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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, John. It is eight oh five here at

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<v Speaker 1>Kentucky Hada's Morning News on News Radio eight forty whas

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Coffee with you, Scott Fitz Jared alongside. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>the Johns as well, John Shannon and John Alden, so

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<v Speaker 1>full crew here as we get the week started. If

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<v Speaker 1>you are just now getting your day started, I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you had a good weekend. We've had a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>recap from the weekend. We'll talk coming up here around

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<v Speaker 1>eight thirty with Roy O'Neal of NBC News get the

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<v Speaker 1>latest on the ice protests going on in La as

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<v Speaker 1>well as San Francisco. Obviously that's a big story that

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<v Speaker 1>we'll continue to follow as those protesters still going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Also a big story from last week that was the Shenanigans,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, and I'm not talking about the business

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<v Speaker 1>that's near the Highlands called Shenanigans. I'm talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>late nights streets being shut down on Barchtown Road near

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<v Speaker 1>the Highlands. And obviously there was a lot of emphasis

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<v Speaker 1>last week from the Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg as well

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<v Speaker 1>as Chief Humphrey of LMPD to put preventive things in

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<v Speaker 1>place to keep that from happening from a third straight weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>and it sounds like overall that that was pretty success.

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<v Speaker 1>We also discussed some news from from over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Russ Smith getting a DUI and a person of that

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<v Speaker 1>status celebrity getting arrested for DUI is always going to

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<v Speaker 1>probably end up in the local news. But Russ getting

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<v Speaker 1>a DUI despite not blowing above the legal limit has

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of folks scratching their head thinking, wait

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<v Speaker 1>a second, what's going on here? How did he get

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<v Speaker 1>a DUI if in fact he didn't blow above a

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<v Speaker 1>point zero zero eight. Well, what it comes down to

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<v Speaker 1>is he did agree to go through field sobriety tests

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<v Speaker 1>after telling the officer who pulled him over that he

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<v Speaker 1>had been drinking, and he blew a zero point zero seven,

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<v Speaker 1>which again has below the legal limit, But it's really

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<v Speaker 1>the officer's discretion at that point as far as what

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<v Speaker 1>he wants to do. And Russ has hired an attorney,

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Romines, who is the same attorney that represented Scotti Scheffler,

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<v Speaker 1>which of course got a lot of attention not just here,

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<v Speaker 1>not just here locally when it comes to Scheffler's arrest,

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<v Speaker 1>prior to the PGA Championship, but also nationally. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think one thing to keep in mind here is that

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<v Speaker 1>Russ cooperated with law enforcement by I wouldn't say volunteering,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm not sure he brought it up first, but

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<v Speaker 1>they asked, would you want to go through some field

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<v Speaker 1>sobriety tests, which he did, which she didn't have to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And some are making the point that because he cooperated fully,

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<v Speaker 1>which nobody's disputing that, that because he below the legal limit,

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe they would say, okay, well you can't drive

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<v Speaker 1>because we do send some impairment, but despite you not

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<v Speaker 1>blowing a zero point zero eight or above, we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to have somebody come and get your car,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're going to need to get a ride. I

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<v Speaker 1>think some are suggesting maybe that would have been the

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<v Speaker 1>way the officer should have gone about it, but again

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<v Speaker 1>it's the officer's discretion. But Scott, you and I were talking.

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<v Speaker 1>You made a good point. You know, if you are

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<v Speaker 1>somebody that is in that position in law enforcement, you would,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess technically have the out of Well, I went

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<v Speaker 1>through these tests and he didn't blow above the legal limits,

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<v Speaker 1>so we didn't arrest him but then also, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>people would claim, well, why did this guy get a pass,

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<v Speaker 1>and they would say, well, it's because he's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who brought helped bring a national championship here so too,

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<v Speaker 1>and you.

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<v Speaker 2>Were saying that in what we find out through the story.

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<v Speaker 2>And I really appreciate you bringing all these facts to light, Nick,

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<v Speaker 2>because I got the text from my son and he

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of famboying it with me, and he initially

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<v Speaker 2>was like, rust is getting picked don here, which I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not saying anything to that point. But did he He

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<v Speaker 2>failed some of the physical tests, right, so he was

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<v Speaker 2>a little his motion was a little off.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really just the judgment of the officer when he

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<v Speaker 1>puts them through those field sobriety tests, because I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure if it's truly just a pass fail. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>sort of what they take away from it.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's why I'd like to talk to a law

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<v Speaker 2>enforcement officer, because I don't know, none of us really

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<v Speaker 2>know what do you doing that. Let's say, okay, for example,

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<v Speaker 2>the blood alcohol level was right below the legal limit,

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<v Speaker 2>so you take that factor, combine that with the fact

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<v Speaker 2>he was a little wobbly. As you mentioned earlier, he

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<v Speaker 2>had two Burman neats, which that's I put me under,

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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with.

