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

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<v Speaker 2>on a what is it Tuesday?

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<v Speaker 3>It's Tuesday. I think it's Tuesday. Yes it is.

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<v Speaker 2>there is any silver lining as you get set for

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<v Speaker 2>the Boston College matchup on Friday, is that you potentially

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<v Speaker 2>only have to sit on that loss for for six days,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning the loss to Miami, because you've got a quick turnaround.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure there are coaches, maybe even players who don't

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<v Speaker 2>like the idea of that quick turnaround, not as much

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<v Speaker 2>time to rest. But from a fan, standpoint. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I like the Friday night games for a variety of reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>One it gives me a Saturday to you know, to

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<v Speaker 2>to not have to you know, not have to work,

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<v Speaker 2>although it doesn't you know, really feel like work. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Friday nights are are fun for me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>makes it a little easier. And for what it's worth,

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<v Speaker 2>you do have an opportunity if you play well, to

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<v Speaker 2>probably reach some more people. You know, you're not you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not many. I mean, I'm sure for the most part

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<v Speaker 2>those who love college football really think of Saturday as

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<v Speaker 2>the day, which I'm the same way. But on Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got, you know, a standalone opportunity. There's not many

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<v Speaker 2>games that are going to be played at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, maybe it is a chance for.

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<v Speaker 3>Louisville to get right, get rid of that bad taste out.

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<v Speaker 2>Of their mouth from that Miami loss, and hopefully bounce back.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's not as I said before we ended the

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<v Speaker 2>three o'clock hour, there's really not a whole lot to

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<v Speaker 2>gain by winning, other than, of course, you know, getting

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<v Speaker 2>another acc win and avoiding a second straight loss. But

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<v Speaker 2>as far as what's to lose, I mean, you'd no

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<v Speaker 2>longer be able to say that every team that has

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<v Speaker 2>beaten you at this point is clearly a good team,

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't really like saying that. I mean, it's true,

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<v Speaker 2>I think every team that has beat Louisville so far

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<v Speaker 2>is at least a good team. Maybe Miami's a really

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<v Speaker 2>really good team. But as I've made clear throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>last I don't know a month or so ever since they

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<v Speaker 2>lost a Notre Dame. Losing, I mean, that result itself

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<v Speaker 2>is always a super negative thing. There's no good qualit

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's no good that comes with a loss.

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<v Speaker 2>You can maybe find, you know, a loss that isn't

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<v Speaker 2>as bad as another one, but like losing is always

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<v Speaker 2>the result you want to avoid. But man, I found

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<v Speaker 2>it to be so frustrating knowing that Louisville has lost

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<v Speaker 2>games to teams and they didn't even really play that well,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet if they just tightened some things up a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit here and there, then they they might have

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<v Speaker 2>been able to win. And it's all would it, could have,

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<v Speaker 2>should have, But because you know, at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the day, it's, you know, still a loss. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>Boston College on Friday night, seven thirties when it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>we get you set for for a Friday night kickoff,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, let's go to the phone line. Five X

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

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<v Speaker 2>if you guys would like to uh to give us.

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<v Speaker 3>A call and we will welcome in. Robert. Robert Youreon

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<v Speaker 3>sports Stock seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 4>What's up, Good morning, Good afternoon.

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<v Speaker 5>I hadn't called them all, Nick. I don't think I've

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<v Speaker 5>talked to.

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<v Speaker 4>You since they hired to coach first about him, and

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<v Speaker 4>I wasn't to be on him because I like me,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm thinking we're top by program, which you have at least,

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<v Speaker 4>uh top tier.

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<v Speaker 5>Cod anyhow, so far, so good, Uh, I predict hell

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<v Speaker 5>when twice the games that Kenny Wan played, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>one in two years. But uh, just like I said,

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<v Speaker 5>those football all man, those games getting beat like that

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<v Speaker 5>been horrible. I mean, like, and I've been listening to

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<v Speaker 5>your postgame. I was listening to the other day and uh,

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<v Speaker 5>it's just.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, it's just frustration.

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<v Speaker 6>It is.

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<v Speaker 5>It is because you know, we're not bad. We're not

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<v Speaker 5>a bad team. And I don't think the coaching, well

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<v Speaker 5>not all the coaching, but the deep into backs. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>we've always been. Now no one's deep into Dick in

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<v Speaker 5>terms of them at Minifield and all these guys that

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<v Speaker 5>played in the NFL. But see last year I thought

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<v Speaker 5>we had decent defense back the years before that they

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<v Speaker 5>stump and this year it's just they can't cover anybody.

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<v Speaker 7>They can't tackle arm tackle.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a big I mean, that was embarrassing for

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<v Speaker 2>those guys on Saturday. I know they're better than that,

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<v Speaker 2>but man, that's a tough It was a national televised

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<v Speaker 2>game and some of those guys just got trucked.

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<v Speaker 5>Well or I and they probably hadn't getten frustrated because

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<v Speaker 5>they did a great man. I couldn't ask for better,

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<v Speaker 5>I don't think. I mean they keep containment. I mean

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<v Speaker 5>they you know, they do what they're supposed to do

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<v Speaker 5>and people in the back end of it.

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<v Speaker 4>And then that was a great.

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<v Speaker 5>Call that they made on that the turn for fumble

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<v Speaker 5>to return that uh that didn't beat us. But one

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<v Speaker 5>more thing, real quick, Lamar, I love Lamar. Couldn't ask

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<v Speaker 5>for a greater representative for the world him. You'll never

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<v Speaker 5>win anything low. She just he and I think mostly

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<v Speaker 5>he makes mistakes out of trying too hard as effort,

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<v Speaker 5>you get him a close game or.

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<v Speaker 4>He will hell drop the ball on man.

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<v Speaker 5>Literally and figuratively. But he's doing.

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<v Speaker 4>Great and I'm for him and I hope he munch

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<v Speaker 4>another MBT.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for the call, Robert.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll start with the the football comments when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to this team, and you know, I I guess it

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<v Speaker 2>would be worse if I said here and said, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>this team, this team's really bad, like they're not like

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<v Speaker 2>we got sold something that is just nowhere near legit.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't think that's the case. And that's why

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<v Speaker 2>that's why the best, you know, the best way to

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<v Speaker 2>describe I think how a lot of fans myself included

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<v Speaker 2>her feeling is that it's just frustrating. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 2>would be worse if we stunk and you felt like

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<v Speaker 2>they were potentially gonna, you know, have a losing record

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<v Speaker 2>or something like that. And I guess that's still like it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, technically possible. I doubt that that happens, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's just frustrating because you should be better than you are,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can't really pinpoint one specific thing that is.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, clearly the defense has not been as good

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<v Speaker 2>as we thought it would be, and the criticism for

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<v Speaker 2>them is fair. Right when you or forty five points

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<v Speaker 2>and put up you know, nearly five hundred yards or

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it was against Miami, that should be enough. But

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<v Speaker 2>the defense also has made some timely plays. There's been

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<v Speaker 2>games where they got off to poor starts or they

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<v Speaker 2>had you know, a couple of bone headed plays, but

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<v Speaker 2>then they settled in. Like, if you look at the numbers,

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<v Speaker 2>the defense isn't that bad. And in fact, if you

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<v Speaker 2>go back and look at the numbers compared to last year,

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<v Speaker 2>as far as you know, the amount of rushing yards

