WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.040 --> 00:00:07.120 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.320 --> 00:00:08.880 Sports Talk seven ninety. 3 00:00:09.160 --> 00:00:11.199 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think 4 00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:11.800 when we. 5 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:15.400 Are get off our show. Idiots. The kids are playing 6 00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:17.600 or trail out crying. The coaches are screwing it up. 7 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:20.960 Gold Play inter Murals, Brother, gold Play inn Murals. 8 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:24.039 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 9 00:00:24.839 --> 00:00:27.920 Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you 10 00:00:28.039 --> 00:00:43.000 kidding me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee? 11 00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:48.039 All right, let's get it started. Another week here Coffee 12 00:00:48.039 --> 00:00:51.920 and Company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk seven ninety. 13 00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:54.039 That's us. My name is Nick Coffee. The company man 14 00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:57.520 John Alden alongside today. As I mentioned, we're getting another 15 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:00.640 week started. And what a weekend it was. My weekend 16 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:03.759 was not super eventful. I mean I was busy mostly 17 00:01:03.799 --> 00:01:07.200 doing families stuff and that was great. But how about 18 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:10.200 the weather. I'm not sure we've had a weekend in 19 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:15.439 August that was as pleasant as what we got on Friday, 20 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:16.359 Saturday and Sunday. 21 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:16.680 Today. 22 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:18.840 It's not terrible. I mean it's like eighty one. For 23 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:21.280 some reason, it does feel warmer than it did the 24 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:24.680 last few days, but it's still nice. Comparatively speaking, I 25 00:01:24.680 --> 00:01:27.519 feel like August is the worst month of the summer. 26 00:01:28.200 --> 00:01:30.120 By the time you get to August, I feel like, 27 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:32.159 and I could just be making this up that the 28 00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:35.480 humidity is as bad as it as it is at 29 00:01:35.480 --> 00:01:39.239 any point throughout the year. Summer is kind of over. 30 00:01:39.319 --> 00:01:41.159 I mean, a lot of kids are back in school, 31 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:43.599 so the summer vibes just aren't what they are whenever 32 00:01:43.640 --> 00:01:45.959 you're out. You know, I've been a long time since 33 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:47.519 I've been able to relate to that, right, I haven't 34 00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:50.719 had summer break in, you know, nearly twenty years. But 35 00:01:50.959 --> 00:01:54.079 August is usually I feel like, just miserable. But with humidity, 36 00:01:54.359 --> 00:01:57.040 we're getting closer to football season. You start to see 37 00:01:57.040 --> 00:01:59.760 the Halloween stuff up in stores, and you won fall 38 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:02.280 I do. I'm sure everybody is different as far as 39 00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:07.840 what they prefer, but man, August usually is brutal. But man, Friday, Saturday, 40 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:12.159 Sunday was It was amazing, absolutely amazing outside. Not sure 41 00:02:12.199 --> 00:02:14.919 what it looks like the rest of the week, but yeah, 42 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:18.080 that was awesome. Speaking of awesome, hopefully we have an 43 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:19.960 awesome show today. I mean, we're gonna try that's what 44 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:21.759 we try to do every day, and I like to 45 00:02:21.759 --> 00:02:23.639 think that we do, in fact, have an awesome show 46 00:02:23.639 --> 00:02:25.319 every single day. But you know what, that may not 47 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:28.280 be true. There may be days where maybe it's not awesome. 48 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:30.680 But today we're gonna do what we always do and 49 00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:32.319 at least attempt to make it awesome. We got a 50 00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:33.919 couple of guests go and join us. In fact, we 51 00:02:33.960 --> 00:02:36.360 have a guest joining us a little earlier than usual. 52 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:38.199 We don't usually do three o'clock guests. I like to, 53 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:40.680 you know, ease in the first hour, kind of set 54 00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:42.159 the table. But we are going to bring in mister 55 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:45.120 Kendrick Haskins from Wave three, get his thoughts on a 56 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:49.120 variety of things. Kendrick, I hope will be a regular 57 00:02:49.159 --> 00:02:51.439 for us. I haven't given him his contract offer just yet. 58 00:02:51.879 --> 00:02:54.759 I'm not sure if we have enough, you know, enough 59 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:56.719 on our end to make it worth his while. But 60 00:02:56.919 --> 00:02:59.080 you know, he's been giving us his time anytime we ask, 61 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:01.639 and we're gonna hope that continues to be the arrangement 62 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:04.560 that he that he's willing to honor. And then we'll 63 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:06.840 talk some Louisville football coming up in the five o'clock hour, 64 00:03:06.840 --> 00:03:09.000 around five point thirty we'll talk to Alex Cupper, former 65 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:12.479 Louisville cardinal. He our He doesn't know it yet. I 66 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:15.520 doubt it's on his resume. It should be, should be 67 00:03:15.520 --> 00:03:18.759 on his business card. He is our official Louisville football correspondent, 68 00:03:18.800 --> 00:03:21.599 a guy who can give us some perspective. You know that, 69 00:03:21.960 --> 00:03:23.759 you know, you know that that I can't give you 70 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:26.639 that a lot of people listening probably can't give because 71 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:28.919 Cup was a part of it, right, he was a 72 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:30.960 guy who played here four years, had a hell of 73 00:03:30.960 --> 00:03:33.400 a career, and uh was a part of that Sugar 74 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:36.039 Bowl team and obviously still close to the program. Looking 75 00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:38.960 forward to getting his thoughts because you know, I I 76 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:47.960 don't know if I feel like Louisville is being slept on, overlooked, disrespected. 77 00:03:48.039 --> 00:03:49.599 You know, there's all kinds of different ways to look 78 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:50.639 at it, because I don't. 79 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:51.159 I don't. 80 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:53.120 It's not genuine, right. I tried a couple weeks ago 81 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:56.240 when the coaches poll came out to determine it's Louisville 82 00:03:56.280 --> 00:04:00.560 being disrespected, and I was having a manufacture some hate 83 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:03.000 that really wasn't there, because it's not crazy to leave 84 00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:04.800 them outside the top twenty five and for what it's 85 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:07.000 worth They were just outside of the top twenty five 86 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:09.319 in the coaches poll, and then today the Ape pole 87 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:12.879 came out and they are at number twenty six. If 88 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:15.960 you're you know, if you look at those that receive 89 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:17.720 votes and try to rank from there, they are the 90 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:20.959 first team left out of the top twenty five, which is, honestly, 91 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:24.120 it's probably fair, right, I think they could be better 92 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:25.480 than that. I think they got a chance to be 93 00:04:25.519 --> 00:04:28.959 pretty good. But uh, you know, I can't really get 94 00:04:28.959 --> 00:04:31.879 a feel, like if you were trying to describe the 95 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:37.360 way that the objective folks who cover college football, a 96 00:04:37.439 --> 00:04:40.959 consensus among those people how they're looking at Louisville, I 97 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:43.759 don't think anybody's going to say anything strong one way 98 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:45.879 or the other. Like you might find somebody that's willing 99 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:47.600 to claim they're a dark horse to maybe win the 100 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:50.800 ACC But can you be called a dark horse if 101 00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:53.120 you were in the championship game a year ago? And 102 00:04:53.160 --> 00:04:54.839 when I think about that, that's where I'm like, Okay, 103 00:04:54.839 --> 00:04:57.199 well they are kind of being disrespected, right or I 104 00:04:57.240 --> 00:04:59.920 don't know. I mean it feels forced when I say that. 105 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:05.000 But again, they played in the championship game a year 106 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:09.519 ago and I'm well aware that the schedule benefited them 107 00:05:09.519 --> 00:05:11.560 in conference play, right, Like they did not have to 108 