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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>on a Tuesday game day. Louisville and Virginia Tech tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking Kentucky play tonight, but they don't play

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<v Speaker 2>until tomorrow, and I know they're taking on a Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 2>team that has really kind of fallen apart in in

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<v Speaker 2>SEC play, which is of course hurt Louisville because that's

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<v Speaker 2>one of their losses. That's the loss that right now

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<v Speaker 2>stands as a Quad two loss. But if Oklahoma can

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<v Speaker 2>somehow finish in the top fifty of the net, then

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<v Speaker 2>it becomes a Quad one loss, which that's not a

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<v Speaker 2>big difference. But if your Quad one looks better, that's

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<v Speaker 2>good for you. It's just you know, I think the

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<v Speaker 2>committee will realize if Oklahoma finishes at fifty or forty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's it's that should that's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>taken into consideration as well. But anyways, Oklahoma, Yeah, they lost.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe it was six in a row. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>they lost Gosh, they lost six of seven starting at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of January and Their only wins in SEC

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<v Speaker 2>play came against the bad teams Arkansas, South Carolina, Vandy.

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<v Speaker 3>They actually lost to LSU.

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<v Speaker 2>But they did just beat Mississippi State, which is their

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<v Speaker 2>best win of the season. Really, I guess really their

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<v Speaker 2>best win of SEC play they do have. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they're went against Loislle. That's funny. I don't know why,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm just not used to looking at Louisville as

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<v Speaker 2>a good win because it has I mean, you didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have many wins the last few years, but if you

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<v Speaker 2>go look at, you know, teams that beat Louisville, lois

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<v Speaker 2>is a valuable win. I mean, Louisville is a quad

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<v Speaker 2>one win for everybody who they who has beat them

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<v Speaker 2>because they're top thirty overall. I mean, by the way, Oklahoma,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this. This This is an example of why

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<v Speaker 2>people can claim the SEC is so loaded and have

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<v Speaker 2>a great argument because they've been destroyed in SEC players.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned. The only wins they have are against the

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<v Speaker 2>bad teams, the non tournament team seemingly and then Mississippi State,

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<v Speaker 2>who is you know, good team. But in non conference play, Oklahoma,

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<v Speaker 2>other than beating Louisville, they beat Arizona, who's who's ended

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<v Speaker 2>up having a pretty good season. They beat Michigan. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Michigan's a top twenty five caliber team, top twenty team

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<v Speaker 2>depending on where you look. So their freshman guard is

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<v Speaker 2>Jeremiah Fears. I mean, he had a great game against

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville and he's a hell of a player. Up a

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<v Speaker 2>phenomenal game against Mississippi State. But anyways, Oklahoma in Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>will play tomorrow night and it's in I mean, Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>has become not boring to talk about, I mean, not

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<v Speaker 2>like excited to talk about them. But I just think

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<v Speaker 2>they're they're a situation. I mean, they're kind of in

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<v Speaker 2>a holover right like when fully healthy. Clearly they're a

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<v Speaker 2>good team, and they've had some wins where they were

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<v Speaker 2>able to kind of steal games without I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't even say steal it. I mean, they just beat

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee straight up in Knoxville and Lexington without a full team.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't flukey by any means. And Tennessee's a really

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<v Speaker 2>good team. So they've done it right, They've beat good

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<v Speaker 2>teams win not fully healthy, but they also could lose

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<v Speaker 2>to any of these teams and it wouldn't be a

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<v Speaker 2>big shocker because again they're not at full strength. But

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<v Speaker 2>according to Ken Palm, it's an eighty four eighty two

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<v Speaker 2>win for Kentucky tomorrow night. And the latest update on

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<v Speaker 2>Lamont Butler and Jackson Robinson, two guys that clearly important

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<v Speaker 2>to Kentucky. I mean, I don't know if it's accurate

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<v Speaker 2>to say that it's a vague update, because it is, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's something, but Mark Pope talked. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if it was yesterday or today, but I did

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<v Speaker 2>see KSR had a write up on not only Mark

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<v Speaker 2>Pope's comments on Jackson Robinson and Lamont Butler, but also

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<v Speaker 2>some players that talked to the media mentioned it. But

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<v Speaker 2>Poe said, this is yesterday. They were actually pretty functional

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<v Speaker 2>and functional in the limited work that they did today.

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<v Speaker 2>Certainly they're both on the uptick. Were hopeful about both

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<v Speaker 2>of them. Now that's just a coach saying what he's

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to say and really not I mean, again, being

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<v Speaker 2>hopeful and I guess mentioning that they're pretty functional on

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<v Speaker 2>the limited work. I guess that can be looked at

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<v Speaker 2>as promising. But both guys have played got hurt, felt

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<v Speaker 2>like they weren't going to come back for a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>then came back, and then now they've both missed at

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<v Speaker 2>least the last three games, it seems. But Otiga Oway

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<v Speaker 2>and Colin Chandler also spoke with some optim about getting

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<v Speaker 2>those guys back, saying that it's only a matter of

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<v Speaker 2>time now. Lenardi still has Kentucky as a three seed,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can't I'd like to be able to say

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<v Speaker 2>that's inaccurate and they're gonna end up having a worse

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<v Speaker 2>see it. I guess they will if they end up

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<v Speaker 2>continuing continuing to lose games. But man, I just see

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<v Speaker 2>that's another example of why the SEC. I mean, they've

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<v Speaker 2>just been dominant this year in college basketball. And when

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<v Speaker 2>you do that, you're gonna get rewarded on Selection Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know what you do with it is always

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<v Speaker 2>a real coin toss because sometimes the teams that have

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<v Speaker 2>and again, people can spin it whatever where they want.

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<v Speaker 2>Right if you're if you're loaded as far as getting

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of teams in the tournament and they all

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<v Speaker 2>fall short, some people will say, well, yeah, it was overrated,

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<v Speaker 2>you weren't as good as you thought you were. You

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<v Speaker 2>just beat up on each other. But you could also claim,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that, well, it's because they went through a

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<v Speaker 2>really tough stretch of conference play, night in and night out,

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<v Speaker 2>playing great teams. And man, the SEC tournament, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to be a tournament that is, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>winning that thing is going to be a big, big

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<v Speaker 2>deal because of how tough it's going to be to

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<v Speaker 2>win it. And I'm sure that's what the SEC hanks

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<v Speaker 2>will run with if they end up failing in the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>But if I'm being honest, I don't think they will.

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<v Speaker 2>I happen to believe that this league is really, really good,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, I'm jealous.

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<v Speaker 3>I talked about it last week.

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<v Speaker 2>I had real jealousy watching these SEC games on a

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<v Speaker 2>nightly basis, seemingly where you've got two really good teams playing,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, some really really good college basketball. But right now,

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<v Speaker 2>as soon as I mentioned that that Louisville is a

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<v Speaker 2>quad one win for Kentucky, somebody mentioned that Louisville has

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<v Speaker 2>got to be one of Kentucky's best wins. No. I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a quad one, but their quad one wins are

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<v Speaker 2>let's see, you've got Duke, that's a quad one gonzag

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<v Speaker 2>on a neutral as aquad one, Louisville's aquad one, Florida's

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<v Speaker 2>a odd one, and then winning like on the road

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<v Speaker 2>at Mississippi State that that might have actually fallen to

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<v Speaker 2>Quad two or no, I'm sorry, it's on the road,

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<v Speaker 2>so no, it's definitely quad one. So Louisville is a

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<v Speaker 2>valuable non conference win for Kentucky, but they also have,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, two better in the non conference portion, with

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<v Speaker 2>Gonzaga and with with Duke.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a real issue with Gonzaga.

