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

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started at five o'clock hour

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<v Speaker 2>here on a Friday afternoon as we get you set

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<v Speaker 2>for the week, and it is coffee and company, and

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<v Speaker 2>we are fueled by Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 2>Take us with you wherever you go. Listen live on

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<v Speaker 2>the AHA Radio app. Also listen live at seven ninety

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville dot com. Also keep in mind anything that you

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<v Speaker 2>may miss on the show, we'll have it up after

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<v Speaker 2>the show with the podcast, and you know, just to

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<v Speaker 2>kind of tell you where we've been today. We have

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<v Speaker 2>talked you know, sports, like we typically do. But I

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<v Speaker 2>will once again just reiterate something that I've mentioned at

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<v Speaker 2>the start of each hour so far today and it's

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<v Speaker 2>some personal news, I guess also you know, news guarding

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<v Speaker 2>us in the station and I hear at Louisville. But

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<v Speaker 2>as of let's see, let me make sure to get

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<v Speaker 2>my dates right. I should probably get these dates correct

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<v Speaker 2>before I, you know, start yapping. But two weeks from

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<v Speaker 2>today will be my last show here on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety I'm still saying it out loud makes it,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, seem more real, but also like, wait a second,

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<v Speaker 2>really that that happened. But I've been given an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to step in and take over for Tony Cruz on

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<v Speaker 2>news Radio eight forty WHAS and host Kentucky Anda's morning

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<v Speaker 2>news and join that incredible station that is, you know, legendary.

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<v Speaker 2>So many legends have have been a part of it,

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<v Speaker 2>some still are and I mean again, I just can't

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<v Speaker 2>believe that it's happening, but it is, and I'm so excited.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'll be moving to eight forty.

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<v Speaker 2>On January, not January, June the second, and I will

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<v Speaker 2>be starting every morning at five am and early early

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<v Speaker 2>wake up call. But man, it's gonna be It's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be awesome. But I'll be uh hosting the show with

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<v Speaker 2>a great group of professionals and broadcasters. Trying to think

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<v Speaker 2>of all the words I can use to describe how

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<v Speaker 2>great they are, because they are great. But Scott Fitzgerald

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<v Speaker 2>is still going to be a part of the show

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<v Speaker 2>like he has been for a long long time. He's

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<v Speaker 2>he's the sports anchor and will also be a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the show in other ways as well. And then

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<v Speaker 2>a name you guys, I hope you remember, but John Alden,

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<v Speaker 2>the company man, who really he was? I mean, he

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<v Speaker 2>just got taken away from us, but he did leave

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<v Speaker 2>us for you know, an earlier wake up call, but

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<v Speaker 2>clearly a good move for him and a well deserved opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been on the mornings at has for probably I

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<v Speaker 2>guess about six months or so, so he and I

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<v Speaker 2>will be reunited, and he's done a great job at

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<v Speaker 2>adjusting to eight forty whas. And then of course John

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<v Speaker 2>Shannon is our news anchor, which you will have you

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<v Speaker 2>He'll have you updated with your news every thirty minutes.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's the news.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I've mentioned here and there throughout the show.

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<v Speaker 2>And I hate to, you know, make it all about

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<v Speaker 2>me today, but if there is a day to do it,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not so much so because I'm trying to be

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<v Speaker 2>self serving, but you know, I want people to know

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<v Speaker 2>one that let's make the most of these last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks here Coffee and Company on Sports Talk seven

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<v Speaker 2>ninety fueled by Thornton's of course, but also you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be I'd be foolish not to use

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<v Speaker 2>the platform here to tell everybody how thankful I am

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<v Speaker 2>for them listening to me for you know, however long

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<v Speaker 2>they've been doing it, maybe you're listening for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>If so, thank you, Glad to have you. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>being able to do this as long as I have,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not like I've been here thirty years, but

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to say at any point that I

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<v Speaker 2>had an opportunity to host a sports show on this

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<v Speaker 2>station Sports Talk seven ninety still doesn't seem real at times,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is. And I've been here for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess February of twenty twenty six would be a

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<v Speaker 2>would be ten years for me as as a member

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<v Speaker 2>of the iHeart Louisville team, So you know, it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>under ten years, but not far from it when it's

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<v Speaker 3>And I think knowing that I'm that.

