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

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

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, Coffee and Company hour number three, five o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>on a Friday, getting you set for the weekend. If

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<v Speaker 2>your weekend has already started, congratulations to you. Our weekend

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<v Speaker 2>will start here in about an hour and I'm looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to it. Football's here. I talked about it earlier

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<v Speaker 2>in the show we embraced Week zero. We started the

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<v Speaker 2>week by saying, Hey, anybody claiming that football season hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>started yet because it's only week zero, they're wrong, because

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<v Speaker 2>we've got games this weekend, which we do, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>now just a day away from those games. But I

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<v Speaker 2>just haven't really it hadn't felt like it's really here.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought maybe believing in the power of positivity would

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<v Speaker 2>help to where, you know, just talk week zero, gas

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<v Speaker 2>up week zero in these games enough and then the

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<v Speaker 2>excitement will be there, and it just isn't there now.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe just maybe the uh, you know, the vibes will

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<v Speaker 2>will really take off tomorrow when there is real football

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<v Speaker 2>to watch and you'll know that it's not like a

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<v Speaker 2>preseason game or anything like that. And for Louisville's sake,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a Louisville fan, I should say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got three teams that play tomorrow that you're gonna play.

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<v Speaker 2>This year, you only play twelve teams, so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you know, get a look at both Georgia Tech

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<v Speaker 2>and Florida State who Louisville will play. Actually, level won't

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<v Speaker 2>play Florida State. They play Gorgia Tech, they play SMU,

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<v Speaker 2>and they played Nevada tomorrow late at night. So I

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<v Speaker 2>guess there's only two teams they play, not three. I

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<v Speaker 2>just keep thinking Florida State's on the schedule because they

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<v Speaker 2>have been every year. In fact, Louisville has played Florida

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<v Speaker 2>State every year they've been in the ACC. Because last year,

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<v Speaker 2>in the first year with no divisions, obviously they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>play them in the regular season, but they played them

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<v Speaker 2>in the ACC championship. So I'm still embracing it that

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<v Speaker 2>football is in fact here. But I did feel as

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<v Speaker 2>we got closer to actual games that I would have

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<v Speaker 2>a little more, little more juice to it, and it

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<v Speaker 2>just it hadn't been there. So but John he's told

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<v Speaker 2>me that he's feeling good about Week zero he's excited,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, maybe by the end of the show,

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<v Speaker 2>my excitement level will be right there where his is.

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<v Speaker 2>I just remember, I mean I mentioned it earlier in

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<v Speaker 2>the show. Whenever Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 3>And Navy kicked off, I didn't know how I was

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<v Speaker 3>gonna feel about watching that game, and it ended up

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<v Speaker 3>not really being that close of a game, obviously, but.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember instill your heart.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember sitting on the couch and just realizing it

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<v Speaker 3>was actually a college football Saturday, and really enjoying myself.

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<v Speaker 3>Especially for some reason something about the game being in Ireland.

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<v Speaker 3>It does add to it, even though we're not anywhere

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<v Speaker 3>close to that country. I think it's just a unique

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<v Speaker 3>little thing to have. It's kind of like it reminds

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<v Speaker 3>me of the carrier games for college basketball. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if they do those anymore. Will they do them out?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, they That was cool. They stopped doing that

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<v Speaker 2>because they oftentimes would end up not being able to

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<v Speaker 2>play or having to delay because of the like the

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<v Speaker 2>moisture on the floor. Yeah, like they kept you talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the game where they pla them on like a jet. Yes, yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that was a really cool idea. And man, the visual

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<v Speaker 2>of that looked cool, but I think they kind of

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<v Speaker 2>realized that it logistically was a nightmare. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what led to it. I'm sure it's something to

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<v Speaker 2>do with the weather and where they were doing it,

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<v Speaker 2>But they'd had to stop the game for ten minutes

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, drive the floor because it just kept

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<v Speaker 2>me because it was a condensation, a little little moisture

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<v Speaker 2>that would obviously, you know, cause some injuries. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's tomorrow's game. Is an event game, right,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, it's an ESPN thing. They've got their

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<v Speaker 2>whole crew there doing shows and it's not a big

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<v Speaker 2>time matchup. Although Florida State this year, I don't find

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<v Speaker 2>them to be that intriguing. But last year, their whole

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<v Speaker 2>season itself and them being left out of the playoff

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<v Speaker 2>like that was that When you recap a college football

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<v Speaker 2>season from start to finish and you look back on

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<v Speaker 2>all the big storylines, certainly all the controversy that's up there,

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<v Speaker 2>is it not like that's an unprecedented thing, a Power

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<v Speaker 2>five team going undefeated, winning their league and being left.

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<v Speaker 3>Out, especially when you think of the playoff this year

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<v Speaker 3>having twelve teams, you know they would have been in

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<v Speaker 3>that playoff, even if they were dropped down a few seeds.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I just talking about it. You're helping John. You're

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<v Speaker 2>getting me more excited. You get me more excited because

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<v Speaker 2>actually I know that there's really no win for the

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<v Speaker 2>ACC tomorrow as far as perception of the league, because

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<v Speaker 2>if Georgia Tech ends up pulling off the upset, everybody

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<v Speaker 2>will just claim, well, that means the ACC sucks. Florida

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<v Speaker 2>State thinks they're elite. They just lost to Georgia Tech.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that'll be the reaction from a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 2>If Florida State kills them. There really isn't much of

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<v Speaker 2>a reaction other than you know, that's what you're supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to do. You're Florida State and Georgia Tech stinks. So

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<v Speaker 2>I guess that's the better scenario if you're somebody that

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<v Speaker 2>does care about the perception of the league. I do

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<v Speaker 2>care about the perception of the league. However, like I

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<v Speaker 2>if Florida State loses, I mean I think that would

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<v Speaker 2>make the league look a little bit look a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more open at the top to potentially win it.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're Louisville, which I'm a Louisville fan, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what I want to see. Doesn't mean Louisville would be

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<v Speaker 2>the one that would Actually, you know, Florida State ends

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<v Speaker 2>up taking a big step back this year because Dju,

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<v Speaker 2>their quarterback who stunk at Clemson and was a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit better at Oregon State, is now at Florida State.

