WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:01:01.159 Yeah, please it three, yes, sirs. Were It is Thursday, 2 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:08.079 March twenty, twenty twenty five. Welcome to This is Sparta. 3 00:01:08.319 --> 00:01:12.280 I'm the helst Jason Straighthorn along with my co host Cedric. 4 00:01:12.319 --> 00:01:13.480 Swerve in Irvin. 5 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:15.760 Hit him with the shoulder, hit him with the shoulders, 6 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:17.760 hit him with the shoulder, hitting them with the swerve, 7 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:20.239 hit them with It's gonna be a lot of that, 8 00:01:20.319 --> 00:01:24.480 this this, this, this month straight is it already? Hitting 9 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:26.920 him with the swerve in the March madness, hitting him 10 00:01:26.959 --> 00:01:28.120 with the swerve, hitting with. 11 00:01:28.200 --> 00:01:33.519 March madness times too. We got men's basketball kicking off tomorrow. 12 00:01:33.640 --> 00:01:37.439 Women's you know, they're doing anything today, and Swerve, we 13 00:01:37.519 --> 00:01:40.400 got hockey too, We got wrestling. They're out there in 14 00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:42.560 the NCAA's right now doing their thing too. 15 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:42.760 Man. 16 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:45.760 It's a lot of things going on in Michigan State 17 00:01:45.799 --> 00:01:48.680 sports and we're gonna bring it right to you. Swerve Man. 18 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:50.319 How you feeling, man? It sounds like it looks like 19 00:01:50.359 --> 00:01:52.159 you are you being hell house somewhere. 20 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:56.560 Hey, last day of vacations, Ray, not vacation from the show, 21 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:01.480 because it's no vacation, you know, but last day, you know, 22 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.480 the great country of Columbia, Columbia. I learned so much 23 00:02:06.519 --> 00:02:09.719 Spanish straight, like we can do a segment of the 24 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:10.879 show in Spanish. 25 00:02:11.639 --> 00:02:12.159 Is that right? 26 00:02:12.439 --> 00:02:17.639 Oh man? Come on man, how do you say that? Ole? Ad? 27 00:02:17.800 --> 00:02:18.120 Movie? 28 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:18.280 Mean? 29 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:20.439 Everywhere I go they calling me papichulo. 30 00:02:24.840 --> 00:02:27.360 Is this your first time? We want to welcome to 31 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:27.639 the show. 32 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:30.159 If this is not, If you're returning, we want to 33 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:33.039 thank you for your loyalty and please do not forget 34 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:35.919 to hit the liking, subscribe button and follow us on 35 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:38.840 all of our social media platforms. That this is why 36 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:40.919 they MESU helps us a whole lot. Doesn't cost you 37 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:43.080 a thing. Look and let us know where you're watch 38 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:45.680 it from. Once again, I see Woodies in the house, 39 00:02:45.719 --> 00:02:49.680 but Cowboy twenty eight to fifty four from McKinnie texts 40 00:02:49.719 --> 00:02:51.479 back in the house, baby, you did your thing. 41 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:55.919 I'm just glad Woody showed up because to lose, but 42 00:02:56.039 --> 00:02:57.319 not lose back to bag. 43 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:00.560 But you know, I mean, we're so accustomed to but 44 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:03.520 I'm glad to see that he came into chet. 45 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:05.759 Now I know, I ain't got to put an abb 46 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:07.039 out on him. You know what I mean? 47 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:09.240 Oh man, what he's doing this thing? Brother? 48 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:11.680 We got a jam packed show Today, we got two, 49 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:14.840 not one, two special guests. We're gonna talk a lot 50 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:19.919 about what's going to go down tomorrow and Cleveland ten 51 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:25.439 pm Eastern Standard time. The tip off, Biscus State will 52 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:30.039 face what's the name of that school, It don't matter, Okay, 53 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:34.000 all right, we're gonna face him tomorrow two versus fifteen matchup, 54 00:03:34.520 --> 00:03:36.479 and we got a special guest to talk about this, 55 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:41.919 a national champion guest as well as one of the 56 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:46.159 most renowned sports reporters in two four seven sports history. 57 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:49.319 So we're going to continue to bring you the hits 58 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:51.400 and bring you close into the action because that's what 59 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:54.159 we do, Sweve. You know, before we get into the action, 60 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:56.439 we gotta you know, take a quick little break here 61 00:03:56.680 --> 00:03:58.680 from our friends over a great matter. 62 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:00.599 Exchange great matter. 63 00:04:01.159 --> 00:04:03.120 Just like a bad player can cost your team the 64 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:06.800 game overpaying for shipping can cost your business. Great matter 65 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:10.360 exchange your all star team for shipping savings will help 66 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:13.199 you score big with up to thirty percent savings on 67 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:15.159 your ups and FedEx costs. 68 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:20.000 Sir. 69 00:04:20.480 --> 00:04:23.480 I mean when we were up in Michigan last you know, 70 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:27.399 we went over to mon Ice Arena and we were 71 00:04:27.439 --> 00:04:30.680 able to you know, embark on some really cool things. 72 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:34.240 We saw mateen a boy he dropped the pup. Before that, 73 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:37.240 you got one of those swerven nerving jerseys. All right, 74 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:40.000 we got to talk about hockey for a minute because 75 00:04:40.000 --> 00:04:42.959 they are about to play in the finals on Saturday themselves, 76 00:04:43.519 --> 00:04:47.959 but awesome internet. Michigan State goaltender Trey Augustine has been 77 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:50.759 named to one of the four finals for the Mike 78 00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:56.680 Richter Award, giving annually to the top goalie in NCAA 79 00:04:57.160 --> 00:04:59.279 Division One hockey. 80 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:06.480 Straight What they're waiting on? No, I mean, come on, 81 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:08.879 let's let's let's let's do the math, you know. And 82 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:11.160 I'm not gonna be biased because I got my first 83 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:13.600 hockey jersey. And I'm not gonna be biased because I 84 00:05:13.639 --> 00:05:16.639 went to my first hockey game and even though we 85 00:05:16.720 --> 00:05:19.879 loved but we came back and we whooped the ads 86 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:21.959 of the team that we let win the night before, 87 00:05:22.120 --> 00:05:24.319 only for more people to come out and fill up 88 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:26.600 a big arena, which I know, you know, I know, 89 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:31.920 my guys, but let's do the math. This guy is. 90 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:36.199 It has been awesome the whole year. And I talk 91 00:05:36.279 --> 00:05:39.040 about being consistent with with with with with with my 92 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:43.560 other girls. The swerving Urban babies that this guy had. 93 00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:45.959 Goalie been consisted. That's why we were playing in the 94 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:48.399 final because of him. He's a big part of that. 95 00:05:49.720 --> 00:05:52.480 So I don't understand why Ncuba while we're waiting, just 96 00:05:52.519 --> 00:05:55.199 go ahead and give him the trophy, give him a jacket, 97 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:57.879 you know, let him take a picture with his parents, 98 00:05:58.040 --> 00:06:02.720 you know, and that's going on with our business. 99 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:04.920 Let's just do that, man. I mean, it ain't nothing 100 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:05.439 wrong with that. 101 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:08.160 I mean, there's a lot of upset talks going on 102 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:09.959 out there, but this right here would be an upset 103 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:13.439 if he did not win that. You're talking about the 104 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:15.759 best goalie in America, and we know Trey. 105 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:18.240 Augustine is that when you're talking about Mischiss State. 106 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:21.839 Hockey, one of the best, if not the best programs 107 00:06:21.839 --> 00:06:24.680 in the country when it comes to hockey. Also, we 108 00:06:24.879 --> 00:06:27.160 just had the picture pop up there for a minute 109 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:31.079 Baker finalists. Augustine wasn't the only Spartan hockey star to 110 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:32.839 got some award mentioned on Wednesday. 111 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:35.480 Isaac Howard has been named. 112 00:06:35.160 --> 00:06:39.319 To the Hoby Baker Memorial Award top ten, the most 113 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:42.319 covet award in college hockey. The Hobe Baker Award is 114 00:06:42.319 --> 00:06:45.720 given to the top NCAA men's hockey player in the nation, 115 00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:46.879 like the Heisman. 116 00:06:47.399 --> 00:06:48.079 This is what it is. 117 00:06:49.720 --> 00:06:51.800 Come on, come on once again? 118 00:06:51.879 --> 00:06:58.120 What we waiting on? All of maxon, what we waiting on? 119 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:01.079 And if you don't win and tell me why break 120 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:05.040 it down? Give me the what you know who you 121 00:07:05.079 --> 00:07:08.680 give it to? I mean, come on, we only been 122 00:07:08.920 --> 00:07:12.319 in one or two the whole. Yeah, you know, I'm not. 123 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:15.399 I'm just gonna wait to celebrate and post it once 124 00:07:15.439 --> 00:07:17.839 we wear both of those awards. I mean, that's that's easy. 125 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:18.879 Oh, I know. 126 00:07:19.480 --> 00:07:21.160 It's we got to welcome you know, the one and 127 00:07:21.199 --> 00:07:23.319 only Mama Halls in the house right now. 128 00:07:23.360 --> 00:07:26.639 Baby, Mama Hall must been on vacation like me. We 129 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:30.839 ain't seen Mama Hall in two months, you know, I 130 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:34.040 don't know ever since she got a license to do 131 00:07:34.160 --> 00:07:37.680 her little blanket with trying to get minds yet but uh, 132 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:39.160 we haven't seen us since. 133 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:40.920 So that's to tell you how much money she's making. 134 00:07:41.759 --> 00:07:43.399 Oh, she's making money? Is that what it is? 135 00:07:43.560 --> 00:07:46.680 Ever since she got the license straight and it's beautiful 136 00:07:46.759 --> 00:07:48.920 now it's something I think she gave you one to 137 00:07:48.959 --> 00:07:52.279 someone that had the Michigan state things green and white, 138 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:55.000 and she do white and green and oh but I 139 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:55.680 ain't get mine. 140 00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:59.160 It's cool. I've been working for a job, child, Please. 