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

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

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it just hit me a moment ago. I

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<v Speaker 2>needed that. What I mean is I needed those two

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<v Speaker 2>hours to you know, to get through it. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if I'm over it yet as far as what

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<v Speaker 2>happened between Louisville and Stanford on Saturday, but without having

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<v Speaker 2>the postgame show, like, I didn't have my my therapy

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of talk through it, and I'm glad that

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't, because, you know, it was able to just

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<v Speaker 2>avoid it. I went out to a concert with my

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<v Speaker 2>wife for her birthday and some of our friends. So

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<v Speaker 2>it was a great night. And it was really good

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<v Speaker 2>timing for terrible loss like that to happen to where

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<v Speaker 2>I can just put my phone in my pocket and

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, act like it didn't happen and enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>good night with friends. So that was, you know, that

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<v Speaker 2>was good. But you know, I woke up Sunday morning realizing, one,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thirty six now, so so I probably shouldn't, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>probably shouldn't be partying like I'm you know, twenty five anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyways, then I thought about, you know, what, what

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<v Speaker 2>did happen and how Louisville lost that game, and it really,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it still doesn't seem real as far as

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<v Speaker 2>these specific things that happened in the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>game that led to Stanford being able to win that

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<v Speaker 2>game by a last second field goal in regulation. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you can say this about a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>games every every week, maybe in college football where the

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<v Speaker 2>end result like if you'd ask somebody, hey, what do

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<v Speaker 2>you think happened that led to this? I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's always things you want that you don't expect. But

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<v Speaker 2>for Louisville to have incomplete passes on that last drive

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<v Speaker 2>at midfield and not take up a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 2>time and then Stanford to get, you know, to get

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<v Speaker 2>those two penalties that Louisville you know, clearly commit, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>like it it still doesn't seem real, but yes, it

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<v Speaker 2>was real. So it still sucks when I say that, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I needed that. It's not like, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to think about it ever again. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>over it. But like you know, we've had a very

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<v Speaker 2>caller driven show today, which we can certainly do that

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<v Speaker 2>in the five o'clock hour. But you know, the conversation

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't been super positive. But I hadn't really talked about

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<v Speaker 2>it with anybody. I was trying not to. I was

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<v Speaker 2>avoiding it because you know, it sucked in a major way.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, it's a five o'clock hour here on Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Talk seven ninety. Coffee and Company. That's me Nick Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got Radio Rick Rider running the operation today, doing

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<v Speaker 2>a phenomenal job. Always a pleasure to work with the

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<v Speaker 2>one and only Radio Rick. So we'll be with you

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<v Speaker 2>for roughly the next forty minutes or so. We have

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<v Speaker 2>to get out a little bit earlier for a basketball

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<v Speaker 2>game that's going to be coming up live here on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Talk seven ninety. But I'll just quickly kind of

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<v Speaker 2>reset for those just now joining us when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to the Louisville football situation. They're six and four. They

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<v Speaker 2>could finish eight and four, They could easily finish six

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<v Speaker 2>and six, Like, no result would surprise me as of

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<v Speaker 2>right now. But I felt like, really all year, this

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<v Speaker 2>has just been a weird season, and I still think

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<v Speaker 2>that's valid now. I mean, look, the Clemson game is

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<v Speaker 2>the outlier. It's proof that they can play well against

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<v Speaker 2>good teams and not make killer mistakes that keep them

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<v Speaker 2>from being able to win games. But as bad as

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday was, if you just consider every little thing that

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<v Speaker 2>happened that ended in Louisville losing a game that a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people, myself included, think it's the worst loss

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<v Speaker 2>Louisvel's ever had. Now, again that's all opinion. That's just

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's got their own preferences when it comes to that.

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<v Speaker 2>As far as which game you know stands out to

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<v Speaker 2>them as the worst loss, I think that's the worst

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<v Speaker 2>loss because of how bad Stanford was. I mean they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't won a game in two months. I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 2>nobody there. And then you also consider, you know, what

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<v Speaker 2>Louisville had to do to crumble and melt down and

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<v Speaker 2>give that game away late. Like I think it's the

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<v Speaker 2>worst I really do. But if you consider what led

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<v Speaker 2>to it, maybe all of those mistakes being made, like

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<v Speaker 2>that's the ultimate, like how do you do that? But

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<v Speaker 2>the type of mistakes it's really kind of been who

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<v Speaker 2>they've been for you know, they've been they've been that

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<v Speaker 2>team that makes the avoidable mistake that's not disciplined, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just terrible timing for mistakes and mental goofs. They've been

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<v Speaker 2>that more consistently than they've not been that right. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's why it's weird because I think the team has

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<v Speaker 2>good players, Like I don't. I mean, the offense is good.