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<v Speaker 2>Like maybe they realize, yeah, this guy like that again,

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<v Speaker 2>that's actually what I'm more interested to see tomorrow than anything.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're gonna run the hell out of the ball

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<v Speaker 2>as they should Florida State, and they'll probably run the

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<v Speaker 2>hell out of the ball a lot this year and

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<v Speaker 2>not really have him be a guy that really just

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<v Speaker 2>tries to beat teams with his arm. But he was

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<v Speaker 2>not good at Clemson and at Oregon State. Like I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I can look at you know, I can look at

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<v Speaker 2>his numbers and they tell me he was I but

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<v Speaker 2>like why is Florida's I mean again, I don't, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>He was never good at Clemson. In fact, you can

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<v Speaker 2>kind of point to him is when like things like

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<v Speaker 2>when when they started taking a big step back as

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<v Speaker 2>a program at Clemson and last year when he was

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<v Speaker 2>at at Oregon State, I mean, he completed fifty seven

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<v Speaker 2>percent of his passes, which is the third. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he's played four years of football and at Clemson he

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<v Speaker 2>was we all saw it. He wasn't very good. And

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<v Speaker 2>then at Oregon State, you know his numbers. He threw

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<v Speaker 2>for more yards lift year than he did anytime at Clemson,

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<v Speaker 2>but his percentage was lower than it was in his

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<v Speaker 2>last two years at Clemson. You know, he had twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one touchdowns last year. That was low. I mean again,

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<v Speaker 2>he was he was kind of the same guy at

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<v Speaker 2>Oregon State as he was at Clemson. And now he's

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<v Speaker 2>at Florida State. And yes, they've got a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>pieces and a lot of talent around him, but so

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<v Speaker 2>did Clemson. So it's not that I'm rooting for the

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<v Speaker 2>kid to fail, but like, I don't know why he

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<v Speaker 2>was such a highly It's what it does is it

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<v Speaker 2>reminds you that, man, if you've got the five star

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<v Speaker 2>billing coming out of high school as a quarterback and

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<v Speaker 2>you look the part, you're physically built the way he is.

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<v Speaker 2>This dude is six five, two fifty. You can milk

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<v Speaker 2>that and live off that alone for a long long time.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm making sense, John, like a guy can go and

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<v Speaker 2>prove he's not that good in college or certainly just

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<v Speaker 2>overrated based on what was expected. But yet they'll still

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<v Speaker 2>there's guys who get drafted based off that. Still, like

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<v Speaker 2>it's wild to me.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm trying to think of an example of someone who

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<v Speaker 3>may have gotten drafted, but somebody was.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam Darnold was not that good at usc Do you

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<v Speaker 2>remember the name Gunner Keel?

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<v Speaker 3>Hell yeah, he picked somebody. He was from Columbus, right,

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<v Speaker 3>very highly touted Indiana. I think he was committed to

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<v Speaker 3>the Hooters at one point before he committed and went

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<v Speaker 3>to LSU, I think or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you about Gunner Keel that was flamed out.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the kind of guy who when he committed

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<v Speaker 2>to Indiana that was that was not national news across

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<v Speaker 2>the planet, but like that was a big deal because

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<v Speaker 2>he was a phenom recruit at that time and was

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<v Speaker 2>from Columbus not far all from Bloomington, and uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>was there for one year, went to Cincinnati and at Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 2>you know he was only there. Well, I guess he

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<v Speaker 2>was their starter for two seasons, but you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't very good, but yeah, he was. I mean, and again,

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<v Speaker 2>you were probably really young whenever he was coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of high school. Yeah that was in two thousand, but

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<v Speaker 2>I remember, like again I wouldn't have remembered his name,

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<v Speaker 2>but I remember there being a kid from Columbus that

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<v Speaker 2>committed Indiana and it was at the time the highest

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he was the I think he was the

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<v Speaker 2>number one quarterback in America when he committed in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>elevens long time ago. So you know, maybe dju is

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<v Speaker 2>the perfect fit because they're only going to ask him

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<v Speaker 2>to do what he does well, which is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not make tough throws and you know, kind of be

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<v Speaker 2>a game manager and do just enough and maybe that works, right,

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<v Speaker 2>but I just you know, he's not And again I

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<v Speaker 2>keep saying he's stunk. He wasn't like a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>you felt like he shouldn't be on the field. But

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<v Speaker 2>like when you're at Clemson and again now he's at

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<v Speaker 2>Florida State, a better program as we speak today, you

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<v Speaker 2>can't just be out there not being like there's a standard.

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<v Speaker 2>There's an expectation at Clemson and at Florida State that

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<v Speaker 2>is not at Oregon State to where if you are

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<v Speaker 2>if the team's not struggling and you're not if the

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<v Speaker 2>team is struggling and you're not making plays Like that's

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<v Speaker 2>not something that they really live with. They're gonna move

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<v Speaker 2>on to somebody else. So again, I'm actually really anxious

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<v Speaker 2>to see what he looks like tomorrow. My guess is,

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<v Speaker 2>again they run the hell out of the ball and

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't have to do a whole lot, which is

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<v Speaker 2>probably gonna be their mo all year. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Florida State, whenever I hear people mention them as a

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<v Speaker 2>team that could get to the playoff this year and

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<v Speaker 2>is of course the favor to win the ACC this year,

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<v Speaker 2>I hear them bring his name up, and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>if they do get there and they are really good again,

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<v Speaker 2>it won't be because of him. Not to say he

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<v Speaker 2>won't deserve any credit if he's a starting quarterback, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a part of it, but like, they've got elite talent

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<v Speaker 2>all over the field outside of quarterback that makes them great.

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<v Speaker 2>And there was actually a really good ride up on

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four seven Sports. I didn't get a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>read it in its entirety, but it was a breakdown

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<v Speaker 2>of how the recruiting analysts out there, for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>More often than not, they're right. Now, they get some wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>There's no doubt about that. There's no perfect science to it. However,

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty four to seven Sports we find the article

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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with you, but here a five star quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>for Caleb Williams and couldn't win the job, transfers to

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<v Speaker 2>in the country at USC, didn't win the job there,

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<v Speaker 2>transfers to Boise State, didn't win the job there. Like

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<v Speaker 2>feel like if you're at Boise State, if you are

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<v Speaker 2>in at USC just because of you know, somebody else

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<v Speaker 2>that really emerged. But for them to not at least

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<v Speaker 2>what happens tells me he must really suck. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's harsh, But like, what's Boise State got to lose?