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to be sharing this news this week

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<v Speaker 2>really put me in a spot to where I reflected

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm kind of happy to have it play out

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<v Speaker 2>it in, you know, mentally for me the way that

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm going to continue to do that over these

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of weeks because just to have the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>but to be the host of three different time slots

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<v Speaker 2>here on this station, the station that introduced me to

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<v Speaker 2>what sports talk radio is as far as the format,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I remember hearing them talk about sports on

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<v Speaker 2>the radio when I was in the car with my

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<v Speaker 2>father and my mother at times when I was a kid,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was probably Tony Cruz on Sports Talk eight

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<v Speaker 2>forty or Lachlan maclain, and I just that was the

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<v Speaker 2>first introduction for me that, oh wow, they talk about

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<v Speaker 2>my cards on the radio.

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<v Speaker 3>That's cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Usually I just like, I usually just listened to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the nineties country music that my mom would have on

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<v Speaker 3>So that was cool.

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<v Speaker 2>And then when I got a little bit older, right

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<v Speaker 2>around the time I was finishing high school, that's whenever

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<v Speaker 2>I realized, you know what this is meaning not just

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<v Speaker 2>talking sports and a news talk platform, but sports radio

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<v Speaker 2>the culture of it. And I mean, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>say this just to feed his ego. Lord knows, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't need to get Tony Vinetti's ego any bigger, But

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<v Speaker 2>this would just put in perspective sort of the timeline

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<v Speaker 2>for me. Tony Vinetti has made the transition from rock radio.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I guess legend or I mean, I wish

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<v Speaker 2>I knew the party Venetti in those days, because it

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<v Speaker 2>sounds like it was a lot of fun, but I

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<v Speaker 2>was I was too young at that time, so a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people at that time. When I started listening

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<v Speaker 2>that's the show that really hooked me.

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<v Speaker 3>But I didn't know Tony was a rock guy.

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<v Speaker 2>I just knew of him because he was the guy

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, was entertaining and talking sports and he

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<v Speaker 2>would yell at callers and yell at at him Neft

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<v Speaker 2>and I found that to be, you know, just different

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<v Speaker 2>and I liked it. So, you know, most people at

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<v Speaker 2>that time, and maybe some people still to this day,

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<v Speaker 2>when they think of Nettie, they think about his run

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<v Speaker 2>in rock radio, But like, I never knew that. I

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I was hooked Joe By and Denny

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<v Speaker 2>show that was different than obviously the Underdogs, But I

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<v Speaker 2>mean hearing stories from Joe B and Denny and then

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<v Speaker 2>those guys tell stories all day, and then I would

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<v Speaker 2>listen to Jim Rome and that really made me think, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>say that I still am, but I don't listen as

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<v Speaker 3>We are right now.

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<v Speaker 2>But I really just loved everything about sports talk radio,

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<v Speaker 2>never with any any thought that I could find a

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<v Speaker 2>known how you do that? How do you how do

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<v Speaker 2>you get an opportunity to, you know, be on the

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<v Speaker 2>radio talking sports like you know, how's that happen?

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<v Speaker 3>How's that work?

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<v Speaker 2>And I, honestly to this day still can't tell you

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<v Speaker 2>really how you know. I can't give advice because I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's everybody's story is different and it's really timing opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've been certainly.

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<v Speaker 3>Blessed with with that. But you know, I just I

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<v Speaker 2>And then as I got older and had had kind

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<v Speaker 2>software industry, and got married, my wife was pregnant and

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<v Speaker 2>at the time, you know, I was, I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I had an opportunity that I'm very grateful to this

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<v Speaker 2>day Dugan Ryan, who gave me a chance here in

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm glad he did. And I'm sure it was

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<v Speaker 2>awful at first, and I hope it's much better now.