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<v Speaker 1>You, same here, right.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when you put all these together, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>that officer, do you feel good even though he below

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<v Speaker 2>the legal limit, do you feel comfortable with letting him

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of go and move on?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, especially if something was to happen after the after

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<v Speaker 1>being pulled over. It's sure reason that he was still

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I guess out there, and again I guess

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<v Speaker 1>at that point there's no way they would have let

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<v Speaker 1>him leave driving. But still, it's your call, and let's

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<v Speaker 1>be honest. I think regardless of how you decide to

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<v Speaker 1>go here, there would be room for people to criticize you,

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<v Speaker 1>right saying, okay, you gave this guy a pass because

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<v Speaker 1>he's a level basketball player, a former level basketball player,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you end up in the situation we're in

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<v Speaker 1>now where he was in fact arrested the There's two

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<v Speaker 1>things here that two I think important factors that probably

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<v Speaker 1>should be discussed more than what's just being spread across

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<v Speaker 1>social media. One is the officer had every right to

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<v Speaker 1>do what he did. It's not as if they just

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<v Speaker 1>decided to pick on Russ and say, well, yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>blew close enough to point zero zero eight, so we're

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<v Speaker 1>just going to haul him off the jail. That wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>the case they I mean, the officer technically followed protocol

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<v Speaker 1>here and that's what he It was his call. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>those who think that the same officer who accused Scotty

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<v Speaker 1>Scheffler of running him over, that is not the same

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<v Speaker 1>guy who took Russ Smith in on this dui, which

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's a connection, certainly, but it's not the actual

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<v Speaker 1>guy who again alleged that he was run over by

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<v Speaker 1>Scotti Schffler and he ripped his pants and they needed

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<v Speaker 1>to be replaced. It's a different guy. But this officer

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<v Speaker 1>is Kyle Willis of LMPD. He was the guy who

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<v Speaker 1>they later determined it was his bodycam footage that had

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<v Speaker 1>leaked and it ended up of course, you know, getting

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<v Speaker 1>all accroupt. Mean, it became a national story even before

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<v Speaker 1>the video had leaked. But according to memorandum Willis drafted

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<v Speaker 1>and provided to Internal Affairs, he knew at some point

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<v Speaker 1>he would have to testify and explain his actions, so

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<v Speaker 1>he used his cell phone to record part of the

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<v Speaker 1>part of the bodycam footage to help him remember his

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<v Speaker 1>interaction with Scheffler. Speaking to investigators, Willis said he texted

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<v Speaker 1>the clip to Jay Moss, a former officer he considered

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<v Speaker 1>a mentor seeking advice, and that officer ended up sharing

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<v Speaker 1>it with somebody who then later put it out on

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<v Speaker 1>the internet. So this officer was reprimanded for the footage

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<v Speaker 1>from his cell phone getting out. But he's that's his

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<v Speaker 1>level of involvement here. He wasn't actually the one that was.

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<v Speaker 1>He did. He did take him to jail, so he's involved,

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<v Speaker 1>but it wasn't the one. You know. I know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people saw the headline yesterday and saw the

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<v Speaker 1>Scottie Scheffler stuff and said, you gotta be kidna me.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't make me. You can't make this stuff up.

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<v Speaker 1>So there you have it. All right. We got another

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<v Speaker 1>update of traffic and weather coming your way right here

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<v Speaker 1>on News Radio eight forty whas it is eight sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>here at Kentucky this morning news on News Radio eight

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<v Speaker 1>forty w HS. Just some some more quick details here

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<v Speaker 1>on the on the Rustmith the UI that we've discussed

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<v Speaker 1>this morning is he was stopped after making an illegal

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<v Speaker 1>U turn near the intersection of Baxtra Avenue and Highland Avenue.

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<v Speaker 1>That was just after midnight, and that's what led to

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<v Speaker 1>him being pulled over, and he also had expired tags.

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<v Speaker 1>But the DUI situation again, he was he was asked

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<v Speaker 1>to do field sobriety test I would assume, and he agreed.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody's disputing his cooperation. But since hiring Steve Romans yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>Romans does claim that when it comes to witnesses and

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<v Speaker 1>body cam footage, I assume that's what he means when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to things that he believes will help Russ's

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<v Speaker 1>case to where maybe these charges will get dropped. Romans

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<v Speaker 1>claims that, yeah, evidence that his witnesses also surveillance footage

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<v Speaker 1>will prove that Smith did nothing wrong. So we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>how that shakes out. Also, don't forget coming up at

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<v Speaker 1>eight thirty, we are going to bring in Rory O'Neal

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<v Speaker 1>of NBC News to get the latest on the ice

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<v Speaker 1>protest going on in California, mostly in Los Angeles, but

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<v Speaker 1>also in San Francisco as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's another one scheduled nick for Baltimore. Okay

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<v Speaker 2>Man Scott Wikoff was reporting now at WBAL that they're

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<v Speaker 2>getting wrapped peaceful protests mind you as well, Okay what

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<v Speaker 2>he said, And I would imagine if these are going

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<v Speaker 2>to become some steam around the country, whether we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to see anything locally here, but you can envision these

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt. I wouldn't. I would not be shocked if

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<v Speaker 1>there's more that pop up in different places. One thing

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about towards end of last week that really,

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<v Speaker 1>like many things in recent years, has been a moment

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<v Speaker 1>where you reflect, is this really happening? Am I? Is

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<v Speaker 1>this a dream? And that was the Internet fight between

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Well, Elon Musk has since

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<v Speaker 1>deleted the ex post slash tweet that claimed Donald Trump's

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<v Speaker 1>name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein file. So I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure if that's a sign of conceding here, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to continue to be a talking point. And

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<v Speaker 1>just again, the back and forth in a twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>hour window between these two very powerful people, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>not to you know. It's one of those things where

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<v Speaker 1>you think to yourself, is this real and then you realize, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah it is, and it really shouldn't be that surprising

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<v Speaker 1>given who we're dealing with here. So anyways, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>latest on that, and I know it's been It's been

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned throughout the morning, and it'll be mentioned throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>day all week, really if you're a Louisville fan. But

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<v Speaker 1>dam McDonald and his program punching their ticket to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to Omaha. You know, college athletics has changed so

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<v Speaker 1>much in recent years. And we did get the Big

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<v Speaker 1>House settlement on Friday, which we discussed a little bit earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>but nil and the transfer portal has made it to

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<v Speaker 1>where the job of being a head coach at a

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<v Speaker 1>college program it is. It is a different job than

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<v Speaker 1>when you got it, unless you're somebody that's like brand

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<v Speaker 1>new in the profession. So with that, you know, there

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<v Speaker 1>are there are a lot of different obstacles, different challenges.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you've got to you got to manage your

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<v Speaker 1>roster differently. You got to I don't want to say

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<v Speaker 1>baby your players, but players have way more power than

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<v Speaker 1>they've ever had at the college level, right Like they

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<v Speaker 1>used to have no power. They couldn't even have job.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I don't act like they were going without

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<v Speaker 1>because they did obviously get a free education. They had

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<v Speaker 1>cost of living. I mean, some of these guys lived

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<v Speaker 1>great lifestyles playing college athletics, but also millions billions actually

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<v Speaker 1>was was was earned as far as revenue from college

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<v Speaker 1>sports that these athletes didn't see any didn't didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>And there have been a new There was already a

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<v Speaker 1>in the previous era and now that he has broke

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<v Speaker 1>a great sign for Dan McDonald, and I'm sure this

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<v Speaker 1>a little different for him than the others. But now, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>six straight or not six straight, but six and nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>voice you hear just he's wanted to belt out like

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<v Speaker 1>it's karaoke. That's right, it's mister Tony Venetti. How about

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<v Speaker 1>dam McDonald.

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<v Speaker 3>It's fantastic. It is sometimes good things happen to good people,

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<v Speaker 3>because most of the time that's the opposite story. But

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<v Speaker 3>you know, he's just he's like one of the greatest

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<v Speaker 3>human beings. Yes, ever, he used to work out at LAC.

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<v Speaker 3>This is fifteen years ago, and I saw him in

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<v Speaker 3>the sauna room and I just left him alone because

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<v Speaker 3>I said, he's here working out instead of working out

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<v Speaker 3>at U of L because he wants to be you know,

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<v Speaker 3>nobody to bother him, right, But that's the opposite with him.

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<v Speaker 3>He's fan And look, man, I told you we were

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<v Speaker 3>starting to ask is he worth him and his coaching

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<v Speaker 3>staff worth the money they're spending on him, because they're

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<v Speaker 3>one of the highest paid staffs in the country. And

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<v Speaker 3>the results aren't it there anymore? Because that's what we

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<v Speaker 1>So whatever I think the all the hires that were

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<v Speaker 1>made by Tom Jorge, I mean you could, really you could.

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<v Speaker 1>You could really break down a few of them and

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<v Speaker 1>make the case that this was the most impactful. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest, this wouldn't come to mind for a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people. But like the timing of Charlie Strong

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<v Speaker 1>and when Louisville football became respected again as the musical

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<v Speaker 1>basketball relevant once again right away just because you hired

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<v Speaker 1>the guy. Obviously, he had a lot of success along

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<v Speaker 1>the way. You know, Tom Jorge made a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>really good hires, but Dan McDonald to me, seems is

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<v Speaker 1>the one that really put the program quite literally in

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<v Speaker 1>the job. Obviously, you could make the same case for

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Walls with the lois of women's program, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is now six trips to Omaha in nineteen years for

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<v Speaker 1>Dan McDonald, and to do it previously whenever you already

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<v Speaker 1>had obstacles and challenges. As a baseball has just been different.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't have the same amount of scholarships as other people.

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<v Speaker 1>sports like baseball. But then you have you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>have him turning down jobs to State loisvill because a

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<v Speaker 1>few years ago he's thinking, well, I've already got was

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<v Speaker 1>it Mississippi State or something like that, and all miss

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<v Speaker 1>at interest as well, so he's thinking, well, yeah, those

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<v Speaker 1>But you know what, I've already proved that I've got

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<v Speaker 1>a program that has been knocking on the door for

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<v Speaker 1>an actual national championship many times. Now, why would I

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<v Speaker 1>shake it up and start over? Well, then those types

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<v Speaker 1>could they could they could benefit from it. And here

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<v Speaker 1>he is in the New World doing it for the

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<v Speaker 1>sixth time. But this one's different because again there's new

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<v Speaker 1>challenges that are there and for him to be able

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<v Speaker 1>the old world and also now have this moment in

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<v Speaker 1>a new world. That's that just speaks to how good

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, but the other World Series, his teams were were

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<v Speaker 3>just studs everywhere, right, I Mean they how many games

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<v Speaker 3>do they lose in the regular season this year? Was

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<v Speaker 3>it twenty?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I mean they were I don't know their exact record.

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<v Speaker 1>They improved this year compared to previous years, but it

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<v Speaker 1>they were just I mean, they were a powerhouse.

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<v Speaker 3>They were demolishing people. Uh So that's why that's why

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<v Speaker 1>Be able to do it in this era? And sure enough?

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<v Speaker 3>And again baseball, like a lot of spores are that

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<v Speaker 3>one inch? You know, it's that speech and every any

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<v Speaker 3>given Sunday where there's inches everywhere, uh, and you got

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<v Speaker 3>to go fight for your inch. That that was that game.

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<v Speaker 3>You knew one mistake was going to win this game.

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<v Speaker 3>And that kid that tried to get to that ball, yep,

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<v Speaker 3>I looked at Jackans and that was the mistake. That

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<v Speaker 3>to hold on. Was that not the most nerve wracking

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<v Speaker 3>ninth inning? I was, Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 1>You felt I mean, I'm glad they don't do this

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<v Speaker 1>in baseball. And that's like the win probability because that

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<v Speaker 1>good shape. But then again, you've got two on and

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<v Speaker 1>up one run. But how about back to back innings.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was where each team had bases loaded

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<v Speaker 1>getting older and whatnot. But when you can see that

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<v Speaker 1>by the crowd and the fans, like when they were

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<v Speaker 1>chanting Eddie at as Eddie King Junior was at second

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<v Speaker 1>base after he had a phenomenal He's had a phenomenal

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<v Speaker 1>postseason thus far. I mean, it just one of reminded

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<v Speaker 1>me that we don't fill up that place a lot

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<v Speaker 1>during the regular season, but whenever they're hosting a regional

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<v Speaker 1>or a super regional, it's a really tough ticket to get.

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<v Speaker 1>And the atmosphere was great. The line, the picture of

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<v Speaker 1>the lines to get in the last few days over there.

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<v Speaker 1>We do big events around here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but let's again you go old school what the

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<v Speaker 3>soccer at U L. I said, do you know what

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<v Speaker 3>the uniforms the new uniforms for the U OFL women's

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<v Speaker 2>She was no.

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<v Speaker 3>I said, it was the boys uniforms from last the

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<v Speaker 3>year before. So the girls team would get a bag

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<v Speaker 3>of uniforms from the boys and they would be dirty

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<v Speaker 3>like the guys didn't even watch the uniforms, and they

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<v Speaker 3>would have to get it, get this back up and

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<v Speaker 3>try to real no, and try to find a uni

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<v Speaker 3>that fit like close. It was all it was the

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<v Speaker 3>last year's boys uniforms. The budget wasn't there. The baseball

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<v Speaker 3>team played at old Cardinals Stadium nowhere near campus. A

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<v Speaker 3>collective four people watched a U of L baseball game

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<v Speaker 3>for twenty straight years before they moved into Patterson and

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I feel like it's safe to say Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Jurch kind of threw U OFL Athletics in the microwave

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<v Speaker 1>right because he did. There wasn't longstanding generational traditions. It was.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, he was on one of the greatest runs

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<v Speaker 3>for hiring coaches ever by any ad ever, I mean crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>And to be fair, we're still benefiting from that in

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<v Speaker 1>a major way. Good stuff, all right, Tony Dwighter up

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<v Speaker 1>next right here on news Radio eight forty whas