WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.960 --> 00:00:07.040 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:10.480 Sports Talk seven ninety. Holy crap, I don't know who 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:14.359 the hell we think we are. Get off our show, idiot. 4 00:00:14.519 --> 00:00:17.160 The kids are playing or trail off their countries. 5 00:00:16.760 --> 00:00:17.519 Are screwing it up. 6 00:00:17.679 --> 00:00:20.879 Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play Inner Murals. 7 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:24.000 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 8 00:00:24.760 --> 00:00:25.760 Who's the kid here? 9 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:27.640 Who's the kid here? 10 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:40.240 Are you kidding me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee. 11 00:00:41.359 --> 00:00:42.880 I feel like today's one of those days. I don't 12 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:44.479 even need to ask you, guys if you're ready. I 13 00:00:44.479 --> 00:00:46.560 know you're ready. I can feel it, I can sense it. 14 00:00:47.039 --> 00:00:48.920 You are ready to rock and roll. Here on a 15 00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:52.920 Wednesday edition of Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 16 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:55.320 Sports Talk seven ninety, Nick Coffee. That is me, the 17 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:58.359 company man, mister John all On alongside today. I know 18 00:00:58.439 --> 00:01:01.560 John's ready. I was in the I was in my car. 19 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:04.519 I don't know why I do this. I usually park 20 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:07.959 and just sit, and it's not because like I'm dreading 21 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:10.239 getting out and walking into work. I love what I 22 00:01:10.319 --> 00:01:13.439 do for a living. I mean it's it's it's awesome. 23 00:01:13.480 --> 00:01:16.120 I'm very fortunate, and I don't really do like I don't. 24 00:01:16.200 --> 00:01:17.920 I just sit. I don't know why. I know a 25 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:19.400 lot of people talk about when they get home and 26 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:21.120 they pull in the driveway or the garage, they just 27 00:01:21.200 --> 00:01:24.040 kind of sit. I do that too, but I'd be 28 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:25.879 a liar if I said it's because like I'm dreading 29 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:27.519 what I'm about to walk into. I don't know, just 30 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:29.719 something that something that I do. But anyways, I'm sitting 31 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:32.640 there and all of a sudden, in my rear view, 32 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:38.359 I can see somebody walking up the garage, and it 33 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:41.200 reminded me of what you see when they show NBA 34 00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:43.680 players when they're in the bowels of the arena. They're 35 00:01:43.719 --> 00:01:47.359 walking in showing off a fresh outfit, game face on 36 00:01:47.599 --> 00:01:49.760 the cameras are showing them. That's what the company man 37 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:51.959 looked like as he was strolling in here to our 38 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:54.319 iHeart Studios today, So I know he's ready to rock and. 39 00:01:54.319 --> 00:01:57.920 ROLLA That may be the nicest compliment you've ever given me, 40 00:01:58.200 --> 00:01:59.439 the best hype up you've ever. 41 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:01.599 Got, Oh dude, I can hype my guys up. If 42 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:03.319 there's one thing I'm gonna I'm gonna hip the fellaws up. 43 00:02:03.359 --> 00:02:06.799 That's something that just is it's something that I I 44 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:09.039 mean not to brag, but I'm good at it. I'm 45 00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:10.919 good at that. So I mean he's ready. I saw 46 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:12.759 him walking in. I mean he looked like he was focused, 47 00:02:12.759 --> 00:02:14.919 looks like he was ready to put together a phenomenal 48 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:16.719 show today. And that's what we're gonna try to do. 49 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:20.719 So let's let's do it, shall we again? Coffee and Company, 50 00:02:20.719 --> 00:02:22.280 that's us. Don't forget. You could take us with you 51 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:24.599 wherever you go. Listen live on the Aheart Radio. Listen live. 52 00:02:24.639 --> 00:02:29.919 It's seven ninety Louisville dot com. It's football season, folks. 53 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:33.120 I mean we've got college football games tomorrow and then 54 00:02:33.159 --> 00:02:35.080 of course you've got Friday games as well. I mean, 55 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:37.879 this weekend is just I mean, it's a it's a 56 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:42.840 football frenzy. NFL starts next week, of course, a week 57 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:45.840 from tomorrow. So I'm excited. And you know, I don't 58 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:48.919 want to pick on anybody, but I couldn't help but 59 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:51.360 just laugh at one of the emails I got earlier today. 