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

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started. It's not four o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>It's four o five. We're a little late, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's all due to my poor clock management. But that's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>What I try to tell myself whenever we do, in

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<v Speaker 2>fact get the four o'clock in five o'clock hours started,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, closer to five than actually right at the top,

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<v Speaker 2>I just tell myself, well, hey, maybe people have like

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<v Speaker 2>a three four minute walk to their car, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so maybe they're just hoping. Maybe it's all strategic.

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<v Speaker 3>That's not a bad way to think about it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>using KSR start at five.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they've got like network stuff. I think. Actually I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, because they're now their clock got a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit different. It was like last year or something like

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<v Speaker 2>it was when they moved I think whenever they moved

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<v Speaker 2>over here to seven ninety from ten eighty. So and

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<v Speaker 2>their breaks I think they may have more, but their

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<v Speaker 2>breaks are not as long. What would you rather? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if you are producing or hosting John, would you rather

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<v Speaker 2>have shorter breaks? But an extra you know, shorter breaks

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<v Speaker 2>but more of them, or longer breaks but lengthier segments.

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<v Speaker 3>Longer breaks for sure, because when you have the short breaks,

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<v Speaker 3>you don't have much time to.

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<v Speaker 2>Do things in between. I'm just not I'm not built

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<v Speaker 2>for that. I'm not good enough to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>really get what I want out of a ten minute

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<v Speaker 2>segment or something like that. Which it's really just because

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<v Speaker 2>I've for the last nine years I've done a three

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<v Speaker 2>hour show not completely by myself. And I hate when

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<v Speaker 2>I say that sometimes because it's not just me. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when it comes to just drive the show

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<v Speaker 2>in regards to what's going to be discussed, it has

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<v Speaker 2>mostly been myself along with with John and Matt and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just you, right out of the gate, I knew, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I got a first thing I got to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>is how can how can I fill this time? Like

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<v Speaker 2>how can I comfortably run a three hour program with

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like how can I how can I format it?

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<v Speaker 2>And then it's like, okay, well, now that I've got

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<v Speaker 2>to feel for how I'm going to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>at least get through the segments. Now I got to

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<v Speaker 2>try to make them interesting, entertaining and all that, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm still a work in progress, I'm sure in the

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<v Speaker 2>eyes of some. But yeah, like if I ever if

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<v Speaker 2>I ever ended up on a station with a different

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<v Speaker 2>format as far as how they do breaks and whatnot,

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<v Speaker 2>and and you know, if they're really strict, like we

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<v Speaker 2>don't have a heart out until we end the show, right, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>and that that benefits me, right, but that isn't always

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<v Speaker 2>the case for a lot of people. Like if I

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<v Speaker 2>had a herd out, and for those who don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what a heart out is, it just means that there's

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<v Speaker 2>no there's there's no flexibility, You're you're you can you'll

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<v Speaker 2>be talking. I mean, in fact, it does happen at

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<v Speaker 2>times on KSR when they have guests on because like

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<v Speaker 2>the heart out, I think it's what they say, is

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<v Speaker 2>it stops for no man, Like you can just be yapping,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter. They're gonna go to break at that time.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're mid sentence, if you're in the middle of

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<v Speaker 2>yelling at somebody, if you're crying telling a sad story,

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<v Speaker 2>like nope, sorry, the break is starting. Like that's just

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<v Speaker 2>that's just how it works. So if I had that,

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<v Speaker 2>I might be a little more disciplined as far as

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<v Speaker 2>how I utilized the time. But you know, at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>if I was going to to make a you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a big, big improvement, I probably would have already done it.

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<v Speaker 3>When did you get you know, were you did you

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<v Speaker 3>fall victim to the heart out?

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<v Speaker 2>No, because at that time, by the time we got there,

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<v Speaker 2>I had already learned through Billy and the producer that like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, keep a little brief like you know, like

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm just so used to, you know, not having

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<v Speaker 2>to worry about that. I had somebody ask me this

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<v Speaker 2>the day, like if I ever like wish I had

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<v Speaker 2>a co host, and I never really think about it

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<v Speaker 2>because really, since I've worked here at seven ninety, rather

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<v Speaker 2>it be mornings, mid days, or afternoons like we are

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<v Speaker 2>right now, I've never had a co host per se

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<v Speaker 2>as far as somebody that is bringing content and topics

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<v Speaker 2>to the table that you know, like they're prepping for.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's not as if I'm the only person sharing

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<v Speaker 2>opinions and talking about you know, the obvious. So I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like I've had, you know, enough help.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, if all of a sudden they just

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<v Speaker 2>brought somebody in here and he or she got to

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<v Speaker 2>decide half of what we're going to discuss and I

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<v Speaker 2>got to decide the other half. In a way, it

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<v Speaker 2>would probably make my life a little easier, and it

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<v Speaker 2>probably would make, you know, probably be a good thing

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<v Speaker 2>for the show, unless you know, it's somebody who isn't good.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I'm a control freak, like I probably

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<v Speaker 2>would think, like, wait a second, we're not talking about

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<v Speaker 2>what you want to talk about. Who the hell do

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<v Speaker 2>you think you are? I mean, I probably wouldn't do that,

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I don't know. I've never when people

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<v Speaker 2>ask me that, it always hits me, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've never really given that much thought, maybe because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so self absorbed, and I just you know, it's never

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<v Speaker 2>been brought up or discussed by anybody that I work

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<v Speaker 2>for that they want to do that. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know people who listen regularly, they probably just

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<v Speaker 2>assume like this is a two man show, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm yapping a lot more than anybody else. But obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you hear from John quite a bit, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's become content at times, and I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if that's what he signed up for. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>if he knew what he was getting himself into. But hey,

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<v Speaker 2>when you work with me, it's kind of how it works.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been fun so far. I hope there's many years

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<v Speaker 3>to come.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm with you. And you know, the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>you're comfortable is huge because there's some people that just aren't.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I've worked with people who some of them still

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<v Speaker 2>one of them still works here. Like you'll occasionally, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hear their name being referenced by somebody who's hosting on

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<v Speaker 2>either seven ninety or has and it's a it's a

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<v Speaker 2>fill in producer, but like they want to. They they

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<v Speaker 2>let you know as soon as the show starts, do

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<v Speaker 2>not go to me. I will not speak. I might

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<v Speaker 2>nod my head, but if you start talking to me

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<v Speaker 2>and you expect me to return, you know, the conversation

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<v Speaker 2>on the air, it's not happening. And you know, at

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<v Speaker 2>least I could appreciate the honesty. And there's only two

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<v Speaker 2>people I know that have been like that. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>it is Coffee and Company. My name is nic Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>The company man, mister John Alton, is alongside as we

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<v Speaker 2>take you up until six o'clock. Big game for both

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<v Speaker 2>of us this weekend. Obviously Louisville and Miami. That's I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to say this makes or breaks the season,

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<v Speaker 2>but I kind of feel like if there was ever

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<v Speaker 2>a time for Louisville to kind of get right, clean

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<v Speaker 2>up some things and really take advantage of an opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the opportunity to do that, and I'm hopeful

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<v Speaker 2>that they will. But Indiana continues to become bigger and

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<v Speaker 2>bigger favorites in this game against Nebraska, and I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>from the way I look at it, I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>more more. It has more to do with people realizing Indiana,

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<v Speaker 2>despite the competition, has actually been a is a good team.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they're not just beating up on FCS teams,

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<v Speaker 2>they're beating other Big Ten teams and Nebraska. You know, again,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe I'm wrong. You've clearly heard from Nebraska fans, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure throughout the week on your show and whatnot, But

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<v Speaker 2>like this, Nebraska realized Indiana like is like I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>are they are?