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<v Speaker 2>my family. And then to have that opportunity and it

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<v Speaker 2>I care so much about is as I sit here today,

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<v Speaker 2>May sixteenth, twenty twenty five, like it still doesn't seem real,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was real and it was awesome, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so grateful to have non plus years on this station.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know if I if I left it

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<v Speaker 2>but it was an honor and and.

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<v Speaker 3>It will be the rest of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's also an honor to be given the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to fill, you know, to try to fill the shoes

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<v Speaker 2>of Tony Venetti and those that came before him in

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<v Speaker 2>that position. I mean, hosting Kentucky and his morning news

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<v Speaker 2>Understandably so for a lot of people, and here I

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see, nine years and three months, anything you do

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<v Speaker 2>of all the things that I've done in my life

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<v Speaker 2>that makes me so fulfilled and grateful. So anyways, we've

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<v Speaker 2>if you listen to this show, hopefully for extended amount

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<v Speaker 2>of time, like you know, you're thinking, shut the hell up, Nick,

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<v Speaker 2>We get it, you told us. But you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>draft decisions for a lot of players. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>players that you see that have and I guess maybe

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<v Speaker 2>maybe did you get the realization that you're not quite ready?

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<v Speaker 2>But all the lists that are out there, when it

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<v Speaker 2>yet to decide. I mean, I feel like most of

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<v Speaker 2>them know they're coming back. They're just you know, they're

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<v Speaker 2>not in a rush because they've already hit the portal,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning they have clearance to decide where they want to go.

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<v Speaker 2>But we'll know soon enough as far as but you

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<v Speaker 2>know what's going to happen. I mean guys like I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he never committed anywhere and he hit the portal and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when it comes to his draft stock, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it looks as if he's somebody that'll

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<v Speaker 2>be taken really early, so you would think he'd come

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<v Speaker 2>All American.

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<v Speaker 3>Because that's what he was. So PJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Haggerty, I don't, I mean, I don't think the I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that the NBA is really an option for

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<v Speaker 2>him right now.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's still available on the portal.

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<v Speaker 2>So what I'm getting at is, you see these guys

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<v Speaker 2>guess officially, But isn't their decision kind of like already made. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>they can do whatever they want. Nobody's going to force

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<v Speaker 2>him to come back to college. But when you look

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<v Speaker 2>at the otega Oway situation, we played the sound for

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<v Speaker 2>you guys earlier.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got those covering.

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<v Speaker 2>The NBA Draft Combine on NBA TV, and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>new element to how we cover college basketball in the

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<v Speaker 2>offseason because it used to be like you really had

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<v Speaker 2>no ability to even get a feel for what your

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<v Speaker 2>stock was. You had to decide are you going to

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<v Speaker 2>hire an agent and then go through the process to

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<v Speaker 2>see what your stock is or are you going to

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<v Speaker 2>just come back to college because you know you're not

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was never it never made sense for

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<v Speaker 2>the NCAA to limit these guys from being able to

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<v Speaker 2>truly see what their draft stock is. Now you can

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<v Speaker 2>hire an agent, Now you can go through this entire

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<v Speaker 2>process and then make a decision. But now whenever they

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<v Speaker 2>cover guys like o take away for Kentucky, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>they're acknowledging that the opportunity that he's going to have

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<v Speaker 2>in the league will be there for him probably next year,

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<v Speaker 2>and that he might get drafted. But he'd be passing

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<v Speaker 2>up on not just way more money to come back

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<v Speaker 2>to college and play for Kentucky, he would be passing

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<v Speaker 2>up on what could potentially be the biggest payday he

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<v Speaker 2>will ever get as a basketball player. And that is

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<v Speaker 2>not a knock on him in any way. Maybe he

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<v Speaker 2>gets a max deal in the NBA or something like that,

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<v Speaker 2>but if he's going to get what is reported, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really believe any of the numbers as far

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<v Speaker 2>as what they actually are, and this not a UK thing,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just in general. When I hear three point something