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:15.199 play Florida State or Clemson in the regular season, who 109 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:17.879 were the two best teams in the league, even though Clemson, 110 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:19.399 of course, you know, took at a little bit of 111 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:21.920 a step back, but teams that were pretty good last 112 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:23.759 year that are ranked ahead of them, they beat them 113 00:05:23.800 --> 00:05:26.000 last year Miami and NC State by the way, both 114 00:05:26.040 --> 00:05:28.959 those games they won on the road. So you know, 115 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:32.399 like I kind of feel like they should be getting 116 00:05:32.600 --> 00:05:34.319 getting a little bit more love, but it's not to 117 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:36.800 the point where I can where I can say they're 118 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:38.839 being like disrespected. I just feel like that's a little 119 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:41.399 bit of a little bit of a force. So we'll 120 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:42.879 talk to some football coming up a little bit later 121 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:44.199 on with Cup, but we'll get to it before we 122 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.319 bring him in at five thirty. Because Jeff brom talked 123 00:05:47.360 --> 00:05:51.240 after the first fall camp scrimmage on Saturday, and it 124 00:05:51.279 --> 00:05:53.720 was a really good nine to ten minute Q and 125 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:58.279 A with coach Brohm, and it reminded me that we're 126 00:05:58.399 --> 00:06:01.920 kind of learning a little bit about Jeff Brahm right 127 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:05.720 now because this is the first time we're seeing him 128 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:10.000 in this position. Right, he's entering not his first season, right, 129 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:13.279 not the honeymoon. He did pretty damn good in year one, 130 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:17.759 which obviously that confirmed what fans I think had in 131 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:20.240 mind when Jeff was hired. Okay, we're going to be 132 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:23.000 better than we were with that other guy. And also 133 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:27.040 we can embrace expectations. He's going to be into that, 134 00:06:27.120 --> 00:06:29.199 meaning he is not someone that's going to be at 135 00:06:29.240 --> 00:06:32.639 any point telling folks to kind of kind of calm 136 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:36.120 down if you're expecting to win and have a special season, 137 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.600 because he's not wired like that. He's a competitor again, 138 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:41.000 unlike the other guy we had around here before him. 139 00:06:41.920 --> 00:06:44.759 But I felt like what we heard from Jeff, I 140 00:06:44.759 --> 00:06:46.319 feel like he's pretty I mean, what you see is 141 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:47.839 what you get. I don't think there's a whole lot 142 00:06:47.879 --> 00:06:53.480 of press conference strategy on his end to send a 143 00:06:53.600 --> 00:06:57.560 message to the media or to fans or to his players. 144 00:06:57.600 --> 00:06:59.480 Like I think Jeff's a pretty direct guy. What you 145 00:06:59.480 --> 00:07:03.439 see is which you get. So that has me not 146 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:08.199 worried because he challenged his guys. I believe in his 147 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:12.639 Q and A after his scrimmage on Saturday, and it 148 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:14.720 may not have been strategic where he was like here 149 00:07:14.759 --> 00:07:17.319 we go. I didn't see enough today, So I'm really 150 00:07:17.360 --> 00:07:19.160 once I get in front of these cameras, once I 151 00:07:19.160 --> 00:07:22.319 get in front of these microphones, I'm gonna really let 152 00:07:22.399 --> 00:07:24.480 these guys know that I'm not pleased and I want 153 00:07:24.480 --> 00:07:26.439 to see more. He didn't say that. He really never 154 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:30.439 said he wasn't pleased, but he did emphasize he needs 155 00:07:30.519 --> 00:07:34.079 more playmakers to emerge. So I'm used to hearing coaches 156 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:36.680 say that, and I'm like, well, you know what, he's 157 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:39.480 probably loving what he's seeing, but he's just trying to 158 00:07:39.519 --> 00:07:43.319 keep these guys continuously working hard. Right, Don't get comfortable 159 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:45.959 you balled out today, But I'm gonna make it clear 160 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:48.040 when I talked to the media that I wasn't really 161 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:50.079 happy with what I saw, and I want you guys 162 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:52.319 to know you got to do better. Like I don't 163 00:07:52.360 --> 00:07:55.040 know Jeff personally on that level to know if like 164 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:56.680 that's I mean again, I think from what I do 165 00:07:56.800 --> 00:07:58.600 know about him, which you sees what you get, like, 166 00:07:58.639 --> 00:08:00.120 I don't really think he's into that kind of thing 167 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:02.199 where he's gonna go out of his way to try 168 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:05.319 to fire guys up with a press conference quote, So 169 00:08:05.399 --> 00:08:08.399 it probably was legitimate, meaning that he was, in fact, 170 00:08:08.519 --> 00:08:10.319 a little bit underwhelmed. I don't want to put words 171 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:12.040 in his mouth. We'll let you guys hear it for yourself, 172 00:08:12.560 --> 00:08:16.360 but he did sort of indicate that he was hoping 173 00:08:16.399 --> 00:08:18.279 that in this type of setting, which, by the way, 174 00:08:18.279 --> 00:08:22.639 they have, like I don't know, four of these scrimmages 175 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:25.000 that are like real games. I mean, they treat them 176 00:08:25.000 --> 00:08:26.920 like real games. They bring in refs, and I mean 177 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:30.000 they it's live action. You know, there's I mean, I'm 178 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:32.679 sure there's some some things they do differently than a 179 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:35.679 real game to prevent injury and whatnot, especially to your quarterback. 180 00:08:35.720 --> 00:08:39.639 But I mean when they have these these weekend scrimmages, 181 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:42.639 that's that's a chance for the coaches to kind of see, Okay, 182 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:44.519 we're not playing a real game, but this is as 183 00:08:44.559 --> 00:08:46.519 close as it gets with the lights on. Let's see 184 00:08:46.519 --> 00:08:50.320 who performs. Let's see who really you know, can can 185 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:53.840 can show in a real game situation, at least as 186 00:08:53.840 --> 00:08:55.159 close as you can get to it. Let's see if 187 00:08:55.159 --> 00:08:57.720 what we're seeing practice translates and these guys really have 188 00:08:57.799 --> 00:09:00.279 gotten better, or maybe there's somebody that you're not seeing 189 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:02.039 enough out of him practice. You kind of feel like, 190 00:09:02.080 --> 00:09:04.200 you know what, I expected this guy to really emerge. 191 00:09:04.240 --> 00:09:06.360 He hasn't done it yet. Well maybe when you get 192 00:09:06.360 --> 00:09:09.480 to these type of scrimmages that's when it happens, right, 193 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:11.600 So I think he is being genuine and it doesn't 194 00:09:11.639 --> 00:09:14.200 have me worried, but you know, it is just it 195 00:09:14.600 --> 00:09:17.320 reminded me that last year, man, it was it was 196 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:21.879 the honeymoon, right. I think fans were so damn excited 197 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:24.080 that Jeff Bram was here and he was our coach 198 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:27.519 that you just knew you were going to be better 199 00:09:27.559 --> 00:09:29.679 than what we were with Sadderfield, right probably, and you 200 00:09:29.759 --> 00:09:32.559 knew the schedules set up really nicely. So that's why 201 00:09:32.600 --> 00:09:34.600 for me it was such a fun ride that even 202 00:09:34.639 --> 00:09:38.519 though Louisville legitimately put themselves in a phenomenal situation after 203 00:09:38.600 --> 00:09:41.240 knocking off Notre Dame, moving to five and zero on 204 00:09:41.320 --> 00:09:45.679 the season, I still wasn't thinking, oh, man, they might 205 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:48.679 sneak in the playoff, can they win the ACC? I 206 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:50.720 felt like I should have been doing that, but I wasn't, 207 00:09:50.960 --> 00:09:52.960 mostly just because it was a fun ride that I 208 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:55.120 was enjoying. I was living in the moment. Jeff Bram's 209 00:09:55.159 --> 00:09:57.240 here and he's off to a great start. We talked 210 00:09:57.279 --> 00:09:59.320 about it all summer. Man, if they take care of business, 211 00:09:59.519 --> 00:10:01.440 they could ho notre name. That could be a big 212 00:10:01.480 --> 00:10:04.639 time matchup. Maybe they get game Day, maybe that's Jeff's 213 00:10:04.679 --> 00:10:07.039 first big time win. And sure enough it all played out. 214 00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:10.480 It was like a dream. So you know, this year, 215 00:10:10.919 --> 00:10:12.879 we're just kind of you know, I'm viewing it a 216 00:10:12.919 --> 00:10:14.840 little bit differently, right. That's why when I see, like 217 00:10:14.919 --> 00:10:17.240 last year, when Louisville was picked to finish what seventh 218 00:10:17.320 --> 00:10:19.759 or eight in the preseason poll, I felt like that 219 00:10:19.919 --> 00:10:22.240 was off and they could certainly be better than that. 220 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:24.480 But you never know, right, it's a new season. It's 221 