WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:04.200 For Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on Sports Talk 2 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:05.080 seven nine day. 3 00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:07.360 Holy crap, I don't know who the hell we think 4 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:07.919 when we. 5 00:00:07.879 --> 00:00:10.599 Are get off our show idiots. 6 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:12.119 The kids are playing or tail off. 7 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:14.720 The countries are screwing it up. Gold Play inter. 8 00:00:14.679 --> 00:00:16.920 Murals, Brother, gold Play Intermurals. 9 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:20.160 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 10 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:21.879 Who's the kid here? 11 00:00:22.879 --> 00:00:23.800 Who's the kid here? 12 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:39.039 Are you kidding me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee. 13 00:00:41.039 --> 00:00:42.399 All right, let's get it started. 14 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:45.640 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome in Game Day edition Coffee and 15 00:00:45.719 --> 00:00:49.079 Company fuel about Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety 16 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:53.159 Nick Coffee, Austa Montgomery with you for the next next 17 00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:57.119 three hours. And it is game day. And I'm sure 18 00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.719 this is one of those things that could be made 19 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:01.039 fun of. 20 00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:02.079 Right. 21 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:05.040 Maybe maybe you don't realize it, but you're putting yourself 22 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:08.920 out there and giving you know, your your rival or 23 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:11.040 just you know, anybody who wants to be a jerk 24 00:01:11.480 --> 00:01:12.799 the ammunition to you know. 25 00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:13.400 Make fun of you. 26 00:01:13.480 --> 00:01:16.359 But Louisville SMU, I'm sure it's not a game that 27 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:19.480 many people are aware is even happening outside of you know, 28 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:24.079 Louisville fans and SMU fans, and I guess just big 29 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:26.519 time college basketball fans, right those who you know cover 30 00:01:26.599 --> 00:01:29.519 the ACC. They realize what we have this evening at 31 00:01:29.560 --> 00:01:32.879 nine o'clock in Dallas. But you know, I'm just gonna 32 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:36.599 be real. I'm I've said it many times, probably more 33 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:39.480 than I need to. I'm just enjoying the ride, and 34 00:01:39.519 --> 00:01:41.920 the ride has got us to this point where you've 35 00:01:41.959 --> 00:01:44.439 got a chance to go get a road victory against 36 00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:47.920 a seem that right now, I would say is easily 37 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:54.280 the third hottest team in the ACC outside of Duke 38 00:01:54.319 --> 00:01:57.599 and Louisville. And that may not mean a whole lot, 39 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:00.879 right but hey, it's when it comes to the rest 40 00:02:00.920 --> 00:02:03.640 of the schedule that you have here. This is your 41 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.200 best opportunity the rest of the way to get a 42 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:08.199 win that's going to have some value. Now, who knows 43 00:02:08.199 --> 00:02:09.479 what the value is actually going to be at the 44 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:12.199 end of the day, but right now, today it's a 45 00:02:12.199 --> 00:02:14.800 big opportunity. I mean, this SMU team, you know their 46 00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:17.639 favor they opened up as one and a half point 47 00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:20.319 favorite's actually I'm sorry it was it was just a point, 48 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:23.319 not the hook. And as of right now, let me 49 00:02:23.360 --> 00:02:26.719 just double check here. I haven't seen much movement since 50 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:30.319 this morning, but yeah, it's actually moved slightly now we 51 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:33.199 have the hook, so it's SMU minus one and a half. 52 00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:36.680 So Pat Kelsey, he's a dog in this game. His team, 53 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:40.240 they're underdogs, and I kind of feel like they've had well, 54 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:41.360 I don't know. It's going to lie to you and 55 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:43.080 say that I feel like they've kind of had they've 56 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:46.120 had that underdog kind of chip on their shoulder, But 57 00:02:46.199 --> 00:02:48.319 I really, I really don't think that's the case. I 58 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:51.919 think they're viewed that way because the run that they're 59 00:02:51.919 --> 00:02:54.639 on right now is one that I can tell you 60 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:56.960 hand up. Personally, I didn't expect to see it. I 61 00:02:56.960 --> 00:03:00.400 didn't think that they would go over a month without 62 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:03.800 losing a game since the Kentucky game. They have they 63 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:07.360 have lost, and yeah, they had a close call against dKu, 64 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:09.120 And yes, I'm aware of some of the teams they've 65 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:12.960 played aren't necessarily great, but I don't care about that. 66 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:16.000 So I actually think now that I'm going back in 67 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:19.800 time here, when they got into January, right, that's and 68 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:24.400 this is the stretch since then, Carolina at home, Virginia 69 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:27.360 on the road, Clemson at home, Pittsburgh on the road, 70 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:29.639 Syracuse on the road, and then Virginia at home. That's 71 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:32.159 that's what they've done here so far this month in 72 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:36.080 twenty twenty five, and since then, I feel like they 73 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:38.800 play is if they are I mean, dare I say 74 00:03:39.520 --> 00:03:41.960 not the bully, But you know, they're not playing like 75 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:44.599 they're timid and they're like they're not they're not getting 76 00:03:44.639 --> 00:03:48.960 hot and you know, putting some magical run together like Rudy. 77 00:03:49.199 --> 00:03:51.159 They're they're out there. 78 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:54.280 Beating teams for the most part pretty bad. I mean, 79 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:57.560 they're they're hammering some teams, and at times they've done 80 00:03:57.560 --> 00:04:00.599 it with some really good individual performances that are just 81 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:03.439 you know, like wow, where did that come from? Or Wow, 82 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:06.159 that guy probably gonna be tough to see him having 83 00:04:06.199 --> 00:04:07.639 a game quite as good as this one, right, Like 84 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:10.599 Javon Hadley had thirty plus rain Smith, we saw what 85 00:04:10.639 --> 00:04:13.039 he did against Pittsburgh and then the team as a 86 00:04:13.080 --> 00:04:16.639 whole really just shot shot the lights out against Syracuse. 87 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:19.000 So but those are things that now we know, like 88 00:04:19.040 --> 00:04:21.800 when it happens, it's not a big shock. So I'm 89 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:25.439 feeling good today. Louisville Basketball Tonight, nine o'clock tip nobody 90 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:27.439 really likes the late tip. I'm not one that you 91 00:04:27.519 --> 00:04:30.120 know is in favor of everyone loves the late tip 92 00:04:30.199 --> 00:04:34.160 late well late tip off for basketball. Oh yeah, different things, 93 00:04:34.199 --> 00:04:36.720 but yes, I think one is really any I mean 94 00:04:36.879 --> 00:04:38.519 late early, whatever you'll take it. 95 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:39.959 Basketball. I don't know. 96 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:41.879 I'm not a big fan of the of the nine 97 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:45.160 o'clock late games, and it used to be because I 98 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:48.120 would have to do a postgame show, which obviously that's 99 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:51.040 not an issue this season. But I just know that 100 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:54.160 when the game ends, regardless of what happens tonight, I'm 101 00:04:54.199 --> 00:04:56.959 not gonna be able to sleep. I'm gonna because you know, 102 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:00.639 you're it's like, uh im gonna try to get and 103 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:03.199 I'm sure everybody listening, who's you know, a lunatic to 104 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:05.199 some extent like I am during these games, Like I 105 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:07.879 rarely sit down. I'm usually standing the whole time, especially 106 00:05:07.920 --> 00:05:09.519 if like it's a close game and it's a big 107 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:11.199 game where there's a lot on the line. If it's 108 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:13.680 you know, you're up thirty against somebody, then I'm kind 109 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:16.240 of chilling. But if this is like a tight game 110 00:05:16.399 --> 00:05:19.759 and it's neck and neck throughout and Louisville either holds 111 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:23.079 on to win or maybe they let it slip late, 112 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:26.920 whatever happens. Like think think the movie Step Brothers. I'm 113 00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:28.600 sure you've seen that, right, Austin. 114 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:30.000 Of course, one of my favorite movies ever. 115 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:34.639 Like imagine sweating when Brennan or Dale asks Brennan why 116 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:36.920 he's sweating, and he said he was watching cops, Like 117 00:05:37.000 --> 00:05:39.399 cops is high alert, Like you know, wow, Like what 118 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:43.000 that's an adrenaline Probably not the greatest comparison, but like 119 00:05:43.439 --> 00:05:46.160 there's a yeah, there's adrenaline involved in the game, win 120 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:48.519 or lose, especially if if it's a blowout one way 121 00:05:48.600 --> 00:05:49.759 or the other, then it won't be as big of 122 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:52.040 a deal. But that's my biggest issue now. That just 123 00:05:52.040 --> 00:05:54.279 shows how old and washed I am is that this 124 00:05:54.319 --> 00:05:55.959 game is probably not going to end till around eleven 125 00:05:55.959 --> 00:05:59.319 o'clock or later, and it'll take me a while to 126 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:01.279 to like kind of wind and where I'm ready just 127 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:02.399 to just fall asleep. 128 00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:04.439 Maybe I can rely on something to help me do 129 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:04.839 that tonight. 130 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:07.120 It's sometimes hard to do that on a normal day, 131 00:06:07.399 --> 00:06:09.439 just try to wind down from just a laundry of 132 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:12.639 work and just doing it after a game, win or lose. 133 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:18.240 It's gonna be tough sometimes I'm so like mentally exhausted 134 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:21.519 that I can't even like I can't, my brain can't 135 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:23.600 put in the work needed in order for me to 136 00:06:23.720 --> 00:06:27.000 actually flip the switch to go into okay, let's go 137 00:06:27.120 --> 00:06:29.160 night night. You know what I'm saying, Like, it's just 138 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:32.360 you know, it's sometimes it happens. But Louisville tonight, nine 139 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:37.759 o'clock tep again. The kin pump projection is SMU winners tonight, 140 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:41.319 seventy nine to seventy seven. So I mean, I haven't 141 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:44.800 I would. I'd be shocked if, in fact, this team 142 00:06:45.160 --> 00:06:48.480 is doing a whole lot of the behind the scenes, 143 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:52.160 they're not giving us a chance. Let's go prove something. 144 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:56.480 I mean, that stuff matters. In fact, you know, some 145 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:59.120 of my favorite teams I've watched over the years at 146 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:02.120 Louisville had their their you know, have had success when 147 00:07:02.160 --> 00:07:04.279 it comes to like you know, in fact, I'll just 148 00:07:04.279 --> 00:07:07.560 say it, Louisville basketball obviously is a program that that 149 00:07:07.639 --> 00:07:09.439 you know, has had a lot of great success over 150 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:12.600 the years. More often than not, when we've watched games, 151 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:14.519 I mean, I guess just removed the last few years 152 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:17.079 from your memory. But we usually feel like we're gonna 153 00:07:17.079 --> 00:07:20.160 win because we're a top ten program of all time. 154 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:22.800 But there's also been times where you know, I mean, 155 00:07:22.879 --> 00:07:25.040 let's just think back to when Louisville finally, like you know, 156 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:28.439 became a big deal. Right there was you know, the seventies, 157 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:30.519 which were great, but then in eighty they broke through 158 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:33.399 and won a national championship, and of course that was 159 00:07:33.439 --> 00:07:34.839 the first one, and that was a big deal. 160 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:35.879 I say it like I remember it. 161 00:07:35.879 --> 00:07:38.079 I wasn't alive yet, but I know that winning a 162 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:40.879 championship does sort of kind of put you in a 163 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:43.639 different tier. They've been flirting with it before that they 164 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:46.000 won a title, and then at that point, you know 165 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:49.079 they've arrived. But yet they had to go eighty three 166 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:51.360 the dream game, like Kentucky still wouldn't play it. Well, 167 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:53.000 it turned out you got to play them because you've 168 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:55.680 made it that far in the tournament and you beat them, so, 169 00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:57.720 you know, even even though it's not really been that 170 