired while

470
00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:59.720
<v Speaker 2>Rick was here, and now he's gonna go party with them.

471
00:22:59.799 --> 00:23:02.279
<v Speaker 2>Like I get how you see it from that perspective,

472
00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:06.799
<v Speaker 2>But I don't think Rick thinks about fans very much.

473
00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:09.759
<v Speaker 2>You know, maybe when he went on the part of

474
00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:12.440
<v Speaker 2>My Take show and talked about Kentucky fans being great.

475
00:23:12.519 --> 00:23:17.160
<v Speaker 2>Like maybe that was an indirect jab at Louisville fans,

476
00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:19.240
<v Speaker 2>But I don't think Rick thinks about fans, because I

477
00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:22.160
<v Speaker 2>don't think Rick cares about fans. Rick Patino is the

478
00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:26.880
<v Speaker 2>most unrelatable, self absorbed human being I've ever come across.

479
00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:31.160
<v Speaker 2>Not an exaggeration, Like, I don't think he's thinking of

480
00:23:31.240 --> 00:23:35.319
<v Speaker 2>ways to get Louisville fans upset, not because he loves us,

481
00:23:35.519 --> 00:23:37.599
<v Speaker 2>because he doesn't care. He doesn't think about us. I

482
00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:41.319
<v Speaker 2>don't think. Maybe I'm wrong, but like I don't don't.

483
00:23:41.519 --> 00:23:43.119
<v Speaker 2>I don't think he's doing this to get under our

484
00:23:43.119 --> 00:23:46.000
<v Speaker 2>skin because we're not worth that to him. I mean

485
00:23:46.039 --> 00:23:51.960
<v Speaker 2>that so you know, although he was here for a

486
00:23:51.960 --> 00:23:54.480
<v Speaker 2>long time, like and at that time he hated Kentucky

487
00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:56.880
<v Speaker 2>because he hated Cali Perry, I guess he hated cal Perry,

488
00:23:56.960 --> 00:24:00.440
<v Speaker 2>not really Kentucky. But think about it this way. He

489
00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:02.759
<v Speaker 2>loved his time there. He even said it when he

490
00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:05.440
<v Speaker 2>coached here. I mean it wasn't something he said often,

491
00:24:05.480 --> 00:24:09.160
<v Speaker 2>but like his biggest regret was leaving Kentucky, and he

492
00:24:10.319 --> 00:24:12.640
<v Speaker 2>cherished that program. He had a lot of great times there.

493
00:24:12.640 --> 00:24:14.920
<v Speaker 2>He was great there. He was a made man. But

494
00:24:14.960 --> 00:24:19.039
<v Speaker 2>then his real personal rival, John Caliperi, took over, and

495
00:24:19.079 --> 00:24:22.440
<v Speaker 2>that made it weird, that made it uncomfortable. Now Cal's gone,

496
00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:25.279
<v Speaker 2>Rick's at a new school, not the rival, and a

497
00:24:25.319 --> 00:24:27.680
<v Speaker 2>guy who played basketball for Rick Patino w and won

498
00:24:27.680 --> 00:24:30.240
<v Speaker 2>a national championship, his team captain from the ninety six

499
00:24:30.279 --> 00:24:33.839
<v Speaker 2>team is now leading the UK program. As much as

500
00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:36.359
<v Speaker 2>I mention him not really being a human being and

501
00:24:36.400 --> 00:24:40.400
<v Speaker 2>having feelings, he is one. I know that. And he

502
00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:43.160
<v Speaker 2>didn't have to have much, you know, of a heart

503
00:24:43.359 --> 00:24:45.680
<v Speaker 2>to have that hit you in the fields, if that

504
00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:48.960
<v Speaker 2>makes sense. Like I think he's genuinely excited for Mark Pope.

505
00:24:49.440 --> 00:24:51.279
<v Speaker 2>I think it's weird that he's friends with Eddie Grant

506
00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:53.720
<v Speaker 2>and Mark Stoops, but whatever. Like now that he doesn't

507
00:24:53.759 --> 00:24:55.599
<v Speaker 2>coach Louisville, and Louisville is the program that you know,

508
00:24:56.240 --> 00:24:58.920
<v Speaker 2>deservedly so got rid of him, it makes sense for

509
00:24:59.000 --> 00:25:02.079
<v Speaker 2>him to want of to latch onto them and not us.

