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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.

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

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<v Speaker 2>when we.

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<v Speaker 1>Are get off our show, idiots.

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<v Speaker 2>The kids are crying or trail off crying.

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<v Speaker 1>The countries are screwing it up. Gold Play Inner Murals, Brother,

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<v Speaker 1>gold Play Inner Murals.

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<v Speaker 3>They're supposed to be mature adults, but they're really not.

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

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<v Speaker 3>kidding me?

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<v Speaker 2>Now? Here's nick coffee. I've been gassing up the weather

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<v Speaker 2>over these last last few days because it has been warmer.

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<v Speaker 2>Even yesterday, when it was gloomy and kind of nasty,

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<v Speaker 2>it was at least warm and not you know, five

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<v Speaker 2>degrees outside like we had last week. But today, my goodness,

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<v Speaker 2>what an absolutely beautiful day. It's sixty or fifty nine depending.

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<v Speaker 2>I think my car said fifty nine, phone says sixty degrees.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever it is, it feels great. And that's actually not

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<v Speaker 2>that warm. But in January, in fact, the last day

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<v Speaker 2>of January, and really how brutal January was with weather,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take it. I will take it all right. It's

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<v Speaker 2>coffee and Company. We are fueled by Thornton's here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven to ninety Nick Coffee, that is me,

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<v Speaker 2>and we are wrapping up not only a week, another

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<v Speaker 2>week here to get you set for the weekend. Happy Friday, everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>We're also ending the month of January January thirty first,

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<v Speaker 2>And I feel like I've heard this over the years,

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<v Speaker 2>but I've never really I've never really been on the

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<v Speaker 2>same page. I've never argued about it. But I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like in my adult life there's always been at least

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that I work with that I know, maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>family member that has gone out of their way to say, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot believe how long January lasted. It felt like

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<v Speaker 2>it lasted forever, and there are thirty one days, so

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<v Speaker 2>it is a long month. But this is the first

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<v Speaker 2>time I can I can tell you that when I

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<v Speaker 2>reflect on the month and look back, things that happened,

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<v Speaker 2>like even in the middle of the month, I swear

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<v Speaker 2>to you, they feel like happened six months ago. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a good month. I mean, let's be real.

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<v Speaker 2>When it comes to Louisville basketball, is it an exaggeration?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it a stretch to say that it might be

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best months the program has had as

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<v Speaker 2>far as just you know, the vibe, the energy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>let's be real, going, you know, going undefeated in January

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<v Speaker 2>is good regardless. And yes, the ACC has not given

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<v Speaker 2>you a whole lot of real, big, valuable wins in

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<v Speaker 2>this month that Louisville's been able to just run through

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<v Speaker 2>it without a loss, But given the circumstances, given the

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<v Speaker 2>recent history, I mean, that has not impacted how much

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<v Speaker 2>I've been able to enjoy it. So it's it's the

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<v Speaker 2>end of January, and I you know, it did seem

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<v Speaker 2>like it lasted forever, and we had some some weird

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<v Speaker 2>weeks with weather getting in the way and whatnot. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take it. I will absolutely take it.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>If you guys want to be part of the show today,

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<v Speaker 2>you can five O two five five two five seven

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<v Speaker 2>one seventy nine. Let me start over again. I'll get

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<v Speaker 2>you my phone number. Rhythm was really out of out

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<v Speaker 2>of it. There no rhythm at all. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what happened. I'm looking up, uh, I'm looking up the

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<v Speaker 2>kin palm because and I'll get back on track in

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<v Speaker 2>just a second. But let me give you an example.

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<v Speaker 2>When Louisville played Syracuse in basketball that was on the

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<v Speaker 2>fourteenth of January. That was just a couple of weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 2>That feels like it was. I mean, I tell you what,

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<v Speaker 2>it feels like it was six months ago. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>that's where I just kind of randomly asked myself a

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<v Speaker 2>question in my head and then sometimes I end up

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<v Speaker 2>blurting it out on the air, and then I just

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<v Speaker 2>I for lack of being able to focus, I suppose

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<v Speaker 2>I just can't help myself. I gotta go, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta go figure out what what date, what number,

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<v Speaker 2>what stat what fact? I just kind of couldn't couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>quite grasp. But anyways, phone number rhythm, right, you give

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<v Speaker 2>the area code. I mean it's uh uh no, no, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>There's actually a really good Seinfeld bid on it. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think also Kevin James King of Queen's has a

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<v Speaker 2>good bit, uh just talking about phone number rhythm. Like

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<v Speaker 2>if you try to give somebody a phone number without

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<v Speaker 2>following the five oh two, five to seven to one

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<v Speaker 2>seventy nine hundred, I mean, they're going to think you're

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<v Speaker 2>giving them like the combination for a lock or something

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<v Speaker 2>like imagine saying phone number here is five oh two.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's just start with this. Let's it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>five uh two five seven to one nine zero zero zero.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not even sure if I said that correctly, but

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<v Speaker 2>like again, rhythm is key when it comes to the number.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you want to call us five oh two,

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<v Speaker 2>five seven one seventy nine hundred, that is the number.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you want a text in on the Llen

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<v Speaker 2>and Federal Credit Union text line, you can five O

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<v Speaker 2>two six five three zero seven ninety. And I'm at

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<v Speaker 2>I am looking forward to this weekend. But I do

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<v Speaker 2>have a little bit of fomo. And trust me, this

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<v Speaker 2>is not a complaint. At times, I really don't do

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<v Speaker 2>myself any favors because for years I was I was

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<v Speaker 2>labeled by many and I understood why, but I was

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<v Speaker 2>labeled as the negative guy because you know, I just

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<v Speaker 2>I can't sit here and tell you that it's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that it's something that it's not right this, first of all,

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be good at it, and it wouldn't be fun

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<v Speaker 2>and it would not be genuine. So having to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the previous few seasons and just be honest about

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<v Speaker 2>it and do it really every day for two years

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<v Speaker 2>and it didn't lead. I mean, it wasn't something we

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<v Speaker 2>talked about every second of every show. But obviously I

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<v Speaker 2>don't see a scenario where anybody with a platform like this,

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<v Speaker 2>a drivetime sports talk radio show in a market here

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<v Speaker 2>in Louisville, where we're not talking louisvill basketball. But obviously

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<v Speaker 2>there wasn't good things to talk about really in any way,

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not I want to be more mindful on

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<v Speaker 2>my end. I need to be when it comes to just,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, throwing out these random complaints because it's not

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm trying to be negative, and I'm really not

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<v Speaker 2>bothered by anything when it comes to Louisville basketball right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to see them go on the road tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>and take on Georgia Tech and hopefully extend their wind

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<v Speaker 2>streak to eleven. But man, you've got some absolutely monster

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<v Speaker 2>matchups in college basketball this weekend. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>this was strategic, but I kind of feel like it

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<v Speaker 2>was because I feel like, well, this weekend, I believe

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<v Speaker 2>is actually as good as we've had in a long

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<v Speaker 2>time when it comes to just big time matchups. But

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<v Speaker 2>usually this weekend the weekend before the Super Bowl, which

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, this is the first weekend I believe in.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this has got to be the first weekend

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<v Speaker 2>since before we got our first college football game that

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<v Speaker 2>we've had a weekend with no football. And yes, the

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<v Speaker 2>Pro Bowl will do what the Pro Bowl does. I

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<v Speaker 2>still don't know why that event exists. I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>do know why. I mean it's quite literally just for money,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning we make fun of it. It is a waste

