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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>on a Monday afternoon. Hopefully you had yourselves a good weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>I know here in Kentucky, Anda, we had beautiful weather.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe this is just you know, me getting older more,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe I don't know what it is, if

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<v Speaker 2>it's maturity or maybe I'm becoming a boomer. But yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>specifically and even some on Saturday, I was outside a

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<v Speaker 2>lot and I would just like look around, not at

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<v Speaker 2>random strangers, but like, you know, my son, my wife

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<v Speaker 2>was with a lot of family on Sunday yesterday with

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<v Speaker 2>Easter celebration. Like, do you guys realize how amazing this

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<v Speaker 2>weather is? Like it feels unbelievably awesome outside, So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I'm having a bigger appreciation for that.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it's because we had so much rain and such

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<v Speaker 2>a brutal winter around here, and you know, then I

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<v Speaker 2>went to the beach for a week and the weather

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<v Speaker 2>sucked there at least, you know, for the most part.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, it's been beautiful here lately and I'm loving

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<v Speaker 2>it all right again, Coffee and Company, you know the

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<v Speaker 2>drill we are feel about Thornton's. Make sure you sign

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<v Speaker 2>up to become a member of the Refreshing Awards pump,

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<v Speaker 2>or make sure you've got to become a member of

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<v Speaker 2>the Refreshing Awards program because you'll save money at the

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<v Speaker 2>gas pump, the refreshing rewards pumps. That could be a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things. Let your mind go wherever it goes.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, shout out to Thornton's and I apologize for

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<v Speaker 2>butchering that, and I'll make it up to you, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>next time. Now, I'm just thinking about if there was

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<v Speaker 2>a Refreshing Rewards pump, what would it be. It could

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<v Speaker 2>be a lot of things, couldn't it. Again, let's your

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<v Speaker 2>imagination do most of the work there, all right, So

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<v Speaker 2>believe it or not, this is not a joke. I

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<v Speaker 2>did talk about the Masters and it probably wasn't you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a great segment when it comes to, you know, analyzing

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<v Speaker 2>what went on yesterday with Rory McElroy getting it done.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was the first time I've ever watched it

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<v Speaker 2>to that extent and felt like, you know what, I

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<v Speaker 2>get it now, not to say that I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>be watching golf all the time. But you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that was a pretty it was it was it was dramatic.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a roller coaster, right. You kept thinking, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>this guy is he gonna blow it? Oh, yeah he is,

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<v Speaker 2>and then sure enough puts himself back in position to

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<v Speaker 2>h to be right there to get it done, and

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<v Speaker 2>eventually that's that's exactly what he did. We haven't talked

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot about Spring the spring game from Friday

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<v Speaker 2>because honestly, just being honest here, I'm not really sure

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<v Speaker 2>what there is to take from it. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't I've always felt like it's almost it's impossible to

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<v Speaker 2>really know, you know, did your team get better during

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<v Speaker 2>spring football by watching the spring game? And those games

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<v Speaker 2>aren't necessarily designed for fans to be able to figure

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<v Speaker 2>that out, but as fanatics, right, because that's what fan

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<v Speaker 2>is short for. You want to always know how good

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<v Speaker 2>your team's gonna be. You want to always be assessing things.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I think this team, for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you've got a quarterback with experience, Miller Moss.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it doesn't sound like there was anything from

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<v Speaker 2>from Friday that would make anybody not confident that he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be able to do what Jeff brom needs

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<v Speaker 2>to do this year. You've got two running backs that

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<v Speaker 2>are two of the best in the country. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>not exaggeration, that's not hyperbole. I mean, I think Isaac

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<v Speaker 2>Brown would certainly get more praise nationally than Duke Watson.

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<v Speaker 2>But let's be real, Duke Watson was also really, really,

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<v Speaker 2>really good last year. I mean, Isaac Brown was the

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<v Speaker 2>Freshman of the Year in the ACC was a Freshman

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<v Speaker 2>All American, and Duke Watson in the end because he

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<v Speaker 2>ended up getting so many carries towards you know, down

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<v Speaker 2>I mean really just became those two guys. Not to

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<v Speaker 2>say there weren't other running backs that contributed and help

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<v Speaker 2>with the offense, but Duke Watson, because his role increased

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<v Speaker 2>so much down the stretch, he ended up getting enough

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<v Speaker 2>carries to where he did qualify for like the running

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<v Speaker 2>back statistics, right, you got to get so many carries

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<v Speaker 2>in order for your yards per carry to count. Well.

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<v Speaker 2>His did and he led the country. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's how good he was. So I still think this

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<v Speaker 2>louisvill football team, you know, after the spring game, we

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<v Speaker 2>should still feel justified that going into year three, Jeff

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<v Speaker 2>Brohm should should have a team that can compete towards

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the ACC. Now, well that happened. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>have to wait and see. But from a personnel standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Jeff has done a good job since he

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<v Speaker 2>got here. It really just understanding, Look, this is it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have guys in and out all the time

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<v Speaker 2>because of the portal. You're gonna also have to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure you've got money to pay these players, and any

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<v Speaker 2>belly aching about it, any resistance to this change can

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<v Speaker 2>only be a setback, can only hurt you. So don't

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't even really call it embracing it. I think

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<v Speaker 2>brom is just such a like this is so much

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<v Speaker 2>his world right, Like not to say he doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>any other interest, although he has said many times like

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<v Speaker 2>you know which see is what you get if I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not if I'm not coaching football, I'm probably watching football

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<v Speaker 2>or watching other sports. Like he doesn't just go to

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<v Speaker 2>all the Louisville games basketball games because he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>be visible and he wants people to know that the

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<v Speaker 2>louisvill football the louisvill football coach is supporting Pat Kelsey.

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<v Speaker 2>He's there because that's he loves it. He'd be there

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<v Speaker 2>if he wasn't the Louisville football coach probably unless you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he was coaching elsewhere, which, to be honest, he still

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<v Speaker 2>would come back to other He would still come back

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<v Speaker 2>to Louisville basketball games occasionally when he wasn't our coach,

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<v Speaker 2>and it would be kind of weird, like wait a second,

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<v Speaker 2>like I get while you're here. I love the year here,

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<v Speaker 2>we love you Jeff, but this is unusual. Well, you

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<v Speaker 2>know that's the reason why he's back here, and he

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<v Speaker 2>left a big ten job to come home because it's home.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville can give something Jeff Brohm could not get anywhere

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<v Speaker 2>else as far as what this job is to him,

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<v Speaker 2>what it means to him. And you know, Jeff gives

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<v Speaker 2>us something that we couldn't get if we had unlimited money.

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody who's going to understand and quite literally have a

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<v Speaker 2>give a damn. That's at a level for this program

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<v Speaker 2>that not sure anybody else could match. So again I

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<v Speaker 2>would say, right now, I don't want to act like

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<v Speaker 2>this is a huge deal, because again I think there

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<v Speaker 2>aren't going to be that many transfers in football over

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<v Speaker 2>the years, that'll be deal breakers for you, right, Like

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<v Speaker 2>I think Louisville is a program that clearly is not

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<v Speaker 2>in the top tier of the sport of college football.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, if you had a player that you

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<v Speaker 2>knew and maybe this has already happened and it just

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't it wasn't publicly out there for everybody to know.