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<v Speaker 2>million for a guy like JT. Toppin who's came back

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just a hater and I refuse to believe that

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<v Speaker 2>somebody in college is getting that amount, But I just

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<v Speaker 2>I think it makes sense to exaggerate the number. And

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<v Speaker 2>more than anything it may, it makes sense to never

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<v Speaker 2>be fully transparent unless you have to, because you can

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<v Speaker 2>control your own narrative. Oh we got big money. These

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<v Speaker 2>guys are making big money because we've got it. But

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<v Speaker 2>like you never really know. And I think the narrative

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<v Speaker 2>that's out there that oh wow, they got big bags

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<v Speaker 2>of money and they're giving them out that helps the

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<v Speaker 2>school be more appealing to said player or recruit. And

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<v Speaker 2>I guess if you're a player, even if you're not

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<v Speaker 2>getting three million, but you're getting one point five, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>people thinking you're getting three million could benefit you because

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<v Speaker 2>it'll just look like you got all the value. Or

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<v Speaker 2>think many of these guys will even be tempted to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the NBA because the safe and secure payday is.

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<v Speaker 3>To come back to college.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's usually what people do, right, Like, they'll make

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<v Speaker 2>the decision that's best for them and their career, and

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of times that includes monetary stuff, right like money.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, some of these guys be foolish not

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<v Speaker 2>for cause it has been a conversation about Otega Away's

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<v Speaker 2>decision and I understand. I mean, it'd be a big

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<v Speaker 2>deal if he decided not to come back, because it

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<v Speaker 2>would be a game changer for Kentucky in a bad way.

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<v Speaker 3>But there's all this talk about, you know, his decision,

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<v Speaker 2>And again, like I just think it's it's a no

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<v Speaker 2>brainer that he's that he's going to come back, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, obviously that's a really good thing for Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>And the only scenario where he doesn't come back, it's

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<v Speaker 2>to me it would be like if we find out

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<v Speaker 2>to be one of these three things. Right. One, he

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<v Speaker 2>from an NBA teen that said we're taking you here

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<v Speaker 2>at like eighteen or lottery whatever. Maybe and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think that's realistic, but like that would probably be something

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<v Speaker 2>that would make him say, yeah, I can't turn away this.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not coming back to Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>Or you'd have to find out that he hates the

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<v Speaker 2>college experience and that you know, he just doesn't enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't want to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>But then again, even in a world where you didn't

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy being the man at a place like Kentucky, where

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<v Speaker 2>basketball matters a whole lot and you're living a great

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<v Speaker 2>lifestyle and you know, by the way, you're a really

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<v Speaker 2>good player, therefore you are benefiting from it in every way.

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<v Speaker 2>Like even if you did for some reason, I would

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<v Speaker 2>never understand hate that. I mean, wouldn't you do it

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<v Speaker 2>for the amount of money they're going to pay you?

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<v Speaker 3>Right? Like it just makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>So it would either be those two things are potentially

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<v Speaker 2>a scenario where he realized he didn't hit the portal

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<v Speaker 2>in time and he doesn't feel like his career will

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<v Speaker 2>be beneficial to come back for anything other than money,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning he's not real confident that Kentucky's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a good team and it might hurt his draft stock.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not to me, that's not realistic in any way.

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<v Speaker 2>Who knows how good they're going to be. But oteke

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<v Speaker 2>Away should be elevating his role, right He'll be playing

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<v Speaker 2>alongside good players him and Jalen Lowe. It's a really

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking to myself as an outsider, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I watched Kentucky basketball quite a bit, but I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>a fan, But there was all this talk about Lamon

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<v Speaker 2>Butler and Jackson Robbinson. Now look, those guys were good players,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were always talked about because one they were good,

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<v Speaker 2>but also their injury situation was always up in the air.

