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<v Speaker 1>Now here's Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get it start at five o'clock hour

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<v Speaker 2>here on a Monday, a Veterans Day edition of Coffee

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<v Speaker 2>and Company, fueled by Thornton's My Name's Nick Coffee. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got Austin Montgomery in the house this afternoon. One more

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<v Speaker 2>hour left. As Mondays always go by so fast because

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<v Speaker 2>there's so much to react to, especially you know, this

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<v Speaker 2>time of the year, you've got so much going on,

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<v Speaker 2>and basketball has really well, We've I think we've had

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty good balance now that I realize we're two

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<v Speaker 2>hours in, but obviously right out of the gate, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to react to. From the Saturday afternoon at the

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<v Speaker 2>Young Center, Louisville losing seventy seven to fifty five against Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville was favored when that game tipped off, which made

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<v Speaker 2>me feel a little bit more I guess, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>justified in my confidence, because you know, it wasn't just

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<v Speaker 2>me who felt like, you know, Louisville was gonna win

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<v Speaker 2>at home against a team that's ranked number twelve in

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<v Speaker 2>the preseason ap Pole, but Tennessee probably knew of that

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<v Speaker 2>as well, and they made quite a statement they were

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<v Speaker 2>better in every aspect, a very humbling experience for everybody involved.

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<v Speaker 2>But that was gonna happen at some point, and maybe,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe we shouldn't just say, well, somebody was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get you at home by twenty two at some point,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's something you really never want to happen. And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe a loss of that bad wasn't something we should

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<v Speaker 2>have just expected to happen at any time, but it did.

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<v Speaker 2>But what I mean by that was gonna happen is

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<v Speaker 2>it's been a honeymoon for everybody involved. There's been no

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity that has presented itself for Pat Kelse to really

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<v Speaker 2>learn about his guys after they get knocked in the

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<v Speaker 2>mouth after adversity hits. And I really didn't think that

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<v Speaker 2>the result got as bad as it did because they

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<v Speaker 2>got knocked in the mouth and they like quit. But

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee was well aware of what Louisville wanted to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and they took it away from the jump, and Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>really never got rolling. I mean, you're looking at a

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<v Speaker 2>team that scored fifty five points. There's not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>many games where if they score in the fifties, they're

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<v Speaker 2>beating anybody fifty five points with the way Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>wants to play is just not a good recipe and

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<v Speaker 2>he knows that. So Tennessee give them a lot of credit.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope Tennessee is really good. I think they are

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<v Speaker 2>given what we saw. But how much Louisville factored into

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<v Speaker 2>them looking as good as they did, that's something only

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<v Speaker 2>time will tell. But twenty seven percent from the field

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<v Speaker 2>for Louisville ten to thirty nine from three, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>not a good day by any stretch. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>what really stood out to me, And I know I

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<v Speaker 2>emphasized this a lot in the postgame show, But Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>and Rick Barnes, I mean that may be there might

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<v Speaker 2>There's not gonna be many teams that are as good

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<v Speaker 2>at Tennessee as doing that. And I don't mean you're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to play teams as good as Tennessee. You

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<v Speaker 2>may play team better than Tennessee when you get to

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<v Speaker 2>the Bahamas. I mean, Indiana is a pretty good team

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<v Speaker 2>as far as how they're rosters built. So what I

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<v Speaker 2>mean by Tennessee might have been the worst team to

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<v Speaker 2>play in that situation is that Rick Barnes. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's old school, he's not probably using analytics and formulas

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<v Speaker 2>the way younger coaches like Pat Kelcey, even Mark Pope

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<v Speaker 2>Nate Oates who made a Final four with this new

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<v Speaker 2>modern way of playing. I don't want to say he's

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<v Speaker 2>like anti analytics or whatnot, but Rick Barnes is old

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<v Speaker 2>school man. He's going to put a team on the

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<v Speaker 2>floor that is physically tough, and they're going to defend

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<v Speaker 2>you really, really well from start to finish offensively. I

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<v Speaker 2>think his style has kind of been dependent upon personnel.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never really felt like they were a team that

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<v Speaker 2>really wants to just get out and run, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as far as running the way Louisville likes to run,

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<v Speaker 2>it's meaning just wanting that many possessions. So I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think there was any like personal thing here with Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Barnes where he had something to prove. But the jury,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean the jury, the jury is still out on

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<v Speaker 2>how consistently you can succeed with the way that a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of coaches, Pat Kelsey included want to play now.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's been proven that you can win, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, doing it consistently and doing it against teams

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<v Speaker 2>that have, you know, way better talent than you like

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<v Speaker 2>it may be tough. So Rick Barnes came in knowing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you don't even have to know basketball that

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<v Speaker 2>well to know that. Pat Kelsey's philosophy in his style

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<v Speaker 2>is fast spreading it out, a lot of possessions, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of three point shots within rhythm, doesn't matter if

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<v Speaker 2>it's early in the shot clock, necessarily doesn't matter if

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<v Speaker 2>you're being somewhat contested, if you catch it in rhythm

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<v Speaker 2>and you got a good look, and you're a shooter,

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<v Speaker 2>which nearly everyone on this team when you talk about

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<v Speaker 2>what they do well, shooting is supposed to be part

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<v Speaker 2>of it, or maybe really the only thing that they're

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<v Speaker 2>like really known for. So Louisville was not able to

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<v Speaker 2>get into anything they wanted to do offensively. Tennessee, we

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<v Speaker 2>got back on defense and really just guarded them effectively

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the entire game to where it turned into, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what we've done previously to put up a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>points against the inferior opponents, it's not working right now,

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<v Speaker 2>So what do we do? And I'm sure they did

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<v Speaker 2>go in the huddle and at halftime and try to

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<v Speaker 2>think of some things they could do offensively in the

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<v Speaker 2>half court to generate offense. But clearly it didn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't work very well. So you know, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>that's an experience the pat Kelsey. I think we'll learn

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<v Speaker 2>from just like these players, like, hey, what I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to do? They took it away pretty easily and we

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have a formula. And what I mean by formula

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<v Speaker 2>is what are you generating in the half court right?

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<v Speaker 2>What are you initiating to get a look that is,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, potentially the best case scenario for you, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>miss shots. But Louis, well, it looked like those guys

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<v Speaker 2>were really forced to just try to play one on

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<v Speaker 2>one and break their guy down late in the shot

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<v Speaker 2>clock because they couldn't get into anything. And that's not

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<v Speaker 2>a good recipe against teams like Tennessee. So I think

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<v Speaker 2>the ceiling for this team has always been an unknown.

