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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 to nine day. Now here's Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>So forty eight hours from this exact moment, we will

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<v Speaker 2>be joined. I'll be joined by Pat Kelsey in Charlotte

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<v Speaker 2>for the ACC basketball Media Day tip off. I'll leave

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow morning, and Thursday is really the full day of

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<v Speaker 2>coaches doing their press conference. I'm not sure if players

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<v Speaker 2>are going to have a press conference. Each team is

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<v Speaker 2>bringing two players along with of course they're head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>For Louisville, that's going to be Javon Hadley and Chucky Hepburn,

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll have all three on at some point, I believe, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I know Pat Kelsey's gonna be on with us at

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<v Speaker 2>four and then the players I think have some downtime

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<v Speaker 2>in that window as well, in the three to six,

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<v Speaker 2>So at some point we'll bring those guys on and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>just another sign that we're getting closer and closer to

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<v Speaker 2>to basketball season. You know, Louisvilive was was was awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it wasn't an event that I was looking to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, learn anything about the team and adjust expectations

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<v Speaker 2>in any way, just because you know it's not what

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<v Speaker 2>that is, but having it at the Young Center, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought they did a really good job. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's clearly an experimental kind of thing as far as

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<v Speaker 2>how they're going to structure it. They did the three

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<v Speaker 2>on three, which was kind of awkward, just because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like you don't really want them to compete against each other.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, if I was Pat Kelsey or Jeff Walls,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I would not want my players to be

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<v Speaker 2>out there playing in something so meaningless that like, if

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<v Speaker 2>somebody gets hurt, that's bad news. So, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>the state the arena itself, they didn't have any expectation

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<v Speaker 2>for any any you know, crowd that would come close

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<v Speaker 2>to full capacity, so the upper level was blocked off.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the way they had like the entrance and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I thought it. I thought it looked like

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<v Speaker 2>a great I mean, it felt like a great environment

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<v Speaker 2>being there. I thought it looked like a great environment.

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<v Speaker 2>But of course, you know, anything that any event, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean could be a I don't know, a field hockey game.

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<v Speaker 2>No offense to the field hockey team at u of L.

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<v Speaker 2>But like, you know, somebody takes a picture and there's

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<v Speaker 2>an empty seat, like the big Blue bozos on Twitter,

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<v Speaker 2>just the trolls just you know, make it out to

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<v Speaker 2>where nobody goes to Louisville games and all that, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just that's a conversation I really don't have the

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<v Speaker 2>energy for right now. But I just I have no

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I don't know if I'm ever going to

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<v Speaker 2>have the energy to have the conversation about fans that

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<v Speaker 2>show up. And because it's just nobody wants to say it,

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<v Speaker 2>but Louisville, especially in football and basketball, I think it's different,

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<v Speaker 2>especially whenever things are going better. But in football, our

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<v Speaker 2>stadium's do big.

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't need to be that big.

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<v Speaker 2>It should be lots of moller. Keep that between us.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody wants to say it. And it's not just Louisville.

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<v Speaker 2>There are other pro Like society evolves over time. People

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<v Speaker 2>just don't go to those games that aren't big games

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<v Speaker 2>like they once did. Like it's never been more convenient

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<v Speaker 2>to watch something from home, and from a financial standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>like if you invest in season tickets, your investment is

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<v Speaker 2>why you should go. You don't want to waste your money, right,

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<v Speaker 2>But like nowadays, people that are you know, on the

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<v Speaker 2>younger side, you know, my generation, maybe people even older.

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<v Speaker 2>They realize I don't need to pay for season tickets.

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<v Speaker 2>I can go to any game at want, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to go to every game because I can't

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<v Speaker 2>give up every Saturday in the fall that we have

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<v Speaker 2>home games. So like, it's just I mean, you could

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<v Speaker 2>go back to what Louisville was whenever they knocked off

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<v Speaker 2>West Virginia in that blackout game, when they had no expansion,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously no upper deck and it wasn't closed off yet,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, if that was full capacity, you'd have

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<v Speaker 2>a rowdy ass atmosphere and your stadium would look a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more full. I know why Jurich wanted to expand

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<v Speaker 2>it at times. But anyways, that's a conversation for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>down the line. But I'm just I no longer care

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<v Speaker 2>even pay much attention to empty seats that I see

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<v Speaker 2>when I go to a game or when I watch it,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's never really impact. Like I just don't. I

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<v Speaker 2>can't relate to people who go to a game or

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<v Speaker 2>even an event like Louisville Live and see empty seats

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<v Speaker 2>and let it impact. I mean, you can't control that, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Like you can't go. You don't have a bus with

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<v Speaker 2>unlimited seats where you can drive around the city and

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<v Speaker 2>pick up everybody and make sure they show up on Like,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't control that, So why would you let it

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<v Speaker 2>bother you about? I mean, you paid to go there,

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<v Speaker 2>you're there, enjoy yourself right now. You don't want it

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<v Speaker 2>to be empty. You want the atmosphere to be good.

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<v Speaker 2>But like I'm of the belief that if if things

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<v Speaker 2>are going well on the floor or the field, those

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<v Speaker 2>that are there, there's always gonna be a core there,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna get routy and it's it's gonna be an

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<v Speaker 2>atmosphere that is that is a good one. But if

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<v Speaker 2>they would have not done the upper deck and they

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<v Speaker 2>just closed off the stadium instead, like if that was

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<v Speaker 2>the first expansion part and they just you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>only did one because they did two over what about

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<v Speaker 2>a ten year window actually a little bit less than that,

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<v Speaker 2>I think, And I think a beya just closed off

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<v Speaker 2>the stadium and not you know, added those seats that

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<v Speaker 2>are the very top. You know, I think you'd have

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and again, but but not like it doesn't matter,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I don't think U of l even is that

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<v Speaker 2>bothered when they see it because they understand like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>if we've got fifty plus thousand tickets out, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's comparatively speaking, they're doing pretty good compared to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're not comparing themselves to you know, Penn State

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<v Speaker 2>or Michigan or Georgia Alabama, because like, we like Louisville's

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<v Speaker 2>fan base. Again, this is something that like, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think it's a sensitive thing to say. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that like it's it means anything negative. It's just the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville's fan base is not that big. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 2>just isn't doesn't mean it's not a great fan base

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<v Speaker 2>that is passion I think, in fact, it's almostly a

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<v Speaker 2>compliment because when things are you know, when you've got momentum,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you can see just how many passionate fans

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<v Speaker 2>there are. But like showing up no matter who you

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<v Speaker 2>play every single Saturday, no matter how bad you might be,

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<v Speaker 2>like Nebraska, like that's not us and it never will be.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's okay. But I think some people are just

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<v Speaker 2>obsessed with like are you kidding me? You see like

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<v Speaker 2>that they're taking attendance at games and wanting to hold

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<v Speaker 2>people accountable as fans like get a life. Sorry back

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<v Speaker 2>to Louisville Live. I thought the crowd was great and

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<v Speaker 2>it was a lot of fun. I will say this though,

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Walls's team they put the men's team to shame

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<v Speaker 2>with as far as the introductions and the energy and

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<v Speaker 2>the dancing. I mean, they were into it. They were