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<v Speaker 2>We just talked about Mark mark fewer earlier just because

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like if you were ever gonna be able

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<v Speaker 2>to get him to leave Gonzaga, now it's the time

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<v Speaker 2>to do it. But like they, I don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>they've been able to influence the numbers. Maybe it's because

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<v Speaker 2>when they play the likes of Pacific and Pepperdine, they

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<v Speaker 2>beat him so bad that it helps them jump up.

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<v Speaker 2>Like Loyola Marymount Portland. I mean, these are teams they

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<v Speaker 2>just demolished. But you know their their losses aren't really bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Their one bad loss would be Santa Clara and Oregon State.

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<v Speaker 2>But like they played a challenging schedule, but they didn't win,

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<v Speaker 2>like they didn't win any of the games that were

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<v Speaker 2>like really challenging games.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess they beat Baylor, but like that actually.

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<v Speaker 2>Baylor being borderline top thirty in the net and Baylor

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<v Speaker 2>and Gonzaga beating them by nearly forty I guess that'll

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<v Speaker 2>help you. But if you look at it, and I

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<v Speaker 2>promise we'll move on from these from the quad one conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>because I understand, you know, it's not interesting at all,

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<v Speaker 2>But sometimes I just can't help myself. I'm a nerd

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<v Speaker 2>for this kind of stuff. But when you look at

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<v Speaker 2>the quad because one of the things that that somebody

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned the other day might have been on the text line,

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<v Speaker 2>might have been somebody I was talking to, I'm not sure,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's true. It doesn't prove anything, but it is

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<v Speaker 2>a good point. You're you know, you benefit from just

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities to play quad one because if you play a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of Quad one, even if you have a losing

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<v Speaker 2>record in Quad one games.

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<v Speaker 3>But you're competitive, you're gonna be juiced.

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<v Speaker 2>In the numbers. That's just how that's a flawed formula,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's what the formula is like For Kentucky, they've

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<v Speaker 2>played how many they've played sixteen Quad one games, they're

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<v Speaker 2>eight and eight. They're one and one in Quad two,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know that's how they're They're on the three

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<v Speaker 2>line and their net is at number twelve, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>how you're a three seed. I mean that that's I

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<v Speaker 2>mean they're three in Minardi of four in Jerry Palm.

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<v Speaker 2>So look, sixteen opportunities to play Quad one games. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure if a team has played more, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think they have. So they're five hundred, which I

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<v Speaker 2>don't say that to like knock them. I mean again,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't have a bad loss. Worst loss for them

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<v Speaker 2>is Georgia and that'll end up being a Quad one.

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<v Speaker 2>But you look at teams like Louisville. I mean, Louisvill's

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<v Speaker 2>only had eight, so half the opportunities in Louisville also

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred in Quad one. Louisville's played nine Quad two games.

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky has played two. So again, their league is so

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<v Speaker 2>loaded that nearly every game is a Quad one opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>so you don't really have any real harm and losing,

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<v Speaker 2>and when you win, it's big time. So the good

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<v Speaker 2>louisll would have played sixteen quad one games. Would they

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<v Speaker 2>be eight and eight or better? I have no clue.

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<v Speaker 2>My gut tells me probably not. I guess it would

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<v Speaker 2>depend on kind of when those games were played, because

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<v Speaker 2>I do think Louisville is a much better team now

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<v Speaker 2>than they were in November and even December. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>to say they would beat the teams that beat them

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<v Speaker 2>early on, because the teams they lost to early on

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<v Speaker 2>were good and are good still for the most part.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you again? It's coffee and company? We are feeled

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<v Speaker 2>about Thornton's here on Sports Talk. Seven ninety five point

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<v Speaker 2>two five one seventy nine hundred is the number. If

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<v Speaker 2>you guys want to join us on the show, I

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<v Speaker 2>say us because I'm not alone to coffee. That's me

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<v Speaker 2>the tribal chief alongside today. Were you spoiled as a kid, Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>of course I was. Are you saying that to sound

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<v Speaker 2>like an appreciative child or you really like spoiled?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh?

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<v Speaker 5>No, I was because I was. I was the youngest

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<v Speaker 5>out until I was like eleven. I think how much

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<v Speaker 5>older am I than my brother now? About ten or eleven?

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<v Speaker 2>And then how much are you the baby?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh?

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<v Speaker 5>So I'm the oldest out of three from the family

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<v Speaker 5>that I grew up with. Gosh, so I'm thirty, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>thirty one. My brother is nomber brother is like twenty three,

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<v Speaker 5>twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>So okay, so you you had you had a childhood

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll know whenever they get home. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>my children are well behaved. I don't say that to

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<v Speaker 2>of it. Like he's a good kid. My daughter, she

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<v Speaker 2>it's a blessing. She's she's a blessing to us. But

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<v Speaker 2>a gift, just something we're getting for you. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>I was always says I had a comfortable fear of

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<v Speaker 2>I comfortable fear. It feels the best way to describe it.

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<v Speaker 2>So my son is getting a PlayStation today. He's four,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we bought it from a friend who was

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<v Speaker 2>We go out and like, you know, break the bank.

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<v Speaker 2>and like there's no harm in all that. But I

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<v Speaker 2>guess what I worry about that I've never worried about

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<v Speaker 2>before is what if he like doesn't like what if

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<v Speaker 2>he says, Dad, I need a new Mercedes when I

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<v Speaker 2>turned sixteen, Like you know, I'm assuming he'll have the

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<v Speaker 2>wherewithal Yeah, yeah, that we don't live that kind of lifestyle.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've told him no before, but you know, like

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<v Speaker 2>we're just doing it because we want. Like me and

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<v Speaker 2>my wife have been texting all day about like how

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<v Speaker 2>going to see his new gaming chair and he's got

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<v Speaker 2>the TV in there before. Okay, it's one that we

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<v Speaker 2>had that I actually had in my office that I

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<v Speaker 2>just I don't use, so I put it in there

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<v Speaker 2>and it's perfect size, it's smaller, so and then Maya

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<v Speaker 2>she's real her sensory sensory issues. It's very similar to

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, we didn't even get the news until recently

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<v Speaker 2>that she was on the spectrum and she was autistic,

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<v Speaker 2>which wasn't you know. We weren't like hoping to hear that,

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<v Speaker 2>but we always thought there was a good chance, just

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<v Speaker 2>because she has a lot of and by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>autism is very rare in girls. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>people realize that or not. I bet there's people listening

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<v Speaker 2>right now that thought about it. You know what, when

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<v Speaker 2>not girls. So it's different in girls, and it's harder

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<v Speaker 2>to diagnose. But we did get the diagnosis recently, and

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<v Speaker 2>that sort of explains her. She's just really fixated on

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<v Speaker 2>certain things. Like she has kids in her class that

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<v Speaker 2>are in a wheelchair or a they've got, like maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a a special need stroller, and she in class, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>she helps with those kids. Those are her best friends.