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<v Speaker 2>The offense isn't the problem. I mean not to say

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<v Speaker 2>that they're perfect and they make mistakes too, but like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just think about this. You had a true

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<v Speaker 2>freshman running back who I think, I mean, no offense

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<v Speaker 2>to Michael Bush, who's a legend. I mean, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if you look at what Isaac Brown has done this

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<v Speaker 2>year against before Saturday's game, Loisville had played a top

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen schedule, and he's been getting a good amount of

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<v Speaker 2>carries as of late. But like it's not like he's

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<v Speaker 2>the only guy getting carries. The production from Isaac Brown

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<v Speaker 2>as a true freshman is one of the best freshmen

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<v Speaker 2>see I've ever seen at Louisville. And I don't have

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<v Speaker 2>a problem, and I'm sure this is a little recency biased.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's the best I've ever seen. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's how good he's been. When you look at the

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<v Speaker 2>amount of yards he's getting per carry per game and

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<v Speaker 2>against who he's doing it against again, we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>somebody who before Saturday, Louisville had played a top twelve

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<v Speaker 2>schedule depending on where you're looking. So he gets hurt,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't come back, which is pretty worrisome, right. Jeff didn't

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<v Speaker 2>give us much an update other than you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see how he progresses the rest of the week, which

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<v Speaker 2>that's really what he's done all year. But you get

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you have that star freshman at running back

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<v Speaker 2>go to the bench or go to the sideline in

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<v Speaker 2>the locker room because he's hurt. And then you throw

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<v Speaker 2>another true freshman running back out there, Duke Watson, who

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<v Speaker 2>was phenomenal. I mean, to Corey Brooks is insanely good.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably one of the more talented receivers we'll ever have here.

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Shuck. I mean, he's not perfect, but I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's good and I'd love to have him many more

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<v Speaker 2>years than just the one year that we're getting him. Defensively,

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<v Speaker 2>they're a mess, right, but not because of personnel. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean, if I told you this this

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<v Speaker 2>season was a disaster, and it's you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>terrible like that. I mean, I'm frustrated, like anybody else,

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<v Speaker 2>but like it's not because I'm like, oh man, what happened?

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<v Speaker 2>We don't have any good players, Like we stink. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>technically we don't stink. You're six and four, but expectations

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<v Speaker 2>were higher than that, and they're always going to be.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think the expectations were justified. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>we were crazy to say, hey, this team, they got

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to be pretty good, and if they go

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<v Speaker 2>eight and four, then yeah, we'll sit back and say

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<v Speaker 2>that there was some head scratching results along the way,

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<v Speaker 2>some heartbreaking losses that you feel like you could have

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<v Speaker 2>won and it would have been big for your season.

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<v Speaker 2>But if they do that, it's still not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a year where I say, man, that was a failure.

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<v Speaker 2>But they also could go six and six, And I

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<v Speaker 2>don't really know what kind of conversations we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have if that happens. I mean, we gotta be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we're going to have a conversation about

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<v Speaker 2>who the head coach should be. I think even those

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<v Speaker 2>most frustrated and most critical of Jeff Brohm aren't going there.

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<v Speaker 2>But his staff, I mean, I don't think you'll see

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<v Speaker 2>a scenario where his boss, Josh Hurt like tells him, look,

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<v Speaker 2>you're good, but you've got to make a change. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they're going to trust Jeff to do what he

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<v Speaker 2>thinks makes the most sense. And I think that's understandable.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'd say from a defensive standpoint, like, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how you could bring Ron English back. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how you would justify that as you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>right move, because again the defense this year, them being unorganized,

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<v Speaker 2>them not being able to communicate. Ron English initially telling

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<v Speaker 2>us before the season started that, you know, he took

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<v Speaker 2>blame for last year's struggles at the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>year defensively, and then when he was asked about it,

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<v Speaker 2>what a week ago, two weeks ago, whenever it was.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he basically said that he thought that the

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<v Speaker 2>players would be a little bit more they'd have a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit better mental capacity to retain things to where

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't need to simplify it so much. I'm paraphrasing,

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<v Speaker 2>but like it went from him taking accountability saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>put it on me, to him saying, you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to do this, but these guys, we thought with

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<v Speaker 2>all the ball they'd played and being very experienced guys

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<v Speaker 2>that had played college football for years. We thought they'd

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<v Speaker 2>be able to adjust to it, and they haven't been. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>that's throwing the players under the bus. That sounds like

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<v Speaker 2>a guy named Kenny Payne, to be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 2>So I would imagine that they probably make a change there,

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<v Speaker 2>But again that's just I'm just assuming like everybody else now,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it needs to be said. But while