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:26.840 almost to give you the old cliche. It felt like 222 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:31.600 house money. So now there's expectations, like it or not. 223 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:34.879 You win ten games in year one and you put 224 00:10:34.879 --> 00:10:38.039 together the roster that you've put together. I think fans 225 00:10:38.080 --> 00:10:41.120 are not expecting necessarily ten wins or it's a failed season, 226 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:44.759 because I think that'd be foolish. But hearing him, you know, 227 00:10:45.720 --> 00:10:49.120 kind of calling out guys or maybe not calling them out, 228 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:51.679 just being blatantly honest, like, hey, I need more guys 229 00:10:51.679 --> 00:10:54.360 to emerge. I didn't see enough I wanted to see more. 230 00:10:55.039 --> 00:10:57.240 You know, maybe that's just the honest truth. So we 231 00:10:57.320 --> 00:11:00.000 talks some louisvill football today. On the Kentucky side, Marks 232 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:04.360 did finally discuss a ten win season that was vacated 233 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:06.960 that happened a couple of weeks ago. It sounds like 234 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:09.879 he was pretty hush hush about it because his bosses 235 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:12.799 told him to. I did not realize it until we 236 00:11:12.799 --> 00:11:15.679 had a we had Kent uh, yeah, Ken Spencer on 237 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:18.080 last week who Who? Because I was out of I 238 00:11:18.159 --> 00:11:20.159 was on vacation the week that that news broke. I 239 00:11:20.159 --> 00:11:23.600 didn't realize that that came out like after Kentucky's media day, 240 00:11:24.440 --> 00:11:26.720 like the meaning the day of like everybody showed up, 241 00:11:26.759 --> 00:11:30.399 cameras are there, every you know, every honk in Lexington's 242 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:33.000 there to just stroke on Mark stoops and talk about 243 00:11:33.000 --> 00:11:35.120 how great he is and just smile at him while 244 00:11:35.159 --> 00:11:37.759 they ask him questions. And then you know, those guys 245 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:40.519 leave and and then then the news comes out. It 246 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:42.080 just felt, you know, I'm not gonna put words in 247 00:11:42.279 --> 00:11:45.039 anybody else's mouth that that that that you know, we're there, 248 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:47.759 but Kent. You can go back and listen to the podcast. 249 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:50.600 I think he kind of he kind of insinuated that 250 00:11:50.720 --> 00:11:53.159 it was kind of like, you know, just off to 251 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:55.480 to know that that big news is coming. Have everybody there. 252 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:58.360 There's your chance to talk about it and then and 253 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:00.639 then announce it and then have it come out. But 254 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:04.080 I don't think Stoops said anything wrong in addressing it today. 255 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:06.960 Uh And what I what I what I can't seem 256 00:12:06.960 --> 00:12:09.679 to figure out is with with Mark Stoops, I kind 257 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:12.799 of feel like anytime that there are really realistic expectations 258 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:15.200 for Kentucky football. And when I see realistic expectations, I 259 00:12:15.240 --> 00:12:19.519 mean just you know, continue to be not at the 260 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:23.080 bottom of the league, right, certainly go to a bowl game, 261 00:12:24.480 --> 00:12:26.440 you know, beat the teams you're supposed to beat, maybe 262 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:29.360 steal one you're not supposed to win, right, like put yourself. 263 00:12:29.360 --> 00:12:32.159 I mean again, like realistic expectations. I think for Kentucky 264 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:34.480 every year should be about seven and five, maybe eight 265 00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:36.440 and four. But you know, but I say that knowing 266 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:40.200 they've had ten win seasons. So Anyways, what I can't 267 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:44.000 figure out is to Kentucky, does Kentucky football prefer to 268 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:46.360 be like slept On because they're not getting a whole 269 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:48.279 lot of love. I mean, they get votes in the 270 00:12:48.279 --> 00:12:50.559 preseason Coaches Poll an eight P poll, and honestly, I 271 00:12:50.600 --> 00:12:53.320 think that's just because of the respect that Mark Stoops 272 00:12:53.360 --> 00:12:55.679 has has generated over time. I don't think anybody thinks 273 00:12:55.679 --> 00:12:57.679 they're going to be great, but you know what, we 274 00:12:57.759 --> 00:12:59.559 got some other let's let's let's you know, let's give 275 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:01.919 them a vote. That kind of stuff, because if you 276 00:13:01.960 --> 00:13:05.480 go back and look Kentucky's best seasons, I feel like 277 00:13:05.559 --> 00:13:08.440 have been whenever there weren't big time expectations, and when 278 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:12.559 there are, I guess higher expectations than what you've typically 279 00:13:12.600 --> 00:13:15.159 seen throughout the history of Kentucky football. And you hear 280 00:13:15.200 --> 00:13:19.080 their coaches out there talking about being disrespected, the big dog. 281 00:13:19.200 --> 00:13:21.960 Vince Merrill's barking about, you know, all the haters and 282 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:25.879 you know, doing big dog stuff whatever that is, Like 283 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:28.799 that's usually whenever they fall flat, Like when Will Levis 284 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:31.120 came back to school and they lost to Vandy at home, right, 285 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:33.799 they thought Will Levis was a Heisman contender. You know, 286 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:35.919 they had their first big opportunity to get a big win, 287 00:13:36.200 --> 00:13:39.559 couldn't do it against Ole Miss. So I actually think 288 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:43.039 we all want to hear our teams talked about in 289 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:45.960 July and August is a team to look out for. 290 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:49.559 Don't sleep on them, don't sleep bog Jeff Braum and 291 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:51.879 Mark Stoops. These guys, man, they got you know, like you. 292 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:53.960 You want to hear that, right because he gets you excited. 293 00:13:54.559 --> 00:13:58.679 But I think both programs have historically been better when 294 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:01.200 they can play us against the world kind of thing. 295 00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:03.639 And I'm not even I'm not even claiming that either 296 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:06.600 side can do that right now, but I think both 297 00:14:06.679 --> 00:14:10.080 fan bases again, look at these rankings and they see 298 00:14:10.240 --> 00:14:13.440 Iowa at twenty five. We're better than Iowa. I will 299 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:15.080 say this, there is one team I continue to see 300 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:17.159 ranked in the top twenty five and its pissing me off. 301 00:14:18.679 --> 00:14:20.840 N C State. I have respect for Dave Doran. They 302 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:23.600 finished the season strong, but like they brought in that 303 00:14:23.960 --> 00:14:26.879 quarterback from Coastal Carolina, and everybody thinks Dave Doran's about 304 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:30.000 the you know, about to shock the world and put 305 00:14:30.080 --> 00:14:31.720 them in the playoff. Come on, get out of here. 306 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:36.000 Jeff Brom over Dave Dorian all day. Louisville's roster right now, 307 00:14:36.080 --> 00:14:38.120 over NCY State's roster all day. But apparently the voters 308 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:42.039 don't see it that way. Anyways. We want to be 309 00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:46.000 loved on and tabbed as a team to look out for, 310 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:49.279 but I actually think not only have we always been 311 00:14:49.320 --> 00:14:51.320 better when it's the other way around, it's actually more 312 00:14:51.399 --> 00:14:54.320 fun when you can sneak up and shock some people 313 00:14:54.360 --> 00:14:58.879 and make a statement. All right, So again we're loaded today. 314 00:14:59.639 --> 00:15:02.600 Hopefully you guys stick with us. We'll do some Olympic recap. 315 00:15:02.639 --> 00:15:04.679 I don't have a lot to share because I didn't 316 00:15:04.679 --> 00:15:06.080 watch a whole lot of the Olympics, but I will 317 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:08.799 tell you this. I watched the gold medal game on 318 00:15:08.919 --> 00:15:11.240 Saturday along with you know, a bunch of other people 319 00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:14.360 across the planet, and that was so awesome to see 320 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:18.639 because it kind of feel like what Steph Curry did 321 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:22.279 watching him just really do what Steph Curry does, right, 322 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:25.600 make shots that nobody else should ever even think about taking. 