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<v Speaker 2>you're giving up, the amount of passing yards you're giving up.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't have it in front of me,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's really not that far off. Meaning it's not

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<v Speaker 2>like you're you're not exactly the same, but it's not

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<v Speaker 2>as far off as you might expect given the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that you know you're seeing these teams. You know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>clearly you're giving up more points than you typically did

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<v Speaker 2>last year. But I don't know, it's just they should

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<v Speaker 2>have they should not have those three losses they do,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, at the end of the day, you're

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<v Speaker 2>you're evaluated by doing what winning or losing. So maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I just wish I had a better explanation as to

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<v Speaker 2>why they've lost these games. And the one that I've

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<v Speaker 2>come up with that isn't a good thing, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's valid. They've made a lot of crucial

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<v Speaker 2>mistakes in games that yes, we know are avoidable, it happens,

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<v Speaker 2>but their mistakes seem to come at really, really, really

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<v Speaker 2>bad times. And even when they do that, though, they

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<v Speaker 2>find themselves late with a chance to potentially tie it

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<v Speaker 2>up towards the end of the game, or maybe they've

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<v Speaker 2>got the ball with a chance to take the lead

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<v Speaker 2>because it's tied or something like that. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>think those scenarios have all presented themselves in these losses.

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<v Speaker 2>So they've overcome some big mistakes to again give themselves

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to win, but they come up short. And

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<v Speaker 2>you got to think, if you avoid you know, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five percent of the crucial mistakes that you've made, one

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't make you perfect. You still are a team

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<v Speaker 2>that has flaws, but you might have been able to

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<v Speaker 2>like that might have been enough to where you could

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<v Speaker 2>make those mistakes and still be to win. I think

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<v Speaker 2>now you're making you know, especially against SMU and against

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<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame, against Miami, you just lost to a team

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<v Speaker 2>that's really good. And I think most would say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>against this Miami team with cam Ward who you know,

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<v Speaker 2>good luck anybody to anybody who wants to get in

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<v Speaker 2>a shootout with with with Miami. But like I think,

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<v Speaker 2>if you, I mean, I guess you could say this

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<v Speaker 2>about any opponent, like having a scenario like they did

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<v Speaker 2>against Miami on Saturday, where on the kickoff return you

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<v Speaker 2>end up getting a penalty that moves you to what

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<v Speaker 2>your three four yard line, whatever it was, and then

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<v Speaker 2>the first play you fumble it in the end zone,

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<v Speaker 2>they scoop it and score. I mean, that's not ideal

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<v Speaker 2>no matter who you're playing, but especially when you're playing

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<v Speaker 2>a good team like Miami, you don't want to give

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<v Speaker 2>them seven in a situation like that. And that was

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<v Speaker 2>really the one crucial like, just man, what do you do?

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<v Speaker 2>And you can't do that. That's the only time I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like that happened of a than you know, whenever

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<v Speaker 2>they would take a play that might have you know,

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<v Speaker 2>needed only be for a few yards that they ended

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<v Speaker 2>up getting twelve or thirteen, you know, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fifty five yards on the ground for Miami after contact

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<v Speaker 2>is embarrassing. But again, as far as just the one real,

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<v Speaker 2>big crucial mistake that can flip the momentum in a

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<v Speaker 2>major way, it was that penalty on special teams and

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<v Speaker 2>then the fumble that gave them the touchdown. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you did get better and you instead of making

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<v Speaker 2>three of those kind of mistakes, you made just one

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<v Speaker 2>of them. But you just can't do it against a

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<v Speaker 2>team like Miami and still feel like you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>guess the culmination of it was just such a frustrating

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<v Speaker 2>thing for me, is because you could have lost in

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't have been such a punch to the gut if

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<v Speaker 2>you already hadn't lost two games that, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like we're avoidable. But at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>you win or you lose, and there's certainly a lot

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<v Speaker 2>in between there that that you can take. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>context always matters. But you've played three good teams and

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<v Speaker 2>you've lost all three of them, and that's that's not

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<v Speaker 2>what fans were expecting this year. And you still have

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to play, you know, one, maybe two good

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<v Speaker 2>that they can, you know, finish strong. All right, Let's

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<v Speaker 2>see here five O two six five three zero seven

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<v Speaker 2>two of you have sent this in today. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if you're trying to just get me to say

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<v Speaker 2>something that that maybe I'm not supposed to say on

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<v Speaker 2>the radio. But apparently there's a running back who plays

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<v Speaker 2>for Boston College and his name is uh Turbo Richard.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you familiar with Turbo Richard?

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<v Speaker 8>Gone?

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<v Speaker 3>But I love the name.

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<v Speaker 2>Turbo Richard's a freshman running back for Boston College. He's

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<v Speaker 2>got two hitter and seventy one yards on the season,

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, Turbo Dick. Is that what you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are trying to be funny about, because obviously Richard is

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<v Speaker 2>you know, people people you know, people use the word

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<v Speaker 2>use the name Dick instead of Richard, Like that is

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<v Speaker 2>a hell of a name, Turbo Dick. I mean that

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<v Speaker 2>that is his real name, by the way, Yeah, Turbo

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<v Speaker 2>Richard is his real name, not to Dick. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously Dick can be used in place of Richard, and

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<v Speaker 2>it often is like I don't know many Richards that

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<v Speaker 2>go by dick, but there are many of them, meaning

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes, like you know, I feel like since maybe

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<v Speaker 2>before the fifties, it was a known thing that if

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<v Speaker 2>your name is Richard, you might go by Dick. And

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<v Speaker 2>some people chose to name their kids Richard, and they

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<v Speaker 2>just set him up to be made fun of the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of their life, because if you name your kid Richard,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to consider what your your last name is like.

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<v Speaker 2>And the one that always stands out to me is

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<v Speaker 2>there's a there's a guy who uh who. He might

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<v Speaker 2>still be an assistant coach for the Clemson basketball program,

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<v Speaker 2>but his name is his name.

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<v Speaker 3>Is Richard Bender, Dick Bender.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that's a hell of a name, like his his

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<v Speaker 2>parents like have to have known that, like he was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be Dick Bender, and like, if your name's Dick Bender,

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<v Speaker 2>you probably hurt you probably, you know, probably get a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of looks when you tell people your name.

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<v Speaker 6>There's also a race car driver called Dick Trickle.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, that's another one, Like if his name is

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<v Speaker 2>Richard Trickle, Like his parents should have been aware that.

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<v Speaker 2>Like now, maybe if it's you're one of like eight,

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<v Speaker 2>like you're one in eight of the same name from

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<v Speaker 2>your family, like you are, John. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>there's eight, but I know there's at least three of you. Three, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's three, So like maybe it's just inevitable. Maybe it

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<v Speaker 2>started with you know, Richard something, and eventually it became

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, I don't know when it was implemented

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<v Speaker 2>that people who are named Richard go by Dick. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know there's many names that I questioned the parents

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<v Speaker 2>for set, for setting their kids up to be, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>made fun of for their name. So yes, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>all on the text line for letting me know that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a Turbo Dick on the Boston College roster and

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<v Speaker 2>we got to be prepared for him. I mean, with

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<v Speaker 2>the way Miami was able to carry or just run

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<v Speaker 2>over Louisville's defenders at times, you got to think Turbo

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<v Speaker 2>Dick's gonna be coming ready to play on Friday Night defense.