141 00:08:02.120 --> 00:08:06.519 I please, Well, it's good to see Mama Hall and 142 00:08:06.639 --> 00:08:10.319 chat right now. Steve Smith definitely in the house. But man, 143 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:14.240 moving over to the diamond. Man, we talk about baseball, 144 00:08:14.480 --> 00:08:16.959 your favorite sport. We've seen the picture of the black 145 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:19.920 and white photos from Day County All Stars, Sex Girfy, 146 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:22.480 but we got to talk about the Mischigan State Boys 147 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:22.920 right now. 148 00:08:23.000 --> 00:08:23.839 Grizzly Grind. 149 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:27.120 The Michigan State Baseball picked up his first home victory 150 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:31.000 of the season on Wednesday, running out to a big 151 00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:34.679 lead early against Oakland, holding on through the late innings 152 00:08:35.039 --> 00:08:39.399 on a grizzly late run, winning eight to five. Will 153 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:44.039 Shannon and Randy Seymour both are homer and the Spartans 154 00:08:44.039 --> 00:08:45.120 win against the Grizzlies. 155 00:08:46.440 --> 00:08:48.159 Hey, eight to five, that's a lot of points in 156 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:50.600 the baseball game. I mean they were they was hitting 157 00:08:50.600 --> 00:08:53.080 the balls right, they was hitting the ball against. 158 00:08:52.799 --> 00:08:54.000 Some RB I see. 159 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:56.080 I will just say they got runs. I know the 160 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:59.360 definition in the language, you know, Like I told joe 161 00:08:59.399 --> 00:09:02.440 Vin columb everywhere I go they call me Poppychulo. So 162 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:04.559 we had to get a lot of rb I s straight, 163 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:07.240 you know what I mean, a lot of hits, you know, 164 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:09.480 to get eight runs, which you know, I don't know 165 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:11.320 if Steve people like Steve. 166 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:14.440 Would know that. You know that. 167 00:09:14.919 --> 00:09:17.279 Yeah, you know, we had to win all those categories 168 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:20.159 to have to you know, to be up eight five you. 169 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:23.679 Know home runs. That's the age that have in the 170 00:09:23.559 --> 00:09:24.679 in the in the score box. 171 00:09:25.120 --> 00:09:25.399 You know. 172 00:09:25.840 --> 00:09:30.519 Rb i's you know, run batter then and uh you 173 00:09:30.559 --> 00:09:32.080 know walkers and things like that. 174 00:09:32.159 --> 00:09:32.440 Straight. 175 00:09:32.480 --> 00:09:36.519 So you know, baseball just warming up. He's gonna talk 176 00:09:36.519 --> 00:09:38.960 about what's the rb I runs better than shit we do. 177 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:41.360 We had a picture when I played baseball straight because 178 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:45.240 it's they don't believe me, you know, he don't believe 179 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:46.399 at me, greasy you. 180 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:50.240 Know rb I. 181 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:56.840 Come on, brother, oh man, who doesn't know what an 182 00:09:56.919 --> 00:09:57.639 RBI is? 183 00:09:58.000 --> 00:09:58.360 Steve? 184 00:09:58.759 --> 00:10:02.559 Steve asked me, basically being sarcastic, to see if I 185 00:10:02.639 --> 00:10:03.960 knew what rb I is. 186 00:10:06.240 --> 00:10:07.720 Okay, all right, man. 187 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:10.759 Look, one thing that we got to talk about too, though, 188 00:10:11.279 --> 00:10:12.399 is the wrestling program. 189 00:10:12.480 --> 00:10:12.600 Man. 190 00:10:12.639 --> 00:10:15.399 I mean, we're gonna move away from the baseball. Swerve 191 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:18.480 does no baseball. He easy knows that can he hit 192 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:21.320 a ninety five mile dour fastball from a six to 193 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:26.480 eight pitcher by the name of Joseph Zeroa. That's up 194 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:29.440 to debate. But does he know what RBI is? Come on, 195 00:10:29.639 --> 00:10:33.960 Steve Man, y'all clown it look MSU wrestling right now. 196 00:10:34.080 --> 00:10:38.600 Swerve is out, and uh, you know they're they're in 197 00:10:38.639 --> 00:10:41.840 the NCAA tournament right now in three players, three athletes 198 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:47.519 actually in the NCAAs And uh it's not easy, okay, 199 00:10:47.720 --> 00:10:50.759 you talk about Philly Special Michigan se wrestling season culminates 200 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:56.039 in Philly this weekend. Three sparks competing. Caleb Win he's 201 00:10:56.080 --> 00:10:58.679 the number thirty three seed of one twenty five pounds. 202 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:02.840 Remy Cotton, it's the number thirty one seed at one 203 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:06.879 ninety seven. Swerve, could you cut down one ninety seven 204 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:09.080 when you was back in high school at or college? 205 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:13.240 Then Max Vanadeah, he's the number thirty one seed as 206 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:14.919 well at heavyweight. 207 00:11:15.399 --> 00:11:17.679 They're all gonna be on the mat today. They have 208 00:11:17.799 --> 00:11:18.440 had matches. 209 00:11:18.480 --> 00:11:21.879 We are looking right now and tracking down their results 210 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:24.440 because you know, it's hard to find the results in 211 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:27.919 the NCAA tournament, man, unless you're there straight. 212 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:34.159 One thing about that rustling, ain't no help, ain't no 213 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:39.960 left guard, ain't no left tackle, Ain't no three technique 214 00:11:40.039 --> 00:11:43.679 to cover you from the linebacker, ain't no power forward. 215 00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:45.639 You know, you out there then. 216 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:50.360 The longest three minutes in your life, and you out 217 00:11:50.399 --> 00:11:51.399 there by yourself. 218 00:11:52.720 --> 00:11:54.799 So I got respect for all wrestler. 219 00:11:54.879 --> 00:12:00.279 I never never thought about it, never would never could know. 220 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:03.039 For one, I couldn't wear those tights straight. I couldn't, 221 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:05.320 you know, my thigh was too big. I couldn't just. 222 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:07.039 Who. 223 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:09.120 I got a lot of respect for those guys, though 224 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:11.480 I want, I'm not doing it and I won't do it. 225 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:16.519 And I'll tell you what. Remy Cotton faced the number 226 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:20.960 two see Iowa. Steven Buchanan had a rough goal of it. 227 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:25.279 You know, Remy, Remy, you know it had a take 228 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:29.080 down in two at one ninety seven. He wrestles back, 229 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:34.919 but you know he lost twenty two to nine to 230 00:12:34.960 --> 00:12:36.320 Steve Buchanan from Ioway. 231 00:12:36.320 --> 00:12:37.399 It's it's a rough game. 232 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:40.320 It's a rough sport, twenty two nine and that sport 233 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:43.759 you got your ass well. So he wrestled a technician 234 00:12:43.799 --> 00:12:46.000 that was really I ain't gonna say playing, but when 235 00:12:46.039 --> 00:12:48.159 you score that many points in wrestle, I mean you 236 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:49.879 you you you was playing for points. 237 00:12:49.600 --> 00:12:50.039 Not the pin. 238 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:53.080 At least know that. 239 00:12:53.279 --> 00:12:53.519 I know. 240 00:12:53.559 --> 00:12:56.000 I know that from you know, twenty two nine has 241 00:12:56.000 --> 00:12:58.799 a lot of points in wrestling. So he went, I 242 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:02.919 see why the dude was ranking with two for a reason. Hey, 243 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:05.879 it's all about for we gave effort. But but that's 244 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:09.919 Iowa and like penn State, and I think like Minnesota, 245 00:13:10.080 --> 00:13:13.320 like those schools are known for for wrestling, right. 246 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:16.039 Yeah, a place where there's nothing else will do but that. 247 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:18.960 I mean, you know, you do have Philadelphia, you do 248 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:21.279 have that. You got that, you got Pittsburgh, philip but 249 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:26.279 you know the cities necessarily. That's a really tough wrestling state. 250 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:28.320 It used to be Iowa was the king of all. 251 00:13:28.960 --> 00:13:31.840 Now Pennsylvania has kind of taken over when you look 252 00:13:31.879 --> 00:13:36.240 at the national wrestling scene there. But look, swear, I mean, 253 00:13:36.440 --> 00:13:38.480 I'm very impressed with your wrestling knowledge. 254 00:13:38.480 --> 00:13:38.720 Brother. 255 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:39.960 I don't know how how. 256 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:41.039 Do you know that straight? 257 00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:43.759 Because the number one high school, if you look it up, 258 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:47.840 the number one high school in wrestling, it's from Dade County. 259 00:13:49.559 --> 00:13:50.399 What are you talking about? 260 00:13:50.440 --> 00:13:50.639 Who? 261 00:13:51.080 --> 00:13:51.600 Look it up? 262 00:13:51.720 --> 00:13:54.759 South Day High School? You're on the computer, now, look 263 00:13:54.840 --> 00:13:58.360 up South Day High School. That the number one They 264 00:13:58.399 --> 00:14:00.799 got to be the number one high school in wrestling 265 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:05.519 in the last gotta be say, ten to fifteen years. 266 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:06.480 They're up there. 267 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:09.960 Yeah, man, look at up, look it up. 268 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:13.200 We're not gonna hold you to it right now, but 269 00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:15.360 I know one thing we gotta We're gonna keep it 270 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:16.960 moving because we gotta get you our special guests. But 271 00:14:17.960 --> 00:14:19.559 I'm gonna think it worked for it right now. We're 272 00:14:19.559 --> 00:14:22.320 gonna come to it next week for sure. But Big 273 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:26.639 Ten's best. We're talking about other sports swerve. For the 274 00:14:26.679 --> 00:14:31.879 second time this season, Michigan State's men's tennis Matt Sheldon 275 00:14:32.919 --> 00:14:35.919 is name the Big Ten Player of the week. 276 00:14:36.440 --> 00:14:39.039 Man, Hey, man, he hanging out with your boy. 277 00:14:39.080 --> 00:14:39.360 Ob. 278 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:45.360 Man, like got to say, Man, my nephew, it's not 279 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:46.960 my boys straight, is my nephew? 280 00:14:47.159 --> 00:14:47.759 I'm sorry? 281 00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:50.679 Yeah, yeah, yeah, we text all the time. Matter of fact, 282 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:52.240 I'm glad you said that because I wanna show it 283 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:55.080 on the last show. You know, anytime I reach out, 284 00:14:55.159 --> 00:14:56.159 OB reached back. 285 00:14:56.279 --> 00:14:56.519 You know. 286 00:14:56.679 --> 00:15:01.799 But hey, the basketball team is impressive. You know one 287 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:05.639 thing about I'm Michigan State sports. So far, we got consistent, 288 00:15:06.799 --> 00:15:11.360 we got effort, and I say these tennis players are impressive. 289 00:15:12.559 --> 00:15:12.960 Mm hmm. 290 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:18.120 You said basketball team, but you're saying the tennis team 291 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:21.799 is even Are they out shining the basketball Is that 292 00:15:21.799 --> 00:15:22.360 what you're saying? 