323 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:28.639 He takes bad shots, and you have to and you know, 324 00:15:28.840 --> 00:15:30.559 you give it a second. If you if you've watched 325 00:15:30.559 --> 00:15:33.120 Steph over the years, you can think back and say 326 00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:35.720 to yourself, you know what, that's probably the best play 327 00:15:35.720 --> 00:15:38.840 they could have. They could have ran like, that's that's 328 00:15:38.840 --> 00:15:42.200 actually a good strategic move there, knowing that if anybody 329 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:44.360 else took that shot, they might have been kicked off 330 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:46.039 the team, but that's what Steph Curry does. He makes 331 00:15:46.080 --> 00:15:48.720 insane shots. He's a heck of a player. And Steph's 332 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:51.240 legacy has been talked about quite a bit. But I 333 00:15:51.279 --> 00:15:54.759 feel like him winning the title post KD and him 334 00:15:54.840 --> 00:15:57.320 having that moment in the Olympics where it was him. 335 00:15:57.879 --> 00:16:00.679 He played so well in those last two as they 336 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:03.240 don't win it without him. I kind of feel like 337 00:16:03.320 --> 00:16:06.000 anybody that's out there, And I guess I've been a 338 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:08.120 Steph hater before I should. I mean, I don't hate 339 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:09.519 the guy. I don't think he's a I don't think 340 00:16:09.559 --> 00:16:12.480 he's a hard guy to like. To me, he's kind 341 00:16:12.480 --> 00:16:16.519 of like Patrick Mahomes in a way. He's kind of 342 00:16:16.519 --> 00:16:19.480 been the face of his league, has had a lot 343 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:23.559 of success, seems like a good enough dude, not really 344 00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:27.240 any controversy surrounding him. I mean, even with Mahomes, he's 345 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:30.000 had controversial people around him and he stayed super clean. 346 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:33.080 His brother's a clown. His wife seems like the worst. 347 00:16:33.879 --> 00:16:36.799 With Steph. You know, his wife she kind of sucks too. 348 00:16:36.960 --> 00:16:40.639 I mean she she seems very unlikable, and she certainly 349 00:16:40.720 --> 00:16:44.120 was during the Golden State Cleveland rivalry. But like Steph, 350 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:47.039 seems like an awesome dude, and he's worked his ass off. 351 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:49.320 He's not somebody you look at from a physical standpoint 352 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:52.360 and say, well, I mean we can work our we 353 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:54.360 can work our ass off in the gym twenty four 354 00:16:54.360 --> 00:16:57.200 to seven. This guy's just he's been given, you know, 355 00:16:57.320 --> 00:17:00.679 God given talent and size and athleticism we'll never get 356 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:02.519 which clearly he has good jeans. His dad was a 357 00:17:02.519 --> 00:17:06.039 great NBA player too, But like Steph isn't physically imposing. 358 00:17:07.200 --> 00:17:09.079 I mean, if I hadn't seen it with my own 359 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:11.759 two eyes, I wouldn't believe he could dunk just watching 360 00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:13.920 him play. He can't dunk, by the way, But I 361 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:15.759 thought it was awesome to see, And like, I need 362 00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:18.160 an Olympics moment, because when I think back on like 363 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:22.960 Olympics over the years, I've just I couldn't think of 364 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:25.400 one specific time where I was watching the Olympics and 365 00:17:25.400 --> 00:17:28.400 I thought, oh, hell yeah, I feel so proud to 366 00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:30.119 be an American. I mean I always feel proud to 367 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:33.240 be an American every day, but like when it comes 368 00:17:33.279 --> 00:17:35.680 to Olympics, I just have never had a moment. And 369 00:17:35.720 --> 00:17:39.559 because they had that close call last week against against 370 00:17:39.599 --> 00:17:42.240 Serbia where they were down eighteen points I think it was, 371 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:44.000 and then they were in a close game where they 372 00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:46.640 needed Steph to do Steph things. It gave me my 373 00:17:46.680 --> 00:17:48.599 first Olympic moment to where I feel like, you know what, 374 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:52.160 I remember, I'll remember where I was when I watched that. 375 00:17:53.240 --> 00:17:54.920 So that was really cool to see. And again, I 376 00:17:54.920 --> 00:17:56.759 feel like anybody that acts as if Steph Curry is 377 00:17:56.799 --> 00:17:59.279 not legitimately in the conversation as far as one of 378 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:02.839 the best players ever, you're wrong. I'm not saying he's 379 00:18:02.839 --> 00:18:05.640 the best. Clearly he's not the most talented. Others have 380 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:08.400 accomplished more. I mean, I still think you put Jordan, 381 00:18:08.759 --> 00:18:11.480 you put Lebron, and you know, there's others that clearly 382 00:18:11.519 --> 00:18:14.759 belong in that conversation, in that elite tier, and there's 383 00:18:14.799 --> 00:18:18.000 gonna be hesitancy to put Steph in there. I was 384 00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:20.559 someone that for the longest time would hesitate. I'm like, no, 385 00:18:20.680 --> 00:18:22.839 come on, no, But how can you not look at 386 00:18:22.839 --> 00:18:25.960 his accomplishments. How can you not say that Steph Curry's 387 00:18:25.960 --> 00:18:28.519 in that elite tier is one of the best players 388 00:18:28.559 --> 00:18:29.359 of all time. 389 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:30.519 He is. 390 00:18:31.079 --> 00:18:31.680 He's special. 391 00:18:33.079 --> 00:18:33.359 All right. 392 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:35.079 If you guys want to join us on the show today, 393 00:18:35.720 --> 00:18:38.559 that would make you special. Five two five seventy nine 394 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:39.880 hundred is the number. If you want to give us 395 00:18:39.880 --> 00:18:42.200 a call, you can text in on the Llenn Federal 396 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:44.200 Credit Union tex line five O two sixty five to 397 00:18:44.319 --> 00:18:47.759 three zero seven ninety. Hope to hear from you, guys. 398 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:50.119 We'd like to make it fun and interactive here on 399 00:18:50.279 --> 00:18:52.880 the show, and we are going to be joined, as 400 00:18:52.920 --> 00:18:55.559 I mentioned, coming up here, uh in about ten minutes 401 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:57.240 or so by the one of the only, mister Kendrick 402 00:18:57.240 --> 00:19:00.000 Haskins of Way three. I'm curious to get his thoughts 403 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:02.599 on a variety of things. But before we do that, 404 00:19:02.920 --> 00:19:04.880 I will say this I had for those of you 405 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:07.160 that care, and it's probably not many of you. I 406 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:10.000 feel like this past weekend was my first time really 407 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:15.079 tested as a sports parent, as like as a as 408 00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:17.240 a you know, a sports dad. Not to say that 409 00:19:17.279 --> 00:19:19.680 moms can't be, you know, just as passionate into it. 410 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:22.720 In fact most of them are. But my son had 411 00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:28.000 his first flag football game on Saturday afternoon and big 412 00:19:28.079 --> 00:19:30.680 victory for the Overdell Chiefs. I mean, just to complete 413 00:19:31.160 --> 00:19:33.799 I mean, those poor kids, the Brooks Saints man, they 414 00:19:34.519 --> 00:19:36.440 I don't know if they'll play again, I mean it 415 00:19:36.279 --> 00:19:38.799 was it was bad. It was a beat down you hate. 416 00:19:38.799 --> 00:19:40.119 I mean, you know, it was nice to see the 417 00:19:40.160 --> 00:19:42.519 domination on the overdel In fact, it was a clean 418 00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:45.960 sweep for the organization flag little Bullets. I don't know 419 00:19:45.960 --> 00:19:48.039 if they call it like a team B team whatever 420 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:51.079 that you know, every team within the organization of the 421 00:19:51.079 --> 00:19:54.119 Overdell Chiefs got the dub at the brook Saints Expense 422 00:19:54.279 --> 00:19:56.440 on Saturday in Shepperdsville, Kentucky. I'm sure a lot of 423 00:19:56.440 --> 00:19:58.200 you heard about it. I'm sure god just as much 424 00:19:58.240 --> 00:20:02.519 coverage as the Olympic Action did. But before I ever 425 00:20:02.559 --> 00:20:04.640 knew that a woman would let me give her children, 426 00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:07.640 I knew I would potentially have some trouble as a 427 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:11.079 sports dad because I'm a super competitive person. It's like 428 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:13.519 a I think at times it's helped me in life, 429 00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:16.079 but at times it's also been it's been an issue 430 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:17.440 for me. I mean I've not like, you know, it's 431 00:20:17.519 --> 00:20:20.480 like I've lost my mind, but like I'm all in 432 00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:22.559 with something or I'm not into it at all. So 433 00:20:22.720 --> 00:20:25.640 like I always worried, like if my son played and 434 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:27.599 he did it just to have fun, he did it 435 00:20:27.680 --> 00:20:30.319 just to hang out with his friends, there's nothing wrong 436 00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:33.359 with that. That's awesome, But like I'm gonna be in 437 00:20:33.400 --> 00:20:36.079 that weird spot like why aren't you working harder? Why 438 00:20:36.079 --> 00:20:38.400 are you smiling? You just missed six straight shots, like 439 00:20:38.799 --> 00:20:41.519 I gotta get you know, And honestly, some of the 440 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:43.960 best advice I got about that has been true to 441 00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:45.279 this point, and it was from the one and the 442 00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:48.960 only Tony Venette who provides better wisdom when it comes 443 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:53.000 to parenting than John Anthony Venetti. I mean, he's a 444 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:55.079 great father himself, and I say that sincerely. He's got 445 00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:56.359 a lot to be proud of with his kids, and 446 00:20:56.599 --> 00:20:58.359 he's given me a lot of great advice over the years. 