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<v Speaker 2>If I really felt like I learned something from Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>it would be that maybe I should just keep in

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<v Speaker 2>mind that regardless of how well they do this year,

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<v Speaker 2>the ceiling's probably not super high. Now, maybe I'll look

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<v Speaker 2>back in two months and say, wow, I was an

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<v Speaker 2>idiot for saying that, because the Tennessee game was an outlier.

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<v Speaker 2>They are going to be able to play those kind

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<v Speaker 2>of teams and win. But you know, you saw them

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<v Speaker 2>play a bunch of nobodies. No offense to those opponents,

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<v Speaker 2>but they did what they're supposed to do, and that

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<v Speaker 2>still means something, right, Like that's best case scenario dominating

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<v Speaker 2>against Morehead State. Like you did, that's what you want,

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<v Speaker 2>but you took a big step up in competition, and

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee just looked better than you at every spot. And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you play them ten times and you say that

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<v Speaker 2>after every game, or maybe you play them ten times

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<v Speaker 2>and you still feel like they have the edge and talent,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was much more competitive. That's something that we're

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<v Speaker 2>all just guessing as far as what Saturday said more

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<v Speaker 2>about Tennessee or more about Louisville. So they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have opportunities in the near future to reset and say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>here we go again. We're playing a team that is

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<v Speaker 2>the caliber of a Tennessee and maybe they don't play

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<v Speaker 2>the exact way Tennessee plays. Maybe they're not as physically

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<v Speaker 2>imposing as Tennessee is, but maybe they're better when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to talent. Here we go again, another real big test,

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<v Speaker 2>a really big challenge. I'm very hopeful that this team

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<v Speaker 2>will play better to where they've grown from this to

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<v Speaker 2>where they're not losing by twenty two points. But what

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, and none of us really do, is

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<v Speaker 2>is there enough to work with for Pat Kelsey to

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<v Speaker 2>where not only can you Because I do think the

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<v Speaker 2>answer to this is yes, And again maybe I'm wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not worried about them being able to make some

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<v Speaker 2>changes and be more competitive than twenty two points against

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<v Speaker 2>good teams. I guess what I'm more so worried about

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<v Speaker 2>is that do you have enough to work with to

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<v Speaker 2>where you can actually envision yourself competing and beat these teams. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>upsets happen every night, but I would just you know

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<v Speaker 2>it'd be And maybe I'm getting greedy here, because look,

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<v Speaker 2>if Louisville ends up winning games and it's some of

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<v Speaker 2>them are flukey, like, I don't care. I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to win, right, especially in this season. I would like

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<v Speaker 2>to know that you can beat some teams that you

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<v Speaker 2>feel are good, but it's not because man, they just

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<v Speaker 2>had an off night and it wasn't some gigantic upset.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just because you went out there and you competed

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<v Speaker 2>for forty minutes like they did, and you were better.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, I'm not telling you that that won't happen,

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<v Speaker 2>but Tennessee was just that much better than them. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hoping that it's more about Tennessee than it is

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<v Speaker 2>about Louisville. Obviously, another thing we've talked about when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to this basketball team, you knew just by looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the roster on paper that they don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>big physical presence in the post. That's just not how

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<v Speaker 2>they're built, and you know it could potentially hurt them

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to matchups. And what I didn't realize

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<v Speaker 2>is that, you know, Tennessee's biggs, they're not super skilled,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't think Tennessee does a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 2>you know, running things through those guys. But man, they're

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<v Speaker 2>grown ass men that are a lot more physical and

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<v Speaker 2>just bigger than our guys. And you're gonna play other

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<v Speaker 2>teams that maybe have a similar and even if they

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<v Speaker 2>don't have the type of size that Tennessee has, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>louisvill doesn't have a true physical presence at the five.

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<v Speaker 2>All their fives that you're gonna play this year are

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<v Speaker 2>more hybrid bigs. I don't want to call him finesse

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<v Speaker 2>because that means they're soft, and I don't think they are.

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<v Speaker 2>But like no matter where case and Pryor's playing, meaning

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<v Speaker 2>Boise where he started his career Juco, Louisville, South Florida,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not somebody that they're looking at on the bench

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<v Speaker 2>meeting the staff and saying, Okay, they put in their

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<v Speaker 2>real big bruiser, let's throw in Prior. That's just not

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<v Speaker 2>his game. And the same thing can be said about

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<v Speaker 2>Noah Waterman. I mean Noah Waterman. To me, I worry

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<v Speaker 2>about him being able to defend a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 2>that Wolfe was going to play this year at every level.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just really I mean, he's not quick latterly in

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<v Speaker 2>any way. So he's somebody that you don't really want

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<v Speaker 2>him on the perimeter in any way defensively. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think also you're gonna see teams post him up and

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<v Speaker 2>probably have an advantage. I'm not picking on him, but

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<v Speaker 2>again that's a clear issue that you can't just go

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<v Speaker 2>rep you can't go get new players right now. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you got what you got and you got to make

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<v Speaker 2>it work. I believe that James Scott. I mean I think,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he's soft. I think he's high energy,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think he's got a bright future. But man,

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<v Speaker 2>not a good not a not a good day for

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<v Speaker 2>him Saturday. He played twenty minutes, didn't take a shot,

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<v Speaker 2>had four rebounds. I mean, just was not a factor

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<v Speaker 2>really at all. And if that's what becomes somewhat you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the norm when you play really good teams, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>disastrous scenario. I hope it's not. I don't believe it will.

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<v Speaker 2>But they got ten days off now, and hopefully this

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<v Speaker 2>is something that they you know, collectively, because look, they're

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<v Speaker 2>all learning about each other right now. No, there was

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<v Speaker 2>no scenario to replicate not only anything Tennessee was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>throw at you, but also any real adversity. And this

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<v Speaker 2>say that they're in a spot to where they're probably all,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, crying themselves to sleep every night, but hey,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody top to bottom should be humble, and I know

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<v Speaker 2>they were from what happened on Saturday. And the guy

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<v Speaker 2>that's leading it, meaning leading the program, leading this team,

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey, They're going to try to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to get better from it. I don't really

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<v Speaker 2>truly what happens from this, But I've not changed what

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<v Speaker 2>I think this team can do when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>like my expectation in year one, and this is just me.