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<v Speaker 2>But like Isaac Brown, that was one of the He's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best freshmen we've had around here in

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<v Speaker 2>a long time. You would imagine that if Isaac Brown

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<v Speaker 2>was to hit the market, he could probably get a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of money anywhere. So when you have players like that, again,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe there are there are clearly some programs that'll be

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<v Speaker 2>able to outbid you. But if you really I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville will do anything they can, and I think in

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<v Speaker 2>every sport in order to not let money be the

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<v Speaker 2>reason why they lost somebody. Now, again, you can't get

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<v Speaker 2>in a bidding war and expect to beat everybody, but

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<v Speaker 2>if you prioritize somebody that you know will be getting

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of money if they did try to test

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<v Speaker 2>the market, I think Louisville will do. We'll always do

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<v Speaker 2>whatever they can and make it work, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>more often than not they will be able to retain players.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, you're gonna lose some guys just because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just about the money. So I say all

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<v Speaker 2>that to say there's two guys in the portal that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't necessarily think it's a great thing that they are,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in the portal. The news today was Jojo

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<v Speaker 2>Stone has hit the portal. I guess he is. I

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<v Speaker 2>guess he's coming off his true freshman season. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think he was able to get a red shirt because

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't appear in as many games. And look, he's

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that was highly regarded coming out of high school.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got a lot of speed. He ended up picking Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe, over LSU. But here's the reality. He could

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<v Speaker 2>never really move up the depth chart. Now, again, he

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<v Speaker 2>was only here for one season as a true freshman,

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<v Speaker 2>but I suppose after spring he was still not somebody

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<v Speaker 2>that really looked as if he was going to be

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<v Speaker 2>super involved with in the offense. And because of that,

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<v Speaker 2>he wants to transfer. I don't really think this is

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<v Speaker 2>like that big of a deal, because if this kid

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<v Speaker 2>could really really help US. I feel like he'd be

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<v Speaker 2>getting a lot of big reps in spring and he

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<v Speaker 2>would have played maybe a little bit more last year.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. So, you know, losing a kid that's

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<v Speaker 2>a highly regarded recruit out of high school mean, it's

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<v Speaker 2>never something you like want to happen or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you hope for it. But again, like, I think this

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<v Speaker 2>kid's probably moving on because it just hasn't worked out

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<v Speaker 2>here for him, and it's probably not because you know

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<v Speaker 2>of I mean, I don't want to call this kid

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<v Speaker 2>a buzz because look, if he goes somewhere else and

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<v Speaker 2>he becomes a great player, then you know, yeah, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>feel like, man, wish that guy would have stuck around,

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<v Speaker 2>But he gave it a year and didn't like where

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<v Speaker 2>he was and he's deciding to leave. And that's just

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<v Speaker 2>where we are now. The other transfer. So again, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think Jojo Stone leaving is like, oh, what are

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<v Speaker 2>we going to do without this guy? But I do

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<v Speaker 2>think the receiver position has turned into one that yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you got Colin Lacy back, and that's huge. I think

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Bell I think it's safe to say that he

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<v Speaker 2>did actually have a breakthrough type season last year. To

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<v Speaker 2>where getting him back now as a senior will be

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<v Speaker 2>will be huge. He can go make some plays for you,

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<v Speaker 2>And they've got some other guys that I like. But

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of feel like this is probably as unproven

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<v Speaker 2>as Louisville as been at receiver outside of two guys

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<v Speaker 2>in a long time. Now, maybe there's somebody that is

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<v Speaker 2>on the roster that will make a big jump and

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<v Speaker 2>be an all acc caliber guy. That's sure. You never know,

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<v Speaker 2>and that stuff happens all the time. It's just hard

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<v Speaker 2>to predict. But I would imagine they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>looking in the in the portal post spring to try to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, see if there's somebody out that they could

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<v Speaker 2>come in and help. So again, I don't think stone

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<v Speaker 2>leaving is oh goodness, we lost one of the best receivers,

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<v Speaker 2>because you really don't know what you're what you're missing

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<v Speaker 2>out on because he never got it. He never played,

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<v Speaker 2>and again I think he probably didn't play a whole

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<v Speaker 2>lot because he wasn't ready to contribute quite to the

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<v Speaker 2>level of the other guys that did play were. But

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<v Speaker 2>losing a receiver probably one of the positions that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of you're already I think looking, okay, do

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<v Speaker 2>we have enough? Now? This is just a hit, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is one of those that sucks, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you can recover from it. It's not the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the world. But there's no scenario anybody would have wanted

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<v Speaker 2>or expected Austin Collins to leave. He is somebody that

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<v Speaker 2>I believe has started. I mean, I think he started

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<v Speaker 2>both guard and center, and yeah, the last two seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's been a significant part of the offensive line.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know if it was expected, meaning like

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<v Speaker 2>he knew he could go elsewhere and get more money,

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<v Speaker 2>or if he had, you know, he had somebody reach

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<v Speaker 2>out to his cut I'm not accusing anybody of doing

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<v Speaker 2>anything wrong, because I think tampering happens at every level.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just, you know, are you gonna be stupid about it?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you gonna if you get caught tampering? You're just

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<v Speaker 2>an idiot because you could easily tamper without actually breaking

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<v Speaker 2>the rules by you know, just reaching out to a

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<v Speaker 2>them know that they should pass along a message. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's I'm sure, it's much more. There's much more to

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why Austin Collins is leaving, but clearly

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<v Speaker 2>he is somebody that was a significant part of your

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<v Speaker 2>old line the last two seasons, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>last year's offensive line did a phenomenal job. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>those guys, I mean they don't get a ton of

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<v Speaker 2>credit when things go well. But man, if the quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 2>get the ball, all the blame goes to the old line.

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<v Speaker 2>But whenever they you know things are working well, you

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<v Speaker 2>rarely think about them. Right when somebody breaks free for

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<v Speaker 2>a sixty five yard touchdown like Isaac Brown did a

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<v Speaker 2>few times last year, you're probably thinking, oh, wow, this

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<v Speaker 2>freshman is spectacular. Look at the wheels on this guy.

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<v Speaker 2>He's going to be a stud. And then maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>know the next player, like, oh, I guess that was

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty good job by the old line for creating,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, creating that hole, creating that play. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>not somebody that you want to lose, but again it's

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<v Speaker 2>part of it now, So he'll be a grad transfer

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<v Speaker 2>so he can he he doesn't have a window as

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<v Speaker 2>far as like when he has to make a decision,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure he'll have some interest, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think when it comes to offensive linemen, this is

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<v Speaker 2>just an observation from my end here as we're still

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<v Speaker 2>relatively you know, in the early years of this new

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<v Speaker 2>world free agency veteran offensive linemen they seem to be

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<v Speaker 2>it's like a it's like a game of musical chair.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I feel like maybe it's just me focusing

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<v Speaker 2>more on Louisville than elsewhere, But I think if you're

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<v Speaker 2>an offensive lineman and you've played a bunch of football

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe you didn't even start fifty percent of the games,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it was close to forty or something like that,

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<v Speaker 2>there's always room for more experienced guys in the trenches.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just think, you know, Louisville can go out

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<v Speaker 2>there and I don't know if they're gonna be able

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<v Speaker 2>to get somebody that is as good and familiar with

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville's offenses Austin College. I think it's gonna be tough

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<v Speaker 2>to do, but there'll be guys available that are experienced,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, you'll they'll just have to find a

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<v Speaker 2>way to make it work. But I do feel that

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<v Speaker 2>the news of Jojo Stone and Austin Collins in the

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<v Speaker 2>last you know, forty eight hours it was revealed that

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<v Speaker 2>they're leaving Louisville, I feel like just the reaction that

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<v Speaker 2>I've been able to see from Louisville fans on social media,

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<v Speaker 2>it tells me that we are getting there as far

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<v Speaker 2>as just understanding that there's going to be transfers that happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's really nobody you can blame, right, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>you can, but like when certain in the early stages

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<v Speaker 2>of guys leaving in Louisville, Honestly, I'm just only speaking

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<v Speaker 2>from the louis side of things. We've been pretty fortunate.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, can you think of somebody in any sport

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<v Speaker 2>at U of L that left via the portal in

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<v Speaker 2>the last few years where it was like, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>how did this happen? This is awful, We'll never recover.