447 00:20:58.359 --> 00:21:00.440 But he always said, look at you, don't even think 448 00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:05.319 about it, and he's right. Until Saturday he didn't start. 449 00:21:05.599 --> 00:21:10.359 Oh no, he didn't start. Had him on defense, you know, 450 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:14.160 and then you know, I realized, well, it's not really 451 00:21:14.200 --> 00:21:17.680 about starting and not starting. They have two balanced units 452 00:21:17.680 --> 00:21:20.960 that they put together, and you you play defense for 453 00:21:21.000 --> 00:21:23.119 a quarter, then you play offense like it's you know, 454 00:21:23.359 --> 00:21:25.799 it wasn't as if he got benched. It wasn't as 455 00:21:25.839 --> 00:21:27.640 if they've got a depth chart. We've got four year 456 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:29.680 old kids running I mean, he just turned four two 457 00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:33.079 months ago. I mean, he's he's I mean he and 458 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:35.200 he's having fun. But I'm thinking, why wasn't he in 459 00:21:35.240 --> 00:21:37.119 the game? Game started? Why is he not out there? 460 00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:40.599 What's going on here? And then you know at halftime, 461 00:21:40.640 --> 00:21:43.160 the kids are getting water. A lot of parents are 462 00:21:43.200 --> 00:21:44.880 just trying to keep their kids into it, like, hey, 463 00:21:44.920 --> 00:21:47.119 you know, let's you know, just like just your kids 464 00:21:47.160 --> 00:21:49.279 finishing the game. Being into it at this age is 465 00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:51.599 actually a win for everybody. A lot of them, you know, 466 00:21:51.640 --> 00:21:55.039 want to eat grass and roll around like it there. 467 00:21:54.039 --> 00:22:00.680 They're young kids. So you know, he ended up getting 468 00:22:01.160 --> 00:22:03.839 They gave him the handoff to try to convert on 469 00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:07.039 a two point conversion, and he was looking over at 470 00:22:07.119 --> 00:22:08.680 us because he knew he was about to get the ball, 471 00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:12.799 so he ran and dropped the handoff wasn't clean, And 472 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:15.400 I'm feeling like, oh my gosh, well there go ahead. 473 00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:18.519 Maybe we'll get him into something else. Maybe maybe, maybe 474 00:22:18.559 --> 00:22:21.160 maybe he'll join the debate team. Hey maybe maybe we'll 475 00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:23.599 maybe he could start a podcast and he'll he didn't 476 00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:25.319 need to play sports and just talk about it. Like 477 00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:27.839 I'm kind of I think I'm gonna be a madman, 478 00:22:27.920 --> 00:22:30.079 which is awful. Like what I just described and told 479 00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:34.079 everybody makes me sound like a real scumback. But you know, 480 00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:36.839 once they started winning, he was jumping up and down, 481 00:22:37.079 --> 00:22:39.920 cheering on his teammates who were scoring touchdowns. He was 482 00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:41.920 having fun. And then I thought to myself, what is 483 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:46.200 wrong with you talking about myself, not my son, which 484 00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:47.519 it would have been badly. What are you cheering for? 485 00:22:47.559 --> 00:22:49.960 You didn't score touchdown. You go to bed. When we 486 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:52.680 get home, You're gonna work hard. Like those thoughts have 487 00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:54.559 never entered my mind and they never will. I am 488 00:22:54.599 --> 00:22:58.240 being tongue in cheek here to an extent, but for 489 00:22:58.279 --> 00:23:00.400 some reason, it was just different. Like my daughter, she 490 00:23:00.519 --> 00:23:04.119 special needs, and she's played, she's had gymnastics, she's she's uh, 491 00:23:04.160 --> 00:23:06.759 she's been in the Miracle League, which is baseball, and 492 00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:08.920 it's been a lot of fun. And Mason, my son, 493 00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:11.519 he's played t ball for two years now. But that's like, 494 00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:14.000 first of all, baseball is just different. I mean, and 495 00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:17.119 they don't even they don't even track outs. Every kid 496 00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:20.319 gets to bat one time during the during you know, 497 00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:22.880 one time or two times during the lineup or whatever. 498 00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:27.000 But like football man, they got they got cool ash jerseys, 499 00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:30.000 They you know, they got a PA system. I mean, 500 00:23:30.039 --> 00:23:31.839 we got a packed crowd, we got prime time. We 501 00:23:31.880 --> 00:23:34.799 played at seven thirty on Saturday night, John, that's prime 502 00:23:34.839 --> 00:23:37.279 time under the lights, four year old game bags. Yeah there, 503 00:23:37.319 --> 00:23:40.440 So it was. It was a lot of fun. But uh, 504 00:23:40.640 --> 00:23:44.559 I felt I felt like the biggest scumback since Saturday, 505 00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:47.720 just for like thirty seconds of the entire game, me 506 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:50.480 having thoughts of like, well, I know what we're doing. 507 00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:52.960 We get home, he's not He's not going to bed 508 00:23:53.039 --> 00:23:56.119 until he successfully takes the hand off without dropping the 509 00:23:56.119 --> 00:23:58.920 ball for three hundred times. Like I again, it's just 510 00:23:58.960 --> 00:24:03.599 like these little like spasms or something because I'm not 511 00:24:03.599 --> 00:24:05.319 going to be that guy. But like it was just 512 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:09.039 it was a first time experience for me, and you know, 513 00:24:09.720 --> 00:24:15.200 hopefully I can just can I can contain myself, all right. 514 00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:17.000 Kendrick Haskins is going to join us, coming up on 515 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:19.359 the other side from way three sports stick around, don't 516 00:24:19.359 --> 00:24:21.960 go anywhere, keep it locked, keep it where you got it, 517 00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:25.119 hang tight, anything else? Any others I mentioned? I think 518 00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:26.880 I hit them all right here on Sports Talk seven 519 00:24:26.960 --> 00:24:31.720 ninety it's right Coffee and Company rolling along here on 520 00:24:31.920 --> 00:24:33.880 Sports Talk seven ninety. You don't forget you could take 521 00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:36.160 us with you wherever you go. Listen live on the 522 00:24:36.200 --> 00:24:39.759 iHeartRadio app listen live at seven ninety Louisville dot com. 523 00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:42.039 And we now bring in a special guest. He's mister 524 00:24:42.119 --> 00:24:44.920 Kendrick Haskins from Wave three Sports. Kendrick, how we doing, brother? 525 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:49.039 I'm doing great. Just turn a year older yesterday, so 526 00:24:49.119 --> 00:24:50.200 it's been a good weekend. 527 00:24:50.440 --> 00:24:51.359 Shout out to you. 528 00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:51.680 Man. 529 00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:54.599 You know you're you're You're not that old, right, Like 530 00:24:54.640 --> 00:24:56.359 I don't want to guess your age because I feel 531 00:24:56.359 --> 00:24:57.880 like you're kind of close to my age, but I 532 00:24:57.880 --> 00:24:59.880 could be way off. How old are you, Kendrick? 533 00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:02.880 I'm forty nine, Okay. 534 00:25:02.559 --> 00:25:05.200 I would have guessed closer to like forty four, forty five. 535 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:08.079 But so you hey, you're you're looking looking good man? Man? 536 00:25:08.200 --> 00:25:10.400 Are you Are you at all thinking about like it's 537 00:25:10.440 --> 00:25:12.759 fifty something that's like worrying you at all? Some people 538 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:14.480 get kind of weird about that, Like when I when 539 00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:16.680 I get to forty, I'll probably be like, oh, like 540 00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:17.799 it's all downhill from. 541 00:25:17.640 --> 00:25:20.279 Here a little bit. 542 00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:22.599 But also at the same time, I'm looking forward to 543 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:24.960 it and I'm hoping to have some kind of celebration. 544 00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:30.119 Oh hell yeah, but it's it's it's kind of a hooray. 545 00:25:30.200 --> 00:25:31.519 But at the same time, I was like, damn, I'm 546 00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:32.000 getting old. 547 00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:33.920 Yeah, well that's why you gotta throw like you gotta 548 00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:37.400 have like the biggest fiftieth celebration, making it, make it 549 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:39.440 a year long, just so you don't think about the 550 00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:41.279 bad side of it. You're like, well, hey, this is 551 00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:43.720 what it's been building for, because there can't be many 552 00:25:43.720 --> 00:25:45.720 better birthday. I mean again, it's you're on the older 553 00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:47.960 side rather than you know, when you turn twenty or thirty. 