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<v Speaker 2>I know I'm not alone here, but I can only

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<v Speaker 2>speak for myself. When I saw the roster on paper,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, Okay, this team, they should make the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>They might not, but like I'm not thinking, Okay, do

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<v Speaker 2>think they do now, great seed, probably not phenomenal resume,

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<v Speaker 2>doubt it second weekend. I can't tell you that I

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<v Speaker 2>believe that's gonna happen after what happened on Saturday, But

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<v Speaker 2>like what I saw in every instance, include you know,

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<v Speaker 2>meeting all the exhibitions, Morehead and then Saturday, like, I

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<v Speaker 2>still believe that you have the ability to make the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not as confident as maybe I was the other day,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, that's where I've been throughout the entire

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<v Speaker 2>early I guess, you know, stages of this new era,

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<v Speaker 2>this new world of the Pat Kelsey era. Tournament for

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<v Speaker 2>me is what I'm keeping as a realistic goal that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they would shy away from. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think anybody look at you crazy when you say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>this can be a tournament team. But you know, will

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<v Speaker 2>they actually do it? We're all just guessing, or let's

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<v Speaker 2>go to the let's go to the text line FIBO

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<v Speaker 2>two six five three zero seven nineties, the Ellen and

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<v Speaker 2>Federal Credit Union text line, if you guys want to

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<v Speaker 2>join us, we will get back into football. Obviously, Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>back in action after a bye week. We finished up

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<v Speaker 2>the four o'clock hour really discussing the Governor's Cup match up,

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<v Speaker 2>as it is certainly building to be the unthinkable, which is,

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<v Speaker 2>if there was ever going to be a time to

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<v Speaker 2>end the streak, it's got to be now. And we

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<v Speaker 2>said that last year, and I thought that would be

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<v Speaker 2>the worst. I thought there'd be no scenario worse than

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<v Speaker 2>how that played out. But I have a feeling that

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<v Speaker 2>if things go the way they're expected to go, with

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<v Speaker 2>the games left for each of these teams, the morale

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<v Speaker 2>for each fan base, it is setting up to where

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<v Speaker 2>if Louisville doesn't win, it would in fact be worse

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<v Speaker 2>than last year and I don't want that to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>So we did discuss that earlier. But let's move on.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get to the text line. As I mentioned this,

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<v Speaker 2>text says, Nick, do you think there should have been

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<v Speaker 2>more of an emphasis on bringing back some of the

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<v Speaker 2>players from last year's team? They were talented? Also, why

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<v Speaker 2>not bring more than just two guys from Charleston? The

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<v Speaker 2>big guy that Mac inherited is killing it. Yeah. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to talk a little more about the whole

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<v Speaker 2>scenario where guys from the Kenny Payne era stuck around.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't really know if I want to do

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<v Speaker 2>that right now, but it may. I'll put it this way. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>there there's there was. There were talented guys that were

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<v Speaker 2>probably gonna see having success elsewhere and wonder well, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they should have tried to convince this guy to stay.

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<v Speaker 2>And I and I get while people will have that reaction,

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<v Speaker 2>but I still believe it was expected to have the turnover.

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<v Speaker 2>You had given everything, meaning what those players went through

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<v Speaker 2>and what their experience was at Louisville. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 2>any any of those kids wanted a fresh start, which

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<v Speaker 2>all of them did, I mean, can you can you

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<v Speaker 2>say you're surprised, Like, no, you think it was traumatic

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<v Speaker 2>for you as a fan like these guys, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>it was worse for them. So yeah, there would be

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<v Speaker 2>more talent on this team if a few of these

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<v Speaker 2>guys stuck around, But we learned the hard way that

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't always matter. And if you're Pat Kelsey and you don't,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you got to you gotta rip it off

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<v Speaker 2>like a band aid and start fresh. And you have

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to do that. And they went out in

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<v Speaker 2>the portal and got played that I still think are good.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, as far as the ceiling that the

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<v Speaker 2>top end talent, you know, I mean, I'll just say,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just gonna say it, Austin, I'm gonna say it.

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<v Speaker 3>Say it.

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<v Speaker 2>If you take the seven best players on the roster

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<v Speaker 2>last year when it comes to talent, well, if you

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<v Speaker 2>take the most talented players on last year's team, the

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<v Speaker 2>top seven, and the seven guys on this team that

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<v Speaker 2>you think of the most talented. It's gonna sound crazy,

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<v Speaker 2>especially coming from me, but I always emphasize talent was

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<v Speaker 2>not the reason that that thing went as badly as

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<v Speaker 2>it did. I mean, I'm hesitating to say it, but

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say because it's just what I believe.

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<v Speaker 2>I think last year's team actually had more god given

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<v Speaker 2>talent than this year's team. I mean, interesting, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>worth anything because of everything else to go with it.

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<v Speaker 2>But like you know, Brandon Hilly Hadfields a talented player.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Tyler john Sin's a talented player. Sky Clark's

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<v Speaker 2>a talented player. Now does that mean those guys are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go to the NBA?

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<v Speaker 1>Know?

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<v Speaker 2>But like they're dudes who you can understand why they

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<v Speaker 2>were four and five star recruits, right, I mean you

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<v Speaker 2>have busts, you have guys who have talent that never

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<v Speaker 2>develop anything. So like what is talent worth if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't ever put it all together? There are guys who

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<v Speaker 2>I would take over a more talented player if you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they're consistent, they know who they are, and they have

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of talent, right, Like, talent isn't the

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<v Speaker 2>only thing that matters, but it does matter, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think Saturday against Tennessee was a reminder of that. And

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<v Speaker 2>I love every one of these guys that decided to

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<v Speaker 2>come to Louisville because we needed them and we still

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<v Speaker 2>do and they're still gonna, in my opinion, give you

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<v Speaker 2>a season where you feel like, Wow, this thing is

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<v Speaker 2>going to go really well. I'm glad Pat Kelsey's our guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm glad these guys came here to play. But

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<v Speaker 2>here's the reality of it. There's a reason why some

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<v Speaker 2>of these guys played where they played, and some of

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<v Speaker 2>these guys who you brought in are really good pieces,

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<v Speaker 2>but they weren't even the best player for the lower

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<v Speaker 2>level prom that they came from. You know, I love Treire.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys know that. I've talked about it since he