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<v Speaker 2>of time. I mean, really, all professional all star games,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, in my opinion, like they don't do much

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<v Speaker 2>for me at all. They don't interest me in any way,

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<v Speaker 2>but they interest enough people to where when they put

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<v Speaker 2>it on television, a lot of people still watch, even

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<v Speaker 2>though they know it's not a real game. It probably

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<v Speaker 2>won't give you the entertainment value that you're expecting. When

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<v Speaker 2>people are willing to tune in at a high high rate,

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<v Speaker 2>advertisers are going to sell advertisements and it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a money maker. It's like these Bowl games that

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<v Speaker 2>people want to get rid of. No Bowl games are

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<v Speaker 2>going to stick around because, believe it or not, as

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<v Speaker 2>much as it just seems like a waste of time,

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<v Speaker 2>glorified exhibition, people still watch and there's still money that

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<v Speaker 2>can be made, so the Pro Bowl will never go away.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, I wouldn't call it a football game.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, it's not that right. I honestly should admit

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<v Speaker 2>this to you as somebody who you know hosts a

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<v Speaker 2>sports talk show. I'm not even really sure what the

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<v Speaker 2>Pro Bowl is anymore. I know they have an event

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<v Speaker 2>players go, and they do like skills competitions, but I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like they haven't actually had a game in a while.

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<v Speaker 2>But I could totally be wrong. So this is a

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<v Speaker 2>good window for college basketball to kind of step in

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<v Speaker 2>with a loaded weekend of games and just kind of say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>super Bowls next week. We know it's a big deal,

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<v Speaker 2>but once that ends, come and check us out because

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<v Speaker 2>we've got you know, we've got some good stuff going here.

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<v Speaker 2>College basketball will never get the viewership that college football

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<v Speaker 2>and the NFL gets, and that's okay, But I'm always

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<v Speaker 2>a big advocate for college hoops. I wish more people

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<v Speaker 2>enjoyed it. And then I get, you know, I look

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<v Speaker 2>at people like they're crazy. How could you not love

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<v Speaker 2>college basketball? How could you not be romantic about this sport?

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, it's an acquired taste and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>as if it's got the following you know of some

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<v Speaker 2>obscure sport, but it just it's kind of in its

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<v Speaker 2>own lane, right Like it's it's very very much not

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<v Speaker 2>in competition with college football or the NFL for that matter.

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<v Speaker 2>But there are certain games that'll that'll do better than

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<v Speaker 2>said I I was a little bummed. Is that I

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<v Speaker 2>just wish Louisville's game was featured as one of these

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<v Speaker 2>big time matchups. But even if Louisville was a top

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<v Speaker 2>five team, which they're not, the ACC is not given

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<v Speaker 2>any of the good teams in the ACC, which there

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<v Speaker 2>aren't many. I mean, Louisville will not play a team

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the way that's going to really give

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<v Speaker 2>them any value when it comes to the resume. And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't bring it up to say that, but listen

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<v Speaker 2>to these matchups this weekend in college hoops, North Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>at Duke. Obviously, that's one of the biggest games you'll

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<v Speaker 2>get every year in college hoops. That tips off at

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<v Speaker 2>six thirty. Of course, College game Day going to be

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<v Speaker 2>there at Duke. Duke is I believe I checked it out.

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<v Speaker 2>There were only a few spreads available earlier today when

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<v Speaker 2>I was looking for tomorrow's action, and this one was

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<v Speaker 2>one of them. Yeah, actually I think it's gone up.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was minus eleven and a half. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm wrong here. Actually, yeah, that was Kentucky. So Duke

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<v Speaker 2>is thirteen and a half point favorites. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky eleven and a half point favorites against Arkansas. But anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>looking at the rest of these games, you've got Florida

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<v Speaker 2>and Tennessee. That's number five vers Number eight. That should

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<v Speaker 2>be an absolute phenomenal game. And Florida they're clearly one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best teams in the country. They're off to

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<v Speaker 2>a really good start. I believe they have now surpassed

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<v Speaker 2>the I think they're currently in the midst of their

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<v Speaker 2>best start in program history. And again, this is a

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<v Speaker 2>program that not that long ago one well, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>it was a long time ago. That makes me feel old.

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<v Speaker 2>I was say when that long ago? It's nearly twenty years.

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<v Speaker 2>But they did win two consecutive national championships, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>their first loss, though, did come. I'm sorry, No, Tennessee's

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<v Speaker 2>first loss came against Florida. So now Florida is making

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<v Speaker 2>the trip to Knoxville, where this Tennessee team, a team

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<v Speaker 2>that I still believe is really good. I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to do the thing where well, Kentucky beat them in Knoxville,

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<v Speaker 2>so now I'm gonna act like they're not that good.

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<v Speaker 2>Trust me, no, because I mean, we saw what Tennessee

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't isn't the same team now as they were then,

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<v Speaker 2>But either way, Tennessee is due for a win in

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<v Speaker 2>a major way. This is one of those games where

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<v Speaker 2>Florida is not a bad loss. But if you drop

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<v Speaker 2>three in a row, you'll still be able to say

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<v Speaker 2>all three losses were to top twenty teams, but you

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<v Speaker 2>also slipped up and lost to Vanderbilt on the eighteenth.

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<v Speaker 2>So a loss here would give Tennessee four out of

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<v Speaker 2>five losses. No bad losses, still a great resume when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to the metrics, But I would imagine that

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<v Speaker 2>at that point they're clearly dropping seed lines right like

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<v Speaker 2>they're they're probably looking more so like a three. If

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<v Speaker 2>in fact they slip up here and if they win,

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<v Speaker 2>say that they don't matter, but I mean Kentucky right

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<v Speaker 2>now is a good example of what the SEC can

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<v Speaker 2>give you. And what it is is you can slip

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<v Speaker 2>up and have games where you lose to a Georgia,

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<v Speaker 2>lose at home to a really good Alabama team in

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<v Speaker 2>a close game. Well, you know you don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>lose those games. And obviously Vandy is a quad one loss,

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<v Speaker 2>but certainly you know it's it's not the same kind

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<v Speaker 2>of loss as losing to an Alabama or even a

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<v Speaker 2>Tennessee when you play them again. But when you're still

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<v Speaker 2>when you're also mixing in a road win at Mississippi State,

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<v Speaker 2>win at Tennessee, a home win at Florida, you could

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<v Speaker 2>kind of you kind of stay status quo, right. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, we'll get to the later. But the real

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<v Speaker 2>stain on Kentucky's resume, I mean, it doesn't exist yet.