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<v Speaker 2>The only player that comes to mind for me that

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<v Speaker 2>was like, damn, I can't believe we're gonna actually watch

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<v Speaker 2>this player in a different uniform. But I remember it

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<v Speaker 2>being kind of the light bulb for me where it

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<v Speaker 2>went off, and I'm thinking, you know what, like this

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<v Speaker 2>will be this example should be the example of there's

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<v Speaker 2>really gonna be maybe not a lot of this, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's not an every year thing, but there will be

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<v Speaker 2>players that leave and it's just because they can and

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<v Speaker 2>want to. Nobody did anything wrong. It's not because the

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<v Speaker 2>players a cancer to the locker room. It's not because

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<v Speaker 2>the check didn't clear with NIL. I mean, how many

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<v Speaker 2>times have you ever just done something because you feel

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<v Speaker 2>like it? How many times you've ever just done something

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<v Speaker 2>because you want to do Well, That's what some of

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<v Speaker 2>these college players I think are doing right now. Anybody

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<v Speaker 2>have any clue as to which player I'm referring to

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<v Speaker 2>that Like it seemed like, wow, like this is I

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<v Speaker 2>guess the bad side of the portal. Right, we're not,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've been pretty spoiled where Louisville really I

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<v Speaker 2>keep going back to the Pat Kelsey thing. If the

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<v Speaker 2>portal didn't exist in NIL didn't exist when Louisville hired

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<v Speaker 2>Kenny Payne, he'd still be our coach because we'd be

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<v Speaker 2>in that old world where he had four years to

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<v Speaker 2>show us that he wasn't the worst coach of all time,

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<v Speaker 2>having the portal and having the free agency where you

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<v Speaker 2>can just re up and start all over year after year.

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<v Speaker 2>That that, you know, that clearly changed a lot for Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt. But haileyvan Liz was the player I was

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<v Speaker 2>referring to. So Hailey bean leth it wasn't about money.

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<v Speaker 2>She had all the money she needed. She was donating

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of money she was making here to the

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<v Speaker 2>community because she was like that level of star. She'd

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<v Speaker 2>gone to two Elite eights in a final four. Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>was always a top ten year program when she was here.

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<v Speaker 2>They had success, She had it all, but she just

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<v Speaker 2>decided she wanted to do something else. And I remember thinking, like,

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<v Speaker 2>there's nobody to blame, like anybody blaming Jeff Walls because

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<v Speaker 2>Hayley van Lyff left, Like you're just not You're just

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<v Speaker 2>being emotional, Like yeah, I'm sure he didn't want her

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<v Speaker 2>to leave, but he clearly wasn't gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 2>stop her or change her mind because it wasn't about money,

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't about role. She had everything she needed. So she

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<v Speaker 2>goes to LSU chasing a ring and you know, didn't

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<v Speaker 2>get it, and honestly, she. I don't know if she

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<v Speaker 2>she'll ever say that she regretted leaving Louisville. I doubt

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<v Speaker 2>she will. And in fact, you know, she ended up

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<v Speaker 2>moving on to a second team after leaving Louisville with

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<v Speaker 2>TCU this year, and she ended up eliminating Louisville from

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<v Speaker 2>the tournament. But there was no like I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>think coaching her at times was probably a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more than maybe Jeff intended. But I mean, it was

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<v Speaker 2>so ridiculous whenever ESPN literally the announcers were tabbing the

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<v Speaker 2>ECU Louislle game in the tournament, the Hailey vanlydth revenge game?

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<v Speaker 2>What revenge for?

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<v Speaker 1>What?

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<v Speaker 2>Too late?

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<v Speaker 1>Too?

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<v Speaker 2>Laite eight's a final four more money than any women's

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<v Speaker 2>player has ever made around here? Like what do you like?

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<v Speaker 2>Revenge for what? She just decided she wanted to leave.

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<v Speaker 2>We wouldn't do anything wrong? What ill will? What revenge

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<v Speaker 2>would she have on her mind? So anyways, we're getting there, folks.

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<v Speaker 2>This is just where we are, although I would love

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<v Speaker 2>to know if maybe there was, like maybe if because

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<v Speaker 2>Austin Collins is a guy that clearly he's got his

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<v Speaker 2>mind made up. He may he may even have like

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<v Speaker 2>a non contact you know, status in his in his

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<v Speaker 2>portal entry because he knows where he's going to go.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but you know when you have a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that's played two different positions for you at the

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<v Speaker 2>offensive line and has been a big factor in your

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<v Speaker 2>success when the offensive line was working. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>trust that this staff knows that and they were gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be willing to do whatever they could to make it work.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's what makes me feel like it wasn't about money.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just him wanting to go elsewhere to finish

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<v Speaker 2>his career with his grad season. All right, quick break

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<v Speaker 2>will come back On the other side, talk a little basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>And I mentioned this earlier. I've yet to go to

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<v Speaker 2>a game, and I haven't seen anything other than just

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<v Speaker 2>highlights on TikTok and Instagram and whatnot. But the Savannah

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<v Speaker 2>Bananas their explosion as far as popularity dollar signs, I

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<v Speaker 2>think there's so much in this world of sports entertainment

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<v Speaker 2>that we could learn about what they're doing. And it

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<v Speaker 2>sounds like, you know, it's just that's just all for show. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>do you realize every bit of sports that we talk about,

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<v Speaker 2>for the most part, on platforms like this or what

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<v Speaker 2>that you watch on television. It's entertainment, That's what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think sometimes people need a reminder of that

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<v Speaker 2>quick break Coffee and Company. Feel about Thornton's right here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Ninety now back to Coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't talked about it just yet, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really have a whole lot to add, but Mark Pope

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<v Speaker 2>did add another player of the weekend, that is Andrea Djealovich,

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<v Speaker 2>who I guess a similar situation as Louisville was Sonny Frew,

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<v Speaker 2>who I don't believe there was a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 2>reporting out there about these two guys, Freu and Jelovich

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<v Speaker 2>considering a move to America to play college basketball, but

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<v Speaker 2>clearly they're successful as pros already. They're I think both

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<v Speaker 2>of these guys are twenty years old, and that does

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<v Speaker 2>make you a little less worried about their ability to

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<v Speaker 2>impact the game right away, because one, they're older than

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<v Speaker 2>most high school freshmen, and also they've played professional basketball

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<v Speaker 2>for years now. But we'll get into it, because again

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is the kind of I mean, among

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<v Speaker 2>many things, this is just a new layer to college basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>And as we've seen with other teams in the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years, you can get really good players, you

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<v Speaker 2>can get good talent. But yeah, I think right now,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say with Louisville, when it comes to their

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<v Speaker 2>roster again, there's still pieces to add back. Kentucky is

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<v Speaker 2>hosting a transfer from sam Houston State, a guard by

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<v Speaker 2>the last named Wilkerson, who he would be a really

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<v Speaker 2>good addition for them. I don't know if he's leaning

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<v Speaker 2>more Indiana or Kentucky, he's visited both, but he's somebody

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<v Speaker 2>that is experienced can shoot it. To me, he's the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of guard that Mark Pope I shouldn't say desperately needs,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, they really rely on shooting. And of

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<v Speaker 2>all the newcomers that they've added, and I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>enough about Jelovich to know if that's part of his game,

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<v Speaker 2>but Wilkerson would give you somebody you're bringing in who Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>he's showing up and one of the tools he's bringing

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<v Speaker 2>is that he can flat out shoot the ball. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's not to say that they got a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>guys who can't shoot, but for Pope and Kelsey to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest, if they're putting together a team that is