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<v Speaker 2>Letting this guy go out there and at least, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and he clearly proves that the backup Maddox Madson won

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<v Speaker 2>the job. But still like that's that's a pretty crazy

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<v Speaker 2>outcome for a kid that two three years ago, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>people thought he was going to be an NFL quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe he still will be. But man, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's that's sad, honestly. So there are yes says

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<v Speaker 2>here that, well, it's too long of a of a

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<v Speaker 2>guys out there that just you know, were as good

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<v Speaker 2>as advertised. But it really is a coin flip, like

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<v Speaker 2>because again, they'll give out let's say they give out

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<v Speaker 2>eight five star rankings to QBS annually on an average basis,

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<v Speaker 2>four or five of them might end up being dudes

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<v Speaker 2>that still start and play, but they're not great and

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<v Speaker 2>they don't look anything like an NFL quarterback. And then

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<v Speaker 2>there's three or four, maybe depending on the year, where

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<v Speaker 2>you're like, okay, yeah, I can see it. This guy

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<v Speaker 2>he's led Georgia or Alabama or you know, Clemson like

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<v Speaker 2>Trevor Lawrence, like those schools to national championship contenders, So

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<v Speaker 2>therefore he's proven he's really good. Now, well, he do

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<v Speaker 2>it in the NFL, we'll see. But then there's some

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<v Speaker 2>guys that, man, you just ask yourself, how the hell

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<v Speaker 2>they get that so wrong? And I mean, I would

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<v Speaker 2>never claim it's easy to do that. Meaning watch high

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<v Speaker 2>school kids and know for sure in football specifically that

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<v Speaker 2>it's going like they're going to be. I think, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>I think football will be in a harder sport to

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<v Speaker 2>evaluate as far as potential in anything. I mean basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>far less players. But even taking away the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you just don't know what's going to translate. Anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>Spencer coming up here in about ten minutes. Looking forward

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<v Speaker 2>to to doing that. But if you are just now

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<v Speaker 2>joining us, we did talk more about the Amari Huggins

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<v Speaker 2>Bruce situation. It is playing out kind of like it

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<v Speaker 2>sounded the last few days, which is that he did

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<v Speaker 2>leave South Carolina, dropped out of school, has caught a

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<v Speaker 2>flight back to Louisville, did that yesterday, is enrolled in school.

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<v Speaker 2>He he is in the online active directory for the

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<v Speaker 2>U offl student database or whatever they call it, and

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<v Speaker 2>now it's just a matter of figuring out how he

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<v Speaker 2>could be eligible. So UL has not and will not

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<v Speaker 2>comment on it because again they're not allowed to. So

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<v Speaker 2>he's done everything needed to do on his end, and

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<v Speaker 2>he did it in a very quick amount of time.

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<v Speaker 2>Drop out of school, quit the team at South Carolina,

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<v Speaker 2>come back to Louisville, en rolling school. He's here and

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<v Speaker 2>now just you wait to see what the NCAA tells

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<v Speaker 2>you can do. And I shouldn't speak about this is

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<v Speaker 2>if that's such a matter of fact thing, because I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. But if you are U of L like

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, I'm just I'm thinking out loud here. Clearly,

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<v Speaker 2>he's good enough player to play here, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you could make it work, clearly, I think they

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<v Speaker 2>would want him. And who knows, maybe they're the ones that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, without breaking rules, without tampering behind the scenes,

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<v Speaker 2>they put a bug in the ear of somebody who

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<v Speaker 2>knows him to tell him, hey, why don't you come

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<v Speaker 2>back home. I don't believe that they would do that

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<v Speaker 2>because I think they would just assume that it's just

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<v Speaker 2>too late in the process for that to happen, which

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<v Speaker 2>it is, and that's why I think it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>tough to see him eligible this year. But like, what

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<v Speaker 2>if he gets here, he moved back. Nobody's been able

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to him from U of L. But then

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that's like a spokesman for the school that's not

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<v Speaker 2>with the athletic department, maybe somebody from compliance, was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we're glad you loved it here, man, but like we're

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<v Speaker 2>not doing this, Like again, I'm sure that's not the case.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a hard time thinking he would be here

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<v Speaker 2>and have left South Carolina in a matter of forty

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<v Speaker 2>eight hours to come back to Louisville if he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>think that they wanted him here. But it all comes

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<v Speaker 2>down to how is he going to be eligible? And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I don't know. I've yet to hear anybody

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<v Speaker 2>give me any legitimate reason as to why he would

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<v Speaker 2>be granted eligibility. Because if you're U of L, here's

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<v Speaker 2>what you're doing. You know he's here, and you're probably

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<v Speaker 2>to them that there was no contact made with this

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<v Speaker 2>young man, because any contact with him would in fact

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<v Speaker 2>be tampering. I mean, you could get away with it

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<v Speaker 2>and say I don't know, no, you know, maybe it

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<v Speaker 2>was all but maybe it was the legal way of

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<v Speaker 2>doing it, which is, hey, tell a high school coach

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<v Speaker 2>when you're talking to when you're talking to him about

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<v Speaker 2>a current player on the high school team that also,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, coach Tamari Huggins Bruce, that you be and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. There's ways to do. We all know that, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're u of L, you already know they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to ask like, how did this come about without tampering?

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<v Speaker 2>But also because he did not go through the process

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<v Speaker 2>of being cleared to be contacted by a school, because

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<v Speaker 2>you have to do that by going through the portal,

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<v Speaker 2>the portal is closed. Therefore, I would imagine UFEL is

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<v Speaker 2>going to say, Hey, here's the situation. This kid's back here,

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<v Speaker 2>he's walked on to this too, or he's on campus

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<v Speaker 2>paying his own way, he's a student. Now what can

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<v Speaker 2>we do here? He didn't enter the portal because it's closed.

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<v Speaker 2>Can we speak to him? Can he join the team?

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<v Speaker 2>Can he be with us but have to sit out

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<v Speaker 2>a year? Like I'm sure that's what UFL would be doing.

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<v Speaker 2>From a compliance standpoint, and you never know what the

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<v Speaker 2>NCAA is gonna do when it comes to anything. They're

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<v Speaker 2>extremely unpredictable. However, I just have a hard time seeing

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<v Speaker 2>them giving you the thumbs up and saying, Okay, you're

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<v Speaker 2>good to go. He can play. But maybe I'm wrong again,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess crazier things have happened. So it's been a

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<v Speaker 2>wild week. It's been really the Amori Huggins Bruce week,

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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with you, and you know, he would

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<v Speaker 2>be a nice addition considering you lost a guy to

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<v Speaker 2>receiver an injury, and during our conversation with doctor Ben's earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I wouldn't be shocked if he doesn't play

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<v Speaker 2>this year. I'm not saying that for certain. You never

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<v Speaker 2>know with an injury, but it's gonna take a while

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<v Speaker 2>for Colin Lacy to recover, so you know he's needed.

