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

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<v Speaker 2>Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think

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<v Speaker 2>when we.

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<v Speaker 3>Are get off our show. Idiots. The kids are playing

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<v Speaker 3>to trail off. The countries are screwing it up.

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<v Speaker 1>Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play Inner Murals.

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<v Speaker 3>They're supposed to.

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<v Speaker 2>Be mature adults, but they're really not.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's the kid here? Who's the kid here? Are you

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<v Speaker 3>kidding me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it started. Good afternoon, and welcome

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<v Speaker 2>in on a beautiful Friday afternoon Coffee and Company, fueled

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<v Speaker 2>by Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety. You gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get you set for the weekend. Maybe the weekend has

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<v Speaker 2>already started for you. If so, then salute. If not,

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<v Speaker 2>you know we'll get you there as best we can.

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<v Speaker 2>My name is Nick Coffee. We've got Austin Montgomery, the

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<v Speaker 2>travel chief, alongside, and I guess I think we're now,

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<v Speaker 2>at least for the last the last three days, we've

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<v Speaker 2>kind of had an easy way to ease into the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday we did start more so with like the NBA

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs just being super competitive and awesome, But then we

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<v Speaker 2>did in the first segment get to the I guess

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<v Speaker 2>the rumor the report, and there are differences between rumor

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<v Speaker 2>and report. But the Arkansas game, where Louisville their potential

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<v Speaker 2>opponent in the first game of the in the acc

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<v Speaker 2>SEC Challenge this year is Arkansas. But what I'm getting

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<v Speaker 2>at is that here we go again, Pat Kelsey reminding

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<v Speaker 2>us that, you know, he seems to get us, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to give him all the credit for this,

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<v Speaker 2>although maybe he is deserving of all the credit. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure there's a lot of people that are a part

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<v Speaker 2>of this to an extent, Josh heard specifically, and others

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<v Speaker 2>that you know are behind the scenes that we don't

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<v Speaker 2>really see a lot, but I'm sure they have an impact.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Louisville basketball schedule right now, in the non conference,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I guess if you ask, you shall receive,

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<v Speaker 2>Because I said here and there really all weak Like,

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<v Speaker 2>hey man, I'm gonna really be paying attention. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be really really eager to see how the non conference

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<v Speaker 2>schedule shapes up, because it's more important now than it's

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<v Speaker 2>been before, because you can't just rely on a really

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<v Speaker 2>tough conference schedule to play itself out to where you

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, you got you know, you get the

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<v Speaker 2>benefit of the doubt because you're playing a great league.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's clearly not where Louisville and the ACC are

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<v Speaker 2>right now, and we learn that the hard way on

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<v Speaker 2>Selection Sunday a couple months ago. But now here we are.

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<v Speaker 2>Each day that's passed, there's more, there's more development, and

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<v Speaker 2>the non conference schedule gets me excited. And the reason

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to give Pat Kelsey credit is because I

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<v Speaker 2>mean he has to know that, like he's really playing

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<v Speaker 2>into the fans like he's I mean, maybe he just

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<v Speaker 2>in his mind simply thought, you know, Memphis, Yeah, let's

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<v Speaker 2>let's lock that up long term. Let's get a multi

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<v Speaker 2>year I mean we're I mean that's it was like

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<v Speaker 2>a six or seven year series they announced yesterday between

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis and Louisville. I mean, Memphis is in like the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest Marque opponent. But man, there's history their arrival and

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<v Speaker 2>even in years when you know they're not good, even

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<v Speaker 2>which could happen, it's not like we're playing teams you've

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<v Speaker 2>never heard of and it's a rivalry like that'll like

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis on the schedule in basketball is going to just

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<v Speaker 2>generate interest that wouldn't be there even if there's a

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<v Speaker 2>even if there's an opponent that's better, Like Memphis and

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville are historically rivals. We all know that, and then

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<v Speaker 2>we find out today that another rival that we haven't

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<v Speaker 2>played in a long time is going to be on

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<v Speaker 2>the schedule. So John Rosstein is the first that I

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<v Speaker 2>saw report this, and then obviously Eric Crawford of WDRB,

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<v Speaker 2>he as connected as anybody with U of L, and

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<v Speaker 2>he put out a column over at WDRB kind of

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<v Speaker 2>laying out this six year series. Yeah, so it was

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<v Speaker 2>a six year series with Memphis that was announced yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>and then now Louisville is set to soon announce a

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<v Speaker 2>two year series with Cincinnati. But they're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>played in neutral site locations, which is not really what

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<v Speaker 2>it is, like it's not really neutral site. It's playing

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<v Speaker 2>in your city, but not where you currently play. So

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it's the nostalgic part, like this is a

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<v Speaker 2>the Cincinnati two year series where Louisville will play them

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<v Speaker 2>in Freedom Hall if you haven't heard that, Yes, Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>is expected to play Cincinnati in Freedom Hall, which that'll

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<v Speaker 2>be in twenty sixteen. But this year, this upcoming season,

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville and Cincinnati will play and it'll be in Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's going to be in the Heritage Bank Center

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<v Speaker 2>in downtown Cincy. So I could be wrong, but I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that's where Cincinnati currently plays their home games.

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<v Speaker 2>But either way, Louisville playing a game in Freedom Hall

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<v Speaker 2>is wild, and I want to save that for later

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<v Speaker 2>because I know there's some that have some strong thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>about that. I'm a little surprised to see really anybody

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<v Speaker 2>belly aching about that, because I mean, what's the harm here.

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<v Speaker 2>All I've heard is that why would we do that?

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<v Speaker 2>We already had the perfect send off for Freedom Hall,

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<v Speaker 2>And you're right, but that was I mean, that was

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen years ago. I think there'd be some nostalgia to

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<v Speaker 2>have a game at Freedom Hall. And like if Louisville loses,

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<v Speaker 2>which could happen, of course, it's not going to make

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<v Speaker 2>me think, Okay, well, our Kyle Kurrich coming off the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>unheard of walk on basically closing that place down by himself,

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<v Speaker 2>Like that memory's not going to be changed for me,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I'm not, like, you know, it'd be different if

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<v Speaker 2>we did this three four years after that. We hadn't

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<v Speaker 2>played in Freedom Hall in a long time. So Pat Kelsey,

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<v Speaker 2>this is my thought driving in today because I'm excited, man,

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<v Speaker 2>not only are we gonna you know, are we heading

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<v Speaker 2>into a season where there's real expectations for Louisville basketball

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<v Speaker 2>where just about everywhere you look, they're viewed as a

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<v Speaker 2>preseason top ten caliber team, which who knows, maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>don't get there because you never know, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>preseason expectations oftentimes are not met or maybe sometimes you

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<v Speaker 2>exceed those expectations, which I think Louisville did this past year,

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<v Speaker 2>so you you never know. But knowing that, like objectively,

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<v Speaker 2>those that you know are in the college basketball world,

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<v Speaker 2>they believe Louisville will be good. Like that's exciting. And

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<v Speaker 2>now We've got some opponents on the schedule coming up

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm excited to play. And I you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm giving a little too much credit to Pat Kelsey,

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<v Speaker 2>but maybe it's him, Maybe it's multiple people, as I

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned a moment ago, whoever's responsible for this? Like y'all

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<v Speaker 2>are playing the hits, y'all are hitting us in the

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<v Speaker 2>good fields because Indiana, Memphis since it Ady, Kentucky, like

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<v Speaker 2>these are teams that not all are big rivals, but

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<v Speaker 2>there's clearly some familiarity and like I bet there's people

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<v Speaker 2>listening right now that would say, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Indiana is not a huge rival because you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>just aren't. But yet there's history, they're we're close, and

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, you may they may be rivals in this aspect.

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<v Speaker 2>They're both considered to be blue blue blood borderline type

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<v Speaker 2>programs like we are at least in the fraternity with them,

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<v Speaker 2>or were not in the top twelve all time, top

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<v Speaker 2>eight whatever you however, you want to look at it,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, even if they're even if they weren't

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<v Speaker 2>a state north of us, maybe they were, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side of the country, there's still you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're playing a program that has somewhat of a similar

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<v Speaker 2>resume that you have, and that's that's that's where you

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<v Speaker 2>want to be. So part of it is to do

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<v Speaker 2>with the ACC just being where it is, and you

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<v Speaker 2>need to now go out and make sure in your

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<v Speaker 2>non conference games you're not just doing nothing but scheduling

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<v Speaker 2>cup cakes. Because you used to be able to do

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<v Speaker 2>that and it would all play itself out. Well. Now

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<v Speaker 2>clearly that's not the case. So the momentum and the

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<v Speaker 2>positive vibes for Louisville basketball this offseason have been phenomenal.

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<v Speaker 2>And again disclaimer, I know that none of this will

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<v Speaker 2>really be remembered or even matter if this team doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>actually put good results on the floor and when, and

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<v Speaker 2>we know that they know that too, meaning Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody involved. But it's just nice to have it

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<v Speaker 2>again because again, like even last year, we were happy,

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<v Speaker 2>we were very, very excited about Pat Kelcey with the

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<v Speaker 2>roster he put together. He really made quite the impression

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<v Speaker 2>when we first got to hear from him when he

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<v Speaker 2>got introduced as the new head coach. But now he's

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<v Speaker 2>got a season under his belt where he's shown proof

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<v Speaker 2>of concept, he's shown that he's a good coach. Clearly,

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<v Speaker 2>he has shown that he can really you know, connect

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<v Speaker 2>to guys and have them playing hard to wear what

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<v Speaker 2>you see on the floor, it seems as if those

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<v Speaker 2>guys are a real reflection of him. And also I

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<v Speaker 2>think right now as it stands, just kind of we've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about this, you know, with the schedule and everything. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he also has shown an ability to understand

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<v Speaker 2>like the history of the program and know that like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he could be like, let's say there's three

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<v Speaker 2>teams he could potentially play. Memphis, I can't even really

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<v Speaker 2>think of it. Memphis is a rare program because they

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<v Speaker 2>do have some history and they've been pretty good, but

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<v Speaker 2>like they've just they've been. Memphis is the one program.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe this by all. I think Memphis is the

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<v Speaker 2>one program that there was so much of musical chairs

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<v Speaker 2>going on, so much with realignment. Memphis is the one

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<v Speaker 2>that just completely just got left behind, like they never

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<v Speaker 2>moved anywhere, Like they never were attractive enough for any

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<v Speaker 2>league to want them, which kind of sucks for them.

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<v Speaker 2>So They're not a program that I can just spitball

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<v Speaker 2>specific programs that I think are in that same tier.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know. I just maybe this is what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm choosing to believe. But like I think he picks

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis or you know, maybe even the Indiana series and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe even the Cincinnati thing because he knows that like

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<v Speaker 2>that would mean to us than maybe a similar opponent

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<v Speaker 2>we don't that we don't have the history with. Now

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<v Speaker 2>there's also the other aspect of this. He's from Cincinnati, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure he wants like, here's what's crazy. He hates

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati more than any of us ever will, which I

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<v Speaker 2>grew up, you know, watching Bob Huggins teams in Conference Usay,

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<v Speaker 2>Kenyon Martin, Steve Logan. I remember those teams Damar Johnson

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<v Speaker 2>like Cincinnati. They were bad dudes, And I remember there

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<v Speaker 2>were some times where we weren't as good as them,

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<v Speaker 2>but we beat them in a regular season game or whatnot,

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<v Speaker 2>and I remember knowing it was a big deal because

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<v Speaker 2>they were the cream of the crop at the time

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<v Speaker 2>in Conference USSA. And I remember listening to Bob Huggins all.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there's a lot that can be said about Bob Huggins,

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<v Speaker 2>but I remember as a kid listening to him just

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<v Speaker 2>rave about Denny Crume about how great of a coach

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<v Speaker 2>he was, and you know, what are you gonna do?

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<v Speaker 2>It's Denny. He did credit to Denny, and I remember

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<v Speaker 2>thinking like, well, yeah, that's our coach. So I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, just we came back alive. This past

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<v Speaker 2>season was just winning and feeling good about things and

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<v Speaker 2>being excited, guys playing hard, representing the program in the

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<v Speaker 2>right way, and all that stuff sounds corny and I

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<v Speaker 2>get it, but like it brought us back to life.

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<v Speaker 2>And now the way this schedule's setting up, like it's

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<v Speaker 2>who specifically deserves all the credit for that, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>certainly been It's been fun thus far. So right now

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<v Speaker 2>again here are non conference opponents that I shouldn't say

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<v Speaker 2>we know by the way, I guess technically the Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 2>stuff isn't even official, but clearly I think it's in

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<v Speaker 2>is put out there by Rosstein and of course Eric

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<v Speaker 2>Crawford if it's not something that's really gonna happen. But

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<v Speaker 2>right now Louisville has in the non conference schedule Kentucky, Indiana, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Memphis,

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<v Speaker 2>and Calip Perry in Arkansas. If what Rick Bositch put

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<v Speaker 2>out there ends up being true, which I could totally

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<v Speaker 2>see that your acc SEC game is Arkansas and you

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<v Speaker 2>travel down to Fayetteville. I mean that's that's six opponents

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<v Speaker 2>to where one. For the most part, you should be

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<v Speaker 2>than done as far as you know, knocking off all

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<v Speaker 2>these teams. But there's a clear like there's an element

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<v Speaker 2>to each of these games that makes it more than

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<v Speaker 2>just any other opponent. And it also makes it more

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<v Speaker 2>Power five type situation, Kentucky's your biggest rival, and nobody

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<v Speaker 2>deserves credit for that game being on the schedule. That's

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<v Speaker 2>always going to be on the schedule. But the Indiana series,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm glad we're doing that. There's clearly some

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<v Speaker 2>some history there. And again we're talking about, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>basically one of your one of your brethren, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I mean Indiana and Louivell to me,

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<v Speaker 2>are are technically in the same realm when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to just kind of not knowing exactly where. Like nobody

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<v Speaker 2>would claim that those programs aren't up there as far

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<v Speaker 2>as the most successful all time in college basketball, with

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<v Speaker 2>the best history, all that kind of stuff, but really

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<v Speaker 2>really where they end up it kind of depends on

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<v Speaker 2>the eye of of the person putting that together. Because

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<v Speaker 2>you could make a case for Louisville to be a

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<v Speaker 2>maybe claim that maybe they're more so close to top

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<v Speaker 2>ten Indiana, same exact thing. Cincinnati clearly one of our rivals. Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know if there's any connection, but they're

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<v Speaker 2>clearly a really good opponent to have on your schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know, maybe there are some Louisville fans

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<v Speaker 2>in Knoxville, vice versa. And then Memphis clearly a arrival that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. I hope it gets back to being super competitive,

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<v Speaker 2>even contentious. No, I don't mean like in a nasty way,

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<v Speaker 2>but right having opponents that you know, when you beat him,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just like beating anybody else. That's what makes

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<v Speaker 2>this stuff fun. And then with Cali Perry, the only

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<v Speaker 2>connection is him, right, I mean he used to be

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we couldn't beat him much at all when

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<v Speaker 2>he was here in Lexington, you know, in the rivalry

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<v Speaker 2>when that's here, That's what I mean. But maybe we

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<v Speaker 2>can get our maybe we can get you know, get

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of redemption if we can beat him

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<v Speaker 2>at Arkansas. I would have much rather beat him when

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<v Speaker 2>he was at Kentucky, but you know that didn't work out.

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<v Speaker 2>So again, good stuff when it comes to U of

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<v Speaker 2>L hoops and that hasn't me excited. And Austin, I

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<v Speaker 2>look forward to you and I kind of like going

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<v Speaker 2>through this together because I would be willing to bet that,

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<v Speaker 2>like you don't have any memory of the Cincinnati or

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, the Memphis Louisville rivalry, right, yeah, not too

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<v Speaker 2>much now and the Cincinnati you you probably are just

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<v Speaker 2>a little too young to remember the Conference USA Bob

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<v Speaker 2>Huggins days right.

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<v Speaker 4>Right right, maybe like the tail end of that, like

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<v Speaker 4>in two thousand and five ish, yep, and then ever

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<v Speaker 4>ever since then, they've just always kind of been a

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<v Speaker 4>part of Lousville's big eiet schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep. And can I remember. And I'm gonna give you

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<v Speaker 2>if it's really a hot take, but I've not heard

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<v Speaker 2>anybody else say it. But I've always believed this Mick

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<v Speaker 2>Cronin killed the Cincinnati Louisville rivalry, Oh did he? Because

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<v Speaker 2>he was an assistant for Rick at Louisville and then

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<v Speaker 2>he went to Murray State, had success, got the Cincinnati job,

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<v Speaker 2>took over for Andy Kennedy, who got it when Bob

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<v Speaker 2>Huggins was let go, and Andy Kennedy didn't have it

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<v Speaker 2>very long, and actually I think would have been a

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<v Speaker 2>better Andy Kennedy would had he never you know, gotten

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<v Speaker 2>drunk and punched a cab driver literally what happened. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he would have fit really well. And since he

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<v Speaker 2>had done well there, he's a good coach in my opinion.

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<v Speaker 2>But nonetheless, Mick got the job and it was playful

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<v Speaker 2>because he was he was Patino's little protege, right, we

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<v Speaker 2>didn't really fear him, and then they sucked for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time to where we didn't eat so like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it kind of faded away then and then once the

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<v Speaker 2>Big East went, you know, once the Big East died,

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<v Speaker 2>and then we were in the American at that time,

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<v Speaker 2>Mick did have good teams. Mick's resume as a coach,

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, is specifically built on him winning a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of games when the Big East dissolved and he

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<v Speaker 2>started playing in the American Conference against Tulane East Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>in those kind of teams. That's why I was so

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<v Speaker 2>adamant about, like anybody claiming this dude is worthy of

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<v Speaker 2>being our coach. Like now, and you know when he

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<v Speaker 2>says what I got to worry about I got, I got,

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<v Speaker 2>I got five hutter wounds. Remember when he said that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like, yeah, you got most of those at

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<v Speaker 2>Murray State. And it's Cincinnati when the Big East died

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<v Speaker 2>and you stuck, you hung out there for a long

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<v Speaker 2>time and then you bailed before Cincinnati made the move

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<v Speaker 2>to the Big twelve. So anyways, I look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you'll, you'll, you'll be able. I think to

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<v Speaker 2>uh to kind of feed off my energy because even

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<v Speaker 2>though Memphis, you know what Cincinnati rivalry. I totally remember Memphis,

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<v Speaker 2>I knew of it. I didn't experience it at it's

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<v Speaker 2>at its peak. But we'll get through it together and

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be.

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<v Speaker 4>Fun, a fun like kind of re exercise of what

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<v Speaker 4>we did a few months ago. Like a first first

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<v Speaker 4>player that comes to mind when you hell yea Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 4>like yours seems to be like the Kenya Martin.

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<v Speaker 2>Mine is the mind Steve Logan, which is right before

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<v Speaker 2>it came to Steve Logan. Okay, my mine's land Stevenson. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>That and that makes total sense, makes total sense. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean that speaks to me. That's I mean, I now

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<v Speaker 2>know your your age range, totally totally get it who's

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<v Speaker 2>the first player that comes from anything of Memphis. Probably

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<v Speaker 2>don't even even Louisville. Isn't even a Louisville connection, right, Uh?

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<v Speaker 4>The who's now I know of this moment, the favor

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<v Speaker 4>is it Darius Washington Junior, the guy that missed the

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<v Speaker 4>free throat?

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, yep? Him and Derrick Rose maybe yeah, No,

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<v Speaker 2>that makes total sense because in those in those are

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<v Speaker 2>Col days, which of course that's the and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>damn right it was. I don't remember in this I

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<v Speaker 2>think for those that are older than me, this will

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<v Speaker 2>put it in perspective as fart as far as like mine,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I grew up knowing Memphis was a rival. I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't experience the era that made them the real

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<v Speaker 2>hated rival. However, my only knowledge, my only memory of

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<v Speaker 2>watching Memphis play basketball in any way against Louisville was

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<v Speaker 2>whenever col was there, and I knew he went there

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<v Speaker 2>after he left U Mass and whatnot. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of puts my because again, as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>you said Land Stephenson totally checks out, because that would

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<v Speaker 2>have made sense as far as the age difference between

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<v Speaker 2>between the two of us.

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<v Speaker 4>So well, Memphis used to be Memphis State, right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>oh yeah, that was Conference USA, correct, Yes, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And I so I never knew them as Memphis State.

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<v Speaker 2>And for those who weren't with us in the five

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour yesterday, I shared this story when this news

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<v Speaker 2>broke I one of the first books that I read

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<v Speaker 2>and that I like checked out at the library at

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<v Speaker 2>school was a book about Pitty Hardaway. It was like

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<v Speaker 2>his his his bio or something. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it was his bio, but I think it was a

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<v Speaker 2>book about Petty Hardaway that at times that it was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of catered for children, because you know, he was

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<v Speaker 2>really popular. He had a little penny, the little like

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<v Speaker 2>action figure kind of thing. And I remember seeing in

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<v Speaker 2>the book that he was from Memphis State, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, well, I guess I can't like him anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>And I still liked him, but you know, that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of what like, you know, that was the fuel for

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<v Speaker 2>for me really that that was the moment where I realized, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>despite not experiencing it when it was really at its

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<v Speaker 2>at its peak, I still know that Memphis State's the rival.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you call a Memphis State, they don't like it,

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<v Speaker 2>So that's what we're gonna call it. Oh really, Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they hate that all. They hate the Memphis State part. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>because like Memphis. I mean, like, first of all, Memphis

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<v Speaker 2>is not a state. Right. Also, like they they ditched

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<v Speaker 2>the state to become more of like a I guess,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, feeling like they were officially you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't really know if anything changed with the school, but

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<v Speaker 2>they you know, over time they were like, yeah, we

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<v Speaker 2>should just call ourselves Memphis not Memphis State. So gotcha. Anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>frauds exactly. Some other things we're going to certainly get

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<v Speaker 2>into today. The college football playoff changes that are certainly coming.

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<v Speaker 2>It sounds like we now have a good idea of

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<v Speaker 2>what they're going to do, and it is a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of what we've talked about here and there in the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of weeks. And I mean I expected it,

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<v Speaker 2>but I still just think it's crazy to give certain

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<v Speaker 2>guaranteed spots to a conference when you when no games

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<v Speaker 2>have been played. I mean, like there's no incentive for

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<v Speaker 2>like to even like compete as as like you can

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<v Speaker 2>now put your feet up a little bit if you're

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<v Speaker 2>in the Big ten or the ACC or the SEC

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<v Speaker 2>because you got four guaranteed spots no matter what to

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<v Speaker 2>go along. Like as much as the SEC has been

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<v Speaker 2>hammering that they belong, they belong, you know they deserve

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<v Speaker 2>the benefit of the doubt. Well, there's four for the

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<v Speaker 2>Big ten, four for the SCC, two for the Big twelve,

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<v Speaker 2>two for the ACC, I believe, one for the G

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<v Speaker 2>five non like, one for Notre Dame, and then one

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<v Speaker 2>for the G five folks, and then there'll be three

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<v Speaker 2>at large. This is what it sounds like, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>pull it up later and make sure I've got that right.

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<v Speaker 2>But like all the at largers are going to go

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<v Speaker 2>to more Big ten and SEC teams. That's what it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna come down to. So I mean, again, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>in any way advocating that like those aren't the best

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<v Speaker 2>two conferences, especially the SEC, but why they don't even

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<v Speaker 2>need to actually have a good season to get in

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<v Speaker 2>because their conference affiliation will make it to where they

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<v Speaker 2>could be eight and four, And we know you can

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<v Speaker 2>be eight and four, and it can be you can

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<v Speaker 2>be you can have two teams that are eight and

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<v Speaker 2>four and they can be on different worlds as far

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<v Speaker 2>as like legitimately how good they are but you know

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<v Speaker 2>which one's gonna get the benefit of the doubt. For example,

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<v Speaker 2>last year South Carolina they had no loss to a

417
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<v Speaker 2>bad team, They didn't beat anybody we're talking about. They

418
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<v Speaker 2>would be in the playoff in the extended format, and

419
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<v Speaker 2>there's no way that anybody could claim that they have

420
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<v Speaker 2>a result that would that would that would validate their

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<v Speaker 2>entry other than just well, you know they play in

422
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<v Speaker 2>the SEC. Man, it's SEC. And again, I feel like

423
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<v Speaker 2>anytime I say that, people are like, oh that I'm

424
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<v Speaker 2>acting like the SEC is not great? But what if

425
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<v Speaker 2>it's not? One day? Like what if what if it's not?

426
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<v Speaker 2>Like if you're in the SEC, you can now like

427
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<v Speaker 2>reduce nil, Like we don't actually need to be that

428
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<v Speaker 2>good because we can be all right, and because of

429
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<v Speaker 2>our conference, we're gonna get the playoff. I mean, I

430
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<v Speaker 2>don't think anybody would would do that because that's stupid,

431
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<v Speaker 2>but like that's that's that's we're at least leaving the

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<v Speaker 2>door open for that. And I don't know how anybody

433
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<v Speaker 2>has not not like this is to me, why even

434
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<v Speaker 2>play games if there's guaranteed spots per conference before any

435
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<v Speaker 2>games or played, Like it's just it's a popularity contest,

436
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<v Speaker 2>that's what it is.

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<v Speaker 5>Now.

438
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<v Speaker 2>You gotta win when you get there. That's not based

439
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<v Speaker 2>off popularity. But getting there is a hard thing to

440
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<v Speaker 2>do for a lot of people, but not if you're

441
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<v Speaker 2>in the SEC or the Big ten moving forward. If

442
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<v Speaker 2>that's what ends up happening, which it sounds like it's

443
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<v Speaker 2>going to be, I mean, it's just it's gross. Also,

444
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<v Speaker 2>there's more Bill Belichick drama. Yeah, the Pablo Torre. I mean,

445
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<v Speaker 2>I believe everything he said, by the way, but Carolina

446
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<v Speaker 2>coming out having to kind of debunk it and say,

447
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<v Speaker 2>you know, she's welcome. She's not an employee, but she's

448
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<v Speaker 2>always welcome here. Jordan Hudson, Carolina's got to read the room.

449
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<v Speaker 2>Even if that was even if they're just putting out

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<v Speaker 2>a statement to correct the misinformation, you've lost the ability

451
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<v Speaker 2>to have any control over the perception of the old

452
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<v Speaker 2>geezer running your program with a woman young enough to

453
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<v Speaker 2>be his granddaughter. Anybody that's like, oh, yeah, I saw

454
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<v Speaker 2>Carolina's statement, nothing to see here, You're out of your mind.

455
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<v Speaker 2>Belichick's family is now at least speaking up like some

456
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<v Speaker 2>body helped this guy, and Carolina is like, oh, as

457
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<v Speaker 2>you know, they're acting like, oh, what's the big deal?

458
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<v Speaker 2>Totally you know, totally just different. Everybody it again, this

459
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<v Speaker 2>is what I said, I think two weeks ago, and

460
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<v Speaker 2>this became a developing, brewing situation. How are you gonna

461
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<v Speaker 2>blame the media? You're Bill Belichick with enough Super Bowl

462
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<v Speaker 2>rings to fit on more than you know one hand,

463
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<v Speaker 2>and you're in your seventies dating a woman who's twenty four,

464
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<v Speaker 2>and then you're gonna play like, I don't know why

465
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<v Speaker 2>people are making a big deal about it. It'd be

466
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<v Speaker 2>one thing if it was known and she wasn't visible.

467
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<v Speaker 2>She's in everything. She's injected herself into everything, Like Carolina

468
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<v Speaker 2>looks like a bunch of clowns. And it's not because

469
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<v Speaker 2>they have Belichick as the coach, but everything, Like, if

470
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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna hire Belichick, would you hire him knowing that

471
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<v Speaker 2>this was gonna be the way that things play out

472
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<v Speaker 2>before he coaches a game? And I know that the

473
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<v Speaker 2>Carolina's statement will put a lot of people at ease,

474
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<v Speaker 2>like Okay, yeah, they're just they're they're you know, they're

475
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<v Speaker 2>they're letting everybody know that it's not that big of

476
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<v Speaker 2>a deal. Okay, I'm letting you know right now. If

477
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<v Speaker 2>he's not, if he doesn't ever coach a game at Carolina,

478
00:24:13.160 --> 00:24:15.839
<v Speaker 2>hand up, I'm not gonna be surprised. Yeah, I'll be

479
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<v Speaker 2>shocked if he makes it through the whole season. I

480
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<v Speaker 2>mean it again, imagine if they if they if they

481
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<v Speaker 2>hit adversity, Oh, it'll be okay because our coaches. You know,

482
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<v Speaker 2>he's hooking up with a girl that you know is

483
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<v Speaker 2>basically our age, a student's age. Yeah, I mean, like,

484
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<v Speaker 2>it's crazy. It's crazy. I mean the Belichick, Jordan Hudson, Carolina,

485
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<v Speaker 2>the entire thing. It's still, as of now, something that

486
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<v Speaker 2>I have to, for at least a millisecond, think like,

487
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<v Speaker 2>wait a second, this is real, isn't it? Like I

488
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<v Speaker 2>didn't dream this, because it's it's it's insane.

489
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<v Speaker 4>It's amazing that she's almost like a household name in

490
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<v Speaker 4>sports now for literally nothing other than sleeping with Bill

491
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<v Speaker 4>Belichick yep, and controlling him like like the Wizard of Oz.

492
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<v Speaker 4>Like she's she's she's the person behind the curtain.

493
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<v Speaker 2>And she could lay low and be not anonymous, But

494
00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:10.200
<v Speaker 2>she could lay low and be completely away from all

495
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<v Speaker 2>this and still get everything that you would think that

496
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<v Speaker 2>she wants. However, what she wants is this the attention,

497
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<v Speaker 2>the notoriety, and even if she's in a bad light, like,

498
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<v Speaker 2>she's gonna be remembered. I mean, like put this way

499
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<v Speaker 2>until the day she's no longer with us. You google

500
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<v Speaker 2>her name, especially with the unique spelling of Jordan, she's

501
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<v Speaker 2>gonna be known as the young brod that you know

502
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<v Speaker 2>snatched up the sea Nile. Bill Belichick, who you know

503
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<v Speaker 2>has is funded again, I'm saying things that you're gonna

504
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<v Speaker 2>think are just like hyperbole, like just throwing stone. No,

505
00:25:41.839 --> 00:25:46.240
<v Speaker 2>who's now funding her mother's sex toy shop. Yeah, and

506
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<v Speaker 2>she now has acquired millions upon millions of real estate

507
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<v Speaker 2>in the Northeast. All happened. All that happening right around

508
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<v Speaker 2>the time that they were you know, they became an item.

509
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<v Speaker 2>And let me, let's be real, when it became public

510
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<v Speaker 2>that they were dating. I wonder who you think wanted

511
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<v Speaker 2>that out there. You think Bill was like call let's

512
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<v Speaker 2>call a PR company. Let's make sure we get it

513
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<v Speaker 2>out there that I'm with this young broad. No, like

514
00:26:10.640 --> 00:26:13.079
<v Speaker 2>she wanted it out there because she is milking him

515
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<v Speaker 2>for everything. Let's get CBS on the horn, like, honey,

516
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like I'm not sure Bill's even there, Like

517
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<v Speaker 2>hard for me to think he's not, because you know,

518
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know him. But in seventy three is not

519
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<v Speaker 2>that old, Like it's not young, but like it's not.

520
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I guess you can be. You know, you

521
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<v Speaker 2>can be in that age and have some issues with

522
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<v Speaker 2>like you know, memory, and you know, I don't want

523
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<v Speaker 2>to I mean, I'm not. I don't even want to

524
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<v Speaker 2>use specific diagnosis that you can get it at that

525
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<v Speaker 2>age or even younger, because I don't. That'd be reckless

526
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<v Speaker 2>of me to do, because I have no reason to

527
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<v Speaker 2>believe that he's not in his right mind. But all

528
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<v Speaker 2>the actions make you think that, like what's this guy doing?

529
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<v Speaker 2>Like what is he getting from this? I mean other

530
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<v Speaker 2>than being embarrassed?

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<v Speaker 4>Donald Trump is almost eighty, he's seventy eight years old,

532
00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:58.279
<v Speaker 4>but he seems like he has more there a little bit,

533
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<v Speaker 4>oh totally.

534
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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not you know, I'm not here to just

535
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<v Speaker 2>gas up Trump, but no, you're right, like absolutely, Like

536
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's almost one of those things like a

537
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<v Speaker 2>Belichick talked more, maybe we would realize, Okay, this guy

538
00:27:09.039 --> 00:27:11.519
<v Speaker 2>needs help, right, but like he doesn't talk unless she's

539
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<v Speaker 2>right next to him. And she made that clear on CBS,

540
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<v Speaker 2>made it really clear. So all right, let's get to

541
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<v Speaker 2>a break way too long here in the first segment,

542
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<v Speaker 2>but that's okay. It happens sometimes. Stick with us. It's

543
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<v Speaker 2>coffee and Company. We're fuel about Thornton's right here on

544
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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>I know this time of year, it's tough to know

548
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<v Speaker 2>exactly what we're gonna get from mother nature, but I

549
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<v Speaker 2>feel I feel pretty pretty confident in saying there's nothing

550
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<v Speaker 2>that's happened in the last couple days that would require

551
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<v Speaker 2>anybody to turn the heat on in this studio, which

552
00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:55.480
<v Speaker 2>runs hot anyways, because we have our own personal heater,

553
00:27:55.640 --> 00:27:57.559
<v Speaker 2>all the equipment that is right in front of me,

554
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<v Speaker 2>this humongous board with a bunch of lights and whatever else,

555
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<v Speaker 2>and all these servers in here, and I'm thinking, man,

556
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<v Speaker 2>it's it's not only like not cool, but like it's

557
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<v Speaker 2>kind of hot. And then I go over to the

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<v Speaker 2>door right before we get back from break, and the

559
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<v Speaker 2>heat is on, and a lot of people blame well,

560
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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's just Audo. It's just it's programmed. It's

561
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<v Speaker 2>controlled elsewhere, but I'm having to keep the door open

562
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<v Speaker 2>because I don't know why the heat was on, but

563
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<v Speaker 2>it's it's hot in here. So there's people out near

564
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<v Speaker 2>our kitchen area here. They may not even have signed

565
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<v Speaker 2>up for the Coffee and Company experience today, but they're

566
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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to get it like it or not, because

567
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<v Speaker 2>you know, I gotta breathe. You were in here earlier, Austin.

568
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<v Speaker 2>It's hot as hell, is it not.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's very unusually hot. And I know, I, like

570
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<v Speaker 4>you said, I know, usually there's that factor. There's so

571
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<v Speaker 4>many like different computers and modems in there. But I've

572
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<v Speaker 4>never like it usually don't feel that till like it's

573
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<v Speaker 4>hot in the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well sometimes, I mean you mentioned unusual. It's unusual

575
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<v Speaker 2>because somebody unusually decided to turn the heat on when

576
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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, warm outside. But whenever I would come

577
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<v Speaker 2>in in the summer, and you did a good job,

578
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<v Speaker 2>and I appreciate you trying to help me, because like

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<v Speaker 2>if you popped in here at one o'clock and you

580
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<v Speaker 2>realized it was eighty five degrees, then I would know, Okay,

581
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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna not come into the show. Today or I'm gonna,

582
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<v Speaker 2>you know, make sure somebody fixes that. Yeah, that's right,

583
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<v Speaker 2>but like anybody like that wouldn't because the heat's on.

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<v Speaker 2>That's because somebody just didn't turn the air on. Well

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<v Speaker 2>now we like you know, anyways, long story short, I

586
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<v Speaker 2>I'm uncomfortable because I'm hot, and I can't I can't

587
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<v Speaker 2>remove layers because you know that would be that'd be

588
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<v Speaker 2>an HR violation. That's true. But you know what's here,

589
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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna leave this door open for the segment in

590
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<v Speaker 2>hopes that now that I've got the air on that

591
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<v Speaker 2>maybe we can cool off. But anyways, it's coffee and

592
00:29:47.880 --> 00:29:51.000
<v Speaker 2>company here on Sports Talk seven ninety a Friday afternoon.

593
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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you hanging out with us as we get your

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<v Speaker 2>step for the weekend, get your step from Mother's Day too,

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<v Speaker 2>So hopefully you guys have some plans for for celebrating

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<v Speaker 2>Mother's Day. Rather it be the moms out there or

597
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<v Speaker 2>the fellas that want to have a special day for

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, for a lot of folks, myself included,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's it's it's a big day because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've got the mother of my children, who of course

601
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<v Speaker 2>is my wife I've got my mother, I've got my

602
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<v Speaker 2>mother in law, my stepmother, I've got my grandmother. So

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like even like my sister is not my mom,

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<v Speaker 2>but like I always try to, you know, help she,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, wish her a happy Mother's Day too, in

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<v Speaker 2>whatever way I can. So shout out to all the moms.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully you all have a great weekend and are appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go to the phone lines. If I

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<v Speaker 2>go to if I've seven one seventy nine hundred is

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<v Speaker 2>the number if you want to jump in and give

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<v Speaker 2>us a call. Let's go to Larry. Larry, how are

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<v Speaker 2>we doing? Welcome to Sports Talk seventy ninety what's up?

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<v Speaker 5>All doing fine? I just wanted to comment on your

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<v Speaker 5>real discussion about Memphis versus Memphis State. Yeah, and it

615
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<v Speaker 5>was it was Memphis State University up at nineteen ninety six. Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm from I'm from West Tennessee and I grew up

617
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<v Speaker 5>listened to the Memphis State Tigers on the radio. I

618
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<v Speaker 5>grew up understanding their rivalry were Louisville and this type

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<v Speaker 5>of thing. But I just thought you might find this

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<v Speaker 5>it's funny. I'm a University of Tennessee, gret got seventy three,

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<v Speaker 5>and our pet name for Memphis State or University of Memphis,

622
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<v Speaker 5>which I wanting to call it is Tiger High School.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, is that just because like there you just see

624
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<v Speaker 2>them as so, you know, junior varsity type of level

625
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<v Speaker 2>compared to like the big leagues kind of thing. I

626
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<v Speaker 2>get it.

627
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, are they.

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<v Speaker 2>Rivals because honestly, it makes sense that there's somewhat of

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<v Speaker 2>a rivalry there. But like other than when they played.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember when Bruce Pearl was at Tennessee and cow

631
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<v Speaker 2>was still at Memphis. They played in the regular season

632
00:31:46.119 --> 00:31:47.720
<v Speaker 2>and it was a big big deal because I think

633
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<v Speaker 2>there were number one and number two. But outside of that,

634
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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know of a lot of meetings between

635
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<v Speaker 2>the two.

636
00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:57.799
<v Speaker 5>Well as far as basketball, not really the football. Uh,

637
00:31:58.480 --> 00:32:00.799
<v Speaker 5>you know, I pay more attention to the football. Sure,

638
00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:04.519
<v Speaker 5>the basketball, but in football it is a fairly intense

639
00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:07.839
<v Speaker 5>rivalry in football. We played them more often in football

640
00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:10.599
<v Speaker 5>than do basketball. But even at that, we don't play

641
00:32:10.599 --> 00:32:12.839
<v Speaker 5>them that often, but we have played them more often

642
00:32:13.119 --> 00:32:16.880
<v Speaker 5>in football, and uh, there has been games where it

643
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<v Speaker 5>has been some pretty bad blood to quin the two university.

644
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<v Speaker 2>That makes sense, Yeah.

645
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<v Speaker 5>Anyway, I just wanted wanted to bring that up with you.

646
00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:26.119
<v Speaker 5>I thought you might find it shitty about our pet.

647
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<v Speaker 2>Name for him, so say it again, Tiger High School,

648
00:32:29.440 --> 00:32:32.200
<v Speaker 2>Tiger High School. I'll keep that in the back pocket.

649
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<v Speaker 2>But when we play them. Thank you, Larry. I appreciate

650
00:32:33.960 --> 00:32:36.559
<v Speaker 2>the call, appreciate you listening. Yeah, you know, I was

651
00:32:36.599 --> 00:32:38.720
<v Speaker 2>just thinking about how, you know, Memphis, of course is

652
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<v Speaker 2>uh one of the biggest cities in which which I

653
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<v Speaker 2>was going to say, it's the biggest city in Tennessee,

654
00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:51.000
<v Speaker 2>but obviously Nashville, but like Nashville has exploded in the

655
00:32:51.119 --> 00:32:56.240
<v Speaker 2>last really twenty twenty five years, I mean Nashville. I

656
00:32:56.279 --> 00:32:58.480
<v Speaker 2>feel like maybe this is just me as a kid,

657
00:32:58.559 --> 00:33:01.880
<v Speaker 2>not knowing anything, and just you know, assuming that Nashville

658
00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:06.079
<v Speaker 2>and Louisville were relatively similar as far as markets and cities.

659
00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:08.200
<v Speaker 2>I know that's not the case now, but I feel

660
00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:10.400
<v Speaker 2>like it used to be. But I could be wrong.

661
00:33:10.440 --> 00:33:15.319
<v Speaker 2>Maybe that's just how I remember it. But Memphis and Tennessee,

662
00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:17.640
<v Speaker 2>if you think about it, you know, there's no Nashville

663
00:33:17.880 --> 00:33:22.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, university, so there could have been some similarities

664
00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:27.000
<v Speaker 2>between the Louisville Kentucky rivalry and the Memphis and Tennessee rivalry,

665
00:33:27.599 --> 00:33:31.880
<v Speaker 2>but Tennessee historically has just been I mean, they're a football,

666
00:33:31.920 --> 00:33:34.319
<v Speaker 2>you know, powerhouse historically, and I don't mean that they're,

667
00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:36.279
<v Speaker 2>you know, the best of all time, but clearly they've

668
00:33:36.279 --> 00:33:40.759
<v Speaker 2>had they've had phenomenal seasons, They've had a great I mean,

669
00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:42.880
<v Speaker 2>they have great history, great tradition. They're not you know,

670
00:33:42.880 --> 00:33:44.960
<v Speaker 2>they're not. I mean, they're they're on a different planet

671
00:33:45.720 --> 00:33:49.240
<v Speaker 2>than than than than Memphis is in football and in basketball.

672
00:33:50.000 --> 00:33:53.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean, Tennessee they've never i mean, they've never been

673
00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:55.799
<v Speaker 2>to a Final Four, which they've got to be. And

674
00:33:55.880 --> 00:33:59.400
<v Speaker 2>I know every year around March Madness, you see this

675
00:33:59.480 --> 00:34:01.960
<v Speaker 2>list that gets that gets thrown out there about the

676
00:34:01.960 --> 00:34:05.759
<v Speaker 2>most successful programs in college basketball that have never made

677
00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:08.559
<v Speaker 2>a Final Four, and they're always usually toward the top,

678
00:34:08.639 --> 00:34:10.480
<v Speaker 2>And I kind of feel like they've got to be

679
00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:13.239
<v Speaker 2>at the top of that now. But then again, I'm

680
00:34:13.320 --> 00:34:16.079
<v Speaker 2>basing that off of mostly the Rick Barnes era, because

681
00:34:16.880 --> 00:34:18.400
<v Speaker 2>they had a good run there with Bruce Pearl. But

682
00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:20.599
<v Speaker 2>prior to that, I don't really remember Tennessee basketball doing

683
00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:23.280
<v Speaker 2>a whole lot. Like when I think of Tennessee basketball

684
00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:26.239
<v Speaker 2>when I was young, I think of Alan Houston, and

685
00:34:26.280 --> 00:34:27.800
<v Speaker 2>that just makes me sad because he should have been

686
00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:30.119
<v Speaker 2>at Louisville. But obviously, you know, his dad got the

687
00:34:30.199 --> 00:34:33.800
<v Speaker 2>job at Tennessee and makes total sense how that worked out.

