WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:07.040 It's time for Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 2 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:10.480 Sports Talk seven ninety. Holy crap, I don't know who 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:14.359 the hell we think we are. Get off our show, idiot. 4 00:00:14.519 --> 00:00:16.320 The kids are playing or turn it off, crying. The 5 00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:17.559 countries are screwing it up. 6 00:00:17.679 --> 00:00:20.800 Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother, gold Play Inner Murals. 7 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:24.000 They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not. 8 00:00:24.760 --> 00:00:25.760 Who's the kid here? 9 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:27.640 Who's the kid here? 10 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:40.920 Are you kidding me? Now? Here's Nick Coffee? 11 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:47.520 All right, let's get it started. Welcome into an election 12 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:51.119 day edition of Coffee and Company, fueled by Thornton's on 13 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:53.640 a Sports Talk seven ninety Nick Coffee, That is me, 14 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:58.039 coff e y. In case you still want to go vote, 15 00:00:58.039 --> 00:01:01.799 Maybe write me in. That'd be funny, wouldn't it. I mean, 16 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.439 really be wasting your time? And I do people really 17 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:08.239 do that, Like I've I've heard of writing in people 18 00:01:08.799 --> 00:01:12.040 to I guess maybe make a point that you're so 19 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:15.920 unimpressed with those running really for any position, or you know, 20 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:20.079 writing somebody in who's you know, the flavor of the 21 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:22.799 week when it comes to like, you know, so like 22 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:25.480 hawk to a girl like something like that. 23 00:01:25.599 --> 00:01:29.280 I saw an Indiana fan write in, of course, Kurt Signetti, Hell, I'd. 24 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:30.920 Vote for him, to be honest with you, Now, that's 25 00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:32.840 not a bad idea. We should have rallied everybody in 26 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:36.359 the country to maybe, you know, get him to step Actually, 27 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:38.319 you know you need him for football, don't you. Yeah, yeah, 28 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:40.840 that makes but I just feel like if you are 29 00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:42.920 going to do that, like you're really wasting your time. 30 00:01:43.120 --> 00:01:46.920 Although yeah, it seems as if for the most part, 31 00:01:47.040 --> 00:01:51.040 like things have been relatively smooth. If not, like, I'll 32 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:52.480 just take your word for it. You don't need to 33 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:55.359 call and yell and say you're the Libs are trying 34 00:01:55.359 --> 00:01:58.400 to steal it. Again, I've already seen some of that 35 00:01:58.480 --> 00:02:01.879 on on on social media. And look, if they are, 36 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:03.480 then props to them, right if they get it done. 37 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:05.920 If you're not cheating, you're not trying, right, that's true. 38 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:10.719 And I'm being very you know, unseerious, making bad humor. 39 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:13.879 But maybe today's not the day to even like risk 40 00:02:13.919 --> 00:02:16.319 it because I'm you know, people are on edge today. 41 00:02:16.879 --> 00:02:20.199 They are and I can't relate. And that's not like, Hey, 42 00:02:20.240 --> 00:02:23.520 I've you guys are stressed out about nothing. I'm like 43 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:26.400 I when I say I can't relate. I did vote, 44 00:02:26.759 --> 00:02:33.240 and I have probably been more I guess to say 45 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:37.960 paying attention is probably a lie, but I'm at least 46 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:41.520 monitoring it more so than I ever have. And I'm 47 00:02:41.520 --> 00:02:43.599 sure it's a mixture of a lot of things, one 48 00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:45.919 being the fact that I am getting older, and I 49 00:02:45.919 --> 00:02:47.479 think that's a little bit normal to just kind of 50 00:02:47.479 --> 00:02:49.080 care about that kind of stuff as you get older. 