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<v Speaker 2>If they could get him, I would say, hell yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's also not somebody that is going to change

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<v Speaker 2>the way people look at Louisville if he's in the mix.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think just because of this wild story being

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<v Speaker 2>such a talking point this week as we anxiously wait

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<v Speaker 2>for Louisville football, to start. I think people have kind

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<v Speaker 2>of maybe overvalued a little bit of what he brings

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<v Speaker 2>to the table, if in fact he's even able to

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<v Speaker 2>play this year. All right, don't go anywhere. Kent Spencer

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<v Speaker 2>from WHS eleven is going to join us, coming up

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<v Speaker 2>here on the other side, it's coffee and company. Feel

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<v Speaker 2>about Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety. That's right,

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<v Speaker 2>it's coffee and company. Field By. Thornton's here on Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety a Friday afternoon, getting you set for

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<v Speaker 2>the weekend, and we now bring him in. He is

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<v Speaker 2>mister Kent Spencer, who joins us each and every week

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about a variety of things. Ken, how are

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<v Speaker 2>we doing on this Friday afternoon?

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<v Speaker 4>My friend man high school football is back. I don't

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<v Speaker 4>know why every time this happens, I've been doing it

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<v Speaker 4>a long time, but each of that first Friday night,

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<v Speaker 4>I get a little juiced, I get a little act.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. I love it. You're a ballplayer yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm sure you know there's some nostalgia that'll never

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<v Speaker 2>go away when it comes to playing under the lights

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<v Speaker 2>on a Friday night in your community where you're from.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean It sounds corny to some, but man, I

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<v Speaker 2>get it. Trust me, I totally get it. I'm actually

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<v Speaker 2>going to a high school game tonight as well, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking forward to it. Before we get into some

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<v Speaker 2>of the action, though, I asked your buddy Kendrick Haskins

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<v Speaker 2>this the other day, I'm gonna ask you the same thing.

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<v Speaker 2>How often? And I'm sure they're not directly calling your

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<v Speaker 2>extension at the office or emailing you. But you all

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<v Speaker 2>put so much work into covering high school football, and

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<v Speaker 2>I know the Friday night production again, there's so many

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<v Speaker 2>people that put again a lot of work into making

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<v Speaker 2>it happen. And I still think it's awesome that kids

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<v Speaker 2>get to go home on a Friday after they've played

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<v Speaker 2>a football game and they know they scored a touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>and they have a feeling that maybe somebody was there

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<v Speaker 2>with a camera and they might get to see themselves

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<v Speaker 2>on TV. Again, it's corny to some, but I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's also really special. It's something that you'll remember forever

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<v Speaker 2>if you get that moment. But I bet no matter

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<v Speaker 2>what you guys do, there's always people complaining about you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't give our school enough, Why didn't you Why didn't

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<v Speaker 2>you include us?

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<v Speaker 1>What?

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<v Speaker 2>And I just you know, that's got to be annoying.

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<v Speaker 4>You know it probably honestly, like it probably doesn't happen

421
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<v Speaker 4>as often as you may think. That makes me feel

422
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<v Speaker 4>good then yeah, and and and you know, a lot

423
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<v Speaker 4>of times, to be quite honest with you, like if

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<v Speaker 4>if if teams are having, you know, good seasons, those

425
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<v Speaker 4>were those would be the people that that may complain like, hey,

426
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<v Speaker 4>we're having a good season and you're not. Your guys

427
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<v Speaker 4>are never nowhere near us. Well generally speaking, if if

428
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<v Speaker 4>you're having a good season, we're gonna be there. And

429
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<v Speaker 4>so you know, we're trying to get the best games,

430
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<v Speaker 4>we're trying to get the best teams on and all

431
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<v Speaker 4>and all that. Obviously you want to spread the love.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, I think I think we do a pretty

433
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<v Speaker 4>good job of it. I think everybody does to be,

434
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<v Speaker 4>to be quite honest with you, And so it doesn't

435
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<v Speaker 4>happen as often as as you may think. Happens every

436
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<v Speaker 4>now and again generally honestly doesn't really happen.

437
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<v Speaker 2>A bunch of football what other than just you know,

438
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<v Speaker 2>following a team tame's success if they're having a special season,

439
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<v Speaker 2>meeting it's not the type of season they typically have. Like,

440
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<v Speaker 2>what are what are some really good I guess what

441
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<v Speaker 2>would be a really compelling story to you to feature

442
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<v Speaker 2>a team that maybe is middle of the pack, Like

443
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<v Speaker 2>they're not a team that's going to compete for the state,

444
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<v Speaker 2>They're not really a threat. But like I feel like

445
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<v Speaker 2>there are there are, There are so many good stories

446
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<v Speaker 2>within high school sports that you guys get a chance

447
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<v Speaker 2>to share. How do you come up? How do you

448
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<v Speaker 2>find out about find out about some of these stories?

449
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<v Speaker 2>Obviously there's not sports information departments at high schools, but

450
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<v Speaker 2>is there? Do athletic directors communicate with you guys as

451
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<v Speaker 2>best they can to try to, you know, keep you guys,

452
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<v Speaker 2>you know, in the loop as far as what could

453
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<v Speaker 2>be a compelling and interesting story to your viewers?

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<v Speaker 4>You know what? Honestly, Nick, you know we have like tonight,

455
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<v Speaker 4>we're going to have five people out with cameras and

456
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<v Speaker 4>including myself. And so when you step foot on these

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<v Speaker 4>high school campuses and you go to these games, you

458
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<v Speaker 4>know you're gonna you're gonna talk to people. You're going

459
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<v Speaker 4>to keep your eyes and ears open. Generally speaking, that's

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<v Speaker 4>where we find most of our stories. And then that

461
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<v Speaker 4>makes sense. You'll go out and visit a practice this seah.