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:00.399 way for a long time. Thankfully, because Denny Kur made 171 00:08:00.399 --> 00:08:02.519 this program one of the best of all time, and 172 00:08:02.920 --> 00:08:04.480 there was a great run by a guy named Rick 173 00:08:04.519 --> 00:08:07.680 Patino here that that kind of helped sustain the overall 174 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:11.959 status of the program. And now we got work to do, obviously, 175 00:08:11.959 --> 00:08:14.279 because things haven't been so great since Rick left. But 176 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:17.720 so far, Pat Kelsey seems like he's doing a really 177 00:08:17.759 --> 00:08:19.560 good job just in the I mean again, less than 178 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:22.199 twenty games in, he's already got Louisville ranks. So, you know, 179 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:25.439 I think what you hear from this group and from 180 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:30.279 Pat Kelsey consistently, it's really I mean, it sounds exactly 181 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:32.000 like what they're supposed to say and what you would 182 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:35.480 expect to say, which I guess that is true, but also. 183 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:36.159 I just think it's the truth. 184 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:39.879 Like I think this group mostly built off, built built 185 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:43.320 with guys who've played college basketball for a really long time, veterans, 186 00:08:43.639 --> 00:08:47.039 grown men that came to Louisville, you know, probably for 187 00:08:47.120 --> 00:08:48.960 you know, a business decision, right they knew that they'd 188 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:50.759 be able to be compensated, they'd play for a big 189 00:08:50.799 --> 00:08:53.519 time program, and they love the idea of kind of 190 00:08:53.519 --> 00:08:55.919 turning things around at a place like this. So, you know, 191 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.120 I think the maturity of this group has has made 192 00:08:58.159 --> 00:09:01.279 it to where they really do approach this day by day, 193 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:04.519 game by game. They don't think about anything other than 194 00:09:04.559 --> 00:09:07.799 who's up next, and let's go, let's just keep this rolling. 195 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:10.320 Because man, this is fun. We can tell, you know, 196 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:12.799 and I'm not saying the players have said this directly, 197 00:09:12.840 --> 00:09:15.039 you can tell that they do appreciate the fans support, 198 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:18.120 and even crowds that we would talk about on this show, 199 00:09:18.279 --> 00:09:21.759 like because somebody would claim, can you believe where where's 200 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:24.559 everybody at? How is there only fourteen thousand people at 201 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:27.759 a game? Like we would have those conversations because you know, 202 00:09:27.799 --> 00:09:30.279 I get it, fans bring it up. It's still something 203 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:32.879 that is probably a little tough to get used to. 204 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:35.120 If you've been going to games consistently for the last 205 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:36.960 few years, you're probably looking at these crowds as of 206 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:37.799 late as if it's. 207 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:39.360 You know, standing room only. 208 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:41.360 But if you went away for a while and then 209 00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:43.639 you came back recently, you're probably thinking, yeah, there's not 210 00:09:43.679 --> 00:09:46.639 as many people. But these players, even if they've had 211 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:50.279 success elsewhere, they didn't have what we have here, I mean, 212 00:09:50.279 --> 00:09:52.960 because not many do. I mean, that's just the reality 213 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:55.720 of it. So they're enjoying it, and I think they're 214 00:09:56.039 --> 00:09:57.799 you know, I just have a hard time and this 215 00:09:57.840 --> 00:09:59.399 is a good place to be. I have a hard 216 00:09:59.399 --> 00:10:02.399 time expecting my team to have a real letdown. 217 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:05.519 It can happen. It's part of life, it's part of sports. 218 00:10:07.080 --> 00:10:07.879 I guess maybe. 219 00:10:07.639 --> 00:10:10.360 Technically you could say they're due for like a dud performance, 220 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:13.679 but like, until they show me that there's any sign 221 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:16.480 of that happening, I'm gonna assume that they're gonna come 222 00:10:16.519 --> 00:10:19.039 ready to play. They're gonna keep doing things that you 223 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:22.919 know are controllable, and that is playing really good defense, 224 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:24.360 making sure that. 225 00:10:25.799 --> 00:10:29.279 You're not getting out worked. You may have a game where. 226 00:10:29.320 --> 00:10:32.600 The stats are pretty comparable as far as second chance 227 00:10:32.639 --> 00:10:35.240 points or you know, rebounds. 