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<v Speaker 2>She gets to push them around at time in class

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<v Speaker 2>and she loves it. So she gets I mean, we

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<v Speaker 2>she's obsessed with it. She's got baby dolls she's obsessed with,

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<v Speaker 2>so when she gets on something, she's just really into it.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, exactly. So we were at a friend's house

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<v Speaker 2>same age our friend's daughter, Addie, she had she's she's

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<v Speaker 2>into gymnastics and she's got one of those little toy

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<v Speaker 2>balance beams. Yeah, and Maya was all about it and

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<v Speaker 2>she was walking on it and you know just I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the she just competed at the Olympics in gymnastic. She

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<v Speaker 2>So because we told her, And and that's one of

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<v Speaker 2>or the fear of like I need to see that

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<v Speaker 2>or I need to have it. Like that's that's the

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<v Speaker 2>balancing act we have as parents. So you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>told her that we would order it and she would

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<v Speaker 2>get it, but she doesn't know when it's coming, and

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<v Speaker 2>picture of it. And that's just kind of what she's

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<v Speaker 2>really you know, she just she's she's in her comfort,

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<v Speaker 2>looking at her her new fixation. Sure, so when she

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<v Speaker 2>and she's going to see her new balance beam and

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<v Speaker 2>she's gonna be real excited. So that's pretty cool. We've

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<v Speaker 2>been texting, like we thought about like making them wait

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<v Speaker 2>for like, you know, an easter present or but we can't.

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<v Speaker 3>We want to spoil them, And I don't think.

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<v Speaker 2>There's anything wrong with that, but you got to you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta know your limits.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know you're rewarding good behavior. You just said

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<v Speaker 5>that you don't really have to yell at them. They're

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<v Speaker 5>good in school and they're just positive, and that something

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<v Speaker 5>that you don't have to worry about when it comes

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<v Speaker 5>back when they turn eighteen, that they're going to be

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<v Speaker 5>so spoiled that they expect, Well, I'm pretty sure you

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<v Speaker 5>guys do hell of a job as parents. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 5>relate you good behavior and that that just teaches them,

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<v Speaker 5>like it's just gradually life lessons that they're going to learn,

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<v Speaker 5>and they're just going to learn how to be you know,

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<v Speaker 5>good people and not necessarily like get rewarded.

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<v Speaker 2>Every time they do. Some good things happen if you

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<v Speaker 2>put good energy out the exactly. So you know, one

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<v Speaker 2>thing that helped us is that like he doesn't think

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<v Speaker 2>he's like the PlayStation is certainly as going to be

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<v Speaker 2>awesome to him, But he has a lot like a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of my friends, most of my friends who have

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<v Speaker 2>by you know, three four years, so they have systems

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<v Speaker 2>rather be Xbox or PlayStation. And he didn't have one.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, we've just told him it's because you're young.

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<v Speaker 2>So but ye know, so he'll he's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>to think, well, I have one now, and all my

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<v Speaker 2>all my friends have one, so I think we'll be okay.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's just one of those sure where I would

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<v Speaker 2>start to worry is if he just knows that, if

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<v Speaker 2>he if he's at it long enough and he's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>really throwing out the charisma, he's really he's really over

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<v Speaker 2>with us, then he can get whatever he wants. But

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<v Speaker 2>he look, he's been dolt. As I say this, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>now realizing, like he's asked for certain things and we've

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<v Speaker 5>So I'll tell you what, especially when you like you

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<v Speaker 5>said you got him like two K and sports games

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<v Speaker 5>and stuff like that, Like you get him that, then

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<v Speaker 5>he's going to I remember you said he's in the

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<v Speaker 5>the question asking mode anyways, just in generally about.

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<v Speaker 3>Like every second there's a new question.

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<v Speaker 5>Well it's going to be expanded now to like NBA players,

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<v Speaker 5>and it's going to be like because they give you history,

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<v Speaker 5>because they have like commentators on there talking, and he's

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<v Speaker 5>big stars and probably if he knows Donovan Mitchell, like,

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<v Speaker 5>on there and stuff. But that's just going to expand

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<v Speaker 5>his knowledge and expand probably your guys's conversations as you

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<v Speaker 5>go about. So be prepared to answer a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>Did you ever get mad playing video games?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh my god, Okay, absolutely, I've been playing Crash Bandicoot recently.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's wait a second, that's like I'm not a gamer. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm a Crash Bandicoot guy.

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<v Speaker 2>See, I I never really got the gaming bug as

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<v Speaker 2>a kid. I had a PlayStation two and that was

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<v Speaker 2>my last system that I had, and I played Madden

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<v Speaker 2>not a whole lot though, really liked the college football game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I liked NBA Live, but like I wasn't a

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<v Speaker 2>gamer like I, I got out of it and no

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<v Speaker 2>longer played by the time people were getting online to

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<v Speaker 2>the Halo Call of Duty lobbies.

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<v Speaker 3>You ever heard of Gears of War of course?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>And I remember a couple of my buddies would play

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<v Speaker 2>Assassin's Creed. You know that one was good.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>I missed out on all that and I shouldn't they

421
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<v Speaker 2>missed out on I just wasn't interested in it. But

422
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<v Speaker 2>the two games I played that were not sports related

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<v Speaker 2>crash Banded Cup Yes, tomb Raider Guy uh and when

424
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<v Speaker 2>my dad got me my first PlayStation, the first one,

425
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<v Speaker 2>the game it came with was a NASCAR game, So

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<v Speaker 2>I played that, didn't love it, but it was all

427
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<v Speaker 2>I had until I was able to get a different game.

428
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<v Speaker 2>It's very challenging game. So the reason I ask if

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<v Speaker 2>you get mad is because that's that's what his mama

430
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<v Speaker 2>is going to be worried about about it. He'll play

431
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<v Speaker 2>games on like my iPad or his tablet and grun

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<v Speaker 2>his teeth and you know, hitting hitting things really hard,

433
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<v Speaker 2>and you know it's not like he's raging. But like

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<v Speaker 2>maybe we get there and you know his mom will

435
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<v Speaker 2>be upset. But I'll have to tell or like it's

436
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<v Speaker 2>pretty normal, because again I haven't experienced it, but I

437
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<v Speaker 2>know a lot of people have not only broken controllers,

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<v Speaker 2>but like televisions. You know, it's it's uh, yes, I

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<v Speaker 2>very much have part of it, man, part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, quick break, we'll come back, keep this thing

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<v Speaker 2>rolling along, get back into some basketball talk. As I mentioned, earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>There is a I don't want to act like it's

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<v Speaker 2>a big deal, but a storyline in tonight's game that

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<v Speaker 2>I was unaware of that we can talk about next

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<v Speaker 2>right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 2>This Tex says Nick, I've been watching Jalen Wethers. Really, Sean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you mean to say Sean typo Seine for Carolina,

455
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<v Speaker 2>and it made me think of you. You were always

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<v Speaker 2>his biggest fan. I mean I wasn't I like Jalen.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say it was his biggest fan. But if

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<v Speaker 2>I think I know what you're thinking of. So Jalen Withers,

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<v Speaker 2>which by the way, he is playing good basketball for Carolina,

460
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<v Speaker 2>kid from Charlotte obviously grew up a Carolina fan. Good

461
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<v Speaker 2>for him. You know. I the guys who played for

462
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<v Speaker 2>mac here that never got a chance to, you know,

463
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<v Speaker 2>experience the postseason because of the pandemic. Like I feel

464
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<v Speaker 2>for those guys and a lot of them that weren't

465
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<v Speaker 2>exhausting their eligibility, they moved on and whatnot. And Jalen

466
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<v Speaker 2>still being in college is crazy. But he's a fifth

467
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<v Speaker 2>year guy at Carolina and its numbers aren't great, but

468
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<v Speaker 2>he has been inserted back into the starting lineup for them.