462
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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you know, it's a lot of it can

463
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<v Speaker 4>be word of mouth and hey, you're here, Hey how

464
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<v Speaker 4>about this? Have you heard about this? So for the

465
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<v Speaker 4>most part, I think that's where we get our high

466
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<v Speaker 4>school stories. You know, we don't get a ton of

467
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<v Speaker 4>calls every now and then. I think you will get

468
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<v Speaker 4>an email of somebody suggesting something or hey, I don't

469
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<v Speaker 4>know if you do this, but I just want to

470
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<v Speaker 4>draw this to your attention. But most of the ideas

471
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<v Speaker 4>that i'll I'll come up with, or because I've got

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<v Speaker 4>boots on the ground and you know, I'm at a game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, that makes total sense. And if you're

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that's really into the high school football scene because

475
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<v Speaker 2>you've coached for a while, or if you have a

476
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<v Speaker 2>kid that's on the team, like they know who you

477
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<v Speaker 2>guys are and they know if you're there covering the game,

478
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<v Speaker 2>they're hopeful to see uh, some some action later on

479
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<v Speaker 2>in your in your in your broadcast. But also they

480
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<v Speaker 2>may hey, hey, I got you got you got to

481
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<v Speaker 2>hear about this story. You gotta hear about that story.

482
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<v Speaker 2>But you know, as somebody who you know, I peaked

483
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<v Speaker 2>in high school as an athlete, you know, the only

484
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<v Speaker 2>uh you know, I didn't have much of a college

485
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<v Speaker 2>career at all, and high school sports was so important

486
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<v Speaker 2>to me, so uh. I know, back in the day,

487
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<v Speaker 2>it was a big deal to pop open the newspaper

488
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<v Speaker 2>and see, you know, the box score that had your

489
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<v Speaker 2>last name. But now that's not even a thing anymore.

490
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<v Speaker 2>So to see all the work that is done by

491
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<v Speaker 2>you and your team to to still cover high school

492
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<v Speaker 2>sports is awesome. But again, I don't think people realize

493
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<v Speaker 2>how much work actually goes into it. It's it's a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, shout out to you guys. As far as

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<v Speaker 2>tonight's matchups as it gets started, what are some of

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<v Speaker 2>the bigger games that folks are buzzing around, buzzing about

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<v Speaker 2>around town.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, actually, I think we got we got a couple

499
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<v Speaker 4>of really good ones. I'm man, you at at Central

500
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<v Speaker 4>is our a game of the week, and this is

501
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<v Speaker 4>the ways they play in that opening week every single week.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, the last time Central beat Manual was twenty eighteen,

503
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<v Speaker 4>so it's it's been a minute for them. But they

504
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<v Speaker 4>love to play up early, you know, in the season

505
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<v Speaker 4>the competition and it's a it's kind of a good

506
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<v Speaker 4>test to see. Manuel's got a new coach this year,

507
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<v Speaker 4>Keith that Clough has come over from Seneca and so

508
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<v Speaker 4>I'm kind of interested to see new coach for the Crimsons. Hey,

509
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<v Speaker 4>how are they going to be? I think that's a

510
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<v Speaker 4>that's a really good matchup tonight. Trinity's on the road

511
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<v Speaker 4>at Bryan's station. You know, two six A powers right there.

512
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<v Speaker 4>Trinity's the defending six A state champs. Kind of a low,

513
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<v Speaker 4>low key but awesome matchup. And it was last year.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it could be a real barn burner is

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<v Speaker 4>Atherton and KCD. Atherton, led by Anthony White.

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<v Speaker 2>Had shout out to coach White.

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<v Speaker 4>Last year they made a run. They were undefeated for

518
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<v Speaker 4>a long time. You know, like they just did some

519
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<v Speaker 4>things that Atherton has it done ever ever or in

520
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<v Speaker 4>a really long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony White has has such a cool story because he

522
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<v Speaker 2>he's the way I mean, he's kind of given them

523
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<v Speaker 2>a brand when it comes to sort of you know,

524
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<v Speaker 2>not only the way they play, but you know his

525
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<v Speaker 2>personality and I think he's well aware what Atherton as

526
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<v Speaker 2>a football program was forever before he got around and

527
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<v Speaker 2>now like they've got you know, they they've kind of

528
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<v Speaker 2>got the cool factor. They've got some pretty good players,

529
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<v Speaker 2>they've got kids that are that are getting recruited. I'm

530
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<v Speaker 2>sure he had options to go elsewhere after putting together

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<v Speaker 2>a special season last year. So I love to see

532
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<v Speaker 2>that they've they've got some momentum. And whenever I went

533
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<v Speaker 2>to Northwold High School and our football team was was

534
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<v Speaker 2>pretty good when I finished playing when I finished school

535
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<v Speaker 2>my last two years, but we were really bad my

536
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<v Speaker 2>first two and Atherton at that time was in our district,

537
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<v Speaker 2>cant and it was the only game we knew we

538
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<v Speaker 2>were gonna win. Like I think we went one in

539
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<v Speaker 2>eight or one in nine my freshman year maybe, and

540
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<v Speaker 2>then the next year we were really bad, but we

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<v Speaker 2>we knew we could get a win against Atherton. Not

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<v Speaker 2>not anymore, didn't they aren't they the Ravens Not? And

543
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<v Speaker 2>they changed their their mascot.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah they're sitting you know, they're the Ravens.

545
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<v Speaker 2>Now good for that man. Yeah, I pull for schools

546
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<v Speaker 2>like that, Schools that you know, don't always get a chance,

547
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<v Speaker 2>often don't often have you know, trophies to hang up

548
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<v Speaker 2>after every season. But when they they've got some momentum

549
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<v Speaker 2>they build and uh it sounds like they're gonna be

550
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<v Speaker 2>really good again this year.

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<v Speaker 4>So no, that yeah, that's gonna be fun. And KCD

552
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<v Speaker 4>always makes a run of it, you know, for them

553
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<v Speaker 4>for themselves. Matthew Jones does a really good job there.

554
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<v Speaker 4>And then you know it's kind of it's such a

555
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<v Speaker 4>cool thing. It's Collins at Shelby.

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<v Speaker 2>County and rivalry. Baby, yeah, I love those.

557
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<v Speaker 4>Kind of like you know, Inner County rivalry games. I mean,

558
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<v Speaker 4>you know, the place is gonna be you know packed,

559
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<v Speaker 4>they're gonna you know, like there's gonna be a line

560
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<v Speaker 4>to get in the gate for that one tonight. Always

561
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<v Speaker 4>is it. It always seems to light up the scoreboard.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm I'm always like those are kind of some

563
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<v Speaker 4>of those games that kind of really stand out to

564
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<v Speaker 4>me about man, these these can be really good. And

565
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<v Speaker 4>then over in southern End Indiana you got Silver Creek

566
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<v Speaker 4>and Charles.

