WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:04.200 Company coming right up. In fact, it's started. We're doing it. 2 00:00:04.919 --> 00:00:07.280 We are doing it. It's happening. Coffee and Company Field 3 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:10.359 about Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety Nick Coffee. 4 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:14.599 That is me the tribal Chief, mister Austin Montgomery, alongside 5 00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.399 today as we take you up until six o'clock, we're 6 00:00:17.399 --> 00:00:19.679 gonna have some fun. I mean, we always try to 7 00:00:19.679 --> 00:00:22.320 have some fun. Sometimes we do. Sometimes we might not 8 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:25.920 end up having the fun that we set out to have, 9 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:27.960 but we just you know, we roll with it. But 10 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:29.800 I feel good about today's show. And if you guys 11 00:00:30.120 --> 00:00:32.240 want to stick with us and ride the vibes for 12 00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:34.079 the next three hours, take us with you wherever you go. 13 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:36.920 Listen live on the iHeartRadio app. Also listen live at 14 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:38.880 seven ninety Louisville dot com. 15 00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:41.119 We love writing a lot of things, and vibes is 16 00:00:41.119 --> 00:00:41.719 the top. 17 00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:44.960 Web the vibes. Yes, let's ride, Let's let's do it. 18 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:46.679 Let's lock in, Let's lock in. It's a one I 19 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:48.479 brought up a couple weeks ago. Yeah, I like that 20 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:49.000 lock in. 21 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:51.200 It seems like it seems like it seems like the 22 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:53.399 brain rot term. That's kind of hot right now. I'm 23 00:00:53.479 --> 00:00:55.280 sure we're gonna get tired of it hearing about a 24 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:55.719 couple months. 25 00:00:55.759 --> 00:00:58.119 I don't even know if you did this based off 26 00:00:58.200 --> 00:01:00.640 of I mean, I think maybe he's told it from you, 27 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:02.359 and I know you didn't take it from him before 28 00:01:02.359 --> 00:01:04.640 you said lock in. It reminded me of one of 29 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:08.239 the one of the many and always funny skits from 30 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:11.200 Drew Ski. How would you just, like, how do I 31 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:14.000 tell people what Drew Ski is? Like it's a good question, 32 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:16.680 Like an entertainer, clearly, but like he's just a dude 33 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:19.200 who does little skits on the internet and has become 34 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:22.719 super famous to where he's got like a tour where 35 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:25.359 he does like the wild and out kind of type 36 00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:28.959 stuff and he is in the NBA's Celebrity All Star Game. 37 00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:32.359 Like he's an online comedian, right, yeah, he's. 38 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:35.319 A content creator at the base, He's a content. 39 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:37.359 But I feel like with that and there being really 40 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:39.680 no other ties to his famous fire, Like you know, 41 00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:43.680 the Kardashians, they they were famous before they were famous 42 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:46.079 because of their family and then and there and they 43 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:48.319 were already wealthy and then like they just you know, 44 00:01:48.359 --> 00:01:50.040 they got a platform and you know, here they are, 45 00:01:50.079 --> 00:01:53.480 like they they're famous because they were like lightly famous 46 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:56.439 and then had a platform. Yes, Risky Drewski got it 47 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:56.920 at the Mudd. 48 00:01:57.000 --> 00:01:57.200 Yeah. 49 00:01:57.239 --> 00:01:59.879 I mean he's just really round. He's really really funny, 50 00:02:00.280 --> 00:02:01.280 and it's. 51 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:02.519 Kind of teamed with Kevin Hard a little. 52 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:05.079 Yeah, like he's I was gonna say, he's probably one 53 00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:08.919 of the most successful people in whatever we decide. We're 54 00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:11.919 gonna call that lane, right, and he's hilarious. But he's 55 00:02:11.919 --> 00:02:14.360 got one of his skits where he's kind of talking 56 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:16.840 about like anytime you bring anytime you bring up like 57 00:02:17.400 --> 00:02:20.319 you know, your struggles, your frustrations, uh with with your 58 00:02:20.360 --> 00:02:23.120 with your partner, like you know, your your friend, your homeboy. 