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<v Speaker 2>got here. I love what he brings to the table.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a veteran, he knows who he is, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>probably the third best player at Long Beach State. So

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<v Speaker 2>putting him in your starting lineup and seeing that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he gave you a goosegg out there against a top

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<v Speaker 2>twelve team, like it really shouldn't shock you that much.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I didn't want to go there, but

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<v Speaker 2>you brought it up on the text line as far

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<v Speaker 2>as like, I don't think anybody did anything wrong with

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<v Speaker 2>how the roster came together, But I also feel like

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<v Speaker 2>we may learn in a couple of years, maybe this year,

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<v Speaker 2>that as bad as Louisville was in those two seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>Talent was not the problem. So this year, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you are a little less talented as far as just

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<v Speaker 2>god given ability, size, athleticism, But you also have mature

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<v Speaker 2>players who are coachable that will probably respond to this

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<v Speaker 2>loss in a really good way. And that kind of

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<v Speaker 2>stuff matters now when it comes to the big that's

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<v Speaker 2>at Charleston. You know, I thought about I thought about

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<v Speaker 2>asking about that, but I'm gonna stay out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>But Pat Kelcey last year had a really good team

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<v Speaker 2>and that's of course one of the reasons why he

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<v Speaker 2>was on the radar for Josh hurt Well last year

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<v Speaker 2>as a as a junior and tay Ata Brazovich. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a six ' ten two and twenty five pound big

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<v Speaker 2>who has got some shooting touch, but he's a big,

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<v Speaker 2>physical presence. He was their best player at Charleston last year.

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<v Speaker 2>He ended up being All Conference. I mean, he was

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<v Speaker 2>really really good. His stats last year for Pat Kelsey

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<v Speaker 2>he played in let's see here, he played in last

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<v Speaker 2>year great live radio. Right looking up stats of a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that you know what they're coming for. Yeah, So

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<v Speaker 2>last year at Charleston he played in thirty five games

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<v Speaker 2>and he averaged let's see, twelve points and roughly six

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<v Speaker 2>and a half boards shot it, you know, forty percent

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<v Speaker 2>from the field. I mean, this is somebody that was

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<v Speaker 2>good at Charleston that maybe Pat Kelsey didn't think could

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<v Speaker 2>play at this level, or maybe he wanted him to

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<v Speaker 2>come here, and the kid said, look, I have no

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<v Speaker 2>clue who Pat wanted to come with him from Charleston,

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<v Speaker 2>but he brought three guys. He brought Rain Smith, he

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<v Speaker 2>brought James Scott, and then Kobe Rodgers I think is

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<v Speaker 2>the young man's name who came and transferred, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>sitting out this year because he got hurt in their

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<v Speaker 2>tournament game last year. So this guy was their best player.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pretty sure he let him in scoring and he's

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<v Speaker 2>averaging this year thirty points a game for Chris Mack.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't like a criticism for Pack because I have

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<v Speaker 2>no clue, but I'd be a liar if I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>see that. On Friday night, they played South Florida, a

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<v Speaker 2>team that was pretty good last year and obviously going

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<v Speaker 2>through an awful situation where their coach passed away. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he put up thirty something points and a

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<v Speaker 2>dominant win for Charleston and Chris Mack so and again,

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<v Speaker 2>I already know there's people thinking where this guy goes.

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<v Speaker 2>Again he's trying to say they should have brought Chris

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<v Speaker 2>Mack back. Not at all, That's not what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>But Louisville really lacked a guy like that, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, and it's not important. You can't go get

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<v Speaker 2>him now. I'm sure there's a reason why he's not

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<v Speaker 2>here if Pat felt like he didn't fit at this

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<v Speaker 2>level and maybe wouldn't be a guy that could could

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<v Speaker 2>do what he did at Charleston when he gets to Louisville,

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<v Speaker 2>because again, he did it against South Florida and he

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<v Speaker 2>had another really good game when they played who was it,

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<v Speaker 2>Southern Illinois in their first game. So yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>to answer your question about this guy, I have no

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<v Speaker 2>clue if he just wanted to stay or if he

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<v Speaker 2>was told he couldn't come with Pat. That's something that

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<v Speaker 2>really isn't relevant. But yeah, I would I'd be a

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<v Speaker 2>liar if I told you that I didn't see that

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<v Speaker 2>guy's position, that guy's production, in his size and not

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<v Speaker 2>think like, man, you really could have used him out there.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, it doesn't, Matt, It's not relevant.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't bring this up to say somebody made a mistake,

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<v Speaker 2>but I thought about asking somebody on both sides, the

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville side or maybe the Charleston side, like hey, just curious,

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<v Speaker 2>did he not want to come or did you have

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<v Speaker 2>to convince him mac to stay there? Like how did

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<v Speaker 2>it work out? Because he's a good player. But again,

418
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<v Speaker 2>maybe he plays against this Tennessee team that clearly is

419
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<v Speaker 2>way more talented than Charleston, and way more talented than

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<v Speaker 2>the two teams that Charleston played at this point. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he gets exposed like the other guys did. We'll never know,

422
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<v Speaker 2>but I at least appreciate you asking. All right, This

423
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<v Speaker 2>text says, with Brom's track record of losing to bad

424
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<v Speaker 2>teams after pulling off big upsets, how worried should we

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<v Speaker 2>be against Stanford? We talked about that earlier, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>assuming you weren't listening, And I don't really have any

427
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I guess you just hope that that pattern

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't play out. I mean it is a pattern. I

429
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<v Speaker 2>don't know if it's a streak. I don't know any

430
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<v Speaker 2>real numbers, but it's happened enough to where you don't

431
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<v Speaker 2>even have to look up numbers to know that there's

432
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<v Speaker 2>a pattern of brom getting a big win like he

433
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<v Speaker 2>did it's Clemson, and then coming out the next game

434
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<v Speaker 2>and playing down to the competition and losing to sometimes

435
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<v Speaker 2>bad teams. So what sucks is that the opportunity for

436
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<v Speaker 2>that pattern to really show itself is right there. Because

437
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<v Speaker 2>Stanford sucks. You're traveling to the West Coast to play

438
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<v Speaker 2>a game that's going to be basically at noon on

439
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<v Speaker 2>the West Coast. Even teams that have gone to Stanford

440
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<v Speaker 2>and cal this year and one haven't really played well.