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<v Speaker 2>Town another rivaly. That's good stuff right there. Ken Spencer

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<v Speaker 2>is our guest joining us here on Sports Talk seven nine.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys can follow Kent on Twitter at WHS eleven. Kent.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, so I wanted to get your thoughts on

571
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<v Speaker 2>on the the the list of the top five quarterback

572
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<v Speaker 2>rankings for Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. I feel like

573
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<v Speaker 2>this would have gotten more attention. But these two guys,

574
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<v Speaker 2>of course, two the best quarterbacks of all time. Certainly

575
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<v Speaker 2>they put out who they believe right now are the

576
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<v Speaker 2>top five quarterbacks in the NFL? Have you seen this list?

577
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<v Speaker 2>Because I want to. If not, I'll run through it

578
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<v Speaker 2>real quick.

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<v Speaker 4>I've not seen the list.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So Peyton Manning here are his top five quarterbacks

581
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<v Speaker 2>right now, Patrick Mahomes number one, Joe Burrow number two,

582
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<v Speaker 2>Justin Herbert number three, Lamar Jackson number four, Josh Allen

583
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<v Speaker 2>number five. And I got it wrong. Brady only did four.

584
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<v Speaker 2>He went with Mahomes number one, Josh Allen number two,

585
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<v Speaker 2>Lamar Jackson number three, Joe Burrow number four. Any surprises

586
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<v Speaker 2>to you on the as far as how that came out?

587
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<v Speaker 2>And you know, how would you rank the top four

588
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<v Speaker 2>top five quarterbacks? As the NFL season is getting ready

589
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<v Speaker 2>to start here before too long, so.

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<v Speaker 4>I wouldn't have. I wouldn't have Herbert.

591
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<v Speaker 2>In there, thank you. Maybe they share an agent or something.

592
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<v Speaker 4>He just doesn't do it for me and I'm sure

593
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<v Speaker 4>he's great, right, Like, I'm sure he's just fine or whatever,

594
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<v Speaker 4>but he's just kind of missing something for me. Honestly,

595
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<v Speaker 4>if I was, if I was ranking the quarterbacks, I

596
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<v Speaker 4>would put Mahomes one. I would put Lamar to Burrow three,

597
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<v Speaker 4>give me Josh Allen at four, and then I know

598
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<v Speaker 4>he went down with a with an achilles last year.

599
00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:27.839
<v Speaker 4>But but I'd have to put Aaron Rodgers at five

600
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<v Speaker 4>and maybe and maybe he's done, but I'll have to

601
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<v Speaker 4>see it to believe it, so I'll put I'll put

602
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<v Speaker 4>Aaron Rodgers at five. That would be my list of five.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you think.

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<v Speaker 2>I have the top? We have an idea I have

605
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<v Speaker 2>unless I got it wrong. So Mahomes, Lamar, Burrow, Allen,

606
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<v Speaker 2>those were your first four, right, yep? Those are mine.

607
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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly how I have it as well. And then

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<v Speaker 2>my fifth. You know, I didn't think of Rogers, but

609
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<v Speaker 2>it's because I guess just out of sight, out of mind.

610
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<v Speaker 2>He didn't play a year ago. I feel like after

611
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<v Speaker 2>that you're probably looking at a big gap or against

612
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<v Speaker 2>somebody that you just assume eventually Father time is gonna

613
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<v Speaker 2>is gonna get him. I think the top four are

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<v Speaker 2>are pretty clear, and all have have really proven that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think, you know, Josh Allen has proven

616
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<v Speaker 2>to be really really good. They haven't really broke through

617
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<v Speaker 2>to actually make it to a super Bowl just yet,

618
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<v Speaker 2>and neither has the Ravens and Lamar. But Lamar has

619
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<v Speaker 2>two MVPs. Uh, and you know, to get to get

620
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<v Speaker 2>to the Bowl, they got to get past the Jugger

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<v Speaker 2>not that is the Kansas City Chiefs. So yeah, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you think there's still so much love for Herbert.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna say he's terrible and that he's like

624
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<v Speaker 2>a he's a bum. His numbers are fine, but like,

625
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<v Speaker 2>I just don't know what has led people to throw

626
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<v Speaker 2>him in that elite tier.

627
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<v Speaker 4>No, I don't either. I mean to be honest, Like

628
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<v Speaker 4>if I was gonna take Rogers out and I was

629
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<v Speaker 4>thinking about like putting somebody in, I wouldn't even have

630
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<v Speaker 4>considered Herbert. And and everybody says he's a he's a

631
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<v Speaker 4>system quarterback. Maybe he is, and I'm not I'm not

632
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<v Speaker 4>necessarily saying that that brock Perty would be my number

633
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<v Speaker 4>five because he wouldn't, but I would I still have

634
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<v Speaker 4>him ahead of Herbert, a guy that I would like

635
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<v Speaker 4>seriously consider throwing in and he was just a rookie

636
00:29:08.440 --> 00:29:09.559
<v Speaker 4>last year. Is c J.

637
00:29:09.680 --> 00:29:10.079
<v Speaker 3>Stroud?

638
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<v Speaker 2>Hell yeah, I'm scared. I'm a Colts fan. I'm scared

639
00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:15.640
<v Speaker 2>of death of c. J. Stroud. Yes, yes, he's gonna

640
00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:16.319
<v Speaker 2>run our division.

641
00:29:17.160 --> 00:29:20.160
<v Speaker 4>And you're a Colts fan at no offense. You've got Anthony.

642
00:29:19.799 --> 00:29:25.200
<v Speaker 2>Richardson who sucks out loud. He's so bad. Did you

643
00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:28.799
<v Speaker 2>see him last night? Oh yeah, yeah.

644
00:29:29.119 --> 00:29:31.599
<v Speaker 4>I saw the you know, I saw the pick six

645
00:29:31.680 --> 00:29:34.240
<v Speaker 4>to Jordan battle. He was laid over the battle man.

646
00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:35.200
<v Speaker 4>That's gonna get you beat.

647
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. They so apparently they they practiced together before the

648
00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:42.440
<v Speaker 2>scrimmage like they're I guess leading up to that game.