60 00:02:51.879 --> 00:02:54.800 So I get emails from PR companies not because they 61 00:02:54.840 --> 00:02:57.439 know who I am, because like I'm on the list, right, 62 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:00.280 they get all the email addresses for those that have 63 00:03:00.759 --> 00:03:04.120 a talk radio platform, and these PR companies are out 64 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:07.159 there trying to pimp out whoever hired them to, you know, 65 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:09.680 pimp them out. Right, Do you want to bring on 66 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:12.319 this guest to talk about his book? He wrote, so like, 67 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:14.280 they don't know that I'm a sports radio host, and 68 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:16.319 then I don't give a damn about what they're promoting. 69 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:20.199 I'm just one of many, and they do personalize it, right, Hi, Nick? 70 00:03:20.639 --> 00:03:23.080 And I'm sure you know they've got some kind of 71 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:28.120 software maybe AI even that can generate you know, just 72 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:31.240 by looking at the email address and knowing to just 73 00:03:31.400 --> 00:03:34.120 add first name here and then you know, the same 74 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:37.280 message goes out to thousands of people. But you know, 75 00:03:37.319 --> 00:03:41.520 I mean, let me read it to you, Hi, Nick. 76 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:44.719 I wanted to reach out as I'm working with Homer 77 00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:49.039 Simpson's favorite band of all time, legendary seventies rock band 78 00:03:49.479 --> 00:03:53.360 Grand Funk Railroad on the road following last year's American 79 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:58.240 Band Tour. They'll be performing at the Louisville Palace on 80 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:02.840 October seventeenth. We've got a show teaser you can watch here. 81 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:06.120 Love to coordinate an interview with the original member Don 82 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:08.000 Brew where he did vocals and drums for a feature 83 00:04:08.039 --> 00:04:10.000 to run ahead of the show, if possible, let me 84 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:14.280 know more on Grand Funk Railroad below, Like, do you 85 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:19.120 know it's football season here? Sir, with all due respect, No, 86 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:20.120 I'm not interested. 87 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:22.240 And then it's a Grand Funk Railroad season. 88 00:04:22.319 --> 00:04:25.560 Man, No, it's not not right, not now. John. I 89 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:27.839 could sense that you were actually would be interested in that, right, 90 00:04:27.959 --> 00:04:28.959 Are you a Simpsons guy. 91 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:31.319 I'm not a Simpsons guy, nor am I a Grand 92 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:33.920 Funk Railroad guy. But I know that they're They're pretty 93 00:04:33.920 --> 00:04:36.399 instrumental when it comes to the history of rock in 94 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:37.199 the United States. 95 00:04:37.240 --> 00:04:37.920 I know that much. 96 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:40.199 Okay, Well, I know they are old. They're from the 97 00:04:40.199 --> 00:04:43.160 seventh Are they known from the Simpsons? They must be 98 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:44.800 Like I was gonna say, why bring that into it? 99 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:47.199 By the way, they must assume you're a Simpsons fan. Well, 100 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:49.600 I don't say this like to brag, because I have 101 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:52.040 nothing against it. It's one of the most successful shows 102 00:04:52.040 --> 00:04:54.360 ever as far as how long it's lasted. But I 103 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:58.279 do feel like I am in a very small minority. 104 00:04:58.720 --> 00:05:02.839 I've never watched a second of The Simpsons never. I mean, 105 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:04.160 is it still on? 106 00:05:04.279 --> 00:05:04.519 It is? 107 00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:04.759 Right? 108 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:07.519 I think it's got a million seasons. I've never seen 109 00:05:07.519 --> 00:05:10.079 any like you you've never seen it either. I mean 110 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:12.279 maybe clips here and there, but I've never sit down 111 00:05:12.319 --> 00:05:14.759 and set aside time to watch an episode of The Simpsons. 