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<v Speaker 6>Better have plan b ready.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, look at that. Look at that.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're getting real immature here, which is which is

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<v Speaker 2>really our safe space. Let's go to the phone lines.

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<v Speaker 2>Whoever's up next, good luck following that looks like it's Cody. Cody,

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<v Speaker 2>you're joining us here on Sports Talk seven ninety Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>into our immature radio show.

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<v Speaker 8>Here's that's my type of show, buddy, No reason to

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<v Speaker 8>act like an adult exactly, So I got into radio

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<v Speaker 8>absolutely never. Nick. Let me ask you a question here, buddy.

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<v Speaker 8>If I set the over under at one and a

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<v Speaker 8>half games, that louis will win for the rest of

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<v Speaker 8>the season if you were, if you're not strictly not

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<v Speaker 8>as a fan, what would you take there? I think, honestly,

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<v Speaker 8>I might lean the under myself because I think they're

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<v Speaker 8>gonna lose. Honestly, I think they're gonna lose to Boston

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<v Speaker 8>College and after that the only game that they I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>you never know what's how this team can play, but

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<v Speaker 8>the only game they should win is Stanford. I still

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<v Speaker 8>remember when they played Boston College and AJ Dillon ran

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<v Speaker 8>for about four hundred and thirteen miles against the defense,

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<v Speaker 8>and louis will struggle so bad with a running quarterback.

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<v Speaker 8>I think Cassanos will have his way. But let me

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<v Speaker 8>ask let me ask you that, Nick one and a

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<v Speaker 8>half the rest of the year, do you take the

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<v Speaker 8>over or the under? Love the show, Thank.

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<v Speaker 2>You appreciate it, Cody, I would take the over just

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<v Speaker 2>because I I I mean, I still think Louisville has

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty good team, you know, I don't.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Boston College is right now coming off of two straight losses.

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<v Speaker 2>They lost to they lost to Virginia and they also

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<v Speaker 2>got smacked by by Virginia Tech, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>Virginia Tech seems to be playing some pretty good football

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<v Speaker 2>right now. But I mean, I think that's one I know,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're right, Costallanos is a guy who gave him

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<v Speaker 2>trouble last year despite Louisville playing maybe their best game

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<v Speaker 2>of the season against Boston College and Bill O'Brien is

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<v Speaker 2>is an upgrade for them when it comes to to

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 3>Head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>So look, they could lose to anybody on the schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>So like, I'm not telling you that it's crazy to

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<v Speaker 2>think that they would in fact be under the line

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<v Speaker 2>you just laid out there of one and a half

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the way. But I still think objectively, Again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying not to look at it as somebody who is,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a Louisville fan. I mean I am, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think objectively the rest of the way. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>even though they have these losses to I mean, they

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<v Speaker 2>got they've they've only mean they were one game about

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred or four and three. So at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the day, you are who you are. But I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like especially Boston College Stanford, and we'll see what

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<v Speaker 2>Pitt's like, although Pitt did beat you last year. So

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I think I think you're you're you're you're

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<v Speaker 2>getting to six and six, most likely because you'll beat

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, again, they could lose to anybody, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think they'll beat Boston College. And I still feel

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<v Speaker 2>like they're they're even though they're on the road. They

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<v Speaker 2>should beat Stanford. So I would take the over, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I'm you know, doing it from a

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<v Speaker 2>Homer Homer perspective, because again, to be fair, Louisville has

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<v Speaker 2>lost three games by a touchdown each two teams that

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<v Speaker 2>are good. Now, again, if you lose to a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of good teams and you only beat bad teams, that

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<v Speaker 2>leaves you not really knowing where you are. Right by definition,

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't beat anybody good, but you avoided a loss

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<v Speaker 2>to a team that you know is undoubtedly a bad team.

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<v Speaker 3>So that may be where we are.

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<v Speaker 2>Like if they go six and six here and they

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<v Speaker 2>lose to Clemson and they lose to Kentucky, although right

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<v Speaker 2>now I mean Kentucky, I mean I still think they

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<v Speaker 2>present a potential matchup problem for Louisville as far as

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<v Speaker 2>how big they are upfront, how physical they are, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's proven to be an issue for Louisville. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know for many years now, you know, I still don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, maybe that would be the one where you

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<v Speaker 2>feel like you lost to a bad team, because right now,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky they do have that one win against Ole Miss

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<v Speaker 2>and that counts, but they also have, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>bad loss to Florida where they got beat by four touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>They lost to Vandy, who you know, I guess technically

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's not the same type.

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<v Speaker 3>Of life that it usually is. But still it's.

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<v Speaker 2>At home and it's to Vandy, and then they got

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<v Speaker 2>killed by South Carolina. So to answer your question, I

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<v Speaker 2>would take the over, but I'm also well aware that

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville could lose to anybody left on the schedule if

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<v Speaker 2>they don't come ready to play, and losing Jamari Johnson

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<v Speaker 2>certainly hurts. And as soon as I started trying to

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<v Speaker 2>answer Cody's question, somebody on the text line mentioned Brahm's

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<v Speaker 2>common about injuries. Yesterday we didn't talk about that, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if that is because somebody is injured

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<v Speaker 2>that we don't know about, or if he's just referring

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<v Speaker 2>to guys that have been sidelined a little bit. So

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<v Speaker 2>he mentioned there'll be more guys out than just Jamari Johnson,

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<v Speaker 2>who by the way, is out for the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the season after that injury he suffered against Miami. But

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have any and again, we're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>find out. We'll know probably Friday afternoon or maybe Friday

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<v Speaker 2>when this thing kicks off. They're gonna keep injuries, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as secretive as possible. So when he said, because that was,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, towards the end of his press yesterday, he

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<v Speaker 2>was asked, I believe by Rick Bozic, who you know,

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<v Speaker 2>do you expect anybody else to be out? And he

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<v Speaker 2>just said, yeah, I mean, we'll we'll you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>you'd have to ask me names specifically, but yeah, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>have guys out, and I don't think they asked any

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<v Speaker 2>names specifically. So, yeah, you're banged up, I mean, but

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<v Speaker 2>so is everybody. I would imagine just about every team

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<v Speaker 2>in college football right now is dealing with some kind

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<v Speaker 2>of an injury to somebody that they wish that they had.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just hate being in this position where, again,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have a whole lot to gain here with

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<v Speaker 2>a win, but a loss I think would be I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know it sounds so lame to say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>at this point, at least the teams that have beat

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<v Speaker 2>you are you know, ranked teams, which is true, Like

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<v Speaker 2>it's not as if you lost to a team where

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<v Speaker 2>you're just flat out embarrassed that they beat you. But

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<v Speaker 2>Boston College, I think would be a team where okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to look at every game left on the

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<v Speaker 2>schedule as as a as a game that you know, heck,

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<v Speaker 2>if you lose to Boston College, maybe we look at

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the schedule and say you'd be lucky

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<v Speaker 2>to win any of them. I mean that that sounds

420
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<v Speaker 2>a little dramatic, but you know, let's be real, Boston

421
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<v Speaker 2>College is not a good team, and the rest of

422
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<v Speaker 2>the way you play Clemson and Pittsburgh, who are both ranked.

423
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<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh's on defeated Stanford's not any good. But you know

424
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<v Speaker 2>how good would Louisill be if they lose to Boston

425
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<v Speaker 2>College and they're coming off of that and I guess

426
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<v Speaker 2>potential loss to Clemson at their place. All right, quick break,

427
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<v Speaker 2>We'll go back on the other side and get to

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<v Speaker 2>more of your phone calls. If you're on hold, stick

429
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<v Speaker 2>with us. We'll get to you here when we return.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Coffee and Company fuel by Thornton's right here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety. So a couple of people have,

432
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<v Speaker 2>I guess, called me out for not responding to one

433
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<v Speaker 2>of our first callers there in the four o'clock hour

434
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<v Speaker 2>about what he said about Lamar Jackson, and I did

435
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<v Speaker 2>just go to another call and not get to that

436
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<v Speaker 2>part of his comment or question.

437
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<v Speaker 3>I think it was more of a comment.

438
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<v Speaker 2>And look, I mean, I don't agree that Lamar has

439
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<v Speaker 2>proven to be somebody that will always not get it

440
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<v Speaker 2>done in a big game, in a big moment, but

441
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<v Speaker 2>like I also understand why some people view it that way.

442
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't and I will stand corrected if

443
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<v Speaker 2>I'm wrong here. But when they played last year against

444
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<v Speaker 2>the Chiefs in the postseason, I don't think Lamar had

445
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<v Speaker 2>maybe his best game. But I don't really feel like

446
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<v Speaker 2>that being a game where you you know, like there, like,

447
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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there was evidence there that supports well,

448
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<v Speaker 2>that's just it. He'll put up big numbers and win MVPs,

449
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<v Speaker 2>but he's not built to win in the postseason. The

450
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<v Speaker 2>Ravens just decided they want to do a band the

451
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<v Speaker 2>running game in that matchup, and I don't know why

452
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<v Speaker 2>they did it. So look, it's not a playoff game,

453
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<v Speaker 2>but it was prime time last night. They were down

454
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<v Speaker 2>what ten to nothing to start that game, and they

455
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<v Speaker 2>clawed back and really took over and dominated. So look,

456
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<v Speaker 2>Lamar can stop playing football right now, and anybody claiming

457
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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't a really good quarterback. That really changed. I mean,

458
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<v Speaker 2>maybe not change the game, but obviously like he's different

459
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<v Speaker 2>man and he's super successful. But guys who win MVPs,

460
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<v Speaker 2>you know, after that, people are going to start saying, Okay,

461
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<v Speaker 2>well where's the Super Bowl ring?

462
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<v Speaker 3>And he may never get it. I don't know, but.

463
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<v Speaker 2>I guess this was an exercise for me to remind myself,

464
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<v Speaker 2>like there will be people that will always icknowledge the

465
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<v Speaker 2>lack of a ring before acknowledging like everything else he's done,

466
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<v Speaker 2>that's great, and that's just that's because he has hit

467
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<v Speaker 2>a level of professional athlete star that expectations are always

468
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<v Speaker 2>going to be super super.

469
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<v Speaker 3>High because he's that, He's that special.

470
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<v Speaker 2>So look, but right now, with the NFL looking the

471
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<v Speaker 2>way it looks and the Raven's playing the way they're playing,

472
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, maybe it changes in a couple of weeks.

473
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<v Speaker 2>Maybe they hit up, maybe they hit some tough times.

474
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure, but they're playing really really good right now,

475
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<v Speaker 2>and Derek Henry just makes them different.

476
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<v Speaker 5>Man.

477
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they're they're going to be a really really

478
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<v Speaker 2>tough team to beat if they keep playing the way

479
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<v Speaker 2>they're playing right now. I don't care if it's Kansas City,

480
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<v Speaker 2>if it's whoever. I mean, they're they're really really clicking

481
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<v Speaker 2>on all cylinders right now. All right, Five O two

482
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<v Speaker 2>five seven seventy nine hundred is the number. If you

483
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<v Speaker 2>want to jump in and give us a call. Let's

484
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<v Speaker 2>go back to the phone lines and welcome in, Matt, Matt,

485
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<v Speaker 2>what's happening?

486
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<v Speaker 7>Hey, listen, I want to let you know I don't

487
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<v Speaker 7>call often, very rarely at all, but I am listening

488
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<v Speaker 7>to you, and I do enjoy you.

489
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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate that, yep.

490
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<v Speaker 7>But anyway, you know, the older I get, I mean,

491
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<v Speaker 7>it used to bother me a lot of these losses,

492
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<v Speaker 7>you know, when I was young, like you, I would

493
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<v Speaker 7>get upset to and just you know, wonder why why why?

494
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<v Speaker 7>But then again, you know it's like, Okay, Like I said,

495
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<v Speaker 7>the older I get, it's always going to be the

496
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<v Speaker 7>top ten guys that are always going to be there.

497
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<v Speaker 7>It's always the big boys that are always going to

498
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<v Speaker 7>be the winners. And you know, we we only lost

499
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<v Speaker 7>three games this year and they're pretty good teams. Sure,

500
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<v Speaker 7>we lost Notre Dame by one point. I guess it

501
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<v Speaker 7>was and SMU, who's only was beaten by b YU

502
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<v Speaker 7>If I'm correct.

503
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<v Speaker 3>I think yep, that's right.

504
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<v Speaker 7>Why Yeah, and then you got Miami, who's you know,

505
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<v Speaker 7>nobody's beat them, and we came really close. And you know,

506
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<v Speaker 7>like you said, the defense is not what we had

507
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<v Speaker 7>hoped it would be. If it was, we'd be sitting

508
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<v Speaker 7>at seven. And oh, I really believe that because I

509
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<v Speaker 7>think the offense is really capable. Quarterback is great.

510
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he's pretty special.

511
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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean I think he is too. So I

512
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<v Speaker 7>don't know. I mean, I know it's it's it's being negative.

513
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<v Speaker 7>There's a lot of people being negative right now, But

514
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<v Speaker 7>you know, I don't. I don't know. I think this

515
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<v Speaker 7>is a pretty good team. Myself, I do.

516
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<v Speaker 2>Too, And that's I guess that's what makes it frustrating

517
00:24:26.839 --> 00:24:29.640
<v Speaker 2>is that you're not losing to teams where you feel like, man,

518
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<v Speaker 2>how the heck did that happen? You're losing the teams that,

519
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<v Speaker 2>by by this point, everybody's played more than half their schedule,

520
00:24:35.400 --> 00:24:37.640
<v Speaker 2>and everybody that you've lost to those three teams, I

521
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<v Speaker 2>think everybody would claim they're pretty good. Some would say

522
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<v Speaker 2>they would be Miami might be really really good.

523
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<v Speaker 7>So but you know what, I tell you the truth, though,

524
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<v Speaker 7>I think you might agree with me. When if Miami

525
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<v Speaker 7>does get in the playoffs, which it looks like they

526
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<v Speaker 7>probably will, they're going to have a hard time stopping

527
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<v Speaker 7>some people. Oh yeah, but their defense is not that

528
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<v Speaker 7>good either.

529
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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm with you. Yeah, I think that's clearly where

530
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<v Speaker 2>they are vulnerable. But but Matt, I appreciate the phone call.

531
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<v Speaker 2>Good to hear from your man, and I appreciate you listening.

532
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<v Speaker 2>And something you said there really stood out to me.

533
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<v Speaker 2>As far as you've been you know, I don't know,

534
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure how old you are, how much older

535
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<v Speaker 2>you are than me, but you know, the losses are

536
00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:15.079
<v Speaker 2>always going to be disappointing for fans because you know,

537
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<v Speaker 2>that's part of it, that's part of being a sports fan.

538
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<v Speaker 2>But when you mentioned, you know, it's really the same

539
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<v Speaker 2>ten teams every year winning it, maybe that is something

540
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<v Speaker 2>that I should remind myself. Maybe others can do the

541
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<v Speaker 2>same thing more than we do.

542
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<v Speaker 3>Because there's two ways to look at that.

543
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<v Speaker 2>It's actually pretty demoralizing to think, you know, even if

544
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<v Speaker 2>we put together the best team we've ever had, and

545
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<v Speaker 2>we have the best season we've ever had as a program,

546
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<v Speaker 2>and yet we still probably aren't sniffing a national championship.

547
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<v Speaker 2>That's kind of demoralizing, is it not. And that's really

548
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<v Speaker 2>college football for the vast majority of programs there are

549
00:25:53.960 --> 00:25:56.480
<v Speaker 2>not that. I mean, if you've never won a national

550
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<v Speaker 2>championship in college football, do you think you're gonna ever

551
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<v Speaker 2>win one? I mean, it can happen, right, I Mean,

552
00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:07.799
<v Speaker 2>there's a season every year and maybe somebody breaks through.

553
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<v Speaker 2>But the last first time national champion being Florida when

554
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<v Speaker 2>when what's his name was there who's long since retired Spurrier,

555
00:26:18.599 --> 00:26:21.640
<v Speaker 2>the old ball coach. I mean, that's pretty telling. As

556
00:26:21.680 --> 00:26:23.759
<v Speaker 2>far as you can have special seasons, you can have

557
00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:26.279
<v Speaker 2>good seasons, you can feel like you've got a pretty

558
00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:29.160
<v Speaker 2>damn good team, but as far as like the very

559
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<v Speaker 2>top of the sport, it's an exclusive group and they

560
00:26:31.519 --> 00:26:36.160
<v Speaker 2>don't have new members ever. I mean, again, the last

561
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<v Speaker 2>team to play for a national championship for the first

562
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<v Speaker 2>time was yeah, TCU, Because if you remember Washington kind

563
00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:47.359
<v Speaker 2>of felt like that because they'd never really been in

564
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<v Speaker 2>that spot, at least in my lifetime. But they actually

565
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<v Speaker 2>can technically because college football.

566
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<v Speaker 3>I love it. But how we've.

567
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<v Speaker 2>Determined national championships for the vast majority of the sports

568
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<v Speaker 2>existence is really really stupid. I mean, you got years

569
00:27:00.839 --> 00:27:03.599
<v Speaker 2>where three teams can technically pull up a ranking or

570
00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:06.960
<v Speaker 2>a formula and claim that they're they're national champs. I mean,

571
00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:09.000
<v Speaker 2>Kentucky tried to do it until they got made fun

572
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<v Speaker 2>of so much that they pulled that fake trophy they

573
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<v Speaker 2>put together out of the case.

574
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<v Speaker 3>Real story too, by the way, you can go look.

575
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<v Speaker 2>It up, so you know, the demoralizing aspect of it

576
00:27:19.359 --> 00:27:21.240
<v Speaker 2>is still very real, like, hey, you know, man, we

577
00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:24.000
<v Speaker 2>could be really good, we could have the best season ever,

578
00:27:24.039 --> 00:27:27.480
<v Speaker 2>and like we're still probably not realistically sniffing an actual

579
00:27:27.640 --> 00:27:31.680
<v Speaker 2>national championship. But I guess the way to look at

580
00:27:31.720 --> 00:27:35.759
<v Speaker 2>it that's not demoralizing is to know that you, if

581
00:27:35.799 --> 00:27:40.079
<v Speaker 2>that's your team, you are, you're in the majority. I mean,

582
00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:43.799
<v Speaker 2>that's the majority of programs. It's a very it's a

583
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<v Speaker 2>very exclusive and small group that that that are consistently

584
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<v Speaker 2>in the mix and realistically national championship contenders.

585
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<v Speaker 6>Now, I want to weigh in on this. I think

586
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<v Speaker 6>part of the fun for the fans is the ride too.

587
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<v Speaker 6>I mean, if you get the national championship, that's obviously

588
00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:02.960
<v Speaker 6>which you want to have happened. But the majority of

589
00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:06.119
<v Speaker 6>the season isn't the national championship. It's getting to that point,

590
00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:08.200
<v Speaker 6>and I think having fun with that part of it,

591
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<v Speaker 6>which is obviously that's why I'm experiencing right now with Indiana.

592
00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:13.359
<v Speaker 6>That's a big majority of the fun for me.

593
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<v Speaker 2>And it's a ride you've never experienced before. Yeah, I mean,

594
00:28:16.319 --> 00:28:18.519
<v Speaker 2>and that's got to make it fun. And you know,

595
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<v Speaker 2>I'm envious because it would be a whole lot of fun.

596
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<v Speaker 2>You know, Louisville last year, I don't know if they

597
00:28:23.599 --> 00:28:26.200
<v Speaker 2>had hit this point, but because I think right around

598
00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:27.920
<v Speaker 2>now is when they slipped up and lost a pit

599
00:28:28.039 --> 00:28:30.359
<v Speaker 2>and you at that point again. I never last year

600
00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:33.839
<v Speaker 2>like I found myself wanting to kind of be in

601
00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:36.559
<v Speaker 2>that moment, but the playoff was only at four and

602
00:28:36.599 --> 00:28:40.839
<v Speaker 2>even though Louisville was technically in a good spot to

603
00:28:40.880 --> 00:28:44.759
<v Speaker 2>potentially get there, it just didn't really seem realistic. And

604
00:28:44.839 --> 00:28:48.519
<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking, because I knew maybe they weren't as good as.

605
00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:49.119
<v Speaker 3>The record showed.

606
00:28:49.119 --> 00:28:51.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean, that was a part of it, But you

607
00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:54.000
<v Speaker 2>know what, I think another part of it was me knowing, like, no,

608
00:28:54.119 --> 00:28:58.920
<v Speaker 2>I can't I can't turn to playoff in national championship

609
00:28:59.119 --> 00:29:03.359
<v Speaker 2>like expectations, even if I forced myself to, because it's

610
00:29:03.400 --> 00:29:06.640
<v Speaker 2>not really it's never been realistic at any point, maybe

611
00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:09.680
<v Speaker 2>other than that special season back in two thousand and

612
00:29:09.720 --> 00:29:13.000
<v Speaker 2>six when it just happened to I mean, it happened

613
00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:15.039
<v Speaker 2>to line up pretty perfectly for you where there was

614
00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:17.799
<v Speaker 2>no team that was that dominant that year, and had

615
00:29:17.839 --> 00:29:19.640
<v Speaker 2>you held on and beat Rutgers, you probably would have

616
00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:23.720
<v Speaker 2>ended up playing Ohio State maybe and they you know,

617
00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:26.000
<v Speaker 2>and we'll never know. But like a lot of folks,

618
00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:28.640
<v Speaker 2>even objective people, think Louisville was a better team than

619
00:29:28.640 --> 00:29:33.839
<v Speaker 2>Ohio State that year. So you know, I didn't expect

620
00:29:33.920 --> 00:29:36.279
<v Speaker 2>that call to kind of lift my spirits a little bit,

621
00:29:36.319 --> 00:29:38.279
<v Speaker 2>but it did because Matt's right. I mean, at the

622
00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:41.319
<v Speaker 2>end of the day, you know, you shouldn't be looking

623
00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:44.559
<v Speaker 2>at championship or busting look. Playoff changes it. But let's

624
00:29:44.599 --> 00:29:46.480
<v Speaker 2>be real, I don't think the twelve team playoff is

625
00:29:46.519 --> 00:29:50.759
<v Speaker 2>going to give us an easier path for a first

626
00:29:50.799 --> 00:29:53.920
<v Speaker 2>time ever national championship winner. But what it does is

627
00:29:53.960 --> 00:29:57.480
<v Speaker 2>it gives you more inclusion to the big party. It's

628
00:29:57.519 --> 00:29:59.759
<v Speaker 2>not just two teams like it used to be forever.

629
00:30:00.039 --> 00:30:02.039
<v Speaker 2>It's not for like it was for about a decade.

630
00:30:02.119 --> 00:30:04.880
<v Speaker 2>Now you're talking about twelve and I think you can

631
00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:09.119
<v Speaker 2>chalk up a playoff appearance in the college football playoff

632
00:30:09.160 --> 00:30:11.480
<v Speaker 2>that is as something that is the equivalent of a

633
00:30:11.519 --> 00:30:13.839
<v Speaker 2>Final Four in basketball, and those have a lot of value,

634
00:30:14.480 --> 00:30:16.599
<v Speaker 2>and you realistically can get there now.

635
00:30:16.640 --> 00:30:19.039
<v Speaker 3>And look, Indiana can get there this year. You know

636
00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:20.000
<v Speaker 3>it's cool.

637
00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:22.039
<v Speaker 2>We can't do it now, but you know it wouldn't

638
00:30:22.039 --> 00:30:23.839
<v Speaker 2>be a shocker for a couple of years. Hell maybe

639
00:30:23.880 --> 00:30:26.279
<v Speaker 2>next year, maybe they're right there with another opportunity to

640
00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:27.319
<v Speaker 2>get there, and that makes it more fun.

641
00:30:27.359 --> 00:30:29.839
<v Speaker 6>Go ahead, Sorry, the first round that has the on

642
00:30:29.920 --> 00:30:32.519
<v Speaker 6>campus games, I mean, it won't be the exact same thing,

643
00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:34.640
<v Speaker 6>but it's gonna have the same type of feeling as

644
00:30:34.680 --> 00:30:37.160
<v Speaker 6>the first weekend of the NCAA tournament because you're gonna

645
00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:39.799
<v Speaker 6>have those home crowds, You're gonna have upsets potentially, and

646
00:30:39.799 --> 00:30:42.160
<v Speaker 6>it's gonna be something that we haven't seen before because

647
00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:44.759
<v Speaker 6>they've never done campus playoff games, but it's gonna add,

648
00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:47.279
<v Speaker 6>you know, just another sense of excitement that we haven't

649
00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:48.480
<v Speaker 6>seen with college football.

650
00:30:48.599 --> 00:30:53.359
<v Speaker 2>I think the atmosphere and buzz that you're gonna see

651
00:30:53.480 --> 00:30:56.920
<v Speaker 2>or experience if you're there in attendance for these home

652
00:30:57.319 --> 00:31:00.359
<v Speaker 2>playoff games, like that's gonna be so awesome. I mean,

653
00:31:01.599 --> 00:31:04.119
<v Speaker 2>and I think what it mean again, I know why

654
00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:06.680
<v Speaker 2>you play a national championship or even like a Final

655
00:31:06.720 --> 00:31:11.680
<v Speaker 2>Four in a neutral site, but like, I don't know,

656
00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:16.200
<v Speaker 2>like having these games that take place in the first

657
00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:18.079
<v Speaker 2>week of the season that are a lot of neutral

658
00:31:18.119 --> 00:31:20.160
<v Speaker 2>site games like the Chick fil A Kickoff Classic and

659
00:31:20.200 --> 00:31:25.079
<v Speaker 2>all that, Like, you know, those are fine, but college sports, man, like,

660
00:31:25.799 --> 00:31:29.440
<v Speaker 2>the vast majority of games should be held at home

661
00:31:29.519 --> 00:31:33.799
<v Speaker 2>and away situations. I mean, I know in college hoops,

662
00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:36.079
<v Speaker 2>you know, there's the champions Classic, which serves as like

663
00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:39.039
<v Speaker 2>the you know, the big tip off event for the sport,

664
00:31:39.160 --> 00:31:42.640
<v Speaker 2>which you know, usually people aren't in basketball mode by

665
00:31:42.680 --> 00:31:44.559
<v Speaker 2>that moment, but at least there's a lot of attention

666
00:31:44.720 --> 00:31:47.960
<v Speaker 2>because you put it on ESPN and you feature some

667
00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:50.160
<v Speaker 2>of the best brands, the biggest brands in the sport

668
00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:51.720
<v Speaker 2>of college hoops and those.

669
00:31:51.599 --> 00:31:52.799
<v Speaker 3>Who love college football.

670
00:31:53.039 --> 00:31:55.759
<v Speaker 2>They're they're gonna be there already because they give you

671
00:31:55.759 --> 00:32:00.640
<v Speaker 2>the updated rankings in between those two games. But like,

672
00:32:00.720 --> 00:32:03.519
<v Speaker 2>why can't you have the Champions Classic but just have

673
00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:05.720
<v Speaker 2>those games be home and away for those teams? Like,

674
00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:08.160
<v Speaker 2>I don't understand that. I mean, it's clearly money, and

675
00:32:08.519 --> 00:32:11.279
<v Speaker 2>you put it in a big market in an NBA arena.

676
00:32:11.319 --> 00:32:14.240
<v Speaker 2>But like, if you're if you've got a chance to

677
00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:19.920
<v Speaker 2>give your sport exposure that they typically don't get, don't

678
00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:21.559
<v Speaker 2>don't do it on a neutral site.

679
00:32:21.720 --> 00:32:22.920
<v Speaker 3>Do it where you can.

680
00:32:23.240 --> 00:32:25.839
<v Speaker 2>Like people who don't really get into college football or

681
00:32:25.839 --> 00:32:28.759
<v Speaker 2>college basketball, what I think would stand out to them

682
00:32:28.799 --> 00:32:33.000
<v Speaker 2>in a major way is an insane atmosphere where a home,

683
00:32:33.279 --> 00:32:36.759
<v Speaker 2>a home arena, or a home stadium is completely juiced

684
00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:38.759
<v Speaker 2>and people are losing their minds. You got a student

685
00:32:38.799 --> 00:32:42.640
<v Speaker 2>section that's you know, completely amped. Like that, really, I

686
00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:45.279
<v Speaker 2>think is a better selling point to get more people

687
00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:48.440
<v Speaker 2>to really want to be in and and and you know,

688
00:32:48.519 --> 00:32:50.359
<v Speaker 2>love the sport the way a lot of the diehards do.

689
00:32:51.160 --> 00:32:55.000
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I was surprised when I saw that that's

690
00:32:55.039 --> 00:32:56.920
<v Speaker 2>how they were doing the twelve team playoff, that there

691
00:32:56.920 --> 00:32:59.160
<v Speaker 2>would be some games that aren't played in big NFL

692
00:32:59.200 --> 00:33:01.839
<v Speaker 2>stadiums and big cities. It'll just be a home game

693
00:33:01.839 --> 00:33:05.079
<v Speaker 2>for certain teams who earned that spot. But I'm happy

694
00:33:05.119 --> 00:33:06.799
<v Speaker 2>they're doing it, and I think it'll make a lot.