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<v Speaker 2>having a good time. You know, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>Coach Kelsey's guys are more about you know, not Dan

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm fine with not dancing, but like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they weren't willing to go out there and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>cut up. Some of them were, but not not. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>the girls team was, I mean they were. They were

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<v Speaker 2>impressive with their you know, they put on a show

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<v Speaker 2>and you know the men's team did too. But like

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<v Speaker 2>I was expecting, you know, when you go, women's team

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<v Speaker 2>gets introduced in the men's team like a big drop off.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, it wasn't just dancing. I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 2>think of another you know, just energy. You know, those

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<v Speaker 2>guys were appreciative of the fans. You know, they were

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<v Speaker 2>throwing T shirts and they were into it. But man,

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<v Speaker 2>the women's team, they were having a ball out there.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, it's coffee and company. We are feel about

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<v Speaker 2>Thorton's here on Sports Talk seven to ninety. Appreciate you

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<v Speaker 2>hanging out with us. I'm gonna tell you something that

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<v Speaker 2>you already know, and I'm probably going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>little dramatic here, but I'm just gonna tell you how

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<v Speaker 2>I feel. This game on Saturday against Virginia is massive.

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<v Speaker 2>It's monumental. It's it's the biggest game of Jeff Brohm's career.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean not really that really was an exact But

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<v Speaker 2>to say it's a big game and that there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot on the line here, I think is the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you say, you know, must win game, it

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<v Speaker 2>really isn't because like if you don't, what happens, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not going to fire him. You still have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of season left. Like technically, it's not a must

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<v Speaker 2>win game, because again, when you say must win, that

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<v Speaker 2>indicates there's going to be some type of a huge

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<v Speaker 2>consequence if you don't win, and I don't really think

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<v Speaker 2>there's going to be as far as like action take.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's not that. But I think there are

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of fans that have been frustrated. They've been

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<v Speaker 2>vocal about it, and they really just want to see

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<v Speaker 2>this team stop making foolish mistakes and playing sloppy and

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<v Speaker 2>just go out and get a win, especially against a

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<v Speaker 2>team that you know you're better than, at least you

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<v Speaker 2>should be better than. And you know, the sloppy play,

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth down decisions, the disorganization, it's been frustrating. But

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<v Speaker 2>as I said earlier, and this really is. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't say this to cheer you up, because I

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<v Speaker 2>find it more frustrating that you are three and two

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<v Speaker 2>when you could have been five and oh if you

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, tightened some things up, came out sharp.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's frustrating. But again, the two teams that have

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<v Speaker 2>beat you are teams that you know, we're good enough

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<v Speaker 2>to take advantage of your mistakes. Notre Dame and SEU

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<v Speaker 2>are both top twenty five teams now. But if you

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<v Speaker 2>lose to Virginia, it's a different story. Like there's no

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<v Speaker 2>way to maneuver out of that one. There's no way

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<v Speaker 2>to say, well, you know, well, hey, we'll hey Virginia,

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<v Speaker 2>you know they're good. No they're not. You know they're not.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't lie to yourself. And right now, I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>just need a win. I feel like it's dramatic to

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<v Speaker 2>say to stop the bleeding, but you're one in five

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<v Speaker 2>in your last six games against Power four teams, and yes,

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<v Speaker 2>not all of those situations are the exact same, but

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<v Speaker 2>facts are facts, and I think a loss here would

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<v Speaker 2>would would have set a level of concern, frustration, anger, sadness, whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a lot of different ways you could describe it,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think all those things are turned up five

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<v Speaker 2>levels higher than what they're at right now if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't beat Virginia on Saturday. And that doesn't mean that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, people are going to be saying Jeff needs

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<v Speaker 2>to go or anything like that, and I hainte even

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<v Speaker 2>bringing that up, but I think we are, like we

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<v Speaker 2>went through a very toxic period as a fan base

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<v Speaker 2>where when we would criticize coaches, I think the root

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<v Speaker 2>of our frustration was that we did, in fact want

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<v Speaker 2>them to be fired. I mean, certainly with Kenny. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I didn't with Mac, but some people did. And

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<v Speaker 2>with Sadderfield. You know, I felt like Louisville needed to

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<v Speaker 2>go in a different direction, but I also never felt

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<v Speaker 2>as if they were going to do that because he

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<v Speaker 2>never gave him a fireable offense, and he wasn't bad

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and there's so many people that are you know,

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, it can be over dated, that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>It's just it just doesn't And it's hard to remember

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<v Speaker 2>that whenever it's such a constant thing, meaning social media.

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<v Speaker 2>and you know whatnot. But there'll be people who and

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<v Speaker 2>was that was before we knew Miami had really you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they were gonna be that bad. But like that night,

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<v Speaker 2>it in their face that like, hah, well, you got

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<v Speaker 2>to say about Kenny now, And I'm like what so

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<v Speaker 2>like if Louisville gets it rolling and they went out

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<v Speaker 2>twice with with Donald Cheney. I mean like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't change anything because you know, we call it

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<v Speaker 2>like it is. When there's criticism, that's that's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's warranted. Then fans are going to criticize. Whenever

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, that actually is what's changed. That's the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>a fan, I mean, just complain about things like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not to be so blunt, but just because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to enjoy it whenever

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<v Speaker 2>the results are, you know, the other way around. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety. Appreciate you hanging out with us. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>so a big day here. When it comes to the

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<v Speaker 2>n C Double A, the house bill has been officially settled.

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<v Speaker 2>A settlement has discussed across various platforms and reports. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>see this. I'm reading here directly from this feature on

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<v Speaker 2>Twitter called Grock. Have you heard of it? It's like

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<v Speaker 2>a it's Twitter's AI. Yeah, here's what it tells me

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<v Speaker 2>because it on on the on the desktop version of

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<v Speaker 2>Twitter to the it's got this like grock tab and

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<v Speaker 2>will give you an AI breakdown of what this means.

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<v Speaker 2>So the settlement was approved. A federal judge, Claudia Wilkin,

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<v Speaker 2>has granted a preliminary approval to the House VERSUONSAA settlement.

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<v Speaker 2>The settlement aims to establish a framework where colleges can

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<v Speaker 2>directly pay their athletes. The final approval hearing for this

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<v Speaker 2>settlement was scheduled for is scheduled for April seventh, coinciding

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<v Speaker 2>with the morning of the men's basketball championship game. So

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<v Speaker 2>the settlement includes a provision to pay two point eight

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<v Speaker 2>past use of their name, image, and likeness. Moving forward,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a plan for revenue sharing where over twenty billion

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<v Speaker 2>Power five conferences can distribute up to around twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>next season if finally approved. Thought it was approved, So

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<v Speaker 2>this is really what's been discussed for the last I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know six to eight weeks that this was what

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<v Speaker 2>a you know, it's not even really a rule. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just they're allowing you to pay up to twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>million roughly annually to your student athletes. And as we've discussed,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not making you do it. But if you don't

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<v Speaker 2>Like if you if you don't do it, like if

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<v Speaker 2>we're not going to, then we'll just continue with what

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing and see if we can get some you know,

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<v Speaker 2>nil money in At that point, athletics would just be