112 00:05:14.839 --> 00:05:17.279 Okay, I'd say it be impossible to not have like 113 00:05:17.439 --> 00:05:20.439 seen like it, clips of it or whatever on the internet, 114 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:23.079 or like back in the day when I used to 115 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:26.199 watch live TV before the streaming world existed, I mean, 116 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:30.199 you'd see all kinds of promotional commercials about programming on 117 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:32.439 different networks. Right and now that I think of it, 118 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:35.040 I'm trying when I watch NFL games on Fox, I 119 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:37.759 think that's when I see something about The Simpsons. But 120 00:05:37.800 --> 00:05:39.480 I've never watched it. And again it's not because I'm 121 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:41.639 like it sucks. It's just, first of all, it's never 122 00:05:41.639 --> 00:05:43.839 really been It's just not my kind of thing. But 123 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:46.079 I feel like it as long as it's been around. 124 00:05:46.680 --> 00:05:48.160 I mean, in fact, it's kind of clearly it has 125 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:49.920 a huge fan base of people who love the Simpsons, 126 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:53.000 or it wouldn't be on for you know, a million seasons, 127 00:05:53.040 --> 00:05:57.560 as you said. So anyways, again I'm not distracted, but 128 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:01.160 did people know where we are here? It's end of August, 129 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:04.959 it's about to go down. It's about to happen. I mean, 130 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:06.839 it already has happened with a Week zero. That was 131 00:06:06.920 --> 00:06:10.399 just that was just the appetizer, right, and the appetiser 132 00:06:10.439 --> 00:06:12.720 was pretty filling. If I'm going to be honest with you, 133 00:06:13.000 --> 00:06:17.399 nice upset FSU going down SMU Nevada. I mean that 134 00:06:17.560 --> 00:06:22.639 was actually a weird game. SMU shouldn't have won, but 135 00:06:22.720 --> 00:06:26.360 they did. And then I don't think that this I 136 00:06:26.759 --> 00:06:29.639 knew how this game ended, but I had FS one 137 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:32.639 on FS one on the TV the other night on 138 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:35.199 Monday night when I was going to bed, just because 139 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:37.680 they were replaying the game, and like, I didn't realize 140 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:39.879 how exciting the very end of the NOVAA of the 141 00:06:40.120 --> 00:06:43.519 New Mexican New Mexico Montana State game. So you know, 142 00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:46.160 week zero it was a tease. But now we're here, folks, 143 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:48.360 and I you know, with all due respect, I don't 144 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:51.879 want to talk about the Grand Funk Railroad today. 145 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:54.199 That doesn't even sound like a band name, to be honest. 146 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:56.639 It sounds like I don't even know what it sounds 147 00:06:56.639 --> 00:06:58.800 like to be I mean, I told you I'm familiar 148 00:06:58.839 --> 00:07:01.079 with who they are, but Grand Funk Railroad. What's the 149 00:07:01.079 --> 00:07:03.199 first thing that comes to mind if you didn't know 150 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:04.600 they were a seventies rock band. 151 00:07:04.680 --> 00:07:06.839 Oh, I think funk. I'm thinking like because I actually 152 00:07:06.879 --> 00:07:09.079 like funk. Funk is a legitimate genre that I'm a 153 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:12.720 fan of. But says they're known as the American Band. 154 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:15.759 The high energy five piece group includes original founding members 155 00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:18.360 Don Brine. We need to get another names, but now 156 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:22.319 you have to play at least one Grand Funk Railroad return. Okay, okay, 157 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:24.800 And that's why you're the best, Because you are. I 158 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:26.240 didn't even need to tell him, folks, he knew it. 159 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:28.560 Look at me stepping on the toes here as he 160 00:07:28.720 --> 00:07:31.680 arrived ready to deliver today, because that's what he does 161 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:32.160 in the. 162 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:34.040 Horn of Grand Funk rail Road before I came in 163 00:07:34.079 --> 00:07:34.600 the garage. 164 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:37.120 That's what it was. That's why you had that pep 165 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:39.199 in your step, and that had look in your eye 166 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:41.560 of focus and just ready to ready to get after 167 00:07:41.600 --> 00:07:44.439 it today. Good stuff, all right. Speaking of good stuff, 168 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:49.000 shout out to the Louisville volleyball team last night. I 169 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:50.959 didn't talk much about it yesterday. In fact, I don't 170 00:07:50.959 --> 00:07:52.759 think I mentioned it at all. And it wasn't because 171 00:07:52.800 --> 00:07:56.959 you know, I was anti volleyball but you know, it's 172 00:07:57.000 --> 00:07:59.000 just not something that typically comes to mind whenever I'm 173 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:00.639 on the air here, and I'm not sure if it's 174 00:08:00.639 --> 00:08:03.920 ever going to be a sport that really gets a 175 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:07.560 ton of coverage on a platform like this, but there's 176 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:11.920 no doubt it's a growing sport. And any time we 177 00:08:11.959 --> 00:08:15.000 talk volleyball, which is rare, I say the same thing. 