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<v Speaker 2>But tomorrow, I mean Arkansas, that loss would hurt them

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<v Speaker 2>really just because of the situation right because of the

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<v Speaker 2>return from Caliperi. But it would also be the first

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<v Speaker 2>time anybody would be able to say, well, Okay, they

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<v Speaker 2>do have a bad loss, because right now they have

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<v Speaker 2>no bad losses, not even really close. Ohio State probably

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<v Speaker 2>not a tournament team or maybe borderline maybe they get there.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but they're still top twenty five in

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<v Speaker 2>the NET so therefore a neutral site loss for Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't hurt them that much. So anyways, back to the schedule,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a big game that I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 2>interested to watch because I know I actually do go

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<v Speaker 2>I go on my way to watch Big East games

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<v Speaker 2>because I still think it's a good league and even

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<v Speaker 2>though it's not the same Big East, and Louisville hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>been in that league in a long time, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>there's some nostalgia. But Marquette and Yukon, so Marquette probably,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, I would say they're easily the best team

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<v Speaker 2>in the Big East right now. Shaka Smart's got himself

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<v Speaker 2>a really good team, but elsewhere in the Big East.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we talked about it earlier this week the

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<v Speaker 2>Big East Good League. I mean, I think Rick's always

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<v Speaker 2>going to have a dangerous team in March, and Saint

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<v Speaker 2>John's has really put themselves in a good spot as

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<v Speaker 2>of right now. At the end of January, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they should be able to cruise to a top three

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<v Speaker 2>finish in that league and certainly maybe find themselves as

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<v Speaker 2>a top four seed. So, you know, Marquette is tied

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<v Speaker 2>for first with Saint John's, but obviously Marquet's got a

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<v Speaker 2>better resume. But Yukon, I mean, Danny Hurley, don't. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what this says about Yukon, but if he

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<v Speaker 2>was as big of a superstar and he is, Look,

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<v Speaker 2>the guy has back to back national championships. Now, who knows,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he wins another one. It doesn't look like that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be likely at this point. But with their

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<v Speaker 2>big drop this year where they're still clearly not they're

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<v Speaker 2>so clearly not what they were the previous two seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>and the way he's kind of behaved, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like it would be a bigger story. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>there's just something weird about you, and I guess maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's the fact that they aren't on ESPN anymore because

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<v Speaker 2>the Big East has no relationship with the ESPN, or

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's because I mean, I don't know what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But Yukon has everything you would you would want, or

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<v Speaker 2>everything you need to in order to claim your blue blood.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they have more titles. And I'm thirty six

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<v Speaker 2>years old. They've won more national championships in my time

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<v Speaker 2>on Earth than anybody else, and they've done it in

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<v Speaker 2>different eras. I mean, they went back to back, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a rare thing. Like they are a They're absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>a blue blood in every aspect, I would say, but

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<v Speaker 2>it just doesn't feel like they get the same blue

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<v Speaker 2>blood treatment. And I don't know what it is. But

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<v Speaker 2>if Yukon falls, which they may, because again we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about a really good Marquette team, I mean they would.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they're already outside of the top twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they don't really have I guess any well, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>their losses in the in the Maui Invitational don't look

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<v Speaker 2>as good now as they did when they occurred. But

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<v Speaker 2>they lost a nova non tournament team Xavier, who looks

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<v Speaker 2>like they're on the outside looking in. They needed over

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<v Speaker 2>time to beat a Butler team that's barely in the

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<v Speaker 2>top one hundred. Close call against a bad Georgetown teams.

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<v Speaker 2>So I kind of feel like these next two games

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<v Speaker 2>for Dan Hurley, Marquette and Saint John's, that's who they

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<v Speaker 2>play these next two games. I mean, if they lose

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<v Speaker 2>both of them, yeah, it's not bad losses by any means,

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<v Speaker 2>but like, what's your ceiling the rest of the way

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<v Speaker 2>as far as what you can do on what you

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<v Speaker 2>can get on as far as the seed. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>that game will be at eight o'clock on Fox, and

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<v Speaker 2>then of course Kentucky Arkansas. We all know what that

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<v Speaker 2>game is and we'll get to that a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>later on a nine o'clock tip on ESPN. And then

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<v Speaker 2>another big game Kansas and Baylor. That game is at

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<v Speaker 2>four o'clock. So other games that don't have I guess

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<v Speaker 2>the same pizzazz as far as big brand names. But

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<v Speaker 2>Texas Tech they're hot as can be. They're playing really

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<v Speaker 2>good basketball, clearly one of the better teams in the

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<v Speaker 2>Big Twelve. They're going to be on the road at Houston,

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<v Speaker 2>and what do you know, Kelvin Sampson doing what Kelvin

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<v Speaker 2>Sampson does wins conferences. I mean, Houston ended up making

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<v Speaker 2>the move to the Big Twelve? Was it two years ago?

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<v Speaker 2>I guess this is their second year, but last year,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Houston is a team that who knows what

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<v Speaker 2>they would have done had their best guard not got

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<v Speaker 2>hurt in the tournament. But Houston enters the Big Twelve

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<v Speaker 2>in a year that everybody claimed, this is the best

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<v Speaker 2>conference we have ever seen, and then you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>SEC happened this year, and I guess you can't claim

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<v Speaker 2>that because I think the SEC this year is better.

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<v Speaker 2>But nonetheless, Houston in their first year makes the jump

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<v Speaker 2>from American Athletic Conference to the Big twelve and a

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<v Speaker 2>year where that league as a monster and they win it,

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<v Speaker 2>and sure enough, right now they're in the driver's seat.

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<v Speaker 2>But this Texas Tech team, I'm telling you, it's North

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<v Speaker 2>Texas's head coach, who well, he was North Texas head

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<v Speaker 2>coach and then he took the job at Houston, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>at Texas Tech. And he's one of those guys. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to compare him to Pat Kelsey because I

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<v Speaker 2>just don't know enough about him to know if that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good comparison or not. But he wins he was

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<v Speaker 2>successful at North Texas and he has now taken his

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<v Speaker 2>same formula up brought it to Lubbock. Grant McCasland and

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<v Speaker 2>his team is sitting at sixteen four and expected to

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<v Speaker 2>be one of the top teams in the Big Twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't pick the upset here just because Houston is

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<v Speaker 2>a really good team, but by the way, Houston up

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<v Speaker 2>to number one in the Kenpom now, and then Auburn

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<v Speaker 2>Ole miss That's another game in the afternoon that's a

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<v Speaker 2>ranked matchup Missoo Mississippi State. That's the top twenty match up,

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<v Speaker 2>and then some late night action that probably doesn't interest

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<v Speaker 2>you unless you're just a big time college basketball fan.

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<v Speaker 2>But Gonzaga will play at Saint Mary's. Gonzaga in a

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<v Speaker 2>rare year where they're still going to make the tournament

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<v Speaker 2>because they just load up in the non conference. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they've lost more games in league play as

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<v Speaker 2>of now than I feel like they ever have, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not many, but again, they usually run their league

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<v Speaker 2>and they haven't been able to do it. But Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Mary's also a team that has really kind of followed

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<v Speaker 2>the same blueprint that Gonzaga has and that's we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to load up and play as many great teams as

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<v Speaker 2>we can before we get to conference play. We may

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<v Speaker 2>take our lumps, and Saint Mary's did that early, but

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<v Speaker 2>now they're playing really good basketball, and you know they're

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<v Speaker 2>strategic about their scheduling, just like Gonzaga is. Where Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>if we play all these really good teams in the

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<v Speaker 2>non conference and we win a couple and maybe we're

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<v Speaker 2>competitive in the others, and then we get to our

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<v Speaker 2>league and we beat teams by thirty and forty, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>still get to the end of the year with not

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of impressive quad one and quad twos.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, we beat up on the bums in our league,

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<v Speaker 2>and the metrics still like us. I mean, it's quite

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<v Speaker 2>clear which teams, you know, strategically know how mean they

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<v Speaker 2>know how to use the system to their advantage. And

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<v Speaker 2>then you've got teams out there like Wake Forest that

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<v Speaker 2>are you know, using the system to a disadvantage in

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<v Speaker 2>my opinion, which real quick, I want to want to

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<v Speaker 2>mention this before we move on, because we got to

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<v Speaker 2>get to a break and we are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>joined coming up here on the other side. An early

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<v Speaker 2>guest for us. But that's okay, it's all right. It's

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<v Speaker 2>certainly a guest that we are excited to bring in

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<v Speaker 2>we join. He's joined this season. Every week it's Ken

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<v Speaker 2>Spencer from WHS eleven. He'll be with us around three thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>But when it comes to just you know, strength to schedule, resume,

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of stuff, this really doesn't matter in regards

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<v Speaker 2>to anything this season. But anytime I start to think, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe some of you guys are right, maybe I am

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<v Speaker 2>a little too hard on the ACCY, I'm maybe I'm

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<v Speaker 2>really extra here when it comes to just acknowledging and

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<v Speaker 2>really being vocal about how is anybody else paying attention?

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<v Speaker 2>This league went from being the elite of the elite

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<v Speaker 2>to now it's bad. And I still believe that maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned it more than I should. But then I

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<v Speaker 2>see things like this and it's like, no, Nick, you're right,

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<v Speaker 2>keep hammering it home, because there's got to be something

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<v Speaker 2>done for this league to get out of the gutter.

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<v Speaker 2>But the longest droughts in college basketball from the Power

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<v Speaker 2>Conference teams right, we're talking Power five, right, the Power

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<v Speaker 2>Four in football, and then the Big East in basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>The ten teams with the longest drought being ranked in

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<v Speaker 2>the top twenty five. Seven of the ten are in

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<v Speaker 2>the ACC. I mean, think about that. I mean Stanford, Yes,

417
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<v Speaker 2>they're in the ACC. They don't necessarily mean they count,

418
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<v Speaker 2>but it feels weird. I get it, but Stanford hasn't

419
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<v Speaker 2>been ranked since the the final poll of the two

420
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<v Speaker 2>thousand and eight season. Boston College hasn't been ranked since

421
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<v Speaker 2>two thousand and nine, Georgia Tech hasn't been ranked since

422
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<v Speaker 2>twenty ten, same for wake Forest. Cal hasn't been ranked

423
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<v Speaker 2>since twenty sixteen. SMU hasn't been ranked since twenty seventeen.

424
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<v Speaker 2>And Notre Dame a program that was once legitimately a

425
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<v Speaker 2>top dog to an extent, not necessarily cutting down nets

426
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<v Speaker 2>or final fours, but like Notre Dame was a consistent

427
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<v Speaker 2>top twenty five team for a long time, and then

428
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<v Speaker 2>you know they weren't, and now they haven't been in

429
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<v Speaker 2>seven years because they haven't been ranked since December of

430
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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighteen. So I none you can do about it,

431
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<v Speaker 2>But I guess more than anything, I just need to

432
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<v Speaker 2>remind myself, Hey, not ideal, but it's been a benefit

433
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<v Speaker 2>to Louisville, right, I mean, I'm willing to acknowledge they

434
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<v Speaker 2>probably wouldn't have gone undefeated if the ACC, I mean

435
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<v Speaker 2>undefeated in January, if the ACC looked like it did

436
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<v Speaker 2>ten years ago. So that's a plus. All right, quick break,

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just get right into it with Arkansas. I mean,

456
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<v Speaker 2>Col's team clearly not in a good place, not looking

457
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<v Speaker 2>like a tournament team at all. If you'd told me

458
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<v Speaker 2>before the season started that he'd be in this position,

459
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<v Speaker 2>I would have sitt, now, they won't be that bad.

460
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<v Speaker 2>But now that we're actually here, I wouldn't have predicted it.

461
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<v Speaker 2>But I can't say I'm totally surprised.

462
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I probably agree with you. You know, for me,

463
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<v Speaker 1>it all comes it all came down to and this

464
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<v Speaker 1>was his last last few years in Kentucky. So everybody

465
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<v Speaker 1>kind of wants to like point the finger at where

466
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<v Speaker 1>like the slide really started. I think with John Caliperry

467
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<v Speaker 1>at Kentucky, And if you ask me, I think the.

468
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<v Speaker 3>Slide started it for during COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that because he couldn't leave the house,

470
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<v Speaker 1>because he couldn't, you know, go all over the country, flies,

471
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<v Speaker 1>the recruiting, you know, everything that he does works like

472
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<v Speaker 1>a man man because he couldn't do that for some

473
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<v Speaker 1>odd reason. I just don't think his work ethic is

474
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<v Speaker 1>the same as what it used to be. And I

475
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<v Speaker 1>also don't think that he has surrounded himself with the

476
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<v Speaker 1>proper staff that is willing to tell him you need

477
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<v Speaker 1>to change and you need to do certain things. I

478
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<v Speaker 1>think he's got a lot of people next to him

479
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<v Speaker 1>that is just kind of along for the ride. Does

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<v Speaker 1>that make sense? Oh?

481
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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, That was actually gonna be my next question as

482
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<v Speaker 2>far as that, that seems to be something that everybody acknowledges,

483
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<v Speaker 2>even those that are kind of maybe still maybe not

484
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<v Speaker 2>close to him, but connected to him in some ways,

485
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<v Speaker 2>that he just can't quite grasp that, like he needs

486
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<v Speaker 2>better resources around him.

487
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<v Speaker 1>Yes, And you know, and even when even when they

488
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<v Speaker 1>were humming, like I've I sat because every now and

489
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<v Speaker 1>again we would we would the media would be invited

490
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<v Speaker 1>to go watch a practice or whatever. So I've probably

491
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<v Speaker 1>sat through, like you know, like over the years, maybe

492
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<v Speaker 1>like four or five practices. Right, Like he runs the

493
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<v Speaker 1>whole thing like nobody else basically says too many words

494
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<v Speaker 1>like he just controls, He just controls everything, and so

495
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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes I think, like you have a staff for

496
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<v Speaker 1>a reason, they needed to coach as well, and so.

497
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<v Speaker 2>For the greater good of everything.

498
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I just think that like you know, COVID,

499
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<v Speaker 1>you know, he took the foot off the gas and

500
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<v Speaker 1>man once the foot's off the gas, it's really hard

501
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<v Speaker 1>to put it down to be the grinder that you

502
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<v Speaker 1>really need to be to be able to see your faults.

503
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<v Speaker 3>And that's why I think things.

504
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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, and and like, let's not they

505
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<v Speaker 1>were pretty good last year and they've and they've had

506
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<v Speaker 1>you know, good moments or whatever.

507
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<v Speaker 3>But I don't know if they were as good as

508
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<v Speaker 3>they should have been last year? Does that make sense?

509
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<v Speaker 1>Even though I mean, you know, you take the Oakland

510
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<v Speaker 1>loss out of the picture and stuff like that, like

511
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<v Speaker 1>that was a that was a pretty good team last year.

512
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<v Speaker 1>That was a pretty fun team with some of the

513
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<v Speaker 1>pieces that they had, but they they probably should have

514
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<v Speaker 1>been a little better.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I would not only I would not only agree.

516
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<v Speaker 2>I think it was the It was the most obvious

517
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<v Speaker 2>thing to even casual basketball. I mean, I guess you'd

518
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<v Speaker 2>probably be a big Kentucky fan, but just somebody who

519
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<v Speaker 2>knows basketball just a little bit could watch them play

520
00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:04.319
<v Speaker 2>and tell you there's like certain lineup combinations, there's certain

521
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<v Speaker 2>things you could do in your winning and you're good,

522
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<v Speaker 2>but man, you could probably be a lot better, you know,

523
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<v Speaker 2>if you had guys like Dillingham and Reeves and Shepherd

524
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<v Speaker 2>on the floor at the same time. I mean it,

525
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<v Speaker 2>you know, if you didn't want to play so many

526
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<v Speaker 2>bigs together. And it sounds crazy to think, well, he

527
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<v Speaker 2>knew that fans wanted that, and he's so stubborn, so

528
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<v Speaker 2>he wouldn't do it. I mean that sounds like, of

529
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<v Speaker 2>course nobody would do that. But then again, like I

530
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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like that's how he's wired and the

531
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<v Speaker 2>way things were headed in the last few years of

532
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<v Speaker 2>his time in Lexington. I kind of feel like the

533
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<v Speaker 2>last thing he was going to do was was budge.