510
00:25:02.599 --> 00:25:04.680
<v Speaker 2>And you know, we can look at it as his

511
00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:08.079
<v Speaker 2>loss if you want. But like I think, deep down

512
00:25:08.759 --> 00:25:12.720
<v Speaker 2>Patino really is like always gonna love Kentucky because of

513
00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:14.680
<v Speaker 2>his time there, and I think he loves Mark Pope

514
00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:17.160
<v Speaker 2>and is happy that he's the coach the UK stuff. Again,

515
00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:19.599
<v Speaker 2>I think it's and I think I in fact, I

516
00:25:19.640 --> 00:25:22.519
<v Speaker 2>was told that it is due to like business stuff,

517
00:25:22.559 --> 00:25:25.519
<v Speaker 2>like horse racing stuff as to how Patino and Mark

518
00:25:25.720 --> 00:25:28.359
<v Speaker 2>Stoops know each other. But anyways, we're way too late

519
00:25:28.359 --> 00:25:29.799
<v Speaker 2>for our first break here. I just wanted to get

520
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<v Speaker 2>that out of the way. Don't go anywhere. It's Coffee

521
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<v Speaker 2>and Company Field by Thornton's right here on Sports Talk

522
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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety. That's right, it's Coffee and Company Field by

523
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<v Speaker 2>Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging

524
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<v Speaker 2>out with us here on a Tuesday afternoon. So, you know, John,

525
00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:51.200
<v Speaker 2>yesterday we were talking about Indiana and their six and

526
00:25:51.279 --> 00:25:54.799
<v Speaker 2>oh start and how it's just crazy to think that

527
00:25:54.839 --> 00:25:57.200
<v Speaker 2>they've gotten off to such a good start, considering that,

528
00:25:57.279 --> 00:26:00.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, even though they haven't beaten great teams yet,

529
00:26:00.079 --> 00:26:02.200
<v Speaker 2>that a lot of Indiana teams haven't been able to

530
00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:05.799
<v Speaker 2>do this. But I keep finding things that make it actually,

531
00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:08.720
<v Speaker 2>you know not. I don't want to overdo it here,

532
00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:11.519
<v Speaker 2>but there's only three teams that have not trailed in

533
00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:13.400
<v Speaker 2>a game this season, and Indiana is one of them.

534
00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:17.000
<v Speaker 2>So I hear that you know, they're they're not just

535
00:26:17.039 --> 00:26:18.920
<v Speaker 2>getting by. And even if they were just getting by,

536
00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:21.240
<v Speaker 2>it would still be awesome for Indiana fans to experience

537
00:26:21.279 --> 00:26:23.920
<v Speaker 2>this because this is this is unfamiliar at least, you know,

538
00:26:24.680 --> 00:26:26.119
<v Speaker 2>getting scoring early.

539
00:26:26.160 --> 00:26:29.359
<v Speaker 5>They're outscoring teams in the first quarter, seventy seven and nothing.

540
00:26:30.400 --> 00:26:31.599
<v Speaker 5>Damn that's insane.

541
00:26:31.799 --> 00:26:36.119
<v Speaker 2>And you know what like that's that's a damn good

542
00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:38.400
<v Speaker 2>coach is what that is? His guys are ready to

543
00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:42.160
<v Speaker 2>play and the opponent has not been able to match

544
00:26:42.200 --> 00:26:44.119
<v Speaker 2>them to start the game. That's what that tells me.

545
00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:46.960
<v Speaker 2>And it reminds me of a of a very very

546
00:26:48.279 --> 00:26:51.000
<v Speaker 2>impressive stat that you know, we can no longer we

547
00:26:51.039 --> 00:26:55.000
<v Speaker 2>can no longer reference because the streak's over, and I

548
00:26:55.039 --> 00:26:57.039
<v Speaker 2>think you might be starting a batch streak unless they

549
00:26:57.079 --> 00:26:58.759
<v Speaker 2>get some things figured out on defense. But you remember

550
00:26:58.759 --> 00:27:01.759
<v Speaker 2>when Louisville had the longest streak in college football for

551
00:27:02.799 --> 00:27:04.839
<v Speaker 2>keeping their opponents from scoring a single point on the

552
00:27:04.880 --> 00:27:06.359
<v Speaker 2>first drive of the game. That was something I used

553
00:27:06.400 --> 00:27:09.039
<v Speaker 2>to bring I think it was after the Jacksonville State game.

554
00:27:09.400 --> 00:27:12.079
<v Speaker 2>You know, you go back to I mean might have

555
00:27:12.160 --> 00:27:16.200
<v Speaker 2>been sadderfields last year where they had not given up

556
00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:19.640
<v Speaker 2>a single point in the opening drive. For however, many

557
00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:22.400
<v Speaker 2>consecutive games, and obviously that's you know, that's changed and

558
00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:26.119
<v Speaker 2>makes me sad. Did Indiana come in and steal all

559
00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:28.440
<v Speaker 2>the mojo from louisvill football? Is that what happened here?

560
00:27:28.759 --> 00:27:31.319
<v Speaker 5>I guess there can't be two good football programs within

561
00:27:31.559 --> 00:27:33.559
<v Speaker 5>however many miles they are, I mean of each other.