178 00:08:15.560 --> 00:08:17.639 But I think it's worth saying again because it remains 179 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:21.920 to be true. It's a really really undervalued television product. 180 00:08:22.279 --> 00:08:25.199 Now maybe not as much anymore, because last night, what 181 00:08:25.279 --> 00:08:28.199 a great way to get the volleyball season started. At 182 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:30.720 the collegiate level. You had what four top ten teams 183 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:34.639 playing Kentucky and Nebraska. 184 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:37.720 I think was it, Yeah, it was Nebraska. 185 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:40.960 And then of course Louisville in Wisconsin, and Louisville was 186 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:44.279 able to hold on and win against the number three 187 00:08:44.279 --> 00:08:46.600 team in the country. I think they won in four sets. So, 188 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:50.720 you know, Danny Busboom Kelly, you know, she like Jeff 189 00:08:50.759 --> 00:08:55.039 Walls and Dan McDonald and I know you know, as 190 00:08:55.080 --> 00:08:58.200 far as recency, Jeff didn't have his best season last year, 191 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:00.279 but you know, wouldn't be shot. I mean, Jeff's kind 192 00:09:00.279 --> 00:09:01.840 of guy that if he goes to a final four 193 00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:05.639 any year, nobody's surprised. And with Dann McDonald, clearly things 194 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:07.440 have fallen off a little bit, but I feel like 195 00:09:07.559 --> 00:09:09.720 momentum is heading in the right direction and they've been 196 00:09:09.759 --> 00:09:12.440 able to really utilize some good NIL funds to get 197 00:09:12.440 --> 00:09:14.399 back on track. But what I'm getting at is thatdie 198 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:16.799 Bus from Kelly is now is now in the tier 199 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:21.919 to where she has the program near the top in 200 00:09:21.960 --> 00:09:25.120 the country, certainly in the top tier among others, and 201 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:28.200 in any moment, if that breakthrough happens and she wins 202 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:33.399 a national championship, nobody's gonna be surprised. So by the way, 203 00:09:33.399 --> 00:09:35.559 that was, I forgot to turn the soundboard down. That 204 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:37.240 was like an ad that almost started playing on If 205 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:38.440 you heard that or not, John. 206 00:09:38.519 --> 00:09:39.240 No, I didn't hear it. 207 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:41.360 It was like a little almost sound like a spaceship 208 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:44.120 coming in. Might have been the Grand Funk Revival coming 209 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:46.919 to hijack the show road, right, would I say the revival? 210 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:47.159 Yeah? 211 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:49.120 Basketball, Yeah, that's what it is. 212 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:52.759 Anyways, So you know it's a It's when I talk 213 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:55.840 about it being a good TV product, you can have 214 00:09:55.919 --> 00:09:59.360 no clue who any team is. Now, Clearly you do 215 00:09:59.399 --> 00:10:02.080 when it comes to But you can be someone just 216 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:05.360 looking for live sports or just looking for something live 217 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:08.840 to watch on television. You can stumble upon college volleyball, 218 00:10:09.559 --> 00:10:12.120 and even if you're not that exposed to the sport, 219 00:10:12.600 --> 00:10:15.000 or really you've never been exposed to it, you can 220 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:17.840 you can easily understand how it works, how they score points, 221 00:10:17.879 --> 00:10:20.799 like what's going on, and it's high energy, there's very 222 00:10:20.799 --> 00:10:23.279 little downtime, like it's I enjoy watching it. 223 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:23.480 Again. 224 00:10:23.519 --> 00:10:24.960 I'm not gonna lie to you and say I seek 225 00:10:24.960 --> 00:10:28.679 it out. But last night the wife, the kids went 226 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:32.000 to bed relatively early for them. But this game they 227 00:10:32.039 --> 00:10:33.440 call it a game, with it a match. I think 228 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:34.200 it's a match, right. 229 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:36.440 Actually, that's a good question. I think you're correct. 