534
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<v Speaker 2>He was going to be I mean almost kind of

535
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<v Speaker 2>in your face that he's going to do what he

536
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<v Speaker 2>wants to do, regardless what anybody else thinks.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything I've heard about him is he's very stubborn and

538
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<v Speaker 1>when he gets dug in, he stays dug in. And

539
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<v Speaker 1>so yeah, I think you know he wants to do it.

540
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<v Speaker 1>Oh you think I should do it this way, Well,

541
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<v Speaker 1>then I'm going to do it this way, and I'm

542
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<v Speaker 1>going to force myself to do it this way. You

543
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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean, Because because I just want to

544
00:26:01.680 --> 00:26:04.799
<v Speaker 1>tell you were wrong. I think you know, from from

545
00:26:04.880 --> 00:26:07.079
<v Speaker 1>a lot of that from what I've heard. I think

546
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<v Speaker 1>that's very much his mindset. And by the way, like

547
00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:13.440
<v Speaker 1>when I was in those practices years and years ago,

548
00:26:13.519 --> 00:26:14.920
<v Speaker 1>like like dude.

549
00:26:14.680 --> 00:26:17.400
<v Speaker 3>Could coach like you know he was. He's a Hall

550
00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:18.400
<v Speaker 3>of Famer for a reason.

551
00:26:18.440 --> 00:26:20.799
<v Speaker 1>But sometimes like you just got to be able to

552
00:26:20.799 --> 00:26:23.559
<v Speaker 1>still be the be the grinder and have that same mindset.

553
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<v Speaker 1>And I just don't think that he has that. And

554
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<v Speaker 1>that's not to say that they don't. They still at

555
00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:30.000
<v Speaker 1>Arkansas don't have a talented team. I don't know if

556
00:26:30.039 --> 00:26:32.960
<v Speaker 1>the piece is fit, but that's still a very talented

557
00:26:32.960 --> 00:26:33.559
<v Speaker 1>team that they have.

558
00:26:34.319 --> 00:26:37.440
<v Speaker 3>So could they could they could they get a couple

559
00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:38.880
<v Speaker 3>of games that maybe they shouldn't get.

560
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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, yeah, I think what you just mentioned about him

561
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<v Speaker 2>being a good coach, I mean there's no scenario that

562
00:26:44.039 --> 00:26:45.960
<v Speaker 2>you can I mean, even if you are somebody that

563
00:26:46.039 --> 00:26:48.240
<v Speaker 2>takes three teams to a Final four like he did

564
00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:52.160
<v Speaker 2>and people claim, well, he didn't do any real strategic stuff.

565
00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:54.519
<v Speaker 2>It's just getting players that still is included in being

566
00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:57.599
<v Speaker 2>a good coach and getting those guys to to to

567
00:26:57.839 --> 00:26:59.599
<v Speaker 2>to play hard for you. I mean there's some guys

568
00:26:59.599 --> 00:27:02.519
<v Speaker 2>that have played for cal that they were not as

569
00:27:02.599 --> 00:27:05.160
<v Speaker 2>disciplined and probably didn't, you know, really, I mean, he

570
00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:06.759
<v Speaker 2>was able to get more out of them in the

571
00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:08.960
<v Speaker 2>brief time he had them than anybody else did. I mean,

572
00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:11.440
<v Speaker 2>I think DeMarcus Cousins, who was a phenomenal pro I mean,

573
00:27:11.960 --> 00:27:13.480
<v Speaker 2>I feel like he was at his best when he

574
00:27:13.519 --> 00:27:15.279
<v Speaker 2>was at Kentucky as far as some of the other stuff.

575
00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:18.079
<v Speaker 2>So what I'm getting at is one of the things

576
00:27:18.079 --> 00:27:20.359
<v Speaker 2>that maybe it's not a strategic thing as far as

577
00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:22.920
<v Speaker 2>X's and O's, but it was consistent throughout his entire

578
00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:25.960
<v Speaker 2>time in Lexington. Games like tomorrow, which this is a

579
00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:27.599
<v Speaker 2>different element as far as him going back to a

580
00:27:27.640 --> 00:27:30.000
<v Speaker 2>place where he just left, but big games like this

581
00:27:30.319 --> 00:27:32.119
<v Speaker 2>where there's a lot of Jews, a lot of energy.

582
00:27:32.400 --> 00:27:34.200
<v Speaker 2>I feel like ninety nine percent of the time, even

583
00:27:34.200 --> 00:27:37.240
<v Speaker 2>if they didn't win, they came ready to play. Every

584
00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:39.559
<v Speaker 2>team he had, gay teams that weren't good, would would

585
00:27:39.559 --> 00:27:42.039
<v Speaker 2>find a way to come ready to play. And I

586
00:27:43.160 --> 00:27:45.200
<v Speaker 2>don't think what I watched at Arkansas, what I've watched

587
00:27:45.200 --> 00:27:46.720
<v Speaker 2>at Arkansas this year tells me that they're going to

588
00:27:46.799 --> 00:27:48.880
<v Speaker 2>do that. But I guess it wouldn't surprise me if

589
00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:50.640
<v Speaker 2>if they come ready to play and maybe play one

590
00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:52.839
<v Speaker 2>of their better games of the season. However, even if

591
00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:55.039
<v Speaker 2>they do that, I still think this Kentucky team has

592
00:27:55.119 --> 00:27:57.880
<v Speaker 2>proven to be much better right well.

593
00:27:57.680 --> 00:28:00.880
<v Speaker 1>And like everybody kind of needs to underst and when

594
00:28:00.920 --> 00:28:05.799
<v Speaker 1>I say everybody, like both teams, like these Arkansas players

595
00:28:06.119 --> 00:28:08.880
<v Speaker 1>are probably going to be more motivated for this game

596
00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:11.839
<v Speaker 1>than any other game all year that they've played. And

597
00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:14.720
<v Speaker 1>I'm not even talking about like everything, you know, like

598
00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:18.359
<v Speaker 1>the whole team. But you don't think Dj Wagner, you

599
00:28:18.400 --> 00:28:22.519
<v Speaker 1>don't think Adu Thierro, you don't think Big Z, you

600
00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:25.799
<v Speaker 1>don't think Carter Knox, Billy Richmond, guys were that were

601
00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:28.799
<v Speaker 1>committed to Kentucky but ended up going to Arkansas. Like,

602
00:28:29.400 --> 00:28:31.440
<v Speaker 1>all of those guys are going to have a little

603
00:28:31.480 --> 00:28:34.839
<v Speaker 1>something extra in the tank. And if you're Kentucky, then

604
00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:36.680
<v Speaker 1>you better know that those guys are going to have

605
00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:37.960
<v Speaker 1>a little something extra at the tank.