441
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Miami was lucky to get out of there

442
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<v Speaker 2>with a win. There's been some other teams that had

443
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<v Speaker 2>a tough time putting it all together. I don't know

444
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<v Speaker 2>if it's because of those teams where it's because it's

445
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<v Speaker 2>a rare trip across the country in the middle of

446
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<v Speaker 2>the season, when if you're somebody that's been around the

447
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<v Speaker 2>ACC for a while, this is new usually didn't have

448
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<v Speaker 2>to go to California to play conference games. So I mean,

449
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<v Speaker 2>if Jeff knew something along the way when it comes

450
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<v Speaker 2>to preparation, game planning that led to those underwhelming letdowns happening,

451
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<v Speaker 2>he would have fixed it, so I don't. I mean,

452
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<v Speaker 2>clearly it's gonna be brought up. But there's so much

453
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<v Speaker 2>better than Stanford that I just hope that, like at halftime,

454
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<v Speaker 2>you're not even thinking like we can start the post

455
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<v Speaker 2>game show if we wanted to. I mean, we really

456
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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't do that. But that's my hope. And it's not

457
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<v Speaker 2>like you're worried about are they good enough? You know,

458
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<v Speaker 2>can they stop Stanford? Can they go on the road

459
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<v Speaker 2>and win where it's tough to win against? I mean no,

460
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<v Speaker 2>like Stanford sucks. We know that Loibo's better than them.

461
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<v Speaker 2>Them being able to actually beat them. I mean I

462
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<v Speaker 2>know they can and I think they will, but I

463
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<v Speaker 2>don't even know what the reaction would be if they

464
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<v Speaker 2>somehow have a letdown. I mean that point, you'd probably

465
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<v Speaker 2>say you're cursed if you're Jeff Bram. All right, quick break,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll come back. Been as strong here on a Veterans

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<v Speaker 2>Day edition of Coffee and Company. Feel about Thornton's right

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<v Speaker 2>here on Sports Talk seven ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>Out Back to Coffee and Company. Fueled by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 2>Day, that's right, Coffee and company. We got about twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five minutes left here before we get out of here.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully you have enjoyed yourselves. It is Coffee and Company.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we try to have fun. We want it

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<v Speaker 2>to be an inviting space here, So stick around. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you know you're just now listening for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time ever, well don't forget. We're here every day three

478
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<v Speaker 2>to six pm and you can always check out the

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<v Speaker 2>show whenever it's over. Podcast is up relatively quickly after

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<v Speaker 2>it ends. So however you're listening, wherever you're listening, we

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. Podcast already got the first two hours podcasted.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you serious?

483
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's some time to look at you, Look at you.

484
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<v Speaker 4>I started doing this producing stuff. That was the one

485
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<v Speaker 4>thing that I was not taught just because you know

486
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<v Speaker 4>how it is here that you kind of learned by

487
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<v Speaker 4>drinking through a fire hose, and I always had the company,

488
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<v Speaker 4>well or you do it?

489
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<v Speaker 2>Will said, yeah, and would you agree though that like

490
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<v Speaker 2>it was never something that was rocket science. It's just

491
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<v Speaker 2>something that I don't think initially they had planned on

492
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<v Speaker 2>you producing a whole lot when you were first learning. Yeah,

493
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<v Speaker 2>and then it kind of turned into where you know,

494
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<v Speaker 2>and for what it's worth. I always said, I if

495
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<v Speaker 2>there's ever a situation John can't be here, then need

496
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<v Speaker 2>we need to go to the bullpen and bring our

497
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<v Speaker 2>bringing our closer, mister Joe, mister Austin Montgomery.

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<v Speaker 4>So no, it's really all just learning the passports to

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<v Speaker 4>the account.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, That's really all it comes down to. And I

501
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<v Speaker 2>feel like you were trained by like eight different people.

502
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<v Speaker 4>Yes, of course, of course, everybody in this building has

503
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<v Speaker 4>put forth one heck of an effort just to make

504
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<v Speaker 4>sure I'm equipped well.

505
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<v Speaker 2>And I don't think it's because like we had to

506
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<v Speaker 2>have eight different tries to teach Austin how to do stuff.

507
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<v Speaker 2>It's just because I feel like that's just the way

508
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<v Speaker 2>it played out to where you were trained by people,

509
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<v Speaker 2>a couple of people who probably don't even work here anymore.

510
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<v Speaker 2>People who had produced shows, but they were more so

511
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<v Speaker 2>just running the board, not really you know, understanding a

512
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<v Speaker 2>specific show. But as of now you were, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>you're rolling, yeah, yeah, you're a You're in your groove.

514
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<v Speaker 4>We had the old office and like for people I

515
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<v Speaker 4>know this is inside radio, these boards are way different

516
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<v Speaker 4>and way more state of the art than before. So

517
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<v Speaker 4>I had to go through the old office, learning under

518
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<v Speaker 4>your old producer.

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<v Speaker 2>And then this way.

520
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<v Speaker 4>I've had the great Guss, I've had the company man,

521
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<v Speaker 4>John teach me several times, Jim Finn, everybody's it's a

522
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<v Speaker 4>dream team of.

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<v Speaker 2>Collectures, a collective effort to make all this work.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and now look at us, Look look how far

525
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<v Speaker 4>we've come.

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<v Speaker 2>Good stuff, good stuff. Speaking of good stuff, how about

527
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<v Speaker 2>Jefferson Animal Hospital. That's who you need to turn to

528
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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to keeping your pets healthy. Your cat,

529
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<v Speaker 2>your dog, maybe a different type of pet. They're family,

530
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<v Speaker 2>You love them and you want them to be around

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<v Speaker 2>as long as possible. Well, you may have an issue,

532
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<v Speaker 2>or they may have an issue I should say that

533
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<v Speaker 2>you don't know about they may not know about it. So,

534
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<v Speaker 2>just like you need to get checked up or get

535
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<v Speaker 2>a check up at the doctor, so do pets. And

536
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<v Speaker 2>that's where Jefferson Animal Hospital comes in. They've been around

537
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<v Speaker 2>since nineteen eighty. They've been taking care of your pets

538
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<v Speaker 2>for forty four years, ladies and gentlemen. And they're open

539
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<v Speaker 2>twenty four to seven hours four open twenty four seven

540
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<v Speaker 2>as far as they're hours, three hundred and sixty five

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<v Speaker 2>days a year, even on Christmas, right, nobody wants an