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<v Speaker 1>They?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they fearful because they're touchdown underdogs right now?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean Nebraska fans, the ones I've interacted with before,

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<v Speaker 3>they're usually pretty confident in their team, even if they're

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<v Speaker 3>the better Nebraska teams that's been in the Big Ten

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<v Speaker 3>the last several years. And I do think Indiana will

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<v Speaker 3>probably have the toughest challenge they've had so far this

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<v Speaker 3>year when they face them this weekend. But one thing

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<v Speaker 3>for Indiana specifically, Nebraska hasn't scored more than twenty eight

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<v Speaker 3>points against anybody that's not G five or FCS this year,

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<v Speaker 3>and Indiana hasn't scored less than thirty one against anybody.

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<v Speaker 3>And so that's one stat that I look forward to

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<v Speaker 3>seeing how that plays out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeac, and it is at home in Bloomington. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>noon kickoff, just like the Louisville. Is this sort of

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<v Speaker 2>like a I mean it's.

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<v Speaker 3>A ratings battle? Is it not for the for the region?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean both. I mean it's it's ones on ABC,

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<v Speaker 2>ones on Fox. So both of us are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be getting a lot of a lot of eyeballs just

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<v Speaker 2>because of the of the network that it's a.

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<v Speaker 3>Big noon crew going to be in Bloomington this weekend, and.

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<v Speaker 2>So is Barstool. They're bringing their show to Bloomington as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not asking this to like make a you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>this isn't like a backhanded compliment to Indiana, but like,

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<v Speaker 2>will will there be a big crowd there?

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<v Speaker 3>It's sold out? Okay, good, you know, and I will

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<v Speaker 3>say Nebraska probably helps out with that a bit. I

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<v Speaker 3>think regardless of the circumstances this time around, it would.

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<v Speaker 2>Have so like that doesn't happen very often.

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<v Speaker 3>No, Usually the only time Indiana gets sellouts it's usually

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<v Speaker 3>when Ohio State comes to town because they take you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a good number of the tickets in Michigan does the

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<v Speaker 3>same thing, or if they're playing Purdue.

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<v Speaker 2>Like this is still I mean it's not. This is

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<v Speaker 2>very much new Indiana being like in this.

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<v Speaker 3>Position, they've not been six and since the sixties.

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to ask you as it sold out,

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<v Speaker 2>but I thought, you, like there, I was thinking there's

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<v Speaker 2>a chance that it's that it's not, And then you

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<v Speaker 2>would be like are you making like what do you.

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<v Speaker 3>You've actually already sold out a game later on the season, but.

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<v Speaker 2>This will be the first sellout of the SIGNETI era, right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so yeah, I mean you've got to be on cloud nine, right.

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<v Speaker 4>I am.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited, there's enjoy it. I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 3>I hate calling it cautious optimism, because I mean, they've

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<v Speaker 3>already shown that they can do a lot of good

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<v Speaker 3>stuff with what they've done so far. But I mean

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<v Speaker 3>I want them to, you know, go all the way

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<v Speaker 3>to eleven and one. I'm not going to say twelve

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<v Speaker 3>zero because going on the road and beating Ohio State

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<v Speaker 3>that's something that a lot of teams don't do, really

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<v Speaker 3>good teams don't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, you could play phenomenal and lose to Ohio State

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<v Speaker 2>at home.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you're eleven and one, you're going to be

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<v Speaker 3>in that Big Ten championship. You're probably gonna play someone

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<v Speaker 3>like Oregon or Ohio State again, and you're gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>in the College Football playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>And for those who don't follow the Big Ten at

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<v Speaker 2>all and just think this is me letting an Indiana

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it is that. But anybody talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>Big Ten is acknowledging that in India, with their schedule

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<v Speaker 2>and how good they've been thus far, eleven and one

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<v Speaker 2>is like, not is not a crazy scenario.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, most teams that Indiana plays on this back

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<v Speaker 3>half of the schedule are of the same caliber in

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<v Speaker 3>my opinion, because if you can I said this to

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<v Speaker 3>Nick during the break, if you can beat Nebraska as

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<v Speaker 3>handily as you've beaten the other teams you've already faced,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think there's anybody left other than Ohio State

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<v Speaker 3>that you shouldn't be favored to beat.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I hate the FPI because I just think it's been

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<v Speaker 2>proven to be you know, it's been proven to be flawed,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is the one thing you can reference where

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<v Speaker 2>you look at your schedule and you see a percentage

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<v Speaker 2>chance you have of winning and seventy five percent chance

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<v Speaker 2>to win on Saturday against Nebraska for Indiana, Washington which

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<v Speaker 2>I can't figure them out, Like they're very weird. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they're four and three, two and two in Big Ten play.

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<v Speaker 2>They lost their rival, their big rivalry game to Washington State,

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<v Speaker 2>which I thought meant that they were going to be done,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they beat Michigan, like they're they're a hard

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<v Speaker 2>team to figure out.

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<v Speaker 3>But you get spanked by Iowa last week, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Think got killed. You're right, forty something to ten, so

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<v Speaker 2>seventy six percent chance to beat Washington if you're Indiana

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<v Speaker 2>and in Michigan State, I don't even need to look

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<v Speaker 2>at that. I will just because I'm already here at

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<v Speaker 2>the ESPN site. But yeah, eighty percent chance of beating

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<v Speaker 2>Michigan State because they're having a rough year. And then Michigan,

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<v Speaker 2>who I mean, I don't know if they're a top

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five team they're ranked that right now. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're Indiana, this looks as ideal for you to

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<v Speaker 2>knock off the Wolverines as as it's been in you

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<v Speaker 2>know along the way did in COVID, right, Yeah that

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<v Speaker 2>was yeah, yeah, So seventy two percent chance of winning

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<v Speaker 2>against Michigan according to the FPI, Ohio State. Let's see

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<v Speaker 2>what this one is.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they're Underdog's Valley.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's Ohio State. Is eighty three percent chance to

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<v Speaker 2>win that one. And then of course Purdue Indiana is

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<v Speaker 2>looking at a ninety five percent chance to win. So yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is at least a reference point, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>bring it up to say that, like it's not just

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<v Speaker 2>an Indiana fans not not understanding that you know your

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<v Speaker 2>record is what it is because of who you play.

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<v Speaker 2>They're blowing teams off the field that other teams that

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<v Speaker 2>are viewed to be better than Indiana are not beating

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<v Speaker 2>these teams as badly. So again, when I say, when

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<v Speaker 2>you hear eleven and one, it still seems like you're

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<v Speaker 2>on a different universe because we're talking Indiana football. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know John doesn't take offense to that. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>the truth. This is so not normal for Indiana. But again,

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<v Speaker 2>like if you just go off what is expected to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>what's most likely to happen, based off of analytics and

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<v Speaker 2>numbers and really just using your eyeballs. This Indiana team

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<v Speaker 2>going eleven and one, I'm not saying like it's for

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<v Speaker 2>sure gonna happen, but if we end up getting there

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of November, like you should not. You

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<v Speaker 2>should not consider it as this thing that nobody saw

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<v Speaker 2>coming once you got here. Now again, nobody saw coming

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<v Speaker 2>maybe before the season started. But Signette's kind of having

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<v Speaker 2>the year that bron was having last year? Is he not?

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<v Speaker 3>Is He's taken advantage of a very favorable schedule, and

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<v Speaker 3>part of that was because they removed louisvill Unfortunately, would have.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that we've seen what happened, I would have loved

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<v Speaker 3>to have seen how that would have played out. Hell yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I would assume it would have had the momentum whenever

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<v Speaker 3>you played in I guess it would have been weak two.

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<v Speaker 3>But I mean, who knows what could have happened in

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<v Speaker 3>that game?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it is, it is. There's no doubt

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<v Speaker 2>like when it comes to storylines talking points within college

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<v Speaker 2>football this season, as of now, Indiana being in this

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<v Speaker 2>position has got to be one of the one of

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<v Speaker 2>the They're in the mix for sure, just because it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's not what you typically see from the Hoosiers. But

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<v Speaker 2>you got a guy named kurtz Signetty who by all

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<v Speaker 2>accounts has backed up everything he said up to this point,

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<v Speaker 2>like I win Google me, and so far he's winning.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't see that stopping. You know, I'd say

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<v Speaker 2>at this point, you're you know your best, your your

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<v Speaker 2>most likely loss would be Michigan. I mean, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>you could mess around and lose to anybody.