649
00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:45.480
<v Speaker 2>I guess that's pretty common now. And our buddy Chris

650
00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:47.079
<v Speaker 2>mack he and I talked earlier this week. He had

651
00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:48.559
<v Speaker 2>somebody that was there and he was like, and he's

652
00:29:48.559 --> 00:29:50.359
<v Speaker 2>probably just just given me a hard time because he

653
00:29:50.359 --> 00:29:51.759
<v Speaker 2>knows I'm a Colts fan. But he was like, no,

654
00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:56.240
<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you. Apparently the Bengals beat the Colts like

655
00:29:56.240 --> 00:29:58.720
<v Speaker 2>like you know, they were they were a JV team

656
00:29:58.759 --> 00:30:00.480
<v Speaker 2>And Richardson looked terrible, and I'm like, all right, you're

657
00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:01.839
<v Speaker 2>probably just giving me a hard time, and then sure

658
00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:03.680
<v Speaker 2>enough they played last night, and I'm like, Okay, I

659
00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:06.119
<v Speaker 2>think what you heard in practice is exactly what happened.

660
00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:09.640
<v Speaker 2>The Bengals are gonna be good this year. And I'm

661
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<v Speaker 2>not a Bengles fan, I always kind of lightly root

662
00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:14.480
<v Speaker 2>for him because I know so many Bengles fans that

663
00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:16.839
<v Speaker 2>like never thought that they would have a quarterback that

664
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<v Speaker 2>gave them the cool factor that took them to the

665
00:30:18.599 --> 00:30:20.960
<v Speaker 2>freaking super Bowl. Which it's still crazy to say that

666
00:30:21.079 --> 00:30:23.720
<v Speaker 2>Joe Burrow did that, but I mean I was I

667
00:30:23.759 --> 00:30:27.160
<v Speaker 2>was happy to see that the legends that are Brady

668
00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:31.000
<v Speaker 2>and Manning ended up including them in their top five.

669
00:30:31.039 --> 00:30:34.559
<v Speaker 2>But I was blown away by the NFLPA of votes

670
00:30:34.680 --> 00:30:37.359
<v Speaker 2>the players themselves, who didn't even have Burrow was like

671
00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:39.119
<v Speaker 2>one of the better quarterbacks in the league. Like, I

672
00:30:39.200 --> 00:30:40.359
<v Speaker 2>was really surprised by that.

673
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<v Speaker 4>Well, I mean, you know, sometimes like you know, last

674
00:30:45.599 --> 00:30:49.279
<v Speaker 4>year for him, it wasn't that great of a year

675
00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:52.119
<v Speaker 4>because he didn't have a training camp. They started off

676
00:30:52.119 --> 00:30:54.839
<v Speaker 4>slow and then a season, So I think in some

677
00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:57.519
<v Speaker 4>of this it can be out of sight, out of mind.

678
00:30:58.839 --> 00:31:00.440
<v Speaker 2>He rushed back, there's no way around it.

679
00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:03.039
<v Speaker 4>I mean, I would I would imagine that that he is.

680
00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:04.880
<v Speaker 4>He's going to be pretty good this year. I mean

681
00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:07.559
<v Speaker 4>he's had a full training camp and apparently he's looked

682
00:31:07.599 --> 00:31:11.559
<v Speaker 4>good at these you know, enter team practices that they've

683
00:31:11.599 --> 00:31:15.799
<v Speaker 4>had with with other teams. So yeah, well we'll just

684
00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:18.279
<v Speaker 4>kind of see how it all shakes. You know what,

685
00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:20.519
<v Speaker 4>I'll say this. I know you say that you're not

686
00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:22.759
<v Speaker 4>a Bengals fan, but I get the sense here in

687
00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:25.440
<v Speaker 4>the last year or two, I think you're maybe trending

688
00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:25.960
<v Speaker 4>a little bit.

689
00:31:26.200 --> 00:31:30.599
<v Speaker 2>You may be, well, mean, yes, oh, there's it's there,

690
00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:32.799
<v Speaker 2>it's there, and let me let me explain it to you, Ken,

691
00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:35.519
<v Speaker 2>because I I think I am, but I also know

692
00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:37.480
<v Speaker 2>that my my team is the Colts, and I think

693
00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:40.160
<v Speaker 2>them just having no, no real hope for the future.

694
00:31:40.599 --> 00:31:43.160
<v Speaker 2>I just find myself kind of latching onto the Bengals.

695
00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:45.000
<v Speaker 2>But when the Bengals made a Super Bowl and I

696
00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:47.000
<v Speaker 2>was so excited for him, I felt like a fraud.

697
00:31:47.079 --> 00:31:49.079
<v Speaker 2>I felt like a poser because I wasn't going through

698
00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:50.400
<v Speaker 2>the hard times like you guys, did you know what

699
00:31:50.400 --> 00:31:52.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean? So like I want I want to, I

700
00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:54.480
<v Speaker 2>do like him, but I feel like when I say

701
00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:56.319
<v Speaker 2>it in front of those that have you know, have

702
00:31:56.480 --> 00:31:58.880
<v Speaker 2>been who day and since birth. I just feel like

703
00:31:58.920 --> 00:31:59.799
<v Speaker 2>I don't belong.

704
00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:03.599
<v Speaker 4>Well, look there's always room.

705
00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:09.799
<v Speaker 2>Okay, thank you. That's that's all I needed to hear. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Well,

706
00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:11.960
<v Speaker 2>I mean if I want to watch a better team

707
00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:13.920
<v Speaker 2>than mine, the team that I do find myself rooting for,

708
00:32:13.960 --> 00:32:16.119
<v Speaker 2>it'll it'll. Uh, it'll be the Bengals this year.

709
00:32:16.119 --> 00:32:16.359
<v Speaker 4>All right?

710
00:32:16.359 --> 00:32:18.000
<v Speaker 2>One one quick, one thing I want to ask you,

711
00:32:18.359 --> 00:32:20.920
<v Speaker 2>uh before we let you go, if if you were

712
00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:25.119
<v Speaker 2>debating on these two guys as you're starting quarterback, who

713
00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:28.000
<v Speaker 2>you going with Jalen Hurts or to a tug of

714
00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:30.039
<v Speaker 2>aaloa O.

715
00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:36.240
<v Speaker 4>That's that's that's tough. I'm gonna go with Jalen Hurts.