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<v Speaker 2>But like I'm thinking, okayeah, those guys are good and

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<v Speaker 2>you're better with them. But like the dude that you

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<v Speaker 2>need to worry about more than anything potentially losing, Like

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<v Speaker 2>if he gets heard would be o take away. He

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<v Speaker 2>in the SEC. And he'll probably come back to Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>all by you know ball accounts. That's what he's gonna do,

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<v Speaker 2>and he'll probably be one of the best players in

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<v Speaker 2>the country, which again last I checked, that's a pretty

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm sure you're If you're a.

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky fan, you know you don't want to get your

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<v Speaker 2>would feel i'd feel safe that you you don't have.

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<v Speaker 3>To you have anything to worry about.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's easy for me to say, because again, I

425
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<v Speaker 2>don't have any real care if Kentucky's good or not.

426
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<v Speaker 3>I real quick.

427
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<v Speaker 2>On the other side, I want to take a look

428
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<v Speaker 2>at the updated list, because believe it or not, you

429
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<v Speaker 2>know there there are good players left in the portal,

430
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<v Speaker 2>some that aren't even going through the NBA process, And

431
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<v Speaker 2>I mean Louis's got an opening, LOWISLLS got money.

432
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<v Speaker 3>Other schools do too.

433
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<v Speaker 2>But I feel like there's the dust has kind of

434
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<v Speaker 2>settled to where despite there being some big names in

435
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<v Speaker 2>the portal that could really change things for a team.

436
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<v Speaker 2>I guess these guys are telling the truth whenever they

437
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<v Speaker 2>say they're not focused on that at all, because they're

438
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<v Speaker 2>focused on doing whatever they can to take advantage of

439
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<v Speaker 2>the opportunity to show what they can do in front

440
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<v Speaker 2>of the NBA. But once those guys make the decision,

441
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<v Speaker 2>that is likely meaning they're coming back then it's going

442
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<v Speaker 2>to turn up to where there's a whole new, real

443
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<v Speaker 2>wave of portal pursuing, right, like really good pieces that

444
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<v Speaker 2>have made it official. They're not going pro. And I'm

445
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<v Speaker 2>sure there's many schools out there. They got some money left,

446
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<v Speaker 2>they got a scholarship left, they're going to be trying

447
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<v Speaker 2>to get some big pieces that could change the outlook

448
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<v Speaker 2>for their upcoming season.

449
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<v Speaker 3>So all right, quick break again.

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<v Speaker 2>We're out a little bit early today for some baseball actions,

451
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<v Speaker 2>so we'll make the most of what we have left.

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<v Speaker 2>It's coffee and company or feel about Thornton's right here

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven to.

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<v Speaker 1>Ninety now back to coffee and Company fueled by Sortins

455
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<v Speaker 1>on Sports Talk seven to ninety eight.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm glad that somebody takes the time to do this,

457
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<v Speaker 2>because there's all kinds of different post spring, entirely too

458
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<v Speaker 2>early preseason. Even I suppose rankings for college football, it

459
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<v Speaker 2>really depends upon it. Well, I guess at this point,

460
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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure there's still some players available. However, I did

461
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<v Speaker 2>see I think it might have been Brett McMurphy who

462
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<v Speaker 2>said a coach told him that when it comes to

463
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<v Speaker 2>players that are in the portal, like there's no good

464
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<v Speaker 2>value left, and like all these guys that are in

465
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<v Speaker 2>the portal for football, you know, they're kind of still

466
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<v Speaker 2>there for a reason. But anyways, there's all kinds of

467
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<v Speaker 2>different rankings out there, ESPN, CBS, on three, the Athletic,

468
00:21:10.400 --> 00:21:13.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, all kinds of different college football outlets that

469
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<v Speaker 2>put together these post spring summer rankings, and the industry

470
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<v Speaker 2>composite takes all those into consideration and bonds an average,

471
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<v Speaker 2>and Louisville comes in at number twenty. So, I mean,

472
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<v Speaker 2>we'll see if that ends up being the AP coaches Paul,

473
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<v Speaker 2>whatever it may be. And we all know that it

474
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<v Speaker 2>really didn't matter with the college football playoff rankings being

475
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<v Speaker 2>something that comes later in the year, and also it

476
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<v Speaker 2>being you know, clearly what matters, the only thing that matters.

