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Nobody does it better than band your wealth. 13 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,439 It is time to get to another faux bleu basketball 14 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:37,439 and a bit. 15 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: Of a spiral. 16 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 3: Right now, we've seen the good, the bad, the beautiful, 17 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,439 the ugly of this Boe basketball team. 18 00:00:42,439 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: They have lost eight out of their last twelve. 19 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,079 Speaker 3: They're trying to get back on the right track and 20 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,840 maybe have a bit more sense of urgency, uh at 21 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,479 least defensively. For the love of all that's holly, they 22 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,719 face Cincinnati. We're gonna get to another foe up next. 23 00:00:56,759 --> 00:01:00,359 How many games will by you win UH in this 24 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,880 regular season, the ending of the regular season, in the 25 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,079 Big twelve tournament, and in the NCAA tournament. How many 26 00:01:06,079 --> 00:01:08,359 wins do they have left in them? Chime in on that. 27 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,640 I'll be putting that out here shortly. All right, we're 28 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,280 gonna get to know the Phother segments brought to you 29 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,920 by Central Garage Utah. Central Garage Utah dot com. If 30 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:20,799 you have a garage door that is broken down, many 31 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,920 of the service entities along the Watchet trend they're gonna 32 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,439 take They're gonna take advantage of you. It's gonna be 33 00:01:26,519 --> 00:01:30,319 very expensive, but not at Central Garage Utah. 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Scott, 46 00:01:54,879 --> 00:01:55,760 how the heck are you, buddy? 47 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:57,519 Speaker 4: What's going on? Ben? 48 00:01:58,120 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: Living the dream man? 49 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: Just uh, you know, it's a Monday, solving the problems 50 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,799 of the day, commenting all the news and notes of 51 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:04,079 the day. 52 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: Man, how are things with you? 53 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 5: Well, we had some snow flurries here, so it come March. 54 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,840 We get tired of that stuff. But you guys, you 55 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,639 still snow on the ground there or what. 56 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 3: We need your snow? Bring it over here. Man, We're 57 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,879 in a high desert right now. We need more moisture. 58 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,599 You guys took it all the East coast took all 59 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,319 of these snow. It seems like this year. 60 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, well there was a bundle here. 61 00:02:27,159 --> 00:02:27,719 Speaker 4: I was out. 62 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 5: They had the two games swing in Arizona, so my 63 00:02:30,719 --> 00:02:33,919 wife actually came with me, and I couldn't get home 64 00:02:34,039 --> 00:02:36,800 because of the snow here. And I got absolutely no 65 00:02:36,879 --> 00:02:39,879 sympathy because I'm in Arizona it's eighty degrees. But I 66 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:42,000 told him, I said, I'm not smart enough to make 67 00:02:42,039 --> 00:02:44,080 this up that the planes are not getting out to 68 00:02:44,159 --> 00:02:45,759 Phoenix and I can't get home. 69 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 4: So it wasn't that. 70 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, there's good and bad to it all, 71 00:02:51,039 --> 00:02:53,639 but I'm glad you're doing well. And give us a 72 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,639 little breakdown. Who is this Cincinnati basketball team this year? 73 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,879 What's their identity? What are their mantras? Was the culture? 74 00:02:59,879 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 4: Like? 75 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 2: Right now? How have they fared thus far the season? 76 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 5: Well, they're on an upswing. They've won five of their 77 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,120 last six. But you know there was a time when 78 00:03:08,159 --> 00:03:11,759 they were one hunder five hundred. They lost to West Virginia. 