695
00:33:06.880 --> 00:33:09.559
<v Speaker 2>I mean, we'll see, because again, money matters more than anything,

696
00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:11.839
<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure there's a financial component that has led

697
00:33:11.880 --> 00:33:14.039
<v Speaker 2>to there being so many neutral site games in college

698
00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:16.960
<v Speaker 2>sports over the years. But I wouldn't be shocked if

699
00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:20.119
<v Speaker 2>you see these environments and people will realize, Okay, this

700
00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:23.480
<v Speaker 2>sports at its best when you are on somebody's home quarter,

701
00:33:23.559 --> 00:33:26.599
<v Speaker 2>home field, and it seems as if wherever you're at,

702
00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:29.960
<v Speaker 2>that whole state, maybe that whole city is completely shut

703
00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:34.039
<v Speaker 2>down because everybody is obsessed with this program and it's

704
00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:36.119
<v Speaker 2>like their religion and they've got a chance to, you know,

705
00:33:37.240 --> 00:33:39.880
<v Speaker 2>win a college football postseason game, playoff game, but like

706
00:33:39.920 --> 00:33:40.640
<v Speaker 2>the first time ever.

707
00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:42.440
<v Speaker 3>So it'll be exciting.

708
00:33:42.640 --> 00:33:44.920
<v Speaker 2>And we still have no clue exactly who's going to

709
00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:47.440
<v Speaker 2>be there this year, but I have high hopes for

710
00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:49.680
<v Speaker 2>the twelve team playoff as far as the entertainment value,

711
00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:51.880
<v Speaker 2>our quick break will come back on the other side,

712
00:33:51.920 --> 00:33:54.240
<v Speaker 2>wrap up the four o'clock hour, keep this thing rolling along.

713
00:33:55.640 --> 00:33:59.039
<v Speaker 2>Maybe talk about last night's exhibition game. We did talk

714
00:33:59.039 --> 00:34:00.680
<v Speaker 2>about it a little bit at the being of the show,

715
00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:02.880
<v Speaker 2>but some things that stood out to me. You heard

716
00:34:02.920 --> 00:34:04.799
<v Speaker 2>a little bit of them last night in the postgame show.

717
00:34:04.799 --> 00:34:07.000
<v Speaker 2>But there's some belated thoughts I want to share as

718
00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:09.239
<v Speaker 2>far as what we saw last night, our first glimpse

719
00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:10.760
<v Speaker 2>of this this Pat Kelsey team.

720
00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:12.599
<v Speaker 3>Quick break, don't go anywhere. It's Coffee and Company.

721
00:34:12.639 --> 00:34:17.880
<v Speaker 2>Filbouth Thorton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. If you watched

722
00:34:17.960 --> 00:34:21.719
<v Speaker 2>last night's exhibition game Louisville and Young Harris, I would

723
00:34:21.719 --> 00:34:24.159
<v Speaker 2>hope that if you were a Louisville fan, you were pleased,

724
00:34:24.159 --> 00:34:27.079
<v Speaker 2>you were entertained with this team. Twenty four to May

725
00:34:27.159 --> 00:34:30.920
<v Speaker 2>three pointers, forty three percent from three point range. I

726
00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:33.519
<v Speaker 2>mean they took seventy eight shots in the game as

727
00:34:33.519 --> 00:34:36.760
<v Speaker 2>a whole. And that speaks to what Pat Kelsey wants

728
00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:40.679
<v Speaker 2>to do as far as his team's identity. And you know,

729
00:34:40.719 --> 00:34:42.679
<v Speaker 2>this is the first year he was, you know, as

730
00:34:42.679 --> 00:34:44.599
<v Speaker 2>a coach that he's ever been able to go out

731
00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:49.920
<v Speaker 2>and literally pick players one through you know, thirteen, seemingly,

732
00:34:50.119 --> 00:34:53.199
<v Speaker 2>and there's not anybody that's been added to this team.

733
00:34:54.320 --> 00:34:58.360
<v Speaker 2>Rather it be freshman coming in from the high school ranks,

734
00:34:58.400 --> 00:35:02.000
<v Speaker 2>somebody who followed him from Charleston, or like the bulk

735
00:35:02.039 --> 00:35:04.039
<v Speaker 2>of the roster is guys that he brought in from

736
00:35:04.079 --> 00:35:08.079
<v Speaker 2>the portal. All these guys fit with the way he

737
00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:11.960
<v Speaker 2>wants to play, and I would assume, you know, it's

738
00:35:12.000 --> 00:35:14.840
<v Speaker 2>been that way every year for him, right. I mean,

739
00:35:14.840 --> 00:35:17.639
<v Speaker 2>I would assume most coaches, if they have a specific philosophy,

740
00:35:17.639 --> 00:35:20.800
<v Speaker 2>a specific style of play, which which Pat Kelsey does,

741
00:35:21.280 --> 00:35:23.199
<v Speaker 2>that you would always want to go out and get

742
00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:25.320
<v Speaker 2>guys that fit that. But you know, these are guys

743
00:35:25.360 --> 00:35:28.639
<v Speaker 2>that have played a lot of college basketball, at least

744
00:35:28.679 --> 00:35:31.800
<v Speaker 2>most of them, and you know they're they're twenty one,

745
00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:35.199
<v Speaker 2>twenty two, twenty three years old, and they're exactly you

746
00:35:35.239 --> 00:35:37.000
<v Speaker 2>know that they you know they're they're a piece to

747
00:35:37.039 --> 00:35:40.119
<v Speaker 2>the puzzle that fits perfectly. And that's why you know

748
00:35:40.159 --> 00:35:44.360
<v Speaker 2>there's gonna be games where maybe Caseon Pryor just doesn't

749
00:35:44.360 --> 00:35:46.119
<v Speaker 2>have it going. And he didn't played great last night.

750
00:35:46.199 --> 00:35:48.400
<v Speaker 2>But you know, I don't think he played terrible. He

751
00:35:48.480 --> 00:35:52.000
<v Speaker 2>just wasn't as efficient with when it comes to making shots,

752
00:35:52.000 --> 00:35:53.000
<v Speaker 2>didn't shoot it that well.

753
00:35:53.000 --> 00:35:54.559
<v Speaker 3>But overall, I don't think he played bad.