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<v Speaker 3>Nebraska's going to be pointing the road game against Michigan State,

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<v Speaker 3>even though Michigan State isn't really that good of a team.

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<v Speaker 3>I could see that because they've not really played in

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<v Speaker 3>a good road environment yet. You went to UCLA and

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<v Speaker 3>that it's kind of a sleepy Rose Bowl, even though

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<v Speaker 3>you know it is the Rose Bowl. And then you

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<v Speaker 3>had Northwestern in the temporary stadium, and then your your

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<v Speaker 3>first road game in a real, you know, homelike environment

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<v Speaker 3>will be the Michigan State game. And even though they're

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<v Speaker 3>not good, it'll be interesting to see how they respond

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<v Speaker 3>in that scenario.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that could be like, you know, the letdown exactly,

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<v Speaker 2>the letdown game. But again, like Signetti so far, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like he could. He's the kind of coach that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, may be able to avoid those kind of things.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been so impressed with him because again he's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think what makes him more fascinating to me is

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<v Speaker 2>that he did leave a position. He left a great

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<v Speaker 2>job on the Bama staff to go take over at

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<v Speaker 2>a D two school to be a head coach. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's one of those things that if he's

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<v Speaker 2>not successful, right, he took it. He he bet on himself,

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<v Speaker 2>probably making less money there than he was making on

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<v Speaker 2>the Alabama staff, but he bet on himself. Right, That's

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<v Speaker 2>what coaches who want to do this and want to

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<v Speaker 2>compete at the highest level as head coaches, they've got

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<v Speaker 2>to do at some point. They've got they've got to.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's not only betting on yourself, like it's

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<v Speaker 2>sacrificing to be honest with you, because again, financially, you're

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<v Speaker 2>not making a whole lot of money. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of money to build your staff out either.

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<v Speaker 2>But he knew, hey, I got to start somewhere to

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<v Speaker 2>show people that I can be a really successful head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's done it at every stop, and he clearly

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<v Speaker 2>has a lot of belief in himself. You can you

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<v Speaker 2>can gather that by hearing him talk not only throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the season but since he got there, but his actions

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<v Speaker 2>have shown that he does have a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 2>belief in what he's all about. His formulas. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>word I use is that you know, these coaches, if

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<v Speaker 2>they've won in different places, they're carrying that formula job

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<v Speaker 2>to job. And you know, I think there's some people

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<v Speaker 2>that just assume, well, hey, he's never been at the

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<v Speaker 2>highest level. He's never been you know, in the Power four,

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<v Speaker 2>power five, whatever, so there's just no way it can work.

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<v Speaker 2>And you may be right, Like, there may be a

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<v Speaker 2>scenario where a guy got to a point and what

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<v Speaker 2>he did it just isn't compatible. It's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>give you the same success rate when you're at the top,

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<v Speaker 2>but you don't know until you try. And I can

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<v Speaker 2>see why it's viewed as a as a for an

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<v Speaker 2>athletic director to make this kind of a move to

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<v Speaker 2>go get a guy who's kind of taken the steps

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<v Speaker 2>and gone through the path that Signette's gone through. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's also a risk to go hire a coordinator that

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<v Speaker 2>you just feel like is going to be great because

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<v Speaker 2>he worked for, you know, a really good head coach coach.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Ryan Walters kind of I hate to call him

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<v Speaker 3>a bomb, But where did he where did he come from?

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<v Speaker 3>He was Illinois decoordinator in Brett Bielima's first or second

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<v Speaker 3>season something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I feel like there were other better

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<v Speaker 2>names mentioned for that job whenever brom left. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he was. I mean, he was only the

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<v Speaker 2>DC there for two years at Illinois and he turned

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<v Speaker 2>that into a head coaching job in the Big Ten.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that just seems like a real head scratcher.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, you're right. Total opposite type of high as

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<v Speaker 2>far as what you're going for. And I mean yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and Purdue also was able to go hire a coach

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<v Speaker 2>who hadn't got a chance to be a big name

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<v Speaker 2>at a power program yet. But what he did at

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<v Speaker 2>Western worked, right, I mean, meaning Jeff brom Like you

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<v Speaker 2>would think they would see, Okay, let's let's go do

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<v Speaker 2>that again, let's go try to find that type of thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and they chose to go really in a completely different direction.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I think it's pretty known now, but

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<v Speaker 2>when Jeff was at Western, you know he was, he

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<v Speaker 2>was being pursued, not they didn't want him, but both

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<v Speaker 2>South Carolina. I think it might have been not maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it was when they hired I don't know, Maybe it

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<v Speaker 2>was when they hired Beamer. Who was before Beamer? Was

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<v Speaker 2>there somebody before? Oh is it must Champ? Maybe yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>must Jeff might have been it whenever, you know he was.

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<v Speaker 2>There were some schools that were kicking the tires on

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff so to speak, and didn't and didn't pull the trigger,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you know, Purdue did and it worked out.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure that's the same thing for Signette. I

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<v Speaker 2>would be willing to bet and he would have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>a job eventually before Indiana got to him, or if

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<v Speaker 2>Indiana didn't pursue him, somebody else would have got him.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm sure there's others, and I don't know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you know in your coverage, has he ever been involved

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<v Speaker 2>in another search before the Indiana one, where I'm like, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>But I am a little worried, you know, depending on

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<v Speaker 3>how the rest of the season plays out, how hot

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<v Speaker 3>of a commodity he's going to be with, if there's

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<v Speaker 3>any other big name jobs, and we are We've talked

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<v Speaker 3>about Florida a bunch Billy Napier, and I know he's

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<v Speaker 3>still the head coach there, But if they don't pull

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<v Speaker 3>in Elaine Kiffin, I wouldn't be surprised if Signetti is

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<v Speaker 3>optioned two or three for somebody like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, even if they end up losing a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of games this year and they're I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>they could go nine to three and that would be

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<v Speaker 2>probably a letdown at this point because of how good

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<v Speaker 2>they've gotten off to a start. But I mean it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's his first season in Indiana, and Indiana, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>is coming off of a lull there with the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the Tom Allen era. And I mean, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want you to lose your coach, but I can see

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<v Speaker 2>why if I'm an athletic director and I'm pretty confident

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to go hire.

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<v Speaker 3>Something figuring out what the plan is for how to

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<v Speaker 3>keep him or if he ends up leaving, because one

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<v Speaker 3>of those two things, you're gonna have to lock him up,

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like, or he's gonna be gone, You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>Would it not, like, would it not be completely demoralizing

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<v Speaker 2>if in fact he was there one year and left, like.

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<v Speaker 3>Because it would feel like you had the magic in

419
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<v Speaker 3>the hand, like lightning in a bottle, that type of thing,

420
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<v Speaker 3>and then it's just gone. And you probably sit there

421
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<v Speaker 3>if you're Indiana and you're wondering, is there a way

422
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<v Speaker 3>to recreate this at all with anyone else? Yeah, I'd

423
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<v Speaker 3>be so difficult, I'm sure.

424
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

425
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<v Speaker 2>I mean what a roller coach, I mean, like it's

426
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<v Speaker 2>it's been Maybe roller coaster is not the right way

427
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<v Speaker 2>to describe it, because I mean, Indiana fans are experiencing

428
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<v Speaker 2>a lot of things during the football season that they

429
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<v Speaker 2>probably never experienced before, as far as one just having

430
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<v Speaker 2>this much momentum, having a coach that everybody thinks is

431
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<v Speaker 2>like really really good, and you know, being in the

432
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<v Speaker 2>mix to potentially go to the Big Ten championship game,

433
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<v Speaker 2>like it's it's gotta be a lot of fun for you. Man.

434
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<v Speaker 2>I didn't see it coming, but I'm sure it's a

435
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<v Speaker 2>lot of fun.