79 00:03:12,599 --> 00:03:15,080 They lost both games to West Virginia. And you guys 80 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,599 know plenty about the Mountaineers now and they give people 81 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,759 fits and hope coliseums. So there's nothing new there. But 82 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,879 the last game Cincinnati had one of the starters out 83 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:30,120 still was winning by fourteen against the Mountaineers managed to lose, 84 00:03:30,159 --> 00:03:32,159 and they have dropped a lot of games that were 85 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:36,199 very winnable, And you know, West Miller was apologizing to 86 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,840 the radio audience, to the guys in the media room, 87 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,120 there was some kid had a camera on him. He 88 00:03:41,199 --> 00:03:44,680 turns around and approaches him, and that kind of seemed 89 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,879 like the bottom. But since then, you've got five wins 90 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:50,479 out of your last six and then two to play, 91 00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:54,240 and just like BYU is wanting to win to enhance 92 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,599 their resume. Cincinnati just wants to have a resume, and 93 00:03:57,919 --> 00:04:00,639 they pretty much have to win these next two, I 94 00:04:00,639 --> 00:04:03,000 would think, and then maybe get one in Kansas City 95 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:06,840 and the tournament to get off the bubble or wherever 96 00:04:06,919 --> 00:04:07,719 anyone thinks. 97 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 4: I think they're the. 98 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 5: Next four out right now. So if it involves out, 99 00:04:14,639 --> 00:04:15,520 that means you're not in. 100 00:04:15,639 --> 00:04:16,759 Speaker 4: So you got to do some work. 101 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 2: Man four. 102 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,399 Speaker 3: They've won four to their last five games were like 103 00:04:22,439 --> 00:04:25,439 five out of the last six games. They're on a 104 00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:28,639 bit of a tear right now. The only laws was 105 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,879 to Texas Tech. Texas Tech playing well despite losing one 106 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,839 of their best players, JT Topping. So what has changed 107 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,120 since that West Virginia lost? How have they been able 108 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,120 to get back on track? 109 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 5: And it seems like they've been able to throw it 110 00:04:43,519 --> 00:04:45,480 in the post a little bit better and they've gotten 111 00:04:45,519 --> 00:04:49,360 more production from those guys. Boba Miller pretty much averages 112 00:04:49,399 --> 00:04:52,240 a double double, but the Mestapha Chalmers really come on. 113 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:55,680 Last three games, he's had over twenty points. The last 114 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,279 game he had a career hide in rebounds with fifteen 115 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,600 and he's shooting little bit from the outside too, so 116 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,199 that's kind of opened some things up. He was very 117 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,160 good against Kansas, they both were, and if those two 118 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:10,360 guys are on that helps. When they've been held, you know, 119 00:05:10,399 --> 00:05:12,879 in single digits, it doesn't work out so well. So 120 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,920 they've played well and then they've started to hit some threes. 121 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,199 They made twelve against Kansas at foug Allen and fourteen 122 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,399 the other day against Oklahoma State, and I think they 123 00:05:25,399 --> 00:05:28,040 had sixteen against Kansas State. Now they've not shot like 124 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,680 that with regularity. There's been games where they've only made 125 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,879 three or four. But things seem to be coming together. 126 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,519 They've had injuries like everyone else has injuries, and you know, 127 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,959 obviously you guys have Ritchie Saunders out and that's a 128 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,480 huge factor there. But they've just never played with the 129 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,399 roster that they thought they were going to have at 130 00:05:46,439 --> 00:05:48,920 the beginning of the year. It's always been somebody's been 131 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,399 out for one reason or another. And there's a guy 132 00:05:51,439 --> 00:05:53,879 sitting out with a medical redshirt right now or trying 133 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,920 to get a medical red shirt. That would only help them, 134 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,839 but this is the way college basketball is at this point. 