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<v Speaker 2>the hell not, I still don't have any doubt in

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<v Speaker 2>my mind that Jeff Brom is a really good coach

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<v Speaker 2>and he's good enough for us at Louisville, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're lucky to have him. I think Louisville football

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<v Speaker 2>has the has the chance to be super competitive at

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the ACC for years to come with

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<v Speaker 2>him as the head coach. I think the ceiling is

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<v Speaker 2>higher with him here than anybody we've had I do.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think, heck, that was proven last year

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<v Speaker 2>you made the AEC Championship game and his first season

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<v Speaker 2>as the head coach. So I mean, I still think

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Brom has or critics maybe that he's ever had

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<v Speaker 2>around here. But I still think the vast majority, and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean nearly every Louisville fan that I know of

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<v Speaker 2>as much as they're down and disappointed, and they are

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<v Speaker 2>saying Jeff's got to get a dixt it's on him.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think you have anybody out there thinking that,

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<v Speaker 2>like we got a problem with who the head coach is.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, head coaches got to rely on his staff,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's one of the things that we really don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>like whenever he's talking to Greg Brahm on the sideline

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<v Speaker 2>there before they make a big crucial decision, like we

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<v Speaker 2>don't know like is he getting bad advice and trusting it,

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<v Speaker 2>or is he getting good advice and not wanting to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, hand over the or maybe he just wants

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<v Speaker 2>to trust his gut, Like I don't know, But I

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<v Speaker 2>think defensively, that's the one, you know, the d c

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<v Speaker 2>ron Anglis, that's the one physician on the staff that

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<v Speaker 2>I would be shocked if there's not some kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a change. But as a mention, I'm I'm just assuming

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<v Speaker 2>and guessing like everybody else's. But back to Jeff really

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<v Speaker 2>quick here. He said it earlier today and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even remember what the question was, but it hit me,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, he's saying that again, because he said it

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<v Speaker 2>a lot this year, and it's a guy taking accountability.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not like it's I mean, it's I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>a football game, he says, that can't happen. That can happen,

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<v Speaker 2>can't happen. And again I'm not criticizing him for saying that,

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<v Speaker 2>discipline that's not you know, towards the bottom of the

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<v Speaker 2>him and that that's something that shouldn't be where it is,

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<v Speaker 2>right now and now it's going to be on him

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<v Speaker 2>to fix it. It's going to be on him to

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<v Speaker 2>try to get this thing finished the right way. Winning

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<v Speaker 2>your last two games, of course, easier said than done.

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<v Speaker 2>And then in the offseason trying to figure out what

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<v Speaker 2>We'll do that probably around five twenty five or so,

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<v Speaker 2>because the whole portal question. You know, nobody knows who's

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<v Speaker 2>actually going to be going to the portal anywhere right now,

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<v Speaker 2>but obviously Louisville when you look at them being dead

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<v Speaker 2>last in the ACC when it comes to the recruiting

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<v Speaker 2>class rankings for twenty twenty five. Yeah, it's not a

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<v Speaker 2>good sign. But and I'm not telling you that that's

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take some talented freshman like Duke Watson and Isaac Brown,

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<v Speaker 2>But he's also going to go out there, like he

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<v Speaker 2>one year left and having to start that whole process

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<v Speaker 2>over again the next year. And you got to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure you get good players, and you got to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure they fit with what you want to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>But that's what he's going to do. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>but I just don't think that's going to be really

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<v Speaker 2>good freshmen. And if you get a really talented freshman,

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<v Speaker 2>look we're seeing it right now at running back, they

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<v Speaker 2>So you're always gonna want to bring in talent. But

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<v Speaker 2>how the rankings are put together, like why you end

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<v Speaker 2>five whatever, like that value I mean isn't really Like

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<v Speaker 2>I wish we got rid of portal rankings. I wish

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<v Speaker 2>we got rid of recruiting rankings all together, and we

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<v Speaker 2>just had the off season roster management ranking to where

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<v Speaker 2>your factor again, who did the best job when it

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<v Speaker 2>they did it based off of forty percent freshman, sixty

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<v Speaker 2>percent Antsper's vice versa. Like, I think that would be

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<v Speaker 2>a better thing for people to run with when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to talking about recruiting and the portal and that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of stuff. But anyways, we'll get to that coming

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<v Speaker 2>up here a little bit later on. Now. We have

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<v Speaker 2>to phone calls, So if you guys want to jump in,

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<v Speaker 2>you can five OO two, I have seven one, seventy

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<v Speaker 2>nine hundred. Whenever you know, have a loss like that,

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<v Speaker 2>it kind of just consumes the show, especially whenever there

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't and I didn't do a postgame show, but I

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<v Speaker 2>do want to talk quickly about what happened on Friday

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<v Speaker 2>night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. I mean, that

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<v Speaker 2>thing quite literally played out exactly like I would have expected.