562
00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:35.519
<v Speaker 5>Let me ask you this the quarterback where's he? Where'd

563
00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:38.160
<v Speaker 5>he transfer from Ohio? And two years ago, not the

564
00:27:38.200 --> 00:27:40.759
<v Speaker 5>previous season, but two seasons ago. He was the offensive

565
00:27:40.759 --> 00:27:42.480
<v Speaker 5>player of the year in the Mack. He got injured

566
00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:45.640
<v Speaker 5>last year, ended up not playing a full season, gotcha? Okay,

567
00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:48.319
<v Speaker 5>So what happened to Trace Jackson? Davis's brother Tavin Jackson?

568
00:27:48.359 --> 00:27:49.359
<v Speaker 5>He is the backup? Okay?

569
00:27:49.359 --> 00:27:49.960
<v Speaker 2>So he's still there.

570
00:27:50.039 --> 00:27:54.079
<v Speaker 5>Yes, he did not transfer out, gotcha? I mean, but

571
00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:56.759
<v Speaker 5>Curtis Rourke has won season. This is his only season

572
00:27:56.799 --> 00:28:00.000
<v Speaker 5>before he's done. So unless Signetti goes into the portal

573
00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:02.319
<v Speaker 5>and get somebody else, which he might, he should, I mean,

574
00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:04.799
<v Speaker 5>and Tevin Jackson will get the reins after that, and

575
00:28:04.839 --> 00:28:05.559
<v Speaker 5>that knows.

576
00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:08.279
<v Speaker 2>And that's why Like if you, I mean, if you,

577
00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:11.640
<v Speaker 2>if you lose a gig, which he did, you know

578
00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:14.319
<v Speaker 2>he was the starter last year and Signette brought in

579
00:28:14.400 --> 00:28:17.359
<v Speaker 2>a transfer and now he's the backup. Doesn't mean he stinks,

580
00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:20.200
<v Speaker 2>but like you know, he lost the job. It's gonna

581
00:28:20.200 --> 00:28:22.799
<v Speaker 2>be hard for you to to to get it back,

582
00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:26.160
<v Speaker 2>I think, because you could still win the job. But

583
00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:29.640
<v Speaker 2>I just find this scenario to be unlikely one or two.

584
00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:31.720
<v Speaker 2>One of these two things. They go out and get

585
00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:33.839
<v Speaker 2>a quarterback in the portal that they really want and

586
00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:38.160
<v Speaker 2>then that guy's not the guy, or they just decide, Okay, nope,

587
00:28:38.200 --> 00:28:40.400
<v Speaker 2>this guy didn't play hardly any snaps this year because

588
00:28:40.400 --> 00:28:42.000
<v Speaker 2>he was our backup. But we don't need a guy

589
00:28:42.119 --> 00:28:44.720
<v Speaker 2>in the portal. This guy's ready because coaches they're gonna

590
00:28:44.720 --> 00:28:47.119
<v Speaker 2>want to stock the position as best they can with

591
00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:49.119
<v Speaker 2>a variety of options, you know what I mean.

592
00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:51.079
<v Speaker 5>I don't see a scenario where he doesn't at least

593
00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:52.119
<v Speaker 5>try to get somebody.

594
00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:55.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and maybe you know, he's already transferred from Tennessee, right, yes,

595
00:28:56.119 --> 00:28:58.000
<v Speaker 2>so you know, maybe he's just content with, you know,

596
00:28:58.079 --> 00:29:00.279
<v Speaker 2>being a part of the IU program and you know

597
00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:01.799
<v Speaker 2>he's not playing, but they're winning.

598
00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:04.319
<v Speaker 5>And he did jump in the portal after Tom Allen

599
00:29:04.480 --> 00:29:08.160
<v Speaker 5>left initially but came back. So very interesting that he

600
00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:09.440
<v Speaker 5>did decide to come back.

601
00:29:09.519 --> 00:29:11.519
<v Speaker 2>I'm assuming he's from Indiana, right.

602
00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:14.240
<v Speaker 5>He's from Greenwood, gotcha? All right?

603
00:29:15.160 --> 00:29:17.440
<v Speaker 2>Some other stats for you when it comes to college

604
00:29:17.480 --> 00:29:20.839
<v Speaker 2>football that that you know could be beneficial for you

605
00:29:20.880 --> 00:29:25.519
<v Speaker 2>to know when it comes to making wagers. Kansas oh

606
00:29:25.640 --> 00:29:29.839
<v Speaker 2>and six against the spread this year, they are the

607
00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:35.759
<v Speaker 2>only yeah, they're the only power for program that is

608
00:29:37.279 --> 00:29:40.759
<v Speaker 2>o and six against the spread. N C State and

609
00:29:40.839 --> 00:29:45.319
<v Speaker 2>North Carolina they have not covered. However, they did have