135 00:05:58,879 --> 00:06:01,959 They don't want to waste the year, and by putting 136 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,560 him in right now because he's a grad student trying 137 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,800 to get another year, so he would help him. But 138 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,279 basketball is a totally different game. Sometimes there's not so 139 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,879 much team, it's more individual, and that's unfortunate sometimes. 140 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:22,759 Speaker 3: Yep, it's a crazy basketball world we're living in. The 141 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,680 Big twelve is pretty crazy right now. BYU started hot, 142 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,439 they're in the drags right now, trying to find a 143 00:06:30,439 --> 00:06:34,079 way to win. Cincinnati on the upswing. Even UCF, I 144 00:06:34,079 --> 00:06:35,839 feel like they're on the up swing. They were kind 145 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,279 of in you know, they were not predicted, projected to 146 00:06:38,319 --> 00:06:40,759 be one of the best teams in the Big twelve. 147 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,319 Speaker 2: How would you describe the Big Twelve thus far this season? 148 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:48,959 Speaker 5: Jakol and Hyde, You just don't know. I mean, Utah 149 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,519 gave you guys a decent game. Utah came here and 150 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,560 play the Bearcats tough. They had to squeak that one out. 151 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,079 And Utah's at the bottom of the Big Twelve right now. 152 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:03,720 They can turn around beat anyone. So it's just that, well, 153 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:06,600 you can't, you can't take a day off. Someone will 154 00:07:06,639 --> 00:07:09,800 get you. UCF, as you mentioned that they want out there. 155 00:07:09,879 --> 00:07:12,120 I watched some of that game and that was that 156 00:07:12,639 --> 00:07:16,279 score was a bit of a surprise to me. Iowa 157 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,319 States good, but then Iowa State has lost a few 158 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:24,399 here and there. Texas Tech looks still really good without. 159 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 4: J T topping. 160 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 5: I mean, they had guys knocking down threes, and their 161 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:30,680 their home court is big, just like your home court 162 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,480 is normally big. And it's it's really tough to get 163 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,600 a road win in the Big Twelve, and really tough 164 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:38,639 to get any win in the Big Twelve. You can't 165 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,279 just take anyone for granted. You know, the Cincinnati used 166 00:07:41,319 --> 00:07:44,680 to be in the American Athletic Conference, and you know 167 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,720 there'd be a couple of days, you know, maybe you 168 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:48,879 could get a day off with a Southern miss or 169 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,079 in East Carolina, and I hope did not make those 170 00:07:52,079 --> 00:07:54,240 fans mad. Those are very nice cities to it to 171 00:07:54,319 --> 00:07:56,720 go to. But you know what I'm saying, it's just 172 00:07:56,759 --> 00:08:00,639 not the same. It's it's a power conference, Big twelve 173 00:08:00,639 --> 00:08:02,879 and best league in basketball in my vote. 174 00:08:03,959 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is a fantastic conference, no doubt about it. 175 00:08:08,199 --> 00:08:12,199 Let's get a little scattering report on Cincinnati as they 176 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,079 prepare for BYU. What are what would you say are 177 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,639 their strengths and weaknesses right now? 178 00:08:20,279 --> 00:08:22,439 Speaker 5: Well, the sturne of the two big men right now, 179 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,000 Boba Miller and messed off at Chaman. Miller's nearly seven 180 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,560 feet tall but used to be a point guard way 181 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,120 back when before he grew so they can let him 182 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,360 bring the ball up the floor sometimes. Thomas has really 183 00:08:34,399 --> 00:08:37,840 come on offensively. And the two guards dayda A Thomas 184 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,000 and GIZZL James are really you are only two guys 185 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,720 back from last year's team, so they've had experience with BYU, 186 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:46,679 and I think I think Gizzl James hit six threes 187 00:08:46,799 --> 00:08:50,200 against BYU in the last game here at Fifth Third Arena, 188 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,799 which as I recall, I think BYU maybe had a 189 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,039 three point lead at the half, and then the Bearcats 190 00:08:56,039 --> 00:09:00,480 had a big second half. But obviously in provo that 191 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:04,600 game was all Cougars. That was a difficult one, but 192 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,080 good for your guys. Jalen Celestine, the other guy that's 193 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,600 coming to the starting lineup is a veteran played at Baylor, 194 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,879 so he played a little bit right there that you 195 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,440 have and he's been pretty consistent knocking down threes. So 196 00:09:20,919 --> 00:09:23,000 and the other thing here lately, they've kind of gone 197 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,039 to a shorter. 