436
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<v Speaker 3>All right.

437
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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna have a lot of fun on the other

438
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<v Speaker 2>side here when we bring in mister kent Spencer from

439
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<v Speaker 2>w HS eleven, we'll get his thoughts on the local

440
00:19:54.119 --> 00:19:56.920
<v Speaker 2>teams and one team we haven't talked about today, Kentucky.

441
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<v Speaker 2>I want to get his thoughts on this Florida matchup

442
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<v Speaker 2>for Kentucky because I kind of feel like Kentucky football

443
00:20:01.880 --> 00:20:03.720
<v Speaker 2>fans have checked out once again after that loss to

444
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<v Speaker 2>Andy and a loss here to Florida. It used to

445
00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:08.079
<v Speaker 2>be just something that was routine. I mean, would you

446
00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:11.160
<v Speaker 2>lose to Florida twenty something years in a row. Now

447
00:20:11.319 --> 00:20:13.640
<v Speaker 2>you've actually gotten the best of them more often than not.

448
00:20:13.920 --> 00:20:16.000
<v Speaker 2>But I think a loss here, I mean again, I

449
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<v Speaker 2>just think the noise about Stoops from his own fans

450
00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:21.279
<v Speaker 2>gets even louder if they slip up here. Don't go anywhere,

451
00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:26.200
<v Speaker 2>keep it locked right here on Sports Talk seven ninety company,

452
00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:29.799
<v Speaker 2>rolling along here on a Thursday afternoon, and we now

453
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<v Speaker 2>bring him in. He is the one and only Kent

454
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<v Speaker 2>Spencer from WHAS eleven, Kent. Before we get into what's

455
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<v Speaker 2>going on here with the local teams, a big weekend

456
00:20:38.279 --> 00:20:41.359
<v Speaker 2>of football for everybody, Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana. How about this

457
00:20:41.480 --> 00:20:44.920
<v Speaker 2>news Tony Bennett retiring twenty days before the season starts,

458
00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:47.880
<v Speaker 2>just fifty five years old. I mean, I think we're

459
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<v Speaker 2>all guessing what the hell's going on? This wasn't expected,

460
00:20:50.680 --> 00:20:53.640
<v Speaker 2>but just your initial thoughts.

461
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<v Speaker 4>No, I mean, you know what in the world of like, hey, hey,

462
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<v Speaker 4>I'm not really shocked, but I'm still kind of shocked.

463
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<v Speaker 4>I think I'm kind of that, you know, at this

464
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<v Speaker 4>point in time with kind of where we are in

465
00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:08.960
<v Speaker 4>college athletics, but surprising that, I mean, you know, the

466
00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:11.400
<v Speaker 4>season is is just around the corner.

467
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<v Speaker 2>That's the biggest surprise here, right Like at the end

468
00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:15.680
<v Speaker 2>of the day, if he walked away last year, you

469
00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:17.920
<v Speaker 2>probably would have, you know, been been taken back a

470
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<v Speaker 2>little bit. But then again, as you said, where we

471
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<v Speaker 2>are with college athletics, it is more of something these

472
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<v Speaker 2>guys probably consider than they did pre in al in

473
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<v Speaker 2>the portal, but to do it now it's just I mean,

474
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<v Speaker 2>it's not idea. I mean, I'm just I hope it's

475
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<v Speaker 2>not this, but I'm thinking maybe help or something.

476
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<v Speaker 4>Well, And that was what I was going to say,

477
00:21:34.559 --> 00:21:38.200
<v Speaker 4>is like, I really hope that it's not health that

478
00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:41.720
<v Speaker 4>it's something it's something else, because you know, at this

479
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<v Speaker 4>point we're all kind of speculating on you know, what

480
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<v Speaker 4>possibly it could be. I mean, you know, there's so

481
00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:51.519
<v Speaker 4>many there's so many times with these guys where they're

482
00:21:51.559 --> 00:21:53.680
<v Speaker 4>probably so burned out at the end of the season

483
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<v Speaker 4>and they don't think they want to hang them up,

484
00:21:56.319 --> 00:21:58.039
<v Speaker 4>and they're like, well, you know what, the fire will

485
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<v Speaker 4>get lit again. The fire will get lit again. You

486
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<v Speaker 4>know I maybe you know who knows. Like I said,

487
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<v Speaker 4>I'm just throwing stuff out there, but maybe like the

488
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<v Speaker 4>fire just didn't get lit. And I would imagine, like

489
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<v Speaker 4>the way that Tony Bennett goes about his stuff, I

490
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<v Speaker 4>would imagine with how things are in college athletics right now,

491
00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:19.880
<v Speaker 4>he probably isn't a big fan of it. And so, yeah,

492
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<v Speaker 4>I just hope it's not nothing health related. But yeah,

493
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<v Speaker 4>it is a shocker because he's been so good at

494
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<v Speaker 4>his job for such a long time.

495
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<v Speaker 2>And he seems like somebody that to your point, if

496
00:22:31.079 --> 00:22:33.519
<v Speaker 2>if he was just waiting for that fire to kind

497
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<v Speaker 2>of come back and kind of reset the batteries a

498
00:22:36.039 --> 00:22:39.000
<v Speaker 2>little bit during the off season, and he knows it's

499
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<v Speaker 2>he knows now for sure as he's getting closer and

500
00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:44.000
<v Speaker 2>closer to the season that it's just not there. You know,

501
00:22:44.039 --> 00:22:46.160
<v Speaker 2>he probably knows it's not good for anybody if he's

502
00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:48.680
<v Speaker 2>not all in. So you know, he's been a thorn

503
00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:51.039
<v Speaker 2>in the side for Louisville and really a lot of teams.

504
00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:53.799
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's a very successful coach. He was winning

505
00:22:53.880 --> 00:22:56.599
<v Speaker 2>the ACC in the regular season when all the legends

506
00:22:56.599 --> 00:22:58.039
<v Speaker 2>were still in the league, and he was winning the

507
00:22:58.119 --> 00:23:01.799
<v Speaker 2>league whenever Patino of Bejan when he was good obviously

508
00:23:01.880 --> 00:23:04.279
<v Speaker 2>coach K and Roy. So obviously he's not done much

509
00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:09.319
<v Speaker 2>since that national championship. But yeah, big news, and you know,

510
00:23:09.440 --> 00:23:11.319
<v Speaker 2>a stunner when it comes to the timing, no doubt.

511
00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:17.279
<v Speaker 4>Yeah no, And you know you had mentioned, you know

512
00:23:17.319 --> 00:23:18.839
<v Speaker 4>the fact that he was one of the league and

513
00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:22.000
<v Speaker 4>he was going in like not only were they winning

514
00:23:22.039 --> 00:23:25.000
<v Speaker 4>the league, like he was going into everybody's house and witting.

515
00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:28.160
<v Speaker 4>Oh yeah, I mean how many times did we watch

516
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<v Speaker 4>him lead a team to victory inside the KFCM Center

517
00:23:32.119 --> 00:23:35.359
<v Speaker 4>or beating Duke at Cameron Indoor at the Dean Do

518
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<v Speaker 4>But you know, like he took his brand of basketball,

519
00:23:40.160 --> 00:23:44.200
<v Speaker 4>which you know was was that defense and you know,

520
00:23:44.319 --> 00:23:49.119
<v Speaker 4>run a clock down. But he had efficient, efficient guys

521
00:23:49.160 --> 00:23:52.960
<v Speaker 4>at the game, and so he he took that brand

522
00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:55.559
<v Speaker 4>of basketball and guess what, he won the whole thing.

523
00:23:55.799 --> 00:23:58.079
<v Speaker 4>And he was in the conversation a lot more than

524
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<v Speaker 4>than just that once. So tip of the cap to

525
00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:04.799
<v Speaker 4>a career. But you know it's I'm really gonna be

526
00:24:04.839 --> 00:24:08.039
<v Speaker 4>interested to hear you know why he chose this was

527
00:24:08.480 --> 00:24:10.359
<v Speaker 4>the right time to call it a career.

528
00:24:10.680 --> 00:24:13.319
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and we'll see how it plays out over the

529
00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:16.599
<v Speaker 2>next few years. But I would I wouldn't be shocked

530
00:24:16.640 --> 00:24:19.200
<v Speaker 2>if we get to I don't know, twenty twenty seven,

531
00:24:19.480 --> 00:24:23.240
<v Speaker 2>and these types of decisions are no longer really as

532
00:24:23.279 --> 00:24:25.720
<v Speaker 2>surprise because you just realize, hey, it's kind of become

533
00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:28.440
<v Speaker 2>somewhat of a trend to where the job is changed, right,

534
00:24:28.440 --> 00:24:31.519
<v Speaker 2>I mean it you're still coaching basketball, but there's so

535
00:24:31.599 --> 00:24:33.079
<v Speaker 2>much more to it to where if you've had a

536
00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:35.960
<v Speaker 2>good run and you know that you've accomplished enough to

537
00:24:36.039 --> 00:24:39.920
<v Speaker 2>fill full field, fill fulfield, it fulfilled as a coach,

538
00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:41.640
<v Speaker 2>then you know you could probably walk away and say,

539
00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:43.240
<v Speaker 2>you know what, it was great, but I'm going to

540
00:24:43.599 --> 00:24:45.839
<v Speaker 2>hand the reins to somebody else because what it's become

541
00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:48.559
<v Speaker 2>is just really not what I'm what I'm into. But yeah,

542
00:24:48.559 --> 00:24:49.880
<v Speaker 2>that is the big news for those just now joining

543
00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:54.519
<v Speaker 2>as Tony Bennett, Virginia head coach, has decided to retire immediately,

544
00:24:54.759 --> 00:24:58.160
<v Speaker 2>so certainly a big, big piece of news in college hoops.

545
00:24:58.200 --> 00:25:00.400
<v Speaker 2>Let's switch gears here to college football before we get

546
00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:03.160
<v Speaker 2>to the Louis Miami matchup. Kentucky coming off a tough

547
00:25:03.160 --> 00:25:05.160
<v Speaker 2>loss to and Andy. Vandy, of course a better team

548
00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:07.400
<v Speaker 2>than they've been in a long time, but obviously that's

549
00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:09.960
<v Speaker 2>not what Kentucky fans want to hear because it was

550
00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:12.440
<v Speaker 2>a game where they probably still feel like they were

551
00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:14.240
<v Speaker 2>better than Vandy. In fact, I think they are, but

552
00:25:14.319 --> 00:25:16.960
<v Speaker 2>they didn't play like it, and a let down for

553
00:25:17.079 --> 00:25:20.720
<v Speaker 2>Mark Stoops coming off of a bye. I kind of

554
00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:23.880
<v Speaker 2>feel like this is a this is a game for

555
00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:26.960
<v Speaker 2>them that could send this season in two different directions.

556
00:25:27.160 --> 00:25:28.920
<v Speaker 2>A win here can remind you that you know what,

557
00:25:28.960 --> 00:25:32.240
<v Speaker 2>despite these losses, we still have you know, as Kentucky,

558
00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:34.079
<v Speaker 2>we still have a chance to finish strong. But I

559
00:25:34.079 --> 00:25:36.559
<v Speaker 2>think a loss here, I just feel like the noise

560
00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:39.599
<v Speaker 2>in regards to just about the disappointment from their fans.

561
00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:39.519
<v Speaker 1>It.

562
00:25:39.799 --> 00:25:41.599
<v Speaker 2>I mean, even Stoops that I give him credit, he

563
00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:44.559
<v Speaker 2>wears his emotions on his sleeve. He's been pretty upfront

564
00:25:44.640 --> 00:25:46.799
<v Speaker 2>since they're lost to Andy that he's trying to figure

565
00:25:46.799 --> 00:25:48.240
<v Speaker 2>out what the heck's going on with this guys. I

566
00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:49.920
<v Speaker 2>feel like, in a weird way, this is a big,

567
00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:51.640
<v Speaker 2>big game for Kentucky on Saturday.

568
00:25:52.519 --> 00:25:54.759
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, It's almost like they're on a bike and they're

569
00:25:54.839 --> 00:25:56.759
<v Speaker 4>kind of on a cliff and they're riding the bike

570
00:25:56.799 --> 00:26:00.319
<v Speaker 4>along the cliff and you know, do you keep it

571
00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:02.400
<v Speaker 4>on the road or do you go off the side.

572
00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:07.240
<v Speaker 4>That's what it feels like this week is. And to

573
00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:10.039
<v Speaker 4>be honest with you, like with Kentucky, like if you

574
00:26:10.079 --> 00:26:12.559
<v Speaker 4>look at that Vanderbilt game, what is it, twelve penalties

575
00:26:12.599 --> 00:26:15.720
<v Speaker 4>one hundred and five yards there? It is right there? Yeah, Like,

576
00:26:16.440 --> 00:26:20.279
<v Speaker 4>I mean, it doesn't it doesn't get They're not built

577
00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:23.200
<v Speaker 4>you know, offensively, they're not built to sustain, you know,

578
00:26:23.400 --> 00:26:24.920
<v Speaker 4>like to go back to first and twenty.

579
00:26:25.079 --> 00:26:26.640
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you can't get on the one yard line and

580
00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:29.599
<v Speaker 2>walk away with no points and think it's not going

581
00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:30.440
<v Speaker 2>to come back to get you.

582
00:26:31.400 --> 00:26:34.119
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, twelve, you know, twelve penalties one hundred and five yards.

583
00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:36.519
<v Speaker 4>I mean that's it. And then you know, like, look

584
00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:42.119
<v Speaker 4>their offenses is it has shown, it has shown flashes

585
00:26:42.200 --> 00:26:48.000
<v Speaker 4>at times. But bush Hampton said this the other day.

586
00:26:48.119 --> 00:26:54.319
<v Speaker 4>He said, they've had five runs of over twenty yards

587
00:26:54.440 --> 00:26:56.960
<v Speaker 4>twenty yards are moor and he was like, that's that's

588
00:26:57.119 --> 00:27:00.160
<v Speaker 4>just not enough. He goes, He said that teams are

589
00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:03.319
<v Speaker 4>just playing them where they're not allowing their guys to

590
00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:06.720
<v Speaker 4>get over top. So teams are playing them to have

591
00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:11.960
<v Speaker 4>those twelve thirteen fourteen play drives. Well, if that's the case,

592
00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:14.359
<v Speaker 4>then you're asking an awful lot of your offense to

593
00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:16.880
<v Speaker 4>really execute, to be able to go all the way

594
00:27:16.920 --> 00:27:20.920
<v Speaker 4>down the field, and you need to pop some explosive plays.

595
00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:24.599
<v Speaker 4>And that's something that has missed in their offense. But

596
00:27:24.680 --> 00:27:27.720
<v Speaker 4>also for like me, and we're gonna do a little

597
00:27:28.039 --> 00:27:32.359
<v Speaker 4>compare and contrast here, right, Like Brock Vandergriff has the

598
00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:35.640
<v Speaker 4>arm strength, but does he have he can hit that

599
00:27:36.359 --> 00:27:38.920
<v Speaker 4>third or that fifth step and a drop and get

600
00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:40.880
<v Speaker 4>the ball out and get it out on time and

601
00:27:40.920 --> 00:27:44.000
<v Speaker 4>go hit the open guy consistently. You know, I don't

602
00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:45.720
<v Speaker 4>know if that's I don't know if that's in his

603
00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:48.079
<v Speaker 4>bag right now. And to be honest with you, with

604
00:27:48.160 --> 00:27:52.079
<v Speaker 4>the sec if you can't do that, you're in trouble.

605
00:27:52.319 --> 00:27:54.759
<v Speaker 4>Case in point on the other side with Louisville and

606
00:27:54.839 --> 00:27:58.519
<v Speaker 4>Tyler Shuck. You know that guy more times than not,

607
00:27:59.039 --> 00:28:01.200
<v Speaker 4>he knows where he's gonna with the football and he's

608
00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:02.440
<v Speaker 4>getting it to the open guy.

609
00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:08.359
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And I think with with with Vandergriff he may

610
00:28:08.400 --> 00:28:10.119
<v Speaker 2>be and I think you you'd mentioned this in one

611
00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:13.039
<v Speaker 2>of our earlier conversations this season about him. He may

612
00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:15.400
<v Speaker 2>have the the you know, the talent and I haven't

613
00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:18.240
<v Speaker 2>seen anything to say this guy he's terrible, but he's

614
00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:21.359
<v Speaker 2>he's getting his first year of experience as a starting

615
00:28:21.400 --> 00:28:23.119
<v Speaker 2>quarterback now. And I think when you get a guy

616
00:28:23.160 --> 00:28:26.039
<v Speaker 2>from Georgia and he's playing behind some really good guys,

617
00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:28.720
<v Speaker 2>which makes sense as to why he's transferring, you know,

618
00:28:28.880 --> 00:28:31.160
<v Speaker 2>like he's he's a guy that's that's kind of learning

619
00:28:31.200 --> 00:28:32.200
<v Speaker 2>on the fly a little bit here.

620
00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:36.319
<v Speaker 4>Oh yeah, And you know the thing about it is,

621
00:28:36.440 --> 00:28:38.880
<v Speaker 4>especially you know in the SEC and some of the

622
00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:42.559
<v Speaker 4>teams they they've gone up against, right, Like, these guys

623
00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:45.279
<v Speaker 4>are moving a million miles an hour and you have

624
00:28:45.319 --> 00:28:48.119
<v Speaker 4>to process that. And you have a window that's opened

625
00:28:48.160 --> 00:28:50.599
<v Speaker 4>one second, it's closed the next, you know what I mean.

626
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<v Speaker 4>And so so many times, you know, guys can throw

627
00:28:53.880 --> 00:28:57.240
<v Speaker 4>the ball, but can they process the decision that they

628
00:28:57.279 --> 00:28:59.599
<v Speaker 4>need to make and get the ball out on time?

629
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<v Speaker 4>You know that that's ultimately that separates you know, quarterbacks

630
00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:06.400
<v Speaker 4>in my mind, I mean, he's made throws on the

631
00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:09.640
<v Speaker 4>opposite side of the hash twenty yards down the field

632
00:29:09.680 --> 00:29:12.680
<v Speaker 4>on an outcut, on a rope. I mean, there ain't

633
00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:14.440
<v Speaker 4>a whole lot of dudes out there that have that

634
00:29:14.559 --> 00:29:18.279
<v Speaker 4>kind of talent. So he's got like tremendous arm talent.

635
00:29:18.839 --> 00:29:22.160
<v Speaker 4>But it's the other stuff that does he have, and

636
00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:25.240
<v Speaker 4>you know, is he gonna be able to develop it?

637
00:29:25.279 --> 00:29:28.319
<v Speaker 4>I mean, to be quite honest with you, halfway halfway

638
00:29:28.359 --> 00:29:30.839
<v Speaker 4>through with the season, times running out.

639
00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:35.079
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a great opportunity for me to segue because

640
00:29:35.119 --> 00:29:38.799
<v Speaker 2>I feel like time's running out for Louisville to show

641
00:29:38.839 --> 00:29:41.319
<v Speaker 2>that their identity can be one that is not a

642
00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:44.119
<v Speaker 2>team that makes a lot of avoidable mistakes. Clearly they

643
00:29:44.119 --> 00:29:46.279
<v Speaker 2>won on Saturday against Virginia. It was needed in a

644
00:29:46.279 --> 00:29:48.839
<v Speaker 2>major way really just to avoid a three game losing

645
00:29:48.880 --> 00:29:51.599
<v Speaker 2>streak and get these guys back to that feeling of winning,

646
00:29:51.880 --> 00:29:54.359
<v Speaker 2>because they needed in a major way considering how those

647
00:29:54.359 --> 00:29:57.359
<v Speaker 2>games played out with those back to back losses. But

648
00:29:57.359 --> 00:29:59.680
<v Speaker 2>they're I mean, is it fair to say they're gonna

649
00:29:59.680 --> 00:30:02.319
<v Speaker 2>have to play in a way that they've not played

650
00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:04.480
<v Speaker 2>all year on Saturday against Miami if they want to win.

651
00:30:04.480 --> 00:30:05.799
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you never know what's going to happen. Maybe

652
00:30:05.839 --> 00:30:08.240
<v Speaker 2>Miami lays a complete egg. Who knows. But I just

653
00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:09.880
<v Speaker 2>feel like Miami's the kind of team when it comes

654
00:30:09.880 --> 00:30:11.960
<v Speaker 2>to their talent and what they can do that if

655
00:30:12.000 --> 00:30:14.079
<v Speaker 2>you do make you know, the same type of mistakes

656
00:30:14.119 --> 00:30:16.720
<v Speaker 2>you've made all year, just avoidable mistakes when it comes

657
00:30:16.720 --> 00:30:20.000
<v Speaker 2>to penalties, just bad communication. Like I feel like Miami's

658
00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:22.640
<v Speaker 2>a team that will be able to really take advantage

659
00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:24.440
<v Speaker 2>of that more than anybody that you've played up to

660
00:30:24.480 --> 00:30:24.839
<v Speaker 2>this point.

661
00:30:26.160 --> 00:30:29.119
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, to be quite honest with you, I

662
00:30:29.119 --> 00:30:31.880
<v Speaker 4>think this game kind of comes down to Louisville's pass

663
00:30:31.920 --> 00:30:37.480
<v Speaker 4>rush and what they do against cam Ward, And it's

664
00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:40.480
<v Speaker 4>not so much about you know if they have seen

665
00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:43.720
<v Speaker 4>we have seen them, especially last year, go up against

666
00:30:43.880 --> 00:30:47.880
<v Speaker 4>good teams with good quarterbacks, and that defensive front has

667
00:30:47.960 --> 00:30:51.799
<v Speaker 4>really rattled that quarterback. That really hasn't happened so far

668
00:30:51.880 --> 00:30:56.279
<v Speaker 4>this year. And I think I kind of I've been

669
00:30:56.319 --> 00:30:58.559
<v Speaker 4>thinking about this, to be quite honest with you. Destel

670
00:30:58.680 --> 00:31:00.680
<v Speaker 4>was out for a few games with an injury. But

671
00:31:00.880 --> 00:31:04.599
<v Speaker 4>you know, uh, you know Mason Mason Reager not being

672
00:31:05.880 --> 00:31:08.559
<v Speaker 4>for sure. Yeah, on the other side of Ashton Jelatti,

673
00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:11.400
<v Speaker 4>I think it's been it's been really really tough because

674
00:31:12.160 --> 00:31:14.559
<v Speaker 4>you know, he is a dude, and when you have

675
00:31:14.720 --> 00:31:17.799
<v Speaker 4>two dudes out there, it's really hard to block one.

676
00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:21.359
<v Speaker 4>And so you know, the teams have teams have kind

677
00:31:21.359 --> 00:31:24.119
<v Speaker 4>of been able to keep Jalati at bay, even though

678
00:31:24.160 --> 00:31:26.440
<v Speaker 4>he got a sack last week, which was you know,

679
00:31:26.519 --> 00:31:28.839
<v Speaker 4>good to to to see him, you know, get home

680
00:31:29.440 --> 00:31:33.160
<v Speaker 4>in the backfield. But you know, this game comes down

681
00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:35.640
<v Speaker 4>to for me, it comes down to that, like I

682
00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:38.559
<v Speaker 4>do think, but like both teams are going to make mistakes,

683
00:31:39.200 --> 00:31:42.039
<v Speaker 4>But can you get a heisman a guy that's in

684
00:31:42.079 --> 00:31:45.319
<v Speaker 4>the conversation for the Heisman Trophy? Can you get him

685
00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:49.680
<v Speaker 4>rattled in your house and force him to make mistakes

686
00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:52.839
<v Speaker 4>because you know, the Cards have been able to capitalize

687
00:31:52.880 --> 00:31:56.720
<v Speaker 4>when teams make mistakes this year, and so if if

688
00:31:57.079 --> 00:32:00.599
<v Speaker 4>if they can do that, then they give themselves now,

689
00:32:01.119 --> 00:32:02.880
<v Speaker 4>you know, if they can't get pressure on him, but

690
00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:05.400
<v Speaker 4>he's able to kind of do his thing. It's really

691
00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:08.640
<v Speaker 4>really tough because this Miami tea is pretty talented.

692
00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:11.759
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's what's got me just to you know,

693
00:32:12.559 --> 00:32:14.720
<v Speaker 2>I've made it quite clear anytime I talk about U

694
00:32:14.720 --> 00:32:16.680
<v Speaker 2>of L, I think I could be objective, but I'm

695
00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:18.680
<v Speaker 2>a fan. I'm hoping that they went on Saturday, but

696
00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:22.000
<v Speaker 2>there's been the quarterbacks have essentially been feasting in a

697
00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:24.519
<v Speaker 2>way against Louisville. Maybe not necessarily when it comes to

698
00:32:25.119 --> 00:32:28.119
<v Speaker 2>just putting up crazy numbers, but you know, especially early

699
00:32:28.119 --> 00:32:29.880
<v Speaker 2>in the game, just being able to kind of take

700
00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:34.119
<v Speaker 2>their time and honestly take off and run and make plays.

701
00:32:34.680 --> 00:32:37.440
<v Speaker 2>And it's been three four straight games, and I just

702
00:32:37.480 --> 00:32:39.559
<v Speaker 2>know Kim Ward's the kind of guy that can do

703
00:32:39.599 --> 00:32:42.319
<v Speaker 2>that better than anybody you've played at the quarterback position

704
00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:45.319
<v Speaker 2>up to this point. So, yeah, making him uncomfortable, maybe

705
00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:47.519
<v Speaker 2>showing him something, throwing something at him that he hasn't

706
00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:50.519
<v Speaker 2>seen before, that could go a long way, But of

707
00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:52.720
<v Speaker 2>course easier easier said than done. Are you a believer

708
00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:55.279
<v Speaker 2>in this Miami team as far as being maybe not,

709
00:32:55.400 --> 00:32:57.480
<v Speaker 2>you know the u of old we're talking decades ago.

710
00:32:57.599 --> 00:32:59.720
<v Speaker 2>But I think kim Ward has been a guy that's

711
00:32:59.759 --> 00:33:02.200
<v Speaker 2>just giving them some different swagger to where I find

712
00:33:02.200 --> 00:33:04.920
<v Speaker 2>myself believing they could, in fact, you know, make a

713
00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:06.839
<v Speaker 2>deep run here for the first time in a long

714
00:33:06.839 --> 00:33:08.599
<v Speaker 2>long time because of what he brings to the table.

715
00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:12.599
<v Speaker 4>Well, I think that he's he is by far the

716
00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:16.079
<v Speaker 4>best quarterback that they've had in a while at Miami.

717
00:33:16.200 --> 00:33:19.640
<v Speaker 4>Like he's you know, he's a dude. Whether I'm a

718
00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:22.200
<v Speaker 4>believer in Miami or not, Like, ask me after Saturday.

719
00:33:22.359 --> 00:33:24.359
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll I'm sure a lot of people are probably

720
00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:26.880
<v Speaker 2>looking at it that way, to be honest, Yeah.

721
00:33:26.720 --> 00:33:29.599
<v Speaker 4>I think we'll learn a lot after Saturday. Look in

722
00:33:29.680 --> 00:33:32.240
<v Speaker 4>the last what is it, handful of years, at times,

723
00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:35.319
<v Speaker 4>you know, we've seen Miami get out the fast starts

724
00:33:35.319 --> 00:33:38.000
<v Speaker 4>and maybe a good early performance, but can they sustain

725
00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:40.839
<v Speaker 4>it throughout the course of a season. So, to be

726
00:33:40.920 --> 00:33:45.240
<v Speaker 4>honest with you, like, you know, ask me after Saturday.

727
00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:47.960
<v Speaker 4>But the funny thing about it is, in all of this, right,

728
00:33:48.079 --> 00:33:51.160
<v Speaker 4>like Louisville sits here right now at four and two,

729
00:33:51.920 --> 00:33:54.279
<v Speaker 4>but they've only got one loss to the ACC, you

730
00:33:54.359 --> 00:33:56.359
<v Speaker 4>know what I mean? Like, sure, you know people, you

731
00:33:56.400 --> 00:33:59.640
<v Speaker 4>know it may not be perfect and sometimes but guess what,

732
00:33:59.759 --> 00:34:01.920
<v Speaker 4>you know last year wasn't perfect. You know. I think

733
00:34:01.960 --> 00:34:04.759
<v Speaker 4>sometimes we think about some of these games as they

734
00:34:04.799 --> 00:34:08.119
<v Speaker 4>wanted the fourth quarter last year, and if you really

735
00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:10.000
<v Speaker 4>think about it, like a lot of those games they

736
00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:13.079
<v Speaker 4>were they were fortunate to get by. But when you

737
00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:16.079
<v Speaker 4>get by, you don't think. You don't really ever ever

738
00:34:16.119 --> 00:34:18.920
<v Speaker 4>go back and be like, we were lucky to escape

739
00:34:18.920 --> 00:34:19.440
<v Speaker 4>that one.

740
00:34:19.840 --> 00:34:22.000
<v Speaker 2>No doubt about it. And what I keep going back

741
00:34:22.000 --> 00:34:24.679
<v Speaker 2>to is against Georgia Tech. You know, that was before

742
00:34:24.679 --> 00:34:26.320
<v Speaker 2>they they taken a loss yet, and they did end

743
00:34:26.360 --> 00:34:28.920
<v Speaker 2>up winning that game in covering, but they had some

744
00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:30.920
<v Speaker 2>plays go their way that you just don't expect to happen.

745
00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:34.440
<v Speaker 2>They took advantage of an opponent making mistakes. But you know,

746
00:34:34.440 --> 00:34:36.320
<v Speaker 2>you're not you're not thinking about bad calls in that

747
00:34:36.360 --> 00:34:38.639
<v Speaker 2>game like you are against Notre Dame and as some

748
00:34:38.719 --> 00:34:41.360
<v Speaker 2>you potentially just because you know you were able to

749
00:34:41.360 --> 00:34:43.840
<v Speaker 2>survive and hold on, you're right, you do kind of

750
00:34:43.840 --> 00:34:46.519
<v Speaker 2>forget that had had this play or that play not

751
00:34:46.599 --> 00:34:48.519
<v Speaker 2>gone your way. In a lot of games, you could

752
00:34:48.559 --> 00:34:50.320
<v Speaker 2>have easily left with a loss instead of a win.

753
00:34:50.360 --> 00:34:52.639
<v Speaker 2>And now they're now they're dealing with it, just you know,

754
00:34:53.039 --> 00:34:56.000
<v Speaker 2>on the other side with losses. So last question I

755
00:34:56.039 --> 00:34:57.880
<v Speaker 2>got for you, and it's not something I typically ask

756
00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:59.039
<v Speaker 2>you about, but I feel like I have to now.

757
00:34:59.079 --> 00:35:01.760
<v Speaker 2>I know you guys do cover of all the Kentuckyana teams.

758
00:35:01.800 --> 00:35:06.079
<v Speaker 2>Indiana's undefeated. They got Nebraska this weekend. I mean, Kurt Signetti,

759
00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:08.960
<v Speaker 2>this guy, he's becoming one of the more talked about

760
00:35:09.000 --> 00:35:11.039
<v Speaker 2>coaches in college football this season. I think it's for

761
00:35:11.079 --> 00:35:13.000
<v Speaker 2>good reason. What do you make of this hot start

762
00:35:13.239 --> 00:35:14.800
<v Speaker 2>for the former JMU coach?

763
00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:20.039
<v Speaker 4>Look, I mean, I think it's it's been fantastic. I mean,

764
00:35:20.079 --> 00:35:25.119
<v Speaker 4>he's completely changed the way that they that they play.

765
00:35:26.599 --> 00:35:30.280
<v Speaker 4>He's completely changed the culture. I mean the fact that

766
00:35:30.320 --> 00:35:35.679
<v Speaker 4>you know they're already bow eligible, they're undefeated, hosted Nebraska,

767
00:35:35.679 --> 00:35:39.079
<v Speaker 4>who's you know, kind of tried to resurrect their program

768
00:35:39.159 --> 00:35:43.280
<v Speaker 4>with with Matt Ruhle, and you know, he doesn't. You know,

769
00:35:43.360 --> 00:35:45.320
<v Speaker 4>Kurt Signetti doesn't look like a guy that's gonna have

770
00:35:45.400 --> 00:35:48.800
<v Speaker 4>a ton of confidence, but Mandy does. And I think

771
00:35:48.840 --> 00:35:51.519
<v Speaker 4>you can kind of tell that that his players believe it.

772
00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:54.400
<v Speaker 4>Even in fact, I think it was this week he

773
00:35:54.519 --> 00:35:57.880
<v Speaker 4>just said, look, you know, the guys that we brought in,

774
00:35:57.920 --> 00:36:00.000
<v Speaker 4>and a lot of them were from JMU, were guys

775
00:36:00.199 --> 00:36:02.960
<v Speaker 4>that believed. The guys that stuck it out that were

776
00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:06.280
<v Speaker 4>already at Indiana. You know, maybe there weren't many, but

777
00:36:06.320 --> 00:36:10.440
<v Speaker 4>there's those were the guys that believed. And this is

778
00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:13.679
<v Speaker 4>this is the kind of results like I love to

779
00:36:13.679 --> 00:36:16.280
<v Speaker 4>see turnarounds like this. I think it's I think it's

780
00:36:16.320 --> 00:36:19.400
<v Speaker 4>really really cool. And they've got an offense that is

781
00:36:19.480 --> 00:36:24.039
<v Speaker 4>super fun to watch. It explosive, you know it. I'm

782
00:36:24.079 --> 00:36:26.119
<v Speaker 4>really curious to see what that what that game with

783
00:36:26.159 --> 00:36:27.079
<v Speaker 4>Nebraska looks like?

784
00:36:27.519 --> 00:36:29.920
<v Speaker 2>Same here. Should should be a great weekend of football.

785
00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:32.719
<v Speaker 2>Can has always appreciated making appreciate you making time for us,

786
00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:34.119
<v Speaker 2>and we will see you soon.

787
00:36:35.119 --> 00:36:36.039
<v Speaker 4>All right, see you about it.

788
00:36:36.119 --> 00:36:38.480
<v Speaker 2>Take care. That is Ken Spencer w h A S

789
00:36:38.480 --> 00:36:40.719
<v Speaker 2>eleven quick time out will come back for a short

790
00:36:40.760 --> 00:36:43.639
<v Speaker 2>segment and uh, you know see if there's I mean

791
00:36:43.679 --> 00:36:45.760
<v Speaker 2>I was looking a little there. I saw a few

792
00:36:45.760 --> 00:36:48.119
<v Speaker 2>tweets from those that cover college shoops. This Tony Bennett

793
00:36:48.159 --> 00:36:51.039
<v Speaker 2>news it seems like everybody, even those who know Tony,

794
00:36:51.639 --> 00:36:54.719
<v Speaker 2>you know, to an extent that cover him, are stunned

795
00:36:54.719 --> 00:36:58.119
<v Speaker 2>by this. So maybe something maybe maybe we learned something

796
00:36:58.159 --> 00:36:59.599
<v Speaker 2>before we get out of here. But foick break, don't

797
00:36:59.599 --> 00:37:01.639
<v Speaker 2>go anywhere. Keep it locked on Sports Talk seven ninety

798
00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:05.840
<v Speaker 2>as you likely know, a very short segment here. But

799
00:37:05.840 --> 00:37:07.559
<v Speaker 2>if you are just now joining us, breaking news in

800
00:37:07.639 --> 00:37:12.559
<v Speaker 2>college basketball as Tony Bennett has decided to retire immediately

801
00:37:13.280 --> 00:37:16.880
<v Speaker 2>twenty days before the season gets started. And it could

802
00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:18.960
<v Speaker 2>be I mean, it could be anything that led to this,

803
00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:23.559
<v Speaker 2>but when it comes to the you know, the timing,

804
00:37:24.599 --> 00:37:27.760
<v Speaker 2>I mean it it makes sense for people to maybe

805
00:37:27.800 --> 00:37:33.119
<v Speaker 2>not assume, but potentially, you know, speculate that something could

806
00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:35.360
<v Speaker 2>have happened. And what that is, who knows. Maybe it's

807
00:37:35.360 --> 00:37:39.119
<v Speaker 2>health related, maybe it's I mean, maybe it's controversial, or

808
00:37:39.159 --> 00:37:41.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, as we just discussed with Ken Spencer, maybe

809
00:37:41.039 --> 00:37:43.239
<v Speaker 2>he just realizes as he's getting closer and closer that

810
00:37:43.239 --> 00:37:46.199
<v Speaker 2>he's not really in it anymore and he doesn't want to,

811
00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:48.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, hurt his team. I mean, it's hard to

812
00:37:48.920 --> 00:37:51.280
<v Speaker 2>imagine that, like he feels like leaving him to somebody

813
00:37:51.320 --> 00:37:53.920
<v Speaker 2>twenty days before the season starts would be what's best

814
00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:57.119
<v Speaker 2>for them. But he was at acc tip off last week,

815
00:37:57.280 --> 00:38:01.199
<v Speaker 2>and I mean, I'm just I'm just trying to to

816
00:38:02.000 --> 00:38:03.599
<v Speaker 2>you know, catch as much as I can here while

817
00:38:03.639 --> 00:38:05.440
<v Speaker 2>hosting the show as far as what's being said out

818
00:38:05.480 --> 00:38:08.920
<v Speaker 2>there about Tony Bennett. And you know there it was

819
00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:11.679
<v Speaker 2>Jeff Borzello, who of ESPN. He was there and said that,

820
00:38:11.920 --> 00:38:13.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, he had just he had just talked to

821
00:38:15.199 --> 00:38:18.519
<v Speaker 2>him and interviewed him meaning Bennett, and did a piece

822
00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:21.320
<v Speaker 2>on how he could be potentially the next Jay Wright.

823
00:38:21.440 --> 00:38:25.039
<v Speaker 2>And during the interview in the conversation, as Borzello is

824
00:38:25.079 --> 00:38:28.480
<v Speaker 2>getting quotes obviously for this story, he got no indication

825
00:38:28.559 --> 00:38:31.360
<v Speaker 2>that this was at any point in you know, a

826
00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:34.519
<v Speaker 2>thought or possibility. Same thing from somebody who covers Virginia

827
00:38:34.559 --> 00:38:36.039
<v Speaker 2>who says, I just had Tony Bennet on my show

828
00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:39.079
<v Speaker 2>last week. Didn't get any indication from anybody that he

829
00:38:39.159 --> 00:38:42.480
<v Speaker 2>was even close to considering maybe walking away. So those

830
00:38:42.519 --> 00:38:44.639
<v Speaker 2>are things that do make you wonder, Okay, did something happen.

831
00:38:44.719 --> 00:38:47.440
<v Speaker 2>But he's gonna have a press conference tomorrow at eleven am,

832
00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:51.679
<v Speaker 2>So I would imagine if it is him announcing he's retiring,

833
00:38:51.719 --> 00:38:53.679
<v Speaker 2>it could just be that he's he's done for whatever

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