610
00:29:45.359 --> 00:29:47.720
<v Speaker 2>one push, so five and one for both n C

611
00:29:47.880 --> 00:29:50.240
<v Speaker 2>State and North Carolina, which, by the way, this is

612
00:29:50.279 --> 00:29:52.200
<v Speaker 2>a random stat that I'm sure you don't care about,

613
00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:54.839
<v Speaker 2>but it is. It is a real reminder of how

614
00:29:54.839 --> 00:29:58.279
<v Speaker 2>bad both those teams have become this year. Not only

615
00:29:58.640 --> 00:30:03.200
<v Speaker 2>have have they not covered a game. Let me see,

616
00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:04.319
<v Speaker 2>I can pull it up here. I just had it

617
00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:06.319
<v Speaker 2>pulled up and again it's one of those things where

618
00:30:06.359 --> 00:30:08.880
<v Speaker 2>my mind just got sidetracked here because it's not even that,

619
00:30:09.079 --> 00:30:10.880
<v Speaker 2>it's not even that, Like I'm sure you guys don't

620
00:30:10.880 --> 00:30:13.279
<v Speaker 2>care about NC State, Yeah, here is North Carolina and

621
00:30:13.400 --> 00:30:16.200
<v Speaker 2>NC State again have not covered yet, but the they're

622
00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:19.519
<v Speaker 2>combined zero to ten and two against the spread, and

623
00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:22.720
<v Speaker 2>they failed to cover by ten points per game. So

624
00:30:23.759 --> 00:30:26.640
<v Speaker 2>the sports books they can't they can't figure out these

625
00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:29.799
<v Speaker 2>two teams. And you know what that means this late

626
00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:32.680
<v Speaker 2>It could it could have already like the opportunity could

627
00:30:32.680 --> 00:30:34.920
<v Speaker 2>have already passed. But man, that's that's a team that

628
00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:37.319
<v Speaker 2>people should have been fading because when the books can't

629
00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:40.039
<v Speaker 2>figure them out, like, that's when you know that like, hey,

630
00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:45.440
<v Speaker 2>they're putting they're putting lines out there, not really thinking

631
00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:47.559
<v Speaker 2>that this team is as bad as they're showing us.

632
00:30:48.200 --> 00:30:50.720
<v Speaker 2>It's like, you can it's a sick and twisted thing

633
00:30:50.720 --> 00:30:53.359
<v Speaker 2>to do if you think about it, or maybe you

634
00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:54.720
<v Speaker 2>don't think about it that way because you know, we

635
00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:56.920
<v Speaker 2>all know money matters and we like money, but you

636
00:30:57.000 --> 00:31:03.480
<v Speaker 2>actually have you are probably more inclined to know how to,

637
00:31:04.319 --> 00:31:06.039
<v Speaker 2>how to how to you know, make money from your

638
00:31:06.079 --> 00:31:10.920
<v Speaker 2>team losing, right, because when Louisville was coached by Kinny

639
00:31:10.920 --> 00:31:14.039
<v Speaker 2>Payne and when Louisville was coached by Bobby in the

640
00:31:14.079 --> 00:31:16.160
<v Speaker 2>last year, and it's not about these guys specifically, it's

641
00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:19.799
<v Speaker 2>just about like you know that they're they're still getting

642
00:31:20.200 --> 00:31:22.079
<v Speaker 2>the brand bump, they're still getting a benefit of the

643
00:31:22.119 --> 00:31:25.799
<v Speaker 2>doubt because they're Louisville and they're playing you know, Boston

644
00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:30.119
<v Speaker 2>College and football or UNBC and basketball, and you realize, yeah,

645
00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:32.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, we have better players probably, but man, like

646
00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:35.000
<v Speaker 2>we're kind of a mess right now. We could easily

647
00:31:35.279 --> 00:31:37.599
<v Speaker 2>not like I think that. I think this is free

648
00:31:37.599 --> 00:31:40.359
<v Speaker 2>money essentially, and it works out that way. But when

649
00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:42.200
<v Speaker 2>you get to like, I hate jumping on it this

650
00:31:42.359 --> 00:31:44.519
<v Speaker 2>late because then I feel like, you know again, like

651
00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:46.079
<v Speaker 2>as soon as I do, it's gonna not end up

652
00:31:46.119 --> 00:31:48.519
<v Speaker 2>working out that way, like I'll be I'll have been

653
00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:54.160
<v Speaker 2>too late. All right, Let's see, there's something I wanted

654
00:31:54.160 --> 00:31:55.920
<v Speaker 2>to get into, but I'm gonna save it for tomorrow

655
00:31:55.920 --> 00:31:57.079
<v Speaker 2>because when I have a who lot of time and

656
00:31:57.079 --> 00:31:59.119
<v Speaker 2>it's and it's I don't want to, you know, make it,

657
00:31:59.160 --> 00:32:00.640
<v Speaker 2>make it out to be some hue amongest thing that

658
00:32:00.680 --> 00:32:02.160
<v Speaker 2>we need to discuss on the show that's going to

659
00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:07.440
<v Speaker 2>be so important. But players parents have been getting upset

660
00:32:07.759 --> 00:32:12.160
<v Speaker 2>on Twitter Louisville fans, Louisville parents of louis football players.