198 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 4: Mix of guys. 199 00:09:25,639 --> 00:09:29,919 Speaker 5: Earlier in the season, you know, Wes Miller would play ten, eleven, guys, 200 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:34,240 and it's been about eight recently. Sean and I have 201 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,279 just came back the last game, so that made it nine. 202 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,679 He's a McDonald's All American that was starting earlier in 203 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,240 the year, but he's a freshman and just you know, 204 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,559 once they got to the Big Twelve schedule, they had 205 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:47,679 to make some adjustments. 206 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,399 Speaker 4: And so that group that I. 207 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:55,759 Speaker 5: Mentioned, those five, James, Thomas, Celestine, Miller and Sean, that's 208 00:09:55,759 --> 00:09:58,399 been the starting five and they've had a pretty good 209 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,440 run for the most part, other than the Texas Tech game, 210 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,879 when Texas Tech beats a lot of people. But I 211 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,159 will say that they started that game like they're going 212 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,279 to run away. It was I think they had a 213 00:10:08,399 --> 00:10:11,799 thirteen point lead or something like that fairly early. 214 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 4: I was there. 215 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,639 Speaker 5: I should know exactly, but sometimes my numbers get confused. 216 00:10:15,639 --> 00:10:20,679 But Texas Tech came back on them, and you know, again, 217 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,720 tough to play at the United Supermarkets Arena or Marriott 218 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,399 Center or wherever we're at in the Big Twelve. It 219 00:10:27,399 --> 00:10:29,679 can be dangerous, no. 220 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:30,159 Speaker 2: Doubt about it. 221 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,399 Speaker 3: What are the coaches players, I don't know if you've 222 00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:34,360 had any media availability, what are they saying about this 223 00:10:34,399 --> 00:10:39,200 BAU basketball team? Right now they've lost, as I mentioned, 224 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,639 eight out of the last twelve. They've they've shown some highs, right, 225 00:10:43,919 --> 00:10:47,679 ioway staying, they've showed some low lows as well. Definitely 226 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,840 a second half team that gets behind early in the 227 00:10:49,879 --> 00:10:52,080 first half. What are the coaches and players saying about 228 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,399 BYU in preparation for tomorrow night's game. 229 00:10:55,399 --> 00:10:58,279 Speaker 5: Well, we haven't had the availability since the last game. 230 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,759 But I watched that Iowa State game. I thought that 231 00:11:01,879 --> 00:11:05,600 was a huge win and then UCF. That surprised me 232 00:11:05,639 --> 00:11:09,440 a little bit because but UCF is better than people think. 233 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:11,720 In West Virginia is a tough place to play in 234 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,840 Hope Coliseum. They've gotten the Bearcats twice this year, and 235 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,159 those are two that you see, would would have loved 236 00:11:18,159 --> 00:11:21,440 to have back on their resume. Otherwise they wouldn't be 237 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:25,039 squirming to get a win here on Tuesday. But yeah, 238 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,720 I mean, obviously when you look at dyu of you know, 239 00:11:27,799 --> 00:11:31,440 right and de Bonca, those two guys everaging what forty 240 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,799 three combined, and you have to stop them. So I 241 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,080 think for Cincinnata have any chance at all, they're going 242 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,799 to have to try to keep those guys under thirty combined, maybe, 243 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,519 and even that's not a given. 244 00:11:45,159 --> 00:11:48,039 Speaker 4: So yeah, they. 245 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,279 Speaker 5: Switched the tip to nine o'clock, so that'll make it interesting. 