59 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:25.439 He's like, you got to lock in. Yeah, you you 60 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:27.439 just gotta lock in. I mean, because you ain't lock 61 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:27.680 it in. 62 00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:28.240 That's right. 63 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:29.719 It's like all you gotta lock in. 64 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:32.520 And it's so simple, but it makes so much sense, 65 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:33.560 like lock in. 66 00:02:33.560 --> 00:02:36.759 Lock in, baby to get ready. Yeah, so we're locked in, 67 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:40.520 ready to rock and roll. And last night was a 68 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:43.520 good night of college basketball really because of honestly, one 69 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:45.800 of the best shots that you'll ever see, I think 70 00:02:45.800 --> 00:02:48.639 in the regular season, like that that that game winning 71 00:02:48.639 --> 00:02:50.319 shot from Michigan State. If you guys haven't seen it, 72 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:52.479 seen it, it's not you haven't seen it. Where the 73 00:02:52.520 --> 00:02:54.560 hell have you been? What have you been doing with the. 74 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:57.439 Bed early last night? Man, I forgot about the Kentucky 75 00:02:57.479 --> 00:02:59.319 game until I woke up at like six o'clock. 76 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:02.319 Yeah, and looked they they were able to they were 77 00:03:02.319 --> 00:03:05.560 able to put together a really impressive win. I mean, look, Oklahoma, 78 00:03:05.680 --> 00:03:07.680 they're one of those teams that the better they do, 79 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:10.240 the better for Louisville, because obviously they beat Louisville and 80 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:11.759 they're a team that we need to be in the 81 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:15.400 top fifty four to be a quad one opportunity. They're 82 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:18.479 regultless so either and look, they didn't beat Kentucky, so 83 00:03:18.719 --> 00:03:20.479 but but you know, like they're one of those teams. 84 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:22.199 And by the way, what I said a few weeks 85 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:25.759 ago in the SEC about there's teams that, like, I 86 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:28.439 can't tell you they're bad, but they are benefit like 87 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:32.560 they haven't actually gone out there and really earned like 88 00:03:32.719 --> 00:03:36.240 big key signature wins. And one of those teams I 89 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:39.000 kept thinking about was Texas A and M. And here 90 00:03:39.000 --> 00:03:42.039 we are Texas A and M is now lost to Missouri, 91 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:45.439 not on Missouri lost to Vandy at home last night 92 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:48.719 they lost to Mississippi State, who doesn't really have any legitimate, 93 00:03:48.840 --> 00:03:54.879 you know, wins or anything. So anyways, Oklahoma looks like 94 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:57.439 a tournament team as far as like the bracketology, but 95 00:03:57.520 --> 00:04:01.400 like I don't really know how. But anyways, Kentucky they 96 00:04:01.479 --> 00:04:05.039 got every they were fully healthy minus Crisa a kerk Crisa, 97 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:06.560 which I think that's the first time they've had that 98 00:04:06.599 --> 00:04:08.919 since like maybe the Florida game or maybe the Alabama game. 99 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:11.439 So they got a hard fought win. It didn't look great, 100 00:04:11.520 --> 00:04:13.280 but when they're at full strength, I think they have 101 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:14.960 shown to be a team that can beat anybody. So 102 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:17.759 that's got to have Kentucky fans feeling pretty good. But anyways, 103 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:21.319 the game winner last night for Michigan State. I don't 104 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:23.279 know if it's just because of where we are, with 105 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:27.839 you having the ability at any moment to get out 106 00:04:27.879 --> 00:04:30.920 your phone and find content to just get to get 107 00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:36.839 lost in waste time. TikTok, Instagram reels, help Twitter. I mean, 108 00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:39.720 you can scroll a variety of different social media platforms 109 00:04:40.199 --> 00:04:44.120 and you know, just forget about what you may have 110 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:47.120 spent thirty minutes watching before because it's just NonStop it's 111 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:49.519 a constant thing. So what I'm getting to is that 112 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:52.600 like last night's game winner for Michigan State on the road, 113 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:55.839 it was further it was it was basically