51 00:02:49.479 --> 00:02:52.400 But also, you know, this election is insane if you 52 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:54.840 think about it, Like as we sit here today on 53 00:02:54.919 --> 00:02:57.840 election Day, it still is kind of crazy to think 54 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:01.039 about how this whole thing's played out, Like it's just 55 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:03.840 it's it's kind of crazy. So when I say I 56 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:07.919 can't relate, I've just accepted that no matter what happens, 57 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:12.000 like if the person I voted for wins or the 58 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:15.479 person I voted for loses, you know, like I'm going 59 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:17.439 to be, I guess, eager to see the result, but 60 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:19.719 it's not gonna like I don't have a clue what 61 00:03:19.759 --> 00:03:22.960 to expect, and I honestly don't really feel like I 62 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:25.599 had much of a say. So you know, the whole 63 00:03:25.639 --> 00:03:28.919 every vote count things like that's really a lie and 64 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:31.120 we all know that, yet we still say it right, like, 65 00:03:31.319 --> 00:03:33.759 you know, people should vote. I encourage them to vote 66 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:36.080 because hey, it's something you should do as a as 67 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:39.479 a United States citizen, but you know, to act as 68 00:03:39.520 --> 00:03:42.319 if like if you don't vote, then the election like no, 69 00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:45.520 like we all know that. So happy election to everybody. 70 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:48.319 It's really been other than you know, voting, it's really 71 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:51.000 been pretty pretty normal for me today. And I don't 72 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:53.360 know what I should have expected as far as you know, 73 00:03:54.319 --> 00:03:57.680 just knowing that tonight we're gonna see things unfold and 74 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:01.960 really what happens this evening and on man, it's it's 75 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:04.360 anybody's guess. I mean, that's that's kind of you know 76 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:07.360 where we are. But I can just you know, I 77 00:04:07.879 --> 00:04:09.639 get the sense that there's a lot of people on 78 00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:13.199 edge today just because they're they're anxious, they are very 79 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:17.199 much you know, concerned with who might be leading the country, 80 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:18.600 and you know, I get it. It's just for me, 81 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:21.120 it's not something I can. I can. I don't want 82 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:22.720 to say I have fomo because I wouldn't really want 83 00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:26.000 to be in that position, but you know position, but 84 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:27.879 at least you know, we're on the we're on the outside, 85 00:04:27.920 --> 00:04:30.160 and I don't know, maybe I'm wrong here, if you're 86 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:32.160 tuning into this show right now, then maybe you are 87 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:34.519 more so on our side as far as you know, 88 00:04:35.399 --> 00:04:37.879 not I shouldn't say not caring because that just sounds bad, 89 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:41.720 but you know, just not as not as uh radical 90 00:04:41.839 --> 00:04:44.279 on one side or the other, as as they both 91 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:47.360 call each other the radical left the radical right. But 92 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:50.279 you know, I've got friends, colleagues even like people that 93 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:52.480 I work with, people that I that I'm friends with 94 00:04:52.519 --> 00:04:55.519 that like I mean, I'm I'm seeing them argue with 95 00:04:55.560 --> 00:04:59.480 people on social media that they don't know, and I 96 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:02.439 don't know, like I don't I certainly don't wish I 97 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:04.680 was doing that, but I'm just thinking, like, what are 98 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:07.040 you doing? Like But but again, maybe I'm the idiot. 99 00:05:07.040 --> 00:05:10.199 Maybe I'm the dumb ass that you know isn't as 100 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:13.160 knowledgeable when it comes to politics, and therefore, you know, 101 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:14.920 any time I make a complaint that I'm just an 102 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:16.879 idiot because I didn't do my research, and you know, 103 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:21.800 like I don't know. But today the election day, getting 104 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:24.519 in fights on the internet as a grown up with 105 00:05:24.720 --> 00:05:28.360 people you don't know or people you may know, Somebody 106 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:30.560 tell me what value that is going to bring you. 107 00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:34.480 There's not a scenario that will do anything positive for 108 00:05:34.519 --> 00:05:39.519 you in any way, not a chance. So I kind 109 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:42.240 of feel left out, But after laying it out here 110 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:43.800 in the first five minutes, I think I'd rather be 111 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:45.759 left out than kind of be in you know, in 112 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:47.720 that mental space, we'd. 113 00:05:47.519 --> 00:05:49.680 Rather scream about sports results. 114 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:53.839 Right, exactly exactly, So let's scream about what happened last 115 00:05:53.920 --> 00:05:56.079 night at the KFC. I'm center, and I mean scream 116 00:05:56.279 --> 00:06:00.399 and you know, excitement, Pat Kelcey, that is that's exactly 117 00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:03.000 how you get it started. Ninety three to forty five 118 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:08.000 was the score. As a Louisville just absolutely demolished Morehead State, 119 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:14.160 and yesterday I tried to really emphasize that Morehead State. 120 00:06:14.199 --> 00:06:15.800 I'm not telling you they're great, and I'm not putting 121 00:06:15.839 --> 00:06:20.160 Louisville on a upset alert, but they are a lot better, 122 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:24.000 a lot more talented than anybody we've seen Louisville play 123 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:25.920 up to this point, the exhibitions in the Bahamas and 124 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:30.040 then obviously Spaulding in young Harris Louisville looked better last night, 125 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:33.319 played harder than I've seen him play in any of 126 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:36.680 the games. And you know, the signs are everywhere, right, 127 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:39.439 not that this thing is destined to be, you know, great, 128 00:06:39.560 --> 00:06:41.639 and Pat Kelsey's going to go to a bunch of 129 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:43.800 final fours. I think you have good reason to believe 130 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:46.199 in that, and I hope that it happens. But you know, 131 00:06:46.279 --> 00:06:50.160 this guy, he's a good coach, and good coaches are 132 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:52.800 obviously judged based off of winning and losing, and the 133 00:06:52.839 --> 00:06:54.759 guy's won. I mean, he's a winner, which is why 134 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:57.000 he's in the position to be the head coach here 135 00:06:57.000 --> 00:07:02.879 at Louisville. But I love really just finding little details 136 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:06.759 throughout this whole experience thus far, meaning the Pat Kelsey era, 137 00:07:07.199 --> 00:07:09.680 and just reminding my you know, reminding myself, Man, this 138 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:12.879 guy like he's gonna succeed here or he will die trying. 139 00:07:12.920 --> 00:07:16.240 If Louisville ends up with an unsuccessful tenure here with 140 00:07:16.279 --> 00:07:18.920 Pat Kelcey and you got to reevaluate some things in 141 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:21.199 five years or something like that, it won't be because 142 00:07:21.240 --> 00:07:26.399 the guy didn't put everything he had into it. And 143 00:07:26.519 --> 00:07:29.480 last night, I think the exam, you know, the signs 144 00:07:29.519 --> 00:07:32.399 of that were evident. I mean, these guys, as I've 145 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:35.079 said many times, a reflection of the guy on the sideline, 146 00:07:35.240 --> 00:07:37.720 the way they came out as far as their energy intensity, 147 00:07:37.759 --> 00:07:41.079 and enthusiasm. Yeah, those are things that like you're just 148 00:07:41.160 --> 00:07:43.480 expected to bring. But it didn't happen every night, certainly 149 00:07:43.480 --> 00:07:46.199 didn't happen in the previous regime. But I think last night, 150 00:07:46.680 --> 00:07:49.800 you know, they didn't come out on fire, right, they 151 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:53.480 didn't necessarily shoot it great from the field, but man, 152 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:57.319 they played so hard. They were everywhere. I mean defensively, 153 00:07:57.360 --> 00:08:02.360 they were great, and I had some worry. Maybe worries 154 00:08:02.600 --> 00:08:05.120 is maybe worries a little bit of an exaggeration, but 155 00:08:05.199 --> 00:08:08.120 I just at times I wondered, Okay, if you're playing 156 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:09.839 a really good team, and look, we haven't seen the 157 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:11.399 wulfvill play a really good team yet. They're gonna play 158 00:08:11.399 --> 00:08:13.560 Tennessee coming up here on Saturday, and I'm looking forward 159 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:16.199 to that. But you know, do you have are some 160 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:18.680 guys on this roster maybe a little vulnerable to getting 161 00:08:18.680 --> 00:08:23.240 broken down on defense? Maybe they are, but like last night, 162 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:26.519 you didn't even have a chance to see that. And again, 163 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:28.600 you didn't play a good team where Mora doesn't have 164 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:30.399 dudes that you're going to see when you play some 165 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:31.839 of the best teams in the country coming up here 166 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:34.919 before too long. But you know, it was a team 167 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:38.360 defensive effort. Everybody was on the same level as far 168 00:08:38.399 --> 00:08:42.440 as just energy, being active and it it. I mean, 169 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:44.399 you put more Head State through hell in the first half. 170 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:49.120 They scored fourteen points in the first half, they missed 171 00:08:49.399 --> 00:08:53.080 twenty of their last twenty one shots, and you know, 172 00:08:53.120 --> 00:08:57.039 from there, you just cruised the things that we I 173 00:08:57.039 --> 00:08:59.279 guess hope would be the strengths, and they needed to 174 00:08:59.279 --> 00:09:01.840 be the strengths, because look, you built this roster to 175 00:09:02.360 --> 00:09:05.200 to be a team that does exactly what we saw 176 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:11.840 last night. Utilize a lot of depth, balance scoring. Many 177 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:13.879 guys out there have the green light. In fact, nearly 178 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:18.039 everybody's got the green light to shoot threes. And they 179 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:21.440 play They clearly have an identity. They play a specific style, 180 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:23.840 They have a system and you saw it last night 181 00:09:23.960 --> 00:09:26.840 and it worked really well against an inferior opponent. And 182 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:28.679 we're going to see how well that works when you 183 00:09:28.679 --> 00:09:32.320 play much better opponent on Saturday afternoon against Tennessee. So 184 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.519 ninety three forty five was the score. Obviously, Cason Pryor 185 00:09:35.679 --> 00:09:39.159 after a not a rough game, but he didn't He 186 00:09:39.200 --> 00:09:42.120 wasn't super efficient, especially early on against Young Harris, but 187 00:09:42.120 --> 00:09:44.360 against Spaulding and then against Morehead State last night, Cason 188 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:48.120 was great off the bench, eighteen points, five to ten 189 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:53.960 from the floor was really really good. And then after that, 190 00:09:54.039 --> 00:09:56.320 I mean you had a really balanced attack. Javon Hadley 191 00:09:56.320 --> 00:10:00.639 a quiet fifteen, James Scott with twin twelve, a couple 192 00:10:00.679 --> 00:10:04.240 of big dunks. Rain Smith had twelve, also knocking down 193 00:10:04.279 --> 00:10:07.879 four threes. Eight for Chucky Hepburn. But Chucky, you know, 194 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:10.240 he's somebody that that I felt like. 195 00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:11.799 You. 196 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:14.600 I mean again, I keep having to remind myself. I 197 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:16.759 know it's it's being repetitive at this point, way too 198 00:10:16.799 --> 00:10:21.679 many disclaimers. But I think Chucky Hepburn. I mean, look 199 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:24.960 more State's not good. I know that, but he this guy, 200 00:10:25.080 --> 00:10:27.120 Like when you think of when you if you played basketball, 201 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:29.320 or if you never played basketball, just kind of you know, 202 00:10:29.679 --> 00:10:33.039 envision something out there that, like really that gets you 203 00:10:33.159 --> 00:10:36.879 going more than anything else, Meaning like when you're out 204 00:10:36.919 --> 00:10:39.840 there as a player, what Like I shouldn't say what 205 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:41.720 do you enjoy the most? But like, are you somebody 206 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:45.120 that has the ability to dunk on somebody? Do you, like, 207 00:10:45.320 --> 00:10:48.320 you know, knocking down a couple of three? Again, like good, 208 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:50.639 good results are obviously the preference here, But I think 209 00:10:50.720 --> 00:10:53.200 Chucky hepburn when he takes the floor. He wants to 210 00:10:53.279 --> 00:10:57.240 and enjoys just locking somebody up defensively more than he 211 00:10:57.360 --> 00:11:00.879 enjoys anything else out there. And that's what you need. 212 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:02.799 I mean, he's going to set the tone defensively. He 213 00:11:02.840 --> 00:11:06.200 did it last night. So just an absolutely phenomenal performance 214 00:11:06.440 --> 00:11:10.840 from Louisville again, ninety three to forty five was to 215 00:11:10.879 --> 00:11:13.919 score nearly a fifty point victory to get the Pat 216 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:16.480 Kelsey era started. And I want to get to what 217 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:20.000 he said after the game. That really was a lot 218 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:23.320 of what we've heard already from him, but right now, 219 00:11:23.399 --> 00:11:28.120 just given the situation, it still hits right, it's still working, 220 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:30.519 keep doing it, and he knows that. I mean, I 221 00:11:30.519 --> 00:11:32.240 think he's genuine with a lot of the things. I mean, 222 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:34.039 I think he's genuine with everything we've heard him say. 223 00:11:34.600 --> 00:11:38.240 But I also think it's strategic as well, because you know, 224 00:11:38.279 --> 00:11:41.279 he understands that last night that's not the type of 225 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:44.519 crowd that you know, Louisville basketball used to have long ago. 226 00:11:45.639 --> 00:11:48.879 But he's gonna instead of you know, where's everybody at, 227 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:53.080 He's going to really talk about how appreciative he is 228 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:54.919 of those that are there and how loud they were 229 00:11:54.960 --> 00:11:57.000 when the run was going on, and how appreciative he 230 00:11:57.120 --> 00:12:00.600 is to be the coach here, like just going about 231 00:12:00.639 --> 00:12:04.240 it the way you should. But some of the things 232 00:12:04.240 --> 00:12:05.679 he said last night, I do want to try to 233 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:07.799 play those for you guys a little later on if 234 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:10.720 you missed it. Look some other things we'll get into today. Obviously, 235 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:13.639 the college football playoff rankings will be unveiled tonight for 236 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:16.159 the first time. I can't tell if this is like 237 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:22.039 arrogance from the college football world or maybe like timing wise, 238 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:24.519 they just I don't know, they could have done it tomorrow. 239 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:27.320 To be honest with you, they could have done it tomorrow. Yeah, yeah, 240 00:12:27.360 --> 00:12:29.440 that's right. They could have done it yesterday. You're right. So, 241 00:12:30.600 --> 00:12:34.080 but their decision is like a is it a case 242 00:12:34.120 --> 00:12:37.519 study to see, like, hey, we know college football does 243 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:41.000 big numbers, but let's see what we get when we 244 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:44.600 have an election, maybe one of the most. I mean, 245 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:47.480 I again, I don't know enough about politics to know 246 00:12:47.480 --> 00:12:51.000 what to compare this election to, but this one is 247 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:53.919 just different. But because it really makes no sense for 248 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:56.039 them to do that. But I wonder if they're trying 249 00:12:56.080 --> 00:12:58.279 to learn something or maybe they just have this arrogance 250 00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:01.399 and they don't care. They don't believe. Maybe the College 251 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:03.919 Football Playoff Committee, those that make this decision as far 252 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:06.440 as television when they're going to unveil the first rankings, 253 00:13:06.919 --> 00:13:09.639 choosing to do on election night, may just be the 254 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:13.039 college football hard ohs you know their brand, right, like, oh, 255 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:16.039 we didn't even know puled us. We had no clue election. 256 00:13:16.720 --> 00:13:19.360 Oh well we saved was the one who decided the day. 257 00:13:19.440 --> 00:13:21.240 Either way, we're still doing it. I mean, I doubt 258 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:26.240 that's the case, but anyways, I'm curious to not see 259 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:29.320 what they give us. I mean, I am. I'm gonna watch, 260 00:13:29.360 --> 00:13:31.279 and I think Louis will be in there early do 261 00:13:31.440 --> 00:13:33.679 I could be wrong, but I think they will be. 262 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:38.279 But I'm not as eager to just see how they 263 00:13:38.320 --> 00:13:41.399 have it laid out initially here because we know it's 264 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:43.000 going to change. We know all that. But what I'm 265 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:47.120 more curious is the reaction from people. Right like we 266 00:13:47.159 --> 00:13:51.240 went from four to twelve. You know, I think we think, 267 00:13:51.399 --> 00:13:53.840 like right now, like everybody kind of knows where you stand. 268 00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:56.320 And I guess tonight what we're gonna see And we 269 00:13:56.360 --> 00:13:58.519 always see this in the first rankings, whether it's four 270 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:00.600 or twelve, we're gonna see what the many things of 271 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:02.879 each conference like that. That's what really we're really gonna 272 00:14:02.919 --> 00:14:09.159 learn tonight. And you know, I think the SEC is 273 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:11.480 gonna probably like they always do, get a lot of favoritism, 274 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:13.519 get the benefit of the doubt, and it is the 275 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:15.840 best league in the country. But I think that gap 276 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:18.879 is not as big as most think that it is. 277 00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:22.200 And let's be real, the SEC. Like you, if you're 278 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:25.200 in the SEC and you've traditionally been really good, you're 279 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:27.320 not gonna get held accountable for a loss the way 280 00:14:27.519 --> 00:14:31.600 somebody else would. Like again, I don't. It's not like 281 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:35.440 I think Bama losing the Vandy meant that that that 282 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:38.399 Bama sucks. But if anybody else would a loss to 283 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:41.120 Vandy and you're only basing it off of this season, 284 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:44.039 not the previous Nick saban era, they would have been 285 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:48.000 laughed out of the college football a p pole conversation, 286 00:14:48.080 --> 00:14:52.600 in the playoff conversation altogether. So again, whatever they give us, 287 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:54.480 we know it's going to change. And I think there's 288 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:57.720 been some examples where you see this team, you see 289 00:14:57.720 --> 00:14:59.120 the the the the you know, whoever it is, I'm 290 00:14:59.120 --> 00:15:01.360 sure it's a different group people every year, but those 291 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:04.799 on the committee, there's somebody that will throw out something 292 00:15:04.799 --> 00:15:06.600 that they know is going to be controversial, and I 293 00:15:06.600 --> 00:15:08.240 feel like it's you know, it doesn't matter. They're not 294 00:15:08.240 --> 00:15:09.600 going to be held too because it can change. They 295 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:11.799 know it's going to change, and if there's controversy, what's 296 00:15:11.840 --> 00:15:14.279 that do. It gets people talking, and that's good for 297 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:16.440 the sport of college football. If you don't think these 298 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:19.639 these weekly check ins on the rankings are worth the damn, 299 00:15:19.639 --> 00:15:21.360 I totally get it, because you're you're right, like, at 300 00:15:21.360 --> 00:15:23.519 the end of the day, the only ones that matter 301 00:15:23.559 --> 00:15:27.679 are at the end. But the weekly check in, it's 302 00:15:27.679 --> 00:15:29.919 brilliant and it's stupid not to do it because all 303 00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:32.720 it does is further the conversation about the college football playoff. 304 00:15:32.799 --> 00:15:34.679 And that's good for business if you are in fact 305 00:15:34.679 --> 00:15:39.879 in business with college football and the postseason. So we'll 306 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:42.000 get into that. Also coming up at four thirty, we 307 00:15:42.039 --> 00:15:44.279 will be joined by cl Brown or the Courier Journal. 308 00:15:44.519 --> 00:15:48.279 We'll get his thoughts on last night's debut for Louisville. 309 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:51.440 Obviously Tennessee coming to town on Saturday. We'll also pick 310 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:54.080 Seal's brain on the football side of stuff as well. 311 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:57.159 Because you've got you know, Louisville coming off their first 312 00:15:57.159 --> 00:16:02.200 ever win at Clemson, and I hope that Louisville football 313 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:04.519 and basketball. I know Jeff Walls and his team took 314 00:16:04.519 --> 00:16:06.080 a loss yesterday, but they did lose to a really 315 00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:08.000 good UCLA team. But I don't want to, you know, 316 00:16:08.039 --> 00:16:10.919 exclude anybody else. Obviously, the UFL volleyball team's great, but 317 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:17.799 like the two that really can change the vibe of 318 00:16:17.840 --> 00:16:20.159 a fan base, the two sports. I mean, it's the 319 00:16:20.159 --> 00:16:21.799 ones who, of course are the most followed and the 320 00:16:21.799 --> 00:16:24.279 ones that are you know, I hate saying bigger deal, 321 00:16:24.360 --> 00:16:26.519 but like clearly the ones that are the most important 322 00:16:26.559 --> 00:16:28.480 based off of like you need these programs to do 323 00:16:28.519 --> 00:16:31.879 well with wins and losses and finances in order to 324 00:16:31.919 --> 00:16:34.960 feed everybody else. It's men's basketball and football. So like, 325 00:16:35.159 --> 00:16:41.080 if Louisville can somehow knock off Tennessee on Saturday and 326 00:16:41.159 --> 00:16:43.639 basketball and then you're you're coming off the bye week 327 00:16:43.720 --> 00:16:49.279 next week. In football, I mean, I feel like momentum 328 00:16:49.399 --> 00:16:54.120 and just morale would be insanely high for Louisville fans, 329 00:16:54.200 --> 00:16:55.759 and I feel like it kind of already is there now, 330 00:16:56.639 --> 00:17:00.080 and that's great, But the bye week is you know, 331 00:17:00.279 --> 00:17:01.720 you got two of them now this year because of 332 00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:04.400 the way they restructure things. And I hate bie weeks 333 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:06.960 in general, and usually I just hate it because I'm 334 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:09.480 a selfish fan that wants to watch my team every week. 335 00:17:09.640 --> 00:17:10.880 Like I don't want a week off. Don't give me 336 00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:12.759 a week off. Get out there and play. You don't 337 00:17:12.759 --> 00:17:15.039 need rest entertain me. I'm a football fan, Like that's 338 00:17:15.119 --> 00:17:16.960 kind of my mindset at times, which is selfish, I know, 339 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:18.359 but I know a lot of you are the exact 340 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:20.200 same way. But this week, I hate the bye week 341 00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:23.720 because I want to be carrying momentum. You know, I 342 00:17:23.720 --> 00:17:25.640 don't think you're really going to mean you shouldn't lose 343 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:29.519 any momentum. And look, beating Clemson really just proved that 344 00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:32.799 this team, despite coming up short against really good teams 345 00:17:32.799 --> 00:17:36.039 and three previous tries, like they have the ability to 346 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:37.359 get over the hump and get it done. And they 347 00:17:37.400 --> 00:17:39.440 did that on Saturday against Clemson. So we'll talk with 348 00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:42.319 Cel about both you know, college football, college basketball, and 349 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:43.480 you know, who knows