246 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,799 Way back when in the Bob Huggins area, they used 247 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,000 to do doubleheaders and then ESPN would do the nine 248 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:04,279 to thirty games Eastern and so people here were complaining 249 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,240 initially it's like wow, nine o'clock, that's late, and it's like, well, 250 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:08,039 they used. 251 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:08,919 Speaker 4: To do these all the time. 252 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,399 Speaker 5: And most college students, I know, they're not opposed to 253 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,759 staying up late and coming out, So it should be 254 00:12:15,799 --> 00:12:17,919 a festive atmosphere. I don't know if it'll sell out. 255 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,240 They've not had a sellout yet this year, but as 256 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,440 I recall, it was a pretty good crowd last year 257 00:12:24,159 --> 00:12:26,720 in the twelve, So a little bit over twelve thousand 258 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,759 is a sellout here. So they've had decent crowds, just 259 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:32,600 not complete sellouts. 260 00:12:33,759 --> 00:12:38,519 Speaker 3: Yeah, so what's the environment like there? Typically even when 261 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:43,679 it's not sold out, what's the the you know, capacity 262 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,840 and how full is it has it been thus far 263 00:12:47,879 --> 00:12:48,360 this season? 264 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 5: Well, Twelvey twelve is the capacity. Since the remodeled the 265 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,960 building a handful of years ago, most games have been 266 00:12:57,759 --> 00:13:01,519 close to ten upper nines. I always state I think 267 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:05,440 was a little bit over eleven, and some of them 268 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,320 in the tens and all that. So you have Zaber 269 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,840 University nearby that their their placeholds about ten thousand and 270 00:13:11,919 --> 00:13:14,879 some nights they're playing on the same nights, and that 271 00:13:14,879 --> 00:13:17,919 that school's you know, four or five miles away from Cincinnati, 272 00:13:18,039 --> 00:13:22,159 So you have some competing college of basketball going on. 273 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,840 But yeah, when when Cincinnati has been really good in 274 00:13:25,879 --> 00:13:29,480 their heydays, you know, those were mainly sell out, some 275 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,360 pretty loud. But you know when when your team's winning, 276 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:35,559 it's you kind of get spoiled and you're used to 277 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,759 winning and you come in and everyone's constantially noisy. This year, 278 00:13:39,799 --> 00:13:41,639 it's kind of been back and forth. I mean there's 279 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,360 been games where west Miller's been booed. They quit announcing 280 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,679 his name when they announced the starting lineups. Now, after 281 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:53,159 this recent little patch here, you know, I would assume 282 00:13:53,639 --> 00:13:57,240 Tuesday night will be pretty crazy because everyone, everyone, I think, 283 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,879 realizes that Cincinnati really really needs to win to even 284 00:14:00,919 --> 00:14:03,759 have a shot at the NCAA Tournament, and it's an 285 00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:04,320 long shot. 286 00:14:04,399 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 3: Right now, tell me your thoughts on the Big Twelve 287 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,200 Player of the Year. Who are your candidates right now? 288 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,480 Who's your favorite right now? Would you say to become 289 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,720 the uh, the the best player, the Big Twelve Player 290 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:21,960 of the year for the Big Twelve. 291 00:14:23,399 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 4: Well, there's some good ones. 292 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 5: And I saw fran Frescilla put something out about the J. T. 293 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,960 Toppins should still be considered. Uh, I mean your guy 294 00:14:31,039 --> 00:14:34,039 has to be considered, it seems I you know, I 295 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:38,039 vote every week, so he's he's either Newcomer of the 296 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,679 Week or Big Twelve Player of the Week most weeks. 