477
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<v Speaker 2>We still will pay attention to where you're ranked in

478
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<v Speaker 2>the AP, and we'll certainly get excited if there's that

479
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<v Speaker 2>number next to your team's name, but you know, it's

480
00:21:45.799 --> 00:21:48.440
<v Speaker 2>really doesn't mean a whole lot of anything, but you know,

481
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<v Speaker 2>it is some level of a reference point to where

482
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<v Speaker 2>objectively people view your team, and you know, to know

483
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<v Speaker 2>that you're heading into year three and Jeff Bram I

484
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<v Speaker 2>believe as clearly kept some met him going since he arrived.

485
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<v Speaker 2>And now you're preseason top twenty in the eyes of

486
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<v Speaker 2>those who cover the sport. That's a good place to

487
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<v Speaker 2>be and football season will be here before you know.

488
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<v Speaker 2>All right, it's coffee and company. Phil about Thorton's here

489
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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven ninety. Thanks for hanging with us.

490
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<v Speaker 2>We will be out a little early today. In fact,

491
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<v Speaker 2>this is going to be our last segment, so I'm

492
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<v Speaker 2>trying to put a little rapid fire together here to

493
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<v Speaker 2>get to as much of what I wanted to get to.

494
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<v Speaker 2>I did, as you could expect, not keep up with

495
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<v Speaker 2>time as best I could, and then I found out

496
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<v Speaker 2>we're out early because of some weather that has impacted

497
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<v Speaker 2>the schedule of these baseball games. But I've spent a

498
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<v Speaker 2>lot of time discussing, you know, the news that I'm

499
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<v Speaker 2>moving on after this, after the end of this month,

500
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<v Speaker 2>two weeks from the day, with my last show here

501
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<v Speaker 2>on Sports Talk seven nineties, I make the move to

502
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<v Speaker 2>News Ready wait forty whch has to take over for

503
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<v Speaker 2>Tony Cruz. So if you missed me discussing that, I

504
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<v Speaker 2>don't know what you missed out on but you can

505
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<v Speaker 2>always go back and check it out on the podcast.

506
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<v Speaker 2>But when it comes to the college basketball players that

507
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<v Speaker 2>I guess technically are still college basketball players as of

508
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<v Speaker 2>right now, but like the biggest names that are are

509
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<v Speaker 2>kind of, you know, on the fence about what they

510
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<v Speaker 2>want to do. These are guys that, like, for example,

511
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<v Speaker 2>Cal at Arkansas, He's got two guys that are technically

512
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<v Speaker 2>on the fence. They have not said for sure what

513
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<v Speaker 2>they're doing, but like, if they decide to come back,

514
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<v Speaker 2>it would be huge for Cal in a good way.

515
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<v Speaker 2>If they decide to leave, it changes everything a do

516
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<v Speaker 2>Thierro at Arkansas. I mean he's actually at times been

517
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<v Speaker 2>been viewed to be a potential first rounder because of

518
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<v Speaker 2>the draft being weekend, because he's got a lot to like.

519
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's a very talented guys. I shouldn't have

520
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<v Speaker 2>said it as if like the draft being weak is

521
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<v Speaker 2>why he'd be a first rounder, but you know, he's

522
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<v Speaker 2>borderline first round currently. And also Carter Knox, who was

523
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<v Speaker 2>one of the best freshmen that played last year.

524
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<v Speaker 3>And again these guys they might even be.

525
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<v Speaker 2>Looked at to be potential top twenty picks but still

526
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<v Speaker 2>decide to come back. To college because they one would

527
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<v Speaker 2>make a lot of money, and maybe they do in

528
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<v Speaker 2>fact believe, hey, I'll be in a better spot next

529
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<v Speaker 2>year when it comes to my development. So I think

530
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<v Speaker 2>there used to be just this notionable if you've been

531
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<v Speaker 2>in college this long, either you're a really late bloomer

532
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<v Speaker 2>or yeah, you weren't that good, because if you were,

533
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<v Speaker 2>then you'd have already been in the NBA, which, by

534
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<v Speaker 2>the way, if the Aarro stays.