754
00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:57.199
<v Speaker 2>It's not as if I'm worried about well, will will

755
00:35:57.199 --> 00:35:58.679
<v Speaker 2>he be good enough to be, you know, a key

756
00:35:58.679 --> 00:36:01.360
<v Speaker 2>player for this Louwell team. But if he's if he

757
00:36:01.440 --> 00:36:03.119
<v Speaker 2>is off, you know you can you can turn into

758
00:36:03.159 --> 00:36:06.760
<v Speaker 2>a waterman who may be able to you know, have

759
00:36:06.880 --> 00:36:08.639
<v Speaker 2>a not have a you know, have a big game

760
00:36:08.679 --> 00:36:10.880
<v Speaker 2>where he's making four or five three pointers and scoring

761
00:36:10.920 --> 00:36:15.280
<v Speaker 2>fifteen points a game. So you definitely have depth, you

762
00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:19.519
<v Speaker 2>have the ability to. I mean, you can do the

763
00:36:19.599 --> 00:36:23.360
<v Speaker 2>whole five in in any substitution if you like. Now

764
00:36:23.360 --> 00:36:25.679
<v Speaker 2>what I'm curious to see and I don't, it'll it'll

765
00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:27.800
<v Speaker 2>It'll take a while before we can see this. I

766
00:36:27.800 --> 00:36:30.000
<v Speaker 2>don't think you're gonna see it against Faulding. Hopefully you

767
00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:32.360
<v Speaker 2>don't see it against Murray State, but maybe you never

768
00:36:32.400 --> 00:36:36.320
<v Speaker 2>see it. I just think there'll be a much thinner

769
00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:40.519
<v Speaker 2>rotation whenever you get to you know, games that are

770
00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:42.840
<v Speaker 2>neck and neck throughout. But maybe I'm wrong, like maybe

771
00:36:42.880 --> 00:36:46.320
<v Speaker 2>that maybe the formula is Hey, regardless, if we get

772
00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:48.679
<v Speaker 2>down big, we're still gonna keep pushing, pushing, and we're

773
00:36:48.679 --> 00:36:51.000
<v Speaker 2>gonna keep rotating guys in and got guys in and out,

774
00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:52.840
<v Speaker 2>and we're gonna try our best to get stops, create

775
00:36:52.880 --> 00:36:56.159
<v Speaker 2>havoc and space the floor. Get as many, you know,

776
00:36:56.320 --> 00:37:00.280
<v Speaker 2>get as many really good looks as you can. And look,

777
00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:04.119
<v Speaker 2>I know last night's competition was not much competition at all,

778
00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:07.440
<v Speaker 2>but regardless of the score, I just, I mean, this

779
00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:11.079
<v Speaker 2>team clearly has an identity, and yeah, it's an identity

780
00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:15.199
<v Speaker 2>that can make you vulnerable depending on certain opponents. Right Like,

781
00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:17.920
<v Speaker 2>if a team is good at slowing it down and

782
00:37:18.000 --> 00:37:22.599
<v Speaker 2>they've got some big physical presence near the rim, you know,

783
00:37:22.639 --> 00:37:24.280
<v Speaker 2>you could be in you know, you could you could

784
00:37:24.280 --> 00:37:25.880
<v Speaker 2>be in trouble. Not to say you can't overcome that

785
00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:28.000
<v Speaker 2>and you can't scheme around it, but like that, that's

786
00:37:28.039 --> 00:37:31.719
<v Speaker 2>that's the obvious that's the obvious potential issue for this team.

787
00:37:32.360 --> 00:37:33.679
<v Speaker 2>And I don't want to call it an issue just

788
00:37:33.760 --> 00:37:36.480
<v Speaker 2>yet because we don't know. But if you're looking at

789
00:37:36.519 --> 00:37:40.400
<v Speaker 2>this roster and you're looking at even the production from

790
00:37:40.440 --> 00:37:42.800
<v Speaker 2>from these guys at their previous school, and you're just

791
00:37:42.840 --> 00:37:46.000
<v Speaker 2>looking at him in person, right like watching them play,

792
00:37:46.320 --> 00:37:51.480
<v Speaker 2>they do not have a big physical guy that can

793
00:37:51.639 --> 00:37:55.719
<v Speaker 2>just you know, not only protect the rim, be a

794
00:37:55.800 --> 00:37:58.320
<v Speaker 2>rim runner for you, but just give you a physical

795
00:37:58.400 --> 00:38:01.519
<v Speaker 2>presence down low. I mean, i'd say James Scott is

796
00:38:01.559 --> 00:38:03.679
<v Speaker 2>your best bet at that and you know, he's a

797
00:38:03.800 --> 00:38:07.519
<v Speaker 2>true sophomore and I think he plays strong, but he's

798
00:38:07.559 --> 00:38:09.880
<v Speaker 2>not you know, he's not a Brandon Huntley Hatfield like

799
00:38:09.920 --> 00:38:11.480
<v Speaker 2>you had a year ago. And I only mentioned him just

800
00:38:11.519 --> 00:38:15.159
<v Speaker 2>because he's you know, I probably shouldn't mention a guy

801
00:38:15.199 --> 00:38:16.880
<v Speaker 2>that played here year ago, but he's the first guy

802
00:38:16.920 --> 00:38:18.440
<v Speaker 2>that came to mind because last year you had that.

803
00:38:18.519 --> 00:38:20.840
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he he was a guy that more often

804
00:38:20.880 --> 00:38:22.920
<v Speaker 2>than not, you weren't going to run into many teams

805
00:38:23.400 --> 00:38:26.280
<v Speaker 2>that had a guy that was that was just as

806
00:38:26.320 --> 00:38:28.199
<v Speaker 2>big as he was, not only when it comes to

807
00:38:28.239 --> 00:38:30.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, height, length, but just a guy that's a

808
00:38:30.039 --> 00:38:32.639
<v Speaker 2>big physical presence, a grown ass man if you will.

809
00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:34.519
<v Speaker 2>At times, he didn't play like that. We all know that,

810
00:38:35.039 --> 00:38:38.039
<v Speaker 2>although he did come on and play really well for

811
00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:41.480
<v Speaker 2>the majority of last season. But yeah, I mean that's

812
00:38:41.840 --> 00:38:44.519
<v Speaker 2>that's the one thing that would worry me. Also, I

813
00:38:44.519 --> 00:38:47.360
<v Speaker 2>think defensively, you know, you got some guys that I

814
00:38:47.719 --> 00:38:51.679
<v Speaker 2>think are good individual defenders. I mean, especially the guys

815
00:38:51.679 --> 00:38:56.559
<v Speaker 2>that you started, Chucky Hepburn, Javon Hadley, Trey Olray. I

816
00:38:56.559 --> 00:38:58.320
<v Speaker 2>mean I think those are guys that you you know,

817
00:38:58.559 --> 00:39:00.519
<v Speaker 2>even James Scott. I think you would say that they're

818
00:39:00.559 --> 00:39:03.880
<v Speaker 2>good defenders. But what was, you know, eye opening for

819
00:39:03.920 --> 00:39:06.559
<v Speaker 2>me is that they're going to take risks defensively that

820
00:39:06.559 --> 00:39:08.280
<v Speaker 2>we're not used to around here. Rather it be from

821
00:39:08.280 --> 00:39:11.400
<v Speaker 2>Patino or Mac with the Pack line like they're going

822
00:39:11.440 --> 00:39:14.840
<v Speaker 2>to you know, they're gonna gamble and try to get

823
00:39:14.880 --> 00:39:16.800
<v Speaker 2>the game played at a fast paced where they can

824
00:39:16.840 --> 00:39:20.639
<v Speaker 2>get up as many shots as they can. And that's

825
00:39:20.840 --> 00:39:24.000
<v Speaker 2>that's the formula, and so far it's been effective for Pack. Kelsey,

826
00:39:24.039 --> 00:39:25.960
<v Speaker 2>I see no reason why it won't be effective here,

827
00:39:25.960 --> 00:39:28.199
<v Speaker 2>but you know, we shall see. All right, we got

828
00:39:28.199 --> 00:39:30.119
<v Speaker 2>another hour to go, so don't go anywhere. Keep it

829
00:39:30.119 --> 00:39:32.480
<v Speaker 2>locked right here. It is Coffee and Company, five o'clock

830
00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:36.320
<v Speaker 2>hours next on Sports Talk seven ninety