the other 114 00:04:55.920 --> 00:04:59.160 three point line right like, it wasn't half court. It 115 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:00.920 was further than that. But and it also wasn't like 116 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:03.839 the other free throw line. It was right between the 117 00:05:03.879 --> 00:05:05.879 three point line and half court. And like, I believe 118 00:05:05.920 --> 00:05:08.360 that is one of the best game winning shots I've 119 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:12.120 ever seen in a college basketball game, and nobody's saying 120 00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:15.040 that it's not. It's certainly getting attention. I mean, Austin 121 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:17.079 hasn't watched it, which was surprising. I don't know how 122 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:19.439 he missed it. But have you seen it yet? I 123 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:21.560 just sent it to you. No, I thought that's what 124 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:22.199 you were watching. 125 00:05:22.600 --> 00:05:24.879 No, no, no, no, I was looking I was looking at attack. 126 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:28.800 Sorry, So anyways, you know, you watching it is not 127 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:30.360 going to change anything about what I'm saying. But like 128 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:33.639 I believe that we just now can just quickly move 129 00:05:33.680 --> 00:05:38.040 on from things in a millisecond and not forget about it, 130 00:05:38.399 --> 00:05:41.480 not feel not feel. 131 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:46.319 That you Yes, I just brought it up. 132 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:50.240 What the hell's going on? Anyways? We can just move 133 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:54.199 on from from things quickly to where like it makes 134 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:58.199 me feel as if that didn't quite get the appreciation 135 00:05:58.399 --> 00:06:00.519 that it that it should and that it typically would 136 00:06:00.519 --> 00:06:03.120 get because again, like, oh, you know, I'll find I'll 137 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:06.120 find a crazy video on TikTok or Instagram. And by 138 00:06:06.120 --> 00:06:07.879 the way, that's how a lot of people consume content. 139 00:06:07.959 --> 00:06:09.800 Like a lot of people were watching it last night. 140 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:11.959 Who watched college basketball? I was because I bet on 141 00:06:11.959 --> 00:06:14.519 that game and I love college hoops, probably more so 142 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:17.759 than most. But most people watched it just on their phone, 143 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:19.800 which is not That's okay. I mean, that's that's that's 144 00:06:19.800 --> 00:06:23.839 the power of technology and social media and clip content. 145 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:26.399 When I say clip content, I mean not long form, 146 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:28.439 but just something that takes you no time to just 147 00:06:29.040 --> 00:06:30.199 pick up and watch. 148 00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:32.600 That's a gut ranching shot. 149 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:35.319 I mean Mariland and the story there, I'm sure a 150 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:37.360 lot of people don't know or care, but the story 151 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:39.360 there in Michigan State is that the young man who 152 00:06:39.439 --> 00:06:42.360 hit that shot, you know, he's kind of been an 153 00:06:42.360 --> 00:06:45.120 issue for them at times where he's he'd been demoted, 154 00:06:45.240 --> 00:06:48.480 essentially started coming off the bench. He committed a late 155 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:52.000 foul in that game that really, I mean it absolutely 156 00:06:52.360 --> 00:06:53.959 hurt his team. I don't know if he was the 157 00:06:53.959 --> 00:06:56.160 one who turned it over late, but sure enough it 158 00:06:56.279 --> 00:06:58.920 was tied when it should have been. It should have 159 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:01.560 been a Michigan State win. Maryland had some heroic slate 160 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:03.560 They did just enough to tie it up. It looked 161 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:05.480 like Michigan State was going to give it away. Had 162 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:07.319 they gave it in a way, this guy would have 163 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:09.920 been blamed to some extent, maybe most of the blame 164 00:07:09.920 --> 00:07:11.879 would have gone to him. And sure enough, he hits 165 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:15.879 a you know, miracle shot it and it looked like 166 00:07:16.000 --> 00:07:19.000 he shoots that every game, right, Like, if you go 167 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:21.560 back and watch it, it looks as if this is 168 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:25.759 just a shot they have him given, they give him 169 00:07:25.759 --> 00:07:27.600 the green light for that, which they clearly don't. But 170 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:29.680 he shot it, like, you know, it wasn't like just 171 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:32.959 a heave. He got a good running start, had a 172 00:07:32.959 --> 00:07:34.639 little bit of form to it, you know, obviously, not 173 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:36.600 like he's pulling up for a three. And then it 174 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:39.079 was just like it did. It didn't bank in, it 175 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:40.959 didn't just I mean, it looked like a shot this 176 00:07:41.040 --> 00:07:45.000 guy takes all the time. So moments like that, I mean, 177 00:07:45.040 --> 00:07:47.439 it gets no better in college basketball. Now if you're 178 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:50.319 Michigan State, how good are you feeling if you're Maryland? Oh, 179 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:52.399 a punch to the gut and again, and what. 180 00:07:52.360 --> 00:07:56.879 A terrible shot. There's four seconds yeah, oh yeah. 181 00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:58.639 He did nothing. They were fine with you taking that shot. 182 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:02.120 They contested it. You weren't even set and you left 183 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:04.439 enough time for him to get the rebound, get it 184 00:08:04.480 --> 00:08:08.240 to where he got it and kill you. So and 185 00:08:07.879 --> 00:08:09.839 this this is you know, I'm a little bit of 186 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:14.000 a romantic about college basketball, and yesterday just that was 187 00:08:14.040 --> 00:08:15.759 such a moment to where it it hit me in 188 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:18.720 the fields from my love for college hoops because Maryland, 189 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:22.040 you know, Maryland's a basketball school. Easy to forget that, 190 00:08:22.120 --> 00:08:25.399 but they are. I mean, Maryland should be good when 191 00:08:25.439 --> 00:08:28.839 the ACC was really really loaded in basketball, you know, 192 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:32.480 before they left for the Big Ten, before Louisville was 193 00:08:32.480 --> 00:08:33.919 in the league. And by the way, thank you Maryland 194 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:35.879 for doing that, like they were one of the best. 195 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:37.639 Like when you talked about the ACC being a good league, 196 00:08:37.679 --> 00:08:39.080 Maryland was a part of that. I mean they won 197 00:08:39.080 --> 00:08:41.840 a national championship in two thousand and two, had back 198 00:08:41.879 --> 00:08:44.120 to back final fours, and really from then on, when 199 00:08:44.159 --> 00:08:47.039 Gary Williams stepped down, you know, things weren't things weren't great, 200 00:08:47.279 --> 00:08:50.440 but like Kevin Willard, I think can have Maryland being 201 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:53.720 a consistent top twenty caliber team. And they showed the 202 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:57.240 line to get in at College Park last night or 203 00:08:57.320 --> 00:08:59.879 yesterday during the day actually, because people were like, can 204 00:09:00.159 --> 00:09:03.639 out for this game. They're in like the top fifteen now. Yeah, 205 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:06.120 and they got a hell of a squad and the 206 00:09:06.200 --> 00:09:08.840 fan base because they've now been you know, consistently good, 207 00:09:08.879 --> 00:09:11.720 they're now at least, you know, getting to the NCAA tournament. 208 00:09:12.080 --> 00:09:14.639 Yeah, Mellow Trimble's got that program going. 209 00:09:14.879 --> 00:09:17.759 And then I forget even Mark Turgen, who I thought 210 00:09:17.799 --> 00:09:19.799 got fired a little too quickly. He had some good 211 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:22.279 teams there. Jake Layman, you mentioned Mellow Tremble, who was 212 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:25.600 really good. Diamond Stone anybody remember that name, dude? Yeah, 213 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:29.360 it was a baller. So you know, like Maryland had 214 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:32.279 had everything lined up for to be a great evening. 215 00:09:32.519 --> 00:09:35.759 The energy in the arena was awesome. They got SVP 216 00:09:36.039 --> 00:09:38.600 of marylynd Alump sitting court side getting into it, and 217 00:09:38.639 --> 00:09:40.519 then they have their hearts ripped out, which I'm not 218 00:09:40.799 --> 00:09:43.519 I'm not like happy. Maryland was sad, but like the 219 00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:45.480 people who love college basketball get it. And I know 220 00:09:45.519 --> 00:09:47.200 a lot of people around here listening right now love 221 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:49.759 college hoops and I will always love it. I had 222 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:53.200 to learn to love it without a team that I 223 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:55.360 could care about. I mean, I'll always care about Louisville, 224 00:09:55.360 --> 00:09:59.480 but let's be real, the previous three seasons, I mean, 225 00:09:59.519 --> 00:10:01.679 it was really just is like when I thought of 226 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:04.720 like consuming college basketball and you know, getting into it 227 00:10:04.759 --> 00:10:06.960 and watching it and betting on it in March madness. 228 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:08.960 I mean, obviously I didn't think of Louisville because they 229 00:10:08.960 --> 00:10:11.240 weren't there, but like, there wasn't never any moment in 230 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:13.799 the Kenny Paane era where I was thinking to myself, boom, 231 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:16.799 maybe maybe it'll get better to where we can make 232 00:10:16.840 --> 00:10:19.039 the tournament. Maybe it'll get better to where like we're 233 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:23.600 not terrible, but like it didn't happen. So now I 234 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:25.960 get the best of both worlds. I'm enjoying it but 235 00:10:26.039 --> 00:10:28.600 also knowing that I've got a team that hopefully can 236 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:29.919 can make a run in March. 237 00:10:29.919 --> 00:10:32.200 I mean, I ask you a question, like, how do 238 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:34.600 you feel as I'm sitting here watching this is an 239 00:10:34.600 --> 00:10:37.879 incredible shot, but how do you feel about and not 240 00:10:37.960 --> 00:10:41.559 just this year, just overall like about Michigan State. Do 241 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:43.799 they still have a sour taste in your mouth just 242 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:46.080 like they do me from twenty nineteen and what was 243 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:48.799 yes to know twenty sixteen or seventeen when they beat us? 244 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:52.039 Yes and no. So I have a lot of respect 245 00:10:52.080 --> 00:10:56.120 for tom Izzo. I think he is genuine. I think 246 00:10:57.399 --> 00:10:59.960 you know, if you like him or don't like him 247 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:02.000 as far as like you know, his brand, his personality, 248 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:06.159 that's fine. But I think that's authentically him. He's a 249 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:08.679 guy who is going to coach his players really really hard. 250 00:11:09.159 --> 00:11:12.799 And I think right now we'll see what happens in March. 251 00:11:12.840 --> 00:11:14.559 But like ISO, this year, I think has an is 252 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:16.799 O team, Like I think, I think Michigan State is 253 00:11:16.840 --> 00:11:20.000 as good as as they've probably been in a long time. 254 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:20.919 Good way to put that. 255 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:25.840 And they also you know, he's still he's not complaining 256 00:11:25.919 --> 00:11:28.159 as much as other coaches about the new world, right, 257 00:11:28.720 --> 00:11:32.240 and yet he's still doing I mean, he's still being 258 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:36.360 him right, Like it'd be different if he was refusing 259 00:11:36.399 --> 00:11:41.000 to adapt in any way and then blaming everybody all 260 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:43.519 these circumstances about the portal in Nil and just being 261 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:45.200 an old Cromungeon, which a lot of these guys have 262 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:48.519 done and then they leave, They quit and they retire 263 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:51.440 or you know, leave mid season or right before the 264 00:11:51.440 --> 00:11:53.440 season because they just they aren't cut out to do it. 265 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:55.639 Is O. I don't think likes it, but he's just 266 00:11:55.639 --> 00:11:58.360 gonna keep being him. He's made some slight adjustments. So 267 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:01.480 I is those one of those guys that has done 268 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:04.720 it long enough and he's been so consistently in the 269 00:12:04.759 --> 00:12:08.559 top tier that I don't like Michigan State more often 270 00:12:08.600 --> 00:12:10.720 than not. I think I probably found myself kind of 271 00:12:10.759 --> 00:12:15.600 wanting them to not win just just because. But there's 272 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:17.960 a lot of athletes that growing up or maybe early 273 00:12:17.960 --> 00:12:20.480 in their career, athletes or coaches that I that I 274 00:12:20.679 --> 00:12:22.039 that I wasn't a fan of. In fact, I really 275 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:24.759 enjoyed rooting against them, but I also grew to really 276 00:12:24.799 --> 00:12:28.279 just respect him to where in turn, that actually gives 277 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:30.200 them a little bit of likability to me. For example, 278 00:12:30.279 --> 00:12:32.200 he used to hate Lebron James and I don't really 279 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:35.279 love him now, but like I know, Lebron is one 280 00:12:35.279 --> 00:12:38.320 of the best players I will ever watch ever outside 281 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:41.120 of Michael Jordan. So with that, like I can't just 282 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:43.000 be like I can't be like the guy that claims 283 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:46.320 all he's he's he's a bum, or he's he's you know, 284 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:48.200 he's a because he is a baby, and he does 285 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:50.679 you know he's he's not built like Jordan in any way. 286 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:52.720 I don't think he has any self awareness, but like 287 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:57.159 I'm going to at least view it from Hey, I'm 288 00:12:57.320 --> 00:12:58.759 lucky to be able to say I got to see 289 00:12:58.759 --> 00:13:01.320 this guy enter the league, and i'll him end his career. Yeah, 290 00:13:01.320 --> 00:13:03.559 and it'll be somebody that you know is an all 291 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:06.000 time legend. Same thing with like Kobe. I didn't really 292 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:08.200 like Kobe because he was arrogant, he was cocky, his 293 00:13:08.279 --> 00:13:10.600 Lakers beat my Celtics in the finals when we finally 294 00:13:10.600 --> 00:13:12.960 got there, when it was Kobe in shack. But over time, 295 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:17.639 especially when Lebron was doing his thing and leaving Cleveland 296 00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:19.720 to go to Miami and the decision and just being Lebron. 297 00:13:20.200 --> 00:13:22.039 When I say Lebron being Lebron, I don't mean like 298 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:23.720 being a criminal or anything like that, but just like 299 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:26.080 doing things where he can't read the room and understand 300 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:27.320 that people are going to not like you, like you 301 00:13:27.320 --> 00:13:29.200 don't realize how you look, bro Like. That's kind of 302 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:31.519 how it comes off. So with Kobe, Like, he's just 303 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:34.200 he was such a competitor, so like I didn't really 304 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:35.840 like him growing up, but man, I knew he was great, 305 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:37.399 and I just kind of grew to respect him. Same 306 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:39.200 thing with Tom Brady when Tom Brady went to Tampa. 307 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:42.000 What could I say? I used to fight about Peyton Manning. No, 308 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:44.320 he's better than Brady. I can't with a straight face 309 00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:45.919 say that now, and I haven't been able to do 310 00:13:45.919 --> 00:13:47.960 it for a long time. So with Izzo, I'm not 311 00:13:47.960 --> 00:13:51.000 saying he's like the best coach of all time, but Izzo, 312 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:55.919 he is on. His last final four was in twenty nineteen, 313 00:13:55.919 --> 00:13:57.720 and by the way, that team that he beat he 314 00:13:57.759 --> 00:13:59.600 get to the final four happened to be the Duke's 315 00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:03.519 Ion team that had Zion RJ. Barrett Reddish those guys, 316 00:14:04.039 --> 00:14:07.360 So right now he is currently in his most in 317 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:11.840 his longest drought ever as far as making a final four. 318 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:13.919 So he won. He got to a final four in 319 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:17.960 ninety nine, Then he won a national title in two thousand, 320 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:20.519 by the way, the last Big ten national championship. Then 321 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:23.320 he went to a final four again in two thousand 322 00:14:23.320 --> 00:14:25.519 and one, went back to a final four in two 323 00:14:25.519 --> 00:14:30.039 thousand and five, went back to a final four in 324 00:14:30.080 --> 00:14:32.799 two thousand and nine, went back to a final four 325 00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:35.919 in twenty ten, went back to a final four in 326 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:38.200 twenty and fifteen, went back to a final four in 327 00:14:38.200 --> 00:14:41.320 twenty nineteen. So this guy has made a final four, 328 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:46.480 and at least sometimes he's made multiple final fours in 329 00:14:46.519 --> 00:14:48.840 a four year stretch. But he's never gone longer than 330 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:52.399 four years without a final four appearance at Michigan State. 331 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:55.080 Think about that, and by the way, I didn't finish it. 332 00:14:55.159 --> 00:14:57.159 He's never gone four years without going to a final 333 00:14:57.200 --> 00:14:59.919 four until currently, because he's currently on that longest drought 334 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:03.039 and everything has changed in college basketball, and what does 335 00:15:03.080 --> 00:15:05.080 he have right now as we speak, his best team 336 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:07.919 in a long time. He seems to have really found 337 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:11.039 a way to just make it work and by doing 338 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:13.759 it the right way, working hard. And I'm sure you 339 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:16.720 can get him to bitch and mona occasionally about the 340 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:18.240 Portland and I l and all that, but like he's 341 00:15:18.279 --> 00:15:20.440 just a ball coach. And last night they were interviewing 342 00:15:20.559 --> 00:15:22.320 him about becoming the all time winning as coach in 343 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:24.559 the Big Ten, passing Bob Knight, and like he got 344 00:15:24.559 --> 00:15:26.799 emotional because I think he cares, like he's I don't know, 345 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:28.320 I just I have a lot of respect for him. 346 00:15:28.600 --> 00:15:31.559 And yes, I blame us for them beating us in 347 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:36.279 two thousand and two thousand and nine. We talked about 348 00:15:36.279 --> 00:15:38.200 it yesterday, like that was brutal, right. I mean, that 349 00:15:38.279 --> 00:15:40.399 t will Earl Clark team in two thousand and nine 350 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:43.679 my favorite Louisville team ever, I think, I mean, aside 351 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:47.159 from the championship game, of course. Yeah, but I know 352 00:15:47.200 --> 00:15:51.039 what you mean, right, Like that team in twenty thirteen, 353 00:15:51.080 --> 00:15:54.000 really it just felt destiny, you know, so like is 354 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:56.039 what we were supposed to do. And I guess I could, 355 00:15:56.120 --> 00:15:57.120 you know, you kind of say the same thing in 356 00:15:57.159 --> 00:15:58.519 two thousand and nine, but they hadn't even broke through 357 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:00.000 and got to a Final four yet. But that team, 358 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:02.679 to me, it's the most talented Louisville team I watched 359 00:16:02.720 --> 00:16:05.440 play that didn't make a Final four. I could also 360 00:16:05.480 --> 00:16:06.919 claim that they're one. I mean, I don't know if 361 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:08.879 I put him above twenty thirteen, but you know what 362 00:16:08.960 --> 00:16:11.919 I mean. And then when they beat us in twenty fifteen, 363 00:16:12.799 --> 00:16:16.039 I mean I kind of feel like, you know, like 364 00:16:16.799 --> 00:16:19.120 they got us, you know, like mango, mister free throw 365 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:23.279 and it was over time that Louisville team ended up 366 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:25.080 being really good that year, got to you know, another 367 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:28.759 Elite eight. So I just have a lot of respect 368 00:16:28.759 --> 00:16:30.759 for him. And then when we beat them when they 369 00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:33.120 were the number one seed in the Sweet sixteen and 370 00:16:33.120 --> 00:16:36.279 twenty twelve, Yes, when Draymond was there and Gorgey was 371 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:40.279 hitting threes like that was one of Rick Bittino's best tournament. 372 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:42.080 I mean, look, he's had a lot of great games 373 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:43.919 as a coach. Clearly he's a legend. But that was 374 00:16:43.960 --> 00:16:46.480 where Rick was so prepared for Michigan State as though 375 00:16:46.480 --> 00:16:48.960 didn't know what to do. I mean, they they were 376 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:53.519 phenomenal and Rick up until twenty fourteen, which we don't 377 00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:55.440 want to talk about. I mean, he'd never lost a 378 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:57.879 Sweet sixteen game because like he was just you get 379 00:16:57.919 --> 00:17:00.519 you know, he gets past the first weekend, He's got 380 00:17:00.960 --> 00:17:02.720 you know, five days, six days whatever it is to 381 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:05.759 prepare for who whoever he's got in the round to sixteen, 382 00:17:06.200 --> 00:17:07.519 and he you know, he takes him out. 383 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:10.519 That's played in Phoenix, Arizona too, if I remember, yep. 384 00:17:10.680 --> 00:17:14.039 Then and then they came back from came back from 385 00:17:14.119 --> 00:17:16.640 a big deficit against Florida to make that Final four 386 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:19.279 in that same season team. So look, I've always just 387 00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:20.759 had a lot of respect for Izzoh, so I don't 388 00:17:20.759 --> 00:17:23.759 really feel like I don't like spart got Michigan State fans, 389 00:17:23.799 --> 00:17:25.160 like I don't know a lot of them, but they 390 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:27.079 kind of seem like not people I want to be 391 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:29.599 hanging out with. But is O Demi is one of 392 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:32.200 those dudes that he gets he gets a bat And 393 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:34.000 again I'm just I'm nerding out on tom Izzo today 394 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:37.720 It's Tom Izzo Show. But whenever he he got all 395 00:17:37.799 --> 00:17:41.839 the way to the final four and twenty twenty nineteen 396 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:44.839 because he got past Duke and that's when you feel like, 397 00:17:46.039 --> 00:17:49.039 you know, you beat the best team out there. Like 398 00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:51.000 not to say you're gonna win at all, but man, 399 00:17:51.039 --> 00:17:53.039 like you look like you're in pretty good shape. Well 400 00:17:53.039 --> 00:17:55.440 then they end up losing to Chris Beard's Texas Tech 401 00:17:55.480 --> 00:17:59.279