297 00:14:41,519 --> 00:14:41,919 Speaker 4: Uh. 298 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:45,159 Speaker 5: And that's pretty awesome for a freshman. And the caliber 299 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,480 refreshmen we're seeing in this league is crazy with AJA 300 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:52,399 and then the Kingston Flemings at Houston, so some some 301 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,679 really really good players. Uh, he's big fol play. I 302 00:14:56,679 --> 00:15:02,039 don't know. I I'm torn between Devons and Topping and 303 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:06,679 I'm probably leaving someone out. 304 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 4: I don't know. They're tough. PJ. 305 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,679 Speaker 3: Haggerty, Kansas State. I mean, he's one of the top 306 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:17,279 scorers in in the Big Twelve. You can tours maybe 307 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:18,879 Christian Anderson there at Tech. 308 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 5: He's been it was really impressive against Cincinnati at thirty 309 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,000 one points and eleven rebounds. 310 00:15:24,639 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 4: At six'. 311 00:15:25,159 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 5: Three, haggarty you, know the team has not done well with, 312 00:15:31,039 --> 00:15:35,360 him so that would maybe take me away from voting for. 313 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 4: Him. 314 00:15:36,759 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 5: Obviously arizona's got you, Know BARRY'S i think his player 315 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:41,679 of The week this. WEEK i think it just came 316 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,799 out right BEFORE i was talking to. You you, know 317 00:15:45,799 --> 00:15:49,559 they've got good, guys and that's. 318 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 4: A tough place to, play just like The Marriott. 319 00:15:51,879 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 5: Center to, me and Again i'm not being saying this 320 00:15:55,039 --> 00:15:56,720 Because i'm on the phone with you, GUYS i Think 321 00:15:56,759 --> 00:15:59,720 Marriott center is the toughest atmosphere personally i've been to 322 00:16:00,279 --> 00:16:02,559 IF i were a, team because there's just so many. 323 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,399 Speaker 4: People, uh and. 324 00:16:05,279 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 5: That's even counting you, Know, Kansas kansas is pretty. Crazy arizona. 325 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,679 Was that was a neat. Atmosphere Texas tech was blowing 326 00:16:16,679 --> 00:16:19,720 off like smoke bombs and stuff during the free, throw 327 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,759 so that that WAS i didn't even know that was, 328 00:16:21,799 --> 00:16:27,279 allowed but you, know signage and stuff like. That that 329 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,360 should be fair. Game but you shouldn't be blown off 330 00:16:29,639 --> 00:16:33,080 smoke during a free. Throw But i'm not trivy to 331 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:37,399 the to the agreed upon rules with the student. Sections so, yeah. 332 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 2: You, wonder what Is brett Or mark gonna have to 333 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:41,000 hand down another? 334 00:16:41,039 --> 00:16:47,039 Speaker 5: Fine you guys are all plenty familiar with, fine so, yeah, 335 00:16:47,559 --> 00:16:48,840 yeah and hopefully there's none of. 336 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: That uh you, KNOW i know. 337 00:16:51,519 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 5: It it came up during football and you've had to 338 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,679 deal with that several, places and there's just no room for. 339 00:16:57,759 --> 00:17:00,279 Speaker 4: That it's it's stupidity. 340 00:16:59,639 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 5: And classless and just just come and watch the. Game 341 00:17:02,879 --> 00:17:04,920 you wouldn't want that if you were on the other 342 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:09,319 end of. It and even, Locally cincinnati And xavier play every, 343 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:14,000 year So xavier is A jesuit, institution and but, yeah 344 00:17:14,079 --> 00:17:16,240 you hear as much potty mouth over there as you 345 00:17:16,279 --> 00:17:19,559 do With. Cincinnati and SOMETIMES i JUST i don't, Know 346 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,400 i'm not being. APPROVED i was a college kid, once 347 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:26,000 BUT i DON'T i don't understand why you need. 348 00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 4: To say any of that. 349 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 5: Stuff just root for your team or you can yell 350 00:17:29,759 --> 00:17:32,440 at the ref or. Something but, uh you, KNOW i 351 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:33,119 have a little bit of. 352 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 2: Class, YEAH i have a little bit of, class no 353 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:36,440 doubt about. It. 354 00:17:37,079 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 3: Yeah the student section is always a little bit more. 355 00:17:41,319 --> 00:17:44,559 Edgy they're will understanding to do things that the general, 356 00:17:44,599 --> 00:17:46,799 population general fan base is not willing to. 357 00:17:46,839 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 2: Do. Uh and a lot of that has to do with, 358 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,880 just you, know ignorance is what it. Is so, uh 359 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,880 the follies of, youth, right the follies of? 360 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 5: Youth oh, yeah, YEAH i MEAN i don't mind. CLEVER 361 00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:01,599 i Mean i've had this you. Even you, KNOW i 362 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,759 have four, sons and So i'd go to high school 363 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:06,240 game sometimes and he hear and see, stuff and you're, 364 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,279 going what's the point in? That you, know why not 365 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,519 be a little bit? Clever you, know if you can 366 00:18:11,559 --> 00:18:14,680 find out what the best player's girlfriend's name is or 367 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,799 something like, that and you, know that's not insulting so, 368 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:22,759 much that's just doing your, homework but just being derogatory 369 00:18:23,319 --> 00:18:26,279 for the sake of doing. It and then it's peer. 370 00:18:26,319 --> 00:18:29,240 Pressure one idiot does, it the next one does, it 371 00:18:29,279 --> 00:18:32,519 and then that's what you run. Into SO i hope 372 00:18:32,519 --> 00:18:37,680 to not hear any of. THAT i, mean you're gonna hear, cheers, booze, 373 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,720 whatever but hopefully none of. 374 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,279 Speaker 2: That you have no doubt about. It give me your. 375 00:18:42,319 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 3: Prognostication how do you think this game plays? Out bay Versus. 376 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,279 CINCINNATI i don't know If i've seen a line. Yet 377 00:18:48,319 --> 00:18:51,880 it looks, like let me take a gander it this 378 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:56,920 year for, BASKETBALL i would be surprised IF byu is 379 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:58,680 a favorite in this. 380 00:18:58,799 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 5: Game the only Thing i've seen is like THE Espn, 381 00:19:03,799 --> 00:19:09,359 indicator THE i think they all. Right they gave B 382 00:19:09,599 --> 00:19:12,359 yu like a fifty four percent chance to, win So 383 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:15,519 i've not seen odds. Yet i'm not a, gambler SO 384 00:19:15,559 --> 00:19:18,279 i haven't really looked for. Them but that's the one 385 00:19:18,319 --> 00:19:23,319 THING i have seen, obviously B. Yu they rarely lose 386 00:19:23,319 --> 00:19:24,720 three in a. ROW i know you had a streak 387 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:28,440 where you lost four there at one, point but you 388 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:33,039 know they need the. Win cincinnati needs to win Because 389 00:19:33,079 --> 00:19:36,000 cincinnati is at home and desperately needs the. Win i'm 390 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,240 going to give them the edge by a little. BIT 391 00:19:38,319 --> 00:19:41,400 i figure it to be. CLOSE i can't imagine them 392 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:44,640 coming out and PUTTING byu away life they Did Oklahoma. 393 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,039 Speaker 2: State, yes, Indeed, yeah you're. 394 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 3: RIGHT Espn analytics slightly FAVORING byu in this, game giving 395 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:57,319 them a fifty six percent chance of. Victory and but 396 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,119 we'll see how it plays. Out, well we appreciate you hopping. 397 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:02,240 On talk to some ball and there's no the faux, 398 00:20:02,279 --> 00:20:04,960 Segment Scott. Springer best way to support, you what you, 399 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,240 do how you do, It scott for all of our. 400 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 5: Listeners S Springer sports on on x In cincinnati Dot 401 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,559 com is the website right for The Cincinnati. Inquirer they 402 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,079 still actually make an actual. Paper i've read one, today 403 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:23,400 but obviously Online cincinnati dot com and uh and then 404 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,960 On Excess Springer. Sports So i'm on there tweeting during 405 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,880 the game and whatnot and listening to people that don't 406 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,640 like my tweets or every now and then there's, somebody you, know, 407 00:20:34,039 --> 00:20:35,839 WELL i get a lot from, fans like if they 408 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:36,240 blow a. 409 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 4: Lead so, oh here we go. 410 00:20:37,519 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 5: Again we've lost you, know people are so, optimistic you, 411 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,119 know on social. 412 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 4: Media so there we. 413 00:20:43,759 --> 00:20:46,519 Speaker 3: GO i love, It, Scott, well we appreciate you. 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