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<v Speaker 2>And he didn't have a great game last night against

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<v Speaker 2>against Florida State, but as Carolina has started to play

471
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<v Speaker 2>better and you know, win he has, he's he's up

472
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<v Speaker 2>this production at nineteen against Syracuse, sixteen against Virginia.

473
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<v Speaker 3>Eleven last night, So good for him.

474
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<v Speaker 2>I felt like I was I felt as if I

475
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<v Speaker 2>was not doing this in any way as a homer.

476
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<v Speaker 2>I felt like I was doing something that seemed real,

477
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<v Speaker 2>maybe obvious. So Jalen to this day, his best season

478
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<v Speaker 2>as a college player was his first in twenty twenty one.

479
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<v Speaker 2>He was a red shirt freshman. He was on the

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<v Speaker 2>All ac Freshman team and he averaged ten points in

481
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<v Speaker 2>seven point seven rebounds and was good, really good. I

482
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<v Speaker 2>mean he had games that season where I mean I'm

483
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<v Speaker 2>trying to I mean again, so long ago, but I

484
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<v Speaker 2>mean some of the better players. In fact, I remember

485
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<v Speaker 2>one game specifically, they played Virginia Tech, who at the

486
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<v Speaker 2>time was one of the better teams in the ACC

487
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<v Speaker 2>that year, played him at home, and they had a

488
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<v Speaker 2>really good big that I believe transferred to Virginia Tech

489
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<v Speaker 2>with Mike Young whenever he took the job there and left.

490
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<v Speaker 2>I think it's Watford and Jalen had a monster game. Yeah,

491
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<v Speaker 2>they played number nineteen Virginia Tech, which by the way,

492
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<v Speaker 2>this was probably their last win against a ranked team

493
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<v Speaker 2>since or until they beat was it Clemson that was

494
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<v Speaker 2>ranked when they got him this year? Barely? I think Clemson. Yeah, So,

495
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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's a long time ago, but it's not

496
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<v Speaker 2>really surprising given you know, circumstances. But anyways, Jalen had

497
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<v Speaker 2>twenty points in twenty nine minutes. Jalen had sixteen points

498
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<v Speaker 2>and twelve rebounds and was four or four from the line,

499
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<v Speaker 2>six of twelve from the field, and you know, that's

500
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<v Speaker 2>probably the best of his career. But in that year

501
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<v Speaker 2>he was good and he did it against I mean,

502
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<v Speaker 2>they played Duke and actually beat Duke in three overtimes.

503
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<v Speaker 2>Towards the end of the season and he had sixteen

504
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<v Speaker 2>and nine and again that same Duke team if you remember,

505
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<v Speaker 2>I mean Duke's always loaded.

506
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<v Speaker 3>Who was the really good player for Duke that year?

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<v Speaker 2>It was a guy who was well, he was good

508
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<v Speaker 2>in college and it was a phenom high school guy,

509
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<v Speaker 2>but he never ended up breaking through in the NBA.

510
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<v Speaker 2>Might have been Wendell Moore junior maybe or remember, yeah,

511
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<v Speaker 2>that's such a forgettable Duke team if I'm being honest,

512
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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, I think the next season, in twenty twenty two,

513
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<v Speaker 2>I on my preseason ACC media ballot, I voted Jalen

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<v Speaker 2>first team All ACC. Again, he who was coming off

515
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<v Speaker 2>of a good season with MAC as a red shirt freshman,

516
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<v Speaker 2>averaged you know, double figures, had some big games. Like

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<v Speaker 2>I felt like it was rather obvious that he would

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<v Speaker 2>be a guy that would step up from his red

519
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<v Speaker 2>shirt freshman season and be a All ACC caliber player.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, he has not been as good at any

521
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<v Speaker 2>point anywhere Louisville or North Carolina since that happened. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I wouldn't say I was as big as fan,

523
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<v Speaker 2>but I did. You know, I'm probably one of the

524
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<v Speaker 2>only people that put him there, and clearly, you know,

525
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<v Speaker 2>that didn't come true. That's not really what ended up happening,

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<v Speaker 2>all right. So back to tonight's game Louisville. Currently, no

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<v Speaker 2>update that I've seen yet on the spread. Nine and

528
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<v Speaker 2>a half is still what we're looking at. Wow, according

529
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<v Speaker 2>to DraftKings here, let me refresh. Sometimes it does the

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<v Speaker 2>refresh live and then sometimes you have to actually hit

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<v Speaker 2>the refresh button to see if there's if they're giving

532
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<v Speaker 2>you an any updates. But yeah, as of right now,

533
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<v Speaker 2>we're still looking at a nine and a half point

534
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<v Speaker 2>spread for the Cards and I would pick him to cover,

535
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<v Speaker 2>but I'm probably not going to bet on this, but

536
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. Man. I bet on him to cover

537
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<v Speaker 2>against Florida State and they fell just short and that

538
00:27:01.960 --> 00:27:05.680
<v Speaker 2>really irritated me, but more so me in the wager

539
00:27:05.720 --> 00:27:09.519
<v Speaker 2>than it was about being mad at the team. But like,

540
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<v Speaker 2>if they win by if they win by eight nine

541
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<v Speaker 2>and they don't cover, not gonna be a big shocker

542
00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:17.839
<v Speaker 2>at that point. I guess it'll kind of depend on

543
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<v Speaker 2>how it looks. But if they win by like twenty five,

544
00:27:20.480 --> 00:27:22.319
<v Speaker 2>nobody's gonna be shocked because they've done that many times,

545
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<v Speaker 2>especially on the road. Now again, they could lose time

546
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<v Speaker 2>if they don't come ready to play. I think we

547
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<v Speaker 2>all know that. But again, this team has proven to

548
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<v Speaker 2>be deserving of the benefit of the doubt that if

549
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<v Speaker 2>they come out flat, not ready to play, looking like,

550
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<v Speaker 2>you know, lazy and lethargic, that would be a real

551
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<v Speaker 2>It'd be the first time, honestly. I mean even in

552
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<v Speaker 2>the game they lost in January to Georgia Tech. I

553
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<v Speaker 2>don't think that was because they know showed. I just

554
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<v Speaker 2>think they didn't play one of their better games, miss

555
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<v Speaker 2>free throws down the stretch, didn't execute great towards the end,

556
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<v Speaker 2>and they got a really hot Georgia Tech team that

557
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<v Speaker 2>parlayed that into a win against Clemson at their place

558
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<v Speaker 2>the next game.