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<v Speaker 2>They were going to go the full distance. Nobody was

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<v Speaker 2>getting knocked out, and there were what sixty million people

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<v Speaker 2>that tuned in to watch it like it was all

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<v Speaker 2>for entertainment, And really that's where I do tip my

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<v Speaker 2>cap to Jake Paul because he's I mean, if you've

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<v Speaker 2>got sixty people that are that are wanting to watch

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<v Speaker 2>you because they hate you, will love you. You're an entertainer,

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<v Speaker 2>like you're captivating them one way or the other, and

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<v Speaker 2>they want to either see you maybe get your brains

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<v Speaker 2>beat in by somebody that they used to consider this

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<v Speaker 2>most dangerous man on the planet, or they want to

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<v Speaker 2>see you win because you know, maybe they're just fans

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<v Speaker 2>of you. So you know, he is very good at

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<v Speaker 2>what he does. Now, I don't know how good of

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<v Speaker 2>a boxer. He's clearly he's good, but like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even think he cares about that. He's just

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<v Speaker 2>going to keep doing this as long as he can.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've yet to see a Jake Paul. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>tell made for TV event boxing whatever it is, that

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<v Speaker 2>has been anything but a success when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>viewership and money. But again, I'm telling you, man, it

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<v Speaker 2>played out exactly the way I thought it was going to. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>one thing that is different, right, because sports is entertainment.

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<v Speaker 2>When you watch Monday night Football Tonight or whatever you

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<v Speaker 2>choose to watch, you're watching it because you want to

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<v Speaker 2>be entertained, Like that's what it is. But there's nothing

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<v Speaker 2>worse than any type of result that you know was predetermined, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>there's like if it was I mean again, this was

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<v Speaker 2>like professional wrestling. You'll have your niche audience, and clearly

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people watch wrestling. I mean, that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>why Netflix paid what a billion dollars or whatever it

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<v Speaker 2>is to have the new rights to the Monday night

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<v Speaker 2>Raw television show. So like, but just you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>something do you feel like you got conned if in

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<v Speaker 2>fact this thing was totally scripted, which I think it was,

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<v Speaker 2>Like again, I can't prove that they're pretty savvy about

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, not having any real slippage of like

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<v Speaker 2>receipts that show. Hey, here's where he told me. This

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<v Speaker 2>was what was gonna happen. Everybody's getting so stinking rich

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<v Speaker 2>from this stuff. They're not gonna like you think Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Tyson would have done probably whatever the hell Jake Paul

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<v Speaker 2>wanted him to do for twenty million dollars. Like Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Tyson lost all his money when he was whenever, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he fouled bankruptcy after he'd lost like everything, So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it worked props to those guys, But like I think,

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<v Speaker 2>again I said it on Friday, it just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>feels like everybody's into it there to watch and they

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<v Speaker 2>want to believe that it's real, but they kind of

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<v Speaker 2>deep down know that it's not, or believe that it's not,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you tune in and like, yeah, that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I literally think that could have could not

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<v Speaker 2>have played out any more the way I expected it to.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, anybody getting knocked out, I mean, that just

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't gonna happen. And if somebody was going to get

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<v Speaker 2>knocked out, it looked like it would have been Tyson

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<v Speaker 2>because he just you know, I mean, I'll be honest

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<v Speaker 2>with you, as soon as he walked out, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>how about his bare ash showing for everybody to see

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<v Speaker 2>that was that was something. But as soon as he

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<v Speaker 2>walked out, I mean I knew ahead of time. He's old,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot older than Jake Paul, but like he looked

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<v Speaker 2>like an old man that doesn't need to be. Like

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking about Mike Tyson here, a guy who at

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<v Speaker 2>one point I think was the most dangerous, scary human

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<v Speaker 2>being on the planet, the baddest man out there. For

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<v Speaker 2>a long stretch of his life. But he also, like

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<v Speaker 2>if I didn't know anything about him and I, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just saw him walking to the boxing ring as a stranger,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I looked at who he was fighting, knowing

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<v Speaker 2>the age difference, I would have been worried, like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope this guy doesn't get killed. But to see

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Tyson and kind of, you know, for a moment

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<v Speaker 2>have that feeling like that, that was sad, But hey,

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<v Speaker 2>it's also kind of awesome to see him be able

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<v Speaker 2>to get a payday like that, given the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>you know a lot of the money he made at

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<v Speaker 2>the peak of his career. You know, clearly he ran

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<v Speaker 2>through it in a way you wouldn't believe, which is