293 00:15:22.720 --> 00:15:24.879 Nah, I want to say it can be the number 294 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:28.200 two seed and you know, may I have the freshman 295 00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:30.600 Big three, freshman Big ten Player of the Year in 296 00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:34.320 the car I am say you're out shining basketball. But 297 00:15:34.360 --> 00:15:37.879 that's why I say that the tennis team to me 298 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:42.799 is impressive. You know, if I had to name different sports. 299 00:15:44.519 --> 00:15:47.120 Come on, Okay, we get we're pulling up right here. 300 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:49.759 Producer Shine has went to South Day High School. 301 00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:54.240 Wrestling team dominates and is twenty fifth state championship. 302 00:15:53.840 --> 00:15:55.919 They ain't got no good wrestling in Florida. 303 00:15:56.799 --> 00:16:00.480 They can't straight tail showing to look up Nasal only two. 304 00:16:01.120 --> 00:16:03.799 They just don't wrestle in the state. Once they finish 305 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:07.399 the state, they keep going up. I ninety five. You 306 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:09.000 know what I mean, Because they say I ninety five 307 00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:11.200 go from Key West to Maine. You know what I'm saying. 308 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:15.240 So we'll just stop in Florida. No, once we finish Florida, 309 00:16:15.279 --> 00:16:17.360 we get back on the tour bus and we go 310 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:18.720 kicking ass in Georgia. 311 00:16:19.159 --> 00:16:22.320 You know, South Carolina, North Carolina. We just keep on 312 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:22.919 the Virginia. 313 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:25.240 We work our way on up, you know what I'm saying, 314 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:26.759 till we get up to the Iowa and we go 315 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:28.519 to kicking Ass. Then we gotta come all the way 316 00:16:28.519 --> 00:16:32.799 back to Miami. 317 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:42.080 Okay. Ranked as number one in the country. 318 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:42.840 Ninety five does not go to Iowa or Pennsylvania. 319 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:44.960 No, no, no, I say I ninety five go from Key 320 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:50.399 West to Maine. You gotta make a left somewhere. 321 00:16:48.440 --> 00:16:51.279 There's a good one right there. 322 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:56.399 Who they wrestling, whoever it is, Steve. All I'm saying 323 00:16:56.559 --> 00:16:58.799 is line them up and just let me know. The 324 00:16:58.840 --> 00:17:02.200 bus will go wherever. Once we finish Florida, we just 325 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:03.519 keep they just keep going north. 326 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:07.680 Okay, all right, all right, man, we hear you talking. 327 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:07.839 Man. 328 00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:10.000 Hey, look man, Hey, I'm glad. I'm glad he looked 329 00:17:10.039 --> 00:17:10.519 it up. Man. 330 00:17:10.559 --> 00:17:13.680 That's all I told you. One thing about this is spata. 331 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:15.720 Now we're gonna find their four and them. We're gonna 332 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:17.319 give it to you role. We're gonna give it to 333 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:21.200 you a cut, but it's gonna be facts. It's gonna 334 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:26.680 be facts, baby. All the way from Columbia, Astray Pobbichulo 335 00:17:28.680 --> 00:17:30.319 Poppy Chilo is definitely the house. 336 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:32.839 You know, we gotta get to the other Poppychulo, because 337 00:17:32.880 --> 00:17:36.319 we gotta talk about a national championship basketball player, because 338 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:40.200 Missigi State is playing in the tournament tomorrow ten pm. Man, 339 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:42.039 you're gonna have a lot of red cups. Are you 340 00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:44.000 gonna be back? Are you gonna still be over there 341 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:48.799 tomorrow for the game? Okay, all right, We're gonna talk 342 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:51.319 about that later on, But first, these messages from our 343 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:53.359 friends over at Ihah. 344 00:17:54.799 --> 00:17:57.960 Six dollars never tasted so good. I Hop's breakfast face 345 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:01.279 combo is now just six dollars. Ring IOP's world famous 346 00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:04.720 buttermilk pancakes, krispy hickory smoke bacon, and two eggs cook 347 00:18:04.759 --> 00:18:07.720 to order your way, all for just six bucks. Part 348 00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:09.720 of the new six dollars house, Swave's menu. 349 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:15.720 Swerve, Hey man, look I hops that deal. You know 350 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:18.240 Cal's been busy, He's been pumping out a lot of 351 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:22.359 pancakes lately. But of him even more. We don't love 352 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:25.839 him any less. But listen, this is a serious time 353 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:29.160 right now when we talk about miss Stake basketball entering 354 00:18:29.240 --> 00:18:32.559 into March's tournament is here and we are bringing on 355 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:39.359 none other than a Nigerian American playing out of Saint 356 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:44.440 Martin Deports in Detroit back in nineteen ninety nine to 357 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:49.880 two thousand and three. Six foot eight forward played several 358 00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:55.960 years overseas, one of the biggest, brightest players that ever 359 00:18:56.559 --> 00:18:57.640 donned the green and white. 360 00:18:57.920 --> 00:18:59.920 And look at those glasses, look at the smile, lookout. 361 00:19:00.039 --> 00:19:00.880 Intelligent he is. 362 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:03.839 We can't wait to have him all here, talk about 363 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:06.119 Michigan State and time is on everything in between. 364 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:10.279 Aloicious and joints. 365 00:19:10.319 --> 00:19:10.920 This is fine. 366 00:19:13.079 --> 00:19:15.519 Hey, hey, how's everybody doing. 367 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:25.039 Hey, I thought he was always six twelve. Hey, oh man, 368 00:19:25.119 --> 00:19:25.960 how you doing? Brother? 369 00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:29.200 I'm doing fine, doing well, doing very well. Thank you 370 00:19:29.279 --> 00:19:35.400 for having me on. I appreciate fell Listen, that's another Yes, Yes. 371 00:19:35.359 --> 00:19:39.359 Indeed, it's good happening you here. You know, Notigerian American? 372 00:19:39.519 --> 00:19:42.160 I mean, so you are multi lingual. You know one 373 00:19:42.240 --> 00:19:45.599 of the hosts of the show is not in an 374 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:48.880 English speaking country. Yeah, I would imagine you could have 375 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:49.559 helped him out. 376 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:57.799 I heard I heard days in Columbia, So I don't 377 00:19:57.799 --> 00:20:00.880 know being see. 378 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:13.559 See me more. 379 00:20:14.640 --> 00:20:17.640 That's all I understand what you've been doing. 380 00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:23.319 Hey man, listen, it was good catching up with you. 381 00:20:23.359 --> 00:20:24.200 A couple of weeks ago we. 382 00:20:24.279 --> 00:20:27.000 Were in east Land, sing and we saw you guys 383 00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:30.759 for the reunion ceremony of the national championship team that 384 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:36.920 came back. Talk about your your time in Detroit and 385 00:20:37.880 --> 00:20:40.880 connected with tom Enzo before you decided to ultimately sign 386 00:20:40.960 --> 00:20:42.519 with the Michigan State Sparks. 387 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:46.799 So my journey has to start with my family. Like 388 00:20:46.880 --> 00:20:50.319 I always tell people, you always go back home. And 389 00:20:50.559 --> 00:20:53.400 I give all credit to my mother and father to 390 00:20:53.559 --> 00:20:56.839 see vision and come to America and understand the by education. 391 00:20:57.480 --> 00:20:59.880 But coming to Detroit, the first thing you do when 392 00:20:59.880 --> 00:21:01.400 you going to Detroit, you got to know how to 393 00:21:01.480 --> 00:21:03.519 be strong. You gotta be tough, you gotta have grit, 394 00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:08.519 and that's something that Detroit is stilled in me, stilled 395 00:21:08.559 --> 00:21:11.880 in me and when it comes to sports life and 396 00:21:12.240 --> 00:21:17.160 uh even my own education, uh output. Before I got 397 00:21:17.160 --> 00:21:20.160 into Michigan State, coach coach Is did a great job recruiting. 398 00:21:20.920 --> 00:21:24.079 He came to games, he showed up when he needed 399 00:21:24.160 --> 00:21:27.440 he came. At that time, we had Cobo the Cobo 400 00:21:27.480 --> 00:21:31.079 Arena when we were playing Produe, I mean the Persian 401 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:34.680 Boys and they were tough back then. So we had 402 00:21:34.759 --> 00:21:37.880 Catholic Lee versus p SL and coaches was there. He 403 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:40.799 showed up at that time. I remember a lot of 404 00:21:41.279 --> 00:21:45.000 times when during the recruiting time, in fact, my favorite, 405 00:21:45.400 --> 00:21:49.720 we were down in this town called Browns City and 406 00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:54.160 it was snow It was a snowstorm, and Coach Is 407 00:21:54.319 --> 00:21:58.119 made a drive from East Lanson to come see me 408 00:21:58.319 --> 00:22:00.880 in the middle of a snowstorm. And that's why I knew, like, 409 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:03.440 you know what, that's the spine I'm going to be 410 00:22:03.519 --> 00:22:05.920 at for guys going to go through the elements like 411 00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:07.880 that to come see me. I guess I can go 412 00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:13.960 through some wards winning. Hey man, I mean Tom Anzel 413 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:17.039 is a guy. He knows how to connect with everybody. 414 00:22:17.400 --> 00:22:17.559 You know. 415 00:22:17.640 --> 00:22:19.720 He's got a lot of passion, you know. 416 00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:23.599 And when people talk to him today, they always talk 417 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:28.000 about the drills he used to do back when you 418 00:22:28.160 --> 00:22:30.799 were playing, And so I gotta ask you when you 419 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:32.680 were a part of that. When we put the shoulder 420 00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:36.559 pads on, I'm going into the game. That was one 421 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:41.160 of the funnest practice in my life. Was it was 422 00:22:41.279 --> 00:22:45.000 unusual when he came out with the past, people didn't 423 00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:46.839 know what to say. But then when you put on 424 00:22:46.920 --> 00:22:49.720 the helmet and you can see the guys running around. 425 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:51.319 That was the first time I really felt like a 426 00:22:51.359 --> 00:22:53.319 football player with I being a football player. 427 00:22:53.880 --> 00:22:54.000 Uh. 428 00:22:55.680 --> 00:22:58.640 We kept it short, but h it was one of 429 00:22:58.720 --> 00:23:02.839 the greatest team by excise you can have. We we 430 00:23:03.039 --> 00:23:06.440 knew that we can still hit each other, have fun 431 00:23:06.640 --> 00:23:08.400 and at the end of the day, it was basketball 432 00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:12.200 was fun and being tough is being fun. So that 433 00:23:12.400 --> 00:23:15.279 was one of the favorite, one of my most favorite practice. 