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<v Speaker 2>that are flat out shooters. So again, I don't they'll

417
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<v Speaker 2>be more players at it for both. But I feel

418
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<v Speaker 2>like for Louisville case in Pryor's decision, if he announces

419
00:20:12.640 --> 00:20:14.200
<v Speaker 2>he's coming back this week, I mean again, I think

420
00:20:14.200 --> 00:20:16.240
<v Speaker 2>a lot of people, myself included, are under the impression

421
00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:17.960
<v Speaker 2>that he is going to be back. But that would

422
00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:19.599
<v Speaker 2>make it to where the rest of those spots you

423
00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:21.920
<v Speaker 2>still need to add. I think a backup point guard,

424
00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:24.480
<v Speaker 2>a veteran for Louisville, I would like to see another

425
00:20:25.400 --> 00:20:28.359
<v Speaker 2>polished offensive post player, not somebody that you know you

426
00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:30.799
<v Speaker 2>got to run things through, but just and there's no

427
00:20:30.960 --> 00:20:33.799
<v Speaker 2>nice way to say it, but somebody who is not

428
00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:36.680
<v Speaker 2>a James Scott, because James Scott there's value. He was

429
00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:39.519
<v Speaker 2>a factor in this year's success, no doubt. He's really

430
00:20:39.519 --> 00:20:41.240
<v Speaker 2>good at getting to his spot, which is above the

431
00:20:41.319 --> 00:20:43.920
<v Speaker 2>rim and dunking it. Plays with a with a with

432
00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:46.200
<v Speaker 2>high energy. He's got a got a great motor, but

433
00:20:46.279 --> 00:20:49.759
<v Speaker 2>he's in you know, he's in no way an offensive

434
00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:51.880
<v Speaker 2>threat to your opponent in any way, and I'm not

435
00:20:51.880 --> 00:20:53.920
<v Speaker 2>really sure he's ever going to be. He could certainly improve.

436
00:20:54.279 --> 00:20:56.039
<v Speaker 2>But to me, for Louisville, if they get prior back,

437
00:20:56.079 --> 00:20:58.759
<v Speaker 2>I think you really try your best to find a

438
00:20:58.839 --> 00:21:00.559
<v Speaker 2>veteran post player that can get give you some some

439
00:21:00.599 --> 00:21:04.200
<v Speaker 2>production around the rim, and then of course another point guard.

440
00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:06.119
<v Speaker 2>Not because I'm worried about Michail Brown, which by the way,

441
00:21:06.119 --> 00:21:09.000
<v Speaker 2>we'll talk about him later, because it sounds like at

442
00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:12.200
<v Speaker 2>every you know, the McDonald's game, whatever event he's been

443
00:21:12.240 --> 00:21:14.559
<v Speaker 2>at over the weekend. I mean, he's continuing to get

444
00:21:14.599 --> 00:21:17.680
<v Speaker 2>a lot of praise, which is exciting. So anyways, we'll

445
00:21:17.680 --> 00:21:20.240
<v Speaker 2>talk some basketball coming up here a little bit later on.

446
00:21:20.319 --> 00:21:23.440
<v Speaker 2>But the Savannah Bananas, now, Austin, I know you've done

447
00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:25.119
<v Speaker 2>some work. In fact, you still do work with the

448
00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:28.799
<v Speaker 2>Louisville Bats. They had the Savannah bannas the Savannah Bananas

449
00:21:28.839 --> 00:21:31.960
<v Speaker 2>at Slugger Field last year, right, complete sellout, and I

450
00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:34.319
<v Speaker 2>remember we were out of town when it went on.

451
00:21:34.519 --> 00:21:39.240
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I I remember popping up on social media

452
00:21:39.480 --> 00:21:42.079
<v Speaker 2>like Facebook, Twitter while we were on vacation, and like

453
00:21:42.119 --> 00:21:43.720
<v Speaker 2>anytime I would open my phone and go to one

454
00:21:43.759 --> 00:21:46.960
<v Speaker 2>of those apps, I would see people that I know begging, please,

455
00:21:47.039 --> 00:21:49.519
<v Speaker 2>does anybody have any tickets? We'll pay top dollars, Like

456
00:21:49.599 --> 00:21:54.640
<v Speaker 2>everybody wanted to see the show that is the Savannah Bananas,

457
00:21:54.799 --> 00:21:58.640
<v Speaker 2>and it's I mean, it's like the Harlem Globe Trotters,

458
00:21:58.880 --> 00:22:01.240
<v Speaker 2>but baseball correct. Is that the best way to describe it.

459
00:22:01.480 --> 00:22:03.559
<v Speaker 2>That's how I'd say it. And I don't kneel. I mean,

460
00:22:03.640 --> 00:22:05.599
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure the Globe Trotters did, but I feel like

461
00:22:05.720 --> 00:22:10.200
<v Speaker 2>right now the Savannah Bananas have more buzz and popularity

462
00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:13.000
<v Speaker 2>than the Globe Trotter's ever had. I'm sure that's hyperbole

463
00:22:13.119 --> 00:22:15.400
<v Speaker 2>because the Globe Trotters have been around forever, and I'm

464
00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:16.640
<v Speaker 2>sure when it was a new thing, it was a

465
00:22:16.640 --> 00:22:18.279
<v Speaker 2>big deal and it still is. I mean they still

466
00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:19.920
<v Speaker 2>in fact, I think they weren't they hit the Yum

467
00:22:20.000 --> 00:22:21.920
<v Speaker 2>Center not that long ago. Yeah, they were just here

468
00:22:21.920 --> 00:22:23.880
<v Speaker 2>in March. Yeah. So I don't want to take a

469
00:22:23.920 --> 00:22:25.720
<v Speaker 2>shot at them, but like, I guess that's the best

470
00:22:25.720 --> 00:22:29.480
<v Speaker 2>way to describe what the Savannah Bannon the Savannah Bananas are.

471
00:22:29.720 --> 00:22:33.440
<v Speaker 2>So they're selling out NFL stadiums, major League Baseball stadiums

472
00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:37.559
<v Speaker 2>all across the country. People cannot get enough of watching

473
00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:40.440
<v Speaker 2>this act that is you know, I mean, what would

474
00:22:40.440 --> 00:22:43.359
<v Speaker 2>you how would you describe it? Like they're playing baseball,

475
00:22:43.359 --> 00:22:47.440
<v Speaker 2>but they're also like dancing, there's choreography, like it's a show.

476
00:22:47.599 --> 00:22:50.680
<v Speaker 2>It's a show. They keep score, right, Yeah they ever lost?

477
00:22:50.759 --> 00:22:51.279
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they have.

478
00:22:51.920 --> 00:22:52.200
<v Speaker 1>They have.

479
00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:55.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they could still lose. So it's a real game.

480
00:22:55.039 --> 00:22:57.559
<v Speaker 2>They just they're doing it. But throwing in the entertainment

481
00:22:57.599 --> 00:22:59.839
<v Speaker 2>component with it, like who do they play against? The

482
00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:02.920
<v Speaker 2>play against? So there is it the generals that the

483
00:23:03.039 --> 00:23:06.400
<v Speaker 2>Globetrotters play against. You it's called the party animals. And

484
00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:09.400
<v Speaker 2>is it the same team every time? I think, not

485
00:23:09.440 --> 00:23:11.880
<v Speaker 2>meaning the same players, but like it's the same la. Yes,

486
00:23:11.960 --> 00:23:15.319
<v Speaker 2>it's it's always party gotcha? And that makes total sense,

487
00:23:15.519 --> 00:23:18.519
<v Speaker 2>especially that they're called the party Animals. So again it's

488
00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:21.279
<v Speaker 2>it's been a story for a while now that they

489
00:23:21.640 --> 00:23:24.720
<v Speaker 2>they they're booking the biggest stadiums this country has to

490
00:23:24.720 --> 00:23:27.240
<v Speaker 2>offer and they're selling out with no trouble at all. Well,

491
00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:32.480
<v Speaker 2>now they've become a television product because ESPN has signed

492
00:23:32.519 --> 00:23:35.960
<v Speaker 2>a deal to have ten Savannah Bananas games on television

493
00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:38.759
<v Speaker 2>this season. Wow, and these will be when they are

494
00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:42.920
<v Speaker 2>in In fact, it starts. It starts later this month

495
00:23:42.920 --> 00:23:46.160
<v Speaker 2>because they're gonna be at at Clemson's Memorial Stadium in

496
00:23:46.200 --> 00:23:49.000
<v Speaker 2>South Carolina. That'll be on April twenty six. They're also

497
00:23:49.039 --> 00:23:53.200
<v Speaker 2>going to be in Nashville, Charlotte, Washington, d C, Boston, Philadelphia,

498
00:23:53.519 --> 00:23:56.519
<v Speaker 2>two games in Baltimore, They'll be in Denver, They're going

499
00:23:56.559 --> 00:24:00.319
<v Speaker 2>to be at Guaranteed Great Field in Chicago, and I

500
00:24:00.319 --> 00:24:02.160
<v Speaker 2>mean this is gonna be in Cincinnati too. I think

501
00:24:02.160 --> 00:24:03.480
<v Speaker 2>this show, I mean they're gonna be everywhere. I'm just

502
00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:05.400
<v Speaker 2>mentioning the games. They're gonna be on telepawon, Yeah, they're

503
00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:06.960
<v Speaker 2>gonna be They're all over the place. But those are

504
00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:10.599
<v Speaker 2>the ten games they're doing. The the they're gonna be

505
00:24:10.599 --> 00:24:13.680
<v Speaker 2>on TV on ESPN, so in addition to the linear

506
00:24:13.759 --> 00:24:15.640
<v Speaker 2>channels that ESPN has, all tim of these games are

507
00:24:15.640 --> 00:24:17.880
<v Speaker 2>gonna be on ESPN Plus as well as Disney Plus.

508
00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:22.200
<v Speaker 2>And they are gonna have the Sports Center hosts Randy

509
00:24:22.200 --> 00:24:25.160
<v Speaker 2>Scott and Gary Struvsky. I think it's how you say

510
00:24:25.160 --> 00:24:26.920
<v Speaker 2>that they're gonna be. Yeah, they're gonna be a part

511
00:24:26.920 --> 00:24:31.039
<v Speaker 2>of it. And you know just what, I I'm not

512
00:24:31.119 --> 00:24:33.480
<v Speaker 2>somebody that would ever like seek out the Savannah the

513
00:24:33.480 --> 00:24:36.000
<v Speaker 2>Savannah Bananas. But I'm also not like against them. It's just,

514
00:24:36.079 --> 00:24:37.839
<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm not really a big baseball guy in general,

515
00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:42.079
<v Speaker 2>but it'd be hard to ignore the amount of popularity

516
00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:44.839
<v Speaker 2>they have right now and how it's been kind of

517
00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:47.279
<v Speaker 2>not even really a slow build, but it's been it's

518
00:24:47.319 --> 00:24:50.359
<v Speaker 2>been hot and heavy and isn't slowing down. And what

519
00:24:50.480 --> 00:24:52.799
<v Speaker 2>this reminded me of is because they're gonna make like

520
00:24:52.839 --> 00:24:55.160
<v Speaker 2>they make a ton of money right now. I mean,

521
00:24:56.119 --> 00:24:58.279
<v Speaker 2>I don't know where you would compare their money, because again,

522
00:24:58.279 --> 00:25:00.920
<v Speaker 2>it's a different They're not they're not playing seventeen game

523
00:25:01.000 --> 00:25:04.400
<v Speaker 2>NFL season. They're not playing you know, however many games

524
00:25:04.440 --> 00:25:09.039
<v Speaker 2>baseball teams play. But they have such popularity to where

525
00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:15.839
<v Speaker 2>they are a bigger attraction on television for ESPN than

526
00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:18.960
<v Speaker 2>probably like real sports, that you would blow your mind

527
00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:22.559
<v Speaker 2>right like they and think we all know that it's

528
00:25:22.640 --> 00:25:24.559
<v Speaker 2>kind of for show. And yeah, as you mentioned Austin,

529
00:25:24.599 --> 00:25:27.039
<v Speaker 2>they can lose, but like, you're not watching to seek

530
00:25:27.039 --> 00:25:31.319
<v Speaker 2>great competition, right, You're watching to be entertained exactly right.

531
00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:34.599
<v Speaker 2>More often than not, when you're watching the NFL, you

532
00:25:34.640 --> 00:25:36.759
<v Speaker 2>have rooting interest because it's your team or you bet

533
00:25:36.799 --> 00:25:40.000
<v Speaker 2>on a game or you just you know, you find

534
00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:42.240
<v Speaker 2>yourself doing what most humans do, right, You'll pull for

535
00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:45.880
<v Speaker 2>an underdog because it's just human nature. So because of that,

536
00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:48.880
<v Speaker 2>and because of how long we've all like we're sickos

537
00:25:49.279 --> 00:25:53.960
<v Speaker 2>about Louisville basketball, Louisll football around here, Kentucky basketball, Kentucky football,

538
00:25:54.599 --> 00:25:57.119
<v Speaker 2>and it's you know, it's something that we take probably

539
00:25:57.160 --> 00:25:59.599
<v Speaker 2>way too serious, right, Like winning and losing is something

540
00:25:59.599 --> 00:26:02.079
<v Speaker 2>that really impacts us around here because we care so much.

541
00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:04.799
<v Speaker 2>And it's been that way as long as we remember.

542
00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:07.480
<v Speaker 2>Our parents were like that, maybe your grandparents were like that.

543
00:26:08.079 --> 00:26:10.720
<v Speaker 2>So because it's such a serious thing, it's really a

544
00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:12.880
<v Speaker 2>big part of our culture. I think at times we

545
00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:15.880
<v Speaker 2>forget that what that is for us at its core

546
00:26:16.559 --> 00:26:19.960
<v Speaker 2>is entertainment. Right, Like you don't think, like, yeah, I'm

547
00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:22.440
<v Speaker 2>gonna watch this Louisville basketball game tonight because I'm going

548
00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:24.359
<v Speaker 2>to be entertained, as if like I'm going to the

549
00:26:24.400 --> 00:26:27.559
<v Speaker 2>movies or as if I'm watching the Savannah Bananas. It's

550
00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:30.000
<v Speaker 2>a different type of entertainment for you. But at the

551
00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:33.119
<v Speaker 2>end of the day, it's entertainment. And if Louisville and

552
00:26:33.240 --> 00:26:36.519
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky or whatever, you know, Indiana, whoever you're a fan of,

553
00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:41.559
<v Speaker 2>if they put the worst product on the floor in

554
00:26:41.759 --> 00:26:44.920
<v Speaker 2>court for years to come because they just played a

555
00:26:44.960 --> 00:26:47.599
<v Speaker 2>boring style. Let's just say, instead of hiring Mark Pope

556
00:26:47.640 --> 00:26:49.680
<v Speaker 2>and Pat Kelsey who want to run and shoot threes,

557
00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:53.039
<v Speaker 2>we hired a couple of Tony Bennett's around here. You

558
00:26:53.079 --> 00:26:55.920
<v Speaker 2>know what we would do, We'd still watch because our

559
00:26:56.079 --> 00:27:00.640
<v Speaker 2>entertainment level. We're not there because it needs to be

