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

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day. Now here's Nick coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, five o'clock on a Friday, or at least

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<v Speaker 2>close to it, five oh eight. Very late start here

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<v Speaker 2>for us in the third hour. But that's okay. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>make the most of the time we have left because

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<v Speaker 2>once the show ends today, I'm out for a week.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm on vacation next week, and I don't really know

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<v Speaker 2>what our plans are as far as what you'll have

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<v Speaker 2>without me, but just know I.

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<v Speaker 3>Heard we're getting mister Benetti Monday and Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, good good. I love now that. Like, so I'll

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<v Speaker 4>still be here. There's there's usual Well that's great.

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<v Speaker 2>Usually there is, uh, you know, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>back and forth about you know, what the plans are

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<v Speaker 2>whenever I'm not here because for a while we've just

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<v Speaker 2>been in a position to where there really hasn't been

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we don't really have we have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of bodies, you know, it's soeting somebody to come in

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<v Speaker 2>and sit here and fill in. It's just one We

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't just let anybody do it. But also, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as far as our staff. We just don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people that are available to do it. So

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<v Speaker 2>it used to be kind of stressful getting ready for vacation,

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<v Speaker 2>having to, like cause even even if I had no like,

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<v Speaker 2>for example, I didn't even know we had Tony filling

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<v Speaker 2>in for a couple of days, which, honestly, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad to hear that, but I've had I've had

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<v Speaker 2>no involvement, and that's the way it should be, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>let me go on vacation and you guys worry about it,

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<v Speaker 2>which they're doing, which is great. But yeah, even though

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not involved, like I'm still gonna be at time's

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<v Speaker 2>thinking like, well, I hope, I hope the show's in

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<v Speaker 2>good shape just because I'm a warrior. That's that's my nature.

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<v Speaker 2>So enjoy the week without me. I know you'll miss me.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, I know, I already know that you're going to

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<v Speaker 3>tune in when you're somewhere on the beach. Let me

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<v Speaker 3>see how coffee and companies do when you're just gonna

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<v Speaker 3>hear ember flames and then you're gonna hear Gus yelling,

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<v Speaker 3>and then Tony like apologizing for something, and then just somehow.

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<v Speaker 2>D White's involved and it's weird. Yeah, I could see it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll just be here just being chick yep, just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to you know, trying.

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<v Speaker 4>To get by.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'll be out for a week back the following week.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll set up nice because it'll be right in time

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<v Speaker 2>for the National Championship game, and who knows who it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be playing, but we do know who is

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<v Speaker 2>at least advanced to the elite ad. After last night,

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<v Speaker 2>we had a it would ended up being a blowout,

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<v Speaker 2>but a really entertaining game because Alabama was on fire.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty five to three pointers made broke a record, and

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<v Speaker 2>that version of Bama nobody's beating them. And that don't

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<v Speaker 2>just mean twenty five threes, but like I think they

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<v Speaker 2>could have made eighteen threes and it would be tough

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<v Speaker 2>to beat them when they're playing that well. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they were efficient, and they weren't great defensively, and they

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<v Speaker 2>just aren't in general. But they also played a team

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, is one of the best offenses in

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<v Speaker 2>the country. So that's why Bama is a head scratcher

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<v Speaker 2>for me, because they're a victim of their own offensive success.

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<v Speaker 2>They know they don't have to prioritize defense because they

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<v Speaker 2>could score with anybody. Now sometimes it's bit them and

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<v Speaker 2>they've just laid an egg. But when you play good

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<v Speaker 2>teams that you know, last night the worry was that

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<v Speaker 2>b may just be hot enough to match them. Well, no, BYU,

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<v Speaker 2>just try to do the same thing. BYU is a

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<v Speaker 2>very mild version of what Alabama is. And that's how

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<v Speaker 2>it played out. Second game Maryland, they fought hard for

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<v Speaker 2>in the first half but got away from in the

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<v Speaker 2>second half. Is Florida moves on. Maryland season ends, and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Kevin Willard's time in Maryland has come to it.

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<v Speaker 2>And we'll get to that in just a second. But obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>what an unusual last week or so it's been for

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Willard at Maryland and.

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<v Speaker 4>Then the later games Arizona.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought if I was an Arizona fan, I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be happy today because you know, sucks when it's over.

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<v Speaker 2>But I thought they competed and they just ran in

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<v Speaker 2>like I didn't think that Arizona looked fraudulent or man,

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<v Speaker 2>they played awful. They just played a duke team that's

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<v Speaker 2>really good and they're playing really well right now. And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they're gonna be easy to beat. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm loving the idea of seeing potentially a Florida Duke

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<v Speaker 2>national championship game.

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<v Speaker 4>Others may have something to say.

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<v Speaker 2>About that, but Duke's playing really well, and so is

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<v Speaker 2>this Florida team. And then of course Caliperry crumbles, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was It was a beautiful thing to see.

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<v Speaker 4>It really was.

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<v Speaker 2>And one thing I've mentioned here and there throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>show today is that when Cal got it rolling at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the season, well he didn't really, and

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<v Speaker 2>in fact he was. I was surprised they got a

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<v Speaker 2>ten seed, really, but the SEC got a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>seeds and a lot of teams in and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>makes sense. But when he beat Bill self and then

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<v Speaker 2>he beat Patino and he became I think the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>storyline of the Sweet sixteen, Kentucky fans, at least some

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<v Speaker 2>of them, well, all good for him, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>happy for him. Maybe they wouldn't go that far to

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<v Speaker 2>say they're happy for him, but they would say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>oh yeah, good for him.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I'm glad. We're happy over here.

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<v Speaker 2>Like it worked out better for everybody, see, like we

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<v Speaker 2>get you know, everything's fine, but like deep down, you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to see him in the sweet sixteen. You

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<v Speaker 2>know that when you woke up Sunday after he'd already

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<v Speaker 2>punched his ticket to the second weekend, you knew that, like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>this would be a really bad look. It wouldn't really

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<v Speaker 2>say anything about our coach of the future. But man,

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<v Speaker 2>if they go to the Sweet sixteen in the first

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<v Speaker 2>year with cal and we don't with Pope again, has

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to do with the future, but like it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>something you clearly want to avoid because that's your ex.

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<v Speaker 2>You got divorced, and you want to be winning the breakup.