716
00:32:36.599 --> 00:32:39.480
<v Speaker 2>Okay, Yeah, I think two is two is gonna be

717
00:32:39.519 --> 00:32:40.960
<v Speaker 2>good this year. But I'd still go Hurts too.

718
00:32:41.960 --> 00:32:45.920
<v Speaker 4>And and the reason why I would go with Hurts

719
00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:51.839
<v Speaker 4>is because I believe to it has so many weapons

720
00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:56.240
<v Speaker 4>und Hill, but man on the big stage when I

721
00:32:56.359 --> 00:33:00.400
<v Speaker 4>watched him, I just didn't see it. And yeah, so

722
00:33:02.400 --> 00:33:07.480
<v Speaker 4>Hurts could be a clutch player. Uh he the guy's

723
00:33:07.559 --> 00:33:08.400
<v Speaker 4>tough as nails.

724
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what that dude. Yep, I'm with you,

725
00:33:13.079 --> 00:33:14.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm with you. Totally agree. Can't you are the man.

726
00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:17.400
<v Speaker 2>I appreciate you making time. Keep up the great work.

727
00:33:17.480 --> 00:33:19.440
<v Speaker 2>Stay safe tonight and we'll talk to you soon. Brother.

728
00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:21.440
<v Speaker 4>Hey, good to talk to you, buddy.

729
00:33:21.640 --> 00:33:24.000
<v Speaker 2>All right, take care. That is Kent Spencer, always appreciating

730
00:33:24.039 --> 00:33:26.519
<v Speaker 2>making time for us again. WHS eleven. They'll have all

731
00:33:26.519 --> 00:33:29.039
<v Speaker 2>the coverage of the high school action tonight and we

732
00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:30.599
<v Speaker 2>got to take our last break. We'll come back here

733
00:33:30.599 --> 00:33:33.440
<v Speaker 2>and wrap it up, get out here for the weekend.

734
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<v Speaker 2>There's no doubt this song is extremely corny, but it's

735
00:33:39.319 --> 00:33:43.519
<v Speaker 2>also extremely awesome. When this come out, does it show you?

736
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it shows you on the on

737
00:33:45.039 --> 00:33:49.240
<v Speaker 2>your twenty ten Boys of Fall? Is that it's that old?

738
00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:49.640
<v Speaker 4>It is?

739
00:33:49.799 --> 00:33:51.000
<v Speaker 2>My goodness, I feel like I.

740
00:33:51.000 --> 00:33:53.559
<v Speaker 3>Love this album in general by Kenny Chesney. It's got

741
00:33:53.640 --> 00:33:56.359
<v Speaker 3>Somewhere with You on it probably my favorite all time

742
00:33:56.480 --> 00:33:57.599
<v Speaker 3>Kenny Chesney song.

743
00:33:58.680 --> 00:34:02.000
<v Speaker 2>I've When I think of the Kenny Chesney music that

744
00:34:02.039 --> 00:34:04.680
<v Speaker 2>I love, you know, it's it's way back in the day,

745
00:34:04.799 --> 00:34:07.359
<v Speaker 2>like whenever I was there young. Yeah, I mean I

746
00:34:07.359 --> 00:34:13.159
<v Speaker 2>mean early two thousand's, late nineties, I guess, and but

747
00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:16.199
<v Speaker 2>he I don't know. I mean whenever he went from

748
00:34:16.239 --> 00:34:18.840
<v Speaker 2>being this good old boy from from East Tennessee to

749
00:34:18.920 --> 00:34:20.800
<v Speaker 2>being a guy who wanted to be the beach cowboy.

750
00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:24.039
<v Speaker 2>That's always like you know, in Ken Kun tried to like,

751
00:34:24.119 --> 00:34:26.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, take some of Jimmy Buffett's image and you

752
00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:29.519
<v Speaker 2>know carry some of that as well. So you know,

753
00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:32.599
<v Speaker 2>he he kind of became a little uncool in the

754
00:34:32.599 --> 00:34:35.039
<v Speaker 2>world of country, but like he's a legend and he's great.

755
00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:37.159
<v Speaker 2>Like I I've seen him, I've seen him live a

756
00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:38.800
<v Speaker 2>couple of times. I'd go see him again.

757
00:34:39.280 --> 00:34:42.239
<v Speaker 3>He's he's one of the few country artists that can

758
00:34:42.280 --> 00:34:43.719
<v Speaker 3>regularly do stadium tours.

759
00:34:43.760 --> 00:34:46.559
<v Speaker 2>I feel like, oh yeah, no, he and he's It's

760
00:34:46.559 --> 00:34:49.159
<v Speaker 2>a really good point because that's you know, I think

761
00:34:49.199 --> 00:34:53.519
<v Speaker 2>I could throw other artists out there that people would

762
00:34:53.519 --> 00:34:56.519
<v Speaker 2>say as relatively as big or maybe a little bit

763
00:34:56.639 --> 00:35:00.079
<v Speaker 2>less noteworthy or like, you know, notable. But one thing

764
00:35:00.119 --> 00:35:02.400
<v Speaker 2>they can't do, because many can't do it, is to

765
00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:05.599
<v Speaker 2>have the stadium tours for this long, right, like doing

766
00:35:05.639 --> 00:35:08.039
<v Speaker 2>it as long as he has and people are still

767
00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:12.280
<v Speaker 2>gonna go. So yeah, Kitty Chesney, Boys of Fall, I

768
00:35:12.320 --> 00:35:13.559
<v Speaker 2>need to go see him again. It's been a long

769
00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:14.840
<v Speaker 2>time since I saw him, but I saw him a

770
00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:17.400
<v Speaker 2>few times when I was much younger, and then I

771
00:35:17.400 --> 00:35:18.719
<v Speaker 2>I mean when he yeah, I mean, I guess the

772
00:35:18.760 --> 00:35:20.480
<v Speaker 2>last time I saw him when he was in Louisville.

773
00:35:20.679 --> 00:35:24.400
<v Speaker 2>He did a show many years ago at at Cardinal Stadium.

774
00:35:24.679 --> 00:35:27.559
<v Speaker 2>At ellen N Stadium, wasn't that then it was Papa John's.

775
00:35:27.599 --> 00:35:30.119
<v Speaker 2>But anyways, we're out of time. Everybody had a good weekend.

776
00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:32.800
<v Speaker 2>We got football Week zero. Let's get fired up. We're

777
00:35:32.840 --> 00:35:34.880
<v Speaker 2>back at it on Monday, right here on Sports Talk

778
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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety