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<v Speaker 1>It's Cajun's baseball infielder Lie Ameday about to come back

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<v Speaker 1>for a fifth season. We'll discuss it here on Raging Rundown.

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<v Speaker 1>What's good, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode

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<v Speaker 1>of Raging Rundown. All Cajuns all the time. I'm your guy,

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<v Speaker 1>JaMarcus Fitzpatrick, but you know you can always call me fits.

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<v Speaker 1>And in today's episode, we will be talking about the

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<v Speaker 1>possibility of one of the more beloved players in the

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<v Speaker 1>Louisiana baseball program potentially coming back, Lee Ameday announcing on

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<v Speaker 1>social media, I'm back hashtag one thirteen. Now, this is

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<v Speaker 1>something that has been speculated a lot because of the

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<v Speaker 1>court rulings that have happened, and we're going to break

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<v Speaker 1>all of this down to the best of my ability

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<v Speaker 1>that I have, and we're going to talk all about

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<v Speaker 1>it so candidly. In my day job at KGC, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw that, you know, high school football was going

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<v Speaker 1>on with scrimmages, and so I was prepared to go

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<v Speaker 1>out and cover games tonight, which I still did end

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<v Speaker 1>up going to some games. But I get on social

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<v Speaker 1>and I see that Liamede has posted that he is

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<v Speaker 1>coming back after all of these rulings that's happened in

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<v Speaker 1>the courts, and so, as a as a journalist, I

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<v Speaker 1>go and I started compiling the story. I put it

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<v Speaker 1>together online at KGC dot com. You can go read

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<v Speaker 1>more about that. And so I say, well, let's see

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<v Speaker 1>if we can add to the story, because it's not

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<v Speaker 1>just hey, let's just break the story in digital. What

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<v Speaker 1>can we do for on air purposes? So I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder if I can reach out to Lee and

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<v Speaker 1>see if would he'd be interested in doing a quick interview.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I reached out to him and sure enough,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, yeah, I'm in town. I said, can you

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<v Speaker 1>meet me at the tigue. We meet up and next

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<v Speaker 1>thing we know, we have about a five or ten

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<v Speaker 1>minute conversation. I have about three sound bites that I'll

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<v Speaker 1>play from that conversation that we had for you here

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<v Speaker 1>on the show. The way all of this came to

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<v Speaker 1>be about. And like I said, you can read more

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<v Speaker 1>about this at KTC dot com in the article that

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<v Speaker 1>I posted.

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<v Speaker 2>Initially.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe it was back in July, US District Judge

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<v Speaker 1>Charlotte Sweeney in Denver ruled that all class of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two high school athletes who used their fourth season

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<v Speaker 1>of eligibility this spring would be able to play for

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<v Speaker 1>its fifth season in twenty twenty six, twenty twenty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, as you remember, the NCAA came.

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<v Speaker 1>Out with the five and five eligibility model, which is

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<v Speaker 1>NOMA redshirts, none of this stuff like that, you enroll

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<v Speaker 1>in the school, you had five seasons, You have five seasons. Initially,

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<v Speaker 1>what they were saying was this would start in the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six twenty seven athletic calendar. This judge comes in

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<v Speaker 1>after players filed suit and said no, if these plays

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<v Speaker 1>have only gone have only used four years or used

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<v Speaker 1>all four years of their eligibility and is deciding to

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<v Speaker 1>want to be able to utilize that fifth year that

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<v Speaker 1>they should be entitled to, they would be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what they're ruling.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of started in the ESPN article or the Associated

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<v Speaker 1>Press article on ESPN dot com, it said that it

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<v Speaker 1>has also has the potential to wreak havoc on rosters

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<v Speaker 1>across the country, for instance, opening the possibility that an

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<v Speaker 1>undrafted player in an NFL training camp could try to

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<v Speaker 1>head back to college for a fifth year. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>how we get to this point where we are now.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you are just a.

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<v Speaker 1>Louisiana sports fan, then you know that former edge rusher

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Pieburn also filed a suit along with several other players,

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<v Speaker 1>saying that they should be able to be eligible for

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<v Speaker 1>that fifth season despite the fact that they are currently

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<v Speaker 1>competing four roster spots on NFL teams. Jack Pieburn is

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<v Speaker 1>on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and overall, this entire thing

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<v Speaker 1>is wild and crazy and I'm going to get back

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<v Speaker 1>to Liamede in all of this in just a second.

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<v Speaker 2>But once that.

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<v Speaker 1>Suit was filed, a judge out of Baton Rouge, how

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<v Speaker 1>ironic Will Jordan not only granted the players a fifth season,

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<v Speaker 1>but also allowed them to enter a newly created week

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<v Speaker 1>long transfer portal to find a new home. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>you've seen some players across the country enter the transfer

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<v Speaker 1>portal as of today, Thursday, August the twentieth. Now, with

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<v Speaker 1>all that in mind, the question is how does this

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<v Speaker 1>pertain back to Liamede? So initially, in July, after the

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<v Speaker 1>season was over, Liamede was not drafted in the MLB Draft.

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<v Speaker 1>He was not signed to an undrafted free agent deal. However,

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<v Speaker 1>he did sign with the New York Bolters in the

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<v Speaker 1>Frontier League. He played through that, but after I had

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<v Speaker 1>my conversation with him, he told me that they did

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<v Speaker 1>release him and he did pay back the funds that

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<v Speaker 1>he needed to and that goes into the temporary restraining

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<v Speaker 1>order that Judge William Jordan placed out. He said in

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<v Speaker 1>that that the only way this would work is so

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<v Speaker 1>if the players decided to come back to college, they

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<v Speaker 1>would have to terminate their contract that they had with

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<v Speaker 1>professional teams and return the money that they had received.

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<v Speaker 1>Liamede has done that, so that allows him to be

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<v Speaker 1>eligible in this instance.

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<v Speaker 2>And so with all that in mind, this is not finalized.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say that again, this is not finalized, but the

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<v Speaker 1>ball is rolling, and with the way things have been

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<v Speaker 1>going with the NCAA and how they haven't truly been

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<v Speaker 1>enforcing some of the rules that they have, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like this is going to be something where Lee will

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<v Speaker 1>get an opportunity to go and play one more time

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<v Speaker 1>in the Vermilion and White. So currently he is eligible

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<v Speaker 1>to practice so he can be with the team, he

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<v Speaker 1>can work out with the team, which he said he's

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<v Speaker 1>already been doing that. He's going to come back and

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<v Speaker 1>be available to work out on Monday when classes start

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<v Speaker 1>officially on Monday, but he cannot play in the fall

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<v Speaker 1>ball games, not until all of this is resolved because

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<v Speaker 1>the NCAA is still trying to appeal the initial ruling

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<v Speaker 1>from the judge in Denver. So when I talked with Lee,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sat down Will stood up there outside of

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<v Speaker 1>Russo Park with him for some time, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the first initial question that I asked him was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you dropped a bomb on us out of nowhere with

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<v Speaker 1>this one. But just how good did it feel to

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<v Speaker 1>know that you have the potential to come back in

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<v Speaker 1>the Vermilion in white for one more season?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I'm really excited. I mean another place I'd

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<v Speaker 3>rather be. I mean, got a chance to come back

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<v Speaker 3>to this place, Like this place means everything to me.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's like like why not, Like why not play

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<v Speaker 3>another year here in front of these people, this team,

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<v Speaker 3>Like just I mean, I'm honored play another year.

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<v Speaker 2>An hundred to play another year.

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<v Speaker 1>That's something that you absolutely love to hear from any

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<v Speaker 1>player that you have in your program. But like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>Lee is a phenomenal player, and we're going to get

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<v Speaker 1>to how important he's going to be and what it

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<v Speaker 1>can mean for you well with having him back in

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<v Speaker 1>just a moment. The second thing that I talked to

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<v Speaker 1>him about was just kind of the timeliness of everything

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<v Speaker 1>that has happened. I mean, he goes to the Frontier

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<v Speaker 1>League and he has the opportunity to work his way

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<v Speaker 1>through there and play professional baseball and see what could

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<v Speaker 1>come from that. But then out of nowhere, things that

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<v Speaker 1>are not having anything to do with him ultimately results

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<v Speaker 1>in him having the opportunity to come back and be

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<v Speaker 1>in Cajun Country for one more season. So I asked him, like,

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<v Speaker 1>how ironic is a lot of this that's happening for

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<v Speaker 1>him to be able to be a part of something

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<v Speaker 1>that he's been a part of for four years in

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<v Speaker 1>a situation that truly has nothing to do with him initially,

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<v Speaker 1>but now it has everything to do about him.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's his answer.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, all the stuff is looking pretty good,

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<v Speaker 3>like a lot of people are winning cases and whatnot,

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<v Speaker 3>So I mean it's looking good for another year, but

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<v Speaker 3>there's I mean, it's still there's really no guarantee, because

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<v Speaker 3>there's still a small chance that they could like just

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<v Speaker 3>say that we're not good. But I mean, as of now,

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<v Speaker 3>like I'm I'll be here Monday, like I'll be practicing

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<v Speaker 3>and stuff like normal and yeah, like as far as

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<v Speaker 3>you said, like draft stock whatever and championships, like I'm

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<v Speaker 3>coming Like there's no other like playing other than Omaha,

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<v Speaker 3>like coming back to try to do something special, like

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<v Speaker 3>so my childhood dream like go to omahall play in Omaha.

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<v Speaker 3>Got another chance to do it. So it's like, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm na take it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, why would you not?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if they are going to allow the rules

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<v Speaker 1>to be bent, why would you not. Am I overall

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<v Speaker 1>okay with this as a whole for college athletics, No,

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<v Speaker 1>not really, to be honest with you, because at some point,

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<v Speaker 1>to Michael Desermo's point that he had earlier in the week,

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<v Speaker 1>if you go to put rules into place, you have

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<v Speaker 1>to enforce them. Now when it goes into the favor

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<v Speaker 1>of the Cajuns and it makes an interesting storyline, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>interested in seeing how this all plays out. I'm happy

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<v Speaker 1>that Lee gets an opportunity to play again. I'm even

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<v Speaker 1>more excited because of the momentum that the Cajuns have

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<v Speaker 1>built over this off season with the funds that they've

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<v Speaker 1>been raising, with the amount of players they've added in

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<v Speaker 1>through the transfer portal and all of those things like

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<v Speaker 1>that that truly makes Team one thirteen, the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven Raging Cagen's baseball program that's coming up next season.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes it exciting to see what that's going to

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<v Speaker 1>turn out to be. So with Liamede being back on

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<v Speaker 1>the roster, what does this look like for the Cajuns.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna step aside for just a second, but when

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<v Speaker 1>we come back, we're going to talk about what Leamede

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<v Speaker 1>potentially being back at Louisiana could mean for this roster.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll discuss it when we return here on Rage and Rundown.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey guys, thank you so much for tuning in to

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<v Speaker 1>another episode of Raging Rundown. We're gonna get back into

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<v Speaker 1>Cajun fans just like yourself. So Leamedae is exercising his

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to get his fifth year of eligibility back because

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<v Speaker 1>of everything that's going on in the court rulings. But

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<v Speaker 1>what does having a player back like Leamede do for

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<v Speaker 1>the Raging Cages? Last season, least started in sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>of the sixty six games that you played. He played

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<v Speaker 1>in all of them, but he started in sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>of them. He had a three hundred batting average, forty

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<v Speaker 1>seven runs, twelve doubles, four triples, seven home runs, and

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<v Speaker 1>a team high fifty four RBI and he was also

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<v Speaker 1>named to the Sunbeat Conference All Tournament Team. Overall, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a phenomenal hitter. He is a great leader for what

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<v Speaker 1>you have already and from a defensive standpoint, it solidifies

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<v Speaker 1>your infield without question, like you know exactly what you

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<v Speaker 1>have coming back because you think about it. Last season shortstop,

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<v Speaker 1>you had Blaize Rodriguez. He's back at third. You had

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<v Speaker 1>Drew Marko, he's back at first. You had Liamede. He's back.

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<v Speaker 1>Now all you have to focus on is replacing your

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<v Speaker 1>naming off these other names. I'm gonna go back to

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't want to slight anyone. It's just a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of names. Ricoberto Hernandez shout out to him, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Words are hard. Anyway, you have your your infield solidified,

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<v Speaker 1>your your catcher, the one behind the d is solidified

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<v Speaker 1>in Colt Brown. But you do have some pieces that

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<v Speaker 1>State transfer great bad.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta figure out the way to get him in

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<v Speaker 1>It may be a DH or maybe you cross train

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<v Speaker 1>and try to slide Lee over to third and put

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<v Speaker 1>Drew ad second, or you put Lee at second and

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<v Speaker 1>put Manny at first. Like that's things that you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to think about. But overall, you're gaining backup player

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<v Speaker 1>guy that knows what your program is all about. He

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<v Speaker 1>understands the culture, and he's been successful in the time

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<v Speaker 1>that he's been here. So now what your roster is

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<v Speaker 1>shaping out to be your returners in the bullpen. You

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<v Speaker 1>have Ty Rowman, Garrett Carter, Parker Smith, Hayden Pierson, saw

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<v Speaker 1>Spalita potentially could be moving to the outfield, but could

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<v Speaker 1>also be a catcher for you. We will see once

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<v Speaker 1>we get to fall ball. Your other catcher that's returning

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<v Speaker 1>is Colt Brown. We know about all the transfers, but

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<v Speaker 1>I will read them off to you once again. Trent

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<v Speaker 1>Lape a pitcher. Pictures Trent Lape, Dagan Kubat, Matdix Sullivan,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie Cribbs, Blaine all Bright, Griffin Miller, Kendall, Dove Jackson Evers,

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<v Speaker 1>Micah Kendrick, Many, Salaz, Tanner, Hornbeck. Your outfielders, Cal Pazzano

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<v Speaker 1>is a transfer. Your other catcher that's a transfer, Jose Carmona.

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<v Speaker 1>Your two freshmen. Evan Vincent is a pitcher. Miles Ledoux

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<v Speaker 1>is an infielder, so that's what your roster is shaping

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<v Speaker 1>up to be. One point that Lee made finally was

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<v Speaker 1>you know how his discussion was with coach Day, which

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<v Speaker 1>this news is coming out on his birthday, So happy birthday, coach.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a great present for you.

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<v Speaker 1>But there have been conversations head up until this point,

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<v Speaker 1>so this was not just a random moment. This was

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<v Speaker 1>something that they had known about for some time. So

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<v Speaker 1>I asked him about kind of the timeline and how

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<v Speaker 1>it all panned out, and like how excited Coach Diggs

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<v Speaker 1>lead enough to it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I called him last week or two weeks ago

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<v Speaker 3>maybe and told him I wanted to come back, and

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<v Speaker 3>he was like, he was like, buddy, like, I'll take

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<v Speaker 3>you back in New York minute, Like, so, I mean

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<v Speaker 3>it was all good. Yeah, And luckily they had an

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<v Speaker 3>open roster spot so nobody had to eat cut or

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<v Speaker 3>anything like that, which would which made me feel great,

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<v Speaker 3>like I didn't have to force anybody to get out

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<v Speaker 3>of here or something like that. So it worked out

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<v Speaker 3>really good.

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<v Speaker 1>Honestly, it worked out, and like I said, overall, for

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<v Speaker 1>the sport. This is a tough issue, but this is

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<v Speaker 1>the Cajun's podcast, so they had a spot available. No harm,

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<v Speaker 1>no foul, and when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

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<v Speaker 1>If they're gonna allow the rules to be bent, and

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<v Speaker 1>you have an opportunity to better your roster, to give

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<v Speaker 1>you a better chance to go on a run to

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<v Speaker 1>the College World Series, host a regional, host of super Regional,

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<v Speaker 1>all of those great things that you want to do,

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<v Speaker 1>have at it. So Leamade will potentially be back. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, nothing is finalized. He will practice. He will

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<v Speaker 1>be back on campus on Monday. I did not ask

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<v Speaker 1>him about classes or anything like that because it was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of an in and out moment because I was

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<v Speaker 1>also getting ready to break the news on our five

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock show, So the interview was fairly quick. But I'll

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<v Speaker 1>reach out to him and kind of see what the

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<v Speaker 1>plan is because he's already graduated, graduated, he has a

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<v Speaker 1>degree from the University of Louisiana Lafayette. Now it's about

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<v Speaker 1>making sure that he is going to be eligible so

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<v Speaker 1>he can be available to play, and then getting him

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<v Speaker 1>float into with the rest of the team that you

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<v Speaker 1>have and continuing to figure out what Team Worth one

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen is going to look like. So it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be exciting times and Cajun Country, especially when fall ball

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<v Speaker 1>rolls around in October. So that's gonna wrap up this

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Raging Rundown. If you've made it to this

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<v Speaker 1>point in the episode, guys, thank you so much. I

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<v Speaker 1>greatly appreciate each and every one of you, from subscribers

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<v Speaker 1>to listeners. I thank each and every one of you.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's keep this thing rolling. Let's get to five hundred

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