434 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:18.079 And I get to hit people and that's what I did, 435 00:23:18.279 --> 00:23:18.920 and that's what I. 436 00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:22.559 Do coming up in high school. Who was some of 437 00:23:22.599 --> 00:23:25.680 the top players in the state right then? 438 00:23:25.799 --> 00:23:28.799 Oh man, it's a lot of them. Uh, Jay Rich 439 00:23:29.000 --> 00:23:30.960 was top back back then. It was great to be 440 00:23:31.119 --> 00:23:35.599 a play with him. We got Blanchard, we had River 441 00:23:35.720 --> 00:23:40.119 Rouge had a guy like man who else we can't. 442 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:43.440 We had a lot of guys from We had a 443 00:23:43.519 --> 00:23:47.880 guy that came from Bishop Borges. It was really good. 444 00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:51.960 Every team had a guy that was six eight and more. 445 00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:54.799 Now I don't think they even got anybody who's six 446 00:23:54.839 --> 00:23:59.799 to eight in the whole state really, So back then 447 00:23:59.880 --> 00:24:02.839 it was mostly about which school you went to. You 448 00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:04.960 knew that if you play against Persian, you better come 449 00:24:05.000 --> 00:24:08.759 with it. You play against like Bishop Boygous, you better 450 00:24:08.839 --> 00:24:13.000 come with it. You play against Renaissance. King James Thias 451 00:24:13.119 --> 00:24:15.039 was one of my guys. He played against me and 452 00:24:15.160 --> 00:24:20.799 King god Quick he went to Syracuse. It was a 453 00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:23.440 lot of guys back then. It's too many to name. 454 00:24:25.799 --> 00:24:27.519 Hey, hey take me, take me now. 455 00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:31.079 Let's let's let's let's go to your national championship run right, 456 00:24:32.039 --> 00:24:35.200 and then also, you know, take me through the highs 457 00:24:35.279 --> 00:24:38.319 and the lows and what you most remember, and then 458 00:24:38.359 --> 00:24:40.920 also explain to the fans that's in the chat about 459 00:24:41.240 --> 00:24:43.759 how you feel about you know, that first week that 460 00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:46.640 that that first week of the tournament game. 461 00:24:47.119 --> 00:24:49.960 Yeah, you can see it right now. The first week, 462 00:24:51.200 --> 00:24:54.240 it's the most hectic week of the n c A. 463 00:24:55.240 --> 00:24:58.559 Anything can happen. That's when most send the story Cinderella 464 00:24:58.599 --> 00:24:59.279 stories happen. 465 00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:00.240 Uh. 466 00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:04.079 You got players that play out their mind, people that 467 00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:07.480 don't shoot threes, they hit threes. People don't dribble, they 468 00:25:07.519 --> 00:25:11.640 can dribble right left. It's like some something shifts in 469 00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:15.079 the world and you just gotta kind of like set 470 00:25:15.160 --> 00:25:18.359 yourself on the path of just being focused. That's the 471 00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:21.799 first week. If you you're not focused on what the 472 00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:24.799 team wants, on what the new teams need from you, 473 00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:28.720 you're gonna lose. It don't matter who you play. You 474 00:25:28.799 --> 00:25:31.640 can be a first seater, you could be a second third. 475 00:25:31.720 --> 00:25:35.599 You got you gotta be focused and so my my opinion, 476 00:25:36.559 --> 00:25:39.359 that first game is the worst game of the tournament. 477 00:25:39.720 --> 00:25:42.119 That is the worst game of the Thunnament. That's the 478 00:25:42.200 --> 00:25:45.799 most scariest time in your life. You as a singer. 479 00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:50.119 You you look at everybody. You want to push everybody 480 00:25:50.119 --> 00:25:53.519 in the face, make sure everybody's ready. You just get 481 00:25:53.519 --> 00:25:57.000 to this point where it's it's almost a do and 482 00:25:57.119 --> 00:26:00.720 die moment. And once that first game in the first 483 00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:02.359 quarter and the first time, I mean the first half, 484 00:26:02.440 --> 00:26:07.039 excuse me, go by. You start seven in and the 485 00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:09.319 more you go deeper into the tournament, the more you 486 00:26:09.440 --> 00:26:12.799 settle into the tournament. But that first game is goddling. 487 00:26:13.559 --> 00:26:16.319 Is one of the worst feelings you can have as 488 00:26:16.359 --> 00:26:18.200 a player. You're gonna be the most I don't care 489 00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:21.119 if you're a senior to your freshman. The freshman this 490 00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:24.279 is your first time knowing the intensity of the NCAAs. 491 00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:28.680 You thought you thought the intensity was tough in Big ten, 492 00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:31.680 but when you get to the NCAAs, the intensity goes 493 00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:34.599 two or three times more because people are literally playing 494 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:37.079 for their lives. You know, what you do in the 495 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:40.640 NCAA tournaments matters. It matters if you're the draft board, 496 00:26:40.960 --> 00:26:44.519 it matters if you're going to get to your career overseas. 497 00:26:44.680 --> 00:26:47.200 It matters if you want to just finish up, and 498 00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:51.440 this might be a last time playing basketball period going 499 00:26:51.480 --> 00:26:54.160 into the real world to work. So it matters. So 500 00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:59.039 that's really when you have to sit down, know the principles, 501 00:26:59.359 --> 00:27:01.319 know the direct and stay focused. 502 00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:03.640 Man. 503 00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:05.839 You know when you say that, I mean, this might 504 00:27:05.880 --> 00:27:07.799 be one of the toughest tournaments in the world. 505 00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:12.640 You know, when you look at most playoffs in basketball, 506 00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:15.759 specifically around the world, I mean there is the best 507 00:27:15.839 --> 00:27:19.359 of you know, five best of seven series, it takes place, 508 00:27:19.880 --> 00:27:24.759 the lose when is it surviving advance or single elimination 509 00:27:25.039 --> 00:27:27.799 tournament as it's known as. I mean, it seems like it. 510 00:27:28.640 --> 00:27:30.839 It does affect the players out there just as much 511 00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:31.839 as it does the fans. 512 00:27:31.920 --> 00:27:36.319 Huh, yep, yep, he does, because like, like you know, 513 00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:38.880 when I was playing, we knew that was my team's 514 00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:41.759 last game. So you know, when you got a guy 515 00:27:41.799 --> 00:27:44.160 who could have went to the NBA his junior year 516 00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:47.400 but decided to come back, you know, fans want to 517 00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:51.119 see that guy win because you know he's sacrificed. Well, 518 00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:53.799 the team got to be ready for that. And it 519 00:27:53.920 --> 00:27:57.720 might be you don't know what happens the next day. 520 00:27:57.759 --> 00:27:59.759 You might play, you twist your ankle and you don't 521 00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:01.880 have a play a n C A thundament ever again. 522 00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:05.880 So that's one of those things saying you gotta be ready. 523 00:28:05.920 --> 00:28:09.000 You gotta be ready, not just the night, not the 524 00:28:09.160 --> 00:28:13.079 night you play, the night before, two nights before. As 525 00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:15.559 soon as they tell you this is who you play, 526 00:28:15.960 --> 00:28:18.240 you go, you go to bed, You go to bed, 527 00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:20.880 you go to bed, you go to practice, you shut down. 528 00:28:21.279 --> 00:28:27.240 I love my professors, I love you all. But yeah, yeah, yeah, 529 00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:32.920 after after the madness, after madness. 530 00:28:34.079 --> 00:28:36.440 There's a question right here from Ray Ray. 531 00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:41.839 All Right, mister, I love the two thousand title team, 532 00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:45.400 but I always felt your two thousand and one team 533 00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:50.200 was deeper. Charlie bell Utson, Marcus Taylor, Zach Randolph. 534 00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:54.920 Am I correct, you're telling my talent wise, Yeah, but definitely, 535 00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:57.640 But you're still dealing with two freshmens, you know, your 536 00:28:57.720 --> 00:29:02.559 so dealing with Zach coming in, you got Marcus come in. 537 00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:08.680 You're still dealing with people that really you got your 538 00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:14.920 targeting back. And the difference is you win it for 539 00:29:15.119 --> 00:29:18.240 one time, the second time it's like three times harder, 540 00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:21.319 four times five times harder. And then you've got guys 541 00:29:21.400 --> 00:29:24.960 that come in. You gotta re you know, they got 542 00:29:25.079 --> 00:29:27.680 to get in. When we went to the final four, 543 00:29:28.119 --> 00:29:31.519 unfortunately we lost in the final four. I mean, it happens, 544 00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:35.279 but it's really tough to get over that hump to 545 00:29:35.359 --> 00:29:40.400 get to win another one back to back. M know. 546 00:29:40.680 --> 00:29:44.640 I mean, look al, I mean you are an imposing 547 00:29:44.759 --> 00:29:46.960 force out there on the basketball court, man. 548 00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:48.599 I mean, I can't imagine what you would have been 549 00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:50.119 like being the tight end out there. 550 00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:53.319 Brother, you know, with the shoulders and your your size, 551 00:29:53.359 --> 00:29:56.279 and you ever play football ever high school? 552 00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:56.839 My god? 553 00:29:59.480 --> 00:29:59.519 What? 554 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:02.559 Oh yeah, I'm so engariosused. 555 00:30:05.599 --> 00:30:05.799 One. 556 00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:08.599 Then know that I'm going to tell you my high 557 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:13.160 school career how you went down in football. My junior year, 558 00:30:13.880 --> 00:30:16.279 I want I wanted to play football because we had 559 00:30:16.319 --> 00:30:19.319 to run cross country and senior excuse me, senior cross 560 00:30:19.880 --> 00:30:25.839 cross country, play football. That's how the porest was, you 561 00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:28.720 run cross country or you played football. You were going 562 00:30:28.799 --> 00:30:31.640 to do a sport. This is my senior year, so 563 00:30:31.759 --> 00:30:34.880 I decided, you know what I want to play football defense, 564 00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:39.039 and yeah, great, coach got me out there. I'm hitting. 565 00:30:39.119 --> 00:30:42.240 I feel good. Ah, at least so hard to find 566 00:30:42.279 --> 00:30:47.160 back then my size, but you know, I side sixteen. 567 00:30:47.240 --> 00:30:50.759 Back then that was wh hard. But I found me 568 00:30:50.839 --> 00:30:54.759 some datas. It's fine. So practice get going. Coach, I 569 00:30:54.880 --> 00:30:57.119 decided to you know, everybody knows I'm going to Michigan 570 00:30:57.160 --> 00:31:01.319 State for basketball scholarship. So we get to the first game. 571 00:31:01.440 --> 00:31:05.480 We decided to go to Indiana Mary Marion, Indiana. 572 00:31:06.920 --> 00:31:08.720 I'm waiting to play. 573 00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:12.359 Coach like, nah, wait, wait, we're blowing the team out. 574 00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:16.240 Coach put me in finally, and you know, scrub minutes 575 00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:19.359 first time, you know, just got out there. Play man. 576 00:31:19.559 --> 00:31:21.640 That second play, I had this little short I don't 577 00:31:21.640 --> 00:31:24.039 even know the guy's name, his number, but he was 578 00:31:24.079 --> 00:31:26.079 a short guy. You know what, they teach him go 579 00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:30.119 for the knees, So he go for my knees. I'm 580 00:31:30.200 --> 00:31:35.119 thinking basketball career. Oh man. We get to the tussler 581 00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:37.440 on the ground, I take up my helmet and start. 582 00:31:39.160 --> 00:31:39.359 Yeah. 583 00:31:39.599 --> 00:31:46.359 Oh no, I showed violence. I took up the helmet 584 00:31:46.519 --> 00:31:51.839 just it was a team scrubble. Coach running there. Everybody 585 00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:55.240 get in the locker room. I don't. I'm a kid 586 00:31:55.319 --> 00:31:57.720 from Detroit, don't even know how it is. And Marion, 587 00:31:57.920 --> 00:32:01.519 I'm dumb. Now, I'm like, you could have got got shot. 588 00:32:01.599 --> 00:32:04.359 We don't know, but I know we're running him like, 589 00:32:06.480 --> 00:32:09.400 I mean, we're married in theenda. I don't know about that. 590 00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:14.799 So we team fighting. Post grabbed me, get out there. 591 00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:17.240 What are you doing? He grabbed my shot? Your hands 592 00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:19.039 off me? He went for my knees. That's all I 593 00:32:19.119 --> 00:32:20.599 can say. He went for my knees. 594 00:32:22.160 --> 00:32:24.200 Oh, you took your heim and out. You was supposed 595 00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:24.880 to go to jail. 596 00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:26.400 Yeah, I know. 597 00:32:27.759 --> 00:32:29.720 Hey, hey, double A. You like that girl that was 598 00:32:29.799 --> 00:32:35.480 running track that hit the girl with the baitar No, like, you. 599 00:32:35.519 --> 00:32:36.359 Didn't do it right. 600 00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:37.720 But the thing is, I. 601 00:32:37.759 --> 00:32:40.400 Didn't understand that, Yo, they're gonna go out to your knees. 602 00:32:40.440 --> 00:32:42.039 You're gonna go to your knees. But he kept doing it. 603 00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:44.519 And then what made me mad was when he came 604 00:32:44.599 --> 00:32:47.680 up he grabbed me from in between the legs. Then 605 00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:49.160 that's when I took up the hill man. 606 00:32:49.359 --> 00:32:52.920 You know whoa I told was the kid five guy? 607 00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:58.359 He was like really like five six? It was five 608 00:32:58.440 --> 00:33:01.400 to seven, so you know you got anyway it goes. 609 00:33:03.519 --> 00:33:06.920 Coach put me out, Coach talking, you go, you know. 610 00:33:07.160 --> 00:33:08.200 What you did was wrong? 611 00:33:08.319 --> 00:33:09.960 I said, I don't care. He went for my knees, 612 00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:13.559 you know, did the little suspension and came back and 613 00:33:13.680 --> 00:33:16.519 then coach Yeah, he said, you know what, I'm gonna 614 00:33:16.559 --> 00:33:20.119 put you on a kicking squad. He put me as 615 00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:26.559 a kicker. What you want to get a kicker? 616 00:33:26.880 --> 00:33:27.079 Hey? 617 00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:29.799 He put me out the kicking squad. That was the punishment. 618 00:33:30.119 --> 00:33:33.720 One day it started to rain, I'm out there kicking. Man. 619 00:33:33.880 --> 00:33:35.480 That day was a day I say, you know what, 620 00:33:35.599 --> 00:33:37.880 I never quit, none in my life, but I quit. 621 00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:41.359 I left, played water polo. 622 00:33:41.799 --> 00:33:44.640 Yeah, I went. I left, you know, went to the 623 00:33:45.000 --> 00:33:46.920 locker room. Coach came up to me and say, you 624 00:33:46.960 --> 00:33:49.680 know what you did? The best team you're going to 625 00:33:49.759 --> 00:33:53.400 college for basketball. I need to focus on that. Went 626 00:33:53.519 --> 00:33:56.279 to my next week, went to the track, did the 627 00:33:56.319 --> 00:33:59.200 cross country, played basketball one and the next won the 628 00:33:59.240 --> 00:34:02.319 state championship. I was done. I was That was the 629 00:34:02.400 --> 00:34:05.359 last time I put on the football helmet onto the 630 00:34:05.480 --> 00:34:08.719 last time until we have practice in Michigan state basketball team. 631 00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:09.679 So that was it. 632 00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:12.079 Yeah, I'm glad you ain't pulled the drake Marne to 633 00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:14.719 do it in college. How many points you averaged, how 634 00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:17.239 many points you averaged in high school? And what was 635 00:34:17.320 --> 00:34:20.199 the experience like overseas, And and somebody wanted to know 636 00:34:20.760 --> 00:34:22.320 how many countries did you play for? 637 00:34:22.880 --> 00:34:25.719 So I'm gonna go backwards or I started high school 638 00:34:27.320 --> 00:34:30.480 average man. Back then it was eighteen and twelve or 639 00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:33.840 eighteen and fourteen something, double double. But I think winning 640 00:34:33.880 --> 00:34:37.239 three state championships kind of put you know, kind of 641 00:34:37.280 --> 00:34:39.920 put me ahead of a lot of people when it 642 00:34:39.960 --> 00:34:47.400 comes to the mentality of winning playing overseas. Let me 643 00:34:47.480 --> 00:34:51.039 explain to you. I played in eight different countries for 644 00:34:51.239 --> 00:34:58.039 over fifteen years. I mean in France, I played in Ante, Spain, Turkey, 645 00:34:58.840 --> 00:35:02.519 played for the national team from Nigeria. I'm gonna tell 646 00:35:02.559 --> 00:35:06.760 everybody when you go overseas, expect the unexpected. It is 647 00:35:06.880 --> 00:35:09.800 a business. And you know, the first day I went 648 00:35:09.920 --> 00:35:13.679 to overseas, I got lucky. I knew a guy on 649 00:35:13.800 --> 00:35:16.840 my team called Rosin Laura Beek. He was a teammate 650 00:35:16.880 --> 00:35:19.960 of mine. His dad kind of set it up where 651 00:35:20.000 --> 00:35:22.800 I knew the team. Uh in Slovenia. Do you know, 652 00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:24.239 you guys know where Slovenia is. 653 00:35:24.760 --> 00:35:26.480 Yeah, Oh yeah, I've been that. 654 00:35:28.800 --> 00:35:28.960 All. 655 00:35:29.599 --> 00:35:34.599 So it gets cold, I mean cold. And the first 656 00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:38.239 day I got there, snow up the Here's was from 657 00:35:38.320 --> 00:35:43.320 Michigan Detroit. To get over it. Yo, you land you 658 00:35:43.440 --> 00:35:46.960 go to medical, it's cold, you're freezing your medical. You 659 00:35:47.000 --> 00:35:51.400 could walk, man, you're walking. I walked from the medical, 660 00:35:51.679 --> 00:35:53.880 which was down the street. But by the time you 661 00:35:54.039 --> 00:35:58.840 get to the place, you frozen and you got to practice. 662 00:35:59.599 --> 00:36:04.400 And that's the first day I landed. Mm hmm. So 663 00:36:04.840 --> 00:36:07.440 that's what I tell people. You know, expect on, expect 664 00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:11.199 to be ready to go whenever you go overseas. Best 665 00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:15.360 place I played depends on that. My lifetime love playing 666 00:36:15.360 --> 00:36:19.000 in France, love playing in in Spain. And Alee was 667 00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:25.760 great drink wine, you know, travel had great pizza, what 668 00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:36.920 else all the past. Yeah, we're not gonna. I got 669 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:39.559 I gotta interrupt for a second because we have a 670 00:36:39.639 --> 00:36:40.199 special guest. 671 00:36:40.280 --> 00:36:40.719 What's come on? 672 00:36:40.880 --> 00:36:42.400 You want to come on and talk to you a 673 00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:44.920 little bit too, and we have to do it right now. 674 00:36:45.639 --> 00:36:49.119 Two four seven Sports on Corey Robinson. 675 00:36:49.159 --> 00:36:52.159 Cory, Corey, how you doing, Corey? 676 00:36:54.679 --> 00:36:58.400 You guys got the similar backgrounds right now, you guys hostages. No, 677 00:36:58.639 --> 00:37:01.199 it's good, Corey, thank you coming on. You know, I 678 00:37:01.280 --> 00:37:04.880 know you have a vast knowledge of what's going on 679 00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:08.199 in Spartan, basketball, football and all the things we've got. 680 00:37:09.079 --> 00:37:12.199 A Lewis is out of guy Yale right now, a 681 00:37:12.679 --> 00:37:16.239 champion of all sorts. But you know, I just wanted 682 00:37:16.239 --> 00:37:18.239 to bring you on so you can ask your own questions. 683 00:37:18.239 --> 00:37:19.960 I know you have questions that you want to ask him, 684 00:37:20.159 --> 00:37:22.880 but I want to ask one while Corey is getting 685 00:37:22.920 --> 00:37:26.280 settled in here on the stage and people know. You know, 686 00:37:26.440 --> 00:37:29.840 there's been basketball players like it when our era. You 687 00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:32.960 were there in mississ State when Swerve and I where 688 00:37:33.000 --> 00:37:36.199 they're on campus. But since then there's been a lot 689 00:37:36.280 --> 00:37:38.400 of basketball guys that have been able to convert over. 690 00:37:38.480 --> 00:37:40.679 I know you took your helmet off and you went 691 00:37:40.880 --> 00:37:43.639 ham on them boys and Marion, Indiana, but there's been 692 00:37:43.719 --> 00:37:47.000 some guys who've been able to convert from being. 693 00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:50.239 A power forward to tight end. One of those guys, 694 00:37:51.239 --> 00:37:52.480 san Antonio Gates. 695 00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:55.920 Yeah, yeah, he was around the saying class as you. 696 00:37:56.679 --> 00:37:59.119 He was a yebbie for me, I think, yeah, okay, 697 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:03.400 did you ever cross paths with him and Thest Sansling? No, yeah, 698 00:38:03.440 --> 00:38:05.760 I mean East Lanston. Yeah, well I would say hello 699 00:38:05.880 --> 00:38:09.840 with Kabay and but uh, he was there before he 700 00:38:10.039 --> 00:38:11.760 was going. He was a couple of years older than 701 00:38:11.840 --> 00:38:15.679 two years older than me, and I heard great stories 702 00:38:15.719 --> 00:38:18.760 about him, just his poson not his work cathics. So 703 00:38:19.559 --> 00:38:22.559 came king na get showed he can go from basketball. 704 00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:28.239 They ain't transferred to go to football. But for him 705 00:38:28.280 --> 00:38:31.519 to do both, it's impossible. It's incredible. You played basketball 706 00:38:31.559 --> 00:38:35.400 in college, then girls tryumph of football, then became a 707 00:38:35.440 --> 00:38:37.159 Hall of Famer. That tells you what kind of work 708 00:38:37.159 --> 00:38:37.800 cathic he is. 709 00:38:39.559 --> 00:38:42.480 That's true, Corey. I mean, you know you've you've covered 710 00:38:43.159 --> 00:38:45.800 all the teams in misister state. You know, like, what 711 00:38:46.480 --> 00:38:49.840 what do you think about that? Ability out of Antonio 712 00:38:49.920 --> 00:38:50.639 Gates is one thing? 713 00:38:50.760 --> 00:38:54.679 But also the career, that kind of guy. 714 00:38:54.599 --> 00:38:58.039 He had, Yeah, definitely, I mean that's a tough transition 715 00:38:58.239 --> 00:39:01.280 just because of the work is different. Like you see 716 00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:05.440 a football player trying to play basketball. A lot of 717 00:39:05.480 --> 00:39:08.400 times they you know, on the football field they look 718 00:39:08.480 --> 00:39:11.719 like amazing athletes, but it's a different, different body control 719 00:39:11.920 --> 00:39:14.800 where they look like they're just running through guys on 720 00:39:14.960 --> 00:39:15.920 the basketball court. 721 00:39:16.079 --> 00:39:17.079 But that was. 722 00:39:18.800 --> 00:39:21.760 Shot fire A tough thing. But I mean, I guess 723 00:39:22.079 --> 00:39:25.199 for me, what I always wondered, what's your craziest time 724 00:39:25.239 --> 00:39:27.800 as a story, and have you ever been scared of 725 00:39:27.880 --> 00:39:30.079 somebody that much smaller than you in your life? 726 00:39:33.960 --> 00:39:34.079 Uh? 727 00:39:34.719 --> 00:39:37.760 So, craziest time is a story got to be my 728 00:39:37.880 --> 00:39:42.360 guy Andre Hudson win the game. Coach is just rallying 729 00:39:42.440 --> 00:39:45.239 on him. I don't know about what and he you know, 730 00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:48.920 you know, Coach is a he's known for breaking the boards. 731 00:39:49.559 --> 00:39:53.000 Not that time Andre took that point start a stopping 732 00:39:53.079 --> 00:39:55.840 on the board snatching for him and stopped to snash 733 00:39:55.920 --> 00:39:59.159 him and that and Coach looked at him. He said, 734 00:39:59.159 --> 00:40:02.199 all right, you're gonna do. You better respond and Andre 735 00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:05.760 he responded, He played great that game. That's a tournament 736 00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:07.800 game too. I remember that day it was it was 737 00:40:08.320 --> 00:40:10.719 so that was one of my favorite thing was what 738 00:40:10.960 --> 00:40:16.480 coach is. He will push you, but he allowed you 739 00:40:16.599 --> 00:40:20.000 to respond and when you respond, he didn't just respond 740 00:40:20.079 --> 00:40:22.960 with words. You have to respond to your play. And 741 00:40:23.119 --> 00:40:25.119 that's one thing I loved about Coach is and you 742 00:40:25.199 --> 00:40:27.920 can see it now with the guys and then you're 743 00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:34.840 talking about coach his his coaching style changed totally and 744 00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:37.719 a lot of people got to understand that. A lot 745 00:40:37.760 --> 00:40:41.719 of you know, parents remember coach is as a firing 746 00:40:41.840 --> 00:40:45.199 guy running with those wooden shoes and sliding and then 747 00:40:45.320 --> 00:40:47.800 running back. But his coach and styles changed a lot. 748 00:40:48.159 --> 00:40:50.559 Back in the day, he used to focus only on 749 00:40:51.079 --> 00:40:53.760 being accountable. We were accountable to each other. We held 750 00:40:53.800 --> 00:40:57.480 each other accountable. You'll see guys like I remember Pete 751 00:40:57.519 --> 00:40:59.559 goes up he didn't want to go for a dunk. 752 00:40:59.719 --> 00:41:03.239 Team goes into space, that yell, and we held you 753 00:41:03.320 --> 00:41:06.719 know back, you know Charlie, same way he went back 754 00:41:06.760 --> 00:41:09.559 at h with Pete, I mean with Pete, and they 755 00:41:09.559 --> 00:41:12.679 will go back and forth. We held each other accountable. Well, 756 00:41:12.760 --> 00:41:15.480 now these players are a little different. We had more 757 00:41:15.559 --> 00:41:18.760 discipline the way we play. We played more into the 758 00:41:18.920 --> 00:41:22.360 roles coach is now he transferred and now he's doing 759 00:41:22.400 --> 00:41:25.440 more player development. Guys are doing a little more than 760 00:41:25.639 --> 00:41:29.360 just big role player of playing that particular role. And 761 00:41:29.480 --> 00:41:32.840 we leaned into leadership. Now that I think they lean 762 00:41:32.920 --> 00:41:36.039 into their numbers. They strengthen numbers. So the modern game, 763 00:41:36.440 --> 00:41:39.960 the way coach changed. He delegates a lot of stuff 764 00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:42.719 to his assistant coaches. You can see them grabbing the 765 00:41:42.800 --> 00:41:45.119 players and talking to the players. Well, coach he is 766 00:41:45.199 --> 00:41:47.679 did that lot when he you know, American managed that 767 00:41:47.760 --> 00:41:51.480 when you were playing. Now he delegates, So it's a 768 00:41:51.639 --> 00:41:54.639 big difference. And when you see the way coach is 769 00:41:55.280 --> 00:41:58.280 coach now, but he's changed with the time and I'm 770 00:41:58.320 --> 00:42:01.400 happy he did. And one on the court. 771 00:42:03.079 --> 00:42:06.519 Mm hmm. I mean that's a big thing. 772 00:42:06.599 --> 00:42:09.159 You know, we look at what you know, one of 773 00:42:09.199 --> 00:42:11.079 his best friends, he talks about it a lot, and 774 00:42:11.320 --> 00:42:13.800 you know, hate Sue says, Swerve calls and you know, 775 00:42:13.920 --> 00:42:17.320 Nick Saban is one of tom Illo's best friends. And 776 00:42:17.440 --> 00:42:21.000 he was able to do that and adapt as the time. 777 00:42:21.119 --> 00:42:24.719 Shame because the players are different, you know, the rules 778 00:42:24.719 --> 00:42:30.000 are different. Yeah this you know, look, you know the 779 00:42:30.079 --> 00:42:32.760 things that they used to do to us. If you 780 00:42:32.880 --> 00:42:35.239 do it right now, you go to one of jail. 781 00:42:35.320 --> 00:42:43.519 That's to jail, you know, but I get my n 782 00:42:43.599 --> 00:42:50.559 I on money, but I go right now. That's the 783 00:42:50.639 --> 00:42:51.039 big thing. 784 00:42:51.679 --> 00:42:54.840 And you know, before we start talking about the game, 785 00:42:54.840 --> 00:42:57.639 because I do want to start talking about the game. 786 00:42:57.679 --> 00:43:01.480 But the way people played now, everybody said I wouldn't 787 00:43:01.480 --> 00:43:07.679 have played just like you said, I would have adapted, adapted, adapted, yeah, adapted. 788 00:43:08.480 --> 00:43:12.559 But the thing about the game now, it's so catered 789 00:43:12.719 --> 00:43:18.519 to six eight, six' nine. Guys it is crazy the 790 00:43:18.639 --> 00:43:21.800 guards rural. College but if you're a big guy who 791 00:43:21.840 --> 00:43:24.320 can put the ball on the, floor he could run the, 792 00:43:24.440 --> 00:43:27.280 floor he can shoot the outside shot just a little, 793 00:43:27.320 --> 00:43:31.000 bit you'll be. Sustainable coach is see. THAT i mean 794 00:43:31.239 --> 00:43:34.920 the players see. That we were all about six, eight six.' 795 00:43:35.079 --> 00:43:38.079 nine we, Wasn't huge we wasn't seven. For us even 796 00:43:38.119 --> 00:43:41.079 the seven, foot guys they don't do so great IN, 797 00:43:41.559 --> 00:43:46.119 the nba but they do well. In college but if 798 00:43:46.159 --> 00:43:49.400 you're talking about, the transfer the type of players we could, 799 00:43:49.400 --> 00:43:52.000 Have transferred tray would have made a great player. RIGHT 800 00:43:52.119 --> 00:43:55.599 now i would have transferred over because coach wanted more 801 00:43:55.639 --> 00:43:57.599 on the back because we, could run we, can defend 802 00:43:58.000 --> 00:43:59.800 and we can we can move, our feet. 803 00:44:02.239 --> 00:44:04.079 So you don't have to rely on the block. As, much, 804 00:44:04.719 --> 00:44:05.320 no no not. 805 00:44:05.519 --> 00:44:08.639 As much but it's more fun on. THE block, i 806 00:44:08.760 --> 00:44:11.800 mean just be honest. With you that game has changed, 807 00:44:11.800 --> 00:44:15.920 a lot but it's more people pay see men going at. 808 00:44:15.960 --> 00:44:19.679 Each other and that's what. You know when they take 809 00:44:19.679 --> 00:44:23.119 the hits away, from football it. BECOMES flat. 810 00:44:25.320 --> 00:44:25.679 I right. 811 00:44:25.719 --> 00:44:29.599 To see i'm gonna say, something SEXIST but i right. To, 812 00:44:29.679 --> 00:44:37.519 see uh the other league play seven? Or seven what, 813 00:44:37.559 --> 00:44:41.239 YOU'RE saying i don't know what, they're called. But Sexist but, 814 00:44:41.320 --> 00:44:44.840 i'm saying but when you take the, hits away, you 815 00:44:44.920 --> 00:44:48.760 know take away, that aggression you take away the really 816 00:44:49.119 --> 00:44:53.599 what makes. Football football, in basketball it's a it's a. 817 00:44:53.639 --> 00:44:57.519 Physical game when you take, that away you get what. They, 818 00:44:57.639 --> 00:45:00.880 see now, you KNOW the nba is going down and 819 00:45:01.159 --> 00:45:05.320 people start to watch The WOMEN basket wnba because, you 820 00:45:05.400 --> 00:45:07.679 know you start, seeing that you know what you take 821 00:45:07.719 --> 00:45:10.840 away the, nuance system you might as well. Watch again 822 00:45:10.960 --> 00:45:13.599 not to SAY that wnba or that that's not what 823 00:45:13.760 --> 00:45:16.360 but it needs to be. A balance it needs to 824 00:45:16.400 --> 00:45:20.039 be a balance in, saying that don't take too much 825 00:45:20.159 --> 00:45:23.840 what makes men basketball away from, beans basketball men's football 826 00:45:24.119 --> 00:45:24.559 away from. 827 00:45:24.599 --> 00:45:27.679 Man's, football yeah that's ACTUALLY what i like about, THIS 828 00:45:27.880 --> 00:45:29.960 team i think more than a lot of Them At 829 00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:32.719 michigan state in. A while is it almost feels like 830 00:45:32.800 --> 00:45:37.360 a throwback where you're seeing Guys Like jeremy fears and 831 00:45:37.880 --> 00:45:40.119 some of those other guys where they're doing those little 832 00:45:40.159 --> 00:45:42.239 things that don't show up on a StatSheet that win. 833 00:45:42.320 --> 00:45:46.760 You games and, you know, and basketball like, you said 834 00:45:46.840 --> 00:45:49.239 it's gotten away. From that now it's who can shoot 835 00:45:49.320 --> 00:45:52.440 the best, from deep and even if you can't, shoot 836 00:45:52.480 --> 00:45:55.000 it you're just gonna keep shooting it because percentage JUST 837 00:45:55.039 --> 00:45:57.000 say i made eight, of THEM but i might have 838 00:45:57.119 --> 00:46:00.639 taken seventeen or a guy that's just a. Great athlete 839 00:46:00.880 --> 00:46:04.159 where With This michigan, state team so, you know maybe 840 00:46:04.159 --> 00:46:06.960 they're not the best shooting team he's had by, any 841 00:46:07.039 --> 00:46:10.960 stretch but they do everything else to win basketball games 842 00:46:11.199 --> 00:46:14.199 at a, high level and that's kind of been their 843 00:46:14.280 --> 00:46:16.920 calling CARD where i know they, get like we don't 844 00:46:17.000 --> 00:46:19.840 have the go to guy, Or WHATEVER but i don't 845 00:46:19.880 --> 00:46:22.320 know that it's necessarily bad as much as they're just 846 00:46:22.519 --> 00:46:25.599 so team oriented and it's like an old school thing 847 00:46:25.679 --> 00:46:28.000 that a lot of people forgot that this is how 848 00:46:28.079 --> 00:46:30.960 it used to. Be like so, for me it's kind 849 00:46:31.000 --> 00:46:33.480 of more refreshing to watch it because that's the type 850 00:46:33.519 --> 00:46:36.719 of BASKETBALL that i grew, up WATCHING and, i enjoy, 851 00:46:37.039 --> 00:46:40.599 you know seeing the Things like Draymond That, Golden, state like, 852 00:46:41.360 --> 00:46:44.039 you know he's not gonna light it up from a, 853 00:46:44.079 --> 00:46:46.159 scoring standpoint because that's not what they need him to, 854 00:46:46.199 --> 00:46:49.880 do there but all the little plays by studying the 855 00:46:50.000 --> 00:46:52.599 screen right or getting the ball to the right spot 856 00:46:52.719 --> 00:46:55.880 for staff. Or whatever all that, stuff MATTERS and i 857 00:46:55.960 --> 00:47:00.079 think it kind of gets overlooked in the development of 858 00:47:00.199 --> 00:47:02.920 kids these days. PLAYING basketball i. 859 00:47:03.000 --> 00:47:06.280 Appreciate you, saying that, really DO because i think a 860 00:47:06.360 --> 00:47:07.920 lot of people. Don't stay you can make a career, 861 00:47:08.039 --> 00:47:10.199 off that and THAT'S what. I did i made the 862 00:47:10.280 --> 00:47:13.800 career just being, a winner doing the little things that takes. 863 00:47:13.960 --> 00:47:17.480 To win ONE thing i do like about this team 864 00:47:17.639 --> 00:47:19.639 is the way to get up and down. The court 865 00:47:20.280 --> 00:47:22.360 that reminds us when they take that ball off that 866 00:47:22.880 --> 00:47:25.320 you know the, team scores they take off, the net, 867 00:47:25.840 --> 00:47:28.800 they running, they agreebound, They're RUNNING and i think that 868 00:47:29.079 --> 00:47:32.400 is what people like, about them is taking. Quick advantage 869 00:47:32.440 --> 00:47:35.320 and coach you a great job daring people to play zone. 870 00:47:35.360 --> 00:47:37.719 ON them i don't think anybody want to play Zone 871 00:47:37.719 --> 00:47:41.159 Against michigan state right now because we're doing a great 872 00:47:41.239 --> 00:47:44.679 job attacking. Their zone we talk about what. 873 00:47:45.119 --> 00:47:47.599 That does, you know as a, basketball player you know 874 00:47:47.719 --> 00:47:51.400 you're on the opposing side and somebody, is said taking 875 00:47:51.440 --> 00:47:53.639 the ball off and then right back in transition, right 876 00:47:53.679 --> 00:47:54.719 away what does that make? 877 00:47:54.760 --> 00:47:54.800 You? 878 00:47:54.880 --> 00:47:56.760 Feel like what does it do to the psyche of the? 879 00:47:56.800 --> 00:47:59.000 Opposing team one. 880 00:47:59.000 --> 00:48:01.280 You don't get a chance to say the break, you 881 00:48:01.400 --> 00:48:05.360 know when scoring a point gives YOU that i. DON'T 882 00:48:05.400 --> 00:48:07.840 know I guess i'm a. Fat boy and side. Gets 883 00:48:07.920 --> 00:48:12.119 that so it makes you feel like you just. Say 884 00:48:12.639 --> 00:48:14.960 nice you don't get the chance to really enjoy. That 885 00:48:15.079 --> 00:48:18.400 cookie you have just got to get back put. IT 886 00:48:18.480 --> 00:48:20.639 down i gotta go back on. The treadmill IT'S like 887 00:48:23.239 --> 00:48:26.719 i gotta go back on. The treadmill and that so 888 00:48:27.039 --> 00:48:29.159 later you're gonna throw up if you keep playing, like that. 889 00:48:30.559 --> 00:48:32.440 You will Uh. 890 00:48:35.519 --> 00:48:39.960 SO uh i like the fact coach and having trust 891 00:48:40.000 --> 00:48:42.880 in your players to make their own decisions, AND coach 892 00:48:43.400 --> 00:48:45.599 i see that a lot that players are making. The 893 00:48:45.639 --> 00:48:49.400 better that's what we. Did before coach is a lot 894 00:48:49.440 --> 00:48:51.320 of people don't know that continues to call some of 895 00:48:51.360 --> 00:48:54.480 the calls when we. Were. Playing uh he gave a 896 00:48:54.559 --> 00:48:57.599 lot of freedom to, the GUARDS and i think he's 897 00:48:57.679 --> 00:49:00.880 doing a good job now. With that, BUT know i 898 00:49:00.960 --> 00:49:04.800 think they get. Into spots you know when you when 899 00:49:04.800 --> 00:49:06.639 you used to play back in, the days you get. 900 00:49:06.679 --> 00:49:10.360 Your spot you knew that was your spot because you 901 00:49:10.400 --> 00:49:12.440 knew where you're. Gonna go the other players knew what you're, 902 00:49:12.440 --> 00:49:15.079 gonna do so it's easier to React TO and i 903 00:49:15.159 --> 00:49:17.840 think that's what we're doing great is we're getting back 904 00:49:17.840 --> 00:49:20.559 to getting to your spots knowing what. You. Do great you, 905 00:49:20.679 --> 00:49:23.320 go left, go left you go right. Or right if 906 00:49:23.360 --> 00:49:25.679 you shoot, the ball shoot, the ball. Be confident we 907 00:49:25.760 --> 00:49:28.159 got your rebound and THAT'S what. I think that's what 908 00:49:29.039 --> 00:49:30.679 the team is. Doing great this year. 909 00:49:32.360 --> 00:49:35.840 You played With With jason Richards and kevin TOBE which 910 00:49:36.000 --> 00:49:38.320 i Didn't Know kevin tobell was the number one player 911 00:49:39.000 --> 00:49:40.559 coming out of high school when he Came To. 912 00:49:40.639 --> 00:49:41.760 MICHIGAN state i didn't. 913 00:49:41.519 --> 00:49:47.239 Know that to like, five spring five homecoming games five 914 00:49:47.320 --> 00:49:50.480 years ago. HOMECOMING games i, knew that, but uh someone 915 00:49:50.559 --> 00:49:54.280 wanted to know who was more athletic, and also uh 916 00:49:55.320 --> 00:49:57.920 for you and, my man my man on the other side, right, 917 00:49:57.960 --> 00:50:01.079 there jaen who are y'all top five. 918 00:50:02.880 --> 00:50:04.760 Players of all time with? Coach? 919 00:50:05.280 --> 00:50:07.400 Career, oh man you're gonna put me on the spot. 920 00:50:07.480 --> 00:50:10.199 With that, YOU know i can't. Stand last you, got 921 00:50:10.239 --> 00:50:11.480 happy but he ain't thinking about. 922 00:50:11.559 --> 00:50:17.320 Me anything, my, NAME man, I know i know you Guys, 923 00:50:17.480 --> 00:50:20.440 like pete but you say My. Name steve You, got 924 00:50:20.519 --> 00:50:23.800 pete You. Got Steve you stephen, din't play but you 925 00:50:23.880 --> 00:50:27.639 know He got stephen. In play, but okay so let. 926 00:50:27.599 --> 00:50:31.719 Me answer this. Last one kat was a man child 927 00:50:32.760 --> 00:50:34.800 when he came out of. High school you're talking. About 928 00:50:34.800 --> 00:50:37.880 athletic just the way he jumped and the way he 929 00:50:38.000 --> 00:50:40.519 floated through the air made he may jump and. LOOK 930 00:50:40.679 --> 00:50:43.800 easy I never i want to see. HIM play i 931 00:50:43.880 --> 00:50:45.119 ain't never seen anybody. 932 00:50:45.239 --> 00:50:45.280 Do. 933 00:50:45.360 --> 00:50:48.239 It Now jay rich was a. Different athletics but the 934 00:50:48.320 --> 00:50:50.760 way he jumped and, he sprank he just kept going. And, 935 00:50:50.840 --> 00:50:56.239 GOING unfortunately kt had a bone up in his ankle 936 00:50:57.199 --> 00:51:00.159 and that caused his athleticism to drop so much us, 937 00:51:00.800 --> 00:51:04.400 you know and that was that's that's why that question is, 938 00:51:04.519 --> 00:51:07.480 so hard because when you're an eighteen year old jumping, 939 00:51:07.639 --> 00:51:11.159 like that he didn't get to be a nineteen. Year, 940 00:51:11.159 --> 00:51:13.239 old now he didn't get to be a twenty. Year 941 00:51:13.239 --> 00:51:14.920 old he didn't get to be a twenty one. Year 942 00:51:14.960 --> 00:51:17.280 old and, your body if you know about the, BODY 943 00:51:17.320 --> 00:51:21.159 structure i jumped BETTER when i was, twenty one twenty 944 00:51:21.239 --> 00:51:23.760 TWO than i was. At nineteen some people don't understand 945 00:51:23.840 --> 00:51:26.480 that because you, got now you've, got strength you got, 946 00:51:26.519 --> 00:51:29.280 the athleticism and the way, we train you're. Gonna, jump 947 00:51:31.119 --> 00:51:33.320 obviously depending on how much weight you put on your 948 00:51:33.360 --> 00:51:39.800 body and your. It Matters But jay rich he had 949 00:51:39.880 --> 00:51:42.559 to be THE best i. Played with but this, car 950 00:51:42.760 --> 00:51:44.800 kid he has to be THE best i. Ever seen 951 00:51:46.599 --> 00:51:49.760 i'm gonna say this now he's talking about athlete of. 952 00:51:49.960 --> 00:51:53.159 All athletes this, CAR kid i think he could be 953 00:51:53.239 --> 00:51:55.400 the guy to go play any sports in. The world 954 00:51:56.400 --> 00:51:58.880 he could jump out, the gym he, could run he 955 00:51:59.000 --> 00:52:01.719 gets them down. The court what he can, play football 956 00:52:01.800 --> 00:52:05.079 he could be. A boxer he's actually the way. He 957 00:52:05.320 --> 00:52:07.440 is he can play in the sports and. Be successful 958 00:52:07.480 --> 00:52:17.719 And SO. Carl, j rish he might GOT you i 959 00:52:17.800 --> 00:52:20.400 love you y you want the, Dunk context but this, 960 00:52:20.719 --> 00:52:28.480 this man he's an athlete court court, top, five yeah. 961 00:52:31.760 --> 00:52:37.920 Top top five of. THAT'S tough i gotta have, l right. 962 00:52:41.599 --> 00:52:41.760 That's. 963 00:52:41.880 --> 00:52:42.639 Number One. 964 00:52:45.320 --> 00:52:49.519 Then martine like obviously for, obvious reason matteen cleaves. 965 00:52:49.719 --> 00:52:50.719 The leader he. 966 00:52:50.840 --> 00:52:54.400 Kind of got the whole. Thing, going uh the kind 967 00:52:54.440 --> 00:52:58.079 of got the, national championship all the, assist record all. 968 00:52:58.119 --> 00:52:59.719 That STUFF so i think you gotta go. 969 00:52:59.840 --> 00:53:00.440 With Him. 970 00:53:02.639 --> 00:53:04.199 Morris peterson. 971 00:53:05.360 --> 00:53:06.679 Just, you know he. 972 00:53:07.159 --> 00:53:10.840 Was clutch and then if you have, my team obviously 973 00:53:10.960 --> 00:53:13.159 you have his right, hand man where like they just 974 00:53:13.360 --> 00:53:16.559 know what the other one's thinking before they, Do it so, 975 00:53:17.360 --> 00:53:19.920 with HIM so i think you got both of those 976 00:53:20.000 --> 00:53:24.639 guys On The, New championship i'm A huge he was 977 00:53:24.679 --> 00:53:27.480 only here, one year so maybe that disqualifies him. From 978 00:53:27.519 --> 00:53:31.400 It But, zach, randolph like that's literally probably one of 979 00:53:31.480 --> 00:53:35.039 my favorite players ever watching where everything was below, the 980 00:53:35.159 --> 00:53:37.840 rim but he was just such a good basketball playerly 981 00:53:38.719 --> 00:53:40.800 like he did the, little things he knew how, to 982 00:53:40.920 --> 00:53:44.960 score just everything was great. With HIM so I Got 983 00:53:45.079 --> 00:53:51.360 zach randof on, the Team Probably jason richardson just because 984 00:53:51.360 --> 00:53:54.840 you got to have someone running the wing throwing the 985 00:53:54.920 --> 00:53:57.119 SYST which, I mean I guess peterson, does that but 986 00:53:57.199 --> 00:54:01.440 if you have those, two together And then i'd probably have, 987 00:54:01.559 --> 00:54:02.639 al right so we have the. 988 00:54:02.719 --> 00:54:03.800 BAGS covering. 989 00:54:06.400 --> 00:54:10.480 I think, another one which again he was the one, 990 00:54:10.559 --> 00:54:13.400 year GUY but i really enjoyed his, time Here Was, 991 00:54:13.480 --> 00:54:17.159 jaron jackson like just because then you have that stretch 992 00:54:17.239 --> 00:54:19.679 forward that you like. To have so then you Can 993 00:54:19.760 --> 00:54:22.800 Have zach zebo down in the paint doing, his thing 994 00:54:23.519 --> 00:54:28.440 and then you Can have jaron kind of spacing that 995 00:54:28.559 --> 00:54:30.360 out and letting him do his thing and getting. His 996 00:54:30.480 --> 00:54:33.760 shots and then you Know where zach couldn't protect the rim, 997 00:54:34.320 --> 00:54:37.239 on defense but he. Guarded guy then you have a 998 00:54:37.320 --> 00:54:41.679 rim Protector With. 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About That 1055 00:58:09.760 --> 00:58:10.239 it's werve. 1056 00:58:10.360 --> 00:58:14.079 Talking man swerve is international and people don't Know That 1057 00:58:14.880 --> 00:58:21.320 Cedric swerven irving is an internationally known commodity Aka. Poppy tool, 1058 00:58:23.360 --> 00:58:27.039 listen man, YOU know i really appreciate what you've done 1059 00:58:27.119 --> 00:58:30.000 here and coming on the show and showing us what's 1060 00:58:30.079 --> 00:58:32.920 going On With michigan. State basketball when you look at 1061 00:58:32.960 --> 00:58:37.159 what's going on And happen, Tomorrow Night michigan State faces 1062 00:58:37.280 --> 00:58:43.440 briant at ten PM. On tbs, you know this is 1063 00:58:43.480 --> 00:58:46.559 a team that's known to move up and down. The court, You, 1064 00:58:46.639 --> 00:58:49.599 know corey you know. About this i'm sure you've had 1065 00:58:49.639 --> 00:58:52.280 to break this down yourself at two Point. Seven sports 1066 00:58:52.840 --> 00:58:55.519 you know how your person who has been in the, 1067 00:58:55.559 --> 00:58:58.400 first round you just said that it's a not a 1068 00:58:58.480 --> 00:58:59.400 great place to be. 1069 00:59:00.119 --> 00:59:02.239 The league, you know like this is so much on. 1070 00:59:02.320 --> 00:59:04.840 The live this is a team that can run and 1071 00:59:04.960 --> 00:59:07.719 shoot with the best. Of them what do you think 1072 00:59:07.840 --> 00:59:09.639 the outcome of this game will? 1073 00:59:09.719 --> 00:59:13.599 Be tomorrow so the, first GAME like i, always say 1074 00:59:13.840 --> 00:59:16.480 is getting everybody on the on the on the, right 1075 00:59:16.679 --> 00:59:22.159 tone the right. Path together gotta know your you gotta know. 1076 00:59:22.239 --> 00:59:25.000 Your opponent you got to give them great respect. A lot, you, 1077 00:59:25.079 --> 00:59:28.159 know right they're here for. A reason they didn't just 1078 00:59:28.320 --> 00:59:31.119 make it here. By mistake they're not just uh the 1079 00:59:31.199 --> 00:59:34.079 same preseason and the team that just, come out they 1080 00:59:34.119 --> 00:59:37.079 got to understand they they're one of the best shot 1081 00:59:37.119 --> 00:59:39.880 block of teams. Out there and that's something that you 1082 00:59:39.960 --> 00:59:43.079 know they, you know no, matter what you got to 1083 00:59:43.119 --> 00:59:46.079 take it to. Their chess they got six years fiftieth 1084 00:59:46.159 --> 00:59:49.440 seniors and you got fifty or six. Years seiens they, 1085 00:59:49.519 --> 00:59:52.599 got experience they got, you know this is their last, 1086 00:59:52.639 --> 00:59:55.239 go round and some of them think this is their 1087 00:59:55.280 --> 00:59:58.280 way to get TO the nba or to get. Their, 1088 00:59:58.360 --> 01:00:01.599 Overseas look so have a great Game Against. Michigan state 1089 01:00:01.800 --> 01:00:05.400 some shots may, go in then you must sky report you, 1090 01:00:05.519 --> 01:00:10.559 got it whether weather. The storm first, to hit, you 1091 01:00:10.679 --> 01:00:13.800 know don't get hitting them. Off first be a boxer first, 1092 01:00:13.800 --> 01:00:16.039 of all who get sending them out usually the one, 1093 01:00:16.079 --> 01:00:20.960 That fall so learn how to. Hit first, next thing stay, 1094 01:00:21.119 --> 01:00:25.559 stick together really, stick together because things may happen that 1095 01:00:25.840 --> 01:00:28.519 you know you might. Not suspect you may not catch, 1096 01:00:28.599 --> 01:00:31.519 The ball you may slip out in the hand because 1097 01:00:31.559 --> 01:00:34.760 you know nuns. Hits you so sticking together so those 1098 01:00:34.840 --> 01:00:37.880 kinds of things need. To happen another THING is i 1099 01:00:38.119 --> 01:00:40.119 you know we, YOU know i don't know, about you 1100 01:00:40.239 --> 01:00:42.920 but scenes got to step up and show you know why. 1101 01:00:43.000 --> 01:00:45.440 THE scenes i have a lot of Things. ABOUT frankie 1102 01:00:45.800 --> 01:00:48.719 i tell frank HE'S the. X factor he, got played 1103 01:00:48.960 --> 01:00:51.599 he got played like this is this last it's his last. 1104 01:00:51.639 --> 01:00:54.960 GO round i see him BEING an x factor in 1105 01:00:55.079 --> 01:00:57.679 these kind. Of games he may not be in a 1106 01:00:57.880 --> 01:01:00.840 big like we talked about, big scoreboard but those little 1107 01:01:00.880 --> 01:01:05.239 things will count when it comes to where they. Gotta 1108 01:01:05.280 --> 01:01:11.039 go so, seeing, leadership understanding respecting, your opponent knowing what they. 1109 01:01:11.119 --> 01:01:14.079 Do well they, block shots take it to, that chest 1110 01:01:14.559 --> 01:01:16.880 take it to. That chest they're gonna. Hit shots you're 1111 01:01:16.920 --> 01:01:19.199 gonna hit some some. Crazy shots this is how. It 1112 01:01:19.400 --> 01:01:23.400 is they got fifty or six. Year seniors you gotta 1113 01:01:23.480 --> 01:01:26.119 they gotta. Transfer there that's. A junior so there's a 1114 01:01:26.159 --> 01:01:28.800 lot of people out there that, you know they they 1115 01:01:28.880 --> 01:01:31.719 got a lot to. Play for and play. Your game 1116 01:01:32.239 --> 01:01:34.519 don't try to do something you haven't done in. A 1117 01:01:34.639 --> 01:01:38.320 while play, your game keep, it simple and then whether 1118 01:01:38.440 --> 01:01:42.320 the storm and everything will be Okay For. Michigan state that's. My, prediction. 1119 01:01:45.000 --> 01:01:45.320 Okay. 1120 01:01:46.840 --> 01:01:50.800 Your muted all he said was to sum it up. 1121 01:01:52.079 --> 01:01:52.559 The, head. 1122 01:01:55.440 --> 01:01:58.119 Yes what's what's your thoughts on? 1123 01:01:58.239 --> 01:01:58.280 This? 1124 01:01:58.440 --> 01:02:01.920 THING yeah i think it'll be an entertaining game just 1125 01:02:01.960 --> 01:02:04.519 because both teams like, to run so it's gonna be. 1126 01:02:04.599 --> 01:02:05.480 FAST paced. 1127 01:02:06.760 --> 01:02:10.199 I think the question is can they match the Physicality 1128 01:02:10.280 --> 01:02:14.800 That michigan state's. Gonna bring and they block, shots well, 1129 01:02:15.159 --> 01:02:18.039 BUT defensively i don't know that they're the most efficient 1130 01:02:18.119 --> 01:02:21.800 defensive team, out there so that maybe they do some 1131 01:02:21.920 --> 01:02:24.239 gambles where they can protect the rim a, little bit 1132 01:02:24.320 --> 01:02:28.440 but they're susceptible to getting beat off the dribble and stuff. 1133 01:02:28.440 --> 01:02:32.440 Like THAT so i Think For, michigan state, you know attack. 1134 01:02:32.559 --> 01:02:34.880 The rim That's Where michigan state's at. Their best and 1135 01:02:35.519 --> 01:02:37.800 when you go, into it you got to go do 1136 01:02:37.960 --> 01:02:40.679 with what you. Do Best And michigan state's best when they're. 1137 01:02:40.719 --> 01:02:46.079 Attacking it And like, al mentioned, you know if you've got, 1138 01:02:46.159 --> 01:02:49.480 shot blockers that's just get right into, their chests see 1139 01:02:49.480 --> 01:02:51.960 if they get up vertical, or not throw some fowels 1140 01:02:52.000 --> 01:02:55.079 and then just wear them out. WITH numbers i think 1141 01:02:55.559 --> 01:02:58.679 it's kind of the goal and just, you know do 1142 01:02:59.440 --> 01:03:00.840 your game and it should be. 1143 01:03:00.920 --> 01:03:04.679 All right, you know, you know somebody needs to put. 1144 01:03:04.760 --> 01:03:07.800 UP here I heard corey had ten k On the 1145 01:03:07.920 --> 01:03:12.440 wolverines laugh out especially and you know just. 1146 01:03:12.599 --> 01:03:18.800 JUST what i don't know. 1147 01:03:19.079 --> 01:03:20.480 HE said i guess he. 1148 01:03:20.559 --> 01:03:24.440 Means Winning, but corey, YOU know i got to ask, 1149 01:03:24.480 --> 01:03:27.960 you about, you Know A michigan state football spring, football 1150 01:03:28.079 --> 01:03:29.719 question because it wouldn't. 1151 01:03:29.719 --> 01:03:30.440 Be right you're. 1152 01:03:30.480 --> 01:03:33.679 ON here, i mean we got The Great alan, gawn 1153 01:03:33.800 --> 01:03:35.719 here but you know we got to talk. About football 1154 01:03:35.800 --> 01:03:39.599 just for. A second what are you Hearing About michigan 1155 01:03:39.639 --> 01:03:41.719 state football? Right now you know we're not having a. 1156 01:03:41.760 --> 01:03:43.119 Spring game, you. 1157 01:03:43.159 --> 01:03:46.599 Know there's been lots of conversation. About that what is 1158 01:03:46.639 --> 01:03:49.639 your take on what's happening And Where michigan state football. 1159 01:03:49.719 --> 01:03:53.159 IS headed, I mean i just think that's you're going 1160 01:03:53.199 --> 01:03:55.960 to say you've seen other teams. Do it that's just 1161 01:03:56.039 --> 01:03:58.159 where the game is right now because there's no protection 1162 01:03:58.360 --> 01:04:01.480 for your your players because it's literally putting them on 1163 01:04:01.559 --> 01:04:05.159 an auction right before the. Portal opens SO so i 1164 01:04:05.239 --> 01:04:08.559 mean until there's something, in PLACE which i think the. 1165 01:04:11.800 --> 01:04:12.960 But that's like the. 1166 01:04:13.079 --> 01:04:14.039 Auction, BLOCK. 1167 01:04:15.559 --> 01:04:18.360 Yeah i mean at, this point like you go see 1168 01:04:18.400 --> 01:04:21.320 a guy out there make some plays and then then 1169 01:04:22.039 --> 01:04:24.320 all of a sudden you have five hundred thousand dollars 1170 01:04:24.440 --> 01:04:27.239 to entice them. To leave you know how that IS 1171 01:04:27.320 --> 01:04:30.880 because i think the spring is maybe the last of 1172 01:04:30.960 --> 01:04:33.519 the really wild west. Of it if they do get something, 1173 01:04:34.079 --> 01:04:36.440 in place which you know that looks like they're trying to, 1174 01:04:36.559 --> 01:04:39.880 do that whether the courts, allow it where you're gonna 1175 01:04:39.920 --> 01:04:43.639 get rid of some of the the craziness with it 1176 01:04:43.760 --> 01:04:46.079 and level out the money where it needs to BE because, 1177 01:04:46.400 --> 01:04:48.480 I mean i've said On The You guys show a lot, 1178 01:04:48.480 --> 01:04:51.760 of times no kid should be taking a pay cut 1179 01:04:52.360 --> 01:04:54.679 from going from college TO the nfl as a good 1180 01:04:54.719 --> 01:04:57.039 player like like that just don't make no sense if 1181 01:04:57.320 --> 01:05:00.719 this is the highest level and you're making more money 1182 01:05:00.760 --> 01:05:04.239 to stay in college than you've got just the system 1183 01:05:04.320 --> 01:05:08.920 a little. Bit BETTER so i think you're gonna if 1184 01:05:09.000 --> 01:05:12.519 what they Do in, new effect where you kind of 1185 01:05:12.639 --> 01:05:15.480 limit the chaos and you put that hard cap, on 1186 01:05:15.599 --> 01:05:19.360 it like they're talking about outside of the legitimate nil 1187 01:05:19.440 --> 01:05:24.000 stuff where, YOU'RE advertising i think you can get beyond 1188 01:05:24.039 --> 01:05:27.079 that and maybe we'll start seeing spring games and spring 1189 01:05:27.159 --> 01:05:30.199 showcases again around. The COUNTRY but i think you're gonna 1190 01:05:30.199 --> 01:05:33.599 see a lot of Teams Besides, Michigan state texas has 1191 01:05:33.639 --> 01:05:35.800 already announced they're, doing it and they have as much money, 1192 01:05:35.840 --> 01:05:39.599 As anybody so, you know it's just gonna be what 1193 01:05:39.760 --> 01:05:43.360 it is until there's some protection for in place for 1194 01:05:43.760 --> 01:05:44.480 your guys to. 1195 01:05:44.599 --> 01:05:45.559 Not jump. 1196 01:05:46.800 --> 01:05:48.519 BUT so, i MEAN like i get, it. 1197 01:05:48.519 --> 01:05:51.079 BECAUSE like, i said like you've had a lot of, 1198 01:05:51.159 --> 01:05:53.440 great times you bring your kids to, those games, they're 1199 01:05:53.480 --> 01:05:56.119 free all, That STUFF like i get all, That stuff 1200 01:05:56.199 --> 01:05:59.360 but the bottom line is the, bottom, Line uh and 1201 01:05:59.440 --> 01:06:03.239 that's what happened in the fall with. Their, roster yeah. 1202 01:06:04.519 --> 01:06:04.920 That's one of. 1203 01:06:04.960 --> 01:06:06.840 THOSE things i just want to ask you a question 1204 01:06:07.360 --> 01:06:10.679 before we get out. Of here what are your Thoughts 1205 01:06:10.719 --> 01:06:12.000 On kid cunningham And The. 1206 01:06:12.119 --> 01:06:16.239 Detroit pistons congratulations to them, right now they're. 1207 01:06:16.280 --> 01:06:17.039 PLAYING better. 1208 01:06:18.960 --> 01:06:23.559 I think that they're finding, their way they're finding how, 1209 01:06:23.719 --> 01:06:26.920 to WIN and i think that's what the city has been. 1210 01:06:26.960 --> 01:06:30.760 Waiting for and they're start to represent how the. City 1211 01:06:31.039 --> 01:06:35.559 looks the way, They're playing they're bringing pieces, from everywhere 1212 01:06:35.960 --> 01:06:38.719 AND they're i think they're. Buying in they're, buying IN 1213 01:06:38.840 --> 01:06:40.760 and i think the city is starting to embrace them a. 1214 01:06:40.800 --> 01:06:45.119 Lot more, Me personally i'm just waiting for. The playoffs 1215 01:06:45.199 --> 01:06:48.719 i'm one of. THOSE guys i love, you guys but, 1216 01:06:49.039 --> 01:06:51.639 come on let's let's get over this. Little huddle then 1217 01:06:51.960 --> 01:06:53.920 let's get to. The playoffs let's get to the playoffs 1218 01:06:53.920 --> 01:06:56.360 and let's. Make noise AND then i, could say. LET'S 1219 01:06:56.440 --> 01:06:59.719 go i like where, it's going but we got to 1220 01:06:59.719 --> 01:07:03.280 get over. This home. This home just making the playoffs, 1221 01:07:03.400 --> 01:07:07.159 is cool but let's make noise in. The playoffs, oh 1222 01:07:07.280 --> 01:07:08.119 yeah what's up? 1223 01:07:08.199 --> 01:07:08.239 For? 1224 01:07:08.360 --> 01:07:11.480 IT yeah i agree. With them i've kind of been 1225 01:07:11.519 --> 01:07:14.360 Watching the, Pistons too but IN, the nba it's all 1226 01:07:14.559 --> 01:07:17.920 all about the playoffs that when that intensity. Ratchets it But, 1227 01:07:18.519 --> 01:07:21.000 BUT yeah i like what you're seeing from them because 1228 01:07:21.159 --> 01:07:24.000 they're kind of the same thing that we talked About With, 1229 01:07:24.079 --> 01:07:28.159 michigan state but obviously at the AT the nba level 1230 01:07:28.280 --> 01:07:32.239 where the talent's obviously more refined, and higher and then 1231 01:07:32.239 --> 01:07:35.039 you got the Superstar And. Kate cunningham but but you 1232 01:07:35.159 --> 01:07:37.599 look at it like they're they're just all happy. To 1233 01:07:37.679 --> 01:07:40.360 win they don't care who makes the shot or the past. 1234 01:07:40.440 --> 01:07:43.599 Or Whatever they they're just bought in as. A TEAM 1235 01:07:43.639 --> 01:07:45.719 and i think that's fun to see them do that 1236 01:07:45.880 --> 01:07:50.960 again because we had some disasters years with them since 1237 01:07:51.079 --> 01:07:53.039 the going to work. Team, THERE. 1238 01:07:54.480 --> 01:07:58.480 Yeah I think i think that is if you ever 1239 01:07:58.559 --> 01:08:00.480 looked at the teams that Won The sham Ships, In, 1240 01:08:00.599 --> 01:08:05.199 detroit yeah that is. Our formula That is, detroit teams 1241 01:08:05.719 --> 01:08:08.039 all the bad. Boy teams every bad boy team was 1242 01:08:08.360 --> 01:08:11.679 a group of guys. Came together if, you individually they 1243 01:08:11.719 --> 01:08:14.599 ain't gonna be, great superstars but when you put, them together. 1244 01:08:14.719 --> 01:08:17.199 They will they make. Great team they, won CHAMPIONSHIP and 1245 01:08:17.279 --> 01:08:20.800 i think that's what they're stuned. To Understand and i'm 1246 01:08:20.800 --> 01:08:25.800 Gonna say, michigan stated we. Started it, michigan stated we 1247 01:08:25.840 --> 01:08:31.199 started WITH and i Think because michigan can has learned their, lesson. Tradition, 1248 01:08:31.399 --> 01:08:37.199 malice tradition malice that we do for our, tradition matters 1249 01:08:37.760 --> 01:08:42.279 like even the kissing up, the spawn. It matters that's How, we. 1250 01:08:42.520 --> 01:08:46.119 Yeah That's what i'm. Talking about what That's. 1251 01:08:46.000 --> 01:08:48.479 What detroit is trying. To do it's trying to get 1252 01:08:49.239 --> 01:08:51.960 some type of tradition back. Into THEM and i think 1253 01:08:52.079 --> 01:08:55.399 that's what they're stunted. To see like, team basketball the 1254 01:08:55.520 --> 01:09:00.640 way we play back in the eighties, AND nineties i 1255 01:09:00.720 --> 01:09:04.279 think THAT'S a dna of. The city it's a whole 1256 01:09:04.319 --> 01:09:07.000 bunch of people coming together to make. One car so 1257 01:09:07.880 --> 01:09:10.399 and that call would Be a Cadillac and i'm. Driving, 1258 01:09:10.439 --> 01:09:14.560 it so but that is that is and he Goes 1259 01:09:14.600 --> 01:09:19.000 of detroit and the city should represent the team should represent. 1260 01:09:19.159 --> 01:09:21.760 The CITY and i think that's what this team. Is 1261 01:09:21.840 --> 01:09:24.840 doing a whole bunch of individuals coming together play like. A, 1262 01:09:24.920 --> 01:09:27.399 team yeah you got k but you got. Other people 1263 01:09:27.920 --> 01:09:30.319 he's doing. Great too all these other players pieces are 1264 01:09:30.359 --> 01:09:34.840 coming together and that it, looks good no doubt. 1265 01:09:34.840 --> 01:09:35.600 About. IT brother. 1266 01:09:37.279 --> 01:09:40.880 I, love Detroit. Love michigan you know we All Love michigan. 1267 01:09:40.960 --> 01:09:44.279 State swear let's your find thoughts before. 1268 01:09:44.079 --> 01:09:44.439 We get out. 1269 01:09:44.479 --> 01:09:47.239 Of, Here man first, OF all i want to THANK 1270 01:09:47.359 --> 01:09:50.600 double a giving us, the knowledge giving us the tradition. 1271 01:09:50.720 --> 01:09:53.920 And history always a pleasure to hear, my Man. C 1272 01:09:54.199 --> 01:09:57.199 rob but you, Know what i'm just happy right Now 1273 01:09:57.359 --> 01:10:03.880 That mama hall was tune back in and and supporting the. 1274 01:10:04.079 --> 01:10:07.560 Podcast again, Thank You. Mama hall you made my night. 1275 01:10:07.640 --> 01:10:08.000 To night. 1276 01:10:08.079 --> 01:10:11.640 Appreciate, YOU oh i love that you know And see 1277 01:10:11.720 --> 01:10:13.840 rob definitely thank you for what you've been, able to, 1278 01:10:14.479 --> 01:10:15.479 you know contribute to. 1279 01:10:16.039 --> 01:10:19.840 EVERY show, i mean it's what. You do but, now wish, 1280 01:10:20.199 --> 01:10:21.960 hey baby, hey man look. 1281 01:10:22.159 --> 01:10:25.840 On these days you don't get my, Name. RIGHT aloysious I. 1282 01:10:26.000 --> 01:10:26.199 Love. 1283 01:10:26.399 --> 01:10:28.199 ALISIOUS man i. 1284 01:10:28.319 --> 01:10:28.800 Want to tell you. 1285 01:10:28.880 --> 01:10:31.960 A story i can't say it Online because I'LL be 1286 01:10:32.359 --> 01:10:33.279 i will definitely. 1287 01:10:33.359 --> 01:10:41.319 Be canceled but way of saying My, Name Aloysious. I'LL tellious, 1288 01:10:41.840 --> 01:10:49.680 I wish, i Wish but i'm Telling you i'll tell you, 1289 01:10:49.760 --> 01:10:51.520 the STORY but i can't tell YOU because I know 1290 01:10:51.800 --> 01:10:53.199 i will be CANCELED if. 1291 01:10:53.239 --> 01:10:56.039 I cancel we gonna let you. 1292 01:10:56.079 --> 01:10:56.239 Get. 1293 01:10:56.279 --> 01:10:58.640 Canceled bro we, love, you man we, Love you we 1294 01:10:58.760 --> 01:11:01.399 love thim so we love every thing that you guys. 1295 01:11:01.520 --> 01:11:07.439 Stand For In michigs state basketball and. Athletics, completely lloysus. 1296 01:11:11.439 --> 01:11:14.960 You give you a. Hard time we get, it here. 1297 01:11:16.560 --> 01:11:19.079 Blading me i'm not even gonna. Try double we. 1298 01:11:19.199 --> 01:11:22.880 Gonna try, all right, all right but send your girlfriend Lloysous. 1299 01:11:24.640 --> 01:11:25.880 C Rob I'm. 1300 01:11:25.960 --> 01:11:28.359 Jason straighthorn this Is. 1301 01:11:28.520 --> 01:11:31.560 Sparta, imsue everybody have a, Good night god bless, you 1302 01:11:31.680 --> 01:11:35.640 all and, Go green, go, white white