661
00:32:12.160 --> 00:32:14.279
<v Speaker 2>At least three of them I've seen, have been tweeting

662
00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:17.559
<v Speaker 2>out just that they're disappointed in the fans and they

663
00:32:17.599 --> 00:32:21.559
<v Speaker 2>can't believe that, you know, they're already you know, down

664
00:32:21.599 --> 00:32:26.480
<v Speaker 2>on the team, this and that, and you know, I

665
00:32:26.559 --> 00:32:30.759
<v Speaker 2>just think I'll save it because it's it'll turn into

666
00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:33.279
<v Speaker 2>a longer conversation. And it's not like I'm gonna you know,

667
00:32:34.440 --> 00:32:37.279
<v Speaker 2>it's not like I've got some crazy, unheard of opinion

668
00:32:37.319 --> 00:32:41.920
<v Speaker 2>on it. But like, there can't be two more unrelatable

669
00:32:41.960 --> 00:32:46.319
<v Speaker 2>components to a college football program or even a college

670
00:32:46.359 --> 00:32:51.599
<v Speaker 2>basketball program than an emotional fan and a parent of

671
00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:55.200
<v Speaker 2>a player, Like you all shouldn't coexist together. Maybe in

672
00:32:55.240 --> 00:32:57.640
<v Speaker 2>real life. You know, outside of basketball, you'd be great friends,

673
00:32:57.640 --> 00:33:01.279
<v Speaker 2>you'd get along, but like you're you're not. It's not

674
00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:03.160
<v Speaker 2>personal to you. So if a guy's out there making

675
00:33:03.200 --> 00:33:04.559
<v Speaker 2>a bad play, you're going to say, what the hell

676
00:33:04.599 --> 00:33:08.440
<v Speaker 2>you doing? Get it together? Well, if you say that

677
00:33:09.160 --> 00:33:11.720
<v Speaker 2>on Twitter or maybe around a parent, like they're gonna

678
00:33:11.759 --> 00:33:13.799
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna take it a certain way because that's their kid.

679
00:33:13.839 --> 00:33:17.640
<v Speaker 2>I would do the same thing. Like I never understand why. Again,

680
00:33:17.680 --> 00:33:20.599
<v Speaker 2>you can do whatever you want, but like, there can't

681
00:33:20.599 --> 00:33:24.119
<v Speaker 2>be many parents on social media with their kids playing

682
00:33:24.200 --> 00:33:28.440
<v Speaker 2>high level college sports where Twitter specifically has been a

683
00:33:28.480 --> 00:33:32.000
<v Speaker 2>healthy experience for them. It wouldn't be for me. And

684
00:33:32.119 --> 00:33:34.680
<v Speaker 2>it doesn't mean because you know, we're bad people, but

685
00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:38.759
<v Speaker 2>like we're parents, it's our kids, and you know, now

686
00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:41.680
<v Speaker 2>your kids are making money, and people are even less

687
00:33:42.119 --> 00:33:44.759
<v Speaker 2>hesitant to just say, hey, you know, go make a

688
00:33:44.759 --> 00:33:48.880
<v Speaker 2>play that's inexcusable. Maybe you know, go even further than

689
00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:51.359
<v Speaker 2>that and say that they think or that they're bad

690
00:33:51.480 --> 00:33:53.920
<v Speaker 2>and that's not nice. But again, like it's not personal,

691
00:33:54.000 --> 00:33:56.960
<v Speaker 2>it's a it's a diehard sports fan. And then again,

692
00:33:57.039 --> 00:33:59.240
<v Speaker 2>you know the parent is going to be looking at

693
00:33:59.279 --> 00:34:01.599
<v Speaker 2>it from a different lens because again, it's their kid.