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<v Speaker 2>an expense for you that you that you wouldn't mean like,

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<v Speaker 2>it would just be an expense like you wouldn't be good.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's another reminder that like, even though this is

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<v Speaker 2>a big step, it's a massive day by the way

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<v Speaker 2>for college athletics. With that said, like it's still backwards,

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<v Speaker 2>like calling it in IL, it's not in IL. It's

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<v Speaker 2>paying for players. Ninety nine point nine percent of college

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<v Speaker 2>athletes who make money because they play college sports. They're

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<v Speaker 2>not getting the money because of their brand, right, It's

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<v Speaker 2>not because of a tweet they sent out or a

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<v Speaker 2>play for your team, that's what it is, and saying

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<v Speaker 2>that schools they can pay up to twenty one million

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<v Speaker 2>dollars a year, like you know, I guess technically they're

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<v Speaker 2>not making them do it, but like everybody knows that, like,

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<v Speaker 2>competitive in the grand scheme of things when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to college athletics, and it's all it all goes falls

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<v Speaker 2>back on the n S DOUAA because this is how

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<v Speaker 2>it had to play out, because if they refuse to

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<v Speaker 2>adapt and acknowledge that, like their amateurism model was archaic,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, they were so stubborn and just wouldn't budge.

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<v Speaker 2>And then finally Congress got involved here and has said, no,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't, like you're not allowed to say that these

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<v Speaker 2>ud and athletes can't make money based off who they are.

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<v Speaker 2>So never having a plan in place and never even

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<v Speaker 2>trying to put a plan in place led it to

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<v Speaker 2>this mess that we have here where it's still not

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean, it's still far from you know, uncomplicated,

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<v Speaker 2>On the other side, Rick Patino is gonna be in

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<v Speaker 2>Lexington this weekend for the Kentucky Vandy game. I get

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<v Speaker 2>the sense that Kentucky fans don't really know how to

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, maybe they're excited. I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville fans are are disappointed in Rick, and like, I

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<v Speaker 2>get it, but I have an unpopular opinion on the

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<v Speaker 2>whole thing that I'll share with you. Guys on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side, don't go anywhere it's coffee and Company or

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

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<v Speaker 2>I've not been able to read the entire article from

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<v Speaker 2>Ross Ellinger of Yahoo Sports, but it's I mean, this

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<v Speaker 2>has got to be because the SEC and the Big

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<v Speaker 2>Ten are putting fear into everybody else because they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to meet. They're going to you know, just flex their

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<v Speaker 2>muscles and who knows what they're going to talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>But they want everybody to know that, like, hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>know we're better than all of you collectively as a

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<v Speaker 2>duo here, we know we're superior. And look, we all

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<v Speaker 2>know that they are as far as their value and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, their reach and their TV contracts and all that,

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't really know why they would benefit from

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<v Speaker 2>moving on and doing their own thing those two together,

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<v Speaker 2>other than maybe they could get more money, and clearly

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<v Speaker 2>what it's all about. But apparently a group of investors

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<v Speaker 2>and ex Disney executives have met with eights at thirty

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<v Speaker 2>different power schools with a pitch, and the pitch is

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<v Speaker 2>a none billion dollar infusion as part of a seventy

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<v Speaker 2>can't figure out is this seventy team that don't include

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<v Speaker 2>the SEC and the Big ten. I mean, are we

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<v Speaker 2>I mean we know now that like there is a gap,

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<v Speaker 2>like as we speak, there's a gap. But if you

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<v Speaker 2>ever like legitimate split within high level college athletics, and

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<v Speaker 2>it would all be about money. Right. I mean if

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<v Speaker 2>you are I don't know Indiana or even Kentucky for

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<v Speaker 2>that matter, and you only played teams from those leagues,

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<v Speaker 2>not to say you would lose a bunch, but like

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<v Speaker 2>just to play G five teams or FCS teams, but

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, I think what you'd see there would

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<v Speaker 2>that aren't the elite of the elite. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>the majority of each of those leagues, it's not the

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<v Speaker 2>how it's set up as far as who gets in, heck,

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<v Speaker 2>good year, you could find you could find a way

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<v Speaker 2>in and that still has value, I think, But I

415
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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I mean, I haven't seen any I mean,

416
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<v Speaker 2>there's been some bullet points put out there by those

417
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<v Speaker 2>that cover college football Pat forty, Ross Dellings or Bred

418
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<v Speaker 2>McMurphy as far as what the Big Ten and the

419
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<v Speaker 2>SEC are going to discuss. But I get the sense

420
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<v Speaker 2>that this is more than anything, just like it's a

421
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<v Speaker 2>flex and it really isn't necessary because everybody knows that

422
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<v Speaker 2>you have you know, everybody knows you can be the

423
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<v Speaker 2>bullies if you want to be the bullies, and you

424
00:22:12.960 --> 00:22:15.599
<v Speaker 2>already have kind of been the bullies wanting to just

425
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<v Speaker 2>get automatically four spots for each league in the twelve

426
00:22:19.799 --> 00:22:22.799
<v Speaker 2>team playoff, Like it's kind of a bully move, right,

427
00:22:22.880 --> 00:22:24.960
<v Speaker 2>because here's what it comes down to. If you fight

428
00:22:25.000 --> 00:22:28.640
<v Speaker 2>against that, now they can say, well, okay, then we don't.

429
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<v Speaker 2>We'll go do ourn thing because we don't need you.

430
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<v Speaker 2>We can have our own league essentially, where it's the

431
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<v Speaker 2>two power leagues joining together to basically make the NFL light.

432
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<v Speaker 2>And any deal that doesn't include the SEC and the

433
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<v Speaker 2>Big Ten would clearly not be as lucrative as one

434
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<v Speaker 2>that did. So there wouldn't be as much money to

435
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<v Speaker 2>go around for everybody. So I don't know, Man, this

436
00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:59.160
<v Speaker 2>musical chairs when it comes to realignment, you know, playoff, expansion,

437
00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:02.000
<v Speaker 2>all this stuff, I mean, we're not I mean, when

438
00:23:02.039 --> 00:23:05.160
<v Speaker 2>did it really start rolling to where everything changed in

439
00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:07.640
<v Speaker 2>college athletics? Because I kind of feel like I just

440
00:23:07.799 --> 00:23:12.119
<v Speaker 2>blinked and it was an entirely different world, Like, I know,

441
00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:14.960
<v Speaker 2>the same summer when we found out that the transfer

442
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<v Speaker 2>portal was going to be a thing and you could

443
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<v Speaker 2>make money through nil And now I kind of don't

444
00:23:20.119 --> 00:23:22.799
<v Speaker 2>remember what college sports was like before all this, you

445
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<v Speaker 2>know what I mean?

446
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<v Speaker 3>Like, the one thing I keep asking myself is when

447
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<v Speaker 3>will the Big ten in the SEC be satisfied? Because

448
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<v Speaker 3>at this point, the current state that it's at right now,

449
00:23:33.319 --> 00:23:35.640
<v Speaker 3>you already have all of the power and maybe your

450
00:23:35.720 --> 00:23:38.839
<v Speaker 3>ultimate goal is to be you know, too big, you know,

451
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<v Speaker 3>really just one big league with two conferences? Would that

452
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<v Speaker 3>be it? Or would the SEC try to consume the

453
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<v Speaker 3>Big ten eventually and just be one thing or point?

454
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<v Speaker 1>So?

455
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, are they are they rivals?

456
00:23:50.400 --> 00:23:52.440
<v Speaker 3>I feel like they kind of treat each other like that.

457
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<v Speaker 2>I mean they I mean, it's they are direct competitors,

458
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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with you, I mean, really the North

459
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<v Speaker 2>and the South honest. Yeah, I mean, so I don't know,

460
00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:05.960
<v Speaker 2>like it certainly seems like the SEC. And mostly when

461
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<v Speaker 2>I say the SEC, I mean Greg Sankey, it seems

462
00:24:08.279 --> 00:24:10.680
<v Speaker 2>like he's the one who is really you know, like this.

463
00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:14.599
<v Speaker 2>He likes this power. He likes reminding people very subtly

464
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<v Speaker 2>that the SEC is the top dog and really will

465
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<v Speaker 2>call the shots and it's going to be their way

466
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<v Speaker 2>and if you don't like it, then you know, better

467
00:24:22.480 --> 00:24:23.960
<v Speaker 2>be careful because we could just leave and do our

468
00:24:23.960 --> 00:24:26.960
<v Speaker 2>own thing and you'd be worse off without us. Like,

469
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<v Speaker 2>but I don't really understand the Big Ten side of it,

470
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<v Speaker 2>you know, because to be fair, the Big Ten they

471
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<v Speaker 2>have I mean, just as lucrative of a TV deal,

472
00:24:35.839 --> 00:24:37.799
<v Speaker 2>don't they, you know with Fox? Yeah, I mean, and

473
00:24:38.319 --> 00:24:39.519
<v Speaker 2>they've got a lot of value.

474
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<v Speaker 3>But they feel like they need to flex their muscle

475
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<v Speaker 3>back because if not, maybe they're worried the big guns

476
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<v Speaker 3>like Michigan and Ohio State will eventually maybe be poached

477
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<v Speaker 3>by the SEC if they're not satisfied with the way

478
00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:52.279
<v Speaker 3>the Big Ten fights for them.

479
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And by the way, that's a really good point

480
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<v Speaker 2>because you know, I'm sitting here thinking the SEC really

481
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<v Speaker 2>doesn't need to exp but like if they wanted to,

482
00:25:02.359 --> 00:25:04.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they probably could still. I mean, I don't know.

483
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<v Speaker 2>I guess it'll depend on what happens in the next

484
00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:10.359
<v Speaker 2>couple of years. But if you are in, if you're

485
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<v Speaker 2>if you're Michigan, if you're Ohio State, if you're Penn State,

486
00:25:13.279 --> 00:25:17.400
<v Speaker 2>if you're I mean, who else do you'd even throw.

487
00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:20.160
<v Speaker 3>In the New West Coast? Yeah, like USC and Washington.

488
00:25:20.319 --> 00:25:24.519
<v Speaker 2>If you went to the SEC, it would have to

489
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<v Speaker 2>be because of a scenario where they got a new

490
00:25:27.440 --> 00:25:29.839
<v Speaker 2>deal and it's worth way more than what the Big

491
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<v Speaker 2>ten is getting currently and what the Big ten is

492
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<v Speaker 2>expected to get on their next reup, because you already

493
00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:38.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it would have to be just a money

494
00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:41.000
<v Speaker 2>move because you don't need the Like if you're really

495
00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:42.960
<v Speaker 2>good in the Big Ten, you can win a national championship, like,

496
00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:45.359
<v Speaker 2>you're not at any disadvantage at all at all. I mean, again,

497
00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:48.480
<v Speaker 2>the I think the SEC has clearly proven with accomplishments

498
00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:50.799
<v Speaker 2>and championships that they're the superior league, but they don't

499
00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:53.000
<v Speaker 2>have any they don't have they don't have any advantage

500
00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:54.799
<v Speaker 2>over the Big Ten, you know what I mean, Like

501
00:25:54.839 --> 00:25:57.640
<v Speaker 2>they the Big Ten has a stupid TV deal as well,

502
00:25:58.440 --> 00:26:01.640
<v Speaker 2>and they've got you know, I mean, they've got resources.

503
00:26:02.119 --> 00:26:03.920
<v Speaker 2>You're you're not going to be held back because of

504
00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:05.839
<v Speaker 2>your conference in the Big Ten at any point, you're

505
00:26:05.839 --> 00:26:08.000
<v Speaker 2>going to get the benefit of doubt. So I don't

506
00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:09.279
<v Speaker 2>know why you would want to join, because, to be

507
00:26:09.279 --> 00:26:11.160
<v Speaker 2>honest with you'd be tougher for you. So it would

508
00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:13.519
<v Speaker 2>have to just be okay, Well, it's an opportunity we

509
00:26:13.559 --> 00:26:15.839
<v Speaker 2>couldn't we couldn't walk away from because it's just so

510
00:26:15.920 --> 00:26:19.640
<v Speaker 2>much money. And I think we've learned and we've I

511
00:26:19.640 --> 00:26:21.759
<v Speaker 2>mean maybe we didn't, maybe we didn't learn it recently,

512
00:26:21.759 --> 00:26:23.319
<v Speaker 2>maybe we've known it for a long time, but there

513
00:26:23.359 --> 00:26:25.599
<v Speaker 2>have been some reminders along the way that really, at

514
00:26:25.599 --> 00:26:27.079
<v Speaker 2>the end of the day, all this is about money.

515
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<v Speaker 3>I just worry that it's eventually going to crumble in

516
00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:33.880
<v Speaker 3>on itself. Maybe it won't, but again, what's the what's

517
00:26:33.920 --> 00:26:36.079
<v Speaker 3>the end game? The end game, the the end result

518
00:26:36.119 --> 00:26:36.559
<v Speaker 3>of all of this.

519
00:26:36.839 --> 00:26:38.279
<v Speaker 2>They're calling it Project Rudy.

520
00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:40.759
<v Speaker 3>Did you see that it's so stupid? Well, I mean,

521
00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:42.480
<v Speaker 3>how much means Notre Dames involved though?

522
00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:46.839
<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean if it's not. I just to me,

523
00:26:49.359 --> 00:26:53.720
<v Speaker 2>you're you're you're acknowledging that like we're the little brother

524
00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:57.240
<v Speaker 2>like right, I mean like calling it Project Rudy. Like

525
00:26:57.240 --> 00:26:59.640
<v Speaker 2>to me, is is some some lack of self awareness

526
00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:02.240
<v Speaker 2>or maybe you have self awareness and you're leaning into it.

527
00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:06.160
<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but yeah, And I'm gonna try to

528
00:27:06.160 --> 00:27:08.440
<v Speaker 2>my best to read through the write up here from

529
00:27:08.519 --> 00:27:12.519
<v Speaker 2>Ross Ellinger because you know, it sounds like it could

530
00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:15.519
<v Speaker 2>bring back, you know, where regions matter. You would no

531
00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:18.640
<v Speaker 2>longer have any FCS games, which I'm all for. You

532
00:27:18.680 --> 00:27:21.680
<v Speaker 2>could have a lot of you know, kind of one off, Wow,

533
00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:24.720
<v Speaker 2>we randomly play Oklahoma State at home this year, you

534
00:27:24.759 --> 00:27:29.559
<v Speaker 2>know what I mean? Like that could be interesting. But yeah,

535
00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:30.880
<v Speaker 2>Project Rudy, I don't know about that.

536
00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:33.039
<v Speaker 3>I'll say this, if it ended up being to where

537
00:27:33.079 --> 00:27:35.920
<v Speaker 3>the two big conferences were just trying to be their

538
00:27:35.920 --> 00:27:38.079
<v Speaker 3>own thing, I don't know if this would happen, but

539
00:27:38.119 --> 00:27:41.680
<v Speaker 3>I would love for Indiana to drop down and play

540
00:27:41.720 --> 00:27:44.079
<v Speaker 3>in a league, the lower league that would be more

541
00:27:44.079 --> 00:27:46.000
<v Speaker 3>competitive for them. Maybe that's a.

542
00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:48.400
<v Speaker 2>Well I appreciate you saying that because I think most

543
00:27:48.440 --> 00:27:50.680
<v Speaker 2>people are too insecure to say something like that as

544
00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:50.960
<v Speaker 2>a fan.

545
00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:52.599
<v Speaker 3>You know what I mean, because I mean, yeah, Indiana

546
00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:54.000
<v Speaker 3>is having a great year this year, and we don't

547
00:27:54.000 --> 00:27:56.160
<v Speaker 3>know how it's going to end up being, but there's

548
00:27:56.200 --> 00:27:58.160
<v Speaker 3>no way that it's.

549
00:27:57.720 --> 00:28:01.559
<v Speaker 2>Something yeah, exactly, And I think there'd be a big

550
00:28:01.599 --> 00:28:05.640
<v Speaker 2>because right now, you can takes. You can take advantage

551
00:28:05.680 --> 00:28:08.720
<v Speaker 2>of the league you're in and use it against schools

552
00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:13.119
<v Speaker 2>in the ACC or the Big twelve, right because yeah,

553
00:28:13.160 --> 00:28:15.559
<v Speaker 2>you're you know, you're not a top three four team

554
00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:17.359
<v Speaker 2>in your league, but you know what you are in

555
00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:20.039
<v Speaker 2>a superior league. Therefore, you know you can flex those

556
00:28:20.079 --> 00:28:22.680
<v Speaker 2>muscles a little bit if you're only competing against your

557
00:28:22.720 --> 00:28:25.960
<v Speaker 2>league itself. I think that gap between the big dogs

558
00:28:26.440 --> 00:28:28.960
<v Speaker 2>and the have nots gets bigger. Does that make sense?

559
00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:31.000
<v Speaker 3>Because then the have nots in the big league will

560
00:28:31.000 --> 00:28:33.359
<v Speaker 3>eventually realize, well, this isn't fun. We're just getting our

561
00:28:33.359 --> 00:28:34.319
<v Speaker 3>ass feat every week.

562
00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:38.039
<v Speaker 2>And you know, if you're recruiting at Indiana or you know,

563
00:28:38.079 --> 00:28:44.440
<v Speaker 2>maybe Kentucky or Northwestern or Vandy, you know, from a

564
00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:47.359
<v Speaker 2>money standpoint, like if you're paying players way more than

565
00:28:47.359 --> 00:28:50.319
<v Speaker 2>it's different. But you know, let's be real, there's other

566
00:28:50.359 --> 00:28:52.039
<v Speaker 2>schools that aren't in the Big that aren't in the

567
00:28:52.640 --> 00:28:54.599
<v Speaker 2>SEC or the Big Ten, they could still find a

568
00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:57.599
<v Speaker 2>way to use in il and you know Oklahoma State

569
00:28:57.640 --> 00:28:59.559
<v Speaker 2>with Tibun pickens, they got more money than if they

570
00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:02.440
<v Speaker 2>need it, they can more money than anybody. So you know,

571
00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:06.319
<v Speaker 2>if you're a college player rather a transfer or a recruit,

572
00:29:06.880 --> 00:29:09.720
<v Speaker 2>you know, would you want to go to a place

573
00:29:09.720 --> 00:29:12.160
<v Speaker 2>that you know, no matter what your best case scenarios,

574
00:29:12.200 --> 00:29:14.599
<v Speaker 2>win in four games or something. Because even if you

575
00:29:14.799 --> 00:29:18.799
<v Speaker 2>you know, you might be an eight non win type

576
00:29:18.799 --> 00:29:21.079
<v Speaker 2>team if you're in the you know, Project Rudy world,

577
00:29:21.160 --> 00:29:24.480
<v Speaker 2>but in the Big Dogs, your ceiling is just not

578
00:29:24.559 --> 00:29:27.519
<v Speaker 2>that high. So we'll see. I mean, I've really nothing's

579
00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:29.039
<v Speaker 2>off the table right now when it comes to all

580
00:29:29.039 --> 00:29:32.559
<v Speaker 2>this shake up with college athletics. Man, it's it's crazy,

581
00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:35.200
<v Speaker 2>all right. You're crazy if you don't trust my friends

582
00:29:35.200 --> 00:29:37.160
<v Speaker 2>over at the Jefferson Animal Hospital when it comes to

583
00:29:37.200 --> 00:29:39.799
<v Speaker 2>taking care of your pets, they've been around since nineteen

584
00:29:39.839 --> 00:29:43.079
<v Speaker 2>eighty that's forty four years, folks. They're open every day,

585
00:29:43.759 --> 00:29:46.440
<v Speaker 2>day and night, even on holidays, that's right, even on Christmas.

586
00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:49.000
<v Speaker 2>They're going to have a doctor on staff that is

587
00:29:49.000 --> 00:29:51.839
<v Speaker 2>there in case of an emergency because they care about

588
00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:56.359
<v Speaker 2>your pets. I mean, you care about your pets too,

589
00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:59.160
<v Speaker 2>but you'll see how much they care and they do

590
00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:01.759
<v Speaker 2>great work. And this is one of the really, really

591
00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:05.160
<v Speaker 2>awesome partnerships that I've been a part of, to where

592
00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:06.960
<v Speaker 2>the more I talk about it, the more I hear

593
00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:11.519
<v Speaker 2>from people who have an experience with JEFFERSONNIM Hospital. And

594
00:30:11.640 --> 00:30:15.279
<v Speaker 2>some of those experiences are, you know, because of something

595
00:30:15.400 --> 00:30:19.559
<v Speaker 2>tragic happening, but the experience given the circumstance is actually

596
00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:22.440
<v Speaker 2>great because they were appreciative of everybody at the Jefferson

597
00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:25.119
<v Speaker 2>Animal Hospital for helping them when something bad happened with

598
00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:26.799
<v Speaker 2>their pet or whenever it was, you know, it was

599
00:30:26.839 --> 00:30:29.400
<v Speaker 2>that time. So they're great. They do it. They do

600
00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:31.960
<v Speaker 2>an awesome job, and we certainly appreciate them partnering with us.

601
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<v Speaker 2>Give them a call if ivo to nine hundred pets.

602
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<v Speaker 2>You can visit them online at Jefferson Vets dot com.

603
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<v Speaker 2>And don't forget coming up here before too long. October nineteenth,

604
00:30:39.640 --> 00:30:42.119
<v Speaker 2>that's not that far away. They'll have their their big event,

605
00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:44.599
<v Speaker 2>Pints for paws and people going to be from ten

606
00:30:44.680 --> 00:30:47.079
<v Speaker 2>am to two pm at their location. You can give

607
00:30:47.119 --> 00:30:49.839
<v Speaker 2>blood yourself to the American Red Cross. Your pets of

608
00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:53.039
<v Speaker 2>course can potentially qualify to donate blood and be pet

609
00:30:53.039 --> 00:30:55.319
<v Speaker 2>blood donors. And if you're unfamiliar with that, they've got

610
00:30:55.359 --> 00:30:57.160
<v Speaker 2>demonstrations they can show you as far as how it

611
00:30:57.200 --> 00:30:58.640
<v Speaker 2>works to kind of put you at ease. That way

612
00:30:58.720 --> 00:31:01.319
<v Speaker 2>you know sort of how the problem sets works. But

613
00:31:01.400 --> 00:31:04.119
<v Speaker 2>every time your pet donates blood, they could potentially save

614
00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:06.839
<v Speaker 2>four to six lives, so obviously for a really good cause.

615
00:31:06.839 --> 00:31:08.440
<v Speaker 2>And if you want more information on the event, go

616
00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:12.240
<v Speaker 2>to pet bloodbank dot com. All right, we didn't get

617
00:31:12.240 --> 00:31:14.119
<v Speaker 2>to it there. I'll save it for for a little

618
00:31:14.200 --> 00:31:17.359
<v Speaker 2>later on the Rick Patino stuff, because you know, there's

619
00:31:17.359 --> 00:31:19.480
<v Speaker 2>some good, some good feedback that I'm getting from the

620
00:31:19.680 --> 00:31:22.400
<v Speaker 2>from the text line as far as a side that

621
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<v Speaker 2>I hadn't really considered because I like, I I mean

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<v Speaker 2>that when I say it, and I don't. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>trying to sound like you know, I'm more so in

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<v Speaker 2>control of my emotions than you. I mean, I had

625
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<v Speaker 2>a nervous breakdown when the show started today because of

626
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<v Speaker 2>my vehicle. So like it's not that, but like I

627
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<v Speaker 2>don't care what Rick Patino does at all, Like doesn't

628
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<v Speaker 2>impact me at all. He could he could get his

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<v Speaker 2>U of L tattoo removed from his body that he has,

630
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<v Speaker 2>and get a picture of him and Mark Pope smooching.

631
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<v Speaker 2>Throw Mark Stoops in there too, because their buddies, Mark Stoops,

632
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<v Speaker 2>Eddie gran Mark Pope, Rick Patino just all you know,

633
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<v Speaker 2>making out.

634
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<v Speaker 3>What if he ran out of the tunnel with them this.

635
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<v Speaker 2>Week, that'd be I mean, that'd be hilarious. I'm being

636
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<v Speaker 2>honest with you, but again that I don't have any

637
00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:07.720
<v Speaker 2>emotional connection to Rick anymore. And I don't mean, like

638
00:32:07.759 --> 00:32:09.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, I was in love with him. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>whatdn't like that? Not my type. He kind of looks

640
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<v Speaker 2>like a corpse. But you know, he was our guy

641
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<v Speaker 2>and we had some good times and we defended him

642
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<v Speaker 2>whenever he was, you know, having sex on tables and

643
00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:24.279
<v Speaker 2>restaurants in Louisville, and the Robble was never letting us

644
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<v Speaker 2>hear the end of it.

645
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<v Speaker 3>We had his back.

646
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<v Speaker 2>And now he's going to party with them. He's gonna

647
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<v Speaker 2>be tail game with him, playing cornhole with those big

648
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<v Speaker 2>blue bozos. Like I get it. It makes you feel

649
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<v Speaker 2>some way, but don't let it get to you. Life

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<v Speaker 2>goes on. But he feel about Thortons right here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety all right, let's go to the

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<v Speaker 2>text line. Five two six five three zero seven ninety

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<v Speaker 2>If you guys would like to h to contribute to

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<v Speaker 2>the show in any way, Questions, complaints, compliments, insults, whatever

656
00:32:56.160 --> 00:32:58.039
<v Speaker 2>you've got, feel free to send him in. This one

657
00:32:58.079 --> 00:33:00.480
<v Speaker 2>came in just a moment ago. It says, Nick, maybe

658
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<v Speaker 2>you should have a middle breakdown every day to start

659
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<v Speaker 2>the show. I'm thinking it's one of your better shows lately,

660
00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:08.640
<v Speaker 2>thank you. Maybe that is the plan that really opens

661
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<v Speaker 2>it up, right.

662
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<v Speaker 3>I think a lot of people just love honesty, and

663
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<v Speaker 3>when people choose to be honest over the year, maybe

664
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<v Speaker 3>that just you know, hits a certain note with them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I'm glad you said that because that gives

666
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<v Speaker 2>me a chance to bring up something. And for those

667
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<v Speaker 2>John doesn't have access to the text line, so this

668
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<v Speaker 2>is not you know, he hadn't thrown me a lob here,

669
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<v Speaker 2>but he kind of is without knowing it. A couple

670
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<v Speaker 2>of people have kind of said that, like that's why

671
00:33:28.200 --> 00:33:30.400
<v Speaker 2>they like the show is because they kind of feel

672
00:33:30.440 --> 00:33:32.720
<v Speaker 2>like they know me because I'm not afraid to you know,

673
00:33:33.920 --> 00:33:36.279
<v Speaker 2>make my you know, self deprecation works like I make

674
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<v Speaker 2>fun of myself. I at times feel like I'm living

675
00:33:38.880 --> 00:33:41.559
<v Speaker 2>an episode of Seinfeld. And it's not because I think,

676
00:33:41.640 --> 00:33:44.920
<v Speaker 2>like I'm just you know, this gut busting, entertaining laughter,

677
00:33:45.400 --> 00:33:49.759
<v Speaker 2>you know, producing kind of person. But you know, I've

678
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<v Speaker 2>had many things that have happened in life that I've

679
00:33:51.480 --> 00:33:54.640
<v Speaker 2>brought to the show that have probably you know, given

680
00:33:54.680 --> 00:33:56.759
<v Speaker 2>you a laugh at my expense. But that's okay, that's

681
00:33:56.799 --> 00:33:58.960
<v Speaker 2>part of it. But yeah, I mean there's not a

682
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<v Speaker 2>whole lot that is off the table for me when

683
00:34:01.200 --> 00:34:05.640
<v Speaker 2>it comes to my life. And you know, I know

684
00:34:05.680 --> 00:34:08.039
<v Speaker 2>some people you should talk about sports and not not

685
00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:10.480
<v Speaker 2>make it about you. Well, no, how about I don't.

686
00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:14.079
<v Speaker 3>My first experience with that on my new show a

687
00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:16.559
<v Speaker 3>few weeks ago, it's felt like that I was talking about.

688
00:34:16.599 --> 00:34:18.480
<v Speaker 3>And it'll seasons changing in fall and then time.

689
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<v Speaker 2>It will always happen. It will always happen. And with

690
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<v Speaker 2>your show, you know, it's really important in my opinion,

691
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<v Speaker 2>not to you know, give you advice, but like, I

692
00:34:28.000 --> 00:34:30.840
<v Speaker 2>think it's really important for that type of show to have,

693
00:34:31.559 --> 00:34:34.119
<v Speaker 2>you know, more of a personal connection with listeners and

694
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<v Speaker 2>talk about you know, like you know, don't be afraid

695
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<v Speaker 2>to briefly veer off into something that is not about

696
00:34:40.119 --> 00:34:42.639
<v Speaker 2>who's your football or who's your basketball, because that is

697
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<v Speaker 2>what're gonna that's what's gonna give you a chance to

698
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<v Speaker 2>to kind of stand out and make an impression, because

699
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<v Speaker 2>you know, the Internet makes it to where if you

700
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<v Speaker 2>are listening to somebody, rather it be their podcast, their

701
00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:56.920
<v Speaker 2>live YouTube, their radio show, this day and age, you

702
00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:59.239
<v Speaker 2>know why you're listening to them because you like listening

703
00:34:59.280 --> 00:35:02.960
<v Speaker 2>to them, because you got endless options and you could have,

704
00:35:03.920 --> 00:35:06.320
<v Speaker 2>you know, the most informative person ever hosting a show.

705
00:35:06.519 --> 00:35:08.880
<v Speaker 2>Most people don't rely on them talking on a show

706
00:35:08.920 --> 00:35:10.639
<v Speaker 2>to get their info anymore. Now, if you want to

707
00:35:10.679 --> 00:35:14.280
<v Speaker 2>share an interesting point, you know, have a hot take,

708
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<v Speaker 2>go against the grain, surprise people. I mean, that's what

709
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<v Speaker 2>you're supposed to do, right, Like, if people knew every

710
00:35:18.760 --> 00:35:20.239
<v Speaker 2>day what you were going to say for three hours,

711
00:35:20.239 --> 00:35:23.199
<v Speaker 2>they wouldn't listen. But you know, you got to be

712
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<v Speaker 2>able to have some kind of a connection that's not

713
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<v Speaker 2>just about Hey, he talks for an hour about the team,

714
00:35:27.519 --> 00:35:30.280
<v Speaker 2>I like, I mean, maybe that's enough for some people,

715
00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:34.159
<v Speaker 2>but that won't last. So you know, at times I

716
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<v Speaker 2>feel like I do it a little too much, and

717
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<v Speaker 2>maybe I do. But it is nice to know that

718
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<v Speaker 2>some people. I mean, this sounds weird, but it's true.

719
00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:44.679
<v Speaker 2>And I know the guys on KSR say this a lot,

720
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<v Speaker 2>but it's huge in what we do. If you have

721
00:35:49.559 --> 00:35:53.159
<v Speaker 2>people who don't really love sports that much but they

722
00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:56.440
<v Speaker 2>still listen, like that's probably the biggest compliment you can get,

723
00:35:56.639 --> 00:35:59.840
<v Speaker 2>because you know, the people who love this stuff that

724
00:36:00.119 --> 00:36:05.480
<v Speaker 2>like you know, are angry about seventy percent full Cardinal

725
00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:08.280
<v Speaker 2>Stadium at a football game, that want to, you know,

726
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<v Speaker 2>give Rick Patina a piece of their mind because he's

727
00:36:11.840 --> 00:36:14.559
<v Speaker 2>going to a Kentucky football game. Like those are people.

728
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<v Speaker 2>We're good. We're gonna get those guys, you know what

729
00:36:16.599 --> 00:36:19.239
<v Speaker 2>I mean, like no offense. Like maybe they don't. Maybe

730
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<v Speaker 2>maybe there's some of them that hate this show and

731
00:36:20.840 --> 00:36:22.639
<v Speaker 2>they listen to another show. If that's the case, and

732
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<v Speaker 2>that's that's a that's a them problem. But like you know,

733
00:36:25.760 --> 00:36:29.880
<v Speaker 2>the people who really just enjoy the banter and whatnot,

734
00:36:29.920 --> 00:36:32.400
<v Speaker 2>and you know, the entertainment they get from it, the laughs,

735
00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:35.840
<v Speaker 2>the stupidity, the nonsense like that, that's if you're getting

736
00:36:36.039 --> 00:36:39.159
<v Speaker 2>you know, listeners of all different walks of life. That's

737
00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:41.679
<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's that's a good thing. All right, So

738
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<v Speaker 2>let's see here. I this okay, we got enough time.

739
00:36:48.039 --> 00:36:50.880
<v Speaker 2>I thought it was like fifty eight. So this person

740
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<v Speaker 2>wrote an earlier asking one question. They actually they got

741
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<v Speaker 2>two questions. One question in a common essentially that I

742
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<v Speaker 2>want to that I want to share really quickly here

743
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<v Speaker 2>because I think it's a good point. One was just

744
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<v Speaker 2>why is that anybody would give Donald Cheney more carries

745
00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:07.599
<v Speaker 2>than Isaac Brown given the results? And I know people

746
00:37:07.599 --> 00:37:10.239
<v Speaker 2>are sharing that screenshot where they each got ten carries

747
00:37:10.280 --> 00:37:14.320
<v Speaker 2>on Saturday and one was way more productive than the other.

748
00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:18.000
<v Speaker 2>Obviously it's Isaac Brown. And you know, Jeff has said

749
00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:21.159
<v Speaker 2>it pretty directly that they understand he needs to get

750
00:37:21.199 --> 00:37:25.159
<v Speaker 2>more carries, and he may have actually said it directly.

751
00:37:25.199 --> 00:37:26.400
<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't get a chance to listen to

752
00:37:26.400 --> 00:37:27.880
<v Speaker 2>what he says on the radio after the games because

753
00:37:27.880 --> 00:37:30.639
<v Speaker 2>we're live on the air. And I'm sorry Jeff that

754
00:37:30.639 --> 00:37:33.199
<v Speaker 2>you've got to compete with us, but you know that's

755
00:37:33.239 --> 00:37:37.800
<v Speaker 2>how it is. I'm kidding, although you know as much

756
00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:39.880
<v Speaker 2>as hearing Jeff after the game is what we want

757
00:37:39.880 --> 00:37:41.480
<v Speaker 2>to do. You know, if you listen to Learfield, you'll

758
00:37:41.480 --> 00:37:44.719
<v Speaker 2>get ninety percent of just ads and then they'll come

759
00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:47.519
<v Speaker 2>back for fifteen seconds and then go to another break.