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<v Speaker 2>And Kentucky won the breakup in the regular season in

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<v Speaker 2>every way as far as just being a lot better

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<v Speaker 2>than Arkansas, But could you really feel that way when

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<v Speaker 2>they beat you when they weren't good at one in

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<v Speaker 2>five in the SEC And if they would have gone

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<v Speaker 2>to the sweet sixteen and you didn't, like I think

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<v Speaker 2>you know the wild world of college basketball as far

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<v Speaker 2>as how we view it, I think despite knowing you

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<v Speaker 2>were a better team, I think you'd have to say

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<v Speaker 2>they won the breakup. Now again, you avoided that because

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<v Speaker 2>you did make the Sweet sixteen, and now they've lost

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure, most Kentucky fans are very happy, feeling

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<v Speaker 2>much more loose and relaxed today, and now they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to see if they can get it done tonight. But

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<v Speaker 2>real quick, just back to the Caliperry crumbling. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's his x's and o's clearly are his weakness as

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<v Speaker 2>a coach. He is so good at other things that

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<v Speaker 2>he's been able to have a lot of success.

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<v Speaker 4>He's a Hall of.

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<v Speaker 2>Famer, and he's probably not the worst when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to sexas and o's, but man, last night was a

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<v Speaker 2>good reminder of how bad he is. And anytime you

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<v Speaker 2>think of Kentucky or even Arkansas for that matter, being

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<v Speaker 2>really successful Memphis go back to UMass. When his teams

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<v Speaker 2>are at their best, there's rarely things you can point

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<v Speaker 2>to when it comes to strategy or plays or style

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<v Speaker 2>that's like, Wow, this guy's really really good. You just

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<v Speaker 2>realize that he's got really good players and they're playing

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<v Speaker 2>really well and they're confident. So he's been able to

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<v Speaker 2>be super successful and really for the most part, not

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<v Speaker 2>hide his weakness of x's and o's, but clearly still

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<v Speaker 2>be really good despite him falling short in that category.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a really good recruiter, no doubt about that. Clearly

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<v Speaker 2>a good leader, I think when it comes to coaching

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<v Speaker 2>and developing I don't think developing players when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to like, wow, this guy couldn't use his.

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<v Speaker 4>Left hand, but Manny went.

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<v Speaker 2>He went with like the whole member the camp cal

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<v Speaker 2>thing where they would he'd you know, I mean cal

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<v Speaker 2>used to kind of either lean into it or just

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<v Speaker 2>have no self awareness. Remember when he would talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the tweak with a tweak, of course they're smiling and

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<v Speaker 2>practice like the tweak. I mean again, he either had

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<v Speaker 2>no self awareness that like.

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<v Speaker 3>The fans bought it though, or he was.

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<v Speaker 2>Playing a joke on himself and leaning into it because

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<v Speaker 2>nobody they're just started playing better, like they didn't do

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<v Speaker 2>anything different, there's no tweak, And all I do was

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<v Speaker 2>bring more attention to when you watch them play like,

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<v Speaker 2>there's really not a whole lot of you know, deep

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<v Speaker 2>strategy to it. So he's always going to be dangerous

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<v Speaker 2>because he's always going to one bring in talent, rather

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<v Speaker 2>it be the portal now or from the freshman ranks,

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<v Speaker 2>and he will he I think we'll get the young

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<v Speaker 2>guys better prepared to perform in college than any other coach,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was very careful with my words there, because

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying is that he will like when he

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<v Speaker 2>babies them in press conferences, Oh, they're young, they're young,

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<v Speaker 2>and then all the fans think of.

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<v Speaker 4>What are you talking about, dude, you chose to be young.

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<v Speaker 4>You can't use that as an excuse.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he does that just to piss fans off,

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<v Speaker 2>because he likes doing that, likes pushing buttons. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think behind the scenes he doesn't baby them. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>he says things like, you know, we can't hide you here.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's a real thing that he instills in

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<v Speaker 2>them from day one, that like, doesn't matter that you're eighteen,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got to play.

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<v Speaker 4>This is what we do here.

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<v Speaker 2>And they take lumps early, they look like freshmen early,

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<v Speaker 2>but usually by the end of February March. I mean, they're,

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<v Speaker 2>as the saying goes, not freshmen anymore, and they're showing

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<v Speaker 2>why they were five star recruits that are believed to be,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, lottery picks. So I don't see that changing.

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<v Speaker 2>And with that, he'll always be dangerous like he was

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<v Speaker 2>in the first weekend. But the guy hasn't won a

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<v Speaker 2>second championship. And you've got to think about all the

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<v Speaker 2>great teams he had where it was right in front

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<v Speaker 2>of them and he couldn't He couldn't get it done

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<v Speaker 2>because he would lose to coaches who we don't think

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<v Speaker 2>are great. He'd lose to teams that you think, how

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<v Speaker 2>the help they beat that Kentucky team, And all falls

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<v Speaker 2>back to his inability to end games, strategize and scheme

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<v Speaker 2>and not to you know, say something that makes it

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<v Speaker 2>seem like I'm connected to.

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<v Speaker 4>Coaches at a high level. I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>But like I know enough to know that coaches behind

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<v Speaker 2>the scenes, like they respect cal in a way that like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's he gets it done. He's gonna put a team

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<v Speaker 2>on the floor that I know more often than not,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to have the edge when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to talent. But like they all just talk about like

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<v Speaker 2>they don't do anything, Like they don't, they don't like

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<v Speaker 2>There's not a lot of structure. It's just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>really talented players, you know, taking turns. I mean not

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<v Speaker 2>to not to make it sound so simple, but like

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of what a lot of you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>foundation of Kentucky offensively and even Deepen is just hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we got better talent, let's just go show it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>not to not to take a complete left turn here,

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<v Speaker 2>but like remember Kenny Payne, look who he learned from.

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<v Speaker 2>And look Kenny Payne tried to do and he you know,

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<v Speaker 4>That's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>He just tried to utilize the thing that Cal's bad

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<v Speaker 2>at and he brought it here and didn't do all

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<v Speaker 2>the good things. So you know, anyways, but it was

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<v Speaker 2>wild to see a sixteen point lead disappear. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>good shooter, misses that. Jenelle Davis got tied up for

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<v Speaker 4>So I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>A masterclass of Cal not handling late game situations well

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to decisions and just strategy, and those

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<v Speaker 2>are two different things. By the way, decisions you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like the fouling are not fouling those kind of things,

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<v Speaker 2>like that's a decision. That's a stance that coaches have.