230 00:10:36.720 --> 00:10:38.840 Look, I'm gonna be transparent and honest with you, like 231 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:41.799 I'm not I if I start talking volleyball, I'll slip 232 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:43.840 up and really show how much I don't know about it. 233 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:47.600 But I think they call it a match, right, I think. 234 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:49.720 So volleyball match? That sounds correct. Yeah. 235 00:10:49.720 --> 00:10:51.559 So this match, because there it was a double header, 236 00:10:51.600 --> 00:10:53.679 didn't start till very late into the evening, and I, 237 00:10:53.679 --> 00:10:55.399 I mean I kept it on until the very end 238 00:10:55.440 --> 00:10:57.279 because I was into it. It was good stuff. So 239 00:10:57.639 --> 00:11:00.480 shout out to the Loull women's volleyball I mean volleyball. 240 00:11:00.519 --> 00:11:03.279 There's not a men's volleyball team, but anyways, they had 241 00:11:03.279 --> 00:11:05.879 a great start to their season last night, knocking off 242 00:11:05.879 --> 00:11:09.080 a top three team. And again, when you've got the 243 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:12.000 personnel they've got coming back, led by Anna de Beer, 244 00:11:12.039 --> 00:11:14.960 who of course is a local product, an All American 245 00:11:15.080 --> 00:11:17.440 ACC Player of the Year last year, and of course 246 00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:20.600 she ended the match with a great block. You're in 247 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:22.519 your I mean again, I'm not gonna be a phony 248 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:25.120 and act like you know I I've some huge fan 249 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:26.679 that goes to every match or anything like that. I've 250 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:28.919 been to a couple over the years. And you know, 251 00:11:28.919 --> 00:11:32.000 but when you have a program on campus that is 252 00:11:32.120 --> 00:11:33.960 in the top tier of their sport, that again, at 253 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:35.919 any moment, that breakthrough could happen to where you win 254 00:11:35.960 --> 00:11:38.279 the whole thing. You know, don't take that for granted 255 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:41.799 because it hasn't happened yet for Jeff Walls, and it 256 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:44.840 hasn't happened yet for Dan McDonald. And you know, again, 257 00:11:44.879 --> 00:11:47.200 at any moment, especially with Jeff Walls, that could you 258 00:11:47.519 --> 00:11:49.440 flip at the switch in your back and nobody would 259 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:54.320 be shocked. But you know, never take those for granted 260 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:56.519 any time, because you just never know when that you 261 00:11:56.519 --> 00:11:57.879 know that can go away. I mean, look at Louis 262 00:11:57.879 --> 00:12:00.840 of men's basketball. You know there was run there where, 263 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:04.559 maybe not every year, you felt like you were right 264 00:12:04.600 --> 00:12:06.840 there to where you should win a national championship. I mean, 265 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:08.759 I think there's been a couple of years where that's 266 00:12:08.879 --> 00:12:11.559 that's been the case, but you know, you always felt 267 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:13.759 like you were good enough to compete with just about anybody, 268 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:15.960 and on any given night wouldn't be a shocker if 269 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:19.399 you won a game to advance you to the Final four, 270 00:12:19.440 --> 00:12:20.639 or maybe won a game to get you to the 271 00:12:20.679 --> 00:12:23.799 national championship game. And obviously when it comes to men's basketball, 272 00:12:24.039 --> 00:12:26.360 my goodness, a lot has changed since then. I think 273 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:28.639 they're in a good place now. But anyway, shout out 274 00:12:28.679 --> 00:12:31.240 to Danny Busmim Kelly, her program, and all the fans 275 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:33.679 that stayed late last night because it was it was 276 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:38.320 a very very late night. All right, I guess we'll 277 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:43.120 start where we have started many days, it seems like 278 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:44.600 in the last week and a half, and that is 279 00:12:45.039 --> 00:12:48.799 Hamari Huggins Bruce. So it's official. He is on the roster. 280 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:55.919 He is officially you know, practicing, and I guess he's eligible. 