694
00:34:01.920 --> 00:34:03.720
<v Speaker 2>How are you a fan if you're saying he made

695
00:34:03.759 --> 00:34:07.559
<v Speaker 2>a bad play, it's not about him as a person,

696
00:34:07.559 --> 00:34:10.039
<v Speaker 2>it's about him as a football player. You're thinking about

697
00:34:10.159 --> 00:34:14.079
<v Speaker 2>your baby boy, Like, we cannot relate. There's no scenario

698
00:34:14.239 --> 00:34:18.480
<v Speaker 2>we could coexist and it not be contentious because you know,

699
00:34:19.760 --> 00:34:23.119
<v Speaker 2>it's your kid, and nobody reacting to the game is

700
00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:25.360
<v Speaker 2>thinking about it from that standpoint. And I don't mean

701
00:34:25.360 --> 00:34:27.760
<v Speaker 2>that like these players should be fair game and fans

702
00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:30.079
<v Speaker 2>can call them names. I mean, don't be a disgusting

703
00:34:30.320 --> 00:34:34.400
<v Speaker 2>human being. But like there's criticism, like for example, and

704
00:34:34.679 --> 00:34:36.480
<v Speaker 2>his mother is one of the people that has expressed

705
00:34:36.519 --> 00:34:38.679
<v Speaker 2>like frustration with fans. So like Ashton Julotte has been

706
00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:42.320
<v Speaker 2>invincible this year a lot, right, and clearly he's being

707
00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:45.960
<v Speaker 2>double teamed and other you know, the opponents are trying

708
00:34:45.960 --> 00:34:49.559
<v Speaker 2>their best to really take him away as they should.

709
00:34:49.800 --> 00:34:51.320
<v Speaker 2>But like that's led to a lot of fans and

710
00:34:51.360 --> 00:34:53.639
<v Speaker 2>maybe some have been over the over the top, and

711
00:34:53.719 --> 00:34:55.440
<v Speaker 2>in fact, I'm sure there have been some fans over

712
00:34:55.440 --> 00:34:58.159
<v Speaker 2>the top about it. But like I think the parent

713
00:34:58.199 --> 00:35:00.719
<v Speaker 2>of that young man, if you say, wow, he's really

714
00:35:00.760 --> 00:35:03.679
<v Speaker 2>disappointed this year, what's happened? Like that's not a hot

715
00:35:03.679 --> 00:35:07.400
<v Speaker 2>take like that, that's just facts, But like you are

716
00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:10.239
<v Speaker 2>if there's one person I think at times you could

717
00:35:10.280 --> 00:35:15.559
<v Speaker 2>be unable to be really objective about it's it's your kid.

718
00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:17.960
<v Speaker 2>That's not to say that like you're gonna say that

719
00:35:18.039 --> 00:35:20.320
<v Speaker 2>the best player in the world. Anybody that disagrees is wrong,

720
00:35:20.840 --> 00:35:23.280
<v Speaker 2>But like an emotional fan, that's just you know, in

721
00:35:23.320 --> 00:35:27.880
<v Speaker 2>the moment, gonna spout off something like you're gonna take

722
00:35:27.880 --> 00:35:29.920
<v Speaker 2>it a certain way because you're a parent. And I

723
00:35:29.960 --> 00:35:34.360
<v Speaker 2>just have never understood why parents of players like get

724
00:35:34.360 --> 00:35:36.599
<v Speaker 2>in the weeds with fans on Twitter. And that's not

725
00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:38.679
<v Speaker 2>to say that fans should just do what they're doing.

726
00:35:38.719 --> 00:35:41.840
<v Speaker 2>If they're being nasty, but like stay away from it,

727
00:35:41.880 --> 00:35:44.760
<v Speaker 2>like it can be good for anybody involved. All right,

728
00:35:44.800 --> 00:35:46.480
<v Speaker 2>let's do this. We got not a lot of time left.

729
00:35:46.519 --> 00:35:47.760
<v Speaker 2>We got a couple of callers on the line. Let's

730
00:35:47.760 --> 00:35:49.639
<v Speaker 2>take our last break. We'll come back. You guys want

731
00:35:49.639 --> 00:35:51.280
<v Speaker 2>to stick around, We'll get to you guys to finish

732
00:35:51.320 --> 00:35:51.719
<v Speaker 2>up the show.

733
00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:51.920
<v Speaker 3>Here.

734
00:35:52.000 --> 00:35:53.920
<v Speaker 2>It's coffee and company. Feel about Thornton's right here on

735
00:35:53.960 --> 00:35:58.800
<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety. We'll finish up with a couple

736
00:35:58.840 --> 00:36:00.519
<v Speaker 2>of callers that have been holding. But I do need

737
00:36:00.559 --> 00:36:02.239
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738
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739
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740
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741
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742
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743
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744
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745
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746
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747
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748
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749
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750
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<v Speaker 2>provider of healthcare for your pets. So or maybe you

751
00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:39.639
<v Speaker 2>just realize that you've never even thought about that because

752
00:36:39.679 --> 00:36:41.320
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753
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754
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755
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<v Speaker 2>So again, Jefferson Animal Hospital, give them a call if

756
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<v Speaker 2>I vote to nine hundred pets. Jefferson bets dot com

757
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<v Speaker 2>is the website, all right, not a whole lot of

758
00:36:51.760 --> 00:36:53.440
<v Speaker 2>time left, guys, but we do have enough here for

759
00:36:53.559 --> 00:36:56.440
<v Speaker 2>you to each get to get some some run here

760
00:36:56.480 --> 00:36:58.400
<v Speaker 2>on the air. So let's go to Chris. Chris Brother,

761
00:37:00.000 --> 00:37:00.480
<v Speaker 2>how you doing.