760
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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, he might have said it directly, but like

761
00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:52.159
<v Speaker 2>I think when it comes to Jeff saying, hey, the

762
00:37:52.159 --> 00:37:54.159
<v Speaker 2>coach has got to do a better job, it's on

763
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<v Speaker 2>us Isaac Brown having less carries than Donald Cheney, I

764
00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:03.679
<v Speaker 2>think Jeff would add that to the list of things

765
00:38:03.719 --> 00:38:05.440
<v Speaker 2>that he agrees is you know, something they got to

766
00:38:05.440 --> 00:38:08.679
<v Speaker 2>fix and it's it's been proven. And I don't I

767
00:38:08.719 --> 00:38:10.679
<v Speaker 2>don't mean you get rid of Donald Cheney altogether, but

768
00:38:10.760 --> 00:38:13.000
<v Speaker 2>like I just don't think you've got an offensive line

769
00:38:13.559 --> 00:38:18.000
<v Speaker 2>that is built or I guess maybe not built, but

770
00:38:18.039 --> 00:38:20.400
<v Speaker 2>they're just not good enough to where Donald Cheney's gonna

771
00:38:20.400 --> 00:38:22.880
<v Speaker 2>be like a big part of your run game because

772
00:38:23.159 --> 00:38:25.920
<v Speaker 2>he's a guy that you know will use his size

773
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<v Speaker 2>and just kind of get behind the line, maybe see

774
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<v Speaker 2>a maybe see a hole and turn what could potentially

775
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<v Speaker 2>be a two yard gain into four or five. But

776
00:38:33.719 --> 00:38:35.840
<v Speaker 2>the line doesn't have that kind of push and he's

777
00:38:35.880 --> 00:38:39.519
<v Speaker 2>not a guy that's just gonna use burst or you know,

778
00:38:40.280 --> 00:38:43.559
<v Speaker 2>ability to just create something. I think Kewan Brown and

779
00:38:43.599 --> 00:38:46.119
<v Speaker 2>Isaac Brown both are guys that like your best chance

780
00:38:46.119 --> 00:38:48.760
<v Speaker 2>of getting the run to break through for a big

781
00:38:48.800 --> 00:38:52.000
<v Speaker 2>gain would be those two guys more so than Cheney.

782
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<v Speaker 2>So I don't I don't think you you know, I

783
00:38:53.760 --> 00:38:54.960
<v Speaker 2>don't know. I was gonna say, I don't think you

784
00:38:55.039 --> 00:38:58.760
<v Speaker 2>bench Donald Cheney. Maybe you get him out there for

785
00:38:58.760 --> 00:39:01.119
<v Speaker 2>a short yarded situation, but man, if he's out there

786
00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:03.880
<v Speaker 2>in the short yarded situation, our fans are gonna lose

787
00:39:03.880 --> 00:39:06.840
<v Speaker 2>their mind because that's what's been done many times, at

788
00:39:06.880 --> 00:39:10.039
<v Speaker 2>least the attempts, and it's just not worked. And Jeff

789
00:39:10.159 --> 00:39:12.760
<v Speaker 2>directly said after the game Saturday, they now know they

790
00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:14.599
<v Speaker 2>cannot just line up on fourth down and go get

791
00:39:14.599 --> 00:39:17.519
<v Speaker 2>a yard, and you know, you learn the hard way now.

792
00:39:17.519 --> 00:39:19.679
<v Speaker 2>The other comment that they had was about officiating and

793
00:39:20.360 --> 00:39:24.039
<v Speaker 2>all the questionable calls. I'm not gonna tell anybody that

794
00:39:24.079 --> 00:39:29.519
<v Speaker 2>they are incorrect and what they say about calls that

795
00:39:29.840 --> 00:39:32.440
<v Speaker 2>went u of L's way and I have, you know,

796
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<v Speaker 2>and those are actually big talking points when it comes

797
00:39:34.920 --> 00:39:38.239
<v Speaker 2>to what has happened in the last two weeks. There

798
00:39:38.239 --> 00:39:41.360
<v Speaker 2>were a variety of questionable calls in the Notre Dame game,

799
00:39:41.360 --> 00:39:46.400
<v Speaker 2>but really the turnover that was then called not a turnover,

800
00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:49.840
<v Speaker 2>that fumble that was huge and I don't I think

801
00:39:49.880 --> 00:39:51.480
<v Speaker 2>if you call that a fumble on the ground, I

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00:39:51.519 --> 00:39:53.599
<v Speaker 2>go watch it, don't. I don't think it was clear

803
00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:56.599
<v Speaker 2>that he was, that he was already down. I mean,

804
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<v Speaker 2>you might be able to see that the shin was,

805
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<v Speaker 2>but like I think it to me, and again, I'm

806
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<v Speaker 2>clearly looking at it, maybe with a little bit of

807
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<v Speaker 2>a red tinted view, because they would have been a

808
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<v Speaker 2>huge play for Louisville. But I feel like that's one

809
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<v Speaker 2>of those things that if you go to the rape replay,

810
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<v Speaker 2>don't you don't get enough evidence visually to say that

811
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<v Speaker 2>you got it wrong, so you stick with what it is,

812
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<v Speaker 2>So you're right. I just for me. And again, as

813
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<v Speaker 2>far as somebody who you know does a talk show

814
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<v Speaker 2>about Louisville football, I probably should have mentioned the officiating

815
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<v Speaker 2>more than I have. I just I know that if

816
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<v Speaker 2>you tighten some things up even a little bit, then

817
00:40:29.360 --> 00:40:32.280
<v Speaker 2>you don't then you don't have to worry about those calls.

818
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<v Speaker 2>So it's not to say that, like I disagree with

819
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<v Speaker 2>people who claim that officiating has been poor and it

820
00:40:36.719 --> 00:40:38.679
<v Speaker 2>hasn't been in Louisville's favor in the last few weeks.

821
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<v Speaker 2>I mean I'm with you. I mean, in fact, I'm

822
00:40:39.880 --> 00:40:42.239
<v Speaker 2>still mad that they gave Brent Key that time out

823
00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:46.599
<v Speaker 2>against Georgia Tech. I mean that pissed me off like crazy. So, yeah,

824
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<v Speaker 2>you have had three straight games where you know you

825
00:40:49.800 --> 00:40:53.079
<v Speaker 2>had big play, you know, you know, bad calls that

826
00:40:53.199 --> 00:40:55.039
<v Speaker 2>did not go your way. And look, that's part of it.

827
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<v Speaker 2>But you know why nobody's talking about the Brent Key

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<v Speaker 2>timeout that could have potentially gave them a touchdown and

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<v Speaker 2>change the game. Because Louisvevil won. They made place to

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<v Speaker 2>where you're not thinking about that. You lose close games

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<v Speaker 2>where you don't make big plays, then you remind it

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<v Speaker 2>of a call that made a big impact. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>to defend the officials. It's just you know, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to always, every single time out have a call that

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like was wrong, and you're going to think

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<v Speaker 2>it hopefull You're going to hope it doesn't come back

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<v Speaker 2>to bite you, and you hope it doesn't end up

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<v Speaker 2>being a big factor in the game. Well, then don't

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<v Speaker 2>let it. Play clean football, don't make mistakes that are avoidable,

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<v Speaker 2>and you probably don't end up thinking about the officiating

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<v Speaker 2>all that much. All right, quick break our number five,

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<v Speaker 2>Actually no, it's our number three, but it's the five

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour, it's next, so don't go anywhere. It's Coffee

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<v Speaker 2>and Company. Felbuth Thorton's right here on Sports Talk seven

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