281 00:12:56.000 --> 00:12:59.279 I mean, I mean, there hasn't been anything official from 282 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:03.960 the University of Louisville in regards to them appealing something 283 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:10.120 or them awaiting clearance. They just I mean, it's been 284 00:13:10.159 --> 00:13:12.360 pretty vague. And I know, I yesterday I read what 285 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:16.159 was over at Matt mcgavick's site, you know, kind of 286 00:13:16.159 --> 00:13:18.480 detailing things. And you know, I know Matt wouldn't put 287 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:20.679 this out there unless he got it from somebody probably 288 00:13:20.679 --> 00:13:23.080 within U of L, meaning you know, a spokesperson for 289 00:13:23.159 --> 00:13:29.720 the program, and uh, you know, we'll see. I mean, 290 00:13:29.759 --> 00:13:32.879 I actually, let me let me see here did he 291 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:35.480 update it? He might have updated it unless I'm looking 292 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:38.600 at something old. Here we go, now, never mind, this 293 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:41.759 is this is this was? There we go. I clicked, 294 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:43.919 I clicked the wrong story. Apologies. 295 00:13:44.879 --> 00:13:45.080 Yeah. 296 00:13:45.080 --> 00:13:49.159 Here here, I'm gonna read it once again. Says that, uh, 297 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:52.360 he will be immediately eligible to play so long as 298 00:13:52.360 --> 00:13:57.600 he meets certain academic requirements according to legislation passed by 299 00:13:57.600 --> 00:14:00.480 the n CULA earlier this year. Now, John, you're smarter 300 00:14:00.559 --> 00:14:03.600 than I am. I'm just gonna read that sentence one 301 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:05.440 more time. You try to tell me with that big 302 00:14:05.440 --> 00:14:08.759 brain ears how to decipher this. We're gonna decipher things 303 00:14:09.000 --> 00:14:11.440 like the great Connor Stallions. Does he decipher for signals? 304 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:14.519 John's gonna decipher this sentence for a dumb ass like me. 305 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:17.399 He will be immediately eligible to play, so long as 306 00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:21.320 he meets certain academic requirements, according to legislation passed by 307 00:14:21.320 --> 00:14:24.559 the NCAA earlier this year. I'm not smart enough to 308 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:27.519 read that sentence coherently. I mean, does that mean? What 309 00:14:27.559 --> 00:14:28.039 does that mean? 310 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:31.480 It reminds me kind of of what Tyler Johnson went 311 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:33.440 through last year for some reason. I don't know if 312 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:34.759 it's the exact same thing. 313 00:14:34.600 --> 00:14:35.200 We no with him. 314 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:37.240 They were just waiting like they knew that they had 315 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:39.879 to wait for the nc double A okay here, I 316 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:44.000 mean again like that. There's two sides of it that 317 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:47.039 I keep going back and forth on. One is well, 318 00:14:47.080 --> 00:14:49.240 I mean, if he's here and he's practicing, they feel 319 00:14:49.240 --> 00:14:51.039 like he's gonna be able to play and they're good 320 00:14:51.039 --> 00:14:55.159 to go. The other side is well they're not. I mean, 321 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:57.919 am I wrong here to say that if he was 322 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:00.639 eligible to play and compete and be on the field 323 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:04.159 for Saturday's game against Austin p they would say that 324 00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:07.360 in a statement, right, yes, So like maybe they don't. 325 00:15:07.399 --> 00:15:08.639 I mean, again, we don't even know if there are 326 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:11.039 any rules anymore. Right, we're talking about the NCAA. So 327 00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:15.679 maybe there's a chance that they just, you know, they 328 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:18.440 don't really know what they can and can't do. NCAA 329 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:20.519 headn't returned to an email like they maybe they don't 330 00:15:20.559 --> 00:15:23.080 know what to do. But one thing I will say 331 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:28.399 is that if somehow he is able to get out there, 332 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:30.879 I mean, if like we find out, hey, no, he's here, 333 00:15:30.879 --> 00:15:32.639 he's good to go, Like, they can put him in 334 00:15:32.679 --> 00:15:34.639 the game if they want, they can start him on Saturday. 335 00:15:35.440 --> 00:15:38.639 I was talking to somebody yesterday who you know. Again, 336 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:40.399 when I start yapping about things I don't really know 337 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:42.279 and I'm just kind of guessing and speculating, I try 338 00:15:42.320 --> 00:15:44.360 not to mislead people. I try to make it pretty 339 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:47.919 clear whenever I'm just you know, speculating and guessing. And 340 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:49.799 I have no problem telling anybody when it comes to 341 00:15:49.840 --> 00:15:52.039 certain things like hey, I got no clue. I'm in 342 00:15:52.039 --> 00:15:53.399 the same boat as you guys. In fact, some of 343 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:57.159 you guys made no more information than me. But they're 344 00:15:57.159 --> 00:16:02.159 gonna give guys like Jayden Thompson, Harris Hicks, Jelil McClain. 