554 00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:51.640 But I mean fifty, that's a milestone, man, it is 555 00:25:51.680 --> 00:25:52.440 a milestone. 556 00:25:52.680 --> 00:25:55.359 You know, I'm already getting out of the extra doctor's 557 00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:58.079 appointments that you not have to make when I was younger. 558 00:25:58.200 --> 00:26:03.240 So yeah, I'm already fifty without Yeah. 559 00:26:03.000 --> 00:26:05.839 Well, just keep living like you're you know, you're still 560 00:26:05.880 --> 00:26:07.759 young in your prime and you won't even think about 561 00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:10.440 age because I'm gonna tell myself to do that as 562 00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:12.359 I get older as well. But I know you're a 563 00:26:12.359 --> 00:26:14.440 big hoopead like myself. What I want to get your 564 00:26:14.480 --> 00:26:17.440 thoughts on Steph Curry because I think Steph Curry's legacy 565 00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:20.640 was already great before the Olympics and even before he 566 00:26:20.720 --> 00:26:24.680 got that that ring post KD. But I feel like 567 00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:26.759 the ring that he got a couple of years ago 568 00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:28.920 with the Warriors, and I don't know, maybe they get 569 00:26:28.920 --> 00:26:30.359 another one, but it kind of seems as if that 570 00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:33.519 dynasty is is on. It's on. I think their best 571 00:26:33.519 --> 00:26:36.039 basketball was in the past, more so in the rather 572 00:26:36.079 --> 00:26:38.680 than the future. But him being really the guy, I mean, 573 00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:41.039 they don't they don't get past Serbia without him doing 574 00:26:41.079 --> 00:26:44.079 Steph Curry things, and of course he was sensational making 575 00:26:44.119 --> 00:26:46.720 shots on Saturday that really nobody else should be even 576 00:26:46.759 --> 00:26:49.680 should even think about taking. Do you look at him 577 00:26:49.680 --> 00:26:52.559 any differently now in these last few years compared to whatever, 578 00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:54.480 he kind of emerged as one of the faces of 579 00:26:54.519 --> 00:26:56.000 the league. Because I'll admit it, I don't know if 580 00:26:56.000 --> 00:26:57.960 I was ever a Steph hater, but I just had 581 00:26:57.960 --> 00:27:00.240 a hard time thinking he was one of the best 582 00:27:00.279 --> 00:27:02.759 players of all time. And now I'm not saying he's 583 00:27:02.799 --> 00:27:05.119 the best, but look at his career, look at his accomplishments. 584 00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:07.559 I think it's hard for anybody to dispute that he's 585 00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:09.519 up there. He's in that conversation, there's a there's an 586 00:27:09.559 --> 00:27:12.160 elite tier at the top, and I think he belongs 587 00:27:12.160 --> 00:27:12.519 in there. 588 00:27:13.799 --> 00:27:16.359 I agree with you, it's hard because of his size 589 00:27:16.880 --> 00:27:18.759 and if Steph's not as little as people make him 590 00:27:18.799 --> 00:27:20.759 think of make him out to be stuff, it's still 591 00:27:20.839 --> 00:27:23.960 like six or four, it's not. He's not tiny and 592 00:27:24.039 --> 00:27:27.319 so but I think his size and like people, I 593 00:27:27.400 --> 00:27:30.039 think people hold his defense against him because he is 594 00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:33.480 he does tend to get targeted on defense. But outside 595 00:27:33.480 --> 00:27:36.720 of that, I mean there and for a long time now, 596 00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:39.680 there's no more fun player to watch when he's on 597 00:27:39.799 --> 00:27:41.920 fire and Steph Curry, he's. 598 00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:43.119 Changed the game like that. 599 00:27:43.440 --> 00:27:46.200 He's changed the game. Some may even say for the worse, 600 00:27:46.599 --> 00:27:50.839 but he's definitely changed the game. And there's never gonna 601 00:27:50.839 --> 00:27:52.720 be another one like him. There's gonna be others that 602 00:27:52.839 --> 00:27:55.640 come along that probably can shoot close to that. But 603 00:27:55.680 --> 00:27:58.160 what we're seeing, we've never seen anything like this. So 604 00:27:58.240 --> 00:28:01.319 now as the older he gets, and it's the crazy thing, 605 00:28:01.359 --> 00:28:04.480 it feels like he's still getting better, but the older 606 00:28:04.519 --> 00:28:07.160 guests now is more of an appreciation to how great 607 00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:10.359 he is. Before it was just watching how good can 608 00:28:10.400 --> 00:28:13.279 this guy be? And seeing him win championships was exciting. 609 00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:15.920 But now when you know the Warriors run is pretty 610 00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:20.200 much over most likely unless they make some miraculous trade. 611 00:28:20.640 --> 00:28:23.759 But right now, it's more of an appreciation to his greatness. 612 00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:26.880 You said it. I think his stature has always been 613 00:28:26.960 --> 00:28:29.880 something that keeps people who people who love him and 614 00:28:29.920 --> 00:28:32.319 think he is great, they just hesitate to put him 615 00:28:32.319 --> 00:28:34.839 in that elite tier because he's someone that when you 616 00:28:34.839 --> 00:28:36.839 look at him, you could go you could go to 617 00:28:36.880 --> 00:28:39.279 the YMCA downtown, just a few blocks away from where 618 00:28:39.279 --> 00:28:41.400 we are right now, and you wouldn't see somebody that 619 00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:43.359 can play like him, But you see somebody with that 620 00:28:43.440 --> 00:28:45.640 same type of stature. You know, he's not, as you said, 621 00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:48.759 he's not tiny, but he's not physically imposing. You know, 622 00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:51.119 he's got he doesn't have muscles popping out of everywhere. 623 00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:54.160 He's tall enough to make plays. But yeah, I mean, 624 00:28:54.200 --> 00:28:56.880 I think that's always been something that's worked against him. 625 00:28:56.880 --> 00:28:59.400 But you know, results are results, and I can't think 626 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:03.079 of anybody that has that has been able to really 627 00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:07.039 consistently take shots that I'm not kidding you, ninety nine 628 00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:09.519 point nine percent of the basketball population at the professional 629 00:29:09.599 --> 00:29:12.519 level should never consider taking these shots. Where now, when 630 00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:14.960 he does it, you think, well, even if he misses it. Well, 631 00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:16.960 that's a good look because those are shots he typically makes. 632 00:29:18.119 --> 00:29:20.880 And I think part of the difference between a Steph 633 00:29:20.960 --> 00:29:24.119 and a Lebron and a Kobe and MJ is you 634 00:29:24.160 --> 00:29:27.079 can look at Steph while it's not true, you can 635 00:29:27.119 --> 00:29:29.960 convince yourself that that's obtainable because. 636 00:29:29.680 --> 00:29:31.440 He's not true those guys. 637 00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:35.039 He's not a freak of nature like Lebron is. You know, 638 00:29:35.440 --> 00:29:38.720 he's not this killer like Kobe and Mike were, even 639 00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:41.359 though he is. But you know what I mean, sure, 640 00:29:41.599 --> 00:29:44.079 he's not that athletic guy that's gonna go and dump 641 00:29:44.119 --> 00:29:46.960 over a bunch of people. So a guy coming up 642 00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:49.759 who maybe be about six foot sixty one sixty two 643 00:29:50.160 --> 00:29:52.559 looks a step as like that's obtainable. I can learn 644 00:29:52.640 --> 00:29:55.119 to shoot like that now most people can't. But you 645 00:29:55.200 --> 00:29:56.640 can't convince yourself that you can't. 646 00:29:57.240 --> 00:30:00.440 Yeah, and I think what you said earlier is I mean, 647 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:02.759 it's not really his fault, but I do think because 648 00:30:02.799 --> 00:30:05.240 he just he became I mean, especially for young kids, 649 00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:07.319 when he became one of the stars of the league, 650 00:30:07.359 --> 00:30:10.440 one of the faces of the league. I mean, it 651 00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:12.920 was not again, he's just different, right. Usually it's guys 652 00:30:12.960 --> 00:30:14.799 that are jumping over people and Duncan on him. This 653 00:30:14.880 --> 00:30:16.559 is a guy who is doing things that you feel 654 00:30:16.599 --> 00:30:19.000 like again, it's more, it's more attainable, and that's led 655 00:30:19.039 --> 00:30:21.000 to a lot of kids just wanted to fire up 656 00:30:21.160 --> 00:30:23.319 Steph Curry type shots. Went again. There needs to be 657 00:30:24.000 --> 00:30:26.240 like there needs to be in every gym in America 658 00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:29.599 where young kids play and they develop and work on 659 00:30:29.640 --> 00:30:32.119 their game. Just a reminder on the wall. You're not 660 00:30:32.319 --> 00:30:34.359 gonna be Steph Curry, So let's let's work on some 661 00:30:34.480 --> 00:30:35.319 other things as well. 662 00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:38.640 Right. I remember when I was a kid, I was 663 00:30:38.880 --> 00:30:42.480 young enough that are old enough where Doctor Jay was 664 00:30:42.519 --> 00:30:44.960 at the end of his career, Michael Jordan was coming along, 665 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:47.240 and Magic was coming along, and like I literally had 666 00:30:47.319 --> 00:30:50.200 a junior coach that said, nobody on the team could 667 00:30:50.240 --> 00:30:53.319 wear number six, number twenty three, number thirty two, or 668 00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:54.599 number thirty three for Bird. 669 00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:56.720 So that's a good that's a good coach. 