what we're going to get into 350 00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:48.279 when it comes to our weekly conversations with Cel Brown. Also, 351 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:51.079 this is something I want to say for a little 352 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:57.240 bit later, because I've oftentimes mentioned that I don't like 353 00:17:57.359 --> 00:18:02.799 the conversation about attendance and tickets because I feel like 354 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:07.920 it's like, you know, I used to feel like I 355 00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:12.440 can't win because if somebody is really angry about the 356 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:15.720 lack of attendance and I try to excuse or you know, 357 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:22.240 I guess explain why you're unrealistic to expect sellouts, then 358 00:18:22.240 --> 00:18:24.519 people just get mad and yell. But when I also 359 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:26.680 talk about it, like how important it is for fans 360 00:18:27.079 --> 00:18:29.680 to go, you know, people scream and yell about a 361 00:18:29.720 --> 00:18:32.119 bunch of noon games and ticket prices. So like, I'm 362 00:18:32.119 --> 00:18:33.839 just kind of in the middle, and you know, I 363 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:37.440 get both sides. I understand those that are concerned about 364 00:18:37.640 --> 00:18:40.640 the lack of attendance at U of L games at times, 365 00:18:41.079 --> 00:18:43.240 and I understand those that say, look, I can't do it. 366 00:18:43.279 --> 00:18:46.319 I can't make it work financially. So it's kind of 367 00:18:46.319 --> 00:18:47.880 a cop out for me. But it's just the truth. 368 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:53.319 Well I think now, you know, i'd say it's you know, 369 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:55.839 it's it makes sense for me to want to bring 370 00:18:55.920 --> 00:18:59.799 conversations to this show that most Louisville fans and even 371 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:03.400 can hockey fans are having meeting those conversations. And I 372 00:19:03.400 --> 00:19:06.000 feel like right now attendance and ticket prices at the 373 00:19:06.039 --> 00:19:09.160 YOUM Center. I mean, other than just everybody enjoying the 374 00:19:09.240 --> 00:19:11.720 early part of the Pat Kelsey era. Obviously football's got 375 00:19:11.720 --> 00:19:14.039 a great, a big time win they're coming off of. 376 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:16.440 Other than that, I feel like, you know, water cooler 377 00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:19.400 conversation if you will, like it's about how expensive tickets are, 378 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:22.359 and and like, you know, I don't have a solution 379 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:24.200 by any means, but I don't want to. I no 380 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:25.680 longer want to just like, hey, we're not going to 381 00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:27.960 talk about it because it is something that people care 382 00:19:27.960 --> 00:19:29.640 about and last out check, that's kind of what we 383 00:19:29.640 --> 00:19:32.079 should discuss on this show. I think that's you know, 384 00:19:32.519 --> 00:19:36.319 I think that's kind of how it works, all right. 385 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:38.160 So something else that I want to make sure I 386 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:41.359 dedicate a little bit of time too. And I should 387 00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:43.160 have done this yesterday, but we had a shorter show. 388 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:46.759 The Jason Kelcey situation. Now, it wouldn't shock me if 389 00:19:46.799 --> 00:19:48.720 John has not seen this and doesn't know what I'm 390 00:19:48.720 --> 00:19:51.680 talking about. You are correct, So, Jason Kelsey, do you 391 00:19:51.720 --> 00:19:54.200 know who that is? It's Travis Kelcey's brother. Correct, And 392 00:19:54.599 --> 00:19:56.319 you know, I'm not poking fun of John here because 393 00:19:56.359 --> 00:19:59.000 I think it's impressive that he has the ability to 394 00:19:59.079 --> 00:20:01.480 really like hear people say, hey, I stay in my 395 00:20:01.519 --> 00:20:04.039 own lane. Now John really stays in his own lane. 396 00:20:04.440 --> 00:20:06.559 Like he out of sight, out of mind for this guy, 397 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:09.640 like he's gonna get he's gonna give attention to things 398 00:20:09.640 --> 00:20:11.640 that he wants to and not get caught up in 399 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:14.519 things he doesn't care about. Good for him. Like he's 400 00:20:14.519 --> 00:20:17.119 not in the weeds on election day mowing down the 401 00:20:17.200 --> 00:20:20.319