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<v Speaker 2>why he's filed bankruptcy, and which is why he can't

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<v Speaker 2>turn down this fight for twenty million dollars because it's

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<v Speaker 2>it'd be almost foolish for him to not take it

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<v Speaker 2>and leave it for his family, that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>So I feel like they feel like they won, both

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<v Speaker 2>of them won, if you know what I mean, because

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<v Speaker 2>they were able to get that many eyeballs on it,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, everybody made a lot of money. Now

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<v Speaker 2>Netflix didn't win here because they had issues. Now, I

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<v Speaker 2>watched it out somewhere, and obviously if you're watching we

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<v Speaker 2>talked about it on Friday. If you're getting it at

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<v Speaker 2>a bar and you're not just getting it at your house,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a you have to go about it a different

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<v Speaker 2>way as far as how you obtain the ability to show,

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<v Speaker 2>because what you're doing is you're taking a product and

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<v Speaker 2>you're trying to monetize off off of something you don't own.

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<v Speaker 2>Right the rights to that fight are owned by Netflix.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you had to go through Netflix.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how that process works. But my point

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<v Speaker 2>is the people who just try to watch it home,

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<v Speaker 2>like apparently it didn't work. I mean again, I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't experience that, and honestly, if it wasn't working

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<v Speaker 2>for me, I would have just moved on and watched

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<v Speaker 2>something else, probably because you know, I was I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to do to see what would happen, But it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>like I was just you know, I wasn't as excited.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I didn't realize it was even happening until

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<v Speaker 2>two days before what happened, because it had gotten postponed

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<v Speaker 2>earlier the summer. But the NFL has a Netflix only

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<v Speaker 2>game on Christmas, and of course Monday Night Raw will

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<v Speaker 2>become exclusively a thing that's only watched on Netflix starting

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in twenty twenty five this year. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they've not had many live events. I would imagine sixty

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<v Speaker 2>men million people watching their live event has got to

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<v Speaker 2>break their own record. So they'll get it, they'll get

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<v Speaker 2>it figured out, like I understand the like there's there's

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<v Speaker 2>also a scenario that like one of the big reasons

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<v Speaker 2>for this, or one of the big you know, opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>for them with this, because again they they didn't charge

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<v Speaker 2>anybody any extra money. Right, if you already had Netflix,

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't have to pay to watch this like this

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<v Speaker 2>honestly was a really valuable thing for them to see

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<v Speaker 2>where they stood as far as are they do they

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<v Speaker 2>have the resources, the bandwidth essentially to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>stream something where this many people are going to watch,

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<v Speaker 2>and clearly they didn't have it, so now they know.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what if you if you already were

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<v Speaker 2>for you, you're not out anything. You're already paying for it.

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<v Speaker 2>So I look, if they do have issues with a

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<v Speaker 2>Christmas Day NFL game. That's gonna be a nightmare, And honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be a nightmare with money night Raw as well.

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<v Speaker 2>That's probably watched by more people than you realize, but

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<v Speaker 2>they'll figure it out. It's Netflix, I mean, come on, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say that, if there's any streaming service out

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<v Speaker 2>there that may have the ability to make this work

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<v Speaker 2>would probably be them. If I'm being you know, straight

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<v Speaker 2>up with you, all right, something that I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>mention really quickly here before we get to our break.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not something you see very often. So there's

422
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<v Speaker 2>been another firing in college football where Leah tom Herman

423
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<v Speaker 2>has been fired at FAU. But and he hasn't been

424
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<v Speaker 2>good there by the way, but Tom Herman last week

425
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<v Speaker 2>fired his defensive coordinator Rocko bell Andoni. Well, a week later,

426
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<v Speaker 2>FAU has decided to fire tom Herman and Bell and

427
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<v Speaker 2>Toni is now back as the DC and the interim

428
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<v Speaker 2>head coach to finish the season. I would imagine this

429
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<v Speaker 2>is the first time we've seen a scenario like that

430
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<v Speaker 2>in college football. But yeah, Tom Herman a guy who

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<v Speaker 2>really you remember when he was at Houston and they

432
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<v Speaker 2>were good like he beat Louisville twice. Is it safe

433
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<v Speaker 2>to say I could be wrong here? I know they

434
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<v Speaker 2>also Houston also beat Oklahoma when Baker was there, so

435
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<v Speaker 2>that was probably their big win. But they beat Lamar

436
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<v Speaker 2>at the time, where the only lost Louisville had in

437
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<v Speaker 2>twenty sixteen was to Clemson earlier that year, and then

438
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<v Speaker 2>they beat Louisville the year before that when Lamar was

439
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<v Speaker 2>I guess a freshman, and you know he took an

440
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<v Speaker 2>assistant He was an assistant for Urban Meyer at Ohio

441
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<v Speaker 2>State and then went to Houston and did a great job.

442
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<v Speaker 2>But I feel like his at least two of his

443
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<v Speaker 2>top four wins probably at Houston were against Louisville that

444
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<v Speaker 2>really got attention. And then he turned that into the

445
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<v Speaker 2>Texas job and that didn't work out, and then now

446
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<v Speaker 2>he's already out at FAU. So I would have expected,

447
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<v Speaker 2>honestly Tom Herman to be really successful anywhere he went,

448
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<v Speaker 2>but didn't work out that way really at all. All right,

449
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<v Speaker 2>quick break, We'll come back on the other side. Believe

450
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<v Speaker 2>it or not. I'm going to play some Deon Sanders

451
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<v Speaker 2>sound not to you know, talk about how arrogant he is,

452
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<v Speaker 2>or talk about how he's ridiculous and he acts as

453
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<v Speaker 2>if his team is great and he hasn't done anything,

454
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<v Speaker 2>because that's what I was doing before the season started.

455
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<v Speaker 2>But now I got to be honest, like Deon Sanders

456
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<v Speaker 2>team is winning. They got a good chance to win

457
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<v Speaker 2>the Big Twelve, or at least you know they're going

458
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<v Speaker 2>to be in position to have a shot. And he

459
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<v Speaker 2>said something about recruiting rankings that I feel like is

460
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<v Speaker 2>worth sharing with you guys, because Louisville right now again,

461
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<v Speaker 2>they're dead last in the ACC when it comes to

462
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<v Speaker 2>recruiting high school freshmen for the upcoming year, which is

463
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<v Speaker 2>not I mean transfer portal aside, that's not really where

464
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<v Speaker 2>you want to be. But I just think the quicker

465
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<v Speaker 2>you realize that, like freshman recruiting is important, but rankings

466
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<v Speaker 2>are not that valuable like they once were. Like I

467
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<v Speaker 2>think the you know, the better you'll be able to

468
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<v Speaker 2>deal with it as a fan. But you know, I've

469
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<v Speaker 2>learned over the years that there are certain people that

470
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<v Speaker 2>are so wrapped up in recruiting, like they're always going

471
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<v Speaker 2>to worry about it because it's that important to them.

472
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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying recruiting is not important, but like

473
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<v Speaker 2>it's a different world now with the portal and within

474
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<v Speaker 2>il and guys staying in school longer because they can

475
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<v Speaker 2>make money. I quick break will come back on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side one more segment. We're out here a little

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<v Speaker 2>early today, so stick with us. We'll finish strong. It's

478
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<v Speaker 2>coffee and Company. Feel about Thorntons right here on Sportsbox seven.

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<v Speaker 3>Ninety Now back to coffee and Company, fueled my Sortens

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<v Speaker 3>on Sports Talk seven nine day.

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<v Speaker 2>I was expecting today should to mostly be about football,

482
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<v Speaker 2>and it has been, but Louisville basketball, back in action

483
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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow has taken on Coach Davenport and the Bellarman Knights.

484
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<v Speaker 2>Bellerman looking for their first win of the season against

485
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<v Speaker 2>Division one opponents and tough start for for the Knights

486
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<v Speaker 2>and Louisville in major need of a bounce back win.

487
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<v Speaker 2>But I'm not even really sure like it feels that way.

488
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, they losing development would be a disaster,

489
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<v Speaker 2>and I don't think that's gonna happen at all. But

490
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<v Speaker 2>that ten day break, man like, it was probably good

491
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<v Speaker 2>for the team, like I would imagine. You know, well,

492
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<v Speaker 2>first of all, I don't know how they couldn't have

493
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<v Speaker 2>been humbled with the overall result and how things played

494
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<v Speaker 2>out for them against Tennessee, and really they'd never been

495
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<v Speaker 2>in anywhere close to that kind of a situation. I mean,

496
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<v Speaker 2>it had been nothing, but but you know, high fives,

497
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<v Speaker 2>handshakes and smiles and you know, the honeymoon. So I'm

498
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<v Speaker 2>hopeful that when they do take take on Indiana next

499
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<v Speaker 2>week in the Battle for Atlantis, that at that point

500
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<v Speaker 2>they will have, you know, made some improvements, made some

501
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<v Speaker 2>adjustments to what to do in those kind of situations.

502
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<v Speaker 2>Whenever a really good team like Tennessee can take you

503
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<v Speaker 2>out of what you want to do. But these two

504
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<v Speaker 2>games between there, I mean, I don't know if you're

505
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<v Speaker 2>going to really see any signs of that. And I

506
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<v Speaker 2>hate saying this because you know, I'm excited to watch

507
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<v Speaker 2>them play tomorrow, because you know, I'm a little basketball

508
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<v Speaker 2>fan like all of you, or like most of you,

509
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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I know that whatever happens as far

510
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<v Speaker 2>as the result, it's probably not going to give you

511
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<v Speaker 2>any kind of indication of what you should expect when

512
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<v Speaker 2>they start playing good teams again like they did Tennessee.

513
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<v Speaker 2>It'll be next week when they play in the Battle

514
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<v Speaker 2>for Atlantis, which of course will be three straight days

515
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<v Speaker 2>of playing good teams and kind of seeing where you stand.

516
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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I think doing what they want to do,

517
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<v Speaker 2>meaning a lot of possessions, up tempo, rhythmic threes, free

518
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<v Speaker 2>throws and threes, forcing turnovers, Like they're probably going to

519
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<v Speaker 2>be able to do that and dictate style of play

520
00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:14.359
<v Speaker 2>and pace against Bellerman and Winthrop like, but they weren't

521
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<v Speaker 2>against Tennessee. So you know, I don't want to get

522
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<v Speaker 2>too I don't want to nerd out too much on

523
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<v Speaker 2>on basketball here, but like, I think the recipe, well,

524
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<v Speaker 2>the ingredients that he has to work with many of

525
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<v Speaker 2>the players, Like, yeah, they absolutely can can get into

526
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<v Speaker 2>the system and style that Pat wants to do against

527
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<v Speaker 2>a lot of teams. But when you play better teams,

528
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<v Speaker 2>you know, do you stop being so in and out

529
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<v Speaker 2>with the with the rotation and playing nine guys all

530
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<v Speaker 2>about the same amount of amount of minutes or did

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<v Speaker 2>you used the last ten days to try to figure

532
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<v Speaker 2>out Okay, we're going to have to shrink the rotation

533
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<v Speaker 2>a little bit and really trust this group whenever you're

534
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<v Speaker 2>playing you know, better teams, you know, teams that are

535
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<v Speaker 2>better than than you know, Winthrop in Bellerman, but back

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<v Speaker 2>to to football. This text comes in five OO two

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<v Speaker 2>six five three zero seven ninety. It's the Llen and

538
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<v Speaker 2>Federal Credit Union text line if you guys would like

539
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<v Speaker 2>to text in. But this text says, Nick, do you

540
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<v Speaker 2>think if Isaac Brown is banged up, he just shuts

541
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<v Speaker 2>it down for the rest of the year. I would

542
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<v Speaker 2>hope not. But you know, let me say this, nothing

543
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<v Speaker 2>would shock me when it comes to players just deciding

544
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<v Speaker 2>to do those kind of things anymore, because that's that's

545
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<v Speaker 2>where we are, you know. But I don't know what

546
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<v Speaker 2>the benefit for Isaac would be to do that. Now,

547
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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to get hurt, but you can get

548
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<v Speaker 2>hurt any day. You canet hurt in practice, like you know,

549
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<v Speaker 2>like if the decision if he doesn't play the rest

550
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<v Speaker 2>of the season, which I have no clue. Jef Browm

551
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<v Speaker 2>was asked about it earlier today and he said, you know,

552
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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna see how he is throughout the week. I mean,

553
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<v Speaker 2>I'm paraphrasing, but essentially that's what he said. In fact,

554
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<v Speaker 2>here is actually word for word what he said. He says,

555
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<v Speaker 2>we'll see how he progresses this week. He had a

556
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<v Speaker 2>little bit with his shoulder. We're hopeful he can play,

557
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<v Speaker 2>but I don't know yet. I mean, that's that's exactly

558
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<v Speaker 2>what he said, so we shall see. But if he

559
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<v Speaker 2>doesn't play, I would assume that it is because he

560
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<v Speaker 2>literally hurt and can't go. But like holding out or

561
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<v Speaker 2>opting out because of the Stanford loss, that just doesn't

562
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<v Speaker 2>make any sense because he's already played enough games s

563
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<v Speaker 2>where he can't red shirt. And I hope more than

564
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<v Speaker 2>anything that Isaac Brown is back with this team next year.

565
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<v Speaker 2>I do because he's super special. I mean, that guy,

566
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<v Speaker 2>And that's another part of why this year has been

567
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<v Speaker 2>so frustrating, is that you have one of the best

568
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<v Speaker 2>freshmen that has ever played for you, and he's also

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<v Speaker 2>putting up these numbers as a true freshman when you

570
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<v Speaker 2>have played probably one of your toughest schedules in school history. Again,

571
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<v Speaker 2>before the Stanford game, Louisville schedule was ranked top fifteenth nationally,

572
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<v Speaker 2>even higher than that, depending on where you looked. So,

573
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's great, you know what, everybody else knows.