228 00:10:34.600 --> 00:10:35.039 But like. 229 00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:39.480 Whatever it is, just make sure you're not on the real, 230 00:10:39.679 --> 00:10:42.039 you know, the losing end of that of that equation 231 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:44.279 when it comes to just things that you can control. 232 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:47.039 So they've been consistent, I mean, this is this This 233 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:49.799 team has has put themselves in a spot to where 234 00:10:51.000 --> 00:10:53.919 I now expect them to come out and play the 235 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:57.679 way they've played for the last however many games. I mean, 236 00:10:58.039 --> 00:11:01.120 I know, technically they're on an eight game winning streak, 237 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:04.039 which is great in every win counts, but I really 238 00:11:04.120 --> 00:11:06.279 feel like when they came out on New Year's Day 239 00:11:06.919 --> 00:11:09.799 against Carolina that there was just something a little bit different. 240 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:11.679 There was a little bit more of an edge a 241 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:14.759 little bit more fire, And I hate even bringing that 242 00:11:14.879 --> 00:11:16.759 up because it sounds like before then that they didn't 243 00:11:16.799 --> 00:11:19.600 have that. I think throughout the entire season, this group's 244 00:11:19.639 --> 00:11:22.919 done a really good job of kind of maintaining high 245 00:11:23.000 --> 00:11:25.480 level of energy and effort. And sometimes they played poorly, 246 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:28.159 and you know, sometimes they got blown out. But I 247 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:31.000 just I don't mean, we'll never know, and you know, 248 00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:35.200 it's not worth getting into, but I realized the competition 249 00:11:35.320 --> 00:11:38.519 as of late in the last eight games is not 250 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:43.279 you know, Tennessee, Duke or Kentucky or Ole Miss. But 251 00:11:44.519 --> 00:11:46.480 maybe this is just wishful thinking on my end. Again, 252 00:11:46.519 --> 00:11:49.360 we'll never know. I think the team Louisville has become 253 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:51.720 in the last eight games, or really the last six 254 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:55.080 games specifically, I think you know, you probably you know 255 00:11:55.159 --> 00:11:57.440 you'd lose to those teams more often than you'd win, 256 00:11:57.480 --> 00:11:59.080 because we're talking about some of the best teams in 257 00:11:59.080 --> 00:12:01.840 the country. Duke'snumber one and the KNPOM. I mean, Tennessee 258 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:04.360 slipped up and lost, but they're still an elite team. Kentucky, 259 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:06.759 you know they can be beat, but they're pretty damn 260 00:12:06.799 --> 00:12:09.279 good too. They can beat anybody when they play well. 261 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:12.440 But you know, I think Louisville's a team that right now, again, 262 00:12:12.879 --> 00:12:14.440 you're probably not going to win more than you'll lose 263 00:12:14.440 --> 00:12:15.600 against those caliber teams. 264 00:12:15.600 --> 00:12:17.799 But I'm kind of hoping that Louisville. 265 00:12:17.399 --> 00:12:19.639 Can keep this run going to where we find ourselves 266 00:12:19.679 --> 00:12:22.320 in the tournament with a matchup against one of those teams, 267 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:24.320 just to kind of see where we stand. And look, 268 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:26.240 you're gonna have chances to play some good teams the 269 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:28.200 rest of the way. I mean, I look at the 270 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:31.519 rest of the ACC and it's certainly not scary by 271 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:35.519 any means. But if you get to the ACC tournament, 272 00:12:35.759 --> 00:12:38.559 I mean, maybe you get Duke again. I mean again, 273 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:40.200 I wouldn't want to play Duke right now. I mean 274 00:12:40.279 --> 00:12:41.879 actually I would, because I'd just like to see where 275 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:44.600 Louisville stands and see how they would do. But like 276 00:12:44.639 --> 00:12:47.960 I think Duke right now, I mean, maybe they're just 277 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:50.960 benefiting from this ACC slate, like you know, like everybody 278 00:12:51.000 --> 00:12:54.519 claims Louisville is. But I think Duke is as good 279 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:56.240 as anybody in the country and could win the whole thing. 