535
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<v Speaker 3>In the draft and.

536
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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't go first round, same thing with Carter Knox, that

537
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<v Speaker 2>would be the first time in how long that John

538
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<v Speaker 2>Caliperi did not have a first round draft pick. I

539
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<v Speaker 2>mean every year he was at Kentucky he had a

540
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<v Speaker 2>first round draft pick. I feel like, probably not every

541
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<v Speaker 2>year at Memphis, but more often than not at Memphis,

542
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<v Speaker 2>I feel like he had a first round draft pick.

543
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<v Speaker 2>And a lot of that has to do with that,

544
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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's not going to be able to recruit

545
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<v Speaker 2>at Arkansas the same level he did at Kentucky, and

546
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<v Speaker 2>I just don't think, you know, he he's not needed

547
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<v Speaker 2>really in any way like he used to be believed

548
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<v Speaker 2>to be needed, if that makes sense. And let me

549
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<v Speaker 2>explain certain guys would go to the NBA regardless that

550
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<v Speaker 2>they played at Kentucky or they played it Duke or Kansas, whatever,

551
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<v Speaker 2>because they're they're that good, they're that talented. They can

552
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<v Speaker 2>even be bad for you. I mean Scalabissia was a

553
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<v Speaker 2>first round pick for Kentucky. I mean, they'll they'll draft

554
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<v Speaker 2>you based off your potential. Certainly, so you know, he

555
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<v Speaker 2>was never needed. I think as much as maybe it was,

556
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<v Speaker 2>it was believed. But certainly, if you want to get

557
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<v Speaker 2>to the NBA as soon as possible and you are

558
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<v Speaker 2>on that radar, I mean, hell, yeah, makes sense to

559
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<v Speaker 2>go play for calla Kentucky. But over time, you know,

560
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<v Speaker 2>I think you realized that he wasn't as big of

561
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<v Speaker 2>a factor for most of these guys getting in the league.

562
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<v Speaker 2>And now you know he's I mean, maybe he does

563
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<v Speaker 2>have great success down the line at at Arkansas, but

564
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<v Speaker 2>I I mean he's not gonna be able to sell

565
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<v Speaker 2>and bring in as much talent as he did when

566
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<v Speaker 2>he was selling Kentucky. And also, even if you are

567
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<v Speaker 2>the game's changed guys stick around longer, guy's turned down

568
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<v Speaker 2>the NBA to stay in college. Therefore, you building a

569
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<v Speaker 2>team based mostly off of eighteen year olds, even if

570
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<v Speaker 2>they're all great, like, that's not maybe the best the

571
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<v Speaker 2>best rest. So looking at the most updated mock draft here,

572
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<v Speaker 2>this is from NBA draft dot Net, which not one

573
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<v Speaker 2>of the better ones, but it's the only one I

574
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<v Speaker 2>could pull up that it's not behind a paywall right now,

575
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<v Speaker 2>but right now when it looks the I mean technically

576
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<v Speaker 2>the Yeah, Carter Knox has viewed to be a early

577
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<v Speaker 2>second round same as same as Buerrero, so I guess

578
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<v Speaker 2>that streak could potentially come to an end. But anyways,

579
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<v Speaker 2>other players that are I guess still making a decision.

580
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<v Speaker 2>You know, we take always mentioned, but I think he's

581
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<v Speaker 2>coming back Alex Condon for Florida. I don't know where

582
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<v Speaker 2>he is, but obviously he's a guy that if he

583
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<v Speaker 2>does come back to Florida that changes things for them

584
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<v Speaker 2>in a big way. But nobody is more I think

585
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<v Speaker 2>sweating out a decision than Michigan because they've got Jaxe

586
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<v Speaker 2>Lindenborg to transfer from UAB who is rated as the

587
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<v Speaker 2>number one player in the portal by a lot of outlets,

588
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<v Speaker 2>and he's been really impressive at at the NBA Draft combine,

589
00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:05.880
<v Speaker 2>and I mean, let me see where his stock is currently,

590
00:27:05.960 --> 00:27:07.880
<v Speaker 2>Cause again I know how talented he is. He's a

591
00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:10.079
<v Speaker 2>really good player. I'm not a draft analyst by any means.