542
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<v Speaker 2>emergency to happen ever, especially on Christmas. But if an

543
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<v Speaker 2>emergency happened with your pet on Christmas, or on Thanksgiving

544
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<v Speaker 2>or anytime, they're gonna be there ready to help you

545
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<v Speaker 2>as best they can. So Jefferson Animal Hospital on outer Loop,

546
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<v Speaker 2>give them a call. Five oh two nine hundred pets Again,

547
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<v Speaker 2>five ooh two nine hundred pets is the number they'd

548
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<v Speaker 2>love to hear from you, even if it's just a hey,

549
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<v Speaker 2>I heard I heard this loud mouth who talks sports

550
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<v Speaker 2>telling me I needed to trust you guys when it

551
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<v Speaker 2>comes to taking care of my pet. And they'll say,

552
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<v Speaker 2>at least I hope they'll say, oh yeah, he sensed

553
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<v Speaker 2>to the right place, and then they'll probably talk about

554
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<v Speaker 2>how great I am. I hope so wishful thinking. But

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<v Speaker 2>either way, FO two nine hundred pets is the number.

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<v Speaker 2>You can get more information online at Jefferson Vets dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So, I mean I'm a little not I

558
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<v Speaker 2>don't know people who text into this show, people who

559
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<v Speaker 2>are on Twitter, people who are calling into this show

560
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<v Speaker 2>after a game, like I never and I wish we

561
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<v Speaker 2>had a collective understanding that really no matter where you

562
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<v Speaker 2>are going to get reaction, meeting online, the local bar, work,

563
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<v Speaker 2>family friends, social media, radio, like wherever you are getting

564
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<v Speaker 2>a sample of what Louisville fans feel like, Like, well,

565
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<v Speaker 2>we need to know that no matter what the medium is,

566
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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't represent a humongous group. So that's the disclaimer

567
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<v Speaker 2>for what I'm about to say, which is that I'm

568
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<v Speaker 2>a little surprised that they're The reaction on the text

569
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<v Speaker 2>line since Saturday's post game show has been pretty negative,

570
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<v Speaker 2>but you know it's not. I think it just as

571
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<v Speaker 2>a reminder that, like, no matter what went on in

572
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<v Speaker 2>the last couple of years, how bad things were, there's

573
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<v Speaker 2>always going to be an expectation that when you play

574
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<v Speaker 2>good teams, not that you win every single time, but

575
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<v Speaker 2>that you compete and you're competitive, and you know, you

576
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<v Speaker 2>don't find yourself losing bout twenty two points at home.

577
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<v Speaker 2>So I get it. There's still real disappointment, and Pat

578
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<v Speaker 2>Kelsey's just as disappointed as anybody, and that doesn't make

579
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<v Speaker 2>you feel better now, but hey, that's the first step

580
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<v Speaker 2>in figuring out how you can keep it from happening again.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I don't want to make it sound

582
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<v Speaker 2>as if people are jumping off a cliff like this

583
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<v Speaker 2>is going to be a terrible season because they're not

584
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<v Speaker 2>really doing that. But you know, losing by twenty two

585
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<v Speaker 2>points in a game that you were never really in.

586
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<v Speaker 2>The TV timeout was the first stoppage and you hadn't

587
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<v Speaker 2>scored yet. I think they had what nine or something

588
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<v Speaker 2>like that, and then from then on it was just

589
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<v Speaker 2>an uphill battle. Or back to the text line five

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<v Speaker 2>open your account today at LNFCU dot com. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>this tech says, I know the conference decides the schedules

595
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<v Speaker 2>for everyone, so maybe the issue is with the with

596
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<v Speaker 2>the ACC. But how does Louisville go over a month

597
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<v Speaker 2>without a home game? That kills momentum? Can't be good

598
00:30:04.480 --> 00:30:07.559
<v Speaker 2>for the administration. Yeah, I don't know how that works,

599
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<v Speaker 2>but I will agree with you this should never be

600
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<v Speaker 2>a thing like you should never go over an entire

601
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<v Speaker 2>month of a twelve game season where you don't have

602
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<v Speaker 2>a home game. I mean, not only is that not

603
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<v Speaker 2>seemingly fair to mix in, you know, a home game

604
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<v Speaker 2>it's also terrible for the folks that you have led to.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of, look, louisvill let's be real, they're home games lately.

606
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<v Speaker 2>I mean they lost two home games already this year,

607
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<v Speaker 2>Like that's unusual. That doesn't happen very often around here,

608
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<v Speaker 2>even when you aren't very good, Like it's you don't

609
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<v Speaker 2>lose that many games at home. You lost them to

610
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<v Speaker 2>some good teams, no doubt about that. So maybe it

611
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<v Speaker 2>feels like the home slate has been so underwhelming because

612
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<v Speaker 2>one you already lost two games. The game that was

613
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<v Speaker 2>the big time game with the good atmosphere was Miami,

614
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<v Speaker 2>and obviously you came up short there. But yes, I

615
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<v Speaker 2>would love to be proven wrong. But I'm curious how

616
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<v Speaker 2>many times that's happened in school history. Or you go

617
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<v Speaker 2>a month without playing at home. So I'm trying, I

618
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<v Speaker 2>mean take away like the like I'm you could remove

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that, like the players shouldn't have to go

620
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<v Speaker 2>this long without playing at home, and they shouldn't have

621
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<v Speaker 2>this many consecutive games on the road, Like that's not

622
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<v Speaker 2>even really what it's about for me, and I'm only

623
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<v Speaker 2>speaking for me. Maybe this person on the text on

624
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<v Speaker 2>thinks Louisville was at a disadvantage because of that. But

625
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<v Speaker 2>my thing is like, if you're trying to keep a

626
00:31:34.759 --> 00:31:39.039
<v Speaker 2>continuous buzz about being at your football games throughout the season,

627
00:31:39.079 --> 00:31:40.720
<v Speaker 2>and look, sometimes it's tough to do. You can do

628
00:31:40.880 --> 00:31:44.119
<v Speaker 2>everything on your end to make it seem like the

629
00:31:44.160 --> 00:31:48.039
<v Speaker 2>place to be with promotions, you know, themes, whatever you

630
00:31:48.119 --> 00:31:51.279
<v Speaker 2>want to do. If you're playing a team nobody cares

631
00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:53.640
<v Speaker 2>about and it's at noon and the weather's crappy, like,

632
00:31:53.720 --> 00:31:55.720
<v Speaker 2>that's just never going to be a big time draw

633
00:31:56.200 --> 00:32:00.200
<v Speaker 2>for Louisville football, at least I don't think it will be. Like,

634
00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:02.240
<v Speaker 2>what makes it even harder is that Louisville really on paper,

635
00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:06.440
<v Speaker 2>only had one real intriguing home game the rest of

636
00:32:06.519 --> 00:32:08.440
<v Speaker 2>the Sea or on the on the honestly, yeah, you

637
00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:10.000
<v Speaker 2>only had one home game that you looked at before

638
00:32:10.039 --> 00:32:12.000
<v Speaker 2>the season started and felt like, Okay, that'll probably be

639
00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:13.559
<v Speaker 2>a pretty big time game. And that was Miami. And

640
00:32:13.599 --> 00:32:14.920
<v Speaker 2>that one came and gone and now you you know,

641
00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:20.319
<v Speaker 2>you've lost. So I would say that the crowd for

642
00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:25.279
<v Speaker 2>next Saturday when you take on Pitt, the scenario where

643
00:32:26.400 --> 00:32:30.359
<v Speaker 2>it ends up being a pretty good crowd one you

644
00:32:30.519 --> 00:32:34.640
<v Speaker 2>win against Stanford and hopefully you do it with very

645
00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:38.480
<v Speaker 2>little trouble. Weather needs to be in a pretty good spot,

646
00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:43.160
<v Speaker 2>right like we can get some like peak fall weather, right, hoodies, jeans,

647
00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:44.720
<v Speaker 2>that kind of stuff. We don't have to worry about

648
00:32:45.480 --> 00:32:47.160
<v Speaker 2>being too hot, which I don't think were gonna have

649
00:32:47.160 --> 00:32:48.880
<v Speaker 2>to worry about that, or we don't have to worry about,

650
00:32:49.359 --> 00:32:53.720
<v Speaker 2>you know, it being too cold, and people realize, hey,

651
00:32:53.759 --> 00:32:55.680
<v Speaker 2>this is the last chance you get to see this team.

652
00:32:56.519 --> 00:32:58.480
<v Speaker 2>You know, the last two times you had home games,

653
00:32:58.519 --> 00:33:00.400
<v Speaker 2>they were pretty deflating because you were coming off a

654
00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:02.440
<v Speaker 2>loss to Notre Dame and then you turn around a

655
00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:05.319
<v Speaker 2>loss to SMU right. Well, then from there you were

656
00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:09.599
<v Speaker 2>able to bounce back and beat Virginia, but then you

657
00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:12.480
<v Speaker 2>end up bringing in Miami and you know, you lost

658
00:33:12.519 --> 00:33:15.680
<v Speaker 2>the game. You weren't expected to win that game. But overall,

659
00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:17.960
<v Speaker 2>you know that was you know, it was a letdown.

660
00:33:18.039 --> 00:33:19.839
<v Speaker 2>So you only get one more chance to see this team.

661
00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:22.759
<v Speaker 2>The morale and the energy with Louisville football is clearly

662
00:33:22.839 --> 00:33:24.279
<v Speaker 2>in a much better place now than it was a

663
00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:26.400
<v Speaker 2>few weeks ago, because they did go on the road

664
00:33:26.440 --> 00:33:28.519
<v Speaker 2>and beat Clemson for the first time. They're in the

665
00:33:28.559 --> 00:33:31.839
<v Speaker 2>top twenty five and just about every ranking, and they've

666
00:33:31.880 --> 00:33:36.319
<v Speaker 2>got the real possibly the expectation should be to win

667
00:33:36.400 --> 00:33:39.000
<v Speaker 2>out right. I know the Kentucky game is weird to

668
00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:41.759
<v Speaker 2>some and it's weird to me because here we are

669
00:33:41.839 --> 00:33:43.440
<v Speaker 2>for a second straight year where you're looking at a

670
00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:45.559
<v Speaker 2>chance to break that streak, and you feel like it

671
00:33:45.880 --> 00:33:47.359
<v Speaker 2>You feel like it should be just a given that

672
00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:49.279
<v Speaker 2>you win, given where they are and given where you are.

673
00:33:49.400 --> 00:33:51.279
<v Speaker 2>But we saw how it played out last year. So

674
00:33:51.640 --> 00:33:53.279
<v Speaker 2>the fact that they are in a position now to

675
00:33:53.319 --> 00:33:55.799
<v Speaker 2>finish strong, they already they've already, by the way, Louisville

676
00:33:56.519 --> 00:34:00.279
<v Speaker 2>before they play Stanford their schedule right now, and it'll

677
00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:02.680
<v Speaker 2>change after Stanford, of Stanford's that bad, it'll change after

678
00:34:02.759 --> 00:34:05.480
<v Speaker 2>they play Pittsburgh and Kentucky. But as of right now,

679
00:34:05.920 --> 00:34:09.639
<v Speaker 2>Louis's played a top fifteen schedule in the country. So

680
00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:13.360
<v Speaker 2>the reason why they lost those games isn't just because

681
00:34:13.400 --> 00:34:15.119
<v Speaker 2>they made mistakes and they were still trying to put

682
00:34:15.159 --> 00:34:17.880
<v Speaker 2>it all together. But they played good teams. And now

683
00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:20.559
<v Speaker 2>you can't just go in and expect to just cruise

684
00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:24.000
<v Speaker 2>over anybody left on your schedule, but you've played teams

685
00:34:24.039 --> 00:34:26.960
<v Speaker 2>that are substantially better than every team that you than

686
00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:29.159
<v Speaker 2>every team you have left on the schedule, so they

687
00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:31.880
<v Speaker 2>should win out. And I'd love to see this team

688
00:34:31.920 --> 00:34:35.039
<v Speaker 2>on a senior day go out and put a butt

689
00:34:35.079 --> 00:34:37.320
<v Speaker 2>whooping on Pitt. I mean, easier said than done, but

690
00:34:38.039 --> 00:34:41.119
<v Speaker 2>clearly there's some revenge on the mind for Jeff Bram.

691
00:34:41.159 --> 00:34:44.199
<v Speaker 2>I would assume because you know last year, who knows.