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<v Speaker 3>So Louisville should be should.

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<v Speaker 2>Be okay tonight. But Ben Burnham, he was a guy

561
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<v Speaker 2>who played for Pat Kelsey at Charleston who has transferred,

562
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<v Speaker 2>and I remember he was a decent name in the portal.

563
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<v Speaker 2>I don't mean not like a big time guy, but

564
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<v Speaker 2>he was somebody that when I was looking at the

565
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<v Speaker 2>Charleston roster, and it didn't take long for folks close

566
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<v Speaker 2>to Pat or I think it might have been Goodman

567
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<v Speaker 2>who had it, but he knew that the two for

568
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<v Speaker 2>sure that we're going to be coming with Pat to.

569
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<v Speaker 3>Louisville would be would be the two that are that.

570
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<v Speaker 2>Are playing now, Ray Smith and James Scott, who by

571
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<v Speaker 2>the way, have been very very have been a big

572
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<v Speaker 2>factor in the success that that Louisville has had. So

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<v Speaker 2>Burnham is a guy who right now, not playing all

574
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<v Speaker 2>doesn't doesn't start. In fact, let me see what his

575
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<v Speaker 2>numbers are. He is. Why does it keep showing me

576
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not I don't want to look at Virginia. I

577
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<v Speaker 2>want to look at Virginia Tech. Okay, are we we

578
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<v Speaker 2>may have? Okay, here we go. Burnham is playing twenty

579
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<v Speaker 2>minutes a game, averaging seven points and shooting, let's see,

580
00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:07.240
<v Speaker 2>good shooter forty four point six percent from three. So

581
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<v Speaker 2>but it's you know, that's just that's not something I

582
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<v Speaker 2>really even thought about as Pat Kelsey going up against

583
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<v Speaker 2>a team that had players that he coached at Charleston,

584
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<v Speaker 2>which again, this didn't get talked about a whole lot,

585
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<v Speaker 2>and it wasn't something.

586
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<v Speaker 3>Needed to be discussed.

587
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<v Speaker 2>But by the time he got here to have to

588
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<v Speaker 2>build a team from scratch, that was the first time

589
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<v Speaker 2>for him, of course starting all over, but at Charleston

590
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<v Speaker 2>when they were winning their league and winning nearly thirty

591
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<v Speaker 2>games every year the last few years he was there,

592
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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna get plucked in the portal, so he had

593
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<v Speaker 2>to kind of adapt. So he was already kind of

594
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<v Speaker 2>doing that more than most coaches, because if you had

595
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<v Speaker 2>a really good job and you're having success, you'll still

596
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<v Speaker 2>lose players to the portal, but it's probably guys that

597
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<v Speaker 2>you expect to leave because they're not playing a lot.

598
00:29:41.839 --> 00:29:44.279
<v Speaker 2>He was losing his best players and having to kind

599
00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:49.519
<v Speaker 2>of retool. But yeah, this this this Virginia Tech team

600
00:29:50.599 --> 00:29:53.640
<v Speaker 2>not very good and they're twelve and fifteen overall. They

601
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<v Speaker 2>don't have any wins really we're speaking of. And I

602
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<v Speaker 2>watched them play earlier this year just because it was

603
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<v Speaker 2>a random game that I decided to bet on, uh

604
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<v Speaker 2>and I had it right. I didn't end up winning my.

605
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<v Speaker 3>Parlay, but this was a leg that I got right.

606
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<v Speaker 2>And the only reason I remember it is just because

607
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<v Speaker 2>it's not something you typically see and I, you know,

608
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<v Speaker 2>I took a risk not thinking it would work out,

609
00:30:16.200 --> 00:30:17.720
<v Speaker 2>and sure enough it did. I didn't win any money,

610
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<v Speaker 2>so again I was a loser still. But Jacksonville they

611
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<v Speaker 2>are currently one seventy six. Let's see, Actually, maybe they're not.

612
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<v Speaker 2>And I'm talking about like jack you know, Jacksonville University.

613
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<v Speaker 2>They're seventeen to twelve, one seventy six and the Ken Palm,

614
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<v Speaker 2>so they're not bad for you know, a team of

615
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<v Speaker 2>that caliber. They're eleven and six in their league and

616
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<v Speaker 2>the Atlantic Sun. Maybe they went it and make the tournament,

617
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<v Speaker 2>but they were I think thirteen point underdogs are roughly

618
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<v Speaker 2>to Virginia Tech. And I watched that game because I

619
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<v Speaker 2>bet Jacksonville money line. They beat them by double digits

620
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<v Speaker 2>in Blacksburg, and that's when I knew that jackson That's

621
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<v Speaker 2>when I knew Virginia Tech was really bad and they've

622
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<v Speaker 2>continue to be really bad all year. So again, I

623
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<v Speaker 2>think it's a big game because you got a lot

624
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<v Speaker 2>to lose if you somehow lose. I don't think they're

625
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<v Speaker 2>going to and I maybe am reaching a little bit

626
00:31:03.200 --> 00:31:04.839
<v Speaker 2>and calling it a big game for this reason, But

627
00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:06.759
<v Speaker 2>I just love watching this team play, and I'm gonna

628
00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:08.960
<v Speaker 2>be excited at nine o'clock. The only complaint I'm going

629
00:31:09.039 --> 00:31:12.680
<v Speaker 2>to have is that you know, they're likely going to

630
00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:14.240
<v Speaker 2>keep me from going to bed at a decent time.

631
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<v Speaker 2>Because I'm it's gonna be hard to even like they

632
00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:19.119
<v Speaker 2>played SMU at nine o'clock in Dallas earlier this year,

633
00:31:19.160 --> 00:31:21.680
<v Speaker 2>and I remember, I mean, the game was out of reach,

634
00:31:21.759 --> 00:31:22.960
<v Speaker 2>but man, I was on the edge of my seat.

635
00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:24.680
<v Speaker 2>How many records are gonna be broken? His rain gonna

636
00:31:24.720 --> 00:31:29.160
<v Speaker 2>break Taekwan's record? Is Chucky gonna break Cisco's record? And

637
00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:31.359
<v Speaker 2>both things happened, and it was just another reminder that

638
00:31:31.400 --> 00:31:33.119
<v Speaker 2>this thing is crazy as far as how good this

639
00:31:33.160 --> 00:31:35.960
<v Speaker 2>team is, especially considering how bad we used to be

640
00:31:36.319 --> 00:31:38.039
<v Speaker 2>that it was tough to fall asleep. So that'll probably

641
00:31:38.079 --> 00:31:40.160
<v Speaker 2>happen to night, one way or the other. But a

642
00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:42.200
<v Speaker 2>win the night for louisvill would set a new program

643
00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:45.799
<v Speaker 2>record for the largest turnaround from one season to the next.