606
00:28:38.519 --> 00:28:38.720
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

607
00:28:38.759 --> 00:28:41.839
<v Speaker 2>I think this Kentucky team really games this year where

608
00:28:41.880 --> 00:28:44.519
<v Speaker 2>it felt like, man, it just doesn't look great. They've

609
00:28:44.559 --> 00:28:47.079
<v Speaker 2>come out and maybe not even played like the best

610
00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:49.839
<v Speaker 2>game you could think of, but just they're not too high,

611
00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:52.480
<v Speaker 2>not too low. I do think there's some similarities between

612
00:28:52.519 --> 00:28:55.440
<v Speaker 2>louisll and Kentucky in that way that their leadership from

613
00:28:55.480 --> 00:28:57.799
<v Speaker 2>their head coach kind of makes it to where you know,

614
00:28:57.880 --> 00:29:00.440
<v Speaker 2>you're never again too high too low, and on the

615
00:29:00.519 --> 00:29:03.440
<v Speaker 2>road in Knoxville with injuries didn't seem likely, they got

616
00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:06.200
<v Speaker 2>it done. I mean, even the Gonzaga game when they

617
00:29:06.200 --> 00:29:08.440
<v Speaker 2>were down a bunch and didn't have Butler, then they

618
00:29:08.480 --> 00:29:11.119
<v Speaker 2>found a way to win. So, I mean, I just

619
00:29:11.160 --> 00:29:14.160
<v Speaker 2>think the scenario where Mark Pope's guys come out and

620
00:29:14.200 --> 00:29:17.319
<v Speaker 2>they look a little bit impacted by you know, I mean,

621
00:29:17.359 --> 00:29:19.480
<v Speaker 2>in fact, the impact should be a benefit to them

622
00:29:19.480 --> 00:29:21.200
<v Speaker 2>because there's gonna be so many fans they are rooting

623
00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:24.440
<v Speaker 2>them on. But I just this Kentucky team has really

624
00:29:24.839 --> 00:29:28.000
<v Speaker 2>really impressed me, really throughout the entire season. But Pope

625
00:29:28.079 --> 00:29:30.240
<v Speaker 2>keeps winning games, and I shouldn't say that he's not

626
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<v Speaker 2>supposed to win because they've proven they can beat anybody.

627
00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:33.559
<v Speaker 2>They have one of the best resumes in the country

628
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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the teams that they've beat, and

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<v Speaker 2>I've not really seen at any point any sign that

630
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<v Speaker 2>they're maybe they're maybe not going to do that. I

631
00:29:40.559 --> 00:29:42.319
<v Speaker 2>think the Vandy game, the way it played out, maybe

632
00:29:42.319 --> 00:29:44.160
<v Speaker 2>it looked like, Okay, maybe they're going to go through

633
00:29:44.160 --> 00:29:45.400
<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a slide here, but then they

634
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<v Speaker 2>go to Knoxville and as of now, that's the most

635
00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:50.279
<v Speaker 2>valuable win anybody has as far as the metrics in

636
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<v Speaker 2>college basketball. So you know, I think Arkansas is gonna

637
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<v Speaker 2>be ready to play. But I kind of feel like

638
00:29:55.039 --> 00:29:57.839
<v Speaker 2>this mature Kentucky group, they've been battle tested enough and

639
00:29:57.880 --> 00:30:00.160
<v Speaker 2>they trust their their game plan and their code, which

640
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<v Speaker 2>I just I kind of think that as much as I,

641
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<v Speaker 2>you know, would hope for it to be competitive game,

642
00:30:04.039 --> 00:30:05.720
<v Speaker 2>because that's that's what you want when you when you're

643
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<v Speaker 2>watching a game like this, I just I expect Kentucky

644
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<v Speaker 2>to take care of business.

645
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean I expect them. I expect them to

646
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<v Speaker 1>win because while there are zero people that on that team,

647
00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:20.599
<v Speaker 1>it's you know, outside of maybe like a walk on

648
00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:24.240
<v Speaker 1>or two that played for John Caliperry at Kentucky, nobody

649
00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:30.359
<v Speaker 1>on that staff and nobody uh on that roster has

650
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<v Speaker 1>anything to do with with John Caliperry and and his

651
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<v Speaker 1>time at Kentucky.

652
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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's just how new it is.

653
00:30:36.279 --> 00:30:41.079
<v Speaker 1>But you know, those players walking around campus and or

654
00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:43.480
<v Speaker 1>or just around town, how many times you think this

655
00:30:43.519 --> 00:30:47.559
<v Speaker 1>week they've been told man you got to get this absolutely.

656
00:30:47.599 --> 00:30:49.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean, like.

657
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they know, and I think they know they know

658
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<v Speaker 3>what's important.

659
00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:55.000
<v Speaker 2>The new veterans in both at both Louisville and Kentucky,

660
00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:57.359
<v Speaker 2>I get a sense that they are really soaking in

661
00:30:57.440 --> 00:31:00.799
<v Speaker 2>the experience and understanding how passionate these fan bases are.

662
00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:03.640
<v Speaker 2>And even though it really it's a good scenario for Kentucky,

663
00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:05.680
<v Speaker 2>they don't have any they'd have to really go manufacture

664
00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:07.839
<v Speaker 2>some ill will towards Calum that wouldn't do anything but

665
00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:10.200
<v Speaker 2>maybe get in their head. But they do know. Man,

666
00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:13.400
<v Speaker 2>this fan base loves their coach and they love this team,

667
00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:15.160
<v Speaker 2>and they're gonna go out there and hope to get

668
00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:17.119
<v Speaker 2>a win because they realized it would be a I mean,

669
00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:18.839
<v Speaker 2>it wouldn't be a real valuable win when it comes

670
00:31:18.880 --> 00:31:20.480
<v Speaker 2>to your resume, but man, it would be a win

671
00:31:20.519 --> 00:31:23.400
<v Speaker 2>that the fans really really appreciate. Now, let's switch to

672
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<v Speaker 2>Louisville quickly.

673
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<v Speaker 3>Here.

674
00:31:24.279 --> 00:31:26.039
<v Speaker 2>I think they're kind of becoming boring to talk about.

675
00:31:26.079 --> 00:31:28.319
<v Speaker 2>And I say that tongue in cheek, because you know,

676
00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:30.640
<v Speaker 2>the ride has been phenomenal from a fan's perspective. Just

677
00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:33.480
<v Speaker 2>seeing this team, you know, coming ready to play every

678
00:31:33.599 --> 00:31:36.119
<v Speaker 2>night really since this win streak started, and even before that,

679
00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:38.559
<v Speaker 2>they still showed signs of Pat Kelsey being the guy

680
00:31:38.599 --> 00:31:40.440
<v Speaker 2>that looks like he can get this thing turned around.

681
00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:43.680
<v Speaker 2>But I thought Pat Kelsey's press conference earlier today was

682
00:31:44.279 --> 00:31:47.160
<v Speaker 2>interesting in a way to where, you know, I maybe

683
00:31:47.200 --> 00:31:49.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm just just you know, turning into the real fan here,

684
00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:52.000
<v Speaker 2>but I do feel like what he tells us is

685
00:31:52.079 --> 00:31:55.160
<v Speaker 2>quite literally his approach right. He doesn't think about any

686
00:31:55.160 --> 00:31:57.680
<v Speaker 2>other game other than other than the next one. And

687
00:31:58.200 --> 00:32:00.160
<v Speaker 2>I feel like his his guys have really been a

688
00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:03.000
<v Speaker 2>reflection of him throughout this season, which which is what

689
00:32:03.079 --> 00:32:05.720
<v Speaker 2>you want. I guess My question is, you know what

690
00:32:05.759 --> 00:32:07.839
<v Speaker 2>you're seeing now for Louisville, what are some things you

691
00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:10.440
<v Speaker 2>feel like that maybe they you know, they need to

692
00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:12.119
<v Speaker 2>tighten up here in this next month and a half.