692
00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:48.760
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you don't lose that game. I mean, I

693
00:34:48.840 --> 00:34:51.039
<v Speaker 2>can't really think of what you still made it to

694
00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:55.840
<v Speaker 2>Charlotte despite having that loss. But anyways, we'll worry about

695
00:34:55.840 --> 00:34:58.079
<v Speaker 2>that when we get there. But to answer your question,

696
00:34:58.360 --> 00:35:01.119
<v Speaker 2>I don't know who's to blame for the one month

697
00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:04.199
<v Speaker 2>gap between home games, but not ideal and I would

698
00:35:04.280 --> 00:35:06.159
<v Speaker 2>not be shocked to find out that, like other power

699
00:35:06.239 --> 00:35:09.119
<v Speaker 2>for programs, didn't have to do that this year. But again,

700
00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:11.000
<v Speaker 2>I don't know who to take that, you know, anger

701
00:35:11.039 --> 00:35:13.400
<v Speaker 2>out on. All right, let's take a phone call really

702
00:35:13.480 --> 00:35:15.960
<v Speaker 2>quickly here before we get to our last break. Let's

703
00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:16.960
<v Speaker 2>welcome in JB.

704
00:35:17.119 --> 00:35:17.360
<v Speaker 4>JB.

705
00:35:17.440 --> 00:35:19.079
<v Speaker 2>You're on Sports Talk seven ninety. What's happening.

706
00:35:20.239 --> 00:35:23.360
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, man, I've been going to the games season ticket

707
00:35:23.480 --> 00:35:27.679
<v Speaker 3>holder on and off for forty years. So look, I

708
00:35:27.800 --> 00:35:32.119
<v Speaker 3>work for JCPS and when I I don't feel like

709
00:35:32.199 --> 00:35:33.239
<v Speaker 3>going to a new game.

710
00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:36.159
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I understand, correctly, something wrong.

711
00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:38.920
<v Speaker 3>All the games this year have been at noon.

712
00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:43.440
<v Speaker 2>They've had a couple of three thirties or four o'clocks,

713
00:35:43.480 --> 00:35:47.639
<v Speaker 2>which I yeah, I was just one. Yeah, well they

714
00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:49.320
<v Speaker 2>have two now because pitt is going to be at

715
00:35:49.320 --> 00:35:51.280
<v Speaker 2>three thirty or four. So yeah, up to this point,

716
00:35:51.360 --> 00:35:54.400
<v Speaker 2>every game at home has been at noon, outside of

717
00:35:54.559 --> 00:35:57.440
<v Speaker 2>I guess one of those first two games against Nobody's

718
00:35:58.760 --> 00:36:02.960
<v Speaker 2>uh yeah, yeah Louisville. Louisville Louis's attendance certainly needs to

719
00:36:03.039 --> 00:36:04.800
<v Speaker 2>be better JB. Like, I think we all know that.

720
00:36:04.880 --> 00:36:07.880
<v Speaker 2>But man, the schedule and just the situation did not

721
00:36:08.000 --> 00:36:10.280
<v Speaker 2>make it easy for U of L as an administration

722
00:36:10.400 --> 00:36:13.440
<v Speaker 2>to make. These noon games are an easy, easy thing

723
00:36:13.519 --> 00:36:15.079
<v Speaker 2>for people to just turn down and say, yeah, I'll

724
00:36:15.079 --> 00:36:15.599
<v Speaker 2>go to the next time.

725
00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:18.719
<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, man, come on, I mean, uh so,

726
00:36:19.119 --> 00:36:21.159
<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna end up going to pen That's gonna be

727
00:36:21.199 --> 00:36:24.159
<v Speaker 3>the only game I go to. And uh I go

728
00:36:24.280 --> 00:36:26.320
<v Speaker 3>to the least three every year. Now, I'm not a

729
00:36:26.400 --> 00:36:29.079
<v Speaker 3>stick of season ticket holder anymore. I've been there, done that.

730
00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:30.639
<v Speaker 2>I understand.

731
00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:34.480
<v Speaker 3>I just no so, but I you know, I think

732
00:36:35.079 --> 00:36:38.280
<v Speaker 3>the schedule. Uh, and I know some of us dictated

733
00:36:38.360 --> 00:36:42.599
<v Speaker 3>by television has been quite a crock And yeah, it's

734
00:36:42.760 --> 00:36:45.719
<v Speaker 3>just you know, I don't I'm not pointing fingers at anybody,

735
00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:48.599
<v Speaker 3>but that's why you're attending. You need to do something

736
00:36:48.639 --> 00:36:52.639
<v Speaker 3>a little better for these three thirty games that you know,

737
00:36:53.039 --> 00:36:55.480
<v Speaker 3>that's what we like and I can make those. Yeah,

738
00:36:56.280 --> 00:36:57.440
<v Speaker 3>I appreciate you bringing it up.

739
00:36:57.440 --> 00:36:58.440
<v Speaker 1>That's why I wanted to call in.

740
00:36:58.639 --> 00:36:59.519
<v Speaker 3>Good talking to you, Nick.

741
00:36:59.679 --> 00:37:01.000
<v Speaker 2>Thanks, I appreciate the call.

742
00:37:01.079 --> 00:37:01.320
<v Speaker 1>My man.

743
00:37:01.400 --> 00:37:04.360
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Look, there's so many people just like him that

744
00:37:05.719 --> 00:37:07.480
<v Speaker 2>I feel like some fans think like, what what do

745
00:37:07.559 --> 00:37:09.840
<v Speaker 2>you mean, what can't you come at noon? Well, because

746
00:37:10.039 --> 00:37:14.199
<v Speaker 2>it's my life, it's my time, and I I don't

747
00:37:14.239 --> 00:37:15.599
<v Speaker 2>want to. I'm still gonna watch it at home, and

748
00:37:15.639 --> 00:37:17.320
<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be a fan. Like I think a

749
00:37:17.360 --> 00:37:19.000
<v Speaker 2>lot of people are like that. They just they're gonna

750
00:37:19.039 --> 00:37:21.599
<v Speaker 2>decide which games they feel like it's worth them investing

751
00:37:21.639 --> 00:37:24.679
<v Speaker 2>their money in and utilizing whatever income they have to

752
00:37:24.920 --> 00:37:27.400
<v Speaker 2>buy tickets and whatnot. That's that's just the new That's

753
00:37:27.480 --> 00:37:30.119
<v Speaker 2>just I think that's society. That's not a problem.

754
00:37:30.119 --> 00:37:34.119
<v Speaker 1>Back to Coffee and Company, Fueled by Thornton's on sports,

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