644
00:31:46.519 --> 00:31:49.440
<v Speaker 2>They've currently won thirteen more games than they did a

645
00:31:49.480 --> 00:31:54.440
<v Speaker 2>year ago, and that that is the record. And man,

646
00:31:55.119 --> 00:31:59.039
<v Speaker 2>this is a random but notable stat fact. If you

647
00:31:59.240 --> 00:32:02.759
<v Speaker 2>are a Louisville hoops nerd like me, there was always

648
00:32:03.039 --> 00:32:05.559
<v Speaker 2>there was always like, there's certain streaks out there as

649
00:32:05.559 --> 00:32:07.799
<v Speaker 2>far as winning streaks that you have, and this is

650
00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:10.160
<v Speaker 2>random and it's not really one like you brag about.

651
00:32:10.359 --> 00:32:13.680
<v Speaker 2>But we owned Virginia Tech for a long time because

652
00:32:14.599 --> 00:32:19.599
<v Speaker 2>prior to Louisville getting blown out in Blacksburg at the

653
00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:22.359
<v Speaker 2>end of the season in Mike Pageese's last year, that

654
00:32:22.440 --> 00:32:25.119
<v Speaker 2>might have been the season finale, but they got killed

655
00:32:25.119 --> 00:32:26.680
<v Speaker 2>in that game. But prior to that, and of course

656
00:32:26.640 --> 00:32:28.519
<v Speaker 2>loulov didn't beat them in the last couple of years

657
00:32:28.559 --> 00:32:30.960
<v Speaker 2>because you know, Kenny Payne was here. But Louisville had

658
00:32:30.960 --> 00:32:34.960
<v Speaker 2>won seventeen consecutive games against Virginia Tech dating back to

659
00:32:35.079 --> 00:32:38.640
<v Speaker 2>I believe the Metro Conference, the early years of the ACC,

660
00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:41.119
<v Speaker 2>and then there were a couple of times where Virginia

661
00:32:41.119 --> 00:32:44.240
<v Speaker 2>Tech was actually good and Louisville would win like we

662
00:32:44.319 --> 00:32:46.279
<v Speaker 2>just had their number for no real reason. It just

663
00:32:46.359 --> 00:32:47.960
<v Speaker 2>played out that way, Like Buzz Williams had some good

664
00:32:47.960 --> 00:32:50.559
<v Speaker 2>teams there. I remember Mac went in to beat them

665
00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:53.319
<v Speaker 2>in Blacksburg when they were a top fifteen team. That

666
00:32:53.359 --> 00:32:55.920
<v Speaker 2>was a really valuable resume win, you know, back when

667
00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:58.519
<v Speaker 2>you could get those in the ACC. And then even

668
00:32:58.519 --> 00:33:00.960
<v Speaker 2>the game I talked about a moment ago with Jalen

669
00:33:01.160 --> 00:33:03.440
<v Speaker 2>that was a good Virginia Tech team and Louisville was

670
00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:06.279
<v Speaker 2>able to knock him off. So that seventeen games streak

671
00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:09.039
<v Speaker 2>was what's great while it lasted. Hopefully they can start

672
00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:12.759
<v Speaker 2>a new streak tonight, right quick break. We probably won't

673
00:33:12.799 --> 00:33:15.279
<v Speaker 2>get to this in the next segment because we don't

674
00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:19.079
<v Speaker 2>have enough time, but man, I'm just now. I just

675
00:33:19.160 --> 00:33:22.640
<v Speaker 2>now actually during the last break, finished the Pat forty

676
00:33:22.839 --> 00:33:29.160
<v Speaker 2>article about the widespread college basketball It's not just college basketball,

677
00:33:29.200 --> 00:33:32.599
<v Speaker 2>but obviously John say Porter, the guy who I think

678
00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:35.759
<v Speaker 2>right now in the early stages of sports wagering being

679
00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:39.119
<v Speaker 2>legal in most states, like he's the biggest example of

680
00:33:39.160 --> 00:33:42.079
<v Speaker 2>a guy that really ruined his life by being stupid.

681
00:33:42.839 --> 00:33:46.559
<v Speaker 2>But that whole operation was connected to college basketball. And

682
00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:49.400
<v Speaker 2>Pat forty had a really good article about just the

683
00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:53.480
<v Speaker 2>behind the scenes of how that happened. And it's not

684
00:33:53.559 --> 00:33:56.960
<v Speaker 2>really that surprising when you think about it. But again,

685
00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:59.920
<v Speaker 2>a lot of people making really stupid decisions that ruined

686
00:33:59.880 --> 00:34:03.400
<v Speaker 2>their lives for the chance to maybe hit a parlay

687
00:34:03.440 --> 00:34:05.920
<v Speaker 2>with the fellas. Look, I love it, it's a uphoric feeling.

688
00:34:05.960 --> 00:34:07.880
<v Speaker 2>But I'd like to think that if I was, you know,

689
00:34:08.519 --> 00:34:10.239
<v Speaker 2>in a different position in life, you know, like maybe

690
00:34:10.280 --> 00:34:12.840
<v Speaker 2>playing in the NBA, maybe being a high level college

691
00:34:12.880 --> 00:34:18.079
<v Speaker 2>basketball player, I could sacrifice gambling with the boys or

692
00:34:18.119 --> 00:34:21.320
<v Speaker 2>you know, fixing games I mean, you should never do that.

693
00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:22.599
<v Speaker 2>But anyways, we'll get to that at some point the

694
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<v Speaker 2>five o'clock hour. Keep it, keep a lock right here,

695
00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:26.199
<v Speaker 2>it's coffee and Company. Peel about Thorton's on Sports Talk

696
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697
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<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 2>I know we've talked about this before, but guys stigging

700
00:34:49.000 --> 00:34:54.920
<v Speaker 2>around in college for a long long time, I mean,

701
00:34:54.960 --> 00:34:57.400
<v Speaker 2>it makes sense if you could take advantage of it

702
00:34:57.480 --> 00:35:01.480
<v Speaker 2>and get paid. I mean, you never know, by the way,

703
00:35:01.519 --> 00:35:04.880
<v Speaker 2>everybody's situation is probably different. Nobody's the exact same, but

704
00:35:04.960 --> 00:35:09.239
<v Speaker 2>depending upon what you want to do when basketball ends.

705
00:35:09.000 --> 00:35:11.039
<v Speaker 3>For you or football ends for you.

706
00:35:11.920 --> 00:35:13.920
<v Speaker 2>And I mentioned those two sports specifically because those are

707
00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:15.599
<v Speaker 2>where you're making the most money. And an I unless

708
00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:18.599
<v Speaker 2>you are a female athlete and you've got you know

709
00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:21.840
<v Speaker 2>a type of situation with like you know, who's the

710
00:35:21.880 --> 00:35:27.880
<v Speaker 2>girl for USC Paige Buker's at Yukon Juju Watkin. Yeah,

711
00:35:27.920 --> 00:35:30.320
<v Speaker 2>and then of course obviously Kaitlyn Clark and Angel Reese

712
00:35:30.320 --> 00:35:33.159
<v Speaker 2>that's a totally different situation. So anyways, you know, it

713
00:35:33.199 --> 00:35:35.000
<v Speaker 2>makes I would do the same thing. I mean, because

714
00:35:35.039 --> 00:35:40.880
<v Speaker 2>you could make money in college, maybe triple quadruple the

715
00:35:40.960 --> 00:35:44.760
<v Speaker 2>amount of money to play one more year, then you

716
00:35:44.800 --> 00:35:47.639
<v Speaker 2>would make in your first year at an entry level job,

717
00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:50.159
<v Speaker 2>depending upon what you do. Again, everybody's different, everybody situation

718
00:35:50.239 --> 00:35:52.639
<v Speaker 2>is different. But it makes sense. I mean, heck, you can.