670 00:30:58.759 --> 00:30:59.000 Bird. 671 00:30:59.039 --> 00:31:01.119 Bird's one of those guys. To man, I didn't get 672 00:31:01.119 --> 00:31:03.119 a chance to see Bird in his prime. Obviously, I 673 00:31:03.160 --> 00:31:04.839 was very familiar with him as a young kid. Knew 674 00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:07.279 he was great. But he is someone who when Larry 675 00:31:07.359 --> 00:31:12.440 Bird's highlight mixes appear on my feed or somebody sends 676 00:31:12.480 --> 00:31:14.079 me one. I see him on one of the social 677 00:31:14.119 --> 00:31:17.559 media platforms. I can never skip through it. Because a 678 00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:20.519 guy who looks like he, you know, just got off 679 00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:23.799 a barstool, polished, you know, three draft beers. He's out 680 00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:27.200 there just throwing passes that are as good as anybody's. 681 00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:29.759 I mean, he doesn't make sense how good. 682 00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:33.240 Larry Bird was right, and he's another one that you 683 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:36.240 can look at and be like, that's obtainable because he 684 00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:39.759 wasn't thought of as athletic. You know, Bird was more athletics. 685 00:31:39.799 --> 00:31:42.480 Credit for him, surely a clip of dunkin two handed 686 00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:45.079 and so he was more athletic he get credit for. 687 00:31:45.519 --> 00:31:48.359 But you get you look at him. He's not overwhelming 688 00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:51.119 you with athleticism. He's not this big, strong guy. He 689 00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:54.640 looks like an average guy. Even gooes taller than people have, 690 00:31:54.960 --> 00:31:56.759 but he just looks like an average guy. 691 00:31:57.079 --> 00:32:01.440 Have you heard the Nolan Richardson Hall of speech that 692 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:04.599 he when Nolan's being inducted and he talks about Bird. 693 00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:07.480 I've got to send it to if you haven't seen it. 694 00:32:07.559 --> 00:32:12.400 But he's he's driving across the country, Nolan Richardson is 695 00:32:12.599 --> 00:32:15.039 and he's listening to a game on the radio where 696 00:32:15.079 --> 00:32:17.799 Indiana State is playing. I think it might be UTEP 697 00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:21.759 or something, and there was some kind of rivalry component. 698 00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:25.519 And he's listening to Indiana States guy named Bird, Bird Bird, 699 00:32:25.559 --> 00:32:28.039 another bucket by Bird, and he doesn't know who he is, 700 00:32:28.119 --> 00:32:31.480 and he's like, man, he's happy because apparently UTEP was 701 00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:34.000 a rival or something. And he sees the next day 702 00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:36.039 and he sees it in the paper and he couldn't 703 00:32:36.039 --> 00:32:40.000 believe that Larry Bird was a white guy. I'll sell 704 00:32:40.000 --> 00:32:43.119 you the clip because he shared that story while he 705 00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:44.759 was being inducted in the Hall of Fame, which I 706 00:32:44.799 --> 00:32:46.519 thought it was really funny. And I'm sure there's a 707 00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:48.799 lot of people growing up that like would see Larry 708 00:32:48.839 --> 00:32:50.599 Bird and be like, oh, that came from Indiana State, 709 00:32:50.720 --> 00:32:52.359 Like before he started really showing what he could do 710 00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:55.279 against magic. I bet there are so many players across 711 00:32:55.359 --> 00:32:57.200 the world that were like this guy, come on, I 712 00:32:57.279 --> 00:33:01.200 could take care of you. Yeah, there was no internet, exactly. 713 00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:04.440 High school gavern on ESPN back then. A lot of 714 00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:06.359 these guys had no idea who each other was, so 715 00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:08.559 they saw each other on the floor. So yeah, they 716 00:33:08.599 --> 00:33:10.200 probably was a lot of surprise. 717 00:33:10.039 --> 00:33:12.200 Yeah, different different world back then, no doubt. But Kendrick 718 00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:14.200 Haskins is our guest joining us here on Sports Talk 719 00:33:14.279 --> 00:33:17.920 seven ninety so. I talked about this a little bit earlier. 720 00:33:18.240 --> 00:33:20.960 I think both. I think it's normal for every fan 721 00:33:21.559 --> 00:33:23.920 in college football to want to hear their team talked 722 00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:26.640 about in a positive way when you get to July 723 00:33:26.759 --> 00:33:28.319 and August, right, you want to be tabbed as a 724 00:33:28.359 --> 00:33:31.359 team to to look out for that's on the radar 725 00:33:31.480 --> 00:33:35.000 to potentially really surprise some people and break through, which 726 00:33:35.079 --> 00:33:37.079 is you know, I think it's normal. However, I actually 727 00:33:37.119 --> 00:33:41.039 think both teams around here have had their best success historically, 728 00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:43.400 not only with the current coaches. With Jeff's a little different, 729 00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:46.119 it's just the second year, but I think historically both 730 00:33:46.160 --> 00:33:48.960 of these programs in this state have actually been better 731 00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:51.799 off when they can surprise people and there's not a 732 00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:53.799 whole lot of love out there, and they can even 733 00:33:53.799 --> 00:33:56.480 if it's not real, they can manufacture the disrespect card. 734 00:33:56.519 --> 00:33:58.680 You've covered these programs for quite some time. I kind 735 00:33:58.720 --> 00:34:01.279 of feel like we want the preseason love, but it 736 00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:03.359 usually doesn't end up working out that well. 737 00:34:04.599 --> 00:34:07.839 I mean, go back to Patrino when Lamar was here, 738 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:10.719 when the year when Lamar won the Heights and Lamar 739 00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:12.719 kind of came out of nowhere until that Florida State 740 00:34:12.800 --> 00:34:15.280 game and U of L wasn't getting much pub until 741 00:34:15.320 --> 00:34:18.880 that Florida perfect for him, right, And then the next 742 00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:22.639 year when the expectations came, even though Lamar's numbers were 743 00:34:22.840 --> 00:34:25.079 I think with Lamar's numbers, men actually have been better 744 00:34:25.159 --> 00:34:27.719 than last year, but the team did not perform like 745 00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:28.159 they should. 746 00:34:28.320 --> 00:34:29.000 He was a marked man. 747 00:34:29.920 --> 00:34:32.360 Yeah, he was a marked man. They still got they 748 00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:34.480 got plenty of wins, but like you see, they the 749 00:34:34.559 --> 00:34:37.719 way they lost in their bowl game and then it 750 00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:41.360 was Lamar running around and really nobody else really doing anything. 751 00:34:41.920 --> 00:34:45.079 And so yeah, when they expected expectations came, it kind 752 00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:48.760 of faltered a little bit. Kentucky, I think really truly, 753 00:34:48.840 --> 00:34:51.559 I think the expectations for Kentucky are so low, have 754 00:34:52.519 --> 00:34:56.599 historically little yeah, and and like this year, I think 755 00:34:56.639 --> 00:35:02.079 it's more about their schedule, yeah, than their rosters. 756 00:35:02.119 --> 00:35:03.519 Well. I do just feel like in I feel like 757 00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:05.840 in twenty twenty two, Will Levis came back after a 758 00:35:05.880 --> 00:35:08.280 really good debut season, and I feel like that was 759 00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:10.000 the first year because they were coming off a ten 760 00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:12.440 win season that was the first year that I can 761 00:35:12.519 --> 00:35:15.159 think of in my lifetime as as somebody who's been 762 00:35:15.199 --> 00:35:18.760 around both programs to where there were legitimate expectations within 763 00:35:18.920 --> 00:35:21.320 Kentucky football. I'm a little bit younger to remember when 764 00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:23.760 Tim Couch was there, but they brought back Levis and 765 00:35:23.840 --> 00:35:25.639 they were supposed to be pretty damn good. They went 766 00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:28.000 three and five in the SEC, lost at home to Vandy. 767 00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:30.679 You know, didn't end up beating Louisville because that's what 768 00:35:30.719 --> 00:35:33.079 stoops just does. But yeah, I kind of feel like 769 00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:34.840 there's examples that it so for fans out there. I 770 00:35:34.840 --> 00:35:36.360 guess what I'm getting at is when you if you 771 00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:38.360 feel like, hey, you know what, you know, they're not 772 00:35:38.400 --> 00:35:40.880 showing us enough respect, like that that actually some that 773 00:35:40.960 --> 00:35:42.880 that actually is a part of our identity around here. 774 00:35:42.920 --> 00:35:45.559 I feel like, yeah, And I do kind of feel 775 00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:47.400 like if a little Wether won just one of those 776 00:35:47.480 --> 00:35:49.519 three games at the end of the season last year, 777 00:35:49.519 --> 00:35:51.440 they probably would have at least cracked the top twenty five. 778 00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:54.719 I agree, being held over their heads going into the 779 00:35:54.760 --> 00:35:56.960 season with a three game losing streak. So I think 780 00:35:57.039 --> 00:35:59.119 that's that with them and with Kentech, I think it's 781 00:35:59.159 --> 00:36:01.800 more so of their skin, and then of course replacing 782 00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:04.880 a running back, a dynamic running back and a pretty 783 00:36:04.920 --> 00:36:08.159 decent quarterback if there's so many question marks with the playmakers. 784 00:36:08.559 --> 00:36:10.320 But when you got a guy like Barry and Brown, 785 00:36:10.920 --> 00:36:14.480 you're in the game offensively for the most part, just 786 00:36:14.519 --> 00:36:17.039 about it because he can bust a big, big play 787 00:36:17.159 --> 00:36:21.960 on return or just a short little dig route taking sixty. 788 00:36:22.079 --> 00:36:26.639 So those two guys, Brown and Key were pretty underwhelming 789 00:36:26.760 --> 00:36:29.199 last year based just off of expectations because they look 790 00:36:29.320 --> 00:36:34.760 so promising as freshmen, but they're so talented, Like, nobody 791 00:36:34.840 --> 00:36:37.199 will be surprised if those guys have huge years with 792 00:36:37.679 --> 00:36:39.760 their new quarterback, because you know, I'm not saying it 793 00:36:39.840 --> 00:36:42.079 was all Leary's fault last year, but but I mean, 794 00:36:42.400 --> 00:36:44.599 those are two guys. They could have three or four 795 00:36:44.679 --> 00:36:47.199 consecutive games where they're dropping everything thrown to them. But 796 00:36:47.280 --> 00:36:49.519 I'm not gonna be surprised if they have games where they, 797 00:36:49.679 --> 00:36:51.159 you know, look like some of the best receivers in 798 00:36:51.159 --> 00:36:53.360 the country, because they've shown that too at times. 799 00:36:54.199 --> 00:36:56.760 Yeah yeah, I mean they showed up in the solvagase. 800 00:36:58.760 --> 00:36:59.840 Why are you trying to make me crowded? 801 00:36:59.880 --> 00:36:59.920 It? 802 00:37:02.599 --> 00:37:03.480 That was that thing? 803 00:37:03.559 --> 00:37:06.800 Couldn't that rivalry the last few years. 804 00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:12.119 Like man, last year, last year was the one year 805 00:37:12.159 --> 00:37:14.119 where you're like, you know, you just can't lose him 806 00:37:14.119 --> 00:37:15.559 this year because they don't even like their team, they 807 00:37:15.559 --> 00:37:17.239 don't like their coach. He told them to pony up 808 00:37:17.239 --> 00:37:19.519 and pay more money. You got ten wins under your 809 00:37:19.559 --> 00:37:22.119 belt already. And then you know, we all know what 810 00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:25.039 that wasn't That wasn't a fun post game show for me, Kendrick, 811 00:37:26.199 --> 00:37:29.000 I can imagine. All right, so real quicker, We'll let 812 00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:31.079 you go. I know high school football is getting set 813 00:37:31.119 --> 00:37:33.039 to start here in the area. Obviously, you guys do 814 00:37:33.159 --> 00:37:35.599 great coverage over at Wave three each and every year 815 00:37:35.679 --> 00:37:38.119 for that I assuming that we're going to continue to see, 816 00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:40.480 you know, the big dogs stay the big dogs. There's 817 00:37:40.519 --> 00:37:43.199 always there's some historical programs around here that always seem 818 00:37:43.239 --> 00:37:44.880 to win a lot of games. But have you have 819 00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:47.440 you heard is there an emerging program here in the 820 00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:49.360 area that you feel like is coming off of a 821 00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:52.760 couple of successful seasons. I know Atherton has really changed 822 00:37:52.840 --> 00:37:55.280 a lot about their program in recent years. I like 823 00:37:55.360 --> 00:37:57.960 pulling for schools that you know, have built to where 824 00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:59.880 maybe they can compete with some of these big dogs 825 00:38:00.039 --> 00:38:02.079 have a bunch of state championships already in the trophy 826 00:38:02.159 --> 00:38:03.800 case after to. 827 00:38:03.840 --> 00:38:05.920 His fun as their coach is fun coach Anthony bro 828 00:38:06.280 --> 00:38:10.000 He's so funny. He's a short little guy, but he's 829 00:38:10.199 --> 00:38:10.920 full of energy. 830 00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:12.800 Oh yeah, he's putting kids and he's putting guys in 831 00:38:12.840 --> 00:38:16.280 college now too. I see these guys are getting offers, and. 832 00:38:16.400 --> 00:38:19.079 He loves being there, and it's legit. He loves being 833 00:38:19.119 --> 00:38:20.880 at Afters and I think he loves the fact that 834 00:38:20.960 --> 00:38:23.159 he's got he's got a program that basically he's in 835 00:38:23.239 --> 00:38:26.119 control of him. He's totally building and he loves it there. 836 00:38:26.199 --> 00:38:28.920 And so he's doing a great job there. Ballad has 837 00:38:28.960 --> 00:38:30.559 a new coach. It's going to be interesting to see 838 00:38:30.599 --> 00:38:32.519 what they can do because they've gotten so close to 839 00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:36.360 a state championship game back to back years. Still, it'll 840 00:38:36.400 --> 00:38:38.119 be exciting to see what they do. But of course, 841 00:38:38.199 --> 00:38:42.960 Trinity's bringing their quarterback back who actually saw him at practice. 842 00:38:43.199 --> 00:38:44.599 Is a kid that's going to be a sophomore. 843 00:38:45.599 --> 00:38:48.360 Yeah, and he's grown a little bit. He still needs 844 00:38:48.440 --> 00:38:49.519 to grow a little bit more to be a D 845 00:38:49.639 --> 00:38:52.440 one prospect, I think, but he has grown a little bit. 846 00:38:52.559 --> 00:38:56.920 And that kid is he's like a cyboard. His expression 847 00:38:57.199 --> 00:38:58.719 never changes and he. 848 00:38:58.880 --> 00:39:00.800 Just goes out there and just makes place. 849 00:39:01.679 --> 00:39:05.320 Yeah, he just makes play. When they lost. They had 850 00:39:05.360 --> 00:39:07.960 a loss to Frederick Douglas early in the season last 851 00:39:08.039 --> 00:39:10.400 year when he was just kind of coming online. But 852 00:39:10.559 --> 00:39:13.719 once he settled in and he was out there just 853 00:39:13.840 --> 00:39:15.760 carving teams up. He's exciting to watch. 854 00:39:16.599 --> 00:39:18.880 Well, Kendrick, we appreciate the time as always. We'll do 855 00:39:18.920 --> 00:39:20.440 it again soon and I want you to make sure 856 00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:22.239 you enjoy your last year in your forties. 857 00:39:22.239 --> 00:39:24.760 Okay, brother, thanks man, I appreciate it. 858 00:39:24.880 --> 00:39:27.679 Take care. That's Ketchrick Caskins Wave three Sports always appreciate 859 00:39:27.760 --> 00:39:30.639 his time. Good stuff as always. All right, let's uh, 860 00:39:31.199 --> 00:39:32.760 let's take a quick time. I will come back, wrap 861 00:39:32.840 --> 00:39:35.239 up at three o'clock hour and keep the party rolling along. 862 00:39:35.320 --> 00:39:37.519 It's coffee and company. Filbout Thornton's right here on Sports 863 00:39:37.559 --> 00:39:42.880 Talk seven ninety. I haven't mentioned it yet, so might 864 00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:45.280 as well mention it now. I will not be here tomorrow, 865 00:39:45.480 --> 00:39:49.079 so your quarterback for Tuesday afternoon will be the one 866 00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:51.760 and the only mister John Alten who he's got some 867 00:39:52.000 --> 00:39:54.079 I mean, he knows what he's doing. He's professional here, 868 00:39:54.239 --> 00:39:56.840 you know. I like the idea of being able to 869 00:39:56.880 --> 00:40:00.920 be away in the show being I mean, in fact, 870 00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:02.480 I prefer that way every time. But you know, the 871 00:40:02.519 --> 00:40:05.320 brass here at I heart, they've they've got more experience 872 00:40:05.400 --> 00:40:06.960 than me, and they know they know what's best for 873 00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:09.000 this show more so than myself. So they've yet to 874 00:40:09.199 --> 00:40:12.440 to give it, uh to give John the opportunity to 875 00:40:12.480 --> 00:40:15.239 do it that often. But tomorrow he'll be with you 876 00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:19.400 running the show. We'll probably replace some stuff that will 877 00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:21.320 get you more and more excited as we get closer 878 00:40:21.360 --> 00:40:24.079 and closer to uh to football season. Yes, I will 879 00:40:24.159 --> 00:40:26.320 not be here tomorrow, but I'll be back Wednesday. So 880 00:40:26.440 --> 00:40:28.599 just a one day break gotta do, gotta get some 881 00:40:28.760 --> 00:40:30.840 gotta get some medical stuff I gotta I gotta take 882 00:40:30.880 --> 00:40:33.559 care of. But you know, just a one day absence, 883 00:40:33.639 --> 00:40:35.239 not one of my uh not one of my week 884 00:40:35.280 --> 00:40:37.599 long vacations that I I gotta be honest with you, 885 00:40:37.599 --> 00:40:38.920 I feel like I had more of those than ever. 886 00:40:39.079 --> 00:40:40.920 Like I was thinking about it the other day, I 887 00:40:40.960 --> 00:40:43.360 feel like they were very close to each other. Yeah, 888 00:40:43.639 --> 00:40:47.800 and probably a little more so than more so than 889 00:40:47.920 --> 00:40:49.880 than I probably should do it. But then again, like 890 00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:52.400 I like knowing that we're going into and tomorrow is 891 00:40:52.440 --> 00:40:53.719 like a medical day, so it's not like I'm taking 892 00:40:53.760 --> 00:40:56.760 a vacation day. But I like knowing that we get 893 00:40:56.840 --> 00:40:59.159 to August and I you know, I've used all my 894 00:40:59.280 --> 00:41:02.199 vacation because one time I literally didn't use like six 895 00:41:02.320 --> 00:41:04.039 seven days and I just you know, I didn't get 896 00:41:04.039 --> 00:41:05.280 paid for it. I just it was my fault for 897 00:41:05.400 --> 00:41:08.480 not taking it whenever, you know, I should have. So 898 00:41:09.719 --> 00:41:12.480 the trip that when the trip that I didn't realize 899 00:41:12.599 --> 00:41:14.800 was happening that kept me out for three days. The 900 00:41:14.880 --> 00:41:17.840 trip to Missouri, Arkansas with family, that's the one that 901 00:41:18.039 --> 00:41:21.960 kind of was in between a week in uh in 902 00:41:22.880 --> 00:41:23.880 whatever beach we went. 903 00:41:23.800 --> 00:41:24.320 To what was it? 904 00:41:25.119 --> 00:41:27.079 Was it Dustin? No, we just went to Destin. The 905 00:41:27.159 --> 00:41:29.079 other one was clear Water, Yeah, clear Water that area. 906 00:41:29.119 --> 00:41:31.400 We went to Clearwater that area for a week, and 907 00:41:31.480 --> 00:41:33.760 then I had three days off for the trip for 908 00:41:33.840 --> 00:41:35.679 the with the family, and then of course deston a 909 00:41:35.719 --> 00:41:37.880 couple of weeks ago, so they were pretty close together. 910 00:41:38.320 --> 00:41:40.400 And uh, you know, I had a good summer and 911 00:41:40.760 --> 00:41:42.239 that's why I'm ready for someone to be over so 912 00:41:42.320 --> 00:41:43.920 we can get to some football. But that'll be here 913 00:41:43.960 --> 00:41:45.639 before we know. We'll talk some more football. Coming up 914 00:41:45.679 --> 00:41:47.880 here on the other side, we still got two more 915 00:41:47.920 --> 00:41:50.679 hours left, so make sure you guys stick around. You know, 916 00:41:50.760 --> 00:41:53.400 we'll have some fun and uh, you know, you never 917 00:41:53.480 --> 00:41:54.199 know what's gonna happen.