592
00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:12.200
<v Speaker 2>I just played one on the radio at times. But

593
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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's currently looked to be the twenty third

594
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<v Speaker 2>pick by the Pacers. That to me is like the ultimate.

595
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<v Speaker 2>If that's where you believe your range is, what do

596
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<v Speaker 2>you do? Cause you are older, you've played in college

597
00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:24.559
<v Speaker 2>for a long time. You know, will you be in

598
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<v Speaker 2>that same position next year when the draft is much stronger? Right?

599
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<v Speaker 1>Like?

600
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<v Speaker 2>You may look at that in that position to say, yeah,

601
00:27:31.839 --> 00:27:33.559
<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of money on the line here at Michigan.

602
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<v Speaker 2>But if I take that money and then re enter

603
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<v Speaker 2>the NBA draft next year while I still be in

604
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<v Speaker 2>a position to have, you know, I mean that one

605
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<v Speaker 2>would be tough if if I was that young man,

606
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<v Speaker 2>especially knowing that he's played his whole career at UAB

607
00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:46.480
<v Speaker 2>and then he's kind of starting all over with a

608
00:27:46.519 --> 00:27:48.440
<v Speaker 2>coach that he clearly likes enough to have committed to

609
00:27:48.640 --> 00:27:51.240
<v Speaker 2>that's Dusty May, but he's never actually he doesn't know

610
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<v Speaker 2>how to be utilized. And then I guess the others

611
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<v Speaker 2>that are still I mean PJ Haggerty, I guess is

612
00:27:57.839 --> 00:27:59.599
<v Speaker 2>still out there, but it all it sounds like he's

613
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<v Speaker 2>going to go to State. And then what I don't

614
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<v Speaker 2>know is R. J. Luise again, the guy who was

615
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<v Speaker 2>first team All American for Rick Patino at Saint John's

616
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<v Speaker 2>and then he got benched in the second round and

617
00:28:10.079 --> 00:28:12.319
<v Speaker 2>it became a story and he decided to hit the

618
00:28:12.319 --> 00:28:15.759
<v Speaker 2>portal and he'll have a lot of suitors, but you know,

619
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<v Speaker 2>I haven't heard anything about his his draft stock or

620
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<v Speaker 2>any haven't heard anything about which schools may be in

621
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<v Speaker 2>the mix if he does come back. And then another name,

622
00:28:25.440 --> 00:28:27.759
<v Speaker 2>Jamiir Watkins of Florida State Louisville was linked to him

623
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<v Speaker 2>at some point and I don't know if that's still

624
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<v Speaker 2>the case or not. But if he does come back,

625
00:28:32.440 --> 00:28:34.680
<v Speaker 2>he'll be a big addition for anybody, and I don't

626
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<v Speaker 2>know who it'll be. But long story short, there's still

627
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<v Speaker 2>gonna be some players to go get in the portal,

628
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<v Speaker 2>and you know, Louisville certainly. I don't know about Kentucky,

629
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<v Speaker 2>but Louisville has not only availability, but like they're going

630
00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:48.599
<v Speaker 2>to have a real need now with James Scott gone unexpectedly,

631
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<v Speaker 2>and then the eligibility of Khalifa still up in the air.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 3>That'll do it for us. Have a good weekend everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Back to start what will be I guess the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>two more weeks after this for me on seven ninety,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm gonna have some fun and really enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, have a good weekend. Thank you all for

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<v Speaker 2>hanging out with us. Big thanks to Radio Rick Ryder

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<v Speaker 2>as always, and we'll talk to you on Monday.