762
00:37:02.719 --> 00:37:05.199
<v Speaker 6>I'm doing good. I just wanted to make a point.

763
00:37:07.159 --> 00:37:11.159
<v Speaker 6>My son grew up playing football for Trinita High School,

764
00:37:11.519 --> 00:37:15.519
<v Speaker 6>played for Bob Baby. Bob Baby made a quoke one time,

765
00:37:15.639 --> 00:37:19.159
<v Speaker 6>he said that he won two state championship with some

766
00:37:19.320 --> 00:37:23.679
<v Speaker 6>guys that ran five three forties. My point I want

767
00:37:23.719 --> 00:37:26.199
<v Speaker 6>to make is some of these guys just fit into

768
00:37:26.239 --> 00:37:29.760
<v Speaker 6>the right system with the right coaches, and I think

769
00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:33.800
<v Speaker 6>with the nil My son plays football now at Hanover.

770
00:37:33.960 --> 00:37:37.000
<v Speaker 6>We talked about that before, and they played against Butler,

771
00:37:37.559 --> 00:37:41.079
<v Speaker 6>and Butler is five and old one right now, and

772
00:37:41.199 --> 00:37:44.679
<v Speaker 6>Butler is not a football school. But the lady said

773
00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:48.119
<v Speaker 6>something very interesting that Butler when we played against them.

774
00:37:48.480 --> 00:37:51.440
<v Speaker 6>She said, We've got a lot of nil money. So

775
00:37:51.679 --> 00:37:54.840
<v Speaker 6>now Butler, that is normally not a football school, are

776
00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:58.639
<v Speaker 6>getting some really really good players from all around the country.

777
00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:03.159
<v Speaker 6>So I think I think Brown's a heck of a coach.

778
00:38:03.960 --> 00:38:06.360
<v Speaker 6>I think the defensive coach is a heck of a coach.

779
00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:10.320
<v Speaker 6>But when you're dealing with my pass is an SMU fan,

780
00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:14.280
<v Speaker 6>when you're dealing with these guys, they got big bank rolls,

781
00:38:14.480 --> 00:38:19.719
<v Speaker 6>big nil money, and they're already a football state. I

782
00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:24.480
<v Speaker 6>think we're not looking at the caliber of players that

783
00:38:24.639 --> 00:38:28.960
<v Speaker 6>these people are able to get from lyingman to wie receiver.

784
00:38:29.559 --> 00:38:33.519
<v Speaker 6>Because that kid that plays from SMU anywhere else, he's

785
00:38:33.559 --> 00:38:35.159
<v Speaker 6>a starter and he's not a backup.

786
00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:35.960
<v Speaker 5>Yep.

787
00:38:36.159 --> 00:38:38.400
<v Speaker 6>And he came in after the guy got hurt.

788
00:38:38.559 --> 00:38:40.480
<v Speaker 2>Yep. He was great, and Chris, I appreciate the call.

789
00:38:40.679 --> 00:38:41.280
<v Speaker 5>I got a run.

790
00:38:41.400 --> 00:38:43.559
<v Speaker 2>But I think with the portal, you know, you could

791
00:38:43.559 --> 00:38:45.360
<v Speaker 2>be a guy that doesn't look like one of the

792
00:38:45.400 --> 00:38:47.159
<v Speaker 2>best guys available, but you know, what you might be

793
00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:49.679
<v Speaker 2>the exact piece that this team needs to put themselves

794
00:38:49.719 --> 00:38:51.719
<v Speaker 2>over the hump. You know, you and you can also

795
00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:53.559
<v Speaker 2>go out and do really well in the portal on paper,

796
00:38:53.679 --> 00:38:55.800
<v Speaker 2>but you know what, it just doesn't fit. It doesn't work.

797
00:38:56.239 --> 00:38:58.000
<v Speaker 2>And that didn't mean really anybody did anything wrong. It

798
00:38:58.119 --> 00:39:00.679
<v Speaker 2>just means, you know, it didn't fit, like he wasn't

799
00:39:00.679 --> 00:39:03.000
<v Speaker 2>the right pieces. When you're putting all these new pieces

800
00:39:03.039 --> 00:39:05.159
<v Speaker 2>together every year, I mean, you're gonna at times run

801
00:39:05.199 --> 00:39:08.719
<v Speaker 2>into things that just you know, don't work out. All right, Mike,

802
00:39:09.400 --> 00:39:09.760
<v Speaker 2>what's up?

803
00:39:11.280 --> 00:39:11.440
<v Speaker 6>Hey?