560
00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:03.240
<v Speaker 2>a good game. We're there because we just are entertainment

561
00:27:03.319 --> 00:27:05.319
<v Speaker 2>is that we're obsessed and it's like our escape from

562
00:27:05.400 --> 00:27:07.839
<v Speaker 2>life that we get lost and we get absorbed in

563
00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:11.319
<v Speaker 2>our team. So stick with me, because what I'm getting

564
00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:14.440
<v Speaker 2>at is like when like ESPN's people who make these

565
00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:18.920
<v Speaker 2>decisions about what gets on television or what act they're

566
00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:21.599
<v Speaker 2>going to bring in to book like a venue, like

567
00:27:21.640 --> 00:27:23.720
<v Speaker 2>to use their venue, Like if you right now, like

568
00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:27.359
<v Speaker 2>if you're a major league baseball club and it's the

569
00:27:27.400 --> 00:27:30.079
<v Speaker 2>off season, you know, hey away for us to bring

570
00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:32.640
<v Speaker 2>in a lot of like I guarantee you the Savannah

571
00:27:32.640 --> 00:27:35.000
<v Speaker 2>Banas being at Slugger Field was probably a big payday

572
00:27:35.039 --> 00:27:37.119
<v Speaker 2>for the Bats. I don't know what the BREAKDNE is,

573
00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:39.359
<v Speaker 2>but they don't get crowds like that ever for anything.

574
00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:43.759
<v Speaker 2>So you know, people who make decisions about who to

575
00:27:43.799 --> 00:27:46.000
<v Speaker 2>bring into their venue or what to put on television,

576
00:27:46.079 --> 00:27:48.519
<v Speaker 2>like you know ESPN's doing here with the Savannah Banas.

577
00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:51.200
<v Speaker 2>They know there's a built in fan base core that's

578
00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:52.880
<v Speaker 2>always going to be there, but you're always trying to

579
00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:56.559
<v Speaker 2>bring in others and what really And I saw these

580
00:27:56.599 --> 00:28:00.680
<v Speaker 2>two stories kind of back to back, so the Spanana Bannon,

581
00:28:00.759 --> 00:28:02.359
<v Speaker 2>I mean, and there was also a sixty minutes piece

582
00:28:02.359 --> 00:28:05.000
<v Speaker 2>following the Masters last night just about how this all

583
00:28:05.000 --> 00:28:07.920
<v Speaker 2>came together and how booming things are right now for

584
00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:10.920
<v Speaker 2>those that you know, put this whole thing together. So

585
00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:14.359
<v Speaker 2>right after I saw this, you know, it wasn't new information.

586
00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:16.279
<v Speaker 2>I knew that the van and Bananas were on fire

587
00:28:16.319 --> 00:28:18.960
<v Speaker 2>and everybody loves them and they're really popular. But then

588
00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:20.799
<v Speaker 2>right after that, I'm scrolling through and I see a

589
00:28:20.799 --> 00:28:27.240
<v Speaker 2>story about Page Bukers. So Paige Bukers, she is probably

590
00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:29.359
<v Speaker 2>going to be the first pick and this year's in

591
00:28:29.400 --> 00:28:32.200
<v Speaker 2>a WNBA draft. Had a phenomenal career at Yukon, just

592
00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:35.559
<v Speaker 2>won a national championship. The story that came out over

593
00:28:35.599 --> 00:28:37.799
<v Speaker 2>the weekend is that she had signed a deal to

594
00:28:37.880 --> 00:28:40.640
<v Speaker 2>play in Unrivaled, which is the three on three league

595
00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:43.799
<v Speaker 2>that has women's basketball players, and it's already a better

596
00:28:43.839 --> 00:28:47.079
<v Speaker 2>product than the WNBA is. So she's going to make

597
00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:50.000
<v Speaker 2>three hundred and fifty I'm sorry, I don't know what

598
00:28:50.000 --> 00:28:52.559
<v Speaker 2>the entire contract is. I don't have it in front

599
00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:54.279
<v Speaker 2>of me, but this is what front office sports reporter

600
00:28:54.319 --> 00:28:56.359
<v Speaker 2>that of course got a lot of attention. Paige Bukers

601
00:28:56.440 --> 00:28:58.400
<v Speaker 2>is set to make more than three hundred and fifty

602
00:28:58.440 --> 00:29:02.400
<v Speaker 2>thousand dollars in her first sea with Unrivaled. That's more

603
00:29:02.440 --> 00:29:06.680
<v Speaker 2>than her entire first WNBA contract will pay her over

604
00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:09.319
<v Speaker 2>four years. So follow me and I'll tell you where

605
00:29:09.319 --> 00:29:12.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm going. This is not anybody's fault. It's just an

606
00:29:12.880 --> 00:29:16.359
<v Speaker 2>observation that I feel like nobody else is either making

607
00:29:16.519 --> 00:29:18.319
<v Speaker 2>or they're scared to discuss it because I don't want

608
00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:22.039
<v Speaker 2>to offend people. The fact that she's going to make

609
00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:25.440
<v Speaker 2>that much money in one season and she can't get

610
00:29:25.480 --> 00:29:27.079
<v Speaker 2>all of that in a four year stretch in the

611
00:29:27.160 --> 00:29:30.759
<v Speaker 2>WNBA is because your value, and I don't mean you

612
00:29:30.799 --> 00:29:33.680
<v Speaker 2>as a player, the value of your league, your product,

613
00:29:34.200 --> 00:29:37.920
<v Speaker 2>is based on how entertaining it is and how many

614
00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:43.880
<v Speaker 2>people are going to watch it. If we had the

615
00:29:43.920 --> 00:29:49.880
<v Speaker 2>best basketball players of all time playing in a five

616
00:29:49.920 --> 00:29:54.000
<v Speaker 2>on five game but nobody watched it, it would be

617
00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:58.359
<v Speaker 2>worth nothing. There's no value there, right, So this veanana bananas,

618
00:29:58.359 --> 00:30:00.359
<v Speaker 2>it's not even real. I mean, I don't know. I

619
00:30:00.400 --> 00:30:03.079
<v Speaker 2>mean I shouldn't say that as somebody who doesn't watch it,

620
00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:04.960
<v Speaker 2>but like it's there, you're, they're they're they're there just

621
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<v Speaker 2>to entertain. It's really not about true competition. But you

622
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<v Speaker 2>know what people watch, and there's value because a ton

623
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<v Speaker 2>of people are watching. How many times have we had

624
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<v Speaker 2>a conversation about Jake Paul's fights being fake? I don't

625
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<v Speaker 2>really know for sure just how fake they are. Clearly

626
00:30:17.720 --> 00:30:20.079
<v Speaker 2>he's a real boxer and he trains and whatnot. But

627
00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:23.839
<v Speaker 2>you know what, it's an entertainment thing. And even if

628
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<v Speaker 2>you know that there's maybe a chance that Mike Tyson's

629
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<v Speaker 2>in on it because he needs that last paycheck, because

630
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<v Speaker 2>his career is turned into what it's turned into. You're

631
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<v Speaker 2>gonna watch and that matters. That's the value there. So

632
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<v Speaker 2>the WNBA, like you've got a lot of people claiming

633
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<v Speaker 2>this is surd. The WNBA has to change this. There

634
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<v Speaker 2>can simply not be the president that she can go

635
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<v Speaker 2>play in this three on three league that's not even

636
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<v Speaker 2>real nobody it is real competition. It's a three on

637
00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:50.039
<v Speaker 2>three league, and it's more entertaining. They're catering. They're trying

638
00:30:50.079 --> 00:30:52.319
<v Speaker 2>to make it an entertaining thing for the to make

639
00:30:52.359 --> 00:30:55.400
<v Speaker 2>the product something that people would want to either watch

640
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<v Speaker 2>on television or buy tickets and go see the WNBA.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I have no issue with the WNBA. I

642
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<v Speaker 2>don't I don't follow it, I don't care much about

643
00:31:03.400 --> 00:31:05.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't care about it. I'm not anti WNBA. But

644
00:31:05.960 --> 00:31:07.440
<v Speaker 2>the whole like, well, they just got to do this

645
00:31:07.480 --> 00:31:09.440
<v Speaker 2>to make the players deserve more money. Where's the money

646
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<v Speaker 2>coming from? Like just showing up and playing five on

647
00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:16.000
<v Speaker 2>five basketball. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of value there,

648
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<v Speaker 2>So where's the money going to come from? So I'm

649
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<v Speaker 2>not bringing this up to just pick on the WNBA,

650
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<v Speaker 2>But I think a lot of times when we are,

651
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<v Speaker 2>you know, the sick of fans that are just so

652
00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:28.400
<v Speaker 2>absorbed with it, and it's really a part of our culture.