693
00:32:12.160 --> 00:32:13.799
<v Speaker 2>They may slip up and lose to some teams before

694
00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:15.400
<v Speaker 2>they get to the postseason. That could certainly happen. They

695
00:32:15.400 --> 00:32:18.079
<v Speaker 2>could lose anybody they don't play well. But while they're

696
00:32:18.160 --> 00:32:20.480
<v Speaker 2>collecting wins here, what are some things you feel like

697
00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:22.920
<v Speaker 2>they could tighten up on before they get to postseason play,

698
00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:25.640
<v Speaker 2>when of course they're going to play better teams, and.

699
00:32:25.799 --> 00:32:29.119
<v Speaker 3>You know what Honestly, I thought about that day.

700
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<v Speaker 1>Where could they you know, one of the things, and

701
00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:36.599
<v Speaker 1>you mentioned the Tennessee game, right, and I would even

702
00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:40.000
<v Speaker 1>go back and point to the Old Miss game and

703
00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:40.400
<v Speaker 1>what I.

704
00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:42.480
<v Speaker 3>Think they they learned. And I don't know.

705
00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:44.839
<v Speaker 1>If it was if it was the team or the staff.

706
00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:52.359
<v Speaker 1>I think this team likes they They like a they

707
00:32:52.519 --> 00:32:56.799
<v Speaker 1>like a loose whistle. They because one of the things

708
00:32:56.839 --> 00:33:01.200
<v Speaker 1>that I've noticed is that they're they're pretty hands on defense,

709
00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:04.640
<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna dare officials to call foul.

710
00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:07.039
<v Speaker 2>They set the tone early with the officials, that's for sure.

711
00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:10.759
<v Speaker 1>If it's if it's loose, and I think they first off,

712
00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:12.799
<v Speaker 1>I think they like that, and b I think they

713
00:33:12.880 --> 00:33:17.000
<v Speaker 1>need that just because of you know, like they the

714
00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:20.880
<v Speaker 1>high disparity, you know, some of that. But and that's

715
00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:22.599
<v Speaker 1>not the sake. And I think that's one of the

716
00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:25.799
<v Speaker 1>things that he learned in that Tennessee game, because Tennessee

717
00:33:25.839 --> 00:33:28.519
<v Speaker 1>does that. Oh this does that, you know what I mean.

718
00:33:28.559 --> 00:33:31.960
<v Speaker 1>Like And so if if they're not gonna call a

719
00:33:32.079 --> 00:33:34.200
<v Speaker 1>tight you know, if they're gonna if they're gonna call

720
00:33:34.680 --> 00:33:37.279
<v Speaker 1>a tight whistle, then maybe you have to change some things.

721
00:33:37.640 --> 00:33:40.359
<v Speaker 1>But if they're gonna call a loose whistle. Then then

722
00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:43.319
<v Speaker 1>you gotta you know, you can you can really kind

723
00:33:43.319 --> 00:33:45.480
<v Speaker 1>of dictate how you want the offense to play on

724
00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:48.000
<v Speaker 1>the on the other end, and I think, you know,

725
00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:50.319
<v Speaker 1>one of the things is they they're just really guarding

726
00:33:50.640 --> 00:33:54.000
<v Speaker 1>right now. Honestly, I don't know if they can play

727
00:33:54.079 --> 00:33:56.000
<v Speaker 1>much better than what they're playing at right now. Like,

728
00:33:56.039 --> 00:33:57.920
<v Speaker 1>I really like the way that they're playing. I don't

729
00:33:57.960 --> 00:34:01.240
<v Speaker 1>know if there's another level for them, because it almost

730
00:34:01.400 --> 00:34:05.279
<v Speaker 1>feels like to me, like nobody's having bad games.

731
00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:08.480
<v Speaker 2>Yep, I think he's getting as much as you could

732
00:34:08.480 --> 00:34:10.400
<v Speaker 2>expect out of the majority of the guys he's playing.

733
00:34:10.440 --> 00:34:12.480
<v Speaker 2>You may have guys that just are unconscious and can't

734
00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:14.280
<v Speaker 2>miss shots, but I'm with you. I think for the

735
00:34:14.280 --> 00:34:17.519
<v Speaker 2>most part, the key guys that are really impactful, you're

736
00:34:17.559 --> 00:34:21.159
<v Speaker 2>getting probably as best you can. And the good thing

737
00:34:21.199 --> 00:34:22.760
<v Speaker 2>of that is that I feel like what's making that

738
00:34:22.800 --> 00:34:25.360
<v Speaker 2>all work is things that aren't necessarily based off luck.

739
00:34:25.400 --> 00:34:28.079
<v Speaker 2>It's just guys bringing a good attitude, good energy, effort,

740
00:34:28.119 --> 00:34:30.519
<v Speaker 2>and and really kind of sticking to the role that

741
00:34:30.519 --> 00:34:32.519
<v Speaker 2>that they've identified. So I'm with you on that.

742
00:34:33.840 --> 00:34:34.039
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

743
00:34:34.079 --> 00:34:36.519
<v Speaker 1>I mean, like you know, I just kind of go

744
00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:39.960
<v Speaker 1>down and like James Scott does Jave Scott things, Javon

745
00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:43.000
<v Speaker 1>Hadley does Javon Hadley things, Rayin Smith makes threes and

746
00:34:43.360 --> 00:34:44.400
<v Speaker 1>does a.

747
00:34:44.320 --> 00:34:46.960
<v Speaker 3>Few other things. And and Terrence Edwards has.

748
00:34:46.800 --> 00:34:49.440
<v Speaker 1>Been And by the way, I didn't I didn't know

749
00:34:49.480 --> 00:34:51.880
<v Speaker 1>that they were getting this kind of a defender from

750
00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:54.719
<v Speaker 1>from Tarreence Edwards. But but he's been, he's been phenomenal.

751
00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:58.480
<v Speaker 1>And then Chucky Hepburn has just been amazing. So yeah,

752
00:34:58.719 --> 00:35:01.639
<v Speaker 1>I and and like when you go down through that list,

753
00:35:02.039 --> 00:35:05.480
<v Speaker 1>it just feels like everybody is bringing it every single night,

754
00:35:05.519 --> 00:35:08.880
<v Speaker 1>which is if you're a coach man that just you

755
00:35:08.920 --> 00:35:10.320
<v Speaker 1>know you gotta be tickled pink.

756
00:35:10.199 --> 00:35:12.719
<v Speaker 2>With that, no doubt, Kent, I won't leave you on

757
00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:14.679
<v Speaker 2>hold as long as I did next time we bring

758
00:35:14.719 --> 00:35:16.480
<v Speaker 2>you on, so appreciate your time. I know you've got

759
00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:18.199
<v Speaker 2>a big week in ahead, so we'll let you get

760
00:35:18.199 --> 00:35:20.800
<v Speaker 2>back at it. As always, thank you for spending some

761
00:35:20.800 --> 00:35:21.880
<v Speaker 2>time with us, and we'll talk.

762
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<v Speaker 3>To brother all right, brother, appreciate it.

763
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<v Speaker 2>Take care that it's Ken Spencer from WHAS eleven always

764
00:35:26.880 --> 00:35:28.719
<v Speaker 2>appreciated making time for us, and of course we always

765
00:35:28.760 --> 00:35:31.199
<v Speaker 2>appreciate the conversation quick time out, We'll keep this thing

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<v Speaker 2>rolling along. It's Coffee and Company. Feel by Thornton's on

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<v Speaker 2>the out radio app is not just for listening to

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<v Speaker 2>us live. You can always go back and listen to

775
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<v Speaker 2>anything that you might have missed because that's where you

776
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<v Speaker 2>can find the podcast of this show, which we talked

777
00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:05.639
<v Speaker 2>about it last week. And I've already kind of broken

778
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<v Speaker 2>a rule that I set for myself a little bit

779
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<v Speaker 2>because I used to not check the podcast numbers really ever,

780
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<v Speaker 2>just because I would get in my own head if

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<v Speaker 2>there was one day where it wasn't what it usually

782
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<v Speaker 2>is as far as downloads and listenership, then I would

783
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<v Speaker 2>just obsess over what could have caused that, and it

784
00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:20.840
<v Speaker 2>would just not be a good thing for me. But

785
00:36:21.000 --> 00:36:23.880
<v Speaker 2>last week I was actually uploading our podcast which I

786
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<v Speaker 2>don't usually do, and I went and checked and was just,

787
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<v Speaker 2>you know, thankful that there's many people of you, as

788
00:36:29.719 --> 00:36:32.159
<v Speaker 2>many of you listen and download and whatnot. Know, So

789
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<v Speaker 2>however you're listening, wherever you're listening, we certainly do appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I wouldn't checked earlier today, and you know, it

791
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<v Speaker 2>just didn't. You know, it makes me feel like we're

792
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<v Speaker 2>doing some good stuff here. So again, big, big thanks

793
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<v Speaker 2>to all of you guys who listen if it's live,

794
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<v Speaker 2>if it's on podcast, and today's show will be up shortly.

795
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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's talk about the Louisville Men's Clinic. I

796
00:36:51.480 --> 00:36:54.280
<v Speaker 2>know you guys have heard me now talking about our

797
00:36:54.320 --> 00:36:56.880
<v Speaker 2>fine partnership the Louisville Men's Clinic for over a year now,

798
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<v Speaker 2>and it is one of one of the many great

799
00:36:59.800 --> 00:37:02.519
<v Speaker 2>partstnerships that I've personally been involved in. And what I

800
00:37:02.559 --> 00:37:07.920
<v Speaker 2>mean by that is I educated myself man. In fact,

801
00:37:07.960 --> 00:37:10.119
<v Speaker 2>I guess they educated me doctor Wood at the Louisville

802
00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:13.039
<v Speaker 2>Men's Clinic. He educated me sort of on how a

803
00:37:13.079 --> 00:37:15.920
<v Speaker 2>lot of this stuff works and why testosterone levels need

804
00:37:15.960 --> 00:37:18.320
<v Speaker 2>to be checked because you know, for you to be

805
00:37:18.360 --> 00:37:21.480
<v Speaker 2>in a real situation with your health being a big concern.

806
00:37:22.320 --> 00:37:24.920
<v Speaker 2>Your levels need are going to need to be really low.

807
00:37:25.119 --> 00:37:28.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean we're talking like dangerously low. So if you

808
00:37:28.039 --> 00:37:31.639
<v Speaker 2>get blood work done with your doctor, your physician, and

809
00:37:31.719 --> 00:37:35.599
<v Speaker 2>they see the levels at a certain spot, it may

810
00:37:35.679 --> 00:37:39.760
<v Speaker 2>be nothing that causes any kind of concern on their

811
00:37:39.880 --> 00:37:43.960
<v Speaker 2>end as far as your overall health. But every person,

812
00:37:44.400 --> 00:37:46.840
<v Speaker 2>depending upon their age, should be within a certain range.

813
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<v Speaker 2>And there's so many people out there that would never

814
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<v Speaker 2>For first of all, I think there's so many people

815
00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:53.320
<v Speaker 2>that would never even think to get it checked out

816
00:37:53.320 --> 00:37:54.760
<v Speaker 2>because they don't know what it is. They just assume,

817
00:37:54.840 --> 00:37:56.440
<v Speaker 2>like I did. That it's just for people that are,

818
00:37:56.480 --> 00:37:58.239
<v Speaker 2>you know, a lot older than me. And you know,

819
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not young, but I'm also not you know, I'm

820
00:38:00.599 --> 00:38:02.760
<v Speaker 2>kind of in that weird range, right, I'm thirty six.

821
00:38:03.079 --> 00:38:06.039
<v Speaker 2>I don't really qualify to be you know, young young,

822
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<v Speaker 2>but I'm also not you know, I'm not fifty, which

823
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<v Speaker 2>crazy to think that I'm closer to fifty than twenty,

824
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<v Speaker 2>but you know, life happens. But my point is if

825
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<v Speaker 2>there was more folks my age that kind of knew

826
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<v Speaker 2>how all this works and knew what your level should

827
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<v Speaker 2>be depending upon your age, and you got it checked

828
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<v Speaker 2>out and then you were able to go and you know,

829
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<v Speaker 2>talk to the folks like I did at the Louis

830
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<v Speaker 2>of Men's Clinic. I mean, it could impact your life

831
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<v Speaker 2>in so many ways. I mean, and I know it's

832
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<v Speaker 2>going to sound like I'm just really overdoing it here,

833
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<v Speaker 2>and I don't mean to, but your testosterone levels not

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<v Speaker 2>being where they need to be for your age can

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<v Speaker 2>impact you way more so than just like physical appearance

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<v Speaker 2>and energy and ability to build muscle. I mean it

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<v Speaker 2>can also it can also impact It can impact your

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<v Speaker 2>mental health. And I can tell you everything they say

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<v Speaker 2>about why testosterone levels being where they need to be

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<v Speaker 2>for your age, like all the things they list that

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<v Speaker 2>that why it's beneficial to have it, to have it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, looked at and treated if need be, every

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<v Speaker 2>one of them. I feel like I can tell you

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<v Speaker 2>that it's that it's certainly stood out to me. As

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<v Speaker 2>far as I'm in a better spot here, as far

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<v Speaker 2>as sleep, I'm in a better spot here. As far

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<v Speaker 2>as mental health, I'm in a better spot here. As

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<v Speaker 2>far as just excess belly fat and you know, man

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<v Speaker 2>boobs kind of stuff, I mean, clearly, I'm still I'm still,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't say clearly as if like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm bragging, but I do still try to exercise and

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, watch what I eat to an extent.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a help, not by any means, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not somebody that's obsessed with the gym, but I try

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<v Speaker 2>to be as healthy as possible. But now that my

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<v Speaker 2>testosterone levels are where they need to be, I've had

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<v Speaker 2>the same lifestyle for years, but now, man, I'm really

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<v Speaker 2>seeing results that I didn't see for a while. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's all because of my levels being where they need

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<v Speaker 2>to be now, and it's all because of the friends

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<v Speaker 2>that I have over at the Louis of Men's Clinics.

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<v Speaker 2>So go check them out Lois of Men's Clinic dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Go see doctor Wood. The phone numbers five O two

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<v Speaker 2>four four four four thousand. I know there's at least

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<v Speaker 2>one of you listening right now that thinks you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm I'm. I'm in Nick's age range, and I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel like maybe I'm I'm dealing with those

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<v Speaker 2>same kind of things. It's not something where I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like I need to go to the doctor as if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm ill, but yeah, just something's off I've lost my edge,

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<v Speaker 2>that was me and now here. I am a year

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<v Speaker 2>into my my treatment with the Louvermen's Clinic and it's

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<v Speaker 2>been very beneficial. All Right, it's coffee and company. We're

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<v Speaker 2>fueled by Thorntons right here on Sports Talk seven ninety