719
00:35:53.239 --> 00:35:55.519
<v Speaker 2>You can use that money to kind of, you know,

720
00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:57.519
<v Speaker 2>maybe spend some more time figuring out what it is

721
00:35:57.559 --> 00:35:59.239
<v Speaker 2>you want to do. Maybe invest it to where you

722
00:35:59.239 --> 00:36:02.079
<v Speaker 2>don't necessarily have to go get a nine to five

723
00:36:02.199 --> 00:36:05.280
<v Speaker 2>or a corporate job or whatever. You can invest money

724
00:36:05.320 --> 00:36:07.400
<v Speaker 2>from nil and you know, start your own business, that

725
00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:09.599
<v Speaker 2>kind of stuff. Like Armando Baycott. I don't think he's

726
00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:10.880
<v Speaker 2>ever going to be an NBA guy, but he's in

727
00:36:10.880 --> 00:36:13.079
<v Speaker 2>the G League, made a lot of money at UNC right.

728
00:36:13.840 --> 00:36:17.440
<v Speaker 2>He apparently has purchased two hotels and like he's getting it.

729
00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:19.280
<v Speaker 2>He's using his inn al money to get into the

730
00:36:19.280 --> 00:36:23.360
<v Speaker 2>hotel business. So I really can't knock anybody for doing it.

731
00:36:24.079 --> 00:36:27.760
<v Speaker 2>But I also can't really help myself at making fun

732
00:36:27.800 --> 00:36:32.239
<v Speaker 2>of dudes who not are just really old, but dudes

733
00:36:32.239 --> 00:36:35.159
<v Speaker 2>who are really old and act as if like they're

734
00:36:35.599 --> 00:36:38.599
<v Speaker 2>top dog. That just to me, that irks me, you know,

735
00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:40.880
<v Speaker 2>like Tyler shuck. He kind of seemed like a grandpa

736
00:36:40.960 --> 00:36:42.719
<v Speaker 2>out here, but he was old, right, So, like, you know,

737
00:36:43.880 --> 00:36:45.519
<v Speaker 2>I shouldn't be so cool, you know, I shouldn't make

738
00:36:45.519 --> 00:36:48.360
<v Speaker 2>fun of guys who are are old, but I kind

739
00:36:48.400 --> 00:36:49.760
<v Speaker 2>of can't help it when it comes to like the

740
00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:53.880
<v Speaker 2>Chad Baker Mazaras of the world who plays for Auburn,

741
00:36:53.920 --> 00:36:57.400
<v Speaker 2>who's twenty five years old and celebrates like a thirteen

742
00:36:57.480 --> 00:36:59.320
<v Speaker 2>year old after he makes every shot, like he's the

743
00:36:59.320 --> 00:37:03.280
<v Speaker 2>most hateable player in college basketball, and he's actually turned

744
00:37:03.280 --> 00:37:06.400
<v Speaker 2>into the guy that you'll find plenty of people supporting him.

745
00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:08.519
<v Speaker 2>Of that are Auburn fans, of course, but also a

746
00:37:08.559 --> 00:37:11.000
<v Speaker 2>lot of Auburn fans are like, dude, stop, like you

747
00:37:11.039 --> 00:37:14.840
<v Speaker 2>are clown. You look foolish, and you get again with

748
00:37:14.840 --> 00:37:18.400
<v Speaker 2>the maturity, like you should be able to read the

749
00:37:18.440 --> 00:37:20.519
<v Speaker 2>room more than anybody else, right, Like it's there's no issue,

750
00:37:20.519 --> 00:37:21.800
<v Speaker 2>and again, you can do whatever you want. He's not

751
00:37:21.800 --> 00:37:23.320
<v Speaker 2>not hurting anybody. I mean, he's got a lot of

752
00:37:23.320 --> 00:37:25.400
<v Speaker 2>technicals and that's a bad look for his image, but

753
00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:27.480
<v Speaker 2>you know, it's not like he's a terrible human being.

754
00:37:27.840 --> 00:37:30.119
<v Speaker 2>But like if I was the old guy in college,

755
00:37:30.199 --> 00:37:31.800
<v Speaker 2>I would act like it you know what I mean, Like,

756
00:37:31.840 --> 00:37:33.920
<v Speaker 2>I feel like that that would be a you know,

757
00:37:34.079 --> 00:37:37.639
<v Speaker 2>not that you need to feel insecure, but like you're

758
00:37:37.679 --> 00:37:39.519
<v Speaker 2>asking to be made fun of for you know, like

759
00:37:39.559 --> 00:37:42.840
<v Speaker 2>you're asking for somebody to send the picture of you

760
00:37:42.880 --> 00:37:45.880
<v Speaker 2>wearing the link you wearing the LinkedIn jersey, like hey,

761
00:37:46.679 --> 00:37:50.000
<v Speaker 2>or the the the meme of you know what's in

762
00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:52.239
<v Speaker 2>SAA got to go pro? It goes pro in something

763
00:37:52.320 --> 00:37:53.760
<v Speaker 2>other than sports or whatever.

764
00:37:53.880 --> 00:37:57.840
<v Speaker 5>You athletes and everyone goes pro and somethings.

765
00:37:57.920 --> 00:38:00.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so like you know, it's it's harmless. But Ali

766
00:38:01.199 --> 00:38:04.239
<v Speaker 2>da Aarburn's yeah, Arjie Davis, Like again, he's gonna be

767
00:38:04.320 --> 00:38:05.840
<v Speaker 2>one of the top three scores of all time.

768
00:38:06.000 --> 00:38:07.760
<v Speaker 3>He already is in acc history.

769
00:38:08.400 --> 00:38:11.760
<v Speaker 2>Dude played six years, yeah or five at least, So

770
00:38:11.920 --> 00:38:15.719
<v Speaker 2>like it's not the same. So when I saw this,

771
00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:19.559
<v Speaker 2>I was a little bit conflicted because again I don't

772
00:38:19.559 --> 00:38:23.639
<v Speaker 2>blame these guys. These guys are taking advantage of and

773
00:38:23.719 --> 00:38:26.559
<v Speaker 2>that I shouldn't even say taking advantage like they're I

774
00:38:26.599 --> 00:38:28.079
<v Speaker 2>think some of these guys, I don't know if they're

775
00:38:28.119 --> 00:38:29.960
<v Speaker 2>earning the exact amount of money because you know, I

776
00:38:30.000 --> 00:38:32.519
<v Speaker 2>don't really know what the return is on the investment.