653
00:31:28.519 --> 00:31:31.519
<v Speaker 2>We don't think about we're watching our team play tonight

654
00:31:31.559 --> 00:31:34.680
<v Speaker 2>because we need the entertainment in a sick way. We'd

655
00:31:34.759 --> 00:31:36.960
<v Speaker 2>watch it like it's part of our job, right, This

656
00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:39.000
<v Speaker 2>is all I know, this is what I do. I'm

657
00:31:39.000 --> 00:31:42.799
<v Speaker 2>a Lowell fan, I'm a Kentucky fan. But when there's

658
00:31:42.880 --> 00:31:46.240
<v Speaker 2>enough of you, then there's value because people watch. You know,

659
00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:47.640
<v Speaker 2>people are going to want to buy to you know,

660
00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:49.920
<v Speaker 2>people are going to pay tickets or pay money for

661
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<v Speaker 2>tickets to go see it. And there's going to be

662
00:31:51.799 --> 00:31:53.799
<v Speaker 2>value because a lot of people watch it. Therefore it

663
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<v Speaker 2>can be on television and they can monetize it. So

664
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<v Speaker 2>I just the Savannah bananas have more popularity right now

665
00:32:00.400 --> 00:32:03.759
<v Speaker 2>than like seemingly anything in sports outside the NFL. Maybe

666
00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:06.279
<v Speaker 2>that's maybe that's an exaggeration, but like probably not far

667
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<v Speaker 2>from it. So the fact that it's not real in

668
00:32:09.359 --> 00:32:12.720
<v Speaker 2>any way compared to what we obsess over with college basketball,

669
00:32:12.759 --> 00:32:15.759
<v Speaker 2>college football, the NFL, that kind of stuff, it's still,

670
00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:18.720
<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, entertainment. And I just

671
00:32:19.400 --> 00:32:21.599
<v Speaker 2>for those that just say, okay, well they should pay

672
00:32:21.680 --> 00:32:25.240
<v Speaker 2>W and B players more money, it's not because you know,

673
00:32:26.359 --> 00:32:28.920
<v Speaker 2>they're not paying them more money because they're women. It's

674
00:32:28.920 --> 00:32:32.559
<v Speaker 2>not because you know they're holding out and taking all

675
00:32:32.559 --> 00:32:35.920
<v Speaker 2>the money for themselves. It's not entertaining enough to have

676
00:32:36.039 --> 00:32:38.160
<v Speaker 2>enough value to where it can be a lucrative thing.

677
00:32:38.200 --> 00:32:42.079
<v Speaker 2>That's just the reality. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

678
00:32:42.440 --> 00:32:44.400
<v Speaker 2>And yet you've got and again it's not like, hey,

679
00:32:44.400 --> 00:32:46.559
<v Speaker 2>look how I know it sounds bad, especially for those

680
00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:49.359
<v Speaker 2>that may be a little bit sensitive to somebody, you know,

681
00:32:49.559 --> 00:32:51.559
<v Speaker 2>being a you know, you know what do you call

682
00:32:51.599 --> 00:32:55.880
<v Speaker 2>it a basically a pig right anti feminism or whatever

683
00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:57.720
<v Speaker 2>there's a word for it. I'm spending my wials on

684
00:32:57.720 --> 00:32:59.599
<v Speaker 2>because yeah, but it's not I don't I don't want.

685
00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:00.880
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to come off that way, and I'm

686
00:33:00.880 --> 00:33:04.240
<v Speaker 2>trying not to. But that's really what it comes down to.

687
00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:08.279
<v Speaker 2>Like it's entertainment and it's not personal. Nobody choose, no,

688
00:33:08.480 --> 00:33:11.319
<v Speaker 2>I mean, can you choose what is entertaining to you?

689
00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:13.400
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you can. You can choose what

690
00:33:13.440 --> 00:33:16.279
<v Speaker 2>you try to find entertainment out of. But like, people

691
00:33:16.279 --> 00:33:18.000
<v Speaker 2>are entertained by what they're entertained by. And you could

692
00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:20.960
<v Speaker 2>be the biggest advocate in the world. There could be

693
00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:25.519
<v Speaker 2>a billion advocates for women's professional basketball meeting the WNBA,

694
00:33:25.559 --> 00:33:28.839
<v Speaker 2>but not enough people feel the same way clearly, or

695
00:33:28.880 --> 00:33:33.160
<v Speaker 2>it would be a bigger value. And you know, I

696
00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:35.279
<v Speaker 2>guess I probably should have emphasized more that this is

697
00:33:35.319 --> 00:33:37.480
<v Speaker 2>really a testament to what the Savannah Bananas have done

698
00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:39.799
<v Speaker 2>and created, But it just reminded me of something I

699
00:33:39.880 --> 00:33:41.480
<v Speaker 2>rarely hear anybody talk about that at the end of

700
00:33:41.480 --> 00:33:44.279
<v Speaker 2>the day, you can have like, oh, we got we've

701
00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:46.839
<v Speaker 2>got the best play. If people aren't entertained enough to

702
00:33:46.880 --> 00:33:50.799
<v Speaker 2>watch at a really, really, really high level, where's money

703
00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:55.839
<v Speaker 2>coming from? I mean, I just think that if in fact,

704
00:33:55.920 --> 00:33:59.960
<v Speaker 2>this Unrivaled League becomes the new version of professional bas

705
00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:03.720
<v Speaker 2>basketball for women, what's the issue with that? It still

706
00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:05.880
<v Speaker 2>it gives them a platform, it gives them a chance

707
00:34:05.920 --> 00:34:08.280
<v Speaker 2>to make more money than they're making in the WNBA,

708
00:34:08.519 --> 00:34:10.800
<v Speaker 2>And clearly it's more entertaining than what you're getting in

709
00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:13.159
<v Speaker 2>the WNBA, and that's based off of ratings and viewership.

710
00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:19.440
<v Speaker 2>But to see Buckers get the big deal from Unrivaled

711
00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:21.800
<v Speaker 2>and everybody bringing up like how little she'll make in

712
00:34:21.800 --> 00:34:26.119
<v Speaker 2>the WNBA, that's really nobody's fault. It's just the reality

713
00:34:26.159 --> 00:34:29.239
<v Speaker 2>of it. And there are there are some people that

714
00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:31.960
<v Speaker 2>don't live like in reality. They live in their own world,

715
00:34:32.719 --> 00:34:35.480
<v Speaker 2>and that's a real sickness that apparently is becoming worse

716
00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:38.960
<v Speaker 2>by the day. In society, but people can, Like there's

717
00:34:38.960 --> 00:34:42.039
<v Speaker 2>a lot of things in sports, specifically women's sports that

718
00:34:42.079 --> 00:34:44.079
<v Speaker 2>I think people just say is that they're going to

719
00:34:44.119 --> 00:34:46.199
<v Speaker 2>speak it into They're going to speak it into existence

720
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<v Speaker 2>without realizing. No, no, like that's not true at all.

721
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<v Speaker 2>Anybody who didn't, anybody who thinks that this is not

722
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<v Speaker 2>take it off. Yeah, I'm living in reality. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>quick break. Keep you locked right here on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So this is some news that came out

768
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<v Speaker 2>I believe earlier this morning. Maybe it was over the

769
00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:17.480
<v Speaker 2>weekend and I missed it, but longtime Louisville women's basketball

770
00:37:17.519 --> 00:37:22.000
<v Speaker 2>assistant Stephanie Norman is leaving Jeff Wall's staff. Been here

771
00:37:22.039 --> 00:37:25.239
<v Speaker 2>for a long time and she's decided to take a

772
00:37:25.280 --> 00:37:29.079
<v Speaker 2>similar position and assistant coaches spot at Arizona State, which

773
00:37:29.119 --> 00:37:31.920
<v Speaker 2>is her alma mater. So yeah, she's been here for

774
00:37:32.000 --> 00:37:35.280
<v Speaker 2>eighteen seasons and been a big part in Louisville women's

775
00:37:35.280 --> 00:37:40.039
<v Speaker 2>basketball becoming one of the better programs in the sport. Obviously,

776
00:37:40.079 --> 00:37:43.800
<v Speaker 2>the last couple of years have not been super successful,

777
00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:46.199
<v Speaker 2>but really I think that's a testament to how spoiled

778
00:37:46.239 --> 00:37:49.719
<v Speaker 2>we were because Jeff Walls has I mean again, I

779
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<v Speaker 2>know I say this all the time when we have

780
00:37:52.519 --> 00:37:56.440
<v Speaker 2>conversations about the programs over at uf L on Floyd Street,

781
00:37:56.480 --> 00:38:01.280
<v Speaker 2>and I think Jeff Walls, to me, is the best

782
00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:04.880
<v Speaker 2>example of somebody that maybe not even maybe it's not

783
00:38:04.880 --> 00:38:09.639
<v Speaker 2>even example, but to me, he has quite literally transformed

784
00:38:09.679 --> 00:38:14.480
<v Speaker 2>a program at the school like nobody else has. I mean,

785
00:38:14.519 --> 00:38:16.719
<v Speaker 2>I don't mean to be disrespectful to those that were

786
00:38:16.760 --> 00:38:19.320
<v Speaker 2>a part of the women's basketball program prior to Jeff Walls,

787
00:38:19.320 --> 00:38:22.440
<v Speaker 2>but the program really had no existence quite like what

788
00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:25.519
<v Speaker 2>it's been since since Jeff arrived roughly twenty years ago,

789
00:38:26.599 --> 00:38:31.519
<v Speaker 2>and Stephanie Norman being by his side throughout those eighteen

790
00:38:31.599 --> 00:38:33.639
<v Speaker 2>years that she was there, she was a big factor.

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<v Speaker 2>So she'll be joining the new staff of Molly Miller,

792
00:38:36.800 --> 00:38:39.679
<v Speaker 2>who just got the head coaching job. And she not

793
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<v Speaker 2>only mean she only went there, she played there. Norman

794
00:38:41.800 --> 00:38:45.239
<v Speaker 2>did and she actually interviewed for the job back in

795
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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two when it was opened. So congrats to

796
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<v Speaker 2>her on a great run. And it sounds like Jeff

797
00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:54.079
<v Speaker 2>is going to be looking to add to his staff,

798
00:38:55.039 --> 00:38:56.800
<v Speaker 2>all right, So here's what we've got coming up for you.

799
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<v Speaker 2>In the five o'clock hour, we'll talk a little more

800
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<v Speaker 2>about yesterday's masters. Also an early look at, at least

801
00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:07.480
<v Speaker 2>as of now, the rosters for both these teams here

802
00:39:07.559 --> 00:39:12.199
<v Speaker 2>locally Louisville and Kentucky. I think there's some obvious observations

803
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<v Speaker 2>about both sides as far as you know, what they've

804
00:39:15.199 --> 00:39:17.639
<v Speaker 2>been able to do, so we can certainly get into that.

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00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:22.039
<v Speaker 2>And we haven't talked a whole lot about the Nico situation.

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<v Speaker 2>I say Nico because I don't know how to say

807
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<v Speaker 2>his last name, at least not confidently. But the Tennessee quarterback,

808
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<v Speaker 2>who I feel like this is the first right, a

809
00:39:30.199 --> 00:39:31.960
<v Speaker 2>guy who got a bunch of money to go to

810
00:39:32.079 --> 00:39:35.639
<v Speaker 2>ut was still being paid, they were having success, he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted more money, and then the program just decided to

812
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<v Speaker 2>cut ties with him because apparently he was holding out,

813
00:39:43.119 --> 00:39:46.239
<v Speaker 2>didn't show up to team meetings and whatnot. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Tennessee made the right decision. And I get

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<v Speaker 2>why it's like a turn off for those of you

816
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<v Speaker 2>that still want to live in that world. But this

817
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<v Speaker 2>is not pro sports, but it is pro sports, but

818
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<v Speaker 2>without regulation, without rules, without you know, any I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's an absolute for all. And that's how something like

820
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<v Speaker 2>that happens. You could pay players and they can be

821
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<v Speaker 2>you know, on contract, and they can make a lot

822
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<v Speaker 2>of money, but because the NCAA still refuses to acknowledge

823
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<v Speaker 2>that these are you know, basically employees, that's how you

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<v Speaker 2>know you even have a guy holding out to try

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<v Speaker 2>to see what kind of money he can get, because

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<v Speaker 2>here's the thing, he'll probably get it elsewhere. He's I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think he's worth it, but somebody will pay him

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<v Speaker 2>that right, or somebody will find a way to get

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<v Speaker 2>him what he wants, because that's how much people want

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<v Speaker 2>to win when it comes to college football. And then

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if this is going to be interesting

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<v Speaker 2>enough for a radio audience, but I may get to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Trulli Donovan. I think we all know who that is, right.

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<v Speaker 2>He's this anonymous guy who covers college hoops, recruiting and stories.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's he's about his for the most part.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been as good as anybody at covering college basketball

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<v Speaker 2>for the last few years, but he hides who he is,

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<v Speaker 2>which you know he has every right to do. He's

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<v Speaker 2>still successful. He's got a bunch of people paying a

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<v Speaker 2>monthly subscription to his discord where they get inside scoop

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<v Speaker 2>and more often than not he's right. But he went

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<v Speaker 2>against BBN and I guess kind of mocked them for

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<v Speaker 2>questioning his report on a player, and it sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>he may have gotten. He may have gotten. They call

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<v Speaker 2>it doxed, Is that right, Austin? Like if if somebody

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<v Speaker 2>puts your identity out there and nobody knows that, that's

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<v Speaker 2>getting dockxed. Right, So apparently Trilli Donovan got dockxed, And

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<v Speaker 2>you know I thought I saw that. Yeah, we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>into it because I I think his outward like denial

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<v Speaker 2>of like wow, they think that's me makes me think, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're acting like that because you know they

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<v Speaker 2>did get you. But like he should just come out

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<v Speaker 2>and say who he is, right, Like, what would be

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<v Speaker 2>the harm there? I don't think he's hiding like that

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<v Speaker 2>he's a criminal or something. But anyways, we'll get into

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<v Speaker 2>that in a lot more. We'll finish strong here in

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<v Speaker 2>the five o'clock hours, so stick with us. It's coffee

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<v Speaker 2>and Company and we are feel about Thornton's right here

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