280 00:12:57.159 --> 00:12:59.200 So it's just nice to know. I mean, I've been 281 00:12:59.240 --> 00:13:02.159 thinking about this game here and there all day, and 282 00:13:02.200 --> 00:13:03.919 it used to be like I have to ride the 283 00:13:04.000 --> 00:13:06.080 last couple of years, I'd have to remind myself that that, 284 00:13:06.159 --> 00:13:08.960 you know, Louisville plays, because it just wasn't something that 285 00:13:09.000 --> 00:13:11.639 you you know, you had on your your mind because 286 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:14.799 you were excited about. But obviously a little bit different now. 287 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:19.639 So the seventh longest active wind streak in college basketball 288 00:13:19.679 --> 00:13:22.200 currently is Louisville at number eight. And here's still hoping 289 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:25.159 they can, uh, they can get it to nine games. Tonight, 290 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:29.240 late tip at UH at nine o'clock, Austin perks up. 291 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:31.120 When I say late tip. I can tell it's just 292 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:32.159 something that just stand. 293 00:13:32.240 --> 00:13:34.440 You know, he could be in there working up his parlays, 294 00:13:34.519 --> 00:13:37.799 cooking up something special for the books. But then, you know, 295 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:39.799 I hear I say late tip, and he's just looking 296 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:41.480 around like wait, wait, wait oh yeah, uh what. 297 00:13:41.559 --> 00:13:43.879 I'm sitting here checking numbers, spreads, and I just hear 298 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:46.639 I hear late tip, and just like like a doberman, 299 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:47.840 my ears just go up. 300 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:50.000 I hear you, I hear you, man. All right. 301 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:55.000 So last night was the national championship game in college football, 302 00:13:55.559 --> 00:14:00.200 and I felt, you know, insecure about the way, you 303 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:04.200 know about as somebody who loves college football I mean, 304 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:06.600 I was, I mean, I felt like a poser. I 305 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:08.679 felt like a fraud claiming that I'm a big time 306 00:14:08.679 --> 00:14:12.600 college football guy because I just I couldn't really, I 307 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:17.480 couldn't get into one the whole playoffs themselves once she 308 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:20.360 got passed, like the first couple of games, and like 309 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:22.600 last night, I mean, I didn't. It did not feel 310 00:14:22.639 --> 00:14:26.039 at all like we were actually about to watch the 311 00:14:26.159 --> 00:14:29.559 national championship game of college football. And the obvious, the 312 00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:32.039 obvious reason here is that you know, this is new. 313 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:35.559 We are not We're not usually closer to February than 314 00:14:35.559 --> 00:14:38.159 we are December when you crown a national champion. And 315 00:14:38.200 --> 00:14:40.799 it's because they've expanded the playoff and that's a good 316 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:43.759 thing overall. But I do kind of feel like they gotta, 317 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:46.399 they gotta, they gotta do something because last night, I mean, 318 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:49.960 you've you've got Notre Dame in Ohio State, two humongous 319 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:54.120 brands in college football, and right as soon as it 320 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:57.519 kicked off, it seemed like there were many out there 321 00:14:57.600 --> 00:14:59.879 that were finally willing to just put it out. 322 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:04.039 There say, yeah, this just feels weird, like this just this. 323 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:08.519 Just doesn't seem, you know, like sum's off here and 324 00:15:08.600 --> 00:15:11.440 I felt that, you know, for for a couple of 325 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:14.559 weeks really uh and then of course, like last night, 326 00:15:14.600 --> 00:15:16.600 you know, I watched it, uh and and you know, 327 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:19.159 it was nice to see Notre Dame. I guess late 328 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:21.480 made you at least think that there's a chance they 329 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:23.960 could maybe come back and tie it up. But it 330 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:27.159 really never felt like Ohio State wasn't gonna win the game. 331 00:15:27.159 --> 00:15:29.679 And Notre Dame still has a lot to be happy about, 332 00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:32.200 and I don't see them slowing down at any point. 333 00:15:32.240 --> 00:15:35.000 The Ohio State story weird to kind of claim, oh, 334 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:37.159 it's a good story, but because you know, they're not 335 00:15:37.240 --> 00:15:41.559 some up and comer. They they're a multi time national 336 00:15:41.639 --> 00:15:44.320 championship winner and they won another one. But I just 337 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:48.919 think the whole Michigan component was was was I think 338 00:15:48.960 --> 00:15:51.919 beneficial for them. Probably crazy to say that, but I 339 00:15:51.960 --> 00:15:55.080 really I really do feel like they they were able to, 340 00:15:55.399 --> 00:15:58.799 uh you know, they were able to to kind of 341 00:15:58.879 --> 00:16:00.600 just you know, lock in. 342 00:16:00.879 --> 00:16:03.360 And I mean again, I've. 343 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:06.159 