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<v Speaker 2>Some are different than others. But then strategy is like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>situational here we are, let's do this. We've got six

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<v Speaker 2>options here because we practiced this, we knew we were

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<v Speaker 2>going to be in this late. And I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to act like the guy has never picked up a clipboard,

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<v Speaker 2>but like there's I mean, last night really screamed.

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<v Speaker 4>We don't really have a plan.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, We'll talk more about tonight's games in just

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<v Speaker 2>a second, but real quick, Kevin Willard, I mean last

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<v Speaker 2>night seeing Maryland go down the way they did, and

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<v Speaker 2>just everything about it, like he got booed when he

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<v Speaker 2>was walking to the bus from the hotel, like his

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<v Speaker 2>fans hate him, which I I tried to put myself

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<v Speaker 2>in their shoes last night as far as like if

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<v Speaker 2>I was a fan of this team and this was happening,

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<v Speaker 2>Like how would I deal with it? Because you've got

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<v Speaker 2>such a distraction, You're in turmoil, and yet you're playing

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<v Speaker 2>in the Sweet sixteen for the second time in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five years, like it should be a good day, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's just like there's so much uncertainty, Like it was

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<v Speaker 2>such an unusual thing that.

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<v Speaker 4>I couldn't relate.

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<v Speaker 2>But I thought, Okay, if in fact, if in fact

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<v Speaker 2>this was Louisville and this was playing out, one thing

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<v Speaker 2>that would hit me in the fields more than anything

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<v Speaker 2>was just the realization that with and this is not

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise, but I think the Maryland and Willard situation

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<v Speaker 2>just gives you another reminder that this is all transactional,

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<v Speaker 2>all of it. Like Kevin Willard, he coached at Maryland.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows he can stay at Maryland and get a

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<v Speaker 2>you know, sign a contract that's going to make him

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<v Speaker 2>one of the top ten paid coaches in the country,

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<v Speaker 2>or he can go to Villanova and be another you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and clearly, you know, like he's he's not connect he's

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<v Speaker 2>not connected to Maryland fans. He's not worried about like

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<v Speaker 2>anything with Maryland, because again, it's all transactional, and with

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<v Speaker 2>coaches it always really has been. For the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>players they couldn't leave. They were stuck with us. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, through the good and the bad, we develop,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a relationship, and I mean player and fan

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<v Speaker 2>to where they do get that connection because even if

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<v Speaker 2>they wanted to leave, they couldn't and wouldn't. So they

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<v Speaker 2>stay at a place for three years, maybe they fall

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<v Speaker 2>in love with it. Well, Maryland players, they don't care.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of these guys from Maryland have been there two

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<v Speaker 2>years at most, or one year from the portal or

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they're freshman dere queen.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like they're not.

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<v Speaker 2>Worried about what Kevin Willard's gonna do because you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>if they want to keep playing college basketball, they have

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<v Speaker 2>eligibility left. Kevin Willard gets another job, though us go

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<v Speaker 2>with him. They don't care, like it's never it's not

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<v Speaker 2>about your brand, your fan base, your like you know

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<v Speaker 2>why Villanova, if they don't get Willard, they're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to go get a very underwhelming hire, I'm sure compared

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<v Speaker 2>to what they have with Jay Wright is because that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of stuff, it's all transactional, it's all money, it's

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<v Speaker 2>all opportunity. And that's just why, you know, it is

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<v Speaker 2>wild to think that there are programs that now have

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<v Speaker 2>built their they have built it up to where they're

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<v Speaker 2>so successful. They have been for generations that they're top

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<v Speaker 2>dogs and they had some like what they were able

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<v Speaker 2>to utilize to build it over time to be one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best ever.

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<v Speaker 4>What they utilized that others didn't have now means nothing.

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<v Speaker 4>So be thankful if you are.

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<v Speaker 2>A blue blood that has deep pockets because you've been

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<v Speaker 2>a successful program forever and like it's just a priority,

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<v Speaker 2>always going to be because what got you there that

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<v Speaker 2>gave you the advantage of everybody else that didn't achieve

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<v Speaker 2>the status that you have. I don't want to say

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<v Speaker 2>it's worthless, but it kind of is. It helps you,

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<v Speaker 2>but like it can't just be it. You can have

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<v Speaker 2>countless championships, you can have, you know, the biggest fan

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<v Speaker 2>base in the world. You can have opportunity to play

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<v Speaker 2>in front of a big crowd and on national television

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<v Speaker 2>because you are that kind of a program. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't got you don't have the check to match

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<v Speaker 2>it anymore. That alone doesn't do it. I'm gonna makeing sense,

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<v Speaker 2>like if you because Villanova is a rare situation. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if they're a blue blood, but look, they

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<v Speaker 2>got three titles. They're up there. You know they're not

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<v Speaker 2>They're not in the Uh you know, they're not in

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<v Speaker 2>the poor section. They're they're up there. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know where they'd rank, but again, we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>a program that is clearly in the top you know

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<v Speaker 2>ten of all time.

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<v Speaker 4>Top fifty, certainly.

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<v Speaker 2>But yet they they have the success, they have the tradition,

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<v Speaker 2>they have the championships, they have the you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>have some relevancy they have I don't they don't have

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<v Speaker 2>a big fan base, but like if they don't, they

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<v Speaker 2>don't have money though, and that will get them buried forever.

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<v Speaker 2>Just one of those things that I'm not sure. Like

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<v Speaker 2>last night, Maryland players weren't worried about Maryland fans being

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<v Speaker 2>in turmoil. And I don't want to say they're heartless

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<v Speaker 2>and they don't care about fans, but like it just doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's you're not gonna have that connection that

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<v Speaker 2>you used to get. And because of that, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>fans will because they love their program. This isn't every

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<v Speaker 2>year thing, like coaches come and go, players come in

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<v Speaker 2>and go every year now, but like you couldn't quit

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<v Speaker 2>it if you tried, so you as a Maryland fan

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday are thinking like this is insane.

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<v Speaker 4>We're back in the Sweet sixteen. I love Kevin Willard.

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<v Speaker 2>I love this team, but the way he's handled it now,

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<v Speaker 2>I hate him and I don't know if he's gonna stay. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>it didn't really bother your team, because again, like what

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<v Speaker 2>do they care? They'll just they if they are still

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<v Speaker 2>eligible and they want to keep playing. There's a good

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<v Speaker 2>chance Kevin Willard will bring them with him wherever he goes.