574
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<v Speaker 2>He's great too. He was a freshman All American preseason,

575
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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure tampering's going on as we speak with

576
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<v Speaker 2>a lot of players and probably including him if that's

577
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<v Speaker 2>the case, because he's that good, so early is going

578
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<v Speaker 2>to come down to what he wants to do, and

579
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<v Speaker 2>obviously Louis is going to have to have a financial

580
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<v Speaker 2>arrange that is that is, you know, good enough for him,

581
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<v Speaker 2>and I hope that happens. But any speculation at this

582
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<v Speaker 2>point is literally that just speculation. But uh, oh, it's

583
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<v Speaker 2>not good. I had Microsoft Teams open on this studio

584
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<v Speaker 2>computer and I didn't know people could call me. Looks

585
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<v Speaker 2>like it spam. Apologies, that shouldn't be able to happen

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<v Speaker 2>where I'm live on the air and there's there's something

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<v Speaker 2>on this computer that I didn't install. It didn't install,

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<v Speaker 2>that's taking a phone call like that's that's not good anyways. Sorry,

589
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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know what I was saying. Oh with

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<v Speaker 2>Isaac Brown, so back to the opt out thing, like

591
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<v Speaker 2>he wouldn't like again here's where I was going. Sorry

592
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<v Speaker 2>about that. I can get really I can get really

593
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<v Speaker 2>distracted really quickly, but I usually bounce back what I

594
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<v Speaker 2>laid out about, like hoping that they make it, because again,

595
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<v Speaker 2>that's what's gonna come down to money, and you know,

596
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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna have to hopefully he's having a good year

597
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<v Speaker 2>and he likes it here. Hope he likes Louisvill. Hopefully

598
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<v Speaker 2>he likes playing for playing for coach Brom. But let's

599
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<v Speaker 2>just say, you know, it was the other way, the

600
00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:09.759
<v Speaker 2>bad result where he was, in fact, you know, looking

601
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<v Speaker 2>to leave, looking to go get paid a lot of

602
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<v Speaker 2>money elsewhere, just looking to play, I don't know, somewhere

603
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<v Speaker 2>else closer to home. I don't know what benefit would

604
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<v Speaker 2>it have by him sitting out now. Again, if he's hurt,

605
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<v Speaker 2>that's a different conversation. So I think if he's healthy,

606
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<v Speaker 2>he'll play. But like if he's looking to leave and

607
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<v Speaker 2>he is healthy enough to play, I mean, he'd be benefit.

608
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<v Speaker 2>It would benefit him to keep putting up crazy numbers.

609
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<v Speaker 2>Now he's done enough to where if he did sit out,

610
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<v Speaker 2>people are aware of what he can do and what

611
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<v Speaker 2>he brings to the table. But I just you know,

612
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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to Colin Lacey doing that, Yeah, it happening.

613
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<v Speaker 2>After your loss to Miami, I mean that was a

614
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<v Speaker 2>factor because a lot of the goals for Louisville that

615
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<v Speaker 2>were out there before the season started, you know, were

616
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<v Speaker 2>damn near impossible after that loss. When you had your

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<v Speaker 2>third loss of the season, and he hadn't played a

618
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<v Speaker 2>whole lot to where he could, you know, like he

619
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<v Speaker 2>got injured before the season started, so he missed the

620
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<v Speaker 2>first few games to where it was really a unique

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<v Speaker 2>situation with Colin. So I would hope if I mean

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<v Speaker 2>kise of Brown's healthy, I would imagine he'll play. And

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<v Speaker 2>as I mentioned, I hope, like hell, he's back here

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<v Speaker 2>for next year and the year after that if possible,

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<v Speaker 2>because he's really really good. So it's Duke Watson. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>comes back too. And that's I know. I've mentioned it

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<v Speaker 2>many times over the last however many months this season

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<v Speaker 2>has been going on, but man, the I mean to

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<v Speaker 2>see certain guys that I feel like, man, that guy's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty special. We don't get many guys at that position,

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<v Speaker 2>this talented that often. And to know that you're sitting

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<v Speaker 2>here six and four when you should be a lot better,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's frustrating. All Right, that'll do it for us.

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<v Speaker 2>We're out of here. There's a basketball game coming up next,

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<v Speaker 2>but we're back at it tomorrow and I hope you

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<v Speaker 2>guys will join us. Thanks to everybody for hanging out big.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to radio. Rick Ryder once again for holding us

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<v Speaker 2>down and again heavy good eye, everybody