345 00:16:02.840 --> 00:16:05.480 They're gonna get their first crack at being that slot 346 00:16:05.480 --> 00:16:08.399 guy to fill in for Colin Lacey. And it really 347 00:16:08.440 --> 00:16:11.240 has nothing to do with the Marriy Huggins Bruce. It's 348 00:16:11.279 --> 00:16:13.279 just because they've they've been here and they've earned it. 349 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:15.840 Like they've been they've been competing in camp and I 350 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:18.679 think they are welcoming Amari back with open arms. When 351 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:20.639 I say they, I mean the program meeting Jeff Brohm, 352 00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:23.639 but he left, So again, I don't think that they're 353 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:25.519 doing this because oh no, he can't. He's gonna have 354 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:28.240 to really start from the very bottom because he decided 355 00:16:28.279 --> 00:16:30.200 to transfer. I mean, this is a business now, this 356 00:16:30.279 --> 00:16:33.279 is pro sports, and Maury Huggins Bruce hit the portal 357 00:16:33.279 --> 00:16:35.840 and I don't even think Jeff brom could have blamed him. Right. 358 00:16:35.919 --> 00:16:39.200 They brought in Colin Lacey, which it's really starting to 359 00:16:39.440 --> 00:16:41.679 really starting to make me sad about him because we 360 00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:44.399 hear Jeff not only say, but if you watch the 361 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:46.200 press conference, his face kind of set it too that 362 00:16:46.559 --> 00:16:48.240 he was really coming on before the injury and they 363 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:50.000 were gonna use him in a variety of different ways. 364 00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:56.440 But also I'm looking at all these preseason lists, and 365 00:16:56.480 --> 00:16:58.559 I don't mean like awards watch list, but like, I've 366 00:16:58.559 --> 00:17:01.759 got a couple of you know, couple of PDFs that 367 00:17:01.799 --> 00:17:04.039 I pay for to get access to that can help 368 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:08.200 me make wagers. One I'm gonna give it another shot. 369 00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:09.960 It didn't help me much last year. There's another one 370 00:17:09.960 --> 00:17:15.079 that was pretty useful. But they're mentioning like best transfers 371 00:17:15.079 --> 00:17:17.680 at receiver, best transfers coming out of the G five, 372 00:17:19.519 --> 00:17:22.960 all Americans at just this position, best ten receivers in 373 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:25.880 the country, and like Colin Lacy's name's popping up everywhere. 374 00:17:26.240 --> 00:17:28.440 So it's a bummer to see him go. And he 375 00:17:28.519 --> 00:17:32.119 has great credentials, an impressive resume, which is why when 376 00:17:32.119 --> 00:17:34.000 you're a Mario Huggins Bruce and you see this guy 377 00:17:34.039 --> 00:17:37.039 coming in, Hey, no hard feelings, love you guys, but 378 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:39.119 I'm gonna go back home and do what's best for 379 00:17:39.160 --> 00:17:41.200 me and you know, try to compete there and get 380 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:43.079 a starting spot. Well it didn't work out. He didn't 381 00:17:43.079 --> 00:17:45.079 get a starting spot, so he's back here at Louisville, 382 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:47.559 and it's a good thing. But if he is giving 383 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:49.480 the green light, and he's eligible to play right now. 384 00:17:50.079 --> 00:17:52.359 I still think you're gonna see other guys get a chance, 385 00:17:52.440 --> 00:17:54.519 not just this week, but next week before they decide 386 00:17:54.559 --> 00:17:56.039 not to say he won't get a snap here or there. 387 00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:59.599 Maybe they'll throw him out there. But you know, I 388 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:03.759 think me yesterday mentioning if they start Huggins Bruce, it 389 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:05.640 would say a lot more about what they think of 390 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:08.359 those guys than anything else. I think that probably triggered 391 00:18:08.400 --> 00:18:12.880 somebody to say, hey, you know, let him know that 392 00:18:13.480 --> 00:18:16.759 these guys we you know, cause again I talked about it. 393 00:18:18.000 --> 00:18:20.119 Maybe it wasn't yesterday, but I know upset it at 394 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:22.640 some point. I think when it comes to the receiver position, 395 00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:26.359 Jeff Brohm likes the talent that he has. He likes 396 00:18:26.359 --> 00:18:28.119 the pieces that he has. Obviously they're much better at 397 00:18:28.119 --> 00:18:29.920 that spot if they have called a lacy back, but 398 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:32.920 he likes what he has to work with. Therefore, you know, 399 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:36.640 it's just about can you become a consistent playmaker when 400 00:18:36.680 --> 00:18:41.000 it matters, you know, against against another opponent, when the 401 00:18:41.079 --> 00:18:43.000