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<v Speaker 2>Or maybe they'll just stick around at Maryland and get

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<v Speaker 2>it begin Aisle deal and play for a new coach,

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<v Speaker 2>which isn't a big deal anymore, because you know what, nowadays,

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<v Speaker 2>you can play for four coaches in four years if

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<v Speaker 2>you want. It's just a new world, man. I know

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<v Speaker 2>I've really talked about that a ton this week, but

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<v Speaker 2>as the tournament progresses, I just think there are more

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<v Speaker 2>and more blatant signs that, man, this is not at

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<v Speaker 2>all what it once was. All right, quick break, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk about tonight's matchups on the other side and figure

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<v Speaker 2>out what we want to wager. Also, we will talk

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<v Speaker 2>a little more about these transfers that Kentucky's already landed

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<v Speaker 2>one in the portal today, Louisvill's got one visiting, and.

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<v Speaker 4>As you could expect.

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<v Speaker 2>There's also a lot of guys in the portal mentioning

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<v Speaker 2>certain schools I think to you know, boost their brand.

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<v Speaker 2>That happened yesterday. We'll talk about it right here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven to ninety.

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

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of you have asked if I have heard

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<v Speaker 2>anything on the Nate ament and recruitment, and I haven't.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you probably have followed it better than I have.

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<v Speaker 2>He I mean, it just very much seems like it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna come down to the highest bidder and if Louisville

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<v Speaker 2>can make it work, great, If not, I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to lose sleep over it, because yes, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of cachet that comes with an elite level freshmen of

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<v Speaker 2>that caliber, but we already have one and mckail brown

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<v Speaker 2>junior and he's maybe not ranked as high as Nate event,

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<v Speaker 2>but not far off. I mean, he's a top ten player.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, I I think you need to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that the portal is the priority when roster, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>whenever you're building your roster in the off season. But

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<v Speaker 2>you still I mean, I don't think you have to

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<v Speaker 2>even go to go with freshmen. But you know there's

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<v Speaker 2>still gonna be some freshmen out there that coaches think

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<v Speaker 2>highly enough that say, okay, yeah, ninety percent of my

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<v Speaker 2>new additions are going to be from the portal.

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<v Speaker 4>But this guy, he's special. We can get him. Let's

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<v Speaker 4>make it happen.

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<v Speaker 2>So just like the Jaden quaintance from last year at

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona State, I mean, it would have been great to

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<v Speaker 2>get a guy like that just because of his presence,

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<v Speaker 2>and man, what a statement it would have been for

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Kelsey right out of the gate.

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<v Speaker 4>But you didn't. You save money and you used it wisely.

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<v Speaker 2>Peilbout Thornton's here on Sports Talk seven ninety so we've

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<v Speaker 2>talked a little bit about the Kentucky game. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that this just I mean, I just saw a stat

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<v Speaker 2>about Kobe Brea that that it's got to be like

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<v Speaker 2>another sign that there's just I shouldn't say there's no scenario.

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<v Speaker 2>And lord, that's what it really comes down to for

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<v Speaker 2>me is that I don't I don't want to be

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<v Speaker 2>rooting for Kentucky so that I will win money. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want them losing. I don't want to grant them

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<v Speaker 2>that sound yeah, and I don't want to. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to. I don't want them losing and the joy

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<v Speaker 2>that I typically get from that be weakened because I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't win a bet, you know what I mean, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to avoid it at all costs, But

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I if I can, because I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Kobe Brea an elite shooter and has always shot it

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<v Speaker 2>well in the tournament. This is from optastats. He has

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<v Speaker 2>shot better than fifty percent from the field while also

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<v Speaker 2>making three or more three pointers in all four of

420
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<v Speaker 2>his career in C DOUBLEA tournament games. That's the longest

421
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<v Speaker 2>streak by any player in the NC DOUBLEA tournament at

422
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<v Speaker 2>any point in a career. And again, that seemed like

423
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<v Speaker 2>a very you know, particular stat which it is, I guess,

424
00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:25.440
<v Speaker 2>but still like I just think, if Kentucky plays well,

425
00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:27.279
<v Speaker 2>they have to play great. But if they play well,

426
00:20:27.640 --> 00:20:29.960
<v Speaker 2>they beat Tennessee because Tennessee is just I don't know

427
00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:32.759
<v Speaker 2>where you give Tennessee the edge. I really don't, and

428
00:20:32.799 --> 00:20:35.480
<v Speaker 2>defensively would would be I think what you would typically say,

429
00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:37.480
<v Speaker 2>and maybe they are when it comes to you know,

430
00:20:37.559 --> 00:20:41.960
<v Speaker 2>like Ken Palm, but Amari Williams is a great rim protector,

431
00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:46.039
<v Speaker 2>good shot blocker, and they were vulnerable on the perimeter

432
00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:49.359
<v Speaker 2>when it comes to defense at times this year. But

433
00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:52.160
<v Speaker 2>when you've got Lamont Butler and he's healthy and playing

434
00:20:52.160 --> 00:20:54.559
<v Speaker 2>the way he's playing, like those other guys don't have

435
00:20:54.559 --> 00:20:56.960
<v Speaker 2>to be great. Clearly you can have some vulnerability defensively,

436
00:20:57.440 --> 00:21:02.200
<v Speaker 2>but will take Away and Butler together, Like this team

437
00:21:02.440 --> 00:21:04.160
<v Speaker 2>has gone from I think, you know, being a team

438
00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:06.279
<v Speaker 2>that's vulnerable on the perimeter defensively to where maybe they

439
00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:08.200
<v Speaker 2>can really get after you. Like, I just don't see

440
00:21:08.480 --> 00:21:12.559
<v Speaker 2>where Tennessee in any way is you know, again they

441
00:21:12.559 --> 00:21:14.839
<v Speaker 2>can win. I get why they're favorites. I'm not trying

442
00:21:14.880 --> 00:21:17.200
<v Speaker 2>to act like it's David vs. Goliath, but I just

443
00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:20.880
<v Speaker 2>think there's not an area where I feel like Tennessee

444
00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:24.759
<v Speaker 2>is gonna really exploit and take advantage of Kentucky's a

445
00:21:24.799 --> 00:21:26.880
<v Speaker 2>weakness for Kentucky or they're going to be able to

446
00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:29.480
<v Speaker 2>just emphasize the strength of Theirs that Kentucky won't be

447
00:21:29.480 --> 00:21:33.400
<v Speaker 2>able to account for. But I don't know if i'm'll

448
00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:35.079
<v Speaker 2>be able to make the better or not. Probably gonna

449
00:21:35.079 --> 00:21:38.039
<v Speaker 2>be stay away from me so, Michigan State Ole miss.

450
00:21:38.079 --> 00:21:41.799
<v Speaker 2>This is the rematch from the twenty nineteen final four.

451
00:21:42.839 --> 00:21:49.000
<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry twenty yeah, twenty nineteen final four, not between

452
00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:50.119
<v Speaker 2>these two teams, I should say.

453
00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:50.599
<v Speaker 4>Sorry.

454
00:21:50.599 --> 00:21:52.359
<v Speaker 2>I'm seeing if there's an updated in line here, but

455
00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:56.079
<v Speaker 2>it's a rematch between Izzoh and Chris Beard. And Chris Beard,

456
00:21:56.240 --> 00:21:59.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, he's always been able to play late the

457
00:21:59.640 --> 00:22:01.880
<v Speaker 2>under you know, the under the radar, chip on the

458
00:22:01.920 --> 00:22:04.559
<v Speaker 2>shoulder kind of guy. Like that's how he was built.

459
00:22:04.720 --> 00:22:06.880
<v Speaker 2>And he was really really good in those moments like

460
00:22:06.920 --> 00:22:08.880
<v Speaker 2>when everybody started to realize how bad ass of a

461
00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:10.880
<v Speaker 2>coach this guy was. You know, before he got arrested

462
00:22:10.920 --> 00:22:13.519
<v Speaker 2>for putting his hands on his wife, he was the

463
00:22:13.519 --> 00:22:16.240
<v Speaker 2>guy who was at what Central Arkansas or somewhere like that,

464
00:22:16.680 --> 00:22:18.880
<v Speaker 2>and and you know, they won a couple of tournament games,

465
00:22:18.880 --> 00:22:21.160
<v Speaker 2>I think, and then he ends up at Texas Tech,

466
00:22:21.200 --> 00:22:23.039
<v Speaker 2>builds them up to there all the way at the

467
00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:26.400
<v Speaker 2>championship game. And he was also you know, which is

468
00:22:26.440 --> 00:22:29.240
<v Speaker 2>wild how it worked out, Like you know, he embraced

469
00:22:29.279 --> 00:22:33.039
<v Speaker 2>being like the little brother to Texas Tech and you know,

470
00:22:33.079 --> 00:22:33.559
<v Speaker 2>being able to.

471
00:22:33.559 --> 00:22:34.799
<v Speaker 4>Whoop their ass like he was.

472
00:22:35.160 --> 00:22:39.160
<v Speaker 2>He was really comfortable in that role, and at Texas

473
00:22:39.200 --> 00:22:41.039
<v Speaker 2>he wasn't there long and also he couldn't do that

474
00:22:41.119 --> 00:22:42.759
<v Speaker 2>it old miss. You know, it's kind of like a

475
00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:46.160
<v Speaker 2>getting his feet back underneath him. And this year, if

476
00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:48.279
<v Speaker 2>you listen to him after their tournament wins, like he's

477
00:22:48.319 --> 00:22:50.440
<v Speaker 2>embracing like nobody gave us a chance, which is kind

478
00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:52.599
<v Speaker 2>of ridiculous. But you know, they were a six seed.

479
00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:56.960
<v Speaker 2>I always stay was three seed, and they absolutely you know,

480
00:22:58.599 --> 00:23:02.599
<v Speaker 2>they absolutely use that as like, Okay, we'll show them

481
00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:05.079
<v Speaker 2>they think they're better than us. And another one that

482
00:23:06.000 --> 00:23:07.200
<v Speaker 2>I think just will remind.

483
00:23:06.960 --> 00:23:08.759
<v Speaker 4>You how he's wired. I forgot about this, but.

484
00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:11.680
<v Speaker 2>You remember when Carolina won the playing game and got

485
00:23:11.680 --> 00:23:14.759
<v Speaker 2>to play Ole Miss. Remember that Austin, Yeah, Carolina was favored,

486
00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:17.599
<v Speaker 2>Remember Yeah, like he you know that's not a journalist,

487
00:23:17.640 --> 00:23:19.279
<v Speaker 2>that's not somebody that's asking them a question in the

488
00:23:19.279 --> 00:23:22.559
<v Speaker 2>press conference. But the oddsmakers made Carolina favorite, and he

489
00:23:22.599 --> 00:23:24.640
<v Speaker 2>is really fueled by that. So I think that's why

490
00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:28.079
<v Speaker 2>you're seeing Texas Tech only three and a half point dogs.

491
00:23:28.640 --> 00:23:32.359
<v Speaker 2>So I mean that's the explanation that I would give

492
00:23:32.359 --> 00:23:34.119
<v Speaker 2>you if you ask, which a lot of people have asked,

493
00:23:34.480 --> 00:23:36.000
<v Speaker 2>how is this only minus three and a half, like

494
00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:38.079
<v Speaker 2>it should be closer to like, you know, maybe minus

495
00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:39.880
<v Speaker 2>six and a half seven and a half. And I

496
00:23:39.920 --> 00:23:43.400
<v Speaker 2>just think it's because that's a good spot for Chris Beard. However,

497
00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:47.359
<v Speaker 2>Michigan State's just better. They're more balanced. I don't love

498
00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:51.039
<v Speaker 2>this play, but I think Michigan State minus three and

499
00:23:51.079 --> 00:23:56.160
<v Speaker 2>a half is is the smart move here. Michigan Auburn,

500
00:23:56.200 --> 00:23:58.079
<v Speaker 2>what do you like here? I like Michigan to compete.

501
00:23:58.200 --> 00:23:58.640
<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

502
00:23:58.839 --> 00:24:02.279
<v Speaker 2>I mean, if Craig couldn't couldn't, you know, keep it

503
00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:05.519
<v Speaker 2>within single digits. I'm thinking, well, maybe maybe Michigan wouldn't

504
00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:07.640
<v Speaker 2>be able to because I still think Creighton was a

505
00:24:07.640 --> 00:24:07.960
<v Speaker 2>good team.

506
00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:10.319
<v Speaker 4>I really do. In Michigan.

507
00:24:10.359 --> 00:24:14.319
<v Speaker 2>You know, they don't have the shooters that that Creighton has,

508
00:24:14.480 --> 00:24:17.759
<v Speaker 2>but they've got capable guys and they don't have a Caulkbrinner,

509
00:24:17.839 --> 00:24:20.480
<v Speaker 2>but they got they got uh not a lot of

510
00:24:20.480 --> 00:24:22.519
<v Speaker 2>people do, that's true, but they've got they got two

511
00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:26.359
<v Speaker 2>bigs that are that are that are pretty dangerous and

512
00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:31.400
<v Speaker 2>Danny wolf And and Vlad Golden. So that's a really

513
00:24:31.440 --> 00:24:33.960
<v Speaker 2>tough Like last last night, or as we were wrapped

514
00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:36.880
<v Speaker 2>up the show yesterday, I should say I felt good

515
00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:39.880
<v Speaker 2>about three of those picks that it was the ones

516
00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:42.599
<v Speaker 2>that that you know came in. Yeah, I don't feel

517
00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:46.359
<v Speaker 2>great about any game other than the Kentucky one.

518
00:24:47.000 --> 00:24:47.359
<v Speaker 3>Wow.

519
00:24:47.799 --> 00:24:49.720
<v Speaker 2>But I do feel I feel good about Michigan State,

520
00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:53.000
<v Speaker 2>the Michigan Auburn one. I'm really torn. What do you

521
00:24:53.039 --> 00:24:55.759
<v Speaker 2>what are you thinking? What's your gut? Say eight and

522
00:24:55.799 --> 00:24:56.599
<v Speaker 2>a Half's the number?

523
00:24:56.839 --> 00:24:59.839
<v Speaker 3>Gut tells me Auburn. But like the fun factor would

524
00:24:59.839 --> 00:25:03.319
<v Speaker 3>go with Michigan obviously, And.

525
00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:05.640
<v Speaker 2>I think Dusty May is a good coach to where

526
00:25:05.640 --> 00:25:09.160
<v Speaker 2>like I feel like he'll compete. And even when last

527
00:25:09.240 --> 00:25:11.839
<v Speaker 2>year I was kind of whatever about him, it wasn't

528
00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:13.279
<v Speaker 2>because I didn't think he was a good coach.

529
00:25:13.319 --> 00:25:14.599
<v Speaker 4>I just didn't understand.

530
00:25:14.640 --> 00:25:17.400
<v Speaker 2>Like again, I think going to a Final four is

531
00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:19.799
<v Speaker 2>always worth really propping somebody up.

532
00:25:19.839 --> 00:25:21.599
<v Speaker 4>But there's got to be other data.

533
00:25:21.480 --> 00:25:24.799
<v Speaker 2>Included than just one run. Dusty May had coached a

534
00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:27.160
<v Speaker 2>lot of years where he was average or not good,

535
00:25:27.759 --> 00:25:30.599
<v Speaker 2>and then he had a Final four. Pat Kelsey has

536
00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:36.000
<v Speaker 2>won conferences at different schools multiple times to where even

537
00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:40.039
<v Speaker 2>though like again, I will take a coach, it's hard

538
00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:43.440
<v Speaker 2>to just ignore a magical run. But if you make

539
00:25:43.519 --> 00:25:47.559
<v Speaker 2>the tournament seven eight times, at two schools like Winthrop

540
00:25:47.559 --> 00:25:50.759
<v Speaker 2>and Charleston because you're winning your conference tournament. You getting

541
00:25:50.799 --> 00:25:52.519
<v Speaker 2>there that many times shows how good you are at

542
00:25:52.519 --> 00:25:55.200
<v Speaker 2>that level. You're not expected to win when you get

543
00:25:55.240 --> 00:25:58.480
<v Speaker 2>there as a fourteenth seed. Sometimes it happens. So if

544
00:25:58.480 --> 00:26:00.519
<v Speaker 2>you really think about it, there's more you and a

545
00:26:00.559 --> 00:26:02.640
<v Speaker 2>guy that just has proven he could win, win, win,

546
00:26:02.720 --> 00:26:06.720
<v Speaker 2>win than a guy who like Porter Moser dudes literally

547
00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:11.319
<v Speaker 2>living on a one. He's coached for thirty years seemingly,

548
00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:14.680
<v Speaker 2>and he said one season that would ever even indicate

549
00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:16.599
<v Speaker 2>that he would be worthy of like the jobs that

550
00:26:16.640 --> 00:26:19.559
<v Speaker 2>he's gotten. So anyways, Dusty May I think is a

551
00:26:19.559 --> 00:26:21.640
<v Speaker 2>good coach. I think they'll compete, but Auburn's just a

552
00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:26.400
<v Speaker 2>lot more talented, right I have, I'd probably take Auburn covering. Yeah,

553
00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:28.000
<v Speaker 2>That's where I'm leaning now.

554
00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:29.599
<v Speaker 3>And you also like Purdue, don't you?

555
00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:30.160
<v Speaker 4>I do?

556
00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:33.480
<v Speaker 2>But I'm starting to like realize that this like Houston

557
00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:37.319
<v Speaker 2>last year lost in what round was it? I can't

558
00:26:37.359 --> 00:26:38.920
<v Speaker 2>think of when it was, because you know, I.

559
00:26:38.920 --> 00:26:41.319
<v Speaker 3>Look at it losing the first weekend? Did they well?

560
00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:44.319
<v Speaker 2>One of their best players got hurt, and Kelvin Sampson's

561
00:26:44.319 --> 00:26:46.640
<v Speaker 2>had a great job of re of getting Houston back

562
00:26:46.680 --> 00:26:48.440
<v Speaker 2>on the map as like a power pro. I mean,

563
00:26:48.720 --> 00:26:50.799
<v Speaker 2>they've won the Big Twelve in their first two years

564
00:26:50.839 --> 00:26:53.960
<v Speaker 2>there with games to spare each time, like they've been

565
00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:56.279
<v Speaker 2>like Kelvin Samsons a damn good coach, and Houston's had

566
00:26:56.319 --> 00:26:58.000
<v Speaker 2>some really good teams. But they lost in the final

567
00:26:58.039 --> 00:27:00.720
<v Speaker 2>four to Baylor the year they won it by like

568
00:27:00.759 --> 00:27:02.960
<v Speaker 2>a billion and that was that made it seem like, Okay, yeah,

569
00:27:02.960 --> 00:27:04.440
<v Speaker 2>they were cute, but they were in the American and

570
00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:07.000
<v Speaker 2>that's really not the case. Like they're good regardless, and

571
00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:08.559
<v Speaker 2>they have been. They've shown it in the Big Twelve

572
00:27:08.559 --> 00:27:13.200
<v Speaker 2>and last year they fell short in the in the

573
00:27:13.200 --> 00:27:15.640
<v Speaker 2>Sweet sixteen, and it was when their best player got

574
00:27:15.720 --> 00:27:18.279
<v Speaker 2>hurt and I can't think of his name as one

575
00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:21.160
<v Speaker 2>of their guards that went down ACL I think it was,

576
00:27:21.480 --> 00:27:23.880
<v Speaker 2>and they just clearly weren't the same. So, you know,

577
00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:27.680
<v Speaker 2>I just I'm starting to think that they just will

578
00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:31.599
<v Speaker 2>have too much for Purdue, and I don't know, I mean,

579
00:27:31.640 --> 00:27:36.079
<v Speaker 2>this could be nothing, but Kelvin Sampson is going to

580
00:27:36.119 --> 00:27:38.200
<v Speaker 2>be playing in the state of Indiana and he's gonna

581
00:27:38.200 --> 00:27:41.000
<v Speaker 2>be playing Indiana's rival Perdue, which, by the way, like

582
00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:44.839
<v Speaker 2>because Houston still doesn't get any real recognition for a

583
00:27:44.880 --> 00:27:46.839
<v Speaker 2>team is as good as they are. Nobody's gonna talk

584
00:27:46.839 --> 00:27:50.160
<v Speaker 2>about Houston playing a three seed in the Sweet sixteen

585
00:27:50.200 --> 00:27:53.759
<v Speaker 2>and a damn road game. Houston's playing Purdue in Indy.

586
00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:56.559
<v Speaker 2>That's a road game. Like it's a one seed getting

587
00:27:56.559 --> 00:27:58.240
<v Speaker 2>a road game in the sweet sixteen for a team

588
00:27:58.279 --> 00:28:01.559
<v Speaker 2>that is what the what seed is Purdue four? I

589
00:28:01.599 --> 00:28:04.279
<v Speaker 2>think they're four? Yes, So the four seed. It's on

590
00:28:04.359 --> 00:28:07.440
<v Speaker 2>like sixty five mile trip. The four seed had to

591
00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:11.839
<v Speaker 2>get by a high point team as a twelve and

592
00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:17.960
<v Speaker 2>a was it a thirteen seed as a in McNeice Yeah, McNeice.

593
00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:21.519
<v Speaker 2>And now they get a home game. I mean, Purdue's

594
00:28:21.559 --> 00:28:23.799
<v Speaker 2>really been fortunate, and I like, again, I think Purdue

595
00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:25.880
<v Speaker 2>this year is is a good reminder of how good

596
00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:28.880
<v Speaker 2>of a coach Matt Painter is. He does it his

597
00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:32.480
<v Speaker 2>own way. He's got a rare way, rare buill to

598
00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:34.920
<v Speaker 2>his rosters, which makes them vulnerable at times. Certainly we've

599
00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:38.000
<v Speaker 2>seen that, but they're also consistent, like they're they're good

600
00:28:38.039 --> 00:28:39.720
<v Speaker 2>at what they do. But I just feel like Houston,

601
00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:41.680
<v Speaker 2>I kind of feel like they can overwhelm them. But

602
00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:44.839
<v Speaker 2>maybe maybe Houston will play even more fired up because

603
00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:46.640
<v Speaker 2>Kelvin Sampson, this is what he had to say, and

604
00:28:46.680 --> 00:28:48.599
<v Speaker 2>it could just be him answering the question directly, or

605
00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:49.559
<v Speaker 2>maybe there's something.

606
00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:51.920
<v Speaker 1>To it for you just to be back in the

607
00:28:51.920 --> 00:28:53.319
<v Speaker 1>Hoosier State here in Indiana.

608
00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:55.200
<v Speaker 4>What's that like for you personally?

609
00:28:55.640 --> 00:28:57.319
<v Speaker 3>And then said has it made anything to me?

610
00:28:57.640 --> 00:28:59.960
<v Speaker 4>I'm just looking forward to playing Purdue Friday night.

611
00:29:00.759 --> 00:29:03.480
<v Speaker 2>So for those who don't remember Kelvin Samson, like one

612
00:29:03.480 --> 00:29:05.759
<v Speaker 2>of the all time what ifs in college basketball I

613
00:29:05.799 --> 00:29:09.640
<v Speaker 2>think is if Calvin Sampson never left Indiana or never

614
00:29:09.640 --> 00:29:13.200
<v Speaker 2>got fired, because he's proven at all times to be

615
00:29:13.200 --> 00:29:16.039
<v Speaker 2>a great basketball coach. I mean, he was great at Oklahoma,

616
00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:17.759
<v Speaker 2>took him to a Final Four. They don't go to

617
00:29:17.799 --> 00:29:20.240
<v Speaker 2>those very often, right, and then he got the Indiana

618
00:29:20.319 --> 00:29:21.519
<v Speaker 2>job and they were rolling, and then he got in

619
00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:23.279
<v Speaker 2>trouble for something that even at the time was really

620
00:29:23.319 --> 00:29:26.160
<v Speaker 2>stupid and it's just insane to think about now that

621
00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:28.920
<v Speaker 2>that's what led to him being fired from Indiana and

622
00:29:29.400 --> 00:29:34.920
<v Speaker 2>Indiana they may have literally never even like I mean

623
00:29:34.960 --> 00:29:36.680
<v Speaker 2>it might have gone. I mean they might have been

624
00:29:37.319 --> 00:29:39.680
<v Speaker 2>Bobby Knight even at the end wasn't great. That's why

625
00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:42.240
<v Speaker 2>I came to an end. But like Kelvin Sampson is

626
00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:44.400
<v Speaker 2>as good of it is, one of the best coaches

627
00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:47.279
<v Speaker 2>in the game. Indiana will give you everything you need

628
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<v Speaker 2>to be successful. They've got it wrong in every way

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<v Speaker 2>as far as they're hires. I don't think they get

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<v Speaker 2>it wrong. With Crane, it just kind of maxed out

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<v Speaker 2>and it didn't hit the climax wasn't what they wanted

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<v Speaker 2>it to be. But Kelvin Sampson, that was the right hire.

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<v Speaker 2>It just from then on they were cursed. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure he probably you know, life's better for him now.

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<v Speaker 2>He's doing great, but you know, I'm sure he's still

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<v Speaker 2>not happy about being fired. But again, maybe I'm overthinking

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<v Speaker 2>the connections here. But all right, last break, we'll go

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<v Speaker 2>back on the other side and I'll figure out what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing. Keep it locked right here on Sports Talk

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I do mean that.

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<v Speaker 2>What I think is is what I try to emphasize,

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<v Speaker 2>is that what a lot of us just accept as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I'm not like you know, if you're active

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<v Speaker 2>or not right, and sometimes you know, you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>you're not getting the same results. And it's because maybe

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<v Speaker 2>in your mind you're thinking, I guess I'm not working

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<v Speaker 2>out as hard but like you are, or maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>just think, well, hey, I'm doing the same stuff, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it just doesn't give me the same effect because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>getting old. And there's clearly some truth to that. But

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<v Speaker 2>that was me for years. I just assume, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>this is life. And then there were other things like,

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<v Speaker 2>And then I thought, you know what, I guess maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it could be low testosterone, And sure enough, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>at five two four four four four thousand. So for

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<v Speaker 2>those of you that have any interest in these kin

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<v Speaker 2>Palm numbers, I'll give them to you. So it's a

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<v Speaker 2>night's game. The projected score is seventy six seventy one

677
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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee and the Michigan State Ole Miss game projected score

678
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<v Speaker 2>seventy three to seventy Purdue Houston projected score seventy one

679
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<v Speaker 2>to sixty four, Houston winning, and then in the Auburn

680
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<v Speaker 2>Michigan game projected score eighty to seventy two. So I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>keep in mind, this is a formula. The odds are

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<v Speaker 2>set by you know, a human, and aren't they. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at it now, I'm pretty sure it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>just the hook. It's it's the number with a hook

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<v Speaker 2>on it, right, yes, because Tennessee wins by five and

686
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<v Speaker 2>Kim Palm it's a five and a half point line

687
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<v Speaker 2>or four and a half point line, and the Old

688
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<v Speaker 2>Miss Michigan State seventy three seventy it's a three point

689
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<v Speaker 2>win for Michigan State three and a half the hook

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<v Speaker 2>and then Perdue, the win is a eight point win

691
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<v Speaker 2>for I'm sorry, seven point win for Purdue. I'm sorry

692
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<v Speaker 2>for Houston over Purdue. But the line is eight and

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<v Speaker 2>a half. So that one's a little that that one's

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<v Speaker 2>that one's you know, that one's more than just that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's basically a point and a half difference. And then

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<v Speaker 2>in the Auburn Michigan it's an eight point victory for

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<v Speaker 2>Auburn and the spreads eight and a half.

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<v Speaker 4>So I don't I don't think, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be shocked if they just reference that and

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<v Speaker 2>and go from there. I mean I would because usually,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's the thing you can't. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 2>you if you follows exactly what kin Palm does, you

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<v Speaker 2>know you could be off by point and lose, and

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<v Speaker 2>you would you wouldn't believe how often that happens.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean that kim Palm.

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<v Speaker 2>Is is is back because last year, you mean the

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<v Speaker 2>year before that, I think it was starting to decline.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just not as much of a reliable formula because

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<v Speaker 2>it was having to adjust to the sport changing so much.

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<v Speaker 2>But this year was a good year for kin Pom.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, doesn't make it any easier to make a decision,

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<v Speaker 2>makes it easier for the odds makers. All Right, I'm gonna, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>here's what I'm gonna do.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's see, let's do some.

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<v Speaker 2>Quick math here, because I think I have a way

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<v Speaker 2>to get some action. I'm gonna do a straight bet

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<v Speaker 2>on Kentucky to where where if I if I'm right,

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<v Speaker 2>I can cash in and it won't ruin the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the legs of my parlay. But for this one,

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<v Speaker 2>in the four leg parlay for tonight's game, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna gonna mess with the total, which I told

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<v Speaker 2>myself last night many times with derogatory language that I

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<v Speaker 2>that I will never do it again. Yeah, but Ken Palm,

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<v Speaker 2>I have fun. Ken Palm has it as a one

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<v Speaker 2>forty seven total. The over is set or the over.

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<v Speaker 2>The line is win forty four and a half. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna take the over just because I trust to I could.

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<v Speaker 2>I trust Kentucky to score for sure. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee may not have a great offensive game because they're

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<v Speaker 2>not a great offensive team, but the pace. If Kentucky's

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<v Speaker 2>playing the way they want to play and they're scoring,

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<v Speaker 2>it'll it'll lead to just a lot of points.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll be up there in the seventies.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, So I'm gonna I'm gonna take the over there,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I'm taking Michigan State minus three and a half,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm gonna take I'm gonna take Auburn minus eight

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<v Speaker 2>and a half, and I'm also gonna take I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>take Houston. I just think from a personnel standpoint, they

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<v Speaker 2>I just think.

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<v Speaker 4>They're they're that they're they're they're that much better, and

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<v Speaker 4>they're going to really make it hard for her due

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<v Speaker 4>to score many points at all. So there you have it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm taking I'm taking I said Auburn, right, Yes, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm taking two favorites one uh. In fact, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>taking all three favorites, and then I'm taking the over

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<v Speaker 2>in the Kentucky Tennessee game. And I'm also betting on

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky to win because I just if they lose and

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<v Speaker 2>I lose some money on a side.

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<v Speaker 4>Bet whatever, it was worth it because they lost.

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<v Speaker 2>If they win, hate to see it, but the account

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<v Speaker 2>won't hate to see it right right, how are we feeling?

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<v Speaker 4>We don't.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't.

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<v Speaker 4>We don't feel as confident as we did yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Do it? No?

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<v Speaker 3>I do like the overs though.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, let's have some fun then, I let's do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Enjoy the rest of the Sweet sixteen in the Elite eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Enjoy next week. I'll be out and I'll be back

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the following Monday.

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<v Speaker 4>Have a good one.