688
00:34:34.800 --> 00:34:40.039
<v Speaker 2>But maybe Louisville was able to. I mean again, sometimes

689
00:34:40.079 --> 00:34:43.239
<v Speaker 2>things align and at the time you never know that

690
00:34:43.239 --> 00:34:46.559
<v Speaker 2>that it's going to be something that is impactful to

691
00:34:46.599 --> 00:34:48.679
<v Speaker 2>an extent that you have a rivalry that is you know,

692
00:34:48.760 --> 00:34:53.239
<v Speaker 2>believe the way, Kentucky didn't want to play Louisville and

693
00:34:53.280 --> 00:34:54.920
<v Speaker 2>then they had to play in the tournament and then

694
00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:56.519
<v Speaker 2>the dream game, you know, and that of course was

695
00:34:56.559 --> 00:34:58.400
<v Speaker 2>the dream game, and then they became you know, then

696
00:34:58.440 --> 00:35:00.480
<v Speaker 2>they were on the schedule because obviously Kentucky, he has

697
00:35:00.519 --> 00:35:03.719
<v Speaker 2>always viewed Louisville as the probably in a way that

698
00:35:03.719 --> 00:35:06.760
<v Speaker 2>that Tennessee has viewed Memphis. But then you know, little brother,

699
00:35:07.320 --> 00:35:09.840
<v Speaker 2>he hit the weight room and did some did some

700
00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:13.360
<v Speaker 2>things and won national championships, and then that led to Kentucky,

701
00:35:13.760 --> 00:35:15.960
<v Speaker 2>you know, meeting us in the tournament, and then of

702
00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:18.880
<v Speaker 2>course from then on they've been a regular opponent and

703
00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:20.480
<v Speaker 2>it's one of the best, if not in my opinion,

704
00:35:20.519 --> 00:35:23.920
<v Speaker 2>it's the best rivalry in college basketball and then in football. Honestly,

705
00:35:23.960 --> 00:35:26.519
<v Speaker 2>like they did always look at us as you know,

706
00:35:26.960 --> 00:35:31.639
<v Speaker 2>beneath them in football. And they had a good reason too, obviously,

707
00:35:31.639 --> 00:35:33.920
<v Speaker 2>because you know the when this series was played, you know,

708
00:35:34.119 --> 00:35:37.000
<v Speaker 2>when they wore leather straps on their head. I wouldn't

709
00:35:37.000 --> 00:35:39.000
<v Speaker 2>call those helmets, which, by the way, I do love

710
00:35:39.000 --> 00:35:41.000
<v Speaker 2>when Kentucky fans bring up that as well, the all

711
00:35:41.039 --> 00:35:44.400
<v Speaker 2>Tom history. Okay, yeah, let's let's let's let's not let's

712
00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:48.280
<v Speaker 2>just completely ignore the like sixty year gap in society.

713
00:35:48.360 --> 00:35:52.760
<v Speaker 2>But nonetheless, they were so bad in football, meaning Kentucky

714
00:35:52.760 --> 00:35:55.519
<v Speaker 2>that like Louisville could realistically get their shot at him

715
00:35:55.639 --> 00:35:58.880
<v Speaker 2>and you know, clearly hold their own Louisville still despite

716
00:35:58.920 --> 00:36:01.880
<v Speaker 2>losing what was five in orro h? Is that true?

717
00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:03.559
<v Speaker 2>Amy saying that out loud Austin, We lose five in

718
00:36:03.599 --> 00:36:06.800
<v Speaker 2>Erroe to Kentucky. Yes, so we lost. We didn't play

719
00:36:06.840 --> 00:36:08.880
<v Speaker 2>them one year, but like we los, I mean we

720
00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:17.360
<v Speaker 2>lost in eighteen nineteen, didn't play in twenty lost in

721
00:36:17.400 --> 00:36:22.679
<v Speaker 2>twenty one, twenty two, twenty three. Yes, we lost five

722
00:36:22.719 --> 00:36:24.599
<v Speaker 2>in a row, and then we beat him this past year.

723
00:36:24.639 --> 00:36:26.519
<v Speaker 2>Why am I spacing? Was that a COVID thing that

724
00:36:26.519 --> 00:36:29.360
<v Speaker 2>we didn't. Yeah, yeah, they yeah, and well and not

725
00:36:29.440 --> 00:36:32.599
<v Speaker 2>that it matters now, but they were fighting to not

726
00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:36.039
<v Speaker 2>have the game played as well. They were in support

727
00:36:36.239 --> 00:36:39.960
<v Speaker 2>of the conference not having any game other than SEC games,

728
00:36:40.239 --> 00:36:43.760
<v Speaker 2>whereas South Carolina and one other school in the conference

729
00:36:43.840 --> 00:36:45.880
<v Speaker 2>was fighting because they wanted to play their rival. South

730
00:36:45.880 --> 00:36:48.280
<v Speaker 2>Carolina wanted to play Clemson. I believe Florida wanted to

731
00:36:48.280 --> 00:36:51.119
<v Speaker 2>play Florida State and Kentucky, you know, they wanted to

732
00:36:51.159 --> 00:36:54.199
<v Speaker 2>advocate let's just only play which again, like I don't

733
00:36:54.199 --> 00:36:56.039
<v Speaker 2>think Kentucky was scared, but like I don't know why

734
00:36:56.039 --> 00:36:59.079
<v Speaker 2>you wouldn't, you know, with that being really the one

735
00:36:59.119 --> 00:37:01.000
<v Speaker 2>Like if Stoops didn't have the wins against louis he

736
00:37:01.039 --> 00:37:05.039
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be their coach right now, facts, right, facts. So yeah,

737
00:37:05.119 --> 00:37:09.119
<v Speaker 2>So anyways, you know, it worked out well for Louisville

738
00:37:09.159 --> 00:37:12.679
<v Speaker 2>because in basketball, we proved, like you know, not only

739
00:37:12.840 --> 00:37:15.519
<v Speaker 2>do you are you know clearly historically you're you're above

740
00:37:15.599 --> 00:37:17.599
<v Speaker 2>us with all the titles, but like you know, we

741
00:37:17.639 --> 00:37:19.639
<v Speaker 2>got a championship under our belt. We're in the midst

742
00:37:19.679 --> 00:37:21.320
<v Speaker 2>of being the team of the eighties, Like you're gonna

743
00:37:21.320 --> 00:37:22.559
<v Speaker 2>meet us at one point, and then we did. We

744
00:37:22.599 --> 00:37:24.599
<v Speaker 2>met him in the NAA tournament, and then from then

745
00:37:24.639 --> 00:37:27.639
<v Speaker 2>on they had to play. And it's the legendary sound

746
00:37:27.719 --> 00:37:32.480
<v Speaker 2>of Denny. What do he say, We said he wouldn't play, Well,

747
00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:34.639
<v Speaker 2>that's typical, like Denny's line of like, yeah, it's typical

748
00:37:34.719 --> 00:37:37.360
<v Speaker 2>jobey Hall didn't want to play him. And then again,

749
00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:40.079
<v Speaker 2>you know they have ever since and it's been great.

750
00:37:40.280 --> 00:37:42.840
<v Speaker 2>And then in football, I don't even really know how

751
00:37:42.880 --> 00:37:44.960
<v Speaker 2>the game came about. Schnellen Murger I know was a

752
00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:46.679
<v Speaker 2>big part of that because of his history with both

753
00:37:46.719 --> 00:37:51.559
<v Speaker 2>sides of it. But like Memphis was unable to really

754
00:37:52.400 --> 00:37:56.119
<v Speaker 2>have a rivalry with their state school and we were,

755
00:37:56.280 --> 00:37:57.840
<v Speaker 2>and it was you know, and I'm glad we did

756
00:37:57.880 --> 00:38:01.199
<v Speaker 2>because rivalries make sports great. But again basketball, we did

757
00:38:01.320 --> 00:38:03.519
<v Speaker 2>enough to where like you can you can still live

758
00:38:03.559 --> 00:38:05.639
<v Speaker 2>in your world that you're you're way above us. But

759
00:38:06.159 --> 00:38:07.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, last I check, we want a title before

760
00:38:07.960 --> 00:38:09.320
<v Speaker 2>you and we're going to see in the tournament, which

761
00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:12.079
<v Speaker 2>we did, and then from then on, you know, clearly

762
00:38:12.360 --> 00:38:15.119
<v Speaker 2>we know what's happened. And then in football, you know,

763
00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:19.360
<v Speaker 2>certain things aligned where we had to start playing them.

764
00:38:19.400 --> 00:38:21.079
<v Speaker 2>And then for you know, again in the modern era,

765
00:38:21.199 --> 00:38:23.119
<v Speaker 2>Louisville lost five in a row and still has the

766
00:38:23.239 --> 00:38:26.519
<v Speaker 2>edge in series, which I think is pretty telling. Our

767
00:38:26.599 --> 00:38:28.719
<v Speaker 2>quick break will come back on the other side. Wrap

768
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<v Speaker 2>at the three o'clock hour. It's coffee and Company fuel

769
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<v Speaker 2>about Thornton's right here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

770
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<v Speaker 1>Now back to coffee and Company fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 2>I know this is this has been the case at

773
00:38:43.400 --> 00:38:46.079
<v Speaker 2>least two years ago. It was, and I would be

774
00:38:46.159 --> 00:38:51.159
<v Speaker 2>shocked if it has changed since then. But the busiest

775
00:38:51.239 --> 00:38:53.840
<v Speaker 2>day for restaurants, out of the three hundred and sixty

776
00:38:53.920 --> 00:38:58.199
<v Speaker 2>five days that we have in a year, the toughest

777
00:38:58.599 --> 00:39:01.440
<v Speaker 2>day to get a table, to get lunch, even dinner

778
00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:05.159
<v Speaker 2>is this Sunday, which of course is Mother's Day. And

779
00:39:05.159 --> 00:39:07.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody would expect Mother's Day to be

780
00:39:08.039 --> 00:39:10.760
<v Speaker 2>like a light day for restaurants. But there's a lot

781
00:39:10.800 --> 00:39:15.920
<v Speaker 2>of other holidays that you don't typically go to eat

782
00:39:15.960 --> 00:39:19.599
<v Speaker 2>somewhere you like moms, you aren't going. Maybe you are.

783
00:39:19.639 --> 00:39:21.440
<v Speaker 2>If so, then that's awesome, maybe that's what they love

784
00:39:21.480 --> 00:39:23.079
<v Speaker 2>to do. But you know, you would think a lot

785
00:39:23.079 --> 00:39:24.400
<v Speaker 2>of people would be like, hey, mom, you don't need

786
00:39:24.440 --> 00:39:26.199
<v Speaker 2>a cook today for us to have a family, get together.

787
00:39:26.199 --> 00:39:28.639
<v Speaker 2>We're gonna get together, and it's Mother's Day. It's for you,

788
00:39:28.800 --> 00:39:31.119
<v Speaker 2>So let's let's either have somebody else cook or we

789
00:39:31.159 --> 00:39:33.239
<v Speaker 2>go somewhere out to eat. But like I would have

790
00:39:33.320 --> 00:39:36.960
<v Speaker 2>if you'd ask me what day in the year would

791
00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:40.679
<v Speaker 2>would be the busiest day for restaurants, I mean, maybe

792
00:39:40.679 --> 00:39:44.159
<v Speaker 2>I would have got there at some point, but I

793
00:39:44.159 --> 00:39:46.000
<v Speaker 2>don't think I would have. But it makes total sense

794
00:39:46.360 --> 00:39:49.239
<v Speaker 2>because like Father's Day, I mean, no one cares about

795
00:39:49.320 --> 00:39:51.440
<v Speaker 2>us dads. Well I'm not a dad. Yeah, I mean

796
00:39:51.480 --> 00:39:54.159
<v Speaker 2>it's it's not as big of a day as Mother's Day, seemingly.

797
00:39:54.239 --> 00:39:56.280
<v Speaker 2>And also, you know, I just think there's different ways

798
00:39:56.320 --> 00:39:58.480
<v Speaker 2>to I mean, again, I hate to sound like all

799
00:39:58.519 --> 00:40:00.880
<v Speaker 2>women do is cook, and I know itrobably sounds terrible

800
00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:02.719
<v Speaker 2>just the way I put it out there a moment ago.

801
00:40:02.760 --> 00:40:05.079
<v Speaker 2>But like I'm just saying, like a lot of a

802
00:40:05.119 --> 00:40:07.719
<v Speaker 2>lot of other holidays where you make sure you make

803
00:40:07.719 --> 00:40:09.280
<v Speaker 2>it a point I need to go see family. I

804
00:40:09.320 --> 00:40:10.960
<v Speaker 2>need to spend some time with family, because that's what

805
00:40:11.000 --> 00:40:14.000
<v Speaker 2>you do for certain holidays, you know, like when I

806
00:40:14.039 --> 00:40:18.320
<v Speaker 2>go to Thanksgiving with my family, if I go to Christmas, Easter,

807
00:40:18.440 --> 00:40:21.159
<v Speaker 2>or whatever it may be, Like wherever I'm going either

808
00:40:21.199 --> 00:40:23.920
<v Speaker 2>Mama or Grandma's cooking like that's cause that's just you

809
00:40:23.960 --> 00:40:26.280
<v Speaker 2>know where That's not to say that's all they do,

810
00:40:26.360 --> 00:40:28.000
<v Speaker 2>but you know, it's just been that way for a

811
00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:30.320
<v Speaker 2>long time. And I'd rather eat their cooking than go

812
00:40:30.360 --> 00:40:31.639
<v Speaker 2>out to eat. But you know, on Mother's Day, you

813
00:40:31.639 --> 00:40:34.039
<v Speaker 2>don't want them doing anything that's considered work. You want

814
00:40:34.079 --> 00:40:36.039
<v Speaker 2>to take care of them. So I bring all this

815
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<v Speaker 2>up to say, expect some real, you know, delays in

816
00:40:40.679 --> 00:40:43.599
<v Speaker 2>getting a table if you're trying to you know, I mean,

817
00:40:43.920 --> 00:40:47.559
<v Speaker 2>I would say expect a wait anywhere you go anywhere

818
00:40:47.599 --> 00:40:50.639
<v Speaker 2>on Sunday outside of like maybe I mean maybe you

819
00:40:50.719 --> 00:40:53.320
<v Speaker 2>take your mama to McDonald's or Taco Bell and sit

820
00:40:53.360 --> 00:40:55.480
<v Speaker 2>down and eat. And that's you know, there's not there's

821
00:40:55.480 --> 00:40:57.159
<v Speaker 2>nothing wrong with that. I'm just saying, like, you know,

822
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<v Speaker 2>I think it was the first, uh one of the

823
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<v Speaker 2>first this you know, the COVID pandemic era is such

824
00:41:08.880 --> 00:41:11.239
<v Speaker 2>a blur to where I feel like I was about

825
00:41:11.280 --> 00:41:13.559
<v Speaker 2>to say that this was this is one of those

826
00:41:14.199 --> 00:41:16.159
<v Speaker 2>things from COVID, but like, I don't think it is

827
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<v Speaker 2>the case because at some point it might have been

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<v Speaker 2>like the first time, like restaurants were hit really hard

829
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<v Speaker 2>being fully open, so it might have been how long

830
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<v Speaker 2>will we lock down? Like this is where I'm not

831
00:41:27.000 --> 00:41:29.960
<v Speaker 2>even kidding, like it is. It is such a blur

832
00:41:30.079 --> 00:41:32.079
<v Speaker 2>to me, that whole thing. So like in March of

833
00:41:32.119 --> 00:41:35.760
<v Speaker 2>twenty twenties, when it all whenever, you know, everything was,

834
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<v Speaker 2>you know what it was. Yeah, I think so by

835
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<v Speaker 2>May of twenty twenty one, like restaurants were full go right,

836
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<v Speaker 2>or maybe I'm wrong.

837
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<v Speaker 4>I think it was June of that next year where

838
00:41:48.079 --> 00:41:52.199
<v Speaker 4>everything was fully blown and open without like.

839
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<v Speaker 2>Cause do you remember that June may lead up to

840
00:41:55.480 --> 00:41:58.039
<v Speaker 2>where like oh yeah, you were we kind of all,

841
00:41:58.320 --> 00:42:00.760
<v Speaker 2>you know, in a way gotten back to what normal,

842
00:42:00.880 --> 00:42:03.519
<v Speaker 2>but like we knew that that date coming up. You're

843
00:42:03.559 --> 00:42:04.679
<v Speaker 2>right it was, it was. I think it might have

844
00:42:04.719 --> 00:42:06.800
<v Speaker 2>been early June where it was like at this point

845
00:42:06.840 --> 00:42:10.000
<v Speaker 2>like basically everything is what it was before this happened, right.

846
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<v Speaker 4>Well, because places were like open, but they were closing

847
00:42:12.800 --> 00:42:15.679
<v Speaker 4>at like seven o'clock and bars weren't open past like

848
00:42:15.760 --> 00:42:19.360
<v Speaker 4>eleven and stuff like that. So everything got back to

849
00:42:19.400 --> 00:42:23.320
<v Speaker 4>fully functioning that June. But I think it was probably man,

850
00:42:23.840 --> 00:42:26.159
<v Speaker 4>it felt like over a year, but I think it

851
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<v Speaker 4>was maybe later on that year, maybe like the start

852
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<v Speaker 4>of January or February of No, it.

853
00:42:33.280 --> 00:42:35.920
<v Speaker 2>Was around Thanksgiving, around things more or they shut us

854
00:42:35.920 --> 00:42:38.719
<v Speaker 2>back down. There was a there. I remember, Oh, there

855
00:42:38.760 --> 00:42:41.880
<v Speaker 2>was a surge. I was at the gym, and at

856
00:42:41.880 --> 00:42:44.000
<v Speaker 2>the gym on TV. It was on I mean, it

857
00:42:44.039 --> 00:42:45.480
<v Speaker 2>was a lot. I think it was Basher doing a

858
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<v Speaker 2>press conference kind of announcing that they're going to have

859
00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:49.400
<v Speaker 2>to go. It wasn't long, but they went back to

860
00:42:49.559 --> 00:42:52.079
<v Speaker 2>like limiting the amount of people that could be in restaurants.

861
00:42:52.159 --> 00:42:55.000
<v Speaker 2>And I think at that point, there's just the way

862
00:42:55.039 --> 00:42:57.719
<v Speaker 2>I see at Austin. I think it felt like they

863
00:42:57.719 --> 00:42:59.840
<v Speaker 2>were gonna even anything they tried to do more than

864
00:42:59.840 --> 00:43:02.199
<v Speaker 2>that they weren't going to be successful because people weren't

865
00:43:02.239 --> 00:43:04.960
<v Speaker 2>going to comply, and even like in any way it

866
00:43:04.960 --> 00:43:06.960
<v Speaker 2>would have been like a full on like no, I

867
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<v Speaker 2>mean I shouldn't say that because I don't know how

868
00:43:08.760 --> 00:43:10.719
<v Speaker 2>anybody else would have acted, but it just you know,

869
00:43:10.960 --> 00:43:13.039
<v Speaker 2>they didn't last long, but I remember that. I remember

870
00:43:13.119 --> 00:43:16.400
<v Speaker 2>thinking we were on the clear, and then like you know,

871
00:43:16.880 --> 00:43:19.280
<v Speaker 2>and then also at that point not to minimize anybody

872
00:43:19.320 --> 00:43:24.400
<v Speaker 2>that did have a real tough time with the virus

873
00:43:24.519 --> 00:43:27.599
<v Speaker 2>and what it caused lingering or maybe even you know,

874
00:43:27.719 --> 00:43:30.639
<v Speaker 2>fatal or whatever. But like the vast majority of society

875
00:43:30.679 --> 00:43:33.199
<v Speaker 2>had known or had it themselves and been fine and

876
00:43:33.239 --> 00:43:34.800
<v Speaker 2>been like what are we doing? Like I think that

877
00:43:34.920 --> 00:43:37.840
<v Speaker 2>was the mindset. Again, I can'd speak for anybody but myself,

878
00:43:37.880 --> 00:43:42.360
<v Speaker 2>but I do remember that, and I swear I read

879
00:43:42.360 --> 00:43:44.639
<v Speaker 2>something the other day that like made me really sad

880
00:43:44.679 --> 00:43:47.840
<v Speaker 2>because I don't remember a lot of my So, my

881
00:43:47.880 --> 00:43:49.719
<v Speaker 2>son is four, he'll be five in June. He's a

882
00:43:49.760 --> 00:43:52.840
<v Speaker 2>COVID baby. My wife went through her a good chunk

883
00:43:52.880 --> 00:43:55.800
<v Speaker 2>of her pregnancy with him during the pandemic. He was

884
00:43:55.800 --> 00:43:58.039
<v Speaker 2>born on June first, and I was the only person

885
00:43:58.119 --> 00:44:00.599
<v Speaker 2>allowed to be in the hospital babies and he was

886
00:44:00.679 --> 00:44:03.199
<v Speaker 2>and he was. I mean there was also the night

887
00:44:03.239 --> 00:44:06.440
<v Speaker 2>he was born, or I guess, yeah, the night because

888
00:44:06.480 --> 00:44:10.159
<v Speaker 2>the day he was born that morning. Actually he took

889
00:44:10.159 --> 00:44:12.440
<v Speaker 2>a while later in the day, but there was a

890
00:44:12.440 --> 00:44:14.840
<v Speaker 2>lockdown on the city because of one of the Breonna

891
00:44:14.880 --> 00:44:20.239
<v Speaker 2>Taylor protesting things led to officers shooting somebody who owned

892
00:44:20.280 --> 00:44:23.840
<v Speaker 2>like a business in the West End, and that led

893
00:44:23.840 --> 00:44:25.960
<v Speaker 2>to a lockdown, And I'm thinking, okay, whatever, you know whatever,

894
00:44:26.079 --> 00:44:28.360
<v Speaker 2>like that just means like I can't go and be

895
00:44:28.440 --> 00:44:31.360
<v Speaker 2>out and you know I can't be bar hopping or something. Well,

896
00:44:31.519 --> 00:44:34.119
<v Speaker 2>I left the hospital like thinking, okay, well because of

897
00:44:34.159 --> 00:44:36.239
<v Speaker 2>the restrictions, they only fed my wife. They had no

898
00:44:36.320 --> 00:44:38.599
<v Speaker 2>there's no cafeteria. There's no food for me. So I'm like,

899
00:44:38.639 --> 00:44:40.239
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go like hit a gas station and get

900
00:44:40.280 --> 00:44:43.039
<v Speaker 2>like some beef jerky or something. I left the hospital

901
00:44:43.039 --> 00:44:45.880
<v Speaker 2>on Dutchman's Lane and realized, no, this is a true

902
00:44:45.920 --> 00:44:49.199
<v Speaker 2>like McDonald's closed, gas stations, closed nothing. And here I

903
00:44:49.239 --> 00:44:52.119
<v Speaker 2>am thinking, like what a story this would be. I

904
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<v Speaker 2>get arrested the day my son's born because I violated

905
00:44:54.880 --> 00:44:59.599
<v Speaker 2>the uh you know, the lockdown and in the curfew. Yeah,

906
00:44:59.599 --> 00:45:01.079
<v Speaker 2>there was a if it's what it was to where

907
00:45:01.079 --> 00:45:03.599
<v Speaker 2>like I turned right back around and my wife, God

908
00:45:03.639 --> 00:45:06.039
<v Speaker 2>bless her. She she saved me half of the turkey

909
00:45:06.119 --> 00:45:09.280
<v Speaker 2>sandwich that the hospital provided her, so at least had

910
00:45:09.280 --> 00:45:11.960
<v Speaker 2>something to eat. But it was weird. But but I

911
00:45:11.960 --> 00:45:13.559
<v Speaker 2>always do you know, I just assumed, well, it's the

912
00:45:13.599 --> 00:45:15.880
<v Speaker 2>second child, like because it wasn't your first. It just

913
00:45:16.000 --> 00:45:19.400
<v Speaker 2>wasn't as much like you weren't as much in the moment.

914
00:45:19.519 --> 00:45:21.360
<v Speaker 2>But then I read and like it's a real thing.

915
00:45:22.159 --> 00:45:25.519
<v Speaker 2>COVID babies, babies born going through like their first two

916
00:45:25.599 --> 00:45:29.119
<v Speaker 2>years of life, when when we were in that time,

917
00:45:29.280 --> 00:45:31.760
<v Speaker 2>like they won't know any different because they don't remember it.

918
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<v Speaker 2>But like as a parent, like it's not normal to

919
00:45:35.119 --> 00:45:37.760
<v Speaker 2>have you know, like not normal to bring up I mean,

920
00:45:37.800 --> 00:45:40.280
<v Speaker 2>hell of a it's not normal at all for I mean,

921
00:45:40.280 --> 00:45:42.079
<v Speaker 2>think about the lead if he was born in June.

922
00:45:42.119 --> 00:45:44.719
<v Speaker 2>So for the last four months roughly of her appointments,

923
00:45:44.760 --> 00:45:46.880
<v Speaker 2>like only only I could go to the doctor, and

924
00:45:46.880 --> 00:45:48.400
<v Speaker 2>then at a time I couldn't even go, she had

925
00:45:48.440 --> 00:45:50.599
<v Speaker 2>to go by herself, right and then whenever I mean

926
00:45:50.599 --> 00:45:52.599
<v Speaker 2>it was like it was like we got some waiver

927
00:45:52.719 --> 00:45:55.360
<v Speaker 2>from like the president for me to be even able

928
00:45:55.400 --> 00:45:57.199
<v Speaker 2>to be in the room when she had the baby,

929
00:45:57.599 --> 00:45:59.440
<v Speaker 2>and I couldn't be nearer. Like it was it was

930
00:45:59.440 --> 00:46:02.880
<v Speaker 2>a mess. But again, ask the COVID whole thing, the

931
00:46:02.920 --> 00:46:06.519
<v Speaker 2>whole pandemic era is a blur, and I just assume

932
00:46:06.559 --> 00:46:08.719
<v Speaker 2>and it is, but like, man, I don't I don't,

933
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<v Speaker 2>like I don't remember my son being a baby, and

934
00:46:10.840 --> 00:46:14.440
<v Speaker 2>that's probably mostly just me, but also the fact that

935
00:46:14.480 --> 00:46:15.920
<v Speaker 2>like she tells me that all the time too. And

936
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<v Speaker 2>then I read this article about like COVID baby start

937
00:46:18.719 --> 00:46:22.960
<v Speaker 2>school next year, which is true, Mason starts starts kindergarten

938
00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:25.360
<v Speaker 2>next year. It's insane and it's like, damn, well, now

939
00:46:25.360 --> 00:46:27.159
<v Speaker 2>I know where time went. Like the first two years

940
00:46:27.159 --> 00:46:30.159
<v Speaker 2>of his life was like a blur to me. So anyways,

941
00:46:30.840 --> 00:46:33.119
<v Speaker 2>Mother's Day Sunday, and I don't know how we ended

942
00:46:33.159 --> 00:46:36.920
<v Speaker 2>up on where we just were. But be prepared for

943
00:46:36.960 --> 00:46:39.719
<v Speaker 2>a long wait. Even if you have reservations, like they're

944
00:46:39.719 --> 00:46:41.199
<v Speaker 2>probably not gonna have it ready when you walk in

945
00:46:41.320 --> 00:46:43.840
<v Speaker 2>because it's just gonna be tough. All right, two hours left,

946
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<v Speaker 2>We'll get yourself for the weekend right here. Coffee and Company.

947
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