804
00:39:11.519 --> 00:39:14.280
<v Speaker 3>Man? I went to get some Winshill wipe ers today

805
00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:16.519
<v Speaker 3>and I had Autos on on one side and Advance

806
00:39:16.599 --> 00:39:19.800
<v Speaker 3>on the other, and I thought, my man has been

807
00:39:19.880 --> 00:39:22.480
<v Speaker 3>hosed by one, so I went to the other to

808
00:39:22.519 --> 00:39:23.079
<v Speaker 3>get my stuff.

809
00:39:23.119 --> 00:39:25.760
<v Speaker 2>Hell yeah, hell yeah, Mike. One at a time, Baby,

810
00:39:25.760 --> 00:39:26.800
<v Speaker 2>we're gonna take him down.

811
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<v Speaker 3>That's right. Next thing is I got to thinking about

812
00:39:29.840 --> 00:39:33.400
<v Speaker 3>who's the most impressive team, like the best story this year,

813
00:39:33.400 --> 00:39:35.719
<v Speaker 3>and it's got to be Indiana and college football, and

814
00:39:35.840 --> 00:39:38.760
<v Speaker 3>then the most disappointing it has got to be Florida State.

815
00:39:38.840 --> 00:39:40.559
<v Speaker 3>And then you know I was kind of doing that

816
00:39:40.639 --> 00:39:42.000
<v Speaker 3>by each conference.

817
00:39:41.639 --> 00:39:44.239
<v Speaker 2>But I would say, I would say that that, Yeah,

818
00:39:44.360 --> 00:39:46.159
<v Speaker 2>I would say that, And Mike, I appreciate the call,

819
00:39:46.199 --> 00:39:48.119
<v Speaker 2>and I appreciate your support as well, and I hate

820
00:39:48.159 --> 00:39:49.800
<v Speaker 2>to cut you off. And we were almost at a time.

821
00:39:49.800 --> 00:39:51.559
<v Speaker 2>But no, I think you're spot on. Florida State easily

822
00:39:51.599 --> 00:39:54.159
<v Speaker 2>a top ten preseason. Now they are, They're a huge joke.

823
00:39:54.519 --> 00:39:57.000
<v Speaker 2>And then Indiana, I mean, even though they haven't picked

824
00:39:57.039 --> 00:39:59.880
<v Speaker 2>off like a marquee win, they're winning, which they don't

825
00:39:59.880 --> 00:40:02.440
<v Speaker 2>you usually do, and they're winning big. So I think

826
00:40:02.519 --> 00:40:03.440
<v Speaker 2>you're I think you're spot on.

827
00:40:03.639 --> 00:40:05.440
<v Speaker 5>Have they already hit the over on their their total?

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know exactly who I guarantee it they were

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<v Speaker 5>five and a half or six and a half more

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<v Speaker 5>than likely.

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<v Speaker 2>No, there was no way it was six and a half.

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<v Speaker 2>If it was six and a half, I'll buy you dinner,

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<v Speaker 2>like because when's less than Indiana had a six and

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<v Speaker 2>a half total, like they had three and a half

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<v Speaker 2>last year, I think, yeah, so, I mean again, it

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<v Speaker 2>makes it even more impressive. But I bet I bet

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<v Speaker 2>in three or four years, if Signetti's still there, have

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<v Speaker 2>you thought.

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<v Speaker 5>About that's the year I know I've had the conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>If he's still there, you know, six is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the minimum.

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<v Speaker 5>If if if Lane Kiffen's not the guy for to

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<v Speaker 5>replace Billy Napier. I do worry that Signetti will be

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<v Speaker 5>who they target.

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<v Speaker 2>If he keeps winning like that. I wouldn't I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be shocked if that's on the table. Because the guy

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<v Speaker 2>wins and doing it in Indiana like this. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>almost kind of like klen of Bor when he was

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<v Speaker 2>winning it at Washington. Yeah, you go back and look,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're not you're not that impressed when he's doing

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<v Speaker 2>it at a lower level. But hey, he's got a

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<v Speaker 2>formula and it's working no matter where he goes. And

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<v Speaker 2>if people want to win, you know, and you've got

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<v Speaker 2>good resources to go along with his formula, meaning money

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<v Speaker 2>and all that kind of stuff. Like he'd be an

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<v Speaker 2>obvious candidate for a big, big job. But we'll worry

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<v Speaker 2>about that when we get there, because that I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to, you know, I don't want Indiana fans already worrying.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, isn't that life though?

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<v Speaker 3>Right?

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<v Speaker 1>It is?

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<v Speaker 2>Like this is great. Now we gotta worry about if

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna stick around. Like it's it's a good problem

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<v Speaker 2>to have though, because that means he's winning. All Right,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys, have a good day. We'll talk to you

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow right here on Sports Talk seven to ninety live

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<v Speaker 2>in Charlotte.