Tried to put into words why I feel like they 344 00:16:06.320 --> 00:16:09.279 benefited from that, and maybe maybe I'm just full of it, 345 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:13.639 but I think there's a level of like playing loose 346 00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:17.120 and care free knowing that there's really no scenario like 347 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:20.519 if they would have gotten blown out by Tennessee at home, 348 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:21.759 which they didn't. 349 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:23.120 They blew Tennessee out. 350 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:25.759 I think there was so much toxicity within their fan 351 00:16:25.799 --> 00:16:28.279 base because of the Michigan loss and just because they 352 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:31.360 feel very underwhelmed with what Ryan Day has been able 353 00:16:31.399 --> 00:16:34.159 to do with all the great teams he's had since 354 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:36.639 he's been there, that like it really would have just 355 00:16:36.720 --> 00:16:40.000 been a continuance of where they were, Like I don't mean, 356 00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:42.600 I guess it could have gone a different level up, 357 00:16:42.679 --> 00:16:46.360 like a higher level up. But man, like Ohio State's 358 00:16:46.360 --> 00:16:48.759 fans when they lost to Michigan, like they were probably 359 00:16:48.799 --> 00:16:51.080 as down as they've been in a long long time. 360 00:16:51.759 --> 00:16:53.039 And yeah, they've been worse than that. 361 00:16:53.080 --> 00:16:55.000 Like obviously they've had some years where they're not great, 362 00:16:55.159 --> 00:16:56.759 but I mean, they're Ohio State. 363 00:16:56.799 --> 00:16:59.279 They always expect to be great. So it's kind of 364 00:16:59.279 --> 00:17:00.080 weird how it worked out. 365 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:02.720 To where I kind of felt in a weird way 366 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:05.119 like happy for them they were able to get it done, 367 00:17:05.319 --> 00:17:07.400 and then I feel gross knowing that that's the way 368 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:10.319 I feel, because like Ohio State's a very easy fan 369 00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:13.920 base and program to you know, I mean, I respect him. 370 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:15.400 They're one of the best of all time. They've got 371 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:18.160 a huge fan base. They care as much, if not more, 372 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:20.680 than anybody else. But you know, they've been real arrogant, 373 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:23.559 and usually you don't want to, you know, feel good. 374 00:17:23.559 --> 00:17:26.279 Hey good for those arrogant fans that have a bunch 375 00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:29.160 of national championships already. You know, that's usually not the 376 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:30.920 kind of program that you feel good if they get 377 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:33.599 it done. But they were down bad in a major 378 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:37.440 way against Michigan, and they they found a way to 379 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:38.599 win the national championship. 380 00:17:38.640 --> 00:17:39.640 And look, they were the best team. 381 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:42.079 I mean they they started playing in the playoffs, of course, 382 00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:43.640 you know, against some of the best teams in the country, 383 00:17:44.119 --> 00:17:45.839 like the team that everybody knew that they could be, 384 00:17:46.279 --> 00:17:48.200 and maybe they were that earlier this year, but I 385 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:51.599 don't know, I mean, they had I mean, this is 386 00:17:51.640 --> 00:17:53.599 I don't think it's crazy to say that even when 387 00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:56.200 they were coming up short against Oregon, who by the way, 388 00:17:56.240 --> 00:17:58.759 is a really good team, and they got the best 389 00:17:58.799 --> 00:18:01.519 of them in that first matchup when they played they 390 00:18:01.599 --> 00:18:04.440 nearly lost to Nebraska, who wasn't good. They had a 391 00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:06.920 couple of other games where it was closer late than 392 00:18:06.920 --> 00:18:09.039 it probably should have been. And then of course, you 393 00:18:09.079 --> 00:18:12.240 know they lost to Michigan. But it's almost like they 394 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:16.279 were playing tight because they realized, hey, our rival has 395 00:18:16.319 --> 00:18:19.680 been better than us as of late. They're coming off 396 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:22.920 a national championship. Here we are, there's no more harball. 397 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:26.240 We have the best roster in the country, and we 398 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:27.960 paid a lot of money for it. Like maybe there 399 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:31.079 was some real pressure internally to like go out there 400 00:18:31.079 --> 00:18:34.160 and actually ball out. And I really don't think we 401 00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:38.519