777
00:38:32.559 --> 00:38:34.280
<v Speaker 2>That you make in them, but Auburn's got a bunch

778
00:38:34.280 --> 00:38:35.880
<v Speaker 2>of old dudes wo are getting paid. Auburn's the best

779
00:38:35.880 --> 00:38:40.719
<v Speaker 2>team in the country, but Auburn they there. So Auburn's

780
00:38:40.800 --> 00:38:44.719
<v Speaker 2>average age of their starting lineup twenty three point two

781
00:38:44.800 --> 00:38:50.360
<v Speaker 2>years old. The average age of Oklahoma City Thunders starting

782
00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:54.360
<v Speaker 2>five twenty four point four. Like that's a wild thing

783
00:38:55.519 --> 00:38:58.440
<v Speaker 2>to consider. Not as much when you, you know, consider

784
00:38:58.440 --> 00:39:00.280
<v Speaker 2>that we are in a world where guys can the

785
00:39:00.360 --> 00:39:02.679
<v Speaker 2>guys do stick around longer. A lot of guys enter

786
00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:06.960
<v Speaker 2>college not eighteen. They're probably nineteen, not not all of them,

787
00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:08.679
<v Speaker 2>but many of them. And then if you get an

788
00:39:08.679 --> 00:39:10.679
<v Speaker 2>extra year you red shirt, you take advantage of that

789
00:39:10.679 --> 00:39:12.840
<v Speaker 2>COVID year. Like that's how you got dudes playing six years.

790
00:39:13.440 --> 00:39:16.039
<v Speaker 2>So that's how it happens. But like, I don't know

791
00:39:16.079 --> 00:39:18.320
<v Speaker 2>that that makes me. It's for the first time I've

792
00:39:18.360 --> 00:39:22.800
<v Speaker 2>ever looked at something that really, you know, references the

793
00:39:22.840 --> 00:39:25.800
<v Speaker 2>age of players, and I think to myself, like, well, no,

794
00:39:25.880 --> 00:39:28.639
<v Speaker 2>wonder they're so good, Like I don't know Ivalburn has

795
00:39:28.679 --> 00:39:31.440
<v Speaker 2>a pro on their team, but they're old, they're tough,

796
00:39:31.679 --> 00:39:34.000
<v Speaker 2>they're well coached by Bruce Pearl, and they're the best

797
00:39:34.039 --> 00:39:38.559
<v Speaker 2>team in college basketball. So yeah, the starting lineup for

798
00:39:38.920 --> 00:39:46.800
<v Speaker 2>the Thunder Shay Gilgess Alexander he's twenty six, Lou Dort

799
00:39:46.960 --> 00:39:54.679
<v Speaker 2>he is twenty five, Jalen Williams twenty three, Ched Holmgren

800
00:39:56.719 --> 00:39:59.800
<v Speaker 2>twenty two. And then the other one who's there?

801
00:39:59.840 --> 00:40:00.400
<v Speaker 3>Other starter?

802
00:40:01.480 --> 00:40:06.440
<v Speaker 2>Is it Cason Wallace who's Yeah, Cason Wallace's twenty one,

803
00:40:08.239 --> 00:40:09.760
<v Speaker 2>So I mean, look that that like that, and then

804
00:40:09.840 --> 00:40:12.119
<v Speaker 2>Jalen Williams is a guy who sometimes has started for them,

805
00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:15.599
<v Speaker 2>the former Arkansas player. He's twenty two, So I mean

806
00:40:17.679 --> 00:40:19.400
<v Speaker 2>it makes sense some other way. The Thunder are really

807
00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:24.199
<v Speaker 2>good and really young, which is impressive, but man, I

808
00:40:24.320 --> 00:40:26.559
<v Speaker 2>just have a feeling that's gonna get blown up.

809
00:40:27.280 --> 00:40:30.199
<v Speaker 5>I saw a thing on ESPN the other day where

810
00:40:30.199 --> 00:40:33.159
<v Speaker 5>they were talking sometime last week, but they were talking

811
00:40:33.159 --> 00:40:36.159
<v Speaker 5>about should the Thunder, I mean, because they are probably

812
00:40:36.159 --> 00:40:38.119
<v Speaker 5>the youngest team in the league and they're really really

813
00:40:38.119 --> 00:40:38.800
<v Speaker 5>really forty.

814
00:40:38.639 --> 00:40:40.119
<v Speaker 2>Six and eleven first in the division.

815
00:40:40.119 --> 00:40:43.039
<v Speaker 5>They're really good, and they and they were saying, should

816
00:40:43.039 --> 00:40:47.599
<v Speaker 5>they trade the next eight years of first round picks

817
00:40:48.079 --> 00:40:50.559
<v Speaker 5>to go get to go get Cooper flag?

818
00:40:50.639 --> 00:40:54.679
<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I saw somebody referencing that, and which is ridiculous

819
00:40:54.719 --> 00:40:57.639
<v Speaker 2>to sound it out. Yeah, I mean, and Cooper Flag's

820
00:40:57.719 --> 00:40:58.920
<v Speaker 2>really really good.

821
00:40:59.119 --> 00:41:00.920
<v Speaker 5>And they already have a guy like they have chet

822
00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:03.880
<v Speaker 5>Holm Green who basically plays that and who had just

823
00:41:03.920 --> 00:41:05.920
<v Speaker 5>as much hype I think a few years ago coming

824
00:41:05.920 --> 00:41:08.599
<v Speaker 5>out of high school, just as much as Cooper Flag did.

825
00:41:08.599 --> 00:41:12.360
<v Speaker 2>Because when I think, I think Cooper was a little

826
00:41:12.360 --> 00:41:14.440
<v Speaker 2>bit a little bit more. But no, you're right, he

827
00:41:14.480 --> 00:41:16.719
<v Speaker 2>was the phenom. Yes, the guy, remember that. Yes, And

828
00:41:17.039 --> 00:41:19.960
<v Speaker 2>what's crazy is that, like you could get a guy

829
00:41:19.960 --> 00:41:22.760
<v Speaker 2>who's an MVP Shay should have won MVP last year

830
00:41:22.800 --> 00:41:25.079
<v Speaker 2>and it's an MVP this year too, so like the

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<v Speaker 2>awards not in his trophy case, but like you already had,

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<v Speaker 2>Like why you blowing that up? I think last year

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<v Speaker 2>them falling in the playoffs to Dallas, You know that

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<v Speaker 2>that that I think this Thunder team not to nerd

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<v Speaker 2>out on the NBA, but to me, this Thunder team

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<v Speaker 2>like with their with their youth, I mean, they're gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>there're eight games ahead of everybody else in the Western Conference,

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<v Speaker 2>that's how good they are. And I just have a

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<v Speaker 2>feeling that this is the year they break through and

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<v Speaker 2>they make the finals. And if that's the case, why

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<v Speaker 2>you're blowing that up like you're right there knocking on

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<v Speaker 2>the door to get to win a title. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they might win it this year. Honestly, the best two

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<v Speaker 2>teams are the Celtics and the Thunder, and obviously the

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<v Speaker 2>Celtics deserve the benefit of the doubt until they lose.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, we got to get to a break.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a little late here.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry. We'll come back five o'clock hours next A lot

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<v Speaker 2>more to get into before we wrap it up, so

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<v Speaker 2>stick with us. It's game day Louisville Virginia Tech tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll continue to discuss right here on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety